Used 2014 Buick Enclave Leather Group 4dr SUV (3.6L 6cyl 6A) Consumer Reviews
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Luxurious, but Nav system needs work.
enclaveguy, Pasadena, CA, 03/10/2014
updated 03/14/2016
Buick Enclave Leather Group 4dr SUV (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
24 of 25 people found this review helpful
This is my 2nd Enclave. My first was in 08, the introduction year. I've loved it since. I have the 2014 model & it's equally as nice with more bells & whistles. Overall, I would rate the Enclave as excellent. Its quality and luxury at a fairly affordable price. The Enclave is a heavy vehicle, so the power on the 2008 model seemed to be lacking, but the 2014 seems to have more power to get up to speed on the freeway. The interior color options seem to be lacking however, kind of funky for my tastes and I am not in love with the fake plastic "wood" trim inside. Buick missed the design mark on this. The navigation system leaves a lot to be desired as it is not very intuitive. Update 03-14-16: My original opinions above still hold true today. I love the Buick Enclave. I've had no issues in the past two years, other than the Nav system still needs to be reworked in my opinion. It's not intuitive and the touch response is a lacking. Sometimes you really have to push down on those virtual buttons to get the system to respond. It needs a complete redesign. I'd rather log into my phone for navigation and GPS. The Buick Nav just doesn't cut it. You set something and then months down the line, the system defaults to the factory setting. I didn't push anything (I think!!), but yet my saved settings seem to change on their own. You can't "pinch" the screen to make it smaller, there is no touching the screen to move the map over, you have to use the presets. If you pinch the screen like you would with your cell phone, you end up flipping the map upside down and try not to get into a car accident trying to reset it! Not at all intuitive.
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Luxury at Value
ugnaut, Avondale, PA, 08/23/2014
Buick Enclave Leather Group 4dr SUV (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
48 of 52 people found this review helpful
We went looking for crossovers we first looked at mid-small size ones. The big issue for my wife was comfortable seats and a little luxury if you drive a lot of miles. Its hard to find in the 20-30 range. We actually like the Encore but that was about 30 with the leather package with no deals. We looked at higher price/luxury cars from Acura, Audi, BMW, etc.. We ended up with Leather package Enclave at around 40k after discounts, rebates. We didn't want to pay 50K+ for name only, the Buick was a nice middle ground between luxury and value. We ignored features such as Nav and more electronics which everybody always complains about on most brands, besides the Iphone works as well. See favs.
Smooth ride with great styling
phenry, Cordova, TN, 07/09/2018
Buick Enclave Leather Group 4dr SUV (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
8 of 9 people found this review helpful
It took me a long time to convince my husband that I really needed this car! Not just wanted the car, I needed the car! Eventually my dream came true. I love my 2014 Triple white diamond Buick Enclave with leather. The pro's are, room enough to carry just about whatever you may want with the ability to fold down 2 rows of seats, a smooth ride, a quiet ride, classy styling, and most creature comforts at your finger tips. The cons, high price tag, not so stellar fuel economy, large and bulky to maneuver in tight places. Yes, the latter being true to the point of passing up parking spaces to find one a bit less convenient, but at least with enough room to swing the vehicle in place. With that said, now that I have been driving this vehicle for 2 years now, I have learned to except the small flaws and be content with all the positives this vehicle has to offer. I travel often and having a car that makes driving enjoyable is important to me. Its also extremely important to drive a car which makes me feel safe in the event of an accident. I have enough car around me to feel quite substantial and a bonus are the many airbags in place should something happen. Recently my husband offered to buy me a new car, something a bit smaller, but I would have to like it better than what I have and I am not sure that's possible! Time will tell I suppose, but for now, it's me, my Enclave and the highway!
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Awful Car with no value
Robert Webb, Marietta, GA, 08/13/2017
Buick Enclave Leather Group 4dr SUV (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
8 of 9 people found this review helpful
We purchased an Enclave two years ago. We already are having to replace the transmission, air conditioning, and sensors! This car has awful value and a mediocre entertainment system with laggy and sluggish controls. The ride quality is pretty poor with shaky and bumpy cabin.
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Front Collision Alert needs improvement
ckaushal, Oakland, CA, 07/07/2014
updated 07/08/2016
Buick Enclave Leather Group 4dr SUV (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
14 of 17 people found this review helpful
Overall the car is great but the FCA system still needs improvements. When I started driving the FCA system was detecting collision warning bet the red flash and beep was not working. After few months for some reason it started working again. Either Buick did and update or they system may have some algorithm that learns with time. Now some times it falsely detect the front collision from the cars driving on opposite lanes on turns/curved roads, that does not bothers me. So far no mechanical or electrical failures. We took the car for couple of longs trips (>2k miles) and it was very comfortable and gave us no trouble. One more minor issue I noticed so far with gear shifting at low speed when driving uphill. For some reason I felt little jerks during gear shifting, it felt like car got confused with gear while driving up hill, especially if while driving uphill you let the gas padel go and press it again quickly, the car thinks hat you want to stop and if you speed up again it give a weard jerk. It happened to me few times but it's ok with me as I don't drive much on hills.
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