Buick Engine Problems

Engine issues make up roughly 26% of all Buick owner complaints. The majority of the issues have been reported by Enclave owners.

The complaint we hear about most often is leaking intake manifold gasket in the 2002 Rendezvous.

Common Buick Engine Problems

Where Engine Complaints Happen

Sometimes it helps just to tally up the complaints and see where the biggest stacks are. Use this information to learn about troublespots or to run for the hills.

Worst Issues

Worst Models

What Buick Owners Say About Their Engine

Stretched Timing Chains in the Enclave. Some Owners Are Covered. Others Are Not.

Needless to say, we are not very happy about this especially as it appears to be an issue in the past and I suspect our enclave was made with 2009 materials and therefore should be covered under the same 2009 extended warranty … Essentially they have a faulty timing chain whose extended warranty didn’t cover enough years and ours stretched and ended up damaging the engine and the total repair was $9911

2010 Enclave Owner

Recent Engine News

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  1. GM is recalling more cars because the engine block heater cord can get damaged in the cold.

    That's right -- the device that's supposed to keep your engine toasty in the winter is unable to handle cold temperatures. That's like a snow tire deflating as soon as you drive over ice. Maybe GM needs to install an engine-block-heater heater? The affected cars all have the optional Calix oil pan / block heaters.…

    keep reading article "Engine Block Heaters Can't Handle the Cold"