There are 7 owner-reported speed control & cruise complaints for the 2009 Buick Enclavein NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
CAR ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN DURING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WAS TRAVELING ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY IN THE DESERT AT 70 MPH IN #1 LANE, ATTEMPTING TO PASS A SEMI TRUCK, WENT TO THE #2 LANE INCREASED SPEED UP TO 75, LET OFF GAS ONCE I WAS BACK IN #1 LANE AND MY CAR WAS AT 5 RPM WHEN TYPICALLY IT'S AT 2 RPM OR LESS. MY CAR WAS INCREASING SPEED ON IT'S OWN & THE BRAKE HAD NO POWER. I USED MY OTHER FOOT TO KICK UP THE GAS PEDAL AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL MY SPEED AGAIN. VERY SCARY SITUATION. NO WARNING LIGHTS NOR CODES TO INDICATE PROBLEM. HAD MY CRUISE CONTROL TURNED OFF AT THAT TIME. CONTACTED BUICK,EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPEN, THEY GAVE ME A CASE REF# AND WILL BE TOWING IT TO THE BUICK SERVICE TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. I HAVE BEEN IN A CAR WHEN I LOST POWER, BUT NEVER LOST CONTROL OF THE THROTTLE BEING IN FULL POWER. LUCKY TO BE ALIVE TO TELL MY STORY AND GRATEFUL I DIDN'T KILL OR HURT ANYONE ON MY PATH. HOPING BUICK FIXES THIS ISSUE SO NO ONE HAS TO BE IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP SIGN, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE RPMS BEGAN TO DECREASE WITHOUT WARNING AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED, WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC , THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
MY CAT KEPT GOING EVEN AFTER I STOOD ON THE BRAKES WITH MY WHOLE WEIGHT SEVERAL TIMES. I THEN PUT IT IN NEUTRAL. THE MOTOR RACED BUT EVENTUALLY SLOWED. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND THE DEALER BLAMED IT ON "FLOOR MATS". I BURNED UP MY BRAKES & TIRED TODAY. IT WAS NOT "MATS". MY PHONE IS 858.945.2713 BUT I CANNOT GET THAT PHONE ACCEPTED.
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR BEGIN BEGAIN TO FLASH ACROSS THE DASH THAT IT WAS REDUCING ENGINE POWER. THIS NOW HAPPENS EVER SO OFTEN WHEN I'M DRIVING I WAS WONDERING IS THIS A RE-CALL MATTER? *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS ACCELERATING TO SPEEDS OF 45 MPH AND REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE PEDAL YET THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARRANT. SHE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF AND SHE PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK TO AVOID CRASHING INTO A VEHICLE AHEAD OF HER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED SHE HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE AT LEAST TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 25, 2026