There are 5 owner-reported fuel system complaints for the 2011 Buick Enclavein NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
TIMING BELT ISSUES AT 140000 MILES SHOULD COVERED SINCE IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM
FUEL INDICATOR IS ALL OVER THE PLACE. DROP TO ZERO AND TO HALF AND FULL AND BACK TO ZERO.
ON MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES, THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT ACCURATELY REFLECT THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. IT SHOWS FAR LESS. SOMETIMES BY TURNING ON AND OFF THE CAR, IT WILL RESET. OTHER TIMES IT WILL TAKE A DAY TO REFLECT THE RIGHT AMOUNT. SINCE THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS IN VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM 2013-2014, IT SEEMS LIKELY THAT THIS, TOO, IS A DEFECT.
INACCURATE FUEL GAUGE READING OF MY 2011 BUICK ENCLAVE. HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST MONTH AND A HALF. I FILL MY TANK UP AND IT STILL READS THAT THE TANK HASN'T BEEN FILLED, ALSO INDICATES THAT I ONLY HAVE SAY 60 MILES WHEN AFTER A FILL UP IT SHOULD READ A RANGE OF AT LEAST 300 MILES. *TR
SIMILAR TO THE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED RECALL ON 2014 BUICK ENCLAVES FOR A FAULTY GAS GAUGE, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS ON THE 2011 MODEL THAT I JUST PURCHASED AS WELL. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 6 WEEKS AND 3 TIMES HAVE EXPERIENCED THE GAS GAUGE INDICATE AN INACCURATE AMOUNT OF FUEL. TWICE AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON, THE GAUGE RESET TO AN ACCURATE READY. HOWEVER ONE AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF TWICE, THE GAS GAUGE DID NOT RESET.....IT WAS NOT UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY THAT THE GAS GAUGE GAVE A ACCURATE READING. *TR
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 26, 2026