2009 Buick Enclave No start / No crank Solved 

How did you diagnost was the ignition switch relay??

@@juancaballero8107 so being raised by a car guy (my dad) he taught me you always start with the cheapest fixes 1st. I am pretty familiar with how cars work and know that it takes multiple things to make one thing work properly, so with this specific issue I knew my battery was good, starters never just go out without being slow or burning up, so it had to be a fuse or relay. This answer might not help but hopefully it does LoL

@@brettbeez Thanks for your reply, and your time. Have a nice day.

Will the enclave make a grinding sound in attempt to turn over but never turn?? How would one know if its starter from relay sound wise? I have all my lights and music turn on but no turn over.

@@TheMochaangel if you're hearing grinding your starter is more than likely bad and it's not a relay.

Haha that's awesome

😂😂😂

Awesome glad this was helpful to you! Hope it solves your issues!

Awesome! Glad to hear! Hope it stays fixed. Mine has been fine ever since i did this

@@brettbeez It happened again tonight after I replaced both relays. Any other ideas?

Update: so my car is the 2008 model and the ignition and crank take the same relay switch. However this worked perfectly. Thanks again!

Awesome to hear!! Glad i could help!

No problem! Hope this solves you're issue

@@brettbeez Me too, Thank you.

Omg, having the same issue please let me know if it works for you!

Glad to hear! Hope this solved your problem like it did for me! I still have not had any issues since replacing this relay. Good luck 🤞🏽

No problem! Good luck hope one of these relays solves your problems!

Brett Battan I bought the part #13500114 at the dealership for $25.66. I swapped it out and it starts the first turn of the key! Cool! So I swapped cars with my wife at work. I get a phone call later that she had to do it 2 times to start. Damn! What do you suggest? Looking to try the least expensive route before giving up to take it to the dealership. The car has a recent battery and has been trouble-free up until this point. Thank you for your help!

@@HarryWangHungLo hmm I would say start with the other relay I mentioned in the video for the actual ignition. But 1st maybe give it a couple days of driving before running and buying anything else and just see if it works it out. And let me know, but if anything move onto the ignition relay next. Part number 1350-0113 ignition relay.

Brett Battan Thanks again for your reply! Okay, I did an experiment by waiting at least 5 seconds when I’m at the “accessory” part of the key lock then, I start the car. It works. Prior to my very first try after installing the new relay, I didn’t count 5 seconds. I simply turned the key quickly. So, my wife took the car out for errands. She made multiple stops to do some shopping. She counted for 5 seconds then attempted to start the car. So far, it has started the first time at each location of her stops. I’m hoping this is the “fix”. I’ll continue this routine. I’ll update like a month from now to all who are interested. Thank you again man!!!

Same me I fixed it too sometimes my shifter get stock in P

Hope this works for you, thanks!

@@brettbeez yes! I went out to go to the doctors appointment the next day, and it wouldn’t start. I took another vehicle and picked up a relay and had it installed. Now cranks up like a champ! Thanks so much man! You saved me a ton of money that having the issue troubleshooted would have cost me. Thanks again!

@@mikev2558 glad to hear! I'm happy this video is helping out a lot of people with their no crank issues

Yeah most people either don't know where to start or if they do they jump on the expensive stuff first, Hope this solves your problem.

Good to hear! Glad this saved you money

Car started 9 times yesterday with no problems after changing the ignition relay ...but then today i turned the key and it hesitated to start ....weird

@@Carolinatrampolinewrestling hesitated as in cranked over? Or same symptoms as all power no crank?

@@Carolinatrampolinewrestling I've had the hesitation issue for about 3 months (winter here). Then today it wouldn't turn over at all (had some clicking) after driving for 15 mins and parked for 10 minutes. Did you solve your issue?

Update! It has done this too me again today !! I guess these relays go out every couple yrs?

For sure man! Glad to have helped!

Hope it solves your issues!

Update: 2 days later on Monday my car wouldn't start after I went to work. The entire weekend I drove to9 different stores without incident. The guys at work tried to boost the battery They went to AutoZone to get me a new battery. It wouldn't turnover. Had to jump the new battery. It started. I took it to the auto shop immediately. I needed a new starter. I live in Texas where the heat is EXTREME. Wears out the battery and starter faster.

Awesome to hear man!!! 👏

Awesome! Glad to help

Glad to have helped!! Thanks!

I'm glad this helped you out this is why i posted the video to help anyone who had the same problem my wife was going thru, she had this problem for months and its always best to start with the cheaper smaller parts like fuses and relays before jumping in and replacing parts like alternator and starter or ignition switches. It's all about saving money DIY and process of elimination. Thanks for the comment the sub and the like i appreciate it. Happy to have helped. And hopefully I'll have more enclave videos when problems come up to post up to help

Thanks ...yes but do you respect the dear soul

I didnt replace any fuses. Do u mean relays? Where did u get your relay from? I bought directly from my local buick dealership as i originally bought 1 from the parts store and it was completely wrong. Verify u have the ACdelco part

No it didnt. It only happened when going to start the engine

Thank you!! I appreciate it

Does it keep cranking over and not starting? Does it not crank at all? I need a little more info if the symptoms

I just bought a used Enclave today having the starting issues. I'm going to get the relays tomorrow. Try that out. I read your comment and I wonder if the water in the area where those fuses are blown are getting the water from the sun roofs. One things for certain, water finds its way.

Glad to hear this helped. If your shifter is sometimes getting stuck it could be your neutral safety switch going bad.

Brett Battan thank you

Brett Battan this really it was the problem since I changed it no more

Brett Battan do u know where I can find nutrual safety switch? Please

@@mohag6933 I'm not sure where you live but Rock Auto.com would sell it.

Try tightening your fuse box down there's a bolt in the center of that same panel under the hood maybe it's loose. Same thing on the passenger side foot well the body control module is under there try tightening that

Hell yeah! Glad to help in more ways than one haha

Most definitely get lucky

Nice! Good to hear!

Same looking relay but part numbers are what i stated in the video. I'm sure it's an upgraded unit

No i didn't disconnect it, as long as your power is off your fine

It should thats the same car i dont think anything change until 2014 or 2015 as far as any refreshing to the cars overall design

No there wasn't any codes or anything

Any fixes???

Any fixes yet?

You should try changing the relay yourself.

Witch relay did you change there are 2 that can be changed. Crank and ignition

Do you have any more information? Does it happen all the time? Does it only happen when getting gas?

any luck finding issue?

No it didn't cause the battery to die. Just failure to turnover

Does it still crank or not? If it doesn't crank you might have a seized up engine

You have a bad alternator is what is sounds like to me.

Hmmm could be this relay, could be bad fuel pump. Turn your power on but don't crank them listen to hear the fuel pump run. (it'll make a humming/vibrating sound) if you can't hear it, that might be the problem. But the cheap and easy step could be replace this relay.

1st make sure you battery is charged, if it is then most likely your starter has gone bad

@brettbeez I checked the crank relay and no start. I might be the starter so I'm gonna try and work on it tomorrow... thank u for the advise. Great video

@@braulioresendiz8731 I've replaced the starter on this before, i think a shop costs about $900 to replace. But you can do it with in about 5-7 hours spray PB blaster on the exhaust bolts to help loosen them without stripping

@brettbeez I'm 100% gonna do it myself and I'm confident. Thank u

@brettbeez u think I should go from top? Thru manifold or thru bottom engine mound side?

No, we would just go out and the car wouldn't crank at all at random times. Our battery never lost voltage. You might have a bad alternator or battery.

Thank you cause mine is doing everything you said was going on with ur buick, it won't turn on sometimes but if I wait a bit it cranks right up but the battery gauge does lower a bit when it's idling when driving its at normal where the gauge should be. Thank you for replying

@@dallastx4443 does it ever slow crank? Or does your lights dim when driving? u can still try this replacement, as it's cheaper than both an alternator and battery.

It doesn't slow crank but the lights inside do dim for a bit but after awhile they bright up again

@dallastx4443 hey did you try the relays, and did they fix the issue? if not did you find a fix? Thanks

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rTvzHXrmjac.html this is the exact problem you have. Purge valve, Replace this part literally takes 5 minutes or less. Good luck.

Thank you, I will change them

Thank you Brett . You was right . Mission complete. I'm happy couse I save 500$

@@danielmoga3840 no problem! That was a issue i had as well and yes saved time and money! Congrats

We unhooked the battery to change radiator hose, can the fusebox be loose or not grounded? No problems starting before the battery was unhooked. Buick Enclave

Also has Service Charging Station on dash.

@@stanleyb99 do you have a bad alternator, that's your charging system or maybe a bad fuse or relay for your alternator, is it killing your battery? Check alternator 1st and all of associated fuses and relays that that, that might be your problem with both the warning and no start, if it doesn't solve the no start sounds like you might have a bad starter

Thanks glad to have helped

Either one of the relays that i mention in the video or your starter is bad

@@brettbeez starter is good just started having these issues about a week ago

@@stonerganggaming have you replaced either of these relays i mentioned in the video?

That's what was happening to ours. Wouldn't crank at all then it would.

It's called a relay. Part number is in the video and in the description.

Yeah you might have a bad fuel pump or fuel filter. Try those. Sounds like your fuel pump is getting hot then shutting off

I have the same problem. My Buick just shut off while driving. Do you think it may be that relay?

It will not crank just click.

No noises at all. No clicking or whirling noises. You might have a bad starter

@@brettbeez that's the conclusion I've come to as well. Pain in the rear to get to as well. Guess I know what I'm doing for about 4 hours today. Thanks for your quick response and for sharing your knowledge!

@@tomfoolery5680 no problem! Hope a new starter solves your problem.

If it cranks with a jump you might have a battery issue. Maybe loose terminal or battery is failing?

You might have a bad Body control module but try these relays 1st especially the ignition relay (the one I did not replace) . The reason you couldn't turn the wheels is because with the engine dead there's no power steering to assist you turning the wheels. The crank relay would only prevent you from starting it I don't believe it would cause it to shut off in the middle of driving, But the ignition relay could cause that I would assume no signal is being sent to the coils. Stabiltrak most likely came on because of the power failure just warning you. Try changing them both. As it would be about a $35 fix to buy both relays. Go to the dealer to get them.

@@brettbeez I'll add that my power windows still work when the key is in the on switch, but of course, not cranked since it wont crank. I don't know if a bad body module would make the power windows stop working or not. My back hatch will also not open from just pressing the button on the door, I didn't try it with the keyfob or button on the dash.

@@heathalbritton try replacing the ignition relay. But if you have certain accessories not working with the power on I could be the BCM (body control module) what you can do is locate it under the passenger side of the dash where the kick panel is pull that cover down and tighten the bolt that holds it in place. Sometimes after driving for years they become a little loose.

Brett Battan an update. The back hatch opens if the key is in the ignition and turned “on” just as my power windows and everything else works. But if I take the keys out and close the doors, the key fob will not open the back hatch and it won’t work with the button on the back. It will open if the key is turned into the on position.

@ Heath Albritton Hi did you ever find out what was wrong with it mines just did the same thing

So it cranks but won't start? Does it try to start? If so You might have a bad fuel pump. Or you could replace the ignition relay (that's the one I did NOT replace) which is a faster cheaper fix if that doesn't work you most likely have a bad fuel pump

You might have a bad starter or check the fuse on your positive battery cable

@@brettbeez thank you I will

My 2008 Buick Enclave would shut off while driving and would start back up occasionally and then got to the point where it wouldn't crank anymore and was dead for a while and I ran into this video and spent $50 replacing those fuses to still NOT being able to crank and AutoZone said "Sorry, can't get your money back on those parts."....I got a friend of mine who is a diagnositc specialist help me and we diagnosed it to be the ECM (Electric Control Module AKA the Computer) He told me to get someone in the car and you stand in the front of the engine bay with the hood open...on the right hand side (drivers side) you will see a metal component with ridges on it and 3 plugs of wires that plug into it that sits on the facing the engine on the front side of the frame close to the drivers side headlight area. He told me to hold a screwdriver and get someone in the car to turn the key like if they are trying to crank the car...he then said to lightly tap the metal fins that component has, and if it turns right on it's the ECM. It cost me $387 through Advanced Auto cause they have to buy it through a dealer so that they can program the new ECM to your Enclave after you give them your VIN Number. Make sure you take off the old one or they will charge you a $70 core charge. I hope this works for you if this is the situation.

Mine is throwing crankshaft fuse ?

ME TOO !!!! 2011 lacrosse ,its been over 3 weeks its been down ,did you have flashing check engine light or problem codes like me po23f and uo100 ?

Your car won't start at all? What about your fuses?

@@brettbeez wont do anything ....all the power comes on though..a friend told me to check the ground

@@falcongro could be a ground could be your PCM. Try tightening the fuse block too. You'll notice a bolt in the center of it

@@brettbeez ok ill try tomorrow ty

Any fixes?

Then change the relay. I haven't had any issues since changing mine out. Good luck and let me know what happens

Do you still have the same problem or is it fixed?

@@sc9857 it was battery cable that liked to starter what a bizarre adventure

Let me know how it works out. When my relays started going out, it only happened once in a while but slowly it happened more and more.

Theres another relay and I cant remember what number but the relay heats up and the car will die. I want to say its 27 not sure. It will die out and wont start again until the relay cools off.

Any fixes yet?

@@brettbeez my wiper fuses keep blowing and my back hatch won't open could it be electrical

@@imogenebuchanan9975did you put the right Amp fuse in? if your fuse keeps blowing with the right amp you might have a bad ground some where. The BCM is behind the glovebox on the passenger side you could remove the glovebox and panel that covers it and tighten it down.

Awd

Did you replace just the ignition relay or the crank relay? You might need the other relay. If that doesn't work, it might be the starter.

No this is only happens when going to start the car. Did your wife's car have noise before it shut off?

It was about $13

Thanks, very helpful

Hopefully this helps you out. Good luck

I'm glad this helped out! A lot of places will fail to check relays or even overlook it because they can't duplicate the problem you're having or the car won't fail to start when they're inspecting it. But yes start with there fuses and relays first cheapest parts always the place to start 😂

Not a bad idea!

@@brettbeez happened tonight i go to get my relay GM sent me the wrong part Im pissed

Hmmm maybe the other ignition relay then?

Brett Battan I’ll give it a try and let ya know. I seen another video about the wire harness that runs to the ABS module causing the same issue. Hopefully it’s just the relay though

Hey Ryan, did you get it fix? My 2011 Acadia has the same problem.

Well try one relay 1st. And then if it persists try the other relay. And good luck. My problem seems to be solved

Well it should because as i stated in the video GM has updated the relay since then, that's why it has a new part number.

@@brettbeez I appreciate the info but I would be worried that something caused it to fail

It's most likely that crank relay or the ignition relay.

I have the same problem!! Took it to Canadian tire, they think it was a timing engine. 5800$ so i got it fixed. A month's wait. Picked it up, next day it didn't start again. Called them again, they think it was a starter or battery. Got a new battery in. Picked it up again, got home, tried to restart but again... nothing! No start.. frustrated. Someone help meeeee

@@brettbeez same thing is happening to my chevy traverse 2009. No crank, no start after few tries. How much will the new ignition switch part cost?

@@Tusc9969 I'm not sure how much an ignition switch would be. You can call your local dealership or go on to rockauto.com see how much a switch is there. But this relay was about $16USD try replacing the crank relay if it persists try the ignition relay and finally the switch itself if it keeps happening. Hope this helps

@@ea7078 wow sounds like the dealership messed up. That's BS. Try these relays. Always try the cheaper fixes before going off the deep end. Or simply get rid of the car if the cost to fix outweighs the car itself