2008 Buick Enclave Periodically will not start.
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Asked by Shortman54 Dec 06, 2016 at 02:16 PM about the 2008 Buick Enclave CXL AWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 2008 Buick Enclave that will not always start on cold mornings. On
rare occasions when trying to start it will just click as if the battery is low (it's
not as I have had it checked). I will turn it off and on several times and finally
it will start. This happened when about 3  months after buying. Had it at the
dealership 3 or 4 times and they could never get it to act up. They made sure
the battery terminals were all clean and tight. I have also checked battery
and connections. Thought it was fixed as I have not had an issue for about a
1 1/2 yrs but this morning it would not start. Did the old turn the ignition on
and off 3 or 4 times and finally it stops clicking and fires right up. Any ideas
out there.

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Shortman54 answered 7 years ago

Good news to everyone out there that is interested. My Buick finally just quit on my wife a week ago. This is what I had been waiting on. I let it sit for a couple of days checking to see if it would miraculously start before taking it to dealer. After being satisfied that it would not start I trailered it to my dealership. it took them awhile to figure it out because it had power to everything and the battery tested excellent. What it ended up being was a faulty battery cable. When it was cold outside the car required more amps to crank. The cable would supply enough to run electronics and make the ignition click, but not enough to start. once the cable was replaced it started right up. Had a few cold nights and mornings since repairing and everything is working great.

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