2013 Buick Encore
Safety Score
86
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-03-28 | 13V105000 |
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | 144 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My car had problems with overheating. I check my oil and coolant levels. My car show check engine light so I took it to… |
| 2023-05-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The check engine light came and took the car to O'Reillys and was informed it had low turbo boost code took car to the … |
| 2021-08-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The turbo charger is underboost and can explode the engine with oil flying everywhere |
| 2019-09-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TURBO WENT OUT TWICE WITHIN 3 MONTHS. ALSO I WAITED FOR 6 WEEKS ON A BACK ORDERED PART. SO MUCH SERVICE WORK... PROBLEM… |
| 2019-07-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WAS DETERMINED CADILLAC CONVERTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ONLY HAS 89105 MILES ON IT |
| 2019-05-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN STARTED FLASHING WHILE IN MOTION. THE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY. TH… |
| 2019-04-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I WANTED TO REGISTER A CONCERN ABOUT MY 2013 BUICK ENCORE. TWO DAYS AGO, WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, MY SUNROOF LITERALLY EXP… |
| 2019-03-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE OIL COOLER IS LEAKING. THE FRONT DRIVER AXLE SHAFT SEAL IS LEAKING. THE CAR IS RUNNING TOO LEAN THE CHECK EN… |
| 2018-11-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | EARLY THIS YEAR WE START HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON THEN THE REDUCE POWER TO ENGINE COMING O… |
| 2018-08-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BUICK ENCORE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL FAILURES. ONE… |
| 2018-04-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BUICK ENCORE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOI… |
| 2018-02-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE BODY TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 2/9/2018 PAID OUT $545.00 TO HAVE PURGE SOLEN… |
| 2018-01-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | LATELY I'M HAVING A ISSUE WITH THIS CAR, FIRST MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IS STILL ON AND NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN I… |
| 2017-12-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BUICK ENCORE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION … |
| 2017-06-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BUICK ENCORE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE START… |
| 2017-06-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BUICK ENCORE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING IN THE PARK POSITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOU… |
| 2017-04-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE WARNING LIGHT CONNECTED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INTERMITTENTLY DISPLAYS THE OFF SIGN EVEN WHEN AN ADULT PASSEN… |
| 2017-03-21 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 BUICK ENCORE. WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING 40-50 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO AVOID A DEE… |
| 2016-11-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BUICK ENCORE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE BRAKES SQUEAKE… |
| 2016-08-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING TO ENTER FREEWAY OR PASS |
| 2016-08-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CONTACT WAS DRIVING A 2013 BUICK ENCORE (~58,000 MILES) IN A LARGE PARKING LOT WHEN THERE WAS A SUDDEN DECELERATION, TH… |
| 2016-06-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 (NA) BUICK ENCORE EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTI PRO CONTACT TIRES, SIZE: P215/55/R18 (NA)… |
| 2016-01-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE PROBLEM WITH THE TURBOCHARGER |
| 2015-12-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR DETECTS PASSENGER ABOUT 60% OF TIME, AT RANDOM OCCASIONS SETTING IN DRIVEWAY OR DRIVING DO… |
| 2015-12-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PURCHASED A USED 2013 BUICK ENCORE WITH 21,115 MILES. AFTER TWO (2) MONTHS THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT STARTING SHOWING … |
| 2015-04-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY CAR DROVE FINE AND THEN I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AT A BUSY INTERSECTION WHEN MY TRACTION CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE LI… |
| 2015-03-11 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BUICK ENCORE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THERE WAS AN EXCE… |
| 2015-02-25 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BUICK ENCORE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V488000 (SEAT B… |
| 2015-02-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BUICK ENCORE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GAUGES IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE VERY HARD TO B… |
| 2015-01-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | WAS MAKING A TURN FROM A SIDE STREET AND THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AND THEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. WAS ABLE TO P… |
| 2014-11-26 | TIRES | No | 0 | CONTINENTAL PRO CONTACT 215/55/18 UNKNOWN DAMAGE ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP. 2ND OCCURRENCE WITHIN 2 MONTHS. TIRE UNABLE… |
| 2014-10-20 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BUICK ENCORE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V488000 (SEA… |
| 2014-10-12 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR LAST YEAR THE DEALER TOOK $1900 OF MY MONEY IN A RUSE - I WILL DIE BEFORE EVER STEPPING FOOT IN [… |
| 2014-09-15 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | 2013 BUICK ENCORE CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW IF RECALLS ARE REAL OR JUST SOME OF THEM *CN |
| 2014-08-26 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 1 | IN A LINE OF TRAFFIC GETTING READY TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE RACED CAUSING THE CAR TO ACCELER… |
| 2014-08-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BUICK ENCORE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND STALLED. THE … |
| 2014-06-27 | EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM) | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BUICK ENCORE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE AND WAS NOT PRO… |
| 2014-06-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THERE ARE TOXIC FUMES AND AN ODOR EMANATING FROM THE INTERIOR OF MY 2013 BUICK ENCORE. THE UPHOLSTERY SEEMS TO BE THE M… |
| 2014-04-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BUICK ENCORE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING IN REVERSE, SHE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND… |
| 2014-04-07 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BUICK ENCORE. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTI PRO CONTACT TIRES, SIZE 215/55… |
| 2014-03-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING A BUICK ENCORE, RENTAL CAR, AND AFTER USING THE WIPERS, MY HAND TOUCHED THE IGNITION KEY (BARELY TOUCHED … |
| 2014-02-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CAR RAN GREAT THEN I STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. WHEN IT TURNED GREEN THE TRACTION CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.… |
| 2014-02-09 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | EXHAUST SMELL IN CAR ESPECIALLY WHEN AIR RECYCLE BUTTON ON. SMELL IS WORSE AT STOPS AND AFTER CAR IS RETURNED TO GARAGE… |
| 2014-02-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | 2013 BUICK ENCORE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE INSTRUMENT CAN NOT BE READ IN SUNNY WEATHER. *SMD THE SPEED… |
| 2014-01-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I LIVE IN MINNESOTA. ON A -30 DEGREE DAY IN JANUARY I DROVE TO WORK (30 MILES ONE WAY). WHEN I LEFT FOR LUNCH I DROVE A… |
| 2013-11-28 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 0 | 2013 BUICK ENCORE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ABS AND ALL WHEEL DRIVE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSU… |
| 2013-11-18 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | PREMIUM TRIM LEVEL HAS FORWARD COLLISION WARNING. ON AT LEAST SIX OCCASIONS BEGINNING NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR (2013), TH… |
| 2013-10-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WITH VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND THE BRAKE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE CREEPS FORWARD AND ADDITION BRAKE PRESSURE NEED TO BE APPLIED.… |
| 2013-09-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | **NO ACCIDENT** SINCE THE PURCHASE DATE OF MY CAR I HAVE HAD TROUBLE SLIDING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION. IT NORMALLY… |
| 2013-09-13 | STRUCTURE | Yes | 0 | DRIVER OF 2013 BUICK ENCORE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH WHEN STRUCK AT PERPENDICULAR ANGLE ON PASSENGERS S… |