Safety Score
88
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2014 Buick Encore.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The car only has 54700 I am orginal owner. Drivers seat does not work, Catalytic converter, GM Service Bulletin #43210.… |
| 2025-09-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Coolant leak and cover gasket failure. Buick has been in the shop multiple times for coolant issues and leaks. Next ste… |
| 2025-06-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2014 Buick Encore. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the instrument cluster … |
| 2025-04-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | On March 18 , 2025 I purchased a 2014 Buick Encore with an implied warranty, the vehicle had 128,644 miles on the odome… |
| 2025-02-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2014 Buick Encore. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the check engine warning l… |
| 2024-06-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | On two occasions, there was a loss of steering assist while making a 90 degree right turn at an intersection. After for… |
| 2024-04-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | My 2014 Buick encore at random times when I turn the key to start the vehicle it just clicks once then complete power o… |
| 2024-01-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | My antitheft alarm keeps going off and on. Yesterday my info screen went black had no back up cameras no way to contro… |
| 2023-07-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2014 Buick Encore. The contact stated that while driving at 25 MPH, the vehicle made an abnormal sou… |
| 2023-06-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY 2014 BUICK ENCORE APRIL 2021 THAT NEXT YEAR 2022 MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON I TOOK IT TO O'REILLY THEY TURN… |
| 2023-06-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER:INTERCOOLER | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2014 Buick Encore. The contact stated while driving approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle overheated. Th… |
| 2023-05-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2014 Buick Encore. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the engine revved loudly… |
| 2023-03-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONSTANT airflow problems. Turbo on engine already gone out, engine light and air flow codes constantly. |
| 2023-01-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My engine light came on 4 days prior. Took to repair shop and code showed PO OB6. I was informed there is a small pinho… |
| 2023-01-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | During lane departure the size of the rear view mirrors do not display a vehicle in an adjacent lane until it’s too lat… |
| 2022-01-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | Arked my car started back up power steering malfunctioned. Took to dealer they said gears striped on electronic assist… |
| 2021-12-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I pulled out of a gas station and about 1 mile down the road my car all of a sudden would not accelerate; it was stuck … |
| 2021-11-12 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | The contact owned a 2014 Buick Encore. The contact stated that while in idle traffic going onto the express way when th… |
| 2021-09-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2014 Buick Encore. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle was hesitant… |
| 2021-08-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2014 Buick Encore. The contact stated that twice while her son was driving the vehicle at various sp… |
| 2021-03-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON A 70MPH HIGHWAY. WENT TO PASS SLOWER VEHICLE. THE CAR DID NOT REACT TO THE ACCELERATOR. IN FACT IT SLO… |
| 2020-08-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY AT AN APPROXIMATE SPEED OF 65MPH AND SUDDENLY I HEARD A STRANGE POP. MY CAR IM… |
| 2020-08-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BUICK ENCORE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WITH THE CHECK … |
| 2020-07-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT (PO420 CODE) CAME ON AND VEHICLE BEGIN TO VIBRATE AT START UP ESPECIALLY. TEMP GAUGE SHOWED OVERH… |
| 2020-07-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | IF THE VEHICLE DETECTS A TURBO UNDER BOOST CONDITION, ENGINE POWER IS IMMEDIATELY REDUCED (LIMP MODE) WITH NO INDICATOR… |
| 2020-05-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BUICK ENCORE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH … |
| 2020-03-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY CAR ON MARCH 26, 2020, MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK MY CAR TO KELLER'S PROFESSIONAL AUTO, WHO DETE… |
| 2020-01-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BUICK ENCORE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER WITH T… |
| 2020-01-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 1 | WHEN START UP, AC AUTOMATICALLY STARTS AND COMPRESSOR SOUNDS LIKE LOUD DRAGGING NOISE AND NO COLD AIR COMES OUT!! THIS… |
| 2019-12-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | During the past 3 years I have had to replace the battery 3 times, my daytime running lamps keep turning off, I have ha… |
| 2019-12-09 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | THE LOWER PORTION OF THE WINDSHIELD FOGS ON THE CENTER AND PASSENGER SIDE AT THE START OF THE ENGINE THEN BECOMES A F… |
| 2019-08-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CAMSHAFT COVER FAILED PCV SYSTEM HAD COVER REPLACED AT 50,000 MILES UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY ENGINE LIGHT COMES V… |
| 2019-06-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TURBO HAS UNDERBOOST, CAR RUNS FINE OTHER THAN LOSING POWER, ALL FLUIDS LOOK GOOD |
| 2019-03-10 | SEAT BELTS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 BUICK ENCORE. WHILE DRIVING ON A CURVED RESIDENTIAL ROAD, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE… |
| 2019-01-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CRACKED VALVE COVER FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS AUGUST OF 2017. THIS WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. SECOND OCCURRENCE HAPPENED J… |
| 2018-10-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | EXPERIENCING OIL BLOW BY IN CYLINDER BLOCK AND CATYLIC CONVERTER FAILURE |
| 2018-09-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BUICK ENCORE. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED OFF HER VEHICLE, THE COOLING FAN KEPT RUNNING AND CAU… |
| 2018-08-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ON 5/26/18 I TEST DROVE A USED 2014 BUICK ENCORE AT GULF COAST CHEVROLET BUICK IN ANGLETON TX. I LIKED THE CAR BUT NOTI… |
| 2018-07-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | BATTERY WEST EVEN A YEAR OLD AND IT WENT OUT. DEAD. COOLANT WAS LEAKING. BUT WASN'T LEAKING AT FIRST. I BELIEVE THEY DA… |
| 2018-02-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | A FAULTY CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY PREVENTS THE AIR BAG SYSTEM FROM FUNCTIONING PROPERLY WHICH POSES A MAJOR SAFETY RISK. A… |
| 2017-09-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BUICK ENCORE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE RPMS RANDOMLY INCREASED AND THE ENGINE SURGE… |
| 2017-07-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DEAT BATTERY I'VE HAD THIS CAR FOR SIX WEEKS AND HAVE HAD TRIPLE A OUT THREE TIMES TO JUMP ME. ONCE IT STARTS THE BATT… |
| 2017-06-15 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO THE SERRA DEALERSHIP IN WASHINGTON, MI ON 3/20/17 TO HAVE THE FRONTAL AIRBAG AND PRETENSIONER NO… |
| 2017-03-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 2014 BUICK ENCORE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A MALFUNCTION WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG FEATURE. *LD UPDA… |
| 2017-02-07 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | SEAT BELT IS HARD TO LOCK AND STICKS WHEN YOU TRY TO ADJUST IT. IT WILL LOCK UP AROUND YOUR NECK. IT WILL LOCKUP IN MO… |
| 2016-03-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY GIRLFRIENDS 2014 BUICK ENCORE WITH ABOUT 15,000 SUDDENLY HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL GO "SPONGY". TWICE AT INTERSECTIONS W… |
| 2016-01-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | BATTERY GOES GOES DEAD IF CAR IS NOT DRIVEN EVERY DAY |
| 2015-11-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | TIRES WITH WEAK SPOTS ON ALL 4 TIRES OF THE SAME BRAND, LINE AND SIZE. CONTINENTAL CONTIPROCONTACT P215/55 R18 94H P5… |
| 2015-09-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE BUICK ENCORE HAS 15,000 MILES ON IT, THE LAST 2,000 MILES OR SO THE ENGINE HESITATES ANY SPEEDS. IT DOES NOT STALL … |
| 2015-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WE HAD OUR 2014 BUICK ENCORE 8 MONTHS AND IT RAN GREAT UNTIL IT SAT IDLE FOR 10 DAYS. THEN, IT FAILED TO START. THE B… |