Safety Score
85
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2016 Buick Encore.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-31 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Turbo exhibits exact same symptoms of 17-18 encore recall for the turbo. I frequently get the p0299 code the car becom… |
| 2026-01-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I was stopped at a traffic light and began moving forward to make a turn into traffic. As I activated my turn signal an… |
| 2025-12-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | On my way home in December 2025, my car started to sputter and make noises. All of a sudden the car started going about… |
| 2025-10-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Buick Encore. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the message "Steering Fault" … |
| 2025-08-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Vehicle unable to hold coolant. Local shop says the coolant lines hold pressure and leak appears to be with manifold an… |
| 2025-06-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I believe my turbocharge is malfunctioning. The check engine light is on with code P0299. My vehicle is struggling to a… |
| 2025-04-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Add my car to your recall. Past recalls on these vehicles for oil leaking, which can cause a fire. |
| 2025-03-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The turbo has gone out on this and its not even 10 years old. I saw on other VIN's it got recalled and I believe all VI… |
| 2025-02-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My wife is [XXX] and I am [XXX] old. We purchased the 2016 Buick Encore with 29,000 miles from Buick GMC of Beaverton… |
| 2025-02-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | This is an addendum to Complaint # 11644925 Before taking the car back to the dealership, Buick GMC of Beaverton, for … |
| 2024-11-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | power steering failure while driving at highway speeds. In traffic had a warning come on power steering fault. Then whe… |
| 2024-11-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Please help me. Please add my Vin# [XXX] for repair on a Past recall 2016 Buick. Dealer will not Fix my car, I n… |
| 2024-11-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Buick Encore. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the service power steer… |
| 2024-09-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Acceleration was reduced immediately on the freeway after the check engine light came on the day before with a P0299 co… |
| 2024-08-26 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | In 2021, My ex husband received a notice from Buick extending the warranty to 120,000 on the Turbo Charger fuel injecto… |
| 2024-06-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The turbo on my 2016 Buick Encore hasn't been working right for about a year. My engine light has been on consistently … |
| 2024-05-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2016 Buick Encore VIN [XXX] approximately 60,000 miles. The vehicles turbo had a catastrophic failure pushing oil in… |
| 2024-05-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Two different issues occurred. While driving the check engine light came on and then went off about 10 minutes later. W… |
| 2024-03-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Buick Encore. The contact stated that upon approaching the vehicle, she observed oil leaking fr… |
| 2024-03-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 03/09/2024 overheated, replace thermostat and housing, refilled coolant 3/16/2024 overheated, refilled coolant 3/18/202… |
| 2024-02-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | On Wednesday February 27, 2024 while driving on the highway suddenly after about 15 minutes the engine light came on st… |
| 2024-01-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I purchased my 2016 Buick encore from the car dealer name [XXX] in Rochester Michigan. I purchased it in December 20 2… |
| 2023-12-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Buick Encore. The contact stated while pulling out of the driveway, the vehicle made an abnorma… |
| 2023-12-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Buick Encore. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle accele… |
| 2023-07-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Buick Encore. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the vehicle accelerated independently wi… |
| 2023-07-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2016 Buick Encore VIN # [XXX] with 67,584 miles. My car's check engine light came on. Upon checking the code at O'Rei… |
| 2023-06-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Turbocharger failed which can eventually cause engine seizure. Independent mechanic diagnosed and repaired after Buick … |
| 2023-04-06 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I was on the Interstate I80 in Bellevue Nebraska. While trying to accelerate, she started to slow down the check engine… |
| 2022-10-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | My car read that the side detection system went offline, shortly after every warning light on the dash came on and the … |
| 2022-09-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I was driving down the road and the car started cutting back, then it got real bad, has No power at all right in the mi… |
| 2022-09-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | My drivers side door began to have a few small bubbles around the handle. I took it in and found out the door was rusti… |
| 2022-07-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The turbo malfunctioned and made it not possible for the car to accelerate on the freeway. My safety was put at risk b… |
| 2021-05-14 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | I recently put the back seats down to put some boxes back there. It is stuck down. I don't know if the seat itself is s… |
| 2021-04-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | BUZZING HEARD WHEN I PRESSED ON ACCELERATING PEDAL. HEARD A POP, THEN IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND SMOKED OUT TAIL PIPE… |
| 2021-04-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I GOT ONTO THE 91 FREEWAY HEADING EAST FROM THE LONG BEACH BLVD ENTRANCE. WHEN DOING THE TURN ONTO THE FREEWAY (U) THE … |
| 2021-03-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 BUICK ENCORE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY DECELERATED TO… |
| 2021-02-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE MY CAR JUMPS AND STALLS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. THIS IS 3 THIRD TIME IT HAS HAPPENED IN N… |
| 2021-01-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | In reference to this vehicle, I purchased this car from Burns Honda in February 2020. I replaced the battery less than … |
| 2020-11-26 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | HAD ACCIDENT, WHERE I WAS HIT FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE, AFTER THAT IMPACT I WAS STRUCK IN THE REAR, WHICH TOTALED TH… |
| 2020-11-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER BEING ON THE HIGHWAY CAR STARTED PULSING AND NOW MY CAR IS IDLING ROUGH. |
| 2020-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The airbags is displaying OFF despite who is sitting on it. It's been going on for about a year since start of COVID an… |
| 2020-08-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHEN I MY CAR STOPS AT LIGHTS STOP SIGNS AND AUTO STOP KICKS ON AND I TAKE MY FOOT OFF BRAKE TO GO MY AIR BAG LIGHTS FL… |
| 2020-06-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MULTIPLE LIGHTS CAME ON AT ONCE AND NEEDED AN INTAKE MANIFOLD, PVC TUBE, VALVE COVER, ALL WHICH WERE REPAIRED AND THE C… |
| 2020-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SIDE DETECTION SYSTEM STOP WORKING DO TO REAR SENSOR BRACKET UNDER REAR BUMPER,SHOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY BUT DEALER WILL… |
| 2020-02-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | AIR CONDITIONER ON MUST OF THIS CAR FAIL IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND THEY ARE GETTING AWAY WITH IT. |
| 2019-12-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, STABILIZER AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WHILE IN DRIVE, ACCELERATING, TACH AND SPEED DROPPED TO NOTH… |
| 2019-11-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEEDS (60+ MPH), THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE CAR WILL LOSE SIGNIFICANT POWER… |
| 2019-11-04 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 6 | I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT ON A CITY STREET WHEN A CAR GOING OVER 60 MPH HIT THE CAR BEHIND ME THAT WAS WAITING FOR T… |
| 2019-10-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE HEAT DOES NOT WORK WHILE IDLING. ONLY HEATS UP WHILE DRIVING. BEGAN AT 20 K MILES. |
| 2019-10-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 BUICK ENCORE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 44 MPH AND THE VEHICLE STALL… |