Major Problems with 2016 Buick Encore Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2016 Buick Encore

2016 Buick Encore AIR BAGS Victims: 6 Mileage: 29686 miles

2016 Buick Encore AIR BAGS Victims: 4 Mileage: 9557 miles

2016 Buick Encore AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 24500 miles

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Problems with ENGINE, AIR BAGS and POWER TRAIN are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Buick Encore owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ENGINE tl* the contact owns a 2016 buick encore. while driving various speeds the contact noticed a strong odor in the...	9 ~ 32922 miles
AIR BAGS the vehicle was driving down a city street at approximately 35 - 40 mph. there was a glancing side impact...	4 ~ 15936 miles
POWER TRAIN heavy vibration in lower gear while shifting seems to come from engine or transmission cant tell but strong vibration can...	3 ~ 49667 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM the vehicle is new has 250 miles was purchased from penske buick in cerritos ca. several mornings it has either...	3 ~ 4417 miles
WHEELS when traveling down the interstate the tread from a continental tire contiprocontact catastrophically and suddenly ripped away causing extreme damage...	2 ~ 21625 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2016 buick encore. the contact stated that the vehicle would crank unexpectedly while driving at...	2 ~ 52750 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2016 buick encore. the contact stated that the vehicle would crank unexpectedly while driving at...	2 ~ 19750 miles
SEAT BELTS tamara recall: the frontal airbags and seatbelt pretensioners failed to deploy during a crash to both the front and rear...	2 ~ 28250 miles
STEERING driving straight on the highway at a speed of approx. 60 mph. attempted to move from right lane to left...	2 ~ 29325 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER on several occasions while driving this vehicle in the rain i have nearly wrecked or caused an accident to others	2 ~ 17500 miles
SUSPENSION while driving 25 mph stabilizer and engine light came on. while in drive accelerating tach and speed dropped to nothing....	1 ~ 51000 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING this problem is with the stop start feature on my car which if i knew about it i would have...	1 ~ 5489 miles
SERVICE BRAKES car plowed into brothers carport and trailer doing $9 000 damage to his property did $16 000 damage to car....	1 ~ 6400 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2016 buick encore. consumer writes in regards to defective dashboard side warning light wiring units and auto front warning devices....	1
BODY > STRUCTURE i purchased 2016 encore on 5/7/16. while on a 300 mile road trip on 7/2 /16 notice the exhausted pipe...	1 ~ 4000 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER the wheel well liner and the plastic bumper attachment are attached to each other or near each other. in my...	1 ~ 3500 miles

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