{"meta":{"dataset":"known-issues","title":"Wrench.Pro Known Issues clusters — Buick","level":"make","generated":"2026-09-20","source_freshness":"2026-09-20","source":"NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation complaints, grouped by failure theme by Wrench.Pro","source_url":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","license":"CC BY 4.0 (derived data); underlying NHTSA records are US public domain","license_url":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/license","citation":"Wrench.Pro (2026). Known Issues clusters — Buick [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues","schema_url":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues#schema","method_url":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/methodology#known-issues","fields":["year","make","make_slug","model","model_slug","cluster_id","label","component_code","complaint_count","date_range","source_complaint_count","reviewed_at","quote_1_odi","quote_1_text","quote_2_odi","quote_2_text","quote_3_odi","quote_3_text","vehicle_page","data_page"]},"rows":[{"year":2023,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore GX","model_slug":"encore-gx","cluster_id":"encore-gx-2023-accel-hesitation-heat-ac","label":"Acceleration hesitation and surge with A/C in heat","component_code":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2023-07 -> 2023-10","source_complaint_count":23,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-08","quote_1_odi":"11534862","quote_1_text":"The contact owns a 2023 Buick Encore GX. The contact stated while depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle failed to immediately accelerate. On several occasions while depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle abruptly accelerated. The cause of the failure was not yet determined.","quote_2_odi":"11552368","quote_2_text":"Vehicle struggles to stay running in the heat with the air conditioning running. Low voltage codes pulled at dealership. When the air conditioner is running there is an awful toxic smell from the vents both with or without recycling the air. Vehicle struggles to slow then accelerate...","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2023/buick/encore-gx","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2023,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore GX","model_slug":"encore-gx","cluster_id":"encore-gx-2023-transmission-powertrain-failure","label":"CVT transmission and shifter assembly failure","component_code":"POWER TRAIN","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2025-11 -> 2026-02","source_complaint_count":23,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-08","quote_1_odi":"11717276","quote_1_text":"When starting from a traffic light after the green light, the car made mechanical noises and would not accelerate above approximately 25 mph. It seemed obvious at the time that the transmission had failed, which was later confirmed after being towed to the dealership.","quote_2_odi":"11698893","quote_2_text":"The shifter assembly failed. When shifting to Park, a \"Shift to Park\" message appears on the driver information center. Although the shift lever is in the Park position, it is not recognized, and the car cannot be turned off or locked.","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2023/buick/encore-gx","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2023,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore GX","model_slug":"encore-gx","cluster_id":"encore-gx-2023-front-end-rattle-steering-wander","label":"Front-end rattle and steering wander","component_code":"STEERING","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2023-07 -> 2026-02","source_complaint_count":23,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-08","quote_1_odi":"11717188","quote_1_text":"The contact owns a 2023 Buick Encore GX. The contact stated that while driving on several occasions at various speeds, the vehicle bounced to the left and the right, and the steering wheel pulled to the left or the right, making it difficult to steer the vehicle.","quote_2_odi":"11534122","quote_2_text":"While driving at a low rate of speed, turning or speed bumps the vehicle starts to rattle in the front end and steering wheel. Engine feels like it slips while rattling from the front. Seems like a motor mount, suspension, tie rod or some other component.","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2023/buick/encore-gx","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2023,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore GX","model_slug":"encore-gx","cluster_id":"encore-gx-2023-infotainment-display-malfunction","label":"Center display lockup and corruption","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2023-03 -> 2023-10","source_complaint_count":23,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-08","quote_1_odi":"11552370","quote_1_text":"Center vehicle display intermittent issues. Will not respond, turns on back up camera while driving forward, fails to connect/respond to phone plugged in USB-C. Unable to change vehicle settings when malfunctioning.","quote_2_odi":"11510779","quote_2_text":"What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? I reported that my display screen would often appear corrupted when navigating. The screen will either go blank or appear grainy, preventing me from accessing the navigation or music features.","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2023/buick/encore-gx","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2023,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore GX","model_slug":"encore-gx","cluster_id":"encore-gx-2023-stall-no-restart-autostop","label":"Engine shutdown with no restart on auto stop","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE","complaint_count":1,"date_range":"2026-03 -> 2026-03","source_complaint_count":23,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-08","quote_1_odi":"11725113","quote_1_text":"I am reporting a serious safety issue with my 2023 Buick Encore GX that repeatedly shuts off while driving and...","quote_2_odi":"","quote_2_text":"","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2023/buick/encore-gx","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2023,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore GX","model_slug":"encore-gx","cluster_id":"encore-gx-2023-brake-grab-pedal-feel","label":"Brake grab, noise, and pedal feel","component_code":"SERVICE BRAKES, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2022-11 -> 2023-10","source_complaint_count":23,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-08","quote_1_odi":"11493530","quote_1_text":"Our new 2023 Buick ENCORE GX's brakes continually GRAB whether we are approaching a slowed vehicle in front of us or not. Also, beginning yesterday, the brake pedal that I step on to start the vehicle was totally locked up and I was unable to start the car for awhile.","quote_2_odi":"11552372","quote_2_text":"Brakes squeaking, squealing and screeching. Replaced once at approximately 8k miles. Dealership ground down rotors twice, brakes replaced once. Tires are worn in the center. AWD GX, steering seems off and unstable. Brake pedal sounds and feels like a faulty spring inside.","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2023/buick/encore-gx","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2023,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore GX","model_slug":"encore-gx","cluster_id":"encore-gx-2023-headlight-dimming-outage","label":"Headlight dimming and random outage","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE","complaint_count":1,"date_range":"2024-04 -> 2024-04","source_complaint_count":23,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-08","quote_1_odi":"11585477","quote_1_text":"I bought my car, new, on 10/1/ 2023. The middle of November i noticed the headlights randomly dimming. On 12/3/23 I to the dealership to have them looked at. I was told there was nothing wrong but make an appt. they had my car 3 times in less than 2 months.","quote_2_odi":"","quote_2_text":"","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2023/buick/encore-gx","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2024,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Envista","model_slug":"envista","cluster_id":"envista-2024-instrument-panel-blackout","label":"Instrument panel display blackout","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","complaint_count":15,"date_range":"2024-07 → 2026-06","source_complaint_count":49,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-20","quote_1_odi":"11747168","quote_1_text":"a software glitch that causes the instrument panel display to intermittently black out or go completely blank. This safety recall (NHTSA Campaign Number 23V744 / GM Recall Number A232424320) impacts the vehicle's electrical system, specifically targeting the Virtual Cockpit Unit…","quote_2_odi":"11719829","quote_2_text":"The contact owns a 2024 Buick Envista. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the instrument cluster and the infotainment system went blank. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on several occasions, and the contact was informed that no cause for the failure was…","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2024/buick/envista","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2024,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Envista","model_slug":"envista","cluster_id":"envista-2024-sunroof-glass-closure-failure","label":"Sunroof glass shattering and closure failure","component_code":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2025-06 → 2025-12","source_complaint_count":49,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-20","quote_1_odi":"11706315","quote_1_text":"Sunroof glass shattered on I-5 south approx 1215pm just before the Nisqually exit. We looked for cause of the incident but could not find debris/rocks that could've been the cause. Also, there wasn't much glass inside the car, the remnants puckered upwards. The glass shatter…","quote_2_odi":"11668861","quote_2_text":"SUNROOF will not close, and yes, it is available for inspection upon request. Hard to drive because of the pouring down rain, and unable to close sunroof. I have called the dealership and was asked to bring it in for inspection, but the next morning it closed without problem. 2…","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2024/buick/envista","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2024,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Envista","model_slug":"envista","cluster_id":"envista-2024-ac-system-failure","label":"Air conditioning system failure","component_code":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2024-05 → 2024-09","source_complaint_count":49,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-20","quote_1_odi":"11616213","quote_1_text":"Our 2024 Buick Envista’s air conditioner does not work. The car has less than 2500 miles on it. It is in the shop for the second time. If you google search ‘Buick Envista Air Conditioner’ you’ll find multiple forums where a number of 2024 Envista owners are having the exact same…","quote_2_odi":"11591386","quote_2_text":"The contact owns a 2024 Buick Envista. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air conditioner became inoperable. The contact stated that the air conditioner was not blowing cool air. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with a…","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2024/buick/envista","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2024,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Envista","model_slug":"envista","cluster_id":"envista-2024-mirror-vibration-highway-speed","label":"Driver-side mirror vibration at highway speed","component_code":"VISIBILITY/WIPER","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2024-01 → 2024-06","source_complaint_count":49,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-20","quote_1_odi":"11594515","quote_1_text":"The driver side mirror vibrates at highway speed and impacts visibility.","quote_2_odi":"11564290","quote_2_text":"2024 Buick Envista: My driver side mirror vibrates when driving above 50-55 mph. The housing itself does not vibrate or shake. My passenger side mirror does not vibrate. I can see the traffic behind me but the lights apear fuzzy when when it’s dark outside. I had it at the…","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2024/buick/envista","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2024,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Envista","model_slug":"envista","cluster_id":"envista-2024-unexpected-engine-shutdown","label":"Unexpected engine shutdown while driving","component_code":"STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2025-04 → 2026-06","source_complaint_count":49,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-20","quote_1_odi":"11708473","quote_1_text":"I am writing to report a serious and ongoing safety issue with my vehicle. While I was actively driving in traffic, my car suddenly shut off completely without warning. This occurred while the vehicle was in motion, creating an immediate and dangerous situation. During this…","quote_2_odi":"11691407","quote_2_text":"To whom it may concern, I am writing to formally file a complaint regarding the safety and reliability of my leased vehicle. I have been experiencing ongoing issues that pose a serious safety risk. Approximately two months into my lease, I began experiencing electrical problems…","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2024/buick/envista","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2024,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Envista","model_slug":"envista","cluster_id":"envista-2024-brake-loss-while-driving","label":"Loss of braking function while driving","component_code":"SERVICE BRAKES","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2024-09 → 2025-12","source_complaint_count":49,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-20","quote_1_odi":"11674508","quote_1_text":"In April of 2025 the brakes failed at a slow speed of less than five miles per hour, after bumping into a curb in a parking lot. I put the car in reverse and pressed on the brake pedal and again the car did not stop quickly. The brake pedal felt mooshy and went to the floor and…","quote_2_odi":"11706660","quote_2_text":"What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? Answer: The brake system failed, specifically involving the brake master cylinder and/or electronic brake booster assembly. The vehicle and affected components are currently…","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2024/buick/envista","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2024,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Envista","model_slug":"envista","cluster_id":"envista-2024-engine-failure-fire","label":"Engine failure, smoke, and fire","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":5,"date_range":"2024-12 → 2025-12","source_complaint_count":49,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-20","quote_1_odi":"11630387","quote_1_text":"My wife was driving down the street. Car made a noise so she pulled over. There was smoke coming from under hood. Opened the hood. saw fire and called fire department","quote_2_odi":"11693273","quote_2_text":"The contact owns a 2024 Buick Envista. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the engine seized. The contact allowed the vehicle to sit for about an hour. The contact stated that while attempting to restart the vehicle, the vehicle started with the check…","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2024/buick/envista","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2024,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Envista","model_slug":"envista","cluster_id":"envista-2024-low-brake-light-placement","label":"Low-mounted rear brake light placement","component_code":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2024-10 → 2025-05","source_complaint_count":49,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-20","quote_1_odi":"11663119","quote_1_text":"The brake lights for this vehicle are located low in the bumper, not in the main taillights, posing a safety hazard. Because the brake lights are not located where other drivers naturally expect to see brake lights, the risk of a reared collision are unnecessarily increased.","quote_2_odi":"11620087","quote_2_text":"I picked up my new lease on 9/23/24. I don't understand why the rear taillights at the hatch level don't also work as turn indicators/brake lights. I learned that there is a set of lights on the lower half of the rear end, closer to the fascia. Once I was following another Buick…","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2024/buick/envista","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2022,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore GX","model_slug":"encore-gx","cluster_id":"encore-gx-2022-exhaust-separation","label":"Exhaust pipe and bolt separation","component_code":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2025-11 → 2025-12","source_complaint_count":29,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-26","quote_1_odi":"11707485","quote_1_text":"The bolts connecting sections of the exhaust system broke off at 18 months. The bolts are not separate pieces. they are part of one side of the exhaust so you have to replace an entire section the the exhaust","quote_2_odi":"11698247","quote_2_text":"The contact owns a 2022 Buick Encore GX. The contact stated while driving approximately 20 MPH and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle failed to exceed 35 MPH and made an abnormal loud sound that became louder as the contact continued driving…","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2022/buick/encore-gx","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2022,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore GX","model_slug":"encore-gx","cluster_id":"encore-gx-2022-latch-anchors","label":"Missing child seat lower LATCH anchors","component_code":"SEATS","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2022-05 → 2023-07","source_complaint_count":29,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-26","quote_1_odi":"11532100","quote_1_text":"2022 Buick Encore GX Does not have Lower LATCH hooks for child seat. Hooks are described in Owner''s Manual and marked on rear seats but there are no hooks.","quote_2_odi":"11466274","quote_2_text":"Leased this car at the end of March. When I attempted to install the car seat for my grandson I could not find the LATCH anchors. My sales rep attempted to find them and could not…","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2022/buick/encore-gx","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2022,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore GX","model_slug":"encore-gx","cluster_id":"encore-gx-2022-engine-power-loss","label":"Loss of engine power with check engine light","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2024-04 → 2026-07","source_complaint_count":29,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-26","quote_1_odi":"11586210","quote_1_text":"Engine Yes my safety and others were at risk. I was driving and the car power down and two lights came on engine light and engine service came on and then service ECM message yes i got the engine light the first few months into my lease and i took back to the dealership…","quote_2_odi":"11647281","quote_2_text":"2022 Buick Encore GX its involvement in the following critical issues: 1)especial coverage N242484750 turbo replacement not cost. Recall A222379711 (ECM Oil Pressure Sensor software)Malfunction…","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2022/buick/encore-gx","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2022,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore GX","model_slug":"encore-gx","cluster_id":"encore-gx-2022-shift-to-park","label":"Shift to Park message with vehicle running","component_code":"POWER TRAIN","complaint_count":16,"date_range":"2023-12 → 2026-06","source_complaint_count":29,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-26","quote_1_odi":"11686439","quote_1_text":"Shift To Park appears on screen after vehicle is in park. Vehicle will continue running. By jiggling gear shift or putting car in another gear and then back in park the message disappears and car shuts off engine.","quote_2_odi":"11684337","quote_2_text":"When try to turn car off dash states Shift to Park. Vehicle is in park and I have to restart engine and move gear shifter up to 20 times for it to completely cut off.","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2022/buick/encore-gx","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2022,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore GX","model_slug":"encore-gx","cluster_id":"encore-gx-2022-fuel-pump-stall","label":"Fuel pump failure with stalling while driving","component_code":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2022-08 → 2023-01","source_complaint_count":29,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-26","quote_1_odi":"11478218","quote_1_text":"Purchased my 2022 Buick Encore GX from Alexander Buick, Oxnard CA. on July 14th, 2022. On August 4th, 2022 (3 weeks and 273 miles later) was driving in the fast lane of major freeway 101 in Southern Ca.. Without any warning the car died…","quote_2_odi":"11501775","quote_2_text":"We where lucky compared to the other lady who wrote in this problem area. We where parked in a parking lot, ran in store to get item, left car running for wife to listen to radio and stay warm. As I got in, we spoke and was ready to pull out of the parking space…","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2022/buick/encore-gx","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2023,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Envision","model_slug":"envision","cluster_id":"envision-2023-park-assist-omission","label":"Park assist and rear alert features omitted at delivery","component_code":"BACK OVER PREVENTION","complaint_count":5,"date_range":"2023-08 → 2024-12","source_complaint_count":22,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-26","quote_1_odi":"11539621","quote_1_text":"At the time I purchased this vehicle there was a shortage of chips to warn of items in the path while backing up. This is a safety feature and should be updated. Nine months is long enough to wait for promises to be acted on!","quote_2_odi":"11603723","quote_2_text":"RE: N222375790-06. Due to the industry-wide semiconductor shortage, the park assist feature is not functional on this car. I was informed of this at the time of sale and told that when parts were available I would be contacted for a \"no additional cost retrofit\"…","quote_3_odi":"11549765","quote_3_text":"The contact owns a 2023 Buick Envision. The contact stated that upon purchasing the vehicle, the park assist sensor had not been installed in the vehicle. The contact was informed by the dealer that a letter would be sent once the sensor was available…","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2023/buick/envision","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2023,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Envision","model_slug":"envision","cluster_id":"envision-2023-fuel-pump-module","label":"Fuel pump control module failure","component_code":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2023-08 → 2026-02","source_complaint_count":22,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-26","quote_1_odi":"11710704","quote_1_text":"The contact owns a 2023 Buick Envision. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the engine seized. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with a fuel pump control module failure…","quote_2_odi":"11716046","quote_2_text":"Parked a running vehicle, 2023 Buick Envision with 52000 miles and when I went to start the car again, it would not run; cranked OK but would not start, just \"stumbled\" for a few seconds and then nothing. Tried several times thereafter to start to no avail…","quote_3_odi":"11538424","quote_3_text":"The contact owns a 2023 Buick Envision. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power, decelerated, and no longer accelerated as needed. After drifting to the side roadway, the contact discovered that the check engine warning light…","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2023/buick/envision","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2023,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Envision","model_slug":"envision","cluster_id":"envision-2023-telematics-module-failure","label":"OnStar telematics module failure","component_code":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2025-08 → 2026-05","source_complaint_count":22,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-26","quote_1_odi":"11683526","quote_1_text":"I bought a used 2023 Buick Envision with 49k miles on it. It was not covered under warranty due to mileage. A couple of weeks after purchase the CEL came on. It was originally diagnosed as a bad battery. It was later diagnosed as a failed Telematics Module…","quote_2_odi":"11736939","quote_2_text":"Onstar module out. Car can not be detected of location. Can not use gps. In the event of accident onstar can not help me this is a safety problem for a woman especially. When it first went out the car would not cut completely off had to disconnect battery…","quote_3_odi":"11705554","quote_3_text":"Onstar is my problem. Subscription is up to date onstar is completely out can not connect or send any information to onstar. If there is an accident can’t call for help.","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2023/buick/envision","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2023,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Envision","model_slug":"envision","cluster_id":"envision-2023-brake-module-failure","label":"Service brake failure with electronic module faults","component_code":"SERVICE BRAKES","complaint_count":5,"date_range":"2023-05 → 2024-10","source_complaint_count":22,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-26","quote_1_odi":"11587326","quote_1_text":"2023 Buick Envision. Brakes failed. This was a new car driven 1k miles. There was no warning notification, no alert and no dashboard lights prior to this incident. Of course I had expected the normal brake resistance when I stepped on the pedal…","quote_2_odi":"11611171","quote_2_text":"The contact owns a 2023 Buick Envision. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 MPH and attempting to stop the vehicle, the brakes failed to immediately activate while depressing the brake pedal. The contact attempted to steer the vehicle to prevent crashing…","quote_3_odi":"11532867","quote_3_text":"I had the brake fail twice in the past 2 months while driving the vehicle and was not able to stop it. I kept pushing on the break pedal but vehicle wouldn't slow down. I was only able to stop the vehicle by shifting the gear to neutral and letting the car come to stop…","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2023/buick/envision","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2023,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Envision","model_slug":"envision","cluster_id":"envision-2023-unintended-acceleration","label":"Unintended acceleration during low-speed maneuvers","component_code":"POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2023-04 → 2025-03","source_complaint_count":22,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-26","quote_1_odi":"11519458","quote_1_text":"The contact owns a 2023 Buick Envision. The contact stated while parking the vehicle, the vehicle launched forward without warning, causing the vehicle to drive over the curb. The contact desperately depressed on the brake pedal and the vehicle came to a complete stop…","quote_2_odi":"11650022","quote_2_text":"When letting off the accelerator to slow coming to a stop I would press the brake pedal. but the motor would increase RPMs and I had to use both feet to stop the vehicle. Then I had to put the car in neutral and the RPMs would increase even though I was at a stop…","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2023/buick/envision","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2018,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2018-parking-brake-self-engage","label":"Electronic parking brake self-engagement","component_code":"SERVICE BRAKES","complaint_count":9,"date_range":"2018-12 → 2025-10","source_complaint_count":64,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-27","quote_1_odi":"11695400","quote_1_text":"Several times I have been stopped at a red light, and my parking break will come on without me engaging it. I was almost hit by other vehicles the last time my vehicle did this. People were blasting their horns and speeding around me because I was unable…","quote_2_odi":"11234221","quote_2_text":"WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE TURNED ON (WITHOUT THE DRIVER COMMANDING IT), STOPPING THE REAR WHEELS FROM ROTATING FREELY, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE THE CAR. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES…","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2018/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2018,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2018-brake-pedal-non-response","label":"Brake pedal non-response with ABS warning","component_code":"SERVICE BRAKES","complaint_count":7,"date_range":"2018-02 → 2024-12","source_complaint_count":64,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-27","quote_1_odi":"11259038","quote_1_text":"THE BRAKE ISSUE RAISED ITS UGLY HEAD AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS OPERATED FINE SINCE THE ORIGINAL INCIDENT EVEN WITH THE FRONT-END DAMAGE. YESTERDAY, ONE WEEK AFTER THE ORIGINAL INCIDENT IT OCCURRED AGAIN. COLD START LEAVING A RESTAURANT TURNED OUT OF PARKING LOT…","quote_2_odi":"11072267","quote_2_text":"ON ONLY THE THIRD DAY AFTER PURCHASING A BUICK ENCLAVE AVENIR 2018 I HAD A SAFETY ISSUE INVOLVING THE BRAKES. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES A GRINDING NOISE WITH AN INABILITY TO PROPERLY BRAKE AND A RED SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST MESSAGE APPEARED ON MY DASH…","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2018/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2018,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2018-transmission-failure","label":"Transmission failure and loss of drive","component_code":"POWER TRAIN","complaint_count":8,"date_range":"2019-12 → 2026-05","source_complaint_count":64,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-27","quote_1_odi":"11737422","quote_1_text":"After two transmission flushes and being told by a Buick dealership's service technicians that nothing is wrong with the vechile's transmission, it has now failed completely at ~90k miles.","quote_2_odi":"11706736","quote_2_text":"The contact owns a 2018 Buick Enclave. The contact stated while stopped at a gas station; after refueling the vehicle, the vehicle was restarted but was unable to shift to drive(D). The contact attempted to shift to reverse(R) and the shift lever failed to…","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2018/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2018,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2018-acceleration-shudder","label":"Shudder during acceleration","component_code":"POWER TRAIN","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2022-03 → 2025-05","source_complaint_count":64,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-27","quote_1_odi":"11456220","quote_1_text":"For 6 months I have had a shutter in the front part of my car. When I accelerate the car violently shakes. The car was under bumper Bumper warranty when this problem started. I have taken it to my dealer on multiple occasions and they and their engineers…","quote_2_odi":"11608383","quote_2_text":"My car starting sputtering on take off from stops, extremely dangerous if you’re trying to get out in traffic and keep up quickly from a stop. Then when I took it to get looked at it the mechanic said it needs a new transmission…","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2018/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2018,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2018-auto-stop-stall","label":"Engine stall at auto-stop restart","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":8,"date_range":"2018-09 → 2024-08","source_complaint_count":64,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-27","quote_1_odi":"11142010","quote_1_text":"2018 BUICK ENCLAVE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO ENGINE SHUTING DOWN WHEN VEHICLE STOPS. *AS THE CONSUMER STATED THE START STOP FEATURE INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS DOWN THE ENGINE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IDLE AND DOES NOT RECOVER QUICK ENOUGH FOR SAFE STARTS IN TRAFFIC. *JS","quote_2_odi":"11440931","quote_2_text":"The car has an auto-stop feature however at times, when the car is stopped, the entire electrical and engine shuts down even while the car is in drive. The driver must restart the car and put the car into park and then back into drive…","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2018/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2018,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2018-exhaust-cat-converter","label":"Catalytic converter and front exhaust pipe cracking","component_code":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2025-11 → 2026-06","source_complaint_count":64,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-27","quote_1_odi":"11700353","quote_1_text":"The contact owns a 2018 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that after picking up the vehicle from the dealer for a different failure, the exhaust pipe made an abnormally loud sound while driving. The check engine and other unknown warning lights were…","quote_2_odi":"11735792","quote_2_text":"Exhaust leak from broken front exhaust pipe. This has been a known defect in this make/model however the year of my vehicle was not included in the extended repair window and should have been. The exhaust leak was identified by the dealership when the…","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2018/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2018,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"encore-2018-turbocharger-failure","label":"Turbocharger and turbo hose failure","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":11,"date_range":"2018-10 → 2026-06","source_complaint_count":72,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-27","quote_1_odi":"11133103","quote_1_text":"THERE IS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE TURBO HOSE ON A MAJORITY OF 2018 BUICK ENCORE'S THAT REQUIRE A NEW HOSE. THERE IS A NATIONWIDE BACK ORDER ON THESE PARTS DUE TO ALL OF THE REPAIRS. WHEN THIS ITEM BROKE I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, THERE WAS A LOUD POP…","quote_2_odi":"11566389","quote_2_text":"Turbo has gone out four times in less than a year. Car is unable to accelerate and goes way below speed limit on highway which puts me and my passengers in an unsafe position traveling on a high limit road. No. Only inspected by the auto repair places I have been…","quote_3_odi":"11606926","quote_3_text":"Turbo charger has A leak, dealer stated they knew it had a leak but they couldn't find it. All they did was clear the code. My car has A check engine light, and a trouble code of PO299, does not maintain proper speed, has issues with acceleration.","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2018/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2018,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"encore-2018-motive-power-loss","label":"Loss of motive power while driving","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":11,"date_range":"2020-12 → 2026-01","source_complaint_count":72,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-27","quote_1_odi":"11642953","quote_1_text":"During normal driving the car would lose power. RPM's would drop and with engine sputtering. No trouble codes show up.","quote_2_odi":"11577992","quote_2_text":"The contact owns a 2018 Buick Encore. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that soon after the warning light appeared, the engine struggled to remain running. The contact depressed the accelerator pedal while in park…","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2018/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2018,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"encore-2018-timing-chain-failure","label":"Timing chain failure with power loss","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2025-11 → 2026-01","source_complaint_count":72,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-27","quote_1_odi":"11698683","quote_1_text":"COMPONENT FAILURE: THE ENGINE TIMING CHAIN. YES, IT IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. SAFETY RISK: VEHICLE HESITATED AND LOST POWER IN TRAFFIC, CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO AUTOMATICALLY SLOW DOWN WHERE I WAS NO LONGER DRIVING AT THE SPEED LIMIT. MY SAFETY AND OTHER DRIVERS AROUND ME…","quote_2_odi":"11698656","quote_2_text":"The contact owns a 2018 Buick Encore. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power. The contact was able to coast to the shoulder of the roadway, where the vehicle failed to restart. The check engine warning light…","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2018/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2018,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"encore-2018-steering-brake-loss","label":"Loss of power steering and braking while driving","component_code":"STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES","complaint_count":7,"date_range":"2020-04 → 2026-04","source_complaint_count":72,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-27","quote_1_odi":"11661607","quote_1_text":"While driving, my car began to glitch out. The screens started turning on and off, the doors began locking and unlocking, and I lost my ability to steer, brake, and accelerate. It caused me to run a red light and I almost got into a severe accident…","quote_2_odi":"11430872","quote_2_text":"Twice I was driving my car going about 35-45 mikes an hour. My car started to shake along with a loud humming sound. I lost my power steering and brakes. The over drive light was flashing both on the right under radio and on the dash…","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2018/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2018,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"encore-2018-airbag-non-deployment","label":"Air bags not deploying in a crash","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":5,"date_range":"2019-02 → 2025-08","source_complaint_count":72,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-27","quote_1_odi":"11190048","quote_1_text":"AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN VEICHLE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. 2 PEOPLE WHERE INJURED.","quote_2_odi":"11682540","quote_2_text":"When crossing through an intersection at approximately 45mph, I was struck by another vehicle, speed unknown, who failed to stop at a stop sign. My vehicle was struck on the front passenger corner. My vehicle continued in a forward motion for several hundred feet…","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2018/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2018,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"encore-2018-passenger-airbag-sensor","label":"Passenger air bag sensor and warning light","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2020-07 → 2026-02","source_complaint_count":72,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-27","quote_1_odi":"11719342","quote_1_text":"The front passenger air bag sensor turns off either before we begin driving or while the vehicle is in motion. The manual says that if you have a seat cushion or are not in the position for the sensor to…","quote_2_odi":"11340643","quote_2_text":"I HAVE BROUGHT MY NEW 2018 BUICK ENCORE VEHICLE INTO DELRAY BUICK DEALERSHIP, DELRAY BEACH, FL FOR NUMEROUS SERVICING TO ADDRESS CORRECTING/REPAIR/REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SWITCH AND OR ANY COMPONENTS IN THE SYSTEM EFFECTING THE DASH INDICATOR LIGHT WHICH SHOWS 100%…","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2018/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2018,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"encore-2018-brake-pedal-response","label":"Brake pedal response loss while slowing","component_code":"SERVICE BRAKES","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2019-09 → 2024-04","source_complaint_count":72,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-27","quote_1_odi":"11585910","quote_1_text":"Have been experiencing brake malfunction on my 2018 Buick Encore with the brakes getting locked while driving. There were instances where the brakes would lock randomly and the vehicle would start slowing down during driving even with a foot on the gas pedal and I had to turn…","quote_2_odi":"11255370","quote_2_text":"I HAVE COMPLIN TO MY DEALER ABOUT MY CAR EXCELERATING WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES . THEY SAID THEY CAN FIND A PROBLEM , WELL IT HAPPEN AGAIN ON AUGUST 29 2019 AN IT CAUSE A ACCIDENT I WAS DRIVING ON A 6 LANE ROADWAY AROUND 330 IN THE AFTERNOON I WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL AT 45 MPH…","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2018/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2018,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"encore-2018-stabilitrak-power-loss","label":"Stabilitrak warning with power loss","component_code":"ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2019-11 → 2025-11","source_complaint_count":72,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-27","quote_1_odi":"11470352","quote_1_text":"Stabilitrak warning comes on and car stalls out. Passenger seat belt doesn't clip person in correctly.","quote_2_odi":"11699795","quote_2_text":"The contact owns a 2018 Buick Encore. The contact stated that while driving at 40 MPH, the vehicle lost power. The Stabili-trak warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure however, where the failure was not duplicated…","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2018/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2017,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2017-transmission-shudder","label":"Transmission shudder and jerking during acceleration","component_code":"POWER TRAIN","complaint_count":5,"date_range":"2018-12 → 2026-02","source_complaint_count":178,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-31","quote_1_odi":"11520273","quote_1_text":"When driving the vehicle and going from 2rd to 3rd gear (approximately 20-30mph and 2000 rpm) the vehicle will shudder and shake. The problem is consistent. When driving the vehicle, the shakiness of the vehicle slows down acceleration and causes the car to swerve a little","quote_2_odi":"11162678","quote_2_text":"WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND DECELERATED AND THE SERVICE STABILITY TRACK INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED","quote_3_odi":"11490283","quote_3_text":"The engine light has come on and a diagnostic check has been made and I was told it needed the transmission replaced. This car has only 112,000 miles on it and has been maintained","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2017/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2017,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2017-sunroof-shattering","label":"Sunroof glass shattering without impact","component_code":"STRUCTURE","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2017-12 → 2026-03","source_complaint_count":178,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-31","quote_1_odi":"11723536","quote_1_text":"No warning or cracks in the sun roof were observed. I was driving on the Highway at 60 mph and the front sun roof window just shattered and sprayed me with glass","quote_2_odi":"11054456","quote_2_text":"AT SLOW SPEED JUST STARTING AWAY FROM TRAFFIC LIGHT IN BROWNSVILLE TX, THE SUNROOF EXPLODED. GM SAYS NOT WARRANTY ISSUE","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2017/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2017,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2017-airbag-recall-parts-delay","label":"Airbag inflator recall repair parts unavailable","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":141,"date_range":"2023-05 → 2026-05","source_complaint_count":178,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-31","quote_1_odi":"11673611","quote_1_text":"The contact stated that several local dealers were contacted regarding the recall repair and was informed that parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair","quote_2_odi":"11585419","quote_2_text":"There is a current recall on my 2017 Buick Enclave. The front-driver airbag inflator may contain a supplier manufacturing defect that may result in inflator rupture during deployment","quote_3_odi":"11738188","quote_3_text":"We have been waiting almost 1 year and the dealerships still can't get a replacement airbag from the manufacturer 's to do said replacement","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2017/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2017,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2017-airbag-nondeployment","label":"Air bags not deploying in a crash","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":6,"date_range":"2017-03 → 2023-06","source_complaint_count":178,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-31","quote_1_odi":"11527101","quote_1_text":"I was rear ended on the highway going 65 mph. The rear driver side was completely crushed. The air bags didn't go off. Seat belts didn't lock up and the driver's seat broke","quote_2_odi":"11487346","quote_2_text":"The contact stated that all the air bags failed to deploy and that the passenger side hit a tree and the driver side of the vehicle was partially in the pond. No warning lights had illuminated","quote_3_odi":"11322594","quote_3_text":"THE CAR WAS REAR ENDED WHILE PARKED. THE CAR IS TOTALED. THE CAR MOVED UP SEVERAL FEET UPON IMPACT IN PARK AND HIT THE TRAILER THAT WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF IT. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SCREEN SHOWED AN ERROR MESSAGE FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT THAT SAID \"SERVICE AIRBAGS\"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2017/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2017,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2017-seat-belt-failure","label":"Seat belt failing to lock or detaching from seat","component_code":"SEAT BELTS","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2017-03 → 2024-12","source_complaint_count":178,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-31","quote_1_odi":"11630074","quote_1_text":"Seat belt became detached from the seat on the drivers side where it attaches to the left hand side of the seat","quote_2_odi":"11279595","quote_2_text":"2 OF THE PEOPLE (THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER BEHIND THE DRIVER) DID NOT HAVE THE SHOULDER SEAT BELT HOLD. THE DRIVER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE PASSENGER HIT THE BACK OF THE DRIVERS SEAT. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY","quote_3_odi":"10958293","quote_3_text":"THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2017/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2017,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2017-engine-stall-misfire","label":"Engine stalling and misfire while driving","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":5,"date_range":"2019-11 → 2024-09","source_complaint_count":178,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-31","quote_1_odi":"11614459","quote_1_text":"The contact stated while driving at approximately 50 MPH, the vehicle was vibrating, with the electronic stability warning light illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic","quote_2_odi":"11531531","quote_2_text":"The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle made an abnormal sound and stalled. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the residence","quote_3_odi":"11279739","quote_3_text":"WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2017/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2017,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2017-power-steering-loss","label":"Loss of power steering assist while driving","component_code":"STEERING","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2020-11 → 2026-02","source_complaint_count":178,"reviewed_at":"2026-07-31","quote_1_odi":"11374379","quote_1_text":"POWER STEERING STOPS FUNCTIONING WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, RESULTING IN A LIKELY CAR ACCIDENT. DRIVING IN CITY MAKING ANY KING OF TURN EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE ALREADY","quote_2_odi":"11474086","quote_2_text":"I had to have the power steering unit replaced under warranty and now it needs to be replaced again at less than 80000 miles","quote_3_odi":"11718078","quote_3_text":"While driving in rush hour traffic one day all power steering was lost with no explanation","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2017/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2022,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Envision","model_slug":"envision","cluster_id":"buick-envision-2022-instrument-cluster-blackout","label":"Instrument cluster and display blackout","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2022-12 → 2026-05","source_complaint_count":23,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-01","quote_1_odi":"11738471","quote_1_text":"My instrument panel cluster went black while the vehicle remained operational. The speedometer, warning lights, warning chimes, PRNDL/gear display, and dashboard are all non-functional. We checked fuses and performed a battery reset","quote_2_odi":"11497519","quote_2_text":"Service Instrument Cluster failure happened during a vehicle software update in November 2022. 11/7/2022 Took the vehicle to a GM Dealer they performed a software update that was to correct the problem. However, a day later the Service Instrument Cluster light came on","quote_3_odi":"11512652","quote_3_text":"The screen then went black and had red writing on it. I have to have one set of gasses to drive and another pair to see up close. My GPS talks thru the screen and started talking, because I was turning, and I was unable to change glasses quickly enough to see what it said","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2022/buick/envision","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2022,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Envision","model_slug":"envision","cluster_id":"buick-envision-2022-telematics-shutoff","label":"Telematics module malfunction causing mid-drive shutoff","component_code":"POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2025-08 → 2025-08","source_complaint_count":23,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-01","quote_1_odi":"11683824","quote_1_text":"The OnStar Telematics Module has malfunctioned and is causing SAFETY FEATURES to malfunction. It is causing the following to occur to the vehicle: 1. The faulty module is causing the car to shut OFF UNEXPECTEDLY MID DRIVE","quote_2_odi":"11683092","quote_2_text":"Telematics module drained my battery mid drive. Car shut off on highway. Module malfunctioned and caused safety features to malfunction","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2022/buick/envision","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2022,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Envision","model_slug":"envision","cluster_id":"buick-envision-2022-fuel-pump-stall","label":"Fuel pump control module failure causing stall","component_code":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2023-03 → 2025-07","source_complaint_count":23,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-01","quote_1_odi":"11670721","quote_1_text":"I started the car. Backed out of my driveway. Put into drive. The car stalled I shifted to park tried to restart. It wouldn’t. At that point I tried to put car into neutral I couldn’t. There is no way to shift this car into neutral","quote_2_odi":"11519556","quote_2_text":"The Buick died due to a fuel pump control module. This happened in a busy intersection. We were unable to force car into neutral so it could be pushed out of traffic","quote_3_odi":"11512647","quote_3_text":"On 10/12/22 I was stopped at a red light. I was the first person in line at the red light, right at the entrance to the NYS Thruway. When the light turned green, my car locked up and I was unable to proceed","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2022/buick/envision","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2022,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Envision","model_slug":"envision","cluster_id":"buick-envision-2022-brake-response-failure","label":"Reduced brake pedal response and stopping power","component_code":"SERVICE BRAKES","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2023-06 → 2024-10","source_complaint_count":23,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-01","quote_1_odi":"11622662","quote_1_text":"The contact stated while driving 35 MPH and depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle failed to respond. The message \"No Lane Assist - Caution\" was displayed. The contact pumped the brake pedal until the vehicle responded","quote_2_odi":"11566350","quote_2_text":"The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH and coming to a red light, the brake pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to stop immediately","quote_3_odi":"11526730","quote_3_text":"On Wednesday, 06/07/2023, my 2022 Buick Envision Avenir suddenly displayed a large number of error codes on the dashboard","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2022/buick/envision","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2022,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Envision","model_slug":"envision","cluster_id":"buick-envision-2022-restraint-warning-light","label":"Safety restraint system warning light activation","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2022-08 → 2023-09","source_complaint_count":23,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-01","quote_1_odi":"11480867","quote_1_text":"Service Safety Restraint System warning and Airbag light comes on and off multiple times a day. Onstar and Dealer state they cannot recreate issue or find a code","quote_2_odi":"11533963","quote_2_text":"Service safety restraint message displays. Sunroof, all parts will not function when attempted. Nothing happens. Airbag light indicates \"off\"","quote_3_odi":"11545595","quote_3_text":"Purchased new in March 2023 -Repair Safety Restraint System failed (alert signal) failed late June 2023. Inspected at the Dealer/mechanic on July 11 2023, and it was determined the Safety Restraint System panel was defective","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2022/buick/envision","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2022,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Envision","model_slug":"envision","cluster_id":"buick-envision-2022-transmission-hesitation","label":"Transmission hesitation and RPM surge during acceleration","component_code":"ENGINE, EQUIPMENT","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2022-02 → 2022-06","source_complaint_count":23,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-01","quote_1_odi":"11453397","quote_1_text":"The issue is the AutoStop feature and the transmission. When driving, it appears that the gears are not shifting correctly; also, while driving, the RPM has reached a high level of 5 multiple times, which is now a cause for concern","quote_2_odi":"11471857","quote_2_text":"My vehicle still has a delay or hesitation with the shifting of gears while driving, causing a loss of power. At random times the vehicle has lost power while driving","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2022/buick/envision","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2022,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Envision","model_slug":"envision","cluster_id":"buick-envision-2022-turbo-hose-noise","label":"Turbo hose failure causing engine noise","component_code":"POWER TRAIN, ENGINE","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2022-12 → 2023-02","source_complaint_count":23,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-01","quote_1_odi":"11505767","quote_1_text":"New Buick Envision 2022 has ongoing engine and powertrain issues. Vehicle has been returned to the dealer service department for squeaking sounds coming from the engine when manually turning car off, coolant smell coming from engine and loud whistling sound when accelerating in…","quote_2_odi":"11496742","quote_2_text":"Purchased 2022 Buick Envision on October 15, 2022, currently has estimated 2400 miles. One month after purchase at 2200 miles, November 16th, a squeaking noise started coming from engine when you turn the vehicle off","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2022/buick/envision","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2024,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore GX","model_slug":"encore-gx","cluster_id":"encore-gx-2024-instrument-panel-blackout","label":"Instrument panel and infotainment display blackout","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","complaint_count":14,"date_range":"2024-03 → 2026-07","source_complaint_count":27,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-01","quote_1_odi":"11750802","quote_1_text":"The contact owns a 2024 Buick Encore GX. The contact stated that while driving at 5 MPH and attempting to stop the vehicle, the instrument panel displayed a blank screen. An independent mechanic was contacted","quote_2_odi":"11672726","quote_2_text":"On [XXX], I was driving on the [XXX] in San Diego, a rather busy freeway, and the instrument panel went black with no interference from me. I could not see speedometer or any other information about the car, like check engine light. I drove the 17 miles home","quote_3_odi":"11579563","quote_3_text":"The Virtual Cockpit Unit on my Buick Encore GX ST 2024 keeps intermittently blackout at vehicle startup and or while driving","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2024/buick/encore-gx","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2024,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore GX","model_slug":"encore-gx","cluster_id":"encore-gx-2024-door-lock-malfunction","label":"Power door lock and alarm malfunction","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2024-10 → 2025-11","source_complaint_count":27,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-01","quote_1_odi":"11698094","quote_1_text":"door locks don't work. This is the second time in less than a year. Last time it took Buick 28 days to fix. Vehicle wont lock while driving or when parked. No warning. The dealer has had the vehicle since 10-20-25","quote_2_odi":"11618442","quote_2_text":"All door locks wont activate both from door switches and key fob. Alarm is malfunction. Doors wont lock when moving. My car has been at the dealers for three weeks they have not been able to fix it","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2024/buick/encore-gx","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2024,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore GX","model_slug":"encore-gx","cluster_id":"encore-gx-2024-camera-detection-malfunction","label":"Rear-view camera and side detection system malfunction","component_code":"BACK OVER PREVENTION","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2023-12 → 2026-04","source_complaint_count":27,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-01","quote_1_odi":"11730354","quote_1_text":"The contact owns a 2024 Buick Encore GX. The contact stated that while reversing, the rear-view camera displayed a blurry image, and the rear-view camera later displayed a solid red image","quote_2_odi":"11560548","quote_2_text":"I started the Encore and dash flashed.Sevivice side detection system.Now the small lights on mirros dont show any more.It just happend today 12/17/2024","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2024/buick/encore-gx","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2024,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore GX","model_slug":"encore-gx","cluster_id":"encore-gx-2024-brake-squeal-grab","label":"Brake squeal and grabbing at low speed","component_code":"SERVICE BRAKES","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2025-09 → 2025-10","source_complaint_count":27,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-01","quote_1_odi":"11684239","quote_1_text":"Noticed around 7000 miles that the brakes are squealing and grabbing at slow speeds","quote_2_odi":"11695260","quote_2_text":"The brakes squeak constantly and occasionally skid or lock up","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2024/buick/encore-gx","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2024,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore GX","model_slug":"encore-gx","cluster_id":"encore-gx-2024-stall-transmission-failure","label":"Engine stall and transmission failure while driving","component_code":"POWER TRAIN","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2025-08 → 2026-07","source_complaint_count":27,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-01","quote_1_odi":"11750191","quote_1_text":"When driving on the freeway 60 mph, the car jerked and locked up, no warning lights, speedometer was rising and dropping rapidly, car slowly dropped speed","quote_2_odi":"11747164","quote_2_text":"The contact owns a 2024 Buick Encore GX. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60-65 MPH on the interstate, the vehicle was shuddering abnormally while accelerating, and the transmission failed to properly shift into gear","quote_3_odi":"11681046","quote_3_text":"The issue has happened three times and has been \"repaired\" three times. While driving, the vehicle starts to shake violently. Then the check engine light comes on and the vehicle shuts off","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2024/buick/encore-gx","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2012,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"lacrosse-2012-toe-link-recall-parts","label":"Rear toe link recall parts unavailable","component_code":"SUSPENSION","complaint_count":26,"date_range":"2021-02 → 2022-02","source_complaint_count":205,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-19","quote_1_odi":"11439862","quote_1_text":"The contact owns a 2012 Buick LaCrosse. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V764000 (Suspension) however, the dealer informed the contact that the part for the…","quote_2_odi":"11413904","quote_2_text":"THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V764000 (SUSPENSION) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE","quote_3_odi":"11439470","quote_3_text":"2012 BUICK LACROSSE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REAR TOE LINK SUSPENSION SAFETY RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAFETY RECALL FAILURE","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2012/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2012,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"lacrosse-2012-brake-pedal-sticking","label":"Brake pedal sticks down in hot weather","component_code":"SERVICE BRAKES","complaint_count":6,"date_range":"2014-03 → 2025-05","source_complaint_count":205,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-19","quote_1_odi":"11735921","quote_1_text":"The break pedal sticks down during high temperatures ( generally during summer months especially when park outside in the sun and high humidity) and causes the brakes to drag and the break pedal doesn’t come up by itself!","quote_2_odi":"11494758","quote_2_text":"The brake pedal sticks down during interior high temperatures (generally during the summer months when parked in the sun) and causes the brakes to drag. It appears this is a known defect (nhtsa# 10141352) gm technical service bulletin#PIC 5692D","quote_3_odi":"10694992","quote_3_text":"I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO BE SLUGGISH ON ACCELERATION. I FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE NOT RELEASING","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2012/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2012,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"lacrosse-2012-seatbelt-failure","label":"Driver seat belt buckle and anchor failure","component_code":"SEAT BELTS","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2013-05 → 2023-08","source_complaint_count":205,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-19","quote_1_odi":"11540009","quote_1_text":"The contact owns a 2012 Buick LaCrosse. The contact stated that the driver's side front seat belt cable mount had detached while attempting to use the seat belt","quote_2_odi":"10852928","quote_2_text":"DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULD NOT LOCK, WHICH RENDERS AIRBAGS INOPERABLE","quote_3_odi":"10513209","quote_3_text":"2012- BUICK LACROSSE- 7,000 MILES--WHILE DRIVING LAST WEEK AND STOPPED AT A REST AREA, THE ANCHOR BOLT ON MY DRIVERS SEATBELT CAME OFF FROM THE BRACKET AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT-","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2012/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2012,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"lacrosse-2012-stabilitrak-stall","label":"StabiliTrak warning with engine stall and steering loss","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)","complaint_count":81,"date_range":"2013-02 → 2026-07","source_complaint_count":205,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-19","quote_1_odi":"11749557","quote_1_text":"The vehicle suffered a sudden, complete loss of engine power and forward propulsion while traveling at highway speed, cutting off mid-drive with no warning","quote_2_odi":"11661496","quote_2_text":"My 2012 Buick Lacrosse had a recall for Loss control generator control module, The recall was fixed, but recently my car shut off in the middle of the highway for the same issue","quote_3_odi":"11568709","quote_3_text":"The contact owns a 2012 Buick Lacrosse. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle decelerated and shutoff independently. The stabili-trak warning light was flashing after the failure had occurred","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2012/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2012,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"lacrosse-2012-engine-belt-stall","label":"Engine stall from serpentine belt and oil consumption","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":19,"date_range":"2012-09 → 2023-11","source_complaint_count":205,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-19","quote_1_odi":"10478015","quote_1_text":"WE WERE ON I 35 TRAVELING ABOUT 70 MPH WHEN THE MOTOR SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. AFTER ABOUT 30 TO 45 SECONDS SOME POWER SEEMED TO COME BACK AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE SERVICE ROAD","quote_2_odi":"11186535","quote_2_text":"HI THERE COMING HOME THE OTHER DAY ON HIGHWAY LOST EVERYTHING , LUCKILY I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE NO STEERING VERY HARD TO STOP ! HAD TO GET IT TOWED ! SERPENTINE BELT OFF !","quote_3_odi":"11208682","quote_3_text":"JUST OVER 70,000 MILES ON THE CAR. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND STALLING AT IDLE. ENGINE LIGHT CODE INDICATED A CAM SHAFT MISALIGNMENT","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2012/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2025,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2025-brake-master-cylinder-failure","label":"Brake master cylinder failure and total brake loss","component_code":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","complaint_count":8,"date_range":"2025-07 → 2026-05","source_complaint_count":36,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-20","quote_1_odi":"11740224","quote_1_text":"Driving at 30mph and all the dashboard lights turned on and all the warnings kept popping on the dashboard and 30 seconds later the brakes were not working when I was approaching a busy intersection","quote_2_odi":"11696262","quote_2_text":"The vehicle had had some odd electrical issues. The brakes ended up failing while driving but no electrical issues at the time proceeding it. What I wasn't able to report before was that the brake pedal sunk to the floor with no effort to stop the vehicle at all","quote_3_odi":"11673412","quote_3_text":"The contact owns a 2025 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, several unknown warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who determined that a software update was required","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2025/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2025,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2025-brake-noise-pad-wear","label":"Brake squealing and premature pad wear","component_code":"SERVICE BRAKES","complaint_count":5,"date_range":"2025-03 → 2026-05","source_complaint_count":36,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-20","quote_1_odi":"11729319","quote_1_text":"This happens every single day, not just today, but are two separate issues related to my brakes. 1- squealing brakes. Every single day and for several miles before they warm up","quote_2_odi":"11727213","quote_2_text":"Brakes are extremely noisy at low speeds","quote_3_odi":"11646657","quote_3_text":"The contact owns a 2025 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, the brakes started to squeak. There were no warning lights illuminated. The brake pad life percentage was going down daily","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2025/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2025,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2025-display-screen-failure","label":"Instrument cluster and infotainment display failure","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2024-10 → 2026-01","source_complaint_count":36,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-20","quote_1_odi":"11712604","quote_1_text":"Digital dash display is completely black. There is no display of speed, lane departure, back-up camera or parking assist/surround view camera. Neither vehicle restart nor software reset corrects the issues","quote_2_odi":"11653173","quote_2_text":"Check engine light came on first and then the infotainment went blank for three days. Took to dealership for the software update which shut the infotainment system down completely","quote_3_odi":"11621571","quote_3_text":"The contact owns a 2025 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the display screen intermittently malfunctioned and only a black image was displayed","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2025/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2025,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2025-phantom-aeb-braking","label":"Automatic emergency braking activation without an obstacle","component_code":"SERVICE BRAKES, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2025-11 → 2026-05","source_complaint_count":36,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-20","quote_1_odi":"11738785","quote_1_text":"The Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) system activates unexpectedly and dangerously. Incident 1 5/7/2026: While driving approximately 2 mph in a drive-thru and rounding a curve, the vehicle suddenly applied full braking without warning","quote_2_odi":"11697839","quote_2_text":"Driving down the street after a short trip this morning with no one on the road in front of us the vehicle had an alert like we were about to impact someone and braked pretty hard 2x back to back with the collision alert popping up","quote_3_odi":"11732501","quote_3_text":"The car frequently just slams on the brakes on its own when reversing. Doesn’t matter the speed, and nothing is behind me at all","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2025/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2025,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2025-engine-transmission-failure","label":"Engine and transmission failure causing loss of power","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":6,"date_range":"2025-05 → 2026-03","source_complaint_count":36,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-20","quote_1_odi":"11726348","quote_1_text":"Catastrophic engine failure. We were left stranded in [XXX] while on a trip. No warning lamps. Vehicle was towed and inspected by the Buick dealership service department","quote_2_odi":"11721385","quote_2_text":"My wife's 2025 Buick Enclave with less than 10,000 miles (around 9,800) stranded us on the highway. Transmission was shuddering and felt like we were hitting rumble straps on acceleration","quote_3_odi":"11706976","quote_3_text":"The engine and/or powertrain system catastrophically failed while the vehicle was in motion on the freeway. The vehicle lost power, shut down, and became disabled","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2025/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2025,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2025-airbag-non-deployment","label":"Air bag non-deployment in a crash","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2025-09 → 2026-07","source_complaint_count":36,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-20","quote_1_odi":"11750304","quote_1_text":"The contact owned a 2025 Buick Enclave. While the contact’s daughter was driving through an intersection on a green light at an undisclosed speed, a truck crashed into the front driver’s side of the vehicle. Upon impact, the air bags failed to deploy","quote_2_odi":"11690298","quote_2_text":"The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35-45 MPH, the vehicle was T-boned by another vehicle on the passenger side. The air bags did not deploy","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2025/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2025,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Envista","model_slug":"envista","cluster_id":"envista-2025-instrument-blackout","label":"Instrument cluster and infotainment screen blackout","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","complaint_count":11,"date_range":"2024-09 → 2026-06","source_complaint_count":29,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-20","quote_1_odi":"11707154","quote_1_text":"The vehicle’s infotainment/display screen (center touchscreen system) malfunctions. The screen flickers, freezes, becomes unresponsive, and frequently fails to connect","quote_2_odi":"11677439","quote_2_text":"The contact owns a 2025 Buick Envista. The contact stated that the infotainment center and instrument panel were intermittently inoperable, while driving at various speeds or while idling","quote_3_odi":"11613955","quote_3_text":"The instrument panel (or instrument cluster) is malfunctioning. The issue is intermittent, meaning the instrument panel blacks out unpredictably","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2025/buick/envista","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2025,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Envista","model_slug":"envista","cluster_id":"envista-2025-wiper-trim-detach","label":"Wiper blade and exterior trim detachment","component_code":"VISIBILITY/WIPER","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2025-07 → 2026-04","source_complaint_count":29,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-20","quote_1_odi":"11727460","quote_1_text":"The contact owns a 2025 Buick Envista. The contact stated that while driving during heavy rain, the windshield wiper fractured in half, resulting in poor visibility while driving","quote_2_odi":"11729341","quote_2_text":"Wiper blades are not compatible with after market brands due to wiper arm design. Exterior trim. The rear quarter window trim has poor adhesive. Causing chrome panel to bend and detach while vehicle was one highway","quote_3_odi":"11674929","quote_3_text":"I am reporting a rear window trim detachment that occurred after my 2025 Buick Envista Sport Touring went through a brushless automatic car wash","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2025/buick/envista","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2025,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Envista","model_slug":"envista","cluster_id":"envista-2025-window-auto-down","label":"Power window movement while locked","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2025-12 → 2025-12","source_complaint_count":29,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-20","quote_1_odi":"11708053","quote_1_text":"Window will not go back up. Also when the windows are Locked ( Light indicator on) THEY STILL GO DOWN","quote_2_odi":"11708054","quote_2_text":"Passenger window will go down while LOCKED. Strange noise from front cabin","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2025/buick/envista","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2025,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Envista","model_slug":"envista","cluster_id":"envista-2025-fuel-system-fault","label":"Check engine light and fuel system malfunction","component_code":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2024-12 → 2025-11","source_complaint_count":29,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-20","quote_1_odi":"11700774","quote_1_text":"On September 6, 2025, the car had to be taken to be repaired due to a “fuel filler pipe leaking”. I didn’t expect that a brand-new car would need to be repaired for something that seems to be dangerous","quote_2_odi":"11676511","quote_2_text":"First, I had a check engine light in early May and took it to the shop and the problem was identified as a cracked fuel pipe","quote_3_odi":"11633375","quote_3_text":"I purchased the vehicle on 12/21/24, and I now have a check engine light with a code related to \"The Engine and Transmission System is not performing as expected","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2025/buick/envista","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2025,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Envista","model_slug":"envista","cluster_id":"envista-2025-brake-failure","label":"Brake pedal and power steering failure","component_code":"SERVICE BRAKES","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2025-07 → 2026-07","source_complaint_count":29,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-20","quote_1_odi":"11675250","quote_1_text":"I purchased a brand-new 2025 Buick Envista in June, 2025 and owned it for just over a month when the brakes suddenly and completely failed while I was driving on the highway","quote_2_odi":"11687314","quote_2_text":"ON [XXX], (SUNDAY) AFTER DRIVING TO AN EAST LANSING, MI RESTAURANT & SPENDING 1-1/2 HOURS EATING BREAKFAST, I TURNED MY CAR ON AT ABOUT [XXX], AND RECEIVED AN ERROR MESSAGE ON THE DASHBOARD THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT FUNCTIONING","quote_3_odi":"11750541","quote_3_text":"Suburban performed rotor resurfacing on all four rotors and certified the repair as complete and verified on XXX","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2025/buick/envista","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2021,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2021-liftgate-unintended-opening","label":"Power liftgate unintended opening while driving or parked","component_code":"LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH","complaint_count":7,"date_range":"2024-01-20 → 2026-07-28","source_complaint_count":25,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-21","quote_1_odi":"11744102","quote_1_text":"The liftgate of my vehicle began opening on it's own at no apparent interval, but now occurs frequently while waiting for a repair part to come in.  This has happened while parked - including in public parking lots (where someone malicious could have entered the vehicle and the","quote_2_odi":"11734364","quote_2_text":"About six months ago the tailgate foot sensor failed and has not worked. Since then, the tailgate began randomly opening on its own, mostly when the car is parked and shut off, but  as of today(4-28-2026) it started occurring while I'm driving","quote_3_odi":"11732015","quote_3_text":"The trunk latching system malfunction even when it is set to OFF. When the vehicle is off or running it will open automatically then will not shut unless you turn the car on then shut the car off put on lock then unlock the car","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2021/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2021,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2021-brake-grinding-noise","label":"Service brake grinding noise at low mileage","component_code":"SERVICE BRAKES","complaint_count":7,"date_range":"2021-05-05 → 2021-08-28","source_complaint_count":25,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-21","quote_1_odi":"11419275","quote_1_text":"I have a 2021 Buick Enclave Premium purchased 01.03.2021from Alden Buick-GMC been having problems with my brakes when I apply my brakes I have a brake noise grinding growling noise coming from the brakes. Took vehicle to dealership today 06.01.2021. Was told cause is Composition…","quote_2_odi":"11423968","quote_2_text":"Brakes started grinding at 300 miles.  I have filed a complaint with dealership who did record it and advised that it was a known issue that GM is working to resolve.  I now have approximately  2000 miles on the car and it continues to sound and feel like my brakes are grinding","quote_3_odi":"11415287","quote_3_text":"WHEN I DRIVE MY BUICK ENCLAVE AFTER IT SITS FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME, IF I APPLY THE BRAKES, I HAVE A LOUD GRINDING TYPE SOUND AND I NOTICE THE NOISE CONTINUES AS I DO MY SHOPPING AND IT DOES NOT ALWAYS GO AWAY","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2021/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2021,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2021-seatbelt-latch-malfunction","label":"Seat belt latch failure to buckle or release","component_code":"SEAT BELTS","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2024-01-20 → 2026-07-28","source_complaint_count":25,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-21","quote_1_odi":"11753269","quote_1_text":"The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed with the contact and her daughter inside the vehicle, her daughter's seat belt became extremely tight. The seat belt failed to unlatch, forcing the contact to cut the seat belt to remove her daughter from the seat","quote_2_odi":"11743361","quote_2_text":"Passenger side seatbelt latch gets stuck so when trying to buckle it doesn’t go in, you have to try multiple times. Get a notification on dashboard every once in a while saying seatbelt or airbag issue contact dealer. Warning light (air bag and seatbelt system) lights up","quote_3_odi":"11566689","quote_3_text":"Passenger seat belt doesn't always work. Has to click several times","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2021/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2021,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2021-exhaust-system-failures","label":"Exhaust system and catalytic converter failures","component_code":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2024-10-24 → 2026-06-17","source_complaint_count":25,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-21","quote_1_odi":"11670139","quote_1_text":"The catalytic converter has been replaced 3 times. The flex pipes has been repaired and replaced 4 times and the exhaust pipes has been welded on 5 times. The back tail pipe fail off while driving and had to be welded. The exhaust on this vehicle has given me many problems","quote_2_odi":"11621844","quote_2_text":"Catalytic converter was defective in October 2022. Had to wait to get part in. Vehicle taken to dealer for repair in December 2022/ Told that the second catalytic converter needed to be repaired. I stated that I was not aware that cars had two catalytic converters","quote_3_odi":"11744657","quote_3_text":"The muffler and tail pipe has fallen off 6 times and ive had to get repaired. I believe it is due to the bad torque converter that others have complained about and goggle says that is a likely failure on the buick","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2021/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2021,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Envision","model_slug":"envision","cluster_id":"envision-2021-transmission-slip-lurch","label":"Transmission slipping, lurching, and gear loss","component_code":"POWER TRAIN","complaint_count":5,"date_range":"2023-08 → 2026-01","source_complaint_count":23,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-21","quote_1_odi":"11668858","quote_1_text":"This has happened about 4-5 times now, car has approximately 17.5k miles.  While accelerating attempting to reach speed limit, transmission has slipped out of gear and power to wheels is not happening.  Have learned to switch into neutral and then drive and transmission will…","quote_2_odi":"11702035","quote_2_text":"11/25/25  DRIVING  AT A SLOW SPEED, THE TRANSMISION WAS IN DRIVE. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL. THE CAR STOP. I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND CONTINUED TO THE FINAL DESTINATION","quote_3_odi":"11708450","quote_3_text":"When I start at a low speed it's like it does not know which gear to go in. You push on the gas and it does not move much and then launches forward. It has done this since I purchased it in April 2025 used","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2021/buick/envision","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2021,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Envision","model_slug":"envision","cluster_id":"envision-2021-fuel-pump-module-failure","label":"Fuel pump control module failure and no-start","component_code":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","complaint_count":6,"date_range":"2023-04 → 2025-11","source_complaint_count":23,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-21","quote_1_odi":"11522086","quote_1_text":"My vehicle's motor stopped without any warning in the middle lane of a busy freeway. I put the emergency flashers on but when I tried to restart the motor it overrode the flashers, causing a semi truck to just miss hitting me. The transmission went into Park mode and since this…","quote_2_odi":"11516960","quote_2_text":"Driving at 45 mph the vehicle stopped running in traffic.  Able to get off road and vehicle would not start.  Engine turned over but did not fire.  Waited about 10 min. while on phone with dealer and tried again.  It started.  Able to drive approx. 2 miles to dealer.  Dealer…","quote_3_odi":"11701652","quote_3_text":"Fuel pump and fuel control module failed. Car will not stay running. Currently at GM dealership. Confirmed and repair cost about $500. No warning lights","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2021/buick/envision","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2021,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Envision","model_slug":"envision","cluster_id":"envision-2021-electrical-interior-lighting","label":"Electrical system faults and interior lighting","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2024-08 → 2024-12","source_complaint_count":23,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-21","quote_1_odi":"11607181","quote_1_text":"Interior light keep coming on while driving when I turn it off it comes back on","quote_2_odi":"11633461","quote_2_text":"Electircal System, Interior Lighting: Purchased car used 11/05/24. Interior rear lights come on while driving, once started they will not automatically turn off, and remain on when the vehicle is turned off. This incident is the same as NHTSA ID Number: 11607181, dated: 08/03/24","quote_3_odi":"11536085","quote_3_text":"Car shut off in middle of the highway. Couldn’t get it to start. Fortunately there was light traffic. Couldn’t get the car in neutral to push on side of road. Had it towed to a shop and it was a faulty fuel pump module. Manufacturer won’t honor warranty","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2021/buick/envision","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2021,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Envision","model_slug":"envision","cluster_id":"envision-2021-hvac-defrost-visibility","label":"HVAC defrost failure and window fogging","component_code":"VISIBILITY/WIPER","complaint_count":1,"date_range":"2025-01 → 2025-01","source_complaint_count":23,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-21","quote_1_odi":"11634337","quote_1_text":"When driving 2021 Buick Envision, the windshield and side windows do not defrost with HVAC set to defrost mode.  Service Climate system is displayed on dash.  Vehicle was inspected by dealer finding replacement of HVAC case half housing required on 1/22/24 ( a year ago). GM…","quote_2_odi":"","quote_2_text":"","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2021/buick/envision","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2021,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Envision","model_slug":"envision","cluster_id":"envision-2021-engine-hesitation-turbo","label":"Engine hesitation and turbo lag on acceleration","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2023-12 → 2025-06","source_complaint_count":23,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-21","quote_1_odi":"11560207","quote_1_text":"When I push on the accelerator the car hesitates and then surges forward. I took the vehicle to the dealership where they recreated the problem however it was not throwing any codes. After examination they determined that the problem was turbo lag","quote_2_odi":"11615453","quote_2_text":"The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the contact heard a popping sound coming from the front end of the vehicle, and the vehicle became difficult to steer. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who determined that the front driver’s and passenger’s side ball…","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2021/buick/envision","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2021,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Envision","model_slug":"envision","cluster_id":"envision-2021-floor-mat-unintended-accel","label":"Floor mat interference and unintended acceleration","component_code":"EQUIPMENT:ACCESSORY:FLOOR MAT, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES","complaint_count":1,"date_range":"2026-02 → 2026-02","source_complaint_count":23,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-21","quote_1_odi":"11719389","quote_1_text":"The contact stated that while his wife was driving at an undisclosed speed on the freeway, the vehicle unintendedly accelerated around a corner, with the floor mat stuck under the pedal. The driver depressed the brake pedal for an extended time, but the vehicle continued…","quote_2_odi":"","quote_2_text":"","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2021/buick/envision","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2021,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Envision","model_slug":"envision","cluster_id":"envision-2021-tire-blowout-delamination","label":"Tire blowout and tread delamination","component_code":"TIRES:TREAD/BELT","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2022-09 → 2023-11","source_complaint_count":23,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-21","quote_1_odi":"11553354","quote_1_text":"245/45 R 20   all four tires are pitting and delaminating and the rubber is falling off. These are Continental pro contact 99 h. Mold number s-908480 and mold number s-50879","quote_2_odi":"11485807","quote_2_text":"As going down the road the tire blew out. The vehicle is new and only has 6389 miles on the vehicle. Feel there was a defect in the tire that caused this. No warning or anything came on to advise that it was low or needed attention","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2021/buick/envision","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2015,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2015-wheel-air-pressure-loss","label":"Wheel air-pressure loss and realignment","component_code":"WHEELS","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2018-04 → 2018-11","source_complaint_count":171,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-21","quote_1_odi":"11121760","quote_1_text":"19\" CHROME CLAD ALUMINUM WHEELS CONSTANT LEAK AIR. TIRES MUST BE INFLATED EVERY 3 TO FOUR DAYS","quote_2_odi":"11149526","quote_2_text":"I PURCHASED THE CAR IN AUGUST 2015. LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER BUYING IT, I HAD ISSUES WITH WHEELS AS IT WIGGLES AND IS NOT STABLE REGARDLESS OF THE TYPE OF ROAD I AM IN","quote_3_odi":"11083132","quote_3_text":"TIRES: EXPERIENCING TREAD CRACKING, LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE. I AM CONSTANTLY STOPPING TO ADD AIR TO TIRES, LOSS OF PRESSURE IS INTERMITTENT","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2015/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2015,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2015-seat-belt-lockup","label":"Seat belt buckle and retractor lock-up","component_code":"SEAT BELTS","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2015-09 → 2019-08","source_complaint_count":171,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-21","quote_1_odi":"10763443","quote_1_text":"THE SCARIEST THING AND I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED A SEAT BELT LOCKING TO THE POINT OF A CHILD NEARLY FAINTING BECAUSE IT WAS CHOCKING HIM AROUND THE BELLY AREA","quote_2_odi":"11241030","quote_2_text":"MY DAUGHTER ENDED UP GETTING THE SEAT BELT TWISTED AROUND HER WAIST WHEN SHE WAS TRYING TO GET OUT. THE SEATBELT WAS LOCKED TIGHTLY AROUND HER WAIST AND SHE COULD NOT GET OUT","quote_3_odi":"11217092","quote_3_text":"THE SEAT BELT CABLE COMPLETELY SHARED OFF WHERE IT ATTACHES TO FLOOR. CAME APART WHEN TRYING TO USE","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2015/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2015,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2015-airbag-recall-parts-delay","label":"Takata airbag recall parts unavailable","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":94,"date_range":"2022-08 → 2024-10","source_complaint_count":171,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-21","quote_1_odi":"11608418","quote_1_text":"I was notified via USPS mail by GM 06/2023 regarding a recall (N232404980 / 23V334) & parts not being currently available","quote_2_odi":"11570289","quote_2_text":"This recall has been an issue since the middle of last year. I have called Buick several times and I am still being told that, \"there is no remedy\". It is unsafe for me to drive my children around in a vehicle with an airbag issue","quote_3_odi":"11531726","quote_3_text":"I don’t know if this is the correct form but - My vehicle has been recalled for a serious safety risk and Buick will not provide a replacement vehicle or pay for a rental while my car is not drivable","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2015/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2015,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2015-power-steering-pump-failure","label":"Power steering pump and rack failure","component_code":"STEERING","complaint_count":12,"date_range":"2016-01 → 2023-01","source_complaint_count":171,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-21","quote_1_odi":"11229297","quote_1_text":"SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING MY 2015 BUICK ENCLAVE THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. ABOUT 15K MILES LATER, THE POWER STEERING HOSE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED","quote_2_odi":"11431675","quote_2_text":"The steering wheel develops play because the components of the tie rod loosen and it is difficult to maintain control of the vehicle at high and low speeds","quote_3_odi":"11403787","quote_3_text":"SON WAS DRIVING CAR AND THE STEERING LOCKED. VEARED OFF ROAD AFTER TURNING ONTO STREET, WENT OVER CURB ONTO SIDEWALK AND HIT LIGHT POLE AND CONCRETE BENCH, STOPPING INCHES FROM A BUILDING. CAR WAS TOTALED","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2015/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2015,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2015-sudden-power-loss","label":"Sudden loss of power while driving","component_code":"ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)","complaint_count":9,"date_range":"2016-09 → 2025-03","source_complaint_count":171,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-21","quote_1_odi":"11325840","quote_1_text":"CAR SHUTS OFF LOSE POWER GOING 70 MILES A HOUR ON HIGHYAY WE FILED A COMPLAINT BACK JANUARY 2019 PROBLEM STILL HAPPENS JUST LAST WEEK IT HAPPENED AGAIN WERE GONNA GET HURT SOONER OR LATER IF NOT FIXED THANK YOU","quote_2_odi":"11492651","quote_2_text":"While driving at highway speed, Service Traction Control/Stabilitrak warning comes on. Vehicle slows and if driver attempts to accelerate (using accelerator pedal), it causes severe lurching of vehicle","quote_3_odi":"11301125","quote_3_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE ENGINE RPMS REVVED UP WITH SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2015/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2015,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2015-oil-consumption-timing-chain","label":"Excessive oil consumption and timing chain wear","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2024-07 → 2025-07","source_complaint_count":171,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-21","quote_1_odi":"11673533","quote_1_text":"oil just disappears. Burns off all the engine oil w no smoke","quote_2_odi":"11602483","quote_2_text":"I took my car in for routine maintenance service and requested them to investigate a rattle noise when the car is started and when it idles. The vehicle was around 96K mile range","quote_3_odi":"11631383","quote_3_text":"The contact owns a 2015 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that upon inspection it was discovered that the vehicle was leaking engine oil","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2015/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2016,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2016-transmission-gear-shift-failure","label":"Transmission failure to shift or hold gear","component_code":"POWER TRAIN","complaint_count":6,"date_range":"2016-10 → 2022-10","source_complaint_count":140,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-23","quote_1_odi":"11141649","quote_1_text":"DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD NOT GET OUT OF FIRST GEAR. DECIDE TO GET VEHICLE HOME SO I TURNED AROUND AND FOUND THAT I DID NOT HAVE RESERVE ALSO. ON WAY BACK HOME TRANSMISSION MADE A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON","quote_2_odi":"10914858","quote_2_text":"TRANSMISSION WON'T SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR AND REVERSE GEAR DOES NOT WORK","quote_3_odi":"11054874","quote_3_text":"TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 27,125 MILES. WHILE AT A STOP SIGN AT A BUSY INTERSECTION, WENT TO PROCEED AND HAD NO POWER TO MOVE. ENGINE WAS RUNNING FINE","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2016/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2016,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2016-power-steering-pump-leak","label":"Power steering pump and hose fluid leak","component_code":"STEERING","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2018-05 → 2019-11","source_complaint_count":140,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-23","quote_1_odi":"11098619","quote_1_text":"I HAVE A 2016 BUICK ENCLAVE - THE HAVE EXCEEDED MY WARRANTY BY APPROXIMATELY BY APPROXIMATELY 7,000 MILES NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEGUN MAKING SQUEALING SOUND MAINLY WHEN TURNING","quote_2_odi":"11270518","quote_2_text":"POWER STEERING HAS STARTED FAILING WHEN TURNING, MAKING IT EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. SEEMS WORSE AT SLOW SPEED","quote_3_odi":"11281697","quote_3_text":"WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND WENT TO TURN INTO THE GAS STATION. WHEN I TRIED TO TURN IT WAS A LOUD WHIRRING SOUND. I TOOK IT BACK TO WHERE I BOUGHT IT. I HAVEN'T EVEN OWNED THE CAR FOR 30 DAYS YET","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2016/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2016,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2016-airbag-recall-parts-backorder","label":"Takata air bag recall parts backorder","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":107,"date_range":"2023-06 → 2026-02","source_complaint_count":140,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-23","quote_1_odi":"11605112","quote_1_text":"In June of 2023 I received a safety recall from GM on my 2016 Buick Enclave concerning a defect in the airbag system. I contacted my local GM dealer and they said the hadn't received the replacement parts yet and that I would be notified when they were available","quote_2_odi":"11642320","quote_2_text":"My airbags were recalled May 10, 2023 and I have been trying to get them replaced under recall # 23V334 for over a year now and am continously told that the part is on backorder","quote_3_odi":"11578859","quote_3_text":"I am writing to express my alarm as to the length of time it is taking to resolve a safety recall ([XXX]) on my 2016 Buick Enclave. The recall was issued in May of 2023 and 10 months later, still no fix","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2016/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2016,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2016-airbag-nondeployment-light","label":"Front air bag non-deployment and warning light","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2018-07 → 2019-07","source_complaint_count":140,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-23","quote_1_odi":"11114338","quote_1_text":"WE HAVE A VERY SERIOUS CONCERN ABOUT OUR VEHICLE. WE WERE INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON FRIDAY, JULY 28, 2018. A CAR RAN RIGHT INTO OUR REAR WITHOUT STOPPING AT ABOUT 45 MPH. WE WERE VERY SURPRISED OUR AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT","quote_2_odi":"11114255","quote_2_text":"THERE WAS SMOKE COMING IN THE VENTS OF THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY","quote_3_odi":"11240442","quote_3_text":"2016 BUICK ENCLAVE HAD A SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT/MESSAGE ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD CONTINUOUSLY. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST & THE ISSUE IS THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2016/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2016,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2016-engine-stall-loss-of-power","label":"Engine stalling and loss of power while driving","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2016-09 → 2026-07","source_complaint_count":140,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-23","quote_1_odi":"11452224","quote_1_text":"The contact owns a 2016 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that while accelerating from a complete stop uphill, with his children in the middle rear passenger’s seats, the vehicle stalled. The check engine warning light illuminated","quote_2_odi":"10909587","quote_2_text":"BROUGHT THE CAR IN EARLIER THIS YEAR BECAUSE THE CAR WAS STALLING. THEY TOLD ME IT MAY HAVE BEEN A LOSE CABLE, BUT LIKELY WAS NOTHING. IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS THE CAR HAS STALLED 3 TIMES WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR","quote_3_odi":"11749129","quote_3_text":"Traction stabilization light comes on very frequently and vehicle loses power, step on gas and it sputters can’t get out of any one’s way, they throw parts at it and never fixes","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2016/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2016,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2016-excessive-oil-consumption","label":"Excessive oil consumption","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2018-03 → 2020-04","source_complaint_count":140,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-23","quote_1_odi":"11076860","quote_1_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS USING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL BEFORE SCHEDULED OIL CHANGES. THE ENGINE LOW INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED","quote_2_odi":"11321672","quote_2_text":"MY CAR ISN'T LEAKING ANY OIL SO IT IS BURNING IT AND ITS IT'S UNDER WARRANTY STILL BUT THEY WON'T FIX ANYTHING ON IT AND OTHER YEAR AND MAKE MODELS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2016/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2015,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"buick-encore-2015-turbocharger-failure","label":"Turbocharger failure with P0299 code","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":8,"date_range":"2017-10 → 2026-06","source_complaint_count":124,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-26","quote_1_odi":"11532768","quote_1_text":"The turbocharger on my car is failing and had a verified check engine light code PO299. The car is a 2015 with low miles, only 53k","quote_2_odi":"11218483","quote_2_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 BUICK ENCORE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GARBER GMC (5255 US-1, FORT PIERCE, FL) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE TURBO CHARGER WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED","quote_3_odi":"11679703","quote_3_text":"check engine light came onforP0299 code and heard that there's a lot of vehicles with turbos having this problem","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2015/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2015,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"buick-encore-2015-brake-noise-grab","label":"Brake noise and grabbing on application","component_code":"SERVICE BRAKES","complaint_count":9,"date_range":"2015-06 → 2020-06","source_complaint_count":124,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-26","quote_1_odi":"10723516","quote_1_text":"NEW BUICK 2015 ENCORE 1. APPYING BRAKES WHEN BACKING OUT OF GARAGE CREATES A SHRILL SQUEAL. 2. WHEN SLOWING FOR THE STOP SIGN AT THE END OF THE STREET, APPLYING BRAKES MAKES A MOANING SOUND AND SLIGHT VIBRATION","quote_2_odi":"10820894","quote_2_text":"SQUEAKING AND SCRAPING AND REDUCED PERFORMANCE OF REAR BRAKES. DEALER TRIED A FIX WITH IDENTICAL PARTS TO THE ORIGINAL ONES BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES","quote_3_odi":"10924717","quote_3_text":"2015 BUICK ENCORE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BRAKES MAKES GRINDING NOISES, DEALERSHIP MADE TEMPORARY REPAIRS AND REFUSES ADDITIONAL REPAIRS","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2015/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2015,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"buick-encore-2015-rollback-incline","label":"Vehicle rollback on inclines at a stop","component_code":"SERVICE BRAKES","complaint_count":5,"date_range":"2015-10 → 2021-05","source_complaint_count":124,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-26","quote_1_odi":"11024308","quote_1_text":"2015 BUICK ENCORE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HILL START ASSIST ISSUE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INVOLUNTARILY ROLL BACKWARDS","quote_2_odi":"10781784","quote_2_text":"WHILE STOPPED ON AN INCLINE, EVEN A SMALL INCLINE, THE VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARDS 6-12\" WHEN MOVING FOOT FROM BRAKE TO ACCELERATOR (THE VEHICLE HAS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION)","quote_3_odi":"11415263","quote_3_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 BUICK ENCORE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED ON AN INCLINE, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED BACKWARDS AFTER RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2015/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2015,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"buick-encore-2015-display-dimming","label":"Instrument panel and infotainment display dimming","component_code":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","complaint_count":8,"date_range":"2015-12 → 2020-01","source_complaint_count":124,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-26","quote_1_odi":"10967624","quote_1_text":"INFOTAINMENT SCREEN DIMS AUTOMATICALLY WHILE UNDER A TREE OR DRIVING UNDER SOME CLOUDS CAUSING THE DRIVER TO MANUALLY TURN THE LIGHT DIAL TO THE LEFT TO REGAIN THE BRIGHTNESS ON THE SCREEN. THIS WILL AUTOMATICALLY TURN OFF THE DAYLIGHT DRIVING LIGHTS","quote_2_odi":"10885561","quote_2_text":"DURING THE DAY, DASH LIGHTS ARE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE. AT NIGHT THE DASH LIGHTS UP, BUT DURING DAY TIME DRIVING THEY ARE HORRIBLE","quote_3_odi":"10809649","quote_3_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 BUICK ENCORE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTENSE GLARE THAT IMPACTED VISIBILITY IN WHICH THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2015/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2015,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"buick-encore-2015-power-steering-loss","label":"Power steering assist loss and steering wheel lockup","component_code":"STEERING","complaint_count":28,"date_range":"2015-09 → 2026-06","source_complaint_count":124,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-26","quote_1_odi":"11443985","quote_1_text":"The contact owns a 2015 Buick Encore. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the power steering assist warning light illuminated and the steering wheel was locked. Additionally, a burning odor was detected, and the tachometer was inoperable while driving","quote_2_odi":"11475054","quote_2_text":"The car stopped having power steering and went into limp mode while I was turning into a school and then stalled","quote_3_odi":"11623230","quote_3_text":"While driving the dash signal came on stating that the power steering unit had gone off. The car was being driven without power steering. The message state to get serviced immediately","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2015/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2015,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"buick-encore-2015-airbag-warning-light","label":"Airbag warning light and occupant detection fault","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":15,"date_range":"2016-10 → 2026-05","source_complaint_count":124,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-26","quote_1_odi":"11400189","quote_1_text":"DRIVER AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON .THIS IS THE 4TH TIME I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE IPURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON APRIL 2017. HAD IT SERVICED THE FIRST THREE TIMES BUT NOW THE WARRENTY IS OUT AND HERE I AM AGAIN WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON","quote_2_odi":"10958688","quote_2_text":"MY FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WILL NOT TURN ON WITH AN AVERAGE SIZE PERSON WEIGHING 135LBS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. IT SEEMS TO ONLY WORK WITH SOMEONE SITTING IN IT AT A WEIGHT OF OVER 200LBS","quote_3_odi":"11387410","quote_3_text":"MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON THE DASHBOARD TELLING ME THAT MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS OFF EVEN WITH SOMEONE SITTING IN THE SEAT","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2015/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2015,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"buick-encore-2015-oil-coolant-leak","label":"Engine oil and coolant leaks","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":10,"date_range":"2016-06 → 2026-07","source_complaint_count":124,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-26","quote_1_odi":"11639035","quote_1_text":"Leaking oil from oil coolant pipe under car and timing chain or belt gasket blowing oil","quote_2_odi":"11571192","quote_2_text":"Massive coolant leak. Been happening on and off since I bought the car in nov2019. Taken to several shops and have had replacement done and it goes right back to leaking","quote_3_odi":"11140504","quote_3_text":"THERE IS A CONSTANT COOLANT LEAK APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM THE TURBO AREA. COOLANT SMELL IS CONSTANT AS THE COOLANT IS BEING BURNED OFF BY EXHAUST MANIFOLD","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2015/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2016,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"encore-2016-turbo-failure","label":"Turbocharger failure with reduced acceleration","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":16,"date_range":"2019-06 → 2026-02","source_complaint_count":79,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-27","quote_1_odi":"11667276","quote_1_text":"I believe my turbocharge is malfunctioning. The check engine light is on with code P0299. My vehicle is struggling to accelerate properly putting us in a few close calls while driving","quote_2_odi":"11539716","quote_2_text":"Turbocharger failed which can eventually cause engine seizure. Independent mechanic diagnosed and repaired after Buick dealer told me I was out of warranty","quote_3_odi":"11413691","quote_3_text":"BUZZING HEARD WHEN I PRESSED ON ACCELERATING PEDAL. HEARD A POP, THEN IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND SMOKED OUT TAIL PIPE","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2016/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2016,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"encore-2016-oil-cooler-leak","label":"Oil cooler pipe leak related to Recall 43210","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2024-05 → 2025-04","source_complaint_count":79,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-27","quote_1_odi":"11635756","quote_1_text":"Please help me. Please add my Vin# [XXX] for repair on a Past recall 2016 Buick. Dealer will not Fix my car, I need Vin Number added to recall. I have attached a copy of the recall","quote_2_odi":"11590633","quote_2_text":"The contact owns a 2016 Buick Encore. The contact stated that upon approaching the vehicle, she observed oil leaking from underneath the vehicle. The check engine warning light was illuminated","quote_3_odi":"11655642","quote_3_text":"Add my car to your recall. Past recalls on these vehicles for oil leaking, which can cause a fire","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2016/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2016,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"encore-2016-power-steering-failure","label":"Power steering failure with steering fault warning","component_code":"STEERING","complaint_count":6,"date_range":"2017-11 → 2026-02","source_complaint_count":79,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-27","quote_1_odi":"11695799","quote_1_text":"The contact owns a 2016 Buick Encore. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the message \"Steering Fault\" was displayed, the steering icon was illuminated, and the steering wheel was difficult to turn in either direction","quote_2_odi":"11627275","quote_2_text":"The contact owns a 2016 Buick Encore. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the service power steering warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle lost power steering functionality","quote_3_odi":"11042674","quote_3_text":"DRIVING STRAIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF APPROX. 60 MPH. ATTEMPTED TO MOVE FROM RIGHT LANE TO LEFT LANE. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE IN THE STEERING. I IMMEDIATELY RECEIVED A \"SERVICE POWER STEERING\" WARNING ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2016/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2016,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"encore-2016-airbag-nondeployment","label":"Airbag and seat belt failure to deploy in a crash","component_code":"AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2018-03 → 2020-12","source_complaint_count":79,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-27","quote_1_odi":"11384768","quote_1_text":"HAD ACCIDENT, WHERE I WAS HIT FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE, AFTER THAT IMPACT I WAS STRUCK IN THE REAR, WHICH TOTALED THE CAR. ME AND A PASSAGE WAS TOSSED AROUND LIKE RAG DOLLS","quote_2_odi":"11297030","quote_2_text":"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 THE SAME LIGHT, WITH SUCH FORCE IT TOOK OUT MY DRIVERS SIDE REAR END AND WAS THEN PUSHED ONTO THE MEDIUM AND INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC","quote_3_odi":"11079497","quote_3_text":"TAMARA RECALL: THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS AND SEATBELT PRETENSIONERS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING A CRASH TO BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR OF MY VEHICLE. ALL SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED DURING THE CRASH","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2016/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2016,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"encore-2016-engine-stall","label":"Sudden engine stall or loss of power while driving","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":12,"date_range":"2017-02 → 2026-01","source_complaint_count":79,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-27","quote_1_odi":"11709530","quote_1_text":"I was stopped at a traffic light and began moving forward to make a turn into traffic. As I activated my turn signal and started to proceed through the intersection, the vehicle suddenly stalled and shut off without warning","quote_2_odi":"11091448","quote_2_text":"YESTERDAY I STARTED THE VEHICLE UP AND IT QUIT. SO I STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT RAN. THEN TODAY, I WAS BACKING OUT AND IT DIED OUT. I STARTED IT UP AGAIN AND DROVE TOWARDS HOME. THEN I WAS TRAVELING 40 PLUS MILES AN HOUR WHEN THE CAR SHUT OFF","quote_3_odi":"11270668","quote_3_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 BUICK ENCORE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 44 MPH AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE COASTED UNTIL IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2016/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2017,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"buick-encore-2017-turbo-failure","label":"Turbocharger failure under GM Special Coverage N232395330","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":19,"date_range":"2021-09 → 2026-07","source_complaint_count":89,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-27","quote_1_odi":"11608481","quote_1_text":"Turbo has cracked like multiple other encores covered under a recall N232395330 id like to know why my car is not covered but the others are??","quote_2_odi":"11433628","quote_2_text":"Turbo failure on car caused lack of power to the vehicle when accelerating","quote_3_odi":"11743618","quote_3_text":"There is a problem with the 2017 Buick Encore turbocharger. From speaking with the auto shop I took it to for a check they have seen many Buick Encore’s with the same turbocharger problems. He spoke to me about it prior to me dropping off the vehicle and then confirming the","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2017/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2017,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"buick-encore-2017-wiper-motor-failure","label":"Windshield wiper motor failure","component_code":"VISIBILITY/WIPER","complaint_count":5,"date_range":"2018-08 → 2026-01","source_complaint_count":89,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-27","quote_1_odi":"11350975","quote_1_text":"I WAS HEADING TO WORK AND NEEDED TO USE MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WHEN THEY SIMPLY WOULD NOT TURN ON - NO SOUND FROM THE MOTOR OR ANYTHING. FOR MANY DAYS THIS HAS NOT WORKED, NOW GOING OVER A WEEK. NO INDICATOR LIGHTS THAT ANYTHING COULD BE WRONG EITHER. I NEED MY WIPERS! THE NEAREST","quote_2_odi":"11268754","quote_2_text":"WHEN YOU WOULD START THE CAR THE WIPERS WOULD START BY THEMSELVES...NOW THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY..I DONT KNOW IF THERE'S WARRANTY ON THE CAR OR NOT","quote_3_odi":"11115529","quote_3_text":"THE WIPER BLADES FAILED TO WORK DURING A WET HEAVY SNOW FALL. THE WIPERS REMOVED THE SNOW VERY WELL ON THE UP STROKE BUT ON THE DOWN STROKE THE WIPERS PACKED THE SNOW ON THE COWLING UNTIL IT GOT TO A POINT THAT THE WIPERS COULD NOT COMPLETE THE CYCLE AND THEY WOULD STOP WORKING","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2017/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2017,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"buick-encore-2017-seatbelt-failure","label":"Seat belt latch and retractor failure","component_code":"SEAT BELTS","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2019-03 → 2025-07","source_complaint_count":89,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-27","quote_1_odi":"11184418","quote_1_text":"REAR SEATBELT WOULD NOT RETRACT. ALL INSTRUMENTS STOPPED WORKING MOMENTARILY WHILE DRIVING","quote_2_odi":"11675097","quote_2_text":"The contact owns a 2017 Buick Encore. The contact stated that the front passenger’s side seat belt failed to work as intended. No warning lights were illuminated. The front driver’s side seat belt also failed to work as intended. The contact had to push the front seat all the","quote_3_odi":"11320528","quote_3_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2017 BUICK ENCORE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT AND REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO LOCK SECURELY INTO THE BUCKLE. THE SEAT BELT WAS CLEANED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2017/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2017,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"buick-encore-2017-vehicle-rollback","label":"Vehicle rollback while stopped or in Park","component_code":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2018-01 → 2024-10","source_complaint_count":89,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-27","quote_1_odi":"11209909","quote_1_text":"I HAVE AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN I AM STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT ON AN INCLINE, THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES ROLL BACKWARDS WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE OR WHEN CHANGING MY FOOT TO THE GAS PEDAL TO MOVE FORWARD ONCE THE LIGHT CHANGES. THE MORE THE INCLINE; THE WORSE THE PROBLEM","quote_2_odi":"11065351","quote_2_text":"I WAS DROPPING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL. I WAS IN LINE OF DROP OFF. I STOPPED MY CAR PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND REMOVED MY FOOT FROM BRAKE. SUDDENLY I NOTICED THAT MY CAR WAS MOVING JUST LIKE IN THE SPEED OF NEUTAL. I PUSHED THE BRAKES HARD BECAUSE MY CAR WAS ABOUT TO HIT THE CAR INFRONT","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2017/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2017,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"buick-encore-2017-airbag-nondeployment","label":"Air bag non-deployment in frontal or rear crash","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":9,"date_range":"2018-09 → 2025-07","source_complaint_count":89,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-27","quote_1_odi":"11419457","quote_1_text":"Was rear ended by a suspect fleeing police, he hit me about 100 mph, pushed my car into the rear of the car in front of me. Air bags did not deploy","quote_2_odi":"11269561","quote_2_text":"WE HIT 2 DEERS AT 70 MPH IT DAMAGED THE WHOLE FRONT PART OF OUR CAR . NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE 4 WAY FLASHERS CAME ON THE SEATBELTS LOCKED UP YET NO AIRBAGS. ALSO THIS IS THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME THE 4 WAY FLASHERS WORKED. THE CAR HAS BEEN FIXED AND NO 4 WAY FLASHERS","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2017/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2017,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"buick-encore-2017-engine-fire","label":"Engine compartment fire","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2019-04 → 2023-07","source_complaint_count":89,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-27","quote_1_odi":"11197274","quote_1_text":"MY 2017 ENCORE BURST INTO FLAMES. I ARRIVED TO WORK AFTER LUNCH, I PARKED AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND I SEE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF MY CAR. I PAUSED JUST A MOMENT TO SEE IF IT WAS GOING TO STOP BUT IT GOT WORSE VERY FAST. I GRABBED MY PURSE AND JUMPED OUT OF THE","quote_2_odi":"11193318","quote_2_text":"THIS VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 8,000 MILES ON IT AND HAD ONLY BEEN SERVICED ONE TIME BY THE DEALER (OIL CHANGE IN MAY 2018) THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND CONSUMED THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS IN THE DRIVE THROUGH LANE OF A KFC RESTAURANT WHEN THE CAR CAUGHT ON","quote_3_odi":"11532298","quote_3_text":"The contact owned a 2017 Buick Encore. The contact stated that the vehicle was at a standstill in a traffic light, she saw smoke exiting from the hood of the vehicle. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated a bystander informed the vehicle was on","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2017/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2017,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Envision","model_slug":"envision","cluster_id":"buick-envision-2017-headlight-dim","label":"Inadequate headlight illumination","component_code":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2017-10 → 2021-08","source_complaint_count":81,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-27","quote_1_odi":"11062635","quote_1_text":"THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE MOSTLY INADEQUATE. THEY FAIL TO PROVIDE DECENT LIGHTING BEYOND A SHORT DISTANCE IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FOG LIGHTS IMPROVE THE SITUATION, BUT WHEN USING HIGH BEAMS YOU'D HAVE BETTER LUCK SEEING AHEAD BY PUTTING A FLASHLIGHT OUT THE WINDOW","quote_2_odi":"11039543","quote_2_text":"THE HEADLIGHT ILLUMINATION ON THE 2017 BUICK ENVISION OR INADEQUATE. THEY ARE DIM AND LACK DISTANCE PROJECTION EVEN ON BRIGHT. WE CAN BARELY SEE TO GET UP AND DOWN THE HILL OF OUR DRIVEWAY. WE DO NOT DRIVE AT NIGHT UNLESS WE KNOW THE ROAD WELL. THE HEADLIGHTS SHOULD BE RECALLED","quote_3_odi":"11428438","quote_3_text":"The contact owns a 2017 Buick Envision. The contact stated while driving 45-50 mph, a week after purchasing the vehicle, she noticed that the headlights were significantly dim. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2017/buick/envision","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2017,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Envision","model_slug":"envision","cluster_id":"buick-envision-2017-drivetrain-vibration","label":"Vibration during acceleration and turning","component_code":"POWER TRAIN","complaint_count":5,"date_range":"2017-11 → 2024-06","source_complaint_count":81,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-27","quote_1_odi":"11592175","quote_1_text":"When I am accelerating at a faster pace, always at 40 mph, my vehicle will start to shake. I have tested it several times now getting onto the interstate, it becomes an issue on the \"on ramp\" because I have to release the acceleration pedal and then very slowly get up to speed","quote_2_odi":"11130260","quote_2_text":"1 MONTH OLD IT DEVELOPED A VIBRATION/SHIMMY IN THE STEERING AND FELT ON THE FLOOR OF THE CARE THAT COULD BE FELT BY DRIVER AND PASSENGER. SHIMMY STARTED WHEN ACCELERATING AND TURNING AND PROGRESSED TO ALSO WHEN ACCELERATION WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD. IT IS NOW 9 MONTHS OLD AND","quote_3_odi":"11045087","quote_3_text":"THE VEHICLE SHAKES ON EXCELERATION IT IS WORSE TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT BUT ALSO DOES THE SHAKING GOING STRAIGHT,THE DEALER CALLED GM ENGINEERING AND SO FAR THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING IT HAS BEEN A MONTH NOW AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM THIS CAR IS AN ALL WHEEL DRIVE","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2017/buick/envision","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2017,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Envision","model_slug":"envision","cluster_id":"buick-envision-2017-transmission-shift-fault","label":"Transmission failure to shift with fault codes","component_code":"POWER TRAIN, ENGINE","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2020-07 → 2026-01","source_complaint_count":81,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-27","quote_1_odi":"11643307","quote_1_text":"The contact owns a 2017 Buick Envision. The contact stated that after the vehicle had reached 10,000 miles driven, the transmission failed to immediately shift into drive(D) or 2nd gear while accelerating from being stationary. The check engine, speed sensor, pressure sensor","quote_2_odi":"11342281","quote_2_text":"WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND INCREASING SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT WANT TO SHIFT. THE RPM'S WILL LITERALLY REDLINE, IF I DO NOT LIFT MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS QUICKLY, AND REPLACE IT BACK ON THE GAS - THIS REMINDS ME OF A MANUAL SHIFT, BUT THIS IS NOT A MANUAL TRANSMISSION","quote_3_odi":"11714262","quote_3_text":"2017 Buick envision failed an annual smog check with OBD trouble codes: P0700; P2535; and U0100. P0700 is related to a transmission issue","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2017/buick/envision","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2017,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Envision","model_slug":"envision","cluster_id":"buick-envision-2017-brake-line-failure","label":"Brake line and hose failure with fluid loss","component_code":"SERVICE BRAKES","complaint_count":17,"date_range":"2021-02 → 2026-04","source_complaint_count":81,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-27","quote_1_odi":"11734580","quote_1_text":"The contact owns a 2017 Buick Envision. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35-40 MPH, the brakes became inoperable. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact was able to use the terrain-driving system to continue driving. The local dealer was not","quote_2_odi":"11398881","quote_2_text":"BRAKES FAILED. BRAKE FLUID LEAK OUT OF A SPLIT BRAKE LINE. I WAS DRIVING CAR FOR MULTIPLE STOPS. NO PROBLEMS. CAME TO A STOP LIGHT PUSH DOWN ON BRAKE. FOUND PRESSURE AND THEN IT RELEASE AND THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. ADDED BRAKE FLUID. IT IMMEDIATELY LEAKED OUT","quote_3_odi":"11454501","quote_3_text":"The contact owns a 2017 Buick Envision. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle experienced intermittent brake failure with the brake warning light illuminated. The driver was able to slow down, pull into a gas station, and stop","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2017/buick/envision","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2017,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Envision","model_slug":"envision","cluster_id":"buick-envision-2017-dash-display-blackout","label":"Instrument cluster and dashboard display blackout","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","complaint_count":7,"date_range":"2019-01 → 2020-02","source_complaint_count":81,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-27","quote_1_odi":"11165120","quote_1_text":"COMPUTER SCREEN DISPLAY FREQUENTLY GOES VERY DIM AND SOMETIMES COMPLETELY OUT SEVERAL TIMES THERE HAS BEEN NO DISPLAY SHOWING WHEN WE WERE BACKING UP PLUS THE WARNING BEEPER DIDN'T COME ON. WE HAVE HAD 2 MINOR ACCIDENTS WHEN WE WERE BACKING UP BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE OF THE","quote_2_odi":"11255105","quote_2_text":"I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT FULL SPEED WHEN THE CAR ABRUPTLY SHUT OFF. I HAD NO POWER AND ALL DASH LIGHTS WENT BLACK. IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING. I DON'T KNOW HOW BUT I MANAGED TO GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR OVER A WEEK AND THEY STILL HAVE NOT","quote_3_odi":"11311729","quote_3_text":"WHILE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATES AND HIGHWAYS, THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN. THE RADIO, METERS, DASH DISPLAY, ETC. ALL GO DARK AND TURN OFF FOR A SPAN OF 5-20 SECONDS. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE COUPLE YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. THE VEHICLE IS ALWAYS GOING","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2017/buick/envision","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2017,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Envision","model_slug":"envision","cluster_id":"buick-envision-2017-auto-stop-steering-lock","label":"Auto Stop failure with steering lockup","component_code":"STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE","complaint_count":6,"date_range":"2019-07 → 2026-07","source_complaint_count":81,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-27","quote_1_odi":"11752143","quote_1_text":"When I stop at traffic lights, my car does not immediately turn back on (it has the auto stop feature). It flashes \"parking brake released\" on the dashboard. Then, it starts back up. Sometimes, it has not started back up right away & the steering wheel seizes. It has also said","quote_2_odi":"11446993","quote_2_text":"When the car is in auto engine shut off mode, when the brake is released the steering power assist message displays, the steering wheel locks up, the doors unlock and the interior and exterior lights flash. The car will start back up but it takes a second to start. The car is","quote_3_odi":"11366520","quote_3_text":"ON AT LEAST 5 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS AND INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM HAVE WENT COMPLETELY BLACK THIS IS AT VARYING SPEEDS FROM 25 MILES TO 60 MILES AND EVEN SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT THIS HAS HAPPENED. WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN ITS ONLY FOR COUPLE SECONDS. THIS HAS ALSO","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2017/buick/envision","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2017,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Envision","model_slug":"envision","cluster_id":"buick-envision-2017-dash-panel-dim","label":"Dash panel display dims in shaded areas","component_code":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ENGINE","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2018-01 → 2018-10","source_complaint_count":81,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-27","quote_1_odi":"11062634","quote_1_text":"THE INTERIOR LIGHTING FOR THE DASH/RADIO/BACKUP CAMERA/NAV SCREEN ARE ALL DIMMED PREMATURELY IN THE EVENING. YOU'LL ENTER A SHADY AREA AND WHILE STILL VERY BRIGHT OUTSIDE, THE SCREEN DIMS AND ALL OF THE DASH LIGHTS DIM TO THE POINT OF BEING UNUSABLE - ALMOST NON-EXISTENT. SAFETY","quote_2_odi":"11141596","quote_2_text":"DASH LIGHTS GO OUT WHEN YOU ARE IN A SHADY AREA. STAY OUT WAY TO LONG. NO WAY TO ADJUST TO MAKE THEM BRIGHT. COLLISION ALERT GOES OFF WHEN YOU ARE NOT NEAR HITTING ANYTHING. CLOCK WENT FROM EST TO WEST COAST TIME. CAR MAKES A KNOCKING SOUND IN THE REAR END. ALSO MAKES A","quote_3_odi":"11072021","quote_3_text":"THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER AND INTEGRATED CENTER STACK DISPLAY DETAILS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH AND DIFFICULT TO SEE DURING THE DAY","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2017/buick/envision","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2017,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Envision","model_slug":"envision","cluster_id":"buick-envision-2017-seat-belt-failure","label":"Driver seat belt fraying and release failure","component_code":"SEAT BELTS","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2022-08 → 2023-06","source_complaint_count":81,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-27","quote_1_odi":"11528743","quote_1_text":"This is the second time its happened but today while I was already out my driver side seat belt will not release. No matter what I do, the seat belt will not release. Therefore I had to drive home without a seat belt, which is scary. This same exact thing happened before and I","quote_2_odi":"11519836","quote_2_text":"Owner of a 2017 Buick Envision that the front driver’s side seat belt strap has started to fray along the seat belt which could fail in a crash. It seems that the male seat belt connector maybe causing the fraying. The current mileage on the 2017 Envision is 41,497 miles. The","quote_3_odi":"11482263","quote_3_text":"The contact owns a 2017 Buick Envision. The contact stated that the front driver’s side seat belt strap had started to fray at the seat belt connection point. The contact indicated that the fraying became progressively worse over time. The cause of the failure was not yet","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2017/buick/envision","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2019,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"buick-encore-2019-turbocharger-failure","label":"Turbocharger failure excluded from 2017-2018 recall","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":16,"date_range":"2020-05 → 2026-08","source_complaint_count":84,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-27","quote_1_odi":"11711884","quote_1_text":"turbo charger and catalytic convertor both failed at 50k miles. the 2017 and 2018 buick encores have a safety recall for turbochargers but the 2019 was not included in that recall despite it having the exact same engine and turbocharger","quote_2_odi":"11729050","quote_2_text":"Car sputtered and slowed on expressway, turbo failed. Recalls issued 2016 and 2017, then reissued 2020 to 2023, same turbo, 2019 was exempted","quote_3_odi":"11718958","quote_3_text":"Driving down the road and car became sluggish to respond/accelerate and could barely operate at slow speeds or not be able to go","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2019/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2019,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"buick-encore-2019-coolant-loss-overheating","label":"Engine coolant loss and overheating","component_code":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","complaint_count":6,"date_range":"2024-04 → 2026-07","source_complaint_count":84,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-27","quote_1_odi":"11727136","quote_1_text":"SUV has ran hot and had it towed on 3 separate occasions when this happened","quote_2_odi":"11675136","quote_2_text":"The contact owns a 2019 Buick Encore. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle was shaking and jerking abnormally","quote_3_odi":"11749910","quote_3_text":"FRONT RADIATOR COLLANT OVERFLOW EXPANION TANK W/CAP & SENSOR FLUID LEVEL GETS EXTREMELY LOW AND SETS OFF A DASHBOARD MESSAGE STATING ENGINE OVERHEATING - ONCE I FILL UP THE COLLANT THE LIGHT GOES OFF THIS CONTINUALLY OCCURS EVERY FEW WEEKS/MONTHS","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2019/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2019,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"buick-encore-2019-brake-pedal-caliper-failure","label":"Brake pedal and caliper malfunction","component_code":"SERVICE BRAKES","complaint_count":6,"date_range":"2019-04 → 2023-06","source_complaint_count":84,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-27","quote_1_odi":"11526237","quote_1_text":"The contact owns a 2019 Buick Encore. The contact stated that while attempting to stop the vehicle, the brake pedal was extremely hard to depress","quote_2_odi":"11506412","quote_2_text":"Right Rear Wheel locked up (froze) while operating vehicle in cold conditions (mid 20's) - brake caliper froze - ruined rear tire","quote_3_odi":"11291735","quote_3_text":"BRAKES LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING NO HWY. AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH. DEALERSHIP CHECKED CODES FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THIS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES IN 8000 MILES","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2019/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2019,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"buick-encore-2019-tire-sidewall-dry-rot","label":"Tire sidewall failure from dry rot","component_code":"TIRES","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2023-11 → 2024-05","source_complaint_count":84,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-27","quote_1_odi":"11554912","quote_1_text":"On highway pressure warning come on and within seconds tire ran flat. AAA service said sidewall was split due to dry rot. Vehicle has 40k miles. Tires are OEM","quote_2_odi":"11555782","quote_2_text":"Tire pressure warning came on on highway and FL tire went flat in seconds, pulled over to the shoulder. Tire had ruptured sidewall and apparent dry-rot","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2019/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2019,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"buick-encore-2019-control-arm-failure","label":"Front lower control arm failure","component_code":"SUSPENSION","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2019-05 → 2023-09","source_complaint_count":84,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-27","quote_1_odi":"11546499","quote_1_text":"Catastrophic control arm failure. The part is available for inspection","quote_2_odi":"11207294","quote_2_text":"THE LOWER CONTROL ARM IS POORLY DESIGNED. WHEN THE VEHICLE HITS A POTHOLE IT WILL CAUSE THE LOWER CONTROL ARE TO BEND NEAR THE BALL JOINT","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2019/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2019,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"buick-encore-2019-airbag-failure-to-deploy","label":"Air bag deployment and sensor malfunction","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":8,"date_range":"2020-07 → 2025-12","source_complaint_count":84,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-27","quote_1_odi":"11685017","quote_1_text":"The airbags never deployed. I sustained a brain injury in the accident along with whiplash","quote_2_odi":"11500092","quote_2_text":"For no apparent reason my air bag sensor light comes on intermittently while driving","quote_3_odi":"11337158","quote_3_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 BUICK ENCORE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONTAL PASSENGER'S SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR WAS INOPERABLE. THE AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED TO RECOGNIZE AN OCCUPANT SEATED IN THE PASSENGER'S SEAT","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2019/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2019,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"buick-encore-2019-unintended-acceleration-parking","label":"Unintended acceleration during parking maneuvers","component_code":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE","complaint_count":7,"date_range":"2019-07 → 2023-08","source_complaint_count":84,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-27","quote_1_odi":"11486786","quote_1_text":"At approximately 1130am, pulling into parking space in a parking lot at very low speed, 50% of vehicle was in the parking space, when suddenly the car accelerated forward","quote_2_odi":"11268006","quote_2_text":"I WAS STOPPED IN A DRIVE THRU TACO BELL AND THE CLERK DROPPED MY CHANGE DOLLARS FROM MY PURCHASE SO I REACTED BY OPENING THE DOOR TO PICK UP THE MONEY BY TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE WITHOUT PUTTING IT IN PARK BECAUSE IT WAS A REACTION","quote_3_odi":"11464267","quote_3_text":"This auto has 34,000 on it. The problem is sudden acceleration. This would be the third time this happen for this auto","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2019/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2019,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"buick-encore-2019-electrical-shutdown-driving","label":"Loss of electrical power and vehicle shutdown while driving","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2021-02 → 2025-10","source_complaint_count":84,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-27","quote_1_odi":"11398316","quote_1_text":"WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE TURNS ITSELF OFF. HEADLIGHTS GO OFF AND THERE IS NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE","quote_2_odi":"11691122","quote_2_text":"My suv dies while im driving it. The engine stalls the lights go off","quote_3_odi":"11417542","quote_3_text":"The engine shut off and would not restart when she released the brake pedal","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2019/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2015,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Verano","model_slug":"verano","cluster_id":"buick-verano-2015-gearshift-failure","label":"Gear shift lever and release switch failure","component_code":"POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2019-11 → 2022-08","source_complaint_count":58,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-28","quote_1_odi":"11479748","quote_1_text":"The contact owns a 2015 Buick Verano. The contact stated when she attempted to shift the gear into reverse however the lever would not shift. Once the contact was able to shift the lever, it felt lose","quote_2_odi":"11299164","quote_2_text":"GEAR SHIFT RELEASE SWITCH KNOB BROKEN : CAUSING NOT GOING INTO PARK OR IN PARK POSITION BUT ENGINE WON'T TURN OFF DUE TO NOT BEING IN PARK. THERE ARE NOT REPLACEMENT PARTS AVAILABLE","quote_3_odi":"11278739","quote_3_text":"GEAR SHIFT RELEASE SWITCH COVER BROKEN CAUSES CAR TO 1)NOT GO INTO PARK MODE 2)GOES INTO PHYSICAL PARK MODE BUT IGNITION SWITCH IS LOCKED AND DOES NOT RELEASE KEY","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2015/buick/verano","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2015,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Verano","model_slug":"verano","cluster_id":"buick-verano-2015-steering-lockup","label":"Steering wheel lock-up while driving","component_code":"STEERING","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2016-03 → 2021-04","source_complaint_count":58,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-28","quote_1_odi":"10937588","quote_1_text":"I WAS DRIVING NORMALLY, SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME. I COULD NOT TURN AT ALL. I WAS IN A LANE OF TRAFFIC AT THE TIME BUT FORTUNATELY ON A PRIVATE STREET","quote_2_odi":"10852193","quote_2_text":"STEERING FEELS LIKE IT WANTS TO LOCK UP ON LONG TRIPS. I TRADED IN A 2012 VERANO FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP TOOK OVER A MONTH TO GET PARTS, SO I TRADED IT IN","quote_3_odi":"11406917","quote_3_text":"THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 BUICK VERANO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HER VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2015/buick/verano","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2015,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Verano","model_slug":"verano","cluster_id":"buick-verano-2015-clear-coat-damage","label":"Clear coat degradation on painted panels","component_code":"STRUCTURE","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2019-08 → 2023-08","source_complaint_count":58,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-28","quote_1_odi":"11245026","quote_1_text":"VEHICLE'S PAINT IS DAMAGED. UNDER NORMAL SUN EXPOSURE, THIS VEHICLE HAS EXTREME HAIRLINE SCRATCHES THROUGHOUT. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WANT TO BLAME THIS ON ANIMALS. I DO NOT OWN ANIMALS THAT CLIMB ON MY CAR. ON HOOD, ROOF, AND TRUNK","quote_2_odi":"11537029","quote_2_text":"Took my car in due to the paint being damaged by normal sunlight just on my hood, roof and trunk lid was told that it looked like it was just scratched, if that was the case wouldn't my whole car looked like that","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2015/buick/verano","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2015,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Verano","model_slug":"verano","cluster_id":"buick-verano-2015-side-detection-corrosion","label":"Side detection system sensor failure from corrosion","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LANE DEPARTURE","complaint_count":17,"date_range":"2018-03 → 2023-04","source_complaint_count":58,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-28","quote_1_odi":"11321743","quote_1_text":"BLIND SPOT DETECTION SENSORS BECOME CORRODED DUE TO BEING EXPOSED TO THE ENVIRONMENT. THIS IS A FAULTY DESIGN AND AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THE SYSTEM CAN FAIL AT ANYTIME WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT","quote_2_odi":"11308720","quote_2_text":"I OWN A 2015 BUICK VERANO CONVENIENCE WITH ONLY 28,000 MILES. ABOUT A MONTH AGO I NOTICED THE RIGHT SIDE DETECTION INDICATOR ON THE MIRROR ACTING SPORADIC. COMING ON WHEN THERE WAS NO VEHICLE IN MY BLIND SPOT, AND NOT COMING ON AS IT SHOULD","quote_3_odi":"11318979","quote_3_text":"CHEVY CRUZE SERVICE SIDE DETECTION MODULE WAS RECALLED. BUICK VERANO USES THE SAME PART. MY BUICK SHOWED SERVICE SIDE DETECTION. THE DESIGN ALLOWS WATER AND SALT TO INTERFERE WITH THE PERFORMANCE. IT SHUT DOWN MY CAR","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2015/buick/verano","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2015,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Verano","model_slug":"verano","cluster_id":"buick-verano-2015-airbag-warning-light","label":"Airbag warning light illumination","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":8,"date_range":"2016-05 → 2025-04","source_complaint_count":58,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-28","quote_1_odi":"11654234","quote_1_text":"My passenger airbag warning lights appears on the dash several times a day stating “Airbag safety issue detected”. This has been going on for several months now","quote_2_odi":"11474517","quote_2_text":"The contact owns a 2015 Buick Verano. The contact stated that the driver’s and passenger’s side air bag warning lights were illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and the contact was informed that the cause of the failure might be related to","quote_3_odi":"11485888","quote_3_text":"Advanced diagnostics alerts whether someone is sitting in the passenger seat or not. Sensor alerts constantly while driving","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2015/buick/verano","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2015,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Verano","model_slug":"verano","cluster_id":"buick-verano-2015-electrical-shutdown","label":"Electrical system shutdown while driving","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","complaint_count":12,"date_range":"2015-05 → 2025-04","source_complaint_count":58,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-28","quote_1_odi":"11413380","quote_1_text":"THE CAR CONSTANTLY HAS THE SAME ERROR STATING THAT THE AC IS OFF DUE TO HIGH ENGINE TEMPS. EVEN WHEN FIRST STARTED IN THE MORNINGS. LAST WEEK I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR SHOWED AN ERROR STATING THAT THE STABLITRAK NEEDED SERVICED","quote_2_odi":"11139850","quote_2_text":"CERTAIN SYSTEMS OF MY CAR WHILE I AM DRIVING WILL SHUT DOWN. FOR EXAMPLE I WILL BE TAKING A TURN AND THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT. OTHER THINGS THAT SEEM TO SHUT DOWN EITHER AT THE SAME TIME OR SEPARATELY ARE THE RADIO/ SCREEN, THE CRUISE CONTROL, BLINKER, ECT","quote_3_odi":"10715341","quote_3_text":"WAS PASSING OTHER VEHICLES AND THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART LOST STEERING AND DECELERATING AT A HIGH RATE, TRUCKS ALLOWED ME TO GET OFF TO THE SHOULDER AND CAR REMAINED NON STARTING","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2015/buick/verano","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2015,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Verano","model_slug":"verano","cluster_id":"buick-verano-2015-sudden-acceleration","label":"Sudden unintended acceleration","component_code":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2016-07 → 2019-05","source_complaint_count":58,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-28","quote_1_odi":"11204968","quote_1_text":"THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 BUICK VERANO. WHILE PARKING AT A RESTAURANT, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE LUNGED MORE THAN FIVE FEET ACROSS TWO CONCRETE CURBS AND CRASHED INTO A TREE","quote_2_odi":"10888370","quote_2_text":"THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, SHE REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF WITHOUT HER APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR. SHE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKE, BUT IT FAILED TO SLOW OR STOP THE VEHICLE","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2015/buick/verano","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2016,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Verano","model_slug":"verano","cluster_id":"buick-verano-2016-side-detection-corrosion","label":"Side detection system electrical failure","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LANE DEPARTURE","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2019-10 → 2024-04","source_complaint_count":59,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-28","quote_1_odi":"11265804","quote_1_text":"SIDE SENSORS HAVE BECOME DISABLED","quote_2_odi":"11416069","quote_2_text":"THE BLIND SPOT DETECTORS STOPPED WORKING AND A WARNING ON THE DASH APPEARED SAYING \"SERVICE SIDE DETECTION SYSTEM\"","quote_3_odi":"11582612","quote_3_text":"The side detection system got corroded as it was exposed to water. My airbags, turn signals, speedometer, cameras, blind spot warnings, etc. went out","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2016/buick/verano","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2016,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Verano","model_slug":"verano","cluster_id":"buick-verano-2016-headlight-visibility","label":"Low-beam headlight visibility","component_code":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2016-05 → 2018-08","source_complaint_count":59,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-28","quote_1_odi":"10871213","quote_1_text":"AS SOON AS I BOUGHT THIS NEW CAR I WAS DRIVING IT AT NIGHT WITH MY DIM HEAD LIGHTS ON AND I COULD NOT SEE VERY FAR AHEAD OF ME UNLESS I PUT MY BRIGHT LIGHTS ON, SO THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED OR AN ACCIDENT CAN OCCUR VERY EASILY !!!!","quote_2_odi":"10875028","quote_2_text":"THE 1ST TIME I DROVE THIS CAR AT THE VISIBILITY RANGE OF LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WAS HORRIBLE","quote_3_odi":"11121850","quote_3_text":"HEAD LIGHTS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH AND POSE A VERY SIGNIFICANT DANGER. DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS STANDARD.I HAVE COMPLAINED ON 2 WARRANTY SERVICE VISITS INCLUDING TODAY","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2016/buick/verano","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2016,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Verano","model_slug":"verano","cluster_id":"buick-verano-2016-windshield-obstruction","label":"Windshield tint and structure obstructing view","component_code":"VISIBILITY/WIPER","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2016-10 → 2017-05","source_complaint_count":59,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-28","quote_1_odi":"10916244","quote_1_text":"I PURCHASED MY 2016 BUICK VERANO ON JULY 23, 2016. THAT EVENING WHILE VISITING FRIENDS, MY WIFE AND I LEFT AFTER IT BECAME DARK","quote_2_odi":"10919087","quote_2_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 BUICK VERANO. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, PART OF THE SUBFRAME CONNECTED TO THE WINDSHIELD OBSTRUCTED THE CONTACT'S VISION","quote_3_odi":"10983447","quote_3_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 BUICK VERANO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AT NIGHT WITH THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED THE CONTACT'S VIEW WAS OBSTRUCTED BY THE UPPER LAYER FACTORY TINT ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2016/buick/verano","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2016,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Verano","model_slug":"verano","cluster_id":"buick-verano-2016-tire-failure","label":"Tire tread wear and blowout","component_code":"TIRES, WHEELS","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2017-01 → 2020-04","source_complaint_count":59,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-28","quote_1_odi":"10939563","quote_1_text":"I WAS DRIVING IN KENWOOD IN CINCINNATI PULLED INTO GO TO STARBUCKS BARELY HIT THE CURB AND MY CONTINENTAL TIRE BLEW","quote_2_odi":"11321402","quote_2_text":"THAT WERE INSTALLED ON ORIGINALLY... ON THE CONTINENTAL WEBSITE, THERE ARE CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE TIRES WEARING OUT TOO FAST AND BUBBLING UP ON SIDES OF TIRES","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2016/buick/verano","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2016,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Verano","model_slug":"verano","cluster_id":"buick-verano-2016-passenger-airbag-sensor","label":"Passenger airbag presence sensor false alerts","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":21,"date_range":"2017-04 → 2024-08","source_complaint_count":59,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-28","quote_1_odi":"10971512","quote_1_text":"THE DRIVER AS WELL AS THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER LOSES THE BENEFIT OF THE AIRBAGS IN THE FRONT SEAT AND THE AIRBAG STATUS INDICATOR LIGHTS. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED IN MY CRASH IN WHICH THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER INJURED","quote_2_odi":"11570464","quote_2_text":"There are 18 complaints about the passenger airbag sensor that should have been reported as a recall","quote_3_odi":"11609743","quote_3_text":"The contact owns a 2016 Buick Verano. The contact stated while starting the vehicle and driving at an undisclosed speed, the front passenger's side seat sensor failed to detect a passenger in the seat. The “Air Bag Off” and “Service Air Bag” messages were displayed","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2016/buick/verano","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2016,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Verano","model_slug":"verano","cluster_id":"buick-verano-2016-transmission-failure","label":"Transmission and TCM failure","component_code":"POWER TRAIN","complaint_count":7,"date_range":"2017-09 → 2026-03","source_complaint_count":59,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-28","quote_1_odi":"11022677","quote_1_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 BUICK VERANO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFTED SO HARD THAT THE VEHICLE JOLTED AND CAUSED THE FRONT PASSENGER TO STRIKE THE DASHBOARD","quote_2_odi":"11677381","quote_2_text":"After consulting with a certified technician, I’ve learned this model uses the same 6-speed transmission (6T40) found in several GM vehicles, and that it’s widely known to fail prematurely—many as early as 100K–117K miles","quote_3_odi":"11727752","quote_3_text":"While driving on the highway there was a random harsh jerk on my car, and I was immediately unable to maintain safe speeds driving nearly causing a serious crash","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2016/buick/verano","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2016,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Verano","model_slug":"verano","cluster_id":"buick-verano-2016-engine-stall-loss-of-power","label":"Engine stall and loss of power while driving","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":7,"date_range":"2017-01 → 2025-04","source_complaint_count":59,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-28","quote_1_odi":"10939206","quote_1_text":"WAS DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY GOING 65 WHEN CAR TOTALLY TURNED OFF OR STALLED. IT SCARED THE HELL OUT OF ME","quote_2_odi":"11269516","quote_2_text":"THE INTAKE CAM SOLENOID VALUE FAILED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. NO LIGHT CAME ON TO WARN ME. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND ALMOST COMPLETELY STOP","quote_3_odi":"11653419","quote_3_text":"Engine is known for bad piston rings and a poor emission ventilation system causing extreme engine pressure, blowback, and oil consumption. Engine stalled due to NO oil in it","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2016/buick/verano","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2016,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Verano","model_slug":"verano","cluster_id":"buick-verano-2016-fuel-level-sensor","label":"Fuel level sensor inaccurate reading","component_code":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2022-04 → 2022-10","source_complaint_count":59,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-28","quote_1_odi":"11460200","quote_1_text":"Fuel level sensor failure. I haven't checked but I don't think a regular dealer would inspect for free because it's inside of the gas tank","quote_2_odi":"11487645","quote_2_text":"Fuel Sending Unit. Yes. Loss of power and control of vehicle due to no fuel","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2016/buick/verano","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2020,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2020-exhaust-bracket-failure","label":"Front exhaust pipe mounting bracket failure","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":16,"date_range":"2023-12 → 2026-08","source_complaint_count":56,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-28","quote_1_odi":"11754749","quote_1_text":"The mounting bracket welded to the front exhaust pipe (near the flex section) broke off due to weak factory welds. As a result tearing a hole in my exhaust pipe and potentially leading to exhaust fumes leaking into the cabin of the vehicle","quote_2_odi":"11624044","quote_2_text":"2020 Buick Enclave mounting bracket separated from the front exhaust pipe which caused a hole to appear in the exhaust pipe. This is a known issue for 2019, 2021, and 2022 Buick Enclaves","quote_3_odi":"11682684","quote_3_text":"The front exhaust pipe bracket has broken. Upon investigation, this is an ongoing issue for 2018-2019, and 2021-2023 Chevy Traverse and Buick Enclave models, but NOT 2020. All of the models use the exhaust system and same bracket, and it should be included as a special coverage","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2020/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2020,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2020-seatbelt-latch-failure","label":"Seat belt buckle fails to latch or secure","component_code":"SEAT BELTS","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2024-01 → 2026-07","source_complaint_count":56,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-28","quote_1_odi":"11750337","quote_1_text":"Drivers side seatbelt would not latch and dealership said it needed replaced","quote_2_odi":"11568257","quote_2_text":"The driver's seat belt will not click into place unless it is inserted multiple times until it finally latches","quote_3_odi":"11566595","quote_3_text":"My driver side seat belt has always been hard to click and secure. I am unable to secure my seatbelt at this time at all","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2020/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2020,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2020-transmission-park-lockup","label":"Transmission failure to shift or release from park","component_code":"POWER TRAIN","complaint_count":8,"date_range":"2020-06 → 2026-06","source_complaint_count":56,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-28","quote_1_odi":"11744760","quote_1_text":"The contact owns a 2020 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. The vehicle lost motive power and was coasted to the shoulder of the roadway","quote_2_odi":"11610097","quote_2_text":"Vehicle would not go into park fortunately we were in a safe location to avoid a possible accident or injury. The vehicle has electronic transmission shifting","quote_3_odi":"11584293","quote_3_text":"After waiting at stop light with foot on the brake (auto stop not engaged) the light turned green. After releasing brake pedal and the car rolling approx 1 foot , then starting to accelerate, within 1-1/2 seconds the transmission went into park abruptly","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2020/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2020,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2020-engine-shutdown-while-driving","label":"Engine and electrical shutdown while driving","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2023-12 → 2026-04","source_complaint_count":56,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-28","quote_1_odi":"11690090","quote_1_text":"I came to a stop in the left turn lane at an intersection with a red light with the car in drive and my foot engaged on the brake to wait for the light to turn green. The car suddenly and completely died and all power was shut down. I was not able to engage the hazards","quote_2_odi":"11719053","quote_2_text":"My vehicle has experienced repeated engine shutdowns while driving, creating a serious safety hazard","quote_3_odi":"11558170","quote_3_text":"When starting our 2020 Buick Enclave I noticed the low voltage battery light stayed illuminated after startup. A message followed on the message center located in the center of the gauge cluster. The message read Service Electrical Charging System","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2020/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2020,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2020-backup-camera-failure","label":"Rear back-up camera image failure","component_code":"BACK OVER PREVENTION, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2023-01 → 2026-04","source_complaint_count":56,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-28","quote_1_odi":"11730315","quote_1_text":"Back up Camera has stopped working. When placing car into reverse we get a black screen with a warning signal and picture of camera with line through. this creates a safety issue when backing up with out camera guidance","quote_2_odi":"11580980","quote_2_text":"Infotainment screen will appear black when it should be showing the image from the rear-facing camera, and is showing a red triangle and a circle with a line through it","quote_3_odi":"11502595","quote_3_text":"My Enclave’s back up camera keeps going out and it’s identical to the issue that was under investigation by the NHTSA, which GM ultimately just issued a recall for the Cadillac XT5, XT6 and Acadia models","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2020/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2020,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore GX","model_slug":"encore-gx","cluster_id":"buick-encore-gx-2020-shift-to-park-warning","label":"Shift to Park dashboard warning preventing engine shutoff","component_code":"POWER TRAIN","complaint_count":23,"date_range":"2024-05 → 2026-04","source_complaint_count":66,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-28","quote_1_odi":"11695563","quote_1_text":"To Whom It May Concern, I am submitting a formal complaint regarding a recurring issue with my 2020 Buick Encore GX (VIN: [XXX] ) related to the “Shift to Park” defect, which is documented in GM’s Technical Service Bulletin 23-NA-119","quote_2_odi":"11652618","quote_2_text":"The gear shift when placed in park and the car ignition turned off would cause an alarm to go off and a message to show up on the dash that the gear shift should be placed in parks (which it was in already)","quote_3_odi":"11619189","quote_3_text":"The vehicle will flash a message “Shift to park” when the car is already parked. This is a known issue across multiple GM brands including Chevy and Buick. The dealer diagnosed the issue and said that it needed a new shifter and wiring harness","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2020/buick/encore-gx","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2020,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore GX","model_slug":"encore-gx","cluster_id":"buick-encore-gx-2020-engine-power-loss","label":"Sudden loss of engine power and turbocharger failure","component_code":"POWER TRAIN, ENGINE","complaint_count":7,"date_range":"2023-03 → 2026-02","source_complaint_count":66,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-28","quote_1_odi":"11718640","quote_1_text":"pulling out of a service station, my check engine light illuminated, and message on cluster stated: Engine Power Reduced. I loss throttle response for accelerating. Accelerator pedal was pushed to the floor and no acceleration. Vehicle entered limp mode","quote_2_odi":"11528407","quote_2_text":"I was driving on the interstate on June 7, 2023 heading to work doing the speed limit of 60 MPH and all of a sudden the check engine light came on and a message stated \"Engine Power Reduced\" and the engine literally dropped engine power immediately and thankfully there was nobody","quote_3_odi":"11631056","quote_3_text":"My vehicle is undrivable. Multiple times per trip the check engine light comes on and I see multiple messages come on the driver information center","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2020/buick/encore-gx","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2020,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore GX","model_slug":"encore-gx","cluster_id":"buick-encore-gx-2020-brake-noise-wear","label":"Brake noise and caliper component wear","component_code":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","complaint_count":6,"date_range":"2020-12 → 2025-05","source_complaint_count":66,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-28","quote_1_odi":"11660619","quote_1_text":"The contact owns a 2020 Buick Encore GX. The contact stated that while shifted into reverse on several occasions, the brake was depressed and there was an abnormal foghorn sound coming from the driver’s side rear wheel","quote_2_odi":"11472783","quote_2_text":"The contact’s fiancé owns a 2020 Buick Encore GX. The contact stated while driving approximately 2 MPH, the vehicle was unable to stop while the brake pedal was depressed and the parking brake was activated","quote_3_odi":"11441901","quote_3_text":"Dealership, fixed brakes due to previous recall. Brakes continue to squeal and grind with every stop. Was informed by dealership that they can do no further repair because it is considered a noise and not a safety issue","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2020/buick/encore-gx","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2020,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore GX","model_slug":"encore-gx","cluster_id":"buick-encore-gx-2020-transmission-failure","label":"Transmission failure requiring replacement","component_code":"POWER TRAIN","complaint_count":5,"date_range":"2021-05 → 2026-07","source_complaint_count":66,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-28","quote_1_odi":"11745442","quote_1_text":"Transmission would not connect with the engine. La Fontaine dealership in Saint Clair. Said I need a new transmission cost $14,000. It has 59823 miles under the vehicle","quote_2_odi":"11415408","quote_2_text":"THE DEALER FOUND 3 PIECES OF RUBBER INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION WHEN IT WAS TAKEN APART. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,529","quote_3_odi":"11461685","quote_3_text":"On multiple occasions the vehicle feels like it is slipping gears (more often when the autostop feature is turned on). On multiple occasions the vehicle has stalled out and would not do anything when pressing on gas- didn't even rev, did absolutely nothing","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2020/buick/encore-gx","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2020,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore GX","model_slug":"encore-gx","cluster_id":"buick-encore-gx-2020-brake-pedal-failure","label":"Brake pedal failing to stop the vehicle","component_code":"SERVICE BRAKES","complaint_count":10,"date_range":"2020-10 → 2025-04","source_complaint_count":66,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-28","quote_1_odi":"11366809","quote_1_text":"GENERAL MOTORS HAS DECIDED THAT A DEFECT WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXISTS IN CERTAIN 2020 MODEL YEAR CADILLAC CT4, CT5 AND XT4 VEHICLES, 2020MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET CORVETTE VEHICLES, 2020 ' 2021 MODEL YEAR BUICK ENCORE GX VEHICLES, AND 2021 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET TRAILBLA","quote_2_odi":"11363178","quote_2_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 BUICK ENCORE GX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A U-TURN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED","quote_3_odi":"11455501","quote_3_text":"The contact owns a 2020 Buick Encore GX. The contact stated that while attempting to stop, the brake pedal was depressed and it traveled to the floorboard causing the brakes to fail to stop the vehicle","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2020/buick/encore-gx","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2020,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore GX","model_slug":"encore-gx","cluster_id":"buick-encore-gx-2020-electrical-system-malfunction","label":"Electrical system shutdown and wiring harness failure","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER","complaint_count":5,"date_range":"2021-03 → 2022-04","source_complaint_count":66,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-28","quote_1_odi":"11460179","quote_1_text":"While driving this 2020 Buick Encore GX with around 7,000 miles on the odometer, the entire electrical/electronic system shut down. Windows were inoperative, the AC stopped, the radio failed, the flashers did not work, etc. The only things that worked were the engine and brakes","quote_2_odi":"11403516","quote_2_text":"STARTED HAVING TROUBLE LAST WEEK WITH THE FUEL GAUGE AND A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. TOOK THE CAR IN TO HAVE IT SERVICED AND THEY FOUND THAT RODENTS HAD CHEWED THROUGH THE HARNESS LOCATED BY THE FUEL. COST $850 TO REPAIR WHICH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY","quote_3_odi":"11407881","quote_3_text":"THE VEHICLE HAS A SOFTWARE ANAMOLY ACCORDING THE THE DEALER THAT HAS MY SES LIGHT ON AND MY PRE-COLLISION ALTERS SEEM TO NOT BE WORKING SINCE THIS OCCURRED. THE SES LIGHT CAME ON 4/9/21 AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2020/buick/encore-gx","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2020,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore GX","model_slug":"encore-gx","cluster_id":"buick-encore-gx-2020-unintended-acceleration","label":"Unintended acceleration overriding brake input","component_code":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2021-01 → 2025-02","source_complaint_count":66,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-28","quote_1_odi":"11645021","quote_1_text":"I was at a stop light and the light turned green, I preceded to press the accelerator, I was just starting to move forward and the, peddle seemed to take over with my assistance went all the way down and began speeding up","quote_2_odi":"11394553","quote_2_text":"2/3/2021 I WAS DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER TODAY. SHE WAS DRIVING AND WE WERE APPROACHING A LEFT HAND TURN AT AN INTERSECTION. WE HAD A GREEN LIGHT AND I COULD SEE THAT HER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. SHE STARTED THE TURN WITH HER FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE","quote_3_odi":"11389607","quote_3_text":"I WAS DRIVING HOME APPROX 6:00 PM AS I WAS STARTING ON L75 MY BUICK 2020GX WITH LESS THAN 300 MILES STARTED TO SPEED UP TO A VERY FAST MY BRAKES DID NOT SLOW ME DOWN THE CAR KEPT SPEEDING UP I WAS VERY SCARED WHEN THE CAR KEPT GOING FASTER NOW I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT THERE WAS AL","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2020/buick/encore-gx","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2020,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore GX","model_slug":"encore-gx","cluster_id":"buick-encore-gx-2020-airbag-non-deployment","label":"Airbags failing to deploy in rear-end collision","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2020-11 → 2022-10","source_complaint_count":66,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-28","quote_1_odi":"11487793","quote_1_text":"Rear end accident. Distracted driver hit the back of my car at least at 40 mph. No airbags deployed","quote_2_odi":"11375090","quote_2_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 BUICK ENCORE GX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HIS DAUGHTER WAS AT A STAND STILL AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, WHEN SHE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAUSING HER TO SHOOT FORWARD AND HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2020/buick/encore-gx","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2015,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"buick-lacrosse-2015-transmission-hesitation","label":"Transmission hesitation and jerking into gear","component_code":"POWER TRAIN","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2023-10 → 2025-11","source_complaint_count":44,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-29","quote_1_odi":"11550798","quote_1_text":"Transmission problem. Jerking when going into gear","quote_2_odi":"11597441","quote_2_text":"The contact owns a 2015 Buick LaCrosse. The contact stated that while stationary at a stop light and attempting to depress the accelerator pedal, the vehicle hesitated while responding. The check engine warning light was illuminated","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2015/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2015,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"buick-lacrosse-2015-exterior-lighting-failure","label":"Exterior headlamp failure","component_code":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2018-02 → 2020-08","source_complaint_count":44,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-29","quote_1_odi":"11342657","quote_1_text":"WHILE DRIVING HOME ON A CITY STREET WE NOTICED THAT BOTH LOW AND HIGH BEAM LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING","quote_2_odi":"10980649","quote_2_text":"2015 BUICK LACROSSE. CONSUMER WRITES REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS TO HEADLAMP MODULE. *LD *JS","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2015/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2015,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"buick-lacrosse-2015-fuel-line-leak","label":"Fuel line leak and odor","component_code":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2018-02 → 2023-01","source_complaint_count":44,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-29","quote_1_odi":"11500759","quote_1_text":"Fuel line under hood was rubbing against a bracket and is leaking. All the hangers and clips are secured and no play in Fuel line","quote_2_odi":"11372440","quote_2_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON PARKING HER VEHICLE IN HER GARAGE, A STRONG FUEL ODOR EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO LOU FUSZ BUICK GMC (10950 PAGE AVE, ST","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2015/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2015,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"buick-lacrosse-2015-power-steering-loss","label":"Power steering loss with dash warning message","component_code":"STEERING","complaint_count":13,"date_range":"2016-07 → 2025-06","source_complaint_count":44,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-29","quote_1_odi":"11657664","quote_1_text":"As I was driving around a corner, the steering wheel got hard, very hard and it no longer worked","quote_2_odi":"11476408","quote_2_text":"My wife was driving and went to turn the vehicle and the steering locked up momentarily. She drove directly home a block away and pulled into the garage. When attempting to take the car for service it would not turn in either direction","quote_3_odi":"11438406","quote_3_text":"Power steering went out while driving roughy 45/50 mph. Unknown reason why it went out","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2015/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2015,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"buick-lacrosse-2015-airbag-nondeployment-recall","label":"Air bag non-deployment and recall parts delay","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":7,"date_range":"2015-10 → 2022-09","source_complaint_count":44,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-29","quote_1_odi":"11399060","quote_1_text":"SERVICE AIR BAG MAINTENANCE WARNING &#9888;&#65039;","quote_2_odi":"11088636","quote_2_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD ON INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. BOTH DRIVERS SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED","quote_3_odi":"10925777","quote_3_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH, A DEER STRUCK THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT DID NOT FULLY INFLATE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2015/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2015,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"buick-lacrosse-2015-electrical-stall-cascade","label":"Electrical system stall and warning-light cascade","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","complaint_count":6,"date_range":"2016-04 → 2022-06","source_complaint_count":44,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-29","quote_1_odi":"11471159","quote_1_text":"The truck pops open on its own when park and while driving.. Had to pull the fuse just to keep it from opening","quote_2_odi":"11395038","quote_2_text":"WOULD NOT START AT ALL, ONCE WE GOT IT STARTED AND HEADED DOWN THE ROAD, THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS","quote_3_odi":"11290147","quote_3_text":"I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WHERE MY CAR WONT START, WHEN TRYING LIGHTS RAPIDLY BLINK, SOMETIMES THE RADIO AND DIRECTIONALS WONT WORK, AND SOMETIMES IT CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. MY CAR IS A 2015 BUICK LACROSSE WITH 14K MILES ON IT","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2015/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2015,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"buick-lacrosse-2015-brake-failure","label":"Brake failure on application","component_code":"SERVICE BRAKES","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2021-05 → 2025-04","source_complaint_count":44,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-29","quote_1_odi":"11422247","quote_1_text":"The contact owned a 2015 Buick Lacrosse. The contact stated while making a right turn and attempted to depress the brake pedal but failed to stop. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated he crashed into a low road divider and came to a stop","quote_2_odi":"11657483","quote_2_text":"The contact owns a 2015 Buick LaCrosse. The contact stated that while driving on the highway at 55 MPH, the vehicle jerked briefly before shifting into gear. The ABS warning light was illuminated","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2015/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2016,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"lacrosse-2016-transmission-shudder","label":"Transmission shudder and jerk at low speed","component_code":"POWER TRAIN","complaint_count":5,"date_range":"2016-12 → 2026-02","source_complaint_count":48,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-29","quote_1_odi":"11657537","quote_1_text":"Cars shudders 20-30 MPH. Started last year, I needed to get my wife for cancer treatments. Basically, shifted the car manually","quote_2_odi":"11385552","quote_2_text":"AT 25 - 30 MPH AND AT 45 - 50 MPH THE CAR SHAKES VIOLENTLY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THEY SAID THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS. I NEED A NEW LOWER AND UPPER TRANSMISSION. THAT IS THE RECOMMENDED FIX","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2016/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2016,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"lacrosse-2016-power-steering-loss","label":"Power steering loss while driving","component_code":"STEERING","complaint_count":11,"date_range":"2019-03 → 2026-05","source_complaint_count":48,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-29","quote_1_odi":"11736881","quote_1_text":"While driving down the road goin around 45 mph all of a sudden my steering wheel got so stiff I could hardly steer the car off the road and out of traffic. I didn't hit anything, my power steering just stopped. I put the car into park and turned off the ignition","quote_2_odi":"11562281","quote_2_text":"I lost power steering while driving 70 mph on a two-lane highway in Wyoming. There were no warnings before the incident, but a Service Power Steering light came on at the same time it quit working. One mechanic shop did a diagnosis on the car","quote_3_odi":"11503449","quote_3_text":"The contact owns a 2016 Buick Lacrosse. The contact stated while attempting to drive from a complete stop, the steering wheel locked, almost causing a collision. A message indicating power steering failure was displayed","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2016/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2016,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"lacrosse-2016-airbag-non-deployment","label":"Air bag non-deployment in frontal crash","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2016-10 → 2026-08","source_complaint_count":48,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-29","quote_1_odi":"11759114","quote_1_text":"I was in a front end collision where the damages were over $20,000.00 and the air bags did not deploy","quote_2_odi":"11745821","quote_2_text":"On June 22,2026, I was involved in a frontal impact collision while traveling at approximately 35 mph. The vehicle suffered a catastrophic failure of the entire occupant restraint system. Despite a severe, high-speed frontal impact,","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2016/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2016,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"lacrosse-2016-acc-false-braking","label":"Adaptive cruise control false braking","component_code":"FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2018-10 → 2023-10","source_complaint_count":48,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-29","quote_1_odi":"11483622","quote_1_text":"At highway speeds with the Adaptive Cruise Control engaged, the brakes are heavily applied when other vehicles or obstructions are not observed. ACC engaged on controlled access highway no vehicles or obstructions and random hard braking takes place","quote_2_odi":"11133159","quote_2_text":"ADAPTIVE CRUISE ENGAGES ANTILOCK BRAKES IN A RANDOM MANNER EVEN WHEN NO CAR IS IN FRONT OF YOU WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AT A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT SPEEDS. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES FOR SEVERAL MONTHS","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2016/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2016,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"lacrosse-2016-unintended-acceleration","label":"Unintended acceleration from floor mat and pedal","component_code":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2017-12 → 2018-12","source_complaint_count":48,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-29","quote_1_odi":"11155995","quote_1_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH IN A PARKING LIGHT AND MAKING A SLIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLOORMAT WAS NOT IN THE CORRECT POSITION","quote_2_odi":"11051891","quote_2_text":"FROM STANDING STOP OR WHILE IN MOTION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, STOMP THE ACCELERATOR TO COMMAND IMMEDIATE ACCELERATION: ACCELERATOR SOMETIMES STICKS IN WIDE OPEN THROTTLE RESULTING IN UNINTENDED SUSTAINED ACCELERATION","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2016/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2016,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Regal","model_slug":"regal","cluster_id":"buick-regal-2016-headlight-condensation","label":"Headlight condensation and dimming","component_code":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","complaint_count":6,"date_range":"2021-10 → 2024-05","source_complaint_count":41,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-29","quote_1_odi":"11589503","quote_1_text":"It’s still in well cared for mint condition, except for the driver side headlight. Condensation appeared and has been getting worse, dealership says the only option is buying another complete headlight assembly for $1200.00","quote_2_odi":"11504363","quote_2_text":"The contact owns a 2016 Buick Regal. The contact stated that condensation and moisture was present inside the front headlight assemblies, which caused the headlight illumination to be diminished and created a visibility hazard while driving at night","quote_3_odi":"11436396","quote_3_text":"The contact owns a 2016 Buick Regal. The contact stated that moisture had entered the vehicle's headlight module which caused the headlights to dim while in operation","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2016/buick/regal","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2016,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Regal","model_slug":"regal","cluster_id":"buick-regal-2016-unintended-braking","label":"Unintended or automatic braking events","component_code":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2017-08 → 2022-05","source_complaint_count":41,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-29","quote_1_odi":"11464402","quote_1_text":"I was driving down the highway at 75 mph with my kids in the car and the vacuum pump for the brakes went out which caused my brake pedal to seize up and car brakes would not work while in traffic","quote_2_odi":"11015791","quote_2_text":"CAR APPLIED BRAKES SUDDENLY AND FULLY 4-5 TIMES DURING 200 MILE TRIP ON I-5 FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON AT FREEWAY SPEEDS (65-70MPH)","quote_3_odi":"11449512","quote_3_text":"When using adaptive cruise control, this vehicle will allow you to get close to the vehicle in front of you and aggressively apply brakes which throws you forward","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2016/buick/regal","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2016,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Regal","model_slug":"regal","cluster_id":"buick-regal-2016-power-steering-failure","label":"Power steering loss or lockup while driving","component_code":"STEERING","complaint_count":10,"date_range":"2019-10 → 2025-02","source_complaint_count":41,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-29","quote_1_odi":"11642262","quote_1_text":"My steering failed and started pulling left into traffic. It was hard to keep it in my lane. Had to have it towed by AAA","quote_2_odi":"11460383","quote_2_text":"The contact owns a 2016 Buick Regal. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel seized while turning the vehicle","quote_3_odi":"11266895","quote_3_text":"POWER STEERING RANDOMLY FAILS WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE, ON RESIDENTIAL STREET AND THE EXPRESSWAY","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2016/buick/regal","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2016,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Regal","model_slug":"regal","cluster_id":"buick-regal-2016-engine-stall-failure","label":"Engine stalling and internal failure","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":5,"date_range":"2021-03 → 2025-06","source_complaint_count":41,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-29","quote_1_odi":"11585149","quote_1_text":"The contact owns a 2016 Buick Regal. The contact stated while driving 35-40 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated, and the vehicle started sputtering","quote_2_odi":"11414614","quote_2_text":"ENGINE HAS A DEFECT THAT CAUSES A PIECE OF THE ENGINE TO BREAK OFF AND END UP IN THE OIL LINES, ENDS UP IN OIL PAN. THIS DEFECT CAUSES THE ENGINE TO FREEZE AND OWNER MUST REPLACE THE ENGINE","quote_3_odi":"11405282","quote_3_text":"WHEN ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE AFTER COMING TO A STOP OR SLOWING DOWN STUMBLING/STUTTERING OCCURRED ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND THE STABILITRAK/ TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2016/buick/regal","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2016,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Regal","model_slug":"regal","cluster_id":"buick-regal-2016-transmission-gear-failure","label":"Transmission shifting and gear-engagement failure","component_code":"POWER TRAIN","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2018-08 → 2020-01","source_complaint_count":41,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-29","quote_1_odi":"11162135","quote_1_text":"I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN TEXAS, AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING LANES TO THE LEFT AND ACCELERATING WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR","quote_2_odi":"11122934","quote_2_text":"I WAS ENTERING A CITY STREET FROM A SHOPPING MALL. AS I FOUND A SMALL BREAK IN THE TRAFFIC I PULLED OUT AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE","quote_3_odi":"11302298","quote_3_text":"SHIFT TO PARK IS DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK. DASH LIGHTS AND ACCESSORIES REMAIN ON UNTIL YOU \"JIGGLE\" THE SHIFTER IN AND OUT OF PARK SEVERAL TIMES","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2016/buick/regal","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2019,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2019-transmission-shudder-torque-converter","label":"Transmission shudder and torque converter failure","component_code":"POWER TRAIN","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2024-08 → 2026-08","source_complaint_count":42,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-29","quote_1_odi":"11755753","quote_1_text":"The problematic 9 speed transmission failed at 72,000 miles on [XXX]. GM required a flush due to the significant shudder problems in the transmissions. This was performed on this vehicle at 32,000 miles. GM knows the is issues. The car brought to Gerald Jones GM in Graniteville","quote_2_odi":"11742026","quote_2_text":"The contact owns a 2019 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that while driving at 30 to 40 MPH, the vehicle was shuddering. The vehicle was hard to shift. The TPMS was illuminated. The contact indicated the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V668000 (Power Train). The","quote_3_odi":"11654555","quote_3_text":"The 2019 Buick Enclave was taken in for transmission fluid flush & check. The dealer came back and stated that the torque converter needed replacement. The car was still under mileage warranty but just past the roll-off-line date by a month. There are numerous issues all over","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2019/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2019,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2019-seat-belt-buckle-mounting","label":"Seat belt buckle and mounting hardware failure","component_code":"SEAT BELTS","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2020-01 → 2023-11","source_complaint_count":42,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-29","quote_1_odi":"11553256","quote_1_text":"The contact owns a 2019 Buick Enclave. The contact stated while attempting to buckle the seat belt however, the seat belt failed to lock securely in the buckle. The contact inspected the buckle and became aware that an internal part of the buckle had detached, preventing the","quote_2_odi":"11299634","quote_2_text":"DRIVER SIDE 2ND ROW PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT IS NOT BOLTED TO THE FRAME. WHILE DRIVING THIS RENTAL CAR ON VACATION, THE PANELING FELL OFF REVEALING THAT THE SEAT BELT SPOOL WAS HANGING LOOSE AND NOT MOUNTED TO THE FRAME. BASED ON WHAT I CAN SEE FROM THE THREADS, IT APPEARS NEVER TO","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2019/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2019,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2019-rear-ac-evaporator-failure","label":"Rear A/C evaporator and cooling system failure","component_code":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2025-07 → 2026-07","source_complaint_count":42,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-29","quote_1_odi":"11752440","quote_1_text":"I am filing a safety complaint regarding repeated refrigerant leaks and rear A/C evaporator failure on my 2019 Buick Enclave. My vehicle has 72,000 miles and has experienced two A/C system failures within 60 days. The first Freon leak was repaired under a GM special warranty","quote_2_odi":"11675444","quote_2_text":"This is the third time in less the last couple of months that the air conditioning system on this 2019 Buick Enclave has failed. The vehicle consistently blows only hot air, regardless of whether it is in motion or stationary. The problem does not fluctuate with changes in speed","quote_3_odi":"11673083","quote_3_text":"Anc module is faulty after HVAC condensation entered the unit causing it to not work making all speakers nonfunctioning","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2019/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2019,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2019-auto-stop-start-stall","label":"Auto stop/start system fails to restart, engine shuts off","component_code":"POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","complaint_count":6,"date_range":"2020-01 → 2026-01","source_complaint_count":42,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-29","quote_1_odi":"11696554","quote_1_text":"The issue appears to be related to the auto start-stop system and/or an EVAP-related component, as the vehicle will sometimes completely shut off instead of restarting when stopped. The vehicle is available for inspection upon request. How was your safety or the safety of others","quote_2_odi":"11622411","quote_2_text":"Start/stop function malfunctioned in the middle of the road, this has happened multiple times before and after replacing starter and battery, looked at by several mechanics. If I stop the car at a light or in traffic my car will dint turn back on or let me shift. Thus a safety","quote_3_odi":"11639285","quote_3_text":"The contact owns a 2019 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that while at a stop light the Auto START/STOP feature malfunctioned. The contact stated that after releasing the brake pedal, the vehicle turned off instead of restarting the engine. The contact stated that several","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2019/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2019,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2019-alternator-total-power-loss","label":"Alternator failure causing total power and steering loss","component_code":"STEERING, POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2023-08 → 2026-07","source_complaint_count":42,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-29","quote_1_odi":"11751653","quote_1_text":"In city traffic about 45-50MPH, no warning lights until total electrical/power failure - no power, no steering, no electrical/lights. Car is owned by [XXX] mother-in-law ([XXX]). Her daughter ([XXX]) was driving. Had [XXX] been driving, there would have been a wreck. [XXX] was","quote_2_odi":"11730218","quote_2_text":"The contact owns a 2019 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that while driving in traffic at 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The horn and wipers turned on unexpectedly. The contact stated that the vehicle lost power steering functionality and was inoperable and the vehicle jerked","quote_3_odi":"11539079","quote_3_text":"The alternator was reported went bad after only 4 years of usage, the dealer refused to pay the fixing cost for this. Due to the failure of the alternator, the car lost all the power in the middle of the road with our entire family in the car during the night, very dangerous","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2019/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2019,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"enclave-2019-canister-purge-valve-stall","label":"Canister purge valve failure causing engine stall","component_code":"ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2022-06 → 2024-09","source_complaint_count":42,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-29","quote_1_odi":"11469253","quote_1_text":"My safety was at risk due to stalling 3 different times on busy roads/intersections after refueling my vehicle. When the Solenoid valve and canister fail when coming to a stop after refueling it causes the car/engine to flutter and completely stall then goes into neutral. It","quote_2_odi":"11613301","quote_2_text":"On Sept 6th the check engine light came on. A diagnostic test showed it was code P0442 related to the canister purge valve /solenoid. It also showed that it was a permanent thing that had been on there a while but when I look up my Vin number there is no recalls for it, but","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2019/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2021,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore GX","model_slug":"encore-gx","cluster_id":"encore-gx-2021-turbo-reduced-power","label":"Turbocharger failure causing reduced engine power","component_code":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","complaint_count":13,"date_range":"2022-09 → 2026-07","source_complaint_count":50,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-29","quote_1_odi":"11742772","quote_1_text":"Due to defective LIN BUS 2 failure to read mass air flow sensor, vehicle suddenly goes into limp mode. This speed control issue is documented in GM Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs) #22-NA-008 and PIP5934, 2022","quote_2_odi":"11619062","quote_2_text":"The check engine light will come on with engine power reduced, code reads turbo under boost, The car will stay in limp mode and make it difficult to get out of traffic there is no warning before the car completely loses power and goes into limp mode!!","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2021/buick/encore-gx","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2021,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore GX","model_slug":"encore-gx","cluster_id":"encore-gx-2021-brake-steering-failure","label":"Service brake and steering system failure","component_code":"SERVICE BRAKES","complaint_count":8,"date_range":"2021-06 → 2026-06","source_complaint_count":50,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-29","quote_1_odi":"11639481","quote_1_text":"brakes are difficult to press (VERY HARD)","quote_2_odi":"11708527","quote_2_text":"Brake System Control Module Replacement - The brake system control module needs replacement due to a fault detected with 10 volts on terminal 1. Replacing this component can help maintain proper functionality of the brake system and ensure consistent performance. Why would this","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2021/buick/encore-gx","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2021,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore GX","model_slug":"encore-gx","cluster_id":"encore-gx-2021-evap-pump-failure","label":"EVAP leak detection pump failure","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2025-10 → 2025-10","source_complaint_count":50,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-29","quote_1_odi":"11693594","quote_1_text":"Evap leak detection pump failed at 78,871 miles. 2022 models and beyond are covered for this defect","quote_2_odi":"11693596","quote_2_text":"Evap leak detection pump failed at 78,871 miles. 2022 models and beyond are covered for this defect","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2021/buick/encore-gx","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2021,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore GX","model_slug":"encore-gx","cluster_id":"encore-gx-2021-jack-recall-parts","label":"Recall parts unavailable for emergency jack repair","component_code":"EQUIPMENT","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2021-08 → 2021-08","source_complaint_count":50,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-29","quote_1_odi":"11427472","quote_1_text":"The contact owns a 2021 Buick Encore GX. The contact had received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V440000 (Equipment) however, the part to do the recall repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the","quote_2_odi":"11429736","quote_2_text":"The contact owns a 2021 Buick Encore. The contact had received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V440000 (Equipment) however, the part to do the recall repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2021/buick/encore-gx","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2021,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore GX","model_slug":"encore-gx","cluster_id":"encore-gx-2021-shift-to-park","label":"Shift-to-park message preventing engine shutoff","component_code":"POWER TRAIN","complaint_count":11,"date_range":"2024-01 → 2026-03","source_complaint_count":50,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-29","quote_1_odi":"11669903","quote_1_text":"Car is put on Park and a warning light comes out saying car is not on park","quote_2_odi":"11665822","quote_2_text":"The contact owns a 2021 Buick Encore GX. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle and shifting to park(P), the vehicle failed to immediately shut off. During the failure the message \"Shift to Park\" was displayed. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2021/buick/encore-gx","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2021,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore GX","model_slug":"encore-gx","cluster_id":"encore-gx-2021-transmission-failure","label":"Transmission failure requiring full replacement","component_code":"POWER TRAIN","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2023-12 → 2026-05","source_complaint_count":50,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-29","quote_1_odi":"11735946","quote_1_text":"A 2021 Buick Encore GX with 66,828 miles experienced sudden transmission failure while driving. The vehicle lost forward gear engagement and began slipping, creating an immediate safety risk to the driver and other motorists due to unexpected loss of vehicle propulsion and","quote_2_odi":"11559624","quote_2_text":"I bought my vehicle the later part of 2021 and the transmission and engine no longer work and need to be replaced. When I first purchased the vehicle the battery completely died in less than 6 months. Numerous repairs and now the warranty won't work since I am over 60000 miles","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2021/buick/encore-gx","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2021,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore GX","model_slug":"encore-gx","cluster_id":"encore-gx-2021-fuel-pump-stall","label":"Fuel pump failure causing sudden stall","component_code":"ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2024-02 → 2026-04","source_complaint_count":50,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-29","quote_1_odi":"11569827","quote_1_text":"I recently took my vehicle into the classic Chevrolet dealership where it was purchased for the manufacture warranty on a fuel remission pump to be replaced under warranty. When I got my car back when I reverse and switch and to drive it either jumps like it’s not getting gas,","quote_2_odi":"11732027","quote_2_text":"My vehicle suddenly stalled and completely shut off while I was driving. No warning lamps, messages or other symptoms to alert me there was any engine issues. I was definitely put in danger as I was driving at rush hour in a 6 lane busy US 1 Federal Highway. The vehicle was","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2021/buick/encore-gx","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2015,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Regal","model_slug":"regal","cluster_id":"buick-regal-2015-brake-vacuum-pump","label":"Brake vacuum pump failure","component_code":"SERVICE BRAKES","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2020-05 → 2024-05","source_complaint_count":33,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-30","quote_1_odi":"11586939","quote_1_text":"After starting my vehicle with foot on the brake and putting the vehicle in gear it will move forward and occasionally roll for 4 or 5 feet before the brake engages","quote_2_odi":"11324462","quote_2_text":"FAULTY BRAKE VACUUM PUMP. LEAKING OIL AND VEHICLES BRAKE PEDAL WAS STIFF AND LUCKILY DID NOT LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT AS I HAD TO USE ALL MY WEIGHT TO PUSH THE PEDAL DOWN TO STOP THE CAR","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2015/buick/regal","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2015,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Regal","model_slug":"regal","cluster_id":"buick-regal-2015-headlight-condensation","label":"Headlight assembly condensation and moisture intrusion","component_code":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","complaint_count":7,"date_range":"2019-02 → 2022-10","source_complaint_count":33,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-30","quote_1_odi":"11176529","quote_1_text":"THIS VEHICLE HAS HID HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES THAT HAVE CONSTANT ISSUES WITH CONDENSATION/WATER ENTERING THE HOUSING AND CAUSING THE BALLAST AND BULB TO FAIL. THIS IS DUE TO A FAULTY SEAL BETWEEN THE OUTER AND INNER SHELL ASSEMBLY","quote_2_odi":"11306869","quote_2_text":"THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY HOLDS WATER AND MOISTURE AND LIGHT CAN NOT COME OUT VERY WELL IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE AND SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON IT","quote_3_odi":"11476526","quote_3_text":"Drivers side headlight has condensation in it & stopped working. Vehicle hasn’t been involved in any accidents or incidents that would have caused this. Dealer advised of the problem while performing oil change","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2015/buick/regal","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2015,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Regal","model_slug":"regal","cluster_id":"buick-regal-2015-door-lock-entrapment","label":"Electrical system malfunction with door lock entrapment","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2016-08 → 2019-07","source_complaint_count":33,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-30","quote_1_odi":"10892238","quote_1_text":"WHILE I WAS DRIVING ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WANT OUT COMPLETELY, THE CAR DIDN'T STOP RUNNING","quote_2_odi":"11231421","quote_2_text":"THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 BUICK REGAL. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS INSIDE THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK WAS PRESSED, WHICH ACTIVATED THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM","quote_3_odi":"10903516","quote_3_text":"WHILE DRIVING, ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, MY DASHBOARD / RADIO WENT COMPLETELY OUT...ONLY FOR A FEW BRIEF SECONDS, BUT THAT HAS ME CONCERNED NOW SEEING A COMPLAINT HAS BEEN FILED RE SIMILAR ISSUE,","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2015/buick/regal","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2015,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Regal","model_slug":"regal","cluster_id":"buick-regal-2015-oil-consumption-stall","label":"Excessive oil consumption and engine stalling","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":7,"date_range":"2016-12 → 2024-07","source_complaint_count":33,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-30","quote_1_odi":"11590376","quote_1_text":"Excessive oil consumption on the 2.4L engine. GM has known about the oil consumption on these engines for a long time and if oil is not consistently checked and topped off it will seize the motor while driving","quote_2_odi":"11269883","quote_2_text":"THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 BUICK REGAL. WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHED A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE FOR IT TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION","quote_3_odi":"10935079","quote_3_text":"THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 BUICK REGAL. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PUTTER AND HESITATE WHILE ACCELERATING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED RANDOMLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2015/buick/regal","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2015,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Regal","model_slug":"regal","cluster_id":"buick-regal-2015-airbag-warning-light","label":"Airbag warning light and airbag module malfunction","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2020-01 → 2023-07","source_complaint_count":33,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-30","quote_1_odi":"11298488","quote_1_text":"SERVICE AIRBAG WAS DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD WHEN I STARTED MY VEHICLE. TOOK IT IN TO A BUICK DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS THE AIRBAG MODULE. MY CONCERN IS THAT IT WENT OUT AT ALL IN A VEHICLE THAT HAD LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON IT AND IF IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN","quote_2_odi":"11394581","quote_2_text":"AIR BAG SYSTEM KEEPS COMING ON THE DEALER SAYS IT'S MY FAULT AND THEY CAN'T DO NOTHING ABOUT IT I HAVE A KID AND IT'S NOT SAFE MY AIRBAG CAN DEPLOY ANYTIME","quote_3_odi":"11534658","quote_3_text":"Airbag Red Light indicator on for 2+ weeks, ambient temperature sensor malfunction and vehicle seems to have less pressure when accelerating","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2015/buick/regal","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2017,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"lacrosse-2017-suspension-strut-discontinued","label":"Suspension strut and yoke failure with discontinued parts","component_code":"SUSPENSION","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2022-02 → 2026-05","source_complaint_count":34,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-30","quote_1_odi":"11736767","quote_1_text":"This vehicle has major suspension issues containing the complete strut assembly, lower control arms, and strut yokes/forks, which can not be replaced due to the discontinuance of the vehicle and parts itself","quote_2_odi":"11596103","quote_2_text":"The contact owns a 2017 Buick Lacrosse. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle was making an abnormally loud stomping sound and the wheels were shuddering significantly. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring while driving","quote_3_odi":"11452579","quote_3_text":"The contact owns a 2017 Buick Lacrosse. The contact stated that while driving at 20 MPH and making a left turn, there was an abnormal noise coming from the front passenger side of the vehicle. The contact mentioned the failure was related to the bushings","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2017/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2017,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"lacrosse-2017-transmission-shift-malfunction","label":"Transmission shift and gear selector malfunction","component_code":"POWER TRAIN","complaint_count":9,"date_range":"2018-10 → 2023-12","source_complaint_count":34,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-30","quote_1_odi":"11562549","quote_1_text":"The contact owns a 2017 Buick Lacrosse. The contact stated that after his wife had parked and turning off the vehicle, moments later the vehicle was restarted and the check engine and TCM warning lights remained illuminated","quote_2_odi":"11240696","quote_2_text":"I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN JUNE OF 2018. THE CAR DROVE BEAUTIFULLY FOR ABOUT 14000 MILES. THEN I STARTED NOTICING HARSH SHIFTS AT LOWER SPEEDS, SHIFTED FINE ON THE HIGHWAY","quote_3_odi":"11209049","quote_3_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER WOULD MISSHIFT AND SWITCH INTO OTHER GEARS THAT WERE NOT SELECTED. SECONDLY, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK OR REVERSE PROPERLY","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2017/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2017,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"lacrosse-2017-stop-start-system-failure","label":"Automatic Stop/Start system failure","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2019-02 → 2021-08","source_complaint_count":34,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-30","quote_1_odi":"11430318","quote_1_text":"The contact owns a 2017 Buick LaCrosse. The contact stated that while at a stoplight the fuel-saving feature activated and the engine shut-off. After removing his foot from the brake pedal the STOP/START feature failed to activate","quote_2_odi":"11204194","quote_2_text":"AT A FULL STOP, THE ENGINE AUTO STOP SHUTS THE ENTIRE VEHICLE DOWN. VEHICLE MUST BE RE-STARTED AND ALL FEATURES LIKE RADIO, CLOCK ETC. RETURN TO THE FACTORY SETTINGS AS IF THE BATTERY HAD BEEN DISCONNECTED","quote_3_odi":"11175531","quote_3_text":"2017 BUICK LACROSSE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE ENGINE CONTROL STOP/START SYSTEM. *LD *TR","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2017/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2017,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"lacrosse-2017-airbag-warning-light","label":"Air bag warning light and module failure","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2022-06 → 2024-07","source_complaint_count":34,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-30","quote_1_odi":"11603514","quote_1_text":"The air bag warning light in the dash came on intermittently during driving. I took the vehicle to the dealer for service December 27, 2023, since it was a safety issue that the authorized dealer needs to take care of","quote_2_odi":"11467521","quote_2_text":"the airbag lite has been coming on for the last year saying it needs to be serviced","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2017/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2017,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"lacrosse-2017-stall-power-loss","label":"Unexpected stall or loss of engine power while driving","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2020-02 → 2024-02","source_complaint_count":34,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-30","quote_1_odi":"11571349","quote_1_text":"Vehicle loses power every gmc vehicle I have owned (3) seen to have this issue throttle pedal position sensor while driving on the interstate vehicle speed drops to reduce engine power which is very scary and dangerous","quote_2_odi":"11486363","quote_2_text":"The contact owns a 2017 Buick Lacrosse. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power on several occasions. The vehicle restarted after a while","quote_3_odi":"11307684","quote_3_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLED","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2017/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2017,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"lacrosse-2017-cruise-control-unintended-accel","label":"Cruise control and idle unintended acceleration","component_code":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2018-01 → 2019-03","source_complaint_count":34,"reviewed_at":"2026-08-30","quote_1_odi":"11192544","quote_1_text":"I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY 2017 BUICK LACROSSE, A VEHICLE WITH 17,004 MILES. WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH THE CRUISE SET TO 70 MPH THE SYSTEM RESET ITSELF TO 105 MPH AND THE ENGINE REVVED 3000 RPM ACCELERATING OUT OF CONTROL","quote_2_odi":"11063227","quote_2_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 BUICK LACROSSE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING THIRTY SECONDS TO A MINUTE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE REVVED AND INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2017/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2016,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Cascada","model_slug":"cascada","cluster_id":"cascada-2016-electrical-startup-faults","label":"Electrical system malfunctions at startup","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2016-05 → 2025-07","source_complaint_count":21,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-02","quote_1_odi":"11675525","quote_1_text":"The contact owns a 2016 Buick Cascada. The contact stated that when his wife entered the vehicle, the rear passenger’s side window automatically rolled down when the vehicle was started. The contact was unable to confirm if any warning lights were illuminated","quote_2_odi":"10862556","quote_2_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 BUICK CASCADA (NA). WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT CAMERA EXPERIENCED A FAILURE AND SEVERAL SAFETY FEATURES WERE DISABLED IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT A SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2016/buick/cascada","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2016,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Cascada","model_slug":"cascada","cluster_id":"cascada-2016-rear-window-separation","label":"Convertible top rear window separation","component_code":"STRUCTURE","complaint_count":12,"date_range":"2020-07 → 2026-04","source_complaint_count":21,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-02","quote_1_odi":"11718797","quote_1_text":"The rear window of the convertible top starts to pull away from the top itself. Could separate and displace entirely causing damage or injury behind","quote_2_odi":"11718833","quote_2_text":"The back window on the convertible top has separated from the fabric. Buick dealership said it was not a covered item under the extended warranty","quote_3_odi":"11339734","quote_3_text":"THE REAR GLASS WINDOW IS LIFTING ON THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER. MY HUSBAND JUST NOTICED IT ONE DAY. A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS RELEASED BY GM IN NOVEMBER, 2019 REGARDING THIS ISSUE","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2016/buick/cascada","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2016,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Cascada","model_slug":"cascada","cluster_id":"cascada-2016-engine-stalling","label":"Engine stalling and performance failures","component_code":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2019-09 → 2026-06","source_complaint_count":21,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-02","quote_1_odi":"11745874","quote_1_text":"The contact owns a 2016 Buick Cascada. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle made an abnormal squealing sound. The vehicle was subsequently taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with a PCV valve failure","quote_2_odi":"11256130","quote_2_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 BUICK CASCADA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND/OR SHUT COMPLETELY OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO ED MORRIS AUTO BLVD (10133 US HWY 19, PORT RICHIE, FL) ON FIFTEEN SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME FAILURE","quote_3_odi":"11688051","quote_3_text":"See attached document for complaint","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2016/buick/cascada","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2019,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Envision","model_slug":"envision","cluster_id":"buick-envision-2019-suspension-shudder","label":"Suspension shuddering over bumps and pavement irregularities","component_code":"SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2025-03 → 2026-02","source_complaint_count":23,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-02","quote_1_odi":"11721060","quote_1_text":"I bought this vehicle used to take on a trip with my family. Drove it for a week and seemed to be fine. Got on the other side of Chicago, on interstate 80 (70mph) and the engine started shaking like an earthquake","quote_2_odi":"11695619","quote_2_text":"The problem started in the past year (2024-2025) with severe shuddering while driving over 35-40 mph and going over a patched pothole or other irregularity in the road. The shuddering would continue until I slowed to stop","quote_3_odi":"11646844","quote_3_text":"Severe shuddering while driving. Sometimes on a smooth roadway and sometimes when crossing over a patched pothole. Shuddering continued until slowed to stop","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2019/buick/envision","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2019,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Envision","model_slug":"envision","cluster_id":"buick-envision-2019-tire-tread-wear","label":"Premature tire tread wear and blowout","component_code":"TIRES","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2021-07 → 2023-10","source_complaint_count":23,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-02","quote_1_odi":"11548887","quote_1_text":"I'm recalling an incident I reported last year. GM refused to honor the service bulletin, and Palmen Buick GMC Cadillac in Kenosha, WI refused to work with Michelin","quote_2_odi":"11490883","quote_2_text":"Tires are measuring low tread (4/32in) under 27,000. At under 25,000 miles on 6/17/2022, my vehicle experienced a blowout at low speed (approx 20mph), minutes after it had been parked","quote_3_odi":"11425999","quote_3_text":"All 4 Michelin Premier LTX 225 / 60 R 18 tires are worn down to (on 2 tires) and below (on 2 tires) the unsafe level, where the vehicle cannot even pass an insnspection, due to safety concerns","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2019/buick/envision","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2019,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Envision","model_slug":"envision","cluster_id":"buick-envision-2019-brake-assist-failure","label":"Brake assist warning light with reduced or lost braking","component_code":"SERVICE BRAKES","complaint_count":6,"date_range":"2018-12 → 2026-07","source_complaint_count":23,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-02","quote_1_odi":"11750713","quote_1_text":"Driving home from work and I seen the \"service brake assist\" light popped on. I did not know what that meant, until I tried to slow down around a curve. The brake pedal was extremely firm and mad stopping in time almost impossible","quote_2_odi":"11742967","quote_2_text":"I have a warning on my dash, \"Service Brake Assist\" that comes on and off, but will not stay on. The dealer says they can't identify the problem unless it stays on and then bring it in","quote_3_odi":"11156406","quote_3_text":"WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE SERVICE \"BRAKE ASSIST\" LIGHT CAME ON. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND HAD NO BRAKES, THEN HAD LIMITED BRAKES WHEN SLOWLY PUMPING THEN PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THAT WARNING WENT OFF AND THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP CAME ON","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2019/buick/envision","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2019,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Envision","model_slug":"envision","cluster_id":"buick-envision-2019-turbo-power-loss","label":"Sudden loss of engine power and turbo failure","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2020-01 → 2026-06","source_complaint_count":23,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-02","quote_1_odi":"11745860","quote_1_text":"The turbo failed by reducing speed all a sudden when I was driving on the freeway. Got the problem repaired and not even a month later same thing is happening again","quote_2_odi":"11745260","quote_2_text":"The envision started losing power, the engine would not gain speed or if it did it was very slow, had the booster vacuum sensor changed, Sudden loss of power or sluggish acceleration, In the beginning the noise/whining was not loud however increased from the engine","quote_3_odi":"11302175","quote_3_text":"WHILE DRIVING IN CRUISE CONTROL BETWEEN 35 TO 40 MPH, GOING UP A SMALL INCLINE, THE ENGINE BOGS DOWN AND THE VEHICLE RATTLES","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2019/buick/envision","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2012,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Verano","model_slug":"verano","cluster_id":"verano-2012-excessive-oil-consumption","label":"Excessive oil consumption","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":23,"date_range":"2017-12 → 2024-05","source_complaint_count":106,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-03","quote_1_odi":"11518026","quote_1_text":"Oil Consumption- Burning through 2 qts of oil every 2000 miles. No warning lights coming on. Last oil change my car had no oil in it","quote_2_odi":"11485476","quote_2_text":"My car started burning an excessive amount of oil this caused my car to die with no engine warning while driving. My mechanic found it to be completely out of oil. The car only has 67000 miles on it and now I have to constantly put oil in the car","quote_3_odi":"11268783","quote_3_text":"AS I WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED AND THERE WAS A SMELL OF BURNING OIL. I NOTICED DARK OIL ON THE PAVEMENT. I WAS GOOD ABOUT CHANGING MY OIL PER MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATION","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2012/buick/verano","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2012,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Verano","model_slug":"verano","cluster_id":"verano-2012-engine-stall-while-driving","label":"Engine stalling while driving","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":8,"date_range":"2012-07 → 2021-08","source_complaint_count":106,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-03","quote_1_odi":"11191152","quote_1_text":"MY 2012 BUICK VERANO HAS STALLED OUT AND DIED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOPS. MY VERANO HAS 64,000 MILES AND IS WELL KEPT AND MAINTENANCED BUT CONTINUES TO STALL OVER AND OVER","quote_2_odi":"10871044","quote_2_text":"THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BUICK VERANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED","quote_3_odi":"10465310","quote_3_text":"THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BUICK VERANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2012/buick/verano","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2012,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Verano","model_slug":"verano","cluster_id":"verano-2012-airbag-warning-indicator","label":"Airbag warning indicator illumination","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":11,"date_range":"2015-04 → 2024-04","source_complaint_count":106,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-03","quote_1_odi":"11583410","quote_1_text":"The passenger airbag indicator goes on and off with person in passenger seat. We first noticed this Summer 2023. It has gotten worse. Now a passenger can shift weight slightly one way or another and cause the indicator status to change which disables the airbag","quote_2_odi":"11360523","quote_2_text":"THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT GOES OFF WHEN ENGINE IS RUNNING. DOES THIS WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED. THIS MAKES AIR BAG LIGHT IN THE INFORMATION CENTER OF DASH COME ON OR TURN OFF","quote_3_odi":"11205820","quote_3_text":"AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND THE DASH BOARD IS SHOWING THE WORD CHECK AIR BAGS","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2012/buick/verano","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2012,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Verano","model_slug":"verano","cluster_id":"verano-2012-airbag-nondeployment-crash","label":"Airbag non-deployment in crash","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":7,"date_range":"2014-07 → 2022-09","source_complaint_count":106,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-03","quote_1_odi":"11002824","quote_1_text":"THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BUICK VERANO. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT STRUCK A DEER AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, SHOULDER, AND UPPER BACK THAT REQUIRED","quote_2_odi":"10693676","quote_2_text":"THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BUICK VERANO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A POLE, SPUN AROUND, AND SUSTAINED DAMAGES ON BOTH SIDES","quote_3_odi":"11064234","quote_3_text":"HIT BLACK ICE ON 2 LANE HIGHWAY, RATE OF SPEED ABOUT 40 MPH. CAR IMPACTED CONCRETE BARRIERS CAUSING THE FRONT END TO BE DEMOLISHED AS WELL AS BOTH FRONT TIRES TO BE TURNED UPWARD. FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2012/buick/verano","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2012,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Verano","model_slug":"verano","cluster_id":"verano-2012-power-steering-failure","label":"Power steering failure","component_code":"STEERING","complaint_count":5,"date_range":"2014-08 → 2017-10","source_complaint_count":106,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-03","quote_1_odi":"11035936","quote_1_text":"ON 10/11/2017 I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND MY CAR STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ON ME AND MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON I TOOK IT IN ON 10/12/17 TO MY LOCAL BUICK DEALER SERVICE BUT LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN 10/13/17","quote_2_odi":"10758705","quote_2_text":"WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF WARNING INDICATOR , MY STEERING WHEEL FELL OFF. I MANAGE TO REATTACH IT AND MANEUVER OUT OF TRAFFIC TO SAFETY. ONCE I MADE IT TO SAFETY THE STEERING WHEEL AGAIN FAIL COMPLETELY OFF","quote_3_odi":"10628013","quote_3_text":"THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BUICK VERANO. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH OVER RUMBLE STRIPS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2012/buick/verano","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2013,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Verano","model_slug":"verano","cluster_id":"buick-verano-2013-gear-shifter-failure","label":"Gear shifter failure preventing shift into park","component_code":"POWER TRAIN","complaint_count":7,"date_range":"2014-10 → 2024-10","source_complaint_count":107,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-03","quote_1_odi":"11481816","quote_1_text":"The contact owns a 2013 Buick Verano. The contact stated while driving at 25-30 MPH, the shift lock release button mounted on the gear shifter fractured and she was unable to shift into park (P)","quote_2_odi":"11031558","quote_2_text":"THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BUICK VERANO. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE FROM THE PARK POSITION, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED. AFTER VARIOUS ATTEMPTS, THE GEAR WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE","quote_3_odi":"11010689","quote_3_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BUICK VERANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE WOULD ALERT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN THE PARK POSITION. THE CORRECT GEAR POSITION WAS NOT DISPLAYED","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2013/buick/verano","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2013,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Verano","model_slug":"verano","cluster_id":"buick-verano-2013-tire-sidewall-blowout","label":"Tire sidewall bubble and blowout","component_code":"TIRES","complaint_count":9,"date_range":"2013-11 → 2026-06","source_complaint_count":107,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-03","quote_1_odi":"11744776","quote_1_text":"the passenger front sidewall of the tire has a bubble. The tire is a Goodyear LS-2 235/45R18 is the model. I felt very unsafe do drive on a defected tire. The tire dealer told me it was not a defect and i would have to replace the tire at full cost","quote_2_odi":"10938633","quote_2_text":"JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2013 BUICK VERANO WITH LESS THAN 15,000 MILES ON IT. I'VE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE TWO TIRES BEFORE HITTING MY TWO WEEK MARK. EACH TIME I WAS DRIVING 30MPH AND UNDER EACH TIME A BLOW OUT OCCURRED","quote_3_odi":"10552047","quote_3_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BUICK VERANO EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL PROCONTACT TIRES, SIZE: 235/45/R18. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BEGAN LOOSING AIR","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2013/buick/verano","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2013,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Verano","model_slug":"verano","cluster_id":"buick-verano-2013-excessive-oil-consumption","label":"Excessive oil consumption leading to engine damage","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":12,"date_range":"2019-05 → 2024-09","source_complaint_count":107,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-03","quote_1_odi":"11613214","quote_1_text":"Vehicle is consuming oil at an excessive rate (with still less than 70000 miles on the odometer) and I have had to keep a close watch on the levels. It is burning a quart right now about every 1400 miles and the problem is only likely to get worse with time","quote_2_odi":"11528178","quote_2_text":"My Buick Verano keeps running out of oil despite consistent oil changes. It ran out of oil, 3000 miles before my next oil change was due. There are many reports online of other owners of the same vehicle having the same issue","quote_3_odi":"11519487","quote_3_text":"The PCV orifice that is located inside the intake manifold is known to clog due to a manufacture defect, which then produces high pressure inside the crankcase. The pressure then forces high amounts of oil through the valve cover orifice into the intake breather box","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2013/buick/verano","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2013,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Verano","model_slug":"verano","cluster_id":"buick-verano-2013-sudden-stall-loss-of-power","label":"Sudden engine stall and loss of power while driving","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":13,"date_range":"2014-03 → 2022-08","source_complaint_count":107,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-03","quote_1_odi":"11476919","quote_1_text":"The contact owns a 2013 Buick Verano. The contact stated that while driving at 60-65 MPH, the vehicle lost all power with no warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after a minute","quote_2_odi":"10994444","quote_2_text":"VEHICLE, TRAVELING 45MPH IN TRAFFIC STREAM ON HIGHWAY, SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER, INCLUDING ENGINE, RADIO, AC FAN, AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS. AFTER COASTING TO ROADSIDE, STILL MOVING, RADIO, AC FAN AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS SUDDENLY SELF RESTORED","quote_3_odi":"10604725","quote_3_text":"THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BUICK VERANO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AND MAKING A TURN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2013/buick/verano","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2013,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Verano","model_slug":"verano","cluster_id":"buick-verano-2013-service-airbag-light","label":"Service airbag light and passenger presence sensor fault","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":13,"date_range":"2015-06 → 2026-08","source_complaint_count":107,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-03","quote_1_odi":"11756459","quote_1_text":"My service airbag light continues to come on when driving. I was told there was a recall on the airbags a few years ago, but my VIN number was not included in that recall. I purchased this car from Carmax in 2018","quote_2_odi":"11442533","quote_2_text":"Airbag system failure and warning constantly on the vehicle. GM knows of the issue but will not offer a recall, instead only an expired special coverage adjustment. The part involved is the passenger present sensor (PPS)module","quote_3_odi":"11172568","quote_3_text":"GM BULLETIN 23520 WAS ISSUED ON 05/10/2016 STATING THAT SOME 2013-2016 BUICK VERANO'S MAY HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE SYSTEM. ACCORDING TO THE BULLETIN, THE ISSUE WAS CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM DURING ASSEMBLY","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2013/buick/verano","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2013,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Verano","model_slug":"verano","cluster_id":"buick-verano-2013-power-steering-lockup","label":"Power steering loss and steering wheel lock-up while driving","component_code":"STEERING","complaint_count":14,"date_range":"2014-03 → 2023-07","source_complaint_count":107,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-03","quote_1_odi":"11491979","quote_1_text":"Power steering an steering wheel locks, Once this happens the car becomes a safety hazard, first time it happened two children were in the car and seconds from an accident on the freeway","quote_2_odi":"10668635","quote_2_text":"I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A CONSTRUCTION ZONE WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. IT SURPRISED ME AND CAUSED ME PANIC SOMEWHAT. THE LANE WAS VERY NARROW AND STARTED TO TURN, BUT MY STEERING WHEEL DID NOT RESPOND THE WAY IT SHOULD","quote_3_odi":"10568068","quote_3_text":"AFTER APPROX 30 MINS OF DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, STEERING \"BINDS\" CAUSES DRIVER TO USE EXTRA FORCE TO TURN THE WHEEL, THEN STEERING FREES UP. THIS CAUSES AN OVER-STEER SITUATION","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2013/buick/verano","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2017,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Regal","model_slug":"regal","cluster_id":"regal-2017-headlight-moisture-condensation","label":"Headlight housing moisture and condensation","component_code":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2020-12 → 2022-05","source_complaint_count":20,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-03","quote_1_odi":"11383487","quote_1_text":"I PURCHASED A CPO 2017 BUICK REGAL SPORTS TOURING EDITION ON 11/13/2020. ON 12/12/2020 I TOOK IT TO GET WASHED AT A HAND CARWASH AS I DO WITH ALL MY VEHICLES. I HAD TO WAIT FOR MY REAL LICENSE PLATE TO ARRIVE AS THE PAPER/TEMP ONE WOULD HAVE BEEN RUINED. AFTER THE CAR WAS","quote_2_odi":"11465563","quote_2_text":"HID HEADLIGHTS MOISTURE ACCUMULATION INSIDE HOUSING MANUFACTURING DEFECT CAUSE IS EITHER A CRACK IN HEADLIGHT HOUSING OR SEAL COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO BULBS AND/OR BALLAST/WIRING","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2017/buick/regal","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2017,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Regal","model_slug":"regal","cluster_id":"regal-2017-brake-vacuum-pump-failure","label":"Brake vacuum pump failure causes loss of braking","component_code":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","complaint_count":11,"date_range":"2022-03 → 2024-11","source_complaint_count":20,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-03","quote_1_odi":"11485472","quote_1_text":"Brakes failed. This happened twice in 14 months. Vacuum Pump had to be replaced both times. The first time it happened it was sitting in a parking lot and we just started to pull out. The second time we were on a 4 lane highway in the fast lane and had to pull the car over","quote_2_odi":"11467933","quote_2_text":"Three years in a row starting in 2020, the vacuum pump has gone out causing the brakes to malfunction (NO BRAKES). In 2020, I was coming off the freeway when the brakes went out. In 2021, the brakes went out on my daughter. June 2022, brakes out while grandson was driving. No","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2017/buick/regal","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2013,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Regal","model_slug":"regal","cluster_id":"buick-regal-2013-headlight-condensation","label":"Headlight assembly condensation and premature bulb failure","component_code":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","complaint_count":39,"date_range":"2017-03 → 2024-01","source_complaint_count":91,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-04","quote_1_odi":"11217371","quote_1_text":"DEFECTIVE FRONT HEAD LAMP ENCLOSURES LEFT & RIGHT ONES CRACKING LETTING MOISTURE IN CAUSING LOW BEAM HALOGEN HEAD LAMP BULBS TO EXPLODE DUE TO CONTACT WITH MOISTURE. DEFECTIVE DESIGN ON HEAD LAMP ENCLOSURE ASSEMBLY'S","quote_2_odi":"11176563","quote_2_text":"THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES KEPT FILLING UP WITH WATER, WHICH CAUSED THE BULBS TO SHORT OUT","quote_3_odi":"11144232","quote_3_text":"MOISTURE BUILT UP IN THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT CAUSE THE WHOLE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY TO FAIL. I PAID TO HAVE IT REPLACED LAST YEAR AND NOW THE PASSENGERS SIDE HAS DONE THE EXACT SAME THING","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2013/buick/regal","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2013,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Regal","model_slug":"regal","cluster_id":"buick-regal-2013-brake-pedal-sticking","label":"Brake pedal fails to return to position when hot","component_code":"SERVICE BRAKES","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2019-08 → 2021-05","source_complaint_count":91,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-04","quote_1_odi":"11415041","quote_1_text":"AFTER USING THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT DOES NOT COME ALL THE WAY IN THE UP POSITION WHEN THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR IS HOT. I HAVE TO LIFT THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH MY OTHER FOOT, OR BRAKE WILL BE PARTIALLY ENGAGED AND BRAKE LIGHTS WILL BE ON","quote_2_odi":"11243382","quote_2_text":"BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT RAISE AFTER APPLY, BRAKES REMAIN APPLIED OR BRAKE LIGHTS ON. DISCOVERED WHILE DRIVING","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2013/buick/regal","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2013,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Regal","model_slug":"regal","cluster_id":"buick-regal-2013-electrical-power-loss","label":"Electrical system power loss and stalling while driving","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","complaint_count":22,"date_range":"2014-03 → 2026-05","source_complaint_count":91,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-04","quote_1_odi":"11534492","quote_1_text":"While driving the vehicle, I received an alert message on the instrument panel that stated “Remote Not Detected,” then the vehicle immediately shutdown in the middle of the road. I lost all power to the vehicle, I couldn’t put the vehicle in gear, neutral or anything to get it","quote_2_odi":"11066121","quote_2_text":"NOT LONG AFTER, THE PROBLEM CAME BACK, EXCEPT THIS TIME THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING ALL ELECTRONICS TO STOP WORKING, INCLUDING THE HEADLIGHTS, POWER STEERING, AND BRAKES","quote_3_odi":"10872140","quote_3_text":"DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BECAME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DOWNSHIFT INDEPENDENTLY DESPITE THE BRAKE PEDAL NOT BEING DEPRESSED. THEN I LOST THE POWER STEERING, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED FLICKERING","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2013/buick/regal","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2013,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Regal","model_slug":"regal","cluster_id":"buick-regal-2013-powertrain-limp-mode","label":"Powertrain limp mode and loss of acceleration power","component_code":"POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE","complaint_count":7,"date_range":"2015-03 → 2025-03","source_complaint_count":91,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-04","quote_1_odi":"11648213","quote_1_text":"I have a continuous problem where the vehicle goes into limp mode/reduce power mode it studders and stalls out. The check engine and stabilitrak light comes on. It is extreamly dangerous at it happens on the road and in traffic","quote_2_odi":"11573720","quote_2_text":"Second time, the car has basically shut down. Brake assist, ABS and traction control lights on. Stabilitrak Service light. Had to slow down to 25 miles an hour because it was shaking so bad and limped it home","quote_3_odi":"11114113","quote_3_text":"SHE STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND THE E-ASSIST FUNCTION ACTIVATED. AFTER THE DEBRIS WAS REMOVED FROM THE ROAD, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2013/buick/regal","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2013,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Regal","model_slug":"regal","cluster_id":"buick-regal-2013-unintended-acceleration","label":"Unintended acceleration and sudden vehicle surge","component_code":"POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2016-01 → 2018-09","source_complaint_count":91,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-04","quote_1_odi":"11052562","quote_1_text":"THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BUICK REGAL. WHILE THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO PARALLEL PARK, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO TWO PARKED VEHICLES","quote_2_odi":"10820961","quote_2_text":"THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING AREA TO APPROACH AND ENTER A PARKING SPACE AT 5 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SURGED WITH A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ABOVE 60 MPH AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE","quote_3_odi":"11128252","quote_3_text":"I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AND STOPPED. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BREAK AND THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD, RUNNING INTO A WOODEN RAIL FENCE","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2013/buick/regal","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2013,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Regal","model_slug":"regal","cluster_id":"buick-regal-2013-rear-suspension-toe-link","label":"Rear suspension toe link wear and instability","component_code":"SUSPENSION","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2022-05 → 2022-09","source_complaint_count":91,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-04","quote_1_odi":"11487209","quote_1_text":"The contact owns a 2013 Buick Regal. The contact stated that while driving around curves, the vehicle felt wobbly and unstable","quote_2_odi":"11485173","quote_2_text":"I made a right hand turn on a 25 mph street in my vehicle and the butt end of my vehicle kicked out and i temporarily lost control of my vehicle","quote_3_odi":"11466804","quote_3_text":"It only has 55,000 miles. I am not clear whether a wheel bearing is a safety issue, but I believe it could be","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2013/buick/regal","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2010,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"buick-enclave-2010-liftgate-failure","label":"Rear liftgate strut failure","component_code":"STRUCTURE","complaint_count":8,"date_range":"2015-09 → 2018-11","source_complaint_count":275,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11042370","quote_1_text":"2010 BUICK ENCLAVE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FAILING LIFT GATE. CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED AT THE TIME OF THE RECALL THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE DUE TO IT NOT EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. *JS","quote_2_odi":"10778550","quote_2_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT OPENED THE REAR LIFTGATE TO PLACE SOMETHING IN THE VEHICLE. THE LIFTGATE DROPPED DOWN ONTO THE CONTACT'S HEAD. THE CONTACT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2010,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"buick-enclave-2010-power-steering-loss","label":"Power steering loss at low speed","component_code":"STEERING","complaint_count":68,"date_range":"2014-06 → 2022-08","source_complaint_count":275,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11001177","quote_1_text":"LOTS OF INFORMATION THAT BUICK SHOULD SEND OUT A RECALL REGARDING THE STEERING RACK LEAKS THIS CAR GETS. MECHANIC CLAIMED I HAD STEERING LEAKS, I HARDLY DRIVE THIS CAR","quote_2_odi":"10836827","quote_2_text":"AT LESS THAN 60,000 MILES THE RACK AND PINION STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A CLUNKING NOISE AND LEAKING SEALS","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2010,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"buick-enclave-2010-timing-chain-stall","label":"Timing chain stretch and engine stall","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":62,"date_range":"2014-06 → 2025-11","source_complaint_count":275,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11679800","quote_1_text":"The timing chain broke and my transmission needs to be replaced","quote_2_odi":"11142249","quote_2_text":"TIMING CHAIN FAILURE ON 2010 ENCLAVE WITH 56,601 MILES","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2010,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"buick-enclave-2010-stall-door-lock-cycling","label":"Intermittent engine stall with door lock cycling","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","complaint_count":13,"date_range":"2014-08 → 2024-02","source_complaint_count":275,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11571321","quote_1_text":"WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE LOCKS ON THE DOORS WILL SUDDENLY LOCK, UNLOCK, LOCK AND UNLOCK. AFTER THAT THE ENGINE SLOWS WAY DOWN LOSING POWER, THEN IT WILL BE OKAY TO GIVE IT MORE GAS AND IT SPEEDS UP. THE LAST COUPLE OF TIMES THIS HAPPENED, THE CAR LOST ALL POWER","quote_2_odi":"10935505","quote_2_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED. ALSO, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED AND VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2010,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"lacrosse-2010-stabilitrak-warning-power-loss","label":"StabiliTrak warning with intermittent power loss","component_code":"ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)","complaint_count":26,"date_range":"2011-08 → 2025-12","source_complaint_count":189,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"10501101","quote_1_text":"WHILE DRIVING SEVERAL TIMES THE ELECTRONIC STABILITRAK CONTROL SYSTEM ENGAGE UNEXPECTEDLY - WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS THE BRAKES ENGAGED, THE ENGINE SOUNDED DIFFERENT AND TRAFFIC BEHIND ME HAD TO QUICKLY BRAKE","quote_2_odi":"10542123","quote_2_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2010,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"lacrosse-2010-suspension-recall-parts-unavailable","label":"Suspension recall repair parts unavailable","component_code":"SUSPENSION","complaint_count":8,"date_range":"2021-03 → 2024-10","source_complaint_count":189,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11428009","quote_1_text":"The contact owns a 2010 Buick LaCrosse. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20V764000 (Suspension) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The local dealer was contacted and it was confirmed that the part was not available","quote_2_odi":"11435098","quote_2_text":"The contact owns a 2010 Buick Lacrosse The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20V764000 (Suspension) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The local dealer was contacted and confirmed that parts were not available","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2010,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"lacrosse-2010-sunroof-shatters-driving","label":"Sunroof shattering while driving","component_code":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2017-10 → 2025-03","source_complaint_count":189,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11222982","quote_1_text":"THE SUNROOF OF MY 2010 BUICK LACROSS EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE","quote_2_odi":"11035332","quote_2_text":"I WAS DRIVING SOUTH DOWN HIGHWAY I5 AND MY SUNROOF EXPLODED AND SHATTERED. NOTHING HIT ME AND THERE WAS NO ROCK OR FOREIGN OBJECTS. IT SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT OR EXPLOSION","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2010,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"lacrosse-2010-trunk-releases-unexpectedly","label":"Trunk lid releases unexpectedly","component_code":"STRUCTURE","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2018-02 → 2018-05","source_complaint_count":189,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11098918","quote_1_text":"TRUNK RANDOMLY OPENS WHETHER PARKED OR WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES","quote_2_odi":"11071935","quote_2_text":"TRUNK POPS OPEN ON ITS ON WITHOUT HITTING THE BUTTON ON THE REMOTE","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2010,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"lacrosse-2010-wheel-bearing-abs-failure","label":"Wheel bearing failure disabling ABS","component_code":"SERVICE BRAKES","complaint_count":5,"date_range":"2014-10 → 2021-12","source_complaint_count":189,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"10993958","quote_1_text":"WE HAVE REPLACED 3 WHEEL BEARINGS IN THE 7 YEARS WE HAVE OWNED THIS CAR. SEEMS LIKE A LOT","quote_2_odi":"11443235","quote_2_text":"antilock brake system-the round magnetic sensor that is attached to the wheel bearing hub-had both back ones have parts of the magnet ring break off and one front one completely fall off. this causes loss of antilock brake system. this happened within the last two years","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2010,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"lacrosse-2010-engine-stall-driving","label":"Engine stall or deceleration while driving","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":26,"date_range":"2010-02 → 2021-09","source_complaint_count":189,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"10731770","quote_1_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000","quote_2_odi":"10681453","quote_2_text":"THIS IS A REOCCURRING ISSUE WITH THE CAR SHUTTING OFF COMPLETLY WHILE DRIVING OR LOSS OF ENGINE POWER","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2010,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"lacrosse-2010-air-bag-warning-deployment","label":"Air bag warning light and unexpected deployment","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":12,"date_range":"2010-09 → 2021-08","source_complaint_count":189,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11141893","quote_1_text":"AIR BAGS WENT OFF WHEN I WAS STOPED AT A RED LIGHT","quote_2_odi":"10503945","quote_2_text":"WHILE TRAVELLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE SIDE (DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE ROOF RAIL AND HEADREST) AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. NO ACCIDENT OR ROAD HAZARD TRIGGERED DEPLOYMENT","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2010,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"lacrosse-2010-steering-lock-loss-of-control","label":"Steering wheel locks during operation","component_code":"STEERING","complaint_count":9,"date_range":"2010-11 → 2026-06","source_complaint_count":189,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11425922","quote_1_text":"While driving on highway the engine stopped suddenly and steering wheel was locked. The car had to be towed to repair shop","quote_2_odi":"10367100","quote_2_text":"LOST STEERING ON MY 2007 BUICK LACROSSE ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE TAKEN A SHARP TURN THE STEERING WOULD NOT TURN WHICH RESULTED IN A HIGH SPEED CRASH","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2014,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"buick-enclave-2014-airbag-recall-parts-delay","label":"Airbag recall repair parts unavailable","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":125,"date_range":"2023-06 → 2025-08","source_complaint_count":292,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11668918","quote_1_text":"In June 2023, I received a safety recall from GM, identified with the number N232404980, informing me that my 2014 Buick Enclave SUV, VIN : had a dangerous defect in the front-driver airbag inflater. The letter stated that the necessary parts to repair my vehicle were not","quote_2_odi":"11701860","quote_2_text":"I called my Buick dealer and was told they had the part. I set up an appointment and took my car in for the repair, and was told they made a mistake and didn't have the part after all and that they would let me know when they got it in","quote_3_odi":"11557387","quote_3_text":"I called Integrity Buick of Chattanooga TN and asked about replacing the recalled airbag and was told there is no remedy and could not fix","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2014/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2014,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"buick-enclave-2014-airbag-light-recurs-postrepair","label":"Airbag warning light recurring after service","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":5,"date_range":"2024-05 → 2025-12","source_complaint_count":292,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11586262","quote_1_text":"The contact stated that the vehicle was previously included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V334000 (Air Bags) and the recall repair was performed. The contact stated that after the repair was performed, the driver’s side “Air Bag Service” warning light remained illuminated","quote_2_odi":"11682409","quote_2_text":"I am submitting this statement regarding an ongoing issue with the driver seat airbag in my vehicle. The airbag warning light continues to illuminate intermittently. I have had the issue looked at multiple times by my mechanic","quote_3_odi":"11692521","quote_3_text":"The contact owns a 2014 Buick Enclave. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked and occupied, while attempting to start the vehicle, the contact became aware that the air bag warning light was illuminated more than five times","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2014/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2014,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"buick-enclave-2014-airbag-nondeployment-crash","label":"Air bags did not deploy in crash","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2023-06 → 2025-10","source_complaint_count":292,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11696042","quote_1_text":"I was involved in an accident that myself and my passenger were injured in due to our airbags not deploying and because of this we both hit our heads","quote_2_odi":"11643310","quote_2_text":"The contact stated that while his wife was driving at unknown speeds in the snow, the brake pedal was applied, but the vehicle slid and crashed into an unknown vehicle. There were no warning lights illuminated. The air bags did not deploy","quote_3_odi":"11529710","quote_3_text":"The contact stated while accelerating from a four-way traffic light at 5 mph, another vehicle's T-boned into the front driver-side tire. No air bags deployed","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2014/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2014,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"buick-enclave-2014-stall-reduced-engine-power","label":"Stall with reduced engine power and traction control fault","component_code":"POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","complaint_count":10,"date_range":"2023-10 → 2026-07","source_complaint_count":292,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11751003","quote_1_text":"My vehicle starts displaying traction control on the dash then says reduced engine power and looses power starting until u stop turn it off and crank it back up. Sometimes it runs really rough and you have to crank it back up","quote_2_odi":"11559631","quote_2_text":"Engine reduced, traction control, and stabilitytrak lights came on 11/3/2023. Car died on me while I was sitting in traffic. Took car to Firestone on 11/9. They stated car needed oil change and tune up","quote_3_odi":"11606586","quote_3_text":"The contact owns a 2014 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that while driving uphill, the messages \"Service Stabili-trak\" and \"Traction Control Off\" messages were displayed, and the vehicle lost motive power and stalled","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2014/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2014,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"buick-enclave-2014-transmission-shudder-failure","label":"Transmission shudder and failure","component_code":"POWER TRAIN","complaint_count":5,"date_range":"2023-08 → 2025-10","source_complaint_count":292,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11635211","quote_1_text":"At 85,000mi my transmission failed while driving on the highway. The dealership kept the transmission so it can not be inspected. This was extremely dangerous with my whole family in the car too","quote_2_odi":"11696098","quote_2_text":"The vehicle began shuddering and losing power during normal driving. The issue occurs at various speeds, especially between 35–60 mph, and feels as though the car is slipping or will stall","quote_3_odi":"11566033","quote_3_text":"The contact owns a 2014 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds and decelerating to make a turn, the vehicle experienced a hard shift. There was no warning light illuminated","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2014/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2013,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"buick-enclave-2013-transmission-failure","label":"Transmission failure and shudder","component_code":"POWER TRAIN","complaint_count":10,"date_range":"2017-05 → 2026-02","source_complaint_count":69,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11556973","quote_1_text":"This vehicle should have a recall on the transmission upon review the recall numbers NHTSA Recall ID: 14V092000 and NHTSA Recall ID: 09V073000 are not showing up in the system as recalls on the 2013 model","quote_2_odi":"11153695","quote_2_text":"TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NO REVERSE AND WILL NOT SHIFT PAST SECOND GEAR. VEHICLE IS LIMITED TO ABOUT 15-20 MPH","quote_3_odi":"10983876","quote_3_text":"I PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE USED FROM HENNESSEY BUICK DEALERSHIP 9 MONTHS AGO AS CERTIFIED USED CAR. MAY 4 TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 75 NORTH, AT SIXTY FIVE MILES PER HOUR/THE TRANSMISSION GIVE A LOUD BAND SOUND AND THE CAR STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2013/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2013,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"buick-enclave-2013-tire-sidewall-cracking","label":"Tire sidewall cracking","component_code":"TIRES","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2015-10 → 2017-01","source_complaint_count":69,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"10786285","quote_1_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BUICK ENCLAVE EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LATITUDE TOUR TIRES, SIZE: P255/60R19 108S. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD CRACKS AROUND THE PERIMETER","quote_2_odi":"10947229","quote_2_text":"ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE PREMATURE SIDEWALL CRACKS AND CRACKS BETWEEN THE TREAD PATTERN. THE VEHICLE HAS THE ORIGINAL FOUR MICHELIN LATITUDE TOUR TIRES","quote_3_odi":"10875603","quote_3_text":"MY ORIGINAL MICHELIN LATITUDE TOUR 255/60R 19 WAS RECALLED. HOWEVER MY DOT IS OFF BY MAYBE 8 MONTHS. ISSUE WAS DEFECT INSIDEWALL","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2013/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2013,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"buick-enclave-2013-exterior-lighting-failure","label":"Exterior lighting failure","component_code":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2015-12 → 2019-07","source_complaint_count":69,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"10816970","quote_1_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP BULB EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED","quote_2_odi":"10825119","quote_2_text":"VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS A SHORT IN THE HEADLIGHTS REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF BOTH HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLES","quote_3_odi":"11099293","quote_3_text":"REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TURN SIGNAL/BRAKE LAMPS KEEP BLOWING EVERY 5-6 MONTHS. ALMOST LIKE CLOCK WORK, THE PASSENGER SIDE LAMP BLOWS AND WITHIN 5-6 DAYS THE DRIVER SIDE LAMP BLOWS","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2013/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2013,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"buick-enclave-2013-engine-power-reduction","label":"Engine power reduction with StabiliTrak fault","component_code":"ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE","complaint_count":11,"date_range":"2014-08 → 2024-03","source_complaint_count":69,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11576452","quote_1_text":"You will just be driving down the road and then get the check engine light, engine power reduced, traction control off, and service stabilitrak warning on the dash board. You can be going 60 and it will just shut down with no warning","quote_2_odi":"11160905","quote_2_text":"THE CAR STARTED DYING WHETHER I'M ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 65 OR STOPPED OR ACCELERATING...SO MANY DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES.. THE CAR WILL BE GOING ALONG FINE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT SAYS TRACTION CONTROL OFF, SERVICE STABILITRAK SYSTEM, ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND THEN IT DIES","quote_3_odi":"10628529","quote_3_text":"WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION (AROUND 35-40 MPH) THE STABILITRAK, ABS, A/C, BLIND-SPOT MONITOR SHUTS OFF; SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE, BATTERY GAUGE ON DASHBOARD ALL GO DOWN TO ZERO (EVEN WHEN CAR IS MOVING); ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING, BUT VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND WHEN ACCELERATOR IS APPLIED","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2013/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2013,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"buick-enclave-2013-power-steering-loss","label":"Power steering loss while driving","component_code":"STEERING","complaint_count":7,"date_range":"2016-11 → 2026-02","source_complaint_count":69,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11301142","quote_1_text":"THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ONE DAY WHILE REVERSING FROM THE DRIVEWAY, THE POWER STEERING CEASED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE HIT A TREE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND THERE WAS NOT A POLICE REPORT FILED","quote_2_odi":"11437307","quote_2_text":"Brake seemed as if it had a sound when purchased but dealership said it was inspected. I now find that it leaks fluid and I spent over $600 to replace the pump","quote_3_odi":"10928267","quote_3_text":"LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD CAME ON WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH INDICATING AWD, TRACTION CONTROL AND ANTI-LOCK BREAKS WERE NOT WORKING. POWER STEERING ALSO WAS NOT WORKING","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2013/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2013,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"buick-enclave-2013-airbag-warning-light","label":"Air bag warning light illumination","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":8,"date_range":"2017-05 → 2024-08","source_complaint_count":69,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11610032","quote_1_text":"The contact owns a 2013 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle had not been taken to the dealer or independent mechanic to be diagnosed or repaired","quote_2_odi":"11195317","quote_2_text":"THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO INDEPENDENT AUTO SERVICE SHOP THEN THE DEALERSHIP, NEITHER COULD FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THEM","quote_3_odi":"11044048","quote_3_text":"DRIVER'S SEAT AIRBAG DEFECTIVE. A WARNING LIGHT INDICATED IT WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. WHEN REPAIRED, NOTED THAT AIRBAG WAS \"OPEN\" AND WOULD NOT HAVE INFLATED","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2013/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2013,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"buick-enclave-2013-electrical-power-loss","label":"Electrical system power loss and stalling","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","complaint_count":10,"date_range":"2014-04 → 2022-06","source_complaint_count":69,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11467986","quote_1_text":"Engine stalled multiple times while driving. Fuse box under hood loose and threw a code P1682. Only threw code once. No other warnings","quote_2_odi":"10644760","quote_2_text":"RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE HAS STARTED SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2014, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE \"SERVICE BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM\" LIGHT CAME ON","quote_3_odi":"10662485","quote_3_text":"THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON 12/1/14. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP IN SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA, AND THEY TOWED IT IN. THE BATTERY WAS FINE AND THEY TOLD MY WIFE THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2013/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2013,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"buick-lacrosse-2013-rear-toe-link-recall","label":"Rear suspension toe link fracture and recall parts delay","component_code":"SUSPENSION","complaint_count":21,"date_range":"2021-02 → 2023-06","source_complaint_count":129,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11447064","quote_1_text":"The contact owns a 2013 Buick Lacrosse. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V764000 (Suspension) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable","quote_2_odi":"11413174","quote_2_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL BANGING SOUND DETECTED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V764000 (SUSPENSION) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS","quote_3_odi":"11526633","quote_3_text":"I went to have this issue taken care of over 3 time and the repair shop gave me a hassle everytime now the car is gifted to my 16 year daughter and I would like for her to drive safely please help Safety Risk A rear toe link fracture may reduce the ability to control the vehicle","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2013/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2013,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"buick-lacrosse-2013-drive-belt-failure","label":"Serpentine drive belt failure","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2016-02 → 2025-02","source_complaint_count":129,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11642962","quote_1_text":"The bolt that secures the Serpentine belt tensioner unit to the motor block has repeatedly snapped apart leaving the tensioner unit to dangle from the block","quote_2_odi":"10838149","quote_2_text":"MY VEHICLE'S DRIVE BELT WAS REPLACED AT 4244 MILES AND AT 58,863 MILES ON 02/16/16/16. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE 102 MILES BEFORE THAT DRIVE BELT BROKE AGAIN CAUSING ME TO ABRUPTLY STOP","quote_3_odi":"10836221","quote_3_text":"MY DRIVE BELT BROKE AT 4244 MILES AND WAS COVERED BY GM. IT BROKE AGAIN AT 58K MILES AND GM IS REFUSING TO COVER STATING NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2013/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2013,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"buick-lacrosse-2013-power-steering-failure","label":"Electric power steering assist failure","component_code":"STEERING","complaint_count":24,"date_range":"2013-02 → 2026-06","source_complaint_count":129,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11350973","quote_1_text":"ON 8-6-2020, (ABOUT 11 AM) WHILE DRIVING (ABOUT 70MPH) NORTH ON I43 IN EASTERN WISCONSIN, AT A POINT NORTH OF SHEBOYGAN, THE MESSAGE 'SERVICE POWER STEERING' APPEARED ON THE DASH","quote_2_odi":"11267837","quote_2_text":"2013 BUICK LACROSSE - POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHILE MY 19-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH! STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED UP","quote_3_odi":"10585421","quote_3_text":"NEAR THE FLORIDA-GEORGIA ON NORTH INTERSTATE 75 I STOPPED AT A REST AREA.WHEN I STARTED THE AUTO AGAIN,I FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO BACK OUT OF THE PARKING LANE AND TO STRAIGHTEN THE CARS WHEELS TO EXIT THE AREA.I REALIZED THEN I LOST POWER STEERING","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2013/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2013,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"buick-lacrosse-2013-battery-charging-stall","label":"Battery charging system failure and engine stall","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","complaint_count":26,"date_range":"2013-05 → 2026-07","source_complaint_count":129,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11024010","quote_1_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE IDLING, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED","quote_2_odi":"10537519","quote_2_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED","quote_3_odi":"11350873","quote_3_text":"SERVICE CHARGING SYSTEM LIGHT HAS COME ON, BATTERY LIGHT HAS COME ON SERVICE PARKING LIGHT HAS COME ON. CAR MAKES A WHINING SOUND WHEN THE ENGINE RESTARTS AFTER AUTO STOP MODE","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2013/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2013,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"buick-lacrosse-2013-airbag-malfunction","label":"Airbag system malfunction","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2013-06 → 2024-08","source_complaint_count":129,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11607133","quote_1_text":"Failed component is the passenger airbag presence module. Failure of the presence module compromises the deployment of airbags","quote_2_odi":"11435477","quote_2_text":"I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION ON THE FRWY GOING 63MILS PER HR. MY CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. THIS CAR HAS 6 AIRBAGS \"STANDARD SAFETY FEATURES\"WHICH NONE OF THE 6 AIRBAGS DEPLOYED","quote_3_odi":"10520736","quote_3_text":"PASSENGER SENSING SYSTEM APPEARS TO BE TOO SENSITIVE. OWNERS MANUAL STATES THAT THE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO DETECT ADULT SIZED PASSENGERS","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2013/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2013,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"buick-lacrosse-2013-rollaway-ignition","label":"Vehicle rollaway after push-button ignition shutoff","component_code":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2014-09 → 2016-08","source_complaint_count":129,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"10893734","quote_1_text":"MY MOTHER HAD STOPPED HER CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY . THE MOTOR WAS STILL RUNNING . SHE REACHED OVER INSIDE THE CAR AND PUSHED THE IGNITION BUTTON TO STOP THE MOTOR ( WHILE STANDING OUTSIDE THE CAR )THE CAR ROLLED BACK PULLING HER UNDER IT RUNNING HER OVER AND KILLED HER","quote_2_odi":"10629855","quote_2_text":"CAR WAS PARKED ON DRIVEWAY, DRIVER DOOR WAS OPEN, DRIVER LEANED INTO CAR AND SHUT OFF CAR ENGINE WITH PUSH BUTTON IGNITION SWITCH, VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY ROLLED BACK, OPEN DOOR KNOCKED DRIVER DOWN, AND WAS RUN OVER AND DIED AT HOSPITAL","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2013/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2014,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Verano","model_slug":"verano","cluster_id":"buick-verano-2014-gear-shifter-failure","label":"Gear shifter lever or button breaking during use","component_code":"POWER TRAIN","complaint_count":8,"date_range":"2018-03 → 2023-03","source_complaint_count":101,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11418463","quote_1_text":"The contact owns a 2014 Buick Verano. The contact stated while shifting the gear shifter into park, the gear shifter button fractured and detached in her hand. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and remained at the dealer","quote_2_odi":"11132197","quote_2_text":"WHILE DRIVING TO MY DESTINATION. THE SILVER LEVER THAT YOU PUSH IN TO SHIFT THE GEARS COMPLETELY FELL OUT IN MY HAND AND THE PIECE THAT HOUSES THE SPRING FOR THE LEVER. I COULD NOT PUT THE CAR IN PARK OR CUT THE CAR OFF","quote_3_odi":"11080618","quote_3_text":"THE SHIFT CHANGER HAS A COMPONENT INSIDE THAT CRACKED AND COMPLETELY FELL OFF . NOW INDUCING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE A SAFETY DEFECT DUE TO NOT COMPLETELY GOING INTO PARKING POSITION AND A MESSAGE DISPLAYING SHIFT TO PARK","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2014/buick/verano","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2014,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Verano","model_slug":"verano","cluster_id":"buick-verano-2014-tire-sidewall-blowout","label":"Continental tire sidewall bubble or blowout","component_code":"TIRES","complaint_count":6,"date_range":"2014-05 → 2018-04","source_complaint_count":101,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11084683","quote_1_text":"THE CAR HAS CONTINENTAL TIRES ON IT . THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE HAS A BIG BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL. IF YOU RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM YOU WILL SEE CONTINENTAL TIRES HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THEIR SIDE WALLS","quote_2_odi":"10743892","quote_2_text":"VEHICLE HAD 16000 MI., BLEW A HOLE 1\"X2\" OUT OF THE INSIDE OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE GOING ABOUT 45 MPH, SLIGHTLY RAN OFF OF PAVING ON TO GRAVEL, BLEW WHEN GOT BACK ON ROAD","quote_3_odi":"10671623","quote_3_text":"HAD CONTINENTAL TIRE BLOW OUT ON REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF 2014 BUICK VERANO WITH 1,096 MILES. I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH IN THE CITY","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2014/buick/verano","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2014,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Verano","model_slug":"verano","cluster_id":"buick-verano-2014-electrical-stall-steering-loss","label":"Stalling with power steering loss during electrical faults","component_code":"STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","complaint_count":24,"date_range":"2015-07 → 2025-11","source_complaint_count":101,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11505977","quote_1_text":"The power steering indicator will show up and shut the car off while driving. You will be unable to stop your car","quote_2_odi":"11318282","quote_2_text":"ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS MY CARS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL RANDOMLY FADE IN AND OUT AND SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS MOST EVIDENT IN THE POWER STEERING, RADIO CONTROLS AND AIR CONDITIONING","quote_3_odi":"11698064","quote_3_text":"I would be driving then radio would blink off and the steering would lose power but the car does not shut off. Radio will come back on and then able to steer again","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2014/buick/verano","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2014,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Verano","model_slug":"verano","cluster_id":"buick-verano-2014-push-button-start-shutoff","label":"Accidental shutoff from push-button start/stop switch","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","complaint_count":6,"date_range":"2013-10 → 2014-09","source_complaint_count":101,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"10606705","quote_1_text":"DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, I INADVERTENTLY LIGHTLY BRUSHED ACROSS THE ENGINE START STOP BUTTON WHILE REACHING TO TOUCH SOMETHING ON THE NAVIGATION SCREEN. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF","quote_2_odi":"10577648","quote_2_text":"THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT. MY WIFE FORGOT TO PRESS THE STOP ENGINE BUTTON AGAIN BECAUSE OF A DISTRACTION. AS A RESULT SHE BURNED A QUARTER TANK OF GAS WHILE SHE WAS GONE FROM THE VEHICLE","quote_3_odi":"10548936","quote_3_text":"WITH THE NEW PUSH BUTTON START-STOP THERE IS NO SAFETY SHUT OFF. MY WIFE BECAME DISTRACTED AND FORGOT TO PRESS THE BUTTON AND LOCKED THE CAR. WHEN SHE RETURNED FROM HER EVENT THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2014/buick/verano","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2014,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Verano","model_slug":"verano","cluster_id":"buick-verano-2014-blind-spot-module-corrosion","label":"Blind spot detection module failure from water corrosion","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LANE DEPARTURE","complaint_count":7,"date_range":"2019-04 → 2023-03","source_complaint_count":101,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11511012","quote_1_text":"Blind spot warning began displaying at startup. Turn signal bell and dash illuminators failed intermittently while driving. A Google search revealed the location of blind spot radar module. Inspected right rear module (located in bumper) and found corrosion","quote_2_odi":"11323653","quote_2_text":"SIDE DETECTION MODULES KEEP BURNING OUT MAKING MY VEHICLE UNDRIVABLE. LOCATION OF MODULE IS UNDER REAR BUMPER AND IS NOT PROTECTED BY THE ELEMENTS. IN SNOWY WET WEATHER, CAUSES FAILURE","quote_3_odi":"11197331","quote_3_text":"THE SIDE DETECTION SYSTEM HAS FAILED SO I NO LONGER HAVE MIRROR BLIND SPOT PROTECTION. THE PROBLEM IS ALSO CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILING","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2014/buick/verano","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2014,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Verano","model_slug":"verano","cluster_id":"buick-verano-2014-airbag-warning-light-fault","label":"Passenger airbag warning light malfunction","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":7,"date_range":"2016-09 → 2025-03","source_complaint_count":101,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11646565","quote_1_text":"Passenger air bag system shuts off with passenger in vehicle. Message displays to service air bag system. It doesn't always shut off. It's very random when it will shut off or be working","quote_2_odi":"11296655","quote_2_text":"PASSENGER AIR BAG OFTEN DISPLAYS 'OFF' WHEN PASSENGER IS PRESENT AND SOMETIMES DISPLAYS 'ON' WITH SEAT BELT WARNING DISPLAYED WITH NO PASSENGER PRESENT. THIS OCCURS WITH VEHICLE IN MOTION","quote_3_odi":"11073150","quote_3_text":"THE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, BOTH IN MOTION OR STATIONARY. IT STARTED DOING THIS FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2014/buick/verano","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2014,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Verano","model_slug":"verano","cluster_id":"buick-verano-2014-excessive-oil-consumption","label":"Excessive oil consumption from PCV valve issue","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2023-05 → 2025-03","source_complaint_count":101,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11524474","quote_1_text":"My 2014 Buick Verano, that I have owned for several years now, is consuming oil at an alarming rate. The problem is that the manufacturer put a PCV valve into the engines intake manifold that gets clogged and produces too much pressure","quote_2_odi":"11635016","quote_2_text":"Newly purchased delivery of 2014 Buick Verano. from Auto Deal Makers in Chantilly, Va. Not even 5 miles driven, car was hesitant at 20mph, felt like it was going to stall out at 40mph, my left upper lip started tingling","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2014/buick/verano","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2014,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Verano","model_slug":"verano","cluster_id":"buick-verano-2014-brake-system-failure","label":"Brake pedal sinking or complete brake failure","component_code":"SERVICE BRAKES","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2016-01 → 2019-08","source_complaint_count":101,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"10823208","quote_1_text":"I OWN A 2014 BUICK VERANO. I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN MAY 2015. I NOTICED AN ISSUE WITH IT'S BREAKING SYSTEM ON 1/20/2016. I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT, APPLYING THE BRAKES WITH MODERATE PRESSURE","quote_2_odi":"11246504","quote_2_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BUICK VERANO. WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT TRAVELED FOR 60 MILES WITH NO BRAKES","quote_3_odi":"11128722","quote_3_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BUICK VERANO. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A GRINDING NOISE WAS PRESENT WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2014/buick/verano","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2014,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"buick-encore-2014-turbo-failure","label":"Turbocharger failure and underboost condition","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":9,"date_range":"2019-01 → 2025-06","source_complaint_count":60,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11377760","quote_1_text":"WHILE DRIVING MY CAR ON MARCH 26, 2020, MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK MY CAR TO KELLER'S PROFESSIONAL AUTO, WHO DETECTED THAT MY TURBO HAD A CRACK ALL THE WAY ACROSS, SO I HAD TO REPLACE IT. I ONLY HAD 45,352 MILES ON MY CAR","quote_2_odi":"11352240","quote_2_text":"THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE","quote_3_odi":"11338554","quote_3_text":"IF THE VEHICLE DETECTS A TURBO UNDER BOOST CONDITION, ENGINE POWER IS IMMEDIATELY REDUCED (LIMP MODE) WITH NO INDICATOR LIGHT OR WARNING TO THE DRIVER","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2014/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2014,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"buick-encore-2014-catalytic-converter-p0420","label":"Catalytic converter failure with P0420 code","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":6,"date_range":"2018-10 → 2025-06","source_complaint_count":60,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11536244","quote_1_text":"The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the engine revved loudly, but the vehicle hesitated to accelerate. The check engine warning light was illuminated","quote_2_odi":"11361178","quote_2_text":"SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT (PO420 CODE) CAME ON AND VEHICLE BEGIN TO VIBRATE AT START UP ESPECIALLY. TEMP GAUGE SHOWED OVERHEATING WITH NO SIGNS OF OVERHEATING","quote_3_odi":"11141498","quote_3_text":"EXPERIENCING OIL BLOW BY IN CYLINDER BLOCK AND CATYLIC CONVERTER FAILURE","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2014/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2014,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"buick-encore-2014-battery-no-start","label":"Battery drain and no-start condition","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","complaint_count":8,"date_range":"2014-05 → 2024-12","source_complaint_count":60,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11630912","quote_1_text":"My 2014 Buick encore at random times when I turn the key to start the vehicle it just clicks once then complete power out even though the battery is fully charged","quote_2_odi":"10715554","quote_2_text":"AFTER OWNING MY 2014 BUICK ENCORE FOR ONLY 64 DAYS I WENT TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START","quote_3_odi":"10588643","quote_3_text":"THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO TURN WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO NOT BE ABLE TO START","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2014/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2014,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"buick-encore-2014-brake-noise-pedal-feel","label":"Brake noise and pedal feel issues","component_code":"SERVICE BRAKES","complaint_count":5,"date_range":"2014-07 → 2016-08","source_complaint_count":60,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"10893593","quote_1_text":"MOSTLY IN MORNINGS, BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE AND SLOW DOWN THE CAR. HAPPENS MOST COOLER DAYS","quote_2_odi":"10851798","quote_2_text":"MY GIRLFRIENDS 2014 BUICK ENCORE WITH ABOUT 15,000 SUDDENLY HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL GO \"SPONGY\". TWICE AT INTERSECTIONS WHILE HOLDING THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN IT WOULD SUDDENLY DROP ABOUT 1/2\" LOWER","quote_3_odi":"10615607","quote_3_text":"THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN NOVEMBER 2013. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP 6 TIMES SINCE THE BEGINNING OF MARCH FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2014/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2014,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"buick-encore-2014-loss-of-motive-power","label":"Loss of motive power and stalling while driving","component_code":"POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE","complaint_count":6,"date_range":"2017-05 → 2025-06","source_complaint_count":60,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11667527","quote_1_text":"The contact owns a 2014 Buick Encore. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the instrument cluster displayed a black screen. In addition, the low air pressure warning light was illuminated","quote_2_odi":"11456939","quote_2_text":"The contact stated that twice while her son was driving the vehicle at various speeds, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled","quote_3_odi":"10991792","quote_3_text":"WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IN THE DRIVE GEAR AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND SURGED FORWARD","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2014/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2014,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"buick-encore-2014-power-steering-assist-loss","label":"Loss of power steering assist","component_code":"STEERING","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2022-02 → 2024-06","source_complaint_count":60,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11595246","quote_1_text":"On two occasions, there was a loss of steering assist while making a 90 degree right turn at an intersection. After forcing the steering wheel back straight, steering assist resumed","quote_2_odi":"11450944","quote_2_text":"Arked my car started back up power steering malfunctioned. Took to dealer they said gears striped on electronic assist","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2014/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2014,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"buick-encore-2014-airbag-non-deployment","label":"Airbag non-deployment and warning light malfunction","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":5,"date_range":"2017-05 → 2022-03","source_complaint_count":60,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11456286","quote_1_text":"The contact stated that while in idle traffic going onto the express way when they were suddenly hit in the rear of the vehicle when the seat belts failed to restrain the contact from going forward. The contact stated there was no air bag deployment","quote_2_odi":"10995504","quote_2_text":"ON, 6/15/17, I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT TRAVELING AT ROUGHLY 50 MPH AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A FORD F-150 TURNED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WITHOUT LOOKING CAUSING THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE SIDE OF HER TRUCK","quote_3_odi":"11181938","quote_3_text":"A FAULTY CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY PREVENTS THE AIR BAG SYSTEM FROM FUNCTIONING PROPERLY WHICH POSES A MAJOR SAFETY RISK. AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON WHEN DRIVING","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2014/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2014,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"buick-lacrosse-2014-headlight-low-beam","label":"Low beam headlight illumination and ballast failure","component_code":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2015-02 → 2020-01","source_complaint_count":63,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"10788073","quote_1_text":"THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEAD LAMPS PRODUCED POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING IN THE EVENINGS. THE CONTACT HAD THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ADJUSTED TWICE BY THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REMEDY THE FAILURE","quote_2_odi":"10701183","quote_2_text":"THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE DEFECTIVE AND FAILED TO PROVIDE THE PROPER LIGHT COVERAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER RAISED THE HEADLIGHTS; HOWEVER, THE DEFECT WAS NOT CORRECTED","quote_3_odi":"11297693","quote_3_text":"THE CONTACT STATED A BLUE PLASTIC TRIM DETACHED WITHIN THE HEADLIGHT CAUSING THE ILLUMINATION OF THE HEADLIGHT TO BE REDUCED","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2014/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2014,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"buick-lacrosse-2014-power-steering-failure","label":"Electric power steering failure and rack replacement","component_code":"STEERING","complaint_count":11,"date_range":"2017-04 → 2025-02","source_complaint_count":63,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11640372","quote_1_text":"The contact stated that while his wife was driving on the highway at 25 MPH, the “Service Power Steering” message was displayed, and shortly afterward the vehicle lost power steering functionality and the steering wheel became difficult to turn","quote_2_odi":"11427848","quote_2_text":"Our steering went out on Interstate 65 while traveling about 70 miles per hour. We were near an exit and I was able to pump my brakes and get off without causing an accident that could have caused a multiple pile-up, injuries and potential deaths","quote_3_odi":"11291501","quote_3_text":"I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY ON THE INTERIOR LANE AT 75 MPH WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN I GOT A AUDIBLE AND VISUAL ALARM INDICATING STEERING FAILURE. I THEN GOT THE SAME FOR STABILTRAK FAILURE. THE STEERING ASSIST WAS OBVIOUSLY GONE IMMEDIATELY AND THE CAR STARTED FLOATING BACK AND FORTH","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2014/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2014,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"buick-lacrosse-2014-airbag-non-deployment","label":"Air bags failed to deploy in a crash","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":6,"date_range":"2015-08 → 2019-03","source_complaint_count":63,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11156983","quote_1_text":"REAR ENDED IN AN ACCIDENT & MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY","quote_2_odi":"10919069","quote_2_text":"ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD ON INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS STATIONARY. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE STOMACH, LEG, HEAD, AND RIGHT SHOULDER, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION","quote_3_odi":"10818126","quote_3_text":"WHILE PREPARING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2014/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2014,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"buick-lacrosse-2014-electrical-dash-shutdown","label":"Electrical system dashboard shutdown and window switch","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","complaint_count":10,"date_range":"2014-10 → 2026-07","source_complaint_count":63,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11516624","quote_1_text":"The driver’s door window motor burnt out causing the window switch to smoke. The fuse never failed. The car was diagnosed at the dealership. It is at the dealership now awaiting the purchase of repair parts","quote_2_odi":"10896782","quote_2_text":"AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON 8/15/16 THAT MORNING AFTER HANGING UP HANDSFREE CALL WITH WIFE IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS ALL DASHBOARD GAUGES WENT BLANK AND CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING ON FRWY","quote_3_odi":"10855532","quote_3_text":"DURING DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT @65 MILES PER HOUR IN TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE WILL DROP BATTERY POWER AND DASH BOARD GOES BLANK AND CAR SHUTS OFF AND IN LESS THAN 1 MINUTE ALL ELECTRICAL TO DASH AND ENGINE WILL COME BACK ON","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2014/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2014,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"buick-lacrosse-2014-wheel-tire-failure","label":"Wheel cracking and tire air loss or tread separation","component_code":"WHEELS","complaint_count":5,"date_range":"2015-12 → 2022-11","source_complaint_count":63,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11397959","quote_1_text":"VEHICLE HAS 112,000 MILES, ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE TIRES & WAS TOLD THAT THE WHEELS ARE NO GOOD, THE CHROME IS PEELING, THEREFORE WHEN THE OLD TIRES WERE REMOVED, THE CHROME FELL OFF, THEREFOR WHEELS WON'T HOLD AIR!","quote_2_odi":"11102241","quote_2_text":"WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR INDICATED A LOW LEFT REAR TIRE. I STOPPED AND ADDED THE NECESSARY AIR AND CONTINUED DRIVING. IN ABOUT 10 MILES THE MONITOR INDICATED THAT THE TIRE WAS LOW AGAIN","quote_3_odi":"10816463","quote_3_text":"HEARD RUMBLING HIGH PITCH SOUNDS WHICH I FIRST THOUGHT WAS TRANSMISSION, BUT WAS ANTI SKID/ABS COMPUTER ASSISTED BRAKING. CAR PULLED SHARPLY RIGHT, INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWED RIGHT TIRE -0- PSI. COMPLETE TIRE FAILURE SIDEWALL & SMOKING","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2014/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2014,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"buick-lacrosse-2014-unintended-acceleration","label":"Unintended acceleration despite brake application","component_code":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2016-01 → 2019-04","source_complaint_count":63,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11203942","quote_1_text":"I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WHEN MY VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD AND I WAS ALMOST HIT BY SEVERAL CARS ACROSS THE INTERSECTION. I STEPPED HARDER ON THE BRAKE AND MANAGED TO STOP MY VEHICLE ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE WAS REVVING VERY HIGH","quote_2_odi":"11109789","quote_2_text":"WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE","quote_3_odi":"10817557","quote_3_text":"INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE ACCELERATING WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED - I.E. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT A STOP SIGN THE ENGINE TACHOMETER INDICATES THAT THE ENGINE IS RUNNING UP TO 2000 RPM","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2014/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2014,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Regal","model_slug":"regal","cluster_id":"buick-regal-2014-turbo-engine-piston-failure","label":"Turbo engine piston failure and loss of compression","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":6,"date_range":"2016-07 → 2022-04","source_complaint_count":38,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11402919","quote_1_text":"PURCHASED IN JAN 2021 WITH 94K MILES AND AS OF MAR 2021 96K MILES A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE OF THE #4 CYLINDER. CRACK IN THE PISTON RING GROOVES AND NOW HAS ZERO COMPRESSION. WHILE DRIVING THE HIGHWAY AT 74 MPH","quote_2_odi":"11316861","quote_2_text":"MY BUICK PURCHASED NOVEMBER 2019 HAS THE MISFORTUNE OF HAVING THE 2.0 LTG 4CYL TURBO. THROUGH RESEARCH I HAVE LEARNED THAT CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WITH THE PISTONS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ACROSS THE GM PLATFORM WITH SAME ENGINES. THIS IS LIKELY CAUSED BY A MISFIRE","quote_3_odi":"10882983","quote_3_text":"EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION.FAILED OIL CONSUMPTION TESTS 2.0 TURBO ENGINE. I HAD SAME PROBLEM WITH 2013 MALIBU WITH 2.0 TURBO ENGINE.WHERE IT DEVELOPED A CRACKED PISTON! AT AROUND 30 THOUSAND MILES","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2014/buick/regal","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2014,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Regal","model_slug":"regal","cluster_id":"buick-regal-2014-vacuum-pump-brake-loss","label":"Vacuum pump failure causing loss of brake assist","component_code":"SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2018-03 → 2021-03","source_complaint_count":38,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11175137","quote_1_text":"OFF AND ON OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS, THERE WAS A LOSS OF BRAKES DIRECTLY AFTER STARTUP. AFTER 30 SECONDS OR SO, THE BRAKES WOULD FUNCTION NORMALLY. THIS CAR IS NORMALLY GARAGE KEPT","quote_2_odi":"11079079","quote_2_text":"VACCUM PUMP FALLS APART INSIDE OF ENGINE. THIS CAUSES BRAKES TO NOT WORK AS INTENDED AS THERE IS NO BOOST. REPLACED OLD OEM WITH NEW OEM AND WITHIN 2 MONTHS HAPPEND AGAIN. AT START UP AND FOR ABOUT TWO MINUTES YOU HAVE NO BRAKE ASSISTANCE","quote_3_odi":"11404747","quote_3_text":"AFTER COLD START THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS WEAK TO NON EXISTENT. WE HAVE A SLOPE OF APPROXIMATELY 25-30 DEGREES AND THIS CAUSED US TO GO INTO OUR NEIGHBORS YARD WHEN THE BRAKES ONLY SLOWED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT BRING IT TO A COMPLETE STOP","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2014/buick/regal","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2014,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Regal","model_slug":"regal","cluster_id":"buick-regal-2014-headlight-condensation","label":"Headlight assembly condensation","component_code":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2021-11 → 2023-12","source_complaint_count":38,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11561044","quote_1_text":"Driver side HID headlight filling with condensation on lens and water collecting inside the headlight capsule where the wiring for the bulbs and ballast run through. Daytime running light now out and potential loss of headlight use is foreseen","quote_2_odi":"11513571","quote_2_text":"Driver side headlight assembly condensation. Heavy condensation is continuous and never clears up. No visible cracks or broken seals. Upon investigation, this seems to be an issue with Buick. There are numerous complaints among owners","quote_3_odi":"11439926","quote_3_text":"Condensation inside both headlights. We didn't notice the problem until we moved from the warm west coast weathe to the midwest where the climate is colder","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2014/buick/regal","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2014,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Regal","model_slug":"regal","cluster_id":"buick-regal-2014-sunroof-shattering","label":"Sunroof shattering while parked or driving","component_code":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","complaint_count":5,"date_range":"2015-08 → 2017-11","source_complaint_count":38,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"10970674","quote_1_text":"MY SUNROOF SHATTERED WHEN DRIVING. SHARDS OF GLASS FELL DOWN ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER","quote_2_odi":"10850287","quote_2_text":"VEHICLE WAS LEFT UNATTENDED SECURELY IN OUR HOME GARAGE. UPON SEEING VEHICLE IN THE MORNING WE NOTICED THE SUNROOF WAS SHATTERED. THERE WAS NO FALLING DEBRIS TO HAVE CAUSED THIS, NO ABNORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND NO ONE AROUND THE VEHICLE THE ENTIRE TIME","quote_3_odi":"11048313","quote_3_text":"WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY , MY SUNROOF EXPLODED. LUCKILY THE SUNROOF COVER WAS ON AND SUNROOF WAS NOT IN USE. BAD DESIGN? I HAVE BEEN PLANNING ON ANOTHER BUICK , BUT THIS WILL DETER ME AWAY. >1500$ FOR REPAIR","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2014/buick/regal","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2014,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Regal","model_slug":"regal","cluster_id":"buick-regal-2014-shifter-gear-engagement","label":"Shifter failure to engage gear position","component_code":"POWER TRAIN","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2019-07 → 2026-06","source_complaint_count":38,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11744127","quote_1_text":"The contact owns a 2014 Buick Regal. The contact stated that while his wife was reversing, the vehicle failed to shift out of gear. The gear shifter was in drive(D); however, the vehicle failed to move as intended","quote_2_odi":"11232058","quote_2_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BUICK REGAL. WHILE APPROACHING THE DRIVEWAY OF HER HOME, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE SHIFTER INTO THE PARK POSITION; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2014/buick/regal","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2014,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Regal","model_slug":"regal","cluster_id":"buick-regal-2014-electrical-wiring-failure","label":"Electrical wiring and battery warning failures","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2017-01 → 2019-10","source_complaint_count":38,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11271243","quote_1_text":"I WAS BACKING MY CAR INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND THEN I SHUT OFF ENGINE, RADIO STILL PLAYING, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN LIGHTS STARTED DIMMING AND THE ANTI THEFT WENT INTO ACTION. WHOLE CAR SHUT DOWN, NOT EVEN REMOTES WOULD WORK","quote_2_odi":"11018696","quote_2_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE AND THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE","quote_3_odi":"10944573","quote_3_text":"WHILE NORMALLY DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND ATTEMPTING TO PASS A SEMI TRUCK, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT OUT OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WENT TO MAXIMUN ACCELERATION AND THE BRAKES AND STEERING BOTH FAILED TO RESPOND","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2014/buick/regal","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2011,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"buick-enclave-2011-liftgate-failure","label":"Power liftgate failure and unexpected closure","component_code":"STRUCTURE","complaint_count":14,"date_range":"2013-04 → 2021-04","source_complaint_count":212,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-08","quote_1_odi":"10505898","quote_1_text":"THE BACK AUTOMATIC LIFT GATE WAS ACTIVATED. THE LIFT GATE OPENED PROPERLY BUT WHEN IT WAS OPENED COMPLETELY THE LOCKING MECHANISM FAILED AND THE DOOR FELL CLOSED","quote_2_odi":"10794767","quote_2_text":"MY WIFE WAS UNLOADING THE GROCERIES ONE DAY AND THE POWER LIFT GATE FELL ON HER BACK WITHOUT WARNING. SHE HAD A VERY BAD BRUISE AND SKIN ABRASION FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. I WAS SURPRISED THAT OUR LIFT GATE STRUTS HAD FAILED WITH ONLY 54K MILES ON THE VEHICLE","quote_3_odi":"11091977","quote_3_text":"CAME HOME FROM THE STORE , AS I WAS GETTING GROCERIES OUT OF THE BACK THE TAIL LIFTGATE CAME DOWN AND HIT ME IN THE HEAD. NOW WHEN ITS OPEN IT JUMPS UP AND DOWN.IT HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. VERY DANGEROUS","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2011/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2011,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"buick-enclave-2011-transmission-rollback","label":"Vehicle rollback on inclines in drive or park","component_code":"POWER TRAIN","complaint_count":12,"date_range":"2011-09 → 2015-07","source_complaint_count":212,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-08","quote_1_odi":"10426648","quote_1_text":"BUICK ENCLAVE 2011: THE CAR ROLLS DOWN UNCONTROLLABLY ON HILLS WHILE IN GEAR WHETHER IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, AND IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL. THIS ALSO REQUIRES VERY QUICK MOVEMENT FROM BRAKE TO ACCELERATOR. THERE IS NO \"HILL HOLD\" FEATURE AND DRIVETRAIN PROVIDES NO RESISTANCE","quote_2_odi":"10627615","quote_2_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN ON A FLAT ROAD AND SLOWLY DISENGAGED THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS","quote_3_odi":"10723160","quote_3_text":"EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IT ROLLS BACKWARDS WHEN IN PARK.,I TOLD THE DEALER ABOUT IT AND THEY SAY IT'S COMMON. WHAT EVER THAT MEANS. I PUT UP WITH THIS UNTIL NOW THAT I AM PARKING IT IN A SMALL GARAGE AND WHEN I PARK IT IT ROLLS BACK AND THE OVERHEAD DOOR HITS THE BUMPER","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2011/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2011,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"buick-enclave-2011-power-steering-loss","label":"Power steering loss and pump failure","component_code":"STEERING","complaint_count":31,"date_range":"2014-02 → 2022-08","source_complaint_count":212,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-08","quote_1_odi":"11480571","quote_1_text":"At low speed all power steering is lost. Almost ran into a parked car. When pulling from a driveway onto the roadway almost hit another car head on. My wife will no longer drive the car because of this","quote_2_odi":"11220675","quote_2_text":"AT SLOWER SPEEDS WHILE NOT ACCELERATING OR ON UNEVEN SURFACE, THE POWER STEERING FAILS REVERTING TO MANUAL STEERING. MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN","quote_3_odi":"11130634","quote_3_text":"THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. THIS FAILURE CAUSED THE STEERING TO TIGHTEN AT SLOW SPEEDS MAKING THE CAR EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND SAFETY HAZARD. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT POWER STEERING PRESSURE INLET HOSE AND POWER STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPAIR","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2011/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2011,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"buick-enclave-2011-airbag-warning-light","label":"Airbag warning light illumination","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":28,"date_range":"2011-12 → 2023-11","source_complaint_count":212,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-08","quote_1_odi":"10438882","quote_1_text":"AIR BAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. LOVE BUICK, COLUMBIA SC REPLACED MODULE. SEVERAL DAYS LATER AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN WITH A MESSAGE \" SERVICE AIRBAG \". ABOVE DEALER NOW HAS THIS VEHICLE IN SERVICE AND SAYS THEY NEED TO KEEP IT SEVERAL DAYS FOR MORE DIAGNOSTICS. *TR","quote_2_odi":"11555098","quote_2_text":"The contact owns a 2011 Buick Enclave. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who related the failure to an unknown recall","quote_3_odi":"11245171","quote_3_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK ENCLAVE. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2011/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2011,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"buick-enclave-2011-engine-stall-seizure","label":"Engine stall and loss of power while driving","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":17,"date_range":"2013-11 → 2026-08","source_complaint_count":212,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-08","quote_1_odi":"10572550","quote_1_text":"WHILE DRIVING ON I-85 IN ATLANTA, GA...DOING 75MPH IN THE FAST LANE....THE ENGINE JUST DIED...SAYING THE ENGINE POWER HAD BEEN REDUCED....I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE LEFT LANE & STOPPED ON A DIVIDER @ EXIT 95(ENTRANCE TO I-285)","quote_2_odi":"10864514","quote_2_text":"WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AT 70 MPH, VEHICLE RPMS JUMPED UPWARD THEN ENGINE SHUTDOWN, HAVING TO DRIFT OUT OF 70 MPH TRAFFIC ONTO SHOULDER OF HIGHWAY","quote_3_odi":"11311035","quote_3_text":"I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 65 MPH AND ALL OF SUDDEN L LOSS ALL ENGINE POWER. I COULD BARELY STEER THE SUV OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ALMOST GOT HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER DRIVER. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID THE MOTOR SEIZED UP","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2011/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2011,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"buick-lacrosse-2011-defroster-fogging","label":"Defroster failure reducing windshield visibility","component_code":"VISIBILITY/WIPER","complaint_count":19,"date_range":"2016-01 → 2025-10","source_complaint_count":169,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-08","quote_1_odi":"11507935","quote_1_text":"When driving in rain and high humidity, the windshield and front windows will often completely fog up with moisture on the inside of the car. It can make seeing outside while driving impossible and risks an accident","quote_2_odi":"11241977","quote_2_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DEFROST THE WINDOWS","quote_3_odi":"10820408","quote_3_text":"DEFROSTER,HEAT,A/C,FAN SPEED,RECIRC, HEAT/COOL SEATS FUNCTIONS FAILED (STOPPED WORKING COMPLETLY) WHILE DRIVING IN A SNOW STORM ON JANUARY 12, 2016 ON HIGHWAY US 131 TO TRAVERSE CITY, MI. FOUND RECALL INFORMATION NHTSA # 11V149000","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2011/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2011,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"buick-lacrosse-2011-suspension-recall-delay","label":"Rear suspension toe-link failure and recall delay","component_code":"SUSPENSION","complaint_count":27,"date_range":"2010-12 → 2025-10","source_complaint_count":169,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-08","quote_1_odi":"11451053","quote_1_text":"The contact owns a 2011 Buick Lacrosse. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving at 45 MPH with her 10-month-old child in a rear-facing car seat located in the rear driver seat, the rear driver's side toe link detached and she lost control of the vehicle","quote_2_odi":"11414471","quote_2_text":"RECALL NOTICE MAILED TO ME DATED JANUARY 2021. GM RECALL #: N202308930. REAR SUSPENSION OF TOE LINKS AND ADJUSTER FASTENERS REQUIRE REPLACING IN ORDER TO CONTROL THE CAR. THE GM RECALL CENTER CORRESPONDENCE WAS DATED DECEMBER 10, 2020","quote_3_odi":"10370855","quote_3_text":"WE BOUGHT A NEW 2011 BUICK LACROSSE CXS 11-15-10, DROVE IT 200 MILES AND THE FRONT SUSPENSION FAILED IN COSTCO PARKING LOT AT 10 MPH AND NO IMPACT. THE RIM POPPED OPEN AT THE CENTER SEAM CREATING A BIG OVAL OPENING THAT LOCKED UP ON THE BRAKE CALIPER, STOPPING THE WHEEL","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2011/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2011,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"buick-lacrosse-2011-engine-power-loss","label":"Sudden loss of engine power while driving","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":30,"date_range":"2011-06 → 2026-04","source_complaint_count":169,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-08","quote_1_odi":"11731073","quote_1_text":"I am reporting a serious safety defect involving a 2011 Buick LaCrosse CXL. The vehicle has repeatedly shut off while being driven, creating a dangerous situation","quote_2_odi":"11297962","quote_2_text":"OUR FAMILY'S 2011 BUICK LACROSSE ONLY HAS 57K MILES ON IT, AND THE ENGINE ALREADY HAS PERMANENT IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE FROM A MANUFACTURER OVERSIGHT IN WHICH THE TIMING CHAIN \"SKIPS TIME.\" WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR UNPREDICTABLY LOST ALL POWER,","quote_3_odi":"11060889","quote_3_text":"LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH, DROPPED SUDDENLY TO 30 MPH. HAD TO PULL ONTO SHOULDER FROM PASSING LANE, ALMOST REAR ENDED BY TRACTOR TRAILER DUE TO SUDDEN POWER LOSS, COULD NOT ACCELERATE","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2011/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2011,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"buick-lacrosse-2011-brake-pedal-stuck","label":"Brake pedal remains engaged after braking","component_code":"SERVICE BRAKES","complaint_count":10,"date_range":"2011-05 → 2023-07","source_complaint_count":169,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-08","quote_1_odi":"11533076","quote_1_text":"I was driving down the highway and when I went to apply my brakes the pedal completely broke off. It was just dangling on the floorboard. I had no brakes","quote_2_odi":"11496326","quote_2_text":"The component is the brakes and the brake pedal while not engaging the brakes they remained on even after the vehicle was shut off","quote_3_odi":"10887919","quote_3_text":"WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT STOP SIGN BY APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP THEN ACCELERATED. WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE BRAKES STILL FAILED WITH VEHICLE PLYING THROUGH FIELD AND COMING TO REST ONLY WHEN PLOWING INTO AN EMBANKMENT,","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2011/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2011,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"buick-lacrosse-2011-steering-lockup","label":"Steering wheel lock-up or loss of control","component_code":"STEERING","complaint_count":7,"date_range":"2011-11 → 2023-03","source_complaint_count":169,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-08","quote_1_odi":"11512897","quote_1_text":"Car lost all steering while driving down the road","quote_2_odi":"11153409","quote_2_text":"STEERING FREEZES UP IN MOSTLY DAMP, WET DAYS WHEN DRIVING VERY SLOW INTO PARKING AREA'S.....STEERING COMPLETELY LOCKS","quote_3_odi":"10436826","quote_3_text":"HAVE HAD CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH ADJUSTABLE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING MECHANISM THE DEALER HAS ADVISED THAT IT \"IS THE WAY IT IS\" RETURNED MULTIPLE TIMES","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2011/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2011,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"LaCrosse","model_slug":"lacrosse","cluster_id":"buick-lacrosse-2011-airbags-no-deploy","label":"Air bags fail to deploy in a crash","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":5,"date_range":"2012-07 → 2022-03","source_complaint_count":169,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-08","quote_1_odi":"11458226","quote_1_text":"The contact owns a 2011 Buick Lacrosse. The contact stated while the vehicle was at a complete, his son was rear-ended by another vehicle. The air bag warning light illuminated on the instrument panel; however, the air bag did not deploy","quote_2_odi":"11394828","quote_2_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN THE CONTACT CRASHING INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. UPON IMPACT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY","quote_3_odi":"10984669","quote_3_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH IN THE LEFT LANE, AN 18 WHEELER TRUCK MERGED OVER AND SMASHED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND ANOTHER VEHICLE INTO THE METAL GUARDRAIL. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2011/buick/lacrosse","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2011,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Regal","model_slug":"regal","cluster_id":"regal-2011-brake-pedal-sticking-heat","label":"Brake pedal sticking in high heat","component_code":"SERVICE BRAKES","complaint_count":13,"date_range":"2017-03 → 2022-03","source_complaint_count":279,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-08","quote_1_odi":"11459007","quote_1_text":"2011 Buick Regal 2.0 CXL. The brake pedal is sticking, causing the rotors to heat up and wear out. There are numerous complaints from others online detailing the dangerous situations this has caused. And numerous complaints about getting the brake system replaced and the same","quote_2_odi":"11337882","quote_2_text":"BRAKE PEDAL STUCK PARTIALLY DEPRESSED AND BRAKES NOT FULLY RELEASING. STARTED IMMEDIATELY UPON VEHICLE IGNITION AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED IN THE SUN ON A HOT DAY. CAR BECOMES UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS EITHER YOU ACCELERATE WITH BRAKES ENGAGED OR HAVE TO MANUALLY LIFT THE BRAKE","quote_3_odi":"11112802","quote_3_text":"THE BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT RETURN WHEN INTERIOR TEMPERATURES ARE VERY HIGH CAUSING BRAKES TO DRAG AND POTENTIALLY OVERHEAT AND PREMATURELY WEAR. IT WAS FIRST NOTICED WHEN ENTERING VEHICLE AFTER BEING PARKED FOR A WHILE","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2011/buick/regal","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2011,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Regal","model_slug":"regal","cluster_id":"regal-2011-rear-suspension-fracture","label":"Rear suspension arm and subframe fracture","component_code":"SUSPENSION","complaint_count":5,"date_range":"2021-08 → 2023-10","source_complaint_count":279,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-08","quote_1_odi":"11430995","quote_1_text":"Broken left side rear lateral toe link causing severe vehicle stability issue. Subsequent inspection of right side shows initial crack in same area","quote_2_odi":"11479283","quote_2_text":"Driving 50km per hr, went over railway crossing, then the car became unstable, rear felt loose as if it was drifting. Stopped the car had a look under the cars driver side rear end, and noticed the bar connecting tire the rest of vehicle was fractured, don't know the exact name","quote_3_odi":"11466219","quote_3_text":"The contact owns a 2011 Buick Regal. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 25 MPH, there was a squeaking noise coming from the wheels and the vehicle was driving very loosely. The contact noticed that the lower control arm in the rear of the vehicle was","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2011/buick/regal","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2011,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Regal","model_slug":"regal","cluster_id":"regal-2011-headlight-moisture","label":"Headlight assembly moisture intrusion","component_code":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","complaint_count":25,"date_range":"2017-02 → 2023-12","source_complaint_count":279,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-08","quote_1_odi":"11496846","quote_1_text":"Moisture has been collecting in both headlight assemblies for the past 3 years, whenever the car is outside or driven in the rain. Recently, this caused both high/low beam headlights to burn out. Replacing the bulbs is not enough, as the bulbs immediately burn out/smoke and blow","quote_2_odi":"11242187","quote_2_text":"I OWN A 2011 BUICK REGAL WITH THE VEHICLE OPTION \"TT6\" HID HEADLAMPS. BOTH HEADLAMPS ARE CURRENTLY INOPERATIVE. WHAT I HAVE DISCOVERED IS THAT THE FRONT HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES HAVE CONDENSATION INSIDE OF THEM. THIS CONDENSATION IN TURN HAS CAUSED NOT ONLY THE HID BULBS TO FAIL BUT","quote_3_odi":"11268866","quote_3_text":"MY WIFE'S XENON HID HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES BEGAN LEAKING DURING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN.THE RAIN SHORTED OUT THE BALLAST AND THE HEADLIGHT WENT BLACK. I REPLACED IT AND SOON AFTER, THE OTHER SIDE DID THE SAME. THE ASSEMBLIES GOT WORSE AND BEGAN FOGGING UP DURING","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2011/buick/regal","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2011,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Regal","model_slug":"regal","cluster_id":"regal-2011-timing-chain-oil-consumption","label":"Timing chain and oil consumption in 2.4L engine","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":27,"date_range":"2016-12 → 2020-10","source_complaint_count":279,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-08","quote_1_odi":"11355327","quote_1_text":"VEHICLE HAS SERIOUS OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUES. WILL BURN AS MUCH AS 3 OR MORE QUARTS IN 1000 MILES OR LESS. WAS NOTIFIED BY CHEVROLET MECHANIC THAT SOME OIL CONSUMPTION WAS NORMAL, BUT THAT IF THE CONSUMPTION WAS EXCESSIVE THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY UP TO $3500 OR MORE TO FIX THE","quote_2_odi":"11145049","quote_2_text":"PISTON RING FAILURE CAUSING MASSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILURE","quote_3_odi":"11100210","quote_3_text":"WE ARE BIG FANS OF OUR BUICK'S, AS OF NOW WE'VE OWNED THREE AND HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS. BUT NOW WITH ONLY 87,000 MILES ON IT THE TIMING CHAIN GUIDE TENSIONER HAS TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS DIAGNOSED IN AN","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2011/buick/regal","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2011,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Regal","model_slug":"regal","cluster_id":"regal-2011-stall-loss-of-steering-brakes","label":"Engine stall with loss of steering and brakes","component_code":"STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE","complaint_count":14,"date_range":"2016-07 → 2026-05","source_complaint_count":279,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-08","quote_1_odi":"11014181","quote_1_text":"VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN OFF OF MAIN HIGHWAY INTO A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO LESTER GLENN BUICK THAT NIGHT. THE NEXT DAY AFTER SITTING IN THE","quote_2_odi":"10910618","quote_2_text":"MY DAUGHTER DRIVES OUR 2011 BUICK REGAL CXL THAT WE PURCHASED IN FEBRUARY 2016. IN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTH THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED, STEERING LOCKS UP, BRAKES GO COMPLETELY OUT, IT DOESN'T HAVE AN ELECTRICAL AND BECAUSE IT HAS AN ELECTRIC EMERGENCY BRAKE THERE IS NO WAY FOR HER TO","quote_3_odi":"11120703","quote_3_text":"THE THROTTLE BODY HAS A DEFECT WHICH SHUTS OFF ALL POWER TO VEHICLE WITH NO NOTICE. THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION LOCK UP YOU LOSE ALL STEERING CONTROL AND NO BRAKES. ALSO NO LIGHTS SO WHEN IT HAPPENS AT NIGHT IT IS PITCH BLACK. GM DOES KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WHEN I QUESTIONED","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2011/buick/regal","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2011,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Regal","model_slug":"regal","cluster_id":"regal-2011-seat-wiring-recall-delay","label":"Power seat wiring harness recall delay","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS","complaint_count":17,"date_range":"2016-08 → 2019-07","source_complaint_count":279,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-08","quote_1_odi":"10897095","quote_1_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 BUICK REGAL. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE TURNED OFF, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A","quote_2_odi":"10897646","quote_2_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT ADJUSTED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SMOKE ODOR COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE","quote_3_odi":"10930057","quote_3_text":"I HAVE THE RECALL ON THE POWER SEAT WIRING AND MY HEATED SEATS HEAT TO A LEVEL THEN SHUT OFF CONTINUOUSLY. I HAVE A FRIEND HAD THE SAME ISSUE IN A CAMARO AND HAD CHAFED WIRES TO THE HEATED SEAT. I REFUSE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR AND NOW IN MICHIGAN IT IS VERY COLD AND I BOUGHT","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2011/buick/regal","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2011,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Regal","model_slug":"regal","cluster_id":"regal-2011-sudden-acceleration-parking","label":"Sudden acceleration while parking","component_code":"POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2023-10 → 2023-10","source_complaint_count":279,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-08","quote_1_odi":"11552417","quote_1_text":"Preparing to park into a parking space in an off street parking lot the vehicle forcefully and rapidly accelerated on its' own and crashed into a fence. I was not accelerating. I attempted to stop the car using the brakes but they did not engage quickly enough to stop the rapid,","quote_2_odi":"11552406","quote_2_text":"I was parking in marked space. I had turned into space, my foot was off the gas pedal. The car was 3/4 into the space when it malfunctioned and rapidly accelerated into a hardened snow bank. i instantly braked but there was not enough space to avoid collision","quote_3_odi":"11552410","quote_3_text":"When pulling into parking space the car rapidly accelerated on its' own and crashed into the car in the next parking space. I did not have my foot on the gas, the car was simply idling. The acceleration was so rapid that applying the brake was useless","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2011/buick/regal","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2012,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"buick-enclave-2012-engine-power-reduction","label":"Engine power reduction with StabiliTrak warning","component_code":"POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE","complaint_count":6,"date_range":"2018-06 → 2026-05","source_complaint_count":132,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-09","quote_1_odi":"11738309","quote_1_text":"While driving, the vehicle suddenly and without warning experienced a severe, dangerous loss of acceleration","quote_2_odi":"11600412","quote_2_text":"Driving along and engine power reduced causing car to slow significantly - like downshifting two gears. Lights / traction control lights came on dash. Errors flashed - \"Traction Control Off\", \"Service Stabilitrak\", \"Engine Power Reduced\"","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2012/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2012,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"buick-enclave-2012-timing-chain-failure","label":"Timing chain and timing belt failure","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":7,"date_range":"2016-03 → 2021-01","source_complaint_count":132,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-09","quote_1_odi":"11317317","quote_1_text":"WORN OUT TIMING CHAIN AND GEARS CAUSING ENGINE CODES P0017, P0018, AND P0019","quote_2_odi":"11092571","quote_2_text":"THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED ON MY BUICK ENCLAVE. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BY GM UNDER A RECALL","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2012/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2012,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"buick-enclave-2012-power-liftgate-failure","label":"Power liftgate closing or falling without warning","component_code":"STRUCTURE","complaint_count":33,"date_range":"2015-10 → 2025-01","source_complaint_count":132,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-09","quote_1_odi":"11543617","quote_1_text":"The hatch door slam down by its self and it hit my daughter and my husband two different times because it slam down with no warning","quote_2_odi":"11526006","quote_2_text":"The contact owns a 2012 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that after pressing the liftgate button to the open the rear liftgate, the liftgate door opened before suddenly falling downward and closing","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2012/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2012,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"buick-enclave-2012-transmission-slip-rollback","label":"Transmission slipping and vehicle rollback on inclines","component_code":"POWER TRAIN","complaint_count":7,"date_range":"2014-06 → 2025-07","source_complaint_count":132,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-09","quote_1_odi":"11614684","quote_1_text":"When pulling onto a county road with traffic the transmission kept slipping and the engine would rev higher. It took a lot longer to get up to speed and the cars behind me had to brake quickly","quote_2_odi":"10794664","quote_2_text":"WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE AND ON AN INCLINE THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACKWARDS EXCESSIVELY IF THE BRAKES ARE NOT HELD","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2012/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2012,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"buick-enclave-2012-engine-stall-replacement","label":"Engine stalling and failure requiring replacement","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":7,"date_range":"2018-09 → 2026-03","source_complaint_count":132,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-09","quote_1_odi":"11727724","quote_1_text":"While sitting at a traffic light my engine runs rough, then it dies","quote_2_odi":"11429565","quote_2_text":"The contact owns a 2012 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that while his wife was driving 45 MPH and approaching a stop sign, the vehicle stalled without warning","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2012/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2012,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"buick-enclave-2012-power-steering-failure","label":"Power steering pump and rack-and-pinion failure","component_code":"STEERING","complaint_count":14,"date_range":"2012-12 → 2024-04","source_complaint_count":132,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-09","quote_1_odi":"11433949","quote_1_text":"Loss of power steering when brakes applied. This is dangerous to make turns and park the vehicle","quote_2_odi":"11097560","quote_2_text":"POWER STEERING FAILURE IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN ONTO LOCAL HIGHWAY, STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BECAME STIFF AND IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN ' I WAS ALMOST GOT HIT BY A TRUCK!","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2012/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2012,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Enclave","model_slug":"enclave","cluster_id":"buick-enclave-2012-airbag-warning-nondeployment","label":"Airbag warning light and non-deployment in crash","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":17,"date_range":"2013-04 → 2023-11","source_complaint_count":132,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-09","quote_1_odi":"11554703","quote_1_text":"PURCHASED CAR USED FROM CAR DEALER. DEALER STATES HIS MECHANIC INSPECTED VEHICLE. I DROVE OFF THE LOT WITH NO ISSUES. LESS THAN 48 HRS LATER, SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON","quote_2_odi":"11440500","quote_2_text":"The contact owns a 2012 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that while driving 65 mph a second vehicle crashed into the passenger side causing severe damage to the vehicle. During the crash, the passenger-side curtain air bags did not deploy","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2012/buick/enclave","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2012,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Regal","model_slug":"regal","cluster_id":"buick-regal-2012-headlight-water-intrusion","label":"Headlight assembly condensation and water intrusion","component_code":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","complaint_count":31,"date_range":"2017-06 → 2025-07","source_complaint_count":92,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-09","quote_1_odi":"11575316","quote_1_text":"2nd bad headlamp assembly that develops moisture and causes lamp to go out. First was passenger side now driver side","quote_2_odi":"11492760","quote_2_text":"The headlight area had condensation in it that resulted in water in the headlight. This caused the headlight to go dark. This is a safety issue as one of my headlights is not working","quote_3_odi":"11416798","quote_3_text":"THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS GET WATER IN THEM AND FOGS UP..CAUSING YOUR HEADLIGHTS TO LOOK DIM AT NIGHT","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2012/buick/regal","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2012,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Regal","model_slug":"regal","cluster_id":"buick-regal-2012-timing-chain-failure","label":"Timing chain stretch and failure","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2018-03 → 2021-07","source_complaint_count":92,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-09","quote_1_odi":"11081055","quote_1_text":"TIMING CHAIN STRETCHED AND RUINED THE ENGINE","quote_2_odi":"11121334","quote_2_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND \"REDUCE SPEED\" WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL","quote_3_odi":"11423975","quote_3_text":"Timing belt and engine stopped working. Mechanic says needs engine replaced","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2012/buick/regal","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2012,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Regal","model_slug":"regal","cluster_id":"buick-regal-2012-brake-pedal-sticking-heat","label":"Brake pedal sticking in hot or humid weather","component_code":"SERVICE BRAKES","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2018-05 → 2020-06","source_complaint_count":92,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-09","quote_1_odi":"11330035","quote_1_text":"BRAKE PEDAL WILL NOT RETURN FULLY AFTER IT IS APPLIED WHEN IT IS WARM AND HUMID. CAUSES BRAKE PEDAL TO STICK AND NOT ALLOW CRUISE CONTROL TO BE SELECTED","quote_2_odi":"11097241","quote_2_text":"BRAKE PEDAL STICKS WHEN VEHICLE IS HOT OR WEATHER IS HOT AND/OR HUMID","quote_3_odi":"11130063","quote_3_text":"BRAKE PEDAL STICKS AND STAYS DEPRESSED WHEN VERY HOT OUTSIDE AFTER SITTING. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2012/buick/regal","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2012,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Regal","model_slug":"regal","cluster_id":"buick-regal-2012-rear-suspension-link-recall","label":"Rear suspension link failure and recall parts delay","component_code":"SUSPENSION","complaint_count":10,"date_range":"2021-04 → 2026-07","source_complaint_count":92,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-09","quote_1_odi":"11750502","quote_1_text":"Rear passenger side toe link did fracture causing vehicle to spin out of control","quote_2_odi":"11461208","quote_2_text":"The contact owned a 2012 Buick Regal. The contact stated while her husband was attempting to decelerate to speed, the vehicle accelerated independently and crashed into an apartment building","quote_3_odi":"11412993","quote_3_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V764000 (SUSPENSION) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2012/buick/regal","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2012,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Regal","model_slug":"regal","cluster_id":"buick-regal-2012-excessive-oil-consumption","label":"Excessive oil consumption","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":6,"date_range":"2018-11 → 2023-04","source_complaint_count":92,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-09","quote_1_odi":"11517953","quote_1_text":"Engine used oil with no smoke or leaks. Had to change oil every 2300 miles. Motor went bad do to no oil even after oil change","quote_2_odi":"11149968","quote_2_text":"CAR BURNS 1 QT. OIL/ 1000 MILES EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION REQUIRES PISTONS AND RINGS TO BE REPLACED --- MANY GM 2.4 LITER ENGINES HAVE THIS PROBLEM","quote_3_odi":"11162291","quote_3_text":"AT ROUTINE OIL CHANGE APPOINTMENT (71000 MILES) PLUS MY CONCERN TO CHECK OUT A NOISE DURING COLD STARTUPS, BUICK DEALERSHIP TECH NOTED NO OIL ON DIPSTICK","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2012/buick/regal","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2012,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Regal","model_slug":"regal","cluster_id":"buick-regal-2012-electrical-power-loss-stall","label":"Electrical system power loss and stalling","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","complaint_count":9,"date_range":"2015-06 → 2023-07","source_complaint_count":92,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-09","quote_1_odi":"11484701","quote_1_text":"Car lost all electrical power while driving (moving) and fully shut down, stalling immediately. Nothing electrical worked, including 4 way flashers","quote_2_odi":"11022715","quote_2_text":"DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 70MPH AND CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ALMOST CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND DASH BOARD WENT HAYWIRE BRAKES LOCKED AND SERVICE STABILIKTRACK SYSTEM AND ABS ASSIST WARNINGS AND IT SMELLED LIKE MY CAR WAS ON FIRE","quote_3_odi":"10725396","quote_3_text":"THE CAR HAD NO ELECTRICAL POWER. ANYTHING ELECTRICAL WOULDN'T WORK. WE COULDN'T REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY, PUT WINDOWS OR ANYTHING","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2012/buick/regal","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2010,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Lucerne","model_slug":"lucerne","cluster_id":"buick-lucerne-2010-engine-mount-failure","label":"Engine and motor mount failure","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2012-09 → 2018-09","source_complaint_count":54,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-09","quote_1_odi":"11124284","quote_1_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO ENGINE MOUNT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE FRONT MOTOR MOUNT AND SIDE TORQUE MOUNT WERE REPLACED","quote_2_odi":"10476931","quote_2_text":"ENGINE MOUNT HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE, THE FIRST IS LISTED ABOVE, THE SECOND TIME IS SEPT, 24, 2012 AND THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE IS 31,000","quote_3_odi":"10725655","quote_3_text":"SQUEAKING NOISE FROM STEERING WHEN TURNING. DEALER PURCHASED CAR NEW FROM DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING STEERING RACK AND LOOSE MOTOR MOUNT REPLACED FOR APPROX. $1325.00","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/buick/lucerne","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2010,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Lucerne","model_slug":"lucerne","cluster_id":"buick-lucerne-2010-seat-headrest-defect","label":"Seat position and headrest design defects","component_code":"SEATS","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2010-01 → 2011-08","source_complaint_count":54,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-09","quote_1_odi":"10302632","quote_1_text":"TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD RESTRAINTS WERE IMPROPERLY SHAPED. THEY LEANED SO FAR FORWARD THAT HE COULD NOT SIT COMFORTABLY IN HIS SEAT AND WAS HIT IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD WHEN HE TRIED TO SIT BACK IN THE SEAT","quote_2_odi":"10373433","quote_2_text":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH HE ADJUSTED THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND THE SEAT WENT BACK DOWN TO THE FLOOR. HE STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SEAT WILL NOT STAY WHERE IT WAS SET","quote_3_odi":"10421370","quote_3_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S HEADREST WAS NOT DESIGNED PROPERLY AND REMAINED TILTED FORWARD WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING TENSION IN THE NECK AREA","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/buick/lucerne","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2010,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Lucerne","model_slug":"lucerne","cluster_id":"buick-lucerne-2010-fuse-box-relay-melt","label":"Rear fuse box and fuel pump relay melting under back seat","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","complaint_count":25,"date_range":"2014-12 → 2025-08","source_complaint_count":54,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-09","quote_1_odi":"11666345","quote_1_text":"The contact owns a 2010 Buick Lucerne. The contact stated that there was a burning odor in the cabin of the vehicle. There were no warning lights. The vehicle was taken to a certified mechanic who informed the contact that the fuse box was overheating and beginning to melt","quote_2_odi":"11271707","quote_2_text":"2010 BUICK LUCERNE HAD BEEN DRIVEN HOME AND WAS COOLING IN DRIVEWAY. AFTER TWO HOURS, STARTER WOULD TURN OVER BUT ENGINE WOULD NOT START. BEGAN TO SMELL BURNING PLASTIC INSIDE VEHICLE. FOUND SYMPTOMS OF PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN GM SERVICE BULLETIN 15-NA-051","quote_3_odi":"11092308","quote_3_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/buick/lucerne","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2010,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Lucerne","model_slug":"lucerne","cluster_id":"buick-lucerne-2010-power-steering-brake-loss","label":"Loss of power steering and brake assist during driving","component_code":"STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES","complaint_count":5,"date_range":"2010-05 → 2017-01","source_complaint_count":54,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-09","quote_1_odi":"10330855","quote_1_text":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKES AND POWER STEERING FAILED SUDDENLY","quote_2_odi":"10766450","quote_2_text":"I HAVE HAD ABOUT 3 INCIDENCES OF POWER BRAKE AND POWER STEERING FAILURE AT LOW SPEEDS (10 MPH OR LESS) DURING RAINY WEATHER. WHEN MAKING A TURN, EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT, THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES FAIL","quote_3_odi":"10939055","quote_3_text":"RAINY WEATHER DRIVEING THRU PUDDLES ON PASENGER SIDE OF ROAD I LOOSE POWER BAAKES AND POWER STEERING. THEY RECOVER AFTER A FEW SECONDS","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/buick/lucerne","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2010,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Lucerne","model_slug":"lucerne","cluster_id":"buick-lucerne-2010-sudden-acceleration","label":"Unintended acceleration and cruise control speed surges","component_code":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2010-11 → 2015-04","source_complaint_count":54,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-09","quote_1_odi":"10364188","quote_1_text":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE CONTACT BEGAN TO DRIVE UPHILL. WHILE DRIVING UP THE HILL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BEYOND THE SPEED AT WHICH THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET","quote_2_odi":"10440792","quote_2_text":"2010 BUICK LUCERNE. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE ACCELERATING RAPIDLY ON ITS OWN. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION HAPPENED WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON AND OFF","quote_3_odi":"10668698","quote_3_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/buick/lucerne","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2011,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Lucerne","model_slug":"lucerne","cluster_id":"buick-lucerne-2011-recall-parts-unavailable","label":"Ignition switch recall repair parts unavailable","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","complaint_count":6,"date_range":"2014-08 → 2014-10","source_complaint_count":49,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-09","quote_1_odi":"10629330","quote_1_text":"THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR","quote_2_odi":"10631057","quote_2_text":"THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT IF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR","quote_3_odi":"10648256","quote_3_text":"THEN I RECEIVED RECALL 14299 ON MY 2011 BUICK LUCERNE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 14V355) INVOLVING A SIMILAR IGNITION ISSUE. IT ALSO MENTIONED THE WEIGHT ISSUE OF ITEMS HANGING ON THE KEY CAUSING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, BRAKING, ETC","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2011/buick/lucerne","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2011,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Lucerne","model_slug":"lucerne","cluster_id":"buick-lucerne-2011-brake-line-failure","label":"Brake line and hose fluid loss","component_code":"SERVICE BRAKES","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2020-07 → 2021-03","source_complaint_count":49,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-09","quote_1_odi":"11341636","quote_1_text":"BRAKE LINE EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE RESULTING IN A RAPID LOSS OF ALL BRAKE FLUID AND COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES WHILE ON A CITY STREET. CAR WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ALL BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED FROM THE OUTSIDE AND ONE HAD FAILED","quote_2_odi":"11384397","quote_2_text":"THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LINE WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FAILURE WHILE HIS WIFE WAS REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD","quote_3_odi":"11402622","quote_3_text":"ABS LIGHT AND STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT ON. SO I HAVE NO ABS FUNCTION OF THE BRAKES. HAD FRONT WHEEL BEARING REPLACED BUT DIDN'T FIX THE ISSUE. ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL MODULE LIGHT STILL ON","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2011/buick/lucerne","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2011,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Lucerne","model_slug":"lucerne","cluster_id":"buick-lucerne-2011-visibility-distortion","label":"Windshield distortion and mirror blind spots","component_code":"VISIBILITY","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2011-01 → 2013-04","source_complaint_count":49,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-09","quote_1_odi":"10378505","quote_1_text":"NEW 2011 BUICK LUCERNE WAS DELIVERED WITH WINDSHIELD GLASS SEVERELY DISTORTING IN BOTTOM TWO INCHES CAUSING SAFETY HAZARD, INCLUDING NAUSEA WHEN DRIVING. OTHER CARS ON THE LOT WERE NOTED WITH THE SAME DEFECT","quote_2_odi":"10407619","quote_2_text":"NEW BUICK LUCERNE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR DOES NOT COVER BLIND SPOTS. DEALER SAYS IT WORKS AS DESIGNED, AND \"TO BE HONEST, YOU ARE NOT THE FIRST TO COMPLAIN ABOUT IT\". IT WAS NOT CORRECTED","quote_3_odi":"10509304","quote_3_text":"THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE VIEW MIRROR WAS OBSTRUCTING HIS VISION WHEN ATTEMPTING A TURN","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2011/buick/lucerne","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2011,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Lucerne","model_slug":"lucerne","cluster_id":"buick-lucerne-2011-fuse-box-relay-overheating","label":"Rear fuse box and fuel pump relay overheating","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","complaint_count":12,"date_range":"2016-09 → 2026-03","source_complaint_count":49,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-09","quote_1_odi":"11104459","quote_1_text":"CAR WAS STATIONARY, AND ATTEMPTED TO START. ENGINE WAS NOT GETTING GAS. DEALER IDENTIFIED REAR FUSE BOX/FUEL PUMP RELAY WAS SHORTED OUT","quote_2_odi":"11091994","quote_2_text":"A MANUFACTURER DEFECT EXISTS IN THE AREA OF THE REAR FUSE BOX LOCATED UNDER THE REAR SEAT ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE SEAT BRACKET APPLIES PRESSURE TO THE FUSE BOX COVER DEFLECTING IT FROM ITS STANDARD POSITION","quote_3_odi":"11011904","quote_3_text":"THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE CABIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP RELAY HAD OVERHEATED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2011/buick/lucerne","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2011,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Lucerne","model_slug":"lucerne","cluster_id":"buick-lucerne-2011-rear-seat-electrical-fire","label":"Rear-seat electrical component melting and smoke","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2017-10 → 2022-12","source_complaint_count":49,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-09","quote_1_odi":"11497220","quote_1_text":"The contact stated that after several attempts the vehicle failed to start-up without warning. Upon investigation, the contact linked the failure to the circuit board which was in the rear back seat","quote_2_odi":"11035317","quote_2_text":"THE BUICK LUCERNE 2011 WE OWN HAD THE BATTERY EXPLODE UPON TURNING THE KEY. I AM WIFE/CAREGIVER TO 100% DISABLED VETERAN AND HIS SERVICE DOG. NORMALLY I WOULD HAVE PUT THEM BOTH IN THE CAR BEFORE TURNING THE KEY BUT LUCKILY ON THIS DAY I DID NOT OR WE ALL WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED","quote_3_odi":"11176513","quote_3_text":"THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE KEY FOB DID NOT WORK. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEY FOB, SHE BECAME LOCKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2011/buick/lucerne","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2011,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Lucerne","model_slug":"lucerne","cluster_id":"buick-lucerne-2011-unintended-acceleration","label":"Unintended acceleration","component_code":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","complaint_count":5,"date_range":"2012-05 → 2015-09","source_complaint_count":49,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-09","quote_1_odi":"10672176","quote_1_text":"THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNINTENTIONALLY WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A WALL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEST INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION","quote_2_odi":"10626615","quote_2_text":"WHILE DRIVING INTO A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE DRIVER TO CRASH THROUGH THE GARAGE AND INTO THE KITCHEN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE","quote_3_odi":"10459092","quote_3_text":"THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AT 3 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 90 MPH. HE MADE A ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY DEGREE TURN AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE CONTACT INJURED HIS KNEE AND HAND ON THE STEERING WHEEL","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2011/buick/lucerne","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2013,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"buick-encore-2013-reduced-engine-power-throttle","label":"Reduced engine power from throttle body failure","component_code":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE","complaint_count":12,"date_range":"2014-02 → 2019-05","source_complaint_count":52,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-09","quote_1_odi":"10566380","quote_1_text":"LEAVING A STOP SIGN ONTO THREE LANE ROAD GOING DOWN A HILL,WHEN THE CAR HAD NO ACCELERATION, I PUT ON FLASHERS AND COASTED TO CURB,HAD TO CALL WRECKER AND BE TOWED TO DEALER,SAID IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY SENSOR,THAT IS SENSITIVE TO COLD WEATHER,2 DEALERS SAID THE SAME THING","quote_2_odi":"10704562","quote_2_text":"MY CAR DROVE FINE AND THEN I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AT A BUSY INTERSECTION WHEN MY TRACTION CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED CAME ACROSS THE DASHBOARD","quote_3_odi":"11205773","quote_3_text":"CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN STARTED FLASHING WHILE IN MOTION. THE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY. THE ENGINE HAD REDUCED POWER AND AT TIMES WOULD ONLY GO 30-35MPH EVEN WITH PEDAL MASHED ALL THE WAY","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2013/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2013,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"buick-encore-2013-turbocharger-underboost","label":"Turbocharger underboost and failure","component_code":"ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2016-05 → 2023-07","source_complaint_count":52,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-09","quote_1_odi":"10863108","quote_1_text":"I HAVE PROBLEM WITH THE TURBOCHARGER","quote_2_odi":"11430630","quote_2_text":"The turbo charger is underboost and can explode the engine with oil flying everywhere","quote_3_odi":"11258455","quote_3_text":"TURBO WENT OUT TWICE WITHIN 3 MONTHS. ALSO I WAITED FOR 6 WEEKS ON A BACK ORDERED PART","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2013/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2013,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"buick-encore-2013-tire-air-loss-flats","label":"Repeated tire air loss and flats","component_code":"TIRES","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2014-07 → 2016-12","source_complaint_count":52,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-09","quote_1_odi":"10610531","quote_1_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BUICK ENCORE. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTI PRO CONTACT TIRES, SIZE 215/55R18 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR TIRES CONTINUOUSLY FLATTENED","quote_2_odi":"10678822","quote_2_text":"CONTINENTAL PRO CONTACT 215/55/18 UNKNOWN DAMAGE ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP. 2ND OCCURRENCE WITHIN 2 MONTHS. TIRE UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO FIND CAUSE","quote_3_odi":"10934980","quote_3_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 (NA) BUICK ENCORE EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTI PRO CONTACT TIRES, SIZE: P215/55/R18 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT TWO OF THE FOUR TIRES CONTINUED TO LOSE AIR PRESSURE","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2013/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2013,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"buick-encore-2013-instrument-cluster-sunlight","label":"Instrument cluster unreadable in sunlight","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2014-02 → 2015-03","source_complaint_count":52,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-09","quote_1_odi":"10563044","quote_1_text":"2013 BUICK ENCORE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE INSTRUMENT CAN NOT BE READ IN SUNNY WEATHER","quote_2_odi":"10626070","quote_2_text":"THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DOES NOT LIGHT UP ENOUGH ON A SUNNY DAY TO BE ABLE TO CHECK SPEED, FUEL OR THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE. THESE SHOULD BE EASILY READ AT A GLANCE SO AS TO KEEP EYES ON THE ROAD","quote_3_odi":"10691789","quote_3_text":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BUICK ENCORE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GAUGES IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE VERY HARD TO BE SEEN WHILE THE SUN WAS OUT","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2013/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2013,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"buick-encore-2013-unexpected-engine-stall","label":"Unexpected engine stall","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2014-05 → 2017-06","source_complaint_count":52,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-09","quote_1_odi":"11000670","quote_1_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BUICK ENCORE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING IN THE PARK POSITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000","quote_2_odi":"10587368","quote_2_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BUICK ENCORE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING IN REVERSE, SHE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2013/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"},{"year":2013,"make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Encore","model_slug":"encore","cluster_id":"buick-encore-2013-airbag-sensor-non-deployment","label":"Passenger air bag sensor and non-deployment malfunction","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":5,"date_range":"2014-10 → 2017-04","source_complaint_count":52,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-09","quote_1_odi":"10980551","quote_1_text":"THE WARNING LIGHT CONNECTED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INTERMITTENTLY DISPLAYS THE OFF SIGN EVEN WHEN AN ADULT PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IF THE WARNING LIGHT READS OFF EVEN IF A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT","quote_2_odi":"10969995","quote_2_text":"PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR DETECTS PASSENGER ABOUT 60% OF TIME, AT RANDOM OCCASIONS SETTING IN DRIVEWAY OR DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE 40% AIRBAG IS OFF AND OUT OF SERVICE","quote_3_odi":"10643646","quote_3_text":"IN A LINE OF TRAFFIC GETTING READY TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE RACED CAUSING THE CAR TO ACCELERATE AND SLAM INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER CAR CAUSING OVER $5K WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE ENCORE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2013/buick/encore","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/buick"}]}