Buick Encore

"All four pistons were cracked and the engine was using a lot of oil."

"The vehicle started chugging at lower speeds and when stopped."

"Bearing failed while on vacation driving through Santa Fe, NM. It was fixed under the powertrain warranty at a Buick dealership in 2.5 hours. We were very satisfied with the dealership and only lost about 3 to 4 hours of time."

"What car is loaded with people and or luggage the car occasionally makes a very loud exhaust type noise, have been to 3 dealers who cannot figure out what it is"

"We can't get it to perform properly"

"Voice control doesn't understand my voice commands. All confusing. Difficult to use"

"Major errors on system and would not drive, had to be towed to dealer and computer replaced"

"oil pan leak"

"oil leaking on garage floor after oil change. Thought it might be loose oil filter or drain plug. Took it to dealer. Leak was a rear engine seal that had to be replaced. It was covered by warranty"

"Horn just stopped working."

"The rear door child safety lock stays engaged despite punching the "unlock" button. That's the only issue I've had!"

"check engine light kept coming on"

"A small but persistent water leak (unsure of the source) that was repaired under warranty."

"From the first week, it started making an awful noise when backing up. I've had it in the shop 3 times and they say they don't hear it. They don't hear it but my neighbors sure do! Sometimes it does it when driving down a hill. Why can't the Buick service people hear it?"

"front end noise when going over speed bumps"

"strut bearing went bad at 40000k miles. were replaced under warranty"

"Bearings went bad requring replacement"

"A piece of the right rear coil spring fell off. in addition to the obvious new break there was rest on the other end of the spring indicating it had broken earlier. Took it to the dealer and they said the left rear spring was also broken."

"the paint flaked off the arm that holds the mirror to the door. a new one was ordered, painted and installed. no charge"

"The color is called espresso. By 2017, the color has faded on the roof and side mirrors I was told it is because I did not store it in a garage. So don't buy this car if you work and need to park your car in an outside parking lot."

"The rims are showing surface rust dealer is going to buff them, said it was in the manual how to care for chrome rims. Dealer not charging for this. Factory should seal rims better"

"The transmission would remain stuck in a low gear never shifting too high. After it was repaired it started again immediately, so more repairs. It still lags shifting into high on an intermittent basis"

"BUICK DEALERSHIP CONTINUES TO TELL US THIS WAS A DESIGN & TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE ISSUE THAT WILL BE CORRECTED IN FUTURE MODELS AND WILL NOT CORRECTED UNDER GM'S WARRANTY AND GM DIRECT SAYS THE SAME! A COMPLETE LACK OF CUSTOMER SATISFACTION."

"Big bang and loss of power."

"AWD OFF displayed, due to software glitch"

"Drive train gave out. From day 1, backing up make squealing noise that MEN couldn't. I took it to 3 dealers and they couldn't hear anything. My SIL & girlfriends all noticed, and asked about it. The back camera has never worked correctly. It shows the driver to be 10 feet away from an object, when in reality you are 1 0 inches away. Doesn't help parking at all. And it's blurry! The little push button on the parking brake broke off and it's $300.00 to replace it. My favorite car was a '64 Buick Special and I never should have sold it! Best car ever!"

"Drive shaft joint broke"

"it is a slow leak.They put new head gasket on but still leaked.They found a leak rear of in a hose connection at the back of the motor. they replaced the part. will have to wait to see if it is ok"

"Had to replace radiator."

"EGR VALVE FAILED CAUSING THE VAPOR CANISTER TO ALSO REQUIRE REPLACING"

"Warning light came on telling me to shut off engine. When checking the engine there was no solution in the pump."

"hatch back springs did not hold door up at all"