2013 Buick ENCORE - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

"my car had problems with overheating. i check my oil and coolant levels. my car show check engine light so i took it to mechanics to get check. the invoice states possible blown head gaskets. i research online similar complaints with other buick encore 2013. i just this car march 2023 has about 89000. i am making payments."

"turbo went out twice within 3 months. also i waited for 6 weeks on a back ordered part. so much service work... problem after problem this car is a lemon. the paint literally fell off the mirrors within the first year."

"check engine light came on was determined cadillac converter needs to be replaced only has 89105 miles on it"

"early this year we start having problems with the check engine light coming on then the reduce power to engine coming on, so we took it back to the dealership we bought if from. so first we had to have three sensors changed, we did that and after that was done it still kept jumping on 4 time before it stopped. then june of this year it started back we took it back to the dealership then they tell us we need a new catalytic converter, have that replaced again it keeps doing 3 more times then it stops. well we figure we have the problem solved, but no on 10/26/2016 as my sister is getting on highway 57 in chicago the check engine light comes on and the reduce power to engine comes on, so now she is pulled over on the entrance ramp trying to get this car to act right, finally after she had to keep starting it up and shutting it off she gets it act right , but the check engine light is still on, after she left the event she was at the check engine light was off. now on 11/04/2018 i'm on the dan ryan expressway in chicago one of our most busiest and dangerous highways it does it again, the check engine light comes on and the reduce power to the engine activates, so now i'm pulled over praying i don't get hit by a truck, i get it to act right finally and i get off just encase it do it again, i make it to my destination and when i get ready to leave the check engine light is off. on 11/05/2018 i'm only 5 blocks from home and it does it again,i get it to act right after i have to keep starting it up and shutting it off and low and behold i get 10 blocks and it does it again get it to act right make it back home check engine light still on when i get to the dealership then turn it off and then back on and the check engine light is off. this is beginning to be a big problem cause it's going to cause a accident when it does that, and the dealership can't find the problem."

"tl* the contact owns a 2014 buick encore. while driving at an unknown speed, the contact heard an abnormal clicking noise coming from the engine and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. the vehicle was taken to bokman of wellsville chevrolet, buick, gmc, cadillac (81 s main st, wellsville, ny 14895) where it was diagnosed that the pistons need to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and advised the contact to call nhtsa to file a complaint. the vin was invalid. the failure mileage was 98,700. *tt *tr"

"still having problems with the throttle body took it to the dealership on 2/9/2018 paid out $545.00 to have purge solenoid and evap flow changed and to have the throttle body cleaned and adjusted. well 4 1/2 hours later the check engine light comes back on and it starts with this reduce power to the engine again. the reduce power to the engine did this 3 times and each time i had to shut the car off wait 30 seconds and restart the car and each time it did this i had to restart the car 4 time before it would go off and the car was able to be driven. the check engine light stayed on for 4 hours before it went off, well that didn't last long before i start having the same problem again on 2/11/2018 letting the car warm up the reduce power to the engine came on and i was still in the garage, that was 7:30 am then again at 8:05 then again at 8:37 so now again the check engine light is on. i want get on the expressway cause of this for i might get killed or injured, gm really needs to do something about this and someone needs to make them repair this problem"

"lately i'm having a issue with this car, first my check engine light came on and is still on and now all of a sudden i can be at a light or driving down the street and the engine power reduce warning comes across my display screen, i can't accelerate so i have to coast it to the side of the road, shut it off, wait 30 seconds and restart the car. sometimes i have to do this 2 or 3 times before it drives right again, so i went on the buick forum and see a lot of people are having the same issue, that they have had the throttle body changed and it makes no different, that it could happen again. so now i want get on the expressway just in case it wants to do it again, and i'm getting scared to drive it on the streets cause it keeps happening. some say cause it's cold where the live but i feel it shouldn't be happening all, like on 1/8/2018 it happened this morning and the temperature outside is 35 f and that's above freezing. what can be done about this cause gm is not reporting it to the nhtsa, so if you don't go on there forum you don't know.....help scared to drive my car"

"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."

"i have problem with the turbocharger"

"tl* the contact owns a 2013 buick encore. while driving approximately 80 mph, the vehicle decelerated and stalled. the "reduced engine power" warning indicator illuminated. the failure occurred multiple times. the dealer stated that the throttle collar, which controlled all the fuel that feeds to the engine, was defective. the throttle collar was replaced and the manufacturer was not notified. the approximate failure mileage was 7,561."