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2013 Buick ENCORE Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1313823
Internal NHTSA #	10899686
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	BUICK
Model	ENCORE
Model Year	2013
File date	30/12/15
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Purchased a used 2013 buick encore with 21,115 miles. After two (2) months the passenger airbag light starting showing off when my wife was seated in the car, she weighs 110 lbs. It would come on then go off or not come on at all. Took car to nearby dealership, they stated "no problem, we can adjust the sensor all the way down to 85 lbs." about half way home the passenger airbag off light came back on. After six (6) trips back to the dealership, which included replacing the seat sensor and the passenger presence module, the assistant service manager hooked up a computer to the car with my wife in the seat and the airbag light off. He said the computer was showing the seat occupied but the airbag disabled. He then stated he would have to keep the car and talk to the engineers at detroit. The next day i received a call from the service dept. Saying my wife would have to weigh 125 lbs before the airbag sensor would activate and it was normal for the airbag to be off and that it would actually be better for my wife if it the airbag didn't work. I find this totally unacceptable.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	22802
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LENOIR, NC
VIN pattern	KL4CJGSB1DBXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	14/12/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2013 Buick ENCORE Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 Buick ENCORE Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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