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2015 Buick ENCORE Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1466574
Internal NHTSA #	11093337
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	BUICK
Model	ENCORE
Model Year	2015
File date	25/04/18
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On 4/25/18 was traveling a couple of hours out of town for a meeting. While accelerating (up an incline) from a hwy work zone of 50 mph, i temporarily lost: all dial readings, power steering and engine sounded stuck in a lower gear. A few seconds later, regained everything, check engine light came on and on star pinged transmission error/ take in for service within 1 day. Dealership received u0073 code and identified 2 leaks from air conditioner. They suspected the leaks were affecting the sensors. On 5/5/18, while driving 40 mph, just 1 mile from leaving home - the same thing happened as above + traction control light came on temporarily with power steering light. Upon pulling off the road, turning the car off, sitting a minute and restarting, everything came back and only the check engine light lit. The dealership (who have fabulous customer service) identified a different set of codes and ended up replacing "the brains" of the electrical system. On 5/9/18, driving 35 mph down a slight decline- again lost all dial gauges, power steering, traction control light came on and transmission seemed to be stuck in low gear. This condition continued for a number of minutes. I pulled into a parking lot on a hill (no fun to coax the car up), turned the car off, turned it on, and still power steering, transmission and gauges aren't working right. Since home was 1 mile away, i headed that direction and after 1/2 mile everything resolved + check engine light back on. The drive that night to the dealership was special. 50% of the time the power steering was on and off along with inability to accelerate, especially up hill. This time 5 different electrical codes were identified. So far, dealership has recharged the battery and are driving the heck out of it to see if more codes pop up. They do not yet feel it's fixed. Was there a bad batch of 2015 encores?
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	43000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ST. LOUIS, MO
VIN pattern	KL4CJCSB0FBXXXXXX
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	18/04/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	35
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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.
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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.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2015 Buick ENCORE Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2015 Buick ENCORE Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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