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2015 Buick ENCORE Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1643427
Internal NHTSA #	11308490
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	BUICK
Model	ENCORE
Model Year	2015
File date	10/12/19
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While driving mostly on highway after approximately 30-40 minutes the stabilitrak light begins to flash on and off, then it goes solid, then the power steering light comes on, then the service power steering display lights up and the power steering completely goes out. When this happens reverse no longer works. On 12/10/19 i had to have car towed to wilkins buick, they kept it for 2 days, noted that they did see multiple detects for loss of communication w/power steering control module and said the battery cable was loose, charged me $440. 60. On 1/10/20 lost power steering again, we unhooked the battery, rehooked it which cleared the lights and was able to get home, parked car for the weekend. On 1/13/20 while driving on highway to work, after approx 30 minutes of continuous hwy driving, the stabilitrak light began flashing. I dropped it off at heritage buick that night. They kept the car from 1/14/20-1/20/20, told me they did see multiple previous codes about loss of communication with power steering the problem did not happen when they drove it and there was nothing they could do. I picked car up on 1/21/20. They did not charge me, gave me no paperwork. On 1/13/20 i did open a complaint with gm, case #9-5751296149 because there had been a closed recall 15168, #15v14600 for same problem with 2015 encores with build dates beginning 1 month after mine. On 1/31/20 after driving approx 1. 5hrs on highway i lost the power steering again, unhooked battery, reset ,drove home, parked car for weekend. 2/3/20 after driving 30 minutes on hwy stabilitrak light began flashing, dropped car at heritage buick. They have had car since then, on 2/6/20 i escalated complaint with gm, on 2/7/20 ashlyn @ gm called w/new case #9-5799665898, have not had any contact from either heritage buick or gm since. I left a message for heritage earlier today requested update, no response yet.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	103888
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	OWINGS MILLS, MD
VIN pattern	KL4CJGSB3FBXXXXXX
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	55
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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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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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