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2015 Buick ENCORE Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1382662
Internal NHTSA #	10993344
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	BUICK
Model	ENCORE
Model Year	2015
File date	22/05/17
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	1. The vehicle roll backwards in unpredictable ways even on small inclines when foot is taken off the brakes. At times vehicle will go forward and at other times it will roll back on the exact slope. We were told by buick dealers that the manufacturer does not see this as an issue. However, both my wife and i have been startled on several occasions in ways that we have never experienced before. We consider ourselves to be very safe drivers an have been driving for over 20 years in the us with no accident claims. None of the vehicles we have owned or driven had been this difficult to maneuver. On several occasions, we have come close to hitting stopped vehicles behind us at traffic signals. 2. In addition, rear visibility through the small windows is challenging which is further obstructed by columns. 3. Also, rear visibility through the rear view camera is poor under normal daylight conditions due to the poor resolution. As a result of the above points, it's very unnerving when one is caught on the driver seat with the vehicle moving backwards unexpectedly. Finally, the inevitable happened. The vehicle met with an accident as a result of this. The vehicle which usually goes forward with feet off accelerator on a mild sloped driveway in front of our house, rolled backwards in this particular instance. The startled driver erred on the side of safety by pressing the gas pedal to move the vehicle forward since there were children playing around. However, with limited room to maneuver, the vehicle ended up hitting our garage door. The repair has been estimated at $6000 +. $1500 for the garage door. We firmly believe this is a direct result of the vehicle operational design. It has nothing to do with our driving. We have not had a single incident in 20 years of driving with any of the cars we owned or rented.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	12000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BOTHELL, WA
VIN pattern	KL4CJESB7FBXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
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	5
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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 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2015 Buick ENCORE Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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