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2016 Buick ENCORE Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1464539
Internal NHTSA #	11091448
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	BUICK
Model	ENCORE
Model Year	2016
File date	02/05/18
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Yesterday i started the vehicle up and it quit. So i started it again and it ran. Then today, i was backing out and it died out. I started it up again and drove towards home. Then i was traveling 40 plus miles an hour when the car shut off. I hit the brakes and it started rocking. I was almost hit from the car behind me. I had it towed to the buick dealership.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	10300
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	KETTERING, OH
VIN pattern	KL4CJASB0GBXXXXXX
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
Was part original equipment?
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Date of purchase	16/09/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	40
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Type of child seat code
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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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2016 Buick ENCORE Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2016 Buick ENCORE Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?