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2016 Buick ENCORE Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1437236
Internal NHTSA #	11058612
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	BUICK
Model	ENCORE
Model Year	2016
File date	19/12/17
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	This problem is with the stop start feature on my car which if i knew about it i would have never bought. My husband has hated this car since day one and only bought it as i have stage 4 cancer and fell in love with the car. He wanted a subaru which he can get once i leave the earth. I now longer am pleased with this car as it will lead to my death sooner than the cancer. When this car stops to save gas ha ha uses more the motor shuts off so the headlights dim. Then when you hit the gas they brighten. Well drivers around here think we are telling them to go as we blinked the lights at them even if you were first there. My husband always gives everyone the right of way but i am not so kind. If first i go first. The other night i almost got it as a truck pulled out at the same time almost hitting me and calling me a few names but telling me i flicked the lights. Looked in the owners manuel and not a thing about this feature so called the garage. Took it right away and after 3 days said this is how it was suppose to act. Well if i get hurt from this i will sue gm as every other car maker put in a device to shut this feature off but not buick .. When this happened i was at a 4 way stop and was there first. Truck was to the left of me who pulled out at the same time almost getting me on my drivers side. This is a horrible feature and i can see why other car makers have a switch to shut it off. I have never gotten the milage that we were suppose to get . Garage blames it on winter gas but had it for a year now and only got 24 at the most, in the summer. Since the cancer we drive to pittsburgh 120 miles once a month and that trip only gets us 23 in summer . Did get it to 24 but still feel this car is my death weapon. I feel its a weak battery or a electrical short. On a downtown kittanning pa street. Garage just makes us feel stupid for even complaining.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	5489
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	KITTANNING, PA
VIN pattern	KL4CJ2SMXGBXXXXXX
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	16/09/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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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.
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 Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2016 Buick ENCORE Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

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