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2016 Buick ENCORE Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1394908
Internal NHTSA #	11010776
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	BUICK
Model	ENCORE
Model Year	2016
File date	19/06/17
Component	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I submitted a prior report. My car was in driveway and i went to start it in the morning. I had been out in evening prior. I started my car and it smelled like fuel. I had to take it in after i test drove it on way to the dealer for service (lucky i was off that day. It had a fuel leak and needed a hose replaced. To me this is a serious failure of a part with only approx. 6500 miles on it.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	6500
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	STERLING HEIGHTS, MI
VIN pattern	KL4CJGSB3GBXXXXXX
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	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 Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2016 Buick ENCORE Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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