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2025 Buick Encore GX problems

The 2025 Buick Encore GX has 25 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (24%) concerns electrical system. Next are drivetrain & axles (12%) and forward collision avoidance (12%).

At a glance

Complaints
25 filed with NHTSA
Most reported
Electrical system 24% of complaints
Crashes and fires
0 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Where the complaints are

Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.

  • Electrical system 24%
  • Drivetrain & axles 12%
  • Forward collision avoidance 12%
  • Backover prevention 8%
  • Air bags 4%
  • Brakes 4%
  • Cruise control 4%
  • Engine 4%
  • Fuel system 4%
  • Lane departure 4%

What the data shows

Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a fire. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 84% of model years in our database.

Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2025 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Buick Encore GX with enough data (25 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.

What owners wrote

A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.

On the morning of 11/01/2025, the vehicle was in volved in a fire. The cause of the fire is uncertain so the insurance company is investigating it and asked I report it to the NHTSA.

November 2025 Fire

I had just drove the car off the lot. On my way home there is this violent grip of the steering wheel pulling me into oncoming traffic. Then again to the right towards a telephone pole. During another casual drive, there was a loud clunk and another violent grip of the steering wheel to the left towards the double yellow line, my son was driving the car at the time. This has happened numerous times. I explained to the dealer that lane assist is suppose to keep you on the road not pull you off the road.

March 2025

The contact owns a 2025 Buick Encore GX. The contact stated while driving on several occasions at undisclosed speeds and attempting to depress icons on the infotainment system, the screen froze. The vehicle was taken to a dealer on five occasions where it was diagnosed that the infotainment system needed to be reprogramed, and the radio needed to be replaced. The contact was also notified by the mechanic that the infotainment system screen needed to be replaced but the part was on back order.

Reported at 100 miles, October 2024

The contact owns a 2025 Buick Encore GX. The contact stated that after refueling the vehicle, the gas pump nozzle was difficult to remove from the fuel filler neck when the vehicle was done refueling. The contact stated that there was one fueling station that he avoided due to the spring that was wrapped around the nozzle. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer and was advised that the fuel inlet and port were functional and that there was no defect with the parts.

Reported at 300 miles, August 2025

The contact owned a 2025 Buick Encore GX. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the GPS failed to operate properly. Additionally, the air conditioning system was inoperable. The contact stated that while driving in the heat, the contact to briefly became unconscious. Due to the failure, OnStar was contacted to providing GPS assistance. After arriving to the destination, the navigation system started operating as designed.

Reported at 20,000 miles, July 2026

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