2017 Buick Encore problems
Owners have filed 137 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Buick Encore. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 31% of complaints. Next are air bags (9%) and brakes (6%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 137 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 31% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 21 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 34 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 33,000 miles 69 complaints with mileage
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%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 28 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 13 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 10 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 69 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 33,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 48,000 miles (21 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 21 complaints mention a crash; 5 complaints mention a fire; 34 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 88% 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 2017 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 8 model years of the Buick Encore with enough data (76 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 buick encore. The contact stated that while distracted by an insect on the windshield, the vehicle rear ended a 2019 GMC arcadia. The air bags did not deploy and the seat belts failed to restrain the contact and his head struck the steering wheel. The contact sustained injuries to his head and medical attention was provided. A police report was filed. In addition, there was smoke emerging from underneath the hood. The vehicle was not repaired.
On 12/27/22 around 9:40pm my husband and I were traveling home on the 580 Altamont pass going towards Tracy. I was traveling next to the slow lane. My speed limit was at 65! There was 18 wheeler 53 footer on the right of me on the slow lane. The 18th wheeler with no signal began drifting his trailer in my lane hit my right side and proceeded to drag my 2017 Buick Encore all the way to the left slammed the truck up against the cement barrier.
This vehicle has a keyless ignition system. Twice my wife accidentally turned off the vehicle, once at a stop, the other time on a freeway at 70 MPH. She was unaware the vehicle could be started in neutral thinking she needed to be in park. The vehicle continued coasting allowing her to move to the side of the freeway. There she was able to put the vehicle in park, press on the brake and restart the car. She did not realize the vehicle engine was off until she.pressed on the gas to maintain speed.
The contact owns a 2017 Buick Encore. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the engine overheated, and there was smoke coming from the front of the vehicle. The contact stated that the temperature gauge indicated that the engine was hot. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where the vehicle was diagnosed and the contact was informed that the water outlet housing, the blower motor, A/C condenser, water pump, thermostat, thermostat housing, turbo charger, and…