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2017 Buick Envision electrical system problems

25 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2017 Buick Envision, which is 22% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
25 22% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
21,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 1
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2017 Buick Envision Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 21,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 8 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 6 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 21,000 miles
Based on 16 complaints that include mileage. 94% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles8
20k to 40k miles6
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 16 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 21,000 miles, and 94% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 fire, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Car has electronic child safety door locks activated when using the hard button that typically locks only windows. Wife took a nap in back seat on lunch break at work, didn't realize window lock button was accidentally engaged, locked with remote from back seat while car was running. Door remote would not allow the back doors and passenger door to remain locked and door handles would not open from inside even when using the remote. She was trapped in the back.

Reported at 11,000 miles, November 2018 Injury

When vehicle does automatic software updates from GM, it "blows up" the personalization menu. I am in physical therapy now from car seat that automatically went to position 1 when I opened car door. Easy exit had been turned on by update. I had it turned off because it never worked right with memory seats. Now after another update and menu was skewed again. Easy exit turned back on as well as seat heaters on start up. Both had been turned off in menu.

Reported at 3,890 miles, November 2018

Other problems reported for the 2017 Buick Envision

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