2017 Buick Envision problems
NHTSA has received 116 complaints about the 2017 Buick Envision, and 22% of them involve electrical system. After that come brakes (20%) and engine (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 116 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 22% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 22,000 miles 67 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 | 30 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 18 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 9 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 67 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 22,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 21,000 miles (16 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 5 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2017 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Buick Envision with enough data (83 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 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.
2017 buick envision. Consumer writes in regards to front driver and passenger door edges being razor sharp. The consumer stated the sharp door edges caused a severe lacerationon the passenger right leg. The consmer requested to released from the lease and reimbured payments made.
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.
The contact owns a 2017 Buick Envision. The contact stated that while depressing the brake pedal to stop the vehicle, the brake pedal extended to the floorboard. The vehicle failed to immediately stop, causing the braking distance to be extended. Upon inspection, there was brake fluid leaking from the front driver’s side wheel. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who diagnosed that the front driver’s side brake hose had ruptured causing brake fluid to leak from the vehicle.