2019 BUICK ENCORE Complaints

TURBOCHARGER FAILURE AT 14300 MILES, CODE P0299. ENTERING INTERSTATE, ATTEMPTING TO REACH SPEEDS OF 60MPH, POWER WAS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO ACHIEVE POSTED INTERSTATE SPEED WHILE MERGING WITH FASTER TRAFFIC. *TR

THERE'S CONDENSATION IN BOTH TAIL LIGHTS EVERY SINGLE MORNING. THIS IS A 2019 VEHICLE THAT I'VE OWNED FOR ONLY 4 MONTHS. NO OTHER CAR I'VE SEEN HAS THIS CONDENSATION. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE HEAT OF THE BREAK LIGHTS SHOULD BURN UP THE CONDENSATION.

MY HOOD POPPED OPEN WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. THE CAR NOTIFIED ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I HAVE DASH CAM AND PICTURES. I PULLED OVER AND CLOSED HOOD. THIS IS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE. ASIDE FROM MY MAIN CONCERN ABOVE, MY APPLY CAR PLAY HAS TROUBLE WORKING WITH THE VEHICLE SYSTEM. THIS HAPPENED MANY TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH. THE VEHICLE NOTIFIED ME I WAS LOW ON FUEL SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I HAD ALMOST A FULL TANK. IT HAPPENED WHEN I STARTED THE ENGINE IN THE LAST WEEK.

BRAKES LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING NO HWY. AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH. DEALERSHIP CHECKED CODES FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THIS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES IN 8000 MILES.

2019 BUICK ENCORE SPORT TOURING WITH AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHT CONTROL. THE ISSUE IS AN ANNOYING SENSOR FOR THE HEADLIGHTS. THE VEHICLE HAS LED DRL'S AND THUS BELIEVE THAT THE HEADLIGHTS SHOULD NOT BE ACTIVATED UNTIL DUSK AT THE EARLIEST. HOWEVER ON THIS VEHICLE THE SENSOR WITH ACTIVATE THE HEADLIGHTS IN FULL NOON SUN-WHILE AT OTHER TIMES CAN TRAVEL THROUGH A DARK TUNNEL AND THEY WILL NOT AVTIVATE UNTILL YOU EXIT AND ENTER DAYLIGHT ONCE AGAIN. HAVE HAD TIMES WHERE THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON THEN PULL INTO MY HOME GARAGE (NOT WELL LIT) AND HAVE THE HEADLIGHTS GO OFF. HAVE REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER , THEY STATE THEY HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THIS IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF AUTO HEADLIGHTS. I QUESTIONED THE DEALER IF THE AUTO HEADLIGHT SENSOR SENSITIVITY COULD BE CHANGED OR ADJUSTED...THEY STATED NO. DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC AND WILL ULTIMATELY REQUIRE ME TO REPLACE HEADLIGHT BULBS MUCH SOONER THAN NORMAL.

SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW, A 2019 ENCORE SPORT TOURING, HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE STEREO VOLUME AND IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE VEHICLE IS MOVING OR STATIONARY.. WHEN SWITCHING FROM FM TO XM THERE IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN AUDIO VOLUME. THE VOLUME WHILE LISTENING TO XM IS WHAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER AS NORMAL HOWEVER WHEN SWITCHING TO FM THE VOLUME IS ONLY 1/2 (WITHOUT ADJUSTING/MODIFYING VOLUME LEVEL) OF WHAT IT WAS AND NOW REQUIRES ALMOST 3/4 VOLUME ADJUSTMENT AND SOUNDS MUTED AND STILL CANNOT ACHEIVE SAME SOUND QUALITY. HAVE DISCUSSED THIS WITH DEALER AND THEY STATE THEY CONTACTED GM. THE ANSWER WAS AN UNACCEPTABLE "THIS IS NORMAL" OPERATION. HAVE LISTENED TO OTHER STEREOS IN OTHER CAR'S (INCLUDING BUICKS) WITH AM/FM AND XM AND THEY DO NOT SUFFER FROM THIS SAME ISSUE. WOULD LIKE THIS ISSUE TO BE SOLVED.

I WAS STOPPED IN A DRIVE THRU TACO BELL AND THE CLERK DROPPED MY CHANGE DOLLARS FROM MY PURCHASE SO I REACTED BY OPENING THE DOOR TO PICK UP THE MONEY BY TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE WITHOUT PUTTING IT IN PARK BECAUSE IT WAS A REACTION. THE CAR'S STOP START FEATURE SURGED THE CAR FORWARD PINNING MY LEGS BETWEEN THE CAR AND THE BUILDING. I COULDN'T PUT THE CAR IN PARK BECAUSE MY LEGS WERE PINNED AND THE VEHICLE SHIFT WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK. I SCREAMED AND THE CLERK HAD TO TAKE MY SHOES OFF SO I COULD PULL MY LEGS IN THE CAR. I WENT DIRECTLY TO URGENT CARE. MY LEGS WERE SEVERELY BRUISED. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THE CAR SHOULD NOT SURGE FORWARD LIKE THAT. I'VE HAD THE CAR FOR 1 MONTH AND IT SCRAPED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND FRONT TIRE/RIM. $1500 DAMAGE BUT LOST A DAYS WORK AND SEVERAL WEEKS OF RECOVERY. THE SAME THING COULD HAPPEN AT AN ATM. I USED TO WORK FOR GM AND TEST DRIVE VEHICLES THIS ENGINE STOP/START FEATURE SHOULD HAVE AN ELECTRIC FEATURE SIMILAR TO WHAT FORD HAS THAT ONCE THE DOOR OPENS, THE DRIVE GOES AUTOMATICALLY TO PARK. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL!!! 10/8/19.

THE BRAKES LOCK UP AND THE CAR WON'T SHIFT. IT'S DONE THIS TWICE SINCE WE BOUGHT IT THIS YEAR. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD US IT WAS CAUSED BY DRIVING "TWO FOOTED". IT WILL RESET ITSELF BY TURNING THE CAR OFF AND WAITING 15 MINUTES OR SO. IT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON PUBLIC ROADS.

I WAS STOPPING TO PARK THE CAR AND TOOK MY FOOT OF THE BRAKE BEFORE I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, THE CAR SURGED FORWARD OVER THE CURB, A SIDE WALK AND INTO A ROCK GARDEN, (I WAS PARKING AT A NURSERY) I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE. I THINK IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE 1.4L SIDI TURBO ENGINE WITH ITS START-STOP TECHNOLOGY. I THINK IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS THE ENGINE SURGE WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO PROPEL THE CAR OVER THE CURB, A SIDE WALK AND INTO A GARDEN. I BELIEVE THAT THIS TECHNOLOGY WILL CAUSE A LOT OF REAR END COLLISIONS. ALTHOUGH NO OTHER CAR WAS INVOLVED IN MY CASE AND I WAS NOT HURT BUT IT DID ABOUT $ 9000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF MY CAR BECAUSE OF THE ROCKS THAT THE CAR TRAVELED OVER BEFORE I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE. THE DISTANCE IT TRAVELED WAS PROBABLY 6 TO 8 FEET BUT IT SCARED THE DELIGHT OUT OF ME!. I DON'T KNOW IF THE ENGINE CAN BE MODIFIED SO THAT THE SURGE IS NOT THAT STRONG SO THAT IT PROPELS A CAR FORWARD AT SUCH A HIGH SPEED. I ALSO DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE BUT WOULD LOVE TO KNOW. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR ONLY A FEW MONTHS AND AM AN EXTREMELY CAREFUL DRIVER. I HAVE ONLY HAD ONE OTHER ACCIDENT IN THE 40 PLUS YEARS THAT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AND THAT WAS NOT MY FAULT. HOPE TO GET A RESPONSE AND THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME VENT.

THE LOWER CONTROL ARM IS POORLY DESIGNED. WHEN THE VEHICLE HITS A POTHOLE IT WILL CAUSE THE LOWER CONTROL ARE TO BEND NEAR THE BALL JOINT. BASICALLY, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM METAL IS NOT REINFORCED IN THAT AREA. THE AREA BY THE BALL JOINT IS JUST A FLAT PIECE AND DOES NOT HAVE MUCH STRENGTH. WHEN IT FAILS IT WILL CAUSE THE CV JOINT TO COME OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION AND BREAK MANY PARTS.