NHTSA Complaint #11129502 — 2017 BUICK ENCORE
SERVICE BRAKES issue reported to NHTSA
Crash
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11129502 |
| Vehicle | 2017 BUICK ENCORE |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 14,000 miles |
| Crash | Yes |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CA |
Consumer Description
5 MONTH AFTER I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR I WAS GOING 35 MPH DOWN A REGULAR STREET WHEN THE CAR STOP THEN WHEN I WANT TO MOVE AGAIN THE ACCELERATOR BUT THEN THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHERE THE ENGINE HAD SMOKE COMING OUT OF IT. THE DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS A BIG HOLE IN THE ENGINE. AFTER THEY REPAIR IT NO MORE THAN TWO WEEKS LATER I WAS GOING DOWN A ROAD WHERE THE CAR JUST TURNED OFF AND IT DID NOT EVEN LET ME MOVE OUT OF THE ROAD WAY. AND NOW 3 WEEKS AGO I WAS GOING DOWN A STREET GOING 45 MPH WHEN THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED ALL OF A SUDDEN AND I HIT MY BRAKE SO HARD BUT THEY HAD NOT RESPONDED WHICH LED ME TO CRASH IN FRONT OF THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME. LUCKILY NEITHER OF US WERE INJURED BUT NOW FOR SURE I KNOW I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING ANY OF GENERAL MOTORS CARS WHETHER IS BE BUICK OR GMC.
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