NHTSA Complaint #11186644 — 2017 BUICK ENCORE

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11186644
Vehicle 2017 BUICK ENCORE
Component ENGINE
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 9,800 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State IN

Consumer Description

THE 2017 BUICK ENCORE WOULD BLOW OUT A LARGE AMOUNT OF WHITE SMOKE AND DIE IN COLDER WEATHER ANYTIME YOU STEP OFF THE GAS PEDAL. IT DID RE-START, HOWEVER WOULD DIE SEVERAL TIME IMMEDIATELY UNTIL IT STOP SMOKING. ONCE IT HESITATED AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN I LET OFF THE GAS DUE TO TRAFFIC AND ALMOST DIED. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE CAR COMPUTER SHOWED NO PROBLEMS AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THEY ADMITTED IT SHOULD HAVE RECORDED THE PROBLEM I HAD, BUT DID NOT. BUT THE COMPUTER WAS STILL TRUSTWORTHY TO ADVISE IF THE CAR HAD A PROBLEM. I HAS TWO NEAR COLLISIONS DUE TO THE CARE PROBLEMS JUST A FEW WEEKS PRIOR TO TAKING IT IN. I WAS ADVISED THAT IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO OBTAIN A PRINT OUT OF THE WHAT THE INSPECTED BECAUSE IT WAS IN THE COMPUTER AND NON-PRINTABLE. I FEEL THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO CAR, NOT KNOWING IF THE ENGINE WILL JUST STOP, AND NOT ABLE TO FIND OUT WHY IT STOP IN THE BEGINNING. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED I MAY NEED TO WAIT TILL NEST WINTER TO CHECK IT AGAIN. THE FACT IT ALMOST CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WAS NOT IMPORTANT.

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