NHTSA Complaint #11229002 — 2015 BUICK ENCORE

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11229002
Vehicle	2015 BUICK ENCORE
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	June 26, 2019
Date Filed	July 2, 2019
Mileage	38,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	OH

Consumer Description

THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES. 5 TIMES TO A GM DEALER. 5 TIME NOT FIXED. AFTER TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70-75MPH FOR 3 HOURS, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. FOLLOWED BY SERVICE POWER STEERING, THEN DIALS GO TO ZERO, TRANSMISSION STOP SHIFTING. TOWED OF THE HIGHWAY 3 TIMES, MANAGED TO LIMP TO A DEALER TWICE. ECM RE-PROGRAMMED, BATTERY CHANGES, REPLACED ECM. CAR IS NOW IN LITTLE ROCK AR, HAVING ITS FIFTH DIAGNOSIS. HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING MY DAUGHTER TO AND FROM OHIO TO AN INTERNSHIP IN DALLAS. BROKE DOWN OUTSIDE OF LOUSVILLE , NASHVILLE, FORT WORTH, TEXARKANA AND FINALLY LITTLE ROCK. VERY DANGEROUS.

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