NHTSA Complaint #11350835 — 2016 BUICK ENCORE

AIR BAGS issue reported to NHTSA

Check any vehicle history by VIN - Free vehicle history report

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11350835
Vehicle	2016 BUICK ENCORE
Component	AIR BAGS
Date of Incident	August 23, 2020
Date Filed	August 24, 2020
Mileage	60,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NY

Consumer Description

WHEN I MY CAR STOPS AT LIGHTS STOP SIGNS AND AUTO STOP KICKS ON AND I TAKE MY FOOT OFF BRAKE TO GO MY AIR BAG LIGHTS FLASHES AND STAYS ON FOR A SECOND AND THEN GOES OUT WHILE I'M DRIVING ALL THE TIME . THEN RECENTLY WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND ENDED UP STOPPING AND AUTO STOP KICKED ON MY CAR MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND I COULDN'T MOVE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF BUSY STREET AT LIGHT I HAD TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT FOR IT TO EVEN MOVE THIS HAPPENED TWO DIFFERENT TIMES TO ME I AM VERY WORRIED BECAUSE NO ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON OR NOTHING AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS ALSO MY AIRBAG LIGHT SHOULD NOT COME ON WHILE I'M DRIVING THIS ASWELL IS DANGEROUS

Related Complaints for the 2016 BUICK ENCORE

Other AIR BAGS Complaints

#11441171 — November 21, 2021 — The airbags is displaying OFF despite who is sitting on it. It's been going on for about a year since start of COVID ...

#11384768 — December 23, 2020 — HAD ACCIDENT, WHERE I WAS HIT FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE, AFTER THAT IMPACT I WAS STRUCK IN THE REAR, WHICH TOTALED ...

#11297030 — January 3, 2020 — I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT ON A CITY STREET WHEN A CAR GOING OVER 60 MPH HIT THE CAR BEHIND ME THAT WAS WAITING FOR...

#11099223 — June 1, 2018 — YAKATA RECALL. THE AIRBAGS IN MY CAR DID NOT DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT. THE OTHER DRIVER RAN A RED LIGHT AND HIT ME O...

#11079497 — March 15, 2018 — TAMARA RECALL: THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS AND SEATBELT PRETENSIONERS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING A CRASH TO BOTH THE FRONT AND R...

Recent Complaints for the 2016 BUICK ENCORE

#11719555 — ENGINE — February 21, 2026 — power steering failure while driving at highway speeds. In traffic had a warning come on power steering fault. Then w...

#11719555 — SUSPENSION — February 21, 2026 — power steering failure while driving at highway speeds. In traffic had a warning come on power steering fault. Then w...

#11715060 — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM — February 2, 2026 — Turbo exhibits exact same symptoms of 17-18 encore recall for the turbo. I frequently get the p0299 code the car bec...

#11711624 — ENGINE — January 17, 2026 — On my way home in December 2025, my car started to sputter and make noises. All of a sudden the car started going abo...

#11711624 — POWER TRAIN — January 17, 2026 — On my way home in December 2025, my car started to sputter and make noises. All of a sudden the car started going abo...