NHTSA Complaint #11405099 — 2016 BUICK ENCORE
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11405099 |
| Vehicle | 2016 BUICK ENCORE |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | HI |
Consumer Description
2/2017- PURCHASED NEW 2016 BUICK ENCORE AT HONOLULU GMC IN FIRST 2 YEARS- DEALERSHIP REPLACED 4 BATTERIES I HAVE ALL STOCK ITEMS I HAVEN'T ADDED/UPGRADED ANYTHING ON THE VEHICLE THEY SAID I HAD NO WARRANTY AFTER 50,000 MILES WHICH WAS A LIE AFTER HAVING TO REPLACE THE BATTERY 2 MORE TIMES AND WATER PUMP ONCE SUCCESSFULLY AND NOT AT THEIR DEALERSHIP. 1/2021 I FOUND THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE PAPERS, WHILE DEEP CLEANING CAR BEFORE TAKING IN TO BE FIXED ELSEWHERE AND THEN GMC ADMITTED I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. DUE TO LONG WAIT TIMES NEAREST APPOINTMENT IN 2/2021. 2/2021 TOOK TO FIX A/C BLOWING WARM, ENGINE LACK OF AND LOSING POWER (WHICH WE TOOK IN FOR THIS BEFORE AND THEY SAID NOTHINGS WRONG JUST NEEDED AN OIL CHANGE OR SOMETHING, GOTTA FIND PAPERWORK FOR THAT REPAIR TO BE SURE) AND PARASITIC BATTERY TEST THEY DIDN'T DO THE BATTERY TEST (OF COURSE THEY DIDN'T) THEY FIXED THE A/C BUT INSTEAD OF USING THE WARRANTY, CHARGED ME A HIGHER DIAGNOSIS FEE AND NEVER FILED THE CLAIM, SAID THE ENGINE WAS DUE TO SUBPAR SPARK PLUGS WE TOOK BACK OUR CAR AND REPLACED SPARK PLUGS WITH DENSO. THERE WAS STILL THE SAME PROBLEMS. 3/23/2021 NOW THEY'RE SAYING CYLINDER 1 AND 3 SPARK PLUGS ARE STUCK WANT TO CHARGE $2500 FOR FULL FIX, WARRANTY WILL COVER $1300, BALANCE IS FOR GASKETS AND LIQUID REFILL. NOTE: NO ONE CHANGES THE SETTINGS IN A TORQUE WRENCH IN THE MIDDLE OF DOING SPARK PLUGS. HOW IS IT ONLY 2 ARE SEIZED? THEY'RE LYING I NEED A LAWYERS HELP PUTTING THIS HERE IN CASE ANY ONE ELSE HAD SIMILAR. MULTIPLE OTHER ISSUES IN BETWEEN THESE. I HAVE VIDEO RECORDINGS OF SOME OF THESE INSTANCES AND PAPERWORK FOR EACH REPAIR
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