16V502000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
If the key is removed without the transmission in PARK, the vehicle may rollaway as occupants are exiting, increasing the risk of injury.
2013 BUICK ENCORE
6 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation (1 open), 70 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns6
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations11 open
Owner complaints70
Complaints citing a crash7
Complaints citing a fire0
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 6 of 6
14V488000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
If the seat belts do not remain locked in the retracted position when under load, the seat occupant may not be adequately restrained in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
14V446000
SEATS
A seat that does not stay secured increases the risk of occupant injury in a vehicle crash.
14V417000
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
Exposed wires increase the risk of electrical shock and personal injury if the cord is handled while it is plugged in.
14V298000
AIR BAGS
If the air bag does not to deploy in the event of a crash, there is an increased risk of injury to the front passenger.
13V105000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
If the steering wheel separates from the steering column while driving, the ability to steer could be lost, increasing the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 21ENGINE
- 7POWER TRAIN
- 6VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- 6ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 5AIR BAGS
- 4FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 3TIRES
- 3SEAT BELTS
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2013 BUICK ENCOREs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.