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Year · Make · Model

2020 Buick Encore GX

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
64
NHTSA complaints
0
Defect investigations
630
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Frontal
Side
Rollover

Consumer complaints

64 filed
5
Crashes
0
Fires
3
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Service Brakes
    19
  • Unknown OR Other
    17
  • Power Train
    15
  • Electrical System
    13
  • Engine
    11
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    5
  • Steering
    4
  • AIR Bags
    3

Recalls

2 campaigns
21V440000·EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT:STAND2021-06-10

General Motors, LLC. (GM) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Buick Encore GX and 2021-2022 Chevrolet Trailblazer vehicles. The emergency jack, if not positioned as directed in the vehicle owner's manual, can fracture while in use.

RiskA fractured jack can cause the vehicle to collapse, increasing the risk of injury.

FixDealers will replace the jack, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters informing owner of the safety risk are expected to be mailed July 26, 2021. A second notice will be mailed once remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is A212335470.

20V588000·SERVICE BRAKES2020-09-24

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020 Chevrolet Corvette and Cadillac CT4, CT5 and XT4, 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer, and 2020-2021 Buick Encore GX vehicles. Sensor connection contamination in the electronic brake boost system may cause an interruption of communication between the sensor and the brake boost system.

RiskIf communication with the sensor is interrupted, the electronic brake boost assist could be lost. Extra pedal force will be required to slow and stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

FixGM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the electronic brake boost module, free of charge. The recall began December 9, 2020. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-630-2438, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-333-4223, or Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300. GM's number for this recall is A202307260.

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