Vehicle Speed Control Related Problems of the 2017 Buick Encore

Table 1 shows two common vehicle speed control related problems of the 2017 Buick Encore.

Table 1. Vehicle Speed Control related problems of Buick Encore

Problem Category Number of Problems
Accelerator Pedal problems
1
Vehicle Speed Control problems
1

Accelerator Pedal problem #1

The contact owns a 2017 Buick Encore. The contact stated while driving 10 mph, when he first would start the vehicle, the vehicle would drop into "limp" mode. The contact stated that the "check engine" and "stability track" also would illuminate. The contact had taken the vehicle to a vehicle parts store where a p2138 code illuminated for accelerator position sensor and it was diagnosed and determined that the accelerator pedal needed to be replaced. The contact stated that part number was 96892408. The vehicle had been repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 22,000.

Vehicle Speed Control problem #2

I was sitting at the bank drive through about to leave when out of nowhere I got a warning sign on my dashboard that said service stabilitrak my engine light starts flashing and my stabilizer light came on. My SUV acted like it lost power and I had problems getting it to go it was like my gas petal was stuck for a second. When the car shifted it self it started jerking.


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