general problems of the 2017 Buick Encore

Two problems related to tire have been reported for the 2017 Buick Encore. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2017 Buick Encore based on all problems reported for the 2017 Encore.

1 Tire problem

Failure Date: 05/10/2026

The contact owns a 2017 Buick Encore. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and unattended in the driveway in front of the residence, the front passenger’s side tire suddenly blew out. The tire pressure warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer, who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The turbocharger had previously become inoperative. The vehicle was towed back to the residence. The vehicle was towed to another local dealer, boyd's Chevrolet (1875 spartanburg highway, hendersonville, nc 28792). After three weeks, the dealer made an unknown diagnosis and replaced the tire. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and opened a case. The failure mileage was approximately 129,000.

2 Tire problem

Failure Date: 04/18/2024

P215/55r18 94h m+s nothing has happened yet, but we need to get all new tires! when we got these October 18, 2020 they were 80,000 mile tires. The mileage on our car when installed was 33,231 and is now 74,434, so no where near 80,000 miles. There are cracks all around all 4 tires l front the worst, on the sidewall by the tread! we have only been back to sams once for rotation etc. , because it is 20 miles away, so we do it locally at our Buick dealership, or the les schwab tire store every 3500 miles. Needless to say we will not be going back to sams to get tires, ever again! I seriously have never seen tires so bad, and there isn't any recall on them. I know there are 5 complaints about these tires, at least the goodyear assurance maxlife! one comment from a sams in kingston, NY was that, "that was the 19th one with the same problem". This was on the inner sidewall, and mine is on the outside, but I cannot see the inside, it probably looks the same! we hadn't noticed until the dealership pointed it out when they serviced the car. Sams, where we got them won't do anything, saying it is weather related cracking????? seriously, I have never had a tire that looks like these do! as you can see from the photos attached, that there should have been enough tread to get us through the summer, but they are not safe! just glad nothing has happened!.


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