Accelerator Pedal Problems of Buick Encore

Buick Encore owners have reported 2 problems related to accelerator pedal (under the vehicle speed control category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Buick Encore based on all problems reported for the Encore.

1 Accelerator Pedal problem of the 2018 Buick Encore

Failure Date: 01/06/2023

The contact owns a 2018 Buick Encore. The contact stated while driving 25 mph, the message "engine power reduced" was displayed and the vehicle lost motive power. The contact was able to continue driving; however, the vehicle would not exceed 25 mph. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the accelerator pedal had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 41,000.

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2 Accelerator Pedal problem of the 2017 Buick Encore

Failure Date: 07/11/2022

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.

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Other Common Vehicle Speed Control related problems of Buick Encore

Problem Category Number of Problems
Vehicle Speed Control problems
17
Accelerator Pedal problems
2
Fail To Accelerate problems
1
Car Accelerates On Its Own problems
1
Cruise Control problems
1


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