Headlights Problems of Buick Encore

Buick Encore owners have reported 4 problems related to headlights (under the exterior lighting 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 Headlights problem of the 2019 Buick Encore

Failure Date: 02/27/2021

While driving down the road the vehicle turns itself off. Headlights go off and there is no control of the vehicle. Sometimes the vehicle will crank itself without touching the start button. Sometimes several times before it will remain on long enough to start driving again. It is very dangerous to drive because you have no control over the vehicle at the time of engine shutdown. It doesn't matter if it is highway speeds or in town. Tonight it took over 2 hours to travel a normal 20 minute drive. It all started 27 Feb 21 and today (28 Feb 21) it is progressively getting worse. Most of the times that it happens a bell will ding 4 times and right after the bell chimes the engine immediately shuts off. All lights extinguish, it loses steering control and brakes are minimized.

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2 Headlights problem of the 2017 Buick Encore

Failure Date: 07/09/2020

My driver side headlight will not light up orange for a signal. The dealership but a new light on the Encore and it still doesn't work. No one has any idea what the problem is or how to fix it. The light works fine except the top light that looks like an upside down check mark will not light up orange for the signal.

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3 Headlights problem of the 2018 Buick Encore

Failure Date: 07/08/2019

After I bought this car 1 year and a half ago I had 2 engine problems fixed already. Now, I have been experimenting 4 times a total lack of headlight and panel lights while I am driving. It lasts seconds, the idiot lights come back while I am driving. I was very scared because in one of these times I was driving at night in a busy highway and it was raining heavily, I could not see anything . I took it to mcguire twice for this problem and they can not find anything wrong.

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4 Headlights problem of the 2019 Buick Encore

Failure Date: 06/15/2019

2019 Buick Encore sport touring with automatic headlight control. The issue is an annoying sensor for the headlights. The vehicle has led drl's and thus believe that the headlights should not be activated until dusk at the earliest. However on this vehicle the sensor with activate the headlights in full noon sun-while at other times can travel through a dark tunnel and they will not avtivate untill you exit and enter daylight once again. Have had times where the headlights are on then pull into my home garage (not well lit) and have the headlights go off. Have reported this to the dealer , they state they have contacted gm and this is a normal characteristic of auto headlights. I questioned the dealer if the auto headlight sensor sensitivity could be changed or adjusted. . . They stated no. Do not believe this is a normal characteristic and will ultimately require me to replace headlight bulbs much sooner than normal.


Other Common Exterior Lighting related problems of Buick Encore

Problem Category Number of Problems
Exterior Lighting problems
7
Headlights problems
4
Tail Light Switch problems
1
Headlight Switch problems
1


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