Service Brakes Problems of Buick Encore - part 2

Rear brakes groan for first few applications in wet and damp weather. Dealer applied a gm TSB but problem still remains. Gm says nothing more can be done.

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Car plowed into brothers carport and trailer doing $9,000 damage to his property, did $16,000 damage to car. Insurance company would not total car, had it repaired took over three months. Got car back and the same day, was backing out of driveway and brakes got hard and would not stop. I kept hitting brakes and finally stopped. Had vehicle towed into dealership, adams Buick, richmond. They repaired it after few days they called and I picked it up. Was driving home got about half a mile brakes did same thing. They worked on it again and found $1200. More work had to be done on brakes. They would not accept blame for brakes, insurance company finally paid for it after couple more weeks. This made total of repairs 17,200. 00 still would not total car. We still have this car value is $12,500 according to adams Buick and we owe $22,000.

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1. While stopped on an incline, even a small incline, the vehicle rolls backwards 6-12" when moving foot from brake to accelerator (the vehicle has automatic transmission). We have come close to hitting two vehicles behind us when stopped at a stop light and the vehicle slid backwards. 2. Because of design, there are columns reducing visibility through an already small rear window. The provided rear view camera has almost no resolution and under most normal lighting conditions is totally useless,. The result is there is no way to see what is behind you when backing up or backing out of a driveway. 3. We complained to the dealer and then to gm and were told that "all other Encores were the same therefore there is nothing they can do. ".

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When we purchased this auto we were told the brakes would make a noise but that it was not a problem. We were not told that they would grab strongly enough to throw the driver forward at the slightest touch. The problem initially occurred each time the vehicle was first started but now happens more frequently and is much more severe. Is very dangerous when there is moisture in the air or when the weather is cooler. I feel that it is a definite safety hazard.

New Buick 2015 Encore 1. Appying brakes when backing out of garage creates a shrill squeal. 2. When slowing for the stop sign at the end of the street, applying brakes makes a moaning sound and slight vibration. 3. When I apply brakes to slow down at about 5 mph such as stopping at an intersection, the brakes 'grab' rather than slowing smoothly. All problems happen in the morning after the car has set overnight, and they usually go away after driving enough to use the brakes a number of times. Last week I drove in a hard rain for 20-30 minutes getting home. Parked car overnight. Brake worked without the above problems for the next two days, then started again. Dealer says they (gm) are aware of the problem on some 2015 Encores and are "working on it" but it is safe, and might be a few months before a fix.

Took car to dealer ship 5 times for squeeking wheels when applying brake, complained about braking not feeling correct/locking up and they only switched the tires around so I wouldn't hear it on my side,,,really!! its still there now on the other side. . I give up. I die I blame them.

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With vehicle in drive and the brake applied, the vehicle creeps forward and addition brake pressure need to be applied. This continues until the brake pedal is to the floor. The vehicle no longer crept forward when the pedal was to the floor.

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