Used 2013 Buick Encore Consumer Reviews

Loving my little SUV

I've had my Encore for about 2 weeks and have begun to have fun driving again. It's very manuverable in traffic and i can zip down the hwy if i want to. I think it looks stylish and not like the rest of the pack. While it's small I had no problem getting into it and I'm a very large person. I have arthritis and some of those higher vehicles just didn't work for me. Also My 77y/o mom can get in and out of this very easy too. I'm getting 24 MPG on my first 300 miles and it's the AWD model and it's city driving. It's had all the features that i was hoping for and more. And i could afford it. Since most adults now spend more time single than married this is the perfect vehicle for a single too!

Super stoked about my Encore

After two months of car shopping, I ended up right where I started & that's gotta say something about my new ride! After GM agreed to buy back my 2011 Chevy Equinox because it was a lemon, I suddenly found myself test driving everything from the Toyota prius to the Chevy cruze. In the end I went with the Encore because it's a snappy little SUV with great MPG & even though my Chevy was a lemon, GM did right by me & took care of it with little effort on my behalf.

The little engine that couldn't.

The engine is too small and under-powered for this car. It's a solid,quiet,comfortable car that has a hard time getting out of it's way. It must be a common complaint as Buick is adding about 20 hp to the same engine.

DON'T DO IT

I bought this vehicle used when it was 7 years old. It had 'spotless' service records. I liked that it was a mini suv type. It broke down 3 months later due to a huge coolant leak. My car literally overheated and almost exploded driving down the road, I had to pull over and got stuck. Since then, I have spend thousands of dollars repairing almost every part of the coolant system. The air compressor went out so no AC in 110 California weather. The catalytic converter went out. The engine stalls while trying to accelerate. Leaks EVERYWHERE, and they keep coming back. Smells like burning oil when you run the heater. Check engine light mysteriously comes on and off. This is all with regular maintenance and the car being at 110,000 miles. I feel like it genuinely breaks down every three months. What a huge mistake it was to buy this car. Please DO NOT buy a Buick.

Awesome little ride!