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Terrible Vehicle
Jordon, 06/20/2017
2016 Buick Encore Leather 4dr SUV (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
11 of 12 people found this review helpful
Not a very reliable vehicle, mine is always in the shop. GM will not stand behind the vehicle. I purchased it new in November of 2016. If your looking for a smaller SUV my advice is to get a Rav-4 or a CRV. The cargo room is really small and to put down the back seats you must move the front seats all the way forward. I will say the Encore is comfortable and fuel efficient.
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Stop/Start technology .... SO ANNOYING !!!!!
brenda mitchell, 09/22/2017
2016 Buick Encore Premium 4dr SUV AWD (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
18 of 21 people found this review helpful
The stop/start technology is not "smart", if this auto is a somewhat a "smart" car then it should know the difference between being stuck in traffic and pulling into my garage ! I actually dislike the stop/start feature because the car shutters each time it restarts. Overall driving experience is poor because most of my driving is around congested city streets with alot of lights. Anyone thinking of this auto should consider another model with the ability to disable the start/stop when in traffic. I get the economy of the feature and do not mind if that happens on open highway when in bumper to bumper traffic slowdown for considerable period of time. In the short pit stop type driving that I do I find it very annoying. I would not purchase this car again solely because of this feature.
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Underrated suv
K. Jones, 09/10/2016
2016 Buick Encore Sport Touring 4dr SUV (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
14 of 16 people found this review helpful
This is a nice little suv , it comes very well equipped standard , comfortable, very quiet interior. The only complaint I have read or seen others talk about is the engine power, well unless you are trying to be a NASCAR RACER! I think the encore has more than enough power! Now I would not recommend this for some one who plans on carrying around more than 4 people at a time but this is fine for 2 adults and 2 children. One feature I like is that rear & front seats close completely flat! I did have to get used to the auto stop fuel saving feature which shuts off the motor when stopped . but overall I highly recommend this to someone looking for a small suv !
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Run!
Eloise Gonzales, 08/20/2019
2016 Buick Encore Convenience 4dr SUV AWD (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
9 of 10 people found this review helpful
I really loved my car at first. But a few months into having it, I started noticing the road noise. If the wind is blowing very hard, which it does all the time in west TX, then the windows will vibrate really bad. If it is humid or cold outside, by brakes will act like they are worn out. I have taken it to the dealership for this, and they say the brakes are fine. Then, at only 30,000 miles, the engine light came on. No coolant in the tank. The dealership tells me the turbo charger has to be replaced in the engine. Ugh.
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Car is still totaled.
Lou, 03/24/2017
updated 04/04/2022
2016 Buick Encore Sport Touring 4dr SUV (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
21 of 26 people found this review helpful
Before buying this car, you should know that it has a feature called "Auto Stop/Start". I blame myself for not having done any homework to find out its features. The salesman told me that the engine was a 1.4 liter turbocharged engine. He said "1.4", but I heard "2.4' , which is what I was used to. He never mentioned the Auto Stop/Start. Basically this feature stops the engine at a traffic light when the car comes to a stop and the foot is fully depressed on the brake pedal. This feature is supposed to save a minuscule amount of gas, therefore conforming to some government set fuel efficiency standard. It really bother me that such a thing could be engineered into a car. The only way to keep the engine form stopping is to shift to manual or neutral. If you shift to neutral, you can shift back to drive and the engine will keep running. If you shift to manual, the engine will quit when you return to drive. The problem with manual is that if you leave it in manual and forget that you'll have to shift manually, you'll run the RPM up to the red line before realizing that you forgot to go to drive. This is a good car for around town, except for that feature. The gas tank holds only around 14 gallons, so that it appears to burn more than it does.
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