Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2015 Buick Encore has 27 NHTSA steering complaints and 1 steering-related recall.
27
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated October 9, 2026
15V146000
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Buick Encore vehicles manufactured November 27, 2014, to February 24, 2015, and 2015 Chev...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2026 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES | Transmission wouldn't shift out of 2nd gear and wouldnt shift into reverse. Has no power steering or... |
| Jun 30, 2025 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | The contact owns a 2015 Buick Encore. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed,... |
| Nov 1, 2024 | STEERING | While driving the dash signal came on stating that the power steering unit had gone off. The car wa... |
| Aug 5, 2024 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2015 Buick Encore. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the ... |
| Feb 21, 2024 | STEERING | I was driving at 65 when the power assist on my steering stopped and i was forced off the road. The... |
| Jan 29, 2024 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2015 Buick Encore. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the steering wheel se... |
| Jan 5, 2024 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN | While at a stoplight, my buick encore's power steering just stopped working. I was only able to turn... |
| Nov 20, 2023 | STEERING | Power steering failed when driving. I had another passenger with me and when avoiding a pothole in ... |
| Jun 14, 2023 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2015 Buick Encore. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH and pulling into the d... |
| Apr 11, 2023 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2015 Buick Encore. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle lost powe... |
| Jul 20, 2022 | STEERING | The car stopped having power steering and went into limp mode while I was turning into a school and ... |
| May 20, 2022 | STEERING | while driving, the check engine light came on, traction assist light and then the car lost power ste... |
| Dec 29, 2021 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | Have had the car in the Buick dealership numerous times to get these things fixed. Each time was tol... |
| Dec 16, 2021 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2015 Buick Encore. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the power ... |
| Apr 25, 2021 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2015 BUICK ENCORE. The contact stated that whenever the vehicle was placed in rev... |
| Aug 31, 2020 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 BUICK ENCORE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS DAUGHTER WAS PULLING OUT... |
| Jul 24, 2020 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 BUICK ENCORE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED, T... |
| Apr 1, 2020 | STEERING | WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, YOU ARE ABLE TO HEAR A CREAKING SOUND THAT IS VERY PRONOUNCED. THIS ... |
| Dec 10, 2019 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | WHILE DRIVING MOSTLY ON HIGHWAY AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30-40 MINUTES THE STABILITRAK LIGHT BEGINS TO FL... |
| Jan 22, 2019 | STEERING | DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY QUIT, AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. CA... |