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2014 Buick Encore engine problems

The 2014 Buick Encore has 28 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 30% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

28

Engine complaints

30%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Encore engine complaints by model year43 complaints2013: 23 complaints2014: 28 complaints2015: 31 complaints2016: 43 complaints2017: 41 complaints2018: 30 complaints2019: 35 complaints2020: 7 complaints2021: 3 complaints2022: 1 complaints
Encore engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

CAMSHAFT COVER FAILED PCV SYSTEM HAD COVER REPLACED AT 50,000 MILES UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY ENGINE LIGHT COMES VEHICLE STALLS AT STOP LIGHT THIS HAPPENED AGAIN AT 80,000 MILES THIS TIME BECAUSE OF CAUSING TO MUCH VACUM HAD TO REPLACE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET SO IT IS MY THOUGHT MAYBE BUICK SHOULD…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · August 24, 2019

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2014 Buick Encore have?

NHTSA has 28 complaints about the 2014 Buick Encore engine — 30% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.