2013 Buick Encore Vehicle speed control Problems

“My car drove fine and then I stopped at a red light at a busy intersection when my traction control and check engine light came on and the engine power reduced came across the dashboard. The lights, wipers, radio and engine was still running but when pressing on the gas pedal the car would not accelerate. I had to wave people to go around me put it in park and shut it down for 30 seconds. …”

“Leaving a stop sign onto three lane road going down a hill,when the car had no acceleration, I put on flashers and coasted to curb,had to call wrecker and be towed to dealer,said it was a throttle body sensor,that is sensitive to cold weather,2 dealers said the same thing. New part was ordered,but I don't feel safe in our cold weather if this happens on highway and it stops I am so afraid I will be run over by traffic moving at the speed limit and my Encore just stops. Feel my new part is not the fix for this safety issue, they say they can't say it won't happen again. …”

“Contact was driving a 2013 Buick Encore (~58,000 miles) in a large parking lot when there was a sudden deceleration, the malfunction indicator lamp and traction off light came on with a message engine power is reduced. Message cleared after turning off the vehicle and restarting; malfunction indicator lamp remained on. Dealership states problem with throttle body and need to clean carbon -- $1,059 so far.”

“The contact owns a 2013 Buick Encore. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle started to loose power and the acceleration decreased even when accelerator pedal was depressed. The vehicle was driven to the house at a very slow speed. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to coggins Buick in jacksonville, florida approximately four times and they could not duplicate the failure. The failure had occurred numerous times. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 45,000. …”