2017 Buick Encore Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 13about this part
- Share
- 14%of 90 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 38,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 13 complaints about the air bags of the 2017 Buick Encore, 14% of the 90 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 38,000 miles. 9 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was at a standstill waiting on traffic to pass to make a left turn. I was rear ended and it caused me to go into someone's yard and hit their car as well. My airbags did not deploy during this accident. The impact was enough to send me down the street into someone's yard but not enough to deploy my airbags?”
NHTSA complaint #11414325, filed 2021-04, 60,000 miles“We hit 2 deers at 70 MPH it damaged the whole front part of our car . None of the air bags deployed. The 4 way flashers came on the seatbelts locked up yet no airbags. Also this is the first and only time the 4 way flashers worked. The car has been fixed and no 4 way flashers again.”
NHTSA complaint #11269561, filed 2019-10, 35,000 miles“I had just leased this car, drove less than 2 miles from home when my brakes failed. I applied brakes to stop, but the car would not stop, it slowed to 14 MPH - kept moving until I slammed into truck approx 3-400' ahead of me, had plenty of room to stop. Pretensioner failed - driver seatbelt collapsed around me while locked in place the second I slammed on brake. Driver seatbelt was on passenger side - visa-versa - GM rep saw the seatbelts at my home - I showed them to him. He told me which belt belongs on which side and I told him they were on the opposite sides. …”
NHTSA complaint #11128510, filed 2018-09, 95 miles“While traveling at approximately 77 mph on the interstate, I was forced off the road by another vehicle, causing my car to collide with a cable barrier. The initial impact was to the front driver’s side corner, and the vehicle then scraped along the driver’s side against the barrier. Despite the high-speed impact, no airbags deployed. •Component or System That Failed: The frontal airbag system failed to deploy. •Safety Risk: The non-deployment of the airbags at this speed and impact angle posed a serious risk to my safety. …”
NHTSA complaint #11672365, filed 2025-07“This car is not mine but someone somehow fraudulently registered it in my name. I got the VIN # from truth finder when I did a search on myself. Please help.”
NHTSA complaint #11644612, filed 2025-02Air bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 13% |
| 2021 | 1 | 11% |
| 2020 | 1 | 5% |
| 2019 | 11 | 13% |
| 2018 | 10 | 14% |
| 2017 | 13 | 14% |
| 2016 | 7 | 9% |
| 2015 | 16 | 13% |
| 2014 | 5 | 8% |
| 2013 | 5 | 10% |
Other parts of the 2017 Buick Encore
35 complaintsOther or unknown
13 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
9 complaintsBrakes
8 complaintsFuel system
8 complaintsSeat belts
8 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
8 complaintsEngine cooling
7 complaintsElectrical system
4 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsBody and structure
4 complaintsTires
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2017 Buick Encore
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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