2019 Buick Encore Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 11about this part
- Share
- 13%of 88 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 35,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 11 complaints about the air bags of the 2019 Buick Encore, 13% of the 88 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 35,000 miles. 5 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
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 am getting continuous emails saying that there has been an issue detected with my airbags. The airbag light will sporadically come on, and when someone is in the passenger seat the airbags do not always turn on.”
NHTSA complaint #11397674, filed 2021-02, 30,000 miles“Oct 9th - I was coming home from work on october 9th after working a 12-hour shift. It was dark. I was going south on happy valley. I pulled up to a four-way stop on happy valley and victory road. I started to pull into the intersection. A girl traveling east to west didn't stop at her stop sign. When I got in the middle of the intersection, she hit me. The speed limit was 45 MPH coming from her direction, but I do not know how fast she was traveling. She hit my car and it spun my car. I remember hitting my head 2 times on the side window and my body twice against the door. …”
NHTSA complaint #11376707, filed 2020-11, 12,700 miles“The airbags never deployed. I sustained a brain injury in the accident along with whiplash. I told the deputy on scene, that they did not deploy. My insurance looked at it. They totaled the car out. It is now sitting in a junk yard somewhere.”
NHTSA complaint #11685017, filed 2025-09“The contact owned a 2019 Buick Encore. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at 35 MPH, another vehicle failed to yield at a left turn, driving northbound, and crashed into the contact's vehicle on the front driver's side. The air bags did not deploy upon impact. The contact's daughter and granddaughter were both injured and were later treated at the local hospital for soreness in various parts of their body. Both occupants sustained emotional trauma as a result of the accident. …”
NHTSA complaint #11706615, filed 2025-12, 135,000 miles“The contact owns a 2019 Buick Encore. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving approximately 35 MPH and following the roadway to the left, all the side air bags deployed unexpectedly. The contact stated that his daughter was not aware of any warning lights being illuminated during the failure. The contact had the vehicle towed to a local dealer; however, the vehicle was not yet diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.”
NHTSA complaint #11683986, filed 2025-08, 40,000 milesRelated recalls
- 18V774000Nov 1, 2018General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2019 Buick Encore, Chevrolet Spark, Traverse, and Trax vehicles. The Sensing Diagnostic Module (SDM) on these…Covers: Buick Encore 2019, Chevrolet Trax 2019, Traverse 2019 +1 more
Air 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 2019 Buick Encore
33 complaintsFuel system
12 complaintsOther or unknown
12 complaintsElectrical system
10 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
10 complaintsBrakes
7 complaintsEngine cooling
7 complaintsVehicle speed control
7 complaintsExterior lighting
5 complaintsSuspension
4 complaintsForward collision avoidance
3 complaintsTires
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2019 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.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology