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Transmission and drivetrainPart report

2020 Buick Envision Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints
3about this part
Share
25%of 12 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2020 Buick Envision, 25% of the 12 complaints for this model year.

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 driving and came to a stop at a light and all the sudden in my car just shut off. It took me a minute to try to turn it back on while cars behind me honking their horn. I’m assuming it has something to do with the electric due to the start stop button. I don’t have official incident report because I was able to get my car turned back on. I looked it up on the Internet and several people are having this issue.”

NHTSA complaint #11630026, filed 2024-12

“I put the car into park and I exited the vehicle because I forgot to push the stop button. So I reached accross the driver's seat and push the stop button. When I did this the car began to roll back as if it was in neutral. I did not touch the shift knob. It shifted into neutral on its on. The front down was open at the time. The car should not have moved if the front door was open. The car ended up rolling down a small hill and ran over me.”

NHTSA complaint #11543086, filed 2023-09

“2020 Buick Envision. Consumer writes in regards to issue with transmission. The consumer stated the vehicle can be powered off and key removed without being shifted into park. The transmission seemed to shift into neutral independently, allowing the vehicle to roll away. The manufacturer was contacted and stated the vehicle was operating as designed.”

NHTSA complaint #11432311, filed 2021-09

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Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2025110%
202417%
2023519%
2022312%
2021522%
2020325%
201929%
20171012%
201615%

Other parts of the 2020 Buick Envision

Air bags
3 complaints
Brakes
3 complaints
Electrical system
2 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
2 complaints
Other or unknown
2 complaints
Engine
1 complaints
Equipment
1 complaints
Lane departure
1 complaints
Seat belts
1 complaints
Vehicle speed control
1 complaints
Wheels
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2020 Buick Envision

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