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2019 BUICK ENCORE — ENGINE

crash1 injured · 1611490 · 2019-10-11

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
ENCORE
Year
2019
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
2,100

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS STOPPED IN A DRIVE THRU TACO BELL AND THE CLERK DROPPED MY CHANGE DOLLARS FROM MY PURCHASE SO I REACTED BY OPENING THE DOOR TO PICK UP THE MONEY BY TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE WITHOUT PUTTING IT IN PARK BECAUSE IT WAS A REACTION. THE CAR'S STOP START FEATURE SURGED THE CAR FORWARD PINNING MY LEGS BETWEEN THE CAR AND THE BUILDING. I COULDN'T PUT THE CAR IN PARK BECAUSE MY LEGS WERE PINNED AND THE VEHICLE SHIFT WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK. I SCREAMED AND THE CLERK HAD TO TAKE MY SHOES OFF SO I COULD PULL MY LEGS IN THE CAR. I WENT DIRECTLY TO URGENT CARE. MY LEGS WERE SEVERELY BRUISED. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THE CAR SHOULD NOT SURGE FORWARD LIKE THAT. I'VE HAD THE CAR FOR 1 MONTH AND IT SCRAPED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND FRONT TIRE/RIM. $1500 DAMAGE BUT LOST A DAYS WORK AND SEVERAL WEEKS OF RECOVERY. THE SAME THING COULD HAPPEN AT AN ATM. I USED TO WORK FOR GM AND TEST DRIVE VEHICLES THIS ENGINE STOP/START FEATURE SHOULD HAVE AN ELECTRIC FEATURE SIMILAR TO WHAT FORD HAS THAT ONCE THE DOOR OPENS, THE DRIVE GOES AUTOMATICALLY TO PARK. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL!!! 10/8/19.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11268006
Machine
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