2017 Buick Encore: fire, smoke or burning smell

6 of the 90 complaints about the 2017 Buick Encore describe fire, smoke or burning smell.

owner complaints: 6
of this car's complaints: 7%
typical mileage: 47,000
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 168 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Fire, smoke or burning smell by model year

2020
1
2019
3
2017
6
2016
3
2015
1
2013
1

What owners say

Filed Mar 20, 2026 · Engine · 88,000 miles · TX

The contact owns a 2017 Buick Encore. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle experienced a sudden loss of power and went into "LIMP Mode". Additionally, there was smoke coming from the rear of the vehicle. The dealer was notified of the issue but declined to service the vehicle because the vehicle had a salvage title. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 88,000.

Filed Jul 22, 2025 · Engine · 60,189 miles · MI

The contact owns a 2017 Buick Encore. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the engine overheated, and there was smoke coming from the front of the vehicle. The contact stated that the temperature gauge indicated that the engine was hot. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where the vehicle was diagnosed and the contact was informed that the water outlet housing, the blower motor, A/C condenser, water pump, thermostat, thermostat housing, turbo charger, and the fan were faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 60,189.

Filed Jul 14, 2023 · Engine · 47,000 miles · IL · fire

The contact owned a 2017 Buick Encore. The contact stated that the vehicle was at a standstill in a traffic light, she saw smoke exiting from the hood of the vehicle. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated a bystander informed the vehicle was on fire. The contact was able to exit the vehicle safely before the vehicle was engulfed in flames. The contact stated no one was injured nor sought medical attention. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire. A police report was filed. The insurance company deemed the vehicle was a total loss. The vehicle was towed to a towing lot. The vehicle was not diagnosed. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 47,000.

Filed Apr 18, 2019 · Engine · 12,000 miles · CA · fire

My 2017 encore burst into flames. I arrived to work after lunch, I parked and turned off the ignition and I see smoke coming from under the hood of my car. I paused just a moment to see if it was going to stop but it got worse very fast. I grabbed my purse and jumped out of the car as the front end closest to the windshield was becoming engulfed in flames. I immediately called 911 but by the time the fire department arrived, it was too late to save the car.

Filed Apr 2, 2019 · Engine · 8,000 miles · FL · fire

This vehicle had less than 8,000 miles on it and had only been serviced one time by the dealer (oil change in may 2018) the engine caught on fire and consumed the entire front end of the vehicle. The driver was in the drive through lane of a kfc restaurant when the car caught on fire. 03 my 89 year old mother-in-law was dragged from the car to safety by 2 bystanders but could have very easily been killed. Have there been engine fire issues with this vehicle? A car with low miles that was serviced by the dealer should not spontaneously erupt into a fireball.

Filed Sep 14, 2018 · Brakes, Engine · 14,000 miles · CA · crash

5 month after I had bought the car I was going 35 MPH down a regular street when the car stop then when I want to move again the accelerator but then the car came to a complete stop where the engine had smoke coming out of it. The dealer said that there was a big hole in the engine. After they repair it no more than two weeks later I was going down a road where the car just turned off and it did not even let me move out of the road way. And now 3 weeks ago I was going down a street going 45 MPH when the person in front of me stopped all of a sudden and I hit my brake so hard but they had not responded which LED me to crash in front of the person in front of me. Luckily neither of us were injured but now for sure I know I do not feel safe driving any of general motors cars whether is be buick or gmc.