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Service bulletins for the 2013 Buick Encore

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

1628 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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PIP5036E2016-05-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
PIP51172016-04-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-0000164315-A2016-03-31. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-0000164372-A2016-03-31. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-0000163304-A2016-03-31. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-0000162322-A2016-03-31. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-0000162154-A2016-03-31. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-13292-A2016-03-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
PIE-03342016-01-16. Service bulletin. STEERING; STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. CHEVROLET/BUICK: DURING COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES, VEHICLE IS VERY HAD TO STEER AND WHEN TURNING THERE WOULD BE SQUEAKING AND/OR SQUEALING NOISES HEARD. MODEL 2013-15 ENCORE, 2014-15 TRAX. *PE UPDATED 1/22/16. *PE
SC-145672015-10-31. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. CHEVROLET/BUICK: TSB CONTAINS A NOTIFICATION OF AN OWNER'S LETTER. SELECT DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON BELOW. DUE TO SEATBELT BUCKLE HEAD IN CONTACT WITH ISO FIXTURE, THE REAR SEATBELT BUCKLE COVER WILL BREAK OR IS BROKEN AND HAS FULLY SEPARATED FROM REAR SEATBELT BUCKLE AND HAPPENS IF BUCKLE IS NOT PROPERLY RETAIN IN ROUTING STRIP. MODEL 2013-15 TRAX, ENCORE. *PE UPDATED 11/6/15. *PE
145012015-07-17. Service bulletin. PARKING BRAKE. GENERAL MOTORS 2013-2014 BUICK ENCORE: CERTAIN VEHICLES THE EQUALIZER MAY NOT BE PROPERLY SEATED TO THE CABLE-END FITTING, WHICH NECESSITATES A READJUSTMENT OF TYHE PARK BRAKE ASSEMBLY. *LJ
PI1297B2015-05-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE. GENERAL MOTORS: 2013-2015 BUICK ENCORE, CADILLAC ELR, CHEVROLET CRUZE, SONIC, TRAX, VOLT EQUIPPED WITH 1.4L ENGINE(RPO LUV OR LUU). CONCERN OF A CHIRP NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE ONCE VEHICLE HAS WARMED UP. *LJ
PI-13502015-04-08. Service bulletin. STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. CHEVROLET/BUICK: ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING (EPS) HAVE NEW STEERING GEARS RELEASED AND APPLIED TO NEW CALIBRATIONS. OLD CALIBRATIONS OF EPS ARE COMBINED OLD EPS CALIBRATIONS. MODEL 2013-14 ENCORE, SONIC, TRAX. *PE
PI-13292015-03-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. BUICK/CHEVROLET: VEHICLE POWERS UP, WHETHER KEY IN IGNITION OR LEFT IN IGNITION, WITH CRANKING AND/OR CRANKING OF THE ENGINE AND MAKES WARNING CHIME INOPERATIVE. MODEL 2012-15 ENCORE, CRUZE, SONIC, TRAX. *PE
PI-13662015-01-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE. BUICK/CHEVROLET: DUE TO LOSS OF WASTEGATE PRELOAD, THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP IS ILLUMINATED AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0299 (ENGINE UNDERBOOST) IS SET AND WEAR IN WASTE ACTUATOR ROD END TO PIN JOINT IS NORMAL. MODEL 2013-2015 ENCORE, SONIC, TRAX, 2011-2015 CRUZE. *PE
PI-12352014-10-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. GENERAL MOTORS: DUE TO LOOSE GROUND TERMINAL CONNECTIONS, IN SOME VEHICLES AND TRUCKS EXPERIENCE, ACCESSORIES MALFUNCTIONS, DIC MESSAGES, IPC WARNING INDICATORS, SES LIGHT ON. *PE
PI-0018-B2014-01-04. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR. GENERAL MOTORS: THE WINDOWS, FRONT AND REAR, WOULD BIND, POOR FIT, MISALIGNMENT, MAKES RATTLE OR SQUEAKING NOISES, MOVES SLOWLY AND IS INOPERATIVE. MODEL 2008-2014 VEHICLES AND TRUCKS. *PE
RB-132922013-12-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE. BUICK: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. HEATED OXYGEN SENSOR WAS INSTALLED, INCORRECTLY, AT TIME OF MANUFACTURED AND WILL AFFECT EMISSIONS OR DRIVEABILITY OVER LONG TERM, FOR SOME VEHICLES. MODEL 2013 ENCORE. *PE
PI-0907-B2013-12-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE. BUICK/CHEVROLET: ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WITH DTC P1101 SET. MODEL 2011-2013 CRUZE, SONIC, TRAX, 2013 ENCORE. *PE
PIC-58622013-12-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES. GM: SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF AND PARKED. THE BATTERY MAY ALSO GO DEAD. MAKE/MODELS ALSO INCLUDED: BUICK ENCORE/LACROSSE/REGAL MODEL YEAR 2014, CADILLAC SRX/XTS MODEL YEAR 2014, CHEVROLET EQUINOX/SILVERADO 1500/TRAX MODEL YEAR 2014, AND GMC SIERRA/TERRAIN MODEL YEAR 2014. *JS
PIC-5813-A2013-09-30. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS. GM: PROCEDURE REPAIR. THERE MAY BE LOOSE OR BENT TERMINALS IN THE IP FUSE BLOCK. ALSO INCLUDED BUICK ENCORE, CHEVROLET SONIC, CHEVROLET TRAX (ONLY CANADA). MODEL YEAR 2014. *JS
PIC-58752013-08-02. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES. GM: SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A HOOT, HOWL, WHISTLE, WHINE OR BUZZ NOISE. THE SOUNDS ARE CURRENTLY BEING CONSIDERED A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. *JS
SB-13-02-32-0012013-07-22. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP; STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID; STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS; STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. BUICK/CADILLAC/CHEVROLET/GMC: DURING EXTREME LOW TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS, THE POWER STEERING MAKES NOISES OR FLUID LEAKS FROM HIGH PRESSURE HOSE, POWER STEERING PUMP OR GEAR. *PE UPDATED 9/30/13. *PE UPDATED 11/7/14. *PE
SB12-08-132-001A2013-07-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. GENERAL MOTORS: ON SOME TRUCKS AND PASSENGER VEHICLES, ACCESSORY POWER OUTLETS (APO) AND TRAILER LIGHTING ARE COMMON ACCESSED ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS THAT ARE AFFECTED BY DEVICES THAT ARE PLUGGED IN AND BECOME INOPERATIVE DUE TO AN OPEN FUSE AND NO PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE IDENTIFIED. MODELS YEARS 2010-2014 TRUCKS AND PASSENGER. NO MODELS. *PE
SB-131092013-05-17. Service bulletin. SEATS. BUICK: MISSING REAR SEAT BLOCKING CLIPS. THIS COULD CAUSE THE SEAT TO TRAVEL REARWARD BEYOND THE INTENDED DESIGN. PLEASE SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON. *KB

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.