# 2017 Buick Encore - Shuts down then tries to restart itself

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-buick-encore-shuts-down-then-tries-to-restart-itself/183933>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** buick\
**Created:** [May 1, 2022, 9:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-buick-encore-shuts-down-then-tries-to-restart-itself/183933 "2022-05-01T21:11:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![lladzewski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/41988e/32.png) [@lladzewski](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lladzewski)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2022, 9:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-buick-encore-shuts-down-then-tries-to-restart-itself/183933/1 "2022-05-01T21:11:22Z")

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Vehicle shuts down when driving and sometimes tries to restart

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 10:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-buick-encore-shuts-down-then-tries-to-restart-itself/183933/2 "2022-05-02T10:30:37Z")

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Try driving with the auto start/stop turned off.

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**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2022, 3:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-buick-encore-shuts-down-then-tries-to-restart-itself/183933/3 "2022-05-03T15:04:44Z")

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We have had '18 and '19 Encores. Neither had/has this feature. Maybe the OP’s car is different, though.