Buick / Cadillac / Chevrolet and more recall: Electrical system
What is wrong
GM is recalling certain model year 2006-2009 buick, lucerne; cadillac dts; hummer h2; model year 2008-2009 buick enclave; cadillac cts; model year 2007-2009 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, escalade ext; chevrolet avalanche, silverado, suburban, tahoe; gmc acadia, sierra, yukon, yukon xl; saturn outlook; and model year 2009 chevrolet traverse vehicles equipped with a heated washer fluid system (hwfs). A recall was implemented in 2008 to add a fuse to the control circuit harness to address the potential consequences of a printed circuit board (pcb) electrical short. However, there have been new reports of thermal incidents on hwfs modules after this improvement was installed. These incidents resulted from a new failure mode attributed to the device's thermal protection feature. The significance varies from minor distortion to considerable melting of the plastic around the hwfs fluid chamber.
What could happen
It is possible for the heated washer module to ignite and a fire may occur.
The fix
Dealers will permanently disable and remove the heated washer fluid module. An updated page for the owner manual will be provided and inserted in the owner manual to document that the feature has been permanently disabled and removed from the vehicle. The safety recall began on june 11, 2010. Owners may contact buick at 1-866-608-8080, cadillac at 1-866-982-2339, chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, saturn at 1-800-972-8876, gmc at 1-866-996-9463 and hummer at 1-800-732-5493 or at the owner center at www.gmownercenter.com.
Vehicles covered
- Buick Enclave 2008–2009
- Buick Lucerne 2006–2009
- Cadillac Cts 2008–2009
- Cadillac Dts 2006–2009
- Cadillac Escalade 2007–2009
- Cadillac Escalade Esv 2007–2009
- Cadillac Escalade Ext 2007–2009
- Chevrolet Avalanche 2007–2009
- Chevrolet Silverado 3500 2007–2009
- Chevrolet Suburban 2007–2009
- Chevrolet Tahoe 2007–2009
- Chevrolet Traverse 2009
- Gmc Acadia 2007–2009
- Gmc Sierra 2007–2009
- Gmc Yukon 2007–2009
- Gmc Yukon Xl 2007–2009
- Hummer H2 2006–2009
- Saturn Outlook 2007–2009
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 10V240000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- General Motors Corp.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Jun 4, 2010
- Owners notified
- Jun 11, 2010
- Vehicles or items affected
- 1,365,070
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Electrical system
Notes
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .
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To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.