General Motors Corp.: Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on May 5, 2005 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 286,478. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE DRIVER WISHING TO SIGNAL A TURN BY MOVING THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL LEVER, (UP OR DOWN) MAY CAUSE THE FRONT MARKER/TURN LIGHTS AND REAR TURN LIGHTS TO FLASH IN A MANNER SIMILAR TO HAZARD WARNING, RATHER THAN FLASHING ON THE DESIRED SIDE ONLY.
The risk
THE DRIVER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CLEARLY SIGNAL THEIR INTENTIONS TO TURN, CHANGE TRAVEL LANES, OR POTENTIALLY WARN OTHERS OF AN IMPAIRED VEHICLE OPERATING CONDITION INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SUSPECT FLASHER MODULES WITH A NEW FLASHER MODULE DESIGNED WITH SEALED RELAYS AND MORE DURABLE CONTACT MATERIAL INSIDE OF THE RELAYS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 4, 2005. ISUZU BEGAN MAILING OWNER LETTERS ON AUGUST 4, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463, ISUZU AT 1-800-255-6727, BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080, AND OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537.
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Buick Rainier | 158 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer | 1,081 | 2 | 31 | 56 |
| 2004 GMC Envoy | 367 | 2 | 11 | 25 |
| 2004 Isuzu Ascender | 64 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 Oldsmobile Bravada | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer | 901 | 8 | 14 | 68 |
| 2003 GMC Envoy | 394 | 8 | 8 | 42 |
| 2003 Isuzu Ascender | 35 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 Oldsmobile Bravada | 27 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 05V198000.
Full record for the 2004 Buick Rainier → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →