General Motors Corp.: Electrical System
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 28, 2008 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 857,735. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
GM IS RECALLING 857,735 MY 2006-2008 BUICK LUCERNE; CADILLAC DTS; HUMMER H2; MY 2007-2008 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, ESCALADE EXT; CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, SILVERADO, SUBURBAN, TAHOE; GMC ACADIA, SIERRA, YUKON, YUKON XL, SATURN OUTLOOK; AND MY 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A HEATED WIPER WASHER FLUID SYSTEM. A SHORT CIRCUIT ON THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE WASHER FLUID HEATER MAY OVERHEAT THE CONTROL-CIRCUIT GROUND WIRE.
The risk
THIS MAY CAUSE OTHER ELECTRICAL FEATURES TO MALFUNCTION, CREATE AN ODOR, OR CAUSE SMOKE INCREASING THE RISK OF A FIRE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A WIRE HARNESS WITH AN IN-LINE FUSE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080; CADILLAC AT 1-800-982-2339 OR HTTP://WWW.CADILLAC.COM; CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438; SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876 OR HTTP://WWW.SATURN.COM, GMC AT 1-866-996-9436; OR HUMMER AT 1-800-732-5493; OR THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE AT <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM>HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM</A> .
34 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Buick Enclave | 536 | 6 | 10 | 13 |
| 2008 Buick Lucerne | 218 | 3 | 26 | 13 |
| 2008 Cadillac DTS | 86 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 2008 Cadillac Escalade | 136 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 2008 Cadillac Escalade Esv | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 Cadillac Escalade EXT | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 Chevrolet Avalanche | 258 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2008 Chevrolet Silverado | 162 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 2008 Chevrolet Suburban | 213 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe | 528 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 2008 GMC Acadia | 854 | 5 | 13 | 22 |
| 2008 GMC Sierra | 68 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 GMC Yukon | 188 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 2008 GMC Yukon XL | 69 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 Hummer H2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Saturn Outlook | 633 | 5 | 19 | 6 |
| 2007 Buick Lucerne | 164 | 4 | 0 | 21 |
| 2007 Cadillac DTS | 97 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 2007 Cadillac Escalade | 230 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 2007 Cadillac Escalade Esv | 39 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 2007 Cadillac Escalade EXT | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche | 377 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| 2007 Chevrolet Silverado | 183 | 4 | 10 | 10 |
| 2007 Chevrolet Suburban | 292 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe | 1,177 | 4 | 27 | 26 |
| 2007 GMC Acadia | 428 | 5 | 7 | 13 |
| 2007 GMC Sierra | 59 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2007 GMC Yukon | 428 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 2007 GMC Yukon XL | 97 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2007 Hummer H2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 Saturn Outlook | 511 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| 2006 Buick Lucerne | 330 | 4 | 2 | 29 |
| 2006 Cadillac DTS | 255 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 2006 Hummer H2 | 22 | 5 | 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 08V441000.
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