General Motors Corp.: Fuel System, Gasoline
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on May 6, 2009 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 27,188. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
GM IS RECALLING 27,188 MY 2009 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE HYBRID, ESCALADE ESV, AND ESCALADE EXT; CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, SUBURBAN, TAHOE, TAHOE HYBRID, AND COLORADO; AND GMC YUKON, YUKON HYBRID, YUKON XL, AND CANYON VEHICLES. THE FUEL SYSTEM CONTROL MODULES MAY HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH AN ADHESIVE SEPARATION OF THE ROOM TEMPERATURE VULCANIZING (RTV) SEAL BETWEEN THE SEAL AND THE HOUSING MAY ALLOW WATER TO SEEP INTO THE MODULE.
The risk
WATER IN THE MODULE COULD CAUSE A SHORT OR OPEN CIRCUIT, ILLUMINATION OF THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LAMP, SETTING OF DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES OR THE ENGINE MAY BE HARD TO START, MAY NOT START OR MAY STALL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW FUEL SYSTEM CONTROL MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 18, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339, CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 AND GMC AT 1-866-996-9463 OR AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
10 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Cadillac Escalade | 58 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 Cadillac Escalade Esv | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 Cadillac Escalade EXT | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Chevrolet Avalanche | 76 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009 Chevrolet Colorado | 67 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2009 Chevrolet Suburban | 106 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe | 284 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 GMC Canyon | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 GMC Yukon | 94 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 GMC Yukon XL | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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 09V154000.
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