General Motors LLC: Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
General Motors LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 24, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 9,932. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2006-2007 Buick Rainier, Chevrolet Trailblazer and GMC Envoy vehicles, and 2006 GMC Envoy XL and Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT vehicles. Fluid may enter into the driver's door master power window switch module, causing corrosion that could result in a short in the circuit board, causing window switches to become inoperative. Previously, the affected vehicles may have had their master power window switch module treated with a protective coating, instead of having it replaced.
The risk
The protective coating may not eliminate the risk that the circuit board could short and result in a fire, even while the vehicle is unattended.
The remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will install a new driver's door switch module, free of charge. The recall began on November 2, 2015. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 15700.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Buick Rainier | 38 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer | 732 | 5 | 56 | 19 |
| 2007 GMC Envoy | 219 | 5 | 16 | 7 |
| 2006 Buick Rainier | 91 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer | 1,108 | 8 | 59 | 29 |
| 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT | 189 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 GMC Envoy | 352 | 9 | 24 | 6 |
| 2006 GMC Envoy XL | 109 | 5 | 2 | 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 15V599000.
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