General Motors Corp.: Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 1, 1992 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 37,030. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
MOISTURE CAN ENTER THE EXPRESS-DOWN ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE AND CAUSE A SHORT CIRCUIT THAT CAUSES WINDOW OPERATION WITHOUT OPERATOR CONTROL, AND LEAVES THE WINDOW IN THE DOWN POSITION.
The risk
THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WILL FAIL FROM OVERHEATINGAND COULD RESULT IN A FIRE HAZARD INSIDE THE DOOR PANEL.
The remedy
REPLACE THE WINDOW EXPRESS-DOWN ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE.
3 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 Buick Skylark | 38 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass | 193 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
| 1991 Pontiac Grand AM | 82 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
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 92V043000.
Full record for the 1991 Buick Skylark → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →