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 HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM .
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
Other electrical system recalls in 2008
29 of the 683 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2008 concerned the electrical system; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 08V638000 3 Dec 2008 | DUCATI NORTH AMERICA |
| 08V622000 26 Nov 2008 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA |
| 08V607000 24 Nov 2008 | JAGUAR CARS LTD |
| 08V586000 7 Nov 2008 | NEW FLYER INDUSTRIES LTD |
| 08V549000 15 Oct 2008 | JAYCO, INC. |
| 08V521000 7 Oct 2008 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 08V508000 2 Oct 2008 | GIRARDIN MINIBUS INC. |
| 08V483000 22 Sept 2008 | SUNDOWNER TRAILERS, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2008