GM recalls vehicles due to fire risk
June 08, 2010
General Motors has announced a recall of about 1.5 million trucks, crossovers and cars from model years 2006-2009 due to a fire risk posed by a unit that heats the windshield washer fluid.
The models involved include the 2007-2009 model year Chevrolet Silverado 3500 pickup truck, Avalanche, Suburban and Tahoe, Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV and Escalade EXT, GMC Acadia, Sierra, Yukon and Yukon XL and the Saturn Outlook.
The recall also covers the 2009 Chevrolet Traverse, the 2008-2009 Buick Enclave and Cadillac CTS, and the 2006-2009 Buick
GM said about 1.365 million vehicles will be recalled in the United States, about 98,800 will be recalled in Canada, about 26,250 in Mexico and 38,100 elsewhere.
Jeff Boyer, GM director for safety, said GM will remove the module that heats washer fluid. This is because the supplier that made the module has stopped manufacturing, leaving no chance to design an improved unit. A GM spokesman said the removal of the module will take a mechanic about 20 minutes.
The heated washer system was recalled in August 2008 because of a short circuit. Dealers installed a fuse in the module wiring to fix the problem.
In June 2009, GM discovered a new failure in the system that caused smoke. Since then, it has received five reports of the system causing a fire.
