DEFECTIVE AIR BAG MODULE # P/N 15080860 SERV/NO 122162269 AJ7: FOR SEVERAL YEARS A AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT DISPLAYED ON MY GMC ENVOY. I TOOK IT TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT REPAIR PLACES AND ALL FELT IT WAS PROBABLY A DEFECTIVE MODULE WHICH SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. ONSTAR SAID DEALER NEEDED TO DO MORE DIAGNOSTICS. DEALER DID NOT PERFORM W…
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DEFECTIVE AIR BAG MODULE # P/N 15080860 SERV/NO 122162269 AJ7: FOR SEVERAL YEARS A AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT DISPLAYED ON MY GMC ENVOY. I TOOK IT TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT REPAIR PLACES AND ALL FELT IT WAS PROBABLY A DEFECTIVE MODULE WHICH SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. ONSTAR SAID DEALER NEEDED TO DO MORE DIAGNOSTICS. DEALER DID NOT PERFORM WHEN FIRST TAKEN IN FOR SUCH. WITH RECENT NEWS OF DEATHS DUE TO IGNITION AND AIRBAG FAILURES I BECAME SUSPICIOUS. FINALLY, RETURNED TO DEALERS AND INSISTED A COMPREHENSIVE DIAGNOSTIC ON AIRBAG MODULE BE DONE...COUPLE OF DAYS SERVICING. MODULE FINALLY CONFIRMED DEFECTIVE. THEY REPLACED WITH #12233969 (MODULE 16712-CT). COST TOTAL FOR DEFECTIVE PART AND SERVICING WAS $746.28. FIRMLY BELIEVE THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A SAFETY RECALL ISSUE ALL ALONG, BUT DEALER SAID GM DID NOT DECLARE AS SUCH. OTHER SERVICE REPAIR TECHNICIANS DISAGREED. FORTUNATELY NO ACCIDENT WAS INVOLVED IN THE SEVERAL YEARS THIS WAS AN ISSUE. *TR
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DURING THE COURSE OF THIS EA INVESTIGATION, ODI OBSERVED THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE COMPLAINTS (88%) AND WARRANTY CLAIMS (94%) WERE REPORTED FOR VEHICLES THAT ARE REGISTERED FOR USE IN THE SALT BELT REGION OF THE US.THIS AREA INCLUDES 20 STATES IN THE NORTHEAST, MID ATLANTIC AND THE MIDWEST REGIONS AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.CONSUMERS IN THE SALT BELT REGION REPORTED TO ODI THAT THEY COULD SMELL FUEL VAPORS IN THEIR VEHICLES WHILE DRIVING.UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THEIR VEHICLES, THEY DISCOVERED THAT FUEL VAPORS WERE COMING OUT OF THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THIS CONDITION IS CAUSED BY CORROSION OF THE RETURN AND SENDER LINES OF THE FUEL PUMP MODULE.WATER AND ROAD SALT COLLECT ON TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP LEADING TO SMALL PINHOLES APPEARING ON THE FUEL LINES.FUEL MAY LEAK AND COLLECT ON TOP OF THE MODULE AND/OR SPILL ONTO THE GROUND.THE DATA EVALUATED UNDER THIS INVESTIGATION REFLECT A RELATIVELY LOW FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE THAT LARGELY ARISES IN SALT BELT STATES.GM HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE SUBJECT COMPONENT TO TEN YEARS OR 120,000 MILES.FURTHER USE OF AGENCY RESOURCES DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WARRANTED AT THIS TIME; ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT NO SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS.THE AGENCY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES.FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SELECT DOCUMENT SEARCH.
ODI HAS RECEIVED REPORTS THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE LEAKS FUEL AND OR VAPOR UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE.GM STATES, THE FAILURE MECHANISM IS CORROSION OF THE FUEL PUMP MODULE FLANGE WHICH MAY LEAD TO A FUEL LEAK.CORROSION OF THE FUEL PUMP MODULE FLANGE IS THE RESULT OF THE VEHICLE OPERATING IN A CORROSIVE ENVIRONMENT.ODI HAS UPGRADED THIS PE TO ENGINEERING ANALYSIS (EA07-009) TO FURTHER ASSESS THIS ISSUE.
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