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135,676 miles · Sep 21, 2015

Equipment Adaptive/mobilityUnknown Or Other

FOR A COUPLE WEEKS I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS OPENING MY TRUNK HATCH, I TRIED AGAIN TODAY AND IT DIDN'T OPEN. I THEN BENT DOWN TO PICK UP MY BAGS WHEN THE HATCH OPENED ON ITS OWN AND HIT ME IN THE HEAD PRETTY HARD. IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN MY TRUNK WHEN I HAVE GROCERIES IN IT. I DIDN'T GO TO THE DOCTOR OR THE …

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NHTSA ODI #10766543

107,540 miles · Aug 10, 2015

Electronic Stability Control (esc)Unknown Or OtherVehicle Speed Control

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ON TWO OCCASIONS MY CAR STOPPED DRIVING WHILE GOING AROUND 40 TO 55 MPH. I WAS DRIVING SOMETIME THE END OF JULY 2015 WHEN THE CAR STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE GOING ABOUT 45 MPH. THE DASH LIGHTS WERE ON BUT ALL PANELS WERE ON 0. IT MADE A COUPLE OF THRUSTS THEN STOPPED. AFTER A MINUTE I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS AND THE CAR RESUMED DRIVING. ON AUGUST 8TH WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING IT GOING ABOUT 55 MPH THE CAR STOPPED AGAIN WITH NO WARNING BUT FINALLY A WARNING CAME ON INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE STABILITRAK AND THEN HE WAS ABLE TO PRESS THE GAS AND THE CAR STARTED MOVING AGAIN. WE WILL BE MAKING AN APPOINTMENT WITH DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BUT FROM MY RESEARCH THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS BEHIND US BOTH TIMES OR SOMEONE COULD OF BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE DOES DIE.

NHTSA ODI #10747449

122,000 miles · Jul 28, 2015

Unknown Or Other

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SINCE FEB., THE ENGINE LIGHT ON MY SATURN HAS BEEN COMING ON/GOING OFF. SINCE THEN IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO READ THE OBD CODE AS P0017 AND CLEARED THE CODE. WE WERE TOLD TO REPLACE THE GAS CAP--WE BOUGHT A NEW ONE--ENGINE LIGHT BACK ON/BACK OFF. I BEGAN GOOGLING THIS AND FOUND THERE WERE MANY SATURN OWNERS WITH THIS ISSUE. FINALLY, JUST THIS PAST WEEK, I LEARNED THAT GM HAD INDEED ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THIS--AFFECTING THE TIMING, WHICH IS ANOTHER ISSUE I WAS TOLD COULD BE THE PROBLEM. THEN, SINCE GM HAD HAD SO MANY COMPLAINTS, THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY/FIX, HOWEVER, THEY ONLY EXTENDED IT TO 120K MILES/10 YEARS, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST. MY CAR IS NOT 10 YEARS, BUT, IT DOES HAVE OVER THE MILEAGE. MY QUESTION IS WHO DECIDES THESE MAGIC NUMBERS??? THIS SATURN HAS BEEN A LEMON TO SAY THE VERY LEAST! MAJOR FLOODING INSIDE THE CAR---WE REPAIRED IT WITH NO HELP FROM GM; THERMOSTAT FAILED--WE REPAIRED IT WITH NO HELP FROM GM; TRANSMISSION FAILED--WE REPLACED IT WITH NO HELP FROM GM; ETC.; ETC. YOU DO NOT RECEIVE THESE SERVICE BULLETINS (ONLY RECALLS), THEN ONCE YOU REALIZE YOU HAVE AN ISSUE AND TAKE IT IN, YOUR BEYOND THE MILEAGE. WE PURCHASED THIS SATURN DUE TO SO MANY FRIENDS WHO OWNED ONE AND SWORE BY IT!! THIS, AND THE FACT THAT IN OUR 45+ YEAR MARRIAGE, WE'VE ONLY OWNED GM PRODUCTS. BUT, NO MORE!!! THIS CURED US!!

NHTSA ODI #10744325

122,500 miles · Nov 9, 2014

StructureUnknown Or OtherVisibility/wiper

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I HAVE BEEN NOTICING THAT MY DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOORS ARE GETTING SOAKED WITH WATER. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT A MONTH. THE MAIN PROBLEM WAS THAT MY IT WAS JUST ABOVE FREEZING AND I HAD ICE BUILT UP ON THE INSIDE OF MY WINDSHIELD AND HAD TO WAIT TO GET IT TO DEFROST AND THEN DRY THE WINDSHIELD BEFORE I COULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THE SUNROOF WAS LEFT CRACKED SO I TOOK THE FLOORMATS OUT AND DURING THE DAY, LEFT THE SUNROOF AND WINDOWS OPEN TO DRY OUT THE CAR. THIS DID NOT WORK OR SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I TOOK MY CAR TO A CAR WASH TODAY (11/9/14) AND WHEN I WAS LEAVING THE LOT, I WAS ON A SLIGHT DOWNWARD SLOPE TO STOP BEFORE ENTERING THE STREET. I NOTICED THAT WATER WAS COMING THROUGH THE DRIVER SIDE A PILLAR WHERE THE AIRBAG LOGO IS AT. ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, WATER WAS RUNNING DOWN THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD ON THE DASH, GETTING THE PASSENGER WET. VERY FRUSTRATED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE SUNROOF LEAK AS GENERAL MOTORS KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AS IT IS DUE TO THE SUNROOF DRAINS/DRAINAGE TUBES. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10653756

58,000 miles · Jul 6, 2014

Power TrainUnknown Or Other

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WHILE TURNING ACROSS 2 ONCOMING LANES INTO A SHOPPING CENTER IN MY 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK, I SUDDENLY HAD NO POWER TO THE WHEELS. NO POWER IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. LUCKILY, NO ONCOMING VEHICLES. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHO ADVISED TRANSMISSION WAS DESTROYED. COST TO REPLACE- $3950, AND TRANSMISSION IS ON BACK-ORDER. VEHICLE IS STILL AT DEALERSHIP WAITING FOR PARTS AS OF 07/06/14. OUTLOOK WAS PURCHASED NEW AND HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY. IT HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN BY MY WIFE AND I AND HAS NEVER BEEN USED TO TOW. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THIS TO BE TOO COMMON OF A SAFETY PROBLEM FOR A VEHICLE WITH 58,000 MILES. *JS

NHTSA ODI #10608453

58,207 miles · Oct 2, 2013

Unknown Or Other

LEAKING FRONT SUNROOF OF SATURN OUTLOOK XE 2007. THIS HAS AFFECTED THE WIRING WITHIN THE VEHICLE AND CAUSING OTHER ISSUES AS WELL AS THE WATER CONTINUES TO COME INTO THE VEHICLE. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM HAVE NOT SOLVED IT. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10546476

80,304 miles · Dec 18, 2012

Power TrainUnknown Or OtherVehicle Speed Control

VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY LOST TRACTION. DRIVING MY CHILD TO SCHOOL AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND WOULD NOT RUN. WAS CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WITH 5 YEAR OLD AND BABY ON BOARD. THANKFULLY ONCOMING TRAFFIC SAW US AND SLOWED DOWN TO GO AROUND US. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10489144

Mileage unknown · Jan 20, 2012

Unknown Or Other

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THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH ALL THESE VEHICLES WITH WATER LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLES SOMEWHERE AS OF TODAY 1/20/2012 THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD MY VEHICLE AND CAN NOT FIND WHERE THE WATER IS COMING IN. THE WATER IS LEAKING OUT THRU THE AIRBAG AREAS, THE SEATBELT AREAS AND THE HEADLINERS ONTO THE DASH. I AM WORRIED ABOUT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. GM/SATURN HAS HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE (EDMUNDS.COM) SHOWS A MULTITUDE OF COMPLAINTS BUT THERE YET HAS BEEN ANY RECALL MADE TO ATTEMPT TO FIGURE OUT THIS PROBLEM AND NOT ONLY THAT THE DEALERSHIP SAID I COULD BE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AND NOT GM/SATURN EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THIS HAPPENING. THIS LEAK COULD IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY CAUSED SOME TYPE OF ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN DETECTED YET AND I WILL BE STUCK BECAUSE GM WILL NOT RECALL THIS ITEM. THEY DID HAVE ARECALL FOR THIS IN 08 BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE HOLDING UP AND I WAS ACTUALLY TOLD BY A DEALERSHIP THAT "I WAS SCREWED". HELP US PLEASE. *TT

NHTSA ODI #10444609

Mileage unknown · Jun 8, 2011

Unknown Or Other

WHEN PURCHASED WE WERE TOLD THERE HAD BEEN A PROBLEM WITH SUNROOF LEAKAGE BUT IT HAD BEEN FIXED. SINCE THEN 5 TIMES IN FOR REPAIR LEAKING SUNROOF WATER COMING OUT OF AIRBAG HOLDERS, DOME LIGHTS ,OVERHEAD ELECTRONICS. SEVERAL FUSES HAVE BEEN BLOWN NOW WE WONDER IF THE SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS ARE STILL FUNCTIONAL WATER RAN OUT BY THE…

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NHTSA ODI #10406400

30,000 miles · Aug 13, 2008

Air BagsElectrical SystemEquipment

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PROBLEMS WITH PASSENGER AIRBAG - SOMETIMES IT WOULD SAY OFF WHEN A PASSENGER IS SEATED AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD SAY ON AND THEN TURN OFF AFTER SOME TIME. HAD TO HAVE WORK DONE ON THE FUEL PUMP, THEN THE DRIVE SHAFT WENT TO THE POINT WHERE IT CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS NEVER HAPPENS. CURRENTLY, THE CAR NOW KICKS BACK WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST MOVED FOR THAT DAY AND THE DASH BOARD WILL FLASH, EITHER, SPEED LIMITED TO 108PMH (WHEN PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY), PARK ASSIST IS OFF (WHEN IT IS ON),OR TRACTION CONTROL IS OFF (WHEN IT HAS NEVER BEEN TOUCHED) - THE CAR WILL ALSO SHUT OFF WITHOUT ME DOING SO. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A SATURN DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY THAT THEY CAN FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I AM CURRENTLY FIVE MONTHS PREGNANT AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THE CAR. WHEN THE CAR KICKS BACK IT HURTS. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10237990

Official recalls

15V415000 · Structure:body:hatchback/liftgate

Jun 30, 2015

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2008-2012 Buick Enclave vehicles manufactured January 3, 2007, to February 29, 2012, 2009-2012 Chevrolet Traverse vehicles manufactured July 6, 2008, to March 9, 2012, 2007-2012 GMC Acadia vehicles manufactured September 15, 2006, to February 29, 2012, and 2007-2010 Saturn Outlook vehicles manufactured August 17, 2006, to March 18, 2010. The affected vehicles, equipped with the power liftgate option, have gas struts that hold the power liftgate up when open. These struts may prematurely wear and the open liftgate may suddenly fall.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: If the open liftgate unexpectedly falls, it may strike a person, increasing their risk of injury.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will update the software for the power liftgate actuator motor control unit so that the motor will prevent the rapid closing of the lift gate, free of charge. The recall began on November 15, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782, and Saturn customer service at 1-800-553-6000. GM's number for this recall is 15240.

10V240000 · Electrical System

Jun 4, 2010

GM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2009 BUICK, LUCERNE; CADILLAC DTS; HUMMER H2; MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 BUICK ENCLAVE; CADILLAC CTS; MODEL YEAR 2007-2009 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, ESCALADE EXT; CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, SILVERADO, SUBURBAN, TAHOE; GMC ACADIA, SIERRA, YUKON, YUKON XL; SATURN OUTLOOK; AND MODEL YEAR 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A HEATED WASHER FLUID SYSTEM (HWFS). A RECALL WAS IMPLEMENTED IN 2008 TO ADD A FUSE TO THE CONTROL CIRCUIT HARNESS TO ADDRESS THE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES OF A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD (PCB) ELECTRICAL SHORT. HOWEVER, THERE HAVE BEEN NEW REPORTS OF THERMAL INCIDENTS ON HWFS MODULES AFTER THIS IMPROVEMENT WAS INSTALLED. THESE INCIDENTS RESULTED FROM A NEW FAILURE MODE ATTRIBUTED TO THE DEVICE'S THERMAL PROTECTION FEATURE. THE SIGNIFICANCE VARIES FROM MINOR DISTORTION TO CONSIDERABLE MELTING OF THE PLASTIC AROUND THE HWFS FLUID CHAMBER.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE HEATED WASHER MODULE TO IGNITE AND A FIRE MAY OCCUR.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL PERMANENTLY DISABLE AND REMOVE THE HEATED WASHER FLUID MODULE. AN UPDATED PAGE FOR THE OWNER MANUAL WILL BE PROVIDED AND INSERTED IN THE OWNER MANUAL TO DOCUMENT THAT THE FEATURE HAS BEEN PERMANENTLY DISABLED AND REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 11, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080, CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339, CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463 AND HUMMER AT 1-800-732-5493 OR AT THE OWNER CENTER AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.

08V441000 · Electrical System

Aug 28, 2008

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.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS MAY CAUSE OTHER ELECTRICAL FEATURES TO MALFUNCTION, CREATE AN ODOR, OR CAUSE SMOKE INCREASING THE RISK OF A FIRE.

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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM>HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM</A> .

08V410000 · Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:linkages

Aug 14, 2008

GM IS RECALLING 88,809 MY 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE, AND MY 2007-2008 GMC ACADIA AND SATURN OUTLOOK VEHICLES CURRENTLY OR PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: ALASKA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH DAKOTA, UTAH, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, WYOMING, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. IF A BUILDUP OF SNOW OR ICE ON THE WINDSHIELD OR ON THE WIPERS RESTRICTS THE MOVEMENT OF THE WIPER ARM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE MAY BECOME DETACHED FROM THE MOTOR SHAFT AND THE WIPERS MAY BECOME INOPERATIVE.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, DRIVER VISIBILITY COULD BE REDUCED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW WIPER CRANK ARM, DRIVER'S SIDE LINK, AND A CRANK ARM NUT. THE RECALL BEGAN O OCTOBER 13, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463, SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876, OR THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE AT <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM>HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM</A> .

07V062000 · Air Bags:frontal:sensor/control MODULE-INACTIVE

Feb 21, 2007

ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULE (SDM), WHICH CONTROLS THE FUNCTION OF FRONT AIR BAGS, MAY NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. AS A RESULT, THE FRONT AIR BAGS MAY FAIL TO DEPLOY IN A FRONTAL CRASH. ALSO, THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MAY FAIL TO PROVIDE WARNING THAT THE SYSTEM IS INOPERATIVE.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THIS CONDITION COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY TO OCCUPANTS IN THE FRONT SEAT.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE SDM COMPUTER MODULE. THIS RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 22, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GMC AT 1-866-966-9463 OR SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876.

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NHTSA investigations

DP12003 · Loss Of Headlamp Illumination

Opened Jun 4, 2012 · Closed Jul 24, 2014

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Exterior Lighting:headlights

As of July 16, 2014, out of a population of 248,453 subject vehicles, NHTSA received 473 consumer complaints of inoperative head lamp. Many of these complaints indicated that the head lamp harness suffered damage from overheating. After reviewing the complaints, ODI found: -69% (328) alleged that a single head lamp was inoperative. -18% (86) alleged that both head lamps were inoperative but not at the same time. -9% (41) alleged that both head lamps were inoperative but the complaints did not indicate whether the failures had occurred at the same time. -4% (17) alleged that both head lamps were inoperative at the same time. -One additional complaint cited wire harness damage to both sides but did not specify an outage -No crashes or loss of vehicle control were reported. -Any alleged thermal damages were limited to melting of the head lamp harness and the head lamp housing. -A head lamp would intermittently fail to come on or flickers before becoming completely inoperative. For the seventeen complaints that alleged simultaneous failure of both head lamps while attempting to turn them on or while driving, the head lamp failures likely had occurred one at a time. The subject vehicle's head lamps are connected in a parallel circuit and each circuit is fused. Therefore, failure of one head lamp or its harness should not affect the other head lamp operation. Over the last 25 years, ODI has opened numerous defect investigations of the loss of headlamp illumination.Investigations that resulted in safety recalls involved simultaneous loss of illumination from both headlamps. NHTSA does not consider the loss of a single headlamp as presenting an unreasonable safety risk-such failures are readily detectable by the driver while allowing the vehicle to retain forward visibility and conspicuity from the remaining headlamp.There is typically enough time between the failure of the first headlamp and the second during which the vehicle operator can obtain the needed repairs. Based on the information currently available, NHTSA does not believe that the headlamp condition as alleged by the petitioner indicates the likelihood of a safety-related defect that would warrant a formal investigation.Therefore, in view of the need to allocate and prioritize NHTSA's limited resources to best accomplish the agency's safety mission, the petition is denied.Further specifics can be found in the Federal Register Notice ODI complaint ID numbers are referenced on the next page.

EA08010 · NON-CRASH Engine Compartment Fires

Opened Jun 12, 2008 · Closed Sep 8, 2008

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System; Electrical SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V Battery; Electrical System:wiring; Electrical System:wiring:front Underhood; Electrical System:wiring:fuses And Circuit Breakers; Engine And Engine Cooling; Engine And Engine Cooling:engine; Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer; Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:switch/wiring

IN A LETTER DATED AUGUST 27, 2008, GENERAL MOTORS CORP. (GM) NOTIFIED NHTSA THAT IT WILL CONDUCT A SAFETY RECALL (NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 08V-441) TO ADDRESS A SAFETY RELATEDDEFECT THAT CAN RESULT IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE IN APPROXIMATELY 850,000 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A HEATED WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID OPTION.THE SUBJECT VEHICLES OF THIS INVESTIGATION COMPRISE OVER THREE-QUARTERS OF THE RECALL POPULATION. ACCORDING TO GM, A SHORT CIRCUIT ON THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID HEATER MODULE MAY OVERHEAT THE CONTROL-CIRCUIT GROUND WIRE. THIS MAY CAUSE OTHER ELECTRICAL FEATURES TO MALFUNCTION, CREATE AN ODOR OR CAUSE SMOKE AND IN RARE CASES IT MAY CAUSE A FIRE.AS A REMEDY, GM DEALERS WILL INSTALL A WIRE HARNESS WITH AN IN-LINE FUSE. IN ADDITION TO THE SUBJECT VEHICLES, SEVERAL OTHER GM MODELS WITH THE HEATED WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID OPTION ARE INCLUDED IN RECALL 08V-441: MY 2006-2008 BUICK LUCERNE (MANUFACTURED AUGUST 2005 THROUGH NOVEMBER 2007); MY 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE (MANUFACTURED FEBRUARY 2007 THROUGH APRIL 2007); MY 2006-2008 CADILLAC DTS (MANUFACTURED MAY 2007 THROUGH NOVEMBER 2007); MY 2007-2008 SATURN OUTLOOK (MANUFACTURED AUGUST 2006 THROUGH APRIL 2007); AND MY 2007-2008 GMC ACADIA (MANUFACTURED AUGUST 2006 THROUGH APRIL 2007) VEHICLES.GM IS INSTRUCTING OWNERS TO TAKE THEIR VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR SERVICE IF THEY EXPERIENCE SYMPTOMS OF WINDSHIELD WASHER HEATER MODULE SHORT CIRCUITS. GM'S RECALL RESOLVES THE SAFETY DEFECT CONCERNS PURSUED BY THIS INVESTIGATION.THIS ENGINEERING ANALYSIS IS CLOSED.

Additional source detail variants (9)

Electrical SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V Battery

Electrical System

Electrical System:wiring:front Underhood

Electrical System:wiring:fuses And Circuit Breakers

Electrical System:wiring

Engine And Engine Cooling:engine

Engine And Engine Cooling

Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer

Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:switch/wiring