- Vehicles
- 857,735
- Built between
- May 2005 – Dec 2007
- Models
- 16
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 12 September 2008
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between May 2005 and December 2007. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2008 Buick EnclaveBuilt February 2007 to April 2007
- 2006-2008 Buick LucerneBuilt August 2005 to November 2007
- 2006-2008 Cadillac DTSBuilt May 2005 to November 2007
- 2007-2008 Cadillac EscaladeBuilt September 2005 to November 2007
- 2007-2008 Cadillac Escalade ESVBuilt September 2005 to November 2007
- 2007-2008 Cadillac Escalade EXTBuilt September 2005 to November 2007
- 2007-2008 Chevrolet AvalancheBuilt September 2005 to November 2007
- 2007-2008 Chevrolet SilveradoBuilt September 2005 to November 2007
- 2007-2008 Chevrolet SuburbanBuilt September 2005 to November 2007
- 2007-2008 Chevrolet TahoeBuilt September 2005 to November 2007
- 2007-2008 GMC AcadiaBuilt August 2006 to April 2007
- 2007-2008 GMC SierraBuilt September 2005 to December 2007
- 2007-2008 GMC YukonBuilt September 2005 to November 2007
- 2007-2008 GMC Yukon XLBuilt September 2005 to November 2007
- 2006-2008 Hummer H2Built June 2005 to November 2007
- 2007-2008 Saturn OutlookBuilt August 2006 to April 2007
What the defect is
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.
What could happen
This may cause other electrical features to malfunction, create an odor, or cause smoke increasing the risk of a fire.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A WIRE HARNESS WITH AN IN-LINE FUSE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2008.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMay 2005 to December 2007
- Recall reported to NHTSA28 August 2008
- Owners notified12 September 2008
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 28 August 2008.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
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> .
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 08048
- Recalling manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Recall initiated by
- ODI
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
GM recall no. 08048. Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.