- Vehicles
- 9,932
- Built between
- Jun 2005 – May 2007
- Models
- 5
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 2 November 2015
- Repaired
- 59%
- Unrepaired
- 3,777
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between June 2005 and May 2007. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2006-2007 Buick RainierBuilt August 2005 to May 2007
- 2006-2007 Chevrolet TrailblazerBuilt June 2005 to February 2006
- 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXTBuilt June 2005 to February 2006
- 2006-2007 GMC EnvoyBuilt June 2005 to May 2007
- 2006 GMC Envoy XLBuilt June 2005 to June 2006
Repair progress
3,777 of 9,932 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2017.
59% repaired — 5,842 of 9,932 reported
- Scrapped or exported
- 313
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2006-2007 Buick Rainier, Chevrolet Trailblazer and GMC Envoy vehicles, and 2006 GMC Envoy XL and Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT vehicles. Fluid may enter into the driver's door master power window switch module, causing corrosion that could result in a short in the circuit board, causing window switches to become inoperative. Previously, the affected vehicles may have had their master power window switch module treated with a protective coating, instead of having it replaced.
What could happen
The protective coating may not eliminate the risk that the circuit board could short and result in a fire, even while the vehicle is unattended.
What gets fixed
GM will notify owners, and dealers will install a new driver's door switch module, free of charge. The recall began on November 2, 2015.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJune 2005 to May 2007
- Recall reported to NHTSA24 September 2015
- Owners notified2 November 2015
- Latest repair reportQ1 2017 — 59% repaired
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 24 September 2015.
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 customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 15700.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 15700
- Recalling manufacturer
- General Motors LLC
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
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
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
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.