GM recalling 1.4 million vehicles for fire hazard - Jun 2010
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- General Motors is recalling 1.4 million vehicles in the U.S. to fix a problem in which fires can be caused by a heated windshield washer fluid system. GM recalled 944,000 vehicles for this same problem in 2008, but now says
the fixes it made aren't stopping new fires. Now GM dealers will simply disable the system altogether.
A short circuit in the circuit board that controls the system caused a grounding wire to overheat. That led to smoke and the malfunctioning of other electrical components.
There have new reports of "thermal incidents," including five fires, in vehicles that have had the repair.
The vehicles affected by the recall are the Buick Enclave and Lucerne; Cadillac CTS, DTS and Escalade; Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado, Suburban, Tahoe and Traverse; GMC Acadia, Sierra and Yukon; Hummer H2; and Saturn Outlook.
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