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.
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.
TRUTHFULLY, I'M NOT SURE WHAT I KNEW THEY STOLE FROM HER AND WHEN THEY RECOVERED IT SHE WAS MISSING SEVERAL PARTS AND WAS HITTING HER CHEST
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REAR WINDOW ON DRIVER SIDE, CABLE SNAPPED LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. IT WAS RAINING HEAVY AND I HAD TO RIDE WITH THE WINDOW DOWN FOR 13 HOURS TILL I GOT HOME. TONIGHT, IT'S THE 4TH OF JULY, TOOK MY KIDS TO SEE FIREWORKS.. ROLLED THE WINDOW DOWN FOR THEM TO WATCH, HEARD A POP. NATURALLY I WAS OUT OF TOWN AND HAD TO TO RIDE HOME LIKE THAT..
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ABS /. TRACTION CONTROL. BOTH LIGHTS ON AT THE MESSAGE CENTER OF THE DASH BOARD. SIMULTANEOUSLY THESE TWO LIGHT COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. MEANING THEY COME ON TOGETHER, SOMETIMES WHEN I HIT A SPEED BUMP AND THEN THEY GO OUT FOR SOMETIMES 1 MONTH OR 4 MONTHS EACH TIME RANDOMLY. ALWAYS WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING OR IN OPERATION.
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THE RIGHT ABOVE THE WINDSHIELD ON PASSENGER SIDE LEAKS WATER INTO THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. WATER RUNS DOWN THE WINDOW TO THE DASH BOARD GOES BEYOND THE DASH DOWN THROUGH THE FIREWALL AND IN THE GLOVE BOX THRU THE GLOVE BOX AND DRIPS ONTO THE AIR COMPRESSOR CAUSING THE PART TO BREAK, THUS CAUSING THE DASH BOARD AND ALL THE COMPONENTS TO OVER HEAT BECAUSE THE FAN DOES NOT WORK TO COOL THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT BOARDS ASSOCIATED WITH. ALL THE DASH BOARD FEATURES. PLUS THE AIR CONDITIONER DOES NOT WORK EITHER AS A RESULT OF THE LEAK. MOLD AND MILDEW ALL THROUGHOUT THE CAR UNDER THE DASH AND THE SMELL IS AWFUL.
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LOUD TAPPING NOISE FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BEING BROKEN IN THE ENGINE BLOCK, WHICH CAUSES AND EXHAUST SMELL EVEN WHEN STANDING ON THE OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE.
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