Recall 14V404000

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

Report Date
20140702
Component
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
Affected Vehicles
13 models

Defect Description

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2005-2007 SAAB 9-7x; 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT and GMC Envoy XL; and 2006-2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Buick Rainier and Isuzu Ascender vehicles. Fluid may enter the driver's door master power window switch module, causing corrosion that could result in a short in the circuit board. A short may cause the power door lock and power window switches to function intermittently or become inoperative. The short may also cause overheating, which could melt components of the door module, producing odor, smoke, or a fire.

Safety Consequence

A short in the circuit board could lead to a fire, increasing the risk of personal injury. A fire could occur even while the vehicle is not in use. As a precaution, owners are advised to park outside until the remedy has been made.

Remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the part number on the door module, and install a new door module if necessary, free of charge. Parts for the remedy are not currently available. An interim letter was mailed to owners in August 2014. A second owner letter will be mailed when parts are available. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), 1-800-462-8782 (GMC), 1-800-955-9007 (SAAB), and 1-800-255-6727 (Isuzu). GM's number for this recall is 14309. NOTE: This recall provides a new remedy for all vehicles covered by recall 13V-248. Vehicles whose modules were modified but not replaced as part of the previous recall remedy must have their vehicles remedied again under this campaign.

Affected Vehicles

Year Make Model
2005 SAAB 9-7X
2006 BUICK RAINIER
2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT
2006 GMC ENVOY
2006 GMC ENVOY XL
2006 ISUZU ASCENDER
2006 SAAB 9-7X
2007 BUICK RAINIER
2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
2007 GMC ENVOY
2007 ISUZU ASCENDER
2007 SAAB 9-7X

Check your vehicle: Visit NHTSA.gov and enter your VIN to see if your specific vehicle is affected.