NHTSA Campaign 13V248000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Issued by General Motors LLC · Reported Jun 13, 2013 · 193,652 vehicles affected

What's wrong

General Motors (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 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.

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

Owners will be contacted and dealers will test the driver's door module. If the module is functioning properly, a protective coating will be applied. If the module is not functioning properly, it will be replaced. These repairs will be done free of charge. GM will notify Buick, Chevrolet, and GMC owners, Isuzu and Saab will contact their respective owners. The recall began on August 2, 2013. Buick owners may contact the owner center at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet owners at 1-866-694-6546, GMC owners at 1-866-996-9463, Isuzu owners at 1-800-255-6727, and Saab owners at 1-800-955-9007. GM's campaign number is 12180. This recall is an expansion of recall 12V-406.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
BUICK RAINIER 2006 193,652
BUICK RAINIER 2007 193,652
CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 2006 193,652
CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 2007 193,652
CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT 2006 193,652
GMC ENVOY 2006 193,652
GMC ENVOY 2007 193,652
GMC ENVOY XL 2006 193,652
ISUZU ASCENDER 2006 193,652
ISUZU ASCENDER 2007 193,652
SAAB 9-7X 2005 193,652
SAAB 9-7X 2006 193,652
SAAB 9-7X 2007 193,652

Source: NHTSA Campaign 13V248000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.