NHTSA Campaign 14V404000

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

Issued by General Motors LLC · Reported Jul 2, 2014 · 184,611 vehicles affected

What's wrong

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.

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.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
BUICK RAINIER 2006 184,611
BUICK RAINIER 2007 184,611
CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 2006 184,611
CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 2007 184,611
CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT 2006 184,611
GMC ENVOY 2006 184,611
GMC ENVOY 2007 184,611
GMC ENVOY XL 2006 184,611
ISUZU ASCENDER 2006 184,611
ISUZU ASCENDER 2007 184,611
SAAB 9-7X 2005 184,611
SAAB 9-7X 2006 184,611
SAAB 9-7X 2007 184,611

Source: NHTSA Campaign 14V404000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.