Lemon Law for California

Build Dates : September 30, 2005 - July 31, 2007  

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 08V441000  

Date Owner’s Notified: 20080912  
Date Received by ODI: 20080828  
Date Added to Databse: 20080828  

Manufacturer’s Involved: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.  
Manufacturer’s Responsible for the Recall: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Manufacturer Campaign Number: 08048  

Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM  
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 857735

Summary:

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.  

Consequence:

This may cause other electrical features to malfuction, create an odor, or cause smoke increasing the risk of a fire. 

Remedy: 

Dealers will install a wire harness with an in-line fuse free of charge. The recall began on September 12, 2008. 

A vehicle’s structural design is the starting point for protecting you in a serious crash, and minimizing any injury that may result. A good structural design should have a strong occupant compartment, or safety cage, and front and rear ends designed to buckle and bend in serious crashes to absorb crash forces. It is important for these crush zones to keep damage away from the safety cage because, once this cage begins to collapse, the likelihood of injury increases rapidly. If it is effectively designed, a longer crush zone lowers both the likelihood of damage to the occupant compartment and the crash forces inside it. Not all vehicles are equally well designed. Some have crush zones that are too stiff and/or too short and safety cages that aren’t strong enough. These can contribute to the collapse of the occupant compartment in serious crashes. 

Vehicle safety is a significant consideration, both in terms of liability for injuries resulting from automobile accidents, and when the average consumer is shopping for a new car. Every new passenger vehicle must meet federal standards specifying minimum safety levels, but this doesn’t mean all cars are equally safe. There still are important safety differences. Identifying the safest car on the road is impossible, but it is possible to shop for a safer car because some vehicle characteristics are inherently safer than others, and many automakers offer safety features beyond the required minimums.