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Hi gm will fix all vehicles that have the problem as of apr 2009 read below. Call your dealer and tell them its tsb #08048c


# 08048C: Product Safety - Heated Windshield Washer Module Short Circuit - Add Wire Harness - (Apr 28, 2009)

Subject: 08048C -- Heated Windshield Washer Module Short Circuit - Add Wire Harness

Models: 2006-2008 Buick Lucerne
2008 Buick Enclave
2006-2008 Cadillac DTS
2007-2008 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT
2007-2008 Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado, Suburban, Tahoe
2007-2008 GMC Acadia, Sierra, Yukon, Yukon XL
2006-2008 HUMMER H2
2007-2008 Saturn OUTLOOK
Equipped with Heated Washer Fluid System

The service procedure in this bulletin has been revised to include verification that the fluid system dispenses heated fluid. Please discard all copies of bulletin 08048B, issued October 2008.

Condition

General Motors has decided that a defect, which relates to motor vehicle safety, exists in certain 2006-2008 model year Buick Lucerne; Cadillac DTS; HUMMER H2 vehicles; 2007-2008 model year Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT; Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado, Suburban, Tahoe; GMC Acadia, Sierra, Yukon, Yukon XL; Saturn OUTLOOK vehicles; and 2008 model year Buick Enclave vehicles equipped with a heated washer fluid system. A short circuit on the printed circuit board for the washer fluid heater may overheat the control-circuit ground wire. This may cause other electrical malfunctions, create an odor, or cause smoke. In rare cases, it may cause a fire.

Correction

Dealers/retailers are to install a wire harness with an in-line fuse.

Vehicles Involved

Involved are certain 2006-2008 model year Buick Lucerne; Cadillac DTS; HUMMER H2 vehicle; 2007-2008 model year Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT; Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado, Suburban, Tahoe; GMC Acadia, Sierra, Yukon, Yukon XL; Saturn OUTLOOK vehicles; and 2008 model year Buick Enclave vehicles equipped with a heated washer fluid system and built within these VIN breakpoints:




Important:
Dealers/retailers are to confirm vehicle eligibility prior to beginning repairs by using the system(s) below. Not all vehicles within the above breakpoints may be involved.

- GM dealers and Canadian Saturn/Saab retailers should use GMVIS.

- Saturn US retailers should use the 'Investigate Vehicle History' link on the Global Warranty Management application within DealerWorld.

For dealers/retailers with involved vehicles, a listing with involved vehicles containing the complete vehicle identification number, customer name, and address information has been prepared and will be provided through the applicable system listed below. Dealers/retailers will not have a report available if they have no involved vehicles currently assigned.

- US GM and Saturn dealers/retailers - GM DealerWorld Recall Information- Canadian GM/Saturn/Saab dealers/retailers - GMinfoNet Recall Reports- Export dealers - sent directly to dealers

The listing may contain customer names and addresses obtained from Motor Vehicle Registration Records. The use of such motor vehicle registration data for any purpose other than follow-up necessary to complete this recall is a violation of law in several states/provinces/countries. Accordingly, you are urged to limit the use of this report to the follow-up necessary to complete this recall.

Parts Information

GM, Saturn Canada Only: Parts required to complete this recall are to be obtained from General Motors Service and Parts Operations (GMSPO). Please refer to your "involved vehicles listing" before ordering parts. This part is not eligible for RIM Management . Normal orders should be placed on a DRO = Daily Replenishment Order. In an emergency situation, parts should be ordered on a CSO = Customer Special Order.

Saturn US Only: A pre-shipment of the required parts to perform this recall has been sent to involved Saturn US retailers from Saturn Service Parts Operations (SSPO).




Service Procedure




Important:
The windshield solvent heater module (1) is located on the driver's side of the engine compartment near the front fender upper brace (if equipped), master cylinder reservoir, and lower plenum panel. For the Cadillac DTS and Buick Lucerne, the windshield solvent heater module is mounted to the front of dash on the passenger's side of the engine compartment.

1. Locate the windshield solvent heater module.




2. Disconnect the windshield solvent heater module wire harness (1) from the heater module (2).




3. Connect the jumper harness with the in-line fuse (1) to the windshield solvent heater module wire harness (2) as shown in the illustration.




4. Connect the other end of the jumper harness into the connector (1) at the windshield solvent heater module.

5. Ensure that the jumper harness and windshield solvent heater module wire harness are routed and secured properly.

6. For vehicles that previously had the 60 amp heated windshield washer fuse removed, retrieve the fuse from the glove compartment and reinstall the fuse.

Important:
It may take up to 40 seconds for the heated washer fluid system to dispense heated fluid.

7. Verify the operation of the heated washer fluid system. Ensure the system dispenses heated fluid.




Claim Information - GM, Saturn Canada Only




Claim Information - Saturn US Only

Customer Notification - For US and Canada

General Motors notified customers of this recall on their vehicle in September 2008.

Customer Notification - For Export

Letters were sent to known owners of record located within areas covered by the US National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act.

Dealer Recall Responsibility - For US and Export (US States, Territories, and Possessions)

The US National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act provides that each vehicle that is subject to a recall of this type must be adequately repaired within a reasonable time after the customer has tendered it for repair. A failure to repair within sixty days after tender of a vehicle is prima facie evidence of failure to repair within a reasonable time. If the condition is not adequately repaired within a reasonable time, the customer may be entitled to an identical or reasonably equivalent vehicle at no charge or to a refund of the purchase price less a reasonable allowance for depreciation. To avoid having to provide these burdensome remedies, every effort must be made to promptly schedule an appointment with each customer and to repair their vehicle as soon as possible. In the recall notification letters, customers are told how to contact the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration if the recall is not completed within a reasonable time.

Dealer Recall Responsibility - All

All unsold new vehicles in dealers' possession and subject to this recall must be held and inspected/repaired per the service procedure of this recall bulletin before customers take possession of these vehicles.

Dealers are to service all vehicles subject to this recall at no charge to customers, regardless of mileage, age of vehicle, or ownership, from this time forward.
Customers who have recently purchased vehicles sold from your vehicle inventory, and for which there is no customer information indicated on the dealer listing, are to be contacted by the dealer. Arrangements are to be made to make the required correction according to the instructions contained in this bulletin. A copy of the customer letter is provided in this bulletin for your use in contacting customers. Recall follow-up cards should not be used for this purpose, since the customer may not as yet have received the notification letter.

In summary, whenever a vehicle subject to this recall enters your vehicle inventory, or is in your dealership for service in the future, you must take the steps necessary to be sure the recall correction has been made before selling or releasing the vehicle.