Hummer Recall
Information
Last Updated
December, 2008
SEPTEMBER 2008 -- GM is
recalling 13,358 MY 2003
Hummer H2 vehicles. Some of
these vehicles have a
condition in which water can
enter the windshield wiper
motor module. If a
sufficient amount of water
enters the module, over
time, the front windshield
wipers may work
intermittently or they may
become inoperative. If this
were to occur, driver
visibility could be reduced,
which could result in a
vehicle crash. Dealers will
inspect the windshield wiper
module cover, and replace
the windshield wiper module
cover free of charge. The
recall is expected to begin
during November 2008. Owners
may contact This recall was
the subject of a Preliminary
Evaluation, PE08-042,
conducted by the Office of
Defects Investigation.
08V456
AUGUST
2008 -- AM General is
recalling 684 MY 2006 Hummer
H1 Alpha series vehicles.
The vehicle's fuel tank may
contact the rear prop shaft
rear universal joint causing
a rub through condition. A
leak condition may result.
Fuel leakage in the presence
of an ignition source can
result in a crash. Dealers
will remove the main fuel
tank assembly and replace it
with a new modified fuel
tank assembly, new rear side
shield and all new attaching
hardware. The recall is
expected to begin during
November 2008. Owners may
contact AM General at
1-734-523-8110. 08V440
AUGUST
2008 -- 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. This may cause other
electrical features to
malfunction, create an odor,
or cause smoke increasing
the risk of a fire. Dealers
will install a wire harness
with an in-line fuse free of
charge. The manufacturer has
not yet provided an owner
notification schedule.
08V441
August
2007 -- GM is recalling 363 MY 2008
Hummer H2 utility, and H2 SUT vehicles. The wires in the ABS
wheel speed sensor front or rear harness may be reversed. This
condition could result in increased stopping distance increasing
the risk of a crash. Dealers will correct the ABS wheel speed
sensor wiring and, if necessary, reprogram the brake control
module. The manufacturer has not yet provided an owner
notification schedule. 07V-373
ConsumerAffairs.com -- June 17, 2008 -- The
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has
intensified a investigation of 21 models of General Motors
trucks and SUVS manufactured between 2006 and 2008 because of
the possibility of an engine compartment fire.
More than 2,700,000 GM trucks and SUVs are the
subject of the the investigation because of the possibility that
a fire might erupt inside the engine compartment, even when the
ignition is turned off.
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) at
the federal safety agency reported that investigators are now
aware of "41 non-crash engine compartment fires" in the GM
trucks and SUVs including 8 fires that may have caused
significant property damage.
The GM vehicles under investigation are:
Cadillac Escalade ESV and EXT from the 2007
and 2008 model years Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 from the 2007 and 2008 model years 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche 2500 2007 Chevrolet Silverado Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 2500 and 3500 from the 2007 and 2008
model years Chevrolet Suburban 1500 and 2500 from the 2007 and 2008 model
years Chevrolet Tahoe from the 2007 and 2008 models year 2008 GMC Sierra,
GMC Sierra 1500, 2500 and 3500 from the 2007 and 2008 model
years 2007 GMC Sierra Classic 2007 GMC Silverado, GMC Yukon from the 2007 and 2008 model
years GMC Yukon XL 1500, XL 2500 from the 2007 and 2008 model years Hummer H2 from the 2006 to 2007 model years 2008 Hummer H2 Utility, and the Hummer H2 from the 2006 to
2008 model years
"GM provided ODI with 41 allegations of
non-crash engine compartment fires including 16 allegations of
fires origination with the ignition in the off position,"
according to the NHTSA Web site.
Investigators are examining the electrical
system, engine and engine cooling system; battery cables;
under-hood wiring, fuses and circuit breakers.
NHTSA investigator are now call the probe an
"engineering analysis" which could eventually lead to a recall
of the General Motors trucks and SUVs.
