NHTSA recall 13V248000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 13V248000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 12180 |
| Manufacturer | General Motors LLC |
| Reported | 2013-06-13 |
| Owners notified | 2013-08-02 |
| Component | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Units potentially affected | 193652 |
What is 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.
What can happen
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.
The 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.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
| 2006 BUICK RAINIER | Built 2005-05-19 to 2006-06-08. |
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| 2007 BUICK RAINIER | Built 2006-04-04 to 2007-05-14. |
| 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER | Built 2005-05-13 to 2006-06-11. |
| 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER | Built 2006-04-04 to 2007-05-14. |
| 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT | Built 2005-05-16 to 2006-02-20. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2006 GMC ENVOY | Built 2005-05-13 to 2006-06-11. |
| 2007 GMC ENVOY | Built 2006-04-04 to 2007-05-14. |
| 2006 GMC ENVOY XL | Built 2005-05-17 to 2006-02-20. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2006 ISUZU ASCENDER | Built 2005-07-01 to 2006-06-04. |
| 2007 ISUZU ASCENDER | Built 2006-06-11 to 2007-05-14. |
| 2005 SAAB 9-7X | Built 2005-02-02 to 2005-07-01. |
| 2006 SAAB 9-7X | Built 2005-10-07 to 2006-06-18. |
| 2007 SAAB 9-7X | Built 2006-05-11 to 2007-05-14. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as EA12004
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| EA12004 | Engineering analysis, opened 2012-06-11, closed 2013-06-21. Driver's Master Power Window Switch. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 16NA075 | 2018-06-04. Service bulletin. This Bulletin provides procedures to correct a condition of Power Foldaway Mirror Glass Shake, Flutter at Normal Driving Speeds |
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| SPA-13-04-S002 | 2013-04-18. Service bulletin. ISUZU: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. DRIVER'S DOOR MODULE MAY SHORT, IN CIRCUIT BOARD, IF FLUID ENTERS AND CAUSE POWER DOOR LOCK AND POWER WINDOW SWITCH TO, INTERMITTENTLY, NOT FUNCTION OR FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY OR OVERHEAT AND PRODUCE FLAMES, SMOKE AND ODOR. MODEL 2006-2007 ASCENDER. *PE |
| SB-11323 | 2013-03-26. Service bulletin. BUICK/CHEVROLET/GMC: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. POWER DOOR LOCK AND POWER WINDOW SWITCHES MAY HAVE A SHORT, CAUSED BY FLUID ENTERING DRIVER'S DOOR MODULE, AND MAY BECOME INOPERATIVE OR OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. MODELS 2006-2007 RAINIER, TRAILBLAZER EXT, TRAILBLAZER, ENVOY, ENVOY XL. *PE |
| 0611007 | 2007-02-22. Service bulletin. DISTORTION IN OUTER SURFACE OF VEHICLE GLASS. *KB |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.