GM recalls 857,735 vehicles for electrical problems

[Oracle of Delphi]

August 29, 2008 - 11:15 am ET

DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp. is recalling 857,735 vehicles equipped with heated windshield wiper fluid system for a potential short circuit problem, according to federal safety regulators.

A short circuit in the system may cause other electrical features to malfunction, create an odor or cause smoke, increasing the risk of a fire, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on its website.

Link: http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/arti...p;rssfeed=RSS31

Edited August 29, 2008 by Pontiac Custom-S

[Sixty8panther]

haha-hah!

Whoopie for modern cars with useless electronic crap.

[A Horse With No Name]

Just be glad they aren't buying them back for catastrphic frame failure.

Chris

[loki]

this is not too surprising. the flaws are going to be expensive, but cause gen 2 to be much better.