Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||||
| 030604036 | 10/01/2006 | 030604036A | 10012561 | Information on servicing fuel injectors to avoid contamination. *eh updated 03-19-07. *kb | 03/07/2005 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| SB-10-06-01-008 | 09/01/2010 | 10035804 | Cadillac/chevrolet/gmc/pontiac: engine oil consumption on aluminum block engines with active fuel management (afm) (install afm oil deflector and clean carbon from cylinder). caused by an uncovered afm valve that sprays oil on the bottom o | 03/04/2011 | |
| SB-07-06-04-019A | 11/01/2008 | 10028831 | General motors: intermittent mil/ses/ dtc p2138 with reduced engine power (repair instrument panel (ip) to body harness connector). 2005-08 gm passengers cars/light duty trucks (incl. saturns). *pe | 06/01/2009 | |
| 08142 | 10/01/2008 | PB-08142A | 10025303 | Ecm eeprom - reprogram ecm. all 2007 and certain 2008 cheverolet silverado and express and gmc sierra and savana equipped with 6.6l duramax va diesel (rpo lmm - vin 6) engine. csc was received. *pe updated 5/5/09. csc letter was | 07/28/2008 |
| PIP4321 | 02/01/2008 | PIP4321A | 10024285 | Oil leak at rear of engine. equipped with a 4.8, 5.3, 6.0 or 6.2 v8 engine. *nj | 04/01/2008 |
| PIT4284 | 02/01/2008 | PIT4284A | 10024282 | Engine stalls after being remote started. *nj | 04/01/2008 |
| PIP4344 | 02/01/2008 | 10024204 | Short duration cold start lifter tick noise. equipped with the 5.3 or 6.0 active fuel management engines. *nj | 03/24/2008 | |
| 3917 | 12/01/2007 | 3917E | 10022901 | Engine has low power on acceleration or when towing. equipped with the 6.0l ly6 and l76 engine. *nj updated 1/29/08. *nj | 10/03/2007 |
| 4200 | 10022796 | Perceived hesitation or lack of power during throttle reapply at slow speeds. *kb | 09/27/2007 | ||
| 060139002 | 04/01/2007 | 060139002B | 10022260 | Front blower motor inoperative or may not shut off in extremely low ambient temperature conditions. *kb | 07/24/2007 |
| 070604013 | 05/01/2007 | 10021841 | Chuggle, surge or hesitation may be felt with active fuel management system cylinder deactivation transition from v8 mode to v4 mode. *kb | 06/22/2007 | |
| 060603013 | 09/01/2007 | 060603013B | 10021448 | Intermittent low battery voltage, engine will not crank, engine cranks but will not start, charging system light on, service battery charging system message displayed, dtc b1405 and/or b1516 set. (reprogram bcm). *kb updated 11/02 | 04/27/2007 |
| 4040 | 4040A | 10021394 | Harsh tcc apply or tcc cycling. *kb | 04/24/2007 | |
| 060603011 | 01/01/2007 | 060603011A | 10021118 | Humming or buzzing from rear of vehicle and/or possible dead battery. (check fuel pump relay and replace, if necessary). *kb | 03/07/2007 |
| 060604066 | 03/01/2007 | 060604066A | 10021106 | Lbz, lly, engine with rough idle, poor performance, black/white exhaust smoke, mil/ses light on and one or more of the following dtc's p003a, p060b, p0230, p0403, p0401, p0606, p2146, p2149, p2152, p2155. (reprogram ecm and replace egr mot | 03/05/2007 |
| 3999 | 3999B | 10021076 | Loss of power when driving in extreme winter weather. *kb | 03/01/2007 | |
| 4006 | 10021023 | Whine howl noise from the rear differential on vehicles equipped with an 8.6 rear axle. *kb | 02/22/2007 | ||
| 4231 | 10021021 | Service vme. supplement to 00-02-35-003l. update on new i-shaft. *kb | 02/22/2007 | ||
| 3939 | 10/05/2006 | 10020965 | Transfer case control module investigation. *kb | 02/02/2007 | |
| 060603009 | 10/01/2006 | 10020948 | Diagnostic information on battery draw no start - body control module, bcm power timer. *kb | 02/01/2007 | |
| 060845007 | 09/01/2006 | 10020889 | No start/loss of low speed lan, dtc's set. *kb | 01/26/2007 | |
| 060604042 | 09/01/2006 | 060604042A | 10020880 | Lr4, ly2, l33, lh6, lm7, l59, lc9, lmg, ly5, ls2, lq9, lq4, l76, ly6 throttle actuator control (tac). module codes, mil/ses dtc's p2108, p1516, u0107, reduced engine power. *kb | 01/25/2007 |
| 040604001 | 12/01/2006 | 040604001C | 10011126 | Various intermittent driveability conditions - hesitation, lack of power, etc. *tt | 01/03/2005 |
| 02-06-04-037 | 04/01/2008 | 020604037D | 634786 | Some customers whose vehicles are operated in dusty type environments, such as farming or mining off-road type applications, may comment about the illumination of the instrument panel ses light, with diagnostic trouble code p0446 set. *tt | 10/09/2002 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - DIESEL | |||||
| PIP4348 | 04/01/2008 | 10024712 | Duramax diesel dpf regeneration changes - vehicles equipped with the 6.6 duramax diesel engine rpo code lmm. *nj | 05/13/2008 | |
| 4529 | 12/01/2007 | 10023721 | High idle, elevated idle, and pto all different options. *nj | 01/29/2008 | |
| PIP4307 | 04/01/2008 | PIP4307D | 10023740 | Ses light on due to dtc p0101 and/or p0106 - inspect air filter and/or map sensor . with 6.6l diesel engine (rpo, lbz, lly, or lmm). *nj updated 5/13/08. *nj | 01/29/2008 |
| 4147 | 12/01/2007 | 4147C | 10022592 | Duramax diesels with ses light and dtc p0402. *kb updated 2/27/08. *nj | 08/27/2007 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE - TURBO-CHARGER | |||||
| 3068 | 3068D | 10009606 | Oil seepage from turbo air charge cooler hoses or hose blowing off during acceleration. possible diagnostic trouble code p0299. *tt updated 04-24-07. *kb | 10/08/2004 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - CRANKCASE (PCV) | |||||
| PIP3343 | 02/01/2008 | PIP3343A | 10024344 | Possible engine oil leak due to pcv freeze-up, equipped with the 4.8, 5.3, 6.0, and 6.2 v-8 engines. *nj | 04/07/2008 |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | ||||||
| EA08010 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 06/12/2008 | 09/08/2008 | NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES | 08V441000 | |
| In a letter dated august 27, 2008, general motors corp. (gm) notified nhtsa that it will conduct a safety recall (nhtsa recall number 08v-441) to address a safety relateddefect that can result in engine compartment fire in approximately 850,000 vehicles equipped with a heated windshield washer fluid option.the subject vehicles of this investigation comprise over three-quarters of the recall population. according to gm, a short circuit on the printed circuit board for the windshield washer fluid heater module may overheat the control-circuit ground wire. this may cause other electrical features to malfunction, create an odor or cause smoke and in rare cases it may cause a fire.as a remedy, gm dealers will install a wire harness with an in-line fuse. in addition to the subject vehicles, several other gm models with the heated windshield washer fluid option are included in recall 08v-441: my 2006-2008 buick lucerne (manufactured august 2005 through november 2007); my 2008 buick enclave (manufactured february 2007 through april 2007); my 2006-2008 cadillac dts (manufactured may 2007 through november 2007); my 2007-2008 saturn outlook (manufactured august 2006 through april 2007); and my 2007-2008 gmc acadia (manufactured august 2006 through april 2007) vehicles.gm is instructing owners to take their vehicle to a dealer for service if they experience symptoms of windshield washer heater module short circuits. gm's recall resolves the safety defect concerns pursued by this investigation.this engineering analysis is closed. | ||||||
| PE08010 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 02/04/2008 | 06/12/2008 | NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES | ||
| In response to an information request letter sent by the office of defects investigation(odi) during preliminary evaluation pe08-010, gm provided odi with 41 allegations of non-crash engine compartment fires including 16 allegations of fires originating with the ignition in the off position.one of the fires was determined to be caused by an arson event.odi has also received 5 reports, 4 of which are of duplicative of reports provided by gm, alleging non-crash engine compartment fires in the subject vehicles.in total, odi is aware of 41 non-crashengine compartment fires in the subject vehicles that are unrelated to arson.eight of the 41 fire allegations also allege property damage as a result of the fires.this preliminary evaluation has been upgraded to an engineering analysis (ea08-010) to further assess the scope, frequency, origin and cause of the alleged non-crash related engine compartment fires in the subject vehicles. | ||||||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | ||||||
| EA08010 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 06/12/2008 | 09/08/2008 | NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES | 08V441000 | |
| In a letter dated august 27, 2008, general motors corp. (gm) notified nhtsa that it will conduct a safety recall (nhtsa recall number 08v-441) to address a safety relateddefect that can result in engine compartment fire in approximately 850,000 vehicles equipped with a heated windshield washer fluid option.the subject vehicles of this investigation comprise over three-quarters of the recall population. according to gm, a short circuit on the printed circuit board for the windshield washer fluid heater module may overheat the control-circuit ground wire. this may cause other electrical features to malfunction, create an odor or cause smoke and in rare cases it may cause a fire.as a remedy, gm dealers will install a wire harness with an in-line fuse. in addition to the subject vehicles, several other gm models with the heated windshield washer fluid option are included in recall 08v-441: my 2006-2008 buick lucerne (manufactured august 2005 through november 2007); my 2008 buick enclave (manufactured february 2007 through april 2007); my 2006-2008 cadillac dts (manufactured may 2007 through november 2007); my 2007-2008 saturn outlook (manufactured august 2006 through april 2007); and my 2007-2008 gmc acadia (manufactured august 2006 through april 2007) vehicles.gm is instructing owners to take their vehicle to a dealer for service if they experience symptoms of windshield washer heater module short circuits. gm's recall resolves the safety defect concerns pursued by this investigation.this engineering analysis is closed. | ||||||
| PE08010 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 02/04/2008 | 06/12/2008 | NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES | ||
| In response to an information request letter sent by the office of defects investigation(odi) during preliminary evaluation pe08-010, gm provided odi with 41 allegations of non-crash engine compartment fires including 16 allegations of fires originating with the ignition in the off position.one of the fires was determined to be caused by an arson event.odi has also received 5 reports, 4 of which are of duplicative of reports provided by gm, alleging non-crash engine compartment fires in the subject vehicles.in total, odi is aware of 41 non-crashengine compartment fires in the subject vehicles that are unrelated to arson.eight of the 41 fire allegations also allege property damage as a result of the fires.this preliminary evaluation has been upgraded to an engineering analysis (ea08-010) to further assess the scope, frequency, origin and cause of the alleged non-crash related engine compartment fires in the subject vehicles. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE | |||
| 09/04/2012 | 85000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2007 gmc sierra 1500. the contact stated that while driving 10 mph, the vehicle started smoking from under the hood. the vehicle was merged onto the shoulder and then exploded in flames. there were no injuries. both the police and fire departments were notified, and a fire report was filed. the origin of the fire was unknown. the vin was unavailable. neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified. the failure mileage was 85,000. | |||
| 09/04/2012 | 85000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 gmc sierra 1500. the contact stated that while driving 10 mph, the vehicle started smoking from under the hood. the vehicle was merged onto the shoulder and then exploded in flames. there were no injuries. both the police and fire departments were notified, and a fire report was filed. the origin of the fire was unknown. the vin was unavailable. neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified. the failure mileage was 85,000. kmj | |||
| 09/04/2012 | 85000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 gmc sierra 1500. the contact stated while driving 10 mph the vehicle started smoking from under the hood of the vehicle. the vehicle was merged to the shoulder and burst into flames. there were no injuries and the police and fire department was notified. a report was available if needed. the origin of the fire was unknown. the vin was unknown. neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified. the failure mileage was 85,000. mw | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 09/26/2009 | 50000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 gmc sierra. the contact stated the vehicle losing oil. the dealer wants the contact to come every 1000 up to 3000 miles to check the vehicle oil consumption. the manufacturer then told the contact that all gm vehicle use oil. the contact is concerned about the excessive oil use and why it is not made known by gm before the vehicle is purchased. the manufacturer sent the contact a letter stating the vehicle is designed to use 1 quart of oil every 2000 miles. the failure mileage was 50000 and the current mileage was 70000.rl | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 02/15/2011 | 55000 | ||
| #sb-10-06-01-008 (problem) i am concerned with our safety due to the mechanical motor problem with the cylinders. gm warranty # 71-937499112 i have had oil consumption test done and they ordered parts and told me to bring it in. when bringing it in to philips buick gmc fruitland park florida, i was told that i would be able to get a comparable vehichle in exchange while mine is worked on. i get their and they try to give me a compact suv. i am 6'2, 200lbs. and drive a 2007 4 door sierra 1500 that i use for my commercial business every day for work. they were aware of this. i shut my business down to half of what it was in order to be able to afford loosing my truck for a couple days to waranty repairs. i was told i would get a full sized truck or suv. i still have to haul product for my business just to keep it 50% running for those couple days. i also have 4, 200+lbs guys to haul around for work as well, and a special needs daughter who needs the aditional space of a full sized vehichle. i paid over $40,000 for my truck. its not my fault that i have a warranty issue and it has to be worked on. so my business, family, and self shouldnt be the one who is inconvienanced for a gm warranty issue. gm needs to do what it takes to make this right. i spoke to gm and they told me to go rent one myself and pay myself. they said they would only give me $35 dollars a day for reimbursement. with this happening gm is making it impossible for me to work and get my truck fixed at the same time. | |||
| 10/13/2007 | 12000 | 8 | 08/21/2007 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 gmc sierra 1500. while driving 15 mph, the brakes failed twice. the vehicle has been to the dealer approximately 15 times since it was purchased in august of 2007. the dealer turned the rotors and changed the brakes and the seat belt assembly. the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. the fuel gauge failed and the bed of the vehicle separated from the frame. the engine lifters failed to function properly as well. the failure mileage was 12,000 and current mileage was 12,100. | |||
| 06/14/2007 | 6000 | 6 | 05/04/2007 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 gmc sierra 1500. while towing a boat at 35 mph the vehicle made a loud noise, and would not accelerate. the dealer stated that there was no failure. the failure mileage was 600. the current mileage was 4,000. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||
| 08/18/2008 | 26146 | 1 | 03/30/2007 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 gmc sierra 1500. while driving 30-35 mph, the air bags on the ceiling of the vehicle deployed without an impact. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for repair. the failure and current mileages were 26,146. updated 11/24/08 *cn the vehicle had an exhaust leak, the drivers side window was inoperative, the window switch and connector had melted, the heater seats didnot work, the rear tires were out of balance. updated 11/26/08. *jb | |||
| 01/01/2008 | 1600 | 1 | 01/01/2008 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 gmc sierra 1500. after purchasing the vehicle, the contact began experiencing a drastic vibration. a defect was discovered; however, there is no remedy available. the dealer replaced the powertrain, wheel, wheel rotation, and driver assembly, but the failure still persists. general motors has yet to offer a response as to how they can assist. the failure and current mileages were 1,600. updated 03/04/08. *lj | |||