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NHTSA recall 00V346000

Visibility › Windshield wiper/washer

Buick Park Avenue

Reported Oct 30, 200035,302 vehicles affectedGENERAL MOTORS CORP.Maker’s number 00094Built Nov 1, 1999 – Jun 30, 2000

The defect

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. some of these vehicles fail to comply with requirements of fmvss no. 104, "windshield wiping and washing systems." these vehicles have a wiper system microprocessor that IS susceptible to voltage transients, which can cause a "latch-up" condition in the system controller.

The risk

If microprocessor "latch-up" occurs, the customer will not be able to operate the system in both the lower and high-speed modes required by the standard.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the windshield wiper motor cover which contains the microprocessor.

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Vehicles in this recall

Buick Park Avenue
20002001

Notes

Owner notification began january 5, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact buick at 1-800-521-7300.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).