2011 Cadillac SRX, Buick LaCrosse Recalled For Defroster Issue
General Motors [NYSE: GM] has announced a recall of more than 10,000 vehicles for a potential issue with the vehicle defroster.
In affected vehicles—certain 2011 Buick LaCrosse and Cadillac SRX models—the climate-control module might completely disable the ability to adjust climate settings. In the event of a failure, the defogging and defrosting functions might not be available when they're needed, and could potentially contribute to an accident.
The issue is with software—not the components themselves—so dealerships will perform a software update and recalibration on the affected modules. The update itself will only take about 25 minutes, though the dealership will need to have your vehicle a little longer than that.
There have been no incidents or accidents attributed to the issue so far, and GM found the flaw in an internal test when working on a new version of the flawed software.
The recall effort is expected to begin this Friday, March 11, 2011. Owners with any questions may contact Buick at 866-608-8080, Cadillac at 866-982-2339, or check the GM Owner Center.
This story originally appeared at The Car Connection
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