2000–2001 Buick Park Avenue recall: windows, wipers & mirrors
⚠️ What's wrong
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 fix
Dealers will replace the windshield wiper motor cover which contains the microprocessor.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V346000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 00094
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 35,302
- Component
- VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
- Owner phone
- 1-800-521-7300
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jan 5, 2001
- Built
- Nov 1, 1999 – Jun 30, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- 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).