GM to SUV owners: Don't drive these ,they can catch fire in the motor.

[dixiegrrrrl]

DETROIT (AP) – General Motors is telling owners of some SUVs not to use their windshield wipers because an electrical short could cause the motor to catch fire.

The company is recalling nearly 32,000 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Acadia SUVs from the 2016 model to fix the problem.

Only 6,400 were sold and the rest are being held at dealerships until they are repaired. Most are in North America.

GM says if weather stops owners from taking their SUVs to dealers, it will pick up the vehicles for service. It also will arrange rental cars if parts aren’t available.
Dealers will replace faulty wiper motor covers that allow some electrical terminals to come in contact with each other.

http://wbay.com/2015/10/08/gm-recalls-suvs-tells-owners-not-to-use-windshield-wipers/

You can check your SUV on this site:
https://my.gm.com/na-gm/recalls/?evar18=gm_homesafetyrecalls_recalls_img?

Where are these made, anyhow?
How come there are so many recalls of GM cars?

[hobbit709]

1. Whenever a corporations cuts costs, the first thing to go is quality control.

[tech3149]

2. Not just QC but design decisions made based on cost

Even if the entire manufacturing chain is done in-house the engineering staff is brow beaten into finding a more "cost effective" alternative that "may" be functionally equivalent.
Sub contracting and isolation of engineering from manufacturing allows for more errors to be introduced into the final product.
There are only so many years you can work in that environment before you either give up or blow a gasket.

[MiniMe]

3. "I can't come to work because I can't use my windshield wipers and it is raining"

That would go over well with the boss

[Glassunion]

4. Boss: You're still coming to work. Right?

[Ichigo Kurosaki]

5. At least they are acting quick this time (low numbers) [nt]

[dixiegrrrrl]

6. The Volkswagen incident might have helped GM to see the light. n/t