Recall - Heated Windshield Washer Fluid

[H2005]

See this thread

http://www.elcovaforums.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=39676

[finall]

Yes, that is the other thread I posted the question in, as I already mentioned in this post

No answers there....

[dvl57]

Originally Posted by finall

Yes, that is the other thread I posted the question in, as I already mentioned in this post

No answers there....

There is an answer...if you're affected, the dealership will "disconnect" this feature from your truck. You'll get a $100 check from Hummer (from the dealership).

There's no fix...but the answer was in the previous post.

[finall]

As I explained on the other post, and will explain here again: The "disconnect" means major surgery on your H2. It does not mean that they unplug something.

It involves GM cutting out the heated WW fluid system, and cutting the wiring harness, ww fluid tubing, etc. They do not simply disconnect it, they cut it out of the vehicle. Literally! For liability reasons....

I would prefer not to do that. It is going to be a huge mess! As you know, this is a 2nd recall for the same thing. They failed once already. Now they say, we can't fix it, so we will just remove it. I say, NO WAY, since they do not know what they are doing!

My original question above stands:

Is there a simple way to disconnect the unit form the electrical system, in such a way as to prevent it catching on fire, and yet leave it in the vehicle? If so, where is the disconnect point? What actually catches on fire, a module or wiring? Can the system be simply disabled by removing ALL electrical current from the heated WW system, and just leave it in the vehicle? Does it have its own dedicated fused circuit, or not? Where is this unit located, so that I can attend to it?


Still NO ANSWER to my question. Any GM techs out there?

[HUMTECH]

Ive done a few of these recallsalready and its not a big mess. six wires cut and taped. module removed and hoses re-routed. Cant even tell hardly that it was ever there. I would recommend the dealer does it so if there was ever a probl,em and the recallwasnt done at the dealer your insurance may be void

[pdsq99f4]

The vehicle's harness doesn't even get cut. It's the wires that are part of the heater. There is no "major surgery" the wires are just cut and taped so the connector isn't left unplugged to get corrosion in it.

[finall]

Thanks guys. That info helps.

What if I just unplugged the unit, instead of having it removed? That should have the same effect then, since there would be no power going to it, and as such, nothing could catch on fire?

I would prefer to keep the unit in the vehicle. Maybe some day there will be a proper repair for it, but by then it will have been yanked out. Maybe one day far in the future the H2 will become a collectors item, and it would be nice to have all the options intact (even if disabled).

So is there a fuse or connector that I can disconnect? I have bad experience with the dealer where they screwed up stuff, so I would prefer to do this myself....