Report: 10,000 Buick LaCrosse, Cadillac SRX models face faulty defroster recall
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedan</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/recalls-tsbs/" rel="tag">Recalls</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/safety/" rel="tag">Safety</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/crossovers-cuvs/" rel="tag">Crossover</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/buick/" rel="tag">Buick</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/cadillac/" rel="tag">Cadillac</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/gm/" rel="tag">GM</a></p><a href="http://detnews.com/article/20110309/AUTO01/103090381/1148/rss25"><img alt="General Motors" class="right border" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/03/gm-250-1299694083.jpg" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; margin: 4px; float: right;" /></a>The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/nathional highway traffic safety administration">National Highway Traffic Safety Administration</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/gm/">General Motors</a> have announced the recall of 10,000 vehicles. According to <em>The Detroit News, </em>certain <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/srx">2011 Cadillac SRX</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/lacrosse">2011 Buick Lacrosse</a> models may have been built with a defect that can prevent the vehicle's defroster from effectively clearing the windshield. NHTSA is concerned that the reduced visibility could lead to an accident.<br />
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The problem was discovered to during a production trial, in which one in 50 vehicles exhibited the defect.<br />
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At the moment, no crashes or incidents have been reported as a result of the programming error, though it's worth noting that only a third of the 10,179 vehicles covered by the recall actually belong to customers. The rest are either unsold or are awaiting delivery.<br />
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GM dealers will reprogram the HVAC software to fix the bug free of charge.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-cadillac-srx">2011 Cadillac SRX</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-cadillac-srx/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/01-2011-cadillac-srx_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Cadillac SRX" title="2011 Cadillac SRX" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-cadillac-srx/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/02-2011-cadillac-srx_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Cadillac SRX" title="2011 Cadillac SRX" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-cadillac-srx/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/03-2011-cadillac-srx_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Cadillac SRX" title="2011 Cadillac SRX" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-cadillac-srx/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/04-2011-cadillac-srx_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Cadillac SRX" title="2011 Cadillac SRX" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-cadillac-srx/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/05-2011-cadillac-srx_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Cadillac SRX" title="2011 Cadillac SRX" /></a></div><br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-buick-lacrosse-1">2011 Buick LaCrosse</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-buick-lacrosse-1/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/x10bu_lc008-1280_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-buick-lacrosse-1/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/x10bu_lc009-1280_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-buick-lacrosse-1/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/x10bu_lc010-1280_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-buick-lacrosse-1/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/x10bu_lc006-1280_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-buick-lacrosse-1/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/x10bu_lc002-1280_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
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[Source: <a href="http://detnews.com/article/20110309/AUTO01/103090381/1148/rss25">The Detroit News</a>]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/09/report-10-000-buick-lacrosse-cadillac-srx-models-face-faulty-d/">Report: 10,000 Buick LaCrosse, Cadillac SRX models face faulty defroster recall</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Wed, 09 Mar 2011 14:30:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/09/report-10-000-buick-lacrosse-cadillac-srx-models-face-faulty-d/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19873934/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/09/report-10-000-buick-lacrosse-cadillac-srx-models-face-faulty-d/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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