DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp (GM.N) is recalling 857,735 vehicles equipped with a heated windshield wiper fluid system for a potential short-circuit problem, according to federal safety regulators.

A short-circuit in the system may cause other electrical features to malfunction, create an odor or cause smoke, increasing the risk of a fire, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on its website.

The recall involves the 2007-2008 model year Chevrolet Silverado, Tahoe, Avalanche and Suburban, Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV and Escalade EXT, GMC Acadia, Sierra, Yukon, Yukon XL and Saturn Outlook; 2006-2008 Hummer H2, Cadillac DTS and Buick Lucerne; and the 2008 Buick Enclave.

GM plans to install a wire harness with an in-line fuse free of charge to fix the problem, NHTSA said.

Separately, GM is also recalling 88,809 2008-model year Buick Enclave, and 2007-2008 model year GMC Acadia and Saturn Outlook SUVs in 28 states and Washington, D.C..

A build-up of snow or ice on the windshield or the wipers may restrict the movement of the wiper arm in the SUVs and could cause the wiper to detach from its motor, according to the NHTSA website.

Good thing I cant afford 99% of those vehicles

I was thinking the same thing....all rich people cars(for the most part)

And wtf is there a need to heat that crap? Isnt its non freezing as long as you dont use water?

They make heated windshield washer systems?

waste of money

The shit doesnt freeze! lol

haha aint that a bytch

it only makes sense....surprised it took so long for it to be implemented in cars.

whenver you wash something dont you use hot water?
wont a warm substance clear ice/snow faster than cold water?

I though it was more the methenol or w/e in the fluid that cleans/ gets rid of shit?

i need to invent one for my car

Power inverter, fishtank heater... done! you owe me 50bux now

its simple physics really but the chemicals do help....

temperature is the avg kinetic energy in things. hotter stuff "vibrates" faster.

heat speeds up all reactions and hot water will dissolve 10x more than regular water. some greases also melt away at higher/lower temps. so hot water will help that as well.

ill pay u fifty bucks to go make that shit for me

Wanna bet?

I've had plenty of washer fluid containers turn into washer solid containers on some cold f'n mornings. 0deg F will do that!

Not to mention the alcohol will evaporate out of the sprayer nozzles leaving only water in the line or at the tips blocking the line. Usually engine heat will thaw this but not always.

thanks nelson!!!! my best friends mom owns the 2008 Enclave!

wow thats a whole lot of vehicals haha atleast they realized theres a problem

+1 on the can't afford those cars.... well, I can, but would never spend that much on a GM