Windshield Washer Fix

[TheFallenAngel12]

I just got a Recall Notice in the mail today from Chevrolet for A "Safety Recall Notice" about the Windshield Washer Fluid Line Seprating Reading....

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~ This notice is sent to you in accordance with the requirements of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act.

General Motors Has decided that certain 2012 model year Chevrolet Sonic Vehicles fail to conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 104 - Windsheild Wiping and Washing Systems. As a Result, GM is conduction a Recall. We Apologize for this inconvience. However, we are concerned about your safety and continued satisfaction with our products.

IMPORTANT::
- Your 2012 Model Year Chevrolet Sonic, VIN# -------, is involved in recall 12176.
- Schedule an Appointment with your chevrolet Dealer.
- This Service will be performed for you at NO CHARGE.

Why is your vehicle being Recalled??

The windshield washer hose on your vehicle may seperate from the washer fluid reservour, and if this occurs, washer fluid will not be available to clean the windshield. This could impeded the driver's view and a crash could occur.
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What will we do??

Your Chevrolet dealer will secure the windshield washer hose to prevent seperation from the washer fluid reservour. This service will be performed for you at NO CHARGE. Because of service scheduling requirements, it is likely that your dealer will need your vehicle longer than the actual service correction time of approximately 30 minutes.

If your vehicle is within the New Vehicle Limited Warranty, your dealer may provide you with shuttle service or some other form of courtesy transportation while your vehicle is at the dealership for this repair. Please refer to your Owner Manual and Your Dealer for details on Courtesy Transportation.
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What Should You Do??

You Should contact your chevrolet dealer to arrange a service appointment as soon as possible.
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Do You Have Questions??

If you have questions or concerns that your dealer is unable to resolve, please contact the chevrolet Customer Assistance Center at 1.800.222.1020 (TTY 1.800.833.2438).
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If after contacting your dealer and the Customer Assistance Center, you are still not satisfied we have done our best to remedy this condition without charge and within a reasonble time, you may wish to write the Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, or call the toll-free Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1.888.327.4236 (TTY 1.800.424.9153), or go to Home | Safercar -- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Campaign ID Number for this recall is 12V408.

Federal regulation requires that any vehicle lessor receiving this recall notice must forward a copy of this notice to the lessee within ten days.

Jim Moloney
General Director - Customer & Relationship Services

GM Recall # 12176""
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Phew that was alot to type lol. Hope this helps you guys out!

 

[Leverus]

I just got mine in the mail today too. I think I'll have them check it out when I go get the oil changed. I've had no problems with the wiper fluid and this isn't a huge concern for me.

 

[Eric Smit]

Oh noes!

I'm gonna die! :O


-Eric Smit

 

[LS1notFOUND]

Guess I caught this one early In some ways I wonder how much "side job" stuff GM makes off cars coming in for recall.

"Its in the shop may as well have the oil done, tires rotated"

EDIT: received my letter today.

 

[Bogus]

Hm I wonder if I'll still get that letter since I already took care of that.

 

[Ubryaj]

Is the GM fix for this just a ziptie too?

 

[Bogus]

Is the GM fix for this just a ziptie too?

Precisely.

 

[billboening]

Myn is not coming un done i have checked all the connections but when i use it the passenger side just dribbles and one nozzle on the driver side hits the window any ideas?

 

[LS1notFOUND]

had your car waxed or any dirt/pollen? Could be clogged or coming undone. Has to go in anyway, have them take a look at it.

 

[rdss]

I just had to pull my wheel well liner and zip tie mine as well. No problems with the squirters though.

 

[Papasonic]

Those of you that have performed the washer hose repair yourself; be aware that GM will continue to send notices to you until a dealer signs off on the repair. What they won't do to get us to come back to visit their dealerships' service departments!

Papasonic

 

[Bogus]

Those of you that have performed the washer hose repair yourself; be aware that GM will continue to send notices to you until a dealer signs off on the repair. What they won't do to get us to come back to visit their dealerships' service departments!

Papasonic

At least you know that care!

 

[Chevrolet Customer Care]

Myn is not coming un done i have checked all the connections but when i use it the passenger side just dribbles and one nozzle on the driver side hits the window any ideas?

Hello Billboening,

Sorry to hear about the issue you're having with your windshield wiper. I'd be happy to pull up your VIN to see if this recall affects your Sonic. If you would like, please private message me your VIN#, name and mileage.

I would definitely recommend having the dealer take a look at it also.


Vanessa
GM Customer Service

 

[Gary Grist]

Windshield washer solution heater question

Has anyone installed or had installed a windshield washer solution heater? If so, what brand? Are you using winter type solution or keep the summer stuff in during cold periods? I don't think there is an on\off switch for these, so what keeps the battery from discharging when the engine is not running? If you installed it yourself, would you do that again or would you have a mechanic do it? Does Chevy have one designed for its cars?

 

[Scot]

Has anyone installed or had installed a windshield washer solution heater? If so, what brand? Are you using winter type solution or keep the summer stuff in during cold periods? I don't think there is an on\off switch for these, so what keeps the battery from discharging when the engine is not running? If you installed it yourself, would you do that again or would you have a mechanic do it? Does Chevy have one designed for its cars?

GM used to put them on the higher end vehicles and had trouble with some of the heater units catching fire. If you had one, they recalled it, removed it and gave the owner $100.

Not sure who the supplier was for those, but I'd be wary of any aftermarket heaters.

 

[ahtoxa]

That just sounds like a solution looking for a problem.

There are windshield washer solutions that can resist rather severe cold temps. There's no need to install things like heaters for the fluid.

 

[Stew]

If you are DIY-er it's really easy to make a windshield washer fluid heater that is always hot and ready.

Go to your local hardware store and get a short piece of copper pipe that is roughly the same diameter as the inside diameter of your upper radiator hose and about 6 inches of small diameter copper tube that will fit the washer fluid hose. Hobby stores have small diameter copper tube if the hardware store doesn't

Take the larger copper tube and drill a hole cross wise through it to fit the small copper tube, insert the small copper tube and solder it in place. Cut a section out of your upper radiator hose to insert the larger copper tube, splice your washer fluid hose to the small copper tube and that's it.

Your washer fluid will now pass through the heat exchanger you just made, being heated by the engine coolant. This is an old trick for guys that drive a lot in snowy weather.

Disclaimer: Do this at your own risk, also be aware that spraying hot liquid on cold glass has been know to cause cracks when there's extreme temperature deltas.

 

[djaguanino113]

I just bought my sonic and they told me it was an open recall I took my car in and they fixed it for free, I know its been said on here before.

 

[Sailurman]

Yeah, mine just popped off on a 2013 Hatchback purchased a year ago.

 

[wGraves]

Received a recall notice in the mail for mine a few months back and took it in. Said it wasn't meant for my car so they did nothing. Ended up fixing it myself when it popped off.


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