GM Recalls 1.53 Million Cars for Fire Risk

General Motors Company announced on Tuesday its recall of 1.5 million cars and trucks from the 2006 to 2009 model years because their heated washer-fluid system could short circuit and cause a fire.

Dealers were told by G.M. to permanently disable the heated washer-fluid system, and each affected owner will receive $100 to compensate the loss.

The same problem affected two-thirds of the vehicles two years ago, but G.M. says it has received reports of overheating in modules that had new wiring installed under that recall.

“This was a unique technology available from only one supplier, and that supplier has stopped manufacturing, which left no opportunity to collaborate on an improved design,” Jeff Boyer, G.M.’s executive director of safety, said in a statement.

“We want to be clear that the voluntary payment to customers is for the loss of the feature, not the recall.”

There are 15 models G.M. recalls: the 2006 to 2009 Buick Lucerne, Cadillac DTS and Hummer H2; the 2007 to 2009 Cadillac Escalade, Chevrolet Avalanche, Chevrolet Silverado, Chevrolet Suburban, Chevrolet Tahoe, GMC Acadia, GMC Sierra, GMC Yukon, Saturn Outlook; the 2008 to 2009 Buick Enclave and Cadillac CTS; and the 2009 Chevrolet Traverse.

The recall comes just one day after Chrysler recalled about 700,000 vehicles to fix brake or wiring problems.

Owners can contact Buick at , Cadillac at , Chevrolet at , Saturn at , GMC at and Hummer at .

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