A massive recall of SAIC-GM vehicles is under way in China, focused on fuel pump control module issues and involving 1,134,085 individual vehicles from the Buick, Cadillac, and Chevrolet brands.
As Automotive News reports the recall is being initiated by SAIC-GM itself and monitored by the Chinese government’s State Administration for Market Regulation, which is also providing details of the recall.
The affected fuel pump control modules were incorrectly moisture-proofed, an issue that can potentially lead to water seeping into the module over time. Condensation, water vapor, or water intrusion inside the module can possibly cause it to function improperly. The defect could even lead to loss of power while driving.
The report does not indicate how severe the loss of power is or whether it could significantly increase the risk of accidents in affected vehicles. SAIC-GM filed the recall with the State Administration for Market Regulation on November 10th, with 611,260 Buick vehicles, 327,006 Cadillac vehicles, and 195,819 Chevrolet vehicles affected.
SAIC GM plant in Shangdong
All of the vehicles which may have the defective fuel pump control module were produced between September 2019 and July 2023. SAIC-GM issued a similar recall for defective fuel pump control modules back in June, though that recall was limited specifically to the Chevy Equinox crossover.
The Chevy Equinox vehicles involved in the earlier recall were produced between August 2020 and December 2022, once again per State Administration for Market Regulation data. In total, 74,295 units of the Equinox were covered by this more limited recall.
Meanwhile, SAIC-GM sales fell 17.2 percent in the third quarter (Q3) of 2023, declining to 246,130 vehicles. Chevrolet sales were weakest, falling by 20.3 percent. This was part of an overall 14 percent sales slump for all GM automotive brands during the quarter.
However, SAIC-GM EV sales continue to surge, reaching 10,002 units in September. This figure represents 168 percent year-over-year and 24.8 percent month-over-month sales growth for all-electric models. The big winners in the electric arena were the all-new Buick Electra E5 and the compact Buick Velite 6 EV.
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Remember the old mechanical fuel pumps that had no electronics, almost never failed, were inexpensive, and easy to replace? Those were the days.
Remember 5 miles per gallon? Ugh, all the crap thrown into the atmosphere….sorry kids and grandkids, your problem now.
“Loss of power while driving” More like “completely dies” while driving.. Have a new 2021 Savana passenger van with 5000 miles on it now. Big engine and love it but twice we were stranded with “fuel pump module issues”. Been in the shop ordering parts as much as in our garage……chinese module no doubt
RIGHT! Literally stops and they are like oh, we have seen a few of these they have fuel pump issues, well we will have to diagnose it…YOU KNOW it is a problem!!! We also just had key fob failures, as in neither one now works.
That apparently was an issue in earlier models and clearly wasn’t fixed.
I know the old mechanical pumps worked well with hardly ever a failure but you you cannot get the high pressure needed for modern injected engins. Wish they could come up with an easier labor and parts cost to resolve. My last failure cost me over $1000.00 to resolve not under warranty