Electrical, wiring and powerModel years 2001–2001Government
Positive battery cable contact with steering shaft universal joint (Denali) - Transport Canada 2001092
Certain Yukon Denali and Yukon XL Denali vehicles (Transport Canada record lists Yukon and Yukon XL 2001).
FaultCrate・Positive battery cable contact with steering shaft universal joint (Denali) - Transport Canada 2001092
The positive battery cable assembly could contact the steering shaft universal joint.
What to do
- Dealers inspect the cable routing and reroute if necessary.
- The cable is also inspected for wear and replaced if necessary.
What is needed
- Parts and materials
- Cable (inspected for wear; replaced if necessary)
- Labor time
- Not stated
- Special tools
- Not stated
- Scan tool
- Not stated
Only what the technical documents state. "Not stated" does not mean not needed.
If left
- This could wear through the conduit and cable insulation and cause intermittent electrical shorting.→ intermittent electrical shorting
- The insulation and conduit could overheat and ignite, with a possible underhood fire.→ underhood fire
Applies to
- The recall concerns certain Yukon Denali and Yukon XL Denali vehicles.
See the evidence (1 documents, 6 passages)
| Document | Publisher | Date |
|---|---|---|
| [1]Recall 2001092: Positive battery cable contact with steering shaft universal joint | GovernmentTransport Canada | 2001-04-12 |
Applies toThe recall concerns certain Yukon Denali and Yukon XL Denali vehicles.
On certain Yukon Denali and Yukon XL Denali vehicles— [1]
Why it happensThe positive battery cable assembly could contact the steering shaft universal joint.
the positive battery cable assembly that could come in contact with the steering shaft universal joint.— [1]
If leftThis could wear through the conduit and cable insulation and cause intermittent electrical shorting.
This could eventually cause a wear through of the cable assembly convoluted conduit and cable insulation and result in intermittent electrical shorting.— [1]
If leftThe insulation and conduit could overheat and ignite, with a possible underhood fire.
This could result in overheating and igniting of the cable insulation and conduit and a possible underhood fire.— [1]
RepairDealers inspect the cable routing and reroute if necessary.
Dealers will inspect the positive battery cable for proper routing and reroute if necessary.— [1]
RepairThe cable is also inspected for wear and replaced if necessary.
Cable will also be inspected for wear of the conduit and cable insulation, and replaced if necessary.— [1]
Put together by FaultCrate from public records and technical documents. The cause and the repair are for the workshop to decide with the vehicle in front of it. Counts are records, not failure rates.
List the records (1 that can be opened)
Records whose recall number, document number or text matches. Each line says why it matched.
- Positive battery cable fire risk recallRecall 2001-04-12・recall number matches