Nearly 1 million General Motors vehicles are subject to recall because their heated windshield washer system poses a fire hazard.  The vehicles being recalled include:

• Model year 2006-08 Buick Lucerne sedans and model year 2008 Buick Enclave SUVs.
• Model year 2006-08 Cadillac DTS sedans and model year 2007-08 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV and Escalade EXT SUVs.
• Model year 2007-08 Chevrolet Avalanche and Silverado trucks and Suburban and Tahoe SUVs.
• Model year 2007-08 GMC Acadia, Yukon, and Yukon XL SUVs and Sierra trucks.
• 2008 Saturn Outlook SUVs.

According to the manufacturer the problem stems from a short circuit in the grounding wire.