ELECTRO STATIC DISCHARGE CAUSE FAILURE TO SUNROOF MODULE

MODELS/YEARS 1990 NINETY-EIGHT MODELS

An electrostatic discharge from a vehicle occupant to the sunroof switch could damage the express open sunroof module. As a result, the sunroof would operate in the open direction only.

To eliminate the potential problem, the chrome sunroof switch button is being changed to plastic. This change took place on 10/31/89.

Servicing a vehicle which has experienced this failure mode requires replacing the chrome button switch (part number 20396960) with a new plastic button sunroof switch (part number 20429984) and replacing the damaged express sunroof module (part number 12503328).

Parts are currently available from GMSPO.

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