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2003 Am General H2

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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2Owner complaints

Model-year median: 2

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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What owners reported most

Vehicle Speed Control
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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Visibility. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

Vehicle Speed Control complaints

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Mileage unknown · Sep 23, 2003
Vehicle Speed Control

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE CRUISE CONTROL AND TRANSMISSION. WHEN TRAVELLING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH AND GOING OVER A SMALL RISE (OVERPASS), SOMETIMES THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT UNLOCK THE TORQUE CONVERTER FOR NECESSARY POWER TO MAINTAIN VEHICLE SPEED. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE TRANSMISSION DIRECTLY DOWNSH…

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THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE CRUISE CONTROL AND TRANSMISSION. WHEN TRAVELLING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH AND GOING OVER A SMALL RISE (OVERPASS), SOMETIMES THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT UNLOCK THE TORQUE CONVERTER FOR NECESSARY POWER TO MAINTAIN VEHICLE SPEED. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE TRANSMISSION DIRECTLY DOWNSHIFTS (WITHOUT FIRST UNLOCKING THE TORQUE CONVERTER). THIS CAUSES A VIOLENT SURGE IN VEHICLE SPEED OVER THE SET CRUISE CONTROL SPEED, AND THEN A DROP OF THE THROTTLE AND UPSHIFT, ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW AGAIN. THESE TWO LURCHES MIGHT CAUSE SOME DRIVERS TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE OVER THE SAME COURSE WITHOUT THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT MAINTAINING THE SAME SPEED MANUALLY WITH NECESSARY THROTTLE MOVEMENTS, THE TRANSMISSION PROPERLY UNLOCKS THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND THE PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR. HAVE WORKED WITH THE DEALER AND GM ON THIS, AND IT SEEMS THAT NEW SOFTWARE IS NEEDED IN THE VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMS. THEY WILL NOT GIVE ANY TIME FRAME TO FIX THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA ODI #10039346

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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