2006 Hummer H3

IN A DOCUMENT DATED AUGUST 2015 I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL FOR MY HUMMER H# 2006. "GENERAL MOTORS HAS DECIDED THAT A DEFECT WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXISTS IN CERTAIN 2006 MODEL YEAR HUMMER H3. AS A RESULT, GM IS CONDUCTING A SAFETY RECALL. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THIS INCONVENIENCE. HOWEVER, WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR SAFETY A D CONTINUED SATISFACTION WITH OUR PRODUCTS," IMPORTANT * YOUR VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN GM SAFETY RECALL 15042 * PARTS TO REPAIR YOUR VEHICLE ARE NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE, WE WILL SEND YOU ANOTHER LETTER ASKING YOU TO CONTACT YOUR GM DEALER TO ARRANGE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. * THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FOR YOU AT NO CHARGE." TO DATE, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY CORRESPONDENCE FROM EITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR GM. THE RECALL LETTER ADVISED ME TO CONTACT YOU IF I WAS NOT SATISFIED THAT THEY HAD DONE THEIR BEST TO REMEDY THIS CONDITION WITHOUT CHARGE AND WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME. I CERTAINLY AM NOT SATISFIED THAT THIS MATTER HAS BEEN RESOLVED WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE FOR FEAR IT WILL BURST INTO FLAMES DUE TO THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED TO ME. HOWEVER, I HAVE ONLY ONE VEHICLE AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IS NOT RELIABLE IN MY AREA. I AM BEGINNING TO WONDER IF THE PARTS TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE ARE EVER GOING TO BE AVAILABLE, AND FURTHER, IF I WILL EVER RECEIVE THE PROMISED SECOND LETTER TELLING ME TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY GM DEALER TO GET MY VEHICLE REPAIRED.

I RECENTLY STARTING HEARING A CLUNK OR RATTLE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION. I TOOK IT TO ONE SHOP WHO SUGGESTED I REPLACE THE SHOCKS SO I DID. AFTER I LEFT THE SHOP, I NOTICED THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WAS STILL THERE SO I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER SHOP. THEY STATED THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE UPPER CONTROL ARM BUSHING SO I DID. UNFORTUNATELY, NEITHER FIX SOLVED THE ISSUE SO I TOOK IT TO YET ANOTHER SHOP, KEN GRAFF IN RIVERDALE, UTAH WHO INFORMED ME TODAY THAT THE ISSUE IS A FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM, THAT IS DOCUMENTED ON THE GM WEBSITE . THE DOCUMENT NUMBER IS 2367563 DATED 11/10/2009. THE ENGINEERS KNEW THAT THIS WAS AN ISSUE BUT THEIR CONCLUSION WAS THAT THE CONDITION WAS CAUSED BY AN EXTERNAL IMPACT EVENT THAT EXCEEDED THE LIMITS OF THE FRAME DESIGN, WHICH IS A LINE OF BS. I HAVE NEVER TAKEN MY HUMMER 3 OFF ROAD AT ANY TIME AND IT DOES NOT EVEN HAVE A SCRATCH ON THE PAINT JOB AND IT NOW HAS 92,000 MILES ON IT. IT IS COMMON SENSE TO JUST PROVIDE THE BUSHINGS TO THE CUSTOMERS INSTEAD OF MAKING A CUSTOMER PAY OUT THE A-- BECAUSE OF A LACK OF COMMON SENSE. I DID CONTACT GM WHO INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAVE CONCLUDED IT WAS CAUSED BY EXCEEDED THE LIMITS OF THE FRAME DESIGN. A FEW THINGS HERE I FIND HARD TO BELIEVE FROM THE ENGINEERS, THAT THEY RECOMMENDED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY A EXTERNAL IMPACT WHICH I FIND STRANGE CONCERNING THEY WERE PUSHING THIS AS A OFF-ROAD VEHICLE. IF THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS ISSUE WHY DID THEY NOT RECOMMEND A RECALL INSTEAD OF BLAMING THE CUSTOMER? THEY DID NOT RECOMMEND TO GM TO CREATE JUST THE BUSHINGS INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE WHOLE FRAME ( $9000 PER KEN GRAFF) MY CONCLUSION IS THEY KNEW OF THE ISSUE AND WERE COVERING THEIR OWN ASS, IF I WERE TO PLACE JUST THE BUSHINGS AND IF THEY WERE AVAILABLE MY COST WOULD BE LESS THEN $500, I CAN ACCEPT THAT BUT EXCEEDED THE LIMITS OF THE FRAME DESIGN HELL NO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THERE WAS SMOKE AND AN ODOR COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAM ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ODOR COMING FROM THE VENT SYSTEM AND THAT THE VENT CONTROLS FAILED TO FUNCTION FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATING SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE DIFFICULT TO READ. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V421000 (VISIBILITY). THE CONTACT WAITED OVER A MONTH FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOD WAS NOT PROPERLY STAYING UP AND THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY HOLD THE HOOD UPON CLOSING IT. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT SMOKE ENTERED THE VEHICLE UPON STARTING. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE IF THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT THAT WAS INTERNALLY OCCURRING AND COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN TWO RECALLS, BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 10V179000 (STRUCTURE) AND 15V421000 (VISIBILITY). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR UNDER THE DASHBOARD BY THE HEATER. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND HAD TROUBLE RESTARTING. THIS WAS A RECURRING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE PLUG TO THE HEATER WAS BURNED AND THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V421000 (VISIBILITY); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED, HOT AIR BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.