2006 Hummer H3

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V421000 (VISIBILITY); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (MORGAN BUICK GMC BOSSIER, 2295 AUTOPLEX DR, BOSSIER CITY, LA 71111) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND ASKED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. A CASE NUMBER WAS PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE (UNDERNEATH THE GLOVE BOX) CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE PERSON FROM THE PARKING LOT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, BUT THE FIRE WAS ALREADY EXTINGUISHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (LAKESIDE CHEVROLET BUICK, 10215 W MAIN RD, NORTH EAST, PA 16428; (814) 746-4300) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD, WINDSHIELD, WIRE HARNESS, AND CARPETS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V421000 AND 10V179000 (VISIBILITY, STRUCTURE). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH APPROXIMATELY 900 MILES ON IT. AT APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES, I HAD TO HAVE THE CYLINDER HEAD REPLACED. I WAS TOLD AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE HEAD CONTAINED A KNOWN DEFECT. AT 80,000 MILES, THE CYLINDER HEAD HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN, AS THE DEALERSHIP INSTALLED A SECOND DEFECTIVE HEAD WHEN THEY PERFORMED THE FIRST REPAIR. AT 127,000 MILES, THE CYLINDER HEAD HAS FAILED AGAIN, AS APPARENTLY THE DEALERSHIP INSTALLED A DEFECTIVE HEAD WHEN THEY PERFORMED THE SECOND REPLACEMENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. WHILE THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE SUDDENLY PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF HIM. IN ORDER TO AVOID HITTING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER IMMEDIATELY SLAMMED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE LEAF SPRINGS SUDDENLY FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE'S "U" BOLTS, SHACKLE BOLTS, AND REAR SHACKLES FRACTURED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE DRIVE SHAFT TO DETACH FROM THE TRANSFER CASE AND THE REAR AXLE TO LAY AGAINST THE REAR MUD FLAPS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DRAGON AUTO BODY SHOP WHERE ALL DAMAGED PARTS WERE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT INFORMED AN UNKNOWN HUMMER DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 8/3115342180. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,520. UPDATED 11/01/17*LJ *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LEAF SPRING FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AND PARKED AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE DUE TO THE FAILURE. A DEALER (WEBER CHEVROLET GRANITE CITY, 3499 PROGRESS PKWY, GRANITE CITY, IL 62040, (618) 451-7913) STATED THAT THERE WAS NO MANUFACTURER RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 09/06/17*LJ *CN