2007 Hummer H3

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HUMMER H3. THE VEHICLE HAS BRIDGESTONE TIRES, DUELER A/T RH-S, SIZE P265/65/R18. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE RISK OF A CRASH SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED, BUT THE CONTACT STILL HAS POSSESSION OF THE OTHER THREE TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 5,800.

ON NOVEMBER 2, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 PM, I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT THE LOCAL WAL-MART AND AS I TURNED RIGHT TO GET INTO THE SPACE I HEARD A LOUD BANG PROCEEDED WITH MY HUMMER H3 ABRUPTLY STOPPING. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAD ACTUALLY HAPPENED AT THAT EXACT TIME AS I WAS MORE CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF MY 11 YR OLD BROTHER. I CALLED ON STAR EMERGENCY SERVICES AND TOLD THEM I COULD NOT MOVE MY CAR AND WAS NOT FULLY AWARE OF WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THE WAL-MART SECURITY GUARD THAT WITNESSED THE ENTIRE INCIDENT, RUSHED TO THE VEHICLE TO CHECK IF WE WERE ALRIGHT AND ASKED IF I HAD REALIZED WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO MY CAR. I TOLD HIM NO AND WITH THE ON STAR REP STILL ON THE PHONE I GOT DOWN AND TO MY SURPRISE SAW THE STEERING COLUMN OF MY HUMMER HAD SNAPPED IN HALF. I WAS IN TOTAL DISBELIEF AND COULDN'T HELP BUT THINK HOW MY BROTHER AND I COULD HAVE FLIPPED OVER ON THE FREEWAY IF THIS INCIDENT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ONE THE WAY TO WAL-MART. AFTER DESCRIBING TO ON STAR WHAT HAD HAPPENED, THE REPRESENTATIVE ASKED IF I COULD MOVE MY CAR OR IF IT WAS DRIVABLE, I TOLD HIM I WAS PRETTY MUCH STUCK WHERE I WAS AND COULDN'T EVEN MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF THE TRAFFIC. I WAITED ALONG WITH THE SECURITY GUARD FOR A TOW TRUCK TO ARRIVE AND WAS THE TOW TRUCK GOT THERE I WROTE DOWN ALL THE INFORMATION I NEEDED FROM THE SECURITY GUARD AND WAS TOLD BY THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER THAT MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MORNING. THE NEXT MORNING I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAD TO CONTACT GM BECAUSE MY BROTHER HAD BEEN HURT AT THE SCENE. I CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD SEND AN INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. AFTER WAITING FOR ALMOST 3 WEEKS I WAS TOLD BY THE GM REP, JORGE ABURTO THAT THE REPORT STATED THAT NO OUTSIDE FACTOR TO HAVE CAUSED WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO THE VEHICLE. ONCE GM GAVE THE OK TO START THE REPAIR ON THE H3 I WAS TOLD THEY HAD STOPPED BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP IS NOW ACCUSING ME OF HITTING THE H3. *TR

THIS IS THE FIRST WINTER THIS VEHICLE HAS SEEN. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE EITHER NOT WORKED OR STOPPED MIDCYCLE. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS AT HOME. I HAVE AUTOSTART SO I STARTED MY CARD TO WARM THE VEHICLE AND THAW THE WINDSHIELD. APPROX. TWO HOURS LATER I WAS ABLE TO TURN ON MY WIPERS. THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON A SECOND OCCASION. ON DECEMBER 31,2008 DURING A STORM THAT CAUSED WHITE OUT CONDITIONS, MY WIPERS STOPPED LESS THAN 5 MINUTES INTO MY DRIVE HOME. THE DESIGN OF THE WIPERS CAUSES THE ARM THAT MOVES THE WIPER ITSELF TO FREEZE SOLID AND CANNOT BE UNFROZEN UNTIL YOU GET THE VEHICLE INTO A WARM ENVIRONMENT, UNLESS YOU'RE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE AN ICE PICK OR BOILING WATER WITH YOU! THE VEHICLE HAS A SERIOUS DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THE WIPERS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

MY VEHICLE IS A 2007 H3 HUMMER AND WAS NOT MANUFACTURED WITH REAR, CHILD SAFETY LOCKS FOR THE DOORS. THE DEALERSHIP, AS WELL AS THE MANUFACTURER ASSISTANCE NUMBER CAN NOT PROVIDE A RETRO FIT TO CORRECT THE ISSUE AND ONLY PROVIDED AN OPTION TO PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. I HAVE A 2 YR CHILD THAT CONTINUES TO OPEN THE DOOR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION. *TR

ON THE SUMMER OF 2007, I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND I HAD TO PULLOVER TO THE SIDE BECAUSE MY HUMMER H3 STARTED OVERHEATED. I DID THE PROPER PROCEDURE OF REFILLING COOLANT TO MY CAR, BUT WITHIN 4 HOURS IT LEAKED. I WAS DRIVING FOR 30 MIN. WITH WINDOWS DOWN. NOT USING THE AIR CONDITIONER. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND SUPPOSEDLY "FIXED" THE PROBLEM. IT IS APRIL 2008 AND THE OTHER DAY MY CAR SHUT DOWN ON ME AGAIN BECAUSE MY CAR OVERHEATED. I CHECKED ALL COOLING PLACED AND I REFILLED THEM WITH DEX-COOL COOLANT. THE NEXT MORNING I CHECKED THE COOLANT TANKS AND THEY WERE EMPTY. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 45 MPH, WHEN ANOTHER DRIVER TURNED FROM A CROSS STREET INTO HER, CAUSING A HEAD ON COLLISION. FULL FRONTAL DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES OCCURRED, AND THE AIRBAG IN OUR VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY. THE AIRBAG IN THE OTHER VEHICLE DID DEPLOY. ONSTAR WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ACCIDENT AS WELL AS LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS DESIGNATED AS THE AT- FAULT DRIVER IN THE ACCIDENT. I DID CONTACT GM AND NOTIFIED THEM OF THE FAILURE OF THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY, AND THEIR LEGAL DEPARTMENT CLAIMS THAT IF THE "CRUMPLE ZONES" DID THEIR JOBS THEN THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY, EVEN IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. OUR VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE TOW LOT, AND THE AIRBAG IS STILL INTACT. *TR