2006 Hummer H3

ROUGH IDLE, ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS. IN PAST HAVE BEEN TOLD HAVE BEEN TOLD GAS CAP RELATED OR POSS THERMOSTAT OR INTERMIT MISFIRE. TODAY DEALERSHIP SAYS CYLINDER #2 NOT WORKING. NEED TO REPLACE. AT A COST OF $3000+. RELATED TO L52 ENGINE CONCERNS & INTAKE VALVE SEATS. INCLUDING COLORADO & CANYONS. WHY ARE SOME RECALLED, AND/OR FIXED ON MANUFACTURER'S DIME, BUT NOT OTHERS? GM KNEW OF CONCERN, (THUS CHANGED TO LLR ENGINE). MINE FITS THE YEAR AND WELL BELOW THE VIN #. WHY SHOULD 287591 H3 OWNERS HAVE TO PAY FOR GM'S MISTAKE? *TR

OWN HUMMER H3 2006. RANDOMLY, TRACTION, FAILURE,REDUCED,POWER,STAB SYS, SERVICE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE CAR CAN BE DRIVEN ONLY AROUND 40 MILE PER HOUR WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS ON FREE WAY. IT ONLY HAPPENS RANDOMLY. USUALLY AFTER RAIN OR COLD WEATHER. BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. CALLED GM, THEY TOLD ME THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING ALTHOUGH THEY SAY THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION AND THERE MIGHT BE FUTURE RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE HEAD AND/OR ANOTHER COMPONENT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,600.

LEARNED THAT OUR VEHICLE WAS KNOWN TO GM IN 2008 THAT THEY HAD A DESIGN DEFECT THAT CAUSED PISTONS TO FAIL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, WE WENT TO GM DEALERSHIP, CALLED THEIR CORPORATE OFFICES AFTER LEARNING THE KNEW OF THE PISTON DEFECT SINCE AT LEAST 2008. I'M SURE THEY HAVE REPLACED MILLIONS OF PISTONS DURING WARRANTY BUT THE COST OF REPLACEMENT IS $5000. WE LEASED THIS VEHICLE FOR 3 YEARS AND ARE PURCHASING IT. GM REFUSED TO ASSIST US IN FIXING THIS ISSUE. THEY ARE DISHONEST AND UNPROFESSIONAL. HOW MANY VEHICLES IN THE US HAVE PISTON FAILURES AS A DESIGN DEFECT? THEY SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL. *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED ON A SATURDAY WITH THE DEALERSHIP NOT ADVISING US THERE WERE ANY ISSUES. THE NEXT DAY WE HEADED TO THE LAKE AND 20 MINUTES LATER WE WERE SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING VERY HARD WITH RPM GOING CRAZY. NOW OVER A YEAR AND SEVERAL VISITS TO THE SHOP LATER WE ARE STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS INITIALLY TURNED ON IT WILL NOT MOVE. IT HAS TO SIT FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT FLASHING. IF YOU TRY TO PUSH THR GAS NOTHING HAPPENS. THE VEHICLE IDLES VERY HARD. IT IS ONLY FIRING ON 4 CYLINDERS AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT GM IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THEY SAID IT IS A "BAD BATCH" AND WILL JUST HAVE TO KEEP REPLACING THE HEAD TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT FAIR TO THE CONSUMER AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM. *TR

CAR HAS BEEN SPONTANEOUSLY STALLING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. ENGINE CUTS OUT, POWER BRAKES AND STEERING FAIL, NO RADIO, ETC. VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER. IT IS TERRIFYING. HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 3 DOZEN TIMES NOW. SEVERAL VISITS TO DEALER COULD NOT PINPOINT PROBLEM. DEALERS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE STALLING, ALTHOUGH IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME REGULARLY FOR MONTHS - IE, EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR (WITH MY TWO BABIES) FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

OWNED THE CAR SINCE 2006 WITH NO PROBLEMS--REGULARLY MAINTAINED, 125,000 MILES. MY WIFE TOOK IT TO THE SHOP WHERE SHE WAS TOLD THE ENGINE HAD "LOW COMPRESSION." AFTER THE REVIEW, THE MANAGER SAID HE HAD BAD NEWS, THAT THE CAR NEEDED TO BE TRADED IN/SOLD IMMEDIATELY AND NOT TO DRIVE IT UNTIL IT WAS BECAUSE THE PISTON WAS DEFECTIVE. I VERIFIED THE RESULTS WITH 2 OTHER MECHANICS THAT THE 5 CYLINDER H3S LOSE COMPRESSION OUT THE BLUE. THE SHOP MANAGER BASICALLY TOLD ME THAT I NEED TO SELL/TRADE IN THE VEHICLE, BUT NOT TO DRIVE IT UNTIL I HAD DONE SO, APPARENTLY THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED TO 06 H3S RELIGIOUSLY WHERE THE COMPRESSION DIMINISHES AND LEADS TO THE ENGINE DYING. WE FEEL LIKE WE'VE BEEN PUNCHED IN THE GUT BY HUMMER. HOW CAN A CAR PERFECTLY MAINTAINED ALL OF A SUDDEN HAVE "LOW COMPRESSION" AND LEAD 3 PROFESSIONALS TO ADVISE US TO SELL IT IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE? THIS HAS BEEN KNOWN BY HUMMER (PIP3935D) AND THEY DID NOTHING ABOUT IT. WE CALLED GM AND THEY WANTED TO LOOK AT THE ENGINE TO DIAGNOSE IT THEMSELVES. PISTONS 2 AND 3 WERE BAD. OUR VIN NUMBER IS COVERED BY THE PIP3935D BUT THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS. THEY REFUSED TO ASSIST US UNLESS WE PAID $6000 FOR THE "REPAIR"--BUT THIS ISSUE WILL RE-OCCUR. I HAVE MADE A CALL TO GM CORPORATE BUT HAVE YET TO RECEIVE A REPLY. IN THE MEANTIME WE STILL OWE OVER $4000 ON THIS VEHICLE THAT WE LEASED IN 2006, THEN PURCHASED. OUR VEHICLE IS UNSELLABLE AND WE DON'T HAVE $6000 TO FIX THIS KNOWN HUMMER 2006 H3 DEFECT. GM HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE DEFECT SINCE 2008 AND REFUSES TO ACT LIKE PROFESSIONAL, UNDERSTANDING, COMPASSIONATE INDIVIDUALS. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE OR RECOMMEND THE PURCHASE OF A GM AGAIN BASED ON THIS LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE. HOW CAN A DEALERSHIP (THAT THE US GOVERNMENT BAILED OUT OF BANKRUPTCY) TREAT ITS CUSTOMERS THIS WAY? WE HAVE SPENT $30,000++ SINCE LEASING/PURCHASING IT IN 2006. *TR

OWNER THE CAR SINCE 2006 WITH NO PROBLEMS--REGULARLY MAINTAINED, 125,000 MILES. AFTER A RECENT LONG TRIP MY WIFE TOOK IT TO THE SHOP WHERE SHE WAS TOLD THE ENGINE HAD "LOW COMPRESSION." THE SHOP WAS TRUSTED 100% AND BEEN USED FOR DECADES. SERVICE MANAGER SAID THEY WOULD SEE WHAT THEY COULD DO ABOUT THE LOW COMPRESSION AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHECK EACH OF THE PISTONS. AFTER THE REVIEW, THE MANAGER SAID HE HAD BAD NEWS, THAT THE CAR NEEDED TO BE TRADED IN/SOLD IMMEDIATELY AND NOT TO DRIVE IT UNTIL IT WAS. I VERIFIED THE RESULTS WITH 2 OTHER MECHANICS THAT THE 5 CYLINDER H3S LOSE COMPRESSION OUT THE BLUE--COMMON AMONG 5 CYLINDER H3S. THE SHOP MANAGER BASICALLY TOLD ME THAT I NEED TO SELL/TRADE IN THE VEHICLE, BUT NOT TO DRIVE IT UNTIL I HAD DONE SO, APPARENTLY THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED TO 06 H3S RELIGIOUSLY WHERE THE COMPRESSION DIMINISHES AND LEADS TO THE ENGINE DYING. . IT'S A POSSIBLE TO BUY A USED ENGINE WITH THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE COMPRESSION COULD DIE AGAIN. NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE FEEL LIKE WE'VE BEEN PUNCHED IN THE GUT BY HUMMER. HOW CAN A CAR PERFECTLY MAINTAINED ALL OF A SUDDEN HAVE "LOW COMPRESSION" AND LEAD 3 PROFESSIONALS TO ADVISE US TO SELL IT L IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE? THIS HAD TO HAVE BEEN KNOWN BY HUMMER AND THEY DID NOTHING ABOUT IT. MEANTIME, WE ARE PROBABLY OVER/UNDER ON THE VEHICLE AND WILL HAVE TO GET RID OF IT. *TR