HEAD AND VALVE ISSUE - Page 3

Hi Sarah ~

Please call me Paige

It would make me extremely uneasy if I were 2000 miles away from home and something happened! It worries me sometimes driving to the lake and that's only 100 miles away! LOL! I do always have one of my dogs with me, he's my traveling partner. I attached his photo ~

As a girl I don't want to be stranded alone on the side of the road or anywhere for that matter... nothing fun about that!! It's just plain scary!!




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LawWyfe, The 2006 H3 is covered bumper to bumper minus wear items for 4 years or 50k whichever occurs first. The 5 year 100k Powertrain warranty did not start till 2007 model year and covers quite a bit like engine,transmission,transfer case, rear axle,front axle,drive shafts and outer wheel bearings. GM must have confidence in there products to put that type of warranty on all those items I listed.
Some areas may see more of this head concern than others and it may be that some dealers got more of the ones with the soft valve seats. We have been lucky on this as only 2 have been done. The good news if you need a head replacement the new head will not have the problem. So far these trucks have been good as a whole. We have seen some electronics issues like wheel speed sensors,transfer case mode accuater problems and have seen 2 front axles torn up (I have no idea how that happened). Steve

Thanks for the info Steve! It figures, once again it seems I am a day late and a $ short! (Mine is an 06)

BUT STILL LOVIN MY LITTLE HUMMER!

Nice looking (very hairy LOL) dog you got there Paige. What kind is he? I see you are near my Folks. I get up to Rockdale Co. a couple times a year to visit them..perhaps some day we can get together and compare Hummers. In fact GA (mountains in the NE part) is where my H3 ran amuck. I lied - I was 1000 miles away from home (2000 RT). Good luck on yours and hopefully she will continue to be as reliable as mine had been before this and hey, she did manage to get me home OK! Mwuaah to her - can you tell I LOVE MY HUMMER? LOL!

Sure we could get together. We're only 10 miles (if that) from Conyers. I just got back from Toccoa a couple weeks ago. The trees were so beautiful!! I'd love to live up there!

Blu is an Australian Shepherd mix of some type. So we've been told ... maybe some border collie and rottweiler too. He's a pound mutt, got him when he was only 6/8 weeks old at the pound. He was found on the side of the road. Then not long after I picked up a dog on the side of the road, turned out she was pregnant. After I got her I took her straight to the vet, she was covered in fleas and ticks. Anywho, the vet said I had a month before the pups came so I started my search of a rescue to take her. No one would ... everyone was full with katrina pups. Then to my surprise, 7 days later she had her pups. I had to keep two of the pups. Now there are four!! We're a big happy family! I'm a softy ... I'll try to pick up any cat or dog I see on the side of the road. If it doesn't run from me, it's getting in the hummer with me. I'll find it a home, if it's the last thing I do! Blu's my traveling buddy, the girls don't really care to go and two of them still puke.

The Folks live in Conyers....We were in a cabin just last week ON the Toccoa..loved it...yes leaves were beautiful....HATED to leave and we WILL live there or nearby one day! Lookin at cabin real estate now.

Good news... I called Hummer directly (at the direction of my Service Manager).... They are giving me a 6 year - 72k extended warranty for no charge on my 2006 H3.

I am now happy....


Beachman

Great to hear!!!!

Is that just a powertrain?

Please post a phone numer and contact name..I'm sure others here would like that too....Thanks

1.866.486.6376

You can speak with any rep... they will ultimatley call your service department to discuss any maintenance which may have taken place... If you are cool with the service people it always helps.

I do not have bumper to bumper, it is powertrain... which I am completely cool with

YAY!!! Got my little girl back today! OK I know you guys are doing the big <eyeroll> LOL! They had her 1 week and when they called me to tell me she would be ready this afternoon, I said, "by the way she needs an oil change so please do "comp" me one!" They did. They bent over backwards to be good to me and then they delivered her back home to me this evening.

Now in answer to Dennis's post...I spoke with GM Cadillac/Hummer Customer assistance today and after some aggressive pleading, they say they are going to give me a 7 yr/100,000 mile warranty. That is on the engine and anything related to this issue. It is not bumper to bumper (and I don't care, all i wanted was peace of mind on this issue.)...so those of you who got yours extended - you might want to double check it.

The contact info is: Adrien (male) Baxter and he seemed quite willing to work with me - perhaps because I was not asking for the world (all I wanted was engine peace of mind) and I had also refused the rental car they offered me saving them some $$ because I am lucky enough to have other vehicles to drive and they needed driven. I was refused the 1st time by someone else I spoke with a couple days ago. With all that being said..IF you have this issue too..stick to your guns and contact them and ask for it!!!

# is 866-790-5600.

LOVIN MY LITTLE HUMMER!

Glad to see they are taking care of you people.

Out freakinstanding Sarah,

Thank you for that stellar report..it does boost the confidence..How she run now?

Dennis, she runs GREAT thus far <crossin fingers and everything else I've got!> I didn't get her back until this evening, so only time will tell....

And many thanks to Barry - "btstyx" for pointing me in the right direction with the correct phone number after those Bozo's gave me the run around. BTW Barry, Jane is no longer in that capacity, but she did call me today to see if I was being taken care of.

One HAPPY girl LOVIN HER LITTLE HUMMER!

Man... I only got 72k miles and you got 100????

Just kidding, I am still psyched!

SQUEAKIER WHEEL GETS THE GREASE BABY!

(Or, could it be that I am a woman and he was a man and I laid it on thick??)

HAHA you win

thats great news...way to go GM!

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ORIGINAL: H3X442

...................The PI lists trucks with a vin number before 68287591 (last eight of vin) might be effected. ....................

Just checked my VIN with a production date of 03/06 and the last six are higher than the above. 10200 miles now without an engine problem.

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ORIGINAL: Disnydad

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ORIGINAL: H3X442

...................The PI lists trucks with a vin number before 68287591 (last eight of vin) might be effected. ....................

Just checked my VIN with a production date of 03/06 and the last six are higher than the above. 10200 miles now without an engine problem.

Mine is 68128378 so far so good i hope

Mine is 6816xxxx..Build date 09/05..No problems (yet)

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ORIGINAL: Dennis

Mine is 6816xxxx..Build date 09/05..No problems (yet)

Not to just pick on Dennis here but..
Why don't people post thier entire VIN? Hummer identity theft??

I guess it's like nobody ever posts their License plates either..less than scrupulous people will use this information to steal identity and also have keys made, etc..any number of possible fraud techniques...The internet is a very dangerous place for personal information to be floating around on...

Hiya Folks:

I'm planning on buying a 2007 H3 Hummer, I was just wondering if anybody knows if this head and valve issue has been resolved in the 2007 model?

Thanks
Frank

Frank..no worries on the 07 models..Hurry up and gettcha one now soon.

Are all H3's being manufactured here in the states, or are some being put together south/north of the border?

To confirm.... NO head issues on the 2007 (until we hear otherwise?).