HEAD AND VALVE ISSUE - Page 7

You too huh? I hate going in there now because of that.  I tell them "my cell phone account is free" and that usually shuts them up

This is a first time post and I usually don't weigh in on these things but I have had my 06 H3 for 6 months and have had bad battery issues that resulted in the H3 having to be towed into the dealership.  I was told that GM had a "bad batch of batteries". 
 
Currently, the H3 has been at the dealership service department for 2 weeks "waiting on parts from GM" for a problem with the head/misfire/gasket...I was just called and was told the parts won't be available until March 20 since this is "a national problem for GM".  If I even get the parts by then, the car will have been sitting idle for approx. 2 months while I continue to pay for it.  This dealership alone has at least 7 H3s affected.  I am in Atlanta.
 
Not acceptable.  I'm sending a similar email to my attorney.
 
Good luck, everybody.

Perfect example of when people post...
 
If they are giving you a loaner car while your's is held up...then really they are meeting your needs for transportation in the mean time...Usually they give you a comperable type car..like another HUMMER....So I'm not lawyer, but I can see that you might not have a leg to cry foul on...
 
PS; you don't want to pissoff the dealer..it ain't their fault and they will do you a better repair job if you pretend to act cordial..
 
Good luck

Just some more information on this. The cylinder head backorder problem is getting better and heads are coming in faster. The bad news is the head gasket is on back order and is schueduled for release the week of 2/19. I have not heard anything on going into march 20 on this.
 
I agree with Dennis you need to have the dealer on your side and it does no good to bark at them. I work for a cadillac/hummer dealer and it always goes better if the customer is decent to us. Steve

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ORIGINAL: Dennis

Perfect example of when people post...

 
Awwww now...it brought me here in the 1st place....but now I just keep turnin up (kinda like a bad penny) and you can't shut me up! HAHAHAHA
 
 

Yeah...But you're the kinda penny I'd like to squeeze...Affectionately of course

Debdoc never said they were upset with the dealer or pointed the blame at them, he/she just was stating what their experience is or was

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ORIGINAL: HummerGuy

Debdoc never said they were upset with the dealer or pointed the blame at them, he/she just was stating what their experience is or was

Mike...How galant of you...
 
But I never said Debora was in the dealer's face or anything of the sort...The PS on my part was to only fore warn her not to get irate with them as many people do when they're frustrated with their car in for service and it's taking a while waiting on parts...
 
Had you been the true gentleman you pretend to be, you would've helped her out with some advise, and not come stormin in here like a knight in shinning armor with a bent sword...

Well Well touche my friend.  I, in fact, am a Gentlemen, and even after two LONG years of marriage, still hold the door open for my wife, open the door as if I was a limo driver for her on the H3, and offer more wit in charm then any other automobile-hypocondriac Hummer driver out there
 
You are correct my friend in your statement.  I have dealt with 3 dealers, all of which I have treated very well, because they are there to help you, and most of them genuinely want to.  It's definitely not their fault, and maybe not even GM's fault, that these parts are going bad.  It's ultimately the manufacturer of the parts in question that is to be held responsible, and most likely GM probably switched vendors for those parts and has been waiting for the new batch.  I think dealers' service departments get alot of unwarranted complaints and trouble from people who blame them directly for the problem.
 
But you have to admit, that is a LONG time to go without your car, and if they don't give you another H3 or better as a loaner, you should get compensated, because she has a point.  You are paying for a vehicle you can't drive, so if they give you a Caddy or some other vehicle, that shouldn't be acceptable.  You pay for a Hummer, you should get one in it's place.  I understand her frustration. (Although, I surely didn't mind the STS I had )

I agree..As I said..they usually loan you a comparable car...So true you're making payment on yours while it sets in the dealer's back lot waiting on parts..So it's a wash leagally..But a plus to this is that, your car is
accruing zero miles as you beat the hell out of their loaner

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ORIGINAL: Dennis

I agree..As I said..they usually loan you a comparable car...So true you're making payment on yours while it sets in the dealer's back lot waiting on parts..So it's a wash leagally..But a plus to this is that, your car is accuring zero miles as you beat the hell out of their loaner

 
VERY good point
 
I reseated the clutch connector, and I think it's only done that little deal once.  I put fuel injector cleaner in today after a almost empty tank, and filled it with premium.  I want to see if I maybe got a tank of bad gas.  I just hope I dont get this.  I already have 30k miles on mine!  by the end of the year, I'll have over 40!  The warranty is ticking away.

I have looked throughout the other threads and could not find the error code that the engine produces.  Yesterday I got the light and the code is P0106 which says "MAP/BARO CKT Range/Perf".  In doing more research I found the full explanation which is "P0106 Manifold Absolute Pressure/Barometric Pressure Circuit Range/Performance"

I could have sworn this was the error code people got before and/or when the head and valve problem occured.  Can anybody find it or tell me what the check engine OBDII code is that is a result of the head and valve problem? I have honestly looked through all the threads and I'm probably just missing it but I can't find it.  Thanks!

Hi everyone! Sad to say it, but I am glad to have found this forum. I have a 2006 H3 purchased in Miami back in October 2005. I currently have 85,438 miles on the baby! My truck is now sitting at a GM dealer for repair. I had the rough idle, engine light syndrome back around 45,000 miles, then at 60, 000 mile. Both times I took it to the dealer where I purchased the vehicle ( Williamson Hummer in Miami). Both times I was told I had an O2 sensor issue. Oddly, both times Onstar told me that I had a mis-firing cylinder. Maybe Onstar was tight? Now that my truck is way out of warranty (lucky me), and the engine light, loss of power around 1500-2500 rpm, and rough idle are back and more noticeable than ever...I took it to an independent shop. There they ran the diagnostic tool and told me that in "previous faults" category that there were listed errors attributed to mis fire of cylinder. Hmmm. The service guy at my trucks current location just called me and told me that it could be the O2 sensor (Im thinking not) or there is a possiblity that this could be a head/valve issue. My vin falls in the category...again lucky me. I am not sure what I am going to do, as I have a feeling replacing the item out of warranty is going to be costly. Lesson learned.
If anyone has some suggestions, Im all ears...oh and please spare me the "why didnt your purchase the extended warranty" comments...like I said, lesson learned :)