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RE: Front-end Rattle...Any Suggestions?

  

solarflare -> RE: Front-end Rattle...Any Suggestions? (1/18/2008 12:44:40 PM)

My dealer says the part is backordered.....[:@]

For the ones that have had theirs fixed for good, what dealer did you get them from? I'm thinking maybe I can have my dealer call another dealer and get one.....I can't drive my truck in the condition it's in.....so it's sitting in my driveway, awaiting the part.....

  
RealJeep -> RE: Front-end Rattle...Any Suggestions? (1/18/2008 1:04:42 PM)

It may be backordered but Reeves in Tampa fixed mine in about 30 minutes.  I'd call a few other dealers and see if it's really back ordered or if your dealer is just a bunch of pin heads.

redmoonrose -> RE: Front-end Rattle...Any Suggestions? (2/10/2008 11:50:05 AM)

We just took our  2006 H3 in for a front end and steering column "rattle". We were told parts would be in this week and there was a problem with the drivetrain and the power steering column. Will have more details this week when its fixed. All repairs are covered under normal warranty thank goodness. I see others are having same problem. Good luck with your all your repairs.

671H3 -> RE: Front-end Rattle...Any Suggestions? (2/26/2008 2:52:37 AM)

My Wife's 08' H3 does not have this problem.  I hope it stays that way.  [:)]

eors -> RE: Front-end Rattle...Any Suggestions? (3/17/2008 6:29:05 AM)

Finally got my right hand drive H3 steering knock fixed....she is all good now [:)][:)][:)]

GEENA -> RE: Front-end Rattle...Any Suggestions? (4/8/2008 8:03:25 AM)

[8|] CAN ANYONE TELL WHAT THE NEW PART # IS FOR THE REDESIGN OF THE STEERING SHAFT, NOT THE TEMP FIX.

I JUST HAD MINE REPLACED WITH PART #25900714 AND IT DID NOT HELP.  HOWEVER, I MIGHT NOT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS MOST OF YOU.  BECAUSE MINE DOES NOT HAVE TO GET WARM TO MAKE THE NOISE AND I DO NOT FEEL IT IN THE PEDALS OR THE STEERING WHEEL.  IT SOUNDS LIKE WHEN THE SHOCKS AND/OR SUSPENSION IS ABSORBING THE IMPACT FROM BUMPS THAT IT CONTINUES TO MOVE EVEN AFTER GOING OVER BUMPS.

IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE DRIVING A BUCKET OF NUTS AND BOLTS INSTEAD OF A $40K H3.

DOES ANYONE HAVE THE PREVIOUS INFO THAT I REQUESTED OR ANY SUGGESTIONS.  I AM TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK FOR THE 3RD TIME TODAY.  THE 1ST TIME THE REPLACED A LOOSE TIE ROD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE.  THE 2ND TIME THE REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT PART# 25900714. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.

ANXIOUSLY AWAITING SOME INSIGHT INTO MY ISSUE.

THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ MY BOOK.

markteicher -> RE: Front-end Rattle...Any Suggestions? (4/13/2008 2:43:08 AM)

I have a 2008 Hummer H3 with a little over 1700 miles on it, and it appears that I am experiencing the same issue as described above.  Thankfully there are others observing and hearing the same issue.  I am working with scheduling an appt next week to see if they can resolve the issue

meero -> RE: UPDATE: Front-end Rattle...Any Suggestions? (4/15/2008 7:18:02 PM)

hi there

i bought a new 2008 h3 base model and i notice exactly all whats in this thread so is it a common problem in this model and is there a permenant solution for it ,, ijust feel the wheel turning thru my gas and brake pedal......

thanks for the advice
amir

joewcob3 -> RE: UPDATE: Front-end Rattle...Any Suggestions? (4/20/2008 7:08:07 PM)

I have a 2008 H3, born in November 2007, that I have had for 3 weeks.  Rattle/thunk/thump/clunk/plunk/chunk (feel like Dr. Suess) started 2 weeks ago 100% in floor only -- now it seems to be in the accel pedal about 20% of the time, floor under/behind the brake pedal about 50% of the time and under the hummer logo on my mud mat the remaining 30%.  I've tried everything myself from silicone on the lower mounts; tightening bolts for skid plates; silicone on jounce bumper; silicone on upr and lwr ctrl arm bushings; greasing torsion keys/bars; changing the lower #2 and #3 body mounts; raising and lowering my torsion bars 1 to 2 turns each way; and re-locating parking brake cable better than what the factory did.  No Luck.

I have an appt tomorrow afternoon (Mon, 4/21) to have the dealer look at my 08 H3.  I may tell them that I suspect the lower I-shaft and see what they come back with.  I'll post what ever happens for other 08 drivers.  Any other 08 drivers that have had any prob with this and got it fixed, let me know.

Thanks

BTW - went to the movies to see 88 minutes this weekend and had to put up with 20 minutes of previews on "how to be green".  They kept ramming "buying a hybrid" down our throat.  what good is a hybrid going to do me in michigan in January when we have an 8" snowfall or when my street floods to 20 inches deep again.  -- sorry to get off topic, but it chapped my @ss to see people nod in agreement in the theater about hybrids and think that we are sinners because we like/use trucks.

joewcob3 -> RE: UPDATE: Front-end Rattle...Any Suggestions? (4/21/2008 3:06:06 PM)

Took my '08 H3 to dealership today and they looked at it for 3+ hours before deciding to give me a rental -- the tech couldn't locate the source of the rattle/clunk.  Said it wasn't the steering shaft.  They will continue looking tomorrow with their sound equipment to see if they can locate it.  Hope they find it -- don't want to continue driving for 3 more years like this -- it will drive me nuts.  I only have 700 miles on my vehicle.

joewcob3 -> RE: Front-end Rattle...Any Suggestions? (4/21/2008 6:11:42 PM)

Mine is in the shop right now -- no diagonsis yet -- can't find source of noise and was told my '08 is NOT the shaft.  Anyone else with an '08 wanna try something (I would, but mine is in the shop) --- try greasing the hood latch where it grabs the striker on the hood. 

An earlier post from G Man said that worked for him and it seems very logical since the sound could travel from the latch to the rad supt to the fender inner to the dash to the floor...etc.  My sound is a scraping/thunk/clunk that can be heard when the vehicle's body twists (going over speed bumps at an angle or turning the wheel causing body roll)....I hope the hood latch is the culprit....dealer tech said they tried everything so far with the chassis.

meero -> Front-end Rattle...Any Suggestions? (4/21/2008 7:11:31 PM)

hi joewcob3
i have a 2008 h3 basic which has only 100miles on its odometer and makes all the sounds after it travels for 10 km or when its very hot i feel the gas and brake pedal are lose and rattling i gave it in 3 days ago they say its the shaft and they will change it i was amazed arent these things tested before they leave their factories or maybe because the ones we get in the gulf are made in south africa???is it like that also with u ??? i had a wheel alignment problem also which they are fixing also i will keep u posted and u tell me abut urs also

wish u all luck



amir

1tuffh3 -> RE: Front-end Rattle...Any Suggestions? (4/21/2008 7:55:45 PM)

i also own an 07 h3, and its happening to me too... i thaught it would go away... but it hasnt, like every else said it comes and goes.
thanxs to that one guy that said it was the steering shaft, now i know what to tell the dealer, and schedule it to have it checked out...


              thanxss.

meero -> RE: Front-end Rattle...Any Suggestions? (4/22/2008 5:25:13 PM)

hi all
i got the car from the dealer and they said they replaced the steering shaft as it needed lubrication as they said but the wheel alignment was unsuccesful they sent it infront of me something like 4 times but still when u center the sterring it swirves left and doesnt go straight??? i will visit them again in my first service i.e 1500km i had a honda accord before this and it was very peacful if not only for the desert i live in here i would have kept it for along i feel japanese cars are headache free rite????? wating for the comments

thnks i will keep u all updated


joewcob3 -> RE: Front-end Rattle...Any Suggestions? (4/23/2008 4:43:28 PM)

Got a call from the Hummer Dealership sevice dept today -- they have been listening/looking for the cause of my clunk/creak since Monday -- he had some good news.  He said the Tech is pretty sure he pinpointed what was causing the clunk/creak below my feet while cornering and hitting dips at low speed.  They are confident that it is the driver's side rear leaf spring bushing.  They are ordering a new leaf spring assembly to install.  Hopefully this is it. He said they used some type of listening device to locate the source of the sound.

Just before I took my 08 H3 in for service, I had 2 other engineers at the GM Tech Center listen for anything by having me drive my hummer in a "figure 8" around them as they stood in the parking lot.  Each time I hit a speed bump and flagged them that I felt the creak in the floor, they said they heard something from the rear end.  Guess the sound/feeling of the leaf spring propogates up the frame rail??  I didn't believe my coworkers -- if this is the problem then I owe them one.

I just hope I am not getting prematurely excited (no jokes please) about the possible fix.  I'll post if it works.  The dealership also reassured me that it WAS NOT the steering shaft. 

  

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