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RE: Front-end Rattle...Any Suggestions? - 4/24/2008 5:19:03 PM

joewcob3

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Picked up my H3 tonight after the repair and NO CLUNK so far!! I won't be 100% confident until I drive it into work and in the parking structure tomorrow, but right now I am about 95% confident that it is fixed.

They ended up replacing the driver's side leaf spring assembly, Driver's side rear shackle, and insulated the body mounts somehow. So far it is as tight as when I got it new 3 1/2 weeks ago. Let's keep fingers crossed that it holds. If everything is good after tomorrow, I'll post the detailed description from the repair order. Looks like the Tech did A LOT of work to find the problem -- really appreciate his hard work.

So far, so good!!

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RE: UPDATE: Front-end Rattle...Any Suggestions? - 5/24/2008 7:48:10 AM

RMD

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Bought my 07 H3x in the dead of winter. Now that the hot temps are here, it is doing the same thing. The clunking.
Two questions:
Does anyone know if Ron Carter Hummer on Gulf Freeway in Houston is knowlegeable to this situation?
Also is the GM service bulletin posted on this Forum anywhere so we can read it?

I appoligize if this has already been covered, I skimmed through this thread rather quickly. When a thread is 23 pages long, it is a ton of reading!

Bought mine at RC Hummer and hoping they are well aware of this situation so I will not have to educate them.

Thanks!
Robert

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RE: Front-end Rattle...Any Suggestions? - 5/24/2008 12:30:24 PM

H3Dude812

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i was just wondering last weekend when the temperature reached 100 in Portland, Or......" why have I not noticed that ticking in my gas pedal before?" I thought I was crazy, shewwwww.

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RE: Front-end Rattle...Any Suggestions? - 5/31/2008 11:00:08 PM

jpog

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I have 9000 miles on my 07 Adventure and just noticed the noise over the last couple of weeks. This thread was great to ferret out the problem over the last year, but I do have one suggestion. Go ahead and place an update in the original post with TSB and part numbers to let people like me get to the info quickly. I am now going to notify my dealer of the problem and get things rolling for a fix.

For the record, I absolutely LOVE my H3 and the fellowship of this forum. Thanks everyone.

Greg

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RE: Front-end Rattle...Any Suggestions? - 6/2/2008 5:59:25 AM

maynard9089

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GM had the same problem on the HD pick-ups a few years ago. MY crew cab 2500HD clunked bad and you could feel it in the wheel. First repair was just to grease the intermediate shaft but this was only a temporary fix. Second attempt was to replace the intermediate shaft. Again, temporary. Third trip to the stealer got a redesigned shaft that was good for at least the next 75K miles. This was on an 04' and I knew of people who had the problem on 02's. You would think GM would have this taken care of by 07'. I work for GM though so I guess I shouldn't be suprised.

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RE: Front-end Rattle...Any Suggestions? - 6/27/2008 9:42:10 PM

jpog

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Got my rattle fixed this week. Good as new so far. While it was there I showed them how the driver side front sat lower than the passenger side, and that both should probably come up a bit more anyway.

So they grinned back and told me that they would crank the bars if I would pay for the alignment. Now she is fixed and leveled. A bit firmer, so I may go Cognitos pretty soon.

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RE: UPDATE: Front-end Rattle...Any Suggestions? - 7/20/2008 5:57:45 AM

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Hi Guyz,

I own a 2008 H3, purchased it in March.....have the same damn problem. Got this confirmed from the local Dubai dealership - they would be changing this steering shaft during the first service [10,000kms], said would take 3 days & is still a problem GM / Hummer is regularly facing.... they said its safe to drive though....so there u have it....seems to b another legacy in the making!

Any idea on a good amplifier to go with the 6-CD Monsoon changer??

Ciao
Salil

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RE: UPDATE: Front-end Rattle...Any Suggestions? - 7/29/2008 10:37:39 PM

H3Dude812

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The June 2008 issue of Four Wheeler has an article on this. It states that you can pull the upper shaft off and cycle it to move the grease around or buy an aftermarket steering shaft from Borgenson Universal. It will get rid of the loose OEM shaft. It is beefier and has a lot less play.

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RE: Front-end Rattle...Any Suggestions? - 9/21/2008 3:49:32 PM

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Hello everyone i am new to the forum and i really don''''t know if this is the right section of the fourm to ask, i just wanna know the difference between hummer H3 2008 and hummer H3x 2008?

is it hummer H3 is ''''''''not equipped'''''''' with any options and the H3x is ''''''''full option'''''''' ?

can i make my hammer H3 looks like hummer h3x if i equipped my hummer h3 with ''''''''full options'''''''' ?

is it possible to change cloth setting to lither ?

please answer it will be very appreciated..

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RE: Front-end Rattle...Any Suggestions? - 11/3/2008 7:44:20 PM

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hey guys brand new AKA NEWBIE!! to this forum and i have a pretty darn good suggestion for this problem, giving you a little history in my 06 h3. I had the same problem where there was some noise in the same spot and it felt as if though something was knocking at my feet through the peddles. I brought my ride into the nearest authorized hummer dealership to get it checked out (450+km''''s one way) and they at first thought that it might have been the steering rack. WRONG after a replacement, then they thought it was lower control arm. WRONG. after a replacement on each side. A third trip to the authorized dealership 2400+km''''s they thought it was a bushing WRONG!!!! after a replacement

the relentless mechanic was running out of options as to the solution and it dawned on him (GREAT GUY!!!!!) check out the side steps for correct installation and FINALLY a solution. when the ride was sold with the side steps the steps had a bolt that was stripped at the front end and APPARENTLY every time i steered to the left or right the step would actually move and cause a knocking that was felt through the frame. the GREAT mechanic from TEE DOT took out the bolt did something to''''er and re-installed the bolt and TA DAH no more knocking and noise..........hope this helps now to check out any input for exhaust systems for my h3 WOOOOOOOOO

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