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Exactly how many have had HEAD/Valve Problems

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Old 02-15-2007, 05:08 PM
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Hummer of Troy has 12 H3's waiting for the Head Gasket.
 
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I bought myself a H3 for xmax. I love it to death. More than my girlfriend. ooops /slap/slap. It's so much like my Jeep. The front windshield, steering wheel, just like a bigger more comfortable Jeep. Tuesday put some gas in my H3 drove down the road and at a stoplight it started shaking real bad, splattering my coffee all over the console. I thought maybe I had some bad gas. Went back to a gas station and topped off. My plan was yesterday to drive that tank of gas out and refill with something better. Well I didnt get far before my engine light came on. I pressed the Off-Star button and they told me my engine was misfiring. Please tell me I dont have Head\Valve problem. Im planning on driving to Chicago next week. Could bad gas do this? Maybe bad spark plug? I want a locking gas cap. Maybe some punk kids put something in my tank? lata
 
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Old 02-16-2007, 08:22 PM
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I bought myself a H3 for xmax. I love it to death. More than my girlfriend. ooops /slap/slap. It's so much like my Jeep. The front windshield, steering wheel, just like a bigger more comfortable Jeep. Tuesday put some gas in my H3 drove down the road and at a stoplight it started shaking real bad, splattering my coffee all over the console. I thought maybe I had some bad gas. Went back to a gas station and topped off. My plan was yesterday to drive that tank of gas out and refill with something better. Well I didnt get far before my engine light came on. I pressed the Off-Star button and they told me my engine was misfiring. Please tell me I dont have Head\Valve problem. Im planning on driving to Chicago next week. Could bad gas do this? Maybe bad spark plug? I want a locking gas cap. Maybe some punk kids put something in my tank? lata
Sounds like you got it. Take it to the dealer and they should give you a loaner while the new head is being installed.
 
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Old 02-16-2007, 08:29 PM
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I should of made it clear. It's a 06 had 45 miles new, now 2190. Theres no way I did anything to the head. I was giving it 5000 miles before I step on the gas hard.
 
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It's a manufacturer defect. There's really nothing you couldv'e done to prevent it.
 
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Do you know exactly what the defect is?
 
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Old 02-16-2007, 08:59 PM
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From whatI understand...and I'm sure if I'm wrong someone will correct me...but the metal that makes up the head is soft and can deform leaving a gap between the head and the valve which thereby causes a loss of compression. If I'm wrong somebody will correct me I'm sure, but I believe that's what I was told.
 
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Old 02-16-2007, 09:14 PM
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You can also use the following to see if your vehicle falls into the "likely to have occur" range. Ifthe last 8 digits in yourVIN is less than68287591, there is a higher probability that you may be having this issue. Once GM acknowledged the problem, they create a new head casting midway through the year. the '07 models come with a different displacement and therefore different heads, so we are hoping not to go through this.
 
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Old 02-16-2007, 09:19 PM
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Can I drive my H3 2000 miles like this?
 
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Old 02-16-2007, 09:28 PM
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Can I drive my H3 2000 miles like this?
I did as per my previous posts (it happened to me while ON a road trip)..but then it is my understanding that this issue effects some differently.
 


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