Well then I don't know what the problem is Denny..she said they told her "they were waiting for a gasket and then there are 4-5 ahead of her to be done 1st." All I know is what she tells me they tell her, and that she has for a fact been without her H3 now for about a month and a half (she is currently in a loaner CTS) Again, perhaps we got many of those bad vin range H3's down here?

 

Sarah, I didn't ask about the gasket...It probably is another parts maker that makes the head gasket set...And yes, that would hold up reassembly if they didn't have that one simple part...Figures, a dollar waiting on a dime..

 

if it were only that simple...but yes it is a complete unit.. you do need a couple extra bolts for the cam phaser and such parts that have torque to yield bolts. they are a one time use item. along with the head bolts and headgasket. all in all it only took 6 days including a weekend to get the parts for the only h3 our dealership has serviced.i suspected there were a bad batch that went to the same area. i would open a poll on location of all the registered h3 owners on the site that have had this problem. that might show where the bulk are coming from. granted flordia sells a lot more cars then south dakota does.

lawWyfe, i would have themchecktheirnext closest hummer dealer, even though they are a gm dealer they will want your business. if you provide better service then customers will continue coming to you for vehicle service. and when it comes time for them to buy a new one. they'll look to you first.

there is one other alternative. gm dealerships are rated on whats called a customer satisfaction index. CSI score> after your vehicle is in for service you should get a little survey card asking for you to rate the service. too many bad scored sends a flag to gm. or so they say. im willing to be the csi score of those dealerships isn't too great.

 

Well I am nervous after reading all these post. I have a 2006 H3 date of manufacture 06/05 it falls in the VIN range with a 6811 number. I have 15600 miles on it and no problems at all. Is this a for sure problem that will happen due to the VIN range or not. It is covered under warranty correct up to 50,000 miles?And if this happens does it have to be fixed at the Hummer dealer or any GM dealer. My Hummer dealer is 450 miles away. []

 

Not every H3 in that VIN range is gonna have the problem..as this was told to me by several Hummer techs here on this board and my dealer's service writer told me the same thing today...kinda like a throw of the dice is what I'm hearing..

 

Dennis may be correct. I also have an 06' H3(in the VIN# range)with 21,000 miles on it and have not had any problems as of yet. Around 18,000 miles I put the 35" Mud Grapplers on and figured if problems were going to arise it would happen after the tire swap since the larger tires put more of a load on the engine. I'm happy to report that it's been a little more then 3K miles and no problems.

Damn, I probably just jinxed myself.[]

 

While if you look at the poll, there are quite a few in the 15K and up range, it isn't going to happen to every H3 out there. So, may as not ruin your H3 experience worrying about it. It's kind of like having sex and getting pregnant...we knowthat one causes the other....but itisn't going to happen to everyone and every time!

 

That's a hellova anology...but I like it!

 

Hey...nice ride Voodoo...how about posting some more pics. I'd like to get a better look at your tire/rim package.

 

WOW, WOW that's all I can say LawWyfe, WOW [sm=drlove.gif]