Hummer h3 misfire
Possible causes for a P0118:
- Low engine coolant level
- Faulty Engine Coolant Temperature (ECT) sensor
- Faulty engine coolant thermostat
- Engine Coolant Temperature (ECT) sensor harness is open or shorted
- Engine Coolant Temperature (ECT) sensor electrical circuit poor connection
Use the above for a check list, do the easy stuff first.
Check coolant level, check the wiring to the ECT, clean the connector to the ECT with CRC Electronics Cleaner.
From your answers before, I do not see anything you have shared that indicates the T Stat is bad, so after the above and no improvement, I would suspect the ETC may be bad.
- Low engine coolant level
- Faulty Engine Coolant Temperature (ECT) sensor
- Faulty engine coolant thermostat
- Engine Coolant Temperature (ECT) sensor harness is open or shorted
- Engine Coolant Temperature (ECT) sensor electrical circuit poor connection
Use the above for a check list, do the easy stuff first.
Check coolant level, check the wiring to the ECT, clean the connector to the ECT with CRC Electronics Cleaner.
From your answers before, I do not see anything you have shared that indicates the T Stat is bad, so after the above and no improvement, I would suspect the ETC may be bad.
possible causes for a p0118:
- low engine coolant level
- faulty engine coolant temperature (ect) sensor
- faulty engine coolant thermostat
- engine coolant temperature (ect) sensor harness is open or shorted
- engine coolant temperature (ect) sensor electrical circuit poor connection
use the above for a check list, do the easy stuff first.
Check coolant level, check the wiring to the ect, clean the connector to the ect with crc electronics cleaner.
from your answers before, i do not see anything you have shared that indicates the t stat is bad, so after the above and no improvement, i would suspect the etc may be bad.
- low engine coolant level
- faulty engine coolant temperature (ect) sensor
- faulty engine coolant thermostat
- engine coolant temperature (ect) sensor harness is open or shorted
- engine coolant temperature (ect) sensor electrical circuit poor connection
use the above for a check list, do the easy stuff first.
Check coolant level, check the wiring to the ect, clean the connector to the ect with crc electronics cleaner.
from your answers before, i do not see anything you have shared that indicates the t stat is bad, so after the above and no improvement, i would suspect the etc may be bad.
Went to do the above and wouldn’t start. Acted like alternator so I removed it and had it tested and it passed. Idle pulley mount was broke in half (which I’m guessing caused the no charge) trying to find a replacement. Will keep updated
Get a socket and a long breaker bar and rotate the crankshaft pulley to release.
Got everything back together. Fired it up.. I heard the timing chain slapping. Looks like I’ll be doing that again.
Ran seafoam through it. Seems to do a bit better (starts right up now) but still says misfire on cylinder 5 (check engine light flashes then stays solid). Also shakes when starting off (going down the road)
only one code shows up.. P0305
only one code shows up.. P0305
Last edited by beltz0826@gmail.com; Jan 28, 2025 at 08:10 AM. Reason: Left out info
Check the coil pack for #5 (all the way to the rear) by swapping any other one to its spot and see if the misfire follows what was the #5 coil pack. Inspect the wiring harness and connector to #5, clean with CRC Electronics Cleaner. If the misfire follows the new location of #5, get a new coil pack to replace it


