Buying an H3

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Feb 4, 2018 | 02:13 PM

Vin_E33

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Buying an H3

I’m looking at a 2006 h3 with 117,269 miles. The carfax shows a single owner and all maintenance was done at the dealership even the battery change. Is there anything in particular I should watch out for with a high mileage h3? On paper it looks real good

Feb 10, 2018 | 10:12 PM

hummer_on_fumes

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Originally Posted by Vin_E33

Check the radiator over for cracks and leaks. My radiator leaked internally which killed my transmission, seems to be a a dumb design, if you buy it, install a separate trans cooler and bypass the radiator
Another common issue are the drain tubes getting clogged if it has a moonroof, but you won't know that until it rains, there is a fix by cutting X's into the tube exits
You'll most likely have to replace the bulbs in the master switch and hvac controls as they burn out around this age