2003 Hummer H2 Problems

While driving in extreme rain downfall at night my windshield wipers stopped functioning. I could not see the road. Luckily I had just exited the highway when this happened. Therefore I was able to move over to the side of the road turn on my hazards and wait an hour for the rain to settle before driving to a near by gas station. Otherwise a fatality would have been likely being on a busy interstate should the wipers failed to function then. That wipers do not work and the Hummer can not be driven when rain is expected. I heard a recall had been issued for wiper malfunction. However when pulling up any recalls from my vin nothing shows but I have seen recalls for this situation and for the same make model and year. Please advise. I have given the vehicle to my 16 year old son a soon to be new driver and is excited to start but I must get this safety isssue taken care of first.

drivers seat goes toward dash when key is turned on. have not been able to reset it in any way. cruise control wont activate. front washer pump wont pump. front wiper motor would not shut off. disconnected battery and then wiper motor would not restart. removed the wiper motor and found corosion in printed circuit board. trying to purchase a new front wiper motor. have found that the wai part number wpm 1063 that fits the hummer is currently on backorder. will purchase new wiper motor asap. need better parts availibility for safety.

THE PASS LOCK KEEPS MY VEHICLE FROM STARTING AND STOPPING IT AT RANDOM, AND HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR YEARS. SEEMS TO HAPPEN TO AT LEAST 85% OF HUMMERS OUT THERE IF YOU CHECK AROUND, HUMMER FORUM AND OTHER PLACES. THIS IS VERY SERIOUS. STOPS AT INTERSECTIONS, AND COULD ON RAILROAD TRACKS. I KNOW THAT YOU'VE HAD COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS AND IGNORED THEM, SAYING THAT YOU HAVEN'T HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS. THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY YOUR AGENCY, AS YOUR JOB IS TO KEEP THE CITIZENS SAFE. NOT PASS THEM OFF AS YOU'VE BEEN DOING FOR YEARS ON THIS ISSUE WITH THE GM PASS LOCK SYSTEM. THIS NEEDS RECALLED BEFORE MORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED DUE TO THIS MISS FUNCTION ON HUMMERS. MORE PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SHUTDOWN ISSUE THAN NOT. WHEN IT HAPPENS, YOU HAVE TO WAIT BETWEEN 10 AND 30 MINUTES WITH THE KEY IN THE START POSITION BEFORE IT WILL START. SO IT SITS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, INTERSTATE, BRIDGE, OR ANYWHERE ELSE DURING THIS TIME. HOPEFULLY YOU WILL ADDRESS THIS ISSUE PROMPTLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HUMMER H2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. IT TOOK THE CONTACT UP TO THIRTY MINUTES TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE LOCK WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. *DT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HUMMER H2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT VEHICLE MOVED INTO THE INTERSECTION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE TO SAFETY. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HUMMER H2. AFTER COMING TO A STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT NEARBY AND NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. UPDATED 05/23/2017*JS UPDATED 06/08/17*LJ *AS

I WENT TO CRANK UP MY HUMMER TO WARM IT UP DUE TO THE VERY COLD WEATHER ONCE I CRANKED THE HUMMER I IMMEDIATELY SMELLED A VERY STRONG BURNING ODOR. IT BEGIN TO SMOKE AND MY HUSBAND YELLED IT YOUR TRUCK AND I LOOKED AND SAW THE SMOKE GETTING WORSE AND THICKER. I UNHOOKED MY INFANT SON'S CAR SEAT BELT AND TOOK HIM OUT OF THE VEHICLE. I RAN TO THE BUILDING WE WERE LEAVING TO CALL 911 BECAUSE OF THE SMOKE WHILE ON THE PHONE WITH THE 911 DISPATCHER I SAW THE FIRE START INSIDE THE TRUCK ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND DASHBOARD IT THEN IT IMMEDIATELY SPREAD AND BURNED THE ENTIRE INSIDE OF THE TRUCK WHERE IT IS NOT RECOGNIZABLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND SPRAYED WATER ON IT TO PUT OUT THE FIRE THERE WERE BLUE AND RED SPARKS SHOOTING OUT OF THE TRUCK. THE SPARKS AND FIRE STARTED IN THE STEERING WHEEL AREA WHICH SHOWED THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT CAUSED THIS FIRE. I CHECKED OTHER RECALLS AND NOTICED THAT THE ISSUE I SPEAK OF WAS RECALLED INSIDE OF THE 2006 H2 HUMMERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HUMMER H2. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING FAILED, THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT END DROPPED, AND THE VEHICLE SLID INTO A PARKED TRUCK. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06E010000 (STEERING) WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

WHEN I AM PARKED ON MY DRIVEWAY, THE TWO FRONT DOORS WILL NOT STAY OPEN TO LET ME AND MY WIFE SAFELY ENTER AND EXIT. THE DOORS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE HELD OPEN BY WHAT IS CALLED A DOOR CHECK. THESE TWO LEFT AND RIGHT DOOR CHECKS HAVE A DEFECTIVE DESIGN BECAUSE I ORDERED TWO NEW ONES, AND THE 2 DOORS WILL NOT STAY OPEN AS WE ARE ENTERING, AND EXITING THE HUMMER. THE DOORS QUICKLY CLOSE AND ALMOST BREAK OUR HIP , LEGS AND FEET. IT IS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN BECAUSE THEY USED PLASTIC AND RUBBER TO MAKE FRICTION TOGETHER IN THE DOOR CHECK. IT WILL NOT HOLD OPEN THE HEAVY DOOR(S) ON THE HUMMER H2. THE HUMMER ONLY HAS 14,710 MILES ON IT. SO, I KNOW THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. NORMALLY, MY LAST GM CHEVROLET TRUCK USED DOOR CHECKS WITH STEEL ROLLER(S) THAT ROLLED AGAINST A STEEL SPRING(S). I AM HAVING DIFFICULTY ON YOUR WEBSITE TO UPLOAD A PHOTO OF THE DOOR CHECK WITH THE DEFECTIVE DESIGN.

WE PURCHASED THIS H2 IN DECEMBER 2014 AND BY FEB 2015 NOTICED A GRUMBLY SOUND IN THE BRAKES. WE TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AND THE TECH TOLD US THE WHOLE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS RUSTED AND ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED THRU AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. SINCE SOME OF THE LINES WERE NO LONGER AVAILABLE, THEY HAD TO "CREATE" THEM. THIS WAS A COSTLY FIX AND WHO KNOWS WHAT THE SAFETY IMPACT COULD HAVE BEEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HUMMER HUMMER H2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS WHEEL FRACTURED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DROP AND SKID APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AHEAD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES FROM THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE CB AXLE, THE WHEEL HUB, THE BRACKET AND BRAKE LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR ALL OF THE COMPONENTS LISTED ABOVE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 190,000.

I WAS TAKING A TURN ON AN ON RAMP TO THE INTERSTATE AND MY WHEEL FELL OFF. I DON'T KNOW HOW OR WHY BUT MY TIRE CAME OFF THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE PASS LOCK KEEPS MY VEHICLE FROM STARTING AND STOPPING IT AT RANDOM, AND HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR YEARS. SEEMS TO HAPPEN TO AT LEAST 85% OF HUMMERS OUT THERE IF YOU CHECK AROUND, HUMMER FORUM AND OTHER PLACES. THIS IS VERY SERIOUS. STOPS AT INTERSECTIONS, AND COULD ON RAILROAD TRACKS. I KNOW THAT YOU'VE HAD COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS AND IGNORED THEM, SAYING THAT YOU HAVEN'T HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS. THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY YOUR AGENCY, AS YOUR JOB IS TO KEEP THE CITIZENS SAFE. NOT PASS THEM OFF AS YOU'VE BEEN DOING FOR YEARS ON THIS ISSUE WITH THE GM PASS LOCK SYSTEM. THIS NEEDS RECALLED BEFORE MORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED DUE TO THIS MISS FUNCTION ON HUMMERS. MORE PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SHUTDOWN ISSUE THAN NOT. WHEN IT HAPPENS, YOU HAVE TO WAIT BETWEEN 10 AND 30 MINUTES WITH THE KEY IN THE START POSITION BEFORE IT WILL START. SO IT SITS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, INTERSTATE, BRIDGE, OR ANYWHERE ELSE DURING THIS TIME. HOPEFULLY YOU WILL ADDRESS THIS ISSUE PROMPTLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HUMMER H2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. IT TOOK THE CONTACT UP TO THIRTY MINUTES TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE LOCK WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. *DT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HUMMER H2. THE CONTACT STATED THE SHIFT LINKAGE FELL OFF CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE GEAR SHIFT WAS IN DRIVE AND SHIFTED ON ITS OWN INTO NEUTRAL GEAR. THE FRONT PUMP TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING AND FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND INFORMED HER THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND HER VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THEY ALSO INFORMED HER TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HUMMER H2. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35-40 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP. THE CONTACT MOVED FROM THE ROADWAY AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO LOWER GEARS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V075000- POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) BUT WAS ADVISED BY BOTH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HUMMER H2. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER DRIVING OVER 15 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HUMMER H2. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING FAILED, THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT END DROPPED, AND THE VEHICLE SLID INTO A PARKED TRUCK. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06E010000 (STEERING) WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

drivers seat goes toward dash when key is turned on. have not been able to reset it in any way. cruise control wont activate. front washer pump wont pump. front wiper motor would not shut off. disconnected battery and then wiper motor would not restart. removed the wiper motor and found corosion in printed circuit board. trying to purchase a new front wiper motor. have found that the wai part number wpm 1063 that fits the hummer is currently on backorder. will purchase new wiper motor asap. need better parts availibility for safety.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HUMMER H2. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT THERE WAS SMOKE SMOLDERING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE OCCUPANT NOTICED FIRE UNDER THE SEAT. THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS BLINKING WEEKS PRIOR. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE CONTACT STATED HE MAY HAVE INHALED TOXIC FUMES. THE CONTACT, OCCUPANT, AND A STRANGER EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND BOTTLES OF WATER. THE CONTACT STATED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT THE BATTERY WAS DRAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE INFORMED THERE WAS A SHORTAGE WITH INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ON THE SCENE AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT FILED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 206,450.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HUMMER H2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME EXTREMELY LOOSE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE HYDRO BOOST THAT HAD BEEN RECALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V45000 (SERVICE BRAKE: HYDRAULIC). IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP AND THE VEHICLE WOULD EASILY SLIP OUT OF PARK WITHOUT THE KEY BEING IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE ELECTRONIC PARK LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:03V075000(POWERTAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 H2 HUMMER. WHILE DRIVING 1 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL FRACTURED AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT AND SPINDLE WERE FRACTURED AND THE CASING BEHIND THE WHEEL WAS ALSO FRACTURED. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 43,000. UPDATED 01/10/12*LJ

drivers seat goes toward dash when key is turned on. have not been able to reset it in any way. cruise control wont activate. front washer pump wont pump. front wiper motor would not shut off. disconnected battery and then wiper motor would not restart. removed the wiper motor and found corosion in printed circuit board. trying to purchase a new front wiper motor. have found that the wai part number wpm 1063 that fits the hummer is currently on backorder. will purchase new wiper motor asap. need better parts availibility for safety.

WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED MOVING FORWARD. THE CONSUMER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE BUT VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. *BF AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIS DAMAGING IT'S TRUNK. *NM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HUMMER H2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD LOCK INTO PLACE BUT THE SEAT BELT OFF INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE SEAT BELT CONNECTION HAD FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,600.

PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKS WHILE DRIVING FOR NO RESON.JERKS PASS. BACK INTO SEATBACK.DOES NOT DO THIS ALL THE TIME,CAUSES WHIPLASH.*AK

THE PASS LOCK KEEPS MY VEHICLE FROM STARTING AND STOPPING IT AT RANDOM, AND HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR YEARS. SEEMS TO HAPPEN TO AT LEAST 85% OF HUMMERS OUT THERE IF YOU CHECK AROUND, HUMMER FORUM AND OTHER PLACES. THIS IS VERY SERIOUS. STOPS AT INTERSECTIONS, AND COULD ON RAILROAD TRACKS. I KNOW THAT YOU'VE HAD COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS AND IGNORED THEM, SAYING THAT YOU HAVEN'T HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS. THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY YOUR AGENCY, AS YOUR JOB IS TO KEEP THE CITIZENS SAFE. NOT PASS THEM OFF AS YOU'VE BEEN DOING FOR YEARS ON THIS ISSUE WITH THE GM PASS LOCK SYSTEM. THIS NEEDS RECALLED BEFORE MORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED DUE TO THIS MISS FUNCTION ON HUMMERS. MORE PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SHUTDOWN ISSUE THAN NOT. WHEN IT HAPPENS, YOU HAVE TO WAIT BETWEEN 10 AND 30 MINUTES WITH THE KEY IN THE START POSITION BEFORE IT WILL START. SO IT SITS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, INTERSTATE, BRIDGE, OR ANYWHERE ELSE DURING THIS TIME. HOPEFULLY YOU WILL ADDRESS THIS ISSUE PROMPTLY.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HUMMER H2. THE ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE GAS CAP. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR, SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE GAS STATION AND NOTICED THAT FUEL WAS SPEWING OUT. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE GAS ELBOW AND TANK WERE CRACKED. THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE ELBOW AND GAS TANK WITH A STRONGER METAL AT THE COST OF $1,700. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A CALL FROM GMC TO CONDUCT A SURVEY. GMC WANTED TO KNOW IF SHE WOULD PURCHASE ANOTHER GM VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

2003 HUMMER WITH AN OIL LEAK. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE OIL LEAK WAS MINOR AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP. HE WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE TRANSFER CASE WAS WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN AND THE DRIVESHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*KB THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE LENGTH OF THE PROPELLER SHAFT THAT HAD BEEN INSTALLED AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURING WAS TOO SHORT TO ALLOW SUFFICIENT LUBRICATION OF THE REAR OUTPUT SHAFT BUSHING IN THE TRANSFER CASE. *JB

A HUMMER THROUGH A LARGE ROCK INTO MY WINDSHIELD THIS MORNING. WITH TIRES THE SIZE OF A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE, WHY ARE NO MUD FLAPS INSTALLED ON THIS MAKE OF CAR?? THIS APPEARS TO BE A VIOLATION OF WASHINGTON STATE RCW 46.37.500. *AK

I AM A RETIRED U.S ARMY TRANSPORATION OFFICER, WITH A DEGREE IN TRANSPORTATION FROM INDIANA UNIVERSITY. I'M ALSO A CURRENT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SPECIALIST IN RENO NEVADA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS (AT LEAST 5) DURING THE PAST 2 MONTHS I HAVE FOLLOWED A POV IN THE HOURS OF DARKNESS WITHOUT ANY TAILIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ON, BUT THE DRIVER WAS UNAWARE OF THE FACT THAT THEIR COMPLETE LIGHTING SYSTEM WAS NOT ON. THE REASON FOR THIS OVERSIGHT WAS THE FACT THAT THE AUTOMATIC DAYTIME HEADLIGHTS WERE ON, AND THE DRIVER THOUGHT THEY HAD FULL VEHICLE LIGHTING. I ADDITIONALLY EXPERIENCED THIS WHEN I PURCHASED MY NEW CAR IN MID DECEMBER, WHEN ONCE AT NIGHT I BEGAN TO DRIVE WITH MY HEADLIGHTS ON, BUT LUCKILY SOON NOTED THAT THE REST OF MY LIGHTING WAS NOT ACTIVATED. THE POINT OF THIS ADVISORY TO YOU IS THAT I BELIEVE THAT MANY TERRIBLE REAR END TYPE ACCIDENTS LIE AHEAD OR MAY HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED, DUE TO THIS POSSIBLE OVERSIGHT OF DRIVERS, AND IT IS NOT REALLY OF THEIR OWN FAULT. SOLUTION IS TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BY ADVISING ALL AUTO MAKERS TO HAVE A LIGHT SENSOR INSTALLED THAT WILL NOT ALLOW THE DAYLIGHT HEADLIGHTS TO AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATE PAST DUSK. ADDITIONALLY SEND OUT A NATION WIDE AWARENESS NOTICE TO ALL DRIVERS TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH DAYLIGHT SAFETY HEADLIGHTS.

DT: THE CONSUMER' S VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SIDES ON THE FRONT AND IN THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ON/OFF SWITCH FOR THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG, BUT, HE WAS UNSURE IF IT WAS TURNED ON. THE DOCTOR TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT IF THE AIR BAG HAD DEPLOYED HE WOULD NOT HAVE SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE CONSUMER WAS THE ONLY ONE IN HIS VEHICLE. THE OTHER VEHICLE INVOLVED RAN A RED LIGHT. THE CONSUMER STATE THAT AFTER HE CAME THROUGH HE REMEMBERED TRYING TO USE THE ONSTAR AND THE RED BUTTON DID NOT WORK. HE WAS BASICALLY THERE PHYSICALLY, BUT NOT MENTALLY. ALSO, HE SAID THAT INJURES FROM THE ACCIDENT MADE HIM UNABLE TO MOVE AT TIMES. THE POLICE REPORT STATED THAT THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS GOING 35 MPH. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE OTHER VEHICLE HAD TO BE GOING AT LEAST 50 MPH. *AK