2003 Hummer H2 Suspension Problems

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.

NHTSA ID

10437457

Incident

Nov 14, 2011

Mileage

190,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10291760

Incident

Nov 9, 2009

Mileage

80,342 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPER INTERMITTENT. COMES ON WITHOUT SWITCH BEING ACTIVATED,WILL NOT GO OFF AT ALL. PULLED FUSE AT THE DEALERSHIP STILL WOULDN'T GO OFF. WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN THE RAIN, WIPERS WOULD NOT FUNCTION AT ALL, HOWEVER WIPER FLUID WAS RAPIDLY SPRAYING OUT AT FULL SPRAY AND CONTINUED TO SPRAY AFTER FLUID WAS ALL GONE. BAD VISIBILITY PROBLEMS. HAD TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF FREEWAY IN REDDING,CA AND CALL LOCAL HUMMER DEALER WHICH WAS 100 MILES AWAY. GENTLEMAN I SPOKE WITH SAID HE HAD HEARD OF THIS MANY TIMES. GOT IT FIXED,AND IT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. NOW I HAVE FRONT END PROBLEMS ,BRAKE PROBLEMS, FRAME IS SQUEAKING REALLY BAD AND DEALERSHIP CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. REAR PASSENGER WINDOW KEEPS FALLING DOWN. ALL IN ALL HUMMER ARE THE BIGGEST PILE OF JUNK ON THE ROAD. ILL NEVER GIVE MY MONEY TO GM AGAIN. THEY DO NOT STAND BEHIND WHAT THEY SELL. NOW I CANT EVEN TRADE IT IN. THEY'LL SURE TAKE YOUR MONEY AND FINANCE YOU NO PROBLEM, BUT WHEN YOU HAVE PROBLEMS THEY TURN THE OTHER CHEEK AND ACT LIKE NOTHINGS WRONG OR ITS ALL YOUR FAULT. I HAVE A VERY STRICT MAINTENANCE PROGRAM FOR ALL MY VEHICLES,SO THEM SAYING THAT ITS MY FAULT,OR IF ITS INVOLVED IN A CRASH,INSURANCE COMPANIES WANT TO PLACE BLAME TOO. GOOD THING I HAVE RECORDS...LOTS OF RECORDS. I'VE ALSO HAD PROBLEM WITH SEAT RECALL. ONE OF THE FIRST TIMES I DROVE IT THE EASY OUT WAS ACTIVATED AND IT CRUSHED ME UP AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL. I TURNED THAT OFF REALLY QUICK! *TR

NHTSA ID

10241626

Incident

Jan 10, 2007

Mileage

61,000 mi

I HAVE PURCHASED A 2003 HUMMER H-2 LAST YEAR IN ARIZONA. I NOW LIVE IN FLORIDA. MY TRUCKS STEERING VIBRATES AND MAKES A CLICKING TYPE NOISE WHEN DRIVING ON POOR PAVEMENT. THEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED WORKING. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER STARTED WORKING, BUT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WASHER KEEPS SPRAYING CLEANER ON THE WINDSHIELD. I HAD TO REMOVE THE RELAY TO MAKE IT STOP. THE REAR WINDOW WASHER KEEPS SPRAYING CLEANER ON THE WINDOW ALSO. I CALLED A CHEVORLET DEALER IN FLORIDA AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $600 FOR THE MULTISELECT SWITCH IF THAT IS THE PROBLEM. THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE LABOR COST. I STARTED LOOKING ON THE INTERNET FOR RECALL INFORMATION AND IT SEEMS THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THAT PROBLEM. I DON'T THINK THAT I SHOULD PAY FOR A MANUFACTURE MISTAKE. SO I AM REPORTING THIS TO YOU. NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10228809

Incident

Feb 4, 2008

Mileage

63,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HUMMER H2. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE FELL OFF AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR STATED THAT THE STEERING KNUCKLE FAILED AT THE BALL JOINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 56,000.

NHTSA ID

10193643

Incident

Jun 14, 2007

Mileage

56,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY, THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE LEFT FRONT UPPER CONTROL ARM WAS LOOSE, AND WORE A HOLE THROUGH THE FRAME WHERE IT CONNECTED. ALSO, THE DEALER DETERMINED THE UPPER CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND ATTACHED WITH WASHERS TO PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

NHTSA ID

10175474

Incident

Dec 7, 2006

Mileage

52,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE FORCE OF THE BUMPS ARE FELT WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SAGS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DUE TO THE TORSION BAR LOSING IT'S SPRING. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE TORSION BAR BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED.

NHTSA ID

10163623

Incident

Jul 27, 2006

Mileage

32,000 mi

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY 64 EAST MILE MARKER 261... DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN 03 HUMMER H2 AND WAS CUT OFF. MY SPEED WAS 70, THEIR SPEED WAS 55. SLAMMED ON BRAKES AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE AROUND PERSON THAT CUT ME OFF. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES WENT INTO A SKID (I THINK I LOST MY STEERING ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE, STILL SKID MARKS ON ROAD). HELD THE SKID FOR 600 FEET(?) AT WHICH POINT I LOST CONTROL. DROVE INTO DITCH AND ATTEMPTED TO DO A 180 AND BACK INTO THE WOODS BECAUSE I WAS GOING UP A HILL AND THE RAVINE ON EITHER SIDE WAS GETTING VERY DEEP AND THERE WAS A BRIDGE COMING UP. I FLIPPED ONCE BUT KNOCKED BOTH FRONT TIRES OFF. I DRIVE A LOT(150 MILES A DAY ON AVERAGE) AND HAVE NEVER HAD A WRECK. THIS WAS RIDICULOUS, I FEEL LIKE I CLEARLY LOST MY STEERING ON MY FRONT RIGHT(PASSENGER SIDE) AND THE MORE I THINK ABOUT IT THE MORE I FEEL LIKE THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED. WELL THE TRUCKS TOTALED SO NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO FIX IT... ON THE UP HAND I WALKED AWAY FROM A PRETTY BAD ACCIDENT WITH ONLY ACHES A AND PAINS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10148274

Incident

Jan 13, 2006

WHILE TURNING RIGHT AT 30 MPH THE FRONT END DROPPED DOWN. THIS CAUSED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO HIT A PARKED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10110806

Incident

Jan 11, 2005

Mileage

5,686 mi

LIFTED VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO HAVE A LEAKING UPPER DRIVER'S SIDE CV BOOT REPLACED. WHEN THE AXLE WAS REMOVED, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE AXLE HAD BEEN DESTOYED AND THE PIECES PUNCTURED THE CV BOOT INTERNALLY CAUSING THE LEAK. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IN A LITTLE OVER 600 MILES THAT THIS BOOT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN THE CV BOOT WAS LAST REPLACED, THERE WAS NO NOTICABLE DAMAGE TO THE AXLE. WAS INFORMED BY A GM TECH TODAY THAT THE DAMAGE MAY HAVE OCCURED WHEN THE AXLE WAS REINSTALLED. NOW I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE GM FACTORY REP HAS DENIED WARRANTY COVERAGE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN LIFTED AND DEALERSHIP ATTRIBUTES THE DAMAGE TO THE LIFT AND THE ANGLE OF THE AXLES. VEHICLE IS NOT USED OFF-ROAD AND 4X4 OPTION IS NOT USED. OTHER H2'S ON WWW.H2SOURCE.COM HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS BUT THIS WAS DUE TO OFF-ROAD USAGE. *MR

NHTSA ID

10073259

Incident

May 27, 2004

MY RIGHT FRONT WHEEL, INNER BACKING AND AXLE CAME OFF. THE LOWER FLANGE BROKE AWAY FROM THE LOWER A-ARM. THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A PAVED ROAD NEAR MY HOUSE. THE A-ARM HIT THE GROUND AND SPUN THE H2 OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A TREE. THE RIGHT WHEEL'S BRAKE BACKING PLATE AND AXLE CAME OFF ALL IN ONE PIECE. EXCEPT FOR THIS ONE FLANGE, THE REMAINDER OF EACH FRONT WHEEL IS HELD IN PLACE BY ONLY BALL JOINTS. THE UPPER FLANGE IS ATTACHED TO A BALL JOINT. THE LOWER FLANGE IS A MAJOR STRUCTURAL COMPONENT OF THE FRONT END. THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO ANY OF THE PARTS OF THE RIGHT WHEEL ASSEMBLY OR AXLE EVEN AFTER I WAS THROWN OFF THE ROAD. OBVIOUSLY THE BRAKE LINE AND ABS CIRCUIT WAS SEVERED IMMEDIATELY. I HAD NO BRAKES AND LITTLE OTHER CONTROL. AFTER THE H2 HIT THE TREE, IT CAME TO A STOP. THE BOTTOM OF THE TREE STAYED STATIONARY, BUT THE TOP OF THE TREE BROKE OFF AND CAME DOWN (HARD) ON THE RIGHT WINDSHIELD POST, BENDING THE POST AND SHATTERING THE WINDSHIELD. WITH NO FRONT WHEEL, THE H2 DOES NOT HAVE ANY MOBILITY EXCEPT FOR SKIDDING AND SLIDING. THIS IS THE THIRD CASE OF THIS SAME TYPE OF DEFECT REPORTED TO THE WEBSITE "[email protected]" IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT I REPORT IT TO YOU. THERE WAS AN ARTICLE IN THE SACRAMENTO BEE ABOUT THIS TYPE OF DEFECT. PLEASE SEE "HTTP://WWW.SACBEE.COM/CONTENT/BUSINESS/AUTO/STORY/5721689P-6694625C.HTML" *LA

NHTSA ID

10045134

Incident

Sep 4, 2003

Mileage

2,500 mi