NHTSA Complaint #10368525 — 2006 HUMMER H3

I PURCHASED MY 2006 HUMMER H3 IN FEBRUARY 2006. AFTER DRIVING IT FOR APPROXIMATELY 5K MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS LOSING POWER. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE HUMMER/GM DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. I WAS IN SHOCK THAT I HAD THAT PROBLEM WITH A NEW VEHICLE AND I REQUESTED THAT I GET A NEW REPLACEMENT VEHICLE BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT THE "LEMON" THEY SOLD ME WITH A DEFECTIVE ENGINE. I WAS ASSURED I HAD NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT AND THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED (UNDER WARRANTY OF COURSE) AND I WOULD NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM AGAIN. IN NOVEMBER 2010, MONTHS AFTER MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, MY VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IN FACT, IT IS AT THE DEALER NOW AND I STILL DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH IT WILL COST ME TO REPAIR IT. THE ONLY REASON IT MAY BE REPAIRED AT NO COST TO ME IS BECAUSE I PAID $2650 FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM AN OUTSIDE COMPANY (WHICH EXPIRES SOON). HOWEVER, MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY STILL NEEDS TO DETERMINE IF IT WILL COVER THE REPAIRS. I DID MY RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT MANY (TOO MANY) 2006 H3S HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE AND IT IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM THAT GM IS VERY AWARE OF. HOWEVER, DESPITE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS, GM REFUSES TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM OR ISSUE ANY BULLETIN. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. IF THE ENGINE MISFIRES AND MY VEHICLE BREAKS DOWN, IT CAN EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND/OR ROLLOVER, AND VERY WELL COST ME MY LIFE AND THE LIVES OF OTHERS. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND ISSUE A SAFETY BULLETIN, AND REPLACE ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. *TR