NHTSA Complaint #10537632 — 2006 HUMMER H3

THE CHECK ENGINE CAME ON AND I TOOK IT TO MY DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT.THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE ENGINE HEAD CYLINDER (ENGINE MISSFIRE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE MECHANIC STATED IT WAS DUE TO AN INFERIOR SOFT METAL USED TO MANUFACTURE THE HEADS WHICH CAUSED A LOSS OF COMBUSTION WHEN THE ENGINE WAS IDLING. THE BLOWBACK AT IDLE WAS WHAT WAS CAUSING THE ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. MECHANIC ALSO STATED THIS PROBLEM WAS A RECURRING PROBLEM IN THIS 5CYL ENGINE WHICH IS THE SAME ENGINE THAT IS IN THE COLORADO PICKUPS AND IS COVERED UNDER A GM RECALL IN THE PICKUPS BUT NOT THE HUMMER. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ISSUE WILL ONLY GET WORST. PLEASE HELP AS I WAS GIVEN A PRICE TO REPAIR OF APPROX. $3183 IF I WAS GOING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS MYSELF AT THE DEALERSHIP. WHAT CAN A PERSON DO WHEN THIS IS A KNOWN MFG DEFECT, MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH NO RECOURSE. *TT