NHTSA Complaint #10849766 — 2009 HUMMER H3

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HUMMER H3. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START INITIALLY. THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT HAD A DELAYED START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE IT WAS REPEATEDLY DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY WAS THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS CHANGED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES IN FOUR YEARS, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE DEALER MENTIONED A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE WIRING FOR THE CONTACT'S YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL, BUT INSISTED THAT THERE WERE NO OTHER RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.