got my check engine light this morning in traffic
 

took it to the dealer needs a new head. :P

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So your Rig is an 06....and how many miles on the clock..??

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How many miles on your H3?

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23k

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good luck dude, sorry to hear it.

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I feel your pain dude.

Mine goes into the shop monday am for the head replacement.
Get on the phone with GM and get a file started now.

Request extended coverage on the engine.

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Sorry to welcome you to the club.

Got mine back from the shop today, ten days after dropping it off.

Seems to be running OK, a little rough if you ask me. I guess I'll see if it smooths out.

Hummer extended the engine coverage to 7 years/100,000 miles after opening a case.

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Sorry to hear about that, Damn!

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just wonder if you bin number below that cut off number ?

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question? can you still drive it with the problem if so how long and what are the consequences. For example, mine goes a coulpe of days before or during my trip to Moab. That is just my luck.

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7 year / 100,000 miles warranty, isnt that kinda bad? I mean the milage is great but the time is short, it will definately run out of time before it does for miles for most people, well at least for me. I hope i can get something different if it happens to me.

Anyways heres a question. Is there anyone that has had a problem with the head that has a vin number over them one posted as the cutoff number?

Thanks for replies, and good luck wannabeH3 and everyone else with the isssue.

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SO it just the week or is it the milage. It seems like three this week. I went to start mine today, it started, stuttered, stalled, did not want to start.

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I'm seeing more posts about head problems.
When are the build dates of these vehicles? And is there a fix that was put into effect after a certain VIN #, that would exclude these later VINs from the Head issues?

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The reasons for trading in my 06' for an H2 just keep mounting.

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I told you man, them telling you you can drive with that problum is bull.
If you get the light...
1. contact onstar
2. get conected to raodside assistance
3. get truck towed and you get a free rental

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well i have never had any starting issues or whatnot, it seems to have all of its power, altho i did notice that sitting at lights idling the motor will have just an almost unnoticable rough spot every 20 seconds or so. basically they said one of my cylinders is leaking, so it needs a new head, and to go ahead and drive it and they will give me a rental car when i bring it in for service.

Now as to opening a case, what do you mean by that? i called hummer yesterday and was talking to the guy and said "so i gotta get a new head and im worried this will happen in the future, where do we go from here" and he said i got the 4yr 50k warranty and if it happens again they will put a parts note on that part i guess and extend the warranty on that part. how do i get the extra coverage you guys are talking about? pm me if its best kept off the forum.

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[quote=wannabeH3]well i have never had any starting issues or whatnot, it seems to have all of its power, altho i did notice that sitting at lights idling the motor will have just an almost unnoticable rough spot every 20 seconds or so. basically they said one of my cylinders is leaking, so it needs a new head, and to go ahead and drive it and they will give me a rental car when i bring it in for service.

Now as to opening a case, what do you mean by that? i called hummer yesterday and was talking to the guy and said "so i gotta get a new head and im worried this will happen in the future, where do we go from here" and he said i got the 4yr 50k warranty and if it happens again they will put a parts note on that part i guess and extend the warranty on that part. how do i get the extra coverage you guys are talking about? pm me if its best kept off the forum.

PLEASE NO, TELL US ALL GIVING SPECIFIC ANSWERS AND EXAMPLES.

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You must call hummer consumers relations, 1 866 4866376 they will need vin # dealers name and delivery date and mileage.that will start the case file .Within a day or two a manager will call you about the case.I did it with the brake grown and it was closed after the reginal rep said it was normal:twak: .
With the head issue they will extend warranty(at least thats what I read here)
Good luck

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I had the cylinder head replaced not too long after I bought my H3, but they wouldn't give me anything as a warranty extension. They said, "It's fixed and you won't encounter the problem again." The Service Mgr said they had several H3's in for the problem, so they were aware of what needed to be done. Thankfully I haven't had the problem come back (at least not THAT one ..lol). That was about 1.3 years ago.

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I've witnessed 3 head jobs on H3's in our shop so far. We have 3 techs that can have it done in less than 2 days. It's pretty ugly looking when they get it all apart put the new head assembley drops right in on top of the block and they put everything back to gether. It wouldn't bother me one bit if I had to have this done to mine.

We have allowed customers to drive thier H3 until the new head arrived. The tech clears the codes and changes the timing a bit so the engine runs smooth. Hasn't caused a problem yet.

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We have a company vehicle that has been running for about 7K now, with the cylinder head issue. I know a few who have traveled well over 3K with the cylinder head issue. So, it appears some can.

As for cutoff. The new cylinder head for the 3.5L went into production March 31, 2006. So, vehicles with engines built after that date would have the new cylinder head. However, the plant could have had some of the older engines on site so I do not have a VIN cutoff for vehicles.

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That's brilliant....did you catch this "M" ???:jump:

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Problem is, you cannot change timing, it is all controlled by the PCM, and clearing the codes will only be temporary; these are basically hard codes, not hisotory codes. But I agree, most of them can be driven. It will cause more damage to the cylinder head, but who cares. There is a slim possibility that after X-number of miles, the cat may be damaged

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Has nothing to do with the PCM or the calibration. Totally a cylinder head issue.

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Thanks, that's good to know. I didn't want to take that PCM out again, that was a pain plugging it back in.:o

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My head cacked at about 19k miles. I am over in Gmbh and can't get to my vin # right now but I know my Hummie rolled off the line in Sept 05', so it was one of the first, and like I said in another post my Hummer Dealer has seen a lot of the first ones with these "weak" heads and customers cracking them because of either towing, or high stress on the engine. He took 4 days to do mine, but I also had him do the 20k service and fix a rattle in the rear passenger door. I know he also replaced some other parts on the engine, but can't recall what they where.
When I get back to the states will get my paperwork and see what else he replaced, but all I know is my mpg almost doubled after I got it back.

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ok, then drive the mother! I got a 07 now so i don't care anymore:jump:

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I would love to see the last eight of the VIN. Reason: Dealer is full of poopie, I did some checking today, and there are only two cases of cracked heads. Damaaged heads due to abnormal wear of the valve guides is very common on early heads, but cracked....dealer BS. (Not you, dealer. You are only repeating what a dumb a&& dealer is telling customers; thinking it makes them feel better.)

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F5, There are small white sticky bar coded labels all over the truck, hidden away in the dash, and on parts of the chasis indicating the date and various times for different items. One example wasn't really secured so I pulled it off and kept it in my file for reference.
It says, " D8X 00503671 3/27/2006 12:41:32 PM Commodity: Steering Column" .
I am guessing that this was the Build date for my truck, and the various times indicate when that componnent was installed on the line?:confused:

Based on this, I must have an old style head. Should this be a concern? Is the problem wide enough spread that there may be a recall for the '06 Heads?
:eek:
My last eight are ...68282011

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25,308 miles here and alls well . its an early build too :D :D

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14500 miles, got it off the truck Feb 06, only one out of at least a hundred at the dealer without chrome.:D

They hadn't had a chance to do it yet.:dancingbanana:

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Sorry, Neo, but you're still at risk...

Took my H3 in today for a tire rotation & full checkup before heading out West next month, dealer called & said they read error messages, my head's gone. They said I had a valve hanging, sounds like worn guides.

Built July of 2005, I got 41000 mi & thought I may be safe.

Good news? I can have it back tomorrow. Sweeeeet.:jump:

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engine/transmission System [+] Diagnostic: Complete. No action needed.


so far so good this was my latest diagnostic keepin my fingers crossed ;)



just wondering how everyone drove their trucks during the brakin period ???

i drove the **** out of mine :D i broke her in hard :giggling:

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Same here....had to train the tranny to drive my way :giggling:

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I had a rough idle for about a week, then it went away. No check engine light, but I only got about 190 miles to the last tank of gas:confused: . Taking it in on the 26th, we shall see.

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I drove the crap out of mine too, I always forget to take it easy.:p

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5 speed + Mountain driving and off road the first week.....keeping fingers crossed after 38,000 miles.:giggling::shhh:

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hey Fever how ya been man :D