Bad luck

[brad_p]

So in the past 3 weeks ive had some bad luck with my h2. About 3 weeks ago i bring in my h2 because i wanted to get things looked at, you know brakes and belts. And also was getting a flashing check engine light on a hard acceleration. Get it back found that the light was a engine misfire, so i take my h2 home. Next day me and my Younger brother decide to go to my familys dirt pit to do a little lite offroading nothing major. On the way the check engine light comes on and stays on, well damn i just got this fixed. Next day i bring it back to the Gm dealer, find out my catalytic converter is very very clogged up and its making engine misfire or something to that nature. So i leave it with them and go to mexico for a week. Yesterday i go and pic it up, Cat covered under warrenty so i sign the papers get in my h2 and try to crank it. No luck dead battery, so i have to buy a battery from them and they drop it in in 10mins and im on my way. Everything seams to be running fine so i drive to work then home nothing unusual except for one small jeark when shifting gears. So today like 30 min ago i was going to lunch get in my truck and head to quiznos, no problems running great. Get food and jump back in my h2, go to pull out on the road and then all of a sudden my nose starts to dive and i hear some crazy noises from the front end. Cant go over 5mph and it starts doing some crazy stuff. So i limp to my grandfaters which is about a quater mile away and park it. Gonna trailer it back to the dealer on monday. I dont think its the transmission because that was replaced at 55k and now im a 68k, if so its warranty. Sorry for the long paragraph but i figured i would share my story with you guys. On the upside im about to leave to go to pennsacola for the weekend.

[splne1]

WTF? keep us updated!

[frenzy1]

good luck !

[Intercooled]

68K ? what kind of warrenty did you get?

[brad_p]

I just droped it off. Its not getting out of first gear. GM has a hidden warranty at 70k miles for cat and something else.

[brad_p]

Just got off the phone with the service department, was the transmission. Its under warranty since we just replaced it 15k miles ago.

[brad_p]

Has anyone else here had to replace a trans before?

[johndjmix1]

Buy a battery? Its a warantee item man, Just had them replace mine.....free.

Unless of course you are out of warantee.

--John

[brad_p]

Im at 68k miles so it wasnt covered.

[Rico001]

Originally Posted by brad_p

Has anyone else here had to replace a trans before?

Oh boy from the number of people on the list here that have replaced 1,2,3
trans so far it does seem to be a everyday problem with the HUMMER.

At least it is still under the replacement warrenty.

Let us know how it goes.

Btw I realize that it was not under warrenty but they should have thrown
in the battery since it was in their care IMO. Seems to me that you are a good customer for them.

BTW which HUMMER dealer is it cause ours is from La too.


~Richard

[brad_p]

Yeah, its not at a hummer dealer the nearist one is hummer of metarie and that like a hour away. I have it at a Gm chevy/pontiac dealer here in town. They had to trailer it to a trans shop, gm wants to know if it could simply be rebuilt or has to be replaced, only has 15k miles on the trans thats kinda ****ty.

[Rico001]

Originally Posted by brad_p

Yeah, its not at a hummer dealer the nearist one is hummer of metarie and that like a hour away. I have it at a Gm chevy/pontiac dealer here in town. They had to trailer it to a trans shop, gm wants to know if it could simply be rebuilt or has to be replaced, only has 15k miles on the trans thats kinda ****ty.

It will be up to GM, or however it was done the last time.

I would think a "new" one would be better if it has the new warrenty too.
Either that I hope the trans shop knows how to make it bullet proof.
Good luck with it ~Richard

[Boss Hoss]

Originally Posted by Rico001

Oh boy from the number of people on the list here that have replaced 1,2,3
trans so far it does seem to be a everyday problem with the HUMMER.

Richard i dont see this as a everyday problem for Hummer, or at least the H2. 9 times out of ten when you are seeing somone on the forum who is going through transmissions they have a supercharger. I think it may have something to do with this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Swj3VFdWqnI

or this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClgouUiIP3w


I have nothing against wheeling these rigs but this you have to know if you are doing stuff like this you WILL tear up any truck.

[Rico001]

No I agree that if you act foolish with it that you are going to break something.

I was just saying that it seems to be happening more.
Even Brad P is on #2 or #3?

It might not be the weakest part but on a rig this size
it seems like it would be stronger.

Btw are you still 4 Wheeling in Ft Walton area Boss?

[brad_p]

To you north florida guys. I have an idea of trying to make my way from pensacola beach to navare on the closed road that has sand all over it. 2 questions, is it illegal to ride on the beach most of it is closed road with a little sand over it from the sat images ive seen. And have you guys attempted this?

[brad_p]

Originally Posted by Boss Hoss

Richard i dont see this as a everyday problem for Hummer, or at least the H2. 9 times out of ten when you are seeing somone on the forum who is going through transmissions they have a supercharger. I think it may have something to do with this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Swj3VFdWqnI

or this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClgouUiIP3w


I have nothing against wheeling these rigs but this you have to know if you are doing stuff like this you WILL tear up any truck.

Hahaha i just watched my videos, that was the last transmission. This one went more from climbing mountains with the hummer club and a rock hill.

[Rico001]

Originally Posted by brad_p

To you north florida guys. I have an idea of trying to make my way from pensacola beach to navare on the closed road that has sand all over it. 2 questions, is it illegal to ride on the beach most of it is closed road with a little sand over it from the sat images ive seen. And have you guys attempted this?

In Panama City Beach County) you need a permit to drive on the beach if you work at or for a beach related business (like jet ski rental, sailboats).

Not sure how the other counties do their beach thing.

Maybe you can check with tourist info of county office?

~Rich

[Boss Hoss]

Originally Posted by Rico001

Btw are you still 4 Wheeling in Ft Walton area Boss?

I havent in a while but let me know when/if you wanna go and im sure i can strap up. If you have never wheeled you would have a blast. If you have done at least moderate crawlin its still fun, just not techincal whatsoever. You would need to get a permit from the Jackson Guard.

Brad im pretty sure the place you are speaking of his off limits. There are very few places you are allowed to drive on sand, although there is tons of it. Especially in places where there are sand dunes. The places that are legal generally require a permit of some sort. You can really get yourself in a fix with the law if you venture around the dunes.

[brad_p]

Got it back today, said it was the lower sprag or sprog in the transmission, so it wasnt as bad as i thought it was. Glad to be back in it and out of that leaky ass heep.