Rear Axle Replacement Today

[richk]

Got my H3 back yesterday. Ended up taking 2 days as I expected. Glad I got the loaner. Here is the status of the repair work that was done:

1. Rear axle replacement: Tech says the entire rear axle assembly was replaced. Said this was the first one they had ever done on the H3 (MedVed West in Denver). For that reason they took their time to make sure it was done right. Result: seems like this has cured all of the vibration issues I was having. My gas pedal no longer seems to transmit vibration thru the firewall. The H3 drives like I remember it during the first week of ownership. The world is in harmony again!

UPDATE: After driving for 4 days, this did not fix the problem. Read later posts for more detais.

2. Roof marker light noise. Nothing can be done to improve the wind noise at this time. The dealer had already previously done the foam strip fix, and they have nothing else they can do. Result: waiting for Hummer to come up with a permanent solution.

3. Rear passenger door panel was squeaking. The tech says that they have been getting alot of H3s in with this problem. In some cases the door panels are practically falling off. In my case the entire rear portion was pulling loose from the door. He said the clips that Hummer are using are crap. He replaced them with clips from the H2 and they hold much better. Result: seems like its fixed.

4. Squeak in drivers door. They said they made an adjustment to the door, but I still hear the squeaking. Result: I am putting this minor issue on the back burner until my next service.

5. TPM System. The tech spent alot of time on this including setting all the tire pressures, resetting the sensors, wiggling the connectors, etc. Said "I think you will be ok now". Result: I drove out of the parking lot and the tire pressue low message came on after I got about 2 blocks away. I called them this morning and requested that the entire TPM system be turned off until Hummer can come up with a proper fix. The service tech is investigating the feasability of my request.

Overall the service department at MedVed West Hummer in Denver did a great job. They sent the tech out to walk over the H3 with me and explain everything that was done in great detail. They genuinely seem to care about getting the vehicles fixed right. To bad they have to deal with vehicles like my H3 that is full of initial quality problems.