Sinking of the Titanic

[Mike E]

I drove through a pond with the stock base tires, had water 6" up past the bottom of the doors and never experienced any leaks to the inside. I guess it all depends on the situation.

[deserth3]

Second, when trying to get the truck to the dealership, on-star basically told me "We don't support your type. Only those people who stay on the road".

Sounds like you got a dead head. When I thought I'd have to have my truck towed they transfered me to Hummer Roadside assistance. Of course I was in my driveway and not offroad.
Happy to hear the dealer service was great and they came to get you.

[usetosellhummer]

no way

[Wisha Haddan H3]

30" on one side? that's 6" more than it's rated for water fording. Try to keep it under 24" next time you slide into a pond

jk, sorry to hear that. About 10 years ago, I hydrolocked an engine and filled the interior with water when it got deeper than I expected. The computer shorted out too. That cost a pretty penny to fix.

[Beastmaster]

Okay...I'm going to need some clarification.

1) You claim 1" of water on one side, 30" on the other. How much was the actual depth of the water inside the vehicle?

2) An observation - no vehicle is water tight, save for an Amphicar. And even an Amphicar has bilge pumps.

3) A comment - water crossings require you to have the windows open. No windows open = bad juju.

4) I agree with F5FStop - OnStar gets you in contact with someone. It's up to that "someone" from there to determine if you qualify.

5) If OnStar did screw up in some way, shape, or form due to water exposure, then you would have had to dry out the truck. I have personally rescued vehicles that sunk, and it took at least 4-5 hours to dry the truck out to where it's in operating condition

6) If the engine was running (and the intake is on the right side), you would have ingested water. Was the engine still running?

Nice first post! Ahoy.

S.

[f5fstop]

I knew I forgot something....
" the doors locked and the window controls shut down. If I didn't have the door already open at this point, I'd have been locked in."
1. Door open, in the water usually equals water coming into the passenger compartment.
2. Did you ever think of moving that silver lever next to the handle to manually unlock the doors?????

For some reason, this story is so full of holes it is making me hungry for some swiss cheese.

[humma_H3]

my H3 is not water tight with the doors open either.. what a POS!!

man, that sucks for you- but it sure is a funny story to read.

whoever has the "this thread is worthless without pics" banner needs to put that up on this one.

better luck in the future- carry a camera just in case.

matt
cincy

high and dry.

[KenP]

I don't believe it and I bet you're an AE.

[Hummer Guy]

1 inch on one side and 30 on another equals 29 inch difference/65 inch track width = 45% slope -- sounds dangerous for a side-slope... or, dangerously close to overall width (74.7) would be 39% side slope...livin' on the edge!

[HummerNewbie]

Originally Posted by KenP

I don't believe it and I bet you're an AE.

Either an AE or a troll. Either way, pretty pathetic at it

[Agriv8r]

Originally Posted by f5fstop

I knew I forgot something....
2. Did you ever think of moving that silver lever next to the handle to manually unlock the doors?????

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are you serious. he buys a hummer with power locks and you want him to use the manual button? get real, not even if he was sinking should he have to do that

[Viet Nam Vette]

Originally Posted by Steve - SanJose

Nice first post! Ahoy.

S.

The Captain of the Titanic should not have a drivers license.

S.

I just Pee-ed my self......ROTFLMFASO...and farting at the same time..

[Viet Nam Vette]

Gotta Be an AE....

[Captain of the Titanic]

First, to those of you doubting the story, I say: Why would I make up a story that makes me look like I had my head up my azz? (And, to the many trolls, please make fun of me for admitting that I am human)

Second, The sideways angle of the truck was extreme. Clearly my explaination of the whole mess lacked the clarity I had hoped for. WHen I went into the water, I rolled down the window to yell at my friend to GET ME OUT. The engine continued to run until Durango pulled me out. I then opened the door, letting the water out, rolled down all the windows, and put it in park. The electrical problems happened then.

Lastly, I just thought you all might appreciate a good story involving the joys of offroading. I guess I was wrong.

I must admit, I got a pizzed at a couple of the responders, but I guess that should be expected.

Also, those of you who keep using AE, after I stated I didn't know what the heck that meant, might as well be barking like a dog. Communication is the art of being understood. Try it sometime...

-The Captain

[wannabeH3]

give him a break, he sunk his hummer, i have sunk my scout b4 it sucks.. i couldnt imagine water inside the nice new interior that would ruin my day for sure.

It's cool, I like that blow dryer action that you provided.

S.

[f5fstop]

Originally Posted by Captain of the Titanic

First, to those of you doubting the story, I say: Why would I make up a story that makes me look like I had my head up my azz? (And, to the many trolls, please make fun of me for admitting that I am human)

Well, the head up the azz is appropriate. If the stories you have told were written at the time of the great flood, I could understand how you would make so many errors; however, the computer would have been shorted out so that is not a probably assumption on my part.
So, I have to assume you wrote this a few days later. Well, when you do that, get your story straight; and your angles.
Second, The sideways angle of the truck was extreme. Clearly my explaination of the whole mess lacked the clarity I had hoped for. WHen I went into the water, I rolled down the window to yell at my friend to GET ME OUT. The engine continued to run until Durango pulled me out. I then opened the door, letting the water out, rolled down all the windows, and put it in park. The electrical problems happened then.

Still have some explaining to do about the door being opened, being closed, unlocked, unable to unlock, etc.Lastly, I just thought you all might appreciate a good story involving the joys of offroading. I guess I was wrong.

I must admit, I got a pizzed at a couple of the responders, but I guess that should be expected.

Also, those of you who keep using AE, after I stated I didn't know what the heck that meant, might as well be barking like a dog. Communication is the art of being understood. Try it sometime...

You try it sometime...read your first post see the discrepancies, read your second post, and see the inconsistencies between the two (H2, Durango, Onstar doesn't work, Onstar works, etc.)
As for the AE, well, if it smells like on (Captain of the Titanic...1st post), then usually it is one. This site is flooded with AEs, and trolls. Take your pick, but my Malamute could give me a better story then you.
-The Captain

Except for the chance of another post with a hairdryer in it, I'm done.

[H3slate]

First, to those of you doubting the story, I say: Why would I make up a story that makes me look like I had my head up my azz? (And, to the many trolls, please make fun of me for admitting that I am human)

Also, those of you who keep using AE, after I stated I didn't know what the heck that meant, might as well be barking like a dog. Communication is the art of being understood. Try it sometime...

How do you know what a troll is, but somehow don't know what an AE is? Is there something you are not telling us?

[HummBebe]

Originally Posted by H3slate

How do you know what a troll is, but somehow don't know what an AE is? Is there something you are not telling us?

Ask me....I'll let you know.