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2008 Hummer H3 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1131755
Internal NHTSA #	10655114
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	HUMMER
Model	H3
Model Year	2008
File date	07/11/14
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Without any warning, the engine began to misfire and stall out after starting from a green light. It only lasted about 10 seconds. After this, the engine quit misfiring and began to have an audible whine come from under the gear shifter. This was subsequently diagnosed by electronic means as an intermittent misfire and accelerator pedal position sensor. After examination by a mechanic, in the lower portion of the engine a bolt holding in place one of the balancers worked itself free. The entire bolt was displaced from its original location and the threads were protruding out of the plate behind the flywheel in the area of the rear main seal causing a significant loss in oil. Upon further inspection after the engine was removed, multiple components appeared damaged as a result of the bolt getting stuck in one of the internal chains. The whining noise was a result of the chain rubbing against the remains of the bolt that was lodged and partially expelled from the lower rear of the motor. Finally, to be clear, this incident appears to be the result of a bolt being improperly torqued, machined or the balancer being improperly machined and matched for the bolt. Again, the entire bolt (including threads) was free from the component it was installed in.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	82000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	TROY, OH
VIN pattern	5GTEN13E488XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	5
Drive train type	AWD
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Vehicle speed	25
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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2008 Hummer H3 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Hummer H3 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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