Consumer Complaint Detail
AM GENERAL / HUMMER / 1998
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005029529 | Incident Date: Jul, 18 2005 |
| Consumer's City: PROVO | Consumer's State: UT |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: AM GENERAL LLC |
| Model Name: HUMMER | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine:diesel |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 137ZA8437WE | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 18 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 14 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I have a hummer h1 (1998). on my way to the airport in traffic, my #8 engine cylinder wall cracked causing me to lose all my coolent for both the engine and transmission. if i had not noticed it as quickly has i had, i would have come to a screeching halt in the freeway traffic as my engine melted down. furthermore, i use my hummer for off-roading and had it happened while i was off-road in the utah desert, injury or death would have been quite likely (since i am often 20-40 miles off the highway and it gets to be 110 degrees f easily). i have checked around and approximately 10% of the vehicles from 1997, 1998, and part of 1999 and 2000 have had the #8 cylindar crack. this is a common problem. the manufacturer used to take care of this but about three years ago stopped covering this under warrantee or even good-will. a total engine failure can be a huge safety concern if the traffic is heavy or if the occupents are not near a town. (often when i drive through nevada on some very lonely highways, i am 3 hours from the closest town and the heat is immenese). when i am off-road this is even worse and i may be a day or two hike from the nearest (lonely) highway in 110 degree heat. please look into this as it is a very frequent problem for the affected years. thank you. |