Well, maybe not... but it sure feels like it. 2 months ago I bought a 2006 Hummer H3, and about a week ago I started having problems with it. Like most used cars the worst thing is not knowing who owned it before you, what they did to it, and what ticking time bomb problems it has. A few have already surfaced, all of these in less than a week.
Last week I was driving about 30 mph and had to brake hard, and when I did the whole front end locked up and made a grinding sound. I thought I had slid on some dirt or something, but with ABS and the fact there was no dirt to slide on, that can't have been the case.
Then a few days ago I was backing out of my driveway and when I shifted from reverse to drive the car came to a slamming stop and made a bang so loud my girlfriend thought I backed into another car. The bang sounded like it came from the rear, but I can't be sure. Not sure if it's related, but when shifting from P or N to D or R, it shifts fine. When I shift from D to R or vice verse, there is a faint banging sound.
Now I noticed the rear end of the car is bottomed out. If you push / sit / jump on the rear bumper the car will not go down any farther, almost like there are no shocks in it. The rear end hits bumps harder and when going over big bumps there is a metallic banging sound coming from whichever wheel(s) hit the bump. The rear wheels are about 1.5-2 inches from the rear fender because it's sagging so bad. It's been sitting 2" high since I got it home, and now the whole car is sitting lower than when I got it. WTF could cause that?
Between 25 and 30 mph there is a vibrating / grinding feeling in the pedals.
Now the worst part, and I am at fault for this one. When I first bought it, I noticed that if I turned the wheel all the way to the left or right, the car wouldn't move. Since the Hummer turns so sharp I figured it was because the wheels were turned so far. I think the car has been in 4 hi lock for the entire 2 months I have had it, or even longer, even thought the 4 hi button was lit up. I've never owned a 4wd truck before so nothing seemed out of the ordinary. I took it out the other night and backed it up for 25 feet and it's now unlocked.
So, what am I looking at? Messed up transfer case? Transmission? Are the rear shocks bad or is it something else? I will try to add pics of the sagging rear if there's isn't some "50 posts to post pics" rule.
Last week I was driving about 30 mph and had to brake hard, and when I did the whole front end locked up and made a grinding sound. I thought I had slid on some dirt or something, but with ABS and the fact there was no dirt to slide on, that can't have been the case.
Then a few days ago I was backing out of my driveway and when I shifted from reverse to drive the car came to a slamming stop and made a bang so loud my girlfriend thought I backed into another car. The bang sounded like it came from the rear, but I can't be sure. Not sure if it's related, but when shifting from P or N to D or R, it shifts fine. When I shift from D to R or vice verse, there is a faint banging sound.
Now I noticed the rear end of the car is bottomed out. If you push / sit / jump on the rear bumper the car will not go down any farther, almost like there are no shocks in it. The rear end hits bumps harder and when going over big bumps there is a metallic banging sound coming from whichever wheel(s) hit the bump. The rear wheels are about 1.5-2 inches from the rear fender because it's sagging so bad. It's been sitting 2" high since I got it home, and now the whole car is sitting lower than when I got it. WTF could cause that?
Between 25 and 30 mph there is a vibrating / grinding feeling in the pedals.
Now the worst part, and I am at fault for this one. When I first bought it, I noticed that if I turned the wheel all the way to the left or right, the car wouldn't move. Since the Hummer turns so sharp I figured it was because the wheels were turned so far. I think the car has been in 4 hi lock for the entire 2 months I have had it, or even longer, even thought the 4 hi button was lit up. I've never owned a 4wd truck before so nothing seemed out of the ordinary. I took it out the other night and backed it up for 25 feet and it's now unlocked.
So, what am I looking at? Messed up transfer case? Transmission? Are the rear shocks bad or is it something else? I will try to add pics of the sagging rear if there's isn't some "50 posts to post pics" rule.
