Faults:

Nothing yet.

General Comments:

I think everyone needs to chill a minute on the Hummer thing. The H3 is not like the H1 or the H2. The H3 has a 3.5L 5 cylinder engine (same displacement as a Honda Pilot with one cylinder less than my Tercel). The power-train and chassis are designed by Isuzu with the look of a smaller H2.

The truck is really cool and I get reasonable fuel economy with the 5 cylinder engine and moderate driving. Yeah it's a little expensive, and I don't like to buy American cars cause the big three have been screwing us for decades with low quality cars that don't last. I worked for many years at a Toyota dealership and have always bought Honda or Toyota cars. We still drive our Tercel daily, the Hummer is a lease and a company car.

I like having the ground clearance for the snowstorms we get up here in Canada, and needed a frame that could handle all the big pot holes. I bought it to show off, and I stickered her up with my company logo.

I don't plan on hitting anyone or being hit by anyone, and I drive safe and look where I'm going, and observe speed limits weather permiting. I slow down in bad weather even with the truck.

I loved my Civic and Tercel, but I can't pull my boat with them. I bought a set of 20 inch chrome rims for summer time with all the chrome options. Where were all you people when GM was screwing you with crappy cars. Stop complaining now and give them credit for a job well done.

As for the jealousy, I drove a lot of old $100.00 beaters for many years, and paid my way through school, working bad jobs to get there. I looked up to people that had worked hard, and was always happy for them. I work hard for what I've got.

Faults:

None yet.

General Comments:

Awesome vehicle. Quiet at 70, great sound system, the sun roof is huge, plenty of room. I really bought this vehicle for the towing capacity and the off road ability.

Faults:

I owned my H3 for less than a week, and it was immediately broken into by thieves. At first I was mad at the criminals, but it turns out the most criminal bit is the design of the door lock!

I didn't notice that my H3 had been broken into until I went to get my briefcase, which was on the floor behind the driver's seat. The thieves did no visible damage to the outside of the vehicle; however they had managed to remove the lock core and gain access to my H3.

BEWARE!!! THE ONLY THING HOLDING THE LOCK CORE IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR IS A CHEAP PIECE OF PLASTIC!!!

That's right, plastic. The lock core is suspended off of molded plastic part, and it's only about 3mm thick. The thieves simply put a flat head screwdriver into the driver's door and pushed down, snapping the plastic. They clearly didn't have to push that hard, since the only other damage to the door is a tiny dent at the bottom of the hole, which was hidden under the grommet.

GM refuses to admit there is a problem, and they insist that the plastic bracket is designed correctly; they also refuse to fix it, claiming it is simply a case of vandalism. I beg to differ. I am an engineer with 7 US Patents, and 25 years experience in engineering and consulting. I've shown this cheap plastic part to my colleagues and clients, and they all laugh at it.

This design is nothing short of engineering incompetence, in my professional opinion.

Furthermore, the dealer and GM folks claim I was "lucky" that the theives didn't do more damage. I counter that you can't see a black fabric briefcase on the floor of the all-black interior through the tinted windows, and that the thieves merely broke in to see what was there, if anything. I also counter that the best security is to have the vehicle that is the most difficult to break into, which by nature pushes the criminals on to more accessable vehicles. Furthermore, when a crook can walk up to your driver's door and apply a screwdriver to gain access, they can appear pretty legitimate -- especially compared to breaking the window. In short, this is a major problem, and if your H3 was or is ever broken into, I suggest you immediately retain an attorney, as I have.

Keep your eyes open for a website organizing a class action lawsuit -- that is unless GM gets busy and pays me for my losses and commits to a recall soon.