General Motors has announced that they will be recalling certain models of the 2009 Hummer H3T vehicles.  They stated that some of the vehicles have a condition in which the fuel tank front support strap may fracture.  If this occurs, the fuel tank would be supported by the rear support strap and stone shield only.  Continued use of the vehicle may eventually fracture the rear support strap and shield fasteners.

The fuel tank could seperate from the vehicle increasing the risk of a crash.  Dealers will install a new design fuel tasnk front support strap free of charge.  The recall is expected to begin on or before April 10, 2009.  Owners may contact Hummer at 1-800-732-5493 or owner center at www.gmownercenter.com.

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GM has announced that they will be recalling certain models of the 2003 Hummer H2.  They stated some of these vehicles have a condition in which water can enter the windshield wiper motor module.  If a sufficient amount of water enters the module, over time, the front windshield wipers may work intermediately or the may become inoperative.

If this were to occur, driver visibility could be reduced, which could result in a crash.  Dealers will inspect the windshield wiper module cover, and replace the windshield wiper module cover free of charge.  The recall is expected to begin during November 2008.  Owners may contact Hummer at 1-800-732-5493 or go to mygmlink at http://www.gm.com/recall.

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GM has announced that they will be recalling certain models of the 2006-2008 Buick Lucerne, Cadillac DTS, Hummer H2, 2007-2008 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Acadia, Sierra, Yukon, Yukon XL, Saturn Outlook, and 2008 Buick Enclave vehicles equipped with a heated wiper washer fluid system.  A short circuit on the printed circuit board for the washer fluid heater may overheat the control circuit ground wire.

This may cause other electrical features to malfunction, create an odor, or cause smoke increasing the risk of a fire.  Dealers will install a wire harness with an in line fuse free of charge.  The manufacturer has not yet provided an owner notification schedule.  Owners may contact Buick at 1-866-608-8080, Cadillac at 1-800-982-2339 or http://www.cadillac.com, Chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, Saturn at 1-800-972-8876 or http://www.saturn.com, GMC at 1-866-996-9436, or Hummer at 1-800-732-5493, or at my GMlink, http://www.GM.com/recall.

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Hummer is a brand of sport utility vehicles (SUVs) sold by General Motors, also known as GM. They are based on the military High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, or Humvee. The Hummer is one of the larger SUV types, with commensurate high fuel consumption.

Hummers were originally built by AM General Corporation, formerly the military and government vehicle division of American Motors, in its South Bend, Indiana assembly plant. AM General had planned to sell a civilian version of the Hummer as far back as the late 1980s. In 1990, two matching white Hummers were driven from London to Beijing over the rough roads of central Soviet Union. The Hummers made the trip with ease, for they were built to drive on off-road terrain. The highlights of this journey were broadcast in the United States on ESPN. This publicity would pale in comparison to the attention that the HMMWV received for its service in Operation: Desert Storm the following year.
In 1992, AM General began selling a civilian version of the M998 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV or Hum-Vee) vehicle to the public under the brand name “Hummer”. According to legend, they began doing so after Arnold Schwarzenegger asked them to; apparently, he was impressed by a convoy of HMMWVs that drove by during his filming Kindergarten Cop in 1992. In 1998, AM General sold the brand name to General Motors but continued to manufacture the vehicles. GM is responsible for the marketing and distribution of all Hummers produced by AM General. In the next few years, GM introduced two new homegrown models, the H2 and H3, and renamed the original vehicle H1. AM General continues to build the H1 and is contracted by GM to produce the H2. The H3 is built in Shreveport, LA alongside the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon pickups.

2006 Hummer lineup: H3, H1, and H2 (L-R)
As of 2006, Hummer has gone international with selected importers and distributors in Europe and other markets.
Since October 10, 2006, GM has been producing the Hummer H3 at its Port Elizabeth plant in South Africa for international markets.[2] Hummers at the Port Elizabeth plant will be built both for local South African consumption and for export to Australia (for the 2008 model year), Europe, the Middle East, and Japan. As of October 2006, Hummer vehicles are marketed by about 300 dealers in 34 countries. 173 of those are in the U.S.
The H2 is also assembled in Kaliningrad, Russia, by Avtotor, starting in June 2004. The plant produces a few hundred vehicles annually, and its output is limited to local consumption (five dealers in Russia initially).
On May 12, 2006, GM announced it would cease production of the original H1 Hummer.[3]
GM CEO Rick Wagoner has said the Hummer brand of trucks will run on Biofuel Powertrains in Last Year’s Los Angeles International Auto Show. Schwarzenegger has subsequently had one of his Hummer’s converted to run on biofuel and now promotes this approach.

Source: Wikipedia

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by Alex Nunez

Automobile magazine has kissed the 2008 HUMMER embargo good-bye, so here’s the skinny on the ‘08 H3 Alpha.

For 2008, HUMMER has addressed one of the sticking points many people have had with the smaller H3 model, namely, the lack of a V8 engine. While the 3.7L inline 5 has adequate power to shuttle the H3 around, the burble of a V8’s exhaust note and the associated extra thrust would certainly have been more in keeping with the brand image created by the monster-sized H1 and solidified by the more-realistic H2.

With the return of the Alpha moniker last seen on the top-end H1, HUMMER fixed the H3’s biggest problem. The Alpha, you see, has 5.3 liters of V8 power underhood. Read on after the jump.

[Source: HUMMER]

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by John Neff

As many of you know, I hail from Cleveland, OH where only two things I know to be certain: the Browns will forever suck and LeBron James will forever be king of the smallest big city in the U.S. We weren’t always sure he would become our king, however. James’ mom presented him with a HUMMER H2 on his 18th birthday, which caused the Ohio High School Athletic Association to investigate the matter to ensure the SUV wasn’t an inappropriately accepted gift. The turmoil surrounding the SUV almost prevented our dribbling deity from entering the NBA.

LeBron still drives that HUMMER, although it has received a makeover by Unique Autosports of Long Island for the season premier of Unique Whips on SPEED. The HUMMER got a new paint job, new grille, new wheels and a custom interior with enough gadgets and technology to make a West Coast Customs guy cry. James already received the redone H2 at his home somewhere in the “Heart of it All” Ohio, but you can watch the transformation of this infamous ride in the premiere of Unique Whips on Feb. 21st at 10PM EST on SPEED (check your local listingsv - isn’t that what they always say at this part?).

Check out the full press release after the jump.

[Source: Unique Autosports]

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