2000 Am General Hummer
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
3 recalls name the 2000 Am General Hummer. Newest first.
Certain honeywell fram racing brand HP4 and HP8 oil filters that were manufactured from may 25, 2006, through september 14, 2007, and sold for use as replacement equipment for vehicles list above. the affected filters are marked with a date code a61451 through a72571 sequentially. the date code and part number appear on the filter housing. fram racing…
Risk and remedy
Risk
This condition may cause inadequate sealing and loss of engine oil, possibly resulting in a fire.
Remedy
Honeywell will replace the affected oil filters free of charge. the recall began during november 2007. owners can contact fram customer service toll-free at 1-800-890-2075.
Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. the turn signal switch plastic cancellation pin can wear prematurely causing the signals to fail to cancel after completing a turn.
Risk and remedy
Risk
This could send an incorrect lamp signal to other vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the turn signal switch with a new switch having a metal cancellation pin. owner notification began november 16, 2001. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact am general at 1-800-638-8303.
Vehicle description: a potential chafing condition occurs between the flexible brake lines which connect the master cylinder to the ABS modulator. this condition can lead to one or both of the brake lines developing a brake fluid leak.
Risk and remedy
Risk
A brake fluid leak cab cause a reduction in brake line pressure and resulting in longer-than-normal stopping distances.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the master cylinder to ABS modulator lines.
Owner complaints
2 complaints1 involved a crash3 injuries
What owners report most
Latest complaints
- Power train › Automatic transmission
Unintended rearward movement of 2000 m.y. Humvee H-1 while idling, with transmission selector mid-way between park and reverse positions. Vehicle had remained stationary for several minutes before transmission internally shifted into reverse, causing vehicle to move rearward at increasing speeds…
Unintended rearward movement of 2000 m.y. Humvee H-1 while idling, with transmission selector mid-way between park and reverse positions. Vehicle had remained stationary for several minutes before transmission internally shifted into reverse, causing vehicle to move rearward at increasing speeds, striking a security fence at 7- to 10 mph; the fence & gate toppled onto sidewalk, striking 3 pedestrians walking along the opposite side of the fence. our accident reconstruction team recreated event sequence multiple times -- with delay before movement ranging from seconds to minutes. Transmission shift mechanism or internal valve body controls evidently mis-adjusted. *nm
- Steering
Barely avoided accident due to a known steering defect that the manufacturer will not repair. They claim my faulty steering condition IS "acceptable". *Jb
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10007968Winch control pack.
- 627034Customer notification letter regarding customer satisfaction campaign AMG r0101 - transfer case cooler replacement.
- 627030Customer satisfaction campaign AMG r0101 regarding transfer case cooler.
- 621775Some model year 2000 and 2001 vehicles may, while using the cd player, default to the last tuned radio station when attempting to make a track change.
- 621771Subject regarding revised front door armrest.
- 621768Some vehicles may, after coming to a stop, exhibit a momentary small increase in engine idle speed (approx. 250 rpm).
- 620369Information on aluminum wheel lug cover tool.
- 618829Information on the trailer tow kit.
- 618827Some model year 2000 vehicles equipped with optional 16.5 inch one-piece aluminum wheels contain a lug wrench that does not fit in the lug nut recess of the wheel.
- 613940Subject regarding the delco 6-disc cd changer accessory kit which IS available for installation in model year 2000 vehicles equipped with a delco electronic standard radio system without cd changer.
- 612489Subject regarding vehicles built with protective covers on the lug nuts and wheel half nuts of the two-piece steel wheels.
- 612488Information on vehicles built in the latter half of 1999 containing a fluorescent tracer dye in the air conditioner system.
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