THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE CRUISE CONTROL AND TRANSMISSION. WHEN TRAVELLING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH AND GOING OVER A SMALL RISE (OVERPASS), SOMETIMES THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT UNLOCK THE TORQUE CONVERTER FOR NECESSARY POWER TO MAINTAIN VEHICLE SPEED. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE TRANSMISSION DIRECTLY DOWNSHIFTS (WITHOUT FIRST UNLOCKING THE TORQUE CONVERTER). THIS CAUSES A VIOLENT SURGE IN VEHICLE SPEED OVER THE SET CRUISE CONTROL SPEED, AND THEN A DROP OF THE THROTTLE AND UPSHIFT, ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW AGAIN. THESE TWO LURCHES MIGHT CAUSE SOME DRIVERS TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE OVER THE SAME COURSE WITHOUT THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT MAINTAINING THE SAME SPEED MANUALLY WITH NECESSARY THROTTLE MOVEMENTS, THE TRANSMISSION PROPERLY UNLOCKS THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND THE PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR. HAVE WORKED WITH THE DEALER AND GM ON THIS, AND IT SEEMS THAT NEW SOFTWARE IS NEEDED IN THE VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMS. THEY WILL NOT GIVE ANY TIME FRAME TO FIX THE VEHICLE.
2003 AM General H2
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the vehicle speed control › cruise control. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices › Exterior | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vehicle Speed Control › Cruise Control | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsDRIVERS SIDE MIRROR HEAD IS TOO LOOSE ON SWIVEL BASE, SO IT VIBRATES CONSTANTLY IN THE WIND OVER APPROX 40 MPH. THIS CONDITION IS SINCE NEW. THIS MAKES THE MIRROR UNUSABLE AS THE IMAGE IS BLURRED BEYOND RECOGNITION. MY DEALER REPLACED ONE MIRROR - SAME PROBLEM. MY DEALER DEMONSTRATED TO MY SATISFACTION THAT ALL OF THE VEHICLES HAVE THE SAME DEFECT. THIS AFFECTS MY SAFETY WHILE DRIVING AS I CANNOT PROPERLY TELL IF THERE IS TRAFFIC APPROACHING ON MY LEFT.
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
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No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.