2007 Hummer H3 engine problems

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The contact owns a 2007 Hummer H3. The contact stated while driving at 50 mph, the vehicle started to overheat and stalled. The contact stated the temperature and the check engine warning light were illuminated. The vehicle was then towed to a local dealer where it has yet to be diagnosed due to the battery needing to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact had the vehicle serviced under NHTSA campaign number: 15V421000 (Visibility) prior to experiencing the failure. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

NHTSA complaint #11421692 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

VEHICLE MISFIRES FREQUENTLY. ENGINE WILL NEARLY STALL AT IDLE DUE TO MISFIRES AND SHAKE THE WHOLE VEHICLE. LACK OF POWER AND EFFICIENCY. AND JUDDERING WHILE ACCELERATING. IT IS KNOWN TO GM AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO RESORT TO CYLINDER HEAD REPLACEMENTS COSTING HUNDREDS AT A MINIMUM.

NHTSA complaint #11388405 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

OIL LIGHT COMES ON WHEN IDLE. TRUCK LOSES PRESSURE. NO DEALERSHIP SOLUTION.

NHTSA complaint #11344113 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENGINE OIL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND AN ODOR EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE OIL AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A SMALL HOLE IN THE MANIFOLD, WHICH BURNED OUT THE OIL. THE CONTACT PAID OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND FILED A CLAIM. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

NHTSA complaint #11292047 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT STOP AND IT WOULD NOT START ENGINE LOCK UP

NHTSA complaint #11289116 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT HAD TO SIT IN THE VEHICLE AND WAIT A WHILE BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT AND WAS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. IN ADDITION, THE PASS LOCK WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE MANIFOLD AND WAS REIMBURSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,822. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA complaint #11245758 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

HUMMER WILL NOT START, ENGINE TURNS OVER NORMALLY, BUT WILL NOT START. WAIT EXACTLY 10 MINUTES AND IT STARTS UP FINE. CAN HAPPEN ANY TIME, AT THE GAS STATION, FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. LEARNED THAT IF THE SECURITY LIGHT ON THE DASH BLINKS WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED ON, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. IF LIGHT STAYS ON, THE VEHICLE STARTS. HAVE WATCHED FOR THIS AT EVERY START UP, CAN NOW TELL WHEN THE VEHICLE WON'T START. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH GM VEHICLES WITH PASS LOCK SINCE THE LATE 1990S, GM NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM NOW!!!!!!!!!!

NHTSA complaint #11194075 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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IF RETURNING SOON AFTER SHUT OFF ; IT WILL NOT RESTART. HAVE TO WAIT AWHILE FOR IT TO RESTART. IT'S WEIRD BECAUSE THERE ARE NO OTHER PROBLEMS. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR AWHILE NOW.

NHTSA complaint #11161697 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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SIR/MA'AM, I AM WRITING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE 2007 HUMMER H3 SECURITY SYSTEM NOT ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO START UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. I MAINTAIN MY VEHICLE TO HIGH STANDARDS AND OVER THE LAST 8 MONTHS HAVE HAD ISSUES STARTING MY HUMMER. WHEN THE HUMMER DOES NOT START, YOU MUST WAIT 10-15 MINUTES TO EVEN ATTEMPT TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WILL TURN OVER, BUT NO FUEL IS SENT TO THE ENGINE TO START. IF IT DOESN'T START AGAIN, YOU MUST WAIT ANOTHER 10-15 MINUTES. THE LATTER HAS HAPPENED TO ME 5 OR 6 TIMES IN JUST THE LAST 2 MONTHS. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS TO GM ABOUT THIS EXACT ISSUE, AND HAS FALLEN ON DEAF EARS. MANY VEHICLE FORUM USERS COMPLAIN OF THE EXACT ISSUE AS WELL, WITH ZERO ASSISTANCE FROM GM AS SEEN HERE: HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-C8039_DS531571 I AM CONCERNED THAT IF THE SPORADIC SECURITY LOCKDOWN (PASSLOCK) OCCURS WHILE DRIVING, FUEL IS CUT OFF FROM THE RUNNING ENGINE, SPEED/STEERING/BRAKING WILL BE MINIMIZED, AND THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH IS INCREASED EXPONENTIALLY. PLEASE ADVISE GM THERE NEEDS TO BE A FIX FOR THIS AND ENSURE THEY COMPLY! THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I BELIEVE MY PHOTOS OF THE BLOWER MOTOR FAN RESISTOR BEING BURNT HELPED GET GM ISSUE A RECALL, AND I HOPE THIS WILL URGE THEM TO FIX AS WELL

NHTSA complaint #11102929 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

VEHICLE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING SHOWS: SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL REDUCED POWER STABILITY SYSTEM FAILED VEHICLE MISFIRES WHEN THIS HAPPENS SOMETIMES VEHICLE SHUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHEN TRYING TO RESTART IT DOES NOT RESTART SOMETIMES AFTER THIS

NHTSA complaint #11102891 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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2007 HUMMER H3. CONSUMER WRITES SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS DONE PRIOR TO SAFETY RECALL BEING ISSUED. *LD

NHTSA complaint #11023229 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY

2007 HUMMER H3. CONSUMER WRITES SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS DONE PRIOR TO SAFETY RECALL BEING ISSUED. *LD

NHTSA complaint #11023229 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND APPROACHING A STOP, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, POWERED OFF THE VEHICLE, AND WAITED FOR A FEW MINUTES TO RESTART IT AND RESUME DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO STINGRAY CHEVROLET BARTOW (1475 W MAIN ST, BARTOW, FL 33830, (863) 800-9999) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPEED SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE THERMOSTAT WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

NHTSA complaint #11078228 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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ABOUT 2 YEARS AFTER I BOUGTH CAR FROM DEALER ,THE CAR CRANKS BUT WONT START YOU HAVE TO WAIT 20 MINUTES AND IT STARTS TODAY IT LEFT ME STRANDED OVER 60 MILES AWAY ,IT HAS BEING DOING THIS EVERY FEW MONTHS ,I SAW A FORUM WITH HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVING SAME PROBLEM AND DEALER SAYS IT DOESENT FIND ANYTHING THAT'S WHAT I WAS TOLD TWO TIMES AT DEALER ,FROM THE FORUM IT SEEMS TO BE A FAULTY PASSLOCK SECURITY PROBLEM OR A FAULTY EGNITION SWITCH ON SEVERAL YEARS OF HUMMERS ,GM NEEDS TO RECALL THIS BECAUSE IS CAUSING LOTS OF EXPENSES TO A LOT OF PEOPLE INCLUDING ME

NHTSA complaint #11005593 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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MY HUMMER STALLS AND DIES AT VARIOUS TIMES. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND KNOW ONE CAN SEEM TO TELL ME WHY IT DIES WHILE DRIVING. I TAKE GREAT CARE OF MY TRUCK AND ME I HAVE METAL SHAVINGS IN OIL. DYING IN AN INTERSECTION WITH CHILDREN IS DANGEROUS. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

NHTSA complaint #10887638 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE VEHICLE JUST LOST POWER AND ALMOST LOST IGNITION WHILE DRIVING 50 MILES AN HOUR. DIAGNOSTIC CODE STATE, MISFIRE IN CYLINDER ONE. VALVE SPRINGS ( ROCKER ARM) ARE BREAKING PREMATURELY CAUSING A LEAKING VALVE PROBLEM. MECHANIC ALSO NOTICED OTHER SPRINGS WERE FATIQUED CAUSING A LOOSER THAN NORMAL SEATING. GM SERVICE MANAGER MENTION A SPRING PROBLEM ON 2006 2007 RENDEVOUS. ONE OF THE LARGEST COMPLAINTS WITH THE HUMMER 3 IS THIS LEAKY VALVE SYNDROM WHICH THE DEALERS KNOW ABOUT. SOME OCCURING WITH THE VEHICLE HAVING ONLY 30,000 PLUS MILES.

NHTSA complaint #10863255 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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BOUGHT 2007 HUMMER H3 AT THE END OF FEBRUARY AS IS IN CHICAGO AT NET MOTOR CARS ADDISON ILLINOIS FOR 14000 AND DROVE IT HOME 150 MILES AWAY AND WAS TOLD BY DEALER TO TAKE IT IN TO GM DEALER AND HAVE MY ABS SYSTEM FLASHED BY THEM AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS WILL GO AWAY GM POAGES HAD MY CAR FOR TWO WEEKS COST 560 DOLLARS TO REPAIR THEN A DAY LATER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY SAID IF GM HAD IT CHECKING FOR CODES THEY SHOULD HAVE SEEN THE WIRE IF THEY HAD IT ON MACHINE LOOKING FOR CODES BECAUSE THAT WIRE HAD TO BE IN PLACE TO READ THE CODES SO HE TOLD ME TO TAKE IT BACK TO THEM TO REPAIR IT FOR FREE. I TOLD HIM NO FOR HIM TO GO AHEAD AND FIX IT FOR A HUNDRED BECAUSE IF I TAKE IT BACK TO GM POAGE WHAT OTHER TRICK DO THEY HAVE UP THERE SLEVE IF THEY FIX IT. SO HE DID AND IT SHOWED MULTIPLE MISFIRES AND A STEADY MISFIRE ON CYLINDER 5 TOLD THEM TO FIX IT COSTING 1929.90 CAR HAS BEEN IN TWO DIFFERENT SHOPS TWO WEEKS AT THE GM DEALER POAGE AUTO MALL IN DECATUR ILLINOIS VERY DISAPPOINTED ON THERE BEHAVIOR OF BEING SHADY IF THEY HAD IT HOOKED UP FOR TWO WEEKS ON A CODE READER WHY DIDN'T THEY SEE MISFIRES. WILL NEVER DO BUSINESS WITH THEM EVER THEY LOST A 2000 DOLLAR JOB AND MY FUTURE SERVICES LIKE CHANGING OIL ECT. THIS IS BAD BUSINESS. GETTING MY CAR THIS WEEK FROM SOUTH SHORES AUDO WHICH WILL HAVE MY BUSINESS IN THE FUTURE. GM OR AT LEAST DECATUR POAGES AUTO MALL SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BY TRYING TO SCREW OVER A WOMAN AND WHO ELSE THEY CAN THEY PULLED WIRE SO I WOULD BRING BACK TO GET RADIO REPLACED AS I WAS BECAUSE I ONLY HAD SO MUCH MONEY TO REPLACE I THINK WHEN I WAS GOING TO BRING BACK IN FOR A REFURBISHED TRADE IN RADIO THEY WERE GOING TO INSTALL IT THEN HOOK WIRE BACK UP AND SURPRISE ME WITH THE MISFIRES AND A PROBABLY 3000 DOLLAR JOB. ALSO SOUTH SHORES AUTO TOLD ME NOTHING WRONG WITH RADIO

NHTSA complaint #10853892 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

FIRST THE ENTIRE COMPUTER SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING. HAD TO REPLACE THR PCM. THEN MY BLOWER STARTED THROWING HOT AIR WHEN ON COLD. HAD TO INSTALL SEPARATE TO RESOLVE THAT ISSUE. HAD TO RE-BUILD THE TRANSMISSION TWICE DUE TO LEAK OF COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE SO FAR.

NHTSA complaint #10849661 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE ENGINE FAILED TO START NUMEROUS TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE ENGINE STARTED AFTER WAITING TEN MINUTES AND THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. UPDATED 04/22/16*LJ

NHTSA complaint #10839347 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE RADIATOR HAS A CRACK IN IT WHICH IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE...NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. MY H3 WAS IDLING ROUGH AND WOULD SHUT OFF. HAD TO REPLACE THROTTLE BODY AND SOLENOID. THE ANTI-THEFT ACTS UP AND THE H3 WON'T START HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES. THE AC BLOWER AND CONNECTOR BURNT PAID FOR IT TO GET FIXED THEN THE RECALL COMES OUT 7 DAYS LATER....STILL HAVEN'T BEEN REFUNDED FOR THAT. I HAVE ALL THE ISSUES ON MY 2007 H3 THAT SHOULD ALL BE RECALLED AND FIXED AT GM EXPENSE. SUNROOF DRAINS GET CLOGGED ALL THE TIME AND HAVE WATER LEAK ONTO THE FLOOR WHICH MAKES THE ABS LIGHT TRIGGER ON AND OFF. ISSUE AFTER ISSUE WHICH GM DOESN'T TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR. IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S TIME TO SELL THE HUMMER H3!!

NHTSA complaint #10824383 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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REBUILT TRANSMISSION TWICE CLEANED THROTTLE BODY REPLACED EXHAUST MANIFOLD TWO O2 SENSORS REPLACED THE RADIATOR THE HEATER CORE A FUEL PUMP RELAY AND THIS ENGINE LIGHT STILL WILL NOT TURN OFF IT SAYS TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH SOLENOID I'M DISGUSTED ALREADY GM FIX UR [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA complaint #10808871 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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TAKATA RECALL MISS FIRE IGNITION COIL THERES WAY TO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS IF THERES NOTHING DONE ABOUT THIS ITS THE LAST TIME IM BUYING A GM AUTOMOTIVE TO GET IT FIX COST ALMOST $3000 DOLLARS THATS NOT GOOD FOR YOUR BUSINESS

NHTSA complaint #10807276 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V421000 (VISIBILITY) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140.000.

NHTSA complaint #10780671 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MILES PER HOUR THE VEHICLE DASH LIT UP ALL SERVICE LIGHTS THE VEHICLE WENT INTO REDUCED POWER MODE NOT ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO EXCEED 40 MPH AND ABS SENSORS CAME ON STAYING TRACTION FAIL, ABS FAIL, BEGAN TO STUTTER AND STALL. TOOK TO SHOP. VEHICLE RUNNING CODES FOR SPARK PLUGS, REPLACED SPARK PLUGS. FEW WEEKS LATER DID IT AGAIN, THIS TIME SAYING THROTTLE BODY. REPLACED IT, A MONTH LATER DID IT AGAIN, EACH TIME IN MAJOR TRAFFIC HAVING TO PULL OFF ROADWAY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THIS TIME SAYS MISFIRING, THROTTLE BODY, ABS,TPMS, THERMOSTAT, ETC. TAKE IT TO HAVE COMPRESSION TEST RUN AND SYSTEM SAYS CYLINDER FAILURE. DO RESEARCH ON ISSUE AND FIND THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ONLINE HAVING CAUSED ACCIDENTS AND THOUSAND OF DOLLARS SPENT BY CONSUMERS AFTER HAVING ACCIDENTS BUT NO KNOWN FATALITY SO GM WILL NO RECALL OR HONOR THE ISSUE REPAIRS. ALMOST ALL OF THEM HAPPENING AT 100K MILES.

NHTSA complaint #10713219 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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VEHICLE WOULD NOT START CALLED DEALERSHIP WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED - REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH AFTER DIAGNOSIS. SINCE THEN HAVE HAD REPEATED EPISODES OF VEHICLE IGNITION/ELECTRICAL JUST SHUTTING COMPLETELY DOWN ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. I COULD BE SITTING OR APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN UPON TAKING OFF OR IDLING DOWN, VEHICLE ALSO SHUTS DOWN WHEN MAKING TURNS AS WELL. IT OCCURS SO INFREQUENTLY AND HAS NO PATTERN BUT IT IS INDEED A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE I HAVE TO PUT ON THE FLASHERS AND TAKE TIME TO RESTART THE ENGINE ALL BEFORE SOMEONE RUNS INTO ME.

NHTSA complaint #10694214 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON FOR VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THEN WENT OUT. ABOUT A WEEK LATER IT CAME ON AGAIN. WENT TO CHEVY DEALER WHO RAN A QUICK CODE CHECK WHICH INDICATED THE NUMBER 5 CYLINDER WAS MISFIRING. THE CHEVY DEALER INDICATED THE ENGINE/POWER TRAIN WARRRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND THE PROBLEM COULD BE FROM INJECTORS, PLUGS, COIL AND VALVES. INITIAL COMPUTER CHECK WOULD COST $135. VEHICLE IS SITTING IN MY GARAGE AWAITING MONEY TO GET IT CHECKED.

NHTSA complaint #10690907 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE OR THE CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,800. UPDATED 03/10/15*LJ UPDATED 6/17/2015

NHTSA complaint #10669380 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.