Zach or anyone. What is the recommended Hummer shop in Socal?

[ADOR]

My H2 is at a Cadillac shop on Colorado right now. I am having a bad feeling about the familiarity of their techs on Hummer vehicles. If you read my previous thread, I took my H2 in to that dealership because of loss of power and CEL. So far, the only thing they had done were clear the codes. I spoke with them today. They are recommending the "fuel induction service", whatever that entails. I asked them about emptying the gas tank and dumping whatever fuel is in there. They said they cannot do that unless "they drop the tank"? So I said, "go ahead and do that fuel induction service. Basically, they want me to ran the vehicle and burn off the fuel, after they do that fuel induction service, and see if the CEL will come back. They also mentioned or asked me about A) when did I get my oversize tires? The installer should have re-calibrated the PCM. B) the manifold is warped C) they cannot get into the vacuum hoses without taking apart the manifold. I will be heading/relocating back to Las Vegas in 2 weeks. I want to prepare the H2 to tow a 4,500 travel trailer. I need to have the H2 serviced and is thinking of A) coolant flush B) AC service. Anything else? What SoCal dealership would you recommend for a thorough service? NEED HELP ASAP!!!

 

[Kyle]

Tustin would be my best guess.

 

[Zach]

The closet dealer to you that I would recommend would be Thorson Buick. They are in Pasadena. I believe they are an authorized Hummer service dealer. Tustin would be another dealer but a good drive for you. Did they clear the codes and if so, did they set again?

 

[ADOR]

They cleared the code and will do that "fuel induction service", ran the H2 for an hour or so to see if the code will clear. If it runs OK, maybe I will try Tustin. Have you tried that Thorson Buick?

 

[Zach]

I haven't been there. I know the parts manager. Haven't heard anything bad about them

 

[ADOR]

Should I decide to take it to Tustin, what is the exact name and location of that dealership? Any particular person I need to look for?

 

[Zach]

Tustin Hummer Buick GMC. I believe the address is #1 Auto Center Drive. It is off of the 5 and Tustin Ranch. You would want to see Mike

 

[3Hummers]

Mike is the Hummer Service Manager. Depending on the issue it could be a number of techs that work on your truck. My guess would be Dave Jones. Whoever it is will be good. Dealership is now a Buick/GMC store and authorized Hummer Service Center.

 

[Bigunit]

The lead guy from the Monkees?

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[twinmill28]

I've been told the fuel induction service is a load of crap; you can run STP fuel injector cleaner in your gas tank for the same results.
From my experience, I'd really tend to believe that. I paid about $130 bucks to have it done on my van several years ago and still kick myself for pissing that money away. Could have gotten several lap dances for the money and not gotten screwed like that. Sounds like those guys are taking a shot in the dark to make you feel better that they couldn't find a problem once the code reset.
Good luck with a better dealer.

 

[DJinCO]

I really agree with Twinmill. A can of BG44K in the tank will be about all they will do. You can get BG44K at a Napa Parts Store (unless CA has outlawed it). The other option would be Seafoam until you can get into Nevada where the emission restrictions are not so restrictive. Again, hard to say what CA allows for fuel injector cleaner. I expect that the fuel in CA has "special" additives that probably cause some "special" problems.

 

[Zach]

I've been told the fuel induction service is a load of crap; you can run STP fuel injector cleaner in your gas tank for the same results.
From my experience, I'd really tend to believe that. I paid about $130 bucks to have it done on my van several years ago and still kick myself for pissing that money away. Could have gotten several lap dances for the money and not gotten screwed like that. Sounds like those guys are taking a shot in the dark to make you feel better that they couldn't find a problem once the code reset.
Good luck with a better dealer.

Yeah buddy! IMHO flushes are are load of crap. Basically it is a way for the service dept to generate Ro hours. Plain and simple. There is a reason they call it snake oil. Few years ago they did a demo on my trailblazer. They did them all that night, my truck ran like ****. ****ing flushes.

 

[ADOR]

I really had a bad feeling about that dealership. It felt like their techs have no clue on what really they need to do. They mentioned some stuffs that didn't make sense. I just hope that when I get back the truck this Friday (I am in Nevada right now preparing for the relocation in 2 weeks), the H2 will run OK. I will have to decide if I still have time to take the H2 to Tustin, or take a chance a drive it back to Las Vegas, towing a 4,500 lbs. Travel Trailer. I hope this "fuel induction service" they did will last 300 miles in 100+ degree outside temp. So what you folks suggest for preventive maintenance now that we will be in Vegas? We are planning on towing the trailer to Utah Parks for a week R&R after the move, and before we start our new jobs. I am already thinking of 1) Coolant Flush 2) AC service, 3) check front bearings since I hear that hissing sound again (R front bearing was replaced about 3-4K miles ago). Anything else to prepare for the towing duty in this hot/humid weather?