DRTYFN, Call it funny, ironic, not sure, but I traded in a 02 GMC 2500 HD 4X4 Crew Cab truck (well actually I gave it to the dealer
) for my H2. It was almost brand new (15k miles) fully loaded and you know what.... that truck rattled, leaked from the back window and passenger door seals, and the rear end was a whiner, oh my gosh, it would clunk everytime I stopped and started again and whine on the highway like I was whoopin' on it. They would never admit there was a problem. It was always, "couldn't duplicate customer's complaint".
Before that I had a new 01 Dodge 3/4 Ton 4x4 Quad cab, brand new. Piece of junk, road like a tank and had engine problems out of the box (factory "forgot" to install the thermostat in the gooseneck, oops, can you say overcooling damage). Good bye Dodge HD trucks.
So my point is, Hummer definitely has its work cutout. It is trying to push up stream with an American made luxury off-road vehicle that is not the same caliber most who can afford it expect. Not to say the H2 is not well built, it is just a first year vehicle and it will take some time to smooth it out. I love mine. I use it as it was designed. In fact it probably has more off-road miles (or miles going to get off-road) than it does driving anywhere else. Some would say that if you bought it purely to drive around town or to commute in, you bought the wrong vehicle. I have one pestering rattle that is a signature passenger folding seat vibration GM has with the all of their Suburbans, Tahoes, Yukons and guess what, the full size crew cab truck you are considering. Drove me crazy and I got the dang set-up again. I live with it.
So you do what you have to but you need to clear your head and the emotion of being mad at your dealer and understand that nothing else you buy in this range of vehicle will be all that different. I buy American trucks and SUVs every other year for tax reasons and you will rarely find perfection. I will say my Dodge Durango has been the best SUV I have ever purchased. But that is a different class vehicle. Y
You need to run this as far up the flag pole as you can. Bad press is the fear of all companies and they are in the middle of brand-building.
Good luck.
PS. My cure for all rattles is that wazoo stereo we have man. Your cab is far too quiet if you are hearing all these noises.......