"Loose" 2007 H2

[surf twang]

The lease on my H3x is up and I've been looking for an H2 replace it with. I drove a 2008 with 38,000 miles and it felt tight. Too bad it's out of my price range. I just drove a 2007 with 25,000 miles but it feels very "loose". It rattled over bumps and the steering didn't feel as tight as my H3. Is this normal for a pre-2008 H2?

[Camou2]

The steering "feeling" on an H2 is not as tight of a "feeling" as the H3. But the steering on my H2 is not loose! Just have a good mechanic look at the front end of the H2. With that few miles it is probably something simple or maybe nothing at all. Just the difference between the H2 and H3.

[HumminNBoatin']

I totally agree with Glen. Get the front end of that 2007 H2 Checked out. Odds are it needs new idler and pitman arms.

[surf twang]

Thanks for the replies.

I just drove another 2007, this one with 48,000 miles, and it felt much better than the one with 25,000 miles.

[surf twang]

What do you think would cause the idler and pitman arms to need replacing after 25,000 miles?

[HummerJim]

This seems to be a pretty common problem on the H2 if it's been offroaded at all. There are lots of posts about beefier aftermarket pitman arms. After driving an H3 the H2 isn't goint to feel as tight, it's more of a luxury ride than a truck ride. I had an H3 for two and half years and felt the same way you did when I first drove my H2. Having lived with my H2 for two years now, it would be hard to go back to the H3!