Hummer H3 Complaints (2006)

361 consumer complaints on file.

#10439327December 11, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
11/02/11 SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING LOOKED UNDER DASH BLOWER RESISTOR AND PLUG MELTED TOGETHER HAD REPLACED ON 12/11/11 SMELT BURNING PLASTIC AGAIN HAD SAME PROBLEM BLOWER RESISTOR AND PLUG MELTED AGAIN FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND IT IS A ON GOING PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE IN FIXING IT BEFORE THERE ARE MAJOR FIRE DAMAGE OR A DEATH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436925November 23, 2011
STRUCTURE
AFTER HEAVY RAIN EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF WATER POOL INSIDE VEHICLE. DRAIN PLUGS HAVE BEEN CLEANED OUT MULTIPLE TIMES. ALTHOUGH WATER CONTINUES TO LAY INSIDE THE TRACK OF THE MOON ROOF AS WELL AS DRAIN ONTO THE FLOOR AND SOMETIMES ONTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT (DEPENDING ON HOW THE VEHICLE IS PARKED). BASED ON THE FORUMS REGARDING H3'S THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. WHY HASN'T GM DONE ANYTHING TO RESOLVE IT??? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436461November 19, 2011
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE BLOWER ON MY 2006 HUMMER H3 STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND WE SMELLED A BURNT PLASTIC SMELL WHEN THE BLOWER STOPPED. THE SMELL EVENTUALLY WENT AWAY, BUT THE BLOWER NEVER WORKED AGAIN. I FOUND THAT THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE FOR NOT JUST HUMMER OWNERS, BUT OTHER GM VEHICLE OWNERS. THE RESISTOR AND PLASTIC CLIP WERE MELTED TOGETHER AND WHEN DISCONNECTED, FIRE DAMAGE WAS EVIDENT. THIS RESISTOR FOR THE AC BLOWER IS LOCATED RIGHT UNDER THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND LUCKILY NOTHING FLAMMABLE WAS CLOSE TO THIS WHEN IS BLEW WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I ALSO HAVE PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE AND SUBSEQUENT DANGER THIS ISSUE POSES. OTHER POSTS OF PEOPLE SEEING THIS ISSUE. HTTP://WWW.HUMMERFORUMS.COM/FORUM/HUMMER-H3-17/AIR-CONDITIONING-PROBLEM-GRRR-16020/PAGE2/#POST264883. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10434313November 5, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON OCTOBER 30TH I SMELLED A FAINT SCENT OF SOMETHING BURNING INSIDE MY VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. NOVEMBER 1ST WAS OUR FIRST COLD MORNING SO I STARTED MY CAR, AND HAD NO HEAT. THE SYSTEM WASN'T BLOWING, BUT THE HEATER A/C CONTROLS WERE LIT UP. SINCE I AM A MECHANIC, AND HAVE KNOWLEDGE I WENT RIGHT TO THE FUSE BOX IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FUSES WERE OK. I THEN WENT TO THE BLOWER RESISTOR PACK WHICH IS LOCATED UNDER THE GLOVE BOX. THE ORANGE POWER WIRE IN THE HARNESS WAS BURNT UP PRETTY GOOD, AND THE TERMINAL MOLDED INTO THE HARNESS PACK WAS ALSO BURNED UP PRETTY GOOD. I THEN WENT ONLINE TO GOOGLE THIS PROBLEM TO SEE HOW COMMON IT WAS, AND WAS SURPRISED TO SEE HOW MANY COMPLAINTS THERE ARE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, NOT JUST REGARDING THE HUMMER LINE, BUT WITHIN GM VEHICLES ITSELF. I CALLED THE SERVICE TECH WHERE I HAVE MY WORK DONE, AND HE WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422551August 30, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME HESITANT WHILE ACCELERATING UPHILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418146August 9, 2011
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND ATTEMPTED TO AVOID HITTING A DEER BUT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE AND FLIPPED OVER SIX TIMES, LANDING HEAD FIRST INTO THE PAVEMENT. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER'S HEAD BECAME LODGED BETWEEN THE RAIL AND THROWN IN VARIOUS DIRECTIONS SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE SNAPPING. THE DRIVER'S HEAD AND FACE WERE CRUSHED AND THE DRIVER WAS KILLED. THE MEDICAL INVESTIGATORS STATED THAT THEY BELIEVED THAT THE DRIVER WAS KILLED AT FIRST IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED (SOUTH CAROLINA STATE TROOPER REPORT E-111833). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10417420August 1, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AS I WAS DRIVING TO MY OFFICE FROM A LUNCH BREAK, MY A/C AND VENTILATION STOPPED WORKING, I TURNED THE ON AND OFF DIAL AND AIR NEVER CAME BACK ON, SHORTLY AFTER THAT A STRONG "BURNED" SMELL CAME FROM THE GLOVE BOX OF MY VEHICLE, I PULLED OVER AND NOTICED A LITTLE BIT OF SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE GLOVE BOX. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNED AND DISCOVERED IT WAS A BURNED OUT "VENT BLOWER RESISTOR" (AC DELCO PART# 15-80647) I HAVE SINCE REPLACED IT BUT IT STILL NOT WORKING. I HAVE THE BURNED PART IF EVER NEEDED, I MUST SAY I DON'T FEEL AT ALL SAFE WITH A SITUATION LIKE THIS AS IT HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME. I DECIDED TO INCLUDE MY COMPLAINT AS I HAVE SEEN MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS ON THIS VEHICLE, A FIRE IS EMINENT AND SHOULD BE PREVENTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417316July 31, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
A/C HEATER MOTOR RESISTOR OVERHEATED CAUSING SMOKE THROUGHOUT THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT ON THE HIGHWAY THIS IS THE THIRD REPLACEMENT OF THIS PART, THE WIRING OVERHEATS AND MELTS THE CONNECTORS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON HUMMERS OF ALL TYPES. MY SISTER OWNS AN H3 AS WELL AND HAS HAD TO REPLACE THIS TWICE ON HER 2007 MODEL H3 DUE TO OVERHEATING AN MELTING THE CONNECTOR. IS GENERAL MOTORS GOING TO WAIT UNTIL THERE ARE NUMEROUS FATALITIES OR VEHICLE FIRES TO RECTIFY THIS ? A FIRE IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IS DANGEROUS TO SAY THE LEAST
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413778July 20, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE ROOF LIGHT BROKE OFF ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE . THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE PLASTIC AROUND THE SCREWS OF THE ROOF LIGHT FRACTURED. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT MODEL VEHICLE WAS DISCONTINUED AND THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413220July 17, 2011
EQUIPMENT, STRUCTURE
H3 |DRAINAGE PROBLEM I PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED A YEAR AGO AND IT IS BLOCKED UP AGAIN. MY WIFE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HER H3. I HAVE HAD CARS AND TRUCKS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE WITH THERE SUN ROOFS. I KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE OUT HERE THAT'S HAD THE SAME PROBLEM . WHEN AT THE DEALERSHIP ONE OF THE SHOP MECHANICS SAID THE DESIGN WAS A POOR CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN.THE COMPANY SHOULD BE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THERE DESIGN AND FIX IT OR HAVE A PROGRAM TO KEEP THEM FROM FLOODING . IT COULD LEAD TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS . DO TO THE WATER RUNNING DOWN OVER THE LOWER PANELS. I'M NOT HAPPY PAYING TO HAVE IT FIXED AGAIN. THIS IS JUST A BAD DESIGN ON GM PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410936July 7, 2011
POWER TRAIN, VISIBILITY, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THE HVAC UNIT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE HVAC BLOWER MOTOR OVER HEATED AND MELTED THE RESISTOR. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE BLOWER MOTOR, RELAY AND THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR ALSO BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ARM BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR MIRROR WAS BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE ELECTRIC PEDAL WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HVAC UNIT AND THE DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR WERE NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410690July 6, 2011
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BLOWER MOTOR FAILED AND THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED AND THE HEATER BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10409388June 29, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE WOULD EXHIBIT A LOUD NOISE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE ENGINE HEAD CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404471June 5, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
OVERHEATED AND MELTED RESISTOR AND WIRING HARNESS FOR THE HVAC BLOWER MOTOR ON A 2006 HUMMER H3. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE AND A FRIEND OF MINE. ALSO MANY OWNERS ON THE INTERNET HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT IS SO PREVALENT THAT MANY PARTS SUPPLIERS ARE ADVERTISING THE PARTS FOR SALE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401980May 17, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
LOSS OF POWER, WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE LOCAL GM DEALER.MECHANIC STATED IT WAS DUE TO A VALVE SEAT COMING LOOSE IN THE HEAD.MECHANIC ALSO STATED THIS PROBLEM WAS A RECURRING PROBLEM IN THIS 5CYL ENGINE.THE SAME ENGINE THAT IS IN THE COLORADO PICKUPS AND IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY IN THE PICKUPS BUT NOT THE HUMMER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399615May 9, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE COOLANT WAS LEAKING FRONT THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE BUT WAS NOT SURE IF THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM THE HEAD GASKET OR ENGINE BLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399649May 9, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PURCHASED 2006 H3 WITH 58K ON IT. AT 61K THE A/C BLOWER WOULD INCREASE IN SPEED FOR NO REASON THEN GO BACK TO ITS SETTING. AT 62K IT STOPPED BLOWING FOR NO REASON. ONLINE SEARCH OF H3 A/C BLOWER ISSUES GAVE ME A PLACE TO START LOOKING. FUSE WAS OK, CHECKED RESISTOR PACK (PN 11221007.011) UNDER DASH AND FOUND PIN "A" MELTED WITH SIGN OF RECENT ELECTRICAL FIRE DUE TO SHORTING OUT. THE ORANGE CONNECTOR ON THE HARNESS WAS ALSO MELTED. FURTHER ONLINE RESEARCH OF THIS ISSUE REVEALED THAT IT IS A "COMMON OCCURRENCE". I CALLED DEALER AND WAS TOLD "THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF IT". I PURCHASED RESISTOR PACK, CONNECTOR, AND PINS THEN CHANGED THE COMPONENT MYSELF. WORKS GOOD SO FAR.... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396621April 18, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2006 HUMMER H3, EVERY FEW WEEKS OR SO THE MOTOR WILL TURN OVER BUT WILL NOT START. I LET IT SIT FOR A WHILE AND THEN IT WILL START. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO BOTH THE DEALER AND ANOTHER MECHANIC BUT NEITHER CAN FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, I GOT A NEW BATTERY THINKING THAT WOULD SOLVE THE ISSUE BUT IT HAS NOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394354April 5, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT A CHILD PASSENGER WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK AND OPEN THE REAR DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A CHILD SAFETY LOCK SYSTEM. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT A RESTRAINT SYSTEM WAS NOT PLACED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED 4/25/11 *CN UPDATED 1/18/2012 *LN *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394066April 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2006 HUMMER H3, EVERY 2 OR 3 DAYS THE MOTOR WILL TURN OVER ,BUT WILL NOT START. I LET IT SIT FOR 5 MINUTES AND IT WILL START RIGHT UP. I'VE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALER TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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