Hummer H3 Complaints

801 consumer complaints on file.

#10780414October 6, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
3-4 MONTHS AGO MY A/C UNIT STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE WITH A BURNING SMELL WHEN I WOULD PUT MY A/C SWITCH ON LEVEL 3 OR 4. IT WOULD SOUND LIKE IF MY A/C UNIT WAS GOING TO BLOW UP. THE NEXT DAY I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM THE HUMMER COMPANY DESCRIVING THE SAME SYMPTOMS MY H3 A/C UNIT IS HAVING.I CALLED THE HUMMER COMPANY AND ASKED THEM HOW LONG IS GOING TO TAKE FOR THEM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THEY STATED IN A VERY RUDE MANNER THAT THEY WILL FIX IT WHEN EVER THEY GET THE PART. THIS IS THE WORST EXPERIENCE EVER I . I ASKED THEM IF IT CAN TAKE MORE THAN A YEAR AND THEY RESPONDED WE DO NOT KNOW. I GOT VERY UPSET BECAUSE ITS NOT FAIR THAT I SPEND A LOT OF MY MONEY TO BUY MY H3 AND IF ITS A RECALL WHY THEY DONT HELP ME TO FIX MY PROBLEM, I EXPLAIN TO THEM THAT THE WEATHER IN TEXAS IS VERY HOT AND I BEEN WITHOUT A/C SINCE AND THEY DONT CARE. THIS IS NOT FAIR PLEASE HELP ME OUT. I DONT EVEN KNOW WHAT TO DO ANYMORE, PLEASE ADVISE. HELP!!!!!!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779356October 2, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
OUR 2007 H3 HAD CRACKED RADIATOR WITH HOSE LEAKING COOLANT CAUSING THE OVERHEATING. WE HAVE NEVER DRIVEN THE VEHICLE OFF-ROADING AND NO WARNING LIGHT WAS DISPLAYED FOR THIS ISSUE. INSTEAD, WE BROUGHT IT IN FOR A DIFFERENT ISSUE WITH THE FUEL LINE AND DISCOVERED THE CRACKED RADIATOR, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A BIGGER PROBLEM IF IT HAD GONE UNDISCOVERED FOR LONGER PERIOD OF TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779031October 1, 2015
SUSPENSION
I RECENTLY STARTING HEARING A CLUNK OR RATTLE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION. I TOOK IT TO ONE SHOP WHO SUGGESTED I REPLACE THE SHOCKS SO I DID. AFTER I LEFT THE SHOP, I NOTICED THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WAS STILL THERE SO I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER SHOP. THEY STATED THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE UPPER CONTROL ARM BUSHING SO I DID. UNFORTUNATELY, NEITHER FIX SOLVED THE ISSUE SO I TOOK IT TO YET ANOTHER SHOP, KEN GRAFF IN RIVERDALE, UTAH WHO INFORMED ME TODAY THAT THE ISSUE IS A FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM, THAT IS DOCUMENTED ON THE GM WEBSITE . THE DOCUMENT NUMBER IS 2367563 DATED 11/10/2009. THE ENGINEERS KNEW THAT THIS WAS AN ISSUE BUT THEIR CONCLUSION WAS THAT THE CONDITION WAS CAUSED BY AN EXTERNAL IMPACT EVENT THAT EXCEEDED THE LIMITS OF THE FRAME DESIGN, WHICH IS A LINE OF BS. I HAVE NEVER TAKEN MY HUMMER 3 OFF ROAD AT ANY TIME AND IT DOES NOT EVEN HAVE A SCRATCH ON THE PAINT JOB AND IT NOW HAS 92,000 MILES ON IT. IT IS COMMON SENSE TO JUST PROVIDE THE BUSHINGS TO THE CUSTOMERS INSTEAD OF MAKING A CUSTOMER PAY OUT THE A-- BECAUSE OF A LACK OF COMMON SENSE. I DID CONTACT GM WHO INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAVE CONCLUDED IT WAS CAUSED BY EXCEEDED THE LIMITS OF THE FRAME DESIGN. A FEW THINGS HERE I FIND HARD TO BELIEVE FROM THE ENGINEERS, THAT THEY RECOMMENDED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY A EXTERNAL IMPACT WHICH I FIND STRANGE CONCERNING THEY WERE PUSHING THIS AS A OFF-ROAD VEHICLE. IF THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS ISSUE WHY DID THEY NOT RECOMMEND A RECALL INSTEAD OF BLAMING THE CUSTOMER? THEY DID NOT RECOMMEND TO GM TO CREATE JUST THE BUSHINGS INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE WHOLE FRAME ( $9000 PER KEN GRAFF) MY CONCLUSION IS THEY KNEW OF THE ISSUE AND WERE COVERING THEIR OWN ASS, IF I WERE TO PLACE JUST THE BUSHINGS AND IF THEY WERE AVAILABLE MY COST WOULD BE LESS THEN $500, I CAN ACCEPT THAT BUT EXCEEDED THE LIMITS OF THE FRAME DESIGN HELL NO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10778349September 29, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
INTERMITTENTLY WILL CRANK BUT WILL NOT START. HOWEVER, IT WILL START AFTER A 10 MINUTE (NO LESS) WAITING PERIOD. THIS HAPPENS AT VARIOUS TIMES OF DAY, VARIOUS OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES, AND WITH FIRST MORNING STARTS OR AFTER DRIVING AND SHUTTING DOWN FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. THIS IS EXTREMELY INCONVENIENT, TO SAY THE LEAST, WHEN IT OCCURS WHILE ON TIME RESTRAINTS OR DURING AN EMERGENCY SITUATION (I.E. 10 MINUTES IS TOO LONG TO WAIT WHEN TRYING TO GET TO A HOSPITAL WHERE A LOVED ONE/FAMILY MEMBER IS CLINGING TO LIFE)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10778461September 29, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V421000 (VISIBILITY); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PROVIDE THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10778200September 28, 2015
SUSPENSION
RIGHT REAR LEAF SPRING BROKE JUST FWD OF THE FWD FRAME ATTACHMENT CAUSING REAR RIGHT WHEEL TO MOVE 2 TO 3 INCHES BACKWARD. TOOK IT TO CHEVROLET DEALER...COST APPOX $470.00 TO REPAIR. HAS NOT BEEN USED OFF ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10778220September 28, 2015
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATING SYSTEM WOULD INDEPENDENTLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR AND THE WIRE HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AC COULD NOT BE CHARGED AND THE RADIATOR THE AC ALTERNATOR AND THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER A MONTH LATER THEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVER HEAT AND FAIL TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO, STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR EMITTING FROM THE AC VENTILATION SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN AGAIN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE WIRE HARNESS WAS MELTED AS A RESULT THE BLOWER MOTOR AND WIRE HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V421000 (VISIBILITY). THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT YET DETERMINE A SOLUTION FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,851.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10775369September 23, 2015
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE BLOWER MOTOR BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONNECTOR AND THE BLOWER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10767504September 22, 2015
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED AND A BURNED WIRE ODOR WAS COMING FROM THE VENT. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10766349September 21, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THERE WAS SMOKE AND AN ODOR COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAM ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10765143September 18, 2015
VISIBILITY, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V421000 (VISIBILITY); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 12/30/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUN ROOF BEGAN TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. UPDATED 02/23/2016 *JS *JB 03/15/2018
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10764587September 17, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ODOR COMING FROM THE VENT SYSTEM AND THAT THE VENT CONTROLS FAILED TO FUNCTION FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATING SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE DIFFICULT TO READ. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V421000 (VISIBILITY). THE CONTACT WAITED OVER A MONTH FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10764443September 17, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE WILL NOT CRANK UP DUE TO FAULTY PASS LOCK-SECURITY SYSTEM. AFTER 10 MINUTES, THE SYSTEM WILL RESET AND START. AT THE BEGINNING, THIS WAS INFREQUENT, HOWEVER, AS OF LATE, THIS PROBLEM BECOMES VERY PERSISTENT, SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. GM HAS RECALLED MANY OTHER GM VEHICLES WITH FAULTY IGNITION IN 2014 FOR GM VEHICLES MADE DURING THE SAME YEARS AS MY VEHICLE. GM DID NOT RECALL HUMMER AND SHOULD HAVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10764303September 16, 2015
AIR BAGS
OUR HUMMER AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. TAKEN IT TO TWO DIFFERENT SHOP AND THEY RESET THE LIGHT AND IT COMES BACKS ON. THE DEALER SAYS THEY ARE UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEM, BUT I LOOK IT UP ON THE INTERNET AND THERE IS ALOT OF COMPLAINTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763883September 15, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V421000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763867September 15, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOD WAS NOT PROPERLY STAYING UP AND THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY HOLD THE HOOD UPON CLOSING IT. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT SMOKE ENTERED THE VEHICLE UPON STARTING. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE IF THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT THAT WAS INTERNALLY OCCURRING AND COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN TWO RECALLS, BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 10V179000 (STRUCTURE) AND 15V421000 (VISIBILITY). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763863September 15, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR UNDER THE DASHBOARD BY THE HEATER. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND HAD TROUBLE RESTARTING. THIS WAS A RECURRING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE PLUG TO THE HEATER WAS BURNED AND THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763564September 14, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL AT 60 MPH, A PLASTIC PARTICLE FROM THE HOOD FRACTURED AND STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 121,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763051September 11, 2015
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONNECTOR MODULE THAT CONTROLS THE BLOWER MOTOR SPEED NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V421000 (VISIBILITY) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762796September 10, 2015
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V421000 (VISIBILITY); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED, HOT AIR BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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