Hummer H3 Complaints
801 consumer complaints on file.
- #11387388January 10, 2021STRUCTURE:BODY
HOOD VENT IS LOOSE&COMING OFF.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11377531December 2, 2020VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RAIN ENTERED THE VEHICLE FROM THE SUN ROOF. UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE, WATER WAS DISCOVERED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR BOARD AS WELL AS ON THE REAR DRIVER' SIDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER ENTERED THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS A CLOGGED DRAIN TUBING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CLEARED THE CLOGGED DRAIN TUBING HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA FOR ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.*DT *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11377123November 30, 2020SUSPENSION
WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN,HEARD A LOUD POP WAS ABLE TO GET HOME.UPON INSPECTION THE REAR DRIVER SIDE LEAF SPRING FRACTURED.AFTER RESEARCHING THIS MUST BE AN ONGOING ISSUE,BUT NO RECALL.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11374347November 12, 2020ENGINE
RADIATOR HAS A 8 INCH HORIZONTAL HAIR LINE CRACK THAT LETS THE COOLANT LEAK. THE CRACK IS ON TOP RIGHT CORNER( DRIVERS SIDE). THE RADIATOR TOP IS MADE FROM PLASTIC THAT IS PRONE TO CRACKING DUE TO FRAMEWORK BUMPING INTO IT CAUSING STRAIN ON RADIATOR TOP WHICH AFTER TIME CAUSES THE TOP RIGHT CORNER TO ESTABLISH A HAIRLINE CRACK AND CAUSE THE COOLANT TO LEAK. MANY HUMMER H3 VEHICLES OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ISSUE OF HAVING HAIRLINE CRACKS IN TOP RIGHT CORNER. HUMMER HAS REPLACED SEVERAL HUMMER OWNERS RADIATORS AT NO COST, DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW THAT THE TOP RIGHT RADIATOR BUMPS INTO THE FRAMEWORK CAUSING STRESS ON IT AND CRACKING. GM HAS UPDATED THE RADIATOR TO ACCOMMODATE FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT HAS NOT SHOWED INTEREST IN SAYING THAT THIS IS A BIG ISSUE. WHY WOULD THEY ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN TO THOUSANDS OF HUMMER H3 OWNERS IF THEY KNOW THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW WHICH THEY ARE AWARE OF. MY HUMMER H3 ONLY HAS 24,400 MILES IN IT AND STREET DRIVEN ONLY HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN TO SOON.I HAD IT CHECKED BY MY LOCAL GM DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS AND TO CONTACT GM REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11366168October 24, 2020ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE IGNITION SWITCH IS STAKED AND IS NOT ABLE TO TURNING ON
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11363717October 10, 2020ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SECURITY SYSTEM STOPS IT FROM CRANKING AND I HAVE TO STAND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE WITH IT LOCKED FOR 15 MINUTES SO IT WILL RESET. WIRING BURNT UP AND I HAD IT REPLACED AND THE RADIO, A/C, AND TEMP GAUGE STILL DOESN'T WORK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11352672September 1, 2020AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AIR BAG MODULE NOT RESPONDING AND IS DANGEROUS DUE TO THE FACT IT COULD DEPLOY AT A RANDOM TIME WHILE DRIVING. THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION CAUSING A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS INCIDENT. ALSO HAIRLINE CRACKING IN THE RADIATOR DUE TO THE PLASTIC TOP OF THE RADIATOR TANK RUBBING ON THE VEHICLES FRAME.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11344113August 8, 2020ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
OIL LIGHT COMES ON WHEN IDLE. TRUCK LOSES PRESSURE. NO DEALERSHIP SOLUTION.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11344114August 8, 2020UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS OR SIGNS, H3 WOULDN'T ACCELERATE WHILE PRESSING THE GAS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11342985August 3, 2020ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT LOCKS ME OUT FOR 10 MIN, I HAD IT HAPPEN TWO TIMES IN A ROW WHERE I COULDN'T START IT FOR 20 MINUTES AND WAS LATE FOR WORK. I HAVE BEEN SUCK IN -20 DEGREE WEATHER WITH MY CHILD. THIS IS AN ON GOING ISSUE, AND THERE ISN'T AN ERROR CODE THAT POPS UP WHEN I HAD IT CHECKED. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED!! THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN, THEREFORE IT HAS MADE IT VERY UNRELIABLE AND HAS PUT ME AND MY FAMILY AT RISK.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11340038July 18, 2020UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I BELIEVE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE H3 HUMMER 2006 I REQUEST TO BRING IT TO A DEALER TO GET IT CHECKED. HAS TO DO WITH THE TURNING, REVERSE. WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT IN NEUTRAL STILL SEEMS IN DRIVE. SOUNDS LIKE A PLASTIC NOISE. NEEDS TO BE CHECKED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11330378June 23, 2020VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER ENTERED THE VEHICLE FROM THE SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE VACUUMING WATER OUT OF THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SUN ROOF DRAIN TUBES WERE CLOGGED WHICH FAILED TO DRAIN WATER AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOYLE BUICK GMC TRUCK (3015 EMMORTON RD, ABINGDON, MD 21009) WHERE THE DASHBOARD WAS TAKEN APART AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRAIN LINES WERE DISCONNECTED. THE DRAIN LINES WERE CLEANED AND RECONNECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11327547June 6, 2020UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, STRUCTURE
MY SUNROOF HAS BEEN LEAKING, ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IT CHIMES OUT BEHIND & BELOW THE GLOVE BOX. ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IT LEAKS DIRECTLY FROM THE SUNROOF ONTO THE DRIVER'S SEAT, AND BEHIND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. BOTH SIDES SOAK THE FLOORBOARDS FRONT & BACK. IT LEAKS WHETHER STATIONARY OR IN MOTION, HOWEVER WHEN IT HAS BEEN SITTING DURING A RAIN STORM, WHEN YOU MOVE IT, SHEETS OF WATER POUR DOWN FROM THE SUNROOF. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11327083June 3, 2020POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER REDUCTION AND STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JIM GLOVER CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 707 W 51ST ST, TULSA, OK 74107, WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11324231May 12, 2020ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
PERIODICALLY 2-3 TIMES A YEAR FOR PAST 6 YEARS WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGH CAR WILL DIE, WHEN PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, CAR WILL NOT RESTART, MAY RESTART AFTER 10 MINUTES OR AFTER TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP,TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND SEVERAL TIMES TO HIGH END INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOPS, NO ERROR CODE EVER FOUND. READ ON HUMMER FORUMS ISSUE WITH IGNITION SWITCH, REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH AND FAULT HAS NOT RECURRED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11320707April 9, 2020AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING ON FAMILY PROPERTY (OPEN FIELD) STABLE GROUND NO INCLINES, HILLS, OR PITCHES AND GOING ABOUT 5MPH ALL OF MY SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS RANDOMLY DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO HIT, NO IMPACT, NO BOUNCES HIT, NO NOTHING. JUST ALL AT RANDOM. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETE STABLE AND UPRIGHT WHEN THIS OCCURRED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11320282April 6, 2020AIR BAGS
DRIVING DOWN DRIVEWAY GOING AROUND 8MPH WHEN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11319662March 29, 2020ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE H3 WILL NOT START. DASH SCREEN KEEPS SHOWING THE PASSLOCK ACTIVATED AND WON'T TURN OFF. COMPUTER THINKS THE H3 IS BEING STOLEN. I HAVE TRIED TO RESET AND NO LUCK. I HAD THIS PROBLEM ABOUT 4 WEEKS AGO AND CHANGED THE FUEL PUMP. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN LAST WEEK AND NOW ON 28 MARCH 2020. ENGINE IS TURNING OVER AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS LIGHT UP, BUT SOUNDS LIKE FUEL IS NOT GETTING INTO THE FUEL PUMP AGAIN. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, FINDING OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. RECOMMENDED PROCEDURE IS TO WAIT 10 MIN, STILL NO LUCK. WAITING 15 MIN SEEMED TO WORK BEFORE, BUT NOW IT DOESN'T. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO BE SAFELY IN THE VEHICLE, DRIVE SOMEWHERE AND THEN IT STALLS AGAIN? I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND HAVEN'T HAD THIS ISSUE UNTIL IT STARTED 4 WEEKS AGO. WHAT IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE I AM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND FUEL STOPS GOING TO THE PUMP? THIS COULD CAUSE A MULTI-VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11316851March 8, 2020SUSPENSION
THE FRAME ROTTED OUT AND I WANT IT FIXED THE FRONT MOUNTS FOR THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS ROTTED OFF
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11316736March 7, 2020AIR BAGS
I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ALMOST CAUSING ME CRASH. THEY DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON AND NO AIRBAG LIGHT OR WARNING WAS GIVEN. NOT UNDERSTANDING HOW THEY WOULD DEPLOY WITHOUT A CRASH OR SOME TYPE OF VEHICLE DAMAGE HAD OCCURRED. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. NOW WHAT TO DO? NO RECALL? IVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS HAPPENING IN THE 2009 HUMMER H3.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0