Hummer H3 Complaints

801 consumer complaints on file.

#10276877July 15, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED THAT HIS VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE. THE FIRE ORIGINATED UNDER THE HOOD NEAR THE BATTERY AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FILED INCIDENT NUMBER 09060410 AND THE MANUFACTURER FILED CASE NUMBER 71-731425623, REFERENCE NUMBER 6744389. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 33,184.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276232July 9, 2009
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
"STAB TRACK SYSTEM FAILURE" COMES ON WHEN DRIVING, WHICH MAKES THE CAR LOSE POWER AND SPEED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3TIMES IN ABOUT 6 WEEKS. DEALER CLAIMS THEY HAVE FIXED IT 3 TIMES, NOW THEY ADMIT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND UNABLE TO FIX. SERVICE DEPT SAYS THEY CANNOT NARROW DOWN THE PROBLEM BUT THE COMPUTER DOES RECOGNIZE THAT IT IS A STABILITY CONTROL ISSUE. I AM AFRAID IT WILL DO THIS ON THE INTERSTATE AND I WILL BE RUN OVER OR KILLED BY TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10272799June 3, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAD DROPPED MY DAUGHTER OFF AT SCHOOL THEN WENT TO THE GAS STATION AND I SMELLED SOMETHING LIKE IT WAS BURNING AND I THOUGHT IT WAS OUT SIDE. WHEN I CAME OUT OF THE GAS STATION THERE WAS SMOKE ROLLING OUT OF MY HUMMER . I HAD JUMPED IN AND MOVED THE VEHICLE AWAY FROM THE PUMPS SO THEY WOULD NOT BLOW UP AND HURT THE PATRONS AROUND US. THE FIRE DEPT CAME AND SO DID THE POLICE. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE BLOW HAD STARTED FROM BEHIND THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND WAS ON FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269148May 18, 2009
SEAT BELTS
2006 H-3 HUMMER BURNED TO THE GROUND THE CAR WAS OFF AT 930AM MAY 7 2008. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268826May 15, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BATTERY DISCHARGES SELF. HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP OVER 6 WEEKS. NOBODY KNOWS WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. BEFORE THAT 2 TIME IT STOPPED SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING 25 TO 50 MILES PER HOUR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264863April 9, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2006 H3. FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR I HAVE NOTICED A WEIRD IDLE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS WARMING UP. UNTIL RECENTLY I THOUGHT IT WAS THE WAY THE VEHICLE RAN NORMALLY. I DECIDED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. AFTER BEING INSPECTED THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE VEHICLE'S VALVES WERE NOT SEEDED RIGHT FROM THE FACTORY, WHICH HAS CAUSED THE MISFIRE, WHICH CAUSES THE WEIRD IDLE. I NOW AM IN THE PROCESS OF CONTACTING HUMMER TO SEE IF THERE IS A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 61870 MILES ON IT AND I DON'T FEEL THIS SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED THIS SOON IN THE VEHICLES LIFE. SERVICE BULLETINS HAVE BEEN WARRANTED AND I WOULD LIKE TO FIND A REASONABLE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264874April 9, 2009
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
I WAS LEAVING A FRIENDS HOUSE AND HAD TO DRIVE THROUGH A SMALL DITCH AND MY SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. THIS IS A HUMMER H3 AN OFF ROAD VEHICLE WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE ON A 60 DEGREE ANGLE AND THIS DITCH WAS MAYBE 2 FEET DEEP AND THE TRUCK WAS BARELY EVEN AT ANY TYPE OF ANGLE AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261297March 9, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SENSING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS ON THE CLOTH SEATS IN HIS VEHICLE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DISABLES WHEN IT SHOULD BE ENABLED. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ONE DEALER WAS UNAWARE OF THE FAILURE. A SECOND DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE THROUGH GENERAL MOTORS. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V417000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL) WAS REFERENCED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258307February 11, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2006 HUMMER H3 WITH A LITTLE OVER 15,000 MILES ON IT. THERE IS AN ISSUE OF "BAD CYLINDER HEADS" IN THESE 3.5L I5 ENGINES AND GM HAS NOT STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE FOR A RECALL. ANOTHER CYLINDER HEAD HAS BEEN ORDERED FOR MY VEHICLE AND WILL BE FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN MY WARRANTY RUNS OUT A YEAR FROM NOW. I AM NOT CRAZY ABOUT A DEALER TEARING DOWN MY ENGINE AT THIS POINT. IT HAS NOT BEEN BROKEN IN YET. I THINK THE WHOLE ENGINE SHOULD BE REPLACED. I FEEL GM KNEW OF THIS ALL ALONG AND BUILT THESE SUV'S ANYWAY WITH THE HOPES THAT THE MOTORS WILL LAST UNTIL THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258421February 11, 2009
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A H3 2007 HUMMER, AND I AM HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING, SO, I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES AND THEY SAID THAT IS A NORMAL CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258221February 10, 2009
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HUMMER H3. THE VEHICLE HAS BRIDGESTONE TIRES, DUELER A/T RH-S, SIZE P265/65/R18. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE RISK OF A CRASH SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED, BUT THE CONTACT STILL HAS POSSESSION OF THE OTHER THREE TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 5,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255298January 16, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE AREA IN WHICH I RESIDE HAS BEEN IN EXTREME COLD TEMPERATURES FOR THREE DAYS, 28 BELOW ZERO IN THE MORNING THE DAYTIME HIGH 4 BELOW ZERO. THE VEHICLE HAS ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS MORNING 1/16/09 I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP IN TRAFFIC AT @ 25 MILES PER HOUR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP IN THREE CAR LENGTHS AND MY VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. NO INJURIES OCCURRED . THE DAMAGE WAS MOSTLY TO THE VEHICLE THAT WAS STOPPED I FRONT OF ME. AT THIS TIME THE GM DEALER WANTS THE VEHICLE TO BE LOOKED AT AFTER IT HAS SAT OUT IN THE COLD ALL NIGHT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255344January 16, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. SECONDS LATER, THE ABS ACTIVATED WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE RECREATED. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. AN INVESTIGATOR EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND CONCLUDED THAT THE BATTERY WAS LOOSE WHICH PULLED AND SHAVED THE ABS WIRE. AUBURN POLICE REPORT NUMBER 0818569 WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255222January 15, 2009
STEERING
ON NOVEMBER 2, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 PM, I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT THE LOCAL WAL-MART AND AS I TURNED RIGHT TO GET INTO THE SPACE I HEARD A LOUD BANG PROCEEDED WITH MY HUMMER H3 ABRUPTLY STOPPING. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAD ACTUALLY HAPPENED AT THAT EXACT TIME AS I WAS MORE CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF MY 11 YR OLD BROTHER. I CALLED ON STAR EMERGENCY SERVICES AND TOLD THEM I COULD NOT MOVE MY CAR AND WAS NOT FULLY AWARE OF WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THE WAL-MART SECURITY GUARD THAT WITNESSED THE ENTIRE INCIDENT, RUSHED TO THE VEHICLE TO CHECK IF WE WERE ALRIGHT AND ASKED IF I HAD REALIZED WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO MY CAR. I TOLD HIM NO AND WITH THE ON STAR REP STILL ON THE PHONE I GOT DOWN AND TO MY SURPRISE SAW THE STEERING COLUMN OF MY HUMMER HAD SNAPPED IN HALF. I WAS IN TOTAL DISBELIEF AND COULDN'T HELP BUT THINK HOW MY BROTHER AND I COULD HAVE FLIPPED OVER ON THE FREEWAY IF THIS INCIDENT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ONE THE WAY TO WAL-MART. AFTER DESCRIBING TO ON STAR WHAT HAD HAPPENED, THE REPRESENTATIVE ASKED IF I COULD MOVE MY CAR OR IF IT WAS DRIVABLE, I TOLD HIM I WAS PRETTY MUCH STUCK WHERE I WAS AND COULDN'T EVEN MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF THE TRAFFIC. I WAITED ALONG WITH THE SECURITY GUARD FOR A TOW TRUCK TO ARRIVE AND WAS THE TOW TRUCK GOT THERE I WROTE DOWN ALL THE INFORMATION I NEEDED FROM THE SECURITY GUARD AND WAS TOLD BY THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER THAT MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MORNING. THE NEXT MORNING I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAD TO CONTACT GM BECAUSE MY BROTHER HAD BEEN HURT AT THE SCENE. I CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD SEND AN INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. AFTER WAITING FOR ALMOST 3 WEEKS I WAS TOLD BY THE GM REP, JORGE ABURTO THAT THE REPORT STATED THAT NO OUTSIDE FACTOR TO HAVE CAUSED WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO THE VEHICLE. ONCE GM GAVE THE OK TO START THE REPAIR ON THE H3 I WAS TOLD THEY HAD STOPPED BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP IS NOW ACCUSING ME OF HITTING THE H3. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10255061January 14, 2009
VISIBILITY, EQUIPMENT
THIS IS THE FIRST WINTER THIS VEHICLE HAS SEEN. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE EITHER NOT WORKED OR STOPPED MIDCYCLE. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS AT HOME. I HAVE AUTOSTART SO I STARTED MY CARD TO WARM THE VEHICLE AND THAW THE WINDSHIELD. APPROX. TWO HOURS LATER I WAS ABLE TO TURN ON MY WIPERS. THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON A SECOND OCCASION. ON DECEMBER 31,2008 DURING A STORM THAT CAUSED WHITE OUT CONDITIONS, MY WIPERS STOPPED LESS THAN 5 MINUTES INTO MY DRIVE HOME. THE DESIGN OF THE WIPERS CAUSES THE ARM THAT MOVES THE WIPER ITSELF TO FREEZE SOLID AND CANNOT BE UNFROZEN UNTIL YOU GET THE VEHICLE INTO A WARM ENVIRONMENT, UNLESS YOU'RE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE AN ICE PICK OR BOILING WATER WITH YOU! THE VEHICLE HAS A SERIOUS DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THE WIPERS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253834January 5, 2009
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
MY 2007 HUMMER H3 WAS T-BONED BY A POLICE CRUISER (MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS I BELIEVE) THAT WAS DOING 40+ MPH. NEITHER MY SIDE AIRBAGS NOR THE FRONT AIRBAGS OF THE CRUISER DEPLOYED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10251237December 9, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I DRIVE A 2006 HUMMER H3. IN SEPT. 08, I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MPH DOWN A ROAD WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY H3 LOCKED UP, SLID SIDEWAYS, AND ALMOST FLIPPED. I DID NOT FLIP, AND WAS ABLE TO GET TO A SIDE STREET SAFELY. THE CONTROL PANEL READ ABS TRACTION CONTROL FAILURE. I HAD THE H3 TOWED TO THE HUMMER DEALERSHIP IN GEORGETOWN TEXAS. THEY SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM BEFORE, BUT WOULD CHECK IT OUT. AFTER 2 DAYS WITHOUT MY TRUCK, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A SENSOR THAT FAILED AND THEY REPLACED IT. THEN IN OCTOBER 08, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. TRAVELING AROUND 50 MPH I FELT IT START SO I LET OFF THE GAS, AND IT FROZE UP AND ALMOST FLIPPED AGAIN. SAME ERROR CODE ON THE CONTROL PANEL. I DROVE 25 MPH ON A FREEWAYTO GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN GEORGETOWN. THEY TOLD ME THIS TIME, IT WAS A DIFFERENT SENSOR. SO I HAD TO PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR, WHILE THEY FIXED THE OTHER SENSOR. I KEPT ASKING THEM TO TEST ALL SENSORS SO THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. PLUS, SHOULDN'T A CAR HAVE SOME TYPE OF WARNING SYSTEM BEFORE ALMOST FLIPPING? THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED. NOV. 08, WE BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR NOISES AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE BRAKES AND THE ABS SYSTEM. THEY SAID THE ABS WAS FINE. THIS MORNING, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM THE GYM, AND THE CAR FROZE ON MY AGAIN, ALMOST FLIPPING. SAME ERROR CODE. THE SERVICE REPS. AND MANAGERS DO NOT HAVE ANSWERS FOR ME. THEY SAY I CAN BRING IT IN AGAIN TO GET IT FIXED, BUT TO ME THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET. I AM IN FEAR FOR MY LIFE, MY LOVED ONES LIFE, AND MY CLIENTS LIVES. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. I WISH I COULD SELL THE CAR, BUT I DON'T FEEL RIGHT DOING THAT, IN FEAR THAT IT MAY FLIP ON THE NEW OWNER. I WANT HUMMER TO BUY THE CAR BACK. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE. CONCERNED CONSUMER, DANIEL DEMITRI *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247651November 4, 2008
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HWY AT 73 MPH THE SIDE AIR BAG CURTAINS DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY REASON. THERE WAS NO CRASH OR DAMAGES DONE TO THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF DEPLOYMENT OTHER THAN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THE CRASH MODULE FROM THE VEHICLE STATES IT DETECTED A ROLLOVER EVENT OF 0-1/4 TURN. WE HAVE TURNED IN A CLAIM TO OUR INSURANCE AND THEY ARE IN AGREEMENT THAT THE DRIVER NOR ROAD CONDITIONS HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE DEPLOYMENT. WE ARE IN DISAGREEMENT WITH GM AND FEEL THAT THERE IS SOME TYPE OF DEFECT WITH THE VEHICLES SYSTEM THAT COMMANDED A DEPLOYMENT AND WANT TO FILE A COMPLAINT SO THIS IS CHECKED INTO. AT THE SPEED THE VEHICLE WAS GOING THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT IF THE DRIVER WAS NOT AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE AIRBAGS REPLACED AND INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE FIXED UNDER OUR COMPREHENSIVE PORTION OF OUR INSURANCE POLICY. WE CAN RETAIN ANY OF THE REPLACED PARTS FOR INSPECTION IF NECESSARY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247150October 29, 2008
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT LEASED A 2006 HUMMER H3. WHILE TURNING INTO A DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIE ROD FAILED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE FRAME WAS DAMAGED AND THE VEHICLE STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FRAME HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MID BACK, LOWER NECK, WRIST, AND KNEE INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO GM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 44,000. UPDATED 11/17/08 *CN UPDATED 11/24/08. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10246635October 24, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SENSING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS ON HER AFTERMARKET LEATHER SEAT COVER. THE FRONT AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DISABLES WHEN IT SHOULD BE ENABLED AND VICE VERSA. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V417000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL) WAS REFERENCED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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