Hummer H3 Complaints

801 consumer complaints on file.

#10522410June 29, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING HOME AND THE FAN ON THE A/C STOPPED WORKING. SHORTLY AFTERWARD I DETECTED A BURNING ODOR. I ENDED UP REPLACING THE RESISTOR AND WIRING HARNESS FOR THE A/C BLOWER MOTOR. THE RESISTOR WAS BURNT AND THE HARNESS WIRE WAS SLIGHTLY MELTED. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522294June 28, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VALVE SEALS IN THE SECOND AND FIFTH CYLINDER HEADS HAD FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FIFTH CYLINDER HEAD WAS THE MOST DOMINANT AND CAUSED THE MAJORITY OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH CYLINDER HEADS HAD A 70 PERCENT LEAK. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521603June 25, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
RADIATOR IS CRACKED ON DRIVER SIDE DUE TO RUBBING OF METAL PARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514868June 3, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE HAD HEATER BLOWER HARNESS AND RESISTOR FAIL AND CATCH FIRE FOR THE SECOND TIME. REPAIRED REPLACED ONCE BEFORE. THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM OCCURS DUE TO A DESIGN DEFECT AND REPLACEMENT PARTS DO NOT CORRECT THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM AND IT WILL FAIL AGAIN. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME. THE CIRCUITS SHOULD BE FUSE PROTECTED SO THIS WILL NOT BURN. PART NUMBERS HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO UPGRADE THIS CONNECTION TO NEWER DESIGN, BUT THESE PARTS ALSO FAIL. THIS IS A SERIOUS FAILURE OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, THE GROUND TERMINAL TO THE CHASSIS (BY THE INTAKE FILTER IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT) IS SUSPECT AS WELL. OVERALL THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY NEGLIGENTLY DESIGNED CIRCUIT. ONE CAN ALSO FIND NUMEROUS REPORTED FAILURES IN RELATED VEHICLES USING THE SAME PARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514107May 29, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, EXHAUST FUMES FILLED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE MANIFOLD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATED FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513348May 23, 2013
ENGINE
CAME OUT OF WORK TO FIND A PUDDLE OF COOLANT ON THE GROUND. RADIATOR PLASTIC CRACKED. FLUID IS ON FAN AND THROUGHOUT ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SEARCHED ON GOOGLE AND FOUND THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. GM DEALER AND CUSTOMER SERVICE ACKNOWLEDGED THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE, HOWEVER WOULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511187May 8, 2013
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ARE BREAKING OFF THE BLOCK!. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510526May 3, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SUN ROOF BEGAN TO LEAK WATER. THE WATER CAUSED MOLD TO GROW INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD CONTRACTED PNEUMONIA THREE TIMES DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CLEAN THE SUN ROOF TRACK EVERY TWO TO THREE MONTHS TO AVOID THE LEAK.THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508589April 17, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY, STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTEGRAL CLIP TABS ON THE HOOD FRACTURED AND LOOSENED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V179000 (STRUCTURE) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,462 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505988April 11, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE ANTI-THEFT PASSLOCK SYSTEM IS FAULTY AND WILL NOT LET ME START MY CAR. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE SINCE I GOT THE CAR IN DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR. GOING ON-LINE TO SEE WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT MADE ME AWARE OF THE OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF GM CAR OWNERS THAT THIS HAS AFFECTED. SOME BEING STRANDED FOR HOURS AND DAYS OF NOT BEING ABLE TO START THEIR CARS DUE TO THE FAULTY PASSLOCK SYSTEM. IT IS HAPPENING TO ALL MAKES AND MODELS OF GM CARS. I CALLED GM AND THEY WEREN'T INTERESTED IN DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM UNLESS YOU FORCE THEM TO. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS AND HELP THOSE OF US WHO GET STRANDED IN PLACES (SOMETIMES SCARY PLACES) BECAUSE OUR CAR WON'T START. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505665April 9, 2013
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, STRUCTURE
SUNROOF DRAINS COLLECT WATER AND THERE IS MOISTURE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. BASED ON THE DEALERSHIP REVIEW IT IS DUE TO A FAULTY DESIGN OF THE DRAINS DUE TO THE RESTRICTIONS AT BOTH FRONT AND REAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10507498April 8, 2013
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER
RADIATOR END TANK RUPTURED RELEASING COOLANT ON EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD AND GETTING ON THE WINDSHIELD. RESEARCH OF THIS FINDS THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE FACTORY RADIATOR WHICH GM REFUSES TO TAKE ACTION ON. HAD THIS HAPPENED AT HIGHER SPEEDS, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MUCH WORSE SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10507358April 6, 2013
AIR BAGS
CASUALLY DRIVING DOWN THE FREAKING ROAD WHEN ALL SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON! ME AND MY FRIEND BOTH SUFFERED BRUSING ON OUR FACES! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505265April 1, 2013
ENGINE
THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED A CRACKED RADIATOR, WHICH IS A KNOW HUMMER H3 ISSUE. THEY HAVE ASKED FOR $850+ TO FIX WHAT IS A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW. HTTP://WWW.HUMMERFORUMS.COM/FORUM/HUMMER-H3-17/READ-IF-YOUR-H3-RADIATOR-HAS-CRACKED-LEAKED-21184/. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503728March 20, 2013
ENGINE
I BOUGHT A 2008 HUMMER H3 FOUR MONTHS AGO AT 49,956 MILES, WHEN LAST WEEK I NOTICED I HAD A BAD COOLANT LEAK CAUSING THE FLUIDS TO REMAIN ON THE TOP OF THE ENGINE, THE FAN SHROUD, ETC. HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT FROM BECAUSE ITS A 48 MILES DRIVE AND DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE THE CHANCE OF ANYTHING OVERHEATING. TOOK IT IN ON FRIDAY MORNING GOT IT BACK MONDAY AFTERNOON WHEN I WAS TOLD THE RADIATOR WAS CRACKED. AFTER LOOKING ON THE INTERNET SEEMS LIKE EVERYONE SEEMS TO BE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THE MILEAGE WHEN THE DEALERSHIP RECEIVED IT ON FRIDAY WAS 52,547. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503801March 20, 2013
ENGINE
THE RADIATOR HAD A CRACK IN IT WHEN WE BOUGHT THE HH3,IN 6-2011 WHICH WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW FACTORY RADIATOR. IT IS NOW MARCH 0F 2013 AND WE HAVE ANOTHER CRACK IN THE RADIATOR. WE CONTACTED" SAVVY" GOODYEAR IN LONG BEACH ,NEW YORK WHO REPLACED THE FIRST ONE AND THEY SAID IT IS NOT COVERED. REALLY DOES A RADIATOR ONLY LAST 2 YEARS. THEY INDICATED THAT GMC WOULD NOT COVER THE REPLACEMENT. I SEE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL VEHICLES SHOULDN'T THERE BE A RECALL? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503345March 17, 2013
ENGINE
I WENT IN TO DEALER FOR WHAT I CALLED A FLUTTERING PERIODIC IDLE. THEY TOOK A LOOK $200.00 LATER TOLD ME I HAD MISFIRE IN #2 AND #5 AND NEEDED NEW HEAD. YOU CAN IMAGINE MY COMMENTS AND HE SAID IT IS COMMON HE JUST DID ONE LAST WEEK ON THE SAME YEAR AND TYPE H3! WELL I WAS IN TOUCH WITH GM - THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT LOW MILEAGE. THEY DID COVER A PORTION AND I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REST. WELL I PICK UP WEEK LATER. WAS TOLD IT WAS TEST DRIVEN AND RUNS GREAT. I TOLD THEM IT RAN GREAT BEFORE JUST THE FLUTTERING IDLE WHEN I STOPPED AT A LIGHT. THEY SAID YOU ARE ALL SET.. MANY BAD WORDS ESCAPED MY MOUTH WHEN I DROVE HOME AND IT WAS NOT FIXED. THE VEHICLE STILL DROVE THE SAME WAY IT DID BEFORE AND THE FLUTTER WAS STILL THERE,. SO NOW I HAVE TO BRING IT BACK AGAIN AND I MADE THE TECH GET IN THE VEHICLE SO HE KNEW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT AND HE SAID WELL IT WAS BROUGHT IN FOR A MISFIRE. UHHH NO IT WAS NOT. WHY HAS GM NOT DONE ANY TYPE OF RECALL ON THIS IF IT IS KNOWN PROBLEM. FEEL LIKE THEY DON'T CARE SINCE THE VEHICLE IS NOT MADE ANYMORE WHAT DOES IT MATTER TO THEM. I COULD CONTINUE BUT AM LIMITED TO CHARACTERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502048March 8, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, A BURNING ODOR WAS SMELLED AND SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE LOCATION AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502024March 7, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY
WE HAVE BATTLING THE PROBLEM OF THE SUNROOF LEAKING ON OUR HUMMER. THERE IS DRAIN TUBES IN THE CORNERS OF THE SUNROOF THIS WATER IS SUPPOSED TO GO DO THESE TUBES THEN ON THE GROUND. HOW EVER THIS IS NOT THE CASE. IN MOST CASES THE WATER LEAKS DOWN THE PILLARS IN THE TRUCKS DASH COMPARTMENT AND SOAKS THE CARPET ON BOTH SIDES AND THE HEAD LINER. WE HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL ACCESSIONS AND THEY JUST SAY THEY WERE STOP UP BUT THEY JUST LEAK THE NEXT DAY LIKE NOTHING HAS EVEN BEEN DONE. THEY CHARGE 300 DOLLARS TO DO THIS. I HAVE THE TECHNICIAN TELL ME THAT NOTHING HE HAS DONE WILL FIX THIS OFF THE RECORD..WHEN THE WATER IS POURING IN THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO THE ONSTAR GOES OFF AND YOUR LIGHTS ON THE INSIDE GO DIM WE HAVE HAD THE CPU SHORT OUT DUE TO WATER THE BLOWER CONTROLLER BOTH FRONT SPEAKERS AND BEHIND THE DASH ALL THE METAL PARTS ARE COVERED IN RUST. WHEN THE ELECTRICAL PARTS SHORTED OUT THE WIRES WERE BURNT AND WE WERE DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED ON ONE OCCASION AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. WE HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING TAKEN IT THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT HELP. THE TRUCK IS ALWAYS DAMP INSIDE. THEN OF COURSE THE SMELL OF THE CARPETS. I EVEN HAVE CONTACTED GM AND JUST SAID TAKE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE GONNA CHARGE THE SAME THING. I AM SCARED FOR MY WIFE AND FAMILY TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK. WE WILL NOT EVEN LEAVE IN THE GARAGE DUE THE RISK OF FIRE. IF YOU GOOGLE THIS PROBLEM THERE IS OVER 60K TOPICS ON THIS AND FORUM AFTER FORUM ABOUT IT. AND EVERY IS SAYING THIS. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND GM IS NOT GOING TO STAND BEHIND THIS. I THINK SOMETHING SHOULD DONE ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMETHING VERY BAD HAPPENS TO SOMEONE IN THESE TRUCKS. I JUST WANT IT FIXED NOTHING ELSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501451March 5, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 20 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND THE HEATER FAN QUIT. HAD CUT OUT A COUPLE TIMES BEFORE AND COME BACK ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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