2006 Hummer H3 Complaint Log

THERE WAS NO,ACCIDENT,I TRADE MY 09 MUSTANG IN TO WALTERS MAZDA,MITSUBISHI,IN PIKEVILLE KY,I DID NOTICE A STRANGE NOISE IN THE TIRES,SO I TOOK IT TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED,AND THE NOISE GOT LOUDER,SO I TOOK IT TO A GARAGE TO BE CHECKED,THE MECHANIC TOLD ME MY BALL JOINTS ON THE DRIVER SIDE WAS READY TO FALL OUT,I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AS IS,BUT I CALLED THE CAR LOT AND ASKED FOR A LITTLE HELP ,SINCE MY 09 MUSTANG WAS IN PERFECT SHAPE RUNNING AND MECHANICAL WISE.AND THEY WONT HELP ME,MY WHEEL COULD HAVE FELL OFF AND CAUSED ME TO WRECK,OR GET KILLED..I DON'T THINK THE CAR FAX IS CORRECT,THERE WAS NO PAPER IN THE VEHICLE SAYING BUY AS IS.I HAVE ONLY HAD IT A FEW WKS.THE OWNER SAID ALL HE HAD TO DO TO THE MUSTANG WAS PUT FRONT BRAKES WELL THAT ONLY COST 20,DOLLARS,IAM WILL BE OUT 500.I WAS TOLD DO NOT DRIVE UNTIL I GET THIS FIXED..I WAS SOLD A VERY UNSAFE VEHICLE,AND DONE VERY DIRTY.PLEASE HELP ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC RECOMMENDED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE UPPER BALL JOINTS AND THE CONTROL ARM BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,641. UPDATED 3/11/2015 *JS

2006 HUMMER H3. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPAIRS TO VEHICLE RADIATOR OVERHEATING PROBLEMS AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALL NOTICE 15042. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE RADIATOR, THERMOSTAT AND WATER PUMP, WERE REPLACED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. *JB

(6-03-14) THE RIGHT REAR MAIN LEAF SPRING BROKE CAUSING THE REAR TIRE TO LOCK UP AND BE AT THE MOST REARWARD POSITION THAT IT CAN BE, ALMOST RUBBING THE BODY. THEN TODAY, (7-27-14) THE LEFT REAR SPRING DONE THE SAME THING EXCEPT THE AXLE MOVED SO FAR BACK THAT THE DRIVESHAFT CAME OUT OF THE TRANSFER CASE AND I HAD TO HAVE A ROLLBACK HAUL IT TO A REPAIR FACILLITY. UPDATED 3/27/15 *JS

WAS TRAVELING THROUGH A PARKING LOT, NOTICED A GLOW FROM THE CORNER OF MY EYE, AND SOMETHING DRIP FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER GLOVEBOX. THERE WAS A FUNNY SMELL. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED, AND TOLD MY PASSENGER TO GET OUT, AND NOTICED A FIRE UNDER THE PASSENGER GLOVEBOX. I TRIED POURING MILK AND JUICE ON THE FIRE TO PUT IT OUT UNDER THE DASH BUT IT DIDN'T PUT THE FIRE COMPLETELY OUT. BYSTANDERS HELPED WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHERS BUT IT DIDN'T HELP MUCH EITHER, THE FIRE MOVED THROUGH THE FIREWALL AND WAS UNDER THE HOOD. THE CAR QUICKLY WENT UP IN FLAMES AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. ONCE THE FIRE STARTED, THE DOORS DIDN'T AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK WHEN I SHUT OFF THE CAR. I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE BACK DOORS OPEN SINCE THERE IS NO KEY ENTRY AND IT'S ALL ELECTRONIC. IF I HAD CHILDREN OR PASSENGERS IN THE BACK SEAT WHEN THIS HAPPENED, I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET THEM OUT THROUGH THE BACK DOORS - THEY WOULD NOT OPEN. THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE GLOVEBOX SEEMED TO BE RELATED TO THE RESISTOR AND WIRING HARNESS TIED TO THE A/C. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL, AND GM SHOULD RECOUP EVERYONE WHO HAS HAD A TOTAL LOSS RELATED TO THIS INCIDENT. I WILL NEVER BUY AMERICAN CAR AGAIN, THIS ONE WAS A MISTAKE SINCE I PURCHASED IT WITH CONSTANT ISSUES AND NOW THIS AT LESS THAN 100K MILES. UNBELIEVABLE! GM SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THESE INCIDENTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION AFTER ATTEMPTING TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TUNNEL IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000. UPDATED 09/09/14*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HEATED SEATS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V417000 (AIR BAG). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 174,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY CONTINUED TO BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING FOR THREE MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 30 MPH. THE STABILITY TRACKING SYSTEM, CHECK ENGINE, AND A THIRD INDICATOR ALL ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRES OVER THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V421000 (VISIBILITY). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE REAR LIFT SPRING FAILED AND CAUSED THE DRIVE SHAFT TO ALSO FAIL. ADDITIONALLY, THE EMERGENCY CABLE CAUSED THE WHEELS TO SEIZE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOME AND WAS NEITHER INSPECTED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING TO WORK ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AT 5AM WHEN I NOTICED A SMELL AND SAW A GLOW COMING FROM UNDER MY DASHBOARD. WHEN I COULD STOP I NOTICED IT WAS A FIRE. THE FIRE DID PUT ITSELF OUT BUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND THEY ADVISED ME NOT TO DRIVER THE VEHICLE. I DID REPORT THIS TO GM AND THEY ADVISED ME THEY COULD NOT HELP ME WITH THE REPAIRS AND THERE IS CURRENTLY NOT A RECALL. *TR

THE OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED BUT I WILL DRIVE IT 10 TO 15 MILES AND STOP. THE OIL LIGHT AND THE DINGER COME ON. I RESET THE BUTTON AND THEN COME TO THE NEXT STOP AND THE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE DINGER GOES OFF. THE ONLY WAY IT STOPS IS SHUTTING OFF VEHICLE AND LET IT SET OVERNIGHT. I CHECK THE OIL WHEN IT DOES THIS AND THE DIP STICK IS FINE. IS THIS AN OIL SENSOR PROBLEM AND IS THIS UNDER WARRANTY OR A RECALL? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE SHE SMELLED A STRONG SMOKE ODOR AND SAW FLAMES RELEASING FROM THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT THAT SPREAD TO THE ENGINE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ADVISED HER THAT FIRE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 108,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT BLOW HOT OR COLD AIR. IN ADDITION, THE BLACK HOOD LOUVER DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. PRIOR TO THE HOOD LOUVER FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V179000(STRUCTURE). 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 184,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

OWNER THE CAR SINCE 2006 WITH NO PROBLEMS--REGULARLY MAINTAINED, 125,000 MILES. AFTER A RECENT LONG TRIP MY WIFE TOOK IT TO THE SHOP WHERE SHE WAS TOLD THE ENGINE HAD "LOW COMPRESSION." THE SHOP WAS TRUSTED 100% AND BEEN USED FOR DECADES. SERVICE MANAGER SAID THEY WOULD SEE WHAT THEY COULD DO ABOUT THE LOW COMPRESSION AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHECK EACH OF THE PISTONS. AFTER THE REVIEW, THE MANAGER SAID HE HAD BAD NEWS, THAT THE CAR NEEDED TO BE TRADED IN/SOLD IMMEDIATELY AND NOT TO DRIVE IT UNTIL IT WAS. I VERIFIED THE RESULTS WITH 2 OTHER MECHANICS THAT THE 5 CYLINDER H3S LOSE COMPRESSION OUT THE BLUE--COMMON AMONG 5 CYLINDER H3S. THE SHOP MANAGER BASICALLY TOLD ME THAT I NEED TO SELL/TRADE IN THE VEHICLE, BUT NOT TO DRIVE IT UNTIL I HAD DONE SO, APPARENTLY THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED TO 06 H3S RELIGIOUSLY WHERE THE COMPRESSION DIMINISHES AND LEADS TO THE ENGINE DYING. . IT'S A POSSIBLE TO BUY A USED ENGINE WITH THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE COMPRESSION COULD DIE AGAIN. NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE FEEL LIKE WE'VE BEEN PUNCHED IN THE GUT BY HUMMER. HOW CAN A CAR PERFECTLY MAINTAINED ALL OF A SUDDEN HAVE "LOW COMPRESSION" AND LEAD 3 PROFESSIONALS TO ADVISE US TO SELL IT L IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE? THIS HAD TO HAVE BEEN KNOWN BY HUMMER AND THEY DID NOTHING ABOUT IT. MEANTIME, WE ARE PROBABLY OVER/UNDER ON THE VEHICLE AND WILL HAVE TO GET RID OF IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAT AND DEFROSTER SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V421000 (VISIBILITY), HOWEVER THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

DROVE CAR THRU CAR WASH .PULLED ONTO HIGHWAY LIGHT CAME ON ,LOSS OF POWER, POWER FAILURE .CAR WOULD NOT GO MORE THAN 2 MILES A HOUR .PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR STILL NO POWER.IM CONCERNED THAT IF THIS HAPPENED WITH MY GRANDCHILD IN CAR ON HWY THIS COULD BE A MAJOR PROBLEM .PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I LEFT MY HOUSE TO PICKUP MY STEPSON FROM PRACTICE. WHILE DRIVING TO THE SCHOOL I BEGAN TO SMELL AN ODOR OF MELTING PLASTIC, PULLING INTO MY STEPSON'S SCHOOL, I BEGAN TO SMELL AND SEE SMOKE. WHEN I GOT CLOSER TO THE PARKING AREA, SPARKS BEGAN TO FALL FROM UNDERNEATH THE RIGHT PASSENGER DASH. I IMMEDIATELY PARKED THE CAR AND RAN AROUND TO THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE AND OPENED THE DOOR. I TOLD THE KIDS TO MOVE BACK AND PLACED A COFFEE CUP UNDERNEATH TO CATCH THE FLAMES DRIPPING FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD WHICH WAS QUICKLY SPREADING AND BURNING THE CARPET. I TOLD MY STEPSON TO CALL THE FIRE DEPT. I TOOK HIS PHONE AND GOT THROUGH TO COLLIN COUNTY. AND THEY SWITCHED ME TO THE LOCAL FIRE DEPT. BEFORE THE FIRE DEPT ARRIVED, MY CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND A TOTAL LOSS. THE FIRE REPORT CONCURS WHERE THE FIRE BEGAN. I HAVE SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON REOCCURRING PROBLEM WITH HUMMERS AND THERE ARE MANY REPORTS SIMILAR TO MY EXPERIENCE. AS A MATTER OF FACT, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACED THAT SAME HARNESS ABOUT SIX MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR BECAUSE WE SMELLED SMOKE AND REALIZED THE VERY SAME PART HAD BURNED. MANY OTHER HUMMER OWNERS HAVE REPLACED THIS PART MULTIPLE TIMES DO TO THIS DEFECTIVE BLOWER MOTOR FAN HARNESS. THE PROBLEM IS HUMMER KNOWS THE PART IS DEFECTIVE AND THE REPLACEMENT IS ALSO DEFECTIVE. ALSO, THAT PART IS A DEALER ITEM. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO FIXED WITH A NATIONAL PUBLIC RECALL BEFORE SOMETHING TERRIBLE OCCURS. WHEN MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE, I WAS IN FRONT OF A SCHOOL WITH CHILDREN AROUND AND NEED I RESTATE I WAS IN THE CAR WHEN THE FIRE BEGAN. *TR

OWNED THE CAR SINCE 2006 WITH NO PROBLEMS--REGULARLY MAINTAINED, 125,000 MILES. MY WIFE TOOK IT TO THE SHOP WHERE SHE WAS TOLD THE ENGINE HAD "LOW COMPRESSION." AFTER THE REVIEW, THE MANAGER SAID HE HAD BAD NEWS, THAT THE CAR NEEDED TO BE TRADED IN/SOLD IMMEDIATELY AND NOT TO DRIVE IT UNTIL IT WAS BECAUSE THE PISTON WAS DEFECTIVE. I VERIFIED THE RESULTS WITH 2 OTHER MECHANICS THAT THE 5 CYLINDER H3S LOSE COMPRESSION OUT THE BLUE. THE SHOP MANAGER BASICALLY TOLD ME THAT I NEED TO SELL/TRADE IN THE VEHICLE, BUT NOT TO DRIVE IT UNTIL I HAD DONE SO, APPARENTLY THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED TO 06 H3S RELIGIOUSLY WHERE THE COMPRESSION DIMINISHES AND LEADS TO THE ENGINE DYING. WE FEEL LIKE WE'VE BEEN PUNCHED IN THE GUT BY HUMMER. HOW CAN A CAR PERFECTLY MAINTAINED ALL OF A SUDDEN HAVE "LOW COMPRESSION" AND LEAD 3 PROFESSIONALS TO ADVISE US TO SELL IT IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE? THIS HAS BEEN KNOWN BY HUMMER (PIP3935D) AND THEY DID NOTHING ABOUT IT. WE CALLED GM AND THEY WANTED TO LOOK AT THE ENGINE TO DIAGNOSE IT THEMSELVES. PISTONS 2 AND 3 WERE BAD. OUR VIN NUMBER IS COVERED BY THE PIP3935D BUT THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS. THEY REFUSED TO ASSIST US UNLESS WE PAID $6000 FOR THE "REPAIR"--BUT THIS ISSUE WILL RE-OCCUR. I HAVE MADE A CALL TO GM CORPORATE BUT HAVE YET TO RECEIVE A REPLY. IN THE MEANTIME WE STILL OWE OVER $4000 ON THIS VEHICLE THAT WE LEASED IN 2006, THEN PURCHASED. OUR VEHICLE IS UNSELLABLE AND WE DON'T HAVE $6000 TO FIX THIS KNOWN HUMMER 2006 H3 DEFECT. GM HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE DEFECT SINCE 2008 AND REFUSES TO ACT LIKE PROFESSIONAL, UNDERSTANDING, COMPASSIONATE INDIVIDUALS. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE OR RECOMMEND THE PURCHASE OF A GM AGAIN BASED ON THIS LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE. HOW CAN A DEALERSHIP (THAT THE US GOVERNMENT BAILED OUT OF BANKRUPTCY) TREAT ITS CUSTOMERS THIS WAY? WE HAVE SPENT $30,000++ SINCE LEASING/PURCHASING IT IN 2006. *TR

OWN HUMMER H3 2006. RANDOMLY, TRACTION, FAILURE,REDUCED,POWER,STAB SYS, SERVICE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE CAR CAN BE DRIVEN ONLY AROUND 40 MILE PER HOUR WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS ON FREE WAY. IT ONLY HAPPENS RANDOMLY. USUALLY AFTER RAIN OR COLD WEATHER. BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. CALLED GM, THEY TOLD ME THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING ALTHOUGH THEY SAY THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION AND THERE MIGHT BE FUTURE RECALL. *TR

LEARNED THAT OUR VEHICLE WAS KNOWN TO GM IN 2008 THAT THEY HAD A DESIGN DEFECT THAT CAUSED PISTONS TO FAIL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, WE WENT TO GM DEALERSHIP, CALLED THEIR CORPORATE OFFICES AFTER LEARNING THE KNEW OF THE PISTON DEFECT SINCE AT LEAST 2008. I'M SURE THEY HAVE REPLACED MILLIONS OF PISTONS DURING WARRANTY BUT THE COST OF REPLACEMENT IS $5000. WE LEASED THIS VEHICLE FOR 3 YEARS AND ARE PURCHASING IT. GM REFUSED TO ASSIST US IN FIXING THIS ISSUE. THEY ARE DISHONEST AND UNPROFESSIONAL. HOW MANY VEHICLES IN THE US HAVE PISTON FAILURES AS A DESIGN DEFECT? THEY SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE DASHBOARD CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE HEATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HARNESS, RESISTER FAN MOTOR, REPLAY, HEATER HOSES AND BAFFLE FAN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

AFTER I STARTED MY VEHICLE INSIDE MY GARAGE I TURNED THE HEAT ON. THE TRUCK WAS STILL IN PARK. AFTER I TURNED ON THE HEAT I WENT INTO THE HOUSE TO GET MY COAT. WHEN I CAME BACK OUT TO THE TRUCK TO PREPARE TO LEAVE I NOTICED SMOKE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND REMOVED THE KEYS. I OPENED ALL FOUR DOORS TO LET THE SMOKE OUT, THE GARAGE DOOR WAS ALREADY OPEN. THE TIME FROM WHEN I STARTED MY TRUCK TO WHEN I SAW THE SMOKE WAS ABOUT 15 SECONDS. I LET THE TRUCK SIT FOR ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE I STARTED LOOKING FOR WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE SMOKE. I REMEMBERED THAT THE SMOKE DIDN'T START UNTIL AFTER I TURNED ON THE HEATER SO I IMMEDIATELY CHECKED ALL RELEVANT FUSES AND RELAYS WHICH WERE GOOD...NONE WERE BLOWN. I THEN SET ABOUT CHECKING THE FAN, AND AS I REMOVED THE RESISTOR FROM THE FAN HOUSING UNDER THE DASH AND UNPLUGGED IT I SAW THAT IT (THE RESISTOR) WAS BURNED AT ONE OF THE BLADES.WITH SOME PLASTIC AROUND IT AND SCORCH MARKS AT ANOTHER BLADE. THIS PROMPTED ME TO INSPECT THE RESISTOR FEMALE RECEPTACLE ON THE WIRING HARNESS. I BEGAN INSPECTING THE RECEPTACLE. I FOUND A BURNED UP FEMALE BLADE RECEPTACLE. I DON'T KNOW IF THE RESISTOR SHORTED OUT OR THE WIRING HARNESS SHORTED OUT. I WENT TO THE AUTO PARTS STORE AND BOUGHT ANOTHER RESISTOR BECAUSE I NEEDED HEAT IN MY VEHICLE SO I PLUGGED IN AND REINSTALLED THE NEW RESISTOR AND STARTED UP THE TRUCK AND OBSERVED THE RESISTOR. NO SMOKE. I THEN TURNED ON THE HEAT (FAN) AND IT WOULDN'T COME ON SO I JUGGLED THE WIRING HARNESS AND IT CAME ON. BUT NOW I CANT SELECT RECIRCULATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHEN I DO ALL THREE LIGHTS ON ALL THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL KNOBS JUST BLINK ABOUT 5 TIMES THEN STOP.. ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN GIVE ME IN THIS MATTER WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *TR

CAR HAS BEEN SPONTANEOUSLY STALLING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. ENGINE CUTS OUT, POWER BRAKES AND STEERING FAIL, NO RADIO, ETC. VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER. IT IS TERRIFYING. HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 3 DOZEN TIMES NOW. SEVERAL VISITS TO DEALER COULD NOT PINPOINT PROBLEM. DEALERS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE STALLING, ALTHOUGH IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME REGULARLY FOR MONTHS - IE, EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR (WITH MY TWO BABIES) FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. . THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,000. UPDATED 9/18/14*CN

MUST REPLACE BOTH TIE ROD ENDS, HUMMER HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD!!! THIS IS RIDICULOUS, APPARENTLY IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE HUMMER, IF THAT BE THE CASE, THEN WHY DIDN'T THEY MAKE THESE PARTS HEAVY DUTY ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THAT WEIGHT? THEY NEED TO DO A RECALL AND REIMBURSE ALL THE PEOPLE WHO FILED A COMPLAINT BECAUSE OF THIS AND BALL JOINTS WEARING OUT BEFORE 50,000 MILES!! THIS IS GOING TO COST ME NEARLY $500.00! MY HUSBAND HAD A 2001 YUKON, WITH 300,000 MILES AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM!

BLOWER MOTOR QUIT WORKING. TOOK TO DEALER SAID NEEDED MOTOR WIRING HARNESS AND RESITOR. THEY SAID THE WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT FIRE AND FUSED TOGETHER. COST OF 300.00 TO FIX. FIRE HAZARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. WHILE STOPPED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE, AND THEN STALLED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CYLINDER HEAD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 1/12/16 *CN

THE CHECK ENGINE CAME ON AND I TOOK IT TO MY DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT.THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE ENGINE HEAD CYLINDER (ENGINE MISSFIRE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE MECHANIC STATED IT WAS DUE TO AN INFERIOR SOFT METAL USED TO MANUFACTURE THE HEADS WHICH CAUSED A LOSS OF COMBUSTION WHEN THE ENGINE WAS IDLING. THE BLOWBACK AT IDLE WAS WHAT WAS CAUSING THE ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. MECHANIC ALSO STATED THIS PROBLEM WAS A RECURRING PROBLEM IN THIS 5CYL ENGINE WHICH IS THE SAME ENGINE THAT IS IN THE COLORADO PICKUPS AND IS COVERED UNDER A GM RECALL IN THE PICKUPS BUT NOT THE HUMMER. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ISSUE WILL ONLY GET WORST. PLEASE HELP AS I WAS GIVEN A PRICE TO REPAIR OF APPROX. $3183 IF I WAS GOING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS MYSELF AT THE DEALERSHIP. WHAT CAN A PERSON DO WHEN THIS IS A KNOWN MFG DEFECT, MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH NO RECOURSE. *TT

BLOWER MOTOR FOR HVAC STOPPED WORKING. A/C COMPRESSOR KICKS ON, BUT NO AIR FLOW OR FAN NOISE. FOUND RESISTOR AND WIRING HARNESS BEHIND GLOVE BOX BURNED OUT AND MELTED. PART NUMBERS AFFECTED: 12059296 AND 10397098 RESISTOR. THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD!! COME ON, GM!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAD INCREASED SEVERAL TIMES AND WHEN HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, HE FOUND RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKING FROM THE RADIATOR TOP SEAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE HE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH ALL SYSTEMS SHUT OFF. NO POWER STEERING NOTHING. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH OUT WARNING. *TR

THE VENTILATION SYSTEM STOPPING BLOWING AIR. I WENT ONLINE AND DID SOME RESEARCH ABOUT THIS AND FOUND THAT MANY OTHERS HAD THE SAME COMPLAINT AND HOW TO DIAGNOSE IT. I OPENED UP THE AREA UNDER THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND FOUND THAT A RESISTOR WAS BURNT UP. THIS APPEARS IT COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF IT HAD CAUGHT FIRE. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 50 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AIR SENSOR, COIL SPRINGS, AND THE SPARK PLUGS NEEDED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

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

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

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.

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

I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK SINCE 2009, AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE SUNROOF DRAIN TUBES CLOGGING. WHEN MY VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY, AND WAS GOING IN FOR IT'S SCHEDULED PMIS I WOULD HAVE THEM BLOW THE DRAIN TUBES OUT WITH AIR, BUT THE CLOGGING IS NOW BECOMING MORE FREQUENT, AND THE WATER IF NOT REMOVED CAN CAUSE HAVOC WITH THE CLOTH, ELECTRICAL & FLOORING. LAST WEEK I HAD A MILDEW SMELL BECAUSE OF ALL THE RAIN WE HAVE HAD, AND THE WATER BUILT UP IN THE SUNROOF DRAIN AREA. THESE TUBES ARE A DESIGN FLAW, AND THIS SHOULD ALSO BE A RECALL, AS THE WATER WILL BE THE MAIN CAUSE FOR PROBLEMS IN THIS SITUATION. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE HEAT STOPPED WORKING. IT WAS PARTICULARLY COLD, BUT THAT WAS NOT THE ISSUE. THE BLOWER STOPPED WORKING AND THE WINDOWS STARTED FOGGING UP. THE BLOWER DOES NOT WORK ON ANY SPEED, USELESS FOR DEFROST, HEAT, OR A/C. I WAS OUT OF THE COUNTRY FOR WORK FOR A FEW MONTHS, CONFIRMED THE ISSUE STILL EXISTS. LOOKED INTO IT ONLINE, EVIDENTLY 2006/07 HUMMERS, COLORADOS, AND OTHER GM HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO CONFIRMED THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE RESISTOR PACK IN THESE TYPES OF VEHICLES ALL THE TIME DUE TO SHODDY WIRING. THEY WANTED $200 DOLLARS TO FIX THIS. IF THIS IS SO COMMON, HOW IS THERE NO RECALL!?!? *TR

RADIATOR RUBS IN THE MIDDLE ON THE FRAME CAUSING STRESS TO THE TOP, CRACKLING CRACKS . .CAUSING LEAKAGE!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE HEAD AND/OR ANOTHER COMPONENT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,600.

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSTIC AS CYLINDER #1 MISFIRE. COMPRESSION TEST FAILED DUE TO CYLINDER LEAKAGE. THE MAIN PROBLEM WAS TO AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURING THE ENGINE SOFT METALS WERE USED WITH THE HEADS. I WAS TOLD I NEED TO REPLACE CYLINDER HEAD AND RELATED PARTS. CONTACTED GM HUMMER DIVISION INFORMED THEM OF MY PROBLEM WITH MY 3.5L, 5 CYLINDER ENGINE AND ASK THEM FOR ASSISTANCE SINCE THEY DID A SPECIAL EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE 2006 COLORADO AND CANYONS WITH THE SAME ENGINE PROBLEMS. THEY REFUSED TO HELP. *TR

THIS WILL BE THE THIRD BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR THAT I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE. THIS TIME I AM REPLACING THE HARNESS BECAUSE IT BURNED UP SO BADLY ON TWO TERMINALS. GM HAS YET TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM... I PAID $26 FOR THE RESISTOR, AND IT'S GOING TO BE $30 FOR THE HARNESS, AND I SAVE A TON ON THE LABOR BECAUSE I AM A MECHANIC, BUT THIS IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. THERE IS AN AIR FLOW IN THIS AREA, AND CAN FAN OR START FLAMES IN THIS AREA IF IT OCCURS WHILE DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS! THIS IS MY SECOND REPORT. *TR

WAS DRIVING WITH 50 MPH AND TRAFFIC STOPPED SO I HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKES A LITTLE HARDER. AT THAT POINT BOTH REAR LEAF SPRINGS FAILED, DAMAGING DRIVE SHAFT AND PULLING DRIVESHAFT FROM THE TRANSFER CASE. REPAIRS FOR ALL THIS WERE $2700. *TR......UPDATED 09-03-14 *BF UPDATED 09/8/2014 *JS

MY VEHICLE HAS A CRACKED RADIATOR AND ACCORDING TO OTHER HUMMER OWNERS THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT THAT HAPPENS TO THESE VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE HEATER WAS ACTIVATED AND A STRONG BURNING ODOR EMITTED THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. THERE WERE NO FLAMES VISIBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHERE THE BLOWER MOTOR AND CONNECTOR WERE REPLACED EACH TIME. MOST RECENTLY, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V421000 (VISIBILITY) HOWEVER, THE RECALL REMEDY WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRAILER HITCH RECEIVER FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECTIVE PART AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.