2006 Hummer H3 Body & Structure Problems

The contact owns a 2006 Hummer H3. The contact stated that the frame was rusted on the driver's side. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact looked underneath the vehicle and was able to see through the subframe. The contact also noticed cracks in sub frame. The contact was concerned about driving the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who determined there was an issue with the temperature sensor. While receiving an oil change, it was determined that the subframe was rusted. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and confirmed that there was no recall coverage for the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE LOUVER IN THE CENTER OF THE HOOD SHATTERED INTO PIECES, STRIKING THE WINDSHIELD AND THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (HOFFPAUIR FORD, 902 N KEY AVE, LAMPASAS, TX 76550, (800) 460-4171) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOUVER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND DEALER (HONOLULU BUICK GMC CADILLAC, 2945 N NIMITZ HWY, HONOLULU, HI 96819, (808) 800-4338), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 169,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE HOOD DETACHED AND CRASHED INTO THE WINDSHIELD. THE WINDSHIELD WAS SHATTERED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. YEARS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V179000 (STRUCTURE), THE HOOD LEVER DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO APPLE VALLEY CHEVROLET (650 FOXCROFT AVE, MARTINSBURG, WV 25401) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF A NEW LEVER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE RECALL PART WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE GLUE THAT WAS USED FOR THE REMEDY REPAIR FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

FRAME COMPLETELY RUSTED WITH HOLES THRUOUT THE FRAME CANNOT BE DRIVEN. NEEDS NEW FRAME

THE FACIA ON THE TOP OF THE HOOD FLEW OFF WHILE DRIVING IN MOTION ON A STREET HIT ANOTHER CAR IT WAS A RECALL THAT THE DEALER SAID HAD BEEN FIXED ALL THEY DID WAS PUT GLUE ON IT

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. WHILE PARKED, THE DRAIN HOLES IN THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE ALLOWED RAIN WATER TO ENTER THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WATER ENTERING THE VEHICLE CAUSED THE CONTROL PANEL TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,013.

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.

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.

THIS HAS ACTUALLY HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. WATER DRAINAGE FOR THE SUNROOF SYSTEM GET CLOGGED REALLY EASILY AND FAST. WATER WILL SPILL OUT FROM WATER TRAY AND WILL RUN OVER THE CEILING AND FALL THROUGH THE ROOF MIC (USED FOR ONSTAR), LOCATED DIRECTLY ABOVE THE DRIVER'S FACE. WHEN DRIVING AND TURNING, WATER WILL MOVE SIDE WAYS AND IT WILL SPILL THROUGH THE MIC AND SUNROOF WINDOW INTERIOR OPENING, SOAKING THE DRIVER WHILE DRIVING. NOT SAFE AT ALL. DRAINAGE DESIGN IS FLAW, AND IT KEEPS CLOGGING AFTER FIXING IT. *TR

AFTER HEAVY RAIN EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF WATER POOL INSIDE VEHICLE. DRAIN PLUGS HAVE BEEN CLEANED OUT MULTIPLE TIMES. ALTHOUGH WATER CONTINUES TO LAY INSIDE THE TRACK OF THE MOON ROOF AS WELL AS DRAIN ONTO THE FLOOR AND SOMETIMES ONTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT (DEPENDING ON HOW THE VEHICLE IS PARKED). BASED ON THE FORUMS REGARDING H3'S THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. WHY HASN'T GM DONE ANYTHING TO RESOLVE IT??? *TR

H3 |DRAINAGE PROBLEM I PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED A YEAR AGO AND IT IS BLOCKED UP AGAIN. MY WIFE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HER H3. I HAVE HAD CARS AND TRUCKS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE WITH THERE SUN ROOFS. I KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE OUT HERE THAT'S HAD THE SAME PROBLEM . WHEN AT THE DEALERSHIP ONE OF THE SHOP MECHANICS SAID THE DESIGN WAS A POOR CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN.THE COMPANY SHOULD BE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THERE DESIGN AND FIX IT OR HAVE A PROGRAM TO KEEP THEM FROM FLOODING . IT COULD LEAD TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS . DO TO THE WATER RUNNING DOWN OVER THE LOWER PANELS. I'M NOT HAPPY PAYING TO HAVE IT FIXED AGAIN. THIS IS JUST A BAD DESIGN ON GM PART. *TR

THE SIDE TRIMMING NEAR THE ROOF RACKS ARE CRACKED, THE GASKETS NEAR THE REAR OF THE ROOF RACKS ARE COMING APART, AND THE TRIMMING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE NEAR THE WINDSHIELD ARE COMING OFF AND FADED. THE BEST WAY FOR ME TO DESCRIBE WHAT IS GOING ON WITH MY VEHICLE IS BY PRESENTING SOME FORUMS THAT I READ ABOUT.............. HTTP://WWW.GMHUMMER.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=796 HTTP://WWW.HUMMERFORUMS.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=16421 HTTP://WWW.ELCOVAFORUMS.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=20479 HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0E3B5A APPARENTLY, I AM NO THE ONLY ONE WHO IS HAVING ISSUES WITH THIS. NOT ONLY IS THIS ISSUE COSTLY, BUT SITUATIONS LIKE THIS SHOULD NOT BE OF THE CUSTOMERS FAULT WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF AS IT SHOULD. ESPECIALLY IF IT IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. MOLDING SHOULD NOT COME OFF A VEHICLE IN THIS MANNER AS IT COULD EVENTUALLY COME OFF AND DAMAGE SOMEONE ELSE'S PROPERTY AS DEBRIS WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOD GRILL COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH. A WEEK LATER, HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR RECALL 10V179000 (STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD). WHEN HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, HE WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE HOOD GRILL BUT WOULD GLUE THE HOOD LOUVER BACK ON. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL THAT THE REPAIR WAS A SUFFICIENT FIX. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 118,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WHEN THE ACCESSORY LIGHT BAR FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE ADHESIVE THAT HELD THE ACCESSORY BAR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V179000-STRUCTURE: BODY: HOOD) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT HE WOULD ONLY APPLY AN ADHESIVE TO THE HOOD LOUVER, AS INSTRUCTED IN THE RECALL, AND NOTHING MORE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 H3 HUMMER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GRILL VENT COVER FELL OFF OF THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND NOTICED THAT THE ADHESIVE GLUE DID NOT HOLD THE COVER IN PLACE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER THE WARRANTY AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT COVER THE COST. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

I OWN A HUMMER H3 2006 MODEL. I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW. NO ACCIDENTS. THE ROOF POOLS WATER BECAUSE OF A FAULTY DRAINAGE SYSTEM. THE WATER THEN COMES OUT THROUGH THE ROOF IN LARGE AMOUNTS AND THROUGH THE SIDE WALLS AND EMERGENCY BRAKE. THIS CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER SPILLING ONTO THE DRIVER, OR AN ELECTRICAL FIRE OR MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. IT CAN ALSO CAUSE MOLD IN THE INTERIOR DUE TO LARGE COLLECTIONS OF WATER STAGNATING. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT IS RECORDED IN GM FORUMS - YET THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE FAULTY DRAIN PIPES. *TR

VEHICLE MODEL & YEAR DOES NOT OFFER OR COME WITH CHILD SAFETY LOCKS. *TR

WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT ON AN OVERPASS ON INDIAN IN PALM SPRINGS, THE PLASTIC LOUVER THAT SITS ON THE HOOD FLEW OFF DUE TO STRONG WINDS. PLASTIC PIECE FLEW OVER THE CAR NEXT TO ME AND LANDED ON THE ON RAMP DIRT AREA. *JB