2006 HUMMER H3 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, SMOKE EMITTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE FROM THE VENTS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. 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 NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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. 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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. 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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. 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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

IN A DOCUMENT DATED AUGUST 2015 I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL FOR MY HUMMER H# 2006. "GENERAL MOTORS HAS DECIDED THAT A DEFECT WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXISTS IN CERTAIN 2006 MODEL YEAR HUMMER H3. AS A RESULT, GM IS CONDUCTING A SAFETY RECALL. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THIS INCONVENIENCE. HOWEVER, WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR SAFETY A D CONTINUED SATISFACTION WITH OUR PRODUCTS," IMPORTANT * YOUR VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN GM SAFETY RECALL 15042 * PARTS TO REPAIR YOUR VEHICLE ARE NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE, WE WILL SEND YOU ANOTHER LETTER ASKING YOU TO CONTACT YOUR GM DEALER TO ARRANGE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. * THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FOR YOU AT NO CHARGE." TO DATE, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY CORRESPONDENCE FROM EITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR GM. THE RECALL LETTER ADVISED ME TO CONTACT YOU IF I WAS NOT SATISFIED THAT THEY HAD DONE THEIR BEST TO REMEDY THIS CONDITION WITHOUT CHARGE AND WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME. I CERTAINLY AM NOT SATISFIED THAT THIS MATTER HAS BEEN RESOLVED WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE FOR FEAR IT WILL BURST INTO FLAMES DUE TO THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED TO ME. HOWEVER, I HAVE ONLY ONE VEHICLE AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IS NOT RELIABLE IN MY AREA. I AM BEGINNING TO WONDER IF THE PARTS TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE ARE EVER GOING TO BE AVAILABLE, AND FURTHER, IF I WILL EVER RECEIVE THE PROMISED SECOND LETTER TELLING ME TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY GM DEALER TO GET MY VEHICLE REPAIRED.

I RECENTLY STARTING HEARING A CLUNK OR RATTLE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION. I TOOK IT TO ONE SHOP WHO SUGGESTED I REPLACE THE SHOCKS SO I DID. AFTER I LEFT THE SHOP, I NOTICED THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WAS STILL THERE SO I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER SHOP. THEY STATED THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE UPPER CONTROL ARM BUSHING SO I DID. UNFORTUNATELY, NEITHER FIX SOLVED THE ISSUE SO I TOOK IT TO YET ANOTHER SHOP, KEN GRAFF IN RIVERDALE, UTAH WHO INFORMED ME TODAY THAT THE ISSUE IS A FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM, THAT IS DOCUMENTED ON THE GM WEBSITE . THE DOCUMENT NUMBER IS 2367563 DATED 11/10/2009. THE ENGINEERS KNEW THAT THIS WAS AN ISSUE BUT THEIR CONCLUSION WAS THAT THE CONDITION WAS CAUSED BY AN EXTERNAL IMPACT EVENT THAT EXCEEDED THE LIMITS OF THE FRAME DESIGN, WHICH IS A LINE OF BS. I HAVE NEVER TAKEN MY HUMMER 3 OFF ROAD AT ANY TIME AND IT DOES NOT EVEN HAVE A SCRATCH ON THE PAINT JOB AND IT NOW HAS 92,000 MILES ON IT. IT IS COMMON SENSE TO JUST PROVIDE THE BUSHINGS TO THE CUSTOMERS INSTEAD OF MAKING A CUSTOMER PAY OUT THE A-- BECAUSE OF A LACK OF COMMON SENSE. I DID CONTACT GM WHO INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAVE CONCLUDED IT WAS CAUSED BY EXCEEDED THE LIMITS OF THE FRAME DESIGN. A FEW THINGS HERE I FIND HARD TO BELIEVE FROM THE ENGINEERS, THAT THEY RECOMMENDED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY A EXTERNAL IMPACT WHICH I FIND STRANGE CONCERNING THEY WERE PUSHING THIS AS A OFF-ROAD VEHICLE. IF THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS ISSUE WHY DID THEY NOT RECOMMEND A RECALL INSTEAD OF BLAMING THE CUSTOMER? THEY DID NOT RECOMMEND TO GM TO CREATE JUST THE BUSHINGS INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE WHOLE FRAME ( $9000 PER KEN GRAFF) MY CONCLUSION IS THEY KNEW OF THE ISSUE AND WERE COVERING THEIR OWN ASS, IF I WERE TO PLACE JUST THE BUSHINGS AND IF THEY WERE AVAILABLE MY COST WOULD BE LESS THEN $500, I CAN ACCEPT THAT BUT EXCEEDED THE LIMITS OF THE FRAME DESIGN HELL NO.

RIGHT REAR LEAF SPRING BROKE JUST FWD OF THE FWD FRAME ATTACHMENT CAUSING REAR RIGHT WHEEL TO MOVE 2 TO 3 INCHES BACKWARD. TOOK IT TO CHEVROLET DEALER...COST APPOX $470.00 TO REPAIR. HAS NOT BEEN USED OFF ROAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED AND A BURNED WIRE ODOR WAS COMING FROM THE VENT. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THERE WAS SMOKE AND AN ODOR COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAM ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.