2006 HUMMER H3 Complaints

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 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.

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.

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

THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED ON A SATURDAY WITH THE DEALERSHIP NOT ADVISING US THERE WERE ANY ISSUES. THE NEXT DAY WE HEADED TO THE LAKE AND 20 MINUTES LATER WE WERE SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING VERY HARD WITH RPM GOING CRAZY. NOW OVER A YEAR AND SEVERAL VISITS TO THE SHOP LATER WE ARE STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS INITIALLY TURNED ON IT WILL NOT MOVE. IT HAS TO SIT FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT FLASHING. IF YOU TRY TO PUSH THR GAS NOTHING HAPPENS. THE VEHICLE IDLES VERY HARD. IT IS ONLY FIRING ON 4 CYLINDERS AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT GM IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THEY SAID IT IS A "BAD BATCH" AND WILL JUST HAVE TO KEEP REPLACING THE HEAD TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT FAIR TO THE CONSUMER AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM. *TR

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

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

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 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

AS WE, THE FAMILY, WERE DRIVING HOME THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE SLIGHTLY BUMPED INTO A MERIDIAN DIVIDER RESULTING IN DEPLOYMENT OF THE ROLLOVER AIRBAGS. THE VEHICLE NEVER CHANGED ANGLE OF ROLL DURING THE INCIDENT. ROLLOVER SENSOR, IN MY OPINION, IS CONSIDERABLY TOO SENSITIVE. ALL OVERHEAD AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN WHICH I HAD TO CUT THE AIRBAGS OUT TO DRIVE HOME. WE WERE UNABLE TO USE THE FRONT SEAT BELTS ON THE DRIVE HOME DUE TO LOCKING WHEN THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY. [XXX], OUR DAUGHTER, SLEPT THROUGH THE WHOLE INCIDENT. AN INCIDENT WAS REPORTED WITH EITHER CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL OR VENTURA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE. I DO NOT KNOW HOW MANY OTHERS HAVE FILED AN INCIDENT, BUT AFTER SEEING OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING ONLINE, I KNOW WE'RE NOT EVEN CLOSE TO BE THE ONLY ONE NOR ONLY GM MAKE/MODEL TO BE AFFECTED BY THE SENSITIVE SENSOR. LUCKILY, THIS ALL HAPPENED LATER IN THE EVENING. IF IT WERE EARLIER, WITH MORE TRAFFIC, IT COULD'VE CAUSED A SEVERE ACCIDENT BY LACK OF VISION OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE STARTLE THAT WAS CREATED FROM THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR