2006 HUMMER H3 Complaints

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

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.

SMELLED BURNING SMELL INTERMITTENTLY, THEN ONE DAY BLOWER JUST QUIT BLOWING ANY TYPE AIR, DID RESEARCH FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR, RESISTOR AND HARNESS HAD MELTED SO REPLACED IT AND WORKED FINE BUT NEVER REALLY WORKED ON THE NUMBER 1 SETTING AGAIN. HAS NOW HAPPENED AGAIN JANUARY 29, 2014, BURNING SMELL AND JUST QUIT WORKING AGAIN. THANKFULLY NOT EXPECTING 0 DEGREE TEMPS AGAIN BEFORE I CAN GET THE PARTS AND GET IT FIXED AGAIN. ORDERED THE BLOWER MOTOR, WIRING HARNESS AND RESISTOR THIS TIME. WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM I CERTAINLY HOPE THEY ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE HAS A FATAL INCIDENT. *TR

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

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

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

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.

FIRST OF ALL, THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT IS VERY VAGUE CONSIDERING IT'S BEEN HAPPENING MOST OF THE LIFE SPAN OF THE VEHICLE. EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE REACHED 30,000 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF PERIODICALLY. NOW THERE IS AROUND 85,000 MILES AND I CAN HONESTLY SAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR MOST OF THE LIFE OF THE CAR. THE CODE IS ALWAYS P0300. THIS IS DUE TO A RANDOM MISFIRE IN THE CYLINDER HEADS. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR LONG ENOUGH TO SAY THIS TYPICALLY HAPPENS DURING IDLE. THIS CAR HAS ALWAYS HAD A ROUGH IDLE. I WOULD SAY TEN PERCENT OF THE TIME IT'S A SMOOTH IDLE. I ALWAYS USE GOOD GAS, CLEAN OIL AND UP TO DATE MAINTENANCE ON THIS VEHICLE AND I NEVER STRESS THE ENGINE DUE TO IT'S FEELING OF IT BEING SO FRAGILE. GOING ONLINE I AM ASTONISHED TO FIND SO MANY WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. GM HAD THE SAME RECALL ON THE INLINE 5 CYLINDER CANYON CYLINDER HEADS. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM WE ARE HAVING WITH OUR INLINE 5 CYLINDER ENGINE HEADS. GM NEEDS TO PUT THIS ON RECALL. FIX THEIR MISTAKE AND KEEP THIS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FROM GOING ON EVERY TIME I PARK MY CAR, START MY CAR OR SIMPLY IDLE. MANY WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF THIS WAS RECALLED. *TR

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. 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.