2006 HUMMER H3 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE OF THE REAR PASSENGERS OPENED THE DOOR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT 60 MPH AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO CHILD SAFETY LOCK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT START INSTALLING SAFETY LOCKS ON THE REAR DOORS UNTIL 2007. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 39,436. UPDATED 08/03/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/06/10*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 1 MPH REVERSING FROM A GARAGE, THE VEHICLE REMAINED IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE TRANSFER CASE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED DAILY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,390.

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.

ON MAY 29 2010 I WENT TO THE STORE AROUND AFTERNOON AND CAME BACK FROM THE STORE I STARTED MY HUMMER 2006 H3 THE CAR STARTED AND I LOOK AT THE INDASH AND NO LIGHT CAME ON AND I DRIVE AROUND THE PARKING LOT TO SEE IF THE IN DASH LIGHT COME ON AND I PARK THE CAR AND TURN OFF MY IGNITION AND TURN IT BACK ON STILL THE SAME NO LIGHT ON MY INDASH AND I WAS SCARE TO DRIVE IT OUT ON THE ROAD BECAUSE I DON'T SEE HOW FAST I WAS RUNNING OR THE CAR MIGHT DIE OUT ON ME WHEN IM DRIVING AND I WAS THINKING TO MYSELF THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND I WAS MAD I DROVE HOME AND ABOUT 3 OR 4 MINUTE LATER THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND I WAS WONDER WHAT COULD CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN OR DID MY ELECTRIC WIRE SHORT CIRCUIT AND MY TRUCK IS 4 YEAR OLD AND BARELY DRIVING IT. SO COULD YOU PLEASE INVESTIGATE ON THIS, BECAUSE IT HAPPEN TO ME IT COULD HAPPEN TO OTHER HUMMER H3 OWNER . SO PLEASE ACT NOW SO NO ONE GET HURT AND TO PREVENT FROM HAPPENING AND LAST MONTH MY TWO DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND BACK HAS A SQUEAKY NOISE EVERYTIME I OPEN THE FRONT AND BACK PASSENGER IT MAKE TO MUCH NOISE AND I WONDER IS THIS HOW HUMMER MAKE THERE QUALITY TRUCK LIKE THIS AND MY TRUCK IS ONLY 4 YEAR OLD AND STILL BRAND NEW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTICED A PUDDLE OF RADIATOR FLUID UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AFTER IT WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,000. UPDATED 08/17/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/23/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND IT WOULD ALSO CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT ONCE CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE IN FRONT DUE TO THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR ADDITIONAL TIMES AND THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS TO THE BRAKES BUT COULD NOT PINPOINT THE CAUSE FOR FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFUSED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS SHE FELT THAT IT WAS UNSAFE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE THAT SUCCESSFULLY FIXED THE PROBLEM AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,057. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD BECAUSE THE LEFT REAR CALIPER HAD LOCKED UP. THE CALIPER UNLOCKED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CALIPER WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AND ALMOST CRASH. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED WHEN A PART WAS LOCATED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

CALLED BY CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF ROUGH IDLE AND MISFIRE. VEHICLE IS A 2006 HUMMER H3 WITH THE L52 I-5 CYLINDER ENGINE. MILEAGE IS 77675 DIAGNOSIS REVEALED CYLINDER #5 WAS BAD. FURTHER TESTING REVEALED WATER IN THE OIL. FINAL DIAGNOSIS BLOWN HEAD GASKET. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE AND VEHICLE. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THOUGH IT IS THE SAME ENGINE GM ISSUED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN CALLING FOR CHANGING HEADS ON THE COLORADO. *TR

1. DURING NORMAL DRIVING AND IDLEING I STARTED SEEING / HEARING THE ENGINE MISFIRE AND ILLUMINATION OF THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) I WOULD EXPERIENCE ABRUPT LOSS OF POWER OR SURGING OR IDLE ROUGHNESS. AFTER RESEARCH AND DEALER DIAGNOSIS WE FOUND THE EARLY HUMMER H3 HAS THE SAME ATLAS L52 I-5 ENGINE AS THE 04-05 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE 04-05 CHEVEROLET COLORADO ATLAS L52 I-5 ENGINE WAS GIVEN A SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR SOFT ENGINE INTAKE VALVE SEATS, EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 7 YEARS AND 100,000 MILES UNDER TSB 07123 NHTSA # 10022722. TO FIX THE PROBLEM THE HEAD IS REPLACED WITH ONE WITH HARDER VALVE SEATS. THE 2006 HUMMER H3 SHOULD ALSO BE COVERED BY THIS BULLETIN. GM HAS REFUSED TO COVER MY H3 WITH THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH IT HAS THE SAME ENGINE SIMPLY BECAUSE NHTSA # 10022722 DOES NOT SPECIFICALLY SAY HUMMER H3. MY GM CASE # 71-805764673.

TIRE FAILURE, BLOWOUT AT HIGHWAY SPPED. ON MARCH 6, 2010, WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 H3 HUMMER THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A CATASTROPIC FAILURE. THE TIRE IS A BRIDGESTONE DUELER A/T RH-S LT 285/75R16 LOAD RANGE C M+S.