2006 HUMMER H3 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE (UNDERNEATH THE GLOVE BOX) CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE PERSON FROM THE PARKING LOT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, BUT THE FIRE WAS ALREADY EXTINGUISHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (LAKESIDE CHEVROLET BUICK, 10215 W MAIN RD, NORTH EAST, PA 16428; (814) 746-4300) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD, WINDSHIELD, WIRE HARNESS, AND CARPETS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V421000 AND 10V179000 (VISIBILITY, STRUCTURE). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH APPROXIMATELY 900 MILES ON IT. AT APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES, I HAD TO HAVE THE CYLINDER HEAD REPLACED. I WAS TOLD AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE HEAD CONTAINED A KNOWN DEFECT. AT 80,000 MILES, THE CYLINDER HEAD HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN, AS THE DEALERSHIP INSTALLED A SECOND DEFECTIVE HEAD WHEN THEY PERFORMED THE FIRST REPAIR. AT 127,000 MILES, THE CYLINDER HEAD HAS FAILED AGAIN, AS APPARENTLY THE DEALERSHIP INSTALLED A DEFECTIVE HEAD WHEN THEY PERFORMED THE SECOND REPLACEMENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. WHILE THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE SUDDENLY PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF HIM. IN ORDER TO AVOID HITTING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER IMMEDIATELY SLAMMED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE LEAF SPRINGS SUDDENLY FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE'S "U" BOLTS, SHACKLE BOLTS, AND REAR SHACKLES FRACTURED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE DRIVE SHAFT TO DETACH FROM THE TRANSFER CASE AND THE REAR AXLE TO LAY AGAINST THE REAR MUD FLAPS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DRAGON AUTO BODY SHOP WHERE ALL DAMAGED PARTS WERE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT INFORMED AN UNKNOWN HUMMER DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 8/3115342180. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,520. UPDATED 11/01/17*LJ *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LEAF SPRING FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AND PARKED AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE DUE TO THE FAILURE. A DEALER (WEBER CHEVROLET GRANITE CITY, 3499 PROGRESS PKWY, GRANITE CITY, IL 62040, (618) 451-7913) STATED THAT THERE WAS NO MANUFACTURER RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 09/06/17*LJ *CN

SIMPLY MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, A TREMENDOUS CLUNK WAS HEARD. AFTER STOPPING, PASSENGER SIDE LEAF SPRING CRACKED IN HALF, NEAR WHERE LEAF SPRING ATTACHES TO FRAME. THERE WAS NO EXTRA LOAD ON SUSPENSION THAN USUAL.

THE VEHICLE WILL TURN OVER, BATTERY IS FINE, BUT THE ENGINE WILL NOT START, DUE TO THE ON-BOARD SECURITY SYSTEM THINKING THAT THE VEHICLE IS BEING STOLEN. THIS FREQUENT PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE NHTSB NUMEROUS TIMES AND TO GM WITH NO RESULTS. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE CLAIMS THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT IF YOU GOOGLE: 2006 HUMMER3 STARTING PROBLEMS, YOU WILL SEE A LONG LIST OF EXACTLY THE SAME COMPLAINTS. THIS SITUATION SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL AND REPAIR AT GM'S EXPENSE. THE CURRENT REMEDY IS TO SIT AND WAIT 10 MINUTES UNTIL THE SECURITY SYSTEM RESETS AND THEN THE VEHICLE CAN BE STARTED. THIS CONDITION OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING AND IS NOT COVERED AT ALL IN THE OWNERS MANUAL.

TRUCK WILL NOT START FOR NO APPARENT REASON. KEY TURNS, SOUNDS LIKE IT WILL START BUT DOES NOT. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR OTHER HUMMER OWNERS TOO. I JUST HAD IT TOWED ONCE AGAIN TO THE MECHANICS SHOP. THIS IS THE 5TH TIME WITHIN ONE YEAR. UNABLE TO LEAVE MY HOUSE DURING AN EMERGENCY, CHILD RELATED.

1) 1.5 YEARS AGO WE STARTED GETTING "MISFIRE ON CYLINDER 5" CODE AND NOW IT IS MULTIPLE MISFIRES. 2) MY FANCY RIMS ARE PEELING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, LOCKED UP, AND DID NOT RESTART. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED LATER AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER WHERE THE FOLLOWING CODES WERE RUN FOR THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING: C0240, P0106, P0601. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

WHEN I START VEHICLE SMOKE BLOWS OUT THE EXHAUST FOR 30-90 SECONDS THEN IT IS GONE. SITTING STILL AND ONLY DOES IT WHEN IT STARTS UP. GOOGLED THIS AND OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. HEAD GASKET LEAKING INTO VALVES. THIS IS A HEADACHE FOR TONS OF HUMMER OWNERS, SO WHY HAVEN'T THEY ISSUED A RECALL? STARTED LAST YEAR, POSSIBLY IN 2015 AND I'VE JUST KEPT AN EYE ON THE OIL AND KEEP REFILLING AS NEEDED.