2009 HUMMER H3 Complaints

BLOWER STOPPED FUNCTIONING. RECEIVED LETTER OF RECALL FROM HUMMER. CAR DEALER INSPECTED AND STATED IT IS UNDER RECALL HOWEVER PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. CALLED HUMMER CUSTOMER CARE. INFORMED IAM NOT COVERED, PAY OUT OF POCKET. RECALL NUMBER IS: 15V421 MY INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER REVEALED THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE 2006. PARTS ARE AVAILABLE YET ???

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT 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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING ON A HOT DAY I NOTICED AN ODOR OF SMOLDERING WIRE COMING THRU THE BLOWER VENTS. I PULLED OVER ON THE HIGHWAY AND CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD. I NOTICED THE BLOWER MOTOR WAS HOT AND MELTING.FORTUNATELY THERE WAS ONLY SMOKE AND NO FIRE. I TURNED OFF THE A/C BLOWER (WHICH WAS NOW NOT WORKING) AND TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL A/C REPAIR STATION FOR AN ESTIMATE. THE VEHICLE WAS PAST WARRANTY SO THE REPAIR STATION REPLACED THE MELTED BLOWER MOTOR, RESISTOR AND HARNESS USING GENUINE GM PARTS. THIS IS THE FIRST INCIDENT AND PERTAINS TO GM RECALL #15042, NTHSA CAMPAIGN ID 15V421. ON AUGUST 13, 2015 THE BLOWER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP THAT REPLACED THE FIRST MOTOR AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT A RECALL FOR THIS HAD BEEN ISSUED. I PHONED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY HAVE NO PARTS FOR THIS RECALL AND I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THEY BECAME AVAILABLE. I CALLED GM DIRECT AND WAS ON HOLD FOR 90 MINUTES BEFORE GIVING UP. I AUTHORIZED THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP TO REPLACE THE MELTED RESISTOR WITH AFTERMARKET PARTS AND HAVE THE DEFECTIVE RESISTOR IN MY POSSESSION. I HAVE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM GM. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THESE INCIDENTS ON RECORD WITH THE NTHSA.

WHILE DRIVING THE PLASTIC CASE ON THE SIDE OF THE DRIVER SEAT BREAKS AWAY AND AUTOMATICALLY STARTS THE ELECTRIC SEAT TO MOVE DOWN AND BACK, CAUSING RISK OF ACCIDENT

THE HUMMER WOULD NOT START, THE ENGINE DID NOT TURN, WITH BATTERY IN GREAT CONDITION, SIGNS OF FAULTY IGNITION AND PASSIVE LOCK SYSTEM.

WE HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE AC NOT WORKING AS WELL AS IT USED TO AND BLAMED IT ON THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST TIME WE TOOK A TRIP OUTSIDE OF TOWN AND AFTER 1.5 HOURS OF DRIVING, THE AC COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. WE LOOKED AT THE BLOWER MOTOR CONNECTOR MODULE AND NOTICED DISCOLORATION AND MELTING OF A PLASTIC WIRE CONNECTOR. WE HAD ORDERED THE PART TO REPLACE IT WHEN WE HEARD THE RECALL ANNOUNCED ON TV. WE RETURNED THE PART AND ARE WAITING FOR THE LOCAL GMC DEALER TO GET THE RECALL NOTICE.

AS IN THE OTHER REPORTS, MY VEHICLE HAD SAME ELECTRICAL SHORT AND FIRE UNDER PASSENGER GLOVE BOX AREA. HERE IS THE TECHNICIAN REPAIR NOTES WHICH COMPLETELY VERIFY THERE IS AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM WITH A/C AND HEATER BLOWER MOTOR ELECTRICAL CONFIGURATION: VERIFIED CUSTOMER CONCERN, OPENED AND REMOVED GLOVE BOX, REMOVED BLOWER MOTOR RESISTER (2FASTNERS) FROM HVAC BOX,INSPECTED RESISTOR, ATTEMPTED TO UNPLUG RESISTOR, CONNECTORS STUCK TOGETHER, FORCED CONNECTORS APART, FOUND THEY WERE MELTED TOGETHER DUE TO SHORT IN HVAC SYSTEM. INSTALLED NEW HARNESS: 25949869 INSTALLED NEW RESISTOR: 10397098 BLOWER MOTOR HVAC SYSTEM NOW OPERABLE; UNKNOWN REASON FOR SHORT.

DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING IT WAS A WINTER COLD DAY I WAS GOING NORTHBOUND AND A VECHICLE GOING SOUTHBOUND PULLED OUT TO PASS A TRANSPORT TRUCK AND KEPT GOING I SLOWED DOWN WENT TO RIGHT A WEE BIT AND CAR HIT ME HEAD ON !! I WAS WOKEN BY ONSTAR AND FINALLY GOT OUT EXITING THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR !! I RECEIVED LEFT KNEE ABRASIONS AND FEW CUTS AND CHECKED OVER BY EMS AND DID A FOLLOWUP LATER ON DAY OTHER DRIVER TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL WITH BAD INJURIES !! FROM BEING IN SHOCK I KINDA ACCEPTED ACCIDENT BUT STARTED DEALING WITH CONCUSSION AND PTSD !! FEW DAYS LATER ADJUSTER AND I LOOKED AT TRUCK IN THE IMPOUND AND WAS SHOCKED THAT I LOOKED OK WITH THE DAMAGE !! HIS FIRST THOUGHT WAS HIGH IMPACT AND WONDERED ABOUT AIR BAG LATER ON !! THE HUMMER WAS A WRITE OFF BUT I MANAGED TO TAKE A FEW PICS !! I WAS PREPARING FOR HEAD ON CRASH SO I COVERED MY FACE FROM ALL THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYING BUT THE ONLY ONE THAT CAME OUT WAS THE LOW IMPACT ON THE STEERING WHEEL !! MY INJURIES TO HEAD MAY BE MORE SERIOUS THEN I THOUGHT BECAUSE NEURO TESTS ARE BEING DONE !! THERE WAS BEEN NO RECALLS FOR AIRBAGS FOR THE H3T BUT IT WAS DURING THE RECESSION THEY WERE BUILT AND I BELIEVE TOTAL PRODUCTION IN BOTH YEARS WAS OVER 5000 SO VERY UNLIMITED AND POSSISBLY COULD BE THE FIRST ONE IN AN ACCIDENT !! I HAVE A FEW PICS AND I CAN FORWARD THEM !! I LIVE IN CANADA SO ADDRESS IS WRONG !! THANKS [XXX] .... UPDATED 06/30/15 *BF INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR UPDATED 10/12/2017*CN

I DROVE OVER A POTHOLE GOING 15MPH AND MY ROLLOVER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. ALL 4 WHEELS WERE ON THE GROUND AND THERE WAS NO ROLLOVER. THE VEHICLE NEVER BROKE 5 DEGREES FROM UPRIGHT. THIS HAPPENED ON RAMPART RANGE ROAD IN WOODLAND PARK, CO. *TR

DRIVER WAS DRIVING AND STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING AS SHE WAS DRIVING THE CAR. SHORTLY AFTER SHE BEGIN TO SEE SMOKE EMITTING FROM UNDER THE GLOVE BOX. THEN SPARKS BEGIN TO DROP ONTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR. SHE PROCEEDED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AS THE SMOKE AND SPARKS WERE INTENSIFYING. EVENTUALLY THE ENTIRE CABIN WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED. *TR