HUMMER Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AUTOMATICALLY EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE SPED FORWARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET TO PREVENT CRASHING INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND WOULD NOT EXCEED 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE WITH THESE VEHICLES CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. GENERAL MOTORS ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WERE REPLACING THE UNIT WITH A DIFFERENT PART THAT THEY BELIEVED WOULD ELIMINATE THE FAILURE. THE REPLACEMENT WOULD BE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY HAVE NOT CONSIDERED ISSUING A RECALL BECAUSE THEY ARE REPAIRING THE DEFECT AS IT OCCURS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 20,800.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HUMMER H2. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SAFETY CABLE THAT HELD THE HOOD FAILED. A HUMMER REPRESENTATIVE ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY A $50 SERVICE CHARGE FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 41,400. UPDATED 01-15-08. *KB

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 H2 HUMMER. I WAS ON A DEEP SLOPE HILL. I WAS BACKING UP AND I HIT A 500 SERIES MERCEDEZ ON HIS LEFT BUMPER FROM LEFT REAR BUMPER. IMMEDIATELY AFTER I HIT, I STARTED TO SHIFT THE GEAR SO THAT I COULD STOP THE CAR TO GET OUT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED. AT THIS POINT, THE HUMMER STARTED TO TRAVEL AT VERY FAST SPEED DOWN THE STREET IN THE SAME PATTERN THAT I HAD ORIGINALLY DRIVEN UP. I TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, BRAKES DID NOT WORK. I TRIED TO STEER, STEERING WAS IN A LOCK POSITION. I HIT A PEDESTRIAN HARD AND MY CAR LANDED IN MY NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE. WHEN I HIT THE HOUSE, THE 2 FRONT WHEELS BECAME DETACHED FROM THE CAR. THE PEDESTRIAN THAT I HIT HAS INCURRED MANY SERIOUS DAMAGES. I HAD 1 ENGINEERING COMPANY LOOK AT THE CAR BACK IN 2004 AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WHEN I LOOK NOW, I'VE HEARD OF MANY CASES WHERE SIMILAR INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED DUE TO BRAKES. I AM CURRENTLY IN COURT FOR ANOTHER 1 WEEK AS THIS PEDESTRIAN IS NOW SUING ME. I PLEAD TO ALL H2 HUMMER OWNERS TO CONTRIBUTE ANY INFORMATION THAT THEY MAY HAVE ABOUT OTHER HUMMER OWNERS OR THEIR OWN EXPERIENCE. YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO THIS MATTER IS HIGHLY APPRECIATED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HUMMER H2. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE HYDRAULIC SERVICE BRAKES BECAME STIFF AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPERIENCED STEERING FAILURE, WHICH NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH. THE HUMMER MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 05V043000, 04V045000 AND 06E010000. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 61,000.

2003 HUMMER H2 TRANSMISSION COOLER RUPTURED WHICH LEAKED TRANSMISSION FLUID INTO ENGINE COOLANT. REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF RADIATOR, ALL COOLANT HOSES AND FLUSHING BOTH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND ENGINE COOLANT. COST WAS $1,400. UNKNOWN IF TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED FROM CONTAMINATION OF FLUID. *TR

WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT ON AN OVERPASS ON INDIAN IN PALM SPRINGS, THE PLASTIC LOUVER THAT SITS ON THE HOOD FLEW OFF DUE TO STRONG WINDS. PLASTIC PIECE FLEW OVER THE CAR NEXT TO ME AND LANDED ON THE ON RAMP DIRT AREA. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT ON THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE COMPONENT. AS OF OCTOBER 12, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,360.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HUMMER H2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING STEADY RAINFALL, WATER SEEPS THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD HANDLE BAR ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. ON A PREVIOUS OCCASION, THE WATER SHORTED OUT THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXPERIENCING FAILURE WITH THE MOTHERBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WATER ALSO ENTERS THROUGH THE REAR HEADLINER. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ON ELEVEN OCCASIONS. THE HANDLE BAR ISSUE HAS BEEN REPAIRED, BUT THE REAR HEADLINER STILL LEAKS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

2003 HUMMER H2 WITH STEERING KNUCKLE FAILURE. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE STEERING KNUCKLE FAILED CAUSING THE ACCIDENT. HIS INSURANCE AND THE MANUFACTURER SAY IT WASN'T A VEHICLE FAILURE AND HE IS AT FAULT. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED DOES NOT WANT VEHICLE REPAIRED BUT WANTS A FULL REFUND TO PURCHASE A 2008 HUMMER H2. *TR

ON AUG 23,07 AT APPROX 4:30 P.M., I PULLED UP TO A STOP SIGN IN SAN MATEO, CA. I STOPPED COMPLETELY, MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN, AND PROCEEDED SOUTH AT APPROX 10MPH, WHEN SUDDENLY THE RIGHT FRONT END OF MY 2003 HUMMER DROPPED ONTO THE GROUND, AND I COMPLETELY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO STEERING, LITTLE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO TRAVEL TO THE RIGHT AND COLLIDED WITH A PARKED VEHICLE. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING I COULD DO TO PREVENT THIS. I EXITED THE VEHICLE, A PEDESTRIAN APPROACHED ME, AND SAID HE NOTICED THE WHEEL WOBBLING AND SUDDENLY FLY OFF, TURN AROUND, MY VEHICLE DROP, SCREECH AND CONTINUE IN A FORWARD MOTION, AND THE WHEEL TURNED AROUND, CONTINUED MOVING, AND PARKED ITSELF IN A GREEN ZONE, INSIDE OUT, NEXT TO A CURB. I EXITED THE VEHICLE, SHOCKED AND CONFUSED, INSPECTED THE DAMAGED VEHICLE, INSPECTED THE AXLE ASSEMBLY AND WHEEL SITTING NEXT TO THE CURB, GOT MY WITNESS INFO, TOOK PICTURES AND NOTIFIED THE POLICE. I ALSO NOTIFIED MY INSURANCE (AAA). I ACQUIRED A RENTAL VEHICLE AND WAITED TO HEAR THE OUTCOME FROM MY INSURANCE CARRIER. THEY HAVE SINCE NOTIFIED ME THAT IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT I AM 100 PERCENT AT FAULT FOR THIS COLLISION AND PRINCIPALLY AT FAULT FOR A ROLLAWAY VEHICLE. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED GMC , WHO ARE ADMITTING NO LIABILITY, (GMC SAID A REP WILL RESPOND IN 30 TO 45 DAYS). I AM APPEALING AAA'S DETERMINATION THAT I AM AT FAULT, DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS IS A STEERING KNUCKLE FAILURE (SAFETY), I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR KILLED SOMEONE, THERE WAS NO REASONABLE WAY TO CONTROL AN OUT OF CONTROL VEHICLE, AND IF AAA AND/OR GMC DO NOT WANT TO STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY I WILL BE FORCED TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION. AS OF THIS LETTER, 36 DAYS LATER, I AM IN A RENTAL VEHICLE, MY VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TOUCHED, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN STARTED , AND EVEN IF THEY WERE, AT THIS POINT I DO NOT EVER WANT TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AGAIN. IT IS TOTALLY UNSAFE. IN ALL MY YEARS OF DRIVING, I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO SCARED OR SO OUT OF CONTROL. *TR