HUMMER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAN MOTOR AND THE ON STAR SYSTEM FAILED DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BODY WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 154,000.

BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH AND FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING A COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING WHILE STOPPING FOR A RED LIGHT. SINCE THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WAS RUSTED, THERE WAS NO RESERVE BRAKING FROM THE DUAL SYSTEM. I WAS TRAVELING AT A MODERATE SPEED AND WAS ABLE TO RECOVER WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. I REPLACED ALL THE BRAKE LINES AT A COST OF $1100, NOT KNOWING THAT THIS WAS A COMMON DEFECT IN GM VEHICLES. I SAW TODAY IN THE NEW YORK TIMES THAT MANY OTHER GM VEHICLE OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS APPARENT THAT GM ENGINEERS HAVE NOT HEARD ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF GALVANIC CORROSION AND USED THE WRONG MATERIALS FOR CRITICAL COMPONENTS. *JS

2008 HUMMER H3 ALPHA WITH FACTORY TOW PACKAGE TRAILER ROUTED BETWEEN SHARP BODY PANEL AND BUMPER CAUSING VEHICLE MOTION TO RUB THE WIRES. THE EXPOSED WIRES SHORT TO THE BODY AND CAUSE HIGH CURRENT MELTING INTERIOR WIRING. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN IMNTERMITTENT FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR AND HAVE HAD GM DEALER TROUBLESHOOT THE FAILURE OF TRAILER BRAKES AND LIGHTS WITH NO SOLUTION. I DISCOVERED PROBLEM BY REMOVING REAR BUMPER. PROBLEM CAN BE AVOIDED BY SHIELDING WIRING AND SMOOTHING THE SHARP METAL EDGES IT CROSSES. *JS

AC/HEAT BLOWER FAN RESISTOR FAULTY. CAUSES BLOWER TO STOP WORKING. THE SHORT MAY CAUSE A FIRE. MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET. MAY BE TIME TO PURSUE A CLASS ACTION SUIT. *TR

WIPERS STOP INTERMITTENTLY AND DO NOT RETURN TO PARK POSITION. WIPERS COME ON WHEN STARTING VEHICLE AND THE SWITCH MUST BE TURNED ON AND OFF TO MANUALLY STOP THEM IN THE PROPER PARK POSITION. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT HAS COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND HAS PEOPLE QUESTIONING THE VIABILITY OF A CLASS ACTION SUIT. *TR

OWN HUMMER H3 2006. RANDOMLY, TRACTION, FAILURE,REDUCED,POWER,STAB SYS, SERVICE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE CAR CAN BE DRIVEN ONLY AROUND 40 MILE PER HOUR WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS ON FREE WAY. IT ONLY HAPPENS RANDOMLY. USUALLY AFTER RAIN OR COLD WEATHER. BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. CALLED GM, THEY TOLD ME THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING ALTHOUGH THEY SAY THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION AND THERE MIGHT BE FUTURE RECALL. *TR

HUMMER H3 HAS PASSLOCK SECURITY PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING. WHEN I DRIVE THE HUMMER AT ANY SPEED MY HUMMER LOCKS OUT AND ACTIVATES THE SECURITY LOCK AND LOOSES POWER FOR 10 SECONDS AND GAINS POWER AGAIN OR LOOSES POWER COMPLETELY FORCING ME TO PULL OVER AND TURN MY CAR BACK ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HEATED SEATS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V417000 (AIR BAG). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 174,000.

AS MANY HAVE EXPLAINED BEFORE, MY BLOWER MOTOR ALL OF A SUDDEN WENT OUT I STARTED TO READ ONLINE WHAT IT MIGHT BE AND FOUND THAT EVERYONE COMPLAINED OF RESISTOR HARNESS WIRE BURNING OUT OR THE PLASTIC MELTING. AND JUST AS EVERYONE SAID I PULLED OUT THE HARNESS AND IT WAS BURN COMPLETELY OUT. GM THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, HOW MANY PEOPLE NEED COMPLAIN, OR SOMETHING POSSIBLY HAPPEN TO SOMEONE BEFORE YOUR COMPANY TAKES ACTION, WITH ALL THE RECALLS GOING ON WITH YOUR COMPANY YOU WOULD THINK YOU GUYS WOULD LEARN. *TR

WAS TRAVELING THROUGH A PARKING LOT, NOTICED A GLOW FROM THE CORNER OF MY EYE, AND SOMETHING DRIP FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER GLOVEBOX. THERE WAS A FUNNY SMELL. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED, AND TOLD MY PASSENGER TO GET OUT, AND NOTICED A FIRE UNDER THE PASSENGER GLOVEBOX. I TRIED POURING MILK AND JUICE ON THE FIRE TO PUT IT OUT UNDER THE DASH BUT IT DIDN'T PUT THE FIRE COMPLETELY OUT. BYSTANDERS HELPED WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHERS BUT IT DIDN'T HELP MUCH EITHER, THE FIRE MOVED THROUGH THE FIREWALL AND WAS UNDER THE HOOD. THE CAR QUICKLY WENT UP IN FLAMES AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. ONCE THE FIRE STARTED, THE DOORS DIDN'T AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK WHEN I SHUT OFF THE CAR. I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE BACK DOORS OPEN SINCE THERE IS NO KEY ENTRY AND IT'S ALL ELECTRONIC. IF I HAD CHILDREN OR PASSENGERS IN THE BACK SEAT WHEN THIS HAPPENED, I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET THEM OUT THROUGH THE BACK DOORS - THEY WOULD NOT OPEN. THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE GLOVEBOX SEEMED TO BE RELATED TO THE RESISTOR AND WIRING HARNESS TIED TO THE A/C. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL, AND GM SHOULD RECOUP EVERYONE WHO HAS HAD A TOTAL LOSS RELATED TO THIS INCIDENT. I WILL NEVER BUY AMERICAN CAR AGAIN, THIS ONE WAS A MISTAKE SINCE I PURCHASED IT WITH CONSTANT ISSUES AND NOW THIS AT LESS THAN 100K MILES. UNBELIEVABLE! GM SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THESE INCIDENTS. *TR