2006 Hummer H3

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/29/2015· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THERE WAS A REDUCTION IN THE ENGINE POWER AS THE RPMS DECREASED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET AND ENGINE COIL TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

• 12/28/2024· SUSPENSION

  Was driving this vehicle about 45 mph and began to shake violently. Was able to get it slowed down and back under control. Happened two more times on my drive home and took it to an auto repair shop today and found the frame is broken on both sides in front of rear leaf springs.

• 12/24/2015· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  WHEN THE CAR IS IDLING, THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF EXHAUST FUMES COMING OUT OF THE AIR VENTS. THE SMELL DISSIPATES WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED FOR ANY LEAKY EXHAUST PIPES OR GASKETS BUT NOTHING HAS TURNED UP POSITIVE.

• 12/21/2014· ENGINE

  ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE ENGINE HAS LOSS POWER IN TRAFFIC AND SLOWS DOWN TO 15 MILES AN HOUR. ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSING OTHER CARS TO SWERVE TO AVOID REAR ENDING US. ANOTHER IN RURAL TRAFFIC CAUSING OTHER CARS TO GO AROUND. WE ARE ALWAYS LEARY WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. OUR MECHANIC HAS LOOKED IT OVER ON BOTH OCCASIONS AND CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND WE HAVE THE BEST MECHANIC IN TOWN. GM SHOULD PAY A LITTLE NOW AND RECALL THIS VEHICLE AND FIX WHAT'S WRONG INSTEAD OF A LOT LATER WHEN SOMEONE'S FAMILY IS KILLED. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY WIFE TO TRANSPORT OUR GRANDCHILDREN TO SCHOOL AND AFTER SCHOOL EVENTS EVERY TIME SHE GETS IN THAT THING I WORRY BUT BECAUSE I BOUGHT IT FOR HER SHE IS RELUCTANT TO SELL. GM PLEASE FIX. *TR

• 12/21/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY

  HEATING/ AC FAN BLOWER HARNESS BURNT UP. A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON AN HUMMER H3/. *TR

• 12/20/2016· AIR BAGS

  PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR PROBLEM. AIR BAG WILL NOT INFLATE UPON INOACT. WARNING LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME

• 12/20/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE LOCKED UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING - UNABLE TO START AND HAD TO HAVE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. SERIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS FOR THE 2ND TIME. *JB

• 12/20/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOCKED UP AND SHUT DOWN - COULD NOT RESTART AND HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. *JB

• 12/19/2018· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CADILLAC OF NAPERVILLE (LOCATED AT 1507 OGDEN AVE, NAPERVILLE, IL 60540, (630) 355-2700) WHERE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS COMPLETED, BUT A FAILURE CODE COULD NOT BE FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED ANTI-THEFT DEVICE WAS MALFUNCTIONING.*JB

• 12/19/2012· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MY VEHICLE HAS A CRACKED RADIATOR AND ACCORDING TO OTHER HUMMER OWNERS THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT THAT HAPPENS TO THESE VEHICLES. *TR

• 12/18/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE DASHBOARD CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE HEATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HARNESS, RESISTER FAN MOTOR, REPLAY, HEATER HOSES AND BAFFLE FAN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

• 12/17/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  BLOWER MOTOR RECALL ISSUE. BURNING ELECTRICAL ODOR COMING FROM BEHIND THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. COINCIDES WITH THE BLOWER MOTOR CONNECTOR RECALL. THIS CANNOT BE RESOLVED SOON ENOUGH.

• 12/17/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THIS WILL BE THE THIRD BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR THAT I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE. THIS TIME I AM REPLACING THE HARNESS BECAUSE IT BURNED UP SO BADLY ON TWO TERMINALS. GM HAS YET TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM... I PAID $26 FOR THE RESISTOR, AND IT'S GOING TO BE $30 FOR THE HARNESS, AND I SAVE A TON ON THE LABOR BECAUSE I AM A MECHANIC, BUT THIS IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. THERE IS AN AIR FLOW IN THIS AREA, AND CAN FAN OR START FLAMES IN THIS AREA IF IT OCCURS WHILE DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS! THIS IS MY SECOND REPORT. *TR

• 12/16/2015· VISIBILITY/WIPER

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V421000 (VISIBILITY) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 12/16/2009· VISIBILITY

  HVAC SYSTEM FAN BLOWER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY...SOMETIMES THE FAN BLOWER DOESN'T WORK OR STOPS WORKING ALTOGETHER CAUSING A MAJOR PROBLEMS ON COLD OR FOGGY DAYS WHEN YOU NEED THE DEFROST TO WORK. REPORTED THIS TO GM DEALER BUT NO REPAIRS MADE. *TR

• 12/14/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  PASS LOCK SYSTEM PROHIBITS TRUCK FROM STARTING. HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES WHEN IT DECIDES TO WORK. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE. FOR THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THIS TRUCK COST THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING CONSISTENTLY.

• 12/14/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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.

• 12/11/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  11/02/11 SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING LOOKED UNDER DASH BLOWER RESISTOR AND PLUG MELTED TOGETHER HAD REPLACED ON 12/11/11 SMELT BURNING PLASTIC AGAIN HAD SAME PROBLEM BLOWER RESISTOR AND PLUG MELTED AGAIN FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND IT IS A ON GOING PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE IN FIXING IT BEFORE THERE ARE MAJOR FIRE DAMAGE OR A DEATH. *TR

• 12/10/2015· VISIBILITY/WIPER

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A 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 ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/09/2018· SEAT BELTS

  SUNROOF DRAINS LEAKED AND SATURATED THE CARPET. REMOVED THE CARPET AND FOUND SEATBELT ANCHORS VERY CORRODED. (SEE PHOTO) THIS CONDITION APPEARS TO BE FROM WATER COLLECTING IN THE ANCHOR ATTACHMENT AREA.

• 12/09/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V421000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 12/09/2010· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE A 2006 HUMMER H3 WITH APP. 79,000 MILES ON IT.. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY AND HALFWAY THERE, I STARTED TO GET A REALLY BAD VIBRATION AND LOUD HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVELINE. IT STARTS AT ABOUT 40 MPH AND COMES AND GOES EVERY FEW SECONDS. ITS WORSE WHEN I HIT THE GAS PEDAL.. THE UNIVERSAL JOINTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED DUE TO CRACKED UNIVERSAL JOINTS FOR SOME ODD REASON.. THE TOP END OF THE ENGINE HAD JUST BEEN REBUILT 2 WEEKS AGO AS WELL DUE TO STICKING EXHAUST VALVES. THIS TRUCK IS BABIED AND HAS NEVER BEEN OFF- ROAD. MAINLY HIGHWAY MILES ONLY.. I JUST HAD IT ALIGNED. ALL THE FLUID LEVELS ARE CORRECT. ALL THE DRIVESHAFTS ARE TIGHT AND NOTHING SEEMS TO BE LOOSE.. NO MODIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DONE TO IT.. VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE SOMETHING COULD LOCK UP AND MAKE YOU LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE.. THIS WILL BE THE 6TH TIME I'VE HAD IT IN THE SHOP FOR PROBLEMS... *TR

• 12/09/2008· SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC

  I DRIVE A 2006 HUMMER H3. IN SEPT. 08, I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MPH DOWN A ROAD WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY H3 LOCKED UP, SLID SIDEWAYS, AND ALMOST FLIPPED. I DID NOT FLIP, AND WAS ABLE TO GET TO A SIDE STREET SAFELY. THE CONTROL PANEL READ ABS TRACTION CONTROL FAILURE. I HAD THE H3 TOWED TO THE HUMMER DEALERSHIP IN GEORGETOWN TEXAS. THEY SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM BEFORE, BUT WOULD CHECK IT OUT. AFTER 2 DAYS WITHOUT MY TRUCK, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A SENSOR THAT FAILED AND THEY REPLACED IT. THEN IN OCTOBER 08, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. TRAVELING AROUND 50 MPH I FELT IT START SO I LET OFF THE GAS, AND IT FROZE UP AND ALMOST FLIPPED AGAIN. SAME ERROR CODE ON THE CONTROL PANEL. I DROVE 25 MPH ON A FREEWAYTO GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN GEORGETOWN. THEY TOLD ME THIS TIME, IT WAS A DIFFERENT SENSOR. SO I HAD TO PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR, WHILE THEY FIXED THE OTHER SENSOR. I KEPT ASKING THEM TO TEST ALL SENSORS SO THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. PLUS, SHOULDN'T A CAR HAVE SOME TYPE OF WARNING SYSTEM BEFORE ALMOST FLIPPING? THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED. NOV. 08, WE BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR NOISES AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE BRAKES AND THE ABS SYSTEM. THEY SAID THE ABS WAS FINE. THIS MORNING, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM THE GYM, AND THE CAR FROZE ON MY AGAIN, ALMOST FLIPPING. SAME ERROR CODE. THE SERVICE REPS. AND MANAGERS DO NOT HAVE ANSWERS FOR ME. THEY SAY I CAN BRING IT IN AGAIN TO GET IT FIXED, BUT TO ME THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET. I AM IN FEAR FOR MY LIFE, MY LOVED ONES LIFE, AND MY CLIENTS LIVES. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. I WISH I COULD SELL THE CAR, BUT I DON'T FEEL RIGHT DOING THAT, IN FEAR THAT IT MAY FLIP ON THE NEW OWNER. I WANT HUMMER TO BUY THE CAR BACK. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE. CONCERNED CONSUMER, DANIEL DEMITRI *TR

• 12/08/2019· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE VEHICLE WHEN STOPPING/ PARKING WILL ALLOW YOU TO REMOVE THE KEYS WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING IN PARK THEREFORE LEAVING THE VEHICLE IN A STATE THAT CAN ROLLNIN EITHER DIRECTION AND TO START THE VEHICLE AGAIN THE SHIFTER NEEDS TOBE MOVED INTO THE PARK POSITION OR IT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING.

• 12/08/2006· STRUCTURE

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SALES DEALER EXPRESSED THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE NOISE PROBLEMS WHILE TRAVELING HIGH SPEEDS. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE LOUD NOISE WHILE DRIVING 73 MPH. THE SALES DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE NOISE PROBLEM. THE SALES DEALER EXPRESSED THE PARTS WOULD ARRIVE IN 2 MONTHS. THE PARTS HAD NOT ARRIVED IN OVER 4 MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.

• 12/07/2010· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A FIXED BARRIER WHILE TRYING TO DECELERATE INTO A TURN. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE NECK, CHEST AND AN ABRASION TO HER HEAD. SHE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. THE POLICE WERE CALLED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED AS DESTROYED AND WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,500.

• 12/04/2017· VISIBILITY/WIPER

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V421000 (VISIBILITY); HOWEVER, 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 DEALER (MORGAN BUICK GMC BOSSIER, 2295 AUTOPLEX DR, BOSSIER CITY, LA 71111) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND ASKED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. A CASE NUMBER WAS PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

• 12/04/2006· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH TO A RAMP CHANGING TO ANOTHER HIGHWAY, THE CONTACT SLAMMED THE BRAKES WHEN NOTICED THE VEHICLE HIT SOMETHING WHICH RESULTED TO BE A DEER. THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN. THE CONTACT SUFFERED CHEST BRUISES AND THE CHILD RIDING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS RESTRAINED BY THE SEAT BELT BUT SUFFERED A NECK INJURY. THE AIR BAG IN THE PASSENGER SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY EITHER. THE CONTACT COULD NOT SEE THE OBJECT IMPACTED BECAUSE THE HOOD OPENED COVERING THE WINDSHIELD. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE PRESENT AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE CONTACT AND THE CHILD WERE EVACUATED TO A HOSPITAL IN A PRIVATE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP AND WAS DEEMED INOPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, WHO INDICATED UPON THE COMPLETION OF THE REPAIRS; TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP FOR THE INSPECTION OF THE SENSORS AND THE SEAT BELT WHICH FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE DRIVER.

• 12/03/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  I HAVE A 2006 HUMMER H3 AND I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH MY IGNITION SWITCH CUTTING OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD . THERE ARE TIMES THAT MY CAR WILL NOT START DO TO THIS. I'VE HAD IT TESTED AND IT'S THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT I'M TAKING ABOUT. WHY IS THIS NOT BEING RECALLED!!!!! SOMEONE'S LIFE CAN BE TAKEN AWAY FOR SOMETHING THAT KEEPS HAPPENING TO THESE HUMMER H3!!!!!

• 12/03/2009· STRUCTURE

  I OWN A HUMMER H3 2006 MODEL. I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW. NO ACCIDENTS. THE ROOF POOLS WATER BECAUSE OF A FAULTY DRAINAGE SYSTEM. THE WATER THEN COMES OUT THROUGH THE ROOF IN LARGE AMOUNTS AND THROUGH THE SIDE WALLS AND EMERGENCY BRAKE. THIS CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER SPILLING ONTO THE DRIVER, OR AN ELECTRICAL FIRE OR MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. IT CAN ALSO CAUSE MOLD IN THE INTERIOR DUE TO LARGE COLLECTIONS OF WATER STAGNATING. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT IS RECORDED IN GM FORUMS - YET THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE FAULTY DRAIN PIPES. *TR

• 12/02/2015· VISIBILITY/WIPERFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE HEATER WAS ACTIVATED AND A STRONG BURNING ODOR EMITTED THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. THERE WERE NO FLAMES VISIBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHERE THE BLOWER MOTOR AND CONNECTOR WERE REPLACED EACH TIME. MOST RECENTLY, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V421000 (VISIBILITY) HOWEVER, THE RECALL REMEDY WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.

• 12/01/2015· VISIBILITY

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V421000 (VISIBILITY) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. ...UPDATED 02/19/16 *BF

• 12/01/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I PURCHASED MY 2006 HUMMER H3 IN FEBRUARY 2006. AFTER DRIVING IT FOR APPROXIMATELY 5K MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS LOSING POWER. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE HUMMER/GM DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. I WAS IN SHOCK THAT I HAD THAT PROBLEM WITH A NEW VEHICLE AND I REQUESTED THAT I GET A NEW REPLACEMENT VEHICLE BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT THE "LEMON" THEY SOLD ME WITH A DEFECTIVE ENGINE. I WAS ASSURED I HAD NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT AND THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED (UNDER WARRANTY OF COURSE) AND I WOULD NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM AGAIN. IN NOVEMBER 2010, MONTHS AFTER MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, MY VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IN FACT, IT IS AT THE DEALER NOW AND I STILL DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH IT WILL COST ME TO REPAIR IT. THE ONLY REASON IT MAY BE REPAIRED AT NO COST TO ME IS BECAUSE I PAID $2650 FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM AN OUTSIDE COMPANY (WHICH EXPIRES SOON). HOWEVER, MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY STILL NEEDS TO DETERMINE IF IT WILL COVER THE REPAIRS. I DID MY RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT MANY (TOO MANY) 2006 H3S HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE AND IT IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM THAT GM IS VERY AWARE OF. HOWEVER, DESPITE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS, GM REFUSES TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM OR ISSUE ANY BULLETIN. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. IF THE ENGINE MISFIRES AND MY VEHICLE BREAKS DOWN, IT CAN EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND/OR ROLLOVER, AND VERY WELL COST ME MY LIFE AND THE LIVES OF OTHERS. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND ISSUE A SAFETY BULLETIN, AND REPLACE ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. *TR

• 11/30/2020· SUSPENSION

  WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN,HEARD A LOUD POP WAS ABLE TO GET HOME.UPON INSPECTION THE REAR DRIVER SIDE LEAF SPRING FRACTURED.AFTER RESEARCHING THIS MUST BE AN ONGOING ISSUE,BUT NO RECALL.

• 11/29/2006· STEERING

  MINE SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED BY "CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI CASE NUMBER: 10169754." HOWEVER, WHEN I TOOK MY H3 IN, ALL THEY DID WAS BLAME IT ON ME STATING I HAD SOMEONE ELSE ALIGN MY BRAND NEW CAR, AND TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE, THEY JUST REALIGNED THE VEHICLE TO CENTER THE STEERING WHEEL. I DID ASK HOW THE ALIGNMENT OF EACH WHEEL WAS, AND THEY SAID IT WAS IN THE 'GREEN' BEFORE THEY REALIGNED, SO THAT TELLS ME IT ISN'T SOMETHING THAT I HIT IN THE ROAD TO KNOCK IT OFF CENTER, BUT RATHER SOMETHING INSIDE THE CAR MALFUNCTIONED. THIS SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IF THERE MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF THE SAME CASE, IT SOUNDS LIKE ONE PERSON'S DEALER ACTUALLY REPLACED A FAILED PART, WHERE MINE DID NOT FOR THE SAME ISSUE. TO THIS DAY I STILL HEAR CLUMKING SOUNDS WHEN I STEER THE CAR, I HOPE THIS ISN'T LEADING TO A COMPLETE FAILURE AND A DEADLY CRASH FOR SOMETHING THAT I HAD ALREADY REPORTED AND ATTEMPTED TO HAVE FIX. *NM

• 11/23/2016· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STRUCTURAL FRAME COMPLETELY RUSTED. ALSO, THE LEAF SPRINGS WERE FRACTURED, WHICH WERE A MAJOR PART OF THE VEHICLE'S STRUCTURE AND COULD DAMAGE THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

• 11/23/2011· STRUCTURE

  AFTER HEAVY RAIN EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF WATER POOL INSIDE VEHICLE. DRAIN PLUGS HAVE BEEN CLEANED OUT MULTIPLE TIMES. ALTHOUGH WATER CONTINUES TO LAY INSIDE THE TRACK OF THE MOON ROOF AS WELL AS DRAIN ONTO THE FLOOR AND SOMETIMES ONTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT (DEPENDING ON HOW THE VEHICLE IS PARKED). BASED ON THE FORUMS REGARDING H3'S THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. WHY HASN'T GM DONE ANYTHING TO RESOLVE IT??? *TR

• 11/22/2023· POWER TRAIN,WHEELS,SERVICE BRAKES

  Frame Rust Entire frame needs replaced

• 11/19/2014· ENGINE

  ROUGH IDLE, ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS. IN PAST HAVE BEEN TOLD HAVE BEEN TOLD GAS CAP RELATED OR POSS THERMOSTAT OR INTERMIT MISFIRE. TODAY DEALERSHIP SAYS CYLINDER #2 NOT WORKING. NEED TO REPLACE. AT A COST OF $3000+. RELATED TO L52 ENGINE CONCERNS & INTAKE VALVE SEATS. INCLUDING COLORADO & CANYONS. WHY ARE SOME RECALLED, AND/OR FIXED ON MANUFACTURER'S DIME, BUT NOT OTHERS? GM KNEW OF CONCERN, (THUS CHANGED TO LLR ENGINE). MINE FITS THE YEAR AND WELL BELOW THE VIN #. WHY SHOULD 287591 H3 OWNERS HAVE TO PAY FOR GM'S MISTAKE? *TR

• 11/19/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITYFire

  THE BLOWER ON MY 2006 HUMMER H3 STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND WE SMELLED A BURNT PLASTIC SMELL WHEN THE BLOWER STOPPED. THE SMELL EVENTUALLY WENT AWAY, BUT THE BLOWER NEVER WORKED AGAIN. I FOUND THAT THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE FOR NOT JUST HUMMER OWNERS, BUT OTHER GM VEHICLE OWNERS. THE RESISTOR AND PLASTIC CLIP WERE MELTED TOGETHER AND WHEN DISCONNECTED, FIRE DAMAGE WAS EVIDENT. THIS RESISTOR FOR THE AC BLOWER IS LOCATED RIGHT UNDER THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND LUCKILY NOTHING FLAMMABLE WAS CLOSE TO THIS WHEN IS BLEW WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I ALSO HAVE PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE AND SUBSEQUENT DANGER THIS ISSUE POSES. OTHER POSTS OF PEOPLE SEEING THIS ISSUE. HTTP://WWW.HUMMERFORUMS.COM/FORUM/HUMMER-H3-17/AIR-CONDITIONING-PROBLEM-GRRR-16020/PAGE2/#POST264883. *TR

• 11/16/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON CITY STREETS, THE VEHICLE RAN AND IDLED ROUGH. THE VEHICLE WAS EVENTUALLY DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE CYLINDER HEAD AND VALVES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

• 11/15/2005· POWER TRAIN

  DT: THE CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL RING GEAR FELL APART. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND HAVE NOW VOIDED THE VEHICLE WARRANTY. *JB

• 11/13/2015· VISIBILITY/WIPER

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 11/12/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V421000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 11/12/2015· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A MISFIRE IN CYLINDER NUMBER FOUR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,338.

• 11/12/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENTFire

  I BOUGHT MY HUMMER H3 IN AUGUST OF 2009, USED AT A CHEVY DEALERSHIP THAT IS A SISTER STORE OF CHEVY/HUMMER DEALERSHIP. MY 2006 HUMMER WAS FINE UNTIL THE COLD WEATHER HIT. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED AROUND THE FIRST WEEK OF NOVEMBER. I WAS LEAVING TO GO TO A FRIENDS HOUSE AROUND 9:00PM I WENT OUTSIDE HOWEVER TO TURN MY HEAT AND MY HEATED SEAT ON, AND ABOUT FIVE MINUETS LATER I WENT OUT TO MY CAR TO LEAVE AND MY CAR WAS FREEZING WITH NO FAN MOTOR ON AT ALL. AFTER STARING AT MY FUSE BOX AND READING THE CRAPPY OWNERS MANUAL FOR AROUND AND HOUR, WE CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT NO FUSES HAD BEEN BLOWN. THE NEXT DAY I DROVE MY VEHICLE TO THE CHEVY GARAGE. THE SERVICE MAN CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID THAT HE WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. A WEEK LATER I WAS DRIVING BACK TO PICK UP MY HUMMER UP. ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP I GOT ABOUT FIVE MILES UP THE ROAD AND MY CAR WAS FILLING UP WITH SMOKE. I THEN RETURNED MY CAR TO THE DEALER. A WEEK LATER AGAIN I PICKED MY CAR UP, DROVE FINE AND GET THIS I EVEN HAD HEAT FOR ABOUT A MONTH. UNTIL IT WAS AROUND CHRISTMAS AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED, DROPPED MY CAR OFF AND A WEEK LATER PICKED IT UP. TWO WEEKS LATER AND IT WAS AROUND THE MIDDLE OF JANUARY, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE GARAGE YET AGAIN AND THE FIXED THE SAME THING THAT THEY HAVE BEEN FIXING, NO CHANGE AND NO INVESTIGATION ON THE PROBLEM. THE FIFTH TIME HAPPENED AROUND FIVE OR SIX DAYS AFTER I PICKED MY CAR UP FROM THE PREVIOUS TIME GETTING FIXED, ONLY THIS TIME THEY BROUGHT IT TO THEIR SISTER STORE THE ONE WITH THE HUMMER CERTIFIED TECHNICIANS. I FINALLY GOT MY CAR BACK TWO WEEKS LATER. THEN AROUND THE LAST OF THE COLD WEATHER IT HAPPENED AGAIN IT WAS THE BEGINNING OF APRIL. I GOT IT BACK AND HAD NO PROBLEMS, NOT EVEN WITH MY A/C, WHICH I RUN ALL SUMMER LONG. NOW THIS NOVEMBER WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED AGAIN SINCE LAST APRIL, AND IT'S GOING TO BE THE LAST. *TR

• 11/11/2025· UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE

  The blower resistor and harness needs replaced it looks like it caught fire or default

• 11/10/2013· ENGINE

  FIRST OF ALL, THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT IS VERY VAGUE CONSIDERING IT'S BEEN HAPPENING MOST OF THE LIFE SPAN OF THE VEHICLE. EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE REACHED 30,000 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF PERIODICALLY. NOW THERE IS AROUND 85,000 MILES AND I CAN HONESTLY SAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR MOST OF THE LIFE OF THE CAR. THE CODE IS ALWAYS P0300. THIS IS DUE TO A RANDOM MISFIRE IN THE CYLINDER HEADS. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR LONG ENOUGH TO SAY THIS TYPICALLY HAPPENS DURING IDLE. THIS CAR HAS ALWAYS HAD A ROUGH IDLE. I WOULD SAY TEN PERCENT OF THE TIME IT'S A SMOOTH IDLE. I ALWAYS USE GOOD GAS, CLEAN OIL AND UP TO DATE MAINTENANCE ON THIS VEHICLE AND I NEVER STRESS THE ENGINE DUE TO IT'S FEELING OF IT BEING SO FRAGILE. GOING ONLINE I AM ASTONISHED TO FIND SO MANY WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. GM HAD THE SAME RECALL ON THE INLINE 5 CYLINDER CANYON CYLINDER HEADS. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM WE ARE HAVING WITH OUR INLINE 5 CYLINDER ENGINE HEADS. GM NEEDS TO PUT THIS ON RECALL. FIX THEIR MISTAKE AND KEEP THIS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FROM GOING ON EVERY TIME I PARK MY CAR, START MY CAR OR SIMPLY IDLE. MANY WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF THIS WAS RECALLED. *TR

• 11/09/2017· STRUCTURE

  FRAME COMPLETELY RUSTED WITH HOLES THRUOUT THE FRAME CANNOT BE DRIVEN. NEEDS NEW FRAME

• 11/06/2015· VISIBILITY

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED WATER ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND ALL THE GAUGES AND METERS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PROVIDED INCORRECT READINGS. ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRAIN PIPES FOR THE SUN ROOF NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. IN ADDITION, THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V421000 (VISIBILITY); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.