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2003 Am General Hummer Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
12
Latest Sep 6, 2016
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
2
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Nov 14, 2002

What this page shows

Our database holds 12 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2003 Am General Hummer. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–12 of 12

Brakes
Filed Sep 6, 2016
Crash reported

MULTIPLE BRAKE LINE FAULURES DUE TO RUST WHICH ALSO NECESSITATED ABS VALVE BODY REPLACEMENT. COMPLETE BRAKE LINE REPLACEMENT.

NHTSA ID
10904261
Incident
Mar 1, 2016
Mileage
125,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Mar 3, 2015

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY TO A RESTAURANT ONE EVENING AND WENT TO TURN THE WIPERS ON TO CLEAN MY WINDSHIELD IN FRONT AND THE BACK ONES BUT WHEN I TRIED TO TURN THEM OFF THEY WOULD NOT TURN OFF HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO PULL THE FUSE. AFTER COUPLE OF MONTHS IT STOP DOING IT SO I INSTALLED THE FUSE BACK. NEXT INCIDENT HAPPEN WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK TO WORK AND THE EXACT THING HAPPEN TO HER. YOU COULD HERE A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD EVEN WHEN THE TRUCK WAS TURNED OFF. *TR

NHTSA ID
10691836
Incident
Nov 19, 2014
Mileage
98,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Jan 24, 2014

SPEEDOMETER, OIL TEMP GUAGE, AND ALTERNATOR GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. *TR

NHTSA ID
10561411
Incident
Jan 22, 2014
Mileage
125,000 mi
ElectricalVisibility
Filed Jan 24, 2014
Fire reported

WHILE I WAS DRIVING, MY HUMMER H2 2003 WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THIS CAUSED A FIRE IN MY ENGINE WELL. *TR

NHTSA ID
10561409
Incident
Jan 22, 2014
Mileage
125,000 mi
Visibility
Filed May 6, 2013

WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED DURING A RAIN SHOWER, WHILE IN TRAFFIC. I IMMEDIATELY HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AS I HAD PROBLEMS SEEING ONCOMING TRAFFIC.. THEN THE WIPERS STARTED TO MOVE ERRATICALLY AND THEN STARTED OPERATING AS FAST AS THEY COULD, WITH NO CONTROL BY THE WINDSHIELD WIPER KNOB. AFTER THE RAIN STOPPED THE WIPERS WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I HAD TO REMOVE THE FUSE TO STOP THEM. WHEN I GOT HOME, I REPLACED THE FUSE BUT THE WIPERS WOULD NOT OPERATE THEN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP. THEY TOLD ME I HAD WIPER MOTOR PROBLEMS AND THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN INSTITUTED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BY HUMMER BUT MY VIN WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. I BELIEVE MY PROBLEM IS AN EXTENSION OF THE RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ID
10510800
Incident
Apr 12, 2013
Mileage
57,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Jan 17, 2013

I WAS DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET IN WASHINGTON, D.C. IN MY 2003 HUMMER H2 WHEN I NOTICED AFTER A BRIEFLY TRYING TO BRAKE FOR A PEDESTRIAN THAT MY BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT AS TIGHT AS USUAL. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE BELIEVING SINCE NO WARNING LIGHTS THEN THERE'S NO ISSUE. I CAME TO ANOTHER STOP AND REALIZED THEIR IS SOMETHING WRONG MY BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY LOOSE AND ALMOST TO THE FLOOR WITH MINIMAL STOPPING ABILITY LUCKY I WAS NOW AT MY HOME I COASTED TO MY HOME BY NOW THE BRAKES HAVE BLOWN COMPLETELY I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE TRUCK. THANK GOD I SURVIVED. UPON INSPECTION OF MY REAR BRAKE HOSES IT SEEMS THE LEFT BLEW COMPLETELY CAUSING THE SERIOUS ISSUE. THE WARNING LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. IF I WAS GOING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED THEIR WOULD HAVE BEEN NO QUESTION 2 OR MORE FATALITIES. *TR

NHTSA ID
10493357
Incident
Jan 12, 2013
Mileage
158,000 mi
Powertrain (other)Suspension
Filed Nov 9, 2004

WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE BALL JOINTS AND AXLE SHEARED OFF. THIS CAUSED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE.*AK

NHTSA ID
10099676
Incident
Nov 1, 2004
Seat belts
Filed Oct 6, 2004

CHILD SAFETY SEAT FAILURE, AFTER LOCKING THE BLACK LOCK CHILD IS ABLE TO LOOSE IT WITHOUT MASHING THE RED BUTTON. *BF *SC

NHTSA ID
10095495
Incident
Oct 1, 2004
Brakes
Filed Jun 4, 2004

THE CONSEQUENCES INDICATED IN THE BRAKE VALVE RECALL 04V045000 OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INDICATED THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK THE CONSUMERS HUSBAND EXPERIENCED BRAKE AND STEERING FAILURE. HE WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE TRUCK AND FOUND IT NECESSARY TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AS THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN WHILE THE BRAKE AND STEERING FAILURE OCCURRED. *SC *JB

NHTSA ID
10071515
Incident
Mar 10, 2004
Mileage
30,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Dec 10, 2003
1 injury reported

THE TUBULAR SIDE STEP THAT WAS LOCATED BENEATH BOTH FRONT DOORS AND WAS USED TO GET UP INTO BIG TRUCKS, WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN RAIN OR SNOW. BLACK ICE FORMED ON IT AND THE CONSUMER SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS ONTO THE GROUND AND SUSTAINED A BACK INJURY. *AK *SC *JB

NHTSA ID
10048288
Driver assistance
Filed Nov 19, 2002

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED TO THE LEFT AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE AND CONSUMER HIT A CONCRETE BASE. THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL SHEARED OFF. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

NHTSA ID
8022961
Incident
Oct 24, 2002
Electrical
Filed Nov 14, 2002

CONSUMER STATES WHEN SHIFTING HARD THE SWITCH BROKE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STAY ON THE ON POSITION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. MR

NHTSA ID
8022754
Incident
Sep 25, 2002

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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