2006 Hummer H3 Brakes Problems

Frame Rust Entire frame needs replaced

NHTSA ID

11556476

Incident

Nov 22, 2023

THE INSIDE CHROME WHEELS OF MY WIFE'S 2006 HUMMER H3 ARE FLAKING OFF AND PEELING. PIECES OF THE DEBRIS COME LOOSE AT ALL TIMES (ESPECIALLY WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION). MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT IT WILL INTERFERE WITH THE BRAKE PADS WHEN THEY ARE NEEDED TO SLOW/STOP THE VEHICLE. SINCE MY WIFE AND CHILDREN ARE IN THIS CAR MORE FREQUENTLY, I DO NOT WANT THIS TO BECOME AN INCIDENT THAT COULD LEAD TO AN AVOIDABLE ACCIDENT. I HAVE PICTURES THAT DETAIL MY CONCERN WITH THE INSIDE OF THE CHROME WHEELS THAT I COULD SEND TO YOU (SHOULD YOU NEED THEM).

NHTSA ID

10733370

Incident

Jul 9, 2015

Mileage

80,847 mi

CAR HAS BEEN SPONTANEOUSLY STALLING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. ENGINE CUTS OUT, POWER BRAKES AND STEERING FAIL, NO RADIO, ETC. VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER. IT IS TERRIFYING. HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 3 DOZEN TIMES NOW. SEVERAL VISITS TO DEALER COULD NOT PINPOINT PROBLEM. DEALERS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE STALLING, ALTHOUGH IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME REGULARLY FOR MONTHS - IE, EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR (WITH MY TWO BABIES) FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10568195

Incident

Oct 1, 2013

Mileage

89,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BRAKING FOR A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO STOP WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE TRACTION WARNING LAMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

NHTSA ID

10442289

Incident

Jan 3, 2012

Mileage

160,000 mi

BRAKES HAD TO BE DONE @ LESS THAN 32,000 MILES. THIS WAS ALL FOUR SETS OF PADS AND ALL FOUR ROTORS. EARLY BALL JOINT AND TIE RODS FAILURE (BOTH SIDES) ON A HUMMER H 3. THE FIRST WAS UNDER 50,000 MILES AND NOW THE OTHER SIDE @ 55,000. TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED IN ANYWAY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10386747

Incident

Dec 13, 2009

Mileage

32,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY JERKED UNTIL IT STALLED. AFTER THE VEHICLE STOPPED HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AND CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AFTER HE DISENGAGED THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM FUSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHIN THE WHEEL SENSOR. THE WHEEL SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

NHTSA ID

10357171

Incident

Sep 2, 2010

Mileage

37,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND IT WOULD ALSO CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT ONCE CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE IN FRONT DUE TO THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR ADDITIONAL TIMES AND THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS TO THE BRAKES BUT COULD NOT PINPOINT THE CAUSE FOR FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFUSED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS SHE FELT THAT IT WAS UNSAFE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE THAT SUCCESSFULLY FIXED THE PROBLEM AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,057. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

NHTSA ID

10329989

Incident

Dec 12, 2009

Mileage

45,057 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD BECAUSE THE LEFT REAR CALIPER HAD LOCKED UP. THE CALIPER UNLOCKED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CALIPER WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AND ALMOST CRASH. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED WHEN A PART WAS LOCATED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

NHTSA ID

10329259

Incident

Nov 1, 2008

Mileage

50,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 50 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE BRAKES LOCKED WITHOUT BEING ENGAGED. THE ABS WARNING SCREEN INDICATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE FAILING. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96045.

NHTSA ID

10318206

Incident

Feb 24, 2010

Mileage

96,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. SECONDS LATER, THE ABS ACTIVATED WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE RECREATED. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. AN INVESTIGATOR EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND CONCLUDED THAT THE BATTERY WAS LOOSE WHICH PULLED AND SHAVED THE ABS WIRE. AUBURN POLICE REPORT NUMBER 0818569 WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

NHTSA ID

10255344

Incident

Dec 30, 2008

Mileage

24,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10251237

Incident

Dec 9, 2008

Mileage

68,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. ON MAY 23, 2008, WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DOWNSHIFT AND NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MADE A RUBBLING SOUND. THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GMC DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AND THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO DOWNSHIFT AND APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT IN A CRASH, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,832.

NHTSA ID

10237028

Incident

May 5, 2008

Mileage

11,832 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A DITCH, WHICH STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, BUT AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED IN JANUARY OF 2008. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AFTER EACH OCCURRENCE AND ASSUMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT HER SAFETY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10230848

Incident

May 15, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. HE STATED THAT HE WAS AWARE NOT AWARE OF POSSIBLE BRAKE FAILURE FOR HIS VEHICLE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE FRONT BRAKES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,000. UPDATED 02-01-08 *BF UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

NHTSA ID

10198216

Incident

Aug 1, 2007

THERE WAS A LEFT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR THAT FAILED. THE SENSOR SENT DATA TO THE COMPUTER THAT THE WHEEL WAS SPINNING WHEN IT WASN'T. WITH NO WARNING, THE COMPUTER APPLIED THE BRAKES ABRUPTLY AND FIRMLY. WE WERE IN CITY TRAFFIC AND SPEED WAS SLOW. MY ONLY SAFETY CONCERN AT THIS TIME WAS THAT WE WOULD BE REAR-ENDED AS WE PROBABLY HAD NO BRAKE LIGHT OPERATION AS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT USED. AFTER THIS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES IN 3-5 MINUTES, WE THEN GOT DASH ERROR CODES AND LIGHTS THAT THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS HAD FAILED. THE PROBLEM THEN WENT AWAY AS I ASSUME THE COMPUTER TURNED OFF THESE SYSTEMS SINCE THEY HAD FAILED. WE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN TOWING A SMALL U-HAUL TRAILER AND COULD ONLY IMAGINE WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED IF THIS OCCURRED AT INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH A TRAILER IN TOW, AND EVEN MORE SCARY IF THE ROAD WOULD ALSO HAVE BEEN WET. WHEN WE GOT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR, THE WARNINGS HAD RESET, AND I ASSUME THE SYSTEMS WERE ACTIVE AGAIN. LUCKILY AN ERROR CODE WAS STORED. THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE SERVICE RECEIVED WAS SATISFACTORY, BUT I THINK THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN A SYSTEM THAT WOULD ALLOW THE COMPUTER TO APPLY THE BRAKES WITH NO WARNING AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON. AT THAT TIME, THERE IS NOTHING I AS A DRIVER COULD DO CONCERNING THE BRAKES. IT SEEMS THERE SHOULD BE A REDUNDANT SYSTEM WHERE THERE MUST BE TWO FEEDBACKS THAT AGREE BEFORE THE SYSTEM APPLIES THE BRAKES, AND IF THE TWO FEEDBACKS DO NOT AGREE THEN THE SYSTEM IS DISABLED AND AN ERROR MESSAGE IS GIVEN. THIS CERTAINLY SEEMS TO ME TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY FLAW. THE BAD PART WAS FIXED, BUT I AM NOT SURE I TRUST THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS ONLY ONE FAILURE. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE. HOWEVER, UNDER DIFFERENT HIGHWAY CONDITIONS THE SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10191818

Incident

Apr 12, 2007

Mileage

48,200 mi

PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES AND STEERING ON VEHICLE. IN SHOP FOR 3 MONTHS. PICKED UP FROM REPAIR AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE 1 MILE FROM DEALERSHIP WITH COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. DEALER AND TECH CAME AND PICKED UP VEHICLE AND CAN NOT DETERMINE THE REASON. ONGOING PROBLEM FOR MANY MONTHS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS AND I AM NOW SCARED TO DRIVE. DEALER HAS VEHICLE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10188754

Incident

Apr 24, 2007

Mileage

40 mi

I NEARLY HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME TODAY. THE BRAKE PEDAL IS TOO CLOSE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ON MY 2006 HUMMER H3. IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, MY SHOE HANGS UP ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND I HAVE TO TURN MY FOOT SIDEWAYS TO GET IT OUT FROM UNDER THE PEDAL. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND ANNOYING PROBLEM THAT I AM AFRAID OF. I CAN'T FIX THIS PROBLEM MYSELF AS THE DESIGN IS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB

NHTSA ID

10188398

Incident

Apr 19, 2007

Mileage

34,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT FEELS THE BRAKE PEDAL IS TOO CLOSE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, ENHANCING THE POSSIBILITY OF ACCIDENTAL ACCELERATION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 8000.

NHTSA ID

10185576

Incident

Jul 19, 2006

Mileage

8,000 mi

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE, NO WARNINGS, NO LIGHTS ON DASH. CAR UNDER WARRANTY, ONLY 9000 MILES. CAR DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS, DID NO REPAIRS. ADVISED US TO WAIT UNTIL THE PROBLEM REPEATS ITSELF. WAS ABLE TO KEEP CAR UNDER CONTROL AND MANAGED TO GET IT STOPPED. HOWEVER, THIS HAPPENED IN A RURAL AREA WITH LITTLE TRAFFIC. DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING UNTIL THE PROBLEM REPEATS ITSELF!*JB

NHTSA ID

10160317

Incident

Jun 8, 2006

Mileage

9,000 mi

IN A TEST DRIVE I FIND THAT THE HUMMER H3 HAS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TOO CLOSE, THE SHOES LIPS GET STUCK IN THE BACK OF THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN I TRY TO BRAKE IN EMERGENCY SITUATION. THIS MAY CAUSE FUTURE ACCIDENTS. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY REPLAY THAT THERE IS NO PLAN TO FIX THIS DEFECT. I HAD A WORK BOOT ON AT THE TIME OF THE TEST. *JB

NHTSA ID

10149920

Incident

Feb 6, 2006