Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2006 Hummer H3 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 13 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
I GO TO STOP TRACTION CONTROL STABILIZER GOES OUT, I ALSO HAVE BEEN HAVING TO BUY NEW BATTERIES AND CARRY A JUMP BOX THE CAR IGNITION DOESN'T GO OFF ALL THE WAY. YOU WILL COME BACK TO THE CAR WITH THE RADIO PLAYING, DRIVERS WINDOW STOPPED WORKING, ETC
THE HOOD COVER IS LOOSE AND RATTLES WHEN DRIVING. IT MAKES ME AFRAID AS I DRIVE THE INTERSTATE EVERYDAY AND IT SEEMS AS IF IT IS GOING TO FLY OFF. I ALSO LOSE POWER OR IT FAILS TO START DUE TO SOME TYPE OF ELECTRICAL ISSUE, BRAKES GO, STEERING GOES AND ALL LIGHTS ON CLUSTER LIGHT UP
ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, EITHER THE VEHICLE WIL NO START DUE TO THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM OR I WILL LOSE ALL POWER WHEN DRIVING.
WHEN I CRANK MY HUMMER H3 UP ON COLD MORNINGS IT DONT START,SOMETIMES IT STARTS AND THEN CUTS OFF ON WARM DAYS NO PROBLEM.IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS PRODUCT IT SEEMS THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE.
THE VEHICLE WILL TURN OVER, BATTERY IS FINE, BUT THE ENGINE WILL NOT START, DUE TO THE ON-BOARD SECURITY SYSTEM THINKING THAT THE VEHICLE IS BEING STOLEN. THIS FREQUENT PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE NHTSB NUMEROUS TIMES AND TO GM WITH NO RESULTS. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE CLAIMS THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT IF YOU GOOGLE: 2006 HUMMER3 STARTING PROBLEMS, YOU WILL SEE A LONG LIST OF EXACTLY THE SAME COMPLAINTS. THIS SITUATION SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL AND REPAIR AT GM'S EXPENSE. THE CURRENT REMEDY IS TO SIT AND WAIT 10 MINUTES UNTIL THE SECURITY SYSTEM RESETS AND THEN THE VEHICLE CAN BE STARTED. THIS CONDITION OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING AND IS NOT COVERED AT ALL IN THE OWNERS MANUAL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 30 MPH. THE STABILITY TRACKING SYSTEM, CHECK ENGINE, AND A THIRD INDICATOR ALL ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRES OVER THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V421000 (VISIBILITY). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THERE WAS SMOKE AND AN ODOR COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAM ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
WAS DRIVING WITH 50 MPH AND TRAFFIC STOPPED SO I HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKES A LITTLE HARDER. AT THAT POINT BOTH REAR LEAF SPRINGS FAILED, DAMAGING DRIVE SHAFT AND PULLING DRIVESHAFT FROM THE TRANSFER CASE. REPAIRS FOR ALL THIS WERE $2700. *TR......UPDATED 09-03-14 *BF UPDATED 09/8/2014 *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THE HVAC UNIT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE HVAC BLOWER MOTOR OVER HEATED AND MELTED THE RESISTOR. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE BLOWER MOTOR, RELAY AND THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR ALSO BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ARM BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR MIRROR WAS BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE ELECTRIC PEDAL WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HVAC UNIT AND THE DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR WERE NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
ON MAY 29 2010 I WENT TO THE STORE AROUND AFTERNOON AND CAME BACK FROM THE STORE I STARTED MY HUMMER 2006 H3 THE CAR STARTED AND I LOOK AT THE INDASH AND NO LIGHT CAME ON AND I DRIVE AROUND THE PARKING LOT TO SEE IF THE IN DASH LIGHT COME ON AND I PARK THE CAR AND TURN OFF MY IGNITION AND TURN IT BACK ON STILL THE SAME NO LIGHT ON MY INDASH AND I WAS SCARE TO DRIVE IT OUT ON THE ROAD BECAUSE I DON'T SEE HOW FAST I WAS RUNNING OR THE CAR MIGHT DIE OUT ON ME WHEN IM DRIVING AND I WAS THINKING TO MYSELF THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND I WAS MAD I DROVE HOME AND ABOUT 3 OR 4 MINUTE LATER THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND I WAS WONDER WHAT COULD CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN OR DID MY ELECTRIC WIRE SHORT CIRCUIT AND MY TRUCK IS 4 YEAR OLD AND BARELY DRIVING IT. SO COULD YOU PLEASE INVESTIGATE ON THIS, BECAUSE IT HAPPEN TO ME IT COULD HAPPEN TO OTHER HUMMER H3 OWNER . SO PLEASE ACT NOW SO NO ONE GET HURT AND TO PREVENT FROM HAPPENING AND LAST MONTH MY TWO DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND BACK HAS A SQUEAKY NOISE EVERYTIME I OPEN THE FRONT AND BACK PASSENGER IT MAKE TO MUCH NOISE AND I WONDER IS THIS HOW HUMMER MAKE THERE QUALITY TRUCK LIKE THIS AND MY TRUCK IS ONLY 4 YEAR OLD AND STILL BRAND NEW. *TR
THE GAS PEDAL IS TOO CLOSE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, CAUSING YOUR SHOE TO GET STUCK WHEN SWITCHING FROM GAS TO BRAKE. *TR
OWN HUMMER H3 2006. RANDOMLY, TWO LIGHTS WILL SHOW UP: TRACTION AND TRANSFER CASE LIGHTS. 6 LINES OF ERROR CODE: 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. 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
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