2007 Hummer H3 Airbags Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT OR WARNING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER DRIVEN TO AUTONATION BUICK GMC HENDERSON (702-979-2044, LOCATED AT 330 NORTH GIBSON ROAD, HENDERSON, NV 89014). THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH A REPAIR QUOTE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROMISED TO LOOK INTO THE MATTER AND CALL THE CONTACT BACK. THE CONTACT WAS NOT CALLED BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 186,000.

NHTSA ID

11242037

Incident

Jul 20, 2019

Mileage

186,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN DRIVING 75MPH SPEED LIMIT ON RURAL HWY. IT WAS REAL DARK HARD TO SEE AND I COME UP ON THE CURVE PER EYEWITNESSES STATED I WAS GOING JUST FINE THEN ALL SUDDEN WENT DWN INTO THE DITCH HEAD FIRST BACK RT TIRE BLEW OFF THEN VEHICLE STARTED FLIPPING A TOTAL OF 8X..HIT FRONT HUMMER FIRST. AND FLIPPED 8 TIMES..NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. HUMMER COME TO REST ON DRIVERS SIDE FINALLY. AGAIN THE RIVERSIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS ERROR IN GM. CUZ THOSE AIRBAGS SHLD HAVE DEPLOYED AND I WOULD BE ABLE TO STAND SIT PUT MY OWN SHOES ON GET DRESSED EVERYTHING

NHTSA ID

11176178

Incident

Feb 28, 2018

Mileage

121,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL. I HAD AN ACCIDENT ON 2/28/18. I FLIPPED 8X AND NOT ONE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. SO I SUSTAINED MULTIPLE INJURIES BUT I CANT GET ANY HELP. THESE AIRBAGS HAVE A GLITCH IN THE SENSOR. BUT SOMEONE NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEDECT

NHTSA ID

11170367

Incident

Feb 28, 2018

Mileage

120,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL. I WAS DRIVING DWN RURAL HWY @ NIGHT NEW HWY JUST PURCHASED 1 MTH PRIOR FROM IND. WENT TO OUT MY SODA IN CUP HOLDER WENT OUT OF LANE BARELY ENOUGH TO MK THE SOUND OUT OF LN I MUST OF OVER CORRECTED AND ALL I REMEMBER IS I WOKE UP AFTER FLIPPING 8X NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED NOT ONE. I HIT MY HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL DO NOT REMENBER ANYTHG. THIS WAS GIVING BY WITNESS. NOW MY BACK IS CURVED TO LEFT I CANT PUT MY SHOES ON MY LEFT LEG IS GOING NUMB NOW HAVE BULDGING DISC IN BACK OF NECK MY HIPS R OUT OF PLACE. I CAN BARELY WALK I CANT GET A DOC. TO SEE ME I HAD FULL COVERAGE UNINSUED INSURED MOTIRIST, COMP COLLIOSION, PROPERTY EVERYTHING. IM SCARED IM GOING TO GO PARALYED IF I DONT GET ANY HELP. PLEASE . I NEED HELP MY AIRBAGS SHLD HAD DEPLOYED I FLIPPED 8X NOT ONE COME ON IGNITION WAS STILL IN THE ON POSITION PER EYE WITNESS ..AGAINI FLIPPED 8X MY WHOLE BACK NECK HEAD LEFT SIDE IS MESSED UP I CANNOT GET UP IN OR OUT OF BED BY MYSELF. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER 8X SOMETHING SHLD HAD WORKED. BUT THEY DIDNT NOW IM IN BAD SHAPE. I NEED HELP. THPSE AIRBAGS SHLD HAD DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT NOW IM SUFFERING CUZ NO DOCTOR WILL SEE ME WITHOUT AN ATTY. THANK YOU. IWAS DRIVING HM ON NEW HWY. DOING SPEED LIMIT OF 75. HAD THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AS THEY SHLD. I WOULDNT BE IN THIS BAD OF SHAPE WHEN HUMMER COME TO REST IT LAID ON DRIVERS SIDE NOR DID THOSE AIR BAGS DEPLOY. NOT ONE AIR BAG DEPLOYED ON HUMMER IF IT DID I MAYBE OKAY.THERE IS A POLICE REPORT I DONT HAVE IT I HAVE HIRED ATTY. THERE WAS 71 PICTURES TAKEN OF HUMMER THAT SHOWS CLEARLY WHERE THEY DID NOT DEPLOY. I FEEL JUST CUZ I WENT OUT OF LANE JUST ALITTLE BIT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MY AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING. I FEEL TAKATA IS RESPONSIBKEVGIR THE AIRBAGSCNOT DEPLOYING.

NHTSA ID

11166595

Incident

Feb 28, 2018

Mileage

120,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE INTO A RAVINE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK AND HIP INJURIES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A TOW LOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

NHTSA ID

11123057

Incident

Mar 4, 2018

Mileage

120,000 mi

TWICE NOW THE AIRBAGS HAVE DEPLOYED BY HITTING A POTHOLE OR A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD. DURING THE INVESTIGATION OF THE 2ND DEPLOYMENT, GM DENIED THERE IS A PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THEIR REPORT STATES THAT THE SENSOR SENSED A ROLLOVER EVEN THOUGH ALL FOUR WHEELS WERE ON THE GROUND. AN AIRBAG SHOULD NOT DEPLOY BY HITTING A ROUGH SPOT ON THE DIRT ROAD THAT WE LIVE ON. DRIVING DOWN CALHOUN BYERS ROAD AROUND 64TH IN BYERS, CO.

NHTSA ID

11024903

Incident

Jun 27, 2017

Mileage

156,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY STOPPED, WITHOUT THE CONTACT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE PREVIOUSLY, BUT DID NOT RESULT IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10825101

Incident

Feb 4, 2016

Mileage

115,000 mi

OUR HUMMER AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. TAKEN IT TO TWO DIFFERENT SHOP AND THEY RESET THE LIGHT AND IT COMES BACKS ON. THE DEALER SAYS THEY ARE UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEM, BUT I LOOK IT UP ON THE INTERNET AND THERE IS ALOT OF COMPLAINTS.

NHTSA ID

10764303

Incident

Sep 1, 2015

Mileage

62,000 mi

AIR BAG LIGHT ON. UNABLE TO REMEDY ON OWN. DEALER FOUND CODES B0092 AND 23 IN DIAGNOSTIC. STATED NEEDED NEW PPS MODULE AND "NEEDS PASSENGER SEATBELT BUCKEL SENSOR AND RE-PROGRAMMING". ADVISED THAT PASSENGER AIR BAG MAY NOT EMPLOY DUE TO NEEDED REPLACEMENT. COST $140 FOR DIAGNOSIS; AND $1200 FOR SENSOR REPLACEMENT. BEING UNABLE TO AFFORD THIS COSTLY REPAIR, AND BELIEVING THIS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE HUMMER ITSELF, WE CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE TO REPORT SAFETY ISSUE. THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE PART OR TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR FAULTY SENSOR. THERE HAD BEEN NO ACCIDENT OR REASON FOR DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG. SENSOR, FOR UNEXPLAINED REASONS, JUST STOP WORKING. AT THIS TIME, WE STILL HAVE NOT FIXED THIS. IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS, WE HAVE TALKED TO THREE SEPERATE OWNERS OF THE 2007 HUMMER H3, WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, AND HAVE HIT THE SAME WALL WITH GM. WE, AND THE OTHER OWNERS, CONSIDER THIS TO BE A EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED, AND LEADING TO RECALL FOR FAULTY SENSORS.

NHTSA ID

10734055

Incident

Mar 13, 2013

Mileage

91,452 mi

I WAS LEAVING OUT OF MY SUBDIVISION AND MY SIDE CURTAIN SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED (BOTH SIDES) WITHOUT ANY WARNING. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO HOUSE. GM IS NOT GIVING ME THE NECESSARY INFORMATION TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

10730698

Incident

Jun 26, 2015

Mileage

98,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING HOME I WAS GOING ABOUT 50 MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE. MY SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS AUTOMATICALLY DEPLOYED. MY SEAT BELT LOCKED UP ON ME AND CAUTION LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED. I WAS GLAD THAT NO CAR WAS AROUND BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE WRECKED. THE INSIDE OFT HUMMER WAS FILLED UP WITH GUN POWDER. I CALLED GM AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED. AFTER ABOUT 2 DAYS OF CALLING THEY CAME TO PICK UP MY TRUCK. THEY FIRST ASKED ME IF I COULD DRIVE IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER 25 MILES AWAY LOL NO MY AIRBAGS ARE DOWN AND I COULD NOT PUT MY SEAT BELT ON. SO NOW I HAVE A RENTAL CAR TO DRIVE TILL THEY LET ME KNOW SOMETHING. I JUST SO GLAD THAT IT DID NOT HAPPEN THE DAY BEFORE WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN 95 I COULD HAVE BEEN DIED IF IT WOULD HAVE GONE OFF THEN. I HOPE GM WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10618351

Incident

Jul 28, 2014

Mileage

109,950 mi

MY CAR BEGAN SHOW THE PASSLOCK DISABLING SYSTEM LIGHT AND THEN FAILING TO START. AFTER STARTING, IT WOULD THEN SHOW THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS FOR A PERIOD THAT MIGHT BE SEVERAL MINUTES TO SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE GOING OUT AGAIN. THIS CYCLE HAPPENED AT RANDOM TIMES DISABLING THE AUTO WITHOUT WARNING AND IN SOME DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. IT IS A WELL KNOWN AND PUBLICIZED PROBLEM THAT GM HAS CHOSEN TO IGNORE. I HAVE SOLVED THE PROBLEM BY HAVING PASSLOCK DISABLED AND IGNORING THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WITH THE ASSUMPTION IT IS A FALSE WARNING. THESE RECENT EVENTS HAVE ME RECONSIDERING THAT ACTION, BUT THE COST OF HAVING THE PROBLEM RECTIFIED WOULD BE MORE THAN I COULD AFFORD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10573252

Incident

Jul 1, 2010

Mileage

26,000 mi

HIT POTHOLE ON I-285 AS EXITING ONTO RAMP FOR I-20 EXIT. BUMP WAS NOT THAT SEVERE BUT APPARENTLY FAULTY ROLLOVER SENSOR TRIGGERED BOTH SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT . *TR

NHTSA ID

10543412

Incident

Sep 13, 2013

Mileage

125,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT PROVOCATION. THE DRIVER SUFFERED BRUISING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED IT WOULD TAKE BETWEEN TWENTY AND THIRTY DAYS TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS BELIEVED TO BE DUE TO FAULTY SIDE AIR BAG SENSORS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THEY WOULD SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO THE DEALER WITHIN THE NEXT TWENTY TO THIRTY DAYS TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THEY WERE UNSURE WHETHER THE FAILURE WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

NHTSA ID

10399566

Incident

May 6, 2007

Mileage

98,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING OFF-ROAD IN MY 2007 HUMMER H3 WITH A GROUP OF HUMMER OWNERS. DRIVING ON A FLAT DIRT ROAD, APPROACHING THE PAVED ROAD, THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. H3 WAS GOING APROX. 35 MPH. I HAD MY SON WITH ME IN THE FRONT SEAT AND HE WAS HURT BY THE AIRBAG. I'VE SEEN OTHER REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING WITH H3'S AND THE ISSUE SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY GM. EITHER THE SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE OR IS SET TOO SENSITIVE FOR OFF-ROAD DRIVING. I'M THANKFUL IT DIDN'T HAPPEN ON A BUSY FREEWAY OR ON A BUSY STREET. MY H3 HAS BEEN IN AT THE GM DEALER FOR 7 DAYS AND THEY ARE WANTING MY INSURANCE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THAT MEANS DEDUCTIBLES AND RENTAL CAR FEES FOR ME TO FIX AN ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY GM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10369161

Incident

Nov 26, 2010

Mileage

75,000 mi

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT 3/22/2009, 2007 HUMMER H3, THE OTHER DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND HIS EXPLORER TRAVELED HORIZONTALLY ON FREEWAY 5, IN LOS ANGELES. I T BONED HIM I WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH AT TIME OF IMPACT. THE HUMMER WAS TOTALED THE FRONT END DAMAGED FATALLY. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I SUFFERED AND STILL SUFFER FROM A BACK INJURY I HAVE HAD 5 PROCEDURES TO MY BACK FOR PAIN AND NUMBNESS. I WAS THE DRIVER. MY HUSBAND WAS A PASSENGER AND HE REQUIRED KNEE SURGERY DUE TO AN INJURY CAUSED BY HITTING THE DASH. HE AND I BOTH STILL HAVE DAILY PAIN AND MY ABILITY TO PERFORM MY JOB HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. I CANNOT TAKE NARCOTIC PAIN MEDICATIONS SECONDARY TO MY JOB, SO I SUFFER DAILY. I HAVE PHOTOS OF THE BOTH VEHICLES INVOLVED. I THINK IF THE AIRBAGS WOULD HAVE DEPLOYED I AND MY HUSBAND MAY NOT HAVE HAD SUCH DAMAGING AND LONG TERM INJURIES. I HAVE RESEARCHED THAT THE 2006 HUMMER AIR BAGS ( CLOTH SEATS) HAD ISSUES. MY VEHICLE HAD CLOTH SEATS.THIS MAY NOT BE THE APPROPRIATE FORUM BUT I HAD A PAID SERVICE ONSTAR. THE ONSTAR SERVICE FAILED TO RESPOND AFTER THE ACCIDENT. I CALLED THEM ON MY CELL PHONE AND THEY STATED THEY WOULD CALL THE CHP. EVENTUALLY THE ONSTAR CALLED ME ON MY VEHICLE BUT THE TOW TRUCK AND CHP HAD ALREADY ARRIVED. . MY HUSBAND CALLED 911 IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ACCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10360463

Incident

Mar 22, 2009

Mileage

22,000 mi

MY 2007 HUMMER H3 WAS T-BONED BY A POLICE CRUISER (MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS I BELIEVE) THAT WAS DOING 40+ MPH. NEITHER MY SIDE AIRBAGS NOR THE FRONT AIRBAGS OF THE CRUISER DEPLOYED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10253834

Incident

Dec 16, 2008

Mileage

16,000 mi

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 45 MPH, WHEN ANOTHER DRIVER TURNED FROM A CROSS STREET INTO HER, CAUSING A HEAD ON COLLISION. FULL FRONTAL DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES OCCURRED, AND THE AIRBAG IN OUR VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY. THE AIRBAG IN THE OTHER VEHICLE DID DEPLOY. ONSTAR WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ACCIDENT AS WELL AS LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS DESIGNATED AS THE AT- FAULT DRIVER IN THE ACCIDENT. I DID CONTACT GM AND NOTIFIED THEM OF THE FAILURE OF THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY, AND THEIR LEGAL DEPARTMENT CLAIMS THAT IF THE "CRUMPLE ZONES" DID THEIR JOBS THEN THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY, EVEN IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. OUR VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE TOW LOT, AND THE AIRBAG IS STILL INTACT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10225162

Incident

Apr 15, 2008

Mileage

17,500 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON CRASH WITH THE OWNER OF AN OLDSMOBILE MINIVAN. THE CONTACT'S PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE HOOD. THE HORN BEGAN TO SOUND AND THE RADIO WAS ACTIVATED DURING THE FIRE. THE CONTACT'S ON STAR FEATURE INSTANTLY NOTIFIED THE POLICE AND PARAMEDIC. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND GENERAL MOTORS ARE BOTH INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE CONTACT AND THREE OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED IN THE CRASH, INCLUDING ONE WHO IS IN INTENSIVE CARE WITH A BROKEN NECK AND BACK. THE DRIVER AT FAULT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AS WELL. A POLICE REPORT AND PHOTOS ARE AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 736.

NHTSA ID

10195816

Incident

Jun 28, 2007

Mileage

736 mi