2009 Hummer H3 complaints

WHILE DRIVING THE PLASTIC CASE ON THE SIDE OF THE DRIVER SEAT BREAKS AWAY AND AUTOMATICALLY STARTS THE ELECTRIC SEAT TO MOVE DOWN AND BACK, CAUSING RISK OF ACCIDENT

WE HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE AC NOT WORKING AS WELL AS IT USED TO AND BLAMED IT ON THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST TIME WE TOOK A TRIP OUTSIDE OF TOWN AND AFTER 1.5 HOURS OF DRIVING, THE AC COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. WE LOOKED AT THE BLOWER MOTOR CONNECTOR MODULE AND NOTICED DISCOLORATION AND MELTING OF A PLASTIC WIRE CONNECTOR. WE HAD ORDERED THE PART TO REPLACE IT WHEN WE HEARD THE RECALL ANNOUNCED ON TV. WE RETURNED THE PART AND ARE WAITING FOR THE LOCAL GMC DEALER TO GET THE RECALL NOTICE.

AS IN THE OTHER REPORTS, MY VEHICLE HAD SAME ELECTRICAL SHORT AND FIRE UNDER PASSENGER GLOVE BOX AREA. HERE IS THE TECHNICIAN REPAIR NOTES WHICH COMPLETELY VERIFY THERE IS AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM WITH A/C AND HEATER BLOWER MOTOR ELECTRICAL CONFIGURATION: VERIFIED CUSTOMER CONCERN, OPENED AND REMOVED GLOVE BOX, REMOVED BLOWER MOTOR RESISTER (2FASTNERS) FROM HVAC BOX,INSPECTED RESISTOR, ATTEMPTED TO UNPLUG RESISTOR, CONNECTORS STUCK TOGETHER, FORCED CONNECTORS APART, FOUND THEY WERE MELTED TOGETHER DUE TO SHORT IN HVAC SYSTEM. INSTALLED NEW HARNESS: 25949869 INSTALLED NEW RESISTOR: 10397098 BLOWER MOTOR HVAC SYSTEM NOW OPERABLE; UNKNOWN REASON FOR SHORT.

DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING IT WAS A WINTER COLD DAY I WAS GOING NORTHBOUND AND A VECHICLE GOING SOUTHBOUND PULLED OUT TO PASS A TRANSPORT TRUCK AND KEPT GOING I SLOWED DOWN WENT TO RIGHT A WEE BIT AND CAR HIT ME HEAD ON !! I WAS WOKEN BY ONSTAR AND FINALLY GOT OUT EXITING THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR !! I RECEIVED LEFT KNEE ABRASIONS AND FEW CUTS AND CHECKED OVER BY EMS AND DID A FOLLOWUP LATER ON DAY OTHER DRIVER TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL WITH BAD INJURIES !! FROM BEING IN SHOCK I KINDA ACCEPTED ACCIDENT BUT STARTED DEALING WITH CONCUSSION AND PTSD !! FEW DAYS LATER ADJUSTER AND I LOOKED AT TRUCK IN THE IMPOUND AND WAS SHOCKED THAT I LOOKED OK WITH THE DAMAGE !! HIS FIRST THOUGHT WAS HIGH IMPACT AND WONDERED ABOUT AIR BAG LATER ON !! THE HUMMER WAS A WRITE OFF BUT I MANAGED TO TAKE A FEW PICS !! I WAS PREPARING FOR HEAD ON CRASH SO I COVERED MY FACE FROM ALL THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYING BUT THE ONLY ONE THAT CAME OUT WAS THE LOW IMPACT ON THE STEERING WHEEL !! MY INJURIES TO HEAD MAY BE MORE SERIOUS THEN I THOUGHT BECAUSE NEURO TESTS ARE BEING DONE !! THERE WAS BEEN NO RECALLS FOR AIRBAGS FOR THE H3T BUT IT WAS DURING THE RECESSION THEY WERE BUILT AND I BELIEVE TOTAL PRODUCTION IN BOTH YEARS WAS OVER 5000 SO VERY UNLIMITED AND POSSISBLY COULD BE THE FIRST ONE IN AN ACCIDENT !! I HAVE A FEW PICS AND I CAN FORWARD THEM !! I LIVE IN CANADA SO ADDRESS IS WRONG !! THANKS [XXX] .... UPDATED 06/30/15 *BF INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

DRIVER WAS DRIVING AND STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING AS SHE WAS DRIVING THE CAR. SHORTLY AFTER SHE BEGIN TO SEE SMOKE EMITTING FROM UNDER THE GLOVE BOX. THEN SPARKS BEGIN TO DROP ONTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR. SHE PROCEEDED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AS THE SMOKE AND SPARKS WERE INTENSIFYING. EVENTUALLY THE ENTIRE CABIN WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED. *TR

P2135 THROTTLE/PEDAL POSITION SENSOR/SWITCH A/B VOLTAGE CORRELATION THAT PUTS THE VEHICLE INTO ?STABILITRAK DISABLED", "TRACTION CONTROL DISABLED", AND "REDUCED ENGINE POWER". WHILE THERE IS A TSB#11-06-04-007B REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND WARRANTY COVERAGE; UNFORTUNATELY IT DOES NOT APPLY TO MY ENGINE. HOWEVER, SINCE THIS IS A WIDELY KNOW ISSUE, AND THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME CONDITIONS, ONE WOULD THINK THAT MY VEHICLE WOULD BE SERVICED UNDER THIS TSB EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE. 12/04/2014: FIRST SERVICE ATTEMPT: CLEAR CODE EVERYTHING TESTS FINE, LET?S SEE IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. 12/10/2014: SECOND SERVICE ATTEMPT: BOTH THROTTLE BODY AND ACC PEDAL POSITION SENSOR TESTED "GOOD". WEAK BATTERY - REPLACE BATTERY. 12/22/2014: THIRD SERVICE ATTEMPT: TECH REPLACED ACCELERATOR PEDAL. RELEARNED THROTTLE/IDLE. 12/26/2014: FORTH SERVICE ATTEMPT: RELEARNED THROTTLE/IDLE PROCEDURE. 01/13/2015: FIFTH SERVICE ATTEMPT: REPROGRAM AND APPLY 6 UPDATES TO ECM. 01/14/2015: CODE THROWN AGAIN: DEALERSHIP ADVISING TO REPLACE THROTTLE BODY (BUT UNCERTAIN THAT THIS WILL FIX THE PROBLEM)? *TR

ISSUE WITH BLOWER NOT GETTING POWER; CANNOT GET HEAT OR AIR CONDITIONING WITHOUT BLOWER, FUSES WERE CHECKED, HEATER RESISTOR CHECKED, SWITCH SEEMS GOOD (SUCH THE AIR CONDITIONING LIGHT WILL COME ON WHEN THE SWITCH IS ON BUT NO BLOWER), WIRING HARNESS LOOKS GOOD, BLOWER SEEMS TO HAVE A POSSIBLE INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AS THE BLOWER STOPPED WORKING LAST SPRING BUT WORKED A COUPLE TIMES IN THE FALL. STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THERE ARE A LOT OF BLOWER ISSUES ON-LINE SUCH AS HUMMER FORUMS AND COLORADO TRUCKS. *TR

LETTER FROM SENATOR DURBIN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE GM 2009 FAULTY HUMMER H3 WINDSHIELD. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WATER STARTED LEAKING INSIDE THE VEHICLE. WATER ENTERED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START FOR 20 MINUTES AND ALL OF THE LIGHTS STARTED BLINKING ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THE WINDSHIELD WAS NEVER GLUED WHEN THE VEHICLE LEFT THE FACTORY.

I STARTED THE IGNITION, TURNED UP THE BLOWER FAN SPEED, AND THE CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE WHICH SMELLED OF BURNING PLASTIC AND ELECTRICAL WIRES. BLOWER FAN DID NOT FUNCTION, AND UPON FOLLOWING THE SMELL AND SMOKE, I TRACED THE PROBLEM TO A RED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR DIRECTLY UNDER THE GLOVE BOX. THE CONNECTOR CONNECTS TO THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR AND HAD MELTED INTO THE RESISTOR UNIT FUSING BOTH PARTS TOGETHER IN ONE LARGE PIECE OF BURNT PLASTIC. THE ORANGE WIRE, (THE LARGEST GAUGE WIRE ON THE CONNECTOR), HAD MELTED BACK AWAY FROM THE CONNECTOR AS WELL EXPOSING BARE WIRE. *TR

ON 4/24/14, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2009 HUMMER H3 DOWN OUR DRIVEWAY WITH OUR 2 YOUNGER BOYS INSIDE. BEFORE THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY, BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. SHE WAS GOING BETWEEN 5MPH AND 10MPH AND DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. THE AIRBAG MISSED OUR 7 YEAR OLD AND GRAZED OUR 9 YEAR OLDS HEAD. THANK GOD THEY WERE TOO SHORT. HOWEVER, THE AIRBAG DID HIT MY WIFE HARD IN THE SIDE OF THE HEAD, NECK AND SHOULDER AND KNOCKED HER OVER TO THE CENTER CONSOLE. SHE WAS BRUISED, DAZED, SWOLLEN, HAD BURN MARKS ON HER NECK AND COULD NOT HEAR OUT OF HER LEFT EAR. NOW THE HEADLINER IS DESTROYED, THE SEATBELTS ARE LOCKED UP AND USELESS AND THE SUNROOF LEAKS. I FILED A CLAIM WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WILL NOT COVER IT BUT WILL LOOK AT IT BEFORE MAKING A FINAL DECISION BECAUSE THE ISSUE WAS "MECHANICAL". I ALSO HAVE A CLAIM OPEN WITH GM CUSTOMER CARE AND ARE WAITING FOR THE RESULTS, BUT IT DOES NOT SOUND GOOD. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE OTHER HUMMER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING AND SUGGESTED FILING A COMPLAINT HERE. PLEASE HELP AS WE NOW ARE PAYING FOR A VEHICLE AND INSURANCE THAT IS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THANK YOU. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THE REDUCED POWER ALARM CAME ON THE CAR WAS JUST DRIVING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO SHUT DOWN.., *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND TEST DRIVEN BY AN ENGINEER OF THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH A ROLLOVER SITUATION AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY AT 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SOON AS THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, THE WHOLE DASH EMITTED SMOKE. THE RESISTOR WIRE UNDER THE GLOVE BOX CAUGHT ON FIRE AND IT SPREAD RAPIDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE ALSO SPREAD TO ADDITIONAL VEHICLES THAT WERE PARKED NEAR THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A FIRE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE CONSUMER STATED A DAY BEFORE THE INCIDENT, THE HEATER BLOWER MOTOR WOULD COME ON AND THEN SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN. SOMETIME IT WOULD WORK, AND OTHER TIMES, IT WOULDN'T. UPDATED 02/07/13 UPDATED 02/12/2013*JS

AT APPROXIMATELY 49,000 MILE MARK, VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE UNUSUAL ENGINE NOISE IE. GROAN, CLICKING, USUALLY BETWEEN 10-20MPH, WOULD DISAPPEAR,THEN RETURNED BETWEEN 30-40MPH AND DISAPPEAR AGAIN AT HIGHER SPEEDS. TOOK THE VEHICLE IN A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES TO DEALER. FIRST TIME, THEY SAID IT WAS THE FRONT BRAKES/ROTORS, COST $120. NOISE STILL THERE. SECOND TIME, THEY SAID IT WAS THE FRONT SHOCKS (COVERED BY WARRANTY BUT PART NOT IN STOCK HAVE TO RTN A THIRD TIME). THIRD TIME, THEY REPLACED FRONT SHOCKS(COVERED BY WARRANTY), NOISE STILL THERE. FORTH TIME, STATED IT WAS THE ENGINE MOUNTS AND TWO HEAT SHIELD (ALSO COVERED BY WARRANTY). NOISE IS STILL THERE BUT VERY FAINT IF YOU LISTEN CLOSELY. DEALER SAYS THEY CANT DO ANYTHING ELSE AND AGREE NOISE IS NOT SUPPOSE TO BE THERE. WILL WAIT ANOTHER FEW MONTHS UNTIL VEHICLE IS DUE TO BE RTN AT END OF LEASE TERM. THANK GOODNESS. *JS

WHEN BRAKING AT STOP SIGN, HEARD GROAN NOISE FROM THE BACK BRAKES. TOOK TO DEALER 3 TIMES FOR SAME CONCERN, FIRST TIME ANSWER WAS "IT'S NORMAL, SECOND TIME, REFACE REAR DISCS, NO MORE NOISE. AFTER 3 MONTH , SAME PROBLEM, ANSWER WAS "NEED TO DRIVE MORE YOUR TRUCK.".RETURN AFTER FEW WEEKS , NOISE NOW IT'S WORSE, THEY AGAIN REFACE REAR DISCS, MY TRUCK HAVE 11000 MILES, NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT. NO ACCIDENTS SO FAR, BUT AT EVERY STOP OR LIGHT MY TRUCK "TURNS HEADS" OF OTHERS DRIVERS BUT NOT FOR THE LOOK, IT"S THE NOISE. *TR

SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH OVER A POT HOLE, THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD WITH THE AIR BAG AND SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE SEATBELTS THEN BECAME EXTREMELY TIGHT ON THE PASSENGERS AND THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HER RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 13,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE WITHIN THE BODY MOUNT WHENEVER SHE MADE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN OR STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIME TO REPLACE THE BODY MOUNT; HOWEVER, THE NOISE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE KEY ALSO BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE DEALER MADE SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE BATTERY RELAY AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WERE REPLACED BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16300.

THE AREA IN WHICH I RESIDE HAS BEEN IN EXTREME COLD TEMPERATURES FOR THREE DAYS, 28 BELOW ZERO IN THE MORNING THE DAYTIME HIGH 4 BELOW ZERO. THE VEHICLE HAS ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS MORNING 1/16/09 I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP IN TRAFFIC AT @ 25 MILES PER HOUR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP IN THREE CAR LENGTHS AND MY VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. NO INJURIES OCCURRED . THE DAMAGE WAS MOSTLY TO THE VEHICLE THAT WAS STOPPED I FRONT OF ME. AT THIS TIME THE GM DEALER WANTS THE VEHICLE TO BE LOOKED AT AFTER IT HAS SAT OUT IN THE COLD ALL NIGHT. *TR