Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| STRUCTURE - BODY - HOOD | ||||||||||||||||
| 10V179000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 01/01/2005 to 06/30/2006 | V (Vehicle) | 162129 | 04/12/2010 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 04/30/2010 | 04/30/2010 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Gm is recalling certain model year 2006 through 2010 hummer h3 vehicles. some of these vehicles have a condition in which the integral clip-tabs on the louver on the hood may fracture, causing the hood louver rattle against the hood and become loose. if this indicator is unnoticed, additional clips could fracture and the hood louver could detach from the vehicle. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the vehicle is being driving when this occurs, it could strike a following vehicle and cause injury and/or property damage. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will apply an adhesive to the hood louver to secure it to the hood. this service will be performed free of charge. the safety recall began on april 12, 2010. owners may contact hummer at 800-732-5493 or at the owner center at www.gmownercenter.com. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | General motors recall no. n100088.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||||
| 050851005 | 09/01/2005 | 10017847 | Cloudy spot in paint after protective covering is removed (heat area). 2005 - 2006 gm passenger cars and trucks. *tt | 12/05/2005 | |
| 020898001A | 09/01/2005 | 020898001B | 634326 | General guidelines for repair shops that wish to use adhesive bonding of exterior panels as an alternative to mig welding. 2006 and prior gm passenger cars and trucks (including saturn) and 2006 and prior isuzu light and medium duty trucks | 09/28/2002 |
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||||
| PIT-3749D | 11/01/2010 | 10037570 | Ready | 05/25/2011 | |
| PIT-3749D | 11/01/2010 | 10037570 | Gm: on some truck models there is some frame corrosion. *rm | 05/25/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 02/16/2010 | 30000 | ||
| Tl. the contact owns a 2006 hummer h3. the contact stated due to heavy rain the sun roof starts to leak. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer and the dealer stated the drains in the sun roof are clogged. the dealer unclogged the drains and a few months later the sun roof started to leak again. the contact took the vehicle back to the dealer and the dealer unclogged the drains again. the sun roof continues to leak. the vehicle is currently at the dealer having the sun roof seal replaced. the contact notice numerous complaints regarding the leaking sun roof and called the manufacturer. the manufacturer stated the leaking is due to the clogged drains. the contact stated the manufacturer should issue a recall since this is a manufacture defect. the failure mileage was 30,000. jo | |||
| 12/03/2009 | 81000 | 1 | |
| I own a hummer h3 2006 model. i purchased it brand new. no accidents. the roof pools water because of a faulty drainage system. the water then comes out through the roof in large amounts and through the side walls and emergency brake. this can cause an accident due to the large amounts of water spilling onto the driver, or an electrical fire or mechanical malfunction. it can also cause mold in the interior due to large collections of water stagnating. this is a known issue that is recorded in gm forums - yet there is no recall for the faulty drain pipes. *tr | |||
| 03/19/2008 | 1 | 02/20/2006 | |
| Vehicle model & year does not offer or come with child safety locks. *tr | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||
| 01/19/2006 | 1000 | ||
| We have battling the problem of the sunroof leaking on our hummer. there is drain tubes in the corners of the sunroof this water is supposed to go do these tubes then on the ground. how ever this is not the case. in most cases the water leaks down the pillars in the trucks dash compartment and soaks the carpet on both sides and the head liner. we have had it to the dealership on several accessions and they just say they were stop up but they just leak the next day like nothing has even been done. they charge 300 dollars to do this. i have the technician tell me that nothing he has done will fix this off the record..whe the water is pouring in there is nothing you can do the onstar goes off and your lights on the inside go dim we have had the cpu short out due to water the blower controller both front speakers and behind the dash all the metal parts are covered in rust. when the electrical parts shorted out the wires were burnt and we were driving when this happened on one occasion and had to have it towed. we have tried everything taken it the dealership did not help. the truck is allways damp inside. then of course the smell of the carpets. i even have contacted gm and just said take to the dealership and they are gona charge the same thing. i am scared for my wife and family to drive this truck. we will not even leave in the garage due the risk of fire. if you google this problem there is over 60k topics on this and forum after forum about it. and every is saying this. it is obvious that this is a design flaw and gm is not going to stand behind this. i think something should done about this before something very bad happens to someone in these trucks. i just want it fixed nothing else. | |||
| 09/15/2012 | 107000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 hummer h3. the contact stated that the trailer hitch receiver fractured. the manufacturer was notified of the defective part and they informed the contact that the vehicle was no longer under warranty. the vehicle had not been repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 107,000. | |||
| 09/15/2012 | 107000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 hummer h3. the contact stated that the trailer hitch receiver fractured. the manufacturer was notified of the defective part and they informed the contact that the vehicle was no longer under warranty. the vehicle had not been repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 107,000. kmj | |||
| 09/15/2012 | 107000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 hummer h3. the contact noticed the trailer hitch receiver fractured. the manufacturer was notified of the defective part and they informed the vehicle was no longer under warranty. the vehicle had not been repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 107,000. js | |||
| 03/01/2012 | 49000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 hummer h3. the contact stated that while driving 60 mph the plastic holder for the lights on the roof of the vehicle broke. the lights then became loose and caused the vehicle to jerk violently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the part exhibited a manufacturing defect and had been discontinued. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 49,000. kmj | |||
| 03/01/2012 | 49000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 hummer h3. the contact stated that while driving 60 mph the plastic holder for the lights on the roof of the vehicle broke causing the lights to become loose and making the vehicle jerk violently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the part had a manufacturing defect and it had been discontinue. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 49,000. pm | |||
| 05/16/2012 | 105000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 hummer h3. the contact stated that rain water began to flood the vehicle while driving. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for a diagnosis. the contact was informed that due to the drain lines being too small, they would need to be retro-fitted at the consumer's expense. the manufacturer was notified of the issue and offered a credit towards her next purchase of one of their newer vehicles. the vehicle was repaired at the owner's expense. the failure and current mileages were 105,000. | |||
| 05/16/2012 | 105000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 hummer h3. the contact stated that rain water began to flood the vehicle while driving. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for a diagnosis. the contact was informed that due to the drain lines being too small, they would need to be retro-fitted at the consumer's expense. the manufacturer was notified of the issue and offered a credit towards her next purchase of one of their newer vehicles. the vehicle was repaired at the owner's expense. the failure and current mileages were 105,000. kmj | |||
| 05/16/2012 | 105000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 hummer h3. the contact stated that as she drove her vehicle rain water began to flood the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis and was informed that due to the drain lines being too small they would need to be retro fitted and the consumer's cost. the manufacturer was notified and the company offered credit towards her next purchase of one of their vehicles. the vehicle was repaired at the owner's expense. the failure and current mileages were 105,000. | |||
| 05/08/2012 | 55000 | ||
| This has actually happened several times. water drainage for the sunroof system get clogged really easily and fast. water will spill out from water tray and will run over the ceiling and fall through the roof mic (used for onstar), located directly above the driver's face. when driving and turning, water will move side ways and it will spill through the mic and sunroof window interior opening, soaking the driver while driving. not safe at all. drainage design is flaw, and it keeps clogging after fixing it. | |||
| 04/17/2010 | 115000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 hummer h3. the contact stated that the tape holding the accessory light bar across the front of the vehicle fell off and the light bar flew off while he was driving. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership and the contact referenced recall (structure:body:hood) but was told that the dealer would only agree to replace the hood louver but nothing else. the contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. the current mileage was approximately 130,000. the failure mileage was approximately 115,000-bk | |||
| 04/19/2010 | 118000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 hummer h3. the contact stated that the hood grill flew off of the vehicle while he was driving at approximately 60-65 mph. a week later, he received a recall notice for recall 10v179000 (structure:body:hood). when he called the manufacturer, he was told that they would not replace the hood grill but would glue the hood louver back on. the contact did not feel that the repair was a sufficient fix. the vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. the current mileage was approximately 119,000. the failure mileage was approximately 118,000-bk | |||
| 05/29/2010 | |||
| 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 indash 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 becuase i dont 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 becuase 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 invistigate on this, becuase 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. | |||
| 08/23/2008 | 14916 | 1 | |
| Purchased a 2006 hummer h3 from the seller in this complaint. i paid exactly $23,250 all cash for this vehicle. he actually drove the vehicle to new jersey from mass. to my residence. the vehicle appeared to be in excellent condition, as it only had 14k miles when i bought it only 3-month's ago. one would hardly think of hidden issues at that mileage. in any event, i have had repairs to the rear and front differential, as it had a leak and the front end was out of alignment. the most disturbing thing was this seller lied to me and misrepresented the true or actual condition of the vehicle. unfortunately which would surface after he left with my $23,250 in cash! i would e-mail the seller and told him he misrepresented himself and the condition of the vehicle and how he apparently abused it. more importantly, i discovered excessive rust underneath this vehicle. because these conditions were not divulged to me by mr. johnson, i am having a hard time selling the vehicle that practically cleaned out all of my savings. he claimed this truck was garaged kept and that he did no off road riding. this apparently is totally untrue, as the car would not have as much rust as it is loaded with for a 2006! so, can you tell me what recourse, i may have as a the buyer, besides hiring a private attorney who i can't afford, as i am on permanent disability. there must i something my i can pursue under any state or federal consumer laws, especially, since the vehicle is still under warranty by general motors.. i should also add that i am having difficulty with a local hummer dealer royal hummer in florham park, who seemed reluctant to address the many issues i am having with this hummer! i would also appreciate if you can forward this complaint to general motors corporation, in michigan, as they should know i am having difficulty with dealers wanting to honor,as they should, any warranty work! i am prepared to file every complaint i could to get restitution for this apparent. *tr | |||
| 03/06/2007 | 21000 | 10 | 02/11/2007 |
| 2006 h 3 ; when i go light 4 wheeling the back of the driver's seats get mud on them from the rear doors with all the doors and windows closed!!!*ak | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR - HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | |||
| 05/15/2006 | 17000 | 1 | 08/30/2005 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while at a stop light, a child in the rear passenger seat was able to open the door. the child fell out and sustained minor injuries. the manufacturer was alerted. they determined this was a design issue due to no child safety locks on the doors. | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - HOOD - HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | |||
| 01/10/2010 | 60000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 h3 hummer. the contact stated that the grill vent cover fell off of the hood of the vehicle while driving 50 mph. the contact was able to drive onto the emergency lane and noticed that the adhesive glue did not hold the cover in place. the dealer informed the contact that the vehicle was not under the warranty and that the manufacturer would not cover the cost. the contact is concerned about the safety risk. the failure mileage was 60,000. | |||
| 10/12/2007 | 1 | 12/18/2005 | |
| While stopped at a red light on an overpass on indian in palm springs, the plastic louver that sits on the hood flew off due to strong winds. plastic piece flew over the car next to me and landed on the on ramp dirt area. *jb | |||
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||
| 05/29/2010 | |||
| 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 indash 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 becuase i dont 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 becuase 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 invistigate on this, becuase 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. | |||
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS - UNDERBODY SHIELDS | |||
| 09/30/2006 | 2600 | 1 | |
| Dt*: the contact stated the sales dealer expressed the vehicle could have noise problems while traveling high speeds. the contact noticed the loud noise while driving 73 mph. the sales dealer was notified of the noise problem. the sales dealer expressed the parts would arrive in 2 months. the parts had not arrived in over 4 months. the manufacturer was notified. | |||