2006 Hummer H3

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE SHE SMELLED A STRONG SMOKE ODOR AND SAW FLAMES RELEASING FROM THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT THAT SPREAD TO THE ENGINE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ADVISED HER THAT FIRE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 108,000.

SMELLED BURNING SMELL INTERMITTENTLY, THEN ONE DAY BLOWER JUST QUIT BLOWING ANY TYPE AIR, DID RESEARCH FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR, RESISTOR AND HARNESS HAD MELTED SO REPLACED IT AND WORKED FINE BUT NEVER REALLY WORKED ON THE NUMBER 1 SETTING AGAIN. HAS NOW HAPPENED AGAIN JANUARY 29, 2014, BURNING SMELL AND JUST QUIT WORKING AGAIN. THANKFULLY NOT EXPECTING 0 DEGREE TEMPS AGAIN BEFORE I CAN GET THE PARTS AND GET IT FIXED AGAIN. ORDERED THE BLOWER MOTOR, WIRING HARNESS AND RESISTOR THIS TIME. WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM I CERTAINLY HOPE THEY ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE HAS A FATAL INCIDENT. *TR

I LEFT MY HOUSE TO PICKUP MY STEPSON FROM PRACTICE. WHILE DRIVING TO THE SCHOOL I BEGAN TO SMELL AN ODOR OF MELTING PLASTIC, PULLING INTO MY STEPSON'S SCHOOL, I BEGAN TO SMELL AND SEE SMOKE. WHEN I GOT CLOSER TO THE PARKING AREA, SPARKS BEGAN TO FALL FROM UNDERNEATH THE RIGHT PASSENGER DASH. I IMMEDIATELY PARKED THE CAR AND RAN AROUND TO THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE AND OPENED THE DOOR. I TOLD THE KIDS TO MOVE BACK AND PLACED A COFFEE CUP UNDERNEATH TO CATCH THE FLAMES DRIPPING FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD WHICH WAS QUICKLY SPREADING AND BURNING THE CARPET. I TOLD MY STEPSON TO CALL THE FIRE DEPT. I TOOK HIS PHONE AND GOT THROUGH TO COLLIN COUNTY. AND THEY SWITCHED ME TO THE LOCAL FIRE DEPT. BEFORE THE FIRE DEPT ARRIVED, MY CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND A TOTAL LOSS. THE FIRE REPORT CONCURS WHERE THE FIRE BEGAN. I HAVE SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON REOCCURRING PROBLEM WITH HUMMERS AND THERE ARE MANY REPORTS SIMILAR TO MY EXPERIENCE. AS A MATTER OF FACT, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACED THAT SAME HARNESS ABOUT SIX MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR BECAUSE WE SMELLED SMOKE AND REALIZED THE VERY SAME PART HAD BURNED. MANY OTHER HUMMER OWNERS HAVE REPLACED THIS PART MULTIPLE TIMES DO TO THIS DEFECTIVE BLOWER MOTOR FAN HARNESS. THE PROBLEM IS HUMMER KNOWS THE PART IS DEFECTIVE AND THE REPLACEMENT IS ALSO DEFECTIVE. ALSO, THAT PART IS A DEALER ITEM. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO FIXED WITH A NATIONAL PUBLIC RECALL BEFORE SOMETHING TERRIBLE OCCURS. WHEN MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE, I WAS IN FRONT OF A SCHOOL WITH CHILDREN AROUND AND NEED I RESTATE I WAS IN THE CAR WHEN THE FIRE BEGAN. *TR

AFTER I STARTED MY VEHICLE INSIDE MY GARAGE I TURNED THE HEAT ON. THE TRUCK WAS STILL IN PARK. AFTER I TURNED ON THE HEAT I WENT INTO THE HOUSE TO GET MY COAT. WHEN I CAME BACK OUT TO THE TRUCK TO PREPARE TO LEAVE I NOTICED SMOKE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND REMOVED THE KEYS. I OPENED ALL FOUR DOORS TO LET THE SMOKE OUT, THE GARAGE DOOR WAS ALREADY OPEN. THE TIME FROM WHEN I STARTED MY TRUCK TO WHEN I SAW THE SMOKE WAS ABOUT 15 SECONDS. I LET THE TRUCK SIT FOR ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE I STARTED LOOKING FOR WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE SMOKE. I REMEMBERED THAT THE SMOKE DIDN'T START UNTIL AFTER I TURNED ON THE HEATER SO I IMMEDIATELY CHECKED ALL RELEVANT FUSES AND RELAYS WHICH WERE GOOD...NONE WERE BLOWN. I THEN SET ABOUT CHECKING THE FAN, AND AS I REMOVED THE RESISTOR FROM THE FAN HOUSING UNDER THE DASH AND UNPLUGGED IT I SAW THAT IT (THE RESISTOR) WAS BURNED AT ONE OF THE BLADES.WITH SOME PLASTIC AROUND IT AND SCORCH MARKS AT ANOTHER BLADE. THIS PROMPTED ME TO INSPECT THE RESISTOR FEMALE RECEPTACLE ON THE WIRING HARNESS. I BEGAN INSPECTING THE RECEPTACLE. I FOUND A BURNED UP FEMALE BLADE RECEPTACLE. I DON'T KNOW IF THE RESISTOR SHORTED OUT OR THE WIRING HARNESS SHORTED OUT. I WENT TO THE AUTO PARTS STORE AND BOUGHT ANOTHER RESISTOR BECAUSE I NEEDED HEAT IN MY VEHICLE SO I PLUGGED IN AND REINSTALLED THE NEW RESISTOR AND STARTED UP THE TRUCK AND OBSERVED THE RESISTOR. NO SMOKE. I THEN TURNED ON THE HEAT (FAN) AND IT WOULDN'T COME ON SO I JUGGLED THE WIRING HARNESS AND IT CAME ON. BUT NOW I CANT SELECT RECIRCULATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHEN I DO ALL THREE LIGHTS ON ALL THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL KNOBS JUST BLINK ABOUT 5 TIMES THEN STOP.. ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN GIVE ME IN THIS MATTER WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE DASHBOARD CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE HEATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HARNESS, RESISTER FAN MOTOR, REPLAY, HEATER HOSES AND BAFFLE FAN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

THE VENTILATION SYSTEM STOPPING BLOWING AIR. I WENT ONLINE AND DID SOME RESEARCH ABOUT THIS AND FOUND THAT MANY OTHERS HAD THE SAME COMPLAINT AND HOW TO DIAGNOSE IT. I OPENED UP THE AREA UNDER THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND FOUND THAT A RESISTOR WAS BURNT UP. THIS APPEARS IT COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF IT HAD CAUGHT FIRE. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE HEAT STOPPED WORKING. IT WAS PARTICULARLY COLD, BUT THAT WAS NOT THE ISSUE. THE BLOWER STOPPED WORKING AND THE WINDOWS STARTED FOGGING UP. THE BLOWER DOES NOT WORK ON ANY SPEED, USELESS FOR DEFROST, HEAT, OR A/C. I WAS OUT OF THE COUNTRY FOR WORK FOR A FEW MONTHS, CONFIRMED THE ISSUE STILL EXISTS. LOOKED INTO IT ONLINE, EVIDENTLY 2006/07 HUMMERS, COLORADOS, AND OTHER GM HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO CONFIRMED THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE RESISTOR PACK IN THESE TYPES OF VEHICLES ALL THE TIME DUE TO SHODDY WIRING. THEY WANTED $200 DOLLARS TO FIX THIS. IF THIS IS SO COMMON, HOW IS THERE NO RECALL!?!? *TR