2006 Hummer H3

VEHICLE HAD HEATER BLOWER HARNESS AND RESISTOR FAIL AND CATCH FIRE FOR THE SECOND TIME. REPAIRED REPLACED ONCE BEFORE. THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM OCCURS DUE TO A DESIGN DEFECT AND REPLACEMENT PARTS DO NOT CORRECT THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM AND IT WILL FAIL AGAIN. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME. THE CIRCUITS SHOULD BE FUSE PROTECTED SO THIS WILL NOT BURN. PART NUMBERS HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO UPGRADE THIS CONNECTION TO NEWER DESIGN, BUT THESE PARTS ALSO FAIL. THIS IS A SERIOUS FAILURE OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, THE GROUND TERMINAL TO THE CHASSIS (BY THE INTAKE FILTER IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT) IS SUSPECT AS WELL. OVERALL THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY NEGLIGENTLY DESIGNED CIRCUIT. ONE CAN ALSO FIND NUMEROUS REPORTED FAILURES IN RELATED VEHICLES USING THE SAME PARTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, A BURNING ODOR WAS SMELLED AND SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE LOCATION AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

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..WHEN 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 ALWAYS 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 GONNA 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. *TR

THIS WILL BE THE THIRD BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR THAT I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE. THIS TIME I AM REPLACING THE HARNESS BECAUSE IT BURNED UP SO BADLY ON TWO TERMINALS. GM HAS YET TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM... I PAID $26 FOR THE RESISTOR, AND IT'S GOING TO BE $30 FOR THE HARNESS, AND I SAVE A TON ON THE LABOR BECAUSE I AM A MECHANIC, BUT THIS IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. THERE IS AN AIR FLOW IN THIS AREA, AND CAN FAN OR START FLAMES IN THIS AREA IF IT OCCURS WHILE DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS! THIS IS MY SECOND REPORT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSERTING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WOULD NOT READ THE KEY TO START THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD CONTACT AT A LATER DATE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

BLOWER MOTOR FOR HVAC STOPPED WORKING, SMELLED BURNING PLASTIC, WIRING AND RESISTOR BURNED UP. IT IS LOCATED UNDER THE DASH AND IS VERY EASY TO CATCH FIRE, THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS WITH THE CHEVY & GM PRODUCT. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AS MANY ITEMS CAN BURN UP, GM IS OF NO HELP WITH THIS. *TR

AS I WAS LEAVING WORK THE OTHER DAY, MY HUMMER H3 LOST ITS A/C. AS I CHECKED IT OUT I FOUND THAT THE A/C PUMP WOULD TURN ON, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING BLOWING THRU THE VENTS. AS I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH I FOUND A BLOG REGARDING THIS VERY PROBLEM, IT SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH A RESISTOR AND CONNECTOR IN THE BLOWER SYSTEM. IT MELTS AND BECOMES USELESS. THIS IS NOT ONLY AN INCONVENIENCE AT 100 PLUS DEGREES, IT IS A FIRE HAZARD AS WELL. I BELIEVE THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. *TR