2006 Hummer H3

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.

FIRST OF ALL, THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT IS VERY VAGUE CONSIDERING IT'S BEEN HAPPENING MOST OF THE LIFE SPAN OF THE VEHICLE. EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE REACHED 30,000 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF PERIODICALLY. NOW THERE IS AROUND 85,000 MILES AND I CAN HONESTLY SAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR MOST OF THE LIFE OF THE CAR. THE CODE IS ALWAYS P0300. THIS IS DUE TO A RANDOM MISFIRE IN THE CYLINDER HEADS. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR LONG ENOUGH TO SAY THIS TYPICALLY HAPPENS DURING IDLE. THIS CAR HAS ALWAYS HAD A ROUGH IDLE. I WOULD SAY TEN PERCENT OF THE TIME IT'S A SMOOTH IDLE. I ALWAYS USE GOOD GAS, CLEAN OIL AND UP TO DATE MAINTENANCE ON THIS VEHICLE AND I NEVER STRESS THE ENGINE DUE TO IT'S FEELING OF IT BEING SO FRAGILE. GOING ONLINE I AM ASTONISHED TO FIND SO MANY WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. GM HAD THE SAME RECALL ON THE INLINE 5 CYLINDER CANYON CYLINDER HEADS. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM WE ARE HAVING WITH OUR INLINE 5 CYLINDER ENGINE HEADS. GM NEEDS TO PUT THIS ON RECALL. FIX THEIR MISTAKE AND KEEP THIS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FROM GOING ON EVERY TIME I PARK MY CAR, START MY CAR OR SIMPLY IDLE. MANY WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF THIS WAS RECALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 50 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AIR SENSOR, COIL SPRINGS, AND THE SPARK PLUGS NEEDED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

MUST REPLACE BOTH TIE ROD ENDS, HUMMER HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD!!! THIS IS RIDICULOUS, APPARENTLY IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE HUMMER, IF THAT BE THE CASE, THEN WHY DIDN'T THEY MAKE THESE PARTS HEAVY DUTY ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THAT WEIGHT? THEY NEED TO DO A RECALL AND REIMBURSE ALL THE PEOPLE WHO FILED A COMPLAINT BECAUSE OF THIS AND BALL JOINTS WEARING OUT BEFORE 50,000 MILES!! THIS IS GOING TO COST ME NEARLY $500.00! MY HUSBAND HAD A 2001 YUKON, WITH 300,000 MILES AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM!

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

THE CHECK ENGINE CAME ON AND I TOOK IT TO MY DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT.THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE ENGINE HEAD CYLINDER (ENGINE MISSFIRE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE MECHANIC STATED IT WAS DUE TO AN INFERIOR SOFT METAL USED TO MANUFACTURE THE HEADS WHICH CAUSED A LOSS OF COMBUSTION WHEN THE ENGINE WAS IDLING. THE BLOWBACK AT IDLE WAS WHAT WAS CAUSING THE ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. MECHANIC ALSO STATED THIS PROBLEM WAS A RECURRING PROBLEM IN THIS 5CYL ENGINE WHICH IS THE SAME ENGINE THAT IS IN THE COLORADO PICKUPS AND IS COVERED UNDER A GM RECALL IN THE PICKUPS BUT NOT THE HUMMER. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ISSUE WILL ONLY GET WORST. PLEASE HELP AS I WAS GIVEN A PRICE TO REPAIR OF APPROX. $3183 IF I WAS GOING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS MYSELF AT THE DEALERSHIP. WHAT CAN A PERSON DO WHEN THIS IS A KNOWN MFG DEFECT, MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH NO RECOURSE. *TT

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