2006 Hummer H3

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.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH TO A RAMP CHANGING TO ANOTHER HIGHWAY, THE CONTACT SLAMMED THE BRAKES WHEN NOTICED THE VEHICLE HIT SOMETHING WHICH RESULTED TO BE A DEER. THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN. THE CONTACT SUFFERED CHEST BRUISES AND THE CHILD RIDING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS RESTRAINED BY THE SEAT BELT BUT SUFFERED A NECK INJURY. THE AIR BAG IN THE PASSENGER SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY EITHER. THE CONTACT COULD NOT SEE THE OBJECT IMPACTED BECAUSE THE HOOD OPENED COVERING THE WINDSHIELD. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE PRESENT AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE CONTACT AND THE CHILD WERE EVACUATED TO A HOSPITAL IN A PRIVATE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP AND WAS DEEMED INOPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, WHO INDICATED UPON THE COMPLETION OF THE REPAIRS; TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP FOR THE INSPECTION OF THE SENSORS AND THE SEAT BELT WHICH FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE DRIVER.

MINE SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED BY "CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI CASE NUMBER: 10169754." HOWEVER, WHEN I TOOK MY H3 IN, ALL THEY DID WAS BLAME IT ON ME STATING I HAD SOMEONE ELSE ALIGN MY BRAND NEW CAR, AND TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE, THEY JUST REALIGNED THE VEHICLE TO CENTER THE STEERING WHEEL. I DID ASK HOW THE ALIGNMENT OF EACH WHEEL WAS, AND THEY SAID IT WAS IN THE 'GREEN' BEFORE THEY REALIGNED, SO THAT TELLS ME IT ISN'T SOMETHING THAT I HIT IN THE ROAD TO KNOCK IT OFF CENTER, BUT RATHER SOMETHING INSIDE THE CAR MALFUNCTIONED. THIS SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IF THERE MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF THE SAME CASE, IT SOUNDS LIKE ONE PERSON'S DEALER ACTUALLY REPLACED A FAILED PART, WHERE MINE DID NOT FOR THE SAME ISSUE. TO THIS DAY I STILL HEAR CLUMKING SOUNDS WHEN I STEER THE CAR, I HOPE THIS ISN'T LEADING TO A COMPLETE FAILURE AND A DEADLY CRASH FOR SOMETHING THAT I HAD ALREADY REPORTED AND ATTEMPTED TO HAVE FIX. *NM

THE FIRST WEEK I OWNED THIS NEW H-3 MY STEERING WENT OUT AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS CLEARLY TILTED. I HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL VERY CROOKED TO GO DOWN THE ROAD STRAIGHT. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN 4 TIMES REGARDING THIS SINCE THEY ATTEMPT TO FIX IT BUT THEN A CLUNK IS HEARD AND IT GOES OUT OF ALIGNMENT AGAIN. THEY REPLACED SOME SORT OF PART IN THE STEERING COLUMN BUT THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM SINCE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. NOW A FACTORY REP. HAS DECIDED IT COULD BE THE POWER STEERING AND THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING. I AM EXTREMELY WORRIED THAT THIS A SAFETY ISSUE AND AN ACCIDENT IS INEVITABLE. I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THIS SINCE I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE IDLING AT AN INTERSECTION, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND ON STAR WAS CALLED. THERE WAS AN ADVISORY TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SLOWLY TO THE NEAREST DEALER. DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS PERFORMED AND THEY DETERMINED A CYLINDER WAS LEAKING AND THE HEAD AND VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. 12,000 MILES AFTER THE FIRST REPAIR, THE IDENTICAL SCENARIO RECURRED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THEY DETERMINED THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE WAS THE SAME AS THE PREVIOUS VISIT. ANOTHER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING AND IT NEEDED A HEAD AND VALVE JOB AGAIN. THE SERVICE MANAGER EXPRESSED THE REASON FOR THE RECURRENCE WAS DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE HEAD WHICH WAS INSTALLED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED AND DURING THE REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NOW A NEW PART FOR REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE ORIGINAL PART AND THE NEW PART HAD THE SAME PART NUMBER. *NM

VEHICLE HAD AN ENGINE MISS FIRE THAT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE HEAD. MISS. RETURNED SHORTLY AFTER REPAIRS. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO MISS. VEHICLE FILLED UP WITH WATER DURING A RAINSTORM. ALL INTERIOR HAD TO BE REMOVED AND DRIED OUT. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS OCCURRED THAT REQUIRED FOUR BATTERIES OVER 12 MONTHS. DEALER STATED IT WAS MY PROBLEM, BECAUSE I HAD A SMALL INVERTER FOR COMPUTER. SOLD THE VEHICLE TO THE HUMMER DEALER AT A LOSS OF $15,000. HUMMER REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE AFTER FIRST STATING THEY WOULD. *JB

MY WIFE'S NEW 2006 HUMMER H3 SAFETY BELT WOULD NOT UNLOCK. MAKING MY WIFE STUCK IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. MY WIFE BEING PREGNANT THERE WAS NO WAY TO RELEASE HER FROM THE SEAT BELT. THIS WAS THE 2ND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. WE ENDED UP CUTTING THE SEAT BELT AND TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALER TO REPLACE. STILL WAITING ON PARTS TO ARRIVE FROM DEALER TO REPLACE ENTIRE SEAT BELT AND BUCKLE ON PASSENGER SIDE. *NM