TAKATA RECALL. I HAD AN ACCIDENT ON 2/28/18. I FLIPPED 8X AND NOT ONE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. SO I SUSTAINED MULTIPLE INJURIES BUT I CANT GET ANY HELP. THESE AIRBAGS HAVE A GLITCH IN THE SENSOR. BUT SOMEONE NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEDECT
2007 Hummer H3
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most H3 years
Owner complaints for the 2007 Hummer H3 are substantially higher than the model-year median of 91.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
192 reports with mileage · 45 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Electrical System. Review the 76 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine. Review the 44 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Visibility/wiper. Review the 24 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
What owners actually said
237 reportsTAKATA RECALL. I WAS DRIVING DWN RURAL HWY @ NIGHT NEW HWY JUST PURCHASED 1 MTH PRIOR FROM IND. WENT TO OUT MY SODA IN CUP HOLDER WENT OUT OF LANE BARELY ENOUGH TO MK THE SOUND OUT OF LN I MUST OF OVER CORRECTED AND ALL I REMEMBER IS I WOKE UP AFTER FLIPPING 8X NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED NOT ONE. I HIT MY HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL DO NO…
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TAKATA RECALL. I WAS DRIVING DWN RURAL HWY @ NIGHT NEW HWY JUST PURCHASED 1 MTH PRIOR FROM IND. WENT TO OUT MY SODA IN CUP HOLDER WENT OUT OF LANE BARELY ENOUGH TO MK THE SOUND OUT OF LN I MUST OF OVER CORRECTED AND ALL I REMEMBER IS I WOKE UP AFTER FLIPPING 8X NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED NOT ONE. I HIT MY HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL DO NOT REMENBER ANYTHG. THIS WAS GIVING BY WITNESS. NOW MY BACK IS CURVED TO LEFT I CANT PUT MY SHOES ON MY LEFT LEG IS GOING NUMB NOW HAVE BULDGING DISC IN BACK OF NECK MY HIPS R OUT OF PLACE. I CAN BARELY WALK I CANT GET A DOC. TO SEE ME I HAD FULL COVERAGE UNINSUED INSURED MOTIRIST, COMP COLLIOSION, PROPERTY EVERYTHING. IM SCARED IM GOING TO GO PARALYED IF I DONT GET ANY HELP. PLEASE . I NEED HELP MY AIRBAGS SHLD HAD DEPLOYED I FLIPPED 8X NOT ONE COME ON IGNITION WAS STILL IN THE ON POSITION PER EYE WITNESS ..AGAINI FLIPPED 8X MY WHOLE BACK NECK HEAD LEFT SIDE IS MESSED UP I CANNOT GET UP IN OR OUT OF BED BY MYSELF. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER 8X SOMETHING SHLD HAD WORKED. BUT THEY DIDNT NOW IM IN BAD SHAPE. I NEED HELP. THPSE AIRBAGS SHLD HAD DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT NOW IM SUFFERING CUZ NO DOCTOR WILL SEE ME WITHOUT AN ATTY. THANK YOU. IWAS DRIVING HM ON NEW HWY. DOING SPEED LIMIT OF 75. HAD THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AS THEY SHLD. I WOULDNT BE IN THIS BAD OF SHAPE WHEN HUMMER COME TO REST IT LAID ON DRIVERS SIDE NOR DID THOSE AIR BAGS DEPLOY. NOT ONE AIR BAG DEPLOYED ON HUMMER IF IT DID I MAYBE OKAY.THERE IS A POLICE REPORT I DONT HAVE IT I HAVE HIRED ATTY. THERE WAS 71 PICTURES TAKEN OF HUMMER THAT SHOWS CLEARLY WHERE THEY DID NOT DEPLOY. I FEEL JUST CUZ I WENT OUT OF LANE JUST ALITTLE BIT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MY AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING. I FEEL TAKATA IS RESPONSIBKEVGIR THE AIRBAGSCNOT DEPLOYING.
IF RETURNING SOON AFTER SHUT OFF ; IT WILL NOT RESTART. HAVE TO WAIT AWHILE FOR IT TO RESTART. IT'S WEIRD BECAUSE THERE ARE NO OTHER PROBLEMS. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR AWHILE NOW.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE HOOD LOUVER SUDDENLY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND RETRIEVED THE DETACHED LOUVER FROM THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER (JEFF GORDAN CHEVROLET, 228 S. …
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE HOOD LOUVER SUDDENLY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND RETRIEVED THE DETACHED LOUVER FROM THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER (JEFF GORDAN CHEVROLET, 228 S. COLLEGE RD, WILMINGTON, NC) WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V179000 (STRUCTURE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND ALL THE ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACT…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND ALL THE ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,565.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE INTO A RAVINE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK AND HIP INJURIES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A TOW LOT. THE MANUFACTURE…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE INTO A RAVINE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK AND HIP INJURIES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A TOW LOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.
PASSLOCK ISSUES NOT ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO START. WAIT 10MIN WITH MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS.
I DON'T KNOW WHY I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MIN.BEFORE THE TRUCK WILL START THIS IS CRAZY AND NO ONE WANTS TO FIX THE ISSUE.I HAVE HAD IT TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS AND THEY SAY ITS ALL THE HUMMER H3S THAT THIS PROBLEM IS IN THE COMPUTER AND WILL COST ME OVER $800 TO FIX THATS CRAZY THIS SHOULD BE PUT FOR RECALL NOT GOOD BUSINESS I HAVE CHIL…
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I DON'T KNOW WHY I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MIN.BEFORE THE TRUCK WILL START THIS IS CRAZY AND NO ONE WANTS TO FIX THE ISSUE.I HAVE HAD IT TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS AND THEY SAY ITS ALL THE HUMMER H3S THAT THIS PROBLEM IS IN THE COMPUTER AND WILL COST ME OVER $800 TO FIX THATS CRAZY THIS SHOULD BE PUT FOR RECALL NOT GOOD BUSINESS I HAVE CHILDREN THAT IF THERES AN EMERGANCY MY HUMMER WONT START. REALLY GM GET IT TOGETHER THIS HAPPENES ALL THE TIME AND HALF THE TIME I HAVE TO WAIT 20 TO 30 MIN FOR IT TO START
I STOPPED AT GAS STATION FOR FUEL. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AFTER FUELING UP. THEN IT STARTED. APPARENTLY THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE HUMMER, AS I HAVE READ A NUMBER OF INCIDENTS REPORTED ON LINE WITH SAME ISSUE.
SIR/MA'AM, I AM WRITING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE 2007 HUMMER H3 SECURITY SYSTEM NOT ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO START UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. I MAINTAIN MY VEHICLE TO HIGH STANDARDS AND OVER THE LAST 8 MONTHS HAVE HAD ISSUES STARTING MY HUMMER. WHEN THE HUMMER DOES NOT START, YOU MUST WAIT 10-15 MINUTES TO EVEN ATTEMPT TO RESTAR…
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SIR/MA'AM, I AM WRITING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE 2007 HUMMER H3 SECURITY SYSTEM NOT ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO START UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. I MAINTAIN MY VEHICLE TO HIGH STANDARDS AND OVER THE LAST 8 MONTHS HAVE HAD ISSUES STARTING MY HUMMER. WHEN THE HUMMER DOES NOT START, YOU MUST WAIT 10-15 MINUTES TO EVEN ATTEMPT TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WILL TURN OVER, BUT NO FUEL IS SENT TO THE ENGINE TO START. IF IT DOESN'T START AGAIN, YOU MUST WAIT ANOTHER 10-15 MINUTES. THE LATTER HAS HAPPENED TO ME 5 OR 6 TIMES IN JUST THE LAST 2 MONTHS. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS TO GM ABOUT THIS EXACT ISSUE, AND HAS FALLEN ON DEAF EARS. MANY VEHICLE FORUM USERS COMPLAIN OF THE EXACT ISSUE AS WELL, WITH ZERO ASSISTANCE FROM GM AS SEEN HERE: HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-C8039_DS531571 I AM CONCERNED THAT IF THE SPORADIC SECURITY LOCKDOWN (PASSLOCK) OCCURS WHILE DRIVING, FUEL IS CUT OFF FROM THE RUNNING ENGINE, SPEED/STEERING/BRAKING WILL BE MINIMIZED, AND THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH IS INCREASED EXPONENTIALLY. PLEASE ADVISE GM THERE NEEDS TO BE A FIX FOR THIS AND ENSURE THEY COMPLY! THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I BELIEVE MY PHOTOS OF THE BLOWER MOTOR FAN RESISTOR BEING BURNT HELPED GET GM ISSUE A RECALL, AND I HOPE THIS WILL URGE THEM TO FIX AS WELL
Official recalls
215V421000 · Visibility:defroster/defogger/hvac System:fan/motor
Jul 1, 2015
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2006-2010 Hummer H3 vehicles manufactured February 5, 2005, to May 24, 2010, and 2009-2010 Hummer H3T vehicles manufactured May 21, 2008, to May 24, 2010. In the affected vehicles, the connector module that controls the blower motor speed for the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system may overheat.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If the blower motor connector module overheats, it can increase the risk of a fire.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace part of the blower motor connector and harness, free of charge. The recall began February 26, 2016. Owners may contact Hummer customer service at 1-800-732-5493. GM's number for this recall is 15042.
10V179000 · Structure:body:hood
Apr 30, 2010
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 & remedy
Consequence: IF THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVING WHEN THIS OCCURS, IT COULD STRIKE A FOLLOWING VEHICLE AND CAUSE INJURY AND/OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.
Remedy: 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.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.
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