2008 Hummer H3

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HUMMER H3. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD INADVERTENTLY MOVE TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE UPPER STEERING SHAFT AND A BUSHING THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

MY HUMMER WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE AND WOULD NOT START. THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE WHEN I TURNED THE KEY. I CALLED AAA THINKING IT WAS A DEAD BATTERY. THEY CAME OUT, GOT IN THE CAR AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. THEY TESTED ALL ELECTRICAL AND FOUND NO ISSUES. THE BATTERY IS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD. A FEW WEEKS LATER, I DROVE A SHORT DISTANCE, PARKED AND TURNED OFF MY HUMMER. LESS THAN 1 MINUTE LATER, I GOT IN AND IT WOULD NOT START. THIS TIME, NO CLICKING NOISE, NOTHING. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES, SINCE I REMEMBERED THAT IT STARTED UP THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED. A FEW TRIES AND ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER, THE HUMMER STARTED. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE IT TO MY MECHANIC FOR A COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK-COST $110.00. EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT FINE, AND THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. AND THERE SEEMS TO BE NO FIX. GM REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE HAD AN ISSUE ALMOST FROM DAY ONE WITH THE KEY FOB SETTING OFF THE ALARM WHEN I TRY TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE. THE HORN BLOWS, BUT NOT STRONGLY LIKE IT WOULD IF THE CAR IS BEING BROKEN INTO. IT'S A VERY WEAK HONK, AND IT WILL NOT STOP UNTIL THE DOOR IS UNLOCKED AND THE KEY INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. MY DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT THIS AND SUGGESTED IT MIGHT BE THE FOB BATTERY. IT'S NOT, IT DOES IT WITH NEW BATTERIES INSTALLED. THE CONSENSUS OF READERS ONLINE IS THAT THIS NOT STARTING ISSUE IS A FLAW IN THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE THINKS IT'S BEING STOLEN AND THEREFORE WILL NOT START. I ALSO BELIEVE THIS IS THE CASE, BASED ON THE PROBLEMS I'VE HAD WITH THE KEY FOB. GETTING STUCK SOMEPLACE IS NOT ONLY ANNOYING, BUT CAN BE DANGEROUS. I LIVE IN ARIZONA WITH TEMPS IN EXCESS OF 110 DURING THE SUMMER. LIKEWISE FOR PEOPLE THIS HAPPENS TO IN AREAS OF FRIGID COLD AND SNOW.

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING DOWN OUR DRIVEWAY IN HIS 2008 HUMMER H3, AND BOTH THE PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. IT SOUNDED LIKE A CANNON WENT OFF IN THE VEHICLE WITH US. OUR EARDRUMS HURT FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT. WE CONTACTED OUR INSURANCE COMPANY, WHO REFUSED TO PAY STATING IT WAS A MANUFACTURER ISSUE. WE CONTACTED GM, WHO DID AN INVESTIGATION AND CONCLUDED THAT THE AIRBAGS "FUNCTIONED AS THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO". WHEN WE ASKED HOW THAT COULD BE POSSIBLE, AND WHAT THE INVESTIGATION SHOWED, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE INFORMATION WAS CONFIDENTIAL. THE GENTLEMAN THAT GM SENT TO TAKE PICTURES OF OUR DRIVEWAY FOR THE INVESTIGATION EVEN COMMENTED THAT HE DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THEM TO DEPLOY. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYING WHILE TRAVELING DOWN ONE'S DRIVEWAY IN A VEHICLE THAT IS MADE FOR CLIMBING MOUNTAINS AND SUCH, COULD BE CONSIDERED AS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THESE AIRBAGS ARE SUPPOSED TO DEPLOY IN A ROLLOVER EVENT. A SIMPLE ONLINE SEARCH WILL REVEAL THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE TO OTHER PEOPLE. IT'S OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE SENSOR, AND A DANGEROUS ONE AT THAT. IF WE HAD BEEN TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE OR A BUSY ROAD AND THEY HAD DEPLOYED, WE COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN KILLED. I DRIVE A SMALL FOUR CYLINDER CAR DOWN OUR DRIVEWAY ON A DAILY BASIS TO GO TO WORK, AND MY AIRBAGS HAVE NEVER GONE OFF ON ME. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY AN OFFICIAL RECALL HASN'T BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE HOOD VENT GRILL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND CRACKED THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE HOOD VENT GRILL CAME IN CONTACT WITH AN UNKNOWN VEHICLE AND A CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

IT STARTED ONE MORNING I WENT TO START MY VEHICLE AND IT WOULDN'T START I WAS GETTING A (NO CRANK NO START).I TESTED THE BATTERY THAT HAD BEEN REPLACED ONLY MONTHS BEFORE AND THE BATTERY WAS FINE, I THEN PROCEEDED TO CHECK MY IGNITION AND STARTER FUSES AND RELAYS ALL WERE REPLACED. I NOTICED I HAD A DASH LIGHT ON THAT WAS A CAR SYMBOL NOT EVER DEALING WITH IT I TALKED TO A GARAGE AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE ANTI THEFT PASS LOCK SYSTEM AND THAT I COULD CHECK BY LETTING THE KEY ON FOR 10 MINS THEN WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT START IT WORKED AS THEY SAID. THEY SUGGESTED I REPLACE THE LOCK ASSEMBLE WHICH INCLUDED THE LOCK HOUSING,KEY CYLINDER,AND PASS LOCK MODULE.I GOT THE PARTS FROM MY LOCAL DEALER AND HAD THEM REPLACED AND RE LEARNED CAR WORKED FINE NO LIGHT ANY MORE FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS. AT THAT TIME I WAS DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF DURING DRIVING I GOT IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AN IMMEDIATELY TURNED MY KEY OFF AND TRIED STARTING IT AGAIN WHEN I DID SO I NOTICED THAT STUPID RED DASH LIGHT SHAPED LIKE A CAR WAITED THE 10 MINS AS DID BEFORE AND STARTED RIGHT UP TOOK IT RIGHT HOME NOW THE SAME THING BUT IT JUST BLINKS AND WILL NOT GO OFF ANYMORE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM NOT STARTING SOMEWHERE IS ONE THING THAT'S BAD ENOUGH BUT TO HAVE IT SHUT OFF COMPLETELY WHEN DRIVING IS SCARY. I HAVE MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE REGULARLY AND I'M FINDING OUT THAT THEIR ARE MULTIPLY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR VEHICLES NOT ONLY HUMMER'S BUT MOST GM PRODUCTS. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING SECURITY ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS. KEEPS ME STRANDED AT TIMES UNTIL THE SYSTEM RESETS ITSELF. MY HOOD IS RATTLING AND AM AFRAID ONE DAY IT WILL COME OFF. DON'T WANT TO TRADE IT IN BUT MAY NOT HAVE A CHOICE. IF COMPANIES ARE AWARE OF THESE PROBLEMS THEY NEED TO FIX THEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED. IT IS A TOTAL SHAME THAT CONSUMERS HAVE TO DEAL WITH ALL THESE PROBLEMS AND BY THE WAY PAYING HIGH CAR OR TRUCK NOTES A MONTH AND HAVING TO DEAL WITH EXTRA PROBLEMS WE DON'T NEED OR WANT. FIX EVERYTHING RIGHT THE FIRST TIME AND THERE WON'T BE SO MANY COMPLAINTS COMING YOUR WAY. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN MORE THAN ONCE FOR RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SUED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 27 MPH, THE ABS, FOG, TRACTION, AND TPM INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT MORE TIME WAS NEEDED TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT WANT TO PAY THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE WITHOUT CHECKING TO SEE IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE RECURRED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V421000 (VISIBILITY) DID NOT ADDRESS THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,500.

INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLES PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM DISABLES THE STARTER LEAVING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS STRANDED FOR 10 MINUTES WHILE THE SYSTEM RESETS ITSELF AND REENGAGES THE STARTER. THIS ISSUES SEEMS TO OCCUR AT RANDOM, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AT WILL. AN INTERNET SEARCH ON THE PASSLOCK SECURITY ISSUES PROVES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE H3.

TAKATA RECALL. I WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 10-15 MPH ON A SIDE ROAD APPROACHING A STOP SIGN TO GET ONTO THE MAIN HIGHWAY AND THE SIDE AIRBAGS ON BOTH SIDES DEPLOYED ON THEIR OWN. NOTHING HIT THE VEHICLE TO CAUSE THEM TO RELEASE. IT LOCKED UP MY FRONT SEAT BELTS ALSO. I CUT THE AIRBAGS OUT TO BE ABLE TO SEE TO DRIVE HOME, AND WAS ABLE TO PULL THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT AROUND ME ENOUGH TO MAKE IT HOME. I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEN CALLED THE LOCAL HUMMER DEALER TO LEAVE A MESSAGE FOR THEM TO RETURN MY CALL. MY INSURANCE COMPANY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE A DEALER ISSUE, AND NOTHING THEY WOULD COVER, BUT ADVISED ME TO GO TO MY LOCAL INSURANCE AGENT AND TALK WITH THEM ON MONDAY. THIS IS SATURDAY, JULY 16, 2016 AND NEITHER THE INSURANCE COMPANY OR THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE DEALERSHIP IS OPEN UNTIL MONDAY. I AM NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED, BUT BELIEVE THAT THERE IT MAY BE CONNECTED TO FAULTY SENSORS ON THE SIDE AIRBAGS.