NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
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69 reports71,120 miles · Nov 4, 2015
Electrical System
VEHICLE IS PARKED AND THIS ISSUE HAPPENS WETHER OR NOT THE VEHICLE HAS BE USED, JUST AFTER TURNING IT OFF OR WHEN ITS BEEN SITTING OVERNIGHT. WHEN I TURN THE IGNITION/KEY THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START EACH TIME IT MAKES NO INDICATING/COMMON NOISE WHEN TRYING TO START IT. THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR AND STARTER CHECK OUT AND ARE FINE. O…
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VEHICLE IS PARKED AND THIS ISSUE HAPPENS WETHER OR NOT THE VEHICLE HAS BE USED, JUST AFTER TURNING IT OFF OR WHEN ITS BEEN SITTING OVERNIGHT. WHEN I TURN THE IGNITION/KEY THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START EACH TIME IT MAKES NO INDICATING/COMMON NOISE WHEN TRYING TO START IT. THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR AND STARTER CHECK OUT AND ARE FINE. OTHER GM PRODUCTS HAVE THIS RECALL HOWEVER, THIS ONE DOES NOT.(?)
NHTSA ODI #10788351
Mileage unknown · Oct 22, 2015
Visibility/wiper
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V421000 (VISIBILITY) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COUL…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V421000 (VISIBILITY) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE.
NHTSA ODI #10785428
Mileage unknown · Oct 19, 2015
Electrical System
MY 2009 GM HUMMER WITH 39000 MILES HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE IGNITION/ DISABLING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE CRANKS SOME TIME AND SOME TIMES IT DOESN'T DISPLAYING THE LOCKED SECURITY SYMBOL ON THE DASH. IT HAS COME ON WHILE DRIVING AND I'M CONCERNED IT WILL SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. I'M ABSOLUTELY CONCERNED FOR ME AND MY FAMILIES SAFETY. I …
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MY 2009 GM HUMMER WITH 39000 MILES HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE IGNITION/ DISABLING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE CRANKS SOME TIME AND SOME TIMES IT DOESN'T DISPLAYING THE LOCKED SECURITY SYMBOL ON THE DASH. IT HAS COME ON WHILE DRIVING AND I'M CONCERNED IT WILL SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. I'M ABSOLUTELY CONCERNED FOR ME AND MY FAMILIES SAFETY. I HAVE QUIT DRIVING THE VEHICLE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
NHTSA ODI #10783337
300 miles · Oct 16, 2015
Electrical System
MY 2009 HUMMER H3 ON OCCASION WILL NOT START. IT CAN HAPPEN ANY TIME, ANY WHERE, UNDER ANY WEATHER CONDITIONS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE CAR RADIO, INTERIOR LIGHTS, ETC. ARE HOWEVER STILL WORKING. I THEN HAVE TO WAIT APPROX. 10 TO 15 MINUTES, AND THE VEHICLE STARTS UP LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED.. FROM DOING SOME ON-LINE RESEARCH I FOU…
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MY 2009 HUMMER H3 ON OCCASION WILL NOT START. IT CAN HAPPEN ANY TIME, ANY WHERE, UNDER ANY WEATHER CONDITIONS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE CAR RADIO, INTERIOR LIGHTS, ETC. ARE HOWEVER STILL WORKING. I THEN HAVE TO WAIT APPROX. 10 TO 15 MINUTES, AND THE VEHICLE STARTS UP LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED.. FROM DOING SOME ON-LINE RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT MANY, MANY, HUMMER H3 OWNERS FROM YEARS 2002 TO 2009 HAVE THIS SAME DISTURBING ISSUE. I HAD THIS PROBLEM FROM DAY ONE WHEN I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE. HOWEVER NOW IT IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT.. THIS OCCURRED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK. SOME ATTRIBUTE THIS TO A FAULTY SECURITY PASS LOCK SYSTEM. I FEEL THIS IS WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS ISSUE AND THERE SHOULD BE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL ON ALL HUMMER H3'S THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM.
NHTSA ODI #10782910
99,900 miles · Oct 15, 2015
Electrical System
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE AIR CONDITIONER SUDDENLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONNECTOR MODULE FOR THE HEAT, AIR, DEFROSTERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFI…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE AIR CONDITIONER SUDDENLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONNECTOR MODULE FOR THE HEAT, AIR, DEFROSTERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V421000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,900.
NHTSA ODI #10782340
57,000 miles · Sep 17, 2015
Electrical System
VEHICLE WILL NOT CRANK UP DUE TO FAULTY PASS LOCK-SECURITY SYSTEM. AFTER 10 MINUTES, THE SYSTEM WILL RESET AND START. AT THE BEGINNING, THIS WAS INFREQUENT, HOWEVER, AS OF LATE, THIS PROBLEM BECOMES VERY PERSISTENT, SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. GM HAS RECALLED MANY OTHER GM VEHICLES WITH FAULTY IGNITION IN 2014 FOR GM VEHICLES MADE DUR…
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VEHICLE WILL NOT CRANK UP DUE TO FAULTY PASS LOCK-SECURITY SYSTEM. AFTER 10 MINUTES, THE SYSTEM WILL RESET AND START. AT THE BEGINNING, THIS WAS INFREQUENT, HOWEVER, AS OF LATE, THIS PROBLEM BECOMES VERY PERSISTENT, SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. GM HAS RECALLED MANY OTHER GM VEHICLES WITH FAULTY IGNITION IN 2014 FOR GM VEHICLES MADE DURING THE SAME YEARS AS MY VEHICLE. GM DID NOT RECALL HUMMER AND SHOULD HAVE.
NHTSA ODI #10764443
100,000 miles · Sep 11, 2015
VisibilityFire
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONNECTOR MODULE THAT CONTROLS THE BLOWER MOTOR SPEED NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN …
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HUMMER H3. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONNECTOR MODULE THAT CONTROLS THE BLOWER MOTOR SPEED NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V421000 (VISIBILITY) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
NHTSA ODI #10763051
Mileage unknown · Sep 8, 2015
Electrical System
BLOWER STOPPED FUNCTIONING. RECEIVED LETTER OF RECALL FROM HUMMER. CAR DEALER INSPECTED AND STATED IT IS UNDER RECALL HOWEVER PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. CALLED HUMMER CUSTOMER CARE. INFORMED IAM NOT COVERED, PAY OUT OF POCKET. RECALL NUMBER IS: 15V421 MY INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER REVEALED THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE …
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BLOWER STOPPED FUNCTIONING. RECEIVED LETTER OF RECALL FROM HUMMER. CAR DEALER INSPECTED AND STATED IT IS UNDER RECALL HOWEVER PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. CALLED HUMMER CUSTOMER CARE. INFORMED IAM NOT COVERED, PAY OUT OF POCKET. RECALL NUMBER IS: 15V421 MY INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER REVEALED THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE 2006. PARTS ARE AVAILABLE YET ???
NHTSA ODI #10762337
136,000 miles · Sep 8, 2015
Visibility
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V421000 (VISIBILITY) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO T…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HUMMER H3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V421000 (VISIBILITY) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
NHTSA ODI #10762256
79,700 miles · Aug 10, 2015
Electrical SystemSeats
WHILE DRIVING THE PLASTIC CASE ON THE SIDE OF THE DRIVER SEAT BREAKS AWAY AND AUTOMATICALLY STARTS THE ELECTRIC SEAT TO MOVE DOWN AND BACK, CAUSING RISK OF ACCIDENT
NHTSA ODI #10747649
Official recalls
2Jul 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.
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 ↗