General Motors is recalling certain units of the Hummer H3 and H3T over an issue with the HVAC system that increases the risk of a fire.
The defect: in affected vehicles, the connector module that controls the blower motor speed in the heat/vent/air conditioning (HVAC) system may overheat under extended periods of operation at high- and medium-high speeds.
The hazards: the heat could melt the plastic surrounding the connector module, increasing the risk of a fire.
GM is aware of three reported minor burns and 42 fires but no crashes or fatalities related to this condition.
Affected vehicles:
- 2006-2010 Hummer H3 manufactured February 5, 2005 to May 24, 2010
- 2009-2010 Hummer H3T vehicles manufactured May 21, 2008, to May 24, 2010
Number of vehicles affected: 164,993 in the United States. Including Canada, Mexico and exports, the total recall population is 196,379.
The fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected portion of the connector and harness.
Owners should: customers looking to find out if their vehicle is included in this Hummer recall should visit recalls.gm.com. There, owners will be able to enter their Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) to see any open recalls as well as customer satisfaction programs. If the vehicle is part of the recall, customers should take it to a General Motors dealer.
Owners may contact GM customer service with questions by using the following information.
Contacts:
- Hummer Customer Service: 1-866-486-6376
- GM-Hummer Recall Number:Â 15042
- NHTSA Toll Free: 1-888-327-4236
- NHTSA (TTY): 1-800-424-9153
- NHTSA Website: www.safecar.gov
- NHTSA Recall Number:Â 15V421000
Comments
my hummer overheats after 30 miles, I need to fix this please. been waiting for part for 2 months now.
On the cooling clutch fan and open up vent louver and put a fan on front of the other one and keep the pink stuff for the cooling I live Oregon and I-5 is car kill if you run air all the time.
I went on EBay and got the stuff myself about 35 bucks 20 min fix, make you DE on all plug ends
With winter coming…wouldn’t it be a good idea to get these fixed BEFORE we have to start using our heat?
This is total BULL$#!T!!!!! I went to the gm dealer today and got the run around about there not being an updated resistor for the recall so therefore, they wanted to sell me another faulty resistor at full price as well as the harness that got fried in the process for a total of $122 when both products sell for $46 on amazon. So basically I have to drive around in this Hawaiian heat for the simple fact General Motors can’t get thier act together and stand behind thier product. Thanks for the bs customer service and making people drive without a/c because YOU put out a faulty product and can’t fix this situation in due time.
I had the recall fixed and a week later it caught on fire!!! The resistor plug!! Thank God I wasn’t hurt and got out in time. Was a total loss!!! The doors locked the horn was full blast. Lights flashing also thank God my grandkids were not strapped in their car seats!!! I would of not gotten them out!!!
My heater quit working yesterday, I heard something frying in the passenger side front floor board. Took vehicle to garage today and the resistor was fried and got a temporary fix. Hopefully hummer will get this problem repaired.
Below freezing here in Bristol Quebec Canada and my H3 cannot be driven. According to many opinions on the forums GM is deliberately not solving the problem. They certainly have had enough time to do so!!!!!!!!!!……….resistor and harness issue….
When will this get fixed? It is cold in my car.
My hummer have started smelling it is making me dizzy. I had to pull over last week and sit until I felt better. I took mine to a dealer Sat they said I have to wait until my #vin comes up
I received the recall letter (15042) for my 2006 H3 heater problem and it told me to make an appointment as soon as possible. I made the appointment, went to the trouble of taking it to the GMC dealer and after 25 minutes, they told me they didn’t have the parts to fix it!!! Why send out letters when the dealers have to order the parts and then ask their customers to bring it back AGAIN? That’s like having a big sale on Yukons and not having any in stock.
First off I picked this dealership because of the reviews from people I new that service & customer care was outstanding & highly recommended I take it there. Well here’s my experience them. Got recall notice (15042). I had no problems with HVAC system (or with any system) when taken to dealer for an upgrade that would prevent a potential problem. The 25 min fix turned out to take the whole day due to not ordering all parts needed to do upgrade even though I had scheduled an appointment 3 days in advance for availability of parts. Drove H3 home & noticed no radio, navigation or clock (sometimes goes on & off without any input) & could not adjust temp of A/C above cold setting without it going to full hot ( heater goes full hot when selected). Talked with 1st service advisor & excuse was they had human beings working in service department. Hmmm…That’s a good one! He said they would take care of problems just bring it back. Now I’m back at dealership with 2nd service advisor & after a 4hr wait on troubleshooting to find out 1 of the 6 actuators in HAVC system is faulty & of course their upgrade repairs didn’t cause any if these problems. But the good news is they can repair the newly found problem for only $319 parts & labor…ain’t that nice! They did say I have a short in my radio which is causing radio,navigation & clock not to work. Suggest I buy a new radio. What a wonderful experience with DW dealership ( wonder if that’s a nick name for better come on & see DW (Done Wrong). They are able to fix the new problem I didn’t have before the upgrade, but they won’t have the parts until the next day..Ain’t that nice. I’m about to talk with Service Manager. Hopefully I’ll have a more favorable update.
Here’s a follow up on my previous experience with the dealership on my upgrade of recall (15042) for my H3. Done a face to face with Service Advisor & Service Manager today finding out the troubleshooting procedures used to check for the existing problems on HVAC system. I found out the locations of previous replaced parts under recall & if they had an impact on the navigation, radio & clock when being replaced. I was assured they would find out what steps were taken & willing to make things right with all repairs sharing half the cost or all if at fault or something new was discovered as coincidental. I must retract previous statement about DW nickname & say Done Wonderful is the better term. They are working to correct one problem at a time & assured me that communication is the key to overall customer satisfaction. I was given the use of a car rental at no cost until my H3 is repaired. That’s what I call going the extra mile. Thanks to the folks at DW dealership.
Hi David I just took in my H3 for the recall of resistor. Came home to find that my air conditioning goes to full hot after just a couple of notches.. Just as yours did. Now the dealer is telling me that this is not related to recall. My a/c was working perfect before I took it in. Now they’re saying that a temperature control replacement is over 700$! please help I don’t know what to do now!
I had the exact problem. Dealership refused to fix. Said its suddenly after they replaced wite harness now a control problem. Spoke with service manager to no avail. Treated very poorly. Buick gmc of puyallup in washington state. Extremely disappointed. Never, never will i buy another gmc product. Now have no a/c, sunroof leaks buckets of water, and no help. Vehicle of suffering.
Oh and I want to mention the name of the dealership in case anyone plans on taking hummer in for recall!! Cavender Buick GMC north
Hi Tracey, Will send you my updated reply soon on the steps I took to resolve my problem. Thanks,David
Just took my recall notice from GM to my local dealership. Two hour wait but I didn’t call ahead, I just stopped in and they took it in to the garage immediately, I waited two hours before I went to the desk to ask for an estimated time to finish. They had Hot coffee and multiple TV’s and very nice sitting area so the wait was not a problem.
They informed me that my H3 was done and going through the car wash. IMPRESSED I AM.
They repaired the Harness to my Blower and repaired my hood release lever, It cost me not one penny.
Dealership Hirlinger Chevrolet, Harrison, Ohio. Great service, Friendly staff, very good Mechanics. Recommend Highly.
Got the recalled resistor replaced in March. It failed again in September. The dealer said the resistor had blown out the blower motor – could fix it for $495. I refused because the parts are less than $100 on eBay. GM Dealer in Tampa “accidentally” left my battery cable loose which caused a dead battery a week later. Nice!
Called recall hotline to see if the blower motor would be covered since the faulty recalled resisitor caused the blower motor to fail- they said no. I’m keeping my receipts and thinking about organizing a class action lawsuit. The recalled resistor part is not the fix; it is just a loose bandaid. A known fire hazard is serious. Does someone have to be seriously injured or worse before GM does the right thing?
made an appointment a week ahead of time regarding my wife’s recall on the h vac issue, took the day off went in and after sitting in the waiting room for 20 min they call me back out to tell me they do not have the parts, of course I was pissed whats the point of making an appointment so he says he will text us when the part comes in and set an appointment, in which over a week goes by and he did leave a voicemail, my wife took the day off this time to take it in and again some b.s that they did not have the parts or her appointment on schedule, she plays the message back to them and boom oh they found the parts, now they say its going to take 5 hours until they can do it..POOR service total B.S on fixing a defective GM issue , the H3 is nice truck but total crap… and as they say a known fire hazard yet pushing it off until they can get their sh*t together , yet my wife and kids are in this vehicle , it is ridiculous
I’m hoping for God’s favor. I do not have money lying around for anyone to scam me out of it. I have a family to provide for. I’m getting a hvac problem fixed. I pray no new problem occur and the existing one is repaired. Ok I’ll give an update. I’m on a nice loaner though. We’ll see…I’ll return with an update.
Let us know if you do file a class action because a dealership in Louisville is doing the same as the rest of the dealers. I dint not have problems until I took it in to have the recall taken care of.
Have been having blower issues since I bought my 09 H3! This sucks! I love this truck, just want it to work! Does anyone have a fix for this? The recall was done, then the blower stopped again, Had new wires put in, worked for a few months, stopped again, had a new blower motor put in and worked for a bit and now stopped again. It’s freezing out, I need heat! Please someone have a fix for this crap!!
I fixed mine before the recall because it caught on fire, I have the receipts, and photographs, and I gave the burned wiring harness to the parts department at the local dealership. They will not reimburse me for the repair because I am unable to drive the vehicle to the dealership, because the 4L60e transmission grenaded the clutch basket, which should be a recall of it’s own. They told me after I get it fixed to drive it there so they can inspect my repair. HA HA HA..! I have gutted the entire drive train, and will never bring it back to the dealership. This vehicle has already had the defective pass lock security deleted as well, along with the terribly weak axles.
This is garbage, my H3 caught on fire, I fixed the wiring harness under the dash before the recall. The pass lock security system wouldn’t let me drive it out of my own garage, I bypassed it. I replaced the intermediate shaft in the front differential. The 4L60e transmission grenaded the clutch basket, I gutted the entire drive train.
Now they insist that I drive it to the dealership to be inspected for the recall repair, why do they care now, they wouldn’t help me AT ALL in the past.
This is garbage, my H3 caught on fire, I fixed the wiring harness under the dash before the recall. The pass lock security system wouldn’t let me drive it out of my own garage, I bypassed it. I replaced the intermediate shaft in the front differential. The clutch basket came apart in the end of the 4L60e transmission so I gutted the entire drive train.
Now they insist that I drive it to the dealership to be inspected for the recall repair, why do they care now, they wouldn’t help me AT ALL in the past, with anything AT ALL..!
I bought a 2006 h3 last feb. from my sister I had it in a shop before I went home from kamloops to Yorkton Sask cancelled the check engine light.{ misfire on #5 cyl.} made it to Edmonton .Light on again got to Lloyld shop told me to use lots of injector cleaner did as advised. Light comes on regularily if you city drive .Goes out on highway drives.I checked it out seems to be poor valves or seats or both only $3000.00 bill at gm dealer nice.When you stop at corners or at stop lights it puts on the oil light another nice.The reason I read about the h/vac stories is because mine fried wires in two places between the fuse box and fan motor and the resistor didn’t burn out the heater control went.I find this is a real piece of work I am old enough to have owned GM’s for over 45 years this one is the worst vehicle of any brand I have ever owned
You dealers should be disgustingly offended when looking in the mirror you veneer wearing monsters make me puke…🤮🤮😈 I got something for all you POS’S
Pos disgust me all veneer wearing douchebagdealers
Call the hummer advocate they will call the dealerships and speak directly to them on your behlaf worked for me in scottsdale az a few ywars years back
MY ENGINE SEIZED AT 131,000 MILES – UNKNOWN REASON.
Thoughts?