2007 Hummer H3 visibility complaints

Filed Jan 14, 2009 · Visibility · 9,131 miles · MA

This is the first winter this vehicle has seen. On three separate occasions the windshield wipers have either not worked or stopped midcycle. The first incident was at home. I have autostart so I started my card to warm the vehicle and thaw the windshield. Approx. Two hours later I was able to turn on my wipers. The same thing happened on a second occasion. On december 31,2008 during a storm that caused white out conditions, my wipers stopped less than 5 minutes into my drive home. The design of the wipers causes the arm that moves the wiper itself to freeze solid and cannot be unfrozen until you get the vehicle into a warm environment, unless you're fortunate enough to have an ice pick or boiling water with you! The vehicle has a serious design problem with the wipers and needs to be addressed before someone is seriously injured or killed.

Filed Feb 14, 2007 · Visibility · 6,700 miles · OH

I own a 2007 hummer h3. Driving home in a snowstorm last night, the wipers stopped working. I called the dealer and had the car towed to the dealership. They tell me that since the area around the wiper blades is so large, this should be expected and that they had several other calls on the same issue. I was in a snow storm and could have been in a severe accident. This is a safety issue that needs to be addressed. I bought the h3 to drive in the winter, however I do not feel that it is safe to drive in snow. Need help from gm on this one.