Recently my 2009 hummer h3, has been acting strange. While driving down the road, warning lights will flash, will beep, (traction control, ABS, service 4wd, change oil, service tpm), all the while all things electrical stops working such as headlights, brake lights, blower fan, heated seat, turn signals, and all this while driving down the road at normal speed. It started doing this as the weather got colder but this h3 is well maintained and is garage kept and I only use it to drive to and from work. It is now a safety hazard and with these issues will not be able to trade it in. I have no idea where to start in order to fix it. After finally driving for 30 min or so sometimes it will finally quit messing up and act normal.
Hummer H3 abs comes on
12 of the 790 owner complaints about the Hummer H3 describe aBS light or ABS activating, most of them for the 2007 model year.
- owner complaints
- 12
- worst model year
- 2007
- typical mileage
- 70,500
By model year
- 20091
- 20082
- 20075
- 20064
Often reported together
What owners say
Steering wheel play small amount , seemed to start wandering on road, found steering u joint shot at lower shaft, dealer replaced and also found like a small knock sound in upper steer shaft, that needed replaced also.electrial bad, owned hummer in 2009, have replaced left door control for door locks and windows, charging system module, bcm, heater fan wiring, top rear stop light, ( not replaced cost to much ) left steer wheel bearing ( never been off road ) radiator, thermostat,warped rear rotors, just bcm replaced friday and now sunday went to drive and stability track and ABS lights on , shut engine off, re-started and warnings were gone, these h needs checked , a friend of mine just bought one 2006 and had to replace ECM and complete engine wiring harness. ?
Abs fault , traction failed, stab system my car started driving funny and I almost lost control
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 the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v421000 (visibility) did not address the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 70,500.
Bought 2007 hummer h3 at the end of february as is in chicago at net motor cars addison illinois for 14000 and drove it home 150 miles away and was told by dealer to take it in to gm dealer and have my ABS system flashed by them and all warning lights will go away gm poages had my car for two weeks cost 560 dollars to repair then a day later check engine light came on took it to a shop and they said if gm had it checking for codes they should have seen the wire if they had it on machine looking for codes because that wire had to be in place to read the codes so he told me to take it back to them to repair it for free. I told him no for him to go ahead and fix it for a hundred because if I take it back to gm poage what other trick do they have up there sleve if they fix it. So he did and it showed multiple misfires and a steady misfire on cylinder 5 told them to fix it costing 1929.90 car has been in two different shops two weeks at the gm dealer poage auto mall in decatur illinois very disappointed on there behavior of being shady if they had it hooked up for two weeks on a code reader why didn't they see misfires. Will never do business with them ever they lost a 2000 dollar job and my future services like changing oil ect. This is bad business. Getting my car this week from south shores audo which will have my business in the future. Gm or at least decatur poages auto mall should be investigated by trying to screw over a woman and who else they can they pulled wire so I would bring back to get radio replaced as I was because I only had so much money to replace I think when I was going to bring back in for a refurbished trade in radio they were going to install it then hook wire back up and surprise me with the misfires and a probably 3000 dollar job. Also south shores auto told me nothing wrong with radio
The radiator has a crack in it which is a very common issue...needs to be recalled. My h3 was idling rough and would shut off. Had to replace throttle body and solenoid. The anti-theft acts up and the h3 won't start have to wait 10 minutes. The AC blower and connector burnt paid for it to get fixed then the recall comes out 7 days later....still haven't been refunded for that. I have all the issues on my 2007 h3 that should all be recalled and fixed at gm expense. Sunroof drains get clogged all the time and have water leak onto the floor which makes the ABS light trigger on and off. Issue after issue which gm doesn't take any responsibility for. It looks like it's time to sell the hummer h3!!
While driving at 65 miles per hour the vehicle dash lit up all service lights the vehicle went into reduced power mode not allowing the vehicle to exceed 40 MPH and ABS sensors came on staying traction fail, ABS fail, began to stutter and stall. Took to shop. Vehicle running codes for spark plugs, replaced spark plugs. Few weeks later did it again, this time saying throttle body. Replaced it, a month later did it again, each time in major traffic having to pull off roadway to avoid an accident. This time says misfiring, throttle body, ABS,TPMS, thermostat, etc. Take it to have compression test run and system says cylinder failure. Do research on issue and find that there are hundreds of complaints about this online having caused accidents and thousand of dollars spent by consumers after having accidents but no known fatality so gm will no recall or honor the issue repairs. Almost all of them happening at 100k miles.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 hummer h3. The contact was traveling 50 MPH on the highway when the brakes locked without being engaged. The ABS warning screen indicated that the brakes were failing. The dealership replaced the wheel speed sensor. The failure occurred after the repair was made. The failure mileage was 96000. The current mileage was 96045.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 hummer h3. While driving 60 MPH, the ABS indicator illuminated. Seconds later, the ABS activated without the brake pedal being depressed. The vehicle went out of control and crashed into a wall. There were no injuries. He took the vehicle to the dealer and they test drove the vehicle, but the failure could not be recreated. A report was filed with the manufacturer. An investigator examined the vehicle and concluded that the battery was loose which pulled and shaved the ABS wire. Auburn police report number 0818569 was filed. The failure mileage was 24,000 and current mileage was 25,000.
I drive a 2006 hummer h3. In sept. 08, I was traveling about 40 MPH down a road when all of the sudden my h3 locked up, slid sideways, and almost flipped. I did not flip, and was able to get to a side street safely. The control panel read ABS traction control failure. I had the h3 towed to the hummer dealership in georgetown texas. They said they had never heard of this type of problem before, but would check it out. After 2 days without my truck, they told me it was a sensor that failed and they replaced it. Then in october 08, the same thing happened again. Traveling around 50 MPH I felt it start so I let off the gas, and it froze up and almost flipped again. Same error code on the control panel. I drove 25 MPH on a freewayto get it to the dealership in georgetown. They told me this time, it was a different sensor. So I had to pay for a rental car, while they fixed the other sensor. I kept asking them to test all sensors so this does not happen again. Plus, shouldn't a car have some type of warning system before almost flipping? They said it was fixed. Nov. 08, we brought the car in for noises and asked them to check the brakes and the ABS system. They said the ABS was fine. This morning, I was driving home from the gym, and the car froze on my again, almost flipping. Same error code. The service reps. And managers do not have answers for me. They say I can bring it in again to get it fixed, but to me the problem has not been fixed yet. I am in fear for my life, my loved ones life, and my clients lives. This is a serious safety problem. I wish I could sell the car, but I don't feel right doing that, in fear that it may flip on the new owner. I want hummer to buy the car back. I do not feel safe. Concerned consumer, daniel demitri
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Hummer H3 abs
Why does the abs come on in the Hummer H3?
Owners who report it most often also describe misfire or rough idle, won't start and water leaks into the cabin.
Which Hummer H3 years have aBS light or ABS activating problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2007 (5 complaints), 2006 (4 complaints) and 2008 (2 complaints).
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