Tl* the contact owns a 2009 hummer h3. The contact stated that the vehicle shut down and lost all power for ten minutes. The failure occurred without warning. The contact visited hiley buick gmc (3535 w loop 820 s, fort worth, tx 76116, (817) 349-6235), but they were not aware of the failure or how to perform the repair. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency. The failure mileage was unknown.
Hummer H3 loss of power problems
26 of the 790 owner complaints about the Hummer H3 describe sudden loss of power, most of them for the 2006 model year.
- owner complaints
- 26
- worst model year
- 2006
- typical mileage
- 80,000
By model year
Often reported together
Trouble codes mentioned
P2135 1
What owners say
Electrical problems, either the vehicle wil no start due to the anti-theft system or I will lose all power when driving.
The hood cover is loose and rattles when driving. It makes me afraid as I drive the interstate everyday and it seems as if it is going to fly off. I also lose power or it fails to start due to some type of electrical issue, brakes go, steering goes and all lights on cluster light up
Vehicle goes into reduced power modes at any highway speeds. The codes involve a throttle body, crankshaft sensor and pedal. This is extremely damgerous at highway speeds since vehicle is immobile.
Vehicle instrument panel warning shows: service traction control reduced power stability system failed vehicle misfires when this happens sometimes vehicle shuts off in the middle of the road when trying to restart it does not restart sometimes after this
Needed recall for hummer h3. "reduced power/service stab system/traction" notification that appears without warning, and immediately drops the engine to almost no ability to accelerate. This began happening in local traffic, then on the interstate at high rates of speed. Gm has been notified of this issue, even after numerous attempts to repair this very dangerous malfunction without success, they are unwilling to address it with a recall. The most dangerous of the numerous times this happened was on 4/27/17. I had just left moses gm of charleston, wv after they had repaired the vehicle for this issue. I drove approximately 5 miles on interstate 64 before losing power, and almost being struck by a vehicle on the south charleston bridge. The dealership towed me back to the service center where the vehicle was once again unsuccessfully repaired. It seems that this is an issue with gm vehicles around the same time period, and not just the hummer line. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 hummer h3. The contact stated that various warning indicators illuminated and various electrical functions activated independently. The contact also indicated that the vehicle experienced a loss of power. The vehicle was towed to ferris chevrolet where it was diagnosed that the body control module was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency. The failure mileage was approximately 112,171.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 hummer h3. While the contact's son was driving approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle lost power without warning. The vehicle was pulled to the side of the road and turned off. The vehicle restarted after a couple of attempts. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed that there was engine ailure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but did not offer any assistance. The failure mileage was 107,000.
The vehicle just lost power and almost lost ignition while driving 50 miles an hour. Diagnostic code state, misfire in cylinder one. Valve springs ( rocker arm) are breaking prematurely causing a leaking valve problem. Mechanic also noticed other springs were fatiqued causing a looser than normal seating. Gm service manager mention a spring problem on 2006 2007 rendevous. One of the largest complaints with the hummer 3 is this leaky valve syndrom which the dealers know about. Some occuring with the vehicle having only 30,000 plus miles.
Truck will shut off while driving or not start. When driving truck and it begins to shut off, menu will say, "reduced power." then it will say, "stability system immobilized." the truck will not start up. The security icon on the dash will be lit up. After sitting and waiting for 10 mins or so, the truck will start and is able to be driven. This happens while driving on main streets, highways, back roads.. Etc.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Hummer H3 loss of power
Which Hummer H3 years have sudden loss of power problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2006 (10 complaints), 2007 (10 complaints) and 2009 (6 complaints).
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