I was trying to get away from a stranger that was following me that was threatening and scary and when I got in the my Hummer h3 it wouldn't start its the ANTI THEFT that's thinking the car is being stolen this is happened several times of the car not starting i went to Google and YouTube and there's hundreds of videos complaining and giving instructions on waiting 10 min before trying to start the car , this is very dangerous especially for woman and it needs to be recalled and fixed before someone really gets hurt or killed , I was on scared
Hummer H3 won't start problems
63 of the 790 owner complaints about the Hummer H3 describe won't start, most of them for the 2006 model year.
- owner complaints
- 63
- worst model year
- 2006
- typical mileage
- 82,500
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
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Sunroof leaks & drain's don't work , my heart wiring plug has melted , do to water my car worning lights all were flashing then dash lights & speedometer all crashed and soon as I parked would not start. I took a dehumidifier put it in the shop and dried it out then everything worked again.
Vehicle will not crank. After 10-12 minute wait vehicle cranks. According to symbol this is an anti-theft lockdown. But it happens repeatedly for no reason. Has happened 5 times in 6 days. My concern is this could happen during an emergency or in a dangerous place for a woman alone (dark deserted parking lot for instance). For this reason I am very conscious of where I park, but the 1st time it happened, with no warning, was terrifying. From what I have read even replacing the ignition does not solve the issue permanently, the same thing begins to happen again.
The antilock safety is preventing me from starting my vehicle. When it does start, and I go to an intersection to turn the truck will then stall out. It can cause a wreck. It is a huge safety issue, time consuming, and money consuming when I have to wait 10 minutes to try to start my truck, or it doesn't start, I have to replace it for $450+ which I don't have to replace the ignition switch and it's dangerous because if it does let it start I have to be careful because it will stall out on any given second causing a catastrophe!!! There are multiple people with the same issues on their vehicles. Gm should be responsible to do a recall and fix this problem.
The h3 will not start. Dash screen keeps showing the passlock activated and won't turn off. Computer thinks the h3 is being stolen. I have tried to reset and no luck. I had this problem about 4 weeks ago and changed the fuel pump. Then it happened again last week and now on 28 march 2020. Engine is turning over and electrical systems light up, but sounds like fuel is not getting into the fuel pump again. After doing some research, finding others having the same problem. Recommended procedure is to wait 10 min, still no luck. Waiting 15 min seemed to work before, but now it doesn't. How am I supposed to be safely in the vehicle, drive somewhere and then it stalls again? I am the original owner and haven't had this issue until it started 4 weeks ago. What if this happens while I am driving on the highway and fuel stops going to the pump? This could cause a multi-vehicle accident.
Went out to start h3, turned key, check engine light came on, the battery light came on and the anti-theft system light came on. Passlock/security system inside the steering column is bad. Car won't start. Is unsafe and will strand owner without warning by not starting. Goes into security mode. Was told to wait 10 min and try again. Can't turn it off at gas pump for fear of it locking me out and not starting. I had this happen to me 4 times in one day. So many complaints all over the internet and people trying to fix this issue. There is even a company selling a part to bypass this and the security system which again is another issue. Gm is clearly aware of this issue. This needs to be recalled. Stranding people can be very dangerous. If there is an emergency and the car won't start. All around bad business by gm for not issuing this recall. This has nothing to do with mileage which gm manager said on the phone. These h3's are know from this fresh off the dealership floor. People are being forced to take it to a dealership for repair and replacing the part when the labor costs more than the part. Seem like a monopoly for gm and its dealerships. I have seen anywhere from 1500-2000.00 to install and rectify this bad part at the gm dealerships.
Driving down the road and it stop and it would not start engine lock up
I bought this h3 hummer used and it ran good until last year. It would not start at different times but after you waited 10 minutes, it would start. We just paid 1300.00 to have the fuel pump replaced last week. Now it won't start again. I have seen many complaints on this and there should be a recall on this problem.
Hummer will not start, engine turns over normally, but will not start. Wait exactly 10 minutes and it starts up fine. Can happen any time, at the gas station, first thing in the morning. Learned that if the security light on the dash blinks when the key is turned on, the vehicle will not start. If light stays on, the vehicle starts. Have watched for this at every start up, can now tell when the vehicle won't start. This is a major problem with gm vehicles with pass lock since the late 1990s, gm need to take responsibility for this problem now!!!!!!!!!!
Electrical problems, either the vehicle wil no start due to the anti-theft system or I will lose all power when driving.
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The model years with the most reports are 2006 (25 complaints), 2007 (21 complaints) and 2009 (9 complaints).
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