By year
Owner complaints about Hummer vehicles peaked at 155 in 2015
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 2003 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Hummer
The complete NHTSA record for Hummer vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Hummer recalls are filed by General Motors.
Owner complaints in the last five years561,151 on file in all, across 7 models
Recall campaigns180 in five years
Severity index11.9Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations51,845 service bulletins
Components
Electrical system draws the most owner complaints about Hummer vehicles, 21% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The H3 has the most complaints of any Hummer model
Every Hummer model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H3 | 2003 to 2010 | 789 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| H2 | 2002 to 2010 | 323 | 12.4 | 23 | 12 |
| H2 SUT | 2003 to 2009 | 20 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| H3 SUT | 2009 | 11 | 9.1 | 1 | 0 |
| H1 | 1999 to 2006 | 6 | 16.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Hummer H3 | 2006 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| H1 Alpha | 2006 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a Hummer product
- 15V-421 Jul 1, 2015
In the affected vehicles, the connector module that controls the blower motor speed for the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system may…
Visibility and wipers · 165k vehicles - 10V-240 Jun 4, 2010
Recall was implemented in 2008 to add a fuse to the control circuit harness to address the potential consequences of a printed circuit board (pcb)…
Electrical system · 1.37M vehicles - 10V-179 Apr 30, 2010
Some of these vehicles have a condition in which the integral clip-tabs on the louver on the hood may fracture, causing the hood louver rattle…
Structure · 162k vehicles - 09V-080 Mar 11, 2009
Some of these vehicles have a condition in which the fuel tank front support strap may fracture
Fuel system · 1,738 vehicles - 08V-456 Sep 9, 2008
Some of these vehicles have a condition in which water can enter the windshield wiper motor module
Visibility and wipers · 13k vehicles - 08V-441 Aug 28, 2008
Short circuit on the printed circuit board for the washer fluid heater may overheat the control-circuit ground wire
Electrical system · 858k vehicles - 08V-440 Aug 27, 2008
Vehicle's fuel tank may contact the rear prop shaft rear universal joint causing a rub through condition
Fuel system · 684 vehicles - 07V-373 Aug 22, 2007
On certain trucks, the wires in the abs wheel speed sensor front or rear harness may be reversed
Brakes · 363 vehicles - 06V-417 Oct 31, 2006
Certain vehicles originally built with cloth seats that were equipped with an automatic air bag passenger sensing system and later reupholstered…
Airbags · 794 vehicles - 06V-377 Oct 2, 2006
Certain vehicles were assembled with an incorrect combination of steering-gear-to-frame attachment hardware
Steering · 25 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.