NHTSA Complaint #10562517 — 2006 HUMMER H3

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10562517
Vehicle	2006 HUMMER H3
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	April 15, 2012
Date Filed	February 1, 2014
Mileage	62,500 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TN

Consumer Description

SMELLED BURNING SMELL INTERMITTENTLY, THEN ONE DAY BLOWER JUST QUIT BLOWING ANY TYPE AIR, DID RESEARCH FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR, RESISTOR AND HARNESS HAD MELTED SO REPLACED IT AND WORKED FINE BUT NEVER REALLY WORKED ON THE NUMBER 1 SETTING AGAIN. HAS NOW HAPPENED AGAIN JANUARY 29, 2014, BURNING SMELL AND JUST QUIT WORKING AGAIN. THANKFULLY NOT EXPECTING 0 DEGREE TEMPS AGAIN BEFORE I CAN GET THE PARTS AND GET IT FIXED AGAIN. ORDERED THE BLOWER MOTOR, WIRING HARNESS AND RESISTOR THIS TIME. WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM I CERTAINLY HOPE THEY ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE HAS A FATAL INCIDENT. *TR

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