GM Issues Recall for Hummer H3

May 5, 2010 By Ryan Fleming

GM has recalled over 125,000 Hummer H3s due to a slight risk that the hood could detach from the vehicles while driving.

The digital ink isn’t even dry on a story about Nissan recalling the Infiniti G35, and yet another recall has been issued today.

Apparently not to be outdone by the Japanese who are having all the fun these days with recalls, GM has stepped up and warned that a piece of the Hummer H3 hood might fly off of the vehicle while in motion.

Autonews.com has confirmed that GM has filed the issue with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, claiming that clips that hold the hood in place may break, which could cause them to fly off. Drivers of the H3 would likely be fine. Anyone behind them however, would have automotive history to take with them to the hospital.

The recall affects all H3s from 2006 through 2010. GM has recently announced that it will shut down the Hummer line after failing to find a buyer.

Update: The piece in question is called a hood louvre. GM has stated that the piece can be fixed via an adhesive glue from dealers.

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need REPLY at 11:11am 22nd December 2010 has anybody had problems with your h3 with the heater not working the dealer told it was a wiring harness had melted and it was a pretty common problem but this is the second one that i have owned and never heard of this problem
need help thx at 6:10pm 26th July 2010 hummer h3 owners 2006 .. has any one had problems with the peice on the side of the driver seat pop off as u are leaving the vehical.....i have had it in for the same problem 5 times already GRRR!!!!!
dang at 11:25am 6th May 2010 Just FYI, this isn't just some hood ornament issue. A recall wouldn't be made on an ornamental piece.

The hood could fly off the car due to this defect. It's not news sensationalism.

It's amazing a adhesive glue could fix the issue. Anyways, here is the NHTSA link as well:
http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/recalls/results.cf...
iball at 5:05am 6th May 2010 Hummer's fix to clamp down the plastic louvre is to apply an adhesive. Easy -- fixed. You sure as heck couldn't get that kind of fix to the ever-economical Toyota Prius. I'm gonna miss HUMMER when GM shuts it down.
Frank Falcone at 4:21am 6th May 2010 As if news outlets didn't have anything else to report, now they just make things up.

The part in question on the Hummer H3 is that ornamental plastic piece on the hood, NOT THE HOOD, hardly news-worthy. Yet, a news outlet blatantly lies just to make news. Pathetic.