2003 Hummer H2 problems
NHTSA has received 186 complaints about the 2003 Hummer H2, and 31% of them involve wipers, windshield & visibility. Next are electrical system (13%) and brakes (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 186 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 31% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 15 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 11 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 63,000 miles 145 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 16 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 23 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 24 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 24 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 30 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 14 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 145 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 63,000 miles. For wipers, windshield & visibility specifically, the median reported mileage is about 64,000 miles (50 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 15 complaints mention a crash; 6 complaints mention a fire; 11 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2003 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Hummer H2 with enough data (100 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
My right front wheel, inner backing and axle came off. The lower flange broke away from the lower a-arm. This happened while I was driving on a paved road near my house. The a-arm hit the ground and spun the h2 off the road and into a tree. The right wheel's brake backing plate and axle came off all in one piece. Except for this one flange, the remainder of each front wheel is held in place by only ball joints. The upper flange is attached to a ball joint.
There was a noise coming from the front end of the vehicle. The right front wheel came off and the vehicle pulled right into a telephone pole. The vehicle is having repairs done right now.
Dt: the consumer' s vehicle was hit on the passenger's and driver's sides on the front and in the rear passenger's side. Upon impact, frontal air bags failed to deploy. Driver sustained injuries. The consumer stated that there was an on/off switch for the passenger's side air bag, but, he was unsure if it was turned on. The doctor told the consumer that if the air bag had deployed he would not have sustained serious injuries. The consumer was the only one in his vehicle. The other vehicle involved ran a red light.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 hummer h2. The contact was driving 35-40 MPH when the transmission began to slip. The contact moved from the roadway and shut off the engine. When restarting, the vehicle would not respond to lower gears. The contact was able to locate a recall for the failure (NHTSA campaign id number: 03v075000- power train: automatic transmission) but was advised by both the dealer and the manufacturer that his VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired.
Failure of braking system due to complete erosion of brake lines. Extremely dangerous safety issue along with very costly repairs for a vehicle consumers believed to be "well-made". I can't understand why the substandard defective parts and associated repairs have not been a determined as a recall. Based upon the amount of complaints for this problem, it is obvious that the consumers that paid for a "high-end" vehicle were duped!!!