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2006 Hummer H3 air bags problems

20 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2006 Hummer H3, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
20 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
64,000 miles 19 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
5 and 0
Injuries and deaths
5 and 1

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2006 Hummer H3 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 64,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 64,000 miles
Based on 19 complaints that include mileage. 42% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 19 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 64,000 miles, and 42% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 5 crashes, 5 injuries, 1 death.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 hummer h3. The contact stated that the driver was traveling approximately 50 MPH and attempted to avoid hitting a deer but lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle went airborne and flipped over six times, landing head first into the pavement. None of the air bags in the vehicle deployed. The driver's head became lodged between the rail and thrown in various directions several times before snapping. The driver's head and face were crushed and the driver was killed.

Reported at 51,000 miles, August 2011 CrashDeath

Dt*: the contact stated while driving 60 MPH to a ramp changing to another highway, the contact slammed the brakes when noticed the vehicle hit something which resulted to be a deer. The front air bags did not deploy and the driver seat belt did not restrain. The contact suffered chest bruises and the child riding in the front passenger seat was restrained by the seat belt but suffered a neck injury. The air bag in the passenger side did not deploy either.

Reported at 19,000 miles, November 2006 CrashInjury

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