AM General Hummer Problems by Model Year
NHTSA recorded 19 consumer complaints across the 2 model years of the AM General Hummer (1995–2003) that have at least 5 complaints. 2003 has the most, with 12. Across all years, the part named most often is visibility (4 mentions). Pick a model year below to see its parts, mileage, recalls and service bulletins.
All Hummer model years
Years with fewer than 5 complaints are not listed. The score compares years of the same model, allowing for the era and for how long each year has collected complaints: 50 is a typical year, lower means fewer complaints. It is not adjusted for sales volume.
| Year | Complaints | Median mi | Recalls | TSBs | Score (50 = typical) | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 12 | 125,000 | 0 | 1 | — | Not enough data |
| 1995 | 7 | — | 3 | 0 | — | Not enough data |
Parts named most often, all years
Counts add up complaint mentions across the listed years. A complaint can name several parts.
- Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)4 20%
- Suspension4 20%
- Brakes4 20%
- Electrical system3 15%
- Other or unknown2 10%
- Vehicle speed control1 5.0%
- Transmission and drivetrain1 5.0%
- Body and structure1 5.0%
Example complaints
One per model year, chosen for length and detail. Personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
2003: “I was driving with my family to a restaurant one evening and went to turn the wipers on to clean my windshield in front and the back ones but when I tried to turn them off they would not turn off had to pull off the road to pull the fuse. After couple of months it stop doing it so I installed the fuse back. Next incident happen when my wife was driving the truck to work and the exact thing happen to her. You could here a loud noise coming from under the hood even when the truck was turned off.”
NHTSA complaint #10691836, filed 2015-03, 98,000 miles1995: “Seat belt locking mechanism locks under moderate acceleration in any direction. Also, when turning on a cloverleaf intersection,the belt locks and prevents driver from leaning forward to observe traffic/belts cannot lock when parked on an incline.”
NHTSA complaint #512416, filed 1996-12About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate. Methodology