2006 Hummer H3 Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 20about this part
- Share
- 6%of 361 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 63,864miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 20 complaints about the air bags of the 2006 Hummer H3, 6% of the 361 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 63,864 miles. 5 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“We recently had transmission coolant line replaced by the dealer about 2 weeks ago. Last night, while my 17 year old son was driving straight on a paved road at approximately 25mph the driver and passenger side airbags deployed for no reason. He sustained a burn on his hand from the air bag as well as neck pain. At this point he has not needed medical attention.”
NHTSA complaint #11405726, filed 2021-03, 113,000 miles“When I was driving I feel that my steering wheel at the place of my airbag was very hot and become hoter and hoter ...adn was afraid that my car can catch fire .I stop and wiat until the heat goes away took about 45 minutes ...”
NHTSA complaint #10721620, filed 2015-05, 110,000 miles“I was leaving a friends house and had to drive through a small ditch and my side curtain airbags deployed for no reason. This is a Hummer H3 an off road vehicle which is supposed to be able to drive on a 60 degree angle and this ditch was maybe 2 feet deep and the truck was barely even at any type of angle at all.”
NHTSA complaint #10264874, filed 2009-04, 65,000 miles“While driving down the hwy at 73 MPH the side air bag curtains deployed without any reason. There was no crash or damages done to the vehicle at the time of deployment other than airbag deployment. The crash module from the vehicle states it detected a rollover event of 0-1/4 turn. We have turned in a claim to our insurance and they are in agreement that the driver nor road conditions had anything to do with the deployment. …”
NHTSA complaint #10247651, filed 2008-11, 61,264 miles“While driving my 2006 Hummer H3 on a back country paved rd, doing the posted speed limit, my side curtain air bags on both sides deployed for no reason. The road had its bumps and stuff like any road but nothing to crazy. The vehicle was not in a crash or rolling over and should not have deployed airbags. This situation could have been deadly, thank god it wasn't. Gm is sending out a third party inspector to look at the vehicle. I have a feeling this will end up in court. There has been many of these cases and GM has not corrected with recall or nothing. …”
NHTSA complaint #10471952, filed 2012-08, 126,595 milesRelated recalls
- 06V417000Oct 31, 2006Certain vehicles originally built with cloth seats that were equipped with an automatic air bag passenger sensing system and later reupholstered with…Covers: Hummer H3 2006, Buick Lacrosse 2005–2006, GMC Envoy 2005–2006 +9 more
Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2006 Hummer H3
96 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
59 complaintsEngine
52 complaintsBody and structure
36 complaintsEngine cooling
35 complaintsOther or unknown
29 complaintsSuspension
29 complaintsBrakes
20 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
20 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
11 complaintsSteering
11 complaintsFuel system
10 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 Hummer H3
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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