2008 Hummer H3 Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 17about this part
- Share
- 15%of 113 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 57,000miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 17 complaints about the air bags of the 2008 Hummer H3, 15% of the 113 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 57,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I own a 2008 Hummer H3 alpha. Yesterday, 9-18-2010 the side curtain airbags deployed for no reason. I have a bruise on the side of my face, a cut on my neck, and my ear is still ringing. There are several reports of this happening on Hummer H3's posted on the internet, and from what I'm reading, GM is not replacing the airbags.”
NHTSA complaint #10356380, filed 2010-09, 45,432 miles“Takata recall. I was driving between 10-15 MPH on a side road approaching a stop sign to get onto the main highway and the side airbags on both sides deployed on their own. Nothing hit the vehicle to cause them to release. It locked up my front seat belts also. I cut the airbags out to be able to see to drive home, and was able to pull the driver's seat belt around me enough to make it home. I called my insurance company and then called the local Hummer dealer to leave a message for them to return my call. …”
NHTSA complaint #10885305, filed 2016-07, 80,400 miles“I was driving 40mph when unexpectedly the curtain airbags driver side front and back and passenger side front and back deployed causing injuries to my collar bone, arm and neck.”
NHTSA complaint #10628859, filed 2014-08, 48,000 miles“My husband and I were driving down our driveway in his 2008 Hummer H3, and both the passenger side and driver's side airbags deployed for no reason. It sounded like a cannon went off in the vehicle with us. Our eardrums hurt for the rest of the night. We contacted our insurance company, who refused to pay stating it was a manufacturer issue. We contacted GM, who did an investigation and concluded that the airbags functioned as they were supposed to . When we asked how that could be possible, and what the investigation showed, we were told that the information was confidential. …”
NHTSA complaint #11018846, filed 2017-08, 146,300 miles“While driving on a gravel road upwards on a gravel road (not a legal street) going under 10mph, the side upper airbags deployed by themselves without being in an accident or anything being structurally damaged. I was dazed, and might of had a slight concussion. The passenger was knocked unconscious, and her ribs and back hurt. I have read on many forums that this similar situation has occurred. There are more situations but please read below. These vehicles are made to do climb 60 degree angles, I don't understand how there are so many insistence that this has happened. …”
NHTSA complaint #10884405, filed 2016-07, 121,000 milesRelated service bulletins
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Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2008 Hummer H3
34 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
27 complaintsEngine
18 complaintsOther or unknown
9 complaintsBody and structure
8 complaintsSteering
5 complaintsBrakes
4 complaintsEngine cooling
4 complaintsEquipment
4 complaintsFuel system
4 complaintsSuspension
4 complaintsExterior lighting
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2008 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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