2008 Hummer H3 Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems
- Complaints
- 27about this part
- Share
- 24%of 113 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 85,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 27 complaints about the visibility of the 2008 Hummer H3, 24% of the 113 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 85,000 miles. 1 a fire, 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.
“I looked on the internet to find out why my heater blower was not working and there were lots of complaints about the wiring harness and resistor burning out. I checked mine and sure enough mine was burnt on the wiring harness all the way through the plastic. Gm needs to figure out why it would cause it to malfunction like that cause it could cause a fire.”
NHTSA complaint #10483371, filed 2012-11, 78,000 miles“Smell of burning plastic and the A/C stopped blowing. The A/C works on the lower speeds. Burnt/melted plug on the A/C resistor plug. From what I have found online this is a very common problem with H3's at about 40-60k miles. Why wont GM do a recall if this is a daily problem with H3 owners. How many H3's have caught fire from this ? It was over a 110 degrees when mine went out. What if I had young child or an elderly person in the vehicle at that temp ?”
NHTSA complaint #10472095, filed 2012-08, 63,000 miles“As many have explained before, my blower motor all of a sudden went out I started to read online what it might be and found that everyone complained of resistor harness wire burning out or the plastic melting. And just as everyone said I pulled out the harness and it was burn completely out. Gm this really needs to be addressed, how many people need complain, or something possibly happen to someone before your company takes action, with all the recalls going on with your company you would think you guys would learn.”
NHTSA complaint #10598749, filed 2014-06, 85,678 miles“The connector module that controls the blower motor speed in the heat/vent/air conditioning (HVAC) system may overheat under extended operational periods at high medium-high blower speeds. If this condition occurs, there the risk that the heat generated could melt the plastic surrounding the connector module, which increases the risk of a fire. Ours has been missed up for 2 months. Please hurry and get the part. We can not drive it because it overheats. We have had it in a shop three times and can not get it to work. Thank you. Recall is 15v421”
NHTSA complaint #10760283, filed 2015-08, 106,550 miles“Radiator end tank ruptured releasing coolant on everything under the hood and getting on the windshield. Research of this finds that there is a defect in the design of the factory radiator which GM refuses to take action on. Had this happened at higher speeds, this could have been a much worse situation.”
NHTSA complaint #10507498, filed 2013-04, 62,200 milesRelated recalls
- 15V421000Jul 1, 2015General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2006-2010 Hummer H3 vehicles manufactured February 5, 2005, to May 24, 2010, and 2009-2010 Hummer H3T…Covers: Hummer H3 2006–2010
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Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors): other model years
Other parts of the 2008 Hummer H3
34 complaintsEngine
18 complaintsAir bags
17 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 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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