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2003 Hummer H3 problems

Owners filed 2 complaints about the 2003 Hummer H3 with NHTSA between Nov 2012 and Aug 2017. The most-cited component is electrical system (2).

Complaints
2
Filed with NHTSA
Crashes
0
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
0
People reported injured
Deaths
0
Reported to NHTSA
01 —By component

Complaints by component

One complaint can cite several components
  1. Electrical system2
  2. Vehicle speed control1
  3. Visibility1

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.

Data from NHTSA Complaints API · synced Nov 10, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
02 —Trend

When complaints were filed

Does it get worse with age? Complaints per calendar year filed
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Model yearComplaints filed per calendar year
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Mileage at failure isn’t a structured field in NHTSA complaint data, so we don’t chart it. Some owners mention it in their reports below.

03 —Owner reports

Top problems in owners’ words

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first

Electrical system

2 reports
“THE DASH CLUSTER IS NOT WORKING NO GAUGES OR SPEED ODOMETER”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Aug 1, 2017Electrical system, Vehicle speed controlODI 11012047

Vehicle speed control

1 report

Visibility

1 report
“HEATER RELAY GONE 2 TIMES. *TR”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Nov 29, 2012Electrical system, VisibilityODI 10486487
Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 10, 2026

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.