2003 Am General Hummer problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Visibility/Wiper (3) · Service Brakes (2) · Vehicle Speed Control (1)
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (18)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Engine And Engine Cooling 2005-01-28 · 3232 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
misfire at idle cold and possible p0171 and or p0174. *eh
Steering:electric Power Assist System 2004-01-01 · 01863 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
lack of steering assist when stopped or during parking lot type maneuvers. *mr
Equipment:electrical:radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc. 2004-01-01 · 01864 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
radio cd skips/ejects or clock resets to 12:00. *mr *tt
Steering 2004-01-01 · 01897 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
lack of steering assist or shudder during parking lot type maneuvers. *mr
Parking Brake:conventional:mechanical:linkage And Cable 2004-01-01 · 01805 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
underbody squeak noise. *mr
Engine And Engine Cooling:exhaust System:emission Control:catalytic Convertor 2002-10-01 · 020605004 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
misfire dtcs and catalytic converter damage due to installation of alarm systems. 2003 and prior gm passenger cars and light duty trucks & 2003 and prior isuzu light duty trucks. *mr
Showing the 6 most recent of 18 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2016-09-06 · Service Brakes · 125,000 mi · 💥 crash“multiple brake line faulures due to rust which also necessitated abs valve body replacement. complete brake line replacement.…”
2015-03-03 · Visibility/Wiper · 98,000 mi“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 whe…”
2014-01-24 · Visibility/Wiper · 125,000 mi · 🔥 fire“while i was driving, my hummer h2 2003 windshield wiper motor malfunctioned and caught on fire. this caused a fire in my engine well. *tr…”
2014-01-24 · Electrical System · 125,000 mi“speedometer, oil temp guage, and alternator gauge stopped working. *tr…”
2013-05-06 · Visibility/Wiper · 57,000 mi“while i was driving down the road at approximately 55 mph the windshield wipers stopped during a rain shower, while in traffic. i immediately had to pull off the road as i had problems seeing oncoming traffic.. then the wipers started to move erratically and then started operating as fast as they could, with no control by the windshield wiper knob.…”
2013-01-17 · Service Brakes · 158,000 mi“i was driving on a residential street in washington, d.c. in my 2003 hummer h2 when i noticed after a briefly trying to brake for a pedestrian that my brake pedal was not as tight as usual. i continued to drive believing since no warning lights then there's no issue. i came to another stop and realized their is something wrong my brake pedal was ve…”
2004-11-09 · Suspension:front:control Arm:upper Ball Joint“while driving 10 mph the ball joints and axle sheared off. this caused consumer's vehicle to crash into another parked vehicle.*ak…”
2004-10-06 · Child Seat“child safety seat failure, after locking the black lock child is able to loose it without mashing the red button. *bf *sc …”
2004-06-04 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · 30,000 mi“the consequences indicated in the brake valve recall 04v045000 occurred while driving. dealership inspected the vehicle and indicated they couldn't find anything wrong and the vin number was not included in the recall. *ak the consumers husband experienced brake and steering failure. he was unable to steer the truck and found it necessary to …”
2003-12-10 · Structure“the tubular side step that was located beneath both front doors and was used to get up into big trucks, was extremely dangerous in rain or snow. black ice formed on it and the consumer slipped and fell backwards onto the ground and sustained a back injury. *ak *sc *jb…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.