2005 Hummer H2 Sut recalls & problems

Safety recalls

Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. A recall listed here may already have been fixed on a particular car: enter its 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see open recalls.

Crash test ratings

NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings (New Car Assessment Program). Ratings are comparable only between vehicles of similar size and weight, and ratings from 2011 on use tougher tests than earlier years. Photos: NHTSA.

What owners report

*Median odometer reading when the problem happened, where owners gave one. One complaint can name several problem areas.

Recent owner complaints

• Service brakes

  WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE (SIMILAR TO THE SOUND A DIRT BIKE ENGINE MAKES). THE SOUND BECAME LOLUDER WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE HYDROBOOSTER FAILED RESULTING IN A STEERING FLUID LEAKAGE.

  Mar 6, 2017 · 136,000 miles
• Steering

  POWER STEERING FUEL LEAKAGE TAK GAUGE FAILURE

  Jun 18, 2015 · 48,000 miles
• Visibility/wiper

  DRIVING THRU A HEAVY RAIN STORM AT 50 MPH IN THE LEFT LANE OF A THREE LANE HIGHWAY AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING AT ABOUT A 1/4 OF THE WAY UP...PULLED OVER AS SOON AS I COULD ...DID NOT PANIC... COULD NOT RESET WIPERS...HAD TO DRIVE HOME OFF THE HIGHWAY FOR 30 MILES WITH NO WIPERS...THANK GOD FOR RAIN-X ON MY WINDSHIELD...GOOGLED H2 RECALLS AND FOUND # 08243 FROM GM ON 9/9/2008 FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE...CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL EVEN IF IT WAS THE SAME ISSUE??? SORRY, NOTHING THEY CAN DO...WTF THANKFULLY THERE WAS NO CRASH BUT IT COULD HAD BEEN A MAYOR CRASH... *TR

  Mar 3, 2015 · 86,000 miles
• Engine

  MY VEHICLE'S WARRANTY WHICH I PURCHASED SEPARATELY HAD JUST EXPIRED BUT I STILL WENT BACK TO DEALER AS THE NOISE I HAD REPORTED TO THEM UNDER WARRANTY WAS NOW MORE APPARENT. TURNS OUT IT WAS DUE TO BROKEN OFF EXHAUST HEADER BOLTS.NOW I AM OUT OF WARRANTY, DEALERSHIP WILL NOT FIX. I HAVE 1 BROKEN ON DRIVERS SIDE AND 3 ON PASSENGER SIDE. NOW MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON SHOWING AN OXYGEN SENSOR FAILURE OR CATALYTIC CONVERTER. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET THIS PROBLEM IS AFFECTING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED !! *TR

  Nov 22, 2012 · 90,000 miles
• Visibility › Windshield wiper/washer

  FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHER OPERATE ON THERE OWN. *KB

  Nov 21, 2011 · 80,000 miles
• Engine and engine cooling › Cooling system

  TRANSMISSION COOLER DEFECT ALLOWS GLYCOL TO ENTER TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT CONDITION OCCURS FILLING THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITH A TOXIC GAS. HOT TRANSMISSIONS CAN ALSO CATCH ON FIRE. THIS IS A KNOWN CONDITION; GM ISSUED AN ALERT TO DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENTS BUT NO RECALL HAS OCCURRED. *TR

  Jul 23, 2011
• Electrical system › Instrument cluster/panel

  SPEEDOMETER SLOWLY STOPS WORKING. SPEED READING WILL DECREASE TO ZERO WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS & AROUND TOWN. AT FIRST HAPPENED PERIODICALLY NOW HAPPENING MORE OFTEN. *TR

  Jun 15, 2008 · 50,000 miles
• Visibility › Windshield wiper/washer › Motor

  WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 H2 HUMMER IN A RAIN STORM THE WINDSHIELD WASHER MOTOR CAME ON AND STARTED SPRAYING WATER AND WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL THE MOTOR QUIT WORKING. THANK GOD I DID NOT WRECK. AFTER CHECKING OTHER SITES AND COMPLAINTS THIS LOOKS LIKE A DEFECT NOT ONLY IN 2003 MODELS BUT 2005 MODELS AS WELL. *TR

  Jul 26, 2010 · 57,000 miles

Owner complaints are submitted to NHTSA by the public and are not verified. Shown as filed (NHTSA removes personal details); long reports are shortened.