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2008 Hummer H3 Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1402198
Internal NHTSA #	11018846
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	HUMMER
Model	H3
Model Year	2008
File date	10/07/17
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	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. The gentleman that gm sent to take pictures of our driveway for the investigation even commented that he didn't see anything that would have caused them to deploy. I do not understand how the airbags deploying while traveling down one's driveway in a vehicle that is made for climbing mountains and such, could be considered as functioning properly. These airbags are supposed to deploy in a rollover event. A simple online search will reveal that this has happened several times before to other people. It's obviously a defective sensor, and a dangerous one at that. If we had been traveling down the interstate or a busy road and they had deployed, we could have easily been killed. I drive a small four cylinder car down our driveway on a daily basis to go to work, and my airbags have never gone off on me. I don't understand why an official recall hasn't been issued for this.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	146300
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WILLIAMSBURG, KY
VIN pattern	5GTEN43E488XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	14
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2008 Hummer H3 Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Hummer H3 Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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