WARNING - H3 Off Road Lights - Possible Fire Hazard

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Hi All,

Recently, I accidently bumped the off-road light switch in my H3 without realizing it. I began smelling burnt plastic about 15 minutes after I fgure I had bumped the switch but did not realize what was "burning" until I noticed my lamp covers warping about an hour after I figured bumped the switch.


The Hummer dealer I bought the H3 from had installed the off-raod lights post shipment. When I told them about the problem, they allegedly checked the GM specs for the installation and they said they did it correctly - but were willing to replace the damaged items and rewire the switch to the ignition relay.

I have been wiring vehicle electronics for close to fifteen years now and I have never heard of wiring a push button switch to a "hot wire". Does anyone else have an H3 with the hot-wired botton? Do any of the Hummer techs that frequent this site know if it is a common practice to do this or not? If it is - fair warning - I bet there's a decent chance that the melt could result in a fire that could burn the vehicle, house, or garage the hicle was stored in if not caught in time. Thankfully, I was there to realise the problem. But I wonder what would happen if the problem was left unattended overnight???