Chevrolet HHR Complaints

3,575 consumer complaints on file.

#10575627March 29, 2014
WHEELS
RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILURE. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575569March 29, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
RIGHT FRONT DRIVE SHAFT FAILED WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. VEHICLE UNABLE TO MOVE. VERY DANGEROUS !!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575623March 29, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
UNABLE TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION SWITCH. DEALER REPLACED SOLENOID IN SHIFTER. VERY DANGEROUS, PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575571March 29, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
LEFT FRONT DRIVE SHAFT FAILED WHILE PARKED IN MY GARAGE. CAR WOULD NOT MOVE,HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER FOR WARRANTY REPAIR. THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO DRIVE SHAFT FAILURES ON THIS HHR. *TR ATTENTION !!! PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THIS VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE !!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575631March 29, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WAS PULLING OUT OF MY GARAGE WHEN ALL MY ELECTRICAL SHUT DOWN NO POWER. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO RICKS AUTOMOTIVE AND THEY REPAIRED MY STARTER $ 427.00. I WOULD LIKE TO GET REIMBURSED FROM GM AND NEED TO KNOW HOW GE TO MY MONEY BACK? I HAD TROUBLE WITH MY IGNITION SWITCH FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND NOT LETTING ME REMOVE THE KEY TWICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575413March 28, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
DRIVER'S DOOR INTERIOR HANDLE BROKE WITH MINIMAL FORCE, MAKING IT HARD TO EXIT VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575206March 27, 2014
AIR BAGS
SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHTS KEEPS COMING ON. TOOK IT TO GET LOOKED AT TODAY. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WAS BAD. IT IS GOING TO COST $1200 TO GET NEW AIRBAG INSTALLED. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THE 09 HHR. IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. CONTACTED CHEVY WITH NO RESPONSE. THE CAR WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT OR EVEN BUMPED BY ANYTHING FOR A AIRBAG TO GO BAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575234March 27, 2014
STEERING, AIR BAGS
I OWN A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH IN THE FAST LANE ON I-75N. THE POWER STEERING SENSOR LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED MAKING THE STEERING WHEEL STIFF AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE. I WAS SOMEHOW ABLE TO SAFELY ACROSS 3 LANES TO OFF RAMP, LUCKILY IMMEDIATELY TO THE RIGHT WAS ABLE TO GLIDE INTO A PARKING LOT. PARKED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED IGNITION OFF, CHECKED ALL FLUIDS UNDER HOOD, READ MANUAL AND ADVISED TO TAKE KEYS OUT AND RESTART. SO I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL, THE WARNING SIGNAL WAS GONE AND WHEEL WAS MOVING. I REPORTED THIS TO GM IMMEDIATELY AND HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY DO NOT SEEM TO BE ACTING AS IF THIS IS URGENT. THEY HAVE STALLED 2 DAYS NOW WITHOUT DIAGNOSING, THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE ME WITH A LOANER VEHICLE AND THEREFORE I HAVE NO CHOICE THEN TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, KNOWING THE SEVERE THREAT IT HAS TO MYSELF AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. I TAKE IT IN FOR AN ISSUE ATLEAST EVERY OTHER MONTH. ALSO SINCE STEERING ISSUE HAVE HAD THE "AIR BAG SERVICE" LIGHT HAS COME ON SEVERAL TIMES. WILL HAVE DEALERSHIP CHECK THIS MALFUNCTION OUT TOO. I THINK THIS MEANS IF MY STEERING GOES OUT AND I CRASH, THEN I WILL NOT HAVE AN AIRBAG TO SAVE ME.. I CALL THIS CAR "CHRISTINE"!! I AM VERY UPSET THAT GM AND THE DEALERSHIP DO NOT HANDLE THIS MALFUNCTION MORE SERIOUSLY. DEATH TRAP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575056March 26, 2014
STEERING
WHEN THE CAR GET TO 60-65MPH THE STEERING WHEEL START TO VIBRATE VERY BADLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574883March 26, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION MODULE FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. ADDITIONALLY, THE KEY COULD NOT TURNOVER IN THE IGNITION TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE IGNITION HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR DIAGNOSED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574910March 26, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND WHEN RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,557. UPDATED 05/06/14 MA UPDATED 05/09/2014 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574931March 26, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT "POWER STEERING DISPLAYED ON INFORMATION CENTER, CHIMES AUDIBLE AS IF DOOR IS AJAR, ILLUMINATED AS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME ABNORMALLY RESISTANT. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE KEYS WOULD FAIL TO EJECT FROM THE IGNITION INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,594 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000. UPDATED 5/13/14*CN..!....UPDATED 07/31/14 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN, WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND VIBRATED AND HE LOST POWER STEERING. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER, SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF, AND RE-STARTED IT AGAIN, AND EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL, AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, A POWER STEERING WAS ORDERED AND THEY WOULD INSTALL UNDER WARRANTY. UPDATED 08/05/14 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574980March 26, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITH DIFFICULTY IN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,750.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574720March 25, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY FAMILY AND I WERE INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON OR AROUND 04/29/12. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN SUDDENLY I LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON WHICH CAUSED ME TO NOSE DIVE AND ROLLOVER SEVERAL TIMES DOWN INTO AN EMBANKMENT, AND NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, WHICH IS SURPRISIING CONSIDERING HOW SEVERE THIS ACCIDENT WAS. MY VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED TOTALED BY MY INSURANCE CARRIER AS THE DAMAGES EXCEEDED THE VALUE OF THE CAR. THIS WAS A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT (NO OTHER VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED) THEREFORE MY CAR INSURANCE CARRIER PLACED THE BLAME ON ME AND THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS NEVER DETERMINED. I CAN HONESTLY SAY WE ARE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE LIVED THRU THIS ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10574717March 25, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF BACK INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10574736March 25, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE MADE A CLICKING SOUND AS SHE ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE DOOR HANDLE APPEARED TO BE FUNCTIONAL BUT SHE WAS ONLY ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND OCCASIONALLY HAD TO EXIT FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574359March 24, 2014
STEERING
POWER STEERING WENT OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574361March 24, 2014
STEERING
POWER STEERING HAS BECOME INTERMITTENT. UPON RESTART IT'S FINE AND THEN GOES OUT PERIODICALLY BETWEEN 2 AND 30 MINUTES AFTER EACH RESTART. ANYONE WHO NEEDS POWER STEERING TO DRIVE, NOT JUST A CONVENIENCE, WOULD HAVE A VERY HARD PHYSICAL TIME MAKING A 90 DEGREE TURN, ESPECIALLY IF THE STEERING WENT OUT WHILE MAKING THE TURN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574377March 24, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE CHEST AND BOTH LEGS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AT THE SCENE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,300. UPDATED 12/30/14*CN UPDATED 9/25/2015 *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10574495March 24, 2014
STEERING
POWER STEERING RANDOMLY KEEPS TURNING OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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