Chevrolet HHR Complaints

3,575 consumer complaints on file.

#10559824January 14, 2014
STEERING
WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILED, CAUSING STEERING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR JUST OVER A YEAR NOW AND EVERYDAY IT'S SEEMS TO GET WORSE AND WORSE AND A WHOLE LOT MORE FREQUENT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. DEFINITELY A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559622January 13, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559616January 13, 2014
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, STEERING, ENGINE
MY CLUTCH WENT OUT AND THE CAR STOPPED WORKING GAS I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS NOT DURING A SHIFT, JUST ACCELERATION. THE CLUTCH DID THE EXACT SAME THING ON DECEMBER 23, 2013 (MILEAGE ABOUT 115,000). I HAVE DRIVEN MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS PREVIOUSLY AND HAVE GONE WELL OVER 100K MILES WITHOUT REPLACING THE CLUTCH AND I AM NOW ON MY 3RD CLUTCH. I KNOW THERE IS A TSB ON A POSSIBLE BAD FLYWHEEL (WHICH WAS NOT REPLACED EITHER TIME), BUT A CLUTCH TO GO OUT TWICE ON A CAR THAT HAS SEEN FOR THE LAST 55K ALMOST ALL HIGHWAY MILES INDICATES THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559459January 11, 2014
STEERING
POWER STEERING KEEPS CUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING OR SITTING STILL. NO REASON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN BUT I'M SEEING TONS OF THESE INCIDENTS HAPPENING TO THE 2006 THRU 2010 HHRS' DEALERSHIPS ARE TELLING OWNERS TO REPLACE THE WHOLE POWER STEERING MODULE AND MOTOR.$500+ TO REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559205January 9, 2014
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING CUTS OUT AND IS VERY HARD TO TURN I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF CARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559084January 8, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR GOT HARD TO STEER AND A CHIME DINGED AND MY SCREEN ON THE DASH READ (POWER STEERING) WAS COMING UP ON A TURN AND IT TOOK ME AND THE PASSENGER TO MANUALLY TURN THE WHEEL WITH GREAT EFFORT ON BOTH OUR PARTS, THIS WAS SCARY! IF I HAD BEEN ALONE I'M NOT SURE IF I COULD HAVE NEGOTIATED THE TURN THUS ENDING IN A ONE VEHICLE COLLISION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559094January 8, 2014
STEERING
DETERMINE IF A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT TREND EXISTS...HAVE YOU SEEN HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THERE POWER STEERING CUTTING OUT? WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE? I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH MINE GOING OUT RANDOMLY FOR AT LEAST A YEAR. IT MAY CUT OUT 6 - 10 TIMES A DAY, IT MAY GO A WEEK OR A MONTH BEFORE IT DOES IT AGAIN. IT MAY NOT DO IT FOR ME, BUT WILL DO IT FOR MY SON...HEAT, RAIN, COLD, SNOW IT'S JUST SO RANDOM AND DANGEROUS. AND YES THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WILL RESET IF YOU TURN THE KEY OFF AND BACK ON. THIS IS JUST CRAZY THAT THIS FAILURE IS HAPPENING TO SO MANY HHR DRIVERS. I CANT BELIEVE THAT THE PROBLEM HASN'T BEEN DETERMINED AND THAT THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T ALREADY KNOW WHAT TO REPLACE AND HAS TO CHARGE YOU TO DO DIAGNOSTICS TO FIGURE IT OUT. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER CAR RECALLS (COBALT) FOR POWER STEERING WHY NOT THE HHR NOW? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558789January 7, 2014
STEERING
STEERING WENT OUT ALL AT ONCE WHILE ROUNDING CURVES BECAME HARD TO KEEP FROM WRECKING OR TO MOVE TO SHOULDER OF ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558706January 6, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY HHR THE SHIFTER IS STUCK IN PARK AND WILL NOT MOVE CAN HEAR A CLICKING NEAR STEERING COLUMN, WAS ALSO HAVING TROUBLE WITH IGNITION TURNING AND SOMETIMES KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED , THIS IS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE ITS GETTING WORSE . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558330January 3, 2014
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING ON A CURVE AT 55 MPH THE POWER STEERING QUIT AND THE VEC BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558345January 3, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558237January 2, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLAMPS ON MY 2009 CHEVROLET HHR BURN OUT PREMATURELY, VERY RAPIDLY. I AM NOW REPLACING THE THIRD HEADLAMP FOR BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. I AVERAGE ROUGHLY 10,000-12,000 BEFORE I NEED TO REPLACE BULBS. MY DRIVER SIDE LAMP WAS OUT, AND TONIGHT WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER SIDE LAMP WENT OUT. HEADLAMP BULBS, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF HOW COSTLY THEY ARE, SHOULD NOT BE BURNING OUT EVERY 10-12,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557944December 31, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SHE PARKED, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SEVERAL HOURS LATER, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BUT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN AND MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,954.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557967December 31, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557685December 30, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35246. UPDATED 02/11/14*LJ UPDATED 02/12/14
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557515December 28, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
I PURCHASE THE VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY 2013 WITH 54000 MILES ON IT. THERE WAS A SHAKING IN THE FRONT END WHILE BRAKING. I WAS INSURED AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS BECAUSE IT HAS NEW BRAKES AND IF IT DOES NOT STOP BRING IT BACK AND THEY WILL FIX IT. I BROUGHT IT BACK AND THEY ROTATED THE ROTORS. IT WORKED WELL FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS. THE ROTORS STARTED SHAKING AGAIN AFTER ONLY TWO WEEKS. SO I BROUGHT IT BACK AGAIN AND THEY PUT NEW ROTORS ON THE VEHICLE. IT HAS STARTED AGAIN WITH THE NEW ROTORS. THIS TIME IT STARTED WITH IN A MONTH. MY CAR WHILE BREAKING WILL SOMETIME FEEL LIKE THERE IS ICE UNDER IT ON DRY ROADS. I AM GOING TO TAKE IT TODAY TO BIG O TIRES AND HAVE A FRIEND WORK ON IT THAT I TRUST. THE CAR JUST HIT 70000 MILES. I HAVE DONE ONLY ONE OIL CHANGE AND TAKING THE CAR IN THREE TIMES FOR WRAPPED ROTORS. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG THAT THEY ARE JUST IGNORING. I STATED THAT I TOOK IT IN TWICE I TOOK IT TO PINEGAR CHEVORLET IN BRANSON, MO WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. HERE IS SOME SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON SERVICE DATES AND MILEAGE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE: 02/14/2013 52534 MILES 1ST REPAIR: 04/22/2013 ROTATED ROTORS 56032 MILES 2ND REPAIR: 08/24/2013 61,107 REPLACED ROTORS WENT AND TALKED TO PINEGAR CHEVROLET TOLD THEN THAT THEY ARE VIBRATING AGAIN ON 10/26/2013 65777 MILES. BLAMMED THE WHOLE THING ON MY DRIVING. THE ROTORS ARE THINNER THEN THEY ARE IN THE NEW CARS. THEY DO IT TO BE MORE FUEL EFFICIENT. IT WILL COST ABOUT 100 TO ROTATE THE ROTORS. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY BRAKING SYSTEM AND THEY ARE JUST IGNORING IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557242December 26, 2013
STEERING
BOUGHT 2006 HHR LT NEW FOR MY COMPANY. PURCHASED IT FROM MY COMPANY FOR PERSONAL USE IN EARLY 2011. WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS PRACTICING PARALLEL PARKING AT THE DMV (FOR LICENSE TEST), THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN SHE WAS FULLY STOPPED AND TURNED THE WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT TO BEGIN THE PARKING MANEUVER. IT HAPPENED ON THE THIRD PRACTICE FOR THE DAY. TURNED THE HHR OFF, LET IT SET 30 SEC, AND TURNED IT BACK ON. STEERING RESET. WORKED FOR A COUPLE OF PRACTICES, AND THEN THE POWER ASSIST QUIT AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES, WITH THE 3RD TIME NOT RESETTING. LEFT AND DROVE OFF WITH NO POWER STEERING. A COUPLE OF MILES DOWN THE ROAD, TURNED OFF THE HHR AT A STOPLIGHT. IT RESET WHEN I TURNED THE HHR BACK ON. WENT TO THE DEALER THAT DAY (CHRISTMAS EVE 2013) TO GET IT FIXED. THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR - $453. SEEMED TO WORK FINE. WENT TO DMV SITE AGAIN TODAY (CHRISTMAS) FOR FURTHER PARKING PRACTICE AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN -- DURING THE WHEEL TURN AT A COMPLETE STOP. HAPPENED TWICE; RESET BOTH TIMES. QUIT PRACTICE IN FRUSTRATION. OBVIOUSLY THE MOTOR WAS NOT THE ISSUE . . . OR NOT THE ONLY ISSUE. SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING THEME ON THIS SITE THAT HHR STEERING HAS DESIGN FLAWS. PROBABLY PAST TIME FOR REGULATORS TO SEE THAT THE STATISTICS JUSTIFY A RECALL ON THE HHR'S POWER STEERING. GOING BACK TO DEALER TOMORROW. HOW MUCH THIS TIME IS THE BIG QUESTION? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557318December 26, 2013
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR AN OIL CHANGE WHEN THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WERE TWO FRACTURED COIL SPRINGS IN THE REAR SUSPENSION OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,600. UPDATED 02/11/2014 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557143December 24, 2013
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING DOWN AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 55MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND LOST ALL OF MY POWER STEERING ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. LUCKILY I GOT THE CAR OVER TO THE SHOULDER. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT TO SEE IF THAT WOULD REMEDY THE ISSUE AND 10 MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD AGAIN, IT DID THE SAME THING. I TRIED TO CHANGE OUT THE FUSE UNDER THE HOOD AND TO NO AVAIL, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WITHIN 5 MINUTES THIS TIME. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AND GM SHOULD FIX THIS ISSUE. I'VE HAD ALOT OF CARS AND NEVER HAD A POWER STEERING ISSUE WITH THIS ESP. I MAY NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM PRODUCT AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557155December 24, 2013
STEERING
POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR STOPPED WORKING AND THE DIC SHOWED "POWER STEERING". ENGINE WAS STOPPED AND RESTARTED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE ISSUE APPEARS TO HAPPEN AT RANDOM SPEEDS AND AT RANDOM INTERVALS, AND ONCE THE DIC WARNING IS SHOWING STEERING IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. THE ISSUE HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES IN THE LAST ~2 WEEKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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