Chevrolet HHR Complaints

3,575 consumer complaints on file.

#10544794September 21, 2013
STEERING
FOR NO REASON THE POWER STEERING JUST STOPPED WORKING ,,MAKING THE VEHICLE IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER,,AFTER YOU SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT,, THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK ON ONLY TO STOP AGAIN WHEN IT FELT LIKE IT ,,AT SLOW SPEEDS AS WELL AS HIGH,,IF IT WERE SNOWING OR ON SLIPPERY ROADS THIS COULD OF BEEN A MAJOR FATALITY,,,VERY UNSAFE IF CHILDREN ARE IN THE VEHICLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544796September 21, 2013
AIR BAGS
FOR NO REASON THE CHIME STARTED TO CHIME AND THE AIRBAG LITE COME ON,,,THE CAUSE OF THIS LITE COMING ON WAS A HARNESS UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT NOT MAKING A CONNECTION ,,,BUT INTILL I FOUND OUT WHAT IT WAS I DROVE IN FEAR THAT THE AIRBAG WAS GOING TO DEPLOY FOR NO REASON AND CAUSE ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT,, IAM NOT THE ONLY ONE THIS HAPPENED TO ,,,I FOUND OUT ON THE HHR NETWORK ITS A COMMON DEFECT WITH CHEVY HHRS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544677September 20, 2013
STEERING
WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND SHE LOST POWER STEERING. SHE GOT HOME, CALLED THE DEALER AND ASKED ABOUT RECALLS AND WAS INFORMED THE 2006 COBALT (MECHANICALLY AND EQUIPMENT WISE THE SAME CAR WITH A DIFFERENT SKIN) WAS RECALLED BUT NOT THE HHR. I TOOK THE CAR TO FIRESTONE AND THE STEERING WORKED FINE. THEY CHECKED OUT THE STEERING AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG BUT INDICATED THE HHR HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS IN CANADA BUT NOT IN THE US AND THAT THE REPAIR IS QUITE EXPENSIVE. IS THE GOVERNMENT PROTECTING THEIR INVESTMENT IN GM BY NOT ISSUING A RECALL? PLEASE EXPLAIN THIS SITUATION OR RECALL THE TWIN OF THE COBALT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544342September 19, 2013
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK IN THE SNOW THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED OUT OF MY HANDS. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR OTHER CHEVY MODELS BUT NOT THE HHR. DOES SOMEONE NEED TO DIE IN AN ACCIDENT FIRST. I GOT A RECALL LETTER FOR THE STORAGE BIN IN THE DASH NOT STAYING CLOSED AND THAT IS A MINOR INCONVENIENCE, FOR MY WIFE WHO HAS ALWAYS HAD POWER STEERING IN A VEHICLE TO HAVE IT SUDDENLY GO OUT SCARES YOU WHEN YOU ARE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IF YOU TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT WITHIN A MINUTE OR TWO ITS OUT AGAIN. CONSUMERS PAY FOR SAFETY AND IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE ALL OF THE THIS REGULATIONS ARE HELPING WHEN IT REALLY MATTERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543756September 15, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHEN I BOUGHT THIS CAR THE BACK DOORS WHERE A LITTLE HARD TO OPEN I CHALKED IT DOWN TO IT STILL BEING NOT BROKE IN WELL I'VE HAD THIS CAR FOR A YEAR NOW AND THE BACK HANDLES DO NOT WORK AT ALL FROM THE INSIDE SOMETIMES ONE WILL WORK THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE IF THERE IS A ACCIDENT WHO EVER IS SITTING IN THE BACK CANNOT OPEN THE DOORS I REALLY THINK CHEVY NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE BEFORE THEY GET SUED ONLY HOPE NO ONE GETS KILLED / HURT OVER THE BACK DOORS BEING OPENED I'VE HAD IT CHECKED 2 TIMES THEY SAID ITS JUST BECAUSE OF LACK OF USE THAT'S BS CONSIDERING ITS BEEN WELL USED FOR THE YEAR I'VE HAD IT AND NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS COMING ON GREAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543595September 14, 2013
STEERING
WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. FOUR DAYS LATER IT DID THE SAME THING WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON THE ROAD AT ABOUT 30 MPH. EACH TIME I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTART IT TO MAKE THE PROBLEM GO AWAY. THIS COULD LEAD TO CRASHES CAUSING INJURY OR DEATH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543630September 14, 2013
STEERING
ON MINE A MESSAGE LIGHTS UP ON THE DASH 'POWER STEERING". WHEN I CUT OFF THE CAR IT, I CAN STEER AND I START DRIVING, HITTING THE SPEED OF 7 MILES MPH IT CUTS BACK ON AND OFF I HAVE A FAMILY SMALL KIDS AND I DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANYTHING GO WRONG WITH MY CAR BECAUSE I CANT AFFORD ANOTHER ONE, SO PLEASE LOOK UNTO IT BECAUSE OTHER HHR OWNERS BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543401September 13, 2013
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS UPWARDS OF 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST POWER STEERING. I ALMOST GOT INTO A CRASH AND WAS UNABLE TO SAFELY STEER THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF THE STEERING WAS RETURNED. AND THEN IT WOULD GO OUT AGAIN UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AGAIN. UPON SEARCHING THE INTERNET I SAW THAT 1.3 MILLION VEHICLES WERE RECALLED FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE BUT THE CHEVY HHR WAS NOT ONE OF THEM. IT SEEMS TO BE A HAZARDOUS ISSUE ACCORDING TO CHEVY'S RECALL, AND THE HAVE RECEIVED MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FROM HHR OWNERS AND HAVEN'T RECALLED THIS PART ON THE HHR.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543246September 12, 2013
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION
I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY HHR AND FEW MONTHS AGO MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COME ON AND ENGINE LIGHT. THEN SHORTLY AFTER MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN GOING OUT PERIODICALLY...LAST TIME WAS ON A EXIT RAMP ON THE CURVE. I ALMOST PUT IT IN THE DITCH. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE COBALT HAD RECALLS ON THESE ITEMS BUT NOT THE HHR. WHICH MAKES NO SENSE BECAUSE OF THE SAME CHASSIS AND ALL. I TOOK IT TO ED SCHIDMT CHEVY IN PERRYSBURG OHIO AND THEY SAID I NEED A STEERING COLUMN (BECAUSE POWER STEERING MODULE IS IN COLUMN), POWER STEERING MOTOR, CAMSHAFT VALVE ACTUATORS, LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM, AND FRONT STRUTS. I HAVE READ A LOT OF INTERNET FORUMS AND THERE HAS BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON SAME ISSUES. CHEVY SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS. DEALERSHIP WANTS $2300+ FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543326September 12, 2013
STEERING
GM IS GOING TO HAVE A LAW SUITE ON THERE HANDS. WE ALL HHR OWNERS NEED TO BAND TOGETHER . MY WIFE WAS IN CAR CRASH. THERE IS A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING QUITTING WHILE TAKEN OFF FOR A DRIVE. GM COMPANY NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL ON THIS TO FIX IT AND MAKE IT RIGHT FOR THE OWNERS. AND MAKE IT RIGHT FOR THE CUSTOMER. WHAT THEY ARE DOING BY NOT MAKE A RECALL ON THIS IS " WRONG " *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543069September 11, 2013
WHEELS
ALL SPOKES ON TIRE RIM BROKE WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. I HAVE PICTURES IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE, AND ALSO THE TIRE RIM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543174September 11, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITH AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED DURING THE SAME TIME OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADIC AND OVER A PERIOD OF TIME BECAME A CONSTANT OCCURRENCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542935September 10, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE EXITED THE VEHICLE, THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BECAME DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542802September 10, 2013
STEERING
DRIVING TO WORK AND TURNED A CORNER, DISCOVER ALMOST TOO LATE THAT I HAD NO POWER STEERING. NO LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASH TO WARN ME AND I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE HAS BEEN NO SOLUTION TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AS IT KEEPS RECURRING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542602September 9, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN HHR IS STOPPED ON A HILL, FOR A RED LIGHT OR FROM BEING PARKED ON A HILL OR EVEN A SLOPE, IT DRIFTS BACKWARDS AS SOON AS YOU GO FROM HAVING THE BRAKES ON, SUCH AS AT A RED LIGHT, TO HITTING THE GAS TO GO FORWARD WHEN THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN THERE IS A CAR BEHIND YOU BECAUSE THE HHR ALWAYS DRIFTS BACKWARDS. YOU HAVE TO BE PREPARED TO HIT THE GAS QUICK AND HOPE THE CAR BEHIND YOU ISN'T TOO CLOSE. ALSO, WHEN BACKING UP WHILE ON A HILL, THE CAR DRIFTS FORWARD EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE HITTING THE GAS CAUSING THE HHR TO COME WITHIN INCHES OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF IT. WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF CLOSE CALLS AND CONTINUE TO DO SO. IT'S A PANICKY SITUATION BECAUSE YOU'RE BASICALLY 'STUCK' BECAUSE AS SOON AS YOU TAKE YOU'RE FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE, IT DRIFTS AND THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO, BUT HOPE YOU CAN GET OUT OF THE SITUATION WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. IT'S SCARY, SO YOU HAVE TO GET YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS AND HIT IT IMMEDIATELY AND PRAY THAT YOU DON'T DRIFT INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU OR BEHIND YOU, DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION. THIS DOESN'T JUST HAPPEN OCCASIONALLY - IT WILL HAPPEN EACH TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542758September 9, 2013
STEERING
LOST POWER IN THE STEERING AS I WENT TO MAKE A TURN. HAD DIFFICULTY TURNING STEERING WHEEL. NEXT MORNING STEERING WAS BACK TO NORMAL.TODAY (09-090-2013) I AM HAVING THE SAME STEERING PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542436September 7, 2013
STEERING
POWER STEERING TURNS OFF WITH NO WARNING, THE WORDS "POWER STEERING" APPEAR ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CONSOLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542212September 6, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THE ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEM IN MY 2010 CHEVY HHR COMPLETELY FAILED 3 DAYS AGO WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. WE WERE UNABLE TO STEER THIS VEHICLE AND IT ALMOST CAUSED A BAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. THE POWER SYSTEM FAILED AT 68,000 MILES. IT IS APPARENT THAT NUMEROUS HHR OWNERS HAS EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM BUT GM HAS TAKEN NO ACTION TO RECALL THIS PART ON THIS VEHICLE. RESEARCHING THE ELECTRONIC POWER SYSTEM PART NUMBER 19257875 I DISCOVERED THAT GM HAS OTHER VEHICLES THAT HAVE A RECALL APPLICABLE TO THE HHR THAT MATCH THE PART NUMBER IN QUESTION. BUICK, CADILLAC, PONTIAC, COBALT HAVE RECALLS ON THIS SAME PART NUMBER WHICH COVER A LIFE TIME WARRANTY. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE HHR AND THE ELECTRONIC POWER SYSTEM AND GM SHOULD HAVE INITIATED A RECALL ON THE ELECTRONIC POWER SYSTEM AGES AGO. WHAT ARE THEY WAITING FOR. SOMEONE TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542343September 6, 2013
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING HOME AND GOT INTO THE TURNING LANE TO TURN ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC. MY SPEED WAS ABOUT 25 MPH AND I HEARD A "DING" AND LOOKED AT THE INFORMATION PANEL ON MY DASH. IT SAID "POWER STEERING". I WASN'T AWARE AT THE TIME, BUT ONCE I TRIED TO TURN (ONCE TRAFFIC CLEARED) I REALIZED I HAD LOST POWER STEERING. I WAS ONLY 2 MILES FROM MY HOUSE, SO I CONTINUED HOME---MANHANDLING THE STEERING WHEEL THROUGH EACH TURN UNTIL I ARRIVED IN MY DRIVEWAY. IT HAS HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES SINCE THEN, AND I CONTINUE TO DRIVE UNTIL I GET TO A RED TRAFFIC SIGNAL, TURN THE CAR OFF, AND RESTART IT. LUCKILY, (SO FAR), IT HAS RESET ITSELF AND THE POWER STEERING WORKS AGAIN. I AM CONCERNED AS TO WHY THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ON THIS, AS THERE ARE TONS OF ISSUES ON THIS MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR. I HAVE A 1 1/2 YR. OLD SON AND ALL I CAN THINK OF IS HOW FORTUNATE I HAVE BEEN THAT EACH TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED, HE HASN'T BEEN IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME. COME ON, CHEVROLET, PLEASE FIX THIS ISSUE! WE ALSO OWN A CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND LOVE OUR CHEVY PRODUCTS, BUT I AM CONCERNED NOW AS TO WHETHER I WILL BUY ANOTHER ONE WHEN IT'S TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10541869September 4, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL RELATED TO THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,595. UPDATED 10/17/13*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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