Chevrolet HHR Complaints

3,575 consumer complaints on file.

#10541970September 4, 2013
STEERING
AS I WAS DRIVING MY ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SHUT DOWN. I PULLED OVER TURNED ENGINE OFF AND WHEN STARTED AGAIN IT AGAIN STEERING WORKED. WENT TO A STORE, AND DROVE CAR ABOUT HALF MILE AND STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD TURNED ENGINE OFF, RESTARTED AND WORKED FOR ABOUT EIGHT OF A MILE. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND REPEATED AS BEFORE. THIS IS NOW MORE FREQUENT. AS OF TODAY 9/4 AFTER THE ENGINE BEGINS TO WARM UP THE STEERING TURNS OFF. ALL FLUIDS IN CAR ARE FULL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE CAR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER WHEN THE STEERING GOES OUT. I SAW THAT THE COBALT HAD A RECALL FOR THIS AND THE HHR IS MECHANICALLY AND ELECTRONICALLY THE SAME AS THE HHR. THE HHR SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE SAME RECALL. THANK YOU. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10538648September 3, 2013
STEERING
HAD POWER STEERING ISSUE DID SOME RESEARCH TURNS OUT TO BE OVER HEAT.. CHECK COOLANT LEVELS. MY COOLANT TEMP. OVER 200 ADDED COOLANT NOW AROUND 190 STEERING WORKS FINE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10538290September 1, 2013
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING. IT STARTED ON A THURSDAY AND WE CHANGED OUT THE RELAY AND THAT SEEMED TO WORK. TWO DAYS LATER, IT WENT OUT AGAIN. IT WAS OVER HEATING THE RELAY. THIS ISSUE WITH POWER STEERING CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR KILL SOMEONE. I GOOGLE PROBLEMS WITH HHR AND THERE ARE PLENTY OF ISSUE. WE, HHR OWNERS, NEED SOME ASSISTANCE. MY FAMILY HAS BEEN BUYING GM VEHICLE, AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537841August 29, 2013
STEERING
DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE POWER STEERING WILL FAIL MAKING STEERING DIFFICULT. THE PROBLEM RESET WITH A KEY CYCLE. THIS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT DURING THE LAST MONTH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537959August 29, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR STALLS AT ANY SPEED. SOMETIMES STARTS RIGHT BACK UP AND OTHER TIMES WILL NOT FOR A WHILE. MY CAR DIED AS I WAS GETTING ON THE FREEWAY RAMP IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE AT 45 MPH AND CLIMBING. SUDDENLY DIED AND I HAD TO STAR IT BACK UP. TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY AND I ALMOST GOT INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. DIED 7 TIMES IN LESS THAN 15 MILES. NO WARNING LIGHTS. OIL GOOD, FUEL GOOD, IT JUST DIES WITHOUT NOTICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537676August 28, 2013
STEERING, STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE EXITING THE INTERSTATE YESTERDAY, A "POWER STEERING" WARNING APPEARED ON THE DASH. I HAD TO MAKE A TURN IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS HAPPENED AND WAS NEARLY UNABLE TO TURN MY CAR. I PULLED OFF AT THE NEAREST PARKING LOT TO FIND THAT THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE POWER STEERING FLUID AND IS ALL ELECTRIC. I HAD SOMEONE DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO "RESET" MY CAR AND HAD STEERING BACK. BASED ON THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE THOUROUGLY READ OVER, I KNOW THAT IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT GOES OUT AGAIN. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS ISSUE CONTINUES TO BE IGNORED AND NOT RECALLED DUE TO THE FACT THE COBALT AND ION HAVE BOTH BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND THE HHR HAS THE SAME POWER STEERING PARTS AS THE COBALT. WHEN SOMONE LOSES THEIR LIFE BECAUSE OF A POWER STEERING PROBLEM WILL SOMEONE LISTEN AND ACT ON IT THEN???!!! I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THEM ANYWHERE NOW. THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND DON'T HAVE THE EXTRA $800 OR MORE SITTING AROUND TO REPAIR A PROBLEM THAT IS CHEVROLET'S FAULT. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536857August 23, 2013
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED AND SEPARATED FROM THE DOOR FRAME AS THE CONTACT OPENED THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO ADVISED THAT THE DOOR HANDLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000. .... UPDATED 10-17-13 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536879August 23, 2013
STEERING
POWER STEERING GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING, HAVE TO RESTART CAR TO REACTIVATE. WAS GOING DOWN A HILL AND IT KICKED OUT SO I HAD TO RESTART THE CAR AS I WAS ROLLING DOWN THE HILL. NOT SAFE AT ALL. I CAN MANAGE BUT A MOM WITH KIDS MIGHT PANIC AND SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS MIGHT OCCUR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536900August 23, 2013
STEERING
ON THE HIGHWAY I HEARD SOME WARNING BEEPS AND MY INFO SCREEN SAID "POWER STEERING". MY STEERING BECAME INCREASINGLY MORE DIFFICULT TO USE ESPECIALLY AFTER I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY. AFTER TURNING OFF THE CAR AND TURNING THE CAR BACK ON THE STEERING WORKED AGAIN. NOW IT GOES OUT EVERY SO OFTEN. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE HHR, BUT NO RECALL YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537016August 23, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
I BOUGHT MY CAR A WEEK AGO. DROVE IT HOME WITH NO INCIDENT. THEN DROVE IT WAS ON THE HIGHWAY TO TAKE MY ELDERLY MOTHER TO AN AIRPORT 40 MILES AWAY. AFTER SEEING HER OFF, I WENT TO GET MY NEW CAR WASHED. THEN GOT BACK ONTO THE I-5 AND DROVE ABOUT 3 MILES, WHEN I HEARD A TONE AND THE DASH BOARD UNDER THE SPEEDOMETER LIT UP, STATING I HAD LOST POWER STEERING. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF SIX LANES, GOING 60 MILES AN HOURS IN A BRAND NEW TO ME CAR I WAS NOT USED TO DRIVING, IN CONGESTED COMMUTER TRAFFIC. I AM NOT STRONG. I WAS SCARED OUT OF MY MIND. LUCKILY I WAS ON A STRAIGHT AWAY. I PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND PEOPLE EVENTUALLY LET ME OVER. I TOOK THE NEXT OFF RAMP AND MANAGED MY WAY HOME ON FRONTAGE ROADS AND SIDE STREETS, WHICH OF COURSE TOOK FOREVER. ARRIVING HOME I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND CRIED WITH RELIEF AND FRUSTRATION. THEN I TURNED THE IGNITION BACK ON TO SEE WHAT THE MESSAGE ON THE DASH WAS AGAIN AND IT WAS GONE. I'M TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS CAR AGAIN. AND EVERYTHING THING I'VE READ ONLINE SINCE, SAID THAT IF THE SHOP DOESN'T SEE THE MESSAGE OR DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEY CAN'T FIX IT, EQUALLING MONEY WASTED. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT NEW, HIGHLY DANGEROUS AND RECALLED IN AT LEAST ONE OF CHEVROLET'S OTHER CARS AND RECALLED ON THE HHR IN CANADA. WHY NOT HERE??? AREN'T AMERICANS AS VALUABLE AS CANADIANS??? PLEASE MAKE THIS A RECALL AND CONTACT ME WHEN YOU DO. I HAVE A CAR I CAN'T DRIVE WITHOUT FEAR AND CAN'T SELL IN GOOD CONSCIENCE. I AM OLDER, IN POOR HEALTH AND WITHOUT MUCH MONEY, I FEEL THAT I HAVE BEEN CHEATED. NO ONE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO SELL UNSAFE CARS ANY WHERE!!! I ALSO FEEL THIS PROBLEM IS WHY CHEVROLET IS DISCONTINUING THE HHR, AND LEAVING US OUT IN THE COLD WITH THEIR MISTAKE. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE FOR A RECALL??? I FEEL IT WAS CLOSE IN MY CASE!!! *I WILL BEGRUDGINGLY BE TAKING IT TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR. WHAT ELSE CAN I DO? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536223August 20, 2013
ENGINE, WHEELS
ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND ALONGWITH THE TRACTION LIGHT TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP STATED THAT SPARK PLUGS NEED TO BE REPLACE ALSO ENGINE COIL HAD ALL NEW SPARK PLUGS REPLACE AN ALL NEW ENGINE COIL PROBLEM STILL EXIT WENT ON CHEVY SITE OTHER OWNER SEEM TO B'E HAVE THIS PROBLEM ANOTHER SUGGEST WAS THAT THE AIR FILTER MAYBE CAUSE PROBL"EM CHANGE THAT OUT GOT A CODE READER DONE ON IT NOTHING SEEM TO SHOW ANYTHING WRONG HOWEVER LIGHT STILL ON FOR BOTH PROBLEM WHAT CAN BE DONE TO FIX PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536252August 20, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED A FEW MINUTES LATER AND OPERATED AS DESIGNED FOR ANOTHER MILE BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM MOTOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000. UPDATED 10/17/13*CN THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE ON AUGUST 20, 2013. UPDATED 10/24/13
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536320August 20, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE WHEEL SEIZED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536119August 19, 2013
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A LONG TRIP, ABOUT 100 MILES FROM HOME AND MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND MY STEERING BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN. IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT IN THE ROAD I WOULD HAVE HAD A HARD TIME AVOIDING IT. I WENT TO THE GAS STATION AND WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON THE POWER STEERING SEEMED TO FIX ITSELF. WELL I TOOK OFF DOWN THE ROAD AGAIN AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME BACK ON AGAIN WITH SAME SCENARIO MENTIONED ABOVE. NOW MY POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON SOMETIMES TWICE A DAY EVERYDAY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FINALLY TODAY. THE DEALER CALLED ME AND SAID, "GOOD NEWS THIS PART IS COVERED." I SAID GREAT! THEN HE CALLED BACK 30 MINUTES LATER WITH BAD NEWS, HE SAID THAT THE PART WAS COVERED IN CANADA ONLY! WHAT, NOT IN FLORIDA! THIS DOES NOT EVEN MAKE SENSE. LETS JUST SAY AFTER THAT PHONE CALL HE CHARGED ME FOR THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR AT COST. MY TOTAL COST WAS $163.45 (PART #19257875). IF I COULD HAVE DONE IT MYSELF I WOULD HAVE. I JUST SAW THIS PART ON EBAY FOR $82.85 OR BETTER YET, IF IT WAS A RECALL IT COULD HAVE BEEN FREE. AFTER HIS EARLIER PHONE CALL THERE WAS NO WAY I WAS GOING TO LET HIM CHARGE ME ANYTHING MORE. BUT, WHY AGAIN IS THIS PART NOT ON THE RECALL LIST FOR CHEVY HHRS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I GUESS WHEN SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS AND SOMEBODY GETS SUED MAYBE THERE WILL BE A RECALL. SAD BUT TRUE. PLEASE RECALL! THANKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536216August 19, 2013
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WENT ON, THE CAR STARTED TO SMELL LIKE IT WAS ON FIRE AND THE POWER STEERING WAS GONE. LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A CURB. NO INJURIES AND NO OTHER DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE IF INEXPERIENCED DRIVER OR ELDERLY PERSON WAS BEHIND THE WHEEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535979August 18, 2013
STEERING
I DO NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING UNTIL I DRIVE A FEW MILES. AFTER I DRIVE MY 2006 CHEVY HHR A FEW MILES THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON & MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING COMPLETELY STOPS..THE CAR IS VERY HARD TO STEER AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO PARK..WHEN I NEED TO PARK I HAVE TO TURN MY CAR OFF & THEN START IT BACK UP. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND THAT MY HHR IS NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING AND THERE WERE ALSO OTHER CHEVY MAKES & MODELS.WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THEM..WILL YOU PLEASE HAVE A RECALL ON THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ON THE 2006 CHEVY HHR SO WE CAN BE SAFE ON THE ROAD...[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536003August 18, 2013
AIR BAGS
I ALSO HAVE A 2009 HHR WITH 47000 MILES AND THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT IS COMING ON FREQUENTLY. I PLAN TO TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER. THIS LOOKS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535790August 16, 2013
STEERING
ON FOUR COMPLETELY SEPARATE OCCASIONS MY POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT. THERE IS NO WARNING. I WILL BE DRIVING AND HEAR A DING. I LOOK DOWN AT MY DASH TO SEE THE POWER STEERING LIGHT IS ON. WITHIN SECONDS THE POWER STEERING GOES COMPLETELY OUT. I HAVE TO PULL OVER TO RESTART THE CAR. ONCE I DO THIS ITS FINE FOR A BIT. TODAY IT HAPPENED TWICE DURING A 15 MINUTE DRIVE. IT'S SO INTERMITTENT I CAN GO DAYS WITHOUT AN INCIDENT. I TOOK IT IN TO FIX TODAY AND WAS TOLD THEY CAN'T FIX IT. I WAS REFERRED TO A DEALERSHIP WHO ALSO HAS NO IDEA WHAT'S GOING ON. CALLED A PARTS STORE AND THE PART CAN'T BE BOUGHT. THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. MY FAMILY BEING PUT IN DANGER IS NOT OKAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535497August 15, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535628August 15, 2013
STEERING
TWICE MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON AUGUST 13TH, 2013. BOTH TIMES, THE CONTROL PANEL FLASHED "POWER STEERING" AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN A PARKING LOT BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. THE SECOND TIME WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON A CANYON ROAD. BOTH TIMES I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF, THEN RESTARTED IT. AFTER A RESTART THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND AVOID THE OTHER CARS THAT WERE AROUND, BUT IF THIS KEEPS OCCURRING IT COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THIS ISSUE IS WIDESPREAD AND DUE TO A FAULTY POWER STEERING MOTOR WHICH HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR OTHER VEHICLES BUT NOT THE HHR. CHEVY NEEDS TO RECALL THE HHR POWER STEERING MOTOR FOR THE SAFETY OF HHR DRIVERS AND THE PEOPLE ON THE ROAD AROUND THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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