Chevrolet HHR Complaints

3,575 consumer complaints on file.

#10526255July 22, 2013
STEERING
DRIVING MY HHR AND I HEAR A DINGING NOISE, POWER STEERING MESSAGE IS SHOWN. POWER STEERING IS OUT. IT HAS BEEN THREE DAYS AND NOW IT IS DOING IT EVERY TIME I START THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE NO MORE THAN A MILE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL, AS THE HHR HAS THE SAME ESA AS THE COBALT THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525845July 19, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
THE POWER STEERING KEEPS TURNING ON SO IT MAKES IT HARD TO DRIVE OR STEER AND IT CUTS INTO MY MPG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525585July 18, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO JUMP START THE VEHICLE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE HOURS LATER HOWEVER, THE STEERING WHEEL HAD BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT STATED SHE DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER BECAUSE SHE DID NOT TRUST THE PARTS THAT WERE BEING USED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525683July 18, 2013
STEERING
POWER STEERING GOES OUT UNTIL KEY IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS UNDER ALL CONDITIONS. I HAVE READ OTHER GM CARS WITH SAME UNIT HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND WONDER WHY HHR HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525292July 17, 2013
STEERING
MOST RECENTLY ALMOST EVERY TIME I TURN ON MY CAR, I WILL DRIVE FOR MAYBE 5 MINUTES AND MY STEERING WHEEL BECOMES LOCKED. I WILL PULL OFF TO THE SIDE SHUT OFF & TURN BACK ON THE CAR LEAVE IT SIT ON FOR ANOTHER MINUTE OR SO PULL OFF AND THE POWER STEERING WILL BECOME ENGAGED AGAIN LOCKING THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE DAYS HAVE BECOME HOTTER. I HAVE CALLED MY DEALERSHIP AND MADE APPOINTMENTS TO GET IT DIAGNOSED BY EVERY TIME I WILL GO IN FOR THE APPOINTMENT AT THAT MOMENT THEY WILL LOOK AT IT AND SAY OR NOTHING IS WRONG. THERE ARE NO DISPLAY WARNINGS ON YOUR DASH BOARD, YOU WILL HAVE TO BRING IT BACK TO US WHEN IT IS ON. THIS ISSUE IS BECOMING VERY ALARMING TO ME SINCE IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. I CAN'T KEEP TAKING OFF EVERY TIME I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE ESPECIALLY IF WHEN I GO TO THE DEALERSHIP AND NO WORK GETS DONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525406July 17, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITH AN ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESUMED NORMALLY UPON RESTARTING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525425July 17, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED AND TIGHTENED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525186July 16, 2013
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING. IF I TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT, THE POWER STEERING STARTS WORKING AGAIN FOR A SHORT TIME AND THEN GOES OUT AGAIN. WITH ALL THE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS I'VE BEEN READING, CHEVROLET SHOULD DO A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525039July 15, 2013
STEERING
I COULD BE SITTING IN LINE AT A DRIVE THRU, TURNING SLOWLY, OR DRIVING STRAIGHT AND I HEAR A CLICK, AND THE "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE DISPLAYS, AND THEN IT BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. IF I SHUT THE CAR OFF IT GOES AWAY. ALSO A MAJOR POINT IS THAT IT SEEMS TO BE WEATHER SENSITIVE. LAST WINTER IT CAME ON ONLY TWO TIMES AND NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN UNTIL ABOUT A FEW DAYS AGO WHEN THE WEATHER GOT ABOVE 90 DEGREES HERE. ON THOSE DAYS IT IS VERY HARD TO GET RID OF IT. HOWEVER,, IRONICALLY, ON A DAY THAT WAS ONLY 74 DEGREES IT NEVER CAME ON! I AM AFRAID THAT THIS WILL COME ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND I AM PUT INTO A SITUATION OF HAVING TO MANEUVER QUICKLY.. AND I AM SURE THAT ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS WILL AGREE THAT MOVING "QUICKLY" ISN'T GOING TO HAPPEN. DEALER TELLS ME THAT THE STEERING "MODULE" IS THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN.. SO REPAIR COST IS $900. I HAVE 162,000 HIGHWAY MILES ON MY CAR AND YES,, IT'S JUST AN 08. IF THIS PART STAYED IN A FAULTY MODE ALL THE TIME I WOULD SAY THAT IT WAS A MAINTENANCE REPAIR THAT I AM LIABLE FOR,, BUT WITH IT GOING ON AND OFF AND PUTTING MY SAFETY AT RISK.. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A MANUFACTURER RECALL! THEY ARE THE ONES THAT DECIDED TO MAKE THIS INTO AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT.. AND A FAULTY ONE AT THAT! DO A SEARCH ON LINE ABOUT "POWER STEERING" SEE HOW MANY OTHER HHR OWNERS ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME SAFETY ISSUE WITH WAY LESS MILES ON THEIR CARS. I WAS SHOCKED AND DISGUSTED. I AM NOT FEELING THE CONFIDENCE TO MAKE CHEVY MY NEXT PURCHASE. WHY DO THE CHEVY COBALTS HAVE THIS RECALL.. BUT NOT HHR OWNERS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524835July 15, 2013
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I PURCHASED MY 2008 CHEVY HHR FROM A DEALERSHIP IN KY IN FEBRUARY 2013, WITH AROUND 55K MILES ON IT. DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF MILES I ALSO PURCHASED AN EXTENDED GM POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. TOWARD THE END OF MAY, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HI-WAY COMING OFF AN EXIT, GOING BETWEEN 45-55 MILES AN HOUR VEERING TO THE RIGHT, WHEN THE POWER STEERING IN MY CAR WENT OUT. THE MILEAGE SCREEN FLASHED POWER STEERING AND I COULD HARDLY STEER MY CAR TO GET OFF THE EXIT ONTO ANOTHER HI-WAY. I DROVE MY CAR HOME AND PARKED IT IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE NEXT MORNING I GOT UP AND STARTED MY CAR, DROVE IT AND IT WAS OK. HOWEVER, THE NEXT DAY THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN AND HAS EVERY DAY SINCE THEN. IN THE BEGINNING I WOULD TURN MY CAR OFF, WAIT 1 TO 2 MINUTES, START MY CAR AND IT WOULD BE FINE. STARTING LAST MONTH, THE POWER STEERING GOES OFF EVERY 2 TO 5 MINUTES REGARDLESS IF I RE-START MY CAR OR NOT.... IT DOES NOT MATTER IF I AM TRYING TO MAKE A TURN, OR DRIVING DOWN A STRAIGHT ROAD. I CAN HAVE THE AC ON, THE AC OFF AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WITHIN 2 MINUTES OF ME STARTING MY CAR. I WAS TOLD IN ORDER FOR MY GM POWER TRAIN WARRANTY TO BE COVERED, I HAD TO MY CAR TO A CHEVY SERVICE STATION, WHICH I DID ON 6/27/2013 AND WAS TOLD THAT THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THE POWER STEERING ELECTRIC MOTOR. SINCE THE INCIDENT I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, AND HAVE READ THAT IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR THE HHR'S, BUT GM HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE ALSO EMAILED AND SPOKEN WITH A CHEVY COMPLAINT PERSON AND WAS ALSO TOLD NOTHING WOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. SEEMS TO ME THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, OF THE SAME KIND THE CHEVY COBALTS WERE RECALLED FOR... WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE FOR THE CHEVY HHR'S WITH THE SAME ISSUE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524723July 14, 2013
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILS ALL THE TIME. VERY DANGEROUS. HARD TO STEER. COMMON PROBLEM FOR ALL HHR'S. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524696July 13, 2013
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2010 CHEVY HHR FAILED AS I WAS DRIVING CAUSING ME TO HIT ANOTHER DRIVER. CHEVY HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE COBALT AND THE HHR HAS MANY SIMILARITIES TO THE COBALT. I THINK A RECALL IS NEEDED BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. IF YOU LOOK ONLINE MANY HHR OWNERS ARE HAVING ISSUES! PLEASE HELP US THE INNOCENT CONSUMER. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524525July 12, 2013
STEERING
I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING, CAUSING ME TO NEARLY HIT MY MAILBOX. THE INFORMATION SCREEN ON THE SPEEDOMETER SAID POWER STEERING AND MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524355July 11, 2013
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE DRIVING. SAME UNIT WAS USED IN CHEVY COBALT AND SATURN ION WHICH WAS RECALLED BY NHTSA BUT YOU FAILED TO INCLUDE HHR OWERS WHO HAVE THE EXACT SAME UNIT IN THEIR VEHICLES WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET IT RIGHT. GOOGLE HHR STEERING FAILS ON INTERNET. WE WERE ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE HHR WHEN IT FIRST OCCURRED. DO YOUR JOB. MAKE IT RIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524454July 11, 2013
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT MAKING THE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. I DID RESEARCH ONLY TO FIND THAT MANY OTHER HHR OWNERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE AND SEVERAL OTHER CHEVY MODELS WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. RESTARTING THE CAR TEMPORARILY FIXES IT. HAS HAPPENED BETWEEN 0 AND 2 MILES OF STARTING THE CAR. (7 TIMES YESTERDAY) IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS WHILE TRYING TO MAKE TURNS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524462July 11, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A MAILBOX ON ONE OCCURRENCE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524226July 10, 2013
STEERING
IN THE LAST WEEK THE POWER STEERING HAS WENT OUT 5+ TIMES WHILE DRIVING IT ON CITY STREETS. I WILL BE DRIVING AROUND 40 MPH THEN I WILL HERE A DINGING SOUND THEN LOOK AT THE DASH AND IT SAYS POWER STEERING. AFTER IT SAYS POWER STEERING THERE WILL BE A COMPLETE LOSS IN POWER STEERING ASSIST FROM THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IT COULD EASILY CAUSE A WRECK IF DRIVING AROUND A CURVE WHEN IT GOES OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523910July 9, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER REPAIRED NOR INSPECTED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523974July 9, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS VEHICLE HAS PROBLEMS PICKING UP SPEED. IT JERKS CONSTANTLY AND WHEN IDLING IT SHUTTERS. I HAVE LOOKED AT MESSAGE BOARDS AND SEEN OTHERS WITH SAME COMPLAINTS. THESE PROBLEMS NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE WHEN I'M TRYING TO MERGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524003July 9, 2013
STEERING
POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN FROM A STOP SIGN. POWER STEERING WAS GONE AND I HAD TO STRUGGLE TO PULL MY VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD TO A PARKING LOT. I LET THE VEHICLE SIT FOR 10 MINUTES, THEN I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THE ISSUE HAD DISAPPEARED. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I SEE THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS ONLINE COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE BY HHR OWNERS, AND THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILURE OFTEN RECURS INTERMITTENTLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY. GM HAS RECALLED SEVERAL VEHICLES FOR THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING MOTOR, BUT HAS CHOSEN NOT TO RECALL THE HHR. WHY NOT?! SINCE THE INCIDENT, I FEEL LIKE I AM DRIVING A VEHICLE OF DOOM AND THAT ANYTIME I GET BEHIND THE WHEEL, MY FAMILY AND I COULD POSSIBLY GET INTO AN ACCIDENT! GM SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAULTY PART AND DO A RECALL BEFORE THERE ARE MORE INJURIES! I HAVE DRIVEN A VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER STEERING BEFORE, BUT WHEN IT GOES OFF WITHOUT WARNING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, THIS VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL! GM SHOULD BE ASHAMED! I WILL NOT BUY A GM VEHICLE AGAIN! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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