Chevrolet HHR Complaints

3,575 consumer complaints on file.

#10505295April 1, 2013
AIR BAGS
I WAS IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION, MY CAR FLIPPED SEVERAL TIMES AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10504955March 29, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504820March 28, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,159.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504882March 28, 2013
ENGINE
EXHAUST FUMES COMING INTO CABIN WHEN HEATER IS TURNED ON. CAUSED BY FAULTY, CRACKED FLEX JOINT ON DOWNPIPE, CONNECTED TO EXHAUST MANIFOLD. HAVE TO RIDE WITH WINDOWS CRACKED FOR FRESH AIR. GM REFUSED TO REPAIR. STATED OUTSIDE 80,000 MILE EMISSIONS WARRANTY. CAR HAS 82,419 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504426March 25, 2013
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING TO PICK MY KIDS UP FROM SCHOOL WHEN MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, SO I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND PURCHASED SOME POWER STEERING FLUID BUT THIS CAR DOESN'T TAKE POWER STEERING FLUID BECAUSE ITS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON THE POWER STEERING WAS OK. I WAS DRIVING BACK OUT TO THE SCHOOL THIS MORNING AND MY CAR DID THE SAME THING AND ONCE I TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON IT HAS BEEN FINE. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY SO NO RECALL AS BEEN ISSUED BUT I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504499March 25, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I DON'T KNOW IF ITS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM TC LIGHT GOES ON AND ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON, CAR JUMPS ALITTLE THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A WHILE, THIS CAR IS ONLY 49000 MILES I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW AND PAID IT OFF LIKE A MERCEDES BENZ SINCE MY CREDIT WAS SCREWED UP AND NOW I AM HAVING PROBLEM AM RETIRED AND WIFE NOT WORKING PLEASE HELP US OUT I NEED MY CAR TO GET AROUND, I DIDN'T THINK I WAS GOING TO HAVE ANY PROBLEMS FOR 10 YRS ........................................... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504323March 24, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
FRONT DISC BRAKES PULSATE AND CAUSE VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504237March 23, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE GAS LINES ON THIS CAR HAVE RUSTED THROUGH. THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504265March 23, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
UPON OPENING DRIVER'S DOOR, HANDLE SNAPPED OFF IN MY HAND. TWO DAYS LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO PASSENGER DOOR. THIS MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN DOORS WITHOUT WINDOW BEING DOWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504192March 22, 2013
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND IT BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER, I WAS VERY LUCKY I WASN'T ON A CURVEY ROAD,OR I WOULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND TURNED MY HHR OFF, THEN BACK ON AND THE STEERING WAS BACK TO NORMAL. I CONTINUED MY WAY BACK HOME AND ABOUT TEN MINUTES LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED MY HHR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. AGAIN EVERYTHING WAS BACK TO NORMAL. SINCE THEN IT HAS HAPPENED UNEXPECTEDLY SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. I WISH THERE WAS A RECALL SO I COULD REPAIR THIS MALFUNCTIONING STEERING MOTOR. THE DEALER WANTS AROUND $800.00 TO DO THE WORK. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE MY HHR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503920March 21, 2013
STEERING
AFTER MAKING A TURN THE CAR BEEPED, "POWER STEERING" SHOWED ON THE DISPLAY, AND I LOST POWER STEERING. RESTARTING THE CAR CAUSES POWER STEERING TO RESUME FUNCTIONING BUT IT WILL CUT OUT AGAIN WITHIN A MINUTE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503990March 21, 2013
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2009 HHR GOES OUT W/O WARNING, AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. WHEN IT STARTED I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER AND CHEVY AND WAS LED TO BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS AN UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE. SINCE THEN, I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS, SIMILAR TO MINE, DATING BACK TO 2006. THE POWER STEERING MOTORS IN THESE CARS ARE FAULTY AND DANGEROUS AND CHEVY KNOWS IT. THEY HAVE ALREADY RECALLED THE SAME ONES IN IONS, COBALTS, AND MALIBUS AND HAVE ONLY FAILED TO RECALL ALL OF THEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT YET BEEN MADE TO DO SO. HOPEFULLY, THEY WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR WRECKLESSLY ENDANGERING SO MANY TRUSTING CONSUMERS AND ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED, IF IT HASN'T ALREADY HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503739March 20, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR ONE YEAR PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE DOOR HANDLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE PARTS WERE ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 88,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503404March 18, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,278. ..UPDATED 05/01/13 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503446March 18, 2013
STEERING
MY 2008 CHEVROLET HHR HAS DEVELOPED AN INTERMITTENT STEERING POWER ASSIST FAILURE. IT FIRST OCCURRED A WEEK AGO UPON START UP. I DROVE IT A FEW MILES, AFRAID TO TURN IT OFF FOR FEAR I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME UPON RESTARTING. UPON RESTARTING IN MY DRIVEWAY, THE PROBLEM WAS GONE. NOW, A WEEK LATER AND WITH MY DAUGHTER BORROWING THE CAR TO DRIVE TO WORK IN A SNOWSTORM, THE PROBLEM RESURFACED AS SHE WAS DRIVING! I SEE THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM BEING REPORTED DAILY. WHY IS THIS ISSUE NOT BEING DEALT WITH BY THE MANUFACTURER? WTF! I CANNOT AFFORD THE EXPENSE AT THE MOMENT, SO THE CAR IS CURRENTLY BEING DRIVEN WITH THIS UNSAFE CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503494March 18, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PULLED INTO GARAGE, PLACED SHIFTER IN PARK, IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT ROTATE TO LAST DETENT POSITION AND KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED, LEAVING SOME ELECTRICAL ITEMS ON. SHIFTER BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED AND WOULD NOT UNLOCK BUT SHIFT COULD BE PUT IN ANY GEAR. I SEARCHED INTERNET FOR PROBLEM AND LEARNED HOW TO REMOVE COVER UNDER IGNITION SWITCH AND MANIPULATE A BUTTON INSIDE THE COLUMN TO ALLOW KEY TO BE RELEASED. CAR CAN BE STARTED AGAIN BUT TO SHUT OFF AND REMOVE KEY, SAME PROCESS REQUIRED. A BIG PROBLEM I HAVE FOUND ON INTERNET FROM OTHER OWNERS IS THAT INSTEAD OF PAYING THE OUTRAGEOUS COST TO FIX, MANY DRIVERS ARE DOING THE ABOVE, WHICH IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE SHIFT LEVER CAN EASILY, ACCIDENTALLY BE SHIFTED INTO ANOTHER GEAR WHILE IN MOTION ! THIS PROBLEM IS CAUSED BE A METAL PIN, MOUNTED IN AN INFERIOR PLASTIC PIECE, WHICH BREAKS OR OTHERWISE ALLOWS THE METAL PIN TO FALL OUT OF POSITION. THIS IS REPORTED IN ALL YEAR MODELS, AT ALL MILEAGES. MY CAR IS A 2006 WITH 11000 MILES- 7 YEARS OLD, AND OBVIOUSLY HARDLY USED, LET ALONE ABUSED, AND OF COURSE, OUT OF WARRANTY ! GM HAS UPGRADED THE REPLACEMENT PART WITH A SHROUD OF METAL REINFORCING THE PLASTIC, AND HAS REPAIRED AND REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ON MODELS FROM 2009 TO DATE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN DEFECT, AND ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE. GM NEEDS TO RECALL ALL MODELS WITH THIS DEFECT ! THEY ARE NOT OFFERING ANY SOLUTION FOR A REPAIR THAT MANY OWNERS HAVE PAID UP TO $600 OF THEIR OWN MONEY, AND I FOR ONE AM GOING TO FIGHT THIS IN ALL WAYS POSSIBLE. GOV.'T, MEDIA, BBB,SOCIAL MEDIA, ETC ! REVIEW THE INTERNET BY SEARCHING " CHEVY HHR IGNITION KEY STUCK" . THIS ALSO AFFECTS CHEVY COBALT AND PONTIAC G5. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503373March 17, 2013
STRUCTURE
I TRIED TO OPEN MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND THE HANDLE BROKE OFF IN MY HAND. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY GM HASN'T FIXED THE PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN A DEFECT SINCE 2006 IN HHR DOOR HANDLES. THEN THEY WONDER WHY WE BUY FOREIGN CARS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503095March 15, 2013
STEERING, POWER TRAIN
POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING AT ALL SPEEDS AND CONDITIONS. DASH LIGHTS UP SAYING POWER STEERING AND FROM THAT POINT ON UNTIL VEHICLE IS RESTARTED THERE IS NO POWER STEERING. IT HAS HAPPEN MANY TIMES OVER THE LAST WEEK DEALER STATES THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR IS BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $265. THERE ARE 1000S OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS HAPPENING WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE. CANADIAN HHR HAS A RECALL ON THIS BUT NOT US HHR. ITS NOT THE MONEY ITS THE SAFETY OF THE MOTORING PUBLIC THAT IS QUESTION HERE.IF NOT FOR THE FACT I HAVE DRIVEN A CAR NOT EQUIPPED WITH POWER STEERING BEFORE IT COULD HAVE BEEN REALLY BAD WHEN IT TURNED OFF IN A TURN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502736March 14, 2013
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING THE AUTOMOBILE AT ABOUT 65 MILES AN HOUR WHEN A DASHBOARD LIGHT CAME ON SAYING POWER STEERING. AT THIS TIME IT BECAME HARD TO STEER. I PULLED OVER IN THE BREAKDOWN LANE, SWITCHED THE IGNITION OFF AND SWITCHED IT BACK ON. THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT TIME, NOW IT'S A DAILY RANDOM PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502755March 14, 2013
STEERING, POWER TRAIN
THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON FREQUENTLY. I HAVE NO POWER STEERING AND HAVE TO DO IT MANUALLY WHICH MAKES IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE AND MORE. SOMETIMES I CAN ONLY BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENS. AS THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE, I AM WONDERING WAY CHEVY DOESN'T DO A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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