Chevrolet HHR Complaints

3,575 consumer complaints on file.

#10500795February 28, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,750 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,795. ...UPDATED 04/25/13 *BF UPDATED 06/03/2013 *JS
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500154February 26, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO AVOID CRASHING INTO TWO MOVING VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 4/1/13 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499504February 21, 2013
STEERING
DRIVING ON FREEWAY THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON ME ALMOST CRASHED, ALSO THE EXHAUST JUST STARTED MAKING LOUD NOISE AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499615February 21, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
AFTER GETTING HOME ONE DAY I WENT TO OPEN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND THE PART OF THE DOOR HANDLE THAT ATTACHED TO THE WIRE THAT WORKS TO OPEN THE DOOR BROKE. THE DOOR WILL NO LONGER OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. I MUST ROLL DOWN MY WINDOW AND REACH OUTSIDE TO USE THE OUTER HANDLE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE COST TO REPAIR THE HANDLE IS $400, THIS SEEMS TO BE BECAUSE ENTIRE DOOR FRAME NEED TO BE REPLACED. APPARENTLY THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE, AND I PERSONALLY FIND THAT SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AND AS NECESSARY AS THE MEANS TO GET OUT OF THE CAR COULD BE SO POORLY CONSTRUCTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499361February 20, 2013
STEERING
LOSING POWER STEERING ASSIST AT RANDOM TIMES. OCCURRING 3-4 TIMES DAILY, AT HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS. WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON, POWER STEERING RESETS AND WORKS AGAIN. FUSE IS DAMAGED EACH TIME POWER STEERING IS LOST, AND FUSE IS REPLACED AFTER EACH OCCURRENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10498508February 18, 2013
STEERING
POWER STEERING CUT OUT, AND MANUAL OR DIFFICULT STEERING WAS REQUIRED. BASED ON SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS, THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, AND RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE CHEVY COBALT WHICH HAS THE SAME POWER STEERING AS THE HHR. RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED IN CANADA FOR THE HHR AS WELL. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10498295February 15, 2013
STEERING
POWERS STEERING WENT OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN A TURN. HAS WENT OUT INTERMITTENTLY SINCE FIRST OCCURRENCE. IF INJURY OR DEATH OCCURS, CAN WE ALL FILE A CLASS ACTION SUIT? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10498304February 15, 2013
STEERING
STARTED OF A FEW YEARS AGO IF I TURNED THE WHEEL ALL WAY TO LEFT OR RIGHT POWER STEERING WOULD GO OUT. HAD TO TURN MOTOR OFF THEN ON AGAIN TO RESET. NOW IT GOES OUT DURING NORMAL DRIVING EVEN ON FREEWAY. IT GOES OUT A FEW TIMES A DAY. HAVE TO RESTART ENGINE TO GET POWER STEERING BACK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10498083February 13, 2013
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING IS NOT FUNCTIONING. IT JUST STOPPED WORKING, NOTICED IT WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE GARAGE. GM HAS DONE RECALLS AN SIMILAR IF NOT THE SAME PROBLEM JUST IN DIFFERENT MODELS COBLAT AND G5 OR G6. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10497864February 12, 2013
STEERING
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX 60MPH WHEN THE STEERING INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST POWER STEERING. INCIDENT WAS ON 6 LANE FREEWAY IN MORNING TRAFFIC, NOT THE BEST TIME TO LOOSE STEERING. AFTER DOING EXTENSIVE RESEARCH, THIS IS AN ONGOING UNACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM. GM DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THIS AS A MALFUNCTION, ALTHOUGH THE DEALERS I HAVE SPOKEN TO, SINCE THIS HAPPENED THIS MORNING, ARE WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10497788February 11, 2013
AIR BAGS
THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY . DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTIC CHECKS AND STATED "PASSENGER SIDE DASH AIRBAG CONNECTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED" . THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT , HAS NEVER HAD ANY WORK DONE UNDER THE DASH OR TO THE AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10497672February 10, 2013
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DASH LIGHTS UP ON MESSAGE BOARD POWER STEERING, IT QUITS WORK , BUT WILL TURN MANUALLY BUT HARD. CUT THE CAR OFF AND START AGAIN AND IT WORKS???? SOME SAID IT THE SQUARE FUSE GONE AND TO REPLACE IT???? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496575February 6, 2013
STEERING
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY IN WASHINGTON DC AND GOING AROUND A CURVE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED, CAUSING MY CAR TO VEER INTO THE NEXT LANE BEFORE I COULD FORCE IT BACK. I WAS LUCKY IT WAS VERY EARLY SO THERE WAS NO CAR IN THE OTHER LANE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE HHR. IT ALSO SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME ISSUE AS THE COBALT, G5 AND SATURN, WHICH HAVE HAD RECALLS/SPECIAL EXTENDED COVERAGE. THIS WAS VERY FRIGHTENING AND THIS COULD EASILY CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I WAS VERY LUCKY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496245February 3, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STEERING
I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AT ABOUT 5 MPH THEN I THOUGHT MY ENGINE STALLED BECAUSE I COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL. IT TURNS OUT THE ENGINE WAS ON, AND POWER STEERING APPEARED ON THE DISPLAY. I PULLED OVER TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF, THEN ON, THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY (I THINK FOR ONLY A TEMPORARY PERIOD). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496257February 3, 2013
STEERING
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING DURING A SLOW TURN, IT QUIT SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE COURSE OF THE DAY, ALSO GOT A "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE ON THE DASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496199February 2, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
IGNITION KEY STUCK IN IGNITION. COULDN'T REMOVE IT. TOOK IT TO DEALER, FRIENDLY CHEVROLET TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. THE CHEVROLET MECHANIC FOUND THE PARK LOCK SWITCH DEFECTIVE ON THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE WRITER SAID IT'S A COMMON OCURANCE ON COBLT AND HHRS. AN INTERNET SEARCH PROVIDED THE SAME RESULTS; A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. IF YOU CAN'T GET THE KEY OUT YOU CAN'T LEAVE YOUR CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496087February 1, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10495334January 31, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
AFTER BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, STOPPING, AND PROCEEDING FORWARD I ATTEMPTED TO AGAIN APPLY THE BRAKE AFTER ABOUT 150 FEET OF MOVING FORWARD. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD BUT THE BRAKES WERE NOT BEING APPLIED AT ALL. IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE EVEN WHEN APPLYING MUCH ADDITIONAL PRESSURE TO THE PEDAL. IT FELT LIKE THE ABS WAS PREVENTING THE BRAKES FROM WORKING AS I COASTED TO A STOP. AFTER A BRIEF AMOUNT OF TIME THE BRAKES SEEMED TO WORK NORMALLY. IT HAS NOW HAPPENED TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR A NUMBER OF HOURS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10495997January 31, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE NOTICED FUEL HAD LEAKED ON THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10495133January 29, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND CAUSED THE STEERING TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. THE DEALER WAS CALLED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING IN THE HHR MODEL VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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