Chevrolet HHR Complaints

3,575 consumer complaints on file.

#10480302October 9, 2012
STEERING
WHILE ON VACATION WE WERE DRIVING IN WASHINGTON DC TRAFFIC DURING MID DAY TRAFFIC CONGESTION, THE POWER STEERING FAILED IN OUR CAR. WE WERE LUCKY AND WERE ABLE TO STRUGGLE TO STEER TO GET OFF TO THE EDGE OF THE HIGHWAY AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. UPON RESTARTING THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING UNTIL SEVERAL HOURS LATER AGAIN IN BUSY TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES IN NEXT TWO DAYS BEFORE GETTING IT BACK HOME & TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE A COMPONENT THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED IN OTHER MODELS BUT NOT THIS ONE. I CANNOT UNDERSTATE THE DANGER OF LOSING POWER STEERING IN ANY ROAD CONDITIONS, PUTTING MYSELF, MY FAMILY AND OTHER MOTORISTS IN DANGER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479278October 8, 2012
STEERING
BECOMES HARD TO STEER. ?FUSE---2ND TIME THIS HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478814October 6, 2012
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING JUST CUTS OUT FOR NO REASON,,ANY TIME IT WANTS TO,,FIRST THE CHIME GOES OFF AND THAN THE DASH READS ( POWER STEERING ) AS THE STEERING GET HARD AS A ROCK TO TURN ,,,IF THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE POWER COMES BACK,,,SOMETIMES FOR DAYS SOMETIMES FOR MINUTES AFTER 2 TRIPS TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THIS FIXED...OF COURSE THE PROBLEM WILL NOT HAPPEN,,,WITH MY LUCK IT ONLY HAPPENS AT NIGHT WHEN THE DEALER IS CLOSED,,AND I AM NOT ABOUT TO LEAVE IT OUTSIDE RUNNING ALL NIGHT. THIS VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHEN ITS ABOUT TO GO POWERLESS ,,,ON THE HIGHWAY ,,WHILE MAKING A TURN IN TRAFFIC,,,THERE IS NO REASON IN ANYONE MIND THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ ON THIS SITE OR IS IT THAT SOMEONE HAS TO DIE FIRST BEFORE ANYONE GETS UP AND DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478816October 6, 2012
AIR BAGS
AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE ONE MORNING LAST YEAR THE AIRBAG LIGHT COME ON AFTER GOING TO THE DEALER HE SAYS THE HARNESS UNDER THE SEAT WAS LOOSE AND UNPLUGGED IT AND REPLUGED IT AND ALSO CLEARED THE COMPUTER,,, WELL AFTER 6 MONTHS LATER THE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN,,,THIS TIME IT COST ME $218 FOR A NEW HARNESS = $18 FOR THE HARNESS AND $200 FOR LABOR $200 FOR LABOR ??? OR I WOULDN'T GET MY INSPECTION STICKER FOR MY CAR AFTER LOADS OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ ON THE HHR NETWORK AND THE FACT THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT WORK WHEN THIS LIGHT IS ON,,,WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THESE BAD HARNESSES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478843October 6, 2012
STRUCTURE, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WE BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 2011. IN THE FIRST YEAR OF HAVING OUR HHR, THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES ARE BROKEN. THE DRIVER SIDE BROKE FIRST AND ABOUT 4 MONTHS LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE BROKE. THE REAR HATCH DOOR LATCH WENT OUT ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER BUYING THIS CAR. THE LOT WHERE WE BOUGHT IT SAYS AL OF THE FIXES ARE OUR PROBLEM. BUT, THEY ADD UP TO, TO MUCH MONEY FOR US TO FIX. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THESE PROBLEMS. THERE ARE WAY TO MANY HHR'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM NOT TO HAVE RECALLS ON. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN ANY AS OF YET? THESE PROBLEMS ARE SAFETY ISSUES. THEY SHOULD BE RECALLING THE PARTS AND REPLACING THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478570October 4, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
KEY STUCK IN THE IGINITION CAR STILL RUNNING. KEY RELEASE DOESN'T WORK. CAR WAS LEFT RUNNING ALL NIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478641October 4, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 5 MPH, SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TURN WHEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE POWER STEERING HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478429October 3, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED HE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE VARIOUS TIMES IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE KEY. THE FAILURE OCCURED INTERMITTENTLY BUT HAD BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WITH TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478504October 3, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE 2009 CHEVROLET HHR BURN OUT PREMATURELY. I HAVE REPLACED BOTH THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGER HEADLAMP BULBS MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE NEW. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE BULBS APPROX. EVERY 10000 15000 MILES. MY FEAR IS THAT BOTH BULBS WILL BURN OUT AT THE SAME TIME CAUSING AN ACCIDENT DUE TO NO LIGHTS. THESE LIGHT BULBS APPEAR TO HAVE A MUCH GREATER FAILURE RATE THAN MOST VEHICLES I HAVE OWNED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478545October 3, 2012
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ABOUT TO TURN WHEN THE POWER STEERING JUST SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE BECAME HARD TO STEER AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. AFTER GOING TO DEALER THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR BUT THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED BY CHEVY. VERY DANGEROUS. MANY COMPLAINTS MADE ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478249October 2, 2012
STEERING
I WAS TRAVELING DOWN TYRONE BLVD. IN SAINT PETERSBURG FLORIDA...AS I APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION OF TYRONE AND 9TH ATTEMPTING A LEFT HAND TURN, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND I CAME WITH IN INCHES OF HITTING A POWER POLE. THIS NOT ONLY COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURY TO ME BUT TO OTHERS AS I HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY ABORTING THE TURN. WHEN I FINALLY MADE IT HOME...10 MILES AWAY...I WENT ON THE INTERNET ONLY TO FIND MANY SIMILAR AND JUST AS DISTURBING INCIDENTS ON THIS MATTER. ONE I FIND EXTREMELY DISTURBING IS THAT IN CANADA, THIS SITUATION HAS BEEN RECALLED, BUT IN THE US, THE COBALT HAS BEEN RECALLED BUT NOT THE HHR. THE POWER STEERING MODULES ARE EXACTLY THE SAME....PART NUMBERS EVERYTHING....SO I GUESS WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS , WHY HASN'T THIS PROBLEM BEEN ADDRESSED IN CONCERN TO THE HHR? SHAME ON GMC AS THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE GETTING KILLED? THIS PROBLEM NEED TO BE RESOLVED.....YESTERDAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478264October 2, 2012
STEERING
POWER STEERING APPEAR ON DATA SCREEN ON DASH AND THEN HAD NO POWER STEERING THRU THE TURN. PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF CAR/RESTARTED CAR / POWER STEERING WASN'T ON DASH/ DRIVE CAR UP TO ABOUT 30 MPH AND NO POWER STEERING AGAIN AND LIGHT WAS ON/ HAD BEEN DRIVING CAR ABOUT A HALF HOUR BEFORE THIS HAPPEN WITH NO INDICATION IT WOULD HAPPEN/ IN ORDER TO HAVE POWER STEERING AT A LIGHT AND MAKE A TURN/ I HAVE TO SHUT CAR OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS,MAKE THE TURN AND LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN/ THE DISTURBING PART OF THIS IS SYSTEM WILL GIVE YOU POWER STEERING UNTIL YOU START TO DRIVE IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478376October 2, 2012
STEERING
POWER STEERING WENT INOP WHILE DRIVING, MADE STEERING VERY HARD. COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IF THIS HAPPENED WHILE TURNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478066October 1, 2012
STEERING
WHILE I WAS DRIVING UP A SMALL HILL I HEARD THE WARNING DINGS AND SUDDENLY THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE SHOWED UP AND I NO LONGER HAD CONTROL OF THE STEERING. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WAITED A MINUTE, TURNED IT BACK ON AND ALL WAS WELL AGAIN. AFTER RESEARCHING ON ABOUTAUTOMOBILES.COM I FIND 112 SIMILAR INCIDENTS ALL HAPPENING AT THE 70-80,000 MILE MARK. MY CONCERN IS THAT THERE SHOULD BE A WARNING TO ALL USED CAR HHR PURCHASES. IF THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT ON THE HAIRPIN TURNS IN MY COMMUNITY YOU ARE AS GOOD AS DEAD AT ALMOST ANY SPEED. PLUS THERE WOULD BE NO PROOF IT WAS THE STEERING BECAUSE IT CORRECTS ITSELF AFTER THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. IT WOULD APPEAR AS A "LOST CONTROL" INCIDENT ONLY. I WILL BE TAKING MY CAR TO THE GM DEALER IN SULLIVAN MO (WEST BROTHERS) ASAP FOR SERVICING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478128October 1, 2012
STEERING
THE HHR HAS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. THE STEERING ASSIST FAILS AND MAKES THE CAR ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. THIS IS AN INTERMENT PROBLEM. SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING WILL RESET THE FAULT AND ALLOW THE STEERING TO HAVE POWER ASSIST AGAIN. IT SEEMS GM HAS RECALLED ALL CARS WITH THAT STEERING SYSTEM EXCEPT THE HHR. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU ARE GOING TO LOOSE ASSIST. I CAN HAPPEN IN A TURN AND YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO STEER THROUGH THE TURN. SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE DUE TO THIS ISSUE IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. CALLED MY LOCAL GM DEALER AND WAS TOLD I'M ON THE HOOK FOR THE EXPENSE TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE. CANADA DID RECALL THIS MAKE AND MODEL FOR THIS ISSUE. HOW IS IT A SAFETY PROBLEM IN CANADA BUT NOT IN THE US? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10477995September 30, 2012
STEERING
I WAS COMING HOME AND HEARD A CHIME, THEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL, I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT, WORKED FOR A FEW MINUTES, LONG ENOUGH SO I COULD PARK IT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY, THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND REPAIRED IT UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS THANKFUL FOR THAT, BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT OTHER CAR OWNERS THAT DO NOT KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND MAY BE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT A MUCH FASTER SPEED WHEN THE POWER STEERING SHUTS DOWN. THERE SHOULD BE A TOTAL RECALL ON THIS DEFECT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478005September 30, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE SNAPPED OFF. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY BE FATAL IN A CRASH OR FIRE IF THE DRIVER IS UNABLE TO QUICKLY EXIT THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10477977September 29, 2012
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON THE CAR AT HIGH OR LOW SPEEDS. YOU CAN TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT AND THE STEERING COMES BACK, BUT 15 SECONDS LATER IT GOES OUT. CANADA HAS A RECALL ON THE SAME ISSUE WHY DO NOT WE. ALSO THE SAME PART IS IN THE CHEVY COBALT AND THAT IS RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10477449September 28, 2012
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING MOTOR KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF...IT WORKS FOR A BIT WHEN STARTING CAR BUT THEN THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE COME UP ON THE DASH BOARD AND IT BECOMES HARD TO STEER. APPARENTLY THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE HHR AND THIS NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE BECOMES SERIOUSLY HURT. GM APPEARS NOT TO CARE AND HAVE NOT DONE A RECALL ON THIS. I AM SURE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS REACHED OUT TO YOU FOR HELP BUT PLEASE DO JUST THAT..HELP!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10477031September 25, 2012
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2007 CHEVY HHR KEEPS CUTTING IN AND OUT. IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AT ALL SPEEDS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS I HAD LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS OCCURRED. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON THIS> SAME MOTOR AS THE CHEVY COBALT AND THEY RECALLED THAT!! SAME MOTOR AS THE CANADIAN HHR ( AND SAME PLANT) CANADA RECALLED!! YET NOTHING FOR HTE US CONSUMER--AND WE BAILED THEM OUT WITH OUR TAX MONEY. THIS IS PATHETIC WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVY. NOW IM STUCK WITH A DANGEROUS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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