Chevrolet HHR Complaints

3,575 consumer complaints on file.

#10472725August 28, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 71,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472534August 26, 2012
STEERING
POWER STEERING MOTOR GOES OUT AND GENERATES AN ERROR IN HIGH TEMPERATURES. RESTARTING THE CAR CAUSES IT TO FUNCTION AGAIN, BUT IT WILL CONTINUE TO GO OUT RANDOMLY IN HIGH HEAT. THIS EXACT SAME COMPONENT HAS BEEN RECALLED IN OTHER CHEVROLET CARS AND IS RECALLED ON THE HHR IN CANADA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472350August 24, 2012
STEERING
JUST TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT. WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND CHIMED. COULD BARELY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. GLAD IT DID NOT HAPPEN ON HIGHWAY WITH GRANDKIDS IN CAR EARLIER IN WEEK WHILE DRIVING CROSS-COUNTRY DOING UP TO 75 MPH. SCARY ENOUGH WITH LITTLE CONTROL ON MY OWN PROPERTY BECAUSE I ABOUT MISSED THE DRIVEWAY AND HIT CURB! RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM AM KEENLY AWARE THAT THIS IS COMMON AMONG HHR OWNERS. WHY NO RECALL? IF I HAD KNOWN ABOUT THIS I WOULD HAVE NEVER PUT MY FAMILY AT RISK IN THIS VEHICLE BY DRIVING CROSS COUNTRY ON VACATIONS. STEERING, BRAKES AND EXCESSIVE ACCELERATION MECHANICAL ISSUES ARE PARAMOUNT TO SAFETY ON THE ROADWAYS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472388August 24, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING FAILED. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TURNED OFF FOR A MOMENT TO HAVE THE STEERING RETURN TO NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472404August 24, 2012
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, TIRES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THIS CAR IS A SAFETY HAZARD GOING DOWN ROAD. I BOUGHT IT NEW IN 2008. ROTORS & BRAKES ARE HORRIBLE - HAVE TO HAVE REPAIRED MULTIPLE TIMES. BEARINGS HAVE WENT OUT, REPLACED & ONE WENT OUT AGAIN. I SPEND APPROX 1200 DOLLARS A YEAR JUST TO GET SHAKING OUT OF FRONT END, TURNING ROTORS & TIRES. BUT THAT ISN'T REALLY THE PROBLEM I AM REPORTING: WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH IGNITION SWITCH - IT WAS RECALLED - TOOK IT TO DEALER TO HAVE IT REPLACED - UNDERSTAND THAT I WAS HAVING NO PROBLEMS WITH CAR AT THIS TIME - UPON LEAVING DEALERS AND WITHIN 15 MILES POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON & I LOSE POWER STEERING. NOW MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT UNEXPECTEDLY WHENEVER IT DECIDES TO. TOOK BACK TO DEALER BECAUSE I FELT THIS WAS SOMETHING THEY MESSED UP AND WAS TOLD THIS IS JUST A PROBLEM WITH HHRS AND THAT POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS...IT IS VERY COMMON WITH THIS CAR, ALONG WITH BRAKE ISSUES, SEVERE SHAKING IN FRONT, BEARINGS GOING OUT AND MANY OTHER PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE ALSO HAD. I REALIZE MY CAR IS HIGH MILEAGE, I WORK AS A HOME HEALTH NURSE & USE THIS CAR FOR WORK, BUT I DO KEEP IT MAINTAINED. I HOPE THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO GET INTO DIFFERENT CAR BEFORE I GET IN ACCIDENT IN THIS ONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472430August 24, 2012
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING WARNING DISPLAYED IN THE DASH PANEL SHORTLY AFTER VEHICLE WAS STARTED WHILE I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT. I TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH OFF, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING CLEARED AND STEERING WORKED NORMALLY FOR A FEW MILES BEFORE IT FAILED AGAIN. THE PROBLEM MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE AT SLOW SPEEDS AND IN SHARP CURVES OR TURNS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472048August 23, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
MY 2010 HHR : THE DRIVERS SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE SNAPPED OFF AND HAVE TO PUT DOWN THE WINDOW TO EXIT THE CAR. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THERE WAS NO EXCESSIVE PRESSURE USED TO OPEN THE DOOR. DISSATISFIED THAT IT IS COMPOSED OF A SOFT PLASTIC MATERIAL. THE COST TO REPLACE THE HANDLE REQUIRES AN NEW DOOR PANEL AND 2+ HOURS OF LABOR FOR A TOTAL OF OVER $500.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472052August 23, 2012
ENGINE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK AND THE CONTACT BECAME TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO REFERRED HER TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472071August 23, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COMPUTER MONITOR WAS PROVIDING INCORRECT INFORMATION AND THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OF THE COMPUTER MONITOR WAS CAUSED BY THE OXYGEN SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE VEHICLE WARRANTY HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471901August 22, 2012
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 195 IN NJ & HIGHSPEED & POWER STEERING WENT OUT & WHOLE DIC INSTRUMENTS WENT HAYWIRE CAR STARTED BUCKING & ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE & WENT INTO OTHER LANE WITH ON COMING TRACTOR TRAILER THERE. I PULLED OVER & SHUT CAR OFF WAITED 5 MINS & ALL WAS FINE,I THOUGHTSTRANGE SO I CONTINUED & IT DID SAME THING 2 DAYS LATER GOING 45 MPH. DEALER CANT SOLVE IT BUT ITS HAPPENING TO LOTS OF HHR ON HHR FORUMS. THERE ALL COMPLAINING ABOUT ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MOTOR IS BAD & COST IS OVER $500 TO REPAIR, HOWEVER THE PONTIAC & CHEVY COBALT WHICH HAVE SAME FRAME & PARTS AS HHR ARE ALL BEING RECALLED BUT NOTHING ABOUT THE HHR??? HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE WHEN THE COBALT & HHR ARE SAME CAR BUT DIFFERENT BODY & MADE BY GM. I KNOW & SEE ALOT OF OLDER FOLKS DRIVE THESE HHR & I'M 6' 250 LBS & WAS ABLE TO HANDLE THIS TO SAFETY BUT THESE OLDER FOLKS WONT BE SO LUCKY. ITS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WHEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHEN YOUR DOING 70 ON AN INTERSTATE WITH EVERYONE DOING SAME SPEED & SOMETIMES FASTER. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE FROM GM TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM WHEN 100-1000 ARE EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM & THAT THE COBALT HAS BEEN RECALLED BUT NOT THE HHR & ITS THE SAME EXACT CAR. I HOPE IT GETS RESOLVED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED OR BADLY INJURED, CONCERNED HHR OWNER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471695August 21, 2012
STEERING
ON THE APPROXIMATE DATE INDICATED ABOVE AT THE APPROXIMATE SPEED INDICATED ABOVE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. IT CAME ON AGAIN WHEN THE CAR WAS RESTARTED BUT FAILED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. IT CONTINUES TO FAIL AFTER A FEW MILES, SEEMINGLY SHORTER TIMES FOR EACH INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471549August 20, 2012
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING FAILED. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT, THE POWER STEERING WILL WORK FINE. WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING CONTINUES TO FAIL EACH TRIP I TAKE EACH DAY AND IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. I WILL OFTEN TURN MY CAR OFF AT A RED LIGHT SO I CAN RESTART IT AND HAVE FUNCTIONAL POWER STEERING FOR AT LEAST A LITTLE WHILE. THE CAR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN WITHOUT POWER STEERING, AND SOMETIMES CATCHES ME OFF GUARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471582August 20, 2012
STEERING
I WAS OPERATING MY VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN MY POWER STEERING FAILED. I HEARD AN INDICATOR SOUND AND THEN 'POWER STEERING' APPEARED IN MY DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER/ODOMETER AREA. AT THIS TIME, THE VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING HAD FAILED. I SLOWED TO A COMPLETE STOP, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, AND RESTARTED IT. THE POWER STEERING BEGAN TO FUNCTION AGAIN. APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MINUTES, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN WHILE I WAS AT HIGHWAY SPEED RIGHT BEFORE A LARGE CURVE. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND HAD TO STEER WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY TO A LOCATION WHERE I COULD TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THIS HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS. I AM NO LONGER OPERATING THE VEHICLE AND HAVE IT SCHEDULE FOR MAINTENANCE. I BELIEVE, IF THE VEHICLE WERE TO BE OPERATED AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND THIS OCCURRED IT COULD BE DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE AND THEIR IS NO WARNING THAT A MALFUNCTION IS ABOUT TO OCCUR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471587August 20, 2012
STEERING
DRIVING STRAIGHT AT 55 MPH. THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, ABOUT 10 SECONDS INTO FAILURE THE WARNING INDICATOR CAME ON. DEALER CHECKED AND ADVISED THE CODE INDICATED THE PS MOTOR OVERHEATED. HAD THIS HAPPENED IN A TURN OR IN A PANIC SITUATION THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471591August 20, 2012
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING HOME THE OTHER NIGHT, THE POWER STEERING WARNING CAME ON AND I ALMOST VEERED OFF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THEN. I HAVE HEARD THAT GM HAS RECALLED THE SAME EPS IN THE PONTIAC G6, WHY NOT FOR THE HHR. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY DEALER TO LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM, AS IT IS DANGEROUS ON THE ROADS AROUND ME (WINDING AND DEEP DITCHES). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471599August 20, 2012
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
VEHICLE WILL SHOW ECS CODE IN DIC MESSAGE CENTER AND ESC WILL BE DISABLED. VEHICLE WILL THEN LOSE POWER STEERING SHORT TIME LATER AND YOU WILL HAVE NO POWER STEERING. HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 36,000 MILES. IT WILL RESET AFTER ENGINE IS TURNED OFF, HOWEVER AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF STEADY DRIVING YOU WILL LOSE POWER STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471220August 17, 2012
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING IN OUR LOCAL ZOO PARKING LOT. WITH PEOPLE CROSSING AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. A MESSAGE CAME UP ON THE CONSOLE SAYING "POWER STEERING". I STOPPED THE CAR AND SHUT IT OFF CHECKED THE FUSE. I T WAS NOT BLOWN STARTED THE CAR AND IT WORKED AGAIN. I THEN DROVE FOR A FEW DAYS WITH NO ISSUE. IT HAS NOW HAPPENED 5 TIMES AT ALL SPEED RANGES FROM 0 MILES AN HOUR UP TO 65 MPH. IT DOSE NOT REQUIRE ANY TURNING OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CHEVY COBALT WAS RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON FORUMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471335August 17, 2012
STEERING
DURING THE COLD MONTHS OF THE YEAR, SPRING I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. DURING THE HOTTER MONTHS OF THE YEAR MY POWER STEERING NOTIFICATION ON MY DASH BOARD COMES UP AND I HAVE NO POWER STEERING. I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF TO RESET THE STEERING MOTOR. REGARDLESS OF HOW FAST I DRIVE THE INDICATOR COMES ON AND I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF NUMBERS OF TIMES TO RESET THE STEERING MOTOR. IT'S BECOMING MORE AND MORE FREQUENT, I BOUGHT THE CAR USED AND WOULD LIKE TO GET THE ELECTRIC STEERING MOTOR REPLACED. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE RECALLS PENDING ON THIS VEHICLE IN CANADA AS WELL AS CHEVY COBALTS IN THE U.S. HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE COBALTS ARE GETTING FIXED AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER, BUT THE HHR HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR A DEFECTIVE PART. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10470717August 15, 2012
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE BECAME HARD TO STEER. IT DOES THIS ALMOST EVERY TIME WE DRIVE THE VEHICLE, BUT LUCKILY IT HAS NOT YET DONE IT WHILE TURNING A CORNER. WHEN YOU TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON, IT WORKS AGAIN. THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR THAT TRIGGERS AN EVENT. IT MAY HAPPEN AFTER 2 MINUTES OF DRIVING, OR 40 MINUTES OF DRIVING, OR IT MAY NOT HAPPEN AT ALL ON ANY ONE PARTICULAR TRIP. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND SEEMS TO BE COMMON AMONGST HHR OWNERS. THERE IS CURRENTLY A CANADIAN RECALL ON THIS, BUT NOT HERE IN THE US. THERE IS A GM TSB (231703) REFERENCING THIS, BUT THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE GM TO REPAIR THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10470770August 15, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED AND BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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