Chevrolet HHR Complaints

3,575 consumer complaints on file.

#11343449August 5, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CORRODED FUEL LINES AT BACK OF VEHICLE CAUSING FUEL LEAK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343347August 4, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BRAKES MAKING LOUD NOISE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT 40-60 MPH. WAS DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343049August 3, 2020
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR PRESENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK NEAR THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WALMART FOR TIRE MAINTENANCE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH FUEL LINES WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED BILL WALSH GM SUPERSTORE LOCATED AT 1752 E NORRIS DR, OTTAWA, IL 61350, (877) 289-9257 AND NOTIFIED THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,499.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11342654August 1, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LEAKS FROM RUSTING FUEL LINE AT PLASTIC RETAINER CLIP JUST FORWARD OF LEFT REAR WHEEL. LEAVES A PUDDLE AFTER BEING PARKED AND DRIPS CONTINUOUSLY WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING. ATTACHED PHOTOS TAKEN WITH VEHICLE IDLING ON RAMPS IN DRIVEWAY SHOW FUEL STREAMING FROM AREA OF FUEL LINES AND PUDDLE FORMED AFTER ABOUT 1 MINUTE OF IDLING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11342473July 31, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LINE BEGAN TO LEAK IN THE FALL OF 2018. I HAD A LOCAL SHOP REPAIR THE ISSUE FOR $339.99 + 6% SALES TAX FOR A TOTAL OF $360.39 ON 10/24/2018
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11342582July 31, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LINE CORROSION AND LEAK NEAR DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE. STARTED OUT AS FUEL VAPOR SMELL WHEN WALKING NEAR CAR. LATER DEVELOPED INTO FUEL LEAK UNDER CAR. VERY CONCERNING TO ME BECAUSE LEAK IS NEAR EXHAUST SYSTEM. EVENTUALLY HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED (FOR SAFETY) TO REPAIR GARAGE WHERE I HAD TO PAY OVER $600 FOR ALL NEW FUEL LINES. DUE TO GM STRIKE IN 2019 AND RESULTING PARTS SHORTAGES, MY CAR WAS OUT OF SERVICE FOR 4 MONTHS. INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THAT MANUFACTURER HAD ISOLATED THE FUEL LINES FROM THE EXHAUST COMPONENTS BY USING HIGH TEMPERATURE 'SLEEVE'; THIS SLEEVE APPARENTLY TRAPS WATER THAT CORRODES THE METAL FUEL LINES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11342583July 31, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I RECENTLY HEARD ON THE NEWS THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LINE LEAK PROBLEM REPORTED BY NHTSA, ON CHEVY COBALTS AND HHRS. I PRINTED A COPY OF THE NEWS REPORT, PROVIDED IT TO MY MECHANIC AND ASKED THE SHOP TO CHECK IT. THEY FOUND THE FUEL LINES READY TO CRUMBLE, WHICH THEY DID WHEN THE LINES WERE REMOVED. I WAS LUCKY THEY HAD NOT CRUMBLED--THE CAR COULD'VE CAUGHT FIRE. THE REPAIR WAS COSTLY AND LABOR INTENSIVE. THE BACK PART OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM HAD TO BE REMOVED AND REPLACE DUE TO THE AGE OF THE CAR AND THINNESS OF THE EXHAUST PIPE AT THE CONVERTER.. THE MECHANICS STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE CORRODED FUEL LINES WAS POOR DESIGN, USING STEEL PIPES AND THE PIPES SITUATED SUCH THAT WATER (AND ROAD DE-ICER) GETS TRAPPED ABOVE A SHIELD PROMOTING CORROSION. I LOOKED UP THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND MANY ENTRIES FOR HHRS WITH CORRODED FUEL LINES. I'M FORTUNATE THAT I HEARD THE NEWS ITEM OR MY CAR COULD'VE GONE UP IN FLAMES. I'M SURPRISED THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL--THERE SHOULD BE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11341644July 27, 2020
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, SUSPENSION
II PURCHASED A BEUTIFUL 2009 HHR FROM A CAR DEALERSHIP, IN MAY OF 2020, AN IN JULY F 2020, IT WOULD BARELY SPEED UP, THE GEARS, WOULDN'T SHIFT ON ME AND I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT I HAD NOT ONLY BEEN OPERATING A "DEFECTED" VEHICE BUT THE CAR DEALER FAIED TO MENTION HE WAS SELLING ME A "RECALLED" CAR, (A NEIGHBOR INFORMED ME) I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO MY SON'S HOUSE,BECAUSE I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND THE CAR KEPT ROLLING BACKWARDSI AND IT ONLY GOES IN REVERSE NOW. LONGER GO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11341483July 26, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
RUSTY FUEL LINES. CORROSION OCCURS IN EVERY CONNECTION TO UNDERBODY AND BACK PART WHERE FUEL LINES ARE COVERED WITH HEAT RESISTANT MATERIAL. RUST IS SO BIG THAT FUEL LINES START LEAKING FUEL EXCESSIVELY AND VERY CLOSE TO EXHAUST PIPE(EXTREMELY HOT) WHAT MAY CAUSE FIRE. FIRST YOU SMELL FUEL, THEN IT STARTS DRIPPING AND FINALLY YOU HAVE A MAJOR LEAK AND ARE UNABLE TO DRIVE. IT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT CAN STOP YOUR CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE OR CAN START A FIRE OF FUEL IN THE POINT THAT IS VERY CLOSE TO FUEL TANK WHAT MAY CAUSE MAJOR FIRE OR EXPLOSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11341540July 26, 2020
STEERING
POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING. IT'S BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER A YEAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11340947July 22, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, SEATS
SMELL OF GAS ,ENGINE RUNNING . CHECK CAR AND THERE IS A FUEL LEAK BY THE LEFT REAR WHEEL AT FUEL LINES RIGHT ABOVE EXHAUST PIPE. FUEL LEAKING ON THE EXHAUST. THIS RIGHT AT FUEL LINE RETAINER . THEIR IS A HEAT SHIELD ON THE LINES . THIS FULL OF GRAVEL ANS DEBRIS, LINES ARE RUSTED AND LEAKING , THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS,RESULT COULD BE A FIRE! FUEL PUDDLED ON GROUND
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11340604July 21, 2020
STEERING
RECENTLY, WITHOUT WARNING, I LOOSE THE POWER STEERING AND THE SIGN "POWER STEERING " COMES ON. IT BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO MAKE A TURN. WHEN I STOP THE CAR AND RESTART IT, THE STEERING IS BACK TO NORMAL BUT AFTER A FEW SECONDS IT GOES OUT AGAIN. THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST 1 OR 2 WEEKS. I CALLED THE DEALER YESTERDAY AND TOLD THEM ABOUT IT AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL, THEY SAID THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT AFFECTED BY IT. I KNOW FROM RESEARCH THAT QUITE A FEW CARS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. HOW DO THEY KNOW THAT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT AFFECTED BY IT. CAN YOU PLEASE INVESTIGATE IT? THANK YOU!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11340783July 21, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
UNSURE OF DATE WHEN OFFICIALLY HAPPENED OR NOTICED BUT, AFTER FILLING GAS TANK UP, THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE THAT PERSISTS AND PERMEATES INTO THE CAR. ODOR IS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN DO NOT DRIVE THE CAR FREQUENTLY, ODOR GOES AWAY WHEN TANK AT 3/4 OR LESS. NO VISIBLE FUEL LEAKING, AND MECHANIC DID NOT NOTE LEAK FROM FUEL TANK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11339155July 13, 2020
ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LEAKED FUEL UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, IN FRONT OF THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE. THE CONTACT CALLED MATTHEWS-HARGREAVES CHEVROLET (2000 TWELVE MILE RD, ROYAL OAK, MI 48067) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A REPAIR KIT ONLINE FOR SALE HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED USING THE REPAIR KIT, THE WARRANTY WOULD BE VOIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 210,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11339184July 13, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL SMELL COMING FROM LEFT REAR OF CAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338876July 12, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ABS AND TRACTION STABILITY LIGHTS ON..REPLACED WHEEL HUB AND CLEANED SELINOIDS..ESC SERVICE COMES ACROSS DASH HOLE IN DRIVERS SIDE BACK FUEL LINE...REPLACED FUEL LINE DUE TO GAS LEAK...TROUBLE STARTING CAR DRIVING CAR WHEN ABS AND TRACTION LIGHTS CAME ON AT HOME AND WENT TO LEAVE WHEN NOTICED CAR HAVING TROUBLE STARTING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338883July 12, 2020
STEERING
I'VE HAD MY CAR RECALLED FOR IGNITION SWITCH, THEN ANOTHER RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING MODULE AND NOW MY POWER STEERING COLUMN IS BAD. ALL THESE PARTS ARE IN THE SAME AREA AND I'VE HEARD MANY HHR OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR STEERING COLUMN, IS THERE GOING TO BE A RECALL ON THIS AS WELL? I HAVEN'T EVEN HAD THIS CAR ALL THAT LONG! ANYTIME I DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY IT FEELS SHAKY AND WHEN TURNING LEFT THE THE CAR JERKS TO THE LEFT. I'VE REPLACED EVERYTHING IN THE SUSPENSION. REPLACES SWAY BAR, BUSHINGS, BALL JOINTS, CONTROL ARMS, BRAKES, ROATERS, SPRINGS, STRUTS...FIXED IT ALL! I DO NOT FEEL SAVE ON THIS CAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338817July 11, 2020
AIR BAGS
THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT JUST STAYS ON ALL THE TIME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338565July 10, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I SEE THAT THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION OF FUEL LINE LEAKS DUE TO RUSTED LINES FOR CHEVY HHR MODELS. I HAD TO HAVE THE FUEL LINE ON THIS VEHICLE REPLACED LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF A LEAK ALSO. SINCE 2010 IS NOT ONE OF THE MODEL YEARS LISTED IN THE REPORT, I CAN SEND BILLING DETAIL IF REQUESTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338689July 10, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE FUEL LINE ON MY CAR WAS LEAKING NEAR THE LEFT REAR TIRE. A SERVICE GARAGE REPAIRED THE RUSTED OUT METAL LINE WITH A 2 FOOT LENGTH OF RUBBER HOSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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