Chevrolet HHR Complaints (2006)

1,006 consumer complaints on file.

#10583924April 21, 2014
STEERING
ON APRIL 17, 2014 I STARTED MY 2006 CHEVROLET HHR BY REMOTE TO WARM IT UP. AFTER IT WAS WARMED UP I GOT IN IT TO DRIVE TO WORK. THE CAR WAS REALLY JERKING BAD THEN THE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND HAD POWER STEERING ON IT. I WAS STILL IN THE APARTMENT COMPLEX DRIVE SO I TURNED IT AROUND AND MANAGED TO GO BACK TO MY PARKING SPACE AND PARKED IT. THIS MORNING I DECIDED TO TRY AND DRIVE MY CAR AGAIN. I MANAGED TO GET TO WORK THAT IS ONLY 2 1/2 MILES FROM WHERE I LIVE. I WAS DRIVING UNDER 30 MPH SINCE I DRIVE THROUGH TOWN TO GET TO WORK. AS SOON AS I TURNED INTO MY WORKPLACE'S PARKING LOT THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I PARKED THE CAR AND TURNED IT OFF THEN BACK ON. THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR LIGHT WAS STILL ON AND NOW THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED UP. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER HHRS BUT THE YEAR 2006 IS NOT ON RECALL WHILE 2009 AND 2010 IS FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583983April 21, 2014
STEERING
SHORTLY AFTER WE PURCHASED OUR, 06 CHEVROLET HHR, IN MAY 2013, MY FIANCE, INFANT CHILD AND I WAS OUT LOOKING AT HOMES TO POSSIBLY PURCHASE. WHEN SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE CAR. I CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP AGAINST THE CURBSIDE TO AVOID HITTING ANYTHING OR ANYONE. UNTIL NOW, I HAD NO KNOWLEDGE AS TO WHY THAT HAPPENED. I SEE THAT MANY CHEVROLET HHR OWNERS HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING WITH THEIR VEHICLE. I WANT TO KNOW WHY GM HAS NOT RECALLED THESE CARS FOR REPAIRS ALONG WITH THE OTHER VEHICLES FOR THE SAME ISSUES. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN LISTED AS A CONDITION OF DEFECTS FOUND IN OUR CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583999April 21, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH IN REVERSE, THERE WAS AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME IN DRIVE WITH PRESSURE APPLIED FORCEFULLY TO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE ENGINE WAS OPERABLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584002April 21, 2014
ENGINE
SINCE AROUND THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR, OUR HEATER WENT OUT AND THE COOLANT SYSTEM HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY TO COOL THE ENGINE CAUSING THE CAR TO GO HOT AFTER ABOUT ONLY DRIVING 5 MILES. NOT TO MENTION, I CAN'T LOCATE THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING COMPARTMENT IN THE CAR. IT APPEARS THAT THIS DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN BYPASSED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE GM HHR CARS, IT APPEARS THAT I AM ALONG WITH MANY OTHER HHR OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE(S) WITH THIS PARTICULAR CAR HAVING OVERHEATING PROBLEMS. GM REALLY NEEDS TO EVALUATE THIS PROBLEM AND RECALL THESE CARS FOR REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584013April 21, 2014
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
THE DOOR HANDLES ON BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR HAVE BROKEN. YOU CANNOT OPEN THE CAR DOOR FROM THE INSIDE UNLESS YOU LOWER THE WINDOW. IF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FAILED SUCH AS IN AN ACCIDENT, THE OCCUPANTS COULD BE TRAPPED INSIDE THE CAR. EVEN WHEN REPLACING THE DOOR HANDLES BY PAYING FOR THE REPAIRS YOURSELF, THE HANDLES JUST BREAK AGAIN BEFORE TOO LONG SINCE THE SAME MATERIALS/PARTS ARE USED. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH SHOWS 100'S TO 1000'S OF OTHER OWNERS OF THE 2006 HHR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583433April 18, 2014
STEERING
TURNED THE IGNITION KEY ON TO START THE CAR AND PROCEEDED TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. I DISCOVERED THAT IT SEEMED UNUSUALLY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I LOOKED AT MY INSTRUMENT DASH PANEL AND IT DISPLAYED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY POWER STEERING. I PULLED BACK INTO MY PARKING STALL, TURNED OFF MY IGNITION AND RESTARTED THE CAR BUT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I NEXT TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, MOVED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION KEYWAY A BIT AND THEN RESTARTED THE CAR AGAIN. THIS SEEMED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE "POWER STEERING PROBLEM" WAS CLEARED FROM THE COMPUTER READ OUT ON THE DASH PANEL AND I WAS ABLE TO EASILY STEER THE CAR AGAIN. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I LEARNED THAT THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM HAS TO DO WITH A FAULTY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR INSTALLED IN MANY GM VEHICLES, SOME OF WHICH HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECALLED. THIS COULD DEVELOP INTO A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION SHOULD THIS INCIDENT HAPPEN TO OCCUR WHEN ONE LEAST EXPECTS IT TO, ESPECIALLY WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583390April 17, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THEN A POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED FROM THE SCENE FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT OF MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE FACILITY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PARTS HAD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED 06/10/14 MA
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10582760April 16, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS, STEERING
2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END WERE SHAKING, AND THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE TECHNICIAN FOUND A WORN OUT BEARING, THE STEERING SHAFT HAD AN INTERNAL FAILURE AND THE SWAY BAR LINKS WERE WORN. THE STEERING COLUMN, INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AND SWAY BAR LINKS WERE REPLACED. ALSO, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK AT TIMES. IT WAS DETERMINED A LIQUID HAD BEEN SPILLED IN THE SHIFTER. ALSO, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583064April 16, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH IN THE SNOW, HE LOST TRACTION AND CRASHED INTO THE MEDIAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HE CRASHED, THE ENGINE STOPPED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583133April 16, 2014
STEERING
STARTED THE CAR AND BEGAN TO PULL OUT OF THE DRIVE AND THE POWER STEERING IS NOT WORKING, IT HAD BEEN JUST FINE THE DAY BEFORE. THE CAR NOW STEERS LIKE A 1960'S CAR WITH MANUAL STEERING. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583226April 16, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I STARTED MY CAR AND PUT IT IN GEAR. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS LOCKED ALL DOORS. AS I WAS DRIVING THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR UN LACHTED AND CAME OPEN. ALL THE OTHER DOORS WERE STILL CLOSED AND LOCKED. I STOPPED MY CAR PUT IT IN PARK AND THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR LOCK WAS IN THE LOCK POSTION STILL AND WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE THE DOOR. I CHECKED THE DOOR LATCH AND IT WAS IN THE OPEN POSTION. FINALLY AFTER LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DOORS WITH THE DOOR LOCK THE DOOR. CLOSED. THOUGHT WE WERE SAFE TO GO THEN PUT MY CAR IN DRIVE AGAIN AND THE DOOR CAME OPEN AGAIN. WORKED WITH THE DOOR AGAIN AND NOW IT WILL NOT OPEN. GOOD THING WE WERE NOT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT HAPPENED. NOW ANOTHER SAFTEY ISSUE MY CAR WILL NOT GO ALL THE WAY INTO PARK UNLESS THE NOSE OF THE CAR IS AT A DOWNWARD ANGLE AND CANNOT GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. WORSE GM CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10582854April 15, 2014
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WERE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE USING THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE DOOR HANDLES HAD BROKEN OFF DUE TO THE WEAKENED PLASTIC MATERIALS USED TO MANUFACTURE THEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 07/08/14 MA THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10582888April 15, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILURE WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH A CHIMING NOISE AS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTIONED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578733April 14, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG MALFUNCTION. *SMD CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN 2010, AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS RECALLED FOR IGNITION AND STEERING PROBLEMS. *JB UPDATED 04/15/14
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579347April 12, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, STEERING, SUSPENSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH OUR HHR SINCE WE BOUGHT IT IN AUGUST OF 2007. THE FIRST PROBLEM OCCURRED JUST AFTER PURCHASING IT, WHEN WE WERE DRIVING IT OUT ON A HIGHWAY FOR A FIRST TIME OUTING WITH IT, WHEN I NOTICED THE FRONT WHEELS SEEMED TO BE FLOATING BACK AND FORTH. I SLOWED DOWN AND IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT HOME. WE CONTACTED OUR LOCAL DEALER, AND HAD THE CAR BROUGHT IN TO BE CHECKED OUT. WE WERE TOLD THE FRONT BUSHINGS WERE BAD & NEEDED REPLACING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BUSHINGS. (UNDER WARRANTY) IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007, WE HAD TO REPLACE OUR CARS REMOTE CONTROL, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ONLY 1 YEARS OLD. OUR DEALER REPLACED IT BUT WE HAD TO PAY $81.82 OUT OF OUR POCKET. OCTOBER 2007, I BROUGHT OUR CAR INTO OUR DEALER BECAUSE IT HAD A ROUGH RIDE AND GROANING SOUNDS. THE DEALER LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THE SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THEY REPLACED OUR STEERING COLUMN UNDER WARRANTY. DECEMBER OF 2007 MY WIFE, MOTHER & I WENT TO A CHRISTMAS LIGHT PARADE IN OUR TOWN; WHEN WE GOT HOME I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION & WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE KEY, IT WOULD NOT COME OUT. THAT MONDAY I CALLED OUR LOCAL DEALER & THEY HAD US BRING IN THE CAR ON 12/3/07. THEY REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO POWER TO THE INTER LOCK2 AND A FUSE HAD BROWN. THEY FOUND THAT A WIRE HARNESS WAS PINCHED UNDER THE COLUMN COVER & REPAIRED THE HARNESS (UNDER WARRANTY) JANUARY 29,2008 I BROUGHT OUR 2006 HHR INTO OUR DEALER AGAIN COMPLAINING ABOUT SQUEAKING AND POPPING NOISE WITH CLUNKING IN LEFT FRONT. THEY SAID THEY HEARD NOISE FROM STABILIZER LINKS PIVOT JOINT AT LINK TIRES MISS-MATCHED. THEY REPLACED BOTH STABILIZERS LINKS UNDER WARRANTY. CONTINUED ON NEXT REPORT *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579144April 11, 2014
STEERING
WAS COMING OFF THE INTERSTATE ON AN EXIT RAMP IN A CURVE AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT!! ALMOST RAN INTO THE CONCRETE SIDE WALL OF THE OFF-RAMP....SCARED ME TO DEATH! TOOK IT TO LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. CONTINUES TO DO THIS TO THIS DAY... POWER STEERING TURNS OFF AFTER THE CAR IS DRIVEN AWHILE AND 'WARMS UP'. RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH HHRS SAME AGE AS MINE. A FRIEND'S HHR 2007 DID THE SAME THING AND IT COST HER $900+ TO GET IT FIXED!!! I WOULDN'T COMPLAIN, WOULD JUST HAVE IT FIXED, EXCEPT THAT FROM MY RESEARCH, THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH MANY HHRS AND COBALTS MADE IN 2006!! THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE IT COULD EASILY HAVE CAUSED ME TO WRECK! I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF A DAUGHTER IN COLLEGE...DON'T HAVE THE $ TO FIX THIS REPAIR! *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579166April 11, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
IN 2010 THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF MY HHR BROKE AND FELL DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR. THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE DOOR IS TO OPEN THE WINDOW AND OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. I HAD THE IT REPLACED AT COUGHLIN CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN CIRCLEVILLE OHIO.. IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, THE DOOR LATCHES BROKE ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AND THE PASSINGERS SIDE. IF WE USE THE CAR WE HAVE TO DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN SO THAT WE COULD GET OUT IF . THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THIS IS COMMON ON HHR.. IF AN ACCIDENT HAPPEN, WE COULD BE TRAPPED IN THE CAR. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579256April 11, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE POWER STEERING SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE FAILURE BUT NO INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578820April 10, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR LEVER FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK OR INTO ANY GEAR UNTIL AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND SURGE ONCE THE GEAR SHIFT WAS MOVED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578868April 10, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES IT CHATTERS SO BAD I THOUGHT THE FRONT END WAS GOING TO FALL OFF, IT CONTINUED UNTIL I PULLED THE FUSES FOR THE ABS, AFTER REPLACING THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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