Chevrolet HHR Complaints (2008)

616 consumer complaints on file.

#10584400April 23, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING, MULTIPLE TIMES, I WOULD HEAR A CHIME, THE POWER STEERING LIGHTS UP ON DASH, THEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WOULD RESULT. THIS PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 YEARS AGO. THIS PROBLEM IS GETTING MORE FREQUENT AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I TOOK THE CAR TO PINE BELT APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 WEEKS AGO AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A POWER STEERING PUMP. I WAS TOLD IF THAT DID NOT WORK THAT I WOULD NEED A COLUMN REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A $1400 REPAIR THAT I CANNOT AFFORD. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE & I USE IT FOR BOTH BUSINESS AND PERSONAL USES. AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW DANGEROUS THIS SITUATION IS, I WENT ON AN HOUR & A HALF DRIVE YESTERDAY (4/22/14) AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT 18 TIMES. AT ONE POINT, I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN AND ALMOST RAN INTO A CURB. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR BOTH MYSELF & TO OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10582872April 15, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER ASSIST MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,806. UPDATED 6/17/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RE-STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESUME NORMAL OPERATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579525April 14, 2014
STEERING
I HAVE A INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURE THE SAME AS OTHER HHRS COVERED ON A RECALL WHY IS MINE NOT COVERED. MANY PEOPLE WITH SAME YEAR HAVE SAME PROBLEM. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578302April 8, 2014
STEERING
POWER STEERING GOES OUT MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CAR HAS TO BE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY AND TURNED BACK ON AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS IN EARLIER YEAR HHR'S AND CHEVY COBALTS AND HAS BEEN RECALLED. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ON 2008 CHEVY HHR'S AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578335April 8, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE POSER STEERING WARNING CHIME SOUNDED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000(STEERING) HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE THE HHR MODEL. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000. UPDATED 6/10/14*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578204April 8, 2014
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING DOESN'T WORK AND ISN'T ON THE RECALL LIST WHY? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578225April 8, 2014
STEERING
I WAS LEAVING WORK IN LOUISVILLE IL AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE TURNING A CORNER. LUCKILY THE CORNER WASN'T A SHARP ONE. I WOULD HAVE, IN FACT, HIT ONCOMING TRAFFIC IF THERE WERE ANY. I WOULD HAVE ALSO HIT ANYONE SITTING AT THE STOP SIGN IN THEIR DRIVER DOOR. I WAS VERY LUCKY. I HAD TO GET MINE FIXED IN MAY OF LAST YEAR. I CALLED GM COMPLAINING BUT THEY WOULDN'T FIX IT. I NOTICED THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT THING FOR 2009 AND 2010'S BUT NOTHING FOR 2008'S. I WANTED YOU TO BE AWARE THAT 2008'S HAVE THIS SAME FLAW WITH THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR. IT KEPT GOING IN AND OUT UNTIL I GOT IT FIXED. AFTER THE FIRST TIME I WASN'T SO SURPRISED AND KNEW TO EXPECT IT AT ANYTIME. THE FIRST TIME WAS SCARY THOUGH. I CAN'T IMAGINE IF IT HAPPENED TO A YOUNG DRIVER. I'M 42 AND DRIVE WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577378April 4, 2014
STEERING
THE POWER JUST STOP WORKING, AND A LIGHT SAID TO GET STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577380April 4, 2014
SUSPENSION
IT MAKE A LOT OF NOISE, IT STILL GO WORKS JUST MAKES CLUNKING NOISE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577406April 4, 2014
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING JUST QUIT, THAN THE DASH SAID THAT IT NOT WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576719April 2, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN CAUTIOUSLY WITH THE RECURRING STEERING MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576894April 2, 2014
STEERING
ON DECEMBER 3, 2013 WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK I LOST POWER STEERING ON MY 2008 HHR. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER. WHEN I TURN OFF THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON, THE POWER STEERING WILL WORK FOR A FEW MINUTE BEFORE LOSING POWER AGAIN. I BEGAN TO SEARCH THE INTERNET FOR A SOLUTION. I NOTICE SEVERAL BLOGS FROM HHR OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I CALL HHR CUSTOMER SERVICE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOT. I HAVE GOTTEN AN ESTIMATE ON FIXING THE PROBLEM AND WAS QUOTED APPROX. 850 DOLLARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576233April 1, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING WITH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SIX TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF A MONTH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 82,000. UPDATED 05/28/14*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576369April 1, 2014
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILED. AT FIRST IT WOULD GO OUT BUT, WHEN THE CAR WAS RESTARTED IT WOULD WORK AGAIN. NOW IT'S JUST OUT. VERY DANGEROUS ON THE FREEWAY! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576576April 1, 2014
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD THE HHR SHUT OFF AND I LOST POWER STEERING & POWER BRAKES, FORCING ME ONTO THE SIDEWALK. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO CARS PARKED ALONG THE STREET OR ANYONE WALKING ON THE SIDEWALK. THIS HAS HAPPEN TWICE ALREADY WITHIN ONE MONTH. SECOND TIME I WAS JUST PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576106April 1, 2014
STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I PURCHASED MY HHR 2008 NEW AND ONLY HAVE 34400+ MILEAGE AS TO THIS DATE, NOT HARD ON BRAKING AND 2013 THE BRAKES WERE WARPED AND I HAVE IT REPAIRED. I EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION ONCE, CANNOT TURN OFF BUT AFTER TRYING IT EVENTUALLY TURNED OFF AFTER SEVERAL TRY. THIS HAPPENED ONLY ONCE SO I DID NO'T TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. THEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING 40MPH, I STOPPED THE CAR AND CALLED THE DEALER AND ADVICE ME TO BRING IT IN . THE STEERING ASSIST MOTOR WAS REPLACED IN 9/1/11. THEN NOV. 19,2012 THE REAR SIDE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. MY DAUGHTER HAVE TO DRIVE WHILE I WAS HOLDING THE DOOR CLOSE, DEALER REPLACED THE INTERNAL LOCK DOOR. NOW I A'M HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT WARNING ON WITH THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WORKING SOMETIMES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IS WAS NOT ON. SO NOTHING WAS DONE . AS I SAID IT WORK SOMETIMES AND MOST OF THE TIME IT WAS' NOT WORKING. I WILL TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL STAY ON SO THEY CAN CHECK WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575974March 31, 2014
STEERING
BECAME AWARE OF LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT STOP SIGN. DROVE 1/4 MILE, STILL NO POWER STEERING AND NOTICED INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAY READOUT "POWER STEERING". TURNED IGNITION OFF, RESTARTED ENGINE, POWER STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL A OPERATION. INTERNET SEARCHES INDICATE INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING PROBLEMS ARE COMMON ON THE HHR. THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON SIMILAR MODELS AND RECALLS ON THE HHR IN CANADA. WHY NO RECALL IN THE US? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574359March 24, 2014
STEERING
POWER STEERING WENT OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573726March 20, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BRAKE LIGHTS MELTED ON CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573188March 18, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO HER REAR AND PUSHED THE VEHICLE FORWARD, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF A THIRD VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED HOWEVER, THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION, AND INJURIES TO THE SHOULDER AND NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000. UPDATED 06/24/14 MA UPDATED 07/1/2014 *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0

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