Chevrolet HHR Complaints (2008)

616 consumer complaints on file.

#10572893March 17, 2014
STEERING
THE POWER ASST. FOR THE STEERING STOP WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569391March 14, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD SPORADICALLY RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO PERFORMED AN INSPECTION AND STATED THAT THE IGNITION LOCKING SYSTEM AND IGNITION CYLINDER FAILED. THE LOCKING SYSTEM AND THE IGNITION WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569073March 13, 2014
STEERING
DRIVING HOME AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN. CONTINUES TO GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AND SOMETIMES WHEN YOU SHUT CAR OFF AND RESTART IT WILL WORK BUT NOT FOR LONG. TOOK TO DEALER AND NO REAL SOLUTION TO PROBLEM GIVEN. JUST TOLD HIT OR MISS ON PARTS. I ONE DOESN'T WORK REPLACE ANOTHER. CAR IS GARBAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568913March 12, 2014
STEERING
WE HAVE A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR THAT THE POWER STEERING RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF DURING DRIVING, TO REMEDY THE ISSUE YOU JUST HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE WITH THESE CARS AND CHEVROLET KNOWS ABOUT IT, HOWEVER, EVEN THOUGH THE COBALTS WITH THE SAME PART AND ISSUE HAVE BEEN RECALLED, THEY ARE NOT DOING THIS FOR THE HHR. IT SEEMS THAT UNTIL SOMEONE IS HURT, THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. ANY HELP AND/OR ADVISE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567790March 7, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING THE MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN OR CHANGE LANES THE POWER STEERING WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 MILES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566817March 3, 2014
STEERING
DRIVING THRU TRAFFIC IN DALLAS, POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, CAR BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER. THIS IS HAPPENING QUITE OFTEN NOW. I CAN PULL OVER AND TURN VEHICLE OFF AND RESETS, I CALLED DEALERSHIP SAID TO CHECK ALL MY SENSORS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I'M STARTING TO NOT EVEN WANT TO DRIVE MY CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566720March 2, 2014
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 CHEVROLET HHR AND EXITING OFF OF I95 IN JACKSONVILLE FL WHEN ALL OF A SUNNED MY POWER STEERING (ELECTRIC STEERING) WHET OUT, AS IT QUIR OPERATING THERE WAS A WARNING LIGHT THAT CAME ON IN MY INSTRUMENT PANEL THAT READ "POWER STEERING", I PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND CONSULTED MY OWNERS MANUAL AND COULD FIND NOTHING THERE TO HELP WITH WHAT MAY BE THE CAUSE. I STARTED THE VEHICLE BACK UP AND WAS GOING TO TRY AND JUST GET IT TO MY HOUSE WHICH WAS ONLY 5-6 MILES AWAY AND WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE BACK UP THE POWER STEERING WAS OPERATING NORMAL AGAIN SO I THOUGHT MAYBE A FLUKE, AS I CONTINUED TO DRIVE HOME ALL SEEMED FINE UNTIL I WAS MAKING A TURN AND IT WENT OUT AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF MY TURN NEARLY CAUSING ME TO RUN IN TO ANOTHER VEHICLE. I PULLED OVER AGAIN AND WAITED FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR AND STARTED IT UP AGAIN AND THE STEERING WAS AGAIN OPERATING NORMAL. THE CHEVROLET COBALT HAS THE SAME ELECTRIC STEERING MOTOR AS THE HHR AND HAD A RECALL AS I UNDERSTAND ACCORDING TO THE INTERNET BUT THERE HAS NOT BEEN ONE ISSUED FOR THE HHR YET ALTHOUGH IT IS DOING THE SAME THING AS THE COBALT DID. THE STEERING ON THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS AT BEST AS YOU HAVE NO IDEA AS TO WHEN YOU WILL LOOSE POWER STEERING AND RUN THE RISK OF RUNNING IN TO SOME ONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565872February 25, 2014
STEERING
LOST POWER STEERING AND SIMULTANEOUSLY SAW A "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE DRIVER'S INFORMATION CENTER. HAD A VERY DIFFICULT TIME STEERING THE CAR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. WAS ABLE TO RESET THE CONDITION BY SHUTTING OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTING, BUT THE PROBLEM KEEPS RECURRING WITH REGULARITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562669February 3, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE STEERING SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT NO ISSUES WERE FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000. UPDATED 03/12/14*LJ UPDATED 03/20/14
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562331January 31, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR INSPECTION OR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560002January 15, 2014
STEERING
THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED I WAS COMING HOME FROM THE STORE AND WASN'T ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THE NEXT TIME WAS YESTERDAY AND I WAS DRIVING IN A SCHOOL ZONE AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, I GOT IT INTO A PARKING LOT AND CUT OFF MY ENGINE AND STARTED MY CAR AGAIN AND THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING CORRECTLY. EVIDENTLY THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AFTER WATCHING UTUBE COMMENTS AND I AM WONDERING IF YOU ARE AN AGENCY THAT PROTECTS CONSUMERS WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560052January 15, 2014
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE WHEN MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND IT MADE IT HARD FOR ME TO TURN MY WHEEL,ONCE I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF MY CAR,AND TURNED IT BACK ON IT WAS OK THE LIGHT WENT OFF. BUT WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE IT AGAIN IT DID THE SAME THING BUT EVENTUALLY IT GOT TO THE POINT WHERE I COULDN'T DRIVE IT FOR THE LIGHT COMING ON AND THE TURNING GOT WORSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559824January 14, 2014
STEERING
WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILED, CAUSING STEERING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR JUST OVER A YEAR NOW AND EVERYDAY IT'S SEEMS TO GET WORSE AND WORSE AND A WHOLE LOT MORE FREQUENT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. DEFINITELY A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559459January 11, 2014
STEERING
POWER STEERING KEEPS CUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING OR SITTING STILL. NO REASON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN BUT I'M SEEING TONS OF THESE INCIDENTS HAPPENING TO THE 2006 THRU 2010 HHRS' DEALERSHIPS ARE TELLING OWNERS TO REPLACE THE WHOLE POWER STEERING MODULE AND MOTOR.$500+ TO REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559084January 8, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR GOT HARD TO STEER AND A CHIME DINGED AND MY SCREEN ON THE DASH READ (POWER STEERING) WAS COMING UP ON A TURN AND IT TOOK ME AND THE PASSENGER TO MANUALLY TURN THE WHEEL WITH GREAT EFFORT ON BOTH OUR PARTS, THIS WAS SCARY! IF I HAD BEEN ALONE I'M NOT SURE IF I COULD HAVE NEGOTIATED THE TURN THUS ENDING IN A ONE VEHICLE COLLISION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557967December 31, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557318December 26, 2013
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR AN OIL CHANGE WHEN THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WERE TWO FRACTURED COIL SPRINGS IN THE REAR SUSPENSION OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,600. UPDATED 02/11/2014 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556851December 20, 2013
STEERING
AS I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN WITH NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING ALMOST CAUSING A ACCIDENT THE ONLY WARNING I HAD WAS THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE THAT CAME UP AFTER IT QUIT WORKING IN A TURN THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON THERE OTHER CARS LIKE THE COBALT AND IONS THIS SHOULD BE A MANDATORY RECALL VERY DANGEROUS ONCE YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT THE POWER STEERING WILL WORK AGAIN BUT WILL GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554500December 2, 2013
AIR BAGS
2008 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE LETTER HE RECEIVED WAS A SCAM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553661November 25, 2013
STEERING
POWER STEERING GOES OUT, IT WILL BE FINE THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING TIGHTENS UP AND I CANNOT TURN LIKE I AM SUPPOSE TO, THIS HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN AND I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN AND MYSELF. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I HAD MY CHILDREN WITH ME AND I HIT A CURB WHICH TORE MY TIRE UP. IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES WHICH HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK INTO OTHER CARS AND A SEMI. I WOULD NOT COMPLAIN BUT IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND I HAVE CHILDREN. THIS IS NOT SAFE AT ALL AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED BECAUSE I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST ABOUT $300, I GOT ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS, BUT FOUND NO RECALL ON THE HHR AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE COBALT WHICH APPARENTLY HAS THE SAME BRAND OR TYPE OF POWER STEERING, THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT CHEVY HASN'T HAD A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, THEY SHOULD BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED AND FOUND I WAS NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM IT APPEARS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME DEFECT. THE POWER STEERING ISSUE IS MY MAIN ISSUE I AM SCARED I AM GOING TO END UP HAVING A WRECK LIKE HAVE ALMOST HAD NUMEROUS TIMES, THIS IS THE ONLY CAR I OWN SO I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY CHILDREN'S SAFETY!!!!! *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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