Chevrolet HHR Complaints

3,575 consumer complaints on file.

#11066492February 1, 2018
STEERING
CAR LOST POWER STEERING & STEERING SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON . OUR MECHANIC ADVISED 'GO TO CHEVROLET, IT'S A RECALL BUT THEY REFUSED TO FIX FREE & CHARGED $268.17 FOR FIX . CLAIMED IT WAS TURBO BUT WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? CAN I GET REIMBURSED? WEB SITE SAYS THIS YEAR WAS RECALLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11066515February 1, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LINE LEAK DUE TO RUST HAD TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11065883January 30, 2018
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH FAILED TO OPEN. THE CONTACT HAD TO EXIT THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE WINDOW. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT PREVIOUSLY THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LATCH FAILED TO OPEN, AND THE CONTACT STOPPED USING THE DOOR. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT SHE COULD INJURE HERSELF EXITING THROUGH THE WINDOWS AND, IF THE VEHICLE WERE TO LOSE POWER, THE WINDOWS WOULD FAIL TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED FERMAN CHEVROLET TARPON SPRINGS AT (727) 934-5789 (LOCATED AT 43520 US HWY 19 N, TARPON SPRINGS, FL 34689) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN AND THERE WOULD BE A FEE FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000. *TT *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11064578January 24, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE GAS LINE IS RUSTED AND LEAKING. THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE AT THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE OF MY CAR. IT LEAVES A FUEL ON MY DRIVEWAY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11063288January 17, 2018
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING 55 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR INDEPENDENTLY OPENED AND FAILED TO LATCH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR TURN SIGNAL SWITCH FAILED TO PROPERLY OPERATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY DEACTIVATE THE SIGNAL SWITCH TO TURN OFF THE SIGNALS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LATCH AND THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER/ SWITCH ASSEMBLY TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. *TT *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11063057January 16, 2018
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNSPECIFIED RATE OF SPEED, THE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITH FORCE ON THE DRIVER'S AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDES. THE DRIVER'S HEARING WAS IMPACTED FOR DAYS AFTER THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. A HEAD INJURY WAS SUSTAINED AND THE AIR BAGS HAD TO BE MANEUVERED FOR THE DRIVER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED; HOWEVER, OURISMAN CHEVROLET OF BOWIE (16610 GOVERNOR BRIDGE RD, BOWIE, MD 20716, (301) 262-7600) WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS TO INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT AND THE DRIVER WERE WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER PERTAINING TO THE FAILURE AND TO ADDRESS NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11062834January 15, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
HARD BRAKES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11062661January 14, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE WAS GOING DOWN HE ROAD IT JUST SWITCHED OFF I COULDN'T TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND I HAD TO STAND ON THE BREAKES.I COULD HAVE SERIOUSLY HURT SOMEONE OR MY SELF IF NOT WORSE AND I HIT A CURVE HARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11062179January 11, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
GASOLINE GOES FAST, I HAVE TO FILL EVERY 4 DAYS. SOMETIMES ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES AWAY AND SOMETIMES RUNNS SMOOTH AND SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE WANTS TO TURN OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11062048January 10, 2018
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
THE CAR LOST SOME STEERING AND SPEED ALL HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11060657January 5, 2018
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
FIRST MY AIRBAG SYSTEM STARTED COMING ON SAYING SERVICE AIRBAGS AND THE SENSORS ARE ALL NEW, SECOND THE SERVICE ESC COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHIFT EXTREMELY HARD FROM 1ST GEAR (AUTOMATIC TRANNY) BRAKING SYSTEM WAS WORKING FINE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR NO BRAKES AND THE FLUID IS FULL AND THE SYSTEM WAS WORKING JUST FINE AFTER MAKING GM AWARE OF THIS THEIR RESPONSE TO IT ALL IS THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BUT THIS WAS AN ISSUE FROM DATE OF MFG AND GM REFUSES TO FIX OR CORRECT THE ONGOING ISSUES ALL OF THESE THINGS HAVE HAPPENED ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS IF NHTSA CANT HELP WITH THIS ISSUE THEN I HAVE NO WHERE LEFT TO TURN EXCEPT EITHER TO A MORGUE OR A SCRAP YARD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11057761December 31, 2017
STEERING
WHEN I WAS DRIVING, SUDDENLY THERE IS A WARNING SOUND AND THE DASH SHOWS THE WORDS 'POWER STEERING'. I LOSE THE POWER STEERING AT THAT MOMENT. I ALSO FOUND THAT IF I STOP THE CAR AND RESTART, I GET THE POWER STEERING BACK, HOWEVER IT MIGHT NOT LAST LONG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11057786December 31, 2017
STEERING
POWER STEERING COMES UP IN MESSSGE CENTER OVER 10 MPH. STEERING IS VERY HARD. WHEN YOU TURN THE MOTOR OFF AND RESTART IT RESETS. OVER 10 MPH POWER STEERING COMES UP AGAIN. BROUGHT IT TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE BUT TEST COMES UP WITH NO PROBLEMS. GM RECALLED ONLY THE 2010 HHR FOR THIS PROBLEM, NOT THE OTHER YEAR MODELS. I PURCHASED MY 2006 HHR NEW IN DECEMBER 2005.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11057452December 29, 2017
STEERING
POWER STEERING GOING OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. PULLING OFF ROAD AND RESTARTING CAR TEMPORARILY FIXES ISSUE. CAN DRIVE AROUND TOWN FOR 45 MIN ATTEMPTING TO SEE IF IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN- IT DIDNT HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY TWO DAYS LATER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11055998December 21, 2017
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN OR ON FREEWAY THE POWER STEERING ALERT WILL COME ON THE DISPLAY READOUT AND THERE IS AN AUTOMATIC LOSS OF THE POWER STEERING. POWER STEERING COMES BACK AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN TURNED OFF, BUT ONLY FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN REPEATS THE LOSS. IT HAS BEEN DOING THAT EVERY DAY SINCE 12/05/2017.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11055827December 20, 2017
STEERING
GOOD DAY TO YOU. I OWN A RUST-COLORED 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING HOME ONE AFTERNOON, (CAR WAS IN MOTION), THE POWER STEERING WARNING CAME ON IN THE WINDOW OF THE MESSAGE PANEL, AND IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING, I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I CONTACTED KOONS USED CARS LOCATED IN SILVER SPRING, MD (I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM THIS DEALERSHIP) TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MY APPOINTMENT DATE, BUT WHEN I GOT THERE, A SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE BY THE NAME OF "JD" TOLD ME THAT I HAD TO EITHER LEAVE MY CAR OR BRING IT BACK THE FOLLOWING WEEK BECAUSE THEY WERE TOO BUSY, WHICH THEY FAILED TO TELL ME BEFORE DRIVING 45 MINUTES TO GET THERE. THE FOLLOWING WEEK, I CONTACTED OURISMAN CHEVEROLET LOCATED IN MARLOW HEIGHTS, MD TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $169.00 JUST TO LOOK AT IT. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, I VISITED THE DEALERSHIP AT WHICH TIME, I PURCHASED A 60A J-CASE FUSE, ONE OF THE MOST INEXPENSIVE THINGS THAT COULD POSSIBLY FIX THE PROBLEM. IT DIDN'T WORK. I AM GOING TO CONTACT SOME OTHER OFFICES TO SEE WHAT I CAN DO WITHOUT PAYING AN ARM AND A LEG. I HEARD ABOUT A POSSIBLE RECALL -- ANY TRUTH TO THIS? I NEED THIS CAR TO BE IN SAFE WORKING CONDITION. ****IT'S MY SCOOT-AROUND CAR!****
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11055172December 18, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TAKATA RECALL GAS LEAK ,CAR PARKED IN GARAGE STRONG SMELL OF GAS LOOK UNDER GAS LEAKING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11055252December 18, 2017
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE CONTACT WAS A CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN AND WENT TO SUNSET CHEVROLET (910 TRAFFIC AVE, SUMNER, WA 98390) WHERE HE RECEIVED MECHANICAL ADVISE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11053779December 10, 2017
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN JANUARY 2016 & WAS GAVE TO ME VIA MY GRANDPAS WILL AFTER HE PASSED AWAY IN JULY 2016. THE CAR NEVER RAN CORRECTLY & IT WAS PARKED FOR A TOTAL OF 9 MONTHS, WHILE GETTING WORKED ON IN THE MEANTIME. IVE PUT ALMOST 1000 INTO THIS CAR & REPLACED EVERY PART IT NEEDED. NOW THE CAR WONT START & SHOWS THE AIR BAG ICON IS ALWAYS ON WHILE THE CAR TELLS ME THAT MY ECS IS "OFF" & SERVICE ECS. I OWN THE VEHICLE & IT IS PAID OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11053364December 7, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AS IF THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANIPULATE THE STEERING WHEEL UNTIL IT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,291.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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