Chevrolet HHR Complaints (2011)

203 consumer complaints on file.

#11384707December 23, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LEAK BY DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL SPRAYING ON EXHAUST SYSTEM DISCOVERED WHILE CAR WAS IDLING IN DRIVE WAY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11375892November 23, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS LEAK UNDER CAR DRIVERS SIDE NEAR THE FRONT OF THE REAR TIRE. REPLACED FUEL LINES. PUDDLES OF GASOLINE UNDERNEATH CAR AND STRONG SMELL OF FUMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11366644October 27, 2020
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL GASOLINE ODOR INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE UNDERNEATH THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOM HENRY CHEVROLET (5886 WILLIAM FLINN HWY, BAKERSTOWN, PA 15007, (724) 471-4569) WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING AT THE FUEL LINE NEAR THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE CONTROL ARM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000. *BF *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11354300September 10, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR UNEXPECTED UNLATCHED WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE THE DRIVEWAY. THE DOOR CLOSED AND LATCHED NORMALLY WHILE STATIONARY. WHILE BACKING UP THEN TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT OUT INTO THE STREET, THE DRIVER DOOR SUDDENLY TO SWING OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND CLOSED THE DOOR AGAIN, THE DOOR SHUT AND LATCHED BUT WOULDN'T STAY LATCHED. THE DOOR LATCH AND DOOR STRIKE DON'T LOOK DAMAGED, THE DOOR JUST WON'T STAY LATCHED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11353475September 7, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY FUEL LINE JUST IN FRONT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE HAS STARTED LEAKING REALLY BAD. THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE PLUS VISIBLE GASOLINE LEAKING ON THE GROUND. VERY DANGEROUS. AFTER A SEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY NHTSA AND GM. ADD MY 2011 HHR TO THE LIST OF FUEL LINES THAT HAS STARTED LEAKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11352755September 2, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
REAR FUEL LINE CORRODED AND LEAKED ! NOTICED SMELL AND LEAK WHEN PARKED !
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11348817August 12, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY VEHICLE HAS A GAS LEAK. SMELLS LIKE GAS WHILE DRIVING AND NOTICED GAS UNDER VEHICLE WHILE PARKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343449August 5, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CORRODED FUEL LINES AT BACK OF VEHICLE CAUSING FUEL LEAK
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
#11331290June 28, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
INTENSE GAS SMELL AND SLIGHT IGNITION DELAY. NO GAS SMELL UNTIL AFTER IT IS RUNNING.. I UNDERSTAND I SHOULD NOT EVEN DRIVE VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE OF A FIRE DANGER. MANY MORE COMPLAINTS EXACTLY LIKE MIND. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK BECAUSE OF FIRZE. I QUESTION WHY THERE WAS NEVER A RECALL. WE CERTAINLY DON'T HAVE A YEAR TO WAIT FOR AN INVESTIGATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320249April 5, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
SOMEONE HAS HACKED MY VEHICLE. AT NIGHT I CAN HEAR MY CAR DOORS BEING UNLOCKED AND LOCKED WITH A REMOTE AND ITEMS HAVE BEEN STOLEN FROM MY CAR. MY CAR WAS PARKED OVER NIGHT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11316825March 8, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY 2011 CHEVY HHR LIKE MANY OTHERS I'VE LEARNED FROM CHECKING ONLINE IS LEAKING GAS NEAR THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND IS VERY DANGEROUS . WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THIS ARE YOU WAITING FOR ONE OF THESE CARS TO BURST IN FLAMES AND SOMEONE TO BE KILLED BEFORE GM IS MADE RESPONSIBLE TO FIX THE DEFECT . I DON'T HAVE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR THIS .AND EVEN WHEN GM IS HELD RESPONSIBLE THEY DO AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE AND THEY DON'T REALLY ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. I ALSO HAVE A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA AND THERE IS A RECALL ON THAT FOR THE IGNITION , BY THE TIME THEY NOTIFIED ME MY IGNITION SWITCH HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND THEY WON'T FIX THAT . THERE FIX IS TO ALTER THE KEY SO THERE ISN'T SO MUCH PRESSURE ON THE SWITCH. THAT DOES ME NO GOOD SINCE THE CAR IS SITTING IN MY HARD AND IT IS DEAD BECAUSE THE SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED.. WHEN THEY SELL A CAR THEY MAKE A LOT OF MONEY KN IT BUT THEY DON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT . AND NO ONE MAKES THEM DO SO. BUT AS SOON AS SOMEONE IS KILLED THEN THEY DO DAMAGE CONTROL AND YOU HEAR ALL THIS BULL, WE DIDN'T KNOW ,WE DIDN'T THINK IT WAS THAT BAD , AND WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE . I KNOW THIS RANT WILL DO NO GOOD BUT I COULDN'T SLEEP AT NIGHT IF I KNEW I WAS THE ONE RESPONSIBLE FOR THINGS LIKE THIS . THANKS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11202692April 20, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I NOTICED A STICK ON THE WINDOW FROM THE RECENT STORMS, AND WHEN I WENT TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR TO REMOVE THE STICK FROM THE WINDSHIELD, THE HANDLE JUST CAME OFF IN MY HAND. THIS HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY. WHAT IF THIS HAD HAPPENED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND I HAD BEEN TRAPPED IN MY CAR? SUDDEN TEMPERATURE CHANGES AND THE PLASTIC CONNECTOR'S SHAPE PROBABLY DOESN'T HELP. CONNECTOR ISN'T DESIGNED WELL, IT'S CLOSE TO A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. SO, ANY STRESS ALL GOES TO THE SAME POINT ON THE CONNECTOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11189738March 18, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ONBOARD COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE POWER STEERING, TRACTION CONTROL, SPEEDOMETER, AND FUEL MILEAGE INDICATOR TO GO HAYWIRE. GILL CHEVROLET (4700 E BROAD ST, COLUMBUS, OH 43213, (614) 364-4376) REPAIRED THE VEHICLE ON THREE SEPARATE VISITS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER WITH THE COLD WEATHER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11164343January 1, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
I TRIED TO USED REMOTE START FROM MY FOB. IT WORKED THE FIRST TIME BUT NOTHING AFTER THAT..STATIONARY THESE WERE THE EVENTS THAT FOLLOWED: ALL AT THE SAME TIME LOST POWER STEERING (POWER STEERING ASSIST) LANDED ME IN THE HOSPITAL WITH TORN CHEST MUSCLE WHILE CAR WAS MOVING ON A INTERSTATE NO A/C (COMPRESSOR DOES NOT COME ON) STATIONARY SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE CAR WAS MOVING ON THE INTERSTATE SERVICE TIRE MONITORS STATIONERY NO TEMP READING STATIONARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11162534December 19, 2018
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A RATTLING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. PIONEER CHEVROLET (1315 PIKE ST, MARIETTA, OH) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11152273November 18, 2018
ENGINE
THE ENGINE BEGAN A RANDOM MISFIRE PROBLEM, P0300 CODE. I GOT THE THROTTLE BODY CHANGED OUT, NOW THE CAR REVS HIGHER EVERY TIME I START IT. IT GIVES ITSELF FUEL IN REVERSE AND DRIVE, WITH NO HELP FROM THE GAS PEDAL. IT IS UNSAFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11118495August 8, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
ON AUGUST 2 2018 I WAS DRIVING. I HAD MY OLDEST DAUGHTER IN THE BACK SEAT. WE CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND MADE A RIGHT TURN. AS I WAS TURNING THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR FLEW OPEN AND MY DAUGHTER AND HER CELL PHONE WENT FLYING OUT. SHE GOT SCRAPES AND BRUISES BUT NOTHING MAJOR. HER CELL PHONE SCREEN SMASHED. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER THINKING SHE JUST DIDN'T SHUT THE DOOR ALL THE WAY AND TRIED TO SHUT IT. IT WOULDN'T LATCH. I WENT TO THE CLOSEST GAS STATION AND TRIED GETTING THE DOOR TO SHUT, AS I WAS STANDING THERE SLAMMING THE DOOR IN THE POURING RAIN, I NOTICED A LADY TRYING TO SHUT HER DOOR. HERS WOULDN'T SHUT EITHER (SHE DRIVES A CHEVY, NOT THE SAME MAKE) I WENT OVER TO MY MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THE LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. I CALLED AUTO ZONE TO SEE IF THEY HAVE THE PART FOR THE CAR BECAUSE I CAN NOT DRIVE AROUND WITH A REAR DOOR THAT WILL NOT SHUT. THE LADY I SPOKE TO TOLD ME THAT IT IS A DEALER PART AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE DEALER BUT IN THE MEANTIME I CAN GET A STRIKER REPAIR KIT ONLINE. SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE ALSO HAS A CHEVY AND HER DOORS WON'T STAY SHUT. I CALLED CHEVY AND HAVE BEEN WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM SOMEONE ON WHAT TO DO. THIS ISN'T A PROBLEM THAT WE CAN SEE. IT HAS TO BE AN INTERNAL ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11118299August 7, 2018
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED AN UNKNOWN SENSOR, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11105140July 2, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ALSO, WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK. FURTHERMORE, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) SYSTEM AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ESC SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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