Chevrolet HHR Complaints (2009)

508 consumer complaints on file.

#11362547October 3, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE FUEL LINE ON MY CHEVROLET HHR 2009 RUSTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST TO ME OF $1300.00. THE INSULATED COVERING AROUND THE FUEL LINE CAUSED THE RUSTING BECAUSE IT RETAINED WATER. SMELLED GAS WHILE IT WAS STATIONARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11360396September 22, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE FUEL LINES UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S SIDE PASSENGER DOOR HAVE ROTTED. THEY ARE DRIPPING GAS. IT IS HAPPENING RIGHT WHERE THE BRACKET HOLDS THE LINES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11355106September 15, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LINES RUSTED BY DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE AND UNDER DRIVERS SIDE BACK DOOR. FUEL LEAKING UNDER CAR WHEN STOPPED AND UNDERWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11354570September 12, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN TO BE ON AS PEDAL IS NOT PRESSED AND ESC, TRACTION CONTROL DO NOT WORK ALSO THIS IS A HAZARD TO THE POINT WHERE I HAVE HAD ROAD RAGE AGAINST ME BECAUSE OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT TURNING OFF ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED THROUGH GM AS A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES THIS IS NOT THE ONLY 2009 CHEVY HHR THAT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11353523September 7, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
DROVE TO LOCAL CITY FACILITY PULLING SMALL TRAILER FULL OF GRASS CLIPPINGS AND TREE BRANCHES. WHILE UNLOADING TRAILER, I STARTED SMELLING A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR AT THE REAR OF THE CAR, BUT COULD NOT FIND SOURCE. AFTER ARRIVING BACK HOME AND UNHOOKING TRAILER, GASOLINE ODOR WAS STRONG AGAIN, BUT STILL NO SOURCE. AFTER CAR SAT FOR 30-45 MINUTES, A DRIP WAS NOTICED IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE. UPON INSPECTION, THE GASOLINE DRIP WAS ORIGINATING FROM THE PLASTIC SHIELD WHICH CONTAINS THE GASOLINE FEED LINE, FUEL RETURN LINE, AND BRAKE LINE. THIS SHIELD IS LOCATED BETWEEN THE FRAME AND THE MUFFLER. WHEN I CALLED A TOWING SERVICE TO TOW MY CAR TO A LOCAL GARAGE, THE TOWING SERVICE ACKNOWLEDGED THEY HAD JUST FIXED ANOTHER HHR FOR A GAS LEAK AT THE SAME PLACE ON THE CAR. THEY NOTED IT WAS QUITE COMMON FOR THE STEEL GAS LINE TO CORRODE INSIDE THIS SHIELDING. THE GARAGE THAT ACTUALLY DID THE WORK ON MY CAR NOTED THE FUEL LINE FROM THE TANK TO THE ENGINE WAS REPAIRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11352508September 1, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STEEL FUEL LINE HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND GUSHES GASOLINE AT THE WELL-KNOWN AREA OF DRIVER-SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL FROM INSIDE THE PROTECTIVE HEAT SHIELD. SEEMS TO BE AN OVERLY COMMON ISSUE FOR HHRS AND THIS DESIGN OF THE FUEL LINE SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11350882August 24, 2020
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL SMELL OF FUEL EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS RUSTED AND LEAKING FUEL ONTO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND BY THE REAR WHEEL. THE DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. *AS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11350100August 18, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL IS LEAKING FROM FUEL LINES BY THE LEFT REAR WHEEL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343049August 3, 2020
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR PRESENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK NEAR THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WALMART FOR TIRE MAINTENANCE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH FUEL LINES WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED BILL WALSH GM SUPERSTORE LOCATED AT 1752 E NORRIS DR, OTTAWA, IL 61350, (877) 289-9257 AND NOTIFIED THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,499.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11342654August 1, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LEAKS FROM RUSTING FUEL LINE AT PLASTIC RETAINER CLIP JUST FORWARD OF LEFT REAR WHEEL. LEAVES A PUDDLE AFTER BEING PARKED AND DRIPS CONTINUOUSLY WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING. ATTACHED PHOTOS TAKEN WITH VEHICLE IDLING ON RAMPS IN DRIVEWAY SHOW FUEL STREAMING FROM AREA OF FUEL LINES AND PUDDLE FORMED AFTER ABOUT 1 MINUTE OF IDLING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11342473July 31, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LINE BEGAN TO LEAK IN THE FALL OF 2018. I HAD A LOCAL SHOP REPAIR THE ISSUE FOR $339.99 + 6% SALES TAX FOR A TOTAL OF $360.39 ON 10/24/2018
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11341644July 27, 2020
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, SUSPENSION
II PURCHASED A BEUTIFUL 2009 HHR FROM A CAR DEALERSHIP, IN MAY OF 2020, AN IN JULY F 2020, IT WOULD BARELY SPEED UP, THE GEARS, WOULDN'T SHIFT ON ME AND I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT I HAD NOT ONLY BEEN OPERATING A "DEFECTED" VEHICE BUT THE CAR DEALER FAIED TO MENTION HE WAS SELLING ME A "RECALLED" CAR, (A NEIGHBOR INFORMED ME) I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO MY SON'S HOUSE,BECAUSE I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND THE CAR KEPT ROLLING BACKWARDSI AND IT ONLY GOES IN REVERSE NOW. LONGER GO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11341483July 26, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
RUSTY FUEL LINES. CORROSION OCCURS IN EVERY CONNECTION TO UNDERBODY AND BACK PART WHERE FUEL LINES ARE COVERED WITH HEAT RESISTANT MATERIAL. RUST IS SO BIG THAT FUEL LINES START LEAKING FUEL EXCESSIVELY AND VERY CLOSE TO EXHAUST PIPE(EXTREMELY HOT) WHAT MAY CAUSE FIRE. FIRST YOU SMELL FUEL, THEN IT STARTS DRIPPING AND FINALLY YOU HAVE A MAJOR LEAK AND ARE UNABLE TO DRIVE. IT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT CAN STOP YOUR CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE OR CAN START A FIRE OF FUEL IN THE POINT THAT IS VERY CLOSE TO FUEL TANK WHAT MAY CAUSE MAJOR FIRE OR EXPLOSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11340947July 22, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, SEATS
SMELL OF GAS ,ENGINE RUNNING . CHECK CAR AND THERE IS A FUEL LEAK BY THE LEFT REAR WHEEL AT FUEL LINES RIGHT ABOVE EXHAUST PIPE. FUEL LEAKING ON THE EXHAUST. THIS RIGHT AT FUEL LINE RETAINER . THEIR IS A HEAT SHIELD ON THE LINES . THIS FULL OF GRAVEL ANS DEBRIS, LINES ARE RUSTED AND LEAKING , THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS,RESULT COULD BE A FIRE! FUEL PUDDLED ON GROUND
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11339155July 13, 2020
ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LEAKED FUEL UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, IN FRONT OF THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE. THE CONTACT CALLED MATTHEWS-HARGREAVES CHEVROLET (2000 TWELVE MILE RD, ROYAL OAK, MI 48067) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A REPAIR KIT ONLINE FOR SALE HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED USING THE REPAIR KIT, THE WARRANTY WOULD BE VOIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 210,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338817July 11, 2020
AIR BAGS
THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT JUST STAYS ON ALL THE TIME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338115July 8, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I SEE THERE HAS BEEN COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FUEL LINES ON THE HHR VEHICLES. WE JUST HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WE JUST SPENT $617.80 TO GET IT FIXED. I DON'T THINK THE SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED. MY WIFE FIRST NOTICED IT WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING THE CAR. SHE TOLD ME SHE COULD SMELL GAS. A FEW DAYS LATER WE NOTICED A SPOT ON OUR ASPHALT DRIVEWAY WHERE IT LEAKING. IT STARTED TO EAT AWAY OUR ASPHALT. HOPEFULLY SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS AND WE CAN GET REIMBURSED FOR THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338117July 8, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TRIED TO HAVE AN ALIGNMENT DONE AND WAS TOLD I HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL FUEL LEAK. I'M DUMPING FUEL FROM TWO POINTS, ONE OF WHICH IS OVER THE HEAT SHIELD FOR THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. IT'S A STEEL GAS LINE, IF THERE'S ONE THING WE KNOW ABOUT STEEL, IT RUSTS, ESPECIALLY WHEN MIXED WITH SALT-I LIVE IN MICHIGAN. YOU'D THINK A FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM WOULD BE BETTER DESIGNED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338123July 8, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL WAS LEAKING AND PUDDLING ON THE GROUND IN FRONT OF LEFT REAR TIRE. AFTER STARTING OR RUNNING THE ENGINE. WOULD LEAK FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER TURNING OFF ENGINE. COULD SMELL FUEL WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338184July 8, 2020
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING UP THE DRIVEWAY, THERE WAS AN ABNORMALLY STRONG FUEL ODOR ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND BECAME AWARE OF A LEAK FROM A RUSTED FUEL LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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