Chevrolet HHR Complaints (2009)

508 consumer complaints on file.

#11163597December 26, 2018
AIR BAGS
FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS WHEN I START MY 2009 CHEVY HHR PANEL, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. IT DOES NOT GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE WARNING LIGHT DOES NOT ALWAYS COME ON AS IT IS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE. IT ONLY COMES ON AT STARTING NEVER WHILE DRIVING. I AM VERY CONCERN THAT THE AIR BAG IS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. I FOUND THAT GM DID A LIMITED RECALL ON A CONNECTOR. MY VEHICLE DID NOT COME UP FOR A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11153239November 22, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I WAS NOTICING WHEN I EXITED THE CAR A VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL COMING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE. UPON LOOKING UNDER THE CAR I NOTICED A PUDDLE OF FUEL UNDER THE CAR AND IT IS CONSTANTLY DRIPPING. THE CAR HAS 90,000 MILES AND I STILL OWE MONEY ON IT!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11150681November 10, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
MY 2009 HHR HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SHIFT GEAR STICKING AND NOT RELEASING TO PUT IT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE ALSO I BET PROBLEMS WHERE THE CAR IS REVVING UP WHILE DRIVING AND THEN JERKS LIKE SOMEONE IS HITTING IT FROM BEHIND I TOOK IT INTO BACHMAN CHEVROLET TO HAVE IT FIXED AND THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED IT IS NOW DOING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN I'M AFRAID I'M GOING TO BE HIT WHILE DRIVING WHEN IT STARTS JERKING AND HESITATING AND THE ENGINE IS REVVING WHILE IN DRIVE NOT SURE WHAT IS GOING ON WHILE I'M DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11150685November 10, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
2009 CHEVY HHR HAD PROBLEMS WITH STICK GEAR STUCK AND WILL NOT MOVE ON POSITION TO DR OR REV FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. CAR HAS BEEN HESITATING AND RACING TO THEN JERKS LIKE I'M BEING HIT. HAPPENS EVERYONE I PRESS ON THE GAS . I TOOK IT INTO BAUCHMAN CHEVROLET TO HAVE SERVICED AND WAS TOLD IT WAS FIXED 2 WEEKS LATER IT IS DOING IT AGAIN. IT ALMOST CAUSED A REAR END DUE TO HESITATION. I NEED TO GET THIS FIXED BY DEALERSHIP. OTHERS HAVE REPORTED SAME ISSUES .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11132856October 2, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE FUEL LINES ARE LEAKING NEAR THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. UPON INSPECTION BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BOTH LINES ARE LEAKING. FROM EXPERIENCE AFTER CHANGING NUMEROUS THIS IS A FLAW WITH BOTH GM'S DESIGN AS WELL AS PARTS CHOICE. THE LINES ARE RUN CLOSE TO EXHAUST SYSTEMS. TO PREVENT POTENTIAL PROBLEMS GM WRAPPER THE LINES IN HEAT INSULATION FABRIC. THIS FABRIC IS HOLDING MOISTURE WHEN IT GETS DAMP PROMOTING ACCELERATED RUST ISSUES. GAS LINE MATERIAL ITSELF APPEARS TO BE MILD STEEL AND NOT STAINLESS. SO THE DESIGN WAS BAD WHEN FUEL LINES WERE RUN IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO EXHAUST SYSTEMS AND SUB-PAR MATERIALS WERE USED. THOUSANDS OF EXAMPLES OF THIS PROBLEM ARE AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET, GOOGLING "HHR FUEL LINE LEAK PROBLEM REAR TIRE" RETURNS 549,000 RESULTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11131515September 25, 2018
TIRES, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR EQUIPPED WITH COOPER ULTRA TOURING HT TIRES (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM INDICATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS DECREASING. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A RECURRING FAILURE OF TREAD SEPARATION WITH THE REPLACEMENT TIRES OVER THE COURSE OF TWO MONTHS. A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES THROUGH SEVERAL VOICE MESSAGES BY THE CONTACT. THE TIRE SIZE, DOT NUMBER, VIN, AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 108,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128243September 8, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 ON HIGHWAY GOING TO WORK. I GOT THERE PARK MY VEHICLE NOTICED A STRONG GAS ODOR. GENTLEMAN IN HIS CAR SMELL IT AS WELL LOOK SAW I HAD A GAS LEAK FROM THE LEFT REAR. TOOK IT TO BE CHECKED OUT WAS INFORMED RUSTED GAS LINE. I ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 9MONTHS AND I CHECKED FOR RECALLS ONLY READING COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUES BUT NOT BEING RECALLED I WAS TOLD THIS A FIRE HAZARD!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11127972September 6, 2018
AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND REMAINED IN FIRST GEAR. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG, TRACTION CONTROL, AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: 08016. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN AIR BAG FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME SYMPTOMS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 191,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11123926September 1, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LINES RUSTED OUT CAUSING A FUEL LEAK. NOTE: DATE GIVEN IS DATE DIAGNOSED BY MECHANIC. MECHANIC NOTED, IT'S BEEN RUSTED FOR A WHILE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11123399August 30, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT TURN OFF BY RETURNING TO ORIGINAL POSITION. I HAVE TO MANUALLY TURN IT OFF EVERY TIME. IF I DO NOT USE IT, AFTER I TURN THE CORNER, IT CLICKS LIKE IT WANTS TO TURN ITSELF OFF. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR 5 YEARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11123446August 30, 2018
AIR BAGS
MY AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF TO GET SERVICED. MY WARRANTY IS RAN OUT SO I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO GET IT FIXED. WHAT CAN I DO?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11122058August 24, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WAS GETTING SERVICED AND WAS INFORMED THAT FUEL LINES WERE ALL RUSTED OUT AND LEAKING VERY BAD. IS GM DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS???FIRE HAZARD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11121534August 21, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE FUEL LINE FROM THE FUEL TANK TO THE ENGINE BENDS AROUND BY THE WHEEL AND APPARENTLY RUBS WITH EVERYDAY DRIVING. EVENTUALLY IT RUBBED A HOLE IN THE FUEL LINE. I NOTICED IT AFTER I PARKED THE CAR AND COULD SEE FUEL DRIPPING IN FRONT OF THE REAR WHEEL. THE LINE FROM FRONT TO BACK OF THE CAR IS A SINGLE PIECE AND COST SOMETHING LIKE $700 FOR THE LINE ALONE. (STUPID) INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE LINE I HAD A RUBBER FUEL LINE CLAMPPED TO THE LINE AS A TEMPERARY FIX. AFTER TALKING TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND A MECHANIC AT TIRE DISCOUNTERS, I WAS TOLD BY BOTH PLACES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. BOTH LOCATIONS SAID THAT THEY GET HHR'S WITH THIS PROBLEM OFTEN. THIS NEEDS TO BE ON A RECALL LIST. THIS SERVICE WAS DONE ON JANUARY 25, 2017 AND THE COST FOR THE FIX WAS $232. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11114552July 30, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
RUSTED FUEL LINE AT 127,000 MILES WITH GAS LEAKING. I NOTICED A STRONG GAS SMELL FROM THE DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER AREA WHEN OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN PARKED. AFTER RESEARCHING FOUND THIS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE. THE FUEL LINE IS NOT MADE OUT OF STAINLESS STEEL AND THEREFOR RUSTS OUT IN AREAS OF THE COUNTRY THAT USE SALT ON THE ROADS IN WINTER. HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. SPOKE WITH GM AND RECEIVED NO COMPENSATION FOR SUB-PAR PARTS USED FOR FUEL LINE ON THIS VEHICLE WHEN MANUFACTURED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11111836July 17, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FOR THE LAST MONTH MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS BEEN GOING HAYWIRE, ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL MY GAUGES START FLUCTUATING AND ALL SERVICE INDICATOR LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND AFTER THE CAR IS OFF FOR A WHILE ALL WARNING LIGHTS WILL GO OFF. THIS MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK MY SECURITY LOCK AND ESC WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND WHEN I STOP AND START TO GO AGAIN THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS GETTING HIT FROM BEHIND. MY TWO REAR WINDOWS NO LONGER WORK, FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK AUTOMATICALLY AND DRIVER DOOR HANDLE IS BROKEN. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF ELECTRICAL ISSUES ON THIS SITE, YET THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECALLS. WHAT IS GOING ON??
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11109978July 7, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE FUEL LINES ARE RUSTING AND HAVE BEGUN TO LEAK GASOLINE. LEAK OCCURS WHILE STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11103703June 25, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STARTED SMELLING RAW GASOLINE WHEN DRIVING AND STATIONARY... DISCOVERED FUEL LINE LEAKING/SEEPING GAS ON DRIVER SIDE IN FRONT OF REAR TIRE, ABOVE THE HOT EXHAUST. FUEL TANK STRAPS ARE ALSO RUSTED. THIS IS VERY COMMON IN HHR AND COBALT - NEED TO RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE DIES IN A CAR FIRE! NOTE: IT CAN BE SEEN IN THE ATTACHED PHOTO - THE DISCOLORATION OF THE METAL IS FROM IT BEING SATURATED IN GASOLINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11102443June 18, 2018
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED; BUT NOT THE EPS INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JENNINGS BEARDSTOWN CHEVROLET, BUICK, GMC (61 PLAZA DR., BEARDSTOWN, IL 62618, (217) 323-2322), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,278.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11102130June 15, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
CAR WHEN STOPPING BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. AFTER ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WENT OFF DAY LATER. HAD OIL CHANGED THEN THE ABS TRACK LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. MESSAGES: SERVICE TRACKING AND ESC. HAD DIAGNOSED . NO ONE SO FAR HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE OUT PROBLEM. CODE CO550 WAS READ BUT NO SPECIFIC PROBLEM CODE SHOWS UP. THERE IS NO END TO EXPENSE TO CORRECTLY DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. GM HAS ON LINE SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH MALIBU AND EQUINOX. BUT NOT 2009 HHR. THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO ASSIST FIXING THIS PROBLEM. IF CAR NO FIXED WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. IT COULD COST UPWARDS OF 800 DOLLARS BEFORE IT CAN BE FIGURED OUT. GM SHOUD KNOW THE PROBLEM CAUSE AND HELP OUT. THIS CAR WAS MADE IN MEXICO. COULD THIS BE THE PROBLEM?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11078708March 12, 2018
AIR BAGS
SERVICE AIRBAGS DETECTION COMES ON THE DASH BUT IT DOESN'T SAY DRIVERS OR PASSENGER COULD THIS POSSIBLY DEFLATE WHILE DRIVING? DEALERSHIPS SAYS NO RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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