Chevrolet HHR Complaints (2008)

616 consumer complaints on file.

#11073102February 15, 2018
SEAT BELTS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS ISSUE INVOLVES A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR WITH THE BASE RADIO SYSTEM. THE MAIN DOOR MOUNTED RADIO SPEAKERS STOPPED FUNCTIONING IN 2017. THE A-PILLAR HIGH FREQUENCY "TWEETER" SPEAKERS CONTINUE TO WORK BUT ARE UNINTELLIGIBLE. WITH THE MAIN RADIO SPEAKERS OUT, TWO SAFETY FEATURES NO LONGER WORK; THE SEAT BELT WARNING CHIME AND THE ONSTAR SUBSCRIPTION SAFETY SERVICE. I BELIEVE BOTH THESE SYSTEMS RELY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR MOUNTED SPEAKER. OTHER SAFETY CHIMES, IF ANY, WOULD ALSO BE AFFECTED. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE AS I PERSONALLY KNOW OF OTHER HHRS WITH THE SAME ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11072181February 11, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THIS IS A VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF VEHICLE. THE DESIGN AND PLACEMENT OF THE FUEL LINES ARE NEAR THE EXHAUST AND WRAPPED IN HEAT PROTECTION WHICH CAUSES CONDENSATION AND THE BUILDING UP OF MOISTURE TO RUST OUT THE FUEL LINES. THEY BEGIN TO LEAK RIGHT NEXT TO THE EXHAUST WHICH IS A FIRE HAZARD THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD TAKE CARE OF BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11067321February 6, 2018
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (PINKERTON CHEVROLET BUICK GMC CADILLAC, 801 GRAVES MILL RD, LYNCHBURG, CA 24502) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 128,000.
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
#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
#11052618December 5, 2017
STEERING
VEHICLE STOPPED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. RESTARTED CAR AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND HAD TO MANUALLY TURN THE CAR. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. CAR SET FOR A WHILE AND PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11051443November 30, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
RUSTED FUEL LINE LEAK IN FRONT OF REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE APPEARED TO HAVE RUSTED FROM THE FIRE PROTECTION THE LINES WERE WRAPPED IN TO PROTECT LINES FROM THE HEAT OF THE EXHAUST PIPE FROM FACTORY. STRONG GAS SMELL COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE AND INTERIOR. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR A WEEK UNTIL NOTICED SMELL AND COMPLICATIONS ON COLD STARTING VEHICLE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND IT IS VERY UNSAFE IF THE LINES WERE STAINLESS STEEL FROM THE FACTORY WE WOULD NOT HAVE TO TRY AND JUMP THROUGH HOOPS FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS UNSAFE IT SHOULD BE MANDATED THAT FUEL LINES BRAKE LINES ETC SHOULD ALL BE MADE OF STAINLESS TO RESIST ROAD SALTS AND RUST
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11048825November 27, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LINE RUSTED AND LEAKING NEAR REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR/TIRE (NEXT TO GAS TANK). I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE IN HHRS. FROM MY RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT THE ROUTING OF THE LINE COMBINED WITH THE HEAT SHIELDING LEAD TO MOISTURE TRAPPING AND CORROSION MORE QUICKLY THAN EXPECTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11048472November 26, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
I BOUGHT A USED 2008 CHEVY HHR FROM LITHIA IN EUREKA, CA 11/3/2017 AND 11/24/2017 THE CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE THE DRIVE FUNCTION. TRIED SEVERAL TIMES AND NO LUCK. TRANSMISSION SEEMS BLOWN, AND THE ELECTRICAL WAS MALFUNCTIONING. NO FLASHEERS, RADIO WITH WEIRD NOISES, STRANGE SOUNDS FROM ENGINE AFTER ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE. WE ARE NOW STUCK 200 MILES FROM HOME AND LITHIA MANAGER HAS NOT RETURNED MY PHONE CALL. I AM A MIDDLE AGED STUDENT, WORKING MINIMUM WAHE. I GAVE THE DEALERSHIP ALL MY MOMEY FOR A BROKEN CAR. I SHOULS HAVE RESEARCHED MORE THAT IS APPARENT. I TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MY MISHAPS. YET, THIS IS 3 WEEKS AFTER GIVING AWAY $5000 FOR A WORKING VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11047797November 21, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TILLERY BUICK GMC (2221 AUTUMN BRUSH RD NW, LOS LUNAS, NM 87031, (505) 565-3333) FOR REPAIRS. THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE INITIAL DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE MOTOR POWER ASSIST FAILED. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE REMEDY DID NOT RESOLVE THE RECURRING FAILURE AND THE ISSUE MAY BE THE COLUMN KIT MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE REPAIR WAS NOT COMPLETED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,223.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11046281November 15, 2017
STEERING
ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SUDDENLY GOES OUT. SOMETIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN, AN ALERT SOUND GOES OFF, THE WORDS "POWER STEERING" SHOWS ON THE DASH WHERE THE ODOMETER WAS AND STIFF MANUAL STEERING SUDDENLY REPLACES NORMAL STEERING. THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS! IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO GET BACK HOME, I FOUND THAT TURNING OFF THE ENGINE SEEMS TO RESET THE POWER STEERING AND IT IS BACK TO NORMAL. THEN IT WORKS FINE FOR QUITE A WHILE BEFORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11032933October 11, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GASOLINE LEAKING FROM DRIVERS REAR TIRE AREA. CAUSED BY RUSTED FUEL LINES. THE FUEL LINES ARE LOCATED NEXT TO THE MUFFLER. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I TOOK IT TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD OVER $1000 TO REPAIR THIS FUEL LINE. SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN AND HE SAID THAT GM SPECIFICALLY STATES NO WARRANTY ON FUEL LINES IN AREAS OF THE COUNTRY THAT USE SALT AND SAND TO TREAT THE ROADWAYS. I LIVE IN MASSACHUSETTS AND WE USE SAND AND SALT ON THE ROADS. GM IS AWARE OF THIS RUSTED FUEL LINE PROBLEM AND WILL NOT RECALL AND REPLACE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11030373September 28, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND WENT INTO NO POWER STEERING MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11015482August 15, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LEAK ON CAR. NOTICED PROBLEM STARTING CAR AND THEN A SMALL PUDDLE OF GAS UNDER CAR AFTER CAR WAS PARKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11014847August 12, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ON JULY 31, 2017 I NOTICED A GAS ORDOR COMING FROM THE CAR , WHEN INSPECTED I NOTICE A GAS LEAK ON THE BACK DRIVERS SIDE. LOOKING FORDER INTO THE MATTER THE CAR WAS JACK UP TO SEE WE'RE THE LEAK WAS, THE FUEL LINES WERE IN A TERRIBLE SHAPE, RUSTED OUT, WHICH THEN CREATED A CRACK AND FUEL WAS LEAKING. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL, IT IS ABSOLUTELY DANGEROUS BIG FIRE HAZARD . WE DID GET THE CAR REPAIR AND THE FUEL LINES WERE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11012373August 2, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED BUT IT WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR OF FUEL OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11004700July 12, 2017
STEERING
POWER STEERING GOES OUT AFTER DRIVING A FEW MIN. IT COMES BACK ON AFTER THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. IT WILL WORK FOR A FEW MIN THEN QUIT AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10994550June 12, 2017
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING BELT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE MORE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SAME MECHANIC EACH TIME, GIVEN THE SAME DIAGNOSIS, AND GIVEN THE SAME REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10993708June 7, 2017
STEERING
LOSS OF POWER STEERING SLOW SPEEDS 3 EVENTS, HIGH SPEED 2 EVENTS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10985426May 12, 2017
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING, I WOULD KEEP CONSTANTLY LOSING POWER STEERING. I WOULD PULL OVER, TURN OFF VEHICLE AND THEN RESTART VEHICLE TO REGAIN POWER STEERING. THEN MINUTES LATER THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WOULD BE EXPERIENCED AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHER SPEED TURNS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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