Chevrolet HHR Complaints

3,575 consumer complaints on file.

#10621458August 11, 2014
STEERING
DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON A VERY HOT SUMMER AFTERNOON, POWER STEERING WENT OUT AS I WAS CROSSING OVER A RIVER ON A BRIDGE. CHIMES SOUNDED AND POWER STEERING DISPLAYED ON DASH. CAR WAS VERY HARD TO STEER, ESPECIALLY MAKING LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS FROM A STOP. THIS WAS THE 1ST TIME IT HAPPENED. CONTACTED DEALER WHO STATED IT NEEDED TO BE IN THE MIDST OF THE PROBLEM TO BE DIAGNOSED. SINCE THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY USUALLY WHEN I AM GETTING OFF WORK, IT MAKES IT HARD TO TAKE IT IN. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE SPEED I AM TRAVELING HAS NO BEARING ON POWER STEERING GOING OUT. OVER THE LAST YEAR IT CONSISTENTLY GOES OUT WHEN THE WEATHER IS REALLY HOT, BUT I DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEM OVER THE WINTER. LIKE MOST EVERYONE HAS STATED, IF I TURN OFF THE IGNITION THE POWER STEERING WILL COME BACK ON FOR A SHORT WHILE, BUT IT ALWAYS GOES OUT AGAIN. IT IS JUST RIDICULOUS THAT THERE ARE SO MANY RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE AND YET THIS PROBLEM, ON THIS YEAR MODEL, DOES NOT SEEM TO BE COVERED UNDER ANY OF THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621200August 10, 2014
STEERING
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT THE SPEED LIMIT WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER BEHIND ME AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND SINCE THEN ITS BEEN GOING IN AND OUT ALL THE TIME EVEN AT SLOWER SPEEDS AFTER A EXHAUSTING SEARCH I SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL CAR AND I ALSO SEEN THEY DID DO A RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE 2009 CHEVY HHR THEY NEED TO DO A RECALL WITH THE 2006 CHEVY HHR AS IT IS DOING THE SAME THING AS THE 2009 MY PHONE NUMBER IS [XXX] [XXX] DID GET A DIAGNOSTIC DONE THRU A CHEVY DEALER AND IT CAME BACK AS THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE HHR AND CHEVY ISN'T DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT PLEASE GET THIS ISSUE FIXED IM A WORKING PERSON AND THE MONEY FOR THE MOTOR ISN'T EASY TO COME BY LIVING IN NY PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL ME REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND ANYONE CAN GOOGLE THIS PROBLEM AND SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL CAR THIS IS THE RECALL INFORMATION FOR THE 2009 CHEVY HHR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 THIS IS REGARDING THE STEERING IN THE CHEVY HHR 2009 THE SAME PROBLEM IS IN THE 2006 CHEVY HHR PLEASE CALL REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH THIS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621209August 10, 2014
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING MOTOR GO OUT WHEN I WAS DRIVING FROM EL CAJON CA TO EL CENTRO CA, JUST ON THE DANGEROUS ROAD MILES AND COULD HAVE ENDED IN A FATAL ACCIDENT MINE HAS JUST STARTED TO GO OUT ON MY 2008 HHR AT 90,000 MILES. RIGHT NOW, THE LIGHT COMES ON AND I CAN PULL OVER AND RESTART IT AND IT'S FINE, BUT HOW LONG WILL THAT LAST? I GOOGLED IT AFTER IT FIRST HAPPENED, AND THAT'S WHEN I SAW THAT APPARENTLY GM KNOWS THIS IS A FAULTY PART BUT SWEARS IT'S ONLY AN ISSUE ON THE OTHER CARS THAT HAVE IT NOT THE HHR, YET THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF HHR OWNERS WHO HAVE POSTED ABOUT THEIR POWER STEERING GOING OUT AND IT WAS RECALLED IN CANADA. I KNOW AT 90,000 MILES THINGS MIGHT BE GOING WRONG WITH THE PARTS LIKE A POWER STEERING MOTOR, BUT I AM INCENSED THAT I'M EXPECTED TO PAY FOR A PART THAT GM KNOWS IS CRAP. IF THE PART IS BAD, THEY SHOULD FIX IT IN ANY VEHICLE THAT HAS AN ISSUE, NOT JUST THE COBALTS AND PONTIACS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621215August 10, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
CHEAP PLASTIC USED TO MAKE THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE JUST BROKE AS A I WAS TRYING TO EXIT MY VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO IMPACT OR INCIDENT OF ANY SORT, JUST TRYING TO GET OUT OF MY CAR. I AM PREGNANT AND GOD FORBID SOMETHING HAPPENS AND THERE IS AN INCIDENT WHERE I CANNOT ESCAPE MY VEHICLE BECAUSE THE DOOR WON'T OPEN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED POST HASTE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620842August 8, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE POWER STEERING FAILURE MADE THE STEERING WHEEL VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND HAD BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620867August 8, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT MANAGED TO COAST INTO A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE HER RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 10/2/14*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620893August 8, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE WERE ON VACATION AND I WAS TRAVELING ON A ROAD AT THE POSTED SPEED OF 30 MPH. I WAS GOING AROUND A BEND AND IMMEDIATELY MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, THERE WAS A CHIME, IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANAGE THE BEND I WAS GOING AROUND AND I HIT A LIGHT POLE DAMAGING MY FRONT BUMPER. AT THAT SAME TIME, MY MHP AND RMP NEEDLES BEGAN BOUNCING BACK AND FORTH AND THE CAR WAS "JERKING". I TURNED THE CAR OFF. IT WAS STILL DRIVABLE, BUT WITHIN A FEW SECONDS THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME BACK ON, THE NEEDLES BOUNCED AND CAR JERKED. I CALLED GM TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL GM POWER STEERING RECALLS ON SEVERAL YEARS OF HHR, COBALT AND SATURNS. THEY ALL HAVE VERY SIMILAR POWER STEERING MECHANISMS. HOWEVER, MY YEAR, 2006, WAS NOT ON THAT RECALL. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH 2006 HHR'S COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ISSUES BUT NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY THAT YEAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620887August 8, 2014
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING MY WIFES CAR TO THE GM DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH REPAIRED, AS I ENTERED THE CLOVERLEAF EXITING THE INTERSTATE THE POWER STEERING FAILED, I MADE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, LEFT THE CAR RUNNING AND SHOWED THE SERVIVE MANAGER WHAT IT DID, HE FELT OF THE STEERING AND AGREED THE POWER STEERING WAS BAD, HE CHECKED AND SAID IT WAS NOT UNDER A RECALL. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THE COBALT HAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME THING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620990August 8, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DAVID STANELY CHEVROLET OKLAHOMA CITY WAS NOTIFIED IN MAY THAT WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THE RECALL NOTICES ON THE POWER STEERING AND IGNITION. THEY SAID IT WOULD TAKE 6-8 WEEKS TO GET THE PARTS. AS OF THE 4TH OF AUGUST THEY HAVE MADE NO ATTEMPT TO FIX THESE RECALLS AND WE ARE NOW BEING TOLD WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT INSPECTED FOR PARTS ON SEP 18TH. IS THIS HOW GM IS HANDLING ALL THESE RECALLS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10619539August 7, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620720August 7, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620767August 7, 2014
STEERING
THE CHEVY HHR'S POWER STEERING GOES OUT PERIODICALLY WITHOUT WARNING. IN THIS CASE, I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ON TO A BUSY ROADWAY AND NEARLY STRUCK A VEHICLE AND/OR POSSIBLY PEDESTRIANS. I UNDERSTAND THAT CHEVY'S COBALT HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT THE HHR, WHICH USES THE SAME EXACT PART. IT IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS AND ACCORDING TO MY INTERNET BASED RESEARCH, ALL TOO COMMON. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AND FORCE GM TO STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT. ( IF THE DATA INDICATES THIS IS IN FACT, A COMMON ISSUE OF COURSE.) THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620772August 7, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WINDOW SWITCHES DON'T WORK FOR PASSAGE SIDE ON DRIVERS DOOR. ANY TIME PUSHED IT SMELLS LIKE THEY ARE BURNING. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE FIX EVEN THOUGH IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. IT STILL ISN'T FIXED WE JUST DON'T USE THEM. THE BACK UP LIGHTS NEVER WORK AND THE DEALER WANT TO ALWAYS SAY IT A BAD BULB. I REPLACED A BULB AT THE DEALER IN FRONT THEM AND THEY SAID IT MUST OF BEEN A BAD BULB. I'VE REPLACED AT LEAST 15 BULBS IN 3 YEARS. I ALSO HAD TO PAY FOR AIRBAG CENSORS WHEN THEY WENT BAD AND UNDER WARRANTY. CHEVY DOESN'T KEEP THEIR WARRANTIES AND MAKE UP REASONS WHY THEY DON'T HAVE TO COVER THE PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620780August 7, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620784August 7, 2014
STEERING
POWER STEERING SHOWS ON THE DISPLAY AT RANDOM TIME. DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 M.P.H OR DRIVING THROUGH TOWN AT 35 M.P.H., EVEN DRIVING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY (WHICH IS NOT LONG)...POWER STEERING. FIRST HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE, AFTER ARRIVING HOME AND SHUTTING THE CAR OFF NOTHING HAPPENED FOR A WHILE AND I ALMOST FORGOT ABOUT IT. BUT AS OF WEDNESDAY IT IS HAPPENING 3 TO 4 TIMES A DAY. WOW! IT'S TERRIBLE TO TRY AND STEER WITHOUT POWER STEERING! I AM GOING TO TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC NEXT WEEK TO SEE ABOUT GETTING IT FIXED, LOOKING AT $400.00 @ THE DEALERSHIP AND I CANNOT AFFORD THAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10619219August 6, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10619255August 6, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TRUCK. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE LEGS, NECK, AND BACK. ONE OF THE PASSENGERS SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LOWER BACK AND HANDS. THE OTHER PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LOWER BACK AND THIGHS. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. AFTER THE CRASH, THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V153000 (STEERING) AND 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION SWITCH); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10619310August 6, 2014
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE SERVICE TRACTION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618917August 5, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PART WOULD ARRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 9/12/14*CN THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED. UPDATED 09/23/14
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618970August 5, 2014
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WILL SUDDENLY CUT OUT- THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE WILL APPEAR ON THE DASH MESSAGE BOARD. THIS OCCURS SEVERAL TIMES DURING A TRIP AT VARYING SPEEDS (65MPH, 55MPH, 45MPH). I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE EXTENT OF THE PERMANENT DAMAGE. SINCE THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, IT HAS BEEN A NEAR DAILY CONCERN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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