Chevrolet HHR Complaints

3,575 consumer complaints on file.

#10582888April 15, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILURE WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH A CHIMING NOISE AS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTIONED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10582980April 15, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY HHR. I'VE HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED. BUT NOT MANY OTHERS. UNTIL NOW THERE IS A CHIME AND THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ON THE DASH COMES ON AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST GOES OFF. AT FIRST IT WAS ONCE IN AWHILE. NOW I CAN DRIVE 30 SECONDS TO 10 MIN AND THE POWER ASSIST GOES OUT. I RESTART AND IT COMES BACK FOR A MOMENT OR SO. ALL THE WAY TO WORK NO POWER STEERING ASSIST. ON THE WAY HOME IT WORKED FINE. I CAN'T FIND ANY PATTERN TO IT. KEY IN THE IGNITION ONLY AS STATED IN THE RECALL NOTICE I RECEIVED ABOUT THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT. EVERYTHING ON THE KEY CHAIN IT SEEMS TO WORK MORE OFTEN THAN NOT. I HAVE CONTACTED A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND CHEVY. BUT SINCE MY VIN IS NOT ON THE POWER STEERING RECALL I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT OUT OF POCKET. WHICH I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY AFTER I DID MY TAXES. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I FOUND A NOTICE ON THE GM WEBSITE THAT LISTED THE 2006-2007 HHR TO HAVE LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE POWER STEERING. BUT SINCE THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT I AM OUT OF LUCK. I SENT THE ARTICLE TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE VIN ISN'T LISTED. AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED THIS SHOULD BE COVERED. FAR TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE FO IT NOT TO BE COVERED TO SOME EXTENT. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579496April 14, 2014
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THIS IS ON OF REPEATED INCIDENTS WHERE THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) ACTIVATES WHILE TRAVELING STRAIGHT ON DRY PAVEMENT AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH. A CHIME SOUNDS, A MESSAGE APPEARS ON THE DISPLAY, THE VEHICLE BRIEFLY LOSES STEERING AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHILE BRAKE IS INVOLUNTARILY ACTIVATED. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING, THE CAR CONTINUES NORMALLY. FORTUNATELY, THIS HAS NOT YET CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. ON THIS OCCASION, THE RIGHT FRONT HUB WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER HAS VARIOUSLY ATTRIBUTED THE PROBLEM TO MISMATCHED TIRES (REPLACED WITH ALL NEW), BAD HUBS (BOTH REPLACED), BAD SPEED SENSORS (REPLACED), BAD ALIGNMENT (FIXED) AND A WRONGLY CALIBRATED STEERING POSITION SENSOR (RE-CALIBRATED). THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED, REPAIRED REPEATEDLY, AND THE PROBLEM IS BACK AGAIN. THIS NEEDS TO BE ESCALATED TO A RECALL. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579498April 14, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A WEEK, THE VEHICLE IS BEING SERVICED BECAUSE THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) ACTIVATED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THE LAST SERVICE WHILE TRAVELING STRAIGHT ON DRY PAVEMENT AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE BRIEFLY LOSES STEERING AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHILE BRAKE IS INVOLUNTARILY ACTIVATED. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING, THE CAR CONTINUES NORMALLY. FORTUNATELY, THIS HAS NOT YET CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. ON THIS OCCASION, THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAS VARIOUSLY ATTRIBUTED THE PROBLEM TO MISMATCHED TIRES (REPLACED WITH ALL NEW), BAD HUBS (BOTH REPLACED), BAD SPEED SENSORS (REPLACED), BAD ALIGNMENT (FIXED) AND A WRONGLY CALIBRATED STEERING POSITION SENSOR (RE-CALIBRATED). THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED, REPAIRED REPEATEDLY, AND THE PROBLEM IS BACK AGAIN. THIS NEEDS TO BE ELEVATED TO A RECALL. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579499April 14, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
PLEASE INCLUDE REPAIRING THIS ISSUE IN THE RECALL OF 2010 HHR VEHICLES. THIS IS THE MOST RECENT OF MULTIPLE INCIDENTS WHERE THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) ACTIVATES WHILE TRAVELING STRAIGHT ON DRY PAVEMENT AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH. AS A CHIME SOUNDS, AND A MESSAGE IS FLASHED ON THE DISPLAY, THE VEHICLE BRIEFLY LOSES STEERING AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHILE BRAKE IS INVOLUNTARILY ACTIVATED. ON THIS OCCASION, THE SERVICER FOUND THE FEMALE CONNECTORS TO THE ABS SPEED SENSOR WERE NOT MAKING PROPER CONTACT. HE CRIMPED THE NEW ONES TIGHTLY WHEN INSTALLING THE REPLACEMENT ENDS. THE SERVICE ADVISOR ADMITTED THAT MY CAR IS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE, HE HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM REPEATEDLY. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING, THE CAR CONTINUES NORMALLY. FORTUNATELY, THIS HAS NOT YET CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER HAS VARIOUSLY ATTRIBUTED THE PROBLEM TO MISMATCHED TIRES (REPLACED WITH ALL NEW), BAD HUBS (BOTH REPLACED), BAD SPEED SENSORS (REPLACED), BAD ALIGNMENT (FIXED) AND A WRONGLY CALIBRATED STEERING POSITION SENSOR (RE-CALIBRATED). THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED, REPAIRED REPEATEDLY, AND THE PROBLEM IS BACK AGAIN. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579525April 14, 2014
STEERING
I HAVE A INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURE THE SAME AS OTHER HHRS COVERED ON A RECALL WHY IS MINE NOT COVERED. MANY PEOPLE WITH SAME YEAR HAVE SAME PROBLEM. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579571April 14, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE OFF RAMP OF THE FREEWAY THE FRONT OF MY CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND RATTLE. A COUPLE MINUTES LATER AFTER TURNING A CORNER, ONLY GOING 30MI/HR, THE CARS POWER STEERING THEN TURNED OFF. EVERY TIME I TURN MY CAR ON AND TAKE A TRIP THE POWER STEERING GOES OFF AT LEAST TWICE. WHICH IS ABOUT 5-6 TIMES A DAY. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579573April 14, 2014
STEERING
THE CAR LOST THE POWER STEERING ABILITY AND WAS VERY HARD TO STEER. I PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER. STOPPED AND RESTARTED AND BEGAN TO DRIVE OK. THE CAR SEEMS TO BE RANDOMLY LOSING THE POWER STEERING ABILITY. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578733April 14, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG MALFUNCTION. *SMD CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN 2010, AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS RECALLED FOR IGNITION AND STEERING PROBLEMS. *JB UPDATED 04/15/14
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579495April 13, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY AIR BAG SERVICE INDICATOR LIGHT TURNS ON INTERMITTENTLY. AT LEAST 5 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR, NO ACCIDENTS, NO PROBLEM SEEN WITH AIR BAGS BY SERVICE DEPT AT DEALER. ???? .THE SAFETY LOCK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE CONTROLS FOR ALL PASSENGER WINDOWS DOES NOT LOCK THE WINDOW OPERATION. BRAKING SYSTEM PROBLEM IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. IVE RETURNED TO THE MECHANIC 4 TIMES HAD MY BRAKE PADS CHANGED, ROTORS TURNED, ROTORS RESURFACED , ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.....STEERING WHEEL SHUDDERING BAD WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE. THE ROTORS OVERHEAT AND WARP, BUT I WILL DRIVE ONLY 2 BLOCKS AND IT HAPPENS. DON'T THINK THAT IS ENOUGH TO OVERHEAT THE ROTORS. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579400April 12, 2014
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BROKE , MY CAR HAS POWER WINDOWS AND IF I WERE IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND CAR LOST POWER PASSENGER COULD BE TRAPPED IN CAR. I ALSO DRIVE A 2008 HHR AT WORK AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE ALSO BROKE. I HAVE RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR THE IGNITION ON MY 2007 HHR BUT I THINK THE DOOR HANDLES ARE A BIG ISSUE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579329April 12, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IN AUG OF 2010 I REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH CYLINDER. THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND I COULD NOT REMOVE IT WITHOUT REPLACING . IN JAN 2012 POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND KEY IN IGNITION AGAIN I TOOK TO GM DEALER ON A RECALL NOTICE, BUT APPARENTLY NOT MY VIN SO I HAD TO PAY $320.00 OUT OF POCKET TO FIX. 4-2014 MY POWER STEERING HAS BEEN OUT MULTIPLE TIMES USUALLY CAN REPAIR BY REPLACING THE FUSE. BUT THIS TIME I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 4 MONTHS WITHOUT POWER STEERING AND REPLACING FUSE DOES NOT FIX. WAITING ON PARTS FOR RECALL BUT NONE AVAILABLE YET. ALSO MY INSIDE PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BROKE 1 YR AGO AND CANNOT OPEN DOOR FROM THE INSIDE . I HAVE KNOW THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED IN AT LEAST 4 OTHER HHR OWNERS CARS ALSO . *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579347April 12, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, STEERING, SUSPENSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH OUR HHR SINCE WE BOUGHT IT IN AUGUST OF 2007. THE FIRST PROBLEM OCCURRED JUST AFTER PURCHASING IT, WHEN WE WERE DRIVING IT OUT ON A HIGHWAY FOR A FIRST TIME OUTING WITH IT, WHEN I NOTICED THE FRONT WHEELS SEEMED TO BE FLOATING BACK AND FORTH. I SLOWED DOWN AND IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT HOME. WE CONTACTED OUR LOCAL DEALER, AND HAD THE CAR BROUGHT IN TO BE CHECKED OUT. WE WERE TOLD THE FRONT BUSHINGS WERE BAD & NEEDED REPLACING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BUSHINGS. (UNDER WARRANTY) IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007, WE HAD TO REPLACE OUR CARS REMOTE CONTROL, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ONLY 1 YEARS OLD. OUR DEALER REPLACED IT BUT WE HAD TO PAY $81.82 OUT OF OUR POCKET. OCTOBER 2007, I BROUGHT OUR CAR INTO OUR DEALER BECAUSE IT HAD A ROUGH RIDE AND GROANING SOUNDS. THE DEALER LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THE SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THEY REPLACED OUR STEERING COLUMN UNDER WARRANTY. DECEMBER OF 2007 MY WIFE, MOTHER & I WENT TO A CHRISTMAS LIGHT PARADE IN OUR TOWN; WHEN WE GOT HOME I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION & WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE KEY, IT WOULD NOT COME OUT. THAT MONDAY I CALLED OUR LOCAL DEALER & THEY HAD US BRING IN THE CAR ON 12/3/07. THEY REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO POWER TO THE INTER LOCK2 AND A FUSE HAD BROWN. THEY FOUND THAT A WIRE HARNESS WAS PINCHED UNDER THE COLUMN COVER & REPAIRED THE HARNESS (UNDER WARRANTY) JANUARY 29,2008 I BROUGHT OUR 2006 HHR INTO OUR DEALER AGAIN COMPLAINING ABOUT SQUEAKING AND POPPING NOISE WITH CLUNKING IN LEFT FRONT. THEY SAID THEY HEARD NOISE FROM STABILIZER LINKS PIVOT JOINT AT LINK TIRES MISS-MATCHED. THEY REPLACED BOTH STABILIZERS LINKS UNDER WARRANTY. CONTINUED ON NEXT REPORT *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579093April 11, 2014
STEERING, AIR BAGS
I WAS INFORMED BY MAIL THAT MY VEHICLE WAS RECALLED AND I WAS TO CONTACT GM TO FIX THE ISSUE BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO THEY HAVE NOT CONTACTED MY BACK CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579144April 11, 2014
STEERING
WAS COMING OFF THE INTERSTATE ON AN EXIT RAMP IN A CURVE AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT!! ALMOST RAN INTO THE CONCRETE SIDE WALL OF THE OFF-RAMP....SCARED ME TO DEATH! TOOK IT TO LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. CONTINUES TO DO THIS TO THIS DAY... POWER STEERING TURNS OFF AFTER THE CAR IS DRIVEN AWHILE AND 'WARMS UP'. RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH HHRS SAME AGE AS MINE. A FRIEND'S HHR 2007 DID THE SAME THING AND IT COST HER $900+ TO GET IT FIXED!!! I WOULDN'T COMPLAIN, WOULD JUST HAVE IT FIXED, EXCEPT THAT FROM MY RESEARCH, THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH MANY HHRS AND COBALTS MADE IN 2006!! THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE IT COULD EASILY HAVE CAUSED ME TO WRECK! I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF A DAUGHTER IN COLLEGE...DON'T HAVE THE $ TO FIX THIS REPAIR! *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579166April 11, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
IN 2010 THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF MY HHR BROKE AND FELL DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR. THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE DOOR IS TO OPEN THE WINDOW AND OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. I HAD THE IT REPLACED AT COUGHLIN CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN CIRCLEVILLE OHIO.. IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, THE DOOR LATCHES BROKE ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AND THE PASSINGERS SIDE. IF WE USE THE CAR WE HAVE TO DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN SO THAT WE COULD GET OUT IF . THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THIS IS COMMON ON HHR.. IF AN ACCIDENT HAPPEN, WE COULD BE TRAPPED IN THE CAR. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579247April 11, 2014
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING AT 20 MPH, STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 05/28/14 MA UPDATED 06/02/2014 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579256April 11, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE POWER STEERING SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE FAILURE BUT NO INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578820April 10, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR LEVER FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK OR INTO ANY GEAR UNTIL AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND SURGE ONCE THE GEAR SHIFT WAS MOVED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578829April 10, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NO PARTICULAR SPEED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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