Chevrolet HHR Complaints

3,575 consumer complaints on file.

#10298018January 4, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH. EVERY 6700 MILES AND 5 MONTHS THE VIOLENT SHAKING WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE ROTORS AND BRAKES WERE REPLACED A TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297812January 2, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WITH 61,000 MILES ON MY 2007 CHEVY HHR, I AM HAVING TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ONCE AGAIN. I HAVE HAD MANY CARS WITH DISC BRAKES AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS. THERE MUST BE A DESIGN FLAW IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297380December 29, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF WHEN GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR UNLESS I PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE YOU CANNOT EXIT THE VEHICLE UNLESS YOU LET THE WINDOW DOWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297216December 28, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE DRIVER-SIDE AND PASSENGER-SIDE REAR DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK FROM THE INSIDE AND SOMETIMES FROM THE OUTSIDE. HE HAS TO CLIMB OVER THE CENTER CONSOLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND THE LEFT FRONT DOOR LATCH WERE REPLACED. ALSO THE LUBRICATION WAS APPLIED TO THE DOOR LATCHES AND LOCK RODS. NEITHER OF THESE REPAIRS HAVE REMEDIED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,091.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296963December 26, 2009
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2008 CHEVY HHR, STALL 5 TIMES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, NO HAZARD LIGHT TO WARNED OTHER DRIVERS OF VEHICLE PRESENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296041December 16, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY
EVERYTIME IT RAINS THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARD GETS WET. I HAVE REPLACE MY CARPET ONCE AND TRIED TO FIND THE LEAK TO NO AVAIL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295618December 14, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
RIGHT REAR DOOR LOCK INOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295417December 11, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
MY MOTHER EXPERIENCED SHAKING AND PULLING TO THE SIDE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. I TOLD HER TO TAKE IT TO CHEVY FOR REPAIRS. THEY PUT NEW ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS ON THE CAR AT MY EXPENSE. I AM A MECHANIC AND IT IS NOT NORMAL FOR THE FRICTION PAD TO BE MISSING ON THE BRAKES, THAT IS A PART FAILURE NOT WEAR AND TEAR. I HAVE THE PARTS TAKEN OFF MY CAR IN SEPTEMBER WHEN THE REPAIR OCCURRED, THAT PROVES MY STATEMENT. TWO MONTHS LATER THIS SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING AGAIN. I CONTACTED CHEVY AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I FEEL THE NEW ROTORS ARE WARPED. ALSO I HAVE COMPLAINED TO CHEVY SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST STARTED THE BRAKES ARE HARD. IF A SMALL CHILD WALKS OUT THERE COULD BE A FATALITY DUE TO THIS FAILURE. I AM IN THE MILITARY AND LIVE ON POST WITH MANY YOUNG CHILDREN AND THE SIDEWALK GOES BY MY HOUSE. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE BRAKES BEING HARD UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE MADE BY OTHER OWNERS OF THE CHEVY HHR'S. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295100December 9, 2009
AIR BAGS
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR GETTING OFF THE INTERSTATE WHEN SHE HYDROPLANED SHE HIT THE CEMENT WALL AT ABOUT 35-40MPH HEAD ON PUSHED THE BUMPER BACK ABOUT 6-8 IN NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IS THIS RIGHT? *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10294994December 8, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, WHEELS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
2006 NEW VEHICLE PURCHASE SERVICED 8 TIMES FOR MULTIPLE FAILURES RELATED TO EITHER ELECTRICAL/BRAKING/ABS/ WHEELS/EMISSIONS/ TRACTION CONTROL/COMPUTER/POWER STEERING AND OR COMPUTER ISSUES/ALL REPAIRED/AND RESOLVED AT GM DEALER/VEHICLE CAN NOT BE DRIVEN SAFELY WHEN ISSUE OCCURS THE FAILED SYSTEM IN QUESTION OVERRIDES DRIVER LAST INCIDENT FAILURE OCCURRED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC RESULTING IN REMOVAL FROM SERVICE WHICH TOOK 3 WEEKS TO REPAIR/HAD THE CONDITIONS BEEN DIFFERENT THIS MAY HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294600December 5, 2009
STRUCTURE
I HAVE A 2006 HHR THAT WE BOUGHT IN JULY OF 2006. I HAVE NOTICED IN ISSUE OF WATER GETTING IN THE CAR FROM SOMEWHERE UNDER THE DASHBOARD, AND IT IS CAUSING THE FLOORBOARDS TO GET WET EVERY TIME IT RAINS. I FIRST NOTICED THE ISSUE IN AUGUST OF 2009 AND IT HAPPENED ONCE AND DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT. THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME MORE OF A NUISANCE SINCE. I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT SINCE THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE WINDSHIELD THAT MY GLASS COVERAGE WOULDN'T COVER IT, AND THAT I NEED TO BRING IT IN TO MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND HAVE THEM DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM WHICH IS GOING TO MOST LIKELY COST ME AN ARM AND A LEG TO FIX SINCE MY WARRANTY IS NO LONGER VALID. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE CHEVY ACTUALLY HONOR THE PRODUCT THAT THEY PRODUCE AND FINALLY COME TO THEIR SENSES AND FIX THE ISSUES OR I WILL HAVE TO START BUYING A DIFFERENT BRAND, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT A CAR THAT ONLY HAS 41,176 MILES THAT IS ABOUT THREE YEARS OLD SHOULD NOT HAVE SOGGY CARPETS AND A MOLD AND MILDEW ISSUES. SINCERELY ONE UNHAPPY CUSTOMER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293868November 27, 2009
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING - LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM MYRNA Z. KROH EXPRESSING APPRECIATION TO MR. CHAN AND MAGNO FOR THEIR CONSUMER ASSISTANCE. ***NAR*** *NJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293555November 25, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2007 HHR LS - WHEN TRYING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE. THUS MAKING THE ONLY WAY TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IS TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND ACCESS THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. IN THE EVENT OF A SERIOUS CRASH OR ACCIDENT THE DRIVER WOULD BE TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. GM'S FIX FOR THE BROKEN DOOR HANDLE IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL AT A COST OF $450. THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT STOCK THIS ITEM AND IT HAS TO BE ORDERED WHICH COULD TAKE UP TO 2 WEEKS. GM'S POOR DESIGN OF THE DOOR HANDLE MECHANISM COULD LEAD TO AN TRAGIC EVENT AND IS ALSO A RIP OFF TO THE CONSUMERS WHO PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. THIS DOOR HANDLE MECHANISM NEEDS TO BE REDESIGNED AND RECALLED BY GM BEFORE SOMEONE DOES BECOME TRAPPED AND KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292599November 17, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS IN A FRONT END COLLISION. MY CAR HAD OVER 9,000 DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP I WENT TO WAS NOT ABLE TO REPAIR THE AIRBAGS BUT WERE ABLE TO TURN THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON SO THAT I WAS AWARE THAT THEY NO LONGER WORKED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10292273November 16, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR HAS INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE, INTERIOR LIGHTS ON INSTRUMENTS AND RADIO DIM, GO COMPLETELY OUT AND THEN POP BACK ON. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY. I DRIVE TO WORK IN THE DARK AND THE LIGHTS HAVE GONE COMPLETELY OUT AND WILL NOT TURN ON WHEN IT RAINS AND THE LAW SAYS THEY SHOULD BE ON. TOOK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED PART OF THE WIRING. WHEN THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES AND THE DEALER KEEPS TELLING ME THAT THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO THERE IS NO PROBLEM OTHER THAN ME. GENERAL MOTORS CALLED ABOUT THE SERVICE I HAVE RECEIVED AND THEY CONTINUE TO DO NOTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291996November 12, 2009
AIR BAGS
2006 CHEVY HHR LT I WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT IMPACT AND ROLL OVER VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON OCTOBER 17TH, 2009 AT WHICH TIME MY AIR BAGS, BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE, FAILED TO DEPLOY. AS A RESULT, BOTH MYSELF AND MY PASSENGER WERE INJURED. I HAVE FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH GM AND AM AWAITING THEIR RESPONSE. I AM SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT TO MAKE OTHERS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10291887November 11, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THIS IS THE THIRD BRAKE FAILURE IN THIS NEW CHEVY HHR. BRAKES STARTED FEELING SOFT. I WAS DOING 65 MPH ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY (DENVER C470) AND NEEDED TO BRAKE HARD. BRAKES WERE SOFT AND THE CAR PULLED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT - NEARLY TAKING ME INTO THE CAR BESIDE ME. THERE WERE NO DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS. HAD IT TOWED TO MEDVED CHEVY IN CASTLE ROCK, CO. THEY REPORT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS FULL. APPEARS TO HAVE AIR IN THE BRAKE LINE. THEY HAD ALREADY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BOTH FRONT CALIPERS. SERVICE MANAGER REPORTED THEY REALLY HAD NO IDEA OF WHAT WAS WRONG, BUT THEY REPLACED THE MODULATOR VALVE SINCE IT WAS THE ONLY REMAINING COMPONENT THEY HAD NOT REPLACED. IN NONE OF THE 3 FAILURES COULD THEY FIND EVIDENCE OF ANY FLUID LEAKS. HE SAID THEY HAD WORKED WITH GM ENGINEERING WHO COULD NOT OFFER ANY OTHER SOLUTIONS. I'M PERSONALLY VERY WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND WOULD ABSOLUTELY NOT LET MY WIFE OR ANYONE ELSE DRIVE IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291222November 6, 2009
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
PARKED 2005 CHEVY HHR AND KEY WOULD NOT DISENGAGE FROM IGNITION. THIS IS PERMANENT UNTIL AN NEW SHIFT ASSEMBLY IS INSTALLED AS THE SOLENOID HOLDING THE KEY IS LOCKED. THIS HAPPENED IN THE PARKING LOT AT THE LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE. HAVING THE KEY LOCKED IN THE IGNITION MAKES THE VEHICLE THEFT PRONE. THIS MALFUNCTION IS NOT A DRIVING HAZARD BUT CREATES A THEFT HAZARD IF IT HAPPENS WHERE THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE SECURED, LIKE MY HOME GARAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291258November 6, 2009
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290960November 4, 2009
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHEN DRIVING THE FRONT-END OF THE VEHICLE WILL SHIMMY . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BUSHING LINK, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY. THE DEALER DID NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE FAILURE WILL NOT REOCCUR, AND IT DID . THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,631.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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