Chevrolet HHR Complaints (2007)

726 consumer complaints on file.

#10734760July 17, 2015
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 HHR, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, A CHIME SOUNDED AND THE WORDS POWER STEERING CAME UP ON THE DISPLAY. I PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND THEN STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT WAS FINE. THIS STARTED YESTERDAY (7/16/2015) AND IT DONE THE SAME THING AGAIN TODAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732409July 7, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE STEERING FAILURE, BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 198,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725026June 29, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2007 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL REPLACEMENT KEYS ISSUE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE LOST ONE OF THE REPLACEMENT KEYS THAT WAS GIVEN TO HER, AFTER THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED. NO ONE COULD ASSURE HER THE REPLACEMENT KEYS WERE DIFFERENT FROM THE ORIGINAL KEYS. *JB UPDATED 09/08/15*LJ UPDATED 10/20/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10730835June 28, 2015
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 CHEVROLET HHR THE WARNING CHIME CAME ON AND THE WARNING ON THE DASH BOARD" POWER STEERING". IMMEDIATELY THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING ON THE CAR. I STOPPED THE CAR AND RESTARTED AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. NOW IT IS HAPPENING AT LEAST TWO OR THREE TIMES A DAY. THERE IS A GM RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. WHY ISN'T MY 2007 CHEVY HHR ON THE RECALL LIST? I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED. THIS IS A TERRIBLE SAFETY ISSUE THAT ALL GM CHEVY HHR'S SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER. WHAT IF I KILLED SOMEONE OR EVEN WORSE MYSELF. VERY SCARY! I WANT THIS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THIS IS A PROBLEM ON MOST ALL CHEVY HHR NO MATTER WHAT THE YEAR OF THE VEHICLE. ENTER "HHR POWER STEERING" PROBLEM ON "GOOGLE" AND SEE WHAT YOU WILL FIND! DO THE RIGHT THING!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726966June 23, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IT DOESNT MATTER WHAT SPEED I AM DRIVING OR HOW LONG I HAVE BEEN DRIVING, MY POWER STEERING WILL RANDOMLY GO OUT. SOMETIMES I CAN MAKE IT AN ENTIRE TRIP WITHOUT IT GOING AND SOMETIMES I CANT EVEN GET OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE BEFORE IT GOES. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO TO WORK IS TO SHUT OFF THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON. IVE TAKEN IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS DEAD. I CANNOT AFFORD THIS PART AND I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY SOME OF THE NEWER HHRS ARE BEING RECALLED AND THE 2007 IS NOT WHEN THERE ARE PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS AND ISSUES OF THE SAME NATURE. MY CAR IS NEAR ABOUT IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE AND I LIVE NEAR A HIGH VOLUME POPULATION AND I AM AFRAID THAT MY LACK OF BEING ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE MY CAR COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726231June 19, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND FAILED TO WORK. IN ORDER TO GET THE POWER STEERING TO WORK, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725999June 18, 2015
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL IN NOV 2014. ON DATE OF FAILURE IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO TURN THE KEY, BUT IT COULD BE REMOVED AND REINSERTED. BECAUSE THE IGNITION KEY COULDN'T BE TURNED, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS LOCKED IN PARK. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO CHEV DEALER THAT ADVISES THEY WILL REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724143June 8, 2015
STEERING
AS I WAS DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. VERY HARD TO DRIVE. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WHEN I RESTARTED IT; IT RAN FINE BUT AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. I NOTICED THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR OTHER HHRS OF OTHER YEARS AND THEY WERE RECALLED. ANYWAY THIS YEAR CAN BE AS WELL?? I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR 2 MONTHS AGO AND REALLY CAN'T AFFORD ISSUES WITH IT ALREADY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723354June 4, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) IN NOVEMBER OF 2014. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE BATTERY WAS DRAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED. ALSO, THE FLOOR SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 07/13/16*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721067May 22, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, AIR BAGS
IN JUNE OF 2014 MY CARS IGNITION TURNED OFF AS A RESULT I ALMOST IMPACTED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. ALSO AFTER THIS MY TEMP GUAGE NO LONGER WORKED. TOOK IT TO BILL HOLT CHEVROLET WHERE THEY REPLACED MY IGNITION SWITCH AFTER I GOT IT BACK MY DRIVERS DOOR WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK CONSISTENTLY NOT EVEN WITH THE KEY, MY SERVICE AIRBAG AND POWER STEERING LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON, AND NOW RADIO AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS GO OFF. I HAVE TO STOP TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART THEY MIGHT COME BACK ON AND THEY MIGHT NOT. I AM RELUCTANT TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO BILL HOLT CHEVROLET AS THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR 3 AND A HALF MONTHS TO REPAIR THE IGNITION. ALSO I CAN GET NO SATISFACTION OUT OF THEM WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR THE LAST TIME MY TEMP GAUAGE STILL WASNT WORKING THEY SAID IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL. I AM RELUCTANT TO DRIVE FOR ANY DISTANCE AS THE POWER STEERING FAILS OFTEN. I HAVE CONTACTED GM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND CAN GET NO SATISFACTION FROM THEM EITHER. ARE THEY NOT GOVERENED BY AN AGENCY THAT MAKES SURE THESE REPAIRS ARE DONE AND DONE CORRECTLY. PLEASE EMAIL ME WHO I NEED TO CONTACT TO GET THESE ISSUES RESOLVED. [XXX]@YAHOO.COM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715389May 8, 2015
ENGINE, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK AND BOTH LEGS, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED TWO NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT BELIEVED BOTH OF THESE RECALLS WERE RELATED TO THE FAILURE THAT CAUSED THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10714883May 6, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A LARGE ROCK AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. UPDATED 6/25/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE FAILURE OCCURRED FREQUENTLY. UPDATED 9/18/15 *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714450May 4, 2015
STRUCTURE
DOOR HANDEL IS BROKEN FOR THE SECOND TIME ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. HAVE TO ROLL MY WINDOW DOWN AND OPEN HANDEL FROM OUTSIDE. THIS IS NOT GOOD, IF ENGINE DIES SO WILL I. COULD NOT OPEN DOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712161April 22, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND FORCE WAS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING AND A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10702208March 27, 2015
STEERING
CAR PARKED IN GARAGE. I TURNED ON IGNITION AND I GET A 'POWER STEERING' IN DISPLAY. I BACKED OUT OF GARAGE AND THE I COULD HARDLY TURN THE WHEEL. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE BUT I WAS CAREFUL. I DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO LOOK AT IT BUT I COULD GO TO ANOTHER DEALER. I GOT BACK IN MY CAR AND TURNED THE IGNITION AND THE POWER STEERING WAS BACK. SO I DROVE BACK HOME AND SEARCHED THE INTERNET TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE. I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH HHR HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM NOW AFRAID TO TAKE A TRIP IN IT UNTIL IT CAN BE REPAIRED. I CAN SEE WHERE IF THIS GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING.... BIG TIME ACCIDENTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10701848March 26, 2015
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO GO INTO THE OFF POSITION AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER THE IGNITION KEY WAS MOVED TO THE OFF POSITION, THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO DISENGAGE FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AS THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694376March 15, 2015
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 CHEVY HHR WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. I STOPPED AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN IT FINE, BUT AFTER A MILE OR 2 THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I HAVE STOPPED AND STARTED THE CAR AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES AND THE SAME THING KEEPS HAPPENING. THAT TELLS ME THAT THERE REALLY ISN'T ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I WONDER HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694036March 13, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE VEHICLE BEGAN HAVING MORE ELECTRICAL ISSUES AFTER THE REPAIR. THE HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY FAILED, THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD BLINK, AND THE RADIO WOULD TURN ON AND OFF AUTOMATICALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WORKED PROPERLY AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694020March 13, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, SUSPENSION
I HAVE BEEN HEARING SOME CLUNKING SOUNDS BUT NOT SURE WHERE THEY ARE COMING FROM. THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT SHUT OFF BY ITSELF. BRAKE PEDAL FEELS VERY SOFT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679150March 12, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2007 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION AND OTHER VEHICLE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. A FEW LATER, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONSUMER IS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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