Chevrolet HHR Complaints

3,575 consumer complaints on file.

#10362243October 25, 2010
STEERING
MY 2007 CHEVROLET HHR IS EXPERIENCING ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING PROBLEMS IN WHICH IT WILL STOP WORKING CAUSING IT TO STEER HARD ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE READ THAT SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON THE CHEVROLET COBALT THAT HAD BEEN ISSUED A RECALL. THE HHR IS REPORTED TO HAVING THE SAME CHASSIS AND PARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362263October 25, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY LIT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 54,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361045October 18, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF BUT THE IGNITION WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS BEING REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 43,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360322October 13, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON BEFORE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT A PART OF RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V073000, ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST MODULE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THE HHR AND THE COBALT USE THE EXACT SAME PARTS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 37000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359404October 6, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH IN REVERSE AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION WAS A PERMANENT LOSS. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHICH REQUIRED FORCE BEING APPLIED TO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359208October 5, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD; THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE WARNING LIGHT AND POWER STEERING FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE RESUMED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED REPEATEDLY. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR NUMEROUS TIMES WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358019September 28, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE PLASTIC DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF NOVEMBER 2008. THE HANDLE WAS REPLACED AT THAT TIME BUT IT BROKE OFF AGAIN TWO WEEKS LATER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,194.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357781September 27, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
CHEVROLET HHR-2007 WITH 57,000 MILES - THE INSIDE DOOR LATCH ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE. I FOUND OUT THAT THE HINGE ON THE LATCH IS PLASTIC AND TO REPAIR IT I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL . I AM PARTIALLY DISABLED AND RECOVERING FROM KNEE REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A SEVERE DESIGN PROBLEM. MANY PEOPLE WHO BUY THIS CAR PURCHASE IT BECAUSE IT IS EASY TO GET IN IF YOU HAVE AMBULATORY PROBLEMS. PLEASE HELP ME AND OTHER CONSUMERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357865September 27, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WAS INOPERABLE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND ENGAGING THE DOOR HANDLE, THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TECHNICIAN DID NOT LOCATE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THEREFORE THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,600. UPDATED 12/22/10 *BF UPDATED 12/29/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357681September 26, 2010
STRUCTURE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
WHILE OPENING THE LEFT FRONT DOOR FROM THE INSIDE THE PLASTIC CHROME DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF IN MY HAND MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THIS WILL IMPAIR THE ABILITY OF THE OCCUPANTS TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357399September 24, 2010
VISIBILITY
CHEVY HHR VEHICLE. DANGEROUS WINDOW DEFECT. WINDOWS IMPLODE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. SHODDY WORKMANSHIP ON THE WINDOW SEALS. WERE TRAVELING IN PORTLAND DOWN HIGHWAY 05 WHEN THE BACK DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW JUST IMPLODED FOR NO REASON. GLASS WAS THROWN ALL OVER THE CAR. IF THERE HAD BEEN A PASSENGER SITTING THERE THEY COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT OR BLINDED BY FLYING GLASS. THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED UNTIL THIS PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOWS IS FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356379September 20, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2007 HHR. SINCE NEW IT HAS HAD FRONT END PROBLEMS. THE SWAYBAR BUSHINGS ARE DEFECTIVE AND CLUCK IN COLD WEATHER. REPLACING THEM DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. (MY DEALER HAS REPLACED THEM AT LEAST ONCE.) THE STRUTS MAKE NOISE TOO IN COLD WEATHER, THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT HAS TO BE REPLACED EVERY 10000 MILES BECAUSE IT STARTS BINDING AND CLUNKING. (REPLACED ON MY CAR 3 TIMES NOW) HOWEVER MY BIGGEST (SAFETY) CONCERN IS THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. ALL OTHER GM CARS WITH THE SAME SYSTEM HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND ALOT OF HHR STEERING SYSTEMS ARE FAILING. MINE HAS NOT YET FAILED, BUT IS DOES HAVE A LOUD RATTLE (MY RESEARCH TELLS ME THAT IT IS THE GEAR ON THE MOTOR) THAT MY DEALER "CANNOT DUPLICATE" I HAVE ONLY 31000 MILES ON IT NOW AND WORRY ABOUT THE POWER ASSIST FAILING AT THE WORST POSSIBLE MOMENT WHEN MY WIFE IS DRIVING WITH OUR KIDS. I UNDERSTAND THAT I WON'T LOSE ALL STEERING, JUST POWER ASSIST, HOWEVER IF YOU ARE NOT EXPECTING A SUDDEN INCREASE IN STEERING RESISTANCE, THE WHEEL COULD JERK OUT OF YOUR HAND AND YOU COULD EASILY TAKE OUT SOMEONE ON A SIDEWALK. GM, PLEASE JUST RECALL THE HHR TOO AND REPLACE MY STEERING COLUMN BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356566September 20, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED FROM 15-20 MPH AND UP, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AND SHIMMY ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE FRONT ROTORS WERE TURNED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,575.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355091September 12, 2010
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS, TIRES
LOST TIRE PRESSURE IN ONE TIRE (RIGHT REAR) IN BRAND NEW VEHICLE AFTER 100 MILES DRIVING DUE TO IMPROPERLY INSTALLED AIR VALVE WITH TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM SENSOR ATTACHED TO TIRE AIR VALVE. TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM ALERTED DRIVER TO A SUDDEN LOSS OF PRESSURE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO A TIRE REPAIR SHOP AFTER CHANGING TO SPARE TIRE. TIRE REPAIR PERSON FOUND NO LEAKS IN TIRE, AND UPON DIS-MOUNTING THE TIRE DISCOVERED THE TIRE AIR VALVE WAS NOT PROPERLY SEATED. AFTER PROPERLY INSTALLING THE AIR VALVE AND REMOUNTING THE WHEEL ON THE VEHICLE, THE TIRE HAD NO FURTHER LEAKAGE UNTIL THE END OF THE RENTAL WHEN WE RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE RENTAL AGENCY, AT 2600 MILES. VEHICLE IS A RENTAL VEHICLE; ONE OF MANY IDENTICAL RECENTLY DELIVERED TO RENTAL CAR AGENCY. COMPLAINANT WAS A RENTER, NOT THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE MANUAL IDENTIFIES THE VEHICLE AS A 2011 MODEL YEAR VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353864September 4, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
TURNED ON THE IGNITION AND THE DASHBOARD GAUGES ALL WENT OUT. PULLED THE FUSE AND REINSERTED IT - PROBLEM CORRECTED. T/C INDICATOR ON INSTRUMENT PANEL CAME ON AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS UPSHIFTING HARD. AGAIN, I REMOVED AND REINSTALLED THE FUSES AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. POWER STEERING WARNING WAS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH AND THE POWER STEERING WAS DISABLED. I REMOVED AND REINSTALLED THE FUSE ASSOCIATED WITH THE POWER STEERING AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. I DID NOTICE THAT MOST OF THE FUSES WERE MILDLY OXIDIZED ON ONE LEG OF EACH FUSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353871September 4, 2010
STEERING
2006 CHEVY HHR LT, WHILE DRIVING AT A POSTED SPEED OF 45MPH, DAUGHTER LOST POWER STEERING SENDING HER INTO THE CURB ALMOST HITTING ANOTHER CAR THEN INTO THE CURB AGAIN. SHE WAS TERRIFIED BY THIS INCIDENT. MY HUSBAND WENT TO PICK HER UP AND HE DROVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO OUR HOUSE, AND WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH, AGAIN THE POWER STEERING FAILED, AND HE ALMOST CRASHED INTO THE WALL BUT WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP WITHIN INCHES OF CRASHING. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT HAS NOW COME ON SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE STEERING HAS GONE OUT WHILE DRIVING THREE TIMES THUS FAR. IN ADDITION THE GEAR SHIFT HAS BECOME A PROBLEM AGAIN WHERE IT LOCKS, AND I HAVE ALREADY HAD THIS REPLACED 3 TIMES, EACH TIME LASTING ABOUT A YEAR BEFORE THE PROBLEM REOCCURS. I HAVE READ THAT SEVERAL OTHER 2006 MODELS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME POWER STEERING PROBLEM, SEVERAL OF THEM RESULTING IN ACCIDENTS. ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO BE KILLED BEFORE EXPANDING THE RECALL TO INCLUDE THE STEERING ON THE 2006 CHEVY HHR? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352793August 30, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES WERE MADE OF PLASTIC; THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE SUDDENLY WHEN HE OPENED IT. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE DOOR HANDLES WERE A SAFETY HAZARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL HAD TO BE REPLACED TO FIX THE DOOR HANDLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352241August 27, 2010
STEERING:COLUMN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RATTLING NOISES COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO DIFFICULT TO STEER. IT WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPAIRED. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED FOR THIS FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,436. UPDATED 12/01/10. *LJ UPDATED 12/07/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351905August 26, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2006 CHEVY HHR. GEAR SHIFT CONTROL PIN FALLS OUT OF PLASTIC RETAINMENT PIECE RESULTING IN GEAR SHIFT BUTTON STICKING IN THE INWARD POSITION AND THE KEY REMAINING LOCKED IN STEERING COLUMN. DUE TO A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING, THE PLASTIC CRACKS AROUND THE PIN RETAINMENT HOLE. THE CONTROL PIN THEN BECOMES LOOSE, THUS RESULTING IN THE CONTROL PIN EITHER MOVING OUT OF IT'S INTENDED POSITION AND JAMMING THE GEAR SELECTOR, OR FALLING OUT COMPLETELY AND ALLOWING THE GEAR SELECTOR TO MOVE IN ANY GEAR AT ANY TIME, WEATHER THE CAR IS RUNNING OR SHUT OFF. ONCE CONTROL PIN MOVES OUT OF POSITION OR FALLS OUT, THE MICRO SWITCH CANNOT BE ACTIVATED TO RELEASE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, THUS RESULTING IN A DEAD BATTERY VERY DANGEROUS. THE DEALERSHIPS ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT INSIST THERE IS NO T.S.B. OR RECALL. THEY COULD EASILY REPLACE THE PLASTIC RETAINMENT PART WITH THE NEWER VERSION USED IN LATER MODELS, BUT CLAIM THEY CAN'T GET IT. THERE REMEDY IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY AT A COST OF $150.00 PLUS LABOR. THE NEWER RETAINMENT PART CAN'T COST MORE THAN 15 DOLLARS,(NARROW PIECE OF PLASTIC ~ THE SIZE OF A PENCIL WITH A SMALL HOLE IN IT). THIS PART GOES FROM THE TOP OF THE SHIFTER TO THE BOTTOM OF THE GEAR SELECTOR AND HOLDS THE CONTROL PIN IN POSITION, WHICH IN TURN, ACTIVATES THE MICRO SWITCH TO RELEASE THE KEYS. WITH THE AMOUNT OF OCCURRENCES LISTED ONLINE SINCE 2006. THIS, WITHOUT A DOUBT, SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351674August 25, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE WITH REDUCED POWER. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 40 MPH WITH THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 45 MPH AND UP, THERE WAS A VERY HIGH NOISE LEVEL IN THE INTERIOR CABIN. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED TO EXHIBIT THE NOISE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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