Chevrolet HHR Complaints (2008)

616 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#10618982August 5, 2014
STEERING
TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618633August 4, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617849July 31, 2014
STEERING, STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617642July 30, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617012July 28, 2014
STEERING
AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, MY CHEVY HHR SUDDENLY LOST ITS POWER STEERING. THERE WAS A MESSAGE ON THE DASHBOARD THAT READ, "POWER STEERING," BUT OTHERWISE THERE WAS NO WARNING. I MANAGED TO GET HOME WITHOUT AN INCIDENT, BUT THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THE POWER STEERING WAS FULLY FUNCTIONAL WHEN I TESTED IT LATER THAT SAME DAY. I READ IN THE USA TODAY THAT GM HAD ISSUED A RECALL FOR POWER STEERING FAILURE IN SEVERAL OF ITS VEHICLES INCLUDING THE HHR, BUT MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIR WORK. IT IS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITHOUT GETTING IT FIXED, BUT I THINK THAT GM NEEDS TO STAND BY ITS PRODUCT. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615275July 22, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THERE WAS NO INJURIES REPORTED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, HOWEVER THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615108July 21, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10614509July 18, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10611057July 16, 2014
STEERING
VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN--SIMILAR TO A VEHICLE HAVING LOST THE POWER STEERING FUNCTION. NO VEHICLE WARNING--FEELING, VIBRATION, OR SOUND--WAS APPARENT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CHEVROLET HHR, AS WELL AS OTHER CHEVROLET MODELS, HAVE BEEN ISSUED A POWER STEERING RECALL; HOWEVER, THE 2008 HHR MODEL YEAR IS NOT YET INCLUDED. CALLING THE PHONE NUMBER FROM THE GM WEBSITE, THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE COULD NOT CONFIRM GM WOULD BE ISSUING A RECALL FOR THE 2008 MODEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610617July 15, 2014
STEERING
DRIVING ON THE CITY ROAD WHEN HEARD A CHIME ON THE CAR AND THE CAR PULLED TO THE RIGHT I PARK THE VEHICLE AND NOTICE THE STEERING SING ON DISPLAY AND THE STEERING WHEEL GOT REAL HARD I TURN OFF THE CAR AND RE STARTED THE CAR AND WENT AWAY HAS HAPPEN TWICE SINCE THE FIRST TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610748July 15, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14E021000 (AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT IGNITION SWITCHES) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610753July 15, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610063July 12, 2014
STEERING
AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE POWER STEERING ALARM CAME ON AND ABOUT A MINUTE AFTER THAT I LOST POWER STEERING. MY SON WAS WITH ME SO HE HELP ME STEER IT OFF THE ROAD. I TURNED IT OFF AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON AND ABOUT 3 MINUTES THE ALARM CAME BACK ON. MY SON WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609602July 10, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HAD EXCEEDED THE REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THE AN ORDER WAS PLACED BUT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609749July 10, 2014
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
2008 CHEVY HHR POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609146July 9, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED NUMEROUS TIMES AND WERE UNCERTAIN OF WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE.THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609227July 9, 2014
STEERING
POWERSTEERING GOES OUT IMMEDIATELY ON MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARD. CANNOT LOCATE A POWERSTEERING MOTOR ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609288July 9, 2014
STEERING
POWER STEERING ALARM GOES OFF PERIODICALLY AND I LOSE POWER STEERING OF MY VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608946July 8, 2014
SUSPENSION, WHEELS, SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR WAS NOT ABLE TO TEST ON HWY CONDITION BUT IT CAME WITH EXTENDED BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY THE FIRST TIME GOT ON FREEWAY SHAKE HORRIBLE WHILE BRAKING. TWO MONTHS PAST HAD ROTORS TURNED NEW BRAKES PUT ON BY GOOD YEAR SHOP FIRST TIME ON FREEWAY STILL SHAKES HORRIBLE. WITH NE ROTORS AND PADS WILL STILL SHAKE THIS HAS BEEN FULLY INSPECTED TWICE AND NO PROBLEMS. IT JUST SEEMS TO ME THAT ARE TO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE NOT TO HAVE A TSB OR RECALL ITS NOT FAIR TO THE CONSUMER AND ITS SEEMS DANGEROUS TO HAVE A SHAKING CAR WHILE SLOWING DOWN AT 50 MPH 40 MPH. CURRENT MILES 50K. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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