Chevrolet HHR Complaints

3,575 consumer complaints on file.

#10341296July 3, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I ARRIVED AT A FRIENDS HOUSE AND WENT TO TURN MY CAR OFF AND GUESS WHAT THE CART WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AND THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT, SO I CALLED THE ROADSIDE ASST SINCE MY CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY TOLD ME TO MAKE IT HOME AND GIVE THEM A CALL BACK AND THEY WOULD SEND A TOW TRUCK OUT TIME WENT ON AND ONE NEVER SHOWED UP, THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER TOLD ROAD SIDE THAT THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE A DROP BOX FOR SERVICE, I KIND OF FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE, THIS HAS RUINED MY WHOLE HOLIDAY WEEKEND, I CANT GO ANYWHERE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340987July 1, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ELECTRICAL, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO LOCATE THE EXACT AREA WERE THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE ORIGINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340645June 29, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE ROTORS WERE TURNED AT 9,000 MILES. THE FAILURE HAPPENED AGAIN AND THE ROTORS WERE TURNED AGAIN. THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTED AND AT 30,000 MILES THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 31,000. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ UPDATED 11/16/10*BF UPDATED 11/23/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340673June 29, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED A CHIME NOISE INSIDE THE VEHICLE, SECONDS LATER THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE NO LONGER HAD POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WAS 63000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340496June 28, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT MOVE FROM GEAR TO GEAR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD COME OUT OF THE IGNITION WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING LOCKED IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 43,000. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340239June 26, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR THAT HAS THE IDENTICAL POWER STEERING SYSTEM AS THE COBALT THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED, HOWEVER GM HAS NOT RECALLED THE HHR FOR SOME REASON. I AM NOW HAVING THE IDENTICAL PROBLEMS WITH MY CHEVY HHR POWER STEERING AS REPORTED WITH THE COBALT. IN THE PAST FEW DAYS THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED 6 TIMES, INCLUDING ONCE ON A HIGHWAY, TRAVELING 55 MILES AN HOUR BETWEEN SEMIS. IT WAS QUITE SCARY. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND ASKED THAT THEY CHECK THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND IT WAS THERE AT THE JIFFY LUBE THAT I WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAR DID NOT TAKE POWER STEERING FLUID AND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON SOME CHEVYS FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE HEARD NOTHING ABOUT THE HHR BUT I SEE FROM SEARCHING THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE LIKE ME POSTING BLOGS AND COMMENTS ABOUT THEIR PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340149June 25, 2010
STEERING
2006 CHEVY HHR, DRIVING THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ACROSS THE INFO SCREEN, THEN POWER STEERING WENT OUT. HAD TO PULL OVER TURN THE CAR OFF & RESTART, WORKED FINE FOR A COUPLE MILES THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN, & NOW IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339664June 23, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THREE MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE SHE WAS ADVISED THEY WERE UNABLE TO MAKE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A DIFFERENT REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE IGNITION WOULD NEED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. SHE WOULD ALSO NEED A NEW KEY THAT WOULD ALSO HAVE TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. ON HER DRIVE HOME, THE CONTACT SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND THERE WAS A LOUD POP. SHE WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO HER RESIDENCE AND WHEN INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, SHE FOUND THAT THE ENGINE FAN HAD BEEN TAMPERED WITH. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT BOTH THE FAN AND RADIATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT HER EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339684June 23, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, ALL FIVE DOORS AND LATCHES WOULD NOT REMAIN CLOSED. AT TIMES WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 55 MPH, THE DOOR WOULD INDEPENDENTLY SWING OPEN. ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE TRAVELING WITH A CHILD PASSENGER IN A CHILD RESTRAINT, THE DOOR CLOSEST TO THE CHILD INDEPENDENTLY SWUNG OPEN. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WOULD HAVE TO USE A ROPE TO HOLD THE DOORS CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS OR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339746June 23, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I PURCHASED A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR IN MAY OF 2009. THE VEHICLE HAS OVERHEATED 4 TIMES IN A YEAR. THE RADIATOR AND CYLINDER HEADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND I CAN NOT BE GUARANTEED THAT IS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN BY THE DEALERSHIP. THEY HAVE ADMITTED IT IS AN UNSEEN SITUATION, BUT THEY ARE UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339223June 20, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT
SATURDAY AFTERNOON, 19 JUNE 2010. PARKED VEHICLE, COULD NOT TURN IGNITION SWITCH OFF. RAN THROUGH ALL THE GEARS AND BACK TO PARK, STILL THE SAME, COULD NOT TURN VEHICLE OFF. HAD TO LEAVE VEHICLE RUNNING WHILE I PHONED TO FIND A CHEVROLET DEALER THAT PROVIDED SAT. SERVICE - LUCKILY ONE IN THE JACX FL AREA. TOLD THEM OF PROBLEM AND WAS ADVISED TO BRING VEHICLE RIGHT AWAY SO THEY COULD REPAIR, WHICH THEY DID. WOULD ASSUME THAT THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AS THEY HAD THE PART IN STOCK TO REPLACE RIGHT AWAY. MY EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN THAT IF IT IS A NEW/UNKNOWN PROBLEM THEY WILL NOT HAVE PART IN STOCK AND HAVE TO ORDER BEFORE MAKING REPAIRS. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION! HAD A DEALER NOT BEEN AVAILABLE ON A SAT. AFTERNOON, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE. PROBABLY DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY IN HOPES OF SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE, WITHOUT HOPEFULLY DAMAGING THE COMPUTER MODULE. ANY WAY YOU LOOK AT IT THIS, IT IS NOT A GOOD SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339100June 19, 2010
STEERING
2006 CHEVY HHR POWER STEERING FAILURE. LOST POWER STEERING IN A SHARP CURVE. IMMEDIATE AND WITH NO ADVANCED WARNING. FORCED TO SHOULDER AND ALMOST INTO A DITCH. THE WARNING MESSAGE AND CHIME WORKED BUT THAT DOESN'T HELP YOU CONTROL THE VEHICLE!! FORTUNATELY I WAS DRIVING THIS TIME. IF MY WIFE HAD BEEN DRIVING THERE IS NO WAY WITH HER LIMITED STRENGTH THAT WE WOULD HAVE MADE IT AROUND THE CURVE. I UNDERSTAND FROM THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR HHRS AND CHEVY COBALTS. THEY BOTH USE THE SAME FAULTY POWER STEERING MOTOR. CHEVY HAS ISSUED A RECALL ONTHE COBALTS. WHY NOT THE HHR? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336887June 17, 2010
STRUCTURE
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY HHR AND BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF. CHEVY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. THE DOOR HANDLES ARE HOOKED TO THE DOOR PANEL. I AM AFRAID THAT IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RETRIEVE MY CHILDREN FROM THE BACK SEAT. CHEVY WANTS TO MUCH FOR DOOR PANELS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336465June 15, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING IN MY 2007 CHEVY HHR QUIT SUDDENLY WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. THE SUDDEN INCREASE IN STEERING FORCE CAUSED ME TO SWING WIDER IN THE TURN THAN PLANNED. IF THERE HAD BEEN A CAR NEXT TO ME IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336178June 14, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TOP HALF OF MANUAL SHIFTER KNOB CAME OFF WHILE SHIFTING GEARS FROM 2ND TO 3RD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336282June 14, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
KEY IS UNABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHEN CAR IS IN PARK. DURING THE LAST TWO MONTHS I HAVE HAD TO USE THE RELEASE SWITCH UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL EVERY TIME I TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT BECAUSE I AM NOW OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WOULD NOT OFFER ANY REPAIR SOLUTIONS WITHOUT A COSTLY INSPECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335995June 12, 2010
STEERING, SUSPENSION
CHEVROLET HHR IS NOT LISTED ON THIS SITE! PLEASE UPDATE YOUR VEHICLE LISTING. MY 2008 CHEVROLET HHR IS HAVING SEVERAL PROBLEMS, IT CONTAINS THE SAME POWER STEERING PUMP AS THE CHEVY COBALT WHICH WAS RECALLED YET NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE CHEVY HHR. SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE COBALT. POWER STEERING FAILURE MESSAGE ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION DISPLAY. PLEASE HELP. CHEVROLET IS TAKING THE CHEAP WAY OUT AND PUTTING LIVES AT RISK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335835June 11, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
2006 CHEVROLET HHR: CANNOT REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION IN PARK. HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 5 TIMES IN LAST WEEK. FINALLY YESTERDAY I HAD TO LEAVE KEY IN IGNITION AT WORK. CAME BACK LATER TO REMOVE - BATTERY WAS DEAD. JUMPING BATTERY STUMP UNDER HOOD WAS OF NO USE - COULD NOT OPEN REAR HATCH TO GET TO BATTERY. HAD IT TOWED FOR REPAIR. ANALYSIS, BATTERY AND LABOR COST ME $200 AS THE GM PROTECTION PLAN I PAY FOR EVERY MONTH WOULD NOT COVER THE PROBLEM. ALSO ASKED SERVICE REP TO LOOK INTO WHY SHIFTER MOVES WHILE DRIVING, THINKING THIS MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH IGNITION AND BATTERY PROBLEMS. HE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THIS SEEMS LIKE IT COULD BE A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING. GM PROTECTION PLAN REP AND TOW TRUCK DRIVER BOTH SAID THIS HAPPENS A LOT ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335655June 10, 2010
INTERIOR LIGHTING
UPDATED TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. HE STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STAYED ON AND THAT THERE WAS NO MANUAL SWITCH TO OPERATE THE LIGHTS CAUSING THEM TO STAY ON AT ALL TIMES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT IT WOULD BE TOO COSTLY TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 22,000. UPDATED 08/13/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/14/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335329June 8, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED UPON INITIAL START, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD FALL FURTHER INTO THE FLOORBOARD THAN NORMAL. WHEN THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR, THE ABS AND TRACTION WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE FAILURE WAS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE STEERING AND REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN BEARING. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND DEALER WHERE THE FRONT HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD CONTINUE TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,084 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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