Chevrolet HHR Complaints (2006)

1,006 consumer complaints on file.

#10593465May 22, 2014
SUSPENSION, STEERING
THERE APPEARS TO BE A LARGE AMOUNT OF COBALT AND HHR OWNERS WITH COMPLAINTS ABOUT SUSPENSION CLUNKING NOISES. RESEARCH SHOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE STABILIZER BAR PARTS AND ALSO THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. THESE PROBLEMS OCCUR AT MANY INTERVALS OF MILEAGE RANGING FROM 10,000 MILES AND UP. GM HAS SINCE SUED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT FOR THOSE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY EQUALING $30MIL. I AM UNLUCKY AS MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY (3YR/36000 MILES) AND COULD NOT GET ANY OF MY SUSPENSION AND STEERING PROBLEMS FIXED BY A KNOWN ISSUE FROM GM. THEY HAVE STATED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN. NOW, IF A PART THAT IS VITAL IN CONNECTING THE STEERING COLUMN TO THE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN, THEN I BELIEVE GM EXECUTIVES ARE MORE CONCERNED WITH COST OF DOING THE RIGHT THING THAN SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. THESE ARE PARTS THAT KEEP A VEHICLE FROM FLIPPING OVER DURING SHARP TURNS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THAT KEEP THE CAR TRAVELING IN THE DIRECTION THE OPERATOR DETERMINES USING THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER REPLACING THE PARTS TO CORRECT MY ISSUES, THE PROBLEM HAS RE-OCCURRED. THE PARTS WERE NOT CHANGED SO EVEN AFTER "FIXING" IT, IT WOULD EVENTUALLY RETURN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593062May 21, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) 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 NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM 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
#10592882May 20, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY DECELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592654May 20, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BECAME FRACTURED AND WERE NOT REPLACED. IN ADDITION, NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WAS REFERENCED HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592663May 20, 2014
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILURE MADE IT EXTREMELY ROUGH TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO MAKE A COMPLETE RIGHT OR LEFT TURN. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE INSPECTED, DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. ....UPDATED 07/23/14 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592729May 20, 2014
STEERING
I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS MENTIONED WITH MY HHR, THE POWER STEERING SOUND WOULD RING AND IMMEDIATELY THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THIS HAPPENED OVER A PERIOD OF 4-5 MONTHS ALONG WITH NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS THE FRONT END MAKING A POPPING SOUND FROM THE DAY I GOT IT. KNOWING THERE WAS NO USE IN CONTACTING CHEVROLET, I TRADED IT IN LAST SUMMER, HOLDING MY BREATH THAT THE DEALER WOULDN'T CHECK IT OUT TOO CLOSELY. I HAD TO TAKE ABOUT $2,000 LESS THAN THE BOOK BUT WAS THRILLED WITH WHAT I GOT FOR IT ANYWAY ($5,000). I'M HAPPY "NOT" TO OWN THIS CAR ANYMORE, BUT FEEL THERE IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING ASIDE FROM THE IGNITION PROBLEM THAT'S ALL OVER THE NEWS. SOMEONE/THING NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS BEFORE OTHER DRIVERS ARE HARMED. LIKE WE ALL KNOW THE HHR IS MERELY A COBALT WITH A DIFFERENT BODY. THE HHR HAS BEEN KICKED ASIDE SOMEWHAT IN RELATION TO THE COBALT PROBLEMS. ALL OWNERS OF HHR'S, BEWARE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587983May 19, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE AND REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST FORM. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE AND HER HUSBAND WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, IN WHICH ANOTHER MOTORIST HIT THEM AND TOTALED THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10587976May 14, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH AND LOCK CYLINDER ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, TO RECTIFY THE RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587616May 10, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I WAS DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND NO POWER STEERING THIS CONDITION CONTINUED UNTIL I STOPPED THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT.... I HAVE A RECALL FOR THE IGNITION AND NOW I AM AFRAID FOR MY WIFE TO DRIVE IT!! THIS IS AS DANGEROUS A CONDITION AS THE IGNITION WHICH HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587400May 9, 2014
STEERING
THIS IS MY 2ND COMPLAINT ABOUT POWER STEERING ON MY 2006 HHR AFTER COMPLAINING THE FIRST TIME AND NO GUARANTEED HELP FINANCIALLY AND TOLD TO PAY 200 DOLLARS TO HAVE MY VEHICLE INSPECTED AT A GM DEALERS .I REPLACED 2 SOLENOIDS AND HAD NO PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 1 1/2 YEARS. MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING. THE PROBLEM IS BACK THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS MONTH .BUT TODAY FRIGHTENED ME WHILE DRIVING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WENT TO EXIT HWY AND BOOM NO POWER STEERING THEN INDICATOR(TURN SIGNAL) WAS OUT BECAUSE OF POWER STEERING LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AFTER THE FACT .THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS MORNING TRAFFIC WITH SEMI TRUCKS ZIPPING AROUND ME .I HAVE GONE DOWN THIS ROAD WITH YOU ON THIS MATTER BEFORE .IT IS A OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR. I HAVE READ 1000 + COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON EVERY SITE I HAVE LOOKED AT TO FIND A FIX. WHY WAIT UNTIL A LIFE IS LOST BEFORE YOU HANDLE IT. ALSO YOU HAVE A FAULTY PART IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF A SMALL PLASTIC PIN THAT FALLS OUT AND STICKS AND YOU CAN NOT SHIFT IT INTO GEAR. I BOUGHT THE NEW SHIFTER THAT IS MADE MUCH BETTER AND I NEED TO HAVE IT INSTALLED. I WILL TRY TO STAY WITH THE ONE PROBLEM POWER STEERING . I FIND IT SHOCKING THAT YOU HAVE THIS MANY COMPLAINTS ON SEVERAL SITES AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE LOOKING AGAIN AFTER 2 YEARS. ITS NOT THE IGNITION KEY THAT WORRIES ME AS MUCH AS POWER STEERING. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587461May 9, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586947May 8, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER REQUESTS VEHICLE RECALL INFORMATION UPDATES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HIS SON, ALONG WITH THREE OF HIS FRIENDS WERE KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CAUSE WAS NOT IDENTIFIED, SINCE THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON JULY 27, 2008. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
4
#10586937May 8, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE POWER STEERING AND STARTER FAILURE. CONSUMER SEEKS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. *SMD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587073May 7, 2014
AIR BAGS
I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON A 4 LANE RTE WITH A CENTER LANE FOR TURNING. I WAS DRIVING THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT AND THEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. ONE MINUTE I WAS DRIVING, THE NEXT I WAS CRASHING INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE CAR WENT LEFT OF THE CENTER LANE AND THE TWO NORTHBOUND LANES AND INTO THE TELEPHONE POLE. IT HAPPENED SO FAST. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES THAT CAME FORWARD. I DON'T RECALL HEARING ANY HORNS BLARING OR BRAKES SQUEALING. I HAD NO SENSE OF WARNING THAT I WAS GOING TO CRASH. ( I HAVE BEEN IN OR SEEN CRASHES BEFORE AND THERE IS USUALLY A SENSE OF " OH NO THIS IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN"). MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY HEAD SPIDERWEBBED THE WINDSHIELD. I HAD TINY CUTS IN MY SCALP AND SLIVERS OF GLASS IN MY HAIR. MY LEFT SHOULDER HIT SOMETHING (MAYBE THE STEERING WHEEL)? MY LEFT THIGH HAD A BRUISE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE BRUISE WAS 12" X 4 OR 5 " THROUGHOUT THE LENGTH OF THE BRUISE.. THERE IS A LARGE HEMATOMA ABOVE WHERE THE BRUISE HAD BEEN. THIS HEMATOMA IS MEASURES APPROX 7 " AND ROUND. IT IS PAINFUL AND PROTRUDES 3". MY RIGHT KNEE WAS BANGED UP AND IS STILL PAINFUL AND THERE WAS BRUISING AND A SMALLER HEMATOMA ABOUT THE SIZE OF A GOLFBALL. BOTH HEMATOMAS REMAIN. THE CRASH WAS ON 3/28/2014. MY NECK STARTED HURTING IMMEDIATELY AND STILL REMAINS PAINFUL. THE CAR HAS FRONT END DAMAGE AND SOME ON THE LEFT AND SOME ON THE RIGHT. I BELIEVE MY INJURIES WERE DIRECTLY CAUSED BY FAILURE OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10586855May 6, 2014
STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY HHR THAT I BOUGHT USED IN NOVEMBER 2012 WITH 92,000 MILES. OVER A 6 MONTH PERIOD WITH THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENING IN OCTOBER 2013 AT 108,000 MILES, I HAVE HAD 3 SEPARATE INCIDENTS WHERE THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. I HAVEN'T HAD IT HAPPEN ON THE ROAD, BUT IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME EITHER WHEN I'M IN A PARKING LOT OR PULLING OUT OR IN MY DRIVEWAY. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT I HAD OF THIS WAS YESTERDAY (MAY 5, 2014) AT 115,000 MILES. THE ISSUE SEEMS TO BE CAUSED FROM TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL FAST OR YOU STEER FROM FAR RIGHT TO FAR LEFT (OR VICE VERSA) AS THE ISSUE ALWAYS OCCURS MID TURN. WHILE I'M FORTUNATE THAT THIS HAPPENED AT LOW SPEEDS, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THIS DUE TO I LIVE IN A MOUNTAINOUS AREA. ALSO, I NOTICED THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON 2006 CHEVY COBALTS AND SATURN IONS AND AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THE COBALT AND HHR SHARE MANY OF THE SAME PARTS, INCLUDING THE STEERING MECHANISM. ALSO, THE 2009 AND NEWER HHR'S HAVE A STEERING RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT WITH NO WARNING. I DO BELIEVE THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AND SOME SORT OF ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN ABOUT THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586658May 5, 2014
STEERING
SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG HERE! OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS I HAVE HAD THE POWER STEERING FAIL ON THREE INSTANCES! THE LAST ONE, JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO OCCURRED WHILE PULLING OUT OF PARALLEL PARKING SPACE AT ABOUT 10 MPH. ALMOST HIT THE CAR 2 SPACES IN FRONT OF ME! WHY WAS THERE A RECALL BACK IN 2010 FOR THE COBALTS WITH THE SAME PS MOTOR AND NOT THE HHR? NOW THE CURRENT RECALL DOES NOT INCLUDE THE EARLIER HHRS? GM HAS TRIED TO HIDE THESE AND OTHER ISSUES. I BELIEVE NHTSA WAS INEFFECTIVE AND COMPLACENT DUE TO GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP STATUS AND TRYING TO PROTECT THEIR INVESTMENT. IF THE REAL TRUTH WERE KNOWN, HEAD WOULD ROLL AND PEOPLE IMPRISONED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586274May 2, 2014
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING, MULTIPLE..I HAD TO TURN IT OFF THEN BACK ON...ONE TIME I WAS DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THE VEHICLE HIT A CURB. I PAID OUT OFF POCKET TO GET THE STEERING FIXED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585828May 1, 2014
STEERING
I WAS EXITING OFF THE HIGHWAY AND CAME TO A STOP AT THE FIRST INTERSECTION. AS I TURNED THE CORNER, I HEARD A "PING" AND THEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THE WORDS "POWER STEERING" APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE POWER STEERING HAS NOT BEEN WORKING PROPERLY SINCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586016May 1, 2014
STEERING
SPOUSE MADE TURN AT STOP SIGN AND STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT ALMOST RUNNING INTO CURB. CHIME SOUNDED AND DASH LIGHT CAME ON. MANAGED TO GET TO CHEVROLET GARAGE AND VERIFICATION OF STEERING PROBLEM. STEERING MOTOR REPLACED AT A COST OF $300+. NOT ON RECALL LIST DESPITE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS. GM COVERS SOME OF THESE BUT NOT THIS MODEL????? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585654April 30, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HE DROVE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 TO 70 MPH THE STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL WITH FORCE. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHOM PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE IGNITION COIL AND MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE IGNITION COIL AND MODULE WAS REPLACE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000. LI
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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