Chevrolet HHR Complaints (2006)

1,006 consumer complaints on file.

#10578545April 9, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578653April 9, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN AND ELECTRIC MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577847April 7, 2014
ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
ENGINE SHUT OFF FIRST TIME RESULTING IN MINOR CONTACT WITH GARAGE DOOR WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY. SHUT DOWN 2 MORE TIMES AT LOW SPEEDS AND A 4TH TIME AT 50MPH IN A CEMENT BARRIER CONSTRUCTION ZONE ON A BRIDGE, NO ROAD SHOULDER, DUE TO SPEED AT SHUT DOWN WAS ABLE TO COAST THROUGH CONSTRUCTION TO ROADSIDE. IGNITION CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED AFTER INCIDENT, HOWEVER SHUTDOWNS CONTINUED AFTER. DROVE CAR WITH SINGLE KEY ONLY SINCE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER MY VEHICLE STILLS SHUTS DOWN! IT HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT IT STILL IS NOT SAFE AND I DON'T BELIEVE WILL BE SAFE AFTER RECALL REPAIR! I DON'T WANT TO WAIT UNTIL I KILL SOMEONE TO HAVE THE GOV, GM, OR ANYONE CARE, THAT THE CARS THAT ARE ACTUALLY SHUTTING DOWN NEED TO BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD AND REPLACED! PLEASE SOMEONE HELP THE CAR OWNERS LIKE ME! HELP US FEEL SAFE AGAIN AND NOT AS THOUGH WE ARE PLAYING RUSSIAN ROULETTE EVERY TIME WE DRIVE OUR CARS! I AM BEGGING SOMEONE AT THIS AGENCY TO PLEASE MAKE THEM REPLACE OUR KNOWN DEFECTIVE AND UNSAFE CARS! MY CAR CONTINUES TO SHUTDOWN AFTER REMOVAL OF ALL THINGS ON THE KEY! HELP! I HAVE 2 SMALL KIDS AND HAVE TO KEEP THEM SAFE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578083April 7, 2014
STEERING
WAS DRIVING ON HWY 231 IN NORTHERN ALABAMA AT POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 65MPH, SUDDENLY CAR MADE A CHIME SOUND AND THE "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE CAME ON. UNABLE TO STEER VEHICLE SAFELY AS THE STEERING SEIZED. WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER, BUT WHILE THE 2009-2010 HHR HAS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, IT CURRENTLY DOES NOT COVER THE EARLIER MODELS EVEN THOUGH IT IS OBVIOUSLY THE SAME PROBLEM. AWAITING COST OF REPAIR... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578120April 7, 2014
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING JUST RANDOMLY WENT OUT. IT HAS CONTINUED TO DO THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577401April 4, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN SMELL OF GASOLINE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LINE LEAK THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 113,277.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577391April 4, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED MOMENTS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577022April 3, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING IN THE RIGHT LANE GOING WESTBOUND APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES IT DID NOT SLOW DOWN,I PRESSED THE BRAKE HARD AN CAR KEPT GOING INTO THE REAR OF A TRUCK THAT WAS STOPPING AT THE LIGHT. MY CAR WAS NOT STOPPING. LIKE IT HAD NO CONTROL. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IM CONCERNED THAT THE IGNITION TURNED OFF WHEN I WENT OVER SOME POT HOLES IN THE ROAD. MY CAR IS ONE OF THE VEHICLES ON THE RECALL LIST FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH, I HAD REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH MONTHS AGO DUE TO SAME PROBLEM. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS TO GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED? *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575608April 3, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE . *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, AT LEAST 10 TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577128April 3, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE MADE A LEFT TURN AT 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 06/17/14*LJ UPDATED 08/15/2017
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576173April 1, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR . THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. ..UPDATED 05-09-14 *BF UPDATED 05/13/14
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576453April 1, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING FREEWAY SPEED APPLIED BRAKES AND STARTED TO GET A VIOLENT VIBRATION IN THE STEER WHEEL WHERE I ALMOST LOST CONTROL. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE BRAKES CHECK.THE PADS WERE REPLACED AND THE ROTORS TURNED. THE DEALER STATED THEY ARE GETTING A LOT OF HHR'S COMING IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE BRAKING PROBLEM. I HAVE ABOUT 20,000 MILE SINCE AND THE VIBRATIONS ARE STARTING TO RETURN EVEN AT LOWER SPEEDS OF 40 MPH. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM OR LOOKED IN TO BEFORE A FATAL ACCIDENT HAPPENS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576553April 1, 2014
STEERING
TRAVELING ON SOLOMON'S ISLAND RD. IN ANNAPOLIS, MD., I HEARD A CHIME SOUND, "POWER STEERING" APPEARED AS A LIGHTED WARNING, AND I SUDDENLY HAD NO POWER STEERING. I PULLED INTO A SHOPPING CENTER, MAKING A LEFTHAND TURN, AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. I CHECKED MY MANUAL WHICH TOLD ME NOT TO KEEP DRIVING, CALLED MY HUSBAND WHO IS A FORMER AUTO TECH, AND HE ADVISED ME TO START THE CAR AGAIN TO SEE IF THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. IT DIDN'T, SO HE THOUGHT THAT MAYBE IT WAS A TEMPORARY PROBLEM AND ADVISED ME TO DRIVE CAUTIOUSLY, BUT TO PULL OVER IF IT CAME ON AGAIN. I WAS MORE THAN AN HOUR FROM HOME (DENTON, MD.) AND REALLY DIDN'T WANT TO GET STRANDED AT NIGHTFALL, SO I DROVE EAST ON ROUTE 50, AND JUST BEFORE ROWE BLVD., IT CAME ON AGAIN, AND I PULLED OFF TO TRY TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PARK. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER, ESPECIALLY MAKING A 90-DEGREE TURN. IT WAS GETTING DARK, AND I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT PARKING IN A SAFE PLACE TO WAIT FOR MY HUSBAND TO MEET UP WITH ME. SO I REASONED THAT, ONCE I GOT BACK ON ROUTE 50, I WOULD ONLY HAVE TO DRIVE STRAIGHT TO GET TO KENT ISLAND AND MEET UP WITH MY HUSBAND WHO WOULD DRIVE MY CAR THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. I PRAYED MY CAR WOULDN'T GET STRANDED ON THE BAY BRIDGE, BUT IT SEEMED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS THE ONLY ISSUE. MY HUSBAND DROVE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME SAFELY. WE WENT ONLINE TO FIND OUT IF THIS WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE HHR, AND FOUND THAT THERE WERE MANY OWNERS WHO REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. FRANKLY, WE WERE AND ARE SURPRISED THAT HHRS OLDER THAN 2010 HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED. INTERMITTENTLY, THE PROBLEM KEPT OCCURRING WITH MY HUSBAND DRIVING MY CAR UNTIL I FINALLY GOT IT REPAIRED TWO WEEKS LATER ON MARCH 25, 2014. MY STEERING MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR $262.50. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576108April 1, 2014
AIR BAGS
I HIT A DEER THERE WAS OVER 4000.00 IN DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE BACK WHEN IT HAPPEN KNOW ONE KNEW WHY THE THEY DID NOT WORK SO I JUST TALK TO CHEVY AND THEY SAID IT COULD OF BEEN THE WAY I HIT AND THAT ALL AND IT IS AT THE CHEVY FOR ELECTRICAL WORK EVEN WHEN THE RADIO IS OFF AND YOU TURN THE KEY OFF THE RADIO COMES ON AND LIGHT IN THE DASH WORK THEN DON T WORK DRIVING DOWN THE DOWN HOW ARE WE TO KNOW FOR SURE IF IT THERE FAULT OR NOT JUST PAY THE BILL WE GET WHEN THEY SAY IT S NOT AND WE ARE NOW STUCK WITH THE CAR NO ONE WILL BUY IT OR TAKE AS A TRADE IN SO NOW THAT EVERYONE IS STUCK WITH A CAR WE DON T FEEL SAFE IN WHAT ARE WE TO DO IT IS NOT FARE TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE THEM. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576632April 1, 2014
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE 32K MILES, 2ND OWNER I THINK. STARTING ABOUT 1 AND 1/2 YR AGO THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) STARTED TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING UNDER ANY CONDITION. WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT IS VERY HARD TO TURN THE CAR. CAR MUST BE STOPPED AND ENGINE TURNED OFF AND ON AGAIN TO RESET EPS SYSTEM. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND HAPPENS AT RANDOM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575806March 31, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE FACE, KNEE, WRIST, NECK, AND BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN RECALL NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WAS RECEIVED AFTER THE CRASH. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,100. UPDATED 05/19/14*LJ
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10575898March 31, 2014
STEERING
WAS DRIVING AT LUNCH & POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON & WHEN I WENT TO TURN, I HAD NO POWER STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575645March 30, 2014
ENGINE
ENGINE DIED TODAY FOR 6TH TIME WHILE DRIVING. WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE AT 73MPH AND ENGINE DIED ALMOST CAUSING ME TO BE REAR ENDED WITH MY YOUNG INFANT IN THE CAR WHILE TRYING TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO RESTART IT. NO REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575574March 29, 2014
STEERING, AIR BAGS
FAULTY STEERING COLUMN, AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN EVENT OF A CRASH. REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BY DEALER. VERY SERIOUS !!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575622March 29, 2014
STEERING
STEERING I-SHAFT FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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