Chevrolet HHR Complaints (2006)

1,006 consumer complaints on file.

#10569266March 14, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THE KEY WAS NOT ABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO WAIT A BRIEF MOMENT AND APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569278March 14, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE REAR FUSE BOX AND FUEL PUMP WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569307March 14, 2014
SUSPENSION, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER COULD NOT BE ENGAGED INTO ANY GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT TIRES WERE WEARING PREMATURELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FRONT END WAS REBUILT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569335March 14, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
MY NAME IS [XXX], I AM LAUNCHING THIS COMPLAINT, BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE MY VEHICLE REPAIRED I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT I ALREADY HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY IGNITION (I CANNOT GET MY KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WITHOUT USING THE RELEASE BUTTON). WHAT BOTHERED ME WAS THE FACT THAT I HAD TO GO ONLINE TO SEE IF THIS WAS A ISSUE. WHAT I FOUND WAS THAT GM KNEW OF THE PROBLEM AND HAD A SOLUTION AS WELL AS THE NHTSA ALSO NEW ABOUT IT. I AM GOING TO INFORM GM AS WELL [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
#10568973March 13, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I CONTACTED STROSNIDER CHEVROLET (A DEALER IN HOPEWELL, VA) ABOUT THE RECENT RECALL ON MY CAR AND ASKED ABOUT A LOANER. FIRST THEY WANTED TO KNOW WHERE I GOT MY INFORMATION AND THEN THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF CARS CUTTING OFF AND THAT I DID NOT NEED TO WORRY. MY CAR HAS LOST POWER 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 8 MONTHS AND EVEN THOUGH IT DID NOT CUT OFF,IT DID NOT HAVE POWER AND WAS COASTING FOR ABOUT A MINUTE BEFORE IT PICKED UP POWER AGAIN AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN IT ANYMORE. THIS DEALER ACTED LIKE THIS RECALL IS A JOKE AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT. I WILL DEFINITELY NOT GO TO THEM FOR ANYTHING AGAIN EVEN THOUGH I PURCHASED MY CAR FROM THEM BACK IN 2006. I DON'T APPRECIATE THEM MAKING LITE OF MY SITUATION AND IF MY CAR DOES CUT OFF ON THE INTERSTATE AND I AM RUN OVER BY THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME, ME OR MY FAMILY WILL BE SUING SOMEONE FOR THIS INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569090March 13, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE BATTERY WAS JUMP-STARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE ONLY RECURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569143March 13, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH AND GEAR BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569180March 13, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WOULD SUDDENLY MALFUNCTION MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568082March 10, 2014
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING, SUDDENLY THE WARNING ALARM DINGED AND POWER STEERING APPEARED ON THE NOTIFICATION WINDOW. POWER STEERING WAS SUDDENLY NOT THERE, JUST AS I WAS ENTERING A CONSTRUCTION ZONE WITH LANE REALIGNMENT. I PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE CAR AND LET IT SIT FOR A MINUTE. WHEN I RESTARTED IT, THE POWER STEERING WORKED. IT STAYED FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES BEFORE THE ERROR RETURNED. THIS PATTERN REPEATED THROUGHOUT THE DAY, REGARDLESS OF SPEED OR AMOUNT OF TURNS. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH TO PREPARE ME FOR A CALL TO THE MECHANIC ON MONDAY SHOWED THIS SEEMS TO BE A NOT-UNCOMMON ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568276March 10, 2014
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
GEAR SHIFTER PIN BROKE & NOW WON'T LOCK IN GEAR. THE KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED EXCEPT BY REMOVING A CAP ON THE STEERING COLUMN & PRESSING A RELEASE BUTTON. DEFECTIVE GEAR SHIFTER PIN. ------------------------------------- I WENT HOME & TRIED TO TAKE MY KEY OUT BUT IT WOULD NOT RELEASE SO SINCE THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN COMPLETELY OFF THE BATTERY DIED. I FOUND OUT ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. I FOUND OUT HOW TO REMOVE THE PLUG ON THE STEERING COLUMN TO PRESS THE RELEASE TO TAKE OUT THE KEY. THE GEAR SHIFTER WILL NOT LOCK SO IT IS EASY FOR IT TO SLIP INTO NEUTRAL OR OUT OF PARK & ROLL AWAY. I DON'T HAVE THE $500 THEY SAID IT WILL TAKE TO FIX IT SO I HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT. I ALWAYS HAVE TO MAKE SURE TO LOCK MY EMERGENCY BRAKE & HAVE TO HIT THE RELEASE TO TAKE MY KEY OUT. THIS IS DANGEROUS & SO WRONG OF GM NOT TO RECALL THIS WHEN SO MANY HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS THEIR DEFECT & NOT THE CUSTOMERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567563March 6, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DROVE 1 MILE. TURNED ENGINE OFF FOR 15 MIN. WHEN RESTARTED CAR IT STARTED SHAKING, WARNING MESSAGE ON DASH READ ENGINE POWER REDUCED. UNABLE TO DRIVE MORE THAN 30 MPH,WITH CAR STILL SHAKING DROVE 1 MILE TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC, WHEN MECHANIC RESTARTED CAR AND CONDUCTED DX TEST AND RESET CODE THE PROBLEM RESOLVED, NO FURTHER INCIDENTS AFTER MILES OF TEST DRIVING. HESITANT TO DRIVE CAR ANY LONG DISTANCE FOR FEAR IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN AND CURIOUS IF OTHER HHR DRIVERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM OR IF THERE WAS A SILENT RECALL.. WOULD LIKE ADVICE AS TO HOW TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE, PREVENT A RECURRENCE WITHOUT EXPENSIVE DEALER COSTS AND FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567431March 5, 2014
STEERING, AIR BAGS
I TOOK MY 2006 HHR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. MY CAR HAS EXHIBITED THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THOSE DESCRIBED, BUT I WAS TOLD THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT LOOK AT MY VEHICLE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY MY HHR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL WHILE OTHERS ARE. I DID NOT SEE WHERE THERE WAS A DISTINCTION BETWEEN SOME 2006 HHR AND OTHERS. THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT IN MY VEHICLE ON A REGULAR BASIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567433March 5, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, A WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITH THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER RESTARTING. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWENTY TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566931March 4, 2014
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND STOPPED AT A DRIVE THRU COFFEE SHOP. AFTER RECEIVING MY ORDER AND DROVE OFF, I LOST MY POWER STEERING. MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I CONTINUED DRIVING HOME. THANKFULLY, I ONLY LIVE A COUPLE OF MILES AWAY, THOUGH DRIVING HOME WAS DIFFICULT. WHILE TURNING ON ONE STREET, I ALMOST HIT A CAR, AS IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT MAKING A TURN. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WHICH WILL COST ME 312.00 DOLLARS. I AM UPSET THAT THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT ADMIT TO THE FAULTY MOTOR, AS I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS, I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF NOT ADDRESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566885March 3, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
SITTING STILL UNDER CARPORT (CAR NOT MOVING). TURNED ON IGNITION TO CHECK GAS AMOUNT AND THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH DID NOT COME ON. I MOVED IT OUT FROM CARPORT AND THEY CAME ON. FEW HOURS LATER THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON AGAIN. THE ONLY KEYS ON KEY RING ARE 1 HOUSE KEY, 1 CAR DOOR KEY AND THE KEY FOB. THIS CAR WAS NOT MOVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566630March 1, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE HAS BROKEN OFF COMPLETELY THERE IS NO WAY TO GET OUT OF THE CAR UNLESS YOU ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND THEY ARE ELECTRIC? NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE STILL HAS THE HANDLE BUT IT DOES NOT WORK EITHER? THEY ARE CHEAPLY MADE BUT SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 5-6 YEARS. SO AFTER CALLING CHEVROLET AND SEEING IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS FOR THIS ISSUE I WAS TOLD TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEM CHECK IT OUT. SO I DID AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST 497.00 PER DOOR BECAUSE THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE BOTH INSIDE DOOR PANELS. IT IS NOT A SAFETY HAZARD AND THERE ARE NO BULLETINS TO FIX THIS? WHAT HAPPENS IF I GET IN AN ACCIDENT AND MY WINDOWS DON'T GO DOWN BECAUSE THEY ARE ELECTRIC? THIS TO ME IS A SAFETY HAZARD! I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF MY CAR! I CALL IT MY KIDNAPPING CAR BECAUSE YOU CAN GET IN BUT YOU CAN'T GET OUT UNLESS YOU ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND USE THE OUTSIDE HANDLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566249February 27, 2014
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING JUST GOES OUT. IF YOU TURN THE IGNITION OFF THEN TURN THE IGNITION BACK ON THE POWER STEERING COMES BACK ON. THE POWER STEERING WILL JUST GO OUT RANDOMLY.WE THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE COVERED UNDER OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT THEY SAY IT'S NOT. THE MECHANIC SAYS IT'S THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE POWERSTEERING MODULE. COST OF REPAIR WILL BE ABOUT 1100 DOLLARS. 2006 HHR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566244February 27, 2014
STEERING
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WILL TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT WILL TURN ON. ON WARMER DAYS IT STAYS OF AND ON COLD DAYS IT WILL CYCLE ON AND OFF. CHEVY RECALLED TWO OTHER MODELS WITH THE SAME FRAME STYLE. COBALT AND PONTIAC G6. MY HHR IS NOT ON THE LIST. IGNITION WILL NOT TURN TO RUN POSITION ON COLD DAYS. HAVE TO WIGGLE AND PLAY WITH KEY FOR MINUTES TO TURN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567200February 27, 2014
POWER TRAIN
KEY GOT STUCK IN IGNITION. THIS APPARENTLY IS A COMMON KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. THEY DID A RECALL BUT ONLY ON THE 2009 MODELS. THE GEAR SHIFT ASSEMBLY GOES BAD AND THERE IS A PLASTIC PIECE THAT BREAKS CAUSING THE KEY TO GET STUCK. I HAD TO GO INTO THE STEERING COLUMN TO MANUALLY RELEASE THE KEY. THE GEAR SHIFT ALSO WILL GO INTO ANY POSITION WITHOUT HAVING TO PRESS THE BUTTON, WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IT CAN BE PUT INTO REVERSE WHILE DRIVING, ETC. TRIED TO TAKE IT IN TO GET FIXED BUT WILL COST ABOUT $300. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL SINCE IT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH ALL THE EARLY HHR MODELS, NOT JUST THE 2009.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566355February 27, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WAS SNOWING GOT CAR HIGH CENTERED IN DRIVEWAY COULD NOT GET IGNITION TO TURN OFF TRIED OFF AND ON FOR A HOUR FINALLY FRUSTRATED WENT IN HOME THE NEXT MORNING OF COURSE MY BATTERY WAS DEAD. THIS HAPPENED WITHIN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF BUYING THE CAR. THEN DEALERSHIP CAME OUT GOT VEHICLE STARTED TOOK TO SHOP. I GOT THE CAR BACK A WEEK LATER. THEN WAS DRIVING CAR AND ON THE WEEKEND ON MY WAY TO WORK MESSAGE ON DASH SAYS REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND WOULD NOT LET ME GO MORE THAN 30 MPH. THE ROADS WERE COMPLETELY DRY SO ROAD CONDITIONS WERE NOT THE ISSUE. I AGAIN CALLED THE GUY WHO SOLD ME THE CAR HE SWITCH ME OVER TO THE MECHANIC WHO SAID BRING THE CAR IN NEXT TIME IT DOES THAT OTHERWISE THEY WONT BE ABLE TO TELL WHAT WENT WRONG. THEN THE NEXT WEEK MY FRONT TIRE WAS WOBBLING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO COME OFF AND IT WAS NOT THE LUG BOLTS BECAUSE I CHECKED THEM SO BACK TO THE SHOP AGAIN. THEY SAID SOME BOLT WAS LOOSE UNDER THE HOOD TO THE FRONT END AND I SHOULD BE FINE. THEN I BELIEVE IT WAS A WEEK OR TWO LATER THE IGNITION LOCKED UP ON ME AGAIN AND THEY BLAMED THAT ON ME. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR A YEAR AND OWE MORE THAN IT IS WORTH SO CANNOT TRADE IT IN BECAUSE I OWE THREE TIMES MORE THAN IT IS WORTH. A MONTH AGO AGAIN THE MESSAGE CAME ON THE DASH REDUCE ENGINE POWER ON MY WAY TO WORK LIVE 11 MILES OUT OF TOWN SO DROVE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WITH MY FLASHERS ON TO LET OTHER CARS BY. AMONG THAT I HAD THE WINDSHIELD LEEK WATER IN MY FLOOR ON PASSENGER SIDE EVERY TIME IT RAINED. THE DEALERSHIP HAD PUT IN A NEW WINDSHIELD AND DIDN'T GET PART UNDER THE HOOD BACK ON CORRECTLY. I COULD GO ON AND ON BUT BOTTOM LINE AFTER BUYING THE CAR IT WAS IN THE SHOP THREE TIMES BEFORE I EVEN GOT PLATES FOR IT. I HAVE BEEN REALLY FRUSTRATED WITH THE CAR BUT NOT MUCH THAT I KNOW TO DO SINCE OWE TOO MUCH ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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