Chevrolet HHR Complaints (2008)

616 consumer complaints on file.

#10457900May 9, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION BECAME STUCK AS HE ATTEMPTED TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 7/26/12 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457474May 4, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AT A SPEED OF 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIR. THE RECENT FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 59,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457396May 3, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE DECREASED IN SPEED DESPITE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE TRACTION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NINE TIMES. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE FUSE BOX THE WIRING HOUSING AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455913April 20, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, WHEELS
WHEN BRAKING TO COME TO A STOP THE BRAKES/WHEELS SHUTTER AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455914April 20, 2012
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
OUR HHR'S LOCK/LATCH SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY ON 4/18/2012. WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS IN MARCH 2012 AND HAD OUR MECHANIC LOOK AT IT, BUT HE COULDN'T GET THE PROBLEM TO DUPLICATE, SO HE CLEANED THE KEY LOCK AND LUBED IT. THE CAR IS PERMANENTLY LOCKED. WE DON'T HAVE A KEY LACENTRY ON THIS VEHICLE, IT IS A MANUAL LOCK. WE NOW HAVE TO INCUR A LOCK SMITH AND/OR TOWING BILL + A REPAIR BILL FOR THE MECHANIC TO FIX WHAT HE BELIEVES IS A FAILURE/BREAKDOWN OF THE LATCH SYSTEM. WE HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT WE'RE NOT SURE IF THE WARRANTY COVERS THIS PART; EVEN IF THEY DO WE STILL HAVE A $100 DEDUCTIBLE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454497April 9, 2012
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. UPDATED 5/11/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED SIX TIMES. UPDATED 05/22/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454405April 7, 2012
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING ON A FREEWAY OVERPASS AT ABOUT 15 MPH WHEN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED THE MESSAGE, "POWER STEERING." THE STEERING WHEEL ALL BUT LOCKED UP AND IT WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE THE CAR THOUGH I FOUND A WAY TO GO ON THE FREEWAY AND EXIT AT THE FIRST CHANCE I HAD. I CALLED MY MECHANIC FIRST WHO SAID HE WANTED TO SEE THE VEHICLE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I TOLD HIM I HAVE A AAA MEMBERSHIP AND HE SUGGESTED I HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO AVOID FURTHER DAMAGE SINCE HE DID NOT YET KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. I HAD THE HHR TOWED TO THE MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME AFTER A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY; WAS DOING THIS INTERMITTENTLY AT THIS POINT BUT DID IT AT RANDOM TODAY. GIVEN THE FACT THIS PROBLEM CANNOT BE PREDICTED AND THE RESULTING SAFETY ISSUES, I AUTHORIZED THE MECHANIC TO MAKE THE REPAIR ONCE HE RECEIVED THE PART. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND SEE THIS STEERING PROBLEM PRESENTS ITSELF IN THE 2008 HHR AT APPROXIMATELY 38K MILES WHICH IS HOW MANY MILES I HAVE ON IT; THE PROBLEM CAME UP AS IF LIKE CLOCKWORK. I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR WORK SINCE THERE ARE UNDER 40K MILES ON THE CAR. IS THERE ANY PLAN FOR CHEVROLET TO CALL A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM SO WE CAN EITHER HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE AT GM'S EXPENSE OR FOR THOSE OF US THAT MADE THE REPAIRS ON OUR OWN TO HAVE A REIMBURSEMENT? MY REPAIRS ARE GOING TO BE $400+. I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR UNLESS THE REPAIRS ARE MADE. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT MY OPTIONS ARE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THANKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453357March 28, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OPENED CAR DOOR. SAT IN SEAT. PUT KEY IN IGNITION STARTED CAR. TURNED IGNITION TO OFF TO STOP MOTOR.TURNED KEY TO ON (NOT STARTING MOTOR) ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS DIED. HAD NO ACCESS TO REAR HATCH TO CHECK BATTERY (ELECTRIC LATCH RELEASE). COULD NOT REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION IN OFF POSITION. FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING ON LINE THIS IS A COMMON KNOWN ISSUE THAT CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF AND HAD ALREADY HAS A REPLACEMENT PART FOR. WENT BACK TO THE CAR ON 03/27/2012 TO REMOVE PERSONAL ITEMS PRIOR TO A TOW TO DEALERSHIP. TRIED STARTING THE CAR. IT STARTED UP OK. DROVE THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND LEFT IT THERE OVER NIGHT FOR EARLY BIRD SERVICE. CALLED THIS MORNING, 03/28/2012 AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE ASSOCIATE THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ANS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS DEAD WHEN THEY WENT TO MOVE IT. SERVICE DEPARTMENT CALLED ME AY 3PM TO LET ME KNOW THAT MY ASSESSMENT OF THE BAD IGNITION CYLINDER WAS CORRECT AND WHAT THE CHARGES WOULD BE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452778March 23, 2012
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING FAILS. THERE IS NO WARNING AND IT HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED AND ANY DRIVING SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450860March 9, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT IF THE HOUSING WAS DAMAGED, THAT WOULD ALSO HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THE KEYS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE FRONT WHEELS ON THE VEHICLE HAD ALSO SEIZED ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 43,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448416February 18, 2012
STRUCTURE
WATER LEAKS IN DRIVER AND PASSANGER FLOORS. MOLD IN CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439658December 12, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT INSERTED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION HOWEVER, HE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE KEY TO POWER THE VEHICLE ON. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 15,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437385November 27, 2011
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
AFTER DRIVING FOR MORE THAN 10-30 MIN, AT ANY SPEED BUT USUALLY AT OR ABOVE 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WOULD MALFUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY, STEERING/HANDLING BECAME DIFFICULT. FEELS LIKE IT'S OVER-CORRECTING OR IS ICE-SKATING AROUND THE LANE WHEN KEEPING THE WHEEL STRAIGHT. OCCASIONALLY HHR WILL BUCK WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, WOULD SLOW DOWN TO 55-65MPH AND STILL EXPERIENCE ROUGH BUCKING & POOR HANDLING. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP TO FIX WHAT I THOUGHT WAS AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE, THEY SAID THERE WERE NO OTHER PROBLEMS, BUT STILL EXPERIENCE THEM ALMOST DAILY. ALSO HAVE HAD TROUBLES REMOVING THE KEY FROM IGNITION AFTER SHIFTING THE CAR INTO PARK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430605October 18, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE IN THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WHICH SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430350October 16, 2011
STEERING
THE FIRST TIME THE POWER STEERING FAILED IN MY 2008 HHR, I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER OUT OF NOWHERE THERE WAS A WARNING SOUND AND THEN THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIT UP AND I HAD LOST ALL POWER STEERING. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS THERE WAS HEAVY TRAFFIC AND I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A RATHER TREACHEROUS HIGHWAY CURVE WITH FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC. I EVENTUALLY MADE WAY OFF FREEWAY, TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND THEN STARTED IT AGAIN. THIS SEEMED TO DO THE TRICK, FOR A SHORT TIME. SINCE THIS FIRST POWER STEERING LOSS, THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 7 OR 8 TIMES, AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH TOTAL POWER STEERING LOSS. THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE WE HAVE AND SINCE WE CANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE I AM FORCED TO DRIVE THIS SAFETY HAZARD. I AM WORRIED ABOUT LOSING CONTROL AND CRASHING POSSIBLY HURTING MY FAMILY AND/OR OTHERS. THIS HAS TO BE FIXED, THERE ARE TOO MANY PEOPLE DRIVING THE SAME MAKE/MODEL/YEAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT A FLUKE; I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON HAVING THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429283October 10, 2011
STEERING, STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED AT 25-30 MPH. VEHICLE'S ONBOARD DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM DETECTED THE PROBLEM AS EVIDENCED BY WARNING CHIME AND DISPLAY OF "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO VERIFIED LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND DIAGNOSED A FAILURE OF THE ELECTRIC STEERING MOTOR, WHICH WAS REPLACED. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420873August 21, 2011
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING ON MY 2008 CHEVY HHR THE SAME AS THE COBALT STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING, AND IT CAUSE ME TO RUN OFF THE ROAD. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO INJURY, BUT WHAT IF ??????? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418045August 8, 2011
WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR SS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR RIMS ON THE VEHICLE ARE CRACKING NEXT TO THE VALVE STEM. THE CONTACT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416734August 2, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EQUIPMENT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I PURCHASED A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR IN 2009 WITH 40,000 MILES ON IT. I NOTICED BRAKING/SHAKING PROBLEM. DEALER FIXED IT THE DAY AFTER I BOUGHT IT. UNDER 500 MILES LATER, BRAKING/SHAKING STARTS AGAIN. DIFFERENT DEALER TURNS ROTORS TWO MORE TIMES. PADS ARE WEARING EVENLY, SO THE DEALER MECHANIC ADVISED ME TO PURCHASE AFTER-MARKET ROTORS AS THE OEM DO NOT APPEAR TO RESIST WARPING VERY WELL. WHEN THE DEALER'S MECHANIC RECOMMENDS PUTTING ON A NON-DEALER PART, THERE HAS GOT TO BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINEERING OF THE CAR OR THE INTEGRITY OF THE METAL IN THE ROTORS. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON PEOPLE TURNING AND RE-TURNING THESE ROTORS ALL OVER THE WEB, ULTIMATELY LEADING THEM TO REPLACE WITH NON-GM PARTS. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414945July 25, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED. (DOOR LOCK WOULD NOT RISE AND RELEASE. HAD TO BE MANUALLY PULLED UP.) REPLACED. OK SINCE THEN. 33,300 MILES. CURRENT MILES 44,200. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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