Chevrolet HHR Complaints (2006)

1,006 consumer complaints on file.

#10447053February 7, 2012
SUSPENSION
I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FROM DAY ONE THEY HAVE REPLACED MY SHOCK OR STRUT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AT LEAST 4 TIMES AND IT NEEDS TO BE DONE AGAIN. CAN YOU TELL ME WHY? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446429January 29, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
BOUGHT CAR 5/29/2011 WAS NOT INFORMED ABOUT ANY AFTER MARKET PARTS INSTALLED OR THAT IT WAS INVOLVED IN ANY TYPE OF COLLISION. VEHICLE TITLE RECORD ONLY INDICATED A RECALL FOR AIRBAGS WAS PENDING. ON 6/27/2011 UPON LEAVING RESIDENCE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET HEARD LOUD SOUND FROM BOTTOM OF CAR. PULLED OVER TO FIND THAT THE NOISE CAME FROM EXHAUST PIPE SOMEWHERE. WENT TO CHEVROLET DEALER LEARNED THAT IT WAS A CRACK IN THE FLUNG CONNECTED TO THE MOTOR AND THE REPLACEMENT INCLUDED THE CATALYTIC CNVRT AS ONE PIECE. THEY SAID NOT A WARRANTY ITEM COSTS APPRX. $700.00 TO INSTALL. ON 1/27/2012 WAS TOLD BY THE LICENSING BUREAU THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A AFTERMARKET EXHAUST SYSTEM INSTALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10443847January 15, 2012
SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IT BEGAN WITH MY KEY GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION, WOULD HAVE TO TRY TO PLACE IN PARK MULTIPLE TIMES TO RELEASE THE KEY. FOUND THE PANEL IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE RELEASE BUTTON TO REMOVE KEY. NOW THE GEAR SHIFT BUTTON IS STUCK IN THE PRESSED POSITION, MAKING THE CAR VULNERABLE TO COMING OUT OF GEAR. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND COSTLY TO FIX. FROM LISTENING TO SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AT A FORMER DEALER, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH HHR AND COBALTS. ADDITIONAL PERSONAL RESEARCH HAS INDICATED THIS IS A COMMON AND KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THIS DEFECT IS UNSAFE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER ON THEIR DIME, NOT MINE. IN ADDITION, THE ROTORS KNOCK AND HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED. I HAD ONE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE BOTH FRONT ROTORS. NOW THE OPPOSITE IS KNOCKING AND IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS ALSO A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CARS AND NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED ON ANY CAR WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. GM NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THEIR MISTAKES AND MAKE THE NECESSARY RECALLS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10443273January 10, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT WAS EXCITING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE INTERIOR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE DETACHED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE ABNORMALLY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT INSIDE DOOR ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH BOTH SIDE FRONT ROTORS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V046000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10443298January 10, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE REGAINED POWER STEERING WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442767January 7, 2012
STEERING
WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING FLASHED ON MY DASHBOARD AND THE STEERING BECAME VERY HARD. AFTER STOPPING THE CAR AND TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND CHECKING UNDER THE HOOD I FOUND I WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. UPON RESTARTING THE CAR THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE STEERING WAS FINE. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND THE SAME PROBLEM STEERING OCCURRED. THIS HAPPENED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. I RESEARCHED ONLINE HOW TO RESOLVE AND THIS BECAME A RECURRING ISSUE IN FORUMS THAT PEOPLE HAD WITH THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM CONSTANTLY TURNING OFF AND NEEDING TO BE RESET. THIS PROBLEM HAS SINCE SPED UP IN OCCURRENCE SINCE THEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442668January 6, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND THE VEHICLE INCREASED TO A SPEED OF 80 MPH, DESPITE THE BRAKES BEING DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE WAS RESOLVED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 62,000 .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441751December 30, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY DIED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, BUT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED. THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE AND THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE RESET. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441539December 28, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED UPON SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DURING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441096December 23, 2011
STEERING
CAR SUDDENLY LOSES POWER STEERING. SHUTTING OFF THE CAR ALLOWS THE POWER STEERING TO RESET AND WORK AGAIN BUT IT LOSES THE POWER STEERING AGAIN AT RANDOM TIMES. MOST OF THE TIME IT ONLY WORKS FOR 30 SECONDS, SOMETIMES THE ENTIRE TRIP IN THE CAR, AND OTHER TIMES IT CUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A TRIP. ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN IT SHUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN. COBALTS AND PONTIAC G5 HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS RESULTING IN A RECALL. SAME STEERING COMPONENTS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440901December 21, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE BUT THE DOOR HANDLE DETACHED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE DOOR PANEL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,900. UPDATED 01/20/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, JUST FOR AN EXPENSIVE HANDLE. UPDATED 01/27/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440189December 16, 2011
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
DRIVING VEHICLE CITY STREET MAKING TURN POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON POWER STEERING FAILED .PULLED OVER TO SAFE AREA SHUT OFF VEHICLE RESTARTED POWER STEERING FUNCTIONAL FOR A FEW MILES FAILED AGAIN WITH MESSAGE THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439436December 12, 2011
STEERING
THE ELECTRIC STEERING WILL SHUT DOWN AND THE MESSAGE CENTER ON THE DASH WILL SHOW "POWER STEERING" AND THE VEHICLE BECOMES VERY HARD TO STEER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438863December 7, 2011
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKES WAS DEPRESSED AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE DRIVER TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE REAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND DEEMED AS DESTROYED. THE POLICE STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY PLANNED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10437658November 29, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY: AT THE UPPER BRAKE PEDAL, AT THE CROSS TUBE THERE WAS A DEFECTIVE WELD, ONLY WELDED ON ONE SIDE AND THE WELD DID NOT ADHERE TO CROSS BAR. THE WELD DID NOT PENETRATE METAL, CAUSING THE PEDAL TO SLIDE TO THE LEFT. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437313November 26, 2011
STEERING
AS I WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY I HEARD A CHIME AND POWER STEERING CAME ON THE INFO PANEL AS I MADE A TURN TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG I FOUND TURNING THE WHEEL TO BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND AS THE POWER ASSIST MOTOR IS THE SAME AS A RECALLED MOTOR (CHEVY COBALT) I FEEL CHEVY SHOULD RECALL HHR AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436764November 22, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT LOCATE A FAILURE WITH THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,351.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436459November 19, 2011
POWER TRAIN
MY GEAR SHIFTER IS MALFUNCTIONING. IT IS STUCK IN PARK. I DO NOT HAVE RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION AND WOULD LIKE THIS REPAIR TO BE ON THE RECALL LIST WITH CHEVY BEING THAT THERE ARE A MULTITUDE OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE GEAR SHIFTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435685November 15, 2011
VISIBILITY, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT NOTICED AFTER RAINY WEATHER THAT THERE WAS A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF WATER ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD OF WATER WAS AT LEAST FOUR INCHES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE WATER LEAK COULD POSSIBLY HAVE COME FROM THE FRONT WINDSHIELD OR SUN ROOF. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE DEFECTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435538November 14, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN TWO YEARS AND 7 MONTHS THAT THE DOOR HANDLE (INSIDE DRIVERSIDE FRONT) HAS BROKEN. THE DOOR HANDLE IS MADE OF SOME TYPE PLASTIC. THIS IS NOT ONLY A EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE AT THE DEALER, IT IS ALSO A SAFETY HAZARD IN GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE IF THERE WERE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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