Chevrolet HHR Complaints

3,575 consumer complaints on file.

#10969925April 1, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STARTED GETTING A GAS SMELL IN THE GARAGE WHEN COMMING BACK HOME. TODAY I NOTICED THAT IT WAS DRIPPING GAS FROM UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER SEAT. FIRE HAZARD. THIS CAR IS ONLY 8 YEARS OLD, HAVE NEVER HAD ANOTHER CAR THAT HAD A FUEL LINE LEAK. LEAKING RAW FUEL TO THE GROUND WHEN RUNNING LUCKILY I SAW IT AND WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR TILL I GET IT FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968727March 27, 2017
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. SAYS SERVICE AIR BAG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10967938March 23, 2017
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILED CAUSING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION. SUDDEN CHANGE IN ABILITY TO CONTROL VEHICLE. START VEHICLE AND HAS POWER STEERING FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10967949March 23, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I NOTICED STRONG GAS SMELL WHILE CAR IS RUNNING, EXHAUST MAKING FUNNY SOUND. FUEL LINE LEAKING ON DRIVERS SIDE REAR, RIGHT NEXT TO EXHAUST PIPE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS INJURY IF CAR HAD EXPLODED OR CAUGHT FIRE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10967283March 20, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ESC IS WHAT IT SAID ON THE DASH. IT SOUNDED AS IF SOMETHING HAD CRAWLED AND WAS KEEPING THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING PROPERLY I LOOKED UP WHAT THE MEANING OF THE MESSAGE ON THE DASH AND IT SAID TRACTION CONTROL WARNING WHICH I HAD NO CLUE BUT WHEN I PULLED OVER WALKING AROUND THE CAR NOTHING SEEMED TO BE WRONG THE ENTIRE CAR WAS SHAKING IT WAS A SCARY EXPERIENCE AND THE CARS HAD TO GO AROUND ME. WHEN I RE-STARTED THE CAR THE MESSAGE WENT OFF AND THE CAR MOVED AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10966027March 15, 2017
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED OPERATING. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT A PLASTIC GARMENT IN THE WIPER HAD CRACKED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000. UPDATED 05/30/17*LJ *AS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10960196March 12, 2017
STEERING
POWER STEERING GOES OUT AT ANY POINT WHILE DRIVING USUALLY A FEW MINUTES AFTER DRIVING AND AFTER I TURN THE KEY OFF AND START IT BACK UP IT'S FINE AND LAST FOR A FEW MINUTES AND GOES BACK OUT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10960243March 12, 2017
STEERING
LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. RECEIVE A 3 CHIME WARNING AND POWER STEERING WARNING APPEARS ON DASH BOARD AS POWER STEERING IS LOST. HAPPENED WHILE TURNING ON LOCAL STREETS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10960143March 11, 2017
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING LIGHTS CAME ON AND MAKE ITS HARD TO EVEN STEER THE WHEEL, IT DO NO TAKE ANY POWER STEERING FLUID, FUSE BEEN CHECKED AND REPLACED STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.I WAS DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING FLUID LIGHT CAME ON AND MADE IT HARD FOR TO STEER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10959902March 10, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING MY 07 CHEVROLET HHR @ 45 MPH WHEN THE DASH DISPLAY BLINKED THEN DISPLAYED ENGINE POWER REDUCED, FOLLOWED BY A SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION OF SPEED. I COULDN'T ACCELERATE BEYOND 30 MPH, SO I PULLED OFF OF THE ROAD TO AVOID BEING HIT BY THE 18 WHEELER TRAVELING BEHIND ME. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I DROVE 15 MILES BACK HOME @ A SPEED OF 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE REFUSES TO ACCELERATE BEYOND 30 MPH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10959557March 8, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
BACK DRIVERS DOOR WILL NOT LATCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10959580March 8, 2017
STEERING
POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WITH MY YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR! NO WARNING OR ANYTHING. ALL OF A SUDDEN STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND NON MOVABLE. POWER STEERING FLASHED ON DASHBOARD. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AND I CANT BELIEVE THERE IS NO RECALL!!!!!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10959601March 8, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WATER LEAKING IN PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD ONLY WHEN RAIN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10959699March 8, 2017
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
I AM UNABLE TO GET GM OR MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO COMPLETE THE TWO OUTSTANDING SAFETY RECALLS IN A TIMELY MANOR. I'VE BEEN EXTREMELY PATIENT BUT THEY REFUSE TO ACCOMMODATE MY SIMPLE NEEDS. I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH CHEVY OF SOUTH ANCHORAGE (DEALERSHIP) SINCE 4/8/2015 ATTEMPTING TO SCHEDULE THE WORK FOR THE WEEKEND OR GET A LOANER CAR. THEY WERE UNABLE TO ACCOMMODATE MY NEEDS (A CAR WHILE MINE IS BEING REPAIRED OR A LOANER CAR). I CONTACTED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER ON 12/1/2016 AFTER REPEATEDLY BEING IGNORED OR LIED TO BY THE DEALERSHIP. FOR THE PAST THREE MONTH I'VE BEEN GETTING ABSOLUTELY NO HELP FROM CHEVROLET IN GETTING A APPOINTMENT FOR THE WEEKEND OR A LOANER CAR. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING THE CAR BUT HAVE NO ALTERNATIVE. THIS HAS CONTINUED TO CAUSE ME SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTRESS. I HAVE 57 EMAILS BETWEEN MYSELF AND CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER OR THE DEALERSHIP ATTEMPTING TO GET THIS RESOLVED ON TOP OF THE COUNTLESS PHONE CALLS, VOICEMAILS, AND NUMEROUS VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10958609March 4, 2017
STEERING
POWER STEERING WENT OUT. DASH DISPLAYED POWER STEERING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10958339March 3, 2017
STEERING
THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT WHILE DRIVING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE LIGHT WILL LIGHT UP ON THE DASH STATING POWER STEERING FAILURE. SOMETIMES WHEN I AM IN A CURVE THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE CAR IN A CURVE BECAUSE IT'S NOT EXPECTED. I CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND IT WILL JUST GO OUT. I WILL HAVE TO STOP THE CAR AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT AND IT WILL BE FINE FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND THEN IT WILL GO OUT AGAIN, AND WILL HAVE TO REPEAT THE CYCLE OF STOPPING AND SHUTTING THE CAR OFF OR CONTINUE TO DRIVE WITHOUT A POWER STEERING UNIT, WHICH I HAVE TO DO MOST OF THE TIME SINCE I DRIVE A LOT ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE READ THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME CAR HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY GENERAL MOTORS HAVE NOT RECALLED THESE CARS AND REPLACED THESE DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING UNITS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10958457March 3, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING, WHICH OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED RANDOMLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL KEPT VEERING TO THE RIGHT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIR. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10957785March 1, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED. THE CONTACT ADVISED HE HAD PREVIOUSLY REPLACED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE AND PANEL HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10957675February 28, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OR IN OPERATION, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10957239February 27, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN LOCAL DEALER PUT IN THE RECALL IGNITION SWITCH THE BLINKER SWITCH WORKS OFF + ON AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ACTING WEIRD PLUS THE SWITCH IS NOT WORKING AS IT SHOULD EXAMPLE YOU CAN TAKE KEY OUT OF IGNITION SWITCH AS THE IS ON + DRIVING! ALSO GM CUSTOMERS SERVICES SAID THE INSTALLATION WAS A ONE TIME DEAL! I SAW THAT THIS WAS A LIFETIME ITEM TO BE FIXED? SO BOTTOM IINE CAR SWITCH DIDN'T HAVE THAT PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY INSTALLED THE RECALLED SWITCH. SO WHAT OPTIONS DO I HAVE SINCE IT'S THEIR FAULTY PART CAUSING NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS DIDN'T HAVE BEFOREHAND!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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