Chevrolet HHR Complaints (2006)

1,006 consumer complaints on file.

#10235814July 25, 2008
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 CHEVROLET HHR LS TRAVELING AT BETWEEN 25-30 MPH THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER DISPLAY FLASHED "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" FOR ABOUT FIVE SECONDS AND THEN CHANGED TO "ENGINE DISABLED" AND IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE CAR DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND IT WOULD NOT INITIALLY START. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES THE CAR DID START AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I PROCEEDED IMMEDIATELY TO MY SERVICE STATION WHERE THEY WERE ABLE TO FIND THE CHECK ENGINE CODE AS "PCM MEMORY ERROR" THEY SAID THE CODE WAS SOMETHING THEY HAD NEVER SEEN BEFORE AND DECIDED THAT IT WAS BEST TO CLEAR THE CODE AND SEE IF THE PROBLEM REPEATED ITSELF. I THEN TOOK THE CAR FOR SHORT DRIVE AND AGAIN THE CAR FLASHED THE SAME TWO MESSAGES ON THE DIC AND THEN STALLED BUT THIS TIME IN THE MIDDLE OF A ROTARY. I WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE CAR OFF TO THE SIDE AND WAITED SEVERAL MINUTES AGAIN BEFORE THE CAR WOULD RESTART. THIS TIME AT THE SERVICE STATION THEY DECIDED IT WOULD BE BEST IF I TOOK IT TO AN ACTUAL CHEVROLET GARAGE SINCE THEY HAD NEVER SEEN SUCH AN OBD-II ERROR CODE. THIS TIME HOWEVER AFTER CLEARING THE CODE IT WOULD NOT DRIVE MORE THAN A FEW YARDS BEFORE STALLING OUT. SO, THE DECISION WAS MADE TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED AFTER HAVE THE CAR FOR A FEW DAYS THEY DECIDED THAT IT WAS BEST TO REPLACE THE PCM SINCE THAT SEEMED TO BE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE ERROR. THE WAY THE CAR BEHAVED WITH THIS PCM ERROR I FELT WAS VERY DANGEROUS SO I CONTACTED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SUPPORT ON JULY 21, 2008. THE CASE NUMBER IS 71-646640348 WITH CHEVROLET. THE INITIAL CONTACT PERSON WAS UNABLE TO ANSWER MY CONCERNS. LATER THAT AFTERNOON I WAS CALLED BY ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL ABOUT THE ISSUE AND THE OPINION THAT I GOT FROM HER WAS THAT "I SHOULD HAVE NOTHING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT, GM WAS REPAIRING THE CAR FOR FREE UNDER THE EPA MANDATED WARRANTY" SHE DID NOT UNDERSTAND THAT MY CONCERN WAS NOT THAT THE CAR DID HAVE A PART FAIL BUT HOW IT BEHAVED WHEN SUCH A MINOR PIECE OF EQUIPMENT DID FAIL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233589July 8, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2006 HHR - 50,164 MILES - ENGINE AND DASH SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING WITH NORMAL HIGHWAY/WEATHER CONDITIONS AND SPEEDS OF 65+ MPH AFTER HITTING BUMPS/TRANSITION POINTS OF PAVEMENT IN THE ROAD. THESE BUMPS ARE PAVEMENT THAT SOMETIMES BUCKLE IN THE SUMMER. THE CAR WOULD STILL HAVE STEERING AND BRAKES, BUT NO DASH LIGHTS OR TURN SIGNALS. NO DUMMY LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, NO WARNINGS CAME ON. THE HAZARDS WORKED FINE AND THE RADIO WAS STILL ON. THE CAR WOULD RESTART ON THE SHOULDER OF THE TOLLWAY BUT HE FIRST INCIDENT CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT HARD AND ALMOST SHUT THE CAR OFF WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN TO ITS DESTINATION AND SHUT OFF. UPON THE NEXT RESTART WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR LATER, THE CAR SHIFTED FINE. THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER TOOK THE HHR IN AND PERFORMED MANY DIAGNOSTIC TESTS AND CHECKED NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS AND ALL WAS FINE. THE VERY NEXT WEEK, DURING A POURING RAIN, THE CAR AGAIN SHUT OFF AFTER GOING OVER A BUMP ON THE TOLLWAY. AGAIN, NO DASH LIGHTS CAME ON, THE DASH SHUT COMPLETELY OFF, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, AND THE WIPERS STOPPED, ALL WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN A THUNDERSTORM. THE CAR WAS AGAIN PULLED SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. A MILE OR TWO DOWN THE ROAD, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. THE CAR WAS AGAIN PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND DURING A THUNDERSTORM! THE CAR WAS ONCE AGAIN RESTARTED AND ABLE TO GET OFF THE TOLLWAY. CALLS WERE PLACED TO TWO DIFFERENT CHEVROLET DEALERS IN THE AREA - ONE HAD NO POWER BECAUSE OF THE STORM, AND THE OTHERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAD JUST CLOSED. THE REST OF THE DRIVE HOME WAS DONE ON SECONDARY ROADS AT SLOWER SPEEDS AND PLENTY OF SHOULDERS TO PULL OFF ONTO. THIS CAR IS DRIVEN DAILY 60+ MILES ON THE ILLINOIS TOLLWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233214July 4, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
2006 HHR HAD BEEN RUNNING ROUGHLY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD BEEN COMING ON (INTERMITTENTLY AT FIRST). WAS TOLD TO MAKE SURE GAS CAP WAS SECURELY SEATED, ADD SOME GASOLINE TREATMENT, USE HIGHER GRADE GASOLINE - ALL OF WHICH HELPED SOME FOR A SHORT WHILE. AFTER 3 WEEKS OF INTERMITTENT EPISODES, FINALLY TOOK IT TO A GM DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CODE INDICATED THAT THE #1 CYLINDER IGNITION COIL NEEDED REPLACING, MECHANIC ALSO RECOMMENDED REPLACING ALL SPARK PLUGS AND DOING AN INJECTION FLUSH. HAD THE #1 CYLINDER COIL REPLACED AND REPLACED ALL SPARK PLUGS. ABOUT 1 MONTH AFTER WORK WAS DONE, CAR RESUMED RUNNING ROUGH WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING BACK ON. TOOK CAR BACK TO SAME GM DEALERSHIP, THIS TIME THEY TOLD ME THAT I COULDN'T DRIVE THE CAR ANYMORE UNTIL ALL SIX FUEL INJECTORS WERE REPLACED. FOUND COPY OF GM(?) BULLETIN #08-06-04-001 DESCRIBING PROBLEM AND HOW TO CORRECT IT. WE HAVE THE DEFECTIVE INJECTORS. ALL THIS WORK COST US A TOTAL OF $922, LOSS OF USE OF THE VEHICLE FOR 4 DAYS, AND 4 TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP (APPROX. 25 MILES EACH TRIP). SENT EMAIL TO CHEVROLET EXPLAINING PROBLEMS AND ASKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF $922, HAVE RECEIVED NO RESPONSE TO DATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231956June 22, 2008
STRUCTURE
EACH TIME IT RAINS WATER LEAKS INTO CAR CAUSING THE FLOORBOARD TO BECOME SOAKED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE CARPET AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING THE WIRES WHICH CAN CAUSE SHORTS IN TURN CAN CAUSE A FIRE WITHIN THE VEHICLE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE THERE ARE NUMEROUS VEHICLES OF THIS MODEL WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231178June 16, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. AT LESS THAN 25,000 MILES, THE BRAKES WOULD OCCASIONALLY ROLL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ROTORS DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THAT TIME, BUT ADVISED THE CONTACT TO KEEP AN EYE OUT. CURRENTLY, THE FAILURE HAS WORSENED AND THE CONTACT HAS SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO SEE THE DEALER. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS, WHICH INDICATE HOW MANY MILES THE VEHICLE HAS OR HOW MUCH OIL IS REMAINING, ILLUMINATE ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. OCCASIONALLY, WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED IN THE IGNITION, THE ENGINE TURNS OVER BUT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT START. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229961June 4, 2008
WHEELS, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH OVER A HOLE OR DIP IN THE ROAD, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE STALLING OCCURRED AT LEAST THREE TIMES WITHIN ONE WEEK. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE RESTARTED ONCE IT SHUT OFF. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE OR THE REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE CAM SENSOR, WHEELS, A BROKEN HUB BEARING, BENT ROTORS AND AN ISSUE WITH REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, DUE TO THE SHIFT CABLE NOT STAYING SECURED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE INSIDE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE WOULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR, THE PASSENGER SIDE BACK WOULD NOT STAY SECURED. UPDATED 06/25/08
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229818June 3, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
MY HHR HAD THE ROTORS TURNED AT LESS THAN 12K MILES, NOW AT 29K MILES IT NEEDS IT AGAIN. WE DO NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE HARD AND BRAKE FAST. IT IS FAR FROM NORMAL WEAR. ALSO, NO LARGE HILLS TO DRIVE UP/DOWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229107May 28, 2008
STRUCTURE
MY 2006 CHEVROLET HHR IS GETTING SANDBLASTED ON THE REAR ROCKER PANELS OVER THE COURSE OF NORMAL DRIVING DOWN PAVED ROADS. THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH PROTECTIVE PLASTIC GUARDS WHICH ARE TAKING ALL THE ABUSE. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THIS IS WHAT THE GUARDS WERE FOR. FINALLY THEY TOOK PICTURES AND DECIDED TO REPAINT THEM AND INSTALL MUDFLAPS AT THEIR COST. NOW THE PAINT IS STILL GETTING SANDBLASTED AGAIN AND THE PAINT IS PEELING OFF. AFTER COMPLAINING YET AGAIN I WAS TOLD BY THE GM BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER THAT I SHOULD HAVE PURCHASED THE RUNNINGBOARDS AT THE TIME I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IF I WANTED TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. HOW WAS I TO FORESEE THIS PROBLEM? THEY REFUSED TO INSTALL THEM AT THEIR COST WHICH I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD HAVE. THEY ARE SAYING THAT I AM PICKING UP 'ROAD DEBRIS" AND THAT'S THE PROBLEM. I ONLY DRIVE ON PAVED ROADS SO THIS IS A RIDICULOUS AND FALSE STATEMENT. FINALLY TODAY THEY CALLED AND AGREED TO PAY FOR 50% OF THE RUNNINGBOARDS AND THE INSTALLATION OF THEM. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO COMPENSATE THEM FOR AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW. THERE IS NO REASON THAT THIS SHOULD IN ANY WAY BE MY RESPONSIBILITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228312May 20, 2008
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE HAS ELECTRONIC STEERING, WHICH SPORADICALLY BECOMES INOPERATIVE AND DISABLES THE STEERING MECHANISM. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED THE WIRING TO THE FUSE BOX. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO SEVERAL STREET SIGNS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 24,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227869May 15, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. ON MAY 14, 2008, AFTER DRIVING FOR 30 MINUTES, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHEN SHE ARRIVED HOME. APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS LATER, SHE LEFT HOME AND WHEN SHE RETURNED, SHE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. SHE WAS THEN ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY AT THAT TIME. LATER THAT NIGHT, SHE DROVE TO WORK AND COULD NOT REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AGAIN ONCE SHE ARRIVED. SINCE THAT TIME, SHE IS STILL UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY AND CAN SHIFT GEARS WITHOUT STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS NOT YET BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,764 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,761.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227425May 12, 2008
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V046000 (AIR BAGS). HE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE DEALER, HE WAITED TWO HOURS TO BE GREETED BY A REPRESENTATIVE, WHO STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT GIVEN A DATE AS TO WHEN THE PARTS WOULD ARRIVE AND WAS NOT OFFERED AN ADDITIONAL DATE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,633.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226694May 5, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
IN APRIL 2007 MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AND THEY ADVISED ME IT WAS A BAD SENSOR AND CHANGED IT. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIME OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS EVERY TIME THE SENSOR WAS CHANGED. PROBLEM PERSISTED AGAIN IN JAN 08 CAR IS BACK AT THE DEALER AGAIN 5TH TIME FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THIS TIME I WAS ADVISED WHEN DOING THE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK THEY GOT A CODE FOR A MISS. THE MECHANICS COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING THIS CODE TO COME UP. THE DEALER CONTACTED CHEVY'S TECHNICAL HELP DEPT AND DID A THOROUGH DIAGNOSTIC CHECK TO FIND OUT THAT THE MISS WAS CAUSED BY ONE OF THE HEADS GOING BAD...... THE CAR HAD ROUGHLY 15,000 MILES ON IT AND THE MOTOR HAD TO BE PULLED AND REPAIRED. MY CAR RAN GREAT FOR A WHILE AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED. NOW 3 MONTHS LATER AND 19,300 MILES ON THE CAR IT STARTED SPUTTERING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS BACK ON AGAIN! I HAVE NEVER HAD SO MANY ISSUES WITH ANY OF THE 4 OTHER CHEVY'S I HAVE HAD. I FEEL THIS CAR IS A LEMON AND A DANGER TO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225469April 23, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
IN FEBRUARY 2007 I WAS IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT WHILE I WAS DRIVING A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 95 SOUTHBOUND NEAR WILMINGTON, DELAWARE. SOMEONE ENTERING THE HIGHWAY FROM AND ON RAMP PULLED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES ON THE HHR, THE CAR PULLED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT. THE MORE I BRAKED, THE MORE THE CAR PULLED TO THE RIGHT. I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND I ENDED UP DRIVING ACROSS TWO LANE PERPENDICULAR TO THE TRAFFIC AND I HIT A VAN HEAD ON. NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT MY HHR WAS TOTALED. I FEEL THAT THE BRAKES ON THE HHR WERE DEFECTIVE AND THE WAY THEY PULLED TO ONE SIDE INSTEAD OF STOPPING STRAIGHT CAUSED ME TO CRASH. I REPORTED THIS TO CHEVROLET AFTER THE CRASH BUT NOTHING WAS DONE AS FAR A A RECALL OR ANYTHING. IN FACT, I READ ABOUT A SIMILAR PROBLEM WHEN THE 2006 HHR WAS RECEIVED ON EDMONDS.COM. THE AUTHOR OF THE REVIEW EXPRESSED THAT HE THOUGHT THAT THE HHR'S BRAKING WAS DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225225April 21, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN MAIL 04-05-08. TRIED TO CALL DEALER ON SATURDAY, BUT GET THROUGH. TALKED TO A REP IN THE SERVICE DEPT AT LONDOFF CHEVROLET. PER REP THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HE ADVISED ME TO CALL BACK IN A WEEK. CALLED 04-11-08 AND GOT AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE ROOF-RAIL AIR BAG INSTALLED IN ORDER TO CONFORM TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 201 FOR MY HHR. I WAS GIVEN AN APPOINTMENT FOR FRIDAY, 04-18-08 AT 10:00AM TO FIND OUT THAT SUPPOSEDLY THEY JUST INSTALLED THE LAST ONE AND DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE FOR MY VEHICLE. I SPOKE TO ANOTHER CSR IN THE SERVICE DEPT. HE DIDN'T KNOW HOW THIS HAPPENED BUT STATED THAT ENTERPRISE HAD BROUGHT SOME HHR 'S IN AND THEY HAD FIXED THEM. I AM UPSET THAT THEY WOULD INSTALL THE AIR BAG IN ENTERPRISE CARS AND NOT AT LEAST KEEP THE ONE FOR MY SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT. HOW DANGEROUS IS THIS SAFETY RECALL? *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN WITHIN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS LOST POWER STEERING ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS ERRATIC AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY LUNGE FORWARD WHILE DRIVING.. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY STATED IT WAS A WIRING PROBLEM. UPDATED IVOQ 08/12/10 UPDATED IVOQ 08/31/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225140April 18, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
2006 CHEVY HHR BROKEN INSIDE DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE. CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE MUST ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND USE THE OUTSIDE HANDLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. *KB THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND A FUSE BURNED OUT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223791April 9, 2008
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT ASKED THE DEALER IF THE VEHICLE HAD FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH BOTH FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V046000 (AIR BAGS) AND HE CALLED THE DEALER TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE NATURE OF THE NOTICE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAGS. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY ADVISED HIM TO CALL THE DEALER. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WISH TO PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THE NOTICE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223798April 9, 2008
AIR BAGS
WHILE SITTING AT A PIZZA HUT DRIVE THROUGH WINDOW DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON OTHER THAN MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10223434April 5, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN COMING TO A STOP DOING 40 OR HIGHER THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES. HAD TO HAVE THE ROTOR TURN AGAIN JUST HAD THEM TURNED AT 17,511 MILES AND NOW AT 25,124 MILES THAT IS ON 7613 SINCE THE FIRST TIME. IT IS NOT MY DRIVING EITHER! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223403April 4, 2008
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V046000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE REMEDY. THE DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN ENERGY-ABSORBING PLASTIC PIECE TO THE HEADLINER TRIM. HE IS CONCERNED THAT THEY ARE CHANGING THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE TO A SUBSTANDARD FEATURE THAT MAY BE UNSAFE IN A CRASH. DUE TO THE CONTACT'S HEIGHT, HIS HEAD WOULD BE LOCATED CLOSER TO THE PLASTIC PIECE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222711March 30, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKES DEFECTIVE HAVE 65,000 MILES ON 06 UNIT AND BRAKES AND / OR ROTORS WORKED ON 5 SEPARATE TIMES BRAKES WORKED ON JAN 07, MAY 07, JULY 07, OCT 07 AND JAN 08. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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