Chevrolet HHR Complaints

3,575 consumer complaints on file.

#10789145November 9, 2015
STEERING
POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. CHIME SOUNDED, "POWER STEERING" APPEARED IN THE DIC. WHEN I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND TURNED IT BACK ON, THE POWER STEERING WAS FINE. ACCORDING TO ALL THE RESEARCH I DID TO TRY AND DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS TYPICAL OF A DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND IS COMMON TO THIS MODEL WHICH HAS YET TO BE RECALLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789337November 9, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CAR EXHIBITS STRONG SMELL OF RAW GASOLINE. DRIPPING FUEL WAS NOTICED IN FRONT OF DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE. DEALERSHIP REPORTS RUSTED FUEL LINE. REPAIR REQUIRES ORDERING PARTS AND MINIMUM OF $720 TO REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789101November 8, 2015
STEERING
ON NOV 7, 2015, MY FAMILY RETURNED TO OUR CAR AFTER EATING, WHEN MY HUSBAND STARTED THE CAR HE COMMENTED ON HOW HARD IT WAS TO STEER, THEN THE WARNING LIGHT FOR POWER STEERING CAME ON. HE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THE STEERING WAS FINE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING..WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE??? THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE TO USE THIS CAR DAILY TO TRAVEL BACK AND FORTH FROM WORK AND ACCORDING TO THE OTHER REPORTS THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AT ANY TIME. THERE IS NO WAY I COULD CONTROL THIS CAR AT FREEWAY SPEEDS WITHOUT POWER STEERING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788993November 7, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
INSIDE FRONT DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKE, ONE HAS BEEN BROKE FOR A WHILE, IF I'M IN THE CAR AND SOMETHING HAPPENS IT BECOMES A DEATH TRAP. I CHECKED ONLINE AND HAVE SEEN THIS IS A COMMON ONGOING PROBLEM WITH HHR'S. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YEAR IT IS, PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT IT AND ONE PERSON TRADED HIS IN BECAUSE HIS WIFE GOT STUCK IN THE CAR. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT GM APPARENTLY HAS BEEN AWARE OF BUT DID NOTHING. I GUESS THEY ARE WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO DIE. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE VEHICLE IS MOVING OR NOT IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM YOU CAN'T OPEN THE DOOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788682November 5, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,602.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788737November 5, 2015
STEERING
WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE CAR THE POWER STEELING LIGHT CAN ON AND THEN IT GOT HARDER TO TURN THE WHEEL.INKNOWN WHAT HAPPEN.THEN I WOULD PARK THE CAR AND CUT IT OFF AND THEN START DRIVING MORE AND THEN IT WOULD DO IT AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787611November 2, 2015
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STORAGE BIN DOOR WAS BLOCKING HER VIEW. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V444000 (LATCHES, LOCKS, LINKAGES). THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787450October 31, 2015
STEERING
I PAID 947 DOLLARS TO FIX THE POWER STEERING MODULE WHEN IT WENT OUT ON OCT 8, 2015. I TOOK CAR TO GET FIXED AT SISBARRO IN LAS CRUCES, NM. LIKE I SAID I PAID 947 DOLLARS TO GET IT FIXED. NOW TODAY I STOPPED TO SAY HELLO TO ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS AND WHEN I STARTED TO DRIVE AGAIN AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT TODAY OCTOBER THE 31, 2015. IT'S GOOD THING MY WIFE WAS NOT DRIVING THE CAR SHE COULD HAVE BEEN HURT OR HURT SOMEONE ELSE. SO AGAIN I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO SISBARRO IN LAS CRUCES, NM. I'M JUST WONDERING WHAT KIND OF EXCUSE THEY ARE GOING TO GIVE ME THIS TIME AND PROBABLY CHARGE ME ANOTHER 947 DOLLAR AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787305October 30, 2015
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ESC AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS RANDOMLY FLASHED. AS THE FAILURE PROGRESSED, THE WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS PENDING REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787351October 30, 2015
ENGINE
WHENEVER THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF ENGINE EXHAUST COMING INTO THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE A/C VENTS. THE FLEX HOSE COMING FROM THE ENGINE TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD DEVELOPED A LARGE CRACK. THE EXHAUST FUMES WERE BEING SUCKED INTO THE VENTILATION SYSTEM AND OUT THROUGH THE A/C VENTS, FILLING THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE WITH EXHAUST FUMES. THE DESIGN OF THE FLEX PIPE IS SERIOUSLY FLAWED AS IF IT'S MADE TO FAIL. IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE THREAT OF THE CARBON MONOXIDE THAT WE WERE BREATHING FROM THIS ISSUE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS MAY ALSO BE THE CAUSE OF SEVERE HEADACHES THAT I HAD BEEN SUFFERING FROM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787072October 29, 2015
STEERING
VEHICLE KEEPS BLOWING POWER STEERING FUSE. DID NOT OCCUR UNTIL AFTER I HAVE IGNITION RECALL WORK PREFORMED. I AM SMELLING IN THE CABIN LIKE HOT WIRING SMELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786669October 28, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON OCT 25 2015 AROUND 7:00PM, I PARKED AT PARKING LOT OF HOME DEPOT LANE AVE JACKSONVILLE FL. I PULLED THE INSIDE HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR AT DRIVER'S SIDE, THE HANDLE BROKE APART. I COULDN'T OPEN THE DOOR. I COULDN'T GET OUT OF THE CAR. NOBODY WAS AROUND. I WAS PANIC...SOMETIME LATER, I REALIZED I COULD CRAWL TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AND GOT OUT FROM PASSENGER'S DOOR. IF THIS WAS AN EMERGENCY AND I COULDN'T GET OUT OF CAR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, MY LIFE COULD BE ENDANGERED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786446October 27, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10784248October 21, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE DISPLAYED AND AN AUDIBLE ALARM WAS ACTIVATED BEFORE THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. AFTER SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10784974October 21, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR WOULD NOT CRANK, REPLACED BATTERY,HAD ALTERNATOR AND STARTER TESTED ALL GOOD. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO VEHICLE REPAIR SHOP. NOW THE PART THAT IS NEEDED IS NOT AVAILABLE NEW SO NOW MY MECHANIC HAS WENT THROUGH THREE PARTS THAT HAVE NOT WORKED. IT HAS TO DO WITH THE FUSE BOX. WHY HASN'T THIS VEHICLE NOT BEEN RECALLED IF CHEVROLET NO LONGER MAKES THIS PART? I SEE A LOT OF HHRS ON THE ROAD AND SOONER OR LATER THESE CARS WILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS SAME VEHICLE HAD STALLED ON ME BEFORE AND THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM .I STILL OWE FOR A VEHICLE THAT CANNOT BE FIXED. SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP GET THIS CAR RECALLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10785102October 21, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO, IN TURN, CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER IN ORDER TO HAVE AN INVESTIGATOR INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE INVESTIGATOR WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783826October 20, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I PURCHASE CHEVY HHR IN GOOD CONDITIONS UNTIL I GOT ON THE FREEWAY. AS I WAS IMMERGING IN TO THE FREEWAY THE ACCELORATOR GOT STUCK ON 6RPM AND WAS SPEEDING 60MPH I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN AND THE BRAKES DIDNT GO DOWN AT ALL. IT WAS ALL LOCKED UP MY KIDS AND I FREAK OUT WITH THE SPEED THAT THE CAR WAS PICKING UP AND HOW THE BREAKS WERENT WORKING I DECIDED TO USE THE EMERGENCY HANDDLE AND SOME SIDE BUSHES TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR AND NOTHING WORKED! I CHECKED TO SEE IF THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON AND NOTHING THEN I CHECKED TO SEE IF IT WAS ON DRIVE IT WAS THE I PUSHED HARD ON THE BREAKS BUT NEVER ONCE IT WENT DOWN AT ALL IT WAS SO HARD I FORCE MY FOOT SO MUCH AND THE BREAK HANDDLE EMERGED OFF THE FREEWAY AND IMMEDIATELY HIT SOMETHING MORE SOLID TO STOP THE CAR. IT WAS THEN WE HEADED TO A BUILDING BUT I HIT A PALM TREE. THE CAR EXPLODED BLACK SMOKE AND THE AIREBAGS WENT OFF THE FRONT DOOR DIDNT OPEN AND MY DAUGHTER AND I JUMP OFF THROUGH THE SMALL LITTLE WINDOWS. WE THANK GOD WE ARE ALIVE!! MY TWO KIDS 11 AND 8 COULD HAVE DIED W ME IN THAT VEHICLE IF I DIDNT EXIT THE FREEWAY BEFORE THE CAR KEPT PICKING UP SPEED. WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION. I WOULD NEVER EVER RIDE A CHEVY HHR OR ANY OTHER CHEVY AS I LIVE. THE CAR IS COMPLETELY DESTROYED IN THE FRONT AND THE WINDOWS ARE CRACKED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10783509October 19, 2015
ENGINE, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783132October 18, 2015
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING LAST WEEK AND I SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER STEERING. I HAD TO PULL OVER (AS I WAS ON A SIDE STREET) AND PUT ON MY 4 WAY FLASHERS SHUT OFF MY CAR AND THEN START IT. WHEN I STARTED MY CAR I SUDDENLY HAD MY POWER STEERING BACK. JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO I WAS ONCE AGAIN DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF THE HIGHWAY) AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I'M WONDERING IF THERE IS SOME TIME OF DEFECT WITH THE POWER STEERING. EVER SINCE I HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL FIXED, I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783009October 16, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AFTER THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED , HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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