Chevrolet HHR Complaints (2006)

1,006 consumer complaints on file.

#10204637October 2, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
STEERING WHEEL SHAKES LEFT & RIGHT WHEN STOPPING SPEED 40 MILES PER HOUR AND UP. THE 1ST TIME THE HHR WAS IN FOR THIS PROBLEM WAS 3 MONTHS AGO 15,550 MILES. DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY THING THAT IT COULD BE THE ROAD AS I WAS DRIVING ON. TOOK IT IN AGAIN AT 17,500 THIS TIME IT WAS THE ROTORS WHERE WARPED. DEALER MACHINED THE ROTORS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204677October 2, 2007
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE VEHICLE HAS FIRESTONE FIREHAWK GTX, SIZE 215/50R17 TIRES. THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TUBELESS TIRE HAS TREAD SEPARATION AND LOOKS AS IF IT WERE SLICED DOWN THE CENTER. THE SEPARATION BEGAN IN ONE PLACE ON THE TIRE, BUT IS CURRENTLY IN FOUR DIFFERENT PLACES. THE CONTACT HAS NOT YET CALLED THE TIRE MANUFACTURER OR THE PLACE WHERE HE PURCHASED THE TIRES. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204589October 1, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
TL*THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD OCCASIONALLY STICK OR SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE NEW PART HAS BEEN ORDERED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,400 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10203373September 18, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE GAUGE CONSISTENTLY "STICKY" OR READS INACCURATE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE. ONLY AFTER DRIVING AN AVERAGE OF 45MPH FOR AT LEAST 3 OR 4 MINUTES WILL THE GAUGE UPDATE. TYPICAL CITY DRIVING NEVER ALLOWS FOR THE 45MPH AVERAGE AND THUS GAUGE CONTINUALLY STICKS AT THE MORNING COLDER TEMPERATURE. ONLY AFTER 2 HOURS WILL THE GAUGE UPDATE PROPERLY SO IF RUNNING ERRANDS LESS THAN 2 HOURS AND NOT DRIVING FREEWAY THE GAUGE NEVER UPDATES AND STICKS AT THE LOW MORNING TEMPERATURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200464August 22, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKING. BROUGHT INTO DEALERSHIP @ APPROX 27,000MI AND TOLD ROTORS NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED BECAUSE THEY WERE WARPED. MANAGER SAID THEY WERE WARPED DUE TO "DRIVING HABITS", BRAKES GETTING WET-THEN USED, AND/OR HARD STOPS. THIS HAS NEVER BEEN THE CASE WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE I'VE DRIVEN FOR A COMPARABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200259August 21, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE HIS SPOUSE WAS DRIVING. SHE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WIRING SHORT CIRCUITED IN THE STEERING HARNESS AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 27,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10198664August 6, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
DRIVING HOME FROM OUT OF STATE, APPLIED BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL SHUDDERED VIOLENTLY, WITH REDUCED BRAKING ABILITY. TOOK TO DEALER, DIAGNOSED WARPED ROTORS. THE SAME PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED THREE MONTHS EARLIER, AT 20,000 MILES. VEHICLE NOW HAS 24,000 MILES. ROTORS WERE RESURFACED BOTH TIMES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198456August 3, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CAR HAS DIED SEVERAL DIFFERENT TIMES AND HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT 5 DIFFERENT TIMES, AND SERVICE TECH'S CAN'T DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM, NOR CAN THEY DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, SO I'M STUCK TO DRIVE A CAR THAT IS NOT SAFE, DYING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, EVEN ON INTERSTATE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198185August 1, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AFTER IT WAS DRIVEN TWO MILES. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE STARTER. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,860 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196351July 14, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
THE OUTSIDE TEMP INDICATOR STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALER REPLACED A "BODY CONTROL MODULE" THIS CAUSED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO STOP WORKING. 1 "ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE" WAS INSTALLED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. A SECOND ECM WAS INSTALLED AND THE CRUISE ONCE AGAIN WORKS, HOWEVER NOW MY DRIVING LIGHTS NO LONGER WORK. IT WILL BE RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR A TIME TO TRY TO GET ALL THE ELECTRONICS TO WORK AS THEY SHOULD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193285June 13, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE ROTOR KEEPS WARPING AND THE VEHICLE PULLS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 18,400 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192630June 7, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY SHIFTING LEVER WENT OUT IN MY CAR, THE REASON WHY I THINK ITS A DEFECT.IS BECAUSE ONE OF MY NEIHBORS BOUGHT THE SAME EXACT CAR I HAVE AND HERS WENT OUT 2 WEEKS AGO. THEN I WENT ONLINE AND THERE ARE BULITENS PEOPLE HAVE WROTE ABOUT THERES GOING OUT. 2006 CHEVY HHR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191725May 25, 2007
STEERING:COLUMN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE TURNING CORNERS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE AND MAKE A NOISE. THE TRAVEL SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT IS NO LONGER EXPERIENCING FAILURES. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 31,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190106May 8, 2007
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
2006 , CHEVROLET, HHR STEERING STARTED TO FAIL, DRIVER'S FRONT WHEEL WAS DISCONNECTED FROM HOUSING, RESULTING IN HITTING INTO CURB. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188352April 19, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (495 BELTWAY NEAR WASHINGTON, DC) DURING RUSH HOUR MY DASHBOARD LIGHT INDICATING A COOLANT PROBLEM CAME ON. I MANAGED TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ALL OF THE COOLANT HAD RUN OUT OF MY CAR AND IT WAS NOT DRIVABLE WITHOUT RISKING DAMAGE. I DID DRIVE IT WITH THE TEMPERATURE READING OVER 300 DEGREES UNTIL THE GAUGE FAILED SO THAT I COULD GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE MANUAL STATED THAT THERE WAS A RISK OF FIRE IF YOU DRIVE THE CAR WITH THE RED INDICATOR WARNING LIGHT ON, BUT I HAD NO CHOICE TO GET MY CAR AWAY FROM HEAVY TRAFFIC AND TO THE DEALERSHIP. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THE CAR'S RADIATOR AND CONDENSER ARE DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR AND MUST BE REPLACED. I DID NOT DRIVE OVER ANYTHING OR FEEL ANYTHING COLLIDE WITH MY CAR. I WAS SIMPLY DRIVING WHEN THE WARNING SIGNAL SOUNDED AND THE RED INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. NOW THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER SAY THAT THERE IS NO DEFECT IN THE CAR THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WHO INDICATE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF CAR. THERE IS NO PROTECTIVE PLATE UNDER THE RADIATOR TO PREVENT ROCKS OR ROAD DEBRIS FROM COMING UP AS A PROJECTILE AND DAMAGING IT. I HAVE ASKED THE MANUFACTURER TO FIX THE CAR AND INSTALL SOME KIND OF PROTECTIVE PLATE, BUT THEY HAVE REFUSED. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING A CAR THAT IS AT SUCH RISK FOR RADIATOR DAMAGE DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187988April 16, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE SPEED WAS REDUCED TO 20. MY SIX MONTH OLD SON WAS IN THE CAR. THE DASH READ, ENGINE POWER REDUCED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186537March 30, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ON A MISTY DAY THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BEGAN PUMPING THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE REMAINED IN MOTION. THE CONTACT VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED AUTOMATICALLY. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HAD BRAKE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. ON ONE OCCASION, THE DEALER FILED THE ROTORS DOWN AND TURNED THEM. THE CONTACT HAS POSSESSION OF ALL REPAIR ORDERS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.*AK THE ROTORS WERE SURFACED. UPDATED 05/04/07. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184831March 12, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT AT 5MPH. WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE HASN'T BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 24,000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183421February 25, 2007
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
LAST NIGHT, IT WAS A BIT WINDY HERE IN NEW YORK CITY. THE WEATHER REPORT SAID THAT THE WIND WAS ABOUT 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. WELL, I HAD MADE A FEW STOPS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, BUT WHEN I GOT HOME, I OPENED THE DOOR, AND AS IS STARTED TO OPEN, THE WIND PULLED THE DOOR OUT OF MY HAND, AND THINGS HAPPENED SO FAST ... I HEARD A BANG, AND THE DOOR FLEW OPEN ... I'D SAY ... ALMOST 180 DEGREES, WHICH SOUNDS IMPOSSIBLE. THE DOOR THEN CAME BACK AND STAYED OPEN ABOUT 16 TO 18 INCHES. I COULD NOT CLOSE THE DOOR. I PULLED AND PULLED, AND IT CLOSED. NOW, IT ONLY OPENS 16 TO 18 INCHES, AND I HAVE TO SQUEEZE OUT. THE CAR HAS DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FRONT QUARTER PANEL AND THE DOOR. AND, I DON'T KNOW HOW BADLY THE INTERNAL PARTS OF THE DOOR ARE. THE QUARTER PANEL IS STICKING OUT ABOUT 4 INCHES, AND THE DOOR IS RUBBING AGAINST IT VERY HARD, WHICH IS WHY I CAN ONLY OPEN THE DOOR A LITTLE BIT. I'M NOT AN EXPERT ON ASSESSING DAMAGE, BUT I DID CALL MY INSURANCE COMPANY THIS EVENING TO FILE A CLAIM. (MY GUESS IS THAT I'M LOOKING AT ALMOST $2,000 IN DAMAGE ... BUT I'LL POST AN UPDATE WHEN I GET THE 'ESTIMATE'). I TOLD THE INSURANCE COMPANY THAT THE DOOR HINGES MUST HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE, OR LOOSE, OR SOMETHING. AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE CAR, ITS JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE TO SEE IT, TO BELIEVE IT. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING, AND NOTHING HIT ME. WHEN YOU SEE IT, ALL YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SAY IS "HOW COULD THAT HAVE HAPPENED"? HAS ANYBODY HAD ANYTHING REMOTELY SIMILAR TO THIS? I WANT TO KNOW IF THE VEHICLE IS POORLY CONSTRUCTED, OR IF THE DOOR HINGES ARE INFERIOR, WEAK, BAD, LOOSE, OR WHATEVER! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183728February 22, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
2006 CHEV. HHR WITH A PROBLEM WITH IGNITION KEY THAT GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION**CC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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