Chevrolet HHR Complaints

3,575 consumer complaints on file.

#10782264October 15, 2015
STEERING
7/29/14 STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP -11-28-14 STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. DECEMBER 22 2014 STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AGAIN WHILE MY SON WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN,CRASHED,AND HIT AN ELECTRICAL POLE, BUST HIS LIP AND HIT HIS HEAD. STATE FARM INS CO TOTAL THE CAR. JANUARY 2015 GOT A LETTER FROM GM STATED THAT THIS 2006 HHR MAY BE EQUIPPED WITH POWERING STEERING LOSS. JULY 2014 GM SAID THIS LOSS WAS NOT DUE THE LOSS OF MY SON ACCIDENT, CLEARLY IT WAS AND REFUSE TO PAY FOR ANY DAMAGES. I HAVE YET TO HEAR ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THOSE CARS. I WANT MY SON COMPENSATED FOR THIS LOSS. WHAT SHOULD I DO?
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10782427October 15, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED, BUT NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,900.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10782030October 14, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780843October 8, 2015
STEERING
POWER STEERING NON OPERATIVE, WENT OUT WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET. TURN THE CAR OFF AND THE POWER STEERING WORKS FOR A SHORT WHILE BUT SOON GOES OUT AGAIN WHILE IN TRAFFIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780873October 8, 2015
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE SERVICE TRACTION AND SERVICE ESC WARNING LIGHTS FLASHED RANDOMLY. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY REDUCED SPEED AND HESITATED AS IF IT WOULD STALL. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DID NOT RESPOND EACH TIME THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY AND REDUCED SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN ONCE AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NO FAILURES. UPON TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE COMPUTER RESET AND THE WARNING LIGHTS DIMMED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780952October 8, 2015
STEERING
THURSDAY OCTOBER 8, 2015 MY WIFE GOT READY TO GO TO WORK GOT IN THE CAR AND BACKED UP FROM THE PORCH AND THEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WAS REAL HARD TO TURN. SO SHE DROVE THE CAR BACK INTO THE PORCH AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A WARNING ON THE DASH THAT SAID POWER STEERING. SHE HONKED THE CAR FOR ME TO GO OUTSIDE, SHE TOLD ME WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE CAR AND I TOO NOTICED IT SAID POWER STEERING. I GLAD THIS HAPPENED ON MY PORCH BECAUSE I HAD JUST ARRIVED FROM PHOENIX, AZ ON OCTOBER 7 AT 8PM, 2015. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED ON THE HIGHWAY. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780497October 7, 2015
AIR BAGS
SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS TURNED ON WHEN STARTING CAR. ISSUE HAS RECURRED AT LEAST 4 TIMES SINCE AUGUST 5, 2015. MILEAGE WAS 80652. ARE AIR BAGS FUNCTIONING AND IS CAR SAFE TO DRIVE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780410October 6, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
PROBLEMS WITH LIGHTING INCLUDE NO BRIGHT HEADLIGHTS. ALTERNATING PROBLEMS OCCUR WITH THE RUNNING LIGHTS AND DIM LIGHTS. ALTERNATING MEANING THAT BOTH DO WORK AT DIFFERENT TIMES IN ALMOST A BACK AND FORTH PATTERN. THEY HAVE NOT BOTH FAILED TO WORK AT THE SAME TIME AS OF YET. I HAVE MANAGED TO SIMPLY SWITCH AROUND FUSES/RELAYS OF THE SAME MODEL NUMBER TO GET BOTH RUNNING AND DIM LIGHTS TO WORK. THE BRIGHT LIGHTS HAVE NOT WORKED IN ALMOST A YEAR. PROBLEMS OCCUR WHEN CAR IS STARTED FROM A STATIONARY POSITION. I HAVE HAD THE FUSES/RELAYS TESTED AT AN INDEPENDENT AUTO PARTS STORE AND WAS TOLD THEY ARE FINE AFTER BUYING REPLACEMENTS ON TWO OCCASIONS. THIS MATTER NEEDS TO BE THE TOPIC OF A RECALL AS IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD TO NOT HAVE BRIGHT LIGHTS, RUNNING LIGHTS AND ESPECIALLY HEADLIGHTS. I READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2008 CHEVY HHR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779521October 3, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AFTER PUTTING THE GEAR SHIFT IN PARK, THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THIS HAPPENED TO ME FOUR TIMES IN ONE DAY. HAD TO FINALLY POP A PIECE OFF UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL AND GET DOWN ON THE GROUND AND STICK MY FINGER UP IN THERE AND FIND THE END PIECE OF A WHITE PLASTIC CYLINDER AND PUSH IT TO RELEASE MY KEY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10778908September 30, 2015
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY HUSBAND WAS INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 9-29-2015. WHAT HAPPENED WAS MY HUSBAND WAS STOPPED ON THE INTERSTATE AND A TRUCK SLAMMED INTO MY HUSBAND. HE SAID HIS CAR TURNED OFF AS SOON AS THE FIRST IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS A SECOND IMPACT FROM THE SAME TRUCK, WHICH WAS ON MY HUSBANDS PASSENGER SIDE. THE CAR IS COMPLETELY TOTALED. MY HUSBAND WAS LUCKY TO WALK AWAY FROM THIS ACCIDENT. THE HHR WAS RECALLED FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH LAST YEAR AND WE HAD THE NEW PART INSTALLED 2/2015 WHEN THE DEALERSHIP RECEIVED THE PARTS. WE HAVE TWO ISSUES ELECTRICAL, WHY DID HIS CAR TURN OFF WHEN IT WAS HIT FROM THE REAR? DID THE IMPACT KNOCK THE IGNITION SWITCH OUT OF PLACE? ALSO WHY DIDN'T THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY? NOW I KNOW IF THE CAR IS OFF THE AIRBAGS ARE OFF BUT WHY DID THE CAR GO FROM ON TO COMPLETELY OFF UNLESS IT WAS A FAULTY NEW PART THAT WE RECEIVED IN OUR CAR.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10778365September 29, 2015
STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO ONE CAN PINPOINT WHAT THE CAUSE IS, BUT MY POWER STEERING CUTS OFF SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPEN NUMEROUS TIMES. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND NOTED SEVERAL ARTICLES AND POSTINGS THAT DETAIL THE SAME PROBLEM WITH SIMILAR CARS IN THE HHR 2008. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION. TREAD QUARTERS THINKS REPLACING ONE OF THE TIRES WOULD HELP, BUT IT HAS NOT. CHEVY NEEDS TO LOOK AT THIS ISSUE SINCE IT SEEMS MORE ELECTRICAL THAN ANYTHING. THERE IS SOMETHING DEFECTIVE OR FAULTY WITH THE CAR. THE POWER STEERING ALWAYS CUTS OFF WHEN I AM EITHER TURNING, DRIVING, ON THE HIGHWAY, ETC. PARKING IS HORRIBLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IT TAKES SO MUCH EFFORT TRYING TO TURN. IT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED SINCE OTHER OWNERS COMPLAIN OF THE SAME THING. I EVEN TRIED BALANCING AND ROTATING THE TIRES BEFORE BUT IT KEEPS HAPPENING. HTTP://FORUMS.EDMUNDS.COM/DISCUSSION/14953/CHEVROLET/HHR/CHEVROLET-HHR-POWER-STEERING HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVROLET/HHR/2008/STEERING/POWER_STEERING_SHUTS_DOWN.SHTML HTTP://MEDIA.GM.COM/MEDIA/US/EN/GM/VEHICLES.DETAIL.HTML/CONTENT/PAGES/NEWS/US/EN/2014/MAR/0331-POWER-STEERING.HTML HTTP://CHEVROLETFORUM.COM/FORUM/HHR-51/POWER-STEERING-CUTS-OUT-46325/
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10778419September 29, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 116,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10778559September 29, 2015
STEERING
POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING 2 TIMES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IN 2 DAYS. ONCE WHILE TURNING AND ONCE WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN ROAD. STOPPING AND RESTARTING CAR CAUSED IT START WORKING AGAIN. AFTER THE SECOND TIME I TOOK THE CAR IN TO DEALER WHO STATED POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS BAD AND NEEDED REPLACING. BOTH TIMES WERE DRIVING AT UNDER 40MPH. CHEVROLET CLAIMED THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000. NEITHER TIME RESULTED IN A WRECK OR DAMAGE, JUST A FEW MISSING HEART BEATS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10778165September 28, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CAR IS LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD AND BOTH OF THE METAL FUEL LINES THAT RUN FROM THE ENGINE TO THE FUEL TANK HAVE RUSTED AND IS LEAKING FUEL NEAR THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL. THIS IS ALSO NEAR THE EXHAUST AND COULD POTENTIALLY CATCH FIRE. FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS COMMON WITH THIS CAR AS THE FUEL LINES WERE RUSTING AT THE BEND POINTS. FORTUNATELY I DISCOVERED THE LEAK WHILE IT WAS PARKED AND THE CAR WAS OFF. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM. THE FUEL LINES SHOULD NEVER RUST OUT LIKE THIS. A RECALL OF THESE CARS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IS IN ORDER TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE AS IT APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING TO MANY HHRS OF THIS MODEL YEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10777702September 25, 2015
STEERING
STEERING RANDOMLY TURNS OFF AND ON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10775307September 23, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND A CHIME SOUNDED. THE CONTACT THEN TURNED ON AND POWERED OFF THE VEHICLE AGAIN WHEN THE CHIME SUDDENLY DEACTIVATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN 2014, THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10766507September 21, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE EXTERIOR DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR AND EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER PREVIOUSLY REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE AND THE PANEL; HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT DETER THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000...UPDATED 02/01/16 *BF 03/30/18*JB *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10765073September 18, 2015
AIR BAGS
THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT AND THE CAR FLIPPED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY DIAPHRAGM WAS CRUSHED. MT BACK WAS BROKEN. I AM STILL UNABLE TO BREATHE CORRECTLY. I WILL TRY TO LOCATE RECORDS OF THE CRASH, BUT AM SENDING THIS INFORMATION NOW TO HAVE THE ACCIDENT RECORDED IN THE DATABASE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10764742September 17, 2015
STEERING
WHILE EXITING ONTO THE FREEWAY AT 45 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WENT ON AND THE STEERING DIDN'T WORK. I REALIZED THE IT WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL AND CAR AND GOT OFF ON THE FIRST EXIT WHICH WAS 2 MILES AWAY. I TRIED NOT TO PANIC AS I HAD MY KIDS IN THE CAR. I THEN WENT TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION. TURNED OFF THE CAR TO CAL MY HUSBAND. AND WHEN I TESTED THE CAR TO TURN IT BACK ON THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS OFF AND THEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NORMAL. I DECIDED I NEEDED TO TRY AND GET HOME, WE WERE 45 MINUTES AWAY FROM HOME. AS I DROVE THE CAR AGAIN AT A STEADY SPEED I STAYED ON THE SLOWEST LANE AND WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AGAIN THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AT 65 MPH. SINCE THEN IT STILL HAPPENS ONCE WE DRIVE IT. I HAVE A VIDEO OF WHEN IT GOES ON. I SAFELY RECORDED THE MALFUNCTION. THIS IS OUR ONLY TRANSPORTATION AND WE JUST BOUGHT IT FROM CARMAX IN MAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10764254September 16, 2015
STEERING
JUST WONDERING WHY ARE THERE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ISSUE AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT? I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS NOW (MY ARMS ARE PERFECTLY TONED) BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS. WE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS THE 2009-2010 HHR OWNER BUT NOTHING IS HAPPENING. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO HAVE AN ISSUES, ACCIDENT, OR DIE FOR SOMEONE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT? SOMEONE PLEASE HELP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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