Chevrolet HHR Complaints

3,575 consumer complaints on file.

#10628066August 25, 2014
STEERING
HHR WAS IDLING, AND IN PARK. MOVED VEHICLE A SHORT DISTANCE AND PARKED TO LOAD ITEM INTO VEHICLE. WHEN RE-ENTERED THE HHR TO DRIVE AWAY, NOTICED THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE IN THE CONSOLE AREA AND THE 'ASSIST' WAS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. WHEN HAVING THE DEALER LOOK AT THIS THE FOLLOWING MORNING, THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS SHOWN TO BE A RE-CALL PROBLEM AS LISTED IN DOCUMENT #3972684, INDICATING THAT THIS CONDITION MAY EXIST IN HHR'S WITH MODEL YEARS FROM 2006-2010. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628105August 25, 2014
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MECHANICAL SYSTEM FAILED AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAD TO BE USED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628170August 25, 2014
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING MY CHEVROLET HHR 2006 WITH MY 1 AND 2 YEAR OLD WHEN THE POWER STEERING SHUT OFF COMPLETELY AND MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER MY VEHICLE. NOW IT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND EVERY TIME I ATTEMPT TO CONTACT CHEVROLET ABOUT THIS SITUATION, THEY STATE THE STEERING RECALL IS NOT ON MY CAR. I HAVE READ 100'S OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE, WHY ISN'T IT RESOLVED YET? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE FIRST BEFORE THEY ISSUE A RECALL? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628297August 25, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
2009 HHR. WE HAVE HAD SO MUCH TROUBLE WITH IS CAR, I DON'T HAVE THE SPACE TO TELL YOU ALL THE COMPLAINTS. THIS IS THE LATEST HAPPENING; WIFE CALLS ME FROM TOWN, CANT GET OUT OF THE CAR, DOOR WONT OPEN. FINALLY HAD TO CRAWL OVER THE CONSOLE AND EXIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. QUIET A FEAT FOR A 260 LB 72 YEAR OLD LADY. NOW I READ ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A ONGOING PROBLEM FOR HHR GOING ALL THE WAY BACK TO 2007. ONE PERSON SAID THE DEALER CHARGED $450.00, BECAUSE THE WHOLE DOOR PANEL HAD TO BE REPLACED. GM IS CERTAINLY AWARE OF THE DEFECTIVE DOOR LOCKS AND LATCHES ON THE HHR. WHEN SOME GETS BURNED ALIVE BECAUSE THEY CANT GET OUT OF THE CAR GM CANNOT SAY THE WERE NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURES OF THE DOOR LATCHES BECAUSE THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE DOORS FAILING TO OPEN. THIS IS JUST THE LATEST PROBLEM WE HAVE WITH THIS CAR.,BUT RIGHT NOW THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR ME TO REGISTER THIS COMPLAINT IN CASE MY WIFE IS TRAPPED IN THIS CAR AGAIN AND SUSTAINS INJURY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627708August 23, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE MY 16 YR OLD WAS DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627413August 22, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN AND THE STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627429August 22, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE PROBLEM RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627107August 21, 2014
STEERING
POWER STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. THIS IS THE SAME SYMPTOM AS THE RECALL ON THE 2009-2010 HHR BUT THE 2007 HHR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626840August 20, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A RECALL ITEM ON THE 2008 MODEL YEAR, NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON 07-08 YEARS ALSO. INSIDE DOOR HANDLES BRAKE, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GET OUT OF THE CALL WITHOUT ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOWS. BOTH ARE BROKEN ON MY CAR. BEEN TO MANY CHEVY HHR FORUMS AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. IF YOU LOSE POWER YOU CAN NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626863August 20, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WE'VE HAD BOTH INSIDE DOOR HANDLES CRUMBLE & BREAK IN OUR HANDS & THE CAR COMPANY WANTED ALMOST $400.- TO FIX THEM (WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD). NOW I & MY PASSENGER HAVE TO ROLL THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS DOWN, IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE CAR...DANGER... AND NO ONE CARES!!! I READ WHERE OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS... WHAT THE HECK??? THIS IS NOT RIGHT!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626865August 20, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE'VE HAD BOTH INSIDE DOOR HANDLES CRUMBLE & BREAK IN OUR HANDS & THE CAR COMPANY WANTED ALMOST $400.- TO FIX THEM (WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD). NOW I & MY PASSENGER HAVE TO ROLL THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS DOWN, IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE CAR...DANGER... AND NO ONE CARES!!! I READ WHERE OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS... WHAT THE HECK??? THIS IS NOT RIGHT!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626879August 20, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SERVICE AIR BAG- THIS MESSAGE COMES UP A LOT WHEN CAR IS STARTED. IT IS COMING UP MORE OFTEN NOW THOUGH. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE SEEN ON LINE THAT OTHER GM VEHICLES ARE BEING RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. TALKED TO MY CHEVY DEALER ABOUT THIS AND HE SAID THAT THERE IS NO RECALL AND IT IS OUR ISSUE. OUR HHR HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR IGNITION SWITCH AND A POWER STEERING ISSUE SO FAR. I FEEL THAT THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IS JUST ANOTHER GM PROBLEM. WITH THIS WARNING LIGHT ON, I DO NOT KNOW IF OUR AIR BAGS WILL DEPLOY. ARE OUR LIVES IN JEOPARDY? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626907August 20, 2014
STEERING
SINCE FEBRUARY 2014, THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING DURING EVERY ACTIVE OPERATION. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND WAS INFORMED THAT BASED ON MY VIN, THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY. I SPECIFICALLY IN FORMED THEM THAT THIS WASN'T JUST ABOUT THE RECALL ANNOUNCEMENT, BUT THAT I WAS ACTIVELY EXPERIENCING POWER STEERING FAILURE DURING EVERY OPERATION, BUT I WAS EMPHATICALLY INFORMED BY THE RECALL REPRESENTATIVE THAT THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO MY CAR AND THAT IS WAS MERELY COINCIDENTAL THAT MY 2006 HHR IS HAVING POWER STEERING FAILURE AND WAS NOT RELATED IN ANY WAY TO THE RECALL! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626372August 19, 2014
STEERING
THIS IS MY 3RD COMPLAINT. I AM STILL HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY POWER STEERING I HAVE NOW PULLED A CHEST MUSCLE BECAUSE OF THE ISSUES I AM HAVING WITH MY POWER STEERING. IS ANYONE GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS? IT'S SO UNFAIR THAT WE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS BUT WE ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE TO PAY FOR FAULTY PARTS IN OUR CARS. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE SOONER THAN LATER ABOUT IT. ONCE AGAIN I'M ON HERE QUITE A BIT SO IF ANYONE KNOWS ANYTHING PLEASE LET ME KNOW. . THANKS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10626487August 19, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, THE KEY GOT STUCK IN THE IGNITION IN APRIL (WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS) DRAINED THE BATTERY AND WAS PICKED UP AND TAKEN TO SMICKLAS CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN OKC, AND REMAINED THERE ON THE LOT UNTIL WE PICKED UP ON 8/8/14 WAS TOLD WE NEEDED A NEW BATTERY THEY COULD DO FOR AROUND $200 BUT IT WAS NOT PAYDAY YET AND WE ASKED FOR A JUMP WHEN WE GOT THERE. I FEEL WITH IT SITTING THERE SO LONG MAYBE THEY SHOULD HAVE TRY TO CHARGE THE BATTERY AT THE VERY LEAST. WE GOT A FEW MILES DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY AND HAD TO PULL OVER SO WE DIDN'T GET IN A WRECK OR CAUSE ONE DUE TO A TON OF SMOKE COMING OUT THE VENTS AND A TERRIBLE ELECTRICAL SMELL LIKE IT WAS ON FIRE! TURNED OFF THE A/C AND PULLED OVER TO CHECK UNDER THE HOOD TO MAKE SURE THERE WASN'T A FIRE, NOT ONE WE COULD SEE BUT IT SURE SMELLED LIKE IT!! CALLED RAY AT SMICKLAS RIGHT THERE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, ONLY TO BE TOLD IT SOUNDED LIKE THE BLOWER MOTOR ON THE AIR CONDITIONER AND THAT HAPPENS SOMETIMES WHEN CARS SIT FOR THAT LONG. FEELING HELPLESS, WE FINALLY GET HOME TO CHECK THINGS OUT AND FIND THE PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD FULL OF WATER, UNABLE TO SET THE TIME ON THE RADIO AND SOME BUTTONS WON'T WORK OR THE CD PLAYER AND THE NEW REMOTE START WILL NOT WORK. WE GET IT TO OUR MECHANIC THAT REPLACES THE BATTERY AND TOLD US THAT THE OLD ONE WAS VERY HOT!! AND THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR WAS NOT THE PROBLEM, IT DIDN'T EVEN HAVE POWER TO IT, IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM TO DO WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON....I LAUGHED AND TOLD HIM WE JUST HAD THAT DONE! HE SAID THAT THEY MAY HAVE WIRED SOMETHING WRONG, OR THE SWITCH WAS BAD. AND TO THE END THE DAY, WHEN STOPPING FOR DINNER ON THE WAY HOME THE KEY STUCK IN THE NEW IGNITION SWITCH AND I HAD TO SHIFT FROM PARK AND DRIVE A COUPLE TIMES TO GET THE KEY OUT. WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO GET THIS RESOLVED??? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10625908August 18, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR BAGS, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED TO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10625915August 18, 2014
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE POWER STEERING FEELS STIFF NOT ABLE TO MAKE RIGHT TURNS WITHOUT THE STIFFNESS. POWER STEERING LIGHTS CONSTANTLY ON SINCE THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED. MY POWER STEERING IS ELECTRICAL AND FOR SOME REASON I BELIEVED THAT THE IGNITION RECALL MY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THIS NOT SURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10625921August 18, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS ALREADY COMPLETED IN MAY OF 2014 AND WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE A SECOND TIME. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626016August 18, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE INTO A DITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT A BLOWN FUSE CAUSED THE POWER STEERING TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THAT CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA 14V153000 (STEERING) AND THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,671.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626090August 18, 2014
STEERING
POWER STEERING WARNING CHIMED AND DISPLAYED ON DASH AND ALL POWER STEERING WENT AWAY MAKING VEHICLE HARD TO STEER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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