Chevrolet HHR Complaints

3,575 consumer complaints on file.

#10595980June 4, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THERE WERE NO FAILURES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595983June 4, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,409.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596020June 4, 2014
AIR BAGS, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE APPROXIMATE SPEED AT THE TIME OF FAILURE WAS 40 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER STATED THEY WERE NOT AT FAULT, AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10596038June 4, 2014
STEERING, AIR BAGS
THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING AND STILL DOES NOT WORK. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG TURNS ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHEN NO ONE IS IN THE SEAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596043June 4, 2014
STEERING
THERE IS A CHIME AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. NOW YOU CAN RESTART THE CAR CUTTING IT OFF AND THEN IT WILL COME BACK IN. BUT WHEN TURNING AND ITS A STOP LIGHT ITS HARD VERY HARD TO TURN. YOU LOSE CONTROL WHEN TURNING. YOU CAN'T STOP ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT GOES OUT AND RESTART. GM WON'T RECALL 2006 HHR IN US BUT IN CANADA. REALLY THAT IS ODD! *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596170June 4, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14E021000 (IGNITION SWITCH). THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THERE WERE NO FAILURES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596176June 4, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14E021000 (IGNITION SWITCH). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF DELAY. THERE WERE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596166June 4, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THERE WERE NO FAILURES THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596206June 4, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT SLOWER SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHUT OFF. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE FAILURE THE POWER STEERING FAILURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER; HOWEVER, THEY STATED THAT THE YEAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE DEALER STATED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595721June 3, 2014
STEERING
THIS CAR HAS EXPERIENCED REPEATED SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. IT HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING AND AT ALL SPEEDS FROM 25 TO 65MPH. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT SIMILAR VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM BUT THIS PARTICULAR CAR WAS NOT SUBJECT TO THAT RECALL. (NHTSA # 10V073000). FURTHERMORE, RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS IS A SOMEWHAT COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL. CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHY THIS CAR IS NOT SUBJECT TO STEERING MOTOR FAILURE RECALL AND PLEASE CONSIDER ISSUING A RECALL FOR THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595722June 3, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, SUSPENSION
ON WEDNESDAY 3/19/2014 I WAS FORCED TO PURCHASE THIS HHR THAT I DIDN'T WANT. I DROVE OFF ORR LOT N IT WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT BAD, N WAS JUMPIN ALL OVER THE ROAD. I TOLD ORR BOUT IT NEXT DAY, N WAS TOLD IM STUCK WIT THE CAR. KEPT GETN PULLED OVER BY POLICE, ON MONDAY 4/30/14 SHERIFF PULLED ME OVER CAUSE CAR NEARLY WENT INTO DITCH, HE TOLD ME N MY BF THAT THIS CAR IS A ROAD HAZARD N DANGEROUS, FOR THE MANUFACTURE TO FIX THE PROBLEM OR PUT ME N ANOTHER VEHICLE. TOOK IT BACK TO ORR N THEY WOULDN'T EVEN LOOK AT IT!! I HA, SO HE GOT A TRUCK. I'VE A 3 YR OLD LIL GIRL N IF WE HAVE ACCIDENT, SOMEONE WILL PAY! THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE IS WORE ON SIDE ONLY, FRONT POPS, MOTOR SHAKES, AND U CAN SMELL FOUL FUMES COMIN N CAR. I WANTED A DODGE TRUCK, NOT THE HHR CAUSE I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG WIT THE HHR, MY UNCLE DONE THE SAME THING N IT NEVER CLD B FIXED, SO HE GOT A TRUCK. THIS NEEDS TO B FIXED OR PUT ME N A TRUCK, IF HAVE ACCIDENT, THERE WILL B TROUBLE. THERE'S TOO MUCH WRONG WIT THIS CAR, IT NEEDS TO B TOTALLY RECALLED IN MY OPINION, OR LAWSUITS B PILING UP!! THANK U N PLEASE RESPOND ASAP, MY LIL GIRL LIFE CANT B REPLACED, OR N E ONE ELSE'S LIFE EITHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595736June 3, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 65, THE CONTACT WAS CUT OFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL AND CRASH INTO AN EMBANKMENT. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,798.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595741June 3, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE MALFUNCTION RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595752June 3, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH, THE WHEEL WOBBLED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE WIPERS FAILED TO FUNCTION AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION LOCK AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595776June 3, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595811June 3, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THE KEY WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE RECALLS. HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER DECLINED TO PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED TIME FRAME OF WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE SERVICED UNDER BOTH RECALLS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND MADE THE CONTACT AWARE THAT THERE WAS WAITING LIST OF OVER 222 VEHICLES THAT NEEDED TO BE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATELY FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595845June 3, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE IN ORDER TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595854June 3, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER MADE THE CONTACT AWARE THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. REMAILED 08/20/14*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595858June 3, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD ON DRY ASPHALT STREET AT ABOUT 28 MPH. THE BRAKES BEGAN APPLYING THEMSELVES VERY HARD OVER AND OVER AND OVER. MADE CAR BUCK AND NEARLY STOPPED ME DEAD IN TRAFFIC. DASHBOARD MESSAGE CENTER SAID "ESC ACTIVE". IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL ACTIVATING ITSELF FOR NO REASON AT ALL. I FORTUNATELY KNOW WHERE THE ESC OFF SWITCH IS, PRESSED AND HELD IT IN UNTIL "ESC OFF" CAME UP ON THE MESSAGE CENTER. THIS HALTED THE ROGUE BRAKING. IF I HAD BEEN ON THE FREEWAY, A TOTAL LOSS OF WOULD SEEM LIKELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595878June 3, 2014
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AT ALL THERE WOULD BE A CHIME AND A MESSAGE ON THE DASH THEN MY POWER STEERING WOULD BE TOTALLY GONE, YOU HAVE ABOUT A 4 SECOND WARNING WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT REPAIRED, IT WAS THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET DIRECTLY AFTER HAVING IT REPAIRED COMPLAINING THAT THIS VERY PROBLEM HAD BEEN RECALLED IN CANADA BUT NOT THE US. I WAS TOLD TO KEEP THE REPAIR RECEIPT (WHICH I DID) IN CASE THERE WAS A LATER RECALL. SO WHEN THE RECALL HAPPENED IN THE US MY VEHICLE WASN'T INCLUDED. IT WAS CLEARLY A FAULTY POWER STEERING MOTOR YET NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THERE ARE MORE OUT THERE THAT GM ISN'T RECALLING. IF MINE DONE IT THEN THERE ARE MORE OUT ON THE ROAD THAT THIS HAS EITHER HAPPENED TO ALREADY OR IT WILL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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