Chevrolet HHR Complaints (2006)

1,006 consumer complaints on file.

#10789765November 11, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LINE HAS RUSTED OUT IN UNDER 10 YEARS OF USE. GAS LEAKING OUT THAT CAN CAUSE AN EXPLOSION IF IGNITED. ENTIRE FUEL LINE IS SUBJECT TO RUST AND CONDENSATION PROBLEMS. IT TOTALLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#10763888September 15, 2015
STEERING
OUR 2006 CHEVROLET HHR HAD TOTAL POWER STEERING LOSS AND WASN'T REGAINED UNTIL TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING. THE CAR WAS DIAGNOSED AT A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THE ERROR CODE OF C0050 WAS GIVEN, THIS IDENTIFIES THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE(PSCM). THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN, CONSISTING OF THE PSCM, WAS REPLACED. THIS IS A KNOWN STEERING SYSTEM ISSUE WITH GM AS IT HAS ALREADY BEEN ADDRESSED IN 2009-10 HHRS AND VARIOUS OTHER GM MODELS THAT HAVE THE SAME PLATFORM COMPONENTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761100September 2, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. MA 10/26/2015 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760032August 28, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WAS PERFORMED; HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK, THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED TO TURN TO THE OFF POSITION AND THE KEY DID NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED TO BE ABLE TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10750383August 21, 2015
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILED DURING HIGH SPEED ON THE FREEWAY (DIC MESSAGE COME ON "POWER STEERING"), YOU CAN STILL STEER WITH A LARGE AMOUNT OF EFFORT. THIS (STEERING) MAY BE A BIG PROBLEM FOR SOME DRIVERS; THUS RENDERING IT UNSAFE AND A POSSIBLE "CAR CRASH OR CULLISION WITH OTHERS."
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745175July 30, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY HHR THE FIRST YEAR I BOUGHT IT I HAD A SMALL ANIMAL RUN IN FRONT OF THE CAR, THE CAR SKID A LONG WAY AND I ENDED UP HAVING TO CHANGE THE TIRE BECAUSE IT MADE A FLAT SPOT ON THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE. I HAVE HAVE BEEN IN ACCIDENTS TWICE IN THE LAST 4 YEARS DUE TO HAVING TO STOP ABRUPTLY ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE BRAKES SKIDDING INSTEAD OF STOPPING, BOTH TIMES MY CAR PULLED TO THE LEFT ACROSS SEVERAL LANE LEAVING ME FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND BEING HIT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735644July 21, 2015
SUSPENSION
A "CLUNKING" NOISE FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHEN TURNING INTO A DRIVEWAY OR DIP IN STREET AT 3 OR 4 MILES PER HOUR. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP WHERE I WAS TOLD THE "LOWER CONTROL ARMS REAR BUSHING WAS TORN (RUBBER) AND THEREFORE ALLOWING THE ARM TO MOVE TO WHERE IT CONTACTS THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS DANGEROUS, AND COULD VERY WELL CAUSE THE STEERING TO MALFUNCTION AT A MOST INAPPROPRIATE TIME RESULTING IN A COLLAPSE OF THE FRONT END SUSPENSION. I WOULD LIKE GM TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT IN ENGINEERING, AND IF THEY CANNOT TO REPURCHASE MY VEHICLE SO I CAN PURCHASE A SAFE AND MORE RELIABLE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733015July 9, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHO STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN PART LOCATED INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10730834June 28, 2015
STEERING
POWER ASSIST STEERING GOES OUT, HARD TO STEER . THE LIGHT GOES ON FOR THE DASH WARNING.DANGEROUS UNDER SOME SITUTATIONS COULD CAUSE CRASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725279June 15, 2015
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725365June 15, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
RIGHT REAR BRAKE LIGHT LIGHT SOCKET MELTED LOCK-IN AREA TO LENS. BOTH HEADLIGHTS ARE STARTING TO BURN THROUGH LENS ON TURN SIGNAL BULB INSIDE HL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721134May 23, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
I PARKED MY VEHICLE AY HOME, AND WHEN I WENT TO GET OUT, THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE RIGHT OFF. THE ONLY WAY TO GET OUT WAS TO ROLL DOWN THE ELECTRIC WINDOW AND REACH OUT TO THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE. FROM SOME RESEARCH I DID THIS BREAKING OFF IS A COMMON PROBLEM. WHAT I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT IF FOR SOME REASON LIKE AN ACCIDENT I COULDN'T GET THE WINDOW DOWN, I WOULD BE STUCK IN THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715994May 12, 2015
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE VEHICLE JERKED WHENEVER THE CONTACT SHIFTED GEARS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHETHER THE VEHICLE WERE IN DRIVE, NEUTRAL, OR REVERSE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT ADHERED TO THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 181,732.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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