Chevrolet HHR Complaints

3,575 consumer complaints on file.

#10583983April 21, 2014
STEERING
SHORTLY AFTER WE PURCHASED OUR, 06 CHEVROLET HHR, IN MAY 2013, MY FIANCE, INFANT CHILD AND I WAS OUT LOOKING AT HOMES TO POSSIBLY PURCHASE. WHEN SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE CAR. I CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP AGAINST THE CURBSIDE TO AVOID HITTING ANYTHING OR ANYONE. UNTIL NOW, I HAD NO KNOWLEDGE AS TO WHY THAT HAPPENED. I SEE THAT MANY CHEVROLET HHR OWNERS HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING WITH THEIR VEHICLE. I WANT TO KNOW WHY GM HAS NOT RECALLED THESE CARS FOR REPAIRS ALONG WITH THE OTHER VEHICLES FOR THE SAME ISSUES. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN LISTED AS A CONDITION OF DEFECTS FOUND IN OUR CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583971April 21, 2014
STEERING
THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR ON MY HHR FAILED CLOSE TO THIS DATE WHILE BEING DRIVEN DOWN OUR STREET AT AROUND 25 MPH AND I HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH ABOUT THE FAILURE AT THE TIME BUT NOW I SEE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILURES ARE THE REASON FOR A CURRENT RECALL. MY HHR WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL BUT I WONDER IF IT'S MOTOR ALSO HAS A PROBLEM. MY MECHANIC USED A 19257876 MOTOR KIT FOR THE REPAIR. A GOOGLE SEARCH FOR THIS PART SHOWS THE FOLLOWING APPLICATIONS. CHEVROLET COBALT 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 CHEVROLET HHR 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 CHEVROLET HHR 5 DOOR HIGH ROOF H/B 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 CHEVROLET HHR 5 DOOR UPLEVEL HIGH ROOF H/B 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 PONTIAC G5 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 PONTIAC PURSUIT 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 SATURN ION 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583999April 21, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH IN REVERSE, THERE WAS AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME IN DRIVE WITH PRESSURE APPLIED FORCEFULLY TO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE ENGINE WAS OPERABLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584002April 21, 2014
ENGINE
SINCE AROUND THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR, OUR HEATER WENT OUT AND THE COOLANT SYSTEM HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY TO COOL THE ENGINE CAUSING THE CAR TO GO HOT AFTER ABOUT ONLY DRIVING 5 MILES. NOT TO MENTION, I CAN'T LOCATE THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING COMPARTMENT IN THE CAR. IT APPEARS THAT THIS DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN BYPASSED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE GM HHR CARS, IT APPEARS THAT I AM ALONG WITH MANY OTHER HHR OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE(S) WITH THIS PARTICULAR CAR HAVING OVERHEATING PROBLEMS. GM REALLY NEEDS TO EVALUATE THIS PROBLEM AND RECALL THESE CARS FOR REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584013April 21, 2014
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
THE DOOR HANDLES ON BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR HAVE BROKEN. YOU CANNOT OPEN THE CAR DOOR FROM THE INSIDE UNLESS YOU LOWER THE WINDOW. IF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FAILED SUCH AS IN AN ACCIDENT, THE OCCUPANTS COULD BE TRAPPED INSIDE THE CAR. EVEN WHEN REPLACING THE DOOR HANDLES BY PAYING FOR THE REPAIRS YOURSELF, THE HANDLES JUST BREAK AGAIN BEFORE TOO LONG SINCE THE SAME MATERIALS/PARTS ARE USED. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH SHOWS 100'S TO 1000'S OF OTHER OWNERS OF THE 2006 HHR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584063April 21, 2014
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING NO LONGER WORKS AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN IN MOTION FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS. IT STARTED OCCASIONALLY IN DECEMBER 2013, THEN BY JANUARY IT HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE TIME THE CAR IS TURNED ON AND DRIVEN. IT MAKES THE CAR DIFFICULT TO TURN AROUND CORNERS OR AT INTERSECTIONS AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO PARK AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN FOR THE FEW GOOD SECONDS OF POWER STEERING JUST TO QUICKLY PARK IT OR MANEUVER. SOMETIMES THIS DOES BECOME DANGEROUS IF I HAVE TO AVOID SOMETHING AT A MOMENTS NOTICE. MY CAR IS A 2007 HHR AND NOT PART OF THE OFFICIAL RECALL, BUT I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT SHOULD MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE IF THERE IS A SYSTEMIC PATTERN OF FAILURE WITH THIS FEATURE IN CHEVY HHRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583433April 18, 2014
STEERING
TURNED THE IGNITION KEY ON TO START THE CAR AND PROCEEDED TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. I DISCOVERED THAT IT SEEMED UNUSUALLY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I LOOKED AT MY INSTRUMENT DASH PANEL AND IT DISPLAYED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY POWER STEERING. I PULLED BACK INTO MY PARKING STALL, TURNED OFF MY IGNITION AND RESTARTED THE CAR BUT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I NEXT TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, MOVED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION KEYWAY A BIT AND THEN RESTARTED THE CAR AGAIN. THIS SEEMED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE "POWER STEERING PROBLEM" WAS CLEARED FROM THE COMPUTER READ OUT ON THE DASH PANEL AND I WAS ABLE TO EASILY STEER THE CAR AGAIN. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I LEARNED THAT THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM HAS TO DO WITH A FAULTY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR INSTALLED IN MANY GM VEHICLES, SOME OF WHICH HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECALLED. THIS COULD DEVELOP INTO A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION SHOULD THIS INCIDENT HAPPEN TO OCCUR WHEN ONE LEAST EXPECTS IT TO, ESPECIALLY WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583272April 17, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND AT A RED LIGHT I WAS TURNING RIGHT ONCE IT HAD TURNED GREEN BUT MY STEERING WHEEL HAD GOTTEN REALLY ROUGH TO TURN. IT CONTINUED TO DO THIS AT EVERY COMPLETE STOP. IT MADE IT VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND TURN . I HAVE SEARCHED THE WEB AND IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO MANY MODELS OF THE SAME VEHICLE HOWEVER MY YEAR OF CAR IS NOT PLACED ON THE RECALL,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10582763April 17, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
2007 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE AND AIR BAG MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT LAST YEAR AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS REAR ENDED AND HE WAS HIT SO HARD, THAT HIS HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583387April 17, 2014
STEERING
POWER STEERING IS INTERMITENTLY GOING OUT. I CAN TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN AND IT WORKS FOR A WHILE THEN GIVES OUT AGAIN. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583390April 17, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THEN A POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED FROM THE SCENE FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT OF MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE FACILITY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PARTS HAD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED 06/10/14 MA
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10583018April 16, 2014
STEERING
OUR 2010 HHR'S POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE MY WIFE WAS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT THE STRENGTH NEEDED TO STEER THE CAR WAS GREATER THEN SHE FEELS SHE COULD SAFELY OPERATE THE VEHICLE. IF YOU RESTART THE CAR THE POWER STEERING WILL WORK AGAIN. SINCE THAT TIME THE POWER STEERING WILL RANDOMLY GO OUT AT LEAST EVERY OTHER DAY WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY OR IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10582760April 16, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS, STEERING
2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END WERE SHAKING, AND THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE TECHNICIAN FOUND A WORN OUT BEARING, THE STEERING SHAFT HAD AN INTERNAL FAILURE AND THE SWAY BAR LINKS WERE WORN. THE STEERING COLUMN, INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AND SWAY BAR LINKS WERE REPLACED. ALSO, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK AT TIMES. IT WAS DETERMINED A LIQUID HAD BEEN SPILLED IN THE SHIFTER. ALSO, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583064April 16, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH IN THE SNOW, HE LOST TRACTION AND CRASHED INTO THE MEDIAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HE CRASHED, THE ENGINE STOPPED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583133April 16, 2014
STEERING
STARTED THE CAR AND BEGAN TO PULL OUT OF THE DRIVE AND THE POWER STEERING IS NOT WORKING, IT HAD BEEN JUST FINE THE DAY BEFORE. THE CAR NOW STEERS LIKE A 1960'S CAR WITH MANUAL STEERING. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583226April 16, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I STARTED MY CAR AND PUT IT IN GEAR. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS LOCKED ALL DOORS. AS I WAS DRIVING THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR UN LACHTED AND CAME OPEN. ALL THE OTHER DOORS WERE STILL CLOSED AND LOCKED. I STOPPED MY CAR PUT IT IN PARK AND THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR LOCK WAS IN THE LOCK POSTION STILL AND WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE THE DOOR. I CHECKED THE DOOR LATCH AND IT WAS IN THE OPEN POSTION. FINALLY AFTER LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DOORS WITH THE DOOR LOCK THE DOOR. CLOSED. THOUGHT WE WERE SAFE TO GO THEN PUT MY CAR IN DRIVE AGAIN AND THE DOOR CAME OPEN AGAIN. WORKED WITH THE DOOR AGAIN AND NOW IT WILL NOT OPEN. GOOD THING WE WERE NOT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT HAPPENED. NOW ANOTHER SAFTEY ISSUE MY CAR WILL NOT GO ALL THE WAY INTO PARK UNLESS THE NOSE OF THE CAR IS AT A DOWNWARD ANGLE AND CANNOT GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. WORSE GM CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10582800April 15, 2014
AIR BAGS
ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER GIVING MY SON MY HHR IN OCTOBER OF 2013, HE WAS REAR ENDED WITH THE OTHER DRIVER GOING OVER 35 MPH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I AM CURIOUS TO KNOW WHY? *TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578737April 15, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, POWER TRAIN, AIR BAGS
2007 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE AND POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD THREE ACCIDENTS. THE FIRST ACCIDENT, HE HIT A LIGHT POLE AND DAMAGED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THE SECOND ACCIDENT, HE HIT A TREE AND THE THIRD ACCIDENT, SOMEONE BACKED INTO HIM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, IN ANY OF THE ACCIDENTS. THE CONSUMER FELT HE LOST POWER STEERING IN THE FIRST TWO ACCIDENTS. SINCE DECEMBER 2010, THE STEERING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. ALSO, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE SHIFTER AS THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT WHEN FIRST STARTING OUT; IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. *JB UPDATED 07/03/14 UPDATED 08/07/14
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10582854April 15, 2014
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WERE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE USING THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE DOOR HANDLES HAD BROKEN OFF DUE TO THE WEAKENED PLASTIC MATERIALS USED TO MANUFACTURE THEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 07/08/14 MA THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10582872April 15, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER ASSIST MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,806. UPDATED 6/17/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RE-STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESUME NORMAL OPERATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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