Chevrolet HHR Complaints (2007)

726 consumer complaints on file.

#10562235January 30, 2014
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING WILL TURN OFF LEAVING THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. ALTHOUGH THE WARNING MESSAGE DOES COME ADVISING OF THE INCIDENT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING. IF I STOP THE VEHICLE AND TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN RESTART THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING WILL RETURN TO NORMAL FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BUT WILL EVENTUALLY TURN OFF AGAIN. THIS HAD LED TO A COUPLE CLOSE CALLS SINCE WHEN THE POWER STEERING IS OFF THE VEHICLE IS VERY HARD TO STEER AT LOWER SPEEDS SUCH AS TRYING TO PARK OR AROUND SHARP CURVES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 2 DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND BOTH HAVE STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ON THIS VEHICLE IS A SEALED SYSTEM AND THEY CAN'T EVEN CHECK THE FLUID LEVEL AND THAT IT MUST BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. I FIND IT ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE THAT CHEVROLET WOULD MAKE A VEHICLE THAT HAS NO MEANS OF CHECKING THE FLUID LEVELS ON SOMETHING AS CRITICAL AS THE POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561441January 25, 2014
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON DASH AND WAS EXTREMLY HARD TO STEER, THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES, PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE, CHECKED WITH DEALER NO RECALL ON HHR HOWEVER THERE IS A RECALL ON THE COBALT WITH SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560543January 19, 2014
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH AND THE POWER STEERING JUST WENT OUT. THE LIGHT SOUNDED AND POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME UP ON THE DASH. THE WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. WHEN I STOPPED AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN, IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN. I SEARCHED ONLINE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND FOUND THAT THIS IS HAPPENING A LOT ON HHR MODELS. I SAW WHERE MANY OF THE CHEVY MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS SAME REASON AND EVEN THE HHR IN CANADA BUT NOT IN THE USA. I FIND THIS VERY DANGEROUS. PLEASE RECALL THE 2007 HHR FOR THIS PROBLEM. I FEAR DRIVING MY CAR NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560444January 17, 2014
ENGINE
INTERMITTENTLY, ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WILL FAIL TO REGISTER ANY TEMPERATURE AT ALL. THIS TRIGGERS THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON DASH NOTIFICATION. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS, VARYING TIMES AND NO PATTERN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560443January 17, 2014
STEERING
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, 70MPH, POWER STEERING SIMPLY WENT OFF. PULLED OFF ONTO ANOTHER ROAD, STOPPED AT A NEARBY CHEVY DEALERSHIP, TURNED CAR OFF TO ASK FOR SERVICE, WHEN CAR WAS PULLED IN TO BE LOOKED AT, POWER STEERING WORKED AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559622January 13, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559616January 13, 2014
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, STEERING, ENGINE
MY CLUTCH WENT OUT AND THE CAR STOPPED WORKING GAS I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS NOT DURING A SHIFT, JUST ACCELERATION. THE CLUTCH DID THE EXACT SAME THING ON DECEMBER 23, 2013 (MILEAGE ABOUT 115,000). I HAVE DRIVEN MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS PREVIOUSLY AND HAVE GONE WELL OVER 100K MILES WITHOUT REPLACING THE CLUTCH AND I AM NOW ON MY 3RD CLUTCH. I KNOW THERE IS A TSB ON A POSSIBLE BAD FLYWHEEL (WHICH WAS NOT REPLACED EITHER TIME), BUT A CLUTCH TO GO OUT TWICE ON A CAR THAT HAS SEEN FOR THE LAST 55K ALMOST ALL HIGHWAY MILES INDICATES THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559205January 9, 2014
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING CUTS OUT AND IS VERY HARD TO TURN I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF CARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558706January 6, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY HHR THE SHIFTER IS STUCK IN PARK AND WILL NOT MOVE CAN HEAR A CLICKING NEAR STEERING COLUMN, WAS ALSO HAVING TROUBLE WITH IGNITION TURNING AND SOMETIMES KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED , THIS IS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE ITS GETTING WORSE . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557944December 31, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SHE PARKED, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SEVERAL HOURS LATER, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BUT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN AND MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,954.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557685December 30, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35246. UPDATED 02/11/14*LJ UPDATED 02/12/14
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557155December 24, 2013
STEERING
POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR STOPPED WORKING AND THE DIC SHOWED "POWER STEERING". ENGINE WAS STOPPED AND RESTARTED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE ISSUE APPEARS TO HAPPEN AT RANDOM SPEEDS AND AT RANDOM INTERVALS, AND ONCE THE DIC WARNING IS SHOWING STEERING IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. THE ISSUE HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES IN THE LAST ~2 WEEKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556290December 16, 2013
STEERING
ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS I LOST POWER STEERING LASTING APPROXIMATELY 2-5 SECONDS. OCCASIONALLY THE "POWER STEERING" LIGHT WOULD REGISTER ON THE DASHBOARD. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. OVER THE NEXT 3 MONTHS I WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING APPROXIMATELY ONE TO TWO TIMES A DAY. IT WOULD HAPPEN AT SPEEDS FROM 10-60 MILES AN HOUR, WHILE TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT, AND ANY CHANGE IN THE SURFACE OF THE ROAD. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS VOLTAGE GOING IN BUT NOT OUT. I HAD THE POWER STEERING MOTOR REPLACED. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE ARTICLES ON THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL RATHER LUCKY SINCE MY POWER STEERING WOULD RETURN WITHIN 5 SECONDS. MANY REPORTS HAVE PEOPLE HAVING TO RESTART THEIR VEHICLES TO RESET THE SYSTEM. I ALSO FEEL VERY LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE IN. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, THE COBALT HAD A RECALL ON THEIR POWER STEERING MOTOR AND IS THE SAME MOTOR IN THE HHR. I HOPE THAT THERE IS SOME CONSIDERATION IN RECALLING THIS MOTOR IN THE HHR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554889December 5, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE OR DISLODGE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE THEN FLIPPED OVER AND LANDED WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE FACING THE GROUND. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE UNHARMED THROUGH THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000. UPDATED 12-30-13 *BF
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554831December 4, 2013
STEERING
I WAS CROSSING A LARGE PARKING LOT, AND SAW THE WORDS POWER STEERING APPEAR IN THE INFORMATION DISPLAY UNDER MY SPEEDOMETER. WHEN I TRIED TO TURN A CORNER TO GET TO THE EXIT DRIVE, I FOUND I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY STEER THE CAR, BUT WITH ONLY WITH EXTREME DIFFICULTY. I DROVE TO A NEARBY GARAGE, TURNED THE CAR OFF, EXPLAINED MY PROBLEM TO THE MECHANICS, AND WHEN WE TURNED THE CAR BACK ON, THE STEERING WAS BACK TO NORMAL. I SEE THIS PROBLEM IS ALSO HAPPENING IN OTHER GM CARS: SATURN ION, CHEVROLET COBALT, PONTIAC G5, PONTIAC G4, AND PONTIAC PURSUIT. GENERAL MOTORS ISSUED A RECALL IN 2010 FOR 2005-2010 CHEVROLET COBALT, 2007-2010 PONTIAC G5, 2005-2006 PONTIAC PURSUIT (CANADA ONLY), 2005-2006 PONTIAC G4 (MEXICO ONLY), AND IS EXTENDING A 100,000 MILE/10 YEAR WARRANTY ON SATURN IONS FOR THIS PROBLEM. WHY IS GM NOT RECALLING OR EXTENDING WARRANTIES FOR AFFECTED HHRS? CANADA'S RECALL INCLUDED 2006-2010 HHR AS WELL AS 2003-2007 SATURN ION. WHY DOESN'T THE US'S RECALL INCLUDE THEM? ACCORDING TO US RECALL NEWS, WHEN THE 2010 RECALL WAS ISSUED, "THERE WERE 16 COMPLAINTS WITH THE NHTSA FOR THE 2009 PONTIAC G5 WHICH INCLUDED TWO SEPARATE INJURIES AND ONE REPORTED DEATH." ON DECEMBER 4, 2013, I FOUND OVER 140 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST IN HHRS ON THE INTERNET (WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2007/CHEVROLET/HHR/STEERING/PROBLEM.ASPX), TWO OF WHICH STATED THAT THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST CAUSED THEM TO CRASH. WHY IS A RECALL NOT BEING ISSUED TO PREVENT MORE SERIOUS CRASHES OR POSSIBLE FATALITIES? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554615December 3, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STEERING, SUSPENSION
I HAD TO REPLACE LEFT AND RIGHT CONTROL ARMS ON THIS VEHICLE,BRAKES CONSTANTLY CAN'T UNLOCK DOORS FROM INSIDE,HAVE TO ROLL DOWN WINDOW TO UNLOCK,NOW HAVING ENGINE PROBLEMS AND ONE OF THE CONTROL ARMS GOING BAD AGAIN.PLUS SOMETHING IS CAUSING RAIN TO GET IN MY CAR SOMEWHERE,BECAUSE WHEN IT RAINS AT SMELLS MILDEWY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554123November 29, 2013
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AS I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WENT ON AND THEN I LOST POWER STEERING. I PULLED IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. AFTER WAITING A FEW MINUTES, I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON. IT WAS FINE - FOR A BIT. DURING MY 21 MILE COMMUTE, THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. EVERY TIME, I LOST POWER STEERING, PULLED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND TURNED IT OFF. EACH TIME I TURNED IT ON, IT WAS FINE FOR A BIT. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE DUE TO THE LACK OF STEERING - IT FELT LIKE I WAS DRIVING A TRACTOR EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED AND TURNING CORNERS WAS VERY DIFFICULT. ONCE I GOT HOME, WE CHECKED THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND IT STATED THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING DEVICE IS FAULTING. WE CHECKED ON THE INTERNET TO FIND OUT HOW TO PURCHASE THAT PART AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL REPORTS CLAIMS THAT THE 2007-2009 HHR AND COBALTS HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE. SO, WE CALLED AND PURCHASED A PART FROM THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN ELBURN. I ASKED THEM ABOUT HOW TO MAKE A COMPLAINT AND I WAS LED TO DISCUSS THIS WITH GM AND MAKE A COMPLAINT. THEN, I AM MAKING A COMPLAINT WITH YOUR COMPANY AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552961November 19, 2013
STEERING
STEERING IS NOT CORRECT. STEERING WHEEL JERKS WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. HAVE HAD IT CHECKED BY 2 MECHANICS AND LOCAL GM DEALER SHIP. RECOMMEND REPLACING AT LARGE EXPENSE. HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS VERY COMMON AND MANY CASES MUCH MORE SEVERE. RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM DONE ON CHEVY COBALT WHICH SHARES SAME STEERING SYSTEM. WHY NOT HHR? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550344October 31, 2013
STEERING, POWER TRAIN
THE POWERSTEERING MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE DASH AND THE WHEEL LOCKED UP ON THE EXPRESSWAY, LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SO THAT IT WOULD NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549336October 24, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED ACCOMPANIED BY THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING ALARM AND WARNING LIGHT. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE STEERING WHEEL RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE POWERS STEERING MODULE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,804.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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