Chevrolet HHR Complaints (2007)

726 consumer complaints on file.

#10502054March 8, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE WHEN MY WIFE WAS TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY, IT WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS TO BE TRAPPED IN THE CAR DUE TO THE DOOR HANDLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501476March 6, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING POWER STEERING BEGAN CUTTING OUT AND THEN WOULD COME BACK ON AFTER RESTARTING, BUT EVENTUALLY FAILED COMPLETELY. THE CAR IS NOW VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AT SLOW SPEEDS OR HARD TURNS. APPARENTLY THIS MODEL HAS A HISTORY WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT GM WILL NOT COVER IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501384March 5, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTION AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ONCE SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501180March 4, 2013
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING 65MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING OTHER CHEVY VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PART HAVE BEEN RECALLED BUT NOT THE HHR THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHEN IT WILL BE RECALLED OR DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE THE ISSUE IS FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500154February 26, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO AVOID CRASHING INTO TWO MOVING VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 4/1/13 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499504February 21, 2013
STEERING
DRIVING ON FREEWAY THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON ME ALMOST CRASHED, ALSO THE EXHAUST JUST STARTED MAKING LOUD NOISE AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499361February 20, 2013
STEERING
LOSING POWER STEERING ASSIST AT RANDOM TIMES. OCCURRING 3-4 TIMES DAILY, AT HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS. WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON, POWER STEERING RESETS AND WORKS AGAIN. FUSE IS DAMAGED EACH TIME POWER STEERING IS LOST, AND FUSE IS REPLACED AFTER EACH OCCURRENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10498295February 15, 2013
STEERING
POWERS STEERING WENT OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN A TURN. HAS WENT OUT INTERMITTENTLY SINCE FIRST OCCURRENCE. IF INJURY OR DEATH OCCURS, CAN WE ALL FILE A CLASS ACTION SUIT? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10498083February 13, 2013
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING IS NOT FUNCTIONING. IT JUST STOPPED WORKING, NOTICED IT WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE GARAGE. GM HAS DONE RECALLS AN SIMILAR IF NOT THE SAME PROBLEM JUST IN DIFFERENT MODELS COBLAT AND G5 OR G6. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10497864February 12, 2013
STEERING
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX 60MPH WHEN THE STEERING INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST POWER STEERING. INCIDENT WAS ON 6 LANE FREEWAY IN MORNING TRAFFIC, NOT THE BEST TIME TO LOOSE STEERING. AFTER DOING EXTENSIVE RESEARCH, THIS IS AN ONGOING UNACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM. GM DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THIS AS A MALFUNCTION, ALTHOUGH THE DEALERS I HAVE SPOKEN TO, SINCE THIS HAPPENED THIS MORNING, ARE WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10497672February 10, 2013
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DASH LIGHTS UP ON MESSAGE BOARD POWER STEERING, IT QUITS WORK , BUT WILL TURN MANUALLY BUT HARD. CUT THE CAR OFF AND START AGAIN AND IT WORKS???? SOME SAID IT THE SQUARE FUSE GONE AND TO REPLACE IT???? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496575February 6, 2013
STEERING
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY IN WASHINGTON DC AND GOING AROUND A CURVE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED, CAUSING MY CAR TO VEER INTO THE NEXT LANE BEFORE I COULD FORCE IT BACK. I WAS LUCKY IT WAS VERY EARLY SO THERE WAS NO CAR IN THE OTHER LANE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE HHR. IT ALSO SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME ISSUE AS THE COBALT, G5 AND SATURN, WHICH HAVE HAD RECALLS/SPECIAL EXTENDED COVERAGE. THIS WAS VERY FRIGHTENING AND THIS COULD EASILY CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I WAS VERY LUCKY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496257February 3, 2013
STEERING
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING DURING A SLOW TURN, IT QUIT SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE COURSE OF THE DAY, ALSO GOT A "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE ON THE DASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496199February 2, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
IGNITION KEY STUCK IN IGNITION. COULDN'T REMOVE IT. TOOK IT TO DEALER, FRIENDLY CHEVROLET TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. THE CHEVROLET MECHANIC FOUND THE PARK LOCK SWITCH DEFECTIVE ON THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE WRITER SAID IT'S A COMMON OCURANCE ON COBLT AND HHRS. AN INTERNET SEARCH PROVIDED THE SAME RESULTS; A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. IF YOU CAN'T GET THE KEY OUT YOU CAN'T LEAVE YOUR CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494945January 28, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT OPENED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AND OPENED THE DOOR FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OF THE STEERING FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494794January 26, 2013
STEERING
WHEN I STARTED THE CAR IN THE MORNING THE READ OUT ON THE DASH SAID "POWER STEERING PROBLEM". THE WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN AT ALL. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE STEERING WORKED. I TOOK IT TO CASTLE CHEVROLET, VILLA PARK, IL. FOR REPAIR. THEY CHANGED THE POWER STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY COSTING ME $811.45. I FOUND OUT THAT THE CHEVY COBALT 2007 IS SUBJECT TO RECALL #10V073000, MARCH 3, 2010 FOR THE SAME PART. I FEEL THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED AND I SHOULD GET A FULL REFUND. DID I MENTION HOW DANGEROUS THIS IS? LOSS OF STEERING AT 60 MPH? WHAT IS CHEVY WAITING FOR, FATALITY? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493543January 20, 2013
STEERING
AT ANY SPEED AND AT RANDOM TIMES MY POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT. I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF 10 TIMES IN 30 MILES TO RESET THE POWER STEERING MOTOR TO GET HOME SAFELY. THERE IS A RECALL FOR CHEVROLET COBALT AND MALIBU FOR THE SAME ISSUE. UPON RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET THERE ARE MULTIPLE PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. WHEN GM WAS CONTACTED I FOUND OUT THAT MY POWER STEERING MOTOR THAT CUTS OUT IS THE SAME PART NUMBER AS THE ONE IN THE CARS UNDER RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THIS HAS MADE ME ALMOST LOSE CONTROL GOING AROUND TURNS AND I FEEL THAT IT IS A HAZARD TO ANYONE THAT DRIVES THE HHR'S WITH THE SAME POWER STEERING MOTOR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493447January 18, 2013
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING IN A STORE PARKING LOT TOWARD THE EXIT MY 2007 CHEVY HHR BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE DASH WARNING SYSTEM LITE INDICATING THE POWER STEERING HAD FAILED. CAR IS IN MY DRIVEWAY WAITING REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492024January 9, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS ABLE TO MOVE FROM PARK TO DRIVE WHILE THE KEY WAS STILL IN THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN THE KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED OFF. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490705January 2, 2013
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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