Chevrolet HHR Complaints (2010)

516 consumer complaints on file.

#11343347August 4, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BRAKES MAKING LOUD NOISE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT 40-60 MPH. WAS DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11340604July 21, 2020
STEERING
RECENTLY, WITHOUT WARNING, I LOOSE THE POWER STEERING AND THE SIGN "POWER STEERING " COMES ON. IT BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO MAKE A TURN. WHEN I STOP THE CAR AND RESTART IT, THE STEERING IS BACK TO NORMAL BUT AFTER A FEW SECONDS IT GOES OUT AGAIN. THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST 1 OR 2 WEEKS. I CALLED THE DEALER YESTERDAY AND TOLD THEM ABOUT IT AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL, THEY SAID THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT AFFECTED BY IT. I KNOW FROM RESEARCH THAT QUITE A FEW CARS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. HOW DO THEY KNOW THAT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT AFFECTED BY IT. CAN YOU PLEASE INVESTIGATE IT? THANK YOU!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338565July 10, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I SEE THAT THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION OF FUEL LINE LEAKS DUE TO RUSTED LINES FOR CHEVY HHR MODELS. I HAD TO HAVE THE FUEL LINE ON THIS VEHICLE REPLACED LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF A LEAK ALSO. SINCE 2010 IS NOT ONE OF THE MODEL YEARS LISTED IN THE REPORT, I CAN SEND BILLING DETAIL IF REQUESTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338221July 8, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
DISCOVERED ACTIVE FUEL LINE LEAK NEAR REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL OF VEHICLE WHEN PARKING VEHICLE. LEAK WOULD BE MOST ACTIVE AFTER MOVING THE CAR AND SEEMED TO EVENTUALLY STOP WHILE CAR WAS PARKED. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED LEAK AND REPLACED PORTIONS OF FUEL AND EVAPORATOR LINES AT MY COST TO THE TUNE OF APPROXIMATELY $450 PARTS AND $450 LABOR. I MENTIONED THIS SHOULD BE SEEN AS A CONSUMER SAFETY ISSUE. THEY SAID THEY CHECKED RECALLS. A WEEK LATER I NOTED A SAFETY AGENCY PROBE IN TO 2008-2009 HHR AND 2008-2010 COBALT. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY EXPAND THE MODEL YEARS FOR HHR TO THE SAME MODEL YEARS AS THE COBALT. NOTE: IN THE VIN, ENTERED INCORRECT...THE ALPHANUMERIC BEFORE X SHOWS AS 8 BUT SHOULD APPEAR AS B.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11326059May 26, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
OUR CHEVY HHR 2010 HAS BEEN DYING AND STALLING OUT ON US WHILE WE ARE DRIVING IT, THE ONLY TIME IT HAD POWER GOING TO IT WAS WHEN IT WAS BEING JUMPED. EVEN THEN SOON AS THE CABLES WERE UNHOOKED IT WOULD JERK THEN DIE RIGHT AWAY. IT SEEMED AS IF MOST OF THE LIGHTS INSIDE AND OUTSIDED OF THE TRUCK ONLY WOULD FLASH WHILE JUMPING IT, THEN NOTHING. IT WAS ALSO VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, AND EVERYTHING BASICALLY SEEMS LIKE IT'S MALFUNCTIONING. THIS HAS BEEN ON AND OFF FOR A FEW WEEKS NOW BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT, NOR CAN I EVEN START IT AT THIS POINT,BUT I DEFINITELY DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT THE WAY IT IS RIGHT NOW BEING THAT IT POWERS COMPLETELY OFF WHENEVER IT WANTS TO. IT WAS IN MOTION A FEW TIMES ON CITY STREETS, AND IN MOTION TURNING WHEN IT DIED FOR THIS LAST TIME. ITS NOW PARKED ON A STREET UNABLE TO DRIVE IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297109January 4, 2020
STEERING
VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY LOSES POWER STEERING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, FROM LOW TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MAKING THE VEHICLE VERY HARD TO STEER ESPECIALLY IN TURNS AND CORNERS, AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THERE IS AN EXISTING RECALL (14V15300) FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE, BUT WHEN CALLING THE GM DEALERSHIP AND THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLES VIN WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. HOW, IF I AM HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, IS IT NOT CONSIDERED A 'SAFETY ISSUE' FOR ME? BUT THEY WERE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SCHEDULE ME AN APPOINTMENT TO FIX THE 'KNOWN ISSUE', AT MY EXPENSE OF COURSE. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 61,000 MILES, SO THIS IS NOT A NORMAL 'WEAR AND TEAR' ISSUE. ESPECIALLY WHEN I FIND AN ARTICLE BY RUETERS IN WHICH THE VICE PRESIDENT OF GM'S GLOBAL VEHICLE SAFETY SAYS 'WITH THESE SAFETY RECALLS AND LIFETIME WARRANTIES, WE ARE GOING AFTER EVERY CAR THAT MIGHT HAVE THIS PROBLEM, AND WE ARE GOING TO MAKE IT RIGHT," SAID JEFF BOYER, VICE PRESIDENT OF GM GLOBAL VEHICLE SAFETY. "WE HAVE RECALLED SOME OF THESE VEHICLES BEFORE FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND OFFERED EXTENDED WARRANTIES ON OTHERS, BUT WE DID NOT DO ENOUGH." VERY FRUSTRATING THAT A VIN IS WHAT DETERMINES MINE AND MY FAMILY'S SAFETY! GM NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND ALL THEIR VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM, NOT JUST A SELECT GROUP...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11290572December 21, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ON GOING ISSUE OF BRAKE LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY COMING ON WITHOUT TOUCHING BRAKE PEDAL. FIRST NOTICED SOMETHING WRONG BECAUSE CRUISE CONTROL WOULDN'T ACTIVATE. FOUND PROBLEM AT NIGHT WHEN I COULD SEE THE GLOW FROM MY BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE TOP INSIDE EDGE OF MY REAR HATCH. REPLACING BRAKE SWITCH ABOVE PEDAL DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. SOUNDS KIND OF FUNNY, BUT I GOT BRAKE LIGHTS TO GO OFF WHILE SETTING IN DRIVEWAY AND POUNDING MY CENTER CONSOLE OUT OF FRUSTRATION. INTERNET SEARCH FOUND OTHER GM VEHICLES WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND FRUSTRATED OWNERS THAT TOOK VEHICLES TO DEALERSHIPS THAT DIDN'T FIX THEIR PROBLEM. ISSUE APPEARS TO BE CIRCUIT BOARD RELATED WITH CIRCUIT BOARDS LOCATED ON PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CENTER CONSOLE. A SHARP RAP WITH THE PALM OF MY HAND IN THAT AREA WILL ALWAYS GET THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO GO OFF WHEN THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ON. DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN, BUT SEEMS CRAZY TO HAVE TO KEEP CHECKING TO SEE IF MY CRUISE WILL SET SO I KNOW IF MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY HAVEN'T SEEN THIS PROBLEM, THOUGH AS I STATED EARLIER, INTERNET SEARCH WILL FIND OTHER GM OWNERS WITH SIMILAR ISSUE OF BRAKE LIGHTS ON WITHOUT TOUCHING BRAKE PEDAL. HAVE HAD ISSUE SETTING STILL OR MOVING. HAVE HAD CRUISE KICK OFF GOING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11290483December 21, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FOUND GAS DRIPPING UNDER CAR NEAR REAR DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL AREA. INSPECTION FOUND RUSTED GAS LINES NEAR EXHAUST PIPE AREA. RUST WAS MOST SEVERE WHERE FACTORY HEAT INSULATION WAS WRAPPED AROUND LINES NEAR EXHAUST AREA. INSULATION APPEARED TO HAVE LET DEBRIS COLLECT AROUND GAS LINES. INTERNET SEARCH FOUND SEVERAL OTHER HHR OWNERS WITH SIMILAR ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11270233October 22, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED CHAMPION CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 800 KIETZKE LN, RENO, NV 89502, 775-636-9328) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11269578October 20, 2019
STEERING
2010 CHEVY HHR LT WITH 76,500 MILES. SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. UPON DOING RESEARCH THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM BY GM AND THEY REFUSE TO WARRANTY THE DEFECT OR PERFORM A RECALL. UNSAFE TO DRIVE WHEN POWER STEERING SUDDENLY QUITS ON HIGHWAY. WAS DRIVING APPROX. 60 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN LIGHT CAME ON DASH AND LOST POWER STEERING. STEERING TO A LOT OF EFFORT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11265619October 2, 2019
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE SERVICE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE WINDOWS DID NOT ROLL DOWN AND THE SPEAKERS DID NOT WORK. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED, BUT DID NOT CALL BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11241211August 1, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING MY 2010 CHEVY HHR, I HAD JUST EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND WAS ENTERING THE SPEEDWAY FUEL STATION, MY STEERING JUST SEEMED TO LOCKUP ON ME AND A DASH ALERT FLASHED "SERVICE ESC" THEN I SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER! IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY MAJOR TRAGEDY LIKE COLLIDING WITH A GAS PUMP OR ANOTHER VEHICLE, I WAS ABLE TO RUN IT INTO THE CURB I FELT LIKE MY ARMS WERE NEARLY RIPPED FROM THE SOCKETS. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO MY HOME AND THE FOLLOWING DAY TOWED TO A MECHANIC. DISCOVERED THAT THE EXPERIENCE WAS NOT EXCLUSIVELY MINE, APPARENTLY SOME 444 OTHERS HAD AS WELL. I CHECKED FOR RECALL NOTICES WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALLS WERE CLOSED AND REPAIRS WERE DONE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW BY WHOM, WHEN AND WHERE EXACTLY! IT OBVIOUSLY WAS NOT DONE PERMANENTLY NOR SATISFACTORILY AS I'M VERY SORE NOW, BUT COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11234336July 24, 2019
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
AIRBAG SYSTEM SERVICE IS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD HOWEVER ALL THE SENSORS WERE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES AS LONG AS IT SAYS SERVICE AIRBAGS THE SYSTEM IS NOT ACTIVE NOR WORKING SO A CRASH IS GUARANTEED TO KILL YOU AND THE SEATBELT RETRACTION SYSTEM IS ALSO AFFECTED IT EXTENDS FINE BUT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH IT WILL NOT LOCK EVEN UNDER HARD BRAKING THIS SAME PROBLEM EXISISTS SO IF IT WONT LOCK YOU WILL FEEL THE STEERING WHEEL ON YOUR FACE AND CHEST I HAVE MADE A CHEVY DEALER AWARE OF THIS BUT THEY SAID DONT WORRY THE SYSTEM WILL WORK FINE IGNORE THE SERVICE AIRBAG WARNING VEHICLE IN MOTION ON CITY STREET OR HIGHWAY DRIVING THE VEHICLE DOES NOT MATTER SYSTEM HAS A FLAW IN IT AND GM WONT FIX IT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11220317June 15, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LINE RUSTED OUT AT 8 YEARS OLD. JUST BEHIND PASSENGER DOOR. NEXT TO EXHAUST PIPE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11210532May 29, 2019
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SERVICE AIR BAGS COMES ON SOMETIMES SAYING I NEED TO GET IT SERVICED ONLY COMES ON WHEN CAR HAS JUST BEEN STARTED . SOMETIMES GOS OUT SOMETIMES DON'T THEN SENDS SERVICE CODE ON MAIN DISPLAY. ALSO RADIO SHORTS OUT CAUSE DRIVER TO BE DISTRACTED TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPEN CHANGING FROM CD TO FM TO AUXILIARY ON ITS OWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11205539May 3, 2019
STEERING
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING QUITS WORKING AT TIMES MAKING STEERING DIFFICULT. WHEN THIS HAPPENS A CHIME SOUNDS AND A MESSAGE APPEARS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON OTHER MODELS AND MAYBE EVEN THIS MODEL BUT FOR SOME REASON IT DOES NOT REGISTER FOR MY VIN . I HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11195967April 13, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE DOOR HANDLE IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND IT FAILS. THE PLASTIC CRACKS AND YOU CAN'T OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. MINE BROKE. WHAT IF SOMEONE GOT CAUGHT IN A FLASH FLOOD AND YOU LOSE POWER TO YOU WINDOW. YOU DIE. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND GM ADDRESS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SSR. THEY REPLACE THE SSR HANDLES WITH METAL. THERE ARE 40,000 MEMBERS ON THE HHR FORUM AND A LOT MORE CARS ON ROAD. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. IT'S SCARY THAT ONE PULL ON YOU DOOR HANDLE AND YOU CAN'T GET OUT UNLESS YOU OPEN THE WINDOW OR CRAWL OUT THE OTHER SIDE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11194298April 6, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
PASSENGER INSIDE DOOR HANDLE IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND CRACKED. ONLY WAY TO GET OUT OF THE CAR IS TO OPEN WINDOW AND USE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE. IF THE WINDOW FAILS YOU NEED TO EXIT THE DRIVER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11194062April 5, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LINE RUSTED OUT. THE CAR IS ONLY 9 YEARS OLD AND I GOT STUCK IN THE COUNTRY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11183649March 2, 2019
STEERING
THE IGNITION IS LOCKING KEY IN. ALSO THIS IS CAUSING MY BATTERY TO DIE .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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