Chevrolet HHR Complaints (2006)

1,006 consumer complaints on file.

#11088520April 16, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL SYSTEM RUSTED OUT !! FUEL LINES RUSTED CAUSING FUEL LEAKING FILLER TUBE RUSTED OUT FUEL SYSTEM FAILED ON MAJOR HIGHWAY THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND GM REFUSE TO RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11084214April 9, 2018
STEERING
ELECTRIC STEERING MOTOR STOPS WORKING AFTER 3 -5 MINUTES OF DRIVING, AND REMAINS INOPERABLE FOR DURATION OF THE DRIVE. WILL RESTART AFTER IGNITION IS CYCLED, THEN WILL REPEAT THIS SCENARIO, THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN THIS WILL OCCUR AND IS VERY HARD TO TURN,MAKING FOR SOME VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11079036March 14, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THERE IS A FUEL LINE LEAK IN THE BACK BY THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE LEAKING HAS ALL OVER. RUSTED ALREADY. WAS IN TOWN WITH MY KIDS AND DAD AND HAD IT IDLED FOR AWHILE AND GOT OUT AND SMELLED HAS REALLY BAD. SURE ENOUGH A PUDDLE OF GAS ON THE PAVEMENT. DROVE IT STRAIGHT HOME. EVERYONE WAS SCARED DUE TO THE LEAK. VERY DANGEROUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11062834January 15, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
HARD BRAKES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11062661January 14, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE WAS GOING DOWN HE ROAD IT JUST SWITCHED OFF I COULDN'T TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND I HAD TO STAND ON THE BREAKES.I COULD HAVE SERIOUSLY HURT SOMEONE OR MY SELF IF NOT WORSE AND I HIT A CURVE HARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11062179January 11, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
GASOLINE GOES FAST, I HAVE TO FILL EVERY 4 DAYS. SOMETIMES ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES AWAY AND SOMETIMES RUNNS SMOOTH AND SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE WANTS TO TURN OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11057786December 31, 2017
STEERING
POWER STEERING COMES UP IN MESSSGE CENTER OVER 10 MPH. STEERING IS VERY HARD. WHEN YOU TURN THE MOTOR OFF AND RESTART IT RESETS. OVER 10 MPH POWER STEERING COMES UP AGAIN. BROUGHT IT TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE BUT TEST COMES UP WITH NO PROBLEMS. GM RECALLED ONLY THE 2010 HHR FOR THIS PROBLEM, NOT THE OTHER YEAR MODELS. I PURCHASED MY 2006 HHR NEW IN DECEMBER 2005.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11055998December 21, 2017
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN OR ON FREEWAY THE POWER STEERING ALERT WILL COME ON THE DISPLAY READOUT AND THERE IS AN AUTOMATIC LOSS OF THE POWER STEERING. POWER STEERING COMES BACK AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN TURNED OFF, BUT ONLY FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN REPEATS THE LOSS. IT HAS BEEN DOING THAT EVERY DAY SINCE 12/05/2017.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11055252December 18, 2017
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE CONTACT WAS A CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN AND WENT TO SUNSET CHEVROLET (910 TRAFFIC AVE, SUMNER, WA 98390) WHERE HE RECEIVED MECHANICAL ADVISE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11051353November 29, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LINE LEAK BY LEFT REAR TIRE WHICH ALSO IS NEXT TO THE TAILPIPE. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE LINE SITS IN A POOL OF WATER THAT FORMS ON THE FRAME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11047430November 20, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WE HAD A HANDFUL OF TIMES WHERE THE LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER. WE WERE TOLD WE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT/BLINKER SWITCH AS IT WAS FAULTY DUE TO THIS VEHICLE HAVING THE "LIGHTS- AUTO ON/OFF" SWITCH LOCATED ON THIS. WE DID, IT DIDN'T FIX IT. WE WERE TOLD LOOSE HEADLIGHT BULBS. REPLACED, STILL HAPPENS. ONLY NOW, WE HAVE ZERO DIM LIGHTS BUT ONLY HEADLIGHTS IF WE TURN ON HIGHBEAMS (BRIGHTS). STILL, WE GET THE FLICKERING HEADLIGHTS, THIS DOESN'T EFFECT THE BLINKER LIGHTS, YELLOW RUNNING LIGHTS OR SEEM TO EFFECT THE BRAKE LIGHTS. PART OF THE AUTO LIGHTS DEAL IS WHEN IT'S DARK, IT WILL DIM THE DASH LIGHTS SO THEY AREN'T INTRUSIVE TO YOUR DRIVING, BUT IF IT'S BROAD DAYLIGHT, THEY WILL BRIGHTEN SO YOUR ABLE TO SEE THEM. I'LL START THE VEHICLE, AND THE DASH WILL BE COMPLETELY DIM, SO DIM YOU CAN BARELY SEE IT. AFTER DRIVING A GOOD LENGTH OF TIME (AT LEAST 30 MINUTES!) THEY'LL FLASH BETWEEN BRIGHT AND DIM, DAYLIGHT OR DARK THIS HAPPENS. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS GO COMPLETELY OUT. THEY CLAIM ALL FUSES ARE FINE AND WORDING HARNESS IS FINE BUT, OBVIOUSLY IT'S NOT. I HAVE BEEN READING SOME FORUMS IN THE CHEVYHHR.NET AND I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS ISSUE. THIS HAS CAUSED SOMEONE TO NEARLY HIT ME HEAD ON AS I WAS TRYING TO MOVE OFF THE ROAD DUE TO MY HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT, AND THEY WERE ATTEMPTING TO PASS A VEHICLE, AND HAD TO MOVE TO MY LANE TO DO SO! I HAVE CHILDREN, AND AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES END WHEN THE SUN IS GOING DOWN/IT'S DARK OUT SO TO TRAVEL HOME, THE SUN IS OFF THE HORIZON AND IT'S PITCH BLACK OUT. THIS ALSO SEEMS TO CAUSE MY BATTERY TO DRAIN, AND NEED A JUMP DAILY. I WAS TOLD MY BATTERY NEEDED REPLACED, DID THAT STILL NO FIX, TOLD IT WAS MY ALTERNATOR, STILL ISN'T FIXED. THAN I WAS TOLD I MUST BE LEAVING INTERNAL LIGHTS ON WHEN EXITING THE CAR. SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT WITH THIS VEHICLE AND IT IS VERY UNSAFE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11047527November 20, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11046051November 14, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
POWER STEERING CONSTANTLY GOES WHILE DRIVING. THERE WILL BE A DING AND IT WILL JUST CUT OUT... WHY DOESN'T THIS HAVE AN RECALL ON IT????? ITS SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS. TOOK IT TO DEALER IT WILL COST OVER 500 TO FIX. I CAN BARELY DRIVING IT A BLOCK WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT. IT STARTS 4 MINS AFTER DRIVING CAR... PLEASE HELP AND FIX!!! THIS IS DANGEROUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11043830November 6, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR FAILED TO OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,210.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11040617October 27, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
BOTH THE FUEL LINE (TANK TO ENGINE COMPARTMENT) AND THE RETURN LINE (PART OF THE EGR SYSTEM) HAVE RUSTED AND ARE LEAKING FUEL. THE RUST ON BOTH LINES EXTENDS FROM JUST IN FRONT OF THE REAR WHEEL (ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE) TO WITHIN ABOUT 6 INCHES OF THE FUEL TANK. THE LINES LEAK WHEN PRESSURIZED, I.E., WHEN FUEL IS PUSHED THROUGH THEM BY THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP, AND THEY SEEP GASOLINE AFTER THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF. THE SMELL OF GASOLINE PERMEATES THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHEN STOPPED, AND THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, AS AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. THE VEHICLE LEAVES A THIN PUDDLE OF FUEL, ABOUT 6" IN DIAMETER, BENEATH THE CAR WHEN PARKED. THE LEAK IS QUITE NEAR THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, AS WELL. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 152,800 MILES. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, HAVING PURCHASED IT FROM ROBINSON CHEVROLET, IN WHEELING, WV ON JULY 1, 2007. I AM VERY RELUCTANT TO DRIVE THE CAR, BECAUSE OF THE FIRE HAZARD THAT IT PRESENTS. FORTUNATELY, MY WIFE AND I HAVE ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WE CAN SHARE, AT LEAST UNTIL THE FUEL LEAKAGE SITUATION IS RESOLVED ON THE HHR. I DID NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PHOTOGRAPH THE RUSTED LINES WHILE THE CAR WAS ON A LIFT, BUT I DID SHOOT A PHOTO OF THE LINES WITH MY MOBILE PHONE. THE PHOTO IS OF THE AREA JUST FORWARD OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL. (SEE UPLOADED PHOTO.) IT'S NOT THE BEST IMAGE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT IT IS THE BEST THAT I COULD DO WITH THE CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11034156October 17, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO EJECT FROM THE IGNITION. IN ADDITION, A WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11033428October 15, 2017
STEERING
POWER STEERING GOES OUT RANDOMLY WHEN DRIVING, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ALSO MENTIONS SOMETHING ABOUT THE POWER STEERING AS WELL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING AND CAN BE DANGEROUS FOR ELDERLY FOLKS. YOU HAVE TO STOP AND RESTART YOUR CAR TO GET YOUR POWER STEERING WORKING AGAIN SO IT HAS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11033283October 13, 2017
TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR EQUIPPED WITH KUMHO SOLUS TA71 TIRES, SIZE: 215/55/R16 97V (NA). WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE SUFFERED A BLOWOUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE TIRE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE PLACE OF PURCHASE, BUT NO ACTION WAS TAKEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, TOOK BACK THE TIRE, STATED THAT THE TIRE FAILED DUE TO AN IMPACT TO THE TIRE, AND OFFERED A PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE TIRE WAS A REPLACEMENT TIRE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 236,079 AND THE APPROXIMATE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11018873August 22, 2017
POWER TRAIN
THE SHIFT LEVER SHOWS THE VEHICLE IN PARK BUT THE ACTUAL GEAR IS REVERSE BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE ADJUSTMENT CLIP HAS BECOME DISLODGED FROM ITS POSITION AND WILL NOT ENGAGE TO THE PROPER GEAR. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START AND IT WILL ALSO ROLL BACKWARDS WITHOUT ENGAGING THE PARKING BRAKE. IT WAS STATIONARY WHEN I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK IT BUT IT THEN ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN A HILL BECAUSE IT WAS NOT ENGAGING IN PARK AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE BEFORE I COULD APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE. THIS ISSUE IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT IS PART OF A RECALL 09V073000 FOR MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE; HOWEVER IT DOESN'T INCLUDE MY YEAR OR VIN SO THE DEALERS ARE NOT TRYING TO REPAIR IT FOR ME WITHOUT COST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11013050August 6, 2017
STEERING
POWER STEERING WENT OUT. MESSAGE INDICATED POWER STEERING ON DASH. I PAID DEALER$1000 TO REPLACE STEERING COLUMN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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