Chevrolet HHR Complaints

3,575 consumer complaints on file.

#10763888September 15, 2015
STEERING
OUR 2006 CHEVROLET HHR HAD TOTAL POWER STEERING LOSS AND WASN'T REGAINED UNTIL TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING. THE CAR WAS DIAGNOSED AT A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THE ERROR CODE OF C0050 WAS GIVEN, THIS IDENTIFIES THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE(PSCM). THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN, CONSISTING OF THE PSCM, WAS REPLACED. THIS IS A KNOWN STEERING SYSTEM ISSUE WITH GM AS IT HAS ALREADY BEEN ADDRESSED IN 2009-10 HHRS AND VARIOUS OTHER GM MODELS THAT HAVE THE SAME PLATFORM COMPONENTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763914September 15, 2015
STEERING
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN A CORNER, THE POWER STEERING CANCELLED OUT IN THE CAR AND VEHICLE ALMOST HIT THE MEDIAN AND ANOTHER CAR IN THE NEXT LANE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE POWER STEERING GOES AWAY MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE VEHICLE; I AM NOT A YOUNG WOMAN SO IT IS NOT EASY TO MANUVER THE TURNING OF THE CAR WHEN THE POWER STEERING GOES AWAY AND LIVE ON A LIMITED BUDGET SO THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE SHOULD MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIR AS THE PROBLEM WAS NOT DIVULGED TO THE PUBLIC WHEN THESE AUTOMOBILES WERE PUT ON SALE AND THIS IS A BAD PROBLEM WHICH IS NOW OCCURRING MORE AND MORE;
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763477September 14, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762661September 9, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I AM PICKING MY CAR BACK UP TOMORROW AND ALL MT PAPERS ARE IN IT...BACI AROUND 3/15 MY ETC LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR JERKED, THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIME OVER THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS, TOOK IT IN TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD IT FOR 2 WKS AND COULD NOT FIGURE IT OUT AND I WAS TO LET THEM KNOW IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN...8/26/15 WAS THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED AND THE ETC LIGHT CAME ON FOR ABOUT 1 1/2 SECONDS AND SLOWED ME DOWN ALMOST TO A STOP AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED!!! CALLED, TOOK IT IN AND THEY HAVE HAD IT FOR 2 WKS AND THEY CALLED AND TOLD ME SINCE THEY COULD NOT MAKE IT HAPPEN THEY COULD NOT FIX IT AND IT WAS NOT A MECHANICAL PROBLEM. I AM SCARED TO (MAYBE) DEATH TO PICK IT UP AND DRIVE IT TILL IT HAPPENS AGAIN AND MAYBE CAUSES AN ACCIDENT .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762512September 9, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 AND ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH LANES, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN AFTER THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTART AND IT RESUMED TO NORMAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762328September 8, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BURN ON THE LEFT ARM AND A NECK INJURY THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10761832September 6, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, STEERING
SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITHIN A WEEK. BOTH TIMES AT A STOP . FIRST TIME STOP SIGN, SECOND TIME STOP LIGHT. AS SOON AS I REACHED THE STOP LIGHT I LOOSE POWER STEERING. EACH TIME I TURNED ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS, PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTARTED IT. THE POWER STEERING RETURNS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761017September 2, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WHEN I WENT TO OPEN MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR THE SILVER HANDLE BROKE RIGHT IN HALF CUT MY HAND BUT I JUST CLEANED AND BANDAGED MY HAND. I COULDN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT SO I LOOKED UP THE PART . ITS A $50 BUT THEY WANT $250 AT THE DEALER. I FINALLY GOT SOME MONEY TOGETHER AND BECAUSE IT WAS WINDER AND ONE TOME THE WINDOW WAS FROZEN AND THE DOOR DIDN'T CLOSE GOOD WHEN I GOT IN SO I HAD TO STOP AND CLIMB OUT OF TBE CAR FROM THE PASSENGERS SIDE WITH A BAD BACK TOO. IM DISABLED. IT COULD HAVE BERN A DANGEROUS SITUATION BUT ANYWAY I HAS TO GATHER THE MONEY AND FIX IT BECAUSE I KNEW I COULDN'T CONTINUE TO CLIMB OUT THE PASSANGER SIDE AND WITH THE HANDLE BROKE AND THE COLD WEATHER CAUSING THE WINDOW TO BE FROZEN I HAD NO CHOICE. EVERYONE IS RIGHT GMC SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE AND WE SHOULD BE REFUNDED OUR MONEY AND AND ISSUES WE WENT THRU. ITS NOT A CHEEP CAR AND THIS PART IS LIKE MADE OF PLASTIC AND ITS $50 AND THE DEALER IS OVR CHARGING. ITS ALL WRONG. IM TIRED OF CHEVY. I DON'T KNOW WHY I BOUGHT THIS CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10761028September 2, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR LIGHT WENT ON FOR THE TRACTION WARNING . ITS A YELLOW TRIANGLE WITH CAR IN THE MIDDLE STARTED FLASHING , CAR MAKING A NOISE WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN I WAS TRYING TO STOP IT WAS MAKING A CRAKING NOISE AND COULDN'T STOP EASILY. IT WAS AS THOUGH I WAS DRIVING ON ICE AND SLIDING OR SOMETHING AND HAD NO TRACTION. IT WAS SCARY. THRN IT STOPPED AND I PROCEEDED HOME THEN IT FID IT AGAIN THEN IT STOPPED THEN GOT HOME AND HAD TO FET MY SON AT WORK SO ITS MY ONLY CAR. I TOOK A CHANCE AND WENT IN CAR AND IT DROVE FINE. TAKING TO ORILEYS TO CHECK COMPUTER TODAY. I DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY TO TK IT TO DEALER AND CHANCES ARE THEY WON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG CAUSE IT'S WORKING FINE NOW AND I'M SO SCARED CAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHEN ITS GONNA HAPPEN AGAIN. I ALSO HAVE READ WHERE MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND NO ONE REALLY KNOWS WHAT'S WRONG. I DONT WHAT TO DO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761100September 2, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. MA 10/26/2015 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760359August 31, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
CAR WAS PARKED AND NO ONE WAS INSIDE WHEN THE BACK GLASS JUST POPPED AND SHATTERED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760010August 28, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760032August 28, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WAS PERFORMED; HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK, THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED TO TURN TO THE OFF POSITION AND THE KEY DID NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED TO BE ABLE TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760075August 28, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL VEERED TO THE LEFT TOWARDS AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR BOX AND RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759055August 25, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THERE ARE POWER/ELECTRICAL SURGES. I HAVE DOCUMENT THIS SEVERAL TIMES. THE LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHTS REPEATEDLY BURNS OUT, IT DOESN'T JUST BLOW, IT CRACKS AND MELTS. TO THE POINT IT LITERALLY MELTS THE HOLDER OF THE BULB. THE SURGES ARE MORE FREQUENT. I HAVE TO CHANGE BURNT/ LITERALLY EXPLODED BULBS EVER 3-4 DAYS. AND I HAVE CALLED THE CHEVY DEALER AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THIS IS ELECTRICAL. THE POWER SURGES CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME WITH OUT NOTICE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FOR A CHEVY HHR BUT THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT LISTED IN THIS BATCH OF RECALLS FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS. I ALSO CALLED THE CHEVY HEADQUARTERS AND THEY INFORMED ME ITS MY ISSUE, THERE IS NO RECALL FOR MY CAR FOR THIS AND ITS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRENTY. SO I ASKED IM JUST TO KEEP DRIVING A CAR THAT HAS ELECTRICAL SURGES, WHAT IF IT SURGES TO THE GAS TANK OR SOMETHING. SHE SAID ITS NOT COVERED. SO, I WANT IT FORMALLY DOCUMENTED THAT A REPORT WAS ISSUED; SINCE IT IS HAPPENING ALL THE TIME. I HAVE GOTTEN PULLED OVER TWICE IN 2 MONTHS FOR THIS LIGHT. AND THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT. . THESE SURGES HAVE BEEN HAPPENING OVER THE PAST YEAR, I WAS TOLD THAT MAY BE THE REASON THAT MY PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKED UP ( CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO CUT MY DAUGHTER OUT OF IT) AND THE REASON THE WINDOWS WILL SOMETIME STOP OPERATING. BUT WILL EVENTUALLY START BACK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10758746August 24, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY, STALLED, AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY BRAKE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,918. MA 10/14 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10758855August 24, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10758691August 23, 2015
STEERING
DRIVING MY 2007 CHEVROLET HHR ON 8/16/2015 WHEN THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON AND I LOST ALL POWER STEERING IN THE CAR. I PULLED OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF. THEN I STARTED IT AGAIN AND HAD POWER STEERING BACK; BUT AFTER FEW MINUTES DRIVING, THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10750383August 21, 2015
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILED DURING HIGH SPEED ON THE FREEWAY (DIC MESSAGE COME ON "POWER STEERING"), YOU CAN STILL STEER WITH A LARGE AMOUNT OF EFFORT. THIS (STEERING) MAY BE A BIG PROBLEM FOR SOME DRIVERS; THUS RENDERING IT UNSAFE AND A POSSIBLE "CAR CRASH OR CULLISION WITH OTHERS."
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10758473August 21, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF. KEY WOULD NOT TURN. EVENTUALLY PULLED FUSE AND GOT CAR TO STOP. TOOK TO DEALER NEXT RECALLS CAME OUT LATER AND I TOOK IT IN THREE TIMES TO GET RECALL THINGS FIXED. I STILL HAVE SAME PROBLEMS AS OTHER OWNERS WITH MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, THE DIC GIVING FALSE INFORMATION SUCH AS NO AIR PRESSURE IN ONE OF THE TIRES, THE ABS AND TRACTION NEED REPAIR ETC. STEERING WHEEL ALMOST ALWAYS SHAKES WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED AND SOMETIMES SEEMS LIKE IT IS DRIVING UNDER ITS OWN CONTROL. I HAVE LOVED THE CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT WITH LESS THAN 9,000 MILES ON IT IN DECEMBER 2010, BUT I DRIVE MY HANDICAPPED HUSBAND AND ELDERLY MOTHER TO MANY DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS AND CANNOT HANDLE THE ANXIETY OF BEING AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. THERE IS ALREADY THE FEELING OF HELPLESSNESS IN CAR ACCIDENTS WITHOUT ONE DRIVING A CAR THAT CAN'T BE CONTROLLED AT ALL TIMES. AND THESE THINGS HAPPEN OUT OF THE BLUE WITHOUT WARNING. IT ISN'T LIKE YOU HAVE EVEN A FEELING THAT SOMETHING MAY BE GOING OUT OR THAT A PROBLEM IS BEGINNING. IT'S JUST BOOM, HERE'S THE SITUATION, HANDLE IT! I, AT ALL TIMES, MUST KEEP MY MIND ON THE FACT THAT MY BRAKES, STEERING, TRANSMISSION AND/OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MAY FAIL AS I AM DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. THIS DOES NOT MAKE FOR A CALM DRIVING EXPERIENCE. NERVOUSNESS AND HIGH ANXIETY IS NOT A CONDITION THAT ANYONE SHOULD BE IN WHEN HANDLING A POTENTIALLY DEADLY WEAPON IN AND AROUND OTHER PEOPLE, ANIMALS AND VEHICLES. ALL THESE OTHER OWNERS CAN'T BE WRONG, MAYBE GMC SHOULD JUST RECALL THE WHOLE CAR AND LET US GET ONE WE DON'T HAVE TO BE AFRAID OF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, SO WE CAN CONCENTRATE ON OUR OWN AND OTHER PEOPLE'S DRIVING TO PREVENT THEM..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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