Chevrolet HHR Complaints (2010)

516 consumer complaints on file.

#10883437July 7, 2016
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING LIGHT RECENTLY HAS STARTED COMINGS ON RESULTING IN THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT WHILE I AM DRIVING. INITIALLY IT WENT OUT WHEN I WAS TURNING A CORNER, TODAY IT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE I HAVE A HARD TIME TRYING TO STEER IT OFF THE ROAD ANYTIME IT HAPPENS. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL TAKEN CARE OF AND AM NOW WONDERING IF THIS IS A RELATED PROBLEM. I'VE REALLY ENJOYED MY HHR BUT AM VERY UNHAPPY THAT THIS IS GOING ON AND AM NOW VERY NERVOUS TO TRY TO DRIVE IT TO A AUTO REPAIR, THE NEAREST BEING 75 MILES AWAY. THIS STARTED HAPPENING 5 DAYS AGO ON JULY 3, 2016.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10876463June 24, 2016
STEERING
FINANCED HHR 2010 FROM BLOOMINGTON LINCOLN AUGUST 2014. DECEMBER 2014 TRACTION LIGHT ON. SNOWING. CAR SLIDING DANGEROUSLY. WENT TO NEARBY TIRES PLUS. ARMS REPLACED AND 4 NEW TIRES. $1800.00, TIRES PLUS. 2015 TOTAL CHECK AT CHEVY DEALER GAVE CAR OVERALL APPOVAL. DID NOT MENTION ARMS. 2016 JUNE. ARMS ARE WORN AND LOOSE, AND HAZARDOUS TO DRIVER AND WITHIN WARRANTY TO HAVE TOTAL REPAIR AT TIRESPLUS. . THE ARMS DISFUNCTION CAUSED FRONT TIRES TO BLOW OUT. JUNE 2016 DRIVING ON HWY 694W. LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW. TOWED TO NEARBY TIRESPLUS A DIFFERENT ONE. THEY FOUND FAULTY ARMS CAUSED TIRES WORN BEYOND EXPECTATION. THE 2 FRONT TIRES. THE BACK TIRES ARE NICE. TIRES ARE WITHIN TIRES PLUS WARRANTY ALSO. TIRES PLUS WILL NOT COMPLY AND BLAMES FAULTY PARTS MANUFACTER RESPONSIBLE. PLEASE CHECK THIS AS POSSIBLE RECALL. I FILED SMALL CLAIMS LITIGATION. JUNE 23, 2016 AND WILL TARGET ALL OF THEM. MANUFACTURER 1ST. MY FINAL PYMT IS DUE 11/2018 ON THIS CAR. I BELEIVE CAR DEALER SHOULD OF BEEN FAIR TO ME WHEN I BROUGHT IT BACK 3 DAYS LATER. DEALER DENIED ME BECAUSE I DID NOT GET A WARRANTY. TIRESPLUS SEEMS VALID OF DECISION NOT TO FIX DUE TO RECALL POSSIBILITY. I AGREE. THE MANUFACTURER AND CHEVY NEED BE INVESTIGATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875287June 20, 2016
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING MOTOR WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN A BUSY STREET. I WAS LUCKY AT THE TIME TO BE ABLE TO PULL SAFELY OVER WITH MUCH EFFORT. I CHECKED RECALL LIST AND ALTHOUGH 2010 WAS LISTED AS RECALLED STEERING MOTORS, MY VIN # WAS NOT LISTED AS ONE. I HAD TO PAY OVER $300 TO REPLACE. WHY NOT MY VIN FOR THAT YEAR? DEFECTIVE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874766June 17, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. AFTER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE OPERATED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874465June 15, 2016
AIR BAGS, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 10-25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY AND EPS MOTOR CONTROLLER UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UPDATED 08/17/16*LJ CONSUMER STATED FOR SOME REASON, THE DESCRIBED FAILURES WERE ANNOUNCED AS RECALLS ON OTHER 2010 CHEVROLET HHR VEHICLES, BUT NOT THIS MAKE/ MODER, ACCORDING TO THE VIN. THE POWER STEERINGG LOCKED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND MADE DRIVING CONDITIONS VERY DANGEROUS. AS WELL AS IF THE AIRBAG HAD OPENED AT ANYTIME, WITHOUT BEING IN AN ACCIDENT. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ALSO MALFUNCTIONS LOCKING/UNLOCKING DOORS AND OPENING/ CLOSING WINDOWS, AND THE VEHICLE SKIPS AT SPEEDS 10-40 MPH. UPDATED 6/11/18*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873760June 12, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SUSPENSION
CHANGED VVT SENSOR & SERVICE ESC & SERVICE TRACTION WARNINGS APPEARED ON DISPLAY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON ALSO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870742May 25, 2016
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CONNECTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10863461May 5, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
FRONT HEADLIGHTS, LOW BEAM AND HIGH BEAM, NOT WORKING BECAUSE BULB WIRE CONNECTOR WAS MELTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10863040May 4, 2016
STEERING
POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILS..STARTED RANDOMLY BUT NOW HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE..CAN DRIVE APPROX. 1 MILE EACH TIME WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE POWER ASSIST FAILS....DEALER INFORMS ME MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL...THIS STARTED HAPPENING SHORTLY AFTER BREAKING 80,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE...THE MILEAGE SEEMS TO BE CONCURRENT WITH MOST OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THIS PROBLEM..I AM LEARY OF DEALER REPAIRING THIS AS THEY TOLD ME TO CHECK MY POWER STEERING FLUID, BUT THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT USE POWER STEERING FLUID.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10855535April 14, 2016
STEERING
TAKATA RECALL 2010 CHEVY HHR LOOSES POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED ON 4/8/2016 AND 4/13/2016. NHTSA ISSUED RECALL BULLETIN 14115B JULY 2014 BUT LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAYS IT DOES NOT AFFECT MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE SINCE IT DOES NOT COME UP WHEN VIN IS SEARCHED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854649April 10, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS VEHICLES SAFETY CHIMES CAN SHUT OFF CAUSING OWNER TO BE LOCKED OUT OF THE VEHICLE WITH KEYS STILL IN IGNITION. THIS OCCURS WHEN PARKED AND TURNED OFF OR WHEN PARKED AND ENGINE RUNNING. SMALL OCCUPANTS AS INFANTS CHILDREN AND PETS COULD BE TRAPPED IN A FREEZING OR HOT CAR. THIS VEHICLE HAS NO INTERIOR HATCHBACK DOOR OPENER AND CAN ESSENTIALLY PIN OCCUPANTS IN A ACCIDENT INTO THE VEHICLE IF FORWARD DOORS ARE DAMAGED DURING ACCIDENT. THE ONLY ESCAPE COMES FROM REMOVING PLASTIC HOUSING AND USING A SCREWDRIVER TO A HIDDEN LATCH INSIDE THE DOOR HOUSING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10851714March 25, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DOOR HANDLES BREAK EASILY AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE EACH AND DRIVERS HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. ALSO OPENING REAR DOORS FROM OUTSIDE OF THE CAR, THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR DOES NOT LOCK ANY LONGER AND YOU CAN NOT GET OUT THE DOOR WITHOUT FIGHTING WITH THE LOCK ON REAR PASSENGER SIDE. THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE YOU HAVE TO JERK THE DOOR FORWARD AND SOMETIMES IT WILL OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. YOU CANNOT OPEN IT FROM INSIDE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10849590March 14, 2016
STEERING
MY CAR WAS RECALLED AND REPAIRED FOR BAD POWER STEERING MOTOR AND IT HAS BROKE AGAIN AND DEALER WANTS ME TO PAY FOR REPAIRS I WAS JUST DRIVING TO WORK THAT MORNING AND THE STEERING BECAME HARD TO TURN AND NO WARNING LIGHTS THE LASTIME IT HAPPENED THE CAR HAD 84,117 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839077February 29, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MOTOR ASSIST SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. I START THE CAR AND WITHIN 2 MINUTES THE CAR IS SAYING THAT THE EPS IS NOT FUNCTIONING AND STEERING THE CAR BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. ALL THE TIME. VERY UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED ESPECIALLY TURNING. I WOULD LIKE MY CAR TO BE INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10838492February 25, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE DOORS COME OPEN WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837536February 22, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837587February 22, 2016
STEERING
STEERING COLUMN LOCKS UP. CAR IS VERY,VERY,VERY HARD TO STEER. POWER STEERING GOES OUT AT ANY TIME AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF POTENTIAL ACCIDENT. I HAVE ALREADY CALLED ,02/15/2016, AND COMPLAINED ABOUT POWER STEERING LOCK UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10826104February 15, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
KEY FOB IS INOPERABLE EXCEPT FOR THE LOCATE CAR OPTION. UNABLE TO LOCK/UNLOCK DOORS OR ARM SECURITY SYSTEM. GOT A NEW BATTERY AND THOUGHT THAT MIGHT FIX IT, BUT IT'S STILL INOPERABLE. THIS CAR IS BARELY 6 YEARS OLD AND IT SHOULD NOT BE HAVING ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS. THIS CAR THAT WAS RATED WITH ONE OF THE HIGHEST SAFETY RATINGS FOR IT'S TYPE AND THAT IS WHY I PURCHASED IT. NOW I CANNOT EVEN ARM THE ANTI-THEFT DEVICE TO SAFEGUARD MY CAR AND ANYTHING IN IT. WINDOWS DON'T ROLL DOWN, DOOR HANDLES BREAK OFF, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS NOT REPORTING THE CORRECT INFORMATION, THE STEERING IS LOCKING UP AND THE PREVIOUSLY RECALLED IGNITION SWITCH IS NOT PERFORMING CORRECTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10826095February 14, 2016
AIR BAGS
THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT KEPT APPEARING. IT WOULD BE ON FOR A FEW DAYS, THEN GO OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD APPEAR. THE LIGHT DESIGNATING SEAT BELT USE FOR THE PASSENGER WOULD NOT ISSUE A WARNING SOUND AND SOMETIMES WOULD NOT COME ON EVEN IF SOMEONE WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY TIME WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED ON. THIS HAS BEEN VERIFIED BY A CHEVY DEALER, BUT THEY SAY SINCE MY CAR IS NOT ONE OF THE VINS BEING RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. THEY HAVE OFFERED ME A RECONCILIATION DEAL FOR A LESSER DOLLAR AMOUNT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10826097February 14, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER
POWER WINDOWS: UNABLE TO ROLL DOWN ANY WINDOW EXCEPT THE DRIVER SIDE USING THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR PANEL. THIS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DOOR HANDLES BREAKING OFF WHEN THE CAR WAS BARELY 3 YEARS OLD, MAKES IT A SAFETY CONCERN SHOULD I NEED TO GET OUT OF THE CAR THROUGH THE WINDOWS. I AM ABLE TO ROLL THE WINDOWS UP WHEN USING THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR PANEL BUTTON, JUST UNABLE TO ROLL THEM DOWN. THIS STARTED OUT WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW NOT WORKING, THEN WENT TO THE REAR DRIVER SIDE AND NOW THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW CAN ONLY BE LOWERED BY LOCKING THEN UNLOCKING THE WINDOW AND APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE WINDOW SWITCH AT AN ANGLE. IF I NEEDED TO GET MY SERVICE DOG OUT OF THE BACK SEAT AND WAS UNABLE TO USE THE DOOR, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO LOWER THE WINDOW WITHOUT EFFORT. THIS PUTS HER LIFE OR THE LIFE OF A HUMAN WHO MAY BE PRESENT IN THE BACK SEAT AT SERIOUS RISK. THIS SLOWLY STARTED A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND HAS ESCALATED. THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER, RIVERSIDE CHEVY IN ROME, GEORGIA, IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THE COST IS TOO MUCH FOR MY DISABILITY INCOME TO COVER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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