2008 CHEVROLET HHR Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHEN PROMPTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 06/29/17*LJ UPDATED 09/21/2017*JS

STEERING WILL LOCK UP AND LOSS OF POWER STEERING WILL OCCUR. THIS HAS HAPPEN WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION OR PARKED AND ENGINE TURNED ON. WHEN IN MOTION WILL PULL OVER AND STOP ENGINE WAIT A WHILE AND POWER STEERING RETURNS, WHEN IN PARKED WILL TURN ON ENGINE IF POWER STEERING IS ABSENT WILL TURN OFF ENGINE WAIT AWHILE AND POWER STEERING WILL RETURN, THIS HAS HAPPEN FREQUENTLY.

SO I PURCHASED A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR AND HAVE CONSTANTLY HAD TROUBLE WITH IT! HERE GOES THE LAST ONE! THE ESC MESSAGE SHOWED UP IN THE DIC WITH A MESSAGE ABOUT THE POWER STEERING! I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM. WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS MY STEERING ANGLE POSITION SENSOR AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. I HAVE SEEN THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES! CHEVROLET SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY THAT I'M PAYING $1400 TO REPLACE THIS! I PURCHASED THE BEST EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THEM THERFORE IT WOULD BE OUT OF POCKET! THE CAR IS EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER WHILE IN THIS STAGE. SO UNTIL A RECALL IS MADE ABOUT THIS I WOULD TOTALLY LET EVERY ONE I KNOW TO NEVER PURCHASE THESE VEHICLES! I WILL NEVER EVER PURCHASE ANOTHER CAR FROM THAT DEALER!

STARTING SMELLING FUEL ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO AND NOW IT'S REALLY STRONG. LOOKS LIKE THE LINE IS RUSTING OUT NEAR REAR TIRE. I WOULD THINK THAT IS VERY UNUSUAL FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 9 YEARS OLD. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE I AM FINDING A LOT OF HHR OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL IN MY OPINION AND IS DANGEROUS I WOULD THINK.

MY REPAIRS TO MY RECALL WAS NOT DONE CORRECTLY BACK WHEN I HAD LIVED IN NEW YORK AT AN ALBANY, NEW YORK NAMED DEPAULA CHEVROLET AND TWO OF THE RECALLS I HAD CALLED DEPAULA CHEVROLET ABOUT AND I HAD TOLD THEM THAT IT WAS DOING THAT PROBLEM AND THEY HAD REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM ABOUT I NOW PRESENTLY RESIDE IN ATHENS, GA AS OF TODAY AND SO FORWARD

STARTED GETTING A GAS SMELL IN THE GARAGE WHEN COMMING BACK HOME. TODAY I NOTICED THAT IT WAS DRIPPING GAS FROM UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER SEAT. FIRE HAZARD. THIS CAR IS ONLY 8 YEARS OLD, HAVE NEVER HAD ANOTHER CAR THAT HAD A FUEL LINE LEAK. LEAKING RAW FUEL TO THE GROUND WHEN RUNNING LUCKILY I SAW IT AND WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR TILL I GET IT FIXED.

I NOTICED STRONG GAS SMELL WHILE CAR IS RUNNING, EXHAUST MAKING FUNNY SOUND. FUEL LINE LEAKING ON DRIVERS SIDE REAR, RIGHT NEXT TO EXHAUST PIPE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS INJURY IF CAR HAD EXPLODED OR CAUGHT FIRE!

LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. RECEIVE A 3 CHIME WARNING AND POWER STEERING WARNING APPEARS ON DASH BOARD AS POWER STEERING IS LOST. HAPPENED WHILE TURNING ON LOCAL STREETS.

I AM UNABLE TO GET GM OR MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO COMPLETE THE TWO OUTSTANDING SAFETY RECALLS IN A TIMELY MANOR. I'VE BEEN EXTREMELY PATIENT BUT THEY REFUSE TO ACCOMMODATE MY SIMPLE NEEDS. I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH CHEVY OF SOUTH ANCHORAGE (DEALERSHIP) SINCE 4/8/2015 ATTEMPTING TO SCHEDULE THE WORK FOR THE WEEKEND OR GET A LOANER CAR. THEY WERE UNABLE TO ACCOMMODATE MY NEEDS (A CAR WHILE MINE IS BEING REPAIRED OR A LOANER CAR). I CONTACTED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER ON 12/1/2016 AFTER REPEATEDLY BEING IGNORED OR LIED TO BY THE DEALERSHIP. FOR THE PAST THREE MONTH I'VE BEEN GETTING ABSOLUTELY NO HELP FROM CHEVROLET IN GETTING A APPOINTMENT FOR THE WEEKEND OR A LOANER CAR. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING THE CAR BUT HAVE NO ALTERNATIVE. THIS HAS CONTINUED TO CAUSE ME SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTRESS. I HAVE 57 EMAILS BETWEEN MYSELF AND CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER OR THE DEALERSHIP ATTEMPTING TO GET THIS RESOLVED ON TOP OF THE COUNTLESS PHONE CALLS, VOICEMAILS, AND NUMEROUS VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP.

THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING TURNS OFF ON A CONSTANT BASIS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND ALL POWER STEERING IS LOST !