2009 CHEVROLET HHR Complaints

CAR WAS PARKED AND NO ONE WAS INSIDE WHEN THE BACK GLASS JUST POPPED AND SHATTERED.

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.

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..

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE ELECTRONIC CONTROL PANEL FAILED TO WORK AND THE FRONT AND REAR WINDOWS FAILED TO GO UP AND DOWN WHEN USED ELECTRONICALLY. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS WORSE DURING RAINY WEATHER. AS THE FAILURE PROGRESSED, THE VENT CONTROLS FAILED TO WORK FOR HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), 14V153000 (STEERING), AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). WHILE ENTERING THE ROAD FROM A PARKING COMPLEX, THE AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL WAS TURNED ON AND SMOKE EMITTED INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE NEAR THE DASHBOARD. EXTENSIVE SMOKE WAS COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE ERUPTED INTO FLAMES AND THE FRONT WINDSHIELD MELTED DOWNWARD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED DUE TO THE FAILURE AND TOWED TO A YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 196,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEY, THE MASTER KEY OPENER WOULD NOT UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVEN OTHER TIMES. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 10/29/15*LJ UPDATED 11/22/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO ACTIVATE AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. MA 08/11/15 THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT, THE FAILURE RECURRED 14 DAYS LATER. THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED OF A MAY 2014 RECALL THAT INCLUDED THE SAME MALFUNCTIONS. THE CONSUMER WANTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR ALL ASSOCIATED ATTEMPTED REPAIRS FOR THE BRAKE LIGHTS. UPDATED 05/10/2017*JS UPDATED 11/01/2017*CN

SHORTLY AFTER WE PURCHASED OUR 2009 HHR WE RECEIVED A AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT. IT WAS RESOLVED HOWEVER WE HAVE HAD THREE ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS WITH AIR BAG LIGHTS COMING ON INCLUDING ONE THAT WE WERE CHARGED FOR REPAIR. THEN WE LEARNED THAT OUR CAR WAS ON A NATIONAL AIR BAG RECALL AND TOOK IT TO A CHEVY DEALER FOR REPAIR. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO GET THE LIGHT TO TURN OFF AND HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS A SENSOR BUT THEY CAN'T FIND WHICH ONE IS THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER IS PRIORITY CHEVROLET IN CHESAPEAKE. WE ARE VERY WORRIED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ESPECIALLY SINCE OUR HISTORY OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS ISSUE. AS OF TODAY 5/31/2015 WE ARE STILL IN SAME POSITION WITH AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STUCK ON. WE WANT TO SELL THIS LEMON BUT NO ONE WILL BUY IT WITH THAT LIGHT ON.

I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE THIS IS COMING FROM BUT IN THE MORNING WHEN I START MY HHR THERE IS A VERY STRONG ODOR OF SILICON. IT TAKES ME ABOUT 30 MIN. TO GET TO WORK AND BY THE TIME I GET TO WORK I HAVE THE WORST HEADACHE FROM SMELLING THIS THE WHOLE TRIP. IT IS STRONGER WHEN THE A/C IN ON. NOT SURE IF THIS IS WHERE IT IS COMING FROM BUT IT WILL MAKE YOU NAUSEATED.

INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT FLICKER CONSTANTLY, DOES THIS IN PARK AND DURING DRIVING, NOTICED LATELY THAT THE HEAD LIGHTS ARE ALSO DIMMING AT START UP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THERE WAS HESITATION WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,700.