2009 CHEVROLET HHR Complaints

TOOK MY CAR N FOR THE ENGINE RECALL FIVE DAYS LATER I NOTICE MY HEAD LIGHT ON THE LEFT SIDE IS OUT. ON THE 18TH IM INFORMED BY OTHER DRIVERS THAT MY BRAKE LIGHT ON THE LEFT SIDE IS OUT. PLUS ONE OF MY TURN SIGNAL LIGHT IS OUT. BASICALLY THE LIGHTS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MY CAR ARE OUT. ALSO THE STEERING WILL SHAKE WHILE SLOWING DOWN AND SLOWING IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *TR

THEY NEED TO GIVE RENTAL CARS UNTILTHEY GET THE PARTS IN THIS WOULD INSURE OUR SAFETY AND SPEED UP THE PROCESS THAT THEY SAY THEY ARE MAKING THE PARTS AS FAST AS POSSIBLE .THAT'S JUST NOT ACCEPTABLE. FIX OUR CARS RIGHT NOW I AM NOT READY TO DIE IN GM JUNK. MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON SAYS IT NEEDS SERVICE WELL FIX IT GM. I CANT WORRY ALL THE TIME THE STRESS IS TO MUCH. *TR

PULLED IN TO DRIVEWAY AND WENT TO EXIT VEHICLE. THE PLASTIC DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF IN MY HAND. THIS BASICALLY LEFT ME STUCK IN THE VEHICLE UNLESS I CRAWLED OVER THE CENTER CONSOLE OR UNLESS I WAS ABLE TO ROLL DOWN THE ELECTRIC WINDOW, PIVOT IN THE SEAT, AND REACH THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE. OBVIOUSLY IN AN ACCIDENT, OR VEHICLE FIRE, THE EXTRA TIME NEEDED TO EXIT, IF THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF, IS UNACCEPTABLE. A VERY BASIC INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE MODEL. AN INCONVENIENCE FOR A YOUNGER DRIVER BUT THIS COULD BE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE FOR AN OLDER, LESS PHYSICAL DRIVER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT DID NOT CONFIRM IF THE VIN WAS INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,135. UPDATED 09/05/14*LJ UPDATED 12/3/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER NUMEROUS TIMES AND WERE UNCERTAIN OF WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE.

WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE INTO A GRADUAL LEFT TURN, A SERIES OF CHIMES SOUNDED FROM THE VEHICLE AND A MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED IN THE COMMUNICATIONS CENTER STATING THE MESSAGE "POWER STEERING". THE VEHICLE HAD LOST POWER ASSISTED STEERING BUT RETAINED MANUAL STEERING. THIS WAS RESET BY TURNING THE VEHICLE IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN AUGUST 2009( SPECIAL AUTO PROGRAM) AND HAD TO RETURN IN AUGUST 2009 FOR THE DRIVERS AIRBAG LIGHT KEPT FLASHING ON AND OFF. THE REPAIRED WAS DONE (NECESSARY TO REPLACE & PROGRAM PASS PRESENCE MODULE ) AT THAT TIME. I STARTED HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE THIS YEAR AND BROUGHT IT BACK FOR SERVICE AGAIN 6/20/14. PAID $315.00 TO BE REPAIRED AND PICKED IT UP TODAY AND THE FLASHING LIGHT IS STILL ON. MY CONCERN IS THIS MAY ALSO BE A FACTORY DEFECT ALSO THAT HAS NOT BEEN DETECTED. I AM FEELING A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE AIRBAG BEING REPAIRED AND STILL DOING THE SAME THING. I AM A SENIOR AND I TRAVEL ALWAYS WITH A 33 YEAR OLD TOTALLY DISABLED CHILD. IF MY AIRBAG IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY , YOU WOULD HAVE TWO PEOPLE IMPACTED BY THIS. NOW I WAS TOLD TO BRING IT BACK BUT AS ISAID I AM NOT FEELING TO GOOD ABOUT THE JOB REALLY BEING DONE. AS A CONSUMER WHAT CAN I DO OTHER THEN HAVE THIS ON FILE WITH YOUR OFF? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14E021000 (IGNITION SWITCH). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTIFICATION. IN ADDITION, ONE OF THE DOORS ON THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE OPENED. THE CONTACT HAD TO OPEN THE WINDOW IN ORDER TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAG, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE AND WOULD NOT ARRIVE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.