2009 CHEVROLET HHR Complaints

ON APRIL 28, 2014, WHILE TAKEN A CURVE POWER STEERING (PS) STOPPED WORKING, LOST CONTROL AND DAMAGE ONLY WHEEL COVER, FORTUNATELY THE AREA A CAME TO A FULL STOP WAS CLEAR OF CAR AND PEOPLE. THE PS WORKED FINE SOON AFTER THAT. AGAIN, ON MAY 10, 2014 THE PS WENT OUT AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME I WAS TAKING A SMALL TURN AND WAS ABLE TO CONTROL STEERED IT IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. PRESENTLY WE ARE RESEARCHING THE MALFUNCTION TO CURE THE PROBLEM, BUT UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN INTO SIDE STREET. WARNING MESSAGE ON DASH. CAR WAS BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP, EXPECTING PROBLEM TO BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE UNDER GM RECALL/BULLETIN 14115 OR 14119, BUT WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT THIS VIN HAD NO STEERING RECALLS OR BULLETINS AS OF YET. PAID ALMOST $1000 TO REPLACE COLUMN AND POWER STEERING MOTOR. I WOULD EXPECT TO BE REIMBURSED. THIS IS A COMPANY OWNED VEHICLE. *TR

SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT IT'S A COMMON ISSUE IN HHRS AND COBALTS, DUE TO POORLY DESIGNED PARTS. GM SAYS I HAVE TO PAY TO FIX IT. I'M ALSO TOLD THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT, MAKING THIS CAR UNDRIVEABLE. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS AND SHOULD BE LISTED ON A RECALL IMMEDIATELY, IF BOTH GM AND RANDOM MECHANICS KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION MODULE AND THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED .THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) OR 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54000.

POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. RESTARTED VEHICLE AND POWER STEERING RESUMED WORKING. OVER NEXT TWO WEEKS INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING BECAME MORE FREQUENT. A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VIN NUMBER. THEREFORE CHEVROLET WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE FOR REPAIR AT THEIR EXPENSE. THE SYMPTOMS ARE THE SAME AS IN NHTSA COMPLAINT NUMBER 14V153000. *TR

THE ESC LIGHT CAE ON AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER, TURN, AND JERKING WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES. I'VE TAKEN MY HHR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 3 AND 4 OF APRIL 2014 FOR SOFTWARE UPDATE. BACK TO DEALERSHIP ON 7,8,9, FOR COMPUTER, HOWEVER THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE. 17 APRIL SAME ISSUES AS THE 3 RD. 21 ST TO TWEAK THE ESC PROBLEMS. I HAVE SPOKE WITH [XXX] THE SERVICE MANAGER AT RINKE CHEVROLET 586 754 7000. I HAVE LEFT SEVERAL MESSAGES FOR ED RINKE THE DEALERSHIP OWNER. I NEED MY VEHICLE TO BE SAFE! CAN YOU PLEASE ASSIST ME [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE AFFINITY TOURING TIRES SIZE P215/55 R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO OVER INFLATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGES, VIN AND DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

POWER STEERING IS INTERMITENTLY GOING OUT. I CAN TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN AND IT WORKS FOR A WHILE THEN GIVES OUT AGAIN. *TT

MY AIR BAG SERVICE INDICATOR LIGHT TURNS ON INTERMITTENTLY. AT LEAST 5 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR, NO ACCIDENTS, NO PROBLEM SEEN WITH AIR BAGS BY SERVICE DEPT AT DEALER. ???? .THE SAFETY LOCK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE CONTROLS FOR ALL PASSENGER WINDOWS DOES NOT LOCK THE WINDOW OPERATION. BRAKING SYSTEM PROBLEM IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. IVE RETURNED TO THE MECHANIC 4 TIMES HAD MY BRAKE PADS CHANGED, ROTORS TURNED, ROTORS RESURFACED , ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.....STEERING WHEEL SHUDDERING BAD WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE. THE ROTORS OVERHEAT AND WARP, BUT I WILL DRIVE ONLY 2 BLOCKS AND IT HAPPENS. DON'T THINK THAT IS ENOUGH TO OVERHEAT THE ROTORS. *JS