2008 CHEVROLET HHR Complaints

FOR THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS THE POWER STEERING HAS LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING IF I SHUT MY CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON IT WILL GO BACK TO NORMAL, BUT NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL KICK OUT AGAIN, THE ELECTRIC IS CUTTING IN AND OUT, THE LOCK ON DRIVERS SIDE WONT WORK WHEN USING KEY WHICH HAPPENS PERIODICALLY ESPECIALLY WHEN IT RAINS, MY AUTOMATIC START STOPPED WORKING INCLUDING MY KEY-LESS ENTRY WILL NOT UNLOCK MY DOORS OR LOCK MY DOORS EVEN THOUGH I HAVE CHANGED THE BATTERY. I WORK FOR THE YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU/CHILDREN'S BUREAU OF STATE OF INDIANA AS A CASE MANAGER SO OFTEN I HAVE TO TRANSPORT CLIENTS TO DESTINATIONS, DOCTORS, FOOD PANTRY ETC. I CANNOT TAKE THE CHANCE OF BEING IN A WRECK WITH CLIENTS, WHICH HAS ALL MOST HAPPENED WHEN I TOOK A CURVE WHILE BY MYSELF LUCKILY. WHEN I CONTACTED THE CHEVY DEALER ABOUT RECALLS HE STATED THERE WAS ONLY AN IGNITION SWITCH RECALL, WHICH I BEG TO DIFFER I HAVE BEEN ON NUMEROUS WEBSITES WHERE MANY OTHER HHR OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME THING I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT, I ASKED THE CHEVY DEALERS MAINTENANCE GUY IF I COULD GET A RENTAL WHILE WAITING FOR IT TO BE FIXED BECAUSE OF MY JOB, HE STATED THAT HE HAD TO ORDER THE PART AND THEN HE WOULD CALL ME WHEN IT ARRIVED FOR ME TO BRING MY CAR IN AND IT WOULD TAKE ONLY AN HOUR TO TWO HOURS TO FIX, SO WHILE WE ARE STILL WAITING NOW FOR TWO WEEKS I AM PUTTING MY CLIENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN IN JEOPARDY OVER AN ISSUE I AM NOT AT FAULT FOR, I PERSONALLY FEEL THAT CHEVY SHOULD COVER THE COST OF A RENTAL CAR UNTIL ALL ISSUE ARE TAKEN CARE OF PROPERLY. THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME OWNING A CHEVY, AND AFTER WHAT THE MAINTENANCE MAN SAID ABOUT NOT LETTING ME HAVE A RENTAL EVEN THOUGH I WORK FOR COUNTY AND STATE ORGANIZATIONS I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED IN CHEVY I AM IN THE PROCESS OF LOOKING FOR A NEW CAR AND NOT SURE IF I WILL PURCHASE ANOTHER CHEVY AFTER THIS!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THE LOCKS FAILED. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED DAILY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN AND THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,124 .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED MAKING THE STEERING WHEEL VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AND EACH TIME A CHIME ALARM WOULD ACTIVATE BEFORE THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000...UPDATED 09-24-14 *BF

I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR DIED AND I LOST MY POWER STEERING AND HIT THE DITCH AND APPARENTLY HIT SOMETHING IN THE DITCH AND BUSTED MY OIL PAN. NOW I CANNOT TELL IF MY MOTOR LOCKED UP OR WHAT. IT WILL NOT START. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME MY CAR HAS DIED WHILE DRIVING. *TR

JUST A FYI I CONTACTED MY LOCAL NEWS STATION AND WAS INFORMED TO CALL THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND ALSO THE BBB (312)-832-0500 TO GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS REALLY HURT SINCE THEY SEEM NOT TO WANT TO HELP US WITH THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000. UPDATED 10/22/2014 UPDATED 02/03/15*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED ON ITS OWN AND THE ENGINE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000. UPDATED 10/22/14*CN UPDATED 08/28/2017*CT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO UNLOCK WHEN USING THE REMOTE ACCESS AND WERE VERY DIFFICULT TO PULL UP MANUALLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.