2009 CHEVROLET HHR Complaints

2009 HHR SERIVE AIRBAG HAS BEEN ON AND OFF FOR YEARS. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN WRECKED AND NOW SINCE THE LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME, NO ONE WILL TAKE THE CAR ON TRARDE IN FOR SAFTY REASONS..I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THEY REFUSE TO CHECK THE CAR FOR FREE AND I DONT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM TO FIX ANOTHER KNOWN DEFECT..THE CAR SITS UNUSED AS WE FEEL ITS UNSAFE TO DRIVE..THERE WAS A RECALLED ISSUED FOR MANY OTHER GM MODELS ON 3/18/13 FOR THE SAME AIRBAG ISSUE BUT THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING FOR THE PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT THE HHR..THERE ARE ENDLESS LISTS OF AIRBAG PROBLEMS IN THE CHATROOMS AND GM DOES NOT CARE..I GUESS ITS CHEAPER TO PAY OFF THE VICTIMS OF THEIR DEFECTIVE CARS THEN RECALL THEM AND REPLACE THE PARTS..THEIR COST ON THE PARTS IS PENNIES ON THE DOLLAR THAT THEY CHARGE THE CUSTOMERS..THEY ARE KILLING THE TAX PAYERS THAT BAILED THEM OUT OF BANKRUPCY.. ILL BE BUYING A TOYOTA NEXT TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE AIR BAGS ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO COULD NOT DIAGNOSE WHY THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. REMAILED 08/06/2014*LJ

MY SON WAS ON HIS WAY HOME FROM COLLEGE FOR THE HOLIDAYS AND EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: WHILE DRIVING ON I-10 EASTBOUND NEAR SEALY, TX FROM AUSTIN TO HOUSTON HE HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND FOLLOWED BY A GUST OF AIR. HE PULLED OVER TO ASSESS THE SITUATION AND THAT'S WHEN HE REALIZED THE GLASS FROM THE SUNROOF HAD SOMEHOW DETACHED ITSELF FROM THE VEHICLE AND WENT AIRBORNE. IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS, CAN SOMEONE PLEASE INFORM ME. HOPEFULLY THE FLYING GLASS DID NOT INJURE ANYONE ELSE.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND DASH STARTED FLASHING AND BEEPING SAYING POWER STEERING . THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING WHILE TURNING ON SNOWY ROADS THIS AM. I PULLED OVER CHECKED FUSES. CALLED DEALER WHO STATES BRING IT IN. WHEN I RESTARTED CAR POWER STEERING WORKING AGAIN. THIS WAS A SCARY EXPERIENCE LATER TODAY AS IM DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 65 OR SO POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. MY QUESTION IS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WITH MORE RESEARCH I AM SEEING THIS IS COMMON FOR THESE CARS AND RECALLS ON OTHER CHEVROLETS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR SAME REASON. THIS IS SCARY ESPECIALLY IN NORTHEAST OHIO SNOW WEATHER AND ICY ROADS. I'VE BEEN TOLD CANT PINPOINT THIS UNTIL I TAKE IT IN TO THE SHOP WHEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. SO I GUESS I WAIT TIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN REALLY??? IF I WORK FAR FROM DEALERSHIP GUESS IM SUPPOSED TO DRIVE IT TO DEALERSHIP WHEN IT GOES OUT AT 9 PM WHAT A JOKE. HOPE THEY FIGURE OUT THIS GLITCH....HAVE TO SHARE I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN A WHILE AGO WHEN HAD LESS MILES AND THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE NOW IT RETURNS. YES HIGH MILES BUT CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED AS PER RECOMMENDATIONS SINCE OWNING IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC, WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

WHEN I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY I COULD NOT SHUT MY CAR OFF. IT WOULD NOT TURN AND I COULD NOT GET THE KEY OUT. I HAD TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER, THANKFULLY THEY WERE STILL OPEN FOR THE DAY, TO HAVE IT FIXED. I ENDED UP PAYING ABOUT $100 TO HAVE THE IGNITION CYLINDER RE-KEYED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS MALFUNCTIONING. AS A RESULT, THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

2009 CHEVY HHR , THE AIR BAG LIGHT COME ON AND GOES OFF MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY. THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT IS LOCKED UP , I PURCHASED THE POS 3 MONTHS AGO IT HAS NOT HAD ITS FIRST OIL CHANGE YET. I HAVE HEARD THE WIRING IS A ISSUE AND ITS ALL BUILT IN MEXICO WHICH MAKES ME SLEEP WELL. OBVIOUSLY ITS A BIG ISSUE BUT IM SURE WE DON'T WANT TO MAKE A BIG DEAL OF AIR BAGS FAILING AT 60,000 MILES, LOTS OF ONLINE COMPLAINTS ON AIR BAGS, IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME IN THIS CRAP CAR ITS BEEN ADDRESSED WITH THE GOV. DON'T BUY HHRS THERE OUTSOURCED JUNK, MATTER OF FACT MY 2003 2500HD IS A CRAP PILE TOO, WITH 90K ON THE CLOCK, REPLACED ALMOST EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL ON IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT INFLATER HARNESS CONNECTORS WERE CLEANED, TAPED AND LUBRICATED EACH TIME. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE INOPERABLE WHENEVER THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,297.

LOST POWER STEERING AND WILL NOT RETURN. THE POWER STEERING WAS RECALLED ON THE IMPALA AND ONE OTHER MODEL ( COBALT ) I THINK BUT NOT THE HHR. *TR