2008 CHEVROLET HHR Complaints

2008 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED PRIOR TO THE RECALL, HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE STARTING THE VEHICLE, AND THE KEY WOULD NOT GO ALL THE WAY IN THE IGNITION. THE CONSUMER IT HAS BEEN TWO MONTHS, SINCE HE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE, AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE.

AROUND APRIL MY CAR STARTED TO HAVE A HARD TIME ACCELERATING. A WARNING CANE ON THE DASH THAT READ "LOOSING ENGINEPOWER" OR WORDS TO THAT EFFECT. WHEN I WOULD BRAKE MY CAR WOULD SHAKE. WHEN I WOULD DRIVE AT ABOUT 35 MY CAR STEERING WHEEL WOULD START B TO SHAKE AND WAS HARD TO CONTROL. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD THE OIL CHANGE, ALL FOUR BREAKS REPLACED, THE TECH TOOK A RIDE WITH ME TO HEAR AND FEEL WHAT MY CAR HAD BEEN DOING. HE SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS BUT RAN A DIAGNOSTIC ON IT AND IT SAID MULTIPLE THINGS MAYBE WRONG WITH, SUCH AS THE FUEL INJECTOR, THE TURBO HAD CAME UP AND A FUEL REGULATOR AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I ASKED IF IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND THEY INSURED ME IT WAS. MY CAR CONTINUED TO MAKE ALL THESE SOUNDS AND STRUGGLED TO ACCELERATE AND THE BREAKS WERE STILL SLIPPING. ON APRIL 17TH I WAS DRIVING ON MY SON'S FIELD TRIP AND SUDDENLY MY CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER. I PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE AT THE TRUCK STOP. I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND OIL WAS EVERY WHERE. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. THEY SAID THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKE, CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO MY ENGINE. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE MY ENGINE. HAD MY CAR BEEN PROPERLY DIAGNOSED, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED. I AM NOW OUT I FOUND A VEHICLE DUE TO THIS MISDIAGNOSIS. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATIONS OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 14V047000 (AIR BAG, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A DATE WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS ADVISED HER THAT THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT PERFORMED IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THERE WERE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER THEY DID ADVISED THE CONTACT BY PHONE THAT THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE DEVELOPED TIRE FLAT SPOTS AND THE ROTORS COULD HAVE SEIZED DUE TO THE VEHICLE SEATING FOR TWO MONTHS ON DEALERS LOT WAITING FOR PARTS IN ORDER TO REPAIR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000(AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,551.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V1710000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE IGNITION SWITCH SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

AT ANY GIVEN TIME I LOSE MY POWER STEERING. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT WORKS FOR AWHILE BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNS. I DID SEE WHERE THEY ISSUED A RECALL FOR 2009 AND LATER BUT DID NOT INCLUDE 2008 HOWEVER THEY DID SAY THAT THEY WOULD HONOR LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE POWER STEERING MOTOR ON MY CAR BUT WHEN I TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER THEY SAY THIS VIN NUMBER IS NOT UNDER A RECALL WHEN I TELL THEM IT IS UNDER A LIFETIME WARRANTY THEY LOOK AT ME LIKE I HAVE TWO HEADS. CAN YOU SEND ME ANYTHING THAT I CAN GIVE TO THE DEALER SO THEY WILL FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

2008 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER STEERING WENT OUT. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14E021000 (IGNITION SWITCH). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PART DELAY. THERE WERE NO FAILURES.