2009 CHEVROLET HHR Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,325. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,350.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED SEVERAL TIMES. THE FAILURE RECURRED RANDOMLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,965. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY SERVICE ESC LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE ROAD TRACTION PICTURE AND MY CAR STARTED JERKING AND SHAKING AFTER A FEW MINUTES MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MY HUSBAND THOUGHT IT WAS MISFIRING SO HE CHANGED OUT THE SPARK PLUGS BUT IT IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. THE ESC LIGHT WILL GO OFF FOR A FEW MILES BUT WILL CAME BACK ON. *TR

THIS IS MY 2ND HHR FIRST WAS GREAT THIS IS HORRIBLE. FIRST PROBLEM WAS MY LOCKING MECHANISM ON DRIVERS SIDE WOULD NOT WORK. AFTER THE THIRD TIME IN THE DEALERSHIP THEY CHANGED OUT THE LOCK MECHANISM. THEN I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY WINDOW NOT ROLLING DOWN AND MY DASH LIGHT GOING OUT FOR A PERIOD OF 2-3 SECONDS. THEY FIXED THE WINDOW BUT COULD NEVER FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE DASH. THEN MY AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON I HAD TO TAKE IN TWICE FOR THIS INCIDENT. MY STEERING PROBLEM STARTED WHEN I TOOK MY SON IN TO DO HIS DRIVING TEST AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. WE PARKED THE CAR GAVE IT A FEW MINUTES AND STARTED DRIVING AGAIN, DID THE TEST AND ON THE WAY HOME IT HAPPENED AGAIN. WE HAVE JUST HAD TO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER A LONG DRIVE, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO HAVE A VERY STRANGE SMELL AND THE CONTACT FELT SICK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BATTERY AND BATTERY TUBE WAS LEAKING AND THE FLUID HAD BREACHED THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 38,000. *TR

I WAS SITTING WITH THE CAR IDLE AT HOME AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. I LOOKED IT UP AND IT SAID THAT THE AIR BAG IS MORE THAN LIKELY DEFECTED DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE AIR BAG COULD GO OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING OR NOT GO OFF IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR FAILED AND IS NOW IN OPERABLE. IT HAPPENED RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. THE CAR CAN BARELY BE TURNED, AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR

I TURNED THE KEY AND STARTED MY CAR AND THEN I COULDN'T TURN IT OFF. I COULD TAKE THE KEY OUT BUT IT WOULDN'T SHUT OFF > I SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY PROBLEMS ONLINE LIKE THIS BUT I DON'T SEE A RECALL. THIS IS GOING TO COST ME ALMOST $ 500.00. *TR

IN LATE 2010, I DECIDED TO BUY MY WIFE A CAR; FIRST I BOUGHT A CHEVY COBALT FIRST WEEK OF HAVING IT I WAS HAVING TOO MANY PROBLEMS, SO I TOLD IT BACK TO THE DEALER (LUCKY MY COUSIN KNEW THE OWNER OF THE DEALER), I WAS ABLE TO TRADE IT IN FOR A HHR. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF 50 OR SO MILE I WENT TO TURN THE CORNER AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO TURN, I PROCEEDED TO GET THE CAR IN A PARKING LOT TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON AND TO SEE IF I NEEDED SO POWER STEERING, COULD NOT FIND A PLACE TO PUT THE POWER STEERING FLUID. SO I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND AFTER AROUND 5 MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE FOR ANOTHER MILE AND IT DID THE SAME THING. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE CORNER; IT WAS LIKE HAVING MANUAL STEERING. I WAS IN NEW JERSEY AND I HAD TO DRIVE BACK TO MARYLAND WITHOUT POWER STEERING. WHEN I TOOK IT TO ONE OF MY SHOPS IT GET MY CAR FIX AT ALL THE TIME HE INFORMED MY THE HHR'S HAS ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING PUMP THAT CAN ONLY BE FIX BY THE DEALER. WENT ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF I WAS THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND COME TO FIND OUT THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE CHEVY COBALT AND HHR, HOWEVER THERE ARE ONLY RECALLS FOR COBALTS, NOT THE HHR THESE TWO VEHICLES ARE MADE BY THE SAME COMPANY. CAN YOU PLEASE RESPOND, BECAUSE IM STILL TRYING TO GET THE MONEY TOGETHER TO GET IT FIX; I KNOW ITS GOING TO COST ME A ARM AND LEGS TO GET IT FIXED, BECAUSE I HAVE TO GO TO THE DEALER, TOO BAD BECAUSE THE MAKERS OF THESE CARS HAVE ALL THE MONEY AND THEY KEEP PIMPING OUT THE CONSUMERS. REAL SAD. OH FEEL FREE TO CALL ME AND TO SHARE MY LETTER WITH THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER. MY HHR IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY UNTIL I GET THE MONEY TO FIX IT, HOPEFULLY SOON. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE A 2009 HHR THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE IN MOTION IF YOU STOP THE VEHICLE AND TURN OFF IT WILL HAVE POWER STEERING AGAIN FOR A WHILE THE SAME THING HAPPENS. *TR