2008 CHEVROLET HHR Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A POTHOLE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,098.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO UNLOCK ALL THE DOORS FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

THE LEFT REAR POWER DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR IS INOPERATIVE. THE REAR DOOR CAN NOT BE OPENED ( FROM OUTSIDE OR INSIDE) EITHER WITH POWER ASSIST OR MANUALLY PULLING THE LOCK PLUNGER. I HAVE TO USE PLIERS GRABBING THE DOOR LOCK PLUNGERS ( PULLING UPWARD) TO FORCE THE LOCK OPEN ALLOWING ME TO OPEN REAR DOOR (EXCESSIVE FORCE REQUIRED ALONG WITH SOMEONE PUSHING THE POWER DOOR LOCK SWITCH SIMULTANEOUSLY). ONCE IN THE LOCKED CONDITION YOU CAN NOT OPERATE THE DOOR FROM EITHER THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. REAR SEAT OCCUPANTS WOULD BE TRAPPED IN BACK SEAT WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. I CHECKED THE CHILD SAFETY SWITCH AND IT IS NOT ENGAGED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS REAR SEAT OCCUPANTS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE CAR IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE. THE RIGHT SIDE REAR DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED SIMILARLY ( SAME CONDITION) ON THIS SAME VEHICLE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND IT WAS REPLACED. NOW GM DEALER SAID IT WAS MY ISSUE AND GM WOULD NOT COVER REPLACEMENT OR COST TO INSTALL REPLACEMENT PART. I WANT THIS SAFTEY ISSUE DOCUMENTED IN AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY FILE IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL,THE POWER STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A POWER STEERING MODULE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

KEPT HEARING A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END WHEN GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS OR HITTING REGULAR BUMPS IN THE ROAD. HAVE TAKEN IT TO CHEVY MECHANICS SEVERAL TIMES, AND NO ISSUE WAS FOUND. TOOK IT IN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A TUNE UP AND HE TOLD ME THAT THE FRONT BUSHINGS WERE COMPLETELY SHOT AND IT WAS HAVING AN ADVERSE EFFECT ON MY ALIGNMENT. MECHANIC STATED THAT FOR THE BUSHINGS TO BE IN THE CONDITION THEY WERE IN, THIS HAD TO HAVE BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM. CHEVY NEVER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND NEVER MADE ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR REPAIRS OF THIS NATURE. VERY UPSET THAT I AM NOW OUT OF WARRANTY (MY VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY WHEN I FIRST STARTED HEARING THE NOISE) AND I AM NOW LOOKING AT A $1200 REPAIR THAT CHEVY SHOULD HAVE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED 4 YEARS AGO WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM. THIS ON TOP OF ALL OF THE RECALLS AND OTHER ISSUES GM SEEMS TO BE HAVING, I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER GM VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT BEFORE WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED, NOW IT IS HAPPENING EVERY SINGLE DAY. EVERYDAY I GET INTO MY CAR MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT. I'VE ONLY HAD THIS CAR SINCE FEB 15,2014 AND THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. WHY IS IT THAT OTHER HHR'S HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT THIS YEAR. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WHO DO WE NEED TO CONTACT TO GET THIS RESOLVED? *TR

MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING. A CHIME SOUNDED, THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING AND THE DASH INFO CENTER SAID POWER STEERING. AFTER TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THIS WAS QUITE A SURPRISE TO A NEW DRIVER. LOCAL DEALER TO FIX WILL BE MORE THEN $600.00. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AFTER SEEING ALL THE SAME ISSUES ON THE INTERNET WITH OTHER HHR OWNERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HEAD LIGHT OVERHEATED CAUSING IT TO MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS VERIFIED BUT A REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

I WAS DRIVING AROUND A CURVE ON THE HIGHWAY, HEARD A CHIME AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THEN ACROSS THE DASH, POWER STEERING POPPED UP. I WAS IN AUSTIN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND COULD NOT PULL OVER. ONCE I WAS ABLE TO STOP AND TURN THE CAR OFF FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND STEERING WAS FINE. GOT IN TO GO TO WORK THIS MORNING, HEARD THE CHIME AND NO POWER STEERING. VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER WITH NO POWER STEERING. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY LOST POWER STEERING AND THE 'POWER STEERING LOST' MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE EPS MOTOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 07/01/14 MA