2008 CHEVROLET HHR Complaints

EXHAUST FUMES COMING INTO CABIN WHEN HEATER IS TURNED ON. CAUSED BY FAULTY, CRACKED FLEX JOINT ON DOWNPIPE, CONNECTED TO EXHAUST MANIFOLD. HAVE TO RIDE WITH WINDOWS CRACKED FOR FRESH AIR. GM REFUSED TO REPAIR. STATED OUTSIDE 80,000 MILE EMISSIONS WARRANTY. CAR HAS 82,419 MILES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND IT BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER, I WAS VERY LUCKY I WASN'T ON A CURVEY ROAD,OR I WOULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND TURNED MY HHR OFF, THEN BACK ON AND THE STEERING WAS BACK TO NORMAL. I CONTINUED MY WAY BACK HOME AND ABOUT TEN MINUTES LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED MY HHR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. AGAIN EVERYTHING WAS BACK TO NORMAL. SINCE THEN IT HAS HAPPENED UNEXPECTEDLY SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. I WISH THERE WAS A RECALL SO I COULD REPAIR THIS MALFUNCTIONING STEERING MOTOR. THE DEALER WANTS AROUND $800.00 TO DO THE WORK. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE MY HHR. *TR

MY 2008 CHEVROLET HHR HAS DEVELOPED AN INTERMITTENT STEERING POWER ASSIST FAILURE. IT FIRST OCCURRED A WEEK AGO UPON START UP. I DROVE IT A FEW MILES, AFRAID TO TURN IT OFF FOR FEAR I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME UPON RESTARTING. UPON RESTARTING IN MY DRIVEWAY, THE PROBLEM WAS GONE. NOW, A WEEK LATER AND WITH MY DAUGHTER BORROWING THE CAR TO DRIVE TO WORK IN A SNOWSTORM, THE PROBLEM RESURFACED AS SHE WAS DRIVING! I SEE THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM BEING REPORTED DAILY. WHY IS THIS ISSUE NOT BEING DEALT WITH BY THE MANUFACTURER? WTF! I CANNOT AFFORD THE EXPENSE AT THE MOMENT, SO THE CAR IS CURRENTLY BEING DRIVEN WITH THIS UNSAFE CONDITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

2008 CHEVROLET HHR. DOOR LOCKS STICK. VEHICLE HAS LOCKED ME IN. DOOR LOCKS STILL STICK. HAS BEEN IN DEALER EIGHT TIMES WHERE PURCHASED TO BE FIXED. PURCHASED NEW .HAVE ALL WORK ORDERS .ALSO HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH RADIO AND TIRE PRESSURE . WE HAVE VIDEO OF ME BEING LOCKED IN VEHICLE AND DOOR LOCKS STICKING. WE PURCHASED THE 2008 HHR IN GOOD FAITH THE DOOR LOCKS HAVE GIVEN US TROUBLE FROM DAY ONE OF PURCHASE. GM HAD PEOPLE COME FROM MAIN OFFICE TO DEALER THEY HAVE SEEN THE WORK ORDERS AND VIDEO OF DOOR LOCKS STICKING. REP. FROM GM TOLD ME I COULD ALWAYS CLIMB OUT THE WINDOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE THE DOORS WOULD LOCK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD THE ACTUATOR AND LOCKS NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,663. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD TO WORK, THE DISPLAY MESSAGE CENTER SAID POWER STEERING THEN THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. IT HAPPENED TWICE THAT DAY BUT AFTER THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND COOLED DOWN IT DID NOT COME ON. THE DAY AFTER IT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT STAYED ON LONGER. WHEN THE CAR WAS BROUGHT INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON 12/31/12 THEY TOLD US IT COULD BE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR OR THE STEERING COLUMN WITCH THEY BOTH WERE NOT UNDER WARRANTY . IT KEEP HAPPENING WITH THE CAR FOR A WEEK. I THEN BROUGHT MY CAR TO MY MECHANIC ON 1/4/13 AND HE REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND IT HAS NOT HAPPEN SENSE. BEFORE I BROUGHT MY CAR TO HIM I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYONE ELSE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND WHAT THEY DID IT FIX IT. THAT'S HOW I FOUND OUT IT WASN'T JUST MY CAR THAT THIS HAS HAPPEN TO THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THANKFULLY WE WERE ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AND NOT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING POWER STEERING WENT OUT DASH INDICATOR STATED POWER STEERING FAILURE, PULLED OVER SHUT OFF CAR INSPECTED FOR ANY SIGNS OF PROBLEM, RESTARTED CAR POWER STEERING WAS BACK, CONTINUED TRIP SAME THING OCCURRED 15-20 MINUTES LATER SAME RESULT SAME PROCESS READING A LOT ABOUT RECALL ON COBALT USING SAME MOTOR AND RECALL IN CANADA FOR SAME PROBLEM. RESEARCHING PART TO FIX CAN;T WAIT UNTIL A US RECALL.ON YOUR SIGHT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS MYSELF. WHY NO INVESTIGATION PUZZLES ME. *TR

THE WARNING INDICATOR FOR THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2008 CHEVROLET HHR WENT ON AS I WAS LEAVING A PARKING LOT. BECAUSE I WAS NOT FAR FROM HOME, I DROVE HOME VERY SLOWLY WITHOUT POWER STEERING. WHEN I TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AGAIN, IT WAS FINE. SINCE THEN, THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT WHILE I AM DRIVING, AND I HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND RESTART MY VEHICLE TO GET IT TO OPERATE AGAIN. ON MY LAST TRIP, WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES WITH VERY FEW TURNS (HIGHWAY DRIVING), THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT FOUR TIMES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT GM RECALLED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR ON THE CHEVY COBALT AND SATURN ION, WHICH IS THE EXACT SAME PART AS THE HHR. THIS ISSUE IS UNSAFE, AND THE CONSEQUENCES COULD BE DANGEROUS IF THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHEN SOMEONE IS NOT EXPECTING IT OR TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS (OR IF THEY ARE TOO YOUNG TO REMEMBER CARS WITHOUT POWER STEERING). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AS THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING A TURN . THE FAILURE INCREASED HE CONTACT'S STEERING ABILITY HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION BUT THE MECHANIC DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. UPDATED 02/20/13*LJ THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED.