2008 CHEVROLET HHR Complaints

IT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. I CANNOT TURN THE KEY. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN OCTOBER, BUT THEY SAID IT WAS NOT MY CAR. THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT HAS TOO MANY MILES AND IT IS RULED A COURTESY THING NOT AN OFFICIAL RECALL. I AM NOT HAPPY,AND HAVE TO DISCONNECT WIRES UNDER THE HOOD TO SHUT IT OFF. *TR

CPSC#I12C0371A. 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER STATED AFTER ONLY HAVING THE CAR FOR A YEAR SHE HAD TROUBLE WITH DOOR LOCKS STICKING. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED ON ONE OCCASION, SHE AND HER HUSBAND WERE LOCKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVEN TIMES FOR THE DOOR LOCK PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO SETTLE WITH GM THROUGH AN ATTORNEY.

POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT. USUALLY WHEN TURNING. THE FIRST TIME IT WENT OUT, I WAS DRIVING 45 MPH AND IT WENT OUT WHILE I WAS ROUNDING A CURVE, AND I ALMOST HIT A TREE BECAUSE I WAS UNAWARE THAT IT WAS GOING TO DO THIS. AFTER THAT, IT WENT OUT ABOUT 2-3 TIMES A WEEK, EVERYTIME WHEN MAKING A TURN. I WENT TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND MY MECHANIC SAID THAT HE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE POWER STEERING AND TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM AS HE HAS SEEN THIS IN A FEW OTHER HHRS THAT HE HAS WORKED ON. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND BECAUSE OF IT UNPREDICTABILITY, I AM ALWAYS AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR. *TR

DOOR LOCKS STICK. HAVE BEEN LOCKED IN VEHICLE. REPORTED TO GM THEY DO NOT FEEL DOOR LOCKS STICKING DANGEROUS. BEEN IN DEALER WERE PURCHASED 7 TIMES FOR DOOR LOCKS TO BE FIXED. DOOR LOCKS STILL STICKING. WAS FORCED TO SIGN A COMPLAINT LETTER WITH GM WITH LEMON LAW ATTORNEY. WE FEEL THAT VEHICLE CAN NEVER BE FIXED. STILL HAVING TROUBLE WITH DOOR LOCKS. VIDEO OF BEING LOCKED IN .WAS PURCHASED NEW. WE FEEL WE HAVE DONE OUR PART TAKING BACK TO DEALER TO BE FIXED. THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIX DEFECTS. *TR THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER, REGARDING DEFECTIVE AIR BAGS. HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/09/17.*JB

THE ELECTRIC STEERING SYSTEM OF MY 2008 HHR FAILED SO MANY TIMES ON ME. IT HAPPENED IN COOL MORNINGS AND IN HOT AFTERNOONS. ONE TIME THE SYSTEM FAILED WHILE I WAS MAKING AN U TURN AND THE CAR ALMOST JUMPED ONTO THE SIDEWALK BECAUSE IT WAS SO HARD TO TURN WITHOUT THE POWER ASSIST. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. I SAW SOME REPORTS THAT IN CANADA THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. WHY NOT IN US? *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING AROUND A CURVE AFTER STOPPING, GOING ABOUT 5 MPH, A POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARED AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER MY CAR. IN ORDER TO STOP MY CAR I HAD TO TURN A CORNER (BY TURNING THE WHEEL WHICH TOOK A LOT OF EFFORT), WHERE I WAS ABLE TO PUT IT IN PARK AND THEN SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE CAR STARTED BACK UP WITH NO PROBLEMS. AN HOUR LATER THE MESSAGE REAPPEARED AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND I DO NOT WANT TO DRIVE THIS ON THE ROAD (I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR). THE CAR ONLY HAS 31,000 MILES ON IT AND IS 4 YEARS OLD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND MANEUVERED THE STEERING WHEEL WITH FORCE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THERE WAS A NORMAL RESPONSE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SHOULDER INJURIES. FOUR MONTHS PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN ANOTHER CRASH IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 39,993. UPDATED 11/14/12*LJ

THE CAR WAS LIKE "EXHALING" AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE NEXT MORNING AFTER I STARTED MY CAR, I SAW THE MESSAGE "POWER STEERING". TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP ON OCT 3 AND WAS CHARGED FOR THEM TO TELL ME THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ON OCT 10, IT HAPPENED AGAIN, BUT I HEARD A WARNING SIGNAL ALONG WITH THE MESSAGE. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T GET TO ME UNTIL OCT 15. I WAS TOLD THAT THE LAST TIME, THEY FOUND A LOW VOLTAGE AND THAT WAS ALL. I'M LEFT WONDERING WHAT TO DO IF IT STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND NO POWER STEERING. I HAVE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT ON OCT 15TH(PROBABLY FOR ANOTHER $120) FOR THEM TO TELL ME THE SAME THING. SAFETY - IF I LOSE THE POWER STEERING WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, TRYING TO GO AROUND CURVES, I WILL SURELY GET HIT BY SOMEONE. THERE'S NO SHOULDERS ON THE HIGHWAY (I-40) THAT I DRIVE ON DAILY DURING PEAK TRAFFIC TIME. LUCKILY, MY CAR HAS NOT DONE THAT TO ME, BUT IT IS SHOWING ALL THE WARNINGS. PLEASE HELP BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIFE, INCLUDING MYSELF. I AM ABOUT AFRAID TO GET ON THE ROAD BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND OF REPORTS THAT THE ENGINE "FRIED" ON SOMEONE ELSE'S CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS MALFUNCTIONING INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THEY HAVE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT IN ORDER TO GET THE STEERING TO COME BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED 11/28/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER ASSIST FOR THE STEERING WOULD GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING.