2009 CHEVROLET HHR Complaints

SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. LIGHT BEGAN COMING ON ABOUT APRIL 14TH, AND HAS LIT EVERY TIME I DRIVE SINCE THEN - ABOUT 5 WEEKS NOW. SOMETIMES IT GOES OFF, MOST OF THE TIME IT DOESN'T. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE AIRBAGS ARE DISABLED IF THERE IS A "SERVICE AIRBAG", AND I DON'T HAVE THE SAFETY OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM MOST OF THE TIME NOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN PARKING THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING INTO PARK, THE KEYS WOULD BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE ENGINE WAS UNABLE TO BE TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER WHO RECOMMENDED BRINGING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF A TOW TRUCK DRIVER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF SHE HAD TO DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND THE FUSE THAT WAS CONNECTED TO THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS CURRENTLY WORKING ON A DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT TURN TO THE OFF POSITION AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE ENGINE REMAINED ON UNTIL THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DISCONNECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG AND TIRE PRESSURE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,500. UPDATED 05/03/11*LJ UPDATED 09/16/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AND RELEASE THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE DOOR HANDLE WOULD NEED REPLACING BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS AN ONGOING RECURRENCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY GOES ON AN OFF. ISSUE CAN NOT BE REPLICATED ON PURPOSE AND THERE IS NO COMMON DENOMINATOR FOR MAKING THE LIGHT COME ONE. SPEED OF VEHICLE HAS RANGED FROM 0 (IN PARK) TO 60 M.P.H. CONDITIONS OF ROAD HAS RANGED SUNNY AND DRY TO COLD AND WET. MANY ON-LINE FORUMS HAVE ALSO INDICATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ERROR WITH 2008 - 2009 CHEVROLET HHR'S.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,940.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY REMAINED STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING OVERNIGHT. THE NEXT MORNING, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE SOLENOID IN THE STEERING COLUMN HAD FAILED. THE FAILED COMPONENTS WERE NO LONGER LISTED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,536.

AFTER PURCHASE OF A NEW 2009 SS HHR. DURING THE MORNING I BACKED INTO MY GARAGE AND NOTICED A VERY SOFT BRAKE PEDAL. I THEN STARTED TO PROCEED INTO THE GARAGE AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLES BRAKES WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH MY BRAKE PRESSURE AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO HIT THE SIDE OF OUR HOUSE. THIS BECAME A ROUTINE SITUATION UPON "COLD STARTUPS" AND WHEN REPORTED TO THE DEALER,(CLASSIC CHEVY CHEVROLET, GRAPEVINE, TX) AFTER SEVERAL POOR STOPS, MY SERVICE ADVISOR ADVISED "YEAH WE KNOW ABOUT IT". BUT THERE WAS NO FIX AT THE TIME WHEN CONFRONTED WITH A POSSIBLE FIX HE ADVISED THAT " I MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED WHEN THE FIX FROM GM ENGINEERING WAS ISSUED REFUSED TO SERVICE THE CAR. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSONNEL AND THE BULLETIN ADVISED THAT "THEY ARE WORKING ON THE ISSUE." I NEVER GOT THE REAR OF THE CAR REPAIRED DUE TO THE FAILURE PRESSURE FAILURE. *TR