2008 CHEVROLET HHR Complaints

I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN JUNE OF 2008. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 17 TIMES WITH ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THE BRAKES HAVE QUITE WORKING CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR THE CAR HAS SHUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND WHEN IT RAINS REALLY HARD THE CAR WILL NOT START IT DRAINS MY BRAND NEW BATTERY I GOT THE CAR FROM BOB STEEL CHEVROLET IN COCCA FL THEY KEPT TELLING ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO I CALLED A LAWYER AND GM MOTORS DECIDED TO GIVE ME 10% OF THE CAR AND THEY NEVER FIXED THE CAR THIS IT THE 4TH BATTERY BECAUSE IT IS DRAINING THEM SO MUCH THERE NO GOOD GM MOTORS TOLD ME THEY WERE GOING TO LABEL THE CAR AS A LEMON BUT BECAUSE I BOUGHT IT USED THEY WEREN'T GOING TO BUY IT BACK THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE 2007 HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BUT BECAUSE THIS WAS A 2008 AND NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL TO JUST DEAL WITH IT I DON'T KNOW WHAT LEST TO DO PLEASE HELP. *TR

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING GOES OUT AT RANDOM TIMES. IS NOT RELATED TO SPEED, OR EVEN BEING USED AT THE TIME. CAN BE AT A FULL STOP AND THE POWER STEERING WILL STOP WORKING AND THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE COMES ON THE DASH. TURNING OFF CAR AND RESTARTING WILL GET IT WORKING AGAIN, BUT MAY GO RIGHT BACK OUT WITHIN MINUTES, APPARENTLY FOR NO OBVIOUS REASON. HAPPENED TO ME 3 TIMES IN A ONE MILE TRIP. AND THIS IS A REPEATED OCCURRENCE. VEHICLE IS VERY HARD TO STEER WHEN THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. DOING ONLINE RESEARCH HAS SHOW THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND THAT REPLACEMENT OF THE POWER STEERING MOTOR USUALLY FIXES THE PROBLEM. SAME AS WITH THE BELOW MENTIONED PROBLEMS WITH THE CHEVROLET COBALT. RECALL. NUMBER 10023. THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL ON THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THE EXACT SAME PART ON THE CHEVROLET COBALT. I BELIEVE THE HHR SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THIS RECALL. THIS CAN POTENTIALLY BE A VERY DEADLY PROBLEM DEPENDING ON CIRCUMSTANCES. HOW ME DEATHS OR INJURIES DOES IT TAKE FOR CHEVROLET TO DO THE RIGHT THING FOR ALL AFFECTED OWNERS OF FAULTY COMPONENTS? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION BECAME STUCK AS HE ATTEMPTED TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 7/26/12 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AT A SPEED OF 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIR. THE RECENT FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 59,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE DECREASED IN SPEED DESPITE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE TRACTION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NINE TIMES. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE FUSE BOX THE WIRING HOUSING AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

OUR HHR'S LOCK/LATCH SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY ON 4/18/2012. WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS IN MARCH 2012 AND HAD OUR MECHANIC LOOK AT IT, BUT HE COULDN'T GET THE PROBLEM TO DUPLICATE, SO HE CLEANED THE KEY LOCK AND LUBED IT. THE CAR IS PERMANENTLY LOCKED. WE DON'T HAVE A KEY LACENTRY ON THIS VEHICLE, IT IS A MANUAL LOCK. WE NOW HAVE TO INCUR A LOCK SMITH AND/OR TOWING BILL + A REPAIR BILL FOR THE MECHANIC TO FIX WHAT HE BELIEVES IS A FAILURE/BREAKDOWN OF THE LATCH SYSTEM. WE HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT WE'RE NOT SURE IF THE WARRANTY COVERS THIS PART; EVEN IF THEY DO WE STILL HAVE A $100 DEDUCTIBLE. *JS

WHEN BRAKING TO COME TO A STOP THE BRAKES/WHEELS SHUTTER AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. UPDATED 5/11/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED SIX TIMES. UPDATED 05/22/12

I WAS DRIVING ON A FREEWAY OVERPASS AT ABOUT 15 MPH WHEN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED THE MESSAGE, "POWER STEERING." THE STEERING WHEEL ALL BUT LOCKED UP AND IT WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE THE CAR THOUGH I FOUND A WAY TO GO ON THE FREEWAY AND EXIT AT THE FIRST CHANCE I HAD. I CALLED MY MECHANIC FIRST WHO SAID HE WANTED TO SEE THE VEHICLE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I TOLD HIM I HAVE A AAA MEMBERSHIP AND HE SUGGESTED I HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO AVOID FURTHER DAMAGE SINCE HE DID NOT YET KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. I HAD THE HHR TOWED TO THE MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME AFTER A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY; WAS DOING THIS INTERMITTENTLY AT THIS POINT BUT DID IT AT RANDOM TODAY. GIVEN THE FACT THIS PROBLEM CANNOT BE PREDICTED AND THE RESULTING SAFETY ISSUES, I AUTHORIZED THE MECHANIC TO MAKE THE REPAIR ONCE HE RECEIVED THE PART. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND SEE THIS STEERING PROBLEM PRESENTS ITSELF IN THE 2008 HHR AT APPROXIMATELY 38K MILES WHICH IS HOW MANY MILES I HAVE ON IT; THE PROBLEM CAME UP AS IF LIKE CLOCKWORK. I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR WORK SINCE THERE ARE UNDER 40K MILES ON THE CAR. IS THERE ANY PLAN FOR CHEVROLET TO CALL A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM SO WE CAN EITHER HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE AT GM'S EXPENSE OR FOR THOSE OF US THAT MADE THE REPAIRS ON OUR OWN TO HAVE A REIMBURSEMENT? MY REPAIRS ARE GOING TO BE $400+. I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR UNLESS THE REPAIRS ARE MADE. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT MY OPTIONS ARE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THANKS. *TR

OPENED CAR DOOR. SAT IN SEAT. PUT KEY IN IGNITION STARTED CAR. TURNED IGNITION TO OFF TO STOP MOTOR.TURNED KEY TO ON (NOT STARTING MOTOR) ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS DIED. HAD NO ACCESS TO REAR HATCH TO CHECK BATTERY (ELECTRIC LATCH RELEASE). COULD NOT REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION IN OFF POSITION. FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING ON LINE THIS IS A COMMON KNOWN ISSUE THAT CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF AND HAD ALREADY HAS A REPLACEMENT PART FOR. WENT BACK TO THE CAR ON 03/27/2012 TO REMOVE PERSONAL ITEMS PRIOR TO A TOW TO DEALERSHIP. TRIED STARTING THE CAR. IT STARTED UP OK. DROVE THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND LEFT IT THERE OVER NIGHT FOR EARLY BIRD SERVICE. CALLED THIS MORNING, 03/28/2012 AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE ASSOCIATE THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ANS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS DEAD WHEN THEY WENT TO MOVE IT. SERVICE DEPARTMENT CALLED ME AY 3PM TO LET ME KNOW THAT MY ASSESSMENT OF THE BAD IGNITION CYLINDER WAS CORRECT AND WHAT THE CHARGES WOULD BE.