2007 CHEVROLET HHR Complaints

TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHICH MADE THE CAR ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE A TURN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL AT ANY TIME AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WOULD BE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,442 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,742. UPDATED 09/21/11*LJ THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE. UPDATED 11/14/11

ORIGINALLY THE PASSENGER INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE LEAVING US UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT OPENING THE DOOR USING THE OUTSIDE HANDLES. NOW THE DRIVER INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BROKE AND WE CANNOT EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT LOWERING THE WINDOW AND OPENING THE DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE. THIS HAS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE WE COULD POTENTIALLY BE TRAPPED INSIDE THE CAR IN AN ACCIDENT. *TT

THE FRONT PASSENGER'S DOOR LATCH BROKE UNDER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR BECAUSE IT IS MADE OF PLASTIC. YOU CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE ONCE IT IS BROKEN, IT HAS TO BE OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE OR YOU HAVE TO BE TALL ENOUGH TO REACH OVER TO THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE AND OPEN THE DOOR. LOT OF COMPLAINTS BECAUSE THE ONLY WAY TO REPAIR BROKEN HANDLE IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL A COST OF OVER $250. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIOLENTLY SHAKE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE ENTIRE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY WOBBLES DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THIS FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THE LIGHT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

A 2007 HHR I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO DEALER FROM THE BEGINNING I HAVE HAD THE CAR. THEY HAVE REPLACE A STEERING WITH SHAFT, COLUMN KIT TWICE. IT HAS SMOKED IN THE STEERING WHEEL ONCE BEFORE. I JUST TOOK IT BACK AGAIN TO BE CHECKED THAT SAID THEY HERE THE NOISE BUT NOT ENOUGH TO KNOW WHAT IT IS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH, APPROACHING A COMPLETE STOP THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,916. UPDATED 10/31/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AND HAD TO CLIMB TO THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH A DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND EVEN ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY, THE DOOR HANDLE WAS NOT AND WOULD BE THE LIABILITY OF THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MILES PER HOUR ON THE INTERSTATE, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT BEEPS THREE TIMES AND MY POWER STEERING FAILS CAUSING ME TO ALMOST HAVE AN ACCIDENT - WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON, THE STEERING RESETS ITSELF BUT ONLY TEMPORARILY - I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND ITS A POWER STEERING MOTOR AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY - WHEN I STARTED RESEARCHING, I FOUND THAT MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF THIS OCCUR - I CALLED CHEVROLET AND THEY SAID THAT SEVERAL CARS WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THIS SAME POWER STEERING MOTOR HAVE BEEN RECALLED BUT NOT THE HHR BUT I SHOULD CHECK BACK LATER - IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE AND VERY DANGEROUS. *TR