2007 CHEVROLET HHR Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RATTLING NOISES COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO DIFFICULT TO STEER. IT WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPAIRED. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED FOR THIS FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,436. UPDATED 12/01/10. *LJ UPDATED 12/07/10

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY HHR AND STARTING HAVING PROBLEMS WITH TRYING TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. AT FIRST IT WAS EVERY SO OFTEN IT HAPPENED ALL THE TIME. WHILE I WAS ON VACATION MY FRIEND TOOK THE CAR TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE GEAR SHIFT HAD TO BE REPLACED IT COST ME 497.99. IN THE MEAN TIME I WENT ON LINE AND FOUND THAT 15,000 OTHER OWNERS OF HHR'S HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I WENT TO GM TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND THEY SAID NO. I THEN ASKED IF THEY WOULD DO SOMETHING TO HELP ME WITH THIS HUGE BILL AND AFTER GETTING THE RUN AROUND FOR A MONTH I WAS TOLD BY LARRY AT GM 866-790-5700 EXT 21217 THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO HELP. SO NOW I AM WRITING TO YOU AND I WILL ALSO WRITE THE TO THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU TOO AND SEE IF THERE IS ANY HELP FOR ME AT ALL. THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO LOOK INTO THIS AND A SPEEDY REPLY WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

2007 CHEVY HHR. AT APPROXIMATELY 4600 MILES MY STRUTS AND STRUT MOUNTS WENT OUT AND I HAD TO REPLACE THEM. ALSO THERE IS PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE REAR TRUNK OF MY CAR SUCH AS CLOSING THE TRUNK OR LEANING ON IT, IT CREATES A HUGE DENT. I HAVE HAD THE DENTS REMOVED ON 2 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS BUT I AM CONSTANTLY GETTING BIG DENTS AND IT IS TO COSTLY TO CONSTANTLY REPAIR. I DON'T THINK THIS IS NORMAL. *TR

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

2007 HHR EXHAUST LEAK AT 29,000. CORRUGATED PIECE BEFORE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. SOME FORUMS SAY CAT. HAS AN 8YR WARRANTY? HOPE THIS IS TRUE. TAKING IT TO DEALER SOON. *TR

2007 CHEVY HHR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR. NO LONGER CAN I EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPENING THE DOOR FROM THE EXTERIOR HANDLE. UNABLE TO REPLACE JUST THE HANDLE, THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT IS HOLDING THE DOOR HANDLE TOGETHER IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT A CHEAP PIECE OF PLASTIC IS CONTROLLING THE OPENING OF THE DOOR. WITH THIS PIECE BROKEN, I AM UNABLE TO EXIT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT IF THE WINDOWS CAN'T BE ROLLED DOWN. *TR

SHIFTING GEARS WITH A 2007 CHEVY HHR .THE TOP OF GEAR SHIFT CAME OFF IN MY HAND AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE . THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE ROTORS WERE TURNED AT 9,000 MILES. THE FAILURE HAPPENED AGAIN AND THE ROTORS WERE TURNED AGAIN. THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTED AND AT 30,000 MILES THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 31,000. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ UPDATED 11/16/10*BF UPDATED 11/23/10*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THREE MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE SHE WAS ADVISED THEY WERE UNABLE TO MAKE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A DIFFERENT REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE IGNITION WOULD NEED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. SHE WOULD ALSO NEED A NEW KEY THAT WOULD ALSO HAVE TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. ON HER DRIVE HOME, THE CONTACT SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND THERE WAS A LOUD POP. SHE WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO HER RESIDENCE AND WHEN INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, SHE FOUND THAT THE ENGINE FAN HAD BEEN TAMPERED WITH. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT BOTH THE FAN AND RADIATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT HER EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,100.

POWER STEERING IN MY 2007 CHEVY HHR QUIT SUDDENLY WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. THE SUDDEN INCREASE IN STEERING FORCE CAUSED ME TO SWING WIDER IN THE TURN THAN PLANNED. IF THERE HAD BEEN A CAR NEXT TO ME IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR