2007 CHEVROLET HHR Complaints

MY HHR (WHICH I LOVE) HAS HAD VIBRATING BRAKES FOR QUITE SOME TIME. FROM INFO FOUND ON FORUMS DEDICATED TO THE HHR AND HERE, I DETERMINED THAT GM OR THE CHEVY DEALER WASN'T GOING TO SATISFY THE NEED FOR BETTER QUALITY ROTORS. THE OEM ROTORS ARE JUNK AND SHOULD BE BANNED FROM BEING INSTALLED ONTO A MOTOR VEHICLE. INSTEAD OF GETTING THE REGRIND AS SPECIFIED BY GM, I CHOSE TO GET MY OWN BRAKES UPGRADED TO A CANADIAN MADE ROTOR SET AND NEW PADS. PARTS AND LABOR WERE $282.19 TOTAL. I WILL BE SENDING THE BILL TO CHEVROLET, BUT I DOUBT THAT THEY WILL REIMBURSE ME...LOL. *TR

DRIVER WAS LEAVING PARKING LOT WHEN PASSENGER SIDE (RIGHT FRONT) CV SHAFT BROKE COMPLETELY IN HALF AT 35,440 MILES WITHOUT WARNING. CV SHAFT COULD BE HEARD SLAPPING AROUND UNDER CAR WHILE MOTOR RUNNING IN GEAR, PROBABLY TEARING UP OTHER COMPONENTS UNDER THE HOOD AND SUSPENSION. THE CV SHAFT BREAKAGE LEFT THE VEHICLE UNDER NO POWER BECAUSE PASSENGER WHEEL IS THE DRIVE WHEEL....VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS INTO TRAFFIC. ALSO, THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL ALSO HAD NO ABILITY TO BE TURNED TO THE LEFT DUE TO THE BROKEN CV SHAFT BLOCKING IT BY SHAFT HITTING THE WHEEL/HEAT SHIELD/ROTOR ASSY. OWNER HAD TO PUSH CAR BACKWARDS OUT OF TRAFFIC AND INTO PARKING LOT. VEHICLE WOULD STILL ROLLED WHILE IN PARK, HAD TO USE PARKING BRAKE TO MAKE VEHICLE STATIONARY. I WAITED 2.5HRS FOR GM ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE TO GET TOW TRUCK TO MY VEHICLE. 1ST TOW TRUCK DIDN'T COME DUE TO GM NOT CHECKING TO SEE HOW FAR THEY WERE FROM VEHICLE LOCATION. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO JBA CHEVROLET (GLEN BURNIE, MD) ON JUNE 25TH, 09 (NEXT DAY). I WENT TO DEALERSHIP TO CHECK ON CAR AND GET LOANER. JBA OFFERED NO LOANER STATING THAT SERVICE DEPT NOT OPEN AND THEY MUST DIAGNOSE FIRST AND WAIT UNTIL MONDAY AND THEN MAYBE I GET A LOANER. ALSO GM CUST ASST 1-800 NUMBER STATED I COULD RENT AND GET REIMBURSE BUT I DON'T TRUST GM AND MONEY AT ALL AFTER SEEING HOW OTHERS TREATED ABOUT AND HOW POORLY THEY MANAGE THEIR OWN MONEY. THIS CV SHAFT INCIDENT HAPPENED 1 WEEK AFTER GETTING CAR BACK FROM DEALERSHIP FOR BRAKE OVERHEATING/WARPING AND HEAT SHIELD GRINDING PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC THEN STATED HE KNEW BRAKES WERE CHEAPLY MADE AND PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL AND IF OVER 36,000 MILES...THEY WON'T BE FREE ANYMORE.... CV SHAFT LOOKED TO BE MADE OF CHEAP ALUMINUM CAST AND I BELIEVE SAME HEAT PROBLEM THAT MADE CAUSED ROTOR TO WARP, CAUSED CV SHAFT TO BECOME BRITTLE. EITHER THIS OR COMPONENTS WERE REINSTALLED INCORRECTLY BY JBA CHEVROLET WHEN THEY REPAIRED BRAKE PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2007 HHR HAS MADE NOISE WHILE DRIVING SINCE I PURCHASE THE CAR. EVERY 6-12 MONTHS IT SEEMS THAT THIS CAR NEEDS NEW BRAKES I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SINCE 2008 AND HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES TWICE DUE TO BAD TRACTION. RECENTLY I HAD TO REPLACE THE STABILIZER BAR WHICH WAS THE REASON THE CAR MADE NOISE WHILE DRIVING, I KNOW THAT CHEVY IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT TO CONTINUE TO TELL CUSTOMERS THAT IT IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THREE WEEK AGO WHEN PUTTING ON BRAKES THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES KICK IN AND CAUSE THE CAR TO TAIL SPIN AND INTURN I END UP IN THE GUARD RAIL. I REALLY THIS THAT THIS VEHICLE AND ALOT OF ISSUES THAT WHEN NOT TESTED BEFORE CONSUMERS REALLY STARTED BUYING THIS MODEL. I HAVE SPENT ALOT OF MONEY OUT OF POCKETS FOR THIS CAR, TIRES FOR THIS CAR FROM SEARS RUN $150 A TIRE AND THE STABILIZER BAR COST ME $325. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN DRIVEN BETWEEN 25-30 MPH. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY REPLACED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE STABILIZER CONTROL ARM; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THREE OTHER SERVICE CENTERS FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY CONFIRMED THE STABILIZER FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED AGAIN THAT THE FRONT STABILIZER FAILED. THE ESTIMATED COST FOR REPAIR WAS $300. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,533 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,353. UPDATED 8/7/09 *CN UPDATED 08/11/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE VEHICLE HAS FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES, SIZE P/215/55/R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THROUGH SMALL QUANTITIES OF WATER, THE VEHICLE FISHTAILED AS IF THE TIRES HAD POOR TRACTION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE TIRES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. HE STILL HAS POSSESSION OF THE TIRES. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000. UPDATED 7/1/09 *CN UPDATED 07/07/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS WERE RESURFACED TWICE AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE ROTOR FAILURE MAKES THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP WHILE DRIVING, AND ALSO CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE. THE FAILURE WAS RECENTLY NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE A CRASH COULD OCCUR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,900.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FAILURES WITH THE REAR GLASS SHATTERING IN HER VEHICLE. WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE, SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. SHE TURNED AROUND TO INSPECT THE NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR GLASS WAS SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE WINDOW WAS REPLACED AT THE COST OF $250. A YEAR AND A HALF LATER, THE REAR GLASS SHATTERED AGAIN. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AND WILL NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

HHR 2007 LTD, BRAKES CHECKED AND ROTORS TURNED BY DEALER AT 20K AND NOW AT 34K THE SHAKING IS BAKE, AND THE ROTORS NEED REPLACEMENT. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET HHR LS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT VEHICLE, WITH INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE IN OPEN POSITION AND FOOT ON BRAKE, I SHIFTED INTO PARK AND THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKING/OPENING MECHANISM FEATURE BROKE THE HANDLE RENDERING EXIT FROM INTERIOR IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT LOWERING POWER WINDOW AND REACHING FROM THROUGH OPEN WINDOW TO ACCESS EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. IN THE EVENT OF A SERIOUS CRASH THIS WILL IN EFFECT TRAP THE DRIVER IN THE VEHICLE. GM REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS SERIOUS DEFECT IN DESIGN WHICH HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES ACCORDING TO PUBLIC REPORTS. THE DOOR HANDLE IS AVAILABLE ONLY THROUGH GM DEALERS AT A QUOTED PRICE OF 450.00 DOLLARS . FOR A PLASTIC DOOR HANDLE THAT BROKE DUE TO POOR DESIGN. *TR

WHILE WORKING ON MY CAR AND CLEANING I DISCOVERED I AM DRIVING A BOMB. THE BATTERY IS LOCATED IN THE SPARE TIRE COMPARTMENT DIRECTLY OVER THE GAS TANK A REAR END COLLISION WOULD SET OFF AN IMMEDIATE FIRE OR EXLPLOSION FROM AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, SPARK, OR BATTERY EXPLOSION, SHOULD THE GAS TANK OR ANY CONNECTIONS TO BE BROKEN. *TR