2007 CHEVROLET HHR Complaints

WHILE DRIVING IN THE BALTIMORE HARBOR TUNNEL WHILE MY PARENTS WERE FOLLOWING ME AND WERE ABLE TO USE THERE HAZARD LIGHTS CAUSE A TWO TRUCKS WERE BEHIND US MY CALLED STALLED IN THE TUNNEL WHILE GOING 60 MILES AN HOUR. IF MY PARENTS WERE NOT BEHIND ME I WOULD OF GOT HIT AGAIN. GM JUST DON'T CARE AND IF YOU THE NHTSA SEE THAT THERE IS A REAL PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR WHY DON'T YOU RECALL THIS CAR. MY CAR HAS STALLED OVER 100 TIMES. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO FIND OUT WHAT IS THE PROBLEM OR HAVE YOU CONTACT GM FOR THEM TO RECALL THIS CAR. OR JUST SOMEONE HAS TO DIE OR HAVE A SERIOUS INJURY BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING. YOU ALL JUST DON'T CARE OR WHAT YOU ARE GETTING PAID BY GM TO NOT RECALL IT. THERE ARE 63 COMPLAINTS BREAKS, STALLING, SHIFT PROBLEMS. WHAT ARE THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR RECALL? JUST AN ACCIDENT, INJURY, DEATH, LOST OF LIMB? THE DIRECTOR OF NHTSA CONSUMER COMPLAINTS IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM CAUSE I HAVE MADE YOU A WARE OF THIS ISSUE BEFORE OVER 5 MONTHS AND SO FAR YOU HAVE NOT RECALL THIS CAR. IF YOU JUST SEARCH THE INTERNET FOR COMPLAINTS OF 2007 CHEVY HHR AND YOU WILL FIND NOT JUST MY CAR NUMEROUS OF CARS WITH BRAKES, STALLING , SHIFT , SHIMMERING PROBLEMS. SO WHAT MAKES YOU DIFFERENT FROM GM AND WHITE CHEVROLET OF ROANOKE RAPIDS, THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU,THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS? NOTHING. YOU SUPPOSE TO PUT CAR ON THE ROADS THAT ARE SAFE NATIONALLY. THAT IS YOUR TITLE BUT YOU FAIL WITH FLYING COLOR, DUE TO THE FACT THIS CAR IS ON THE ROAD. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DID IT TAKE FOR THE VISOR AND THE DOOR LATCH TO BE RECALL? 1 OR 2. SINCE YOU DON'T HAVE THE POWER TO OVERRIDE GM. MY SISTER JUST DIED AND I AM SCARED MY PARENTS MIGHT BE GOING TO ANOTHER FUNERAL CAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50-70 MPH IN WINDY CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SELL THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE FAILURE HAS CAUSED A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. AN ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED, BUT NO ERRORS WERE FOUND. THE MECHANIC SPECULATED THAT THERE MAY BE AN ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRONIC STEERING SYSTEM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE IS 11,000. UPDATED 04-14-09 *BF UPDATED 04/16/09*JB

THE BRAKES STARTED SHUTTERING AFTER 20000 MILES, THE DEALER FOUND THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND TURNED THE ROTORS. AT 55000 MILES THE TROUBLE HAS RETURNED AND SINCE THE CAR IS OUT OF THE 3 YRS 36000 MILE WARRANTY WILL NOT FIX. THE BRAKES PULSATE BADLY AT THIS POINT AND 2 SERVICE MANAGERS CLAIM IS THE RESULT OF THE ROTORS BEING TOO LIGHT FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE CAR AND IT IS HAPPENING TO MANY CHEVY HHR OWNERS. THE 2ND PROBLEM IS THE ELECTRONIC STEERING. THE STEERING SHAKES WHEN THE WARPED BRAKES ARE APPLIED DUE TO THE PLASTIC GEARS WEARING AND WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING OVER A ROUGH SURFACE. AGAIN THE DEALER NOR GM WILL MAKE REPAIRS DUE TO CAR OUT OF 3 YR 36000 WARRANTY. AGAIN THE SERVICE MANAGERS HAS ADMITTED THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING TO MANY OWNERS. BOTH PROBLEMS CAN LEAD TO A LOSS OF CONTROL AND THE ROTORS COULD CAUSE THE BRAKE PADS TO DETERIORATE AND PREVENT PROPER BRAKING LEADING TO LOSS OF CONTROL AND ACCIDENTS. *TR

VIOLENT SHAKING WHILE BRAKING. I HAVE HAD NEW PAD AND ROTORS ON MY CAR AND I ONLY HAVE 16,000 MILES. MY HHR CONTINUES TO SHAKE EVEN AFTER REPAIRS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED ACCORDING TO A RECALL FOR THE AIR BAGS; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE. HE BELIEVES THAT THE REPAIR WORK WAS INSUFFICIENT AND THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT THE INDICATOR ILLUMINATING WAS NOT AN ISSUE; THEREFORE, IT WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,200. UPDATED 03-06-09 *BF UPDATED 03/09/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILS TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION UNLESS A BUTTON UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL IS TOUCHED. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARS A STRANGE NOISE UNDERNEATH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE NOISE IS HEARD EACH MORNING, WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS, AND AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED FOR DAYS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD SEVERAL STALLING RELATED FAILURES SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF, AFTER 10 MINUTES THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE FAILURE OCCURRED. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE ANY FURTHER. THE CONTACT WILL NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000. UPDATED 02/05/09. *LJ UPDATED 02/10/09. *JB

07 HHR KEY STUCK IN IGNITION, SHIFT DIDN'T REGISTER IN PARK SO KEY COULD BE PULLED. BECAUSE OF THIS CAR CAN BE PUT IN GEAR OR NEUTRAL WITHOUT STARTING. LEAVES CAR VULNERABLE TO THEFT BECAUSE CAN'T SET ALARM. CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH MODEL, BROTHER-IN-LAW HAS ONE WITH SAME PROBLEM. CHEVY KNOWS ABOUT PROB BUT ONLY FIX UNDER WARRANTY PERIOD WHEN IT IS KNOWN TO BREAK. *TR

WHENEVER IT RAINS, WATER DRIPS FROM BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR. THE FIRST TIME WE NOTICED IT, WE HAD 6 INCHES OF RAIN FALL ON A SINGLE DAY. NOW IT OCCURS DURING VERY MINOR RAINS. WE HAVE NOT YET HAD IT REPAIRED, BUT I LEARNED FROM INTERNET POSTINGS THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD FAILURE OF THIS CAR, SOMETHING TO DO WITH AN OPENING IN THE FIREWALL THAT HAS BEEN CHEAPLY LINED WITH PAPER RATHER THAN A RUBBER OR PLASTIC BOOT. I REALIZE THIS IS HARDLY A LIFE-THREATENING PROBLEM FOR MOST OWNERS, BUT MY WIFE HAS ALLERGY-INDUCED ASTHMA, WITH MOLD AS A MAJOR TRIGGER. THE REPEATEDLY WET CARPET COULD CAUSE HER VERY REAL PROBLEMS. *TR

THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON OUR 2007 CHEVROLET HHR VIOLENTLY SHAKES THE WHOLE CAR WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE AT HIGHER SPEEDS ESPECIALLY GOING DOWN HILL. THE BRAKES ARE NO WHERE NEAR NEEDING REPLACED YET AND THE CHEVY DEALER WE BOUGHT IT FROM CLAIMS THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT WITHOUT CHARGING US FOR A REPAIR??? I DO NOT NEED NEW BRAKES I JUST NEED THE ONES ON IT TO WORK PROPERLY. A SEARCH OF THE INTERNET AND THIS SITE DEMONSTRATES A DESIGN OR PARTS PROBLEM SINCE MANY OWNERS HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD INVITE ANYONE TO CONTACT ME TO TAKE A RIDE IN THE CAR TO SEE HOW UNBELIEVABLY SCARY IT IS TO BE BEHIND THE WHEEL COMING DOWN A HILL AND TRYING TO GET IT STOPPED. SOME ONE NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GET SERIOUSLY HURT WHEN THE BRAKES FAIL. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE NEW AND AFTER THE WAY THE DEALERSHIP TREATED THIS AND OUR CONCERNS THIS WILL BE THE LAST CHEVY IN OUR DRIVEWAY. *TR