2007 CHEVROLET HHR Complaints

2007 CHEVY HHR WITH TWO SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL WHICH STATED THAT THE ATTACHMENT NEAR THE SUN VISOR AND ROOF IS DEFECTIVE. THE SECOND PROBLEM WAS WATER GETS UNDER THE DOOR PANEL AND FREEZES WITH EVERY SNOW, RAIN, HAIL, OR MIX STORM RECEIVED. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO FIX THE RECALL. *JB

MY HHR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN MAY OF LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF SHAKING WHEN I BRAKE. THE ROTORS WERE FILED DOWN AND THIS LAST TIME IN JANUARY 08 THEY SAID THEY REPLACED A PART THAT SHOULD KEEP THE PROBLEM FROM OCCURRING AGAIN. NOW, ABOUT 7K MILES SINCE THE LAST TIME, THE PROBLEM IS BACK. THE DEALERSHIP TRIED TO TELL ME IT WAS THE WAY I DRIVE, BUT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MORE THAN 24 YEARS AND HAVE HAD DOZENS OF CARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN. IT IS QUITE OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR (ESPECIALLY AFTER READING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS WEB SITES). I AM GOING TO ATTEMPT TO HAVE THEM REPLACE MY CAR WITH ANOTHER MODEL, BUT SUSPECT I WILL TAKE A HUGE HIT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE VEHICLE HAS FIRESTONE AFFINITY TOURING, SIZE P21555R16 (NA) LOW PROFILE TIRES. WHILE ON A ROAD TRIP, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS FLATTENING. HE ARRIVED AT HIS DESTINATION WITHOUT A FAILURE. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT. HE PLACED AIR IN THE TIRE AND DROVE TO A DEALER IN MARYLAND, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES. HE RETURNED TO ALABAMA AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HIS LOCAL DEALER SO THEY COULD INSPECT THE TIRES. THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY ANY FAILURES AS WELL. THE REAR TIRE FAILED AND A LOCAL MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT THE TIRES MAY BE OVERINFLATED. THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES SINCE RECEIVING THE MECHANIC'S SUGGESTION. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

AT 9,700 MILES,MY CAR WOULD SHAKE BAD WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, DEALER TURNED THE ROTORS, HELPED FOR AWHILE. AT 24,000 MILES THE SAME THING STARTED, ROTORS WERE TURNED FOR A SECOND TIME. I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE REPLACED, THE PROBLEM WILL MORE THAN LIKELY HAPPEN AGAIN. THANK YOU. *TR

PAINT HAS CHIPPED VERY EASILY, 2007 HHR, GARAGE KEPT, HAS UNDER 12,000 MILES & SEVERAL CHIPS IN THE GOLDEN TEAL METALLIC PAINT. DEALER SAYS BECAUSE OF SAND ON HIGHWAY. MY OTHER CARS DON'T HAVE CHIPS IN THE PAINT & THEY HAVE BEEN DRIVEN THE SAME ROUTE FOR YEARS. ENGINE HAS KNOCKED, DEALERSHIP COULDN'T HEAR, HAD THE TECHNICIAN RIDE IN THE CAR WITH ME, THEN HE HEARD. DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT'S NORMAL. *TR

KNOCKING OR BANGING NOISE IN FRONT END OF VEHICLE. DEALER CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. YET PROBLEM PERSIST. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH DOWN A DIRT ROAD, THE PAINT CHIPS OFF OF THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS OFFERED TO REPAINT THE DAMAGED AREA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

I PURCHASED A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR LAST YEAR. I STILL POSSESS THE WINDOW STICKER FROM THE MANUFACTURER THAT STATES MY VEHICLE RECEIVED A 5 STAR FRONTAL AND SIDE CRASH TEST RATING FROM NHTSA. THIS MORNING I HEAR ON THE NEWS THAT MY VEHICLE FAILED YOUR TEST HORRIBLY. I CALL CHEVROLET RECALLS DEPARTMENT AND THEY WILL NOT OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZE THIS RECALL UNTIL THE END OF MARCH. I MUST DRIVE AROUND IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE FOR MORE THAN A MONTH WITH MY 2 CHILDREN BECAUSE I BOUGHT A VEHICLE UNDER YOUR ORGANIZATION'S RECOMMENDATION FOR SAFETY AND BECAUSE CHEVY DOES NOT WANT TO FIX IT YET. *TR

I OWN A 2007 HHR (MILEAGE 10753). IT IS EASY TO DRIVE, IS ROOMY AND ECONOMICAL TO OPERATE. I HAD A VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE LAST EVENING WHILE DRIVING THE HHR ON AN EXPRESSWAY IN TRAFFIC. THE MOTOR SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THE LIGHTS, RADIO, ETC CONTINUED TO WORK PROPERLY. THE WARNING MESSAGE WAS "ENGINE POWER REDUCED". I MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. NO SOUNDS, CLICKS, NOTHING. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND THE CAR STARTED WITH AN ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ON. I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND HAD SOMETHING TO EAT. I WENT OUT AND THE CAR STARTED UP WITHOUT AN ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. I TOOK IT TO, HOLLER CHEVROLET (WINTER PARK, FL), THIS MORNING. HOLLER CHEVROLET REPLACED A CHIP (PCM) AND SAID IT WOULD BE FINE. MIKE LAING AT HOLLER REPRESENTED BOTH GM AND HOLLER WITH PROFESSIONALISM, SKILL AND DIGNITY. *TR

PURCHASED 2007 HHR NEW IN OCTOBER 2006. WITH ONLY 249 MILES ON THE CAR, I RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND REPORTED A LOUD BANGING NOISE FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT END. THE COULD NOT VERIFY THE NOISE. SINCE THEN THEY REPLACED TWO SHIFT ASSEMBLIES, ONE STEERING COLUMN AND IN NOVEMBER 2007 THEY REPLACED THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT STRUT. THE BANGING NOISE WAS STILL THERE. NOW THEY THINK IT MAY BE THE CHASSIS TWEAKING ,BUT STILL CANNOT FIND OR FIX THE THE RATTLING NOISE. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE AND THE CAR SURGES WHEN STARTING IT WHILE STILL IN PARK. THE SAY THIS IS NORMAL. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN COURTESY CHEVROLET'S SHOP FOR MOORE THAN 30 DAYS SINCE I PURCHASED IT. I DO NOT DRIVE IT ANYMORE AS I BELIEVE IT IS UNSAFE, AND A LEMON. THE CAR NOW HAS LESS THAN 15,000 MILES. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THEIR SHOP ON 10/19/06, 1/08/07, 7/19/07, 10/27/07, 10/22/07 AND 11/13/07. *TR