2007 CHEVROLET HHR Complaints

I AM HAVING TIRE PROBLEMS, PREMATURE WEAR ON FRONT, AND KNOCKING NOISE IN FRONT STEERING, TOOK IT TO I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER THEY REPLACED THE STEERING ASSY, BUT DID NOTHING WITH TIRES, NOW I NEED TIRES AND HAVE GONE TO 5 DIFFERENT TIRE STORES, AND ALL OF THEM STATE THAT THE TIRES I HAVE ON MY 2007 CHEVROLET HHR 2.2 DOHC, ARE NOT THE PROPER ONES FOR THE VEHICLE RATING. AND NO ONE CARRIES THEM. AND IF THEY DID THEY WOULD BE 175.00 PER TIRE, TIRES IN MENTION ARE P215/50 R17 90T, I WOULD EXPECT FULL TIRE REPLACEMENT AT NO CHARGE TO MYSELF AND OTHERS IN THIS SITUATION. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET HHR WITH TERRIBLE SHIMMY IN THE FRONT END. CONSUMER STATES THAT IT ALSO HAPPENED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. HE ALSO STATES HIS DAUGHTER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A RENTAL CAR WHICH WAS A CHEVY HHR. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE DOOR AJAR ALARM ONLY CHIMES WHEN THE DOORS ARE COMPLETELY OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE DEALER SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ALARM WAS DESIGNED TO OPERATE IN THAT MANNER AND WOULD BE UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE CONTACT ALSO SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ISSUED CASE NUMBER 71-576283710. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,960 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

CRUISE CONTROL ON AT 70 MPH WENT UP A MEDIUM HILL THE SPEED WENT DOWN TO 65 MPH, TRANSMISSION DOWMSHIFTS ,CRUISE CONTROL ACCELERATES FLAT OUT TO 75 MPH BEFORE IT RELEASES. UNSETTLING WHEN BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP SAYS ALL HOURS ACT THE SAME WAY AND IS PERFORMING AS DESIGNED. *TR

GOT THE CAR BACK FROM A REPAIR TO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM, AND DROVE IT ABOUT TWO DAYS AND THE AC WENT OUT AND STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR, ON A 108 DEGREE TEXAS DAY! THE NEXT MORNING STARTED THE CAR TO GO TO THE DEALER AND THE AIR WAS COLD, BUT ABOUT A HALF HOUR INTO THE TRIP THE AIR WENT OUT AGAIN. SO WE TOOK CAR TO DEALER WHO SAID THEY WOULD CHECK IT OUT MAYBE THEY KNOCKED SOMETHING OFF WHEN THEY FIXED THE SENSORS. THE AIR WAS NOT WORKING WHEN WE DROPPED IT OFF, TECH SAID HE DROVE THE CAR TO LUNCH, LET IT IDLE AND PUT 30 MILES ON THE CAR AND THE AIR WORKED FINE, COME GET IT. *JB

CAR STILL HAS PAPER TAGS, HAD 3K MILES AND IT JUST STOPPED WORKING THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, ENGINE WOULD NOT IDLE AND RAN ROUGH. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO SAID A CRANK SENSOR WENT OUT, IT TOOK FOUR DAYS TO GET THE PART IN AND THEY HAVE REPLACED IT. WE WILL SEE HO IT GOES! *JB

WE WERE DRIVING WEST ON I-40 IN AZ. A 2 TON TRUCK WITH A LONG FLAT TRAILER BLEW IT'S FRONT DRIVERS TIRE. THE TIRE CAME INTO OUR LANE MY HUSBAND SWERVED TO MISS IT THEN THE TRUCK CAME INTO OUR LANE FORCING US OFF THE ROAD MY HUSBAND COULDN'T GAIN CONTROL OF THE CHEVY HHR AGAIN. IT SENT US INTO A ROLLOVER WE ROLLED 2-3 TIMES. THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CAR ALL COLLAPSED AROUND MY HUSBAND THE ROOF FORCED HIS NECK DOWN. THE ROOF ENDED UP DOWN TO THE STEERING WHEEL. MY HUSBAND SUFFERED A CRACK IN HIS 3RD C-SPINE & A BROKEN THUMB & LACERATED FINGERS WHEN THE CAR ENDED UP LANDING ON HIS HAND WHICH HAD GONE JUST ABOVE HIS HEAD. I HAD TO UNBUCKLE MY HUSBAND TO GET HIM INTO A POSITION SO HE COULD BREATH. 2-FAILURE OF THE ROOF TO PROTECT THE DRIVER THE ROOF ENCROACHED INTO THE DRIVERS SPACE CAUSING MAJOR BODILY HARM. 3-CAR WAS SCRAPPED. NO NEED AT THIS POINT TO REPLACE OR REPAIR. *JB

POOR DESIGN OF THE FRONT BUMPER. THE HOLE ON THE BOTTOM WAS TOO BIG, ALLOWING DEBRIS TO HIT THE AIR CONDITIONER (A/C) CONDENSER AND RADIATOR. THIS WAS WHAT HAPPENED TO ME BUT THE FUNNY THING WA S THAT I WASN'T EVEN DRIVING THE CAR. I TURNED IT ON AND GOT THE AIR CONDITIONER GOING, WHICH WAS COLD AT FIRST. THE CAR SAT FOR A WEEK WHILE I WAS ON VACATION, SO I FOUND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THEY WON'T COVER IT AS A EQUIPMENT FAILURE. INSTEAD THEY CLAIMED SOMETHING FLEW THROUGH IT. CHEVROLET DIDN'T PUT A GRILL IN IT FROM THE FACTORY, WHICH WOULD HAVE SOLVED THE PROBLEM. WARRANTY WON'T COVER IT BECAUSE IT WAS CONSIDERED A ROAD HAZARD, AND WANTED ME TO CLAIM IT ON MY INSURANCE WHICH I THOUGHT WAS INSURANCE FRAUD. I THOUGHT THEY WANTED TO PASS THE BUCK TO SOMEONE ELSE RATHER THAN RECALL ALL THE VEHICLES TO PUT A GRILL ON IT TO PROTECT IT FROM THE ELEMENTS. I OWN A 2007 HHR WITH 6000 MILES ON IT. I DIDN'T HAVE AIR CONDITIONING BECAUSE THEY WON'T WARRANTY IT, AND I DIDN'T HAVE $800 TO FIX IT. THE GM REPRESENTATIVE CAME TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE WHILE MY WIFE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP SO SHE GOT TO TALK TO HIM ABOUT IT. HE SAID WELL IT WAS NO DIFFERENT THAN A ROCK HITTING THE WINDSHIELD. I THOUGHT THIS WAS THE LAZY WAY OUT, SAYING THEY DIDN'T WANT TO PROTECT VITAL PARTS OF THE CAR, (RADIATOR,CONDENSER,ETC. BY PUTTING A SIMPLE PIECE OF MESH OR GRILL IN PLACE. THIS SHOULDN'T BE OUR JOB TO MAKE SURE IT WA S PROTECTED. ALSO, THE REPRESENTATIVE STATED WELL,IF WE GET A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT THEN MAYBE THE DESIGNER WILL RECALL IT AND FIX IT. I COULD NOT WAIT FOR THEM TO GET OFF THE LAZY BOY AND FIX A FLAW THEY OVERLOOKED IN THE FIRST PLACE. I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THE CAR, BUT CHEVROLET HAD TO GET THEIR HEAD OUT OF THEIR OWN BUTTS AND REALIZE THESE WERE THE REASONS WHY THEY WERE LOSING JOBS, AND STOCKS WERE FALLING, CAR SALES WERE DOWN, AND COMPETITION WA S GETTING STRONGER. THEY SHOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEN I MIGHT GO BACK TO BUYING CHEVROLET CARS. *AK

BRAKE FUILD LIGHT CAME ON AFTER STARTING THE CAR. CALLED ONSTAR TO RUN A DIANOSIC , THEY SAID THAT IT HAD AN ABS PROBLEM. *JB