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2008 Chevrolet HHR 2-DR. Panel Truck

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Recalls
593
Complaints

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Complaints
Recalls

593 Complaints

for 2008 CHEVROLET HHR
11/22/2021
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
Incident Date: 11/19/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D88S******
Summary

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet HHR. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, she noticed there was a puddle on the ground located on the rear driver's side. Upon inspection, the contact detected a fuel odor and noticed there was a fuel leak coming from the fuel lines. The dealer was made aware of the failure and scheduled an upcoming appointment for diagnosis. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Action Number: PE20011 (Fuel System, Other). The failure mileage was approximately 113,000.

10/25/2021
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 10/22/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA43D68S******
Summary

My Fuel line is pouring gas out . The gas fumes are filling the cabin of the car waiting for a repair.

09/28/2021
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 09/22/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GCDA85D08S******
Summary

Fuel line leak.

09/25/2021
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 03/16/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D18S******
Summary

Around 6 months ago I started to notice a fuel smell and upon inspection at the local shop it was diagnosed that my fuel line had rusted through and they informed me there are other cases of this exact issue on the Chevrolet hhr and cobalt vehicles with this engine and fuel setup it has started to leak into the exhaust but has not caught fire.

09/07/2021
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 08/08/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GCDA15D48S******
Summary

I noticed a strong odor of gasoline and took the HHR to my local mechanic. He diagnosed it as a rusted fuel line caused by the proximity of a heat shield that traps water.. He was able to repir it by splicing in a section of the line. A bout a yer later the line was leaking again and this time there is not enough line left to splice that isn;t rusted. Obviously this is a danger ranging from leaking gasoline hitting a hot exhaust to a passerby discarding a lit cigarette near the leak and blowing themselves and my car to Kingdome Come. A Check engine light comes on periodically, but is only partially indicative of the gas leak as a possibility. This is a safety issue for both the owner and anyone who might happen by with a lit object

08/15/2021
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 08/12/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA53P78S******
Summary

Fuel lines leaking in front of drivers side rear tire. Lines run inside of a channel that has a protective wrap over them, but is very close to part of the exhaust pipe. Fuel line had corroded inside of protective wrap. Only leaks when the engine is running and fuel system under pressure. Fuel could have hit hot exhaust pipe and caused a fire or explosion. Apparently this is a common problem with the Chevy HHR with multiple cases having already been reported. Had the car repair at our local Chevy dealer. Cost of removing and replacing the fuel lines was $1,307.00. The only indications of the problem was the smell of fuel near the rear tire and a puddle of fuel under the car when engine was shut off. Frame cross member was also wet from fuel shooting out of end of protective wrap.

07/25/2021
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 01/12/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3gnda53p88s******
Summary

While driving down the interstate the power steering light flashed and locked the power steering to the point I was unable to steer in any direction. It has done this on multiple occasions to the point it has almost caused several accidents. This is a serious issue!

07/23/2021
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 05/15/2021
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3gnca63x28s******
Summary

Power steering went out completely causing me to swerve on the highway to side of road. The steering locked up and it was raining and I would of crashed had anyone else been on the highway. I was going about 55 mph at the time. I then proceeded to CAREFULLY at about 30 mph force my car to drive another half mile to nearest exit ramp. The entire time I was driving in the middle of the lanes and a huge liability as far as safety is concerned. Thankfully I made it with no harm to myself vehicle or anyone else. I pulled over to side of road and slept in car till the rain stopped. Prior to this I backed into a fence when the steering failed backing into a carport resulting in body damage to front end under left headlight. Months before I had asked the Chevy dealership to diagnose issue and they found nothing wrong as in the beginning the car would still steer at its own leisure. The light didn't come on when they looked at it. After the night in the rain I have taken the fuse outta the power steering part and just manually steer. This should be replaced as it is a common issue to ALL HHR. Mine isn't covered as it is an SS but clearly it should be covered by a recall. Hopefully I don't die before this is taken care of.

07/19/2021
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Incident Date: 07/16/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GCDA05D98S******
Summary

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet HHR. The contact stated while driving 30 mph, he started to smell gasoline fumes inside the vehicle. The contact stated that there was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated after parking his vehicle, a bystander informed him that the vehicle had a fuel leak. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the fuel line needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired but was pending repairs. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 147,240.

07/19/2021
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 07/16/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GCDA05D98S******
Summary

Fuel lines leaking under left rear of 2008 HHR. According to Google internet investigations this seems to be a problem in the design and placement of insulation material over the fuel line. I almost had a explosive concern, not knowing where the smell of fuel was coming from, a alert gentleman smoking a cigarette counseled me on a dripping fuel on the parking lot. He said smokers will throw their cigarette down and unintentionally possibly causing a fire/explosion.

07/15/2021
Components: STEERING,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 07/15/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA63X28s******
Summary

My power steering unexpectedly has gone out. When it first happened I was on the freeway in the rain and it locked up. Thankfully there were no others cars near me or I would of had an accident. I called the dealership and they said there WAS a recall but too much time has passed! This makes no sense. If it's bad it's bad, what the heck! So now I have taken the fuse out and it at least keeps it from locking up it it is VERY difficult to steer and I fear not being able to respond quickly in an emergency. Then I was noticing that when I add gas it had trouble turning over. Only when I added gas. Gas mileage began getting worse and then I felt the motor having difficulty while again on the freeway. I could smell gas and pulled over. There was smoke under the hood and I could see gas puddling up under my car. Now I am scared of my car. I called GMC and they said they couldn't help me with either of these issues to contact my dealership. I haven't done this because I already know they are gonna say they can not help me. This is absurd. I have had this car a year and NOTHING but problems for me.

07/01/2021
Components: ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 06/29/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D98S******
Summary

Engine cuts out , loses power ar random times. Especially when the air is humid. Constant smell of leaking gasoline.

06/27/2021
Components: TIRES
Incident Date: 06/07/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA53P38S******
Summary

ALL FOUR OF THE TIRES I BOUGHT DEVELOPED NUMEROUS CRACKS IN LESS THAT 18 MONTHS OF USE, AND LESS THAN 10,000 MILES OF USE. UNIROYAL WILL NOT STATE IF THE TIRES ARE SAFE OR NOT.

06/20/2021
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 05/19/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3gnca13d78s******
Summary

gas leaking..over left rear wheel well where the silver insulation is ..line has rusted thru the insulation is because the exhaust runs close to that side of the vehicle but unfortunately there in no way or takes too long for moisture to evaporate poor design ....

06/18/2021
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 06/03/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D78S******
Summary

THE POER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE KEEPS COMEING ON

06/11/2021
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Incident Date: 04/10/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3gnda53p48f******
Summary

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet HHR. The contact stated that there was an abnormal fuel odor at the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The dealer informed the contact that the fuel lines located at the rear driver’s side wheel were leaking and that the wheel was corroded. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 93,368.

05/28/2021
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 05/27/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D58S******
Summary

My gas lines are leaking. It appears that several other owners of HHR's are having the same issue.

05/18/2021
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 05/16/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3gcda35p08s******
Summary

Metal fuel lines rusted thru under the left rear door area where they are wrapped in insulation with no ability tor drain or dry out. The car is unsafe to drive I need to have it fixed now. I will try to safe defective parts. Fuel leak under the car near exhaust and almost undrivable, safety factor is obvious and currently under investigation. Will be calling dealer today. Noticed delayed start and heavy gas smell and then saw puddle under car. Removed insulation wrap and found heavy deposit of road dirt and rust.

04/21/2021
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 04/17/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA53P68S******
Summary

TWO ISSUES: KEY WON'T REMOVE FROM IGNITION, SEARCHED GOOGLE AND GOT KEYS OUT. SECOND ; POWER LOCKS ,CAR WON'T UNLOCK, NOT EVEN WITH KEYS. SO FAR, THIS HAS COST ME $150.00

04/19/2021
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 04/16/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA53P98S******
Summary

FUEL LINE SUDDENLY SPRUNG A LEAK. I NOTICED IT AFTER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS GASOLINE DRIPPING AFTER I PARKED AND LOOKED.

03/19/2021
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 03/16/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D08S******
Summary

I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR LESS THAN A WEEK AGO. WHEN THE CAR IS SITTING STILL OR IN PARK, AND IDLING, THERE'S A STRONG GAS SMELL. LOOKS TO BE THE RETURN LINE LEAKING.

03/09/2021
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 03/09/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23DX8S******
Summary

THIS VEHICLE RECENTLY DEVELOPED A VISIBLE FUEL LEAK TOWARD THE REAR OF THE CAR. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING OR THE FUEL SYSTEM IS PRESSURIZED FUEL LEAKS UNDERNEATH CAR DUE TO DEFECTIVE FUEL LINES. THE LOCATION OF THE LEAK IS NEAR THE EXHAUST PIPE WHICH CAN BE A FIRE HAZARD AND CAN CAUSE PERFORMANCE ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE ON ANY OTHER VEHICLES OF THIS AGE OR NEWER. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWS THAT THIS ENOUGH OF A PROBLEM THAT THERE IS A LOT OF INFORMATION AND VIDEOS SHOWING THAT IS A DESIGN/MATERIAL FLAW ON GENERAL MOTOR'S PART.

03/01/2021
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 10/04/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D78S******
Summary

I TOOK MY HHR IN ON 10/04/2019 FOR BASIC WORK, AND WAS INFORMED ON THE LEAK IN MY FUEL LINE. I DIDN'T HAVE IT FIXED AT THAT TIME DUE TO HIGH PRICE. I SAW THE NEW REPORT FROM THE DETROIT FREE PRESS ON 7/7/2020 ABOUT THE NHTSA INVESTIGATING COMPLAINTS OF FUEL LEAKS IN OLDER CHEVROLET HHR. I BELIEVE MY HHR FALLS UNDER THIS. I WAS QUOTED ROUGHLY $800-$1000 TO HAVE THE LINE REPLACED. I FEEL THIS IS SOMETHING CHEVY SHOULD RECALL AND PAY TO HAVE FIXED AS A LEAKING FUEL LINE IS VERY DANGEROUS. I ALSO THINK THIS LEAK HAS AFFECTED MY LEFT REAR TIRE SENSOR SINCE IT IS NEAR THE ROOT OF THE LEAK AND WOULD STOP AFTER 15-30 MINUTES.

03/01/2021
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 03/01/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA33D08S******
Summary

STORED CAR IN GARAGE FROM OCTOBER 2020 TO MARCH 1 2021. WHEN PARKED THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK OF 3-5 DRIPS PER SECOND AT LH REAR WHEEL. WHEN STARTED AND MOVED OUT OF GARAGE ON MARCH 1 THERE WAS A STEADY STREAM OF FUEL. THE ENCLOSED PICTURE SHOWS PUDDLE OF FUEL UNDER CAR AFTER KEYING-OFF AFTER THE 40 FOOT MOVE. PRIOR TO GARAGING THE CAR I CONTACTED CHEVROLET ABOUT THE "VERY COMMON" LEAK AND WAS TOLD TO CALL MY LOCAL DEALER, ALL TO NO AVAIL. I'VE BEEN WAITING TO HEAR IF THE JULY 2020 NHTSA INVESTIGATION WILL TURN INTO A RECALL. WHEN WILL A RULING BE AVAILABLE? I'M AT THE POINT WHERE I WILL BE DOING A SHADE-TREE-MECHANIC REPAIR IN LIEU OF WAITING ON NHTSA. GM (CHEVROLET) HAVE BEEN BUILDING CARS FOR 100 YEARS. THE COMPANY KNOWS MANY VEHICLES ARE DRIVEN IN RUST BELT STATES. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR FITTING CHEAP UN-COATED MILD STEEL FUEL AND PURGE LINES TO VEHICLES THAT OPERATE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT. NOTE THAT THIS VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. THE CODE IS FOR A PURGE SYSTEM LEAK. I HAVE FOUND THAT THE PURGE LINE RUNNING PARALLEL TO THE FUEL LINE IS JUST AS CORRODED AS THE FUEL LINE. THIS IS LIKELY WHERE THE PURGE SYSTEM LEAK RESIDED. SO THIS VEHICLE FAILS TO KEEP LIQUID FUEL IN IT'S FUEL LINE AND FAILS TO KEEP EVAPORATIVE FUEL IN THE PURGE SYSTEM. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHEN THE RECALL WILL BE ENACTED SO I CAN STOP NEEDLESSLY POLLUTING THE EARTH WITH HYDROCARBONS. I'D RATHER HAVE CHEVROLET FOOT THE BILL FOR THE REPAIR RATHER THAN ME. THANK YOU!

02/15/2021
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 01/19/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D78S******
Summary

FUEL LINE LEAK ABOVE EXHAUST DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE. WAS PARKED IN GARAGE COULD SMELL GAS IN HOME. MOVE TO OUT SIDE LEFT LARGE PUDDLE IN GARAGE. BROUGHT TO DEALER NEXT DAY WAS TOLD FUEL LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY REPLACED PURGE AND FUEL FEED LINES. AT A DISCOUNTED PRICE OF $1517.36

02/02/2021
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 02/02/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA63X48S******
Summary

VEHICLE LEAKS GAS, THE FUEL LINE LEAKES, BELOW THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR. I'VE OWNED TWO HHR'S AND BOTH HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, SAME EXACT SPOT. THE LINE ROTTED OUT AND IS LEAKING FUEL ON THE GROUND. I CAN SEE AND SMELL IT.

01/27/2021
Components: WHEELS
Incident Date: 01/04/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23P48S******
Summary

IF MY BATTERY RUNS DOWN THE TPMS SYSTEM LOSES PROGRAMMING AND HAS TO BE TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE REFLASHED COSTING OVER $100. IF SOMEONE DRIVING THE CAR DOES NOT NOTICE A LOW TIRE IT COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT.

12/23/2020
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 12/23/2020
Crash: No
Fire: Yes
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA73X48S******
Summary

SEVERE FUEL LEAK WHICH CAUSED A SMALL FIRE. LUCKILY WE HAD A FIRE EXTINGUISHER HANDY. THIS IS APPARENTLY VERY COMMON WITH HHRS AND THANK GOD I WASN'T AT A GAS STATION WHEN THE FIRE STARTED.

12/06/2020
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 11/14/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23P18S******
Summary

UPON RETURN HOME I DETECTED THE SMELL OF GASOLINE FROM DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL AREA. JACKED VEHICLE UP FOR VISUAL INSPECTION, WHICH REVEALED RUSTED FUEL LINE AND EVAP LINE FROM MIDPOINT OF VEHICLE TO REAR CONNECTION TERMINALS. BOTH FUEL LINES BEHIND SILVER PROTECTIVE WRAP WERE RUSTED THROUGH IN BOTH WRAP LOCATIONS ALTHOUGH THE BRAKE LINES IN SAME WRAP WERE NOT AFFECTED.

11/25/2020
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 11/20/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D78S******
Summary

POWER STEERING WARNING

11/23/2020
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 11/22/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA23P18S******
Summary

I WENT TO START THE CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY, SMELLED GAS FROM THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. I THEN SHUT OFF MY CAR AND LOOKED. I HAVE A LEAK IN THE FUEL LINE, AFTER RESEARCHING SEEMS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I DO NOT WANT TO MOVE THE CAR OR PAY FOR A REPAIR THAT IS A DESIGN FLAW.

11/09/2020
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Incident Date: 11/03/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA33P98S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL LINE CONNECTED TO THE FUEL TANK WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FUEL LINE WAS REPLACED WITH A TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT PART UNTIL THE PERMANENT PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS AVAILABLE. IG BURTON CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 793 BAY ROAD, MILFORD, DE 19963 WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

11/01/2020
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 06/20/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D58S******
Summary

THE GAS LINE IN LEAKING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE NEAR THE REAR WHEEL WELL. THE AREA IS WRAPPED IN A HEAT SHEILDING WRAP WHICH HOLDS MOISTURE. IM ASSUMING THIS IS WHY IT CAUSED THE GAS LINE TO RUST THROUGH.

09/22/2020
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 09/22/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GCDA35PX8S******
Summary

FUEL LINE RUSTED OUT AND FUEL LEAKS ONTO EXHAUST PIPE AND SURROUNDING AREAS INCLUDING THE GROUND.

09/17/2020
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 09/16/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA73X28S******
Summary

HELLO, HOW ARE YOU? THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON AND THE BUTTON CANNOT TURN IT OFF. THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON AND THERE IS A SERVICE PROMPT ON THE INFORMATION SCROLL LCD SCREEN. THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH LIGHTS UP BUT THE CRUISE DOES NOT ENGAGE WHEN THE SET BUTTON IS PRESSED AT ANY SPEED, IE, 30MPH, 50MPH, 55MPH ETC. THE RESEARCH I READ RECOMMENDS TO CONTACT YOU TO HELP GET THIS VEHICLE INCLUDED IN AN EXISTING RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUES IN OTHER GM VEHICLES WITH THE SAME EQUIPMENT. IN OTHER WORDS, THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT AS OTHER GM VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR REPAIR. DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT THAT WAS RECALLED IN OTHER GM VEHICLES I REQUEST THIS VEHICLE BE COVERED UNDER THE SAME RECALL AND ABLE TO BE REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

08/28/2020
Components: STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
Incident Date: 01/01/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA63X08S******
Summary

POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING, SERVICE ESC CODE CAME ON. CAR HAS DONE THIS NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR, I HAVE REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN, THE POWER STEERING MOTOR, THE CAR RAN FINE FOR WEEKS AND TODAY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE SERVICE ESC CODE CAME ON AND I LOST POWER STEERING

08/25/2020
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 10/04/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D78S******
Summary

I READ AN ARTICLE TODAY FROM THE DETROIT FREE PRESS ABOUT NHTSA'S INVESTIGATION OF FUEL LEAKS IN OLDER CHEVROLET HHR'S, SO I WANTED TO SEND YOU AN EMAIL ABOUT MY HHR'S ISSUE. I TOOK MY 2008 HHR IN FOR A NORMAL OIL CHANGE AND THEY TOLD ME ABOUT A FUEL LINE LEAK TOWARDS THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL OF MY CAR. I ALSO HAVE A 'CHECK ENGINE LIGHT' THAT WONT GO AWAY, AND GET A MESSAGE RANDOMLY TO CHECK MY FUEL CAP. I'VE REPLACED MY FUEL CAP TWICE, AND THE GARAGE I TAKE MY CAR TWO SAYS THE ENGINE LIGHT IS TIED INTO THE LEAKY FUEL LINE. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE LINE DUE TO THE QUOTED $1,000 FOR REPAIR, BUT HAVE ATTACHED THE PHOTO BELOW. I BELIEVE THIS IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO NHTSA'S INVESTIGATION, AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO MOVE FORWARD NEXT. I ALSO THINK THIS LEAK HAS AFFECTED MY LEFT REAR TIRE SENSOR SINCE IT IS NEAR THE ROOT OF THE LEAK AND WOULD STOP AFTER 15-30 MINUTES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.

08/15/2020
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 06/05/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA53P58S******
Summary

MY FUEL LINE HAS BECOME CORRODED AND IS LEAKING GAS FROM AROUND THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL.

08/13/2020
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Incident Date: 09/01/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA73X68S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR PRESENT INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. FUEL WAS ALSO DISCOVERED LEAKING UNTO THE GROUND COMING FROM THE REAR WHEEL WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER ARBOGAST CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 3540 SOUTH COUNTY RD, TROY OH 45373, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINES WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FUEL LINES WERE REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000.

07/31/2020
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 07/30/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23P58S******
Summary

I RECENTLY HEARD ON THE NEWS THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LINE LEAK PROBLEM REPORTED BY NHTSA, ON CHEVY COBALTS AND HHRS. I PRINTED A COPY OF THE NEWS REPORT, PROVIDED IT TO MY MECHANIC AND ASKED THE SHOP TO CHECK IT. THEY FOUND THE FUEL LINES READY TO CRUMBLE, WHICH THEY DID WHEN THE LINES WERE REMOVED. I WAS LUCKY THEY HAD NOT CRUMBLED--THE CAR COULD'VE CAUGHT FIRE. THE REPAIR WAS COSTLY AND LABOR INTENSIVE. THE BACK PART OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM HAD TO BE REMOVED AND REPLACE DUE TO THE AGE OF THE CAR AND THINNESS OF THE EXHAUST PIPE AT THE CONVERTER.. THE MECHANICS STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE CORRODED FUEL LINES WAS POOR DESIGN, USING STEEL PIPES AND THE PIPES SITUATED SUCH THAT WATER (AND ROAD DE-ICER) GETS TRAPPED ABOVE A SHIELD PROMOTING CORROSION. I LOOKED UP THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND MANY ENTRIES FOR HHRS WITH CORRODED FUEL LINES. I'M FORTUNATE THAT I HEARD THE NEWS ITEM OR MY CAR COULD'VE GONE UP IN FLAMES. I'M SURPRISED THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL--THERE SHOULD BE.

07/13/2020
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 02/03/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GCDA85D38S******
Summary

FUEL SMELL COMING FROM LEFT REAR OF CAR

07/12/2020
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 06/09/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D08S******
Summary

I'VE HAD MY CAR RECALLED FOR IGNITION SWITCH, THEN ANOTHER RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING MODULE AND NOW MY POWER STEERING COLUMN IS BAD. ALL THESE PARTS ARE IN THE SAME AREA AND I'VE HEARD MANY HHR OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR STEERING COLUMN, IS THERE GOING TO BE A RECALL ON THIS AS WELL? I HAVEN'T EVEN HAD THIS CAR ALL THAT LONG! ANYTIME I DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY IT FEELS SHAKY AND WHEN TURNING LEFT THE THE CAR JERKS TO THE LEFT. I'VE REPLACED EVERYTHING IN THE SUSPENSION. REPLACES SWAY BAR, BUSHINGS, BALL JOINTS, CONTROL ARMS, BRAKES, ROATERS, SPRINGS, STRUTS...FIXED IT ALL! I DO NOT FEEL SAVE ON THIS CAR

07/10/2020
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 03/01/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D685******
Summary

THE FUEL LINE ON MY CAR WAS LEAKING NEAR THE LEFT REAR TIRE. A SERVICE GARAGE REPAIRED THE RUSTED OUT METAL LINE WITH A 2 FOOT LENGTH OF RUBBER HOSE.

07/10/2020
Components: POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 09/01/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA63X78S******
Summary

THE FUEL LINE ON MY VEHICLE DEVELOPED A LEAK AT THE LEFT REAR TIRE. I HAD TO BUY AND INSTALL AN AFTERMARKET FUEL LINE KIT. I FOUND THAT THE METAL FUEL LINE HAS RUSTED THROUGH. WHEN REMOVING THE OLD FUEL LINE THE PURGE LINE BROKE OPEN AT A RUSTY AREA. THESE TWO LINES AND A BRAKE LINE RUN THROUGH A TUBULAR KNITTED HEAT SHIELD IN THIS AREA. THE HEAT SHIELD HAD COLLECTED DIRT AND SALT AND WAS DAMP ON A DRY DAY WHEN I WAS WORKING ON THE LINE REPLACEMENT. POOR DESIGN.

07/10/2020
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 03/01/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA33D08S******
Summary

FUEL LINE IS LEAKING UNDER THE CAR AT THE FRONT OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE. I BELIEVE THE PURGE LINE IS ALSO LEAKING AT THIS LOCATION. A CHECK-ENGINE LIGHT IS CURRENTLY ON FOR A PURGE SYSTEM LEAK.

07/09/2020
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 10/16/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA63X48S******
Summary

I HAD DROVE VEHICLE ABOUT 6 BLOCKS TO GROCERY STORE. UPON EXITING CAR HAD A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. DIDN'T NOTICE ANY THING LEAKING. WENT INTO STORE. WHEN RETURNING STILL SMELLED GASOLINE AND NOTICED A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL ON DRIVER SIDE UNDER REAR SEAT AREA. STARTED VEHICLE AND FUEL POURED ON GROUND AS IT IDLED. WHEN RUNNING, ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP PUTS LINE UNDER PRESSURE AND FUEL CAMP OUT LEAK. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD BOTH FUEL AND VAPOR LINES WERE RUSTED THROUGH. HE SAID THAT THEY HAVE HAD TO FIX A LOT OF HHRS AND COBALTS. HE SAID THE DESIGN RETAINS WATER IN THE AREA UNDER REAR SEAT MAKING THE LINES RUST OUT AND CREATING AN UNSAFE SITUATION. REPAIRS TOTALED $565.39 THIS FAILURE WAS DESIGNED INTO THE VEHICLE BY THE ENGINEERS. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NOT A FIRE AS THIS IS CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM.

07/08/2020
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 06/18/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA53P88S******
Summary

BOTH FUEL LINES WERE RUSTED AND LEAKING BY DRIVER REAR WHEEL .DEALERSHIP REPLACED BOTH LINES CAR WAS DOWN FOR FOUR DAYS. VERY DANGEROUS CHEVY COULD HAVE DONE A BETTER JOB WITH THE LINES.NOT RUNNING THE FUEL LINES BESIDE THE EXHAUST! AND NOT HAVING A WRAP TO HOLD IN MOISTURE.

07/08/2020
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Incident Date: 07/17/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE GARAGE, THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE FUEL ON THE GROUND UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LEAKED FROM THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000. VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. ## VIN FAILED ## 2008 CHEVROLET HHR ##

07/07/2020
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 02/23/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA53P28S******
Summary

STRONG SMELL AND PUDDLING WHEN PARKED INDICATING FUEL LINE LEAKAGE AT REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE AREA (JUST IN FRONT OF THE REAR TIRE). UPON REPLACEMENT THE FUEL LINE WAS DISCOVERED TO BE CORRODED.

07/07/2020
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Incident Date: 07/01/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D28S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE NEAR THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL FUEL LINE WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

03/25/2020
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 03/24/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA53P18S******
Summary

FUEL LINE HAS RUSTED AND STARTED LEAKING FUEL JUST IN FRONT OF DRIVERS REAR TIRE. NOTICED ONCE VECHILE WAS PARK. I SAW A PUDDLE AND SMELT THE AROMA OF FUEL.

03/10/2020
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 07/21/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA63C98S******
Summary

WHEN I FIRST START THE CAR THE BRAKES GET HARD AND GO HALFWAY TO THE FLOOR BUT ONCE IT WARMS UP IT WORKS PERFECTLY

02/07/2020
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 02/06/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA23D68S******
Summary

FUEL LINES HAVE RUSTED. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CAR IS NOW PARKED SAFELY. PENDING REPAIR. INFERIOR MATERIALS FROM CHEVROLET ON THIS CAR. MANY ON CHEVY BLOG WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.

01/29/2020
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 01/12/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA23D28S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE THE VEHICLE EMITTED A FUEL ODOR. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THE FUEL LINES THAT ARE LOCATED AT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL CORRODED DUE TO WATER INTRUSION WHICH PENETRATED THE FUEL LINE RUBBER MOUNT AND METAL COVER. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE CORRODED FUEL LINES WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

01/06/2020
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 12/20/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA23D78S******
Summary

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FIRST STARTED TO FAIL ABOUT 12/20/19. IT WOULD NOT ALLOW ASSISTED STEERING UNTIL THE VEHICLE STARTED MOVING. IT WORKED LIKE THIS FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN STARTED TO FAIL AT RANDOM WHILE DRIVING, THE WORST INCIDENT WHEN STARTING TO MAKE A TURN AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. I BARELY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN MY WHEELS WHILE I WAS IN THE TURN. SHORTLY AFTER IT FAILED COMPLETELY. IT NOW HAS NO POWER ASSIST. I WOULD HERE A CLICKING FROM UNDER THE DASH, AND WHEN THAT STOPPED, MY STEERING RETURNED. NOW IT CLICKS AND THERE IS NO FURTHER ASSIST. I SAW WHERE OTHER GM CARS WITH THIS SYSTEM WERE COVERED UNDER A RECALL, INCLUDING NEWER MODELS, BUT WHEN I CALLED THEM, THEY STATED THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN THIS STATE AND NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED.

12/18/2019
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 10/04/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA63X28S******
Summary

WHEN I TURNED OFF MY CAR RECENTLY, I COULD SMELL GASOLINE. I COULD ALSO SMELL IT WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS ON. I TOOK MY HHR TO SWEENYBUICK/GMC, AND THEY POINTED OUT THAT TWO FUEL LINES WERE RUSTED THROUGH AND I WAS DRIVING MY CAR UNDER DANGEROUS CIRCUMSTANCES...SOME OF THE GASOLINE WAS LEAKING CLOSE TO THE MUFFLER. MY SERVICE AGENT SAID A FIRE COULD HAVE EASILY STARTED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED MY FUEL LINES, AND THEN TOLD ME THAT HE HAS HAD TO REPLACE FUEL LINES IN OTHER CHEVY HHR'S AND CHEVY COLBALTS. AT NO TIME HAS GM EVER NOTIFIED ME THAT MY FUEL LINES CAN RUST THROUGH, AND THAT OTHER CARS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE: HHR OR COBALT. HOWEVER, THIS DANGEROUS RUSTING HAS OCCURRED IN OTHERS. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED RUSTED FUEL LINES, AND SOME HAVE ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE LINES THEMSELVES. A RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED. HOPEFULLY NO ONE WILL DIE IN A TRAGIC FIRE CAUSED BY GAS LEAKS. I COULD SMELL THE GASOLINE BOTH WHEN DRIVING (ESPECIALLY WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING ON, AND WHEN USING THE KEY TO TURN THE CAR OFF. HOWEVER, WHEN LOOKING UNDERNEATH THE CAR, I DID NOT DETECT GAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH, AND I BELIEVE THIS WAS A SLOW LEAK, BECAUSE MY GAS GAUGE DID NOT SHOW A DRAMATIC LOSS OF GAS. WHEN I CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SUPPORT THEY REPORTED IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT NO RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED.

12/12/2019
Components: STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 12/12/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA33P38S******
Summary

THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AS WE WERE DEALING WITH A STARTER ISSUE. IT INDICATED ONLY ONCE ON THE DASH THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE POWER STEERING. NOW IT'S COMPLETELY GONE. THE DASH DOESN'T SHOW ANY INFORMATION THAT THERE COULD BE AN ISSUE. IT'S VERY HARD TO TAKE TURNS. BOTH WIDE OR TIGHT. IT TAKES A LOT OF STRENGTH TO GET THE STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE. IF I DRIVE IT, MOVING FROM LANE TO LANE IS DIFFICULT. I NOW HAVE IT BACK IN THE SHOP FOR THE MECHANIC TO CHECK IT OUT AND RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

11/26/2019
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 11/07/2019
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D08S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH OVER BLACK ICE, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, DROVE OFF THE ROAD, AND CRASHED INTO THREE TREES. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD, NECK, BACK, AND RIB INJURIES. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MULTIPLE UNKNOWN INJURIES. BOTH OCCUPANTS RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT LOT. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

11/19/2019
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,WHEELS,ENGINE
Incident Date: 09/17/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D18S******
Summary

THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING, NO NOISE NO WARNING, COULD NOT STEER, BRAKE, ROLL WINDOWS DOWN. THIS HAPPENED LAST YEAR. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP. SAID IT WAS MY ALTERNATOR AND CHARGE ME AN EXTREME HIGH CHARGE TO REPLACE. VERY SCAREDY WHEN HAPPENED, FOR AUTO TO CUT OFF LIKE THAT. LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30MPR AN NOT ON AN INTERSTATE. BOUGHT 2ND HAND. HAVE NOT BEEN HAPPY WITH SINCE. WHEN BOUGHT DID NOT RECEIVE KEY FAN OF, AN THE DRIVERS DOOR, WILL LOCK ON ITS OWN, WHICH LEFT ME BAFFLED HOW TO GET INTO IT WITH NO OTHER KEY HOLES ON ANY OTHER DOORS OR ESPECIALLY THE BACKEND. I FEEL THIS IS VERY TROUBLESOME FOR ANYONE, AND A BAD DESIGN FEATURE. THE AIRBAG IS QUESTIONABLE, AND NOW THE WATER PUMP HAS WENT OUT, AND THEY SAY THE MANIFOLD HAS TO COME OFF TO GET TO AND WANT TO CHARGE 750.00 AT A CAR REPAIR TO FIX, BUT WILL CHECK FIRST TO SEE IF THAT'S FOR SURE WHERE LEAKING. THEN ONE TIRE HAS THE THING THAT TELLS IF MY AIRS OKAY IN THE TIRE ON MY DASHBOARD. IT STAYS ON CAUSE IT FELL OFF IN THE TIRE. THE WHOLE DARN THING IS A NIGHTMARE TO ME, THAT I'M STUCK WITH. FROM THE MOTOR AN EXPENSE IT IS TO HAVE WORKED ON TO THE POOR EXPENSIVE DESIGN THAT GOT ON THE MARKET. IT'S A NIGHTMARE.

10/15/2019
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 09/02/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D18S******
Summary

I WERE DRIVING IT AND HE'S JUST STOP BULLYING AND I WILL PRESS ALL WAY DOWN THE GAS ALWAYS DOWN TO THE FLOW IN THE POOL AGAIN WITHOUT THE FIRST TIME I DID IT AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED

09/19/2019
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 09/09/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GCDA85D18S******
Summary

MY 2008 HHR PANEL LS HAS A FUEL LEAK AND IT IS LOCATED ON THE DRIVER SIDE JUST IN FRONT OF THE REAR LEFT CAR. AFTER INVESTIGATION I BELIEVE IT IS RUSTED. I UNDERSTAND CHEVY PUT A SLEEVE AROUND THE FUEL LINE FOR WHATEVER REASON AND LIVING UP NORTH IT HAS TRAPPED WATER AND RUSTED. THE FUEL LINE IS NEAR THE EXHAUST AND I FEAR IT MIGHT IGNITE OR POSSIBLY TRAP MYSELF OR A DRIVE IN A FLAMING VEHICLE. CAN YOU TELL ME IF THIS PROBLEM IS ONGOING AND HAS BEEN RECALLED.

09/12/2019
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 09/12/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA53P38S******
Summary

I PUT MY 2008 HHR IN THE SHOP FOR A BRAKE ISSUE AND MENTIONED TO MY MECHANIC THAT I SMELLED A FAINT SMELL OF GASOLINE TO CHECK IT OUT. HE CALLED LATER AND TOLD ME THE BRAKES WERE A MINOR ISSUE BUT THE GAS SMELL WAS THE MAJOR ISSUE. THE GAS LINE WAS RUSTED OUT IN MORE THAN ONE PLACE AND I WAS LEAKING GAS ALL THIS TIME. MY STORY ABOUT THE GAS LINE IS ALMOST WORD FOR WORD THE SAME AS A PRIOR COMPLAINT ON THIS SITE. THIS IS A HIGHLY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND APPARENTLY NOT AN ISOLATED ONE. $ 1000.00 IN REPAIR BUT MY SAFETY AS WELL AS MY FAMILY'S IS AT STAKE. MY MECHANIC RECOMMENDED THAT I NOT GET INTO THIS CAR UNTIL THIS REPAIR WAS MADE. IMAGINE MY SURPRISE WHEN I READ SOMEONE ELSE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM ON THE SAME TYPE CAR.

08/19/2019
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 08/19/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D38S******
Summary

THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ISN'T PROPERLY FUNCTIONING EVERY TIME I HIT THE BRAKES HARD IT LOCKS THE TIRES UP AND THE CAR SLIDES.

07/15/2019
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
Incident Date: 05/31/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA63X28S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED SEVERAL TIMES. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ESC WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MECHANICS AND PRESTON HOOD CHEVROLET (212 HOLLYWOOD BLVD NW, FORT WALTON BEACH, FL 32548, (850) 610-7278) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER ISSUES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED PERIODICALLY ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED EACH TIME, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

06/23/2019
Components: STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 06/20/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D78S******
Summary

THE POWER STEERING IS SUDDENLY INOPERATIVE. NO POWER STEERING. IT JUST CAME ON THE WARNING LIGHTS ONE TIME, POWER STEERING, AND I CAN'T FIND A FIX. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN IT HAPPENED.

06/04/2019
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 06/02/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GCDA85DX8S******
Summary

FUEL LINES RUSTED AND LEAKING. LEAK LOCATED ON DRIVERS SIDE JUST BEFORE REAR TIRE. UPON EXAMINATION IT APPEARS THAT THE TWO FUEL LINES ARE WRAPPED WITH INSULATION OF SOME SORT DUE TO THE LINES PROXIMITY TO THE EXHAUST. THIS INSULATION HAS BEEN TRAPPING MOISTURE FOR YEARS CAUSING THE OXIDATION OF NON STAINLESS STEEL FUEL LINES. THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION WAS NOTICED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE LINES MUST BE REPLACED WHICH WILL COST APPROX 650 DOLLARS. THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT HE IS FAMILIAR WITH THIS COMMON SAFETY HAZARD ATTACHED TO THIS MODEL. I ALSO HAVE NOW READ OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT THE NHTSA USE ITS CONSIDERABLE INFLUENCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER OF THIS VEHICLE TO ENACT A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS HAZARD ON THIS MODEL AND ALL VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE THIS DEFECT. THIS SAFETY VIOLATION HAS BEEN REPORTED TO YOUR ORGANIZATION, TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS AND TO GENERAL MOTORS' CHEVROLET DIVISION FOR YEARS AND THOSE NOTIFICATIONS HAVE ALL BEEN IGNORED. WILL IT TAKE MULTIPLE HORRENDOUS TRAGEDIES BEFORE SOMEBODY DOES THE RIGHT THING. DOES AN AMERICAN CAR COMPANY NEED ANOTHER FORD PINTO-LIKE (AKA "PINTORCH") NEGATIVE PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN ON ITS HANDS?I I CANNOT FATHOM WHY A COMPANY THAT ISSUED A RECALL FOR A PLASTIC LATCH FOR A DASHBOARD DOOR AND HAS SCOFFED AT FOLKS FOR NOTIFYING THEM OF THIS VERY PREVENTABLE SAFETY HAZARD.

05/26/2019
Components: STEERING,POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 05/17/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23P08S******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING ON THE MAJOR ROADWAY IN 5:00 TRAFFIC AFTER WORK AND WHILE STOPPED TO GO FORWARD IN THE CAR WASH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT GAVE A WARNING THEN DIS ENGAGED AND STEERING WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. I READ THE OWNERS MANUAL AND IT SAID TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND TURN THE WHEEL A COUPLE TIMES THEN THE STEERING WAS OK TO GET ME HOME I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT NOW ,IN CHECKING THE WEBSITE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. CAN YOU HELP ME PLEASE?!

05/13/2019
Components: STEERING,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 02/03/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA33D58S******
Summary

MY STEERING FEELS THREATENING WITH LOUD SOUND UNDER DASH WHEN TURNING, AND CAR STEERING IS TOO LOOSE AT TIMES AND ALSO JUMPS ALITTLE WHILE TURNING.. IM LOOKING INTO WHAT AND HOW I CAN GET IT FIXED, IM TOLD IT IS PROBABLY INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT AND I UNDERSTAND MANY GM VEHICLES HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. ALSO, MY 2 PASSENGER DOORS WONT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE, THE LOCKS GO UP AND DOWN, BUT DOOR HANDLES ALSO DON'T ENGAGE ALL WAY UP WHEN TRY TO PULL THEM, MECHANIC TOLD ME , ITS THE ACTUATORS IN HANDLES BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE ALSO HAVE COMPLAINED ON THIS ISSUE AS WELL. SO I HAVE NO ACCESS TO BACK DOORS, I CANT AFFORD A NEW CAR. I AM A SENIOR ON FIXED INCOME. IS THERE ANY HELP FOR ME TO FIX MY CAR?

04/25/2019
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 04/03/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D48S******
Summary

AFTER THE RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE KEY FOB NO LONGER WORKED, I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVERS DOORS NOT LOCKING PROPERLY. SEVERAL TIMES I LOCKED IT AND WENT ON ONLY TO COME BACK AND NOT BE ABLE TO GET INTO CAR WITH THE KEY. IT TOOK AWHILE FOR ME TO FIGURE OUT THAT I HAVE TO WATCH THE LATCH WHEN I LOCK IT AND IF IT DOES NOT GO DOWN ALL THE WAY, I HAVE TO UNLOCK AND LOCK AGAIN AND PULL THE LATCH UP AND THEN LOCK THE DRIVER DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. ALWAYS PARKED AND OUT OF VEHICLE. THERE IS NOT JUST ONE DATE THIS HAPPENED. I HAVE HAD TO CALL FOR ASSISTANCE TO GET IN.

04/16/2019
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 04/16/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA63X18S******
Summary

FUEL LINE LEAKING, NEAR FUEL TANK UNDER HEAT SHIELD, BETWEEN EXHAUST PIPE AND BODY PART. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED.IT APPEARS THAT THE EXHAUST HAD REPEATEDLY SMASHED THE FUEL LINE, OVERTIME.

03/27/2019
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 03/26/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA53P58S******
Summary

I AM HAVING POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. I CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROADWAY AT ANY SPEED BETWEEN 20-80MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WILL BE A MESSAGE UNDER THE SPEEDOMETER THAT SAYS 'POWER STEERING FAILURE' AND I WILL HAVE LOST ALL OF MY POWER STEERING CONTROL. I CAN PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND TURN MY ENGINE OFF AND THEN RESTART THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING WILL WORK AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE LAST 8 MONTHS TOO MY CAR.

02/15/2019
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 02/12/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 9S560795******
Summary

STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT RESPOND IMMEDIATELY WHEN TURNING AT A SLOW SPEED. WITHIN THE PAST 8 MONTHS, THE EPS SIGNAL CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND WENT OFF WITHIN A FEW MINUTES.

01/04/2019
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 12/31/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA23D18S******
Summary

POWER STEERING WENT OUT

12/31/2018
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 12/23/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D78S******
Summary

ALL FOUR LIGHTS ON THE 3RD BRAKE LIGHT ARE OUT AND THE CRUISE CONTROL IS NOT WORKING

12/31/2018
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 12/30/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA43D18S******
Summary

I WAS SITTING IN TRAFFIC TRYING TO MERGE AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASH AND I LOST MY POWER STEERING. I GOT HOME AND SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS AND THE STEERING WAS FINE.I DROVE TO THE STORE AND AS I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IT HAPPENED AGAIN,THE LIGHT ON THE DASH FLASHED AND I LOST MY POWER STEERING. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER ALSO DRIVES MY VEHICLE AND I DO NOT WANT THIS TO OCCUR WITH HER.I AM QUESTIONING IF THIS WAS PART OF THE LIFE TIME WARRANTY RECALL AS I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICES.

12/02/2018
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
Incident Date: 12/01/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D38S******
Summary

POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE MOVING DOWN ROAD

11/07/2018
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 08/01/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA63X48S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

10/31/2018
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 10/02/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA53PX8S******
Summary

TAKATA RECALL. MY 2008 HHR IS LEAKING GAS FROM THE FUEL LINE BY MY REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. THE LEAK STARTS WHEN I START MY CAR AND ENDS WITHIN 30 MINUTES OF THE CAR ENGINE BEING TURNED OFF.

10/24/2018
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 10/23/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D78S******
Summary

HEAD LIGHT KEEP BURNING OUT 6 MONTH TO A YEAR WITHOUT WARNING. HAVE TO REPLACE CONSTANTLY. WHILE MOVING OR PARKED.

09/29/2018
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 09/29/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D88S******
Summary

I WAS TOLD BY A NEIGHBOR THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE REAR BOTTOM OF THE CAR. I CAME HOME AND LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND SAW THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE GAS LINE NEXT TO THE MUFFLER.THE VEHICLE IS NOW PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY.

09/17/2018
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 09/16/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

THE FUEL LINE WAS RUSTED THROUGH DUE TO YEARS OF THE WRAPPING AROUND THE FUEL LINE GETTING WET AND NOT BEING WATERPROOF MATERIAL. IT'S COSTING 900 TO HAVE FIXED. I'M SICK AND TIRED OF ALL THE ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE UNDER 100,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE AND GET ROUTINE MAINTENANCE DONE ON TIME. I KNOW CARS DON'T LAST FOREVER BUT THIS SEEMS LIKE A COMMON ISSUE WITH HHR MODELS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED.

08/23/2018
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 08/11/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA33D68S******
Summary

FUEL LINE IS UNSAFE AND FIRE HAZARD. NOTICED A LEAK AROUND REAR DOOR. THE LINE IS MADE OF CHEAP STEEL, NOT SOMETHING LIKE STAINLESS STEEL AND NEXT TO THE EXHAUST PIPE. COULD CAUSE BOTH A FIRE AND EXPLOSION. THIS IS A RECALL REPAIR FOR GM.

08/20/2018
Components: STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
Incident Date: 08/18/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA23D28S******
Summary

FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS I NOTICED MY POWER STEERING, CRUISE CONTROL BEING CUT OFF AND JERKING WITH MY CAR. BUT UP TIL THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST MY CAR WOULDN'T START, IT WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START. COME AUGUST 18TH MY CAR COMPLLIFE ROY WON'T START. THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER TOOK IN THE CAR FOR THE RECALL BUT NOW IT'S ACTING UP AGAIN. MULTIPLE TIME WHERE I LOOSE CONTROL OF MY CAR AND OR THE CAR WOULD SLOW DOWN TO THE POINT IT FELT LIKE I WAS STOPPING THEN IT WOULD JERK. I THOUGHT THE DEALERSHIP COULD FIX THIS BUT THEY CAN NOT, GM, RIGTH WAY AND ETC ARE NOT HELPING. I'M TERRIFIED MY CAR WON'T WORK AND ALSO IT'LL BE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.

08/14/2018
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 08/12/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D18S******
Summary

THE FUEL LINE IN MY 2008 HHR CHEVY WAGON, COMING FROM THE REAR FUEL TANK IS PRESSURIZED BY A FUEL PUMP. JUST IN FRONT OF THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE, IT UNDERGOES A 90-DEGREE BEND. THIS PAST WEEKEND, IT FAILED, MOST LIKELY DUE TO CORROSION, AND GASOLINE WAS BEING PUMPED OUT OF THE TANK AT A VERY HIGH VOLUME. THIS IS THE THIRD GM PRODUCT THAT I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO IN EXACTLY THE SAME SPOT, THE OTHER TWO WERE SATURN ION SEDANS. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME YESTERDAY THAT THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE FOR GM FUEL LINES. I AM VERY FORTUNATE THAT THE LEAK DID NOT CAUSE A FIRE- IT WAS A LARGE POOL OF FUEL UNDER THE CAR! (WHENEVER THE IGNITION IS TURNED ON, IT APPEARS THAT THE FUEL PUMP IS SUPPLYING PRESSURIZED FUEL TO THE LINE. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER YELLED AT ME TO TURN THE KEY OFF AFTER I GOT IT OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY! IT WAS GUSHING GAS! THE NHTSA SHOULD CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. ($100 TO FIX, NOT BAD FOR AN OLD CAR.) THANKS.

08/12/2018
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 08/20/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D48S******
Summary

MY BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON ALL THE TIME. I REPLACED THE BRAKE POSITIONING SENSOR. IT IS UNDER MY IMPRESSION THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THIS. I THINK THE FIX IS RUNNING A GROUND CABLE TO THE CAR'S COMPUTER. I ALSO CANNOT USE MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND CRUISE CONTROL. PLEASE EMAIL ME AT YOUR CONVENIENCE AT [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

08/01/2018
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 07/30/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GCDA15D68S******
Summary

TAKARA RECALL. WHILE PRESSING ON THE BREAK PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP THE ENTIRE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES UNCONTOLABLEY. WHILE DRIVING ON BUMPY ROADS FEELS LIKE THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO FALL APART. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO DIFFERENT PLACES AND THEY SAY EVERYTHING IS FINE. NEXT STOP IS THE DEALER.

07/07/2018
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 07/07/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23DX8S******
Summary

POWER STEERING UNEXPECTEDLY GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I FIRST TURN IN CAR, IT IS FINE AND CAN DRIVE BUT AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES POWER STEERING GOES OUT.

07/02/2018
Components: STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
Incident Date: 01/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA63X38S******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING MY HHR SS A SERVICE ESC MESSAGE APPEARED IN THE DIC ALONG WITH A CHIME LIKE THE DINGING OF NO SEAT BELT. THEN A POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME AFTER THAT. WHEN THIS HAPPENS MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND IS HARD TO TURN. I HAVE HEARD THAT SOME OF THESE STEERING COLUMNS HAVE BEEN RECALLED! WHY NOT THE HHR SS!! I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS THE ANGLE POSITION SENSOR AND THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN HAS TO BE REPLACED! WHEN THIS FIRST ACCURD MY VEHICLE DID HAVE A WARRANTY BUT THEY SAID THAT BECAUSE IT WAS DEEMED AN ANGLE POSITION SENSOR THAT WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER IT EVEN THOUGH THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN HAS TO BE REPLACE BECAUSE OF IT BEING A SS. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT I HAVE SEEN ALOT OF HHR OWNERS ARE HAVING AND THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED!

07/02/2018
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 06/19/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA33P48S******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND MY STEERING WAS HARD TO TURN. IT'S VERY HARD TO STEER LIKE IF I WAS DRIVING AN OLDER MODEL CAR WITH NO POWER STEERING. NOT VERY SAFE FOR ME AND THE FAMILY

06/24/2018
Components: STEERING,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 06/09/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

STEERING SHAFT U JOINT RUSTED AND BROKE IN DRIVE WAY

05/21/2018
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 05/01/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D38S******
Summary

LOSS OF POWER STEERING ON HIGHWAY. NEARLY RUN OVER BY LOGGING TRUCK TRYING TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. RESTARTED CAR AND PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR A WHILE. NOW, THE STEERING LOSS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE. THIS IS THE SAME SYSTEM THAT GM RECALLED FOR 2008-09 HHR'S,(14V153000) AND EXTENDED TO THE 2008 HHR THROUGH GM BULLETIN #14119. GM IS REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECALL!

05/20/2018
Components: AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,ENGINE
Incident Date: 01/21/2012
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Summary

SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT/HIT AN ANIMAL / CAR SPUN OUT OF CONTROL/HIT SEVERAL TREES(CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS) WIFE & DAUGHTER SEVERELY INJURED//NOT ONE AIR BAG DEPLOYED(HIGHWAY PATROLMAN VERIFIED IN HIS REPORT

05/15/2018
Components: VISIBILITY/WIPER
Incident Date: 05/01/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D58S******
Summary

THE SUN VISOR WILL FALL DOWN IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING AND TOTALLY BLOCK THE VIEW OF THE WINDSHIELD.

03/30/2018
Components: STEERING,WHEELS
Incident Date: 03/28/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D58S******
Summary

DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AROUND 40 MILES PER HOUR WHEN ALARM SOUNDS AND I HAVE NO POWER STEERING. VERY HARD TO TURN DROVE HOME AND IT DID IT AGAIN TODAY....ALSO TIRE SENSORS ALARM STATING TIRES ARE DEFLATED...WHEN THEY ARE FINE..

03/09/2018
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 03/09/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D08S******
Summary

VEHICLE IN MENTION, CHEVY HHR 2008, SUDDEN ACCELERATION GOING DOWN FREEWAY REACHING 80 MPH. RPM'S WENT UP TO 6 AND STAYED FOR OVER 7 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME DUE TO NO WHERE FOR ME TO TURN. I SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN BY ENGAGING NEUTRAL AND CONTINUE BREAKING. THE BREAKS WERE PUSHED TO THE FLOOR. MY RIGHT FOOT WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN OFF WHEN SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED. I DID NOT HAVE MANY OPTIONS ON A TWO LANE NORTHBOUND FREEWAY 101 IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. I COULD TURN TO THE RIGHT AND GO DOWN AN EMBANKMENT OR TURN LEFT AND HIT MEDIAN AND ANOTHER VEHICLE OR KEEP GOING FORWARD AND RAM THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE CAR WAS STILL ACCELERATING IN PARK WHEN I FINALLY STOPPED. THE ENGINE WAS STILL REVVED UP AND RPM'S AT 6 STILL. I DID TURN CAR OFF AND STARTED AGAIN AND CAR WAS STILL REVVED UP, VERY LOUD ENGINE NOISE. TRIED REVERSE AND CAR ENGAGED IN REVERSE FAST. I TURNED VEHICLE OFF AGAIN AND CALLED TOW TRUCK.

03/07/2018
Components: STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 03/07/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D48S******
Summary

WHIAL DRIVING THE POWER STEERING ASSISTANCE TURNS OFF/FAILS AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT SHOWES ON DASH. WHEN YOU STOP AND CUT THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON IT WORKS AGAIN FOR A WIAL THEN FAILS AGAIN.

02/27/2018
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
Incident Date: 02/27/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D28S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FAILED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED AND THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

02/15/2018
Components: SEAT BELTS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 07/04/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA33D08S******
Summary

THIS ISSUE INVOLVES A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR WITH THE BASE RADIO SYSTEM. THE MAIN DOOR MOUNTED RADIO SPEAKERS STOPPED FUNCTIONING IN 2017. THE A-PILLAR HIGH FREQUENCY "TWEETER" SPEAKERS CONTINUE TO WORK BUT ARE UNINTELLIGIBLE. WITH THE MAIN RADIO SPEAKERS OUT, TWO SAFETY FEATURES NO LONGER WORK; THE SEAT BELT WARNING CHIME AND THE ONSTAR SUBSCRIPTION SAFETY SERVICE. I BELIEVE BOTH THESE SYSTEMS RELY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR MOUNTED SPEAKER. OTHER SAFETY CHIMES, IF ANY, WOULD ALSO BE AFFECTED. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE AS I PERSONALLY KNOW OF OTHER HHRS WITH THE SAME ISSUE.

02/11/2018
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 02/09/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA53P68S******
Summary

THIS IS A VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF VEHICLE. THE DESIGN AND PLACEMENT OF THE FUEL LINES ARE NEAR THE EXHAUST AND WRAPPED IN HEAT PROTECTION WHICH CAUSES CONDENSATION AND THE BUILDING UP OF MOISTURE TO RUST OUT THE FUEL LINES. THEY BEGIN TO LEAK RIGHT NEXT TO THE EXHAUST WHICH IS A FIRE HAZARD THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD TAKE CARE OF BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.

02/06/2018
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 02/06/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (PINKERTON CHEVROLET BUICK GMC CADILLAC, 801 GRAVES MILL RD, LYNCHBURG, CA 24502) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 128,000.

01/17/2018
Components: STEERING,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Incident Date: 12/17/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D38S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING 55 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR INDEPENDENTLY OPENED AND FAILED TO LATCH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR TURN SIGNAL SWITCH FAILED TO PROPERLY OPERATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY DEACTIVATE THE SIGNAL SWITCH TO TURN OFF THE SIGNALS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LATCH AND THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER/ SWITCH ASSEMBLY TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. *TT *TR

12/07/2017
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 06/01/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D68S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AS IF THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANIPULATE THE STEERING WHEEL UNTIL IT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,291.

12/05/2017
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 12/05/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D88S******
Summary

VEHICLE STOPPED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. RESTARTED CAR AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND HAD TO MANUALLY TURN THE CAR. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. CAR SET FOR A WHILE AND PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED.

11/30/2017
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 11/29/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA23D68S******
Summary

RUSTED FUEL LINE LEAK IN FRONT OF REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE APPEARED TO HAVE RUSTED FROM THE FIRE PROTECTION THE LINES WERE WRAPPED IN TO PROTECT LINES FROM THE HEAT OF THE EXHAUST PIPE FROM FACTORY. STRONG GAS SMELL COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE AND INTERIOR. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR A WEEK UNTIL NOTICED SMELL AND COMPLICATIONS ON COLD STARTING VEHICLE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND IT IS VERY UNSAFE IF THE LINES WERE STAINLESS STEEL FROM THE FACTORY WE WOULD NOT HAVE TO TRY AND JUMP THROUGH HOOPS FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS UNSAFE IT SHOULD BE MANDATED THAT FUEL LINES BRAKE LINES ETC SHOULD ALL BE MADE OF STAINLESS TO RESIST ROAD SALTS AND RUST

11/27/2017
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 11/26/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA53P48S******
Summary

FUEL LINE RUSTED AND LEAKING NEAR REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR/TIRE (NEXT TO GAS TANK). I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE IN HHRS. FROM MY RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT THE ROUTING OF THE LINE COMBINED WITH THE HEAT SHIELDING LEAD TO MOISTURE TRAPPING AND CORROSION MORE QUICKLY THAN EXPECTED.

11/26/2017
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Incident Date: 11/24/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D08S******
Summary

I BOUGHT A USED 2008 CHEVY HHR FROM LITHIA IN EUREKA, CA 11/3/2017 AND 11/24/2017 THE CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE THE DRIVE FUNCTION. TRIED SEVERAL TIMES AND NO LUCK. TRANSMISSION SEEMS BLOWN, AND THE ELECTRICAL WAS MALFUNCTIONING. NO FLASHEERS, RADIO WITH WEIRD NOISES, STRANGE SOUNDS FROM ENGINE AFTER ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE. WE ARE NOW STUCK 200 MILES FROM HOME AND LITHIA MANAGER HAS NOT RETURNED MY PHONE CALL. I AM A MIDDLE AGED STUDENT, WORKING MINIMUM WAHE. I GAVE THE DEALERSHIP ALL MY MOMEY FOR A BROKEN CAR. I SHOULS HAVE RESEARCHED MORE THAT IS APPARENT. I TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MY MISHAPS. YET, THIS IS 3 WEEKS AFTER GIVING AWAY $5000 FOR A WORKING VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN.

11/21/2017
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 11/21/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13DX8S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TILLERY BUICK GMC (2221 AUTUMN BRUSH RD NW, LOS LUNAS, NM 87031, (505) 565-3333) FOR REPAIRS. THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE INITIAL DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE MOTOR POWER ASSIST FAILED. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE REMEDY DID NOT RESOLVE THE RECURRING FAILURE AND THE ISSUE MAY BE THE COLUMN KIT MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE REPAIR WAS NOT COMPLETED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,223.

11/15/2017
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 11/12/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D28S******
Summary

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SUDDENLY GOES OUT. SOMETIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN, AN ALERT SOUND GOES OFF, THE WORDS "POWER STEERING" SHOWS ON THE DASH WHERE THE ODOMETER WAS AND STIFF MANUAL STEERING SUDDENLY REPLACES NORMAL STEERING. THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS! IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO GET BACK HOME, I FOUND THAT TURNING OFF THE ENGINE SEEMS TO RESET THE POWER STEERING AND IT IS BACK TO NORMAL. THEN IT WORKS FINE FOR QUITE A WHILE BEFORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN.

10/11/2017
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 09/03/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GCCA85D68S******
Summary

GASOLINE LEAKING FROM DRIVERS REAR TIRE AREA. CAUSED BY RUSTED FUEL LINES. THE FUEL LINES ARE LOCATED NEXT TO THE MUFFLER. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I TOOK IT TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD OVER $1000 TO REPAIR THIS FUEL LINE. SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN AND HE SAID THAT GM SPECIFICALLY STATES NO WARRANTY ON FUEL LINES IN AREAS OF THE COUNTRY THAT USE SALT AND SAND TO TREAT THE ROADWAYS. I LIVE IN MASSACHUSETTS AND WE USE SAND AND SALT ON THE ROADS. GM IS AWARE OF THIS RUSTED FUEL LINE PROBLEM AND WILL NOT RECALL AND REPLACE.

09/28/2017
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 09/25/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND WENT INTO NO POWER STEERING MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

08/15/2017
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 08/10/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D08S******
Summary

FUEL LEAK ON CAR. NOTICED PROBLEM STARTING CAR AND THEN A SMALL PUDDLE OF GAS UNDER CAR AFTER CAR WAS PARKED.

08/12/2017
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 07/31/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA33P98S******
Summary

ON JULY 31, 2017 I NOTICED A GAS ORDOR COMING FROM THE CAR , WHEN INSPECTED I NOTICE A GAS LEAK ON THE BACK DRIVERS SIDE. LOOKING FORDER INTO THE MATTER THE CAR WAS JACK UP TO SEE WE'RE THE LEAK WAS, THE FUEL LINES WERE IN A TERRIBLE SHAPE, RUSTED OUT, WHICH THEN CREATED A CRACK AND FUEL WAS LEAKING. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL, IT IS ABSOLUTELY DANGEROUS BIG FIRE HAZARD . WE DID GET THE CAR REPAIR AND THE FUEL LINES WERE REPLACED.

08/02/2017
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 08/01/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23PX8S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED BUT IT WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR OF FUEL OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

07/12/2017
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 07/09/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D48S******
Summary

POWER STEERING GOES OUT AFTER DRIVING A FEW MIN. IT COMES BACK ON AFTER THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. IT WILL WORK FOR A FEW MIN THEN QUIT AGAIN.

06/12/2017
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 01/15/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D28S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING BELT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE MORE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SAME MECHANIC EACH TIME, GIVEN THE SAME DIAGNOSIS, AND GIVEN THE SAME REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

06/07/2017
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 06/06/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA53P88S******
Summary

LOSS OF POWER STEERING SLOW SPEEDS 3 EVENTS, HIGH SPEED 2 EVENTS

05/12/2017
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 05/11/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GCDA35P28S******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING, I WOULD KEEP CONSTANTLY LOSING POWER STEERING. I WOULD PULL OVER, TURN OFF VEHICLE AND THEN RESTART VEHICLE TO REGAIN POWER STEERING. THEN MINUTES LATER THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WOULD BE EXPERIENCED AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHER SPEED TURNS.

05/10/2017
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 12/31/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA53P48S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHEN PROMPTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 06/29/17*LJ UPDATED 09/21/2017*JS

05/05/2017
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 03/04/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13DX8S******
Summary

STEERING WILL LOCK UP AND LOSS OF POWER STEERING WILL OCCUR. THIS HAS HAPPEN WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION OR PARKED AND ENGINE TURNED ON. WHEN IN MOTION WILL PULL OVER AND STOP ENGINE WAIT A WHILE AND POWER STEERING RETURNS, WHEN IN PARKED WILL TURN ON ENGINE IF POWER STEERING IS ABSENT WILL TURN OFF ENGINE WAIT AWHILE AND POWER STEERING WILL RETURN, THIS HAS HAPPEN FREQUENTLY.

05/04/2017
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 12/01/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA63X38S******
Summary

SO I PURCHASED A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR AND HAVE CONSTANTLY HAD TROUBLE WITH IT! HERE GOES THE LAST ONE! THE ESC MESSAGE SHOWED UP IN THE DIC WITH A MESSAGE ABOUT THE POWER STEERING! I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM. WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS MY STEERING ANGLE POSITION SENSOR AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. I HAVE SEEN THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES! CHEVROLET SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY THAT I'M PAYING $1400 TO REPLACE THIS! I PURCHASED THE BEST EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THEM THERFORE IT WOULD BE OUT OF POCKET! THE CAR IS EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER WHILE IN THIS STAGE. SO UNTIL A RECALL IS MADE ABOUT THIS I WOULD TOTALLY LET EVERY ONE I KNOW TO NEVER PURCHASE THESE VEHICLES! I WILL NEVER EVER PURCHASE ANOTHER CAR FROM THAT DEALER!

04/30/2017
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 02/04/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA53P38S******
Summary

STARTING SMELLING FUEL ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO AND NOW IT'S REALLY STRONG. LOOKS LIKE THE LINE IS RUSTING OUT NEAR REAR TIRE. I WOULD THINK THAT IS VERY UNUSUAL FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 9 YEARS OLD. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE I AM FINDING A LOT OF HHR OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL IN MY OPINION AND IS DANGEROUS I WOULD THINK.

04/14/2017
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 12/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA33PX8S******
Summary

MY REPAIRS TO MY RECALL WAS NOT DONE CORRECTLY BACK WHEN I HAD LIVED IN NEW YORK AT AN ALBANY, NEW YORK NAMED DEPAULA CHEVROLET AND TWO OF THE RECALLS I HAD CALLED DEPAULA CHEVROLET ABOUT AND I HAD TOLD THEM THAT IT WAS DOING THAT PROBLEM AND THEY HAD REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM ABOUT I NOW PRESENTLY RESIDE IN ATHENS, GA AS OF TODAY AND SO FORWARD

04/01/2017
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 03/31/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D98S******
Summary

STARTED GETTING A GAS SMELL IN THE GARAGE WHEN COMMING BACK HOME. TODAY I NOTICED THAT IT WAS DRIPPING GAS FROM UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER SEAT. FIRE HAZARD. THIS CAR IS ONLY 8 YEARS OLD, HAVE NEVER HAD ANOTHER CAR THAT HAD A FUEL LINE LEAK. LEAKING RAW FUEL TO THE GROUND WHEN RUNNING LUCKILY I SAW IT AND WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR TILL I GET IT FIXED.

03/23/2017
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 03/22/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA53P18S******
Summary

I NOTICED STRONG GAS SMELL WHILE CAR IS RUNNING, EXHAUST MAKING FUNNY SOUND. FUEL LINE LEAKING ON DRIVERS SIDE REAR, RIGHT NEXT TO EXHAUST PIPE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS INJURY IF CAR HAD EXPLODED OR CAUGHT FIRE!

03/12/2017
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 03/11/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA23D38S******
Summary

LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. RECEIVE A 3 CHIME WARNING AND POWER STEERING WARNING APPEARS ON DASH BOARD AS POWER STEERING IS LOST. HAPPENED WHILE TURNING ON LOCAL STREETS.

03/08/2017
Components: AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE
Incident Date: 04/08/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GCCA85D58S******
Summary

I AM UNABLE TO GET GM OR MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO COMPLETE THE TWO OUTSTANDING SAFETY RECALLS IN A TIMELY MANOR. I'VE BEEN EXTREMELY PATIENT BUT THEY REFUSE TO ACCOMMODATE MY SIMPLE NEEDS. I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH CHEVY OF SOUTH ANCHORAGE (DEALERSHIP) SINCE 4/8/2015 ATTEMPTING TO SCHEDULE THE WORK FOR THE WEEKEND OR GET A LOANER CAR. THEY WERE UNABLE TO ACCOMMODATE MY NEEDS (A CAR WHILE MINE IS BEING REPAIRED OR A LOANER CAR). I CONTACTED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER ON 12/1/2016 AFTER REPEATEDLY BEING IGNORED OR LIED TO BY THE DEALERSHIP. FOR THE PAST THREE MONTH I'VE BEEN GETTING ABSOLUTELY NO HELP FROM CHEVROLET IN GETTING A APPOINTMENT FOR THE WEEKEND OR A LOANER CAR. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING THE CAR BUT HAVE NO ALTERNATIVE. THIS HAS CONTINUED TO CAUSE ME SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTRESS. I HAVE 57 EMAILS BETWEEN MYSELF AND CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER OR THE DEALERSHIP ATTEMPTING TO GET THIS RESOLVED ON TOP OF THE COUNTLESS PHONE CALLS, VOICEMAILS, AND NUMEROUS VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP.

02/11/2017
Components: STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
Incident Date: 01/30/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA53P08S******
Summary

THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING TURNS OFF ON A CONSTANT BASIS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND ALL POWER STEERING IS LOST !

01/04/2017
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
Incident Date: 12/27/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23DX8S******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR ON THE CITY STREETS THE DOORS SUDDENLY UNLOCK THE LIGHTS FLICKER OFF AND BACK ON AND THE CAR JERKS AND THEN THE CAR DOES THE SAME THING AND LOCKS THE DOORS AGAIN AND THEN UNLOCKS THE DOORS AGAIN WITH THE HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT AGAIN AND BACK ON AGAIN JUST AS QUICKLY. IT DOES THIS OVER AND OVER AGAIN WHILE DRIVING TO WORK OR TO RUN TO THE STORE OR WHERE EVER. I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY CANNOT TELL ME WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. NO CODES ARE SHOWING WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I HAVE HAD IT TO THREE DIFFERENT GARAGES AND NO ONE CAN SEEM TO TELL ME WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THE LAST DEALER TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE THE CAR THERE AND EVERY TIME THEY GOT INTO THE CAR TO DRIVE IT TO SEE IF IT WOULD DO IT AGAIN FOR THEM IT WOULD COST ME RIGHT AROUND $130.00 EACH TIME. I CAN'T AFFORD THAT. I ASKED THEM IF IT COULD BE THE IGNITION AND THEY SAID NO. I DID HAVE THE RECALL DONE ON THE IGNITION SWITCH BUT AFTER READING MANY OF THESE COMPLAINTS IT MAKES ME THINK THAT MAYBE IT HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. HELP *TR

12/23/2016
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 12/21/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA63X88S******
Summary

WED. DEC.21 CAR FLOODED WHEN RAINED. TOOK TO DEALER WAS TOLD OVER $4000 TO FIX. REWIRING, CARPETS RIPPED OUT AND REPLACED NEED TO BE DONE. CHECKED ONLINE. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. NO RECALLS.COULD NOT AFFORD SO PICKED CAR UP. IF THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT AFFECTS WIRING (POTENTIAL FIRE) DOES IT NOT ALSO AFFECT BRAKES,STEERING,ETC.IS THIS NOT A HAZARD?CAR HAS LESS THAN 36,000 MLS ON IT. SEEMS TO ME TO BE A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING AS MINE IS NOT THE ONLY CAR THAT HAS THIS ISSUE. SHOULDN'T MANUFACTURER BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. A CUSTOMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DRIVE WITH THEIR FEET SITTING IN TWO INCHES OF WATER WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. SHOULD THEY?

12/13/2016
Components: STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 02/25/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D98S******
Summary

TAKATA RECALL, DON'T KNOW IS THE AIRBAGS ARE IN MY VEHICLES. GOT A AIRBAG RECALL LETTER. HAVE CALLED DEALER TWO TIMES WROTE DOWN DATES. DEALER SAID PARTS WEREN'T IN THEY WOULD CALL US WHEN PARTS ARE IN THEY ALSO TOLD US VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE. VEHICLE . IF ITS A SAFETY RECALL AND PEOPLE ARE GETTING HURT AND KILLED HOW IS IT SAFE TO DRIVE? I HAVE A NUMBER OF RECALL LETTER ON MY HHR. HOW MANY ARE TO MANY ? IF YOU READ ALL RECALLS THE VEHICLE IS A ROLLING DEATH TRAP. YOU NEED TO KNOW I WROTE CHEVROLET A LETTER 05-31-2015 TO ASK THEM IF MY VEHICLES WERE IN THE AIRBAG RECALL CHEVROLET DID NOT WRITE BACK THEY CALLED I RECORDED THE CONVERSATION. THE CHEVROLET PERSON I SPOKE WITH TOLD ME THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON MY VEHICLES .I DIDN'T BUILD THE VEHICLE SO WHY AM I GETTING PUNISHED FOR THERE MISTAKES.SOME OF THE RECALL LETTER FROM GM RECALLS THEY WANT FIX UNLESS YOUR HAVING TROUBLE. IF THEY SEND YOU A RECALL LETTER WHY WANT THEY FIX IT RIGHT THEN. ON ONE RECALL I HAD FIXED IT TOOK THEN 2 YEARS TO FIGURER OUT THEY HAD NOT FINISHED THE REPAIR. DO YOU CALL THAT SAFE? CHEVROLET HAS MADE A VEHICLE THAT'S LOADED WITH PROBLEMS. I FEEL THAT I AM DUE A FULL REFUND. CHEVROLET (GM) MISLEAD PEOPLE ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE A NUMBER OF RECALL LETTERS I'M SENDING YOU. I ALSO HAVE A RECORDED AIRBAG RECALL PHONE CALL. THE AIRBAG RECALL IS ON MY 2009 CHEVROLET TRUCK. *TR

12/04/2016
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 11/16/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA63X28S******
Summary

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW...IT IS NOW 8 YEARS OLD...170,000 MILES ...IT IS DRIVEN IN THE NORTHERN IL AREA MCHENRY COUNTY ...I PUT ABOUT 80 MILES PER DAY ON THE UNIT...FOR THE PAST 4 MONTHS MY FUEL MILEAGE HAS DROPPED FROM 26 MPG TO 22MPG...SO I TUNED UP THE UNIT AND THE MPG REMAINED THE SAME...ON 11-16-2016, I WAS DRIVING DOWN ROUTE 12 HEADED HOME ,MY RIGHT REAR TIRE SENSOR CAME ON SO I PULLED INTO A BEST BUY PARKING LOT TO CHECK THE TIRE, IT MIGHT BE GOING FLAT. AS I WAS DOWN ON THE GROUND LOOKING FOR A NAIL IN THE TIRE , I SAW A WET SPOT ON THE PAVEMENT IN FRONT OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE... I WENT THERE TO CHECK OUT WHAT THAT MIGHT BE AND IT WAS FRESH GASOLINE...THEN LOOKING UNDER THE VEHICLE I SAW A PULSATING FLOW OF GAS COMING FROM THE STEEL FUEL LINE MOUNTED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FLOOR AT A PLASTIC RETAINER HOLDING 2 FUEL LINES COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK HEADED TO THE ENGINE ALONG WITH 2 BRAKE LINES...I DROVE THE HHR HOME AND INSPECTED THE FUEL LINE CAREFULLY... IT WAS RUSTED COMPLETELY THRU INSIDE THE PLASTIC LINE RETAINER...THE RETAINER SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM...IT CATCHES AND HOLDS ROAD SALT INSIDE THE RETAINER...IT TOOK 8 YEARS TO RUST COMPLETELY THRU THE FUEL LINE...A GREAT FIRE HAZARD...I'M VERY LUCKY THAT MY TIRE SENSOR MADE ME LOOK UNDER THE HHR AND SEE GASOLINE LEAKING... I CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY WILL NOT EXCEPT RESPONSIBLY FOR RUSTED FUEL LINES... ITS NOT UNDER WARRANTY...I TOLD THEM THAT IT TOOK 8 YEARS TO RUST...THEY SAID THAT IT HAS 170,000... IT PAST ITS LIFE SPAN...IT'S 8 YEARS OLD...WHAT DO I EXPECT...I TOLD THEM THAT I EXPECT FUEL LINES TO LAST FOR EVER... IT'S THE 21 CENTURY...INTERESTING THE 2 METAL BRAKE LINES IN THE SAME RETAINER ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION...THEY SEEM TO BE POWDER COATED, SO WHY NOT THE FUEL LINES. 2 THINGS THAT WE NEED, IS TO STOP THE VEHICLE, AND NO GASOLINE LEAKING ON THE PAVEMENT ...I HAVE PICTURES OF THE FUEL LINE. *TR

12/01/2016
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 11/29/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA53PX8S******
Summary

THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS A CHIME AND AN INDICATOR LIGHT. POWER ASSIST RETURNED AFTER THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. *TR

11/21/2016
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 09/02/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA23D88S******
Summary

POWER STEERING WAS LOST ON THE EXIT RAMP OF THE HIGHWAY. DIDN'T USE THE CAR FOR THE REST OF THE DAY, THE NEXT MORNING DROVE FOR 15 MINUTES AND NO LOSS OF POWER STEERING... UNTIL A COUPLE DAYS LATER. LIST POWER STEERING WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC. HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY MORE REGULAR, NOW HAPPENING AT LEAST ONCE A DAY OR SEVERAL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUES AS YOU TURN A CORNER OR TRY TO LANE CHANGE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU HAVE TO YANK THE WHEEL! YOU HAVE OTHER CHEVERLOT MODELS RECALLED FOR THIS, THE 2008 HHR NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS. NOT SAFE.

11/09/2016
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 11/09/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D28S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, AN ERROR MESSAGE DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT WANT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR FREE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

09/27/2016
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 09/11/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23P68S******
Summary

FUEL LINES IN FRONT OF DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL COMPLETELY CORRODED THRU. PARTIALLY DUE TO HEAT SHROUD, RUBBER COVERED WITH FOIL, INSTALLED DUE TO LOSE PROXIMITY TO EXHAUST PIPE. RETURN LINE STARTED LEAKING,PRESSURE LINE BROKE IN HALF DURING REMOVAL. CHEVY DISAVOWS ALL RESPONSIBILITY ALTHOUGH THE REST OF THE LINES ARE NOT RUSTED. HEAT SHROUD CONTAINED ROAD SALT, SAND AND GRAVEL WHEN REMOVED. CORROSION WAS EXFOLIATE IN NATURE. ON LINE RESEARCH SHOWS AT LEAST ONE INSTANCE OF A HHR CATCHING FIRE DUE TO THIS. PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED AFTER SMELLING FUEL AND DISCOVERING FUEL LEAKING UNDER VEHICLE. AUTHOR OF REPORT HAS BEEN WORKING ON CARS FOR 45 YEARS AND HAS HELD AN A&P CERTIFICATE FOR OVER 40 YRS. HAVE NEVER SEEN 8 YEAR OLD FUEL LINES IN THIS CONDITION. BLACK COATED BRAKE LINES RUNNING NEXT TO FUEL LINES WERE COMPLETELY UNAFFECTED. AS PREVIOUSLY STATED THERE ARE MANY TEXTS ONLINE CONCERNING THIS ISSUE, ALL RECEIVED THE SAME LACK OF CONCERN FROM GM, INCLUDING THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE.

09/16/2016
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 09/15/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GCDA35P38S******
Summary

THE MILEAGE IS 84475. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS, OUR POWER STEERING HAS BEEN RANDOMLY SHUTTING OFF WHILE WE ARE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS AND ON COUNTRY LANES. IT STARTED A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. IF YOU PULL OVER AND SHUT THE CAR COMPLETELY OFF AND BACK ON, THE POWER STEERING MAY COME BACK FOR FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP OR IT MAY JUST KEEP SHUTTING OFF. WHEN I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM, I QUICKLY FOUND MULTIPLE LINKS DOCUMENTING OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. I FOUND THE FOLLOWING VIDEO ON YOUTUBE OF ANOTHER HHR DRIVER SHOWING THE PROBLEM. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=CZF1BFRSHUA PLEASE MAKE THIS A RECALL ITEM. IT IS DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS ON COUNTRY ROADS.

09/12/2016
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 09/11/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D78S******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THE DIC DISPLAYS A WARNING "POWER STEERING" AND THE CAR BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER.

08/15/2016
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 08/13/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GTDM19X22B******
Summary

DOOR LATCH FAILURE WHILE MERGING ONTO FREEWAY. DOOR FLEW OPEN

08/10/2016
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 08/10/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA23D88S******
Summary

ROUGH RIDE, HITS BUMPS HARD, MAKES NOISE

08/03/2016
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 07/22/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA53PX8S******
Summary

TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REBUILT WITH LESS THAN 100K MILES ON IT. THIS IS THE SAME TRANSMISSION THAT IS IN THE COLBALT, HHR, AND MALIBU. MY TRANSMISSION SHOP HAS A COLBALT AND MALIBU IN THE BAY WITH MY CAR, 10K LESS MILES THAN MINE, WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THE TRANSMISSION STARTS BY OVER REVING WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 3RD. THERE IS NO CEL PRESENT. THEN THE CAR GETS A DRAG LIKE YOU ARE DRIVING A BRICK. TOOK CAR TO EAGLE TRANSMISSION (AFTER CHEVY HOUSE SAID FLUSH AND FILTER WOULD FIX THE ISSUE) AND NOW I HAVE TO PAY FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. CHEVY REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER, ANY REVIEW OF ANY BOARD WILL SHOW THIS IS A HUGE ONGOING PROBLEM. MY MILAGE IS 98778

07/31/2016
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 07/24/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D18S******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING AND MY VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN A YEAR THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE MOTOR THE FIRST TIME AND NOW THEY ARE REFUSING TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN THE RECALL LETTER CLEARLY STATES IF ALL COMPONENTS NEED TO BE REPLACED INCLUDING THE STEERING COLUMN THAN THEY SHALL.

07/21/2016
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 07/20/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I KEEP HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY POWER STEERING GOING OUT AND IT'S GETTING MORE FREQUENT AS OF LATE. I DID SEE THAT RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR MODEL YEARS SURROUNDING MINE AND THE SAME YEAR IN OTHER VEHICLES MADE BY CHEVY. I ALSO SEE THAT I AM NOT ALONE AS OTHERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. I THINK CHEVY NEEDS TO LOOK AT THIS VEHICLE AGAIN AND CONSIDER DOING THE RIGHT THING AND RECALL THE 2008 CHEVY HHR POWER STEERING MOTOR AS WELL. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO ADDRESSED BECAUSE I HAVE HAD IT GO OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN AND NARROWLY MISSED A TREE TRYING TO TURN.

07/14/2016
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 07/14/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D28S******
Summary

I STARTED SMELLING GAS INSIDE/OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE AFTER SHUTTING IT OFF. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THE EXHAUST SOUNDS ROUGH. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND FOUND THAT THE GAS LINES NEAR THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE ARE RUSTED AND HAVE ALSO DAMAGED MY EXHAUST MANIFOLD WHICH IS ALSO CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPUTTER WHEN ACCELERATING. BECAUSE THE PROBLEMS ARE DUE TO GM'S POOR JOB OF DESIGNING THIS UNSAFE VEHICLE THIS ISSUE SHOULD NOT BE THE VEHICLE OWNERS RESPONSIBILITY, IT SHOULD BE RECALLED.

07/13/2016
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 06/13/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA33P98S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OPERATED PROPERLY AFTER 20 MINUTES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 30 TIMES SPORADICALLY IN ONE MONTH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,567.

07/12/2016
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 06/10/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D98S******
Summary

THERE ARE SEVERAL BLIND SPOTS IN THIS CAR MAKEING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE CARS ON THE SIDE OF YOU I HAVE BEEN ALMOST HIT 14 TIMES IN ONE DAY I ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN ON CROSS WALK TO THE RIGHT SIDE THIS CAR IS SO DANGEROUS TO ME AND OTHERS THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE PULLED OF THE THE ROAD CAR WAS IN MOTION EACH TIME AND ON HIGHWAY AS WELL AS TOWN ROADS.

07/06/2016
Components: STRUCTURE,ENGINE
Incident Date: 07/05/2016
Crash: No
Fire: Yes
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D48S******
Summary

OUR CAR HAD ENGINE TROUBLES WHERE IT KEPT SHIFTING BACK INTO NEUTRAL WHILE WE WERE TRYING TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY AND THEN ON SIDE STREETS ON THE WAY HOME. WHILE DRIVING IT TO GET REPAIRED, THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND THE ENGINE BURST INTO FLAMES. THE FLAMES CONSUMED A LARGE PORTION OF THE CAR.

06/29/2016
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 06/21/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D88S******
Summary

I AM ORIGINAL OWNER BOUGHT IN 2008. I HAVE 38080 MILES ON MY CAR AND HAVE TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK. AFTER FILLING MY TANK, I SMELLED GASOLINE FOR SEVERAL DAYS, WHEN MY GRANDSON WENT UNDERNEATH AND FELT THE TOP OF THE TANK AND FOUND IT LEAKING, FROM THE TOP CONNECTION. I AM HAVING IT REPLACED, @ SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS AND FEEL THIS IS A VERY UNUSUAL FOR AN 8 YEAR OLD CAR.

06/29/2016
Components: STEERING,AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 06/06/2014
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D18S******
Summary

I HAD BEEN CALLING GM ABOUT THIS ISSUE, MY DAUGHTER LOVED THIS CAR IT WAS GIVEN TO HER FOR HER BIRTHDAY, OUT OF THE BLUE HER CAR LOST STEERING ON HIGHWAY, IT WAS EARLY AFTERNOON WHEN ALL WERE GETTING OFF FROM WORK WHILE TRYING TO GET OVER WITHOUT STEERING SHE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE THE CAR WAS TOWED HOME AND HAS BEEN SITTING THERE WAITING ON GM TO GET THIS STEERING FIXED MY CHILD COULD HAVE LOST HER LIFE CALL ME [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

06/29/2016
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 06/17/2015
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D18S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

06/22/2016
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 06/20/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13DX8S******
Summary

INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURES CAUSED BY OVERHEATING OR WORN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR. POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL WHEN MID-TURN, AT NON-HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CAUSING STEERING TO REQUIRE MUCH MORE EFFORT TO WORK. VERY HIGH RISK FOR MID TURN COLLISIONS.

06/18/2016
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 06/16/2016
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Summary

A WOMAN LOST CONTROL OF HER HHR, CRASHED AND DIED, VERY LIKELY PROVOKED BY THE ELECTRICAL ASSITED STEERING CONTROLLER FAILURE, FOLLOW LINK BELOW: HTTP://WWW.LATARDE.COM.MX/PIERDEELCONTROLYSEMATAMUJERENCARRETERA-227237.HTML

06/14/2016
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 06/11/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA33P88S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT HAD TO EXERT GREATER FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS LOSING POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

05/12/2016
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 01/07/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23DX8S******
Summary

WHEN I FIRST START MY CAR I CAN STEER AND THEN A POP NOISE HAPPENS AND POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND FUSE360 BLOWS AND I HAVE NO POWER STEERING. IT IS WHEN STOPPED AND STEERING DOESNT MATTER WHICH..

04/26/2016
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 04/23/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

04/06/2016
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 03/04/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA63X18S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS STIFF AND TOOK EXCESSIVE FORCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE NO FAILURES WERE FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

04/01/2016
Components: STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 03/25/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D78S******
Summary

WHENEVER I AM DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SUDDENLY LOCK UP FOR SEEMINGLY NO REASON. I CAN BE GO ANYWHERE FROM 35 MPH TO 70 MPH. IT'S CAUSED ME TO NEARLY GET INTO MULTIPLE WRECKS. I'M FORCED TO PULL OVER, TURN OFF THE CAR, AND TURN IT BACK ON AND THEN THE WHEEL IS PERFECTLY FINE AFTER. IT HAPPENS IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. I'M SCARED TO KEEP DRIVING THIS CAR BUT IT'S MY ONLY WAY TO WORK EVERY DAY. I HAVE NO CHOICE. MY CAR DEALERSHIP HAS SAID MANY HHR'S HAVE BEEN RECALLED IN THE PAST DUE TO POWER STEERING ISSUES. PLEASE HELP ME KNOW IF MY CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND WHAT I NEED TO DO TO KEEP SAFE. THIS HAPPENS NEARLY EVERY DAY I DRIVE IT, I'VE ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW.

03/25/2016
Components: STEERING,WHEELS,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
Incident Date: 03/24/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D48S******
Summary

WHEN I BUHGT THIS VEHICLE IT WAS THE LEFT SIDE SHOCKED SOLVER WAS LOSS UNSCREWED LOCKY ME I FOUND THE BEFORE ANYTHING HAPPENED IN THE HWY THEN I FOUND UNTHER THE VEHICLE A BIG BUMP LIKE THIS CAR WAS IN A CRASH ACCIDENT I EXPLAINS THE DEALER SALES MAN AND HE TOLL ME TO HE DON'T KNOW A BOUGHT IT THEN ONE WHEEL WAS MORE BIG THAN THE OTHER WHEELS SO I BOUGHT ANOTHER TIRE I THEN START SEARCH THE INFORMATION ON THIS CAR WITH NO SUCCESS EVEN CAR MAX IS NO RECORD OF THE VEHICLE I THE CONTINUED DRIVING THE CAR AND I FIND OUT THIS CAR WAS A CAR CRASH VEHICLE BECAUSE I NOTICE DRIVER SIDE WAS PANEL FIX AND FOR MORE TO KNOW THIS CAR IS UNSAFELY TO DRIVE WHEN YOU GO MORE THAT 50" MILES IN A RAIN THE CAR EASY DERAIL AND LOCKY I BE HAVE NOT VEHICLE IN MY SIDE IT HAPPEN TO ME THREE TIME I CALL THE DEALERSHIP AND ASK TO CHANGE ME THIS VEHICLE IS TO DANGER TO DRIVE AND THERE RESPOND WAS SALE THE CAR AND BUY ME ANOTHER ONE THAT TELL ME THE UNRESPONSIVE THEY ARE NO CARE IF ANOTHER FAMILY BUY THE CAR AND THEN THEY CAN HAVE A ACCIDENT AND EVEN KILL THEM SALFE I TOLL HIM I CAN NOT SALE A VEHICLE THAT IS UNSAFE TO ANY ONE SO THAT'S WAY I REPORTED TO YOU GUYS TO PUT A STOP TO THIS DEALER BECAUSE I NOTICE THEY HAVE A BIG JUNK YARD IN THE BACK OF THE DEALERSHIP AND THAT TELL ME THAT THEY FIX JUNK CARS AND RESALES WITH UNSAFETY ESUE AND THEY NEED TO BE INSPECTED TO SEE THEY NOT RISK FAMILY'S OUT THERE AND I WANT MY MONEY BACK AND MY EXPENCESS I PUT TO THIS JUNK.

03/17/2016
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 03/17/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA33PX8S******
Summary

WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING, POWER STEERING FAILED, DASH INDICATOR CAME ON AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL WHILE IN THE INTERSECTION. LUCKILY SHE WAS ON A QUIET STREET WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE SAFELY, SHUT IT OFF, THEN RESTART. POWER STEERING WAS RESUMED AFTER RESTARTING. THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED ANYTIME AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. RECALLS SHOW ON COBALT WHICH HAS SAME POWER STEERING FOR THIS MODEL YEAR, BUT NOT ON HHR. 2009 AND 2010 HHR HAVE RECALLS AS WELL. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN, WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL TO REPAIR? MANY, MANY REPORTS ON THE INTERNET OF SAME PROBLEM.

02/14/2016
Components: SEATS
Incident Date: 02/12/2016
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23DX8S******
Summary

BLEW OUT A TIRE,SPUN 180 DEGEES FACING ON COMING TRAFFIC,HEAD ON COLLISON WITH FORD PICK UP. HIGHWAY SPEED.AIR BAG DEPLOYED.MOTOR FOR DRIVERS SEAT APPARENTLY BROKE OFF AND DRIVERS SEAT SLID FORWARD ,PINNING DRIVERS LEGS BETWEEN SEAT AND BOTTOM OF DASH BOARD,RESULTING IN BREAKING BOTH FEMURS,RIGHT KNEE AND KNEE CAP WITH COMPOUND FEACTURES.SEAT MOTOR WAS FOUND IN FRONT FLOORBOARD , NEAR BRAKE PEDAL ,WITH PLASTIC MOUNTING EARS BROKEN OFF AND SCREWS STILL IN PLACE. SEAT APPEARS TO BE FURTHER FORWARD THAN SEAT ADJUSTMENT WOULD ALLOW.

01/11/2016
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 12/01/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D18S******
Summary

STARTED SMELLING GAS SMELL WHEN WALKING UP TO VEHICLE AFTER SITTING...INCLUDING SMELL WITHIN THE CABIN. DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT RUSTED GAS LINES NEAR THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE AND SURE ENOUGH WHEN LOOKING THERE I COULD NOW SEE ON THE GROUND WHERE GAS WAS DRIPPING. THE LINES ARE PARTIALLY COVERED WITH WHAT SEEMS LIKE A HEAT SHIELD...YUP...MY GUESS WOULD BE BECAUSE THE HOT EXHAUST PIPE RUNS NEAR IT. THE HEAT SHIELD I BELIEVE SEEMS TO HOLD MOISTURE AGAINST THE LINES AND CONDENSATION AND I'M GUESSING IT DEFEATS THE PURPOSE WHEN THE LINE IS NOW RUSTED THROUGH AND IS DRIPPING GAS NEAR THE EXHAUST PIPE. VERY POOR AND DANGEROUS DESIGN.

01/11/2016
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 06/01/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D18S******
Summary

I COULD EASILY COMPLAIN ABOUT THE COOLING SYSTEM AS THIS COST ME ABOUT $1400 THIS MONTH DUE TO FIRST THE WATER PUMP GOING AND THEN A CHROME PIPE/HOSE THAT GOES ACROSS THE ENGINE ALSO RUSTING THROUGH...BUT BECAUSE I GUESS THAT WOULDN'T BE CONSIDERED A "DANGEROUS" ISSUE OTHER THAN POSSIBLY BEING STRANDED, THIS ENGINE RELATED COMPLAINT IS IN REGARDS TO THE EXHAUST. THE CAR IS A 2008 AND TWICE THE EXHAUST "FLEX" HOSE WHICH IS JUST BEYOND THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND IN FRONT OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS HAS RUSTED AND DEVELOPED LEAKS. BECAUSE OF THE PROXIMITY OF THE PART CLOSE TO THE ENGINE, NOT ONLY DO THE EXHAUST FUMES RISE UP INTO THE PASSENGER CABIN BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE LARGE DIESEL TRUCK. THE DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE ONLY THE FLEX HOSE AND WILL ONLY REPLACE THE ENTIRE PIPE BACK FROM THE MANIFOLD WHICH INCLUDES 2 CATALYTIC CONVERTERS FOR AROUND $2000. NOT ONLY IS THIS DANGEROUS FOR THE DRIVER/PASSENGER INHALING THE FUMES BUT IT'S ROBBERY TO THE CONSUMER AS THE CAR ISN'T EVEN WORTH THAT MUCH.

12/14/2015
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 12/12/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA33P08S******
Summary

THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR CAME OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THIS INCIDENT BEGAN WITH PASSENGER CHECKING BACK SEAT FOR AN ITEM. DOOR DIDN'T SOUND LIKE IT CLOSED ALL THE WHEN WHEN IT WAS SHUT. PASSENGER OPENED AND RECLOSED THE DOOR. AS I LEFT THAT LOCATION, I HEARD AIR BLOWING (OPEN WINDOW SOUND). CHECKING FOR AN OPEN WINDOW, I FOUND BACK SEAT PASSENGER DOOR OPEN. I PULLED OVER TO THE CURB AND TRIED TO SHUT THAT DOOR. IT WOULD NOT STAY SHUT. EVEN THE AAA AUTO CLUB ROADSIDE SERVICE WAS UNABLE TO GET THE DOOR TO STAY CLOSED. THAT LATCH WAS MOVABLE WITH FINGERS, NOT LIKE THE OTHERS, WHICH COULD NOT BE MOVED WITHOUT ACTUALLY USING SOMETHING TO ASSIST, I.E., SCREWDRIVER, DOOR HANDLE, ETC. TO GET HOME, AUTO CLUB USED A HEAVY RUBBER BUNGEE CORD FROM REAR SEAT PASSENGER HEADREST BEHIND THE DRIVER, THROUGH THE WINDOW ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CAR AND HOOKED ONTO THE LUGGAGE RACK ON THE TOP OF THE CAR.

12/02/2015
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 11/06/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D58S******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH THE OIL PUMP WENT WHICH THROUGH THE WHOLE ENGINE OFF BENT THE VALES WHICH CAUSED THE CHAIN TO SKIP OVER THE CAMS ALWAYS KEPT THE OIL CHANGED UP KEEP WAS ALWAYS GOOD ONLY 138.000 MILES NEVER BUY CHEVY AGAIN.

11/27/2015
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 10/25/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA23D18S******
Summary

SINCE2006 FUEL LINES CONTINUE TO ROT OUT SPRAYING FUEL ON EXHAUST

11/24/2015
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 11/18/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D68S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPOXITMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 108,000.

11/13/2015
Components: STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 11/13/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA53P88S******
Summary

EVER SINGLE TIME I TURN MY CAR ON MY POWER STEERING CUST OFF.

11/13/2015
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 11/13/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA23P88S******
Summary

I CAN NEVER GET MY GEAR SHIFT OUT OF PARK WHEN IT'S COLD. I HAD THE ISSUE FIXED BUT IT STILL DOES IT. BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM,SINCE 2010

11/05/2015
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 11/05/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D98S******
Summary

WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE CAR THE POWER STEELING LIGHT CAN ON AND THEN IT GOT HARDER TO TURN THE WHEEL.INKNOWN WHAT HAPPEN.THEN I WOULD PARK THE CAR AND CUT IT OFF AND THEN START DRIVING MORE AND THEN IT WOULD DO IT AGAIN.

10/06/2015
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 11/13/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D38S******
Summary

PROBLEMS WITH LIGHTING INCLUDE NO BRIGHT HEADLIGHTS. ALTERNATING PROBLEMS OCCUR WITH THE RUNNING LIGHTS AND DIM LIGHTS. ALTERNATING MEANING THAT BOTH DO WORK AT DIFFERENT TIMES IN ALMOST A BACK AND FORTH PATTERN. THEY HAVE NOT BOTH FAILED TO WORK AT THE SAME TIME AS OF YET. I HAVE MANAGED TO SIMPLY SWITCH AROUND FUSES/RELAYS OF THE SAME MODEL NUMBER TO GET BOTH RUNNING AND DIM LIGHTS TO WORK. THE BRIGHT LIGHTS HAVE NOT WORKED IN ALMOST A YEAR. PROBLEMS OCCUR WHEN CAR IS STARTED FROM A STATIONARY POSITION. I HAVE HAD THE FUSES/RELAYS TESTED AT AN INDEPENDENT AUTO PARTS STORE AND WAS TOLD THEY ARE FINE AFTER BUYING REPLACEMENTS ON TWO OCCASIONS. THIS MATTER NEEDS TO BE THE TOPIC OF A RECALL AS IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD TO NOT HAVE BRIGHT LIGHTS, RUNNING LIGHTS AND ESPECIALLY HEADLIGHTS. I READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2008 CHEVY HHR.

09/29/2015
Components: STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 07/27/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D38S******
Summary

NO ONE CAN PINPOINT WHAT THE CAUSE IS, BUT MY POWER STEERING CUTS OFF SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPEN NUMEROUS TIMES. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND NOTED SEVERAL ARTICLES AND POSTINGS THAT DETAIL THE SAME PROBLEM WITH SIMILAR CARS IN THE HHR 2008. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION. TREAD QUARTERS THINKS REPLACING ONE OF THE TIRES WOULD HELP, BUT IT HAS NOT. CHEVY NEEDS TO LOOK AT THIS ISSUE SINCE IT SEEMS MORE ELECTRICAL THAN ANYTHING. THERE IS SOMETHING DEFECTIVE OR FAULTY WITH THE CAR. THE POWER STEERING ALWAYS CUTS OFF WHEN I AM EITHER TURNING, DRIVING, ON THE HIGHWAY, ETC. PARKING IS HORRIBLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IT TAKES SO MUCH EFFORT TRYING TO TURN. IT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED SINCE OTHER OWNERS COMPLAIN OF THE SAME THING. I EVEN TRIED BALANCING AND ROTATING THE TIRES BEFORE BUT IT KEEPS HAPPENING. HTTP://FORUMS.EDMUNDS.COM/DISCUSSION/14953/CHEVROLET/HHR/CHEVROLET-HHR-POWER-STEERING HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVROLET/HHR/2008/STEERING/POWER_STEERING_SHUTS_DOWN.SHTML HTTP://MEDIA.GM.COM/MEDIA/US/EN/GM/VEHICLES.DETAIL.HTML/CONTENT/PAGES/NEWS/US/EN/2014/MAR/0331-POWER-STEERING.HTML HTTP://CHEVROLETFORUM.COM/FORUM/HHR-51/POWER-STEERING-CUTS-OUT-46325/

09/29/2015
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 09/21/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D58S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 116,000.

09/16/2015
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 04/11/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

JUST WONDERING WHY ARE THERE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ISSUE AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT? I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS NOW (MY ARMS ARE PERFECTLY TONED) BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS. WE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS THE 2009-2010 HHR OWNER BUT NOTHING IS HAPPENING. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO HAVE AN ISSUES, ACCIDENT, OR DIE FOR SOMEONE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT? SOMEONE PLEASE HELP

09/09/2015
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 08/09/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D18S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 AND ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH LANES, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN AFTER THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTART AND IT RESUMED TO NORMAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

08/10/2015
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 08/07/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23DX8S******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING TO MY MOM'S HOME WHICH IS ABOUT A C4 MILES AWAY AND WHEN I TRIED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN THE STEERING GOT LOCK AND I COULD BARELY FINISH MAKE THE TURN AND I PARKED AND PUT MY EMERGENCY BLINKERS ON AND I TURND OFF THE CAR AND STARTED IT UP AGAIN AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT. IT HAPPENED AGAIN GOING TO WORK MAKING A TURN.

08/03/2015
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 07/31/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA53P98S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL FUMES EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINES WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

07/29/2015
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
Incident Date: 07/28/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23P78S******
Summary

WAS AT A STOP SIGN AND WENT TO CROSS THE HIGHWAY GOT HALFWAY ACROSS AND RELIED THE CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN LOOKED AT DASHBOARD AND EVERYTHING LOK NORMAL MADE IT ACROSS HIGHWAY SAFELY AND PULLED OVER ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING PUT CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE CAR PROCEEDED HOME TO FIND THE DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK WITH INTERIOR BUTTONS OR REMOTE THE REMOTE WILL TURN ON THE ALARM YOU CAN MANUALLY LOCK THE DOORS BUT YOU CAN'T LOCK THE HATCH UPDATE 9/15/15*CW

07/27/2015
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 07/01/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA33PX8S******
Summary

2008 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. *SMD

07/10/2015
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 03/10/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA33D28S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NO LONGER MANUFACTURED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

07/08/2015
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 06/07/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASHED AND ALL OF THE SYSTEMS RESET. THE IGNITION HAD TO BE TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION AND BACK TO THE ON POSITION IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO START. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000(ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

06/07/2015
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 04/07/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D98S******
Summary

TRAVELING ON CURVY HIGHWAY WE HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING, STOPPED CAR AND SHUT ENGINE OFF AND LOOKED CAR OVER AS WELL AS FUSES. WHEN WE STARTED CAR THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING. TALKED TO CHEVROLET DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT ON ANY RECALL AND WAS GOING TO COST UP TO 350.00 TO CHANGE. SINCE THAT TIME WE HAVE LIVED WITH IT DUE TO FINANCES, OVER THE LAST MONTH IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND HAPPENED 6 TIME TODAY. I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2009 HHR'S (#14119) BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE 2008 THAT I AM SURE THEY ARE USING THE SAME PARTS ON THIS MODEL AND AND OTHERS SO WHY NOT INCLUDE 2008 MODELS.

06/03/2015
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 05/27/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D38S******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD...I HEARD A DING AND THE "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE CAME UP ON THE DIC...IT WAS VERY HARD TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT....WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF....STARTED THE CAR BACK UP AND EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL.....BUT THE PROBLEM KEEPS COMING BACK AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND AT DIFFERENT TIMES..SOMETIMES IT MAY TAKE A DAY OR TWO BEFORE IT COMES BACK...BUT IT DOES COME BACK.....I'VE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. I HOPE A SOLUTION IS FOUND TO PREVENT THIS FROM POSSIBLY INJURING OR KILLING SOMEBODY....OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A PROBLEM AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT

06/01/2015
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 04/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. AT FIRST THIS ONLY HAPPENED DURING THE HEAT OF THE DAY BUT NOW IS HAPPENING NO MATTER WHAT TIME OF DAY I DRIVE. SPEED DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A FACTOR AS I CAN BE GOING SLOW OR THE POSTED SPEED FOR THE ROADWAY AND IT WILL OCCUR.

05/28/2015
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 05/28/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA63X38S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TIGHT AND IT SHOOK AND VIBRATED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT AND RIGHT AND WOULD REMAIN STRAIGHT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER, RESTART IT, AND RESET THE COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,757.

05/12/2015
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 04/28/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. AT FIRST THIS ONLY HAPPENED DURING THE HEAT OF THE DAY BUT NOW IS HAPPENING NO MATTER WHAT TIME OF DAY I DRIVE. SPEED DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A FACTOR AS I CAN BE GOING SLOW OR THE POSTED SPEED FOR THE ROADWAY AND IT WILL OCCUR. THE FIRST FEW TIMES ONLY HAPPENED WHEN I TURNED A CORNER NOW IT HAPPENS AS I AM DRIVING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND WAS INFORMED THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM. ?????? HOW CAN THIS NOT BE A SAFETY PROBLEM??????!!!!!!

05/09/2015
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 05/05/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA53P78S******
Summary

I WAS ON THE FREEWAY GOING 65 MPH & ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WENT ON &LOST POWER STEERING IMMEDIATELY! THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY BAD ACCIDENT & WAS SCARY. IT WILL COST ME $500 OR MORE TO GET IT FIXED. ALSO, AT APPROX. 48,000 MILES THE BACK REAR DOOR LATCH BROKE & WOULD NOT OPEN, IT COST ME $125 TO REPLACE IT AS THERE WAS NO OTHER WAY TO FIX THIS. BEWARE OF YOUR POWER STEERING.

05/07/2015
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 08/21/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D78S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE REQUIRED A JUMP START IN ORDER TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY WERE REPLACED AT DIFFERENT TIMES HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 6/11/15*CN UPDATED 10/16/2017*CN

04/29/2015
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 04/14/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D98S******
Summary

2008 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH FAILED. THE DEALER FOUND AN INTERNAL FAILURE WITHIN THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH AND AN INTERNAL FAILURE WITHIN THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. *JB

04/27/2015
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 03/27/2015
Crash: No
Fire: Yes
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D98S******
Summary

WAS DRIVING HOME FROM THE STORE AND THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASH. I PULLED OVER AND MYSELF AND THE PASSENGER GOT OUT. THE NEXT SECOND OR TWO, FIRE STARTED ERUPTING FROM THE DASH. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED IMMEDIATELY. ABOUT 15 MINUTES PASSED AND THE CAR WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY CLAIMED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE, AND THE CAR WAS TOTALED. WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HHR'S THAT HAD REMOTE START AND AUTOMATIC. THE WIRING HARNESS WAS THE BLAME. *TR

04/27/2015
Components: STEERING,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 08/21/2014
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D88S******
Summary

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WE HAD PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT ON ROUTE 207 IN THE TOWN OF HAMPTONBURGH,NY.NO MORE THEN 20 FEET FROM EXITING THE PARKING LOT THE CAR SHUT DOWN AND PULLED TO THE RIGHT CAUSING US TO HIT A TELEPHONE POLE AND TOTALING THE CAR. IT IS MY CONTENTION THAT POWER ASSIST STEERING FAILED THUS CAUSING THE ACCIDENT. WE WHERE NOTIFIED OF THE IGNITION RECALL HAD THAT TAKEN CARE OF IN AUGUST OF 2012. HOWEVER CHEVY/GM CONTENTION IS THE IGNITION DID NOT FAIL. THE BODY SHOP MECHANIC AND GM/CHEVY'S OWN SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAID THAT A CATSOPHIC MALFUNCTION TOOK PLACE CAUSING THE ACCIDENT. *TR

04/15/2015
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Incident Date: 01/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D78S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE IN PARK, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LOCK AND THE KEY REMOTE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

04/15/2015
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 04/09/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D38S******
Summary

REAR PASSENGER DOOR OPENED AND HANDLE WOULD NOT LET PASSENGER OUT. I LOCKED AND UNLOCKED DOOR AND PASSENGER COULD MOVE HANDLE BUT NOT OPEN THE DOOR. I WENT TO THE DOOR AND TRIED TO OPEN AND THE EXTERIOR HANDLE WOULD NOT OPEN DOOR. TRIED LOCKING AND UNLOCKING WITH REMOTE, BUTTONS IN CAR AND MANUALLY TO NO AVAIL. HAVE SEEN MANY REFERENCES TO SAME PROBLEM BUT NO SOLUTIONS. DEALER WANTS $120.00 TO TELL ME HOW MUCH TO FIX THE DOOR. THIS IS SOMETHING DEFECTIVE AND NOT A WORKAROUND BY CHEVROLET. OTHER MODELS IN THIS YEAR HAVE HAD A RECALL BUT HHR'S I GUESS DID NOT MAKE IT. GLAD THERE WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT WITH A FIRE. *TR

04/09/2015
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 03/12/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D38S******
Summary

MY CHEVY HHR DEVELOPED A LEAK IN THE FUEL LINE - JUST BEHIND THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. WHEN LOOKING THIS UP ON LINE, I WAS SHOCKED AT HOW MANY OTHERS HAD REPORTED THE SAME COMPLAINT. THE LEAK WAS ONLY VISIBLE TO ME WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE (SPOTTED 3-25-15). HOWEVER, IT HAD TROUBLE STARTING FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS PRIOR - THE DEALER CONFIRMED THIS WAS DUE TO GAS LEAKING OUT THE LINE. THE FUEL LINE AND THE CANISTER PURGE LINE BOTH NEEDED REPLACED. *TR

04/09/2015
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 04/02/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D58S******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY STREET AND I WENT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO MY DRIVEWAY. THAT IS WHEN IT FIRST STARTED ACTING UP. I TRY NOT TO DRIVE MUCH (DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS ARE MANDATORY FOR HOUSEHOLD) BECAUSE AFTER DRIVING MAYBE A MILE OR SO IT GOES OUT. IT IS VERY HARD TO STEER IN THE FACT THERE IS NO POWER FOR EASY STEERING. I DRIVE ON SOME WINDING CANYON ROADS TO GO PLACES AND IT HAS GONE OUT ON THOSE ROADS. IT BOTHERS ME WHEN I HAVE TO DRIVE DOWN THE WINDING ROADS THROUGH THE HILLS AS THERE ARE NO SHOULDERS TO PULL OVER. IS THERE A RECALL? *TR

04/05/2015
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 04/02/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GCCA05P58S******
Summary

INTERMITTENT CANCELING OF TURN SIGNAL, DOES NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. YOUTUBE SHOWS GM DID NOT USE STRONG ENOUGH SPRING IN SWITCH. I AM HARD OF HEARING, CANNOT HEAR THE CLICK CLICK CLICK OF FLASHER. DRIVERS BEHIND ME CONFUSED AS TO MY INTENTIONS. INJURY POSSIBLE BY DRIVERS EXPECTING ME TO TURN. THEY WANT A LOT OF MONEY TO FIX THEIR MISTAKE!!! *TR

03/25/2015
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 08/11/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA53P68S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS, THE KEY RELEASED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

03/24/2015
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 09/05/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D08S******
Summary

2008 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SMD THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. *JB

03/14/2015
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 02/15/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D68S******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 30MPH IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, WHEN A SOUND WENT OFF AND ON THE DISPLAY IT READ "POWER STEERING." THE POWER STEERING HAD FAILED AND DID NOT COME BACK. I WAS NOT FAR FROM HOME, BUT THIS HAS HAPPENED NEARLY EVERY DAY SINCE THE FIRST TIME. IT USUALLY ONLY HAPPENS AT LOW SPEEDS, LESS THAN 45MPH OR SO. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF AND START THE ENGINE AGAIN IT'S USUALLY FINE FOR A SHORT TIME, SOMETIMES AS LITTLE AS 5 MINUTES BEFORE THE POWER STEERING FAILS AGAIN. *TR

03/09/2015
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 03/02/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA53P68S******
Summary

2008 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND IGNITION ISSUES. *SMD

03/06/2015
Components: VISIBILITY
Incident Date: 03/03/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D08S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, GRAVEL FROM THE ROAD CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,961. UPDATED 5/26/15*CN UPDATED 9/27/2017*CN

03/01/2015
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 03/01/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA23D38S******
Summary

THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEMS WERE DAMAGED DURING THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL SERVICE PERFORMED AT MATTHEWS-HARGREAVES CHEVROLET IN ROYAL OAK MI. I RECENTLY HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED AS PART OF A RECALL. I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE ON SATURDAY 2/28/15. ON SUNDAY 3/1/15 THE KEY FOBS (REMOTE START LOCK UNLOCK PANIC) NO LONGER WORK LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM WAS DAMAGED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. SOMETHING WENT WRONG AT THE DEALERSHIP. THREE FACTS THE RADIO DIDN'T SEEM TO BE RESET SO I BELIEVE THE BATTERY WAS LEFT CONNECTED WHILE THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE KEY FOBS NO LONGER WORK SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM. THE DEALER WASHED THE CAR AND DIDN'T RETURN THE MIRRORS TO THE CORRECT POSITION(BREAK AWAY FOLD MIRRORS) SERVICE QUALITY IS NOT BEING MANAGED AT THIS DEALERSHIP.. I THINK IS SIMPLY THE RESULT OF POOR SERVICE MANAGEMENT AT MATTHEWS-HARGREAVES CHEVROLET IN ROYAL OAK MI BUT THE RESULT IS I HAVE A VEHICLE WITH A DAMAGED ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM THAT IS NOT SAFE FOR MY WIFE TO DRIVE. I CAN'T GO BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO RISK MYSELF TO THE QUALITY OF REPAIR SERVICE PROVIDED. THE GM COMPLAINT LINE ISN'T HELPING BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE THE FOBS THAT WERE LOST UNTIL I FOUND THEM TODAY WHEN THEIR RECALL CAUSED ME TO LOOSE THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE WITH NOTHING HANGING ON THE KEY OF COURSE THE FOBS GOT LOST. GM COMPLAINT NUMBER 71-1444284438 BECAUSE I FOUND THE KEY FOBS TODAY 3/1/15 BUT THEY DON'T WORK BECAUSE THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM WAS DAMAGED BY THE POOR QUALITY OF SERVICE AT THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

02/26/2015
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 08/09/2014
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA53P58S******
Summary

2008 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ACCIDENT DUE TO LOSS OF POWER. *SMD THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *JB

02/24/2015
Components: STEERING,AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 11/03/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D08S******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WOULD SUDDENLY MALFUNCTION CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. AFTER SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON, THE POWER STEERING WOULD OPERATE AS NORMAL. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE WARNING "SERVICE AIR BAGS" HAD ILLUMINATED. THE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

02/07/2015
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 01/25/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D08S******
Summary

WE WERE TRAVELLING DOWN OUR STREET, ALMOST HOME. THERE WAS A DINGING NOISE AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. IMMEDIATELY, IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. WE PARKED OUTSIDE THE HOUSE AND TOOK A DIFFERENT CAR TO AN AUTO SUPPLY STORE, THINK THE CAR NEEDED POWER STEERING FLUID. WE DISCOVERED THE CAR DOES NOT USE POWER STEERING FLUID. WHEN WE RETURNED HOME AND STARTED THE CAR TO MOVE IT INTO THE DRIVEWAY, IT WAS FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON AND OFF FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS, SOMETIMES AT SLOW SPEEDS AND SOMETIMES ON THE HIGHWAY, AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 50 AND 65 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING UNLESS THE LIGHT IS ON WHEN THE CAR IS THERE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND THE LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. *JS

01/28/2015
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 01/28/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

MY DAUGHTER DROVE IT TO LOCAL COLLEGE THIS MORNING , NO PROBLEM. I GOT IN IT AFTER ABOUT 3 HOURS THAT SHE CAME HOME AND WENT TO USE THE CAR AND I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL, THEN I LOOKED DOWN AND THERE WAS A MESSAGE THAT SAID POWER STEERING. I WENT TO CHURCH AND NOW IT IS WORKING AGAIN. I AM VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE SHE DRIVE QUIET ALWAYS TO CLINICAL EVERY WEEK ON A VERY CURVY RODE. IF IT GOES OUT IN ONE OF THOSE CURVES THIS WILL END BAD. *TR

01/27/2015
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 01/21/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D48S******
Summary

THE POWER STEERING STOP WORKING AFTER DRIVING A FEW MINUTES. IT IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. THIS MAKES IT HARD FOR MY WIFE TO CONTROL AND STEER THE CAR. WHEN SHE TURNS THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTS IT WORKS ONLY TO STOP A FEW MINUTES LATER. *TR

01/26/2015
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 01/26/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING ABILITY SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC OR THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER CALLING THE DEALER, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE MIGHT BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY POWER STEERING MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

01/21/2015
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 01/19/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA53P88S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED OVER TO A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, WHICH RESET THE COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

01/16/2015
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Incident Date: 02/28/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D98S******
Summary

WAS LOCKED IN VEHICLE AND UNABLE TO GET DOOR TO OPEN FROM INSIDE. HAVE HAD DEFECT WITH DOOR LOCKS STICKING FROM PURCHASE. DOOR HAS FAILED TO UNLOCK WITH SISTER IN VEHICLE, FAILED TO UNLOCK WITH HUSBAND IN VEHICLE AND MY DAUGHTER. BEEN IN DEALER NINE TIMES FOR LOCKS STICKING. IS BEING LOCKED IN VEHICLE DANGEROUS? UPDATED 01/28/15*BF..UPDATED 10/08/15 *BF

01/15/2015
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 01/14/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA53P98S******
Summary

HUSBAND DRIVING TO GAS STATION IN OUR COMMUNITY AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT....HE MANAGED TO DRIVE IT TO OUR MECHANICS SHOP ABOUT 4 MILES FROM OUR HOUSE....HE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING AGAIN....HE EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR MECHANIC AND HE WAS ADVISED IT WAS A SEALED PUMP AND IT WAS NOT POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK....I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF WE HAD BEEN ON ONE OF THE 3 MAJOR HI WAYS THAT WE TRAVEL ONCE A WEEK TO GET INTO ST. LOUIS. WE ALWAYS RESEARCH THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE... THE COBALT AND HHR ARE LITERALLY THE SAME CAR WHY WAS THE COBALT RECALLED FOR THIS MAJOR AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM BUT THE HHR IS NOT.....NEVER WILL I EVER PURCHASE ANOTHER CHEVY.....STICKING WITH THE FOREIGN MANUFACTURERS FROM NOW ON SINCE CHEVY FAILS TO SEE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM. *TR

01/08/2015
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 10/30/2014
Crash: Yes
Fire: Yes
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA53P38S******
Summary

HEAD ON COLLISION... ON STATE HIGHWAY... FIRE WAS RESULT, ENDING IN FATALITY. *TR

01/08/2015
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 07/30/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D18S******
Summary

POWER STEERING FAILS CONSISTENTLY EVERY TIME CAR IS DRIVEN. FIRST STARTED AROUND 96,300 MILES AND HAS CONTINUED FOR THE NEXT 9000 MILES OR SO WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN FREQUENCY. CAR IS NOT SAFE FOR MY WIFE TO DRIVE. COULD COMPLETELY FAIL IN A CURVE OR IN A STEERING SITUATION AND CAUSE A SERIOUS OR FATAL ACCIDENT. *TR

01/05/2015
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 01/04/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D48S******
Summary

ABOUT 2WKS AGO ALL THE SOUND IN MY CAR WENT OUT FOR ABOUT 5MINS THEN CAME BACK ON! TONIGHT 1/4/15 ABOUT 8:50PM I STOPPED AT A GAS STATION TO GET GAS I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND WENT TO PUT IT IN PARK AND IT WOULDN'T SHIFT IT TOOK ME 5MINS TO FINALLY GET IT INTO PARK! ONCE IN PARK I TRIED TO TAKE THE KEY OUT AND IT WOULDN'T COME OUT IT WAS STUCK IN ACCESSORY MODE! I KEPT TRYING TO TAKE IT OUT FINALLY AFTER ABOUT 10/15MINS I GOT IT OUT! WENT TO LEAVE TO AND MY CAR WOULDN'T START! IT WILL TURN TO ACCESSORY MODE BUT WONT TURN OVER AND ACTUALLY START! I HAD TO CALL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO TOW ME HOME! I HAD THE RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH FIXED BUT NOW ITS DOING THIS? I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS BUT THIS IS CURRENTLY MY ONLY CAR! *TR

01/05/2015
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 12/22/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA23P28S******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING THE WORDS "POWER STEERING" APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD WHERE THE ODOMETER AND OTHER WARNINGS APPEAR AND THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHICH CAN POSSIBLE LEAD TO A CRASH RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE POWER STEERING FROM ALL THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE ON THE HHR. I'VE SEEN IT ALL OVER DISCUSSION BOARDS PEOPLE DESCRIBING THE EXACT SAME THING, SOME HAVE EVEN RESULTED IN CRASHES. UNLESS YOU HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF STRENGTH THEN YOUR NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO TURN THIS VEHICLE ONCE THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. I'VE SEEN IT RECALLED ON LATER YEARS 2009 AND 2010 YET THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 2008 MODEL AS WELL. I THINK GM NEEDS TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS ISSUE AND FIX IT FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. *TR

12/28/2014
Components: TIRES
Incident Date: 12/27/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA53P98S******
Summary

CAPITOL TIRES 215/50Z RADIAL TUBELESS ALL SEASON SPORT UHP 12/27/12- PURCHASED 4 TIRES 1/10/13- BUBBLE ON SIDE OF TIRE 12/27/14- BUBBLES ON SIDES OF 2 MORE TIRES I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH ANY OTHER TIRES. *TR

12/24/2014
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Incident Date: 11/15/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA23D28S******
Summary

I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE SHOP ON 11/15/14 BECAUSE OF A LOUD EXHAUST SOUND. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE FLEX PIPE WAS LEAKING AND THE FLEX PIPE AND CATALYTIC CONVERTERS (2) WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE COST IS ESTIMATED AT ABOUT $900. IF THE CAR IS IN IDOL, THE EXHAUST SEEPS INTO THE CAR AND COULD CAUSE CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING AND DEATH, IF THE WINDOWS ARE NOT CRACKED TO ALLOW FOR VENTILATION. UNFORTUNATELY, WE CANNOT AFFORD THIS REPAIR AT THIS TIME. THE CAR IS 6 YEARS OLD AND SHOULD NOT BE FALLING APART PIECE BY PIECE AS IT HAS BEEN OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED, OR SHOULD I SAY THE ENTIRE CAR, B/C IT HAS HAD SO MANY RECALLS IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. *TR

12/15/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 11/24/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA33P28S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

12/10/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 12/09/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D58S******
Summary

POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST POWER STEERING. *TR

12/09/2014
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 01/13/2014
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA23D58S******
Summary

WAS STOPPED DUE TO TRAFFIC AND WAS REAR ENDED RESULTING IN $8000.00 PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME TO HAVE IT TESTED.

11/20/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 10/23/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D28S******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING ON I4 POWER STEERING (PS) SUDDENLY FAILED. WARN SOUND CHIMED THEN DISPLAY STATED PS. FEARFUL OF DRIVING ON INTERSTATE PULLED OVER TO CALL AAA FOR TOW. LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW RECALL FOR 09 & NEWER BUT NOT 08. RESTARTED CAR AND POWER WAS RESTORED SO CONTINUED, CAUTIOUSLY HOME. SINCE THAT OCCURRED IT KEPT FAILING AND THE INTERVALS BECAME SHORTER UNTIL IT WOULD GO OUT AFTER DRIVING LESS THAN 100'. CALLED DEALER TO GET IGN SWITCH REPAIR AND WAS TOLD PS RECALL WAS ADDED FOR MY CAR IN OCT. TOOK CAR IN & WAS TOLD PS NOT UNDER RECALL BUT THEN SAID HE FOUND IT & IT WAS COVERED. THEY CALLED NEXT DAY & SAID, ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A POWER STEERING RECALL FOR MY CAR THE ISSUE I HAD WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. SAID THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS.BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $189. HE WENT ON TO SAY THERE WILL BE A RECALL AND I WOULD BE REIMBURSED BUT HE DID NOT KNOW WHEN IT WOULD COME. PICKED UP CAR TODAY AND CHARGE FOR REPAIR WAS $230 AND TODAY SAID WILL NOT BE RECALLED AND WILL NOT BE REIMBURSED. MY 80YR OLD PARENTS DROVE THIS CAR VERY INFREQUENTLY AND BY THE GRACE OF GOD WE NO LONGER LET THEM DRIVE & NOW THE CAR IS ONLY USED BY MYSELF OR MY SISTER TO TAKE THEM TO DR APPTS. IF THE STEERING WENT OUT WHILE THEY WERE DRIVING THEY WOULD HAVE DEF CRASHED AS THEY DO NOT HAVE THE ARM STRENGTH TO MANUALLY STEER THE CAR. I AM VERY DISTURBED AT THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS LISTED HERE AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE. I FOUND THIS SITE BY ACCIDENT, WHILE SEARCHING TO SEE WHAT THE RECALL DID INCLUDE, SO I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE & JUST BLINDLY TRUST THE DEALERSHIP OR REPAIR FACILITY. NOT SURE HOW MANY DEATHS/ACCIDENTS NEED TO OCCUR BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. CO-WORKER HAS 2010 HHR WHICH IS RECALL & ISSUED ARE IDENTICAL. EXPECT TO HEAR SOMETHING SOON TO RESOLVE THOSE STILL HAVING ISSUES. *TR

11/16/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 11/15/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D88S******
Summary

I MADE A RIGHT TURN ONTO A HIGHWAY AND MY POWER STEERING FAILED TEMPORARILY CAUSING ME TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

11/05/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Incident Date: 10/20/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D98S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHENEVER ANY OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WERE TURNED ON THE VEHICLE WOULD AUTOMATICALLY TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

11/01/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 11/01/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA53P78S******
Summary

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND I CAN'T STEER THE CAR OR IT'S REAL HARD TO STEER. *TR

11/01/2014
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 08/25/2013
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA53P78S******
Summary

WHEN I HAD MY ACCIDENT MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLORE. I CALLED GM 2 DAYS LATER AND ASKED THE LADY IF THEY HAVE DEPLOYED AND SHE TOLD ME NO. *TR

10/31/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Incident Date: 10/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF OR TURNED ON, THE POWER LOCKS FOR ALL THE DOORS WOULD ACTIVATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE LOCK AND UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR TO LOCK OR UNLOCK ANY OF THE OTHER DOORS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

10/29/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 08/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23P08S******
Summary

POWER STEERING FAILS DAILY, LOSE ALL POWER ASSIST. WHY ARE 2009-12 COVERED UNDER RECALL AND 2008 IS NOT? ALSO BRAKE ROTORS WARP TOO EASY. *TR

10/28/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 11/11/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23DX8S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION FAILED TO TURN TO THE ON POSITION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V0470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

10/27/2014
Components: STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 09/02/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D58S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND OTHER UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS FLICKERED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING UP A HILL OR MAKING A U-TURN, THE POWER STEERING AND THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS FLICKERED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

10/27/2014
Components: VISIBILITY
Incident Date: 10/27/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D38S******
Summary

IT WAS A CHILLY MORNING, AND I DROVE THE CAR ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO WORK (I DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES, BACK AND FORTH 5 DAYS A WEEK), AND I HEARD A HORRIBLE BOOM. ACCORDING TO GM, IT WAS THE REAR-WINDOW DEFROSTER GETTING TOO HOT, AND CAUSING THE WINDOW TO SHATTER. IT IS COMPLETELY IN PIECES, SHATTERED. I'VE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING, BUT AFTER A LITTLE INVESTIGATING, MINE IS NOT THE FIRST TO DO THIS. *TR

10/17/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 08/18/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA53P88S******
Summary

CHEVROLET HHR 2008 MODEL, THE POWER STEERING WILL SPORADICALLY CUT OUT, MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. STEERING WHEEL CAN NOT BE TURNED BY ONE HAND. VERY DANGEROUS MINE CUT OUT WHILE TURNING LEFT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. YOU CAN CUT THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON AND IT WORKS WITH NO ISSUES UNTIL IT DECIDES TO CUT OUT AGAIN. *TR

10/09/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 08/07/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D08S******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING TO MY MUSIC LESSON.WHEN THE POWER STEERING. STOPED WORKING. SO I HAD TO DRIVE THE CAR CAREFULLY .TO GET TO MY CLASS. AFTER IT SITS FOR AWHILE IT WORKS AGAIN OR WILL STOP WORKING. ALSO IT HAS GOTTEN A LOT WORSE AND WORKS ONLY WHEN IT WANTS TO. *TR

10/09/2014
Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Incident Date: 09/30/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA53PX8S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEED, THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF ROAD, THE DOORS WERE CHECKED AND SECURE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER'S DOOR SWUNG OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE DOOR LATCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,426.

10/03/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 09/01/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D08S******
Summary

BACK IN 2012 MY SEAT BELT WARNING CHIMES AND ALL WARNING CHIMES QUIT OPERATING. SINCE THEN ABOUT ONCE A WEEK THE CHIMES AND THE RADIO QUIT FOR A FEW DAY'S AND THEN WILL COME BACK ON FOR A DAY OR SO. MY BIGGEST COMPLAINT IS WHEN IT'S NOT WORKING YOU HAVE NO SEAT BELT WARNING CHIME AND I'VE CAUGHT MY GRAND KIDS UNBUCKLED A COUPLE OF TIMES. I BROUGHT THIS TO GM'S ATTENTION BUT THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO THINK IT WAS A WARRANTY ISSUE. I WAS TOLD BY MY DEALER IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE CHIMES WORKED OR NOT. I SEEM TO BE THE ONLY PERSON CONCERNED AND CALL IT WHAT IT IS, A SAFETY PROBLEM! *TR

10/03/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 07/07/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D48S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNINGS. THE PROBLEM RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL FUSE BOX WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

10/03/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 07/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I HAVE A CHEVY 2008 HHR LT, AND I BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY POWER STEERING, A MESSAGE KEEP COMING ON WHEN IM DRIVING ON THE ROAD AT SPEED OF 25 MILES PER HOUR. MAKING IT HARD FOR ME TO DRIVE AND TURN, I CALLED CHEVY AND THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE 2008 HHR, BUT WHEN I CHECK ONLINE THEY HAVE THE 2006,2007,2009,2010,2011 HHR ON RECALL WHY DID THEY PASS MY CAR IM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP! *TR

10/03/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 09/26/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA23D68S******
Summary

WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION THERE IS A SINGLE "CLICK" SOUND ( NO "BEEP" OR CHIME ) ALONG WITH "POWER STEERING" DISPLAYED ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER, AND SUDDEN FAILURE OF POWER STEERING. MANUAL STEERING AND TURNING IS THEN REQUIRED UNTIL IGNITION CAN BE TURNED OFF/ON. RESTARTING IGNITION RESTORES POWER STEERING UNTIL VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AGAIN. ALL VEHICLE SERVICES HAVE BEEN DONE BY DEALERSHIP WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER SERVICE CENTER FOR MAINTENANCE AND POWER STEERING DIAGNOSIS. VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF ANY POWER STEERING RECALL TO DATE. SERVICE SPECIALIST SAID THAT THE DIAGNOSIS WAS INCONCLUSIVE. SERVICE SPECIALIST CLAIMED THEY WERE GIVEN A DIAGNOSTIC CODE THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW. SERVICE SPECIALIST SUGGESTED REPLACEMENT OF POWER STEERING RACK, AND IF THAT DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM, REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. POWER STEERING WAS NOT REPAIRED, AS REQUESTED BY VEHICLE OWNER, UNTIL A CONCLUSIVE DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE CAN BE DONE. *TR

10/02/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 04/09/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D18S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REMEDY FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) FAILED. THE SPECIFICS OF THE FAILURE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 11/20/14*LJ THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACE TWICE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. UPDATED 12/11/14*JB

10/01/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 09/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D78S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

10/01/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 09/29/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA33PX8S******
Summary

POWER STEERING GOES OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN MAKING IT HARD TO COMPLETE THE TURN AND POTENTIALLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. APPARENTLY, BULLETIN #14119 UNDER RECALL #N140115 DOES NOT EXTEND A LIFETIME WARRANTY FOR 2006-2008 CHEVY HHR POWER STEERING MOTOR. LIKE IT SAYS...."NOTE: GM BULLETIN NUMBER 14119 WILL BE IMPLEMENTED FOR MODEL YEAR 2006-2008 AND EARLY PRODUCTION OF 2009 CHEVROLET HHR (NON-TURBO) AND MODEL YEAR 2003 SATURN ION TO PROVIDE EPS MOTOR REPLACEMENT FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE (SOURCE: SAFERCAR.GOV)." THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE FROM CHEVROLET SAID THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY IS ONLY VALID FOR VEHICLES BEING RECALLED. THE 2006-2008 CHEVY HHR'S ARE NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I WANT MY CAR FIXED UNDER THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY. GM DO MORE PEOPLE NEED TO DIE BEFORE YOU RECALL THE VEHICLES AND HAVE THEM FIXED? *TR

09/30/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 07/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA43D68S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOST POWER AND WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND A CHIME SOUNDED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,200.

09/24/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 08/30/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D88S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE WAS FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,949.

09/23/2014
Components: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
Incident Date: 09/11/2014
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D48S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF A TRUCK. THE DRIVER WAS KILLED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 315,000. UPDATED 11/12/14*LJ UPDATED 4/29/2015 *JS

09/23/2014
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 09/22/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D48S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT BOTH HEADLIGHT CONNECTORS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

09/19/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 08/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D18S******
Summary

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILS COMPLETELY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND MAKING THE VEHICLE DANGEROUS TO OPERATE AT ALL SPEEDS .OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AND UNPREDICTABLY. *TR

09/17/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 08/27/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D68S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS A CHIME SOUNDED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO MANEUVER. THE PROBLEM RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,041.

09/17/2014
Components: STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
Incident Date: 09/17/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: CHEVY HHR 2******
Summary

I START MY CAR AND GO TO PULL OUT ONTO THE ROAD AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO WRECK. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED THE CAR. SAME PROBLEM. VERY VERY DANGEROUS!!! ..UPDATED 10/15/14 *BF UPDATED 4/7/2015 *JS

09/16/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 05/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D98S******
Summary

CHAMPION CHEVROLET -ATHENS AL DATES AND WITNESSES CAN BE PROVIDED 3 TIMES IGNITION LOCKED 3 TIMES KEY WOULD NOT WORK IN THE DOOR-LOCKED OUT ONE EACH SINCE THE RECALL IGNITION WAS REPLACED AUG 7TH THE FIRST IGNITION LOCK IN APRIL/MAY WAS TOWED TO MCLANDERS MCCLARDY HUNTSVILLE AL -REPAIRED UNDER THE FIRST IGNITION RECALL- HAVE RECALL LETTER AND THE REPAIR TICKET. THE IGNITION HOUSING WAS BUSTED IN THAT INCIDENT AND CHAMPION DISCOVERED IT LOCKOUTS- I WAS AN HOUR LATE FOR A FASTING ULTRASOUND. LATE FOR HOMECOMING AT CHURCH AND FOOD RUINED LOCKED IN THE HEAT. TWICE ON IGNITION STRANDED LATE EVENING IN PARKING LOTS. ONCE AFTER BACK SURGERY ON A WALKER. I AM GENUINELY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AT THIS POINT. GM CASE NUMBER IS [XXX]. GM INSISTS I PAY THE $300 FOR THE HOUSING OR TAKE IT UP WITH MCLANDERS-MCCARDY?? I HAVE USED ALL MY ROADSIDE FOR 2 QUARTERS. GM HAS NOT REFUNDED THE $50 LOCKOUT CHARGE 3 DAYS AFTER THE 2ND IGNITION WAS REPLACED. ISN'T THE IGNITION HOUSING PART OF AN IGNITION? TODAY FROM GM: . I JUST HUNG UP WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY MENTIONED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH HOUSING IS DAMAGED AND THAT IS WHAT IS CAUSING THE KEY TO HANG UP. THE DEALERSHIP MENTIONED THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO PREVENT YOUR KEY FROM GETTING STUCK. ONCE THAT IS COMPLETED THEY CAN PROCEED WITH DIAGNOSING THE CAUSE OF THE LOCKOUT CONCERNS YOU'VE EXPERIENCED. I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU SAID THAT A PREVIOUS DEALERSHIP WAS THE ONE WHO WORKED WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH HOUSING LAST. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WE CAN OFFER COST ASSISTANCE FOR, AS IT IS NOT AN ITEM INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. SINCE YOU MENTIONED IT WAS IN MCLANDERS/MCCARDY'S POSSESSION WHEN THE HOUSING WAS DAMAGED, I WOULD RECOMMEND GETTING IN CONTACT WITH THEM TO DISCUSS AVAILABLE OPTIONS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

09/15/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 08/07/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

LETTER FROM SENATOR KLOBUCHAR ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REQUESTING ASSISTANCE REGARDING HER MOTOR VEHICLE RECALL FOR HER 2008 CHEVROLET HHR; ATTN: CACJECTBEDIMI HENDERSON. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED MULTIPLE RECALLS FROM GM. HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THE RECALL HAD NOT REACHED THE UNITED STATES, AND IT WAS ONLY FOR VEHICLES IN CANADA. *JB

09/12/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 09/12/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA53PX8S******
Summary

DRIVING MOUNTAIN ROADS WHEN POWER STEERING FAILED AND "POWER STEERING" INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON, POWER STEERING WORKED FOR ABOUT ONE MILE BEFORE FAILING AGAIN. JUDGING BY THE NUMBER OF SIMILAR INTERNET COMPLAINTS ON THE 2008 HHR, CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS PROBLEM HASN'T BEEN FOCUS OF A RECALL. WONDER WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THAT MOUNTAIN ROAD IF MY WIFE HAD BEEN DRIVING (ITS HER CAR). *TR

09/11/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 09/10/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GCDA85D78S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

09/10/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 08/15/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D48S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED CAUSING EXCESSIVE FORCE ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO BE REQUIRED. ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

09/10/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 08/30/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA23D58S******
Summary

POWER STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS A NOTIFICATION ON THE DASH THAT JUST STATES "POWER STEERING" AND THERE IS NO POWER STEERING. IF THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN, POWER STEERING WILL RETURN BUT WILL EVENTUALLY GO OUT AGAIN. THERE IS NO PATTERN AS TO WHEN OR WHERE IT WILL GO OUT AND IT GOES OUT WITH OUT ANY WARNING OTHER THAN THE DASH INDICATOR MENTIONED ABOVE ONCE IT HAS GONE OUT. IT APPEARS A REPLACEMENT MOTOR SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER GM BULLETIN NUMBER 14119, HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP IS CLAIMING I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT WHICH COSTS OVER $300. THE DEALERSHIP HAS STATED THEY HAVE TALKED TO GM AND THEY ARE NOT COVERING IT. I HAVE REQUESTED NAMES AND NUMBERS OF THE PEOPLE THE DEALERSHIP HAS SPOKEN TO AT GM. *TR

09/10/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 03/11/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D68S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

09/05/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 07/08/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D48S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN AND THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,124 .

09/05/2014
Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Incident Date: 08/19/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D48S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THE LOCKS FAILED. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED DAILY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

09/05/2014
Components: STEERING,SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 08/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D78S******
Summary

FOR THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS THE POWER STEERING HAS LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING IF I SHUT MY CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON IT WILL GO BACK TO NORMAL, BUT NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL KICK OUT AGAIN, THE ELECTRIC IS CUTTING IN AND OUT, THE LOCK ON DRIVERS SIDE WONT WORK WHEN USING KEY WHICH HAPPENS PERIODICALLY ESPECIALLY WHEN IT RAINS, MY AUTOMATIC START STOPPED WORKING INCLUDING MY KEY-LESS ENTRY WILL NOT UNLOCK MY DOORS OR LOCK MY DOORS EVEN THOUGH I HAVE CHANGED THE BATTERY. I WORK FOR THE YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU/CHILDREN'S BUREAU OF STATE OF INDIANA AS A CASE MANAGER SO OFTEN I HAVE TO TRANSPORT CLIENTS TO DESTINATIONS, DOCTORS, FOOD PANTRY ETC. I CANNOT TAKE THE CHANCE OF BEING IN A WRECK WITH CLIENTS, WHICH HAS ALL MOST HAPPENED WHEN I TOOK A CURVE WHILE BY MYSELF LUCKILY. WHEN I CONTACTED THE CHEVY DEALER ABOUT RECALLS HE STATED THERE WAS ONLY AN IGNITION SWITCH RECALL, WHICH I BEG TO DIFFER I HAVE BEEN ON NUMEROUS WEBSITES WHERE MANY OTHER HHR OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME THING I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT, I ASKED THE CHEVY DEALERS MAINTENANCE GUY IF I COULD GET A RENTAL WHILE WAITING FOR IT TO BE FIXED BECAUSE OF MY JOB, HE STATED THAT HE HAD TO ORDER THE PART AND THEN HE WOULD CALL ME WHEN IT ARRIVED FOR ME TO BRING MY CAR IN AND IT WOULD TAKE ONLY AN HOUR TO TWO HOURS TO FIX, SO WHILE WE ARE STILL WAITING NOW FOR TWO WEEKS I AM PUTTING MY CLIENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN IN JEOPARDY OVER AN ISSUE I AM NOT AT FAULT FOR, I PERSONALLY FEEL THAT CHEVY SHOULD COVER THE COST OF A RENTAL CAR UNTIL ALL ISSUE ARE TAKEN CARE OF PROPERLY. THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME OWNING A CHEVY, AND AFTER WHAT THE MAINTENANCE MAN SAID ABOUT NOT LETTING ME HAVE A RENTAL EVEN THOUGH I WORK FOR COUNTY AND STATE ORGANIZATIONS I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED IN CHEVY I AM IN THE PROCESS OF LOOKING FOR A NEW CAR AND NOT SURE IF I WILL PURCHASE ANOTHER CHEVY AFTER THIS!

09/03/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 01/05/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D68S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED MAKING THE STEERING WHEEL VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AND EACH TIME A CHIME ALARM WOULD ACTIVATE BEFORE THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000...UPDATED 09-24-14 *BF

09/02/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 08/04/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA23D18S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000. UPDATED 10/22/2014 UPDATED 02/03/15*JB

09/02/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 08/13/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA53P88S******
Summary

JUST A FYI I CONTACTED MY LOCAL NEWS STATION AND WAS INFORMED TO CALL THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND ALSO THE BBB (312)-832-0500 TO GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS REALLY HURT SINCE THEY SEEM NOT TO WANT TO HELP US WITH THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

09/02/2014
Components: STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 08/07/2014
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23P38S******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR DIED AND I LOST MY POWER STEERING AND HIT THE DITCH AND APPARENTLY HIT SOMETHING IN THE DITCH AND BUSTED MY OIL PAN. NOW I CANNOT TELL IF MY MOTOR LOCKED UP OR WHAT. IT WILL NOT START. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME MY CAR HAS DIED WHILE DRIVING. *TR

08/29/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Incident Date: 08/26/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D48S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO UNLOCK WHEN USING THE REMOTE ACCESS AND WERE VERY DIFFICULT TO PULL UP MANUALLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

08/29/2014
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 01/13/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D88S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED ON ITS OWN AND THE ENGINE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000. UPDATED 10/22/14*CN UPDATED 08/28/2017*CT

08/29/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 07/16/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D28S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

08/28/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 08/28/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D98S******
Summary

THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED FIVE TIMES IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2014. ALMOST FAILED TO MAKE MY TURN. *TR

08/27/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 06/18/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D68S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

08/25/2014
Components: EQUIPMENT
Incident Date: 08/18/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13DX8S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MECHANICAL SYSTEM FAILED AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAD TO BE USED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

08/19/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 08/19/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA53P88S******
Summary

THIS IS MY 3RD COMPLAINT. I AM STILL HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY POWER STEERING I HAVE NOW PULLED A CHEST MUSCLE BECAUSE OF THE ISSUES I AM HAVING WITH MY POWER STEERING. IS ANYONE GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS? IT'S SO UNFAIR THAT WE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS BUT WE ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE TO PAY FOR FAULTY PARTS IN OUR CARS. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE SOONER THAN LATER ABOUT IT. ONCE AGAIN I'M ON HERE QUITE A BIT SO IF ANYONE KNOWS ANYTHING PLEASE LET ME KNOW. . THANKS *TR

08/18/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 04/07/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D88S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS ALREADY COMPLETED IN MAY OF 2014 AND WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE A SECOND TIME. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

08/15/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 04/16/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA33P78S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

08/15/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 03/31/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GCDA15DX8S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO DO THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

08/15/2014
Components: STEERING,POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 08/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D08S******
Summary

WARNING SIGNAL BEEPS (ALARM) THEN SAYS POWER STEERING ON DASHBOARD. THE POWER STEERING GOES AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. VERY DANGEROUS AS IT IS RANDOM AND HAS HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF MAKING A TURN. READ MANY, MANY OWNERS OF THIS CAR'S COMPLAINTS YET NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. *TR

08/13/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
Incident Date: 08/29/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA53P38S******
Summary

EVER SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS CAR THAT I BOUGHT NEW, THERE HAVE BEEN ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS JUST GO OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN THE DASH LIGHTS BLINK BACK ON , THE LIGHTING BRIGHTNESS SWITCH DOES NOT WORK, THE ROLLER TO MAKE IT BRIGHTER DOES NOT DIM THE DASH LIGHTS, UNTIL THEY ALL JUST GO OFF AGAIN.? THE TIRE SENSORS ALL GO OFF AND THERE IS NO READINGS FOR TIRE PRESSURE. YOU CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE MANUALLY AND THEY ARE ALL OK. THE DOOR LOCKS DON'T WORK PROPERLY. IF YOU USE THE KEY FOB, THE DOORS WILL LOCK AND THEN YOU CAN'T GET THEM OPEN AGAIN WITH THE KEY FOB AND YOU ARE STUCK. THE KEY IN THE DOOR WON'T EVEN OPEN THE DOOR, IT IS LOCKED UP TIGHT. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY 3 TIMES AND THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. I JUST DON'T LOCK MY CAR ANYMORE. *TR

08/12/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 04/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

2008 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER, IN APRIL 2014. AS OF JULY 18, 2014, THE PARTS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

08/12/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,ENGINE
Incident Date: 05/12/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D98S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS INSIDE THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE OPENED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS LOCKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE AUTOMATIC LOCK BUTTON HAD TO BE PRESSED NUMEROUS TIMES IN ORDER TO OPEN THE DOORS. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,663. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BODY AND TRIM WERE DEFECTIVE, DUE TO THE DOOR LOCKS GETTING STUCK HALF WAY AND THE DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE, AS THE RADIO AND CD PLAYER WERE INOPERATIVE, AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START AT TIMES. UPDATED 09/17/14

08/10/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 04/19/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D98S******
Summary

THE POWER STEERING MOTOR GO OUT WHEN I WAS DRIVING FROM EL CAJON CA TO EL CENTRO CA, JUST ON THE DANGEROUS ROAD MILES AND COULD HAVE ENDED IN A FATAL ACCIDENT MINE HAS JUST STARTED TO GO OUT ON MY 2008 HHR AT 90,000 MILES. RIGHT NOW, THE LIGHT COMES ON AND I CAN PULL OVER AND RESTART IT AND IT'S FINE, BUT HOW LONG WILL THAT LAST? I GOOGLED IT AFTER IT FIRST HAPPENED, AND THAT'S WHEN I SAW THAT APPARENTLY GM KNOWS THIS IS A FAULTY PART BUT SWEARS IT'S ONLY AN ISSUE ON THE OTHER CARS THAT HAVE IT NOT THE HHR, YET THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF HHR OWNERS WHO HAVE POSTED ABOUT THEIR POWER STEERING GOING OUT AND IT WAS RECALLED IN CANADA. I KNOW AT 90,000 MILES THINGS MIGHT BE GOING WRONG WITH THE PARTS LIKE A POWER STEERING MOTOR, BUT I AM INCENSED THAT I'M EXPECTED TO PAY FOR A PART THAT GM KNOWS IS CRAP. IF THE PART IS BAD, THEY SHOULD FIX IT IN ANY VEHICLE THAT HAS AN ISSUE, NOT JUST THE COBALTS AND PONTIACS. *TR

08/08/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 05/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA33P58S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE POWER STEERING FAILURE MADE THE STEERING WHEEL VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND HAD BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

08/08/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 07/02/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D68S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT MANAGED TO COAST INTO A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE HER RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 10/2/14*CN

08/07/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 07/10/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D28S******
Summary

THE CHEVY HHR'S POWER STEERING GOES OUT PERIODICALLY WITHOUT WARNING. IN THIS CASE, I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ON TO A BUSY ROADWAY AND NEARLY STRUCK A VEHICLE AND/OR POSSIBLY PEDESTRIANS. I UNDERSTAND THAT CHEVY'S COBALT HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT THE HHR, WHICH USES THE SAME EXACT PART. IT IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS AND ACCORDING TO MY INTERNET BASED RESEARCH, ALL TOO COMMON. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AND FORCE GM TO STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT. ( IF THE DATA INDICATES THIS IS IN FACT, A COMMON ISSUE OF COURSE.) THANK YOU *TR

08/05/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 07/18/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D88S******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WILL SUDDENLY CUT OUT- THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE WILL APPEAR ON THE DASH MESSAGE BOARD. THIS OCCURS SEVERAL TIMES DURING A TRIP AT VARYING SPEEDS (65MPH, 55MPH, 45MPH). I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE EXTENT OF THE PERMANENT DAMAGE. SINCE THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, IT HAS BEEN A NEAR DAILY CONCERN. *TR

08/05/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 05/06/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GCDA15D48S******
Summary

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

08/04/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 04/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D88S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

07/31/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 04/17/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

07/30/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 04/14/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

07/28/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 07/27/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA23D08S******
Summary

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, MY CHEVY HHR SUDDENLY LOST ITS POWER STEERING. THERE WAS A MESSAGE ON THE DASHBOARD THAT READ, "POWER STEERING," BUT OTHERWISE THERE WAS NO WARNING. I MANAGED TO GET HOME WITHOUT AN INCIDENT, BUT THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THE POWER STEERING WAS FULLY FUNCTIONAL WHEN I TESTED IT LATER THAT SAME DAY. I READ IN THE USA TODAY THAT GM HAD ISSUED A RECALL FOR POWER STEERING FAILURE IN SEVERAL OF ITS VEHICLES INCLUDING THE HHR, BUT MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIR WORK. IT IS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITHOUT GETTING IT FIXED, BUT I THINK THAT GM NEEDS TO STAND BY ITS PRODUCT. *JS

07/22/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 03/21/2013
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D78S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THERE WAS NO INJURIES REPORTED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, HOWEVER THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

07/21/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 03/01/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13DX8S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

07/18/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 04/04/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D18S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

07/16/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 07/15/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13DX8S******
Summary

VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN--SIMILAR TO A VEHICLE HAVING LOST THE POWER STEERING FUNCTION. NO VEHICLE WARNING--FEELING, VIBRATION, OR SOUND--WAS APPARENT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CHEVROLET HHR, AS WELL AS OTHER CHEVROLET MODELS, HAVE BEEN ISSUED A POWER STEERING RECALL; HOWEVER, THE 2008 HHR MODEL YEAR IS NOT YET INCLUDED. CALLING THE PHONE NUMBER FROM THE GM WEBSITE, THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE COULD NOT CONFIRM GM WOULD BE ISSUING A RECALL FOR THE 2008 MODEL. *TR

07/15/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 07/11/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D38S******
Summary

DRIVING ON THE CITY ROAD WHEN HEARD A CHIME ON THE CAR AND THE CAR PULLED TO THE RIGHT I PARK THE VEHICLE AND NOTICE THE STEERING SING ON DISPLAY AND THE STEERING WHEEL GOT REAL HARD I TURN OFF THE CAR AND RE STARTED THE CAR AND WENT AWAY HAS HAPPEN TWICE SINCE THE FIRST TIME. *TR

07/15/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 06/02/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D48S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14E021000 (AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT IGNITION SWITCHES) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

07/15/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 07/04/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D08S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

07/12/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 07/07/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA53P98S******
Summary

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE POWER STEERING ALARM CAME ON AND ABOUT A MINUTE AFTER THAT I LOST POWER STEERING. MY SON WAS WITH ME SO HE HELP ME STEER IT OFF THE ROAD. I TURNED IT OFF AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON AND ABOUT 3 MINUTES THE ALARM CAME BACK ON. MY SON WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR

07/10/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 03/31/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D18S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HAD EXCEEDED THE REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THE AN ORDER WAS PLACED BUT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.

07/10/2014
Components: STEERING,POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 07/10/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

2008 CHEVY HHR POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON. *TR

07/09/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 07/09/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED NUMEROUS TIMES AND WERE UNCERTAIN OF WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE.THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

07/09/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 01/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D18S******
Summary

POWERSTEERING GOES OUT IMMEDIATELY ON MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARD. CANNOT LOCATE A POWERSTEERING MOTOR ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. *TR

07/09/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 07/09/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D88S******
Summary

POWER STEERING ALARM GOES OFF PERIODICALLY AND I LOSE POWER STEERING OF MY VEHICLE. *TR

07/08/2014
Components: SUSPENSION,WHEELS,SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 03/26/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA53P18S******
Summary

WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR WAS NOT ABLE TO TEST ON HWY CONDITION BUT IT CAME WITH EXTENDED BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY THE FIRST TIME GOT ON FREEWAY SHAKE HORRIBLE WHILE BRAKING. TWO MONTHS PAST HAD ROTORS TURNED NEW BRAKES PUT ON BY GOOD YEAR SHOP FIRST TIME ON FREEWAY STILL SHAKES HORRIBLE. WITH NE ROTORS AND PADS WILL STILL SHAKE THIS HAS BEEN FULLY INSPECTED TWICE AND NO PROBLEMS. IT JUST SEEMS TO ME THAT ARE TO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE NOT TO HAVE A TSB OR RECALL ITS NOT FAIR TO THE CONSUMER AND ITS SEEMS DANGEROUS TO HAVE A SHAKING CAR WHILE SLOWING DOWN AT 50 MPH 40 MPH. CURRENT MILES 50K. *JS

07/07/2014
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
Incident Date: 06/10/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D18S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS ON ENGINE POWER AS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE. OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000...UPDATED 08-28-14 *BF

07/07/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 06/13/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D78S******
Summary

POWER STEERING FAILURE. NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL AND GM REFUSES TO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE IN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. BELOW EXCERPT FROM GM MEDIA CENTER ON 3/31/14 PRESS RELEASE: "IN ADDITION, 309,160 NON-TURBOCHARGED CHEVROLET HHRS FROM THE 2006-2008 MODEL YEARS (AND SEVERAL HUNDRED 2009 MODELS) AND 96,324 SATURN IONS FROM THE 2003 MODEL YEAR THAT ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THESE RECALLS WILL BE GIVEN LIFETIME WARRANTIES FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MOTOR." IN ADDITION TO BEING A SAFETY ISSUE IN A VEHICLE I TRANSPORT CHILDREN IT IS ALSO CAUSE ME BACK PAIN HAVING TO MUSCLE THE CAR INTO TURNS. *JS

07/07/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 11/30/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D48S******
Summary

IN NOVEMBER 2013, MY POWER STEERING IN MY 2008 HHR WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVEN AND CONTINUES TO DO SO. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND REALIZED OTHER HHR OWNERS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED THE CHEVY HOTLINE AND THERE WERE NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I FILED A COMPLAINT AND WAITED. IN APRIL CHEVY RECALLED POWER STEERING FOR THE 2008 HHR BULLETIN # 14119. I DIDNT RECIEVE A RECALL LETTER. I CALLED CHEVY HOTLINE TWICE SINCE. THE LAST CALL CHEVY SAID MY 2008 HHR POWERSTEERING IS NOT BEING RECALLED UNDER THIS BULLETIN. THIS IS MY 2ND COMPLAINT. *JS

07/03/2014
Components: STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 07/02/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA23D78S******
Summary

I WAS APPROACHING A BUSINESS DRIVEWAY THAT REQUIRED ME TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN, SO I BRAKE (AT WHICH TIME THERE OCCURRED A HEAVY SIDE-TO-SIDE SHIMMY OF THE STEERING WHEEL, A "CLUNK" OR "POP" FROM THE AREA OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OR FRONT SUSPENSION, AND A CHIME FROM THE DASH) AND BEGAN THE TURN INTO A DRIVEWAY ACROSS LANES OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT MIDWAY THROUGH THE TURN, WHICH CAUSED ME TO DRIVE PARTIALLY THROUGH A DITCH RATHER THAN COMPLETING MY TURN SAFELY AND ENTERING THE DRIVEWAY FULLY ON THE PAVEMENT. I THEN HAD TO PARK, TURN THE KEY TO THE "OFF" POSITION AND RESTART IN ORDER TO REACTIVATE THE POWER STEERING. WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS RANDOMLY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND HAVE EVEN ACQUIRED SOME MINOR BODY AND COSMETIC DAMAGE DUE TO HAVING LOST POWER STEERING IN A CURVE. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME IT MIGHT BE FROM A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH THAT IS NOW ON ORDER AND MAY TAKE QUITE AWHILE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. TODAY, I RAN AN INTERNET SEARCH AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF MENTIONS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM WITHIN MY YEAR MODEL, INCLUDING A NUMBER OF RECALLS THAT SEEM TO AFFECT THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING OF THIS MODEL AND OTHERS. HOWEVER, WHEN I AGAIN CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE, THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY OF THE STEERING RECALLS, AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THEM OR SOMEONE ELSE TO MAKE THE REPAIRS AND ATTEMPT TO GET REIMBURSED IF IT EVER DOES BECOME INCLUDED. THE ADVISOR ALSO INSTRUCTED ME TO CALL 1-800-101-0220 TO COMPLAIN, WHICH ONLY GETS ME A RECORDING STATING THAT THE CALL CANNOT BE COMPLETED, WHICH SOUNDS AS IF IT HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE NOT ONLY FOR THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS OF THESE CARS, BUT ALSO FOR OTHER DRIVERS AND POSSIBLY PEDESTRIANS WHO MIGHT FIND THEMSELVES IN HARM'S WAY WHEN THIS COMPLETELY RANDOM EVENT OCCURS. *TR

07/03/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 03/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA53P88S******
Summary

I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH GM FOR THE PAST MONTH OR SO. I WAS TOLD MY HHR WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS AS THE 2009-10 MODELS ARE NOT ON RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS MADE IN A DIFFERENT PLANT OR A DIFFERENT PART!!!! THIS IS A $350 CHARGE THEY WANT ME TO PAY BECAUSE OF THIS!!! I JUST GOT THIS CAR IN FEB OF THIS YEAR (2014). HOW ARE THEY ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH THIS?? I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS POWER STEERING PROBLEM WHEN IT'S CLEAR OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM! !! WHO DO WE NEED TO TALK TO GET THIS FIXED?!?!? I AM ON HERE OFTEN IF ANYONE HAS HAD ANY LUCK PLEASE LET ME KNOW! *TR

07/03/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 04/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D88S******
Summary

BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY POWER STEERING KICKED OFF. CONTINUED TO RANDOMLY KICK OFF FOR NEXT MONTH OR SO. CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS WHO CLAIM MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. POWER STEERING KICKS OFF EVERY TIME YOU START THE CAR NOW. *TR

07/01/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 04/16/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GCDA85D68S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE REMEDY PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

06/30/2014
Components: STEERING,SUSPENSION,EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
Incident Date: 05/23/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D18S******
Summary

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY 2008 HHR WHILE I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, I HAD TO JERK THE STEERING WHEEL BACK TO AVOID GOING INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM EVER SINCE WITH THE STEERING GOING OUT AND HAVING TO WRESTLE WITH IT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER SHIP TO COMPLAIN IN CAPE CORAL, FL. AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST ME TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I FIND THAT THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AND A GENERAL MOTORS CO. DEFECT THAT I SHOULD NOT BEHELD RESPONSIBLE FOR TO PAY. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS PROBLEM AND SEE IF THERE IS ANYMORE COMPLAINTS ON THIS STEERING PROBLEM. *TR

06/29/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 05/26/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D48S******
Summary

STARTED VEHICLE AND WAS EXITING PARKING LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. HEARD A CLICK, POWER STEERING WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND THE DIC SHOWED "POWER STEERING". DROVE THE CAR FOR A SHORT DISTANCE TO SEE IF IT WOULD CORRECT. SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND STARTED BACK AFTER A FEW MINUTES. POWER STEERING WAS WORKING NORMALLY. DROVE A FEW HUNDRED FEET, HEARD A CLICK AGAIN, POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN AND DIC AGAIN DISPLAYED "POWER STEERING". WENT TO INTERNET TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND IT WAS A RECALL ON THE 2009-2011 MODEL HHRS. ONE AREA SPECIFIED THERE WERE SOME 2008S THAT WERE INVOLVED IN THE RECALL AS WELL. CONTACTED MY DEALER ON 05/27/2014 TO BRING IN THE CAR AND ASKED ABOUT THE RECALL, UNFORTUNATELY MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ONE OF THOSE BEING RECALLED. THE REPAIR COST WAS $280 TO REPLACE THE EPS MOTOR. IT APPEARS THERE ARE MORE 2008 MODEL CARS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM AS WELL. I, TOO, AM WONDERING WHY THESE MODELS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR

06/25/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 04/04/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D08S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSERTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE DEFECT HAD OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

06/24/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 06/23/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA33P08S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE SUCCESSFULLY RESTARTED AND RESUME NORMAL FUNCTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER VERIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

06/24/2014
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 11/13/2013
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Summary

I WAS IN MY 2008 HHR CHEVY AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE WALL THE CAR WAS TOTALED. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING A HIP FRACTURE AND MAJOR SURGERY AND ONGOING THERAPY RESULTING IN A HIP REPLACEMENT LATER ON. *TR

06/23/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 06/14/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA12DX8S******
Summary

AS EXITING THE EXPRESSWAY LOST THE STEERING POWER IT WAS VERY HARD TO TURN SINCE I WASNT EXPECTING IT I ENDED AT THE SHOULDER AND A FLAT TIRE.THE CAR BEHIND ME REALIZED I HAD CAR PROBLEMS AND WAS ABLE TO REACT TO AVOID A CAR ACCIDENT. I HEARD OF A RECALL AND CONTACTED GM AT 1-800-222-1020. I WAS TOLD THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS SITUATION BUT ONLY DOING A RECALL OF 2009 AND FOWARD NOT 2008. I AM ALSO WAITING FOR TH EDEALERSHIP TO CONTACT ME REGARDING THE RECALL FOR THE IGNITION. *TR

06/23/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 05/18/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA33P98S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE CONTACT SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, IT OPERATED NORMALLY FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

06/23/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 05/26/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA53P08S******
Summary

BACKING UP OUT OF DRIVE WAY, STEERING WAS HARD TO MOVE STEERING WHEEL. TOOK CAR TO DEALER WHICH IN ADDITION I HAVE THE RECALL FOR IGNITION RECALL THE DEALER STATES THEY HAVE RECALLS FOR THE STEERING BUT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT A RECALL AT THIS TIME. SO WHY AM I HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS OTHER RECALLS AND I AM NOT ABLE TO GET THE REPAIRS UNDER THE GM COMPANY DEALER STATES I NEED A POWER STEERING WHICH IS ELECTRICAL AND A STEERING COLUMN. *TR

06/21/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 06/21/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I RECEIVED YOUR RECALL ON 5/2/14. I CALLED THE DEALER & TOLD THEM THAT I CALLED THEM SEVERAL TIMES (I WAS GETTING TIRED OF CALLING THEM) I WAS GETTING TIRED OF USING THE FOB AND THE KEY BEING SEPARATED AND THEY TOLD ME THAT WHEN I GET THE REPLACEMENT KEY I WOULD CONTINUE TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NOT TO HAVE THE FOB & KEY SEPARATED. *TR

06/19/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 06/02/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

2008 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED PRIOR TO THE RECALL, HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE STARTING THE VEHICLE, AND THE KEY WOULD NOT GO ALL THE WAY IN THE IGNITION. THE CONSUMER IT HAS BEEN TWO MONTHS, SINCE HE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE, AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE.

06/18/2014
Components: STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
Incident Date: 04/17/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA63X18S******
Summary

AROUND APRIL MY CAR STARTED TO HAVE A HARD TIME ACCELERATING. A WARNING CANE ON THE DASH THAT READ "LOOSING ENGINEPOWER" OR WORDS TO THAT EFFECT. WHEN I WOULD BRAKE MY CAR WOULD SHAKE. WHEN I WOULD DRIVE AT ABOUT 35 MY CAR STEERING WHEEL WOULD START B TO SHAKE AND WAS HARD TO CONTROL. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD THE OIL CHANGE, ALL FOUR BREAKS REPLACED, THE TECH TOOK A RIDE WITH ME TO HEAR AND FEEL WHAT MY CAR HAD BEEN DOING. HE SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS BUT RAN A DIAGNOSTIC ON IT AND IT SAID MULTIPLE THINGS MAYBE WRONG WITH, SUCH AS THE FUEL INJECTOR, THE TURBO HAD CAME UP AND A FUEL REGULATOR AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I ASKED IF IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND THEY INSURED ME IT WAS. MY CAR CONTINUED TO MAKE ALL THESE SOUNDS AND STRUGGLED TO ACCELERATE AND THE BREAKS WERE STILL SLIPPING. ON APRIL 17TH I WAS DRIVING ON MY SON'S FIELD TRIP AND SUDDENLY MY CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER. I PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE AT THE TRUCK STOP. I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND OIL WAS EVERY WHERE. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. THEY SAID THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKE, CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO MY ENGINE. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE MY ENGINE. HAD MY CAR BEEN PROPERLY DIAGNOSED, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED. I AM NOW OUT I FOUND A VEHICLE DUE TO THIS MISDIAGNOSIS. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS. *TR

06/16/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 03/03/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D98S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS ADVISED HER THAT THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT PERFORMED IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THERE WERE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.

06/16/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 04/10/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATIONS OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 14V047000 (AIR BAG, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A DATE WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

06/12/2014
Components: STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 06/11/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D08S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER THEY DID ADVISED THE CONTACT BY PHONE THAT THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE DEVELOPED TIRE FLAT SPOTS AND THE ROTORS COULD HAVE SEIZED DUE TO THE VEHICLE SEATING FOR TWO MONTHS ON DEALERS LOT WAITING FOR PARTS IN ORDER TO REPAIR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000(AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,551.

06/11/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 06/11/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D68S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V1710000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE IGNITION SWITCH SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

06/09/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 04/01/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

2008 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER STEERING WENT OUT. *SMD

06/09/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 01/06/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D78S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

06/09/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 06/09/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13078S******
Summary

AT ANY GIVEN TIME I LOSE MY POWER STEERING. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT WORKS FOR AWHILE BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNS. I DID SEE WHERE THEY ISSUED A RECALL FOR 2009 AND LATER BUT DID NOT INCLUDE 2008 HOWEVER THEY DID SAY THAT THEY WOULD HONOR LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE POWER STEERING MOTOR ON MY CAR BUT WHEN I TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER THEY SAY THIS VIN NUMBER IS NOT UNDER A RECALL WHEN I TELL THEM IT IS UNDER A LIFETIME WARRANTY THEY LOOK AT ME LIKE I HAVE TWO HEADS. CAN YOU SEND ME ANYTHING THAT I CAN GIVE TO THE DEALER SO THEY WILL FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

06/06/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 06/05/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13DX8S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14E021000 (IGNITION SWITCH). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PART DELAY. THERE WERE NO FAILURES.

06/05/2014
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 06/03/2014
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D98S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, CRASHING INTO AN EMBANKMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A SHOULDER INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

06/05/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 12/16/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA33D08S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 14V04700 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V17100 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM EITHER RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

06/05/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 04/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D48S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN APRIL OF 2014 HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY FAILURE. UPDATED 8/19/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED ON 08/04/2014. UPDATED 08/28/2014 *JS

06/04/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 03/28/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D48S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THERE WERE NO FAILURES.

06/04/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 06/04/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23P86S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14E021000 (IGNITION SWITCH). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF DELAY. THERE WERE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.

06/04/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 01/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D98S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT SLOWER SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHUT OFF. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE FAILURE THE POWER STEERING FAILURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER; HOWEVER, THEY STATED THAT THE YEAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE DEALER STATED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

06/03/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 05/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA53PX8S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE IN ORDER TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

06/02/2014
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 12/31/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D78S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES IN SIX MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, AND EACH TIME THE HEADLIGHTS WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

06/02/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 04/04/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA33D98S******
Summary

THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED AS I WAS SLOWING TO MAKE A TURN AND A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE MESSAGE CENTER THAT SAID POWER STEERING. OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT 2 - 3 DAYS I LOST POWER STEERING IN THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 35 - 40 TIMES. WE THEN TOOK THE CAR TO A CHEVY DEALER TO HAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH WORK DONE. THEY HAD THE CAR FOR 1 1/2 MONTHS. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY ISSUES UNTIL ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER I PICKED THE CAR UP AND HAVE CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH LOSING POWER STEERING AS I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, MY CAR SEEMS TO BE DOING THE SAME THING THAT THE 2009 & 2010 HHR'S THAT ARE BEING RECALLED ARE DOING. *TR

05/30/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 04/14/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA23B09S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY.

05/30/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 05/05/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GCCA85DX8S******
Summary

STEERING CUTS OUT WHILE DRIVING,, RESTART CAR BACK ON BUT A REPEATING PROCESS. *TR

05/28/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 05/21/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D68S******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH+, POWER STEERING MESSAGE SHOWS, DINGING NOISE SOUNDS, AND THE STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT. ALL POWER STEERING IS LOST WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, AND IT IS NOW 100X HARDER TO MOVE THE CAR TO THE NEXT LANE AND PULL OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. HAS HAPPENED OVER 6 TIMES IN A WEEK'S TIMEFRAME. *TR

05/27/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 05/17/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GCDA35P18S******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT NOTICE, THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING AND AT THE SAME TIME, THE NOTICE THAT IT HAS POPS UP ON THE DASH. IN ORDER TO RESET IT, I HAVE TO STOP, TURN OFF THE CAR, AND THEN RESTART THE CAR. THIS SEEMS LIKE A BIG SAFETY CONCERN TO ME. I AM TOLD THAT IT IS A SENSOR THAT HAS FAILED. IS THIS SUPPOSE TO BE COVERED BY A RECALL OR SOMETHING THAT THE NHTSA WOULD WANT TO LOOK INTO? *TR

05/27/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 05/26/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

"POWER STEERING" MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASH BOARD AND THE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONALITY FAILED. ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS IT OCCURRED DURING A TIGHT TURN. AFTER CAR WAS RESTARTED THE PROBLEM RESOLVED TEMPORARILY, BUT RECURRED SHORTLY THEREAFTER AND CONTINUES TO RECUR WITH HIGH FREQUENCY. *TR

05/25/2014
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 05/25/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA33P18S******
Summary

I WAS TURNING LEFT ON THE CORNER OF MY HOUSE, DRIVING LESS THAN 15 MPH AND THEN THE BACK GLASS OF MY CAR EXPLODED WITHOUT REASON AND THE GLASS WAS DESTROYED IN PIECES. IT WAS VERY SCARY BECAUSE SOUNDED A BIG AN EXPLOSION

05/23/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 05/23/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING WOULD INDEPENDENTLY DISENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. RK

05/21/2014
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 09/28/2013
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT ROLLED OVER, CRASHING INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS KILLED AND A PASSENGER WAS INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

05/21/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 10/24/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23P98S******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST MY POWER STEERING. SINCE THAT TIME IT OCCURS OCCASIONALLY BUT IS NOW MORE FREQUENT. I WAS RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ONLINE ON A HHR OWNERS FORUM WHEN I REALIZED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THOSE WHO EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM ALL STATED THAT IT IS SUDDEN AND CAN POTENTIALLY BE DANGEROUS. I HAVE CHECKED MY VIN ON GM WEBSITE FOR RECALLS AND THIS PROBLEM IS NOT LISTED. WHAT IS CONFUSING TO ME IS THAT THE CHEVROLET COBALT WAS LISTED FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THE COBALT AND HHR SHARE THE SAME PARTS. *TR

05/21/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 07/03/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D38S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 206,000.

05/21/2014
Components: STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 02/06/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D08S******
Summary

THE CAR HIT A BUMP ON THE STREET AND POWER STEERING ALARM WENT OFF INDICATING A LOSS OF THAT FUNCTION. WHEN PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD,AND IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON, THE PROBLEM RESOLVED. FROM THERE ON OUT, THIS PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR AT IRREGULAR TIMES WHETHER THE CAR HIT A BUMP OR NOT AND THE SAME REMEDY WAS USED: PULL OVER, TURN SWITCH OFF, TURN SWITCH BACK ON AND PROCEED. WITHIN A DISTANCE OF 32 MILES, THIS AVERAGED ABOUT 6 TIMES. TODAY THE DEALERSHIP CALLED AND REPORTED THE CAR WAS FIXED, BUT WHEN MY WIFE ASKED ABOUT THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM, WE WERE TOLD "IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN, JUST BRING IT BACK", WHICH DOESN'T SOUND AS IF THAT PART OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FIXED. WE DID NOT WANT TO SIGN OFF ON OUR CAR UNTIL THE ENTIRE PROBLEM WAS TAKEN CARE OF. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP IN THIS MATTER. *TR

05/20/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 11/05/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

POWER STEERING CUTS OUT! CAUSED SMALL ACCIDENT! *TR

05/19/2014
Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Incident Date: 03/05/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D38S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO UNLOCK ALL THE DOORS FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

05/19/2014
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 05/11/2014
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D38S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A POTHOLE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,098.

05/17/2014
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 03/03/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA33P48S******
Summary

THE LEFT REAR POWER DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR IS INOPERATIVE. THE REAR DOOR CAN NOT BE OPENED ( FROM OUTSIDE OR INSIDE) EITHER WITH POWER ASSIST OR MANUALLY PULLING THE LOCK PLUNGER. I HAVE TO USE PLIERS GRABBING THE DOOR LOCK PLUNGERS ( PULLING UPWARD) TO FORCE THE LOCK OPEN ALLOWING ME TO OPEN REAR DOOR (EXCESSIVE FORCE REQUIRED ALONG WITH SOMEONE PUSHING THE POWER DOOR LOCK SWITCH SIMULTANEOUSLY). ONCE IN THE LOCKED CONDITION YOU CAN NOT OPERATE THE DOOR FROM EITHER THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. REAR SEAT OCCUPANTS WOULD BE TRAPPED IN BACK SEAT WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. I CHECKED THE CHILD SAFETY SWITCH AND IT IS NOT ENGAGED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS REAR SEAT OCCUPANTS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE CAR IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE. THE RIGHT SIDE REAR DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED SIMILARLY ( SAME CONDITION) ON THIS SAME VEHICLE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND IT WAS REPLACED. NOW GM DEALER SAID IT WAS MY ISSUE AND GM WOULD NOT COVER REPLACEMENT OR COST TO INSTALL REPLACEMENT PART. I WANT THIS SAFTEY ISSUE DOCUMENTED IN AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY FILE IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. *JS

05/15/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 05/05/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA53P48S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL,THE POWER STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A POWER STEERING MODULE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

05/14/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 05/14/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA53P88S******
Summary

I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT BEFORE WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED, NOW IT IS HAPPENING EVERY SINGLE DAY. EVERYDAY I GET INTO MY CAR MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT. I'VE ONLY HAD THIS CAR SINCE FEB 15,2014 AND THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. WHY IS IT THAT OTHER HHR'S HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT THIS YEAR. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WHO DO WE NEED TO CONTACT TO GET THIS RESOLVED? *TR

05/14/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 10/15/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

KEPT HEARING A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END WHEN GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS OR HITTING REGULAR BUMPS IN THE ROAD. HAVE TAKEN IT TO CHEVY MECHANICS SEVERAL TIMES, AND NO ISSUE WAS FOUND. TOOK IT IN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A TUNE UP AND HE TOLD ME THAT THE FRONT BUSHINGS WERE COMPLETELY SHOT AND IT WAS HAVING AN ADVERSE EFFECT ON MY ALIGNMENT. MECHANIC STATED THAT FOR THE BUSHINGS TO BE IN THE CONDITION THEY WERE IN, THIS HAD TO HAVE BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM. CHEVY NEVER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND NEVER MADE ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR REPAIRS OF THIS NATURE. VERY UPSET THAT I AM NOW OUT OF WARRANTY (MY VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY WHEN I FIRST STARTED HEARING THE NOISE) AND I AM NOW LOOKING AT A $1200 REPAIR THAT CHEVY SHOULD HAVE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED 4 YEARS AGO WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM. THIS ON TOP OF ALL OF THE RECALLS AND OTHER ISSUES GM SEEMS TO BE HAVING, I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER GM VEHICLE. *TR

05/12/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 05/08/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING. A CHIME SOUNDED, THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING AND THE DASH INFO CENTER SAID POWER STEERING. AFTER TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THIS WAS QUITE A SURPRISE TO A NEW DRIVER. LOCAL DEALER TO FIX WILL BE MORE THEN $600.00. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AFTER SEEING ALL THE SAME ISSUES ON THE INTERNET WITH OTHER HHR OWNERS. *TR

05/07/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 05/06/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D28S******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING AROUND A CURVE ON THE HIGHWAY, HEARD A CHIME AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THEN ACROSS THE DASH, POWER STEERING POPPED UP. I WAS IN AUSTIN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND COULD NOT PULL OVER. ONCE I WAS ABLE TO STOP AND TURN THE CAR OFF FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND STEERING WAS FINE. GOT IN TO GO TO WORK THIS MORNING, HEARD THE CHIME AND NO POWER STEERING. VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER WITH NO POWER STEERING. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

05/07/2014
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 10/23/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA33P88S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HEAD LIGHT OVERHEATED CAUSING IT TO MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS VERIFIED BUT A REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

05/05/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 04/28/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GCDA05D38S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY LOST POWER STEERING AND THE 'POWER STEERING LOST' MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE EPS MOTOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 07/01/14 MA

05/02/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 05/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA53P28S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

04/23/2014
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 04/20/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA33P685******
Summary

SINCE WE GOT THE HHR 3 YEARS AGO WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS 5 DIFFERENT TIMES BECAUSE THEY BECOME WARPED. THE NEW ONES ONLY LAST A MONTH, MAYBE A 1,000 MILES OF WEAR BEFORE THE BRAKES START TO BECOME WARPED AGAIN. TWO MONTHS AGO BEFORE I COULD GET IT INTO THE SHOP TO REPLACE THE ROTORS I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE DOING ABOUT 5 MPH WHEN I HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT THE SHOP, 50 MILES AWAY, TO FIND OUT THAT A BRAKE PAD WAS COMPLETELY MISSING!!! APPARENTLY THE WARPED ROTOR UNEVEN SURFACE JERKED THE BRAKE PAD OUT OF ITS SETTING AND THAT IS WHY IT WAS MISSING. THE MECHANIC HAD TO DO A COMPLETE BRAKE (FRONT) JOB USING THE BEST ROTORS ON THE MARKET 2 MONTHS AGO AND IN LESS THAN 1 MONTH, WITH NO HEAVY BRAKING, THE BRAKES ARE ONCE AGAIN SHOWING SIGNS THAT THE ROTORS ARE WARPED---STEPPING ON THE BRAKES IT IS JERKING ONCE AGAIN, AND NOW THEY ARE ALMOST AS BAD AS THEY WERE WHEN I TOOK THEM IN TO GET REPAIRED. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ESPECIALLY REALIZING THE POSSIBILITY OF ANOTHER BRAKE PAD COMING OFF WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKE. I HAVE READ ONLINE SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THESE CARS BEFORE SOMETHING HORRIBLE HAPPENS TO THE OCCUPANTS RIDING IN THESE CARS. *TR

04/23/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 11/04/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D88S******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING, MULTIPLE TIMES, I WOULD HEAR A CHIME, THE POWER STEERING LIGHTS UP ON DASH, THEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WOULD RESULT. THIS PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 YEARS AGO. THIS PROBLEM IS GETTING MORE FREQUENT AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I TOOK THE CAR TO PINE BELT APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 WEEKS AGO AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A POWER STEERING PUMP. I WAS TOLD IF THAT DID NOT WORK THAT I WOULD NEED A COLUMN REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A $1400 REPAIR THAT I CANNOT AFFORD. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE & I USE IT FOR BOTH BUSINESS AND PERSONAL USES. AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW DANGEROUS THIS SITUATION IS, I WENT ON AN HOUR & A HALF DRIVE YESTERDAY (4/22/14) AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT 18 TIMES. AT ONE POINT, I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN AND ALMOST RAN INTO A CURB. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR BOTH MYSELF & TO OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. *TR

04/23/2014
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 11/04/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D88S******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING, MULTIPLE TIMES, I WOULD HEAR A CHIME, THE POWER STEERING LIGHTS UP ON DASH, THEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WOULD RESULT. THIS PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 YEARS AGO. THIS PROBLEM IS GETTING MORE FREQUENT AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I TOOK THE CAR TO PINE BELT APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 WEEKS AGO AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A POWER STEERING PUMP. I WAS TOLD IF THAT DID NOT WORK THAT I WOULD NEED A COLUMN REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A $1400 REPAIR THAT I CANNOT AFFORD. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE & I USE IT FOR BOTH BUSINESS AND PERSONAL USES. AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW DANGEROUS THIS SITUATION IS, I WENT ON AN HOUR & A HALF DRIVE YESTERDAY (4/22/14) AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT 18 TIMES. AT ONE POINT, I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN AND ALMOST RAN INTO A CURB. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR BOTH MYSELF & TO OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. *TR

04/15/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 12/25/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA23P18S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER ASSIST MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,806. UPDATED 6/17/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RE-STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESUME NORMAL OPERATION.

04/14/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 04/11/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 2GNDA13D88S******
Summary

I HAVE A INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURE THE SAME AS OTHER HHRS COVERED ON A RECALL WHY IS MINE NOT COVERED. MANY PEOPLE WITH SAME YEAR HAVE SAME PROBLEM. *JS

04/08/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 03/01/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23P08S******
Summary

MY POWER STEERING DOESN'T WORK AND ISN'T ON THE RECALL LIST WHY? *TR

04/08/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 04/24/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D48S******
Summary

I WAS LEAVING WORK IN LOUISVILLE IL AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE TURNING A CORNER. LUCKILY THE CORNER WASN'T A SHARP ONE. I WOULD HAVE, IN FACT, HIT ONCOMING TRAFFIC IF THERE WERE ANY. I WOULD HAVE ALSO HIT ANYONE SITTING AT THE STOP SIGN IN THEIR DRIVER DOOR. I WAS VERY LUCKY. I HAD TO GET MINE FIXED IN MAY OF LAST YEAR. I CALLED GM COMPLAINING BUT THEY WOULDN'T FIX IT. I NOTICED THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT THING FOR 2009 AND 2010'S BUT NOTHING FOR 2008'S. I WANTED YOU TO BE AWARE THAT 2008'S HAVE THIS SAME FLAW WITH THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR. IT KEPT GOING IN AND OUT UNTIL I GOT IT FIXED. AFTER THE FIRST TIME I WASN'T SO SURPRISED AND KNEW TO EXPECT IT AT ANYTIME. THE FIRST TIME WAS SCARY THOUGH. I CAN'T IMAGINE IF IT HAPPENED TO A YOUNG DRIVER. I'M 42 AND DRIVE WELL. *TR

04/08/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 03/20/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23P98S******
Summary

POWER STEERING GOES OUT MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CAR HAS TO BE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY AND TURNED BACK ON AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS IN EARLIER YEAR HHR'S AND CHEVY COBALTS AND HAS BEEN RECALLED. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ON 2008 CHEVY HHR'S AS WELL. *TR

04/08/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 08/14/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA53P58S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE POSER STEERING WARNING CHIME SOUNDED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000(STEERING) HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE THE HHR MODEL. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000. UPDATED 6/10/14*CN

04/04/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 02/20/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D38S******
Summary

THE POWER JUST STOP WORKING, AND A LIGHT SAID TO GET STEERING. *TR

04/04/2014
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 04/19/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D38S******
Summary

IT MAKE A LOT OF NOISE, IT STILL GO WORKS JUST MAKES CLUNKING NOISE. *TR

04/04/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 03/05/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D38S******
Summary

THE POWER STEERING JUST QUIT, THAN THE DASH SAID THAT IT NOT WORKING. *TR

04/02/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 10/09/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA53P28S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN CAUTIOUSLY WITH THE RECURRING STEERING MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

04/02/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 12/03/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D48S******
Summary

ON DECEMBER 3, 2013 WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK I LOST POWER STEERING ON MY 2008 HHR. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER. WHEN I TURN OFF THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON, THE POWER STEERING WILL WORK FOR A FEW MINUTE BEFORE LOSING POWER AGAIN. I BEGAN TO SEARCH THE INTERNET FOR A SOLUTION. I NOTICE SEVERAL BLOGS FROM HHR OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I CALL HHR CUSTOMER SERVICE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOT. I HAVE GOTTEN AN ESTIMATE ON FIXING THE PROBLEM AND WAS QUOTED APPROX. 850 DOLLARS. *TR

04/01/2014
Components: STEERING,EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 09/01/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D28S******
Summary

I PURCHASED MY HHR 2008 NEW AND ONLY HAVE 34400+ MILEAGE AS TO THIS DATE, NOT HARD ON BRAKING AND 2013 THE BRAKES WERE WARPED AND I HAVE IT REPAIRED. I EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION ONCE, CANNOT TURN OFF BUT AFTER TRYING IT EVENTUALLY TURNED OFF AFTER SEVERAL TRY. THIS HAPPENED ONLY ONCE SO I DID NO'T TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. THEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING 40MPH, I STOPPED THE CAR AND CALLED THE DEALER AND ADVICE ME TO BRING IT IN . THE STEERING ASSIST MOTOR WAS REPLACED IN 9/1/11. THEN NOV. 19,2012 THE REAR SIDE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. MY DAUGHTER HAVE TO DRIVE WHILE I WAS HOLDING THE DOOR CLOSE, DEALER REPLACED THE INTERNAL LOCK DOOR. NOW I A'M HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT WARNING ON WITH THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WORKING SOMETIMES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IS WAS NOT ON. SO NOTHING WAS DONE . AS I SAID IT WORK SOMETIMES AND MOST OF THE TIME IT WAS' NOT WORKING. I WILL TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL STAY ON SO THEY CAN CHECK WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT. *TR

04/01/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 03/03/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D48S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING WITH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SIX TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF A MONTH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 82,000. UPDATED 05/28/14*LJ

04/01/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 07/02/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GCDA85D285******
Summary

POWER STEERING FAILED. AT FIRST IT WOULD GO OUT BUT, WHEN THE CAR WAS RESTARTED IT WOULD WORK AGAIN. NOW IT'S JUST OUT. VERY DANGEROUS ON THE FREEWAY! *TR

04/01/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 03/07/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D28S******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD THE HHR SHUT OFF AND I LOST POWER STEERING & POWER BRAKES, FORCING ME ONTO THE SIDEWALK. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO CARS PARKED ALONG THE STREET OR ANYONE WALKING ON THE SIDEWALK. THIS HAS HAPPEN TWICE ALREADY WITHIN ONE MONTH. SECOND TIME I WAS JUST PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT. *TR

03/31/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 03/31/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D58S******
Summary

BECAME AWARE OF LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT STOP SIGN. DROVE 1/4 MILE, STILL NO POWER STEERING AND NOTICED INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAY READOUT "POWER STEERING". TURNED IGNITION OFF, RESTARTED ENGINE, POWER STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL A OPERATION. INTERNET SEARCHES INDICATE INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING PROBLEMS ARE COMMON ON THE HHR. THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON SIMILAR MODELS AND RECALLS ON THE HHR IN CANADA. WHY NO RECALL IN THE US? *TR

03/24/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 03/22/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA53P88S******
Summary

POWER STEERING WENT OUT. *TR

03/20/2014
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 03/05/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA33P38S******
Summary

BRAKE LIGHTS MELTED ON CAR. *TR

03/18/2014
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 04/25/2011
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA23D28S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO HER REAR AND PUSHED THE VEHICLE FORWARD, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF A THIRD VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED HOWEVER, THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION, AND INJURIES TO THE SHOULDER AND NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000. UPDATED 06/24/14 MA UPDATED 07/1/2014 *JS

03/17/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 03/12/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D38S******
Summary

THE POWER ASST. FOR THE STEERING STOP WORKING. *TR

03/14/2014
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 09/12/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23P58S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD SPORADICALLY RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO PERFORMED AN INSPECTION AND STATED THAT THE IGNITION LOCKING SYSTEM AND IGNITION CYLINDER FAILED. THE LOCKING SYSTEM AND THE IGNITION WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

03/13/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 01/15/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D28S******
Summary

DRIVING HOME AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN. CONTINUES TO GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AND SOMETIMES WHEN YOU SHUT CAR OFF AND RESTART IT WILL WORK BUT NOT FOR LONG. TOOK TO DEALER AND NO REAL SOLUTION TO PROBLEM GIVEN. JUST TOLD HIT OR MISS ON PARTS. I ONE DOESN'T WORK REPLACE ANOTHER. CAR IS GARBAGE. *TR

03/12/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 01/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D28S******
Summary

WE HAVE A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR THAT THE POWER STEERING RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF DURING DRIVING, TO REMEDY THE ISSUE YOU JUST HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE WITH THESE CARS AND CHEVROLET KNOWS ABOUT IT, HOWEVER, EVEN THOUGH THE COBALTS WITH THE SAME PART AND ISSUE HAVE BEEN RECALLED, THEY ARE NOT DOING THIS FOR THE HHR. IT SEEMS THAT UNTIL SOMEONE IS HURT, THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. ANY HELP AND/OR ADVISE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

03/07/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 02/07/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GUDA23P56S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING THE MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN OR CHANGE LANES THE POWER STEERING WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 MILES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000. *TR

03/03/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 01/20/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

DRIVING THRU TRAFFIC IN DALLAS, POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, CAR BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER. THIS IS HAPPENING QUITE OFTEN NOW. I CAN PULL OVER AND TURN VEHICLE OFF AND RESETS, I CALLED DEALERSHIP SAID TO CHECK ALL MY SENSORS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I'M STARTING TO NOT EVEN WANT TO DRIVE MY CAR. *TR

03/02/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 03/01/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA33P08S******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 CHEVROLET HHR AND EXITING OFF OF I95 IN JACKSONVILLE FL WHEN ALL OF A SUNNED MY POWER STEERING (ELECTRIC STEERING) WHET OUT, AS IT QUIR OPERATING THERE WAS A WARNING LIGHT THAT CAME ON IN MY INSTRUMENT PANEL THAT READ "POWER STEERING", I PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND CONSULTED MY OWNERS MANUAL AND COULD FIND NOTHING THERE TO HELP WITH WHAT MAY BE THE CAUSE. I STARTED THE VEHICLE BACK UP AND WAS GOING TO TRY AND JUST GET IT TO MY HOUSE WHICH WAS ONLY 5-6 MILES AWAY AND WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE BACK UP THE POWER STEERING WAS OPERATING NORMAL AGAIN SO I THOUGHT MAYBE A FLUKE, AS I CONTINUED TO DRIVE HOME ALL SEEMED FINE UNTIL I WAS MAKING A TURN AND IT WENT OUT AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF MY TURN NEARLY CAUSING ME TO RUN IN TO ANOTHER VEHICLE. I PULLED OVER AGAIN AND WAITED FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR AND STARTED IT UP AGAIN AND THE STEERING WAS AGAIN OPERATING NORMAL. THE CHEVROLET COBALT HAS THE SAME ELECTRIC STEERING MOTOR AS THE HHR AND HAD A RECALL AS I UNDERSTAND ACCORDING TO THE INTERNET BUT THERE HAS NOT BEEN ONE ISSUED FOR THE HHR YET ALTHOUGH IT IS DOING THE SAME THING AS THE COBALT DID. THE STEERING ON THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS AT BEST AS YOU HAVE NO IDEA AS TO WHEN YOU WILL LOOSE POWER STEERING AND RUN THE RISK OF RUNNING IN TO SOME ONE. *TR

02/25/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 01/10/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA23D28S******
Summary

LOST POWER STEERING AND SIMULTANEOUSLY SAW A "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE DRIVER'S INFORMATION CENTER. HAD A VERY DIFFICULT TIME STEERING THE CAR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. WAS ABLE TO RESET THE CONDITION BY SHUTTING OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTING, BUT THE PROBLEM KEEPS RECURRING WITH REGULARITY. *TR

02/03/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 02/03/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D08S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE STEERING SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT NO ISSUES WERE FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000. UPDATED 03/12/14*LJ UPDATED 03/20/14

01/31/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 01/31/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D08S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR INSPECTION OR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

01/15/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 01/14/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED I WAS COMING HOME FROM THE STORE AND WASN'T ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THE NEXT TIME WAS YESTERDAY AND I WAS DRIVING IN A SCHOOL ZONE AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, I GOT IT INTO A PARKING LOT AND CUT OFF MY ENGINE AND STARTED MY CAR AGAIN AND THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING CORRECTLY. EVIDENTLY THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AFTER WATCHING UTUBE COMMENTS AND I AM WONDERING IF YOU ARE AN AGENCY THAT PROTECTS CONSUMERS WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL? *TR

01/15/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 12/17/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D28S******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE WHEN MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND IT MADE IT HARD FOR ME TO TURN MY WHEEL,ONCE I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF MY CAR,AND TURNED IT BACK ON IT WAS OK THE LIGHT WENT OFF. BUT WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE IT AGAIN IT DID THE SAME THING BUT EVENTUALLY IT GOT TO THE POINT WHERE I COULDN'T DRIVE IT FOR THE LIGHT COMING ON AND THE TURNING GOT WORSE. *TR

01/14/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 10/19/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA23D98S******
Summary

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILED, CAUSING STEERING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR JUST OVER A YEAR NOW AND EVERYDAY IT'S SEEMS TO GET WORSE AND WORSE AND A WHOLE LOT MORE FREQUENT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. DEFINITELY A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

01/11/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 01/10/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA53P88S******
Summary

POWER STEERING KEEPS CUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING OR SITTING STILL. NO REASON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN BUT I'M SEEING TONS OF THESE INCIDENTS HAPPENING TO THE 2006 THRU 2010 HHRS' DEALERSHIPS ARE TELLING OWNERS TO REPLACE THE WHOLE POWER STEERING MODULE AND MOTOR.$500+ TO REPAIR. *TR

01/08/2014
Components: STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 01/07/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D18S******
Summary

WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR GOT HARD TO STEER AND A CHIME DINGED AND MY SCREEN ON THE DASH READ (POWER STEERING) WAS COMING UP ON A TURN AND IT TOOK ME AND THE PASSENGER TO MANUALLY TURN THE WHEEL WITH GREAT EFFORT ON BOTH OUR PARTS, THIS WAS SCARY! IF I HAD BEEN ALONE I'M NOT SURE IF I COULD HAVE NEGOTIATED THE TURN THUS ENDING IN A ONE VEHICLE COLLISION. *TR

12/31/2013
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 12/24/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GCDA35P68S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

12/26/2013
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 12/06/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D68S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR AN OIL CHANGE WHEN THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WERE TWO FRACTURED COIL SPRINGS IN THE REAR SUSPENSION OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,600. UPDATED 02/11/2014 *BF

12/20/2013
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 12/20/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D08S******
Summary

AS I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN WITH NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING ALMOST CAUSING A ACCIDENT THE ONLY WARNING I HAD WAS THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE THAT CAME UP AFTER IT QUIT WORKING IN A TURN THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON THERE OTHER CARS LIKE THE COBALT AND IONS THIS SHOULD BE A MANDATORY RECALL VERY DANGEROUS ONCE YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT THE POWER STEERING WILL WORK AGAIN BUT WILL GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING AGAIN. *TR

12/02/2013
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 12/02/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

2008 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE LETTER HE RECEIVED WAS A SCAM.

11/25/2013
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 11/02/2013
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D78S******
Summary

POWER STEERING GOES OUT, IT WILL BE FINE THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING TIGHTENS UP AND I CANNOT TURN LIKE I AM SUPPOSE TO, THIS HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN AND I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN AND MYSELF. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I HAD MY CHILDREN WITH ME AND I HIT A CURB WHICH TORE MY TIRE UP. IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES WHICH HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK INTO OTHER CARS AND A SEMI. I WOULD NOT COMPLAIN BUT IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND I HAVE CHILDREN. THIS IS NOT SAFE AT ALL AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED BECAUSE I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST ABOUT $300, I GOT ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS, BUT FOUND NO RECALL ON THE HHR AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE COBALT WHICH APPARENTLY HAS THE SAME BRAND OR TYPE OF POWER STEERING, THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT CHEVY HASN'T HAD A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, THEY SHOULD BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED AND FOUND I WAS NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM IT APPEARS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME DEFECT. THE POWER STEERING ISSUE IS MY MAIN ISSUE I AM SCARED I AM GOING TO END UP HAVING A WRECK LIKE HAVE ALMOST HAD NUMEROUS TIMES, THIS IS THE ONLY CAR I OWN SO I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY CHILDREN'S SAFETY!!!!! *TR

11/25/2013
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 11/21/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D88S******
Summary

I WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN WHEN THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WITH OUT NOTICE THANKFULLY I WAS NOT MOVING AND DID NOT HAVE FAR TO GO (40FT) TO PULL INTO THE BUISNESS PARKING LOT IT WAS STRUGGLE FOR ME TO GET THE CAR IN THERE. THIS IS A SAFTEY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE OR A FAMILY IS KILLED . ANYONE WITH WEAK MUSCLES OR ARTIFICAL LIMBS WHO IS TRAVELING ON A ROAD OR THE HIGHWAY MAY NOT BE AS LUCKY AS I WAS AND COULD SUFFER VERY SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH . I CONTACTED MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER KEVIN (SERVICE WRITER) AND ALSO SPOKE WITH HAROLD (10YRS WITH CHEVROLET IN DETROIT) WHO SAID MY VIN# DOES NOT FALL UNDER ANY TYPE OF RECALL OR ASSITANCE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL BE INJURED OR KILLED BEFORE CHEVROLET DECIDES TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE ???? *TR

11/24/2013
Components: STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 11/07/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D98S******
Summary

WHILE OPERATING, MY VEHICLES POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF AND MY "POWER STEERING" ALERT APPEARS ON THE DASH. IF THE CAR IS SHUT OFF, AND TURNED BACK ON IT WORKS PROPERLY; AND THEN SHUTS OFF AGAIN RANDOMLY. THIS HAPPENS NEARLY EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT, SOMETIMES SEVERAL TIMES. THERE IS NOTHING CONSISTENT WITH DRIVING CONDITIONS, SPEED, DURATION OF DRIVING WHEN IT OCCURS. *TR

11/22/2013
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 11/01/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GCDA15D78S******
Summary

POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. IT BEGAN ABOUT A MONTH AGO, SCARED ME A LOT. AT FIRST IT WOULD HAPPEN AFTER I DROVE IT A BIT BUT NOW IT HAPPENS AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS. I WORRY ABOUT NEEDING TO STEER TO AVOID SOMEONE AT SLOW SPEEDS. I LIVE IN A CROWDED COMMUNITY AND PEOPLE, DOGS, BIKES, SKATEBOARDERS AND CHILDREN ARE ALWAYS JUST WALKING OUT ONTO THE ROAD. ALSO, I DRIVE INTO FARMER'S MARKETS AND SWAP MEETS WHERE PEOPLE ARE ALL MILLING ABOUT AND LOTS OF MANEUVERING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO AVOID ACCIDENTS. NO POWER STEERING MAKES THIS VERY HARD TO DO. I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX AS I M BARELY MAKING ENOUGH MONEY TO CONTINUE WITH MY SMALL BUSINESS. CALLED CHEVROLET AND THEY TELL ME THIS IS NOT A RECALL ISSUE. THEY WILL CHARGE ME $125 JUST TO LOOK AT IT. AND I HAVE TO GIVE UP USING THE CAR. THIS IS CRAZY THAT NO RECALL HAS BEEN DONE CONSIDERING ALL THE COMPLAINTS AND FACTS OF THIS ISSUE. *TR

11/19/2013
Components: STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 11/07/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D68S******
Summary

MY BATTERY WENT OUT ON ME. THEN I HAD IT REPLACED AND THEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I NOTICED THAT THEY WAS A RECALL ON IT. ALSO THAT THIS HAS HAPPEN TO SO MANY OTHER FOLKS. *TR

11/08/2013
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 10/07/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D58S******
Summary

THE POWER STEERING FAILED IN MY CAR OUT OF THE BLUE WHILE I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT OF A RESTAURANT. IT HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 6 TIMES SINCE THEN. ONCE I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR AWHILE IT GOES OFF. THE ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING RANDOMLY FAILING IS VERY DANGEROUS. IF I WAS IN MID TURN THE ISSUE COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. A RECALL WAS DONE ON THE CHEVY COBALT FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND BOTH CARS USE THE SAME PARTS. *TR

11/06/2013
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 10/25/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D58S******
Summary

POWER STEERING ASSIST IS LOST AND IT REQUIRES GREATER DRIVER EFFORT AT LOW VEHICLE SPEEDS THAT INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH. THIS IS THE SAME PART THAT WAS RECALLED IN THE 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 THE SAME PROBLEM IS HAPPENING TO THE CHEVROLET HHR IT ALL OVER THE INTERNET. *TR

10/21/2013
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 10/05/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D08S******
Summary

I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THE STEERING GOT VERY TIGHT AND THE CAR DINGED WITH THE MESSAGE CHECK POWER STEERING. *TR

10/21/2013
Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Incident Date: 12/01/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D08S******
Summary

THE LOCK WILL NOT UNLOCK WHEN I USE THE KEY. IT IS AS THOUGH THE LOCK IS JAMMED. BOTH KEYLESS ENTRIES HAVE STOPPED WORKING. I KEEP ONSTAR ACTIVATED SO I CAN GET INTO MY CAR. *TR

10/21/2013
Components: VISIBILITY/WIPER
Incident Date: 06/11/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D08S******
Summary

THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR FALLS WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE TO STUFF THE CONNECTOR WITH PAPER. I HAVE EVEN REPLACED THE PART THINKING IT WAS FAULTY.. IT WASN'T THE CONNECTOR TAB. *TR

10/16/2013
Components: SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 06/24/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA53P58S******
Summary

I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN DECEMBER OF 2010, AS A CERTIFIED USED CAR. IT HAD 13435 MILES AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. AFTER SIX MONTHS, 17000 MILES, SERVICE LIGHTS BEGAN TO LIGHT UP---I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. AFTER TAKING IT HOME ALL SEEMED TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY WHEN IN AUGUST, 17100 MILES, I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE A SHUTTERING WHEN BRAKING AND A CLUNKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER REPAIRED, HARNESS AND HUB BEARING AND I PURCHASE TWO NEW FRONT TIRES. WITHIN ABOUT A YEAR CAR BEGAN TO SHIMMY AGAIN WHEN BRAKING. AT 25000 MILE , DEALER STATED NOW BRAKES ARE BAD, WARPED AND ROTORS NEED WORK. WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF TAKING CAR HOME, SHIMMYING BEGAN TO START AGAIN. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON LINE WITH REGARD TO THE BRAKES, BUT GM DENIES ANY KNOWLEDGE OF PROBLEMS. HMMMMMMMM! *TR

10/15/2013
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 10/07/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D98S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 183,689.

09/28/2013
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 09/11/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT, BELL RINGS AND DASH SAYS "POWER STEERING". I CAN PULL OVER AND RESTART ENGINE AND IT WILL WORK FOR A WHILE. THIS HAPPENS A LOT. *TR

09/23/2013
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 03/23/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA33P68S******
Summary

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT. AFTER I STOPPED THE CAR, TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON, POWER STEERING RESUMED, ALTHOUGH ONLY FOR A FEW MINUTES. I HAD TO KEEP TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON IN ORDER FOR THE POWER STEERING TO RE-ENGAGE. AFTER A FEW MONTHS OF THIS, THE POWER STEERING IS NOW COMPLETELY NOT WORKING! IT COMES ON FOR ABOUT 1 MINUTE WHEN I START THE CAR AND THEN TURNS OFF COMPLETELY AFTER THAT MINUTE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR THIS COMING WINTER IN THE SNOW. I DO NOT WANT TO SHELL OUT A BUNCH OF $$$ AND THEN HAVE THEM RECALL THE CAR. I KNOW OTHER CHEVY MODELS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM HAVE BEEN RECALLED. WHY HAS THE HHR NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THESE RECALLS? NO POWER STEERING POSES A GREAT RISK OF GETTING IN AN ACCIDENT. I AM A VERY FRUSTRATED CHEVY OWNER! PLEASE RECALL THIS CAR!

09/23/2013
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 05/06/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA33PX8S******
Summary

MY KEY WON'T TURN THE IGNITION ON AT ALL TAKE YOU 5 MINS JUST TO GET IT TO WORK

09/14/2013
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 08/30/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D18S******
Summary

ON MINE A MESSAGE LIGHTS UP ON THE DASH 'POWER STEERING". WHEN I CUT OFF THE CAR IT, I CAN STEER AND I START DRIVING, HITTING THE SPEED OF 7 MILES MPH IT CUTS BACK ON AND OFF I HAVE A FAMILY SMALL KIDS AND I DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANYTHING GO WRONG WITH MY CAR BECAUSE I CANT AFFORD ANOTHER ONE, SO PLEASE LOOK UNTO IT BECAUSE OTHER HHR OWNERS BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

09/13/2013
Components: STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 09/09/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA53P38S******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS UPWARDS OF 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST POWER STEERING. I ALMOST GOT INTO A CRASH AND WAS UNABLE TO SAFELY STEER THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF THE STEERING WAS RETURNED. AND THEN IT WOULD GO OUT AGAIN UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AGAIN. UPON SEARCHING THE INTERNET I SAW THAT 1.3 MILLION VEHICLES WERE RECALLED FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE BUT THE CHEVY HHR WAS NOT ONE OF THEM. IT SEEMS TO BE A HAZARDOUS ISSUE ACCORDING TO CHEVY'S RECALL, AND THE HAVE RECEIVED MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FROM HHR OWNERS AND HAVEN'T RECALLED THIS PART ON THE HHR.*TR

09/04/2013
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 09/02/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA23D88S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL RELATED TO THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,595. UPDATED 10/17/13*LJ

08/28/2013
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 08/27/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

WHILE EXITING THE INTERSTATE YESTERDAY, A "POWER STEERING" WARNING APPEARED ON THE DASH. I HAD TO MAKE A TURN IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS HAPPENED AND WAS NEARLY UNABLE TO TURN MY CAR. I PULLED OFF AT THE NEAREST PARKING LOT TO FIND THAT THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE POWER STEERING FLUID AND IS ALL ELECTRIC. I HAD SOMEONE DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO "RESET" MY CAR AND HAD STEERING BACK. BASED ON THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE THOUROUGLY READ OVER, I KNOW THAT IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT GOES OUT AGAIN. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS ISSUE CONTINUES TO BE IGNORED AND NOT RECALLED DUE TO THE FACT THE COBALT AND ION HAVE BOTH BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND THE HHR HAS THE SAME POWER STEERING PARTS AS THE COBALT. WHEN SOMONE LOSES THEIR LIFE BECAUSE OF A POWER STEERING PROBLEM WILL SOMEONE LISTEN AND ACT ON IT THEN???!!! I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THEM ANYWHERE NOW. THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND DON'T HAVE THE EXTRA $800 OR MORE SITTING AROUND TO REPAIR A PROBLEM THAT IS CHEVROLET'S FAULT. *TT

08/19/2013
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 08/19/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA23D98S******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A LONG TRIP, ABOUT 100 MILES FROM HOME AND MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND MY STEERING BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN. IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT IN THE ROAD I WOULD HAVE HAD A HARD TIME AVOIDING IT. I WENT TO THE GAS STATION AND WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON THE POWER STEERING SEEMED TO FIX ITSELF. WELL I TOOK OFF DOWN THE ROAD AGAIN AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME BACK ON AGAIN WITH SAME SCENARIO MENTIONED ABOVE. NOW MY POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON SOMETIMES TWICE A DAY EVERYDAY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FINALLY TODAY. THE DEALER CALLED ME AND SAID, "GOOD NEWS THIS PART IS COVERED." I SAID GREAT! THEN HE CALLED BACK 30 MINUTES LATER WITH BAD NEWS, HE SAID THAT THE PART WAS COVERED IN CANADA ONLY! WHAT, NOT IN FLORIDA! THIS DOES NOT EVEN MAKE SENSE. LETS JUST SAY AFTER THAT PHONE CALL HE CHARGED ME FOR THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR AT COST. MY TOTAL COST WAS $163.45 (PART #19257875). IF I COULD HAVE DONE IT MYSELF I WOULD HAVE. I JUST SAW THIS PART ON EBAY FOR $82.85 OR BETTER YET, IF IT WAS A RECALL IT COULD HAVE BEEN FREE. AFTER HIS EARLIER PHONE CALL THERE WAS NO WAY I WAS GOING TO LET HIM CHARGE ME ANYTHING MORE. BUT, WHY AGAIN IS THIS PART NOT ON THE RECALL LIST FOR CHEVY HHRS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I GUESS WHEN SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS AND SOMEBODY GETS SUED MAYBE THERE WILL BE A RECALL. SAD BUT TRUE. PLEASE RECALL! THANKS. *TR

08/13/2013
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 08/13/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D68S******
Summary

AS LEAVING WORK AND DRIVING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT MY CAR STIFFENED UP ON THE SLIGHT CURVE, BUT AS I DROVE AND STARTED TO ACCELERATE THE "POWER STEERING" ALERT TURNED ON. I WENT TO MAKE MY FIRST RIGHT TURN AND THE CAR WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. I PULLED OVER, TO LOOK UP THE NEAREST AUTOZONE AND THANK GOODNESS THERE WAS ONE RIGHT DOWN THE STREET FROM WHERE I WAS AT. I HEADED THERE AND THE LADY HOOKED IT UP TO THE MACHINE TO SEE IF THE CAR WAS SPITTING OUT A CODE - NOPE. WE LOOKED IN THE MANUAL AND SEEN THAT THE ALERT MEANT THE CAR NEEDED TO BE SERVICED IMMEDIATELY. WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS I'M WONDERING WHY THIS ISSUE HASN'T PROMPTED A RECALL. WHAT DOES IT TAKE - DEATH RELATED TO POWER STEERING? YOU HEAR ABOUT PRECAUTION RECALLS TO AVOID ISSUES, BUT WHEN YOU HAVE AN ISSUE THERE IS NO JUSTICE. NO WONDER THESE VEHICLES WERE DISCONTINUED. SHAME ON CHEVY/GM - THIS IS NO ISOLATED INCIDENT. *TR

08/12/2013
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 08/10/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA53P88S******
Summary

I WAS ON VACATION DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE CAR STARTED CHIMING AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I WAS CLOSE THE MY MOTEL SO I DROVE THERE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF LET IT SIT A FEW MINUTES THEN STARTED IT AGAIN AND THE STEERING WAS BACK. I TOOK IT THE DEALER WHEN I GOT BACK HOME AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY DROVE IT AND IT NEVER WENT OUT. IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL 2 WEEKS AGO. NOW IT HAPPENS EVERY COUPLE OF MINUTES. I HAVE TO STOP TURN THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON. IT'S FINE FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN CAR CHIME AND POWER STEERING IS GONE. I HAVE DONE A SEARCH AND HAVE FOUND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SAME COMPONENTS WERE USED ON CHEVY COBALT AND THEY WERE RECALLED. *TR

08/06/2013
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 07/25/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D78S******
Summary

DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 55 MPH POWER STEERING INDICATOR CAME ON AND STEERING WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. CONTINUED HOME VERY SLOW AND STEERING THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. POWER STEERING WORKED UPON RESTART. NOW THIS HAPPENS EVERY DAY. I WILL HAVE TO GET IT REPAIRED AND I AM NOT HAPPY AFTER READING ALL OF THE SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THIS STEERING UNIT. WHY HAS THE 2008 HHR NOT BEEN INCLUDED THE PREVIOUS RECALLS? *TR

08/06/2013
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 07/15/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GCCA85D78S******
Summary

WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE POWER STEERING MOTOR QUIT. THIS RESULTED IN EXTREMELY HEAVY STEERING FOR MY WIFE SO THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND COASTED TO A STRAIGHT STOP AT THE CURB. SHE WAS LUCKY TO BE ON A COUNTRY ROAD WITH NO OTHER TRAFFIC. WITH OTHER TRAFFIC SHE WOULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. THIS PROBLEM ON THE CHEVY COBALT MODEL IS UNDER A RECALL. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT IS NOT ON THE HHR SINCE ONLY THE BODY OF THE TWO MODELS IS DIFFERENT, ALL THE CHASSIS, SUSPENSION, BRAKES, STEERING AND RUNNING GEAR ARE ALL IDENTICAL, INCLUDING THE POWER STEERING MOTOR (ELECTRIC POWER STEERING). *TR

08/05/2013
Components: SUSPENSION,WHEELS
Incident Date: 06/15/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23DX8S******
Summary

OUR 2008 CHEVY HHR JUST STARTS TO SHAKE ON THE HIGHWAY ONCE IT HITS 60 MPH TO ABOUT 64 MPH, THEN IT GOES AWAY. THE SHAKING IS REALLY BAD IT MAKES THE WHOLE CAR SHAKE AND MY HANDS BEGAN TO SHAKE PRETTY HARD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. WE'VE REPLACED ALL THE TIRES WITH BRAND NEW GOODYEAR EAGLE GT AND THEM BALANCED AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS DONE. BUT THE CAR STILL SHAKES AT THAT SPEED. *TR

07/31/2013
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 07/24/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA23D68S******
Summary

I WAS DRIVE AND OUT OF WHERE THE POWER STEERING LINE CAME ON AND THEN WHEN I TRY TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN THE WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. MADE ME THINK WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF AM IN THE FREEWAY N HAVE TO DO A TURN. I LOVE MY HHR ITS THE FIRST PROBLEM I HAVE CAME ACROSS. HOWEVER, I HAVE BEEN READING N NOTICED AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH PROBLEM. ALL I WANT IS TO FIX IT BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME AND MY FAMILY. *TR

07/22/2013
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 07/19/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

DRIVING MY HHR AND I HEAR A DINGING NOISE, POWER STEERING MESSAGE IS SHOWN. POWER STEERING IS OUT. IT HAS BEEN THREE DAYS AND NOW IT IS DOING IT EVERY TIME I START THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE NO MORE THAN A MILE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL, AS THE HHR HAS THE SAME ESA AS THE COBALT THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

07/19/2013
Components: STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 09/15/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D18S******
Summary

THE POWER STEERING KEEPS TURNING ON SO IT MAKES IT HARD TO DRIVE OR STEER AND IT CUTS INTO MY MPG. *TR

07/17/2013
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 06/17/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D98S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITH AN ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESUMED NORMALLY UPON RESTARTING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

07/16/2013
Components: STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 07/15/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA23DX8S******
Summary

POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING. IF I TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT, THE POWER STEERING STARTS WORKING AGAIN FOR A SHORT TIME AND THEN GOES OUT AGAIN. WITH ALL THE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS I'VE BEEN READING, CHEVROLET SHOULD DO A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR

07/15/2013
Components: STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
Incident Date: 05/17/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D58S******
Summary

I PURCHASED MY 2008 CHEVY HHR FROM A DEALERSHIP IN KY IN FEBRUARY 2013, WITH AROUND 55K MILES ON IT. DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF MILES I ALSO PURCHASED AN EXTENDED GM POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. TOWARD THE END OF MAY, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HI-WAY COMING OFF AN EXIT, GOING BETWEEN 45-55 MILES AN HOUR VEERING TO THE RIGHT, WHEN THE POWER STEERING IN MY CAR WENT OUT. THE MILEAGE SCREEN FLASHED POWER STEERING AND I COULD HARDLY STEER MY CAR TO GET OFF THE EXIT ONTO ANOTHER HI-WAY. I DROVE MY CAR HOME AND PARKED IT IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE NEXT MORNING I GOT UP AND STARTED MY CAR, DROVE IT AND IT WAS OK. HOWEVER, THE NEXT DAY THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN AND HAS EVERY DAY SINCE THEN. IN THE BEGINNING I WOULD TURN MY CAR OFF, WAIT 1 TO 2 MINUTES, START MY CAR AND IT WOULD BE FINE. STARTING LAST MONTH, THE POWER STEERING GOES OFF EVERY 2 TO 5 MINUTES REGARDLESS IF I RE-START MY CAR OR NOT.... IT DOES NOT MATTER IF I AM TRYING TO MAKE A TURN, OR DRIVING DOWN A STRAIGHT ROAD. I CAN HAVE THE AC ON, THE AC OFF AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WITHIN 2 MINUTES OF ME STARTING MY CAR. I WAS TOLD IN ORDER FOR MY GM POWER TRAIN WARRANTY TO BE COVERED, I HAD TO MY CAR TO A CHEVY SERVICE STATION, WHICH I DID ON 6/27/2013 AND WAS TOLD THAT THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THE POWER STEERING ELECTRIC MOTOR. SINCE THE INCIDENT I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, AND HAVE READ THAT IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR THE HHR'S, BUT GM HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE ALSO EMAILED AND SPOKEN WITH A CHEVY COMPLAINT PERSON AND WAS ALSO TOLD NOTHING WOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. SEEMS TO ME THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, OF THE SAME KIND THE CHEVY COBALTS WERE RECALLED FOR... WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE FOR THE CHEVY HHR'S WITH THE SAME ISSUE? *TR

07/15/2013
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 07/12/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D08S******
Summary

I COULD BE SITTING IN LINE AT A DRIVE THRU, TURNING SLOWLY, OR DRIVING STRAIGHT AND I HEAR A CLICK, AND THE "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE DISPLAYS, AND THEN IT BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. IF I SHUT THE CAR OFF IT GOES AWAY. ALSO A MAJOR POINT IS THAT IT SEEMS TO BE WEATHER SENSITIVE. LAST WINTER IT CAME ON ONLY TWO TIMES AND NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN UNTIL ABOUT A FEW DAYS AGO WHEN THE WEATHER GOT ABOVE 90 DEGREES HERE. ON THOSE DAYS IT IS VERY HARD TO GET RID OF IT. HOWEVER,, IRONICALLY, ON A DAY THAT WAS ONLY 74 DEGREES IT NEVER CAME ON! I AM AFRAID THAT THIS WILL COME ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND I AM PUT INTO A SITUATION OF HAVING TO MANEUVER QUICKLY.. AND I AM SURE THAT ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS WILL AGREE THAT MOVING "QUICKLY" ISN'T GOING TO HAPPEN. DEALER TELLS ME THAT THE STEERING "MODULE" IS THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN.. SO REPAIR COST IS $900. I HAVE 162,000 HIGHWAY MILES ON MY CAR AND YES,, IT'S JUST AN 08. IF THIS PART STAYED IN A FAULTY MODE ALL THE TIME I WOULD SAY THAT IT WAS A MAINTENANCE REPAIR THAT I AM LIABLE FOR,, BUT WITH IT GOING ON AND OFF AND PUTTING MY SAFETY AT RISK.. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A MANUFACTURER RECALL! THEY ARE THE ONES THAT DECIDED TO MAKE THIS INTO AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT.. AND A FAULTY ONE AT THAT! DO A SEARCH ON LINE ABOUT "POWER STEERING" SEE HOW MANY OTHER HHR OWNERS ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME SAFETY ISSUE WITH WAY LESS MILES ON THEIR CARS. I WAS SHOCKED AND DISGUSTED. I AM NOT FEELING THE CONFIDENCE TO MAKE CHEVY MY NEXT PURCHASE. WHY DO THE CHEVY COBALTS HAVE THIS RECALL.. BUT NOT HHR OWNERS? *TR

07/14/2013
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 02/25/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA33P48S******
Summary

POWER STEERING FAILS ALL THE TIME. VERY DANGEROUS. HARD TO STEER. COMMON PROBLEM FOR ALL HHR'S. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL. THANK YOU *TR

07/09/2013
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 03/05/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D68S******
Summary

THIS VEHICLE HAS PROBLEMS PICKING UP SPEED. IT JERKS CONSTANTLY AND WHEN IDLING IT SHUTTERS. I HAVE LOOKED AT MESSAGE BOARDS AND SEEN OTHERS WITH SAME COMPLAINTS. THESE PROBLEMS NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE WHEN I'M TRYING TO MERGE. *TR

07/09/2013
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 07/08/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA33P68S******
Summary

POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN FROM A STOP SIGN. POWER STEERING WAS GONE AND I HAD TO STRUGGLE TO PULL MY VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD TO A PARKING LOT. I LET THE VEHICLE SIT FOR 10 MINUTES, THEN I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THE ISSUE HAD DISAPPEARED. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I SEE THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS ONLINE COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE BY HHR OWNERS, AND THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILURE OFTEN RECURS INTERMITTENTLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY. GM HAS RECALLED SEVERAL VEHICLES FOR THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING MOTOR, BUT HAS CHOSEN NOT TO RECALL THE HHR. WHY NOT?! SINCE THE INCIDENT, I FEEL LIKE I AM DRIVING A VEHICLE OF DOOM AND THAT ANYTIME I GET BEHIND THE WHEEL, MY FAMILY AND I COULD POSSIBLY GET INTO AN ACCIDENT! GM SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAULTY PART AND DO A RECALL BEFORE THERE ARE MORE INJURIES! I HAVE DRIVEN A VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER STEERING BEFORE, BUT WHEN IT GOES OFF WITHOUT WARNING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, THIS VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL! GM SHOULD BE ASHAMED! I WILL NOT BUY A GM VEHICLE AGAIN! *TR

07/08/2013
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 06/28/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D88S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE MALFUNCTION PERSISTED WHICH CAUSED DIFFICULTY IN THE CONTACT TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,500.

07/08/2013
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 06/20/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D58S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. *TR

07/05/2013
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 07/02/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA53P68S******
Summary

AS I WAS ROLLING UP TO A STOP SIGN, THE "POWER STEERING" ALERT APPEARED ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL. HAVING NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS WARNING BEFORE, I DIDN'T KNOW QUITE WHAT IT MEANT. AS I MADE MY LEFT TURN INTO THE INTERSECTION, I FOUND OUT! IT TOOK ALL MY PHYSICAL STRENGTH TO STAY WITHIN THE PAVEMENT. HAD MY WIFE BEEN DRIVING, SHE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. THE STEERING FAILED TWICE MORE IN THE NEXT TWO DAYS. FORTUNATELY, I AVOIDED COLLISIONS BOTH TIMES AND HAD REPAIRS MADE AT THE DEALERSHIP AS SOON AS IT OPENED FOR BUSINESS AFTER THE 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY. AS THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD, THE COST TO ME WAS $302.66. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS POWER STEERING MOTOR IS USED ON OTHER GM CARS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED. THE HHR SHOULD BE INCLUDED! *TR

06/22/2013
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 06/22/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D88S******
Summary

THE IGNITION IS LOCKED IN THE ON POSITION. IT WILL NOT SHUT OFF, THE ONLY WAY TO TURN IT OFF S TO REMOVED THE FUEL PUMP FUSE AND THEN DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. THE BATTERY IS LOCATED UNDER THE SPARE TIRE IN THE TRUNK AREA. *TR

05/29/2013
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 04/25/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA33P08S******
Summary

2008 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. *SMD THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR.

05/20/2013
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 03/07/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 2C8GP64L81R******
Summary

POWER STEERING GO S OUT AFTER YOU START MOVING. *TR

05/09/2013
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Incident Date: 02/28/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D98S******
Summary

THE DOOR LOCKS STICK AND STILL DO. I HAVE EVEN BEEN LOCKED IN MY VEHICLE. HHR HAS BEEN IN DEALER 9 TIMES FOR DOOR LOCKS STICKING (HAVE WORK ORDERS). DON'T TRUST DEALER OR GM TO FIX PROBLEM. YOU PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND THE PASSENGER DOOR LOCK STICKS. THE DOOR LOCK WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH AUTOMATIC DOOR UN LOCK. WE WORKED HARD TO PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE TO HAVE IT NOT LIVE UP TO THE QUALITY WE WERE LEAD IT TO BE. VEHICLES NO COUNT WE WANT OUR MONEY BACK. WE HAD A WASHING MACHINE IT WAS WORKED ON 4 TIMES THE FIFTH TIME IT ACTED UP THEY REPLACED IT WITH A NEW ONE. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WERE LOCKED IN YOUR VEHICLE . I HAVE VIDEO OF IT ON CELL PHONE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM DEALER. *TR UPDATED 02/06/14. *JB UPDATED 02/19/15. *JB

05/06/2013
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 05/05/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D88S******
Summary

IN MORNING AFTER WAITING FOR COOLANT TO GET TO 85 DEGREES I BACK OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND PULL FORWARD POWER STEERING MESSAGE ON DASH LIGHTS UP AND SO I PULL OVER TURN OFF ENGINE COUNT TO FIVE RESTART ENGINE NO PROBLEM NEXT STOP SIGN POWER STEERING LIGHTS UP AGAIN . TURN OFF ENGINE COUNT TO 5 AND RESTART ENGINE WORKS FINE FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES AND REPEATS PROBLEM. *TR

05/06/2013
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 05/06/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13DX8S******
Summary

POWER STEERING CUT OUT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHILE APPROACHING INTERSECTION. AFTER STOPPING AT THE INTERSECTION, I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE THEN THE POWER STEERING RETURNED. THE POWER STEERING CONTINUED TO CUT OUT REPEATEDLY AT INTERVALS OF 3 TO 5 MINUTES, AND RETURNED AFTER RESTARTING. INQUIRY OF HHR FORUMS REVEALED THAT PROBLEM IS THE OVERHEATING OF A FAULTY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR (PART NUMBERS OLD: 20995579 AND NEW: 19257875). THESE ARE THE SAME PART NUMBERS FOR THE POWER STEERING MOTORS USED IN OTHER GM MODELS (COBALT & G5) WHICH HAVE BEEN RECALLED BY GM AS A RESULT OF THE NHTSA INVESTIGATIONS. ONE HAS TO WONDER WHY RECALLS WEREN'T ISSUED FOR ALL VEHICLE MODELS USING THE SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS. *TR

04/30/2013
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 02/01/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D38S******
Summary

"POWER STEERING" WARNING DISPLAYS ON DASH ALONG WITH AUDIBLE TONE FOLLOWED BY POWER STEERING CUTTING OUT LEAVING VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. SHUTTING VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING CORRECTS THE PROBLEM BUT ONLY TEMPORARILY. *TR

04/08/2013
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 07/13/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA53P18S******
Summary

THERE WAS NOT A SINGLE INCIDENT THAT I COULD DOCUMENT THE MILEAGE AND MPH.THE PROBLEM WAS MOST NOTICEABLE AND FRIGHTENING WHEN GOING DOWN AN EXTENDED STRETCH OF RELATIVELY STEEP GRADE IN THE MOUNTAINS AT A SPEED OF 45 - 50 MPH. THE PROBLEM IS VIBRATION WITH THE BRAKES. THE CAR BEGAN SHAKING WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN THE SUMMER 2011. WE HAD THE ROTORS (I THINK THIS IS THE PART) TURNED SOMETIME SHORTLY BEFORE SEPT 25, 2011 AND THE PROBLEM RETURNED AT A LOW LEVEL VERY SOON AFTER AND GRADUALLY INCREASED. WE HAD THE SAME PROCEDURE DONE IN AUGUST 2012 AT A MILEAGE OF 52,000. THE PROBLEM RETURNED IN FEBRUARY 2013 WHEN THE MILEAGE WAS PROBABLY AROUND 60,000. *TR

04/01/2013
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 03/07/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA23D88S******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY SON. MY CHILD. I AM UPSET BECAUSE NOW THIS HAS HAPPENED, I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND I SEE THE HHR HAD A RECALL FOR STEERING ISSUES BUT FOR SOME REASON, THE 2008 IS NOT INCLUDED. NOW I HAVE TO PAY AN ASTRONOMICAL AMOUNT OF MONEY TO FIX THIS CAR AS IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. IT WILL THEN RETURN AND AT ANY MOMENT, IT GOES OUT AGAIN. NOT HAPPY.UNSAFE. WHY IS THE 2008 NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL? WHAT IF MY CHILD IS DRIVING, THE STEERING GOES OUT AND HE ENDS UP HAVING NO CONTROL? THE VEHICLE ESTIMATED SPEED IS ONLY THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED ON THE EXPRESSWAY. IT HAS WENT OUT AT ALL SPEEDS. WE TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, WE LEFT AND IT STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN. NOW IT'S COSTING EVEN MORE MONEY TO TAKE IT BACK, GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT, AND REPAIR IT. *TR

03/28/2013
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 03/25/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D28S******
Summary

EXHAUST FUMES COMING INTO CABIN WHEN HEATER IS TURNED ON. CAUSED BY FAULTY, CRACKED FLEX JOINT ON DOWNPIPE, CONNECTED TO EXHAUST MANIFOLD. HAVE TO RIDE WITH WINDOWS CRACKED FOR FRESH AIR. GM REFUSED TO REPAIR. STATED OUTSIDE 80,000 MILE EMISSIONS WARRANTY. CAR HAS 82,419 MILES. *TR

03/22/2013
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 03/15/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GCCA85D28S******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND IT BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER, I WAS VERY LUCKY I WASN'T ON A CURVEY ROAD,OR I WOULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND TURNED MY HHR OFF, THEN BACK ON AND THE STEERING WAS BACK TO NORMAL. I CONTINUED MY WAY BACK HOME AND ABOUT TEN MINUTES LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED MY HHR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. AGAIN EVERYTHING WAS BACK TO NORMAL. SINCE THEN IT HAS HAPPENED UNEXPECTEDLY SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. I WISH THERE WAS A RECALL SO I COULD REPAIR THIS MALFUNCTIONING STEERING MOTOR. THE DEALER WANTS AROUND $800.00 TO DO THE WORK. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE MY HHR. *TR

03/18/2013
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 03/17/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

MY 2008 CHEVROLET HHR HAS DEVELOPED AN INTERMITTENT STEERING POWER ASSIST FAILURE. IT FIRST OCCURRED A WEEK AGO UPON START UP. I DROVE IT A FEW MILES, AFRAID TO TURN IT OFF FOR FEAR I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME UPON RESTARTING. UPON RESTARTING IN MY DRIVEWAY, THE PROBLEM WAS GONE. NOW, A WEEK LATER AND WITH MY DAUGHTER BORROWING THE CAR TO DRIVE TO WORK IN A SNOWSTORM, THE PROBLEM RESURFACED AS SHE WAS DRIVING! I SEE THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM BEING REPORTED DAILY. WHY IS THIS ISSUE NOT BEING DEALT WITH BY THE MANUFACTURER? WTF! I CANNOT AFFORD THE EXPENSE AT THE MOMENT, SO THE CAR IS CURRENTLY BEING DRIVEN WITH THIS UNSAFE CONDITION. *TR

03/01/2013
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 02/25/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA23D68S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

01/25/2013
Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,TIRES,EQUIPMENT
Incident Date: 02/28/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D98S******
Summary

2008 CHEVROLET HHR. DOOR LOCKS STICK. VEHICLE HAS LOCKED ME IN. DOOR LOCKS STILL STICK. HAS BEEN IN DEALER EIGHT TIMES WHERE PURCHASED TO BE FIXED. PURCHASED NEW .HAVE ALL WORK ORDERS .ALSO HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH RADIO AND TIRE PRESSURE . WE HAVE VIDEO OF ME BEING LOCKED IN VEHICLE AND DOOR LOCKS STICKING. WE PURCHASED THE 2008 HHR IN GOOD FAITH THE DOOR LOCKS HAVE GIVEN US TROUBLE FROM DAY ONE OF PURCHASE. GM HAD PEOPLE COME FROM MAIN OFFICE TO DEALER THEY HAVE SEEN THE WORK ORDERS AND VIDEO OF DOOR LOCKS STICKING. REP. FROM GM TOLD ME I COULD ALWAYS CLIMB OUT THE WINDOW.

01/24/2013
Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Incident Date: 02/28/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE THE DOORS WOULD LOCK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD THE ACTUATOR AND LOCKS NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,663. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

01/21/2013
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 12/27/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D58S******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD TO WORK, THE DISPLAY MESSAGE CENTER SAID POWER STEERING THEN THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. IT HAPPENED TWICE THAT DAY BUT AFTER THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND COOLED DOWN IT DID NOT COME ON. THE DAY AFTER IT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT STAYED ON LONGER. WHEN THE CAR WAS BROUGHT INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON 12/31/12 THEY TOLD US IT COULD BE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR OR THE STEERING COLUMN WITCH THEY BOTH WERE NOT UNDER WARRANTY . IT KEEP HAPPENING WITH THE CAR FOR A WEEK. I THEN BROUGHT MY CAR TO MY MECHANIC ON 1/4/13 AND HE REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND IT HAS NOT HAPPEN SENSE. BEFORE I BROUGHT MY CAR TO HIM I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYONE ELSE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND WHAT THEY DID IT FIX IT. THAT'S HOW I FOUND OUT IT WASN'T JUST MY CAR THAT THIS HAS HAPPEN TO THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THANKFULLY WE WERE ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AND NOT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

01/14/2013
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 01/14/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

WHILE DRIVING POWER STEERING WENT OUT DASH INDICATOR STATED POWER STEERING FAILURE, PULLED OVER SHUT OFF CAR INSPECTED FOR ANY SIGNS OF PROBLEM, RESTARTED CAR POWER STEERING WAS BACK, CONTINUED TRIP SAME THING OCCURRED 15-20 MINUTES LATER SAME RESULT SAME PROCESS READING A LOT ABOUT RECALL ON COBALT USING SAME MOTOR AND RECALL IN CANADA FOR SAME PROBLEM. RESEARCHING PART TO FIX CAN;T WAIT UNTIL A US RECALL.ON YOUR SIGHT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS MYSELF. WHY NO INVESTIGATION PUZZLES ME. *TR

01/09/2013
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 01/03/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D08S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AS THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING A TURN . THE FAILURE INCREASED HE CONTACT'S STEERING ABILITY HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION BUT THE MECHANIC DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. UPDATED 02/20/13*LJ THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED.

01/09/2013
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 01/05/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

THE WARNING INDICATOR FOR THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2008 CHEVROLET HHR WENT ON AS I WAS LEAVING A PARKING LOT. BECAUSE I WAS NOT FAR FROM HOME, I DROVE HOME VERY SLOWLY WITHOUT POWER STEERING. WHEN I TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AGAIN, IT WAS FINE. SINCE THEN, THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT WHILE I AM DRIVING, AND I HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND RESTART MY VEHICLE TO GET IT TO OPERATE AGAIN. ON MY LAST TRIP, WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES WITH VERY FEW TURNS (HIGHWAY DRIVING), THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT FOUR TIMES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT GM RECALLED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR ON THE CHEVY COBALT AND SATURN ION, WHICH IS THE EXACT SAME PART AS THE HHR. THIS ISSUE IS UNSAFE, AND THE CONSEQUENCES COULD BE DANGEROUS IF THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHEN SOMEONE IS NOT EXPECTING IT OR TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS (OR IF THEY ARE TOO YOUNG TO REMEMBER CARS WITHOUT POWER STEERING). *TR

01/08/2013
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 01/07/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D88S******
Summary

IT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. I CANNOT TURN THE KEY. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN OCTOBER, BUT THEY SAID IT WAS NOT MY CAR. THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT HAS TOO MANY MILES AND IT IS RULED A COURTESY THING NOT AN OFFICIAL RECALL. I AM NOT HAPPY,AND HAVE TO DISCONNECT WIRES UNDER THE HOOD TO SHUT IT OFF. *TR

01/03/2013
Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Incident Date: 02/28/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

CPSC#I12C0371A. 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER STATED AFTER ONLY HAVING THE CAR FOR A YEAR SHE HAD TROUBLE WITH DOOR LOCKS STICKING. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED ON ONE OCCASION, SHE AND HER HUSBAND WERE LOCKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVEN TIMES FOR THE DOOR LOCK PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO SETTLE WITH GM THROUGH AN ATTORNEY.

12/29/2012
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 11/10/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT. USUALLY WHEN TURNING. THE FIRST TIME IT WENT OUT, I WAS DRIVING 45 MPH AND IT WENT OUT WHILE I WAS ROUNDING A CURVE, AND I ALMOST HIT A TREE BECAUSE I WAS UNAWARE THAT IT WAS GOING TO DO THIS. AFTER THAT, IT WENT OUT ABOUT 2-3 TIMES A WEEK, EVERYTIME WHEN MAKING A TURN. I WENT TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND MY MECHANIC SAID THAT HE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE POWER STEERING AND TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM AS HE HAS SEEN THIS IN A FEW OTHER HHRS THAT HE HAS WORKED ON. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND BECAUSE OF IT UNPREDICTABILITY, I AM ALWAYS AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR. *TR

12/18/2012
Components: AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Incident Date: 02/28/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D98S******
Summary

DOOR LOCKS STICK. HAVE BEEN LOCKED IN VEHICLE. REPORTED TO GM THEY DO NOT FEEL DOOR LOCKS STICKING DANGEROUS. BEEN IN DEALER WERE PURCHASED 7 TIMES FOR DOOR LOCKS TO BE FIXED. DOOR LOCKS STILL STICKING. WAS FORCED TO SIGN A COMPLAINT LETTER WITH GM WITH LEMON LAW ATTORNEY. WE FEEL THAT VEHICLE CAN NEVER BE FIXED. STILL HAVING TROUBLE WITH DOOR LOCKS. VIDEO OF BEING LOCKED IN .WAS PURCHASED NEW. WE FEEL WE HAVE DONE OUR PART TAKING BACK TO DEALER TO BE FIXED. THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIX DEFECTS. *TR THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER, REGARDING DEFECTIVE AIR BAGS. HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/09/17.*JB

12/15/2012
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 03/15/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23P88S******
Summary

THE ELECTRIC STEERING SYSTEM OF MY 2008 HHR FAILED SO MANY TIMES ON ME. IT HAPPENED IN COOL MORNINGS AND IN HOT AFTERNOONS. ONE TIME THE SYSTEM FAILED WHILE I WAS MAKING AN U TURN AND THE CAR ALMOST JUMPED ONTO THE SIDEWALK BECAUSE IT WAS SO HARD TO TURN WITHOUT THE POWER ASSIST. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. I SAW SOME REPORTS THAT IN CANADA THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. WHY NOT IN US? *TR

10/29/2012
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 10/27/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

AS I WAS DRIVING AROUND A CURVE AFTER STOPPING, GOING ABOUT 5 MPH, A POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARED AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER MY CAR. IN ORDER TO STOP MY CAR I HAD TO TURN A CORNER (BY TURNING THE WHEEL WHICH TOOK A LOT OF EFFORT), WHERE I WAS ABLE TO PUT IT IN PARK AND THEN SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE CAR STARTED BACK UP WITH NO PROBLEMS. AN HOUR LATER THE MESSAGE REAPPEARED AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND I DO NOT WANT TO DRIVE THIS ON THE ROAD (I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR). THE CAR ONLY HAS 31,000 MILES ON IT AND IS 4 YEARS OLD. *TR

10/12/2012
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 10/10/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D78S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND MANEUVERED THE STEERING WHEEL WITH FORCE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THERE WAS A NORMAL RESPONSE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,500.

10/11/2012
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 09/27/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS MALFUNCTIONING INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THEY HAVE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT IN ORDER TO GET THE STEERING TO COME BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED 11/28/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER ASSIST FOR THE STEERING WOULD GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING.

10/11/2012
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 09/23/2012
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D68S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SHOULDER INJURIES. FOUR MONTHS PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN ANOTHER CRASH IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 39,993. UPDATED 11/14/12*LJ

10/11/2012
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 10/02/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D78S******
Summary

THE CAR WAS LIKE "EXHALING" AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE NEXT MORNING AFTER I STARTED MY CAR, I SAW THE MESSAGE "POWER STEERING". TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP ON OCT 3 AND WAS CHARGED FOR THEM TO TELL ME THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ON OCT 10, IT HAPPENED AGAIN, BUT I HEARD A WARNING SIGNAL ALONG WITH THE MESSAGE. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T GET TO ME UNTIL OCT 15. I WAS TOLD THAT THE LAST TIME, THEY FOUND A LOW VOLTAGE AND THAT WAS ALL. I'M LEFT WONDERING WHAT TO DO IF IT STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND NO POWER STEERING. I HAVE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT ON OCT 15TH(PROBABLY FOR ANOTHER $120) FOR THEM TO TELL ME THE SAME THING. SAFETY - IF I LOSE THE POWER STEERING WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, TRYING TO GO AROUND CURVES, I WILL SURELY GET HIT BY SOMEONE. THERE'S NO SHOULDERS ON THE HIGHWAY (I-40) THAT I DRIVE ON DAILY DURING PEAK TRAFFIC TIME. LUCKILY, MY CAR HAS NOT DONE THAT TO ME, BUT IT IS SHOWING ALL THE WARNINGS. PLEASE HELP BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIFE, INCLUDING MYSELF. I AM ABOUT AFRAID TO GET ON THE ROAD BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND OF REPORTS THAT THE ENGINE "FRIED" ON SOMEONE ELSE'S CAR. *TR

10/09/2012
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 09/29/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA33P28S******
Summary

WHILE ON VACATION WE WERE DRIVING IN WASHINGTON DC TRAFFIC DURING MID DAY TRAFFIC CONGESTION, THE POWER STEERING FAILED IN OUR CAR. WE WERE LUCKY AND WERE ABLE TO STRUGGLE TO STEER TO GET OFF TO THE EDGE OF THE HIGHWAY AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. UPON RESTARTING THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING UNTIL SEVERAL HOURS LATER AGAIN IN BUSY TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES IN NEXT TWO DAYS BEFORE GETTING IT BACK HOME & TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE A COMPONENT THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED IN OTHER MODELS BUT NOT THIS ONE. I CANNOT UNDERSTATE THE DANGER OF LOSING POWER STEERING IN ANY ROAD CONDITIONS, PUTTING MYSELF, MY FAMILY AND OTHER MOTORISTS IN DANGER.

09/14/2012
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 07/14/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE POWER STEERING MOTOR TURNED OFF INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

09/13/2012
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 09/12/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I HAD JUST PULLED OUT OF A DRIVEWAY. I HEARD A FEW ALERT TONES AND LOOKED AT MY DASH AND THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. I ENTERED INTO A ROUNDABOUT AND LEARNED THAT MY POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING. LUCKILY I WAS NOT GOING VERY FAST AND WAS ABLE TO MUSCLE THE CAR THROUGH THE TURNS. I HAD A FEW MORE TURNS ON THE WAY HOME. ONCE AT HOME I TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES. UPON RESTARTING IT THE POWER STEERING WAS AGAIN FUNCTIONAL. I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AREAS. *TR

09/10/2012
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 09/03/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D38S******
Summary

POWER STEERING FAILS AFTER VEHICLE IS DRIVEN FOR APPROX 10 MINUTES. NO WARNING, JUST GOES OUT. APPARANTLY CHEVY COBALT USES SAME/SIMALAR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR WHICH HAS BEEN RECALLED. UNSURE WHY NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE HHR. *TR

09/07/2012
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 08/18/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA33P98S******
Summary

POWER STEERING CEASED TO FUNCTION. *TR

08/24/2012
Components: STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,TIRES
Incident Date: 08/23/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D28S******
Summary

THIS CAR IS A SAFETY HAZARD GOING DOWN ROAD. I BOUGHT IT NEW IN 2008. ROTORS & BRAKES ARE HORRIBLE - HAVE TO HAVE REPAIRED MULTIPLE TIMES. BEARINGS HAVE WENT OUT, REPLACED & ONE WENT OUT AGAIN. I SPEND APPROX 1200 DOLLARS A YEAR JUST TO GET SHAKING OUT OF FRONT END, TURNING ROTORS & TIRES. BUT THAT ISN'T REALLY THE PROBLEM I AM REPORTING: WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH IGNITION SWITCH - IT WAS RECALLED - TOOK IT TO DEALER TO HAVE IT REPLACED - UNDERSTAND THAT I WAS HAVING NO PROBLEMS WITH CAR AT THIS TIME - UPON LEAVING DEALERS AND WITHIN 15 MILES POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON & I LOSE POWER STEERING. NOW MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT UNEXPECTEDLY WHENEVER IT DECIDES TO. TOOK BACK TO DEALER BECAUSE I FELT THIS WAS SOMETHING THEY MESSED UP AND WAS TOLD THIS IS JUST A PROBLEM WITH HHRS AND THAT POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS...IT IS VERY COMMON WITH THIS CAR, ALONG WITH BRAKE ISSUES, SEVERE SHAKING IN FRONT, BEARINGS GOING OUT AND MANY OTHER PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE ALSO HAD. I REALIZE MY CAR IS HIGH MILEAGE, I WORK AS A HOME HEALTH NURSE & USE THIS CAR FOR WORK, BUT I DO KEEP IT MAINTAINED. I HOPE THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO GET INTO DIFFERENT CAR BEFORE I GET IN ACCIDENT IN THIS ONE. *TR

08/23/2012
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 08/06/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA33P38S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COMPUTER MONITOR WAS PROVIDING INCORRECT INFORMATION AND THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OF THE COMPUTER MONITOR WAS CAUSED BY THE OXYGEN SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE VEHICLE WARRANTY HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

08/20/2012
Components: STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
Incident Date: 04/02/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA73X68S******
Summary

VEHICLE WILL SHOW ECS CODE IN DIC MESSAGE CENTER AND ESC WILL BE DISABLED. VEHICLE WILL THEN LOSE POWER STEERING SHORT TIME LATER AND YOU WILL HAVE NO POWER STEERING. HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 36,000 MILES. IT WILL RESET AFTER ENGINE IS TURNED OFF, HOWEVER AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF STEADY DRIVING YOU WILL LOSE POWER STEERING. *TR

08/15/2012
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 08/13/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D88S******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE BECAME HARD TO STEER. IT DOES THIS ALMOST EVERY TIME WE DRIVE THE VEHICLE, BUT LUCKILY IT HAS NOT YET DONE IT WHILE TURNING A CORNER. WHEN YOU TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON, IT WORKS AGAIN. THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR THAT TRIGGERS AN EVENT. IT MAY HAPPEN AFTER 2 MINUTES OF DRIVING, OR 40 MINUTES OF DRIVING, OR IT MAY NOT HAPPEN AT ALL ON ANY ONE PARTICULAR TRIP. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND SEEMS TO BE COMMON AMONGST HHR OWNERS. THERE IS CURRENTLY A CANADIAN RECALL ON THIS, BUT NOT HERE IN THE US. THERE IS A GM TSB (231703) REFERENCING THIS, BUT THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE GM TO REPAIR THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

07/15/2012
Components: POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENT
Incident Date: 06/25/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

2008 CHEVY HHR REQUIRED A NEW TRANSMISSION. ONLY 104,124 MILES. *TR

07/11/2012
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 07/03/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D68S******
Summary

THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON CITY ROADS. IT WILL BRIEFLY COME BACK ON AFTER THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED, BUT IT GOES OUT AGAIN SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE BEGINS MOVING. MY WARRANTY IS UP AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS REFUSED TO REIMBURSE ME, EITHER FULLY OR PARTIALLY, FOR THE COST OF REPLACEMENT. THERE WAS A CANADIAN RECALL FOR THE SAME MODEL OF CAR, BUT I CANNOT FIND ANY INFORMATION ON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE POWER STEERING UNITS OF THE US AND CANADIAN MODELS SUCH THAT NOT HAVING A US RECALL WOULD BE JUSTIFIED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. IT IS NOT ONLY UNFAIR FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE TO PAY FOR EXPENSIVE REPAIRS FOR A RELATIVELY NEW VEHICLE, IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK THAT SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

06/13/2012
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 03/27/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA53P38S******
Summary

THIS CAR HAS A SAFETY DEFECT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL ..THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES OUT OF CONTROL ..STARTING AT 50MPH VERY SCARY.. TODAY I WENT ONLINE TO READ AT LEST 20 COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME STEERING ISSUE..THIS IS VERY SERIOUS ..PLEASE PROVE ME WRONG..1 COMPLAINT I READ THE MAN STATED THAT HE HAD HIS STEERING WHEEL CHANGED 3 TIMES AND IT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.. MAJOR DEFECT...PLEASE HELP ME TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER.. YOU CAN USE MY CAR AS AN EXAMPLE TO TEST ..PLEASE ! I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT ..I HAVE BEEN DRIVING SINCE 1975...ALL MAKE OF CAR.. CHEVY IS MY FAVORITE.. THE HHR IS THE WORST IN SAFETY PERFORMANCE.. IT IS NOT SAFE FOR PEOPLE TO KEEP PASSING THIS BRAND OF CAR AROUND BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT IN THE STEERING.. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR 3 MONTH IT CAME WITH LOW MILES.. AND ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS I READ TODAY HAD LOW MILEAGE..PEOPLE ARE PASSING THESE CARS OFF BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE STEERING WHICH IS A MAJOR SAFETY DEFECT . HOW DID THIS CAR PASSED SAFETY INSPECTION.. OR WAS IT TESTED FOR SAFETY AT ANY TIME PROVE ME WRONG ?????? FEED BACK PLEASE..... *TR

05/17/2012
Components: POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 07/28/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN JUNE OF 2008. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 17 TIMES WITH ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THE BRAKES HAVE QUITE WORKING CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR THE CAR HAS SHUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND WHEN IT RAINS REALLY HARD THE CAR WILL NOT START IT DRAINS MY BRAND NEW BATTERY I GOT THE CAR FROM BOB STEEL CHEVROLET IN COCCA FL THEY KEPT TELLING ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO I CALLED A LAWYER AND GM MOTORS DECIDED TO GIVE ME 10% OF THE CAR AND THEY NEVER FIXED THE CAR THIS IT THE 4TH BATTERY BECAUSE IT IS DRAINING THEM SO MUCH THERE NO GOOD GM MOTORS TOLD ME THEY WERE GOING TO LABEL THE CAR AS A LEMON BUT BECAUSE I BOUGHT IT USED THEY WEREN'T GOING TO BUY IT BACK THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE 2007 HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BUT BECAUSE THIS WAS A 2008 AND NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL TO JUST DEAL WITH IT I DON'T KNOW WHAT LEST TO DO PLEASE HELP. *TR

05/13/2012
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 04/26/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING GOES OUT AT RANDOM TIMES. IS NOT RELATED TO SPEED, OR EVEN BEING USED AT THE TIME. CAN BE AT A FULL STOP AND THE POWER STEERING WILL STOP WORKING AND THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE COMES ON THE DASH. TURNING OFF CAR AND RESTARTING WILL GET IT WORKING AGAIN, BUT MAY GO RIGHT BACK OUT WITHIN MINUTES, APPARENTLY FOR NO OBVIOUS REASON. HAPPENED TO ME 3 TIMES IN A ONE MILE TRIP. AND THIS IS A REPEATED OCCURRENCE. VEHICLE IS VERY HARD TO STEER WHEN THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. DOING ONLINE RESEARCH HAS SHOW THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND THAT REPLACEMENT OF THE POWER STEERING MOTOR USUALLY FIXES THE PROBLEM. SAME AS WITH THE BELOW MENTIONED PROBLEMS WITH THE CHEVROLET COBALT. RECALL. NUMBER 10023. THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL ON THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THE EXACT SAME PART ON THE CHEVROLET COBALT. I BELIEVE THE HHR SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THIS RECALL. THIS CAN POTENTIALLY BE A VERY DEADLY PROBLEM DEPENDING ON CIRCUMSTANCES. HOW ME DEATHS OR INJURIES DOES IT TAKE FOR CHEVROLET TO DO THE RIGHT THING FOR ALL AFFECTED OWNERS OF FAULTY COMPONENTS? *TR

05/09/2012
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 04/15/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA53P68S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION BECAME STUCK AS HE ATTEMPTED TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 7/26/12 *CN

05/04/2012
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 04/03/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA33P78S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AT A SPEED OF 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIR. THE RECENT FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 59,000.

05/03/2012
Components: POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 04/15/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE DECREASED IN SPEED DESPITE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE TRACTION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NINE TIMES. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE FUSE BOX THE WIRING HOUSING AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

04/20/2012
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,WHEELS
Incident Date: 08/01/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA23D28S******
Summary

WHEN BRAKING TO COME TO A STOP THE BRAKES/WHEELS SHUTTER AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY. *JS

04/20/2012
Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Incident Date: 03/01/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA23D28S******
Summary

OUR HHR'S LOCK/LATCH SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY ON 4/18/2012. WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS IN MARCH 2012 AND HAD OUR MECHANIC LOOK AT IT, BUT HE COULDN'T GET THE PROBLEM TO DUPLICATE, SO HE CLEANED THE KEY LOCK AND LUBED IT. THE CAR IS PERMANENTLY LOCKED. WE DON'T HAVE A KEY LACENTRY ON THIS VEHICLE, IT IS A MANUAL LOCK. WE NOW HAVE TO INCUR A LOCK SMITH AND/OR TOWING BILL + A REPAIR BILL FOR THE MECHANIC TO FIX WHAT HE BELIEVES IS A FAILURE/BREAKDOWN OF THE LATCH SYSTEM. WE HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT WE'RE NOT SURE IF THE WARRANTY COVERS THIS PART; EVEN IF THEY DO WE STILL HAVE A $100 DEDUCTIBLE. *JS

04/09/2012
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 11/09/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D08S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. UPDATED 5/11/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED SIX TIMES. UPDATED 05/22/12

04/07/2012
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 04/06/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D78S******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING ON A FREEWAY OVERPASS AT ABOUT 15 MPH WHEN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED THE MESSAGE, "POWER STEERING." THE STEERING WHEEL ALL BUT LOCKED UP AND IT WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE THE CAR THOUGH I FOUND A WAY TO GO ON THE FREEWAY AND EXIT AT THE FIRST CHANCE I HAD. I CALLED MY MECHANIC FIRST WHO SAID HE WANTED TO SEE THE VEHICLE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I TOLD HIM I HAVE A AAA MEMBERSHIP AND HE SUGGESTED I HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO AVOID FURTHER DAMAGE SINCE HE DID NOT YET KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. I HAD THE HHR TOWED TO THE MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME AFTER A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY; WAS DOING THIS INTERMITTENTLY AT THIS POINT BUT DID IT AT RANDOM TODAY. GIVEN THE FACT THIS PROBLEM CANNOT BE PREDICTED AND THE RESULTING SAFETY ISSUES, I AUTHORIZED THE MECHANIC TO MAKE THE REPAIR ONCE HE RECEIVED THE PART. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND SEE THIS STEERING PROBLEM PRESENTS ITSELF IN THE 2008 HHR AT APPROXIMATELY 38K MILES WHICH IS HOW MANY MILES I HAVE ON IT; THE PROBLEM CAME UP AS IF LIKE CLOCKWORK. I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR WORK SINCE THERE ARE UNDER 40K MILES ON THE CAR. IS THERE ANY PLAN FOR CHEVROLET TO CALL A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM SO WE CAN EITHER HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE AT GM'S EXPENSE OR FOR THOSE OF US THAT MADE THE REPAIRS ON OUR OWN TO HAVE A REIMBURSEMENT? MY REPAIRS ARE GOING TO BE $400+. I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR UNLESS THE REPAIRS ARE MADE. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT MY OPTIONS ARE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THANKS. *TR

03/28/2012
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 03/26/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GCDA85D98S******
Summary

OPENED CAR DOOR. SAT IN SEAT. PUT KEY IN IGNITION STARTED CAR. TURNED IGNITION TO OFF TO STOP MOTOR.TURNED KEY TO ON (NOT STARTING MOTOR) ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS DIED. HAD NO ACCESS TO REAR HATCH TO CHECK BATTERY (ELECTRIC LATCH RELEASE). COULD NOT REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION IN OFF POSITION. FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING ON LINE THIS IS A COMMON KNOWN ISSUE THAT CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF AND HAD ALREADY HAS A REPLACEMENT PART FOR. WENT BACK TO THE CAR ON 03/27/2012 TO REMOVE PERSONAL ITEMS PRIOR TO A TOW TO DEALERSHIP. TRIED STARTING THE CAR. IT STARTED UP OK. DROVE THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND LEFT IT THERE OVER NIGHT FOR EARLY BIRD SERVICE. CALLED THIS MORNING, 03/28/2012 AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE ASSOCIATE THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ANS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS DEAD WHEN THEY WENT TO MOVE IT. SERVICE DEPARTMENT CALLED ME AY 3PM TO LET ME KNOW THAT MY ASSESSMENT OF THE BAD IGNITION CYLINDER WAS CORRECT AND WHAT THE CHARGES WOULD BE.

03/23/2012
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 01/01/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D98S******
Summary

THE POWER STEERING FAILS. THERE IS NO WARNING AND IT HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED AND ANY DRIVING SITUATION. *TR

03/09/2012
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 03/07/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D58S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT IF THE HOUSING WAS DAMAGED, THAT WOULD ALSO HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THE KEYS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE FRONT WHEELS ON THE VEHICLE HAD ALSO SEIZED ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 43,000.

02/18/2012
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 04/01/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D38S******
Summary

WATER LEAKS IN DRIVER AND PASSANGER FLOORS. MOLD IN CAR. *TR

12/12/2011
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 11/15/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA53P88S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT INSERTED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION HOWEVER, HE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE KEY TO POWER THE VEHICLE ON. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 15,000.

11/27/2011
Components: STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
Incident Date: 01/14/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

AFTER DRIVING FOR MORE THAN 10-30 MIN, AT ANY SPEED BUT USUALLY AT OR ABOVE 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WOULD MALFUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY, STEERING/HANDLING BECAME DIFFICULT. FEELS LIKE IT'S OVER-CORRECTING OR IS ICE-SKATING AROUND THE LANE WHEN KEEPING THE WHEEL STRAIGHT. OCCASIONALLY HHR WILL BUCK WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, WOULD SLOW DOWN TO 55-65MPH AND STILL EXPERIENCE ROUGH BUCKING & POOR HANDLING. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP TO FIX WHAT I THOUGHT WAS AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE, THEY SAID THERE WERE NO OTHER PROBLEMS, BUT STILL EXPERIENCE THEM ALMOST DAILY. ALSO HAVE HAD TROUBLES REMOVING THE KEY FROM IGNITION AFTER SHIFTING THE CAR INTO PARK. *TR

10/18/2011
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 10/14/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA33PX85******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE IN THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WHICH SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,900.

10/16/2011
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 09/10/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA33P98S******
Summary

THE FIRST TIME THE POWER STEERING FAILED IN MY 2008 HHR, I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER OUT OF NOWHERE THERE WAS A WARNING SOUND AND THEN THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIT UP AND I HAD LOST ALL POWER STEERING. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS THERE WAS HEAVY TRAFFIC AND I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A RATHER TREACHEROUS HIGHWAY CURVE WITH FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC. I EVENTUALLY MADE WAY OFF FREEWAY, TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND THEN STARTED IT AGAIN. THIS SEEMED TO DO THE TRICK, FOR A SHORT TIME. SINCE THIS FIRST POWER STEERING LOSS, THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 7 OR 8 TIMES, AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH TOTAL POWER STEERING LOSS. THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE WE HAVE AND SINCE WE CANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE I AM FORCED TO DRIVE THIS SAFETY HAZARD. I AM WORRIED ABOUT LOSING CONTROL AND CRASHING POSSIBLY HURTING MY FAMILY AND/OR OTHERS. THIS HAS TO BE FIXED, THERE ARE TOO MANY PEOPLE DRIVING THE SAME MAKE/MODEL/YEAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT A FLUKE; I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON HAVING THIS ISSUE. *TR

10/10/2011
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 08/25/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA53P98S******
Summary

POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED AT 25-30 MPH. VEHICLE'S ONBOARD DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM DETECTED THE PROBLEM AS EVIDENCED BY WARNING CHIME AND DISPLAY OF "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO VERIFIED LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND DIAGNOSED A FAILURE OF THE ELECTRIC STEERING MOTOR, WHICH WAS REPLACED. *KB

08/21/2011
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 08/02/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA23D78S******
Summary

MY POWER STEERING ON MY 2008 CHEVY HHR THE SAME AS THE COBALT STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING, AND IT CAUSE ME TO RUN OFF THE ROAD. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO INJURY, BUT WHAT IF ??????? *TR

08/08/2011
Components: WHEELS
Incident Date: 08/06/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA63X18S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR SS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR RIMS ON THE VEHICLE ARE CRACKING NEXT TO THE VALVE STEM. THE CONTACT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

08/02/2011
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,EQUIPMENT
Incident Date: 08/19/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA23D78S******
Summary

I PURCHASED A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR IN 2009 WITH 40,000 MILES ON IT. I NOTICED BRAKING/SHAKING PROBLEM. DEALER FIXED IT THE DAY AFTER I BOUGHT IT. UNDER 500 MILES LATER, BRAKING/SHAKING STARTS AGAIN. DIFFERENT DEALER TURNS ROTORS TWO MORE TIMES. PADS ARE WEARING EVENLY, SO THE DEALER MECHANIC ADVISED ME TO PURCHASE AFTER-MARKET ROTORS AS THE OEM DO NOT APPEAR TO RESIST WARPING VERY WELL. WHEN THE DEALER'S MECHANIC RECOMMENDS PUTTING ON A NON-DEALER PART, THERE HAS GOT TO BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINEERING OF THE CAR OR THE INTEGRITY OF THE METAL IN THE ROTORS. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON PEOPLE TURNING AND RE-TURNING THESE ROTORS ALL OVER THE WEB, ULTIMATELY LEADING THEM TO REPLACE WITH NON-GM PARTS. *KB

07/25/2011
Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Incident Date: 07/29/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA53P98S******
Summary

REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED. (DOOR LOCK WOULD NOT RISE AND RELEASE. HAD TO BE MANUALLY PULLED UP.) REPLACED. OK SINCE THEN. 33,300 MILES. CURRENT MILES 44,200. *TR

07/25/2011
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Incident Date: 07/23/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA53P98S******
Summary

BOTH KEY FOBS BEGAN WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, FINALLY FAILING COMPLETELY. PROBLEM BEGAN AROUND 38,000 MILEAGE. COMPLETE FAILURE AROUND 40,000 MILEAGE. NOW KEY IN DOOR NO LONGER WORKS (ONLY ONE KEY ENTRY ON ENTIRE CAR) SO TAKING TO DEALER TOMORROW. MILEAGE AROUND 45,000. *TR

07/18/2011
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 04/19/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA23D28S******
Summary

STARTING APRIL 2011 MY CHEVY HHR HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ITS POWER STEERING. IT HAS TURNED OFF SEVERAL TIMES WHILE I WAS DRIVING. EACH TIME COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I DRIVE A LOT OF WINDING ROADS AND DO NOT FEEL SAFE DOING SO NOW. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY HHR. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF MY CAR FOR A FEW MINUTE BEFORE I CAN START IT BACK UP AND HAVE THE POWER STEERING WORK. IT IS NOW STARTING TO TURN OFF SEVERAL TIMES IN ONE DAY. I HAVE BEEN READING THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME VEHICLE. I FEAR THIS MAY RESULT IN ACCIDENTS THAT COULD BE AVOIDED IF IT IS RECALLED AND FIXED IN THE HHR. *KB

07/11/2011
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 03/01/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA23D08S******
Summary

I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT THE POWER STEERING IN MY CAR WOULD INTERMITTENLY FAIL ABOUT THREE OR FOUR MONTHS AGO. THE FIRST INSTANCE WAS WHEN I WAS TURNING MY WHEEL WHILE ENTERING INTO A PARKING LOT. THE CAR MADE A DINGING SOUND, THEN IN THE ODOMETER ARE IT READ "PWER STEERING." IT THEN BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICUIT TO TURN MY WHEEL. I STOPPED THE CAR, TURNED IT OFF, THEN RESTARTED IT AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. THEN A FEW WEEKS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN, BUT WHEN I TURNED IT OFF, STARTED, THEN RESTARTED, IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL JUST AS IT DID BEFORE. THIS CONTINUED ON FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, EACH TIME IT WOULD BE LESS AND LESS TIME BETWEEN INCIDENTS. NOW, I CAN'T EVEN GET TEN FEET OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY BEFORE I LOSE THE POWER STEERING FUNCTION. IT CONTINUES TO FUNCTION NORMALLY WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST STARTED, AND THEN FOR A SHORT DISTANCE, BUT EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR NOW, I HAVE NO USE OF MY POWER STEERING. *TT

07/11/2011
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 06/11/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13DX8S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A CHIME INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITH A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH DIFFICULTY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE POWER STEERING OPERATED NORMALLY FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TEN MINUTES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EIGHT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

06/27/2011
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 06/25/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF DUE TO THE KEY BEING STUCK IN THE IGNITION. IN ORDER TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF, THE CONTACT HAD TO ENGAGE THE CLUTCH AND MANUAL SHIFTER UNTIL IT STALLED. THE KEY STILL WOULD NOT REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE BATTERY DIED AS A RESULT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

06/15/2011
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 06/15/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D78S******
Summary

FOR THE THIRD TIME SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE, I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKE ROTORS TURNED DUE TO WARPING. HAD THE PADS REPLACED WITH LIFETIME PADS LAST YEAR. THE WOBBLE CAUSED BY THIS WARPING CAUSES DANGER TO DRIVER, PASSENGERS, AND OTHERS DUE TO DIFFICULTY IN CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE.

05/30/2011
Components: STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 08/30/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23DX8S******
Summary

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING TURNED ITSELF OFF MID TURN CAUSING A DRASTIC UNDERSTEERING LEADING THE VEHICLE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, UPON RESEARCH I FOUND THAT GM RECALLED THE EXACT SAME STEERING COMPONENTS THAT FAILED IN THE HHR IN OTHER GM VEHICLES BUT NOT THE HHR. IF THIS DOES NOT WARRANT SERIOUS INVESTIGATION WHAT DOES. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED EVERYTHING WAS FINE AS WE WERE DRIVING STRAIGHT, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING TURNED BACK ON MID-TURN CAUSING MY WIFE TO OVER TURN INTO SOMEONE'S FRONT LAWN, HAD ANYONE BEEN IN THE WAY THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAGIC. WE'VE BEEN LUCKY THIS FAR BUT AS WE ARE A LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLD WE DON'T HAVE THE MEANS TO PAY SOME DEALER TO FIX THIS AS THEY ALL SAY IT'S ON US THE OWNERS TO TAKE CARE OF EVEN THOUGH IT'S THE SAME DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT THAT WAS IN VEHICLES LIKE THE COBALT AND PONTIACS LINES, WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL ISSUED, THIS IS A SEVER DRIVING IMPAIRMENT THAT CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS AND GM DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE DUE TO IT'S AN ACCEPTABLE LOSS! NO LIFE IS AN ACCEPTABLE LOSS, PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AS THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS INTO THIS SAME ISSUE IN THE RESEARCH I PREFORMED, BY THE WAY, WHY IS IT GM CANADA ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS PART FOR THE HHR AND NOT THE US BRANCH? OUR HHR IS A 2008 WITH 66000 MILES ON IT AND THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IS THE ISSUE.

05/29/2011
Components: STEERING,SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 05/19/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D68S******
Summary

I OWN A 2008 CHEVY HHR LT. LAST YEAR I HAD THE ROTORS AND BRAKES REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE SHAKING IN STEERING WHILE COMING TO A STOP THIS THEN HELPED WITH THE PROBLEM THEN RECENTLY THE SHAKING CAME BACK I COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT MY BRAKES AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE SERVICED AGAIN. THEN RECENTLY MY POWER STEERING WOULD GO OUT WHILE DRIVING I CHECKED ONLINE AND NOTICED THAT ALOT OF HHR OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE AND I THINK GMC NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE AND TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

04/24/2011
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 04/19/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23P78S******
Summary

I HAD JUST BOUGHT A CHEVY HHR LT THAT HAD 30,000 MILES ON IT FROM THE FORD DEALERSHIP ( THIS WAS A TRADE IN). WHEN I GOT HOME WITH THE CAR, THE FRONT END MADE A JIGGLING SOUND. I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING STABILIZER SHAFT LINK AND STEERING COLUMN , THANK GOD THIS WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TR

02/23/2011
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 02/22/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D28S******
Summary

I LIVE IN DELTONA, FL AND DROVE TO PALM BAY, FL FROM HOME AND GOT OUT OF MY CAR, RETURNED TO IT A FEW MINUTES LATER AND STARTED IT WITH THE KEY FOB AND GOT IN AND THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. HAD TO LET THE CAR TURN ITSELF OFF AND TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO TURN THE KEY. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT LOCKED, I WALKED TO A NEARBY FIRESTONE DEALER WHO KINDLY AGREED TO LET A TECHNICIAN COME OVER TO MY CAR AND TRY TO TURN THE KEY, HE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AS WELL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL THE STEERING WHEEL INTO THE LOCKED POSITION HOWEVER WAS STILL UNABLE TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO TOW ME TO THE NEAREST CHEVY DEALERSHIP, IN MELBOURNE, FL. THIS DEALERSHIP WOULDN'T EVEN TELL ME IF THEY HAD THE PART IN STOCK TO REPLACE IT SO THAT I COULD DRIVE HOME THEY TOLD ME TO PAY TO BE TOWED AND LET THEM LOOK AT IT AND SEE WHAT THE ISSUE REALLY WAS. I WENT ONLINE AND SAW THAT MANY OTHER HHR OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE AND THEY HAD SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO CORRECT IT, DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE TUMBLER WAS FROZEN. I WALKED TO A GAS STATION TO BY WAD-40 AND SPRAYED IT IN THE IGNITION HOLE AND UNLOCKED MY STEERING WHEEL ADJUSTMENT TO ALLOW ME TO PULL IT UP AND DOWN AS QUICKLY AND AS HARD AS I COULD TO GET THE TUMBLER TO FREE ITSELF UP, TO NO AVAIL. 1.5 HOURS AFTER THE ISSUE BEGAN THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER SHOWED UP AND ASKED ME WHAT WAS WRONG AND I TOLD HIM HE COULD TRY AND HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE KEY TO TURN. I DROVE BACK HOME THE 1.5 HOURS AND MY HUSBAND IS ORDERING A REPLACEMENT PIECE TO INSTALL. WHY SHOULD WE PAY TO REPLACE THIS PIECE WHEN THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO SO MANY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL? *TR

02/18/2011
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 01/01/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE EITHER A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE ALL POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

02/15/2011
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 02/15/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

2008 CHEVY HHR WITH INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURE. CHEVY COBALT HAD A RECALL ON THE SAME POWER STEERING MOTOR HHR USES, WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON HHR???!!! *TR

02/15/2011
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 01/31/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY HHR, AND HAVE HAD TO DO QUITE A BIT OF RESEARCH TO FIND OUT WHAT THE REAL ISSUE HERE IS. THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON OTHER WEB SITES ABOUT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT GOING OUT EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES. THE PROBLEM IS, THAT NO DEALERSHIP CAN SEEM TO DIAGNOSE THE "CLUNKING" NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL AND STEERING COLUMN. HOWEVER THE FEW SHOPS THAT HAVE FIGURED IT OUT ARE HAVING TO RE-REPLACE THE PART CONSTANTLY. GM HAS RE-DESIGNED THE PART FOR OTHER VEHICLES BUT NOT THE HHR. MINE HAS BEEN REPLACED EVERY 10,000 MILES, 4 TIMES NOW AND IT WEARS OUT AFTER ABOUT 10K. GM SHOULD CREATE A BETTER ONE FOR THE HHR AND OFFER A RECALL SINCE THEIR PART IS DEFECTIVE. *TR

01/03/2011
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 11/30/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D58S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING POWER FAILED CAUSING LIMITED STEERING CAPABILITIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS FAULTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THE PART WAS PART OF A RECALL FOR ANOTHER MODEL BUT NOT FOR HER PARTICULAR YEAR VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,849 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

12/27/2010
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 02/05/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

VERY ROUGH FRONT END VIBRATION AND DIFFICULTY STEERING WHILE BRAKING AT SPEEDS OVER 50MPH. DEALER TURN ROTORS BUT CAME BACK AFTER A FEW THOUSAND MILES. *TR

12/18/2010
Components: STEERING,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Incident Date: 10/22/2010
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Summary

MY 2008 HHR LOOSES POWER STEERING WHILE TURNING, THEN SUDDENLY RETURNS POWER CAUSING TO OVERSTEER. THIS IS A SEVER SAFETY ISSUE AS IT IS A COME AND GO TYPE PROBLEM,I DO NOT DRIVE DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER FEARING BODY DAMAGE TO PERSONS AND VEHICLES OTHER THAN MYSELF. I HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER ONLY TO BE TOLD WE CAN NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM AS IT IS INTERMITTENT. ALSO THE TIRE PRESSURE DISPLAY IS ON EVEN THO ALL TIRE PRESSURE IS CORRECT, NOT SURE IF THEY ARE RELATED TO "ELECTRIC" POWER STEERING. WOULD LIKE THIS AS A RECORD IF ANY PERSONS ARE INJURED OR WORSE KILLED DUE TO THE POSSIBLE SHORT CIRCUIT IN POWERSTEERING. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO LEAVE THE VEHICLES AT HOME AFTER SPENDING ALL THEIR MONEY ON THEM FOR THIS TO BE A RECALL? *TR

12/09/2010
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 11/30/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D58S******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, SHE NOTICED THE POWER STEERING WARNING ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL AND THE STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 87,800. UPDATED 02/03/11*LJ THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL BY HER MECHANIC. HOWEVER, WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, SHE WAS INFORMED THE RECALL WAS NOT FOR HER VEHICLE, BUT FOR OTHER MODELS. UPDATED 04/21/11

12/03/2010
Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Incident Date: 12/02/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23P46S******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 72,400.

08/18/2010
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 12/30/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D48S******
Summary

BRAKES SHUDDER IN FRONT WHEN MODERATE APPLICATION AT HIGHWAY SPEED 120KPH - DEALER FIX IS HAVING ROTORS MACHINED BUT EVERY TIME THEY DO THAT THEY GET THINNER AND HEAT UP QUICKER THEREFORE WARP QUICKER. THIS TIME THEY HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS AND MACHINED REAR DRUM BECAUSE I LITERALLY HAD TO YOU USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP ON THE HIGHWAY TO GET BACK HOME FROM OUR TRIP. I'M A LICENSED MECHANIC AND HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH POOR PERFORMANCE IN BRAKES, MY SOLUTION WOULD BE TO INSTALL DISC BRAKES ON THE REAR AXLE TO IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE IN BRAKING. THIS PROBLEM STARTED AT SINCE CAR WAS PURCHASED 2008 FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS AT 5K (KM) NEW ROTORS WERE PUT IN AT 45K (KM). PLEASE RECALL THESE BRAKES. *TR

07/13/2010
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 04/04/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA23P28S******
Summary

VERY ROUGH FRONT END VIBRATION AND DIFFICULTY STEERING WHILE BRAKING DOWNHILL. THIS FIRST NOTICED AND NOTIFIED MY DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP CUT MY ROTORS "DUE TO WARPING". *TR

07/13/2010
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 06/30/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA23P28S******
Summary

VERY ROUGH FRONT END VIBRATION AND DIFFICULTY STEERING WHILE BRAKING DOWNHILL. THIS IS THE "SECOND TIME" THIS HAS OCCURED AND I NOTIFIED MY DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP RE-CUT MY ROTORS "DUE TO RUST ON ROTORS". *TR

06/26/2010
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 06/25/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA53P28S******
Summary

I HAVE A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR THAT HAS THE IDENTICAL POWER STEERING SYSTEM AS THE COBALT THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED, HOWEVER GM HAS NOT RECALLED THE HHR FOR SOME REASON. I AM NOW HAVING THE IDENTICAL PROBLEMS WITH MY CHEVY HHR POWER STEERING AS REPORTED WITH THE COBALT. IN THE PAST FEW DAYS THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED 6 TIMES, INCLUDING ONCE ON A HIGHWAY, TRAVELING 55 MILES AN HOUR BETWEEN SEMIS. IT WAS QUITE SCARY. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND ASKED THAT THEY CHECK THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND IT WAS THERE AT THE JIFFY LUBE THAT I WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAR DID NOT TAKE POWER STEERING FLUID AND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON SOME CHEVYS FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE HEARD NOTHING ABOUT THE HHR BUT I SEE FROM SEARCHING THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE LIKE ME POSTING BLOGS AND COMMENTS ABOUT THEIR PROBLEM. *TR

06/23/2010
Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Incident Date: 01/16/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D08S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, ALL FIVE DOORS AND LATCHES WOULD NOT REMAIN CLOSED. AT TIMES WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 55 MPH, THE DOOR WOULD INDEPENDENTLY SWING OPEN. ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE TRAVELING WITH A CHILD PASSENGER IN A CHILD RESTRAINT, THE DOOR CLOSEST TO THE CHILD INDEPENDENTLY SWUNG OPEN. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WOULD HAVE TO USE A ROPE TO HOLD THE DOORS CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS OR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN.

06/23/2010
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 06/15/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA53P98S******
Summary

I PURCHASED A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR IN MAY OF 2009. THE VEHICLE HAS OVERHEATED 4 TIMES IN A YEAR. THE RADIATOR AND CYLINDER HEADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND I CAN NOT BE GUARANTEED THAT IS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN BY THE DEALERSHIP. THEY HAVE ADMITTED IT IS AN UNSEEN SITUATION, BUT THEY ARE UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. *TR

06/14/2010
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 06/14/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GCDA35P68S******
Summary

TOP HALF OF MANUAL SHIFTER KNOB CAME OFF WHILE SHIFTING GEARS FROM 2ND TO 3RD. *TR

06/12/2010
Components: STEERING,SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 06/10/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

CHEVROLET HHR IS NOT LISTED ON THIS SITE! PLEASE UPDATE YOUR VEHICLE LISTING. MY 2008 CHEVROLET HHR IS HAVING SEVERAL PROBLEMS, IT CONTAINS THE SAME POWER STEERING PUMP AS THE CHEVY COBALT WHICH WAS RECALLED YET NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE CHEVY HHR. SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE COBALT. POWER STEERING FAILURE MESSAGE ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION DISPLAY. PLEASE HELP. CHEVROLET IS TAKING THE CHEAP WAY OUT AND PUTTING LIVES AT RISK. *TR

05/27/2010
Components: STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 04/30/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23PX8S******
Summary

BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AND THE CAR WOULD SHAKE WITH SUCH A SEVERE FORCE CONTROLLING THE CAR WAS VERY HARD. AFTER THE DEALER REPLACED FOUR SETS, BEFORE THE CAR HAD 50,000 MILES ON IT, THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKE PADS WERE WORN OUT AND THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN AGAIN. JUST BEFORE THE LAST ROTORS WERE, REPLACED THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WOULD CEASE WORKING AND EFFECTIVELY HINDER OUR ABILITY TO STEER THE CAR. THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IS STILL A PROBLEM DAILY AT DIFFERENT TIMES. I AM GOING TO CHECK INTO THE REPAIR PROCESS SOON. I FEEL THAT THIS PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY THE ROTORS WARPING AND SHAKING THE FRONT END EQUIPMENT OF THE HHR. IN CLOSING, I REPLACED THE PADS AND THEY WERE NOT WORN OUT. I KEPT THEM FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. *TR

05/13/2010
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 05/13/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D58S******
Summary

CARRO HHR 2008 CUANDO LAS PUERTAS DEL VEHICULO ESTAN ENTRE ABIRTAS ME INDICA EL TABLERO QUE ESTAN CERRADAS. EL SENSOR DEL TABLERO SE APAGA CUANDO LAS PUERTAS TIENEN UNO 2 A 5 CM ABIERTAS. *TR

05/11/2010
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 05/10/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) HI, [XXX] , I HAVE A HHR FROM CHEVROLET, IT HAS ALL THE SAME POWER STEERING ISSUES THAN COBALT AND PONTIAC G5, THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUES, ME AND A THOUSANDS OF OWNERS OF HHRS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS, POWER STEERING SUDDENLY JUST WENT OFF AND IS VERY HARD TO STEER, I HAVE TO TURN OFF MY CAR AND THEN TURN ON TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM, BUT SUDDENLY AFTER 8 TO 15 MINUTES OCCURS AGAIN AND IT IS DANGEROUS, BECAUSE THE STEERING IS VERY HARD TO STEER, I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND I KNOW THE POWER STEERING IS THE SAME AS A G5 AND COBALT, WHY THE HHR WAS NOT INCLUDED? CAN YOU PLEASE PROVIDE ME SOME RESPONSE? [XXX] *TR

05/10/2010
Components: STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 05/07/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

MY 2008 HHR HAS 45000 MILES AND IS A YEAR AND HALF OLD. THE IGNITION LOCKED UP AND I CAN PLACE MY KEY INTO THE IGNITION BUT NOT TURN ON. I CALLED ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE AND SINCE I HAVE MORE MILES THAN THE WARRANTY, I HAVE TO PAY OVER $600 TO GET A PROBLEM FIXED THAT SEEMS TO HAPPEN TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. I WAS A CHEVY GUY, HOWEVER I KNOW NOW THAT SINCE MANY ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE TO PAY FOR IT THEMSELVES. I WILL NEVER PAY ANOTHER CHEVY. POOR QUALITY AND POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. *TR

04/21/2010
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 02/15/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D78S******
Summary

THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2008 CHEVROLET HHR FAILS OFTEN. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THEN MY POWER STEERING IS GONE. THIS HAPPENS SOMETIMES SEVERAL TIMES A DAY AND THEN WILL NOT HAPPEN SOMETIMES FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THERE IS NO PARTICULAR TIME IT HAPPENS. SOMETIMES I AM JUST DRIVING ALONG AND IT HAS EVEN HAPPENED WHEN I AM STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. *TR

04/15/2010
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 04/11/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA73X48S******
Summary

CLUTCH PEDAL STICKING TO FLOOR BOARD, CANNOT GET VEHICLE INTO REVERSE GEAR. CLUTCH PEDAL STARTS FEELING SQUISHY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN PEDAL WILL STICK TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE CLUTCH WILL BE FULLY ENGAGED. HAVE TO MANUALLY PULL PEDAL UP WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF TO USE CLUTCH AGAIN. REVERSE GEAR GRINDS AND WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR AROUND THE SAME TIME THE CLUTCH PEDAL STARTS ACTING UP. *TR

04/13/2010
Components: STEERING,SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 03/24/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA53P78S******
Summary

I ALSO OWN A 2008 CHEVY HHR LT THAT IS LOADED. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW AND CURRENTLY HAVE 39,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD ALL OF THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS AND GM REPLACED SOME OF THEM. GM INSTALLED A NEW INTERMEDIATE STEERING COLUMN, DRAG LINKS,TURNED ROTORS 4 TIMES AND RIGHT SIDE UPPER BALL JOINT. AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE BRAKES ONCE AGAIN WENT TO HELL IN A HAND BASKET. I ORDERED A SET OF RACING ROTORS AND CERAMIC BRAKES, THIS CURED THE BRAKE PROBLEM. AT 37,000 MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND IT WAS THE CAM SENSOR. I REPLACED THE SENSOR AND RESET THE LIGHT AND IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I REALLY LIKE THE VEHICLE, BUT GM NEEDS TO DO THEIR HOMEWORK AND DO MORE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. *TR

04/13/2010
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 04/12/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GTCS19Z7P0******
Summary

I TOOK CAR INTO DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT'S STALLING IN TRAFFIC REPEATEDLY WHEN I AM TRYING TO COME TO A STOP AND EVEN ONCE WHEN JUST DRIVING. I TOOK IT IN AND THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS AND DIAGNOSTICS WEREN'T REPORTING ANY PROBLEMS. THEY RELEASED VEHICLE THAT NEXT DAY AND IT STALLED ON ME IN LOT. THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO STALL YET IT HAPPENED WITHIN FIVE MIN OF ME PICKING IT UP. I THEN TOOK IT BACK THEY KEPT IT FOR THE WEEKEND. RELEASED IT BACK TO ME AFTER I WAS TOLD IT HAD STALLED ONCE BUT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS. I CONTACTED G.M CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEN THE DEALERSHIP WHEN I GOT THE REPORT STATED IT HESITATED AND WHEN I ASKED WHY THEY PUT THAT DOWN AND NOT THAT IT HAD STALLED LIKE THE KATHY HAD TOLD ME ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS IT HAD DONE, THEY REFUSED TO ANSWER ME. THE CAR STILL STALLS IN TRAFFIC AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT. I WILL NO LONGER TAKE IT HERE. I JUST WANT MY CAR TO BE SAFE WHERE I WON'T GET HIT DOING UTURNS INTO TRAFFIC LIKE I ALMOST HAVE BEEN WITH MY BABY THE DAY I PICKED UP VEHICLE. I HAVE TO PUT IT IN PARK TO START IT OVER AGAIN. I CAN'T DO THAT ON THIS BUSY HWY I LIVE ON WITH TRAFFIC COMING AT ME AS FAST AS IT DOES IN THIS CITY. *TR

04/06/2010
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 01/01/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA73X48S******
Summary

2008 HHR SS 5 SPEED, CLUTCH IS STICKING TO THE FLOOR BOARDS, TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO GEARS ALL THE TIME. SERIOUS DRIVELINE NOISES AND VEHICLE SOUNDS LIKE A CAN ROLLING DOWN A HILL IN THE WIND WHEN RUNNING. *TR

03/17/2010
Components: SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN,WHEELS
Incident Date: 03/01/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

WE OWN A 2008 HHR AND IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE . FIRST WHEN WE PURCHASED THE CAR IN DEC 2008 IT HAD 23,000 MILES ON IT. TWO MONTHS AFTER WE GOT THE CAR WE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT ROTORS ON IT AND AFTER FIGHTING WITH GM THEY AGREED TO PAY FOR THE ROTORS. AT THIS TIME THEY TOLD US THAT THE CAR NEEDED NEW TIRES AND A FRONT END ALIGNMENT AT 26,000 MILES . THEN JUST TWO MONTHS AGO AT 61,000 MILES IT HAD A RUMBLING NOISE IN THE FRONT END ,THE DRIVETRAIN WAS STILL UNDER WARRENTY.THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE RIGHT SIDE AXLE BEARING WAS BAD AND THEY REPLACED IT,AND ALSO AT THIS TIME THEY TOLD US THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST TO US OF OVER $400.00 . JUST LAST WEEK THE RUMBLING NOISE RETURNED , I RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY TOLD US THAT THIS THE LEFT AXLE BEARING WAS BAD, WARRANTY ALSO COVERED THIS REPAIR. ALSO THEY SAID THAT THE CAR NEEDED THE FRONT ROTORS TURNED AND NEW BRAKE PADS ON IT .MY WIFE HIT A POTHOLE ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO AND BENT THE WHEEL . COST TO REPLACE THE WHEEL WAS $150.00 . WHEN I ROTATED THE TIRES AS PER GMS ADVICE I NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT WAS LEAKING ,AND AS WELL AS THE LEFT REAR SHOCK ABSORBER. THE ONLY THING I LIKE ABOUT THIS CAR WAS ITS LOOKS. SO NEXT WEEK WE ARE GOING TO BUY A FORD FOCUS.. ITS NO WONDER GM HAD TO HAVE THE GOVERNMENT BAIL THEM OUT... *TR

03/10/2010
Components: STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 02/15/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA53P18S******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. ALSO IN A SEPARATE INCIDENT , WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A U-TURN TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 8 MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT HAD APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. MOMENTS LATER THE POWER STEERING NO LONGER FUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR BOTH INCIDENTS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT NEITHER FAILURE COULD BE REPRODUCED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 56000.

03/02/2010
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 02/28/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA53P68S******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SHE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN REVERSE, THE SIDE PASSENGER CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE SEAT BELT WAS PULLED SO TIGHT AND THE DRIVER WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT HIT ANYONE NOR WAS IT STRUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THERE WAS NO DIAGNOSIS WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE GM MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND IS INVESTIGATING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY TAKEN INTO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,430.

02/18/2010
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 02/02/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA33D38S******
Summary

2008 HHR-CHEVROLET. MANUAL TRANSMISSION. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE TOP HALF OF THE GEAR SHIFT KNOB CAME OFF AND FELL INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR AND UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL. I WAS JUST EXTREMELY LUCKY IT WAS EARLY IN THE MORNING AND I WAS IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE WHERE I COULD DOWN SHIFT TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO REMOVE THE TOP OF THE KNOB. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER TO BRING IT IN HE SAID THERE WAS SOMEBODY STANDING RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

12/28/2009
Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Incident Date: 09/22/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D08S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE DRIVER-SIDE AND PASSENGER-SIDE REAR DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK FROM THE INSIDE AND SOMETIMES FROM THE OUTSIDE. HE HAS TO CLIMB OVER THE CENTER CONSOLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND THE LEFT FRONT DOOR LATCH WERE REPLACED. ALSO THE LUBRICATION WAS APPLIED TO THE DOOR LATCHES AND LOCK RODS. NEITHER OF THESE REPAIRS HAVE REMEDIED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,091.

12/26/2009
Components: POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 12/26/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA53P78S******
Summary

2008 CHEVY HHR, STALL 5 TIMES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, NO HAZARD LIGHT TO WARNED OTHER DRIVERS OF VEHICLE PRESENT. *TR

12/14/2009
Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Incident Date: 11/10/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA53P88S******
Summary

RIGHT REAR DOOR LOCK INOP. *TR

12/11/2009
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
Incident Date: 09/01/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA63X48S******
Summary

MY MOTHER EXPERIENCED SHAKING AND PULLING TO THE SIDE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. I TOLD HER TO TAKE IT TO CHEVY FOR REPAIRS. THEY PUT NEW ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS ON THE CAR AT MY EXPENSE. I AM A MECHANIC AND IT IS NOT NORMAL FOR THE FRICTION PAD TO BE MISSING ON THE BRAKES, THAT IS A PART FAILURE NOT WEAR AND TEAR. I HAVE THE PARTS TAKEN OFF MY CAR IN SEPTEMBER WHEN THE REPAIR OCCURRED, THAT PROVES MY STATEMENT. TWO MONTHS LATER THIS SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING AGAIN. I CONTACTED CHEVY AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I FEEL THE NEW ROTORS ARE WARPED. ALSO I HAVE COMPLAINED TO CHEVY SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST STARTED THE BRAKES ARE HARD. IF A SMALL CHILD WALKS OUT THERE COULD BE A FATALITY DUE TO THIS FAILURE. I AM IN THE MILITARY AND LIVE ON POST WITH MANY YOUNG CHILDREN AND THE SIDEWALK GOES BY MY HOUSE. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE BRAKES BEING HARD UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE MADE BY OTHER OWNERS OF THE CHEVY HHR'S. *TR

12/09/2009
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 12/08/2009
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Summary

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR GETTING OFF THE INTERSTATE WHEN SHE HYDROPLANED SHE HIT THE CEMENT WALL AT ABOUT 35-40MPH HEAD ON PUSHED THE BUMPER BACK ABOUT 6-8 IN NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IS THIS RIGHT? *TR

09/24/2009
Components: VISIBILITY
Incident Date: 08/21/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D88S******
Summary

BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE BUMPED INTO PEDESTRIAN THAT WAS IN VEHICLE'S BLIND SPOT. *TR

09/24/2009
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 12/21/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D78S******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR BUMPER PAINT WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT IN ORDER TO PREVENT CORROSION, RUNNING BOARDS NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 21000.

09/10/2009
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 08/27/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D38S******
Summary

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR.THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, SHE STRUCK A SMALL PIECE OF DEBRIS FROM THE ROAD, WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY PUNCTURED THE TRANSFER CASE. AS A CONSEQUENCE THE RISK OF VEHICLE CRASH WAS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT BECAUSE THE SHIELD WAS MISSING, THE DEBRIS WAS ABLE TO PUNCTURE THE TRANSFER CASE. THE TRANSMISSION, GASKET, AND TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,031- UPDATED 10/09/09 *CN UPDATED 10/16/09

08/27/2009
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 08/05/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D18S******
Summary

IGNITION LOCK ASSEMBLY FAILED AND CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF - KEY WAS STUCK IN THE "ON" POSITION. *TR

08/20/2009
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 08/19/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA53PX8S******
Summary

IGNITION SWITCH LOCKED. *TR

08/17/2009
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 08/16/2009
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GCDA35P18S******
Summary

MY VEHICLE WAS HIT BROADSIDE SQUARELY ON THE DRIVERS DOOR. VEHICLES TRAVELING ABOUT 25-30 MPH. DURING COLLISION DRIVERS HEAD STRUCK DOOR FRAME. THE SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET. *TR

07/31/2009
Components: AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,TIRES,SEATS,SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
Incident Date: 07/08/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA63X58S******
Summary

2008 HHR SS FAULTY BRAKES FROM COLD START. EXCESSIVE FRONTAL BRAKE DUST. SERVICED AT 2000 MILES. SERVICED AGAIN AT 17,000 MILES NEEDING NEW BRAKES.DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS IS NORMAL CONDITION. MY SS MODEL HAS 2 DIFFERENT FRONT SEATS WHICH DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS IS NORMAL .SPEED CONTROL FLOATS,SLOW TO RESPOND..ORIGINALLY FROZE AT 70MPH. I DID RECEIVE A CITATION FOR SPEEDING CUZ OF MALFUNCTIONED. L/F /F AND R/F TIRE PRESSURE READINGS ARE REVERSED ACCORDING TO THE IP. VERY IRATE 30 YEAR GM EMPLOYEE WHO PAID CASH FOR THIS MESS. *TR

07/22/2009
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 02/12/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D38S******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL AND GEAR SHIFT WOULD LOCK. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH HER MODEL VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO RECALLS. GENERAL MOTORS ADVISED THE CONTACT TO DRIVE INTO A PARKING SPOT IN A STRAIGHT POSITION AND ENSURE THAT THE WHEELS WERE ALSO STRAIGHT. AFTERWARDS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO WIGGLE THE KEY. AFTER TEN MINUTES, SHE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ONCE SHE INSERTED THE KEY AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,377 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000. UPDATED 8/18/09 *CN THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER. UPDATED 08/21/09.*JB

06/30/2009
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 06/30/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA23D28S******
Summary

SO FAR IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE MY WIFE LEAVING WORK THE CAR STALLED. FIRST TIME HER SPEED WAS APROX. 40 MPH, 10 MINUTES INTO HER DRIVE. THE NEXT DAY WE TOOK THE 2008 CHEVY HHR TO THE DEALER IN CHINO CALIFORNIA ON FEB,26,2009 .THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS,AND COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. SECOND TIME HER SPEED WAS APROX, 35 MPH, 5 MINUTES INTO HER DRIVE. DATE JUNE 30,2009. BOTH TIMES SEE WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AND BOTH TIMES THE CAR STARTED RIGHT AWAY WITH NO INDICATION OF TROUBLE. *TR

05/19/2009
Components: SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 05/19/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

CAR WAS APPROX 4 MONTHS OLD AND BRAKES STARTED SQUEAKING-TOOK INTO DEALER-THEY TURNED THE ROTORS-FIXED FOR ABOUT 2 WKS - ITS BACK AGAIN AND NOW WHEN I APPLY BRAKES THE FRONT END OF THE CAR SHAKES VIOLENTLY. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. I'VE TRIED TO ENTER SEVERAL TIMES - IT WILL NOT TAKE IT. *TR

05/13/2009
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 05/11/2009
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D58S******
Summary

AFTER A SIDE COLLISION MY CAR ROLLED AND LANDED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. MY 2008 HHR LS HAS NO SIDE AIRBAGS, HOWEVER IT HAS DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS AND THESE DID NO DEPLOY EVEN THOUGH MY CAR ALSO HAS SUBSTANTIAL FRONTAL DAMAGE FROM THE ROLL. *TR

05/11/2009
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 01/10/2009
Crash: No
Fire: Yes
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D98S******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT UNIT MELTED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE TAIL LIGHT IS NEXT TO THE GAS TANK AND SHE IS CONCERNED ABOUT HER VEHICLE EXPLODING. THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

04/27/2009
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 09/27/2008
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA63X58S******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER SHE STARTS THE VEHICLE AND DRIVES FORWARD OR BACKWARDS, THERE IS NO BRAKING POWER. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO MOVE. SHE MUST PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH MUCH FORCE IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. ON ONE OCCASION, THE FAILURE CAUSED HER TO REAR-END ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST FOUR TIMES, BUT THEY CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER PROVIDED HER WITH A BROCHURE TO KEEP IN HER VEHICLE IN CASE OF A CRASH, WHICH STATED THAT SHE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING BRAKE FAILURE AND WAS NOT AT FAULT FOR THE CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,350.

04/18/2009
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 03/01/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA33PX8S******
Summary

TWICE IN THE FIRST 30000 MILES A PULSATING FEELING IN THE BRAKE PEDDLE HAD DEVELOPED. THE DEALER SAID THE FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED. THE FIX WAS TO TURN THE ROTORS. THE NEXT TIME THEY WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THIS NEED FOR BRAKE SERVICE EVERY 15,000 MILES IS NOT RIGHT. THE NEXT TIME THIS HAPPENS THE CAR WILL NOT BE UNDER WARRANTY AND WILL CAUSE ME TO INCUR A CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE. *TR

04/15/2009
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 02/17/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA53P98S******
Summary

GAUGE SHOWS YOU ARE GOING 120MPH, HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES, LAST FOR A FEW HOURS TO A FEW DAYS. NOT SAFE NOT KNOWING WHAT SPEED YOU ARE DRIVING. *TR

04/14/2009
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 07/14/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13DX8S******
Summary

I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY HHR. FOUR MONTHS AFTER RECEIVING THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WERE SQUEALING EXCESSIVELY. ADDITIONALLY, IT WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT WHEN STOPPING. I TOOK IT INTO VAL-MARK CHEVROLET, NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD REALLY FIND ANYTHING WRONG OTHER THAN THE FRONT PADS WERE WEARING UNEVENLY. THEY WERE REPLACED. IN DECEMBER OF 08, I TOOK MY CAR TO CHAMPION CHEVROLET, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY ADVISED THE BACK ROTORS WERE WARPED AND NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED. THAT WAS DONE. I HAVE JUST TAKEN MY CAR BACK IN TO VAL-MARK. NOW THE FRONT ROTORS ARE WARPED AND NEED TO BE RESURFACED. MR. JIM ROBINSON OF VAL-MARK SAYS THAT I WILL NEED TO PAY FOR THE RESURFACING. IT IS MY CONTENTION THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE COVERED. ADDITIONALLY, I FEEL RESURFACING IN ONLY PUTTING A BANDAID ON THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOW CHANGED POSITIONS AND STATES THAT THE FRONT PAD WERE NOT REPLACED FOR UNEVEN WARE, BUT ONLY AS A GOODWILL GESTURE. *TR

04/13/2009
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 02/09/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D18S******
Summary

POPPING, CRACKING, GRINDING SOUND AND CAR VIBRATING UPON APPLYING BRAKES. VERY HARD TO GET CAR TO STOP TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID SOMETHING WAS LOOSE UNDER THE CAR AND THEY HAD TO CUT AND PIECE IT BACK TOGETHER. SOUND STOPPED FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS AND IS BACK WORSE THAN BEFORE HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR 10 MONTHS 8,400 MILES ON IT. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO HURT MYSELF OR ANYONE ELSE I AM ACTUALLY LOOKING AT BUYING AND OLDER CAR TO DRIVE AROUND IN. *TR

03/02/2009
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 02/07/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D38S******
Summary

NO CRASHES, 22000 MILES ON THE CAR. HEARD THIS NOISE FOR ABOUT 2000 MILES BEFORE I TOOK IT IN. 1. FRONT END SUSPENSION POPPING NOISE 2. THEY TOLD ME THAT INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED REPLACED. THREE WEEKS LATER, I WILL HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK AGAIN THIS WEEK. THE PROBLEM HAS COME BACK. *TR

02/23/2009
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 11/22/2008
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA23D68S******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING A 2008 CHEVY HHR AND WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A RECALL BY GM OF CERTAIN 2008 GM HHR MODELS FOR ISSUES WITH ROOF RAIL AIRBAGS. I AM WONDERING WHY NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN MY ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. *TR

01/07/2009
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 12/17/2008
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA53P58S******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AT 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND STALLED SIMULTANEOUSLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED. HE HAS A COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 8,000. UPDATED 03/23/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE FAILED RIGHT BEFORE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. UPDATED 03/24/09.*JB

12/26/2008
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 12/23/2008
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D28S******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT STRUCK A PATCH OF BLACK ICE AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER 3 OR 4 TIMES. SHE STRUCK THE SIDE OF HER HEAD ON THE SIDE WINDOW AND STATED THAT HER HEAD BECAME NUMB. SHE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL THE SAME DAY AND THE DOCTOR INFORMED HER THAT THE INJURIES WERE MINOR; HOWEVER, SHE NEEDED TO VISIT HER PHYSICIAN. THE OTHER PASSENGER ALSO SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE WINDOWS AND THE FRONT END. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SHOP. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 9,200.

12/11/2008
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 06/28/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA63X98S******
Summary

BRAKES LOSE VACUUM WHEN CAR SITS FOR A WHILE. ON A COLD START THERE IS LITTLE BRAKING POWER UNTIL THE VACUUM BUILDS UP. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM DUE TO THE FACT GM DOES NOT HAVE A FIX FOR IT. I HAVE HAD THE CAR 6 MONTHS WITH NO FIX. IT'S UNSAFE AND I HAVE A MAJOR CONCERN DUE TO HAVING TEENAGE DRIVERS. *TR

12/03/2008
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 12/02/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13DX8S******
Summary

JUST BOUGHT AN 2008 HHR 18000 MILES ON IT DROVE IT HOME THEN WENT TO GO OUT AND NOW THE IGNITION KEY WON'T TURN. KEY JUST GOES IN AND OUT. THE 800 SERVICE PEOPLE NO HELP JUST SAID JIGGLE KEYS AND KEEP TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET THE KEY TO TURN... ANY ANSWERS OUT THERE??? THINK THEY NEED A RECALL AFTER READING SO MANY PROBLEMS THE HHR IGNITION SWITCH HAS... SOME EVEN SAY THEY CAN'T GET IT TO SHUTOFF AND THEY KEYS ARE STUCK. *TR

11/24/2008
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 10/26/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA63X88S******
Summary

AFTER PURCHASE OF A NEW 2008 HHR ON 22 SEPTEMBER 2008, I DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND UPON GETTING INTO IT THE NEXT MORNING I BACKED OUT OF MY GARAGE AND NOTICE A VERY SOFT BRAKE PEDAL. I THEN STARTED DOWN THE DRIVE WAY AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT THE STREET THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH MY BRAKE PRESSURE AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED INTO THE STREET. THIS BECAME A ROUTINE SITUATION UPON "COLD STARTUP'S" AND WHEN REPORTED TO THE DEALER,(JOHN DONOGHUE CHEVROLET, WHITEVILLE, NC) AFTER SEVERAL POOR STOPS, MY SALESMAN ADVISED "YEAH WE KNOW ABOUT IT AS WE'VE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON 2008 SOLSTICES". WHEN CONFRONTED WITH A POSSIBLE FIX HE ADVISED THAT " A PART ON THE TURBO FIXES THE PROBLEM." I MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE THE CAR SERVICED UPON MY RETURN FROM VACATION ON OR ABOUT 26 OCT 08. I DROPPED THE CAR OFF WITH THE SERVICE WRITER/MANAGER AND NO MENTION WAS MADE AS TO POTEN TIAL PROBLEMS FIXING THE CAR. UPON MY RETURN SEVERAL HOURS LATER I WAS ADVISED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE PROBLEM IS SYSTEMIC TO 2008 TURBO ENGINES AND GENERAL MOTORS DOESN'T WANT TO RECALL THE CARS. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER PROVIDED ME WITH A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT GM PUT OUT AS A POTENTIAL "FIX" BUT HE REFUSED TO SERVICE THE CAR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY READJUSTED THE COMPUTER, PER THE BULLETIN; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STILL DOES NOT STOP PROPERLY ON COLD STARTUP. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSONNEL AND THE BULLETIN ADVISED THAT "THEY ARE WORKING ON THE ISSUE." *TR

11/22/2008
Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Incident Date: 11/19/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA23D48S******
Summary

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2008 CHEVY HHR THAT I PURCHASED IN AUGUST. MY COMPLAINT IS ON THE BACK PASSENGER DOORS. IN SEVERAL OCCASSIONS MY KIDS HAVE NOT CLOSED THE DOORS HARD ENOUGH, AND THE DOORS HAVE STAYED OPEN. THE CAR HAS FAILED TO INFORM ME. WE ONLY NOTICED BECAUSE WE CAN HEAR THE WIND AS I AM DRIVING FASTER. ALSO IN TESTING THE CAR, THE DOOR WASN'T EVEN ON THE HATCH AND THE CAR STILL DID NOT WARN OF THE DOOR BEING OPEN AND THE CAR WAS IN MOVEMENT. WHILE NO ACCIDENT OR DEATH HAS OCCURRED YET, THIS A IS PROBLEM THAT COULD RESULT IN SOMEONE'S DEATH. *TR

11/11/2008
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 11/08/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA13D28S******
Summary

CHEVY HHR 2008 - COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER TRAFFIC FROM HOME DEPOT PARKING LOT. COULDN'T UNLOCK DOORS OR WINDOW TO ESCAPE VEHICLE. CALLED 911 FAIRFIELD CT, FIRE DEPT RESPONDED TO OPEN VEHICLE. TRAPPED INSIDE FOR 15 MINUTES. PROBLEM WITH CAR'S FUSE BOX, CUTTING OFF ALL ELECTRICAL POWER JUST 10 MINUTES EARLIER TRAVELING AT 60 MPH ON I-95. *TR

11/06/2008
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 07/10/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA63X08S******
Summary

CHEVY 2008 HHR SS INADEQUATE BRAKE POWER ASSIST. EXTREMELY HARD PEDAL DURING FIRST 3-5 MINUTES FAILS TO STOP CAR DURING THIS PERIOD. *TR

10/31/2008
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 08/03/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA63X48S******
Summary

MY 2008 CHEVY HHR SS BRAKES DO NOT HAVE POWER ASSIST ON A COLD START. AFTER THIRTY SECONDS OR MORE THE BRAKES WORK FINE. UNLESS I WAIT FOR THE BRAKES TO WARM UP THERE IS NOT ENOUGH BRAKE POWER TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN A NORMAL MANNER. IT SEEMS TO TAKE TWICE AS LONG TO STOP. WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND VIBRATES. GM SAYS THIS IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE AND THAT IS DOES NOT POSE A SAFETY ISSUE. I DISAGREE, IF A DRIVE NEGLECTS TO LET THE BRAKES "WARM UP" HE OR SHE COULD POTENTIALLY RUN A CHILD OVER OR JUST NOT STOP IN TIME TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS ONLY AN ISSUE ON THE SS MODELS. *TR

10/31/2008
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 10/27/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA63X28S******
Summary

BRAKES DO NOT WORK CORRECTLY AND BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR AFTER CAR HAS BEEN PARKED FOR ANY EXTENDED TIME (OVERNIGHT, ETC..) BRAKES FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE, AND THERE HAVE BEEN 3 BARELY AVOIDED ACCIDENTS. CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP WHERE GM DISALLOWED ANY FURTHER ACTION TO BE TAKEN DUE TO THEIR TECHNICAL BULLETIN SAYING THAT THE DEFECT IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CAR. *TR

10/16/2008
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
Incident Date: 08/14/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I HAVE A 2008 HHR SS WITH THE 2.0L TURBO ENGINE THAT IN MY OPINION HAS A SEVERE BRAKE PROBLEM. WHEN THE CAR STARTS UP AFTER BEING LEFT OFF FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THE BRAKES DO NOT APPLY PRESSURE PROPERLY MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STOP. MOST TIMES THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY AS THE CAR WARMS UP AND IS BEING DRIVEN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY PROGRAMMED THE VEHICLES COMPUTER AND TOLD ME THAT WAS THE FIX. THEY DESCRIBED THE FIX AS ADJUSTING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES TO COMPENSATE FOR THE LOSS OF PRESSURE. THIS ONLY HELPED SLIGHTLY AND NOW WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD IF I APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES I CAN FEEL THE ABS PULSATING AND EVEN WITH FULL PRESSURE APPLIED THE CAR JERKS WHEN STOPPED AND EVEN INCHES FORWARD WHEN AT STOP LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS UNTIL THE CAR HAS WARMED UP FOR AT LEAST A FEW MINUTES. I DO NOT THINK THE "FIX" OF PROGRAMMING THE VEHICLES COMPUTER IS ADEQUATE AND WHEN I CALLED BACK ABOUT THE PROBLEMS AFTER THE DEALERSHIP APPLIED THEIR FIX THEY TOLD ME THAT IS ALL THEY CAN DO. THEY ALSO SAID THEY HAVE HAD MANY REPORTED ISSUES OF DRIVERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS SO IT APPEARS TO BE WIDE SPREAD ENOUGH TO CONSTITUTE A PERMANENT FIX. *TR

09/29/2008
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 09/18/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA63X28S******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT MAXIMUM PRESSURE NEEDED TO BE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS PERFORMING NORMALLY. THE SPEED AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,198.

09/25/2008
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 09/20/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA63X98S******
Summary

CAR HAS HARDLY ANY BRAKES IN THE MORNINGS OR AFTER IT HAS SIT FOR A WHILE. THEY WORK FINE AFTER DRIVING FOR A BIT. THIS IS UNSAFE. WE'VE ALMOST SLID OUT INTO THE STREET BACKING DOWN OUR STEEP DRIVEWAY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. HAVE BEEN TO DEALERSHIP TWICE, FIRST TIME THEY REPROGRAMMED BRAKE CONTROL MODULE, SECOND TIME THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL OPERATION, I ABOUT BLEW A GASKET, IS IT NORMAL FOR YOUR BRAKES NOT TO WORK PROPERLY? I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE CAR.*TR

09/19/2008
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 09/18/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA63X38S******
Summary

I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY HHR SS TURBO WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IT HAS ONLY ABOUT 1400 MILES ON IT, AND I HAVE HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR THE BRAKES. AFTER SITTING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, LIKE OVERNIGHT OR WHILE AT WORK FOR 12 HOURS WHEN I FIRST GET INTO THE CAR THE BRAKES DON'T WORK. THEY ARE VERY HARD AND HAVE TO BE PUMPED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THEY WORK. I DONE MY RESEARCH AND CHEVY IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT DON'T HAVE THE FIX AVAILABLE YET. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT I'LL JUST HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT. NOT AN ACCEPTABLE ANSWER. HOPEFULLY I WON'T GET IN A WRECK BECAUSE OF IT. THE DEALERSHIP IS MAKING ME BRING THE RENT A CAR BACK AND MAKING ME DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. *TR

08/29/2008
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 07/14/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA63X78S******
Summary

I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES ON MY NEW 2008 CHEVROLET HHR/SS. WHEN FIRST APPLYING BRAKES AFTER INITIAL START-UP AND AFTER SITTING LONG ENOUGH FOR VACUUM TO LEAK DOWN. THERE IS AN INCREASED EFFORT TO APPLY AND TRAVEL OF PEDAL IS ALSO INCREASED. PEDAL IS SPONGY AND BOOSTER IS INOPERATIVE UNTIL VACUUM IS RESTORED BY REVVING ENGINE OR DRIVING A SHORT DISTANCE. THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A TURBO AND VACUUM/BOOST GAUGE. THE INITIAL VACUUM IS DROPPED WHEN APPLYING BRAKE. IT HAS BEEN IN FOR THIS PROBLEM TWICE, LEFT OVERNIGHT BOTH TIMES, AND DUPLICATED BOTH TIMES. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED COMPUTER PER SERVICE LETTER. THE SECOND TIME THEY SUPPOSEDLY ORDERED A MASTERCYLINDER BUT STILL NO PARTS HAVE BEEN CHANGED, PROBABLY NOT EVEN EXAMINED! NOW THEY TELL ME THIS IS NORMAL OPERATION AND I TELL THEM IT'S NOT! THE DEALER SERVICE MGR. HAS TOLD ME THAT GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS BUT HAVE NO REPAIR AVAILABLE. HE BLAMES IT ON THE TURBO! IT IS SURELY A VACUUM LEAK OR BOOSTER PROBLEM YET THEY SEEM UNABLE TO UNDERSTAND! I HAVE BEEN A MECHANIC FOR 30+ YEARS AND I KNOW THIS IS DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT! THE DEALER DOESN'T EVEN WANT ME TO BRING IT BACK IN AS THEY SAY "IT CANNOT BE FIXED, IT IS A DESIGN PROBLEM!" *TR

08/26/2008
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 08/10/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA63X88S******
Summary

WHEN YOU START OUR NEW CHEVROLET HHR SS COLD AND DRIVE OFF TO QUICKLY THE BRAKE PEDAL IS ROCK HARD AND WON'T STOP THE CAR VERY WELL. ISSUE GOES AWAY ONCE THE ENGINE IS WARMED UP. DEALER SAYS NORMAL FOR THIS CAR AND I SAY NO WAY.*TR

08/26/2008
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 06/04/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA63X18S******
Summary

I HAVE A 2008 HHR SS, THAT HAS A BRAKING PROBLEM WHEN FIRST STARTED OR HAS SET FOR APPROX. 8 HOURS. I HAVE ALMOST RAN OUT OF OUR PARKING LOT INTO TRAFFIC. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE DEALERSHIP TWICE. FIRST TIME THEY REPROGRAMMED THE ECM. PROBLEM CONTINUES AND THE SECOND TIME, I WAS TOLD THAT THE FACTORY SAYS THIS IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE 2.0 ENGINE AND TURBO. THE DEALERSHIP GAVE ME A COPY OF SERVICE BULLETIN AND AT THE END ,IT STATES (DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REPAIR OR REPLACE ANY PARTS FOR WHAT IS CONSIDERED NORMAL OPERATION OF THE OHB). BULLETIN NUMBER IS 07-05-22-002. THE SECOND BULLETIN NUMBER GIVE TO ME BY THE DEALERSHIP IS 08-05-22-001. THE FOLLOWING OPTIMIZED HYDRAULIC BRAKE (OHB) #1-RATCHET SOUND COMING FROM THE BRAKE SYSTEM DURING OHB ACTIVATION. #2-BRAKE PEDAL MOVEMENT OR PULSATION WHEN OHB IS ACTIVE. #3-INCREASED BRAKE PEDAL EFFORT UNDER LOW BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM. #4-CHANGE IN BRAKE PEDAL EFFORT WHEN OHB IS ACTIVE. #5-FREQUENT BRAKE STOPS MAY RESULT IN OHB ACTIVATION. #6-HIGH ALTITUDE DRIVING MAY RESULT IN OHB ACTIVATION. THE WAY I READ ALL THIS IS WHEN OHB ACTIVATES, YOU MAY HAVE BRAKING PROBLEMS. I HAVE TALKED TO TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND ALL I COULD GET OUT OF THEM WAS (THIS IS NORMAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HHR WITH TURBO). THE DEALERSHIP CONTACTED GM AND THEY SAY THE SAME THING AND THERE IS NOT A CURE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS NORMAL FOR THE TURBO MODELS. I GUESS WHEN A FEW PEOPLE GETS KILLED THEY MAY TRY TO FIND A FIX. MY VEHICLE NOW HAS LESS THAN 3000 MILES AND I NOTICED THE PROBLEM AROUND 100 OR SO MILES. I HAVE OWNED 25 GM VEHICLES IN MY DAYS AND THIS IS THE FIRST HAVING NORMAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR NOT STOPPING. IF YOU HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLY KILL SOMEONE, HOW CAN YOU EXPLAIN THIS TO THE POLICE, WHEN THE POLICE GETS IN THE CAR AND THE OHB IS NOT ACTIVATED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL SEEMS NORMAL, YOU ARE IN TROUBLE AND MAY NEVER PROVE AT THAT TIME THE BRAKES HONESTLY DID FAIL. IF GM CAN,T FIX THE PROBLEM THEY SHOULD BUY THE CARS BACK. *TR

08/25/2008
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 08/23/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA63X88S******
Summary

2008 HHR SS TURBO - DEALER REPLACED PREVIOUS 2008 HHR SS TURBO THAT HAD BRAKING ISSUES AT 200 MILE. THIS NEW CAR HAS SAME EXACT PROBLEM. AT STARTUP AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR ABOUT 10 HOURS THE BRAKES DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH VACUUM INORDER TO WORK PROPERLY. YOU HAVE TO WAIT ABOUT 120 SECONDS BEFORE THERE ENOUGH VACUUM TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES. UNTIL ENOUGH VACUUM IS PRESENT THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE ON ANY KIND OF MINIMAL SLOPE. DEALER HAS UPGRADED THE SOFTWARE PER THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATION BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DEALER RECOMMEND THAT THE USER SIT FOR 60 SECONDS BEFORE REMOVING THE VEHICLE FROM PARK. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE TRIED TWO SEPARATE VEHICLES THAT ARE IDENTICAL AND THEY BOTH HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE IS A FIX FOR THE SATURN SKY AND PONTIAC SOLSTICE I AM TOLD BUT NONE FOR THE CHEVY. *TR

08/25/2008
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 08/21/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA73XX8S******
Summary

2008 HHR SS, ON STARTUP, POWER ASSIST BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY FOR 30-90 SECONDS, AFTER WHICH THEY WORK PROPERLY. THIS WAS FIRST IDENTIFIED WHEN I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND BEGAN EXITING MY DRIVEWAY THE OTHER DAY. A DOG RAN IN FRONT OF MY CAR, AND I HAD TO APPLY AN EXCEPTIONAL AMOUNT OF FORCE TO THE BRAKES TO KEEP FROM HITTING THE ANIMAL. AFTER SOME WEB RESEARCH (SEE ESPECIALLY HTTP://WWW.CHEVYHHR.NET/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=17740), IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE VEHICLE, AND SO I BELIEVE IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU INTERVENE ON BEHALF OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO GET GENERAL MOTORS TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE QUICKLY. *TR

08/14/2008
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 08/13/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA63X38S******
Summary

2008 HHR SS WITH 200 MILES, BRAKES FAIL TO WORK AT ALL WHEN CAR IS FIRST STARTED IN THE MORNINGS. DEALER FINDS NO PROBLEM. ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE BUT DO NOT WORK. DEALER HAS REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM STILL EXISTING. THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT. DEALER INSTRUCTED US TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO GET FIXED. WE HAD IT TOWED. *TR

08/13/2008
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 08/12/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

BRAKES ARE HARD ON COLD START ON MY 2008 CHEVROLET HHR SS TURBO. ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS. IT'S IN FOR THE SECOND TIME BECAUSE THEIR PROGRAMMING DIDN'T WORK. I HEARD THAT THE PONTIAC SOLSTICE AND SATURN SKY HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THANK YOU, PAT *TR

08/13/2008
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 03/21/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA63X28S******
Summary

I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY HHR SS WITH 13000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP THREE TIMES FOR BRAKES NOT WORKING. THE PROBLEMS ARE THAT THE PADS COMING DELAMINATED AND THE TURBO PULLING THE VACUUM FROM THE BRAKES. AFTER CHECKING ON VARIOUS WEB SITES LIKE EDMONDS, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

08/01/2008
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT
Incident Date: 08/01/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA53P08S******
Summary

2008 CHEVY HHR WITH A BURNING HAIR ODOR INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE ALSO STOPPED RUNNING. SHE STATES THAT WHEN IT SHUT OFF HE HAD NO BRAKES OR STEERING. *KB THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SPEAKERS. *JB

07/26/2008
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 07/21/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA63X78S******
Summary

WHEN THE VEHICLE SITS OVERNIGHT OR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME THERE WILL BE NO BRAKES OR A VERY HARD PEDDLE WHEN STARTED FOR AT LEAST 30 SEC TO 1 MIN. I ALMOST RAN INTO GARAGE DOOR BUT MANAGED TO STOP THE VEHICLE USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THIS HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 3 WEEKS AGO CURRENT MILEAGE IS 653. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE SERVICE DEPT. 2 TIMES FOR THE TSB BUT NOW THE DEALER AND GM SAYS THEY HAVE NO FIX FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

07/23/2008
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 05/17/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNCA63X78S******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR SUPER SPORT. EACH MORNING WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKES DO NOT STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN THE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THIS FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED WITH TSB NUMBER 0805220001. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,685 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7. UPDATED 09/16/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM ONLY HAPPENED WITH THE FIRST APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES. WHEN GOING DOWNHILL, THE FAILED DID NOT WANT TO STOP WHEN COMING TO A STOP SIGN. UPDATED 09/18/08. *JB

07/10/2008
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 04/23/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA53P08S******
Summary

CAR STALLS WHILE TURNING, IT HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES THEY CAN'T FIND DUPLICATE OR FIX THE PROBLEM AND HAVE NOT GIVEN ME A LOANER CAR. *TR

04/14/2008
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 04/12/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA63X48S******
Summary

HHR SS HAS A HARD PEDAL AND DOES NOT STOP EASILY ON IN A NORMAL DISTANCE. THIS HAS OCCURRED 4 TIMES AFTER SITTING IN COLD WEATHER FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD. IT TAKES ABOUT A MINUTE OF WARM-UP TO HAVE THE HARD PEDAL-NON BRAKING TO CORRECT TO NORMAL. *TR

03/18/2008
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 03/17/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA63X48S******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE KEPT MOVING. THE BRAKE PEDAL STIFFENED. APPROXIMATELY TEN SECONDS LATER, THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED TWELVE TIMES. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE ECM; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL OCCURS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 2,500.

03/12/2008
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 01/18/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA63X58S******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR SS. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED IN COLD WEATHER, THE BRAKING SYSTEM TAKES APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE TO FUNCTION. THE BRAKES USE AN OPTIMIZED ASSIST AND THE BRAKES WOULD RESPOND SLOWLY. IT CAUSES THE BRAKES TO RESPOND SLOWLY. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL BE UNABLE TO STOP IMMEDIATELY IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT ARE NOT MAKING CONSUMERS AWARE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER ON JANUARY 24, 2008 FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER DID NOT REPLACE ANY COMPONENTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE DEALER COULD REFERENCE THE TSB FOR THAT PARTICULAR FAILURE. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER THAT A TSB REPAIR WAS UNACCEPTABLE. THE MANUFACTURER SENT OUT AN INVESTIGATOR, BUT HE COULD NOT RECOMMEND A REPAIR FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8. UPDATED 04-03-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE FIRST GETS INTO THE VEHICLE, AND PLACES TE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, THE POWER BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE BRAKE PEDAL IS HARD TO PRESS TO MIDWAY POINT, AND THEN THE BRAKES PULSATE. AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS RAN FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS TO A MINUTE, THE POWER BRAKES BRAKES BEGAN TO WORK FINE. IT IS ONLY WHEN THE VEHICLE SEETS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOED OF TIME DOES THE PROBLEM ARISE.

03/03/2008
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 02/29/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

MY BRAND NEW CHEVY HHR WILL ALLOW ROCKS AND ROAD DEBRIS TO RUIN THE RADIATOR AND THE A/C CONDENSER THEN THEY WILL NOT FIX UNDER WARRANTY. THIS CAR WILL KEEP HAVING THIS PROBLEM, I CANT KEEP BUYING 600 DOLLAR RADIATORS EVERY 3 MONTHS. *TR

02/27/2008
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 02/27/2008
Crash: No
Fire: Yes
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D68S******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED AT HIS RESIDENCE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT, LOCATED DIRECTLY ABOVE THE FUEL SYSTEM. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT IS WAITING FOR AN INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. HE HAS PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 3,000.

02/15/2008
Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Incident Date: 02/14/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D88S******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS LOCKED INSIDE HIS VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE TO THREE AND A HALF HOURS WITH NO WAY OUT. ONSTAR ATTEMPTED TO GET THE CONTACT OUT, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. ONLY THE REAR LATCH WOULD OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. AAA WAS ABLE TO OPEN ONE OF THE DOORS. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE CONTACT HAD TO HAVE A FRIEND LET HIM OUT OF THE BACK DOOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 3,638. UPDATED 03-04-08 *BF

01/09/2008
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 12/15/2007
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 3GNDA13D48S******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT INDICATE WHEN THE DOORS ARE AJAR. THE DOORS LOCK; HOWEVER, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT WARN THAT THE DOORS ARE NOT CLOSED COMPLETELY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 206 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 3,100. UPDATED 01/29/08 *BF

5 Recalls

for 2008 CHEVROLET HHR
30/01/2008
CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V046000
AIR BAGS
THIS STANDARD SPECIFIES PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS TO PROVIDE HEAD IMPACT PROTECTION FOR OCCUPANTS.
Campaign Number: 08V046000
Manufacture: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Components: AIR BAGS
Summary

GM IS RECALLING 181,516 MY 2006-2008 CHEVROLET HHR VEHICLES NOT EQUIPPED WITH OPTIONAL ROOF RAIL AIR BAGS FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 201, 'OCCUPANT PROTECTION IN INTERIOR IMPACT.' IN TESTS, ONE OF THE UPPER INTERIOR OCCUPANT PROTECTION TEST POINTS EXCEEDED THE STANDARD'S REQUIREMENT.

Notes

GM RECALL NO. 08016. CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV .

03/09/2008
CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V444000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THIS STANDARD SPECIFIES PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS TO PROVIDE HEAD IMPACT PROTECTION FOR OCCUPANTS.
Campaign Number: 08V444000
Manufacture: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Summary

GM IS RECALLING 296,422 MY 2006-2008 CHEVROLET HHR VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 201, 'OCCUPANT PROTECTION IN INTERIOR IMPACT." THE DOOR ON THE STORAGE BIN IN THE TOP CENTER OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO REMAIN CLOSED AS REQUIRED.

Notes

GM RECALL NO. 08157. CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV .

30/04/2014
CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
If the ignition switch moves from the run position to accessory, the car would stall and the air bags will not deploy in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of personal injury to the occupants.
Campaign Number: 14E021000
Manufacture: UCI-FRAM Group
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
Summary

UCI-FRAM Group is recalling certain LS1328 ignition Switches sold as Wells LS1328, Duralast LS1328, Airtex 1S6097, and Carquest 53-27479, and LS1497 Ignition Switches sold as Wells LS1497, Duralast LS1497, Airtex 1S10961, and Carquest 53-27967, for use on various General Motors model and model year vehicles during repair and replacement of the original ignition switch. The weight on the key ring and/or road conditions or some other jarring event may cause the affected ignition switches to move out of the run position, turning off the engine and disabling the air bags.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

10/02/2014
CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000
AIR BAGS
If the key is not in the run position, the air bags may not deploy if the vehicle is involved in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Campaign Number: 14V047000
Manufacture: General Motors LLC
Components: AIR BAGS
Summary

This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if applicable), should also be removed from the key ring. General Motors LLC (GM) notified the agency on February 10, 2014 that they are recalling 619,122 model year 2005-2007 Chevrolet Cobalt, and 2007 Pontiac G5 vehicles. On February 25, 2014, GM increased the recall to include an additional 748,024 model year 2006-2007 Chevrolet HHR and Pontiac Solstice vehicles and 2003-2007 Saturn Ion vehicles and 2007 Saturn Sky vehicles. In these models, the weight on the key ring and/or road conditions or some other jarring event may cause the ignition switch to move out of the run position, turning off the engine. On March 27, 2014, GM notified the agency that the defective ignition switches may have been used as service replacement parts on other vehicles, and as a result GM will be recalling certain model year 2008-2010 Chevrolet Cobalt, Saturn Sky, and Pontiac G5 and Solstice, and 2008-2011 Chevrolet HHR vehicles. The part numbers for the service parts are 10392423 (a/k/a ACDelco D1461F), 10392737, 15857948, 15854953, 15896640, and 25846762. This expansion represents an additional 823,788 vehicles.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

10/04/2014
CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
If the key can be removed from the ignition when the ignition is not in the "off" position, the vehicle could roll away: (a) for an automatic transmission, if the transmission is not in the "Park" position; or (b) for a manual transmission, if the parking brake is not engaged and the transmission is not in the "Reverse" position. This potential for rollaway increases the risk for a crash and occupant or pedestrian injuries.
Campaign Number: 14V171000
Manufacture: General Motors LLC
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
Summary

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2005-2010 Chevrolet Cobalt, 2006-2011 Chevrolet HHR, 2007-2010 Pontiac G5, 2006-2010 Pontiac Solstice, 2003-2007 Saturn Ion, and 2007-2010 Saturn Sky vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the key can be removed from the ignition when the ignition is not in the "Off" position.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

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