2009 Chevrolet HHR 4-DR.

Kept smelling gasoline...took it to a shop...gas lines rusted throughout the whole car but worst of it was at the muffler. It cost $716 to have all lines replaced. Is there a possibility of at least getting half my bill reimbursed? Hard hit to take when you live from Social Security check to Social Security check.

fuel line actively leaking under the driverside passenger area.

My key gets stuck in my ignition and will not pull out happens when I'm in park and it's been a persistent ongoing problem I how to do the key release the button every time to have my keys released the back hatch of my HR is locked and it will not open it from the outside Norwood open from the inside this is also been ongoing issue I had my brake line and abs and line and inspect them in your place and my abs traction and tire pressure light remain on even after being serviced I took it to a dealership dealership and the dealership refuse to do the recall on it and want to charge me to have the whole modules replaced but it's my knowledge has a recall going on with the traction and abs I bought the car used about 4 months ago. Before my back Hats about of my HHR locked up for good where I used to lock the door the back latched did not lock you and you will still be able to open the bat match even if the doors are locked so either I'm facing it being locked completely and I can't get into it or on a good day is unlocked for me but will not remain lock when I lock the doors

My 2009 Chevy HHR began leaking fuel. In April 2020 I had the fuel line repaired. I was told that this is a very common problem with the HHRs because of where the fuel line is located. I just paid $1049 to have the fuel line replaced. I understand that the NHTSA is investigating this issue. I would like to add my complaint to your list of frustrated HHR customers.

Gas/Fuel line leaking at LR door area, not noticed until gas smell. Poor design, wrapping fuel line in insulation near exhaust collects salt and water causing lines to rust, dripping raw gas. A safety hazard, a spark or cigarette butt could have caused a major fire, not only to the vehicle but surrounding vehicles and or property. A Chevrolet HHR is the same platform as a Chevrolet Cobalt and a Saturn Ion, all have the same safety-related issue. I contacted a local Chevrolet dealer they were unable to repair for 4 days, and would not cover needed repairs under a recall or warranty. Imagine leaking gas puddle under the vehicle in a parking lot with children and people walking nearby, fireworks! A recall is desperately needed ASAP!

I have a 2009 Chevy HHR with only 62k miles. Recently while driving out of town there was a strong gas odor in the car all the way home. We had also parked the car in a relatives attached garage leaving a gas odor. When parked at home a puddle of gasoline formed under the car. The fuel leak was from corroded fuel lines on the driver side in front of the rear tire. Upon inspection both supply and return fuel lines were corroded in an approximate 5 foot span. This fuel leak put us at risk of fire and also the entire garage/house where the car was parked. I contacted General Motors about the problem and was told to take it to a dealer for service. I asked General Motors for assistance in the cost and they said it would require a diagnostic by the dealership. I contacted the dealership and was told I would get no assistance per General Motors PET equation.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet HHR. The contact noticed that there was a leak coming from the rear driver’s side of the vehicle. Additionally, there was a fuel odor coming from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that there was a rusted fuel line. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 103,900.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet HHR. The contact stated that after parking, a popping noise was present coming from inside the cabin of the vehicle. The contact discovered flames coming from the interior roof dome lights. The contact used water to extinguish the flames. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 145,853.

Fuel line corrosion causing leaking of gas that puddles on the ground below. The vehicle is unsafe to drive, or even leave parked in a driveway due to a gas leak!! The smell of gas is very strong due to an active leak under the driverside rear door, no warnings, just smell, visual of drips, and fuel pooled under the car. The car was parked. There is an open investigation started in 2020...how long will it take to recall these manufacturers' defect???

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet HHR. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle would not immediately start. The contact later noticed a fuel odor inside the vehicle. The contact discovered a fuel leak coming from the rear driver’s side of the vehicle. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 125,000.

The contact owned a 2009 Chevrolet HHR. The contact stated that a loud popping sound was heard after exiting the vehicle. The contact turned around and saw fire coming from inside the roof of the vehicle. The fire was coming from the rear interior roof light. The contact was able to put out the fire with water. No police report was filed. There was no injury sustained. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The failure mileage was 145,385. The VIN was unavailable.

FUEL LINES RUSTED OUT CAR HAS 33000 MILES ON IT

I was driving about 30 miles an hour in town when the check engine light started to Flash then immediately following all the dashlight started to Flash and then not a second later the car shut off the steering will locked the brakes locked up And all the doors were locked So at 30 miles an hour the brakes locked up the steering wheel locked so I couldn't turn the wheel and the car shut off There were no injuries thank God

I OWN A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE, A FUEL ODOR WAS DETECTED. I SAW GAS LEAKING FROM NEAR THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE ONTO THE DRIVEWAY. FUEL LINE HAS RUSTED THROUGH NEAR THE HOT MUFFLER. VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION.

Fuel lines corroded

I NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL COMING FROM UNDER MY CAR (A 2009 HHR LT2). AFTER BEING DRIVEN I NOTICED FUEL LEAKING OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR IN FRONT OF THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL. MY HUSBAND GOT UNDER THERE AND NOTICE THAT THE TWO FUEL LINES ARE RUSTED THROUGH BY THE PLASTIC CLAMP. I NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND I AM TAKING IT IN TODAY TO BE FIXED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE, A FUEL ODOR WAS DETECTED. THE CONTACT LATER SAW GAS LEAKING FROM NEAR THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE ONTO HER DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

PUDDLE OF FUEL NEAR REAR LEFT WHEEL WELL NOTICED WHEN PARKED. SMELLS OF FUEL. RESIDUE CAN BE SEEN ON AND AROUND POLYMER BLOCK WHERE FUEL LINES MEET.

MY STEERING WHEEL BEGINS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE, ONSET ABOUT 10 MINUTES INTO DRIVING, SPEEDING UP OR BRAKING HAS NO EFFECT ON THE FREQUENCY OR LEVEL OF SHAKE. MY STEERING WHEEL WILL BE NORMAL, ABOUT 10 MINUTES INTO THE DRIVE, GOING THE SAME SPEED WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE. I CAN STOP AND PARK THE CAR, RESTART IT, WILL NOT SHAKE UNTIL I AM DRIVING AGAIN ABOUT 10 MINUTES INTO THE DRIVE. WHILE SHAKING, IT BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL EVEN TO GET INTO THE NEXT LANE. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE CITY DRIVING, I AM TOO AFRAID TO TAKE IT ON THE HIGHWAY OR GO OVER 40 MPH AS I FEEL LIKE I HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES.

STARTED SMELLING SMOKE AND THE WHOLE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITH THE BEING STUCK ON IGNITION. COULDN'T OPEN THE DOORS AND SMOKE WAS BILLOWING OUT AND FIRE START COMING OUT OF LOWER MIDDLE CONSOLE. LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO OPEN DOOR AND EXIT VEHICLE. FIRE THEN ERUPTED AND QUICKLY TRAVELED STRAIGHT DOWN THE CENTER CONSOLE TO THE REAR OF THE CAR. WITHIN MINUTES THE CAR WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND WAS COMPLETELY BURNED TO NOTHING. SUFFERED SEVERAL BURNS AND SMOKE INHALATION AND THE CAR AND EVERY THING IN IT WAS DESTROYED

VEHICLE STATIONARY. NOTICED STRONG SMELL OF FUEL COMING FROM EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE AND A LEAK SPOT AROUND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. MOVED THE VEHICLE TO INSURE THE SPOT AND SMELL WAS INDEED COMING FROM THE HHR. SMELL DEFINITELY COMING FROM THE HHR, NOT SURE OF THE SPOT (WAS NOT SETTING IN NEW LOCATION VERY LONG). TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL CAR WASH TO CLEAN (IN CASE THE SMELL WAS DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY THE FUEL TANK WAS OVERFILLED DURING REFUELING). DROVE THE VEHICLE AS NORMAL FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. NOTICED THE SMELL AND SPOT AGAIN AFTER PARKING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, THE SPOT WAS MUCH LARGER AND SMELL WAS MUCH STRONGER. DECIDED TO MOVE THE VEHICLE FURTHER FROM THE HOUSE (FOR SAFETY REASONS) UNTIL I COULD INVESTIGATE FURTHER. MOVED THE VEHICLE TO A REMOTE DRIVEWAY. IT SAT FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, WAS GOING TO MOVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DRIVE IN FRONT OF THE GARAGE, SO I COULD CHECK WORK ON IT. THE SMELL WAS VERY STRONG AND THE SPOT WAS VERY LARGE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, IT WAS OUT OF FUEL. WHEN IT WAS PREVIOUSLY MOVED TO THE REMOTE DRIVEWAY, IT HAD AT LEAST 1/4 TANK OF OF FUEL. THIS MEANS THAT ALL OF THAT FUEL WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY. I WAS GLAD I HAD MOVED IT AND THAT MY GRANDDAUGHTER WAS NEVER IN THE VEHICLE WHEN I HAD BEEN DRIVING IT WEEKS EARLIER. HAD SOME FRIENDS HELP ME GET IT MOVED BACK TO WHERE I COULD WORK ON IT. FOUND THAT THE LEAK WAS SOMEWHERE ABOVE THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL UNDER A FOIL LIKE HEAT SHIELD. CHECKED ON-LINE, FOUND THERE WAS A NHTSA INVESTAGATION ON THIS ISSUE. REALLY - INVESTAGATION! THIS LEAK IS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE REASON FOR THE HEAT SHIELD IN THE FIRST PLACE. REALLY GLAD MY GRANDDAUGHTER HAD NOT BEEN A PASSENGER FOR SOMETIME. FURTHER 'INVESTAGATION' ON-LINE, THIS IS VERY COMMON ISSUE ON SEVERAL MODELS, ESPECIALLY IN THE MIDWEST DUE TO SALT USE FOR SNOW REMOVAL.

MY CAR'S POWER STEERING HAS DANGEROUSLY DISAPPEARED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE POWER STEERING CAME ON ON THE DASHBOARD AND I HAD TO STIR THE CAR WITH SO MUCH FORCE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. I HAD MY 10-YEAR-OLD SON WITH ME ON HIS WAY TO SCHOOL. NO ONE KNOWS WHY THIS HAPPENED AND I CAN'T DRIVE IT WITH A 10-YEAR-OLD BOY WHO I HAVE TO GET TO SCHOOL AND MYSELF AND MY WIFE TO WORK. MECHANIC AFTER MECHANIC NO ONE CAN TELL WHY THE POWER STEERING WONT WORK. PLEASE HELP!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEFORE THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE THEN STARTED TO STALL. AFTER TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT YET DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER WADE CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 1670 HILTON DR, ST. GEORGE, UT 84770 WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000.

GAS SMELL AND LEAKS RESULTING FROM FUEL LINE CORROSION. I OWN TWO 2009 CHEVROLET HHRS. I REPLACED FUEL LINE ON MY FIRST VEHICLE A YEAR AGO. NOW THE SECOND VEHICLE NEEDS SAME REPAIR.

WENT TO MY DAD'S. PARKED IN GARAGE. MY NIECE LATER COMMENTED SHE SMELLED GAS. WE CHECKED FURNACE, THEN WENT OUT TO GARAGE TO CHECK THE CAR. WE FOUND A SIZEABLE PUDDLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IN FRONT OF THE LEFT SIDE REAR WHEEL. I BACKED THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE. LATER WE NOTICED A SOFTBALL SIZED PUDDLE UNDER MY CAR. LATER I CONTACTED A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVY COBALTS AND HHRS, THAT I SHOULD HAVE IT TOWED AND UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD I DRIVE IT AS HE COULDN'T GUARANTEE I WOULD HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO GET OUT OF THE CAR SHOULD SOMETHING HAPPEN. WHEN WE NOTICED THE FUEL WAS LEAKING, THE CAR WAS PARKED.

REFERENCE ODI RESUME PE 20-011,CAR STORED IN A GARAGE AS A SPECIAL INTEREST VEHICLE, WHILE ACCOMPLISHING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CAR WAS IDLING AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE GARAGE. NEAR FIRE EXPERIENCE, FUEL LINE RUPTURED JUST ABOVE LEFT REAR WHEEL SPILLING ON TO HOT EXHAUST. CUT OFF ENGINE, BUT PRESSURE IN THE LINE KEPT SPRAYING ON TO HOT EXHAUST PIPE, STOOD BY WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER UNTIL LEAK SUBSIDED .PULLED BACK INSULATION AROUND LINES OVER EXHAUST AND FOUND THE STEEL FUEL LINE RUSTED THROUGH. THERE ARE SEVERAL REPAIR OPTIONS, A GM SHOP CHARGES OVER $1100.00, REPALCEMENT KITS RANGE FROM $95.00 UP TO NEARLY $600.00

I HAVE FUEL LEAKING FROM A FUEL LINE IN FRONT OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND SEE THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO OTHERS. WHAT IS RECOMMENDED AS A REPAIR???

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2020, I WAS AT MY DAD'S. MY CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. MY NIECE CAME UP SAYING SHE SMELLED GAS AND WAS CONCERNED. WHEN WE COULDN'T FIND AN ISSUE IN THE HOUSE, I SAID MAYBE IT WAS MY CAR. WE WENT OUT TO THE GARAGE AND NOTICED A LARGE PUDDLE ON THE LEFT SIDE (DRIVER'S SIDE) IN FRONT OF THE LEFT REAR WHEEL. I MOVED THE CAR OUT TO THE DRIVEWAY AND WE COULD SEE WITHIN SECONDS IT HAD LEFT A PUDDLE THE SIZE OF A SOFTBALL. I LEFT AND DROVE HOME 30 MINUTES LATER. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO CASSIDY TIRE LATER THAT WEEK. THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE LEAK, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS PRETTY FREAKED OUT AND TOLD ME MY CAR WAS LEAKING GAS. WE CALLED A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE MENTIONED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH CHEVROLET COBALTS AND HHRS. I WAS TOLD THAT I SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT DRIVE THE CAR WHEREVER I TAKE IT AS I MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR SAFELY SHOULD SOMETHING HAPPEN. I'VE BEEN OUT TO THE CAR A FEW TIMES AND THE SMELL OF FUEL IS NOTICEABLE. AFTER GOOGLING THE ISSUE AND FINDING AN ABC NEWS REPORT FROM JULY 2020 AND ANOTHER ARTICLE ABOUT A POTENTIAL RECALL AND AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE ISSUE, I CALLED A LOCAL CHEVY DEALER TO MENTION THE ISSUE. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR IT ON MY VIN AND THAT I SHOULD HAVE IT TOWED TO THEM FOR REPAIR AND WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR. WHAT CAUSED THE LEAK? I CAN ONLY GUESS THAT IT IS THE CORROSION OF THE METAL? I DON'T KNOW THAT I EVER NOTICED THE SMELL OF GAS BEFORE THE 10TH. I DID TAKE IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE LATE MARCH, EARLY APRIL AND NO ONE MENTIONED AN ISSUE WITH FUEL LEAKING OR THE SMELL OF GAS. I HAVE HAD MANY CARS IN MY LIFETIME AND I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED AN ISSUE LIKE THIS.

FOR SOMETIME I SMELLED GAS EVERY TIME I PARKED IN THE GARAGE. ONE DAY MY SON SMELLED THE GAS AND NOTICED A WET SPOT BY THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE. TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER WHERE THEY FOUND A FUEL LEAK.

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT REMAINS LOCKED. SOMETIMES IT WILL WORK IF YOU ADJUST IT UP AND DOWN BUT OTHER TIMES IT WON'T WORK AT ALL. I HAD TO HAVE MY PASSENGER RIDE IN THE BACK TODAY SO THAT SHE COULD USE A SEATBELT BECAUSE THE FRONT ONE REFUSED TO RELEASE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED BUT RUNNING. STANDARD TRANSMISSION. ALSO HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS MOVING.

THE FUEL LINE ON MY CHEVROLET HHR 2009 RUSTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST TO ME OF $1300.00. THE INSULATED COVERING AROUND THE FUEL LINE CAUSED THE RUSTING BECAUSE IT RETAINED WATER. SMELLED GAS WHILE IT WAS STATIONARY.

THE FUEL LINES UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S SIDE PASSENGER DOOR HAVE ROTTED. THEY ARE DRIPPING GAS. IT IS HAPPENING RIGHT WHERE THE BRACKET HOLDS THE LINES.

FUEL LINES RUSTED BY DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE AND UNDER DRIVERS SIDE BACK DOOR. FUEL LEAKING UNDER CAR WHEN STOPPED AND UNDERWAY.

BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN TO BE ON AS PEDAL IS NOT PRESSED AND ESC, TRACTION CONTROL DO NOT WORK ALSO THIS IS A HAZARD TO THE POINT WHERE I HAVE HAD ROAD RAGE AGAINST ME BECAUSE OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT TURNING OFF ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED THROUGH GM AS A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES THIS IS NOT THE ONLY 2009 CHEVY HHR THAT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM

DROVE TO LOCAL CITY FACILITY PULLING SMALL TRAILER FULL OF GRASS CLIPPINGS AND TREE BRANCHES. WHILE UNLOADING TRAILER, I STARTED SMELLING A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR AT THE REAR OF THE CAR, BUT COULD NOT FIND SOURCE. AFTER ARRIVING BACK HOME AND UNHOOKING TRAILER, GASOLINE ODOR WAS STRONG AGAIN, BUT STILL NO SOURCE. AFTER CAR SAT FOR 30-45 MINUTES, A DRIP WAS NOTICED IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE. UPON INSPECTION, THE GASOLINE DRIP WAS ORIGINATING FROM THE PLASTIC SHIELD WHICH CONTAINS THE GASOLINE FEED LINE, FUEL RETURN LINE, AND BRAKE LINE. THIS SHIELD IS LOCATED BETWEEN THE FRAME AND THE MUFFLER. WHEN I CALLED A TOWING SERVICE TO TOW MY CAR TO A LOCAL GARAGE, THE TOWING SERVICE ACKNOWLEDGED THEY HAD JUST FIXED ANOTHER HHR FOR A GAS LEAK AT THE SAME PLACE ON THE CAR. THEY NOTED IT WAS QUITE COMMON FOR THE STEEL GAS LINE TO CORRODE INSIDE THIS SHIELDING. THE GARAGE THAT ACTUALLY DID THE WORK ON MY CAR NOTED THE FUEL LINE FROM THE TANK TO THE ENGINE WAS REPAIRED.

STEEL FUEL LINE HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND GUSHES GASOLINE AT THE WELL-KNOWN AREA OF DRIVER-SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL FROM INSIDE THE PROTECTIVE HEAT SHIELD. SEEMS TO BE AN OVERLY COMMON ISSUE FOR HHRS AND THIS DESIGN OF THE FUEL LINE SYSTEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL SMELL OF FUEL EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS RUSTED AND LEAKING FUEL ONTO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND BY THE REAR WHEEL. THE DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. *AS

FUEL IS LEAKING FROM FUEL LINES BY THE LEFT REAR WHEEL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR PRESENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK NEAR THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WALMART FOR TIRE MAINTENANCE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH FUEL LINES WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED BILL WALSH GM SUPERSTORE LOCATED AT 1752 E NORRIS DR, OTTAWA, IL 61350, (877) 289-9257 AND NOTIFIED THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,499.

FUEL LEAKS FROM RUSTING FUEL LINE AT PLASTIC RETAINER CLIP JUST FORWARD OF LEFT REAR WHEEL. LEAVES A PUDDLE AFTER BEING PARKED AND DRIPS CONTINUOUSLY WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING. ATTACHED PHOTOS TAKEN WITH VEHICLE IDLING ON RAMPS IN DRIVEWAY SHOW FUEL STREAMING FROM AREA OF FUEL LINES AND PUDDLE FORMED AFTER ABOUT 1 MINUTE OF IDLING.

FUEL LINE BEGAN TO LEAK IN THE FALL OF 2018. I HAD A LOCAL SHOP REPAIR THE ISSUE FOR $339.99 + 6% SALES TAX FOR A TOTAL OF $360.39 ON 10/24/2018

II PURCHASED A BEUTIFUL 2009 HHR FROM A CAR DEALERSHIP, IN MAY OF 2020, AN IN JULY F 2020, IT WOULD BARELY SPEED UP, THE GEARS, WOULDN'T SHIFT ON ME AND I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT I HAD NOT ONLY BEEN OPERATING A "DEFECTED" VEHICE BUT THE CAR DEALER FAIED TO MENTION HE WAS SELLING ME A "RECALLED" CAR, (A NEIGHBOR INFORMED ME) I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO MY SON'S HOUSE,BECAUSE I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND THE CAR KEPT ROLLING BACKWARDSI AND IT ONLY GOES IN REVERSE NOW. LONGER GO

RUSTY FUEL LINES. CORROSION OCCURS IN EVERY CONNECTION TO UNDERBODY AND BACK PART WHERE FUEL LINES ARE COVERED WITH HEAT RESISTANT MATERIAL. RUST IS SO BIG THAT FUEL LINES START LEAKING FUEL EXCESSIVELY AND VERY CLOSE TO EXHAUST PIPE(EXTREMELY HOT) WHAT MAY CAUSE FIRE. FIRST YOU SMELL FUEL, THEN IT STARTS DRIPPING AND FINALLY YOU HAVE A MAJOR LEAK AND ARE UNABLE TO DRIVE. IT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT CAN STOP YOUR CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE OR CAN START A FIRE OF FUEL IN THE POINT THAT IS VERY CLOSE TO FUEL TANK WHAT MAY CAUSE MAJOR FIRE OR EXPLOSION.

SMELL OF GAS ,ENGINE RUNNING . CHECK CAR AND THERE IS A FUEL LEAK BY THE LEFT REAR WHEEL AT FUEL LINES RIGHT ABOVE EXHAUST PIPE. FUEL LEAKING ON THE EXHAUST. THIS RIGHT AT FUEL LINE RETAINER . THEIR IS A HEAT SHIELD ON THE LINES . THIS FULL OF GRAVEL ANS DEBRIS, LINES ARE RUSTED AND LEAKING , THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS,RESULT COULD BE A FIRE! FUEL PUDDLED ON GROUND

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LEAKED FUEL UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, IN FRONT OF THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE. THE CONTACT CALLED MATTHEWS-HARGREAVES CHEVROLET (2000 TWELVE MILE RD, ROYAL OAK, MI 48067) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A REPAIR KIT ONLINE FOR SALE HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED USING THE REPAIR KIT, THE WARRANTY WOULD BE VOIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 210,000.

THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT JUST STAYS ON ALL THE TIME

I SEE THERE HAS BEEN COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FUEL LINES ON THE HHR VEHICLES. WE JUST HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WE JUST SPENT $617.80 TO GET IT FIXED. I DON'T THINK THE SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED. MY WIFE FIRST NOTICED IT WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING THE CAR. SHE TOLD ME SHE COULD SMELL GAS. A FEW DAYS LATER WE NOTICED A SPOT ON OUR ASPHALT DRIVEWAY WHERE IT LEAKING. IT STARTED TO EAT AWAY OUR ASPHALT. HOPEFULLY SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS AND WE CAN GET REIMBURSED FOR THE PROBLEM.

TRIED TO HAVE AN ALIGNMENT DONE AND WAS TOLD I HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL FUEL LEAK. I'M DUMPING FUEL FROM TWO POINTS, ONE OF WHICH IS OVER THE HEAT SHIELD FOR THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. IT'S A STEEL GAS LINE, IF THERE'S ONE THING WE KNOW ABOUT STEEL, IT RUSTS, ESPECIALLY WHEN MIXED WITH SALT-I LIVE IN MICHIGAN. YOU'D THINK A FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM WOULD BE BETTER DESIGNED.

FUEL WAS LEAKING AND PUDDLING ON THE GROUND IN FRONT OF LEFT REAR TIRE. AFTER STARTING OR RUNNING THE ENGINE. WOULD LEAK FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER TURNING OFF ENGINE. COULD SMELL FUEL WHILE DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING UP THE DRIVEWAY, THERE WAS AN ABNORMALLY STRONG FUEL ODOR ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND BECAME AWARE OF A LEAK FROM A RUSTED FUEL LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,200.

THE FUEL LINES RUSTED AND LEAKED ONTO THE FLOOR. THIS WAS IN FRONT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL. IT WAS LEAKING WHILE OPERATING ON CITY ROADS AND HIGHWAY. THEN DRIPPING AFTER PARKING. I HAD THE ENTIRE FUEL LINE ASSEMBLY REPLACED BY PENSKE CHEVROLET IN INDIANAPOLIS. THIS FILLED MY GARAGE WITH FUMES

SMELLING FUEL/EXHAUST ODOR WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY WITH SUN ROOF/WINDOW OPEN. DID NOT SEE ANY LEAKING. REMOTE STARTING TOOK LONGER TO CRANK INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER A FEW MORE DAYS HAD SMALL WET SPOT ON GROUND AT LEFT REAR AND THOUGHT I HAD RUN THROUGH A PUDDLE. A FEW DAYS LATER AFTER ARRIVING HOME FROM WORK, I WENT BACK OUTSIDE AND HAD A VERY LARGE PUDDLE OF GAS AT LEFT REAR. WENT TO SERVICE CENTER THE NEXT DAY AND HAD BOTH FUEL LINES COMPLETELY REPLACED FOR A COST OF $550.00 PARTS AND LABOR.

IN REGARD TO THE FUEL LINE INVESTIGATION OF THE 2008-2009 CHEVY HHR, IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR A LOCAL FIREMAN AND POLICE WE COULD HAVE HAD A REAL PROBLEM. THE FIREMAN WAS BEHIND ME AND SMELLED GASOLINE SO HE SIGNALED ME TO PULL OVER WHICH I DID, BY THAT TIME HE HAD CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND A PUMPER SHOWED UP, FUEL WAS POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR, A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED AND IT WAS TAKEN TO WEBER CHEVROLET IN COLUMBIA ILLINOIS OUR KIDS HAD TO COME AND PICK US UP AND WE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND PAID THE TOW TRUCK FEE BUT SINCE IT WAS THE WEEKEND WE LEFT THE CAR ON THE PARKING LOT ALONG WITH A PILE OF OIL SOAK. BETWEEN TOWING AND REPAIRS IT WAS ALMOST $1000.00! (WHICH WE HAD TO BORROW AND PAY BACK)

I COULD SMELL GASOLINE FOR THE LONGEST TIME. AFTER AWHILE I FOUND DROPS ON THE GROUND AND FOUND A LEAK COMING FROM THE FUEL LINE IN FRONT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL. I HAD TO TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC AND HAVE THE SECTION OF FUEL LINE REPLACED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOOSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO RETURN TO THE CENTER. THE CONTACT MANUALLY RETURNED THE WHEEL BACK TO CENTER. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED AT SOUTH HAVEN CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (10159 M-140 SOUTH HAVEN MI 49090, (269)906-9558), AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS A ONE TIME FREE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

THE VEHICLE HAS STARTED LOSING POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS INTERMITTENTLY. IN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, A RECALL ON THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FOR THIS 2009 HHR WAS FOUND. IN ADDITION, I FOUND THAT GM ISSUED A BULLETIN (14119) UNDER RECALL N140115, STATING THAT FOR MODEL YEAR 2006-2008 AND EARLY PRODUCTION 2009 HHRS, TO PROVIDE EPS MOTOR REPLACEMENT FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. SINCE I HAVE NOT HAD THIS VEHICLE SINCE 2009, I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO LOOK UP THE RECALL HISTORY AND FOUND THE EPS MOTOR WAS REPLACED ONCE ALREADY. HOWEVER, THIS LATE 2008 PRODUCTION/MID-2009 DELIVERY HHR IS LOSING POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS AGAIN. WHILE MYSELF AND TEENAGE DAUGHTER HAVE DRIVEN IT ON THE ROAD. THE DEALERSHIP COULD GET NO DIAGNOSTIC CODE OF THIS AND HAS TOLD ME THERE IS NO OPEN RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE AND WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR THE MOTOR REPLACEMENT. I AM VERY DISTURBED THAT THIS PROBLEM 1. GENERATES NO CODE, 2. IS BEING UNACKNOWLEDGED BY GM, AND 3. SEEMS TO BE AN ON-GOING THREAT TO SAFETY FOR MANY HHR DRIVERS. GM HAS MADE A MISTAKE IN NOT INCLUDING MY MAKE/MODEL (OR SO IT SEEMS) IN THE BULLETIN PERTAINING TO REPLACING THE EPS MOTOR FOR LIFE AND IS FAILING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL VEHICLES ON THE ROAD NEEDING TO BE SERVICED, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE DRIVER STATES THERE IS A PROBLEM POSING A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. NOTE, THE PRODUCTION OF MY HHR BEING IN 2008, DELIVERED IN 2009 AND FAILURE BY GM TO ACKNOWLEDGE UNDER BULLETIN 14119.

COOLANT RUNNING HOT I JUST GETTING THIS CAR A WEEK AGO AND IT STARTED RUNNING HOT

THE SERVICE ECS DOES NOT GO OFF. THEIRFOR THE CAR WILL NOT GO UNLESS THE ROADS ARE COMPLETELY FREE OF SNOW AND ICE. THE CAR JUST SITS AND SPINS. TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON CONSTANTLY .CAN NOT DRIVE CAR IN WINTER MONTHS

WHILE DRIVING THE ESC CAME ON THEN IT SAID SERVICE ESC THEN THE CAR CUT OFF AND WOULDN'T START EVERYTHING JUST LOCKED UP WHILE ON THE ROAD

I HAVE HAD MY HHR 2009 FOR A YEAR NOW AND I'VE CHANGED THE BRAKES TWICE WITHIN TWO WEEKS..THE FIRST SET WAS STILL NEW BUT IT KEPT MAKING GRINDING NOISES AND ROARING NOISES WHEN I PRESS DOWN ON BRAKES... MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKES LIKE CRAZY I REALLY DO LOVE MY CAR AND I WANNA GET THE PROBLEM RESOLVED ASAP.

HAVE OWNED 1- 2008 & 1-2009 HHR SS WITH 2.0L TURBO CHARGER AND MANUAL 5 SPEED TRANS,AND RIGHT AT 100,000 MILES THE FRONT SUSPENSION MAKES A HORRENDOUS NOISE LIKE THE FRONT SUSPENSION IS GOING FALL OUT FROM UNDER IT WHEN HITTING SMALL BUMPS . ALSO IF YOU MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH IT WILL MAKE A VERY SIMILAR NOISE. THE 2008 GOT TOTALED FROM A LADY PULLING OUT IN FRONT OF ME HAD CHANGED THE SWAY BAR END LINKS PRIOR TO ACCIDENT MADE NO CHANGE. MEETING THE SAME MILEAGE ON THE 2009 AND ALREADY MAKING THE SAME EXACT NOISE . ALMOST AFRAID TO DRIVE IT ON THE FREEWAY FOR FEARING OF LOOSING THE STEERING AND KILLING ANYONE. I HAVE READ UP ON THIS CONCERN AND HAVE SEEN ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH SAME NOISE AND HAVE SPENT 1,000S OF DOLLARS AND NOISE STILL THERE. YOU WOULD THINK SOMEONE WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BEFORE THERE ARE DEATHS INVOLVED BUT EVEN THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T FIND THE FIX. REALLY FEEL LIKE THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AT ONCE, CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL DONE YET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT CUT HIM OFF ON THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT'S CHILD, WHO WAS SECURED IN HIS CHILD SEAT, WAS INJURED WHEN THE REAR SEAT RELEASE LEVER FAILED. THE CHILD SEAT MOVED FORWARD AND THE CHILD STRUCK HIS HEAD. THE CHILD SUFFERED A CONTUSION, BUT NO OTHER INJURIES. THE DRIVER, THE CHILD IN THE CHILD SEAT, AND TWO OTHER PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE AND TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN LOCATION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

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 HERITAGE CHEVROLET, 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. I HAVE WRITTEN A LETTER OF CONCERN TO THE CHAIRWOMAN AND CEO OF GENERAL MOTORS.

CHEVROLET HHR 2009, DOORS MECHANISM. DOOR LATCHES STOP WORKING AND CAN OPEN AT A TURN OR WHILE DRIVING. OR LATCH CAN LOCK YOU IN UNABLE TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE IN AN ACCIDENT AND OR EMERGENCY. I WAS DRIVING HOME AND BACK DOOR FLEW WIDE OPEN I HAD NOT OPENED IT AT ALL BUT WHEN DOORS LOCK AND OPEN THEY ALL DO SO THE BACK LATCH OPENED NEVER CLOSING UNAWARE OF THIS THE DOOR FLEW OPEN ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AT AN INTERSECTION.

I CAN TRY TO SEND PHOTOS AND DOCUMENTATION ONCE I GET THEM FROM THE MECHANIC. FUEL LINES RUSTED CREATING LEAKS. HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS NOTING THE DESIGN AND MATERIALS TO BE THE CAUSE. MY VEHICLE JUST HAS 81,000 MILES ON IT. I AM 69 YEARS OLD AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN IN ANY VEHICLE NTHAT I HAVE OWNED INCLUDING VEHICLES THAT HAVE HAD OVER 140,000 MILES ON THEM. THE DANGER THIS FAULTLY DESIGN HAS CREATED FOR CAR OWNERS AS WELL AS OTHERS DRIVERS IN THEIR PROXIMITY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND CORRECTED NOW. I AM DISABED AND HAVE CARRIED OXYGEN TANKS IN MY CAR AND WILL NEED TO IN THE FUTURE INCREASING THE DANGER BY THIS DEFECT. THIS IS A SAGETYHAZARD TO EVERY HHR OWNER AND NEARBY TRAFFIC. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY GM IS NOT CORRECTING THIS BEFORE THERE ARE TRAGEDIES WHEN THEY HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE THAT THE PROBLEM IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY AND THEY SHOULD BE COVERING THE COSTLY REPAIR OF THE DANGEROUS FLAW IN THEIR DESIGN.

I CAN'T DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD AND IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE SPEED IS FAST THE SLOW PLUS IT JUST ABOUT BREAKS MY NECK WHEN IT SHIFTS. IT WAS ABOUT A DAY OR TWO WHEN I FINALLY NOTICED IT. I ONLY DROVE IT ABOUT ONE MILE. MY CAR ONLY HAS 47,942 MI. ON IT AND GM ISN'T HELPING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST, LOWER BACK, AND MIGRAINE HEADACHES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 194,255. *JS

TAKATA RECALL ON FEB,25/2019 I WAS I WAS TRAVELING 95 NORTH TO CHESTERFIELD TO GET ON CHIPPENHAM PARKWAY AND I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT WITH MY 2009 HHR I HIT A ANOTHER CAR FROM BEHIND AND MY HOOD ON MY HHR WAS TORN BACK SO BAD IT WOULD NOT OPEN ,THE AIRBAG DID DEPLOY I WAS GOING ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN THE PERSON IN FRONT ME CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AND I SLAMMED ON BRAKES I HAVE TO SEE A I HAVE TO SEE A DOCTOR NOW.

ONE MORE HHR THAT HAS A RUSTED FUEL LINE, THE CAR HAS 128XX MILES ON IT WHEN WE NOTICED A GAS SMELL. WHEN INQUIRING WHAT THE SMELL WAS I FOUND IT WAS LEAKING UNDER THE BACK DRIVE SIDE DOOR IN FRONT OF THE REAR WHEEL. I LOOKED ONLINE TO FIND THE FIX, BUT FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS THAT THIS CARS ARE LEAKING GAS DUE TO POOR DESIGN AND FAULTY PARTS. CALLED GM AND ASKED FOR HELP. THEY WERE RUDE AND SAID THE CAR IS OLD AND PAST WARRANTY. WELL I HAVE HAD MANY VEHICLES AND NONE OF THEM EVER LEAKED GAS. WHEN I ASKED THE REP, DO YOU KNOW WHAT GAS DOES? HE IGNORED THE QUESTION AND STARTED TO READ FORM HIS SCRIPT. SPOKE TO THE SUPERVISOR SAME THING UNWILLING TO LISTEN TO REASON AND PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER. ALMOST THE SAME DEAL UNDERSTANDING BUT AGAIN UNWILLING TO HELP WITH FIXING. AFTER A BATTLE. WE GAVE IN AND HAD THE DEALER FIX IT. CONVENIENTLY THE TECH CUT THE GAS LINE WHERE IT WAS LEAKING. THE BILL CAME TO $795. GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUES. THIS IS LIFE THREATENING. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THESE CARS AND MAKE IT RIGHT.THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON AIR BAGS, WELL WHAT GOOD ARE THE AIR BAGS IF THE CAR BLOWS UP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. WHEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR WAS OPENED, A VERY STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WAS NOTICED INSIDE THE CABIN APPROXIMATELY FOUR DAYS AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,571.

FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS WHEN I START MY 2009 CHEVY HHR PANEL, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. IT DOES NOT GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE WARNING LIGHT DOES NOT ALWAYS COME ON AS IT IS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE. IT ONLY COMES ON AT STARTING NEVER WHILE DRIVING. I AM VERY CONCERN THAT THE AIR BAG IS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. I FOUND THAT GM DID A LIMITED RECALL ON A CONNECTOR. MY VEHICLE DID NOT COME UP FOR A RECALL.

I WAS NOTICING WHEN I EXITED THE CAR A VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL COMING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE. UPON LOOKING UNDER THE CAR I NOTICED A PUDDLE OF FUEL UNDER THE CAR AND IT IS CONSTANTLY DRIPPING. THE CAR HAS 90,000 MILES AND I STILL OWE MONEY ON IT!

MY 2009 HHR HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SHIFT GEAR STICKING AND NOT RELEASING TO PUT IT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE ALSO I BET PROBLEMS WHERE THE CAR IS REVVING UP WHILE DRIVING AND THEN JERKS LIKE SOMEONE IS HITTING IT FROM BEHIND I TOOK IT INTO BACHMAN CHEVROLET TO HAVE IT FIXED AND THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED IT IS NOW DOING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN I'M AFRAID I'M GOING TO BE HIT WHILE DRIVING WHEN IT STARTS JERKING AND HESITATING AND THE ENGINE IS REVVING WHILE IN DRIVE NOT SURE WHAT IS GOING ON WHILE I'M DRIVING.

2009 CHEVY HHR HAD PROBLEMS WITH STICK GEAR STUCK AND WILL NOT MOVE ON POSITION TO DR OR REV FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. CAR HAS BEEN HESITATING AND RACING TO THEN JERKS LIKE I'M BEING HIT. HAPPENS EVERYONE I PRESS ON THE GAS . I TOOK IT INTO BAUCHMAN CHEVROLET TO HAVE SERVICED AND WAS TOLD IT WAS FIXED 2 WEEKS LATER IT IS DOING IT AGAIN. IT ALMOST CAUSED A REAR END DUE TO HESITATION. I NEED TO GET THIS FIXED BY DEALERSHIP. OTHERS HAVE REPORTED SAME ISSUES .

THE FUEL LINES ARE LEAKING NEAR THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. UPON INSPECTION BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BOTH LINES ARE LEAKING. FROM EXPERIENCE AFTER CHANGING NUMEROUS THIS IS A FLAW WITH BOTH GM'S DESIGN AS WELL AS PARTS CHOICE. THE LINES ARE RUN CLOSE TO EXHAUST SYSTEMS. TO PREVENT POTENTIAL PROBLEMS GM WRAPPER THE LINES IN HEAT INSULATION FABRIC. THIS FABRIC IS HOLDING MOISTURE WHEN IT GETS DAMP PROMOTING ACCELERATED RUST ISSUES. GAS LINE MATERIAL ITSELF APPEARS TO BE MILD STEEL AND NOT STAINLESS. SO THE DESIGN WAS BAD WHEN FUEL LINES WERE RUN IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO EXHAUST SYSTEMS AND SUB-PAR MATERIALS WERE USED. THOUSANDS OF EXAMPLES OF THIS PROBLEM ARE AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET, GOOGLING "HHR FUEL LINE LEAK PROBLEM REAR TIRE" RETURNS 549,000 RESULTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR EQUIPPED WITH COOPER ULTRA TOURING HT TIRES (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM INDICATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS DECREASING. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A RECURRING FAILURE OF TREAD SEPARATION WITH THE REPLACEMENT TIRES OVER THE COURSE OF TWO MONTHS. A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES THROUGH SEVERAL VOICE MESSAGES BY THE CONTACT. THE TIRE SIZE, DOT NUMBER, VIN, AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 108,000.

ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 ON HIGHWAY GOING TO WORK. I GOT THERE PARK MY VEHICLE NOTICED A STRONG GAS ODOR. GENTLEMAN IN HIS CAR SMELL IT AS WELL LOOK SAW I HAD A GAS LEAK FROM THE LEFT REAR. TOOK IT TO BE CHECKED OUT WAS INFORMED RUSTED GAS LINE. I ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 9MONTHS AND I CHECKED FOR RECALLS ONLY READING COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUES BUT NOT BEING RECALLED I WAS TOLD THIS A FIRE HAZARD!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND REMAINED IN FIRST GEAR. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG, TRACTION CONTROL, AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: 08016. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN AIR BAG FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME SYMPTOMS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 191,000.

FUEL LINES RUSTED OUT CAUSING A FUEL LEAK. NOTE: DATE GIVEN IS DATE DIAGNOSED BY MECHANIC. MECHANIC NOTED, IT'S BEEN RUSTED FOR A WHILE.

TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT TURN OFF BY RETURNING TO ORIGINAL POSITION. I HAVE TO MANUALLY TURN IT OFF EVERY TIME. IF I DO NOT USE IT, AFTER I TURN THE CORNER, IT CLICKS LIKE IT WANTS TO TURN ITSELF OFF. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR 5 YEARS.

MY AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF TO GET SERVICED. MY WARRANTY IS RAN OUT SO I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO GET IT FIXED. WHAT CAN I DO?

WAS GETTING SERVICED AND WAS INFORMED THAT FUEL LINES WERE ALL RUSTED OUT AND LEAKING VERY BAD. IS GM DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS???FIRE HAZARD

THE FUEL LINE FROM THE FUEL TANK TO THE ENGINE BENDS AROUND BY THE WHEEL AND APPARENTLY RUBS WITH EVERYDAY DRIVING. EVENTUALLY IT RUBBED A HOLE IN THE FUEL LINE. I NOTICED IT AFTER I PARKED THE CAR AND COULD SEE FUEL DRIPPING IN FRONT OF THE REAR WHEEL. THE LINE FROM FRONT TO BACK OF THE CAR IS A SINGLE PIECE AND COST SOMETHING LIKE $700 FOR THE LINE ALONE. (STUPID) INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE LINE I HAD A RUBBER FUEL LINE CLAMPPED TO THE LINE AS A TEMPERARY FIX. AFTER TALKING TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND A MECHANIC AT TIRE DISCOUNTERS, I WAS TOLD BY BOTH PLACES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. BOTH LOCATIONS SAID THAT THEY GET HHR'S WITH THIS PROBLEM OFTEN. THIS NEEDS TO BE ON A RECALL LIST. THIS SERVICE WAS DONE ON JANUARY 25, 2017 AND THE COST FOR THE FIX WAS $232. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

RUSTED FUEL LINE AT 127,000 MILES WITH GAS LEAKING. I NOTICED A STRONG GAS SMELL FROM THE DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER AREA WHEN OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN PARKED. AFTER RESEARCHING FOUND THIS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE. THE FUEL LINE IS NOT MADE OUT OF STAINLESS STEEL AND THEREFOR RUSTS OUT IN AREAS OF THE COUNTRY THAT USE SALT ON THE ROADS IN WINTER. HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. SPOKE WITH GM AND RECEIVED NO COMPENSATION FOR SUB-PAR PARTS USED FOR FUEL LINE ON THIS VEHICLE WHEN MANUFACTURED.

FOR THE LAST MONTH MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS BEEN GOING HAYWIRE, ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL MY GAUGES START FLUCTUATING AND ALL SERVICE INDICATOR LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND AFTER THE CAR IS OFF FOR A WHILE ALL WARNING LIGHTS WILL GO OFF. THIS MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK MY SECURITY LOCK AND ESC WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND WHEN I STOP AND START TO GO AGAIN THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS GETTING HIT FROM BEHIND. MY TWO REAR WINDOWS NO LONGER WORK, FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK AUTOMATICALLY AND DRIVER DOOR HANDLE IS BROKEN. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF ELECTRICAL ISSUES ON THIS SITE, YET THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECALLS. WHAT IS GOING ON??

THE FUEL LINES ARE RUSTING AND HAVE BEGUN TO LEAK GASOLINE. LEAK OCCURS WHILE STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING

STARTED SMELLING RAW GASOLINE WHEN DRIVING AND STATIONARY... DISCOVERED FUEL LINE LEAKING/SEEPING GAS ON DRIVER SIDE IN FRONT OF REAR TIRE, ABOVE THE HOT EXHAUST. FUEL TANK STRAPS ARE ALSO RUSTED. THIS IS VERY COMMON IN HHR AND COBALT - NEED TO RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE DIES IN A CAR FIRE! NOTE: IT CAN BE SEEN IN THE ATTACHED PHOTO - THE DISCOLORATION OF THE METAL IS FROM IT BEING SATURATED IN GASOLINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED; BUT NOT THE EPS INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JENNINGS BEARDSTOWN CHEVROLET, BUICK, GMC (61 PLAZA DR., BEARDSTOWN, IL 62618, (217) 323-2322), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,278.

CAR WHEN STOPPING BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. AFTER ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WENT OFF DAY LATER. HAD OIL CHANGED THEN THE ABS TRACK LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. MESSAGES: SERVICE TRACKING AND ESC. HAD DIAGNOSED . NO ONE SO FAR HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE OUT PROBLEM. CODE CO550 WAS READ BUT NO SPECIFIC PROBLEM CODE SHOWS UP. THERE IS NO END TO EXPENSE TO CORRECTLY DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. GM HAS ON LINE SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH MALIBU AND EQUINOX. BUT NOT 2009 HHR. THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO ASSIST FIXING THIS PROBLEM. IF CAR NO FIXED WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. IT COULD COST UPWARDS OF 800 DOLLARS BEFORE IT CAN BE FIGURED OUT. GM SHOUD KNOW THE PROBLEM CAUSE AND HELP OUT. THIS CAR WAS MADE IN MEXICO. COULD THIS BE THE PROBLEM?

SERVICE AIRBAGS DETECTION COMES ON THE DASH BUT IT DOESN'T SAY DRIVERS OR PASSENGER COULD THIS POSSIBLY DEFLATE WHILE DRIVING? DEALERSHIPS SAYS NO RECALL

WHEN THE CAR HAD LESS THAN 36,000 MILES ALL OF THE SPEAKERS BLEW OUT AT THE SAME TIME.THE DEALER REPLACED THEM UNDER WARRANTY NOW AT 84,000 MILES THEY HAVE BLOWN AGAIN. I DO NOT PLAY THE RADIO LOUD, SO THAT IS NOT THE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE TALKED TO A CAR RADIO TECH, AND HE SAYS THAT HHRS HAVE A BIG PROBLEM WITH THIS.IF THIS IS THAT BIG OF A PROBLEM SHOULDN'T THEIR BE SOME TYPE OF WARRANTY ON THIS. BOTH TIMES THIS HAPPENS I WAS JUST GOING DOWN THE ROAD LISTING TO THE RADIO WHEN THE VOLUME JUST DROPPED TO ALMOST NOTHING. .

THE GAS LINE IS RUSTED AND LEAKING. THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE AT THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE OF MY CAR. IT LEAVES A FUEL ON MY DRIVEWAY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNSPECIFIED RATE OF SPEED, THE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITH FORCE ON THE DRIVER'S AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDES. THE DRIVER'S HEARING WAS IMPACTED FOR DAYS AFTER THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. A HEAD INJURY WAS SUSTAINED AND THE AIR BAGS HAD TO BE MANEUVERED FOR THE DRIVER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED; HOWEVER, OURISMAN CHEVROLET OF BOWIE (16610 GOVERNOR BRIDGE RD, BOWIE, MD 20716, (301) 262-7600) WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS TO INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT AND THE DRIVER WERE WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER PERTAINING TO THE FAILURE AND TO ADDRESS NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

THE CAR LOST SOME STEERING AND SPEED ALL HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR.

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHICH EFFECTS THE SEAT BELT

THE VAR JERKS WHEN IT REACHES GEAR CHANGES AND MAKES IT HARDER TO STEER AND THE CHECK ENGIN LIGHT STAYS ON. SHOWS ERROR CODE U0101

APRIL OF 2017 THE FUEL LINES OF MY HHR RUSTED AND I HAD THEM REPLACED. NOVEMBER OF 2017 PLASTIC FUEL LINE CONNECTOR THAT CONNECTS FUEL LINE TO FUEL TANK FAILED . WHILE DRIVING HOME THROUGH THE CITY OF LANCASTER I SMELLED GAS . I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT TO INSPECT AND I OBSERVED GAS LEAKING FROM THE TANK. GAS LEAKED OUT WHILE I WAS PARKED AT A STORE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND HAZMAT HAD TO BE CALLED TO CLEAN UP SPILLED GAS. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC . HE REPORTED TO ME THAT THE PLASTIC PART (22719582) FAILED. HE HAS BEEN TRYING TO FIND A PART AND HE REPORTS TO ME THAT THE PART IS UNAVAILABLE. HE THINKS MANY OTHER HHR'S ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. WHILE RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON LINE I DISCOVERED MANY OTHER HHR'S HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL LINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING, THE FUEL LINE SEPARATED AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER (GRAYBILL BROS 1459 BEAVER VALLEY PIKE, REFTON, PA 17568) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINE/LOCKING CLIPS FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT THE VEHICLE HAS A HARD PEDAL AND WOULD NOT STOP. IT APPEARED TO BE FROM THE BOOSTER NOT HOLDING THE VACUUM. THERE WAS A BULITEN #09-05-22-001A THAT ADDRESSES THIS ISSUE BUT IT REQUIRES AN ADDITIONAL VACUUM PUMP TO BE ADDED TO THE VEHICLE THAT WAS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL DESIGN. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY GM AND NOT THE CUSTOMER SINCE IT REQUIRES A NEW ADDITIONAL PART TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE VEHICLE.

GAS LINES EXITING THE FUEL TANK RUN THROUGH A FLEXIBLE HEAT SHIELD AS THEY RUN PAST THE LEFT REAR WHEEL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR (PRIOR TO RUNNING UP TO THE ENGINE). THE FUEL LINES IN THE FLEXIBLE HEAT SHIELD HAVE SIGNIFICANT RUN AND HAVE STARTED TO LEAK FUEL. THIS FUEL POOLS UNDER THE CAR WHEN STATIONARY AND SPRAYS ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WHILE IN TRANSIT. THIS WAS NOT A SUDDEN EVENT, THE RUST HAS OCCURRED OVER TIME, HOWEVER IS NOT DETECTABLE DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION DUE TO THE HEAT SHIELD. THIS INCIDENT WAS NOTICED DUE TO THE GAS FUMES WHICH COLLECTED IN THE CAR DURING A START-UP. THERE WAS NO OTHER INDICATION UNTIL THE FUMES WERE INVESTIGATED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT NOTICED WATER LEAKING FROM THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE EACH TIME IT RAINED. THE LOCATION ON THE ROOF WHERE THE WATER WAS ENTERING COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. AS A RESULT, WATER SURROUNDED THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE AROUND THE AIR BAGS AND ON THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL POWER SEATS AND THE POWER WINDOWS FAILED TO OPERATE AND THE WATER SHORTENED OUT THE RADIO. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

ONE NIGHT AFTER WORK I GOT INTO MY CAR AND HAD NO HEADLIGHTS AFTER HAVING BULB CHANGED THREE TIMES!!! THIS CAR HAS COST ME MORE MONEY THEN ANY CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED AND THERE'S NOT EVEN 100000 MILES ON IT THE WHOLE CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED

THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS TO RIGHT BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING SLOW. I HAVE TO HOLD THE STEERING WHILE REAL TIGHT AND FIRM TO STOP IT FROM TURNING RIGHT. ON AUG 26 2017 AT 5PM, I WAS READY TO MAKE A SLIGHT RIGHT TURN, BUT THE STEERING WHEEL TOOK CONTROL OVER ME, THE CAR TURNED RIGHT BY ITSELF BEFORE I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS MORNING WHILE DRIVING IN SLOW TRAFFIC, THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED TOWARDS RIGHT, I HAD PUT STRENGTH AND HOLD FIRM AND STRONG WITH MY HANDS ON STEERING WHEEL TO STOP IT FROM TURNING RIGHT BY ITSELF. WHILE DRIVING FAST, I FELT THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATE TOWARDS RIGHT AND HEARD VIBRATING SOUND...IT COULD BE LIFE THREATENING IF THE STEER WHEEL IS OUT OF CONTROL.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. REDUCED ENGINE POWER. ESC OFF. THIS OCCURRED ON VEHICLE STARTUP AND WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE GOES INTO A LOW POWER MODE AND CANNOT BE DRIVEN MORE THAN FIVE MILES PER HOUR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FOB WOULD INADVERTENTLY FUNCTION WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE VEHICLE DOORS. ALSO, THE HYDRAULIC FOR THE HATCHBACK WOULD CAUSE IT TO INDEPENDENTLY OPEN. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE A STICK TO KEEP THE HATCHBACK FROM CLOSING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE REVERSING AT A LOW SPEED, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (POWER STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

THE ESC HAS GONE OUT AND THE TURN SIGNALS WORK, BUT NOW I HAVE TO TURN THEM OFF MANUALLY. THE IGNITION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. ONCE WHEN IT WAS NEW BECAUSE THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE SECOND TIME WAS A RECALL. THE DIGITAL DISPLAY WHICH INCLUDES THE RADIO, AND INFORMATION SYSTEM TURNS ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY.

APPROX : MARCH 2016 - - 48000 MILES, MY CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM STOPPED FUNCTIONING COMPLETELY ,WHEN TURNED ON. INDICATOR LIGHT STILL WORKS, RESEARCHING I'VE FOUND A SIMPLE BURNT OUT BRAKE LIGHT BULB MAY BE THE CAUSE FOR THIS DEFECTIVE UNRELATED FAILURE. EITHER WAY I'M NOT SEEING ANY ERROR MESSAGES OR WARNINGS ALERTING ME TO WHAT PROBLEMS I MIGHT REALLY HAVE SO THAT THEY CAN BE ADDRESSED. IF THERE ISN'T A RECALL YET , MAYBE AN INVESTIGATION IS IN ORDER. TIA, L-T-G

DOOR LATCH - DRIVERS SIDE PASSENGER DOOR - FAILED TO ENGAGE - DOOR FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONNECTOR MODULE NEEDED TO BE REWIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS NO POWER GOING TO THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ESC WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SECURITY LOCK WARNING INDICATOR ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS OF TURNING THE IGNITION KEY BACK AND FORTH BEFORE THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO MANUALLY RESTART THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY COULD NOT BE TURNED TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE RECALL COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT REMOVE THE IGNITION CYLINDER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT, IN ORDER TO REMEDY THE FAILURE, THEY WOULD HAVE TO FRACTURE AND DETACH THE HOUSING AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WAS STRETCHED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 06/05/2017*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE CHECK AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A NEW PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL BUTTON WAS PUSHED, THE VEHICLE ONLY VIBRATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE "SERVICE ESC" INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE INTERIOR TEMPERATURE RISE, AFTER THE INTERIOR COOL DOWN THE LIGHT GOES OFF. I HAVE TO TURN THE AIR CONDITION ON HIGH TO COOL DOWN THE INTERIOR TEMPERATURE TO GET THE LIGHT TO GO OUT.

LEFT SIDE REAR WINDOW BLEW UP AND SHATTERED. NEXT, THE REAR WINDSHIELD BLEW UP AND SHATTERED BOTH HAVE BEEN REPLACED, HOWEVER SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED BY THE EXPLODING GLASS SINCE MY CAR WAS FULL OF IT IN BOTH INSTANCES, I HEARD A POP ON THE FIRST ONE WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY.MY CAR WAS PARKED (STATIONARY) AT MY RESIDENCE WHEN THE BACK WINDSHIELD EXPLODED. A FRIEND VISITING ME TOLD ME MY BACK WINDSHIELD HAD SHATTERED AND GLASS WAS ON THE GROUND AND INSIDE THE CAR. I HAVE REPAIR INVOICES FOR BOTH REPLACEMENTS.

VEHICLE WHILE BEING TAKEN THROUGH AN AUTOMATED CAR WASH WITH ME INSIDE SITTING BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL, WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION, AND BOTH OF MY HANDS RESTING ON MY KNEE CAPS, WITH ENGINE RUNNING THE VEHICLE GOES INTO REVERSE BY ITSELF.. THE BACKUP LIGHT ARE ALSO TURNED ON WHEN THIS ACTION OCCURS. THIS SAME ACTION HAVE HAPPENED THREE TIMES AT RANDOM DURING MY LAST NINE VISITS TO THE SAME AUTOMATED CAR WASH. NONE OF THE VEHICLES MOVING FORWARD BEHIND MY VEHICLE HAVE BEEN DAMAGED WHEN THIS ACTION OCCURS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, A FRACTURED ARM, AND A FRACTURED FEMUR THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REVERSE GEAR FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN THE SHIFT SELECTOR WAS PLACED INTO THE REVERSE POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,285.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS AND BULB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 05/18/16*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN FOUR RECALLS. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS DESPITE NO FAILURES OCCURRING. ONCE THE VEHICLE RECEIVED THE RECALL REPAIR FOR THE POWER STEERING AND HAD THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR REPLACED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE FOLLOWING DAY, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE POWER STEERING WAS STILL INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF WHAT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT BECAME ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

MY 2009 HHR HAS WHAT IS REFERRED TO AS THE MAY 15, 2014 GM TAIL LIGHT MALFUNCTION. THE MALFUNCTION IS CAUSED FROM FAULTY WIRING AND CAUSES THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THEY REMAIN ON WHILE DRIVING. THIS MALFUNCTION ALSO DISABLES SAFETY FEATURES LIKE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL ' WHICH TRIES TO CORRECT FOR SKIDS ' AND PANIC BRAKING ASSIST, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO MAKE SURE THE VEHICLE'S FULL BRAKING POWER IS BEING USED IN AN EMERGENCY. IT ALSO DISABLES THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE TRACTION CONTROL. IN 2014 G.M. SAID IT KNEW OF HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS AND 13 ACCIDENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS AND SEVERAL ISSUES OF ROAD RAGE FROM OTHER DRIVERS SINCE MY HHR BEGAN THE MALFUNCTIONING IN FEBRUARY 2014 WHICH IS WHEN I FIRST CONTACTED GM TO GET IT FIXED. SINCE THEN I HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS WITH THE NHTSA, THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, THE STATE OF WISCONSIN CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCY AND GM BUT HAVE NOT YET HAD ANYONE STEP UP AND FIX THE PROBLEM. SINCE THE MALFUNCTION CAUSES THE BCM TO LOSE MEMORY WITH THE BRAKE POSITIONING SENSOR I DID TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED GM DEALERSHIP AND HAD THEM RE-LEARN THE MEMORY BETWEEN THE TWO. THIS SOLVED THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY AND LASTED ABOUT TWO MONTHS. I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THIS DONE EVERY TWO MONTH AS A SOLUTION. GM NEEDS TO BE ORDERED TO FIX THE ISSUES CORRECTLY BEFORE SOMEONE IS FATALLY INJURED.

I HAVE A 2009 HHR AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS THE ESC AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS COME AT LOW SPEEDS AROUND 5 TO 15 MPH AND THE BRAKES MAKE A GROWLING NOISE I DRIVE 80 MILES A DAY BACK AND FORTH TO WORK IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE TURNPIKE I AM AFRAID I WILL REAR END SOMEBODY OR WORSE I DON'T WANT TO LET MY WIFE DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE WHEN IT OCCURS SHE MIGHT NOT KNOW ON TO REACT. WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF AND IT GOES AWAY FOR A WHILE BUT COMES BACK. AND THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON FROM TIME TO TIME WHEN IT IS RAINING OR HEAVY DEW I HAD THE RECALL PERFORMED ON THE AIR BAGS AND IT STILL IS HAPPENING THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DISPLAY ON THE DASH WILL COME ON WHEN THERE IS NO ONE SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE SERVICE ABS LIGHT ALSO COMES ON AT THE SAME TIME AS THE ESC AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT I DON'T FEEL SAFE I HAVE 179,000 MILES ON THE CAR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THIS CAR HAS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM BEFORE MORE PEOPLE ARE HURT OR KILLED AS I HAVE READ IN OTHER COMMENTS I DON'T WANT TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND JUST GO THRU THE REMOVE AND REPLACE TANGO TRYING TO GET LUCKY AND FIX THE PROBLEM OR PLAY CAR DOCTOR AND TREAT THE SYMPTOMS AND NOT ADDRESS THE MALADY

I HAVE FOUND THROUGH RESEARCH THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL PREVIOUSLY DUE TO THE AIRBAG LIGHTS, APPARENTLY THIS WAS NEVER FIXED IN OUR CAR. WE BOUGHT THE CAR THIS PAST DECEMBER. THE LIGHT COMES ON EVEN WHEN NO ONE IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND NOW THE LIGHT AND SYSTEM SAYS THAT WE NEED TO SERVICE THE AIRBAGS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STORAGE BIN DOOR WAS BLOCKING HER VIEW. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V444000 (LATCHES, LOCKS, LINKAGES). THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE.

ON OCT 25 2015 AROUND 7:00PM, I PARKED AT PARKING LOT OF HOME DEPOT LANE AVE JACKSONVILLE FL. I PULLED THE INSIDE HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR AT DRIVER'S SIDE, THE HANDLE BROKE APART. I COULDN'T OPEN THE DOOR. I COULDN'T GET OUT OF THE CAR. NOBODY WAS AROUND. I WAS PANIC...SOMETIME LATER, I REALIZED I COULD CRAWL TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AND GOT OUT FROM PASSENGER'S DOOR. IF THIS WAS AN EMERGENCY AND I COULDN'T GET OUT OF CAR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, MY LIFE COULD BE ENDANGERED.

CAR WOULD NOT CRANK, REPLACED BATTERY,HAD ALTERNATOR AND STARTER TESTED ALL GOOD. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO VEHICLE REPAIR SHOP. NOW THE PART THAT IS NEEDED IS NOT AVAILABLE NEW SO NOW MY MECHANIC HAS WENT THROUGH THREE PARTS THAT HAVE NOT WORKED. IT HAS TO DO WITH THE FUSE BOX. WHY HASN'T THIS VEHICLE NOT BEEN RECALLED IF CHEVROLET NO LONGER MAKES THIS PART? I SEE A LOT OF HHRS ON THE ROAD AND SOONER OR LATER THESE CARS WILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS SAME VEHICLE HAD STALLED ON ME BEFORE AND THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM .I STILL OWE FOR A VEHICLE THAT CANNOT BE FIXED. SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP GET THIS CAR RECALLED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED, BUT NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,900.

I AM PICKING MY CAR BACK UP TOMORROW AND ALL MT PAPERS ARE IN IT...BACI AROUND 3/15 MY ETC LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR JERKED, THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIME OVER THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS, TOOK IT IN TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD IT FOR 2 WKS AND COULD NOT FIGURE IT OUT AND I WAS TO LET THEM KNOW IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN...8/26/15 WAS THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED AND THE ETC LIGHT CAME ON FOR ABOUT 1 1/2 SECONDS AND SLOWED ME DOWN ALMOST TO A STOP AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED!!! CALLED, TOOK IT IN AND THEY HAVE HAD IT FOR 2 WKS AND THEY CALLED AND TOLD ME SINCE THEY COULD NOT MAKE IT HAPPEN THEY COULD NOT FIX IT AND IT WAS NOT A MECHANICAL PROBLEM. I AM SCARED TO (MAYBE) DEATH TO PICK IT UP AND DRIVE IT TILL IT HAPPENS AGAIN AND MAYBE CAUSES AN ACCIDENT .

CAR WAS PARKED AND NO ONE WAS INSIDE WHEN THE BACK GLASS JUST POPPED AND SHATTERED.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THERE ARE POWER/ELECTRICAL SURGES. I HAVE DOCUMENT THIS SEVERAL TIMES. THE LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHTS REPEATEDLY BURNS OUT, IT DOESN'T JUST BLOW, IT CRACKS AND MELTS. TO THE POINT IT LITERALLY MELTS THE HOLDER OF THE BULB. THE SURGES ARE MORE FREQUENT. I HAVE TO CHANGE BURNT/ LITERALLY EXPLODED BULBS EVER 3-4 DAYS. AND I HAVE CALLED THE CHEVY DEALER AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THIS IS ELECTRICAL. THE POWER SURGES CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME WITH OUT NOTICE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FOR A CHEVY HHR BUT THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT LISTED IN THIS BATCH OF RECALLS FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS. I ALSO CALLED THE CHEVY HEADQUARTERS AND THEY INFORMED ME ITS MY ISSUE, THERE IS NO RECALL FOR MY CAR FOR THIS AND ITS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRENTY. SO I ASKED IM JUST TO KEEP DRIVING A CAR THAT HAS ELECTRICAL SURGES, WHAT IF IT SURGES TO THE GAS TANK OR SOMETHING. SHE SAID ITS NOT COVERED. SO, I WANT IT FORMALLY DOCUMENTED THAT A REPORT WAS ISSUED; SINCE IT IS HAPPENING ALL THE TIME. I HAVE GOTTEN PULLED OVER TWICE IN 2 MONTHS FOR THIS LIGHT. AND THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT. . THESE SURGES HAVE BEEN HAPPENING OVER THE PAST YEAR, I WAS TOLD THAT MAY BE THE REASON THAT MY PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKED UP ( CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO CUT MY DAUGHTER OUT OF IT) AND THE REASON THE WINDOWS WILL SOMETIME STOP OPERATING. BUT WILL EVENTUALLY START BACK.

CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF. KEY WOULD NOT TURN. EVENTUALLY PULLED FUSE AND GOT CAR TO STOP. TOOK TO DEALER NEXT RECALLS CAME OUT LATER AND I TOOK IT IN THREE TIMES TO GET RECALL THINGS FIXED. I STILL HAVE SAME PROBLEMS AS OTHER OWNERS WITH MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, THE DIC GIVING FALSE INFORMATION SUCH AS NO AIR PRESSURE IN ONE OF THE TIRES, THE ABS AND TRACTION NEED REPAIR ETC. STEERING WHEEL ALMOST ALWAYS SHAKES WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED AND SOMETIMES SEEMS LIKE IT IS DRIVING UNDER ITS OWN CONTROL. I HAVE LOVED THE CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT WITH LESS THAN 9,000 MILES ON IT IN DECEMBER 2010, BUT I DRIVE MY HANDICAPPED HUSBAND AND ELDERLY MOTHER TO MANY DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS AND CANNOT HANDLE THE ANXIETY OF BEING AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. THERE IS ALREADY THE FEELING OF HELPLESSNESS IN CAR ACCIDENTS WITHOUT ONE DRIVING A CAR THAT CAN'T BE CONTROLLED AT ALL TIMES. AND THESE THINGS HAPPEN OUT OF THE BLUE WITHOUT WARNING. IT ISN'T LIKE YOU HAVE EVEN A FEELING THAT SOMETHING MAY BE GOING OUT OR THAT A PROBLEM IS BEGINNING. IT'S JUST BOOM, HERE'S THE SITUATION, HANDLE IT! I, AT ALL TIMES, MUST KEEP MY MIND ON THE FACT THAT MY BRAKES, STEERING, TRANSMISSION AND/OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MAY FAIL AS I AM DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. THIS DOES NOT MAKE FOR A CALM DRIVING EXPERIENCE. NERVOUSNESS AND HIGH ANXIETY IS NOT A CONDITION THAT ANYONE SHOULD BE IN WHEN HANDLING A POTENTIALLY DEADLY WEAPON IN AND AROUND OTHER PEOPLE, ANIMALS AND VEHICLES. ALL THESE OTHER OWNERS CAN'T BE WRONG, MAYBE GMC SHOULD JUST RECALL THE WHOLE CAR AND LET US GET ONE WE DON'T HAVE TO BE AFRAID OF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, SO WE CAN CONCENTRATE ON OUR OWN AND OTHER PEOPLE'S DRIVING TO PREVENT THEM..

RANDOM DRIVERS CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. NO REASON TO HAPPEN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE ELECTRONIC CONTROL PANEL FAILED TO WORK AND THE FRONT AND REAR WINDOWS FAILED TO GO UP AND DOWN WHEN USED ELECTRONICALLY. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS WORSE DURING RAINY WEATHER. AS THE FAILURE PROGRESSED, THE VENT CONTROLS FAILED TO WORK FOR HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), 14V153000 (STEERING), AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). WHILE ENTERING THE ROAD FROM A PARKING COMPLEX, THE AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL WAS TURNED ON AND SMOKE EMITTED INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE NEAR THE DASHBOARD. EXTENSIVE SMOKE WAS COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE ERUPTED INTO FLAMES AND THE FRONT WINDSHIELD MELTED DOWNWARD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED DUE TO THE FAILURE AND TOWED TO A YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 196,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEY, THE MASTER KEY OPENER WOULD NOT UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVEN OTHER TIMES. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 10/29/15*LJ UPDATED 11/22/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO ACTIVATE AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. MA 08/11/15 THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT, THE FAILURE RECURRED 14 DAYS LATER. THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED OF A MAY 2014 RECALL THAT INCLUDED THE SAME MALFUNCTIONS. THE CONSUMER WANTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR ALL ASSOCIATED ATTEMPTED REPAIRS FOR THE BRAKE LIGHTS. UPDATED 05/10/2017*JS UPDATED 11/01/2017*CN

SHORTLY AFTER WE PURCHASED OUR 2009 HHR WE RECEIVED A AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT. IT WAS RESOLVED HOWEVER WE HAVE HAD THREE ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS WITH AIR BAG LIGHTS COMING ON INCLUDING ONE THAT WE WERE CHARGED FOR REPAIR. THEN WE LEARNED THAT OUR CAR WAS ON A NATIONAL AIR BAG RECALL AND TOOK IT TO A CHEVY DEALER FOR REPAIR. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO GET THE LIGHT TO TURN OFF AND HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS A SENSOR BUT THEY CAN'T FIND WHICH ONE IS THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER IS PRIORITY CHEVROLET IN CHESAPEAKE. WE ARE VERY WORRIED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ESPECIALLY SINCE OUR HISTORY OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS ISSUE. AS OF TODAY 5/31/2015 WE ARE STILL IN SAME POSITION WITH AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STUCK ON. WE WANT TO SELL THIS LEMON BUT NO ONE WILL BUY IT WITH THAT LIGHT ON.

INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT FLICKER CONSTANTLY, DOES THIS IN PARK AND DURING DRIVING, NOTICED LATELY THAT THE HEAD LIGHTS ARE ALSO DIMMING AT START UP.

I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE THIS IS COMING FROM BUT IN THE MORNING WHEN I START MY HHR THERE IS A VERY STRONG ODOR OF SILICON. IT TAKES ME ABOUT 30 MIN. TO GET TO WORK AND BY THE TIME I GET TO WORK I HAVE THE WORST HEADACHE FROM SMELLING THIS THE WHOLE TRIP. IT IS STRONGER WHEN THE A/C IN ON. NOT SURE IF THIS IS WHERE IT IS COMING FROM BUT IT WILL MAKE YOU NAUSEATED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THERE WAS HESITATION WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE LIGHTING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DIMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN DEALER WHERE IT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE SERVICE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS THE WARNING CHIME. I PURCHASED THE CAR USED IN AUGUST 2013, AND SOON AFTER GETTING IT THE VERY SAME WARNING CAME ON. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAD IT SENT TO A LOCAL GM DEALER TO BE FIXED. I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM A DODGE AND SUBARU DEALER AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DO THE REPAIR. I WAS SHOWN THE REPAIR PAPERWORK STATING THAT A FAULTY AIRBAG SENSOR WAS REPLACED. WELL JUST LAST WEEK THE VERY SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON THEN GOES OFF SOMETIMES AFTER ONLY A FEW SECONDS. THEN ANOTHER WARNING LIGHT WENT ON STATING FAULTY AIR PRESSURE SENSOR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AS WELL SO I'M WONDERING IF THERE IS SOME TYPE OF ELECTRICAL GREMLIN IN THE CAR. THIS IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING BECAUSE I LIKE THE CAR BUT ALL OF THESE STUPID LITTLE ISSUES MAKE ME WANT TO TRADE IT IN, AND NEVER BUY ANYTHING MADE BY GM EVER AGAIN. *TR

LETTER FROM SENATOR FEINSTEIN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE COMPLAINT ABOUT GENERAL MOTORS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HIS 2009 CHEVROLET HHR WAS NOT REPAIRED ADEQUATELY AND WAS NOT REPAIRED IN A TIMELY MANNER.

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE CAR HAS SHUT DOWN AND HAS CAUSED MY POWER STEERING TO GO OUT WHILE I AM DRIVING. IT DINGS SO I HAVE SOME NOTICE. BUT NONE THE LESS REALLY SCARY AND VERY HARD TO TURN GOING 20 MPH. MY BRAKES ARE VERY HARD WHEN THIS HAPPENS. MY THERMOSTAT/ COOLANT INFORMATION IS CURRENTLY DISPLAYED AS DASHES (----) ACROSS MY DASH, MAKING THIS REALLY DIFFICULT TO KNOW IF IT IS HOT OR HAS RUN OUT AND MY AC IS CONNECTED TO THIS ALSO SO WHEN IT DECIDES TO WORK MY AC WILL WORK. IT WILL TURN OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING TOO. MY MPH READS MY SPEED GOING 20 MPH OVER WHAT I AM ACTUALLY DRIVING. MY CAR HAS COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT TO GET CODES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AROUND A CURVE, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THE ESC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. 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 CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. WHEN THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE DOOR CHIME ACTIVATED AS IF THE CONTACT WERE EXITING THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE RADIO REMAINED OPERABLE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

WENT TO BACK HHR OUT OF MY GARAGE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ROCK HARD WITH NO GIVE. POWER STEERING HAS NO POWER AND THE EXC LIGHT IS ON. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AT ALL. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. THE IGNITION, AIR BAGS, BRAKES, DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS...THE LIST GOES ON. THIS ONE TAKES THE CAKE DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. *TR

TODAY I MADE THE MISTAKE OF LEAVING A DOME LIGHT ON WHILE IN CHURCH FOR A FEW HRS. CAME OUT IT STARTED UP WITH NO PROBLEM. GOT ON THE FERRY PARKED AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START UP TO GET OFF THE CAR WAS DEAD. NOW THIS IS THE TERROR OF THAT , THE DOOR LOCKS DIDN'T WORK, THE HORN WAS DEAD, THE WINDOW LOCKS DIDN'T WORK AND THE STEERING WAS LOCKED. I GOT THE ATTENTION OF A PERSON PASSING AND THEY OPENED THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. MY DAUGHTER IS TOTALLY DISABLED AND SHE WAS ASLEEP AND THE PASSENGER SEAT. WHAT IF THIS HAD BEEN SOME LIFE OR DEATH MATTER AND WE NEEDED TO GET OUT. IS THIS NORMAL OR IS IT SOMETHING I DIDN'T KNOW TO DO. THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY RECALLS ON THIS CAR, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A TOTAL RECALL. I AM SO AFRAID FOR OUR LIVES AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. TERRIFIED TO GET IN IT WITH HER AND GO ANY WHERE. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO TO STAY ALIVE UNTIL IT'S PAID OFF? *TR

2009 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER STATES PAID FOR POWER STEERING REPAIR. REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. *TA THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), AND 14V153000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED FOR THE AIR BAG AND REMAINED LIT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REASONABLE DATE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

MY AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAS GONE ON AND OFF OVER SEVERAL WEEKS. DEALER CANNOT DIAGNOSIS THE ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS NOT BEEN ON WHEN I BRING IT IND. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY RECALL COMPETED ON MY IGNITION SWITCH, HOWEVER, I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE I STILL HAVE AN ISSUE WHERE I TURN OFF THE CAR AND TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, AND EITHER I HEAR THE ENGINE STILL RUN SLIGHTLY, BUT MORE COMMONLY THE ISSUE IS THAT THE DOOR CHIMES AS IF I OPENED THE DOOR WITH THE KEY STILL IN THE IGNITION (ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT). I THOUGHT THE REPLACEMENT AFTER THIS RECALL WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM AS I HAD PREVIOUSLY BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT "DUPLICATE IT" OR SEE ANY IMMEDIATE ISSUES. SHOULD I BE CONCERNED THAT THIS IS STILL HAPPENING AFTER THE RECALL? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LATCHES INSIDE THE VEHICLE FAILED TO OPERATE DUE TO PART OF THE ASSEMBLY IN THE DOOR PANEL FRACTURING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE AND THE WINDOWS WERE REQUIRED TO BE OPENED IN ORDER TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, NO ONE WOULD BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

LESS THEN 24 HOURS OFF THE LOT I WAS DRIVING HOME OFF HWY26 EXITING TO MY TOWN OF WATERTOWN,WI. I WAS SLOWING DOWN ON THE RAMP AND MY SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. I WAS HIT IN THE HEAD BY THE DRIVER VISOR CAUSING MY TO FLINCH AND RELEASE THE BREAK FOR A SLIT SECOND. I TRIED TO REAPPLY THE BREAK AND HAD NO BREAKS I WAS STILL AT 40MPH. IT WAS SNOWING THIS CAUSED ME TO NOT BE ABLE TO TURN SO I HIT A MEADEN SNAPPING MY A ARM. I ALSO SNIPPED MY ABS CABLE, BLEW OUT DRIVER BALL JOINTS, BENT THE TIE ROD, DISLOCATED MY AXEL BENT MY RIM AND RUINED MY NEW TIRE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. ON THE PASSENGER SIDE I BROKE MY KNUCK AND BLEW OUT MY BALL JOINTS. IT LOCKED UP MY DRIVER SEAT BELT AND EVEN WITH NO ONE WEARING THE PASSENGER ONE IT LOCKED THAT UP TOO. AFTER IT HAPPENED GOING ONLINE I HAVE FOUND A FEW MORE CASES LIKE MINE ONE CAUSED A WOMAN TO SPEND A MONTH AND A HALF IN HOSPITAL FROM HITTING A POLE. *TR

IT WAS SNOWING AND I STARTED MY CAR TO WARM IT UP. I CLEANED OFF THE WINDOWS WITH MY SNOW BRUSH. WHENEVER I GOT INTO THE CAR AND TURNED ON THE WIPERS, THEY MOVED FOR A SPLIT SECOND THEN STOPPED. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND CHECKED THE WIPERS. THEY WERE MOVING FREELY. NOTHING I DID WOULD MAKE THE WIPERS WORK. I WENT ONLINE AND CHECKED FOR PROBLEMS WITH CHEVY HHR WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND FOUND THAT IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE. ON ONE WEBSITE, CHEVY HHR.NET, THERE EVEN IS A DISCUSSION BOARD ABOUT THE PROBLEM. IT'S THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION AND FROM EVERYTHING I'VE READ THIS HAPPENS BETWEEN 60,00 AND 85,000 MILES ON THE HHR AND CHEVY COBALT. I WAS TOLD THAT THE REPAIR IS @$300.00 AND I'M WONDERING WHY GM WOULD MAKE A VEHICLE THAT HAS A PART THAT FAILS SO EASILY. *TR

AFTER BUYING THE HHR THE DAY BEFORE I WENT TO WORK. ON MY WAY BACK HOME. I GOT OFF ON MY EXIT ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN THE RAMP MY SIDE AIRBAGS WENT OFF. THEN I PUSHED THE BRAKES AND THEY DID NOT RESPOND SENDING ME INTO A MEADEN CAUSING MY WHEEL TO SNAP ALMOST ALL THE WAY OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE BOTTOM PART OF THE STEERING COLUMN AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION BECAME FRACTURED WHILE IN THE ON POSITION AS THE ESC AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION AND THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. *TR

AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT TO HAVE AIRBAG SERVICE HAS BEEN ON FOR SOMETIME. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN ASKED ABOUT THIS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE LAST ANSWER WE RECEIVED IS THAT THE AIRBAG IS ONLY UNDER WARRANTY FOR TWO YEARS BUT PREVIOUS TO THIS WE WERE TOLD THAT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT EVEN KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS. MY SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT GADSDEN CHEVROLET HAS NOT EVEN FIXED THE SWITCH RECALL YET. THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO CALL WHEN THEY GOT THE PART IN. EVEN THOUGH MY HUSBAND HAS CALLED MULTIPLE TIMES THEY STILL HAVE NOT CALLED. THERE IS ANOTHER ISSUE FOR WHICH THEY HAVE OFFERED FOR US TO JUST PAY HALF AND THEY KNOW THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO FIX THEM BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES AND YET THEY STILL NEVER FIXED THE PREVIOUS RECALL & NOW THIS AIRBAG THING HAS COME UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE AIR BAG FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/09/14*LJ UPDATED 5/11/2015 *JS

MY CHEVROLET 2009 HHR AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING IN THE SUN FOR A FEW HOURS ON A HOT DAY. ONCE THE CAR COOL OFF THE LIGHT GOES OFF, OR IF IT IS BEFORE THE SUN COME UP THERE IS NO PROBLEM. I REPORTED THIS TO MY CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY PRETENDED LIKE THIS ISSUE WAS FOREIGN TO THEM, BUT AS I SEARCH THE INTERNET I SEE THIS ISSUE REPORTED BY MORE OWNERS THAN I CAN COUNT. THERE IS AN ISSUE GOING ON AND THIS NEED TO BE CORRECTED IN A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE BEING SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE ENGINE FAILED TO START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I HAVE HAD 3 PROBLEMS SO FAR WHERE MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I HAVE CONTACTED TWO DIFFERENT CHEVY DEALERS AND THEY SAID THAT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. ON THE GM WEBSITE IT SAYS THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2009 CHEVY HHR ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. BECAUSE THE DEALER SAYS MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED THEY REFUSE TO HONOR THE RECALL. I WOULD LIKE GM TO STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE. I AM CONCERNED THAT I COULD BE INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. HTTP://MEDIA.GM.COM/MEDIA/US/EN/GM/NEWS.DETAIL.HTML/CONTENT/PAGES/NEWS/US/EN/2014/OCT/1007-RECALLS.HTML HTTP://MEDIA.GM.COM/MEDIA/US/EN/GM/NEWS.DETAIL.HTML/CONTENT/PAGES/NEWS/US/EN/2014/MAR/0331-POWER-STEERING.HTML. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SCRAPING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,888. UPDATED 11/20/14*CN UPDATED 08/30/2017*CT

RE: VEHICLE:2009 CHEVROLET HHR (SERVICE AIR BAG -- WARNING) VIN NUMBER:[XXX] MY ABOVE VEHICLE HAS JUST ALERTED ME WHILE DRIVING TO WORK TODAY, THAT MY AIR BAG SYSTEM MAY BE A POTENTIAL RISK. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED DURING MY ENTIRE OWNERSHIP OF THIS VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE HAS JUST BEEN RECENTLY REPAIRED FOR GM IGNITION AND STARTER RECALL CAMPAIGNS: 13454 AND 14063. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP THAT PERFORMED THE RECALL WORK TODAY OCT. 2,2014 11AM AND I AM WAITING FOR THEIR REPLY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION FAILED TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED TO LOCK WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURES OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES BEGAN AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WAS LOCKED AND WOULD NOT ALLOW FOR PROPER USE; UNABLE TO PULL OUT FROM THE EXTRACTOR. THIS HAS BEEN AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT CONTINUES TO EXIST. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM IN THAT PASSENGER IS FORCED TO RIDE WITHOUT BENEFIT OF SEAT BELT. THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY AND ALLOWS PROPER USE OF THE BELT USUALLY WITHIN 2 DAYS WITHOUT ANY RHYME OR REASON. THERE SEEMS TO E NO REASON TO TRIGGER THE PROBLEM AND NO REASON WHY THE PROBLEM RESOLVES ITSELF ON IT'S OWN. *TR

WHEN VEHICLE IS EXPOSED TO DIRECT SUN AND HOT AND/HUMID CONDITIONS, THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON. THE LIGHT REMAINS LIT UNTIL REMOVED FROM BEING EXPOSED TO DIRECT SUNLIGHT AND COOLS DOWN SUFFICIENTLY. ALTHOUGH, THIS IS NOT ALWAYS RESOLVED IMMEDIATELY. OCCASIONALLY, THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS LIT FOR UP TO TWO OR THREE DAYS REGARDLESS OF SUN AND HEAT/HUMIDITY EXPOSURE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN THAT THERE IS NO WAY OF KNOWING WHETHER OR NOT THE AIRBAGS WILL FUNCTION PROPERLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. 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 UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE SERVICE AIR BAG SOON WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. ..UPDATED 10/15/14 *BF UPDATED 03/30/2015 *JS

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT WAL MART AND A BEEPING SOUND GOT MY ATTENTION AND THEN I REALIZED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN.. I STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LANE AND TURNED THE CAR OFF... WE SAT THERE FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS AND I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND THE STEERING WAS FINE THEN.. WE THEN DROVE ABOUT A HALF MILE TO THE DOLLAR TREE AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN AS I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE.. I PARKED AND WE WENT IN THE STORE.. WHEN I CAME BACK OUT IT WAS WORKING AGAIN... THEN TODAY, SEPT. 15, 2014, I PULLED INTO THE LIBRARY AND AS SOON AS I STARTED TO TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE STEERING WOULDN'T WORK AND THE BEEPING SOUND STARTED AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS ON AGAIN... . I TURNED IT OFF RIGHT THERE AND WAITED A FEW SECONDS AND IT WAS AGAIN WORKING... WE DON'T TRUST TAKING THIS CAR ANYWHERE AND HAD PLANNED AN EXTENDED TRIP TO WASHINGTON TO STAY WITH OUR GRANDDAUGHTER BUT WE JUST DON'T DARE DO IT... THIS IS SUCH A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND WE WANT IT FIXED!!!!! ALSO, THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR ALMOST THE ENTIRE TIME WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR.. I HAVE ALL THE RECEIPTS OF TAKING IT IN TO BE CHECKED AND THE CHARGES WE HAVE INCURRED... IT HAS BEEN ON THE LAST TIME FOR OVER A MONTH AS WE HAD JUST HAD IT IN AGAIN .. THE LIGHT WENT OFF FOR ABOUT 20 MILES AFTER WE LEFT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEN CAME ON AND HAS BEEN ON EVER SINCE... THIS WHOLE THING HAS BEEN RIDICULOUS!!!!!! WHO CAN HELP US????? *TR

I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN MY POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS ON THE DASH BOARD AND VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. ON 09\10\2014 I CALLED SERRA CHEVROLET IN MADISON TN AND TOLD A SERVICE REP NAMED [XXX] WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND WHAT I NEEDED TO DO TO GET THIS FIXED. SHE TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO CALL BACK IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS WHEN A NEW RECALL WAS ISSUED. I ASKED IF THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN AND SHE REPLIED "ITS POSSIBLE." SO I ASKED HER WHAT I COULD DO TO FIX THIS AND SHE SAID "WELL YOU CAN BRING IT TO US AND PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED AND WHEN A NEW RECALL WAS ISSUED I COULD GET MY MONEY BACK FROM THEM." IF THEY HAVE THIS PART IN STOCK SHOULD THEY NOT FIX IT NOW AND NOT LET THIS POWER LOSS HAPPEN AGAIN? I HAVE TO WORK AND I'M VERY NERVOUS THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. I ALSO NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE A YEAR AGO OR I WOULD HAVE HAD THIS DONE THEN. THANKS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON SMOOTH PAVED SUBURBAN ROADWAY THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT(S) ILLUMINATED ON THE CONSOLE IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER. LATER THAT DAY THE LIGHT(S) WENT OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED AGAIN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. ON SEPTEMBER 6TH THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT(S) CAME BACK ON AT LEAST 3 OR 4 TIMES. THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN DAMAGED OR ABUSED IN ANY WAY. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS NEVER BEEN REPAIRED OR MODIFIED OTHER THAN THE IGNITION KEY RECALL AND REPLACEMENT OF THE POWER STEERING MOTOR (BOTH WERE RECALLS PERFORMED AT OUR LOCAL GM DEALER. *TR

IN APRIL 2013 OUR SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE STARTED COMING ON AND OFF AT VARIED TIMES. THERE WAS NO RHYME OR REASON FOR WHEN IT WENT ON OR OFF. OUR DEALER STATED THAT IF THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS OFF AT THE TIME OF AN ACCIDENT, THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY (SCARED US INTO THE REPAIR).THE CAR WAS JUST OUT OF OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD OF 4 YR 48000 MILES. SO WE WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE REPAIR WAS A CONNECTOR MODULE AND TOTAL COST WAS 264.59 FOR THE REPAIR. AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED I STARTED FINDING ALL KINDS OF SIMILAR ISSUES WITH CHEVY CARS AND TRUCKS, INCLUDING VARIOUS YEARS OF THE HHR. I CONTACTED GM BUT THEY REFUSED TO COVER THIS REPAIR STATING THEY KNEW OF NO ISSUES REGARDING A SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT COMING ON AND OFF. THIS WAS OBVIOUS A LIE SINCE IT'S ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND CHEVY HAS RECALLED SOME CARS AND TRUCKS FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT WE CAN'T BE SURE IF THE AIR BAG WOULD WORK DURING A CRASH IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT NO COST. THE COST OF THE REPAIR FOR THE ACTUAL WORK DONE IS HIGHWAY ROBBERY - PARTS WERE 17.28 THE REST OF LABOR! GM NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUE AND RECALL THE CARS - OR AT THE LEAST, REPAIR FOR FREE WHEN THE ISSUE ARISES. *TR

LOSS OF POWER STEERING WAS INDICATED ON THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY AS WELL AS BY A SERIES OF DINGS. POWER STEERING WAS RESTORED THE NEXT TIME I STARTED THE ENGINE. IT FAILED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY. IT NOW FAILS WITHIN MOMENTS OF STARTING THE CAR EVERY TIME. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY HAD NO INFORMATION ON WHEN PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL. *TR

I HAVE A 2009 CHEVY HHR WAS HAS 2 RECALLS ON IT. I CALLED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET THE RECALLS REPAIRED ON MY CAR AS SOON AS I RECEIVED THE FIRST WHICH WAS 06/09/2014. I WAS TOLD THE PARTS WOULD HAVE TO BE ORDERED AND I WOULD GET A CALL WHEN THEY CAME IN. ON TUES 08/26/2014 I RECEIVED A CAR IN THE MAIL THAT THE PARTS WERE IN AND THAT I SHOULD CALL TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. I CALLED [XXX] THAT SAME DAY, AND GOT AN APPOINTMENT THAT THURS. 08/28/2014. WE DROPPED THE CAR OFF THAT WEDS. NIGHT. I WAS NEVER TOLD HOW LONG THE SERVICE WOULD TAKE . SO I CALLED ON 08/28/2014 IN THE AFTERNOON AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD NOT BE READY UNTIL FRIDAY. TRYING TO GET THROUGH TO TALK WITH A PERSON AT [XXX] TAKES ANYWHERE FROM 20 TO 30 MINUTES TO TALK WITH SOMEONE. I WAS NEVER ASKED IF I NEEDED A LONER CAR OR ANYTHING. FRIDAY 08/29/2014 WE PICK THE CAR UP AROUND 7PM BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN IT WAS FINISHED. ON SATURDAY 08/30/2014 WE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED BACK TO [XXX] BECAUSE THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE BRAND NEW IGNITION AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I DID NOT RECEIVE A PHONE CALL ONCE THE CAR GOT THERE, AND OF COURSE IT WAS A HOLIDAY WEEKEND SO THEY WERE NOT GOING TO BE OPEN THAT FOLLOWING MONDAY 09/01/2014. I DROVE BY [XXX] ON SUNDAY JUST TO MAKE SURE IT WAS THERE, AND IT WAS WITH THE KEYS STILL STUCK IN THE IGNITION. I CALLED ON TUESDAY 09/02/2014 TO FIND OUT WHAT THE STATUS WAS, I WAS TOLD THEY WERE WORKING ON IT. I HAPPENDTO BE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD SO I STOPPED BY TO CHECK, IT WAS STILL IN THE SAME SPOT NEVER EVEN LOOKED AT, I WAS TOLD BY MIKE THE MANAGER( WHO WAS VERY RUDE) THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAD APPOINTMENT FOR TODAY AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT, I TOLD HIM I SHOULD BE A PRIORITY BECAUSE MY APPOINTMENT WAS LAST WEEK AND THE CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED RIGHT THAT TIME. HE HAD THE NERVE TO ASK ME DID IT WORK WHEN YOU LEFT HERE., IM JUST GETTING MY CAR BACK TODAY 09/03/2014. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

2009 HHR. WE HAVE HAD SO MUCH TROUBLE WITH IS CAR, I DON'T HAVE THE SPACE TO TELL YOU ALL THE COMPLAINTS. THIS IS THE LATEST HAPPENING; WIFE CALLS ME FROM TOWN, CANT GET OUT OF THE CAR, DOOR WONT OPEN. FINALLY HAD TO CRAWL OVER THE CONSOLE AND EXIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. QUIET A FEAT FOR A 260 LB 72 YEAR OLD LADY. NOW I READ ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A ONGOING PROBLEM FOR HHR GOING ALL THE WAY BACK TO 2007. ONE PERSON SAID THE DEALER CHARGED $450.00, BECAUSE THE WHOLE DOOR PANEL HAD TO BE REPLACED. GM IS CERTAINLY AWARE OF THE DEFECTIVE DOOR LOCKS AND LATCHES ON THE HHR. WHEN SOME GETS BURNED ALIVE BECAUSE THEY CANT GET OUT OF THE CAR GM CANNOT SAY THE WERE NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURES OF THE DOOR LATCHES BECAUSE THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE DOORS FAILING TO OPEN. THIS IS JUST THE LATEST PROBLEM WE HAVE WITH THIS CAR.,BUT RIGHT NOW THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR ME TO REGISTER THIS COMPLAINT IN CASE MY WIFE IS TRAPPED IN THIS CAR AGAIN AND SUSTAINS INJURY. *TR

SERVICE AIR BAG- THIS MESSAGE COMES UP A LOT WHEN CAR IS STARTED. IT IS COMING UP MORE OFTEN NOW THOUGH. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE SEEN ON LINE THAT OTHER GM VEHICLES ARE BEING RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. TALKED TO MY CHEVY DEALER ABOUT THIS AND HE SAID THAT THERE IS NO RECALL AND IT IS OUR ISSUE. OUR HHR HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR IGNITION SWITCH AND A POWER STEERING ISSUE SO FAR. I FEEL THAT THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IS JUST ANOTHER GM PROBLEM. WITH THIS WARNING LIGHT ON, I DO NOT KNOW IF OUR AIR BAGS WILL DEPLOY. ARE OUR LIVES IN JEOPARDY? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED TO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE INTO A DITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT A BLOWN FUSE CAUSED THE POWER STEERING TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THAT CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA 14V153000 (STEERING) AND THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,671.

WINDOW SWITCHES DON'T WORK FOR PASSAGE SIDE ON DRIVERS DOOR. ANY TIME PUSHED IT SMELLS LIKE THEY ARE BURNING. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE FIX EVEN THOUGH IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. IT STILL ISN'T FIXED WE JUST DON'T USE THEM. THE BACK UP LIGHTS NEVER WORK AND THE DEALER WANT TO ALWAYS SAY IT A BAD BULB. I REPLACED A BULB AT THE DEALER IN FRONT THEM AND THEY SAID IT MUST OF BEEN A BAD BULB. I'VE REPLACED AT LEAST 15 BULBS IN 3 YEARS. I ALSO HAD TO PAY FOR AIRBAG CENSORS WHEN THEY WENT BAD AND UNDER WARRANTY. CHEVY DOESN'T KEEP THEIR WARRANTIES AND MAKE UP REASONS WHY THEY DON'T HAVE TO COVER THE PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PART WOULD ARRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 9/12/14*CN THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED. UPDATED 09/23/14

I HAVE BEEN TRYING T O GET MY SONS IGNITION SWITCH RECALLED FIXED ON HIS HHR SINCE JUNE 4, 2014. THE DEALERSHIP AND CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER BOTH KEEP TELLING ME THE PART WILL BE COMING. I WAS TOLD SIX WEEKS. IT HAS BEEN LONGER THAN SIX WEEKS AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHEN I WILL GET THE PART! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WENT TO LEAVE FROM FRIEND'S HOUSE, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START.CALLED TOW TRUCK, BUT BY THE TIME ( 2 HRS ) I WAITED CAR STARTED-UP.CANCELLED TOW TRUCK. NEXT TIME WHILE MAKING TURN, POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. IT HAS NOT WORKED SINCE APPROX 05/21/14. CALLED THE DEALER TO MAKE APPOINTMENT ON 06/03/14. THEY GIVE ME THE PAPERS SERVICES. AND THEY TOLD ME IT WILL PROBABLY TAKE BETWEEN 6 WEEKS TO 7 WEEKS FOR THEM TO GET THE PART.I BEEN CALLING, STILL WAITING FOR THE PARTS. ON ANOTHER NOTE, I TOLD THEM ABOUT MY CONDITION. I HAVE ONE ARM THE IS VERY HARD FOR ME TO DRIVE WITH OUT POWER STEERING. I HAD SURGERY ON MY LEFT ARM. ( A SURVIVOR OF SARCOMA). FOR THEM MAYBE IS NOTHING. I DON'T WANT THEM TO FEEL SORRY FOR ME. I JUST WANT TO FALLOW THE RULES, AND THE PROMISES THEY MAKE TO ME. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I BOUGHT MY HHR BRAND NEW. WITHIN WEEKS OF HAVING IT, THE BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WARPING. THIS HAS BECOME AN EVERY SIX MONTH ROUTINE NOW. THE BRAKES DON'T ALWAYS CATCH AND CAN BE SCARY WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN. I'VE BARELY AVOIDED WRECKS SEVERAL TIMES, AND USUALLY THAT INVOLVES STEERING TOWARDS A DITCH. *JS

VEHICLE RAN FINE ENTIRE DAY(12-20-2013), I PARKED TO SHOP WITH MY WIFE AT A LOCAL MALL. WHEN WE WERE READY TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE WOULD TURN OVER AND THEN IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENED AT LEAST 10 TIMES, MY BATTERY WAS BEGINNING TO DRAIN SO I STOPPED. MY WIFE AND I DECIDED TO CONTINUE OUR SHOPPING AND COME BACK TO VEHICLE LATER. ONCE AGAIN I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF. I HAD TO CALL A TOWING SERVICE (AAA) TO TOW US TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE NEXT DAY I WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE STARTED FINE AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC DID TELL US THAT THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUS ERROR CODES FROM LAST NIGHT POINTING TO IGNITION AND STARTER UNITS, BUT THEY FOUND NO PROBLEMS. I HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS RECALL NOTICES FROM GM DESCRIBING THIS VERY THING AND HAVE REQUESTED A FULL REFUND OF MY TOWING FEES ($95.00 INVOICE#73066) AND TRYING TO SET UP MY REPAIR SINCE THE RECALL NOTICES WENT OUT IN APRIL 2014. I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING SINCE. GM CASE # [XXX] OPERATOR (JIM). INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *JS

I HAVE RECEIVED SAFETY RECALLS FOR POTENTIALLY FATAL SYSTEM FAILURES TO MY VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THERE ARE NO REPLACEMENT PARTS TO FIX THIS ISSUE, AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THEY WILL HAVE PARTS. SO UNTIL THEN I AM TO DRIVE THIS UNSAFE VEHICLE, WITH MY FAMILY IN IT AND JUST HOPE FOR THE BEST? I TRIED TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE, AS WE TYPICALLY DO AFTER 2-3 YEARS OF FINANCING, ONLY TO FIND NOT ONE DEALERSHIP WILL BUY IT BACK FROM ME IN TRADE, INCLUDING THE ONE I PURCHASED IT FROM, DUE TO THE MAJOR SAFETY RECALLS. SO I AM ESSENTIALLY TRAPPED IN A VEHICLE THAT HAS ALREADY HAD 2 OF THE 3 RECALLS ACTUALLY OCCUR TO IT, AND JUST HOPE THE ONE THAT CAN CAUSE A FATAL CRASH, DOES NOT ALSO HAPPEN. *TR

TOOK MY CAR N FOR THE ENGINE RECALL FIVE DAYS LATER I NOTICE MY HEAD LIGHT ON THE LEFT SIDE IS OUT. ON THE 18TH IM INFORMED BY OTHER DRIVERS THAT MY BRAKE LIGHT ON THE LEFT SIDE IS OUT. PLUS ONE OF MY TURN SIGNAL LIGHT IS OUT. BASICALLY THE LIGHTS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MY CAR ARE OUT. ALSO THE STEERING WILL SHAKE WHILE SLOWING DOWN AND SLOWING IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *TR

THEY NEED TO GIVE RENTAL CARS UNTILTHEY GET THE PARTS IN THIS WOULD INSURE OUR SAFETY AND SPEED UP THE PROCESS THAT THEY SAY THEY ARE MAKING THE PARTS AS FAST AS POSSIBLE .THAT'S JUST NOT ACCEPTABLE. FIX OUR CARS RIGHT NOW I AM NOT READY TO DIE IN GM JUNK. MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON SAYS IT NEEDS SERVICE WELL FIX IT GM. I CANT WORRY ALL THE TIME THE STRESS IS TO MUCH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT DID NOT CONFIRM IF THE VIN WAS INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,135. UPDATED 09/05/14*LJ UPDATED 12/3/2014 *JS

PULLED IN TO DRIVEWAY AND WENT TO EXIT VEHICLE. THE PLASTIC DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF IN MY HAND. THIS BASICALLY LEFT ME STUCK IN THE VEHICLE UNLESS I CRAWLED OVER THE CENTER CONSOLE OR UNLESS I WAS ABLE TO ROLL DOWN THE ELECTRIC WINDOW, PIVOT IN THE SEAT, AND REACH THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE. OBVIOUSLY IN AN ACCIDENT, OR VEHICLE FIRE, THE EXTRA TIME NEEDED TO EXIT, IF THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF, IS UNACCEPTABLE. A VERY BASIC INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE MODEL. AN INCONVENIENCE FOR A YOUNGER DRIVER BUT THIS COULD BE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE FOR AN OLDER, LESS PHYSICAL DRIVER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER NUMEROUS TIMES AND WERE UNCERTAIN OF WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE.

SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED BY ITSELF WHEN PULLING OFF FROM A STOP SIGN. *TR

WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE INTO A GRADUAL LEFT TURN, A SERIES OF CHIMES SOUNDED FROM THE VEHICLE AND A MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED IN THE COMMUNICATIONS CENTER STATING THE MESSAGE "POWER STEERING". THE VEHICLE HAD LOST POWER ASSISTED STEERING BUT RETAINED MANUAL STEERING. THIS WAS RESET BY TURNING THE VEHICLE IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN AUGUST 2009( SPECIAL AUTO PROGRAM) AND HAD TO RETURN IN AUGUST 2009 FOR THE DRIVERS AIRBAG LIGHT KEPT FLASHING ON AND OFF. THE REPAIRED WAS DONE (NECESSARY TO REPLACE & PROGRAM PASS PRESENCE MODULE ) AT THAT TIME. I STARTED HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE THIS YEAR AND BROUGHT IT BACK FOR SERVICE AGAIN 6/20/14. PAID $315.00 TO BE REPAIRED AND PICKED IT UP TODAY AND THE FLASHING LIGHT IS STILL ON. MY CONCERN IS THIS MAY ALSO BE A FACTORY DEFECT ALSO THAT HAS NOT BEEN DETECTED. I AM FEELING A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE AIRBAG BEING REPAIRED AND STILL DOING THE SAME THING. I AM A SENIOR AND I TRAVEL ALWAYS WITH A 33 YEAR OLD TOTALLY DISABLED CHILD. IF MY AIRBAG IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY , YOU WOULD HAVE TWO PEOPLE IMPACTED BY THIS. NOW I WAS TOLD TO BRING IT BACK BUT AS ISAID I AM NOT FEELING TO GOOD ABOUT THE JOB REALLY BEING DONE. AS A CONSUMER WHAT CAN I DO OTHER THEN HAVE THIS ON FILE WITH YOUR OFF? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAG, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE AND WOULD NOT ARRIVE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14E021000 (IGNITION SWITCH). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTIFICATION. IN ADDITION, ONE OF THE DOORS ON THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE OPENED. THE CONTACT HAD TO OPEN THE WINDOW IN ORDER TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TURNED THE KEY AND STARTED MY CAR AND THEN I COULDN'T TURN IT OFF. I COULD TAKE THE KEY OUT BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AS THE IGNITION SWITCH APPEARS TO BE STUCK IN THE ON POSITION. TOOK IT TO GM DEALER IN SALINAS TO ASK ABOUT IT BUT SAID COULD NOT ASSIST ME TILL WEDNESDAY, GRANTED IT WAS SATURDAY SO OKAY, BUT COULD NOT HELP ME SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. SAID IT MOST LIKELY WOULD NOT BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL THOUGH IT SEEMS RELATED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL AND THAT HE WAS CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, A LOUD CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF THE POWER STEERING WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY SINCE THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE IN ORDER TO DO THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE.

THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING AND STILL DOES NOT WORK. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG TURNS ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHEN NO ONE IS IN THE SEAT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THERE WERE NO FAILURES THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY.

AUGUST OF 2010 1ST INDICATION OF A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG OCCURRED. CHEVROLET DEALER REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. 2ND INCIDENT OCCURRED IN EARLIER 2013 WHEN SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. THIS SERVICE AIRBAG WOULD STAY ON FOR A DAY OR TWO, THEN GO OUT. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER IT WOULD COME ON AGAIN, THEN GO OUT. IN MAY OF THIS YEAR THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME AND STAYED ON. ON JUNE 2ND OF THE YEAR, 2014, I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER. THEY ADVISED THE AIRBAG "SHORTED" AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED @ $1200.00+. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW, AND HAVE HAD AT LEAST 3 ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS UNDER WARRANTY. DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, IGNITION SWITCH, BATTERY FAILURE I FEEL THIS LEAD TO THE FAILURE OF THE AIRBAG. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH, THE WHEEL WOBBLED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE WIPERS FAILED TO FUNCTION AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION LOCK AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

IGNITION SWITCH CAN NOT BE TURNED TO OFF POSITION. CYCLED THRU GEARS (AUTOMATIC TRANS) SEVERAL TIMES THINKING PARK SENSOR SWITCH PIN MAY BE THE PROBLEM - NO EFFECT. AWARE THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS IGNITION - CALLED HOTLINE - 1ST ATTEMPT, BUSY, 2ND ATTEMPT RECEIVED RECORDING. CALLED DEALERSHIP OF PURCHASE, SERVICE DEPT CLOSED AT 1PM SAT. LOCATED FUSE PANEL, REMOVED ENGINE CONTROL MODULE FUSE, THIS STOPPED ENG. ELEC POWER STILL ON DUE TO KEY STUCK IN ON POSITION, REMOVED BATTERY CONNECTION. FOLLOWING MONDAY MORNING CALLED DEALERSHIP & REPORTED PROBLEM, SERVICE DEPT VERIFIED RECALL & INFORMED ME REPLACEMENT IGNITION CYLINDER IS TAKING IN EXCESS OF 4 WEEKS DELIVERY. *TR

MY 2009 CHEVY HHR REPEATEDLY HAS WATER IN THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR. I AM NOT SURE WHERE THIS IS COMING FROM, HOWEVER, AFTER I RESEARCHED ON LINE, THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. BESIDES THE FLOOR BEING WET THIS CAUSES A HORRIBLE SMELL, MOST LIKELY MOLD IN THE VEHICLE. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AS FROM MY FINDINGS, IT IS A FLAW IN DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED CAUSING THE CONTACT DIFFICULTY TO MANEUVERING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE EPS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT WAS CRASHED INTO FROM THE REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF MILD WHIPLASH AND BRUISING TO THE CHEST. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), AND 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT DID NOT PREVENT THE FAILURES FROM RECURRING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

AFTER PULLING THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING SPACE, I ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH THE IGNITION TO THE OFF POSITION. THE SWITCH WOULD NOT MOVE FROM THE RUN POSITION TO THE OFF POSITION. HOWEVER; IT WOULD MOVE FROM THE RUN POSITION TO THE START POSITION. THIS FAILURE TO ROTATE TO THE OFF POSITION LEFT THE ENGINE RUNNING. KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. *TR

THE RED LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF THAT THE AIR BAG NEEDS SERVICE.IT SEEMS IT THE PASSENGER SIDE, AS IT BEEPS AND THERE IS NO ONE THERE OR I HAVE MY PURSE SITTING ON THE SEAT. THE CAR DEALERSHIP SAID IT'S NOT ON THE RECALL LIST AND I WANTED TO DO DIAGNOSTIC THAT IT WOULD COST ME $98.00. I HAVE READ ON THE CHEVY WEBSITE FOR OWNERS THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLIANT WITH DIFFERENT MODEL YEARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO POWER OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

THE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE IS TICKING. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE TIMING CHAIN....I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM [XXX] MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY EXPIRED 7/27/14 [XXX] IS CHARGING ME 135.00 AN HOUR FOR THE DIAGNOSIS THIS IS NOT FAIR. MAY IPLEASE RECEIVE SOME ARBITRATION AND NOT PAY THIS CHARGE SECOND SUBJECT: [XXX] CHARGED ME $200.00 FOR REPLACING MY STEERING COLUMN. THEY REFUSED TO REFUND ME. SINCE THIS A RECALLED ITEM I SHOULD HAD NEVER BEEN CHARGED PLEASE REFUND ME MY MONEY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND GOES OFF FOR SERVICE. UPDATED 11/24/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. RK

SHE WAS DRIVING AND RAN INTO A MAILBOX AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

ON APRIL 28, 2014, WHILE TAKEN A CURVE POWER STEERING (PS) STOPPED WORKING, LOST CONTROL AND DAMAGE ONLY WHEEL COVER, FORTUNATELY THE AREA A CAME TO A FULL STOP WAS CLEAR OF CAR AND PEOPLE. THE PS WORKED FINE SOON AFTER THAT. AGAIN, ON MAY 10, 2014 THE PS WENT OUT AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME I WAS TAKING A SMALL TURN AND WAS ABLE TO CONTROL STEERED IT IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. PRESENTLY WE ARE RESEARCHING THE MALFUNCTION TO CURE THE PROBLEM, BUT UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN INTO SIDE STREET. WARNING MESSAGE ON DASH. CAR WAS BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP, EXPECTING PROBLEM TO BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE UNDER GM RECALL/BULLETIN 14115 OR 14119, BUT WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT THIS VIN HAD NO STEERING RECALLS OR BULLETINS AS OF YET. PAID ALMOST $1000 TO REPLACE COLUMN AND POWER STEERING MOTOR. I WOULD EXPECT TO BE REIMBURSED. THIS IS A COMPANY OWNED VEHICLE. *TR

SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT IT'S A COMMON ISSUE IN HHRS AND COBALTS, DUE TO POORLY DESIGNED PARTS. GM SAYS I HAVE TO PAY TO FIX IT. I'M ALSO TOLD THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT, MAKING THIS CAR UNDRIVEABLE. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS AND SHOULD BE LISTED ON A RECALL IMMEDIATELY, IF BOTH GM AND RANDOM MECHANICS KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION MODULE AND THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED .THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) OR 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54000.

POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. RESTARTED VEHICLE AND POWER STEERING RESUMED WORKING. OVER NEXT TWO WEEKS INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING BECAME MORE FREQUENT. A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VIN NUMBER. THEREFORE CHEVROLET WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE FOR REPAIR AT THEIR EXPENSE. THE SYMPTOMS ARE THE SAME AS IN NHTSA COMPLAINT NUMBER 14V153000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE AFFINITY TOURING TIRES SIZE P215/55 R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO OVER INFLATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGES, VIN AND DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE ESC LIGHT CAE ON AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER, TURN, AND JERKING WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES. I'VE TAKEN MY HHR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 3 AND 4 OF APRIL 2014 FOR SOFTWARE UPDATE. BACK TO DEALERSHIP ON 7,8,9, FOR COMPUTER, HOWEVER THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE. 17 APRIL SAME ISSUES AS THE 3 RD. 21 ST TO TWEAK THE ESC PROBLEMS. I HAVE SPOKE WITH [XXX] THE SERVICE MANAGER AT RINKE CHEVROLET 586 754 7000. I HAVE LEFT SEVERAL MESSAGES FOR ED RINKE THE DEALERSHIP OWNER. I NEED MY VEHICLE TO BE SAFE! CAN YOU PLEASE ASSIST ME [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

POWER STEERING IS INTERMITENTLY GOING OUT. I CAN TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN AND IT WORKS FOR A WHILE THEN GIVES OUT AGAIN. *TT

MY AIR BAG SERVICE INDICATOR LIGHT TURNS ON INTERMITTENTLY. AT LEAST 5 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR, NO ACCIDENTS, NO PROBLEM SEEN WITH AIR BAGS BY SERVICE DEPT AT DEALER. ???? .THE SAFETY LOCK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE CONTROLS FOR ALL PASSENGER WINDOWS DOES NOT LOCK THE WINDOW OPERATION. BRAKING SYSTEM PROBLEM IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. IVE RETURNED TO THE MECHANIC 4 TIMES HAD MY BRAKE PADS CHANGED, ROTORS TURNED, ROTORS RESURFACED , ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.....STEERING WHEEL SHUDDERING BAD WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE. THE ROTORS OVERHEAT AND WARP, BUT I WILL DRIVE ONLY 2 BLOCKS AND IT HAPPENS. DON'T THINK THAT IS ENOUGH TO OVERHEAT THE ROTORS. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THE TOP SURFACE EDGE OF THE ENTIRE FRONT WINDSHIELD EXHIBITED NUMEROUS AIR BUBBLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE DEFECT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED SERVICE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED IF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.

THE "SERVICE AIR BAGS" LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. AIR BAGS ARE DISABLED. SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

MY CAR STARTED WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH BACK IN OCTOBER WITH THE KEY NOT SHUTTING OFF THE CAR AND HAVING TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO SHUT IT OFF, TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND THEY FIXED IT, BUT NOW THINGS ARE GETTING SCARY. EVERY OTHER DAY MY CAR IS TELLING ME THAT THE ABS SYSTEMS NEEDS FIXED AND THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL NEEDS SERVICED. THE BREAKS WERE REPLACED IN DECEMBER OF 2013 AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING ELSE WRONG WITH THE CAR AND NOW THIS.. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED US THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, BUT THE LIGHTS COME ON AND GO OFF FOR NO REASON.. THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKS ALL THE TIME AND EVEN AFTER YOU UNLATCH IT, IT STAYS LOCKED FOR SOME TIME. I AM SO FRUSTRATED OVER THIS ISSUE AND CAN'T GET ANY ANSWERS ON IT. *TR

I WAS LEAVING WORK AND MY SPEED WAS 30 MPH OR LESS WHEN DINGING SOUND CAME ON AND SCREEN SHOWED SERVICE AIR BAGS. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT THAT MEANT. I DON'T KNOW IF THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE OR NOT!!! IT STAYS ON AWHILE THEN GOES OFF, BUT ALWAYS COMES BACK ON. I SEE WHERE THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING IS THERE NO WAY TO GET CHEVROLET TO FIX THIS PROBLEM?? IT'S OBVIOUS THAT IT'S THEIR PROBLEM. *TR

AIR BAG NEEDS SERVICE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY OVER SEVERAL MONTHS! SCAN DIAGNOSED A PROBLEM WITH A CONNECTOR (PART# 013580234) WAS DEFECTIVE. COST TO REPAIR $231.01 06/14/2013 *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON IN DASH TOOK TO DEALER REPAIRED UNDER BUMPER TO BUMPER AROUND 16,000 MILES MORE LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO ON AND OFF. OCCUPANT SEAT SENSOR IS ALSO TURNING ON AIRBAG AT 10 POUNDS INSTEAD OF OVER 35. *TR

IN LESS THEN 49000 MILES STRUTS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWO TIME NOW IN 8000 MILES FRONT END IS SHAKING AGAIN HHR WAS BEEN FIXED MORE TIME THEN USED CAR WAS PART OF BUSINESS I LOST MONEY WITH HHR NOT RUNNING TOOK HHR TO DEALER SHARPNACK AFTER A SHORT TIME TO TRADE IN AFTER THEY FIXED IT TIME AND TIME AGAIN WAS TOLD THEY WOULD GIVE ME 6000 AFTER I GAVE THEM 12000 IT WAS LESS THEN 3 MONTHS THE LOCKING OF STEERING WHEEL HAS HAPPENED TWO TIMES THE FIRST TIME WAS FIXED TWO DAYS LATER DID IT AGAIN I CALLED GM THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE AND HAVE IT FIXED AGAIN AND THEY WOULD MAKE IT ARE THEY DID NOTHING THE DEALER DID NOTHING NOW BANK WANTS HHR BACK OR 14000 AND THE HHR IS INSPRINGFIELD MIR. *TR

2009 CHEVY HHR HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE TEMPERATURE RUNS VERY HOT WITH NO EXPLANATION. FLUIDS FULL, CLEAN AND REGULARLY SERVICED. THE COOLING FAN KICKS ON WHEN SITTING IDLE FOR ANY SMALL PERIOD OF TIME. *TR

THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED ON MY CHEVY HHR ON 3/19/2014 FOR THE FIRST TIME. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN, TODAY--4/3/2014 BEING THE MOST RECENT. EVERY TIME THE WARNING LIGHTS START FLASHING BECAUSE MY POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT. THE FIRST TIME I WAS DOING 50 MPH WHILE PASSING A STATE TROOPER. BECAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION I WAS UNABLE TO FULLY MOVE OVER A LANE AND WAS TICKETED. WHEN I EXPLAINED THE FACT THAT I WAS CONFUSED BECAUSE I DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE CAR AND WAS NOT ABLE TO MOVE OVER PROPERLY THE STATE TROOPER DID NOT BELIEVE ME AND ISSUED ME A $435 TICKET! IT WAS 2 WEEKS AFTER THAT INCIDENT THAT THE CAR WAS RECALLED FOR A FAULTY POWER STEERING MOTOR. NO KIDDING. THAT TICKET IS NOT FAIR TO ME AND THE ENTIRE SITUATION IS DANGEROUS. WHEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT I HAVE LITTLE CONTROL OVER THE CAR. WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT THE POWER STEERING IS AGAIN OKAY--AT LEAST UNTIL THE NEXT TIME IT GOES OUT AND TRIES TO KILL MY FAMILY. I HAVE REPEATEDLY CONTACTED MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER--AS I READ ONLINE I COULD GET A LOANER CAR UNTIL MINE WAS FIXED FOR THE RECALL, AND MY CALLS ARE NOT BEING RETURNED. MEANWHILE ME AND MY CHILDREN'S LIVES ARE IN DANGER. THIS IS NOT OKAY. I HAVE NO OTHER CAR TO DRIVE. I SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON THIS VEHICLE. CHEVY SHOULD GIVE ME A LOANER CAR WHILE I WAIT FOR REPAIR--OUR LIVES ARE IN DANGER. ALSO, I HAVE A TICKET THAT I HAVE TO GO TO COURT FOR. CHEVY SHOULD BE ASHAMED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

TAKEN THE CAR TO DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES, FOR POWER STEERING FAILURE AS WELL AS THE CAR STALLING.. WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT THE CAR... WAS SIDE SWIPED ON ROAD ON 03/14/2014... CAR BARELY TAPPED US AND WE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR DUE TO POWER STEERING ISSUE... RAN INTO THE GUARDRAIL.. CAR WAS TOTALED WHILE THE OTHER CAR (A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS) DROVE HOME... DRIVER HAD HEAD INJURIES WHILE PASSENGER HAD CONTUSIONS TO HIS RIGHT HAND FROM AIRBAGS. THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP WAITING TO HAPPEN.. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE- 2009 CHEVROLET HHR AND I ATTEMPTED TO PARK IN AN AUTO DEALER PARKING LOT WHEN I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF! I COULD NOT TURN THE KEY AND I COULD NOT GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH SO THE VEHICLE JUST CONTINUED RUNNING. I DROVE HOME AND REMOVED THE MAIN FUSE WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE SHUTTING DOWN.I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALER WHERE THE SWITCH AND KEY WERE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF ALMOST THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS. PRIOR TO THAT PROBLEM AND EVEN NOW SINCE THE REPAIRS WERE MADE I HAVE TO MANIPULATE THE KEY TO START THE VEHICLE. I CERTAINLY HOPE GM WILL HONOR THIS SITUATION AS I HAD PREVIOUS NIGHTMARISH EXPERIENCE WITH THEM WHEN I OWNED A 1999 MALIBU (REMEMBER THE DEXCOOL CRISIS) AND AFTER SPENDING A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY(OVER $2,000) IN ENGINE/INTAKE/WATER PUMP.THERMOSTAT REPAIRS THE CLASS ACTION RESULTED IN MY GETTING A CHECK FOR $21.00(THAT'S TWENTY ONE). IF THIS SITUATION IS RESOLVED I WOULD SIMPLY LOOK FORWARD TO BEING REIMBURSED FOR THE $291.00 I JUST SPENT AND HAVING THE IGNITION SYSTEM CHECKED THOROUGHLY FOR DEFECTS AND/OR POTENTIAL DANGER. IT IS SO SHAMEFUL THAT THESE AUTO MAKERS AND DEALERS ARE SO[XXX] DISHONEST. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPUTTER WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONTINUOUSLY OVER A TWO YEAR PERIOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

WHILE DRIVING ALONG AND TRYING TO MERGE ONTO A PARKWAY ENTRANCE I HEARD A WARNING TONE AND MY DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER POWER STEERING. I THEN REALIZED I HAD NO POWER STEERING. FORTUNATELY FOR MYSELF IT WAS AS IF I WERE DRIVING A CAR WITH MANUAL STEERING & WAS NOT A REAL ISSUE FOR MYSELF. WHAT IF IT WERE A SMALL WOMEN WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR. MAYBE SHE WOULD NOT HAVE THE STRENGTH OR REACTION TO A SITUATION LIKE THAT. THIS PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE CHEVY COBALT. THE HHR IS BUILT ON THE SAME PLATFORM. EARLIER MODELS OF THE COBALT WERE RECALLED BUT THE HHR WAS NOT!!! I WROTE TO YOU PEOPLE LAST YEAR ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THERE ARE PLENTY OF WEBSITES ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GOOGLE CHEVROLET HHR POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. AS AN AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN I REPLACED THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MYSELF. G.M. TOLD ME IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY.MY IGNITION TUMBLER ALSO LOCKED UP ON MY VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY IT WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. I WAS ABLE TO SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY COVERED THAT UNDER WARRANTY. I APPLAUD YOU FOR GOING AFTER THE IGNITION SWITCHES BUT THAT IS ONLY PART OF THE STORY. HOW ARE THEY ALLOWED TO PLAY WITH PEOPLES LIVES LETTING THEM DRIVE WITH DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL NEEDS TO PURSUE THIS ISSUE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT I HEARD A DING, LOOKED DOWN AT THE DASH AND SAW THAT A POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ON. I TRIED PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND NOTICED THAT I HAD NO POWER STEERING ASSIST AND HAD TO MUSCLE THE CAR OVER. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, RESTARTED IT AND EVERYTHING SEEMED OK. THIS ISSUE STARTED HAPPENING EVERY FEW DAYS AFTER THAT, SOMETIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, HAD THIS BEEN A LESS STRONG PERSON LIKE MY WIFE OR AN ELDERLY PERSON SHE WOULD NOT HAVE HAD THE STRENGTH TO STEER THE CAR! AFTER DOING EXTENSIVE RESEARCH I WAS SHOCKED AT WHAT I FOUND. THE HHR IS BUILT ON A CHEVY COBALT CHASSIS, AND THE COBALT HAS A RECALL FOR THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE BUT CHEVY HAD NOT HAD A RECALL ON THE HHR, NOT IS THE US ANYWAY. CANADA HAS FORCED GM TO DO A RECALL ON THE HHR FOR THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE BUT TO DATE IT HAS NOT BEEN DONE IN THE US. THE DEFECTIVE STEERING MOTOR PART NUMBER RECALLED ON THE COBALT WAS THE SAME EXACT PART NUMBER AS THE HHR, SO WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED ON THE HHR? IF YOU'LL READ SOME OF THE HHR FORUMS YOU'LL LEARN THAT MINE WAS NOT AS ISOLATED OCCURRENCE, IT IS VERY COMMON AND SEEMS TO START HAPPENING WHEN THE CARS GET AROUND 50,000 MILES. HAD THIS HAPPENED TO AN ELDER PERSON AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CHANCES ARE THEY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, THIS DISABLES THE STEERING! I HAD THIS REPAIRED AT AN ASTRONOMICAL COST OF OVER $800. MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT SURPRISE SURPRISE GM SAID THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE CHASSIS WARRANTY? WHAT, THE STEERING IS NOT A COMPONENT OF THE CHASSIS? THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, IM SURPRISED SOMEONE'S LIFE HAS NOT ALREADY BEEN LOST OVER THIS ISSUE. PLEASE FORCE GM TO RECALL THIS ISSUE AND REFUND ONES LIKE ME THAT HAVE HAD TO PAY OUT OF OUR POCKETS TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. *TR

SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHTS KEEPS COMING ON. TOOK IT TO GET LOOKED AT TODAY. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WAS BAD. IT IS GOING TO COST $1200 TO GET NEW AIRBAG INSTALLED. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THE 09 HHR. IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. CONTACTED CHEVY WITH NO RESPONSE. THE CAR WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT OR EVEN BUMPED BY ANYTHING FOR A AIRBAG TO GO BAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE CHEST AND BOTH LEGS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AT THE SCENE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,300. UPDATED 12/30/14*CN UPDATED 9/25/2015 *JS

HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. HAVE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS NUMEROUS TIMES! THIS COULD CAUSE A CRASH! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE! *TR

2009 HHR SERIVE AIRBAG HAS BEEN ON AND OFF FOR YEARS. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN WRECKED AND NOW SINCE THE LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME, NO ONE WILL TAKE THE CAR ON TRARDE IN FOR SAFTY REASONS..I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THEY REFUSE TO CHECK THE CAR FOR FREE AND I DONT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM TO FIX ANOTHER KNOWN DEFECT..THE CAR SITS UNUSED AS WE FEEL ITS UNSAFE TO DRIVE..THERE WAS A RECALLED ISSUED FOR MANY OTHER GM MODELS ON 3/18/13 FOR THE SAME AIRBAG ISSUE BUT THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING FOR THE PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT THE HHR..THERE ARE ENDLESS LISTS OF AIRBAG PROBLEMS IN THE CHATROOMS AND GM DOES NOT CARE..I GUESS ITS CHEAPER TO PAY OFF THE VICTIMS OF THEIR DEFECTIVE CARS THEN RECALL THEM AND REPLACE THE PARTS..THEIR COST ON THE PARTS IS PENNIES ON THE DOLLAR THAT THEY CHARGE THE CUSTOMERS..THEY ARE KILLING THE TAX PAYERS THAT BAILED THEM OUT OF BANKRUPCY.. ILL BE BUYING A TOYOTA NEXT TIME. *TR

I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE RELATIVE TO MY CAR AND FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE. WHAT OPTIONS DO I NOW HAVE ? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVY HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE TWO FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND CAUSED THE SEAT BELTS TO MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A SNOW BANK; HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY FEBRAURY 19, 2014. . THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A TECHNICIAN FROM THE MANUFACTURER; HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE ANY FAILURE IN THE COMPUTER. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT WHEN THEY DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE THE COMPUTER INDICATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITHIN THE AIR BAGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE AIR BAGS ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO COULD NOT DIAGNOSE WHY THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. REMAILED 08/06/2014*LJ

MY SON WAS ON HIS WAY HOME FROM COLLEGE FOR THE HOLIDAYS AND EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: WHILE DRIVING ON I-10 EASTBOUND NEAR SEALY, TX FROM AUSTIN TO HOUSTON HE HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND FOLLOWED BY A GUST OF AIR. HE PULLED OVER TO ASSESS THE SITUATION AND THAT'S WHEN HE REALIZED THE GLASS FROM THE SUNROOF HAD SOMEHOW DETACHED ITSELF FROM THE VEHICLE AND WENT AIRBORNE. IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS, CAN SOMEONE PLEASE INFORM ME. HOPEFULLY THE FLYING GLASS DID NOT INJURE ANYONE ELSE.

WHEN I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY I COULD NOT SHUT MY CAR OFF. IT WOULD NOT TURN AND I COULD NOT GET THE KEY OUT. I HAD TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER, THANKFULLY THEY WERE STILL OPEN FOR THE DAY, TO HAVE IT FIXED. I ENDED UP PAYING ABOUT $100 TO HAVE THE IGNITION CYLINDER RE-KEYED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC, WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND DASH STARTED FLASHING AND BEEPING SAYING POWER STEERING . THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING WHILE TURNING ON SNOWY ROADS THIS AM. I PULLED OVER CHECKED FUSES. CALLED DEALER WHO STATES BRING IT IN. WHEN I RESTARTED CAR POWER STEERING WORKING AGAIN. THIS WAS A SCARY EXPERIENCE LATER TODAY AS IM DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 65 OR SO POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. MY QUESTION IS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WITH MORE RESEARCH I AM SEEING THIS IS COMMON FOR THESE CARS AND RECALLS ON OTHER CHEVROLETS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR SAME REASON. THIS IS SCARY ESPECIALLY IN NORTHEAST OHIO SNOW WEATHER AND ICY ROADS. I'VE BEEN TOLD CANT PINPOINT THIS UNTIL I TAKE IT IN TO THE SHOP WHEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. SO I GUESS I WAIT TIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN REALLY??? IF I WORK FAR FROM DEALERSHIP GUESS IM SUPPOSED TO DRIVE IT TO DEALERSHIP WHEN IT GOES OUT AT 9 PM WHAT A JOKE. HOPE THEY FIGURE OUT THIS GLITCH....HAVE TO SHARE I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN A WHILE AGO WHEN HAD LESS MILES AND THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE NOW IT RETURNS. YES HIGH MILES BUT CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED AS PER RECOMMENDATIONS SINCE OWNING IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS MALFUNCTIONING. AS A RESULT, THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

2009 CHEVY HHR , THE AIR BAG LIGHT COME ON AND GOES OFF MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY. THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT IS LOCKED UP , I PURCHASED THE POS 3 MONTHS AGO IT HAS NOT HAD ITS FIRST OIL CHANGE YET. I HAVE HEARD THE WIRING IS A ISSUE AND ITS ALL BUILT IN MEXICO WHICH MAKES ME SLEEP WELL. OBVIOUSLY ITS A BIG ISSUE BUT IM SURE WE DON'T WANT TO MAKE A BIG DEAL OF AIR BAGS FAILING AT 60,000 MILES, LOTS OF ONLINE COMPLAINTS ON AIR BAGS, IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME IN THIS CRAP CAR ITS BEEN ADDRESSED WITH THE GOV. DON'T BUY HHRS THERE OUTSOURCED JUNK, MATTER OF FACT MY 2003 2500HD IS A CRAP PILE TOO, WITH 90K ON THE CLOCK, REPLACED ALMOST EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL ON IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT INFLATER HARNESS CONNECTORS WERE CLEANED, TAPED AND LUBRICATED EACH TIME. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE INOPERABLE WHENEVER THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,297.

LOST POWER STEERING AND WILL NOT RETURN. THE POWER STEERING WAS RECALLED ON THE IMPALA AND ONE OTHER MODEL ( COBALT ) I THINK BUT NOT THE HHR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITANT TO ACCELERATE FROM A TRAFFIC STOP. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND WHEN IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,300. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

3 TONES SOUND - THE DISPLAY ON THE DASHBOARD SAYS POWER STEERING - STEERING IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, IF YOU ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN YOU ARE IN TROUBLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

HEADLAMPS ON MY 2009 CHEVROLET HHR BURN OUT PREMATURELY, VERY RAPIDLY. I AM NOW REPLACING THE THIRD HEADLAMP FOR BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. I AVERAGE ROUGHLY 10,000-12,000 BEFORE I NEED TO REPLACE BULBS. MY DRIVER SIDE LAMP WAS OUT, AND TONIGHT WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER SIDE LAMP WENT OUT. HEADLAMP BULBS, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF HOW COSTLY THEY ARE, SHOULD NOT BE BURNING OUT EVERY 10-12,000 MILES. *TR

CHEVY HHR ALL MODELS, ALL YEARS: WHEN EXITING MY VEHICLE THE DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE SNAPPED. IT IS MADE OF PLASTIC!! AFTER RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL MODELS AND ALL YEARS OF THE CHEVY HHR SINCE ALL INTERIOR HANDLES ARE MADE FROM PLASTIC. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE PART BECAUSE IT REQUIRES THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL. IT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE ONCE THE HANDLE HAS SNAPPED THE ONLY MEANS TO OPEN THE DOOR IS TO UNROLL THE WINDOW AND OPEN WITH THE OUSIDE HANDLE OR TO HAVE ANOTHER PERSON OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE - NOT IDEAL, ESPECIALLY IF ONE IS IN AN ACCIDENT OR EMERGENCY. I BELIEVE CHEVY SHOULD REPLACE ALL HANDLES WITH A STURDY, NON-BREAKABLE METAL HANDLE. THIS WOULD IMPROVE SAFETY OF THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT WOULD NOT EXTEND TO THE LATCH MECHANISM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,914.

WHEN I PARKED MY CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY MY KEYS GOT STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND I COULDN'T TURN MY CAR OFF.I HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO A DEALERS WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION. THE NEXT DAY MY SECURITY LIGHT WENT ON SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERS THEY WE'RE VERY BUSY SO THEY CHECKED TO SEE IF MY KEYS WERE PROGRAMMED THEN THE LIGHT WENT OFF SO WE THOUGHT IT WAS OK. I LEFT THE DEALERS AND WITHIN 200FT MY HHR STALLED AND DOORS LOCKED WITH ME INSIDE THE VEHICLE. I CALLED THEM BACK WITH MY CELLPHONE FROM INSIDE THE CAR THEN THE DOORS SUDDENLY UNLOCKED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BACK TO THE DEALERS.THEY GAVE ME A CAR TO USE. I LEFT MY HHR THERE SO THEY COULD HOOK IT UP TO THE COMPUTER TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. ALOT OF CODES CAME UP THEY SAID BUT THEY CLEARED THEM AND SAID THEY REPROGRAMMED MY KEYS. THE ONLY CODE LEFT WAS A ICP CODE BUT THEY SAID I DIDN'T NEED A ICP PANEL SO I TOOK MY CAR BACK. WHEN I CAME OUT OF WORK AT 1AM I UNLOCKED MY CAR AND STARTED MY HHR UP. IT STALLED IMMEDITATLY.WITH THE KEYS STUCK IN THE START POSITION I TRIED IT AGAIN AFTER ABOUT 10 MIN AND IT STARTED UP AND I DROVE HOME. I CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY SAID BRING IT MONDAY AGAIN BUT THEY CANT LEND ME A CAR UNTIL ITS FIXED OR PROMISE THAT THEY CAN FIX IT. I TRIED TO START IT NOW AND I CAN BUT I REALLY AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BUT I HAVE TOO TO BRING IT BACK TO THE DEALERS. VERY SCARY AND BOTHERSOME THING. I INCREASED MY INSURANCE AND WILL BE ONLY TAKING SIDEROADS UNTIL SOMEONE FIGURES THIS OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, PREVENTING THE CONTACT FROM POWERING OFF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IN ORDER TO POWER OFF THE VEHICLE, THE BATTERY HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED AND A FUSE HAD TO BE REMOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,500.

POWER STEERING OVERHEATS CAUSING POWER STEERING TO QUIT WORKING WHEN WHEEL IS TURNED TO LEFT OR RIGHT WHILE CAR IS STOPPED. THE MOVEMENT IS NECESSARY TO PARALLEL PARK THE CAR. ONCE OVERHEATED YOU NO LONGER HAVE POWER STEERING MAKING THE CAR DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR A NEW TEENAGE DRIVER. CHEVY KNOWS OF THE ISSUE, WAS TOLD BY GM THAT A REPLACEMENT MOTOR HAS THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

IGNITION CYLINDER WILL NOT RELEASE THE KEY. IGNITION RELEASE SPRING WORKS (MOVES FREELY) YET WILL NOT RELEASE THE KEY. I HAD TO REMOVE THE FUEL PUMP FUSE TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND, SINCE THE KEY WAS FROZEN IN THE ON POSITION, DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE 'KEY STUCK' ISSUE WAS ADDRESSED UNDER THE CHEVY SERVICE BULLETIN (09-02-35-005B, FEB 4, 2010) YET NOT ON RECALL LIST. WAS THERE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM? *TR

WITH A CHIME THE REPAIR AIR BAG SAFETY LIGHT COMES ON. THIS HAS CONTINUED EVEN THOUGH REPAIRED TWICE BY CHEVY DEALERSHIPS. FIRST THEY REPAIRED THE ROOF RAIL CONNECTOR. NEXT INCIDENT THEY REPLACED THE PASSENGER SEATBELT. TWO YEARS LATER THE LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON AND OFF (WITH PRECEDING CHIME) ON A DAILY BASIS. *TR

FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. OCCURS WHILE SMOOTHLY TRAVELING AT 60 MPH ON I-70. CANNOT GET LIGHT TO GO OFF OR RESET. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN HIT, BUMPED OR JOLTED. WEB POSTS INDICATE THIS IS A COMMON HHR PROBLEM. GM NEEDS OR TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. *TR

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILED 3 TIMES WITHIN 20 MINUTES. I RESET IT BY TURNING THE IGNITION KEY OFF AND RESTARTING THE CAR. I REPLACED THE MOTOR AND IT WORKS FINE NOW. *TR

DROVE HHR TODAY, AND WHEN I WENT TO TURN OFF IGNITION, I COULD NOT TURN THE CAR OFF. HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY, AND PULL A FUSE. TAKING CAR IN TOMORROW FOR REPAIR. THERE WAS A MECHANIC IN THE LOT I WAS IN, WHO STATED THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME HE HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM ON HHR IGNITION PROBLEM. STATED IT IS A TUMBLER ISSUE, AND CHEVY IS AWARE OF THIS. *TR

POWER STEERING MESSAGE ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER (DIC) AND LOSS OF POWER STEERING CAUSING DIFFICULT STEERING AND AN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN RESTART IN ORDER FOR THE POWER STEERING TO REGAIN NORMAL FUNCTIONALITY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. FOUR DAYS LATER IT DID THE SAME THING WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON THE ROAD AT ABOUT 30 MPH. EACH TIME I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTART IT TO MAKE THE PROBLEM GO AWAY. THIS COULD LEAD TO CRASHES CAUSING INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

GM IS GOING TO HAVE A LAW SUITE ON THERE HANDS. WE ALL HHR OWNERS NEED TO BAND TOGETHER . MY WIFE WAS IN CAR CRASH. THERE IS A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING QUITTING WHILE TAKEN OFF FOR A DRIVE. GM COMPANY NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL ON THIS TO FIX IT AND MAKE IT RIGHT FOR THE OWNERS. AND MAKE IT RIGHT FOR THE CUSTOMER. WHAT THEY ARE DOING BY NOT MAKE A RECALL ON THIS IS " WRONG " *TR

WHEN HHR IS STOPPED ON A HILL, FOR A RED LIGHT OR FROM BEING PARKED ON A HILL OR EVEN A SLOPE, IT DRIFTS BACKWARDS AS SOON AS YOU GO FROM HAVING THE BRAKES ON, SUCH AS AT A RED LIGHT, TO HITTING THE GAS TO GO FORWARD WHEN THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN THERE IS A CAR BEHIND YOU BECAUSE THE HHR ALWAYS DRIFTS BACKWARDS. YOU HAVE TO BE PREPARED TO HIT THE GAS QUICK AND HOPE THE CAR BEHIND YOU ISN'T TOO CLOSE. ALSO, WHEN BACKING UP WHILE ON A HILL, THE CAR DRIFTS FORWARD EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE HITTING THE GAS CAUSING THE HHR TO COME WITHIN INCHES OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF IT. WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF CLOSE CALLS AND CONTINUE TO DO SO. IT'S A PANICKY SITUATION BECAUSE YOU'RE BASICALLY 'STUCK' BECAUSE AS SOON AS YOU TAKE YOU'RE FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE, IT DRIFTS AND THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO, BUT HOPE YOU CAN GET OUT OF THE SITUATION WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. IT'S SCARY, SO YOU HAVE TO GET YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS AND HIT IT IMMEDIATELY AND PRAY THAT YOU DON'T DRIFT INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU OR BEHIND YOU, DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION. THIS DOESN'T JUST HAPPEN OCCASIONALLY - IT WILL HAPPEN EACH TIME. *TR

I ALSO HAVE A 2009 HHR WITH 47000 MILES AND THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT IS COMING ON FREQUENTLY. I PLAN TO TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER. THIS LOOKS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

DRIVING AND AIRBAGS JUST BLEW UP AND CAUSED ME TO RUN INTO POLE. COULD NOT STOP, AND COULD NOT SEE BECAUSE OF AIRBAGS. CAR WAS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIRED. I WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. INJURY WAS CAUSED TO LEGS, CHEST, STOMACH, BACK. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE 2009 CHEVY HHR BACK FROM WORK, WITHOUT WARNING, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING STOPPED AND A WARNING MESSAGE CAME UP ON THE DIC. ONCE IGNITION WAS SHUT OFF THE PROBLEM CLEARED TEMPORARILY. OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS THE POWER STEERING HAS CONTINUED TO EXHIBIT THE SAME ERRATIC BEHAVIOR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH POWER STEERING CUT OUT ON VEHICLE.AFTER PULLING OVER & RESTARTING ENGINE P/STEERING RETURNS FOR SHORT PERIOD AND CUTS OUT AGAIN.WHERE IS GOVT. RECALL? SAME COMPONENTS USED ON CHEVY COBALT AND THEY WERE RECALLED. NO RECALL OM HHR. OH WAIT, NOBODY DIED YET!!!! EVENTUALLY SOMEBODY WILL. DON'T WAIT TILL IT'S TOO LATE. *TR

STARTED THE CAR UP AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. NO STEERING. DROVE HOME CAREFULLY AND SHUT MOTOR OFF. STARTED CAR UP AGAIN AND THE POWER STEERING WORKED. WENT TO DEALER AND SHUT CAR OFF. THEY SAID WARRANTY WAS OFF. STARTED CAR BACK UP AND POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND NO STEERING. I WENT BACK HOME. I CAN SHUT OFF THE CAR AND THE LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS. NOW I WILL BE FORCED TO HAVE IT FIXED AT MY EXPENSE EVEN THOUGH I HAVE DISCOVERED THROUGH THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH HHR'S AND GENERAL MOTORS WILL NOT RECALL THE VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE PARTIALLY BROKE. IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE THE WINDOW GLASS WAS RELEASED DOWNWARDLY TO OPEN THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PART WOULD NEED TO BE ORDERED AND WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR ARRIVAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,700. UPDATED 9/23/13 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND THE CURRENT 57,500.

MOST RECENTLY ALMOST EVERY TIME I TURN ON MY CAR, I WILL DRIVE FOR MAYBE 5 MINUTES AND MY STEERING WHEEL BECOMES LOCKED. I WILL PULL OFF TO THE SIDE SHUT OFF & TURN BACK ON THE CAR LEAVE IT SIT ON FOR ANOTHER MINUTE OR SO PULL OFF AND THE POWER STEERING WILL BECOME ENGAGED AGAIN LOCKING THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE DAYS HAVE BECOME HOTTER. I HAVE CALLED MY DEALERSHIP AND MADE APPOINTMENTS TO GET IT DIAGNOSED BY EVERY TIME I WILL GO IN FOR THE APPOINTMENT AT THAT MOMENT THEY WILL LOOK AT IT AND SAY OR NOTHING IS WRONG. THERE ARE NO DISPLAY WARNINGS ON YOUR DASH BOARD, YOU WILL HAVE TO BRING IT BACK TO US WHEN IT IS ON. THIS ISSUE IS BECOMING VERY ALARMING TO ME SINCE IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. I CAN'T KEEP TAKING OFF EVERY TIME I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE ESPECIALLY IF WHEN I GO TO THE DEALERSHIP AND NO WORK GETS DONE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT MAKING THE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. I DID RESEARCH ONLY TO FIND THAT MANY OTHER HHR OWNERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE AND SEVERAL OTHER CHEVY MODELS WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. RESTARTING THE CAR TEMPORARILY FIXES IT. HAS HAPPENED BETWEEN 0 AND 2 MILES OF STARTING THE CAR. (7 TIMES YESTERDAY) IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS WHILE TRYING TO MAKE TURNS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND AS I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY BUT LUCKILY I WAS AT A STOP SIGN. I THOUGHT THE CAR HAD STALLED SO I CUT IT OFF AND RESTARTED AND IT WAS FINE. I DROVE TO WORK THE NEXT MORNING AND STILL NO PROBLEM UNTIL I WAS MAKING THE RIGHT TURN AND THEN HAD DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE CAR. ONCE I MANAGED TO GET IT IN MY DRIVE, SHUT IT OFF AND THEN RESTARTED- THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE WENT AWAY AND ONCE AGAIN THE CAR WAS FINE. SAME THING NEXT MORNING CAR FINE- I WORK ABOUT 5-7 MILES FROM HOME. AGAIN ON THE WAY HOME WITH NO WARNING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC- POWER STEERING GOES OUT AS I AM CHANGING LANES. I MANAGE ONCE AGAIN TO GET HOME. MY CAR HAS THE SAME PART THAT THE CHEVY COBALT HAS AND CHEVY HAD RECALLED THE COBALT TO MAKE REPAIRS BUT NOT THE HHR. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FILED ABOUT THIS AND FEAR THAT THEY DO NOT TAKE OUR SAFETY SERIOUSLY WHOM OWN THE HHR- I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVY AND ASK WHO TO LODGE COMPLAINT WITH SINCE THEY WERE NOT HELPFUL. THEY DID NOT GIVE ME THE INFORMATION. I HAD TO FIND ON GOOGLE. I DID TELL THEM THAT THE INTERNET IS FULL OF THIS SAME COMPLAINT REGARDING THE POWER STEERING ON THE HHR AND THE RESPONSE WAS I CANNOT LOOK AND UNAPPROVED GM SITES(WHATEVER THAT MEANS). THANK YOU FOR YOU CONCERN AND HOPE YOU CAN HELP SOMEONE FROM HAVING A SERIOUS INJURY DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,686. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A STEEP GRADE AT APROX. 50MPH THE STEERING POWER ASSIST FAILED AND POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE ON THE DASH LIGHT UP. I DROVE HOME SLOWLY APROX 8 MILES WITH NO STEERING. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR LATER, THE STEERING WAS FINE AGAIN. SINCE THAT DAY THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED DAILY AND HAPPENS WITHIN SECONDS OF TURNING ON THE CAR. *TR

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY CHEVROLET HHR. IT STARTED ANYTIME I PARALLEL PARKED AND EVENTUALLY WOULD HAPPEN DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. I COULD HARDLY TURN THE WHEEL, AND IT WAS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I WAS NOTIFIED BY MY DEALERSHIP THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS THE PROBLEM. IT WAS FIXED, AND THE PROBLEM NO LONGER OCCURS. IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THIS SAME POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS RECALLED IN OTHER CARS, BUT NOT THE HHR. MAKE THIS HAPPEN. *TR

ON 6-23-2013 DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAY A RIGHT HAND TURN MY POWER STEERING ON MY 09 CHEVY HHR FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, THIS FAILURE ALMOST CAUSE ME TO HIT ANOTHER CAR THAT WAS STOPPED AND WAITING TO MERGE ON THE HIGHWAY, I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO CHECK BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ON IN THE DASH LIGHTS, FINDING NOTHING WRONG UNDER HOOD I RESTARTED THE CAR WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS OR WARNING LIGHTS ON AND DRIVE HOME. THE NEXT DAY WHILE RETURNING FROM WORK ON THE INTERSTATE THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT RETURNED ON THE DASH WITH A LOSS OF STEERING ONLY BY FORCING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT TO MAKE A TURN OR LANE CHANGE, AFTER I ARRIVED HOME I GOT ON THE INTERNET TO SEE WHERE MY FILL TANK WAS FOR MY POWER STEERING AND LEARNED THAT MY HHR HAS ELECTRONIC ASSIST STEERING BUT I ALSO LEARNED THAT MY CAR HAS BEEN REPORTED BY NUMEROUS PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING UNITS ON THE HHR, SOME WITH NEAR DEATH ACCIDENTS, "WOW". I KNOW MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER COULD NOT HANDLE THIS CAR WHEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING SO THIS VEHICLE IS BEING PARKED UNTIL I CAN GET A FULL TEST ON THE UNIT. *TR

CALLED THE CHEVY DEALER, TOLD ME THAT IT WAS FRIDAY AND TO CALL FIRST THING MONDAY MORNING. AS I CONTINUED ON FREEWAY I REALIZED THAT THE RIDE WAS ROUGHER, SOMETHING WAS VERY WRONG. TO STEER WAS HARDER, TRIP ODOMETER BOTH WERE NOT WORKING, CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE,SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT WORKING,TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING EASILY,PULLED INTO CHEVY DEALER, FOUND THE SERVICE MANAGER. ASKED HIM TO CHECK THE CAR, HOURS ON SIGN STATED THAT SOMEONE WOULD AVAILABLE UNTIL 5:30. IT WAS CURRENTLY 4:50 PM. HE ASSURED ME THAT IS WAS SAFE TO DRIVE CARE: PULLED OUT OF DEALERSHIP, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT AT ALL. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TURNED AROUND, WENT BACK. HE WAS JUST LEAVING TO GO HOME IT WAS 5:10 AT THIS TIME. WHEN HE SAW ME HE GOT OUT OF HIS CAR, CAME OVER, I TOLD HIM THE INCREASED CHANGES AND WHY I TURNED AROUND:I HAD MY 80 YEAR OLD AUNT WITH ME I LIVE 14 MILES OUTSIDE OF TOWN IT WAS FRIDAY AFTERNOON I DID NOT WANT TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE BY DRIVING THIS CAR SAY AN ACCIDENT OR DOING MORE DAMAGE TO THE REPAIRS NEEDED. HE PUT IT ON THE ANALYSIS SCOPE HE SAID HE HAD MIXED MESSAGES. ONE WAS IT SAID POWER STEERING BUT WITH THE WRONG CODE. AFTER THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT SHOWED UP. HE AGAIN ASSURED ME THAT WE WOULD BE FINE! I PULLED OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP, DROVE 2 MILES, THEN WAS COASTING! HAD NO TRANSMISSION. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE SAT FOR A FEW MINUTES, RESTARTED CONTINUED DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH MY FLASHERS ON. IT WOULD NOT SHIFT HIGHER THAN SECOND GEAR.WE LIMPED TO A FRIENDS HOUSE PARKED THE CAR, THEY GAVE US A RIDE HOME. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I HAD CONTINUED DOWN THAT ROAD. PLEASE HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND WAS FORCED TO INCREASE THE EFFORT IN ORDER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

LETTER FWD FM FMCSA CONCERN THE SAFETY OF HIS 2009 CHEVROLET HHR SS, BRAKES ARE EXTREMELY HARD CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN STOPPING VEHICLE AT TIMES, INQUIRING WHY THERE WASN'T A RECALL (ENCLOSURES NOT IMAGED FWD TO NVS-200) THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE RECENTLY PULLED AWAY FROM A CURB BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT STOPPED AT A CROSSWALK, HE CAME WITHIN AN INCH OF REAR-ENDING THE VEHICLE, BECAUSE THE BRAKE WAS EXTREMELY HARD, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STOP. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME SCENARIO AGAIN, BUT IT INVOLVED A PEDESTRIAN WHO WAS CROSSING THE STREET IN THE CROSSWALK. THE CONSUMER STATED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED BY CHEVROLET, BUT NOT A RECALL. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE COST TO INSTALL AN AUXILIARY VACUUM BOOSTER PUMP WAS $1200.00.

I WAS DRIVING MY HHR ON A STATE ROAD AT 50MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON AND THE POWER STEERING QUIT. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A CURVE, I WOULD HAVE WRECKED. I FOUND THE NEAREST SAFE SPOT TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND TURNED MY CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND IT CAME BACK ON. SINCE THIS EPISODE I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE EPISODES WITH THIS PROBLEM. I ONLY DRIVE ABOUT 500 MILES PER MONTH AND THAT IS TOO MAY TIMES FOR THE STEERING TO GO OUT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT MAKING THE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. I DID RESEARCH ONLY TO FIND THAT MANY OTHER HHR OWNERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE AND SEVERAL OTHER CHEVY MODELS WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE CHEVY DEALER VERIFIED THAT THE ISSUE I WAS HAVING (FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING MOTOR) WAS THE SAME ISSUE SEEN IN MANY OTHER CHEVY MODELS. CHEVY WOULD NOT FIX IT AND WASHED THEIR HANDS OF IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. RESTARTING THE CAR TEMPORARILY FIXES IT. *TR

MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND MY PASSENGER SEATBELT KEEPS LOCKING. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER HHR OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I BOUGHT MY HHR IN SEPTEMBER OF 2012. THE FIRST ISSUE I HAD WITH IT HAS LEFT ME VERY CONCERNED ABOUT FUTURE ISSUES. THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE I HAD BOTH OF MY SMALL CHILDREN WITH ME IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR. MOST FRUSTRATING IS TO RESEARCH THIS MATTER JUST TO FIND THAT GM IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAS RECALLED THE EXACT SAME PART IN THEIR COBALT BUT HAS FAILED TO CARRY IT THROUGH THEIR PRODUCT LINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED SEVERAL TIMES. THE FAILURE RECURRED RANDOMLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,965. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,325. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,350.

THIS IS MY 2ND HHR FIRST WAS GREAT THIS IS HORRIBLE. FIRST PROBLEM WAS MY LOCKING MECHANISM ON DRIVERS SIDE WOULD NOT WORK. AFTER THE THIRD TIME IN THE DEALERSHIP THEY CHANGED OUT THE LOCK MECHANISM. THEN I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY WINDOW NOT ROLLING DOWN AND MY DASH LIGHT GOING OUT FOR A PERIOD OF 2-3 SECONDS. THEY FIXED THE WINDOW BUT COULD NEVER FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE DASH. THEN MY AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON I HAD TO TAKE IN TWICE FOR THIS INCIDENT. MY STEERING PROBLEM STARTED WHEN I TOOK MY SON IN TO DO HIS DRIVING TEST AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. WE PARKED THE CAR GAVE IT A FEW MINUTES AND STARTED DRIVING AGAIN, DID THE TEST AND ON THE WAY HOME IT HAPPENED AGAIN. WE HAVE JUST HAD TO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY SERVICE ESC LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE ROAD TRACTION PICTURE AND MY CAR STARTED JERKING AND SHAKING AFTER A FEW MINUTES MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MY HUSBAND THOUGHT IT WAS MISFIRING SO HE CHANGED OUT THE SPARK PLUGS BUT IT IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. THE ESC LIGHT WILL GO OFF FOR A FEW MILES BUT WILL CAME BACK ON. *TR

I WAS SITTING WITH THE CAR IDLE AT HOME AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. I LOOKED IT UP AND IT SAID THAT THE AIR BAG IS MORE THAN LIKELY DEFECTED DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE AIR BAG COULD GO OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING OR NOT GO OFF IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER A LONG DRIVE, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO HAVE A VERY STRANGE SMELL AND THE CONTACT FELT SICK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BATTERY AND BATTERY TUBE WAS LEAKING AND THE FLUID HAD BREACHED THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 38,000. *TR

ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR FAILED AND IS NOW IN OPERABLE. IT HAPPENED RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. THE CAR CAN BARELY BE TURNED, AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR

IN LATE 2010, I DECIDED TO BUY MY WIFE A CAR; FIRST I BOUGHT A CHEVY COBALT FIRST WEEK OF HAVING IT I WAS HAVING TOO MANY PROBLEMS, SO I TOLD IT BACK TO THE DEALER (LUCKY MY COUSIN KNEW THE OWNER OF THE DEALER), I WAS ABLE TO TRADE IT IN FOR A HHR. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF 50 OR SO MILE I WENT TO TURN THE CORNER AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO TURN, I PROCEEDED TO GET THE CAR IN A PARKING LOT TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON AND TO SEE IF I NEEDED SO POWER STEERING, COULD NOT FIND A PLACE TO PUT THE POWER STEERING FLUID. SO I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND AFTER AROUND 5 MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE FOR ANOTHER MILE AND IT DID THE SAME THING. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE CORNER; IT WAS LIKE HAVING MANUAL STEERING. I WAS IN NEW JERSEY AND I HAD TO DRIVE BACK TO MARYLAND WITHOUT POWER STEERING. WHEN I TOOK IT TO ONE OF MY SHOPS IT GET MY CAR FIX AT ALL THE TIME HE INFORMED MY THE HHR'S HAS ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING PUMP THAT CAN ONLY BE FIX BY THE DEALER. WENT ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF I WAS THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND COME TO FIND OUT THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE CHEVY COBALT AND HHR, HOWEVER THERE ARE ONLY RECALLS FOR COBALTS, NOT THE HHR THESE TWO VEHICLES ARE MADE BY THE SAME COMPANY. CAN YOU PLEASE RESPOND, BECAUSE IM STILL TRYING TO GET THE MONEY TOGETHER TO GET IT FIX; I KNOW ITS GOING TO COST ME A ARM AND LEGS TO GET IT FIXED, BECAUSE I HAVE TO GO TO THE DEALER, TOO BAD BECAUSE THE MAKERS OF THESE CARS HAVE ALL THE MONEY AND THEY KEEP PIMPING OUT THE CONSUMERS. REAL SAD. OH FEEL FREE TO CALL ME AND TO SHARE MY LETTER WITH THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER. MY HHR IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY UNTIL I GET THE MONEY TO FIX IT, HOPEFULLY SOON. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I TURNED THE KEY AND STARTED MY CAR AND THEN I COULDN'T TURN IT OFF. I COULD TAKE THE KEY OUT BUT IT WOULDN'T SHUT OFF > I SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY PROBLEMS ONLINE LIKE THIS BUT I DON'T SEE A RECALL. THIS IS GOING TO COST ME ALMOST $ 500.00. *TR

I HAVE A 2009 HHR THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE IN MOTION IF YOU STOP THE VEHICLE AND TURN OFF IT WILL HAVE POWER STEERING AGAIN FOR A WHILE THE SAME THING HAPPENS. *TR

I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON 3/6/13. BEFORE THE ACCIDENT I PASSED OUT DUE TO A LATER FOUND HEART CONDITION. I FAILED TO NEGOTIATE A LEFT TURN DUE TO PASSING OUT. I SHEARED OFF A STREET SIGN, WENT THROUGH A CHAIN LINK FENCE, WAS AIRBORNE OVER A HILL AND DROPPED APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET. MY CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS AS DETERMINED BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY. MY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I SPOKE WITH GM TO FILE A CLAIM AND AN INVESTIGATOR WENT TO INVESTIGATE MY CAR AND DETERMINED THAT THE AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE NOT DEPLOYED. I ASKED FOR A COPY OF THE REPORT FOR MY PERSONAL RECORDS. GM IS TELLING ME THAT THEY WILL NOT RELEASE IT DUE TO IT BEING GM PROPERTY. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO PROCEED FROM HERE. IF MORE DETAIL AND SPECIFIC DATES ARE NEEDED PLEASE FEEL TO REQUEST IT. I HAVE ALL OF THE NAMES AND DATES AS NEEDED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE BATTERY AND THE VEHICLE STILL DID NOT TURN OFF. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 66,000. *TR

I WENT TO OPEN DRIVER SIDE DOOR TO GET OUT OF MY PARKED CAR. DOOR HANDLE WOULD NOT RELEASE THE DOOR TO OPEN. I HAVE TO ROLE DONE MY WINDOW (POWER WINDOW) AND OPEN DOOR FROM OUTSIDE TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF MY CAR TROUGH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. DEALER SAID THAT WHOLE NEW DOOR PANEL IS REQUIRED AT A COST OF $450.00 BECAUSE THE HANDLE AND TRIGGER IS PART OF THE PANEL. THE DEALER WENT ON TO SAY THAT 100S OF THESE PANELS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF AND ENGINEERED DEFECT AND GM DOES NOT WANT TO COVER THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IF I HAD TO GET OUT MY CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY, THE DRIVERS DOOR CAN NOT BE OPENED UNLESS THE WINDOW IS ROLLED DOWN AND OPENED FROM OUTSIDE. I WOULD BE TRAPPED IN THE DRIVER SEAT IF UNABLE TO GET WINDOW OPENED.. GM SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR ENGINEERED DEFECT. . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. *TR

FRONT DISC BRAKES PULSATE AND CAUSE VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL. *TR

THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2009 HHR GOES OUT W/O WARNING, AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. WHEN IT STARTED I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER AND CHEVY AND WAS LED TO BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS AN UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE. SINCE THEN, I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS, SIMILAR TO MINE, DATING BACK TO 2006. THE POWER STEERING MOTORS IN THESE CARS ARE FAULTY AND DANGEROUS AND CHEVY KNOWS IT. THEY HAVE ALREADY RECALLED THE SAME ONES IN IONS, COBALTS, AND MALIBUS AND HAVE ONLY FAILED TO RECALL ALL OF THEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT YET BEEN MADE TO DO SO. HOPEFULLY, THEY WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR WRECKLESSLY ENDANGERING SO MANY TRUSTING CONSUMERS AND ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED, IF IT HASN'T ALREADY HAPPENED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. *TR

MY WIFE DRIVES A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR AND THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT SPORADICALLY WHILE SHE IS DRIVING. THIS MAY OCCUR 1 TIME OR IT HAS HAPPENED UP TO 4 TIMES IN 10 MILE DISTANCE. IT HAS HAPPENED AT HI SPEED OF 60 MPH OR WHEN SHE IS IN A PARKING LOT DOING 5 MPH. EACH TIME IF SHE TURNS THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTS THE CAR THE POWER STEERING IS FINE.THE PROBLEM IS A FAULTY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR. THIS PUTS MY WIFE'S AND MY KIDS SAFETY AT RISK. I HAVE FOUND THAT THE CHEVROLET HHR'S IN CANADA HAVE BEEN RECALLED TO THIS FAULTY MOTOR. CHEVROLET COBALT'S WITH THE SAME MOTOR HAVE ALSO BEEN RECALLED. WHY HAVEN'T THE CHEVROLET HHR'S BEEN RECALLED. IT IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK. I HAVE HAD TO PARK THIS CAR DUE TO IT'S SAFETY RISKS.I CALLED DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANT $775.00 TO REPLACE THIS MOTOR. SOUNDS OUTRAGEOUS TO FIX A FAULTY MOTOR THAT GM IS WELL AWARE OF ITS PROBLEMS. *TR

THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY . DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTIC CHECKS AND STATED "PASSENGER SIDE DASH AIRBAG CONNECTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED" . THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT , HAS NEVER HAD ANY WORK DONE UNDER THE DASH OR TO THE AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM . *TR

I PULLED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND COULD NOT TURN OFF THE KEY. I TRIED TO EVERYTHING, STEERING WHEEL, KEY, SHIFTER, BRAKES, ETC AND I COULD NOT TURN THE CAR OFF OR GET THE KEY OUT. I HAD TO PULL A FUSE TO GET THE CAR TO SHUT DOWN. THIS PROBLEM IS SIMILAR, IF NOT EXACTLY, THE SAME OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS TYPE CAR. I WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO HAVE IT TOWED AND REPAIRED BY A DEALER AT GREAT EXPENSE. NOT GOOD FOR GM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND AS THE VEHICLE STOPPED, THE ROOF-MOUNTED AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY TYPE OF CRASH. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER HEAD AND NECK AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER, AND ADVISED THAT A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD BE SENT TO INSPECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. UPDATED 2/13/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED GM OFFERED TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK, BUT BY THE TIME SHE PAYS OFF THE LOAN, THERE WOULD NOT BE ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPDATED 02/14/13

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, PREVENTING THE ENGINE FROM BEING TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE REPAIRS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

WAS GOING AROUND A CURVE WHEN MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. MY WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. WASN'T SO BAD WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS, BUT IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN INTO MY DRIVEWAY. AS SOON AS I TURNED OFF MY CAR AND TURNED IT BACK ON IT WORKED FINE. I TOOK IT IN AND THE DEALER SAID THEIR WAS AN INTERNAL PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING AND HAD TO REPLACE THE MOTOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURES INCLUDED THE BRAKES, POWER STEERING ASSIST AND A FOUL ODOR BEING EMITTED THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE CABLE FRACTURED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE STEERING RACK WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRIVE ROUGHLY AFTERWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE BRAKE FAILURE, DOOR HANDLE AND THE EXHAUST AND THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE BRAKE PROBLEM OR THE FOUL ODOR THAT WAS COMING THROUGH THE EXHAUST. IN ADDITION, THE CABLE IN THE DOOR HANDLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TURN WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED MAKING THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND AIRBAG LIGHTS ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

BUYERS BEWARE: ON SATURDAY EVENING WE PUT THE HHR INTO PARK AND WENT TO TURN OFF THE KEY AND THE KEY GOT STUCK IN THE IGNITION. TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO REPUT THE CAR INTO GEAR AND TURN THEY KEY BUT IT WAS PERMANENTLY STUCK IN THE ON POSITION. HAD TO WIND UP PULLING A FUSE OUT OF THE ENGINE TO CUT OFF THE CAR. JUST TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM AND ARE FORCING US TO PAY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO GET THE CAR FIXED. THEY ARE ALSO BLAMING US FOR PULLING THE FUSE AND IT CAUSING AN INDICATOR LIGHT TO COME ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, SHE HEARD A LOUD RUBBING SOUND NEAR THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHILE INFLATING THE TIRES SHE ENDED UP PUTTING 60 POUNDS OF PRESSURE DUE TO THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE WHEEL BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE SERVICE AIRBAG KEEPS COMING ON. THE DEALER SAID THAT I NEED A NEW AIRBAG AND THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR IT. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFAULT. *TR

I RECEIVED A POWER STEERING FAILURE MESSAGE ON THE DASH AT THE SAME TIME THAT I LOST POWER STEERING WHILE GOING HOME FROM DROPPING OFF MY CHILD AT DAYCARE. I DROVE HOME WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING, WHEN I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT I HAD POWER STEERING AGAIN. THIS POWER STEERING FAILURE HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY, RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS AND IN PARKING LOTS; IN TOTAL ABOUT 10-15 INCIDENTS IN THE LAST MONTH. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT TURNED ON IN THE VEHICLE, BUT AFTER A WHILE IT WOULD TURN OFF AND THEN COME BACK ON AGAIN. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE PROBLEM AND THE LIGHT WENT AWAY. LESS THAN ONE YEAR LATER WHEN THE CAR HAD 50000 MI THE PROBLEM RE-OCCURRED. THERE APPEARS TO BE A WIRING ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAGS IN THIS VEHICLE AS THERE ARE MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS. *TR

WE OWN A CHEVROLET HHR WHICH LOSES POWER STEERING ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER TURNING THE CAR ON. WE HAVE HAD MANY MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE THE BEGINNING. MAINLY STEERING COLUMN PROBLEMS AND POWER STEERING ISSUES. WE ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT WHILE TAKING A RIGHT AT LOW SPEED BECAUSE OF HOW HARD THE ''POWER'' (NOT) STEERING WAS. THIS HAS TO BE FIXED NOW!!! IT'S BEEN A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE HHR LINE UP. HOW COME THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN PARTIALLY RECOGNIZED AND TAKEN CARE OF ON SOME VEHICLES WITH THE EXACT PART NUMBERS?? COBALT, G5?, ANYONE?. PLEASE RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2009 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DOOR HANDLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE COMING OFF *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF IN HER HAND, WHEN SHE PULLED THE HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE COST TO REPLACE THE HANDLE, WAS $ 334.85. *JB

I WAS DRIVING ON 30 MPH ZONE AT 30 MPH, WHEN THE SERVICE AIR BAGS CAME ON MY DASHBOARD. *TR

KEY STUCK IN THE IGINITION CAR STILL RUNNING. KEY RELEASE DOESN'T WORK. CAR WAS LEFT RUNNING ALL NIGHT. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE 2009 CHEVROLET HHR BURN OUT PREMATURELY. I HAVE REPLACED BOTH THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGER HEADLAMP BULBS MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE NEW. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE BULBS APPROX. EVERY 10000 15000 MILES. MY FEAR IS THAT BOTH BULBS WILL BURN OUT AT THE SAME TIME CAUSING AN ACCIDENT DUE TO NO LIGHTS. THESE LIGHT BULBS APPEAR TO HAVE A MUCH GREATER FAILURE RATE THAN MOST VEHICLES I HAVE OWNED. *TR

THE EPS (ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING) GOES OUT IN MY 2009 CHEVROLET HHR EVERY SINGLE DAY, USUALLY AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING. IT HASN'T CAUSED ME TO HAVE A MAJOR ACCIDENT YET, BUT IT CAUSED ME TO SCRAPE AGAINST A GUARD RAIL. THE EPS MOTOR NEEDS A RECALL IMMEDIATELY, AS THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH MANY HHR OWNERS!!! *TR

THE CAR WON'T SHIFT DOWN TO REVERSE NEUTRAL OR DRIVE. *TR

WHILE LEAVING WORK MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING CUT OUT. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESET ITSELF BUT WOULD GO OUT WITHIN A MINUTE OR TWO OF DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I SPENT ABOUT 3HRS ATTEMPTING TO NARROW DOWN WHEN THIS WOULD OCCUR, HOWEVER IT WAS ALWAYS AT RANDOM SPEEDS, TURN RADIUS', IN CRUISE CONTROL OR NOT, WHILE ACCELERATING OR WHEN BRAKING. CONTINUED SHUTTING VEHICLE DOWN TO RESET THE SYSTEM SO AS TO CONTINUE TO TROUBLESHOOT. ALWAYS FAILED SHORTLY AFTER RESTARTING AND HITTING THE ROAD. AS THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS, THERE CERTAINLY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING TO BE REPAIRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. IN ADDITION, THE REMAINING DOORS COULD NOT BE OR UNLOCKED BY USING THE AUTOMATIC KEY REMOTE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,108. UPDATED 09/26/12*LJ UPDATED 9/26/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE REMOTE NO LONGER WORKS. UPDATED 09/27/12 THE CONSUMER STATED GM AGREED TO PAY FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE REPAIRS IF HE AGREED TO A REASONABLE AMOUNT. UPDATED 10/03/12

THE POWER STEERING WARNING DISPLAYED IN THE DASH PANEL SHORTLY AFTER VEHICLE WAS STARTED WHILE I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT. I TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH OFF, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING CLEARED AND STEERING WORKED NORMALLY FOR A FEW MILES BEFORE IT FAILED AGAIN. THE PROBLEM MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE AT SLOW SPEEDS AND IN SHARP CURVES OR TURNS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK AND THE CONTACT BECAME TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO REFERRED HER TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

ON THE APPROXIMATE DATE INDICATED ABOVE AT THE APPROXIMATE SPEED INDICATED ABOVE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. IT CAME ON AGAIN WHEN THE CAR WAS RESTARTED BUT FAILED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. IT CONTINUES TO FAIL AFTER A FEW MILES, SEEMINGLY SHORTER TIMES FOR EACH INCIDENT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING FAILED. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT, THE POWER STEERING WILL WORK FINE. WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING CONTINUES TO FAIL EACH TRIP I TAKE EACH DAY AND IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. I WILL OFTEN TURN MY CAR OFF AT A RED LIGHT SO I CAN RESTART IT AND HAVE FUNCTIONAL POWER STEERING FOR AT LEAST A LITTLE WHILE. THE CAR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN WITHOUT POWER STEERING, AND SOMETIMES CATCHES ME OFF GUARD. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 15 AUG 2012 13:30 HRS EDT @ 20 MPH ON15 AUG 2012 THE 'POWER STEERING' LIGHT CAME ON AND THE STEERING BECAME VERY HARD. I WAS LUCKY AS I WAS ONLY A BLOCK FROM HOME. I COULD SEE THIS WOULD CAUSE A MAJOR PROBLEM IF I WERE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I DID SEE THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE CHEVY COBALT AND OTHERS THAT USE THE SAME POWER STEERING UNIT BUT NOT THE HHR...TIME TO GET THE RECALL GOING BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED...ALSO A RECALL WAS ISSUED IN CANADA FOR THE HHR. *TR

THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WENT OUT ON MY CAR WHILE DRIVING. THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WORKS AFTER IT HAS HAD TIME TO COOL DOWN FOR 5 TO 15 MILES. THE SYSTEM GOES OUT EVERYDAY AND EVERY-TIME IT IS DRIVEN. *TR

POWER STEERING ASSIST HAS DROPPED OUT NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DASH CHIMES AND A POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARS ON THE DIGITAL DISPLAY. SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING IT RESETS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST ONLY TO HAVE IT DROP OUT AGAIN WITHIN A MILE OR SO. THE WARRANTY EXPIRED A FEW MONTHS AGO. THIS SITUATION COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS SHOULD THE POWER STEERING ASSIST DROP OUT WHILE NEGOTIATING A SHARP TURN ETC. *TR

LIKE OTHERS, THERE WERE SOME WARNING BEEPS AND THE MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASH "POWER STEERING". THEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. ONCE I CUT THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON, I HAD POWER STEERING BACK. THIS SEEMS VERY SIMILAR TO THE REASON FOR THE RECALL ON THE COBALT AND S5. HAPPENED AGAIN ON 7/26 AND 7/27. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION, WHICH PREVENTED HIM FROM SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN ORDER TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE, HE HAD TO PULL A FUSE AND DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 67,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE AND WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS NORMAL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND HE WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT FUNCTION IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH UNTIL THEY WERE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE YEAR LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 8/6/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG ISSUE WAS RESOLVED. HOWEVER, THE TURN SIGNALS DID NOT CANCEL IN A TIMELY MANNER AFTER COMPLETING A TURN. UPDATED 08/14/12

LOSS OF STEERING ASSIST OCCURS AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING AND ONCE ASSIST IS LOST, A MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER (DIC) AND A CHIME SOUNDS. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM & PART INVOLVED IN THE BELOW RECALL OF COBALTS & IN A CANADIAN RECALL OF HHRS. IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO PARK WHEN IT IS NOT WORKING. RESETTING BY TURNING IGNITION OFF, THEN STARTING ENGINE AGAIN WILL LAST ABOUT 30 SECONDS. I HAVE ALMOST CRASHED AS IT FAILS WHILE TURNING ENTERING/EXITING PARKING SPACES OR GARAGE. NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: PE10005 10V073000 MAKE: CHEVROLET MODEL: COBALT MANUFACTURER : GENERAL MOTORS LLC MODEL YEAR : 2009 COMPONENT(S) : STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM DATE INVESTIGATION OPENED : JANUARY 27, 2010 DATE INVESTIGATION CLOSED : JULY 19, 2010. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL FUSES AND DISCONNECT THE BATTERY IN ORDER TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 51,000.

WITHOUT INCIDENT, THE SERVICE AIRBAG ALERT ILLUMINATED AND HAS CONTINUED TO STAY ON THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME FOR THE LAST 5 DAYS. MOMENTARILY, THE ALERT LIGHT WILL TURN OFF BUT RE-ILLUMINATE AGAIN WITHOUT INCIDENT. THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE OTHER POSTS AND COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ. *TT

THE POWERSTEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. SPEED DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER. ONCE THE CAR IS STOPPED AND TURNED OFF THE POWERSTEERING COMES BACK ON, HOWEVER IT MAY GO OUT AGAIN AT 500FT TO A FEW MILES. *JS

WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN WIPER'S STOPPED WORKING AFTER PLAYING WITH SWITCH AND STOPPING PULLING OVER IN A SAFE PLACE WHEN TRAFFIC WOULD LET ME I TURNED CAR KEY SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON TWICE AND THEY STARTED WORKING AGAIN AFTER DEALING WITH THIS MORE THEN ONE TIME DROVE CAR TO A DEALER AFTER TWO DAYS THEY TELL ME THE MAIN FUSE BOX HAS A SHORT IN IT AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED I HAVE A BUMPER TO BUMPER EXTENDED COVERAGE AFTER TALKING WITH THE DEALER THEY ARE TELLING ME THIS IS NOT COVERED IN WARRANTY THEY ALSO CALLED THE DEALER WERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY LOOKED IT UP AND SAID THE SAME FUSE BOX NOT COVERED SO IT WILL COST ME OVER $600.00 TO FIX CAR I FILL THIS IS A SAFETY RELATIVE ITEM AND SHOULD BE COVERED ? IF A SHORT IN THIS FUSE BOX STOPPED WIPERS COULD IT START A FIRE AS WELL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING POWER STEERING LIGHT WILL COME ON AND LOSS OF POWER STEERING OCCURS, ALSO SHAKING, HAVE REPLACED ROTORS AND BRAKES TWICE WITHIN ONE YEAR, WHY IS CHEVROLET NOT FIXING THE PROBLEMS ON THE HHR WHEN OTHER MODELS WITH SAME COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN RECALLED. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVROLET IF THEY FAIL TO RESOLVE THESE ISSUES. *TR