2006 Chevrolet HHR complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED UPON INITIAL START, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD FALL FURTHER INTO THE FLOORBOARD THAN NORMAL. WHEN THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR, THE ABS AND TRACTION WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE FAILURE WAS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE STEERING AND REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN BEARING. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND DEALER WHERE THE FRONT HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD CONTINUE TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,084 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

MY CAR, CHEVROLET HHR LS 2006, LOST POWER STEERING MORE THAN 10 TIMES AS OF DECEMBER OF 2009. I HAD MY CAR REPAIRED AT CHEVY DEALER 4 TIMES ALREADY FOR SAME PROBLEM. EACH TIME THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT IT CAME BACK AGAIN AND AGAIN, AND RECENTLY IT HAPPENED MORE OFTEN. I LEASED THIS BRAND NEW CAR IN 2006. AT THE END OF 3 YEARS LEASING, I BOUGHT IT IN 2009. I TOOK GOOD CARE OF IT ALL THE TIME. THE POWER STEERING FAILURE FIRST HAPPENED IN DEC. OF 2009. WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD, SUDDENLY IT WAS HARD TO MAKE A TURN, AND MY CAR WAS THROWN FORWARD EACH TIME WHEN I GOT OIL TO MOVE FORWARD. THE MESSAGE "POWER STEERING" POPPED UP ON THE DISPLAY PANEL. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO CHEVY DEALER BECAUSE THE DRIVING WHEEL COULD NOT BE MOVED AT ALL AFTER RESTARTED THE CAR;HOWEVER, WHEN MY CAR WAS AT CHEVY DEALER, THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED AND THEY COULD NOT FIND OTHER PROBLEM. THEN 2 MONTHS LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND DISAPPEARED AFTER HALF DAY. AFTER THIS REPEATED 3 OR 4 TIMES, MY CAR WAS TOWED THE 2ND TIME TO CHEVY DEALER ON FEB.26, 2010 BECAUSE THE DRIVING WHEEL COULD NOT TURNED. THIS TIME THEY FOUND SOMETHING AND FIXED IT. IN THE FOLLOWING 3 MONTHS, THIS PROBLEM WAS HAPPENED AND GONE AT LEAST 3 TIMES. WE WERE SCARED AND DID NOT DARE TO DRIVE FAR FROM HOME. ON MAY 24, 2010, MY HUSBAND GOT SAME PROBLEM WITH ENGINE LIGHT ON AND HE DROVE TO CHEVY DEALER IMMEDIATELY. THEY FIXED IT. ONLY ONE WEEK LATER, ON JUNE 2ND, THE CAR WAS TOWED THE 3RD TIME TO THE CHEVY DEALER FOR SAME PROBLEM. THEY REP

2006 CHEVY HHR - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOES NOT LOCK INTO POSITION, CAN FREELY SLIP TRANSMISSION SHIFTER FROM PARK, REVERSE, NEUTRAL, DRIVE AND LOWER GEARS WITH LITTLE PRESSURE AND WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE SHIFTER LOCKING LATCH. GM HAS RECALLED 2010 MODELS WITH SIMILAR ISSUES BUT NONE OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR MODEL HHRS DEALERSHIP WANTS $150.00 TO TRY NEW BATTERY TO SEE IF IT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. IF THIS SOLUTION DOES NOT WORK THEN THEY WANT ANOTHER $160.00 FOR NEW SHIFTER UNIT... LABOR FOR BOTH THESE ITEMS ARE NOT INCLUDED, JUST COST OF PARTS. I BELIEVE GM RECOGNIZES ISSUE: GM TSB #06-07-30-004F. *TR

2006 CHEVY HHR . THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE SNAPPED OFF IN MY HAND WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR, SMACKING INTO MY KNUCKLE AND ALMOST CAUSING MY HAND TO FLY BACK INTO MY FACE. THE DOOR MUST NOW BE OPENED BY ROLLING DOWN THE ELECTRIC WINDOW AND OPENING FROM THE OUTSIDE HANDLE. TWO DEALERS SO FAR REFUSE TO FIX THE ISSUE, TELLING ME THEY DON'T HAVE PARTS. *TR

2006 CHEVROLET HHR - UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS, WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS (15 - 25 MPH) AND TURNING TO THE RIGHT, CAR WILL "CHIME", "POWER STEERING" APPEARS ON THE CONTROL PANEL AND THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT MAKING VEHICLE VERY HARD TO DRIVE. ONCE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED, POWER STEERING BEGINS WORKING AGAIN. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL MECHANIC, WAS TOLD THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL UNIT AND ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. COST WOULD BE $1,355. TAKING IT TO CHEVY DEALER TODAY FOR SECOND OPINION. PURCHASED CAR USED IN 2008 WITH 27,000 MILES ON IT. CURRENTLY HAS 77,000 MILES. HAPPENS APPROXIMATELY 4 TIMES PER WEEK FOR THE PAST MONTH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DRIVERS DOOR, THE HANDLE WOULD NOT WORK AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 56,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSIDE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE WAS BROKEN. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,300. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,000.

IF MY BATTERY DIES I CAN NOT GET IN THE CAR NO MATTER WHAT. MY CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH ONE LOCK ON THE DRIVER SIDE. BECAUSE THE BATTERY IS DEAD THE CAR WILL NOT ENGAGE THE ACTUATOR ON THE LOCK EVEN WITH KEY ENTRY. I HAVE TO CALL A LOCKSMITH TO GET IN THE CAR. IF I ACCIDENTALLY LOCKED A BABY IN THE CAR AND THE BATTERY WAS NOT WORKING I CANNOT GET IN THE CAR. KEY, REMOTE WHATEVER. I HAVE TO CALL A LOCKSMITH. IN MY CASE THE ACTUATOR STOPPED WORKING. SO REGARDLESS IF I HAVE A KEY OR REMOTE I CANNOT GET IN. IF THIS ACTUATOR FAILS ON THE DRIVERSIDE I CANNOT GET IN, BUT MY BABY MAY BEEN THE CAR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 HHR THAT HAS ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING (EPS) WHICH FAILED FOR NO APPARENT REASON ON 4-18-2010. THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS OTHER THAN I WAS JUST GOING ABOUT 1MILE FROM WORK TO HOME. THERE WERE NO CRASHES OR INJURIES AS A RESULT. ON LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM I FOUND THAT GM HAS A RECALL ON OTHER VEHICLES THAT HAS THE IDENTICAL ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING BUT THE HHR IS NOT ONE OF THEM ON THE RECALL LIST.. I DID FIND THE 60AMP FUSE BLOWN THAT PROTECTS THIS SYSTEM FROM OVERLOAD CONDITIONS. THERE WERE NO HARD TURNS AGAINST THE WHEEL STOPS EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT. THE FUSE JUST BLEW. I REPLACED THE FUSE JUST TODAY 4-19-2010 AND THUS FAR THE SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY. AS TO WHY THE FUSE BLEW IN THE FIRST PLACE WELL THAT'S THE MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION! *TR

WHILE DRIVING A TONE ALERT SOUNDING AND POWER STEERING WARNING CAME ACROSS DIGITAL DISPLAY, AT TIME LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND COULD HARDLY STEER AUTO TO THE SIDE OF ROADWAY. AFTER CALLING THE CHEVROLET GARAGE WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL MOTOR AND SEVERAL OTHERS WERE RECALLED BUT NOT FOR THE HHR I HAVE. IF THE ELECTRICAL MOTORS ARE FAILING IN OTHER MODELS GM SHOULD REPLACE ALL THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING MOTORS TO AVOID ACCIDENTS. *TR

IGNITION KEY DOES NOT COME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN IT IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION ,CAR STARTS AND SHUTS OFF BUT THE KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION AND WOULD RESET ITSELF WITHIN A MILE. THE DEALER ADVISED PERFORMING A DIAGNOSTIC TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO ADVISED HAVING A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED, AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE, BEFORE THEY WOULD PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILURE. THIS HAPPENS UNDER NORMAL DRIVING WITH NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF YOU ARE ON THE FREEWAY OR AROUND TOWN, IT HAS HAPPENED DURING BOTH. THE VEHICLE DOES FLASH POWER STEERING ON THE INFORMATION CENTER. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST 6 WEEKS AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT REPLACING DUE TO HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE REPLACEMENT PART. MY WIFE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE AND HAS STATED THAT IT IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL. TODAY SHE WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. SHE WAS ALMOST HOME AND THE STEERING BEGAN TO WORK PROPERLY WHILE SHE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A RIGHT HAND CURVE. SHE HAD AMPLE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL AT THAT TIME TO KEEP THE CAR IN THE ROAD (AT A REDUCED AND SAFE SPEED) AND THEN SUDDENLY SHE HAD POWER STEERING AGAIN. SHE RAN INTO THE DITCH BUT NO DAMAGE WAS DONE THAT I CAN FIND. BOTH HER AND MY CHILDREN USE THIS CAR DAILY AND WITH ITS CURRENT PROBLEM, I DON'T FEEL IT'S SAFE DRIVE OR SALE. *TR

IGNITION WILL NOT TURN TO LOCK AND KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE ON FORTY SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT BOTH FRONT STRUTS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

2006 CHEVY HHR POWER STEERING IS FAILING. (STUTTERS ON AND OFF) *CN

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY HHR, AND WITHIN THE PAST TWO WEEKS HAVE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM (WHICH APPARENTLY, AFTER LOOKING ONLINE, SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED). WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN PARK, AND GO TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION, IT WON'T LET ME TAKE OUT MY KEY, AND MY STEERING WHEEL WON'T LOCK. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTHIME THAT I TRY TO TURN OFF MY CAR NOW, WHICH IS AT LEAST ABOUT TEN TIMES DAILY. I HAVE TO "SLAM" IT INTO PARK TO GET THE KEY OUT. I AM NOT SURE THOUGH THAT WHEN THIS IS DONE IF MY CAR IS TRULY IN PARK. I WENT TO MY CAR REPAIRMAN, WHO SAID THAT THIS DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT BECAUSE IF I CONTINUE TO "SLAM" IT IN PARK, I COULD EVENTUALLY BREAK THE SHIFTER- WHICH IN MY MIND COULD DEFINITELY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT/ OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. I AM TAKING MY CAR IN ON WEDNESDAY FOR THIS PURPOSE, NOT SURE YET WHAT THE COST WILL BE, BUT I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE LOOKED AT BY DOT. *DT

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I RECENTLY HAD REPAIR WORK DONE ON MY WIFE'S 2006 HHR LT2. THE PROBLEM WE WERE HAVING WAS THAT SHE WOULD RANDOMLY LOSE POWER STEERING WITH A WARNING CHIME AND A NOTIFICATION ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THIS WOULD BE TEMPORARILY RESOLVED BY RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. I WASTED LITTLE TIME AND HAD IT TESTED AT CLASSIC CHEVROLET IN SUGAR LAND,TX. THEY SOON DISCOVERED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS FAULTY. I HAD THEM REPLACE IT. NOW I'VE BEEN A LIFELONG GM CUSTOMER AND I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS EXPENSE, NOT ONLY WAS IT A FAILURE UNASSOCIATED TO NEGLECT BUT IT WAS ALSO A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS ALSO HIGHLY DOCUMENTED ON THE WEB BY MANY OTHER HHR OWNERS. AFTER GM ANNOUNCED THE RECALL OF 1.3MIL VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE HHR WAS NOT LISTED YET BUT THE CHEVY COBALT AND PONTIAC G5 WERE. THE HHR SHARES THE SAME POWER STEERING MOTOR AS THE COBALT AND G5. GM PART # 20763801. JTEKT NORTH AMERICA IS THE PRODUCER OF THIS MOTOR. FROM WHAT I DISCOVERED ON THE INTERNET, GM HAS FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST JTEKT IN RESPONSE TO THIS ISSUE. IT IS STILL UNCLEAR TO ME HOW GM HAS NOT INCLUDED THIS MODEL IN THERE RECALL. I HAVE RECENTLY BEEN DENIED REIMBURSEMENT BY CHEVROLET FOR MY EXPENSES. *TR

2006 HHR KEY STICKS IN IGNITION. BUTTON THAT IGNITES SHIFTER BROKEN AND STICKS IN PLACE CAUSING THE SHIFTER TO BE EASILY ENGAGED AT ANY TIME. CAR IS AT 70,822 MILES. CAR DEALER STATES IT IS NOT COVERED BY TRANSFERABLE MANUFACTURERS 5 YR/100,000 POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. CAR WAS PURCHASED USED 05/2007. COST TO COVER REPLACEMENT IS OVER 300.00. IF OPERATORS DO NOT GET THIS REPLACED I AM SURE IT WILL CAUSE PROPERTY DEATH, INJURY, AND ACCIDENTS AS THE SHIFTER CAN BE ENGAGED BY A SLIGHT BUMP TO PARK, REVERSE, NEUTRAL, ETC. *TR

KEY GETS STUCK / CAN NOT TURN TO OFF POSITION AND REMOVE THE KEY. IF YOU CAN NOT REMOVE THE KEY WITHIN AN HOUR, YOUR BATTERY WILL BE DEPLETED. THERE IS AN ACTUATING ROD IN THE SHIFTER THAT PUSHES A MICRO SWITCH THAT COMPLETES A CIRCUIT TO PULL A SOLENOID IN THE STEERING COLUMN TO ALLOW THE IGNITION SWITCH TO BE TUNED TO THE OFF POSITION (AND REMOVE THE KEY) WHEN IN PARK. THE PLASTIC PART IN THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY BREAKS AND ALLOWS THE ACTUATING ROD TO FALL OUT. THE FIX FOR THIS IS TO REPLACE THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. $185 NOT INCLUDING LABOR. THE QUICK FIX FOR THIS IS THERE IS A PLASTIC PLUG ON THE UNDER SIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN. INSIDE YOU HAVE TO FEEL FOR THE END OF THAT SOLENOID AND DEPRESS IT TO RELEASE THE KEY. GM TSB #06-07-30-004F ACKNOWLEDGES THE COMMON OCCURRENCE OF THIS FAILURE FROM 2006 TO 2010 HHR, COBALT, AND PONTIAC G5 . ALTHOUGH, IF YOU ARE OUT OF WARRANTY, YOUR DEALER MAY BE RELUCTANT TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT COST. TIRES, BALL JOINTS, BRAKES, WHAT HAVE YOU, FAIL AND ARE, NO DOUBT, A COMMON OCCURRENCE. IF FACT THAT IS TO BE EXPECTED. BUT THE SHIFTER IN AN AUTOMATIC? I WOULD THINK THAT THE SHIFTER IN AN AUTOMATIC SHOULD LAST THE LIFETIME OF THE CAR. IMO, THEY INSTALLED A POORLY MADE PART. TO ME, THIS IS OBVIOUS SINCE THEY ARE STATING IN THAT TSB, 2006 - 2010 SHIFTER ARE EXPECTED TO FALL APART AS MINE DID. I HAVE A 1965 PLYMOUTH BELVEDERE, THE OLDEST CAR IN MY POSSESSION, THAT THE SHIFTER NEVER NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. IN FACT I'VE NEVER HAD AN AUTOMATIC SHIFTER PR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE POWER STEERING WILL SUDDENLY MALFUNCTION MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT HAS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR THE POWER STEERING TO RESUME FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT TIME OF COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,500. UPDATED 06/17/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL AT ANY SPEED, ANYTIME AND ANY PLACE. UPDATED 06/30/10.*JB

WHILE DRIVING ALL OF THE SUDDEN WE HEARD A CHIME AND NOTICED THE POWER STEERING CAME ON OUR CAR. IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. WE CAN STILL TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BUT IT WAS JUST DIFFICULT. *TR

CLUNKING NOISE IN STEERING. 3 DEALERS TRIED TO REPAIR ON 18/MAY06, 26JAN09, 3MAR10, NOISE STILL THERE. WAITING ON PARTS THIS DATE FOR ANOTHER "FIX". *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE. 2006 CHEVROLET HHR POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE BEING DRIVEN. TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING WILL REMEDY THE PROBLEM FOR THE TIME BEING. THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES. HHR SHARES SEVERAL COMPONENTS WITH THE CHEVROLET COBALT WHICH HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. WILL HHR BECOME PART OF THE RECALL? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE DRIVER STATED THAT AS SHE DROVE THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH SHE LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT STRUGGLED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 63,000.

2006 CHEVY HHR.. POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED SUDDENLY. MY CAR HAD ONLY 17,000 MILES ACCRUED. DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

WHY ISN'T THE HHR BEING RECALLED AS WELL AS THE COBALT, AS THEY BOTH HAVE THE SAME STEERING COMPONENTS? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED OVER 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING ALARM WOULD CHIME THREE TIMES AND THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL IMMEDIATELY. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY HARD AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO UTILIZE BOTH HANDS AND EXTREME BODILY FORCE TO CONTROL IT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH REPAIRS SINCE THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO DATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,270.

SHIFTER REFUSES TO GO FULLY INTO PARK RESULTING IN INABILITY TO REMOVE KEY FROM STEERING COLUMN. SHIFTER DOES NOT LOCK INTO GEAR AND CAN MOVE FREELY BETWEEN GEARS WITHOUT BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY HHR. EVERYTIME I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, I LESS THAN A MINUTE THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. THE LIGHT COMES ON. THIS MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND CONSIDERING IT IS MY WIFE'S PRIMARY VEHICLE I WORRY ABOUT HER BECAUSE MY SON IN WITH HER OFTEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE, TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF SO THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESET. THE DEALER WAS CALLED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST COULD BE PERFORMED AND THE REPAIR WOULD COST $500 ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A 75,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE CHEVROLET MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

EVERY TIME IT RAINS WATER POOLS ON PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARD. *TR

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED ON A CHEVY HHR . NEARLY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT WENT OUT AT 60MPH . TOOK TO DEALER AND PAID AROUND 1000. TO HAVE IT REPLACED. VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 30 THOUSAND MILES ON IT. *TR

I BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW AND SOMETIMES WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND YOU ONLY HAVE A FEW SECONDS TO PULL OVER BEFORE IT SHUTS DOWN. SOMETIMES THE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN I'M STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND THE WHOLE CAR STARTS SHAKING AS IF YOU POPPED THE CLUTCH TOO FAST, EXCEPT THIS CAR IS AN AUTOMATIC. I HAVE FOUND THROUGH TRAIL AND ERROR IF I START MESSING WITH THE COMPUTER BUTTONS ON THE STEERING WHEEL THAT CHANGES THE INFORMATION THAT IS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH BOARD IT WILL SOMETIMES RESET ITSELF AND ACT OKAY. OTHER TIMES I HAVE TO LET IT SIT FOR OVER 20 MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL START UP AGAIN. THERE IS NO SET TIME THIS OCCURS, SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS A FEW TIMES A DAY AND OTHER TIMES IT WILL GO A MONTH WITHOUT HAPPENING. IT SHUTS DOWN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. SOMETIMES I'M GOING 65 MILES AND HOUR AND OTHER TIMES I'M GOING 20 MPH. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THEY TOLD ME THEY CAN'T FIX IT UNTIL THEY REENACT THE PROBLEM. EACH TIME THEY HAVE HAD THE CAR THEY COULD NOT REENACT THE PROBLEM, YET THEY SAID THEY CAN SEE THERE IS A PROBLEM WHEN THEY READ THE COMPUTER. I PAID $20,000 FOR THIS CAR AND AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT. I CAN'T DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY FOR FEAR IT WILL SHUT DOWN AGAIN. I HAVE TO TAKE THE BACK ROADS TO GET AROUND. *TR

POWERING STEERING WENT OUT DURING RIGHT HAND TURN AT SLOW SPEED. MY WIFE DID NOT HAVE THE STRENGTH TO CONTROL THE CAR INTO THE TURN. SHE STOPPED THE CAR AND I CHECKED MY MANUAL FOR TROUBLE SHOOTING,FINDING NONE. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND POWER STEERING WORKED. TEST DRIVING FOR TWO MINUTES THE POWER STEERING WENT AGAIN. PROBLEM SEEMED TOO BE AFTER CAR WAS DRIVEN FOR AWHILE AND SYSTEM WAS USED LONGER. CAR WAS REPAIRED BY HAVING THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED BY CHEVY DEALER SHIP. I STILL HAVE OLD PARTS. *TR

2006 CHEVY HHR LS PERMANENT FAILURE. GEAR SHIFT STOPPED LOCKING. GEAR SHIFT MOVES FREELY INTO ANY POSITION WHILE DRIVING OR STOPPED. CAR MAY ROLL. WILL NOT RELEASE KEY FROM IGNITION. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE DURING OPERATION. VEHICLE CHIMES THEN "POWER STEERING" APPEARS ON DASHBOARD LCD. ALL POWER STEERING FAILS AT THIS POINT THOUGH IF YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON IT RE-ENGAGES FOR A SHORT TIME - THOUGH NO WARNING BEFORE IT CUTS OUT AGAIN. DEALER SAYS THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE EPS MOTOR (ELECTRIC POWER STEERING) $450. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DECREASING SPEED TO APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE, ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED HIS VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARD AFTER THE IMPACT AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. HIS VEHICLE ALSO RICOCHETED INTO A HEAVY TRUCK AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 11,000.

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY HHR THAT KEEPS STALLING OUT AND JERKS FORWARD. IT HAS JERKED SO HARD THAT I ONCE HIT SOMEONE IN THE REAR. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE OTHER CAR. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY CAN NEVER SEEM TO FIND THE CAUSE. WHAT CAN I DO? *TR

I HAVE A CHEVY HHR AND THE REAR BUMPER SUPPORT IS RUSTING AT ONLY 52+ MILES. WATER IS LAYING ON THE STEEL SUPPORT AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT STOPS THIS WATER FROM COLLECTING AND RUSTING THE SUPPORT AWAY. MY CAR HASN'T EVEN BEEN THROUGH IT'S FIRST TUNEUP YET AND I HAVEN'T OWNED THE VEHICLE 1 YEAR YET. I HAVE BROUGHT THE COMPLAINT TO GMAC CUSTOMER CARE CENTER AND MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER WANTED ME TO PAY $112.00 FOR THEM JUST TO INSPECT THE RUSTING REAR BUMPER SUPPORT. THE DEFECT WAS FOUND BY PHILIP A REPRESENTATIVE FROM HAYES COLLISION CENTER IN SACRAMENTO, CA 916-482-7819 A CONTRACTED COLLISION CENTER FOR THE SAME DEALER THAT WANTS TO CHARGE ME THE MONEY TO INSPECT THE PROBLEM. MIKE DAUGHERTY CHEVROLET IN SACRAMENTO, CA 916-482-1600. HAYES COLLISION CENTER WAS CONTACTED BY A REPRESENTATIVE FROM GMAC CUSTOMER CARE CENTER RAPHAEL EXT 41461 @ 1866-790-5700 AND MY GMAC CUSTOMER CARE AND GMAC INQUIRED IF THE RUSTING SUPPORT WAS IT DUE TO THE MILEAGE OR THE YEAR OF THE VEHICLE. PHILIP AT HAYES COLLISION CENTER TOLD GMAC THAT THE RUSTING REAR BUMPER SUPPORT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND CORRECTED. HAYES WAS WONDERING WHY THE PART WASN'T MADE OUT OF HIGH GRADE ALUMINUM INSTEAD OF STEEL BECAUSE WATER IS GETTING UP UNDER THE BUMPER COVER AND LAYING ON THE STEEL BUMPER SUPPORT WHICH IS DAMAGING A MAJOR SAFETY ITEM. STOPPING A REAR COLLISION IMPACT FROM HARMING THE PASSENGERS. THE RUST IS LIKE CANCER AND WILL NOT STOP UNTIL THE SUPPORT IS COMPLETELY RU

COULD NOT REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION WITH GEAR SELECTOR IN PARK. THIS CONDITION WAS REMEDIED BY PUSHING THE GEAR SELECTOR HARD INTO PARK FOR A WHILE. THEN TOTAL FAILURE CAME WHEN NO AMOUNT OF PUSHING THE GEAR SELECTOR HARD INTO PARK WOULD ALLOW THE KEY TO BE REMOVED. I REMOVED THE GEAR SHIFT COVER AND REACHED IN AND FOUND A MICRO SWITCH THAT WHEN TRIPPED ALLOWED ME TO REMOVE KEY. I CALLED LOCAL DEALER AND CHEVROLET FACTORY TOLL FREE LINE AND THEY DID NOT SAY THIS WAS A KNOWN DEFECT. I PURCHASED REPLACEMENT PART # 25864102. I PERSONALLY INSTALLED THIS AND IT FIXED THE PROBLEM. THERE IS A STEEL PIN IN THE GEAR SELECTOR PLASTIC SHIFT ROD. THE PLASTIC IS WEEK AND ALLOWED THE PIN TO DRIFT APPROX 1/2" TO LEFT WHICH WOULD NOT ALLOW THE KEY REMOVAL MICRO SWITCH TO BE TRIPPED AS IT SHOULD BE TO ALLOW THE KEY TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER. I CALLED CHEVROLET BACK (TEL # 1-866-790-5600) AND THEY SET UP CASE # 71-781779261. THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE DEFECTIVE PART TO THE DEALER AND THEY WOULD CONTACT THE DEALER TO ANALYZE THE PART FOR REASON OF FAILURE. I TOOK THE PART TO THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER12/4/09. I CALLED CHEVROLET SEVERAL WEEKS LATER AND THEY SAID THE DEALER THREW THE PART AWAY SINCE CHEVROLET DID NOT CONTACT THEM PROMPTLY. I HAD ASK FOR CHEVROLET TO REFUND THE COST OF THE PART ONLY (NO LABOR) BUT CHEVROLET SAYS THEY CAN'T HELP SINCE THE PART IS NOW GONE. I LATER SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET HTTP://WWW.MYCARSTATS.COM/ AND FOUND MANY CASES LIKE MINE (APPARENTLY CHEVY COBAL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, HIS VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF COMPLETELY AND HE HAD HAVE NO POWER IN THE VEHICLE. HE SHUT THE ENGINE OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR OR MORE AND THE FAILURE WOULD CORRECT ITSELF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. HE ALSO STATED THAT AT TIMES WHEN HE TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE, HE HAD A DIFFICULT TIME REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000. UPDATED 3/4/2010 *CN UPDATED 05/20/10.*JB

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILURE IN 2006 CHEVY HHR WITH 2.4L ENGINE. CAR HAS APPROX 45000 MILES AND THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL WHILE DRIVING. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WOULD COME LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. TURNING OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTING WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM SOMETIMES, BUT IT WOULD ALWAYS FAIL AGAIN. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR. *JB

THE KEY TO MY 2006 HHR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. AS A RESULT THE AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OUT AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE LOCKED. THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS TRAVELING, WHICH PUT MY PERSONAL SAFETY AT RISK AND IF I LEFT MY VEHICLE FOR ANY REASON IT COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN STOLEN. I HAVE BEEN ONLINE AND FOUND THAT SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE KEY FOB BATTERY HOLDER BECAME DETACHED MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE LOCK/UNLOCK/REMOTE START/PANIC BUTTONS TO WORK. THIS HAPPENED TO BOTH KEY FOBS ISSUED TO ME BY GM. *TR

HVAC BLOWER MOTOR QUIT. NO MEANS OF CLEARING WINDSHIELD FOGGING WITH BLOWER INOPERATIVE. COULD SMELL THAT SOMETHING WAS HOT OR HAD BURNED UNDER THE IP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH. EVERY 6700 MILES AND 5 MONTHS THE VIOLENT SHAKING WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE ROTORS AND BRAKES WERE REPLACED A TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 50,000.

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF WHEN GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR UNLESS I PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE YOU CANNOT EXIT THE VEHICLE UNLESS YOU LET THE WINDOW DOWN. *TR

EVERYTIME IT RAINS THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARD GETS WET. I HAVE REPLACE MY CARPET ONCE AND TRIED TO FIND THE LEAK TO NO AVAIL. *TR