2006 Chevrolet HHR complaints

2006 NEW VEHICLE PURCHASE SERVICED 8 TIMES FOR MULTIPLE FAILURES RELATED TO EITHER ELECTRICAL/BRAKING/ABS/ WHEELS/EMISSIONS/ TRACTION CONTROL/COMPUTER/POWER STEERING AND OR COMPUTER ISSUES/ALL REPAIRED/AND RESOLVED AT GM DEALER/VEHICLE CAN NOT BE DRIVEN SAFELY WHEN ISSUE OCCURS THE FAILED SYSTEM IN QUESTION OVERRIDES DRIVER LAST INCIDENT FAILURE OCCURRED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC RESULTING IN REMOVAL FROM SERVICE WHICH TOOK 3 WEEKS TO REPAIR/HAD THE CONDITIONS BEEN DIFFERENT THIS MAY HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 HHR THAT WE BOUGHT IN JULY OF 2006. I HAVE NOTICED IN ISSUE OF WATER GETTING IN THE CAR FROM SOMEWHERE UNDER THE DASHBOARD, AND IT IS CAUSING THE FLOORBOARDS TO GET WET EVERY TIME IT RAINS. I FIRST NOTICED THE ISSUE IN AUGUST OF 2009 AND IT HAPPENED ONCE AND DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT. THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME MORE OF A NUISANCE SINCE. I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT SINCE THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE WINDSHIELD THAT MY GLASS COVERAGE WOULDN'T COVER IT, AND THAT I NEED TO BRING IT IN TO MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND HAVE THEM DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM WHICH IS GOING TO MOST LIKELY COST ME AN ARM AND A LEG TO FIX SINCE MY WARRANTY IS NO LONGER VALID. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE CHEVY ACTUALLY HONOR THE PRODUCT THAT THEY PRODUCE AND FINALLY COME TO THEIR SENSES AND FIX THE ISSUES OR I WILL HAVE TO START BUYING A DIFFERENT BRAND, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT A CAR THAT ONLY HAS 41,176 MILES THAT IS ABOUT THREE YEARS OLD SHOULD NOT HAVE SOGGY CARPETS AND A MOLD AND MILDEW ISSUES. SINCERELY ONE UNHAPPY CUSTOMER. *TR

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING - LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM MYRNA Z. KROH EXPRESSING APPRECIATION TO MR. CHAN AND MAGNO FOR THEIR CONSUMER ASSISTANCE. ***NAR*** *NJ

2006 CHEVY HHR LT I WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT IMPACT AND ROLL OVER VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON OCTOBER 17TH, 2009 AT WHICH TIME MY AIR BAGS, BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE, FAILED TO DEPLOY. AS A RESULT, BOTH MYSELF AND MY PASSENGER WERE INJURED. I HAVE FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH GM AND AM AWAITING THEIR RESPONSE. I AM SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT TO MAKE OTHERS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. *TR

PARKED 2005 CHEVY HHR AND KEY WOULD NOT DISENGAGE FROM IGNITION. THIS IS PERMANENT UNTIL AN NEW SHIFT ASSEMBLY IS INSTALLED AS THE SOLENOID HOLDING THE KEY IS LOCKED. THIS HAPPENED IN THE PARKING LOT AT THE LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE. HAVING THE KEY LOCKED IN THE IGNITION MAKES THE VEHICLE THEFT PRONE. THIS MALFUNCTION IS NOT A DRIVING HAZARD BUT CREATES A THEFT HAZARD IF IT HAPPENS WHERE THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE SECURED, LIKE MY HOME GARAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18000.

FRONT PASSENGER DOOR ON 2006 CHEVROLET HHR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR DOES SAME SPORADICALLY. NO DAMAGE TO DOORS FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE, THEY JUST STOPPED WORKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE DRIVER-SIDE DOOR CAN ONLY BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL AT AN EXPENSE OF $600.00. BASED UPON THE CONCLUSION OF THE MANUFACTURERS RESEARCH THEY MAY OFFER HER A DISCOUNT ON THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE PART REQUIRES THE COMPLETE DOOR PANEL BEING REPLACED FOR A COST OF $466. MY CONCERN IS WHAT IF THIS HAPPENED IN AN ACCIDENT AND I COULD NOT GET OUT OF MY CAR AND IT WAS MY ONLY OPTION FOR A WAY OUT. *TR

2006 CHEVY HHR STALLS WHEN POTHOLES/BUMPS ARE HIT IN THE ROAD. CAR HAS STALLED THREE TIMES ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS. THE FIRST TIME THE CAR STALLED BACK IN JUNE 2009, I TOOK THE CAR TO A CHEVORLET DEALER TO HAVE THE CAR CHECKED OUT AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHY THE CAR STALLED. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT HAPPENED ON TUESDAY NIGHT OCTOBER 13, 2009. I HIT A POTHOLE IN THE ROAD MY CAR STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. LUCKY FOR ME THERE WAS NO TRUCKS OR CARS BEHIND ME BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SHOULDER ON THE ROAD. AT THIS POINT, I AM NERVOUS AND ANXIOUS WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR. *TR

OWNER OF A 2006 CHEVY HHR. FIRST TIME WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY APPROX. 35-40 MPH HIT A POTHOLE IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITION ON NORMAL ROAD WAY. CAR STALLED LOST ENGINE, BRAKES AND STEERING. STILL UNDER WARRANTY. WENT BACK TO DEALER. SECOND TIME SAME SCENARIO THIS TIME HAD CAR TOWED INTO DEALER. THEY HAD CAR ONE WEEK SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM THEREFORE THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. CONTACTED GM LODGED COMPLAINT NO ACTION ON THEIR PART TO FIX PROBLEM. TWICE TO ORIGINAL DEALER. AFTER SECOND TIME TOLD NOT TO BRING IT BACK THEY WERE NO LONGER DOING WARRANTY REPAIRS THIRD INCIDENT I WAS JUST DRIVING OFF AN APRON LEAVING A PARKING LOT WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE ENTERING TRAFFIC. CALLED AROUND CAN'T FIND ANOTHER DEALER WILLING TO LOOK AT PROBLEM. I CALLED AND AS SOON AS THEY HEARD THE PROBLEM THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE A TECH CALL ME. STILL WAITING. NO PHYSICAL HARM DONE YET. BUT I HAVE TO USE THE CAR AND AM FRIGHTENED THAT MY CHILD, OR MYSELF OR A CAR IN MY PATH IS GOING TO GET HURT. LISTING DATE OF FIRST ASSURANCE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND THE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, THE ALARM SOUNDED AND SUDDENLY THE TEMPERATURE IS AT OVER 250. I TURNED ON THE FAN AND HEAT AND MANAGED TO SLOWLY MAKE IT 1/2 MILES HOME. NEXT DAY I DROVE 2 BLOCKS INTO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THERE WAS NOT ONE DROP OF COOLANT IN THE CAR. APPARENTLY THE RADIATOR IS COMPLETELY EXPOSED TO ROCKS AND OTHER DEBRIS IN THE ROADWAY. I DON'T RECALL HITTING ANYTHING BUT THERE IS ROAD CONSTRUCTION EVERYWHERE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE DESIGN FLAW. I AM STILL WAITING FOR THE ULTIMATE "DAMAGE" REPORT BUT INTEND TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT, COMPLAIN TO CHEVROLET AND ALSO LET MY INSURANCE COMPANY KNOW AND SEE IF I CAN RECOVER THE COSTS IF THIS MEANS A NEW RADIATOR AND CONDENSER. I HAVE SEEN THIS SAME COMPLAINT ON ALL HHR 2006 AND NEWER MODELS AS WELL. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL AND REPAIR ISSUE. *TR

I COULDN'T REMOVE THE IGNITION KEYS FROM MY 2006 CHEVY HHR. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH HHR'S AND COBALT'S AND THAT THE ENTIRE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AT MY COST SINCE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I INVESTIGATED THE ISSUE ON ON-LINE FORUMS AND FOUND THE ISSUE WAS AS FOLLOWS: " A SMALL ACTUATOR ROD THAT GOES THROUGH THE SHIFTER STALK FALLS OUT DUE TO THE STALK CRACKING WHERE THE ROD GOES THROUGH IT. THE KEY RELEASE THEN NEVER GETS ACTIVATED SO YOU HAVE TO USE THE MANUAL RELEASE BUTTON ON THE BOTTOM OF THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS SHIFTER UNIT IS COMPLETELY UNSERVICEABLE AND THE ENTIRE SHIFTER BLOCK HAS TO BE REPLACED.NOTE THAT WITH NO ACTUATOR ROD THE SHIFT LEVER IS FREE TO MOVE WITHOUT PRESSING THE SHIFT BUTTON ON THE FRONT OF THE SHIFT LEVER, SO IT COULD ACCIDENTALLY BE MOVED TO ANOTHER GEAR WHILE DRIVING, EVEN REVERSE. ... CHEVY IS WRONG FOR PUTTING SUCH A CHEAP AND FLIMSY DEVICE ON THE CAR." THIS IS POINT THAT I MADE TO THE GM CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS DEPARTMENT BUT THEY STUCK TO THEIR GUNS THAT WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. TO MY WAY OF THINKING EVEN THE REPLACEMENT SHIFTER IS AT RISK IN THE FUTURE WITH HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. READING OTHER ON-LINE COMPLAINT LOGS, I NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF THE COST OF REPLACEMENT, IT WAS BEING ADVOCATED THAT SIMPLY USING THE MANUAL RELEASE BUTTON ON THE STEERING COLUMN WAS AN ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. OBVIOUSLY THIS LEAVES DRIVER'S IN A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS POSITION IF THE SHIFTER IS ACCIDENTALLY MOVED W

I PULLED MY CAR INTO THE DRIVEWAY AT HOME AND SHIFTED INTO PARK AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE KEY IT WOULD NOT TURN ALL THE WAY TO THE REMOVAL POSITION. SO I MOVED THE SHIFT LEVER AGAIN AND NOTED THAT THE SHIFT BUTTON DIDN'T POP OUT WHEN I PUT IT INTO PARK. I KNEW THEN THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO PARK WHICH THE SHIFT LEVER WAS NOT ALLOWING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT TO MY GM DEALER SERVICE MANAGER WHO STATED THAT I WAS THE SIXTH OR SEVENTH CUSTOMER WHO HAD HAD THIS PROBLEM IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS. THE MANAGER CALLED ME BACK AND TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE COST WOULD BE $215.04. I WAS CONCERNED THAT THIS WAS NOT A RECALL ITEM SINCE HE HAD DONE SO MANY IN A TOWN OF 4500 PEOPLE AND THAT IN MY OPINION IT WOULD PUT SOMEONE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION AT RISK OF HAVING THEIR CAR STOLEN IF THE COULDN'T TAKE THEIR KEYS OUT IN A LARGE CITY. I CONTACTED CUSTOMER SERVICE AT GM BUT WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME, EVEN THOUGHT A SERVICE BULLETIN ON HOW TO DO THE REPAIR HAD BEEN SENT TO ALL GM SERVICE DEPARTMENTS. TO ME, THAT SOUNDS LIKE A RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED. YES, I PAID TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED, BUT I STILL THANK IT IS THE MANUFACTURES FAULT AND NOT MINE. THE RECALL WOULD HAVE BEEN MADE BEFORE MY WARRANTY EXPIRED. ALSO THE SERVICE MANAGER REPORTED THAT THE CHEVROLET COBALT ALSO HAS THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. HE HAD TO ROLL THE WINDOW TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,210.

2006 CHEVROLET HHR - DOOR HANDLE BROKE NOT ALLOWING ME TO EXIT VEHICLE. *TR

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY HHR LT2, IT HAS APPROX. 52K MILES, AND A RATTLE, VIBRATION IN THE STEERING COLUMN HAS BEEN OCCURRING AT SPEEDS BELOW 45MPH. ALSO, THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR IS CONTINUING TO FLOOD WITH WATER, AND THE HEATER/AC BLOWER HAS FAILED OR SHORTED OUT. LASTLY, I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE ROTORS WORKED ON 4 TIMES BY CHEVY, AND THEY ARE NOW ONCE AGAIN IN NEED OF REPAIR. I RECENTLY TOOK MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE RATTLE IN THE STEERING AND THE WATER LEAK. I FOUND NUMEROUS TSB ARTICLES FOR THE ISSUES, BUT THE DEALER AND GM ARE CLAIMING THE TSBS DO NOT EXIST. THE REPAIRS WILL TOTAL MORE THAN $1100. I WAS TOLD THE BUSHINGS, AND TENSION RODS ARE THE PROBLEM WITH MY STEERING, AND THEY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. AT 52K MILES I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THESE ITEMS WOULD FAIL.. MY MAJOR CONCERN IS MY SAFETY RELATED TO THE STEERING AS WELL AS ANY POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL ISSUE STEMMING FROM THE WATER LEAK.. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE STEERING ISSUE AS WELL AS FOR THE BRAKE ROTORS. IF YOU GO TO ANY VEHICLE COMPLAINT WEB SITE FOR THE HHR YOU WILL SEE 100'S OF POSTINGS RELATED TO BAD BRAKES. THERE ARE ALSO SIMILAR COMPLAINTS PERTAINING TO THE STEERING. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO HONOR OR COMPROMISE WITH REGARDS TO PERFORMING THE REPAIRS FOR FREE OR FOR A REDUCED FEE. I CONTACTED GM CORPORATE AND FILED A COMPLAINT. I WAS TOLD THE GM DISTRICT MANAGER WOULD CONTACT ME. I AM STILL WAITING. *TR

THE EXHAUST CONE INSIDE THE FRONT FLANGE OF THE CONVERTER ASSEMBLY BROKE OFF CAUSING THE STAINLESS STEEL BELLOWS/VIBRATION DAMPER TO CRACK AND LEAK. THE LEAK AND CRACK CONTINUED TO GROW UNTIL I HAD CAUSE FOR CONCERN THAT THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY WOULD FAIL AND FALL DOWN TO THE ROAD BELOW AND CAUSE CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE OR LOSS OF CONTROL. I REPLACED THE UNIT MYSELF AT 82K MILES AFTER FIRST NOTICING THE PROBLEM AT THE 78K MILE MARK. *TR

PURCHASED THE CAR JULY 13 OF THIS YEAR. A CLUNKING SOUND COMES FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEN HITTING HOLES OR ON SLIGHTLY ROUGH ROAD. TENDS TO OCCUR MORE WHEN THE CAR OR THE WEATHER IS COLD. TOOK IT TO CHEVROLET AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A SWAY BAR LINK ISSUE. I REPLACED THE ROTORS, SWAY BAR LINKS (PAIR), DRIVERS SIDE STRUT MOUNT AND BALANCED & ROTATED TIRES. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. APPEARS THAT THE STEERING COLUMN (INTERMEDIARY?) HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR OTHER HHR OWNERS ACCORDING TO ONLINE FORUMS AND RESEARCH ALSO POINTS TO THE SAME ISSUE IN OLDER OLDSMOBILES. *TR

MY 2006 HHR VIBRATES VIOLENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM CHECKED NUMEROUS TIMES FROM APPROXIMATELY 12000 MILES ON. I AM CURRENTLY AT 55000. AFTER INSPECTIONS I WAS ADVISED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY BRAKES. I WAS TOLD THE MATERIALS USED FOR THE BRAKES HEATS SO RAPIDLY THAT IT COULD CAUSE IT. I QUESTIONED ABOUT THE MATERIALS USED AND IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS TO KEEP THE WEIGHT LOW ON THE VEHICLE FOR GAS MILEAGE. YESTERDAY I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM WORK WHICH I HAVE TO TRAVEL A LONG GRADE. I SHIFTED TO A LOWER GEAR TO REDUCE SPEED GOING DOWN THE GRADE, I PRESSED ON THE BREAKS AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK SO VIOLENTLY I ENDED UP TRYING TO USE THE EMERGENCY HAND BREAK IN ORDER TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. MY SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 52 MILES PER HOUR. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE AN EXTENSIVE WARRANTY REPAIR RECORD ON IT INCLUDING A FIRE. I FIND THIS VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE ESPECIALLY WITH THE BRAKING PROBLEMS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED INTO MY VEHICLE. THE WINDOW WAS COMPLETELY UP, THERE WHERE NO OTHER VEHICLES IN FRONT OR ON THE SIDE OF ME. I HEARD A LOUD POP THEN THE WINDOW BLEW OUT. CAUSING ME TO ALMOST RUN MY CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY. MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HAS HAD TO BE ADJUSTED 3 TIMES ALREADY. I DON'T KNOW IF ONE THING HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE OTHER. WHILE RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS STATING THEY HAVE HAD VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WINDOW. THIS DEFECT IF IT IS ONE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR ANYONE. ANY HELP IN THIS SITUATION WOULD BE GREATFULLY APPRECIATED.

2006 CHEVROLET HHR INSIDE DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. *NJ THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HE COULD NOT PURCHASE JUST THE DOOR HANDLE, BUT HE WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOOR HANDLE WAS MADE OF PLASTIC. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR OR FROM THIRD TO FOURTH GEAR. THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO REMAIN IN SECOND GEAR NO MATTER HOW FAST THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE HUB ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE ASSEMBLY WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ISSUED A CASE NUMBER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,196 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 59,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE TOP SECTION OF THE KNOB ON THE GEAR SHIFTER SUDDENLY DETACHED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BY GRABBING THE MIDDLE PART OF THE SHIFTER. HE NOTICED THAT THE KNOB WAS INJECTION MOLDER PLASTIC, WHICH WAS SHIELDED OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED, BUT THE CONTACT BELIEVED A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR THIS DEFECT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 52,900. UPDATED 8/10/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE INCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN HE SHIFTED FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR WHILE ACCELERATING. UPDATED 08/13/09.*JB

WE HAVE SEVERAL DEFECTS. AFTER NORMAL BRAKING A COUPLE OF TIMES THE CAR AND STEERING WHEEL BEGINS TO SHAKE AND SHIMMY. THE MORE YOU USE THE BRAKES AFTER THIS STARTS THE MORE VIOLENT THE SHIMMY BECOMES UNTIL WE HAVE TO STOP AND LET THE BRAKES COOL DOWN. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ROTORS ONCE BUT COULD OFFER NO EXPLANATION. WE CONTINUE TO BE PLAGUED BY THIS PROBLEM BUT NOW MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER BRAKES AND NO ONE KNOWS OR OWNS UP TO WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THE OTHER ISSUE WE HAVE IS THE EXHAUST, SPECIFICALLY THE HEADER PIPE ATTACHED TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHICH CRACKED AT THE FLEX JOINT. THIS STARTED BACK WHEN WE FIRST EXPERIENCED THE BRAKE PROBLEMS, WE COMPLAINED TO THE SERVICE WRITER THAT THERE WAS A FUNNY SMELL AFTER DRIVING IT FOR A WHILE, HE LOOKED AT IT WHEN IT WAS UP ON THE RACK AND SAID THERE WASN'T ANYTHING WRONG, AS IT TURNED OUT THE SMELL CONTINUED GETTING WORSE WITH TIME UNTIL THE EXHAUST NOISE BECAME LOUD ENOUGH TO IDENTIFY AND THE FUMES WERE MAKING US NAUSEOUS AND GIVING US HEADACHES. THE MOON ROOF STARTED TO FALL APART SO NOW WE ARE UNABLE TO USE THAT, THE RADIO MAKES A LOUD POPPING NOISE , LOUD ENOUGH TO HURT YOUR EARS, THIS WAS ALSO WAVED OFF BY THE DEALERSHIP AS NOTHING. TO DATE NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THESE ISSUES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FAILED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $413. THE PART NUMBER FOR THE REPAIR WAS 15787576. THE CONTACT DOES NOT WANT TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THE FRONT BUMPER OF HER 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE GEAR SHIFT AND THE DOOR LATCHES BEGAN TO MOVE UP AND DOWN. ALSO, THE VEHICLE STARTED ACTING ERRATIC WHILE DRIVING. UPDATED 09/13/10

2006 CHEVY HHR LT 2.4 LITER - RATTLE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AND VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. JUST PAST 36000 MILE WARRANTY. CONTACTED CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE-REQUESTED TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER STATES PROBLEMS WITH LOWER CONTROL ARM, STRUT STABILIZERS, BRAKE ROTORS. DEALER WAITING ON AUTHORIZATION FROM CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE. CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE SAYS CONTACT THEM IF DEALER WON'T COMPLETE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY. AT PRESENT VEHICLE IS STILL AT DEALER AND NO ONE HAS CONTACTED ME WITH ANY TYPE OF RESOLUTION. NOTE - VEHICLE RIDES WELL AND TIRES SHOW NO UNUSUAL OR UNEVEN WEAR. *TR

BOUGHT 2006 HHR LT IN NOVEMBER 2005, AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND FRONT SUSPENSION. HAD THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER WHEN I FIRST NOTICED PROBLEMS WITHIN 5 MONTHS...FRONT BRAKE SHIMMY/SHAKE...ROTORS WERE CUT 2 TIMES UNDER WARRANTY, WHICH FIXED THE PROBLEM INITIALLY. I THOUGHT IT ODD THAT ROTORS WOULD NEED TO BE CUT WITH APPROX. 2000 AND 6000 MILES ON THE CAR...WAS TOLD IT MUST BE OUR 'DRIVING HABITS'. I PAID FOR HIGH-END DRILLED/SLOTTED ROTORS A YEAR AGO (APPROX. 36000 MILES), HAD THEM INSTALLED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO SAID THE REAR BRAKES WERE SO FAR OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, HE WONDERED HOW WE STOPPED THE CAR. PROBLEM WAS OK FOR ABOUT A YEAR, BUT HAS SINCE RETURNED...THIS SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THE OTHER PROBLEM IS WITH THE FRONT SUSPENSION, WHICH THE DEALER NEVER COULD FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH SINCE 'DAY ONE'. CLUNKING/CHUCKLING NOISES...THEY FINALLY FOUND A BAD RIGHT LOWER BALL JOINT, WHICH WAS REPLACED AT NO CHARGE...NOISES CONTINUE TO THIS DAY...48,000 MILES. ONE MORE STRANGE HAPPENING...A/C JUST QUIT...TEMP GAUGE QUIT...DEALER FINALLY FOUND A DEFECTIVE THERMOSTAT GASKET...REPLACED GASKET AND T-STAT...ALL HAS BEEN FINE SINCE. I AM SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING UNLOADING THIS CAR, AS MUCH AS I WOULD HATE TO. THE PROBLEMS NEVER QUIT, OR, FOR THAT MATTER, SEEM TO BE ABLE TO BE FIXED. *TR

PUT VEHICLE IN PARK, KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF. STILL WOULD RE-START SO FOUND A DEALER AND DROPPED OFF VEHICLE. PER DEALER SHEET AT PICK-UP - 19373 SHIFTER ROD FELL OFF VERIFIED IGNITION KEY DOESN'T COME OUT OF IGNITION CYLINDER. NOTICED SHIFTER BUTTON STUCK IN/DEPRESSED. REMOVE POWER WINDOW SWITCH PANEL, SHIFTER COVER PANEL. DISCONNECT SHIFTER CABLE, REMOVE SHIFTER, FOUND SHIFTER ROD FELL OFF. SHIFTER B/O. ****** R&R SHIFTER, INSTALL SHIFTER CABLE, SHIFTER COVER PANEL, POWER WINDOW SWITCH PANEL, ROAD TEST VEHICLE, CHECK SHIFTER OPERATION, SHIFTER WORKING NORMALLY. TURN VEHICLE OFF, EASILY ABLE TO REMOVE KEY OUT OF IGNITION. *TR

HEAT/A/C SWITCH ONLY WORKS ON HIGH. BROUGHT TO DEALER IN JULY OR AUG OF 2008. IT WAS MAKING A SCREECHING NOISE ON SETTINGS 3 &4, THEN IT GOT VERY QUIET AND ONLY WORKED ON THE HIGHEST SETTING. WAS TOLD IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE RESISTOR FOR THE FAN SWITCH. WAS TOLD THEY HAD THE PART AND IT WOULD BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2008 IT HAPPENED AGAIN. AS THE WEATHER IN SC HAS BEEN TOLERABLE, I DID NOT IMMEDIATELY TAKE IT BACK IN FOR RE-SERVICE, BUT DID MENTION IT THE 2 TIMES I HAS STOPPED INTO DEALER FOR OIL CHANGES AND 6000 MILE SERVICE. FINALLY GOT A DAY OFF DURING THE WEEK, AND DID GO TO SEE ABOUT THIS AGAIN ABOUT THE FIRST WEEK IN MAY. WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST ME 300.00. I STATED IT WAS RECURRING AND THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME WHEN THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE RESISTOR. WAS TOLD THEY ONLY TOOK IT APART AND BLEW OUT THE SYSTEM, WHAT EVER THAT MEANS. MY PARENTS BOUGHT THE SAME CAR, BUT A 2007 - SAME THING, THEY HAVE NOT BOTHERED TO BRING IT IN YET BUT I AM SURE THEY WILL GET WAILED WITH REPLACEMENT COST AS WELL. HAS THIS HAPPENED TO ALOT OF OTHER PEOPLE OUT THERE? I AM SORT OF THINKING THIS IS MORE THAN JUST A COINCIDENCE. *TR

2006 CHEVY HHR. AT 30,000 THE FRONT END SHAKES WHILE BRAKING. REPLACED ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WITH NEW FROM NATIONAL AUTO PARTS RETAILER. SHAKING STILL OCCURS. DANGEROUS, AFFECTS STEERING AND ABILITY TO STOP. ROTORS CHECKED FOR TRUENESS AND THEY ARE PERFECT WITH NO WARPAGE. DEALERSHIP IS NO HELP. THIS IS WORSE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40 MPH, COLD OR HOT BRAKES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE TRACTION CONTROL SWITCH ACTIVATED. SUDDENLY, THE TRACTION CONTROL DISENGAGED WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO IDLE EXCESSIVELY AND SURGED UNEXPECTEDLY. IMMEDIATELY, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE REPAIRS CONSISTED OF INSTALLING A DATA RECORDER AND REPLACING THE BCM. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING COLUMN AND GEAR SHIFTER WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEING DRIVEN DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,456 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,500.

IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT TURN TO FULL OFF POSITION AND KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED. FIRST OCCURRENCE, AFTER SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND BACK AND RESTARTING CAR THE SWITCH TURNED TO FULL OFF POSITION AND KEY COULD BE REMOVED. SECOND OCCURRENCE -SWITCH WOULD NOT DISENGAGE, COULD NOT REMOVE KEYS. I REMOVED THE SMALL COVER FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE STEERING WHEEL TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE INTERNAL SWITCH ASSEMBLY. I USED MY FINGER TO PUSH THE MECHANISM INSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL SO THE KEY COULD BE TURNED OFF AND REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. *TR

PURCHASED 2006 HHR NEW IN 07/06. IN 06/07 STARTED THE CAR AND THE ELECTRONIC ODOMETER, THE SPEEDOMETER, THE TACHOMETER, TEMPERATURE GAUGE, OIL PRESSURE ALL WERE NOT REGISTERING. NOTHING. PULLED OVER TURNED OFF THE CAR. STARTED AND NOTHING. TURNED OFF THE CAR AN ADDITIONAL TIME AND ALL LIGHTS AND GAUGES STARTED WORKING. TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP/SERVICE. COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE. I HAVE HAD IN THE SHOP ON 7 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME REASON. IT ADDITIONALLY WILL CAUSE THE DIGITAL CLOCK ON THE RADIO TO GO OUT/FLASH, THE AIR BAG SENSOR TO FLASH. THEY HAVE REPLACED TWO ELECTRONIC PARTS, ONE OF THEM BEING THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. AROUND THANKSGIVING OF 2008 I HAD STARTED MY CAR AND ALL THE LIGHTS AND GAUGES AGAIN WOULD NOT WORK. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE GENERAL MANAGER WAS ABLE TO VERIFY THAT THIS WAS OCCURRING. THEY HAD THE CAR FOR 10 DAYS AND REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC PART. THE CAR STILL DOES THE SAME THING. NO RHYME NO REASON. AT NIGHT YOU CAN OPEN A DOOR, CLOSE IT AND SEE LIGHTS IN THE RADIO RANDOMLY FLASHING. I AM CONCERNED AND AWAITING THE DAY THAT THE CAR JUST DIES WHILE DRIVING IT. THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE THE ISSUE AND TOLD ME THAT I AM THE ONLY ONE WITH ANY PROBLEMS OF THIS TYPE. *TR

AUTO DIMMER DOES NOT WORK ON REARVIEW MIRROR. UNABLE TO REMOVE KEY FROM CHEVY HHR 2006 MODEL. IT IS A SHIFT LEVER ISSUE. THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY SO NEITHER OF THESE ITEMS ARE STILL COVERED. THESE ARE ITEMS THAT SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN THREE YEARS. CHEVY IS IGNORING THE ISSUE. *TR

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING A REFUND FOR THE CONSOLE LATCH THAT WAS REPLACED PRIOR TO THE RECALL. *NJ

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKEN. DOOR MUST BE OPENED USING OUTSIDE HANDLE. HANDLE IS PLASTIC. ENTIRE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL MUST BE REPLACED. PART COSTS $325.00 PLUS LABOR. CAR IS 2 1/2 YEARS OLD WITH LESS THAN 47,000 MILES. *TR

KEY IN THE IGNITION IS SOMETIMES GETTING STUCK, ONE HAS TO POSITION THE AUTOMATIC GEAR SELECTOR OUT OF PARK AND BACK INTO PARK TO GET THE KEY TO RELEASE PROPERLY. POSSIBLE ITS THE INTERLOCK FEATURE OF THE AUTOMATIC GEAR SELECTOR POSITION BEING AFFECTED. *TR

INITIALLY, I HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH MY 2006 CHEVY HHR. THE KEY SWITCH WOULDN'T TURN ALL THE WAY OFF TO RELEASE THE KEY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY "COULDN'T MAKE IT DO IT" (FOR WHICH THEY HAVE A RECORD). AFTER ABOUT A YEAR-AND-A HALF OF THIS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, MY KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION AT ALL. I WAS OUT OF TOWN, STAYING AT A HOTEL AND HAD TO LEAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION OVERNIGHT. I READ MY OWNERS MANUAL AND FOUND THE HIDDEN RELEASE BUTTON IN THE STEERING COLUMN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND BECAUSE I AM OUT OF WARRANTY, I HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR THAT IS DUE TO POOR CRAFTSMANSHIP. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS TO SEE IF WAS RECALLED, I HAVE UNCOVERED NUMEROUS CHEVROLET HHR OWNERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, AND IT IS A FAULTY SHIFT LINKAGE. THIS ITEM NEEDS TO BE ON THE RECALL LIST. *TR

YESTERDAY WHEN I GOT HOME I DISCOVERED THAT I COULD NOT GET OUT OF MY DRIVER'S DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THE INSIDE HANDLE BROKE, SO I ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOW AND USED THE OUTSIDE HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. TODAY I TRIED TO GET A NEW DOOR HANDLE ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT YOU HAVE TO PURCHASE THE WHOLE DOOR PANEL ($269.71 WITH MY TRADE DISCOUNT). THIS IS A CRAZY WAY TO REPAIR A CHEAP PLASTIC DOOR HANDLE. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET ONLY TO LEARN THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM TO MANY OTHER HHR VEHICLES. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL WITH A BETTER DESIGN INCLUDED FOR THIS DOOR HANDLE. THE LAST RECALL I GOT WAS FOR A GLOVE BOX CATCH PROBLEM, WHICH WAS A PIECE OF MOLDED PLASTIC WITH TAPE TO HOLD IT ON. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PROBLEM IS A MUCH MORE DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL IN HIS VEHICLE. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FLEX PIPE, WHICH CONNECTS TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, FRACTURED. AS A CONSEQUENCE, CARBON MONOXIDE ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,000. UPDATED 3/24/09 *CN UPDATED 03/27/09.*JB

THE INTERIOR HANDLES ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR OF MY 2006 CHEVY HHR ARE BROKE. I WAS IN THE CAR WHEN IT HAPPENED, BETWEEN ERRANDS BOTH TIMES. CALLS/EMAILS MADE TO GM HAVE NOT BEEN PRODUCTIVE. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, I CAN NOT EXIT THE VEHICLE OTHER THEN ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPENING FROM THE OUTSIDE. IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. ONE BROKE ONE WEEK, AND THE PASSENGER BROKE A WEEK LATER. THE PART THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE DOOR MECHANISM IS SMALLER THEN A DIME AND MADE OF POOR QUALITY PLASTIC MOLDING. IT IS THE ONLY THING SUPPORTING THE DOOR MECHANISM. WHEN EMAILING GM, I CONTINUED TO GET THE RUN AROUND FOR DAYS UNTIL I THREATENED TO REPORT THEM TO THIS SITE. I AM CHOOSING TO ANYHOW BECAUSE I DO NOT FEEL THEY HAVE TAKEN PROPER STEPS TO ENSURE THIS IS REPAIRED. THEY DID CONNECT ME TO A DEALER, GRAFF CHEVROLET IN GRAND PRAIRIE. THEY HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY HELPFUL AND ARE DOING THEIR BEST TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF. I WOULD EXPECT GM TO HAVE BETTER SERVICE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE COMPANY IN THE STATE IT IS IN! *TR

2006 CHEVY HHR CONTINUES TO HAVE POWER STEERING GO OUT DURING OPERATION. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. AFTER READING SEVERAL BLOGS, IT APPEARS THAT THE CAUSE IS A DEFECT IN THE EPS (ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING). IT EMPLOYS THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM), POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE (PSCM), TORQUE MODULE AND VARIOUS OTHER SYSTEMS. THE SYSTEM BECOMES CORRUPTED AND CAUSES INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURE. AS STATED ABOVE, IF THE SYSTEM FAILS DURING CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS, (I.E. DRIVING IN CURVING, MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN) AND SYSTEM FAILS, THIS COULD CAUSE VERY DIFFICULT STEERING AND A TRAFFIC CRASH. *TR

I NEED YOUR HELP, 1ST,COMPUTER BROKE,THEN 2ND GEAR SHIFT, THEN 3RD SUNROOF, THEN 4TH BACK DOOR WON'T OPEN-SON CAN'T GET OUT, THEN 5TH POWER STEERING, TRIED TO REPLACE POWER STEERING WITH A USED ONE THAT WE COULD AFFORD,, NOW CAR IS LOCKED AND WON'T CRANK, DID WHAT MECHANIC SAID TO REPROGRAM AND IT STILL DOESN'T WORK, GM REPLACED 1ST COMPUTER, I PAID FOR GEARS , TRIED TO GET GM TO FIX ELECTRIC STEERING, SAID THEY WOULD BUY PARTS BUT NOT LABOR >1000, RIGHT BEFORE WE TRIED TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING THE CRANK STARTED HANGING, 06 CHEVROLET HHR-NO CAR, HELP, ITS SO BROKE, HURT MYSELF TRYING TO DRIVE IT, AND HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET FIXED FOR OVER 2 MONTHS, ITS A BOMB, NOW I HAVE NO CAR TO DRIVE. GM STATES ITS OVER MILEAGE, THOUGHT I BOUGHT ALL WARRANTIES, DEALER WENT OUT OF BUSINESS, PALM BAY CHEVROLET, FL, I NEED SOME HELP, MULTIPLE TIMES HAVE ALL BUT CRASHED RELATED TO CAN'T HARDLY STEER IT, TURN IT, I THINK I'VE BROKE MY SHOULDER WITH THIS THING. NOW I CATCH A RIDE WITH 4 YEARS TO PAY LEFT ON THIS CAR, HELP! ITS A HAZARD, I DON'T HAVE GOLIATHS STRENGTH ANY MORE! *TR

FIRST THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK WITHOUT HAVING TO BASICALLY YANK THE HANDLE WITH ALL OF MY STRENGTH. THEN ABOUT TWO DAYS LATER THE KEYS WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. IN LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE ON OTHER SITES IT HAS BEEN STATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WHEN ANY MOISTURE (EX FROM A SPILL OF CLEANING) GETS INTO THE GEAR SHIFTER. FOR THIS REASON THE DEALERSHIP HAS INSTALLED A "TEMPORARY FIX" BEING A QUICK RELEASE SWITCH LOCATED UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE LOOKED FOR THIS SWITCH SINCE READING ABOUT IT ONLINE AND HAVE NOT YET BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE IT. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2006 HHR AND IT HAS BEEN A VERY DEPENDABLE CAR UNTIL NOW. I HAVE PURCHASED MANY NEW CARS AND IN TWO YEARS AND LESS THAN 50,000 MILES I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY EXHAUST PROBLEMS. WHY HAVE THE METAL SPIRAL TUBING EXHAUST PIPE THAT COME FROM THE MANIFOLD TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM HAVE CRACKED. THE METAL SPIRAL TUBING APPEARS TO BE IN MINT CONDITION, BUT FOR SOME IRONIC REASON IT HAS A BREAK IN ONE OF THE SPIRALS CAUSING IT TO HAVE AN EXHAUST LEAK. I TOOK IT TO A MUFFLER SHOP AND THE GENTLEMEN EXPLAINED TO ME THAT HE HAS BEEN DOING EXHAUST SYSTEMS FOR YEARS AND HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. HE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT HAS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE METAL. I WOULD ATTACH PICTURES , BUT YOU DON'T HAVE AN ATTACHMENT OPTION AVAILABLE. CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THIS SITUATION. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES SOME THAT WERE FIXED UNDER THE WARRANTY SOME THAT HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND NOW THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM WONT EVEN TALK TO ME ABOUT THE ISSUES CAUSE ITS OUT OF WARRANTY MOST OF MY PROBLEMS I'VE NOTICED AND PAID FOR TO BE FIXED OUT OF MY POCKET HAVE SERVICE BULLETINS ON BUT YET THE DEALER JUST KEEPS TELLING ME IM OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO I UNDERSTAND BEING OUT OF WARRANTY BUT IF THERE ARE OTHER VEHICLES THE SAME MAKE AN MODEL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WHY CANT MINE BE FIXED BY GM SEEING AS WHICH IM NOT THE ONLY ONE. MY COMPANY JUST BOUGHT AN HHR THAT HAS JUST A LITTLE OVER 6,000 MILES ON IT AND ITS HAVING ALOT OF THE SAME PROBLEMS MINE IS. I'VE BEEN HAVING THESE PROBLEMS FOR SOME TIME NOW AND AM JUST GETTING AGGRAVATED PUTTING SO MUCH MONEY INTO REPAIRS ON A CAR THAT IS NOT THAT OLD AND ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT AND THEN SEEING THAT THERE ARE SERVICE BULLETINS ON MAJORITY OF THE PROBLEMS. IM LOOKING FOR SOME GUIDANCE ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE EVER SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, THE DOOR HANDLE CRACKED IN HALF AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO BECOME TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. SHE HAD TO EXIT THE VEHICLE USING THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE DOOR HANDLE FAILURE WAS A COMMON ISSUE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. IN ADDITION, WHEN ACTIVATING THE AIR CONDITIONER OR HEATING UNIT, A SMALL AMOUNT OF AIR COMES OUT OF THE VENTS. THE CONTACT COULD NOT TURN DOWN THE HEAT OR AIR BECAUSE THE DIALS TO CONTROL THE AIR AND HEAT DO NOT TURN AND ARE PERMANENTLY SET TO HIGH. SHE IS UNABLE TO ADJUST THE SETTINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE A/C UNIT AND THE SWITCH TO ADJUST THE A/C AND HEATING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO MONTHS LATER. NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY REFUSED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY DID NOT RECEIVE A CALL FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO INSPECT OR MAKE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,083 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 2/5/09 *CN UPDATED 02/10/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS HAVE FAILED FIVE TIMES. THE FAILURE TYPICALLY OCCURS IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER EACH TIME AND THEY STATED THAT FUSE 69 CONTINUES TO FAIL; HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT OFFER AN EXPLANATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,059.