2006 Chevrolet HHR complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE GEAR MECHANISM FAILED. HE HAS ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE GEAR POSITION INDICATOR IN THE PARK POSITION AND THE ENGINE WILL NOT SHUT OFF. THIS FAILURE CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR ON ITS ON WITH OR WITHOUT THE DRIVER PRESENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 39000.****

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FAILED. THE WINDOW WAS ROLLED DOWN AND THE DOOR HAD TO BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE DEALER STATED THAT IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE HANDLE, THE CONTACT WOULD NEED TO PURCHASE A NEW INTERIOR DOOR FRAME. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THERE WERE NO PRIOR FAILURES WITH THE DOOR OR HANDLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 36,485. UPDATED 01/17/08 *BF UPDATED 01/17/08 *TR

**VEHICLE HAS A VIBRATION AT SPEEDS OVER 35 MPH, HAS BEEN INTO FOUR DIFFERENT CHEVY DEALERS NUMEROUS TIMES THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM(THEY HAVE ROTATED TIRES MANY TIMES,BALANCED TIRES MANY TIMES,CHANGED TIRES AND REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES)..PROBLEM STILL NOT SOLVED. ** BRAKES PULSATE SOMETIMES AND SMELL LIKE THEY ARE BURNING (THEY HAVE CLEANED AND ADJUSTED BRAKES AT LEAST 6 TIMES,PLUS THEY HAVE CUT ROTORS TWICE (THEY SAID THEY ARE WARPED, THEY ALSO CUT THE REAR DRUMS)..PROBLEM STILL NOT SOLVED. ** VEHICLE HAS A KLUNKING NOISE WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP (THEY HAVE REPLACED STEERING COLUMN, THE NEXT TIME THEY REPLACED STABLIZER PINS)..PROBLEM STILL NOT SOLVED. ** OTHER PROBLEMS THAT MOST HAVE BEEN SOLVED INCLUDE :* : *: *: *CLOTHES HANGER REPLACED TWICE**REAR WIPER REPLACED NEVER WORKED PROPERLY**LEAK IN THE FIRE WALL PUDDLES IN CAR**WEATHER STRIPPING WAS DEFECTIVE PUDDLES" INSIDE" DOORS CAUSING SEVERE WET SEATBELTS**KEY STUCK IN IGNITION REPLACED IGNITION**TRANSMISION JUMPING, GEAR SHIFT REPLACED**LOCKS NOT WORKING HAD TO UPDATE COMPUTER CODES** *TR

THIS COMPLAINT IS ABOUT A 2006 CHEVY HHR I HAVE HAD THE SINCE NEW AND HAVE HAD THE RADIO REPLACED THREE TIMES (INCLUDING THE ONE THAT CAME WITH THE CAR) THE LAST TIME GM TRIED TO CHARGE ME FOR A NEW RADIO. I FEEL THEY KNOW THEY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH IT AND WE (THE CONSUMER) SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BUY ANOTHER ONE FROM GM ON DEC 3, 2007 I WAS DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY I69 IN MICHIGAN WITH THE RADIO OFF. AS I WAS DRIVING THE RADIO SUDDENLY MADE A LOUD POP (OR WHAT I CALL AN EXPLOSION NOISE) THE NOISE IS SO LOUD IT CAN HURT YOUR EARS. THE NOISE STARTLED ME SO MUCH I HIT THE BRAKE AND THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST REAR-ENDED ME. SINCE GM KNOWS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS, TELLS ME THERE ARE PLENTY OTHERS OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I DOUBT GM WILL FIX THIS PROBLEM WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT OR DEATH UNTIL THE GOVERNMENT MAKES THEM . THANK YOU *TR

WE HAVE A CHEVY HHR '06. HAD IT FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE WHEN I PUT ON THE BRAKES. MY WIFE THEN BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE ROTORS WERE WARPED...INSTEAD OF PUTTING NEW ROTORS ON THEY RESURFACED THE EXISTING ONES...PROBABLY CHEAPER TO WARRANTY. WE'LL, 2-3 MONTHS LATER THE CAR IS SHAKING AGAIN AND NOW THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM FOR THIS MAKE&MODEL. GM NEEDS TO HAVE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL FOR THE 2006 CHEVY HHR SO THEY CAN FIX THE ROTOR PROBLEM. ME AND MY FAMILY WOULD FEEL SAFER ON THE ROAD. *TR

THREE TIMES PREVIOUSLY AND AGAIN IN THE PAST WEEK FOR THE 4TH TIME MY 2006 CHEVROLET HHR HAS BEEN TAKEN IN TO THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE SAME PROBLEM-- WHICH I BELIEVE IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND WHICH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CAN NOT IDENTIFY. MY 2006 HHR HAS THE PROPENSITY TO "TURN ITSELF OFF" WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON ROADS OR HIGHWAYS. THIS TENDS TO OCCUR WHEN CROSSING OVER SMALL POTHOLES, BUMPS OR JOINTS IN THE ROAD. THE FIRST 2 TIMES THAT THE AUTO WAS TAKEN IN TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT THEY SAID NO PROBLEM COULD BE IDENTIFIED. THE THIRD TIME, IN DECEMBER 2006, THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH A "GROUND" WIRE AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER IN THE PAST MONTHS INTERMITTENTLY THE CAR HAS AGAIN HAD EPISODES OF "TURNING ITSELF OFF" AND THESE EPISODES HAVE BEEN INCREASING IN FREQUENCY AND HAVE BECOME EXTREMELY SCARY. ON 11/22/07 WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON DIVIDED SUPERHIGHWAYS AT SPEEDS 55-65 MPH, APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES AFTER CROSSING OVER JOINTS IN THE ROADWAY OR SMALL POTHOLES OR BUMPS IN THE ROAD THE CAR TOTALLY TURNED ITSELF OFF. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SEEMED TO FAIL WITH HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS GOING OFF, RADIO GOING OFF, AND ENGINE TURNING OFF COMPLETELY). LUCKILY NO ONE CRASHED INTO THE CAR WHILE IT HAD TURNED ITSELF OFF ON THE BUSY SUPERHIGHWAY-- EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS STILL GLIDING FORWARD ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT POWER. THE CAR WAS TAKEN 11/23/07 AGAIN (FOR THE 4 THE TIME IN THE PAST 2 YEARS) TO FITZGERALD AUTO MALL IN FREDERIC

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH MY HHR SINCE PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER 2005. FIRST INCIDENT WAS THE LOCK ON THE HATCH BROKE AFTER ONLY OWNING THE CAR FOR A FEW MONTHS. NEXT WAS WITH THE BRAKES. AT FIRST I NOTICED A NOISE WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING WAS LOOSE. THIS NOSE WOULD COME AND GO. AFTER A FEW MONTHS I STARTED TO NOTICE A SLIGHT VIBRATION IN MY STEERING WHEEL WHEN BRAKING A FEW DAYS LATER THAT VIBRATION TURNED TO VIOLENT SHAKING AND RESISTANCE WHEN BRAKING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THIS WAS ROUGHLY AROUND 13000 MI. THE DEALER DID REPAIR THE ROTORS UNDER WARRANTY AND DIDN'T GIVE ME THE "IT'S NORMAL WEAR & TEAR" MUMBO. NEXT IS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. IT WILL STAY ON FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN GO OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES ALREADY AND THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SENSOR EACH TIME. NOW WE ARE UP TO THE 4TH TIME AS IT CAME BACK ON AGAIN YESTERDAY. I HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH THE RADIO. THE RADIO HAS HAD POWER TO IT AND NO VOLUME. THIS HAPPENED 3-4 TIMES B/4 I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO HAD TO RESET & REPROGRAM SOMETHING ON THE RADIO. *TR

A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE HAS BEEN NOTICEABLE UNDER THE FRONT OF THE CAR FOR 3 TO 4 WEEKS PREVIOUS. IN ROUTE TO BILLINGS, MT. WE HEARD A THUD AND CAR BECAME HARD TO STEER, HIT THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP. WHEN STOPPED THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. WE DISCOVERED THE REAR BLOT ON THE BRAKE CALIPER ON THE WHEEL HAD FALLEN OUT. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OF THE ROAD AS THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC, HOWEVER ONCE THE CAR WAS STOPPED I COULD NOT GO FORWARD DUE TO THE BRAKE CALIPER BEING LOCKED INTO THE RIGHT WHEEL. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE GMC DEALERSHIP IN POWELL, WY WHERE THEY REPLACED THE BOLT AND REPAIRED THE CAR UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

AIRBAG PASSENGER SIDE INDICATOR LIGHT MALFUNCTIONING CONSTANTLY ( OFF-ON) WHILE OCCUPIED. *TR

I'VE HAD CHRONIC PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT BRAKES, ROTORS, ALIGNMENT AND TIRES ON THE FRONT END OF MY 06 CHEVY HHR. THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AT 2000 MILES AND 12000 MILES AND EACH TIME THEY HAD TO TURN THE ROTORS AND IT SEEMED TO TEMPORARILY RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. NOW I'M AT 29000 MILES, THE PROBLEM HAS STARTED AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE ROTORS AND FRONT BRAKE PADS HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I'VE OWNED MANY NEW VEHICLES IN MY LIFE SINCE MY FATHER IS RETIRED FROM GENERAL MOTORS, AND I'VE NEVER EVER HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES OR HAVE THE ROTORS TURNED FOR THAT MATTER. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED TELLING ME THAT THE PROBLEM IS A RESULT OF MY DRIVING HABITS AND FAILURE TO SERVICE THE CALIPERS. I'VE HAD THE CAR IN THE DEALERSHIP REPEATEDLY FOR THIS AND OTHER CHRONIC PROBLEMS AND THEY'VE NEVER MENTION THAT THE CALIPERS NEED ANY SERVICING. ADDITIONALLY, I'M 40 YEARS OLD AND THE CAR IS DRIVEN ABOUT 3/4 OF A MILE BACK AND FORTH TO WORK AND NOT MUCH MORE. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, SINCE MY LAST TIRE ROTATION THE LEFT FRONT TIRE HAS BECOME ALMOST COMPLETELY BALD. THIS IS BIZARRE BECAUSE I'VE BEEN VIGILANT ABOUT ROTATING MY TIRES EVERY 6000 MILES AS RECOMMENDED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS AGREED TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AT THEIR COST, BUT THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE COVERED AND REPAIRED 100% AT GMS EXPENSE. IT'S A RESULT OF POOR DESIGN. THEY NEED TO ADMIT THAT THERE IS A HUGE PROBLEM AND PAY FOR THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. *JB

STEERING WHEEL SHAKES LEFT & RIGHT WHEN STOPPING SPEED 40 MILES PER HOUR AND UP. THE 1ST TIME THE HHR WAS IN FOR THIS PROBLEM WAS 3 MONTHS AGO 15,550 MILES. DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY THING THAT IT COULD BE THE ROAD AS I WAS DRIVING ON. TOOK IT IN AGAIN AT 17,500 THIS TIME IT WAS THE ROTORS WHERE WARPED. DEALER MACHINED THE ROTORS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE VEHICLE HAS FIRESTONE FIREHAWK GTX, SIZE 215/50R17 TIRES. THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TUBELESS TIRE HAS TREAD SEPARATION AND LOOKS AS IF IT WERE SLICED DOWN THE CENTER. THE SEPARATION BEGAN IN ONE PLACE ON THE TIRE, BUT IS CURRENTLY IN FOUR DIFFERENT PLACES. THE CONTACT HAS NOT YET CALLED THE TIRE MANUFACTURER OR THE PLACE WHERE HE PURCHASED THE TIRES. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD OCCASIONALLY STICK OR SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE NEW PART HAS BEEN ORDERED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,400 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE GAUGE CONSISTENTLY "STICKY" OR READS INACCURATE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE. ONLY AFTER DRIVING AN AVERAGE OF 45MPH FOR AT LEAST 3 OR 4 MINUTES WILL THE GAUGE UPDATE. TYPICAL CITY DRIVING NEVER ALLOWS FOR THE 45MPH AVERAGE AND THUS GAUGE CONTINUALLY STICKS AT THE MORNING COLDER TEMPERATURE. ONLY AFTER 2 HOURS WILL THE GAUGE UPDATE PROPERLY SO IF RUNNING ERRANDS LESS THAN 2 HOURS AND NOT DRIVING FREEWAY THE GAUGE NEVER UPDATES AND STICKS AT THE LOW MORNING TEMPERATURE. *TR

STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKING. BROUGHT INTO DEALERSHIP @ APPROX 27,000MI AND TOLD ROTORS NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED BECAUSE THEY WERE WARPED. MANAGER SAID THEY WERE WARPED DUE TO "DRIVING HABITS", BRAKES GETTING WET-THEN USED, AND/OR HARD STOPS. THIS HAS NEVER BEEN THE CASE WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE I'VE DRIVEN FOR A COMPARABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE HIS SPOUSE WAS DRIVING. SHE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WIRING SHORT CIRCUITED IN THE STEERING HARNESS AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 27,000.

DRIVING HOME FROM OUT OF STATE, APPLIED BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL SHUDDERED VIOLENTLY, WITH REDUCED BRAKING ABILITY. TOOK TO DEALER, DIAGNOSED WARPED ROTORS. THE SAME PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED THREE MONTHS EARLIER, AT 20,000 MILES. VEHICLE NOW HAS 24,000 MILES. ROTORS WERE RESURFACED BOTH TIMES. *JB

CAR HAS DIED SEVERAL DIFFERENT TIMES AND HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT 5 DIFFERENT TIMES, AND SERVICE TECH'S CAN'T DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM, NOR CAN THEY DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, SO I'M STUCK TO DRIVE A CAR THAT IS NOT SAFE, DYING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, EVEN ON INTERSTATE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AFTER IT WAS DRIVEN TWO MILES. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE STARTER. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,860 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

THE OUTSIDE TEMP INDICATOR STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALER REPLACED A "BODY CONTROL MODULE" THIS CAUSED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO STOP WORKING. 1 "ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE" WAS INSTALLED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. A SECOND ECM WAS INSTALLED AND THE CRUISE ONCE AGAIN WORKS, HOWEVER NOW MY DRIVING LIGHTS NO LONGER WORK. IT WILL BE RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR A TIME TO TRY TO GET ALL THE ELECTRONICS TO WORK AS THEY SHOULD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE ROTOR KEEPS WARPING AND THE VEHICLE PULLS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 18,400 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

MY SHIFTING LEVER WENT OUT IN MY CAR, THE REASON WHY I THINK ITS A DEFECT.IS BECAUSE ONE OF MY NEIHBORS BOUGHT THE SAME EXACT CAR I HAVE AND HERS WENT OUT 2 WEEKS AGO. THEN I WENT ONLINE AND THERE ARE BULITENS PEOPLE HAVE WROTE ABOUT THERES GOING OUT. 2006 CHEVY HHR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE TURNING CORNERS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE AND MAKE A NOISE. THE TRAVEL SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT IS NO LONGER EXPERIENCING FAILURES. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 31,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

2006 , CHEVROLET, HHR STEERING STARTED TO FAIL, DRIVER'S FRONT WHEEL WAS DISCONNECTED FROM HOUSING, RESULTING IN HITTING INTO CURB. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (495 BELTWAY NEAR WASHINGTON, DC) DURING RUSH HOUR MY DASHBOARD LIGHT INDICATING A COOLANT PROBLEM CAME ON. I MANAGED TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ALL OF THE COOLANT HAD RUN OUT OF MY CAR AND IT WAS NOT DRIVABLE WITHOUT RISKING DAMAGE. I DID DRIVE IT WITH THE TEMPERATURE READING OVER 300 DEGREES UNTIL THE GAUGE FAILED SO THAT I COULD GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE MANUAL STATED THAT THERE WAS A RISK OF FIRE IF YOU DRIVE THE CAR WITH THE RED INDICATOR WARNING LIGHT ON, BUT I HAD NO CHOICE TO GET MY CAR AWAY FROM HEAVY TRAFFIC AND TO THE DEALERSHIP. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THE CAR'S RADIATOR AND CONDENSER ARE DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR AND MUST BE REPLACED. I DID NOT DRIVE OVER ANYTHING OR FEEL ANYTHING COLLIDE WITH MY CAR. I WAS SIMPLY DRIVING WHEN THE WARNING SIGNAL SOUNDED AND THE RED INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. NOW THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER SAY THAT THERE IS NO DEFECT IN THE CAR THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WHO INDICATE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF CAR. THERE IS NO PROTECTIVE PLATE UNDER THE RADIATOR TO PREVENT ROCKS OR ROAD DEBRIS FROM COMING UP AS A PROJECTILE AND DAMAGING IT. I HAVE ASKED THE MANUFACTURER TO FIX THE CAR AND INSTALL SOME KIND OF PROTECTIVE PLATE, BUT THEY HAVE REFUSED. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING A CAR THAT IS AT SUCH RISK FOR RADIATOR DAMAGE DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE SPEED WAS REDUCED TO 20. MY SIX MONTH OLD SON WAS IN THE CAR. THE DASH READ, ENGINE POWER REDUCED.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ON A MISTY DAY THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BEGAN PUMPING THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE REMAINED IN MOTION. THE CONTACT VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED AUTOMATICALLY. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HAD BRAKE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. ON ONE OCCASION, THE DEALER FILED THE ROTORS DOWN AND TURNED THEM. THE CONTACT HAS POSSESSION OF ALL REPAIR ORDERS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.*AK THE ROTORS WERE SURFACED. UPDATED 05/04/07. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT AT 5MPH. WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE HASN'T BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 24,000. *AK

LAST NIGHT, IT WAS A BIT WINDY HERE IN NEW YORK CITY. THE WEATHER REPORT SAID THAT THE WIND WAS ABOUT 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. WELL, I HAD MADE A FEW STOPS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, BUT WHEN I GOT HOME, I OPENED THE DOOR, AND AS IS STARTED TO OPEN, THE WIND PULLED THE DOOR OUT OF MY HAND, AND THINGS HAPPENED SO FAST ... I HEARD A BANG, AND THE DOOR FLEW OPEN ... I'D SAY ... ALMOST 180 DEGREES, WHICH SOUNDS IMPOSSIBLE. THE DOOR THEN CAME BACK AND STAYED OPEN ABOUT 16 TO 18 INCHES. I COULD NOT CLOSE THE DOOR. I PULLED AND PULLED, AND IT CLOSED. NOW, IT ONLY OPENS 16 TO 18 INCHES, AND I HAVE TO SQUEEZE OUT. THE CAR HAS DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FRONT QUARTER PANEL AND THE DOOR. AND, I DON'T KNOW HOW BADLY THE INTERNAL PARTS OF THE DOOR ARE. THE QUARTER PANEL IS STICKING OUT ABOUT 4 INCHES, AND THE DOOR IS RUBBING AGAINST IT VERY HARD, WHICH IS WHY I CAN ONLY OPEN THE DOOR A LITTLE BIT. I'M NOT AN EXPERT ON ASSESSING DAMAGE, BUT I DID CALL MY INSURANCE COMPANY THIS EVENING TO FILE A CLAIM. (MY GUESS IS THAT I'M LOOKING AT ALMOST $2,000 IN DAMAGE ... BUT I'LL POST AN UPDATE WHEN I GET THE 'ESTIMATE'). I TOLD THE INSURANCE COMPANY THAT THE DOOR HINGES MUST HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE, OR LOOSE, OR SOMETHING. AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE CAR, ITS JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE TO SEE IT, TO BELIEVE IT. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING, AND NOTHING HIT ME. WHEN YOU SEE IT, ALL YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SAY IS "HOW COULD THAT HAVE HAPPENED"? HAS ANYBODY HAD ANYTHING REMOTELY SIMILAR TO THIS?

2006 CHEV. HHR WITH A PROBLEM WITH IGNITION KEY THAT GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION**CC *JB

2006 HHR LT. HISTORY OF ABS/BRAKE/FRONT END COMPONENT FAILURES AND ELECTRONIC MALFUNCTIONS SINCE PURCHASE IN WINTER OF 2005. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES STEERING WHEEL SHOOK HARD FROM L TO R AND BRAKES GRABBED/RELEASED. DEALER FOUND ROTORS WARPED AT LESS THAN 10K MILES. WARRANTY REPAIR/RESURFACE. PROBLEMS CONTINUED: ABS ENGAGED ON DRY PAVEMENT UNDER 10 MPH BUT WOULD NOT ENGAGE AT ROAD SPEEDS WITH BRAKES HEAVILY APPLIED. AT SAME TIME, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. ASE CERTIFIED GM MECHANICS TOLD ME THIS WAS IMPOSSIBLE - UNTIL SERVICE MANAGER TEST DROVE AND CONCLUDED PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR; CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. CLAIM OPENED/RESOLVED WITH GM. DEALER FOUND DEFECTIVE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY (LEFT) THAT CAUSED ABS FAILURE BELOW 8K MILES. (NO ACCIDENT) NEXT FAILURE OCCURRED IN THE RIGHT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY AND AN ACCIDENT RESULTED. GM AND THE DEALER CLAIM NO DEFECT BUT ONLY ERROR CODE IS RIGHT FRONT ABS FAILURE WITH PRIOR 7 PAGES HISTORY OF ABS/BRAKE/ELECTRONIC PROBLEMS (SUBMITTED TO INS COMPANY AND GM AND IN POSSESSION OF THE DEALER). THIS FAILURE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WHEELS/RIMS/UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE. GM AND THE DEALER CONCLUDED - WITHOUT BENCH TESTING THE RIGHT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY - THAT THERE WAS NO DEFECT; HOWEVER, THE ONLY ERROR CODE RECORDED IS AN ABS FAILURE (CLAIM OPENED WITH GM). GM AND DEALER HAVE CALLED TO SEE HOW THE VEHICLE IS DOING - I DECLINED TO COMMIT SAYING THAT I WOULD BE MAKING A DETERMINATION AS TO THE VEHICLE'S PERFORMANCE SHORTLY. GOOD THING

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2006 CHEVROLET HHR LT WAS HAVING BRAKING SYSTEM PROBLEMS. THIS STARTED IN JANUARY 2007 WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT AND LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT TURNING ON. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD TO BRING THE VEHICLE, THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER, AND THEY REPAIRED THE WIRE HARNESS THAT SHORTED OUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED HIM THAT THE WIRE HARNESS FAILED BECAUSE OF A MISTAKE MADE BY THE SERVICE MECHANIC, AND THAT WAS WHY IT HAD TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE GOT THE VEHICLE BACK AND DROVE IT FOR A WEEK, THEN THE RED BRAKE LIGHT TURNED ON AND A YELLOW LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE ABS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 02/07/07,AND THEY STILL HAD THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY THOUGHT ITWAS DUE TO THE WEATHER, BUT WERE NOT SURE WHAT WAS CAUSING THIS TO HAPPEN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4100 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3700.*AK

2006 HHR 2LT WITH 5000+ MILES HAD NEAR MISS WHEN BRAKES FAILED WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 45 MPH, I ATTEMPTED TO GENTLY BRAKE FOR A TRUCK TURNING 6-7 CARS AHEAD OF ME. I HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE THAT REMINDED ME OF PLASTIC GEAR TEETH TURNING THE WRONG DIRECTION. MY PEDAL WOULD NOT DEPRESS AND THE CAR WOULD NOT EVEN SLOW. REFLEXIVELY, I PUMPED THE BRAKE TO SEE IF THE ABS HAD JUST LOCKED UP. THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT LIKE IT WAS LOCKED IN THE UP POSITION. LUCKILY I HAD BEEN ABOUT 6-7 CAR LENGTHS BEHIND AND BY THE TIME I GOT UP IN HIS REAR, MY BRAKE PEDAL RELEASED A LITTLE (STILL WITH RESISTANCE) AND I WAS ABLE TO SLOW ENOUGH NOT TO HIT HIM AS HE TURNED. I HAD TO AVOID HIM BY VEERING TO THE LEFT TO DRIVE AROUND HIM. THE BRAKE SEEMED TO RELEASE SEVERAL SECONDS LATER AFTER COMPLETELY REMOVING MY FOOT FROM THE PEDAL AND COASTING. MY AUTO DEALER SAID THEY TOOK IT FOR A DRIVE AND IT WAS BRAKING FINE. I??M CONCERNED BECAUSE THEY HAVE DISMISSED THIS NEAR COLLISION. ADDITIONAL INFO: OUTDOOR TEMP WAS BELOW 30 IN KY. IS POSSIBLE THERE WAS ICE ON THE ROAD, BUT HAVING LIVED IN BOTH OH AND MI I AM VERY FAMILIAR WITH ICE AND A CAR'S RESPONSE. ABS DID SOUND LIKE IT ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE BEFORE THE GRINDING NOISE, BUT BRAKE PEDAL RESPONSE WAS NOT NORMAL. BRAKES DID NOT LOCK UP AS WITH ICY CONDITIONS. CAR DID NOT SLIDE. SPEED WAS MAINTAINED, DESPITE ATTEMPTING TO DEPRESS BRAKE PEDAL. PEDAL DIDN'T MOVE (LOWER) AS IT DOES WITH NORMAL BRAKING. *JB

THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ON OUR CHEVY HHR LOCKED UP WHEN ATTEMPTING A NORMAL STOP, AND STAYED IN THE LOCKED POSITION EVEN AFTER FINALLY COMING TO A STOP. IF NOT FOR A TURNING LANE BEING OPEN A COLLISION WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WENT WRONG, BUT I NEED TO POST THIS AND SEE IF OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. *NM

WHILE RIDING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OF A 2006 CHEVROLET HER FOR A PERIOD OF ABOUT 2 HOURS I RECEIVED 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO POSTERIOR. CHECK OF THE SEAT BY CHEVY DEALER THE NEXT WEEK REPORTED NO PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT HEATER. IT HAS BEEN A MONTH AND I AM STILL RECOVERING FROM THE BURNS AND HAVE HAD MEDICAL TREATMENT TWICE WEEKLY . I HAVE RIDDING OVER 25,000 MILES (MOSTLY IN THE DRIVERS SEAT) AND THE SEAT HEATERS HAVE BEEN ON THE BIGGEST PART OF THE TIME OVER THE PAST YEAR. BUT THIS TWO HOUR STINT CAUSED ME SEVERE BURNS. *NM

KEY LOCKS IN THE IGNITION AND WILL NOT RELEASE, IT TOOK REPEATED ATTEMPS AT FIRST OF CYCLING THE KEY OFF AND ON TO GET IT TO RELEASE AFTER A WEEK OR TWO THE PROPLEM BECAME WORSE TO THE POINT OF THE THE SHIFTER HAD TO BE CYCLED FROM PARK TO LOW AND BACK SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE KEY WOULD LOCK AND RELEASE FROM THE STEERING COLLUM, AFTER A FEW DAYS THIS DIDN'T WORK,THE PROBLEM THEN WAS MENTIONED TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS "COMMON" WITH THIS MODEY OF HHR. HAD I NOT BEEN A MECHANIC THE VEHICLE WOULD BE STUCK WERE EVER THE PROBLEM OCCURED, I TEMPERALLY FIXED THE PROBLEM BY GOING UNDER THE STEERING COLLUM AND PULLING A COVER OFF ABOUT A INCH DOWN FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND PUSHING THE ROD TO THE LEFT ABOUT A QUARTER OF AN INCH TO GET THE KEY TO LOCK AND RELEASE THE KEY WHERE THE VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVEN AND LOCKED TO PREVENT THEFT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON A CITY STREET, THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE PULLING TO THE RIGHT SIDE. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS LYING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. AFTER BEING TOWED TO THE DEALER, IT WAS DETERMINED THE STEERING KNUCKLE FRACTURED INTO, AND CAUSED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE TO ROLL UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHILE ATTACHED TO THE REMAINING HALF OF THE STEERING KNUCKLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

AT 5,00 MILES THE SEAL ON THE TRANSMISSION BLEW. CAR TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. SINCE THAT TIME THERE HAS BEEN A NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING. DEALER TRIED REPLACING CATALYTIC CONVERTER, WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED OF ON GOING PROBLEM, THEY SENT A REP WHO SAID THE NOISE WAS A USUAL NOISE. SERVICE MANAGER REQUESTED A SECOND OPINION FROM MANUFACTURE. CAR NOW HAS 14,500 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM NUMEROUS TIMES. AS OF THIS DATE WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR ANOTHER REP TO LOOK AT IT. *JB

ONE DAY THE RADIO WOULD NOT CHANGE STATIONS, I USED THE CONTROL ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND RADIO TURNED UP ALL THE WAY AND WOULD NOT TURN DOWN UNTIL I PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER THEY TESTED AND ORDERED A NEW RADIO. NOT INSTALLED YET. A FEW DAYS LATER THE INTERIOR LIGHTS GOT REAL DIM AND WOULD NOT GET BRIGHTER UNLESS I TURNED THE AUTO LIGHTS OFF. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. ABOUT A WEEK LATER,WENT OUT TO START THE CAR IT WOULD NOT START AND THE KEY GOT STUCK IN THE IGNITION, CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE THEY JUMPED IT AND TOOK IT TO DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS A LOOSE GROUND. THE RADIO QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER. TWO DAYS LATER IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN SO I JUMPED IT AND IT STARTED. THE RADIO STARTED WORKING AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. FOUR DAYS LATER CAR WOULD NOT START AND WE CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AGAIN. THEY CAME AND JUMPED IT AND TOWED IT TO DEALER AGAIN WHERE IT IS NOW. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS BROADSIDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND SPUN 360 DEGREES. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THE DRIVER SUFFERED CHEST AND HEAD INJURIES, AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN, AND THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER FOLLOWING THE CRASH. UPDATED 10/31/2006 - *NM

2006 CHEVY HHR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT A FREEWAY AT 55 MPH THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND VEERED OFF THE ROAD BEFORE IT WAS STOPPED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS LYING ON ITS SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 09/11/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A COLLISION AT 30 MPH. THE COLLISION OCCURRED AT AN INTERSECTION. ALL OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW IF THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED OR NOT.*AK

FIRESTONE SIDEWALL TIRE FAILURE. ON 7/22/06 ON I 95, FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA. WE EXPERIENCED A SIDEWALL TIRE FAILURE ON A 2006 CHEVY, HHR WITH 1942 MILES. THE TIRE PRESSURE AS TESTED ON 7/19/06 WAS 34 PSI +/- 1 PSI. THERE IS NO INDICATION OF ROAD HAZARD, THE TIRE HAS BEEN SECURED BY ME. THE DEALER, TOM GIBBS CHEVY OF FLAGLER COUNTY EXPRESSED NO INTEREST IN PURSUING THE SAFETY FACTOR OF THE FAILURE, SO I AM. THE TIRE IS A FIRESTONE, GTA 03, FIREHAWK SIZE P215/50R17 90T M&S. SEVERAL MECHANICS VISUALLY INSPECTED SAME AND ALL CAME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION. AS YET, THIS TIRE HAS NOT BEEN LISTED ON A RECALL NOTICE. ANOTHER SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THIS TIRE I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW. THE TIRE HAS BEEN SECURED AS POTENTIAL EVIDENCE. *NM

AFTER 7500 MILES, HHR IS DEMONSTRATING STARTER/IGNITION PROBLEMS. AS OPPOSED TO NEW VEHICLE, IT NOW TAKES BETWEEN 3-7 SECONDS OR MORE, TO GET VEHICLE TO START. INITIALLY, VEHICLE STARTED IMMEDIATELY WITH KEY AND REMOTE STARTER. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT BUT CHRONIC. A VEHICLE SHOULD NOT TAKE THIS MUCH CRANKING TO START. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAS TOO MANY BLIND SPOTS ON ALL SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO FOR SEEING OUT THE FRONT WINDOW IS DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF DUE TO THE WINDSHIELD BEING LOWER AND THE SEAT HIGHER THAN ON OTHER VEHICLES. DUE TO THIS VISIBILITY ISSUE THE CONTACT FEELS UNSAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE.

(1) NONE, IT JUST STOPPED WORKING. (2) OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE INDICATOR DOES NOT WORK, TEMPERATURE STAYS THE SAME FOR SEVERAL DAYS. IT MIGHT CHANGE TO THE CORRECT TEMPERATURE OR JUST CHANGE A FEW DEGREES WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT. (3) DEALER REPLACED OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE SENSOR. IT WORKED OK FOR 4 DAYS. STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER WITHOUT WARNING FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS SAFELY PULLED OFF THE ROAD EACH TIME. ON THREE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY WHEN IT WAS PUT INTO NEUTRAL; ON THE FORTH OCCASION THE VEHICLE SAT FOR 45 MINUTES AND THEN RESTARTED WHILE IN PARK. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AFTER EACH FAILURE. THE DEALER INSTALLED AN EVENT DATA RECORDER IN THE VEHICLE TO BE MANUALLY STARTED IN THE EVENT OF A FAILURE. THE EDR DID RECORD THE FOURTH FAILURE HOWEVER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE AND REPAIR THE PROBLEM.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DOOR ALARM WILL NOT SOUND UNTIL THE BACK DOOR IS AJAR SIX INCHES. THE DEALER DETERMINED THIS WAS HOW THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE MESSAGE BOARD FLASHED POWER STEERING, WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE POWER STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *NM UPDATED 02/28/06