DT: THE CONTACT STATED TAIL LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.*AK
2006 Chevrolet HHR complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2006 record →
BODY MODULE FAILED DURING IGNITION OFF CONDITION. AIR BAGS REMAINED POWERED, DRAINING THE BATTERY. AIR BAGS COULD DEPLOY DURING IGNITION OFF POSITION CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD TO FRONT SEAT PASSENGERS LOADING OR UNLOADING. *NM
DOOR AJAR WARNING DOES NOT SHOW UNTIL DOOR IS MORE THAN 3 INCHES OPEN. THIS IS ON ALL DOORS EXCEPT THE BACK HATCH. THE DOOR AJAR WARNING SHOULD COME ON ANYTIME THE DOOR IS NOT COMPLETELY CLOSED. SAFETY HAZARD. *NM
DT:THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE TAIL LIGHTS. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ONE COULD NOT SEE THE TAIL LIGHTS. THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS WORKED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 26 DAYS, AND THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM CHEVROLET HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH HIM, AND THEY STILL COULD NOT TELL HIM WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE DEALERSHIP CHANGED THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND IT STILL DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE INTERIOR LIGHTS HAD STOPPED WORKING. UPDATED 11/16/05. *JB
DOOR AJAR WARNING INADEQUATE, WHEN DOOR IS A COUPLE OF INCHES OPEN WARNING INSTITUTES, RATHER THAN WHEN DOOR IS ON FIRST SAFETY LATCH AS IT SHOULD BE WHEN AJAR, WHEN DOOR IS OPEN PRIOR TO LATCH DOOR IS OPEN NOT AJAR!SAFETY CONCERN! *NM
ROOF MOUNTED ANTENNA HITS SUNROOF GLASS HARD AT SPEEDS OVER 75 MPH. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO NOTE THAT, THE VEHICLE I AM TRYING TO REPORT IS NOT ON YOUR LIST OF CARS FROM THE MENU. I AM NOT DRIVING A COBALT, I AM DRIVING A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR, WHICH IS ON THE SAME CHASSIS AS A COBALT. PLEASE ADD TO HHR TO YOUR LIST OF VEHICLE TO SELECT FROM. THANKS.
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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