2006 Chevrolet HHR complaints

GM SAYS DRIVERS WILL INSTANTLY KNOW IF THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILS BECAUSE A CHIME AND DASHBOARD MESSAGE WILL APPEAR. THE CAR CAN BE STEERED WITHOUT POWER ASSIST, BUT IT CAN REQUIRE A LOT MORE MUSCLE TO TURN THE WHEEL, ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS. BECAUSE OF THE DIFFICULTY, THE CAR COULD BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO A CRASH. OUR VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET WHEN SUDDENLY, WE LOST ALL POWER STEERING. OTHER MAKES AND MODELS WITH THE SAME EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN RECALLED ALREADY. WHEN SHUTTING OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING, THE POWER STEERING IS RESTORED BRIEFLY AND WILL FAIL AGAIN WHILE DRIVING.

THE CHEVY DEALER THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND HAVE BEEN TAKING IT TO FOR THE TWO RECALLS WILL NOT DO THEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING TO MY FAMILY'S HOME ON CHRISTMAS, WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SMELL LIKE BURNT RUBBER INSIDE OF THE CAR. IT WAS RAINING ON THAT DAY. SUDDENLY THE CARS AC, OR H VAC DID NOT WORK ANYMORE. UPON GOOGLING THINGS OF WHAT IT COULD BE, I FOUND OUT THAT THE RESISTOR AND BLOWER MOTOR HAD BEEN BURNT DO TO BE ALLOWING WATER TO ENTER THE BLOWER MOTOR PANEL FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. UPON LOOKING AT MY BLOWER MOTOR AND RESISTOR I FOUND EVIDENT BURN MARKS ON THEM. GM SHOULD INVESTIGATE HOW RAINWATER CAN ENTER THE CARS BLOWER MOTOR CAUSING A BURNING SMELL IN A INHALATION OF FUMES OF BURNING PLASTIC. NOT TO MENTION MY ABILITY NOT TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDOW DUE TO THE DEFROST NOT WORKING. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN!!

WHEN DRIVING MY 2006 CHEVY HHR MY POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND AT ANY TIME. THIS MAKES IT HARDER TO TURN AND IS VERY DANGEROUS.

NOTED STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE NEAR DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR AFTER EXITING VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING, BUT NOT AFTER VEHICLE SAT AND DID NOT RUN. DEALER SERVICE SAID GASOLINE LINES HAD CORRODED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. REPLACEMENT LINES NOT ON HAND AND OVER $1,000 TO FIX. DEFINITE FIRE HAZARD. CAR CURRENTLY NOT BEING USED. RYDELL CHEVROLET (WATERLOO IA) SERVICE INVOICE #438253 - GM CASE #8-1717132969 MILEAGE 136391

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER THE ENGINE POWER GREATLY REDUCED AND ENGINE DISABLED WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE DID RESTART; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED EVERY 20 MINUTES ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS GUARANTEED FOR ONE YEAR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000.

THE STEERING WANTS TO LOCK UP AND DON'T RETURN TO THE STRAIGHT POSITION WHEN TURNING ON TO A STREET AS IF IT IS STICKING CLICKING AND POPPING NOISE ALSO IN THE STEERING COLUMN. ALSO BOTH FUEL LINES OVER THE LEFT REAR WHEEL RUSTED OUT AND LEAKED GAS ALL OVER THE GARAGE FLOOR. COSTING TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED. THE FAILURE HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.

POWER STEERING FAILURE LIGHT APPEARS WHILE DRIVING AND THERE IS NO POWER STEERING. MUST SHUT ENGINE OFF UNTIL POWER STEERING COMES BACK. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES THE LATEST BEING 10/31/15

FUEL LINE HAS RUSTED OUT IN UNDER 10 YEARS OF USE. GAS LEAKING OUT THAT CAN CAUSE AN EXPLOSION IF IGNITED. ENTIRE FUEL LINE IS SUBJECT TO RUST AND CONDENSATION PROBLEMS. IT TOTALLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

INSIDE FRONT DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKE, ONE HAS BEEN BROKE FOR A WHILE, IF I'M IN THE CAR AND SOMETHING HAPPENS IT BECOMES A DEATH TRAP. I CHECKED ONLINE AND HAVE SEEN THIS IS A COMMON ONGOING PROBLEM WITH HHR'S. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YEAR IT IS, PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT IT AND ONE PERSON TRADED HIS IN BECAUSE HIS WIFE GOT STUCK IN THE CAR. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT GM APPARENTLY HAS BEEN AWARE OF BUT DID NOTHING. I GUESS THEY ARE WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO DIE. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE VEHICLE IS MOVING OR NOT IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM YOU CAN'T OPEN THE DOOR.

WHENEVER THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF ENGINE EXHAUST COMING INTO THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE A/C VENTS. THE FLEX HOSE COMING FROM THE ENGINE TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD DEVELOPED A LARGE CRACK. THE EXHAUST FUMES WERE BEING SUCKED INTO THE VENTILATION SYSTEM AND OUT THROUGH THE A/C VENTS, FILLING THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE WITH EXHAUST FUMES. THE DESIGN OF THE FLEX PIPE IS SERIOUSLY FLAWED AS IF IT'S MADE TO FAIL. IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE THREAT OF THE CARBON MONOXIDE THAT WE WERE BREATHING FROM THIS ISSUE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS MAY ALSO BE THE CAUSE OF SEVERE HEADACHES THAT I HAD BEEN SUFFERING FROM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE DISPLAYED AND AN AUDIBLE ALARM WAS ACTIVATED BEFORE THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. AFTER SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

7/29/14 STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP -11-28-14 STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. DECEMBER 22 2014 STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AGAIN WHILE MY SON WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN,CRASHED,AND HIT AN ELECTRICAL POLE, BUST HIS LIP AND HIT HIS HEAD. STATE FARM INS CO TOTAL THE CAR. JANUARY 2015 GOT A LETTER FROM GM STATED THAT THIS 2006 HHR MAY BE EQUIPPED WITH POWERING STEERING LOSS. JULY 2014 GM SAID THIS LOSS WAS NOT DUE THE LOSS OF MY SON ACCIDENT, CLEARLY IT WAS AND REFUSE TO PAY FOR ANY DAMAGES. I HAVE YET TO HEAR ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THOSE CARS. I WANT MY SON COMPENSATED FOR THIS LOSS. WHAT SHOULD I DO?

SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS TURNED ON WHEN STARTING CAR. ISSUE HAS RECURRED AT LEAST 4 TIMES SINCE AUGUST 5, 2015. MILEAGE WAS 80652. ARE AIR BAGS FUNCTIONING AND IS CAR SAFE TO DRIVE?

CAR IS LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD AND BOTH OF THE METAL FUEL LINES THAT RUN FROM THE ENGINE TO THE FUEL TANK HAVE RUSTED AND IS LEAKING FUEL NEAR THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL. THIS IS ALSO NEAR THE EXHAUST AND COULD POTENTIALLY CATCH FIRE. FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS COMMON WITH THIS CAR AS THE FUEL LINES WERE RUSTING AT THE BEND POINTS. FORTUNATELY I DISCOVERED THE LEAK WHILE IT WAS PARKED AND THE CAR WAS OFF. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM. THE FUEL LINES SHOULD NEVER RUST OUT LIKE THIS. A RECALL OF THESE CARS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IS IN ORDER TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE AS IT APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING TO MANY HHRS OF THIS MODEL YEAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND A CHIME SOUNDED. THE CONTACT THEN TURNED ON AND POWERED OFF THE VEHICLE AGAIN WHEN THE CHIME SUDDENLY DEACTIVATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN 2014, THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

OUR 2006 CHEVROLET HHR HAD TOTAL POWER STEERING LOSS AND WASN'T REGAINED UNTIL TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING. THE CAR WAS DIAGNOSED AT A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THE ERROR CODE OF C0050 WAS GIVEN, THIS IDENTIFIES THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE(PSCM). THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN, CONSISTING OF THE PSCM, WAS REPLACED. THIS IS A KNOWN STEERING SYSTEM ISSUE WITH GM AS IT HAS ALREADY BEEN ADDRESSED IN 2009-10 HHRS AND VARIOUS OTHER GM MODELS THAT HAVE THE SAME PLATFORM COMPONENTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. MA 10/26/2015 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WAS PERFORMED; HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK, THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED TO TURN TO THE OFF POSITION AND THE KEY DID NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED TO BE ABLE TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

POWER STEERING FAILED DURING HIGH SPEED ON THE FREEWAY (DIC MESSAGE COME ON "POWER STEERING"), YOU CAN STILL STEER WITH A LARGE AMOUNT OF EFFORT. THIS (STEERING) MAY BE A BIG PROBLEM FOR SOME DRIVERS; THUS RENDERING IT UNSAFE AND A POSSIBLE "CAR CRASH OR CULLISION WITH OTHERS."

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY HHR THE FIRST YEAR I BOUGHT IT I HAD A SMALL ANIMAL RUN IN FRONT OF THE CAR, THE CAR SKID A LONG WAY AND I ENDED UP HAVING TO CHANGE THE TIRE BECAUSE IT MADE A FLAT SPOT ON THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE. I HAVE HAVE BEEN IN ACCIDENTS TWICE IN THE LAST 4 YEARS DUE TO HAVING TO STOP ABRUPTLY ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE BRAKES SKIDDING INSTEAD OF STOPPING, BOTH TIMES MY CAR PULLED TO THE LEFT ACROSS SEVERAL LANE LEAVING ME FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND BEING HIT.

A "CLUNKING" NOISE FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHEN TURNING INTO A DRIVEWAY OR DIP IN STREET AT 3 OR 4 MILES PER HOUR. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP WHERE I WAS TOLD THE "LOWER CONTROL ARMS REAR BUSHING WAS TORN (RUBBER) AND THEREFORE ALLOWING THE ARM TO MOVE TO WHERE IT CONTACTS THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS DANGEROUS, AND COULD VERY WELL CAUSE THE STEERING TO MALFUNCTION AT A MOST INAPPROPRIATE TIME RESULTING IN A COLLAPSE OF THE FRONT END SUSPENSION. I WOULD LIKE GM TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT IN ENGINEERING, AND IF THEY CANNOT TO REPURCHASE MY VEHICLE SO I CAN PURCHASE A SAFE AND MORE RELIABLE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHO STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN PART LOCATED INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000.

POWER ASSIST STEERING GOES OUT, HARD TO STEER . THE LIGHT GOES ON FOR THE DASH WARNING.DANGEROUS UNDER SOME SITUTATIONS COULD CAUSE CRASH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

RIGHT REAR BRAKE LIGHT LIGHT SOCKET MELTED LOCK-IN AREA TO LENS. BOTH HEADLIGHTS ARE STARTING TO BURN THROUGH LENS ON TURN SIGNAL BULB INSIDE HL.

I PARKED MY VEHICLE AY HOME, AND WHEN I WENT TO GET OUT, THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE RIGHT OFF. THE ONLY WAY TO GET OUT WAS TO ROLL DOWN THE ELECTRIC WINDOW AND REACH OUT TO THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE. FROM SOME RESEARCH I DID THIS BREAKING OFF IS A COMMON PROBLEM. WHAT I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT IF FOR SOME REASON LIKE AN ACCIDENT I COULDN'T GET THE WINDOW DOWN, I WOULD BE STUCK IN THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE VEHICLE JERKED WHENEVER THE CONTACT SHIFTED GEARS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHETHER THE VEHICLE WERE IN DRIVE, NEUTRAL, OR REVERSE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT ADHERED TO THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 181,732.

WE NOTICED A GASOLINE SMELL WHEN YOU SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN, BUT SINCE WE WERE HAVING A VERY FRIGID WINTER WE JUST THOUGH IT WAS FROM THE TEMPERATURES. AS IT GOT WARMER WEATHER THE ODOR WAS GETTING WORSE.WE SEEN GAS DRIPPING FROM AROUND THE GAS TANK. OUR SON TOOK IT TODAY TO SEE WHAT WAS MAKING IT DO THIS AND FOUND THAT THE UPPER GAS LINE IS RUSTED AND HAS SEVERAL PIN HOLES IN THAT IS MAKING IT LEAK. AFTER DOING A SEARCH ON THIS I SEEN THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. WE HAVE ALREADY HAD THE IGNITION RECALL, POWER STEERING RECALL AND 2 MORE THAT I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT THEY WERE. ANOTHER PROBLEM WE'VE HAD IS THE CLEAR COAT PAINT THAT GM WOULDN'T EVEN LISTEN ABOUT. THE ISSUE IS THAT MY HUSBAND AND I ARE BOTH IN POOR HEALTH AND HAVE TO HAVE THE CAR TO GET TO DR. APPOINTMENTS BUT WE LIVE ON FIXED INCOME. THE GAS LEAK IS A VERY VOLATILE PROBLEM THAT COULD START A FIRE WHILE WE ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD DO A RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE PEOPLE START BURNING IN THEIR VEHICLES. A CAR THAT HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON IT SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE KIND OF PROBLEMS. THIS IS THE REASON PEOPLE ARE TURNING AWAY FROM AMERICAN MADE AND THAT IS SAD. *TR

THE CAR HAS HAD THE A/C FAN MOTOR REPLACED AT LEAST 4 TIMES, EACH TIME IT WAS DAMAGED BY A WATER LEAK. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED MOTOR ONCE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY BUT STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND/FIX THE LEAK. THIS WAS A LIE BECAUSE IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE BUTYL PATCH, EASILY FOUND IN THE MOST BASIC INTERNET SEARCH. THE DOOR HANDLES ARE MADE OF THE CHEAPEST PLASTIC, DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. THERE IS WATER LEAKING INTO THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE FLOORBOARD WITH NO CAUSE YET FOUND. THE WORST PART OF THIS IS THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NOT COMPLETELY FIXING THE LEAK PROBLEM DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD, THEN CHARGING ME TO FIX IT AGAIN AFTER THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. NOW I CAN'T EVEN GET THEM TO RETURN MY PHONE CALLS REGARDING THE RECALL REPAIRS THEY ARE REQUIRED TO DO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED AND PREVENTED THE DRIVER FROM EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 ( ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

CAR IS LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD AND BOTH OF THE METAL FUEL LINES THAT RUN FROM THE ENGINE TO THE FUEL TANK HAVE RUSTED AND IS LEAKING FUEL NEAR THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL. THIS IS ALSO NEAR THE EXHAUST AND COULD POTENTIALLY CATCH FIRE. FORTUNATELY I DISCOVERED THE LEAK WHILE IT WAS PARKED AND THE CAR WAS OFF. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM. THE FUEL LINES SHOULD NEVER RUST OUT LIKE THIS. A RECALL OF THESE CARS WOULD PROBABLY BE IN ORDER TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE AS IT APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING TO MANY OTHER HHRS OF THIS MODEL YEAR. *TR

MY CAR COOLANT WENT FROM 187 TO 216 WHAT CAUSE THIS. *TR

WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD APP 35 MPH CAR SUDDENLY DIES STOP RESTARTED CAR AND IT DROVE NORMALLY,A FEW DAYS LATER WHILE USING THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH THE DASH LIGHTS AND GAUGES STOP WORKING NOW WE ARE GETTING THE SOUND OF A ELECTRICAL POPPING OR SNAPPING IN THE DASH AND THE DASH LIGHTS WILL STILL INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING OR FLASHING. ALL OF THIS AFTER THE RECALL WORK WAS DONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT LUNGED FORWARD AFTER THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING 65 MILES PER HOUR AND THE CAR STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I REALIZED THAT THE BRAKES WERE SEIZING UP MAKING IT HARD TO DRIVE AND SHAKE ALMOST OUT OF CONTROL. I FOUND OUT THAT I NEED A 2008 MASTER CYLINDER TO FIX IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE DEALER FAILED TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH AS STATED ON THE RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ONLY THE KEYS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

FRONT AND REAR BUMPERS ARE PEELING BAD. NO OTHER PART OF CAR IS DOING SO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

CAR SPEEDED UP AND DOWN ,CAR STARTED TO SPIN IN CIRCLE,LOST POWER STEERING,LOST CONTROL OF CAR, FLIPPED AND ROLLED OVER 3 TIMES DOWN A 30 YD. CLIFF . NO HEAD AIR BAGS WORKED AT ALL ,ONLY THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG WORKED. TOOK OVER 2 HRS. TO BE FOUND BY POLICE. HAD TO USE CELL PHONE SIGNAL TO BE FOUND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHORTED INTERMITTENTLY AND CAUSED ELECTRICAL FAILURES WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY TIGHT AND INTERMITTENTLY LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. UPON USING THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER, SMOKE EMITTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE INDICATING THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE WITH THE WIRES. THE FIRE EXTINGUISHED WITHOUT HAVING TO CONTACT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD BE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

RECEIVED LETTER FROM CHEVROLET DATED 1-2015 STATING THAT "SOME 2006 HHR'S" MAY HAVE A DEFECT WHICH CAUSES POWER STEERING (PS) TO FAIL AT ANY TIME. CALLED LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED BUT MY CAR (VIN) IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. THE EXACT SEQUENCE OF PS FAILURE DESCRIBED IN LETTER HAS OCCURRED WITH MY CAR MULTIPLE TIMES BUT THEY, CHEVROLET DEALER, DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE FIXED WITHOUT MY PAYING THE BILL AS IT (VIN) IS NOT ON THEIR LIST. MY CAR SHOULD BE ENTERED INTO THE RECALL LIST AS THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS MECHANICAL DEFECT AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED AT GM'S COST. THIS IS THE 3RD LETTER (RECALL) ON THIS CAR; IGNITION CYLINDER, TRANSMISSION LOCK AND NOW POWER STEERING! *TR

JANUARY 14, 2013 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO OURISMAN CHEVROLET OF BOWIE FOR BLOWER NOT WORKING FOR HEAT OR DEFROST. I WAS TOLD THEIR WAS A SHORT IN THE BLOWER RESISTER. IT WAS REPLACED AND I PAID $225.34 THEN, ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2014 SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. TOOK BACK TO SAME DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER, IT WAS AFTER 1 YEAR WARRANTY SO I HAD TO PAY $181.68 TO FIX. ON DECEMBER 10, 2014, HAD TO BRING CAR IN AGAIN FOR SAME PROBLEM. THIS TIME IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS AN ADDITIONAL PART THAT WAS NEEDED TO BE FIXED AND IT WOULD COST $454.43. OURISMAN TOLD ME IF I DID NOT GET THIS PART THE BLOWER MOTOR WOULD EVENTUALLY GO AGAIN AND STOP WORKING. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW YOU CAN FIX A PART THREE TIMES AND NOT HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE TO REPLACE THE "MOTOR" THAT MAKES IT WORK. I ALSO ASKED IF THESE PARTS HAVE BEEN RECALLED. THEY SAID NO. ON THAT SAME DAY, I CALLED GM TO SEE IF THEY COULD ASSIST IN HAVING BOTH PARTS REPAIRED AT NO COST. THEY REFUSED. SO OURISMAN FIXED THE RESISTOR. ON FEBRUARY 3, 2015 (VERY COLD) THE SYSTEM WOULD ONLY WORK ON LOW SPEED. ON FEBRUARY 13, 2015 NO FAN FOR HEAT OR DEFROST. ON FEBRUARY 16, 2015 I CALLED GM TO EXPLAIN MY SITUATION. THEY STATED SINCE THE CAR IS A 2006 THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AND ITS UP TO THE DISCRETION OF DEALERSHIP. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP YET BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY AND MY HOPE IS NHTSA WILL ASSIST ME WITH THIS ONGOING PROBLEM AND PROVIDE INSIGHT ABOUT THE PARTS IN QUESTION. *TR

OIL COOLER THAT IS MOUNTED ON TOP OF ENGINE STARTED LEAKING. TOOK TO GM DEALER AND AFTER RESEARCH THEY FOUND THAT THE PART WAS ONLY MADE FOR 6 MONTHS AND WAS DISCONTINUED DUE TO THE ISSUE I WAS HAVING. THERE WAS A BY PASS PRODUCED FOR A SHORT PERIOD THAT ENDED UP BEING WORSE THAN THE ORIGINAL PART. AS A RESULT THERE IS NO WAY TO FIX MY CAR EXCEPT CHANGE OUT THE ENGINE WITH A NEWER MODEL. I CALLED GM TO ASK ABOUT IT AND AT THE DEALERS SUGGESTION TO ASK FOR HELP PAYING FOR THE $5,999 ENGINE. GM FLAT OUT REFUSED ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECTIVE PART AND REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE. HOW CAN AN AMERICAN CAR COMPANY KNOWINGLY MAKE A DEFECTIVE PART AND HAVE MILLIONS OF THEM ON THE ROAD AND NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE PART OR MAKING A REPLACEMENT AVAILABLE? THIS ISSUE MAKES THE VEHICLE UN DRIVABLE AS THE AMOUNT OF OIL AND ANTI FREEZE THAT IS LEAKED NOT ONLY CONTAMINATES THE ENVIRONMENT IT ALSO EMPTIES THE OIL FROM THE ENGINE CAUSING FAILURE. *TR

ON THE DATE ABOVE I HAD MY POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT COME ON AND STAYED ON FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS. THE NEXT DAY WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THE LIGHT WAS OUT. WELL THIS WEEK I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM STATING THAT IF THE LIGHT COMES ON OR IF YOU HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE LIGHT COMING ON TO TAKE IT TO YOUR DEALER.THESE ARE THE EXACT WORDS IN THE LETTER: IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS ON YOUR 2006 CHEVROLET HHR, THE CONDITION WILL BE REPAIRED FOR YOU AT NO CHARGE. TODAY TOOK MY CAR IN FOR A ROUTINE SERVICE AND ASK THE DEALER ABOUT THE LETTER AND HE SAID HE WOULD CHECK ON IT. A FEW MINUTES LATER HE TOLD ME THEY HAD A POWER STEERING MOTOR IN STOCK AND IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT 45 MINUTES TO INSTALL IF I HAD THE TIME AND I SAID I COULD WAIT. HE CAME TO THE WAITING ROOM AND SAID I WAS READY TO GO AND THE STEERING MOTOR WAS NOT THE PROBLEM CAUSING THE LIGHT, BUT THE STEERING CONTROL MODULE WHICH IS PART OF THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY AND NOT COVERED BY THE LETTER. WELL GUESS WHAT, THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY IS ONLY SOLD WITH A NEW STEERING MOTOR, SO IF I REPLACED THE COLUMN GM GETS $578.59 FOR THE PART PLUS LABOR COST TO INSTALL AND THEY PAY FOR NOTHING TO CURE THE ISSUE. I WAS A MECHANIC ON ROAD TRUCKS AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND KNOW IF YOU HAVE AN ELECTRIC MOTOR IT HAS TO GET IT'S COMMANDS ON HOW TO REACT FROM SOME TYPE OF CONTROL SOURCE ( STEERING CONTROL MODULE) WOULD BE MY GUESS WOULDN'T YOU THINK. NO WHERE IN MY LETTER DOES IT STATE STEERING MOTOR ONLY IS COVERED TO SOLVE THE