2007 Chevrolet HHR complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AND HAD TO CLIMB TO THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH A DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND EVEN ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY, THE DOOR HANDLE WAS NOT AND WOULD BE THE LIABILITY OF THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MILES PER HOUR ON THE INTERSTATE, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT BEEPS THREE TIMES AND MY POWER STEERING FAILS CAUSING ME TO ALMOST HAVE AN ACCIDENT - WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON, THE STEERING RESETS ITSELF BUT ONLY TEMPORARILY - I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND ITS A POWER STEERING MOTOR AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY - WHEN I STARTED RESEARCHING, I FOUND THAT MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF THIS OCCUR - I CALLED CHEVROLET AND THEY SAID THAT SEVERAL CARS WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THIS SAME POWER STEERING MOTOR HAVE BEEN RECALLED BUT NOT THE HHR BUT I SHOULD CHECK BACK LATER - IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE AND VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ON MY 2007 HHR WITH ONLY 18,500 MILES ON IT THE "POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT" CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. I LOST POWER STEERING AND HANDLING THE VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT WHEN I HAD TO TURN THE WHEEL. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY CONCERN AND A RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. OTHER GM MODELS IN THE SAME YEAR HAD RECALLS, BUT NOT THE HHR'S. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE THE STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL UPON STARTUP. *TR

I PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND COULD NOT PULL MY KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. I TURNED THE CAR ON AND OFF AND SHIFTED GEARS ATTEMPTING TO RELEASE THE KEY. THIS DID NOT WORK. IT PROGRESSIVELY HAD GOTTEN WORSE OVER A FEW DAYS INTERMITTENTLY I WAS ABLE TO RELEASE THE KEY UNTIL THE FINAL DAY. I READ OTHERS COMPLAINTS AND USED THE RELEASE UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN AS SUGGESTED AND IT WORKED, I WAS ABLE TO RELEASE THE KEY. NOW I GUESS I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO BE FIXED. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALLED SINCE SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. *TR

POWER STEERING WILL DISPLAY ON CONSOLE & INSECONDS THE STEERING WHEEL PRACTICALLY LOCKS UNABLE TO TURN AT ALL, I PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN OFF THE CAR & TURN IT ON AGAIN & WILL WORK AGAIN, THE FEAR OF CRASHING I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP & THEY STATE ITS THE MOTOR FOR THE POWER STEERING, THIS IS EXTREMLY DANGEROUS IT HAPPENED TO ME ON THE HWY. IF CANADA RECALLED THIS ISSUE. WHY NOT IN THE USA?

WHILE DRIVING OFF OF THE INTERSTATE, SLOWING FROM 70 MPH, AND TURNING ONTO THE EXIT RAMP, MY DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER GAVE 3 WARNING BEEPS AND SHOWED "POWER STEERING" IN THE DISPLAY. AT THE SAME TIME, I LOST ALL POWER STEERING. STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT WITH MORE DIFFICULTY AT SLOWER SPEEDS. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND TURNING THE IGNITION OFF, THE WARNING WENT AWAY AND POWER STEERING RETURNED FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THEN AGAIN, AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE WARNING SOUNDED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS ENTIRELY GONE. THIS HAS HAPPENED DAILY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AT VARIOUS TIMES OF THE DAY. IT HAPPENS WITHIN THE FIRST MINUTE OF DRIVING AND SOMETIMES I CAN DRIVE 10 OR MORE MINUTES AFTER RE-START BEFORE THE WARNING SOUNDS AND STEERING ASSISTANCE IS LOST. IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC WHEN THE POWER STEERING ASSISTANCE IS LOST.

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY HHR PURCHASED NEW AND THE WHOLE CAR SHIMMIES AND SHAKES WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, WORSE WHEN GOING DOWN HILL OR WHEN YOU NEED THEM MOST EVEN AT SLOW SPEEDS OF 20 OR 30 MPH. MY MECHANICS HAVE NEVER SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM AS LONG AS I HAVE OWNED THEM, NOR SAID BRAKES OR ROTORS NEEDED REPAIR OR REPLACED. I FEEL SO UNSAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY ME UNTIL I READ ALL THESE COMPLAINTS. IT HAS JUST NOW REACHED 40K MILES ON THE CAR, AND IS WHAT I WOULD CONSIDER IN LIKE NEW CONDITION. IF THERE IS SUCH A PROBLEM CHEVY SHOULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BY NOW. *TR

DRIVER DOOR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE SNAPPED OFF. DEALER WILL NOT HELP. ENTIRE DOOR PANEL MUST BE REPLACED. CANNOT GUARANTEE RECURRENCE.*TR

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY HHR AND BOUGHT IT USED AT A CHEVROLET DEALER IN WINSLOW, ARIZONA IN 2009. AND I'VE BEEN READING ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR ALMOST 2 YRS. MY KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WON'T COME OUT AFTER I PARK THE CAR. I NOTICED THE PROBLEM LAST SUMMER AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY JUST TOLD ME HOW TO GET THE KEY OUT. THERE WAS A COVER UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE AUTO GUY SHOWED ME THE LITTLE PIN. HE TOLD ME TO PUSH THE PIN TOWARD THE DRIVER WINDOW AND THIS WILL RELEASE THE KEY TO THE "OFF" POSITION AND THE KEY WILL THEN RELEASE. IT HAS BEEN OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY AND NOW IT OCCURS EVERYTIME I TURN THE CAR OFF AND TRY TO TURN THE KEY TO THE "OFF" POSITION. I'VE READ IT HAS TO DO SOMETHING WITH THE GEAR SHIFT. MY GEAR SHIFT ALSO GETS LOCKED IN THE PARK POSITION. GMC HAS RECALLED THE 2009 CHEVY HHR'S WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. I THINK ALL HHR'S SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED FOR NO CHARGE.. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THE TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN READING THIS EMAIL... *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE I OWN A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR WITH 65940 MILES. TWO TIMES NOW THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM AND WAS TOLD THAT CURRENTLY THERE IS NO VEHICLE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THE CHEVROLET COBALT IS CURRENTLY BEING RECALLED, AND THEY BOTH USE THE SAME POWER STEERING UNIT. THE SERVICE PERSON REPORT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE POWER STEERING MOTOR IS FAILING, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE COLUMN AND POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE TOTAL COST FOR REPLACEMENT WAS QUOTED AT $765.40. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE WHEN THE WARNING SOUNDED THE STEERING BECAME MORE DIFFICULT. THIS VEHICLE PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS A VEHICLE SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. HE DEPRESSED AN UNKNOWN SWITCH UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN AND WAS FINALLY ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED HIM TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,700. UPDATED 12/19/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS THE GEAR SHIFT CONTROL. WHEN THE MICRO SAFETY SWITCH WAS INOPERATIVE, THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER MAY BE MOVED FROM PARK ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE OTHER GEARS. IF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT SET, THE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE. UPDATED 02/04/15

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE FRONT PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO GET OUT AND THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE DRIVER SIDE HANDLE BROKE OFF AS WELL. THE CONTACT HAD TO ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN TO USE THE OUTSIDE LATCH TO GET OUT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,947.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND THE LATCH BROKE OFF. THE FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE DOOR LATCH BROKE ON ANOTHER OCCASION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE THE DOORS MUST BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN INTO THE DEALER AT A LATER TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

I AM AN OWNER OF 2007 HHR WITH 51,000 MILES. I LOCKED MY CAR WENT INTO THE STORE CAME OUT AND THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. THE REMOTE BUTTON WOULD WORK THE LOCK UP AND DOWN BUTTON BUT STILL THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE HANDLE. I THEN PUT THE KEY IN THE DOOR AND STILL IT WOULD NOT OPEN. THE LOCK FLIPS UP AND DOWN WITH THE KEY AND THE REMOTE BUT THE DOOR HANDLE WILL NOT OPEN THE DOOR. THE HANDLE IS NOT BROKEN. SO I ENTERED THE CAR BY THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, CRAWLED OVER THE SEAT AND SHIFT LEVEL TO GET BEHIND THE WHEEL TO DRIVE HOME. AFTER ARRIVING HOME I COULD NOT GET OUT OF MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. IT WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE, SO I HAD TO CRAWL OVER THE SHIFT AND SEAT TO THE PASSENGER SIDE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. I HAVE A TORN MUSCLE IN MY ARM SO IT HURT TO DO ALL THIS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE LATCH INSIDE THE DOOR FOR $397. THAT'S OUTRAGEOUS. THAT WAS 7 DAYS AGO. TODAY, I WENT TO TOWN WITH MY HUSBAND AND THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. NOW I COULD NOT EXIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS IS CRAZY. SAME THING ON THE PASSENGER DOOR. WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE AND I HAD TO CRAWL OVER TO GET OUT. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AND FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE DISABILITIES IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. ALSO, IF WE WERE TO HAVE ANY ACCIDENT OR EMERGENCY WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT. WHAT IF A CHILD WERE IN THAT SEAT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE ANYONE WITH THIS ISSUE BUT AFTER LOOKING ON THE INTERNET IT IS A VE

IT WOULD BE EASIER TO LIST THE THINGS THAT ARE OK WITH THIS CAR. I'VE RESURFACED OR REPLACED THE ROTORS SEVERAL TIMES (FOUR TIMES IN ONE YEAR) AFTER CONSISTENTLY COMPLAINING TO THE DEALER THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE THINGS WERE FALLING OFF THE CAR. THE CAR'S BRAKING AND STEERING CAPACITY IS EXTREMELY DIMINISHED. I'VE REPLACED A BROKEN STABILIZER CONTROL ARM AND NOW I'M TOLD THE FRONT END NEEDS TO BE REBUILT. THIS DAMAGE IS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH THE ROTOR WARPING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON MORE THAN OFF AND ITS BEEN IN AT LEAST 10 TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE IS AWARE OF THESE ISSUES AND REFUSES TO RETURN CUSTOMER CALLS. *LN UPDATED 11/29/11. *JB UPDATED 12/06/11. *JB

KEY WILL NOT REMOVE FROM LOCK IN IGNITION WHEN CAR IS PLACED IN PARK. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET HHR THE SHIFTER WILL NOT LOCK INTO GEAR AND KEY IS STUCK IN IGNITION. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AS SEEING WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING YOU CAN GO INTO ANY GEAR AT ANYTIME IF IT IS ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED WHICH CAN CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I HAD TO UNHOOK THE BATTERY TO TURN EVERYTHING OFF SINCE THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN OPENING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, THE LATCH FRACTURED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE DUE TO A DISABILITY OF HER LEFT ARM. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE JUST THE HANDLE BUT WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000. UPDATED 02/08/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND BECAME STUCK IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAILED LATCH. UPDATED 04/21/11

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY HHR. I AM TAKING IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER FOR THE 3RD TIME FOR A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND IT RUNNING IN REDUCED POWER MODE - WHICH SEEMS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE HAD THE THROTTLE SWITCH REPLACED, THE CONNECTOR REPLACED AND THE WIRING CHECKED. THE RPM HAPPENS RANDOMLY WHICH IS VERY VERY UNSAFE ON 45 MPH ROADS. I THOUGHT THIS WAS FIXED - TWICE - BUT ENDED UP NOT BEING ABLE TO PICK UP SPEED AND COULD HAVE BEEN HURT IF I HAD BEEN REAR -ENDED.I HAVE CHECKED SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS (WWW.CHEVYHHR.NET) AND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILS ALMOST EVERY TIME MY CHEVY HHR (2007) IS DRIVEN. THIS LEAVES THE VEHICLE HARD TO CONTROL. I AM TOLD THAT THE ELECTRIC MOTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS THE SAME ELECTRIC MOTOR THAT IS IN THE CHEVY COBALT AND CERTAIN PONTIACS THAT WAS RECALLED. GM WILL NOT RECALL THIS MODEL AND IS FORCING DRIVERS TO CONTINUE DRIVING WITH FAULTY AND HAZARDOUS POWER STEERING MOTORS, OR PAY TO REPLACE THEM ON THEIR OWN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CLANGING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FRONT ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR THE SIMILAR FAILURE; AND THE DRIVERS SIDE SWAY BAR WAS REPLACED. ALSO, ON A SEPARATE OCCASION THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS BE REPLACED; YET, THEY WERE NOT REPLACED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000. UPDATED 1/25/11 *CN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS PEELING, THE SWAY BAR AND DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 04/21/11

POWER STERING MOTOR WENT OUT. *TR

KEY STUCK IN IGNITION, ABLE TO TURN CAR OFF, BUT WILL NOT TURN PAST ACC POSITION TO REMOVE KEY. CAR WILL SHIFT INTO PARK AND OUT AGAIN, BRAKE INTERLOCK STILL WORKS. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER STATES BRAKES LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP DURING RAINY CONDITIONS. *TGW

OUR HHR'S POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OFF, AND IT IS GETTING WORSE. I LOOKED IT UP AND FOUND ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING COMES ON IN MY 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. I FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS ON OTHER LATE MODEL GM VEHICLES AND THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM AS WELL AS NHTSA #10020881. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS IS A RECOGNIZED SAFETY PROBLEM THAT PUTS THE CONSUMER AT THE MERCY OF THE DEALER WHO MAY OR MAY NOT PROPERLY DIAGNOSE AND SERVICE VEHICLES WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL TO REPLACE THE AIR BAG (AT GREAT COST TO THE CONSUMER) FOR UNSUSPECTING CONSUMERS. ADDITIONALLY, IF THIS PROBLEM IS SO PREVALENT WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL OR AT LEAST SOME PROTECTION FOR THE CONSUMERS WHEN WE TRY TO GET THIS SAFETY PROBLEM REPAIRED? MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS WARNING IS RELATED TO THE PASSENGER SEAT SO THERE IS THE SERIOUS MATTER OF CHILD PROTECTION. THANK YOU FOR ANY INFORMATION OR COURSE OF ACTION YOU HAVE FOR THE CONSUMER'S SAFETY REGARDING THIS MATTER. *TR

MY 2007 CHEVROLET HHR IS EXPERIENCING ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING PROBLEMS IN WHICH IT WILL STOP WORKING CAUSING IT TO STEER HARD ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE READ THAT SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON THE CHEVROLET COBALT THAT HAD BEEN ISSUED A RECALL. THE HHR IS REPORTED TO HAVING THE SAME CHASSIS AND PARTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON BEFORE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT A PART OF RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V073000, ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST MODULE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THE HHR AND THE COBALT USE THE EXACT SAME PARTS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 37000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH IN REVERSE AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION WAS A PERMANENT LOSS. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHICH REQUIRED FORCE BEING APPLIED TO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,600.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD; THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE WARNING LIGHT AND POWER STEERING FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE RESUMED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED REPEATEDLY. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR NUMEROUS TIMES WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,000.

CHEVROLET HHR-2007 WITH 57,000 MILES - THE INSIDE DOOR LATCH ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE. I FOUND OUT THAT THE HINGE ON THE LATCH IS PLASTIC AND TO REPAIR IT I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL . I AM PARTIALLY DISABLED AND RECOVERING FROM KNEE REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A SEVERE DESIGN PROBLEM. MANY PEOPLE WHO BUY THIS CAR PURCHASE IT BECAUSE IT IS EASY TO GET IN IF YOU HAVE AMBULATORY PROBLEMS. PLEASE HELP ME AND OTHER CONSUMERS. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 HHR. SINCE NEW IT HAS HAD FRONT END PROBLEMS. THE SWAYBAR BUSHINGS ARE DEFECTIVE AND CLUCK IN COLD WEATHER. REPLACING THEM DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. (MY DEALER HAS REPLACED THEM AT LEAST ONCE.) THE STRUTS MAKE NOISE TOO IN COLD WEATHER, THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT HAS TO BE REPLACED EVERY 10000 MILES BECAUSE IT STARTS BINDING AND CLUNKING. (REPLACED ON MY CAR 3 TIMES NOW) HOWEVER MY BIGGEST (SAFETY) CONCERN IS THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. ALL OTHER GM CARS WITH THE SAME SYSTEM HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND ALOT OF HHR STEERING SYSTEMS ARE FAILING. MINE HAS NOT YET FAILED, BUT IS DOES HAVE A LOUD RATTLE (MY RESEARCH TELLS ME THAT IT IS THE GEAR ON THE MOTOR) THAT MY DEALER "CANNOT DUPLICATE" I HAVE ONLY 31000 MILES ON IT NOW AND WORRY ABOUT THE POWER ASSIST FAILING AT THE WORST POSSIBLE MOMENT WHEN MY WIFE IS DRIVING WITH OUR KIDS. I UNDERSTAND THAT I WON'T LOSE ALL STEERING, JUST POWER ASSIST, HOWEVER IF YOU ARE NOT EXPECTING A SUDDEN INCREASE IN STEERING RESISTANCE, THE WHEEL COULD JERK OUT OF YOUR HAND AND YOU COULD EASILY TAKE OUT SOMEONE ON A SIDEWALK. GM, PLEASE JUST RECALL THE HHR TOO AND REPLACE MY STEERING COLUMN BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED FROM 15-20 MPH AND UP, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AND SHIMMY ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE FRONT ROTORS WERE TURNED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,575.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES WERE MADE OF PLASTIC; THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE SUDDENLY WHEN HE OPENED IT. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE DOOR HANDLES WERE A SAFETY HAZARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL HAD TO BE REPLACED TO FIX THE DOOR HANDLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RATTLING NOISES COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO DIFFICULT TO STEER. IT WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPAIRED. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED FOR THIS FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,436. UPDATED 12/01/10. *LJ UPDATED 12/07/10

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY HHR AND STARTING HAVING PROBLEMS WITH TRYING TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. AT FIRST IT WAS EVERY SO OFTEN IT HAPPENED ALL THE TIME. WHILE I WAS ON VACATION MY FRIEND TOOK THE CAR TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE GEAR SHIFT HAD TO BE REPLACED IT COST ME 497.99. IN THE MEAN TIME I WENT ON LINE AND FOUND THAT 15,000 OTHER OWNERS OF HHR'S HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I WENT TO GM TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND THEY SAID NO. I THEN ASKED IF THEY WOULD DO SOMETHING TO HELP ME WITH THIS HUGE BILL AND AFTER GETTING THE RUN AROUND FOR A MONTH I WAS TOLD BY LARRY AT GM 866-790-5700 EXT 21217 THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO HELP. SO NOW I AM WRITING TO YOU AND I WILL ALSO WRITE THE TO THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU TOO AND SEE IF THERE IS ANY HELP FOR ME AT ALL. THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO LOOK INTO THIS AND A SPEEDY REPLY WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

2007 CHEVY HHR. AT APPROXIMATELY 4600 MILES MY STRUTS AND STRUT MOUNTS WENT OUT AND I HAD TO REPLACE THEM. ALSO THERE IS PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE REAR TRUNK OF MY CAR SUCH AS CLOSING THE TRUNK OR LEANING ON IT, IT CREATES A HUGE DENT. I HAVE HAD THE DENTS REMOVED ON 2 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS BUT I AM CONSTANTLY GETTING BIG DENTS AND IT IS TO COSTLY TO CONSTANTLY REPAIR. I DON'T THINK THIS IS NORMAL. *TR

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

2007 HHR EXHAUST LEAK AT 29,000. CORRUGATED PIECE BEFORE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. SOME FORUMS SAY CAT. HAS AN 8YR WARRANTY? HOPE THIS IS TRUE. TAKING IT TO DEALER SOON. *TR

SHIFTING GEARS WITH A 2007 CHEVY HHR .THE TOP OF GEAR SHIFT CAME OFF IN MY HAND AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE . THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. *TR

2007 CHEVY HHR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR. NO LONGER CAN I EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPENING THE DOOR FROM THE EXTERIOR HANDLE. UNABLE TO REPLACE JUST THE HANDLE, THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT IS HOLDING THE DOOR HANDLE TOGETHER IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT A CHEAP PIECE OF PLASTIC IS CONTROLLING THE OPENING OF THE DOOR. WITH THIS PIECE BROKEN, I AM UNABLE TO EXIT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT IF THE WINDOWS CAN'T BE ROLLED DOWN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE ROTORS WERE TURNED AT 9,000 MILES. THE FAILURE HAPPENED AGAIN AND THE ROTORS WERE TURNED AGAIN. THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTED AND AT 30,000 MILES THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 31,000. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ UPDATED 11/16/10*BF UPDATED 11/23/10*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THREE MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE SHE WAS ADVISED THEY WERE UNABLE TO MAKE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A DIFFERENT REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE IGNITION WOULD NEED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. SHE WOULD ALSO NEED A NEW KEY THAT WOULD ALSO HAVE TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. ON HER DRIVE HOME, THE CONTACT SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND THERE WAS A LOUD POP. SHE WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO HER RESIDENCE AND WHEN INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, SHE FOUND THAT THE ENGINE FAN HAD BEEN TAMPERED WITH. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT BOTH THE FAN AND RADIATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT HER EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,100.

POWER STEERING IN MY 2007 CHEVY HHR QUIT SUDDENLY WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. THE SUDDEN INCREASE IN STEERING FORCE CAUSED ME TO SWING WIDER IN THE TURN THAN PLANNED. IF THERE HAD BEEN A CAR NEXT TO ME IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR

CHEVROLET HHR BRAKE ROTOR PROBLEM. PLEASE SEE ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ON THE HHR AT WWW.MYCARSTATS.COM/SAFETYSTATION.ASP?CARS=7107127. OWNERS HAVE BEEN BRINGING THEIR HHR'S TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS WITH THIS PROBLEM SINCE 02/06/07. OUT OF 73 COMPLAINTS ON THE 2007 CHEVROLET HHR 19 COMPLAINTS, OR 26% OF THE COMPLAINTS ARE RELATED TO THE BRAKES AND ROTORS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE ROTORS THAT CHEVROLET IS USING ON THE VEHICLES, BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR KILLED. MOST COMPLAINTS ARE AT LOW MILEAGE, AND ARE NEW VEHICLES. SOUNDS LIKE THERE IS SOME KIND OF DEFECT IN THE METAL THAT IS BEING USED TO MAKE THE ROTORS. I CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON THE ROTORS, BUT IT DOESN'T EVEN SEEM THAT THE PROBLEM IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. I BROUGHT MY HHR TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN 2009 AND A MECHANIC TOOK MY HHR FOR A DRIVE BY HIMSELF, BUT SAID THAT HE COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. THIS TIME THE HHR WAS BROUGHT IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM I REQUESTED THAT MY HUSBAND RIDE WITH THE MECHANIC, AND THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND SAID THAT HE FELT IT WAS THE ROTORS. THAT IS WHY I AM REPORTING THIS ISSUE. PERHAPS THE CHEVROLET DEALERS, OR OTHER HHR OWNERS HAVE NOT REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE RIGHT DIVISION OF GOVERNMENT. THANK YOU *TR

FRONTAL CRASH - DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT HAD TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND PULL IT IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION IN ORDER TO GAIN CONTROL OF IT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SIX TIMES FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT THE DEALER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS INVOLVED IN A LEGAL DISPUTE FOR EXCESSIVE GEAR BACKLASH WHICH CAUSED STEERING FAILURES UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,870. UPDATED 07/19/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT, THE DASH LIGHTS WERE OUT ON OCCASION, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS APPLIED. UPDATED 10/08/10

I CAME HOME AFTER RUNNING ERRANDS AND GOT OUT OF MY 2007 CHEVY HHR AND SHUT THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. 30 SECONDS AFTER THAT MY REAR WINDOW ON THE HATCHBACK COMPLETELY SHATTERED. IT WAS NOT A HOT DAY. THERE WAS GLASS ALL OVER THE INSIDE OF THE BACK OF MY CAR AND MY DRIVEWAY. I'M JUST GLAD MY 7 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS NOT IN THE BACK SEAT, FOR FEAR OF GETTING HIT BY A PIECE OF GLASS NOW I HAVE TO GET IT REPLACED AND ITS GOING TO COST ME MY DEDUCTIBLE ON MY INSURANCE OF 250.00. *TR

SOY DE MEXICO SOLO QUIERO DECIRLES QUE LA CULUMNA DE LA DIRECCION CHEVY HHR 2007 DEJA DE FUNCIONAR Y CASI TENGO UN ACCIDENTE FATAL DENTRO DE LA GARANTIA DE LA CAMBIARON DOS VECES Y QUEDO EL MISMO PROBLEMA Y AHORA SIN GARANTIA NO RESPONDE GM DE MEXICO. *TR