2007 Chevrolet HHR complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE FRONT ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS AND THE FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED ON BOTH VISITS. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000.

WHEN PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK, THE KEY WOULD NOT REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION. ALSO, THE CAR COULD BE SHIFTED THROUGH THE GEARS WITHOUT PRESSING THE BUTTON ON THE SHIFTER. THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN THAT THE GEAR SHIFT CAN BE BUMPED INTO AND OUT OF VARIOUS GEARS. AFTER OPENING THE CENTER CONSOLE, I DISCOVERED THAT THE PLASTIC PLUNGER THAT GOES DOWN THROUGH THE SHIFTER HAD BROKEN, AND IN THE PROCESS ALLOWED THE METAL PIN THAT CLOSES THE CONTACT WITH THE IGNITION TO COME LOOSE. THIS HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 6 - 10 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS, WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, TERRY LABONTE CHEVY IN GREENSBORO, NC ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT I HAD PROBABLY SPILLED SOME LIQUID. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY HHR, WHICH HAS BEEN IN SHOP 6 TIMES FOR FRONT BRAKES. WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES THE WHOLE FRONT END SHAKES AND SHIMMYS. NO ONE CAN FIND THE PROBLEM, JUST ABOUT EVERY BRAKE COMPONENT HAS BEEN WORKED ON. THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS IT SHOULD BE FIXED CORRECTLY OR I SHOULD GIVEN A NEW CAR!! THIS ONE IS A LEMON AND I DONT LIKE MY WIFE DRIVING IT. I NEED HELP, IM A DISABLED AMERICAN VETERAN AND I NEED A DECENT VEHICLE TO DRIVE, NOT A DEATH TRAP. RESPECTFULLY HOWARD H. HEROLD

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING WITH DIFFICULTY IN STEERING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR AT ANY GIVEN SPEED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DRIFTED TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL MALFUNCTIONED REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU'RE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY OR MAKING A TURN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63000. UPDATED 04/16/10. *LJ AS THE CONSUMER PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT AND STRUCK AN ANTENNA TOWER DAMAGING THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND FENDER. UPDATED 08/20/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, THEN THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD LOCK. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE MOTOR FOR $339. THE CHEVROLET MANUFACTURER WAS NEVER CALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000. UPDATED 5/17/2010 * CN THE DEALER REPALCED THE STERING MOTOR. UPDATED 05/20/10

2007 CHEVROLET HHR HAD A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE PROBLEM. *DT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS NOT SUPPLYING COMBUSTION TO THE THIRD VALVE OF THE FOUR VALVE ENGINE. WHICH MEANT NO REMOTE CONTROL START, IT SOUNDED LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE AND THE GAS MILEAGE HAD DROPPED FROM 32 TO 24 MILES PER GALLON. *JB

HHR WAS BROUGHT IN ON FRIDAY 02/12 FOR RUBBING NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN. CAR WAS KEPT FOR 1 DAY TO REPAIR. I WAS TOLD "RATTLING" NOISE REPAIRED. I STATED IT WAS A RUBBING NOISE. TOLD TO BRING THE CAR IN WHEN IT WAS MAKING THE NOISE. CAR RETURNED TO POWER ON 02/18/10 WITH SAME RUBBING NOISE (SEE REPAIR ORDER 473237- NO SURVEY CARD GIVEN TO ME). SPENT 15 MINUTES WITH THE MECHANIC IN PARKING LOT WHILE CAR WAS MAKING THE RUBBING SOUND. IT WAS CLEARLY HEARD BY THE MECHANIC. CAR KEPT FOR ANOTHER DAY FOR REPAIR. WHEN I CALLED ON 02/19/10, I WAS TOLD BY MIKE THAT MARC WAS NOT IN AND THAT THE MECHANIC WORKED ON THE CAR ALL DAY, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE SOUND. I WAS TOLD HE EVEN DROVE THE CAR 25 MILES TO DUPLICATE AND YET MILEAGE IN/OUT ARE THE SAME ON INVOICE. PER THE MECHANIC, YOU CANNOT KEEP BRINGING THE CAR IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, THAT THEY (WHOEVER "THEY" ARE) WOULD START QUESTIONING THE WARRANTY. I FEEL THEY SHOULD QUESTION THE ABILITY OF THE MECHANIC TO DO THE JOB. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED HE NOTICED A CLANKING SOUND ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE STABILIZER LINK WAS REPLACED. PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE THE CONTACT HAD THE SAME PART REPLACED ON 3 ADDITIONAL OCCASIONS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 67000.

WITH 61,000 MILES ON MY 2007 CHEVY HHR, I AM HAVING TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ONCE AGAIN. I HAVE HAD MANY CARS WITH DISC BRAKES AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS. THERE MUST BE A DESIGN FLAW IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR

2007 HHR LS - WHEN TRYING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE. THUS MAKING THE ONLY WAY TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IS TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND ACCESS THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. IN THE EVENT OF A SERIOUS CRASH OR ACCIDENT THE DRIVER WOULD BE TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. GM'S FIX FOR THE BROKEN DOOR HANDLE IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL AT A COST OF $450. THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT STOCK THIS ITEM AND IT HAS TO BE ORDERED WHICH COULD TAKE UP TO 2 WEEKS. GM'S POOR DESIGN OF THE DOOR HANDLE MECHANISM COULD LEAD TO AN TRAGIC EVENT AND IS ALSO A RIP OFF TO THE CONSUMERS WHO PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. THIS DOOR HANDLE MECHANISM NEEDS TO BE REDESIGNED AND RECALLED BY GM BEFORE SOMEONE DOES BECOME TRAPPED AND KILLED. *TR

I WAS IN A FRONT END COLLISION. MY CAR HAD OVER 9,000 DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP I WENT TO WAS NOT ABLE TO REPAIR THE AIRBAGS BUT WERE ABLE TO TURN THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON SO THAT I WAS AWARE THAT THEY NO LONGER WORKED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHEN DRIVING THE FRONT-END OF THE VEHICLE WILL SHIMMY . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BUSHING LINK, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY. THE DEALER DID NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE FAILURE WILL NOT REOCCUR, AND IT DID . THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,631.

POWER STEERING FAILURE. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2007 CHEVY HHR IN JAN 07 IN EL DORADO AR, I DROVE TO EL PASO TX WITHIN A MONTH OF BUYING IT, THE DAY AFTER ARRIVING I WAS ENTERING THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR STALLED (1000 MILES ON ODOMETER) AFTER 10 MINS I WAS ABLE TO RESTART. HAD NO OTHER ISSUES UNTIL MOVING TO GUYMON OK, IN NOV OF 08 ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND ENROUTE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE REPAIRED, IT STALLED AS I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, AND SAME AS 1ST TIME, AFTER 10 MINS OR SO IT RESTARTED, DEALER STATED IT WAS PROBABLY BAD GAS, DEALER ADDED A FUEL ADDITIVE AND RESET ABS (10801 MILES) ON FEB 24 2009 AS I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN DIED (17717 MILES), WAITED 10 MINS AND RESTARTED, DEALER STATED IT WAS CLOGGED INJECTORS AND CLEANED THEM. ON MAY 11TH, 2009 THE VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN STALLED WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN(18136 MILES), AFTER 10 MINS RESTARTED. THE DEALER THIS TIME STATED IT WAS LOOSE FUSES, AND A LOOSE BATTERY CABLE, ALL WERE RETIGHTENED THE DEALER KEPT THE CAR FOR OBSERVATION FOR 16 DAYS, ON JULY 6TH THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE STALLED (19375 MILES) AND RESTARTED AFTER 10 MINS, THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR, AND REPLACED IT. ON SEPT 17 2009, WHILE DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR HWY SLOWING FOR A CURVE THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER COASTING SAFELY TO THE SIDE (20215 MILES), THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART FOR 20 MINS. ONCE AGAIN TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO HAS NO IDEA WHAT IT COULD BE. THIS VEHICLE IS STARTING TO DO THIS MORE AND

THE BRAKE ROTORS ON 2007 CHEVY HHR KEEP WARPING. THEY HAD TO BE TURNED AT 28,000 MILES AND AT 53,000 MILES. I CAN BARELY KEEP THE CAR STRAIGHT WHEN BRAKING FROM THE VIBRATIONS. *TR

DRIVING 2007 CHEVY HHR CAR COMPLETELY QUITS RUNNING - STALLS IN TRAFFIC. IT HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 5 TIMES ON SIDE STREETS AND IN 40 MPH TRAFFIC - VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

MY HHR (WHICH I LOVE) HAS HAD VIBRATING BRAKES FOR QUITE SOME TIME. FROM INFO FOUND ON FORUMS DEDICATED TO THE HHR AND HERE, I DETERMINED THAT GM OR THE CHEVY DEALER WASN'T GOING TO SATISFY THE NEED FOR BETTER QUALITY ROTORS. THE OEM ROTORS ARE JUNK AND SHOULD BE BANNED FROM BEING INSTALLED ONTO A MOTOR VEHICLE. INSTEAD OF GETTING THE REGRIND AS SPECIFIED BY GM, I CHOSE TO GET MY OWN BRAKES UPGRADED TO A CANADIAN MADE ROTOR SET AND NEW PADS. PARTS AND LABOR WERE $282.19 TOTAL. I WILL BE SENDING THE BILL TO CHEVROLET, BUT I DOUBT THAT THEY WILL REIMBURSE ME...LOL. *TR

DRIVER WAS LEAVING PARKING LOT WHEN PASSENGER SIDE (RIGHT FRONT) CV SHAFT BROKE COMPLETELY IN HALF AT 35,440 MILES WITHOUT WARNING. CV SHAFT COULD BE HEARD SLAPPING AROUND UNDER CAR WHILE MOTOR RUNNING IN GEAR, PROBABLY TEARING UP OTHER COMPONENTS UNDER THE HOOD AND SUSPENSION. THE CV SHAFT BREAKAGE LEFT THE VEHICLE UNDER NO POWER BECAUSE PASSENGER WHEEL IS THE DRIVE WHEEL....VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS INTO TRAFFIC. ALSO, THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL ALSO HAD NO ABILITY TO BE TURNED TO THE LEFT DUE TO THE BROKEN CV SHAFT BLOCKING IT BY SHAFT HITTING THE WHEEL/HEAT SHIELD/ROTOR ASSY. OWNER HAD TO PUSH CAR BACKWARDS OUT OF TRAFFIC AND INTO PARKING LOT. VEHICLE WOULD STILL ROLLED WHILE IN PARK, HAD TO USE PARKING BRAKE TO MAKE VEHICLE STATIONARY. I WAITED 2.5HRS FOR GM ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE TO GET TOW TRUCK TO MY VEHICLE. 1ST TOW TRUCK DIDN'T COME DUE TO GM NOT CHECKING TO SEE HOW FAR THEY WERE FROM VEHICLE LOCATION. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO JBA CHEVROLET (GLEN BURNIE, MD) ON JUNE 25TH, 09 (NEXT DAY). I WENT TO DEALERSHIP TO CHECK ON CAR AND GET LOANER. JBA OFFERED NO LOANER STATING THAT SERVICE DEPT NOT OPEN AND THEY MUST DIAGNOSE FIRST AND WAIT UNTIL MONDAY AND THEN MAYBE I GET A LOANER. ALSO GM CUST ASST 1-800 NUMBER STATED I COULD RENT AND GET REIMBURSE BUT I DON'T TRUST GM AND MONEY AT ALL AFTER SEEING HOW OTHERS TREATED ABOUT AND HOW POORLY THEY MANAGE THEIR OWN MONEY. THIS CV SHAFT INCIDENT HAPPENED 1 WEEK AFTER GETTING CAR BACK FROM DEALERSHIP FOR BRAKE OVERHEATING/WAR

MY 2007 HHR HAS MADE NOISE WHILE DRIVING SINCE I PURCHASE THE CAR. EVERY 6-12 MONTHS IT SEEMS THAT THIS CAR NEEDS NEW BRAKES I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SINCE 2008 AND HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES TWICE DUE TO BAD TRACTION. RECENTLY I HAD TO REPLACE THE STABILIZER BAR WHICH WAS THE REASON THE CAR MADE NOISE WHILE DRIVING, I KNOW THAT CHEVY IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT TO CONTINUE TO TELL CUSTOMERS THAT IT IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THREE WEEK AGO WHEN PUTTING ON BRAKES THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES KICK IN AND CAUSE THE CAR TO TAIL SPIN AND INTURN I END UP IN THE GUARD RAIL. I REALLY THIS THAT THIS VEHICLE AND ALOT OF ISSUES THAT WHEN NOT TESTED BEFORE CONSUMERS REALLY STARTED BUYING THIS MODEL. I HAVE SPENT ALOT OF MONEY OUT OF POCKETS FOR THIS CAR, TIRES FOR THIS CAR FROM SEARS RUN $150 A TIRE AND THE STABILIZER BAR COST ME $325. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN DRIVEN BETWEEN 25-30 MPH. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY REPLACED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE STABILIZER CONTROL ARM; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THREE OTHER SERVICE CENTERS FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY CONFIRMED THE STABILIZER FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED AGAIN THAT THE FRONT STABILIZER FAILED. THE ESTIMATED COST FOR REPAIR WAS $300. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,533 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,353. UPDATED 8/7/09 *CN UPDATED 08/11/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE VEHICLE HAS FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES, SIZE P/215/55/R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THROUGH SMALL QUANTITIES OF WATER, THE VEHICLE FISHTAILED AS IF THE TIRES HAD POOR TRACTION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE TIRES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. HE STILL HAS POSSESSION OF THE TIRES. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000. UPDATED 7/1/09 *CN UPDATED 07/07/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS WERE RESURFACED TWICE AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE ROTOR FAILURE MAKES THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP WHILE DRIVING, AND ALSO CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE. THE FAILURE WAS RECENTLY NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE A CRASH COULD OCCUR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,900.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FAILURES WITH THE REAR GLASS SHATTERING IN HER VEHICLE. WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE, SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. SHE TURNED AROUND TO INSPECT THE NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR GLASS WAS SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE WINDOW WAS REPLACED AT THE COST OF $250. A YEAR AND A HALF LATER, THE REAR GLASS SHATTERED AGAIN. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AND WILL NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

HHR 2007 LTD, BRAKES CHECKED AND ROTORS TURNED BY DEALER AT 20K AND NOW AT 34K THE SHAKING IS BAKE, AND THE ROTORS NEED REPLACEMENT. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET HHR LS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT VEHICLE, WITH INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE IN OPEN POSITION AND FOOT ON BRAKE, I SHIFTED INTO PARK AND THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKING/OPENING MECHANISM FEATURE BROKE THE HANDLE RENDERING EXIT FROM INTERIOR IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT LOWERING POWER WINDOW AND REACHING FROM THROUGH OPEN WINDOW TO ACCESS EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. IN THE EVENT OF A SERIOUS CRASH THIS WILL IN EFFECT TRAP THE DRIVER IN THE VEHICLE. GM REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS SERIOUS DEFECT IN DESIGN WHICH HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES ACCORDING TO PUBLIC REPORTS. THE DOOR HANDLE IS AVAILABLE ONLY THROUGH GM DEALERS AT A QUOTED PRICE OF 450.00 DOLLARS . FOR A PLASTIC DOOR HANDLE THAT BROKE DUE TO POOR DESIGN. *TR

WHILE WORKING ON MY CAR AND CLEANING I DISCOVERED I AM DRIVING A BOMB. THE BATTERY IS LOCATED IN THE SPARE TIRE COMPARTMENT DIRECTLY OVER THE GAS TANK A REAR END COLLISION WOULD SET OFF AN IMMEDIATE FIRE OR EXLPLOSION FROM AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, SPARK, OR BATTERY EXPLOSION, SHOULD THE GAS TANK OR ANY CONNECTIONS TO BE BROKEN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN THE BALTIMORE HARBOR TUNNEL WHILE MY PARENTS WERE FOLLOWING ME AND WERE ABLE TO USE THERE HAZARD LIGHTS CAUSE A TWO TRUCKS WERE BEHIND US MY CALLED STALLED IN THE TUNNEL WHILE GOING 60 MILES AN HOUR. IF MY PARENTS WERE NOT BEHIND ME I WOULD OF GOT HIT AGAIN. GM JUST DON'T CARE AND IF YOU THE NHTSA SEE THAT THERE IS A REAL PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR WHY DON'T YOU RECALL THIS CAR. MY CAR HAS STALLED OVER 100 TIMES. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO FIND OUT WHAT IS THE PROBLEM OR HAVE YOU CONTACT GM FOR THEM TO RECALL THIS CAR. OR JUST SOMEONE HAS TO DIE OR HAVE A SERIOUS INJURY BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING. YOU ALL JUST DON'T CARE OR WHAT YOU ARE GETTING PAID BY GM TO NOT RECALL IT. THERE ARE 63 COMPLAINTS BREAKS, STALLING, SHIFT PROBLEMS. WHAT ARE THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR RECALL? JUST AN ACCIDENT, INJURY, DEATH, LOST OF LIMB? THE DIRECTOR OF NHTSA CONSUMER COMPLAINTS IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM CAUSE I HAVE MADE YOU A WARE OF THIS ISSUE BEFORE OVER 5 MONTHS AND SO FAR YOU HAVE NOT RECALL THIS CAR. IF YOU JUST SEARCH THE INTERNET FOR COMPLAINTS OF 2007 CHEVY HHR AND YOU WILL FIND NOT JUST MY CAR NUMEROUS OF CARS WITH BRAKES, STALLING , SHIFT , SHIMMERING PROBLEMS. SO WHAT MAKES YOU DIFFERENT FROM GM AND WHITE CHEVROLET OF ROANOKE RAPIDS, THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU,THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS? NOTHING. YOU SUPPOSE TO PUT CAR ON THE ROADS THAT ARE SAFE NATIONALLY. THAT IS YOUR TITLE BUT YOU FAIL WITH FLYING COLOR, DUE TO THE FACT THIS CAR IS ON THE ROAD. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DID IT TA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50-70 MPH IN WINDY CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SELL THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE FAILURE HAS CAUSED A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. AN ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED, BUT NO ERRORS WERE FOUND. THE MECHANIC SPECULATED THAT THERE MAY BE AN ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRONIC STEERING SYSTEM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE IS 11,000. UPDATED 04-14-09 *BF UPDATED 04/16/09*JB

THE BRAKES STARTED SHUTTERING AFTER 20000 MILES, THE DEALER FOUND THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND TURNED THE ROTORS. AT 55000 MILES THE TROUBLE HAS RETURNED AND SINCE THE CAR IS OUT OF THE 3 YRS 36000 MILE WARRANTY WILL NOT FIX. THE BRAKES PULSATE BADLY AT THIS POINT AND 2 SERVICE MANAGERS CLAIM IS THE RESULT OF THE ROTORS BEING TOO LIGHT FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE CAR AND IT IS HAPPENING TO MANY CHEVY HHR OWNERS. THE 2ND PROBLEM IS THE ELECTRONIC STEERING. THE STEERING SHAKES WHEN THE WARPED BRAKES ARE APPLIED DUE TO THE PLASTIC GEARS WEARING AND WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING OVER A ROUGH SURFACE. AGAIN THE DEALER NOR GM WILL MAKE REPAIRS DUE TO CAR OUT OF 3 YR 36000 WARRANTY. AGAIN THE SERVICE MANAGERS HAS ADMITTED THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING TO MANY OWNERS. BOTH PROBLEMS CAN LEAD TO A LOSS OF CONTROL AND THE ROTORS COULD CAUSE THE BRAKE PADS TO DETERIORATE AND PREVENT PROPER BRAKING LEADING TO LOSS OF CONTROL AND ACCIDENTS. *TR

VIOLENT SHAKING WHILE BRAKING. I HAVE HAD NEW PAD AND ROTORS ON MY CAR AND I ONLY HAVE 16,000 MILES. MY HHR CONTINUES TO SHAKE EVEN AFTER REPAIRS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED ACCORDING TO A RECALL FOR THE AIR BAGS; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE. HE BELIEVES THAT THE REPAIR WORK WAS INSUFFICIENT AND THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT THE INDICATOR ILLUMINATING WAS NOT AN ISSUE; THEREFORE, IT WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,200. UPDATED 03-06-09 *BF UPDATED 03/09/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILS TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION UNLESS A BUTTON UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL IS TOUCHED. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARS A STRANGE NOISE UNDERNEATH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE NOISE IS HEARD EACH MORNING, WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS, AND AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED FOR DAYS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD SEVERAL STALLING RELATED FAILURES SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF, AFTER 10 MINUTES THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE FAILURE OCCURRED. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE ANY FURTHER. THE CONTACT WILL NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000. UPDATED 02/05/09. *LJ UPDATED 02/10/09. *JB

07 HHR KEY STUCK IN IGNITION, SHIFT DIDN'T REGISTER IN PARK SO KEY COULD BE PULLED. BECAUSE OF THIS CAR CAN BE PUT IN GEAR OR NEUTRAL WITHOUT STARTING. LEAVES CAR VULNERABLE TO THEFT BECAUSE CAN'T SET ALARM. CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH MODEL, BROTHER-IN-LAW HAS ONE WITH SAME PROBLEM. CHEVY KNOWS ABOUT PROB BUT ONLY FIX UNDER WARRANTY PERIOD WHEN IT IS KNOWN TO BREAK. *TR

WHENEVER IT RAINS, WATER DRIPS FROM BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR. THE FIRST TIME WE NOTICED IT, WE HAD 6 INCHES OF RAIN FALL ON A SINGLE DAY. NOW IT OCCURS DURING VERY MINOR RAINS. WE HAVE NOT YET HAD IT REPAIRED, BUT I LEARNED FROM INTERNET POSTINGS THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD FAILURE OF THIS CAR, SOMETHING TO DO WITH AN OPENING IN THE FIREWALL THAT HAS BEEN CHEAPLY LINED WITH PAPER RATHER THAN A RUBBER OR PLASTIC BOOT. I REALIZE THIS IS HARDLY A LIFE-THREATENING PROBLEM FOR MOST OWNERS, BUT MY WIFE HAS ALLERGY-INDUCED ASTHMA, WITH MOLD AS A MAJOR TRIGGER. THE REPEATEDLY WET CARPET COULD CAUSE HER VERY REAL PROBLEMS. *TR

THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON OUR 2007 CHEVROLET HHR VIOLENTLY SHAKES THE WHOLE CAR WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE AT HIGHER SPEEDS ESPECIALLY GOING DOWN HILL. THE BRAKES ARE NO WHERE NEAR NEEDING REPLACED YET AND THE CHEVY DEALER WE BOUGHT IT FROM CLAIMS THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT WITHOUT CHARGING US FOR A REPAIR??? I DO NOT NEED NEW BRAKES I JUST NEED THE ONES ON IT TO WORK PROPERLY. A SEARCH OF THE INTERNET AND THIS SITE DEMONSTRATES A DESIGN OR PARTS PROBLEM SINCE MANY OWNERS HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD INVITE ANYONE TO CONTACT ME TO TAKE A RIDE IN THE CAR TO SEE HOW UNBELIEVABLY SCARY IT IS TO BE BEHIND THE WHEEL COMING DOWN A HILL AND TRYING TO GET IT STOPPED. SOME ONE NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GET SERIOUSLY HURT WHEN THE BRAKES FAIL. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE NEW AND AFTER THE WAY THE DEALERSHIP TREATED THIS AND OUR CONCERNS THIS WILL BE THE LAST CHEVY IN OUR DRIVEWAY. *TR

MY RIGHT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE FAILED AND BLEW OUT IN 3 PLACES CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO SLAM INTO CONCRETE GUARDRAILS WHILE I WAS ON THE INSIDE CORNER OF THE HIGHWAY AND RAINING. THE TIRE HAD WHAT WAS TOLD AS AN EGG DEVELOP INSIDE THE TIRE BURSTING OUT. MY INSURANCE COMPANY HAS FOLLOWED THROUGH WITH SUBJUGATION TOWARDS GM TO FIND OUT WHY THE TIRED FAILED; JUST THAT THEY REPLACED THE TIRE AND STILL HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RECEIVE PICTURES OF THE TIRE NOR HOW THE TIRE WAS DISPOSED. GM SHOULD HAVE PAID FOR THIS AS IT WAS A FACTORY TIRE THAT FAILED AND COULD HAVE INJURED ME WORSE; EVEN CAUSED A FATAL ACCIDENT. I HAVE NO POLICE REPORT BUT HAD 3 JSO JACKSONVILLE, FL OFFICERS STOP AND NONE OF THEM HELPED ME WITH THIS MATTER AND NEVER CALLED ANYONE BACK TO HELP ME. I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE MAY BE MORE FIRESTONE TIRES OUT THERE LIKE MINE AND HOLDING GM RESPONSIBLE FOR RESPONDING BACK TO ME AS TO WHY IT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH IDENTICAL MODEL. *TR UPDATED 07/25/12 *BF

MY CAR STALLED ON THE TRAIN TRACKS ON 10/05/08. LUCKY IT STARTED RIGHT UP. MY CAR IS NOT THE ONLY ONE STALLING WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO TELL GM TO RECALL THE CAR. IF IT WAS JUST MY CAR DOING IT BUT IT IS NOT. LOOK ON AUTOMOTIX, EDMUNDS.COM AND JUST LOOK UP CHEVY HHR CAR STALLING. THEY NEED TO EVALUATE WHAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THAT GM AND NHSTA DON'T CARE AND NOT TRYING TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. WHAT HAS TO BE DONE TO GET A CAR RECALL> *TR

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END SHAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PUT IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES. I BELIEVE THIS FALLS UNDER THE LEMON-LAW. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I WANT THE VEHICLE REPLACED OR FIXED. THE CAR IS UNSAFE, FOR MY FAMILY. I HAVE TWINS THAT ARE 3 YEARS OLD!! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED OR FIXED. IT HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES AND ITS NOT FIXED!!!!! HOWARD H. HEROLD *TR

STEERING WHEEL ON MY 2007 CHEVY HHR WOULD SHAKE EVERY TIME I APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE CAR ONLY HAS 9,200 MILES ON IT. BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER. SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT HE HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM WITH A NUMBER OF HHR'S. HE SHAVED THE ROTORS. ROTORS SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE WHEN THE CAR ONLY HAS 9,000 MILES ON IT. I BELIEVE THE ROTORS ARE DEFECTIVE. SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME HE THINKS THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE STEEL THEY USED IS TOO SOFT. A RECALL IS IN ORDER. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. AN INVESTIGATION MUST TAKE PLACE AND AN AUDIT OF HOW MANY HHR'S HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THE CHEVY HHR SHOULD BE RECALLED I WILL RIGHT TO MY CONGRESSMAN, NEW PAPER MY SENATOR AND EVERYONE ELSE UNTIL YOU RECALL THE CHEVY HHR FOR CUTTING OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING, I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING AND MY CAR SHUT OFF WHEN PASSING OVER A BUMP, OR DRIVING IN FRONT OF A TRUCK AND IT JUST SHUTTING OFF, IT HAS SHUT OFF APPROX 28 TIMES AND STILL GOING STRONG AND NO ONE WANTS TO DO ANYTHING NOT EVEN GM AND OTHER GM OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM CORRODED PLUGS, FAULTY REMOTE CONTROLS KEY FOB BATTERY LOW, GEAR SHIFT HAD TO BE CHANGE, DOES SOME HAVE TO DIE FOR HELP OR BE MAULED IN A ACCIDENT. WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO DO SOMETHING. GM DON'T CAR THE DEALER SAYS I WAS SOLD A DEMO CAR BUT IT WAS A RENTAL CAR. THEY LIE, WHITE CHEVROLET IN ROANOKE RAPIDS NC THEY NEED TO BUY THE CAR BACK AND REIMBURSE ME FOR THE HEADACHES AND INCONVENIENCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAS SUDDENLY SHUT OFF OVER 20 TIMES, USUALLY WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH. SHE CALLED THE DEALER FROM WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK. WHEN SHE WENT TO TURN IN THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO SELL HER ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THEN REFUSED TO TAKE THE DEFECTIVE VEHICLE BACK. THEY STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO CORROSION OF ONE OF THE PLUGS. THEY REPAIRED THE PLUG CORROSION AND SOME BRAKE ISSUES. THE REPAIR LASTED FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH BEFORE RECURRING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,666 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 09/29/08. *LJ THE GEAR SHIFT ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 09/29/08. *JB

BRAKE ROTOR PROBLEM. WARPED AT 25,113 MILES AND STARTED PROBLEM AGAIN AT 50,000. *TR

THE CHEVY HHR PLUGS ARE CORRODED AND THE BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE. THE CAR STALLS WHEN HITTING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR NOT WHILE DRIVE AT A HIGH SPEED. NO WARNING LIGHT. STALLS 17 TIMES. *TR

LOUSY BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING IN HOT WEATHER, APPLYING BRAKES SETS OFF VIOLENT SHAKING AND PULSATION IN STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PEDAL. THIS WAS NOT CAUSED BY OVER USAGE. OCCURRED AT FIRST APPLICATION. AIR TEMP WAS APPROXIMATELY 95 DEG. BRAKES WORK FINE IN COLD WEATHER. STOPPED AT LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS OF SERVICE BULLETINS CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. SERVICE MANAGER SAID THE BRAKES WERE MADE AS CHEAPLY AS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY THE ROTORS. *TR

CHEVROLET HHR 2007 SUSPENSION AND DIRECTION ELEMENTS SEEMS TO BE DEFECTIVE OR NEEDS TO BE REINFORCED. I HAVE ONE AND PIECES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE. I AM IN MEXICO CITY. *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK MY TEMP LIGHT CAME ON & MY CAR STARTED SHAKING REALLY BAD. WHILE DRIVING IT CUT OFF & I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. MY CAR NEVER CRANKED BK UP & HAD TO BE TOWED. THERE WAS ALSO COOLANT LEAKING FROM THE BOTTOM. COME TO FIND OUT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN MY RADIATOR BECAUSE THERE IS NOTHING COVERING IT (OTHERS MAY WANT TO CHECK INTO THIS). I HAD TO HAVE A NEW ENGINE PUT IN MY CAR IN ADDITION I HAD A FAULTY WIRE TO MY ALTERNATOR & HAD TO HAVE BOTH STABILIZER LINKS REPLACED ABOUT 4 DAYS AFTER THE 1ST REPAIR. NOW WHEN I DRIVE MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKES SO THIS WILL BE THE 3RD REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HHR. AFTER BEING PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR MORE THAN ONE DAY, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE BEHIND THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN THE PREVIOUS DAY. A FIRE AND POLICE REPORT WERE FILED. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 13,000.

I PURCHASE A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR IN OCTOBER 2007. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES FOR KEY GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND FAILURE TO START. THE DEALER HAS REPLACE GEAR SHAFT, FLOOR SHIFT. THE FIRST TIME CAR WAS PUT IN SHOP THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. SPOKE WITH GENERAL MOTORS AND FILED A CLAIM, BUT THEY WILL NOT ADMIT TO ANY DEFECT TO THE VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE HAS JUST REACHED OVER THE 40,000 MILE WARRANTY THEREFORE GM WILL NOT REPURCHASE BUT OFFERED GM OWNERS LOYALTY CERTIFICATE FOR $1700 TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF ANOTHER GM VEHICLE. JUST BOUGHT THE CAR, UPSIDE DOWN $1700 DOES NOT EVEN TOUCH THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG FOR AN OBVIOUS DEFECT AND SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE CAR. WHEN THE PROBLEMS HAPPENS AGAIN AND IT WILL IT WILL BE A LEMON. WILL USE ALL OF THE REMEDIES THAT THE STATE HAS TO OFFER.