2008 Chevrolet HHR complaints

2008 HHR SS TURBO - DEALER REPLACED PREVIOUS 2008 HHR SS TURBO THAT HAD BRAKING ISSUES AT 200 MILE. THIS NEW CAR HAS SAME EXACT PROBLEM. AT STARTUP AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR ABOUT 10 HOURS THE BRAKES DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH VACUUM INORDER TO WORK PROPERLY. YOU HAVE TO WAIT ABOUT 120 SECONDS BEFORE THERE ENOUGH VACUUM TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES. UNTIL ENOUGH VACUUM IS PRESENT THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE ON ANY KIND OF MINIMAL SLOPE. DEALER HAS UPGRADED THE SOFTWARE PER THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATION BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DEALER RECOMMEND THAT THE USER SIT FOR 60 SECONDS BEFORE REMOVING THE VEHICLE FROM PARK. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE TRIED TWO SEPARATE VEHICLES THAT ARE IDENTICAL AND THEY BOTH HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE IS A FIX FOR THE SATURN SKY AND PONTIAC SOLSTICE I AM TOLD BUT NONE FOR THE CHEVY. *TR

2008 HHR SS, ON STARTUP, POWER ASSIST BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY FOR 30-90 SECONDS, AFTER WHICH THEY WORK PROPERLY. THIS WAS FIRST IDENTIFIED WHEN I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND BEGAN EXITING MY DRIVEWAY THE OTHER DAY. A DOG RAN IN FRONT OF MY CAR, AND I HAD TO APPLY AN EXCEPTIONAL AMOUNT OF FORCE TO THE BRAKES TO KEEP FROM HITTING THE ANIMAL. AFTER SOME WEB RESEARCH (SEE ESPECIALLY HTTP://WWW.CHEVYHHR.NET/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=17740), IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE VEHICLE, AND SO I BELIEVE IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU INTERVENE ON BEHALF OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO GET GENERAL MOTORS TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE QUICKLY. *TR

2008 HHR SS WITH 200 MILES, BRAKES FAIL TO WORK AT ALL WHEN CAR IS FIRST STARTED IN THE MORNINGS. DEALER FINDS NO PROBLEM. ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE BUT DO NOT WORK. DEALER HAS REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM STILL EXISTING. THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT. DEALER INSTRUCTED US TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO GET FIXED. WE HAD IT TOWED. *TR

BRAKES ARE HARD ON COLD START ON MY 2008 CHEVROLET HHR SS TURBO. ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS. IT'S IN FOR THE SECOND TIME BECAUSE THEIR PROGRAMMING DIDN'T WORK. I HEARD THAT THE PONTIAC SOLSTICE AND SATURN SKY HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THANK YOU, PAT *TR

I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY HHR SS WITH 13000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP THREE TIMES FOR BRAKES NOT WORKING. THE PROBLEMS ARE THAT THE PADS COMING DELAMINATED AND THE TURBO PULLING THE VACUUM FROM THE BRAKES. AFTER CHECKING ON VARIOUS WEB SITES LIKE EDMONDS, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

2008 CHEVY HHR WITH A BURNING HAIR ODOR INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE ALSO STOPPED RUNNING. SHE STATES THAT WHEN IT SHUT OFF HE HAD NO BRAKES OR STEERING. *KB THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SPEAKERS. *JB

WHEN THE VEHICLE SITS OVERNIGHT OR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME THERE WILL BE NO BRAKES OR A VERY HARD PEDDLE WHEN STARTED FOR AT LEAST 30 SEC TO 1 MIN. I ALMOST RAN INTO GARAGE DOOR BUT MANAGED TO STOP THE VEHICLE USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THIS HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 3 WEEKS AGO CURRENT MILEAGE IS 653. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE SERVICE DEPT. 2 TIMES FOR THE TSB BUT NOW THE DEALER AND GM SAYS THEY HAVE NO FIX FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR SUPER SPORT. EACH MORNING WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKES DO NOT STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN THE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THIS FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED WITH TSB NUMBER 0805220001. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,685 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7. UPDATED 09/16/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM ONLY HAPPENED WITH THE FIRST APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES. WHEN GOING DOWNHILL, THE FAILED DID NOT WANT TO STOP WHEN COMING TO A STOP SIGN. UPDATED 09/18/08. *JB

CAR STALLS WHILE TURNING, IT HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES THEY CAN'T FIND DUPLICATE OR FIX THE PROBLEM AND HAVE NOT GIVEN ME A LOANER CAR. *TR

HHR SS HAS A HARD PEDAL AND DOES NOT STOP EASILY ON IN A NORMAL DISTANCE. THIS HAS OCCURRED 4 TIMES AFTER SITTING IN COLD WEATHER FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD. IT TAKES ABOUT A MINUTE OF WARM-UP TO HAVE THE HARD PEDAL-NON BRAKING TO CORRECT TO NORMAL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE KEPT MOVING. THE BRAKE PEDAL STIFFENED. APPROXIMATELY TEN SECONDS LATER, THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED TWELVE TIMES. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE ECM; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL OCCURS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 2,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR SS. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED IN COLD WEATHER, THE BRAKING SYSTEM TAKES APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE TO FUNCTION. THE BRAKES USE AN OPTIMIZED ASSIST AND THE BRAKES WOULD RESPOND SLOWLY. IT CAUSES THE BRAKES TO RESPOND SLOWLY. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL BE UNABLE TO STOP IMMEDIATELY IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT ARE NOT MAKING CONSUMERS AWARE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER ON JANUARY 24, 2008 FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER DID NOT REPLACE ANY COMPONENTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE DEALER COULD REFERENCE THE TSB FOR THAT PARTICULAR FAILURE. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER THAT A TSB REPAIR WAS UNACCEPTABLE. THE MANUFACTURER SENT OUT AN INVESTIGATOR, BUT HE COULD NOT RECOMMEND A REPAIR FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8. UPDATED 04-03-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE FIRST GETS INTO THE VEHICLE, AND PLACES TE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, THE POWER BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE BRAKE PEDAL IS HARD TO PRESS TO MIDWAY POINT, AND THEN THE BRAKES PULSATE. AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS RAN FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS TO A MINUTE, THE POWER BRAKES BRAKES BEGAN TO WORK FINE. IT IS ONLY WHEN THE VEHICLE SEETS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOED OF TIME DOES THE PROBLEM ARISE.

MY BRAND NEW CHEVY HHR WILL ALLOW ROCKS AND ROAD DEBRIS TO RUIN THE RADIATOR AND THE A/C CONDENSER THEN THEY WILL NOT FIX UNDER WARRANTY. THIS CAR WILL KEEP HAVING THIS PROBLEM, I CANT KEEP BUYING 600 DOLLAR RADIATORS EVERY 3 MONTHS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED AT HIS RESIDENCE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT, LOCATED DIRECTLY ABOVE THE FUEL SYSTEM. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT IS WAITING FOR AN INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. HE HAS PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 3,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS LOCKED INSIDE HIS VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE TO THREE AND A HALF HOURS WITH NO WAY OUT. ONSTAR ATTEMPTED TO GET THE CONTACT OUT, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. ONLY THE REAR LATCH WOULD OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. AAA WAS ABLE TO OPEN ONE OF THE DOORS. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE CONTACT HAD TO HAVE A FRIEND LET HIM OUT OF THE BACK DOOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 3,638. UPDATED 03-04-08 *BF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT INDICATE WHEN THE DOORS ARE AJAR. THE DOORS LOCK; HOWEVER, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT WARN THAT THE DOORS ARE NOT CLOSED COMPLETELY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 206 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 3,100. UPDATED 01/29/08 *BF