NHTSA Complaint #10443942 — 2009 CHEVROLET HHR ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10443942
Vehicle	2009 CHEVROLET HHR
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of Incident	January 14, 2012
Date Filed	January 16, 2012
Mileage	45,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TX

Consumer Description

KEY STUCK IN IGNITION AFTER PARKING. COULD NOT TURN CAR OFF AND COULD NOT REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION. MORE SPECIFICALLY, PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY, PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND COULD NOT TURN OFF VEHICLE OR REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION SWITCH OPENING. THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND I COULD NOT PULL IT OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. HAD TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REMOVED GAS PUMP FUSE AND CAR STOPPED RUNNING. DEALERSHIP TODAY (1-15-2012) CONFIRMS THERE WAS A FAILURE IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE A CHEVY COBALT 2009 WHICH HAS A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. THESE ARE BASICALLY THE SAME KINDS OF CAR AND SO THERE SHOULD ALSO BE A RECALL ON THE HHR IGNITION SWITCH, BUT APPARENTLY THERE IS NOT ONE. DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE HHR IGNITION SWITCH, BUT THERE IS ON THE COBALT IGNITION SWITCH. *TR

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