NHTSA Complaint #10447153 — 2006 CHEVROLET HHR

ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO THE INSIDE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF SO WE CANNOT EXIT THE CAR WITHOUT LOWERING THE WINDOW AND REACHING OUT SIDE OF CAR AND OPENING IT WITH THE OUTSIDE HANDLE. ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO THE INSIDE PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF IN THE SAME WAY THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN I STOP THE CAR, TAKE MY KEYS FROM THE IGNITION AND THEN REALIZE I CANNOT OPEN MY DOOR, SO HAVE TO REINSERT MY KEY TO TURN THE CAR ON ENOUGH TO ALLOW FOR THE POWER WINDOWS TO GO DOWN, SO I CAN REACH OUT AND OPEN MY DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW OCCASIONS THAT I HAVE ROLLED MY WINDOW BACK UP AND LOCKED AND EXITED MY CAR FORGETTING THAT I HAD PUT MY KEYS BACK IN TO POWER THE WINDOWS, WHEN I RETURN MY KEYS ARE LOCKED IN MY CAR AND THE BATTERY IS DEAD....THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING! AND THIS HAPPENED THIS MORNING WITH THE EXCEPTION THAT THE FRONT DOOR DIDN'T LOCK. I GOT INSIDE SHUT THE DOOR, REALIZED THAT ONCE AGAIN I HAD LEFT MY KEYS INSIDE( BECAUSE OF HAVING TO REINSERT TO ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN TO GET OUT) BEGAN TO START MY CAR AND THE BATTERY WAS DEAD SO I COULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR BY ROLLING THE WINDOW DOWN, NOR UNLOCK THE BACK DOORS BECAUSE THE LOCKS DID NOT WORK DUE TO THE BATTERY BEING DRAINED! SO THIS IS NOT A MERE INCONVENIENCE ANYMORE IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE!IMAGINE BEING TRAPPED IN YOUR CAR! PLEASE HELP US BECAUSE WE ARE BEING TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE MANY REPORTS ON THE INTERNET, AND THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL ON A LATCH OF A COMPARTMENT ON THE DASH, WHICH IS NOTHING COMPARED TO THIS ISSUE...THE COST OF REPAIR IS COMPLETELY UN- REACHABLE FOR US ALSO...THIS SHOULD BE FIXED AT THE COST OF THE CAR MANUFACTURER...OUR CAR IS LESS THAN 6 YEARS OLD AND WEAR AND TEAR MIGHT BE THE CASE IF IT WAS 1 HANDLE NOT BOTH!! THANK YOU! *TR