NHTSA Complaint #10668169 — 2008 CHEVROLET HHR

I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE SHOP ON 11/15/14 BECAUSE OF A LOUD EXHAUST SOUND. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE FLEX PIPE WAS LEAKING AND THE FLEX PIPE AND CATALYTIC CONVERTERS (2) WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE COST IS ESTIMATED AT ABOUT $900. IF THE CAR IS IN IDOL, THE EXHAUST SEEPS INTO THE CAR AND COULD CAUSE CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING AND DEATH, IF THE WINDOWS ARE NOT CRACKED TO ALLOW FOR VENTILATION. UNFORTUNATELY, WE CANNOT AFFORD THIS REPAIR AT THIS TIME. THE CAR IS 6 YEARS OLD AND SHOULD NOT BE FALLING APART PIECE BY PIECE AS IT HAS BEEN OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED, OR SHOULD I SAY THE ENTIRE CAR, B/C IT HAS HAD SO MANY RECALLS IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. *TR