NHTSA Complaint #10689650 — 2010 CHEVROLET HHR

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10689650
Vehicle 2010 CHEVROLET HHR
Component ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 108,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State MI

Consumer Description

*THIS AN UPDATE ON FILE NUMBER-# 10672324-2010 CHEVROLET HHR-SHIFTER PROBLEM ON MY LAST FILING I STATED THAT WE HAD ANOTHER RECALL ON OUR 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. PREVIOUS RECALLS WERE THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. BUT I FOUND OUT THAT THE KEY GETTING STUCK WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK, IS NOT A OFFICIAL "RECALL ,BUT IT SHOULD BE! WE RECEIVED A LETTER WARNING US OF THE PROBLEM AND IF IT OCCURRED, GM WOULD FIX IT FOR FREE. WELL, AS I REPORTED , IT DID HAPPENED. MY HUSBAND PARKED THE CAR, AND WE WERE PREPARING TO GO TO HIS DOCTOR"S' APPT. & TO AN EVENING SERVICE & THE KEY GOT STUCK. NO POWER, NO NOTHING, WE TRIED EVERYTHING. AND THAT THING THAT THE MANUAL SAID WOULD HELP US RELEASE THE KEY, WAS NOT THERE. SO THE CAR, SAT THERE DRAINING THE BATTERY. DR. APPT'S WERE MISSED. AND BECAUSE WE BOTH HAD APPT'S COMING UP, WE HAD TO RENT A CAR. BUT TO SUM IT ALL UP. WHEN THE TOLL DRIVER CAME, HE WAS ABLE TO JUMP THE CAR, AND THE KEY CAME OUT. AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALER, THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THAT THE BATTERY WAS GONE. BUT IT WAS FINE BEFORE THE KEY GOT STUCK. THEY REFUSED TO CHANGE THE SHIFTER. WE GOT A NEW BATTERY, AND ARE PRAYING THAT WE WON'T GET STRANDED IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. AND WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR OURSELVES AND FOR OTHERS! NO REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE BATTERY OR THE RENTAL. WE HAVE MADE OUR COMPLAINTS TO THE MANAGEMENT AT THE DEALER & TO GM. AND ONE MORE THING, OUR FIRST SIGN OF TROUBLE BEFORE PARKING THE CAR, WAS THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF. AN ISSUE ALSO AFTER THE NEW IGNITION SWITCH WAS PUT IN. THIS IS A RECALL ITEM. BUT ONCE AGAIN, GM CARES MORE ABOUT SAVING A DIME. NOT LIVES. NOT A SAFETY ISSUE? I CAN THINK OF FEW SCENARIO'S THAT SAY THAT THEY ARE WRONG!-THANK YOU, AND "BE BLESSED" [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

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