NHTSA Complaint #11389982 — 2011 CHEVROLET HHR

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

Check any vehicle history by VIN - Free vehicle history report

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11389982
Vehicle	2011 CHEVROLET HHR
Component	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Date of Incident	January 11, 2021
Date Filed	January 26, 2021
Mileage	44,500 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	AZ

Consumer Description

STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE NEAR VEHICLE AND INSIDE VEHICLE. ODOR PERSISTENTLY GOT WORSE OVER TIME, AND WAS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED. VEHICLE REPAIRED ON JANUARY 11, 2021, HOWEVER ODOR STARTED APPROXIMATELY A YEAR EARLIER, BUT ONLY AFTER FILLING TANK WITH GAS. FUEL TANK BROKEN AND LEAKING.

Related Complaints for the 2011 CHEVROLET HHR

Other FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM Complaints

#11631633 — December 19, 2024 — Last week, I noticed fuel leaking out from the bottom of my vehicle on the rear passenger side in my driveway after r...

#11610617 — August 24, 2024 — Fuel lines corroded just like millions of other HHR's. Gas is leaking. What does it take to have a recall on this? Do...

#11551279 — October 23, 2023 — Fuel line/gas leaking from faulty tube carrying ignitable flammable fluid...no warning just smell and sighting at sto...

#11539705 — August 21, 2023 — fuel line leak

#11539144 — August 17, 2023 — Fuel Line is leaking on back left rear. Other models have recall but i have a 2011 with the same exact problem

Recent Complaints for the 2011 CHEVROLET HHR

#11668600 — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH — June 23, 2025 — The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet HHR. The contact stated that while approaching the locked vehicle, the contact noti...

#11564742 — AIR BAGS — January 10, 2024 — There is a serious electrical glitch that's in the computer, that causes the car to perform poorly at a slow speed, w...

#11564742 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — January 10, 2024 — There is a serious electrical glitch that's in the computer, that causes the car to perform poorly at a slow speed, w...

#11564742 — STEERING — January 10, 2024 — There is a serious electrical glitch that's in the computer, that causes the car to perform poorly at a slow speed, w...

#11531015 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — July 8, 2023 — Fuel line/s started leaking just infront of the left rear wheel about 06/27/2023. Ignition switch started sticking ab...