2006 CHEVROLET HHR Electrical System Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR . THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. ..UPDATED 05-09-14 *BF UPDATED 05/13/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE FACE, KNEE, WRIST, NECK, AND BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN RECALL NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WAS RECEIVED AFTER THE CRASH. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,100. UPDATED 05/19/14*LJ

TURN SIGNALS DO NOT CANCEL. DEALER FOUND BROKEN CLOCK SPRING IN DRIVERS AIR BAG. REPLACED ON WARRANTY. HELLO, ANYONE LISTENING? *TR

UNABLE TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION SWITCH. DEALER REPLACED SOLENOID IN SHIFTER. VERY DANGEROUS, PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *TR

WAS PULLING OUT OF MY GARAGE WHEN ALL MY ELECTRICAL SHUT DOWN NO POWER. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO RICKS AUTOMOTIVE AND THEY REPAIRED MY STARTER $ 427.00. I WOULD LIKE TO GET REIMBURSED FROM GM AND NEED TO KNOW HOW GE TO MY MONEY BACK? I HAD TROUBLE WITH MY IGNITION SWITCH FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND NOT LETTING ME REMOVE THE KEY TWICE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION MODULE FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. ADDITIONALLY, THE KEY COULD NOT TURNOVER IN THE IGNITION TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE IGNITION HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR DIAGNOSED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT "POWER STEERING DISPLAYED ON INFORMATION CENTER, CHIMES AUDIBLE AS IF DOOR IS AJAR, ILLUMINATED AS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME ABNORMALLY RESISTANT. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE KEYS WOULD FAIL TO EJECT FROM THE IGNITION INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,594 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000. UPDATED 5/13/14*CN..!....UPDATED 07/31/14 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN, WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND VIBRATED AND HE LOST POWER STEERING. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER, SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF, AND RE-STARTED IT AGAIN, AND EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL, AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. THE DEALER...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING HE HIT A BUMP, WHICH CAUSED THE SECURITY AND THE TRACKING CONTROL LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE ALSO JERKED AND STALLED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CAMSHAFT CABLE WAS REROUTED. HOWEVER, THE TRACKING AND SECURITY LIGHTS CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL WHENEVER IT HIT A BUMP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE WARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,788 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,661.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THE KEY WAS NOT ABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO WAIT A BRIEF MOMENT AND APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE REAR FUSE BOX AND FUEL PUMP WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

I CONTACTED STROSNIDER CHEVROLET (A DEALER IN HOPEWELL, VA) ABOUT THE RECENT RECALL ON MY CAR AND ASKED ABOUT A LOANER. FIRST THEY WANTED TO KNOW WHERE I GOT MY INFORMATION AND THEN THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF CARS CUTTING OFF AND THAT I DID NOT NEED TO WORRY. MY CAR HAS LOST POWER 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 8 MONTHS AND EVEN THOUGH IT DID NOT CUT OFF,IT DID NOT HAVE POWER AND WAS COASTING FOR ABOUT A MINUTE BEFORE IT PICKED UP POWER AGAIN AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN IT ANYMORE. THIS DEALER ACTED LIKE THIS RECALL IS A JOKE AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT. I WILL DEFINITELY NOT GO TO THEM FOR ANYTHING AGAIN EVEN THOUGH I PURCHASED MY CAR FROM THEM BACK IN 2006. I DON'T APPRECIATE THEM MAKING LITE OF MY SITUATION AND IF...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE BATTERY WAS JUMP-STARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE ONLY RECURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH AND GEAR BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

GEAR SHIFTER PIN BROKE & NOW WON'T LOCK IN GEAR. THE KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED EXCEPT BY REMOVING A CAP ON THE STEERING COLUMN & PRESSING A RELEASE BUTTON. DEFECTIVE GEAR SHIFTER PIN. ------------------------------------- I WENT HOME & TRIED TO TAKE MY KEY OUT BUT IT WOULD NOT RELEASE SO SINCE THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN COMPLETELY OFF THE BATTERY DIED. I FOUND OUT ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. I FOUND OUT HOW TO REMOVE THE PLUG ON THE STEERING COLUMN TO PRESS THE RELEASE TO TAKE OUT THE KEY. THE GEAR SHIFTER WILL NOT LOCK SO IT IS EASY FOR IT TO SLIP INTO NEUTRAL OR OUT OF PARK & ROLL AWAY. I DON'T HAVE THE $500 THEY SAID IT WILL TAKE TO FIX IT SO I HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT. I ALWAYS HAVE TO MAKE SURE TO LOCK MY EMERGENCY BRAKE...

SITTING STILL UNDER CARPORT (CAR NOT MOVING). TURNED ON IGNITION TO CHECK GAS AMOUNT AND THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH DID NOT COME ON. I MOVED IT OUT FROM CARPORT AND THEY CAME ON. FEW HOURS LATER THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON AGAIN. THE ONLY KEYS ON KEY RING ARE 1 HOUSE KEY, 1 CAR DOOR KEY AND THE KEY FOB. THIS CAR WAS NOT MOVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR

WAS SNOWING GOT CAR HIGH CENTERED IN DRIVEWAY COULD NOT GET IGNITION TO TURN OFF TRIED OFF AND ON FOR A HOUR FINALLY FRUSTRATED WENT IN HOME THE NEXT MORNING OF COURSE MY BATTERY WAS DEAD. THIS HAPPENED WITHIN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF BUYING THE CAR. THEN DEALERSHIP CAME OUT GOT VEHICLE STARTED TOOK TO SHOP. I GOT THE CAR BACK A WEEK LATER. THEN WAS DRIVING CAR AND ON THE WEEKEND ON MY WAY TO WORK MESSAGE ON DASH SAYS REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND WOULD NOT LET ME GO MORE THAN 30 MPH. THE ROADS WERE COMPLETELY DRY SO ROAD CONDITIONS WERE NOT THE ISSUE. I AGAIN CALLED THE GUY WHO SOLD ME THE CAR HE SWITCH ME OVER TO THE MECHANIC WHO SAID BRING THE CAR IN NEXT TIME IT DOES THAT OTHERWISE THEY WONT BE ABLE TO TELL WHAT WENT WRONG. THEN THE NEXT WEEK MY...

MY CAR STARTED GIVING ME A CHARGING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT. I HAD IT CHECKED, WITH NO FINDINGS. THE CAR STOPPED ON ME SEVERAL TIMES, YET ALWAYS CHECK OUT OKAY. THE LAST TIME THE BATTERY WAS SHORTED, SO I REPLACED IT. THE NEXT DAY THE CAR STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A SHOP, WHERE IT STARTED UP FINE AND DIDN'T SHOW ANYTHING ON DIAGNOSTIC. WHEN I WENT TO PICK IT UP IT STARTED AND THEN SHORTED OUT THE COMPUTER. THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED, IT STARTED UP, THEN STARTED SMOKING AND SHORTED OUT THE NEW COMPUTER. I WANT TO NOTE THAT APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AGO, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND SHORTED OUT THE CHARGING SYSTEM, TWICE. IT WAS REPAIRED AT CHEVROLET IN BAKERSFIELD. *TR

THIS BEGAN WITH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT COMING ON JUST AS THE POWER STEERING CUT OUT . AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING ALL WAS NORMAL FOR ABOUT TWO MINUTES THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED . AFTER LOOKING ON-LINE I SAW THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE AND ALSO THAT CHEVROLET DID ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE IN CANADA BUT NOT IN THE USA , I ALSO SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON ANOTHER CHEVY MODEL THAT USES THE SAME POWER STEERING MOTOR (WHICH IS THE PROBLEM) . ONCE THE MOTOR FAILS IT IS EXTREMELY HARD TO CONTROL THE CAR AND ON A HIGHWAY THIS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS SITUATION . IN MY CASE I HAD A DEALER FIX THE CAR AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE MAIN COMPUTER ALONG WITH THE POWER STEERING MOTOR COSTING ME OVER NINE HUNDRED DOLLARS ! I...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLES WERE FRACTURED. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE DOOR PANEL ON BOTH DOORS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STEERING ON ANOTHER OCCASION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

POWER STEERING MOTOR SHORTED OUT, WHEN WE TOOK IT TO CHEVY DEALER WE WERE TOLD THAT GM WOULD NOT SELL THE MOTOR SEPARATELY AS THE STEERING COLUMN WENT OUT SHORTLY AFTER THE POWER STEERING MOTOR, AND WERE ALSO TOLD THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON SOME HHR'S. THE PRICE TO REPAIR IS $1500. I AM 71 YEARS OLD, MY DISABLED HUSBAND IS 72 YEARS OLD AND WE ONLY HAVE SOCIAL SECURITY AS INCOME. TRIED TO GET SOME COMPENSATION FROM GM AND AFTER ALMOST 3 WEEKS THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME BECAUSE I BOUGHT THE CAR USED FROM A DEALER OTHER THAN A CHEVY DEALER, THAT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND OVER MILEAGE. IF THE STEERING GOES OUT THERE MOST LIKELY BE AN ACCIDENT OF SOME KIND. WE HAVE NO OTHER TRANSPORTATION, I DO FEEL THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE. ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE TO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION FAILED AND THE KEY COULD NOT BE RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT HAD TO MOVE GEAR SHIFTER LEVER SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE GEAR SHIFTER AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,402. ..UPDATED 08-07-13 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DRIVING 20 MPH, SHE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AS THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL GAUGE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE RAPIDLY AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SURGE. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF, RESTARTED TEN MINUTES LATER, AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT NO REMEDY COULD BE DETERMINED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE (CHEVY HHR) AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN A WARNING WASSAGE DISPLAYED ASYIN POWER STEERING, A BELL STARTED DINGING AND STERING THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT. I WAS IN A CURVE ON A HILL. I WASW ABLE TO SAFELY GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TURNED THE CAR OFF, CHECKED FUSES, FOUND NO PROBLEM. RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN. HAD NOW DONE THIS ABOUT 15 TIMES AFTER THE CAR WARMS UP OR TRAVELDED ABOUT 20 MILES. HAS HAPPENED TO MY WIFE A FEW TIMES AND CAUSES HER DIDICULTY IN STERING THE CAR WITH HER RECOVERY FROM SHOULDER SURGERY. IN RESEARCHING ON LINE AND I SEE THIS CAR HAS BEEN RECALLED IN CANADA, AND THE SAME PARTS ARE USED IN THE CHEVY COVALT AND HAS RECALLS FOR THE PROBLEM IN THE US. WHY NOT THE CHEVY HHR BEEN RECALLED? *TR

I DON'T KNOW IF ITS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM TC LIGHT GOES ON AND ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON, CAR JUMPS ALITTLE THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A WHILE, THIS CAR IS ONLY 49000 MILES I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW AND PAID IT OFF LIKE A MERCEDES BENZ SINCE MY CREDIT WAS SCREWED UP AND NOW I AM HAVING PROBLEM AM RETIRED AND WIFE NOT WORKING PLEASE HELP US OUT I NEED MY CAR TO GET AROUND, I DIDN'T THINK I WAS GOING TO HAVE ANY PROBLEMS FOR 10 YRS ........................................... *TR

PULLED INTO GARAGE, PLACED SHIFTER IN PARK, IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT ROTATE TO LAST DETENT POSITION AND KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED, LEAVING SOME ELECTRICAL ITEMS ON. SHIFTER BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED AND WOULD NOT UNLOCK BUT SHIFT COULD BE PUT IN ANY GEAR. I SEARCHED INTERNET FOR PROBLEM AND LEARNED HOW TO REMOVE COVER UNDER IGNITION SWITCH AND MANIPULATE A BUTTON INSIDE THE COLUMN TO ALLOW KEY TO BE RELEASED. CAR CAN BE STARTED AGAIN BUT TO SHUT OFF AND REMOVE KEY, SAME PROCESS REQUIRED. A BIG PROBLEM I HAVE FOUND ON INTERNET FROM OTHER OWNERS IS THAT INSTEAD OF PAYING THE OUTRAGEOUS COST TO FIX, MANY DRIVERS ARE DOING THE ABOVE, WHICH IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE SHIFT LEVER CAN EASILY, ACCIDENTALLY BE SHIFTED INTO ANOTHER GEAR WHILE IN MOTION ! THIS PROBLEM IS CAUSED BE A METAL PIN, MOUNTED IN AN INFERIOR PLASTIC PIECE, WHICH BREAKS OR...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED AND BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE AS WELL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT MONTHS LATER SHE EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH THE KEY BECOMING STUCK IN THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAD CAME BACK HOME AND PUT THE CAR INTO PARK, I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, AND TRIED TO PULL OUT THE KEY AND THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE ON POSITION. *TR

ORIGINALLY THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING RANDOMLY WHEN DRIVING BUT NOW IT STOPS WORKING AFTER 30 SECONDS OR SO EVERY TIME CAR IS STARTED AND FAILURE ALERT IS DISPLAYED. ALSO WHILE DRIVING THE POWER DOOR LOCKS UNLOCKED, THE GAUGES STOPPED WORKING, THE CAR HARD SHIFTED DOWN, AND IT ALSO STARTED TO DISPLAY IT WAS RUNNING AT LEAST 20 DEGREES HOTTER THAN NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE BUT SEEMS FINE LATER. *TR

POWER STEERING MESSAGE ON DASH; SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON; RPM, SPEED, AND GAS GAUGES JUMP, TRANSMISSION JERKS, CLICKING IN CENTER CONSOLE UNDER SHIFTER. AFTER TURNING ENGINE OFF FOR PERIOD OF TIME RUNS LIKE NORMAL, RESTART AN DRIVE FOR PERIOD OF TIME AND POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. *TR

CHEVROLET HHR'S HAVE A TSB ON THE REAR LIFTGATE NOT OPENING. IT IS FAULTY AND MANY COMPLAINTS I HAVE FOUND VIA GOOGLE. IF A CHILD OR ANIMAL IS TRAPPED IN THE REAR THEY CANNOT GET OUT, THERE IS NO PULL LEVER TO OPEN THE LIFTGATE. THEY WOULD HAVE TO CLIMB OVER THE SEATS TO GET OUT DURING A POTENTIAL FIRE. *TR

WATER INTRUSION WHEN RAINING LEAKS ON ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS LIKE BLOWER MOTOR , WIRING, INSULATION, AND FLOOR OF PASSENGER SIDE ..ONCE THE WATER CORRODES THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS THEY STOP WORKING... GM CORP HAS THIS PROBLEM FOR OVER 20 YEARS ON SEVERAL MODELS AND MAKES.. VERY BAD DESIGN..THEY WILL NOT RECALL .. THIS CAN BE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE .. IF THE ELECTRICAL DEFROST MOTOR WILL NOT WORK .. THEN YOU CANNOT SEE OUT THE WINDSHIELD.. CRASH CAN ENSUE.. THEY NEED TO CHANGE THE WATER EVACUATION SYSTEM FROM BELOW THE WINDSHIELD...SEE HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=FNYKJLHUSXI THIS IS ABOUT OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH MANY GM MODELS... *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING 70 MPH AND ALL THE ALARMS, INDICATING LIGHTS CAME ON AND THEN THE CARE LOSS POWER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 195 IN NJ & HIGHSPEED & POWER STEERING WENT OUT & WHOLE DIC INSTRUMENTS WENT HAYWIRE CAR STARTED BUCKING & ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE & WENT INTO OTHER LANE WITH ON COMING TRACTOR TRAILER THERE. I PULLED OVER & SHUT CAR OFF WAITED 5 MINS & ALL WAS FINE,I THOUGHTSTRANGE SO I CONTINUED & IT DID SAME THING 2 DAYS LATER GOING 45 MPH. DEALER CANT SOLVE IT BUT ITS HAPPENING TO LOTS OF HHR ON HHR FORUMS. THERE ALL COMPLAINING ABOUT ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MOTOR IS BAD & COST IS OVER $500 TO REPAIR, HOWEVER THE PONTIAC & CHEVY COBALT WHICH HAVE SAME FRAME & PARTS AS HHR ARE ALL BEING RECALLED BUT NOTHING ABOUT THE HHR??? HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE WHEN THE COBALT & HHR ARE SAME CAR BUT DIFFERENT BODY & MADE BY GM. I KNOW & SEE ALOT OF OLDER...

THIS VEHICLE WAS BEING TOWED BEHIND A MOTORHOME. WHEN WE ARRIVED AT OUR DESTINATION THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. THE BATTERY IS LOCATED IN THE REAR HATCH SECTION. WE WERE ABLE TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DRIVER DOOR WITH A KEY. THERE IS NO KEY LOCK ON THE OUTSIDE TO THE HATCH SECTION TO ACCESS THE BATTERY TO CHARGE IT. I CLIMBED INSIDE THE CAR AND GOT INTO THE BACK HATCH AREA TO LOCATE A MANUAL LOCK (THERE WAS NONE ),. I WAS TRAPPED, AND THEN HAD TO GET BACK TO THE FRONT TO GET OUT THE DRIVER'S DOOR. IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT AND THAT WAS THE ONLY WAY TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE, I WOULD BE TRAPPED INSIDE. I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT CHEVY ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING TO DATE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE KEY, THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT IN AND OUT OF PARK SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

I AM A 35 YEAR OLD MOTHER OF 3 AND I RECENTLY HAD A DANGEROUS CLOSE CALL WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 CHEVY HHR. I WAS DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN ON BOARD AND I SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING. I QUICKLY MANAGED TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE BUT IT WAS A CLOSE CALL. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY NEAREST CHEVY DEALER FOR INSPECTION. I WAS TOLD WHAT WAS THE EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR WOULD BE $1600.00. I WENT HOME AND QUICKLY RESEARCHED INTO THE PROBLEM. I FOUND OUT THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY OWNER OF A CHEVY HHR TO HAVE THIS SIMILIAR PROBLEM. I FOUND OUT ALSO THAT THE CHEVY COBALT (WHICH ALSO HAS THE SAME STEERING COLUMN) HAS A RECALL ON IT BUT NOT THE CHEVY HHR. IT IS ONLY LOGICAL THAT THE CHEVY HHR SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ALSO BECAUSE THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE IN WHICH THE IGNITION WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED OF HOW TO RELEASE THE KEY THROUGH THE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALER SHOWED THE CONTACT HOW TO TAKE OFF THE PANEL BELOW THE STEERING COLUMN, WHERE A SWITCH COULD BE ENGAGED TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MAKE SHIFT REMEDY ONLY FUNCTIONED SUCCESSFULLY FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000. UPDATED 05/31/12*LJ

DISPLAY SHOWED POWER STEERING ERROR AND TRANSMISSION BOX WAS CLICKING. CAR STARTED BUCKING AS IF TRANSMISSION WAS GOING OUT. TOOK TO DEALER WHO COULD NOT REPLICATE ERROR AFTER THREE DAYS. PICKED UP CAR AND NOW CD PLAYER SHOWS ERR O. THIS IS FRUSTRATING AS HECK! DEALER DID SAY THAT THERE WAS A BULLETIN THAT 2006 HHR'S DID HAVE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. DEALER REP. OWNS 2007 HHR AND HOPED HE DID NOT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. SPENT OVER $700 TOTAL AND PROBLEM STILL THERE? CHEVROLET / GM WHERE IS YOUR LOYALTY TO YOUR LOYAL CUSTOMERS? ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THESE ISSUES BEFORE THERE ARE DEATHS BECAUSE OF THEM AND YOU ARE FORCED TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT BY THE GOV.'T. *TR

THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION AT TIMES. I TAKE THE VEHICLE OUT OF DRIVE AND PUT IT IN PARK SEVERAL TIMES AND DO THE SAME WITH THE BRAKES BEFORE THE KEY WILL COME OUT. MY MECHANIC HAS SAID THAT IT IS A BRAKE ISSUE AND NOT THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY HHR WITH 44,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH, THEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR IN A CURVE. I AM A 65 YEAR OLD FEMALE, I DO NOT HAVE THE STRENGTH IN MY ARMS TO MANEUVER A VEHICLE THAT LOOSES POWER STEERING UNEXPECTEDLY. I MADE IT HOME AND DID A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET FOR A RECALL, I FOUND WHERE GM RECALLED 1.3 MILLION COBALTS WITH THE SAME ELECTRIC MOTOR AS THE HHR, HOWEVER, THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE HHR. GM IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. HHR OWNERS ARE ALL OVER THE INTERNET COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS POWER STEERING PROBLEM. I AM TOLD THAT IT COULD COST OVER $2000.00 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.I AM A SENIOR CITIZEN WITH A LIMITED INCOME, I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY TO HAVE THE CAR...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY DIED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, BUT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED. THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE AND THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE RESET. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

I PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND WHEN I WENT TO TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION IT WOULD NOT COME OUT. I REALIZED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT BECAUSE THE GEAR SHIFTER PIECE WAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY IN, IT WAS BROKE. THIS MEANT THAT MY CAR WAS LEFT ON AND THE BATTERY WAS DRAINED BECAUSE I COULD NOT TURN MY CAR OFF. NOW MY CAR WILL NOT START AT ALL THE BATTERY IS CHARGED BUT THE CAR WILL NOT TURNOVER. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I AM TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT I HAVE TO PAY $710 TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED. CAN YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BECAUSE THIS SEEMS TO BE A BIG PROBLEM. *TR

KEY DOESN'T COME OUT OF IGNITION, BLINKERS DO NOT TURN OFF ON OWN. HAVE TO MANUALLY TURN OFF BLINKERS. KEY GET STUCK IN IGNITION, LUCKILY WENT ONLINE TO SEE ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH SAME ISSUE. A QUICK VIDEO SHOWED ME THAT THE DEFECT HAPPENS TO A LOT OF PEOPLE AND YOU HAVE TO GO UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN AND POP OFF A COVER AND MANUALLY PUSH A LITTLE BUTTON TO POP THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, THE CAR WILL CONTINUE TO RUN,IF YOU DON'T DO THIS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT HAS TO CONTINUOUSLY MOVE THE SHIFTER THROUGH THE GEARS AND TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE KEY COULD BE RELEASED FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

KEY STUCK IN IGNITION, KEY WILL NOT TURN TO OFF POSITION TO ALLOW REMOVAL OF KEY. HAVE TO USE "COLUMN LOCK RELEASE" ON STEERING COLUMN TO TRIP PLUNGER TO ALLOW REMOVAL OF KEY. HAVE SERVICE APPOINTMENT AT JIM SIGEL CHEVROLET. GRANTS PASS, OREGON. FOR SEPT. 19. 2011 ( NEXT MONDAY ) FOR COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE SHIFTER (AUTOMATIC TRANS. ) POSTS ON THE INTERNET INDICATE 6 OUT OF 10 HHR'S HAVE THIS FAILURE. THIS VEHICLE IS BEYOND THE CALENDAR WARRANTY OF 36 MONTHS. BUT IT SURE IS UNDER THE MILEAGE WARRANTY OF 36000. *TR

I AM SCARED, FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY FEAR THAT THIS VEHICLE WILL STALL AND WE WILL CRASH OR BE HIT BY SOME ONE...WHEN A VEHICLE STALLS YOU LOOSE ALL POWER...THAT IS POWER STEERING, BRAKES.....THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE I AM ATTACHING A LINK THAT GM SHOULD REVIEW.....DANGER THIS VEHICLE IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN !!!!!!!!!!!!! COPY THIS LINK TO YOUR WEB BROWSER HTTP-//ABCLOCAL.GO.COM/WTVD/STORY?SECTION=NEWS/ABC11_INVESTIGATES&ID=6811236 IF YOU WOULD PREFER I CAN SEND A TYPED TRANSCRIPT (WORD FOR WORD) OF THIS NEWS BROADCAST? I WILL NOT ALLOW MY WIFE AND KIDS LIFE TO BE PUT IN DANGER, BY LETTING THEM RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED THE LINK I AM ATTACHING SHOWS A NEWS BROADCAST IN RALEIGH NC. ON CHANNEL 11 NEWS !!!!! INVOLVING NUMBER 12 ISSUE ON MY LONG LIST BELOW WITH THE CHEVY HHR STALLING WHILE DRIVING..... I PURCHASED A 2006...

2006 CHEVY HHR :: PROBLEM :: POWER STEERING MESSAGE ON DASH AND HARD TO STEER, ABS LIGHT ON, TRANSMISSION MAKING CAR BUCK WHILE DRIVING, AND SPEEDOMETER IS BOUNCING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED, LAST TIME DEALER FOUND ONLY "COMMUNICATION CODES" AND DID NOT FIX ANYTHING SO NOTHING WAS COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THAT WAS 9 MONTHS AGO AT 50140 MILES. *KB

DRIVING NORMAL ON HIGHWAY HIT A SMALL BUMP 2006 CHEVY HHR STALLED, SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED FIRST TIME NO BUMP OCCURRED BUT CAR STALLED, IN BOTH CASES WAS ABLE TO RESTART CAR BY PUTTING IT IN NEUTRAL AND TURNING THE KEY. *TR

HAD TO JUMP BATTERY AND LOST POWER STEERING AFTER THE JUMP. CAR WAS 2.5 YEARS OLD. I REPLACED FUSE UNDER THE HOOD AND IN THE CENTER CONSOLE. NOTHING HELPS. *TR

KEY DOES NOT COME OUT IGNITION, HAVE TO PUSH SAFETY BUTTON UNDER STEERING WHEEL TO RELEASE KEYS