2006 CHEVROLET HHR Problems & Recalls

The door few open because the door latch broke off

The door few open because the door latch broke off

The door few open because the door latch broke off

While replacing 3 motor mounts, engine oil pan,transmission oil pan, also CV axles, wheel bearings needed replaced. When i got my car back the power steering wasn't working. My mechanic said there was a recall for my year, make and model for the power steering assist. I haven't gotten this fixed ...

While replacing 3 motor mounts, engine oil pan,transmission oil pan, also CV axles, wheel bearings needed replaced. When i got my car back the power steering wasn't working. My mechanic said there was a recall for my year, make and model for the power steering assist. I haven't gotten this fixed ...

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet HHR. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel seized, with the power steering warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The vehicle was restarted; however, the failure recurred...

Mileage: 240,000

The (EPS) system in my 2006 Chevy HHR has experienced multiple malfunctions. The power steering suddenly cuts out without warning while driving at both low and high speeds, making it extremely difficult to steer, especially when attempting to turn or change lanes. This failure happens intermittently...

Power steering cuts off and very hard to steer until you turn off vehicle and turn back on but then will go out again while driving .This is very un safe when my wife is driving Kids to school.I have read that 2009-2011 has same issue and have been recalled why isn’t this one if it’s same proble...

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet HHR. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked with the key locked inside. The locksmith assisted the contact with entering the vehicle. The contact stated that it was difficult to pull out of the parking space due to a loss of power steering functionality. The...

Mileage: 146,000

Fuel line is leaking under the car. I could smell gas when I would get out of my car.

while driving the car after a few miles, the door locks start going up and down, the power steering light comes on and is hard to steer, the check engine light comes on, the speedometer stops working and the tach malfunctions. the car surges while moving foward. if you shut the car off it will ...

while driving the car after a few miles, the door locks start going up and down, the power steering light comes on and is hard to steer, the check engine light comes on, the speedometer stops working and the tach malfunctions. the car surges while moving foward. if you shut the car off it will ...

The power steering went out. Very hard and unsafe to drive.

Gas line leaking under left rear tire

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet HHR. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost motive power and would not properly accelerate. Additionally, the front passenger’s side door would not open while using the interior door latch. The contact stated while using the ciga...

Mileage: 92,000

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet HHR. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost motive power and would not properly accelerate. Additionally, the front passenger’s side door would not open while using the interior door latch. The contact stated while using the ciga...

Mileage: 92,000

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet HHR. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost motive power and would not properly accelerate. Additionally, the front passenger’s side door would not open while using the interior door latch. The contact stated while using the ciga...

Mileage: 92,000

Rear Section of the rear fuel line started to rott out and started leaking. The sction is where there is insulation on the line, adjacent to the Left rear tire. The rest of the line is good with no corrosion or rust. When the car is running and stopped a puddle forms under the car that is gasoline...

Brake light tail light and rear blinker housing keeps melting leaving us with no working lights what so ever. Costly and dangerous

Brake light tail light and rear blinker housing keeps melting leaving us with no working lights what so ever. Costly and dangerous

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet HHR. The contact stated that the power steering warning light was illuminated, and the steering wheel was difficult to maneuver. The contact stated that the failure recurred while driving at various speeds and while idling. The contact stated that the failure occurr...

Mileage: 46,973

While driving in town lost the power steering on a turn making it difficult to steer and control the car. Self explanatory for keeping control of the car. Not sure what the problem is for sure the motor or other components. There was a vehicle safety recall but I was not notified that my vehicle ma...

Fuel line rotting. Dripping gas towards rear of car. When I did my research this is very common with the Chevy cars. Like the HHR cavaliers and cobalts. Using a cheap metal then wrapping it in a heat shield that cause moisture to stay trapped causing the lines to rot.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet HHR. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the low unknown fluid warning light was illuminated. The contact checked the fluid levels and the fluid levels were at full. After a couple of days the contact restarted the vehicle and the warning light was off. T...

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ODOR OF FUEL WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE CONTACT NOTICED A PUDDLE OF FUEL AT THE FRONT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL WHERE THE HEAT SHIELD INS...

Mileage: 128,586

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY WHILE IT WAS 27 DEGREE FAHRENHEIT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WERE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS DUE TO COLD WEATHER AND THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT MAY REMAIN ILLUMIN...

Mileage: 153,000

FUEL LINE LEAK NEAR REAR TIRE. FOUND PRESSURE LINE ROTTED INSIDE OF HEAT PROTECTION WRAP.

Mileage: 187,250

FUEL VAPOR LINE RUSTING OUT .FROM WHAT I HEAR THIS PROBLEM IS RAMPANT AMONGST THIS MODEL AND COBALTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL O...

Mileage: 40,000

STEERING LIGHT CAME ON CANT TURN WHEEL

Mileage: 153,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING. ADDITIONALLY, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE REAR HATCH DOOR WOULD ERRONEOUSLY OPENED A...

Mileage: 220,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING. ADDITIONALLY, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE REAR HATCH DOOR WOULD ERRONEOUSLY OPENED A...

Mileage: 220,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING. ADDITIONALLY, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE REAR HATCH DOOR WOULD ERRONEOUSLY OPENED A...

Mileage: 220,000

POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING. IT'S BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER A YEAR

Mileage: 179,000

MY 2006 HHR FUEL LINE BROKE AT THE REAR WHEEL ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL LINE HAS A BEND AT THIS LOCATION AND THAT IS WHERE THE BREAK OCCURRED. GAS WAS SPRAYING OUT WHEN THE CAR WAS RUNNING. THIS OCCURRED IN 2019. I HAVE SINCE REPLACES THE FUEL LINES WITH NYLON FUEL LINES.

Mileage: 115,000

ON 11-01-2015, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, A FUEL LINE BEGAN TO SPRAY GASOLINE. THE LEAK APPEARED TOWARD THE REAR TIRE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE LEAK WAS NOTICED BECAUSE THE FUEL CAUGHT FIRE. THE FUEL MUST HAVE BEEN SPRAYED ONTO A HOT PART. THE ON-FIRE FUEL LANDED ON THE PAVEMENT WHERE IT CONTINUED TO B...

Mileage: 31,541

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING ASSIST AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED SEVERAL FUSES HOWEVER...

Mileage: 138,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, WATER LEAKED INTO THE VEHICLE FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE THAT THE SUNROOF WAS SUPERGLUED TOGETHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, WATER LEAKED INTO THE VEHICLE FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE THAT THE SUNROOF WAS SUPERGLUED TOGETHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A...

AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON WHILE DRIVING MOST OF THE TIME NOW AND LIGHTS AND ELECTRICAL HAS GONE HAYWIRE LIGHTS FLASHING AND DOOR LOCKS OPENING ON THEIR OWN.

Mileage: 101,000

AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON WHILE DRIVING MOST OF THE TIME NOW AND LIGHTS AND ELECTRICAL HAS GONE HAYWIRE LIGHTS FLASHING AND DOOR LOCKS OPENING ON THEIR OWN.

Mileage: 101,000

POWER STEERING STOPS FREQUENTLY MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL CAR.

Mileage: 94,000

I BOUGHT A 2006 CHEVY HHR LAST FEBRUARY I QAS DRIVING IT ON THE INTERSTATE AND IT SUDDENLY STARTS BEEPING SAYING POWER STEERING IT DOESNT SAY THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS YEAR BUT I FEEL THEY SHOULD BE BECAUSE IT STARTS OUT DOING IT EVER NOW AGAIN TO EVERYTIME U DRIVE IT. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS I GOT MY...

Mileage: 192,000

THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, ON THE INFORMATION OBDI AND I HAVE POWER STEERING. I HEARD IS A RECALLED ON THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 188,111

IGNITION SWITCH WAS INVOLVED IN RECALL A FEW YEARS BACK AND DEALERSHIP SAY THEY REPLACED IT BUT NOW I'M HAVING PROBLEMS OUT OF SWITCH AGAIN WHEN I TAKE KEY OUT IGNITION AND OPEN DRIVER DOOR THE CHIME COMES ON LIKE KEY IS STILL IN IGNITION SWITCH AND DOOR WILL NOT LOCK WHEN I HIT DOOR LOCK ALL 3...

Mileage: 96,000

POWER STEERING QUITS WORKING WHILE DRIVING. ONLY DRIVING IN TOWN SINCE THIS STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO. TOOK TO MECHANIC WAS TOLD NO POWER FROM STERINGCOLUM TO MOTOR

Mileage: 185,306

WHEN DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP AND I CAN NOT TURN.POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE APPEAR IN THE DASH PANEL. THIS OCCURS WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR ANYWHERE I'M DRIVING

FUEL LINES LEADING BETWEEN THE FUEL PUMP AND ENGINE HAVE RUSTED SEVERELY AND HAVE CAUSED A PUNCTURE FUEL LINE WHICH LEAKS FUEL.

Mileage: 96,000

WHEN DRIVING MY POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF AND THE LIGHT POPS ON HOWEVER WHEN I TURN CAR OFF AND BACK ON IT WORKS AGAIN FOR A FEW MINUTES. I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AND TURNED AND IT SHUT OFF AND I ALMOST HIT A POLE BECAUSE OF THIS THANK GOD MY 3 YEAR OLD WAS NOT WITH ME THIS TIME

Mileage: 173,566

I WAS HEADING OUT TO MY CAR AND TRIED TO REMOTE START MY CAR AND IT DID T WORK AND I TRIED IT TWICE AND THEN GOT IN MY CAR AND NOTICE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND POWER STEERING CAME ON AFTER I PUT THE CAR IN GEAR AND BEGAN MOVING AND I STOPPED AND WHEN I WENT TO TURN IT WAS HARD TO TURN AND HAD TO USE...

Mileage: 140,000

I WAS HEADING OUT TO MY CAR AND TRIED TO REMOTE START MY CAR AND IT DID T WORK AND I TRIED IT TWICE AND THEN GOT IN MY CAR AND NOTICE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND POWER STEERING CAME ON AFTER I PUT THE CAR IN GEAR AND BEGAN MOVING AND I STOPPED AND WHEN I WENT TO TURN IT WAS HARD TO TURN AND HAD TO USE...

Mileage: 140,000

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING SHUT DOWN AND DANGEROUSLY WENT INTO MANUAL MODE. UPON STOPPING AND STARTING THE P.S. WORKED FOR 5 MINUTES THEN IT WENT OUT AGAIN. ONLY 151K MILES.

Mileage: 151,000

POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING IF I PULL OVER AND TURN CAR OFF THEN BACK ON POWER STEERING WILL COME BACK ON BUT ONLY FOR A COUPLE MINUTED

Mileage: 170,000

RUSTED FUEL LINES LEAK GASOLINE AND VAPORS ARE RELEASED INSIDE CAB.CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY.CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WAS TAKEN TO TIRES PLUS *AS*JB

Mileage: 152,000

WHILE DRIVING, ELECTRIC POWER STEERING CUTS OUT INTERMITTENTLY.

Mileage: 134,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE KEY WAS STUCK INSIDE THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT CALLED AAA WHO WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION CYLINDER NEED...

Mileage: 130,000

POWER TESTING MOTOR CAN FAIL RANDOMLY AND AT ANY TIME CAUSING THE CAR TO REVERT TO MANUAL STEERING CONTROL AND INCREASING CHANCES OF A CRASH. DEFECTIVE IS THE POWER STEERING MOTOR CONTROLLER AND OR THE TORQUE ANGLE SENSOR! WIFE WAS MID-TURN WHEN POWER STEERING FAILED AND SHE ALMOST RAN INTO A TREE...

Mileage: 150,000

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING POWER STEERING TO SHUT OFF WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS. ALL MODELS BUT HHR WERE RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE

Mileage: 137,000

THE POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE DRIVING ANYWHERE, WHEN YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF, IT RESETS ITSELF. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES AND NOW MY MECHANIC READ THE CODES AND IT SAID TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN

Mileage: 54,360

THE POWER STEERING KEEPS "CLICKING OFF" SEEMS LIKE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE BUT THERE ARE NO FUSES BLOWN. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF THE POWER STEERING WILL RESET BUT AS SOON AS I TURN IT BACK ON THE POWER STEERING WILL TURN OFF AGAIN. IT QUIT FOR AWHILE BUT NOW ITS BACK IN FULL FORCE. I BASICALLY HAVE NO POW...

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR EQUIPPED WITH DEXTERO TOURING DTR1 TIRES, SIZE: 216/50/R17 95VXL (NA). THE CONTACT PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT TIRE FROM WALMART AND STATED THAT THE SIDEWALL WAS WORN. AS A RESULT, THE TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE FAILURE UNTIL...

Mileage: 153,241

I HAVE HAD A TERRIBLE TIME WITH THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2006 CHEVY HHR. SOMETIMES IT WORKS, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. THERE IS NO APPARENT CAUSE. THESE CHANGES FROM WORKING TO NOT WORKING AND BACK CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME AT ANY SPEED. FORTUNATELY I AM STRONG ENOUGH TO WRESTLE WITH IT AND STEER IT MA...

Mileage: 135,000

I HAVE HAD A TERRIBLE TIME WITH THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2006 CHEVY HHR. SOMETIMES IT WORKS, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. THERE IS NO APPARENT CAUSE. THESE CHANGES FROM WORKING TO NOT WORKING AND BACK CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME AT ANY SPEED. FORTUNATELY I AM STRONG ENOUGH TO WRESTLE WITH IT AND STEER IT MA...

Mileage: 135,000

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WARNING SOUND COMES ON AND POWER STEERING GOES ACROSS THE DIGITAL DASH SAYING POWER STEERING THEN POWER STEERING GOES OUT. SOME ONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED UNLESS IT'S RECALLED. HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS IF THE SAME THING. I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR 3 WEEKS AGO. I CARRY 3 K...

Mileage: 5

LEAKING FUEL LINE. MANY MANY HHR HAVE THIS

Mileage: 146,000

LEAKING FUEL LINE. MANY MANY HHR HAVE THIS

Mileage: 146,000

LEAKING FUEL LINE. MANY MANY HHR HAVE THIS

Mileage: 146,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S KILL SYSTEM ACTIVATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND TOWED TO LEO MARTIN CHEVROLET (217 TX-332, LAKE JACKSON, TX 77566, (979) 230-2500). THE DEALER REPAIRED THE KILL SWITCH SYSTEM, BUT THE FAILURE...

Mileage: 128,000

FUEL LINE RUSTING!!

Mileage: 160,000

EVERY COUPLE WEEKS WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, THERE WILL BE A DING SOUND WITH A MESSAGE INDICATING POWER STEERING FAILURE. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND KEEP TURNING IT ON AND OFF. EVENTUALLY IT SEEMS TO RESET ITSELF AND WORK AGAIN. I CANNOT STEER IT AT ALL WHEN IT FAILS AND IS AT TIMES HARD TO GET OFF THE ROA...

Mileage: 113,000

MY 2006 HHR LOST POWER STEERING. THE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT TOOK ALL I HAD TO STEER IT. EVERYTIME I CUT IT ALL OFF AND CRANK IT BACK UP THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF AND I CAN DRIVE IT FOR ABOUT A MINUTE TO 5 MINUTES USUALLY IN THE LIGHT SAYING POWER STEERING WILL COME ON AND THE STEERING ISSUE WILL OCCUR AGA...

Mileage: 137,000

POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING AND DIFFICULT TO STEER. RESETS WHEN IGNITION TURNED OFF AND BACK ON, HOWEVER REPEATEDLY HAPPENS EVERY FEW BLOCKS WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND THERE IS A RECALL FOR LATER 2009-2010...WHY NOT FOR ALL YEARS?

Mileage: 95,000

THE CHEVY HHR WAS BUILT WITH STEEL FUEL LINES RUNNING FROM THE FUEL PUMP OUTSIDE THE FUEL TANK ACROSS THE FRONT OF THE TANK TO THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHERE THEY TURN AND RUN JUST ABOVE THE EXHAUST PIPE. TO PREVENT HEAT BUILDUP THE FUEL LINES ARE WRAPPED WITH AN INSULATING TAPE OF SOME SORT...

Mileage: 178,000

ONCE TO TAKE THE KEY OUT THE CAR STILL RUNNING, ONCE YOU START IT THE ALARM STAYS ON FOR 3MIN

Mileage: 200,000

A CHIP HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR THE POWER STEERING TO WORK.ALSO THE DRIVER VISOR KEEPS FALLING DOWN AND BLOCKING MY VIEW WHEN DRIVING.

Mileage: 34,000

A CHIP HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR THE POWER STEERING TO WORK.ALSO THE DRIVER VISOR KEEPS FALLING DOWN AND BLOCKING MY VIEW WHEN DRIVING.

Mileage: 34,000

FUEL SYSTEM RUSTED OUT !! FUEL LINES RUSTED CAUSING FUEL LEAKING FILLER TUBE RUSTED OUT FUEL SYSTEM FAILED ON MAJOR HIGHWAY THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND GM REFUSE TO RECALL

Mileage: 72,000

ELECTRIC STEERING MOTOR STOPS WORKING AFTER 3 -5 MINUTES OF DRIVING, AND REMAINS INOPERABLE FOR DURATION OF THE DRIVE. WILL RESTART AFTER IGNITION IS CYCLED, THEN WILL REPEAT THIS SCENARIO, THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN THIS WILL OCCUR AND IS VERY HARD TO TURN,MAKING FOR SOME VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS

Mileage: 140,000

THERE IS A FUEL LINE LEAK IN THE BACK BY THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE LEAKING HAS ALL OVER. RUSTED ALREADY. WAS IN TOWN WITH MY KIDS AND DAD AND HAD IT IDLED FOR AWHILE AND GOT OUT AND SMELLED HAS REALLY BAD. SURE ENOUGH A PUDDLE OF GAS ON THE PAVEMENT. DROVE IT STRAIGHT HOME. EVERYONE WAS SCARED DUE...

Mileage: 180,000

HARD BRAKES

Mileage: 145,000

WE WAS GOING DOWN HE ROAD IT JUST SWITCHED OFF I COULDN'T TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND I HAD TO STAND ON THE BREAKES.I COULD HAVE SERIOUSLY HURT SOMEONE OR MY SELF IF NOT WORSE AND I HIT A CURVE HARD.

Mileage: 176,000

WE WAS GOING DOWN HE ROAD IT JUST SWITCHED OFF I COULDN'T TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND I HAD TO STAND ON THE BREAKES.I COULD HAVE SERIOUSLY HURT SOMEONE OR MY SELF IF NOT WORSE AND I HIT A CURVE HARD.

Mileage: 176,000

WE WAS GOING DOWN HE ROAD IT JUST SWITCHED OFF I COULDN'T TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND I HAD TO STAND ON THE BREAKES.I COULD HAVE SERIOUSLY HURT SOMEONE OR MY SELF IF NOT WORSE AND I HIT A CURVE HARD.

Mileage: 176,000

GASOLINE GOES FAST, I HAVE TO FILL EVERY 4 DAYS. SOMETIMES ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES AWAY AND SOMETIMES RUNNS SMOOTH AND SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE WANTS TO TURN OFF.

GASOLINE GOES FAST, I HAVE TO FILL EVERY 4 DAYS. SOMETIMES ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES AWAY AND SOMETIMES RUNNS SMOOTH AND SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE WANTS TO TURN OFF.

POWER STEERING COMES UP IN MESSSGE CENTER OVER 10 MPH. STEERING IS VERY HARD. WHEN YOU TURN THE MOTOR OFF AND RESTART IT RESETS. OVER 10 MPH POWER STEERING COMES UP AGAIN. BROUGHT IT TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE BUT TEST COMES UP WITH NO PROBLEMS. GM RECALLED ONLY THE 2010 HHR FOR ...

WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN OR ON FREEWAY THE POWER STEERING ALERT WILL COME ON THE DISPLAY READOUT AND THERE IS AN AUTOMATIC LOSS OF THE POWER STEERING. POWER STEERING COMES BACK AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN TURNED OFF, BUT ONLY FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN REPEATS THE LOSS. IT HAS BEEN DOING THAT EVERY DAY SINCE ...

Mileage: 124,813

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE CONTACT WAS A CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN AND WENT TO SUNSET CHEVROLET (910 TRAFFIC AVE, SUMNER, WA 98390) WHERE HE RECEIVED MECHANICAL ADVISE. THE VEHICLE WAS ...

Mileage: 80,000

FUEL LINE LEAK BY LEFT REAR TIRE WHICH ALSO IS NEXT TO THE TAILPIPE. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE LINE SITS IN A POOL OF WATER THAT FORMS ON THE FRAME.

Mileage: 160,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WE HAD A HANDFUL OF TIMES WHERE THE LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER. WE WERE TOLD WE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT/BLINKER SWITCH AS IT WAS FAULTY DUE TO THIS VEHICLE HAVING THE "LIGHTS- AUTO ON/OFF" SWITCH LOCATED ON THIS. WE DID, IT DIDN'T FIX IT. WE WERE TOLD LOOSE HEADLIGHT BULBS...

Mileage: 200,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WE HAD A HANDFUL OF TIMES WHERE THE LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER. WE WERE TOLD WE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT/BLINKER SWITCH AS IT WAS FAULTY DUE TO THIS VEHICLE HAVING THE "LIGHTS- AUTO ON/OFF" SWITCH LOCATED ON THIS. WE DID, IT DIDN'T FIX IT. WE WERE TOLD LOOSE HEADLIGHT BULBS...

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

POWER STEERING CONSTANTLY GOES WHILE DRIVING. THERE WILL BE A DING AND IT WILL JUST CUT OUT... WHY DOESN'T THIS HAVE AN RECALL ON IT????? ITS SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS. TOOK IT TO DEALER IT WILL COST OVER 500 TO FIX. I CAN BARELY DRIVING IT A BLOCK WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT. IT STARTS 4 MINS AF...

Mileage: 189,000

POWER STEERING CONSTANTLY GOES WHILE DRIVING. THERE WILL BE A DING AND IT WILL JUST CUT OUT... WHY DOESN'T THIS HAVE AN RECALL ON IT????? ITS SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS. TOOK IT TO DEALER IT WILL COST OVER 500 TO FIX. I CAN BARELY DRIVING IT A BLOCK WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT. IT STARTS 4 MINS AF...

Mileage: 189,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR FAILED TO OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,210.

Mileage: 92,210

BOTH THE FUEL LINE (TANK TO ENGINE COMPARTMENT) AND THE RETURN LINE (PART OF THE EGR SYSTEM) HAVE RUSTED AND ARE LEAKING FUEL. THE RUST ON BOTH LINES EXTENDS FROM JUST IN FRONT OF THE REAR WHEEL (ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE) TO WITHIN ABOUT 6 INCHES OF THE FUEL TANK. THE LINES LEAK WHEN PRESSURIZED, I.E....

Mileage: 152,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO EJECT FROM THE IGNITION. IN ADDITION, A WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOT...

Mileage: 120,900

POWER STEERING GOES OUT RANDOMLY WHEN DRIVING, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ALSO MENTIONS SOMETHING ABOUT THE POWER STEERING AS WELL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING AND CAN BE DANGEROUS FOR ELDERLY FOLKS. YOU HAVE TO STOP AND RESTART YOUR CAR TO GET YOUR POWER STEERING WORKING AGAIN SO IT HAS T...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR EQUIPPED WITH KUMHO SOLUS TA71 TIRES, SIZE: 215/55/R16 97V (NA). WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE SUFFERED A BLOWOUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE TIRE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE PLACE OF PURCHASE, BUT NO ACTION WAS TAKEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFI...

Mileage: 236,079

THE SHIFT LEVER SHOWS THE VEHICLE IN PARK BUT THE ACTUAL GEAR IS REVERSE BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE ADJUSTMENT CLIP HAS BECOME DISLODGED FROM ITS POSITION AND WILL NOT ENGAGE TO THE PROPER GEAR. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START AND IT WILL ALSO ROLL BACKWARDS WITHOUT ENGAGING THE PAR...

POWER STEERING WENT OUT. MESSAGE INDICATED POWER STEERING ON DASH. I PAID DEALER$1000 TO REPLACE STEERING COLUMN.

Mileage: 169,207

VEHICLE LOSSES POWER STEERING SHORTLY AFTER STARTING TO DRIVE. CAR IS IN MOTION WHEN THIS HAPPENS. MUCH HARDER TO CONTROL CAUSING A SERIOUS HAZARD TO OPERATION.

WHEN DRIVING A CLICK CAN BE HEARD IN THE FOOTWELL OF THE DRIVERS SEAT. A CHIME AND DIC ALERT OCCURS. THE DIC DISPLAYS POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLES POWER STEERING SYSTEM STOPS WORKING. THIS MAKES THE CAR VERY HARD TO DRIVE AT ANY SPEED. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WORKS AS N...

Mileage: 170,000

MY 2006 CHEVROLET HHR'S DISPLAY KEPT FLASHING "CHECK CHARGE SYS" AND "BATTERY SAVER ON." A MECHANIC SAID TO REPLACE THE BATTERY. I DID BEFORE EMBARKING ON A 200-MILE WEEKEND TRIP. ABOUT 30 MILES INTO THE TRIP, BOTH DISPLAYS RETURNED. BUT THE HHR PERFORMED NORMALLY. ABOUT 170 MILES INTO MY TRIP, I ST...

Mileage: 139,000

MY POWER STEERING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. I SHUT CAR OFF AND CARS POWER STEERING WORKS FINE. I DRIVE IT FOR A BIT AND THE LIGHT COME BACK MAKING IT DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.

Mileage: 850,000

FUEL LINES ON DRIVERS SIDE NEXT TO REAR WHEEL ARE RUSTING AND LEAKING FUEL OVER A EXHAUST PIPE,WHEN HOT WOULD SURELY CAUSE A FIRE. FROM WHAT I'VE READ A FEW HAVE CAUGHT FIRE.

Mileage: 120,000

AFTER START UP THE ELECTRONIC STEERING MOTOR INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT AND CAN MAKE STEERING VERY DIFFICULT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHT BULBS WERE OUT AND THE EXTERIOR LENS WAS BURNED WITH A HOLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,131.

Mileage: 141,131

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING IT,AND YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER AND SWITCH THE CAR OFF,AND WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND RESTART THE CAR.

POWER STEERING FAILED CAUSING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION. SUDDEN CHANGE IN ABILITY TO CONTROL VEHICLE. START VEHICLE AND HAS POWER STEERING FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 79,900

WATER LEAKING IN PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD ONLY WHEN RAIN

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT WHILE DRIVING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE LIGHT WILL LIGHT UP ON THE DASH STATING POWER STEERING FAILURE. SOMETIMES WHEN I AM IN A CURVE THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE CAR IN A CURVE BECAUSE IT'S NOT EXPECTED. I CAN BE DRIVIN...

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED. THE CONTACT ADVISED HE HAD PREVIOUSLY REPLACED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE AND PANEL HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTUR...

Mileage: 120,000

WHEN LOCAL DEALER PUT IN THE RECALL IGNITION SWITCH THE BLINKER SWITCH WORKS OFF + ON AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ACTING WEIRD PLUS THE SWITCH IS NOT WORKING AS IT SHOULD EXAMPLE YOU CAN TAKE KEY OUT OF IGNITION SWITCH AS THE IS ON + DRIVING! ALSO GM CUSTOMERS SERVICES SAID THE INSTALLATION WAS A ONE TIME...

POWER STEERING FAILURE

MY 2006 HHR HAS A DEFECT WITH THE DOOR LATCHES. I HAVE ALREADY PAID ONCE TO HAVE IT FIXED, THEN IT BROKE AGAIN. NOW BOTH MY DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LATCHES ARE NOT WORKING. I FEEL THAT IF I GET THEM FIXED THAT THEY WILL BREAK AGAIN. I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX THEM. IF I WAS TO GET IN A...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE M...

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING UP TO 10 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR FLASHED OFF AND ON AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

Mileage: 86,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING UP TO 10 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR FLASHED OFF AND ON AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

Mileage: 86,000

FUEL LINE RUSTED AND BEGAN LEAKING VERY BADLY. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE EVAP SYSTEM IN THE BEGINNING, BUT TODAY THE GAS SMELL WAS VERY STRONG, TO FIND IN A WALMART PARKING LOT, A PUDDLE OF FUEL BACK BY THE REAR TIRE. THIS SEEMS TO BE COMMON PROBLEM, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THEM, AND THERE PROBA...

Mileage: 165,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE POWER REDUCED WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE ACCELERATION STOPPED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE RADIO AND BRAKES WERE WORKING. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, RESTARTED IT, AND IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE ...

Mileage: 80,000

MY CAR WAS PARKED OUT FRONT OF MY HOME AND ON THE MORNING OF 12/28/2016 AS I WAS LEAVING FOR WORK I NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE INSIDE OF MY VEHICLE. WHEN I GOT TO WORK AND PARKED MY CAR I LOOKED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE ODOR ONLY TO FIND THAT THERE WAS GAS LEAKING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEH...

Mileage: 13,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PERIOD OF REDUCED ENGINE POWER WHILE BEING OPERATED 45-50 MPH. THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUF...

Mileage: 140,000

WHILE TRAVELING A MAJOR INTERSTATE HIGHWAY TO WORK, I BEGAN TO MERGE ONTO THE EXIT RAMP. WHILE DOWNSHIFTING MY MANUAL TRANSMISSION, THE CLUTCH SUDDENLY LOST TENSION AND WENT THROUGH THE FLOOR. I HAD TO COAST DOWN THE EXIT RAMP, COAST ALONG ANOTHER ROAD BEFORE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. WHEN I ...

Mileage: 110,000

POWER STEERING FAILS SUDDENLY, MAKING THE CAR IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND ON THE FREEWAY AT HIGHER SPEED. OTHER HHR'S HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT THE 2006 MODELS. I'VE READ OTHER 2006 OWNERS COMPLAINING OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. I'VE CHECKED THE FUSES AND ...

Mileage: 147,000

POWER STEERING LOSS.HAPPEN ABOUT 6 DIFFERENT TIMES.THIS CAR IS DRIVEN BY A SENIOR 76.AND CAR ONLY HAS 23400 MILES.DOESN"T SEEM RIGHT THAT THAT SHOULD BE HAPPENING WAS BACKING OUT OF A DRIVE WAY LAST TIME AND COULDNT GET IT TO STEER WAS VERY HARD.HAPPENED LAST TIME ON OCT.21,2016

Mileage: 23,400

MY AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON AND MY POWER STEERING DONT WORK WHILE THIS AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT IS ON. MY HEAT DONT WORK EITHER WHILE MY AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT IS ON. I CAN DRIVE IT FOR AWHILE AND WHEN MY AIR BAG LIGHT GOES OFF MY POWER STEERING STARTS TO WORK AND MY HEAT DOES TOO.

Mileage: 193,000

MY AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON AND MY POWER STEERING DONT WORK WHILE THIS AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT IS ON. MY HEAT DONT WORK EITHER WHILE MY AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT IS ON. I CAN DRIVE IT FOR AWHILE AND WHEN MY AIR BAG LIGHT GOES OFF MY POWER STEERING STARTS TO WORK AND MY HEAT DOES TOO.

Mileage: 193,000

MY AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON AND MY POWER STEERING DONT WORK WHILE THIS AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT IS ON. MY HEAT DONT WORK EITHER WHILE MY AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT IS ON. I CAN DRIVE IT FOR AWHILE AND WHEN MY AIR BAG LIGHT GOES OFF MY POWER STEERING STARTS TO WORK AND MY HEAT DOES TOO.

Mileage: 193,000

DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON FREEWAY AND SUDDENLY "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" WARNING COMES ON DISPLAY AND I CAN'T ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE CUT OFF. ON THE FREEWAY. THIS IS NOT SAFE (OBVIOUSLY) AND I DON'T SEE MYSELF BUYING ANOTHER CHEVY AGAIN. I HAVE A FAMILY AND THIS PROBLEM COULD KILL US ALL. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON FREEWAY AND SUDDENLY "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" WARNING COMES ON DISPLAY AND I CAN'T ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE CUT OFF. ON THE FREEWAY. THIS IS NOT SAFE (OBVIOUSLY) AND I DON'T SEE MYSELF BUYING ANOTHER CHEVY AGAIN. I HAVE A FAMILY AND THIS PROBLEM COULD KILL US ALL. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON FREEWAY AND SUDDENLY "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" WARNING COMES ON DISPLAY AND I CAN'T ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE CUT OFF. ON THE FREEWAY. THIS IS NOT SAFE (OBVIOUSLY) AND I DON'T SEE MYSELF BUYING ANOTHER CHEVY AGAIN. I HAVE A FAMILY AND THIS PROBLEM COULD KILL US ALL. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

POWER STEERING PROBLEM SHUTTING OFF AND ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ABILITY. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. T...

Mileage: 172,000

CAR STARTED SMELLING GAS INSIDE WHEN DRIVING AND HAVE TO OPEN THE WINDOW TO GET SOME FRESH AIR. A CLICKING NOISE, TOO MUCH NOISE FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHEN TURNING OR DRIVING..L TOOK THE CAR FOR OIL CHANGE AND THE DEALER TECH DID NOT WANT TO DRIVE THE CAR STATING THAT IT'S SAFETY ISSUES. THEY S...

Mileage: 166,054

CAR STARTED SMELLING GAS INSIDE WHEN DRIVING AND HAVE TO OPEN THE WINDOW TO GET SOME FRESH AIR. A CLICKING NOISE, TOO MUCH NOISE FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHEN TURNING OR DRIVING..L TOOK THE CAR FOR OIL CHANGE AND THE DEALER TECH DID NOT WANT TO DRIVE THE CAR STATING THAT IT'S SAFETY ISSUES. THEY S...

Mileage: 166,054

CAR STARTED SMELLING GAS INSIDE WHEN DRIVING AND HAVE TO OPEN THE WINDOW TO GET SOME FRESH AIR. A CLICKING NOISE, TOO MUCH NOISE FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHEN TURNING OR DRIVING..L TOOK THE CAR FOR OIL CHANGE AND THE DEALER TECH DID NOT WANT TO DRIVE THE CAR STATING THAT IT'S SAFETY ISSUES. THEY S...

Mileage: 166,054

TAKATA RECALL. POWER STEERING GOES OUT ON MY 2006 HHR WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. CAN PULL OVER AND KILL THE ENGINE AND RESTART THE CAR AND IT WILL WORK FINE AGAIN FOR A FEW MILES THEN THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE WILL COMES ACROSS MESSAGE BOARD AND DING THEN IT GOES OUT AGAIN. IT HAS BEEN DOING T...

Mileage: 122,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF T...

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUS...

Mileage: 119,985

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WAS DETACHED FROM THE DOOR FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE CONTACT HAD TO EXIT THE VEHICLE BY PUTTING HER HAND THROUGH THE WINDOW TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE...

Mileage: 36,000

FUEL LINE IS LEAKING WHEN FUEL PUMP IS RUNNING. NOT THE ONLY CAR HAVE COBALT THAT WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,0...

Mileage: 153,000

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING GET HARD AND I AM UNABLE TO MAKE NORMAL TURNS. THIS HAPPENS AT SLOW SPEEDS AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

Mileage: 174,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WA...

Mileage: 140,000

WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, WHILE IT WAS RAINING AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE JERKED AND STOPPED WORKING.

Mileage: 85,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, AND WAS TAKING A LEFT TURN TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A DING DING DING FROM THE CAR. MY DASH LIT UP A WARNING THAT SAID POWER STEERING AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. IT BECAME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER, AND I ENDED UP ON THE SIDE OF THE RO...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY, AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF...

2006 CHEVY HHR IS HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE EPS WAS REPLACED AND NOW WHEN I AM DRIVE THE INSRUMENT PANEL NEEDLES MOVE BACK AND FORTH, POWER STEERING AND OTHER INDICATORS LIGHT UP AND CAR CUTS OFF. HAD SEVERAL TUNE-UPS AND THE PROBLEM IS HAPPENING.

Mileage: 100,000

2006 CHEVY HHR IS HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE EPS WAS REPLACED AND NOW WHEN I AM DRIVE THE INSRUMENT PANEL NEEDLES MOVE BACK AND FORTH, POWER STEERING AND OTHER INDICATORS LIGHT UP AND CAR CUTS OFF. HAD SEVERAL TUNE-UPS AND THE PROBLEM IS HAPPENING.

Mileage: 100,000

2006 CHEVY HHR IS HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE EPS WAS REPLACED AND NOW WHEN I AM DRIVE THE INSRUMENT PANEL NEEDLES MOVE BACK AND FORTH, POWER STEERING AND OTHER INDICATORS LIGHT UP AND CAR CUTS OFF. HAD SEVERAL TUNE-UPS AND THE PROBLEM IS HAPPENING.

Mileage: 100,000

MY CAR WAS TAKING LONGER TO START AND I NOTICED A STRONG FUEL SMELL WHILE DRIVING. I STOPPED THE CAR AND DISCOVERED A SMALL BUT RAPIDLY EXPANDING SPOT OF FUEL ON THE GROUND IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL. THERE WAS A NEAR CONSTANT DRIPPING OF GASOLINE AND BY THE NEXT DAY THERE WAS A SPO...

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR.WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED FOR THE FAILURE TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF...

Mileage: 118,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. AFTER DRIVING 25 MPH AND PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL AROUND THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE NEAR WHEEL WAS LEAKING FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIM...

Mileage: 175,000

CAR STATED SMELLING OF GAS INSIDE AND OUT FOR DAYS AND KEPT GETTING STRONGER, NOTICED POOL OF GAS NEAR DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE, AFTER EXTENSIVE SEARCH NOTICED GAS LINES COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND SMALL WHOLE NEAR EXHAUST SYSTEM, WITHIN 2 INCHES OF THE EXHAUST PIPE SPRAYING GAS ON EXHAUST PIPE. AFTER I...

Mileage: 71,000

IT STARTED A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, YOU WOULD HEAR A BEEPING SOUND THEN A MESSAGE ON THE DASH, IT WILL SAY "POWER STEERING" THEN THE POWER STEERING WOULD NOT BE WORKING, IT STARTED ONCE A WEEK THEN ONCE A DAY NOW IT HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE TIME YOU DRIVE THE CAR.

Mileage: 88,000

FUEL LINES ARE RUSTING TO THE POINT OF NEEDING REPLACING AND THE EVAP LINE IS LEAKING FUMES AT THE MOMENT. I WAS TOLD BY BEST CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN HINGHAM, THAT THE CAUSE OF THIS RUSTING IS BECAUSE FUEL LINES ARE SO CLOSE TO EXHAUST SYSTEM A LEAK IN THE EXHAUST HAS ACCELERATED RATE OF RUSTING FOR TH...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE MANUFACTURER HAD THE DEALER COMPLETE A MANUFACTURER RECALL REPAIR FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE REPAIR CAUSED SEVERAL FAILURES AND DID NOT PROVIDE A PERMANENT REPAIR SOLUTION. W...

Mileage: 147,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE MANUFACTURER HAD THE DEALER COMPLETE A MANUFACTURER RECALL REPAIR FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE REPAIR CAUSED SEVERAL FAILURES AND DID NOT PROVIDE A PERMANENT REPAIR SOLUTION. W...

Mileage: 147,000

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HAS BROKEN ON BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. THIS HAPPENED ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR TO GET OUT WHILE PARKED. THE DRIVERS SIDE ENTIRE DOOR HAD TO BE REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE PASSENGER DOOR HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET.

Mileage: 90,000

IN FEB 2015 I HAD TO HAVE THE HUB REPLACED, I ALSO HAD NEW BREAKS PUT ON. IN FEB 2016 I HAD TO HAVE THE HUB REPLACED AGAIN. WE ARE NOW IN MAY 2016 MY CAR IS DOING THE SAME THING AND I THINK I AM GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE THE HUB REPLACED AGAIN. WHEN I APPLY MY BRAKES THE WHOLE CAR SHAKES AND THE STEERIN...

Mileage: 11,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL. IN ADDITION, A FUEL ODOR ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MAIN FUEL LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAI...

Mileage: 131,000

WE KEEP HEARING A DING, DING, DING, AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER READS OUT POWER STEERING AS WE LOSE OUR POWER STEERING AND IT BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEELS. THIS KEEPS HAPPENING EVERY SO MANY DAYS AND I HAVE CHANGED THE 60 AMP FUSE. BUT IT SEEMS THAT IF I PULL OVER AND SHUT OFF THE CAR ...

Mileage: 99,800

VEHICLE HAS 111,000 MILES AND TWICE IN THE PAST TWO DAYS THE POWER STEERING ERROR IN THE DIC CAME ON DURING LOW SPEED CORNERING. BOTH TIMES THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING NORMALLY UNTIL THE TURN AND WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN UNDER MANUAL MODE. A RESET OF THE CAR RESTORED POWER STEERING ALBIT T...

Mileage: 110,000

I TOOK MY 2006 HHR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS ON A TAIL LIGHT AND FUSES. WHEN I PICKED IT UP IT WAS SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT. I STARTED THE CAR. WENT TO DRIVE AWAY AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I WENT IN SIDE AND HAD TO LEAVE MY CAR AGAIN. IT TOOK 2 WEEKS FOR THEM TO WORK ON MY CAR. THE WHO...

Mileage: 175,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE THE CONTACT AND HER SISTER WERE IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE AFFECTED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND WAS EXTINGUISHED BY PEDESTRIANS. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIE...

Mileage: 24,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE THE CONTACT AND HER SISTER WERE IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE AFFECTED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND WAS EXTINGUISHED BY PEDESTRIANS. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIE...

Mileage: 24,400

FUEL LINES ARE RUSTED OUT. VEHICLE SMELLS LIKE FUEL AFTER BEING PARKED FOR JUST A SHORT WHILE, SO I CHECKED AND SURE ENOUGH THE FUEL/EVAP LINES ARE RUSTED AND NEED REPLACEMENT. AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH I SEE THAT NOT ONLY IS THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM ON THESE VEHICLES, BUT THE REPLACEMENT PARTS AR...

Mileage: 105,000

AT 107,000 MILES FOUR OF THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL STUDS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT 25 MPH AND WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP WITHOUT THE WHEEL COMING OFF THE CAR. DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE OEM HUBCAP IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL WHEN ONE OR MORE LUG NUTS HAVE FAILED. IF THIS FAILURE WOULD HAVE HAPPENED A...

Mileage: 107,000

TWICE THE POWER STEERING STOPPED AND THE CAR WAS EXTREMELY HARD/IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. FIRST TIME WAS WHEN PARKING AND AFTER HAVING THE ENGINE OFF FOR AND HOUR I STARTED IT UP AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE, SO DID NOT WORK THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A FLUKE. SECOND TIME WAS GOING AROUND A CURVE ON AN ONRAMP TO A...

Mileage: 52,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE BUMPER BECAME SLIGHTLY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOOKED AT THE AREA OF THE VEHICLE WHERE THE BUMPER NEEDED TO BE RE-ATTACHED AND NOTICED THA...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED. THE FAILURE HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE BATTERY ALSO FAILED AND PREVENTED THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS FROM BEING USED...

Mileage: 175,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED. THE FAILURE HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE BATTERY ALSO FAILED AND PREVENTED THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS FROM BEING USED...

Mileage: 175,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED. THE FAILURE HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE BATTERY ALSO FAILED AND PREVENTED THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS FROM BEING USED...

Mileage: 175,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FUSE BOX CAUGHT FIRE AND CAUSED THE BATTERY TO DRAIN COMPLETELY. BYSTANDERS HELPED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND FUNCTIONALITY AND THE IGNITION KEY ...

Mileage: 24,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FUSE BOX CAUGHT FIRE AND CAUSED THE BATTERY TO DRAIN COMPLETELY. BYSTANDERS HELPED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND FUNCTIONALITY AND THE IGNITION KEY ...

Mileage: 24,400

WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHES ON DASH BOARD AND I LOSE ALL THE FUNCTION OF THE POWER STEERING. IT HAS NOW HAPPENED 4 SEPARATE TIMES IN TWO WEEKS, THE LAST WHEN I WAS TURNING A CORNER AND NEARLY HIT A CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE I COULD NOT STEER THE VEHICLE. ...

Mileage: 106,000

WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHES ON DASH BOARD AND I LOSE ALL THE FUNCTION OF THE POWER STEERING. IT HAS NOW HAPPENED 4 SEPARATE TIMES IN TWO WEEKS, THE LAST WHEN I WAS TURNING A CORNER AND NEARLY HIT A CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE I COULD NOT STEER THE VEHICLE. ...

Mileage: 106,000

WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHES ON DASH BOARD AND I LOSE ALL THE FUNCTION OF THE POWER STEERING. IT HAS NOW HAPPENED 4 SEPARATE TIMES IN TWO WEEKS, THE LAST WHEN I WAS TURNING A CORNER AND NEARLY HIT A CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE I COULD NOT STEER THE VEHICLE. ...

Mileage: 106,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN INTERMITTENTLY BEFORE FAILING COMPLETELY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BULBS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE W...

Mileage: 151,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN INTERMITTENTLY BEFORE FAILING COMPLETELY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BULBS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE W...

Mileage: 151,000

MY CAR WAS INVOLVED IN THE IGNITION RECALL...TOOK IT IN HAD IT ALL FIXED. NOW THAT SAME SWITCH HAS GONE FAULTY AGAIN. THE CAR WILL NOT TURN OVER. ACTS JUST LIKE THE STARTER IS GOING OUT, IT SLOW TO START AND GETS WORSE AND WORSE TILL IT WILL NO LONGER START. I HAVE HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED AND STAR...

Mileage: 125,000

AFTER ABIDING BY THE RECALL TO CHANGE THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE CAR STARTS FREAKING OUT RANDOMLY. THE DASH LIGHTS START GOING ON AND OFF. LOOSE POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES AND THE CAR JUST STOPS. YOU CAN BE GOING 70 MILES AN HOUR DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR JUST GIVES OUT. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSE...

Mileage: 88,000

AFTER ABIDING BY THE RECALL TO CHANGE THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE CAR STARTS FREAKING OUT RANDOMLY. THE DASH LIGHTS START GOING ON AND OFF. LOOSE POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES AND THE CAR JUST STOPS. YOU CAN BE GOING 70 MILES AN HOUR DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR JUST GIVES OUT. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSE...

Mileage: 88,000

AFTER ABIDING BY THE RECALL TO CHANGE THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE CAR STARTS FREAKING OUT RANDOMLY. THE DASH LIGHTS START GOING ON AND OFF. LOOSE POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES AND THE CAR JUST STOPS. YOU CAN BE GOING 70 MILES AN HOUR DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR JUST GIVES OUT. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSE...

Mileage: 88,000

TURN IGNITION SWITCH OFF WHILE CAR OUT OF GEAR CAUSING IT TO ROLL FREELY.

Mileage: 160,000

RAW GAS LEADING UNDER THE REAR OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF LEFT REAR WHEEL. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC. HE IMMEDIATELY TOOK PICTURES AND SAID ALTHOUGH THE CAR WAS OLDER (JUST TURNED 10 WITH 93,000 MILES), IT WAS FAR TOO YOUNG FOR SUCH SEVERE RUSTING. THE RUST GOES ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE GAS TANK. HE GAVE ME ...

Mileage: 93,221

THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE IGNITION ON THE HHR, I HAD THE IGNITION CHANGED BUT ON THE WAY HOME THE LOCKS UNLOCKED AND LOCKED SEVERAL TIMES, THEN THE CRUSE KICKED OFF, THE RADIO STOPPED WORKING, THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT OFF AND ON, AND THE MOTOR STOPPED. I HAVE CONTACTED GM SEVERAL...

Mileage: 101,271

WHILE ON VACATION, THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN STARTED IN 2 WEEKS. THE WEATHER HAD TURNED FROM WARM AND RAINY TO VERY COLD. AFTER GETTING BACK AND STARTING THE CAR, NOTICED A HEAVY FUEL SMELL AND THOUGHT THE EXHAUST WAS BURNING EXTRA RICH DUE TO THE COLD TEMPERATURE. GETTING OUT OF THE CAR TO WALK AROUND...

Mileage: 142,000

FUEL LINES RUSTED OUT TO THE POINT OF LEAKING. LEAKING GAS IS ON THE LEFT SIDE IN FRONT OF LEFT REAR WHEEL BY THE ROCKER PANEL.THE STRAPS THAT HOLD UP THE FUEL TANK ARE ALSO RUSTED. MY RESEARCH ON THIS SHOWS THAT THAT THIS IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. I'VE OWNED CARS FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS ...

Mileage: 93,000

GM SAYS DRIVERS WILL INSTANTLY KNOW IF THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILS BECAUSE A CHIME AND DASHBOARD MESSAGE WILL APPEAR. THE CAR CAN BE STEERED WITHOUT POWER ASSIST, BUT IT CAN REQUIRE A LOT MORE MUSCLE TO TURN THE WHEEL, ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS. BECAUSE OF THE DIFFICULTY, THE CAR COULD B...

Mileage: 120,000

THE CHEVY DEALER THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND HAVE BEEN TAKING IT TO FOR THE TWO RECALLS WILL NOT DO THEM

THE CHEVY DEALER THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND HAVE BEEN TAKING IT TO FOR THE TWO RECALLS WILL NOT DO THEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE...

I WAS DRIVING TO MY FAMILY'S HOME ON CHRISTMAS, WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SMELL LIKE BURNT RUBBER INSIDE OF THE CAR. IT WAS RAINING ON THAT DAY. SUDDENLY THE CARS AC, OR H VAC DID NOT WORK ANYMORE. UPON GOOGLING THINGS OF WHAT IT COULD BE, I FOUND OUT THAT THE RESISTOR AND BLOWER MOTOR HAD...

Mileage: 135,000

I WAS DRIVING TO MY FAMILY'S HOME ON CHRISTMAS, WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SMELL LIKE BURNT RUBBER INSIDE OF THE CAR. IT WAS RAINING ON THAT DAY. SUDDENLY THE CARS AC, OR H VAC DID NOT WORK ANYMORE. UPON GOOGLING THINGS OF WHAT IT COULD BE, I FOUND OUT THAT THE RESISTOR AND BLOWER MOTOR HAD...

Mileage: 135,000

WHEN DRIVING MY 2006 CHEVY HHR MY POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND AT ANY TIME. THIS MAKES IT HARDER TO TURN AND IS VERY DANGEROUS.

Mileage: 82,235

NOTED STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE NEAR DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR AFTER EXITING VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING, BUT NOT AFTER VEHICLE SAT AND DID NOT RUN. DEALER SERVICE SAID GASOLINE LINES HAD CORRODED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. REPLACEMENT LINES NOT ON HAND AND OVER $1,000 TO FIX. DEFINITE FIRE HAZARD. CAR CUR...

Mileage: 136,391

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER THE ENGINE POWER GREATLY REDUCED AND ENGINE DISABLED WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. TH...

Mileage: 148,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER THE ENGINE POWER GREATLY REDUCED AND ENGINE DISABLED WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. TH...

Mileage: 148,000

THE STEERING WANTS TO LOCK UP AND DON'T RETURN TO THE STRAIGHT POSITION WHEN TURNING ON TO A STREET AS IF IT IS STICKING CLICKING AND POPPING NOISE ALSO IN THE STEERING COLUMN. ALSO BOTH FUEL LINES OVER THE LEFT REAR WHEEL RUSTED OUT AND LEAKED GAS ALL OVER THE GARAGE FLOOR. COSTING TWO HUNDRED AND...

Mileage: 129,000

THE STEERING WANTS TO LOCK UP AND DON'T RETURN TO THE STRAIGHT POSITION WHEN TURNING ON TO A STREET AS IF IT IS STICKING CLICKING AND POPPING NOISE ALSO IN THE STEERING COLUMN. ALSO BOTH FUEL LINES OVER THE LEFT REAR WHEEL RUSTED OUT AND LEAKED GAS ALL OVER THE GARAGE FLOOR. COSTING TWO HUNDRED AND...

Mileage: 129,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED. THE FAILURE HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; ...

Mileage: 200,000

POWER STEERING FAILURE LIGHT APPEARS WHILE DRIVING AND THERE IS NO POWER STEERING. MUST SHUT ENGINE OFF UNTIL POWER STEERING COMES BACK. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES THE LATEST BEING 10/31/15

FUEL LINE HAS RUSTED OUT IN UNDER 10 YEARS OF USE. GAS LEAKING OUT THAT CAN CAUSE AN EXPLOSION IF IGNITED. ENTIRE FUEL LINE IS SUBJECT TO RUST AND CONDENSATION PROBLEMS. IT TOTALLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 91,000

INSIDE FRONT DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKE, ONE HAS BEEN BROKE FOR A WHILE, IF I'M IN THE CAR AND SOMETHING HAPPENS IT BECOMES A DEATH TRAP. I CHECKED ONLINE AND HAVE SEEN THIS IS A COMMON ONGOING PROBLEM WITH HHR'S. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YEAR IT IS, PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT IT AND ONE PERSON TRADED ...

Mileage: 68,000

WHENEVER THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF ENGINE EXHAUST COMING INTO THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE A/C VENTS. THE FLEX HOSE COMING FROM THE ENGINE TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD DEVELOPED A LARGE CRACK. THE EXHAUST FUMES WERE BEING SUCKED INTO THE VENTILATION SYSTEM AND OUT THROUGH TH...

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE DISPLAYED AND AN AUDIBLE ALARM WAS ACTIVATED BEFORE THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. AFTER SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING THE ENGIN...

Mileage: 112,000

7/29/14 STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP -11-28-14 STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. DECEMBER 22 2014 STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AGAIN WHILE MY SON WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN,CRASHED,AND HIT AN ELECTRICAL POLE, BUST HIS LIP AND HIT HIS HEAD. STATE FARM INS CO TOTAL THE CAR. JANUARY 2015 GOT A LETTER FROM GM STATED THAT THIS...

Mileage: 89,181

SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS TURNED ON WHEN STARTING CAR. ISSUE HAS RECURRED AT LEAST 4 TIMES SINCE AUGUST 5, 2015. MILEAGE WAS 80652. ARE AIR BAGS FUNCTIONING AND IS CAR SAFE TO DRIVE?

Mileage: 80,652

CAR IS LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD AND BOTH OF THE METAL FUEL LINES THAT RUN FROM THE ENGINE TO THE FUEL TANK HAVE RUSTED AND IS LEAKING FUEL NEAR THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL. THIS IS ALSO NEAR THE EXHAUST AND COULD POTENTIALLY CATCH FIRE. FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS COMMON WITH THIS CAR AS THE FUEL LIN...

Mileage: 158,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND A CHIME SOUNDED. THE CONTACT THEN TURNED ON AND POWERED OFF THE VEHICLE AGAIN WHEN THE CHIME SUDDENLY DEACTIVATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DE...

OUR 2006 CHEVROLET HHR HAD TOTAL POWER STEERING LOSS AND WASN'T REGAINED UNTIL TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING. THE CAR WAS DIAGNOSED AT A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THE ERROR CODE OF C0050 WAS GIVEN, THIS IDENTIFIES THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE(PSCM). THE ENTIRE ...

Mileage: 80,330

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE...

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE...

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WAS PERFORMED; HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK, THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED TO T...

Mileage: 160,000

POWER STEERING FAILED DURING HIGH SPEED ON THE FREEWAY (DIC MESSAGE COME ON "POWER STEERING"), YOU CAN STILL STEER WITH A LARGE AMOUNT OF EFFORT. THIS (STEERING) MAY BE A BIG PROBLEM FOR SOME DRIVERS; THUS RENDERING IT UNSAFE AND A POSSIBLE "CAR CRASH OR CULLISION WITH OTHERS."

Mileage: 78,000

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY HHR THE FIRST YEAR I BOUGHT IT I HAD A SMALL ANIMAL RUN IN FRONT OF THE CAR, THE CAR SKID A LONG WAY AND I ENDED UP HAVING TO CHANGE THE TIRE BECAUSE IT MADE A FLAT SPOT ON THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE. I HAVE HAVE BEEN IN ACCIDENTS TWICE IN THE LAST 4 YEARS DUE TO HAVING TO STOP ABRUPT...

Mileage: 65

A "CLUNKING" NOISE FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHEN TURNING INTO A DRIVEWAY OR DIP IN STREET AT 3 OR 4 MILES PER HOUR. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP WHERE I WAS TOLD THE "LOWER CONTROL ARMS REAR BUSHING WAS TORN (RUBBER) AND THEREFORE A...

Mileage: 37,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHO STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN PART LOCA...

Mileage: 151,000

POWER ASSIST STEERING GOES OUT, HARD TO STEER . THE LIGHT GOES ON FOR THE DASH WARNING.DANGEROUS UNDER SOME SITUTATIONS COULD CAUSE CRASH.

Mileage: 111,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A F...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A F...

RIGHT REAR BRAKE LIGHT LIGHT SOCKET MELTED LOCK-IN AREA TO LENS. BOTH HEADLIGHTS ARE STARTING TO BURN THROUGH LENS ON TURN SIGNAL BULB INSIDE HL.

I PARKED MY VEHICLE AY HOME, AND WHEN I WENT TO GET OUT, THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE RIGHT OFF. THE ONLY WAY TO GET OUT WAS TO ROLL DOWN THE ELECTRIC WINDOW AND REACH OUT TO THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE. FROM SOME RESEARCH I DID THIS BREAKING OFF IS A COMMON PROBLEM. WHAT I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT IF FOR SO...

Mileage: 13,011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE VEHICLE JERKED WHENEVER THE CONTACT SHIFTED GEARS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHETHER THE VEHICLE WERE IN DRIVE, NEUTRAL, OR REVERSE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT ADHERED TO THE RECA...

Mileage: 181,732

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE VEHICLE JERKED WHENEVER THE CONTACT SHIFTED GEARS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHETHER THE VEHICLE WERE IN DRIVE, NEUTRAL, OR REVERSE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT ADHERED TO THE RECA...

Mileage: 181,732

WE NOTICED A GASOLINE SMELL WHEN YOU SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN, BUT SINCE WE WERE HAVING A VERY FRIGID WINTER WE JUST THOUGH IT WAS FROM THE TEMPERATURES. AS IT GOT WARMER WEATHER THE ODOR WAS GETTING WORSE.WE SEEN GAS DRIPPING FROM AROUND THE GAS TANK. OUR SON TOOK IT TODAY TO SEE WHAT WAS MAKING IT DO...

Mileage: 49,500

THE CAR HAS HAD THE A/C FAN MOTOR REPLACED AT LEAST 4 TIMES, EACH TIME IT WAS DAMAGED BY A WATER LEAK. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED MOTOR ONCE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY BUT STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND/FIX THE LEAK. THIS WAS A LIE BECAUSE IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE BUTYL PATCH, EASILY FOUND IN THE MOST B...

Mileage: 10,000

THE CAR HAS HAD THE A/C FAN MOTOR REPLACED AT LEAST 4 TIMES, EACH TIME IT WAS DAMAGED BY A WATER LEAK. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED MOTOR ONCE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY BUT STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND/FIX THE LEAK. THIS WAS A LIE BECAUSE IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE BUTYL PATCH, EASILY FOUND IN THE MOST B...

Mileage: 10,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED AND PREVENTED THE DRIVER FROM EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

Mileage: 71,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NU...

Mileage: 128,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 ( ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REP...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE RE...

Mileage: 140,000

CAR IS LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD AND BOTH OF THE METAL FUEL LINES THAT RUN FROM THE ENGINE TO THE FUEL TANK HAVE RUSTED AND IS LEAKING FUEL NEAR THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL. THIS IS ALSO NEAR THE EXHAUST AND COULD POTENTIALLY CATCH FIRE. FORTUNATELY I DISCOVERED THE LEAK WHILE IT WAS PARKED AND THE C...

Mileage: 119,500

MY CAR COOLANT WENT FROM 187 TO 216 WHAT CAUSE THIS. *TR

WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD APP 35 MPH CAR SUDDENLY DIES STOP RESTARTED CAR AND IT DROVE NORMALLY,A FEW DAYS LATER WHILE USING THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH THE DASH LIGHTS AND GAUGES STOP WORKING NOW WE ARE GETTING THE SOUND OF A ELECTRICAL POPPING OR SNAPPING IN THE DASH AND THE DASH LIGHTS WILL STILL INTERM...

Mileage: 139,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT LUNGED FORWARD AFTER THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING 65 MILES PER HOUR AND THE CAR STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I REALIZED THAT THE BRAKES WERE SEIZING UP MAKING IT HARD TO DRIVE AND SHAKE ALMOST OUT OF CONTROL. I FOUND OUT THAT I NEED A 2008 MASTER CYLINDER TO FIX IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE DEALER FAILED TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH AS STATED ON THE RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE CONTACT MENT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE DEALER FAILED TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH AS STATED ON THE RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE CONTACT MENT...

FRONT AND REAR BUMPERS ARE PEELING BAD. NO OTHER PART OF CAR IS DOING SO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPA...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPA...

CAR SPEEDED UP AND DOWN ,CAR STARTED TO SPIN IN CIRCLE,LOST POWER STEERING,LOST CONTROL OF CAR, FLIPPED AND ROLLED OVER 3 TIMES DOWN A 30 YD. CLIFF . NO HEAD AIR BAGS WORKED AT ALL ,ONLY THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG WORKED. TOOK OVER 2 HRS. TO BE FOUND BY POLICE. HAD TO USE CELL PHONE SIGNAL TO BE ...

CAR SPEEDED UP AND DOWN ,CAR STARTED TO SPIN IN CIRCLE,LOST POWER STEERING,LOST CONTROL OF CAR, FLIPPED AND ROLLED OVER 3 TIMES DOWN A 30 YD. CLIFF . NO HEAD AIR BAGS WORKED AT ALL ,ONLY THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG WORKED. TOOK OVER 2 HRS. TO BE FOUND BY POLICE. HAD TO USE CELL PHONE SIGNAL TO BE ...

CAR SPEEDED UP AND DOWN ,CAR STARTED TO SPIN IN CIRCLE,LOST POWER STEERING,LOST CONTROL OF CAR, FLIPPED AND ROLLED OVER 3 TIMES DOWN A 30 YD. CLIFF . NO HEAD AIR BAGS WORKED AT ALL ,ONLY THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG WORKED. TOOK OVER 2 HRS. TO BE FOUND BY POLICE. HAD TO USE CELL PHONE SIGNAL TO BE ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHORTED INTERMITTENTLY AND CAUSED ELECTRICAL FAILURES WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY TIGHT AND INTERMITTENTLY LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. UPON USING THE CIGARETTE LIGH...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHORTED INTERMITTENTLY AND CAUSED ELECTRICAL FAILURES WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY TIGHT AND INTERMITTENTLY LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. UPON USING THE CIGARETTE LIGH...

Mileage: 80,000

RECEIVED LETTER FROM CHEVROLET DATED 1-2015 STATING THAT "SOME 2006 HHR'S" MAY HAVE A DEFECT WHICH CAUSES POWER STEERING (PS) TO FAIL AT ANY TIME. CALLED LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED BUT MY CAR (VIN) IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. THE EXACT SEQUENCE OF PS FAILURE DESCRIBED IN LETTER HAS OCCURRED WI...

Mileage: 60,000

RECEIVED LETTER FROM CHEVROLET DATED 1-2015 STATING THAT "SOME 2006 HHR'S" MAY HAVE A DEFECT WHICH CAUSES POWER STEERING (PS) TO FAIL AT ANY TIME. CALLED LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED BUT MY CAR (VIN) IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. THE EXACT SEQUENCE OF PS FAILURE DESCRIBED IN LETTER HAS OCCURRED WI...

Mileage: 60,000

JANUARY 14, 2013 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO OURISMAN CHEVROLET OF BOWIE FOR BLOWER NOT WORKING FOR HEAT OR DEFROST. I WAS TOLD THEIR WAS A SHORT IN THE BLOWER RESISTER. IT WAS REPLACED AND I PAID $225.34 THEN, ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2014 SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. TOOK BACK TO SAME DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD SAME P...

Mileage: 79,836

OIL COOLER THAT IS MOUNTED ON TOP OF ENGINE STARTED LEAKING. TOOK TO GM DEALER AND AFTER RESEARCH THEY FOUND THAT THE PART WAS ONLY MADE FOR 6 MONTHS AND WAS DISCONTINUED DUE TO THE ISSUE I WAS HAVING. THERE WAS A BY PASS PRODUCED FOR A SHORT PERIOD THAT ENDED UP BEING WORSE THAN THE ORIGINAL PART....

Mileage: 145,342

ON THE DATE ABOVE I HAD MY POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT COME ON AND STAYED ON FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS. THE NEXT DAY WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THE LIGHT WAS OUT. WELL THIS WEEK I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM STATING THAT IF THE LIGHT COMES ON OR IF YOU HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE LIGHT COMING ON TO TAKE IT TO YOU...

Mileage: 132,825

WHILE DRIVING IN TRAILER PARK, POWER STEERING FAILED STRUGGLED TO PARK. NEXT DAY PROBLEM SEEMED TO RIGHT ITSELF. SCARY. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS FIRST OFF MY DASH LIGHTS WILL FLICKER WHILE DRIVING SOMETIMES THE RADIO AND DASH WON'T WORK AT ALL, BACKS OF MY DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS HAVE FALLEN OFF, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKE THE DRIVERS HANDLE IS COMPLETELY BROKE OFF, ALSO WHEN IT RAINS MY ...

Mileage: 126,894

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS FIRST OFF MY DASH LIGHTS WILL FLICKER WHILE DRIVING SOMETIMES THE RADIO AND DASH WON'T WORK AT ALL, BACKS OF MY DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS HAVE FALLEN OFF, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKE THE DRIVERS HANDLE IS COMPLETELY BROKE OFF, ALSO WHEN IT RAINS MY ...

Mileage: 126,894

A LADY RAN A RED LIGHT ON SPRINGRIDGE RD JUST SOUTH OF JACKSON MS. WIFE WAS DRIVING ACROSS SPRINGRIDGE RD. THE LADY FAILED TO YIELD AND STRUCK WIFE IN DRIVERS SIDE TOTALING THREE CARS IN THE PROCESS WIFE WAS SEVERELY INJURED (11 DAYS IN HOSPITAL) NO AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED DURING ACCIDENT. STILL WORK...

Mileage: 38,000

A LADY RAN A RED LIGHT ON SPRINGRIDGE RD JUST SOUTH OF JACKSON MS. WIFE WAS DRIVING ACROSS SPRINGRIDGE RD. THE LADY FAILED TO YIELD AND STRUCK WIFE IN DRIVERS SIDE TOTALING THREE CARS IN THE PROCESS WIFE WAS SEVERELY INJURED (11 DAYS IN HOSPITAL) NO AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED DURING ACCIDENT. STILL WORK...

Mileage: 38,000

A LADY RAN A RED LIGHT ON SPRINGRIDGE RD JUST SOUTH OF JACKSON MS. WIFE WAS DRIVING ACROSS SPRINGRIDGE RD. THE LADY FAILED TO YIELD AND STRUCK WIFE IN DRIVERS SIDE TOTALING THREE CARS IN THE PROCESS WIFE WAS SEVERELY INJURED (11 DAYS IN HOSPITAL) NO AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED DURING ACCIDENT. STILL WORK...

Mileage: 38,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR TO RESUME NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TA...

Mileage: 65,966

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR TO RESUME NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TA...

Mileage: 65,966

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY SISTER ON RT 9 IN LAKEWOOD NJ IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. WE HEARD A LOUD POP THAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT OR SOMETHING THAT HIT MY ROOF. I DROVE A FEW BLOCKS TO TRY AND FIND A SPOT TO TAKE A LOOK, WHEN I OPENED MY INSIDE SUNROOF SHADE I SAW THAT MY SUNROOF WAS SHATTERED. I CALLED ...

Mileage: 68,000

THE INSIDE DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF (PLASTIC OR OTHER NONMETAL MATERIAL ATTACHED TO A METAL HINGE)AT THE METAL HINGE. (CHEAP MATERIALS THAT FATIGUE EASILY) WITH NO EXCESS FORCE OR ABNORMAL PRESSURE BEING APPLIED. I WAS UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ENGAGING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO ROL...

Mileage: 120,800

THE INSIDE DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF (PLASTIC OR OTHER NONMETAL MATERIAL ATTACHED TO A METAL HINGE)AT THE METAL HINGE. (CHEAP MATERIALS THAT FATIGUE EASILY) WITH NO EXCESS FORCE OR ABNORMAL PRESSURE BEING APPLIED. I WAS UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ENGAGING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO ROL...

Mileage: 120,800

WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I GOT A MESSAGE SAYING "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" AND THEN "ENGINE DISABLED" AND MY CAR SHUT OFF. I TRIED STARTING IT A FEW TIMES AND IT WOULDN'T EVEN TURN OVER. AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT STARTED BACK UP.

Mileage: 134,000

DRIVING AT 70MPH ON THE FREEWAY, BETWEEN TWO SEMI TRUCKS, MY CAR DINGED AT ME AND THE DISPLAY SAID, "ENGINE POWER REDUCED." I DID NOT KNOW WHAT THIS MEANT SO I IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO TRY AND MANEUVER BETWEEN THE TWO TRUCKS AND PULL OVER. SECONDS LATER, THE WARNING BELLS HAPPENED AGAIN AND THE ERROR ...

DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, WEATHER VERY NICE AND ROAD DRY AROUND 7-7:30PM ON FAMILIAR ROAD. CAR HAD BEEN PULLING TO THE RIGHT FOR ABOUT A WEEK. HAD SON CHECK TIRES BEFORE LEAVING NEWARK OH AND HEADING HOME. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE WENT OFF ROAD TOTALED CAR AND I WAS IN HOSPITAL FOR 2 1...

Mileage: 25,000

CONTACT REPORTED THAT DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT OPERATE WITH KEY FOB NOR WHEN ACTIVATING THE DOOR LOCK SWITCHES ON THE DOOR. TOOK VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS TRYING TO GET THE IGNITION RECALL FIXED WHICH TOOK A TOTAL OF FOUR VISITS. WHILE CAR WAS IN FOR RECALL, ADDRESSED AN UNRELATED ELECTRICAL SO...

Mileage: 56,000

CONTACT REPORTED THAT DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT OPERATE WITH KEY FOB NOR WHEN ACTIVATING THE DOOR LOCK SWITCHES ON THE DOOR. TOOK VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS TRYING TO GET THE IGNITION RECALL FIXED WHICH TOOK A TOTAL OF FOUR VISITS. WHILE CAR WAS IN FOR RECALL, ADDRESSED AN UNRELATED ELECTRICAL SO...

Mileage: 56,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APP...

Mileage: 125,000

THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPEN I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE WITH MY WIFE AND KID IN THE CAR. THE ROAD CURVED TO THE RIGHT AND AS I WAS GOING AROUND IT, I LOST POWER STEERING. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO USE FORCE AND MAINTAIN CONTROL AROUND THE CORNER. IF MY WIFE WAS DRIVING SHE MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BECAUSE...

Mileage: 90,000

I RECENTLY STARTED GETTING A DASHBOARD MESSAGE SAYING "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" AND THE CAR LOSES POWER AND WILL ONLY GET TO ABOUT 10-15 MPH. I WAS DRIVING AT ROUND 45 MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME BECAUSE THE CAR SLOWED DOWN TOO FAST WITH NO BREAK LIGHTS UNTIL I HIT THEM. ...

Mileage: 90,000

I RECENTLY STARTED GETTING A DASHBOARD MESSAGE SAYING "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" AND THE CAR LOSES POWER AND WILL ONLY GET TO ABOUT 10-15 MPH. I WAS DRIVING AT ROUND 45 MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME BECAUSE THE CAR SLOWED DOWN TOO FAST WITH NO BREAK LIGHTS UNTIL I HIT THEM. ...

Mileage: 90,000

GAS LINES LEAKING. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I LOOKED TO CHECK MY SPEED, THE GAUGES AND THE DIC WERE NOT WORKING. WHEN I RETURNED HOME AND TURNED THE CAR ON AND OFF MULTIPLE TIMES THEY STILL DID NOT WORK. SO MY SPEED AND MILEAGE ARE ESTIMATES. UPDATE, IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL HAPPEN AGAI...

Mileage: 88,600

THIS CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE DRIVER SWERVED TO MISS ANIMALS IN ROAD, CROSSED A DITCH, A FRONTAGE ROAD AND HIT TREES TO COME TO A STOP AND THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER'S HEAD HIT THE WINDSHIELD RIGHT ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL GIVING HIM A HUGE BLACK EYE, LARGE BUMP AND WE ARE WATCH...

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED. THE POWER STEERING WOULD ONLY WORK PROPERLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTAR...

Mileage: 125,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON ME. I COULD NOT TURN OR DO ANYTHING THANKFULLY WE DID NOT END UP IN AN ACCIDENT. SO FAR IT HAS NOT DONE IT AGAIN BUT I KNOW IM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE THAT IS DOING THIS. THIS SHOULD ...

Mileage: 135,791

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY SEVERAL TIMES. THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR VARIOUS SENSORS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IN SOME INSTANCES AND ALSO HAD T...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, FOUR DEER INTERSECTED WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE DEER AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED WHIPLASH, PAINS TO TH...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 7 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGN...

Mileage: 169,350

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 7 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGN...

Mileage: 169,350

DRIVING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WITH A WARNING IN THE DASHBOARD. I STOPPED, TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT AND IT WORKED AGAIN. THE SECOND TIME THIS OCCURED, I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE HAVING TRAVELED FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES WHEN IT WENT OUT. IT HAS INCREASED IN FREQUENCY D...

Mileage: 81,000

I HAD THE IGNITION CHANGES AS OF A RECALL. THE ELECTRICAL STARTED TO ACT UP AFTER THAT, THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL KICK OFF, THE DOORS WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK, THE ALARM WILL GO OFF EVEN IF YOU UNLOCK IT WITH THE KEY, THE REMOTE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING, THE RADIO STOPPED WORKING & THEN STARTED AGAIN, AN...

Mileage: 103,000

ON 3/28/14 I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 6:30AM AND MY CAR JUST TURNED OFF DISPLAYING ENGINE POWER REDUCED. TAKEN TO DEALER AND THEY CLAIMED IT WAS NOTICE AND NOW IT BEEN 4 TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED. RECENTLY ON 10/11/14 I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND STOP AT A RED LIGHT WHEN MY CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AND...

ON 3/28/14 I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 6:30AM AND MY CAR JUST TURNED OFF DISPLAYING ENGINE POWER REDUCED. TAKEN TO DEALER AND THEY CLAIMED IT WAS NOTICE AND NOW IT BEEN 4 TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED. RECENTLY ON 10/11/14 I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND STOP AT A RED LIGHT WHEN MY CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AND...

THE POWER STEERING TURNED OFF ON THE FREEWAY. LOOKED ONLINE AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET HHR'S. ALSO NOTICED THAT GM HAS RECALLED THIS ISSUE IN CANADA BUT NOT THE US. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THEY HAVEN'T RECALLED IT. THE ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR APPEARS TO BE $300 TO $50...

Mileage: 118,911

MY POWER STEERING HAS STARTED TO GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY MOMENT WITHOUT WARNING. MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AS IT IS ONLY FOR 2009-2010 AND IT SHOULD BE. IF I AM TAKING A TURN AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT THE VEHICLE WANTS TO GO STRAIGHT...

Mileage: 76,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT A CHIME SOUNDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAG...

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT A CHIME SOUNDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAG...

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CHIME ACTIVATED ALERTING THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLIED EXTREME FORCE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 113,000

I WAS JUST BACKING THE CAR OUT AS NORMAL AND THEN THERE WAS A CLICKING AND THE DINGING BELL OF AN ALARM THE POWER STEERING BLINKED ON DASH. IT BECAME HARD TO MANEUVER. I COULD NOT DO ANYTHING. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND IT WAS FINE AND I BACKED OUT BUT WHEN SWITCH TO DRIVE THE SAME THING HAPPENED. LUC...

Mileage: 143,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT RESUMED TO NORMAL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION AND THE RELEASE BUTTON IN THE STEERING CO...

Mileage: 107,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT RESUMED TO NORMAL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION AND THE RELEASE BUTTON IN THE STEERING CO...

Mileage: 107,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER, PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH A NEW SET OF KEYS, AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (...

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER, PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH A NEW SET OF KEYS, AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (...

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER, PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH A NEW SET OF KEYS, AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (...

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,703.

Mileage: 50,703

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED TO LOCK IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE....

Mileage: 144,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE ...

Mileage: 96,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL FAILURES. THE ENGINE FAILED TO START, THE DOORS LOCK FAILED TO LOCK ELECTRONICALLY AND SOMETIMES UNLOCKED WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED...

Mileage: 1,500

POWER STEERING HAS RANDOMLY FAILED, AND ALTHOUGH TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING IT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY, IT CONTINUES TO FAIL WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY. *TR

Mileage: 34,200

ON SEPT. 11 I WAS DRIVING AT A RATE OF 45 MPH WHEN MY CAR DINGED AND POWER STEERING CAME ACROSS THE DIGITAL SCREEN. I WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY STEER. ONCE THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON THE POWER STEERING WAS OKAY FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND THEN IT WENT OUT AGAIN. THE CAR HAD TO BE TURNED OFF AND ...

Mileage: 58,705

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DE...

Mileage: 213,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. AFTER MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, A WARNING SOUND CHIMED, AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS FAU...

Mileage: 65,000

JUST AFTER I HAD A IGNITION SWITCH INSTALLED FROM A RECALL , I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT 55 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THE STEERING STOP WORKING AND WAS FORCED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED OFF THE MOTOR AND RESTATED IT AND THE STEERING STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST ONCE A DAY FOR THE ...

Mileage: 68,430

POWER STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. HAVE TO PULL OVER TURN OFF CAR AND RESTART. POWER STEERING MOTOR REPLACED 3/13/13 BY CHEVROLET DEALER. AS OF SEPTEMBER 2014 THE POWER STEERING MOTOR HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE SAFETY RECALL FOR 2006 HHR. *TR

Mileage: 57,096

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. *TR

Mileage: 57,590

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE PART HAD BEEN UNAVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS...

THE DRIVERS DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. HAVE TO CLIMB OVER THE CONSOLE TO GET IN AND OUT OF THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 164,615

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. THE POWER STEERING WAS OUT AND I DID DRIVE HOME THAT WAY. I SUBSEQUENTLY LEARNED THAT IF I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND STARTED UP AGAIN, IT WOULD START WORKING AGAIN. THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT 5 MORE TIMES SINCE THEN WHEN ...

Mileage: 64,000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE TRAVELING DOWN 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC.( DEL PRADO EAST ) WAS ABLE TO ROLL DOWN WINDOW HIT FLASHERS AND WARN OTHER DRIVERS OF STALLED ENGINE, STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES STILL WORKED; BATTERY POWER STILL INTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A LEFT HAND TURNING LA...

Mileage: 80,844

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO DRIVE HOME, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MALFUNCTIONED INTERMITTENT...

Mileage: 158,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO DRIVE HOME, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MALFUNCTIONED INTERMITTENT...

Mileage: 158,000

I WAS DRIVING MY CHEVROLET HHR 2006 WITH MY 1 AND 2 YEAR OLD WHEN THE POWER STEERING SHUT OFF COMPLETELY AND MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER MY VEHICLE. NOW IT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND EVERY TIME I ATTEMPT TO CONTACT CHEVROLET ABOUT THIS SITUATION, THEY STATE T...

Mileage: 140,000

POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE MY 16 YR OLD WAS DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE MY 16 YR OLD WAS DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE PROBLEM RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE VEHICLE W...

Mileage: 100,000

SINCE FEBRUARY 2014, THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING DURING EVERY ACTIVE OPERATION. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND WAS INFORMED THAT BASED ON MY VIN, THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY. I SPECIFICALLY IN FORMED THEM THAT THIS WASN'T JUST ABOUT THE RECALL ANNOUNCEMENT, BUT THAT I WAS AC...

Mileage: 120,000

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, THE KEY GOT STUCK IN THE IGNITION IN APRIL (WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS) DRAINED THE BATTERY AND WAS PICKED UP AND TAKEN TO SMICKLAS CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN OKC, AND REMAINED THERE ON THE LOT UNTIL WE PICKED UP ON 8/8/14 WAS TOLD WE NEEDED A NEW BATTERY THEY COULD DO FOR AROUND $...

Mileage: 69,000

THIS CAR HAS ALREADY BEEN SERVICED DUE TO RECALL ON IGNITION. I SPECIFIED TO THE SERVICE REP (WHEN I DROPPED IT FOR THE RECALL SERVICE) OF WHAT WE HAD EXPERIENCED BEFORE WE PARKED IT: THE FIRST TIME WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE THEFT DETERRENT ALARM LIT UP, POWER STARTED TO FAIL, ALL GAUGE...

Mileage: 142,500

A SUDDEN LOSS IN POWER STEERING OCCURS EVERY TIME I OPERATE MY 2006 CHEVY HHR FOR MORE THAN A FEW MINUTES. AFTER IGNITION, THE POWER STEERING WILL INITIALLY WORK CORRECTLY. AT A RANDOM TIME SOON AFTER DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING WILL INEXPLICABLY FAIL, RESULTING IN A FAILOVER TO MANUAL STEERING. SI...

Mileage: 148,500

2006 CHEVROLET HHR LS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON IN THE DIC. HAD DIFFICULTY STEERING BACK HOME ON THE HIGHWAY. REPLACED FUSE AND STARTING WORKING AGAIN, BUT A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING MADE IT TURN BACK ON. TURNED CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON IT WORKED FINE, A FEW MINUTES...

Mileage: 82,000

THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY CAR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO. CHEVY IS AWARE OF THIS. THEY HAVE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME NATURE. THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE ISSUE WAS THE POWER STEERING MODULE, WHICH IS THE SAME ISSUE THE HAVE WITH THE COBALT OR VOLT. THEY RECALLED THESE OTHER VEHICLES...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,000.

Mileage: 187,000

THE POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT AT LEAST 3 TIMES A DAY WHILE DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

I WAS GOING TO LEAVE FOR WORK AT 3:25 PM, MARCH 4, 2014. I GOT IN , STARTED THE CAR, PLACED THE CAR IN REVERSE, AND BEGAN TO BACK OUT, WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE WHEEL BECAME REALLY HARD TO STEER, I COULDN'T STEER AT ALL. MY POWER STEERING WAS GONE. I WAS PANICKED, AND HAD TO CALL OUT FROM WORK, I K...

Mileage: 77,586

ON MY WAY TO WORK I SLOWED DOWN TO CHANGE LANES TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN TO A PARKING LOT. ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A MAJOR JOLT AND MY FOOT WAS KNOCKED OFF THE GAS PEDAL. THE LAST THING I REMEMBER WAS LOOKING DOWN AT MY RIGHT FOOT AND SEEING IT UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THINKING I NEED TO MOVE M...

ON MY WAY TO WORK I SLOWED DOWN TO CHANGE LANES TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN TO A PARKING LOT. ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A MAJOR JOLT AND MY FOOT WAS KNOCKED OFF THE GAS PEDAL. THE LAST THING I REMEMBER WAS LOOKING DOWN AT MY RIGHT FOOT AND SEEING IT UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THINKING I NEED TO MOVE M...

ON MY WAY TO WORK I SLOWED DOWN TO CHANGE LANES TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN TO A PARKING LOT. ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A MAJOR JOLT AND MY FOOT WAS KNOCKED OFF THE GAS PEDAL. THE LAST THING I REMEMBER WAS LOOKING DOWN AT MY RIGHT FOOT AND SEEING IT UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THINKING I NEED TO MOVE M...

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT THE SPEED LIMIT WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER BEHIND ME AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND SINCE THEN ITS BEEN GOING IN AND OUT ALL THE TIME EVEN AT SLOWER SPEEDS AFTER A EXHAUSTING SEARCH I SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL CAR AND I ALSO SEEN THE...

Mileage: 110,000

WE WERE ON VACATION AND I WAS TRAVELING ON A ROAD AT THE POSTED SPEED OF 30 MPH. I WAS GOING AROUND A BEND AND IMMEDIATELY MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, THERE WAS A CHIME, IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANAGE THE BEND I WAS GOING AROUND AND I HIT A LIGHT POLE DAMAGING MY FRONT BUMPER. AT THAT SAME ...

Mileage: 211,201

WE WERE ON VACATION AND I WAS TRAVELING ON A ROAD AT THE POSTED SPEED OF 30 MPH. I WAS GOING AROUND A BEND AND IMMEDIATELY MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, THERE WAS A CHIME, IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANAGE THE BEND I WAS GOING AROUND AND I HIT A LIGHT POLE DAMAGING MY FRONT BUMPER. AT THAT SAME ...

Mileage: 211,201

WE WERE ON VACATION AND I WAS TRAVELING ON A ROAD AT THE POSTED SPEED OF 30 MPH. I WAS GOING AROUND A BEND AND IMMEDIATELY MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, THERE WAS A CHIME, IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANAGE THE BEND I WAS GOING AROUND AND I HIT A LIGHT POLE DAMAGING MY FRONT BUMPER. AT THAT SAME ...

Mileage: 211,201

I WAS DRIVING MY WIFES CAR TO THE GM DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH REPAIRED, AS I ENTERED THE CLOVERLEAF EXITING THE INTERSTATE THE POWER STEERING FAILED, I MADE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, LEFT THE CAR RUNNING AND SHOWED THE SERVIVE MANAGER WHAT IT DID, HE FELT OF THE STEERING AND ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILU...

Mileage: 100,000

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACTED STATED WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE DOOR HANDLE FAILED. AS A RESULT THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN A DEALER. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE DOOR HANDLE WAS FRACTURED ...

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE COULD BE RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIA...

Mileage: 123,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE COULD BE RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIA...

Mileage: 123,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. AFTER THE CONTACT RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE SHORTLY AFTER IT HAD BEEN PARKED, SHE FOUND IT HAD ROLLED AWAY THREE HOUSES DOWNHILL. THE VEHICLE HAD DRIVEN OVER A CURB, SIDESWIPED A TREE, AND CRASHED INTO CINDER BLOCKS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND R...

Mileage: 115,000

LOST ALL ELECTRONIC POWER AND STEERING AND SHUT OFF WOUND UP IN THE DITCH WHICH STOPPED THE CAR KEY WOULD NOT TURN TO THE OFF POSIPOSITION. *TR

LOST ALL ELECTRONIC POWER AND STEERING AND SHUT OFF WOUND UP IN THE DITCH WHICH STOPPED THE CAR KEY WOULD NOT TURN TO THE OFF POSIPOSITION. *TR

LOST ALL ELECTRONIC POWER AND STEERING AND SHUT OFF WOUND UP IN THE DITCH WHICH STOPPED THE CAR KEY WOULD NOT TURN TO THE OFF POSIPOSITION. *TR

LOST ALL ELECTRONIC POWER AND STEERING AND SHUT OFF WOUND UP IN THE DITCH WHICH STOPPED THE CAR KEY WOULD NOT TURN TO THE OFF POSIPOSITION. *TR

ALL ELECTRONIC SHUT OFF NO BRAKES NO STEERING WOUND UP IN THE DITCH KEY WOULD NOT TURN TO THE OFF POSIPOSITION. *TR

ALL ELECTRONIC SHUT OFF NO BRAKES NO STEERING WOUND UP IN THE DITCH KEY WOULD NOT TURN TO THE OFF POSIPOSITION. *TR

ALL ELECTRONIC SHUT OFF NO BRAKES NO STEERING WOUND UP IN THE DITCH KEY WOULD NOT TURN TO THE OFF POSIPOSITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF TH...

Mileage: 85,000

AS I BEGAN TO PULL OUT FROM THE PARKING LOT AFTER WORK ONE EVENING, I BEGAN TO HEAR A CHIME LIKE TONE, AT THE SAME TIME A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD THAT READ "POWER STEERING..." I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD FOR A POSSIBLE BROKEN POWER STEERING BELT, BUT COULD NOT FIND THE ...

AS I BEGAN TO PULL OUT FROM THE PARKING LOT AFTER WORK ONE EVENING, I BEGAN TO HEAR A CHIME LIKE TONE, AT THE SAME TIME A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD THAT READ "POWER STEERING..." I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD FOR A POSSIBLE BROKEN POWER STEERING BELT, BUT COULD NOT FIND THE ...

THIS STARTED 3 DAYS AGO. THE POWER STEERING SHOWED ON THE DASH AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING. READING THE MANUAL FOR THIS ISSUE A YEAR AGO IT SAID TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTART THE CAR AND THE STEERING WOULD RESET ITSELF. HOWEVER THE ISSUE PROGRESSED AND TODAY WAS GOING OUT EVERY FEW MILES. AND...

Mileage: 70,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS...

Mileage: 120,000

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY HHR AND ON SUNDAY THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND A GM MEDIA RELEASE RELATING TO THE POWER STEERING. (HTTP://MEDIA.GM.COM/MEDIA/US/EN/GM/NEWS.DETAIL.HTML/CONTENT/PAGES/NEWS/US/EN/2014/MAR/0331-POWER-STEERING.HTML) I CHECKED WITH A COUPLE OF LO...

Mileage: 52,889

LETTER FROM SENATOR RUBIO ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REGARDING ISSUES WITH HIS 2006 CHEVROLET HHR; HE IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE LOST BILLING TIME AND REPAIRS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL OF THE HHR CHEVROLET; ATTN: JASON TEAMAN. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE ENCOUNTERED MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE...

DRIVING DOWN THE I-80 AT 75 MILES PER HOUR. WENT TO PULL OUT TO PASS A SEMI TRUCK, ALARM WENT OFF, POWER STEERING SHOWED ON DRIVERS INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. AS I TRIED TO MOVE BACK INTO SLOWER LANE I NOTICED I HAD NO POWER STEERING. AT FIRST EXIT I PULLED OFF . TURN CAR OFF. AFTER A SHIRT BREAK RESTA...

Mileage: 55,000

AT A RED LIGHT AND WAS REAR ENDED WHICH CAUSE ME TO IT THE REAR END OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

Mileage: 138,765

AT A RED LIGHT AND WAS REAR ENDED WHICH CAUSE ME TO IT THE REAR END OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

Mileage: 138,765

AT A RED LIGHT AND WAS REAR ENDED WHICH CAUSE ME TO IT THE REAR END OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

Mileage: 138,765

JUST EXITED THE FREEWAY AND DRIVING ALONG SUDDENLY THE CAR JUST SHUT DOWN. IT TOOK 20 MINUTES TO GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROU...

Mileage: 95,000

TAKING A USED CAR FOR A TEST DRIVE ,DOWNSHIFTING TO STOP AT A LIGHT TO TAKE A RIGHT TURN HEARD AN ALARM THEN THE POWER STEERING ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. I TOLD THE SALESMAN THAT IT WAS HARD STEERING AND THE LIGHT WAS ON , HE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS JUST LOW ON FLUID. I GOT HOME AND DID SOME CHECKING TO...

Mileage: 54,150

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20-60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY ROUGH AND THE STEERING SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFI...

Mileage: 69,000

WHEN I WAS DRIVING, I HEARD ALERT FROM MY CAR. THEN I SAW "POWER STEERING" ON THE SCREEN. AFTER THAT, I COULDN'T TURN MY POWER STEERING ANYMORE. I ONLY COULD DRIVE STRAIGHT AHEAD. IT WAS DANGEROUS, I FELT LUCKY THAT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN ON HIGHWAYS. MY BABY AND MY WIFE WERE IN THE CAR WITH ME AT THAT MO...

Mileage: 107,000

I WAS TAKING MY CHILDREN TO THE DENTIST, SO I WAS GOING TO GO OVER THE MOUNTAIN. I HAD JUST WENT THROUGH A VERY CURVY ROAD AND WAS ON A STRAIGHT PART WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I PULLED OVER TO SEE IF I WAS LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID NOT REALIZING UNTIL LATER IT IS ELECTRONIC. I TURNED THE ...

Mileage: 98,500

THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 HHR.I REPLACED SOLENOIDS AND IT STOPPED FOR A FEW YEARS .I AM SICK OF IT I CALLED CHEVY YEARS AGO AND THEY WANTED ME TO PAY TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT WITH NO GUARANTEES, I ALREADY PAID A MECHANIC HUNDREDS AND HAD A READOUT FOR THEM. I ALMOST CRASHED INTO A SE...

THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 HHR.I REPLACED SOLENOIDS AND IT STOPPED FOR A FEW YEARS .I AM SICK OF IT I CALLED CHEVY YEARS AGO AND THEY WANTED ME TO PAY TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT WITH NO GUARANTEES, I ALREADY PAID A MECHANIC HUNDREDS AND HAD A READOUT FOR THEM. I ALMOST CRASHED INTO A SE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, SIX MONTH...

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH REPLACEMENT RECALL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE IN MAY 2014. THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. HOWEVER, FROM TIME-TO...

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH REPLACEMENT RECALL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE IN MAY 2014. THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. HOWEVER, FROM TIME-TO...

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES SHUT OFF, WHEN A BUMP WAS HIT IN THE ROAD. THAT WAS ABOUT 3-4 YEARS AGO. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, TO REMEDY THE RECALL.

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES SHUT OFF, WHEN A BUMP WAS HIT IN THE ROAD. THAT WAS ABOUT 3-4 YEARS AGO. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, TO REMEDY THE RECALL.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 CHEVY HHR TO THE STORE AND AS I WAS PULLING IN THE DASH READ POWER STEERING AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I STOP THE CAR IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE STORE AND WENT IN. I CAME BACK OUT AND STARTED AND HAD NO PROBLEM. I DID NOT DRIVE MY CAR THE NEXT DAY. SO MONDAY I WAS HEADED FO...

Mileage: 96,000

GAS LINE IS VERY RUSTED AND HAS A GAS LEAK AT THE FIRST RETAINER CLIP BY THE FUEL TANK. LEAKS A LOT OF GAS. THIS LINE SHOULD NOT RUST THE WAY IT DID, VERY RUSTY AT EVERY BEND IN FUEL LINE. *JS

Mileage: 46,078

THE POWER STEERING GOES IN AND OUT WHILE DRIVING THE SAME ISSUE AS THE OTHER POWER STEERING RECALLS DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS MODEL YEAR WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS ELECTRICAL. PLEASE CONSIDER PUTTING THIS...

MAKING TURN INTO PARKING LOT HEAR A DING AND NOT STEERING, AFTER SHUT OFF CAR AND MOTOR COOLS THE STEERING WORKS HAPPEN AGAIN A FEW TIMES SOMETIMES GOING STRAIGHT SOMETIMES MAKING TURNS, CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

MAKING TURN INTO PARKING LOT HEAR A DING AND NOT STEERING, AFTER SHUT OFF CAR AND MOTOR COOLS THE STEERING WORKS HAPPEN AGAIN A FEW TIMES SOMETIMES GOING STRAIGHT SOMETIMES MAKING TURNS, CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION KEY REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, HE WAS UNABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WITHOUT PUSHING A BUTTON ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE NEW SWITCH THAT WAS INSTALLED WAS ALSO DEFEC...

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION KEY REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, HE WAS UNABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WITHOUT PUSHING A BUTTON ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE NEW SWITCH THAT WAS INSTALLED WAS ALSO DEFEC...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR CONTINUOUSLY FOR A MONTH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THE SHIFTER MECHANISM MUST BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFA...

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY FOR A PERIOD OF TWO MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOST...

Mileage: 61,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD NOT HAVE CAUSED THE TYPE OF FAILURE TH...

Mileage: 73,189

POWER STEERING IS SHUTTING OFF WHILE THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON ALL ROAD TYPES AND SPEEDS WITH THE LAST INCIDENT ACCRUING WHILE MY 19 YEAR OLD CHILD WAS DRIVING THE CAR IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF ACTUALLY MAKING A TURN. I AM TOLD BY THE LOCAL CHEVROLET REPAIR SH...

Mileage: 90,768

I TOOK MY CAR TO GET THE IGNITION RECALL REPAIRED PICKED IT UP WITH A VERY SERIOUS FUEL LINE LEAK ABOVE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL, THAT WAS NOT LEAKING WHEN I TOOK IT IN LIKE THAT AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I AM VERY ANGRY AND UPSET TO FIND THIS TO BE COMMON IN AN 8...

Mileage: 10,900

THE CAR WILL STALLED WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-40 MPH AND MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN, JUST BEFORE THE CAR COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP, IT IS FAR WORST NOW. I ONLY DRIVE THE CAR WHEN IT'S ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY AND ONLY WITHIN CITY LIMIT. I JUST NEED GM TO FIX THE PROBLEM AT NO EXTRA COST TO ME. I ...

Mileage: 68,300

WE WERE ON VACATION AT FT. MYERS, FL, ON THE HIGHWAY, GOING 70 MPH AND THE DING-DING-DING SOUND WENT OFF AND WE LOST POWER STEERING. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING I WOULD HAVE CRASHED AS I HAVE WEAK ARMS FROM A NECK INJURY. MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO STEER IT WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING AS HE IS STRONG. T...

Mileage: 92,000

POWER STEERING MOTOR KICKED OUT CAUSED LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING CAUSES ISSUES WHILE DRIVING MAKING THE CAR VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. *TR

POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. *TR

POWER STEERING GOES IN AND OUT. STOP THE CAR AND RESTART THE ENGINE AND IT RESETS AND STEERING WORKS. POWER STEERING QUITS AT INOPPORTUNE TIMES. THIS COULD RESULT IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. GM IS RECALLING CARS WITH SIMILAR POWER STEERING ISSUES BUT NOT THE HHR. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT A OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIRS WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILU...

TL* THE CONTACT A OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIRS WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILU...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE REMEDY PARTS ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE REMEDY PARTS ...

WHEN NOTIFIED REGARDING THE RECALL OF THE VEHICLE IN APRIL, I CONTACTED THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER IN UPLAND CALIFORNIA AND ORDERED THE NECESSARY PARTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WOULD IN THE DEALERSHIP WITHIN TWO MONTHS. CALLING THE DEALER IN MAY, I WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS H...

Mileage: 22,000

WHEN NOTIFIED REGARDING THE RECALL OF THE VEHICLE IN APRIL, I CONTACTED THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER IN UPLAND CALIFORNIA AND ORDERED THE NECESSARY PARTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WOULD IN THE DEALERSHIP WITHIN TWO MONTHS. CALLING THE DEALER IN MAY, I WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS H...

Mileage: 22,000

WHEN NOTIFIED REGARDING THE RECALL OF THE VEHICLE IN APRIL, I CONTACTED THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER IN UPLAND CALIFORNIA AND ORDERED THE NECESSARY PARTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WOULD IN THE DEALERSHIP WITHIN TWO MONTHS. CALLING THE DEALER IN MAY, I WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS H...

Mileage: 22,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000, (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH OVER RAILROAD TRACKS, A NOISE EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE ALSO RECURRED WHEN ENCOUNTERING A BUMP OR POTHOLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHER...

Mileage: 12,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH OVER RAILROAD TRACKS, A NOISE EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE ALSO RECURRED WHEN ENCOUNTERING A BUMP OR POTHOLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHER...

Mileage: 12,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH OVER RAILROAD TRACKS, A NOISE EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE ALSO RECURRED WHEN ENCOUNTERING A BUMP OR POTHOLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHER...

Mileage: 12,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH OVER RAILROAD TRACKS, A NOISE EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE ALSO RECURRED WHEN ENCOUNTERING A BUMP OR POTHOLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHER...

Mileage: 12,000

AIR BAG LIGHT COME ON IN THE PASSAGE SET WHEN KNOW ONE IN THE SET.THE STEERING MADE FUNNY POPPING NOISE. AN ALL THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE WHERE YOU COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE AUTO. AND THE CAR SHOW ON CAR FAX THAT IT IS A BUY BACK AUTO. BUT GM SAY IT NOT. AND ONE OF THE HANDLE IS BREAKING ON THE DRIVER SI...

Mileage: 300,000

AIR BAG LIGHT COME ON IN THE PASSAGE SET WHEN KNOW ONE IN THE SET.THE STEERING MADE FUNNY POPPING NOISE. AN ALL THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE WHERE YOU COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE AUTO. AND THE CAR SHOW ON CAR FAX THAT IT IS A BUY BACK AUTO. BUT GM SAY IT NOT. AND ONE OF THE HANDLE IS BREAKING ON THE DRIVER SI...

Mileage: 300,000

AIR BAG LIGHT COME ON IN THE PASSAGE SET WHEN KNOW ONE IN THE SET.THE STEERING MADE FUNNY POPPING NOISE. AN ALL THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE WHERE YOU COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE AUTO. AND THE CAR SHOW ON CAR FAX THAT IT IS A BUY BACK AUTO. BUT GM SAY IT NOT. AND ONE OF THE HANDLE IS BREAKING ON THE DRIVER SI...

Mileage: 300,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON A HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTICES FOR NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V047000 ...

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE DETACHED AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

Mileage: 48,000

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL AND POWER STEERING AND OTHER VEHICLE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED TWO DAYS AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE FLAT-BEDDED BACK TO THE DEALER, BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T START. IT WAS DETERM...

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL AND POWER STEERING AND OTHER VEHICLE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED TWO DAYS AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE FLAT-BEDDED BACK TO THE DEALER, BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T START. IT WAS DETERM...

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL AND POWER STEERING AND OTHER VEHICLE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED TWO DAYS AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE FLAT-BEDDED BACK TO THE DEALER, BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T START. IT WAS DETERM...

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL AND POWER STEERING AND OTHER VEHICLE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED TWO DAYS AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE FLAT-BEDDED BACK TO THE DEALER, BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T START. IT WAS DETERM...

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL AND POWER STEERING AND OTHER VEHICLE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED TWO DAYS AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE FLAT-BEDDED BACK TO THE DEALER, BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T START. IT WAS DETERM...

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL AND POWER STEERING AND OTHER VEHICLE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED TWO DAYS AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE FLAT-BEDDED BACK TO THE DEALER, BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T START. IT WAS DETERM...

THE POWER STEERING CHIMES AND THEN THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYS POWER STEERING. THE WHEEL IS BECOMING HARDER TO TURN ESPECIALLY IN CURVES AND MAKING TURNS. ON THE HIGHWAY THE WHOLE STEERING WHEEL ALMOST GETS SO TIGHT YOU CAN'T GET INTO ANOTHER LANE. ON THE STREET I CAN START THE CAR AND IT WILL RESET IF I...

THE POWER STEERING CHIMES AND THEN THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYS POWER STEERING. THE WHEEL IS BECOMING HARDER TO TURN ESPECIALLY IN CURVES AND MAKING TURNS. ON THE HIGHWAY THE WHOLE STEERING WHEEL ALMOST GETS SO TIGHT YOU CAN'T GET INTO ANOTHER LANE. ON THE STREET I CAN START THE CAR AND IT WILL RESET IF I...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACTWAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND FELL ASLEEP BEHIND THE WHEEL. HE ABRUPTLY ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES AND...

Mileage: 37,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE STARTING THE IGNITION, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING ALSO FAILED. THREE DAYS LATER, THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14...

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE STARTING THE IGNITION, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING ALSO FAILED. THREE DAYS LATER, THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14...

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE STARTING THE IGNITION, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING ALSO FAILED. THREE DAYS LATER, THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14...

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO RESPOND. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 8/12/14*CN

Mileage: 160,000

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, IF HE CAN TAKE THE VEHICLE, TO A PARTICULAR DEALER. *JB

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, IF HE CAN TAKE THE VEHICLE, TO A PARTICULAR DEALER. *JB

STEERING POWER LOST WHILE YOU TURN AND POWER STEERING COMES ON. *TR

Mileage: 91,020

STEERING POWER LOST WHILE YOU TURN AND POWER STEERING COMES ON. *TR

Mileage: 91,020

WHILE DRIVING AND IN TRAFFIC LOST POWER STEERING. HAD TO PULL OVER, SHUT OFF CAR AND RESTART T. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND IS TO THE POINT WE CAN NOT DRIVE THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS TAKING TOO LONG FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS TAKING TOO LONG FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE EXTERIOR DOOR LATCH FRACTURED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 08V444000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED....

Mileage: 20,000

HAD THE NEW KEY IGNITION SYSTEM PUT IN A WEEK AGO AND GOT TWO NEW KEYS.UNDER RECALL NOTICE . WAS SHOPPING SHUT CAR OFF AND CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN CALL FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD CAR WOULD NOT DETECT NEW KEYS NOW, CAR BACK AT DEALERS. TO FIND OUT WHY IT FAILED AFTER ONLY A WEEK, DEALER SAID DIDN'T K...

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS RE...

Mileage: 134,562

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO WAITING FOR PARTS TO COMPLETE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAS BEEN WAITING OVER A MONTH. *JB

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO WAITING FOR PARTS TO COMPLETE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAS BEEN WAITING OVER A MONTH. *JB

THERE IS A CHIME AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. NOW YOU CAN RESTART THE CAR CUTTING IT OFF AND THEN IT WILL COME BACK IN. BUT WHEN TURNING AND ITS A STOP LIGHT ITS HARD VERY HARD TO TURN. YOU LOSE CONTROL WHEN TURNING. YOU CAN'T STOP ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT GOES OUT AND RESTART. GM WON'T RECALL 200...

Mileage: 131,126

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14E021000 (IGNITION SWITCH). THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THERE WERE NO FAILURES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 65, THE CONTACT WAS CUT OFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL AND CRASH INTO AN EMBANKMENT. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT ATTEM...

Mileage: 154,798

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 65, THE CONTACT WAS CUT OFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL AND CRASH INTO AN EMBANKMENT. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT ATTEM...

Mileage: 154,798

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO...

Mileage: 69,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ...

Mileage: 139,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ...

Mileage: 139,000

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE ON, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE POWER STEERING STOP WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSED THE FAILU...

Mileage: 39,000

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 35 MPH AND IN THE MIDDLE OF A 108 DEGREE TURN (ON-RAMP TO THE INTER-STATE), THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP CAME ON AND THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE ON TO THE INTER-STATE AND OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. AFTER SHUTTING THE IGNITION...

Mileage: 106,000

THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING CONTROL. A CHIME SOUNDED AND A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE POWER STEERING CUTS OUT REGULARLY SINCE, EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. I HAVE CONTACTED GM NUMEROUS TIMES, THEY INSIST THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECENT POWER STEERING RECALLS...

Mileage: 94,000

THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING CONTROL. A CHIME SOUNDED AND A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE POWER STEERING CUTS OUT REGULARLY SINCE, EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. I HAVE CONTACTED GM NUMEROUS TIMES, THEY INSIST THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECENT POWER STEERING RECALLS...

Mileage: 94,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING IT THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESUME NORMAL...

Mileage: 107,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING IT THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESUME NORMAL...

Mileage: 107,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALE...

Mileage: 95,000

THE POWER STEERING FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS OTHER LIGHTS AND THE RADIO STOP WORKING,DEALER SAID POWER STEERING MODULE WAS NO GOOD BUT COULD NOT FIND OUT WHY DASH LIGHTS COME ON AND WHY RADIO STOPS WORKING WHEN WE SEEM TO HIT A BUMP.IT COST ME OVER 1700.00 DOLLARS TO REPAIR AND THEY SAID NOTH...

Mileage: 82,000

MY DRIVER AND PASSENGER INSIDE DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF AND I HAVE TO ROLL DOWN MY WINDOWS TO EXIT AND IF MY CAR IS INVOLVED IN A EMERGENCY I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT QUICKLY AND I'VE DONE SOME CHECKING ON LINE AND DISCOVERED ITS A ON GOING PROBLEMS WITH THEM. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RE...

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RE...

Mileage: 180,000

THERE APPEARS TO BE A LARGE AMOUNT OF COBALT AND HHR OWNERS WITH COMPLAINTS ABOUT SUSPENSION CLUNKING NOISES. RESEARCH SHOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE STABILIZER BAR PARTS AND ALSO THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. THESE PROBLEMS OCCUR AT MANY INTERVALS OF MILEAGE RANGING FROM 10,000 MILES AND UP. G...

Mileage: 25,000

THERE APPEARS TO BE A LARGE AMOUNT OF COBALT AND HHR OWNERS WITH COMPLAINTS ABOUT SUSPENSION CLUNKING NOISES. RESEARCH SHOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE STABILIZER BAR PARTS AND ALSO THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. THESE PROBLEMS OCCUR AT MANY INTERVALS OF MILEAGE RANGING FROM 10,000 MILES AND UP. G...

Mileage: 25,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PR...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BECAME FRACTURED AND WERE NOT REPLACED. IN ADDITION, NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WAS REFERENCED HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SER...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BECAME FRACTURED AND WERE NOT REPLACED. IN ADDITION, NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WAS REFERENCED HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SER...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILURE MADE IT EXTREMELY ROUGH TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO MAKE A COMPLETE RIGHT OR LEFT TURN. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CA...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILURE MADE IT EXTREMELY ROUGH TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO MAKE A COMPLETE RIGHT OR LEFT TURN. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CA...

Mileage: 80,000

I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS MENTIONED WITH MY HHR, THE POWER STEERING SOUND WOULD RING AND IMMEDIATELY THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THIS HAPPENED OVER A PERIOD OF 4-5 MONTHS ALONG WITH NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS THE FRONT END MAKING A POPPING SOUND FROM THE DAY I GOT IT. KNOWING THERE WA...

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY DECELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY DECELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 105,000

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE AND REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST FORM. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE AND HER HUSBAND WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, IN WHICH ANOTHER MOTORIST HIT THEM AND TOTALED THE VEHICLE. *JB

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE AND REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST FORM. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE AND HER HUSBAND WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, IN WHICH ANOTHER MOTORIST HIT THEM AND TOTALED THE VEHICLE. *JB

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH AND LOCK CYLINDER ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, TO RECTIFY THE RECALL. *JB

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH AND LOCK CYLINDER ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, TO RECTIFY THE RECALL. *JB

I WAS DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND NO POWER STEERING THIS CONDITION CONTINUED UNTIL I STOPPED THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT.... I HAVE A RECALL FOR THE IGNITION AND NOW I AM AFRAID FOR MY WIFE TO DRIVE IT!! THIS IS AS DANGEROUS A CONDITION AS THE IGNITION WHICH HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDL...

Mileage: 113,008

I WAS DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND NO POWER STEERING THIS CONDITION CONTINUED UNTIL I STOPPED THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT.... I HAVE A RECALL FOR THE IGNITION AND NOW I AM AFRAID FOR MY WIFE TO DRIVE IT!! THIS IS AS DANGEROUS A CONDITION AS THE IGNITION WHICH HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDL...

Mileage: 113,008

THIS IS MY 2ND COMPLAINT ABOUT POWER STEERING ON MY 2006 HHR AFTER COMPLAINING THE FIRST TIME AND NO GUARANTEED HELP FINANCIALLY AND TOLD TO PAY 200 DOLLARS TO HAVE MY VEHICLE INSPECTED AT A GM DEALERS .I REPLACED 2 SOLENOIDS AND HAD NO PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 1 1/2 YEARS. MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE...

Mileage: 76,118

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTE...

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER REQUESTS VEHICLE RECALL INFORMATION UPDATES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HIS SON, ALONG WITH THREE OF HIS FRIENDS WERE KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CAUSE WAS NOT IDENTIFIED, SINCE THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON JULY 27, 2008. *JB

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE POWER STEERING AND STARTER FAILURE. CONSUMER SEEKS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. *SMD

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE POWER STEERING AND STARTER FAILURE. CONSUMER SEEKS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. *SMD

I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON A 4 LANE RTE WITH A CENTER LANE FOR TURNING. I WAS DRIVING THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT AND THEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. ONE MINUTE I WAS DRIVING, THE NEXT I WAS CRASHING INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE CAR WENT LEFT OF THE CENTER LANE AND THE TWO NORTHBOUND LANES AND INTO THE TELEPH...

Mileage: 100,000

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY HHR THAT I BOUGHT USED IN NOVEMBER 2012 WITH 92,000 MILES. OVER A 6 MONTH PERIOD WITH THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENING IN OCTOBER 2013 AT 108,000 MILES, I HAVE HAD 3 SEPARATE INCIDENTS WHERE THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. I HAVEN'T HAD IT HAPPEN ON THE ROAD, BUT IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME E...

Mileage: 108,000

SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG HERE! OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS I HAVE HAD THE POWER STEERING FAIL ON THREE INSTANCES! THE LAST ONE, JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO OCCURRED WHILE PULLING OUT OF PARALLEL PARKING SPACE AT ABOUT 10 MPH. ALMOST HIT THE CAR 2 SPACES IN FRONT OF ME! WHY WAS THERE A RECALL BACK IN 2...

Mileage: 45,000

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING, MULTIPLE..I HAD TO TURN IT OFF THEN BACK ON...ONE TIME I WAS DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THE VEHICLE HIT A CURB. I PAID OUT OFF POCKET TO GET THE STEERING FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I WAS EXITING OFF THE HIGHWAY AND CAME TO A STOP AT THE FIRST INTERSECTION. AS I TURNED THE CORNER, I HEARD A "PING" AND THEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THE WORDS "POWER STEERING" APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE POWER STEERING HAS NOT BEEN WORKING PROPERLY SINCE. *TR

Mileage: 80,190

SPOUSE MADE TURN AT STOP SIGN AND STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT ALMOST RUNNING INTO CURB. CHIME SOUNDED AND DASH LIGHT CAME ON. MANAGED TO GET TO CHEVROLET GARAGE AND VERIFICATION OF STEERING PROBLEM. STEERING MOTOR REPLACED AT A COST OF $300+. NOT ON RECALL LIST DESPITE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS. GM COV...

Mileage: 48,261

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HE DROVE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 TO 70 MPH THE STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL WITH FORCE. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO T...

Mileage: 85,000

THERE IS AGM RECALL FOR THE PS ON CHEVY HHR'S BUT ONLY FOR THE 2009-2010 MODEL YEARS. I HAVE A 2006 HHR AND AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY STEERING WITH THE STEERING LIGHT COMING ON ALL THE TIME. NOW I HAVE REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AS GM RECOMMENDED AND THJE STEERING LIGHT STILL COMES ...

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), HOWEVER THE NEEDED PART WAS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN E...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), HOWEVER THE NEEDED PART WAS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN E...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY SEIZED IN THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT TO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE IGNITION SWITCH CYLINDER WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE BATTERY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE...

Mileage: 132,441

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY SEIZED IN THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT TO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE IGNITION SWITCH CYLINDER WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE BATTERY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE...

Mileage: 132,441

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

FUEL LEAK IN FRONT OF DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE IN AN 8 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. THE FUEL LINE CORRODED AND LEAKED HEAVILY, COST ME $254.22 TO REPLACE THIS FAULTY GAS LINE. I AM OBVIOUSLY NOT THE ONLY PERSON THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. I HAVE ALSO HAD ALL THE OTHER TYPICAL PROBLEMS...

Mileage: 180,000

FUEL LEAK IN FRONT OF DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE IN AN 8 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. THE FUEL LINE CORRODED AND LEAKED HEAVILY, COST ME $254.22 TO REPLACE THIS FAULTY GAS LINE. I AM OBVIOUSLY NOT THE ONLY PERSON THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. I HAVE ALSO HAD ALL THE OTHER TYPICAL PROBLEMS...

Mileage: 180,000

FUEL LEAK IN FRONT OF DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE IN AN 8 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. THE FUEL LINE CORRODED AND LEAKED HEAVILY, COST ME $254.22 TO REPLACE THIS FAULTY GAS LINE. I AM OBVIOUSLY NOT THE ONLY PERSON THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. I HAVE ALSO HAD ALL THE OTHER TYPICAL PROBLEMS...

Mileage: 180,000

FUEL LEAK IN FRONT OF DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE IN AN 8 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. THE FUEL LINE CORRODED AND LEAKED HEAVILY, COST ME $254.22 TO REPLACE THIS FAULTY GAS LINE. I AM OBVIOUSLY NOT THE ONLY PERSON THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. I HAVE ALSO HAD ALL THE OTHER TYPICAL PROBLEMS...

Mileage: 180,000

FUEL LEAK IN FRONT OF DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE IN AN 8 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. THE FUEL LINE CORRODED AND LEAKED HEAVILY, COST ME $254.22 TO REPLACE THIS FAULTY GAS LINE. I AM OBVIOUSLY NOT THE ONLY PERSON THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. I HAVE ALSO HAD ALL THE OTHER TYPICAL PROBLEMS...

Mileage: 180,000

FUEL LEAK IN FRONT OF DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE IN AN 8 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. THE FUEL LINE CORRODED AND LEAKED HEAVILY, COST ME $254.22 TO REPLACE THIS FAULTY GAS LINE. I AM OBVIOUSLY NOT THE ONLY PERSON THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. I HAVE ALSO HAD ALL THE OTHER TYPICAL PROBLEMS...

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN. A WARNING BELL SOUNDED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND ONCE RESTARTED...

Mileage: 72,000

EXCESSIVE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND ON CITY STREETS SIGNAL LIGHT STAY ON WHEN TURNING INTO ANOTHER STREET THAT YOUR HAVE TO MANUALLY TURN OFF SIGNAL LIGHTS( THIS HAS BEING A PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASE, DOCUMENTED BY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER) . I BELIEVE THIS CARS HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE...

Mileage: 97,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEARS WERE ABLE TO BE CHANGED WITHOUT USING THE BUTTON. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,144.

Mileage: 67,144

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. MAY BE A MONTH OR MORE. I'M DRIVING A CAR THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE A DEATH TRAP. I HOLD GM ACCOUNTABLE FOR ANY DEFECT TO MY AUTOMOBILE. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND IT RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE T...

Mileage: 120,000

GOOD DAY. I'LL KEEP THIS BRIEF. TO BE CLEAR, I WENT TO THE DEALER (AUTONATION USA) WITH THE RECALL ISSUE SHORTLY AFTER IT OCCURRED THE FIRST TIME, AND A COUPLE OF OTHER TIMES AFTER THAT. I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS TOO SHORT, FAT, AND MY KNEE WAS KNOCKING THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. MY KEY NEVER FELL OUT...

Mileage: 15,000

GOOD DAY. I'LL KEEP THIS BRIEF. TO BE CLEAR, I WENT TO THE DEALER (AUTONATION USA) WITH THE RECALL ISSUE SHORTLY AFTER IT OCCURRED THE FIRST TIME, AND A COUPLE OF OTHER TIMES AFTER THAT. I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS TOO SHORT, FAT, AND MY KNEE WAS KNOCKING THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. MY KEY NEVER FELL OUT...

Mileage: 15,000

GOOD DAY. I'LL KEEP THIS BRIEF. TO BE CLEAR, I WENT TO THE DEALER (AUTONATION USA) WITH THE RECALL ISSUE SHORTLY AFTER IT OCCURRED THE FIRST TIME, AND A COUPLE OF OTHER TIMES AFTER THAT. I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS TOO SHORT, FAT, AND MY KNEE WAS KNOCKING THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. MY KEY NEVER FELL OUT...

Mileage: 15,000

GOOD DAY. I'LL KEEP THIS BRIEF. TO BE CLEAR, I WENT TO THE DEALER (AUTONATION USA) WITH THE RECALL ISSUE SHORTLY AFTER IT OCCURRED THE FIRST TIME, AND A COUPLE OF OTHER TIMES AFTER THAT. I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS TOO SHORT, FAT, AND MY KNEE WAS KNOCKING THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. MY KEY NEVER FELL OUT...

Mileage: 15,000

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DASH BOARD MADE A TONE, IT SAID "POWER STEERING" ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND I LOST ALL POWER STEERING. IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE CAR AND AFTER GETTING IT STOPPED, I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF, SITTING THERE FOR A FEW MINUTES I RESTARTED THE CAR...

Mileage: 225,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLE FROM THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER BOARD HAD BECOME WET. THE TECHNICIAN WAS NOT ABLE TO SPECIFICALLY DETERMINE THE...

Mileage: 37,000

AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A STOP LIGHT. THE POWER STEERING DISPLAYED AND THE POWER STEERING WENT AWAY. IT WAS HARD TO STEER AND AFTER I STOPPED AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND STARTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN THEN THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 73,556

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE...

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK WITHOUT THE KEY BEING IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000 AND THE CURRENT MILES WAS 43,590.

Mileage: 21,000

BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT INNER DOOR MECHANISM LEVERS HAVE BROKEN MAKING MY VEHICLE ONLY ABLE TO EXIT BY ROLLING MY WINDOW DOWN AND OPENING DOOR WITH OUTSIDE HANDLE, THE REPAIR IS ALMOST 1000.00 FOR THE 2 DOORS WITH LABOR AND I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT INNER DOOR AND DETERMINE MECHANIS...

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE CURRENTLY UNABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE CURRENTLY UNABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ON APRIL 17, 2014 I STARTED MY 2006 CHEVROLET HHR BY REMOTE TO WARM IT UP. AFTER IT WAS WARMED UP I GOT IN IT TO DRIVE TO WORK. THE CAR WAS REALLY JERKING BAD THEN THE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND HAD POWER STEERING ON IT. I WAS STILL IN THE APARTMENT COMPLEX DRIVE SO I TURNED IT AROUND AND MANAGE...

Mileage: 72,800

SHORTLY AFTER WE PURCHASED OUR, 06 CHEVROLET HHR, IN MAY 2013, MY FIANCE, INFANT CHILD AND I WAS OUT LOOKING AT HOMES TO POSSIBLY PURCHASE. WHEN SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE CAR. I CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP AGAINST THE CURBSIDE TO AVOID HITTI...

Mileage: 138,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH IN REVERSE, THERE WAS AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME IN DRIVE WITH PRESSURE APPLIED FORCEFULLY TO THE STEERING WHEE...

Mileage: 65,000

SINCE AROUND THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR, OUR HEATER WENT OUT AND THE COOLANT SYSTEM HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY TO COOL THE ENGINE CAUSING THE CAR TO GO HOT AFTER ABOUT ONLY DRIVING 5 MILES. NOT TO MENTION, I CAN'T LOCATE THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING COMPARTMENT IN THE CAR. IT APPEARS THAT THIS DEPARTMENT HA...

Mileage: 140,000

THE DOOR HANDLES ON BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR HAVE BROKEN. YOU CANNOT OPEN THE CAR DOOR FROM THE INSIDE UNLESS YOU LOWER THE WINDOW. IF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FAILED SUCH AS IN AN ACCIDENT, THE OCCUPANTS COULD BE TRAPPED INSIDE THE CAR. EVEN WHEN REPLACING THE DOOR HA...

Mileage: 65,000

TURNED THE IGNITION KEY ON TO START THE CAR AND PROCEEDED TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. I DISCOVERED THAT IT SEEMED UNUSUALLY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I LOOKED AT MY INSTRUMENT DASH PANEL AND IT DISPLAYED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY POWER STEERING. I PULLED BACK INTO MY PARKING S...

Mileage: 91,125

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THEN A POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED FROM THE SCENE FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT OF MINOR CUTS AND BR...

Mileage: 34,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THEN A POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED FROM THE SCENE FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT OF MINOR CUTS AND BR...

Mileage: 34,200

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END WERE SHAKING, AND THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE TECHNICIAN FOUND A WORN OUT BEARING, THE STEERING SHAFT HAD AN INTERNAL FAILURE AND THE SWAY...

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END WERE SHAKING, AND THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE TECHNICIAN FOUND A WORN OUT BEARING, THE STEERING SHAFT HAD AN INTERNAL FAILURE AND THE SWAY...

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END WERE SHAKING, AND THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE TECHNICIAN FOUND A WORN OUT BEARING, THE STEERING SHAFT HAD AN INTERNAL FAILURE AND THE SWAY...

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END WERE SHAKING, AND THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE TECHNICIAN FOUND A WORN OUT BEARING, THE STEERING SHAFT HAD AN INTERNAL FAILURE AND THE SWAY...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH IN THE SNOW, HE LOST TRACTION AND CRASHED INTO THE MEDIAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HE CRASHED, THE ENGINE STOPPED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHI...

Mileage: 60,000

STARTED THE CAR AND BEGAN TO PULL OUT OF THE DRIVE AND THE POWER STEERING IS NOT WORKING, IT HAD BEEN JUST FINE THE DAY BEFORE. THE CAR NOW STEERS LIKE A 1960'S CAR WITH MANUAL STEERING. *TT

Mileage: 113,000

I STARTED MY CAR AND PUT IT IN GEAR. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS LOCKED ALL DOORS. AS I WAS DRIVING THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR UN LACHTED AND CAME OPEN. ALL THE OTHER DOORS WERE STILL CLOSED AND LOCKED. I STOPPED MY CAR PUT IT IN PARK AND THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR LOCK WAS IN THE LOCK POSTION STILL A...

Mileage: 126,000

I STARTED MY CAR AND PUT IT IN GEAR. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS LOCKED ALL DOORS. AS I WAS DRIVING THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR UN LACHTED AND CAME OPEN. ALL THE OTHER DOORS WERE STILL CLOSED AND LOCKED. I STOPPED MY CAR PUT IT IN PARK AND THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR LOCK WAS IN THE LOCK POSTION STILL A...

Mileage: 126,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WERE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE USING THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE DOOR HANDLES HAD B...

Mileage: 10,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WERE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE USING THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE DOOR HANDLES HAD B...

Mileage: 10,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILURE WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH A CHIMING NOISE AS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTIONED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE ...

Mileage: 81,000

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG MALFUNCTION. *SMD CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN 2010, AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS RECALLED FOR IGNITION AND STEERING PROBLEMS. *JB UPDATE...

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG MALFUNCTION. *SMD CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN 2010, AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS RECALLED FOR IGNITION AND STEERING PROBLEMS. *JB UPDATE...

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG MALFUNCTION. *SMD CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN 2010, AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS RECALLED FOR IGNITION AND STEERING PROBLEMS. *JB UPDATE...

WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH OUR HHR SINCE WE BOUGHT IT IN AUGUST OF 2007. THE FIRST PROBLEM OCCURRED JUST AFTER PURCHASING IT, WHEN WE WERE DRIVING IT OUT ON A HIGHWAY FOR A FIRST TIME OUTING WITH IT, WHEN I NOTICED THE FRONT WHEELS SEEMED TO BE FLOATING BACK AND FORTH. I SLOWED DOWN AND IM...

Mileage: 33,837

WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH OUR HHR SINCE WE BOUGHT IT IN AUGUST OF 2007. THE FIRST PROBLEM OCCURRED JUST AFTER PURCHASING IT, WHEN WE WERE DRIVING IT OUT ON A HIGHWAY FOR A FIRST TIME OUTING WITH IT, WHEN I NOTICED THE FRONT WHEELS SEEMED TO BE FLOATING BACK AND FORTH. I SLOWED DOWN AND IM...

Mileage: 33,837

WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH OUR HHR SINCE WE BOUGHT IT IN AUGUST OF 2007. THE FIRST PROBLEM OCCURRED JUST AFTER PURCHASING IT, WHEN WE WERE DRIVING IT OUT ON A HIGHWAY FOR A FIRST TIME OUTING WITH IT, WHEN I NOTICED THE FRONT WHEELS SEEMED TO BE FLOATING BACK AND FORTH. I SLOWED DOWN AND IM...

Mileage: 33,837

WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH OUR HHR SINCE WE BOUGHT IT IN AUGUST OF 2007. THE FIRST PROBLEM OCCURRED JUST AFTER PURCHASING IT, WHEN WE WERE DRIVING IT OUT ON A HIGHWAY FOR A FIRST TIME OUTING WITH IT, WHEN I NOTICED THE FRONT WHEELS SEEMED TO BE FLOATING BACK AND FORTH. I SLOWED DOWN AND IM...

Mileage: 33,837

WAS COMING OFF THE INTERSTATE ON AN EXIT RAMP IN A CURVE AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT!! ALMOST RAN INTO THE CONCRETE SIDE WALL OF THE OFF-RAMP....SCARED ME TO DEATH! TOOK IT TO LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. CONTINUES TO DO THIS TO THIS DAY... POWER STEERING TURNS OFF A...

Mileage: 62,000

IN 2010 THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF MY HHR BROKE AND FELL DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR. THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE DOOR IS TO OPEN THE WINDOW AND OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. I HAD THE IT REPLACED AT COUGHLIN CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN CIRCLEVILLE OHIO.. IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, THE DOOR LAT...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE POWER STEERING SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE FAI...

Mileage: 112,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR LEVER FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK OR INTO ANY GEAR UNTIL AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND SURGE ONCE THE GEAR SHIFT WAS MOVED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE...

Mileage: 97,000

WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES IT CHATTERS SO BAD I THOUGHT THE FRONT END WAS GOING TO FALL OFF, IT CONTINUED UNTIL I PULLED THE FUSES FOR THE ABS, AFTER REPLACING THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. *TR

Mileage: 123,345

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE...

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING COL...

Mileage: 150,000

ENGINE SHUT OFF FIRST TIME RESULTING IN MINOR CONTACT WITH GARAGE DOOR WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY. SHUT DOWN 2 MORE TIMES AT LOW SPEEDS AND A 4TH TIME AT 50MPH IN A CEMENT BARRIER CONSTRUCTION ZONE ON A BRIDGE, NO ROAD SHOULDER, DUE TO SPEED AT SHUT DOWN WAS ABLE TO COAST THROUGH CONSTRUCTION TO RO...

Mileage: 85,000

ENGINE SHUT OFF FIRST TIME RESULTING IN MINOR CONTACT WITH GARAGE DOOR WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY. SHUT DOWN 2 MORE TIMES AT LOW SPEEDS AND A 4TH TIME AT 50MPH IN A CEMENT BARRIER CONSTRUCTION ZONE ON A BRIDGE, NO ROAD SHOULDER, DUE TO SPEED AT SHUT DOWN WAS ABLE TO COAST THROUGH CONSTRUCTION TO RO...

Mileage: 85,000

ENGINE SHUT OFF FIRST TIME RESULTING IN MINOR CONTACT WITH GARAGE DOOR WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY. SHUT DOWN 2 MORE TIMES AT LOW SPEEDS AND A 4TH TIME AT 50MPH IN A CEMENT BARRIER CONSTRUCTION ZONE ON A BRIDGE, NO ROAD SHOULDER, DUE TO SPEED AT SHUT DOWN WAS ABLE TO COAST THROUGH CONSTRUCTION TO RO...

Mileage: 85,000

WAS DRIVING ON HWY 231 IN NORTHERN ALABAMA AT POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 65MPH, SUDDENLY CAR MADE A CHIME SOUND AND THE "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE CAME ON. UNABLE TO STEER VEHICLE SAFELY AS THE STEERING SEIZED. WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER, BUT WHILE THE 2009-2010 HHR HAS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT ...

Mileage: 135,000

MY POWER STEERING JUST RANDOMLY WENT OUT. IT HAS CONTINUED TO DO THIS. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN SMELL OF GASOLINE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LINE LEAK THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REP...

Mileage: 113,277

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED MOMENTS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TH...

Mileage: 118,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED MOMENTS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TH...

Mileage: 118,000

I WAS DRIVING IN THE RIGHT LANE GOING WESTBOUND APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES IT DID NOT SLOW DOWN,I PRESSED THE BRAKE HARD AN CAR KEPT GOING INTO THE REAR OF A TRUCK THAT WAS STOPPING AT THE LIGHT. MY CAR WAS NOT STOPPING. LIKE IT HAD NO CONTROL. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IM C...

Mileage: 58,000

I WAS DRIVING IN THE RIGHT LANE GOING WESTBOUND APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES IT DID NOT SLOW DOWN,I PRESSED THE BRAKE HARD AN CAR KEPT GOING INTO THE REAR OF A TRUCK THAT WAS STOPPING AT THE LIGHT. MY CAR WAS NOT STOPPING. LIKE IT HAD NO CONTROL. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IM C...

Mileage: 58,000

I WAS DRIVING IN THE RIGHT LANE GOING WESTBOUND APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES IT DID NOT SLOW DOWN,I PRESSED THE BRAKE HARD AN CAR KEPT GOING INTO THE REAR OF A TRUCK THAT WAS STOPPING AT THE LIGHT. MY CAR WAS NOT STOPPING. LIKE IT HAD NO CONTROL. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IM C...

Mileage: 58,000

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE . *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, AT LEAST 10 TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE MADE A LEFT TURN AT 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR ...

Mileage: 95,000

I HIT A DEER THERE WAS OVER 4000.00 IN DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE BACK WHEN IT HAPPEN KNOW ONE KNEW WHY THE THEY DID NOT WORK SO I JUST TALK TO CHEVY AND THEY SAID IT COULD OF BEEN THE WAY I HIT AND THAT ALL AND IT IS AT THE CHEVY FOR ELECTRICAL WORK EVEN WHEN THE RADIO IS OFF AND YOU TURN THE KEY O...

Mileage: 890,000

HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE 32K MILES, 2ND OWNER I THINK. STARTING ABOUT 1 AND 1/2 YR AGO THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) STARTED TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING UNDER ANY CONDITION. WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT IS VERY HARD TO TURN THE CAR. CAR MUST BE STOPPED AND ENGINE TURNED OFF AND ON AGAIN TO RESET EPS S...

Mileage: 110,000

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 UPDATE...

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 UPDATE...

WHILE DRIVING FREEWAY SPEED APPLIED BRAKES AND STARTED TO GET A VIOLENT VIBRATION IN THE STEER WHEEL WHERE I ALMOST LOST CONTROL. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE BRAKES CHECK.THE PADS WERE REPLACED AND THE ROTORS TURNED. THE DEALER STATED THEY ARE GETTING A LOT OF HHR'S COMING IN WITH THE...

Mileage: 30,000

TRAVELING ON SOLOMON'S ISLAND RD. IN ANNAPOLIS, MD., I HEARD A CHIME SOUND, "POWER STEERING" APPEARED AS A LIGHTED WARNING, AND I SUDDENLY HAD NO POWER STEERING. I PULLED INTO A SHOPPING CENTER, MAKING A LEFTHAND TURN, AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. I CHECKED MY MANUAL WHICH TOLD ME NOT TO KEEP...

Mileage: 142,000

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 ...

Mileage: 90,100

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 ...

Mileage: 90,100

WAS DRIVING AT LUNCH & POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON & WHEN I WENT TO TURN, I HAD NO POWER STEERING. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

ENGINE DIED TODAY FOR 6TH TIME WHILE DRIVING. WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE AT 73MPH AND ENGINE DIED ALMOST CAUSING ME TO BE REAR ENDED WITH MY YOUNG INFANT IN THE CAR WHILE TRYING TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO RESTART IT. NO REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

FAULTY STEERING COLUMN, AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN EVENT OF A CRASH. REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BY DEALER. VERY SERIOUS !!! *TR

Mileage: 26,564

FAULTY STEERING COLUMN, AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN EVENT OF A CRASH. REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BY DEALER. VERY SERIOUS !!! *TR

Mileage: 26,564

STEERING I-SHAFT FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 35,487

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

Mileage: 25,340

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

Mileage: 25,340

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

Mileage: 25,340

RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILURE. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 71,362

RIGHT FRONT DRIVE SHAFT FAILED WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. VEHICLE UNABLE TO MOVE. VERY DANGEROUS !!! *TR

Mileage: 43,163

RIGHT FRONT DRIVE SHAFT FAILED WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. VEHICLE UNABLE TO MOVE. VERY DANGEROUS !!! *TR

Mileage: 43,163

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

Mileage: 25,826

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

Mileage: 25,826

LEFT FRONT DRIVE SHAFT FAILED WHILE PARKED IN MY GARAGE. CAR WOULD NOT MOVE,HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER FOR WARRANTY REPAIR. THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO DRIVE SHAFT FAILURES ON THIS HHR. *TR ATTENTION !!! PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THIS VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE !!!

Mileage: 33,568

LEFT FRONT DRIVE SHAFT FAILED WHILE PARKED IN MY GARAGE. CAR WOULD NOT MOVE,HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER FOR WARRANTY REPAIR. THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO DRIVE SHAFT FAILURES ON THIS HHR. *TR ATTENTION !!! PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THIS VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE !!!

Mileage: 33,568

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 A...

Mileage: 115,798

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 A...

Mileage: 115,798

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 IGN...

Mileage: 10,000

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. ADDI...

Mileage: 83,594

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. ADDI...

Mileage: 83,594

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITH DIFFICULTY IN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE RECURRE...

Mileage: 62,750

WHEN THE CAR GET TO 60-65MPH THE STEERING WHEEL START TO VIBRATE VERY BADLY. *TR

POWER STEERING HAS BECOME INTERMITTENT. UPON RESTART IT'S FINE AND THEN GOES OUT PERIODICALLY BETWEEN 2 AND 30 MINUTES AFTER EACH RESTART. ANYONE WHO NEEDS POWER STEERING TO DRIVE, NOT JUST A CONVENIENCE, WOULD HAVE A VERY HARD PHYSICAL TIME MAKING A 90 DEGREE TURN, ESPECIALLY IF THE STEERING WENT...

Mileage: 86,234

POWER STEERING RANDOMLY KEEPS TURNING OFF. *TR

Mileage: 13,000

CAN SHIFT WITH OUT PUSHING BRAKE OR SHIFT BOTTOM, ALSO KEY GET STUCK IN ON POSITION WHEN IN PARK. HAVE NOT FIXED IT YET DUE TO THE COST OF THE PARK AND LABOR. HAVE LOOKED ON LINE AND A LOT OF OTHER HHR OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO BRAKE FLUID WARRING COME ON BUT FLUID IS FULL. *TR

Mileage: 117,130

THIS INCIDENT IS IDENTICAL TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE10005 WHICH IS FOR THE CHEVROLET COBALT/PONTIAC G5. MY POWER STEERING GAVE OUT, THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER SAID POWER STEERING AND THERE WAS A CHIME. THE POWER STEERING WAS RESTORED WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES S...

Mileage: 139,500

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...

Mileage: 115,788

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...

Mileage: 115,788

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE BUT THE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WA...

Mileage: 89,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE BUT THE INTERIOR DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED IN HIS HAND. THEE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE DOOR PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIR...

Mileage: 68,000

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE, MAKING EGRESS FROM CAR VERY DIFFICULT. HANDLE IS MADE OF THIN PLASTIC AND WILL NOT HOLD UP TO USE. IF EMERGENCY STRIKES IT WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE QUICKLY. ALSO FOR OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS, SITUATION MAY BE DEADLY IF HANDLE BREAKS DURING AN INCIDENT WHEN ...

Mileage: 80,000

THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES WITH THIS VEHICLE, USUALLY AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. WHEN BEING CUT OFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, HITTING THE BRAKE HARD AND STEERING AWAY FROM THE OFFENDING VEHICLE CAUSE THE HHR TO FISHTAIL AND GET VERY SQUIRRELLY. IT JUST STARTS GOING BACK AND FORTH IN A ROCKING MOTIO...

Mileage: 85,000

THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES WITH THIS VEHICLE, USUALLY AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. WHEN BEING CUT OFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, HITTING THE BRAKE HARD AND STEERING AWAY FROM THE OFFENDING VEHICLE CAUSE THE HHR TO FISHTAIL AND GET VERY SQUIRRELLY. IT JUST STARTS GOING BACK AND FORTH IN A ROCKING MOTIO...

Mileage: 85,000

THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES WITH THIS VEHICLE, USUALLY AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. WHEN BEING CUT OFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, HITTING THE BRAKE HARD AND STEERING AWAY FROM THE OFFENDING VEHICLE CAUSE THE HHR TO FISHTAIL AND GET VERY SQUIRRELLY. IT JUST STARTS GOING BACK AND FORTH IN A ROCKING MOTIO...

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME HARD TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFA...

Mileage: 45,000

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 DIAG...

Mileage: 24,000

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 DIAG...

Mileage: 24,000

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 T...

Mileage: 106,000

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 T...

Mileage: 106,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER COULD NOT BE ENGAGED INTO ANY GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT TIRES WERE WEARING PREMATURELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN IND...

Mileage: 32,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER COULD NOT BE ENGAGED INTO ANY GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT TIRES WERE WEARING PREMATURELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN IND...

Mileage: 32,000

MY NAME IS [XXX], I AM LAUNCHING THIS COMPLAINT, BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE MY VEHICLE REPAIRED I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT I ALREADY HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY IGNITION (I CANNOT GET MY KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WITHOUT USING THE RELEASE BUTTON). WH...

Mileage: 160,000

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 ...

Mileage: 201,558

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 RE...

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 WH...

Mileage: 4,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WOULD SUDDENLY MALFUNCTION MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS D...

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE DRIVING, SUDDENLY THE WARNING ALARM DINGED AND POWER STEERING APPEARED ON THE NOTIFICATION WINDOW. POWER STEERING WAS SUDDENLY NOT THERE, JUST AS I WAS ENTERING A CONSTRUCTION ZONE WITH LANE REALIGNMENT. I PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE CAR AND LET IT SIT FOR A MINUTE. WHEN I RESTARTED IT, THE PO...

Mileage: 119,955

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...

Mileage: 89,000

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...

Mileage: 89,000

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...

Mileage: 89,000

DROVE 1 MILE. TURNED ENGINE OFF FOR 15 MIN. WHEN RESTARTED CAR IT STARTED SHAKING, WARNING MESSAGE ON DASH READ ENGINE POWER REDUCED. UNABLE TO DRIVE MORE THAN 30 MPH,WITH CAR STILL SHAKING DROVE 1 MILE TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC, WHEN MECHANIC RESTARTED CAR AND CONDUCTED DX TEST AND RESET CODE THE PROBLE...

Mileage: 67,800

DROVE 1 MILE. TURNED ENGINE OFF FOR 15 MIN. WHEN RESTARTED CAR IT STARTED SHAKING, WARNING MESSAGE ON DASH READ ENGINE POWER REDUCED. UNABLE TO DRIVE MORE THAN 30 MPH,WITH CAR STILL SHAKING DROVE 1 MILE TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC, WHEN MECHANIC RESTARTED CAR AND CONDUCTED DX TEST AND RESET CODE THE PROBLE...

Mileage: 67,800

DROVE 1 MILE. TURNED ENGINE OFF FOR 15 MIN. WHEN RESTARTED CAR IT STARTED SHAKING, WARNING MESSAGE ON DASH READ ENGINE POWER REDUCED. UNABLE TO DRIVE MORE THAN 30 MPH,WITH CAR STILL SHAKING DROVE 1 MILE TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC, WHEN MECHANIC RESTARTED CAR AND CONDUCTED DX TEST AND RESET CODE THE PROBLE...

Mileage: 67,800

I TOOK MY 2006 HHR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. MY CAR HAS EXHIBITED THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THOSE DESCRIBED, BUT I WAS TOLD THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT LOOK AT MY VEHICLE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY MY HHR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL WHILE OTHERS ARE. I DID NOT SEE WHERE T...

Mileage: 70,271

I TOOK MY 2006 HHR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. MY CAR HAS EXHIBITED THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THOSE DESCRIBED, BUT I WAS TOLD THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT LOOK AT MY VEHICLE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY MY HHR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL WHILE OTHERS ARE. I DID NOT SEE WHERE T...

Mileage: 70,271

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, A WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITH THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER RESTARTING. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWENTY TIMES. THE VEHICLE WA...

Mileage: 71,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND STOPPED AT A DRIVE THRU COFFEE SHOP. AFTER RECEIVING MY ORDER AND DROVE OFF, I LOST MY POWER STEERING. MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I CONTINUED DRIVING HOME. THANKFULLY, I ONLY LIVE A COUPLE OF MILES AWAY, THOUGH DRIVING HOME WAS DIFFICULT. WHILE TURNING ON ON...

Mileage: 80,000

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...

Mileage: 65,100

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...

Mileage: 65,100

THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE HAS BROKEN OFF COMPLETELY THERE IS NO WAY TO GET OUT OF THE CAR UNLESS YOU ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND THEY ARE ELECTRIC? NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE STILL HAS THE HANDLE BUT IT DOES NOT WORK EITHER? THEY ARE CHEAPLY MADE BUT SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 5-6 YEARS. SO AFTER CALLING CHEVROL...

THE POWER STEERING JUST GOES OUT. IF YOU TURN THE IGNITION OFF THEN TURN THE IGNITION BACK ON THE POWER STEERING COMES BACK ON. THE POWER STEERING WILL JUST GO OUT RANDOMLY.WE THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE COVERED UNDER OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT THEY SAY IT'S NOT. THE MECHANIC SAYS IT'S THE STEERING COLUM...

Mileage: 92,000

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WILL TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT WILL TURN ON. ON WARMER DAYS IT STAYS OF AND ON COLD DAYS IT WILL CYCLE ON AND OFF. CHEVY RECALLED TWO OTHER MODELS WITH THE SAME FRAME STYLE. COBALT AND PONTIAC G6. MY HHR IS NOT ON THE LIST. IGNITION WILL NOT TURN TO RUN P...

Mileage: 140,000

KEY GOT STUCK IN IGNITION. THIS APPARENTLY IS A COMMON KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. THEY DID A RECALL BUT ONLY ON THE 2009 MODELS. THE GEAR SHIFT ASSEMBLY GOES BAD AND THERE IS A PLASTIC PIECE THAT BREAKS CAUSING THE KEY TO GET STUCK. I HAD TO GO INTO THE STEERING COLUMN TO MANUALLY RELEASE THE KE...

Mileage: 123,500

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 T...

Mileage: 104,000

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 T...

Mileage: 104,000

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, W...

Mileage: 125,000

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, W...

Mileage: 125,000

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AS I WAS LEAVING A PARKING GARAGE. MY DRIVING WAS GREATLY IMPAIRED ON THE WAY HOME. *TR

Mileage: 21,000

WHEN DRIVING AFTER MAKING A TURN THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THIS OCCURS ABOUT EVERY OTHER DAY WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE 2005 CHEVY HHR'S FOR THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR GOING OUT I THINK IT SHOULD APPLY TO THE 2006 MODEL BECAUSE IT IS THE EXACT SAME THIN...

Mileage: 56,000

STEERING ASSIST WENT OUT. MESSAGE ON DASH DISPLAY ALERTED ME AS WELL. COULD RESTART THE CAR, AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. I UNDERSTAND THIS HAS OCCURRED ON MANY HHR'S, AND COBALTS, AND THE COBALT HAS A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 139,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ARBITRARILY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WA...

Mileage: 75,500

I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND THE WARNING FOR THE POWER STEERING CAME ON. IT THEN BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. WHEN I STARTED THE HHR UP ALMOST 8 HOURS LATER, IT DROVE FINE. I DON'T WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN A WRECK BECAUSE MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT. *TR

Mileage: 71,400

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...

Mileage: 42,370

THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE COMES ON AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. IT'S VERY HARD TO STEER THE WHEEL. I HAVE TO FIND A PLACE TO PULL OVER AND RE-START THE CAR. TODAY IT I HAD TO RE-START IT 3 TIMES ON A SHORT TRIP TO THE STORE AND BACK. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. IT HAPPENS...

Mileage: 97,000

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY HHR, I LOVE IT BUT, IT HAS ISSUES 1ST I BOUGHT IT USED 15,000 MILES. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD 1. THE REAR LOGO REPLACED 4 TIMES, THEN, 2.THE KEY GET STUCK WHEN I TURN OFF THE CAR SO I USED THE PLUNGER AND 3. THE GEAR SHIFT MOVES WHEN THE CAR IS OFF OR ON. NOW, 4. THE KEY WON'T TURN ...

Mileage: 30,000

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY HHR, I LOVE IT BUT, IT HAS ISSUES 1ST I BOUGHT IT USED 15,000 MILES. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD 1. THE REAR LOGO REPLACED 4 TIMES, THEN, 2.THE KEY GET STUCK WHEN I TURN OFF THE CAR SO I USED THE PLUNGER AND 3. THE GEAR SHIFT MOVES WHEN THE CAR IS OFF OR ON. NOW, 4. THE KEY WON'T TURN ...

Mileage: 30,000

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY HHR, I LOVE IT BUT, IT HAS ISSUES 1ST I BOUGHT IT USED 15,000 MILES. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD 1. THE REAR LOGO REPLACED 4 TIMES, THEN, 2.THE KEY GET STUCK WHEN I TURN OFF THE CAR SO I USED THE PLUNGER AND 3. THE GEAR SHIFT MOVES WHEN THE CAR IS OFF OR ON. NOW, 4. THE KEY WON'T TURN ...

Mileage: 30,000

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY HHR, I LOVE IT BUT, IT HAS ISSUES 1ST I BOUGHT IT USED 15,000 MILES. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD 1. THE REAR LOGO REPLACED 4 TIMES, THEN, 2.THE KEY GET STUCK WHEN I TURN OFF THE CAR SO I USED THE PLUNGER AND 3. THE GEAR SHIFT MOVES WHEN THE CAR IS OFF OR ON. NOW, 4. THE KEY WON'T TURN ...

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ...

Mileage: 72,000

DETERMINE IF A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT TREND EXISTS...HAVE YOU SEEN HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THERE POWER STEERING CUTTING OUT? WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE? I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH MINE GOING OUT RANDOMLY FOR AT LEAST A YEAR. IT MAY CUT OUT 6 - 10 TIMES A DAY, IT MAY GO A WEEK OR A MONTH BE...

WHILE DRIVING ON A CURVE AT 55 MPH THE POWER STEERING QUIT AND THE VEC BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

BOUGHT 2006 HHR LT NEW FOR MY COMPANY. PURCHASED IT FROM MY COMPANY FOR PERSONAL USE IN EARLY 2011. WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS PRACTICING PARALLEL PARKING AT THE DMV (FOR LICENSE TEST), THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN SHE WAS FULLY STOPP...

Mileage: 147,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 55MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND LOST ALL OF MY POWER STEERING ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. LUCKILY I GOT THE CAR OVER TO THE SHOULDER. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT TO SEE IF THAT WOULD REMEDY THE ISSUE AND 10 MINUTES DOWN THE...

Mileage: 114,000

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHEN SHE MADE A RIGHT TURN. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVEN THE VEHICLE TO HER HOM...

Mileage: 100,000

AT VARIES SPEEDS AND DRIVING CONDITIONS THE POWER STEERING ON THE VECHILE STOPS WORKING. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE AT STOP LIGHTS AND WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

WE OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY TIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE PAST WEEK - AND AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND WEATHER CONDITIONS. A GOOGLE SEARCH REVEALED THERE IS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS ...

Mileage: 11,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR IT TO RESUME NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHIC...

Mileage: 83,000

THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN, WITH THE DOOR HANDLE MADE OUT OF PLASTIC AND AFTER RESEARCH HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS. *TR

Mileage: 13,000

WHEN STARTING FROM A STOPPED POSITION IN A SIGNAL CONTROLLED LEFT TURN LANE, THE CLUTCH WAS DEPRESSED AS USUAL. THIS TIME IT MADE A POPPING NOISE AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RENDERING THE CAR INOPERABLE. THE DRIVER WAS LEFT STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF A ROADWAY. FORTUNATELY, THIS HAPPENED IN A ...

Mileage: 90,100

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 APPRO...

Mileage: 100,000

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 APPRO...

Mileage: 100,000

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 APPRO...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 104,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR THE CONTACT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIA...

Mileage: 63,000

MY 2006 HHR HAS HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT AND REAR END STRUTS REPLACED AND NOW, THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND DRIVE SHAFT. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 80K MILES ON IT. I DON'T DRIVE IT THAT MUCH SO IT SHOULDN'T BE HAVING ALL OF THESE ISSUES. WHY HASN'T GM ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR ALL THE PROBLEMS IT ...

Mileage: 75,000

MY 2006 HHR HAS HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT AND REAR END STRUTS REPLACED AND NOW, THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND DRIVE SHAFT. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 80K MILES ON IT. I DON'T DRIVE IT THAT MUCH SO IT SHOULDN'T BE HAVING ALL OF THESE ISSUES. WHY HASN'T GM ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR ALL THE PROBLEMS IT ...

Mileage: 75,000

MY 2006 HHR HAS HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT AND REAR END STRUTS REPLACED AND NOW, THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND DRIVE SHAFT. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 80K MILES ON IT. I DON'T DRIVE IT THAT MUCH SO IT SHOULDN'T BE HAVING ALL OF THESE ISSUES. WHY HASN'T GM ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR ALL THE PROBLEMS IT ...

Mileage: 75,000

I WAS EXITING A COMMERCIAL DRIVEWAY UPON TRYING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT AND IT TOOK A MINUTE TO STRAIGHTEN UP. MY DASHBOARD INDICATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO ASSESS THE VEHICLE AND CAME TO FIND OUT THAT THIS VEHICLE DO...

Mileage: 82,500

WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND SHE LOST POWER STEERING. SHE GOT HOME, CALLED THE DEALER AND ASKED ABOUT RECALLS AND WAS INFORMED THE 2006 COBALT (MECHANICALLY AND EQUIPMENT WISE THE SAME CAR WITH A DIFFERENT SKIN) WAS RECALLED BUT NOT THE HHR. I TOOK THE CAR T...

Mileage: 120,000

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK IN THE SNOW THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED OUT OF MY HANDS. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR OTHER CHEVY MODELS BUT NOT THE HHR. DOES SOMEONE NEED TO DIE IN AN ACCIDENT FIRST. I GOT A RECALL LETTER FOR THE STORAGE BIN IN THE DASH NOT STAYING CLOSED AND THAT IS A MINOR INCONVE...

Mileage: 75,000

DRIVING TO WORK AND TURNED A CORNER, DISCOVER ALMOST TOO LATE THAT I HAD NO POWER STEERING. NO LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASH TO WARN ME AND I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE HAS BEEN NO SOLUTION TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AS IT KEEPS RECURRING. *TR

Mileage: 96,601

AS I WAS DRIVING MY ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SHUT DOWN. I PULLED OVER TURNED ENGINE OFF AND WHEN STARTED AGAIN IT AGAIN STEERING WORKED. WENT TO A STORE, AND DROVE CAR ABOUT HALF MILE AND STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD TURNED ENGINE OFF, RESTARTED AND WORKED FOR ABOUT EIGHT OF A ...

Mileage: 60,000

HAD POWER STEERING ISSUE DID SOME RESEARCH TURNS OUT TO BE OVER HEAT.. CHECK COOLANT LEVELS. MY COOLANT TEMP. OVER 200 ADDED COOLANT NOW AROUND 190 STEERING WORKS FINE. *JB

Mileage: 7,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED A FEW MINUTES LATER AND OPERATED AS DESIGNED FOR ANOTHER MILE BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRE...

Mileage: 97,000

I DO NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING UNTIL I DRIVE A FEW MILES. AFTER I DRIVE MY 2006 CHEVY HHR A FEW MILES THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON & MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING COMPLETELY STOPS..THE CAR IS VERY HARD TO STEER AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO PARK..WHEN I NEED TO PARK I HAVE TO TURN MY CAR OFF...

Mileage: 59,000

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND ITS VERY HARD TO DRIVE! I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON TO GET IT GOING! WHEN IT FIRST HAPPEN I WAS GOING AROUND A CURVE,AND IT TOTALLY SCARED ME! *TR

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...

Mileage: 102,187

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...

Mileage: 102,187

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REP...

Mileage: 64,000

I DROVE MY HHR TO WORK. PARKED. WENT TO GET OUT AND THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FELT SOFT AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. TO GET IT OPEN I HAD TO USE THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE. I HAVE READ ONLINE ABOUT OTHER HHR OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE OF THE DOOR LATCH. WHILE THE HANDLE REMAINED INTACT, ...

Mileage: 61,111

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAD BECOME FRACTURED. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE DETACHED COMPLETELY. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PANEL WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTI...

Mileage: 55,000

FOR THE LAST YEAR, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT HAS STAYED ON AS WELL AS THE ENGINE LIGHT. SHIFTING IS DIFFICULT AND I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL EFFECT THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL EVENTUALLY BE DESTROYED. THERE ARE SEVERAL WEBSITES WHERE OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS BUT ...

Mileage: 70,000

FOR THE LAST YEAR, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT HAS STAYED ON AS WELL AS THE ENGINE LIGHT. SHIFTING IS DIFFICULT AND I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL EFFECT THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL EVENTUALLY BE DESTROYED. THERE ARE SEVERAL WEBSITES WHERE OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS BUT ...

Mileage: 70,000

POWER STEERING WENT OUT. GOES OUT EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. *TR

Mileage: 41,256

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO JUMP START THE VEHICLE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE HOURS LATER HOWEVER, THE STEERING WHEEL HAD BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT...

Mileage: 119,000

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING, CAUSING ME TO NEARLY HIT MY MAILBOX. THE INFORMATION SCREEN ON THE SPEEDOMETER SAID POWER STEERING AND MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

Mileage: 133,552

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER REPAIRED NOR INSPECTED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE ...

Mileage: 108,000

THE CAR WAS FURNISHED WITH TWO REMOTES. THE FIRST ONE QUIT WORKING 4-YEARS AGO. THE SECOND REMOTE WORKS SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES NOT. YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHEN. A NEW BATTERY DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM WITH EITHER REMOTE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

THE CAR WAS FURNISHED WITH TWO REMOTES. THE FIRST ONE QUIT WORKING 4-YEARS AGO. THE SECOND REMOTE WORKS SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES NOT. YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHEN. A NEW BATTERY DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM WITH EITHER REMOTE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND CAUSED RESISTANCE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

Mileage: 52,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE NUMBER THREE CYLINDER HAD MISFIRED. AS A RESULT, THE EXHAUST VALVE AND THE EXHAUST HEAD N...

Mileage: 56,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

I WAS GOING ABOUT 35MPH WHEN I CAME UPON A CURVE AND MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED ME TOO LOOSE CONTROL AND CRASH INTO AN OPEN FIELD. IVE SPENT MOST OF MY DAY RESEARCHING AND MAKING PHONE CALLS. MY LOCAL DEALER TELLS ME THAT THERE HAS BEEN MANY ISSUES WITH THIS BUT THERE ARE CU...

Mileage: 167,000

I WAS DRIVING WITH ATLEAST 42 MPH COMING DOWN FROM A BRIDGE WITH A CURVE ROAD WHEN MY POWER STEERING SHUT DOWN. NO SIGN, WHEN I TRIED TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL FOR THE CURVE, IT WOULDN'T MOVE. I PANICKED AND ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S DRIVING THE SAME SPEED AS ME. I HAD TO TURN ON MY...

Mileage: 140,000

THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILED AND CONTINUES TO FAIL AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING FOR ABOUT 100 METERS. *TR

Mileage: 56,451

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 ...

Mileage: 38,402

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 ...

Mileage: 38,402

THE CAR SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST IS LOST, THE VEHICLE CAN STILL BE STEERED, HOWEVER, WITH GREATER EFFORT (MANUAL STEERING). THE SLOWER THE VEHICLE IS MOVING, THE HIGHER THE STEERING EFFORT. UNLESS A DRIVER COMPENSATES FOR THIS ADDITIONAL STEERING EFFORT, LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST M...

Mileage: 64,000

POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR FAILED. RESET AFTER SHUTOFF AND RESTART OF CAR. PROBLEM INTERMITTENT, OCCURRING SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL, OTHER TIMES REPEATEDLY (IE 5 TIMES IN A THREE MILE DRIVE). PROBLEM ALWAYS OCCURRED WHILE MOVING DURING A VARIETY OF SPEEDS (25-75MPH) AND WHILE DECELERATING AND ACCELERAT...

Mileage: 39,500

VEHICLE WILL STALL AND WE WILL CRASH OR BE HIT BY SOME ONE. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLS YOU LOOSE ALL POWER THAT IS POWER STEERING,BRAKES,THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE .IT BEGAN WITH MY KEY GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION,WOULD HAVE TO TRY TO PLACE IN PARK MULTIPLE TIMES TO RELEASE THE KE...

VEHICLE WILL STALL AND WE WILL CRASH OR BE HIT BY SOME ONE. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLS YOU LOOSE ALL POWER THAT IS POWER STEERING,BRAKES,THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE .IT BEGAN WITH MY KEY GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION,WOULD HAVE TO TRY TO PLACE IN PARK MULTIPLE TIMES TO RELEASE THE KE...

VEHICLE WILL STALL AND WE WILL CRASH OR BE HIT BY SOME ONE. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLS YOU LOOSE ALL POWER THAT IS POWER STEERING,BRAKES,THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE .IT BEGAN WITH MY KEY GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION,WOULD HAVE TO TRY TO PLACE IN PARK MULTIPLE TIMES TO RELEASE THE KE...

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 MIN...

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. REST...

Mileage: 131,250

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. REST...

Mileage: 131,250

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ...

Mileage: 56,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH , THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE ...

Mileage: 65,000

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AT RANDOM INTERVALS. IF YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON AGAIN, IT WORKS JUST FINE. IT COULD BE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IF IT HAPPENED IN A SITUATION WHERE I WAS EXPECTING IT TO WORK, BUT IT DIDN'T. *TR

Mileage: 93,232

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STAT...

Mileage: 115,623

STEERING FAILS WHEN DRIVING. THE CAR IS NOT STEERABLE. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. CHEVY COBALT HAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. HHR IS THE SAME PLATFORM,SAME STEERING COMPONENTS,SAME MANUFACTURE OF STEERING COMPONENTS. GM IS SUING THE MANUFACTURE OF THE POWER STEERING UNITS BUT DOESN'T RECOGNIZE A V...

IN OUR 2006 CHEVROLET HHR, THE FRONT RIGHT AND LEFT WHEEL BEARING HUB ASSEMBLIES HAVE FAILED AT 57,000 MILES. THE SYMPTOM WAS A RUMBLING NOISE BEGINNING AT 40 MPH TO 45 MPH. WHEEL BEARINGS ARE NOT DESIGNED TO BE A PERISHABLE ITEM. IN COMPARISON, ALL FOUR WHEELS STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL BRAKE PADS THA...

Mileage: 57,000

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE DASH PANEL WARNING LIGHTS ALL STARTED FLASHING ON AND OFF. WHEN IT DID THIS THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND WHEN I TRIED TO STOP THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE POWER BRAKES DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT. IT FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE HAD THE OLD STYLE MANUAL BRAKES. IT HAS D...

Mileage: 115,000

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE DASH PANEL WARNING LIGHTS ALL STARTED FLASHING ON AND OFF. WHEN IT DID THIS THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND WHEN I TRIED TO STOP THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE POWER BRAKES DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT. IT FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE HAD THE OLD STYLE MANUAL BRAKES. IT HAS D...

Mileage: 115,000

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE DASH PANEL WARNING LIGHTS ALL STARTED FLASHING ON AND OFF. WHEN IT DID THIS THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND WHEN I TRIED TO STOP THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE POWER BRAKES DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT. IT FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE HAD THE OLD STYLE MANUAL BRAKES. IT HAS D...

Mileage: 115,000

DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND THERE IS NO POWER STEERING, HARD TO STEER. HAPPENS NUMEROUS TIMES. TURN CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND IT'S FINE AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 85,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR LT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE ...

Mileage: 15,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR LT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE ...

Mileage: 15,000

I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE TRAVELING AT APPROX 60 MPH WHEN I HEARD A DING-DING SOUND AND I LOOKED AT MY DISPLAY PANEL BELOW THE SPEEDOMETER AND IT SAID POWER STEERING AND I REALIZED THAT I HAD LOST MY POWER STEERING ON MY HHR...DROVE HOME THINKING IT WAS LOW ON POWER STEERING FLUID, I UNLOADED GROCERIE...

Mileage: 58,011

I WAS DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY IN SLOW LANE, POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH AND I INSTANTLY LOST POWER STEERING. I STOPPED AT NEXT EXIT, TURNED OFF CAR CALLED HUSBAND HE SAID TO TAKE IT HOME. I STARTED CAR, IT WAS FINE, NO WARNING ON DASH, DROVE FINE. I DROVE A FEW HUNDRED FEET, LOST POWER STEE...

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPRO...

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE BUT THE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED IN HER HAND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE DOOR HANDLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WA...

Mileage: 80,000

I WAS IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION, MY CAR FLIPPED SEVERAL TIMES AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

I WAS DRIVING TO PICK MY KIDS UP FROM SCHOOL WHEN MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, SO I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND PURCHASED SOME POWER STEERING FLUID BUT THIS CAR DOESN'T TAKE POWER STEERING FLUID BECAUSE ITS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON THE POWER STEERING WAS OK. I WA...

Mileage: 92,000

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 AN...

Mileage: 47,000

THE GAS LINES ON THIS CAR HAVE RUSTED THROUGH. THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN. *TR

Mileage: 268,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR ONE YEAR PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE DOOR HANDLES NEED...

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,278. ..UPDATED 05/01/13 *B...

Mileage: 96,278

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 ...

Mileage: 11,000

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 ...

Mileage: 11,000

THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON FREQUENTLY. I HAVE NO POWER STEERING AND HAVE TO DO IT MANUALLY WHICH MAKES IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE AND MORE. SOMETIMES I CAN ONLY BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENS. AS THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE, I AM W...

Mileage: 90,000

THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON FREQUENTLY. I HAVE NO POWER STEERING AND HAVE TO DO IT MANUALLY WHICH MAKES IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE AND MORE. SOMETIMES I CAN ONLY BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENS. AS THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE, I AM W...

Mileage: 90,000

THERE ARE MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I HAVE BEEN IGNORED BY BOTH THE DEALER WE BOUGHT IT FROM AND G.M. I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET THESE ISSUES RESOLVED TO NO AVAIL. G.M. IS DOING THE WAITING GAME SO I EVENTUALLY GET TIRED OF COMPLAINING AND STOP. HOWEVER THE LONG TERM IS I HAVE I...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY COULD NOT BE TURNED TO ENGAGE THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE ALSO COULD NOT BE SHIFTED FROM PARK. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED....

Mileage: 116,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 93,724. *TR UPDATED 04/30/13*LJ

Mileage: 93,724

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 93,724. *TR UPDATED 04/30/13*LJ

Mileage: 93,724

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED AND THE ARM OF THE WIPER BECAME FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121...

Mileage: 121,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING PUMP. THE VEHICLE W...

Mileage: 65,750

AFTER GETTING HOME ONE DAY I WENT TO OPEN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND THE PART OF THE DOOR HANDLE THAT ATTACHED TO THE WIRE THAT WORKS TO OPEN THE DOOR BROKE. THE DOOR WILL NO LONGER OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. I MUST ROLL DOWN MY WINDOW AND REACH OUTSIDE TO USE THE OUTER HANDLE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE COST T...

Mileage: 79,000

POWER STEERING CUT OUT, AND MANUAL OR DIFFICULT STEERING WAS REQUIRED. BASED ON SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS, THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, AND RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE CHEVY COBALT WHICH HAS THE SAME POWER STEERING AS THE HHR. RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED IN CANADA FOR THE HHR AS WELL. PLEASE ISSUE A RE...

Mileage: 127,000

STARTED OF A FEW YEARS AGO IF I TURNED THE WHEEL ALL WAY TO LEFT OR RIGHT POWER STEERING WOULD GO OUT. HAD TO TURN MOTOR OFF THEN ON AGAIN TO RESET. NOW IT GOES OUT DURING NORMAL DRIVING EVEN ON FREEWAY. IT GOES OUT A FEW TIMES A DAY. HAVE TO RESTART ENGINE TO GET POWER STEERING BACK. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE TH...

Mileage: 38,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND CAUSED THE STEERING TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. THE DEALER WAS CALLED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING IN THE HHR MODEL VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECUR...

Mileage: 57,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN AND THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO ENTER AND EXIT THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTAC...

Mileage: 80,000

THE SAME AS WITH THE COBALT THAT HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR REPAIR SERVICE. ONLY WITH THE HHR, THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM!! I HAD TO TAKE MY CAR TO DEALERSHIP GARAGE AND PAY FOR SCAN DIAGNOSTICS AND ALSO FOR POWER STEERING MOTOR...DUE TO THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT WAS RECALLED ...

Mileage: 128,525

THE CAR WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING AFTER ACCELERATING PAST 5 OR 10 MPH. INITIALLY YOU COULD TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND BACK ON AND IT WOULD HAVE POWER STEERING FOR A PERIOD AND THEN GO OFF AGAIN. "POWER STEERING" FLASHED ON THE DASH DISPLAY. AFTER A FEW WEEKS THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND COULD NO LONG...

Mileage: 37,000

THE INSIDE DRIVER & PASSENGER FRONT DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF WHEN ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AFTER IT WAS PARKED. HAVE PREVIOUSLY FILED A COMPLAINT APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS AGO FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ...

Mileage: 98,600

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT APPROX 60 MPH. THE POWERSTEERING MESSAGE FLASHED THEN THE GAUGES WENT TO 0 THEN LOCK ON LEFT SIDE ON INSTRUMENT PANEL CAME ON AND LOST POWER TO CAR. PULLED OVER AND CAR DIED. WOULD NOT RE START FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. WHEN RE STARTED ALL HAPPENED AGAIN, THEN TURNED OFF I...

Mileage: 50,000

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 65 MPH THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND I GOT A NOTIFICATION ON MY DASH PANEL. I HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF TO RESET IT, AND NOW ITS BEEN GOING OUT AT LEAST ONCE A DAY EVERYDAY SINCE THEN. *TR

Mileage: 137,000

THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS PULLING MY VEHICLE OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY, I WAS IN REVERSE AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND BEGAN DRIVING, AFEW SECONDS LATER, I HEARD A WARNING CHIME AND A MESSAGE CAME UP ON MY DASH SAYING "POWER STEERING". THE CAR WAS VERY HARD TO MANEUVER, I STOPPED THE CAR AND TU...

Mileage: 62,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON ACROSS THE DASHBOARD IMPEDING STEERING MANEUVERS. AFTER A COMPLETE STOP AND DISENGAGING THE ENGINE, THE WARNING LIGHT A POWER STEERING SEEMS TO RESUME NORMAL PERFORMANCE. HOWEVER, THE WARNING LIGHT AND IMPEDED STEERING RETURNS WITHIN 20-25 ...

Mileage: 138,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IT REGAINED POWER STEERING CAPABILITIES. THE FAILURE RECUR...

Mileage: 73,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPEN...

Mileage: 44,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH UP A MOUNTAIN, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST PERFORMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A D...

Mileage: 72,000

THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR INTERIOR HANDLE BROKE AT APPROX 36,400 MILES. LUCKILY THE HANDLE WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE WHOLE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PANEL HAD TO BE REPLACED. AT APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER 36,000 MILES THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE AGAIN. WE LOOKED ONLINE, AND THERE IS A COMPANY THAT MAKES JUST T...

Mileage: 36,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME STUCK AND HE WAS UNABLE TO POWER OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE SHIFTER PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILU...

Mileage: 95,000

THE POWER STEERING WARNING COMES ON AND THE POWER STEERING MOTOR QUITS. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, THE LAST TIME I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND SHUT THE MOTOR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. THE CAR IS VERY HARD TO STEER WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. *TR

Mileage: 652,011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE M...

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE DRIVING, MY WIFE SAID THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR HER TO TURN WHICH NEARLY CAUSED A HEAD ON COLLISION. THIS IS AN UN-SAFE STEERING MOTOR USED IN THIS AUTOMOBILE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ASAP BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS KILLED! THIS HAS HAPPENED T...

Mileage: 98,000

I DROVE MY VEHICLE TO NEW JERSEY FOR VACATION BUT CAME BACK TO VIRGINIA WITHIN TWO DAYS. UPON MY ARRIVAL IN VIRGINIA, I REPACKED MY BAGS AND HEADED TO CHARLOTTE, NC. ALL THE DRIVING THAT I WAS DOING WAS HIGHWAY DRIVING. TO NEW JERSEY I DROVE I-81 NORTH AND I-78 EAST. TO CHARLOTTE, NC I DROVE 220 SOU...

Mileage: 146,217

I DROVE MY VEHICLE TO NEW JERSEY FOR VACATION BUT CAME BACK TO VIRGINIA WITHIN TWO DAYS. UPON MY ARRIVAL IN VIRGINIA, I REPACKED MY BAGS AND HEADED TO CHARLOTTE, NC. ALL THE DRIVING THAT I WAS DOING WAS HIGHWAY DRIVING. TO NEW JERSEY I DROVE I-81 NORTH AND I-78 EAST. TO CHARLOTTE, NC I DROVE 220 SOU...

Mileage: 146,217

I HAVE HAD QUIT A FEW OF INCIDENTS WITH MY VEHICLE. I BOUGHT IT USED. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND WHEN IT DOES THAT THE DASH DISPLAY SAYS POWER STEERING. I DON'T KNOW IF ITS A RECALL OR NOT BUT I FEEL LIKE IT NEEDS TO BE. A LOCAL TOWING COMPANY OWNER IS A CLOSE FRIEND AND HE HAS RECENTLY TOWED ...

I WAS DRIVING AT THE FREEWAY WHEN THE POWER STEERING CUT OUT AND MADE MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL SO HARD THE I STOP THE CAR STARTER AGAIN AND WAS OK LATER IT DID IT SEVERAL TIMES IN MY WAY HOME. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE WHETHER A PASSENGER WAS OCCUPYING THE SEAT OR NOT. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH...

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE WHETHER A PASSENGER WAS OCCUPYING THE SEAT OR NOT. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH...

Mileage: 75,000

I WENT TO MOVE THE CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY, WHEN I NOTICED ON ODOR OF GASOLINE. I DIDN'T OBSERVE ANY GASOLINE, AND STARTED THE CAR. IT TOOK LONGER THAN USUAL TO START, AS IF IT TOOK A WHILE FOR GASOLINE TO GET TO THE ENGINE. AFTER MOVING IT, I NOTICED GASOLINE DRIPPING FROM UNDER THE CAR, JUST IN FRONT O...

Mileage: 81,000

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...

Mileage: 45,000

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...

Mileage: 45,000

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

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITH AN ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNE...

Mileage: 70,000

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 T...

Mileage: 80,000

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 T...

Mileage: 80,000

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

Mileage: 65,000

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

Mileage: 65,000

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

Mileage: 65,000

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 POTENTIA...

Mileage: 125,324

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 POTENTIA...

Mileage: 125,324

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 WIL...

Mileage: 29,000

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 WIL...

Mileage: 29,000

I PARKED MY CAR AND WENT TO OPEN THE DOOR, THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF IN MY HAND. BECAUSE I WAS SO SHOCKED BY THIS HAPPENING IT TOOK ME A FEW MINUTES TO REALIZE I COULD ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. IF THIS HAPPENED TO SOMEONE DURING/AFTER AN ACCIDENT IT COULD HAVE SERIOU...

Mileage: 115,000

THIS IS AN ONGOING SAFETY PROBLEM THAT CHEVY/GM DOESN'T CARE TO WORRY ABOUT. MY CARS STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN I AM DRIVING. SOMETIMES TO THE POINT OF THE CAR TO BE UNCONTROLLABLE IN ADDITION TO THIS THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT GOES ON ALONG WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS IN TO THE DEAL...

Mileage: 54,000

THIS IS AN ONGOING SAFETY PROBLEM THAT CHEVY/GM DOESN'T CARE TO WORRY ABOUT. MY CARS STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN I AM DRIVING. SOMETIMES TO THE POINT OF THE CAR TO BE UNCONTROLLABLE IN ADDITION TO THIS THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT GOES ON ALONG WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS IN TO THE DEAL...

Mileage: 54,000

THIS IS AN ONGOING SAFETY PROBLEM THAT CHEVY/GM DOESN'T CARE TO WORRY ABOUT. MY CARS STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN I AM DRIVING. SOMETIMES TO THE POINT OF THE CAR TO BE UNCONTROLLABLE IN ADDITION TO THIS THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT GOES ON ALONG WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS IN TO THE DEAL...

Mileage: 54,000

THIS IS AN ONGOING SAFETY PROBLEM THAT CHEVY/GM DOESN'T CARE TO WORRY ABOUT. MY CARS STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN I AM DRIVING. SOMETIMES TO THE POINT OF THE CAR TO BE UNCONTROLLABLE IN ADDITION TO THIS THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT GOES ON ALONG WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS IN TO THE DEAL...

Mileage: 54,000

STARTING BACK IN AUGUST, NOW PRETTY MUCH EVERY TIME WE DRIVE THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL, SEEMINGLY HARDER THAN IF WE HAD NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT THIS IS NOT REALLY A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT IF THE POWER STEERING WERE OUT AN...

Mileage: 83,000

WE BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 2011. IN THE FIRST YEAR OF HAVING OUR HHR, THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES ARE BROKEN. THE DRIVER SIDE BROKE FIRST AND ABOUT 4 MONTHS LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE BROKE. THE REAR HATCH DOOR LATCH WENT OUT ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER BUYING THIS CAR. THE LOT WHERE...

Mileage: 90,213

WE BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 2011. IN THE FIRST YEAR OF HAVING OUR HHR, THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES ARE BROKEN. THE DRIVER SIDE BROKE FIRST AND ABOUT 4 MONTHS LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE BROKE. THE REAR HATCH DOOR LATCH WENT OUT ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER BUYING THIS CAR. THE LOT WHERE...

Mileage: 90,213

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN TYRONE BLVD. IN SAINT PETERSBURG FLORIDA...AS I APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION OF TYRONE AND 9TH ATTEMPTING A LEFT HAND TURN, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND I CAME WITH IN INCHES OF HITTING A POWER POLE. THIS NOT ONLY COULD HAVE CAUSED INJ...

Mileage: 74,624

POWER STEERING APPEAR ON DATA SCREEN ON DASH AND THEN HAD NO POWER STEERING THRU THE TURN. PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF CAR/RESTARTED CAR / POWER STEERING WASN'T ON DASH/ DRIVE CAR UP TO ABOUT 30 MPH AND NO POWER STEERING AGAIN AND LIGHT WAS ON/ HAD BEEN DRIVING CAR ABOUT A HALF HOUR BEFORE THIS HAPPE...

Mileage: 80,000

POWER STEERING WENT INOP WHILE DRIVING, MADE STEERING VERY HARD. COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IF THIS HAPPENED WHILE TURNING. *TR

Mileage: 64,432

WHILE I WAS DRIVING UP A SMALL HILL I HEARD THE WARNING DINGS AND SUDDENLY THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE SHOWED UP AND I NO LONGER HAD CONTROL OF THE STEERING. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WAITED A MINUTE, TURNED IT BACK ON AND ALL WAS WELL AGAIN. AFTER RESEARCHING ON ABOUTA...

Mileage: 80,900

MY WIFE HAD A COBALT AND THE POWER STEERING WAS GOING OUT. EVENTUALLY THERE WAS A RECALL. MY HHR IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING NOW.THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND IT LISTS "POWER STEERING" ACROSS THE DASH. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY STATED IT WILL HAVE TO BE FIXED AT THE DEALER. GM HAS YET T...

Mileage: 70,000

AFTER TRAVELING BACK AND FORTH FROM ONE COUNTY TO ANOTHER (APPROX 130 MILES ROUNDTRIP) AS I EXITED THE FWY THE CAR WAS DRIVING NORMAL EXCEPT FOR I WAS ON EMPTY AT THIS POINT. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. UPON ACCELERATION AT APPROX. 10-15MPH THE CAR MADE A...

Mileage: 120,000

AFTER TRAVELING BACK AND FORTH FROM ONE COUNTY TO ANOTHER (APPROX 130 MILES ROUNDTRIP) AS I EXITED THE FWY THE CAR WAS DRIVING NORMAL EXCEPT FOR I WAS ON EMPTY AT THIS POINT. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. UPON ACCELERATION AT APPROX. 10-15MPH THE CAR MADE A...

Mileage: 120,000

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

Mileage: 200,000

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE PARKWAY AT ABOUT 55 MPH. HE SAID THERE WAS A BEEPING SOUND, THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER SHOWED POWER STEERING. AT THAT TIME HE NOTICED HE HAD NO POWER STEERING. HE DROVE OFF THE EXIT AND PULLED INTO A GAS STATION. HE SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND RE...

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILUR...

Mileage: 71,000

JUST TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT. WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND CHIMED. COULD BARELY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. GLAD IT DID NOT HAPPEN ON HIGHWAY WITH GRANDKIDS IN CAR EARLIER IN WEEK WHILE DRIVING CROSS-COUNTRY DOING UP TO 75 MPH. SCARY ENOUGH WITH LITTLE CONTROL ON MY OWN PROPERTY ...

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING FAILED. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TURNED OFF FOR A MOMENT TO HAVE THE STEERING RETURN TO NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE W...

Mileage: 74,000

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 THOUGHTSTRANG...

Mileage: 120,000

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 THOUGHTSTRANG...

Mileage: 120,000

I WAS DRIVING IN OUR LOCAL ZOO PARKING LOT. WITH PEOPLE CROSSING AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. A MESSAGE CAME UP ON THE CONSOLE SAYING "POWER STEERING". I STOPPED THE CAR AND SHUT IT OFF CHECKED THE FUSE. I T WAS NOT BLOWN STARTED THE CAR AND IT WORKED AGAIN. I THEN DROVE FOR A FEW DAYS WITH NO I...

Mileage: 42,000

DURING THE COLD MONTHS OF THE YEAR, SPRING I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. DURING THE HOTTER MONTHS OF THE YEAR MY POWER STEERING NOTIFICATION ON MY DASH BOARD COMES UP AND I HAVE NO POWER STEERING. I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF TO RESET THE STEERING MOTOR. REGARDLESS OF HOW FAST I DRIVE THE INDIC...

Mileage: 36,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED AND BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CO...

Mileage: 120,000

WHENEVER IT RAINS THE PASSENGER SIDE LEAKS FROM THE COUNSEL THE CARPET ALWAYS GETS SOAKED... A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM... ANOTHER KNOWN ISSUE IS THE CAM POSITION SENSOR A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM NOW HAVING ISSUES WITH THE BEARINGS IN MY FRONT WHEELS WHICH SEEMS TO BE ANOTHER ...

Mileage: 63,000

WHENEVER IT RAINS THE PASSENGER SIDE LEAKS FROM THE COUNSEL THE CARPET ALWAYS GETS SOAKED... A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM... ANOTHER KNOWN ISSUE IS THE CAM POSITION SENSOR A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM NOW HAVING ISSUES WITH THE BEARINGS IN MY FRONT WHEELS WHICH SEEMS TO BE ANOTHER ...

Mileage: 63,000

WHENEVER IT RAINS THE PASSENGER SIDE LEAKS FROM THE COUNSEL THE CARPET ALWAYS GETS SOAKED... A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM... ANOTHER KNOWN ISSUE IS THE CAM POSITION SENSOR A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM NOW HAVING ISSUES WITH THE BEARINGS IN MY FRONT WHEELS WHICH SEEMS TO BE ANOTHER ...

Mileage: 63,000

SOME PORTION OF THE SHIFTER MECHANISM FAILED. IT ALLOWS THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT GEARS AT WILL, WITH OR WITHOUT A KEY AND WITH OR WITHOUT THE ENGINE RUNNING. IT ALSO ALLOWS THE VEHICLE TO BE PUT INTO GEAR WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE CAN 'BUMP' FROM 'PARK' INTO ANY GEAR AND FROM ANY G...

Mileage: 21,706

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY WENT OUT AGAIN; THIS TIME CAUSING ME TO BACK INTO A SMALL POLE. NOW I HAVE A GAPING HOLE IN MY BUMPER. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. NOW I SEE THEY MAY HAVE ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE, BUT IN CANADA (HOWEVER, I'VE YET TO FIND ...

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING RESUMED ITS NORMAL FUNCTION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER F...

Mileage: 35,000

CHEVY HHR SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. GM HAS A RECALL IN CANADA? BUT NOT IN US? *TR

THE VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING ABRUPTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS OCCUPIED BY A MOTHER AND TWO SMALL CHILDREN AT THE TIME. THE STEERING SYSTEM CAN ONLY BE RESET BY TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON. IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THE INITIA...

Mileage: 81,000

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 ...

Mileage: 21,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, HOWEVER IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, HOWEVER NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILU...

Mileage: 124,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING FUNCTION, MAKING IT VERY HARD TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED ...

Mileage: 120,000

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND MY POWER STEERING FAILED, AS I WAS ROUNDING A CURVE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. I WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 55 AND 60 MILES PER HOUR. AS I WAS ROUNDING A CURVE, MY POWER STEERING FAILED, CAUSING ME TO NEARLY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. GM IS VERY AWARE THAT THEY BUILT HHR'S WITH DEFECTI...

Mileage: 65,000

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 ...

Mileage: 142,000

FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS NOW I'VE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH MY POWER STEERING. WHILE DRIVING MY INFO PANEL WILL BEEP AND READ "POWER STEERING," THEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. IF I TURN OFF THE IGNITION THEN RESTART THE CAR, EVERYTHING WORKS FINE FOR A FEW MOMENTS (SOMETIMES LONGER) THEN IT HA...

Mileage: 59,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE STEERING RETURNED TO NORM...

Mileage: 59,000

FOR ABOUT A MONTH MY KEY KEPT GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION BUT I COULD ALWAYS GET IT OUT MYSELF. I WOULD SHIFT FROM "PARK" TO "DRIVE" AND THEN BACK TO "PARK" TO REMOVE IT. FINALLY ONE DAY I COULD NOT REMOVE IT. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO HAVE A PART IN THE SHIFTER REPLACED TO FIX THE...

Mileage: 69,000

THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE SHUT OFF FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WOULD RESTART. DURING ONE INSTANCE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF ...

Mileage: 133,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE REGAINED STEERING FUNCTIONS. THE FAILURE CO...

Mileage: 142,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE AWAY FROM THE CABLE THAT ALLOWED THE DOOR TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IN THE PAST. THE DEALER STATED TH...

Mileage: 77,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SHIFTED INTO PARK AND THE KEY WOULD NOT REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BUTTON LOCATED ON THE GEAR SHIFT WAS JAMMED INSIDE OF THE SHIFTER ITSELF. DUE TO THE JAMMING OF THAT BUTTON, THE GEAR SHIFT MOVED ...

Mileage: 82,000

AS I WAS DRIVING HOME ON I-40, I LOST POWER STEERING, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE STEERING WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO CONTROL, AND TURNING WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO MANEUVER SAFELY. THE EXIT RAMP WAS ESPECIALLY BAD. MAKING IT ESPECIALLY UNSAFE WAS I HAD MY YOUNG GRANDCHILDREN WITH ME. I FIND...

Mileage: 81,000

HAD A NEW KEY CUT TO REPLACE A LOST KEY. SHORTLY AFTER I RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE, KEY I WAS USING GOT STUCK IN THE IGNITION. I GOT IT OUT ONCE BUT I WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO THE NEXT TIME I DROVE THE VEHICLE. APPARENTLY, THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE KEYS GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITIONS OF THE HHR'S. ...

Mileage: 123,889

WHEN I COME TO A STOP, THERE IS A RATTLING SOUND AND MAKES THE STOP INCREASINGLY BUMPY. IT IS COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE QUARTER PANEL. SOUNDS LIKE A STEERING COLUMN ISSUE JUST AS A MECHANIC TOLD ME. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

WHEN I COME TO A STOP, THERE IS A RATTLING SOUND AND MAKES THE STOP INCREASINGLY BUMPY. IT IS COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE QUARTER PANEL. SOUNDS LIKE A STEERING COLUMN ISSUE JUST AS A MECHANIC TOLD ME. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE SHUT OFF FOR SEVERAL MOMENTS BEFORE THE POWER STEERIN...

Mileage: 37,600

ABOUT 4 MONTH AGO THE DOOR HANDLE ON THE FRONT INSIDE PASSENGER SIDE BROKE FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON. THERE WAS NO FORCE WHEN ABOUT TO OPEN DOOR AND THE HANDLE JUST STAYED IN MY HAND. I CALLED CHEVY DEALER TO SEE IF I COULD JUST BUY THE HANDLE, I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO BUY THE WHOLE PANEL WHIC...

Mileage: 71,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED, IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE COIL PACK WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REP...

Mileage: 119,000

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 I...

Mileage: 90,150

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 I...

Mileage: 90,150

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 I...

Mileage: 90,150

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WA...

Mileage: 64,186

WHILE DRIVING ON I-55 THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND MADE THE CAR ALMOST LUNGE INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED INTERMITTENTLY MAKING THE VEHICLE DANGEROUS TO HANDLE AT SLOW SPEEDS. RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE TURNED UP MASSIVE REPORTS OF THE POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILING. THIS HAS RESULTED IN ...

Mileage: 47,300

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE 401 ON RAMP (GOING 35KM/HR) IT WAS A RAINY DAY. I RANDOMLY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST POWER, INCLUDING MY POWER STEERING. NO LIGHTS, NO WARNINGS, JUST GONE. I COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL TO CONTINUE WITH THE CURVED ON RAMP. I'M NOT THAT STRONG AND WITHOUT POWER STEERING I C...

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE 401 ON RAMP (GOING 35KM/HR) IT WAS A RAINY DAY. I RANDOMLY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST POWER, INCLUDING MY POWER STEERING. NO LIGHTS, NO WARNINGS, JUST GONE. I COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL TO CONTINUE WITH THE CURVED ON RAMP. I'M NOT THAT STRONG AND WITHOUT POWER STEERING I C...

POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT COME ON, POWER STEERING FAILS AND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER . *JS

Mileage: 61,219

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 CONTAC...

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER ...

Mileage: 43,700

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 B...

Mileage: 154,000

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 B...

Mileage: 154,000

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 B...

Mileage: 154,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE DASHBOARD SIGNALED "POWER STEERING" AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY LOST ALL POWER STEERING MAKING TURNING VERY DIFFICULT. AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND ON AGAIN, POWER STEERING RESUMED. THE PROBLEM DIDN'T RETURN AGAIN FOR ABOUT 150+ MILES. EACH TIME IT HAPPENED, THE "CURE" WAS TO TU...

Mileage: 62,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. AFTER SHUTTING OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING WAS RESET HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE ...

Mileage: 53,000

I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. I ENTERED INTO ANOTHER LANE BEFORE I COULD GET IT BACK IN MINE. I STOPPED ON THE FREEWAY AND TURNED OFF MY VEHICLE. A YOUNG MAN STOPPED AND A...

Mileage: 67,000

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 20MPH, CHIME SOUNDS, DASH DISPLAYS POWER STEERING MESSAGE AND POWER STEERING IS GONE. HAS HAPPENED TWICE AND WHEN GOING AROUND CORNER NEARLY CRASH TWICE NOW DUE TO SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW 1/2/06 AND IT ONLY HAS A TAD OVER 40,000 MILES...

Mileage: 40,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MERGED ONTO THE SHOULDER AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. ONCE RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST INDEPENDENTLY RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER W...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND LIGHTLY DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND THE CONTACT STEERED THE VEHICLE ONTO GRASS AND CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE DID NOT ...

Mileage: 44,000

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE I HEARD A DOUBLE CHIME AND LOOKED AT MY CONSOLE AND NOTICED THE POWER STEERING WARNING HAD COME ON. AT THAT TIME I NOTICED STEERING HAD BECOME VERY STIFF. AFTER SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING IT I FOUND IT TO BE WORKING FINE AGAIN, NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO ...

Mileage: 77,000

I BOUGHT MY HHR IN APRIL 1006. THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 5,000 MILES WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THAT FALL, IN SEPTEMBER 2006, THE BRAKES BEGAN TO SHUDDER EVERY TIME I APPLIED THEM. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE GROUND AND TURNED. HE DID THIS AND THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 6,000

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

Mileage: 60,000

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

Mileage: 60,000

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 STE...

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 STE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEN THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR BY USING THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE AFTER OPENING THE WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC...

Mileage: 39,800

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 S...

I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FROM DAY ONE THEY HAVE REPLACED MY SHOCK OR STRUT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AT LEAST 4 TIMES AND IT NEEDS TO BE DONE AGAIN. CAN YOU TELL ME WHY? *TR

Mileage: 63,000

BOUGHT CAR 5/29/2011 WAS NOT INFORMED ABOUT ANY AFTER MARKET PARTS INSTALLED OR THAT IT WAS INVOLVED IN ANY TYPE OF COLLISION. VEHICLE TITLE RECORD ONLY INDICATED A RECALL FOR AIRBAGS WAS PENDING. ON 6/27/2011 UPON LEAVING RESIDENCE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET HEARD LOUD SOUND FROM BOTTOM OF CAR. PULLE...

Mileage: 125,767

IT BEGAN WITH MY KEY GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION, WOULD HAVE TO TRY TO PLACE IN PARK MULTIPLE TIMES TO RELEASE THE KEY. FOUND THE PANEL IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE RELEASE BUTTON TO REMOVE KEY. NOW THE GEAR SHIFT BUTTON IS STUCK IN THE PRESSED POSITION, MAKING THE CAR VULNERABLE TO COMING OUT O...

Mileage: 47,000

IT BEGAN WITH MY KEY GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION, WOULD HAVE TO TRY TO PLACE IN PARK MULTIPLE TIMES TO RELEASE THE KEY. FOUND THE PANEL IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE RELEASE BUTTON TO REMOVE KEY. NOW THE GEAR SHIFT BUTTON IS STUCK IN THE PRESSED POSITION, MAKING THE CAR VULNERABLE TO COMING OUT O...

Mileage: 47,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT WAS EXCITING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE INTERIOR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE DETACHED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAK...

Mileage: 46,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT WAS EXCITING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE INTERIOR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE DETACHED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAK...

Mileage: 46,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT WAS EXCITING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE INTERIOR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE DETACHED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAK...

Mileage: 46,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE REGAINED POWER STEERING WHEN THE VEHICLE WA...

Mileage: 52,000

WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING FLASHED ON MY DASHBOARD AND THE STEERING BECAME VERY HARD. AFTER STOPPING THE CAR AND TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND CHECKING UNDER THE HOOD I FOUND I WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. UPON RESTARTING THE CAR THE LIGHT WENT O...

Mileage: 65,312

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND THE VEHICLE INCREASED TO A SPEED OF 80 MPH, DESPITE THE BRAKES BEING DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE WAS RESOLVED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC...

Mileage: 62,000

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 MANU...

Mileage: 55,000

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 MANU...

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED UPON SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DURING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DI...

Mileage: 40,000

CAR SUDDENLY LOSES POWER STEERING. SHUTTING OFF THE CAR ALLOWS THE POWER STEERING TO RESET AND WORK AGAIN BUT IT LOSES THE POWER STEERING AGAIN AT RANDOM TIMES. MOST OF THE TIME IT ONLY WORKS FOR 30 SECONDS, SOMETIMES THE ENTIRE TRIP IN THE CAR, AND OTHER TIMES IT CUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A TRIP....

Mileage: 67,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE BUT THE DOOR HANDLE DETACHED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE DOOR PANEL WOULD HAVE ...

Mileage: 99,900

DRIVING VEHICLE CITY STREET MAKING TURN POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON POWER STEERING FAILED .PULLED OVER TO SAFE AREA SHUT OFF VEHICLE RESTARTED POWER STEERING FUNCTIONAL FOR A FEW MILES FAILED AGAIN WITH MESSAGE THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

DRIVING VEHICLE CITY STREET MAKING TURN POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON POWER STEERING FAILED .PULLED OVER TO SAFE AREA SHUT OFF VEHICLE RESTARTED POWER STEERING FUNCTIONAL FOR A FEW MILES FAILED AGAIN WITH MESSAGE THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

THE ELECTRIC STEERING WILL SHUT DOWN AND THE MESSAGE CENTER ON THE DASH WILL SHOW "POWER STEERING" AND THE VEHICLE BECOMES VERY HARD TO STEER. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKES WAS DEPRESSED AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE DRIVER TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE REAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE DR...

Mileage: 106,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKES WAS DEPRESSED AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE DRIVER TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE REAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE DR...

Mileage: 106,000

BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY: AT THE UPPER BRAKE PEDAL, AT THE CROSS TUBE THERE WAS A DEFECTIVE WELD, ONLY WELDED ON ONE SIDE AND THE WELD DID NOT ADHERE TO CROSS BAR. THE WELD DID NOT PENETRATE METAL, CAUSING THE PEDAL TO SLIDE TO THE LEFT. *KB

Mileage: 82,000

AS I WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY I HEARD A CHIME AND POWER STEERING CAME ON THE INFO PANEL AS I MADE A TURN TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG I FOUND TURNING THE WHEEL TO BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND AS THE POWER ASSIST MOTOR IS THE SAME AS A RECALLED MOTOR (CHEVY COBALT) I FEEL CHEVY SHOULD RECALL HHR AS WELL. ...

Mileage: 129,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT LOCATE A FAILURE WITH THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 77,351

MY GEAR SHIFTER IS MALFUNCTIONING. IT IS STUCK IN PARK. I DO NOT HAVE RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION AND WOULD LIKE THIS REPAIR TO BE ON THE RECALL LIST WITH CHEVY BEING THAT THERE ARE A MULTITUDE OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE GEAR SHIFTER. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT NOTICED AFTER RAINY WEATHER THAT THERE WAS A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF WATER ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD OF WATER WAS AT LEAST FOUR INCHES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE WATER LEAK COULD POSSIBLY HAVE ...

Mileage: 27,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT NOTICED AFTER RAINY WEATHER THAT THERE WAS A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF WATER ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD OF WATER WAS AT LEAST FOUR INCHES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE WATER LEAK COULD POSSIBLY HAVE ...

Mileage: 27,000

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN TWO YEARS AND 7 MONTHS THAT THE DOOR HANDLE (INSIDE DRIVERSIDE FRONT) HAS BROKEN. THE DOOR HANDLE IS MADE OF SOME TYPE PLASTIC. THIS IS NOT ONLY A EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE AT THE DEALER, IT IS ALSO A SAFETY HAZARD IN GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE IF THERE WERE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 32,900

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 M...

Mileage: 97,000

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 M...

Mileage: 97,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING CHIME SOUNDED WITH THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATION. IMMEDIATELY THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS IN THE POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH DIFFICULTY IN TURNING THE STEERING...

Mileage: 43,000

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...

Mileage: 45,560

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...

Mileage: 45,560

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 FR...

Mileage: 34,000

I HAVE A 2006 HHR AND THE PLASTIC DOOR HANDLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAS BROKEN OFF. I HAVE TO LEAVE MY CAR RUNNING , ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN, STICK MY HAND OUT OF THE WINDOW, OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE, ROLL MY WINDOW BACK UP AND THEN KILL THE MOTOR. I, TOO, WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST $400.00 TO REPL...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENTIRE DRIVER S...

Mileage: 69,000

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING HAS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE PAST MONTHS SINCE JULY 4, 2011. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS ON JULY 4, 2011 WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED ON A FAMILY TRIP ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AT 65 MPH. THERE HAVE BEEN UP TO A DOZEN INSTANCES SINCE WITH THE LATEST BEING ON OCT 2, 20...

Mileage: 57,000

SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST IMMEDIATELY UPON STARTING 2006 CHEVY HHR (150,000 MILES). VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WHEN PROBLEM BEGAN. "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE APPEARED ON DASH. VEHICLE WAS REPEATEDLY SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. MESSAGE HAS DISAPPEARED, YET PROBLEM PERSISTS. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING WAS OPERATING AS NORMAL....

Mileage: 83,000

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 REPL...

Mileage: 13,132

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE PLASTIC DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF ...

Mileage: 80,000

2006 DOOR HANDLE BROKE FOR NO REASON. IS UNABLE TO OPEN FROM INSIDE. ITS A SEFETY ISSUE IF U HAVE TO GET OUT IN AN EMERGENCY. *TT

THE POWER STEERING DOESNT WORK ANYMORE, BOTH OF THE FRONT INSIDE DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF, WATER LEAKING IN PASSENGER FRONT COMING FROM THE MOTER AREA SOMEWHERE I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BUT NO RECALLS AND I HAVE READ ON NUMORUS FORUMS OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM BUT GM STILL HASN'T ISSUED A...

Mileage: 75,000

THE POWER STEERING DOESNT WORK ANYMORE, BOTH OF THE FRONT INSIDE DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF, WATER LEAKING IN PASSENGER FRONT COMING FROM THE MOTER AREA SOMEWHERE I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BUT NO RECALLS AND I HAVE READ ON NUMORUS FORUMS OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM BUT GM STILL HASN'T ISSUED A...

Mileage: 75,000

THE POWER STEERING DOESNT WORK ANYMORE, BOTH OF THE FRONT INSIDE DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF, WATER LEAKING IN PASSENGER FRONT COMING FROM THE MOTER AREA SOMEWHERE I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BUT NO RECALLS AND I HAVE READ ON NUMORUS FORUMS OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM BUT GM STILL HASN'T ISSUED A...

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE INTERIOR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. AFTER OPENING THE WINDOW, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE EXTERIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND...

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE INTERIOR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. AFTER OPENING THE WINDOW, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE EXTERIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND...

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE INTERIOR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. AFTER OPENING THE WINDOW, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE EXTERIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND...

Mileage: 35,000

I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF A 2006 CHEVY HHR. CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 45500. THREE WEEKS AGO ( 8/14/'11)THE INSIDE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR HANDLE BROKE. WHEN I WENT TO REPAIR THE BROKEN HANDLE, I WAS ADVISED THAT IT IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE DOOR PANEL, AND WOULD COST OVER $400.00 TO REP...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HANDLE DETACHED FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE. THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED A MONTH PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS ...

Mileage: 74,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDEDOOR WOULD SPORADICALLY OPEN. THE DOOR WAS CLOSED BUT LATER, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE O RE-OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DE...

Mileage: 113,000

GM HAS RECALLED THE COBALT AND OTHER CARS BUILT BETWEEN 2005 AND 2010 WITH A POWER STEERING PROBLEM. THE POWER STEERING IN MY HHR IS BUILT ON THE SAME PLATFORM WITH THE SAME PARTS . BUT GM DID NOT INCLUDE THE HHR . THEY DID SENT A LETTER TO 2006 HHR CANADIAN OWNERS TO FIX THE PROBLEM . WHY NOT IN ...

Mileage: 41,230

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 R...

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 R...

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 R...

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 R...

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 R...

DRIVER SIDE INTERNAL DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF LEAVING THE DOOR INOPERABLE UNLESS THE ELECTRIC WINDOW IS OPENED AND THE HAND PUT OVER THE DOOR AND OPENED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. THIS IS ALSO A HAZARD BECAUSE IF THE CAR BATTERY IS DEAD THEN HOW DO YOU GET OUT OF THE CAR? *KB

Mileage: 76,089

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING WOULD GO OUT AT ANY TIME AND THE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT ASSIST WITH REPAIRS TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. TH...

Mileage: 103,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK, THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME STUCK AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHAKE THE GEAR SHIFTER IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO H...

Mileage: 55,000

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 ...

Mileage: 58,255

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 ...

Mileage: 58,255

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 ...

Mileage: 58,255

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 ...

Mileage: 58,255

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 ...

Mileage: 58,255

I PURCHASED A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR FOR MY DAUGHTER WITH A 72 MONTHS /100,000 MILES EXTENDED WARRANTY (WHICH HAS ONE YEAR AND SIX MONTHS LEFT). SHE BROUGHT HER CAR HOME FROM SCHOOL ON SUMMER VACATION SAYING THAT HER CAR WAS SHIFTING FUNNY. WE TOOK IT TARR CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENT BELIEVING THAT WIT...

Mileage: 55,000

DRIVERS DOOR IS BROKEN, HAVE TO ROLL WINDOW DOWN TO GET OUT, ALSO, REMOTE IS NOT WORKING, I HAVE TO LOCK/UNLOCK WITH THE HORN HONKING EVERYTIME I PARK. AFTER DOING A SEARCH ONLINE, I FOUND THAT A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, AND IT SEEMS TO STEM FROM THE FACT, THAT CHEVY HAS DECI...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4...

Mileage: 42,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4...

Mileage: 42,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WHICH WAS A RESULT OF THE POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUED TO FAIL WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF FOR FIFTEEN TO TWENTY...

Mileage: 90,000

LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVE. LOOSE ABILITY TO STEER AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 88,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING ILLUMINATED WITH A SUDDEN LOSS OF THE POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED AS NORMAL. THE IDENTICAL FAILU...

Mileage: 42,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE HANDLE FRACTURED, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE CONTACT TO EXIT THE VEHICLE FROM THE DRIVER SIDE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR PANEL WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED ...

Mileage: 25,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO EXIT FROM THE VEHICLE. HE STUCK HIS HAND THROUGH THE WINDOW AND OPENED THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ...

Mileage: 25,000

INSIDE DRIVER SIDE HANDLE BROKE OFF, UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR FROM THE INSIDE THE ELECTRONIC WINDOW MUST BE OPENED AND DOOR OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. *TR

INSIDE DRIVER SIDE HANDLE BROKE OFF, UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR FROM THE INSIDE THE ELECTRONIC WINDOW MUST BE OPENED AND DOOR OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. *TR

KEY STUCK IN IGNITION. UNABLE TO REMOVE WITHOUT USING THE RELEASE BUTTON UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN. TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOP TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. WAS ADVISED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT IS NOT GOING COMPLETELY INTO PARK, THEREFORE THE KEY WILL NOT RELEASE. WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT MY CAR IS NOT LOCKED IN A...

Mileage: 70,000

I WAS DRIVING AND JUST WHEN I WAS ON A CURVED STREET MY CAR LET ME KNOW THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING. I NEEDED TO ACT FAST TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE FACT THAT I WAS ON A CURVED STREET. I NEVER HAD PROBLEM WITH THIS ELECTRIC SYSTEM UNTIL THAT DAY. AFTER THIS, I HAVE BEEN DRI...

Mileage: 94,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD EXHIBIT A CLUNKING NOISE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND A DIAGNOSIS WAS PERFORMED, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO MADE AWARE OF THE ...

Mileage: 53,000

THE CAR HAS SEVERAL SAFETY ISSUES. THE MAIN CONCERN IS THAT BOTH OF THE FRONT DOORS HAD THE HANDLES BREAK OFF. YOU CANNOT OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE. YOU MUST ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. IF THE VEHICLE WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT OR CAUGHT ON FIRE AND THERE WAS NO POWER TO T...

THE CAR HAS SEVERAL SAFETY ISSUES. THE MAIN CONCERN IS THAT BOTH OF THE FRONT DOORS HAD THE HANDLES BREAK OFF. YOU CANNOT OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE. YOU MUST ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. IF THE VEHICLE WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT OR CAUGHT ON FIRE AND THERE WAS NO POWER TO T...

INSIDE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE, BROKEN OFF, HAVE TO ROLL DOWN WINDOW TO OPEN DOOR OR CROSS OVER TO PASSANGER SEAT TO GET OUT. *TR

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

Mileage: 60,100

INSIDE DOOR HANDLE ON MY 2006 CHEVROLET HHR BROKE OFF WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR. THIS CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE DRIVER AS THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE WITHOUT LOWERING THE LEFT FRONT WINDOW AND OPENING WITH THE OUTSIDE HANDLE. IF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS DAMAGED THEN THE WINDOW WILL N...

Mileage: 16,000

INSIDE DOOR HANDLE ON MY 2006 CHEVROLET HHR BROKE OFF WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR. THIS CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE DRIVER AS THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE WITHOUT LOWERING THE LEFT FRONT WINDOW AND OPENING WITH THE OUTSIDE HANDLE. IF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS DAMAGED THEN THE WINDOW WILL N...

Mileage: 16,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DRIVERS DOOR THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE DETACHED FROM THE DOOR PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND STATED THAT THE DOOR HANDLE, AND THE DOOR PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED...

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DRIVER SIDE DOOR PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FA...

Mileage: 63,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE COMPLETELY FRACTURED AND SHE COULD NOT EXIT THE VEHICLE. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ...

Mileage: 60,000

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

Mileage: 45,000

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

Mileage: 45,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STIFF. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIGOROUSLY AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNI...

Mileage: 67,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STIFF. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIGOROUSLY AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNI...

Mileage: 67,000

DRIVER SIDE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF, WIFE STUCK IN CAR UNTIL I OPENED IT FROM THE OUTSIDE, HANDLE IS CHEAP FLIMSY PLASTIC, BROKE AT HINGE. DEALER WANTS $500.00 FOR ENTIRE DOOR PANEL REPLACEMENT. SAFETY ISSUE IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN DURING ACCIDENT, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE HAVE ELECTRIC WINDOWS, WHAT ...

Mileage: 67,000

POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE WITH CHILDREN. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING WITH KIDS IN THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON THE 2006 CHEVROLET HHR FELL OFF. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL JUST FOR THE CHEAP PLASTIC HANDLE FOR APPROXIMATELY $500.00. IF I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN, I COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR THROUGH THE DRIVER'S SIDE ...

Mileage: 56,663

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON THE 2006 CHEVROLET HHR FELL OFF. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL JUST FOR THE CHEAP PLASTIC HANDLE FOR APPROXIMATELY $500.00. IF I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN, I COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR THROUGH THE DRIVER'S SIDE ...

Mileage: 56,663

WHEN I WENT TO GET OUT OF MY 2006 HHR, THE FRONT INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. INTERNAL PARTS MADE OUT OF PLASTIC. IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE, EXCEPT TO CRAWL ACROSS THE CONSOLE. THIS IS A COMMON KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND CHEVY IS AWARE AND...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND HE WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BU...

Mileage: 97,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. WHEN A PASSENGER WAS IN THE SEAT, THE LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THE CON...

Mileage: 35,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY I HEAR A DING DING NOISE AND AN INDICATION LIGHT COMES ON SAYING POWER STEERING. I AM MAKING MY WAY OFF THE FREEWAY AND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OFF RAMP MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. I PULL INTO A GAS STATION AND TURN OFF THE CAR CALLING AA...

Mileage: 77,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, A WARNING CHIME SOUNDED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT STOPPED AND ALLOWED THE POWER STEERING TO RESET ITSELF BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE CONTACTS R...

Mileage: 77,000

STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY. NO OBVIOUS REASONS OR SIGNS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME, THE FIRST TIME WAS ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO. *TR

Mileage: 104,420

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER A SEVERE RAIN, THERE WAS AN ACCUMULATION OF TWO INCHES OF WATER ON THE FRONT PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE WATER LEAKED IN THROUGH THE HEATER ...

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC BECAUSE OF A VIBRATION AND SHAKING THAT OCCURRED WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE MECHANIC TURNED THE ROTORS AND REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN SIX MONTHS IN ADDITI...

Mileage: 79,000

I HAVE A 2006 HHR. WHILE TRYING TO EXIT OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE IN MY HAND SO NOW ANYONE SITTING THERE HAS TO OPEN THE WINDOW AN REACH OUT AND OPEN THE DOOR (OR SOMEONE HAS TO OPEN FOR THEM). THE OTHER PROBLEM I JUST ENCOUNTERED IS THAT THE "DOOR OPEN" MESSAGE AND DINGING...

Mileage: 85,000

DRIVER SIDE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BFOKE OFF, NEED TO OPEN WINDOW AND REACH OUTSIDE TO OPEN DOOR.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR LT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPENING THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, THE INTERIOR HANDLE FRACTURED FROM THE DOOR FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE DOOR HANDLE FAILURE WAS NOT RECALLED AND THAT THEY WILL NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN...

Mileage: 67,000

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY HHR. EVERY SINCE THE WEATHER HAS BEEN GETTING WARMER MY CAR HAS BEEN LOOSING IT'S POWER STEERING FUNCTION. THIS WILL HAPPEN AT ANYTIME OF THE DAY AND AT ANY PLACE. I CAN BE AT A COMPLETE STOP OR DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WILL LOSE ALL STEERING CAPABILITIES. THIS SEEMS TO BE THE ...

Mileage: 7,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE, THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ACCESS THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE AND FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER, HE WAS ASSISTED IN EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WA...

Mileage: 21,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE, THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ACCESS THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE AND FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER, HE WAS ASSISTED IN EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WA...

Mileage: 21,000

I SHIFTED MY CAR INTO PARK BUT THE BUTTON ON THE SHIFTER DID NOT RELEASE. BECAUSE THE BUTTON WAS STUCK, I COULD NOT TURN MY CAR OFF NOR COULD I REMOVE MY KEY. FURTHERMORE, WHILE DRIVING, THE SHIFTER CAN POTENTIALLY BE MOVED FROM DRIVE TO ANY OTHER POSITION WITHOUT THE BUTTON ON THE SHIFTER BEING P...

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR PLASTIC DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE DOOR HANDLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILE...

Mileage: 59,000

1. I WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT WHEN MY 2006 CHEVY HHR HAD THE POWER STEERING COME ON THE CONSOLE AND THEN THE STEERING BECAME VERY HARD. 2. AFTER SHUTTING CAR OFF FOR A BIT, IT FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT WAS BACK 20 MILES DOWN THE ROAD. 3. I HAVE INVESTIGATED THAT WHILE THIS IS A PROBLEM ...

Mileage: 70,020

KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION WHEN IN PARK DUE TO A PLASTIC PART IN THE SHIFTER BREAKING. THIS WILL NOT ALLOW THE SHIFT LOCK ACTUATOR TO ENGAGE AND RELEASE THE KEYS. THERE IS AN IGNITION UNLOCKING MECHANISM UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN BUT THAT LEAVES THE GEAR SHIFTER ABLE TO MOVE FREELY FROM ...

KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION WHEN IN PARK DUE TO A PLASTIC PART IN THE SHIFTER BREAKING. THIS WILL NOT ALLOW THE SHIFT LOCK ACTUATOR TO ENGAGE AND RELEASE THE KEYS. THERE IS AN IGNITION UNLOCKING MECHANISM UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN BUT THAT LEAVES THE GEAR SHIFTER ABLE TO MOVE FREELY FROM ...

GENERAL MOTORS HAS RECALLED ALL MODELS WITH KNOWN POWER STEERING ISSUES EXCEPT THE HHR, THEY'RE AWARE THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IS SUSEPTABLE TO FAILURE, WHICH MAKES THE VEHICLE LESS SAFE TO OPERATE. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN RECALLED IN CANADA. DO THEY WANT TO RUN ALL THEIR CUSTOMERS OFF? IF GM DOESN'T...

FEW ISSUES THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE ALSO HAVE DISCUSSED ON THE WEB: **TRANSMISSION HARD SHIFTING. STILL AN ISSUE, GARAGES AND DEALER HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE **KEY NOT COMING OUT OF IGNITION. RECENT ISSUE NOT FIXED YET. MAY BE TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK ISSUE BASED ON INTERNET DISCUSSIONS **LEAK A...

Mileage: 60,000

FEW ISSUES THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE ALSO HAVE DISCUSSED ON THE WEB: **TRANSMISSION HARD SHIFTING. STILL AN ISSUE, GARAGES AND DEALER HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE **KEY NOT COMING OUT OF IGNITION. RECENT ISSUE NOT FIXED YET. MAY BE TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK ISSUE BASED ON INTERNET DISCUSSIONS **LEAK A...

Mileage: 60,000

FEW ISSUES THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE ALSO HAVE DISCUSSED ON THE WEB: **TRANSMISSION HARD SHIFTING. STILL AN ISSUE, GARAGES AND DEALER HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE **KEY NOT COMING OUT OF IGNITION. RECENT ISSUE NOT FIXED YET. MAY BE TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK ISSUE BASED ON INTERNET DISCUSSIONS **LEAK A...

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND THE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED AND FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE INTERIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL WAS REPLACED B...

Mileage: 35,000

POWER STEERING FAILED ON 2006 CHEVY HHR LT1. DEALER STATES POWER STEERING MOTOR FOR COBALT HAS BEEN RECALLED, SO NOT SURE WHY THE HHR HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

CHEVROLET HHR 2006. POWER STEERING WARNING DISPLAYS ON THE INFO DISPLAY INDICATING THAT THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED. STEERING BECOMES SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY AT SLOWER SPEEDS. POWER STEERING FUNCTIONALITY RESUMES ONCE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. POWER STEERING WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL AG...

Mileage: 55,500

2006 CHEVY HHR. CAR WILL JERK LIKE YOU REALIZED THE CLUTCH TOO FAST, HOWEVER IT IS AN AUTOMATIC THEN STALL. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITH IN THE LAST 2 YEARS. ON 1/27/10 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK CAR TO THE SHOP, AFTER HAVING A COMPLETE TUNE UP, IGNITION MODULE CHANGE AND A...

Mileage: 65,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR PANEL INTERIOR WAS INTERFERING WITH THE OPENING OF THE DOOR. SHE ALSO MENTIONED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO WIND DOWN THE WINDOW IN ORDER TO OPEN IT FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT ...

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR PANEL INTERIOR WAS INTERFERING WITH THE OPENING OF THE DOOR. SHE ALSO MENTIONED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO WIND DOWN THE WINDOW IN ORDER TO OPEN IT FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT ...

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE OPENING THE LEFT FRONT DOOR FROM THE INSIDE THE PLASTIC CHROME DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF IN MY HAND MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THIS WILL IMPAIR THE ABILITY OF THE OCCUPANTS TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

WHILE OPENING THE LEFT FRONT DOOR FROM THE INSIDE THE PLASTIC CHROME DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF IN MY HAND MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THIS WILL IMPAIR THE ABILITY OF THE OCCUPANTS TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

DEALER STATES CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEMS: NO POWER STEERING NOT FIXED BY REPLACING FUSE (EPS SYSTEM), ALTHOUGH GM RECALLED MANY VEHICLES WITH SAME PROBLEM AND ARE AWARE OF ISSUE, NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. WINDOWS SQUEAL UP & DOWN ON SUNNY DAY, & GET STUCK SHUT. WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME OFF OF WINDSHIE...

Mileage: 50,000

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER STATES SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HIS SONS VEHICLE HAD A SEVERE SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED TWICE AND THE THIRD TIME THE ROTORS WERE MACHINED, BUT T...

Mileage: 38,000

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER STATES SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HIS SONS VEHICLE HAD A SEVERE SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED TWICE AND THE THIRD TIME THE ROTORS WERE MACHINED, BUT T...

Mileage: 38,000

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER STATES SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HIS SONS VEHICLE HAD A SEVERE SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED TWICE AND THE THIRD TIME THE ROTORS WERE MACHINED, BUT T...

Mileage: 38,000

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER STATES SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HIS SONS VEHICLE HAD A SEVERE SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED TWICE AND THE THIRD TIME THE ROTORS WERE MACHINED, BUT T...

Mileage: 38,000

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER STATES SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HIS SONS VEHICLE HAD A SEVERE SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED TWICE AND THE THIRD TIME THE ROTORS WERE MACHINED, BUT T...

Mileage: 38,000

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER STATES SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HIS SONS VEHICLE HAD A SEVERE SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED TWICE AND THE THIRD TIME THE ROTORS WERE MACHINED, BUT T...

Mileage: 38,000

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER STATES SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HIS SONS VEHICLE HAD A SEVERE SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED TWICE AND THE THIRD TIME THE ROTORS WERE MACHINED, BUT T...

Mileage: 38,000

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER STATES SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HIS SONS VEHICLE HAD A SEVERE SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED TWICE AND THE THIRD TIME THE ROTORS WERE MACHINED, BUT T...

Mileage: 38,000

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER STATES SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HIS SONS VEHICLE HAD A SEVERE SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED TWICE AND THE THIRD TIME THE ROTORS WERE MACHINED, BUT T...

Mileage: 38,000

POWER STEERING WENT OUT TURNING. MADE IT HARD TO STEER, ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR. YOU CAN CUT CAR OFF TO RESTART THE PS. *LN

Mileage: 149,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER; THE CHECK ENGINE AND POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROAD, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED...

Mileage: 39,000

THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2006 CHEVY HHR RANDOMLY STOPS WORKING. THE DASH LIGHT SAYS "POWER STEERING" WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS HAPPENS TWO OR THREE TIMES A WEEK ON AVERAGE. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED TWICE WHILE TURNING ALMOST CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO RETAINING WALLS ON THE HIGHWAY ON RAMPS. THIS S...

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. ON 1-13-11, I HAD THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BREAK OFF IN MY HAND MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH ON CAR FORUMS ONLINE, I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT HA...

Mileage: 172,000

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. ON 1-13-11, I HAD THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BREAK OFF IN MY HAND MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH ON CAR FORUMS ONLINE, I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT HA...

Mileage: 172,000

POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IF YOU STOP TURN OFF IGNITION THEN RESTART IT WILL WORK AGAIN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THEN GO OUT AGAIN. I CALLED MY DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY SAID IT IS COMMON BUT THERE ARE NO RECALLS. THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ...

Mileage: 81,000

THE VEHICLE IS A 2006 CHEVY HHR WITH APPROXIMATELY 46000 MILES. THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING GOES OUT AS I AM DRIVING AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. WHEN THIS HAPPENS DURING A TURN IT IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND I HAVE ALMOST RUN INTO OTHER VEHICLES. AFTER RESTARTING IT USUALLY WORKS, BUT IS SUBJECT ...

Mileage: 46,000

POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND LOSE POWER STEERING ABILITY. NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. NO EXCESSIVE TURNING. TURN OFF CAR AND IT WILL BE FINE FOR A FEW MILES AND THEN DO IT AGAIN. UNABLE TO STEER VEHICLE VERY WELL WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER LEAKED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR THROUGH THE AIR INTAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT IT WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED REC...

Mileage: 81,000

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY HHR LT. THANKSGIVING DAY I WENT TO MOVE MY CAR OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND WHEN I TRIED TO GET OUT OF THE CAR THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ON THE DRIVER DOOR CAME OFF IN MY HAND. I HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I EVEN WALKED UP TO ANOTHER H...

Mileage: 69,000

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY HHR LT. THANKSGIVING DAY I WENT TO MOVE MY CAR OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND WHEN I TRIED TO GET OUT OF THE CAR THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ON THE DRIVER DOOR CAME OFF IN MY HAND. I HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I EVEN WALKED UP TO ANOTHER H...

Mileage: 69,000

CHEVY HHR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BREAK OFF EASY AND WITHOUT WARNING. NO IMPROVED HANDLE IS OFFERED. THIS WOULD MAKE IT HARD TO GET OUT OF THE CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. BEING EXCITED YOU MAY PULL ON THE DOOR HANDLE A LITTLE HARDER. IF THERE IS A STRESS FRACTURE IN THE HANDLE YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SE...

Mileage: 56,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR WOULD SHIFT INDEPENDENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, CAUSING THE KEY TO REMAIN STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND IN...

Mileage: 7,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED CONTACT THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WA...

Mileage: 65,000

2006 CHEVROLET HHR STEERING MOTOR RANDOMLY FAILS WITH NO WARNING, CAUSING THE POWER STEERING TO FAIL WHILE DRIVING. AFTER RESTART, WILL WORK AGAIN FOR BRIEF TIME. HAPPENS FREQUENTLY. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 30,000 MILES. DOCUMENTATION EXISTS ONLINE THAT THIS MOTOR IS THE SAME ONE RECALLED ON THE CHEV...

Mileage: 28,427

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND MAKES TURNING ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE AND DANGEROUS WHEN HAPPENING ON THE HIGHWAYS. IT IS NOW HAPPENING ALL OF THE TIME AND I HAVE ONLY MADE ONE PAYMENT ON THE CAR!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A WARNING CHIME AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AT THAT TIME, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE; IT...

Mileage: 38,000

POWER STEERING FAIL WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 HHR. MAKES IT HARD TO TURN. *TR

Mileage: 114,830

POWER STEERING FAIL WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 HHR. MAKES IT HARD TO TURN. *TR

Mileage: 114,830

MY KEY CONTINUES TO GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION. ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO THIS HAPPENED AND I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER,THEY CHARGED ME $50.00 TO GET THE KEY OUT THEY SAY THEY GREASED THE IGNITION I GUESS. I WAS LOOKING THROUGH MY CAR MANUAL AND IT TELLS YOU HOW TO GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION.I DON...

MY KEY CONTINUES TO GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION. ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO THIS HAPPENED AND I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER,THEY CHARGED ME $50.00 TO GET THE KEY OUT THEY SAY THEY GREASED THE IGNITION I GUESS. I WAS LOOKING THROUGH MY CAR MANUAL AND IT TELLS YOU HOW TO GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION.I DON...

2006 CHEVROLET HHR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FAILURES. IN MY INSTANCE THE PLASTIC HANDLE THAT IS USED TO OPEN THE DOOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BROKE OFF. THIS IS A WIDELY COMPLAINED ABOUT ISSUE ON THE WEB. IF YOU GOOGLE "HHR DRIVERS SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKEN" YOU GET 1000'S OF PEOPLE DISCUSSING THI...

Mileage: 93,000

2006 CHEVROLET HHR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FAILURES. IN MY INSTANCE THE PLASTIC HANDLE THAT IS USED TO OPEN THE DOOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BROKE OFF. THIS IS A WIDELY COMPLAINED ABOUT ISSUE ON THE WEB. IF YOU GOOGLE "HHR DRIVERS SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKEN" YOU GET 1000'S OF PEOPLE DISCUSSING THI...

Mileage: 93,000

MY ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING DOESN'T WORK. MY HHR IS EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY FOUND IN THE COBALT WHICH HAS A RECALL ISSUED. SEEMS STUPID TO ME THAT A LIGHTER CAR WOULD BENEFIT FROM THE RECALL, WHILE I AM NOW GOING TO BE STUCK WITH A LARGE REPAIR BILL. THESE UNITS ARE FROM ...

Mileage: 80,000

THE POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FIRST POWERED ON, POWER STEERING IS PRESENT. IT IS UNPREDICTABLE WHEN THE POWER STEERING WILL FAIL. IN TWO INCIDENTS IT ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS WHEN FAILING. I DO NOT HAVE A LARGE FRAME NOR A LOT OF UPPER BODY STRENGTH THAT...

Mileage: 78,000

POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE DRIVING IN MY 2006 CHEVY HHR. MAKING IT VERY HARD TO STEER. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

DOOR HANDLES IN THIS VEHICLE ARE PLASTIC AND BREAK. THISIS THE 2ND TIME THE SAME DOOR HANDLE HAS BROKEN. THE COST TO REPLACE IS APPR. $300 - $400. IN AN ACCIDENT THE DRIVER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

DOOR HANDLES IN THIS VEHICLE ARE PLASTIC AND BREAK. THISIS THE 2ND TIME THE SAME DOOR HANDLE HAS BROKEN. THE COST TO REPLACE IS APPR. $300 - $400. IN AN ACCIDENT THE DRIVER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

POWER STEERING FAILED 2 TIMES WHILE ON THE ROAD..HAVING TO REPLACE THE STEERING MOTOR. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

CHEVROLET HHR. POWER STEERING COMES AND GOES. IT IS ALL OVER THE WEB CHEVY OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.T HIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED UNDER A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 148,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY LIT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 54,000.

Mileage: 54,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE PLASTIC DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF NOVEMBER 2008. THE HANDLE WAS REPLACED AT THAT TIME BUT IT BROKE OFF AGAIN TWO WEEKS LATER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WAS INOPERABLE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND ENGAGING THE DOOR HANDLE, THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADV...

Mileage: 30,600

WHILE OPENING THE LEFT FRONT DOOR FROM THE INSIDE THE PLASTIC CHROME DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF IN MY HAND MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THIS WILL IMPAIR THE ABILITY OF THE OCCUPANTS TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

WHILE OPENING THE LEFT FRONT DOOR FROM THE INSIDE THE PLASTIC CHROME DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF IN MY HAND MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THIS WILL IMPAIR THE ABILITY OF THE OCCUPANTS TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TURNED ON THE IGNITION AND THE DASHBOARD GAUGES ALL WENT OUT. PULLED THE FUSE AND REINSERTED IT - PROBLEM CORRECTED. T/C INDICATOR ON INSTRUMENT PANEL CAME ON AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS UPSHIFTING HARD. AGAIN, I REMOVED AND REINSTALLED THE FUSES AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. POWER STEERING WARNING ...

Mileage: 42,000

TURNED ON THE IGNITION AND THE DASHBOARD GAUGES ALL WENT OUT. PULLED THE FUSE AND REINSERTED IT - PROBLEM CORRECTED. T/C INDICATOR ON INSTRUMENT PANEL CAME ON AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS UPSHIFTING HARD. AGAIN, I REMOVED AND REINSTALLED THE FUSES AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. POWER STEERING WARNING ...

Mileage: 42,000

TURNED ON THE IGNITION AND THE DASHBOARD GAUGES ALL WENT OUT. PULLED THE FUSE AND REINSERTED IT - PROBLEM CORRECTED. T/C INDICATOR ON INSTRUMENT PANEL CAME ON AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS UPSHIFTING HARD. AGAIN, I REMOVED AND REINSTALLED THE FUSES AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. POWER STEERING WARNING ...

Mileage: 42,000

2006 CHEVY HHR LT, WHILE DRIVING AT A POSTED SPEED OF 45MPH, DAUGHTER LOST POWER STEERING SENDING HER INTO THE CURB ALMOST HITTING ANOTHER CAR THEN INTO THE CURB AGAIN. SHE WAS TERRIFIED BY THIS INCIDENT. MY HUSBAND WENT TO PICK HER UP AND HE DROVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO OUR HOUSE, AND WHILE ON THE HIG...

Mileage: 73,000

2006 CHEVY HHR. GEAR SHIFT CONTROL PIN FALLS OUT OF PLASTIC RETAINMENT PIECE RESULTING IN GEAR SHIFT BUTTON STICKING IN THE INWARD POSITION AND THE KEY REMAINING LOCKED IN STEERING COLUMN. DUE TO A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING, THE PLASTIC CRACKS AROUND THE PIN RETAINMENT HOLE. THE CONTROL PIN THEN BE...

Mileage: 65,000

CHEVY HHR 2006 DRIVERS SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF IN HAND DURING NORMAL USE. MADE OF CHEAP PLASTIC. AUTO MAKER STATES THAT THE ONLY WAY TO REPAIR IS TO COMPLETELY REMOVE THE DOOR AND PAY. ALL OF THIS FOR A PIECE OF PLASTIC WHICH SHOULD COST PENNIES TO REPLACE? I SUFFER FROM NECK PAIN AN...

Mileage: 56,000

CHEVY HHR 2006 DRIVERS SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF IN HAND DURING NORMAL USE. MADE OF CHEAP PLASTIC. AUTO MAKER STATES THAT THE ONLY WAY TO REPAIR IS TO COMPLETELY REMOVE THE DOOR AND PAY. ALL OF THIS FOR A PIECE OF PLASTIC WHICH SHOULD COST PENNIES TO REPLACE? I SUFFER FROM NECK PAIN AN...

Mileage: 56,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WOULD ENTER THE VEHICLE BEHIND THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT EVERY TIME IT WOULD RAIN AND THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD WOULD BECOME SATURATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE SEAL OF THE FRAME BEHIND THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT WAS DEFECTIVE. T...

Mileage: 18,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THERE WAS A STRONG BURNING ODOR AND THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE ENGINE OIL PAN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND HE...

Mileage: 50,000

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILURE: THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY GENERAL MOTORS AND THEY HAVE RECALLED CHEVROLET COBALT AND MALIBU, ALONG WITH PONTIAC G5. THE SAME PART IS USED IN THE CHEVROLET HHR, WHICH SHARES THE SAME PLATFORM AND MANY COMMON PARTS WITH THE COBALT AND G5. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES OF...

2006 CHEVROLET HHR LS. CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE HAS WORN STRUTS WHICH NEEDED TO REPLACED AFTER ONLY 33,000 MILES AND DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST WITH DEFECT *TGW

Mileage: 33,000

I HAVE HAD MY 2006 HHR IN DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR A HARD SHIFTING TRANSMISSION. THEY REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION AND I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK THEY DROVE IT AND IT WAS FINE. THIS HARD SHIFTING HAPPENS MAYBE 25PER CENT OF THE TIME BUT WHEN IT DOES IT SHIFTS VERY HARD AND CONTINU...

I OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR, TODAY WHEN I PARKED MY CAR THE DRIVERS INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE AND I COULDN'T OPEN MY DOOR. I HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE SEARCHED FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS. NONE TO BE FOUND. THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL AT A HEFTY ...

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65-70 MPH MY POWER STEERING SHUT OFF. THE DASH BOARD DINGED 3 TIMES, GOT A MESSAGE ABOUT THE POWER STEERING AND THE NEEDLES ON THE MPH AND RPMS WERE ALL OVER THE PLACE. THE SHIFTER IS ON THE FLOOR AND WILL MAKE A CLICKING NOISE LIKE IT'S TRYING TO FIND A GEAR OR SOME...

Mileage: 59,900

2006 HHR WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. REPAIR LIGHT LIT WITH CODES INDICATING INTERNAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND BAD CONNECTIONS IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SEVERAL TRIPS TO MECHANIC LOCALIZED PROBLEM TO CONNECTOR PLUG ON TRANSMISSION. HARNESS WIRE IS TOO SHORT AND DRIVETRAIN FLEX CAUSES STRAIN ON PLUG ...

Mileage: 75,000

2006 HHR WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. REPAIR LIGHT LIT WITH CODES INDICATING INTERNAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND BAD CONNECTIONS IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SEVERAL TRIPS TO MECHANIC LOCALIZED PROBLEM TO CONNECTOR PLUG ON TRANSMISSION. HARNESS WIRE IS TOO SHORT AND DRIVETRAIN FLEX CAUSES STRAIN ON PLUG ...

Mileage: 75,000

2006 CHEVY HHR LT WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. METAL PIN MECHANISM LOCATED IN LOWER SHIFTER HANDLE WHICH ACTIVATES TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK SLIDES OUT OF SHIFTER UNIT DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE PLASTIC CARRIER BRACKET. SHIFTER HANDLE IS THEN ABLE TO BE PULLED OUT OF PARK WHEN KEY IS IN "OFF" OR "L...

Mileage: 65,000

MY HHR DRIVER'S INTERIOR HANDLE BROKE OFF A FEW WEEKS AGO. I FEEL THAT GM NEEDS TO RECALL 2006 HHR CARS AND REPLACE THE DOOR HANDLE. I DO NOT HAVE $400.00 TO GIVE THE DEALERSHIP. A MONTH AGO I JUST PAID FOR KEY IGNITION SWITCH TO BE FIXED FOR $400.00. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

MY HHR DRIVER'S INTERIOR HANDLE BROKE OFF A FEW WEEKS AGO. I FEEL THAT GM NEEDS TO RECALL 2006 HHR CARS AND REPLACE THE DOOR HANDLE. I DO NOT HAVE $400.00 TO GIVE THE DEALERSHIP. A MONTH AGO I JUST PAID FOR KEY IGNITION SWITCH TO BE FIXED FOR $400.00. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

THE BUTTON ON THE SHIFT LEVER ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OF MY 2006 CHEVY HHR STICKS IN THE IN POSITION ALLOWING THE TRANSMISSION TO BE SHIFTED INTO ANY GEAR INCLUDING PARK AND REVERSE AS I AM DRIVING. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT BUT RECURS FROM TIME TO TIME, VERY UNPREDICTABLE. AT THIS TIME I H...

Mileage: 79,000

MY '06 CHEVY HHR WAS RUNNING FINE FOR 4 YEARS AND THEN 3 WEEKS AGO THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR STOPPED AND STARTED COASTING WHILE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING IT. AFTER THAT INCIDENT, IT HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY EVERY OTHER DAY AND NOW WE CAN'T DRIVE IT A FEW MILES WITHOUT IT SHUTTING DOWN ...

AS FILED BY MANY OTHER OWNERS OF A CHEVY HHR, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES. THEY ARE MADE OF CHEAP PLASTIC AND MINE BROKE AS WELL. I CAN'T BELIEVE A US COMPANY SUCH AS GM WOULD MAKE A CHEAP PART THAT COULD END UP ENDANGERING THE LIVES OF ITS CUSTOMERS. IF YOU WERE TO GET ...

Mileage: 26,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK, THE KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD POSSIBLY ROLL AWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED BECAUSE THE COMPUTER WOULD NOT REGISTER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS...

Mileage: 73,000

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY HHR LT WITH JUST 30K. DROVE IT OFF THE LOT WITH 3 MILES AND AT 200 MILES IT HAD THE ROTORS TURNED FOR THE FIRST OF ABOUT 30 TIMES. THE STEERING WHEEL SHUDDERS WHEN BREAKING OR AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45 MPH SO MUCH SO THAT AT TIMES THE CAR IS HARD TO CONTROL. THE ANSWER TO THIS VERY DANG...

Mileage: 200

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY HHR LT WITH JUST 30K. DROVE IT OFF THE LOT WITH 3 MILES AND AT 200 MILES IT HAD THE ROTORS TURNED FOR THE FIRST OF ABOUT 30 TIMES. THE STEERING WHEEL SHUDDERS WHEN BREAKING OR AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45 MPH SO MUCH SO THAT AT TIMES THE CAR IS HARD TO CONTROL. THE ANSWER TO THIS VERY DANG...

Mileage: 200

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY HHR LT WITH JUST 30K. DROVE IT OFF THE LOT WITH 3 MILES AND AT 200 MILES IT HAD THE ROTORS TURNED FOR THE FIRST OF ABOUT 30 TIMES. THE STEERING WHEEL SHUDDERS WHEN BREAKING OR AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45 MPH SO MUCH SO THAT AT TIMES THE CAR IS HARD TO CONTROL. THE ANSWER TO THIS VERY DANG...

Mileage: 200

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY HHR LT WITH JUST 30K. DROVE IT OFF THE LOT WITH 3 MILES AND AT 200 MILES IT HAD THE ROTORS TURNED FOR THE FIRST OF ABOUT 30 TIMES. THE STEERING WHEEL SHUDDERS WHEN BREAKING OR AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45 MPH SO MUCH SO THAT AT TIMES THE CAR IS HARD TO CONTROL. THE ANSWER TO THIS VERY DANG...

Mileage: 200

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY HHR LT WITH JUST 30K. DROVE IT OFF THE LOT WITH 3 MILES AND AT 200 MILES IT HAD THE ROTORS TURNED FOR THE FIRST OF ABOUT 30 TIMES. THE STEERING WHEEL SHUDDERS WHEN BREAKING OR AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45 MPH SO MUCH SO THAT AT TIMES THE CAR IS HARD TO CONTROL. THE ANSWER TO THIS VERY DANG...

Mileage: 200

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE OF MY 2006 CHEVROLET HHR BROKE OFF DURING NORMAL USE. IT'S MADE FROM A CHEAP PLASTIC. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AS A PERSON CANNOT QUICKLY EXIT THE CAR IF THIS HAPPENS. IF MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR JUST BROKE, HOW SOON BEFORE THE OTHER THREE IN THE CAR BREAK OFF FROM NO...

Mileage: 72,500

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE OF MY 2006 CHEVROLET HHR BROKE OFF DURING NORMAL USE. IT'S MADE FROM A CHEAP PLASTIC. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AS A PERSON CANNOT QUICKLY EXIT THE CAR IF THIS HAPPENS. IF MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR JUST BROKE, HOW SOON BEFORE THE OTHER THREE IN THE CAR BREAK OFF FROM NO...

Mileage: 72,500

CLEAR COAT BUBBLING AND PEELING. *TR

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING ACCELERATOR ISSUE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. HE TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND PULLED OVER. AFTER RE-STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT SEEMED NORMAL. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, THE INCIDENT HAPPENE...

TRAVELING ON 2 LANE ROAD AT POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 55 MPH. POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. ABILITY TO STEER VEHICLE GREATLY COMPROMISED. THIS WAS THE SECOND FAILURE OF POWER STEERING. FIRST FAILURE DUE TO BLOWN FUSE. THIS FAILURE THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILED. POWER STEERING MOTOR...

Mileage: 135,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF IN HER HAND. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE HANDLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND ...

Mileage: 49,000

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKEN. DOOR MUST BE OPENED USING OUTSIDE HANDLE. HANDLE IS PLASTIC. ENTIRE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL MUST BE REPLACED. PART COSTS $400.00 PLUS LABOR - REPLACEMENT HANDLE IS PLASTIC ALSO. CAR IS 2006 CHEVROLET HHR WITH 53,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKEN. DOOR MUST BE OPENED USING OUTSIDE HANDLE. HANDLE IS PLASTIC. ENTIRE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL MUST BE REPLACED. PART COSTS $400.00 PLUS LABOR - REPLACEMENT HANDLE IS PLASTIC ALSO. CAR IS 2006 CHEVROLET HHR WITH 53,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

MY INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ON MY 2006 CHEVY HHR BROKE OFF IN MY HAND WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR. I LOOKED UP ONLINE TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND SURE ENOUGH..PAGES AND PAGES OF THE SAME STORY. I CALLED TO GET A REPLACEMENT HANDLE AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST ME $300 FOR THE ENTIR...

Mileage: 63,000

2006 HHR LS - DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF WITH NORMAL OPENING OF THE DOOR. COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR WITHOUT PUTTING WINDOW DOWN AND USING THE OUTSIDE HANDLE. IF THIS WAS AN EMERGENCY - I WOULD HAVE BEEN STUCK IN THE CAR. *TR POWER STEERING FAILURE - POWER STEERING QUITS WHILE DRIVING - ...

Mileage: 72,000

2006 HHR LS - DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF WITH NORMAL OPENING OF THE DOOR. COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR WITHOUT PUTTING WINDOW DOWN AND USING THE OUTSIDE HANDLE. IF THIS WAS AN EMERGENCY - I WOULD HAVE BEEN STUCK IN THE CAR. *TR POWER STEERING FAILURE - POWER STEERING QUITS WHILE DRIVING - ...

Mileage: 72,000

2006 HHR LS - DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF WITH NORMAL OPENING OF THE DOOR. COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR WITHOUT PUTTING WINDOW DOWN AND USING THE OUTSIDE HANDLE. IF THIS WAS AN EMERGENCY - I WOULD HAVE BEEN STUCK IN THE CAR. *TR POWER STEERING FAILURE - POWER STEERING QUITS WHILE DRIVING - ...

Mileage: 72,000

POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE DRIVING, TURNING THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON TEMPORARILY FIXES THE ISSUE. SOUNDS SIMILAR TO RECALL ON SAME YEAR COBALT. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ELECTRICAL, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO LOCATE THE EXACT AREA WERE THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE ORIGINAT...

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED A CHIME NOISE INSIDE THE VEHICLE, SECONDS LATER THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE NO LONGER HAD POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAG...

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT MOVE FROM GEAR TO GEAR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD COME OUT OF THE IGNITION WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING LOCKED IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAK...

Mileage: 43,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT MOVE FROM GEAR TO GEAR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD COME OUT OF THE IGNITION WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING LOCKED IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAK...

Mileage: 43,000

2006 CHEVY HHR, DRIVING THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ACROSS THE INFO SCREEN, THEN POWER STEERING WENT OUT. HAD TO PULL OVER TURN THE CAR OFF & RESTART, WORKED FINE FOR A COUPLE MILES THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN, & NOW IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. *TR

Mileage: 90,200

2006 CHEVY HHR POWER STEERING FAILURE. LOST POWER STEERING IN A SHARP CURVE. IMMEDIATE AND WITH NO ADVANCED WARNING. FORCED TO SHOULDER AND ALMOST INTO A DITCH. THE WARNING MESSAGE AND CHIME WORKED BUT THAT DOESN'T HELP YOU CONTROL THE VEHICLE!! FORTUNATELY I WAS DRIVING THIS TIME. IF MY WIFE HAD BE...

Mileage: 50,887

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY HHR AND BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF. CHEVY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. THE DOOR HANDLES ARE HOOKED TO THE DOOR PANEL. I AM AFRAID THAT IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RETRIEVE MY CHILDREN FROM THE BACK SEAT. CHEVY WANTS TO MUCH F...

KEY IS UNABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHEN CAR IS IN PARK. DURING THE LAST TWO MONTHS I HAVE HAD TO USE THE RELEASE SWITCH UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL EVERY TIME I TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT BECAUSE I AM NOW OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WOULD NOT OFFER ANY...

Mileage: 81,000

2006 CHEVROLET HHR: CANNOT REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION IN PARK. HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 5 TIMES IN LAST WEEK. FINALLY YESTERDAY I HAD TO LEAVE KEY IN IGNITION AT WORK. CAME BACK LATER TO REMOVE - BATTERY WAS DEAD. JUMPING BATTERY STUMP UNDER HOOD WAS OF NO USE - COULD NOT OPEN REAR HATCH TO GET TO BATTER...

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED UPON INITIAL START, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD FALL FURTHER INTO THE FLOORBOARD THAN NORMAL. WHEN THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR, THE ABS AND TRACTION WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE FAILURE WAS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE STEERING AND...

Mileage: 75,084

MY CAR, CHEVROLET HHR LS 2006, LOST POWER STEERING MORE THAN 10 TIMES AS OF DECEMBER OF 2009. I HAD MY CAR REPAIRED AT CHEVY DEALER 4 TIMES ALREADY FOR SAME PROBLEM. EACH TIME THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT IT CAME BACK AGAIN AND AGAIN, AND RECENTLY IT HAPPENED MORE OFTEN. I LEASED THIS BRAND NEW CA...

Mileage: 31,664

2006 CHEVY HHR - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOES NOT LOCK INTO POSITION, CAN FREELY SLIP TRANSMISSION SHIFTER FROM PARK, REVERSE, NEUTRAL, DRIVE AND LOWER GEARS WITH LITTLE PRESSURE AND WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE SHIFTER LOCKING LATCH. GM HAS RECALLED 2010 MODELS WITH SIMILAR ISSUES BUT NONE OF THE PREVIOU...

Mileage: 39,000

2006 CHEVY HHR . THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE SNAPPED OFF IN MY HAND WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR, SMACKING INTO MY KNUCKLE AND ALMOST CAUSING MY HAND TO FLY BACK INTO MY FACE. THE DOOR MUST NOW BE OPENED BY ROLLING DOWN THE ELECTRIC WINDOW AND OPENING FROM THE OUTSIDE HANDLE. TWO DE...

Mileage: 45,000

2006 CHEVY HHR . THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE SNAPPED OFF IN MY HAND WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR, SMACKING INTO MY KNUCKLE AND ALMOST CAUSING MY HAND TO FLY BACK INTO MY FACE. THE DOOR MUST NOW BE OPENED BY ROLLING DOWN THE ELECTRIC WINDOW AND OPENING FROM THE OUTSIDE HANDLE. TWO DE...

Mileage: 45,000

2006 CHEVROLET HHR - UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS, WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS (15 - 25 MPH) AND TURNING TO THE RIGHT, CAR WILL "CHIME", "POWER STEERING" APPEARS ON THE CONTROL PANEL AND THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT MAKING VEHICLE VERY HARD TO DRIVE. ONCE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED, POWER ...

Mileage: 75,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT...

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DRIVERS DOOR, THE HANDLE WOULD NOT WORK AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 56,000.

Mileage: 56,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSIDE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE WAS BROKEN. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE ...

Mileage: 37,000

IF MY BATTERY DIES I CAN NOT GET IN THE CAR NO MATTER WHAT. MY CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH ONE LOCK ON THE DRIVER SIDE. BECAUSE THE BATTERY IS DEAD THE CAR WILL NOT ENGAGE THE ACTUATOR ON THE LOCK EVEN WITH KEY ENTRY. I HAVE TO CALL A LOCKSMITH TO GET IN THE CAR. IF I ACCIDENTALLY LOCKED A BABY IN THE CAR ...

Mileage: 65,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 HHR THAT HAS ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING (EPS) WHICH FAILED FOR NO APPARENT REASON ON 4-18-2010. THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS OTHER THAN I WAS JUST GOING ABOUT 1MILE FROM WORK TO HOME. THERE WERE NO CRASHES OR INJURIES AS A RESULT. ON LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM I FOUND T...

Mileage: 46,500

WHILE DRIVING A TONE ALERT SOUNDING AND POWER STEERING WARNING CAME ACROSS DIGITAL DISPLAY, AT TIME LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND COULD HARDLY STEER AUTO TO THE SIDE OF ROADWAY. AFTER CALLING THE CHEVROLET GARAGE WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL MOTOR AND SEVERAL OTHERS WERE RECA...

Mileage: 36,000

IGNITION KEY DOES NOT COME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN IT IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION ,CAR STARTS AND SHUTS OFF BUT THE KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED. *TR

Mileage: 44,351

IGNITION KEY DOES NOT COME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN IT IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION ,CAR STARTS AND SHUTS OFF BUT THE KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED. *TR

Mileage: 44,351

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION AND WOULD RESET ITSELF WITHIN A MILE. THE DEALER ADVISED PERFORMING A DIAGNOSTIC TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO ADVISED HAVING A DIAGNOSTIC PERFO...

Mileage: 61,000

POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILURE. THIS HAPPENS UNDER NORMAL DRIVING WITH NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF YOU ARE ON THE FREEWAY OR AROUND TOWN, IT HAS HAPPENED DURING BOTH. THE VEHICLE DOES FLASH POWER STEERING ON THE INFORMATION CENTER. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE...

Mileage: 52,000

IGNITION WILL NOT TURN TO LOCK AND KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED.

Mileage: 30,339

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE ON FORTY SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTIO...

Mileage: 55,000

2006 CHEVY HHR POWER STEERING IS FAILING. (STUTTERS ON AND OFF) *CN

Mileage: 80,000

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY HHR, AND WITHIN THE PAST TWO WEEKS HAVE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM (WHICH APPARENTLY, AFTER LOOKING ONLINE, SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED). WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN PARK, AND GO TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION, IT WON'T LET ME TAKE OUT MY KEY, AND MY STEERING WHEEL WON'T LOCK. THIS HAPP...

Mileage: 45,000

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY HHR, AND WITHIN THE PAST TWO WEEKS HAVE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM (WHICH APPARENTLY, AFTER LOOKING ONLINE, SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED). WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN PARK, AND GO TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION, IT WON'T LET ME TAKE OUT MY KEY, AND MY STEERING WHEEL WON'T LOCK. THIS HAPP...

Mileage: 45,000

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I RECENTLY HAD REPAIR WORK DONE ON MY WIFE'S 2006 HHR LT2. THE PROBLEM WE WERE HAVING WAS THAT SHE WOULD RANDOMLY LOSE POWER STEERING WITH A WARNING CHIME AND A NOTIFICATION ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THIS WOULD BE TEMPORARILY RESOLVED BY RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. I WASTED LITTL...

Mileage: 33,465

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I RECENTLY HAD REPAIR WORK DONE ON MY WIFE'S 2006 HHR LT2. THE PROBLEM WE WERE HAVING WAS THAT SHE WOULD RANDOMLY LOSE POWER STEERING WITH A WARNING CHIME AND A NOTIFICATION ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THIS WOULD BE TEMPORARILY RESOLVED BY RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. I WASTED LITTL...

Mileage: 33,465

2006 HHR KEY STICKS IN IGNITION. BUTTON THAT IGNITES SHIFTER BROKEN AND STICKS IN PLACE CAUSING THE SHIFTER TO BE EASILY ENGAGED AT ANY TIME. CAR IS AT 70,822 MILES. CAR DEALER STATES IT IS NOT COVERED BY TRANSFERABLE MANUFACTURERS 5 YR/100,000 POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. CAR WAS PURCHASED USED 05/2...

Mileage: 70,822

KEY GETS STUCK / CAN NOT TURN TO OFF POSITION AND REMOVE THE KEY. IF YOU CAN NOT REMOVE THE KEY WITHIN AN HOUR, YOUR BATTERY WILL BE DEPLETED. THERE IS AN ACTUATING ROD IN THE SHIFTER THAT PUSHES A MICRO SWITCH THAT COMPLETES A CIRCUIT TO PULL A SOLENOID IN THE STEERING COLUMN TO ALLOW THE IGNITION...

Mileage: 69,000

KEY GETS STUCK / CAN NOT TURN TO OFF POSITION AND REMOVE THE KEY. IF YOU CAN NOT REMOVE THE KEY WITHIN AN HOUR, YOUR BATTERY WILL BE DEPLETED. THERE IS AN ACTUATING ROD IN THE SHIFTER THAT PUSHES A MICRO SWITCH THAT COMPLETES A CIRCUIT TO PULL A SOLENOID IN THE STEERING COLUMN TO ALLOW THE IGNITION...

Mileage: 69,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE POWER STEERING WILL SUDDENLY MALFUNCTION MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT HAS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR THE POWER STEERING TO RESUME FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHI...

Mileage: 19,500

WHILE DRIVING ALL OF THE SUDDEN WE HEARD A CHIME AND NOTICED THE POWER STEERING CAME ON OUR CAR. IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. WE CAN STILL TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BUT IT WAS JUST DIFFICULT. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

CLUNKING NOISE IN STEERING. 3 DEALERS TRIED TO REPAIR ON 18/MAY06, 26JAN09, 3MAR10, NOISE STILL THERE. WAITING ON PARTS THIS DATE FOR ANOTHER "FIX". *TR

Mileage: 22,452

POWER STEERING FAILURE DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE. 2006 CHEVROLET HHR POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE BEING DRIVEN. TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING WILL REMEDY THE PROBLEM FOR THE TIME BEING. THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES. HHR SHARES SEVERAL COMPONENTS WITH THE CHEVROLET COBALT WHICH HAS BEEN REC...

Mileage: 64,400

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE DRIVER STATED THAT AS SHE DROVE THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH SHE LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT STRUGGLED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESTART T...

Mileage: 63,000

2006 CHEVY HHR.. POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED SUDDENLY. MY CAR HAD ONLY 17,000 MILES ACCRUED. DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

Mileage: 17,000

WHY ISN'T THE HHR BEING RECALLED AS WELL AS THE COBALT, AS THEY BOTH HAVE THE SAME STEERING COMPONENTS? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED OVER 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING ALARM WOULD CHIME THREE TIMES AND THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL IMMEDIATELY. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY HARD AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO UTILIZE BOTH HANDS AND EXTREME BODILY FO...

Mileage: 53,000

SHIFTER REFUSES TO GO FULLY INTO PARK RESULTING IN INABILITY TO REMOVE KEY FROM STEERING COLUMN. SHIFTER DOES NOT LOCK INTO GEAR AND CAN MOVE FREELY BETWEEN GEARS WITHOUT BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY HHR. EVERYTIME I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, I LESS THAN A MINUTE THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. THE LIGHT COMES ON. THIS MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND CONSIDERING IT IS MY WIFE'S PRIMARY VEHICLE I WORRY ABOUT HER BECAUSE MY SON IN WITH HER OFTEN. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE, TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF SO THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESET. THE DEALER WAS CALLED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST COULD BE PERFORMED AND TH...

Mileage: 50,000

EVERY TIME IT RAINS WATER POOLS ON PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARD. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED ON A CHEVY HHR . NEARLY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT WENT OUT AT 60MPH . TOOK TO DEALER AND PAID AROUND 1000. TO HAVE IT REPLACED. VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 30 THOUSAND MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

I BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW AND SOMETIMES WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND YOU ONLY HAVE A FEW SECONDS TO PULL OVER BEFORE IT SHUTS DOWN. SOMETIMES THE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN I'M STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND THE WHOLE CAR STARTS SHAKING AS IF YOU POPPED THE CLUTCH TOO FAST, EXCEPT THIS CAR IS...

Mileage: 3,000

I BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW AND SOMETIMES WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND YOU ONLY HAVE A FEW SECONDS TO PULL OVER BEFORE IT SHUTS DOWN. SOMETIMES THE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN I'M STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND THE WHOLE CAR STARTS SHAKING AS IF YOU POPPED THE CLUTCH TOO FAST, EXCEPT THIS CAR IS...

Mileage: 3,000

I BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW AND SOMETIMES WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND YOU ONLY HAVE A FEW SECONDS TO PULL OVER BEFORE IT SHUTS DOWN. SOMETIMES THE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN I'M STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND THE WHOLE CAR STARTS SHAKING AS IF YOU POPPED THE CLUTCH TOO FAST, EXCEPT THIS CAR IS...

Mileage: 3,000

POWERING STEERING WENT OUT DURING RIGHT HAND TURN AT SLOW SPEED. MY WIFE DID NOT HAVE THE STRENGTH TO CONTROL THE CAR INTO THE TURN. SHE STOPPED THE CAR AND I CHECKED MY MANUAL FOR TROUBLE SHOOTING,FINDING NONE. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND POWER STEERING WORKED. TEST DRIVING FOR TWO MINUTES THE POWER...

Mileage: 71,969

2006 CHEVY HHR LS PERMANENT FAILURE. GEAR SHIFT STOPPED LOCKING. GEAR SHIFT MOVES FREELY INTO ANY POSITION WHILE DRIVING OR STOPPED. CAR MAY ROLL. WILL NOT RELEASE KEY FROM IGNITION. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

POWER STEERING FAILURE DURING OPERATION. VEHICLE CHIMES THEN "POWER STEERING" APPEARS ON DASHBOARD LCD. ALL POWER STEERING FAILS AT THIS POINT THOUGH IF YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON IT RE-ENGAGES FOR A SHORT TIME - THOUGH NO WARNING BEFORE IT CUTS OUT AGAIN. DEALER SAYS THEY NEED TO REPLACE T...

Mileage: 68,690

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DECREASING SPEED TO APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE, ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED HIS VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARD AFTER THE IMPACT AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. HIS VEHICLE ALSO RICOCHETED INT...

Mileage: 11,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DECREASING SPEED TO APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE, ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED HIS VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARD AFTER THE IMPACT AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. HIS VEHICLE ALSO RICOCHETED INT...

Mileage: 11,000

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY HHR THAT KEEPS STALLING OUT AND JERKS FORWARD. IT HAS JERKED SO HARD THAT I ONCE HIT SOMEONE IN THE REAR. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE OTHER CAR. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY CAN NEVER SEEM TO FIND THE CAUSE. WHAT CAN I DO? *TR

I HAVE A CHEVY HHR AND THE REAR BUMPER SUPPORT IS RUSTING AT ONLY 52+ MILES. WATER IS LAYING ON THE STEEL SUPPORT AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT STOPS THIS WATER FROM COLLECTING AND RUSTING THE SUPPORT AWAY. MY CAR HASN'T EVEN BEEN THROUGH IT'S FIRST TUNEUP YET AND I HAVEN'T OWNED THE VEHICLE 1 YEAR YET....

Mileage: 52,700

COULD NOT REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION WITH GEAR SELECTOR IN PARK. THIS CONDITION WAS REMEDIED BY PUSHING THE GEAR SELECTOR HARD INTO PARK FOR A WHILE. THEN TOTAL FAILURE CAME WHEN NO AMOUNT OF PUSHING THE GEAR SELECTOR HARD INTO PARK WOULD ALLOW THE KEY TO BE REMOVED. I REMOVED THE GEAR SHIFT COVER AND...

Mileage: 47,000

COULD NOT REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION WITH GEAR SELECTOR IN PARK. THIS CONDITION WAS REMEDIED BY PUSHING THE GEAR SELECTOR HARD INTO PARK FOR A WHILE. THEN TOTAL FAILURE CAME WHEN NO AMOUNT OF PUSHING THE GEAR SELECTOR HARD INTO PARK WOULD ALLOW THE KEY TO BE REMOVED. I REMOVED THE GEAR SHIFT COVER AND...

Mileage: 47,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, HIS VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF COMPLETELY AND HE HAD HAVE NO POWER IN THE VEHICLE. HE SHUT THE ENGINE OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR OR MORE AND THE FAILURE WOULD CORRECT ITSELF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. HE ALSO ...

Mileage: 8,000

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILURE IN 2006 CHEVY HHR WITH 2.4L ENGINE. CAR HAS APPROX 45000 MILES AND THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL WHILE DRIVING. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WOULD COME LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. TURNING OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTING WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM SOMETIMES, BUT...

Mileage: 49,838

THE KEY TO MY 2006 HHR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. AS A RESULT THE AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OUT AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE LOCKED. THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS TRAVELING, WHICH PUT MY PERSONAL SAFETY AT RISK AND IF I LEFT MY VEHICLE FOR ANY REASON IT COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN STOLEN. I ...

Mileage: 40,000

THE KEY TO MY 2006 HHR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. AS A RESULT THE AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OUT AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE LOCKED. THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS TRAVELING, WHICH PUT MY PERSONAL SAFETY AT RISK AND IF I LEFT MY VEHICLE FOR ANY REASON IT COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN STOLEN. I ...

Mileage: 40,000

THE KEY FOB BATTERY HOLDER BECAME DETACHED MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE LOCK/UNLOCK/REMOTE START/PANIC BUTTONS TO WORK. THIS HAPPENED TO BOTH KEY FOBS ISSUED TO ME BY GM. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

HVAC BLOWER MOTOR QUIT. NO MEANS OF CLEARING WINDSHIELD FOGGING WITH BLOWER INOPERATIVE. COULD SMELL THAT SOMETHING WAS HOT OR HAD BURNED UNDER THE IP. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH. EVERY 6700 MILES AND 5 MONTHS THE VIOLENT SHAKING WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE ROTORS AND BRAKES WERE REPLACED A TOT...

Mileage: 50,000

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF WHEN GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR UNLESS I PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE YOU CANNOT EXIT THE VEHICLE UNLESS YOU LET THE WINDOW DOWN. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF WHEN GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR UNLESS I PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE YOU CANNOT EXIT THE VEHICLE UNLESS YOU LET THE WINDOW DOWN. *TR

EVERYTIME IT RAINS THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARD GETS WET. I HAVE REPLACE MY CARPET ONCE AND TRIED TO FIND THE LEAK TO NO AVAIL. *TR

2006 NEW VEHICLE PURCHASE SERVICED 8 TIMES FOR MULTIPLE FAILURES RELATED TO EITHER ELECTRICAL/BRAKING/ABS/ WHEELS/EMISSIONS/ TRACTION CONTROL/COMPUTER/POWER STEERING AND OR COMPUTER ISSUES/ALL REPAIRED/AND RESOLVED AT GM DEALER/VEHICLE CAN NOT BE DRIVEN SAFELY WHEN ISSUE OCCURS THE FAILED SYSTEM IN...

Mileage: 5,600

2006 NEW VEHICLE PURCHASE SERVICED 8 TIMES FOR MULTIPLE FAILURES RELATED TO EITHER ELECTRICAL/BRAKING/ABS/ WHEELS/EMISSIONS/ TRACTION CONTROL/COMPUTER/POWER STEERING AND OR COMPUTER ISSUES/ALL REPAIRED/AND RESOLVED AT GM DEALER/VEHICLE CAN NOT BE DRIVEN SAFELY WHEN ISSUE OCCURS THE FAILED SYSTEM IN...

Mileage: 5,600

2006 NEW VEHICLE PURCHASE SERVICED 8 TIMES FOR MULTIPLE FAILURES RELATED TO EITHER ELECTRICAL/BRAKING/ABS/ WHEELS/EMISSIONS/ TRACTION CONTROL/COMPUTER/POWER STEERING AND OR COMPUTER ISSUES/ALL REPAIRED/AND RESOLVED AT GM DEALER/VEHICLE CAN NOT BE DRIVEN SAFELY WHEN ISSUE OCCURS THE FAILED SYSTEM IN...

Mileage: 5,600

2006 NEW VEHICLE PURCHASE SERVICED 8 TIMES FOR MULTIPLE FAILURES RELATED TO EITHER ELECTRICAL/BRAKING/ABS/ WHEELS/EMISSIONS/ TRACTION CONTROL/COMPUTER/POWER STEERING AND OR COMPUTER ISSUES/ALL REPAIRED/AND RESOLVED AT GM DEALER/VEHICLE CAN NOT BE DRIVEN SAFELY WHEN ISSUE OCCURS THE FAILED SYSTEM IN...

Mileage: 5,600

2006 NEW VEHICLE PURCHASE SERVICED 8 TIMES FOR MULTIPLE FAILURES RELATED TO EITHER ELECTRICAL/BRAKING/ABS/ WHEELS/EMISSIONS/ TRACTION CONTROL/COMPUTER/POWER STEERING AND OR COMPUTER ISSUES/ALL REPAIRED/AND RESOLVED AT GM DEALER/VEHICLE CAN NOT BE DRIVEN SAFELY WHEN ISSUE OCCURS THE FAILED SYSTEM IN...

Mileage: 5,600

2006 NEW VEHICLE PURCHASE SERVICED 8 TIMES FOR MULTIPLE FAILURES RELATED TO EITHER ELECTRICAL/BRAKING/ABS/ WHEELS/EMISSIONS/ TRACTION CONTROL/COMPUTER/POWER STEERING AND OR COMPUTER ISSUES/ALL REPAIRED/AND RESOLVED AT GM DEALER/VEHICLE CAN NOT BE DRIVEN SAFELY WHEN ISSUE OCCURS THE FAILED SYSTEM IN...

Mileage: 5,600

I HAVE A 2006 HHR THAT WE BOUGHT IN JULY OF 2006. I HAVE NOTICED IN ISSUE OF WATER GETTING IN THE CAR FROM SOMEWHERE UNDER THE DASHBOARD, AND IT IS CAUSING THE FLOORBOARDS TO GET WET EVERY TIME IT RAINS. I FIRST NOTICED THE ISSUE IN AUGUST OF 2009 AND IT HAPPENED ONCE AND DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT...

Mileage: 39,000

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING - LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM MYRNA Z. KROH EXPRESSING APPRECIATION TO MR. CHAN AND MAGNO FOR THEIR CONSUMER ASSISTANCE. ***NAR*** *NJ

2006 CHEVY HHR LT I WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT IMPACT AND ROLL OVER VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON OCTOBER 17TH, 2009 AT WHICH TIME MY AIR BAGS, BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE, FAILED TO DEPLOY. AS A RESULT, BOTH MYSELF AND MY PASSENGER WERE INJURED. I HAVE FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH GM AND AM AWAITING THE...

Mileage: 71,971

PARKED 2005 CHEVY HHR AND KEY WOULD NOT DISENGAGE FROM IGNITION. THIS IS PERMANENT UNTIL AN NEW SHIFT ASSEMBLY IS INSTALLED AS THE SOLENOID HOLDING THE KEY IS LOCKED. THIS HAPPENED IN THE PARKING LOT AT THE LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE. HAVING THE KEY LOCKED IN THE IGNITION MAKES THE VEHICLE THEFT PRO...

Mileage: 94,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18000.

Mileage: 18,000

FRONT PASSENGER DOOR ON 2006 CHEVROLET HHR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR DOES SAME SPORADICALLY. NO DAMAGE TO DOORS FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE, THEY JUST STOPPED WORKING. *TR

Mileage: 50,959

FRONT PASSENGER DOOR ON 2006 CHEVROLET HHR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR DOES SAME SPORADICALLY. NO DAMAGE TO DOORS FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE, THEY JUST STOPPED WORKING. *TR

Mileage: 50,959

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE DRIVER-SIDE DOOR CAN ONLY BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL AT AN EXPENSE OF $600.00. BASED UPON THE CONCLUSION OF THE MANUFACTURERS RESEARCH THEY MAY OFFER HER A DISCOU...

Mileage: 70,000

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE PART REQUIRES THE COMPLETE DOOR PANEL BEING REPLACED FOR A COST OF $466. MY CONCERN IS WHAT IF THIS HAPPENED IN AN ACCIDENT AND I COULD NOT GET OUT OF MY CAR AND IT WAS MY ONLY OPTION FOR A WAY OUT. *TR

Mileage: 54,578

2006 CHEVY HHR STALLS WHEN POTHOLES/BUMPS ARE HIT IN THE ROAD. CAR HAS STALLED THREE TIMES ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS. THE FIRST TIME THE CAR STALLED BACK IN JUNE 2009, I TOOK THE CAR TO A CHEVORLET DEALER TO HAVE THE CAR CHECKED OUT AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHY THE CAR STALLED. TH...

Mileage: 74,504

OWNER OF A 2006 CHEVY HHR. FIRST TIME WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY APPROX. 35-40 MPH HIT A POTHOLE IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITION ON NORMAL ROAD WAY. CAR STALLED LOST ENGINE, BRAKES AND STEERING. STILL UNDER WARRANTY. WENT BACK TO DEALER. SECOND TIME SAME SCENARIO THIS TIME HAD CAR TOWED INTO DEALER. THEY...

Mileage: 26,024

I WAS DRIVING AND THE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, THE ALARM SOUNDED AND SUDDENLY THE TEMPERATURE IS AT OVER 250. I TURNED ON THE FAN AND HEAT AND MANAGED TO SLOWLY MAKE IT 1/2 MILES HOME. NEXT DAY I DROVE 2 BLOCKS INTO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THERE WAS NOT ONE DROP OF COOLANT IN THE CAR. APPA...

Mileage: 48,000

I COULDN'T REMOVE THE IGNITION KEYS FROM MY 2006 CHEVY HHR. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH HHR'S AND COBALT'S AND THAT THE ENTIRE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AT MY COST SINCE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I INVESTIGATED THE ISSUE ON ON-LINE FORUMS AND FOUND THE ISSU...

Mileage: 41,000

I PULLED MY CAR INTO THE DRIVEWAY AT HOME AND SHIFTED INTO PARK AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE KEY IT WOULD NOT TURN ALL THE WAY TO THE REMOVAL POSITION. SO I MOVED THE SHIFT LEVER AGAIN AND NOTED THAT THE SHIFT BUTTON DIDN'T POP OUT WHEN I PUT IT INTO PARK. I KNEW THEN THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT CO...

Mileage: 48,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. HE HAD TO ROLL THE WINDOW TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE ...

Mileage: 34,200

2006 CHEVROLET HHR - DOOR HANDLE BROKE NOT ALLOWING ME TO EXIT VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 52,239

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY HHR LT2, IT HAS APPROX. 52K MILES, AND A RATTLE, VIBRATION IN THE STEERING COLUMN HAS BEEN OCCURRING AT SPEEDS BELOW 45MPH. ALSO, THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR IS CONTINUING TO FLOOD WITH WATER, AND THE HEATER/AC BLOWER HAS FAILED OR SHORTED OUT. LASTLY, I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE ROTORS WORKE...

Mileage: 52,000

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY HHR LT2, IT HAS APPROX. 52K MILES, AND A RATTLE, VIBRATION IN THE STEERING COLUMN HAS BEEN OCCURRING AT SPEEDS BELOW 45MPH. ALSO, THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR IS CONTINUING TO FLOOD WITH WATER, AND THE HEATER/AC BLOWER HAS FAILED OR SHORTED OUT. LASTLY, I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE ROTORS WORKE...

Mileage: 52,000

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY HHR LT2, IT HAS APPROX. 52K MILES, AND A RATTLE, VIBRATION IN THE STEERING COLUMN HAS BEEN OCCURRING AT SPEEDS BELOW 45MPH. ALSO, THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR IS CONTINUING TO FLOOD WITH WATER, AND THE HEATER/AC BLOWER HAS FAILED OR SHORTED OUT. LASTLY, I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE ROTORS WORKE...

Mileage: 52,000

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY HHR LT2, IT HAS APPROX. 52K MILES, AND A RATTLE, VIBRATION IN THE STEERING COLUMN HAS BEEN OCCURRING AT SPEEDS BELOW 45MPH. ALSO, THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR IS CONTINUING TO FLOOD WITH WATER, AND THE HEATER/AC BLOWER HAS FAILED OR SHORTED OUT. LASTLY, I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE ROTORS WORKE...

Mileage: 52,000

THE EXHAUST CONE INSIDE THE FRONT FLANGE OF THE CONVERTER ASSEMBLY BROKE OFF CAUSING THE STAINLESS STEEL BELLOWS/VIBRATION DAMPER TO CRACK AND LEAK. THE LEAK AND CRACK CONTINUED TO GROW UNTIL I HAD CAUSE FOR CONCERN THAT THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY WOULD FAIL AND FALL DOWN TO THE ROAD BELOW AND CAUSE CONSIDE...

Mileage: 82,000

PURCHASED THE CAR JULY 13 OF THIS YEAR. A CLUNKING SOUND COMES FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEN HITTING HOLES OR ON SLIGHTLY ROUGH ROAD. TENDS TO OCCUR MORE WHEN THE CAR OR THE WEATHER IS COLD. TOOK IT TO CHEVROLET AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A SWAY BAR LINK ISSUE. I REPLACED THE ROTORS, SWAY BAR LINKS (PAIR...

Mileage: 26,000

MY 2006 HHR VIBRATES VIOLENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM CHECKED NUMEROUS TIMES FROM APPROXIMATELY 12000 MILES ON. I AM CURRENTLY AT 55000. AFTER INSPECTIONS I WAS ADVISED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY BRAKES. I WAS TOLD THE MATERIALS USED FOR THE BRAKES HEATS SO RAPIDLY THAT...

Mileage: 12,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED INTO MY VEHICLE. THE WINDOW WAS COMPLETELY UP, THERE WHERE NO OTHER VEHICLES IN FRONT OR ON THE SIDE OF ME. I HEARD A LOUD POP THEN THE WINDOW BLEW OUT. CAUSING ME TO ALMOST RUN MY CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY. MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HAS HAD TO ...

Mileage: 37,000

2006 CHEVROLET HHR INSIDE DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. *NJ THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HE COULD NOT PURCHASE JUST THE DOOR HANDLE, BUT HE WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOOR HANDLE WAS MADE OF PLASTIC. *JB

2006 CHEVROLET HHR INSIDE DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. *NJ THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HE COULD NOT PURCHASE JUST THE DOOR HANDLE, BUT HE WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOOR HANDLE WAS MADE OF PLASTIC. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR OR FROM THIRD TO FOURTH GEAR. THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO REMAIN IN SECOND GEAR NO MATTER HOW FAST THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT...

Mileage: 59,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE TOP SECTION OF THE KNOB ON THE GEAR SHIFTER SUDDENLY DETACHED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BY GRABBING THE MIDDLE PART OF THE SHIFTER. HE NOTICED THAT THE KNOB WAS INJECTION MOLDER PLASTIC, WHICH WAS SHIELDED OFF. ...

Mileage: 52,900

WE HAVE SEVERAL DEFECTS. AFTER NORMAL BRAKING A COUPLE OF TIMES THE CAR AND STEERING WHEEL BEGINS TO SHAKE AND SHIMMY. THE MORE YOU USE THE BRAKES AFTER THIS STARTS THE MORE VIOLENT THE SHIMMY BECOMES UNTIL WE HAVE TO STOP AND LET THE BRAKES COOL DOWN. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ROTORS ONCE BUT C...

Mileage: 20,000

WE HAVE SEVERAL DEFECTS. AFTER NORMAL BRAKING A COUPLE OF TIMES THE CAR AND STEERING WHEEL BEGINS TO SHAKE AND SHIMMY. THE MORE YOU USE THE BRAKES AFTER THIS STARTS THE MORE VIOLENT THE SHIMMY BECOMES UNTIL WE HAVE TO STOP AND LET THE BRAKES COOL DOWN. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ROTORS ONCE BUT C...

Mileage: 20,000

WE HAVE SEVERAL DEFECTS. AFTER NORMAL BRAKING A COUPLE OF TIMES THE CAR AND STEERING WHEEL BEGINS TO SHAKE AND SHIMMY. THE MORE YOU USE THE BRAKES AFTER THIS STARTS THE MORE VIOLENT THE SHIMMY BECOMES UNTIL WE HAVE TO STOP AND LET THE BRAKES COOL DOWN. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ROTORS ONCE BUT C...

Mileage: 20,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FAILED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $413. THE PART NUMBER FOR THE REPAIR WAS 15787576. THE...

Mileage: 78,000

CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THE FRONT BUMPER OF HER 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE GEAR SHIFT AND THE DOOR LATCHES BEGAN TO MOVE UP AND DOWN. ALSO, THE VEHICLE STARTED ACTING ERRATIC WHILE DRIVING. UPDATED 09/13/10

CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THE FRONT BUMPER OF HER 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE GEAR SHIFT AND THE DOOR LATCHES BEGAN TO MOVE UP AND DOWN. ALSO, THE VEHICLE STARTED ACTING ERRATIC WHILE DRIVING. UPDATED 09/13/10

CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THE FRONT BUMPER OF HER 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE GEAR SHIFT AND THE DOOR LATCHES BEGAN TO MOVE UP AND DOWN. ALSO, THE VEHICLE STARTED ACTING ERRATIC WHILE DRIVING. UPDATED 09/13/10

CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THE FRONT BUMPER OF HER 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE GEAR SHIFT AND THE DOOR LATCHES BEGAN TO MOVE UP AND DOWN. ALSO, THE VEHICLE STARTED ACTING ERRATIC WHILE DRIVING. UPDATED 09/13/10

2006 CHEVY HHR LT 2.4 LITER - RATTLE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AND VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. JUST PAST 36000 MILE WARRANTY. CONTACTED CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE-REQUESTED TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER STATES PROBLEMS WITH LOWER CONTROL ARM, STRUT STABILIZERS, BRAKE ROTORS. DEALER WAITING ON AUTHORIZATION ...

Mileage: 36,420

2006 CHEVY HHR LT 2.4 LITER - RATTLE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AND VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. JUST PAST 36000 MILE WARRANTY. CONTACTED CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE-REQUESTED TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER STATES PROBLEMS WITH LOWER CONTROL ARM, STRUT STABILIZERS, BRAKE ROTORS. DEALER WAITING ON AUTHORIZATION ...

Mileage: 36,420

BOUGHT 2006 HHR LT IN NOVEMBER 2005, AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND FRONT SUSPENSION. HAD THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER WHEN I FIRST NOTICED PROBLEMS WITHIN 5 MONTHS...FRONT BRAKE SHIMMY/SHAKE...ROTORS WERE CUT 2 TIMES UNDER WARRANTY, WHICH FIXED THE PROBLEM INITIALL...

PUT VEHICLE IN PARK, KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF. STILL WOULD RE-START SO FOUND A DEALER AND DROPPED OFF VEHICLE. PER DEALER SHEET AT PICK-UP - 19373 SHIFTER ROD FELL OFF VERIFIED IGNITION KEY DOESN'T COME OUT OF IGNITION CYLINDER. NOTICED SHIFTER BUTTON STUCK IN/...

Mileage: 19,373

PUT VEHICLE IN PARK, KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF. STILL WOULD RE-START SO FOUND A DEALER AND DROPPED OFF VEHICLE. PER DEALER SHEET AT PICK-UP - 19373 SHIFTER ROD FELL OFF VERIFIED IGNITION KEY DOESN'T COME OUT OF IGNITION CYLINDER. NOTICED SHIFTER BUTTON STUCK IN/...

Mileage: 19,373

HEAT/A/C SWITCH ONLY WORKS ON HIGH. BROUGHT TO DEALER IN JULY OR AUG OF 2008. IT WAS MAKING A SCREECHING NOISE ON SETTINGS 3 &4, THEN IT GOT VERY QUIET AND ONLY WORKED ON THE HIGHEST SETTING. WAS TOLD IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE RESISTOR FOR THE FAN SWITCH. WAS TOLD THEY HAD THE PART AND IT WOULD BE...

2006 CHEVY HHR. AT 30,000 THE FRONT END SHAKES WHILE BRAKING. REPLACED ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WITH NEW FROM NATIONAL AUTO PARTS RETAILER. SHAKING STILL OCCURS. DANGEROUS, AFFECTS STEERING AND ABILITY TO STOP. ROTORS CHECKED FOR TRUENESS AND THEY ARE PERFECT WITH NO WARPAGE. DEALERSHIP IS NO HE...

Mileage: 30,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE TRACTION CONTROL SWITCH ACTIVATED. SUDDENLY, THE TRACTION CONTROL DISENGAGED WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO IDLE EX...

Mileage: 13,456

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE TRACTION CONTROL SWITCH ACTIVATED. SUDDENLY, THE TRACTION CONTROL DISENGAGED WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO IDLE EX...

Mileage: 13,456

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE TRACTION CONTROL SWITCH ACTIVATED. SUDDENLY, THE TRACTION CONTROL DISENGAGED WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO IDLE EX...

Mileage: 13,456

IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT TURN TO FULL OFF POSITION AND KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED. FIRST OCCURRENCE, AFTER SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND BACK AND RESTARTING CAR THE SWITCH TURNED TO FULL OFF POSITION AND KEY COULD BE REMOVED. SECOND OCCURRENCE -SWITCH WOULD NOT DISENGAGE, COULD NOT REMOVE KEYS. I REM...

Mileage: 35,000

PURCHASED 2006 HHR NEW IN 07/06. IN 06/07 STARTED THE CAR AND THE ELECTRONIC ODOMETER, THE SPEEDOMETER, THE TACHOMETER, TEMPERATURE GAUGE, OIL PRESSURE ALL WERE NOT REGISTERING. NOTHING. PULLED OVER TURNED OFF THE CAR. STARTED AND NOTHING. TURNED OFF THE CAR AN ADDITIONAL TIME AND ALL LIGHTS AND GAU...

Mileage: 7,500

AUTO DIMMER DOES NOT WORK ON REARVIEW MIRROR. UNABLE TO REMOVE KEY FROM CHEVY HHR 2006 MODEL. IT IS A SHIFT LEVER ISSUE. THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY SO NEITHER OF THESE ITEMS ARE STILL COVERED. THESE ARE ITEMS THAT SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN THREE YEARS. CHEVY IS IGNORING THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

AUTO DIMMER DOES NOT WORK ON REARVIEW MIRROR. UNABLE TO REMOVE KEY FROM CHEVY HHR 2006 MODEL. IT IS A SHIFT LEVER ISSUE. THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY SO NEITHER OF THESE ITEMS ARE STILL COVERED. THESE ARE ITEMS THAT SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN THREE YEARS. CHEVY IS IGNORING THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING A REFUND FOR THE CONSOLE LATCH THAT WAS REPLACED PRIOR TO THE RECALL. *NJ

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKEN. DOOR MUST BE OPENED USING OUTSIDE HANDLE. HANDLE IS PLASTIC. ENTIRE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL MUST BE REPLACED. PART COSTS $325.00 PLUS LABOR. CAR IS 2 1/2 YEARS OLD WITH LESS THAN 47,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 46,500

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKEN. DOOR MUST BE OPENED USING OUTSIDE HANDLE. HANDLE IS PLASTIC. ENTIRE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL MUST BE REPLACED. PART COSTS $325.00 PLUS LABOR. CAR IS 2 1/2 YEARS OLD WITH LESS THAN 47,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 46,500

KEY IN THE IGNITION IS SOMETIMES GETTING STUCK, ONE HAS TO POSITION THE AUTOMATIC GEAR SELECTOR OUT OF PARK AND BACK INTO PARK TO GET THE KEY TO RELEASE PROPERLY. POSSIBLE ITS THE INTERLOCK FEATURE OF THE AUTOMATIC GEAR SELECTOR POSITION BEING AFFECTED. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

INITIALLY, I HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH MY 2006 CHEVY HHR. THE KEY SWITCH WOULDN'T TURN ALL THE WAY OFF TO RELEASE THE KEY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY "COULDN'T MAKE IT DO IT" (FOR WHICH THEY HAVE A RECORD). AFTER ABOUT A YEAR-AND-A HA...

Mileage: 26,000

INITIALLY, I HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH MY 2006 CHEVY HHR. THE KEY SWITCH WOULDN'T TURN ALL THE WAY OFF TO RELEASE THE KEY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY "COULDN'T MAKE IT DO IT" (FOR WHICH THEY HAVE A RECORD). AFTER ABOUT A YEAR-AND-A HA...

Mileage: 26,000

YESTERDAY WHEN I GOT HOME I DISCOVERED THAT I COULD NOT GET OUT OF MY DRIVER'S DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THE INSIDE HANDLE BROKE, SO I ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOW AND USED THE OUTSIDE HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. TODAY I TRIED TO GET A NEW DOOR HANDLE ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT YOU HAVE TO PURCHASE THE WHOLE DO...

Mileage: 35,850

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL IN HIS VEHICLE. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FLEX PIPE, WHICH CONNECTS TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, FRACTURED. AS A CONSEQUENCE, CARBON MONOXIDE ENTERED THE VEHICLE....

Mileage: 55,000

THE INTERIOR HANDLES ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR OF MY 2006 CHEVY HHR ARE BROKE. I WAS IN THE CAR WHEN IT HAPPENED, BETWEEN ERRANDS BOTH TIMES. CALLS/EMAILS MADE TO GM HAVE NOT BEEN PRODUCTIVE. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, I CAN NOT EXIT THE VEHICLE OTHER THEN ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPENING FROM...

Mileage: 70,000

2006 CHEVY HHR CONTINUES TO HAVE POWER STEERING GO OUT DURING OPERATION. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. AFTER READING SEVERAL BLOGS, IT APPEARS THAT THE CAUSE IS A DEFECT IN THE EPS (ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING). IT EMPLOYS THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM), POWER STEERING C...

Mileage: 43,000

2006 CHEVY HHR CONTINUES TO HAVE POWER STEERING GO OUT DURING OPERATION. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. AFTER READING SEVERAL BLOGS, IT APPEARS THAT THE CAUSE IS A DEFECT IN THE EPS (ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING). IT EMPLOYS THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM), POWER STEERING C...

Mileage: 43,000

I NEED YOUR HELP, 1ST,COMPUTER BROKE,THEN 2ND GEAR SHIFT, THEN 3RD SUNROOF, THEN 4TH BACK DOOR WON'T OPEN-SON CAN'T GET OUT, THEN 5TH POWER STEERING, TRIED TO REPLACE POWER STEERING WITH A USED ONE THAT WE COULD AFFORD,, NOW CAR IS LOCKED AND WON'T CRANK, DID WHAT MECHANIC SAID TO REPROGRAM AND IT S...

Mileage: 60,000

I NEED YOUR HELP, 1ST,COMPUTER BROKE,THEN 2ND GEAR SHIFT, THEN 3RD SUNROOF, THEN 4TH BACK DOOR WON'T OPEN-SON CAN'T GET OUT, THEN 5TH POWER STEERING, TRIED TO REPLACE POWER STEERING WITH A USED ONE THAT WE COULD AFFORD,, NOW CAR IS LOCKED AND WON'T CRANK, DID WHAT MECHANIC SAID TO REPROGRAM AND IT S...

Mileage: 60,000

I NEED YOUR HELP, 1ST,COMPUTER BROKE,THEN 2ND GEAR SHIFT, THEN 3RD SUNROOF, THEN 4TH BACK DOOR WON'T OPEN-SON CAN'T GET OUT, THEN 5TH POWER STEERING, TRIED TO REPLACE POWER STEERING WITH A USED ONE THAT WE COULD AFFORD,, NOW CAR IS LOCKED AND WON'T CRANK, DID WHAT MECHANIC SAID TO REPROGRAM AND IT S...

Mileage: 60,000

I NEED YOUR HELP, 1ST,COMPUTER BROKE,THEN 2ND GEAR SHIFT, THEN 3RD SUNROOF, THEN 4TH BACK DOOR WON'T OPEN-SON CAN'T GET OUT, THEN 5TH POWER STEERING, TRIED TO REPLACE POWER STEERING WITH A USED ONE THAT WE COULD AFFORD,, NOW CAR IS LOCKED AND WON'T CRANK, DID WHAT MECHANIC SAID TO REPROGRAM AND IT S...

Mileage: 60,000

I NEED YOUR HELP, 1ST,COMPUTER BROKE,THEN 2ND GEAR SHIFT, THEN 3RD SUNROOF, THEN 4TH BACK DOOR WON'T OPEN-SON CAN'T GET OUT, THEN 5TH POWER STEERING, TRIED TO REPLACE POWER STEERING WITH A USED ONE THAT WE COULD AFFORD,, NOW CAR IS LOCKED AND WON'T CRANK, DID WHAT MECHANIC SAID TO REPROGRAM AND IT S...

Mileage: 60,000

FIRST THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK WITHOUT HAVING TO BASICALLY YANK THE HANDLE WITH ALL OF MY STRENGTH. THEN ABOUT TWO DAYS LATER THE KEYS WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. IN LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE ON OTHER SITES IT HAS BEEN STATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WHEN ANY MOISTURE (EX F...

Mileage: 64,053

I PURCHASED A NEW 2006 HHR AND IT HAS BEEN A VERY DEPENDABLE CAR UNTIL NOW. I HAVE PURCHASED MANY NEW CARS AND IN TWO YEARS AND LESS THAN 50,000 MILES I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY EXHAUST PROBLEMS. WHY HAVE THE METAL SPIRAL TUBING EXHAUST PIPE THAT COME FROM THE MANIFOLD TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM HAVE CRACKE...

Mileage: 46,290

I BOUGHT A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES SOME THAT WERE FIXED UNDER THE WARRANTY SOME THAT HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND NOW THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM WONT EVEN TALK TO ME ABOUT THE ISSUES CAUSE ITS OUT OF WARRANTY MOST OF MY PROBLEMS I'VE NOTICED AND PAID FOR TO BE ...

I BOUGHT A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES SOME THAT WERE FIXED UNDER THE WARRANTY SOME THAT HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND NOW THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM WONT EVEN TALK TO ME ABOUT THE ISSUES CAUSE ITS OUT OF WARRANTY MOST OF MY PROBLEMS I'VE NOTICED AND PAID FOR TO BE ...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE EVER SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, THE DOOR HANDLE CRACKED IN HALF AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO BECOME TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. SHE HAD TO EXIT THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 34,083

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE EVER SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, THE DOOR HANDLE CRACKED IN HALF AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO BECOME TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. SHE HAD TO EXIT THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 34,083

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS HAVE FAILED FIVE TIMES. THE FAILURE TYPICALLY OCCURS IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER EACH TIME AND THEY STATED THAT FUSE 69 CONTINUES TO FAIL; HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT OFFER AN EXPLANAT...

Mileage: 3,000

FAN STOPPED WORKING AND WILL NOT BLOW OUT HEAT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE BLOWER MOTOR. THE CAR IS 2 YEARS OLD AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WOULD NOT BE A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. THE DEALER WILL FIX IT FOR $527.00. I DON'T HAVE...

Mileage: 54,000

I BOUGHT MY HHR EXACTLY ONE YEAR AGO. THIS IS MY FIRST CAR SO I HAVE NO GENERAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT VEHICLES. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED WITH 31,000 MILES ON IT. IT CURRENTLY HAS 58,000 MILES ON IT SO I AM NOT COVERED FOR A WARRANTY. AT FIRST I NOTICED A VIBRATING WHEN EXITING A HIGHWAY OR DECELERATING W...

I BOUGHT MY HHR EXACTLY ONE YEAR AGO. THIS IS MY FIRST CAR SO I HAVE NO GENERAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT VEHICLES. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED WITH 31,000 MILES ON IT. IT CURRENTLY HAS 58,000 MILES ON IT SO I AM NOT COVERED FOR A WARRANTY. AT FIRST I NOTICED A VIBRATING WHEN EXITING A HIGHWAY OR DECELERATING W...

2006 CHEVY HHR - WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF, KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION AND CANNOT BE REMOVED. AFTER MOVING THE SHIFTER IN AND OUT OF GEAR, KEY WILL EVENTUALLY COME OUT. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY, BUT HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES OVER THE LAST WEEK, SO IT APPEARS TO BE A WORSENING CONDITION. BASED ON COMME...

I BOUGHT THE 2006 HHR IN MARCH 2007, IN JULY I HAD THE STABILIZER LINKS REPLACED, THEN IN DECEMBER I HAD TO HAVE THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED, IN OCTOBER 2008 I NEEDED TO HAVE THE STRUTS REPLACED & NOW A WEEK LATER I HAVE TO HAVE THE STRUT MOUNTS REPLACED. NOT ONLY THAT, I HAD A LEAK FROM THE HEATER...

Mileage: 29,000

I BOUGHT THE 2006 HHR IN MARCH 2007, IN JULY I HAD THE STABILIZER LINKS REPLACED, THEN IN DECEMBER I HAD TO HAVE THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED, IN OCTOBER 2008 I NEEDED TO HAVE THE STRUTS REPLACED & NOW A WEEK LATER I HAVE TO HAVE THE STRUT MOUNTS REPLACED. NOT ONLY THAT, I HAD A LEAK FROM THE HEATER...

Mileage: 29,000

I BOUGHT THE 2006 HHR IN MARCH 2007, IN JULY I HAD THE STABILIZER LINKS REPLACED, THEN IN DECEMBER I HAD TO HAVE THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED, IN OCTOBER 2008 I NEEDED TO HAVE THE STRUTS REPLACED & NOW A WEEK LATER I HAVE TO HAVE THE STRUT MOUNTS REPLACED. NOT ONLY THAT, I HAD A LEAK FROM THE HEATER...

Mileage: 29,000

MY BRAKES SHIMMIED/ VIBRATED BADLY WHEN MY HHR HAD 14300 MILES, FERRIS CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TURNED, GROUND, THE ROTORS TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM ON 07/30/07 AT THE SAME TIME THE HEATER/AC FAN SWITCH WAS REPAIRED ON 9/28/08 WITH 28365 MILES ON MY HHR THE SAME PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP, T...

Mileage: 14,300

MY BRAKES SHIMMIED/ VIBRATED BADLY WHEN MY HHR HAD 14300 MILES, FERRIS CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TURNED, GROUND, THE ROTORS TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM ON 07/30/07 AT THE SAME TIME THE HEATER/AC FAN SWITCH WAS REPAIRED ON 9/28/08 WITH 28365 MILES ON MY HHR THE SAME PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP, T...

Mileage: 14,300

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT LOCK WHEN PUT IN PARK AND COULD NOT GET KEY OUT OF IGNITION. LEFT CAR IN GARAGE OVERNIGHT AND NEXT MORNING BATTERY WAS DEAD. HAD TO JUMP START CAR AND DROVE IT TO GM DEALER. SERVICE TECH SAID SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT HE HAD SEEN THIS HAPPEN BEFORE. TECH SAID ...

Mileage: 45

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH IN RAINY CONDITIONS, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE ALSO PULLED EXCESSIVELY TOWARDS THE LEFT. THE ABS WAS NOT OPERATING NORMALLY AND LOCKED UP. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATO...

Mileage: 8,900

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH IN RAINY CONDITIONS, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE ALSO PULLED EXCESSIVELY TOWARDS THE LEFT. THE ABS WAS NOT OPERATING NORMALLY AND LOCKED UP. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATO...

Mileage: 8,900

MY COOLANT GAUGE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD NOT WORK OCCASIONALLY BUT WOULD START WORKING AGAIN WITHIN MILES AND BEFORE I COULD GET IT TO THE DEALER. THEY LOOKED AT IT THE FIRST TIME AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO UNLESS IT STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY, THAT THEY HAD NO WAY OF FINDING OUT...

Mileage: 43,800

MY COOLANT GAUGE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD NOT WORK OCCASIONALLY BUT WOULD START WORKING AGAIN WITHIN MILES AND BEFORE I COULD GET IT TO THE DEALER. THEY LOOKED AT IT THE FIRST TIME AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO UNLESS IT STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY, THAT THEY HAD NO WAY OF FINDING OUT...

Mileage: 43,800

AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE SITTING IN A PIZZA HUT DRIVER FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *TR

Mileage: 29,000

ON OR ABOUT 30AUG08 AL LINE TO THE FUEL PUMP ON MY 2006 CHEVY HHR LEAKED CAUSING THE CAR TO CATCH ON FIRE. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR WARRANTY WORK 7 TIMES. TO CORRECT OTHER ISSUES. I AM WRITING BECAUSE I WAS CHARGED FOR THE REPAIR. IT TOOK 30 DAYS TO GET TH...

WITHIN THE FIRST 2,000 MILES OF DELIVERY THIS CAR DEVELOPED A SHIMMY IN THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. THIS OCCURRED WHEN DECELERATING AND COASTING AND WHEN ONE APPLIED THE BRAKE AS WELL. THERE WAS ALSO A HESITATION IN THE CAR AT THE SAME TIME AND THIS MAY HAVE BEEN RELATED, BUT THAT PROBLEM EVENTUALLY...

Mileage: 2,485

WITHIN THE FIRST 2,000 MILES OF DELIVERY THIS CAR DEVELOPED A SHIMMY IN THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. THIS OCCURRED WHEN DECELERATING AND COASTING AND WHEN ONE APPLIED THE BRAKE AS WELL. THERE WAS ALSO A HESITATION IN THE CAR AT THE SAME TIME AND THIS MAY HAVE BEEN RELATED, BUT THAT PROBLEM EVENTUALLY...

Mileage: 2,485

BOUGHT CHEVY HHR W/ @23,000 MILES AT @32,000 EXPERIENCED SEVERE FRONT END SHAKING WHILE BRAKING. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGE ISSUE AS WARRANTY REPAIR AND SURFACED ROTORS. CAR EXHIBITED SAME ISSUE AT @45,000 MILES. IT IS OBVIOUS BY REVIEWING THESE FEW SOURCES (THERE MANY MORE) THAT CHEVY IS DENYING THE USE ...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. AFTER A HEAVY RAINSTORM, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT AND REAR SEATS AND THE CARPET IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WERE DAMAGED DUE TO UNKNOWN WATER LEAKAGE. THE WATER LEVEL WAS FOUR INCHES HIGH IN THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT AND REAR...

Mileage: 47,321

2006 CHEVY HHR, KEY WOULD NOT TURN OFF IN IGNITION SWITCH. READ OWNERS BOOK FOUND LITTLE DOORWAY TO OPEN WITH BUTTON TO BYPASS PARKING SWITCH. BOOK SAID LOW VOLTAGE, CHECKED VOLTAGE WAS FINE, BUT COULD WIGGLE GEAR SHIFT AND KEY WOULD TURN OFF. NOW BUTTON ON GEARSHIFT STAYS IN AND EVEN WITH KEY OUT O...

Mileage: 52,000

WHEN SWITCHING HEADLIGHTS TO HIGH BEAMS, THE AUTO LIGHTS HAVE A TENDENCY TO COMPLETELY TURN OFF - LEAVING THE DRIVER WITH NO ABILITY TO SEE THE ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME AT LEAST 10 TIMES SINCE FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR (2008). IT COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT SINCE YOU CANNOT SEE WHERE YOU ARE G...

Mileage: 63,000

I OWN AN 2006 CHEVROLET HHR-- THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS UP WHEN YOU START UP BUT SOON IT GOES OUT. I CAN NOT SEE THE SPEED AT WHICH I AM GOING. MY DEALER TELLS ME MANY OWNERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY KNOW TO FIX IT. THIS IS REALLY A SAFETY CONCERN. FIND OUT WHY THIS HAPPENS. ...

Mileage: 37,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS AND HAD THE BRAKE ROTORS REPAIRED. SECONDLY, THE AIR CONDITIONING PUMP FAILED AND CAUSED NUMEROUS FAILURES ON V...

Mileage: 500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS AND HAD THE BRAKE ROTORS REPAIRED. SECONDLY, THE AIR CONDITIONING PUMP FAILED AND CAUSED NUMEROUS FAILURES ON V...

Mileage: 500

PLACED VEHICLE IN PARK AND THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN ALL THE WAY OFF AND YOU COULD NOT REMOVE THE KEY. IT HAPPENED TWICE AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE SHIFTER. THEY STATED THAT THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS OF HHRS AND COLBALTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 49,252

BOLT FELL OUT OF THE LOWER RIGHT STEERING ARM, CAUSING THE ENTIRE WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO MOVE BACKWARD UPON BRAKING AND FORWARD ON ACCELERATION. *TR

Mileage: 12,600

BOLT FELL OUT OF THE LOWER RIGHT STEERING ARM, CAUSING THE ENTIRE WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO MOVE BACKWARD UPON BRAKING AND FORWARD ON ACCELERATION. *TR

Mileage: 12,600

ALL AUTO TIRES HAVE A SIX YEAR SHELF LIFE. ALL AUTO TIRES SHOULD HAVE AN EXPIRATION DATE ENGRAVED IN THE TIRE AS DOES A CONTAINER OF MILK. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 CHEVROLET HHR LS TRAVELING AT BETWEEN 25-30 MPH THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER DISPLAY FLASHED "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" FOR ABOUT FIVE SECONDS AND THEN CHANGED TO "ENGINE DISABLED" AND IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE CAR DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I TRIED TO RESTART ...

Mileage: 61,800

2006 HHR - 50,164 MILES - ENGINE AND DASH SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING WITH NORMAL HIGHWAY/WEATHER CONDITIONS AND SPEEDS OF 65+ MPH AFTER HITTING BUMPS/TRANSITION POINTS OF PAVEMENT IN THE ROAD. THESE BUMPS ARE PAVEMENT THAT SOMETIMES BUCKLE IN THE SUMMER. THE CAR WOULD STILL HAVE STEERING AND BRAKES, BU...

Mileage: 50,000

2006 HHR HAD BEEN RUNNING ROUGHLY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD BEEN COMING ON (INTERMITTENTLY AT FIRST). WAS TOLD TO MAKE SURE GAS CAP WAS SECURELY SEATED, ADD SOME GASOLINE TREATMENT, USE HIGHER GRADE GASOLINE - ALL OF WHICH HELPED SOME FOR A SHORT WHILE. AFTER 3 WEEKS OF INTERMITTENT EPISODES, FINAL...

Mileage: 51,500

EACH TIME IT RAINS WATER LEAKS INTO CAR CAUSING THE FLOORBOARD TO BECOME SOAKED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE CARPET AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING THE WIRES WHICH CAN CAUSE SHORTS IN TURN CAN CAUSE A FIRE WITHIN THE VEHICLE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE THERE ARE NUMEROUS VEHICLES OF THIS MODEL WITH THIS ISSUE. *...

Mileage: 44,444

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. AT LESS THAN 25,000 MILES, THE BRAKES WOULD OCCASIONALLY ROLL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ROTORS DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THAT TIME, BUT ADVISED THE CONTACT TO KEEP AN EYE OUT. CURRENTLY, THE FAILURE HAS WORSENED A...

Mileage: 22,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. AT LESS THAN 25,000 MILES, THE BRAKES WOULD OCCASIONALLY ROLL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ROTORS DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THAT TIME, BUT ADVISED THE CONTACT TO KEEP AN EYE OUT. CURRENTLY, THE FAILURE HAS WORSENED A...

Mileage: 22,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. AT LESS THAN 25,000 MILES, THE BRAKES WOULD OCCASIONALLY ROLL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ROTORS DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THAT TIME, BUT ADVISED THE CONTACT TO KEEP AN EYE OUT. CURRENTLY, THE FAILURE HAS WORSENED A...

Mileage: 22,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH OVER A HOLE OR DIP IN THE ROAD, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE STALLING OCCURRED AT LEAST THREE TIMES WITHIN ONE WEEK. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE RESTARTED ONCE IT SHUT OFF. THERE WERE NO WARNI...

Mileage: 30,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH OVER A HOLE OR DIP IN THE ROAD, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE STALLING OCCURRED AT LEAST THREE TIMES WITHIN ONE WEEK. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE RESTARTED ONCE IT SHUT OFF. THERE WERE NO WARNI...

Mileage: 30,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH OVER A HOLE OR DIP IN THE ROAD, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE STALLING OCCURRED AT LEAST THREE TIMES WITHIN ONE WEEK. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE RESTARTED ONCE IT SHUT OFF. THERE WERE NO WARNI...

Mileage: 30,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH OVER A HOLE OR DIP IN THE ROAD, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE STALLING OCCURRED AT LEAST THREE TIMES WITHIN ONE WEEK. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE RESTARTED ONCE IT SHUT OFF. THERE WERE NO WARNI...

Mileage: 30,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH OVER A HOLE OR DIP IN THE ROAD, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE STALLING OCCURRED AT LEAST THREE TIMES WITHIN ONE WEEK. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE RESTARTED ONCE IT SHUT OFF. THERE WERE NO WARNI...

Mileage: 30,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH OVER A HOLE OR DIP IN THE ROAD, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE STALLING OCCURRED AT LEAST THREE TIMES WITHIN ONE WEEK. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE RESTARTED ONCE IT SHUT OFF. THERE WERE NO WARNI...

Mileage: 30,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH OVER A HOLE OR DIP IN THE ROAD, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE STALLING OCCURRED AT LEAST THREE TIMES WITHIN ONE WEEK. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE RESTARTED ONCE IT SHUT OFF. THERE WERE NO WARNI...

Mileage: 30,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH OVER A HOLE OR DIP IN THE ROAD, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE STALLING OCCURRED AT LEAST THREE TIMES WITHIN ONE WEEK. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE RESTARTED ONCE IT SHUT OFF. THERE WERE NO WARNI...

Mileage: 30,000

MY HHR HAD THE ROTORS TURNED AT LESS THAN 12K MILES, NOW AT 29K MILES IT NEEDS IT AGAIN. WE DO NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE HARD AND BRAKE FAST. IT IS FAR FROM NORMAL WEAR. ALSO, NO LARGE HILLS TO DRIVE UP/DOWN. *TR

Mileage: 29,000

MY 2006 CHEVROLET HHR IS GETTING SANDBLASTED ON THE REAR ROCKER PANELS OVER THE COURSE OF NORMAL DRIVING DOWN PAVED ROADS. THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH PROTECTIVE PLASTIC GUARDS WHICH ARE TAKING ALL THE ABUSE. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THIS IS WHAT THE GUARDS WERE FOR. FINALLY THEY TOOK PICTURES AND DECI...

Mileage: 5,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE HAS ELECTRONIC STEERING, WHICH SPORADICALLY BECOMES INOPERATIVE AND DISABLES THE STEERING MECHANISM. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED THE WIRING TO THE FUSE BOX. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 10 M...

Mileage: 24,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. ON MAY 14, 2008, AFTER DRIVING FOR 30 MINUTES, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHEN SHE ARRIVED HOME. APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS LATER, SHE LEFT HOME AND WHEN SHE RETURNED, SHE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK....

Mileage: 48,761

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V046000 (AIR BAGS). HE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE DEALER, HE WAITED TWO HOURS TO BE GREETED BY A REPRESENTATIVE, WHO STATED...

IN APRIL 2007 MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AND THEY ADVISED ME IT WAS A BAD SENSOR AND CHANGED IT. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIME OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS EVERY TIME THE SENSOR WAS CHANGED. PROBLEM PERSISTED AGAIN IN JAN 08 CAR IS BACK AT THE DEAL...

Mileage: 19,500

IN FEBRUARY 2007 I WAS IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT WHILE I WAS DRIVING A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 95 SOUTHBOUND NEAR WILMINGTON, DELAWARE. SOMEONE ENTERING THE HIGHWAY FROM AND ON RAMP PULLED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES ON THE HHR, THE CAR ...

Mileage: 17,000

RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN MAIL 04-05-08. TRIED TO CALL DEALER ON SATURDAY, BUT GET THROUGH. TALKED TO A REP IN THE SERVICE DEPT AT LONDOFF CHEVROLET. PER REP THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HE ADVISED ME TO CALL BACK IN A WEEK. CALLED 04-11-08 AND GOT AN APPOINTMENT TO H...

RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN MAIL 04-05-08. TRIED TO CALL DEALER ON SATURDAY, BUT GET THROUGH. TALKED TO A REP IN THE SERVICE DEPT AT LONDOFF CHEVROLET. PER REP THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HE ADVISED ME TO CALL BACK IN A WEEK. CALLED 04-11-08 AND GOT AN APPOINTMENT TO H...

RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN MAIL 04-05-08. TRIED TO CALL DEALER ON SATURDAY, BUT GET THROUGH. TALKED TO A REP IN THE SERVICE DEPT AT LONDOFF CHEVROLET. PER REP THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HE ADVISED ME TO CALL BACK IN A WEEK. CALLED 04-11-08 AND GOT AN APPOINTMENT TO H...

RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN MAIL 04-05-08. TRIED TO CALL DEALER ON SATURDAY, BUT GET THROUGH. TALKED TO A REP IN THE SERVICE DEPT AT LONDOFF CHEVROLET. PER REP THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HE ADVISED ME TO CALL BACK IN A WEEK. CALLED 04-11-08 AND GOT AN APPOINTMENT TO H...

2006 CHEVY HHR BROKEN INSIDE DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE. CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE MUST ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND USE THE OUTSIDE HANDLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. *KB THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND A FUSE BURNED OUT. *JB

2006 CHEVY HHR BROKEN INSIDE DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE. CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE MUST ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND USE THE OUTSIDE HANDLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. *KB THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND A FUSE BURNED OUT. *JB

2006 CHEVY HHR BROKEN INSIDE DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE. CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE MUST ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND USE THE OUTSIDE HANDLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. *KB THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND A FUSE BURNED OUT. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT ASKED THE DEALER IF THE VEHICLE HAD FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH BOTH FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER ...

WHILE SITTING AT A PIZZA HUT DRIVE THROUGH WINDOW DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON OTHER THAN MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 27

WHEN COMING TO A STOP DOING 40 OR HIGHER THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES. HAD TO HAVE THE ROTOR TURN AGAIN JUST HAD THEM TURNED AT 17,511 MILES AND NOW AT 25,124 MILES THAT IS ON 7613 SINCE THE FIRST TIME. IT IS NOT MY DRIVING EITHER! *TR

Mileage: 25,124

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V046000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE REMEDY. THE DEALERS WILL INSTALL ...

BRAKES DEFECTIVE HAVE 65,000 MILES ON 06 UNIT AND BRAKES AND / OR ROTORS WORKED ON 5 SEPARATE TIMES BRAKES WORKED ON JAN 07, MAY 07, JULY 07, OCT 07 AND JAN 08. *TR

Mileage: 18,000

BRAKES DEFECTIVE HAVE 65,000 MILES ON 06 UNIT AND BRAKES AND / OR ROTORS WORKED ON 5 SEPARATE TIMES BRAKES WORKED ON JAN 07, MAY 07, JULY 07, OCT 07 AND JAN 08. *TR

Mileage: 18,000

BRAKES DEFECTIVE HAVE 65,000 MILES ON 06 UNIT AND BRAKES AND / OR ROTORS WORKED ON 5 SEPARATE TIMES BRAKES WORKED ON JAN 07, MAY 07, JULY 07, OCT 07 AND JAN 08. *TR

Mileage: 18,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STARTED THE ENGINE TO WARM UP THE VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES LATER, SHE ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, BUT THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT MOVE FROM PARK. SHE WAITED APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED. APPROXIMATEL...

Mileage: 36,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STARTED THE ENGINE TO WARM UP THE VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES LATER, SHE ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, BUT THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT MOVE FROM PARK. SHE WAITED APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED. APPROXIMATEL...

Mileage: 36,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT COULD NOT REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT SEEM TO PROPERLY SHIFT INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO THE DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND FA...

Mileage: 31,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT COULD NOT REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT SEEM TO PROPERLY SHIFT INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO THE DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND FA...

Mileage: 31,000

GETTING TICKETS FOR LIGHT ACCESORIES THAT COME WITH VEH . *TR

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPING. HAD THEM CUT TWICE AT DEALER. OUT OF WARRANTY KNOW, I WAITED TO LONG FOR THE 3 RD. FIX ( FAMILY EMG.) KNOW I HAVE TO PAY. *TR

Mileage: 5,000

THE CAR HAS STALLED AS A RESULT OF THE KEY MOVING FROM THE RUN TO THE ACCESSORY POSITION WHEN DRIVING OVER A LARGE BUMP. NO DAMAGE OCCURRED FROM THE BUMP, BUT THE IGNITION IS LOOSE ENOUGH THAT THE KEY MOVED AND THE CAR STALLED. *TR

Mileage: 24,000

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: ON JANUARY 17, 2008 I HAD AN ACCIDENT THAT WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT ON MY 2006 HHR. I WAS ON MY WAY TO DROP OFF MY CHILDREN TO DAYCARE. AS I WAS EXITING THE HIGHWAY RAMP, I HIT A GUARD RAIL. THIS SITUATION WAS VERY SCARY AND FRIGHTFUL FOR MY KIDS AND ME BECAUSE OF...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. UPON READING THE OWNER'S MANUAL, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS NO TRUNK RELEASE LATCH IN HIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DEVICE WAS THERE, BUT IT COULD ONLY BE OPENED BY THE MECHANIC. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE...

I AM LEASING A 2006 CHEVY HHR. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN WE HIT A POT HOLE AND MY CAR DIED AT 70MPH! MY HUSBAND STEVE PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND IT STARTED WITHOUT HESITATION AND WE CARRIED ON. VERY SCARY AS YOU LOSE YOUR POWER IN STEERING, ETC... I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT ...

WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR NOT EVEN TWO YEARS, AND SO FAR WE HAD TO FIX THE SUSPENTION, AND LAST WEEK THE ENGINE BLEW. THE DEALER HAS HAD IT FOR ALMOST A WEEK AND A HALF. THE CANT EVEN EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT HAPPEND AND WHY. THE CAR ONLY HAS 35000 MILES. I DONT EVEN WANT TO KNOW WHAT MORE PROBLEMS AR...

Mileage: 3,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A CAR WASH, THE ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND ALLOWED THE CONTACT TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE LOST TOTAL POWER. HE NOTIFIED GENERAL MOTORS AND AAA TO JUMP START THE VEHICLE. THE ...

Mileage: 15,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE GEAR MECHANISM FAILED. HE HAS ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE GEAR POSITION INDICATOR IN THE PARK POSITION AND THE ENGINE WILL NOT SHUT OFF. THIS FAILURE CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR ON ITS ON WITH OR WITHOUT THE DRIVER PRESENT. THE DEALER STATED TH...

Mileage: 39,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FAILED. THE WINDOW WAS ROLLED DOWN AND THE DOOR HAD TO BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE DEALER STATED THAT IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE HANDLE, THE CONTACT WOULD NEED TO PURCHASE A NEW INTERIOR DOOR FRAME. THE CAUSE O...

Mileage: 36,485

**VEHICLE HAS A VIBRATION AT SPEEDS OVER 35 MPH, HAS BEEN INTO FOUR DIFFERENT CHEVY DEALERS NUMEROUS TIMES THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM(THEY HAVE ROTATED TIRES MANY TIMES,BALANCED TIRES MANY TIMES,CHANGED TIRES AND REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES)..PROBLEM STILL NOT SOLVED. ** BRAKES PULSATE SOMETIMES A...

**VEHICLE HAS A VIBRATION AT SPEEDS OVER 35 MPH, HAS BEEN INTO FOUR DIFFERENT CHEVY DEALERS NUMEROUS TIMES THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM(THEY HAVE ROTATED TIRES MANY TIMES,BALANCED TIRES MANY TIMES,CHANGED TIRES AND REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES)..PROBLEM STILL NOT SOLVED. ** BRAKES PULSATE SOMETIMES A...

**VEHICLE HAS A VIBRATION AT SPEEDS OVER 35 MPH, HAS BEEN INTO FOUR DIFFERENT CHEVY DEALERS NUMEROUS TIMES THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM(THEY HAVE ROTATED TIRES MANY TIMES,BALANCED TIRES MANY TIMES,CHANGED TIRES AND REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES)..PROBLEM STILL NOT SOLVED. ** BRAKES PULSATE SOMETIMES A...

**VEHICLE HAS A VIBRATION AT SPEEDS OVER 35 MPH, HAS BEEN INTO FOUR DIFFERENT CHEVY DEALERS NUMEROUS TIMES THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM(THEY HAVE ROTATED TIRES MANY TIMES,BALANCED TIRES MANY TIMES,CHANGED TIRES AND REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES)..PROBLEM STILL NOT SOLVED. ** BRAKES PULSATE SOMETIMES A...

THIS COMPLAINT IS ABOUT A 2006 CHEVY HHR I HAVE HAD THE SINCE NEW AND HAVE HAD THE RADIO REPLACED THREE TIMES (INCLUDING THE ONE THAT CAME WITH THE CAR) THE LAST TIME GM TRIED TO CHARGE ME FOR A NEW RADIO. I FEEL THEY KNOW THEY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH IT AND WE (THE CONSUMER) SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BUY A...

Mileage: 2,637

WE HAVE A CHEVY HHR '06. HAD IT FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE WHEN I PUT ON THE BRAKES. MY WIFE THEN BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE ROTORS WERE WARPED...INSTEAD OF PUTTING NEW ROTORS ON THEY RESURFACED THE EXISTING ONES...PROBABLY CHEAPER TO WARRANTY. WE'LL, 2-3 MONTH...

THREE TIMES PREVIOUSLY AND AGAIN IN THE PAST WEEK FOR THE 4TH TIME MY 2006 CHEVROLET HHR HAS BEEN TAKEN IN TO THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE SAME PROBLEM-- WHICH I BELIEVE IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND WHICH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CAN NOT IDENTIFY. MY 2006 HHR HAS THE PROPENSITY TO "TURN...

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH MY HHR SINCE PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER 2005. FIRST INCIDENT WAS THE LOCK ON THE HATCH BROKE AFTER ONLY OWNING THE CAR FOR A FEW MONTHS. NEXT WAS WITH THE BRAKES. AT FIRST I NOTICED A NOISE WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING WAS LOOSE. THIS NOSE WOULD COME...

Mileage: 13,000

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH MY HHR SINCE PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER 2005. FIRST INCIDENT WAS THE LOCK ON THE HATCH BROKE AFTER ONLY OWNING THE CAR FOR A FEW MONTHS. NEXT WAS WITH THE BRAKES. AT FIRST I NOTICED A NOISE WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING WAS LOOSE. THIS NOSE WOULD COME...

Mileage: 13,000

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH MY HHR SINCE PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER 2005. FIRST INCIDENT WAS THE LOCK ON THE HATCH BROKE AFTER ONLY OWNING THE CAR FOR A FEW MONTHS. NEXT WAS WITH THE BRAKES. AT FIRST I NOTICED A NOISE WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING WAS LOOSE. THIS NOSE WOULD COME...

Mileage: 13,000

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH MY HHR SINCE PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER 2005. FIRST INCIDENT WAS THE LOCK ON THE HATCH BROKE AFTER ONLY OWNING THE CAR FOR A FEW MONTHS. NEXT WAS WITH THE BRAKES. AT FIRST I NOTICED A NOISE WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING WAS LOOSE. THIS NOSE WOULD COME...

Mileage: 13,000

A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE HAS BEEN NOTICEABLE UNDER THE FRONT OF THE CAR FOR 3 TO 4 WEEKS PREVIOUS. IN ROUTE TO BILLINGS, MT. WE HEARD A THUD AND CAR BECAME HARD TO STEER, HIT THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP. WHEN STOPPED THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. WE DISCOVERED THE REAR BLOT ON THE B...

Mileage: 19,990

AIRBAG PASSENGER SIDE INDICATOR LIGHT MALFUNCTIONING CONSTANTLY ( OFF-ON) WHILE OCCUPIED. *TR

I'VE HAD CHRONIC PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT BRAKES, ROTORS, ALIGNMENT AND TIRES ON THE FRONT END OF MY 06 CHEVY HHR. THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AT 2000 MILES AND 12000 MILES AND EACH TIME THEY HAD TO TURN THE ROTORS AND I...

Mileage: 2,000

STEERING WHEEL SHAKES LEFT & RIGHT WHEN STOPPING SPEED 40 MILES PER HOUR AND UP. THE 1ST TIME THE HHR WAS IN FOR THIS PROBLEM WAS 3 MONTHS AGO 15,550 MILES. DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY THING THAT IT COULD BE THE ROAD AS I WAS DRIVING ON. TOOK IT IN AGAIN AT 17,500 THIS TIME IT WAS THE ROTORS...

Mileage: 15,550

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE VEHICLE HAS FIRESTONE FIREHAWK GTX, SIZE 215/50R17 TIRES. THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TUBELESS TIRE HAS TREAD SEPARATION AND LOOKS AS IF IT WERE SLICED DOWN THE CENTER. THE SEPARATION BEGAN IN ONE PLACE ON THE TIRE, BUT IS CURRENTLY IN FOUR DIFFERENT PLAC...

Mileage: 32,000

TL*THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD OCCASIONALLY STICK OR SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE NEW PART HAS BEEN ORDERED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,400 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,00...

Mileage: 11,000

THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE GAUGE CONSISTENTLY "STICKY" OR READS INACCURATE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE. ONLY AFTER DRIVING AN AVERAGE OF 45MPH FOR AT LEAST 3 OR 4 MINUTES WILL THE GAUGE UPDATE. TYPICAL CITY DRIVING NEVER ALLOWS FOR THE 45MPH AVERAGE AND THUS GAUGE CONTINUALLY STICKS AT THE MORNING COLDER TEM...

Mileage: 10,000

STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKING. BROUGHT INTO DEALERSHIP @ APPROX 27,000MI AND TOLD ROTORS NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED BECAUSE THEY WERE WARPED. MANAGER SAID THEY WERE WARPED DUE TO "DRIVING HABITS", BRAKES GETTING WET-THEN USED, AND/OR HARD STOPS. THIS HAS NEVER BEEN THE CAS...

Mileage: 26,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE HIS SPOUSE WAS DRIVING. SHE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WIRING SHORT CIRCUITED IN THE STEERING HARNESS AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VIN, ENGINE S...

Mileage: 27,000

DRIVING HOME FROM OUT OF STATE, APPLIED BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL SHUDDERED VIOLENTLY, WITH REDUCED BRAKING ABILITY. TOOK TO DEALER, DIAGNOSED WARPED ROTORS. THE SAME PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED THREE MONTHS EARLIER, AT 20,000 MILES. VEHICLE NOW HAS 24,000 MILES. ROTORS WERE RESURFACED BOTH TIMES. *JB

Mileage: 24,350

CAR HAS DIED SEVERAL DIFFERENT TIMES AND HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT 5 DIFFERENT TIMES, AND SERVICE TECH'S CAN'T DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM, NOR CAN THEY DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, SO I'M STUCK TO DRIVE A CAR THAT IS NOT SAFE, DYING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, EVEN ON INTERSTATE. *JB

Mileage: 9,505

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AFTER IT WAS DRIVEN TWO MILES. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED T...

Mileage: 9,000

THE OUTSIDE TEMP INDICATOR STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALER REPLACED A "BODY CONTROL MODULE" THIS CAUSED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO STOP WORKING. 1 "ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE" WAS INSTALLED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. A SECOND ECM WAS INSTALLED AND THE CRUISE ONCE AGAIN WORKS, HOWEVER NOW MY DRIVING LIGHTS NO LON...

Mileage: 13,500

THE OUTSIDE TEMP INDICATOR STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALER REPLACED A "BODY CONTROL MODULE" THIS CAUSED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO STOP WORKING. 1 "ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE" WAS INSTALLED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. A SECOND ECM WAS INSTALLED AND THE CRUISE ONCE AGAIN WORKS, HOWEVER NOW MY DRIVING LIGHTS NO LON...

Mileage: 13,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE ROTOR KEEPS WARPING AND THE VEHICLE PULLS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 18,400 AN...

Mileage: 9,000

MY SHIFTING LEVER WENT OUT IN MY CAR, THE REASON WHY I THINK ITS A DEFECT.IS BECAUSE ONE OF MY NEIHBORS BOUGHT THE SAME EXACT CAR I HAVE AND HERS WENT OUT 2 WEEKS AGO. THEN I WENT ONLINE AND THERE ARE BULITENS PEOPLE HAVE WROTE ABOUT THERES GOING OUT. 2006 CHEVY HHR

Mileage: 37,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE TURNING CORNERS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE AND MAKE A NOISE. THE TRAVEL SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT IS NO LONGER EXPERIENCING FAILURES. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 31...

Mileage: 28,000

2006 , CHEVROLET, HHR STEERING STARTED TO FAIL, DRIVER'S FRONT WHEEL WAS DISCONNECTED FROM HOUSING, RESULTING IN HITTING INTO CURB. *AK

Mileage: 17,800

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (495 BELTWAY NEAR WASHINGTON, DC) DURING RUSH HOUR MY DASHBOARD LIGHT INDICATING A COOLANT PROBLEM CAME ON. I MANAGED TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ALL OF THE COOLANT HAD RUN OUT OF MY CAR AND IT WAS NOT DRIVABLE WITHOUT RISKING DAMAGE. I DID DRIVE IT WITH THE ...

Mileage: 17,380

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE SPEED WAS REDUCED TO 20. MY SIX MONTH OLD SON WAS IN THE CAR. THE DASH READ, ENGINE POWER REDUCED.*AK

Mileage: 30,713

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ON A MISTY DAY THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BEGAN PUMPING THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE REMAINED IN MOTION. THE CONTACT VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED AUTOMATICALLY...

Mileage: 2,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT AT 5MPH. WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE HASN'T BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 24,000. *AK

Mileage: 24,000

LAST NIGHT, IT WAS A BIT WINDY HERE IN NEW YORK CITY. THE WEATHER REPORT SAID THAT THE WIND WAS ABOUT 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. WELL, I HAD MADE A FEW STOPS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, BUT WHEN I GOT HOME, I OPENED THE DOOR, AND AS IS STARTED TO OPEN, THE WIND PULLED THE DOOR OUT OF MY HAND, AND TH...

Mileage: 2,600

2006 CHEV. HHR WITH A PROBLEM WITH IGNITION KEY THAT GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION**CC *JB

2006 HHR LT. HISTORY OF ABS/BRAKE/FRONT END COMPONENT FAILURES AND ELECTRONIC MALFUNCTIONS SINCE PURCHASE IN WINTER OF 2005. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES STEERING WHEEL SHOOK HARD FROM L TO R AND BRAKES GRABBED/RELEASED. DEALER FOUND ROTORS WARPED AT LESS THAN 10K MILES. WARRANTY REPAIR/RESURFACE. PROBLEM...

2006 HHR LT. HISTORY OF ABS/BRAKE/FRONT END COMPONENT FAILURES AND ELECTRONIC MALFUNCTIONS SINCE PURCHASE IN WINTER OF 2005. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES STEERING WHEEL SHOOK HARD FROM L TO R AND BRAKES GRABBED/RELEASED. DEALER FOUND ROTORS WARPED AT LESS THAN 10K MILES. WARRANTY REPAIR/RESURFACE. PROBLEM...

2006 HHR LT. HISTORY OF ABS/BRAKE/FRONT END COMPONENT FAILURES AND ELECTRONIC MALFUNCTIONS SINCE PURCHASE IN WINTER OF 2005. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES STEERING WHEEL SHOOK HARD FROM L TO R AND BRAKES GRABBED/RELEASED. DEALER FOUND ROTORS WARPED AT LESS THAN 10K MILES. WARRANTY REPAIR/RESURFACE. PROBLEM...

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2006 CHEVROLET HHR LT WAS HAVING BRAKING SYSTEM PROBLEMS. THIS STARTED IN JANUARY 2007 WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT AND LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT TURNING ON. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD TO BRING THE VEHICLE, THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER, AND THEY REPA...

Mileage: 3,700

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2006 CHEVROLET HHR LT WAS HAVING BRAKING SYSTEM PROBLEMS. THIS STARTED IN JANUARY 2007 WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT AND LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT TURNING ON. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD TO BRING THE VEHICLE, THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER, AND THEY REPA...

Mileage: 3,700

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2006 CHEVROLET HHR LT WAS HAVING BRAKING SYSTEM PROBLEMS. THIS STARTED IN JANUARY 2007 WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT AND LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT TURNING ON. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD TO BRING THE VEHICLE, THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER, AND THEY REPA...

Mileage: 3,700

2006 HHR 2LT WITH 5000+ MILES HAD NEAR MISS WHEN BRAKES FAILED WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 45 MPH, I ATTEMPTED TO GENTLY BRAKE FOR A TRUCK TURNING 6-7 CARS AHEAD OF ME. I HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE THAT REMINDED ME OF PLASTIC GEAR TEETH TURNING THE WRONG DIRECTION. MY PEDAL WOULD NOT DEPRESS AND THE ...

Mileage: 5,450

THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ON OUR CHEVY HHR LOCKED UP WHEN ATTEMPTING A NORMAL STOP, AND STAYED IN THE LOCKED POSITION EVEN AFTER FINALLY COMING TO A STOP. IF NOT FOR A TURNING LANE BEING OPEN A COLLISION WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WENT WRONG, BUT I NEED TO POS...