2007 CHEVROLET HHR Air Bags Problems

I HAD AN AUTO ACCIDENT ON FEBRUARY 7, 2021. I LOST CONTROL ON AN ICY HIGHWAY AND FLIPPED MY CAR IN A DITCH FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I HIT THE DRIVER'S SIDE IN THE DITCH HARD ENOUGH IT BOUNCED BACK ON ALL FOUR TIRES. MY JAW HIT THE STEERING WHEEL, MY LEFT SHOULDER WENT THROUGH THE DRIVERS WINDOW AND OF COURSE I NOW HAVE ONGOING BACK ISSUES AT THIS TIME. MY CONCERN IS THE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. I FIND THIS CONCERNING AS THE IMPACT WAS GREAT AND I HOT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY FACE.

MY DAUGHTER IN LAW WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLL OVER ACCIDENT TODAY AND NOT ONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, RESULTING IN A CONCUSSION TO THE LEFT SIDE OF HEAD WHEN IT HIT THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND BUSTED IT!

TAKATA RECALL MY HORN DON'T WORK THE SERVICE AIRBAGS STAYS ON. THE STRUTS BACK HATCH DON'T OPEN CRUISE CONTROL DON'T WORK CHECKED ALL MY FUSES AND THEY ARE ALL GOOD

Mileage: 186,050

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. SAYS SERVICE AIR BAG.

Mileage: 135,000

MY HUSBAND WAS INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 9-29-2015. WHAT HAPPENED WAS MY HUSBAND WAS STOPPED ON THE INTERSTATE AND A TRUCK SLAMMED INTO MY HUSBAND. HE SAID HIS CAR TURNED OFF AS SOON AS THE FIRST IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS A SECOND IMPACT FROM THE SAME TRUCK, WHICH WAS ON MY HUSBANDS PASSENGER SIDE. THE CAR IS COMPLETELY TOTALED. MY HUSBAND WAS LUCKY TO WALK AWAY FROM THIS ACCIDENT. THE HHR WAS RECALLED FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH LAST YEAR AND WE HAD THE NEW PART INSTALLED 2/2015 WHEN THE DEALERSHIP RECEIVED THE PARTS. WE HAVE TWO ISSUES ELECTRICAL, WHY DID HIS CAR TURN OFF WHEN IT WAS HIT FROM THE REAR? DID THE IMPACT KNOCK THE IGNITION SWITCH OUT OF PLACE? ALSO WHY DIDN'T THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY? NOW I KNOW IF THE CAR IS OFF THE AIRBAGS ARE OFF BUT WHY DID THE CAR GO FROM ON TO COMPLETELY OFF UNLESS IT WAS A FAULTY NEW PART THAT WE RECEIVED IN OUR CAR.

Mileage: 130,000

THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT AND THE CAR FLIPPED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY DIAPHRAGM WAS CRUSHED. MT BACK WAS BROKEN. I AM STILL UNABLE TO BREATHE CORRECTLY. I WILL TRY TO LOCATE RECORDS OF THE CRASH, BUT AM SENDING THIS INFORMATION NOW TO HAVE THE ACCIDENT RECORDED IN THE DATABASE.

Mileage: 1,200

IN JUNE OF 2014 MY CARS IGNITION TURNED OFF AS A RESULT I ALMOST IMPACTED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. ALSO AFTER THIS MY TEMP GUAGE NO LONGER WORKED. TOOK IT TO BILL HOLT CHEVROLET WHERE THEY REPLACED MY IGNITION SWITCH AFTER I GOT IT BACK MY DRIVERS DOOR WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK CONSISTENTLY NOT EVEN WITH THE KEY, MY SERVICE AIRBAG AND POWER STEERING LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON, AND NOW RADIO AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS GO OFF. I HAVE TO STOP TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART THEY MIGHT COME BACK ON AND THEY MIGHT NOT. I AM RELUCTANT TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO BILL HOLT CHEVROLET AS THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR 3 AND A HALF MONTHS TO REPAIR THE IGNITION. ALSO I CAN GET NO SATISFACTION OUT OF THEM WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR THE LAST TIME MY TEMP GAUAGE STILL WASNT WORKING THEY SAID IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL. I AM RELUCTANT TO DRIVE FOR ANY DISTANCE AS THE POWER STEERING FAILS OFTEN. I HAVE CONTACTED GM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND CAN GET NO SATISFACTION FROM THEM EITHER. ARE THEY NOT GOVERENED BY AN AGENCY THAT MAKES SURE THESE REPAIRS ARE DONE AND DONE CORRECTLY. PLEASE EMAIL ME WHO I NEED TO CONTACT TO GET THESE ISSUES RESOLVED. [XXX]@YAHOO.COM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *JB

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK AND BOTH LEGS, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED TWO NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT BELIEVED BOTH OF THESE RECALLS WERE RELATED TO THE FAILURE THAT CAUSED THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO GO INTO THE OFF POSITION AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER THE IGNITION KEY WAS MOVED TO THE OFF POSITION, THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO DISENGAGE FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AS THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

THE FRONT DOOR HANDLE BROKE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR IN 2013 WE HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE ABOUT THIS, SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE NOT BEING ABLE TO GET OUT OF YOUR CAR IF SOMETHING DANGEROUS WAS TO HAPPEN. AT THAT TIME THE DEALERSHIP TOLD MY HUSBAND I THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. THEN AGAIN IN 2014 THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAD BROKEN ALSO. SO NOW I HAVE TWO BROKEN DOORS ON MY CAR THAT YOU CAN ONLY GET OUT OF, IF SOMEONE LETS ME OUT OF THE CAR OR I ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. IF I WERE TO GET INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WERE I WAS UNABLE TO ROLL MY WINDOW DOWN AND DID NOT HAVE SOMEONE RIDING IN THE BACK SEAT (SAY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE) THEN THIS COULD LEAD TO MAJOR PROBLEMS IF NOT DEATH. ALSO WHEN MY HUSBAND HAD AN ACCIDENT NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. AND BACKSEAT PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT WOULD NOT RELEASE AND WE HAD TO CUT MY GRANDDAUGHTER OUT OF SEATBELT. SO NOW I AM DRIVING A CAR THAT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN, BACK SEATBELT HAD TO BE CUT AND MY FRONT TWO DOORS YOU CANNOT GET OUT OF IF UNABLE TO ROLL WINDOW DOWN. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES. WE HAD AROUND 98,000. MILES WHEN ISSUES STARTED WITH THE DOORS. WHICH I BELIEVE THE MILES SHOULD HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 139,000

WHILE TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE HWY, AT APPROX, 65 TO 70 MPH I FELT THE CAR PULL HARD TO THE RIGHT, AFTER GOING INTO A SPIN , IT BECAME HARD TO APPLY BRAKES AND TO TRY TO CORRECT OR CONTROL THE SPIN , THERE WERE VEHICLES INCLUDING A SEMI ALL AROUND MY CAR. AS I SLID OFF THE TRAVELED PORTION OF THE HWY. MY CAR IMPACTED THE WALL HEAD ON. I WAS SLAMMED INTO THE DASH . A MOMENT LATER I CALMED DOWN AND THOUGHT TO MYSELF WHY DIDN'T THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY? I HIT THE WALL AT LEAST AT 35 MPH, THEN I SAW THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING, I SAW THE KEY HAD MOVED TO OFF, I STARTED THE CAR AND DROVE HOME. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A RETAINING WALL AND ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE CONTACT SECURELY. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE DOORS COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED. THE CONTACT BECAME TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE KNEE, CHEST AND ARM. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,990. KMJ

Mileage: 42,990

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 10/22/14*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE REMEDY PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED THE REASONABLE AMOUNT TIME TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND PLACED HER ON A WAITING LIST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THERE WERE NO FAILURES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A CHIME SOUNDED AND SUDDENLY THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND FUNCTION AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHERE THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO LOCK WHENEVER THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD RECENTLY BEEN REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING UP TO SPECIFICATIONS AND EXPLAINED TO THE CONTACT THAT WHAT WAS PERCEIVED AS THE FAILURE WAS ACTUALLY A NEW SAFETY FEATURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,636.

Mileage: 124,636

2007 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE HAD AN IGNITION PROBLEM SINCE THE TIME OF PURCHASE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ONE OF THE KEYS WOULD NOT WORK AND THE OTHER KEY WOULD GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON MANY OCCASIONS. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THE CONSUMER STATED HER GRANDDAUGHTER WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ). THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY FAILURE.

VEHICLE WAS EXITING PARKWAY WHEN LOSS OF BRAKING AND STEERING OCCURRED CAUSING VEHICLE TO COLLIDE WITH GUARDRAIL NEARLY HEAD ON. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MAJOR DAMAGE TO FRONT OF VEHICLE AS WELL AS REAR OF VEHICLE AS IT SWUNG AROUND AND STRUCK THE GUARDRAIL A SECOND TIME WITH THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEFORE COMING TO REST ACROSS THE ROADWAY. *TR

Mileage: 119,522

2007 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE RECALL INFORMATION. *SMD

NON OF WHAT YOU'VE LISTED ABOVE, APPLY.. I'M UPSET ABOUT HOW LONG THIS PROCESS HAS TAKEN.. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS HAS BEEN HELD BACK SINCE 2007 AND GM WAS AWARE OF THEIR OWN WRONG DOING! BUT I CALLED TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT LOCALLY AND THEY TELL ME THAT THE PARTS ARE STILL ON ORDER.. I CANT AFFORD A RENTAL! NOW PEOPLE INCLUDING MYSELF ARE OPERATING ON FEAR.. MY AIRBAG LIGHT BLINKS OFF AND ON FROM TIME TO TIME. THE KEY AT TIMES WANT TURN IN THE IGNITION!! I LIKE THIS CAR, BUT NO LONGER., WHY DOESN'T GM OFFER LOANER CARS TO US ALL UNTIL THEY FIX THE ISSUE THAT THEY CAUSED... SCARED OF DYEING IN RALEIGH, NC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD BECOME LOOSE IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT HAD ALSO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT GOING TO BECOME AVAILABLE FOR A MINIMUM OF 3-4 WEEKS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

Mileage: 62,000

2007 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A DEFECTIVE PART INSTALLED IN VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS UPSET OVER THE RECENT RECALL, AND COVER-UP BY GM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), HOWEVER THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

2007 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE AND DURING ACCIDENT AIR BAG MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE REAR ENDED. SHE WAS HIT SO HARD, THE OTHER VEHICLE'S LICENSE PLATE, LEFT AN IMPRINT IN HER BUMPER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SHORTLY AFTER, THE POWER STEERING WOULD GO OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE A PART WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE STEERING ISSUED RETURNED, WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED MOVING BACK AND FORTH, AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL IT, AND CONSEQUENTLY, THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER. *JB

2007 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE ARRIVED AT HER PLACE OF BUSINESS, SHE COULD NOT TURN THE IGNITION OFF. SHE WAS FORCED TO DRIVE TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSIS. ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND SHIFTER WERE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER S SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT, OF IN LIGHT OF THE WIDELY PUBLICIZED RECALL. *JB

2007 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE AND AIR BAG MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT LAST YEAR AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS REAR ENDED AND HE WAS HIT SO HARD, THAT HIS HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. *JB

ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER GIVING MY SON MY HHR IN OCTOBER OF 2013, HE WAS REAR ENDED WITH THE OTHER DRIVER GOING OVER 35 MPH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I AM CURIOUS TO KNOW WHY? *TT

Mileage: 106,000

2007 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE AND POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD THREE ACCIDENTS. THE FIRST ACCIDENT, HE HIT A LIGHT POLE AND DAMAGED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THE SECOND ACCIDENT, HE HIT A TREE AND THE THIRD ACCIDENT, SOMEONE BACKED INTO HIM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, IN ANY OF THE ACCIDENTS. THE CONSUMER FELT HE LOST POWER STEERING IN THE FIRST TWO ACCIDENTS. SINCE DECEMBER 2010, THE STEERING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. ALSO, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE SHIFTER AS THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT WHEN FIRST STARTING OUT; IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. *JB UPDATED 07/03/14 UPDATED 08/07/14

I WAS INFORMED BY MAIL THAT MY VEHICLE WAS RECALLED AND I WAS TO CONTACT GM TO FIX THE ISSUE BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO THEY HAVE NOT CONTACTED MY BACK CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF BACK INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

I AM THE ONE OWNER OF THIS CAR. SINCE DAY ONE NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. AIR BAG LIGHTS ON DASH ILLUMINATED, DRIVER AND PASSENGER, WARNING HAVE REMAINED ON NO MATTER IF YOUR BUCKLED IN OR NOT. IT IS SUPPOSED TO SIGNAL IF NOT BUCKLED IN, I HAVE ONLY HEARD IT DO THIS TWICE IN THE PAST SEVEN YEARS. I WEAR MY SEATBELT 99.99% OF THE TIME BUT HAVE TO TELL MY HUSBAND TO PUT HIS ON, I WISH IT WOULD BEEP OR DO WHAT IS SUPPOSED TO SO I WOULDN'T HAVE TO BEEP. WE TOOK TO DEALER AT ABOUT 1000 MILES AND WAS TOLD " NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT " WHEN SEATBELTS ARE ENGAGED THE AIRBAG WARNING SIGNALS ON DASH AND CENTER CONSOLE STILL WILL BE FLASHING. AIRBAG WARNINGS NEVER TURN OFF ! I FEEL GM SHOULD INCLUDE THIS IN THE AIRBAG RECALL, SAME PARTS- WE ALL KNOW. *TR

Mileage: 1,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AFTER 24 DAYS AND THE MANUFACTURER INSTALLED A COMPUTER BOARD IN THE VEHICLE TO REGISTER ANY FAILURE CODES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED PER THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000...UPDATED 04-24-14*BF

Mileage: 51,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HH6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH IN SNOW, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE THEN FLIPPED SEVERAL TIMES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND BOTH THE DRIVER, AND A PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE SHOULDERS FROM THE IMPACT OF THE SEAT BELT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GUIDE THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER, RESTART THE ENGINE AND RESUME NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE THAT WAS LISTED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V047000(AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,284. *TR

Mileage: 116,284

THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME AS OF APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES, THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN A CRASH. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND IT APPEARS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *JS

Mileage: 30,000

I WAS RECENTLY IN A FRONT END COLLISSION WITH A CHEVY HHR LT 2007 WHERE MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DUE TO THE AIRBAGS BEING DEPLOYED MY SEATBELTS LOCKED TO PREVENT ME FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL AND WINDOW. HOWEVER MY PASSANGER SEATBELT ( NO ONE WAS IN THE PASSANGER SEAT)LOCKED AND DUE TO THE PRESSURE OF THE LOCK/COMBUSTION CHAMBER THE PLASTIC COVER OF THE SEAT BELT BECAME PROJECTILE IN THE CAR AND HITTING MY RIGHT ARM CAUSING ABRASIONS AND BURN MARKS. I NOW HAVE A PERMINATE SCAR DUE TO THE FORCE OF IMPACT FROM THE SEATBELT COVER. *TR

Mileage: 32

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED WHILE MAKING A TURN CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A WALL. WHEN THE CRASH OCCURRED THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE CONTACT WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE NECK, BACK, AND CHEST. THE CONTACT WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE STEERING AND REPORTED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE REPORT FROM THE INVESTIGATOR DID NOT INCLUDE ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THE POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT NOTICED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE STEERING SYSTEM FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,658. UPDATED 08/11/11*LJ UPDATED 08/12/11.*JB

Mileage: 21,658

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIOLENTLY SHAKE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE ENTIRE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY WOBBLES DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THIS FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THE LIGHT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 1,000

THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING COMES ON IN MY 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. I FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS ON OTHER LATE MODEL GM VEHICLES AND THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM AS WELL AS NHTSA #10020881. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS IS A RECOGNIZED SAFETY PROBLEM THAT PUTS THE CONSUMER AT THE MERCY OF THE DEALER WHO MAY OR MAY NOT PROPERLY DIAGNOSE AND SERVICE VEHICLES WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL TO REPLACE THE AIR BAG (AT GREAT COST TO THE CONSUMER) FOR UNSUSPECTING CONSUMERS. ADDITIONALLY, IF THIS PROBLEM IS SO PREVALENT WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL OR AT LEAST SOME PROTECTION FOR THE CONSUMERS WHEN WE TRY TO GET THIS SAFETY PROBLEM REPAIRED? MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS WARNING IS RELATED TO THE PASSENGER SEAT SO THERE IS THE SERIOUS MATTER OF CHILD PROTECTION. THANK YOU FOR ANY INFORMATION OR COURSE OF ACTION YOU HAVE FOR THE CONSUMER'S SAFETY REGARDING THIS MATTER. *TR

Mileage: 38,500

FRONTAL CRASH - DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

I WAS IN A FRONT END COLLISION. MY CAR HAD OVER 9,000 DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP I WENT TO WAS NOT ABLE TO REPAIR THE AIRBAGS BUT WERE ABLE TO TURN THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON SO THAT I WAS AWARE THAT THEY NO LONGER WORKED. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED ACCORDING TO A RECALL FOR THE AIR BAGS; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE. HE BELIEVES THAT THE REPAIR WORK WAS INSUFFICIENT AND THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT THE INDICATOR ILLUMINATING WAS NOT AN ISSUE; THEREFORE, IT WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,200. UPDATED 03-06-09 *BF UPDATED 03/09/09. *JB

Mileage: 44,200

2007 CHEVY HHR WITH TWO SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL WHICH STATED THAT THE ATTACHMENT NEAR THE SUN VISOR AND ROOF IS DEFECTIVE. THE SECOND PROBLEM WAS WATER GETS UNDER THE DOOR PANEL AND FREEZES WITH EVERY SNOW, RAIN, HAIL, OR MIX STORM RECEIVED. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO FIX THE RECALL. *JB

I PURCHASED A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR LAST YEAR. I STILL POSSESS THE WINDOW STICKER FROM THE MANUFACTURER THAT STATES MY VEHICLE RECEIVED A 5 STAR FRONTAL AND SIDE CRASH TEST RATING FROM NHTSA. THIS MORNING I HEAR ON THE NEWS THAT MY VEHICLE FAILED YOUR TEST HORRIBLY. I CALL CHEVROLET RECALLS DEPARTMENT AND THEY WILL NOT OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZE THIS RECALL UNTIL THE END OF MARCH. I MUST DRIVE AROUND IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE FOR MORE THAN A MONTH WITH MY 2 CHILDREN BECAUSE I BOUGHT A VEHICLE UNDER YOUR ORGANIZATION'S RECOMMENDATION FOR SAFETY AND BECAUSE CHEVY DOES NOT WANT TO FIX IT YET. *TR