2010 Chevrolet HHR

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2023· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  Rear door locking system failure. Door opened suddenly and without warning while driving endangering occupants. The door locking mechanism will not allow the door to remain secure and closed when shut. Online search revealed many similar incidents occurring for other drivers.

• 12/31/2014· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,STRUCTURE,WHEELSCrash

  I WAS GOING 25 MPH WHEN I CRASHED CAUSING OVER 5,000 DOLLARS WORTH OF AUTO AND PROPERTY DAMAGE IN ADDITION TO THE MEDICAL BILLS WHICH I HAVE NOT RECEIVED IN FULL YET. THE CAR MALFUNCTIONED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL IT. I RECEIVED THE RECALL INFORMATION IN THE MAIL, BUT THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. ALSO, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE CRASH HAPPENED. I SUFFERED A CONCUSSION DUE TO THE ACCIDENT. I WAS THE ONLY PERSON INJURED. *JS

• 12/29/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 12/29/2014· EQUIPMENT

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TO FUNCTION AND THE AIR VENTS BEGAN TO BLOW HOT AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

• 12/28/2021· STEERING

  My power steering is going out randomly making it unsafe to drive, I see there's a recall for 2010 chevy hhr power steering which is exactly what's happening with my vehicle. When I turn it off and turn it back on it will work for a minute then click and go back out, yet when my vin was ran the recall doesn't show up for my car even though the recall states 2010 chevy hhr.. mine clearly has the same issue as the other recall yet you guys haven't put it on my vin so it can be fixed properly.

• 12/27/2023· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  Gas line rusted and leaking. Gas everywhere, strong odor, highly flammable. Under inspection at the Chevy dealer in Highland Twp. No warning lights were on.

• 12/27/2012· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONSTANTLY COMING ON, HAD IT FIXED IN OCTOBER 2012, AFTER ARGUING WITH THE DEALER THAT IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. 2 MONTHS LATER THE LIGHT IS BACK ON. *TR ## VIN FAILED ##

• 12/27/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2010 CHEVROLET HHR WITH 19,060 MILES. IGNITION WAS STUCK IN ON POSITION WITH ENGINE RUNNING. DROVE TO DEALERSHIP AND THE IGNITION ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. I WAS OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP WITHIN ONE HOUR AND THE REPAIR WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

• 12/22/2020· ENGINE

  WATER PUMP

• 12/22/2012· STEERING

  SLOW SPEED MADE U TURN POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON HARD TO STEER,TOOK TO A REPAIR SHOP NEAR BY THEY CAME BACK AND TOLD ME ELECTRIC MOTOR NEEDS REPLACED, VEHICLE ONLY HAS 45500 MILES ON IT.. *TR

• 12/21/2019· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SERVICE BRAKES

  ON GOING ISSUE OF BRAKE LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY COMING ON WITHOUT TOUCHING BRAKE PEDAL. FIRST NOTICED SOMETHING WRONG BECAUSE CRUISE CONTROL WOULDN'T ACTIVATE. FOUND PROBLEM AT NIGHT WHEN I COULD SEE THE GLOW FROM MY BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE TOP INSIDE EDGE OF MY REAR HATCH. REPLACING BRAKE SWITCH ABOVE PEDAL DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. SOUNDS KIND OF FUNNY, BUT I GOT BRAKE LIGHTS TO GO OFF WHILE SETTING IN DRIVEWAY AND POUNDING MY CENTER CONSOLE OUT OF FRUSTRATION. INTERNET SEARCH FOUND OTHER GM VEHICLES WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND FRUSTRATED OWNERS THAT TOOK VEHICLES TO DEALERSHIPS THAT DIDN'T FIX THEIR PROBLEM. ISSUE APPEARS TO BE CIRCUIT BOARD RELATED WITH CIRCUIT BOARDS LOCATED ON PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CENTER CONSOLE. A SHARP RAP WITH THE PALM OF MY HAND IN THAT AREA WILL ALWAYS GET THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO GO OFF WHEN THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ON. DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN, BUT SEEMS CRAZY TO HAVE TO KEEP CHECKING TO SEE IF MY CRUISE WILL SET SO I KNOW IF MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY HAVEN'T SEEN THIS PROBLEM, THOUGH AS I STATED EARLIER, INTERNET SEARCH WILL FIND OTHER GM OWNERS WITH SIMILAR ISSUE OF BRAKE LIGHTS ON WITHOUT TOUCHING BRAKE PEDAL. HAVE HAD ISSUE SETTING STILL OR MOVING. HAVE HAD CRUISE KICK OFF GOING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL.

• 12/21/2019· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  FOUND GAS DRIPPING UNDER CAR NEAR REAR DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL AREA. INSPECTION FOUND RUSTED GAS LINES NEAR EXHAUST PIPE AREA. RUST WAS MOST SEVERE WHERE FACTORY HEAT INSULATION WAS WRAPPED AROUND LINES NEAR EXHAUST AREA. INSULATION APPEARED TO HAVE LET DEBRIS COLLECT AROUND GAS LINES. INTERNET SEARCH FOUND SEVERAL OTHER HHR OWNERS WITH SIMILAR ISSUES.

• 12/21/2015· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE PEDAL PULSATED AND THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE WITH THE POWER STEERING AFTER SWITCHING TO A DIFFERENT KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.

• 12/20/2013· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

• 12/19/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF, THE KEY WOULD NOT REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 47,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

• 12/17/2014· STEERING

  DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AND THE STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, THE STEERING BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO MANAGE. PULLED OFF AT NEXT EXIT THINKING I WOULD CHECK THE FLUID LEVEL. COULDN'T LOCATE THE FLUID RESERVOIR AND READ THE MANUAL TO FIND OUT THAT THE POWER STEERING IS ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED. CAME CLOSE TO LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AT HIGH SPEEDS. *TR

• 12/17/2012· STEERING

  ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST WENT OUT TWICE OVER THE PAST WEEKEND. THE FIRST TIME IN A PARKING STRUCTURE WHILE TRYING TO TURN INTO A TIGHT SPOT. LATER WILL DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES PER HOUR. POWER STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION EACH TIME AFTER TURNING OFF THE IGNITION. NOBODY WAS HURT IN EITHER EVENT, BUT WITH SNOW COMING TO THE MIDWEST I FEAR WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED ON A SNOW-COVERED ROAD. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND THAT GM REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THIS ISSUE IN THE UNITED STATES FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL DESPITE A RECALL IN CANADA. *TR

• 12/16/2016· ENGINE

  I GOT MY CAR IN 2011 TOOK MY CAR INTO SHOP BECAUSE SMOG IS NOT PASSING NOW I WAS TOLD NEED NEW MOTOR AFTER 5YRS AT 5000.00

• 12/15/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND STALLED. THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

• 12/15/2014· STEERING

  2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE ENGINE DIED WHILE DRIVING. *MW THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE STEERING COLUMN AND STEERING BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

• 12/14/2020· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  VEHICLE WAS NOTICED TO BE LEAKING FUEL NEAR DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL WHEEL. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR & WAS NOTIFIED THAT FUEL LINE WAS CORRODED & NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO KEEP FROM LEAKING FUEL ALL OVER DRIVEWAY, ROADWAYS & PARKING LOTS. WAS A CONSTANT STEADY LEAK WORSENING OVER TIME, OCCURING WHEN STATIONARY OR MOVING.

• 12/12/2014· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO MANEUVER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INITIALLY STARTED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

• 12/12/2013· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000. ...UPDATED 03/07/14 *BF

• 12/10/2017· AIR BAGS,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN JANUARY 2016 & WAS GAVE TO ME VIA MY GRANDPAS WILL AFTER HE PASSED AWAY IN JULY 2016. THE CAR NEVER RAN CORRECTLY & IT WAS PARKED FOR A TOTAL OF 9 MONTHS, WHILE GETTING WORKED ON IN THE MEANTIME. IVE PUT ALMOST 1000 INTO THIS CAR & REPLACED EVERY PART IT NEEDED. NOW THE CAR WONT START & SHOWS THE AIR BAG ICON IS ALWAYS ON WHILE THE CAR TELLS ME THAT MY ECS IS "OFF" & SERVICE ECS. I OWN THE VEHICLE & IT IS PAID OFF.

• 12/10/2014· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CAUSING HER TO CRASH INTO A SECOND VEHICLE. THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES AND MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 12/09/2012· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING MY TURN THE POWERSTEERING WENT OUT ON MY 2010 CHEVY HHR .THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES NOW,THE CHIME WOULD SOUND AND POWER STEERING SHOWED IN THE DASHBOARD AND AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR IT SEEMED OKAY .I SEE THERE IS ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED BECAUSE IT IS VERY HARD TO COMPLETE A TURN WITH NO POWER STEERING AND YOU JUST DON'T EXPECT THAT TO HAPPEN WHICH IS MORE SCARIER. *TR

• 12/08/2020· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  FUEL LINES RUSTING THROUGH AND LEAKING IN FRONT OF LEFT REAR WHEEL.

• 12/08/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MY 2010 HHR HAS EXPERIENCED AN IGNITION ISSUE AS WELL. I CANNOT GET THE KEY TO TURN BACK TO THE OFF POSITION. I GOT HOME FROM WORK AT MIDNIGHT, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND WHEN I TRIED TO SHUT THE CAR OFF IT WOULD NOT TURN BACK. THE ONLY OPTION I HAD WAS TO PULL THE ECM FUSE AND DISCONNECT THE BATTERY (OR LET IT RUN OUT OF GAS). THE GEAR SHIFTER WILL ALLOW ME TO SHIFT BETWEEN ALL GEARS BUT IT WON'T TURN OFF. ALL THE ELECTRICAL STAY ON, I HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS CAR FOR 3 MONTHS. *TR

• 12/07/2012· STEERING

  I'VE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE 29 OTHER NOTED COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE, HAVE HAD. POWER STEERING WORKS FINE ONE MINUTE THEN WARNING CHIME SOUNDS, POWER STEERING MSG. APPEARS AT THE SAME TIME STEERING GOES OUT. I HAVE TO RESET IT BY TURNING OFF AND ON THE IGNITION SWITCH. SOME TIMES IT HAPPENS AT VARIOUS TIMES IN A DAY, TO NOTHING FOR A FEW MONTHS. I WAS KINDA HOPING THE PROBLEM FIXED ITSELF, BUT HAH, WISHFUL THINKING ON MY PART, CAUSE IT'S DOING IT AGAIN. HOW MANY MORE COMPLAINTS HAS TO HAPPEN BEFORE THIS PROBLEM IS RECALLED?? I REALLY LIKE THE CAR OTHERWISE. *TR

• 12/06/2017· SERVICE BRAKESCrash

  ON NOVEMBER 29TH, 2017 I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON THE HIGHWAY AND I WAS ABOUT 200 FEET BACK WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE BREAKS WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR BOARD AND I FREAKED OUT AND DIDNT KNOW WHAT TO DO. THERE WAS KNOW LIGHT THAT CAME ON FOR BREAK OR ABS LIGHT. I HIT A CAR IN FRONT AT THE STOP LIGHT AHEAD AND RAN INTO TO HER MY CAR IS TOTALED. I HAD A TOW TRUCK COME AND GET THE CAR AND HE SAID AS WELL THERE WERE NO BREAKS WHAT SO EVER. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO I WAS NOTICING MY CAR WAS ACTING UP WITH THE ELECTRICIAL SYSTEM I HAD A OFFICER AT THE HOSPITAL COME OUT AND HELP ME AND HE SAID THATS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AND HE HAS NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE.

• 12/05/2013· STEERING

  ON NOV. 26 ,2013 I WAS TURNING CAR AROUND IN A LOT AT 1 MPH AND POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AND DASH LIGHT CAME ON POWER STEERING. I DROVE HIGHWAY FOR 5 MILES TO A GARAGE WITH STEERING DIFFICULTY TO GET IT CHECKED, TURNED MOTOR OFF. MECHANIC SAID TO PULL IN GARAGE. WHEN I STARTED IT UP POWER STEERING WORKED AND HE COULD NOT CHECK IT SINCE IT WAS WORKING AT THAT TIME. DEALER SAID IF ITS PS MOTOR INCLUDING STEERING COLUMN IT COULD COST $1500 OR MORE. I WROTE TO GMC MOTORS AND THEY PHONED AND SAID THEY NEVER RECALLED FOR THIS " BECAUSE THERE WERE NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS FILED.". BOB FISHER CHEVROLET WHERE I PURCHASED THE AUTO , RT 61 READING PA ASSISTANT MANAGER, [XXX] TOLD ME THEY HAVE HAD QUITE A FEW HHR'S IN WITH THIS PROBLEM. GMC ONLY WANTS TO PAY ONLY FIRST HOUR OF DIAGNOSTIC WHICH I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 12/03/2015· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON EVERY OCCASION WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.....UPDATED 01/13/16 *BF UPDATED 01/22/16.*JB

• 12/02/2013· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BECAME FRACTURED WHEN ENGAGED. IN ORDER FOR THE CONTACT TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER RELEASED THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,500.

• 12/02/2013· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED SEVERAL TIMES AND BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE INFORMATION SYSTEM ALERTED A POWER STEERING FAILURE AFTER THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED. THE CONTACT'S PERSONAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE STEERING WHEEL SENSOR HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

• 12/01/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  KEY IS STUCK IN THE CYLINDER WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. I CAN NOT TURN OFF THE ENGINE, ON A SUNDAY NIGHT. NO OPTIONS, BUT TO LEAVE THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE CAR RUNNING AND UNLOCKED. COST WAS $499.50 TO REPLACE, PLUS LOSS OF WORK THE FOLLOWING MONDAY. TODAY'S DATE IS NOVEMBER 30, 2013, HAPPENED AGAIN WITH THE CAR OFF, (ABOUT TWO YEARS LATER). I FOUND HUNDREDS OF REPORTED INCIDENTS OF THIS KNOWN DEFECT ON THE INTERNET AND IS NOT CONSIDERED A REASON FOR THE MANUFACTURE TO RECALL THE DEFECT, AS IT DOES NOT MEET A SAFETY ISSUE AS OUTLINED BY NHTSA. *TR

• 11/30/2024· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  Car is leaking gas on left rear side. Corrosion and rust due to fuel line.

• 11/29/2013· STEERING

  WHEN I DRIVE MY CHEVY HHR IS WAS NOT SOUND ALERT ONLY THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COME ON AND HARD TO DRIVE ALMOST HAD ON ACCIDENT,WHEN I TRY TO CHECK THE FLUID IS NOTHING SO I CALL THE LOCAL DEALER AND TOLD ME THAT KIND THE CAR NO USE POWER STEERING FLUID IS ELECTRIC MY CONCERN IS POST TO HAVE SAME KIND OF ALERT BEFORE USED IN MY CASE IS HAPPENED ON A BUSY STREET . MAYBE YOU GUYS HELP TO THIS NOT HAPPEN AGAIN HOW I DON'T KNOW MAYBE WITH THE CHEVROLET COMPANY BECAUSE I HEARD I NOT THE FIRST PERSON THIS IS HAPPEN CAN BE A DEFECT IN THE CAR...... THANKS FOR U TIME I TRY TO WRITE CORRECT. *TR

• 11/29/2012· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. .....UPDATED 01/14/13 *BF UPDATED 01/17/2013 *JS

• 11/27/2017· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  TL* THE CONTACT'S SON OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR LATCH INADVERTENTLY DETACHED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RAMEY AUTOMOTIVE, INC. AT (276) 964-2511 (2750 CLINCH ST, RICHLANDS, VA 24641), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, THE DOOR HANDLE INADVERTENTLY DETACHED AS WELL AS THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE. THE SAME DEALER WAS CONTACTED AGAIN, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

• 11/27/2013· STEERING

  I WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 40 MPH ON A SURFACE STREET. I HEARD A CLICK AND THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON THE DISPLAY AND THEN THE WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK. THE POWER STEERING MESSSAGE CONTINUES TO COME ON AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AFTER DRIVING THE CAR LESS THAN 5 MIN EACH TIME I HAVE DRIVEN IT SINCE THE INITIAL INICIDENT. *TR

• 11/26/2013· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  I WAS DRIVING THE CAR GOT UP TO 25 MPH AND THE STEERING WENT OUT, THE CAR WAS HARD TO STEER I TURNAROUND FOR HOME. I TURN THE CAR OFF TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION PUT IT BACK IN STARTED THE CAR UP AND IT WORK FOR ONE MINUTE AND WENT OUT AGAIN. *TR

• 11/26/2013· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY TIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,398.

• 11/25/2014· STEERING

  POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH MORE FREQUENCY SINCE INITIAL INCIDENT. THIS VEHICLE VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. *TR

• 11/24/2020· AIR BAGS

  THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY . THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW. I SAW TODAY ON THE NEWS THAT GM HAS RECALLED MANY VEHICLES FOR AIR BAG PROBLEMS HOWEVER, AFTER USING THIS SITE MY VEHICLE IS NOT SHOWING RECALLED. ANY SUGGESTIONS?

• 11/24/2015· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

• 11/24/2014· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  RYDELL CHEVROLET IN NORTHRIDGE CALIFORNIA POSTPONED MY RECALL SERVICE BECAUSE THE REPLACEMENT PARTS THEY RECEIVED WERE DEFECTIVE. YES I SAID DEFECTIVE. I DON'T WANT MY DEFECTIVE PARTS REPLACED WITH MORE DEFECTIVE PARTS. THESE CARS ARE LEMONS AND GM KNOWS IT. I SHOULD CALL THE NEWS. *TR

• 11/24/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I AM GETTING THE RUNAROUND FROM RYDELL CHEVROLET IN NORTHRIDGE, CA WITH REGARD TO THIS RECALL. CALLED SHORTLY AFTER RECEIVING FIRST RECALL NOTICE TO ORDER PARTS, TOLD NO PARTS AVAILABLE YET. WENT IN FOR SERVICE IN AUGUST, ORDERED THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL. CALLED IN SEPTEMBER BECAUSE I HADN'T HEARD ANYTHING OVER 3 WEEKS AND WAS TOLD I DIDN'T NEED TO ORDER PARTS, THEY HAD THEM AND NO PROBLEM, COME IN AND GET REPAIRED. I COULDN'T COME UNTIL THIS MONTH, I CALLED FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO REPLACE THE RECALL PARTS, APPOINTMENT TOMORROW MORNING. RECEIVED A CALL TODAY, NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WILL HAVE TO ORDER THEM. REALLY??? I HAVE 2 PIECES OF MAIL I RECEIVED FRIDAY, 11/21/14 THAT SAY "YOUR IGNITION SWITCH RECALL PARTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE" WITH THE INFO FOR RYDELL NORTHRIDGE, CA INVITING ME TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT NOW! THIS IS RIDICULOUS!. GM MAY WANT TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS BUT THE DEALERSHIPS SURE DO NOT. *TR

• 11/23/2018· SERVICE BRAKES

  I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT ON ALDI DR. AND ROUTE 48.WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR RESULTING IN RUNNING THRU THE LIGHT STOPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 48 AFTER USING EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GET STOPPED.IT WAS A MIRACLE THAT I DIDNT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.I DO HAVE A PA. CERTIFIED INSPECTION MECHANICS LICENSE.I GOT OUT OF CAR AND SEEN BRAKE FLUID RUNNING OUT OF RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WITH 4 WAYS ON I BACKED CAR OFF OF ROUTE 48 INTO HOME DEPOT PARKING LOT AND CHECKED OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS.I SEEN THE CALIBER BRAKE HOSE HANGING DOWN TOWARDS THE GROUND WITH FLUID RUNNING OUT.I CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE ME HOME.WHEN GETTING AUTO HOME I JACKED RIGHT FRONT OF CAR UP AND PLACED JACK STAND UNDER CAR.THEN REMOVED R-FRONT WHEEL AND SEEN THE THAT THE METAL CLAMP HOLDING THE BRAKE HOSE TO THE CAR RUSTED AWAY ,IT WAS PAPER THIN RESULTING IN THE HOSE BLOWING OFF.WITH ABS AND A SINGLE MASTER CYLINDER IT WAS A COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE! I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND THE WERE SORRY ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED .I HAVE CHANGED BOTH FRONT BRAKE HOSES.THE BOTH HOSES WHERE UNDER $40.00 DOLLARS.THIS IS THE WORST BRAKE FAILURE THAT I HAVE SEEN IN MY LIFETIME! I AM IN MY 60S.I FILL THAT THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO NO ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED OR HURT VERY BAD .I WAS GOING ABOUT 5 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND COULDNT STOP CAR.THE CHEVY COBALT AND HHR ARE ON THE SAME CHASSIS.I HAVE KEPT THE FAULTY BRAKE HOSE IF NEEDED IN THE FUTURE.I HOPE THAT THE PEOPLE THAT OWN THESE VEHICLES CAN BE NOTIFIED SOMEHOW. IT WILL BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE TO STOP THESE VEHICLES WITHOUT BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT . THANK YOU (XXXX) PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

• 11/21/2017· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  WHILE DRIVING 25 MILES AN HOUR ON DRY FLAT PAVEMENT MY ESC ACTIVE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD A VERY HARD TIME STEERING AND THE BRAKES WERE APPLYING THEMSELVES. I WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. I WAS IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN THE MIDDLE LANE WITH NO WHERE TO PULL OVER. I AM LUCKY I DID NOT HIT ANYONE. AFTER 5 MINUTES OR SO IT WENT OFF.

• 11/21/2014· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE DOOR HANDLE BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ALSO FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A SECOND REPAIR TO REPLACE A SECOND DOOR HANDLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,505.