2006 Chevrolet Hhr

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 THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. THERE WAS ALSO A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PINPOINT THE PROBLEM. AT 42,000 MILES THE AIR CONDITION MADE A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE FOR 2 MINUTES, THEN STOPPED WORKING. AT 68,000 MILES, A METAL SKID PLATE HAD FALLEN FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. SOON AFTER, THE EXHAUST WAS VERY LOUD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD CRACKED. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND A CYLINDER HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THEN GO OFF, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DID NOT WORK, SO THE AIR CONDITION ONLY WORKED IF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF. THE DOOR LOCKS DID NOT WORK, THE RADIO WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, THE SUN VISOR WOULD FALL DOWN AT RANDOM TIMES. THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONSUMER STATED EVEN WITH AN ALIGNMENT, NEW STRUTS, SHOCKS AND GOOD TIRES, THE VEHICLE CONTINUALLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT. *JB

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 CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

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 SEVERAL TIMES. IT ALWAYS STARTS RIGHT BACK UP BUT IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS B/C IT HAPPENED WHILE MY HUSBAND IS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. WE ARE AT THE POINT WHERE WE DON'T DRIVE IT OUTSIDE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND WE'RE GOING TO SEE ABOUT GETTING A NEW VEHICLE. I SAW ONLINE WHERE PEOPLE WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM GOING TO THE DEALER NEXT WEEK TO HAVE IT CHECKED BY THEM BUT I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS IF IT IS A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

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 AN AUTOMATIC. I HAVE FOUND THROUGH TRAIL AND ERROR IF I START MESSING WITH THE COMPUTER BUTTONS ON THE STEERING WHEEL THAT CHANGES THE INFORMATION THAT IS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH BOARD IT WILL SOMETIMES RESET ITSELF AND ACT OKAY. OTHER TIMES I HAVE TO LET IT SIT FOR OVER 20 MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL START UP AGAIN. THERE IS NO SET TIME THIS OCCURS, SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS A FEW TIMES A DAY AND OTHER TIMES IT WILL GO A MONTH WITHOUT HAPPENING. IT SHUTS DOWN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. SOMETIMES I'M GOING 65 MILES AND HOUR AND OTHER TIMES I'M GOING 20 MPH. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THEY TOLD ME THEY CAN'T FIX IT UNTIL THEY REENACT THE PROBLEM. EACH TIME THEY HAVE HAD THE CAR THEY COULD NOT REENACT THE PROBLEM, YET THEY SAID THEY CAN SEE THERE IS A PROBLEM WHEN THEY READ THE COMPUTER. I PAID $20,000 FOR THIS CAR AND AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT. I CAN'T DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY FOR FEAR IT WILL SHUT DOWN AGAIN. I HAVE TO TAKE THE BACK ROADS TO GET AROUND. *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 QUESTION OVERRIDES DRIVER LAST INCIDENT FAILURE OCCURRED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC RESULTING IN REMOVAL FROM SERVICE WHICH TOOK 3 WEEKS TO REPAIR/HAD THE CONDITIONS BEEN DIFFERENT THIS MAY HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. *TR

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. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT HAPPENED ON TUESDAY NIGHT OCTOBER 13, 2009. I HIT A POTHOLE IN THE ROAD MY CAR STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. LUCKY FOR ME THERE WAS NO TRUCKS OR CARS BEHIND ME BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SHOULDER ON THE ROAD. AT THIS POINT, I AM NERVOUS AND ANXIOUS WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR. *TR

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 HAD CAR ONE WEEK SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM THEREFORE THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. CONTACTED GM LODGED COMPLAINT NO ACTION ON THEIR PART TO FIX PROBLEM. TWICE TO ORIGINAL DEALER. AFTER SECOND TIME TOLD NOT TO BRING IT BACK THEY WERE NO LONGER DOING WARRANTY REPAIRS THIRD INCIDENT I WAS JUST DRIVING OFF AN APRON LEAVING A PARKING LOT WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE ENTERING TRAFFIC. CALLED AROUND CAN'T FIND ANOTHER DEALER WILLING TO LOOK AT PROBLEM. I CALLED AND AS SOON AS THEY HEARD THE PROBLEM THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE A TECH CALL ME. STILL WAITING. NO PHYSICAL HARM DONE YET. BUT I HAVE TO USE THE CAR AND AM FRIGHTENED THAT MY CHILD, OR MYSELF OR A CAR IN MY PATH IS GOING TO GET HURT. LISTING DATE OF FIRST ASSURANCE. *TR

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. APPARENTLY THE RADIATOR IS COMPLETELY EXPOSED TO ROCKS AND OTHER DEBRIS IN THE ROADWAY. I DON'T RECALL HITTING ANYTHING BUT THERE IS ROAD CONSTRUCTION EVERYWHERE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE DESIGN FLAW. I AM STILL WAITING FOR THE ULTIMATE "DAMAGE" REPORT BUT INTEND TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT, COMPLAIN TO CHEVROLET AND ALSO LET MY INSURANCE COMPANY KNOW AND SEE IF I CAN RECOVER THE COSTS IF THIS MEANS A NEW RADIATOR AND CONDENSER. I HAVE SEEN THIS SAME COMPLAINT ON ALL HHR 2006 AND NEWER MODELS AS WELL. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL AND REPAIR ISSUE. *TR