2006 Chevrolet Hhr

I AM SCARED, FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY FEAR THAT THIS VEHICLE WILL STALL AND WE WILL CRASH OR BE HIT BY SOME ONE...WHEN A VEHICLE STALLS YOU LOOSE ALL POWER...THAT IS POWER STEERING, BRAKES.....THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE I AM ATTACHING A LINK THAT GM SHOULD REVIEW.....DANGER THIS VEHICLE IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN !!!!!!!!!!!!! COPY THIS LINK TO YOUR WEB BROWSER HTTP-//ABCLOCAL.GO.COM/WTVD/STORY?SECTION=NEWS/ABC11_INVESTIGATES&ID=6811236 IF YOU WOULD PREFER I CAN SEND A TYPED TRANSCRIPT (WORD FOR WORD) OF THIS NEWS BROADCAST? I WILL NOT ALLOW MY WIFE AND KIDS LIFE TO BE PUT IN DANGER, BY LETTING THEM RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED THE LINK I AM ATTACHING SHOWS A NEWS BROADCAST IN RALEIGH NC. ON CHANNEL 11 NEWS !!!!! INVOLVING NUMBER 12 ISSUE ON MY LONG LIST BELOW WITH THE CHEVY HHR STALLING WHILE DRIVING..... I PURCHASED A 2006 CHEVY HHR LT, IN 2007. SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THE FOLLOWING ISSUES HAVE OCCURRED. MILEAGE ON CAR 33,346 1) THE KEY LOCKED UP IN IGNITION..9/06/07 2) SHIFTER FROZE UP AND WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. . 9/06/07 3) HEADLINER TRIM ? ENERGY ABSORPTION CAPABILITY 4) FRONT END AND WHOLE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE WHEN APPLYING BRAKE..9/06/07 DEALER TURNED ROTORS( BUT DID NOT FIX ISSUE) 5) REPLACED DRIVER SIDE RUNNING BOARD..9/06/07. 6) GOT IN VEHICLE ONE MORNING TRIED TO TAKE KIDS TO SCHOOL, VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 15 MPH, HAD TOWED BACK TO LAWSON CHEVROLET. WORKING ON GETTING DATE/MILEAGE..THIS ISSUE OCCURRED TWICE BEFORE. *TR

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

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 HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CONTACT FELT THE GEAR SHIFT ACTUATOR WAS FAILING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,000.

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 WITH OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM, REPAIR IT, AND ALL WOULD BE GOOD. HOWEVER, THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. IT TOOK THEM TWO WEEKS TO FIGURE OUT THE TRANSMISSION WAS BLOWN. I WAS CALLED TODAY AND HAD WITH A VERY CONFUSING CONVERSATION WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER. I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD TWO OPTIONS FOR GETTING MY CAR REPAIRED. IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT I COULD EITHER GET A USED TRANSMISSION WITH 33,000 MILES ON IT ALREADY AND IT WOULD BE COVERED BY A ONE YEAR WARRANTY (THE TRANSMISSION THAT JUST BROKE DOWN WITH ONLY 55,000 MILES ON IT). OR I COULD GET A NEW TRANSMISSION AND PAY THE DIFFERENCE OF 1,500.00 DOLLARS WHICH SEEMS UNFAIR TO ME. THIS IS A SHORT SUMMARY OF WHAT HAS TRANSPIRED AND IT IS VERY DISCOURAGING TO MY DAUGHTER AND I. WE WERE WONDERING IF YOU HAD ANY INSIGHT INTO OUR PREDICAMENT. *TR

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 43,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. UPDATED 9/27/11 *CN ALSO, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK. THE SHIFTER WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 02/01/12

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 ANY ONE POSITION, SO WHILE DRIVING THE SHIFTER WILL SWITCH FROM DRIVE TO NATURAL. NO WORK DONE TO FOSTLY, CONTACTED DEALER WHO ADVISED SAME ISSUE ON 2009 HHR'S AND THEY ARE BEING RECALLED, BUT MO OPEN RECALL ON 2006 AT THIS TIME. *TT

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 GEAR AT ALL TIMES, EVEN WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS OCCURS EVERYDAY. THE DEALER REPLACES AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

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 AND WATER GETS IN CAR. GETS MY HEAT BLOWER WET AND BLOWS OUT A PART AND I ONLY HAVE OFF AND HIGH FAN SETTINGS. ONGOING ISSUE AS WELL. *TR

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 INFORMED THE CONTACT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT HER OWN RISK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9,100.