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

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 DANGEROUS PROBLEM IS..TURN THE ROTORS. "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR" THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO ME ANYMORE. MY CAR HAS HAD ISSUES WITH THE SHOCKS,THE STRUTS, THE CONTINUED ROTOR PROBLEM, THE STEERING WHEEL THAT SHUDDERS, AND AS OF TODAY, THE POWER STEERING IS GOING AS WELL AS THE STEERING RACK. THE POTENTIAL OF ME KILLING MYSELF,MY CHILDREN, OR THE PERSON NEXT TO ME HAS BECOME A REALITY. I HAVE COMPLAINED SINCE PRACTICALLY DRIVING IT OFF THE LOT. GM JUST REFUSES TO PAY, OR DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE CEO OF GM AS WELL AS THE NORTH AMERICA PRESIDENT MARK REUSS I HAVE EXPRESSED MY CONCERNS WITH THE SAFETY OF THE HHR. AND I HAVE SAID THAT THE ANSWER IS NOT TO "JUST TURN THE ROTORS FOR THE 35TH TIME". THERE IS SOMETHING VERY WRONG WITH THIS CAR, AND IT SEEMS AS THOUGH EVERYONE THAT DRIVES ONE HAS THE SAME POWER STEERING,ROTOR,AT THE SHUDDER OF THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE PLUNKED NEARLY 2K INTO A CAR THAT GM NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR. AN URGENT RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED OR I SEE THE POTENTIAL OF A TOYOTA PROBLEM ON THE HORIZON FOR GM AND THEIR CHEVY HHR. I REALLY BELIEVE IT IS GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE OR MAYBE MANY TO BE INJURED OR WORSE YET DEAD BEFORE GM WILL LOOK INTO THIS FURTHER. THE WORLD HEADQUARTERS TOLD ME YESTERDAY THAT THERE ARE NO OTHER COMPLAINTS LIKE MINE AND I SHOULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT I READ. THEY HAVE CLOSED MY CASE AND REFUSE TO LISTEN ANY LONGER. I KNOW THIS IS NOT MY DRIVING, I AM NOT HARD ON THE BRAKES, NOR HAVE I CAUSED THE ROTORS NEEDING TO BE TURNED SO MANY TIMES ON THE LATHE THAT THEY ARE LIKE PUTTING BICYCLE BRAKES ON A FREIGHT TRAIN. CAR IS A BIT TOO HEAVY TO STOP WHEN YOU HAVE ROTORS THAT ARE DANGEROUSLY THIN. *TR

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 REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN BEARING. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND DEALER WHERE THE FRONT HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD CONTINUE TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,084 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

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 WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

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 WORKED ON 4 TIMES BY CHEVY, AND THEY ARE NOW ONCE AGAIN IN NEED OF REPAIR. I RECENTLY TOOK MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE RATTLE IN THE STEERING AND THE WATER LEAK. I FOUND NUMEROUS TSB ARTICLES FOR THE ISSUES, BUT THE DEALER AND GM ARE CLAIMING THE TSBS DO NOT EXIST. THE REPAIRS WILL TOTAL MORE THAN $1100. I WAS TOLD THE BUSHINGS, AND TENSION RODS ARE THE PROBLEM WITH MY STEERING, AND THEY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. AT 52K MILES I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THESE ITEMS WOULD FAIL.. MY MAJOR CONCERN IS MY SAFETY RELATED TO THE STEERING AS WELL AS ANY POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL ISSUE STEMMING FROM THE WATER LEAK.. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE STEERING ISSUE AS WELL AS FOR THE BRAKE ROTORS. IF YOU GO TO ANY VEHICLE COMPLAINT WEB SITE FOR THE HHR YOU WILL SEE 100'S OF POSTINGS RELATED TO BAD BRAKES. THERE ARE ALSO SIMILAR COMPLAINTS PERTAINING TO THE STEERING. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO HONOR OR COMPROMISE WITH REGARDS TO PERFORMING THE REPAIRS FOR FREE OR FOR A REDUCED FEE. I CONTACTED GM CORPORATE AND FILED A COMPLAINT. I WAS TOLD THE GM DISTRICT MANAGER WOULD CONTACT ME. I AM STILL WAITING. *TR

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 IT COULD CAUSE IT. I QUESTIONED ABOUT THE MATERIALS USED AND IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS TO KEEP THE WEIGHT LOW ON THE VEHICLE FOR GAS MILEAGE. YESTERDAY I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM WORK WHICH I HAVE TO TRAVEL A LONG GRADE. I SHIFTED TO A LOWER GEAR TO REDUCE SPEED GOING DOWN THE GRADE, I PRESSED ON THE BREAKS AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK SO VIOLENTLY I ENDED UP TRYING TO USE THE EMERGENCY HAND BREAK IN ORDER TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. MY SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 52 MILES PER HOUR. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE AN EXTENSIVE WARRANTY REPAIR RECORD ON IT INCLUDING A FIRE. I FIND THIS VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE ESPECIALLY WITH THE BRAKING PROBLEMS. *TR

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 FROM CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE. CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE SAYS CONTACT THEM IF DEALER WON'T COMPLETE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY. AT PRESENT VEHICLE IS STILL AT DEALER AND NO ONE HAS CONTACTED ME WITH ANY TYPE OF RESOLUTION. NOTE - VEHICLE RIDES WELL AND TIRES SHOW NO UNUSUAL OR UNEVEN WEAR. *TR

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 HELP. THIS IS WORSE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40 MPH, COLD OR HOT BRAKES. *TR

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 WITH MY BRAKES. THE STEERING SHOOK VIOLENTLY. ALSO WHEN DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO CONTROL AND THE CAR SEEMS TO VEER SEVERELY TO THE RIGHT AND WITH SHEER FORCE I HAVE TO USE BOTH HANDS TO CONTROL IT. RECENTLY THAT HAS INCREASED DRAMATICALLY, EVEN AT SPEEDS OF 30MPH. I TOOK THE CAR TO GET THE BRAKES INSPECTED AND THEY TOLD ME THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, NOT RESURFACED WHICH OTHERS HAVE SAID THAT IS UNUSUAL SINCE THE VEHICLE IS STILL FAIRLY NEW. THE MECHANIC ALSO TOLD ME THAT MY FRONT STRUTS ARE LEAKING AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN I AM DRIVING THE CAR TENDS TO SHAKE/VIBRATE AND MAKE STRANGE NOISES. THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION UPON TURNING THE ENGINE OFF. THERE ARE TIMES I HAVE HAD TO RESTART MY CAR UP TO 8 TIMES JUST TO GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. *TR

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, THE BRAKES SHOULD NOT SHIMMY AND NEED REPAIRING EVERY 14000 MILES, THIS NEED TO BE CORRECTED WITH NEW IMPROVED ROTORS BEFORE THEIR IS A TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE WE PLAN ON KEEPING THIS CAR FOR A LONG TIME, WHO IS GOING TO PAY TO FIX THIS!AT THE SAME TIME THE HEATER/AC FAN SWITCH WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAN MOTOR WAS REPLACED, WE WERE TOLD WATER LEAKS ON THE FAN, WE HAVE HAD WATER LEAK THRU THE HEATER VENTS BEFORE. *TR