2006 Chevrolet Hhr

WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH OUR HHR SINCE WE BOUGHT IT IN AUGUST OF 2007. THE FIRST PROBLEM OCCURRED JUST AFTER PURCHASING IT, WHEN WE WERE DRIVING IT OUT ON A HIGHWAY FOR A FIRST TIME OUTING WITH IT, WHEN I NOTICED THE FRONT WHEELS SEEMED TO BE FLOATING BACK AND FORTH. I SLOWED DOWN AND IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT HOME. WE CONTACTED OUR LOCAL DEALER, AND HAD THE CAR BROUGHT IN TO BE CHECKED OUT. WE WERE TOLD THE FRONT BUSHINGS WERE BAD & NEEDED REPLACING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BUSHINGS. (UNDER WARRANTY) IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007, WE HAD TO REPLACE OUR CARS REMOTE CONTROL, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ONLY 1 YEARS OLD. OUR DEALER REPLACED IT BUT WE HAD TO PAY $81.82 OUT OF OUR POCKET. OCTOBER 2007, I BROUGHT OUR CAR INTO OUR DEALER BECAUSE IT HAD A ROUGH RIDE AND GROANING SOUNDS. THE DEALER LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THE SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THEY REPLACED OUR STEERING COLUMN UNDER WARRANTY. DECEMBER OF 2007 MY WIFE, MOTHER & I WENT TO A CHRISTMAS LIGHT PARADE IN OUR TOWN; WHEN WE GOT HOME I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION & WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE KEY, IT WOULD NOT COME OUT. THAT MONDAY I CALLED OUR LOCAL DEALER & THEY HAD US BRING IN THE CAR ON 12/3/07. THEY REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO POWER TO THE INTER LOCK2 AND A FUSE HAD BROWN. THEY FOUND THAT A WIRE HARNESS WAS PINCHED UNDER THE COLUMN COVER & REPAIRED THE HARNESS (UNDER WARRANTY) JANUARY 29,2008 I BROUGHT OUR 2006 HHR INTO OUR DEALER AGAIN COMPLAINING ABOUT SQUEAKING AND POPPING NOISE WITH CLUNKING IN LEFT FRONT. THEY SAID THEY HEARD NOISE FROM STABILIZER LINKS PIVOT JOINT AT LINK TIRES MISS-MATCHED. THEY REPLACED BOTH STABILIZERS LINKS UNDER WARRANTY. CONTINUED ON NEXT REPORT *JS

I WAS DRIVING IN THE RIGHT LANE GOING WESTBOUND APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES IT DID NOT SLOW DOWN,I PRESSED THE BRAKE HARD AN CAR KEPT GOING INTO THE REAR OF A TRUCK THAT WAS STOPPING AT THE LIGHT. MY CAR WAS NOT STOPPING. LIKE IT HAD NO CONTROL. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IM CONCERNED THAT THE IGNITION TURNED OFF WHEN I WENT OVER SOME POT HOLES IN THE ROAD. MY CAR IS ONE OF THE VEHICLES ON THE RECALL LIST FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH, I HAD REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH MONTHS AGO DUE TO SAME PROBLEM. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS TO GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER COULD NOT BE ENGAGED INTO ANY GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT TIRES WERE WEARING PREMATURELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FRONT END WAS REBUILT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

MY 2006 HHR HAS HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT AND REAR END STRUTS REPLACED AND NOW, THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND DRIVE SHAFT. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 80K MILES ON IT. I DON'T DRIVE IT THAT MUCH SO IT SHOULDN'T BE HAVING ALL OF THESE ISSUES. WHY HASN'T GM ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR ALL THE PROBLEMS IT HAS? I'VE READ COUNTLESS SIMILAR STORIES ON THE INTERNET. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES. *TR

THIS IS AN ONGOING SAFETY PROBLEM THAT CHEVY/GM DOESN'T CARE TO WORRY ABOUT. MY CARS STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN I AM DRIVING. SOMETIMES TO THE POINT OF THE CAR TO BE UNCONTROLLABLE IN ADDITION TO THIS THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT GOES ON ALONG WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS IN TO THE DEALER EVERY TWO MONTHS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD A COMBINATION OF WHAT THE DEALERS MECHANICS FEEL THE PROBLEM IS. I HAVE HAD STEERING COLUMNS REPLACED, CAM SHAFT SOLENOIDS, BUSHINGS, ROTORS. THE LIST GOES ON. NOTHING HAS FIXED THE ISSUE. TODAY BRINGING BACK TO THE DEALER I AM NOW TOLD THAT I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE AS BOTH CONTROL ARMS IN THE FRONT ARE SECONDS FROM BREAKING ALONG WITH THE LINKS THAT KEEP THE CAR STABLE.. THE MECHANIC SHARED THAT HAD I HIT A POTHOLE I WOULD HAVE DIED AS THE CAR WOULD HAVE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND IMPOSSIBLE TO RECOVER AS I WOULD HAVE NO WAY TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. NOW HAVING TWO KIDS, AND THIS BEING AN ONGOING PROBLEM ONE WOULD THINK THAT CHEVY/GM WOULD PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THEIR FAULTY PART. I CANT AFFORD A NEW CAR, AND I CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO PAY FOR GM'S MISTAKES. MY CAR IS PAID OFF AND NOW I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT. TO "FIX IT" AND I SAY THIS LOOSELY IT WILL COST 1,800 OUT OF MY POCKET. *TR

I AM A 35 YEAR OLD MOTHER OF 3 AND I RECENTLY HAD A DANGEROUS CLOSE CALL WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 CHEVY HHR. I WAS DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN ON BOARD AND I SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING. I QUICKLY MANAGED TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE BUT IT WAS A CLOSE CALL. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY NEAREST CHEVY DEALER FOR INSPECTION. I WAS TOLD WHAT WAS THE EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR WOULD BE $1600.00. I WENT HOME AND QUICKLY RESEARCHED INTO THE PROBLEM. I FOUND OUT THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY OWNER OF A CHEVY HHR TO HAVE THIS SIMILIAR PROBLEM. I FOUND OUT ALSO THAT THE CHEVY COBALT (WHICH ALSO HAS THE SAME STEERING COLUMN) HAS A RECALL ON IT BUT NOT THE CHEVY HHR. IT IS ONLY LOGICAL THAT THE CHEVY HHR SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ALSO BECAUSE THE STEERING COLUMN IS IDENTICAL. PUBLIC SAFETY SHOULD BE THE NUMBER ONE CONCERN. *TR

IT BEGAN WITH MY KEY GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION, WOULD HAVE TO TRY TO PLACE IN PARK MULTIPLE TIMES TO RELEASE THE KEY. FOUND THE PANEL IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE RELEASE BUTTON TO REMOVE KEY. NOW THE GEAR SHIFT BUTTON IS STUCK IN THE PRESSED POSITION, MAKING THE CAR VULNERABLE TO COMING OUT OF GEAR. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND COSTLY TO FIX. FROM LISTENING TO SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AT A FORMER DEALER, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH HHR AND COBALTS. ADDITIONAL PERSONAL RESEARCH HAS INDICATED THIS IS A COMMON AND KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THIS DEFECT IS UNSAFE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER ON THEIR DIME, NOT MINE. IN ADDITION, THE ROTORS KNOCK AND HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED. I HAD ONE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE BOTH FRONT ROTORS. NOW THE OPPOSITE IS KNOCKING AND IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS ALSO A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CARS AND NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED ON ANY CAR WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. GM NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THEIR MISTAKES AND MAKE THE NECESSARY RECALLS.

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