2006 Chevrolet Hhr

YESTERDAY WHEN I GOT HOME I DISCOVERED THAT I COULD NOT GET OUT OF MY DRIVER'S DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THE INSIDE HANDLE BROKE, SO I ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOW AND USED THE OUTSIDE HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. TODAY I TRIED TO GET A NEW DOOR HANDLE ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT YOU HAVE TO PURCHASE THE WHOLE DOOR PANEL ($269.71 WITH MY TRADE DISCOUNT). THIS IS A CRAZY WAY TO REPAIR A CHEAP PLASTIC DOOR HANDLE. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET ONLY TO LEARN THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM TO MANY OTHER HHR VEHICLES. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL WITH A BETTER DESIGN INCLUDED FOR THIS DOOR HANDLE. THE LAST RECALL I GOT WAS FOR A GLOVE BOX CATCH PROBLEM, WHICH WAS A PIECE OF MOLDED PLASTIC WITH TAPE TO HOLD IT ON. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PROBLEM IS A MUCH MORE DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL IN HIS VEHICLE. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FLEX PIPE, WHICH CONNECTS TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, FRACTURED. AS A CONSEQUENCE, CARBON MONOXIDE ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,000. UPDATED 3/24/09 *CN UPDATED 03/27/09.*JB

THE INTERIOR HANDLES ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR OF MY 2006 CHEVY HHR ARE BROKE. I WAS IN THE CAR WHEN IT HAPPENED, BETWEEN ERRANDS BOTH TIMES. CALLS/EMAILS MADE TO GM HAVE NOT BEEN PRODUCTIVE. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, I CAN NOT EXIT THE VEHICLE OTHER THEN ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPENING FROM THE OUTSIDE. IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. ONE BROKE ONE WEEK, AND THE PASSENGER BROKE A WEEK LATER. THE PART THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE DOOR MECHANISM IS SMALLER THEN A DIME AND MADE OF POOR QUALITY PLASTIC MOLDING. IT IS THE ONLY THING SUPPORTING THE DOOR MECHANISM. WHEN EMAILING GM, I CONTINUED TO GET THE RUN AROUND FOR DAYS UNTIL I THREATENED TO REPORT THEM TO THIS SITE. I AM CHOOSING TO ANYHOW BECAUSE I DO NOT FEEL THEY HAVE TAKEN PROPER STEPS TO ENSURE THIS IS REPAIRED. THEY DID CONNECT ME TO A DEALER, GRAFF CHEVROLET IN GRAND PRAIRIE. THEY HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY HELPFUL AND ARE DOING THEIR BEST TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF. I WOULD EXPECT GM TO HAVE BETTER SERVICE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE COMPANY IN THE STATE IT IS IN! *TR

2006 CHEVY HHR CONTINUES TO HAVE POWER STEERING GO OUT DURING OPERATION. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. AFTER READING SEVERAL BLOGS, IT APPEARS THAT THE CAUSE IS A DEFECT IN THE EPS (ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING). IT EMPLOYS THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM), POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE (PSCM), TORQUE MODULE AND VARIOUS OTHER SYSTEMS. THE SYSTEM BECOMES CORRUPTED AND CAUSES INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURE. AS STATED ABOVE, IF THE SYSTEM FAILS DURING CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS, (I.E. DRIVING IN CURVING, MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN) AND SYSTEM FAILS, THIS COULD CAUSE VERY DIFFICULT STEERING AND A TRAFFIC CRASH. *TR

I NEED YOUR HELP, 1ST,COMPUTER BROKE,THEN 2ND GEAR SHIFT, THEN 3RD SUNROOF, THEN 4TH BACK DOOR WON'T OPEN-SON CAN'T GET OUT, THEN 5TH POWER STEERING, TRIED TO REPLACE POWER STEERING WITH A USED ONE THAT WE COULD AFFORD,, NOW CAR IS LOCKED AND WON'T CRANK, DID WHAT MECHANIC SAID TO REPROGRAM AND IT STILL DOESN'T WORK, GM REPLACED 1ST COMPUTER, I PAID FOR GEARS , TRIED TO GET GM TO FIX ELECTRIC STEERING, SAID THEY WOULD BUY PARTS BUT NOT LABOR >1000, RIGHT BEFORE WE TRIED TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING THE CRANK STARTED HANGING, 06 CHEVROLET HHR-NO CAR, HELP, ITS SO BROKE, HURT MYSELF TRYING TO DRIVE IT, AND HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET FIXED FOR OVER 2 MONTHS, ITS A BOMB, NOW I HAVE NO CAR TO DRIVE. GM STATES ITS OVER MILEAGE, THOUGHT I BOUGHT ALL WARRANTIES, DEALER WENT OUT OF BUSINESS, PALM BAY CHEVROLET, FL, I NEED SOME HELP, MULTIPLE TIMES HAVE ALL BUT CRASHED RELATED TO CAN'T HARDLY STEER IT, TURN IT, I THINK I'VE BROKE MY SHOULDER WITH THIS THING. NOW I CATCH A RIDE WITH 4 YEARS TO PAY LEFT ON THIS CAR, HELP! ITS A HAZARD, I DON'T HAVE GOLIATHS STRENGTH ANY MORE! *TR

FIRST THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK WITHOUT HAVING TO BASICALLY YANK THE HANDLE WITH ALL OF MY STRENGTH. THEN ABOUT TWO DAYS LATER THE KEYS WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. IN LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE ON OTHER SITES IT HAS BEEN STATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WHEN ANY MOISTURE (EX FROM A SPILL OF CLEANING) GETS INTO THE GEAR SHIFTER. FOR THIS REASON THE DEALERSHIP HAS INSTALLED A "TEMPORARY FIX" BEING A QUICK RELEASE SWITCH LOCATED UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE LOOKED FOR THIS SWITCH SINCE READING ABOUT IT ONLINE AND HAVE NOT YET BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE IT. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2006 HHR AND IT HAS BEEN A VERY DEPENDABLE CAR UNTIL NOW. I HAVE PURCHASED MANY NEW CARS AND IN TWO YEARS AND LESS THAN 50,000 MILES I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY EXHAUST PROBLEMS. WHY HAVE THE METAL SPIRAL TUBING EXHAUST PIPE THAT COME FROM THE MANIFOLD TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM HAVE CRACKED. THE METAL SPIRAL TUBING APPEARS TO BE IN MINT CONDITION, BUT FOR SOME IRONIC REASON IT HAS A BREAK IN ONE OF THE SPIRALS CAUSING IT TO HAVE AN EXHAUST LEAK. I TOOK IT TO A MUFFLER SHOP AND THE GENTLEMEN EXPLAINED TO ME THAT HE HAS BEEN DOING EXHAUST SYSTEMS FOR YEARS AND HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. HE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT HAS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE METAL. I WOULD ATTACH PICTURES , BUT YOU DON'T HAVE AN ATTACHMENT OPTION AVAILABLE. CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THIS SITUATION. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES SOME THAT WERE FIXED UNDER THE WARRANTY SOME THAT HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND NOW THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM WONT EVEN TALK TO ME ABOUT THE ISSUES CAUSE ITS OUT OF WARRANTY MOST OF MY PROBLEMS I'VE NOTICED AND PAID FOR TO BE FIXED OUT OF MY POCKET HAVE SERVICE BULLETINS ON BUT YET THE DEALER JUST KEEPS TELLING ME IM OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO I UNDERSTAND BEING OUT OF WARRANTY BUT IF THERE ARE OTHER VEHICLES THE SAME MAKE AN MODEL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WHY CANT MINE BE FIXED BY GM SEEING AS WHICH IM NOT THE ONLY ONE. MY COMPANY JUST BOUGHT AN HHR THAT HAS JUST A LITTLE OVER 6,000 MILES ON IT AND ITS HAVING ALOT OF THE SAME PROBLEMS MINE IS. I'VE BEEN HAVING THESE PROBLEMS FOR SOME TIME NOW AND AM JUST GETTING AGGRAVATED PUTTING SO MUCH MONEY INTO REPAIRS ON A CAR THAT IS NOT THAT OLD AND ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT AND THEN SEEING THAT THERE ARE SERVICE BULLETINS ON MAJORITY OF THE PROBLEMS. IM LOOKING FOR SOME GUIDANCE ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE EVER SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, THE DOOR HANDLE CRACKED IN HALF AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO BECOME TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. SHE HAD TO EXIT THE VEHICLE USING THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE DOOR HANDLE FAILURE WAS A COMMON ISSUE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. IN ADDITION, WHEN ACTIVATING THE AIR CONDITIONER OR HEATING UNIT, A SMALL AMOUNT OF AIR COMES OUT OF THE VENTS. THE CONTACT COULD NOT TURN DOWN THE HEAT OR AIR BECAUSE THE DIALS TO CONTROL THE AIR AND HEAT DO NOT TURN AND ARE PERMANENTLY SET TO HIGH. SHE IS UNABLE TO ADJUST THE SETTINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE A/C UNIT AND THE SWITCH TO ADJUST THE A/C AND HEATING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO MONTHS LATER. NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY REFUSED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY DID NOT RECEIVE A CALL FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO INSPECT OR MAKE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,083 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 2/5/09 *CN UPDATED 02/10/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS HAVE FAILED FIVE TIMES. THE FAILURE TYPICALLY OCCURS IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER EACH TIME AND THEY STATED THAT FUSE 69 CONTINUES TO FAIL; HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT OFFER AN EXPLANATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,059.