2007 Chevrolet Hhr

WE TOOK OUR 2007 CHEVROLET HHR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AS THE RECALL NOTICED PRESCRIBED. MY WIFE WAITED 1 1/2 HOURS FOR THE REPAIR. THE DEALER SHIP PERSONNEL RETURNED ASKING MY WIFE FOR THE, QUOTE: "OLD KEYS BECAUSE THEY WILL NO LONGER WORK AFTER THE REPAIR" THEN HANDING HER A NEW SET OF KEYS AFTER SURRENDERING THE OLD KEYS. WHEN MY WIFE RETURNED HOME THE IGNITION SWITCH STILL DID NOT WORK AS THE SWITCH TUMBLER WOULD NOT RELEASE THE KEY IN THE PARK POSITION AS BEFORE THE "FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH HAD BEEN REPLACED". I STILL HAD ONE OF THE ORIGINAL IGNITION KEYS , AS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP "IT WOULDN'T WORK"... I PLACED THE OLD KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND IT STARTED THE CAR. IT WOULD NOT RELEASE THE OLD KEY AS BEFORE THE "R&R". ALL WE RECEIVED IMO WAS A NEW SET OF KEYS & FALSE HOPE THAT THE GENERAL MOTORS DEFECTS HAD BEEN RESOLVED. THE HHR STILL HAS THE SAME DEFECTS AS IT DID BEFORE TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. (SMOKE & MIRRORS NO RESOLVE). *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE HWY, AT APPROX, 65 TO 70 MPH I FELT THE CAR PULL HARD TO THE RIGHT, AFTER GOING INTO A SPIN , IT BECAME HARD TO APPLY BRAKES AND TO TRY TO CORRECT OR CONTROL THE SPIN , THERE WERE VEHICLES INCLUDING A SEMI ALL AROUND MY CAR. AS I SLID OFF THE TRAVELED PORTION OF THE HWY. MY CAR IMPACTED THE WALL HEAD ON. I WAS SLAMMED INTO THE DASH . A MOMENT LATER I CALMED DOWN AND THOUGHT TO MYSELF WHY DIDN'T THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY? I HIT THE WALL AT LEAST AT 35 MPH, THEN I SAW THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING, I SAW THE KEY HAD MOVED TO OFF, I STARTED THE CAR AND DROVE HOME. *TR

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY POWER STEERING GOES OUT, ALARM BUZZER AND LIGHTS ON DASH COME ON. AFTER BEING SHUTOFF IF WORKED UNTIL A FEW DAYS LATER. SAME THING. SHUTTING OFF SEEMS TO ALLOW IT TO RESET ITSELF. INVESTIGATION SHOWS THE STEERING IS THE SAME PART NUMBER AS A COBALT BUT 2007 HHR ISN'T ON RECALL ONLY COBALT. THE HHR WAS ACTUALLY MANUFACTURED IN LATE 2006. PURCHASED NEW. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND WENT TO TURN ONTO A STREET WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THERE WAS A DINGING SOUND AND IT SHOWED POWER STEERING ON THE DASH DISPLAY. I WAS INCHES AWAY FROM AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE ALREADY TAKEN THE CAR INTO THE DEALER LAST WEEK FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. I HAD THE STEERING GO OUT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. THE DEALERSHIP, DON HEWLETT CHEVROLET, GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, SAID THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND IT WAS FIXED. I ALMOST HAD A VEHICLE ACCIDENT BOTH TIMES. *TR

I HAVE BEEN CALLING THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN AN ATTEMPT TO SCHEDULE MY RECALLS SINCE JULY 2014. I WAS INITIALLY TOLD THE PARTS WOULD BE ORDERED AND ASKED IF THERE WAS ANYTHING ELSE I COULD SCHEDULE AS THEY DO NOT LIKE TO SCHEDULE RECALLS DUE TO IT TAKES AWAY MONEY FROM SERVICE. I SCHEDULED A REPAIR AND HEARD NOTHING ELSE. I HAVE BEEN CALLING FOR MONTHS AND LEAVING MESSAGES WITH NO RETURN CALLS, OR THEY WOULD TELL ME THEY WERE GOING TO CHECK ON THIS AND CALL ME BACK NEVER TO BE HEARD FROM AGAIN. I FINALLY HAD TO GET UGLY WITH THEM AND FINALLY THEY HAVE SCHEDULED SOME OF THE RECALLS TO BE FIXED NEXT WEEK. SEEMS LIKE THIS SHOULD BE GROUNDS FOR A LAWSUIT AS THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY WAS SO EASILY PASSED OVER DURING ALL THESE MONTHS. *TR

APPROXIMATELY 6 WEEKS AGO, I WAS DRIVING MY CHEVROLET HHR 2007, (40 MPH), WHEN TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE INFO SHOWED TRACTION CONTROL OFF, AND THEN SERVICE TRACTION, AT THE SAME TIME I COULD HEAR AND FEEL THE CAR WAS SHIFTING HARD. IT WAS LIKE KICKING. I PARKED, TURNED OFF THE CAR AND TURNED ON AGAIN, AND THE LIGHT DISAPPEAR BUT AFTER FEW HOURS, IT WAS THERE AGAIN, SHORTLY AFTER THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE INFO CHECK ENGINE, AND STAYED ON WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, THEN THIS DISAPPEAR BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED. ALSO THE CAR HAS MADE NOISE SINCE 2008 WHEN MY HUSBAND BOUGHT IT.I DON'T KNOW IF BOTH PROBLEMS ARE RELATED. ON 10/15/14 I WENT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE MY CAR HAS 5 DIFFERENT RECALLS TO FIX, AND THE SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT WAS ON, THEY DIDN'T CHECK IT, THEY SAID IF I WANT THEM CHECK IT, I HAVE TO PAID FOR THE INSPECTION. LOOKS CHEVROLET IT DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS SAFETY! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND WAS CONCERNED THAT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE RESTARTED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A RETAINING WALL AND ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE CONTACT SECURELY. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE DOORS COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED. THE CONTACT BECAME TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE KNEE, CHEST AND ARM. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,990. KMJ