Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| PIP-4495C | 03/01/2011 | 10038510 | Gm: there may be noise coming from the cylinder head, because of low oil pressure which is caused by debris. *rm | 06/16/2011 | |
| PIP-4495C | 03/01/2011 | 10038510 | Ready | 06/16/2011 | |
| PI-0128A | 06/01/2010 | 10036544 | Chevrolet/pontiac/saturn/daewoo/opel: engine misfire/low compression. technician should perform a compression test. results may lead to cylinder with low compression (85-90psi). this may cause the misfire. *pe | 03/28/2011 | |
| PB-08200 | 06/01/2008 | 10029007 | General motors: engine oil pan drain plug thread insert loose or damaged; inspect/install new insert. may have an undersize engine oil pan drain plug thread insert. *pe | 06/10/2009 | |
| 08-200 | 06/01/2008 | 10026606 | Gmc: engine oil pan drain plug thread insert loose or damaged-inspect/install new insert. vehicles may have an undersize engine oil pan drain plug thread insert that will be installed too far into the oil pan hole. *pe csc letter | 11/17/2008 | |
| PIP4416 | 05/01/2008 | 10025605 | Intermittent wtall when coming to a stop or engine chuggles prior to a stop, hybrid dtc p1a6f. vehicles equipped with 4t45e transmission including hybrid. *pe | 08/25/2008 | |
| PIP4310 | 04/01/2008 | PIP4310A | 10023997 | Intermittent ses light due to dtc's p060e, p2135, and/or p2138. *nj updated 5/12/08. *nj | 02/28/2008 |
| 3859 | 3859A | 10020923 | Low oil pressure - inspect oil filter for damage. *kb updated 10/18/07. *nj | 01/30/2007 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE - TURBO-CHARGER | |||||
| PIP-4820 | 08/01/2010 | 10036444 | Chevrolet/pontiac/saturn/daewood/opel: low turbocharger boost pressure or possible dtc p0299. technicians may find dtc p0299 present. may also find the turbo wastegate actuator rod nut missing. most parts of the turbocharger are not ser | 03/14/2011 | |
| SB-09-06-93-002 | 06/01/2009 | 10032461 | Daewoo/opel/saturn/pontiac/chevrolet: turbocharger housing inlet flange cracks in partition wall. *pe | 03/26/2010 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - OTHER FUEL TYPES - TURBO-CHARGER | |||||
| PIP-4820 | 08/01/2010 | 10036444 | Chevrolet/pontiac/saturn/daewood/opel: low turbocharger boost pressure or possible dtc p0299. technicians may find dtc p0299 present. may also find the turbo wastegate actuator rod nut missing. most parts of the turbocharger are not ser | 03/14/2011 | |
| SB-09-06-93-002 | 06/01/2009 | 10032461 | Daewoo/opel/saturn/pontiac/chevrolet: turbocharger housing inlet flange cracks in partition wall. *pe | 03/26/2010 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 06/15/2010 | 42300 | ||
| I purchased a 2008 chevrolet hhr in may of 2009. the vehicle has overheated 4 times in a year. the radiator and cylincer heads have been replaced and i can not be guaranteed that is will not happen again by the dealership. they have admitted it is an unseen situation, but they are unable to resolve the issue. | |||
| 12/17/2008 | 8000 | 1 | 01/08/2008 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet hhr. when attempting to apply pressure to the brake pedal at 15 mph, the vehicle would not stop and stalled simultaneously without warning. the contact crashed into another vehicle and was towed to the dealer. there were no injuries. the cause of the failure has not been identified. he has a copy of the police report. the failure and current mileages were 8,000. updated 03/23/09. *lj the consumer stated the engine failed right before the brakes were applied. updated 03/24/09.*jb | |||
| 08/01/2008 | 2 | 02/01/2008 | |
| 2008 chevy hhr with a burning hair odor intermittently. consumer states that the vehicle also stopped running. she states that when it shut off he had no brakes or steering. *kb the consumer also stated there was a problem with the speakers. *jb | |||
| 04/23/2008 | 8700 | 1 | |
| Car stalls while turning, it has been back to the dealership many times they can't find duplicate or fix the problem and have not given me a loaner car. *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM - RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | |||
| 02/29/2008 | 1 | ||
| My brand new chevy hhr will allow rocks and road debris to ruin the radiator and the a/c condenser then they will not fix under warranty. this car will keep having this problem, i cant keep buying 600 dollar radiators every 3 months. *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 02/15/2009 | 52000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet hhr. while the vehicle was traveling 55 mph with the cruise control engaged the vehicle suddenly shut off, causing the contact to coast the vehicle to a stop. also in a separate incident , while the contact was attempting to make a u-turn traveling at a speed of 8 mph he noticed that the power steering light had appeared on the dashboard. moments later the power steering no longer functioned. the vehicle was taken to the dealership for both incidents where the contact was informed that neither failure could be reproduced. the failure mileage was 52000 and the current mileage is 56000. | |||