Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| PIP-4651 | 06/01/2009 | 10032886 | Saturn/pontiac/chevrolet: soft shifts, erratic shifts, dtc p1811. vehicles with a hydramatic 4t45 transaxle may have soft shifts or shifts erratically. these conditions may appear intermittently or set a dtc p1811. during diagnosis, a l | 06/08/2010 | |
| TB-09-07-30-009 | 04/01/2009 | 10030112 | General motors: an automatic transmission concern of no movement, no reverse or slipping. these concerns may be due to an issue with the direct clutch. *pe | 08/03/2009 | |
| 08-07-30-034 | 07/01/2008 | 10026004 | Gmc: 4t45-3 automatic transmission (rpo mn5/me7) - no reverse, binds in reverse, no movement, dtc p0756 (perform appropriate repair as outlined in bulletin). on some hybrid and non-hybrid vehicles. *pe | 09/23/2008 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | |||||
| 0707129001 | 02/01/2008 | 0707129001A | 10024261 | Ei07280 - key can not be removed from ignition with transaxle selector in park, shifter can not be moved from park position (diagnose using si). *nj | 03/31/2008 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 06/25/2012 | 1 | ||
| 2008 chevy hhr required a new transmission. only 104,124 miles. *tr | |||
| 07/28/2008 | 24000 | ||
| I bought this car in june of 2008. it has been in the shop 17 times with electrical problems the brakes have quite working came to a stop sign and they went to the floor the car has shut off several times going down the road and when it rains really hard the car will not start it drains my brand new battery i got the car from bob steel chevrolet in cocca fl they kept telling me there was nothing they could do i called a lawyer and gm motors decided to give me 10% of the car and they never fixed the car this it the 4th battery because it is draining them so much there no good gm motors told me they were going to label the car as a lemon but because i bought it used they werent going to buy it back they also told me that the 2007 had the same problem but because this was a 2008 and no other prblems with this model to just deal with it i dont know what lest to do please help | |||
| 04/15/2010 | 55000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet hhr. the contact was driving 35 mph when the vehicle decreased in speed despite the accelerator pedal being depressed. the traction warning light illuminated during the failure. the vehicle was taken to the dealer nine times. the dealer confirmed the fuse box the wiring housing and transmission needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was contacted. the vehicle was not repaired and the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 55,000 and the current mileage was 83,000. kmj | |||
| 04/15/2010 | 55000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet hhr. the contact was driving 35 mph when the vehicle decreased in speed despite the accelerator pedal being depressed. the traction warning light illuminated during the failure. the vehicle was taken to the dealer nine times. the dealer confirmed the fuse box the wiring housing and transmission needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was contacted. the vehicle was not repaired and the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 55,000 and the current mileage was 83,000. rds | |||
| 03/24/2008 | 6000 | ||
| I also own a 2008 chevy hhr lt that is loaded. i purchased this vehicle brand new and currently have 39,000 miles on it. i have had nothing but trouble with this vehicle. i have had all of the following problems and gm replaced some of them. gm installed a new intermediate steering colum, drag links,turned rotars 4 times and right side upper ball joint. after the warranty expired, the brakes once again went to hell in a hand basket. i ordered a set of racing rotars and ceramic brakes, this cured the brake problem. at 37,000 miles, the check engine light came on and i had it checked out and it was the cam sensor. i replaced the sensor and reset the light and it did not fix the problem. i really like the vehicle, but gm needs to do their homework and do more research and development. | |||
| 12/26/2009 | 23000 | 5 | |
| 2008 chevy hhr, stall 5 times, electrical system failed, no hazard light to warned other drivers of vehicle present. *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 08/27/2009 | 27031 | 1 | 07/01/2008 |
| Tl*- the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet hhr.the contact stated that while driving 50 mph, she struck a small piece of debris from the road, which subsequently punctured the transfer case. as a consequence the risk of vehicle crash was increased. the vehicle was towed to the dealership and the technician concluded that because the shield was missing, the debris was able to puncture the transfer case. the transmission, gasket, and transmission fluid was replaced. the current and failure mileage was 27,031- updated 10/09/09 *cn updated 10/16/09 | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE | |||
| 03/01/2010 | 63 | ||
| We own a 2008 hhr and it has been nothing but trouble . first when we purchased the car in dec 2008 it had 23,000 miles on it. two months after we got the car we had to replace both front rotors on it and after fighting with gm they agreed to pay for the rotors. at this time they told us that the car needed new tires and a front end alignment at 26,000 miles . then just two months ago at 61,000 miles it had a rumbling noise in the front end ,the drivetrain was still under warrenty.the dealer told me that the right side axle bearing was bad and they replaced it,and also at this time they told us that the lower ball joint needed to be replaced at a cost to us of over $400.00 . just last week the rumbling noise returned , i returned the car to the dealer again and they told us that this the left axle bearing was bad, warrenty also covered this repair. also they said that the car needed the front rotors turned and new brake pads on it .my wife hit a pothole about three weeks ago and bent the wheel . cost to replace the wheel was $150.00 . when i rotated the tires as per gms advice i noticed that the right front strut was leaking ,and as well as the left rear shock absorber. the only thing i like about this car was its looks. so next week we are going to buy a ford focus.. its no wonder gm had to have the government bail them out... | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 06/14/2010 | 18425 | ||
| Top half of manuel shifter knob came off while shifting gears from 2nd to 3rd | |||
| 02/02/2010 | 21000 | 1 | |
| 2008 hhr-chevrolet. manual transmission. driving down the road and the top half of the gear shift knob came off and fell into the drivers side floor and under the brake pedal. i was just extremely lucky it was early in the morning and i was in the right hand lane where i could down shift to slow down and pull over to the side of the road to remove the top of the knob. when i called the dealer to bring it in he said there was somebody standing right in front of him with the same problem. *tr | |||