Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||||
| 10-00-89-017C | 02/01/2011 | 10038295 | Ready | 06/14/2011 | |
| 10-00-89-017C | 02/01/2011 | 10038295 | Gm: information on fixing multiple situations right the first time. *rm | 06/14/2011 | |
| 070857001 | 08/01/2009 | SB-07-08-57-001D | 10023224 | Front and rear carpet wet/blower motor inoperative (reseal body seams) *nj carpet wet, mildew odor when a/c is turned on. updated 2/17/10. *pe | 11/02/2007 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 02/28/2009 | 1 | ||
| Cpsc#i12c0371a. 2008 chevorlet hhr. consumer stated after only having the car for a year she had trouble with door lock sticking. *ln | |||
| 08/06/2010 | 84000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that the computer monitor was providing incorrect information and the warning lights were illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the failure of the computer monitor was caused by the oxygen sensor. the vehicle was repaired under the vehicle warranty however, the failure recurred. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 84,000, and the current mileage was 90,000. kmj | |||
| 08/06/2010 | 84000 | ||
| Tl- the owns a 2008 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that the vehicle computer monitor was providing with the wrong information and the warning lights were illuminated often. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the failure of the computer monitor was caused by the oxygen sensor. the vehicle was repaired under the vehicle warranty, but the failure of the vehicle reoccured. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 84,000, and the current mileage was approximated 90,000 but the computer was not providing with the right information. lg | |||
| 04/15/2012 | 45000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that the ignition became stuck as he attempted to shut off the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the ignition was repaired. the failure mileage was 45,000 and the current mileage was 46,000. kmj | |||
| 04/15/2012 | 45000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet hhr. the contact states the vehicles ignition got stuck so he could not turn the vehicle off. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and was repaired. the failure mileage was 45,000 and the current mileage was 46,000. | |||
| 03/01/2012 | 74000 | ||
| Our hhr's lock/latch system stopped working completely on 4/18/2012. we started having problems in march 2012 and had our mechanic look at it, but he couldn't get the problem to duplicate, so he cleaned the key lock and lubed it. the car is permanently locked. we don't have a key lacentry on this vehicle, it is a manual lock. we now have to incur a lock smith and/or towing bill + a repair bill for the mechanic to fix what he believes is a failure/breakdown of the latch system. we have an extended warranty, but we're not sure if the warranty covers this part; even if they do we still have a $100 deductible. | |||
| 08/30/2010 | 58000 | ||
| The electric power steering turned itself off mid turn causing a drastic understeering leading the vehicle into oncoming traffic, upon research i found that gm recalled the exact same steering components that failed in the hhr in other gm vehicles but not the hhr. if this does not warrant serious investigation what does. the second time this happened everything was fine as we were driving straight, the problem occurred when the electric power steering turned back on mid-turn causing my wife to over turn into someone's front lawn, had anyone been in the way this would have been tragic. we've been lucky this far but as we are a low income household we don't have the means to pay some dealer to fix this as they all say it's on us the owners to take care of even though it's the same defective equipment that was in vehicles like the cobalt and pontiacs lines, why hasn't there been a recall issued, this is a sever driving impairment that can cause accidents and gm doesn't seem to care due to it's an acceptable loss! no life is an acceptable loss, please address this issue as there are many complaints into this same issue in the research i preformed, by the way, why is it gm canada issued a recall on this part for the hhr and not the us branch? our hhr is a 2008 with 66000 miles on it and the electric power steering is the issue. | |||
| 02/22/2011 | 41000 | ||
| I live in deltona, fl and drove to palm bay, fl from home and got out of my car, returned to it a few minutes later and started it with the key fob and got in and the key would not turn in the ignition. had to let the car turn itself off and tried several times to turn the key. the steering wheel was not locked, i walked to a nearby firestone dealer who kindly agreed to let a technician come over to my car and try to turn the key, he was unsuccesful as well after several attempts. he was able to pull the steering wheel into the locked position however was still unable to turn the key in the ignition. i had to call a tow truck to tow me to the nearest chevy dealership, in melbourne, fl. this dealership wouldn't even tell me if they had the part in stock to replace it so that i could drive home they told me to pay to be towed and let them look at it and see what the issue really was. i went online and saw that many other hhr owners have experienced this issue and they had suggestions on how to correc it, due to the fact that the tumbler was frozen. i walked to a gas station to by wd-40 and sprayed it in the ignition hole and unlocked my sterring wheel adjustment to allow me to pull it up and down as quickly and as hard as i could to get the tumbler to free itself up, to no avail. 1.5 hours after the issue began the tow truck driver showed up and asked me what was wrong and i told him he could try and he was able to get the key to turn. i drove back home the 1.5 hours and my husband is ordering a replacement piece to install. why should we pay to replace this piece when this has been happening to so many owners of this vehicle make and model? | |||
| 04/30/2010 | 7500 | ||
| Brake rotors warped and the car would shake with such a severe force controling the car was very hard. after the dealer replaced four sets, before the car had 50,000 miles on it, the dealer told me that the brake pads were worn out and that would cause this to happen again. just before the last rotors were, replaced the electric power steering would cease working and effectively hinder our ability to steer the car. the electgric power steering is still a problem daily at different times. i am going to check into the repair process soon. i feel that this problem is caused by the rotors warping and shaking the front end equipment of the hhr. in closing, i replaced the pads and they were not worn out. i kept them for future reference. | |||