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2010 Chevrolet HHR problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

515 owner complaints analyzed

3 distinct recall campaigns

62,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2010 model year. Data updated: 2026-09-30 (September 30, 2026). 413 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Steering is the most frequently named component, appearing in 230 of 515 complaints (44.7%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Steering behavior	239	46.4%
Electrical and battery issues	61	11.8%
Braking behavior	39	7.6%
Engine operation	28	5.4%
Fuel system concerns	19	3.7%
Transmission and shifting	10	1.9%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Steering

230

Electrical System

111

Air Bags

Fuel/Propulsion System

Electronic Stability Control (Esc)

Service Brakes

Structure:Body

Structure:Body:Door

Steering: 230; Electrical System: 111; Air Bags: 49; Fuel/Propulsion System: 46; Electronic Stability Control (Esc): 32; Service Brakes: 25; Structure:Body: 21; Structure:Body:Door: 21

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

139

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 34; 25,000 to 49,999: 94; 50,000 to 74,999: 139; 75,000 to 99,999: 75; 100,000 to 149,999: 50; 150,000 and above: 21

50,000 to 74,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (139). 102 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

122

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2010: 7; 2011: 25; 2012: 59; 2013: 93; 2014: 122; 2015: 43; 2016: 41; 2017: 28; 2018: 18; 2019: 14; 2020: 18; 2021: 11; 2022: 15; 2023: 17; 2024: 4

Pattern summary

Steering leads the component reports. Steering behavior appears in 239 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 61 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 39 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10396827 · 2011-04-19 (April 19, 2011)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE ABNORMALLY AS THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO JUMP WHILE SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE SPORADIC FAILURE FOUR TIMES WHERE THE BODY CONTROL MODULE, LUBRICATED THE HIGH SPEED LAND MODULAR CONNECTORS AND REPLACED THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE, ALL TO NO AVAIL. THE FOURTH VISIT TO THE DEALER, PER THE MANUFACTURER, THE DEALER WAS ADVISED NOT TO PERFORM ANY FURTHER REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER W…

Owner-reported narrative. 277 miles reported. Look up ODI 10396827 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10418966 · 2011-08-10 (August 10, 2011)

WHEN DRIVING THE POWER STEERING STOPS FUNCTIONING AND THE STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT TO TURN. WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE POWER STEERING IS OPERATIVE FOR A SHORT TIME AND THEN FAILS AGAIN.

Owner-reported narrative. 49,293 miles reported. Look up ODI 10418966 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10396594 · 2011-04-17 (April 17, 2011)

I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE TO SHIFT FROM THE PARK POSITION INTO DRIVE ON A FEW OCCASIONS. HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF, RESTART AND THEN PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN FIRMLY AND HOLD. SHIFT MECHANISM OPERATED NORMALLY AFTER THAT EVENT. *TR NOT SURE IF THIS IS A MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL ISSUE? I WOULD SUSPECT ELECTRICAL.

Owner-reported narrative. 11,536 miles reported. Look up ODI 10396594 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10407016 · 2011-06-15 (June 15, 2011)

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE KEY TO BECOME STUCK IN THE ON POSITION. THE CONTACT WAS ONLY ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF BY REMOVING THE FUEL PUMP FUSE AND DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER WHO REPLACED THE ENTIRE IGNITION SWITCH. THE DEALER CONFIRM THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS AS 40,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 40,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10407016 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10363504 · 2010-11-01 (November 1, 2010)

THREE WEEKS AGO MY 2007 CHEVY HHR BEGAN NOT SHIFTING OUT OF PARK. IT TAKES AT LEAST 10 MINUTES EACH TIME I GET IN MY CAR TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING. NOW THE ONLY WAY I GET IT OUT OF PARK IS TO TURN TO KEY FORWARD AND PRESS ON THE BRAKE AND PUSH IN THE BUTTON ON THE SHIFTER. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES IT WILL FINALLY GO INTO GEAR. I NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE ISSUE IS AND IF SO MANY PEOPLE ARE DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE WHY ISN'T THERE ANY HELP OUT THERE FROM THE MANUFACTURER OR A RECALL TO FIX THIS? *TR

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10363504 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10457836 · 2012-05-08 (May 8, 2012)

I RETURNED FROM THE GROCERY STORE AND MY KEY COULDN'T SWITCH OFF THE IGNITION OR BE WITHDRAWN. THE CAR WAS RUNNING WHILE I DID SOME RESEARCH AND TRIED OUT THE PLUNGER RELEASE THAT WORKED FOR OTHERS. I DISCOVERED THAT THE PLUNGER TO RELEASE THE LOCK IS WORKING PROPERLY, SO IT MUST BE THE IGNITION LOCK ITSELF THAT IS DEFECTIVE. I FOUND THE FUSE BLOCK AND LOCATED THE FUEL PUMP FUSE AND PULLED IT TO STALL THE ENGINE. THE IGNITION IS STILL ON, BUT SINCE IT'S 9PM, I'LL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL TOMORROW BEFORE I CAN GET IT CHECKED. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 39,980 miles reported. Look up ODI 10457836 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10496245 · 2013-02-03 (February 3, 2013)

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AT ABOUT 5 MPH THEN I THOUGHT MY ENGINE STALLED BECAUSE I COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL. IT TURNS OUT THE ENGINE WAS ON, AND POWER STEERING APPEARED ON THE DISPLAY. I PULLED OVER TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF, THEN ON, THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY (I THINK FOR ONLY A TEMPORARY PERIOD). *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 53,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10496245 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10411559 · 2011-07-08 (July 8, 2011)

THE IGNITION INTERLOCK CYLINDER IN OUR 2010 CHEVROLET HHR FAILED AND THE KEY BECAME STUCK. WE WERE UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY OR TURN IT TO THE "OFF" POSITION. I HAD TO REMOVE THE FUEL PUMP FUSE AND BATTERY TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THIS ALSO DISABLED THE AIRBAGS IN THE VEHICLE. GM STATED THEY KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND HAVE ISSUED "ADVISORIES" BUT NO RECALL SO THE CUSTOMER IS RESPONSIBLE. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 46,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10411559 at NHTSA ↗

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Data completeness

515 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.

80.2%Usable mileage413 / 515 records

100.0%Valid incident date515 / 515 records

100.0%Valid filing date515 / 515 records

100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates515 / 515 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

From model yearThrough model year

Component complaint heatmap
Component	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Steering	44844.5% ODI 10225225 RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN MAIL 04-05-08. TRIED TO CALL DEALER ON SATURDAY, BUT GET THROUGH. TALKED TO A REP IN THE SERVICE DEPT AT LONDOFF CHEVROLET. PER REP THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HE ADVISED ME TO CALL BACK IN A WEEK. CALLED 04-11-08 AND GOT AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE ROOF-RAIL AIR BAG INSTALLED IN ORDER TO CONFORM TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 201 FOR MY HHR. I WAS GIVEN AN APPOINTMENT FOR FRIDAY, 04-18-08 AT 10:00AM TO FIND OUT THAT SUPPOSEDLY THEY JUST INSTALLED THE LAST ONE AND DIDN'T HAVE THE PART… Look up ODI 10225225 at NHTSA ↗	42057.9% ODI 10226912 · 20,000 mi TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT OF THE ROAD AND STRUCK THE GUARDRAIL. THE CONTACT AND HER SON WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM, BUT WERE UNINJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. SHE ATTEMPTED TO NOTIFY GMC FOR WEEKS AND DID NOT RECEIVE ANY FEEDBACK. THE DEALER REFUSED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE MANUFACTURER GAVE THEIR APPROVAL. THE VIN WAS CONFIRMED SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE CONTACT, BUT APPEARS TO BE INVALID. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WER… Look up ODI 10226912 at NHTSA ↗	29447.7% ODI 10260518 · 20,000 mi NO CRASHES, 22000 MILES ON THE CAR. HEARD THIS NOISE FOR ABOUT 2000 MILES BEFORE I TOOK IT IN. 1. FRONT END SUSPENSION POPPING NOISE 2. THEY TOLD ME THAT INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED REPLACED. THREE WEEKS LATER, I WILL HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK AGAIN THIS WEEK. THE PROBLEM HAS COME BACK. *TR Look up ODI 10260518 at NHTSA ↗	12324.2% ODI 10347506 · 50,000 mi POWER STEERING WENT OUT COMPLETELY IN 2009 HHR. *TR Look up ODI 10347506 at NHTSA ↗	23044.7% ODI 10418966 · 49,293 mi WHEN DRIVING THE POWER STEERING STOPS FUNCTIONING AND THE STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT TO TURN. WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE POWER STEERING IS OPERATIVE FOR A SHORT TIME AND THEN FAILS AGAIN. Look up ODI 10418966 at NHTSA ↗	2512.3% ODI 10447385 · 50 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN PULLING TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000. UPDATED 03/14/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE, HE REPORTED TO THE SALESPERSON, THAT THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT AND SOMETHING WAS WRONG WIT… Look up ODI 10447385 at NHTSA ↗
Electrical System	18518.4% ODI 10151405 · 860 mi DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DOOR ALARM WILL NOT SOUND UNTIL THE BACK DOOR IS AJAR SIX INCHES. THE DEALER DETERMINED THIS WAS HOW THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. Look up ODI 10151405 at NHTSA ↗	10514.5% ODI 10199754 · 3,700 mi CAR STILL HAS PAPER TAGS, HAD 3K MILES AND IT JUST STOPPED WORKING THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, ENGINE WOULD NOT IDLE AND RAN ROUGH. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO SAID A CRANK SENSOR WENT OUT, IT TOOK FOUR DAYS TO GET THE PART IN AND THEY HAVE REPLACED IT. WE WILL SEE HO IT GOES! *JB Look up ODI 10199754 at NHTSA ↗	9415.3% ODI 10237137 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 Look up ODI 10237137 at NHTSA ↗	13326.2% ODI 10258362 · 620 mi TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE DEALER INSTALLED HEATED SEATS. AFTERWARDS, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS STOPPED WORKING. THE HEATED SEATS ARE DRAINING THE BATTERY IN THE VEHICLE. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN, IT FAILS TO START DUE TO THE DRAINED BATTERY. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER IN ORDER TO BE RESTARTED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT A SWITCH UNDERNEATH THE SEATS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK … Look up ODI 10258362 at NHTSA ↗	11121.6% ODI 10330322 · 470 mi TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE LIGHTS SUDDENLY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT AN ELECTRONIC PROBLEM CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 550. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 470. Look up ODI 10330322 at NHTSA ↗	3718.2% ODI 10533907 · 38,000 mi WAS DRIVING AT 45MPH WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN ALL GAUGES, POWER STEERING, AND ENGINE WENT ERRATIC. LOST POWER STEERING GOING DOWN HWY. CAR DARTED TO THE LEFT A LITTLE. TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THE DATA LINK CIRCUIT SHORTED CAUSING ELECTRIC SHORT TO POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE AND IT WOULD BE $1125.00 TO REPAIR. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GM BUT HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM THEM. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE DUE TO POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL OF CAR AND CAUSING A CRASH. ALSO A POSSIBLE FIRE DUE TO THE ELECTRIC… Look up ODI 10533907 at NHTSA ↗
Fuel/Propulsion System	444.4% ODI 10484860 · 81,000 mi I WENT TO MOVE THE CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY, WHEN I NOTICED ON ODOR OF GASOLINE. I DIDN'T OBSERVE ANY GASOLINE, AND STARTED THE CAR. IT TOOK LONGER THAN USUAL TO START, AS IF IT TOOK A WHILE FOR GASOLINE TO GET TO THE ENGINE. AFTER MOVING IT, I NOTICED GASOLINE DRIPPING FROM UNDER THE CAR, JUST IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A CHEVROLET DEALER. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE CAR AND TOLD ME THAT THE FUEL LINES WERE CORRODED, LEAKING, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS THEN TOLD THE NEW FUEL LINES WERE ON BACK ORDER, AND IT MAY … Look up ODI 10484860 at NHTSA ↗	435.9% ODI 10490730 · 87,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPROACHING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING AND HIGHLY NOTICEABLE GASOLINE FUEL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC OR THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 87,000. Look up ODI 10490730 at NHTSA ↗	7111.5% ODI 10704760 · 124,400 mi MY CHEVY HHR DEVELOPED A LEAK IN THE FUEL LINE - JUST BEHIND THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. WHEN LOOKING THIS UP ON LINE, I WAS SHOCKED AT HOW MANY OTHERS HAD REPORTED THE SAME COMPLAINT. THE LEAK WAS ONLY VISIBLE TO ME WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE (SPOTTED 3-25-15). HOWEVER, IT HAD TROUBLE STARTING FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS PRIOR - THE DEALER CONFIRMED THIS WAS DUE TO GAS LEAKING OUT THE LINE. THE FUEL LINE AND THE CANISTER PURGE LINE BOTH NEEDED REPLACED. *TR Look up ODI 10704760 at NHTSA ↗	6913.6% ODI 11043867 · 107,000 mi GAS LINES EXITING THE FUEL TANK RUN THROUGH A FLEXIBLE HEAT SHIELD AS THEY RUN PAST THE LEFT REAR WHEEL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR (PRIOR TO RUNNING UP TO THE ENGINE). THE FUEL LINES IN THE FLEXIBLE HEAT SHIELD HAVE SIGNIFICANT RUN AND HAVE STARTED TO LEAK FUEL. THIS FUEL POOLS UNDER THE CAR WHEN STATIONARY AND SPRAYS ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WHILE IN TRANSIT. THIS WAS NOT A SUDDEN EVENT, THE RUST HAS OCCURRED OVER TIME, HOWEVER IS NOT DETECTABLE DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION DUE TO THE HEAT SHIELD. THIS INCIDENT WAS NOTICED DUE TO THE GAS FUM… Look up ODI 11043867 at NHTSA ↗	468.9% ODI 10495997 · 55,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE NOTICED FUEL HAD LEAKED ON THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000. Look up ODI 10495997 at NHTSA ↗	4321.2% ODI 10691577 · 100,990 mi I WAS DRIVING A FREEWAY SPEEDS WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY WENT INTO LIMP HOME MODE. I RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING DASH INDICATIONS - SERVICE ESC, TRACTION OFF, REDUCED ENGINE POWER. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION WE FOUND A FAILED ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSOR AND WE HAD THE FOLLOWING TROUBLE CODES STORED IN THE COMPUTER: P2135 CHEVROLET - THROTTLE/PEDAL POSITION SENSOR/SWITCH 'A'/'B' VOLTAGE CORRELATION REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSOR AND GAS PEDAL ASSEMBLY, AT THIS POINT THE CAR SEEMS FINE. I HAVE THE FAILED PART. *TR Look up ODI 10691577 at NHTSA ↗
Air Bags	585.8% ODI 10168373 · 60 mi DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS BROADSIDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND SPUN 360 DEGREES. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THE DRIVER SUFFERED CHEST AND HEAD INJURIES, AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN, AND THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER FOLLOWING THE CRASH. UPDATED 10/31/2006 - NM Look up ODI 10168373 at NHTSA ↗	456.2% ODI 10225134 2007 CHEVY HHR WITH TWO SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL WHICH STATED THAT THE ATTACHMENT NEAR THE SUN VISOR AND ROOF IS DEFECTIVE. THE SECOND PROBLEM WAS WATER GETS UNDER THE DOOR PANEL AND FREEZES WITH EVERY SNOW, RAIN, HAIL, OR MIX STORM RECEIVED. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. KB THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO FIX THE RECALL. JB Look up ODI 10225134 at NHTSA ↗	335.4% ODI 10259687 I WAS DRIVING A 2008 CHEVY HHR AND WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A RECALL BY GM OF CERTAIN 2008 GM HHR MODELS FOR ISSUES WITH ROOF RAIL AIRBAGS. I AM WONDERING WHY NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN MY ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. *TR Look up ODI 10259687 at NHTSA ↗	9919.5% ODI 10258362 · 620 mi TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE DEALER INSTALLED HEATED SEATS. AFTERWARDS, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS STOPPED WORKING. THE HEATED SEATS ARE DRAINING THE BATTERY IN THE VEHICLE. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN, IT FAILS TO START DUE TO THE DRAINED BATTERY. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER IN ORDER TO BE RESTARTED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT A SWITCH UNDERNEATH THE SEATS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK … Look up ODI 10258362 at NHTSA ↗	499.5% ODI 10374647 · 34,500 mi TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE ON THE SIDE AND FRONT. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. ONE PASSENGER SUFFERED INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP BUT DUE TO THE CRASH, THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER SHUT DOWN AND THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,500. Look up ODI 10374647 at NHTSA ↗	2914.3% ODI 10420712 · 6,835 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE CELLULAR PHONE WAS CHARGING. THE DEALER RESET THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER FILED REPORT 71962548301 AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT ANY DEVICE CONNECTED IN THE VEHICLE WOULD CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,835 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000. UPDATED 09/21/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED GM WILL NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLE… Look up ODI 10420712 at NHTSA ↗
Power Train	474.7% ODI 10222255 · 36,000 mi TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STARTED THE ENGINE TO WARM UP THE VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES LATER, SHE ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, BUT THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT MOVE FROM PARK. SHE WAITED APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED. APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES LATER, THE GEAR WAS ABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT DROVE TO WORK AND WAS UNABLE TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, SHE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION; HOWEVER, THE RADIO WAS STILL ON AND THE CHIME NO… Look up ODI 10222255 at NHTSA ↗	324.4% ODI 10232517 · 40,949 mi I PURCHASE A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR IN OCTOBER 2007. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES FOR KEY GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND FAILURE TO START. THE DEALER HAS REPLACE GEAR SHAFT, FLOOR SHIFT. THE FIRST TIME CAR WAS PUT IN SHOP THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. SPOKE WITH GENERAL MOTORS AND FILED A CLAIM, BUT THEY WILL NOT ADMIT TO ANY DEFECT TO THE VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE HAS JUST REACHED OVER THE 40,000 MILE WARRANTY THEREFORE GM WILL NOT REPURCHASE BUT OFFERED GM OWNERS LOYALTY CERTIFICATE FOR $1700 TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF ANOTHER GM VEHICLE… Look up ODI 10232517 at NHTSA ↗	152.4% ODI 10296963 · 23,000 mi 2008 CHEVY HHR, STALL 5 TIMES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, NO HAZARD LIGHT TO WARNED OTHER DRIVERS OF VEHICLE PRESENT. *TR Look up ODI 10296963 at NHTSA ↗	153.0% ODI 10452905 LAST NIGHT OUR 2009 HHR WOULD NOT TURN OFF, AND THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. AFTER LOOKING AT ALL THE CORRESPONDENCE ONLINE RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM, WE TRIED EVERYTHING TO SHUT THE CAR OFF. WE ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE SOLENOID SWITCH BEHIND THE SQUARE COVERING IN THE BOTTOM OF THE STEERING COLUMN, DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY, AND ENDED UP PULLING THE FUEL FUSE. WE WERE IN A HOSPITAL GARAGE, AND PLACED IN A COMPROMISING POSITION WITH THEFT, AND NOT KNOWING IF THE CAR WAS ACTUALLY ENGAGED IN "PARK." IT WAS SATURDAY NIGHT, AND OF COURSE, IT WIL… Look up ODI 10452905 at NHTSA ↗	163.1% ODI 10432854 · 17,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION, CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED TO LET THE VEHICLE RUN OUT OF GAS AND THEN HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT THE CONTACT HAD NOT HEARD BACK FROM THE DEALER WITH A SOLUTION. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000. Look up ODI 10432854 at NHTSA ↗	94.4% ODI 10547595 · 41,302 mi I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING. I LIVE JUST 5 MINUTES FROM THE OFFICE. I PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AND WAS GOING ABOUT 5MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE ESC ACTIVE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH, THEN A YELLOW TRIANGLE WARNING STARTED FLASHING. THE TRANSMISSION FELT LIKE IT STARTED TO SHAKE AND THE CAR DECELERATED ON ITS OWN. I APPLIED THE BRAKES, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, AND THE WARNINGS WENT AWAY. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN SO I STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND AGAIN, THE SAME WARNINGS. HELP! THE ROADS WERE NOT WET, I WAS NEVER ABOVE 8MPH WHEN THESE TWO INCIDENTS … Look up ODI 10547595 at NHTSA ↗
Engine	393.9% ODI 10459091 · 119,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED, IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE COIL PACK WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000. Look up ODI 10459091 at NHTSA ↗	182.5% ODI 10536223 · 84,000 mi ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND ALONGWITH THE TRACTION LIGHT TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP STATED THAT SPARK PLUGS NEED TO BE REPLACE ALSO ENGINE COIL HAD ALL NEW SPARK PLUGS REPLACE AN ALL NEW ENGINE COIL PROBLEM STILL EXIT WENT ON CHEVY SITE OTHER OWNER SEEM TO B'E HAVE THIS PROBLEM ANOTHER SUGGEST WAS THAT THE AIR FILTER MAYBE CAUSE PROBL"EM CHANGE THAT OUT GOT A CODE READER DONE ON IT NOTHING SEEM TO SHOW ANYTHING WRONG HOWEVER LIGHT STILL ON FOR BOTH PROBLEM WHAT CAN BE DONE TO FIX PROBLEM. *TR Look up ODI 10536223 at NHTSA ↗	203.2% ODI 10504882 · 82,219 mi EXHAUST FUMES COMING INTO CABIN WHEN HEATER IS TURNED ON. CAUSED BY FAULTY, CRACKED FLEX JOINT ON DOWNPIPE, CONNECTED TO EXHAUST MANIFOLD. HAVE TO RIDE WITH WINDOWS CRACKED FOR FRESH AIR. GM REFUSED TO REPAIR. STATED OUTSIDE 80,000 MILE EMISSIONS WARRANTY. CAR HAS 82,419 MILES. *TR Look up ODI 10504882 at NHTSA ↗	183.5% ODI 10472052 · 39,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK AND THE CONTACT BECAME TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO REFERRED HER TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000. Look up ODI 10472052 at NHTSA ↗	142.7% ODI 10556817 · 55,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. Look up ODI 10556817 at NHTSA ↗	2411.8% ODI 10458806 · 23,658 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE ESC WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SUDDENLY THE SPEED DECREASED AND THE ABS BEGAN TO ACTIVATE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WITH EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETECT A TROUBLE CODE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SIX TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHENEVER THE FAILURE OCCURRED… Look up ODI 10458806 at NHTSA ↗
Electronic Stability Control (Esc)	141.4% ODI 10256535 · 60,000 mi 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-N… Look up ODI 10256535 at NHTSA ↗	60.8% ODI 10531843 · 90,000 mi MY POWER STEERING SUDDENLY SHUT OFF ON ME WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD. I WAS FORCED TO JERK MY WHEEL VERY SUDDENLY AND STRAINED MY WRIST. MY POWER STEERING HAS BEEN SHUTTING OFF ON ME EVERY TIME I HAVE STARTED MY CAR SINCE. SOMETIMES IT WILL TAKE A MINUTE FOR IT TO FAIL, SOMETIMES 5. HAVING IT RANDOMLY GO OUT ON ME IS FAR TOO DANGEROUS. THIS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM IS SCARY, I WOULD RATHER THE POWER STEERING NOT WORK AT ALL, THEN HAVE IT RANDOMLY SHUT OFF ON ME WHILE IN TRAFFIC. PLEASE HELP!! *TR Look up ODI 10531843 at NHTSA ↗	152.4% ODI 10437385 · 50,000 mi AFTER DRIVING FOR MORE THAN 10-30 MIN, AT ANY SPEED BUT USUALLY AT OR ABOVE 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WOULD MALFUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY, STEERING/HANDLING BECAME DIFFICULT. FEELS LIKE IT'S OVER-CORRECTING OR IS ICE-SKATING AROUND THE LANE WHEN KEEPING THE WHEEL STRAIGHT. OCCASIONALLY HHR WILL BUCK WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, WOULD SLOW DOWN TO 55-65MPH AND STILL EXPERIENCE ROUGH BUCKING & POOR HANDLING. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP TO FIX WHAT I THOUGHT WAS AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE, THEY SAID THERE WERE NO OTHER PROBLEMS, BUT STILL EXPERIENCE THEM ALMOST DA… Look up ODI 10437385 at NHTSA ↗	254.9% ODI 10449647 · 48,000 mi MY 2009 HHR HAS SEVERAL TIMES SHOWN A ESC SERVICE LIGHT. ALSO, THERE IS A CONSTANT ROAR AND ALTERNATING ROAR FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION, NOT SURE WHAT IT IS. *TR Look up ODI 10449647 at NHTSA ↗	326.2% ODI 10362556 · 8,350 mi I HAD ANOTHER CAR PULL PARTIALLY OUT OF A DRIVEWAY INTO THE PATH OF MY 2010 HHR LT AND THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH DISTANCE BETWEEN ME AND THE OTHER VEHICLE TO STOP . THERE WAS ANOTHER CAR IN THE OTHER LANE TRAVELING TOWARDS ME BUT THERE WAS ENOUGH SPACE WHERE I COULD GET AROUND THE CAR THAT PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND BE OUT OF THE WAY OF THE CAR IN THE OTHER LANE, BUT WHEN I TURNED THE WHEEL RAPIDLY TO THE LEFT AND TRIED TO SPEED UP THE STABILITY CONTROL CAME ON AND WOULD NOT ALLOW MY 2010 HHR TO GAIN SPEED ALMOST RESULTING IN A HEAD ON WRECK. … Look up ODI 10362556 at NHTSA ↗	2311.3% ODI 10484792 · 12,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WOULD ENGAGE INDEPENDENTLY AS THE SERVICE ESC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL AND WOULD FEEL SIMILAR TO THE WHEEL SEIZING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ERROR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE HOW TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE SOFTWARE COULD NOT BE REMO… Look up ODI 10484792 at NHTSA ↗
Structure:Body	414.1% ODI 10276809 · 20,000 mi WE HAVE SEVERAL DEFECTS. AFTER NORMAL BRAKING A COUPLE OF TIMES THE CAR AND STEERING WHEEL BEGINS TO SHAKE AND SHIMMY. THE MORE YOU USE THE BRAKES AFTER THIS STARTS THE MORE VIOLENT THE SHIMMY BECOMES UNTIL WE HAVE TO STOP AND LET THE BRAKES COOL DOWN. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ROTORS ONCE BUT COULD OFFER NO EXPLANATION. WE CONTINUE TO BE PLAGUED BY THIS PROBLEM BUT NOW MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER BRAKES AND NO ONE KNOWS OR OWNS UP TO WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THE OTHER ISSUE WE HAVE IS THE EXHAUST, SPECIFICALLY THE HEADER PIPE ATTACHE… Look up ODI 10276809 at NHTSA ↗	202.8% ODI 10196139 POOR DESIGN OF THE FRONT BUMPER. THE HOLE ON THE BOTTOM WAS TOO BIG, ALLOWING DEBRIS TO HIT THE AIR CONDITIONER (A/C) CONDENSER AND RADIATOR. THIS WAS WHAT HAPPENED TO ME BUT THE FUNNY THING WA S THAT I WASN'T EVEN DRIVING THE CAR. I TURNED IT ON AND GOT THE AIR CONDITIONER GOING, WHICH WAS COLD AT FIRST. THE CAR SAT FOR A WEEK WHILE I WAS ON VACATION, SO I FOUND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THEY WON'T COVER IT AS A EQUIPMENT FAILURE. INSTEAD THEY CLAIMED SOMETHING FLEW THROUGH IT. CHEVROLET DIDN'T PUT A GRILL IN IT FROM THE FACTORY, WHICH W… Look up ODI 10196139 at NHTSA ↗	101.6% ODI 10285116 · 21,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR BUMPER PAINT WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT IN ORDER TO PREVENT CORROSION, RUNNING BOARDS NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 21000. Look up ODI 10285116 at NHTSA ↗	81.6% ODI 10450633 · 75,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. Look up ODI 10450633 at NHTSA ↗	214.1% ODI 10501825 · 13,000 mi WATER STARTED COMING IN VEHICLE FROM HOOD RELEASE LEVER ON DRIVER SIDE KICK PANEL WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, REPAIRED. HOWEVER DURING THE NEXT SEVERE RAIN STORM APPROXIMATELY 5 MONTH LATER IT AGAIN FAILED AND LEAKED AGAIN. DEALER STATED IT WAS REPAIRED THE SECOND TIME, HOWEVER AGAIN 4 MONTHS LATER DURING A SEVERE RAIN STORM IT AGAIN FAILED AND LEAKED. IT WAS NOT REPAIRED THE THIRD TIME, DEALER STATING THAT IT WAS NOT LEAKING, AND NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. DEALER REFUSES TO HONOR WASHINGTON LEMON LAW. DEALER IN… Look up ODI 10501825 at NHTSA ↗	125.9% ODI 10489146 · 39,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED AND SEPARATED FROM THE DOOR PANEL. THE CONTACT HAD TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW AND REACH OUT TO OPEN THE DOOR USING THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,298. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE EXITED THE VEHICLE, THE INSIDE DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE SNAPPED OFF AND BROKE. UPDATED 01/07/13 Look up ODI 10489146 at NHTSA ↗

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
Component	Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)	Median	Usable records	Examples
Steering	50,000–83,290 mi	63,000 mi	197	ODI 10418966 · 49,293 mi WHEN DRIVING THE POWER STEERING STOPS FUNCTIONING AND THE STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT TO TURN. WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE POWER STEERING IS OPERATIVE FOR A SHORT TIME AND THEN FAILS AGAIN. Look up ODI 10418966 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10435225 · 23,972 mi I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY STREET WHEN MY CAR STARTING BEEPING(WARNING CHIME) AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT TO PULL MY CAR OVER TO THE NEXT SIDE STREET AND FOUND IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DO SO. I FOUND I COULD TURN MY CAR OFF AND WAIT 30 SEC AND THE STEERING WOULD COME BACK, BUT WITHIN 3 MIN. I WOULD LOSE IT AGAIN AND I WOULD HAVE TO KEEP REPEATING THE PROCESS. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CAR IS NOW AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE STEERING IS UNSAFE IN THIS CAR. TR Look up ODI 10435225 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10435422 · 42,000 mi POWER STEERING WENT OUT AT 42,000 PURCHASED VEHICLE AT 38,500 MILES. VEHICLE IS ALL ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. TR Look up ODI 10435422 at NHTSA ↗
Electrical System	37,250–69,500 mi	50,000 mi	83	ODI 10330322 · 470 mi TLTHE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE LIGHTS SUDDENLY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT AN ELECTRONIC PROBLEM CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 550. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 470. Look up ODI 10330322 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10396788 · 46,000 mi THE 2010 CHEVY HHR KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION WHILE THE SUV WAS RUNNING. WE WERE UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY AT ALL. IT WAS VERY SCARY FOR US. THE SUV WAS TURNED ON AT 6:00 A.M. WE WERE FORCED TO LEAVE IT RUNNING UNTIL 8:30 A.M. WHEN THE DEALER SHIP OPENED. I HAD STOPPED TO PUT GAS IN THE VEHICLE WHEN I REALIZED THAT IT WOULD NOT COME OUT. AFTER SEARCHING THE WEB I FOUND OUT THAT MANY OTHER HHR OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO THEM. TR Look up ODI 10396788 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10396827 · 277 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE ABNORMALLY AS THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO JUMP WHILE SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE SPORADIC FAILURE FOUR TIMES WHERE THE BODY CONTROL MODULE, LUBRICATED THE HIGH SPEED LAND MODULAR CONNECTORS AND REPLACED THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE, ALL TO NO AVAIL. THE FOURTH VISIT TO THE DEALER, PER THE MANUFACTURER, THE DEALER WAS ADVISED NOT TO PERFORM ANY FURTHER REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER W… Look up ODI 10396827 at NHTSA ↗
Air Bags	37,875–87,558 mi	66,500 mi	36	ODI 10374647 · 34,500 mi TLTHE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE ON THE SIDE AND FRONT. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. ONE PASSENGER SUFFERED INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP BUT DUE TO THE CRASH, THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER SHUT DOWN AND THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,500. Look up ODI 10374647 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10435422 · 42,000 mi POWER STEERING WENT OUT AT 42,000 PURCHASED VEHICLE AT 38,500 MILES. VEHICLE IS ALL ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. TR Look up ODI 10435422 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10453841 · 18,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 40 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TWICE FOR THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FRONT SEAT DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE RIGHT HAND. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER AND AND REAR SEAT P… Look up ODI 10453841 at NHTSA ↗
Fuel/Propulsion System	83,650–132,750 mi	101,000 mi	22	ODI 10495997 · 55,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE NOTICED FUEL HAD LEAKED ON THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000. Look up ODI 10495997 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10671284 · 76,000 mi THIS CAR HAS A KNOWN ISSUE BY GM ENOUGH TO HAVE THEM PLACE A BULLETIN OUT ON HOW TO FIX IT....THE FUEL LINE RUSTS THEN LEAKS....THIS CAR IS 4 YEARS OLD AND I HAD TO REPLACE A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD AT MY COST...GM SHOULD FIX THIS ISSUE NOT I....I CALLED MY MECHANIC AND TOLD HIM I HAD A LEAK IN THE FUEL LINE.....I QUOTE HIM EXACTLY...LET ME GUESS DRIVERSIDE IN FRONT OF THE REAR TIRE....ITS A KNOWN ISSUE...I SAT ON THE PHONE WITH MY MOUTH OPEN....I COULD NOT BELIEVE THIS....THIS IS ABHORRENT AND CHEVROLET GM....NEEDS TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THESE RO… Look up ODI 10671284 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10823075 · 129,000 mi SHORTLY BEFORE CHRISTMAS (2015) WE BAGAN TO SMELL FUEL FROM THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF OUR 2010 HHR. THERE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY LEAKING GAS; HOWEVER, WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR PROPER DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE FUEL LINES HAD RUSTED THROUGH. WHEN WE TOOK THE CAR HOME TO DECIDE OUR NEXT ACTION, WE DISCOVERED IT WAS NOW LEAKING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FUEL, AND PROMPTLY BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK FOR FULL REPAIR. THE CAR WAS 5 YEARS OLD. EVERYONE I HAVE SPOKEN WITH SINCE HAS NEVER HEARD OF RUSTED FUEL LINES ON A 5 YEAR OLD VEHIC… Look up ODI 10823075 at NHTSA ↗
Electronic Stability Control (Esc)	50,000–81,000 mi	75,024 mi	29	ODI 10362556 · 8,350 mi I HAD ANOTHER CAR PULL PARTIALLY OUT OF A DRIVEWAY INTO THE PATH OF MY 2010 HHR LT AND THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH DISTANCE BETWEEN ME AND THE OTHER VEHICLE TO STOP . THERE WAS ANOTHER CAR IN THE OTHER LANE TRAVELING TOWARDS ME BUT THERE WAS ENOUGH SPACE WHERE I COULD GET AROUND THE CAR THAT PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND BE OUT OF THE WAY OF THE CAR IN THE OTHER LANE, BUT WHEN I TURNED THE WHEEL RAPIDLY TO THE LEFT AND TRIED TO SPEED UP THE STABILITY CONTROL CAME ON AND WOULD NOT ALLOW MY 2010 HHR TO GAIN SPEED ALMOST RESULTING IN A HEAD ON WRECK. … Look up ODI 10362556 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10450736 · 8,000 mi WE WERE DRIVING OUR HHR ON A CLEAR SUNNY DAY AND THE ECS CAME ON AND OFF CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE AND BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL WE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE HHR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON, THIS WAS THE FIRST INDECENT. WE TOOK THE HHR TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER, THIS WORKED FOR ALMOST A YEAR BEFORE IT STARTED DOING THIS AGAIN. WE HAVE ONCE AGAIN TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE HHR, I ASKED THEM WHAT TO DO BECAUSE THE HHR IS UNSAFE WHEN THE ECS FAILS BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO CO… Look up ODI 10450736 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10473115 · 54,000 mi I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO THE DOLLAR STORE AND WAS STOPPED AT THE RED "LEFT TURN" ARROW, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE "POWER STEERING" SIGN FLASHED ON MY DASHBOARD AND MY CAR MADE A "DING DING" NOISE. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I TURNED LEFT AND IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD FOR ME TO TURN THE WHEEL. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE. I WILL TURN THE CAR OFF, AND WHEN I TURN THE CAR BACK ON, IT DRIVES FINE FOR THE FIRST FEW MINUTES, AND THEN THE "POWER STEERING" SIGN CAME BACK ON. THE "POWER STEERING" SIGN HAS ALSO APPEARED WHEN I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN WHICH C… Look up ODI 10473115 at NHTSA ↗
Service Brakes	48,475–82,916 mi	70,000 mi	20	ODI 10495334 · 43,900 mi AFTER BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, STOPPING, AND PROCEEDING FORWARD I ATTEMPTED TO AGAIN APPLY THE BRAKE AFTER ABOUT 150 FEET OF MOVING FORWARD. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD BUT THE BRAKES WERE NOT BEING APPLIED AT ALL. IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE EVEN WHEN APPLYING MUCH ADDITIONAL PRESSURE TO THE PEDAL. IT FELT LIKE THE ABS WAS PREVENTING THE BRAKES FROM WORKING AS I COASTED TO A STOP. AFTER A BRIEF AMOUNT OF TIME THE BRAKES SEEMED TO WORK NORMALLY. IT HAS NOW HAPPENED TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR A NUMBER OF HOURS. TR Look up ODI 10495334 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10508394 · 50,000 mi I HAVE HAD TWO ISSUES WITH THIS CAR AND IT HAS MADE ME FEEL UNSAFE WHEN DRIVING IT. THE FIRST INVOLVES THE BRAKES. WHEN BRAKING AFTER DRIVING AT 45MPH OR MORE, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGINS SHAKING. I WAS TOLD THE BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. I DID AND THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. LAST MONTH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, IT WENT AWAY BUT SOON THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME TOO HARD TO TURN. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC WHO CHANGED THE POWER STEERING MODULE AS INDICATED BY THE DIAGNOSTICS TEST. ONCE THE CHANGE WAS DONE… Look up ODI 10508394 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10511955 · 62,000 mi TL THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-SKID TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS BARELY ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000. *TR Look up ODI 10511955 at NHTSA ↗
Structure:Body	40,750–86,500 mi	62,500 mi	19	ODI 10501825 · 13,000 mi WATER STARTED COMING IN VEHICLE FROM HOOD RELEASE LEVER ON DRIVER SIDE KICK PANEL WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, REPAIRED. HOWEVER DURING THE NEXT SEVERE RAIN STORM APPROXIMATELY 5 MONTH LATER IT AGAIN FAILED AND LEAKED AGAIN. DEALER STATED IT WAS REPAIRED THE SECOND TIME, HOWEVER AGAIN 4 MONTHS LATER DURING A SEVERE RAIN STORM IT AGAIN FAILED AND LEAKED. IT WAS NOT REPAIRED THE THIRD TIME, DEALER STATING THAT IT WAS NOT LEAKING, AND NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. DEALER REFUSES TO HONOR WASHINGTON LEMON LAW. DEALER IN… Look up ODI 10501825 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10501991 · 20,766 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE PLASTIC INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FAILED AND THE CONTACT COULD NOT EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,766. *TR Look up ODI 10501991 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10502793 · 69,498 mi ON 3/7/13 MY SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON THE NEXT DAY MY DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF AND I CALLED GM AND THEY STATED THEY HAD BEEN NO RECALLS FOR THESE PROBLEMS. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE I SAW THAT PEOPLE WERE HAVING ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS WITH THESE ISSUES AND THEY ARE BOTH BIG SAFETY ISSUES. I FEEL LIKE GM IS NOT WANTING TO TAKE CARE OF THESE ISSUES. THE AIR BAG COULD DEPLOY AT ANY TIME AND THE IF I WAS IN A WRECK OR AUTO WAS ON FIRE I'D HAVE NO WAY OF GETTING OUT THE VEHICLE WITH THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. THEY JUST TOLD ME IT WAS UP TO ME OR I'… Look up ODI 10502793 at NHTSA ↗
Structure:Body:Door	49,000–70,000 mi	58,000 mi	17	ODI 10460186 · 60,000 mi I DRIVE A 2010 CHEVY HHR. I NOTICED NOT TO LONG AFTER I PURCHASED IT NEW THE DOOR(DRIVERS SIDE PASSENGER) WOULD NOT OPEN FROM OUTSIDE OR EVEN INSIDE WHEN I WOULD CRAWL INSIDE AND TRY TO GET IT OPEN. IT WOULD ONLY DO IT ON OCCASION. NOW IT HAS CEASED TO HAPPEN AT ALL IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. ON MAY 25TH OF THIS YEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE DID THE SAME THING. MY MOTHER AND I WERE TRAVELING TO MY DAUGHTERS GRADUATION AND IT COMPLETELY LOCKED HER INSIDE. SHE COULD NOT GET THE DOOR OPENED AT ALL EVEN THOUGH I HIT THE UNLOCK BUTTON AND SHE TRIED MANY TIME… Look up ODI 10460186 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10472048 · 60,656 mi MY 2010 HHR : THE DRIVERS SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE SNAPPED OFF AND HAVE TO PUT DOWN THE WINDOW TO EXIT THE CAR. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THERE WAS NO EXCESSIVE PRESSURE USED TO OPEN THE DOOR. DISSATISFIED THAT IT IS COMPOSED OF A SOFT PLASTIC MATERIAL. THE COST TO REPLACE THE HANDLE REQUIRES AN NEW DOOR PANEL AND 2+ HOURS OF LABOR FOR A TOTAL OF OVER $500.00. TR Look up ODI 10472048 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10504265 · 71,024 mi UPON OPENING DRIVER'S DOOR, HANDLE SNAPPED OFF IN MY HAND. TWO DAYS LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO PASSENGER DOOR. THIS MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN DOORS WITHOUT WINDOW BEING DOWN. TR Look up ODI 10504265 at NHTSA ↗

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

ComponentPeriod

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples

Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month	Complaints	Campaigns announced	Examples
2024-10	2	None	ODI 11618141 · 20,000 mi The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet HHR. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The power steering warning light was illuminated. In addition, the contact stated that after restarting the vehicle, the vehicle temporarily returned to normal functionality however, the failure reoccurred. Upon further investigation, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V153000 (Steering); however, the VIN was not included. The local dealer was contacted, but the vehicle was not … Look up ODI 11618141 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11618144 Although this vehicle is a 2010 HHR, it has less than 23000 miles on it, has been garaged kept and maintained impeccably. The warning light blinks at random and then the power steering fails. It does not matter the speed of the vehicle and happens at random. Once turned off and restarted, the power steering works for approx 5 minutes and then fails again. There was a recall on 2009-2010 HHRs for sudden loss of power steering issued in 3/2014, recall # 14V153000. This recall is not VIN# specific. However, when I contact the dealer for repair of… Look up ODI 11618144 at NHTSA ↗
2024-11	1	None	ODI 11628096 Car is leaking gas on left rear side. Corrosion and rust due to fuel line. Look up ODI 11628096 at NHTSA ↗
2024-12	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-01	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-02	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-03	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-04	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-05	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-06	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-07	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-08	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-09	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-10	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-11	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-12	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-01	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-02	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-03	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-04	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-05	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-06	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-07	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-08	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-09 (partial)	0	None	No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Observation windowFirst model yearSecond model year

2010: 117 complaints · 2011: 44 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
2010	12	50	117
2011	9	22	44

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
2010	515	0	0
2011	203	0	0

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
Component	Steering	Electrical System	Air Bags	Fuel/Propulsion System	Electronic Stability Control (Esc)	Service Brakes	Structure:Body	Structure:Body:Door
Steering	—	24 ODI 10445457 THE STARTER IS MESSED UP, IT WONT IGNITE BACK SO I CAN TURN MY CAR OFF. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AMD THEY DID NOTHING. TR Look up ODI 10445457 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10468411 · 55,350 mi ARRIVED HOME FROM GROCERY SHOPPING AND I PARKED MY VEHICLE. I TRIED TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN. I PULLED THE POWER CABLE OFF THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. I LIVE IN A TOWNHOUSE SUB-DIVISION AND DID NOT WANT TO LEAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SO I REMOVED THE IGNITION CYLINDER. I CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND THEY TOWED IT TO THEIR SHOP. THE LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND TOLD ME IT WAS UNDER OEM WARRANTY AND THEY HAD IT TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED. THE DEALERSHIP SAID TH… Look up ODI 10468411 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10480089 SAME ISSUES AS OTHERS. KEY WILL NOT TURN TO OFF POSITION, WILL NOT RELEASE FROM IGNITION. ISSUE IS NOTED ALL OVER THE INTERNET. THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED AND ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR 2009 MODEL YEAR, BUT NOT FOR ANY OTHER MODEL YEARS. WHY NOT FOR OTHER YEARS WHEN OBVIOUSLY IT IS THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME PART, OVER SEVERAL OF THEIR MODELS? TR Look up ODI 10480089 at NHTSA ↗	8 ODI 10435422 · 42,000 mi POWER STEERING WENT OUT AT 42,000 PURCHASED VEHICLE AT 38,500 MILES. VEHICLE IS ALL ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. TR Look up ODI 10435422 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10460867 · 46,200 mi WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED I SEE THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT COME ON. IT HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF. I HAVEN'T READ WHERE ANYONE ELSE HAS BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE YET. BUT I HAVE HAD THE IGNITION STUCK IN THE ON POSITION. I HAD TO UNPLUG THE BATTERY UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING. WHEN I COULD GO TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY FIXED THE CAR IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. BUT NOW I AM GETTING THIS SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT, WHEN IT DOES COME ON I CAN'T SEE THE MILEAGE NOR THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE. I WANT TO KNOW CAN THIS BE FIXED? JS Look up ODI 10460867 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10575234 · 68,000 mi I OWN A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH IN THE FAST LANE ON I-75N. THE POWER STEERING SENSOR LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED MAKING THE STEERING WHEEL STIFF AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE. I WAS SOMEHOW ABLE TO SAFELY ACROSS 3 LANES TO OFF RAMP, LUCKILY IMMEDIATELY TO THE RIGHT WAS ABLE TO GLIDE INTO A PARKING LOT. PARKED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED IGNITION OFF, CHECKED ALL FLUIDS UNDER HOOD, READ MANUAL AND ADVISED TO TAKE KEYS OUT AND RESTART. SO I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE OPER… Look up ODI 10575234 at NHTSA ↗	0	13 ODI 10473115 · 54,000 mi I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO THE DOLLAR STORE AND WAS STOPPED AT THE RED "LEFT TURN" ARROW, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE "POWER STEERING" SIGN FLASHED ON MY DASHBOARD AND MY CAR MADE A "DING DING" NOISE. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I TURNED LEFT AND IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD FOR ME TO TURN THE WHEEL. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE. I WILL TURN THE CAR OFF, AND WHEN I TURN THE CAR BACK ON, IT DRIVES FINE FOR THE FIRST FEW MINUTES, AND THEN THE "POWER STEERING" SIGN CAME BACK ON. THE "POWER STEERING" SIGN HAS ALSO APPEARED WHEN I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN WHICH C… Look up ODI 10473115 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10508394 · 50,000 mi I HAVE HAD TWO ISSUES WITH THIS CAR AND IT HAS MADE ME FEEL UNSAFE WHEN DRIVING IT. THE FIRST INVOLVES THE BRAKES. WHEN BRAKING AFTER DRIVING AT 45MPH OR MORE, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGINS SHAKING. I WAS TOLD THE BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. I DID AND THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. LAST MONTH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, IT WENT AWAY BUT SOON THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME TOO HARD TO TURN. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC WHO CHANGED THE POWER STEERING MODULE AS INDICATED BY THE DIAGNOSTICS TEST. ONCE THE CHANGE WAS DONE… Look up ODI 10508394 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10553807 · 52,000 mi I WAS DRIVING THE CAR GOT UP TO 25 MPH AND THE STEERING WENT OUT, THE CAR WAS HARD TO STEER I TURNAROUND FOR HOME. I TURN THE CAR OFF TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION PUT IT BACK IN STARTED THE CAR UP AND IT WORK FOR ONE MINUTE AND WENT OUT AGAIN. *TR Look up ODI 10553807 at NHTSA ↗	7 ODI 10508394 · 50,000 mi I HAVE HAD TWO ISSUES WITH THIS CAR AND IT HAS MADE ME FEEL UNSAFE WHEN DRIVING IT. THE FIRST INVOLVES THE BRAKES. WHEN BRAKING AFTER DRIVING AT 45MPH OR MORE, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGINS SHAKING. I WAS TOLD THE BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. I DID AND THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. LAST MONTH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, IT WENT AWAY BUT SOON THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME TOO HARD TO TURN. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC WHO CHANGED THE POWER STEERING MODULE AS INDICATED BY THE DIAGNOSTICS TEST. ONCE THE CHANGE WAS DONE… Look up ODI 10508394 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10563496 · 35,000 mi ON TWO OCCASIONS WITHIN THE 3YR/36,000MILE WARRANTY, THE ESC AND ANTILOCK TEMPORARILY WENT OUT WITH DASHBOARD NOTIFICATION. NO ESC PROBLEMS SINCE, SO IT WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. IN THE MEANTIME, WE HAVE A POWER STEERING PROBLEM THAT ONLY OCCURRED ONCE DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD AT 35,000 MILES. NOW, AT 40,000, THE PROBLEM HAS WORSENED SO THE POWER STEERING FAILS EVERY TRIP. THE CAR STEERS HARD WHEN THIS OCCURS, OBVIOUSLY. RESTARTING THE CAR RESOLVES THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW MINUTES. *TR Look up ODI 10563496 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10576107 · 35,000 mi SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE AS A RENTAL RETURN, THERE HAVE BEEN REPEATED INCIDENTS WHERE THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) ACTIVATES WHILE TRAVELING STRAIGHT ON DRY PAVEMENT AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE BRIEFLY LOSES STEERING AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHILE BRAKE IS INVOLUNTARILY ACTIVATED. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING, THE CAR CONTINUES NORMALLY. FORTUNATELY, THIS HAS NOT YET CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER HAS VARIOUSLY ATTRIBUTED THE PROBLEM TO MISMATCHED TIRES (REPLACED WITH ALL NEW), BAD HUBS (BOTH REPLACED),… Look up ODI 10576107 at NHTSA ↗	0	0
Electrical System	24 ODI 10445457 THE STARTER IS MESSED UP, IT WONT IGNITE BACK SO I CAN TURN MY CAR OFF. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AMD THEY DID NOTHING. TR Look up ODI 10445457 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10468411 · 55,350 mi ARRIVED HOME FROM GROCERY SHOPPING AND I PARKED MY VEHICLE. I TRIED TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN. I PULLED THE POWER CABLE OFF THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. I LIVE IN A TOWNHOUSE SUB-DIVISION AND DID NOT WANT TO LEAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SO I REMOVED THE IGNITION CYLINDER. I CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND THEY TOWED IT TO THEIR SHOP. THE LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND TOLD ME IT WAS UNDER OEM WARRANTY AND THEY HAD IT TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED. THE DEALERSHIP SAID TH… Look up ODI 10468411 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10480089 SAME ISSUES AS OTHERS. KEY WILL NOT TURN TO OFF POSITION, WILL NOT RELEASE FROM IGNITION. ISSUE IS NOTED ALL OVER THE INTERNET. THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED AND ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR 2009 MODEL YEAR, BUT NOT FOR ANY OTHER MODEL YEARS. WHY NOT FOR OTHER YEARS WHEN OBVIOUSLY IT IS THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME PART, OVER SEVERAL OF THEIR MODELS? TR Look up ODI 10480089 at NHTSA ↗	—	14 ODI 10479935 · 40,000 mi AIR BAG CONNECTOR WENT BAD WHEN THE CAR WAS 2 YRS OLD. SOME UNKNOWN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM HAS CAUSED A 5 YR BATTERY TO BE DEAD AFTER 2 YRS OF NORMAL USAGE. DEALER SAYS AIR BAG CONNECTOR IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT THE BATTERY IS DEAD. TR Look up ODI 10479935 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10573428 · 65,000 mi THE SRS LIGHT WAS RED AND STOOD LIT FOR ONE MONTH AND THEN IT WENT AWAY, I HAVE 3 CHILDREN UNDER 17 YEARS OF AGE AND THIS PROBLEM JUST WORRIES ME AND HAS ME WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY WHILE IN THIS CAR. WE HAD THE IGNITION REPLACE BY THE DEALER ABOUT A YEAR AGO, BECAUSE MY WIFE COULD NOT TURN OFF THE CAR. NO OTHER PROBLEMS REPORTED BY MY WIFE. WE LOVE OUR HHR. GREAT FAMILY CAR. WE MIGHT NEED TO GO BIGGER SINCE OUR GROWING FAMILY. HOPE THIS PROBLEM OF SRS GETS FIXED OR DOES NOT BECOME A FUTURE PROBLEM. TR Look up ODI 10573428 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10593378 · 37,500 mi AIR BAG LIGHT WILL COME ON AND SAY SERVICE AIR BAGS. IT COMES AND GOES AND CAN BE RESET MANUALLY. HAD IT SERVICED AND IT HAD A BAD CONNECTOR. THE DEALERSHIP RE PINED THE CONNECTOR FOR $155.00 LABOR I FELT RIPPED OFF. SAFETY EQUIPMENT FALLS UNDER DIFFERENT CATEGORY THE RADIO NOT WORKING. *TR Look up ODI 10593378 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 11545986 Loss of power while driving 35mph and service traction light along with airbags light keeps showing at random times Look up ODI 11545986 at NHTSA ↗	4 ODI 10553807 · 52,000 mi I WAS DRIVING THE CAR GOT UP TO 25 MPH AND THE STEERING WENT OUT, THE CAR WAS HARD TO STEER I TURNAROUND FOR HOME. I TURN THE CAR OFF TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION PUT IT BACK IN STARTED THE CAR UP AND IT WORK FOR ONE MINUTE AND WENT OUT AGAIN. *TR Look up ODI 10553807 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11021004 · 130,500 mi I AM EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE GAUGES AND POWER STEERING AS WELL AS WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON AND LOSS OF COMMUNICATIONS TO THE D.L.C. CONNECTOR. IT MAY HAPPEN AT ANY TIME ANYWHERE. Look up ODI 11021004 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11241211 · 202,000 mi WHILE DRIVING MY 2010 CHEVY HHR, I HAD JUST EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND WAS ENTERING THE SPEEDWAY FUEL STATION, MY STEERING JUST SEEMED TO LOCKUP ON ME AND A DASH ALERT FLASHED "SERVICE ESC" THEN I SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER! IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY MAJOR TRAGEDY LIKE COLLIDING WITH A GAS PUMP OR ANOTHER VEHICLE, I WAS ABLE TO RUN IT INTO THE CURB I FELT LIKE MY ARMS WERE NEARLY RIPPED FROM THE SOCKETS. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO MY HOME AND THE FOLLOWING DAY TOWED TO A MECHANIC. DISCOVERED THAT THE EXPERIENCE WAS NOT EXCLUSIVELY MINE, APPARENTLY SOME 444 … Look up ODI 11241211 at NHTSA ↗	6 ODI 10461219 ON APPROXIMATELY MARCH 26 2012 AT NIGHT ON A TRIP FROM PHOENIX AZ TO RENO NV MY VEHICLE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS WENT OUT, I DROVE FROM KINGMAN AZ TO INDIAN SPRINGS NV WITH JUST MY HIGHBEAMS AFTER STOPPING IN INDIAN SPRINGS AND TRYING EVERY KNOB AND SWITCH IN THE VEHICLE THE FRONT LOW BEAMS CAME ON. THEN IN THE MONTH OF APRIL THE LOW BEAMS WENT OUT ALL TOGETHER AND AFTER BEING IN THE SHOP FOR 2 DAYS IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A RELAY PROBLEM AND REPAIR WAS MADE AND I HAD LOW BEAMS AGAIN, BUT NOW THE HORN DOESN'T FUNCTION AND AFTER BEING PUL… Look up ODI 10461219 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10573428 · 65,000 mi THE SRS LIGHT WAS RED AND STOOD LIT FOR ONE MONTH AND THEN IT WENT AWAY, I HAVE 3 CHILDREN UNDER 17 YEARS OF AGE AND THIS PROBLEM JUST WORRIES ME AND HAS ME WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY WHILE IN THIS CAR. WE HAD THE IGNITION REPLACE BY THE DEALER ABOUT A YEAR AGO, BECAUSE MY WIFE COULD NOT TURN OFF THE CAR. NO OTHER PROBLEMS REPORTED BY MY WIFE. WE LOVE OUR HHR. GREAT FAMILY CAR. WE MIGHT NEED TO GO BIGGER SINCE OUR GROWING FAMILY. HOPE THIS PROBLEM OF SRS GETS FIXED OR DOES NOT BECOME A FUTURE PROBLEM. *TR Look up ODI 10573428 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10643869 · 60,000 mi CURRENTLY WHAT I AM DRIVING MY GEARS ARE GETTING STUCK AND THIS NOISE COMES OUT WHEN I DRIVE, ALSO MY SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE MY LIGHTS IN MY CAR GO OFF AND ON, A LIGHT SAYING I HAVE LOW AIR ON MY TIRES GO ON. I HAVE TAKING MY CAR TO THE TIRE SHOP AND EVEN CHANGED MY TIRES BUT THAT DID NOT WORK. MY ACCIDENT HAPPEN IN JANUARY 2014 HOWEVER THERE IS NEW THINGS THAT ARE OCCURRING AND I NEED HELP WITH THE GENERAL MOTORS TO FIX MY CAR. WHEN THE CAR WAS RECALLED I TOOK IT IN AND THEY ONLY FIXED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND POWER STEERING I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE … Look up ODI 10643869 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 11021004 · 130,500 mi I AM EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE GAUGES AND POWER STEERING AS WELL AS WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON AND LOSS OF COMMUNICATIONS TO THE D.L.C. CONNECTOR. IT MAY HAPPEN AT ANY TIME ANYWHERE. Look up ODI 11021004 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 10626863 WE'VE HAD BOTH INSIDE DOOR HANDLES CRUMBLE & BREAK IN OUR HANDS & THE CAR COMPANY WANTED ALMOST $400.- TO FIX THEM (WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD). NOW I & MY PASSENGER HAVE TO ROLL THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS DOWN, IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE CAR...DANGER... AND NO ONE CARES!!! I READ WHERE OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS... WHAT THE HECK??? THIS IS NOT RIGHT!!! TR Look up ODI 10626863 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10626865 WE'VE HAD BOTH INSIDE DOOR HANDLES CRUMBLE & BREAK IN OUR HANDS & THE CAR COMPANY WANTED ALMOST $400.- TO FIX THEM (WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD). NOW I & MY PASSENGER HAVE TO ROLL THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS DOWN, IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE CAR...DANGER... AND NO ONE CARES!!! I READ WHERE OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS... WHAT THE HECK??? THIS IS NOT RIGHT!!! TR Look up ODI 10626865 at NHTSA ↗
Air Bags	8 ODI 10435422 · 42,000 mi POWER STEERING WENT OUT AT 42,000 PURCHASED VEHICLE AT 38,500 MILES. VEHICLE IS ALL ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. TR Look up ODI 10435422 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10460867 · 46,200 mi WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED I SEE THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT COME ON. IT HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF. I HAVEN'T READ WHERE ANYONE ELSE HAS BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE YET. BUT I HAVE HAD THE IGNITION STUCK IN THE ON POSITION. I HAD TO UNPLUG THE BATTERY UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING. WHEN I COULD GO TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY FIXED THE CAR IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. BUT NOW I AM GETTING THIS SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT, WHEN IT DOES COME ON I CAN'T SEE THE MILEAGE NOR THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE. I WANT TO KNOW CAN THIS BE FIXED? JS Look up ODI 10460867 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10575234 · 68,000 mi I OWN A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH IN THE FAST LANE ON I-75N. THE POWER STEERING SENSOR LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED MAKING THE STEERING WHEEL STIFF AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE. I WAS SOMEHOW ABLE TO SAFELY ACROSS 3 LANES TO OFF RAMP, LUCKILY IMMEDIATELY TO THE RIGHT WAS ABLE TO GLIDE INTO A PARKING LOT. PARKED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED IGNITION OFF, CHECKED ALL FLUIDS UNDER HOOD, READ MANUAL AND ADVISED TO TAKE KEYS OUT AND RESTART. SO I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE OPER… Look up ODI 10575234 at NHTSA ↗	14 ODI 10479935 · 40,000 mi AIR BAG CONNECTOR WENT BAD WHEN THE CAR WAS 2 YRS OLD. SOME UNKNOWN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM HAS CAUSED A 5 YR BATTERY TO BE DEAD AFTER 2 YRS OF NORMAL USAGE. DEALER SAYS AIR BAG CONNECTOR IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT THE BATTERY IS DEAD. TR Look up ODI 10479935 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10573428 · 65,000 mi THE SRS LIGHT WAS RED AND STOOD LIT FOR ONE MONTH AND THEN IT WENT AWAY, I HAVE 3 CHILDREN UNDER 17 YEARS OF AGE AND THIS PROBLEM JUST WORRIES ME AND HAS ME WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY WHILE IN THIS CAR. WE HAD THE IGNITION REPLACE BY THE DEALER ABOUT A YEAR AGO, BECAUSE MY WIFE COULD NOT TURN OFF THE CAR. NO OTHER PROBLEMS REPORTED BY MY WIFE. WE LOVE OUR HHR. GREAT FAMILY CAR. WE MIGHT NEED TO GO BIGGER SINCE OUR GROWING FAMILY. HOPE THIS PROBLEM OF SRS GETS FIXED OR DOES NOT BECOME A FUTURE PROBLEM. TR Look up ODI 10573428 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10593378 · 37,500 mi AIR BAG LIGHT WILL COME ON AND SAY SERVICE AIR BAGS. IT COMES AND GOES AND CAN BE RESET MANUALLY. HAD IT SERVICED AND IT HAD A BAD CONNECTOR. THE DEALERSHIP RE PINED THE CONNECTOR FOR $155.00 LABOR I FELT RIPPED OFF. SAFETY EQUIPMENT FALLS UNDER DIFFERENT CATEGORY THE RADIO NOT WORKING. *TR Look up ODI 10593378 at NHTSA ↗	—	0	3 ODI 10638866 · 35,243 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TRAILER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,243. Look up ODI 10638866 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11053779 THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN JANUARY 2016 & WAS GAVE TO ME VIA MY GRANDPAS WILL AFTER HE PASSED AWAY IN JULY 2016. THE CAR NEVER RAN CORRECTLY & IT WAS PARKED FOR A TOTAL OF 9 MONTHS, WHILE GETTING WORKED ON IN THE MEANTIME. IVE PUT ALMOST 1000 INTO THIS CAR & REPLACED EVERY PART IT NEEDED. NOW THE CAR WONT START & SHOWS THE AIR BAG ICON IS ALWAYS ON WHILE THE CAR TELLS ME THAT MY ECS IS "OFF" & SERVICE ECS. I OWN THE VEHICLE & IT IS PAID OFF. Look up ODI 11053779 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11060657 · 116,000 mi FIRST MY AIRBAG SYSTEM STARTED COMING ON SAYING SERVICE AIRBAGS AND THE SENSORS ARE ALL NEW, SECOND THE SERVICE ESC COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHIFT EXTREMELY HARD FROM 1ST GEAR (AUTOMATIC TRANNY) BRAKING SYSTEM WAS WORKING FINE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR NO BRAKES AND THE FLUID IS FULL AND THE SYSTEM WAS WORKING JUST FINE AFTER MAKING GM AWARE OF THIS THEIR RESPONSE TO IT ALL IS THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BUT THIS WAS AN ISSUE FROM DATE OF MFG AND GM REFUSES TO FI… Look up ODI 11060657 at NHTSA ↗	5 ODI 10573428 · 65,000 mi THE SRS LIGHT WAS RED AND STOOD LIT FOR ONE MONTH AND THEN IT WENT AWAY, I HAVE 3 CHILDREN UNDER 17 YEARS OF AGE AND THIS PROBLEM JUST WORRIES ME AND HAS ME WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY WHILE IN THIS CAR. WE HAD THE IGNITION REPLACE BY THE DEALER ABOUT A YEAR AGO, BECAUSE MY WIFE COULD NOT TURN OFF THE CAR. NO OTHER PROBLEMS REPORTED BY MY WIFE. WE LOVE OUR HHR. GREAT FAMILY CAR. WE MIGHT NEED TO GO BIGGER SINCE OUR GROWING FAMILY. HOPE THIS PROBLEM OF SRS GETS FIXED OR DOES NOT BECOME A FUTURE PROBLEM. TR Look up ODI 10573428 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10629531 · 89,232 mi I WAS DRIVING TO AN APPOINTMENT, WHEN MY POWER STEERING FLASHED ON THE DASH SCREEN AND MY STEERING WHEEL WENT FROM FLUID TO STIFF. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS SOON AS IT HAPPENED AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON, THE STEERING WAS FLUID AGAIN, BUT THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAD CAME ON AS WELL AS THE ABS AND TRACTION. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS FLUID ONLY FOR A FEW MINUETS, AND THEN AFTER MAKING A FEW TURNS, I LOST THE STEERING ONCE AGAIN. I HAVE LEARNED OF A RECALL ON THE HHR'S POWER STEERING AND STARTER. I WILL GO TO THE DEALER… Look up ODI 10629531 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10638866 · 35,243 mi TL THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TRAILER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,243. Look up ODI 10638866 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10502793 · 69,498 mi ON 3/7/13 MY SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON THE NEXT DAY MY DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF AND I CALLED GM AND THEY STATED THEY HAD BEEN NO RECALLS FOR THESE PROBLEMS. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE I SAW THAT PEOPLE WERE HAVING ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS WITH THESE ISSUES AND THEY ARE BOTH BIG SAFETY ISSUES. I FEEL LIKE GM IS NOT WANTING TO TAKE CARE OF THESE ISSUES. THE AIR BAG COULD DEPLOY AT ANY TIME AND THE IF I WAS IN A WRECK OR AUTO WAS ON FIRE I'D HAVE NO WAY OF GETTING OUT THE VEHICLE WITH THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. THEY JUST TOLD ME IT WAS UP TO ME OR I'… Look up ODI 10502793 at NHTSA ↗	0
Fuel/Propulsion System	0	1 ODI 11545986 Loss of power while driving 35mph and service traction light along with airbags light keeps showing at random times Look up ODI 11545986 at NHTSA ↗	0	—	0	0	0	0
Electronic Stability Control (Esc)	13 ODI 10473115 · 54,000 mi I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO THE DOLLAR STORE AND WAS STOPPED AT THE RED "LEFT TURN" ARROW, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE "POWER STEERING" SIGN FLASHED ON MY DASHBOARD AND MY CAR MADE A "DING DING" NOISE. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I TURNED LEFT AND IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD FOR ME TO TURN THE WHEEL. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE. I WILL TURN THE CAR OFF, AND WHEN I TURN THE CAR BACK ON, IT DRIVES FINE FOR THE FIRST FEW MINUTES, AND THEN THE "POWER STEERING" SIGN CAME BACK ON. THE "POWER STEERING" SIGN HAS ALSO APPEARED WHEN I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN WHICH C… Look up ODI 10473115 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10508394 · 50,000 mi I HAVE HAD TWO ISSUES WITH THIS CAR AND IT HAS MADE ME FEEL UNSAFE WHEN DRIVING IT. THE FIRST INVOLVES THE BRAKES. WHEN BRAKING AFTER DRIVING AT 45MPH OR MORE, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGINS SHAKING. I WAS TOLD THE BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. I DID AND THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. LAST MONTH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, IT WENT AWAY BUT SOON THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME TOO HARD TO TURN. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC WHO CHANGED THE POWER STEERING MODULE AS INDICATED BY THE DIAGNOSTICS TEST. ONCE THE CHANGE WAS DONE… Look up ODI 10508394 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10553807 · 52,000 mi I WAS DRIVING THE CAR GOT UP TO 25 MPH AND THE STEERING WENT OUT, THE CAR WAS HARD TO STEER I TURNAROUND FOR HOME. I TURN THE CAR OFF TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION PUT IT BACK IN STARTED THE CAR UP AND IT WORK FOR ONE MINUTE AND WENT OUT AGAIN. *TR Look up ODI 10553807 at NHTSA ↗	4 ODI 10553807 · 52,000 mi I WAS DRIVING THE CAR GOT UP TO 25 MPH AND THE STEERING WENT OUT, THE CAR WAS HARD TO STEER I TURNAROUND FOR HOME. I TURN THE CAR OFF TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION PUT IT BACK IN STARTED THE CAR UP AND IT WORK FOR ONE MINUTE AND WENT OUT AGAIN. *TR Look up ODI 10553807 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11021004 · 130,500 mi I AM EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE GAUGES AND POWER STEERING AS WELL AS WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON AND LOSS OF COMMUNICATIONS TO THE D.L.C. CONNECTOR. IT MAY HAPPEN AT ANY TIME ANYWHERE. Look up ODI 11021004 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11241211 · 202,000 mi WHILE DRIVING MY 2010 CHEVY HHR, I HAD JUST EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND WAS ENTERING THE SPEEDWAY FUEL STATION, MY STEERING JUST SEEMED TO LOCKUP ON ME AND A DASH ALERT FLASHED "SERVICE ESC" THEN I SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER! IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY MAJOR TRAGEDY LIKE COLLIDING WITH A GAS PUMP OR ANOTHER VEHICLE, I WAS ABLE TO RUN IT INTO THE CURB I FELT LIKE MY ARMS WERE NEARLY RIPPED FROM THE SOCKETS. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO MY HOME AND THE FOLLOWING DAY TOWED TO A MECHANIC. DISCOVERED THAT THE EXPERIENCE WAS NOT EXCLUSIVELY MINE, APPARENTLY SOME 444 … Look up ODI 11241211 at NHTSA ↗	3 ODI 10638866 · 35,243 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TRAILER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,243. Look up ODI 10638866 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11053779 THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN JANUARY 2016 & WAS GAVE TO ME VIA MY GRANDPAS WILL AFTER HE PASSED AWAY IN JULY 2016. THE CAR NEVER RAN CORRECTLY & IT WAS PARKED FOR A TOTAL OF 9 MONTHS, WHILE GETTING WORKED ON IN THE MEANTIME. IVE PUT ALMOST 1000 INTO THIS CAR & REPLACED EVERY PART IT NEEDED. NOW THE CAR WONT START & SHOWS THE AIR BAG ICON IS ALWAYS ON WHILE THE CAR TELLS ME THAT MY ECS IS "OFF" & SERVICE ECS. I OWN THE VEHICLE & IT IS PAID OFF. Look up ODI 11053779 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11060657 · 116,000 mi FIRST MY AIRBAG SYSTEM STARTED COMING ON SAYING SERVICE AIRBAGS AND THE SENSORS ARE ALL NEW, SECOND THE SERVICE ESC COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHIFT EXTREMELY HARD FROM 1ST GEAR (AUTOMATIC TRANNY) BRAKING SYSTEM WAS WORKING FINE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR NO BRAKES AND THE FLUID IS FULL AND THE SYSTEM WAS WORKING JUST FINE AFTER MAKING GM AWARE OF THIS THEIR RESPONSE TO IT ALL IS THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BUT THIS WAS AN ISSUE FROM DATE OF MFG AND GM REFUSES TO FI… Look up ODI 11060657 at NHTSA ↗	0	—	10 ODI 10508394 · 50,000 mi I HAVE HAD TWO ISSUES WITH THIS CAR AND IT HAS MADE ME FEEL UNSAFE WHEN DRIVING IT. THE FIRST INVOLVES THE BRAKES. WHEN BRAKING AFTER DRIVING AT 45MPH OR MORE, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGINS SHAKING. I WAS TOLD THE BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. I DID AND THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. LAST MONTH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, IT WENT AWAY BUT SOON THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME TOO HARD TO TURN. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC WHO CHANGED THE POWER STEERING MODULE AS INDICATED BY THE DIAGNOSTICS TEST. ONCE THE CHANGE WAS DONE… Look up ODI 10508394 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10563496 · 35,000 mi ON TWO OCCASIONS WITHIN THE 3YR/36,000MILE WARRANTY, THE ESC AND ANTILOCK TEMPORARILY WENT OUT WITH DASHBOARD NOTIFICATION. NO ESC PROBLEMS SINCE, SO IT WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. IN THE MEANTIME, WE HAVE A POWER STEERING PROBLEM THAT ONLY OCCURRED ONCE DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD AT 35,000 MILES. NOW, AT 40,000, THE PROBLEM HAS WORSENED SO THE POWER STEERING FAILS EVERY TRIP. THE CAR STEERS HARD WHEN THIS OCCURS, OBVIOUSLY. RESTARTING THE CAR RESOLVES THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW MINUTES. *TR Look up ODI 10563496 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10576107 · 35,000 mi SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE AS A RENTAL RETURN, THERE HAVE BEEN REPEATED INCIDENTS WHERE THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) ACTIVATES WHILE TRAVELING STRAIGHT ON DRY PAVEMENT AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE BRIEFLY LOSES STEERING AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHILE BRAKE IS INVOLUNTARILY ACTIVATED. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING, THE CAR CONTINUES NORMALLY. FORTUNATELY, THIS HAS NOT YET CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER HAS VARIOUSLY ATTRIBUTED THE PROBLEM TO MISMATCHED TIRES (REPLACED WITH ALL NEW), BAD HUBS (BOTH REPLACED),… Look up ODI 10576107 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 11021004 · 130,500 mi I AM EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE GAUGES AND POWER STEERING AS WELL AS WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON AND LOSS OF COMMUNICATIONS TO THE D.L.C. CONNECTOR. IT MAY HAPPEN AT ANY TIME ANYWHERE. Look up ODI 11021004 at NHTSA ↗	0
Service Brakes	7 ODI 10508394 · 50,000 mi I HAVE HAD TWO ISSUES WITH THIS CAR AND IT HAS MADE ME FEEL UNSAFE WHEN DRIVING IT. THE FIRST INVOLVES THE BRAKES. WHEN BRAKING AFTER DRIVING AT 45MPH OR MORE, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGINS SHAKING. I WAS TOLD THE BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. I DID AND THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. LAST MONTH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, IT WENT AWAY BUT SOON THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME TOO HARD TO TURN. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC WHO CHANGED THE POWER STEERING MODULE AS INDICATED BY THE DIAGNOSTICS TEST. ONCE THE CHANGE WAS DONE… Look up ODI 10508394 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10563496 · 35,000 mi ON TWO OCCASIONS WITHIN THE 3YR/36,000MILE WARRANTY, THE ESC AND ANTILOCK TEMPORARILY WENT OUT WITH DASHBOARD NOTIFICATION. NO ESC PROBLEMS SINCE, SO IT WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. IN THE MEANTIME, WE HAVE A POWER STEERING PROBLEM THAT ONLY OCCURRED ONCE DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD AT 35,000 MILES. NOW, AT 40,000, THE PROBLEM HAS WORSENED SO THE POWER STEERING FAILS EVERY TRIP. THE CAR STEERS HARD WHEN THIS OCCURS, OBVIOUSLY. RESTARTING THE CAR RESOLVES THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW MINUTES. *TR Look up ODI 10563496 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10576107 · 35,000 mi SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE AS A RENTAL RETURN, THERE HAVE BEEN REPEATED INCIDENTS WHERE THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) ACTIVATES WHILE TRAVELING STRAIGHT ON DRY PAVEMENT AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE BRIEFLY LOSES STEERING AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHILE BRAKE IS INVOLUNTARILY ACTIVATED. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING, THE CAR CONTINUES NORMALLY. FORTUNATELY, THIS HAS NOT YET CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER HAS VARIOUSLY ATTRIBUTED THE PROBLEM TO MISMATCHED TIRES (REPLACED WITH ALL NEW), BAD HUBS (BOTH REPLACED),… Look up ODI 10576107 at NHTSA ↗	6 ODI 10461219 ON APPROXIMATELY MARCH 26 2012 AT NIGHT ON A TRIP FROM PHOENIX AZ TO RENO NV MY VEHICLE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS WENT OUT, I DROVE FROM KINGMAN AZ TO INDIAN SPRINGS NV WITH JUST MY HIGHBEAMS AFTER STOPPING IN INDIAN SPRINGS AND TRYING EVERY KNOB AND SWITCH IN THE VEHICLE THE FRONT LOW BEAMS CAME ON. THEN IN THE MONTH OF APRIL THE LOW BEAMS WENT OUT ALL TOGETHER AND AFTER BEING IN THE SHOP FOR 2 DAYS IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A RELAY PROBLEM AND REPAIR WAS MADE AND I HAD LOW BEAMS AGAIN, BUT NOW THE HORN DOESN'T FUNCTION AND AFTER BEING PUL… Look up ODI 10461219 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10573428 · 65,000 mi THE SRS LIGHT WAS RED AND STOOD LIT FOR ONE MONTH AND THEN IT WENT AWAY, I HAVE 3 CHILDREN UNDER 17 YEARS OF AGE AND THIS PROBLEM JUST WORRIES ME AND HAS ME WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY WHILE IN THIS CAR. WE HAD THE IGNITION REPLACE BY THE DEALER ABOUT A YEAR AGO, BECAUSE MY WIFE COULD NOT TURN OFF THE CAR. NO OTHER PROBLEMS REPORTED BY MY WIFE. WE LOVE OUR HHR. GREAT FAMILY CAR. WE MIGHT NEED TO GO BIGGER SINCE OUR GROWING FAMILY. HOPE THIS PROBLEM OF SRS GETS FIXED OR DOES NOT BECOME A FUTURE PROBLEM. *TR Look up ODI 10573428 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10643869 · 60,000 mi CURRENTLY WHAT I AM DRIVING MY GEARS ARE GETTING STUCK AND THIS NOISE COMES OUT WHEN I DRIVE, ALSO MY SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE MY LIGHTS IN MY CAR GO OFF AND ON, A LIGHT SAYING I HAVE LOW AIR ON MY TIRES GO ON. I HAVE TAKING MY CAR TO THE TIRE SHOP AND EVEN CHANGED MY TIRES BUT THAT DID NOT WORK. MY ACCIDENT HAPPEN IN JANUARY 2014 HOWEVER THERE IS NEW THINGS THAT ARE OCCURRING AND I NEED HELP WITH THE GENERAL MOTORS TO FIX MY CAR. WHEN THE CAR WAS RECALLED I TOOK IT IN AND THEY ONLY FIXED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND POWER STEERING I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE … Look up ODI 10643869 at NHTSA ↗	5 ODI 10573428 · 65,000 mi THE SRS LIGHT WAS RED AND STOOD LIT FOR ONE MONTH AND THEN IT WENT AWAY, I HAVE 3 CHILDREN UNDER 17 YEARS OF AGE AND THIS PROBLEM JUST WORRIES ME AND HAS ME WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY WHILE IN THIS CAR. WE HAD THE IGNITION REPLACE BY THE DEALER ABOUT A YEAR AGO, BECAUSE MY WIFE COULD NOT TURN OFF THE CAR. NO OTHER PROBLEMS REPORTED BY MY WIFE. WE LOVE OUR HHR. GREAT FAMILY CAR. WE MIGHT NEED TO GO BIGGER SINCE OUR GROWING FAMILY. HOPE THIS PROBLEM OF SRS GETS FIXED OR DOES NOT BECOME A FUTURE PROBLEM. TR Look up ODI 10573428 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10629531 · 89,232 mi I WAS DRIVING TO AN APPOINTMENT, WHEN MY POWER STEERING FLASHED ON THE DASH SCREEN AND MY STEERING WHEEL WENT FROM FLUID TO STIFF. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS SOON AS IT HAPPENED AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON, THE STEERING WAS FLUID AGAIN, BUT THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAD CAME ON AS WELL AS THE ABS AND TRACTION. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS FLUID ONLY FOR A FEW MINUETS, AND THEN AFTER MAKING A FEW TURNS, I LOST THE STEERING ONCE AGAIN. I HAVE LEARNED OF A RECALL ON THE HHR'S POWER STEERING AND STARTER. I WILL GO TO THE DEALER… Look up ODI 10629531 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10638866 · 35,243 mi TL THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TRAILER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,243. Look up ODI 10638866 at NHTSA ↗	0	10 ODI 10508394 · 50,000 mi I HAVE HAD TWO ISSUES WITH THIS CAR AND IT HAS MADE ME FEEL UNSAFE WHEN DRIVING IT. THE FIRST INVOLVES THE BRAKES. WHEN BRAKING AFTER DRIVING AT 45MPH OR MORE, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGINS SHAKING. I WAS TOLD THE BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. I DID AND THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. LAST MONTH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, IT WENT AWAY BUT SOON THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME TOO HARD TO TURN. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC WHO CHANGED THE POWER STEERING MODULE AS INDICATED BY THE DIAGNOSTICS TEST. ONCE THE CHANGE WAS DONE… Look up ODI 10508394 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10563496 · 35,000 mi ON TWO OCCASIONS WITHIN THE 3YR/36,000MILE WARRANTY, THE ESC AND ANTILOCK TEMPORARILY WENT OUT WITH DASHBOARD NOTIFICATION. NO ESC PROBLEMS SINCE, SO IT WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. IN THE MEANTIME, WE HAVE A POWER STEERING PROBLEM THAT ONLY OCCURRED ONCE DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD AT 35,000 MILES. NOW, AT 40,000, THE PROBLEM HAS WORSENED SO THE POWER STEERING FAILS EVERY TRIP. THE CAR STEERS HARD WHEN THIS OCCURS, OBVIOUSLY. RESTARTING THE CAR RESOLVES THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW MINUTES. *TR Look up ODI 10563496 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10576107 · 35,000 mi SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE AS A RENTAL RETURN, THERE HAVE BEEN REPEATED INCIDENTS WHERE THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) ACTIVATES WHILE TRAVELING STRAIGHT ON DRY PAVEMENT AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE BRIEFLY LOSES STEERING AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHILE BRAKE IS INVOLUNTARILY ACTIVATED. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING, THE CAR CONTINUES NORMALLY. FORTUNATELY, THIS HAS NOT YET CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER HAS VARIOUSLY ATTRIBUTED THE PROBLEM TO MISMATCHED TIRES (REPLACED WITH ALL NEW), BAD HUBS (BOTH REPLACED),… Look up ODI 10576107 at NHTSA ↗	—	0	0
Structure:Body	0	1 ODI 11021004 · 130,500 mi I AM EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE GAUGES AND POWER STEERING AS WELL AS WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON AND LOSS OF COMMUNICATIONS TO THE D.L.C. CONNECTOR. IT MAY HAPPEN AT ANY TIME ANYWHERE. Look up ODI 11021004 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10502793 · 69,498 mi ON 3/7/13 MY SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON THE NEXT DAY MY DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF AND I CALLED GM AND THEY STATED THEY HAD BEEN NO RECALLS FOR THESE PROBLEMS. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE I SAW THAT PEOPLE WERE HAVING ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS WITH THESE ISSUES AND THEY ARE BOTH BIG SAFETY ISSUES. I FEEL LIKE GM IS NOT WANTING TO TAKE CARE OF THESE ISSUES. THE AIR BAG COULD DEPLOY AT ANY TIME AND THE IF I WAS IN A WRECK OR AUTO WAS ON FIRE I'D HAVE NO WAY OF GETTING OUT THE VEHICLE WITH THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. THEY JUST TOLD ME IT WAS UP TO ME OR I'… Look up ODI 10502793 at NHTSA ↗	0	1 ODI 11021004 · 130,500 mi I AM EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE GAUGES AND POWER STEERING AS WELL AS WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON AND LOSS OF COMMUNICATIONS TO THE D.L.C. CONNECTOR. IT MAY HAPPEN AT ANY TIME ANYWHERE. Look up ODI 11021004 at NHTSA ↗	0	—	0
Structure:Body:Door	0	2 ODI 10626863 WE'VE HAD BOTH INSIDE DOOR HANDLES CRUMBLE & BREAK IN OUR HANDS & THE CAR COMPANY WANTED ALMOST $400.- TO FIX THEM (WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD). NOW I & MY PASSENGER HAVE TO ROLL THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS DOWN, IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE CAR...DANGER... AND NO ONE CARES!!! I READ WHERE OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS... WHAT THE HECK??? THIS IS NOT RIGHT!!! TR Look up ODI 10626863 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10626865 WE'VE HAD BOTH INSIDE DOOR HANDLES CRUMBLE & BREAK IN OUR HANDS & THE CAR COMPANY WANTED ALMOST $400.- TO FIX THEM (WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD). NOW I & MY PASSENGER HAVE TO ROLL THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS DOWN, IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE CAR...DANGER... AND NO ONE CARES!!! I READ WHERE OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS... WHAT THE HECK??? THIS IS NOT RIGHT!!! TR Look up ODI 10626865 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0	0	0	—

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Steering assistance concerns

201 mentions · 39.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 63,000 mi (183 usable records).

ODI 10396827 · 277 mi

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ODI 10418966 · 49,293 mi

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ODI 10435225 · 23,972 mi

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY STREET WHEN MY CAR STARTING BEEPING(WARNING CHIME) AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT TO PULL MY CAR OVER TO THE NEXT SIDE STREET AND FOUND IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DO SO. I FOUND I COULD TURN MY CAR OFF AND WAIT 30 SEC AND THE STEERING WOULD COME BACK, BUT WITHIN 3 MIN. I WOULD LOSE IT AGAIN AND I WOULD HAVE TO KEEP REPEATING THE PROCESS. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CAR IS NOW AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE STEERING IS UNSAFE IN THIS CAR. *TR

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\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

43 mentions · 8.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 67,500 mi (36 usable records).

ODI 10351674 · 1,300 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE WITH REDUCED POWER. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 40 MPH WITH THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 45 MPH AND UP, THERE WAS A VERY HIGH NOISE LEVEL IN THE INTERIOR CABIN. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED TO EXHIBIT THE NOISE. T…

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ODI 10411934 · 10,998 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR LT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO START INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD SLIP GEARS WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE EXACT CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,998 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,572.

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ODI 10457860 · 42,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED WHICH WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

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\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Stalling or loss of power

37 mentions · 7.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 66,625 mi (30 usable records).

ODI 10457836 · 39,980 mi

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ODI 10496245 · 53,000 mi

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ODI 10503920 · 71,000 mi

AFTER MAKING A TURN THE CAR BEEPED, "POWER STEERING" SHOWED ON THE DISPLAY, AND I LOST POWER STEERING. RESTARTING THE CAR CAUSES POWER STEERING TO RESUME FUNCTIONING BUT IT WILL CUT OUT AGAIN WITHIN A MINUTE. *TR

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\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Fuel smell or leak mentions

14 mentions · 2.7% of complaints

Median mileage: 123,000 mi (9 usable records).

ODI 10823075 · 129,000 mi

SHORTLY BEFORE CHRISTMAS (2015) WE BAGAN TO SMELL FUEL FROM THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF OUR 2010 HHR. THERE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY LEAKING GAS; HOWEVER, WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR PROPER DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE FUEL LINES HAD RUSTED THROUGH. WHEN WE TOOK THE CAR HOME TO DECIDE OUR NEXT ACTION, WE DISCOVERED IT WAS NOW LEAKING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FUEL, AND PROMPTLY BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK FOR FULL REPAIR. THE CAR WAS 5 YEARS OLD. EVERYONE I HAVE SPOKEN WITH SINCE HAS NEVER HEARD OF RUSTED FUEL LINES ON A 5 YEAR OLD VEHIC…

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ODI 11139135

GAS SMELL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND TROUBLE STARTING. IDENTIFIED A LEAK COMING FROM THE UNDERSIDE BACK OF THE CAR. GAS SMELL HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING, STRONG WHEN IDLING, STRONGEST JUST AFTER STOPPING. WENT TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS MORE THAN COMMON. IT'S AN EPIDEMIC.

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ODI 11349899 · 123,000 mi

DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, MY MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THERE WAS RUSTING AND CORROSION ON MY FUEL LINE BY MY DRIVER-SIDE, REAR TIRE. THERE IS A LARGE AMOUNT OF BUILT UP CONDENSATION AROUND THE CORROSION AND HE SAID THAT IF IT IS NOT ALREADY LEAKING FUEL, IT WILL BE SOON. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE AMONG COLBALTS AND HHRS. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT POTENTIAL FIRE WITH FUEL LEAKAGE HAPPENING AROUND MY CAR AND IN MY GARAGE.

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\b(fuel leak\w*|gas leak\w*|gas(?:oline)? smell|smell\w* (?:of )?(?:fuel|gas))\b

Brake response concerns

9 mentions · 1.7% of complaints

Median mileage: 70,000 mi (7 usable records).

ODI 10396594 · 11,536 mi

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ODI 10495334 · 43,900 mi

AFTER BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, STOPPING, AND PROCEEDING FORWARD I ATTEMPTED TO AGAIN APPLY THE BRAKE AFTER ABOUT 150 FEET OF MOVING FORWARD. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD BUT THE BRAKES WERE NOT BEING APPLIED AT ALL. IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE EVEN WHEN APPLYING MUCH ADDITIONAL PRESSURE TO THE PEDAL. IT FELT LIKE THE ABS WAS PREVENTING THE BRAKES FROM WORKING AS I COASTED TO A STOP. AFTER A BRIEF AMOUNT OF TIME THE BRAKES SEEMED TO WORK NORMALLY. IT HAS NOW HAPPENED TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR A NUMBER OF HOURS. *TR

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ODI 10638866 · 35,243 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TRAILER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,243.

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Hard or delayed shifting

8 mentions · 1.6% of complaints

Median mileage: 54,000 mi (7 usable records).

ODI 10447464 · 2,553 mi

I WAS TURNING LEFT AT A DUEL LEFT TURN LANES, I WAS ON THE OUT SIDE, AS I TURNED AND ACCELERATED TO 35 THE BIG RED TRUCK ON THE INSIDE LANE CAME INTO MY LANE OF TRAVEL. AS I SAW THIS BIG RED TRUCK GOING ACROSS MY HOOD I TRIED TO STOP AND DOWN SHIFT WHEN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE SKIDDED AND THE CAR JERKED TO THE LEFT AND THE CAR AND TRUCK MET. *TR

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ODI 10473115 · 54,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO THE DOLLAR STORE AND WAS STOPPED AT THE RED "LEFT TURN" ARROW, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE "POWER STEERING" SIGN FLASHED ON MY DASHBOARD AND MY CAR MADE A "DING DING" NOISE. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I TURNED LEFT AND IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD FOR ME TO TURN THE WHEEL. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE. I WILL TURN THE CAR OFF, AND WHEN I TURN THE CAR BACK ON, IT DRIVES FINE FOR THE FIRST FEW MINUTES, AND THEN THE "POWER STEERING" SIGN CAME BACK ON. THE "POWER STEERING" SIGN HAS ALSO APPEARED WHEN I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN WHICH C…

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ODI 10502802 · 10,200 mi

2010 HHR 2LT (MANUAL TRANS / FLEX FUEL) BOUGHT NEW. PROBLEM BEGAN SUMMER 2012 @ 10,200 MI. CLICKING & THUD METAL NOISES HEARD & FELT (JERKY & RESONANCE OF METAL STRIKING) COMING FROM LOW DOWN IN BOTH FRONT SECTIONS. INITIALLY OCCURRED ERRATICALLY DURING DRIVING, THEN CONSISTENTLY. OCCURRED: REVERSING; AND ACCELERATING FROM 1ST GEAR INTO 2ND, 3RD, 4TH; DOWNSHIFTING FROM 4TH TO LOWER; AND DURING SLOW STOPS SHIFTING FROM 3RD, 2ND, OR 1ST INTO NEUTRAL. ON 9/14/12 AT 11,242 MI., DEALER FOUND "TOO MUCH CLEARANCE BETWEEN HUB & CV SHAFT" AND A…

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Battery drain and no-start mentions

5 mentions · 1.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 55,350 mi (3 usable records).

ODI 10468411 · 55,350 mi

ARRIVED HOME FROM GROCERY SHOPPING AND I PARKED MY VEHICLE. I TRIED TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN. I PULLED THE POWER CABLE OFF THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. I LIVE IN A TOWNHOUSE SUB-DIVISION AND DID NOT WANT TO LEAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SO I REMOVED THE IGNITION CYLINDER. I CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND THEY TOWED IT TO THEIR SHOP. THE LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND TOLD ME IT WAS UNDER OEM WARRANTY AND THEY HAD IT TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED. THE DEALERSHIP SAID TH…

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ODI 10604328 · 99,000 mi

THIS IS AN UPDATE TO FILE# 10597005 YOU ALREADY HAVE THE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR 2010 CHEVY HHR, ELECTRICAL ISSUES, AND ABOUT THINGS SHUTTING DOWN BEFORE THE NEW IGNITION SWITCH WAS INSTALLED. AND I INFORMED YOU THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AFTER THE NEW SWITCH WAS IN, MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. ON THE WEEK OF JUNE 10TH, 2014, I INFORMED YOU THAT WE WERE LEFT WITH NO CAR FOR A DAY AND A HALF, BECAUSE SERRA CHEVROLET IN SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN WAS TOO BACKED UP. LIKE THEY HAVE BEEN SINCE THE RECALL. UPDATE, AS OF TODAY, JUNE …

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ODI 10606112

CAR WOULD NOT START FOR DAYS. HAD IT JUMPED SEVERAL TIMES. FINALLY STARTED RUNNING AGAIN, THAN IT APPEARED TO HAVE AN EXHAUST LEAK. NOPE...DIRECT FIT CONVERTER... OVER 600$ PLUS BEING TOWED 2XS. ANOTHER BATTERY, AAA TOWING AND JUMPING, ALREADY HAD ENGINE SWITCH REPLACED, NOW MY KIDS AND I HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT POWER STEERING! THOUGHT I LOVED THIS VECH, BUT ITS COST US AN ARM AND A LEG JUST TO FIX PROBLEMS, NOT TO MENTION IM STILL PAYING FOR IT! CHEVY 2010 HAD 7MILES ON IT WHEN PURCHASED, HAS APPROX 70 NOW, COULD OF HAD MORE, IF NOT FOR FIXING AND…

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