2006 Chevrolet Hhr

**VEHICLE HAS A VIBRATION AT SPEEDS OVER 35 MPH, HAS BEEN INTO FOUR DIFFERENT CHEVY DEALERS NUMEROUS TIMES THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM(THEY HAVE ROTATED TIRES MANY TIMES,BALANCED TIRES MANY TIMES,CHANGED TIRES AND REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES)..PROBLEM STILL NOT SOLVED. ** BRAKES PULSATE SOMETIMES AND SMELL LIKE THEY ARE BURNING (THEY HAVE CLEANED AND ADJUSTED BRAKES AT LEAST 6 TIMES,PLUS THEY HAVE CUT ROTORS TWICE (THEY SAID THEY ARE WARPED, THEY ALSO CUT THE REAR DRUMS)..PROBLEM STILL NOT SOLVED. ** VEHICLE HAS A KLUNKING NOISE WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP (THEY HAVE REPLACED STEERING COLUMN, THE NEXT TIME THEY REPLACED STABLIZER PINS)..PROBLEM STILL NOT SOLVED. ** OTHER PROBLEMS THAT MOST HAVE BEEN SOLVED INCLUDE :* : *: *: *CLOTHES HANGER REPLACED TWICE**REAR WIPER REPLACED NEVER WORKED PROPERLY**LEAK IN THE FIRE WALL PUDDLES IN CAR**WEATHER STRIPPING WAS DEFECTIVE PUDDLES" INSIDE" DOORS CAUSING SEVERE WET SEATBELTS**KEY STUCK IN IGNITION REPLACED IGNITION**TRANSMISION JUMPING, GEAR SHIFT REPLACED**LOCKS NOT WORKING HAD TO UPDATE COMPUTER CODES** *TR

WE HAVE A CHEVY HHR '06. HAD IT FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE WHEN I PUT ON THE BRAKES. MY WIFE THEN BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE ROTORS WERE WARPED...INSTEAD OF PUTTING NEW ROTORS ON THEY RESURFACED THE EXISTING ONES...PROBABLY CHEAPER TO WARRANTY. WE'LL, 2-3 MONTHS LATER THE CAR IS SHAKING AGAIN AND NOW THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM FOR THIS MAKE&MODEL. GM NEEDS TO HAVE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL FOR THE 2006 CHEVY HHR SO THEY CAN FIX THE ROTOR PROBLEM. ME AND MY FAMILY WOULD FEEL SAFER ON THE ROAD. *TR

A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE HAS BEEN NOTICEABLE UNDER THE FRONT OF THE CAR FOR 3 TO 4 WEEKS PREVIOUS. IN ROUTE TO BILLINGS, MT. WE HEARD A THUD AND CAR BECAME HARD TO STEER, HIT THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP. WHEN STOPPED THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. WE DISCOVERED THE REAR BLOT ON THE BRAKE CALIPER ON THE WHEEL HAD FALLEN OUT. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OF THE ROAD AS THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC, HOWEVER ONCE THE CAR WAS STOPPED I COULD NOT GO FORWARD DUE TO THE BRAKE CALIPER BEING LOCKED INTO THE RIGHT WHEEL. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE GMC DEALERSHIP IN POWELL, WY WHERE THEY REPLACED THE BOLT AND REPAIRED THE CAR UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH MY HHR SINCE PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER 2005. FIRST INCIDENT WAS THE LOCK ON THE HATCH BROKE AFTER ONLY OWNING THE CAR FOR A FEW MONTHS. NEXT WAS WITH THE BRAKES. AT FIRST I NOTICED A NOISE WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING WAS LOOSE. THIS NOSE WOULD COME AND GO. AFTER A FEW MONTHS I STARTED TO NOTICE A SLIGHT VIBRATION IN MY STEERING WHEEL WHEN BRAKING A FEW DAYS LATER THAT VIBRATION TURNED TO VIOLENT SHAKING AND RESISTANCE WHEN BRAKING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THIS WAS ROUGHLY AROUND 13000 MI. THE DEALER DID REPAIR THE ROTORS UNDER WARRANTY AND DIDN'T GIVE ME THE "IT'S NORMAL WEAR & TEAR" MUMBO. NEXT IS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. IT WILL STAY ON FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN GO OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES ALREADY AND THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SENSOR EACH TIME. NOW WE ARE UP TO THE 4TH TIME AS IT CAME BACK ON AGAIN YESTERDAY. I HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH THE RADIO. THE RADIO HAS HAD POWER TO IT AND NO VOLUME. THIS HAPPENED 3-4 TIMES B/4 I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO HAD TO RESET & REPROGRAM SOMETHING ON THE RADIO. *TR

I'VE HAD CHRONIC PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT BRAKES, ROTORS, ALIGNMENT AND TIRES ON THE FRONT END OF MY 06 CHEVY HHR. THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AT 2000 MILES AND 12000 MILES AND EACH TIME THEY HAD TO TURN THE ROTORS AND IT SEEMED TO TEMPORARILY RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. NOW I'M AT 29000 MILES, THE PROBLEM HAS STARTED AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE ROTORS AND FRONT BRAKE PADS HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I'VE OWNED MANY NEW VEHICLES IN MY LIFE SINCE MY FATHER IS RETIRED FROM GENERAL MOTORS, AND I'VE NEVER EVER HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES OR HAVE THE ROTORS TURNED FOR THAT MATTER. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED TELLING ME THAT THE PROBLEM IS A RESULT OF MY DRIVING HABITS AND FAILURE TO SERVICE THE CALIPERS. I'VE HAD THE CAR IN THE DEALERSHIP REPEATEDLY FOR THIS AND OTHER CHRONIC PROBLEMS AND THEY'VE NEVER MENTION THAT THE CALIPERS NEED ANY SERVICING. ADDITIONALLY, I'M 40 YEARS OLD AND THE CAR IS DRIVEN ABOUT 3/4 OF A MILE BACK AND FORTH TO WORK AND NOT MUCH MORE. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, SINCE MY LAST TIRE ROTATION THE LEFT FRONT TIRE HAS BECOME ALMOST COMPLETELY BALD. THIS IS BIZARRE BECAUSE I'VE BEEN VIGILANT ABOUT ROTATING MY TIRES EVERY 6000 MILES AS RECOMMENDED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS AGREED TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AT THEIR COST, BUT THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE COVERED AND REPAIRED 100% AT GMS EXPENSE. IT'S A RESULT OF POOR DESIGN. THEY NEED TO ADMIT THAT THERE IS A HUGE PROBLEM AND PAY FOR THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. *JB

STEERING WHEEL SHAKES LEFT & RIGHT WHEN STOPPING SPEED 40 MILES PER HOUR AND UP. THE 1ST TIME THE HHR WAS IN FOR THIS PROBLEM WAS 3 MONTHS AGO 15,550 MILES. DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY THING THAT IT COULD BE THE ROAD AS I WAS DRIVING ON. TOOK IT IN AGAIN AT 17,500 THIS TIME IT WAS THE ROTORS WHERE WARPED. DEALER MACHINED THE ROTORS. *JB

STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKING. BROUGHT INTO DEALERSHIP @ APPROX 27,000MI AND TOLD ROTORS NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED BECAUSE THEY WERE WARPED. MANAGER SAID THEY WERE WARPED DUE TO "DRIVING HABITS", BRAKES GETTING WET-THEN USED, AND/OR HARD STOPS. THIS HAS NEVER BEEN THE CASE WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE I'VE DRIVEN FOR A COMPARABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. *TR