2007 Chevrolet Hhr

POWER STEERING FAILURE I OWN A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR WITH 65940 MILES. TWO TIMES NOW THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM AND WAS TOLD THAT CURRENTLY THERE IS NO VEHICLE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THE CHEVROLET COBALT IS CURRENTLY BEING RECALLED, AND THEY BOTH USE THE SAME POWER STEERING UNIT. THE SERVICE PERSON REPORT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE POWER STEERING MOTOR IS FAILING, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE COLUMN AND POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE TOTAL COST FOR REPLACEMENT WAS QUOTED AT $765.40. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE WHEN THE WARNING SOUNDED THE STEERING BECAME MORE DIFFICULT. THIS VEHICLE PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS A VEHICLE SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. HE DEPRESSED AN UNKNOWN SWITCH UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN AND WAS FINALLY ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED HIM TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,700. UPDATED 12/19/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS THE GEAR SHIFT CONTROL. WHEN THE MICRO SAFETY SWITCH WAS INOPERATIVE, THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER MAY BE MOVED FROM PARK ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE OTHER GEARS. IF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT SET, THE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE. UPDATED 02/04/15

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE FRONT PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO GET OUT AND THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE DRIVER SIDE HANDLE BROKE OFF AS WELL. THE CONTACT HAD TO ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN TO USE THE OUTSIDE LATCH TO GET OUT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,947.

I AM AN OWNER OF 2007 HHR WITH 51,000 MILES. I LOCKED MY CAR WENT INTO THE STORE CAME OUT AND THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. THE REMOTE BUTTON WOULD WORK THE LOCK UP AND DOWN BUTTON BUT STILL THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE HANDLE. I THEN PUT THE KEY IN THE DOOR AND STILL IT WOULD NOT OPEN. THE LOCK FLIPS UP AND DOWN WITH THE KEY AND THE REMOTE BUT THE DOOR HANDLE WILL NOT OPEN THE DOOR. THE HANDLE IS NOT BROKEN. SO I ENTERED THE CAR BY THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, CRAWLED OVER THE SEAT AND SHIFT LEVEL TO GET BEHIND THE WHEEL TO DRIVE HOME. AFTER ARRIVING HOME I COULD NOT GET OUT OF MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. IT WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE, SO I HAD TO CRAWL OVER THE SHIFT AND SEAT TO THE PASSENGER SIDE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. I HAVE A TORN MUSCLE IN MY ARM SO IT HURT TO DO ALL THIS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE LATCH INSIDE THE DOOR FOR $397. THAT'S OUTRAGEOUS. THAT WAS 7 DAYS AGO. TODAY, I WENT TO TOWN WITH MY HUSBAND AND THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. NOW I COULD NOT EXIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS IS CRAZY. SAME THING ON THE PASSENGER DOOR. WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE AND I HAD TO CRAWL OVER TO GET OUT. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AND FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE DISABILITIES IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. ALSO, IF WE WERE TO HAVE ANY ACCIDENT OR EMERGENCY WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT. WHAT IF A CHILD WERE IN THAT SEAT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE ANYONE WITH THIS ISSUE BUT AFTER LOOKING ON THE INTERNET IT IS A VERY BIG ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED TO FIX IT BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY HURT BY NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR TO GET OUT IN ANY SITUATION. THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE HANDLE OR OUTSIDE HANDLE SO YOU ARE STUCK INSIDE OR LOCKED OUTSIDE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND THE LATCH BROKE OFF. THE FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE DOOR LATCH BROKE ON ANOTHER OCCASION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE THE DOORS MUST BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN INTO THE DEALER AT A LATER TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

IT WOULD BE EASIER TO LIST THE THINGS THAT ARE OK WITH THIS CAR. I'VE RESURFACED OR REPLACED THE ROTORS SEVERAL TIMES (FOUR TIMES IN ONE YEAR) AFTER CONSISTENTLY COMPLAINING TO THE DEALER THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE THINGS WERE FALLING OFF THE CAR. THE CAR'S BRAKING AND STEERING CAPACITY IS EXTREMELY DIMINISHED. I'VE REPLACED A BROKEN STABILIZER CONTROL ARM AND NOW I'M TOLD THE FRONT END NEEDS TO BE REBUILT. THIS DAMAGE IS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH THE ROTOR WARPING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON MORE THAN OFF AND ITS BEEN IN AT LEAST 10 TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE IS AWARE OF THESE ISSUES AND REFUSES TO RETURN CUSTOMER CALLS. *LN UPDATED 11/29/11. *JB UPDATED 12/06/11. *JB

2007 CHEVROLET HHR THE SHIFTER WILL NOT LOCK INTO GEAR AND KEY IS STUCK IN IGNITION. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AS SEEING WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING YOU CAN GO INTO ANY GEAR AT ANYTIME IF IT IS ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED WHICH CAN CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I HAD TO UNHOOK THE BATTERY TO TURN EVERYTHING OFF SINCE THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN OPENING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, THE LATCH FRACTURED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE DUE TO A DISABILITY OF HER LEFT ARM. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE JUST THE HANDLE BUT WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000. UPDATED 02/08/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND BECAME STUCK IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAILED LATCH. UPDATED 04/21/11

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY HHR. I AM TAKING IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER FOR THE 3RD TIME FOR A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND IT RUNNING IN REDUCED POWER MODE - WHICH SEEMS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE HAD THE THROTTLE SWITCH REPLACED, THE CONNECTOR REPLACED AND THE WIRING CHECKED. THE RPM HAPPENS RANDOMLY WHICH IS VERY VERY UNSAFE ON 45 MPH ROADS. I THOUGHT THIS WAS FIXED - TWICE - BUT ENDED UP NOT BEING ABLE TO PICK UP SPEED AND COULD HAVE BEEN HURT IF I HAD BEEN REAR -ENDED.I HAVE CHECKED SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS (WWW.CHEVYHHR.NET) AND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR