2010 Chevrolet Hhr

THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT KEPT APPEARING. IT WOULD BE ON FOR A FEW DAYS, THEN GO OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD APPEAR. THE LIGHT DESIGNATING SEAT BELT USE FOR THE PASSENGER WOULD NOT ISSUE A WARNING SOUND AND SOMETIMES WOULD NOT COME ON EVEN IF SOMEONE WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY TIME WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED ON. THIS HAS BEEN VERIFIED BY A CHEVY DEALER, BUT THEY SAY SINCE MY CAR IS NOT ONE OF THE VINS BEING RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. THEY HAVE OFFERED ME A RECONCILIATION DEAL FOR A LESSER DOLLAR AMOUNT.

IN A PARKING GARAGE ON THE 4TH FLOOR. BACKING OUT OF SPACE. WHILE BACKING UP, I HEAR A LOUD BOOM. NOTHING BEHIND ME. THOUGHT PERHAPS A TIRE FAILURE. PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE TO PULL FORWARD OUT OF TRAFFIC LANE, AND THE ENGINE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. BRAKES WOULDN'T RESPOND. BY THE GRACE OF G-D OR REFLEXES, I TURNED THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID FLYING THROUGH THE GUARDRAIL AND OFF THE 4TH STORY OF THE PARKING GARAGE. VEHICLE CAME TO A HALT WHEN IT SMASHED INTO A CONCRETE SUPPORT PILLAR. BOTH AIR BAGS DETONATED, PASSENGER-SIDE AIR BAG APPARENTLY BROKE THE WINDSHIELD ON THAT SIDE. ENGINE SHUT OFF. LIGHTS IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT TURNED ON, HAZARDS STARTED FLASHING ON/OFF (COULDN'T TURN THEM OFF). WAITED FOR TOW TRUCK FOR 5 HOURS. TOW DRIVERS HAD TO JUMP BATTERY - COULDN'T GET FRONT HOOD OPEN, BACK DOOR ELECTRONIC LOCK NON-FUNCTIONAL DUE TO DEAD BATTERY. TOW DRIVER CLIMBED INSIDE CAR, REMOVED INSIDE DECKING TO ACCESS BATTERY. TOW DRIVER JUMPED BATTERY, ATTEMPTED START. FIRST TWO OR THREE TIMES, IT WOULDN'T START, EVENTUALLY ON THE 4TH OR 5TH TIME IT STARTED BUT THE ENGINE WAS RACING AGAIN. TOW DRIVER PUT CAR IN REVERSE AND IT FLEW BACKWARD (I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO GO OFF THE DECK OF THE GARAGE BACKWARDS...). HE STOPPED THE VEHICLE, TURNED THE WHEEL AND HEADED FORWARD - IT SHOT DOWN THE RAMP UNTIL THEY GOT IT OUT OF THE GARAGE AND ON THE TRUCK (I WAS OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE WATCHING FROM A SAFE DISTANCE WHILE HE DID THIS). VEHICLE TOTALED. NOT SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS/WAS, BUT I'M LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. HAVE HEARD OF ISSUES INVOLVING STUCK IDLE SOLENOIDS, DRIVE TRAIN PROBLEMS, ETC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NOISE THAT WAS HEARD WAS A CV DRIVESHAFT LOCATED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE PART WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

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 VEHICLE. I WROTE GM'S EXECUTIVE OFFICE, AND THEY SIMPLY STATED THAT IT WAS DUE TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. I LIVE IN FLORIDA, BUT DO NOT LIVE DIRECTLY ON OR NEAR THE OCEAN. I ALSO DO NOT PARK THE CAR AT OR NEAR THE OCEAN ON ANY KIND OF REGULAR BASIS. THIS CAR ALSO NEVER DRIVES IN SNOW. IF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS CAUSED THE FUEL LINES TO GO BAD, EVERY CAR IN FLORIDA WOULD HAVE THEIR FUEL LINES REPLACED EVERY FIVE YEARS, AND THIS IS SIMPLY NOT THE CASE. THE DISTINCTION IS THAT FUEL LINES DO NOT RUST THROUGH ON VEHICLES OF THIS AGE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS MODEL YEARS OF THE HHR REPORTING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE IN NUMEROUS STATES ALL OVER THE USA; THUS, THIS IS NOT A LOCALIZED ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE. FAULTY DESIGN AND/OR MATERIALS IS CAUSING THESE FUEL LINES TO PREMATURELY RUST OUT AT THE JOINTS. ALMOST ALL OF THE REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE OCCUR BEFORE FIVE YEARS OF AGE FOR THE VEHICLE. IF CORVETTE'S WERE HAVING THEIR FUEL LINES RUST OUT WITHIN 5 YEARS, THERE WOULD BE A RECALL; HOWEVER, AS THE HHR IS DISCONTINUED, NOTHING HAS BEEN INVESTED INTO RESEARCHING THIS INHERENT VICE. BY THE TIME WE ACTUALLY HAD THE REPAIR DONE ON OUR HHR, IT WAS ACTUALLY LEAKING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF GAS, AND IT EASILY COULD HAVE IGNITED AND KILLED OUR FAMILY. APPARENTLY SOMEONE HAS TO DIE, FOR A RECALL TO BE ISSUED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED OFF AND ON. ALSO, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS EXTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION AT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARMS RUBBER BUSHING WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURES RECURRED TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE PEDAL PULSATED AND THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE WITH THE POWER STEERING AFTER SWITCHING TO A DIFFERENT KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND STALLED. THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON EVERY OCCASION WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.....UPDATED 01/13/16 *BF UPDATED 01/22/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.