2006 Chevrolet Hhr Driver assistance Problems

LEAKING FUEL LINE. MANY MANY HHR HAVE THIS

NHTSA ID

11139621

Incident

Sep 8, 2017

Mileage

146,000 mi

WE WAS GOING DOWN HE ROAD IT JUST SWITCHED OFF I COULDN'T TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND I HAD TO STAND ON THE BREAKES.I COULD HAVE SERIOUSLY HURT SOMEONE OR MY SELF IF NOT WORSE AND I HIT A CURVE HARD.

NHTSA ID

11062661

Incident

Jan 7, 2018

Mileage

176,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING UP TO 10 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR FLASHED OFF AND ON AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

NHTSA ID

10946610

Incident

Jan 20, 2017

Mileage

86,000 mi

DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON FREEWAY AND SUDDENLY "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" WARNING COMES ON DISPLAY AND I CAN'T ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE CUT OFF. ON THE FREEWAY. THIS IS NOT SAFE (OBVIOUSLY) AND I DON'T SEE MYSELF BUYING ANOTHER CHEVY AGAIN. I HAVE A FAMILY AND THIS PROBLEM COULD KILL US ALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10917717

Incident

Oct 20, 2016

Mileage

130,000 mi

2006 CHEVY HHR IS HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE EPS WAS REPLACED AND NOW WHEN I AM DRIVE THE INSRUMENT PANEL NEEDLES MOVE BACK AND FORTH, POWER STEERING AND OTHER INDICATORS LIGHT UP AND CAR CUTS OFF. HAD SEVERAL TUNE-UPS AND THE PROBLEM IS HAPPENING.

NHTSA ID

10884485

Incident

Jul 5, 2016

Mileage

100,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHES ON DASH BOARD AND I LOSE ALL THE FUNCTION OF THE POWER STEERING. IT HAS NOW HAPPENED 4 SEPARATE TIMES IN TWO WEEKS, THE LAST WHEN I WAS TURNING A CORNER AND NEARLY HIT A CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE I COULD NOT STEER THE VEHICLE. I HAVE A SAFETY RECALL LETTER FROM GENERAL MOTORS STATING THAT I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO FIX AND THEN THEY WOULD DETERMINE IF IT FELL UNDER THERE RECALL. WHEN THE LETTER STATES TO BRING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD THE POWER STEERING LIGHT EVER COMES ON THE DASH PANEL, WHICH IT HAS DONE KNOW 4 TIMES WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. I COULD BEEN KILLED IF I HAD BEEN GOING FASTER OR KILLED SOME ONE. THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE GM FAULTY MECHANICS. FIRST IT WAS THE IGNITION HAVING TO GIVE MY VEHICLE UP FOR NEARLY 6 WEEKS TO HAVE IT FIXED. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GENERAL MOTORS AND PAID FOR BY GENERAL MOTORS, NOT THE CONSUMER. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE, ANOTHER DEATH BECAUSE OF THE MISTAKES. EVEN AFTER THEY NOTIFIED ME THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE VIA LETTER, BUT I FIRST PAY OUT OF POCKET AND THEN DETERMINE IF THEY WILL REIMBURSE ME FOR IT. THE FIRST TIME I WAS IN DOWNTOWN LA GOING TO WORK AND ONCE AGAIN WHEN I TURNED LEFT WHILE DRIVING, THE SECOND ON THE 405 IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, JUST AS I WAS ACCELERATING AND CHANGING LANES, THE LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASH BOARD (POWER STEERING) AND I LOST ALL POWER STEERING CAPABILITY. THE THIRD WAS THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 15, 2016. TURNING LEFT AGAIN AND THE FOURTH TIME JUST YESTERDAY AGAIN WHEN I TURNED LEFT.

NHTSA ID

10837279

Incident

Feb 18, 2016

Mileage

106,000 mi

CAR SPEEDED UP AND DOWN ,CAR STARTED TO SPIN IN CIRCLE,LOST POWER STEERING,LOST CONTROL OF CAR, FLIPPED AND ROLLED OVER 3 TIMES DOWN A 30 YD. CLIFF . NO HEAD AIR BAGS WORKED AT ALL ,ONLY THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG WORKED. TOOK OVER 2 HRS. TO BE FOUND BY POLICE. HAD TO USE CELL PHONE SIGNAL TO BE FOUND. *TR

NHTSA ID

10691964

Incident

Feb 28, 2015

I RECENTLY STARTED GETTING A DASHBOARD MESSAGE SAYING "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" AND THE CAR LOSES POWER AND WILL ONLY GET TO ABOUT 10-15 MPH. I WAS DRIVING AT ROUND 45 MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME BECAUSE THE CAR SLOWED DOWN TOO FAST WITH NO BREAK LIGHTS UNTIL I HIT THEM. SINCE THEN IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY A FEW TIMES A WEEKS. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO HAPPEN WHILE ON CRUISE CONTROL SO I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO USE IT AS MUCH AS I CAN. I HAVE READ FORUMS AND THIS ISSUE AND IT SEEMS LIKE NO ONE CAN PIN POINT THE EXACT PROBLEM AS IT CAN MEAN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT THINGS. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO TRY OUT ALL THE DIFFERENT FIXES FOR THIS IN HOPES THAT I GET THE RIGHT THING FIXED BEFORE I SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. WITH THE NUMBER OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO AT LEAST HAVE THE CAR CHECKED OUT TO PIN POINT THE PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10660806

Incident

Oct 22, 2014

Mileage

90,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO DRIVE HOME, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MALFUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE PEDAL BECAME LODGED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE FAILURES AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE FOR FREE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

NHTSA ID

10629295

Incident

Apr 16, 2014

Mileage

158,000 mi

WE WERE ON VACATION AND I WAS TRAVELING ON A ROAD AT THE POSTED SPEED OF 30 MPH. I WAS GOING AROUND A BEND AND IMMEDIATELY MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, THERE WAS A CHIME, IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANAGE THE BEND I WAS GOING AROUND AND I HIT A LIGHT POLE DAMAGING MY FRONT BUMPER. AT THAT SAME TIME, MY MHP AND RMP NEEDLES BEGAN BOUNCING BACK AND FORTH AND THE CAR WAS "JERKING". I TURNED THE CAR OFF. IT WAS STILL DRIVABLE, BUT WITHIN A FEW SECONDS THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME BACK ON, THE NEEDLES BOUNCED AND CAR JERKED. I CALLED GM TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL GM POWER STEERING RECALLS ON SEVERAL YEARS OF HHR, COBALT AND SATURNS. THEY ALL HAVE VERY SIMILAR POWER STEERING MECHANISMS. HOWEVER, MY YEAR, 2006, WAS NOT ON THAT RECALL. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH 2006 HHR'S COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ISSUES BUT NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY THAT YEAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

NHTSA ID

10620893

Incident

Jul 29, 2014

Mileage

211,201 mi

ALL ELECTRONIC SHUT OFF NO BRAKES NO STEERING WOUND UP IN THE DITCH KEY WOULD NOT TURN TO THE OFF POSIPOSITION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10617803

Incident

Jul 30, 2014

WHEN NOTIFIED REGARDING THE RECALL OF THE VEHICLE IN APRIL, I CONTACTED THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER IN UPLAND CALIFORNIA AND ORDERED THE NECESSARY PARTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WOULD IN THE DEALERSHIP WITHIN TWO MONTHS. CALLING THE DEALER IN MAY, I WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS HAD NOT COME IN YET. YESTERDAY THE CAR WOULD NOT START DUE TO THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE MOUNTAIN VIEW CHEVROLET IN UPLAND, WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY HAD NO RECORD OF THE PARTS BEING ORDERED, AND THAT IT WOULD TAKE TWO MONTHS TO GET THE PARTS. I CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT RECALL PARTS COULD NOT BE EXPEDITED. IT MEANS I HAVE TO WAIT TWO MORE MONTHS TO DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10604716

Incident

Jun 19, 2014

Mileage

22,000 mi

WAS PULLING OUT OF MY GARAGE WHEN ALL MY ELECTRICAL SHUT DOWN NO POWER. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO RICKS AUTOMOTIVE AND THEY REPAIRED MY STARTER $ 427.00. I WOULD LIKE TO GET REIMBURSED FROM GM AND NEED TO KNOW HOW GE TO MY MONEY BACK? I HAD TROUBLE WITH MY IGNITION SWITCH FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND NOT LETTING ME REMOVE THE KEY TWICE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10575631

Incident

Sep 11, 2013

Mileage

115,798 mi

THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES WITH THIS VEHICLE, USUALLY AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. WHEN BEING CUT OFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, HITTING THE BRAKE HARD AND STEERING AWAY FROM THE OFFENDING VEHICLE CAUSE THE HHR TO FISHTAIL AND GET VERY SQUIRRELLY. IT JUST STARTS GOING BACK AND FORTH IN A ROCKING MOTION AND ONLY SETTLES DOWN BY TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR COULD EASILY GO INTO A ROLL OVER. I HAVE HAD IT INSPECTED BY LES SCHWAB AND THEY REPLACED THE STRUTS AND SHOCKS, BUT SAW NO REAL PROBLEMS. THIS LATEST INCIDENT OCCURRED MANY MONTHS AFTER THAT WORK WAS COMPLETED, SO THAT APPARENTLY WAS NOT PART OF THE PROBLEM. IT WILL ALSO OCCASIONALLY GIVE ME A SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN DECELERATING FROM A MODERATE SPEED. HOWEVER, THAT DOES NOT OCCUR MOST OF THE TIME... ROTORS APPEAR TO BE FINE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10573530

Incident

Mar 18, 2014

Mileage

85,000 mi

DROVE 1 MILE. TURNED ENGINE OFF FOR 15 MIN. WHEN RESTARTED CAR IT STARTED SHAKING, WARNING MESSAGE ON DASH READ ENGINE POWER REDUCED. UNABLE TO DRIVE MORE THAN 30 MPH,WITH CAR STILL SHAKING DROVE 1 MILE TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC, WHEN MECHANIC RESTARTED CAR AND CONDUCTED DX TEST AND RESET CODE THE PROBLEM RESOLVED, NO FURTHER INCIDENTS AFTER MILES OF TEST DRIVING. HESITANT TO DRIVE CAR ANY LONG DISTANCE FOR FEAR IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN AND CURIOUS IF OTHER HHR DRIVERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM OR IF THERE WAS A SILENT RECALL.. WOULD LIKE ADVICE AS TO HOW TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE, PREVENT A RECURRENCE WITHOUT EXPENSIVE DEALER COSTS AND FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU *TR

NHTSA ID

10567563

Incident

Mar 3, 2014

Mileage

67,800 mi

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE DASH PANEL WARNING LIGHTS ALL STARTED FLASHING ON AND OFF. WHEN IT DID THIS THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND WHEN I TRIED TO STOP THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE POWER BRAKES DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT. IT FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE HAD THE OLD STYLE MANUAL BRAKES. IT HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES AND WHEN I RESEARCHED IT ONLINE I NOTICED THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER HHR OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM ORIGINALLY STARTED WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT TO COME ON RANDOMLY AND I WOULD HAVE TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO RESET THE COMPUTER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10508493

Incident

Apr 16, 2013

Mileage

115,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND THE VEHICLE INCREASED TO A SPEED OF 80 MPH, DESPITE THE BRAKES BEING DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE WAS RESOLVED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 62,000 .

NHTSA ID

10442668

Incident

Jan 2, 2012

Mileage

62,000 mi

DRIVING VEHICLE CITY STREET MAKING TURN POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON POWER STEERING FAILED .PULLED OVER TO SAFE AREA SHUT OFF VEHICLE RESTARTED POWER STEERING FUNCTIONAL FOR A FEW MILES FAILED AGAIN WITH MESSAGE THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10440189

Incident

Sep 7, 2011

Mileage

54,000 mi

THE POWER STEERING DOESNT WORK ANYMORE, BOTH OF THE FRONT INSIDE DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF, WATER LEAKING IN PASSENGER FRONT COMING FROM THE MOTER AREA SOMEWHERE I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BUT NO RECALLS AND I HAVE READ ON NUMORUS FORUMS OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM BUT GM STILL HASN'T ISSUED A RECALL. *TT

NHTSA ID

10421660

Incident

Mar 15, 2010

Mileage

75,000 mi

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING ACCELERATOR ISSUE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. HE TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND PULLED OVER. AFTER RE-STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT SEEMED NORMAL. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10341210

Incident

Jan 1, 1901

2006 NEW VEHICLE PURCHASE SERVICED 8 TIMES FOR MULTIPLE FAILURES RELATED TO EITHER ELECTRICAL/BRAKING/ABS/ WHEELS/EMISSIONS/ TRACTION CONTROL/COMPUTER/POWER STEERING AND OR COMPUTER ISSUES/ALL REPAIRED/AND RESOLVED AT GM DEALER/VEHICLE CAN NOT BE DRIVEN SAFELY WHEN ISSUE OCCURS THE FAILED SYSTEM IN QUESTION OVERRIDES DRIVER LAST INCIDENT FAILURE OCCURRED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC RESULTING IN REMOVAL FROM SERVICE WHICH TOOK 3 WEEKS TO REPAIR/HAD THE CONDITIONS BEEN DIFFERENT THIS MAY HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10294994

Incident

Oct 30, 2009

Mileage

5,600 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-NO CAR, HELP, ITS SO BROKE, HURT MYSELF TRYING TO DRIVE IT, AND HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET FIXED FOR OVER 2 MONTHS, ITS A BOMB, NOW I HAVE NO CAR TO DRIVE. GM STATES ITS OVER MILEAGE, THOUGHT I BOUGHT ALL WARRANTIES, DEALER WENT OUT OF BUSINESS, PALM BAY CHEVROLET, FL, I NEED SOME HELP, MULTIPLE TIMES HAVE ALL BUT CRASHED RELATED TO CAN'T HARDLY STEER IT, TURN IT, I THINK I'VE BROKE MY SHOULDER WITH THIS THING. NOW I CATCH A RIDE WITH 4 YEARS TO PAY LEFT ON THIS CAR, HELP! ITS A HAZARD, I DON'T HAVE GOLIATHS STRENGTH ANY MORE! *TR

NHTSA ID

10256535

Incident

Oct 5, 2008

Mileage

60,000 mi

THE OUTSIDE TEMP INDICATOR STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALER REPLACED A "BODY CONTROL MODULE" THIS CAUSED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO STOP WORKING. 1 "ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE" WAS INSTALLED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. A SECOND ECM WAS INSTALLED AND THE CRUISE ONCE AGAIN WORKS, HOWEVER NOW MY DRIVING LIGHTS NO LONGER WORK. IT WILL BE RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR A TIME TO TRY TO GET ALL THE ELECTRONICS TO WORK AS THEY SHOULD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10196351

Incident

Jul 12, 2006

Mileage

13,500 mi