2006 Chevrolet Hhr Problems

While replacing 3 motor mounts, engine oil pan,transmission oil pan, also CV axles, wheel bearings needed replaced. When i got my car back the power steering wasn't working. My mechanic said there was a recall for my year, make and model for the power steering assist. I haven't gotten this fixed yet due to lack of funds . I am filling this out to see if is recalled.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet HHR. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel seized, with the power steering warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The vehicle was restarted; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 240,000.

while driving the car after a few miles, the door locks start going up and down, the power steering light comes on and is hard to steer, the check engine light comes on, the speedometer stops working and the tach malfunctions. the car surges while moving foward. if you shut the car off it will reset itself. once you start the car again it starts to malfunction again. one gararge owner did some tests but didn't fix the problem

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet HHR. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost motive power and would not properly accelerate. Additionally, the front passenger’s side door would not open while using the interior door latch. The contact stated while using the cigarette lighter, the vehicle shut off, and smoke filled the cabin of the vehicle. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was 92,000.

The door few open because the door latch broke off

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, WATER LEAKED INTO THE VEHICLE FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE THAT THE SUNROOF WAS SUPERGLUED TOGETHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet HHR. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost motive power and would not properly accelerate. Additionally, the front passenger’s side door would not open while using the interior door latch. The contact stated while using the cigarette lighter, the vehicle shut off, and smoke filled the cabin of the vehicle. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was 92,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING. ADDITIONALLY, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE REAR HATCH DOOR WOULD ERRONEOUSLY OPENED AND WOULD NOT REMAIN SECURELY CLOSED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WERE NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED OR NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.

The door few open because the door latch broke off

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE CONTACT WAS A CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN AND WENT TO SUNSET CHEVROLET (910 TRAFFIC AVE, SUMNER, WA 98390) WHERE HE RECEIVED MECHANICAL ADVISE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Brake light tail light and rear blinker housing keeps melting leaving us with no working lights what so ever. Costly and dangerous

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet HHR. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the low unknown fluid warning light was illuminated. The contact checked the fluid levels and the fluid levels were at full. After a couple of days the contact restarted the vehicle and the warning light was off. The contact was concerned that there might be an issue with brake fluid not flowing through the brake lines as designed which could cause the brakes to not work properly. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING. ADDITIONALLY, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE REAR HATCH DOOR WOULD ERRONEOUSLY OPENED AND WOULD NOT REMAIN SECURELY CLOSED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WERE NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED OR NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.

AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON WHILE DRIVING MOST OF THE TIME NOW AND LIGHTS AND ELECTRICAL HAS GONE HAYWIRE LIGHTS FLASHING AND DOOR LOCKS OPENING ON THEIR OWN.

Fuel line is leaking under the car. I could smell gas when I would get out of my car.

Gas line leaking under left rear tire

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet HHR. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost motive power and would not properly accelerate. Additionally, the front passenger’s side door would not open while using the interior door latch. The contact stated while using the cigarette lighter, the vehicle shut off, and smoke filled the cabin of the vehicle. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was 92,000.

THE SHIFT LEVER SHOWS THE VEHICLE IN PARK BUT THE ACTUAL GEAR IS REVERSE BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE ADJUSTMENT CLIP HAS BECOME DISLODGED FROM ITS POSITION AND WILL NOT ENGAGE TO THE PROPER GEAR. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START AND IT WILL ALSO ROLL BACKWARDS WITHOUT ENGAGING THE PARKING BRAKE. IT WAS STATIONARY WHEN I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK IT BUT IT THEN ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN A HILL BECAUSE IT WAS NOT ENGAGING IN PARK AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE BEFORE I COULD APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE. THIS ISSUE IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT IS PART OF A RECALL 09V073000 FOR MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE; HOWEVER IT DOESN'T INCLUDE MY YEAR OR VIN SO THE DEALERS ARE NOT TRYING TO REPAIR IT FOR ME WITHOUT COST.

The door few open because the door latch broke off

CAR STARTED SMELLING GAS INSIDE WHEN DRIVING AND HAVE TO OPEN THE WINDOW TO GET SOME FRESH AIR. A CLICKING NOISE, TOO MUCH NOISE FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHEN TURNING OR DRIVING..L TOOK THE CAR FOR OIL CHANGE AND THE DEALER TECH DID NOT WANT TO DRIVE THE CAR STATING THAT IT'S SAFETY ISSUES. THEY SAID THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS HAS BEEN WEAR OUT AND THAT THE "SWAY BAR"IS SHORTER WEARING MY TIRES. IN JUST THIS YEAR L HAVE CHANGE THE 4 TIRES TWICE. DISCOUNT TIRES SAID THEY HAVE NOT SEEN SUCH A THING BEFORE THE WEARING OCCURES IN THE INSIDE PART OF THE TIRES... THE ENTIRE FRONT SUSPENSION IS COLLAPSING. GM NEED TO ISSUES A RECALL FOR THESE ISSUES.... THE DEALER GAVE ME A REPAIR QUOTE OF ALMOST $3000 ...GM NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OF ALL THESE ISSUES AND OFFER A CREDIT OR REPURCHASED THE CAR BACK... L HAVE CHILDREN THAT L TRANSPORTER BACK AND FORTH TO SCHOOL AND TO HOSPITAL...AND NEED A SAFER CAR...

2006 CHEVY HHR :: PROBLEM :: POWER STEERING MESSAGE ON DASH AND HARD TO STEER, ABS LIGHT ON, TRANSMISSION MAKING CAR BUCK WHILE DRIVING, AND SPEEDOMETER IS BOUNCING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED, LAST TIME DEALER FOUND ONLY "COMMUNICATION CODES" AND DID NOT FIX ANYTHING SO NOTHING WAS COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THAT WAS 9 MONTHS AGO AT 50140 MILES. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK, THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME STUCK AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHAKE THE GEAR SHIFTER IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CONTACT FELT THE GEAR SHIFT ACTUATOR WAS FAILING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,000.

LEAKING FUEL LINE. MANY MANY HHR HAVE THIS

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, WATER LEAKED INTO THE VEHICLE FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE THAT THE SUNROOF WAS SUPERGLUED TOGETHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED.

WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, WHILE IT WAS RAINING AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE JERKED AND STOPPED WORKING.

CAR STARTED SMELLING GAS INSIDE WHEN DRIVING AND HAVE TO OPEN THE WINDOW TO GET SOME FRESH AIR. A CLICKING NOISE, TOO MUCH NOISE FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHEN TURNING OR DRIVING..L TOOK THE CAR FOR OIL CHANGE AND THE DEALER TECH DID NOT WANT TO DRIVE THE CAR STATING THAT IT'S SAFETY ISSUES. THEY SAID THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS HAS BEEN WEAR OUT AND THAT THE "SWAY BAR"IS SHORTER WEARING MY TIRES. IN JUST THIS YEAR L HAVE CHANGE THE 4 TIRES TWICE. DISCOUNT TIRES SAID THEY HAVE NOT SEEN SUCH A THING BEFORE THE WEARING OCCURES IN THE INSIDE PART OF THE TIRES... THE ENTIRE FRONT SUSPENSION IS COLLAPSING. GM NEED TO ISSUES A RECALL FOR THESE ISSUES.... THE DEALER GAVE ME A REPAIR QUOTE OF ALMOST $3000 ...GM NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OF ALL THESE ISSUES AND OFFER A CREDIT OR REPURCHASED THE CAR BACK... L HAVE CHILDREN THAT L TRANSPORTER BACK AND FORTH TO SCHOOL AND TO HOSPITAL...AND NEED A SAFER CAR...

IN FEB 2015 I HAD TO HAVE THE HUB REPLACED, I ALSO HAD NEW BREAKS PUT ON. IN FEB 2016 I HAD TO HAVE THE HUB REPLACED AGAIN. WE ARE NOW IN MAY 2016 MY CAR IS DOING THE SAME THING AND I THINK I AM GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE THE HUB REPLACED AGAIN. WHEN I APPLY MY BRAKES THE WHOLE CAR SHAKES AND THE STEERING WHEEL FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO COME OFF, THE BRAKES FEEL LIKE THEY ARE GRABBING AND LETTING GO.

Brake light tail light and rear blinker housing keeps melting leaving us with no working lights what so ever. Costly and dangerous

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WE HAD A HANDFUL OF TIMES WHERE THE LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER. WE WERE TOLD WE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT/BLINKER SWITCH AS IT WAS FAULTY DUE TO THIS VEHICLE HAVING THE "LIGHTS- AUTO ON/OFF" SWITCH LOCATED ON THIS. WE DID, IT DIDN'T FIX IT. WE WERE TOLD LOOSE HEADLIGHT BULBS. REPLACED, STILL HAPPENS. ONLY NOW, WE HAVE ZERO DIM LIGHTS BUT ONLY HEADLIGHTS IF WE TURN ON HIGHBEAMS (BRIGHTS). STILL, WE GET THE FLICKERING HEADLIGHTS, THIS DOESN'T EFFECT THE BLINKER LIGHTS, YELLOW RUNNING LIGHTS OR SEEM TO EFFECT THE BRAKE LIGHTS. PART OF THE AUTO LIGHTS DEAL IS WHEN IT'S DARK, IT WILL DIM THE DASH LIGHTS SO THEY AREN'T INTRUSIVE TO YOUR DRIVING, BUT IF IT'S BROAD DAYLIGHT, THEY WILL BRIGHTEN SO YOUR ABLE TO SEE THEM. I'LL START THE VEHICLE, AND THE DASH WILL BE COMPLETELY DIM, SO DIM YOU CAN BARELY SEE IT. AFTER DRIVING A GOOD LENGTH OF TIME (AT LEAST 30 MINUTES!) THEY'LL FLASH BETWEEN BRIGHT AND DIM, DAYLIGHT OR DARK THIS HAPPENS. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS GO COMPLETELY OUT. THEY CLAIM ALL FUSES ARE FINE AND WORDING HARNESS IS FINE BUT, OBVIOUSLY IT'S NOT. I HAVE BEEN READING SOME FORUMS IN THE CHEVYHHR.NET AND I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS ISSUE. THIS HAS CAUSED SOMEONE TO NEARLY HIT ME HEAD ON AS I WAS TRYING TO MOVE OFF THE ROAD DUE TO MY HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT, AND THEY WERE ATTEMPTING TO PASS A VEHICLE, AND HAD TO MOVE TO MY LANE TO DO SO! I HAVE CHILDREN, AND AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES END WHEN THE SUN IS GOING DOWN/IT'S DARK OUT SO TO TRAVEL HOME, THE SUN IS OFF THE HORIZON AND IT'S PITCH BLACK OUT. THIS ALSO SEEMS TO CAUSE MY BATTERY TO DRAIN, AND NEED A JUMP DAILY. I WAS TOLD MY BATTERY NEEDED REPLACED, DID THAT STILL NO FIX, TOLD IT WAS MY ALTERNATOR, STILL ISN'T FIXED. THAN I WAS TOLD I MUST BE LEAVING INTERNAL LIGHTS ON WHEN EXITING THE CAR. SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT WITH THIS VEHICLE AND IT IS VERY UNSAFE!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR EQUIPPED WITH DEXTERO TOURING DTR1 TIRES, SIZE: 216/50/R17 95VXL (NA). THE CONTACT PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT TIRE FROM WALMART AND STATED THAT THE SIDEWALL WAS WORN. AS A RESULT, THE TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE FAILURE UNTIL HE RETURNED TO WALMART AND HAD THE TIRE DIAGNOSED. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,241. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR EQUIPPED WITH KUMHO SOLUS TA71 TIRES, SIZE: 215/55/R16 97V (NA). WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE SUFFERED A BLOWOUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE TIRE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE PLACE OF PURCHASE, BUT NO ACTION WAS TAKEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, TOOK BACK THE TIRE, STATED THAT THE TIRE FAILED DUE TO AN IMPACT TO THE TIRE, AND OFFERED A PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE TIRE WAS A REPLACEMENT TIRE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 236,079 AND THE APPROXIMATE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER STATES SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HIS SONS VEHICLE HAD A SEVERE SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED TWICE AND THE THIRD TIME THE ROTORS WERE MACHINED, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. THERE WAS ALSO A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PINPOINT THE PROBLEM. AT 42,000 MILES THE AIR CONDITION MADE A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE FOR 2 MINUTES, THEN STOPPED WORKING. AT 68,000 MILES, A METAL SKID PLATE HAD FALLEN FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. SOON AFTER, THE EXHAUST WAS VERY LOUD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD CRACKED. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND A CYLINDER HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THEN GO OFF, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DID NOT WORK, SO THE AIR CONDITION ONLY WORKED IF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF. THE DOOR LOCKS DID NOT WORK, THE RADIO WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, THE SUN VISOR WOULD FALL DOWN AT RANDOM TIMES. THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONSUMER STATED EVEN WITH AN ALIGNMENT, NEW STRUTS, SHOCKS AND GOOD TIRES, THE VEHICLE CONTINUALLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE EVER SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, THE DOOR HANDLE CRACKED IN HALF AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO BECOME TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. SHE HAD TO EXIT THE VEHICLE USING THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE DOOR HANDLE FAILURE WAS A COMMON ISSUE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. IN ADDITION, WHEN ACTIVATING THE AIR CONDITIONER OR HEATING UNIT, A SMALL AMOUNT OF AIR COMES OUT OF THE VENTS. THE CONTACT COULD NOT TURN DOWN THE HEAT OR AIR BECAUSE THE DIALS TO CONTROL THE AIR AND HEAT DO NOT TURN AND ARE PERMANENTLY SET TO HIGH. SHE IS UNABLE TO ADJUST THE SETTINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE A/C UNIT AND THE SWITCH TO ADJUST THE A/C AND HEATING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO MONTHS LATER. NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY REFUSED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY DID NOT RECEIVE A CALL FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO INSPECT OR MAKE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,083 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 2/5/09 *CN UPDATED 02/10/09. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE INTERIOR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. AFTER OPENING THE WINDOW, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE EXTERIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE DOOR PANEL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 10/4/11 *CN UPDATED 10/26/11 IN DECEMBER 2013, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FASTENER JAMMED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE CONSUMER HAD THE DEFECT REPAIRED. IN MARCH 2014, SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. THE CONSUMER PAID TO HAVE THE DEFECT CORRECTED. UPDATED 04/14/14