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2007 Chevrolet Hhr Body & structure Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the body or structure system, filed with NHTSA

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Body & structure reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jul 28, 2018
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
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of 726 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
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Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
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Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2007 Chevrolet Hhr submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 43 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming body or structure

The 25 most recent of 43, in the owner's own words

Body & structure
Filed Jul 28, 2018

THIS COMPLAINT CONCERNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR LT WHICH WAS PURCHASED AS A NEW VEHICLE. IT IS 'ALWAYS GARAGED'. IT HAS 36,1XX ORIGINAL MILES. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO WE BEGAN TO NOTICE 'CHUNKS' OF RUST GATHERING UNDER THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AN INSPECTION MADE BY SELF REVEALED EXTENSIVE RUST-OUT TO THE "REAR REINFORCEMENT BAR" (PART #10 IN THE ENCLOSED DIAGRAM). I CONTACTED "GM" VIA THEIR 'SOCIAL MEDIA CUSTOMER CARE CENTER', THOROUGHLY EXPLAINED THE ISSUE, AND WAS DIRECTED TO A LOCAL BUICK/GMC DEALERSHIP FOR AN EVALUATION, WITHIN HOURS I HEARD A NEGATIVE RESPONSE TO MY REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE. SUBSEQUENT ATTEMPTS BY SELF HAVE NOT GIVEN ME A SATISFACTORY EXPLANATION AS TO THE "WHY" OF THIS RUSTED PART. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAINED TO A HIGH DEGREE. THE EXAMINER TOLD ME HE DID NOT OBSERVE ANY OTHER RUST ISSUES ON OR UNDER THIS VEHICLE. KEEP IN MIND THAT I AM NOT AN 'AUTOMOTIVE' ENGINEER; BUT- TO MY 'UNTRAINED EYE' PART OF THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE PART IS DEEPLY HIDDEN WITHIN THE REAR BUMPER COVER; AND THE DESIGN OF THE REAR BUMPER COVER IS SUCH THAT IT FOSTERS THE COLLECTION OF DEBRIS FROM THE ROAD ON IT'S HORIZONTAL SURFACES. THIS DEBRIS THEN IS IN SITU WITH THE METAL PARTS OF THE ACTUAL 'REAR BUMPER'. GIVEN TIME THE DEBRIS RETAINS MOISTURE WHICH 'APPARENTLY' THEN COVERS THE METAL PARTS. ...AND ONE GETS THE RESULTS SHOWN IN THE PHOTOS. NONE OF THIS WOULD BE VISIBLE UNLESS A PERIODIC, CAREFUL EXAMINATION OF THE HIDDEN PARTS WERE TO BE MADE BY THE OWNER/OPERATOR OF THE VEHICLE. A "POSSIBLE" MEASURE TO BE TAKEN WOULD BE FOR GENERAL MOTORS TO EDUCATE/INFORM OWNER/OPERATORS AS TO THE POTENTIAL FOR A PROBLEM. ANOTHER "POSSIBLE" SOLUTION, WERE THIS A VEHICLE STILL IN PRODUCTION (AND NOT YET ANOTHER GM 'ORPHAN' CAR) WOULD BE, OF COURSE, TO CORRECT THE APPARENT, ORIGINAL 'DESIGN DEFICIENCY'.

NHTSA ID
11114299
Incident
Jul 11, 2018
Mileage
36,188 mi
Body & structure
Filed May 6, 2018

I GOT INTO MY CAR WITH NO PROBLEM, WHEN IT WAS TIME TO GET OUT OF THE CAR I COULD NOT BECAUSE THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. I HAD TO LET THE WINDOW DOWN TO GET OUT.

NHTSA ID
11092131
Incident
May 6, 2018
Mileage
114,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Jun 19, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR HANDLES DETACHED FROM THE DOORS. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

NHTSA ID
11000081
Incident
Jun 17, 2017
Mileage
53,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Sep 24, 2016

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES TO OPEN THE CAR DOORS FROM INSIDE CAR BROKE OFF ON BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SIDES. THE ONLY WAY NOW TO GET OUT OF THE CAR IS TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION WE COULD NOT EASILY GET OUT, POSING A LIFE THREATENING DANGER. VEHICLE STATIONARY.

NHTSA ID
10909431
Incident
Sep 1, 2015
Mileage
150,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Jul 4, 2016

EXCESSIVE RUST ON INTERNAL REAR BUMPER SUPPORT. IT'S TO THE POINT OF FLAKING. THIS METAL SUPPORT IS MOUNTED TO THE BODY, BETWEEN THE VEHICLE BODY AND PLASTIC COVER. THIS IS ON A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 31,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE SINCE TRIED TO COVER THE EXPOSED AREAS WITH A INDUSTRIAL RUST CONVERTER CHASSIS SAVER TYPE OF PAINT.

NHTSA ID
10882417
Incident
Jul 2, 2016
Mileage
31,000 mi
Body & structureFuel system
Filed Feb 2, 2016

2007 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FUEL LINE CORROSION AND FUEL LEAK ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE NOTICED HESITATION WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CONSUMER KEPT SMELLING GASOLINE. THE CONSUMER DID NOT BELIEVE THAT A RUSTED FUEL LINE WAS A MATTER OF NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR OR OWNER NEGLECT. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE RUSTED FUEL LINE, HAD TO DO WITH THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. GM INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE ISSUE WAS PREVALENT WITH HER MAKE AND MODEL. HOWEVER, THERE WOULD NOT BE ASSISTING HER WITH THE MATTER. *JB

NHTSA ID
10838323
Incident
Dec 7, 2015
Body & structure
Filed Nov 20, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WOULD FLOOD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID
10795052
Incident
Aug 3, 2015
Body & structure
Filed Sep 21, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE EXTERIOR DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR AND EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER PREVIOUSLY REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE AND THE PANEL; HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT DETER THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000...UPDATED 02/01/16 *BF 03/30/18*JB *TR

NHTSA ID
10766507
Incident
Aug 11, 2011
Mileage
20,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Aug 5, 2015

IN SEPTEMBER 2013 WHEN I WENT TO OPEN MY DOOR TO GET OUT OF MY CAR THE DOOR HANDLE SNAPPED. I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR UNLESS I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON, ROLLED THE WINDOW DOWN, REACH OUTSIDE, AND OPEN THE DOOR USING THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. THIS IS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I HAD IT REPLACED (APPROXIMATELY $195.00). ON JULY 25TH, 2015, I WENT TO GET OUT OF MY CAR AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE. THIS POSES A MAJOR SAFETY AND LIFE THREATENING ISSUE. IF SOMEONE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE YOU'D DIE BEFORE YOU COULD GET OUT OF THE CAR. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY CHEVROLET AT NO COST TO THE OWNER. I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR 35 YEARS AND HAVE OWNED PIECE OF CRAP CARS AND NEVER HAD A DOOR HANDLE BREAK ONCE, LET ALONE TWICE. I SPOKE TO CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID IT WAS UNFORTUNATE BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS MYSELF. REALLY?? PLEASE MAKE THIS A RECALL ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

NHTSA ID
10746327
Incident
Sep 9, 2013
Mileage
56,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed May 4, 2015

DOOR HANDEL IS BROKEN FOR THE SECOND TIME ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. HAVE TO ROLL MY WINDOW DOWN AND OPEN HANDEL FROM OUTSIDE. THIS IS NOT GOOD, IF ENGINE DIES SO WILL I. COULD NOT OPEN DOOR. *TR

NHTSA ID
10714450
Incident
May 1, 2015
Body & structure
Filed Feb 20, 2015

WHEN THE PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE LEAVING THE DOOR INOPERABLE FROM THE INSIDE. RISK OF BEING TRAPPED IN THE CAR IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. I WILL BE CONTACTING GM TO REPORT ALSO. *TR

NHTSA ID
10689704
Incident
Feb 14, 2015
Mileage
62,000 mi
AirbagsBody & structureSeat belts
Filed Nov 29, 2014
Crash reported1 injury reported

THE FRONT DOOR HANDLE BROKE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR IN 2013 WE HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE ABOUT THIS, SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE NOT BEING ABLE TO GET OUT OF YOUR CAR IF SOMETHING DANGEROUS WAS TO HAPPEN. AT THAT TIME THE DEALERSHIP TOLD MY HUSBAND I THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. THEN AGAIN IN 2014 THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAD BROKEN ALSO. SO NOW I HAVE TWO BROKEN DOORS ON MY CAR THAT YOU CAN ONLY GET OUT OF, IF SOMEONE LETS ME OUT OF THE CAR OR I ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. IF I WERE TO GET INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WERE I WAS UNABLE TO ROLL MY WINDOW DOWN AND DID NOT HAVE SOMEONE RIDING IN THE BACK SEAT (SAY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE) THEN THIS COULD LEAD TO MAJOR PROBLEMS IF NOT DEATH. ALSO WHEN MY HUSBAND HAD AN ACCIDENT NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. AND BACKSEAT PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT WOULD NOT RELEASE AND WE HAD TO CUT MY GRANDDAUGHTER OUT OF SEATBELT. SO NOW I AM DRIVING A CAR THAT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN, BACK SEATBELT HAD TO BE CUT AND MY FRONT TWO DOORS YOU CANNOT GET OUT OF IF UNABLE TO ROLL WINDOW DOWN. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES. WE HAD AROUND 98,000. MILES WHEN ISSUES STARTED WITH THE DOORS. WHICH I BELIEVE THE MILES SHOULD HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10661254
Incident
Jun 5, 2014
Mileage
139,000 mi
AirbagsBody & structureEngine
Filed Nov 18, 2014
Crash reported1 injury reported

WHILE TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE HWY, AT APPROX, 65 TO 70 MPH I FELT THE CAR PULL HARD TO THE RIGHT, AFTER GOING INTO A SPIN , IT BECAME HARD TO APPLY BRAKES AND TO TRY TO CORRECT OR CONTROL THE SPIN , THERE WERE VEHICLES INCLUDING A SEMI ALL AROUND MY CAR. AS I SLID OFF THE TRAVELED PORTION OF THE HWY. MY CAR IMPACTED THE WALL HEAD ON. I WAS SLAMMED INTO THE DASH . A MOMENT LATER I CALMED DOWN AND THOUGHT TO MYSELF WHY DIDN'T THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY? I HIT THE WALL AT LEAST AT 35 MPH, THEN I SAW THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING, I SAW THE KEY HAD MOVED TO OFF, I STARTED THE CAR AND DROVE HOME. *TR

NHTSA ID
10659012
Incident
Oct 13, 2013
Mileage
90,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Aug 10, 2014

CHEAP PLASTIC USED TO MAKE THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE JUST BROKE AS A I WAS TRYING TO EXIT MY VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO IMPACT OR INCIDENT OF ANY SORT, JUST TRYING TO GET OUT OF MY CAR. I AM PREGNANT AND GOD FORBID SOMETHING HAPPENS AND THERE IS AN INCIDENT WHERE I CANNOT ESCAPE MY VEHICLE BECAUSE THE DOOR WON'T OPEN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED POST HASTE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10621215
Incident
Aug 10, 2014
Mileage
152,000 mi
Body & structureInterior & seats
Filed Jun 11, 2014

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR HANDLES ON THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

NHTSA ID
10597737
Incident
Apr 1, 2014
Mileage
103,000 mi
Body & structureElectrical
Filed May 31, 2014

COULD NOT OPEN DRIVERS' SIDE DOOR. NOTHING...NO-HOW. IN ADDITION THE RADIO WOULD NOT TURN OFF AFTER KEY WAS REMOVED. TOOK TO DEALER, THEY FOUND A DEFECTIVE MODULE LOCATED INSIDE THE DRIVERS' SIDE DOOR THAT CONTROLLED ALL THIS. NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR....HAVING TO DEPEND ON AN ELECTRONIC GIZMO....IS ABSOLUTELY A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THERE SHOULD BE....A SIMPLE MECHANICAL OVER-RIDE...OR BETTER YET, WHY IS OPENING (AND CLOSING?) A DOOR ELECTRONIC AT ALL? IT WAS DEFINITELY FUN TO CONTORT MY 6'1" 250 POUND BODY OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. $441,PLEASE......... *TR

NHTSA ID
10595261
Incident
May 21, 2014
Mileage
85,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Mar 28, 2014

DRIVER'S DOOR INTERIOR HANDLE BROKE WITH MINIMAL FORCE, MAKING IT HARD TO EXIT VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10575413
Incident
Mar 28, 2014
Mileage
152,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Mar 25, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE MADE A CLICKING SOUND AS SHE ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE DOOR HANDLE APPEARED TO BE FUNCTIONAL BUT SHE WAS ONLY ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND OCCASIONALLY HAD TO EXIT FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

NHTSA ID
10574736
Incident
Oct 16, 2013
Mileage
136,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Mar 25, 2014
Crash reported3 injuries reported

MY FAMILY AND I WERE INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON OR AROUND 04/29/12. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN SUDDENLY I LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON WHICH CAUSED ME TO NOSE DIVE AND ROLLOVER SEVERAL TIMES DOWN INTO AN EMBANKMENT, AND NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, WHICH IS SURPRISIING CONSIDERING HOW SEVERE THIS ACCIDENT WAS. MY VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED TOTALED BY MY INSURANCE CARRIER AS THE DAMAGES EXCEEDED THE VALUE OF THE CAR. THIS WAS A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT (NO OTHER VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED) THEREFORE MY CAR INSURANCE CARRIER PLACED THE BLAME ON ME AND THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS NEVER DETERMINED. I CAN HONESTLY SAY WE ARE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE LIVED THRU THIS ACCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ID
10574720
Incident
Apr 29, 2012
Mileage
68,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Feb 27, 2014

I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE (DRIVER'S DOOR) SO I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE INTERIOR OF THE DOOR (IT WAS A SMALL PLASTIC PIECE THAT BROKE), AT A COST WAS $350.00. NOW, A COUPLE OF YEARS LATER THE SAME ISSUE HAS OCCURRED. I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THIS AT THIS TIME AND THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE IN OUR HOME. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING WITH A BROKEN DOOR FOR THE LAST 3 MONTHS! IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE - IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT THE DRIVER IS UNABLE TO EXIT THE CAR!! AND WHEN THE WINDOWS FREEZE I AM TOTALLY TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE! I ALSO FEEL THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REPLACE THE DOOR'S INTERIOR EACH TIME THE WEATHER IS COLD AND THIS CHEAP PLASTIC PIECE BREAKS! I HAVE ALSO HAD SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THE OTHER DOORS, BUT MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO REPAIR THEM. SOMEHOW THE HANDLE AND THE MECHANISM THAT OPENS THE DOOR (INSIDE THE INTERIOR OF THE DOOR) COME APART AND HAVE TO BE RE-ATTACHED. I CANNOT BE THE ONLY HHR OWNER THAT HAS EXPERIENCED THIS COSTLY AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM! *TR

NHTSA ID
10566224
Incident
Dec 9, 2011
Mileage
48,000 mi
Body & structureSteeringSuspension
Filed Aug 2, 2013
Crash reported

ON AUGUST 28, 2012, THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MOTOR WENT OUT ON MY 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WE WENT ACROSS THE ONCOMING LANE AND IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD FOR MY HUSBAND TO GET IT BACK INTO THE RIGHT LANE. ON 8/30/2012, WE TOOK IT TO A GM GARAGE AND THEY REPLACED IT WITH A REMAN. POWERING STEERING MOTOR, GIVING US A ONE YEAR/12,000 MILE WARRANTY.. ON JULY 9, 2013, I WAS DRIVING THE HHR OUT OF STATE AND WAS COMING OUT OF A SLIGHT LEFT HAND CURVE WHEN THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WENT OUT AGAIN, WHICH I WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER THE CAR AND IT ENDED UP IN THE RIGHT HAND BANK/DITCH. LESS THAN ONE YEAR AND LESS THAN 12,000 MILES LATER, THE GM GARAGE SAID THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP IF WE BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THEM. THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE THE DAMAGE WAS MORE THAN ENOUGH TO TOTAL THE CAR AND IT HAPPENED IN ANOTHER STATE. THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. PLUS, NOW I HAVE POINTS AGAINST MY INSURANCE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10533266
Incident
Jul 9, 2013
Mileage
88,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Mar 8, 2013

PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE WHEN MY WIFE WAS TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY, IT WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS TO BE TRAPPED IN THE CAR DUE TO THE DOOR HANDLE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10502054
Incident
Apr 18, 2012
Mileage
55,000 mi
Body & structureSteering
Filed Jan 28, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT OPENED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AND OPENED THE DOOR FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OF THE STEERING FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

NHTSA ID
10494945
Incident
Jan 16, 2013
Mileage
70,000 mi
Body & structureSuspension
Filed Dec 5, 2012
Crash reported

THERE IS A MASSIVE BLIND SPOT TO THE DRIVERS FRONT LEFT SIDE. THIS PREVENTS BEING ABLE TO SEE MEDIANS GOING INTO A LEFT HAND TURN. I WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BECAUSE I HAVE COME VERY CLOSE TO HITTING THEM 5 TIMES OR SO BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF VISIBILITY. THIS MOST RECENT TIME, I TRIED MY BEST TO JUDGE THE MEDIANS LOCATION, BUT WHEN IT ENTERED INTO THE BLIND SPOT, I JUDGED THE BEST I COULD AND STILL HIT THE CURB. I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT IN ALL MY DRIVING YEARS (7 YEARS!).. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAD HIT ANYTHING. I AM VERY UPSET WITH CHEVY'S HUGE BLIND SPOT THAT CAUSES SO MANY PROBLEMS WHILE TAKING LEFT'S NEAR MEDIANS. I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED A CHEVY, AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT I AM NOT IMPRESSED AT ALL BY THE HHR FOR THIS PROBLEM AND PROBLEMS WITH THE SUSPENSION. *TR

NHTSA ID
10487424
Incident
Dec 4, 2012
Mileage
37,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Nov 30, 2012

THE DOOR HANDLE OF DRIVERS SIDE OF 2007 HHR. BROKE OFF. AS I OPENED DOOR..IT IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND IF BATTERY SHOULD DIE OR IF THERE IS A FIRE THERE IS NO WAY TO EXIT QUICKLY FROM DRIVERS SEAT..THE HANDLE CANNOT BE REPLACED...RATHER AN ENTIRE DOOR PANEL UPWARDS OF 350.00 PLUS LABOR IS ONLY REMEDY..I SPOKE TO A GM REP WHO ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT INTO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION...IT WAS DETERMINED THAT I WOULD STILL HAVE TO PAY....THIS IS VERY SERIOUS AND NEEDS TO BE REMEDIED. *TR

NHTSA ID
10486506
Incident
Sep 20, 2012
Mileage
76,000 mi

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