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2007 Chevrolet Hhr Visibility Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA

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Visibility 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.
8
Latest Jun 14, 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.
1%
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.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. 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. 8 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 visibility

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

SteeringVisibility
Filed Jun 14, 2018

MY CAR HAS THE SAME STERRING COLUMN AS IN THE COLBOLT I ONCE OWNED. THEY RECALLED MANY MAKES OF THE HHR FOR NEW COLUMNS. BUT NOT THE 2007 OR 2008. I HAVE REPLACED THE WIPER MOTOR ONCE BEFORE AND AFTRER 3 YEARS HAVE TO REPLACE AGAIN. ANY TIME THE TEMPERTURE GETS ABOVE 70 DEGREE, THE POWER STERRING GOES OUT. ALSO WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS RECALLED AND EXCHANGED, THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO RESET THE KEYLESS ENTRY KEY RINGS, SO CANNT USE MY AUTO STARTER, UNLOCK OR OPED MY DOORS, ESPECIALLY THE HATCH BACK. THERE IS NO WAY TO OPEN THAT DOOR, NO HANDLE, NO INNER BUTTON, NO PULL TO OPEN IT.

NHTSA ID
11101955
Incident
Jan 10, 2014
Mileage
100,120 mi
SteeringVisibility
Filed Jul 15, 2017

POWER STERRING IS GOING OUT JUST LIKE IT DID IN MY COLBOLT. BOTH ARE 2007. WIPER POWER DRIVE WENT OUT REPLACED THAT ON OUR OWN. WHEN DID THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO RESET THE REMOTE CONTROLS, SAID RECALL WAS FOR SWITCH ONLY.

NHTSA ID
11005506
Incident
Oct 1, 2016
Visibility
Filed Mar 15, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED OPERATING. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT A PLASTIC GARMENT IN THE WIPER HAD CRACKED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000. UPDATED 05/30/17*LJ *AS

NHTSA ID
10966027
Incident
Mar 10, 2017
Mileage
149,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Dec 19, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS WATER ENTERING THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WORSENED OVER TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD SEALS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,500.

NHTSA ID
10667332
Incident
Jan 1, 2014
Mileage
49,500 mi
Visibility
Filed Feb 3, 2012

CAR WAS PARKED. I OPENED THE PASSENGER DOOR. AS SOON AS I CLOSED DOOR THE REAR GLASS SHATTERED AND FELL TO THE GROUND. TEMPERATURE WAS NOT TOO HOT OR COLD. *KB

NHTSA ID
10446615
Incident
Jan 19, 2012
Visibility
Filed Feb 3, 2012

AT A STOP LIGHT LEFT WIPER STOPPED WORKING. PASSENGER SIDE CONTINUED TO OPERATE IN A LIGHT SNOW. MILEAGE WAS ABOUT 77K. *KB

NHTSA ID
10446614
Incident
Jan 13, 2012
Body & structureVisibility
Filed Apr 26, 2010

I CAME HOME AFTER RUNNING ERRANDS AND GOT OUT OF MY 2007 CHEVY HHR AND SHUT THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. 30 SECONDS AFTER THAT MY REAR WINDOW ON THE HATCHBACK COMPLETELY SHATTERED. IT WAS NOT A HOT DAY. THERE WAS GLASS ALL OVER THE INSIDE OF THE BACK OF MY CAR AND MY DRIVEWAY. I'M JUST GLAD MY 7 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS NOT IN THE BACK SEAT, FOR FEAR OF GETTING HIT BY A PIECE OF GLASS NOW I HAVE TO GET IT REPLACED AND ITS GOING TO COST ME MY DEDUCTIBLE ON MY INSURANCE OF 250.00. *TR

NHTSA ID
10327645
Incident
Apr 24, 2010
Visibility
Filed Apr 20, 2009

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FAILURES WITH THE REAR GLASS SHATTERING IN HER VEHICLE. WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE, SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. SHE TURNED AROUND TO INSPECT THE NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR GLASS WAS SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE WINDOW WAS REPLACED AT THE COST OF $250. A YEAR AND A HALF LATER, THE REAR GLASS SHATTERED AGAIN. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AND WILL NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

NHTSA ID
10266052
Incident
Apr 19, 2009
Mileage
38,000 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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