2008 Chevrolet Hhr Airbags Problems

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet HHR. The contact stated that the key was stuck in the ignition switch and failed to release. Additionally, the TPMS warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer, who confirmed that the key was stuck and needed to be broken, and any damages would be at the owner's expense. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V171000 (Air Bags, Electrical System). The manufacturer was contacted, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.

NHTSA ID

11720216

Incident

Feb 17, 2026

Mileage

200,000 mi

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet HHR. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V047000 (Air Bags, Electrical System); but the vehicle experienced a failure. The contact stated that the key could not be removed from the ignition switch while the key was in the "OFF" position. In addition, the battery was being drained. The contact stated that the battery was previously replaced several months ago. The contact stated that the key was stuck in the ignition switch. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 64,000.

NHTSA ID

11706785

Incident

Dec 23, 2025

Mileage

64,000 mi

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet HHR. The contact stated while driving at approximately 35 MPH, the air bag warning light illuminated. The service air bag soon message was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that two unknown modules were defective and needed to be replaced. The dealer informed the contact that the modules were no longer manufactured. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but no assistance was provided. The manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact that the part had been discontinued. The failure mileage was approximately 80,900.

NHTSA ID

11551839

Incident

Sep 1, 2023

Mileage

80,900 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH OVER BLACK ICE, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, DROVE OFF THE ROAD, AND CRASHED INTO THREE TREES. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD, NECK, BACK, AND RIB INJURIES. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MULTIPLE UNKNOWN INJURIES. BOTH OCCUPANTS RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT LOT. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

NHTSA ID

11282432

Incident

Nov 7, 2019

Mileage

134,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

NHTSA ID

11149890

Incident

Aug 1, 2018

Mileage

90,000 mi

SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT/HIT AN ANIMAL / CAR SPUN OUT OF CONTROL/HIT SEVERAL TREES(CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS) WIFE & DAUGHTER SEVERELY INJURED//NOT ONE AIR BAG DEPLOYED(HIGHWAY PATROLMAN VERIFIED IN HIS REPORT

NHTSA ID

11096942

Incident

Jan 21, 2012

Mileage

40,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (PINKERTON CHEVROLET BUICK GMC CADILLAC, 801 GRAVES MILL RD, LYNCHBURG, CA 24502) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 128,000.

NHTSA ID

11067321

Incident

Feb 6, 2018

Mileage

128,000 mi

I AM UNABLE TO GET GM OR MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO COMPLETE THE TWO OUTSTANDING SAFETY RECALLS IN A TIMELY MANOR. I'VE BEEN EXTREMELY PATIENT BUT THEY REFUSE TO ACCOMMODATE MY SIMPLE NEEDS. I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH CHEVY OF SOUTH ANCHORAGE (DEALERSHIP) SINCE 4/8/2015 ATTEMPTING TO SCHEDULE THE WORK FOR THE WEEKEND OR GET A LOANER CAR. THEY WERE UNABLE TO ACCOMMODATE MY NEEDS (A CAR WHILE MINE IS BEING REPAIRED OR A LOANER CAR). I CONTACTED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER ON 12/1/2016 AFTER REPEATEDLY BEING IGNORED OR LIED TO BY THE DEALERSHIP. FOR THE PAST THREE MONTH I'VE BEEN GETTING ABSOLUTELY NO HELP FROM CHEVROLET IN GETTING A APPOINTMENT FOR THE WEEKEND OR A LOANER CAR. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING THE CAR BUT HAVE NO ALTERNATIVE. THIS HAS CONTINUED TO CAUSE ME SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTRESS. I HAVE 57 EMAILS BETWEEN MYSELF AND CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER OR THE DEALERSHIP ATTEMPTING TO GET THIS RESOLVED ON TOP OF THE COUNTLESS PHONE CALLS, VOICEMAILS, AND NUMEROUS VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP.

NHTSA ID

10959699

Incident

Apr 8, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, AN ERROR MESSAGE DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT WANT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR FREE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

NHTSA ID

10925254

Incident

Nov 9, 2016

Mileage

143,000 mi

I HAD BEEN CALLING GM ABOUT THIS ISSUE, MY DAUGHTER LOVED THIS CAR IT WAS GIVEN TO HER FOR HER BIRTHDAY, OUT OF THE BLUE HER CAR LOST STEERING ON HIGHWAY, IT WAS EARLY AFTERNOON WHEN ALL WERE GETTING OFF FROM WORK WHILE TRYING TO GET OVER WITHOUT STEERING SHE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE THE CAR WAS TOWED HOME AND HAS BEEN SITTING THERE WAITING ON GM TO GET THIS STEERING FIXED MY CHILD COULD HAVE LOST HER LIFE CALL ME [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10881496

Incident

Jun 6, 2014

Mileage

55,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS, THE KEY RELEASED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

NHTSA ID

10701741

Incident

Aug 11, 2010

Mileage

40,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WOULD SUDDENLY MALFUNCTION CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. AFTER SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON, THE POWER STEERING WOULD OPERATE AS NORMAL. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE WARNING "SERVICE AIR BAGS" HAD ILLUMINATED. THE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

NHTSA ID

10690352

Incident

Nov 3, 2014

Mileage

108,000 mi

WAS STOPPED DUE TO TRAFFIC AND WAS REAR ENDED RESULTING IN $8000.00 PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME TO HAVE IT TESTED.

NHTSA ID

10663257

Incident

Jan 13, 2014

Mileage

32,000 mi

WHEN I HAD MY ACCIDENT MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLORE. I CALLED GM 2 DAYS LATER AND ASKED THE LADY IF THEY HAVE DEPLOYED AND SHE TOLD ME NO. *TR

NHTSA ID

10651824

Incident

Aug 25, 2013

Mileage

72,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS ALREADY COMPLETED IN MAY OF 2014 AND WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE A SECOND TIME. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10625921

Incident

Apr 7, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO DO THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10622492

Incident

Mar 31, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10618633

Incident

Apr 1, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10617642

Incident

Apr 14, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HAD EXCEEDED THE REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THE AN ORDER WAS PLACED BUT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10609602

Incident

Mar 31, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE REMEDY PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10607363

Incident

Apr 16, 2014

I WAS IN MY 2008 HHR CHEVY AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE WALL THE CAR WAS TOTALED. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING A HIP FRACTURE AND MAJOR SURGERY AND ONGOING THERAPY RESULTING IN A HIP REPLACEMENT LATER ON. *TR

NHTSA ID

10605794

Incident

Nov 13, 2013

Mileage

38,000 mi

2008 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED PRIOR TO THE RECALL, HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE STARTING THE VEHICLE, AND THE KEY WOULD NOT GO ALL THE WAY IN THE IGNITION. THE CONSUMER IT HAS BEEN TWO MONTHS, SINCE HE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE, AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE.

NHTSA ID

10598203

Incident

Jun 2, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATIONS OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 14V047000 (AIR BAG, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A DATE WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10598500

Incident

Apr 10, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS ADVISED HER THAT THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT PERFORMED IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THERE WERE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.

NHTSA ID

10598481

Incident

Mar 3, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 14V04700 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V17100 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM EITHER RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10596400

Incident

Dec 16, 2013