2010 Chevrolet Hhr Electrical Problems

Loss of power while driving 35mph and service traction light along with airbags light keeps showing at random times

NHTSA ID

11545986

Incident

Sep 22, 2023

Noticed that the cruise control would disengage randomly when activated. I checked the function of the brake lights at night and found that the brake lights would turn themselves on randomly with zero brake input, disengaging the cruise control. In this state, depressing the brake pedal more than around 30-40% would turn the brake lights off, even with the brake pedal fully pressed. Furthermore, with the brake pedal pressed to a moderate level, the cruise control is able to be engaged, even with obvious brake pressure being applied. This defeats the cruise control disengagement feature and the cruise control system will fight against the braking system to maintain speed instead of turning itself off as it seems to rely solely on the brake lights for the automatic disengagement. This issue is quite dangerous as this seems to happen quite often with the brake lights, but I cannot find any sort of consistent scenario that causes these issues to occur.

NHTSA ID

11530229

Incident

Jun 7, 2023

Power steering goes out while driving

NHTSA ID

11530003

Incident

Apr 1, 2021

BRAKES MAKING LOUD NOISE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT 40-60 MPH. WAS DRIVING.

NHTSA ID

11343347

Incident

Jul 13, 2020

Mileage

138,890 mi

OUR CHEVY HHR 2010 HAS BEEN DYING AND STALLING OUT ON US WHILE WE ARE DRIVING IT, THE ONLY TIME IT HAD POWER GOING TO IT WAS WHEN IT WAS BEING JUMPED. EVEN THEN SOON AS THE CABLES WERE UNHOOKED IT WOULD JERK THEN DIE RIGHT AWAY. IT SEEMED AS IF MOST OF THE LIGHTS INSIDE AND OUTSIDED OF THE TRUCK ONLY WOULD FLASH WHILE JUMPING IT, THEN NOTHING. IT WAS ALSO VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, AND EVERYTHING BASICALLY SEEMS LIKE IT'S MALFUNCTIONING. THIS HAS BEEN ON AND OFF FOR A FEW WEEKS NOW BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT, NOR CAN I EVEN START IT AT THIS POINT,BUT I DEFINITELY DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT THE WAY IT IS RIGHT NOW BEING THAT IT POWERS COMPLETELY OFF WHENEVER IT WANTS TO. IT WAS IN MOTION A FEW TIMES ON CITY STREETS, AND IN MOTION TURNING WHEN IT DIED FOR THIS LAST TIME. ITS NOW PARKED ON A STREET UNABLE TO DRIVE IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

11326059

Incident

May 25, 2020

ON GOING ISSUE OF BRAKE LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY COMING ON WITHOUT TOUCHING BRAKE PEDAL. FIRST NOTICED SOMETHING WRONG BECAUSE CRUISE CONTROL WOULDN'T ACTIVATE. FOUND PROBLEM AT NIGHT WHEN I COULD SEE THE GLOW FROM MY BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE TOP INSIDE EDGE OF MY REAR HATCH. REPLACING BRAKE SWITCH ABOVE PEDAL DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. SOUNDS KIND OF FUNNY, BUT I GOT BRAKE LIGHTS TO GO OFF WHILE SETTING IN DRIVEWAY AND POUNDING MY CENTER CONSOLE OUT OF FRUSTRATION. INTERNET SEARCH FOUND OTHER GM VEHICLES WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND FRUSTRATED OWNERS THAT TOOK VEHICLES TO DEALERSHIPS THAT DIDN'T FIX THEIR PROBLEM. ISSUE APPEARS TO BE CIRCUIT BOARD RELATED WITH CIRCUIT BOARDS LOCATED ON PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CENTER CONSOLE. A SHARP RAP WITH THE PALM OF MY HAND IN THAT AREA WILL ALWAYS GET THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO GO OFF WHEN THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ON. DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN, BUT SEEMS CRAZY TO HAVE TO KEEP CHECKING TO SEE IF MY CRUISE WILL SET SO I KNOW IF MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY HAVEN'T SEEN THIS PROBLEM, THOUGH AS I STATED EARLIER, INTERNET SEARCH WILL FIND OTHER GM OWNERS WITH SIMILAR ISSUE OF BRAKE LIGHTS ON WITHOUT TOUCHING BRAKE PEDAL. HAVE HAD ISSUE SETTING STILL OR MOVING. HAVE HAD CRUISE KICK OFF GOING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL.

NHTSA ID

11290572

Incident

Jan 1, 2017

Mileage

70,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE SERVICE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE WINDOWS DID NOT ROLL DOWN AND THE SPEAKERS DID NOT WORK. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED, BUT DID NOT CALL BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000.

NHTSA ID

11265619

Incident

Oct 2, 2019

Mileage

98,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY 2010 CHEVY HHR, I HAD JUST EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND WAS ENTERING THE SPEEDWAY FUEL STATION, MY STEERING JUST SEEMED TO LOCKUP ON ME AND A DASH ALERT FLASHED "SERVICE ESC" THEN I SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER! IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY MAJOR TRAGEDY LIKE COLLIDING WITH A GAS PUMP OR ANOTHER VEHICLE, I WAS ABLE TO RUN IT INTO THE CURB I FELT LIKE MY ARMS WERE NEARLY RIPPED FROM THE SOCKETS. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO MY HOME AND THE FOLLOWING DAY TOWED TO A MECHANIC. DISCOVERED THAT THE EXPERIENCE WAS NOT EXCLUSIVELY MINE, APPARENTLY SOME 444 OTHERS HAD AS WELL. I CHECKED FOR RECALL NOTICES WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALLS WERE CLOSED AND REPAIRS WERE DONE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW BY WHOM, WHEN AND WHERE EXACTLY! IT OBVIOUSLY WAS NOT DONE PERMANENTLY NOR SATISFACTORILY AS I'M VERY SORE NOW, BUT COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED!

NHTSA ID

11241211

Incident

Jul 29, 2019

Mileage

202,000 mi

SERVICE AIR BAGS COMES ON SOMETIMES SAYING I NEED TO GET IT SERVICED ONLY COMES ON WHEN CAR HAS JUST BEEN STARTED . SOMETIMES GOS OUT SOMETIMES DON'T THEN SENDS SERVICE CODE ON MAIN DISPLAY. ALSO RADIO SHORTS OUT CAUSE DRIVER TO BE DISTRACTED TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPEN CHANGING FROM CD TO FM TO AUXILIARY ON ITS OWN.

NHTSA ID

11210532

Incident

Apr 21, 2019

Mileage

173,000 mi

ON APRIL 25,2018, WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY RT PASSENGER BACK DOOR OPENED, NO INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON DASH BOARD TO SHOW RT BACK DOOR AJARED... ON APRIL 19,2018 WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET RT FRONT PASSENGER DOOR OPENED, NO INDICATOR LIGHT APPEARED ON DASH. BOTH RT FRONT AND BACK PASSENGER DOORS OPENED WITH IN FIVE DAYS APART WHILE DRIVING.I WAS INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OLD. CAUSE: FAULTY LATCH SPRING LOADER A15 BODY & ELECTRICAL, 10470C LOCK, REPLACED RT FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY. I PURCHASED IT IN 2011AND THE PRESENT MILEAGE IS 17,000MI. I FEEL IF THE HATCH DOOR OPENS WHILE ON THE FREEWAY AND MY WHEEL CHAIR ROLLS OUT A FATAL ACCIDENT WOULD OCCUR. I FEEL THE MATERIAL USED IN THE LATCH SPRING LOADER AND DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY IS UNSAFE. PARTS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER, AS WELL AS NOTIFYING OWNER.THANK U FOR YOUR HELP.

NHTSA ID

11093368

Incident

Apr 25, 2018

Mileage

17,000 mi

1) THE TURN SIGNALS HAVE FAILED TO CANCEL AFTER A TURN ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. 2) RECENTLY, THE TURN SIGNAL WILL NOT HOLD IN THE ON POSITION ON A LEFT TURN AND HAS TO BE MANUALLY HELD DOWN TO ACTUATE THE SIGNAL FOR THE ENTIRE TURN. 3) AT THE SAME TIME, THE RIGHT SIGNAL WILL NO LONGER AUTOMATICALLY CANCEL AND HAS TO BE MANUALLY TURNED OFF AFTER A TURN. THESE ARE ISSUES BECAUSE YOU EITHER HAVE THE TURN SIGNAL NOT ON DURING A CROSS TRAFFIC TURN WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS ENGAGED, OR YOU HAVE IT ON WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT HAD AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF.

NHTSA ID

11040400

Incident

Jun 1, 2017

Mileage

33,000 mi

I AM EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE GAUGES AND POWER STEERING AS WELL AS WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON AND LOSS OF COMMUNICATIONS TO THE D.L.C. CONNECTOR. IT MAY HAPPEN AT ANY TIME ANYWHERE.

NHTSA ID

11021004

Incident

May 10, 2017

Mileage

130,500 mi

"TAKATA RECALL" ONE OR MORE OF POWER WINDOWS DON'T WORK, MOST OF THE TIME. THE HEADLIGHTS. PARKING LIGHTS & TAI LIGHT DON'T WORK ALOT OF THE TIME. COMES ON THEN GOES OFF. MOST OF THE TIME, THE PASSENGER SIDE. PEOPLE WILL TELL ME THEY ARE NOT WORKING OR IF I PULL UP TO A STORE I CAN SEE ONE OF THE LIGHTS ARE OUT, THEN SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK ON. SEEMS THERE IS A SHORT SOMEWHERE! THIS IS MOVING OR STATIONARY BOTH & ANYWHERE I DRIVE.

NHTSA ID

10979576

Incident

Mar 1, 2016

Mileage

85,000 mi

SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT ON, ALSO PASSENGER AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT ALARMS INTERMITTENTLY, RADIO DISPLAY SCREEN INTERMITTENTLY BLANK AND SCRAMBLED, BUT AUDIO WORKS MOST OCCURRENCES STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING ON STREETS OR HIGHWAYS. APPT. W/DEALER FOR AIRBAG SERVICE TOMORROW

NHTSA ID

10897566

Incident

Aug 15, 2016

Mileage

87,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CONNECTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

NHTSA ID

10870742

Incident

Sep 16, 2015

Mileage

45,000 mi

FRONT HEADLIGHTS, LOW BEAM AND HIGH BEAM, NOT WORKING BECAUSE BULB WIRE CONNECTOR WAS MELTED.

NHTSA ID

10863461

Incident

Apr 28, 2016

Mileage

129,000 mi

THIS VEHICLES SAFETY CHIMES CAN SHUT OFF CAUSING OWNER TO BE LOCKED OUT OF THE VEHICLE WITH KEYS STILL IN IGNITION. THIS OCCURS WHEN PARKED AND TURNED OFF OR WHEN PARKED AND ENGINE RUNNING. SMALL OCCUPANTS AS INFANTS CHILDREN AND PETS COULD BE TRAPPED IN A FREEZING OR HOT CAR. THIS VEHICLE HAS NO INTERIOR HATCHBACK DOOR OPENER AND CAN ESSENTIALLY PIN OCCUPANTS IN A ACCIDENT INTO THE VEHICLE IF FORWARD DOORS ARE DAMAGED DURING ACCIDENT. THE ONLY ESCAPE COMES FROM REMOVING PLASTIC HOUSING AND USING A SCREWDRIVER TO A HIDDEN LATCH INSIDE THE DOOR HOUSING.

NHTSA ID

10854649

Incident

Jan 3, 2016

Mileage

89,000 mi

POWER WINDOWS: UNABLE TO ROLL DOWN ANY WINDOW EXCEPT THE DRIVER SIDE USING THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR PANEL. THIS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DOOR HANDLES BREAKING OFF WHEN THE CAR WAS BARELY 3 YEARS OLD, MAKES IT A SAFETY CONCERN SHOULD I NEED TO GET OUT OF THE CAR THROUGH THE WINDOWS. I AM ABLE TO ROLL THE WINDOWS UP WHEN USING THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR PANEL BUTTON, JUST UNABLE TO ROLL THEM DOWN. THIS STARTED OUT WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW NOT WORKING, THEN WENT TO THE REAR DRIVER SIDE AND NOW THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW CAN ONLY BE LOWERED BY LOCKING THEN UNLOCKING THE WINDOW AND APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE WINDOW SWITCH AT AN ANGLE. IF I NEEDED TO GET MY SERVICE DOG OUT OF THE BACK SEAT AND WAS UNABLE TO USE THE DOOR, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO LOWER THE WINDOW WITHOUT EFFORT. THIS PUTS HER LIFE OR THE LIFE OF A HUMAN WHO MAY BE PRESENT IN THE BACK SEAT AT SERIOUS RISK. THIS SLOWLY STARTED A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND HAS ESCALATED. THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER, RIVERSIDE CHEVY IN ROME, GEORGIA, IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THE COST IS TOO MUCH FOR MY DISABILITY INCOME TO COVER.

NHTSA ID

10826097

Incident

Jul 4, 2012

Mileage

44,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND STALLED. THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

NHTSA ID

10810530

Incident

Dec 25, 2014

Mileage

65,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ESC AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS RANDOMLY FLASHED. AS THE FAILURE PROGRESSED, THE WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS PENDING REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10787305

Incident

Apr 2, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

NHTSA ID

10760010

Incident

Aug 28, 2015

Mileage

80,000 mi

MY HHR IS HAVING REPEATED ISSUES WITH THE SENSORS. I HAVE ALREADY PAID TO HAVE SENSORS REPLACED AND I WILL NO LONGER DO SO. THE HHR IS ONE OF THE MOST COSTLY VEHICLES I'VE OWNED.

NHTSA ID

10745232

Incident

Jul 31, 2015

Mileage

113,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

NHTSA ID

10735671

Incident

Jul 1, 2015

Mileage

70,000 mi

ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO MY RIGHT TAIL LIGHT WENT OUT, REPLACED THE BULB. ABOUT 9 MONTHS AFTER THAT IT WENT OUT AGAIN, REPLACED IT. ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER THAT IT WENT OUT AGAIN, REPLACED IT AGAIN. ABOUT A FEW MONTHS LATER IT WENT OUT AGAIN, REPLACED IT AGAIN. 3 WEEKS LATER IT WENT OUT AGAIN, REPLACED IT. ONE WEEK LATER IT WENT OUT AGAIN.... I HAVE NOT REPLACED IT YET BECAUSE THE LAST TIME MY HUSBAND SAID THAT THE LIGHT HOLDER IS MELTING. EACH TIME WE REPLACED THE BULB WE BOUGHT THE RECOMMENDED BULB. *TR

NHTSA ID

10695339

Incident

Sep 2, 2013

*THIS AN UPDATE ON FILE NUMBER-# 10672324-2010 CHEVROLET HHR-SHIFTER PROBLEM ON MY LAST FILING I STATED THAT WE HAD ANOTHER RECALL ON OUR 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. PREVIOUS RECALLS WERE THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. BUT I FOUND OUT THAT THE KEY GETTING STUCK WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK, IS NOT A OFFICIAL "RECALL ,BUT IT SHOULD BE! WE RECEIVED A LETTER WARNING US OF THE PROBLEM AND IF IT OCCURRED, GM WOULD FIX IT FOR FREE. WELL, AS I REPORTED , IT DID HAPPENED. MY HUSBAND PARKED THE CAR, AND WE WERE PREPARING TO GO TO HIS DOCTOR"S' APPT. & TO AN EVENING SERVICE & THE KEY GOT STUCK. NO POWER, NO NOTHING, WE TRIED EVERYTHING. AND THAT THING THAT THE MANUAL SAID WOULD HELP US RELEASE THE KEY, WAS NOT THERE. SO THE CAR, SAT THERE DRAINING THE BATTERY. DR. APPT'S WERE MISSED. AND BECAUSE WE BOTH HAD APPT'S COMING UP, WE HAD TO RENT A CAR. BUT TO SUM IT ALL UP. WHEN THE TOLL DRIVER CAME, HE WAS ABLE TO JUMP THE CAR, AND THE KEY CAME OUT. AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALER, THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THAT THE BATTERY WAS GONE. BUT IT WAS FINE BEFORE THE KEY GOT STUCK. THEY REFUSED TO CHANGE THE SHIFTER. WE GOT A NEW BATTERY, AND ARE PRAYING THAT WE WON'T GET STRANDED IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. AND WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR OURSELVES AND FOR OTHERS! NO REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE BATTERY OR THE RENTAL. WE HAVE MADE OUR COMPLAINTS TO THE MANAGEMENT AT THE DEALER & TO GM. AND ONE MORE THING, OUR FIRST SIGN OF TROUBLE BEFORE PARKING THE CAR, WAS THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF. AN ISSUE ALSO AFTER THE NEW IGNITION SWITCH WAS PUT IN. THIS IS A RECALL ITEM. BUT ONCE AGAIN, GM CARES MORE ABOUT SAVING A DIME. NOT LIVES. NOT A SAFETY ISSUE? I CAN THINK OF FEW SCENARIO'S THAT SAY THAT THEY ARE WRONG!-THANK YOU, AND "BE BLESSED" [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

NHTSA ID

10689650

Incident

Jan 13, 2015

Mileage

108,000 mi