Battery problems of the 2009 Chevrolet HHR

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Hhr. The contact stated that after a long drive, the vehicle started to have a very strange smell and the contact felt sick. The contact took the vehicle to a private mechanic where it was found that the battery and battery tube was leaking and the fluid had breached the interior of the vehicle. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure and current mileages were 38,000.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Hhr. The contact stated that the key was stuck in the ignition, which prevented him from shutting the vehicle off. The contact stated that in order to shut off the vehicle, he had to pull a fuse and disconnect the battery. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 67,000.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Hhr. The contact stated that the key would not remove from the ignition and the vehicle would not shut off. The contact had to pull fuses and disconnect the battery in order to shut the vehicle off. The vehicle had not been inspected to determine the cause of failure. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileages were 51,000.

The contact owns a owns a 2009 Chevrolet Hhr. The contact stated that the key would not release from the ignition, therefore the engine could not be shut off. The contact had to disconnect the battery wires and the fuel pump fuse to shut the engine off. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the dealer stated that the failure was located at the ignition lock cylinder. The dealer replaced the ignition lock cylinder. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The VIN information was not available. The failure and the current mileages were 60,000.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Hhr. The contact stated that the ignition would not shut off. The battery and fuel pump fuse had to be disconnected in order to shut the vehicle down. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who performed a diagnostic that located the failure at the ignition lock and cylinder. The ignition lock cylinder was replaced. The manufacturer advised the contact that the failure was not recalled and the warranty did not cover the ignition failure. The failure mileage was 71,426 and the current mileage was 71,726.

I have a 2009 chev Hhr and on Jun. 16, 2011 I pulled into a shopping center and tried to turn off my car and I could "not" turn it off with ignation key,it was locked into the run mode. Lucky for me there was a dealer open and I drove the car to them. The only way the dealer could stop car was to disconnect battery,on a Hhr the battery was in the back of car and it took them quite some time to do this operation. I made the right decision to go to the dealer,but what if I was a little old lady"the outcome might have been a different one". After the problem was fixed,both myself and the service manger at the dealership looked at the defective ignition cylinder and noticed there was a change made in the new cylinder. That leads me to believe that gm knows there is a problem. Gm sent a bulletin(not a recall??)to there dealers stating that "some customers may comment that ignition key is difficult to remove or that the key sticks or binds in the ignition cylinder",that is so wrong the key locks in the run mode and will not turn off car's ignition. After all the problems Toyota has had with there gas petal ect and personal injury's,you would think gm would be on top of this "saety problem" and at least send out a "recall not a service bulletin" to protect it's customers from getting hurt or worse. I would like NHTSA to step up to the plate and confront gm about a recall on this "very unsafe condition" thank you.

The keys are stuck in the ignition of the car. We have tried to used the release button under the steering column to no avail. The car remains running. We have to unhook the battery and take out a fuse to get the car shut off. We have two small children and this is our only car. The dealership wanted to charge us to fix this, when clearly it is the fault of Chevrolet. Our keys have been stuck since satuday, may 21, 2011. Today is Monday, may 23, 2011 and the keys are still in the car.

Unable to turn engine off and remove the key. The key is stuck in the running position and will not move. Had to remove fuel pump fuse and disconnect battery to turn off engine and lights. This has happened twice, had to have it towed and pay for repair the first time and waiting for tow truck to come get it the second time in less than a year, which I'm sure I'll have to pay for again.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Hhr. The contact stated that the key would not move when she attempted to turn the vehicle off. The contact mentioned that in order to turn the vehicle off she had to disconnected the battery and the fuse that was connected to the fuel pump. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was currently working on a diagnosis. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 40,000.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Hhr. The contact attempted to shut the vehicle off but the ignition would not respond. The contact had to disconnect the battery. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where it was being repaired at the time of the complaint. The current and failure mileages were approximately 43,000. The VIN was unavailable.