general problems of the 2009 Chevrolet HHR - part 2

Taken the car to dealer multiple times, for power steering failure as well as the car stalling. . Was told there was nothing that could be done about the car. . . Was side swiped on road on 03/14/2014. . . Car barely tapped us and we lost control of the car due to power steering issue. . . Ran into the guardrail. . Car was totaled while the other car (a 2005 Toyota prius) drove home. . . Driver had head injuries while passenger had contusions to his right hand from airbags. This car is a death trap waiting to happen. .

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Hhr. The contact stated that the parts were not available for NHTSA campaign number: 14v171000 (electrical system). The contact stated that he was concerned for his safety since the parts were not available in order to do the repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the delay. The vehicle had not experience the failure.

Tl-the contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Hhr. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v153000 (steering,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 made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Kw.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Hhr. The contact attempted to have the vehicle repaired under NHTSA campaign id number: 14v047000 (air bags, electrical system); however, the parts for the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time to perform the repair. The vehicle had not experienced a failure.

The contact owns a 2009 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 made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. The VIN was not available.

When I parked my car in the driveway my keys got stuck in the ignition and I couldn't turn my car off. I had to get it towed to a dealers who replaced the ignition. The next day my security light went on so I took it back to the dealers they we're very busy so they checked to see if my keys were programmed then the light went off so we thought it was ok. I left the dealers and within 200ft my Hhr stalled and doors locked with me inside the vehicle. I called them back with my cellphone from inside the car then the doors suddenly unlocked and I was able to drive back to the dealers. They gave me a car to use. I left my Hhr there so they could hook it up to the computer to see what was wrong. Alot of codes came up they said but they cleared them and said they reprogrammed my keys. The only code left was a icp code but they said I didn't need a icp panel so I took my car back. When I came out of work at 1am I unlocked my car and started my Hhr up. It stalled immeditatly. With the keys stuck in the start position I tried it again after about 10 min and it started up and I drove home. I called the dealer again and they said bring it Monday again but they cant lend me a car until its fixed or promise that they can fix it. I tried to start it now and I can but I really am afraid to drive it but I have too to bring it back to the dealers. Very scary and bothersome thing. I increased my insurance and will be only taking sideroads until someone figures this out.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Hhr. The contact was unable to start the vehicle after numerous attempts. The vehicle was recently repaired according to NHTSA campaign number: 14v047000 (air bags, electrical system). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN and failure mileage were unavailable.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Hhr. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle stalled with the illumination of the check engine warning light. The vehicle was not able to be restarted and was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for inspection or repairs. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 147,000.

Ignition cylinder will not release the key. Ignition release spring works (moves freely) yet will not release the key. I had to remove the fuel pump fuse to turn off the car and, since the key was frozen in the on position, disconnect the battery. I was informed that the 'key stuck' issue was addressed under the chevy service bulletin (09-02-35-005b, Feb 4, 2010) yet not on recall list. Was there a recall on this problem?.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Hhr. The contact stated that the instrument panel lights would illuminate intermittently. Additionally, the contact was crashed into from the rear by another vehicle, causing the contact to crash into a guard rail. The contact was taken to a hospital for treatment of mild whiplash and bruising to the chest. The vehicle was previously serviced under NHTSA campaign numbers: 14v171000 (electrical system), 14v171000 (electrical system), and 14v047000 (air bags , electrical system) but did not prevent the failures from recurring. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 51,000.

Drove Hhr today, and when I went to turn off ignition, I could not turn the car off. Had to disconnect the battery, and pull a fuse. Taking car in tomorrow for repair. There was a mechanic in the lot I was in, who stated this is not the first time he has seen this problem on Hhr ignition problem. Stated it is a tumbler issue, and chevy is aware of this.

My air bag service indicator light turns on intermittently. At least 5 times in the past year, no accidents, no problem seen with air bags by service dept at dealer. ???? . The safety lock on the drivers side controls for all passenger windows does not lock the window operation. Braking system problem in the past 6 months. Ive returned to the mechanic 4 times had my brake pads changed, rotors turned, rotors resurfaced , only to h Ave the same problem. . . . . Steering wheel shuddering bad when applying the brake. The rotors overheat and warp, but I will drive only 2 blocks and it happens. Dont think that is enough to overheat the rotors.

While driving in a parking lot I heard a ding, looked down at the dash and saw that a power steering warning light was on. I tried pulling into a parking space and noticed that I had no power steering assist and had to muscle the car over. I turned off the engine, restarted it and everything seemed ok. This issue started happening every few days after that, sometimes at highway speed. This is a very dangerous situation, had this been a less strong person like my wife or an elderly person she would not have had the strength to steer the car! after doing extensive research I was shocked at what I found. The Hhr is built on a chevy cobalt chassis, and the cobalt has a recall for this same exact issue but chevy had not had a recall on the Hhr, not is the us anyway. Canada has forced gm to do a recall on the Hhr for this same exact issue but to date it has not been done in the us. The defective steering motor part number recalled on the cobalt was the same exact part number as the Hhr, so why has this not been addressed on the Hhr? if you'll read some of the Hhr forums you'll learn that mine was not as isolated occurrence, it is very common and seems to start happening when the cars get around 50,000 miles. Had this happened to an elder person at highway speeds chances are they would not have been able to control the vehicle, this disables the steering! I had this repaired at an astronomical cost of over $800. My car was still under warranty, but surprise surprise gm said this is not covered under the chassis warranty? what, the steering is not a component of the chassis? this issue needs to be addressed, im surprised someones life has not already been lost over this issue. Please force gm to recall this issue and refund ones like me that have had to pay out of our pockets to have this repaired.

While driving the 2009 chevy Hhr back from work, without warning, the electric power steering stopped and a warning message came up on the dic. Once ignition was shut off the problem cleared temporarily. Over the past 24 hours the power steering has continued to exhibit the same erratic behavior.

Car would not turn off. Key would not turn. Eventually pulled fuse and got car to stop. Took to dealer next recalls came out later and I took it in three times to get recall things fixed. I still have same problems as other owners with my electrical system, the dic giving false information such as no air pressure in one of the tires, the abs and traction need repair etc. Steering wheel almost always shakes when brake pedal is pushed and sometimes seems like it is driving under its own control. I have loved the car since I bought it with less than 9,000 miles on it in December 2010, but I drive my handicapped husband and elderly mother to many doctor appointments and cannot handle the anxiety of being an accident waiting to happen all the time. There is already the feeling of helplessness in car accidents without one driving a car that can't be controlled at all times. And these things happen out of the blue without warning. It isn't like you have even a feeling that something may be going out or that a problem is beginning. It's just boom, here's the situation, handle it! I, at all times, must keep my mind on the fact that my brakes, steering, transmission and/or electrical system may fail as I am driving down the street. This does not make for a calm driving experience. Nervousness and high anxiety is not a condition that anyone should be in when handling a potentially deadly weapon in and around other people, animals and vehicles. All these other owners can't be wrong, maybe GMC should just recall the whole car and let us get one we don't have to be afraid of causing an accident, so we can concentrate on our own and other people's driving to prevent them. .

In April 2013 our service air bag light on the passenger side started coming on and off at varied times. There was no rhyme or reason for when it went on or off. Our dealer stated that if the service air bag light was off at the time of an accident, the air bags would not deploy (scared us into the repair). The car was just out of our extended warranty period of 4 yr 48000 miles. So we would need to pay for the repair. The repair was a connector module and total cost was 264. 59 for the repair. After it was repaired I started finding all kinds of similar issues with chevy cars and trucks, including various years of the Hhr. I contacted gm but they refused to cover this repair stating they knew of no issues regarding a service air bag light coming on and off. This was obvious a lie since it's all over the internet and chevy has recalled some cars and trucks for the same exact problem. I feel that we can't be sure if the air bag would work during a crash it is a safety issue and should be repaired at no cost. The cost of the repair for the actual work done is highway robbery - parts were 17. 28 the rest of labor! gm needs to take care of this issue and recall the cars - or at the least, repair for free when the issue arises.

Air bag needs service warning light came on intermitenly over several months! scan diagnosed a problem with a connector (part# 013580234) was defective. Cost to repair $231. 01 06/14/2013.

While driving at various speeds the power steering goes out making the difficult to control. I did research only to find that many other Hhr owners experienced the same issue and several other chevy models were recalled for the same issue. The chevy dealer verified that the issue I was having (failure of the power steering motor) was the same issue seen in many other chevy models. Chevy would not fix it and washed their hands of it. This has happened at various speeds. Restarting the car temporarily fixes it.

I pulled in my driveway and put the car in park and could not turn off the key. I tried to everything, steering wheel, key, shifter, brakes, etc and I could not turn the car off or get the key out. I had to pull a fuse to get the car to shut down. This problem is similar, if not exactly, the same of other complaints on this type car. I will probably have to have it towed and repaired by a dealer at great expense. Not good for gm.

Buyers beware: on Saturday evening we put the Hhr into park and went to turn off the key and the key got stuck in the ignition. Tried several times to reput the car into gear and turn they key but it was permanently stuck in the on position. Had to wind up pulling a fuse out of the engine to cut off the car. Just took it to the dealership and they are refusing to acknowledge a problem and are forcing us to pay hundreds of dollars to get the car fixed. They are also blaming us for pulling the fuse and it causing an indicator light to come on.

We own a Chevrolet Hhr which loses power steering almost immediately after turning the car on. We have had many many problems with this car since the beginning. Mainly steering column problems and power steering issues. We almost got into an accident while taking a right at low speed because of how hard the ''power'' (not) steering was. This has to be fixed now!!! it's been a well known problem since the beginning of the Hhr line up. How come this issue has been partially recognized and taken care of on some vehicles with the exact part numbers?? cobalt, g5?, anyone?. Please research this problem.

Key stuck in the iginition car still running. Key release doesn't work. Car was left running all night.

I received a power steering failure message on the dash at the same time that I lost power steering while going home from dropping off my child at daycare. I drove home without the power steering, when I shut off the car and restarted it I had power steering again. This power steering failure has happened multiple times on the highway, residential neighborhoods and in parking lots; in total about 10-15 incidents in the last month.

Like others, there were some warning beeps and the message appeared on the dash "power steering". Then the power steering went out. Once I cut the car off and back on, I had power steering back. This seems very similar to the reason for the recall on the cobalt and s5. Happened again on 7/26 and 7/27.

While driving in rain wiper's stopped working after playing with switch and stopping pulling over in a safe place when traffic would let me I turned car key switch off and back on twice and they started working again after dealing with this more then one time drove car to a dealer after two days they tell me the main fuse box has a short in it and will need to be replaced I have a bumper to bumper extended coverage after talking with the dealer they are telling me this is not covered in warranty they also called the dealer were I bought it and they looked it up and said the same fuse box not covered so it will cost me over $600. 00 to fix car I fill this is a safety relative item and should be covered ? if a short in this fuse box stopped wipers could it start a fire as well.

I have two issues going on with my Hhr. Last evening I pull into my driveway and my key would not turn off engine and release. I have read hundreds of complaints with the same issues while I was trying to research how to turn off my car. My car ran in my driveway for 2 hours wasting gas until we figured out how to turn off car. The manual states that you can push a tumbler and turn the key to release it. The manual is not clear on what the tumbler is but the only movable piece inside steering wheel base did not help to release the key. We finally figured out how to pull the fuse to shut down the entire car. The dealership was closing around the time I started calling and their option to come leave the car without other transportation was not a good option for me with kids. Once fuse was out the car is sitting in my driveway with the key in it which is causing a whole other level of stress for me. I have to put fuse back in this morning and take to dealership to get my car fixed. From other complaints the fix should be the same. I don't understand if this is such a big issue why there is no recall on this. I also would like to know will we as loyal customers get a refund when they actually do decide to recall this apparent defective car. My other issue is the air bag light pops on for unspecified periods of time and says it needs serviced. It can go off for days and weeks at a time and then decide to pop back on. I have also been reading about this issue in the complaints and wondering why there is no recall on this issue as well.

I pulled into the gas station to get gas. I could not shut the car off nor remove the key. My 2009 cobalt had the same problem and was fixed due to a vehicle recall. However, my 2009 Hhr had no recall on it even though it uses the exact same defective parts as the cobalt did. I am also concerned about the steering on the Hhr since it shares the exact same mechanicals as the cobalt. The cobalt had a recall due to steering, however the Hhr did not. A search for complaints on=line yielded many results. It appears that the Hhr's are having the exact same problems yet the consumers are left with paying for the repairs. My gm dealer confirmed that the Hhr uses the exact same faulty parts as the cobalt and he could not explain why the Hhr was not covered in the recall either. He stated that they have had to fix just as many Hhr's as they have cobalts. . . The only difference is that cobalt owners do not have to pay any out-of-pocket expenses and Hhr owners do. This is ridiculous.

I have a 2009 chevy Hhr ,which is having the same problems that caused a recall on the chevy colbalt,the pontiac g6 ,g5 . The chevy malibu. My power steering system fails in the middle of a turn , the led read out says power steering and then it completely goes out , I have to either turn the vehicle off and re start it or remove the fuse that is in the electrical fuse box and put it back in,this only corrects the problem temporaily ,(this is so dangerous ,as I might be in the middle of a curve on wet/icy roads and have the steering go out on me) there are numerous threads on line in reference to this issue with the Hhr and gm has not done a recall for it in this model, this vehicle has the same steering components as the ones that have been recalled, one of the hazards possible is a fire. I feel this issue should be addressed in all of gm's vehicles with the same faulty parts not just the ones listed, they know these parts are in these cars and have choosen to ignore all complaints to repair the issue , the parts cost the public between $150. 00 and $200. 00 not including the hour of labor to fix the issue , why should the consumer be required to foot the bill for something that is clearly gm's fault, I have grand children that are in my car at any given time and I should not have to worry about my car catching on fire or the steering going out while I am in a turn on a wet or icy road !.

Key stuck in the on position, couldn't shut off engine. Took Hhr to repair shop.

Window switches don't work for passage side on drivers door. Any time pushed it smells like they are burning. I was told that I would have to pay for the fix even though it was under warranty. It still isn't fixed we just don't use them. The back up lights never work and the dealer want to always say it a bad bulb. I replaced a bulb at the dealer in front them and they said it must of been a bad bulb. I've replaced at least 15 bulbs in 3 years. I also had to pay for airbag censors when they went bad and under warranty. Chevy doesn't keep their warranties and make up reasons why they don't have to cover the problems.

This is my 2nd Hhr first was great this is horrible. First problem was my locking mechanism on drivers side would not work. After the third time in the dealership they changed out the lock mechanism. Then I started having problems with my window not rolling down and my dash light going out for a period of 2-3 seconds. They fixed the window but could never find out what was going on with the dash. Then my airbag service light started coming on I had to take in twice for this incident. My steering problem started when I took my son in to do his driving test and all of a sudden it became very difficult to turn. We parked the car gave it a few minutes and started driving again, did the test and on the way home it happened again. We have just had to many problems with this vehicle.

In late 2010, I decided to buy my wife a car; first I bought a chevy cobolt first week of having it I was having too many problems, so I told it back to the dealer (lucky my cousin knew the owner of the dealer), I was able to trade it in for a Hhr. While driving on the highway at a speed of 50 or so mile I went to turn the corner and the steering wheel was very hard to turn, I proceeded to get the car in a parking lot to see what was going on and to see if I needed so power steering, could not find a place to put the the power steering fuild. So I turned off the car and after around 5 minutes I was able to drive for another mile and it did the same thing. It was very differcult to turn the corner; it was like having manual steering. I was in new jersey and I had to drive back to maryland without power steering. When I took it to one of my shops it get my car fix at all the time he informed my the Hhr's has electrical power steering pump that can only be fix by the dealer. Went on the internet to see if I was the only one with this problem and come to find out that there are numerous people with the same problems with the chevy cobolt and Hhr, however there are only recalls for cobolts, not the Hhr these two vehilcles are made by the same company. Can you please respond, because im still trying to get the money together to get it fix; I know its going to cost me a arm and legs to get it fixed, because I have to go to the dealer, too bad because the makers of these cars have all the money and they keep pimping out the consumers. Real sad. Oh feel free to call me and to share my letter with the vehicle manufscturer. My Hhr is sitting in my driveway until I get the money to fix it, hopefully soon. Thanks myke.

I arrived at a friends house and went to turn my car off and guess what the cart would not shut off and the key would not come out, so I called the roadside asst since my car is under warranty and they told me to make it home and give them a call back and they would send a tow truck out time went on and one never showed up, the tow truck driver told road side that the dealer did not have a drop box for service, I kind of find that hard to believe, this has ruined my whole holiday weekend, I cant go anywhere.

Electrical.

This a 2009 Chevrolet Hhr 2. 2 liter engine 4cyl. During rush hour in the morning,in city traffic I was getting in to the freeway flow I had to step on the gas pedal on an off, when I notice the car got sluggish and would not respond to the amount of request on my foot, I was lucky and got of the freeway then I noticed the info on the instrumentation panel was warning! "engine power reduced", turned engine off and the car stared working normally, this same thing happened again a week later and then sooner until the car had no power and finally did not start any more I had e diagnostics read out and described "wrong readings on the throttle body" and "wrong gas pedal position," I replaced the throttle body a $400. 00 part did not fix it then the gas pedal $90 dlls part, and that fixed it! I' am an electrician for the city,I worked in the electronics mfg 25 years, so I always want to know the source of problems so I disassembled the gas pedal, and found that the carbon on the potentiometer was warn out, so I noticed that the steel sweepers where assembled backwards and they were scraping the carbon away of the little pc board part no. 807819 this is inside the gas pedal assy. Part no. Gm 20757615 manufactured ii 5 24/08 other info on the pedal (6pv 933 902-02) the enclosure has the hella brand logo.