Body Problems of Chevrolet HHR - part 1

The door few open because the door latch broke off.

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I was driving and I went to roll the sunroof down and it ejected itself and came off the whole glass and frame and broke in many pieces on the bridge if there would of been a car or person walking it would of hit them and caused a major accident its going to cosy over$2000. 00 to get it replaced whicj I cant afford to do I feel like the manufacturer should replace the part it wasnt my fault.

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The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Hhr. The contact stated that underbody and rear wheel well was rusted and corroded adjacent to the exhaust pipe. The contact noticed that fuel was leaking. Eventally, the contact detected an abnormal odor of fuel. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where informed the nickle installation shield on the fuel lines had several holes. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not dagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notfifed however no further assistance was provided. The approxiamte failure mielage was 129,000.

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Back passenger side door will not latch closed. Stays unlatched while stationary or in motion. While not latching it does not seal against rain or fumes. Door can open while in motion or while stationary thus allowing passengers or contents to fall out of car.

The driver side door unexpected unlatched while backing out of the the driveway. The door closed and latched normally while stationary. While backing up then turning the wheel to the left out into the street, the driver door suddenly to swing open. The vehicle was stopped and closed the door again, the door shut and latched but wouldn't stay latched. The door latch and door strike don't look damaged, the door just won't stay latched.

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The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Hhr. The contact stated that during inclement weather, water leaked into the vehicle from underneath the dashboard on the passenger's side of the vehicle. Additionally, the contact became aware that the sunroof was superglued together. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be inspected. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was not included.

Tl- the contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Hhr. The contact stated that while driving about 35 mph, the service the air bag light illuminated. The windows did not wind and the speakers did not work. The dealer was not called. The manufacturer was called and did not call back. The failures were not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 98,000. Fe.

Chevrolet Hhr 2009, doors mechanism. Door latches stop working and can open at a turn or while driving. Or latch can lock you in unable to get out of vehicle in an accident and or emergency. I was driving home and back door flew wide open I had not opened it at all but when doors lock and open they all do so the back latch opened never closing unaware of this the door flew open almost causing an accident at an intersection.

The door handle is made of plastic and it fails. The plastic cracks and you can't open the door from the inside. Mine broke. What if someone got caught in a flash flood and you lose power to you window. You die. I think this is a safety issue and gm address the same problem with the ssr. They replace the ssr handles with metal. There are 40,000 members on the Hhr forum and a lot more cars on road. Please address this issue. It's scary that one pull on you door handle and you can't get out unless you open the window or crawl out the other side.

Passenger inside door handle is made of plastic and cracked. Only way to get out of the car is to open window and use outside door handle. If the window fails you need to exit the driver side. The vehicle was parked.

My steering feels threatening with loud sound under dash when turning, and car steering is too loose at times and also jumps alittle while turning. . Im looking into what and how I can get it fixed, im told it is probably intermediate steering shaft and I understand many gm vehicles have had this issue. Also, my 2 passenger doors wont open from inside or outside, the locks go up and down, but door handles also don't engage all way up when try to pull them, mechanic told me , its the actuators in handles because many people also have complained on this issue as well. So I have no access to back doors, I cant afford a new car. I am a senior on fixed income. Is there any help for me to fix my car?.

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On August 2 2018 I was driving. I had my oldest daughter in the back seat. We came to a stop sign and made a right turn. As I was turning the rear driver side door flew open and my daughter and her cell phone went flying out. She got scrapes and bruises but nothing major. Her cell phone screen smashed. I immediately pulled over thinking she just didn't shut the door all the way and tried to shut it. It wouldn't latch. I went to the closest gas station and tried getting the door to shut, as I was standing there slamming the door in the pouring rain, I noticed a lady trying to shut her door. Hers wouldn't shut either (she drives a chevy, not the same make) I went over to my mechanic and he told me the latch needed to be repaired. I called auto zone to see if they have the part for the car because I can not drive around with a rear door that will not shut. The lady I spoke to told me that it is a dealer part and that I would have to go through the dealer but in the meantime I can get a striker repair kit online. She told me that she also has a chevy and her doors won't stay shut. I called chevy and have been waiting to hear back from someone on what to do. This isn't a problem that we can see. It has to be an internal issue.

This complaint concerns a 2007 Chevrolet Hhr lt which was purchased as a new vehicle. It is 'always garaged'. It has 36,1xx original miles. About 2 weeks ago we began to notice 'chunks' of rust gathering under the rear of the vehicle. An inspection made by self revealed extensive rust-out to the "rear reinforcement bar" (part #10 in the enclosed diagram). I contacted "gm" via their 'social media customer care center', thoroughly explained the issue, and was directed to a local Buick/GMC dealership for an evaluation, within hours I heard a negative response to my request for assistance. Subsequent attempts by self have not given me a satisfactory explanation as to the "why" of this rusted part. This vehicle has always been maintained to a high degree. The examiner told me he did not observe any other rust issues on or under this vehicle. Keep in mind that I am not an 'automotive' engineer; but- to my 'untrained eye' part of the problem is that the part is deeply hidden within the rear bumper cover; and the design of the rear bumper cover is such that it fosters the collection of debris from the road on it's horizontal surfaces. This debris then is in situ with the metal parts of the actual 'rear bumper'. Given time the debris retains moisture which 'apparently' then covers the metal parts. . . . And one gets the results shown in the photos. None of this would be visible unless a periodic, careful examination of the hidden parts were to be made by the owner/operator of the vehicle. A "possible" measure to be taken would be for general motors to educate/inform owner/operators as to the potential for a problem. Another "possible" solution, were this a vehicle still in production (and not yet another gm 'orphan' car) would be, of course, to correct the apparent, original 'design deficiency'.

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I got into my car with no problem, when it was time to get out of the car I could not because the driver side door would not open. I had to let the window down to get out.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Hhr. The contact stated that the front passenger door failed to open without warning. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 92,210.

In the last 6 months I have had both front door handles one on the drivers side and one on the passenger side break off. It looks based on my research this is a problem in all Hhr vehicles. This is not save not having handles on the inside of the door. I live in michigan and with winter approaching I need to have handles on the inside.

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.

I am filing this complaint, as a safty concern / hazard notice, associated with my 2011 Chevrolet Hhr. Please be advised that this vehicle was purchased new by me, and has never been involved in any traffic accidents. This complaint concerns the mechanical failure of the vehicles passenger side, front door latch. This is the second door latch failure ( different door ) which has occurred on the same vehicle, and happened on March 31, 2017, during a stop at a shopping center. Again, I attempted to firmly "close" the door, however, the door would not latch closed. My Hhr has now been repaired with a new latch assembly. The failed front door latch has been returned to me, and I will store it, in the event that the NHTSA would want it / need it, to perform a failure analysis. Please refer to the NHTSA id number: 10790779 report, for details about failure # 1 . . . Which was the drivers side, rear door latch. In conclusion . . . I feel that the failure of this door latch could have possibly resulted in serious injury or death, if it had not been noticed while at the parking lot. Further investigation of my failed front and rear door latches should be given serious consideration.

Back drivers door will not latch.

I problems with the fuse for the transmission/engine console and the engine cut off. Ignition issues where my key gets stuck always had to pull fuse for lights and disconnect battery cable. Airbag light always stayed on. Sensors is off, air conditioner does not work. Heater and air work whenever it wants to. Replace exhaust system.

Door latch - drivers side passenger door - failed to engage - door flew open while driving.

Our car had engine troubles where it kept shifting back into neutral while we were trying to drive on the highway and then on side streets on the way home. While driving it to get repaired, there was a loud popping noise and the engine burst into flames. The flames consumed a large portion of the car.

The passenger and driver's side rear doors do not open or close.

Excessive rust on internal rear bumper support. It's to the point of flaking. This metal support is mounted to the body, between the vehicle body and plastic cover. This is on a vehicle with only 31,000 miles on it. I have since tried to cover the exposed areas with a industrial rust converter chassis saver type of paint.

The interior door handles beak off - there have been tons of complaints online about this safety issue. You cannot exit the car from the door the handle has snapped off without either going to a different door or rolling down window and using the outside handle. 2 handles have broke now in the last year.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Hhr. While stopped at a stop sign, the contact's vehicle was rear ended by another vehicle. As a result, the bumper became slightly detached from the vehicle. The contact looked at the area of the vehicle where the bumper needed to be re-attached and noticed that the metal inner bumper was severely rusted. When touching the inner bumper, it immediately disintegrated. There were no injuries and a police report was filed. The vehicle had not been diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.

The doors come open while driving.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Hhr. The contact stated that the front passenger and the front driver side interior door handles fractured. The contact advised he had previously replaced the front driver side interior door handle and panel however, the failure was not corrected. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.

The passenger side rear door came open while driving. This incident began with passenger checking back seat for an item. Door didn't sound like it closed all the when when it was shut. Passenger opened and reclosed the door. As I left that location, I heard air blowing (open window sound). Checking for an open window, I found back seat passenger door open. I pulled over to the curb and tried to shut that door. It would not stay shut. Even the aaa auto club roadside service was unable to get the door to stay closed. That latch was movable with fingers, not like the others, which could not be moved without actually using something to assist, I. E. , screwdriver, door handle, etc. To get home, auto club used a heavy rubber bungee cord from rear seat passenger headrest behind the driver, through the window on the other side of the car and hooked onto the luggage rack on the top of the car.

Tl-the contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Hhr. The contact stated that the front interior driver's side door handle fractured. In order to exit the vehicle the contact released the power window to access the exterior door handle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 41,000. Js.

Interior door handle has broken on both the driver side door and front passenger door. This happened on 2 separate occasions while trying to open the door to get out while parked. The drivers side entire door had to be replaced by the dealership. The passenger door has not been fixed yet.

I am filing this complaint, as a safty concern / hazard notice, associated with my 2011 Chevrolet Hhr. Please be advised that this vehicle was purchased new by me, and has never been involved in any traffic accidents. This complaint concerns the mechanical failure of the vehicles drivers side, rear door latch. On November 12, 2015, after picking up my dog from the groomer, I placed her into her carrier, located behind the drivers seat. I closed the door, and proceeded to drive out of the parking lot. As I began to pull out, onto the roadway, I glanced at my outside rearview mirror, and noticed that the door had partially opened. I immediately stopped, thinking that I had possibly not closed the door securely, or that there was possibly something in the way that prevented the door from latching closed. Exiting the vehicle, I looked for anything that could have been in the way, but there was nothing. I attempted to firmly "close" the door, however, the door would not latch closed. I was able to drive the vehicle home while my wife held the door closed with our dog leash attached to it. After returning home, I was able to exercise and examine the door latch, and concluded that it in fact had "mechanically failed". The door latch would have to be removed and replaced. I contacted brad's collision center ( 22202 n. 19th Ave. , phoenix, az 85027 ), in the afternoon, to have the latch looked at, and confirm my conclusion that it had failed. The inspector agreed ( commenting that this failure was "very rare" ). At this point, I made arrangements for the latch removal and replacement, to be done on 11/13/15. The door latch was replaced. A copy of the repair order is included. The failed rear door latch was returned to me, and I will store it, in the event that the NHTSA would want it / need it, to perform a failure analysis.

Tl-the contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Hhr. The contact stated that when the brake pedal was depressed there was an abnormal vibration at the front of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be inspected. The contact was informed that the driver's and passenger's side front lower control arms rubber bushing were worn and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact also stated that the driver's side front door handle fractured. The vehicle was repaired however the failure recurred twice. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage 85,000. Ah.

Interior door handles to open the car doors from inside car broke off on both drivers and passengers sides. The only way now to get out of the car is to roll down the window and open the door from the outside. In an emergency situation we could not easily get out, posing a life threatening danger. Vehicle stationary.

While traveling a major interstate highway to work, I began to merge onto the exit ramp. While downshifting my manual transmission, the clutch suddenly lost tension and went through the floor. I had to coast down the exit ramp, coast along another road before pulling into a parking space. When I looked under the hood to see what happened, I realized that the clutch had come loose from and broken through the firewall. I was fortunate not to have had an accident when this happened.