Chevrolet HHR owners have reported 22 problems related to exterior lighting (under the exterior lighting category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Chevrolet HHR based on all problems reported for the HHR.
The gauge cluster is not working.
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The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Hhr. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the headlamps became dim, the bulbs then blew out and headlamps became inoperable. There were no warning lights illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 139,784.
Brake light tail light and rear blinker housing keeps melting leaving us with no working lights what so ever. Costly and dangerous.
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Someone has hacked my vehicle. At night I can hear my car doors being unlocked and locked with a remote and items have been stolen from my car. My car was parked over night.
Head light keep burning out 6 month to a year without warning. Have to replace constantly. While moving or parked.
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Instrument panel functions work intermittently while vehicle is running and flashes on and off. It is a safety concern as the speedometer function does not work while driving vehicle. This problem also affects the ability of transmission to shift into gear properly. When vehicle is checked using diagnostic computer, computer fails to detect code error or identify problem with vehicle. Electrical system.
The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Hhr. The contact stated that the head lamps failed to operate without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
Instrument panel light flicker constantly, does this in park and during driving, noticed lately that the head lights are also dimming at start up.
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Tl-the contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Hhr. The contact stated that while driving at various speed, the turning signal warning indicator did not work properly when contact made a turn. The contact had to manually turn off the warning signal instead of it turning off automatically once the turn was completed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000. Lb.
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I was going 25 mph when I crashed causing over 5,000 dollars worth of auto and property damage in addition to the medical bills which I have not received in full yet. The car malfunctioned while I was driving and I was not able to control it. I received the recall information in the mail, but the car had not been repaired. Also, the airbags did not deploy when the crash happened. I suffered a concussion due to the accident. I was the only person injured.
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Lost all electronic power and steering and shut off wound up in the ditch which stopped the car key would not turn to the off posiposition.
The front end of my vehicle is ticking. It sounds like the timing chain. . . . I purchased the car from johnny londoff my powertrain warranty expirex 7/27/14 londoff is charging me 135. 00 an hour for the diagnosis this is not fair. May iplease receive some arbitration and not pay this charge second subject: johnny londoff charged me $200. 00 for replacing my steering column. They refused to refund me. Since this a recalled item I should had never been charged please refund me my money.
Break lights melted on car.
Sitting still under carport (car not moving). Turned on ignition to check gas amount and the lights on the dash did not come on. I moved it out from carport and they came on. Few hours later the lights would not come on again. The only keys on key ring are 1 house key, 1 car door key and the key fob. This car was not moving when this happened.
Headlamps on my 2009 Chevrolet Hhr burn out prematurely, very rapidly. I am now replacing the third headlamp for both the driver and passenger side. I average roughly 10,000-12,000 before I need to replace bulbs. My driver side lamp was out, and tonight while driving the passenger side lamp went out. Headlamp bulbs, especially because of how costly they are, should not be burning out every 10-12,000 miles.
Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Hhr. The contact stated that the passenger's side head light overheated causing it to malfunction. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the failure was verified but a remedy was not available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 30,000 and the current mileage was 35,000. Kmj.
On approximately March 26 2012 at night on a trip from phoenix az to reno nv my vehicle low beam headlamps went out, I drove from kingman az to indian springs nv with just my highbeams after stopping in indian springs and trying every knob and switch in the vehicle the front low beams came on. Then in the month of April the low beams went out all together and after being in the shop for 2 days it was diagnosed with a relay problem and repair was made and I had low beams again, but now the horn doesn't function and after being pulled over by the police I was advised that my taillights are out. Both problems possibly related to a fuse or relay problem but I haven't had it in the shop yet. Now when I purchased the veh in September of 2011 I noticed that the vehicle would shutter to a stop when applying the brakes, sometimes violently. Had a brake job done in March and was advised that the front rotors were warped. Had them repaired and everything was fine until approximately June 1st when the shuttering/vibrating started up again and the sometimes violently at that. I am really concerned when I apply the brakes that something may break lose when I apply the brakes. I've read on the internet many complaints from Chevrolet Hhr (different year models) owners of the same complaints and that after having the brakes worked on that the vibrating/shuttering comes back within 3 months. Thank you. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).
The key will not turn to the off position, can not turn off vehicle, have to disconnect fuel pump power and then disconnect the vehicle battery. Mfg knows of this problem and will not do anything with out charging large amount of money. I have been a mechanic for many years and have not seen this problem ever. I want to see a recall to correct this very dangerous condition.
I purchased my Hhr 2008 new and only have 34400+ mileage as to this date, not hard on braking and 2013 the brakes were warped and I have it repaired. I experienced the problem with the ignition once, cannot turn off but after trying it eventually turned off after several try. This happened only once so I did no¿¿t take it to the dealer. Then my power steering went out while I was driving 40mph, I stopped the car and called the dealer and advice me to bring it in . The steering assist motor was replaced in 9/1/11. Then Nov. 19,2012 the rear side door will not close. My daughter have to drive while I was holding the door close, dealer replaced the internal lock door. Now I a¿¿m having problem with the engine light warning on with the temperature gauge working sometimes. I took it to the dealer and they said that is was not on. So nothing was done . As I said it work sometimes and most of the time it was¿ not working. I will take it back to the dealer and hopefully it will stay on so they can check what's wrong with it.
7/10 - center console lights inop. Dealer replaced internally shorted relay. Warranty 11/10 - engine would not crank/service airbag & power steering msg on dic. Dealer towed in, replaced starter and found loss of comm w/ bcm due to internal short. Dealer replaced bcm. Warranty 12/10 - engine turns over wont start. Dealer towed in, found power train relay open. Replaced relay. Warranty 4/11 - service airbag light. Dealer found open circuit at passenger front airbag. Reconnector connector added dielectrical grease. Stabilitrack light does not come on (ever). Was told system is okay, some models don't have warning lights. (go figure, will not return to that dealer) warranty 2/12 - service airbag light. Comes on and goes out 3 - 4 times during first 15 minutes of driving first trip of the day. Happens 90% of the time. If I can find a dealer I can trust I will have them check this and the stabilitrack problem. Mileage is now 63,000.
Ever since I have had this car that I bought new, there have been electrical problems. The dashboard lights just go off while driving down the road. When the dash lights blink back on , the lighting brightness switch does not work, the roller to make it brighter does not dim the dash lights, until they all just go off again. ? the tire sensors all go off and there is no readings for tire pressure. You check the tire pressure manually and they are all ok. The door locks don't work properly. If you use the key fob, the doors will lock and then you can't get them open again with the key fob and you are stuck. The key in the door won't even open the door, it is locked up tight. I have taken it into the dealer under warranty 3 times and they can find nothing wrong. I just don't lock my car anymore.
Where the driving lights should be the plastic inserts that fill that space blow out and lodge in the inside of the fender this has happen two at lease 2 Hhr's that I know of.
Problem Category | Number of Problems |
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Exterior Lighting problems | |
Headlights problems | |
Tail Light Switch problems | |
Headlight Switch problems | |
Brake Light problems | |
Turn Signal problems | |
Tail Light problems | |
Brake Light Switch problems | |
Headlights Bulbs problems | |
Hazard Flashing Warning Light Unit problems |