We have classified the 56 complaints from 2006 Chevrolet HHR about AIR BAGS into the following categories.
My air bag service light comes on and my power steering dont work while this air bag service light is on. my heat dont work either while my air bag service light is on. i can drive it for awhile and when my air bag light goes off my power steering starts to work and my heat does too.
Service air bag light has turned on when starting car. issue has recurred at least 4 times since august 5, 2015. mileage was 80652. are air bags functioning and is car safe to drive?
Car speeded up and down ,car started to spin in circle,lost power steering,lost control of car, flipped and rolled over 3 times down a 30 yd. cliff . no head air bags worked at all ,only the steering wheel air bag worked. took over 2 hrs. to be found by police. had to use cell phone signal to be found. *tr
The chevy dealer that i bought the car from and have been taking it to for the two recalls will not do them
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer to be repaired under nhtsa campaign number: 14v047000 (air bags, electrical system). however, the dealer failed to replace the ignition switch as stated on the recall notification. the contact mentioned that only the keys were replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.
This car was in an accident where the driver swerved to miss animals in road, crossed a ditch, a frontage road and hit trees to come to a stop and the airbags never deployed. the driver's head hit the windshield right above the steering wheel giving him a huge black eye, large bump and we are watching him for signs of concussion. his head didn't go through windshield but made a big round spiderweb of it. shouldn't the airbags have been deployed? *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. the contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 14v047000 (air bags, electrical system); however, the parts needed for the repair were unavailable. the manufacturer was not notified. the contact had not experienced a failure.
2006 chevrolet hhr. consumer writes in regards to ignition switch recall issues. *smd the consumer stated the vehicle sometimes shut off, when a bump was hit in the road. that was about 3-4 years ago. the consumer was informed the parts were not available, to remedy the recall.
2006 chevrolet hhr. consumer writes in regards to ignition key repairs. *smd the consumer stated after the recall was performed, he was unable to get the key out of the ignition without pushing a button on the steering column. the consumer believed the new switch that was installed was also defective. *jb
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v171000, (electrical system). the contact stated that the air bag light continuously remained illuminated after the recall repair was performed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and the technician was unable to determine the cause of failure. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was unknown. the current mileage was 175,620.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. the contactwas traveling approximately 60 mph and fell asleep behind the wheel. he abruptly attempted to regain control of the vehicle, and the vehicle flipped over. the air bags failed to deploy. a police report was filed. the driver sustained injuries and received medical attention. the vehicle was to be further inspected by an insurance adjuster and an authorized dealer. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 37,000.
2006 chevrolet hhr. consumer writes in regards to ignition switch recall notice. *smd the consumer would like to know, if he can take the vehicle, to a particular dealer. *jb
2006 chevrolet hhr. consumer writes in regards to waiting for parts to complete ignition switch recall notice. *smd the consumer stated she has been waiting over a month. *jb
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that while traveling approximately 65, the contact was cut off by another vehicle which caused the contact to lose control and crash into an embankment. upon impact, the air bags failed to deploy. there were no injuries. the contact attempted to have the vehicle repaired under nhtsa campaign number 14v047000 (air bags, electrical system) but was informed that the parts were not available. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 154,798.
2006 chevrolet hhr. consumer writes in regards to ignition switch and lock cylinder issues. *smd the consumer was informed the parts were not available, to rectify the recall. *jb