Problems with 2006 Chevrolet HHR STRUCTURE

Air bag light come on in the passage set when know one in the set.the steering made funny popping noise. an all the door handle broke where you could not get out of the auto. and the car show on car fax that it is a buy back auto. but gm say it not. and one of the handle is breaking on the driver side. and i can not sale it because it show as a buy back.tdmv say it was and then they change there mind. i fill like someone at gm pay them off . i know this has been a long time but i still have the car. and i am still looking for help.i will keep a copy for my record. *tr

2006 chevy hhr broken inside drivers door handle. consumer states that she must roll down the window and use the outside handle to exit the vehicle. *kb the consumer also stated the power steering failed and a fuse burned out. *jb

Every time it rains water pools on passenger side floor board. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. the driver side front interior door handle failed. the window was rolled down and the door had to be opened from the outside. the dealer stated that in order to replace the handle, the contact would need to purchase a new interior door frame. the cause of the failure was unknown. there were no prior failures with the door or handle. the current and failure mileages were 36,485. updated 01/17/08 *bf updated 01/17/08 *tr

we have had several problems with our hhr since we bought it in august of 2007. the first problem occurred just after purchasing it, when we were driving it out on a highway for a first time outing with it, when i noticed the front wheels seemed to be floating back and forth. i slowed down and immediately took it home. we contacted our local dealer, and had the car brought in to be checked out. we were told the front bushings were bad & needed replacing. the dealer replaced the bushings. (under warranty) in september of 2007, we had to replace our cars remote control, even though it was only 1 years old. our dealer replaced it but we had to pay $81.82 out of our pocket. october 2007, i brought our car into our dealer because it had a rough ride and groaning sounds. the dealer looked at it and said the sound was coming from the steering column. they replaced our steering column under warranty. december of 2007 my wife, mother & i went to a christmas light parade in our town; when we got home i turned off the ignition & when i attempted to remove the key, it would not come out. that monday i called our local dealer & they had us bring in the car on 12/3/07. they reported that there was no power to the inter lock2 and a fuse had brown. they found that a wire harness was pinched under the column cover & repaired the harness (under warranty) january 29,2008 i brought our 2006 hhr into our dealer again complaining about squeaking and popping noise with clunking in left front. they said they heard noise from stabilizer links pivot joint at link tires miss-matched. they replaced both stabilizers links under warranty. continued on next report *js

I bought the 2006 hhr in march 2007, in july i had the stabilizer links replaced, then in december i had to have the steering column replaced, in october 2008 i needed to have the struts replaced & now a week later i have to have the strut mounts replaced. not only that, i had a leak from the heater case that leaked into my passenger side, i had the radio replaced & also my front & back bumper is loose which the dealer told me on the phone that is probably clips that have broken off. i was told because i live in michigan, that the struts went bad sooner than anticipated. also, although i had a car fax report on this car, this car has been in an accident that no one knew about. i am not very pleased with this car & its a shame to make a car payment on a car that i don't even like anymore due to the problems. i was told they would give me $9000.0 as trade in, but i had 13000 on it, so how do you get out of a car that you think should be recalled? i have been checking into the lemon law & i understand as long as you purchase the used car with the factory warranty still active, it's covered under the lemon law. but since the dealer wont do anything about it, i doubt gm will. i was told to wait till after the election, for the economy to get better, that doesn't mean they will reasonably get me out from under this junk of a car! *tr

We have several defects. after normal braking a couple of times the car and steering wheel begins to shake and shimmy. the more you use the brakes after this starts the more violent the shimmy becomes until we have to stop and let the brakes cool down. the dealership replaced the rotors once but could offer no explanation. we continue to be plagued by this problem but now my extended warranty does not cover brakes and no one knows or owns up to what the problem is. the other issue we have is the exhaust, specifically the header pipe attached to the catalytic converter which cracked at the flex joint. this started back when we first experienced the brake problems, we complained to the service writer that there was a funny smell after driving it for a while, he looked at it when it was up on the rack and said there wasn't anything wrong, as it turned out the smell continued getting worse with time until the exhaust noise became loud enough to identify and the fumes were making us nauseous and giving us headaches. the moon roof started to fall apart so now we are unable to use that, the radio makes a loud popping noise , loud enough to hurt your ears, this was also waved off by the dealership as nothing. to date nothing has been done about these issues. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. the contact was exciting the vehicle when the interior driver's side door handle detached. the contact also stated that on a separate occasion while driving 40 mph, the air bag warning light illuminated. in addition, the front end of the vehicle would shake abnormally when the brakes were depressed. the vehicle was taken to a private mechanic who confirmed that inside door assembly failed and needed to be replaced along with both side front rotors. the manufacturer was contacted and confirmed to the contact that the vin did not qualify for repairs under nhtsa campaign id number: 08v046000 (air bags). the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 46,000 and the current mileage was 89,000.

Last night, it was a bit windy here in new york city. the weather report said that the wind was about 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph. well, i had made a few stops on my way home from work, but when i got home, i opened the door, and as is started to open, the wind pulled the door out of my hand, and things happened so fast ... i heard a bang, and the door flew open ... i'd say ... almost 180 degrees, which sounds impossible. the door then came back and stayed open about 16 to 18 inches. i could not close the door. i pulled and pulled, and it closed. now, it only opens 16 to 18 inches, and i have to squeeze out. the car has damage to the left front quarter panel and the door. and, i don't know how badly the internal parts of the door are. the quarter panel is sticking out about 4 inches, and the door is rubbing against it very hard, which is why i can only open the door a little bit. i'm not an expert on assessing damage, but i did call my insurance company this evening to file a claim. (my guess is that i'm looking at almost $2,000 in damage ... but i'll post an update when i get the 'estimate'). i told the insurance company that the door hinges must have been defective, or loose, or something. and when you look at the car, its just one of those things that you have to see it, to believe it. it is obvious that i didn't hit anything, and nothing hit me. when you see it, all you'll be able to say is "how could that have happened"? has anybody had anything remotely similar to this? i want to know if the vehicle is poorly constructed, or if the door hinges are inferior, weak, bad, loose, or whatever! *jb

I have a 2006 chevy hhr, i love it but, it has issues 1st i bought it used 15,000 miles. since then i have had 1. the rear logo replaced 4 times, then, 2.the key get stuck when i turn off the car so i used the plunger and 3. the gear shift moves when the car is off or on. now, 4. the key won't turn to start the car i have to jiggle it till it works. 5. my power steering goes out randomly, while driving it so i can't turn the 6.-,7.-, and 8.3 recalls, then, 9. the wheels shakes at 60 mph, i have 10. and 11. replaced both front door handles with in 2 weeks 12. i hear a loud crackling or static sound from my speakers and the radio is off. oh and 13. my check engine light won't go off plus 14. every time i have to change the battery i have to get my remote reprogrammed for the auto start... it came with the car. what is going on? there are 14 issues some safety and some cosmetic but, clearly an issue i am only making my voice heard because i just started researching my car. i am a single mother i can't afford to fix the major ignition or gear shift, transmission and electrical car shaking these have been reported in a lot of hhrs. please help. *tr

The car has had the a/c fan motor replaced at least 4 times, each time it was damaged by a water leak. the dealership replaced motor once while under warranty but stated they could not find/fix the leak. this was a lie because it is a common problem with the butyl patch, easily found in the most basic internet search. the door handles are made of the cheapest plastic, driver's side interior door handle broke off. there is water leaking into the rear driver's side floorboard with no cause yet found. the worst part of this is the chevrolet dealership where i purchased the vehicle not completely fixing the leak problem during the warranty period, then charging me to fix it again after the warranty had expired. now i can't even get them to return my phone calls regarding the recall repairs they are required to do. *tr

There are multiple issues with this vehicle and i have been ignored by both the dealer we bought it from and g.m. i have made several attempts to get these issues resolved to no avail. g.m. is doing the waiting game so i eventually get tired of complaining and stop. however the long term is i have influenced my children,nieces and nephews(all of whom are the future of consumers to purchase new vehicles) to stay away from all g.m. products after i know my family was taken advantage of by midway chev. in phx,az and by g.m.(who produced this vehicle in mx. when i asked where it was made i was told u.s.),never again will i ever buy a new car after all this. door handle breaks,brakes are bad,g.m. used the cheapest stuff to manufacture these cars and the cheapest labor in another country (taking from the american ways of supporting our own). i have several attempts to get a hold of the main number to g.m. and cannot get a direct number. i bought this car new in 2006. please help bring back my faith in american car manufacturer who was bailed out and bailed on us. *tr

my 2006 chevrolet hhr is getting sandblasted on the rear rocker panels over the course of normal driving down paved roads. the car is equipped with protective plastic guards which are taking all the abuse. i was told by the dealer this is what the guards were for. finally they took pictures and decided to repaint them and install mudflaps at their cost. now the paint is still getting sandblasted again and the paint is peeling off. after complaining yet again i was told by the gm business resource center that i should have purchased the runningboards at the time i purchased the vehicle if i wanted to prevent this from happening. how was i to foresee this problem? they refused to install them at their cost which i believe they should have. they are saying that i am picking up 'road debris" and that's the problem. i only drive on paved roads so this is a ridiculous and false statement. finally today they called and agreed to pay for 50% of the runningboards and the installation of them. i do not have the money to compensate them for an obvious design flaw. there is no reason that this should in any way be my responsibility. *tr

Everytime it rains the passenger side floor board gets wet. i have replace my carpet once and tried to find the leak to no avail. *tr

I currently own a 2006 chevrolet hhr. on 1-13-11, i had the interior door handle break off in my hand making it impossible to open the door from the inside of the car. this is a huge safety hazard while driving the car. upon further research on car forums online, i am not the only person that has had this problem. *tr