Door latch - drivers side passenger door - failed to engage - door flew open while driving. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that the latches inside the vehicle failed to operate due to part of the assembly in the door panel fracturing. the contact mentioned that the doors would not open from the inside and the windows were required to be opened in order to open the door from the outside. the failure recurred on numerous occasions. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the contact was concerned that in the event of an accident, no one would be able to exit the vehicle. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 150,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that the driver's side door could not be opened from the inside. in addition, the remaining doors could not be or unlocked by using the automatic key remote. neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the issue. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 70,108. updated 09/26/12*lj updated 9/26/12 *cn the consumer stated the remote no longer works. updated 09/27/12 the consumer stated gm agreed to pay for the majority of the repairs if he agreed to a reasonable amount. updated 10/03/12
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that while attempting to park, the vehicle stalled. in addition, the doors failed to unlock and the contact became trapped in the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to diagnose the failure. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who referred her to the dealer. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was not available. the failure and current mileage was 39,000.
When opening the right rear window, the door opened when the window gets about 3/4 of the way down. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that the interior driver side door handle was fractured. the contact would have to open the driver side window and release the exterior door handle in order to exit the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was advised that the door handle would need replacing but the vehicle was not repaired. the contact stated that the failure was an ongoing recurrence. the failure mileage was 47,000.