Major Problems with 2006 Chevrolet HHR Derived from Complaints & Recalls
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Worst 3 complaints of 2006 Chevrolet HHR
2006 Chevrolet HHR
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Victims: 4
2006 Chevrolet HHR
ENGINE
Victims: 2
Mileage: 138765 miles
2006 Chevrolet HHR
STEERING
Victims: 2
Mileage: 12600 miles
Browse 2006 Chevrolet HHR complaints by category
Problems with STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM and AIR BAGS are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Chevrolet HHR owners.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
| STEERING received safety recall notice in mail 04-05-08. tried to call dealer on saturday but get through. talked to a rep... |
433
~ 78366 miles |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM dt*: the contact stated the door alarm will not sound until the back door is ajar six inches. the dealer |
182
~ 61569 miles |
| AIR BAGS dt*: the contact stated while driving 35 mph the vehicle was broadsided by another vehicle and spun 360 degrees. none... |
56
~ 52928 miles |
| DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE last night it was a bit windy here in new york city. the weather report said that the wind was... |
47
~ 63500 miles |
| POWER TRAIN tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. the contact started the engine to warm up the vehicle. approximately five minutes... |
46
~ 76097 miles |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES i need your help 1st computer broke then 2nd gear shift then 3rd sunroof then 4th back door won't open-son... |
40
~ 51148 miles |
| BODY > STRUCTURE we have several defects. after normal braking a couple of times the car and steering wheel begins to shake and... |
39
~ 65913 miles |
| ENGINE tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated while driving 50 mph the vehicle stalled immediately after... |
38
~ 74373 miles |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM i went to move the car in my driveway when i noticed on odor of gasoline. i didn't observe any... |
36
~ 126656 miles |
| STRUCTURE my 2006 chevrolet hhr is getting sandblasted on the rear rocker panels over the course of normal driving down... |
29
~ 51714 miles |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. while driving 50 mph on a misty day the contact experienced brake failure... |
26
~ 34980 miles |
| LATCH > DOORS > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES door ajar warning inadequate when door is a couple of inches open warning institutes rather than when door is on... |
26
~ 46355 miles |
| AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. the contact could not remove the key from the ignition. she stated that... |
25
~ 48135 miles |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER roof mounted antenna hits sunroof glass hard at speeds over 75 mph. i would also like to note that the... |
24
~ 49702 miles |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING while driving on the freeway the check engine light came on and the speed was reduced to 20. my six |
23
~ 44289 miles |
| IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2006 chev. hhr with a problem with ignition key that gets stuck in the ignition**cc *jb... |
23
~ 50003 miles |
| SUSPENSION 2006 chevrolet hhr ls. consumer states that vehicle has worn struts which needed to replaced after only 33 000 miles |
20
~ 62915 miles |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL i need your help 1st computer broke then 2nd gear shift then 3rd sunroof then 4th back door won't open-son... |
14
~ 90829 miles |
| SERVICE BRAKES this has happened a few times with this vehicle usually at speeds in excess of 50 mph. when being cut... |
12
~ 62034 miles |
| ROTOR > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS 2006 hhr lt. history of abs/brake/front end component failures and electronic malfunctions since purchase in winter of 2005. when applying... |
11
~ 15911 miles |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING when switching headlights to high beams the auto lights have a tendency to completely turn off - leaving the driver... |
9
~ 72063 miles |
| WHEELS tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. while driving 20 mph over a hole or dip in the road the... |
8
~ 63877 miles |
| FRONT > SUSPENSION within the first 2 000 miles of delivery this car developed a shimmy in the front end of the car.... |
8
~ 23738 miles |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 2006 chevrolet hhr. consumer writes regarding accelerator issue *tgw the consumer stated when he released the accelerator pedal the vehicle... |
7
~ 62257 miles |
| ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM > STEERING electric power steering motor failure in 2006 chevy hhr with 2.4l engine. car has approx 45000 miles and the electric... |
6
~ 78306 miles |
| ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC the anti lock brakes on our chevy hhr locked up when attempting a normal stop and stayed in the locked... |
6
~ 6407 miles |
| SWITCH > IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM key locks in the ignition and will not release it took repeated attemps at first of cycling the key off... |
6
~ 45648 miles |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE on or about 30aug08 al line to the fuel pump on my 2006 chevy hhr leaked causing the car to... |
5
~ 45718 miles |
| EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i purchased a new 2006 hhr and it has been a very dependable car until now. i have purchased many... |
5
~ 41778 miles |
| INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM the outside temperature gauge consistently "sticky" or reads inaccurate outside temperature. only after driving an average of 45mph for at... |
5
~ 25451 miles |
| FRONTAL > AIR BAGS dt*: the contact stated the passenger side front airbag did not deploy in a collision at 30 mph. the collision... |
4
~ 9025 miles |
| ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING dt*: the contact stated while driving at various speeds the engine lost all power without warning four times. the vehicle... |
4
~ 8676 miles |
| VISIBILITY dt: the contact stated the vehicle has too many blind spots on all sides of the vehicle. also for seeing... |
4
~ 19825 miles |
| COLUMN > STEERING dt*: the contact stated the message board flashed power steering when this occurred the power steering failed. the dealership determined |
4
~ 52100 miles |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that while driving 70 mph the driver's side windshield... |
3
~ 113667 miles |
| TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM turned on the ignition and the dashboard gauges all went out. pulled the fuse and reinserted it - problem corrected.... |
3
~ 55333 miles |
| SEATS tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that while decreasing speed to approximately 40 mph in a... |
3
~ 58631 miles |
| DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY hvac blower motor quit. no means of clearing windshield fogging with blower inoperative. could smell that something was hot or |
3
~ 43612 miles |
| HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM > STEERING 2006 chevy hhr broken inside drivers door handle. consumer states that she must roll down the window and use the... |
3
~ 48752 miles |
| EQUIPMENT this complaint is about a 2006 chevy hhr i have had the since new and have had the radio replaced... |
3
~ 21046 miles |
| GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN tl*the contact's spouse owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that the gear shift would occasionally stick or shift... |
3
~ 40000 miles |
| WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that the front driver side air bag deployed without warning... |
3
~ 31333 miles |
| MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN at 5 00 miles the seal on the transmission blew. car taken to dealership for repair. since that time there... |
3
~ 21167 miles |
| TIRES **vehicle has a vibration at speeds over 35 mph has been into four different chevy dealers numerous times they... |
3
~ 78693 miles |
| RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT 2006 chevrolet hhr. consumer states several problems with vehicle *tgw the consumer stated his sons vehicle had a severe shimmy... |
2
~ 25000 miles |
| FLOOR SHIFT > LEVER AND LINKAGE > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that the gear shift selector would shift independently while... |
2
~ 24900 miles |
| AIR CONDITIONER > APPLIANCE > EQUIPMENT tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. the contact has experienced several failures with the vehicle ever since it was... |
2
~ 36042 miles |
| FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2006 chevy hhr broken inside drivers door handle. consumer states that she must roll down the window and use the... |
2
~ 12200 miles |
| TREAD/BELT > TIRES tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. the vehicle has firestone firehawk gtx size 215/50r17 tires. the passenger side rear... |
2
|
| SWITCH > BRAKE LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. the contact noticed that the brake light came on when backing the... |
2
~ 74500 miles |
| ARM > SPINDLE > KNUCKLE dt*: the contact stated while driving 35 mph on a city street there was a clunking noise coming from the... |
2
~ 10900 miles |
| MODULE > IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM after 7500 miles hhr is demonstrating starter/ignition problems. as opposed to new vehicle it now takes between 3-7 seconds or... |
2
~ 19100 miles |
| SIDEWALL > TIRES firestone sidewall tire failure. on 7/22/06 on i 95 flagler county florida. we experienced a sidewall tire failure on a... |
2
|
| TAIL LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING dt:the contact stated that the vehicle did not have tail lights. while driving at night one could not see the... |
2
~ 633 miles |
| SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY i was driving with my sister on rt 9 in lakewood nj in stop and go traffic. we heard a... |
1
~ 68000 miles |
| HUB > FRONT > SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that while driving 40 mph the vehicle shook excessively.... |
1
|
| WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER > VISIBILITY 2006 chevrolet hhr. consumer writes in regards to ignition switch recall and power steering and other vehicle problems. *smd the... |
1
|
| EXTERIOR > REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES > VISIBILITY 2006 chevrolet hhr. consumer writes in regards to ignition switch recall and power steering and other vehicle problems. *smd the... |
1
|
| ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. while driving approximately 50 mph the steering wheel seized without warning and... |
1
~ 158000 miles |
| WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY fuel leak in front of drivers side rear wheel. this is completely unacceptable in an 8 year old vehicle. the... |
1
~ 180000 miles |
| HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > BODY > STRUCTURE chevrolet hhr's have a tsb on the rear liftgate not opening. it is faulty and many complaints i have found... |
1
~ 125324 miles |
| SEAT BELTS tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that while parked the interior drivers side door handle... |
1
~ 35000 miles |
| CATALYTIC CONVERTOR > EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM 2006 chevrolet hhr. consumer states several problems with vehicle *tgw the consumer stated his sons vehicle had a severe shimmy... |
1
~ 38000 miles |
| FRAME AND MEMBERS > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that water would enter the vehicle behind the glove... |
1
~ 18300 miles |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR i have a 2006 chevy hhr lt with just 30k. drove it off the lot with 3 miles and at... |
1
~ 200 miles |
| DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN 2006 hhr key sticks in ignition. button that ignites shifter broken and sticks in place causing the shifter to be... |
1
~ 70822 miles |
| UNDERBODY SHIELDS > FRAME AND MEMBERS > STRUCTURE the door handles on both the front driver and front passenger side of the car have broken. you cannot open... |
1
~ 65000 miles |
| ANTI-THEFT DEVICES > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT parked 2005 chevy hhr and key would not disengage from ignition. this is permanent until an new shift assembly is... |
1
|
| COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i was driving and the temperature indicator light came on the alarm sounded and suddenly the temperature is at over... |
1
~ 48000 miles |
| AXLE HUBS > POWER TRAIN tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that the vehicle would not shift from first to second... |
1
~ 59000 miles |
| REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES > VISIBILITY auto dimmer does not work on rearview mirror. unable to remove key from chevy hhr 2006 model. it is a... |
1
~ 60000 miles |
| POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS > VISIBILITY put vehicle in park key would not come out of ignition after turning vehicle off. still would re-start so found... |
1
~ 19373 miles |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER 2006 hhr had been running roughly and check engine light had been coming on (intermittently at first). was told to... |
1
~ 51500 miles |
| HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING getting tickets for light accesories that come with veh . *tr... |
1
|
| LOCK > TRUNK LID > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. upon reading the owner's manual the contact discovered that there was no trunk... |
1
|
| LOWER BALL JOINT > CONTROL ARM > FRONT to whom it may concern: on january 17 2008 i had an accident that was due to a manufacturing defect... |
1
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| FOUNDATION COMPONENTS > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC brakes defective have 65 000 miles on 06 unit and brakes and / or rotors worked on 5 separate times |
1
~ 18000 miles |
| PADS > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS brakes defective have 65 000 miles on 06 unit and brakes and / or rotors worked on 5 separate times |
1
~ 18000 miles |
| RADIATOR ASSEMBLY > COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING while driving on the highway (495 beltway near washington dc) during rush hour my dashboard light indicating a coolant problem... |
1
~ 17380 miles |
| WHEEL BEARING > FRONT > SUSPENSION tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. while driving 20 mph over a hole or dip in the road the... |
1
~ 30000 miles |
| MID/REAR ASSEMBLY > SEATS tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. while driving 20 mph over a hole or dip in the road the... |
1
~ 30000 miles |
| DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC in february 2007 i was in an automobile accident while i was driving a 2006 chevrolet hhr. i was driving... |
1
~ 17000 miles |
| MASTER CYLINDER > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl*- the contact stated that the 2006 chevrolet hhr lt was having braking system problems. this started in january 2007... |
1
~ 3700 miles |
| LAMP > BRAKE FLUID LOW WARNING > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl*- the contact stated that the 2006 chevrolet hhr lt was having braking system problems. this started in january 2007... |
1
~ 3700 miles |
| FLUID > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl*- the contact stated that the 2006 chevrolet hhr lt was having braking system problems. this started in january 2007... |
1
~ 3700 miles |
| SEAT HEATER/COOLER > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS while riding in the passenger seat of a 2006 chevrolet her for a period of about 2 hours i received... |
1
~ 25850 miles |
| STARTER ASSEMBLY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. the vehicle shut off after it was driven two miles. the vehicle would... |
1
~ 9000 miles |
| ROTOR > DISC > SERVICE BRAKES, AIR tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that the front brake rotor keeps warping and the vehicle... |
1
~ 9000 miles |
| LOWER ARM > CONTROL ARM > FRONT dt*: the contact stated while attempting to exit a freeway at 55 mph the vehicle went out of control and... |
1
~ 6000 miles |
| EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated while driving approximately 10 mph over railroad tracks a... |
1
~ 12000 miles |
| CRUISE CONTROL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL the outside temp indicator stopped working. the dealer replaced a "body control module" this caused the cruise control to stop... |
1
~ 13500 miles |
| LOCK > HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES i have had several issues with my hhr since purchased in september 2005. first incident was the lock on the... |
1
~ 13000 miles |
| INTERIOR/UNDER DASH > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i have had several issues with my hhr since purchased in september 2005. first incident was the lock on the... |
1
~ 13000 miles |
| SOFTWARE > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i have had several issues with my hhr since purchased in september 2005. first incident was the lock on the... |
1
~ 13000 miles |
| SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE > FRONTAL > AIR BAGS body module failed during ignition off condition. air bags remained powered draining the battery. air bags could deploy during ignition |
1
~ 3045 miles |
| INTERIOR LIGHTING dt:the contact stated that the vehicle did not have tail lights. while driving at night one could not see the... |
1
~ 1166 miles |
| STABILIZER BAR > FRONT > SUSPENSION **vehicle has a vibration at speeds over 35 mph has been into four different chevy dealers numerous times they... |
1
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| BUMPERS > BODY > STRUCTURE consumer wants to know if there is a recall on the front bumper of her 2006 chevrolet hhr. *nj the... |
1
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