Major Problems with 2011 Chevrolet HHR Derived from Complaints & Recalls


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Worst 3 complaints of 2011 Chevrolet HHR

2011 Chevrolet HHR SERVICE BRAKES Victims: 3 Mileage: 156000 miles

2011 Chevrolet HHR AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 20 miles

2011 Chevrolet HHR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Victims: 2

Browse 2011 Chevrolet HHR complaints by category

Problems with ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS and ENGINE are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Chevrolet HHR owners.

Problem Category Number of Problems
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
was driving at 45mph when all of the sudden all gauges power steering and engine went erratic. lost power steering...
34
~ 34052 miles
AIR BAGS
tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated the air bag light illuminated while the cellular phone...
28
~ 35355 miles
ENGINE
tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet hhr. while driving approximately 20 mph the contact noticed the esc warning indicator...
24
~ 58246 miles
STEERING
tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated while driving 35 mph the steering wheel began pulling...
24
~ 53485 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that the electronic stability control would engage independently as...
22
~ 63272 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that a hour after parking the vehicle caught on...
13
~ 54941 miles
SERVICE BRAKES
i purchase the vehicle in february 2013 with 54000 miles on it. there was a shaking in the front end...
12
~ 57733 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE
tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that the driver's side interior door handle fractured and...
11
~ 45197 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE
went to open door to get out of car and the handle came off in my hand. *tr...
9
~ 56285 miles
POWER TRAIN
i was driving to work this morning. i live just 5 minutes from the office. i pulled out of the...
9
~ 58023 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
while driving a km/h light came on the dash... everything converted to khp... i now have absolutely no clue on...
6
~ 82915 miles
LATCH > DOORS > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that the driver's side interior door handle fractured and...
5
~ 44800 miles
SUSPENSION
tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated while driving 35 mph the steering wheel began pulling...
5
~ 29319 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
i was driving a freeway speeds when the engine suddenly went into limp home mode. i received the following dash...
4
~ 71607 miles
WHEELS
i've been having problems with my right front end since i bought the car. when i cut the wheel hard...
3
~ 56073 miles
SEAT BELTS
rear passenger seatbelt would not unlock to extend for use. this seatbelt had been used about 10 minutes prior to
3
~ 34298 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that the head lamps failed to operate without warning....
2
~ 108000 miles
TIRES
tire separated from tube causing sever damage to the vehicle. tire #dot v6b2aa7(2510) d581 p215/55r16. *tr...
2
~ 55899 miles
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet hhr. while driving approximately 50 mph the contact heard an abnormal noise and...
2
~ 85000 miles
IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated the key was able to be removed from the...
2
~ 77000 miles
SEATS
driver armrest sags most uncomfortable!! when armrest is put down to the horizontal position it sags (leans forward). driver's...
2
~ 22500 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that the front passenger and both rear doors would...
1
~ 80000 miles
INTERIOR/UNDER DASH > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet hhr. the contact noticed a leak of hot air/liquid under the dashboard coming...
1
~ 132000 miles
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
last june my wife and i purchased a brand new 2011 hhr in order to provide a safer more dependable...
1
~ 19000 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
unknown type of fumes entering drivers compartment appears to be at start up and while driving with the fan turned
1
~ 2352 miles
SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS
tl*the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that while driving 45 to 50 mph she steered the...
1
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN
tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated while driving 35 mph the steering wheel began pulling...
1
~ 50 miles
PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES
tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated while driving 35 mph the steering wheel began pulling...
1
~ 50 miles

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