I parked my vehicle ay home, and when I went to get out, the inside door handle broke right off. The only way to get out was to roll down the electric window and reach out to the outside door handle. From some research I did this breaking off is a common problem. What I was concerned about if for some reason like an accident I couldn't get the window down, I would be stuck in the vehicle.
2006 Chevrolet HHR body complaints
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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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. While exiting the vehicle, the driver side interior door handle fractured and prevented the driver from exiting the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 71,000.
Front and rear bumpers are peeling bad. No other part of car is doing so.
A lady ran a red light on springridge rd just south of jackson ms. Wife was driving across springridge rd. The lady failed to yield and struck wife in drivers side totaling three cars in the process wife was severely injured (11 days in hospital) no airbag was deployed during accident. Still working on full recovery. *tr updated 10/16/2017*js the consumer requested a status update and recall information.
The inside driver's door handle broke off (plastic or other nonmetal material attached to a metal hinge)at the metal hinge. (cheap materials that fatigue easily) with no excess force or abnormal pressure being applied. I was unable to exit the vehicle without engaging the electrical system to roll down the window and operate the outside handle. In an accident, this would be a serious safety hazard if the driver needed to get out of the car quickly.
Contact reported that door locks would not operate with key fob nor when activating the door lock switches on the door. Took vehicle to two different dealers trying to get the ignition recall fixed which took a total of four visits. While car was in for recall, addressed an unrelated electrical solenoid problem and asked the dealer to look at the door lock issue. Dealer notified owner that passenger door and rear seat left and right door lock actuators had failed (3 of 4 total). Asked dealer if they had seen this unusual condition on any other hhr's and they said no. Showed them the 30+ issues logged on this site and they only commented that the hhr was not the best gm product ever built but there was no dealer fix for this issue. Contact was advised that it would be $340 per door to fix and service was declined (after $80 diagnostic charge to verify that door locks did not work).
The drivers door will not open. Have to climb over the console to get in and out of the car.
Drivers side door handle broke off.
At a red light and was rear ended which cause me to it the rear end of the car in front of me.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. The contact stated that the interior door handle detached and she was unable to exit the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 48,000.
My driver and passenger inside door handles broke off and I have to roll down my windows to exit and if my car is involved in a emergency I would not be able to exit quickly and I've done some checking on line and discovered its a on going problems with them.
Fuel leak in front of drivers side rear wheel. This is completely unacceptable in an 8 year old vehicle. The fuel line corroded and leaked heavily, cost me $254.22 to replace this faulty gas line. I am obviously not the only person this has happened to. I have also had all the other typical problems such as the key will not release from ignition, bad rotors, loose front end bushings and excessive front end vibration over typical street cracks. Broken drivers side interior door handle, cracked windshield...... *tr updated 10/22/2014
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. The contact stated that water was leaking into the vehicle from the windshield. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the technician diagnosed that the computer board had become wet. The technician was not able to specifically determine the failure that allowed the water to enter the vehicle however, there were repairs made to the computer board. The manufacture was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 37,000 and the current was 50,000.
Both driver side and passenger side front inner door mechanism levers have broken making my vehicle only able to exit by rolling my window down and opening door with outside handle, the repair is almost 1000.00 for the 2 doors with labor and I had a mechanic look at inner door and determine mechanism lever is made out of fiber glass/plastic material which with any amount of exertion will break in freezing temperatures. I live in illinois.
The door handles on both the front driver and front passenger side of the car have broken. You cannot open the car door from the inside unless you lower the window. If the electrical systems failed such as in an accident, the occupants could be trapped inside the car. Even when replacing the door handles by paying for the repairs yourself, the handles just break again before too long since the same materials/parts are used. A quick google search shows 100's to 1000's of other owners of the 2006 hhr with the same problem.
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
In 2010 the inside door handle on the drivers side of my hhr broke and fell down inside the door. The only way to open the door is to open the window and open the door from the outside. I had the it replaced at coughlin chevrolet dealership in circleville ohio.. In november of 2013, the door latches broke on the front drivers side and the passingers side. If we use the car we have to drive with the windows down so that we could get out if . The dealership told me that this is common on hhr.. If an accident happen, we could be trapped in the car. There should be a recall on this.
I was driving in the right lane going westbound approaching a stop light when I applied my brakes it did not slow down,I pressed the brake hard an car kept going into the rear of a truck that was stopping at the light. My car was not stopping. Like it had no control. The airbags did not deploy. Im concerned that the ignition turned off when I went over some pot holes in the road. My car is one of the vehicles on the recall list for the ignition switch, I had replaced ignition switch months ago due to same problem. What are my options to get this problem resolved?
Interior door handle broke, making egress from car very difficult. Handle is made of thin plastic and will not hold up to use. If emergency strikes it will be very difficult to leave the vehicle quickly. Also for other vehicle owners, situation may be deadly if handle breaks during an incident when rapid egress is critical.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. The contact stated that he attempted to exit the vehicle but the interior driver's door handle fractured in his hand. Thee vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where they stated that the door panel needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the failure recurred with the remaining three doors. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 68,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. The contact stated that he attempted to exit the vehicle but the door handle fractured. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection and they stated that the door handle assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 89,000.
The inside door handle has broken off completely there is no way to get out of the car unless you roll down the window and they are electric? Now the passenger side still has the handle but it does not work either? They are cheaply made but should last longer than 5-6 years. So after calling chevrolet and seeing if there were any recalls or service bulletins for this issue I was told to take my car to the nearest dealership and have them check it out. So I did and they told me that it would cost 497.00 per door because they would have to replace both inside door panels. It is not a safety hazard and there are no bulletins to fix this? What happens if I get in an accident and my windows don't go down because they are electric? This to me is a safety hazard! I will not be able to get out of my car! I call it my kidnapping car because you can get in but you can't get out unless you roll down the window and use the outside handle.
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.
There was no accident this is a big safety concern, with the door handle made out of plastic and after research hundreds of complaints.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. The contact stated that the front driver and passenger's side door handles were fractured. The dealer was made aware of the failure and stated that the door panel on both doors would have to be replaced. Additionally, the vehicle stalled while driving approximately 20 MPH. The contact also experienced difficulty steering on another occasion. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
I drove my hhr to work. Parked. Went to get out and the driver side door handle felt soft and the door would not open. To get it open I had to use the outside door handle. I have read online about other hhr owners experiencing the same failure of the door latch. While the handle remained intact, the latch is not working to open the door. Couple this with the now twice failure of the powersteering module at a whopping 875.00 each time I have begun to regret my decision to purchase this vehicle and this is the car that I really wanted.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. The contact stated that both passenger and driver side interior door handles had become fractured. The contact did not take the vehicle to the dealer or a local mechanic for inspection or repairs. The failure mileage was 80,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. The contact stated that the front driver's side interior door handle detached completely. The dealer informed the contact that the entire front driver's side door panel would need to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000.
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