2006 Chevrolet HHR: adaptive cruise control problems

Filed Dec 28, 2014 · Steering · 25,000 miles · OH · crash · 1 injury

Driving with cruise control on, weather very nice and road dry around 7-7:30pm on familiar road. Car had been pulling to the right for about a week. Had son check tires before leaving newark oh and heading home. All of a sudden the vehicle went off road totaled car and I was in hospital for 2 1/2days. Had been knocked out, seat belt rubbed neck to almost bleeding, air bag burned hole in sleeve of coat. No broken bones but very shaken up. I want to know if this was caused by the steering problem that has been been on recall. Have pictures of the car and the road to show how the tire marks abruptly turn to the right.

Filed Nov 25, 2014 · Acceleration, Engine · 90,000 miles · FL

I recently started getting a dashboard message saying "reduced engine power" and the car loses power and will only get to about 10-15 MPH. I was driving at round 45 MPH when this happened and the car behind me almost hit me because the car slowed down too fast with no break lights until I hit them. Since then it happens randomly a few times a weeks. It doesn't seem to happen while on cruise control so I have been trying to use it as much as I can. I have read forums and this issue and it seems like no one can pin point the exact problem as it can mean a number of different things. I don't have the money to try out all the different fixes for this in hopes that I get the right thing fixed before I spend thousands of dollars. With the number of other people having this problem there should be a recall to at least have the car checked out to pin point the problem free of charge.

Filed Oct 23, 2014 · Electrical · 103,000 miles · IA

I had the ignition changes as of a recall. The electrical started to act up after that, the cruise control will kick off, the doors will lock and unlock, the alarm will go off even if you unlock it with the key, the remote control stopped working, the radio stopped working & then started again, and the drivers door will show locked, but doesn't. This seems to all be controlled by the ignition switch. Its to the point I am afraid to drive it because it may leave me stranded or stop working in traffic. But the company says that it has nothing to do with the ignition.

Filed Sep 15, 2014 · Electrical · 1,500 miles · TX · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. The contact stated that the vehicle exhibited numerous electrical failures. The engine failed to start, the doors lock failed to lock electronically and sometimes unlocked while driving. Also, the air bag warning light illuminated, the cruise control failed and the vehicle stalled while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician replaced the computer cluster module. However, the failure was not corrected. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer for further inspection. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 1,500. Updated 10/22/2014*lj the consumers wife was injured as they attempted to steer the vehicle, to avoid a crash. Updated 03//09/16

Filed Jul 14, 2007 · Acceleration, Electrical · 13,500 miles · AZ

The outside temp indicator stopped working. The dealer replaced a "body control module" this caused the cruise control to stop working. 1 "electronic control module" was installed. Problem still existed. A second ECM was installed and the cruise once again works, however now my driving lights no longer work. It will be returned to the dealer for a time to try to get all the electronics to work as they should.