2006 Chevrolet HHR: pulls to one side

Filed Jul 30, 2015 · Brakes · 65 miles · AK · crash

I have a 2006 chevy hhr the first year I bought it I had a small animal run in front of the car, the car skid a long way and I ended up having to change the tire because it made a flat spot on the driver side tire. I have have been in accidents twice in the last 4 years due to having to stop abruptly on the highway and the brakes skidding instead of stopping, both times my car pulled to the left across several lane leaving me facing oncoming traffic and being hit.

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 Jan 27, 2011 · Brakes, Electrical · 38,000 miles · TX

2006 chevrolet hhr. Consumer states several problems with vehicle *tgw the consumer stated his sons vehicle had a severe shimmy in the steering wheel and became progressively worse when the brake was applied. The pads and rotors were replaced twice and the third time the rotors were machined, but the problem continued. There was also a strange noise coming from the front suspension, but the dealer was unable to pinpoint the problem. At 42,000 miles the air condition made a loud screeching noise for 2 minutes, then stopped working. At 68,000 miles, a metal skid plate had fallen from underneath the vehicle. Soon after, the exhaust was very loud. The vehicle was taken to the repair shop and the consumer was informed the catalytic converter had cracked. The vehicle lost power and a cylinder had to be replaced, the check engine light would come on and then go off, the temperature gauge did not work, so the air condition only worked if the check engine light was off. The door locks did not work, the radio worked intermittently, the sun visor would fall down at random times. There were times when the vehicle would not start. The consumer stated even with an alignment, new struts, shocks and good tires, the vehicle continually pulled to the right.

Filed Apr 23, 2008 · Brakes · 17,000 miles · DE · crash

In february 2007 I was in an automobile accident while I was driving a 2006 chevrolet hhr. I was driving on interstate 95 southbound near wilmington, delaware. Someone entering the highway from and on ramp pulled directly in front of me while I was driving. When I hit the brakes on the hhr, the car pulled sharply to the right. The more I braked, the more the car pulled to the right. I lost control of the car and I ended up driving across two lane perpendicular to the traffic and I hit a van head on. No one was injured but my hhr was totaled. I feel that the brakes on the hhr were defective and the way they pulled to one side instead of stopping straight caused me to crash. I reported this to chevrolet after the crash but nothing was done as far a a recall or anything. In fact, I read about a similar problem when the 2006 hhr was received on edmonds.com. The author of the review expressed that he thought that the hhr's braking was dangerous.

Filed Oct 30, 2006 · Steering · 4,000 miles · MI

Dt*: the contact stated while driving 35 MPH on a city street, there was a clunking noise coming from the front followed by the vehicle pulling to the right side. The contact managed to pull the vehicle to the side of the street without incident. Upon initial inspection, the right front tire was lying underneath the vehicle. After being towed to the dealer, it was determined the steering knuckle fractured into, and caused the right front tire to roll underneath the vehicle while attached to the remaining half of the steering knuckle. The manufacturer was alerted.