Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet hhr. When the brake pedal was depressed, there was an abnormal vibration at the front of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the front driver and passenger side lower control arms rubber bushing were worn and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact also stated that the front driver side door handle fractured. The vehicle was repaired, but the failures recurred twice. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.
2010 Chevrolet HHR body complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet hhr. The contact stated that the driver side door handle fractured. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 49,000. Updated 8/21/15*cn the consumer stated upon grabbing the handle to exit vehicle it snapped off. The vehicle was repaired at the owner's expense. Updated 12/1/2015
While putting on new seat covers I noticed the bottom seat belt swivel attachment to the car rusted. Checked both front seats and they were both crusty rusted. This can't be good. I have pictures to verify my finding. Awaiting your reply. Thank you.
Both front door handles on inside broke off and I asked the dealer to fix it they said they would have to charge me its a dangerous thing and I have to roll down the windows to get out of the car.
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet hhr. The contact stated that the front driver's side interior door handle fractured. In addition, both rear door handles fractured. The driver and rear seat passengers could only exit the vehicle by releasing the window and accessing the exterior door handle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.
I was going 25 MPH when I crashed causing over 5,000 dollars worth of auto and property damage in addition to the medical bills which I have not received in full yet. The car malfunctioned while I was driving and I was not able to control it. I received the recall information in the mail, but the car had not been repaired. Also, the airbags did not deploy when the crash happened. I suffered a concussion due to the accident. I was the only person injured.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet hhr. The contact stated that the interior door handle on the driver side fractured. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who replaced the door handle but the failure recurred. The contact stated that the front passenger side interior door handle also fractured. The vehicle was to be taken back to the dealer for a second repair to replace a second door handle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 33,505.
Driver's side door handle just brakes off. I feel this is a safety issue as you can become trapped in your car. The only way to open the door when this happened is to roll down window and put your arm out to open from the outside or have someone else open for you. For instance, if you were in an accident, car caught on fire, stalled on railroad tracks, or carjacked you are a prisoner in the car. The door handles are made of plastic and is a very expensive repair., mine was $200. If it had not been a safety concern, I would not have repaired it. If you research the internet it is very common problem. Please research.
Plastic inside door handles breaks off in hand and leave disabled and veteran stranded in drivers seat. See http://www.chevyhhr.net/forums/how-tutorial-library-21/how-fix-broken-interior-door-handle-less-than-$10-41305/.
Inside drivers door handle defective ,,will not let driver out of car in a time of a crash.
We've had both inside door handles crumble & break in our hands & the car company wanted almost $400.- to fix them (which I cannot afford). Now I & my passenger have to roll the electric windows down, in order to get out of the car...danger... And no one cares!!! I read where others are having the same problems... What the heck??? This is not right!!!
We've had both inside door handles crumble & break in our hands & the car company wanted almost $400.- to fix them (which I cannot afford). Now I & my passenger have to roll the electric windows down, in order to get out of the car...danger... And no one cares!!! I read where others are having the same problems... What the heck??? This is not right!!!
The inside door handle broke off for the 2nd time in less than a year, I think this is the maker fault and the customer shouldn't be held responsible for this.
Tl * the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet hhr. The contact stated that the interior handle for the driver's side door fractured. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician verified the failure and stated that the handle needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 45,'000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet hhr. The contact stated that when driving at various speeds with the windows opened, the vehicle vibrated causing his ears to ache. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the failure was unable to be replicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was 129,000.the VIN was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet hhr. The contact stated that both the driver and passenger interior door handles broke. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the technician diagnosed the door handle needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 55,000. The current mileage was 70,000. Updated 8/11/14*cn updated 08/22/2014
I attempted to open my 2010 chevy hhr's rear passenger door. The door would not open. All other doors are opening ok. The rear driver's side passenger door would not open under any circumstances. This an extremely dangerous situation. Not being to exit a vehicle under emergency circumstances can cause serious injury or death. It is my understanding that although gm is aware of this problem they have done nothing about it. The gm dealer I brought the vehicle to told me it was my problem, not gm's. I have faced multiple issues with this vehicle; key stuck in ignition, power steering fail while driving, multiple sets of brakes burnt out, inside driver's door handle breaking off and now this new issue with the door. The federal safety agency really needs to urgently address the multiple problems with this vehicle and hold gm responsible for their poor engineering and quality control, before someone else loses their life.
Exterior "sun visor" started to vibrate at high speed (70 MPH) . The 2 adhesive posts that are attached to the windshield detached from the windshield. Vibrations caused the windshield to crack.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet hhr. The contact stated that the driver's side interior door handle became fractured when engaged. In order for the contact to exit the vehicle, the front seat passenger released the exterior door handle to open the door. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 20,500.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet hhr. The contact stated that as he exited the vehicle, the interior door handle became detached. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the entire door panel was replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 47,500.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet hhr. The contact stated that the driver's side interior door handle became fractured. The contact mentioned that in order to open the door, he had to open window and use the exterior handle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 34,000. Updated 09/18/13*lj the consumer stated the door handle broke off in his hand. The door handle was replaced, by the dealer.
The hhr inside door handle broke off while opening door.had this happened under other conditions it could have resulted in a tragedy. Looking this up on the internet breaking inside door handles appears to be a common problem for the hhr .handles are made of light plastic.
Door handles are junk. Driver side broke at 58k. Switched with rear driver. At 74k that one broke. 75k passenger side broke. Handles are brittle. I have never encounter such a problem with any other car. It is an "american" car and people expect a certain standard so I am really disappointed.
In occurence to the first incident the passenger inside handle broke first, thinking that it may have a wear, but on 06/15/2013 the driver inside handle was opened at a normal and it broke. Now the front doors of my car does not have handles. The drop box are not allowing me to be more accurate on the make, model and year of my vehicle and also cannot put the appropriate defective parts.
Was at dollar store and tried to open the door as normal and the door handle broke off the only way I could get out was to roll down the window and open it from the outside this has to be some kind of defect I've never owned a car where this has happened from the what I have seen on the internet this seems like a very common thing with the hhr design.
I was returning home and parked the car to get out and the door handle broke off in my hand. I have to open the window to exit my vehicle. The rear door also sticks at times from the outside causing me and my wife to be unable to get out daughter out of the car.
While trying to open the drivers door the handle broke off. Handle was made of plastic. This would be a problem if involved in fiery crash and you could not get out of car.
Upon opening driver's door, handle snapped off in my hand. Two days later, the same thing happened to passenger door. This makes it impossible to open doors without window being down.
I tried to open my drivers side door and the handle broke off in my hand. I have done research and I don't understand why gm hasn't fixed the problem. It has been a defect since 2006 in hhr door handles. Then they wonder why we buy foreign cars!
On 3/7/13 my service air bag light came on the next day my door handle broke off and I called gm and they stated they had been no recalls for these problems. After looking online I saw that people were having all kinds of problems with these issues and they are both big safety issues. I feel like gm is not wanting to take care of these issues. The air bag could deploy at any time and the if I was in a wreck or auto was on fire I'd have no way of getting out the vehicle with the door handle broke off. They just told me it was up to me or I'd have to wait until they was enough complaints. That doesn't seem right now I'm having to leave the car sitting cause of these safety issues since I'm on a limited income and gm should be responsible for these safety issues. Thank you very much
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