Fuel line leaking right in front of rear driver side tire. Puddles up. Steady leak. And strong odor of gasoline in and outside of the car. Gets me woozy at times. It also gets on my tires and affects steering if I was parked on pavement for a while it puddles back to my rear tire. And makes me worry about a fire. Right in the back seat where a car seat would be. Because I was driving through my yard a while back and my family was burning some limbs and stuff. All at once I get flagged down where it has caught fire to my car. Luckily I put it out before it did any permanent damage. But it is not safe for sure.
2010 Chevrolet HHR: fire, smoke or burning smell
5 of the 516 complaints about the 2010 Chevrolet HHR describe fire, smoke or burning smell.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 184 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Fire, smoke or burning smell by model year
What owners say
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.
First the car wouldn't start, brakes smelt on fire, also noisy brakes, car never started until 4 turns, car pulls a few inches to right with no control of steering car would go dead at anytime even while driving. Electrical would happen random on sunroof, wipers, windows, and blinkers. Scary car, especially if I were going down a hill with no control. 2 years later dealership could never resolve problem. Paid $17,000 and needs $3,200 in work. Not sure if I fix these problems the car will work properly. Stressful car and dangerous.
I was driving and the power steering light went on, the car started to smell like it was on fire and the power steering was gone. Lost control of the vehicle and hit a curb. No injuries and no other damage to vehicle. Could have been worse if inexperienced driver or elderly person was behind the wheel.
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
Service bulletins that may apply
- Electrical system
- Electrical system
- This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information on the requirements for 12V battery...
- Vehicle Wide Programming (VWP) is a new process to update software on GM Vehicles
- Electrical system
- This bulletin provides information on identifying Non-GM Engine Calibrations for Gasoline Engines using...
- This service bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on Service Programming System (SPS)...
- The intent of this service bulletin is to identify aftermarket ALDL or DLC interface devices as potential...
Related recalls
Electrical system: ignition
- What is wrong
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2005-2010 Chevrolet Cobalt, 2006-2011 Chevrolet HHR, 2007-2010 Pontiac G5, 2006-2010 Pontiac Solstice, 2003-2007 Saturn Ion, and 2007-2010 Saturn Sky vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the key can be removed from the ignition when the ignition is not in the "Off" position.
- Risk
- If the key can be removed from the ignition when the ignition is not in the "off" position, the vehicle could roll away: (a) for an automatic transmission, if the transmission is not in the "Park" position; or (b) for a manual transmission, if the parking brake is not engaged and the transmission is not in the "Reverse" position. This potential for rollaway increases the risk for a crash and occupant or pedestrian injuries.
- Remedy
- General Motors will notify owners, and for vehicles that were built with the defective ignition cylinder and have not previously had the ignition cylinder replaced with the redesigned part, dealers will replace the ignition cylinder and cut and, if necessary, re-learn two ignition/door keys for each vehicle. For vehicles that were built with the redesigned ignition cylinder or had the ignition cylinder replaced with the redesigned part, dealers will cut and, if necessary, re-learn two ignition/door keys for each vehicle. The recall began on April 18, 2014. Chevrolet owners may contact General Motors at 1‑800‑222‑1020, Pontiac owners at 1‑800‑762‑2737, and Saturn owners at 1‑800‑553‑6000. General Motors' number for this recall is 14113 for the ignition lock cylinder and key replacement, and 14133 for only key replacements. Note: Until a vehicle has been remedied, owners and operators are advised that when exiting, to be sure that the vehicle is in "Park," or in the case of a manual transmission, that the vehicle is in the "Reverse" position and the parking brake is engaged.
Recall number 14V171000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2010 Chevrolet HHR fire or smoke
Is fire, smoke or burning smell a common problem on the 2010 Chevrolet HHR?
5 of 516 owner complaints about the 2010 Chevrolet HHR (1%) mention fire, smoke or burning smell. The model year with the most reports is 2006.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2010 Chevrolet HHR?
There is 1 recall and 184 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2010 Chevrolet HHR
Power steering loss 76Door locks 47Loss of power 27Airbag light 24Fuel leak 20Stalling 17Steering lock-up 13Engine failure 11Fuel pump 9Fuel smell 9Jerking 8No deployment 7Won't start 7Headlights 6ABS 5Pulling 5
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