2010 Chevrolet HHR problems
Owners have filed 682 complaints about the 2010 Chevrolet HHR with NHTSA. Steering accounts for 34.2% of them — the clear leader, ahead of electrical system at 17.7%.
Complaints682
Crashes32
Fires1
Injuries24
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Steering 34.2% · 233
Electrical system 17.7% · 121
Air bags 7.2% · 49
Fuel/propulsion system 6.7% · 46
Structure 6.6% · 45
Electronic stability control (ESC) 4.7% · 32
Service brakes 3.7% · 25
Unknown or other 3.1% · 21
Severity
Of those complaints, 32 describe a crash, 1 describe a fire and 24 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 6 model years of the Chevrolet HHR in this data, 2010 draws comparatively few complaints; 2006 is the outlier year.
Filings have fallen off, 43 in the last three years against 56 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 63,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Power steering constantly goes off without warning. Resets after turning car off but goes out after a few minutes. Contacted Chevrolet for information on recall since there are hundreds of complaints about it. They said there isn't any available. Cobalt had recalls for the same issue and HHR have the same power steering motor. This is very dangerous and gm needs to do something about it before people get hurt. Steering · reported at 68,527 miles
The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet HHR. The contact stated that while driving 20 mph, the power steering warning light illuminated as the contact lost power steering assist. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection and was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 35,050. Updated 8/21/13 *cn the dealer replaced the power steering motor. Updated 09/05/13 Steering · reported at 35,050 miles
The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet HHR. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 mph, the power steering assist failed and the steering wheel became very tight without warning. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the power steering motor failed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 57,398. Steering · reported at 57,398 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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