Ownership Cost for 2010 Chevrolet HHR LS
Estimated: $36629 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1942 | $932 | $816 | $738 | $660 | $5088 |
| Insurance | $1675 | $1733 | $1794 | $1857 | $1922 | $8981 |
| Fuel | $1500 | $1545 | $1599 | $1663 | $1738 | $8045 |
| Maintenance | $2524 | $1501 | $888 | $672 | $2181 | $7766 |
| Repairs | $878 | $1047 | $1192 | $1313 | $1514 | $5944 |
| Taxes & Fees | $542 | $542 | $542 | $542 | $542 | $803 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9061 | $6821 | $6368 | $6294 | $8085 | $36629 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2006 | STEERING | BOUGHT 2006 HHR LT NEW FOR MY COMPANY. PURCHASED IT FROM MY COMPANY FOR PERSONAL USE IN EARLY 2011. WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS PRACTICING PARALLEL PARKING AT THE DMV (FOR LICENSE TEST), THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN SHE WAS FULLY STOPPED AND TURNED THE WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT TO BEGIN THE PARKING MANEUVER. IT HAPPENED ON THE THIRD PRACTICE FOR THE DAY. TURNED THE HHR OFF, LET IT SET 30 SEC, AND TURNED IT BACK ON. STEERING RESET. WORKED FOR A COUPLE OF PRACTICES, AND THEN THE POWER ASSIST QUIT AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES, WITH THE 3RD TIME NOT RESETTING. LEFT AND DROVE OFF WITH NO POWER STEERING. A COUPLE OF MILES DOWN THE ROAD, TURNED OFF THE HHR AT A STOPLIGHT. IT RESET WHEN I TURNED THE HHR BACK ON. WENT TO THE DEALER THAT DAY (CHRISTMAS EVE 2013) TO GET IT FIXED. THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR - $453. SEEMED TO WORK FINE. WENT TO DMV SITE AGAIN TODAY (CHRISTMAS) FOR FURTHER PARKING PRACTICE AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN -- DURING THE WHEEL TURN AT A COMPLETE STOP. HAPPENED TWICE; RESET BOTH TIMES. QUIT PRACTICE IN FRUSTRATION. OBVIOUSLY THE MOTOR WAS NOT THE ISSUE . . . OR NOT THE ONLY ISSUE. SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING THEME ON THIS SITE THAT HHR STEERING HAS DESIGN FLAWS. PROBABLY PAST TIME FOR REGULATORS TO SEE THAT THE STATISTICS JUSTIFY A RECALL ON THE HHR'S POWER STEERING. GOING BACK TO DEALER TOMORROW. HOW MUCH THIS TIME IS THE BIG QUESTION? *TR |
| 2010 | STEERING | IN THE LAST WEEK THE POWER STEERING HAS WENT OUT 5+ TIMES WHILE DRIVING IT ON CITY STREETS. I WILL BE DRIVING AROUND 40 MPH THEN I WILL HERE A DINGING SOUND THEN LOOK AT THE DASH AND IT SAYS POWER STEERING. AFTER IT SAYS POWER STEERING THERE WILL BE A COMPLETE LOSS IN POWER STEERING ASSIST FROM THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IT COULD EASILY CAUSE A WRECK IF DRIVING AROUND A CURVE WHEN IT GOES OUT. *TR |
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