GVWR: Class 1C: 4,001 - 5,000 lb (1,814 - 2,268 kg)
Make: CHEVROLET
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Manufacturer Id: 984
Model: HHR
Model Year: 2011
Other Engine Info: Flex Fuel: Gas/ALC, ALUM, HO
Other Restraint System Info: Airbags: Roof Side (All seating rows for vehicles with 3 or fewer seating rows; 1st, 2nd, and 3rd row for vehicles with 4 or more seating rows)
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
MY HHR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN MAY OF LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF SHAKING WHEN I BRAKE. THE ROTORS WERE FILED DOWN AND THIS LAST TIME IN JANUARY 08 THEY SAID THEY REPLACED A PART THAT SHOULD KEEP THE PROBLEM FROM OCCURRING AGAIN. NOW, ABOUT 7K MILES SINCE THE LAST TIME, THE PROBLEM IS BACK. THE DEALERSHIP TRIED TO TELL ME IT WAS THE WAY I DRIVE, BUT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MORE THAN 24 YEARS AND HAVE HAD DOZENS OF CARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN. IT IS QUITE OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR (ESPECIALLY AFTER READING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS WEB SITES). I AM GOING TO ATTEMPT TO HAVE THEM REPLACE MY CAR WITH ANOTHER MODEL, BUT SUSPECT I WILL TAKE A HUGE HIT. *TR
2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED AND SEPARATED FROM THE DOOR PANEL. THE CONTACT HAD TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW AND REACH OUT TO OPEN THE DOOR USING THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,298. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE EXITED THE VEHICLE, THE INSIDE DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE SNAPPED OFF AND BROKE. UPDATED 01/07/13