Ownership Cost for 2009 Chevrolet HHR LS
Estimated: $36985 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1873 | $899 | $787 | $712 | $637 | $4908 |
| Insurance | $1635 | $1692 | $1751 | $1813 | $1876 | $8767 |
| Fuel | $1500 | $1545 | $1599 | $1663 | $1738 | $8045 |
| Maintenance | $2732 | $1571 | $901 | $664 | $2277 | $8145 |
| Repairs | $957 | $1120 | $1276 | $1396 | $1605 | $6354 |
| Taxes & Fees | $517 | $517 | $517 | $517 | $517 | $766 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9215 | $6886 | $6390 | $6295 | $8199 | $36985 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2006 | STEERING | I OWN A 2006 CHEVY HHR LT2, IT HAS APPROX. 52K MILES, AND A RATTLE, VIBRATION IN THE STEERING COLUMN HAS BEEN OCCURRING AT SPEEDS BELOW 45MPH. ALSO, THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR IS CONTINUING TO FLOOD WITH WATER, AND THE HEATER/AC BLOWER HAS FAILED OR SHORTED OUT. LASTLY, I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE ROTORS WORKED ON 4 TIMES BY CHEVY, AND THEY ARE NOW ONCE AGAIN IN NEED OF REPAIR. I RECENTLY TOOK MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE RATTLE IN THE STEERING AND THE WATER LEAK. I FOUND NUMEROUS TSB ARTICLES FOR THE ISSUES, BUT THE DEALER AND GM ARE CLAIMING THE TSBS DO NOT EXIST. THE REPAIRS WILL TOTAL MORE THAN $1100. I WAS TOLD THE BUSHINGS, AND TENSION RODS ARE THE PROBLEM WITH MY STEERING, AND THEY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. AT 52K MILES I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THESE ITEMS WOULD FAIL.. MY MAJOR CONCERN IS MY SAFETY RELATED TO THE STEERING AS WELL AS ANY POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL ISSUE STEMMING FROM THE WATER LEAK.. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE STEERING ISSUE AS WELL AS FOR THE BRAKE ROTORS. IF YOU GO TO ANY VEHICLE COMPLAINT WEB SITE FOR THE HHR YOU WILL SEE 100'S OF POSTINGS RELATED TO BAD BRAKES. THERE ARE ALSO SIMILAR COMPLAINTS PERTAINING TO THE STEERING. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO HONOR OR COMPROMISE WITH REGARDS TO PERFORMING THE REPAIRS FOR FREE OR FOR A REDUCED FEE. I CONTACTED GM CORPORATE AND FILED A COMPLAINT. I WAS TOLD THE GM DISTRICT MANAGER WOULD CONTACT ME. I AM STILL WAITING. *TR |
| 2009 | STEERING | MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY CHEVROLET HHR. IT STARTED ANYTIME I PARALLEL PARKED AND EVENTUALLY WOULD HAPPEN DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. I COULD HARDLY TURN THE WHEEL, AND IT WAS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I WAS NOTIFIED BY MY DEALERSHIP THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS THE PROBLEM. IT WAS FIXED, AND THE PROBLEM NO LONGER OCCURS. IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THIS SAME POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS RECALLED IN OTHER CARS, BUT NOT THE HHR. MAKE THIS HAPPEN. *TR |
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