Ownership Cost for 2006 Chevrolet HHR LS
Estimated: $34750 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1405 | $674 | $590 | $534 | $478 | $3681 |
| Insurance | $1498 | $1550 | $1604 | $1660 | $1718 | $8030 |
| Fuel | $1472 | $1516 | $1569 | $1632 | $1705 | $7894 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1668 | $874 | $509 | $2291 | $8105 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $395 | $395 | $395 | $395 | $395 | $585 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8509 | $6591 | $5992 | $5788 | $7871 | $34750 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2010 | STEERING | 2010 HHR WITH 35,000 MILES, STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON AND CAR WOULDN'T STEER. STOPPED CAR AND STEERING CAME BACK ON FOR A WHILE THEN WENT OUT AGAIN. DID THIS SEVERAL TIMES OVER WEEKEND MAKING STEERING ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. TOOK CAR TO DEALER, THEY REPLACED THE MOTOR STATING IT WAS OVERHEATING, PER COMPUTER. COST ME 271.00, I AM RETIRED AND IT HAS PUT ME IN A FINANCIAL SQUEEZE. REASON I BOUGHT A NEW CAR TO AVOID HAVING PROBLEMS LIKE THIS, STILL MAKING CAR PAYMENTS. DEFINITELY BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT ON THIS CAR. *TR |
| 2006 | STEERING | 2006 CHEVY HHR CONTINUES TO HAVE POWER STEERING GO OUT DURING OPERATION. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. AFTER READING SEVERAL BLOGS, IT APPEARS THAT THE CAUSE IS A DEFECT IN THE EPS (ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING). IT EMPLOYS THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM), POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE (PSCM), TORQUE MODULE AND VARIOUS OTHER SYSTEMS. THE SYSTEM BECOMES CORRUPTED AND CAUSES INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURE. AS STATED ABOVE, IF THE SYSTEM FAILS DURING CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS, (I.E. DRIVING IN CURVING, MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN) AND SYSTEM FAILS, THIS COULD CAUSE VERY DIFFICULT STEERING AND A TRAFFIC CRASH. *TR |
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