A question about car problems in general
06-25-2009, 10:35 AM
#21
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Join Date: 03-28-2008
Location: Oshawa
Posts: 1,115
my 2006 hhr:
bad wheel bearing at 20k
Electrical problems galore 1k to 50k
Rotors warped, replaced 3 times
sunroof issues multiple times
front struts shot, 40k
and so on
my brand new hhr ss
electrical problems, 5oo miles
electrical problems 800 miles
electrical problems 1500 miles
electrical problems 3000 miles
sunroof problems 4000 miles
issues with the xm radio 50 miles
issues with the entire receiver 150 miles
issues with the car not starting 1500 miles
issues with the delaership ruining the front bumper when it had to be towed 1500 miles
issues with the dealership "wash and detail" with what appeared to be a brillo pad 4000 miles
issues with the dealership adding a door ding to the car 4000 miles
more issues with the sunroof 2 days ago
Yep, chevy where quality is job none.
bad wheel bearing at 20k
Electrical problems galore 1k to 50k
Rotors warped, replaced 3 times
sunroof issues multiple times
front struts shot, 40k
and so on
my brand new hhr ss
electrical problems, 5oo miles
electrical problems 800 miles
electrical problems 1500 miles
electrical problems 3000 miles
sunroof problems 4000 miles
issues with the xm radio 50 miles
issues with the entire receiver 150 miles
issues with the car not starting 1500 miles
issues with the delaership ruining the front bumper when it had to be towed 1500 miles
issues with the dealership "wash and detail" with what appeared to be a brillo pad 4000 miles
issues with the dealership adding a door ding to the car 4000 miles
more issues with the sunroof 2 days ago
Yep, chevy where quality is job none.
Oh, if you do that, they will ban you from their forum. It's not allowed to talk down of their vehicles on that site.
06-25-2009, 10:38 AM
#22
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Join Date: 07-02-2008
Location: noblesville
Posts: 68
seems like rotors have been an issue for gm in the past on diffrent lines of cars. its also one of those things that a dealer says is a wear item so it doesnt usually cover under warrantee. so not much reason for gm to fix the product. but s said i think allot of the issues are a culmination of whast been said, location, driver, quality control, design. im on my 2nd hhr (ss) and in 77k miles 56 on lt2 and 22 on ss ive yet to have any issues with the car, but that really doesnt mean id expect every car to be that way. heck a friend of mines wife bought a saturn in 95? or so and the motor went out on it, the seat broke and the sunroof all in the first year she had it, i was thinking wow those things are just a piece of junk. and here it is 2009 they sold the car, bought the car back from the guy they sold it to and its going on 300k and its a manual and at around the 220k mark it still had the origonal clutch. heck still could be the original clutch in it now for all i know.
06-25-2009, 10:41 AM
#23
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Join Date: 07-17-2006
Location: Dallas, GA
Posts: 6,052
Care and maintenance are responsible for many of the complaints aired here.
Obviously there were faults with the early model years that would become evident to some owners.
Warped rotors are known to be caused by incorrectly tightening the wheel nuts. On a p/u I once had new tires installed. When I got home I could not remove the nuts without a lever on the wrench. I'll be installing my HHR wheels myself. I just don't trust the tire boys.
Smell in the cabin can be caused by loaded cabin filter. That has been reported here and it is evident that many of us do not rtfm. We post here first.
Door seal probems - the manual requires regular attention to the seals. How many of us are doing so? What is going to happen if we ignore this?
My advice - rtfm and do the preventative maintenance and don't buy any vehicle in its first 2 years of production.
Obviously there were faults with the early model years that would become evident to some owners.
Warped rotors are known to be caused by incorrectly tightening the wheel nuts. On a p/u I once had new tires installed. When I got home I could not remove the nuts without a lever on the wrench. I'll be installing my HHR wheels myself. I just don't trust the tire boys.
Smell in the cabin can be caused by loaded cabin filter. That has been reported here and it is evident that many of us do not rtfm. We post here first.
Door seal probems - the manual requires regular attention to the seals. How many of us are doing so? What is going to happen if we ignore this?
My advice - rtfm and do the preventative maintenance and don't buy any vehicle in its first 2 years of production.
OH, and door seals, I do that, maybe not annually. But I used to live in Montana and learned that wet door seals will freeze to door frames and come off if not coated as neaded.....
06-25-2009, 10:45 AM
#24
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Join Date: 11-13-2006
Location: OH
Posts: 168
Out of the 6 cars I currently own, the hhr has been by far the least reliable. Hopefully with the fuse box being replaced and a few other wiring issues that will be the last of the issues. I am doubtful though, the sunroof is starting to stick again 
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06-25-2009, 11:25 AM
#25
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Join Date: 04-07-2008
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 1,051
Your sunroof sticks? Have you tried spraying the tracks with silicone?
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06-25-2009, 11:31 AM
#26
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Join Date: 11-13-2006
Location: OH
Posts: 168
Yes, that was the first thing I did. The problem is the aluminum sound insulation between the roof and the gap where the sunroof rolls back is loose and it is dragging on it. Piss poor assembly by chevy. I have stuck a rod back there and pushed it back up but it came loose again. Instead of taking it back for a poorly trained chevy mechanic to fix it under warranty and end up tearing it up worse than it was when I dropped it off I may just glue it back up myself. It is difficult to access though where it is in that little slot.
