Since you've owned your HHR...
11-04-2011, 11:48 PM
#64
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Join Date: 12-20-2009
Location: Redlands, CA
Posts: 49
Purchased mine new in July '06.
July '06 Very poor radio reception. Warranty replacement of antennae.
August '06 A/C Blower Fan Failure - Warranty replacement
September '06 A/C compressor failure - Warranty replacement
'07 The transmission got stuck in park. Had to have the unit towed to the dealer. Repair covered under warranty.
Have to replace turn signal bulbs every 6 months to year.
January '08 Auto Trans got stuck in park again. Had to get it towed to dealer. Not covered under warranty.
September '06 - July '07 Multiple episodes of the vehicle shutting off when going over a bump. 7 different trips to three different Chevy dealers and they couldn't fix it. Everytime I would tell them how to recreate the problem. they wouldn't do it and then they would tell me they couldn't find anything wrong with the car. It got to the point where my wife wouldn't drive it and I didn't feel safe letting my wife or my daughter drive it.
The next day I got an email from GM asking about my experience at Tom Bell Chevrolet. I ripped into the product and their dealers in my email response. the next day I got a call from a regional GM rep. They had me take it back in to Tom bell Chevrolet. The problem was fixed within a day. Turned out it was the key fob.They made some modification the the ingnition and it's fixed. The weight of my wifes key ring caused the problem when we drove over something like freeway expansion joints, railroad tracks and ripples in asphalt. my wife is not a maitenence guy or janitor. She doesn't have a massive key ring with dozens of keys for every door in a building. Whatever... at least it stopped shutting off on her.
Front rotors warped around 25k w/ 50% of the brake pad left. Dealer said "it's a standard wear item and Chevrolet said it's not covered under warranty". Dealer said they could replace rotors and do a brake job for $375.00 : / I told them to pound sand. I bought replacement rotors/pads and did it myself.
The replacement G/M rotors warped again at 57k. Again brake pad material was 50%-60%. This is my wifes car. She doesn't do any mountain driving, racing or severe service driving. I bought cheap (made in China) replacement rotors at Autozone and replaced them again. Used Raybestos ceramic pads this time instead of the stock GM ceramic pads. Car has 80,000 on it now and so far so good.
At 78,000 miles the T/C Light & hard shifting started. I did a transmission service myself. Big pain in the ass to do in your garage but it stopped the problem...For a while...
At 80,024 miles the T/C light & hard shfting is back. Pulled a P0014 code out of car. Camshaft position actuator. Doing those this weekend.
Clunking noise started on mine. Now I have to do the Sway bar end links. Probably next weekend or two.
I have really want to like this car and every time I fix something I want to give it another chance. Unfortunately I think it has run out of chances.
July '06 Very poor radio reception. Warranty replacement of antennae.
August '06 A/C Blower Fan Failure - Warranty replacement
September '06 A/C compressor failure - Warranty replacement
'07 The transmission got stuck in park. Had to have the unit towed to the dealer. Repair covered under warranty.
Have to replace turn signal bulbs every 6 months to year.
January '08 Auto Trans got stuck in park again. Had to get it towed to dealer. Not covered under warranty.
September '06 - July '07 Multiple episodes of the vehicle shutting off when going over a bump. 7 different trips to three different Chevy dealers and they couldn't fix it. Everytime I would tell them how to recreate the problem. they wouldn't do it and then they would tell me they couldn't find anything wrong with the car. It got to the point where my wife wouldn't drive it and I didn't feel safe letting my wife or my daughter drive it.
The next day I got an email from GM asking about my experience at Tom Bell Chevrolet. I ripped into the product and their dealers in my email response. the next day I got a call from a regional GM rep. They had me take it back in to Tom bell Chevrolet. The problem was fixed within a day. Turned out it was the key fob.They made some modification the the ingnition and it's fixed. The weight of my wifes key ring caused the problem when we drove over something like freeway expansion joints, railroad tracks and ripples in asphalt. my wife is not a maitenence guy or janitor. She doesn't have a massive key ring with dozens of keys for every door in a building. Whatever... at least it stopped shutting off on her.
Front rotors warped around 25k w/ 50% of the brake pad left. Dealer said "it's a standard wear item and Chevrolet said it's not covered under warranty". Dealer said they could replace rotors and do a brake job for $375.00 : / I told them to pound sand. I bought replacement rotors/pads and did it myself.
The replacement G/M rotors warped again at 57k. Again brake pad material was 50%-60%. This is my wifes car. She doesn't do any mountain driving, racing or severe service driving. I bought cheap (made in China) replacement rotors at Autozone and replaced them again. Used Raybestos ceramic pads this time instead of the stock GM ceramic pads. Car has 80,000 on it now and so far so good.
At 78,000 miles the T/C Light & hard shifting started. I did a transmission service myself. Big pain in the ass to do in your garage but it stopped the problem...For a while...
At 80,024 miles the T/C light & hard shfting is back. Pulled a P0014 code out of car. Camshaft position actuator. Doing those this weekend.
Clunking noise started on mine. Now I have to do the Sway bar end links. Probably next weekend or two.
I have really want to like this car and every time I fix something I want to give it another chance. Unfortunately I think it has run out of chances.
11-06-2011, 06:01 PM
#67
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Join Date: 10-13-2011
Location: Welland,Ont Canada
Posts: 37,505
67,000 miles so far so good,I replaced the springs for an altitude adjustment at 35,000 miles nothing wrong with the originals just wanted to lower it.
just the usaul replacement stuff , brakes done at 50,000 along with tires at 55,000 . I tried one of those performance chips , milage went from 35 mpg down to 28 mpg not the improvment promised, so I had to fix the wires for that and I'm back to 35 mpg
just the usaul replacement stuff , brakes done at 50,000 along with tires at 55,000 . I tried one of those performance chips , milage went from 35 mpg down to 28 mpg not the improvment promised, so I had to fix the wires for that and I'm back to 35 mpg
11-17-2011, 10:37 AM
#68
New Member
Join Date: 05-09-2006
Location: Montreal, Canada
Posts: 13
2006** 87451 kilometers** steering column lock during first winter**front sway bar end links and bushings to frame ..both sides.....replaced with grease serviceable parts*** regular oil changes at 2500 kilometers***
am sorry to see the line die out.....was getting ready to buy another
am sorry to see the line die out.....was getting ready to buy another
11-17-2011, 01:33 PM
#69
Senior Member
Join Date: 09-11-2007
Location: Palm Bay, Florida
Posts: 1,379
06 LT1 auto 90800 miles
key stuck in ignition switch. warrenty fix
rear sway bar added
tires 45000 miles
struts and shocks 60000 miles
spark plugs
key fob battery
new battery
tires 89,000 miles
oil changes as needed
transmission flush, radiator flush @50K miles.
I still have the original brakes with 50% life left.
key stuck in ignition switch. warrenty fix
rear sway bar added
tires 45000 miles
struts and shocks 60000 miles
spark plugs
key fob battery
new battery
tires 89,000 miles
oil changes as needed
transmission flush, radiator flush @50K miles.
I still have the original brakes with 50% life left.
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