I was in a car accident and had ended up getting a HHR for the rental and LOVED IT , not only that but have decided that I am interested in getting rid of my gas guzzling Outback and purchasing a HHR.

I found this forum, and have found it to be very informative. One question I do have is in regards to the 2007 model if this water leakage issue has been rectified. Are there any other bugs that I should be on the lookout for?
I appreciate any feedback or info that you could pass on!

 

to the site Bssgrl! Start a new thread in General HHR stating your desire for HHR info and you will get plenty of responses.

 

Thanks for everyone's input, it's funny but the water problem is what got me on the site. The HHR is going in to dealer next thursday and I will go with my print outs on problem areas. At least I know I'm not imaging things with the musty smell.
What worries me is I just got the car in January, I wonder if the previous owner returned the car because of that problem?
What if it's been leaking for almost a year? I am allergic to mold and my allergies have been worse the past few weeks than they have been in over 10 years, coincidence I hope!!!??
I'm going to take pics, I pulled up the passenger side door mat and water just dripped off of it. Sunday we are getting a Nor'easter with high winds and rain so I can imagine what the carpet will look like, I'm going to see if I can throw a tarp over it.
Well not sure if they fixed the problem in the 07's or if they are too "NEW" to have the problem yet. Hopefully Chevy took the hint and fixed it.
I'm hoping to have good luck at the dealer. Cross your fingers!

 

No I do not have rails or a sunroof.


I think they only tried to clean it (I do not know for sure). The dealer tried to tell me that it may be dirt from people’s hands (unlikely) or that I left my window or door open (I never open my windows and hardly use the passenger door).


I am going to take my HHR to the car wash to see if it gets wet again. From what I can find on the forum this is not a common problem. Thanks for your help Snoopy!

 

Update: Well it rained again... More water.. Took it back for service and now they will replace the headliner and try to find the problem.

 

If you don't have anything mounted to the roof, it is more than likely pushing in around a bad door gasket. Now if that was a squad car I would say it was hair gel stains from prisoner's heads.

 

Yea I dont have gel heads in my car!

 

bummer, the dealer says it fixed my water problem I had 2 leaks but not in the roof, they said there was one at the door frame pillar gasket and one at the HVAC case. I'm taking it to the car wash tomorrow - So we shall see if it's REALLY fixed.
The dealer said they hired a "leak specialist" to work one day a week at the dealership, guess the 06 HHR's have issues in this area

 

Feed me enough beer and I could be a leak specialist too.

Never really heard of such a job title.