2008 Chevrolet Hhr

HEAD ON COLLISION... ON STATE HIGHWAY... FIRE WAS RESULT, ENDING IN FATALITY. *TR

A WOMAN LOST CONTROL OF HER HHR, CRASHED AND DIED, VERY LIKELY PROVOKED BY THE ELECTRICAL ASSITED STEERING CONTROLLER FAILURE, FOLLOW LINK BELOW: HTTP://WWW.LATARDE.COM.MX/PIERDEELCONTROLYSEMATAMUJERENCARRETERA-227237.HTML

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF A TRUCK. THE DRIVER WAS KILLED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 315,000. UPDATED 11/12/14*LJ UPDATED 4/29/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT ROLLED OVER, CRASHING INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS KILLED AND A PASSENGER WAS INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH OVER BLACK ICE, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, DROVE OFF THE ROAD, AND CRASHED INTO THREE TREES. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD, NECK, BACK, AND RIB INJURIES. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MULTIPLE UNKNOWN INJURIES. BOTH OCCUPANTS RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT LOT. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT/HIT AN ANIMAL / CAR SPUN OUT OF CONTROL/HIT SEVERAL TREES(CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS) WIFE & DAUGHTER SEVERELY INJURED//NOT ONE AIR BAG DEPLOYED(HIGHWAY PATROLMAN VERIFIED IN HIS REPORT

I HAD BEEN CALLING GM ABOUT THIS ISSUE, MY DAUGHTER LOVED THIS CAR IT WAS GIVEN TO HER FOR HER BIRTHDAY, OUT OF THE BLUE HER CAR LOST STEERING ON HIGHWAY, IT WAS EARLY AFTERNOON WHEN ALL WERE GETTING OFF FROM WORK WHILE TRYING TO GET OVER WITHOUT STEERING SHE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE THE CAR WAS TOWED HOME AND HAS BEEN SITTING THERE WAITING ON GM TO GET THIS STEERING FIXED MY CHILD COULD HAVE LOST HER LIFE CALL ME [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

BLEW OUT A TIRE,SPUN 180 DEGEES FACING ON COMING TRAFFIC,HEAD ON COLLISON WITH FORD PICK UP. HIGHWAY SPEED.AIR BAG DEPLOYED.MOTOR FOR DRIVERS SEAT APPARENTLY BROKE OFF AND DRIVERS SEAT SLID FORWARD ,PINNING DRIVERS LEGS BETWEEN SEAT AND BOTTOM OF DASH BOARD,RESULTING IN BREAKING BOTH FEMURS,RIGHT KNEE AND KNEE CAP WITH COMPOUND FEACTURES.SEAT MOTOR WAS FOUND IN FRONT FLOORBOARD , NEAR BRAKE PEDAL ,WITH PLASTIC MOUNTING EARS BROKEN OFF AND SCREWS STILL IN PLACE. SEAT APPEARS TO BE FURTHER FORWARD THAN SEAT ADJUSTMENT WOULD ALLOW.

WHEN I HAD MY ACCIDENT MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLORE. I CALLED GM 2 DAYS LATER AND ASKED THE LADY IF THEY HAVE DEPLOYED AND SHE TOLD ME NO. *TR

I WAS IN MY 2008 HHR CHEVY AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE WALL THE CAR WAS TOTALED. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING A HIP FRACTURE AND MAJOR SURGERY AND ONGOING THERAPY RESULTING IN A HIP REPLACEMENT LATER ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, CRASHING INTO AN EMBANKMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A SHOULDER INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO HER REAR AND PUSHED THE VEHICLE FORWARD, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF A THIRD VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED HOWEVER, THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION, AND INJURIES TO THE SHOULDER AND NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000. UPDATED 06/24/14 MA UPDATED 07/1/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SHOULDER INJURIES. FOUR MONTHS PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN ANOTHER CRASH IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 39,993. UPDATED 11/14/12*LJ

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR GETTING OFF THE INTERSTATE WHEN SHE HYDROPLANED SHE HIT THE CEMENT WALL AT ABOUT 35-40MPH HEAD ON PUSHED THE BUMPER BACK ABOUT 6-8 IN NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IS THIS RIGHT? *TR

AFTER A SIDE COLLISION MY CAR ROLLED AND LANDED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. MY 2008 HHR LS HAS NO SIDE AIRBAGS, HOWEVER IT HAS DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS AND THESE DID NO DEPLOY EVEN THOUGH MY CAR ALSO HAS SUBSTANTIAL FRONTAL DAMAGE FROM THE ROLL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING A 2008 CHEVY HHR AND WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A RECALL BY GM OF CERTAIN 2008 GM HHR MODELS FOR ISSUES WITH ROOF RAIL AIRBAGS. I AM WONDERING WHY NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN MY ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT STRUCK A PATCH OF BLACK ICE AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER 3 OR 4 TIMES. SHE STRUCK THE SIDE OF HER HEAD ON THE SIDE WINDOW AND STATED THAT HER HEAD BECAME NUMB. SHE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL THE SAME DAY AND THE DOCTOR INFORMED HER THAT THE INJURIES WERE MINOR; HOWEVER, SHE NEEDED TO VISIT HER PHYSICIAN. THE OTHER PASSENGER ALSO SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE WINDOWS AND THE FRONT END. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SHOP. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 9,200.

Power steering went out completely causing me to swerve on the highway to side of road. The steering locked up and it was raining and I would of crashed had anyone else been on the highway. I was going about 55 mph at the time. I then proceeded to CAREFULLY at about 30 mph force my car to drive another half mile to nearest exit ramp. The entire time I was driving in the middle of the lanes and a huge liability as far as safety is concerned. Thankfully I made it with no harm to myself vehicle or anyone else. I pulled over to side of road and slept in car till the rain stopped. Prior to this I backed into a fence when the steering failed backing into a carport resulting in body damage to front end under left headlight. Months before I had asked the Chevy dealership to diagnose issue and they found nothing wrong as in the beginning the car would still steer at its own leisure. The light didn't come on when they looked at it. After the night in the rain I have taken the fuse outta the power steering part and just manually steer. This should be replaced as it is a common issue to ALL HHR. Mine isn't covered as it is an SS but clearly it should be covered by a recall. Hopefully I don't die before this is taken care of.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WE HAD PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT ON ROUTE 207 IN THE TOWN OF HAMPTONBURGH,NY.NO MORE THEN 20 FEET FROM EXITING THE PARKING LOT THE CAR SHUT DOWN AND PULLED TO THE RIGHT CAUSING US TO HIT A TELEPHONE POLE AND TOTALING THE CAR. IT IS MY CONTENTION THAT POWER ASSIST STEERING FAILED THUS CAUSING THE ACCIDENT. WE WHERE NOTIFIED OF THE IGNITION RECALL HAD THAT TAKEN CARE OF IN AUGUST OF 2012. HOWEVER CHEVY/GM CONTENTION IS THE IGNITION DID NOT FAIL. THE BODY SHOP MECHANIC AND GM/CHEVY'S OWN SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAID THAT A CATSOPHIC MALFUNCTION TOOK PLACE CAUSING THE ACCIDENT. *TR