2006 Chevrolet HHR electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 229 complaints for the 2006 Chevrolet HHR, 17% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 229 17% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 67,000 miles 173 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 10 and 4
Injuries and deaths: 6 and 4

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Based on 173 complaints that include mileage. 44% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	23
20k to 40k miles	29
40k to 60k miles	24
60k to 80k miles	19
80k to 100k miles	19
100k to 120k miles	19
120k to 140k miles	17
140k to 160k miles	8
160k to 180k miles	7
180k to 200k miles	3
200k+ miles	5

What the data shows

Of the 173 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 67,000 miles, and 44% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 10 crashes, 4 fires, 6 injuries, 4 deaths.

What owners wrote

2006 chevrolet hhr. Consumer requests vehicle recall information updates. *smd the consumer stated his son, along with three of his friends were killed in an accident. The cause was not identified, since the accident happened on july 27, 2008.

July 2008 CrashDeath

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start and the key was stuck inside the ignition. The contact called aaa who was able to start the vehicle. The vehicle was driven to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the ignition cylinder needed to be repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v171000 (electrical system). The manufacturer and dealer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired.

Reported at 130,000 miles, April 2019

Electrical system problems in other years

Electrical system problems across all Chevrolet models