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2007 Chevrolet HHR electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 112 complaints for the 2007 Chevrolet HHR, 12% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
112 12% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
65,000 miles 76 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
5 and 1
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2007 Chevrolet HHR Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 65,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 9 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 6 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 13 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 13 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 11 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 7 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 10 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 65,000 miles
Based on 76 complaints that include mileage. 37% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles9
20k to 40k miles6
40k to 60k miles13
60k to 80k miles13
80k to 100k miles11
100k to 120k miles7
120k to 140k miles10
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 76 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 65,000 miles, and 37% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 5 crashes, 1 fire, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

2007 chevrolet hhr. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle had an ignition problem since the time of purchase. *smd the consumer stated one of the keys would not work and the other key would get stuck in the ignition. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on many occasions. However, the consumer was informed there was nothing wrong. The consumer stated her granddaughter were involved in an accident while driving the vehicle, and the air bags did not deploy.

April 2013 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet hhr. The contact stated that the temperature gauge failed to operate intermittently. As a result, the contact was unaware of the temperature of the vehicle in the event the engine overheated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 83,369.

Reported at 83,369 miles, July 2015

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