2007 Chevrolet HHR problems
Owners have filed 943 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007 Chevrolet HHR. Steering is the most reported problem area, at 46% of complaints. Next are electrical system (12%) and brakes (5%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 943 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Steering 46% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 71 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 44 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 73,000 miles 755 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 82 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 67 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 120 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 145 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 124 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 87 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 60 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 36 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 15 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 14 |
| 200k+ miles | 5 |
What the data shows
Of the 755 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 73,000 miles. For steering specifically, the median reported mileage is about 77,000 miles (378 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 71 complaints mention a crash; 6 complaints mention a fire; 44 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2007 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Chevrolet HHR with enough data (349 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
We were driving west on I-40 in az. A 2 ton truck with a long flat trailer blew it's front drivers tire. The tire came into our lane my husband swerved to miss it then the truck came into our lane forcing us off the road my husband couldn't gain control of the chevy hhr again. It sent us into a rollover we rolled 2-3 times. The driver's side of the car all collapsed around my husband the roof forced his neck down. The roof ended up down to the steering wheel.
My family and I were involved in a motor vehicle accident on or around 04/29/12. I was driving the vehicle when suddenly I lost control of my vehicle for an unknown reason which caused me to nose dive and rollover several times down into an embankment, and no air bags deployed, which is surprisiing considering how severe this accident was. My vehicle was considered totaled by my insurance carrier as the damages exceeded the value of the car.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet hh6. The contact stated that while driving 25 MPH in snow, the driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a tree. The vehicle then flipped several times. The air bags failed to deploy and both the driver, and a passenger sustained minor injuries to the shoulders from the impact of the seat belt. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not repaired or inspected to determine the cause of the air bag failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet hhr. The contact was driving 70 MPH when the vehicle failed to drive straight and swayed into another lane. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer, but the manufacturer was contacted and made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 152,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet hhr. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH, the power steering warning lamp illuminated as the steering wheel became very hard to steer. 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 120,000.