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2008 Chevrolet HHR stability control problems

Owners reported stability control problems in 15 complaints for the 2008 Chevrolet HHR, 2% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
15 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
95,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 1

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When stability control problems show up

Stability control complaints by mileage, 2008 Chevrolet HHR Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 95,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 95,000 miles
Based on 12 complaints that include mileage. 33% 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 miles1
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 12 stability control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 95,000 miles, and 33% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 injury, 1 death.

What owners wrote

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 updated 4/29/2015

Reported at 315,000 miles, September 2014 CrashInjuryDeath

After driving for more than 10-30 min, at any speed but usually at or above 50 MPH, the power steering would malfunction intermittently, steering/handling became difficult. Feels like it's over-correcting or is ice-skating around the lane when keeping the wheel straight. Occasionally hhr will buck while driving on the highway, would slow down to 55-65MPH and still experience rough bucking & poor handling.

Reported at 50,000 miles, January 2011

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