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2009 Chevrolet HHR air bags problems

104 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2009 Chevrolet HHR, which is 15% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
104 15% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
56,000 miles 84 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
14 and 0
Injuries and deaths
18 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2009 Chevrolet HHR Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 56,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 10 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 15 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 22 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 12 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 11 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 5 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 56,000 miles
Based on 84 complaints that include mileage. 56% 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 miles10
20k to 40k miles15
40k to 60k miles22
60k to 80k miles12
80k to 100k miles11
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles5
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 84 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 56,000 miles, and 56% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 14 crashes, 18 injuries.

What owners wrote

Taken the car to dealer multiple times, for power steering failure as well as the car stalling.. Was told there was nothing that could be done about the car... Was side swiped on road on 03/14/2014... Car barely tapped us and we lost control of the car due to power steering issue... Ran into the guardrail.. Car was totaled while the other car (a 2005 toyota prius) drove home... Driver had head injuries while passenger had contusions to his right hand from airbags. This car is a death trap waiting to happen..

Reported at 107,750 miles, March 2014 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet hhr. The contact was driving 50 MPH when the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they confirmed there was a loose connection with the air bags. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 57,665 and current mileage was 62,138. The consumer stated the vehicle was repaired. Updated 11/21/11

Reported at 57,665 miles, July 2011

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