2009 Chevrolet HHR fuel system problems
Owners reported fuel system problems in 87 complaints for the 2009 Chevrolet HHR, 13% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 87 13% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 106,000 miles 59 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 13 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 10 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 11 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 59 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 106,000 miles, and 14% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 fires.
What owners wrote
The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet HHR. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the rear of the vehicle started burning. The contact was able to stop the fire and the contact noticed that the gasoline was leaking onto the ground under the vehicle. No one was injured and no police report was filed. The vehicle was diagnosed by an independent mechanic and the mechanic stated that the fitting to the gasoline trunk was damaged causing the gasoline to leak. The vehicle was repaired.
I put the transmission into park and attempted to turn off the car and remove the key to go into a store. I could not turn the ignition switch to off or remove the key. I drove the car home and parked. I could still not turn the ignition switch to off or remove the key. Numerous attempts of putting car into reverse, or drive and into park did not solve the problem. The key was trapped in the ignition switch! Called onstar and was forwarded to customer service; tow truck was called.
Other problems reported for the 2009 Chevrolet HHR
- Electrical system 153 complaints
- Steering 132 complaints
- Air bags 104 complaints
- Brakes 31 complaints
- Engine 25 complaints
- Stability control 25 complaints
- Body & structure 21 complaints
- Lighting 16 complaints