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2006 Chevrolet HHR engine and engine cooling problems

34 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2006 Chevrolet HHR3% of all complaints for this model year.

34
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
3%
share of all complaints
46,290 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph and making a right turn, the power steering warning light illuminated and the steering wheel seized. The contact had to restart the vehicle in order for to resume normal function. The vehicle was…

    filed Jan 21, 2015

  • I recently started getting a dashboard message saying "reduced engine power" and the car loses power and will only get to about 10-15 mph. I was driving at round 45 mph when this happened and the car behind me almost hit me because the car slowed down too fast with no break lights until I hit them…

    filed Nov 25, 2014

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other HHR years

YearReportsShare
2011 HHR10%
2010 HHR92%
2009 HHR71%
2008 HHR81%
2007 HHR172%
HHR engine and engine cooling problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.