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Chart based on 21 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2006 Chevrolet HHR
Engine not specified
52000 mi
US $204
Car would jump when changing gears-they could not find problem, so ran cleaner thru transmission, this worked until January.
54000 mi
I took it to another place and had jets cleaned ,helped.
Could not be shifted from park. Shifter replaced at no cost to me.
106000 mi
Cracked transaxle housing with fluid leak.
106000 mi
US $700
Replaced transaxle with salvage unit with 10,000 miles
165000 mi
US $3000
Transmission failed. Required replacement.
53000 mi
US $340
Car would not downshift. Replaced a sensor.
36000 mi
Key will not come out. Shifter failed. replaced control assembly, and Floor shift. Common Problem. Should be a Recall.
35000 mi
same problem as before. t/c light came on after accelerating hard vehicle runs rough and shifts hard. dealer replaced transmission control module and reprogramed powertrain control module.
7000 mi
Would not release key when in park; replaced safety switch; may have also adjusted shifter; is an issue as reported on another forum.
Broken interlock pin in auto shifter. Entire shifter must be replaced. Common problem with the HHR and Cobalt.
73000 mi
US $100
Interlock pin in the shifter broke again and I just had to pay labor and the dealer bought the part.
9342 mi
Replaced Shifter Assy. Ignition key had been sticking.
12900 mi
Repaired short in wiring to shifter control switch.
Problem, Doors would not lock when shifted into gear, harsh shifting transmission.
116000 mi
US $350
Worn link and torn boot
134000 mi
US $405
Symptoms: Power door locks locking/unlocking, power steering quit/"POWER STEERING" displayed on DIC, speedometer to zero, air temperature zero, transmission will not shift out of 1st, check engine light. Transmission Control Module replaced
96000 mi
Replaced transmission control module
65000 mi
Shifter linkage was replaced due to the fact that it would not allow the ignition key to be removed from the ignition. The shifter could be worked back and forth into P and it would then release key. Linkage replaced and no further issues. Covered by exte
24000 mi
Replaced whole stick assembly
came home earlier and needed to turn the HHR around to park Him and key wouldnt come out. tried everything, even undoing the side enough to see if there was a problem and couldnt see anything wrong.
So S
52000 mi
US $450
Auto transmission selector wouldn't go into park and had to be replaced.
99060 mi
The transmission started banging each time it shifted gears. Fluid and filter change didn't help. Replaced internal parts.
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