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Chevrolet HHR repairs by problem area
Engine (22%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (6%)
Brakes and Traction Control (3%)
Suspension and Steering (26%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (25%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (11%)
Other (7%)
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Chart based on 780 repairs.
Chevrolet HHR suspension repair cost distribution
$2500+ (1%)
$1000 - $2499 (1%)
$500 - $999 (11%)
$100 - $499 (40%)
< $100 (47%)
Chart based on 159 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2009 Chevrolet HHR 4dr Wagon
turbocharged 250hp 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 76000 mi US $250 |
lower control arms were wearing out, rear bushings and ball joints needed replacing, ended up replacing whole control arms because of aftermarket parts being unavailable for model |
2009 Chevrolet HHR 4dr Wagon
172-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 31500 mi | leaking front strut. dealer replaced under warranty. |
2009 Chevrolet HHR 4dr Wagon
172-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 141000 mi US $200 |
Replaced worn struts,sway bar links, and sway bar bushings |
| 134000 mi US $820 |
Upper and lower control arms and bushings |
| 148000 mi US $200 |
Both front struts were replaced (2nd time). Rear shocks were replaced. |
| 132680 mi C $400 |
Strut kits and Drag Links on the sway bar |
| 72000 mi US $35 |
Rf hub/wheel bearing. Was starting to make noise. |
| 105000 mi US $150 |
Control arms replaced. |
| 112000 mi | Clunking noise when hitting a bump in the road. Sounded like a worn out rubber bushing. Dealer said it was a worn intermitent steering shaft. They cleaned/lubed. That did make a difference. Also said to plan on replacing it after vacation. |
| 154000 mi US $400 |
Noisy front end, found right strut leaking. Replaced both struts, sway bar links and rear shocks. Much better ride and quieter. |
| 59000 mi | Steering electric motor replaced |
| 79000 mi US $160 |
Links needed to be replaced |
2009 Chevrolet HHR 4dr Wagon
155-horsepower 2.2L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 1000 mi | Power steering assist motor replaced. |
2009 Chevrolet HHR 4dr Wagon
155-horsepower 2.2L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 21500 mi | While having a oil change my mechanic noiced the struts were leaking. I went to chevy dealer and parts were replaced under warranty. |
| 17000 mi | Steering shaft replaced |
| 36000 mi | Right front wheel bearing replaced due to noise |
| 17000 mi US $40 |
Electrical problem and suspension |
| 60000 mi US $96 |
replaced front wheel bearings replaced sway bar links |
| 67000 mi US $100 |
replaced both front struts with quick struts |
| 71000 mi US $31 |
replaced rear shocks |
| 82000 mi US $277 |
Electrical steering went out. Has been acting up since I had about 65000 miles on it but tried to put up with it as long as I could. I was told this is the same problem on the Cobalt which was a recall item, but not for the HHR> |
2008 Chevrolet HHR 4dr Wagon
turbocharged 260hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 162000 mi | Needed new front sway bar bushings... handling ok, but noise from front end. |
| 101000 mi US $180 |
Sway bar bushings replaced. Also sway bar links and control arm bushings are known to fail early on HHRs and cause noise. A formerly trusted garage diagnosed as worn struts. I replaced struts, strut bearings but did not fix problem. |
| 109000 mi | Steering column felt loose around 100K. Driving on washboard surfaces, and sometimes during hard braking, column would shudder. Dealer said known condition due to dried seals. Solution is to replace (expensive). |
| 9300 mi | Bushings on front sway bar needed replacement. |
| 14260 mi | Clicking wheel bearings |
| 28520 mi | Bushings replaced for the third time. |
2008 Chevrolet HHR 4dr Wagon
turbocharged 250hp 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 75000 mi | Tie rod ends replaced. |
| 36580 mi | Front stabilizer link replaced |
| 123000 mi US $140 |
Driverside Wheel bearing making noise. Replace wheel bearing |
| 130000 mi US $45 |
Front end making noise on rough roads, replaced sway bar links. |
| 145000 mi US $150 |
Passenger wheel bearing replaced |
| 160000 mi | Hit deer. Needed new sway bar bushings, would have been $16. |
| 25000 mi | Left front steering knuckle/spindle came loose at ball joint attachment point. Steering knuckle/spindle replaced. |
2008 Chevrolet HHR 4dr Wagon
172-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 24000 mi | knocking noise right rear. Ended up being defective shock. |
| 55000 mi US $258 |
Rattling under front end even on light bumps |
| 38000 mi | Passenger side strut mount had worn out. |
| 64700 mi US $100 |
Rear springs |
| 70300 mi US $100 |
the car was making terrible noises over very small bumps. front struts replaced. |
| 75000 mi US $600 |
wheel hub bearings failed. replaced hub bearings and all four tires (wear from misalighment) |
| 82300 mi US $367 |
CLICKING NOISE WHEN DRIVING - STRUTS WERE GONE |
| 33600 mi US $165 |
replaced sway bar links |
| 33000 mi US $300 |
The front suspension was making a popping noise over small bumps. The popping was due to a bad link pin. |
| 59000 mi US $200 |
Right front hub bearing. |
2008 Chevrolet HHR 4dr Wagon
149-horsepower 2.2L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 36000 mi | 3rd trip to dealer for noise under dash driver side previous claimed noise was normal then claimed warped brake rotors and pads damaged did not fix problem then claimed manual tranmission noise steering intermediate shaft and column fixed |
2008 Chevrolet HHR 4dr Wagon
149-horsepower 2.2L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 35610 mi | Groans over bumps, took in dealer replaced steering column, noise still there, lubed strut mounts and noise is still there Loud popping/grinding noise from the right front wheel area. Dealer replaced steering column hoping to fix and it didn't - going back in on 10/27. |
| 36710 mi | Same groaning noise over bumps dealer admitted they couldn't fix it but tried once more by replacing the right front strut and assembly, problem remains unfixed. Still no new key fob also. |
| 57000 mi | Groaning noise in suspension never fixed. |
| 30000 mi | Right front sway bar was noisy over speed bumps. |
| 72000 mi | Front struts were leaking. The dealer replaced both struts. I had a clunking noise in the front end. The dealer found the lower left control arm was loose so they replaced it. While replacing the assmebly, the right front stabilizer links broke while removing them so the stabilizer bar link was repla |
| 24000 mi | Struts and strut linkage arms had to be replaced under warranty. |
2007 Chevrolet HHR
Engine not specified
| 48980 mi | wheel bearing covered by warranty but the clunk when going over bumps is still there and not covered by warranty but have been complaining about clunk since 2007 |
2007 Chevrolet HHR 4dr Wagon
175-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 76000 mi | replaced rear hub |
| 39300 mi US $60 |
Replaced worn sway bar end links which caused rattling from front of vehicle |
2007 Chevrolet HHR 4dr Wagon
175-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 28000 mi | Replace Front Left Wheel Bearing |
| 31000 mi | Pop Clunk When going over Bump Pop Clunk When going over Bump / Intermediate Shaft Replaced |
| 35000 mi | Lubricate Sway Bar Bushings |
| 39000 mi | Front wheel bearing replaced. Replace front sway bar bushings. Front struts also leaking and bad, but traded car instead of replacing them. |
| 32000 mi US $25 |
Loud thumping in passenger front end. |
| 43000 mi US $550 |
In for PA state inspection, R/R sway-bar links. I was not aware of a problem. Also installed new tires plus 4 wheel alignment. The cost of the tires are not in the repair cost. |
| 52000 mi US $350 |
Replaced both front strut assemblies and rear shocks and springs. Both front struts were leaking and would not pass PA State Inspection. Replaced rear springs and shocks at same time, though no problem with the back. Also alignment |
| 61000 mi | Bad Shock |
| 68000 mi US $278 |
Hub assemblies/wheel bearings |
| 75000 mi US $35 |
leaking/wet rear shock |
| 92000 mi US $40 |
Replaced right rear lower control arm bushing and ball joint |
| 53000 mi | Sway bar cracked needs replacing |
| 45880 mi C $310 |
Rattle front end replacement of sway bar links fixed this. |
| 118350 mi US $900 |
replaced front control arms and rear shocks, alignment as well |
| 37000 mi | Left front swaybar link bad it had been making noise for about the last 800 miles. The dealer replaced it. The wiper issue had gotten worse and the dealer finally replaced the multi-fuction lever/switch. Problem solved! Finally! |
| 61380 mi C $950 |
Both tables had to be changed and full alignment afterwards |
| 185300 mi US $65 |
Left front wheel bearing went out. Replaced worn front brake pads at the same time. |
| 251000 mi US $150 |
Steering shaft lower u-joint seized up and caused the steering to have hard spots and not return to center. Replaced with GM shaft and all was well. |
| 253000 mi US $10 |
Driver front control arm bushing replacement. This repair got rid of the shimmy under braking that felt like warped brake rotors. |
| 39000 mi | suspension link |
| 46000 mi | Suspension link |
| 67000 mi | Noisy stabilizer links. Replaced under extended warranty. |
| 73000 mi | Struts, tie rod end and knuckle, |
| 29000 mi US $600 |
Both front struts leaking shock oil heavily. Had to replace them both at a cost of $600. The car only has 29,000 miles, this shouldn't have happened. |
| 9000 mi | Humming sound in right front of vehicle. Thought it might be flex pipe from catalytic converter. Turned out to be wheel bearing. |
| 18000 mi | Hear rattle in steering column, driver's side. Thought might be bushings in sway bar. Turned out to be lost screw in mud flap. This fixed. Still hearing rattle. Two problems found in steering. One fixed. Other part ordered. Not sure which. |
| 20000 mi | Replaced a part in the steering column. That part was actually repaired correctly. |
| 23000 mi | Still hearing "old" rattle. This time head of service rode in vehicle and heard what I was hearing. Was play in left side suspension. |
| 45000 mi US $20 |
clunking noise. ordered part. in the steering assembly. |
| 46700 mi | 2nd replacement of intermediate shaft. |
| 49500 mi | Replaced worn stabilizer link on left/driver's side. Had reported "clunking" sound. Was taking to service when involved in accident. While in for body work tech identified exact issue. After return of veh, service techs fixed problem. |
| 60500 mi US $50 |
replaced right front control arm |
| 86300 mi US $420 |
Replace driver's front wheel bearing. |
| 78000 mi | Wheel bearing replaced. |
| 136000 mi US $400 |
Service traction light came on. Replaced wheel bearing. |
2007 Chevrolet HHR 4dr Wagon
149-horsepower 2.2L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 119660 mi C $600 |
Replace Right Wheel Bearing Assembly Rubber Bushings or mount replaced Struts, would be another $600, not yet done Dry and Noisey |
| 120260 mi C $540 |
Left front Wheel bearing Assembly $150 Left front Sway bar link MOOG $190 Left front Ball Joint MOOG $200 |
| 151900 mi C $240 |
Lower A Arm Attachments Both L and R |
| 153640 mi | Replace Stabilizer bar, again. This car has a wonderful power train. and a garbage suspension on the front end. |
| 176700 mi C $280 |
Steering rack, Anti Sway Bar and links, |
| 178560 mi C $300 |
Both coil rear springs broken, replaced. |
2007 Chevrolet HHR 4dr Wagon
149-horsepower 2.2L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 231880 mi C $200 |
Replaced front bearing hubs |
| 125000 mi US $175 |
Replaced front struts and swaybar end links |
| 57440 mi C $176 |
Intermediate steering column shaft |
| 61380 mi C $125 |
noise in supension, sway bar link kit loose |
| 89000 mi US $900 |
Replaced bad Sway bar bushings and links. |
| 116000 mi | Power steering pump went out. Covered under warranty |
| 348000 mi US $75 |
Front end making noise when turning. Replaced tie-rod ends. |
| 124000 mi US $475 |
Needed new struts in the front |
| 129000 mi US $200 |
power steering unit failed. covered under initial extended warranty for specifically for the steering unit. paid for another failed steering module that was not covered. |
| 61900 mi | worn or defective joint on length between antisway bar and strut |
| 38000 mi | Suspension support bracket was loose. Replaced both sides. |
| 64000 mi | Bearings needed to be replaced on both front wheels. |
| 97000 mi US $115 |
Took my HHR in 3 times for the same problem and was told the first two times thats the noise I was hearing was tire and road noise. But the third time they finally replaced the hub assembly and it fixed the problem!!! |
| 20000 mi | Experienced clunking sound in front suspension. Dealer technician immediately identified problem as leaking struts, item on TSB. |
| 25000 mi | Continued problem with suspension clunking noise following replacement of both struts, both strut isolators, both tie rod ends, both stabilizer links and intermediate steering shaft |
| 26000 mi | After sending vehicle to two shops and GM regional service support suggested several repairs that did not remedy, GM suggested the shop look at lower control arm rear bushings. Replaced and fixed noise. Left side was culprit. |
| 15500 mi | installed aftermarket coil springs..no problems(self) found rt rear shock lking |
| 36000 mi | Had the front stabilizer bar replaced. |
2006 Chevrolet HHR
Engine not specified
| 22000 mi | Front stab link replaced |
| 37000 mi | HHRs have a chronic rattle in the steering column caused by excessive clearance in the shaft ujoint. GM will replace that section of the shaft assembly twice, but acknowledges to servicetechs it,s a design fault with no correction planned. |
| 41000 mi | They replaced both front axles due to a TSB out about a clicking noise when you put it in drive or reverse. |
| 47740 mi C $700 |
worn bushings steering assist motor failed |
2006 Chevrolet HHR 4dr Wagon
172-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 98000 mi US $800 |
worn out left front wheel bearing. replaced with oem part. changed original transmission oil with oem oil, replaced original spark plugs with oem replacement |
| 187300 mi US $2000 |
wanted to keep the car,complete suspension r:shocks,drums,pads. f:bearings,struts,disks,pads,tires,18" wheels,brembo upgrade finally got rid of front end shimmy after 9 years, rear drums were egg shaped.still needs steering shaft noise fix |
| 113500 mi | Sway bar links |
| 168300 mi US $140 |
3 wheel bearings were replaced along with rear brakes |
| 44804 mi C $398 |
Frnt Rgt Wheel Bearing. Not warrantied. Warranty is only 3 yrs or 60,000km. No discount. I will never buy GM again. Dealer said they couldn't do anything for me. No good will. Warranties changed in '07 to 5 yr 160,000Km. Got it done privately 4 50% |
2006 Chevrolet HHR 4dr Wagon
172-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 43000 mi | Struts and steering rod replaced. |
| 54000 mi US $110 |
Front sway bar bushings replaced |
| 79000 mi US $255 |
Front sway bar links repaired/replaced |
| 79000 mi | Needed bushings when sold--cannot remember which type. |
| 82460 mi C $120 |
Front Wheel Bearings |
| 50000 mi US $300 |
The passenger side front wheel bearing was replaced at approximately 50k. This repair was performed in August 2009. A noise was discovered at 35k but diagnosed by the dealer as uneven tire wear. We replaced the tires at 45k and the noise persisted. |
| 27000 mi | Bad right sway link end. Bad right sway link end, covered under warranty |
| 26994 mi | Replaced right front stabilizer link. Under Warranty. |
| 32860 mi | Rattle in front suspension Replaced steering linkage. |
| 35340 mi | Rear passenger strut assembly replaced. |
| 71000 mi US $250 |
Clunking in front due to stabilizer links worn out. |
| 88000 mi US $200 |
Replaced both front hubs and bearings. |
| 93000 mi US $300 |
Replaced struts, rear shocks and sway bar links. |
| 106700 mi US $100 |
Sway bar linkage broken on right side |
| 36000 mi | A clunking noise when going over bumps. They replaced the Stabilizer Shaft Links on both sides. ABS light on and brakes weird. They replaced wheel bearing and hub. |
| 19220 mi | Front suspension made thumping noise when ridding over road bumps, cracks and bad pavement. Dealer fixed it. No problem now. |
| 53320 mi C $140 |
The wheel tables rattle/thump. The bushings were changed, most of the noise disappeared but there is still something else rattling when driven over street cracks. |
| 57660 mi | Table bushings were retightened, no additional cost. They loosen up easily if they are not tightened really tight. |
| 68820 mi C $550 |
One side of bar broke off. Repaired by welding broken end pieces together rather than replacing for a new part. Too labor intensive to install new part [engine sub frame needs to be dropped to slide in new part]. Shocks leaking and car unstable on road. Replaced shocks Table bushings. Constant thumping.The new bushing helped but there is still rattling noise. Fedup learn just to live with it. Replaced tie rods to help to reduce the rattling noise. Helped a bit. Less noise traveling through steering wheel. |
| 73460 mi C $600 |
Lower driver side table |
| 36000 mi US $45 |
Loud noise in fr suspension. |
| 71000 mi US $700 |
Replaced shocks and struts |
| 4000 mi | Pulls right before and after alignment. Finally adjusted steering to center. |
| 27000 mi | replace both front strut ASMS, 4 Tires and alignment. |
| 30000 mi | replace strut upper brackets. Loose. |
| 139000 mi US $300 |
Turns out that the alternator was damaged by the power steering motor going bad. Unclear if the first alternator was ruined the same way. Power steering motor replaced. Replaced steering column which fixed power steering. But car continues to blow power steering fuse. Will need further diagnoses. |
| 62000 mi US $783 |
replaced LF hub assembly, $417.75 parts & labor Replaced front struts, mounts & bellows. Parts & Labor $783.34. Parts were KYB Excel. Repair cost included 4-wheel alignment and rear brake adjustment. |
| 65700 mi US $157 |
replaced front sway bar bushing, parts,labor, tax |
| 85000 mi US $148 |
Replaced worn OEM sway bar end links. Installed Moog K750012 Sway Bar Links with grease fittings. Parts & Labor 147.74. |
| 58000 mi US $85 |
Replaced rear shocks |
| 96100 mi C $1100 |
Front end rattling over bumps; wheel bearing and suspension repaired |
| 125240 mi C $150 |
Bar end links replaced. |
| 64000 mi | Clunking in right front strut area |
| 29760 mi | Electric power steering assist gone. |
2006 Chevrolet HHR 4dr Wagon
143-horsepower 2.2L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 16817 mi US $149 |
Lower control arms, one new bolt (from dealer), front brake rotors and pads. Person who installed the clutch kit tore the RH lower control arm bushing. Was not told about it, found out during trip home. |
2006 Chevrolet HHR 4dr Wagon
143-horsepower 2.2L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 63000 mi US $306 |
I took it in at 29,000. No result. Took it back at 36K. No result. Finally at 63 the drone was so bad, used letter from GM for extended warranty. Wheel bearings found bad, not on the letter. I had to repair them myself. Normal here lately. |
| 12000 mi | Both lower control arms had to be replaced. |
| 27000 mi | Driver side wheel bearing needed to be replaced. |
| 49000 mi | Steering column safety shock replaced. |
| 63000 mi | Steering column malfunction. Replaced with new one. |
| 117180 mi C $434 |
Steering would move side to side when brakes applied. Tie rod bushing worn out. |
| 134000 mi US $700 |
Replaced front wheel bearings, they were very noisy. |
| 159000 mi US $450 |
Intermittent power steering failures |
| 8412 mi | Replaced leaking left rear shock absorber. |
| 129000 mi US $250 |
I had to have the front passenger side wheel bearing assembly replaced. $175.00 for the part, $50 labor, plus taxes. Considering the mileage on my vehicle, I'm still extremely pleased with it's performance with so many miles on it. |
| 49600 mi | Electric power steering gave error message in driver information centre. Looked up on web and found there was a recall for same problem. Replaced electric motor. |
| 78120 mi C $100 |
Replaced sway bar links |
| 92060 mi C $987 |
Replaced struts and swaybar links as the front end would clunk each time it hit a bump no matter how small. Also replaced front tires and did front wheel alignment |
| 112840 mi C $250 |
Replaced rear shocks |
| 54000 mi US $350 |
The gear jumping continues, and a new noise appeared-the shop determined that it was a wheel bearing. This was repaired-which took care of the new noise, but the gear shifting problem still exists. |
| 64000 mi | Leaking front struts replaced. Lower Control arm bushings replaced. Steering column replaced |
| 58000 mi US $119 |
power steering motor replaced that should be a part of a recall. |
| 55800 mi C $326 |
replaced left front wheel bearing Replaced left front sway bar link. |
| 74400 mi C $480 |
Replaced right front hub |
| 11345 mi | Steering column replaced Steering Column replaced Shifter replaced Squeak in driver's seat eradicated |
| 26000 mi | Noise in front end, struts leaking, replaced both front struts. |
| 131500 mi US $85 |
Power steering motor failing intermittently, evidenced by loss of power and message on the DIC. Key off and back on normally resulted in resumed operation. Easy self repair, unit installed under dash on steering column. |
2006 Chevrolet HHR 4-door
4-cylinder automatic 2WD
| 29000 mi | Steering column rattled at low speeds. New steering column put in car. |
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