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Re: Nevermind [tim08hhr1]
by kathiky1
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May 29, 2008 (6:58 am)
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Replying to: tim08hhr1 (May 29, 2008 6:42 am)
Tim,
What does the TSB address (sorry, I don't know enough about cars to know what a radiator guard fixes).
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Re: Nevermind [kathiky1]
by tim08hhr1
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May 31, 2008 (5:40 am)
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Replying to: kathiky1 (May 29, 2008 6:58 am)
If you have a 08 HHR or lower in model year. Look under your lower bumper in the front of your car. You will see your radiator. If there is nothing infront of it you need the guard. The guard will protect your radiator from rocks flying into it. If you get a big enough impact from a rock it will go into the radiator and drain the fluid & you will have big problems.
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Re: thinking about buying this hhr i really like [cynark]
by overrev
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Jun 04, 2008 (3:12 pm)
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Replying to: cynark (May 15, 2008 5:06 pm)
some people may have gotten lemons, but i have an '06 2lt and think it is by far the best vehicle i have ever owned. someone did their homework when designing the HHR. the only problem i have had is the often mentioned front disc vibration. but there is a TSB out to cover that , and i am looking at drilled/slotted rotors anyway. get up to 33 mpg highway. all around, i don't think you can go wrong with the HHR.
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- #114 of 155
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Re: Nevermind [tim08hhr1]
by mah123
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Jun 10, 2008 (1:53 pm)
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Replying to: tim08hhr1 (May 31, 2008 5:40 am)
I just bought a 08 hhr ss last sat. and the car doesn't start sometimes and they said it was the starter. I had 50 miles on it, I looked under the front of the car and there is a shield for the radiator to protect it as well as one under the doors and the tail pipe. 
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- #115 of 155
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Re: Problems with 2007 Chevrolet HHR and General Motors [hesjr1972]
by rose4hhr
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Jun 19, 2008 (3:03 pm)
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Replying to: hesjr1972 (Jul 09, 2007 10:55 am)
I had a 2001 Malibu that we bought new that had the exact same issue within months after buying it. I was driving on an isolated country road late at night and it just cut off. I later joked with my husband that it was like I was being abducted by aliens because everything just "cut off" ...that is except the lights...I think. Anyway, I had no cell service and had to wait to flag someone down to call him and he only got a partial message...so I waited for hours. I think strangely enough, it started again after he "showed up" and so he took it to another dealership from the one where we purchased it from, and they fixed it on the first try...no further problems. It was a really good car until I had an accident off an icy bridge this February and totaled it. I credit it for saving my life...had 143.500+ miles and was still going with no major problems and good mechanic reports, no major overhauls!!! (I was trying to make it to at least 250,000! I did a VIN check and someone rebuilt it!)
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- #116 of 155
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Re: Front end grinding/scuffing noise & MPG [brkdrvr]
by rose4hhr
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Jun 19, 2008 (3:20 pm)
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Replying to: brkdrvr (Jan 22, 2008 8:03 am)
I had an issue with the dealer that we purchased our current 08 HHR from (mistake, wish we would have went to one of the other dealerships within a 150 mile radius!)...the issue was over my last '01 Malibu (I have a used '03 now to replace it...didn't buy it from the same dealer!). Anyway, they kept having problems "finding" what was wrong with my cruise control after a routine tune up, it had never had anything before and the car was only about 2-3 years old at the time. They wanted me to buy a $250 motor plus labor and local taxes, etc after selling a $48 button we didn't need and after they messed up my cruise cable, which lodged under my accelerator on my way home from their service shop and almost got me killed. I called them, my family, and they paid to replace the cable. Anyway...I was livid and told them their was absolutely no way that a system that had nothing wrong with it suddenly needs a motor and a button; and that I had experience with buttons before and knew it had nothing wrong with it...that they must have done something wrong when they did the tune up because it worked up until then. I gave them one last chance after about five to fix it. They insisted it was the cruise motor. I told them I would take it elsewhere for a second opinion at my expense, and if they were right, they were right...if they were wrong, they would refund everything. Guess what? They had put the cruise cable in upside down during the tune up and continued to do so....they refunded my money, but not all the time and aggravation. But I did find some honest mechanics in town as a result that only charged me diagnostic charges to fix it. The cost of which I insisted the dealership refund to me, and they did.
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Re: Front end grinding/scuffing noise & MPG [rose4hhr]
by poncho167
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Jun 20, 2008 (9:39 am)
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Replying to: rose4hhr (Jun 19, 2008 3:20 pm)
Looks like your instincts worked. Some dealers unfortunately aren't the greatest for service.
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Re: thinking about buying this hhr i really like [jonnym]
by abbyty
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Jun 24, 2008 (8:03 am)
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Replying to: jonnym (May 22, 2008 7:38 pm)
I'm sorry I have to disagree, I have a 2008 HHR and think it is a wonderful car. No, this isn't my first HHR, I bought a 2007 last summer. My husband and went on a trip to Atlanta and it did overheat, but after being repaired by a local dealership there we were on our way home and didn't have another problem with it. However, on March 17th it became my 'saving grace' when in swerving to miss a semi tire loose on the road, I lost control and hit a guardrail totaling my car. It became my saving grace because although I had to be removed from the car due to the fact the front in was completely crushed, all I sustained was a broken nose and a cut arm. Had I been in another car, the front end of probably would have been crushed in on me or I could have possibly been killed. Because of the accident I was forced to get a new car, of course all I did was call the Chevy dealer from the year before and the next day (over 2 weeks since my accident) I was able to drive away in my new HHR. I believe the 2007 HHR was the wisest purchase my husband and I have ever made. Now I just miss my 2007 but I love the 2008. Hopefully I won't need another 'saving grace'.  http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/townhall/webxicons/- emotorcons/emo_blush.gif
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Re: thinking about buying this hhr i really like [abbyty]
by ray80
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Jun 24, 2008 (8:35 am)
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Replying to: abbyty (Jun 24, 2008 8:03 am)
Sorry you had to test the safety of the HHR, but glad it worked out well for you.
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Re: Nevermind [mah123]
by stacker
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Jul 01, 2008 (4:51 pm)
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Replying to: mah123 (Jun 10, 2008 1:53 pm)
I just purchased a 2008 hhr ss and it also wouldn't start after 50 miles, but when the tow truck arrived about an hour later it started so we went on home then the next day it did the same thing after a 5 mile trip to the store, and once again after about an hour and the tow truck arrived it started , but this time it got towed to a chevy dealer and they couldn't get it to do it again so I brought it home , where it did it again. but this time it just shut down while I was driving and then wouldn't start,but this time the mechanic came with his test box and it threw no codes so it now has 203 miles on the vehicle and two wrecker trips to a chevy dealer. Any ideas or tips on what the problem could be??
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