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#11 of 79 Re: HHR Electrical Problems [joeron] by jnt Mar 26, 2006 (4:18 pm)
Replying to: joeron (Mar 26, 2006 1:43 pm) joeron,   It sounds like the radio is brain dead some of the times. All of the chimes, turn signal sound do come from radio, so they may/may not work when the radio goes off to lunch. In case if you want to get your radio back w/o dealer help: remove the fuse(s) that power the radio. Let the fuse out for 2-3 minutes so that the radio is totally dead. Then plug the fuse(s)back in. You will lose time of the day and/or some other personalizations that you did to the radio, but at least the procedure may get you back the radio option along with some other features that come with the radio. But doing so also wipe out the evidence of problems that you 're experiencing.   jt
#12 of 79 Re: HHR Electrical Problems [joeron] by vinney1 Mar 28, 2006 (12:19 pm)
Replying to: joeron (Mar 26, 2006 1:43 pm) Try pushing in all the fuses under the hood and inside the car. I have read where many HHR's have come from the factory with loose fuses that need to be pushed all the way in. There is a black fuse box under the hood driver's side with two tabs to remove. Also, the passenger side console panel by passenger's left foot sort of speak is where the inside fuses are located. Hope this helps! Replies to this message: 79customd (Apr 21, 2006 8:32 am)
#13 of 79 Re: HHR Electrical Problems [joeron] by rjdmomx2 Mar 31, 2006 (8:43 am)
Replying to: joeron (Mar 18, 2006 3:48 pm) I also have had problems that people are discussing here. I have not even owned my HHR for two full weeks yet and it's on its way back to the dealership for the second time. Two days after I got it, the radio started acting up. It would come on and off unpredictably, buttons didn't work, clock went on and off. Couldn't shut it of, or turn it on. Then the turn signal indicator noises stopped going. The safety lock for the windows doesn't work. Three days into driving this car, the windshiel got a chip in it, though a rock hit it. In this part of the country that isn't an unusual occurence, but it usually takes a pretty good hit to chip the glass. Took the car to the dealer and they kept it and replaced the radio. I got it back yesterday and then this morning the new radio is having the same problem. I like this car, but I didn't buy a new car so it could sit in the shop!
#14 of 79 Re: HHR Electrical Problems [vinney1] by 79customd Apr 21, 2006 (7:32 am)
Replying to: vinney1 (Mar 28, 2006 1:19 pm) Yes thats right, We were trailering back from Maryland with a Chevy 2500HD when we noticed that the running lights on our horse trailer were not on. We pulled into a service station and popped the hood. We pulled some fuses from the under hood fuse box and determined that a 15 amp was blown. We simply replaced the fuse with another, and on came the lights. This is a 2005 truck so I would definitly pop the hood and make sure that all fuses are intact and pushed in good, before jumping to conclusions because as technical and techno as vehichles are these days one electrical fuse can mess up how the whole vehichle operates, so give her a try there and see what happens.
#15 of 79 Re: HHR Electrical Problems "Finally a fix?" by redgeminipa Apr 22, 2006 (4:43 am)
Replying to: peaches552 (Feb 13, 2006 11:46 am) I purchased one of the early HHRs made. Mine was born 8/8/05 (a Monday car). I purchased the car on 9/3/05. Overall, it's a great car, but I am getting a little frustrated as well. I noticed a couple of months after I bought it, when I turned on the turn signal, I didn't have the "chime". That only happended that one time, and didn't happen again. I never experienced the "pop" sound or static.   Last week, I left work and stopped at the post office. When I got back in the car and started it, I noticed the stereo had no sound at all. Since I've been having other electrical glitches (I'll post more on that), I figured once I shut the car off, it would work the next time I started it. Well, it didn't. I had to run a few other erands, and if it didn't start working, I was going to make another appointment with the dealer. Ok ... I called and made the appointment. I made another stop ... that time when I restarted the car, the stereo was totally dead and no "chimes" at all... One last stop ... restarted the car, and everything was working as normal. So ... the next day (4/20/06) I go to the dealer ... expecting them to say "we couldn't find anything", but to my surprise, they told me there was an update from GM for the stereo. So far, so good, but time will tell. SO ... my advice to everyone with the stereo problems... Set an appointment with your dealer. They now have an upgrade program for the stereo. Best wishes to all ... hopefully GM gets this great little vehicle all figured out. Replies to this message: jnt (May 08, 2006 7:30 pm) pao (Jun 21, 2006 11:01 am) jnt (Jun 21, 2006 7:52 pm) redwhino (Jun 01, 2006 9:21 pm)
#16 of 79 Re: HHR Electrical Problems "Finally a fix?" [redgeminipa] by jnt May 08, 2006 (6:30 pm)
Replying to: redgeminipa (Apr 22, 2006 5:43 am) If the problem is radio software or calibration, then the "update" will work. Most likely GM radios are using flash memory that allows them to update the radio code if they have problem in the field. Sometime, it is hardware problem and that will that months if not a model year to validate the changes.   With every bell and whistle are now in the radio (chime, turn signal, vehicle info,..), if the radio has problem, you will lose more than just radio function. A good old disconnection and reconnection of the radio fuse(s) will reset the radio most of the time. I hope the dealer did not do that and claimed they have fixed your radio.   jt Replies to this message: pao (Jun 21, 2006 11:01 am) jnt (Jun 21, 2006 7:52 pm)
#17 of 79 Re: HHR Electrical Problems [cj89gr] by jbwizoz May 13, 2006 (2:44 pm)
Replying to: cj89gr (Mar 03, 2006 12:28 pm) I'm having the same problem. It sounds like radio static when the radio is off and when you turn on the radio, there is a loud pop. Others are having this problem but I'm waiting to see what the solution is before I take it in because it seems the dealers are stumped as well.
#18 of 79 Re: HHR Electrical Problems "Finally a fix?" [redgeminipa] by redwhino Jun 01, 2006 (8:21 pm)
Replying to: redgeminipa (Apr 22, 2006 5:43 am) I have this same problem too. Bought the car in August 2005. At first, every once in a while you couldn't hear the blinker "click". This happened a few times, and didn't last long. Then within a couple of months, the radio sound would all of the sudden not be there. All electrical worked, but no sound. It would last about a half hour to an hour, then the sound would come back on. It is now happeneing 2 to 3 times a week. I take my HHR in tomorrow, I'm glad I'm not the only one with problems.   Another problem that I have had is with the transmission. 4 months after I got the car the transmission would slip really bad on acceleration when I got between 35 and 40 mph. I took it in and they said they "reprogrammed" the transmission. Never heard of reprogramming a transmission, but what ever they did, it fixed that problem.
#19 of 79 Re: HHR Electrical Problems "Finally a fix?" [jnt] by pao Jun 21, 2006 (10:01 am)
Replying to: jnt (May 08, 2006 7:30 pm) its a software upgrade to the radio..beleive it or not...simple easy fix....the pontiac solstice was having the same issue..... Replies to this message: jnt (Jun 21, 2006 7:52 pm)
#20 of 79 Re: HHR Electrical Problems "Finally a fix?" [pao] by jnt Jun 21, 2006 (6:52 pm)
Replying to: pao (Jun 21, 2006 11:01 am) I hope so too. Keep an eye on it however. BTW, who made the radio? Panasonic or Fusitsu-Ten, Siemen-VDO or Pioneer ?   jt

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