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Re: I too am having tail light issues... [hawktrap]
by amyf2
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Dec 04, 2008 (8:41 pm)
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Replying to: hawktrap (Dec 03, 2008 2:21 pm)
Thanks for your reply. What's happening now is that I took it in on MONDAY this week, and by WED it was blown again. Drove to the dealer, the techs were all gone, so the service mgr put in a fuse for me and I went home. NEXT DAY, the fuse was blown again after work, drove to the dealer, no one was there, so a remaining service mgr put a fuse in, and that one blew before the hood was down! He put in a 25 in the 10 slot to get me home. We're taking it to the original dealer to get this resolved, hopefully once and for all. Im going to talk to them about the Instrument Panel Cluster (?)... IPC.... that someone blogged about on here, as well as what you've suggested as a bad fuse box. So far, we've got over 19K miles on this car, and knock on wood, no other issues as there have been on this blog. So far, this is just a pain in the ass more than anything. It seems to be happening more and more... this time 3x in one week. I'll keep everyone posted as to what this ends up being, so if it happens to others.......they will know what to ask for. Thanks again.
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Re: I too am having tail light issues... [amyf2]
by hawktrap
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Dec 05, 2008 (7:34 am)
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Replying to: amyf2 (Dec 04, 2008 8:41 pm)
Amy tell them to wiggle the fuse box and see what happens. I believe that is the issue.I did love the car but lost faith in it with all the issues I was having including no emblems on the car "HHR". i BELIEVE MINE WAS HIT IN THE BACK HACTH THE DEALER and they tried to cover it up. My dealer is out of busines,Bill Heard. I was i touch with Chevy and was invoking the lemon law. But just got to the point that I didn't feel safe in it. Nor wanted to waste any more time fighting with Corporate Chevy. Which kept changing the people who where suppose to help solve these lemon issues and fix the car.One spiecalist to another where leaving; hers's a ph# 866-790-5700 ext 41240 Yvonne Johnson Corp Chevy if she is still employed.Patrich was ext 41180 this should lead you to someone that may CARE! good luck
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Re: I too am having tail light issues... [hawktrap]
by egadgetguy
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Jan 04, 2009 (5:04 pm)
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Replying to: hawktrap (Dec 05, 2008 7:34 am)
Bill Heard? RU in Auburn AL? I got my 06 at glenn smith in Opelika in 06.
It was used, but no real probs til now [two years later] and I am having the T/C issue, Thanks for the #s. I have to call tomorrow. I did check the fuses and many of them were loose. Interesting...
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Re: I too am having tail light issues... [egadgetguy]
by hawktrap
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Jan 05, 2009 (12:35 pm)
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Replying to: egadgetguy (Jan 04, 2009 5:04 pm)
Las Vegas NV. GOOD LUCK and HAPPY NEW YEAR
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Still trying to solve my problem
by tlaydee1
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May 18, 2009 (9:50 am)
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Well i have had my 2006 HHR for about 2 mths and it started to have a Jerky movement while in idle, the car dealership said it was nothing, probably due to sitting in the car lot for a while. So i dismissed the problem until the shaking/jerky movement happened more often. So took it to a Chevy Dealer and they told me they couln't find the problem and the computer diagnostic found nothing wrong"YEAH RIGHT" About two days later the car's engine decided to power down and shut off during 5:00 Rush hour traffic on the freeway. It did start right back up then the engine light came on and stayed on until i turned the car off and restarted then the light went of. " REALLY PISSED OFF" I Then took the car to firestone for $127 and they told me that the "Internal Computer Module" needs replacing but i can only get it fixed through the dealership. Know i have to take it back to the dealership and pay for another diagnostic for $110 for them to figure out which component of the module is broken. I am VERY irritated as to the Chevy Dealership couldn't find the issue before. I am especially worried about how much is this is going to cost me $$$$$$. To get this issue fixed
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what a lump of crap
by backtojaps
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May 27, 2009 (11:34 am)
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my sn says it all, back to jap cars. this lump gets so so mileage , 23-25 mpg, with a semi decent ride and every possible option. too bad i am on my third dome light, my fourth taillight, i carry spares in the glove box like an old jaguar. last straw was the remote clicker died on a car les then three years old. replaced the battery, nothing. bob baker chevrolet wants 100.00 to reprogram a key fob !!
screw these losers, foisters no quality machines . many sourced overseas as quality american cars. crap is crap, and make the land of nippon i go
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Re: what a lump of crap [backtojaps]
by dmathews3
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May 27, 2009 (5:21 pm)
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Replying to: backtojaps (May 27, 2009 11:34 am)
Buy a Camry so you can have bigger problems like the high pressure oil line blowing and no replacements avail. so car sits in shop for weeks, or the rattlely dash, the hesitation when stepping on the go peddle to name a few. My HHR has only seen the dealer for oil changes. Did you get a bad one or just a bad dealer. I look at all cars as having problems but does the dealer fix it the first time or give me a line of s--t of fix it half as- so I have to keep bringing it back
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Re: what a lump of crap [backtojaps]
by poncho167
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May 29, 2009 (7:02 am)
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Replying to: backtojaps (May 27, 2009 11:34 am)
And when your Japanese import starts giving problems are you going German next?
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Before this gets too far out of hand...
by kcram HOST
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May 29, 2009 (6:58 pm)
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...let's keep this topic to the HHR. There are plenty of discussions on American vs foreign brands in the Automotive News and Views Board.
kcram - Pickups/Wagons Host
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Re: I too am having tail light issues... [hawktrap]
by amyf2
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Jun 01, 2009 (11:02 am)
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Replying to: hawktrap (Dec 03, 2008 2:21 pm)
I guess I havent been on here since they found my Electrical problems with the tail lights and internal console lights.......the service dept kept my car for A WEEK, and tore pretty much everything out of it. The guys saw the fuses blow right in front of them, and they couldnt find the problem. Finally, after tracing and retracing the wires from the front end to the back end, the technician finally found a SMALL SCREW THAT WASNT SCREWED IN behind the radio panel, and that's what was touching wire to wire, blowing the fuses. Once the screw was taken care of, I havent had any more fuses being blown. So finally, things are back on track. I love my car so far, havent had any other issues......knock on wood.
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