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2010 Chevrolet HHR exterior lighting problems

10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 2010 Chevrolet HHR2% of all complaints for this model year.

10
Exterior Lighting complaints
2%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • On going issue of brake lights intermittently coming on without touching brake pedal. First noticed something wrong because cruise control wouldn't activate. Found problem at night when I could see the glow from my brake lights on the top inside edge of my rear hatch. Replacing brake switch above…

    filed Dec 21, 2019

  • 1) the turn signals have failed to cancel after a turn on an intermittent basis since the car was new. 2) recently, the turn signal will not hold in the on position on a left turn and has to be manually held down to actuate the signal for the entire turn. 3) at the same time, the right signal will…

    filed Oct 27, 2017

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Exterior Lighting problems in other HHR years

YearReportsShare
2011 HHR52%
2009 HHR153%
2008 HHR122%
2007 HHR61%
2006 HHR162%
HHR exterior lighting problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.