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2006 Chevrolet HHR Seats Problems

Complaints
5about this part
Share
1%of 1,006 total for the year
Median mileage
30,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the seats of the 2006 Chevrolet HHR, 1% of the 1,006 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 30,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I have had numerous problems first off my dash lights will flicker while driving sometimes the radio and dash won't work at all, backs of my driver and passenger seats have fallen off, both driver and passenger door handles are broke the drivers handle is completely broke off, also when it rains my passenger floor board fills up with water, my seats are so dirty looking cause something keeps bleeding through upholstery, ignition and shift lever had to be replaced today cause car wouldn't go into park and key wouldn't come out!! Also the car used to slide when on a corner or rough road!! …”

NHTSA complaint #10681362, filed 2015-02, 126,894 miles

“While riding in the passenger seat of a 2006 Chevrolet her for a period of about 2 hours I received 2nd degree burns to posterior. Check of the seat by chevy dealer the next week reported no problem with the seat heater. It has been a month and I am still recovering from the burns and have had medical treatment twice weekly . I have ridding over 25,000 miles (mostly in the drivers seat) and the seat heaters have been on the biggest part of the time over the past year. But this two hour stint caused me severe burns.”

NHTSA complaint #10176870, filed 2006-12, 25,850 miles

“The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet HHR. While driving 20 MPH over a hole or dip in the road, the entire vehicle stalled and shut off. The weather was not a factor. The stalling occurred at least three times within one week. The vehicle cannot be restarted once it shut off. There were no warning indicators prior to the failure. The dealer does not know the cause of the failure or the remedy. The failure mileage was 53,000. …”

NHTSA complaint #10229961, filed 2008-06, 30,000 miles

“The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet HHR. The contact stated that while decreasing speed to approximately 40 MPH in a construction zone, another vehicle rear ended his vehicle. The driver side seat collapsed backward after the impact and none of the air bags deployed. His vehicle also ricocheted into a heavy truck as a result of the crash. There were no injuries. The contact had not spoken with the dealer or the manufacturer to-date. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired at the time of the complaint. The current and failure mileages were approximately 11,000.”

NHTSA complaint #10312011, filed 2010-02, 11,000 miles

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Seats: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201121%
200951%
200820%
200651%

Other parts of the 2006 Chevrolet HHR

Steering
458 complaints
Electrical system
222 complaints
Body and structure
119 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
82 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
70 complaints
Air bags
63 complaints
Brakes
60 complaints
Fuel system
51 complaints
Engine
39 complaints
Engine cooling
34 complaints
Suspension
34 complaints
Other or unknown
28 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2006 Chevrolet HHR

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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