8.0

pretty bad
Typical Repair Cost:
$0
Average Mileage:
96,500 miles
Total Complaints:
1 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. make sure key is all the way into ignition (1 reports)
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problem #1

Mar 012017

HHR

  • Manual transmission
  • 96,500 miles

So it wouldn't start, kind of made a whirring/zinging sound. The guys at car lot really worked to find the problem, way beyond any obligation on their part. Fixed the ring gear in fly wheel, new starter. Then the problem started again until about half the time it wouldn't start. Started parking on slopes so it could always be "pop" started. Read about how keys wouldn't turn & ignitions being a bit "hinky". Got to thinking that maybe it was just a matter of making sure key was always fully inserted firmly when starting and haven't had a problem since. I'm sure someone has figured this out already it's only been 2 weeks but it seem to be thing. So, hope this helps someone. Have a good day.

- Teri B., Olympia, US