Has GM taken any action on HHR speaker problems
06-19-2019, 07:58 AM
#31
Join Date: 06-19-2019
Location: Alabama
Posts: 3
Jessica, I would like to complain vociferously about the terrible design flaw of these speakers. I have a 2008 HHR, I've had it nearly 3 years and the back speakers never work, and passager side door speaker works every once in a great while, and now the driver side had stopped working leaving only the one inch tweeters in the pillars. AND as of two years ago the rear hatch door wont open anymore. I don't have the hundreds of dollars it will take to find this problem.
06-19-2019, 08:32 AM
#35
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Join Date: 01-23-2009
Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia
Posts: 24,691
There is no safety issue involved with speakers that go bad. They were covered under the new car warranty. It would be ridiculous for GM to cover speakers on a 8-12 year old car.
Usually the problem is that water gets past the widow seal and stays inside the door, when the temperature rises the moisture turns to steam and settles on the speaker coils causing corrosion and failure.
Usually the problem is that water gets past the widow seal and stays inside the door, when the temperature rises the moisture turns to steam and settles on the speaker coils causing corrosion and failure.
07-20-2019, 08:31 AM
#38
Join Date: 06-21-2019
Location: Newnan, Georgia USA
Posts: 6
Speakers failing right on schedule...
Surprise, surprise, just finished doing the timing chain/balance shaft repairs on the HHR and now the speakers are failing, all except the tweeters in the windshield pillars. As an FYI, our 2009 LS has "slept" in an enclosed garage all except maybe a dozen nights over the past 10 years so this problem is more time related than anything else. Got to get those fixed before SEC football gets going again in about six weeks!
Speakers made "south of the border," eh? I would concur the GM mark of excellence isn't quite as shiny as it once was in some areas. Body/paint/interior in our HHR are still very nice. As long as the drive train is viable I will take care of the small things like speakers, switches and such. Most of us would love to have a '57 Bel Air or a '64 Impala hardtop, but mind you the list of things wanting repair after 10 years and 100K miles would be staggering compared to what we have today. Still, no excuse for ratty speakers when the 2003 Camry and 2000 Mazda MPV in our extended family have OEM sound sytems that are still going strong.
Thanks to the many posts about this problem on this site, it is reassuring to know the problem area is most likely in the speakers/wiring connections and not the radio/amplifier.
Sam
Speakers made "south of the border," eh? I would concur the GM mark of excellence isn't quite as shiny as it once was in some areas. Body/paint/interior in our HHR are still very nice. As long as the drive train is viable I will take care of the small things like speakers, switches and such. Most of us would love to have a '57 Bel Air or a '64 Impala hardtop, but mind you the list of things wanting repair after 10 years and 100K miles would be staggering compared to what we have today. Still, no excuse for ratty speakers when the 2003 Camry and 2000 Mazda MPV in our extended family have OEM sound sytems that are still going strong.
Thanks to the many posts about this problem on this site, it is reassuring to know the problem area is most likely in the speakers/wiring connections and not the radio/amplifier.
Sam
07-22-2019, 07:33 AM
#40
Join Date: 06-21-2019
Location: Newnan, Georgia USA
Posts: 6
That Pioneer system ought to last the life of the car. Good info for anyone looking for a used GM vehicle, or possibly pulling components from a salvage yard. More value in that premium sound system than we might have imagined.