Trailer Hitches

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Jan 23, 2011 | 06:46 PM

#11

TiggersHHR

Senior Member

Joined: 02-15-2008

Posts: 339

From: Stockwell, Indiana (Lafayette Area)

Ron S: It's Sunburst Orange and my nickname is Tigger - thus the handle TiggersHHR.

American & Proud: I've had a hitch on my HHR since a week after I bought it and it has the 5-speed tranny. No one at the dealership has ever said anything to me about it. The notice that Chevy puts in the owners manual about towing with a 5-speed is just a disclaimer for the Drivetrain Warranty. Besides, all of the parts that would need replaced are "wear" parts and are not covered under the Drivetrain Warranty anyways. I have towed with mine many times and have over 62,000 miles on it. If someone has experience driving a manual transmission and towing, then they will not have an issue with their HHR.

Jan 23, 2011 | 06:50 PM

#12

IgottaWoody

Senior Member

Joined: 01-13-2008

Posts: 4,708

From: Washington State, where it rains

dont know why some are afraid of this......common sense is all thats needed

Jan 23, 2011 | 10:40 PM

#13

sleeper

Platinum Member

Joined: 01-09-2007

Posts: 16,081

From: SE USA

Gasman-
You just need to raise the rear of your SS about 4 - 5 inches so you don't have to drill the bumper valance..

Jan 24, 2011 | 06:27 AM

#14

Gas Man

Senior Member

Joined: 01-04-2010

Posts: 1,584

From: Imported from Detroit

Quote:

Originally Posted by IgottaWoody

dont know why some are afraid of this......common sense is all thats needed

Because of drivetrain warranty. Trust me there isn't much I'm afraid of... more like concern of loosing such warranty

Quote:

Originally Posted by sleeper

Gasman-
You just need to raise the rear of your SS about 4 - 5 inches so you don't have to drill the bumper valance..

Yeah, old school hot rod it...

Or I could just remove the bumper everytime I want to tow.

Jan 25, 2011 | 01:06 AM

#15

IgottaWoody

Senior Member

Joined: 01-13-2008

Posts: 4,708

From: Washington State, where it rains

Well statistically speaking....no one has run into that problem yet..and no one has had any problems towing either...but hey, in the end its up to the owner.....

Jan 26, 2011 | 12:06 AM

#16

goetylsd

Senior Member

Joined: 02-15-2010

Posts: 1,706

From: Minneapolis, MN

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gas Man

I don't understand the logic but it's there in the manual. I wonder what they would say if I did anyway. I know "by the book" they would cancel my drivetrain warranty. However, what if I was just using my storage rack?

I don't see how they could prove otherwise. I would probably add some lights to it, so I could have wiring and they couldn't say "Well then why do you have wiring?".

biggest problem is the rear bumper. I'm not about to drill a hole thru the center of the bumper.

Oh, I did not know that. I know that you're not supposed to tow with a Manual SS, but I thought you could tow with an Automatic SS? You can't tow with any SS? That's funny, you would think an SS might actually be better for towing because of the added horsepower/torque, and added braking power of the rear disc brakes that SS's have. I can not understand why they say you're not supposed to. Anyone know? I have a Draw-tite hitch on my HHR LT and have towed with it many times before. I think my trailer weighs about 500-600 lbs, plus any cargo you add on it. I'm thinking I've probably towed about 800-900 lbs before. The HHR is good enough for towing a small-medium trailer, and that's all I ever really need to tow anyway.

Jan 28, 2011 | 06:32 AM

#17

Gas Man

Senior Member

Joined: 01-04-2010

Posts: 1,584

From: Imported from Detroit

IDK man... it's stupid. My TBSS was AWESOME at towing. It's only down fall was towing wide enclosed trailers... it really needed side mirror extenders.