Go do to the paper store in the valley for my usual paper pickup for my store and when I get ready to leave the key won't turn in the ignition. No power, no locked steering wheel, it's in P (park). The ignition just locked up. I even pulled the little cover off from under the ingition and press/pull the button inside. NOTHING! I read somewhere here on the board that it happened to someone else. Is this a normal thing with the HHR's and Soltice's?

I was totally pissed but what can you do. Had it towed to the dealer and they said, "yup, you need a new ignition cylinder, but the part won't be here till Wednesday."

Just waiting for the Tow Truck:



Tow truck here, I was being all anal, and was watching him like a hawk. Not a single scratch.

 

Oh man sorry to hear that man hope this crap doesnt happen to me.

 

One of many reasons I am waiting for 09's, Get those damn bugs worked out. So sorry for your troubles!

 

That sucks. Did you atleast get another HHR if not a SS for your loaner?

 

They will probably give him an aveo LOL.

 

Man, that is a shame! I can imagine your feelings as they towed it away. Something so small, yet totally disabling. That wait till Wed. is going to be tough. Like stick said, I hope they got you another SS or something near equivilent for a loaner.

On a related subject, did anyone else know this? You don't have to hold your key in the forward position to start it. Just a mere flick up into that area of the switch and let go, and it will crank until it starts! A friend of mine who used to work at Delphi on this particular body-controller project showed me that! It is kind of neat, and I start mine all the time like that now!

 

Does that have anything to do with it? Maybe holding on the key to long? Just a thought.

 

Yeah my GTO was the first car that I had it on so I got used to it a while back so of course when I drive other vehicles that dont have it, its kind of weird cause I just tap it and the vehicle doesnt start.

 

Definitely a sad sight...had mine towed in one day when I had problems with ignition module and car started running like it was on 2 or 3 cylinders.

I don't know about the rest of you, but I would never let a sling truck tow my HHR...only a flatbed for me. And I told them that the day they sent a truck for mine...they said, no problem.





And lookie here...it's a NASCAR tow truck for SMOKE The NASCAR HHR

 

Sorry to here about your SS. That picture is just so wrong.