The dealer still has to submit to GM before it is truly certified. Labels don't confirm the certification.

 

I'm pretty sure you're misunderstanding my point of how to connect the satellite radio. You do NOT use the FM tuner at all. No stations to tune to or anything. You use the AUX input for the radio. The HHR's AUX input happens to be on the front of the unit, it looks like a headphone jack. That will give you crisp, clear, loud sound out of your satellite radio. The quality I get is on a par with the factory Sirius unit on my Wife's Ford.

 

OK.. Maybe I am lost...lol! Hubby hooked it up through that (I think, I know there's a wire there someplace), and I still have to put it on a station to get the stations. Do I need something different, like a different cable or something? He's hooked them all up the same way, except in my old van radio, where we used the cassette deck, and actually that sounded great! Thanks for your help. Much appreciated!

 

Thanks to ChevyMGr for the help! Here's the info on my car, and it's certification, etc.

Okay it is certified, warranty expires on 10/15/2009 or at 39010 miles whichever occurs first. You also get a powertrain warranty (transmission/engine/axles) that expires 7/15/2011 or at 100010 miles. The only warranty repair was for a mirror switch replacement. And it was a rental vehicle.
Your HHR was born/built on 7/14/2006. Hope this helps and like I said they can't certify with bald tires so talk to the managers.

 

Most radio's on older vehicles don't have the front AUX input. In fact many new ones still don't. The cable you see is probably the antenna input.

To connect through the AUX port:
1. There should be a line out jack on your satellite radio. If the XM is like Sirius, it will look like a headphone connection.
2. You buy a 3.5" to 3.5" A/V cable, and connect one end to your satellite radio line out, and the other to the AUX input on the HHR.
3. Then, to listen to the satellite radio you press the AUX button on the HHR's radio and it should switch to AUX mode and your satellite radio should be playing(assuming you have it turned on ).

 

Awesome, thanks! I'll let you know when I reconfigure it if it helps! Thank you thank you THANK YOU! I'm a music nerd, so this will be fantastic!

 

I think you do have a case to bug them for the tires. AS a certified vehicle, they should have been checked along with the alignment, and it sure looks like they weren't. Good luck.

 

DOn't be so hard on yourself. car dealers do this to anyone they can, male or female. ANd trust me, I've seen men get it as bad, if not worse. They will take what they can (not all of course).

The part in bold, the first part sounds like a classic BS line, personally I would have said then sell it to them. But if you know there were others, fair enough.

That last part..... If you know this is true. I would call Chevy and tell them the problems (along with that little tidbit of info). Bypass the dealership, head up to the top. The number is in the owners manual.

 

Yes, I found this car online after researching what I wanted, etc. When I called, the lady said the owners son had it in Michigan for an ice skating competition, and they'd go get it. Called me back the next day, telling me he had left it there in an airport parking lot, and flown elsewhere for another competition, and they couldn't get the ticket to get it out of the lot, so I'd have to wait. Then I called them every day, several times a day, to see if they'd worked it out. Finally, they had a return time and day, and called to let me know when it would be there. So, I went. Weird huh? I thought so too....
If they don't get back to me tomorrow, I'll call Chevy direct. These people haven't seen the bad side of me yet, and they don't want to...fo sho! Thanks to everyone for the replies and help. This is a great forum!

 

*shrugs*

It's a used car. No matter what, dealerships usually make an average profit of 26% on used cars, compared with maybe 1-5% on new vehicles. They gotta make the money somewhere.

When I was in the biz, it didn't matter if it was Honda, GM, or BMW "certified", they were still used cars and the quality of the car often depended on the dealer who was selling them. Two months later, the bloom is off the rose and you're seeing the car for what it is: a scratched-up, run-hard vehicle. I think if you'd noticed the tire problems the same week as the purchase you'd have a little more leverage, but not two months later.

Also, a warranty on a car is not like a warranty on a camera or refrigerator. There are parts that are designed to wear out that are not covered, and parts that they know will wear out eventually but warranty them for a specific time.