Fuel Pump Warning
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I don't think that's right. According to my calculations, there are 48 hectares in a kilojoule. Multiply that by pi, and you get cubic liters per yard. From there, if you do a simple conversion, you find that... yep... 2.54 million miles. Just like I posted earlier.
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Has anybody ever taken the time to look for an access panel for the fuel pump in the HHR? Practically every other vehicle that I've checked that has an in-tank pump has had an access panel under the back seat. Granted we may have some extra plastic to remove given all of the little hidey-holes that GM put into these cars, but I would still want to think that there is an easier way than dropping the fuel tank.
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From: Kentucky
I bought my 08 2LT with 29K miles on it in June 2009. I made my annual vacation trip from Cincy/NKy to Hilton Head, SC in July. About 1/3 of the way into my trip down, the engine started crapping out on me. First thing I noticed was a very rough start after a short rest area stop after hitting the remote starter. Once in the car, the "check engine" lamp was on the dashboard, and the remote starter was no longer available to me. In the hills of Tennessee and for the rest of my journey to the Low Country, my HHR acted like it was starving for fuel, and every turn of the ignition key was done with a prayer. Thank goodness I made it to Hilton Head the next day, albeit with a very sick running car. Arriving on HHI on a Saturday Night, I found the local Chevy dealer via Google and sent them an email that night. They replied to my email first thing Monday morning and set me for a Tuesday drop off/diagnostic. While I was on the golf course at Shipyard, they sent me an email telling me the fuel pump module was bad and needed replacment. Since it was still under the full warranty period, they did the job at no cost to me. I drove back home with a new fuel pump and no problems since. I can't even begin to tell you how awesome that dealership on Hilton Head is..they are first class all the way (they took me back to the resort and picked me up after the repair was complete, and delivered to me not only a repaired HHR at no charge, but they washed and detailed it to immaculate condition). However, they did warn me to make sure to not run it to empty in the future, that it was possible that the failure may have been due to running the tank to warning and/or using low octane/bad fuel. Since I don't really know how my HHR was handled prior to me taking ownership, I can't know for sure what caused the failure of the original pump module. You can be sure that from now on, I will be running at least 89 octane and filling as soon as possible after the fuel needle hits 1/2. And I will be giving a happy wave to Modern Classic Motors (Chevy, Mercedes, Saab) every time I pass them in the future.
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Has anybody ever taken the time to look for an access panel for the fuel pump in the HHR? Practically every other vehicle that I've checked that has an in-tank pump has had an access panel under the back seat. Granted we may have some extra plastic to remove given all of the little hidey-holes that GM put into these cars, but I would still want to think that there is an easier way than dropping the fuel tank.
