new problem/issue rear door / hatch
while cleaning hhr today. i leave the rear hatch/door open for an hour or 2. i assume this is why it was hard to pull down. when i got it down i noticed dents on both sides of the top of the door , very close to where the hinges are attached. also had to tighten all the bolts that hold the spoiler on. it was very loose. the 2 are not related. the "shocks" should not lock up just from being open for a while , or have that much resistance. the hinges should be mounted in a way that stress would be spread out and not bend the metal that is so thin. i do not want to go thru the trouble of trying to get gm to give me a new door , shocks , spoiler. i want a product that was made right the first time.:(
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Was there heavy gusts of wind, if so that is your problem. The wind will do a jerk effect to doors and rear hatches. I've seen doors bent almost backward because the owner wasn't careful of the wind.
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Great...make me worry. I was cleaning my HHR today too, and had the hatch open for a long time. I never noticed anything, but now you're making me want to go out and check....thanks a lot!!!
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knowledge is power
it was windy today. but the dent goes out. if it was dented in then that could be from wind. cckid , it is better to know , and take care, but i really don't know if there was anything i could have done. the shocks seemed almost as if they were locked up. i tryed to be gentle when i noticed. it's kinda like the old chevy hoods that were so bad about bending at the spring. at least you could push down on the back of the hood , on top of the spring , to prevent the old hoods from bending. hmm , that makes me think. maybe it was the wind. there shouldn't be any pressure at the hinge , from the shocks. but , by looking at the dent , being pushed out , the wind could have pushed the hinges out so far that they were in a bind. so , my hinges were in a bind , maybe.
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I think you might be a first with this complaint. Haven't heard of anyone else having the problem.
I suggest the wind also.........maybe a gust which does generate different forces than steady or regular wind. Especially if you sustained needed repairs to the hinges AND the compression struts......kind of rare. |
My 2 cents for what it's worth! The two things that might be part of the problem: 1) Extreme Cold can cause the Struts to be somewhat stuborn to close? 2) And this I have noticed with our HHR is the Hinges are not the Greatest Quality Controlled item! I have noticed a "Click" and or "Bind" coming from our Hinges! I would assume you could have even a poorer set of hinges that may really lock up when trying to close! I'm just glad we haven't had to put many miles on our HHR yet!
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Also how many miles are on your HHR :confused:? Might be a Warranty Issue :confused:?
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