Chevy HHR water leaking inside

This is a tutorial to help you if you own a chevy hhr that has a problem with water getting inside on the floors. If your car has a moonroof there is a chance your drain tubes that are disconnected. This is what i discovered when i pulled the headliner down. I was not surprised on what I saw!!

[@cryptotyme]

Thanks for the Help, the issue was exactly as you said, repaired in 2 hours and you would never know I touched the headliner, tip maybe for everyone that hasn't done it yet I used a flat wooden spatula to tuck the headliner back into place. Thanks so much for the descriptive video.

[@sterlingmortensen5931]

Thank you for this video. My HHR has been leaking from the same place. I just fixed the flimsy plastic under the wipers, now the sun roof is leaking. I'll pull it apart later and check.

[@robertsmith1170]

Thought HHR did not get side curtain bags until 2008. Be careful blowing out the drains, if clogged could cause that line to come out of that red connector. Might try running heavy plastic fishing line down it. My 2007 first problem was the cover over the a/c evaporator above the cabin filter. the cardboard like cover was not attached and funneled in water. Still having leak on driver side front. Taped around sunroof with electrical tape, went through heavy period of rain and did not see leak. Noticed my headliner velcro had turned loose from headliner and had been hot glued but came loose. Zero water on headliner.

[@shojay9270]

Thank you for the comment:) that car is long gone now but I remember the problems I had with it. I bought a Silver 06 without a moonroof which I currently own and is much better. I also have an 09 SS which is a blast to drive. The one in the video was a lemon. Too many issues with it but the videos I made about that car have helped so many. That is why I kept the videos up. I appreciate you taking the time to help me:)

[@christopherszura3646]

It’s either that sunroof but the most common problem is the rubber seal above the air filter under the hood you will have to take the wipers off then that whole panel and you will see it

[@carollebump8359]

Thanks I have a 2011 chevy the and have the same problem I'm an old woman and can't fix it so I have to go to a mechanic and get it fix but u explained the problem very well .

[@shojay9270]

Why thank you:) very kind. Your mechanic will install a new shifter for you. You will be back on the road in no time. The shifter is what is bad in your car.

[@nmpepper]

My 2006 LT had same problem. My sunroof stopped working suddenly a couple months ago. Turned out to be low volts output (to the sunroof)from the under hood main fuse box. Entire fuse box replaced. My HHR and a 2007 & 2008 in the junkyard all had this same poor design from Chevy GM; all 4 corner drain connection on the sunroof had shrunk back from the other tube connections. They just didn't come loose like this video but had shrunk back about an inch!!

[@lunagomez3151]

Thank you for making this. I have a 2007 and I have been having the same problem.

[@shojay9270]

You are much welcome. I hope you were able to get your car fixed:)

[@tonyengel7124]

Great video thanks.

[@carolynmatthews8849]

Ty so much for this video. I was wondering why there was water on the passenger side...even though it only happen twice. I will be checking it out ty again

[@shojay9270]

You are welcome, good luck any questions feel free to holler

[@marygalloway3005]

Thanks very helpful 👍

[@shojay9270]

I made that video 7 years ago and it is still helping people!😆. Glad this fixed your car. Isn't it crazy how poor the engineering is on these cars.

[@eldaapitts]

Same problem! omg! thank you so much!

[@wyngymkata]

Thank you

[@monteself6826]

hoping compressed air trick works so I don't have to take the whole headliner out. I'm getting leaks through the airbag/seatbelt areaand don't see how it could get that far back even if the front 2 tubes are pluged, if they are not connected then thats goin to suck. the sunroof seal looks in pretty good shape but maybe I'll have to run some water over it to test for echo. I also have the problem of the windshield cowling leaking and it's not the patch fix under it, it has got to be something blocking the drain system backing it up enough where it's getting inside. also I am thinking I'm going to drill 3-4 screws in cowling to hold it against the windshield and use flex-seal. 2007 hhr made in mexico... well I thought it was American ! lol

[@vincentyoung4963]

Great video

[@ein99999]

im thinking of using a die that washes off to drop a little or a bunch on the suroof interior drain pan on all four corners to spot the leak but then youll have to clean up. Which might be hard to clean the ceiling part but if its going to the floors and youre not shure its the sunroof maybe you could ise something that washes off maybe or maybe not. I dont know but probably best way is to take everything off and do it that way. SO you don t have ot clean up a big mess afterwards. If i had all the right tools i would do it but i dont feel like running all over town to gather all the tools which involves tool shopping and do it and a storms on the way etc... If i had a garage like back home i could just buy the best tools which most i already have and its all on one level and inside and do it at night or day when i want and very comfortable to work in the shade compared to 90 degree blistering humidity at 90 percenct with a storm on the way going up and down a bunch of times waiting in the elevator while you want to move fast buy hyou cant because the elevator wont go up fast enough and you just get totally exausted doing something that should take five minutes but turnes into a huge all day thing. Thats why if i move to one place and settle in one place im getting either new cars every 5 years or having a 3-4 car garage with tools and lifts and everything so i can do something quick and its doing this is really nothing three screws and this and that but if you break somehting or air bag goes off its not worth it.

[@shojay9270]

excellent!! glad to help 😊

[@shadowwar102]

Thanks very much. I have checked everything else

[@shadowwar102]

This was exactly my problem. THANKS very much for this video!

[@keithperriatt3695]

The water leak I found was not from the Sunroof but from the weather strip around the back door. Over time the heat shrinks the rubber causing water to run down the top of the weather strip to the floor under the carpet. My solution was a tube of Window Caulk. After a thick bead of Caulk the issue has gone away. The floor stays dry.

[@partido2rs441]

thank you for this video.and thanks again

[@popcornplaya83ify]

Question i dont have a moon roof but my driver side floor is getting wet would this still be the same issue?

[@shojay9270]

Hi:) do you have an HHR?

[@popcornplaya83ify]

@@shojay9270 yes

[@shojay9270]

@@popcornplaya83ify Ok:) to be honest I don't think this is your problem. The problem might be your weather stripping around your door might be bad and in need of replacement. Very common, the weather stripping on my car was bad. You can get a replacement at a local salvage yard on a scrapped hhr. It just pulls right off and reinstall very easy. The stripping goes all the way around the door frame. Give that try maybe that will fix your problem:) Good luck:)

[@popcornplaya83ify]

@@shojay9270 ok thanks appreciate it

[@shojay9270]

thank you bro IL try that

[@josecendejas7588]

thanks it helps A lot.

[@edrisjohnson3858]

Thanks man

[@erinsalin4233]

I have a 2011 HHR it doesn't even have a seal ,And I have no moonroof top . And the water has been there for over a week leaking from blower motor inside , don't recall any rain .It leaks everytime I make a left turn .

[@gpitts19]

I'm willing to bet when he used the compressed air, it pulled the hoses apart.

[@skcrocker1962]

You have to use compressed air to unclog front drain tubes.

[@partido2rs441]

ggrreeaaatt video i have the same problem

[@abbrielgreen5825]

I know this video is kids old, however; do you think you could do one about the back hatch leaking, if you can?

[@shojay9270]

Abbriel Green hmm.. I'll have to look at it. My back hatch doesn't leak that's a new one for me

[@colethedragon]

I know it's an old comment but in case anyone else comes across it, when my rear hatch leaked it was due to the line for the window washing fluid coming loose.

[@shojay9270]

Hi George um no I didn't have any problems with the compressed air but you should have seen all the crud that came out!

[@bretisimo]

Did you use an actual air compressor, or a can of compressed air like for keyboards?

[@shojay9270]

@@bretisimo I used an actual compressor.

[@tunene6996]

I have that problem just un front sides passenger and driver a lot off water inside my front hhr.!!!

[@nodak81]

My first car had a sunroof and it leaked like a mofo. I vowed to never go through that again, I refuse to even consider buying a car with a sunroof.

[@jeaninemarinez586]

I had to pull the carpet out of my car smell like a wet dog so because it would flood in the passenger side and it would come through the passengers top by the windshield kind of thing and they had to sell it at the dealership and that was about it but now my blower motor is bad

[@ES1KPO]

That was my water leaking problem. This moonroof two drain tubes was very dirty, and water level goes up to the upper level plastic part and then goes to downside on the floor. I clean this two tubes and water goes to downside very well. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXq3YX5oqNBqmq8 and sec vid : kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHmVp6Juh6etfc0

[@hasve978]

They were made in Mexico under cheap labor might have never been connected.

[@shojay9270]

That wouldn't surprise me! That car is long gone now. I had enough of the problems.

[@jhuntosgarage]

I have an 06 with over 200k miles. Check my channel. Also, try turning your camera 90 degrees when filming, makes for a better, full screen, video. Thx