2007 Chevrolet HHR LT review from North America

Rattling under the dashboard, unsure what.

Front end has a popping sound again a mystery.

Door lock button night illumination lamps out.

My wife and I bought this car slightly used and we love it pretty much, but there are some issues that have surfaced that I don't know about. The first thing that happened was the mystery rattle in the dash behind the speedometer, you hear it mostly when you hit a bump in the road, I have not had a chance to get it looked at yet. There is also a popping sound under the front end, the car still steers fine, but popes and makes sounds when turning. Also the more I drive the car and the more I inspect it the more I am finding that while the HHR is a cool looking car it is very, very cheaply made, the metal on the body is so thin I dented the front fender just by pushing down on it, and with not a lot of pressure I might add, there is also a lot of plastic on the body more than I have seen, it is like parts of this car were so oddly shaped, plastic was the only option to get it done. On the positive side the Ecotech motor seems to have plenty of power and is getting around 28 to 30 miles to the gallon The HHR is also very roomy, I am 6 ft tall and I have no problems with comfort, and the ride of the car is great for its size, and the overall layout of the dash and instruments are stylish and easy to read, with my only grip being the cup holders and the window switches being improperly placed. In conclusion I like the HHR it is a new car and I think Chevy will work the bugs out and have a great retro car for many years to come.