# 2007 CHEVROLET HHR — STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
> NHTSA complaint `952425` · 2012-12-05 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** HHR
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
- **Miles at failure:** 37,000
- **Speed:** 12 mph
## Narrative
THERE IS A MASSIVE BLIND SPOT TO THE DRIVERS FRONT LEFT SIDE.  THIS PREVENTS BEING ABLE TO SEE MEDIANS GOING INTO A LEFT HAND TURN.  I WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BECAUSE I HAVE COME VERY CLOSE TO HITTING THEM 5 TIMES OR SO BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF VISIBILITY.  THIS MOST RECENT TIME, I TRIED MY BEST TO JUDGE THE MEDIANS LOCATION, BUT  WHEN IT ENTERED INTO THE BLIND SPOT, I JUDGED THE BEST I COULD AND STILL HIT THE CURB.  I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT IN ALL MY DRIVING YEARS (7 YEARS!).. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAD HIT ANYTHING.  I AM VERY UPSET WITH CHEVY'S HUGE BLIND SPOT THAT CAUSES SO MANY PROBLEMS WHILE TAKING LEFT'S NEAR MEDIANS.  I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED A CHEVY, AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT I AM NOT IMPRESSED AT ALL BY THE HHR FOR THIS PROBLEM AND PROBLEMS WITH THE SUSPENSION.  *TR
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