2006 Chevrolet HHR Complaint Log

THE POWER STEERING TURNED OFF ON THE FREEWAY. LOOKED ONLINE AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET HHR'S. ALSO NOTICED THAT GM HAS RECALLED THIS ISSUE IN CANADA BUT NOT THE US. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THEY HAVEN'T RECALLED IT. THE ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR APPEARS TO BE $300 TO $500. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT A CHIME SOUNDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 7 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,350.

I WAS JUST BACKING THE CAR OUT AS NORMAL AND THEN THERE WAS A CLICKING AND THE DINGING BELL OF AN ALARM THE POWER STEERING BLINKED ON DASH. IT BECAME HARD TO MANEUVER. I COULD NOT DO ANYTHING. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND IT WAS FINE AND I BACKED OUT BUT WHEN SWITCH TO DRIVE THE SAME THING HAPPENED. LUCKY I WAS JUST STARTING MY DAY AND AT HOME. I SEE THERE IS A RECALL ON MY IGNITION BUT I GOT CONFUSE IS THE POWER STEERING IS ONLY ON THE NEWER HHR? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CHIME ACTIVATED ALERTING THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLIED EXTREME FORCE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,703.

MY POWER STEERING HAS STARTED TO GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY MOMENT WITHOUT WARNING. MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AS IT IS ONLY FOR 2009-2010 AND IT SHOULD BE. IF I AM TAKING A TURN AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT THE VEHICLE WANTS TO GO STRAIGHT AND IT COULD CAUSE ME TO CRASH. I DON'T FEEL THAT AT ONLY 76,000 MILES ON THE CAR THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE THEIR FAULTY PRODUCT. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *TR

ON SEPT. 11 I WAS DRIVING AT A RATE OF 45 MPH WHEN MY CAR DINGED AND POWER STEERING CAME ACROSS THE DIGITAL SCREEN. I WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY STEER. ONCE THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON THE POWER STEERING WAS OKAY FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND THEN IT WENT OUT AGAIN. THE CAR HAD TO BE TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON. OVER THE WEEKEND WHILE AWAITING SERVICE, THE POWER STEERING WAS GOING OUT EVERY 2 TO 3 MILES. THIS MORNING 9/14/14 THE POWER STEERING WAS COMPLETELY OUT AND WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. I MADE IT TO THE DEALER SHIP AND WAS MADE AWARE OF A POWER STEERING RECALL IN WHICH MY CAR DID NOT FALL UNDER. I SEARCHED GM'S WEBSITE ABOUT THIS RECALL AND FOUND THIS NOTATION ON THE WEBSITE: "IN ADDITION, 309,160 NON-TURBOCHARGED CHEVROLET HHRS FROM THE 2006-2008 MODEL YEARS (AND SEVERAL HUNDRED 2009 MODELS) AND 96,324 SATURN IONS FROM THE 2003 MODEL YEAR THAT ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THESE RECALLS WILL BE GIVEN LIFETIME WARRANTIES FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MOTOR." HTTP://MEDIA.GM.COM/MEDIA/US/EN/GM/VEHICLES.DETAIL.HTML/CONTENT/PAGES/NEWS/US/EN/2014/MAR/0331-POWER-STEERING.HTML I MADE MY DEALER AWARE AND THEY ADVISED ME TO CONTACT GM DIRECTLY. WHEN I DID THIS I WAS TOLD BY 4 SEPARATE REPRESANTIVES AT GM THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS AND WOULD NOT BE HONORING IT, REGARDLESS OF THE INFORMATION BEING ON THEIR WEBSITE. THEY WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO PROVIDE ANY KIND OF PROOF OR TO SPEAK WITH ANYONE ELSE. I FIND THIS DISTURBING FIRST OF ALL THAT THE 2006 CHEVY HHR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE IT OBVIOUSLY IS AN ISSUE AND SECONDLY THAT GM WOULD PUBLISH THIS INFORMATION AND THEN REFUSE TO HONOR IT. *TR

WHEN LOCAL DEALER PUT IN THE RECALL IGNITION SWITCH THE BLINKER SWITCH WORKS OFF + ON AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ACTING WEIRD PLUS THE SWITCH IS NOT WORKING AS IT SHOULD EXAMPLE YOU CAN TAKE KEY OUT OF IGNITION SWITCH AS THE IS ON + DRIVING! ALSO GM CUSTOMERS SERVICES SAID THE INSTALLATION WAS A ONE TIME DEAL! I SAW THAT THIS WAS A LIFETIME ITEM TO BE FIXED? SO BOTTOM IINE CAR SWITCH DIDN'T HAVE THAT PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY INSTALLED THE RECALLED SWITCH. SO WHAT OPTIONS DO I HAVE SINCE IT'S THEIR FAULTY PART CAUSING NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS DIDN'T HAVE BEFOREHAND!

POWER STEERING HAS RANDOMLY FAILED, AND ALTHOUGH TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING IT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY, IT CONTINUES TO FAIL WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 213,000. UPDATED 3/31/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HE DID THE REPAIRS HIMSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. UPDATED 7/8/2015*JS

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. *TR

POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE MY 16 YR OLD WAS DRIVING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE TRAVELING DOWN 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC.( DEL PRADO EAST ) WAS ABLE TO ROLL DOWN WINDOW HIT FLASHERS AND WARN OTHER DRIVERS OF STALLED ENGINE, STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES STILL WORKED; BATTERY POWER STILL INTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A LEFT HAND TURNING LANE WITH REAR END STILL OUT BLOCKING TRAFFIC HORNS BLARING !. TRIED TO START ENGINE 3 X'S IT STILL HAD BATTERY POWER SO WAS ABLE TO PUT CAR IN PARK AND STEP ON BRAKE TO START AS IS REQUIRED. AFTER 3RD TRY THE ENGINE CAME TO LIFE. I CROSSED OVER 3 LANES OF ON COMING TRAFFIC AND IT SHUT OFF AGAIN WAS ABLE TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN AFTER SEVERAL TRIES, PULLED INTO CAPE CORAL HOS PARKING LOT. AND TOOK BACK ROAD TO MY HOME, VEHICLE SHUT OFF AGAIN SAME PROCESS , AFTER 4 TRIES IT STARTED AND WAS ABLE TO GET HOME, TIME WAS 5:43 PM CALLED ROGER DEAN CHEV. SERVICE DEPT CLOSED. 3 TIMES THIS HAPPENED. TOOK TO SERVICE DEPT ON MONDAY 08/25/14 . DIAG INTERNAL FAILURE DTC CODE PO601 ECM, PART REPLACED 1 GTY/ 1259917 / MODULE 3.670 PART $ 670.00 LABOR $ 249.88 . TOLD THIS IS JUST A FAILURE BUT NOT A WORRY ENOUGH TO BE A RECALL, AND LIKE ANY COMPUTER IT CAN CRASH IE NO BIG DEAL ! A HOME COMPUTER DOESN'T CRASH IN TRAFFIC LIKE A CAR DOES. I BEG TO DIFFER IF I HAD NOT BEEN AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER I'M NOT TOO SURE HOW THE OUTCOME WOULD OF BEEN, AND GRATEFUL THAT MY 18 YEAR OLD GRANDCHILD WASN'T BEHIND THE WHEEL, THE OUT COME COULD OF BEEN TRAGIC ! WAS TOLD BY SERVICE DEPT I COULD GET A NEW CAR IF I WAS WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING IT. WHAT THE -------- THAT DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACT THE INTERNAL FAILURE HAPPENED. *TR

2006 CHEVROLET HHR LS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON IN THE DIC. HAD DIFFICULTY STEERING BACK HOME ON THE HIGHWAY. REPLACED FUSE AND STARTING WORKING AGAIN, BUT A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING MADE IT TURN BACK ON. TURNED CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON IT WORKED FINE, A FEW MINUTES LATER THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED TO LOCK IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

THE DRIVERS DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. HAVE TO CLIMB OVER THE CONSOLE TO GET IN AND OUT OF THE CAR. *TR

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, THE KEY GOT STUCK IN THE IGNITION IN APRIL (WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS) DRAINED THE BATTERY AND WAS PICKED UP AND TAKEN TO SMICKLAS CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN OKC, AND REMAINED THERE ON THE LOT UNTIL WE PICKED UP ON 8/8/14 WAS TOLD WE NEEDED A NEW BATTERY THEY COULD DO FOR AROUND $200 BUT IT WAS NOT PAYDAY YET AND WE ASKED FOR A JUMP WHEN WE GOT THERE. I FEEL WITH IT SITTING THERE SO LONG MAYBE THEY SHOULD HAVE TRY TO CHARGE THE BATTERY AT THE VERY LEAST. WE GOT A FEW MILES DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY AND HAD TO PULL OVER SO WE DIDN'T GET IN A WRECK OR CAUSE ONE DUE TO A TON OF SMOKE COMING OUT THE VENTS AND A TERRIBLE ELECTRICAL SMELL LIKE IT WAS ON FIRE! TURNED OFF THE A/C AND PULLED OVER TO CHECK UNDER THE HOOD TO MAKE SURE THERE WASN'T A FIRE, NOT ONE WE COULD SEE BUT IT SURE SMELLED LIKE IT!! CALLED RAY AT SMICKLAS RIGHT THERE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, ONLY TO BE TOLD IT SOUNDED LIKE THE BLOWER MOTOR ON THE AIR CONDITIONER AND THAT HAPPENS SOMETIMES WHEN CARS SIT FOR THAT LONG. FEELING HELPLESS, WE FINALLY GET HOME TO CHECK THINGS OUT AND FIND THE PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD FULL OF WATER, UNABLE TO SET THE TIME ON THE RADIO AND SOME BUTTONS WON'T WORK OR THE CD PLAYER AND THE NEW REMOTE START WILL NOT WORK. WE GET IT TO OUR MECHANIC THAT REPLACES THE BATTERY AND TOLD US THAT THE OLD ONE WAS VERY HOT!! AND THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR WAS NOT THE PROBLEM, IT DIDN'T EVEN HAVE POWER TO IT, IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM TO DO WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON....I LAUGHED AND TOLD HIM WE JUST HAD THAT DONE! HE SAID THAT THEY MAY HAVE WIRED SOMETHING WRONG, OR THE SWITCH WAS BAD. AND TO THE END THE DAY, WHEN STOPPING FOR DINNER ON THE WAY HOME THE KEY STUCK IN THE NEW IGNITION SWITCH AND I HAD TO SHIFT FROM PARK AND DRIVE A COUPLE TIMES TO GET THE KEY OUT. WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO GET THIS RESOLVED??? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THE POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT AT LEAST 3 TIMES A DAY WHILE DRIVE. *TR

ALL ELECTRONIC SHUT OFF NO BRAKES NO STEERING WOUND UP IN THE DITCH KEY WOULD NOT TURN TO THE OFF POSIPOSITION. *TR

LOST ALL ELECTRONIC POWER AND STEERING AND SHUT OFF WOUND UP IN THE DITCH WHICH STOPPED THE CAR KEY WOULD NOT TURN TO THE OFF POSIPOSITION. *TR

WE WERE ON VACATION AND I WAS TRAVELING ON A ROAD AT THE POSTED SPEED OF 30 MPH. I WAS GOING AROUND A BEND AND IMMEDIATELY MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, THERE WAS A CHIME, IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANAGE THE BEND I WAS GOING AROUND AND I HIT A LIGHT POLE DAMAGING MY FRONT BUMPER. AT THAT SAME TIME, MY MHP AND RMP NEEDLES BEGAN BOUNCING BACK AND FORTH AND THE CAR WAS "JERKING". I TURNED THE CAR OFF. IT WAS STILL DRIVABLE, BUT WITHIN A FEW SECONDS THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME BACK ON, THE NEEDLES BOUNCED AND CAR JERKED. I CALLED GM TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL GM POWER STEERING RECALLS ON SEVERAL YEARS OF HHR, COBALT AND SATURNS. THEY ALL HAVE VERY SIMILAR POWER STEERING MECHANISMS. HOWEVER, MY YEAR, 2006, WAS NOT ON THAT RECALL. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH 2006 HHR'S COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ISSUES BUT NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY THAT YEAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

THIS STARTED 3 DAYS AGO. THE POWER STEERING SHOWED ON THE DASH AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING. READING THE MANUAL FOR THIS ISSUE A YEAR AGO IT SAID TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTART THE CAR AND THE STEERING WOULD RESET ITSELF. HOWEVER THE ISSUE PROGRESSED AND TODAY WAS GOING OUT EVERY FEW MILES. AND I WAS JUST AT THE CHEVROLET SERVICE FOR ANOTHER RECALL AND ASKED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THEY TOLD ME THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS AND THAT MY CAR WAS NOT ON THE LIST. THIS IS A BAD SITUATION AND VERY UNSAFE. I BELIEVE THE POWER STEERING WILL BE GONE COMPLETELY IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT IF SOMETHING COULD BE DONE RIGHT AWAY AS THIS IS MY PRIMARY VEHICLE AND I USE IT TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. THANK YOU. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT THE SPEED LIMIT WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER BEHIND ME AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND SINCE THEN ITS BEEN GOING IN AND OUT ALL THE TIME EVEN AT SLOWER SPEEDS AFTER A EXHAUSTING SEARCH I SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL CAR AND I ALSO SEEN THEY DID DO A RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE 2009 CHEVY HHR THEY NEED TO DO A RECALL WITH THE 2006 CHEVY HHR AS IT IS DOING THE SAME THING AS THE 2009 MY PHONE NUMBER IS [XXX] [XXX] DID GET A DIAGNOSTIC DONE THRU A CHEVY DEALER AND IT CAME BACK AS THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE HHR AND CHEVY ISN'T DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT PLEASE GET THIS ISSUE FIXED IM A WORKING PERSON AND THE MONEY FOR THE MOTOR ISN'T EASY TO COME BY LIVING IN NY PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL ME REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND ANYONE CAN GOOGLE THIS PROBLEM AND SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL CAR THIS IS THE RECALL INFORMATION FOR THE 2009 CHEVY HHR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 THIS IS REGARDING THE STEERING IN THE CHEVY HHR 2009 THE SAME PROBLEM IS IN THE 2006 CHEVY HHR PLEASE CALL REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH THIS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE I-80 AT 75 MILES PER HOUR. WENT TO PULL OUT TO PASS A SEMI TRUCK, ALARM WENT OFF, POWER STEERING SHOWED ON DRIVERS INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. AS I TRIED TO MOVE BACK INTO SLOWER LANE I NOTICED I HAD NO POWER STEERING. AT FIRST EXIT I PULLED OFF . TURN CAR OFF. AFTER A SHIRT BREAK RESTARTED CAR TO TRY TO MAKE IT 20 MILES TO HOME THINKING POWER STEERING WAS COMPLETELY GONE. TO MY SURPRISE IT WAS WORKING AGAIN. DROVE ABOUT 5 MILES OUT AGAIN SO I JUST KEEP GOING TO HOME. CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY STATED I AM NOT PART OF THE RECALL ISSUED ON HHR'S BUT I KNOW THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CHEVROLET HHR 2006 WITH MY 1 AND 2 YEAR OLD WHEN THE POWER STEERING SHUT OFF COMPLETELY AND MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER MY VEHICLE. NOW IT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND EVERY TIME I ATTEMPT TO CONTACT CHEVROLET ABOUT THIS SITUATION, THEY STATE THE STEERING RECALL IS NOT ON MY CAR. I HAVE READ 100'S OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE, WHY ISN'T IT RESOLVED YET? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE FIRST BEFORE THEY ISSUE A RECALL? *TR

JUST EXITED THE FREEWAY AND DRIVING ALONG SUDDENLY THE CAR JUST SHUT DOWN. IT TOOK 20 MINUTES TO GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. *TR

TAKING A USED CAR FOR A TEST DRIVE ,DOWNSHIFTING TO STOP AT A LIGHT TO TAKE A RIGHT TURN HEARD AN ALARM THEN THE POWER STEERING ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. I TOLD THE SALESMAN THAT IT WAS HARD STEERING AND THE LIGHT WAS ON , HE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS JUST LOW ON FLUID. I GOT HOME AND DID SOME CHECKING TO FIND THAT IT'S ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THE MOTOR OR WHAT? I PUT DOWN A $2000.00 DEPOSIT WHICH THEY SAY IS NON REFUNDABLE. ARE THEY LIABLE TO FIX IT BEFORE I LEAVE THE LOT OR DO I WAIT FOR A RECALL? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL FAILURES. THE ENGINE FAILED TO START, THE DOORS LOCK FAILED TO LOCK ELECTRONICALLY AND SOMETIMES UNLOCKED WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE COMPUTER CLUSTER MODULE. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500. UPDATED 10/22/2014*LJ THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS INJURED AS THEY ATTEMPTED TO STEER THE VEHICLE, TO AVOID A CRASH. UPDATED 03//09/16*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, SIX MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 HHR.I REPLACED SOLENOIDS AND IT STOPPED FOR A FEW YEARS .I AM SICK OF IT I CALLED CHEVY YEARS AGO AND THEY WANTED ME TO PAY TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT WITH NO GUARANTEES, I ALREADY PAID A MECHANIC HUNDREDS AND HAD A READOUT FOR THEM. I ALMOST CRASHED INTO A SEMI TRUCK EXITING HWY ONE MORNING TAKING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL ANOTHER EXCITING HWY ALSO I HAVE A LIST 2013/2014 NOW I WAS DRIVING LOCAL AND IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNING POWER STEERING WENT OUT YET AGAIN. I WAS RELAXED NOT READY FOR IT...IT HAS BEEN GOING ON OFF AND ON FOR YEARS. I REPLACED FUSE AS TOLD AND I THOUGHT IT FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW WEEKS NOTHING .I COULD PUT DOWN AT LEAST 10 DATES WHEN I HAVE HAD CLOSE CALLS WITH THIS PROBLEM... I HAVE READ 1000'S OF COMPLAINTS ON POWER STEERING PROBLEMS & SHIFTER WITH 2006 HHR ON DIFFERENT SITES. WHY HAS NOTHING BEEN DONE? AMAZING A BIG COMPANY CAN GET AWAY WITH THIS .THEY WAIT UNTIL A PERSON LOSES THEIR LIFE BEFORE THEY DO ANYTHING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY HHR AND ON SUNDAY THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND A GM MEDIA RELEASE RELATING TO THE POWER STEERING. (HTTP://MEDIA.GM.COM/MEDIA/US/EN/GM/NEWS.DETAIL.HTML/CONTENT/PAGES/NEWS/US/EN/2014/MAR/0331-POWER-STEERING.HTML) I CHECKED WITH A COUPLE OF LOCAL DEALERSHIPS AND WAS ADVISED THAT MY VIN # WAS NOT LISTED IN THE RECALL. IN THE MEDIA RELEASE IT CLEARLY STATES THAT "IN ADDITION, 309,160 NON-TURBOCHARGED CHEVROLET HHRS FROM THE 2006-2008 MODEL YEARS (AND SEVERAL HUNDRED 2009 MODELS) AND 96,324 SATURN IONS FROM THE 2003 MODEL YEAR THAT ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THESE RECALLS WILL BE GIVEN LIFETIME WARRANTIES FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MOTOR." EVEN THOUGH MY HHR IS A NON-TURBO 2006 MODEL, AND MY POWER STEERING IS NON-OPERABLE (HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY CASH PAYMENT BY ME) AS DESCRIBED IN THE MEDIA RELEASE, FOR WHATEVER REASON I'M NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW VIN #'S ARE SELECTED FOR A RECALL, BUT I FEEL SINCE MY VEHICLE APPARENTLY FALLS UNDER THE PERIMETERS OF THE RECALL WHY IS IT NOT INCLUDED. ANY ASSISTANCE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED AS I AM ON A LOW FIXED INCOME. REGARDS *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 CHEVY HHR TO THE STORE AND AS I WAS PULLING IN THE DASH READ POWER STEERING AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I STOP THE CAR IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE STORE AND WENT IN. I CAME BACK OUT AND STARTED AND HAD NO PROBLEM. I DID NOT DRIVE MY CAR THE NEXT DAY. SO MONDAY I WAS HEADED FOR WORK AND WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY POWER STEERING DID THE SAME THING. AND ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TOOK IT NICE AND SLOW TO WORK AND HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE RECALLS FIXED. I GOT MY CAR BACK TODAY (TUESDAY JULY 8, 2014) AND WAS NOT THREE BLOCKS AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND POWER STEERING DID IT AGAIN. I STARTED LOOKING AROUND ON THE INTERNET AND SEE WHERE THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2009-2011 CHEVY HHR THAT ARE DOING THE SAME THING AS MY CAR. HOWEVER I DID SEE THAT MORE 2006 CHEVY HHRS ARE DOING THE SAME THING AND WOULD LIKE FOR TO YOU LOOK INTO THE FACT THAT THIS COULD BE A RECALL ALSO. I TRULY BELIEVE IT IS. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE COULD BE RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000. UPDATED 09/05/14*LJ

WHEN I WAS DRIVING, I HEARD ALERT FROM MY CAR. THEN I SAW "POWER STEERING" ON THE SCREEN. AFTER THAT, I COULDN'T TURN MY POWER STEERING ANYMORE. I ONLY COULD DRIVE STRAIGHT AHEAD. IT WAS DANGEROUS, I FELT LUCKY THAT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN ON HIGHWAYS. MY BABY AND MY WIFE WERE IN THE CAR WITH ME AT THAT MOMENT. I ONLY SAW GM RECALL 2009 AND 2010 HHR, BUT NOT 2006. I HOPE GM WILL RECALL FOR 2006 HHR. *TR

AT A RED LIGHT AND WAS REAR ENDED WHICH CAUSE ME TO IT THE REAR END OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES SHUT OFF, WHEN A BUMP WAS HIT IN THE ROAD. THAT WAS ABOUT 3-4 YEARS AGO. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, TO REMEDY THE RECALL.

I WAS TAKING MY CHILDREN TO THE DENTIST, SO I WAS GOING TO GO OVER THE MOUNTAIN. I HAD JUST WENT THROUGH A VERY CURVY ROAD AND WAS ON A STRAIGHT PART WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I PULLED OVER TO SEE IF I WAS LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID NOT REALIZING UNTIL LATER IT IS ELECTRONIC. I TURNED THE CAR OF AND BACK ON. IT WAS RESET. I DROVE OVER THE NEXT PART OF THE MOUNTAIN SLOWLY LIKE 25 TO 30 MPH. I MADE IT OVER THE MOUNTAIN ON TO THE MAIN HIGHWAY. IT WENT OUT AGAIN. I DID THE SAME THING PULLED OVER TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN. I DID NOT GET TO DRIVE BUT A COUPLE OF MILES AND IT WENT OUT AGAIN. I MADE IT TO A COUNTRY STORE AND PARKED THE CAR. I CALLED MY PARENTS TO SEE IF THEY COULD COME GET US/ TOW THE CAR. THEY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHO ADVISED THEM THAT I DRIVE THE CAR BACK TO THEM. SINCE I COULD NOT AFFORD TO PAY TO HAVE IT TOWED, I DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT WENT OUT AGAIN ON THE TRIP HOME 2 MORE TIMES. I MADE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TAKING THE LONG WAY BACK NOT OVER THE MOUNTAIN. THEY COULD NOT FIND OUT IF MY CAR WAS ON A RECALL LIST FOR THE POWER STEERING. SINCE I AM ON THE LIST FOR IGNITION PROBLEM, I AM REFUSING TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL IT IS FIXED. MY CHILDREN AND MYSELF MAY HAVE BEEN KILLED OR INJURED IF THE POWER STEERING HAD WENT OUT AS I WAS DRIVING OVER THE MOUNTAIN. WHERE I LIVE THE ROADS ARE CURVY ESPECIALLY THE MOUNTAIN I WENT OVER! I REALLY THINK THE STEERING ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ON RECALL BEFORE PEOPLE ARE SERIOUSLY HURT. THE YOUNG GENERATION HAVE NO EXPERIENCE DRIVING WITHOUT POWER STEERING AND I THANK THE GOOD LORD I KNEW HOW TO DRIVE TRACTORS WITHOUT POWER STEERING. *TR

LETTER FROM SENATOR RUBIO ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REGARDING ISSUES WITH HIS 2006 CHEVROLET HHR; HE IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE LOST BILLING TIME AND REPAIRS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL OF THE HHR CHEVROLET; ATTN: JASON TEAMAN. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE ENCOUNTERED MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, EVER SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. MANY OF THE PROBLEMS WERE RELATED TO THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH, WHERE THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION, WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF, OR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AT ALL. THERE WERE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIO, WHERE IT WOULD TURN ON BY ITSELF. ALSO, THE LIGHTS AND WINDOWS DID NOT WORK. *JB UPDATED 04/13/15.*JB

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. THE POWER STEERING WAS OUT AND I DID DRIVE HOME THAT WAY. I SUBSEQUENTLY LEARNED THAT IF I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND STARTED UP AGAIN, IT WOULD START WORKING AGAIN. THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT 5 MORE TIMES SINCE THEN WHEN I WAS DRIVING OR EXITING THE FREEWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT RESUMED TO NORMAL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION AND THE RELEASE BUTTON IN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000. UPDATED 12/01/14*LJ

I TOOK MY CAR TO GET THE IGNITION RECALL REPAIRED PICKED IT UP WITH A VERY SERIOUS FUEL LINE LEAK ABOVE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL, THAT WAS NOT LEAKING WHEN I TOOK IT IN LIKE THAT AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I AM VERY ANGRY AND UPSET TO FIND THIS TO BE COMMON IN AN 8 YEAR OLD VEHICLE, THAT I NOW HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE ITS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR

JUST AFTER I HAD A IGNITION SWITCH INSTALLED FROM A RECALL , I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT 55 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THE STEERING STOP WORKING AND WAS FORCED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED OFF THE MOTOR AND RESTATED IT AND THE STEERING STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST ONCE A DAY FOR THE LAST TWO MONTHS AND I COULD TURN OFF THE SWITCH AND BACK ON AND IT WOULD START WORKING AGAIN. IT DOES NOT MATTER HOW FAST OR SLOW OR IF I'M AT A STOP LIGHT IT HAS STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM OF THE PROBLEM ALL THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE DISTRICT MANAGER TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO. THIS WAS THIS MORNING AND I WILL CALL THEM BACK TOMORROW TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY WILL DO OR NOT DO. THIS IS VERY SCARY AND I WILL NOT LET MY WIFE DRIVE THE CAR FOR THAT REASON. IF I HAD NOT BEEN ON MY TOES WATCHING WHAT I WAS DOING WHILE DRIVING I MIGHT HAVE HAD A ACCIDENT. WHEN IT DOES GO OUT IT IS VERY HARD TO STEER AND IF I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND HAVE TO MAKE A SUDDEN TURN I WOULD NOT BE WRITING THIS MESSAGE TO YOU TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. *TR

POWER STEERING IS SHUTTING OFF WHILE THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON ALL ROAD TYPES AND SPEEDS WITH THE LAST INCIDENT ACCRUING WHILE MY 19 YEAR OLD CHILD WAS DRIVING THE CAR IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF ACTUALLY MAKING A TURN. I AM TOLD BY THE LOCAL CHEVROLET REPAIR SHOP THAT THE POWER ASSIST MOTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS THE MECHANISM THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED IN THE CHEVY COBALT. WHY HAS THE 06 HHR NOT BEEN ADDED TO THE RECALL? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER, PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH A NEW SET OF KEYS, AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE KEY REMAINED STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE ALSO FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER, AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR, THE GEAR BOX, AND SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.