2007 Chevrolet HHR Complaint Log

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY IN WASHINGTON DC AND GOING AROUND A CURVE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED, CAUSING MY CAR TO VEER INTO THE NEXT LANE BEFORE I COULD FORCE IT BACK. I WAS LUCKY IT WAS VERY EARLY SO THERE WAS NO CAR IN THE OTHER LANE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE HHR. IT ALSO SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME ISSUE AS THE COBALT, G5 AND SATURN, WHICH HAVE HAD RECALLS/SPECIAL EXTENDED COVERAGE. THIS WAS VERY FRIGHTENING AND THIS COULD EASILY CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I WAS VERY LUCKY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 65MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING OTHER CHEVY VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PART HAVE BEEN RECALLED BUT NOT THE HHR THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHEN IT WILL BE RECALLED OR DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE THE ISSUE IS FIXED. *TR

WHEN I STARTED THE CAR IN THE MORNING THE READ OUT ON THE DASH SAID "POWER STEERING PROBLEM". THE WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN AT ALL. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE STEERING WORKED. I TOOK IT TO CASTLE CHEVROLET, VILLA PARK, IL. FOR REPAIR. THEY CHANGED THE POWER STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY COSTING ME $811.45. I FOUND OUT THAT THE CHEVY COBALT 2007 IS SUBJECT TO RECALL #10V073000, MARCH 3, 2010 FOR THE SAME PART. I FEEL THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED AND I SHOULD GET A FULL REFUND. DID I MENTION HOW DANGEROUS THIS IS? LOSS OF STEERING AT 60 MPH? WHAT IS CHEVY WAITING FOR, FATALITY? *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN A STORE PARKING LOT TOWARD THE EXIT MY 2007 CHEVY HHR BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE DASH WARNING SYSTEM LITE INDICATING THE POWER STEERING HAD FAILED. CAR IS IN MY DRIVEWAY WAITING REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT OPENED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AND OPENED THE DOOR FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OF THE STEERING FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I HAD TO REPLACE LEFT AND RIGHT CONTROL ARMS ON THIS VEHICLE,BRAKES CONSTANTLY CAN'T UNLOCK DOORS FROM INSIDE,HAVE TO ROLL DOWN WINDOW TO UNLOCK,NOW HAVING ENGINE PROBLEMS AND ONE OF THE CONTROL ARMS GOING BAD AGAIN.PLUS SOMETHING IS CAUSING RAIN TO GET IN MY CAR SOMEWHERE,BECAUSE WHEN IT RAINS AT SMELLS MILDEWY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPROACHING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING AND HIGHLY NOTICEABLE GASOLINE FUEL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC OR THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 87,000.

POWERS STEERING WENT OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN A TURN. HAS WENT OUT INTERMITTENTLY SINCE FIRST OCCURRENCE. IF INJURY OR DEATH OCCURS, CAN WE ALL FILE A CLASS ACTION SUIT? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE POWER STTERING WARNING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS A WARNING CHIME SOUNDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,500. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

AT ANY SPEED AND AT RANDOM TIMES MY POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT. I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF 10 TIMES IN 30 MILES TO RESET THE POWER STEERING MOTOR TO GET HOME SAFELY. THERE IS A RECALL FOR CHEVROLET COBALT AND MALIBU FOR THE SAME ISSUE. UPON RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET THERE ARE MULTIPLE PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. WHEN GM WAS CONTACTED I FOUND OUT THAT MY POWER STEERING MOTOR THAT CUTS OUT IS THE SAME PART NUMBER AS THE ONE IN THE CARS UNDER RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THIS HAS MADE ME ALMOST LOSE CONTROL GOING AROUND TURNS AND I FEEL THAT IT IS A HAZARD TO ANYONE THAT DRIVES THE HHR'S WITH THE SAME POWER STEERING MOTOR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

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

LOSING POWER STEERING ASSIST AT RANDOM TIMES. OCCURRING 3-4 TIMES DAILY, AT HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS. WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON, POWER STEERING RESETS AND WORKS AGAIN. FUSE IS DAMAGED EACH TIME POWER STEERING IS LOST, AND FUSE IS REPLACED AFTER EACH OCCURRENCE. *TR

STARTED THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING WAS OUT. MY HUSBAND NOTICED THE 60 AMP SQUARE FUSE WAS BLOWN. LOOKED IT UP ON LINE AND FOUND THE HUNDREDS OF HHR OWNERS HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR

WELL JUST BEFORE INSPECTION TIME, WHICH SHOULD BE NOW. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT HAS COME OFF AND ON. MORE ON THAN OFF. STEERING BECOMES MANUAL STEERING AND HARD TO HANDLE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE PART. FOR SOMEONE THAT'S NOT AS STRONG THIS MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR WRECK, DURING HANDLING OF THE VEHICLE. ESPECIALLY DURING TURNING AND CHANGING LANES. IF THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED YET I BET I KNOW WHY. CHEVY AND GM MOTORS ARE AFRAID OF LOSING MONEY ON REPAIRS AND PARTS. HUMANS THAT DRIVE THE VEHICLE TYPE SHOULD BE PUT ON PRIORITY. MY WIFE WAS VERY AFRAID WHEN IT WENT OUT ON HER WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR FREEWAY. SHE HAD TO PULL OVER AND GET HER WITS BACK IN ORDER TO DRIVE BACK HOME. IM NOT PAYING NO 450.00 US DOLLARS FOR REPAIR, I KNOW HOW TO FIX IT AND CAN GET A CHEAPER PART. BUT IF MY WIFE WOULD HAVE HAD A WRECK BECAUSE OF THE POWER STEERING MOTOR GOING OUT, THERE WOULD OF BEEN A DEFINITE LAW SUIT. PLEASE RECALL THE PART. HUMAN BEINGS SAFETY COMES FIRST AND FOREMOST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE CONTACT HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND ALLOW IT TO COOL DOWN BEFORE RESTARTING IT. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE FAMILIAR WITH THE FAILURE AND INFORMED HIM OF THE REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000.

WE TOOK OUR 2007 CHEVROLET HHR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AS THE RECALL NOTICED PRESCRIBED. MY WIFE WAITED 1 1/2 HOURS FOR THE REPAIR. THE DEALER SHIP PERSONNEL RETURNED ASKING MY WIFE FOR THE, QUOTE: "OLD KEYS BECAUSE THEY WILL NO LONGER WORK AFTER THE REPAIR" THEN HANDING HER A NEW SET OF KEYS AFTER SURRENDERING THE OLD KEYS. WHEN MY WIFE RETURNED HOME THE IGNITION SWITCH STILL DID NOT WORK AS THE SWITCH TUMBLER WOULD NOT RELEASE THE KEY IN THE PARK POSITION AS BEFORE THE "FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH HAD BEEN REPLACED". I STILL HAD ONE OF THE ORIGINAL IGNITION KEYS , AS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP "IT WOULDN'T WORK"... I PLACED THE OLD KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND IT STARTED THE CAR. IT WOULD NOT RELEASE THE OLD KEY AS BEFORE THE "R&R". ALL WE RECEIVED IMO WAS A NEW SET OF KEYS & FALSE HOPE THAT THE GENERAL MOTORS DEFECTS HAD BEEN RESOLVED. THE HHR STILL HAS THE SAME DEFECTS AS IT DID BEFORE TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. (SMOKE & MIRRORS NO RESOLVE). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS ABLE TO MOVE FROM PARK TO DRIVE WHILE THE KEY WAS STILL IN THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN THE KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED OFF. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A CHIME SOUNDED AND SUDDENLY THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND FUNCTION AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHERE THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON A MAJOR CITY STREET IN FORT MYERS FLORIDA TRYING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN WHEN ALL AT ONCE MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY CAR. IT WAS SO HARD TO STEER THE CAR BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR SEMI OFF THE STREET. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT LITE UP ON MY DASH PANEL. I TURN THE CAR OFF AND WENT FOR HELP. A GENTLEMAN WAS KIND ENOUGH TO STOP LOOK AT MY CAR AND COULD NOT FIND WHERE THE POWER STEERING WAS. HE THEN GOT IN MY CAR AND RESTARTED MY CAR AND IT WAS WORKING JUST FINE. HE ADVISED ME TO TAKE MY CAR TO AUTO ZONE AND HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AS THEY WOULD HOOK IT UP TO THEIR EQUIPMENT AND FINED THE PROBLEM. ONCE AT AUTO ZONE THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A RECALL PROBLEM AND TO TAKE IT TO A CHEVY DEALER TO GET IT FIXED. IT COST ME $278.00 AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT IT WAS NOT ON A RECALL NOTICE BUT THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HHR'S. THEY ADVISED ME TO CONTACT GM AND SEE IF THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE COST. GUESS WHAT I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY OR A RECALL PROBLEM AND IT WAS ON ME. AFTER READING ABOUT ALL THE PROBLEMS REPORTS ON THIS WITH THE POWER STEERING IT SCARES ME TO THINK IT COULD GO OUT AGAIN AS I HAVE READ THAT SOME HAVE HAD IT TO HAPPEN MORE THAN ONE TIME TO THEM. *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON EVENING I HEARD A "BING" AND A WARNING MESSAGE CAME ON IN MY DASH READING "POWER STEERING" AND I IMMEDIATELY LOST THE POWER STEERING ASSIST ON MY CAR ENTIRELY MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD I WAS ON AND SAFELY INTO A PARKING LOT. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEEDS OR IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURRED IT WOULD HAVE ALMOST CERTAINLY ENDED IN A CRASH. THE POWER STEERING MOTOR (THE SAME PART RECALLED ON 2007 CHEVY COBALTS, WHICH SHARE A POWER TRAIN AND CHASSIS WITH THE HHR) FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT ONLY JUST OVER 40,000 ON A WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE. I WOULD SUGGEST FURTHER INQUIRY INTO WHETHER THE RECALL ON THIS PART HAS BEEN COMPREHENSIVE ENOUGH AND SHOULD PERHAPS INCLUDE OTHER MAKES AND MODELS SUCH AS THE HHR. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH GM REGARDING THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND HAVE RECEIVED LITTLE TO NO HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND INSTRUMENTAL PANEL LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED AND THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ABOUT TO TURN WHEN THE POWER STEERING JUST SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE BECAME HARD TO STEER AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. AFTER GOING TO DEALER THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR BUT THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED BY CHEVY. VERY DANGEROUS. MANY COMPLAINTS MADE ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE SNAPPED OFF. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY BE FATAL IN A CRASH OR FIRE IF THE DRIVER IS UNABLE TO QUICKLY EXIT THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE DOOR HANDLE OF DRIVERS SIDE OF 2007 HHR. BROKE OFF. AS I OPENED DOOR..IT IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND IF BATTERY SHOULD DIE OR IF THERE IS A FIRE THERE IS NO WAY TO EXIT QUICKLY FROM DRIVERS SEAT..THE HANDLE CANNOT BE REPLACED...RATHER AN ENTIRE DOOR PANEL UPWARDS OF 350.00 PLUS LABOR IS ONLY REMEDY..I SPOKE TO A GM REP WHO ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT INTO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION...IT WAS DETERMINED THAT I WOULD STILL HAVE TO PAY....THIS IS VERY SERIOUS AND NEEDS TO BE REMEDIED. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE DRIVING. *TR

WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED IN LATE 2009 WITH APPROXIMATELY 30000 MILES. A COUPLE YEARS INTO OWNERSHIP THE CAR ENGINE BEGAN SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING UNEXPECTEDLY, 4 TIMES DURING LEFT HAND TURNS WHERE WE WERE TURNING INTO PARKING LOTS OR DRIVING OVER A DIP IN THE ROAD. ONCE OVER A POTHOLE. IT'S VERY SCARY , LEFT HAND TURNS ARE DANGEROUS MANEUVERS ANYWAYS , LET ALONE HAVING YOUR CAR STALL WHILE DOING IT. THESE INCIDENTS OCCURRED BEFORE WE EVER HEARD OF RECALL. WE RECEIVED THE NOTICES IN THE MAIL , BUT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THE DEALER IS CLEARLY OVERWHELMED AND ANNOYED. OUR FIRST CONTACT WAS INCREDIBLY RUDE AND PUT MY HUSBAND ON HOLD FOR TWENTY MINUTES AND THEN BASICALLY SAID DON'T CALL US WE WILL CALL YOU AND HUNG UP ON HIM.. IN MAY THE POWER STEERING ISSUE HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY TRAVELING 65MPH ON A FREEWAY CURVE DURING HEAVY WINDS . THE CHIME SOUND WAS FOLLOWED BY THE ERROR MESSAGE AND I BECAME VERY AFRAID AND THE CAR WAS VERY HARD TO STEER. I FINALLY GOT TO SHOULDER AFTER COMPLETELY PANICKING BECAUSE I DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED. THE CAR WILL RESUME NORMAL OPERATION AFTER TURNING OFF FOR A PERIOD AND RESTARTING, BUT IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME TILL IT HAPPENS AGAIN. THE RECALL ON THE STEERING IS NOT BEING COVERED BECAUSE MY MODEL YEAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL EVEN THOUGH GM IS COVERING IT IN OTHER 2007???? MAKES NO SENSE. I'M TOLD THAT THEY ARE EXTENDING LIFETIME WARRANTY TO ORIGINAL OWNER BUT MOST OF THESE MODEL YEARS ARE ALREADY IN RESALE MARKET SO WE ARE EXCLUDED, SO I GUESS THIS WILL FALL ON OUR POCKETS. . I AM VERY ANNOYED AND I REFUSE TO DRIVE MY KIDS AROUND IN THIS DEATH TRAP ANYMORE. I ASKED FOR LOANER FINALLY. I'M DONE WITH THIS THING. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED HE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE VARIOUS TIMES IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE KEY. THE FAILURE OCCURED INTERMITTENTLY BUT HAD BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WITH TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

MY SON WAS DRIVING THE CAR, THE "POWER STEERING" INFO LIGHT FLASHED IN THE INFO AREA, AND THEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, MAKING THE CAR DIFFICULT TO STEER. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF, AND THEN LATER RESTARTING THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING ACTED FINE AT FIRST, THEN LATER IT DID THE SAME THING WITH THE POWER STEERING, THE SAME EVENING. I AM AWARE THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS SAME POWER STEERING UNIT, ON THE CHEVY COBALT. *TR

THE HHR HAS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. THE STEERING ASSIST FAILS AND MAKES THE CAR ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. THIS IS AN INTERMENT PROBLEM. SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING WILL RESET THE FAULT AND ALLOW THE STEERING TO HAVE POWER ASSIST AGAIN. IT SEEMS GM HAS RECALLED ALL CARS WITH THAT STEERING SYSTEM EXCEPT THE HHR. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU ARE GOING TO LOOSE ASSIST. I CAN HAPPEN IN A TURN AND YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO STEER THROUGH THE TURN. SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE DUE TO THIS ISSUE IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. CALLED MY LOCAL GM DEALER AND WAS TOLD I'M ON THE HOOK FOR THE EXPENSE TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE. CANADA DID RECALL THIS MAKE AND MODEL FOR THIS ISSUE. HOW IS IT A SAFETY PROBLEM IN CANADA BUT NOT IN THE US? *TR

WHENEVER I WOULD GO OVER SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD, THERE WOULD BE A LARGE CLUNKING SOUND AS IF I HAD HIT A POT HOLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING SIGN COME ON AND UNABLE TO STEER SAFELY, AND ITS BECOMING FOR FREQUENTLY.. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE ARRIVED AT HER PLACE OF BUSINESS, SHE COULD NOT TURN THE IGNITION OFF. SHE WAS FORCED TO DRIVE TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSIS. ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND SHIFTER WERE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER S SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT, OF IN LIGHT OF THE WIDELY PUBLICIZED RECALL. *JB

LOST POWER IN THE STEERING AS I WENT TO MAKE A TURN. HAD DIFFICULTY TURNING STEERING WHEEL. NEXT MORNING STEERING WAS BACK TO NORMAL.TODAY (09-090-2013) I AM HAVING THE SAME STEERING PROBLEM. *TR

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR ON MY HHR FAILED CLOSE TO THIS DATE WHILE BEING DRIVEN DOWN OUR STREET AT AROUND 25 MPH AND I HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH ABOUT THE FAILURE AT THE TIME BUT NOW I SEE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILURES ARE THE REASON FOR A CURRENT RECALL. MY HHR WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL BUT I WONDER IF IT'S MOTOR ALSO HAS A PROBLEM. MY MECHANIC USED A 19257876 MOTOR KIT FOR THE REPAIR. A GOOGLE SEARCH FOR THIS PART SHOWS THE FOLLOWING APPLICATIONS. CHEVROLET COBALT 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 CHEVROLET HHR 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 CHEVROLET HHR 5 DOOR HIGH ROOF H/B 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 CHEVROLET HHR 5 DOOR UPLEVEL HIGH ROOF H/B 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 PONTIAC G5 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 PONTIAC PURSUIT 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 SATURN ION 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND SUDDENLY MY POWER STEERING FAILED. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS A WIRING ISSUE BECAUSE THE FUSE WAS BLOWN. I REPLACED THE FUSE 3 TIMES BEFORE TAKING THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME ITS VERY COMMON FOR THE POWER STEERING MOTOR TO FAIL IN HHRS. I HAD TO REPLACE IT OUT OF POCKET. I HAVE NOT HAD PROBLEMS SINCE THEN. IT SEEMS LIKE 2007 HHR SHOULD BE IN THE POWER STEERING RECALL LIST TOO. *TR

I WAS OPERATING MY VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN MY POWER STEERING FAILED. I HEARD AN INDICATOR SOUND AND THEN 'POWER STEERING' APPEARED IN MY DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER/ODOMETER AREA. AT THIS TIME, THE VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING HAD FAILED. I SLOWED TO A COMPLETE STOP, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, AND RESTARTED IT. THE POWER STEERING BEGAN TO FUNCTION AGAIN. APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MINUTES, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN WHILE I WAS AT HIGHWAY SPEED RIGHT BEFORE A LARGE CURVE. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND HAD TO STEER WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY TO A LOCATION WHERE I COULD TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THIS HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS. I AM NO LONGER OPERATING THE VEHICLE AND HAVE IT SCHEDULE FOR MAINTENANCE. I BELIEVE, IF THE VEHICLE WERE TO BE OPERATED AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND THIS OCCURRED IT COULD BE DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE AND THEIR IS NO WARNING THAT A MALFUNCTION IS ABOUT TO OCCUR. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE STARTED IN EARLY 2012 AND INCREASED IN FREQUENCY AND DURATION UNTIL REPAIR ON 7/26/2012. INITIALLY COAD CHEVROLET DEALER OF CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO, SAID IT WOULD BE COVERED BY RECALL, AND ON THE THEIR INVOICE #547639 IT IS PRINTED "CUSTOMER REQUESTS A FACTORY RECALL BE PERFORMED, OR VISS PRINT SHOWS THIS UNIT TO BE OPEN FOR A PARTICULAR CAMPAIGN. SPECIAL POLICY #10413 PWR STEERING IN DIC. NO POWER STEERING AT TIMES." ALONG WITH "PERFORM RECALL AS PER BULLETIN; INSPECT/REPLACE AS NEEDED", BUT THEN THEY ADDED "REPLACE POWER STEERING MOTOR AS PER ESTIMATE" AND CHARGED $281.59. THEIR EXPLANATION WAS THAT VIN REALLY WAS NOT COVERED, BUT GM MIGHT COVER AND REIMBURSE FOR THE REPAIR IF WE CONTACTED THEM DIRECTLY. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS CONTACTED MANY TIMES STARTING ON 8/17/12 OR EARLIER AND ON 9/19/12 STATED THEY WOULD NOT COVER REPAIR. IN CANADA THIS FAILURE WAS IDENTIFIED AND COVERED FOR THIS MODEL YEAR AND OTHERS. I WANT GM TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE OBVIOUS AND DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF AND ARE SELECTIVELY COVERING. I HAVE THE INVOICE CONTAINING THE ABOVE INFORMATION. *TR

MY POWER STEERING MOTOR KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF...IT WORKS FOR A BIT WHEN STARTING CAR BUT THEN THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE COME UP ON THE DASH BOARD AND IT BECOMES HARD TO STEER. APPARENTLY THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE HHR AND THIS NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE BECOMES SERIOUSLY HURT. GM APPEARS NOT TO CARE AND HAVE NOT DONE A RECALL ON THIS. I AM SURE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS REACHED OUT TO YOU FOR HELP BUT PLEASE DO JUST THAT..HELP!!!! *TR

MY WIFE NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING THE HHR ON THE SAWMILL PARKWAY DURING A RAIN EVENT. THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. THE CURVY NATURE OF THE ROAD AND THE POSTED SPEED MADE IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR HER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE HHR IS BUILT ON THE SAME PLATFORM AS THE CHEVY COBALT AND HAS THE SAME STEERING SYSTEM. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE COBALT HAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE. IT DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE THAT THE SAME ISSUE BEING IDENTIFIED BY COUNTLESS HHR USERS ON THE INTERNET WOULD NOT BE INCLUDED. THE RESULTS COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN TRAGIC. *TR

WHILE ON A HIGHWAY ENTRANCE RAMP MY WIFE LOST POWER STEERING ALMOST HIT THE GUARD RAIL. AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR THE POWER STEERING RETURNED,BUT A FEW DAYS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. OVER THE LAST THREE MONTHS IT HAS REACHED THE POINT IT'S HAPPENING MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY,THIS WILL BECOME A MAJOR PROBLEM IN THE WINTER. CONTACTED A DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS THE SAME POWER STEERING SYSTEM THAT WAS RECALLED ON THE 2007 COBALT'S ,BUT NOT THE HHR. THE COST TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THAT G.M. KNOWS ABOUT IS MORE THEN I CAN AFFORD RIGHT BUT WHY SHOULD OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE TO PAY TO FIX A DEFECT IN A MANUFACTURERS PRODUCT. PLEASE HAVE THEM FIX THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR KILLED ! *TR

ON-GOING DESPITE SEVERAL REPAIR AND/OR REPLACEMENT ATTEMPTS. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. I JUST DID THE ROTORS AND BRAKES 3 WEEKS AGO. WHEN IT IS COLD THE SUSPENSION SEEMS LIKE THE CAR IS GOING TO FALL APART. THE POWER STEERING COMES AND GOES. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPEN I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A U-TURN AND WAS ALMOST RAMMED FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THESE CARS ARE A DEATH TRAP. ALL MY ISSUES HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT NINE MONTHS.

WHILE IDLING, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN I MOVED FORWARD THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING, I REACHED A DESTINATION AND CUT THE CAR OFF. THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK ON WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR SOME TIME LATER. IT WORKED OKAY FOR A DAY OR SO THEN BEGAN TO GO OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING. NOW IT IS MORE OFF THAN ON. THE CHEVY HHR HAS THE SAME POWER TRAIN AS THE CHEVY COBALT WHICH IS UNDER RECALL. I CONTACTED A DEALER THIS MORNING WHO SAID THERE IS NOT A RECALL AT THIS TIME FOR THE HHR. *TR

CAR HAS 38,000 MILES AT THIS TIME. SINCE 5,000 MILES THE CAR WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE CAR WOULD PULSATE AND SHAKE AT THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END. THE HIGHER THE SPEED THE MORE SEVERE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE MODEL. I AM READING ON EDMONDS CAR FORUM ABOUT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE ROTOR WARPS PREMATURELY CAUSING THE ISSUES. THE ROTORS ARE CLEARLY NOT THE GRADE NEEDED FOR THE CAR. GM HAS NEVER ADDRESSED THE COMPLAINTS AND SHOULD BE PRESSURED TO RECALL THE MODEL AND REPLACE THE DEFICIENT ROTORS. *TT

UPON ATTEMPTING TO OPEN DRIVERS DOOR FROM INSIDE THE HANDLE BROKE. NOW I HAVE TO PUT THE WINDOW DOWN AND OPEN THE DOOR FROM OUTSIDE TO EXIT. THE PLASTIC HANDLE IS AVAILABLE ONLY AS A COMPLETE DOOR UNIT. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT AS WELL AS BEING INCONVENIENT. GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC DURING A TURN ONTO A 4 LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY A POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON AND THE ALARM SOUNDED AND DISCOVERED MY POWER STEERING WAS GONE. I HAD TO PULL EXTREMELY HARD TO THE LEFT TO COMPLETE THE TURN. I THEN PULLED OVER TO CHECK IT OUT AND TURNED OFF THE CAR AND SAT THERE FOR A MINUTE AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT WAS OKAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER THE LAST 6 DAYS SEVERAL TIMES BUT ALWAYS IN THE AFTERNOON, NOT THE MORNING. I WENT INTO THE PLACE I GET MY CAR WORKED ON FOR ROUTINE SERVICE AND THEY HOOKED TO THE COMPUTER AND SAID IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH A FAULTY ELECTRONIC SWITCH AND WOULD HAVE TO BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 5 MPH, SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TURN WHEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE POWER STEERING HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

POWER STEERING MOTOR GOES OUT AND GENERATES AN ERROR IN HIGH TEMPERATURES. RESTARTING THE CAR CAUSES IT TO FUNCTION AGAIN, BUT IT WILL CONTINUE TO GO OUT RANDOMLY IN HIGH HEAT. THIS EXACT SAME COMPONENT HAS BEEN RECALLED IN OTHER CHEVROLET CARS AND IS RECALLED ON THE HHR IN CANADA. *TR

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2007 CHEVY HHR KEEPS CUTTING IN AND OUT. IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AT ALL SPEEDS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS I HAD LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS OCCURRED. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON THIS> SAME MOTOR AS THE CHEVY COBALT AND THEY RECALLED THAT!! SAME MOTOR AS THE CANADIAN HHR ( AND SAME PLANT) CANADA RECALLED!! YET NOTHING FOR HTE US CONSUMER--AND WE BAILED THEM OUT WITH OUR TAX MONEY. THIS IS PATHETIC WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVY. NOW IM STUCK WITH A DANGEROUS CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITH AN ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT RESUMED NORMALLY AFTER THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION FAILED AND THE KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR IN DRIVE AND DROVE TO THE DEALER. THE DIAGNOSTIC REPORT WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 46,900. UPDATED 07/06/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE SHIFTER BUTTON WOULD NOT ENGAGE SHIFT AND THE SHIFT LEVER WOULD MOVE THROUGH ALL THE GEARS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION ASSEMBLY. UPDATED 07/16/12