2006 Chevrolet HHR complaints

DROVE 1 MILE. TURNED ENGINE OFF FOR 15 MIN. WHEN RESTARTED CAR IT STARTED SHAKING, WARNING MESSAGE ON DASH READ ENGINE POWER REDUCED. UNABLE TO DRIVE MORE THAN 30 MPH,WITH CAR STILL SHAKING DROVE 1 MILE TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC, WHEN MECHANIC RESTARTED CAR AND CONDUCTED DX TEST AND RESET CODE THE PROBLEM RESOLVED, NO FURTHER INCIDENTS AFTER MILES OF TEST DRIVING. HESITANT TO DRIVE CAR ANY LONG DISTANCE FOR FEAR IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN AND CURIOUS IF OTHER HHR DRIVERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM OR IF THERE WAS A SILENT RECALL.. WOULD LIKE ADVICE AS TO HOW TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE, PREVENT A RECURRENCE WITHOUT EXPENSIVE DEALER COSTS AND FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU *TR

I TOOK MY 2006 HHR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. MY CAR HAS EXHIBITED THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THOSE DESCRIBED, BUT I WAS TOLD THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT LOOK AT MY VEHICLE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY MY HHR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL WHILE OTHERS ARE. I DID NOT SEE WHERE THERE WAS A DISTINCTION BETWEEN SOME 2006 HHR AND OTHERS. THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT IN MY VEHICLE ON A REGULAR BASIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, A WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITH THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER RESTARTING. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWENTY TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND STOPPED AT A DRIVE THRU COFFEE SHOP. AFTER RECEIVING MY ORDER AND DROVE OFF, I LOST MY POWER STEERING. MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I CONTINUED DRIVING HOME. THANKFULLY, I ONLY LIVE A COUPLE OF MILES AWAY, THOUGH DRIVING HOME WAS DIFFICULT. WHILE TURNING ON ONE STREET, I ALMOST HIT A CAR, AS IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT MAKING A TURN. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WHICH WILL COST ME 312.00 DOLLARS. I AM UPSET THAT THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT ADMIT TO THE FAULTY MOTOR, AS I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS, I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF NOT ADDRESSED. *TR

SITTING STILL UNDER CARPORT (CAR NOT MOVING). TURNED ON IGNITION TO CHECK GAS AMOUNT AND THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH DID NOT COME ON. I MOVED IT OUT FROM CARPORT AND THEY CAME ON. FEW HOURS LATER THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON AGAIN. THE ONLY KEYS ON KEY RING ARE 1 HOUSE KEY, 1 CAR DOOR KEY AND THE KEY FOB. THIS CAR WAS NOT MOVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR

THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE HAS BROKEN OFF COMPLETELY THERE IS NO WAY TO GET OUT OF THE CAR UNLESS YOU ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND THEY ARE ELECTRIC? NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE STILL HAS THE HANDLE BUT IT DOES NOT WORK EITHER? THEY ARE CHEAPLY MADE BUT SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 5-6 YEARS. SO AFTER CALLING CHEVROLET AND SEEING IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS FOR THIS ISSUE I WAS TOLD TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEM CHECK IT OUT. SO I DID AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST 497.00 PER DOOR BECAUSE THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE BOTH INSIDE DOOR PANELS. IT IS NOT A SAFETY HAZARD AND THERE ARE NO BULLETINS TO FIX THIS? WHAT HAPPENS IF I GET IN AN ACCIDENT AND MY WINDOWS DON'T GO DOWN BECAUSE THEY ARE ELECTRIC? THIS TO ME IS A SAFETY HAZARD! I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF MY CAR! I CALL IT MY KIDNAPPING CAR BECAUSE YOU CAN GET IN BUT YOU CAN'T GET OUT UNLESS YOU ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND USE THE OUTSIDE HANDLE. *TR

THE POWER STEERING JUST GOES OUT. IF YOU TURN THE IGNITION OFF THEN TURN THE IGNITION BACK ON THE POWER STEERING COMES BACK ON. THE POWER STEERING WILL JUST GO OUT RANDOMLY.WE THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE COVERED UNDER OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT THEY SAY IT'S NOT. THE MECHANIC SAYS IT'S THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE POWERSTEERING MODULE. COST OF REPAIR WILL BE ABOUT 1100 DOLLARS. 2006 HHR. *TR

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WILL TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT WILL TURN ON. ON WARMER DAYS IT STAYS OF AND ON COLD DAYS IT WILL CYCLE ON AND OFF. CHEVY RECALLED TWO OTHER MODELS WITH THE SAME FRAME STYLE. COBALT AND PONTIAC G6. MY HHR IS NOT ON THE LIST. IGNITION WILL NOT TURN TO RUN POSITION ON COLD DAYS. HAVE TO WIGGLE AND PLAY WITH KEY FOR MINUTES TO TURN. *TR

KEY GOT STUCK IN IGNITION. THIS APPARENTLY IS A COMMON KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. THEY DID A RECALL BUT ONLY ON THE 2009 MODELS. THE GEAR SHIFT ASSEMBLY GOES BAD AND THERE IS A PLASTIC PIECE THAT BREAKS CAUSING THE KEY TO GET STUCK. I HAD TO GO INTO THE STEERING COLUMN TO MANUALLY RELEASE THE KEY. THE GEAR SHIFT ALSO WILL GO INTO ANY POSITION WITHOUT HAVING TO PRESS THE BUTTON, WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IT CAN BE PUT INTO REVERSE WHILE DRIVING, ETC. TRIED TO TAKE IT IN TO GET FIXED BUT WILL COST ABOUT $300. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL SINCE IT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH ALL THE EARLY HHR MODELS, NOT JUST THE 2009.

WAS SNOWING GOT CAR HIGH CENTERED IN DRIVEWAY COULD NOT GET IGNITION TO TURN OFF TRIED OFF AND ON FOR A HOUR FINALLY FRUSTRATED WENT IN HOME THE NEXT MORNING OF COURSE MY BATTERY WAS DEAD. THIS HAPPENED WITHIN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF BUYING THE CAR. THEN DEALERSHIP CAME OUT GOT VEHICLE STARTED TOOK TO SHOP. I GOT THE CAR BACK A WEEK LATER. THEN WAS DRIVING CAR AND ON THE WEEKEND ON MY WAY TO WORK MESSAGE ON DASH SAYS REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND WOULD NOT LET ME GO MORE THAN 30 MPH. THE ROADS WERE COMPLETELY DRY SO ROAD CONDITIONS WERE NOT THE ISSUE. I AGAIN CALLED THE GUY WHO SOLD ME THE CAR HE SWITCH ME OVER TO THE MECHANIC WHO SAID BRING THE CAR IN NEXT TIME IT DOES THAT OTHERWISE THEY WONT BE ABLE TO TELL WHAT WENT WRONG. THEN THE NEXT WEEK MY FRONT TIRE WAS WOBBLING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO COME OFF AND IT WAS NOT THE LUG BOLTS BECAUSE I CHECKED THEM SO BACK TO THE SHOP AGAIN. THEY SAID SOME BOLT WAS LOOSE UNDER THE HOOD TO THE FRONT END AND I SHOULD BE FINE. THEN I BELIEVE IT WAS A WEEK OR TWO LATER THE IGNITION LOCKED UP ON ME AGAIN AND THEY BLAMED THAT ON ME. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR A YEAR AND OWE MORE THAN IT IS WORTH SO CANNOT TRADE IT IN BECAUSE I OWE THREE TIMES MORE THAN IT IS WORTH. A MONTH AGO AGAIN THE MESSAGE CAME ON THE DASH REDUCE ENGINE POWER ON MY WAY TO WORK LIVE 11 MILES OUT OF TOWN SO DROVE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WITH MY FLASHERS ON TO LET OTHER CARS BY. AMONG THAT I HAD THE WINDSHIELD LEEK WATER IN MY FLOOR ON PASSENGER SIDE EVERY TIME IT RAINED. THE DEALE

MY CAR STARTED GIVING ME A CHARGING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT. I HAD IT CHECKED, WITH NO FINDINGS. THE CAR STOPPED ON ME SEVERAL TIMES, YET ALWAYS CHECK OUT OKAY. THE LAST TIME THE BATTERY WAS SHORTED, SO I REPLACED IT. THE NEXT DAY THE CAR STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A SHOP, WHERE IT STARTED UP FINE AND DIDN'T SHOW ANYTHING ON DIAGNOSTIC. WHEN I WENT TO PICK IT UP IT STARTED AND THEN SHORTED OUT THE COMPUTER. THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED, IT STARTED UP, THEN STARTED SMOKING AND SHORTED OUT THE NEW COMPUTER. I WANT TO NOTE THAT APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AGO, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND SHORTED OUT THE CHARGING SYSTEM, TWICE. IT WAS REPAIRED AT CHEVROLET IN BAKERSFIELD. *TR

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AS I WAS LEAVING A PARKING GARAGE. MY DRIVING WAS GREATLY IMPAIRED ON THE WAY HOME. *TR

WHEN DRIVING AFTER MAKING A TURN THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THIS OCCURS ABOUT EVERY OTHER DAY WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE 2005 CHEVY HHR'S FOR THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR GOING OUT I THINK IT SHOULD APPLY TO THE 2006 MODEL BECAUSE IT IS THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENING. *TR

STEERING ASSIST WENT OUT. MESSAGE ON DASH DISPLAY ALERTED ME AS WELL. COULD RESTART THE CAR, AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. I UNDERSTAND THIS HAS OCCURRED ON MANY HHR'S, AND COBALTS, AND THE COBALT HAS A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ARBITRARILY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,500.

I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND THE WARNING FOR THE POWER STEERING CAME ON. IT THEN BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. WHEN I STARTED THE HHR UP ALMOST 8 HOURS LATER, IT DROVE FINE. I DON'T WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN A WRECK BECAUSE MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT. *TR

THIS BEGAN WITH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT COMING ON JUST AS THE POWER STEERING CUT OUT . AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING ALL WAS NORMAL FOR ABOUT TWO MINUTES THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED . AFTER LOOKING ON-LINE I SAW THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE AND ALSO THAT CHEVROLET DID ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE IN CANADA BUT NOT IN THE USA , I ALSO SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON ANOTHER CHEVY MODEL THAT USES THE SAME POWER STEERING MOTOR (WHICH IS THE PROBLEM) . ONCE THE MOTOR FAILS IT IS EXTREMELY HARD TO CONTROL THE CAR AND ON A HIGHWAY THIS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS SITUATION . IN MY CASE I HAD A DEALER FIX THE CAR AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE MAIN COMPUTER ALONG WITH THE POWER STEERING MOTOR COSTING ME OVER NINE HUNDRED DOLLARS ! I AM SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT FOR MY GRANDSON WHO CURRENTLY OWNS THE HHR , I WAS THE ORIGINAL OWNER . *TR

THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE COMES ON AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. IT'S VERY HARD TO STEER THE WHEEL. I HAVE TO FIND A PLACE TO PULL OVER AND RE-START THE CAR. TODAY IT I HAD TO RE-START IT 3 TIMES ON A SHORT TRIP TO THE STORE AND BACK. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. IT HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING. LUCKILY I WAS IN TOWN TO PULL OVER, BUT EVEN THAT WAS A HARD WITH TRAFFIC AND TRYING TO FIND A PLACE TO PULL OVER. IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN REALLY DANGEROUS, BECAUSE I WOULDN'T HAVE ANY CONTROL. IN SEARCHING THE INTERNET I FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT ITS NOT BEING RECALLED EVEN THOUGH THIS PART HAS BEEN RECALLED IN THE ION, MALIBU AND COBALT AND THE HHR IN CANADA. IF THIS IS A FAULTY PART, I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. SO PLEASE RE-CALL THIS PART. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY HHR, I LOVE IT BUT, IT HAS ISSUES 1ST I BOUGHT IT USED 15,000 MILES. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD 1. THE REAR LOGO REPLACED 4 TIMES, THEN, 2.THE KEY GET STUCK WHEN I TURN OFF THE CAR SO I USED THE PLUNGER AND 3. THE GEAR SHIFT MOVES WHEN THE CAR IS OFF OR ON. NOW, 4. THE KEY WON'T TURN TO START THE CAR I HAVE TO JIGGLE IT TILL IT WORKS. 5. MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT RANDOMLY, WHILE DRIVING IT SO I CAN'T TURN THE 6.-,7.-, AND 8.3 RECALLS, THEN, 9. THE WHEELS SHAKES AT 60 MPH, I HAVE 10. AND 11. REPLACED BOTH FRONT DOOR HANDLES WITH IN 2 WEEKS 12. I HEAR A LOUD CRACKLING OR STATIC SOUND FROM MY SPEAKERS AND THE RADIO IS OFF. OH AND 13. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WON'T GO OFF PLUS 14. EVERY TIME I HAVE TO CHANGE THE BATTERY I HAVE TO GET MY REMOTE REPROGRAMMED FOR THE AUTO START... IT CAME WITH THE CAR. WHAT IS GOING ON? THERE ARE 14 ISSUES SOME SAFETY AND SOME COSMETIC BUT, CLEARLY AN ISSUE I AM ONLY MAKING MY VOICE HEARD BECAUSE I JUST STARTED RESEARCHING MY CAR. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX THE MAJOR IGNITION OR GEAR SHIFT, TRANSMISSION AND ELECTRICAL CAR SHAKING THESE HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN A LOT OF HHRS. PLEASE HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

DETERMINE IF A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT TREND EXISTS...HAVE YOU SEEN HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THERE POWER STEERING CUTTING OUT? WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE? I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH MINE GOING OUT RANDOMLY FOR AT LEAST A YEAR. IT MAY CUT OUT 6 - 10 TIMES A DAY, IT MAY GO A WEEK OR A MONTH BEFORE IT DOES IT AGAIN. IT MAY NOT DO IT FOR ME, BUT WILL DO IT FOR MY SON...HEAT, RAIN, COLD, SNOW IT'S JUST SO RANDOM AND DANGEROUS. AND YES THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WILL RESET IF YOU TURN THE KEY OFF AND BACK ON. THIS IS JUST CRAZY THAT THIS FAILURE IS HAPPENING TO SO MANY HHR DRIVERS. I CANT BELIEVE THAT THE PROBLEM HASN'T BEEN DETERMINED AND THAT THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T ALREADY KNOW WHAT TO REPLACE AND HAS TO CHARGE YOU TO DO DIAGNOSTICS TO FIGURE IT OUT. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER CAR RECALLS (COBALT) FOR POWER STEERING WHY NOT THE HHR NOW? *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A CURVE AT 55 MPH THE POWER STEERING QUIT AND THE VEC BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

BOUGHT 2006 HHR LT NEW FOR MY COMPANY. PURCHASED IT FROM MY COMPANY FOR PERSONAL USE IN EARLY 2011. WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS PRACTICING PARALLEL PARKING AT THE DMV (FOR LICENSE TEST), THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN SHE WAS FULLY STOPPED AND TURNED THE WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT TO BEGIN THE PARKING MANEUVER. IT HAPPENED ON THE THIRD PRACTICE FOR THE DAY. TURNED THE HHR OFF, LET IT SET 30 SEC, AND TURNED IT BACK ON. STEERING RESET. WORKED FOR A COUPLE OF PRACTICES, AND THEN THE POWER ASSIST QUIT AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES, WITH THE 3RD TIME NOT RESETTING. LEFT AND DROVE OFF WITH NO POWER STEERING. A COUPLE OF MILES DOWN THE ROAD, TURNED OFF THE HHR AT A STOPLIGHT. IT RESET WHEN I TURNED THE HHR BACK ON. WENT TO THE DEALER THAT DAY (CHRISTMAS EVE 2013) TO GET IT FIXED. THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR - $453. SEEMED TO WORK FINE. WENT TO DMV SITE AGAIN TODAY (CHRISTMAS) FOR FURTHER PARKING PRACTICE AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN -- DURING THE WHEEL TURN AT A COMPLETE STOP. HAPPENED TWICE; RESET BOTH TIMES. QUIT PRACTICE IN FRUSTRATION. OBVIOUSLY THE MOTOR WAS NOT THE ISSUE . . . OR NOT THE ONLY ISSUE. SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING THEME ON THIS SITE THAT HHR STEERING HAS DESIGN FLAWS. PROBABLY PAST TIME FOR REGULATORS TO SEE THAT THE STATISTICS JUSTIFY A RECALL ON THE HHR'S POWER STEERING. GOING BACK TO DEALER TOMORROW. HOW MUCH THIS TIME IS THE BIG QUESTION? *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 55MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND LOST ALL OF MY POWER STEERING ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. LUCKILY I GOT THE CAR OVER TO THE SHOULDER. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT TO SEE IF THAT WOULD REMEDY THE ISSUE AND 10 MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD AGAIN, IT DID THE SAME THING. I TRIED TO CHANGE OUT THE FUSE UNDER THE HOOD AND TO NO AVAIL, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WITHIN 5 MINUTES THIS TIME. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AND GM SHOULD FIX THIS ISSUE. I'VE HAD ALOT OF CARS AND NEVER HAD A POWER STEERING ISSUE WITH THIS ESP. I MAY NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM PRODUCT AGAIN. *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHEN SHE MADE A RIGHT TURN. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVEN THE VEHICLE TO HER HOME. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, DUE TO THE COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. RK

AT VARIES SPEEDS AND DRIVING CONDITIONS THE POWER STEERING ON THE VECHILE STOPS WORKING. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE AT STOP LIGHTS AND WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR

WE OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY TIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE PAST WEEK - AND AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND WEATHER CONDITIONS. A GOOGLE SEARCH REVEALED THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS COMPONENT AND IT HAS BEEN ADDRESSED IN OTHER MODELS WITH THE SAME POWER STEERING MOTOR. WHY HAVEN'T THE HHR'S BEEN INCLUDED IN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY? LOSING POWER STEERING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND TRYING TO GET OVER 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO STOP AND RESTART THE ENGINE COULD BE DEADLY! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR IT TO RESUME NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,112.

THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN, WITH THE DOOR HANDLE MADE OUT OF PLASTIC AND AFTER RESEARCH HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS. *TR

WHEN STARTING FROM A STOPPED POSITION IN A SIGNAL CONTROLLED LEFT TURN LANE, THE CLUTCH WAS DEPRESSED AS USUAL. THIS TIME IT MADE A POPPING NOISE AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RENDERING THE CAR INOPERABLE. THE DRIVER WAS LEFT STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF A ROADWAY. FORTUNATELY, THIS HAPPENED IN A LIGHT TRAFFIC AREA, BUT COULD HAVE EASILY OCCURRED ON THE FREEWAY OR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC FOUND THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER HAD BROKEN OUT OF THE FIREWALL AND REPAIRED IT AS BEST HE COULD WITHOUT PULLING THE ENGINE. HE STATED THAT HE DISCOVERED SOME REPORTS OF CHEVROLET HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES IN THIS AND OTHER PRODUCTS; HOWEVER, THE DEALER WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE HAD NO KNOWLEDGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLES WERE FRACTURED. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE DOOR PANEL ON BOTH DOORS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STEERING ON ANOTHER OCCASION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR THE CONTACT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 12/04/13*LJ

MY 2006 HHR HAS HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT AND REAR END STRUTS REPLACED AND NOW, THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND DRIVE SHAFT. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 80K MILES ON IT. I DON'T DRIVE IT THAT MUCH SO IT SHOULDN'T BE HAVING ALL OF THESE ISSUES. WHY HASN'T GM ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR ALL THE PROBLEMS IT HAS? I'VE READ COUNTLESS SIMILAR STORIES ON THE INTERNET. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES. *TR

I WAS EXITING A COMMERCIAL DRIVEWAY UPON TRYING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT AND IT TOOK A MINUTE TO STRAIGHTEN UP. MY DASHBOARD INDICATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO ASSESS THE VEHICLE AND CAME TO FIND OUT THAT THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A POWER STEERING PUMP, ITS ELECTRICAL. AT THE TIME OF THIS OCCURRENCE I WAS 100 MILES AWAY FROM HOME. UPON RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I CAME ACROSS THIS WEBSITE WITH COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER DRIVERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. I JUST PURCHASE MY CAR 3 WEEKS AGO. HOPEFULLY, YOU WILL TAKE IN CONSIDERATION THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AND REQUEST A RECALL. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT OR BE KILLED BEFORE THIS PROBLEM IS RECTIFIED? *TR

WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND SHE LOST POWER STEERING. SHE GOT HOME, CALLED THE DEALER AND ASKED ABOUT RECALLS AND WAS INFORMED THE 2006 COBALT (MECHANICALLY AND EQUIPMENT WISE THE SAME CAR WITH A DIFFERENT SKIN) WAS RECALLED BUT NOT THE HHR. I TOOK THE CAR TO FIRESTONE AND THE STEERING WORKED FINE. THEY CHECKED OUT THE STEERING AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG BUT INDICATED THE HHR HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS IN CANADA BUT NOT IN THE US AND THAT THE REPAIR IS QUITE EXPENSIVE. IS THE GOVERNMENT PROTECTING THEIR INVESTMENT IN GM BY NOT ISSUING A RECALL? PLEASE EXPLAIN THIS SITUATION OR RECALL THE TWIN OF THE COBALT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK IN THE SNOW THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED OUT OF MY HANDS. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR OTHER CHEVY MODELS BUT NOT THE HHR. DOES SOMEONE NEED TO DIE IN AN ACCIDENT FIRST. I GOT A RECALL LETTER FOR THE STORAGE BIN IN THE DASH NOT STAYING CLOSED AND THAT IS A MINOR INCONVENIENCE, FOR MY WIFE WHO HAS ALWAYS HAD POWER STEERING IN A VEHICLE TO HAVE IT SUDDENLY GO OUT SCARES YOU WHEN YOU ARE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IF YOU TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT WITHIN A MINUTE OR TWO ITS OUT AGAIN. CONSUMERS PAY FOR SAFETY AND IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE ALL OF THE THIS REGULATIONS ARE HELPING WHEN IT REALLY MATTERS. *TR

DRIVING TO WORK AND TURNED A CORNER, DISCOVER ALMOST TOO LATE THAT I HAD NO POWER STEERING. NO LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASH TO WARN ME AND I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE HAS BEEN NO SOLUTION TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AS IT KEEPS RECURRING. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING MY ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SHUT DOWN. I PULLED OVER TURNED ENGINE OFF AND WHEN STARTED AGAIN IT AGAIN STEERING WORKED. WENT TO A STORE, AND DROVE CAR ABOUT HALF MILE AND STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD TURNED ENGINE OFF, RESTARTED AND WORKED FOR ABOUT EIGHT OF A MILE. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND REPEATED AS BEFORE. THIS IS NOW MORE FREQUENT. AS OF TODAY 9/4 AFTER THE ENGINE BEGINS TO WARM UP THE STEERING TURNS OFF. ALL FLUIDS IN CAR ARE FULL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE CAR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER WHEN THE STEERING GOES OUT. I SAW THAT THE COBALT HAD A RECALL FOR THIS AND THE HHR IS MECHANICALLY AND ELECTRONICALLY THE SAME AS THE HHR. THE HHR SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE SAME RECALL. THANK YOU. *JB

HAD POWER STEERING ISSUE DID SOME RESEARCH TURNS OUT TO BE OVER HEAT.. CHECK COOLANT LEVELS. MY COOLANT TEMP. OVER 200 ADDED COOLANT NOW AROUND 190 STEERING WORKS FINE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED A FEW MINUTES LATER AND OPERATED AS DESIGNED FOR ANOTHER MILE BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM MOTOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000. UPDATED 10/17/13*CN THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE ON AUGUST 20, 2013. UPDATED 10/24/13

I DO NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING UNTIL I DRIVE A FEW MILES. AFTER I DRIVE MY 2006 CHEVY HHR A FEW MILES THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON & MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING COMPLETELY STOPS..THE CAR IS VERY HARD TO STEER AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO PARK..WHEN I NEED TO PARK I HAVE TO TURN MY CAR OFF & THEN START IT BACK UP. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND THAT MY HHR IS NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING AND THERE WERE ALSO OTHER CHEVY MAKES & MODELS.WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THEM..WILL YOU PLEASE HAVE A RECALL ON THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ON THE 2006 CHEVY HHR SO WE CAN BE SAFE ON THE ROAD...[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND ITS VERY HARD TO DRIVE! I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON TO GET IT GOING! WHEN IT FIRST HAPPEN I WAS GOING AROUND A CURVE,AND IT TOTALLY SCARED ME! *TR

POWER STEERING MOTOR SHORTED OUT, WHEN WE TOOK IT TO CHEVY DEALER WE WERE TOLD THAT GM WOULD NOT SELL THE MOTOR SEPARATELY AS THE STEERING COLUMN WENT OUT SHORTLY AFTER THE POWER STEERING MOTOR, AND WERE ALSO TOLD THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON SOME HHR'S. THE PRICE TO REPAIR IS $1500. I AM 71 YEARS OLD, MY DISABLED HUSBAND IS 72 YEARS OLD AND WE ONLY HAVE SOCIAL SECURITY AS INCOME. TRIED TO GET SOME COMPENSATION FROM GM AND AFTER ALMOST 3 WEEKS THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME BECAUSE I BOUGHT THE CAR USED FROM A DEALER OTHER THAN A CHEVY DEALER, THAT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND OVER MILEAGE. IF THE STEERING GOES OUT THERE MOST LIKELY BE AN ACCIDENT OF SOME KIND. WE HAVE NO OTHER TRANSPORTATION, I DO FEEL THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE. ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE TO HAVE GM HONOR THE RECALL WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000. *TR

I DROVE MY HHR TO WORK. PARKED. WENT TO GET OUT AND THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FELT SOFT AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. TO GET IT OPEN I HAD TO USE THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE. I HAVE READ ONLINE ABOUT OTHER HHR OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE OF THE DOOR LATCH. WHILE THE HANDLE REMAINED INTACT, THE LATCH IS NOT WORKING TO OPEN THE DOOR. COUPLE THIS WITH THE NOW TWICE FAILURE OF THE POWERSTEERING MODULE AT A WHOPPING 875.00 EACH TIME I HAVE BEGUN TO REGRET MY DECISION TO PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE AND THIS IS THE CAR THAT I REALLY WANTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAD BECOME FRACTURED. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE DETACHED COMPLETELY. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PANEL WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

FOR THE LAST YEAR, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT HAS STAYED ON AS WELL AS THE ENGINE LIGHT. SHIFTING IS DIFFICULT AND I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL EFFECT THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL EVENTUALLY BE DESTROYED. THERE ARE SEVERAL WEBSITES WHERE OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS BUT TO MY KNOWLEDGE GM HAS NOT RECALLED THESE VEHICLES FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR