2006 Chevrolet HHR complaints

THE CAR WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING AFTER ACCELERATING PAST 5 OR 10 MPH. INITIALLY YOU COULD TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND BACK ON AND IT WOULD HAVE POWER STEERING FOR A PERIOD AND THEN GO OFF AGAIN. "POWER STEERING" FLASHED ON THE DASH DISPLAY. AFTER A FEW WEEKS THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND COULD NO LONGER BE REMEDIED BY TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN. OUR REGULAR REPAIR SHOP STATED THE DEALER WOULD HAVE TO FIX IT WHEN WE HAD THEM DOING SOME ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE DEALER COST BEING AN UNKNOWN WE JUST DECIDED TO LIVE WITHOUT POWER STEERING GOING ON A YEAR OR SO NOW. WE FINALLY BIT THE BULLET AND BROUGHT IT IN - BAD MOTOR ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH REPAIR COST $379. AFTER SEEING SO MANY PEOPLE POSTING ON THE WEB WITH THE SAME PROBLEM IT'S CLEAR THE MODEL SHOULD BE RECALLED. I HAVE A COMPLAINT IN TO GENERAL MOTORS AT THIS TIME AND THEY ARE SEEING IF THEY CAN HELP. IT WOULD BE GREAT IF THEY WOULD, I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS. WE WILL BUY A NEW VEHICLE TO REPLACE THIS ONE PROBABLY WITHIN 12 MONTHS. RELUCTANT TO BUY AMERICAN MADE AGAIN - WE HAVE HAD MUCH BETTER LUCK WITH MULTIPLE TOYOTAS. HOPE PEOPLE CONTINUE TO POST COMPLAINTS - THAT'S THE ONLY WAY RECALLS AND CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY CAN HAPPEN. *TR

THE INSIDE DRIVER & PASSENGER FRONT DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF WHEN ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AFTER IT WAS PARKED. HAVE PREVIOUSLY FILED A COMPLAINT APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS AGO FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,600.

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT APPROX 60 MPH. THE POWERSTEERING MESSAGE FLASHED THEN THE GAUGES WENT TO 0 THEN LOCK ON LEFT SIDE ON INSTRUMENT PANEL CAME ON AND LOST POWER TO CAR. PULLED OVER AND CAR DIED. WOULD NOT RE START FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. WHEN RE STARTED ALL HAPPENED AGAIN, THEN TURNED OFF IGNITION AND RESTARTED THEN ALL WAS OK FOR A TIME. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 65 MPH THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND I GOT A NOTIFICATION ON MY DASH PANEL. I HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF TO RESET IT, AND NOW ITS BEEN GOING OUT AT LEAST ONCE A DAY EVERYDAY SINCE THEN. *TR

THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS PULLING MY VEHICLE OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY, I WAS IN REVERSE AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND BEGAN DRIVING, AFEW SECONDS LATER, I HEARD A WARNING CHIME AND A MESSAGE CAME UP ON MY DASH SAYING "POWER STEERING". THE CAR WAS VERY HARD TO MANEUVER, I STOPPED THE CAR AND TURNED IT OFF. I NEEDED TO GET IT BACK INTO MY DRIVE WAY SO I TURNED THE CAR ON TO GO BACK HOME, ONCE I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON THE STEERING HAD GONE BACK TO NORMAL. I ASSUMED IT HAD ONLY BEEN A GLITCH BUT DIDN'T DRIVE MY CAR THAT DAY ONCE I GOT IT BACK HOME. I DROVE MY CAR FOR ABOUT A WEEK WHEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, I HEARD A CHIME AND MY DASH DISPLAYED POWER STEERING, I WAS ON A BUSY ROAD AND HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PULL OVER, ONCE I DID I TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON, THE STEERING ONCE AGAIN WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THE NEXT DAY I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING APPROXIMATELY 70-80 MPH WHEN THE CAR ONCE AGAIN DISPLAYED POWER STEERING ON THE DASH AND IT BECAME VERY HARD TO OPERATE THE STEERING WHEEL, I STOPPED THE CAR AND LEFT IT AT A REST AREA ALONG THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE I WAS TOO AFRAID IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN BEFORE I COULD GET OFF THE HIGH WAY AND SAFELY BACK HOME AND HAD TO HAVE A FRIEND DRIVE IT BACK TO MY HOME. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR IN ABOUT 2 WEEKS BECAUSE INSTEAD OF IT HAPPENING EVERY FEW DAYS, I NOW CANT MAKE IT A MILE OUT OF MY SUBDIVISION WITHOUT IT HAPPENING. IM AFRAID IT WILL CAUSE ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT IN THE VEHICLE. I'VE SPOKEN TO GENERAL MOTORS, WHICH THE

WHILE DRIVING, THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON ACROSS THE DASHBOARD IMPEDING STEERING MANEUVERS. AFTER A COMPLETE STOP AND DISENGAGING THE ENGINE, THE WARNING LIGHT A POWER STEERING SEEMS TO RESUME NORMAL PERFORMANCE. HOWEVER, THE WARNING LIGHT AND IMPEDED STEERING RETURNS WITHIN 20-25 MILES OF TRAVEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IT REGAINED POWER STEERING CAPABILITIES. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING OVER ANY UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE, THERE WAS A LOUD POP HEARD FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND SWAY BAR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 44,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH UP A MOUNTAIN, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST PERFORMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 72,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR INTERIOR HANDLE BROKE AT APPROX 36,400 MILES. LUCKILY THE HANDLE WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE WHOLE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PANEL HAD TO BE REPLACED. AT APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER 36,000 MILES THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE AGAIN. WE LOOKED ONLINE, AND THERE IS A COMPANY THAT MAKES JUST THE DOOR HANDLE TO REPLACE. WE ORDERED A REPLACEMENT HANDLE. THEY SAID THAT THEY SELL ABOUT 50-60 HANDLES A WEEK. THERE ARE SEVERAL VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE ON HOW TO REPLACE THE HANDLE, AND MANY COMPANIES ONLINE SELLING JUST THE HANDLE OF THE HHR. WE HAVE NEVER HAD A INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BREAK WITHIN 3 YEARS OF OWNING A CAR, AND TO BREAK A SECOND TIME IN ANOTHER 3 YEARS, AND IT APPEARS TO BE A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO WEBSITE GROUPS, FORUMS ETC. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. IF THE DRIVER INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FAILS AND THE DRIVER NEEDS TO GET OUT OF THE CAR IN AN EMERGENCY QUICKLY, IT'S NOT POSSIBLE. OVER THE YEARS OF OWNING SEVERAL DIFFERENT CARS FOR MANY YEARS, I HAVE NEVER HAD AN INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BREAK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME STUCK AND HE WAS UNABLE TO POWER OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE SHIFTER PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE POWER STEERING WARNING COMES ON AND THE POWER STEERING MOTOR QUITS. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, THE LAST TIME I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND SHUT THE MOTOR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. THE CAR IS VERY HARD TO STEER WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

WHILE DRIVING, MY WIFE SAID THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR HER TO TURN WHICH NEARLY CAUSED A HEAD ON COLLISION. THIS IS AN UN-SAFE STEERING MOTOR USED IN THIS AUTOMOBILE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ASAP BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS KILLED! THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME AS WELL AND HAS HAPPENED ON AT LEAST A DOZEN DIFFERENT DATES. *TR

I DROVE MY VEHICLE TO NEW JERSEY FOR VACATION BUT CAME BACK TO VIRGINIA WITHIN TWO DAYS. UPON MY ARRIVAL IN VIRGINIA, I REPACKED MY BAGS AND HEADED TO CHARLOTTE, NC. ALL THE DRIVING THAT I WAS DOING WAS HIGHWAY DRIVING. TO NEW JERSEY I DROVE I-81 NORTH AND I-78 EAST. TO CHARLOTTE, NC I DROVE 220 SOUTH AND I-85 SOUTH. AFTER I GOT OFF ON I-85 SOUTH TO GO BACK TO THE HOTEL ON THE WAY UP THE HILL TOWARDS THE HOTEL THE CAR STOPPED MOVING FORWARD. IT WOULD REV UP WHEN PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR BUT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE CAR HOWEVER WOULD SHIFT GEARS AND GO IN REVERSE. I PARKED THE CAR IN A PARKING LOT AND HAD CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP.THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED BUT COULD NOT GIVE ME A DETERMINATION AS TO WHY IT FAILED. HAD THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AS I WAS SPEEDING DOWN I-85 SOUTH THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. ADDITIONALLY, THIS MORNING (AUGUST 22ND , 2012) THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE LIGHTS INSIDE THE CAR WOULD COME ON SUCH AS THE GAUGE LIGHTS, RADIO, ETC BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE MIDPOINT CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE STARTER WAS BAD AND THUS HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE MORNING OF NOVEMBER 24TH UPON RETURNING TO MY CAR FROM A NIGHT OUT THE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. THIS TIME NO LIGHTS WOULD COME ON. THE ONLY INDICATION THAT THERE WAS AT LEAST SOME POWER WAS THE INDICATOR LIGHT ON MY CAR CHARGER. I CONTACTED MY INSURA

I HAVE HAD QUIT A FEW OF INCIDENTS WITH MY VEHICLE. I BOUGHT IT USED. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND WHEN IT DOES THAT THE DASH DISPLAY SAYS POWER STEERING. I DON'T KNOW IF ITS A RECALL OR NOT BUT I FEEL LIKE IT NEEDS TO BE. A LOCAL TOWING COMPANY OWNER IS A CLOSE FRIEND AND HE HAS RECENTLY TOWED ON A HHR THAT FLIPPED BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE LADY GOT SCARED AND OVER CORRECTED AND FLIPPED. I BELIEVE IT NEEDS TO BE LABELED AS A RECALL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT THE FREEWAY WHEN THE POWER STEERING CUT OUT AND MADE MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL SO HARD THE I STOP THE CAR STARTER AGAIN AND WAS OK LATER IT DID IT SEVERAL TIMES IN MY WAY HOME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE WHETHER A PASSENGER WAS OCCUPYING THE SEAT OR NOT. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER, POWERED OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE INSPECTED FOR THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V046000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I WENT TO MOVE THE CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY, WHEN I NOTICED ON ODOR OF GASOLINE. I DIDN'T OBSERVE ANY GASOLINE, AND STARTED THE CAR. IT TOOK LONGER THAN USUAL TO START, AS IF IT TOOK A WHILE FOR GASOLINE TO GET TO THE ENGINE. AFTER MOVING IT, I NOTICED GASOLINE DRIPPING FROM UNDER THE CAR, JUST IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A CHEVROLET DEALER. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE CAR AND TOLD ME THAT THE FUEL LINES WERE CORRODED, LEAKING, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS THEN TOLD THE NEW FUEL LINES WERE ON BACK ORDER, AND IT MAY BE SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE THEY COULD GET THEM. THE CAR SAT AT THE DEALERSHIP, WAITING FOR THE PARTS. IT TOOK FOUR WEEKS. WHY WOULD THE FUEL LINES ON A 2006 AUTOMOBILE BE CORRODED? IS IT THE ALCOHOL IN GASOLINE? WHY WERE FUEL LINES ON BACK ORDER, AND TAKE FOUR WEEKS TO GET? IS GENERAL MOTORS HAVING TROUBLE KEEPING UP WITH DEMAND BECAUSE SO MANY ARE CORRODING? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED AND BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE AS WELL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT MONTHS LATER SHE EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH THE KEY BECOMING STUCK IN THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAD CAME BACK HOME AND PUT THE CAR INTO PARK, I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, AND TRIED TO PULL OUT THE KEY AND THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE ON POSITION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITH AN ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTATED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR DETECT A TROUBLE CODE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

ORIGINALLY THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING RANDOMLY WHEN DRIVING BUT NOW IT STOPS WORKING AFTER 30 SECONDS OR SO EVERY TIME CAR IS STARTED AND FAILURE ALERT IS DISPLAYED. ALSO WHILE DRIVING THE POWER DOOR LOCKS UNLOCKED, THE GAUGES STOPPED WORKING, THE CAR HARD SHIFTED DOWN, AND IT ALSO STARTED TO DISPLAY IT WAS RUNNING AT LEAST 20 DEGREES HOTTER THAN NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE BUT SEEMS FINE LATER. *TR

POWER STEERING MESSAGE ON DASH; SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON; RPM, SPEED, AND GAS GAUGES JUMP, TRANSMISSION JERKS, CLICKING IN CENTER CONSOLE UNDER SHIFTER. AFTER TURNING ENGINE OFF FOR PERIOD OF TIME RUNS LIKE NORMAL, RESTART AN DRIVE FOR PERIOD OF TIME AND POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. *TR

CHEVROLET HHR'S HAVE A TSB ON THE REAR LIFTGATE NOT OPENING. IT IS FAULTY AND MANY COMPLAINTS I HAVE FOUND VIA GOOGLE. IF A CHILD OR ANIMAL IS TRAPPED IN THE REAR THEY CANNOT GET OUT, THERE IS NO PULL LEVER TO OPEN THE LIFTGATE. THEY WOULD HAVE TO CLIMB OVER THE SEATS TO GET OUT DURING A POTENTIAL FIRE. *TR

WATER INTRUSION WHEN RAINING LEAKS ON ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS LIKE BLOWER MOTOR , WIRING, INSULATION, AND FLOOR OF PASSENGER SIDE ..ONCE THE WATER CORRODES THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS THEY STOP WORKING... GM CORP HAS THIS PROBLEM FOR OVER 20 YEARS ON SEVERAL MODELS AND MAKES.. VERY BAD DESIGN..THEY WILL NOT RECALL .. THIS CAN BE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE .. IF THE ELECTRICAL DEFROST MOTOR WILL NOT WORK .. THEN YOU CANNOT SEE OUT THE WINDSHIELD.. CRASH CAN ENSUE.. THEY NEED TO CHANGE THE WATER EVACUATION SYSTEM FROM BELOW THE WINDSHIELD...SEE HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=FNYKJLHUSXI THIS IS ABOUT OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH MANY GM MODELS... *TR

I PARKED MY CAR AND WENT TO OPEN THE DOOR, THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF IN MY HAND. BECAUSE I WAS SO SHOCKED BY THIS HAPPENING IT TOOK ME A FEW MINUTES TO REALIZE I COULD ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. IF THIS HAPPENED TO SOMEONE DURING/AFTER AN ACCIDENT IT COULD HAVE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. *TR

THIS IS AN ONGOING SAFETY PROBLEM THAT CHEVY/GM DOESN'T CARE TO WORRY ABOUT. MY CARS STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN I AM DRIVING. SOMETIMES TO THE POINT OF THE CAR TO BE UNCONTROLLABLE IN ADDITION TO THIS THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT GOES ON ALONG WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS IN TO THE DEALER EVERY TWO MONTHS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD A COMBINATION OF WHAT THE DEALERS MECHANICS FEEL THE PROBLEM IS. I HAVE HAD STEERING COLUMNS REPLACED, CAM SHAFT SOLENOIDS, BUSHINGS, ROTORS. THE LIST GOES ON. NOTHING HAS FIXED THE ISSUE. TODAY BRINGING BACK TO THE DEALER I AM NOW TOLD THAT I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE AS BOTH CONTROL ARMS IN THE FRONT ARE SECONDS FROM BREAKING ALONG WITH THE LINKS THAT KEEP THE CAR STABLE.. THE MECHANIC SHARED THAT HAD I HIT A POTHOLE I WOULD HAVE DIED AS THE CAR WOULD HAVE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND IMPOSSIBLE TO RECOVER AS I WOULD HAVE NO WAY TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. NOW HAVING TWO KIDS, AND THIS BEING AN ONGOING PROBLEM ONE WOULD THINK THAT CHEVY/GM WOULD PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THEIR FAULTY PART. I CANT AFFORD A NEW CAR, AND I CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO PAY FOR GM'S MISTAKES. MY CAR IS PAID OFF AND NOW I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT. TO "FIX IT" AND I SAY THIS LOOSELY IT WILL COST 1,800 OUT OF MY POCKET. *TR

STARTING BACK IN AUGUST, NOW PRETTY MUCH EVERY TIME WE DRIVE THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL, SEEMINGLY HARDER THAN IF WE HAD NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT THIS IS NOT REALLY A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT IF THE POWER STEERING WERE OUT AND WE NEEDED TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, IT WOULD BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. YOU USED TO BE ABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF, WAIT 30 SECONDS-1 MINUTE, AND TURN THE CAR BACK ON, AND IT WOULD BE FINE THE REST OF THE TRIP. NOW, YOU CAN TURN IT OFF/BACK ON, BUT THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AGAIN IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN ONLINE, THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CHEVY COBALT (WHICH HAS THE SAME STEERING SETUP) AND IN CANADA. *TR

WE BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 2011. IN THE FIRST YEAR OF HAVING OUR HHR, THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES ARE BROKEN. THE DRIVER SIDE BROKE FIRST AND ABOUT 4 MONTHS LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE BROKE. THE REAR HATCH DOOR LATCH WENT OUT ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER BUYING THIS CAR. THE LOT WHERE WE BOUGHT IT SAYS AL OF THE FIXES ARE OUR PROBLEM. BUT, THEY ADD UP TO, TO MUCH MONEY FOR US TO FIX. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THESE PROBLEMS. THERE ARE WAY TO MANY HHR'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM NOT TO HAVE RECALLS ON. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN ANY AS OF YET? THESE PROBLEMS ARE SAFETY ISSUES. THEY SHOULD BE RECALLING THE PARTS AND REPLACING THEM. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN TYRONE BLVD. IN SAINT PETERSBURG FLORIDA...AS I APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION OF TYRONE AND 9TH ATTEMPTING A LEFT HAND TURN, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND I CAME WITH IN INCHES OF HITTING A POWER POLE. THIS NOT ONLY COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURY TO ME BUT TO OTHERS AS I HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY ABORTING THE TURN. WHEN I FINALLY MADE IT HOME...10 MILES AWAY...I WENT ON THE INTERNET ONLY TO FIND MANY SIMILAR AND JUST AS DISTURBING INCIDENTS ON THIS MATTER. ONE I FIND EXTREMELY DISTURBING IS THAT IN CANADA, THIS SITUATION HAS BEEN RECALLED, BUT IN THE US, THE COBALT HAS BEEN RECALLED BUT NOT THE HHR. THE POWER STEERING MODULES ARE EXACTLY THE SAME....PART NUMBERS EVERYTHING....SO I GUESS WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS , WHY HASN'T THIS PROBLEM BEEN ADDRESSED IN CONCERN TO THE HHR? SHAME ON GMC AS THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE GETTING KILLED? THIS PROBLEM NEED TO BE RESOLVED.....YESTERDAY. *TR

POWER STEERING APPEAR ON DATA SCREEN ON DASH AND THEN HAD NO POWER STEERING THRU THE TURN. PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF CAR/RESTARTED CAR / POWER STEERING WASN'T ON DASH/ DRIVE CAR UP TO ABOUT 30 MPH AND NO POWER STEERING AGAIN AND LIGHT WAS ON/ HAD BEEN DRIVING CAR ABOUT A HALF HOUR BEFORE THIS HAPPEN WITH NO INDICATION IT WOULD HAPPEN/ IN ORDER TO HAVE POWER STEERING AT A LIGHT AND MAKE A TURN/ I HAVE TO SHUT CAR OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS,MAKE THE TURN AND LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN/ THE DISTURBING PART OF THIS IS SYSTEM WILL GIVE YOU POWER STEERING UNTIL YOU START TO DRIVE IT. *TR

POWER STEERING WENT INOP WHILE DRIVING, MADE STEERING VERY HARD. COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IF THIS HAPPENED WHILE TURNING. *TR

WHILE I WAS DRIVING UP A SMALL HILL I HEARD THE WARNING DINGS AND SUDDENLY THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE SHOWED UP AND I NO LONGER HAD CONTROL OF THE STEERING. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WAITED A MINUTE, TURNED IT BACK ON AND ALL WAS WELL AGAIN. AFTER RESEARCHING ON ABOUTAUTOMOBILES.COM I FIND 112 SIMILAR INCIDENTS ALL HAPPENING AT THE 70-80,000 MILE MARK. MY CONCERN IS THAT THERE SHOULD BE A WARNING TO ALL USED CAR HHR PURCHASES. IF THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT ON THE HAIRPIN TURNS IN MY COMMUNITY YOU ARE AS GOOD AS DEAD AT ALMOST ANY SPEED. PLUS THERE WOULD BE NO PROOF IT WAS THE STEERING BECAUSE IT CORRECTS ITSELF AFTER THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. IT WOULD APPEAR AS A "LOST CONTROL" INCIDENT ONLY. I WILL BE TAKING MY CAR TO THE GM DEALER IN SULLIVAN MO (WEST BROTHERS) ASAP FOR SERVICING. *TR

MY WIFE HAD A COBALT AND THE POWER STEERING WAS GOING OUT. EVENTUALLY THERE WAS A RECALL. MY HHR IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING NOW.THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND IT LISTS "POWER STEERING" ACROSS THE DASH. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY STATED IT WILL HAVE TO BE FIXED AT THE DEALER. GM HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE HHR'S BUT MANY CONSUMERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES. I HOPE BY FILING THIS COMPLAINT I CAN BE PART OF THE SOLUTION TO GET GM TO ISSUE THIS PENDING RECALL. *TR

AFTER TRAVELING BACK AND FORTH FROM ONE COUNTY TO ANOTHER (APPROX 130 MILES ROUNDTRIP) AS I EXITED THE FWY THE CAR WAS DRIVING NORMAL EXCEPT FOR I WAS ON EMPTY AT THIS POINT. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. UPON ACCELERATION AT APPROX. 10-15MPH THE CAR MADE A HARD JERKING MOTION AS THOUGH IT WAS HAVING A HARD TIME SHIFTING GEARS HOWEVER MY 06 HHR IS AN AUTOMATIC. AT THIS POINT I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD NOW ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I TOOK THE CAR STRAIGHT HOME AND DID NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AGAIN FOR 3-4 DAYS. THEN ONE DAY I DROVE IT APPROX 15 MILES ALL WAS GOOD. I WENT SHOPPING UPON LEAVING THE CAR STILL APPEARED TO BE NORMAL. THEN WHILE ON THE FWY APPROX 70MPH I NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AGAIN AS WELL AS THE T/C LIGHT (TRACTION CONTROL) THE CAR CONTINUED TO DRIVE "NORMAL" BUT ONCE I CAME TO A STOP ON THE OFFRAMP AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE THE JERKING MOTION HAPPENED AGAIN. I'VE NOTICED THAT ON A FEW OCCASIONS THIS HAPPENS ONCE THE GAS IS ON EMPTY. I ALSO NOTICED ON ONE OCCASION THAT ONCE I HAD PUT A LITTLE OVER HALF A TANK OF GAS IN AS WELL AS A BOTTLE OF FUEL INJECTOR CLEANER THAT THE INDICATOR LIGHTS SHUT OFF AS WELL AS THE JERKING HAD DISAPPEARS. WE HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED AND STILL THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. ASIDE FROM THAT WHEN YOU TRY TO REMOTE START THE ENGINE ONCE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON THE REMOTE START NO LONGER WORKS. YOU HEAR THE ELECTRICAL ALL COME ON BUT THAT'S IT. THEN

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING 70 MPH AND ALL THE ALARMS, INDICATING LIGHTS CAME ON AND THEN THE CARE LOSS POWER. *TR

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE PARKWAY AT ABOUT 55 MPH. HE SAID THERE WAS A BEEPING SOUND, THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER SHOWED POWER STEERING. AT THAT TIME HE NOTICED HE HAD NO POWER STEERING. HE DROVE OFF THE EXIT AND PULLED INTO A GAS STATION. HE SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE CAR. HE THEN HAD POWER STEERING AGAIN. HE RELATED THE INCIDENT TO ME AND TOLD ME THAT ALTHOUGH THE POWER STEERING WAS OUT HE COULD STILL STEER THE CAR. I WAS ON LONG ISLAND AFTER A DEATH IN THE FAMILY AND COULD NOT HAVE IT CHECKED OUT RIGHT AWAY. A FEW DAYS LATER I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME. I AM A SIXTY YEAR OLD WOMAN AND NOT AS STRONG AS MY SON. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CORNER AND THEN PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE I TURNED THE CAR OFF WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND DROVE TO MY DESTINATION, WHICH WAS ABOUT A MILE. I SPOKE TO MY HUSBAND WHO WORKS FOR A CHEVROLET DEALER, WHO THEN SPOKE TO THE MECHANIC WHO TAKES CARE OF MY CAR. HE LOOKED IT UP AND FOUND A TSB ON THIS PROBLEM. A FEW DAYS LATER I DROVE MY MOM TO A STORE WHICH WAS ABOUT 15 OR 20 MILES AWAY. WE WERE JUST ABOUT THERE WHEN THE STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE INTO THE PARKING LOT, BUT PARKING WAS VERY DIFFICULT. I ALSO HAD TO DRIVE THE CAR 20 MILES BACK TO MY MOMS HOUSE. WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT I DISAGREE. IT MAY NOT BE HARD FOR A MAN TO STEER THE VEHICLE WITH NO POWER STEERING, BUT FROM A WOMANS POINT OF VIEW, IT IS A SA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 71,000.

JUST TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT. WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND CHIMED. COULD BARELY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. GLAD IT DID NOT HAPPEN ON HIGHWAY WITH GRANDKIDS IN CAR EARLIER IN WEEK WHILE DRIVING CROSS-COUNTRY DOING UP TO 75 MPH. SCARY ENOUGH WITH LITTLE CONTROL ON MY OWN PROPERTY BECAUSE I ABOUT MISSED THE DRIVEWAY AND HIT CURB! RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM AM KEENLY AWARE THAT THIS IS COMMON AMONG HHR OWNERS. WHY NO RECALL? IF I HAD KNOWN ABOUT THIS I WOULD HAVE NEVER PUT MY FAMILY AT RISK IN THIS VEHICLE BY DRIVING CROSS COUNTRY ON VACATIONS. STEERING, BRAKES AND EXCESSIVE ACCELERATION MECHANICAL ISSUES ARE PARAMOUNT TO SAFETY ON THE ROADWAYS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING FAILED. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TURNED OFF FOR A MOMENT TO HAVE THE STEERING RETURN TO NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,300.

I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 195 IN NJ & HIGHSPEED & POWER STEERING WENT OUT & WHOLE DIC INSTRUMENTS WENT HAYWIRE CAR STARTED BUCKING & ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE & WENT INTO OTHER LANE WITH ON COMING TRACTOR TRAILER THERE. I PULLED OVER & SHUT CAR OFF WAITED 5 MINS & ALL WAS FINE,I THOUGHTSTRANGE SO I CONTINUED & IT DID SAME THING 2 DAYS LATER GOING 45 MPH. DEALER CANT SOLVE IT BUT ITS HAPPENING TO LOTS OF HHR ON HHR FORUMS. THERE ALL COMPLAINING ABOUT ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MOTOR IS BAD & COST IS OVER $500 TO REPAIR, HOWEVER THE PONTIAC & CHEVY COBALT WHICH HAVE SAME FRAME & PARTS AS HHR ARE ALL BEING RECALLED BUT NOTHING ABOUT THE HHR??? HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE WHEN THE COBALT & HHR ARE SAME CAR BUT DIFFERENT BODY & MADE BY GM. I KNOW & SEE ALOT OF OLDER FOLKS DRIVE THESE HHR & I'M 6' 250 LBS & WAS ABLE TO HANDLE THIS TO SAFETY BUT THESE OLDER FOLKS WONT BE SO LUCKY. ITS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WHEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHEN YOUR DOING 70 ON AN INTERSTATE WITH EVERYONE DOING SAME SPEED & SOMETIMES FASTER. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE FROM GM TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM WHEN 100-1000 ARE EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM & THAT THE COBALT HAS BEEN RECALLED BUT NOT THE HHR & ITS THE SAME EXACT CAR. I HOPE IT GETS RESOLVED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED OR BADLY INJURED, CONCERNED HHR OWNER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN OUR LOCAL ZOO PARKING LOT. WITH PEOPLE CROSSING AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. A MESSAGE CAME UP ON THE CONSOLE SAYING "POWER STEERING". I STOPPED THE CAR AND SHUT IT OFF CHECKED THE FUSE. I T WAS NOT BLOWN STARTED THE CAR AND IT WORKED AGAIN. I THEN DROVE FOR A FEW DAYS WITH NO ISSUE. IT HAS NOW HAPPENED 5 TIMES AT ALL SPEED RANGES FROM 0 MILES AN HOUR UP TO 65 MPH. IT DOSE NOT REQUIRE ANY TURNING OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CHEVY COBALT WAS RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON FORUMS. *TR

DURING THE COLD MONTHS OF THE YEAR, SPRING I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. DURING THE HOTTER MONTHS OF THE YEAR MY POWER STEERING NOTIFICATION ON MY DASH BOARD COMES UP AND I HAVE NO POWER STEERING. I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF TO RESET THE STEERING MOTOR. REGARDLESS OF HOW FAST I DRIVE THE INDICATOR COMES ON AND I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF NUMBERS OF TIMES TO RESET THE STEERING MOTOR. IT'S BECOMING MORE AND MORE FREQUENT, I BOUGHT THE CAR USED AND WOULD LIKE TO GET THE ELECTRIC STEERING MOTOR REPLACED. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE RECALLS PENDING ON THIS VEHICLE IN CANADA AS WELL AS CHEVY COBALTS IN THE U.S. HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE COBALTS ARE GETTING FIXED AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER, BUT THE HHR HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR A DEFECTIVE PART. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED AND BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

WHENEVER IT RAINS THE PASSENGER SIDE LEAKS FROM THE COUNSEL THE CARPET ALWAYS GETS SOAKED... A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM... ANOTHER KNOWN ISSUE IS THE CAM POSITION SENSOR A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM NOW HAVING ISSUES WITH THE BEARINGS IN MY FRONT WHEELS WHICH SEEMS TO BE ANOTHER KNOWN ISSUE OTHERS ARE HAVING AS WELL. *TR

SOME PORTION OF THE SHIFTER MECHANISM FAILED. IT ALLOWS THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT GEARS AT WILL, WITH OR WITHOUT A KEY AND WITH OR WITHOUT THE ENGINE RUNNING. IT ALSO ALLOWS THE VEHICLE TO BE PUT INTO GEAR WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE CAN 'BUMP' FROM 'PARK' INTO ANY GEAR AND FROM ANY GEAR TO ANY OTHER GEAR, INCLUDING "REVERSE". WHILE DRIVING, ONE BUMP CAUSED IT TO SHIFT INTO 'NEUTRAL'. ANOTHER CAUSED A DOWNSHIFT. ONE CAN LEAVE TURN OFF THE IGNITION & LEAVE THE CAR WITHOUT PUTTING IT SECURELY INTO 'PARK'. I AM NOT POSITIVE, BUT I BELIEVE I COULD ALSO MAKE THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK WHILE THE IGNITION WAS ON. I TRIED THIS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE KEY. I DID NTO WANT TO TRY AGAIN, FEARING I WOULD MAKE THE SITUATION WORSE. ADDITIONALLY, THE KEY IS NOW RETAINED IN THE IGNITION AND CAN NOT BE REMOVED. THE CAR CAN BE MORE EASILY STOLEN. (ON MINE, I FOUND OUT HOW TO FORCE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. BUT THE GEAR SHIFTER CAN STILL BUMP AROUND.) THE MENTIONED CRASH WAS FROM EXITING THE CAR EITHER WITHOUT IT BEING SECURELY IN 'PARK' OR FROM HAVING IT FALLOUT OF 'PARK'. IT ROLLED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. I ENTERED "0 MPH" BECAUSE I WASN'T THERE TO SEE THE CAR ROLL. IT WAS ON A SMALL ENOUGH INCLINE THAT NO DAMAGE WAS DONE OTHER THAN SCRATCHES. *TR

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY WENT OUT AGAIN; THIS TIME CAUSING ME TO BACK INTO A SMALL POLE. NOW I HAVE A GAPING HOLE IN MY BUMPER. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. NOW I SEE THEY MAY HAVE ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE, BUT IN CANADA (HOWEVER, I'VE YET TO FIND THAT NOTICE). ALSO, THEY CONSTANTLY HAVING ISSUES WITH STEERING ON OTHER CHEVY/GM VEHICLES. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE, BEFORE SOMEONE REALLY GETS HURT. PREVIOUS POST: FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS NOW I'VE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH MY POWER STEERING. WHILE DRIVING MY INFO PANEL WILL BEEP AND READ "POWER STEERING," THEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. IF I TURN OFF THE IGNITION THEN RESTART THE CAR, EVERYTHING WORKS FINE FOR A FEW MOMENTS (SOMETIMES LONGER) THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I SEE THAT THERE WAS RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS EXACT REASON FOR THE CHEVY COBALT (WHICH HAS THE SAME POWER STEERING MOTOR AS THE HHR), BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE HHR. I SEE THERE ARE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. ANY ASSISTANCE WOULD BE GREAT! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING RESUMED ITS NORMAL FUNCTION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 08/28/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING AT ANY GIVEN TIME, IT IS DIFFICULT TO MAKE TURNS, AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. UPDATED 09/05/2012 *JS