2007 Chevrolet HHR complaints

I WAS RECENTLY IN A FRONT END COLLISSION WITH A CHEVY HHR LT 2007 WHERE MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DUE TO THE AIRBAGS BEING DEPLOYED MY SEATBELTS LOCKED TO PREVENT ME FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL AND WINDOW. HOWEVER MY PASSANGER SEATBELT ( NO ONE WAS IN THE PASSANGER SEAT)LOCKED AND DUE TO THE PRESSURE OF THE LOCK/COMBUSTION CHAMBER THE PLASTIC COVER OF THE SEAT BELT BECAME PROJECTILE IN THE CAR AND HITTING MY RIGHT ARM CAUSING ABRASIONS AND BURN MARKS. I NOW HAVE A PERMINATE SCAR DUE TO THE FORCE OF IMPACT FROM THE SEATBELT COVER. *TR

THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THE POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE SHOWED. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON IT RESETS. THE RESET MAY LAST FOR MINUTES OR DAYS. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND THERE ARE UNLIMITED STORIES WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THE CHEVY COBALTS POWER STEERING MOTOR HAS BEEN RECALLED. THE HHR USES THE SAME PART AS THE COBALT. *TR

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE WARNING BELL SOUNDED AND THE DISPLAY READ POWER STEERING. WHILE IT COULD STILL BE DRIVEN, IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER, ESPECIALLY FROM A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER THE FIRST LEG OF THE TRIP, THE POWER STEERING WORKED, UPON RESTARTING THE CAR, FOR ABOUT 10 MILES, WHEN THE BELL RANG AND THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING, AGAIN. IT APPEARS TO HAPPEN AFTER HAVING BEEN DRIVEN ON ROADS WITH A NUMBER OF TURNS, WHEREAS IT DOESN'T FAIL DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. FROM THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT ASSORTED MODELS OF THIS VERY SAME VEHICLE, IT LOOKS LIKE GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT IS UNWILLING TO DO THE RIGHT THING. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS NOT TO HAVE BEEN INCLUDED WITH OTHER RECALLS. *TR

AT A STOP LIGHT LEFT WIPER STOPPED WORKING. PASSENGER SIDE CONTINUED TO OPERATE IN A LIGHT SNOW. MILEAGE WAS ABOUT 77K. *KB

CAR WAS PARKED. I OPENED THE PASSENGER DOOR. AS SOON AS I CLOSED DOOR THE REAR GLASS SHATTERED AND FELL TO THE GROUND. TEMPERATURE WAS NOT TOO HOT OR COLD. *KB

MY COMPLAINT IS MY CHEVY HHR. 2007.ON FRIDAY 1/27/2012 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY HHR FROM WORK AND SHE REALIZE THAT SHE COULDN'T TURN THE CAR DUE TO THE POWER STEERING HAD WENT OUT.MY WIFE HAD MADE IT HOME SAFELY THANK GOD.SHE STATED TO ME IT SCARED HER WHEN SHE COULDN'T TURN THE CAR.WHEN SHE GOT OUT OF THE CAR I CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM AN FOUND OUT IT WAS THE POWER STERRING. TODAY WHILE ON LINE I FOUND THAT CHEVY HAD A RECALL ON COBALT AND NOT HHR'S.THAT IS SAD YOU HAVE A RECALL ON A CAR THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS.THIS PROBLEM NEED TO BE ADDRESS BEFORE SOMEONE GET SERIOUSLY HURT.IM CURRENTLY UNEMPLOYED AND DON'T HAVE THE MONEY AT THIS TIME TO FIX MY CAR. SOME ONE NEEDS TO LOOK AT THIS SOON. *TT

WHILE GOING UP A CURVED ENTRANCE RAMP AT 20 MPH THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR SHUT DOWN. IF I HAD BEEN GOING ANY FASTER I FEEL I WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING MOTOR HAS SHUT DOWN TWO MORE TIMES SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT. THE POWER STEERING RESUMES WORKING AFTER THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AND THEN RESTARTING THE CAR. THE FAILURE HAS HAPPENED ALL THREE TIMES ON A LONG CURVE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING THIS MAKES THE TRUCK HARD TO STEER FOR A SMALL WOMEN THIS IS A PROBLEM AND DANGEROUS AND EVEN MORE SHE HAS OUR SMALL CHILD IN THE TRUCK WITH HER. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR MP. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

CHECK ENGINE CODE P1174 INJECTOR FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER AND SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE IGNITION FAILURE. THE MECHANIC DID, HOWEVER, STATE THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACTED WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN A CHIME NOISE WAS EMITTED FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD AS THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ALONG THE DIGITAL CONTROL PANEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,011 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,380.

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR HAS BEEN MAKING A "CLICK" NOISE AND DIFFICULT TO OPEN. TODAY A PASSENGER TRIED TO GET OUT AND THE HANDLE REFUSED TO OPEN. DOOR WAS ABLE TO OPEN FROM OUTSIDE. A DOOR THAT DOES NOT PROPERLY OPEN COULD POSE A SAFETY HAZARD SHOULD SOMEONE BE TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

I CONTINUE TO HAVE A DUMMY LIGHT COME ON MY MESSAGE CENTER ON MY DASH SAYING POWER STEERING. I JUST MOVED TO CT FROM LOUSIANA. I THOUGHT BECAUSE THE WEATHER WAS GETTING COLD. I CHECKED THE FLUID AND IT WAS NOT FROZEN OR EMPTY. I JUST HAD TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER FOR A OIL CHANGE AND VEHICLE CHECK AND ALL FLUIDS WERE WHERE THEY SHOULD BE. NO LEAKS. I DID A SEARCH ON THE NET AND FOUND 1000'S OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE. ANY NEW THOUGHTS ON WHAT TO DO? *TR

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2007 CHEVROLET HHR CONSISTENTLY GOES OUT, EVERY TIME I DRIVE. I HAVE TO TURN MY CAR OFF THEN RESTART IT, TO GET THE POWER STEERING TO KICK BACK IN, BUT THEN IT USUALLY JUST GOES OUT AMOUNT 5 MINS LATER. I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR CHEVROLET TO ISSUE A RECALL LIKE THEY DID FOR THE COBALT, BUT NOTHING HAS HAPPENED SO FAR. I'VE SEEN IN VARIOUS ONLINE FORUMS THAT OTHER HHR OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT'S EXTREMELY INFURIATING!!! *TR

WHILE COMING TO A STOP TO MAKE EITHER A RIGHT HAND OR LEFT HAND TURN, I HAD THE POWER STEERING STOP WORKING, AND A POWER STEERING MESSAGE ILLUMINATE ON MY DASHBOARD MESSAGE CENTER. THIS HAPPENED 4 SEPARATE TIMES WITHIN A 3 HOUR PERIOD, WHILE USING MY VEHICLE TO MAKE DELIVERIES FOR A LOCAL COMPANY. IN EACH INSTANCE, I WAS ABLE TO PUT VEHICLE IN PARK, SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, WAIT A COUPLE OF SECONDS, RESTART THE ENGINE, AND THE POWER STEERING WOULD WORK FOR A SHORT TIME. GM HAS REDUCED PRICE ON THE DEFECTIVE PART IN THE US, BUT, STILL NO RECALL ON THE PROBLEM IN THE US. *KB

TWO DAYS AGO, WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH IN MY PARENTS' RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, I RECEIVED A "POWER STEERING" ALERT ON MY INFORMATION BAR AND IMMEDIATELY LOST CONTROL OF MY STEERING. I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A LEFT TURN AND LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE ON THE STREET AT THE TIME OR I SURELY WOULD HAVE HIT THEM RATHER THAN JUST DRIVING ONTO THE CURB BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN ANY EITHER DIRECTION. I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL ONLY AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTING. AFTER THE VISIT WITH MY PARENTS, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT THREE TIMES IN A TWELVE MILE DRIVE HOME. IN TWO DAYS THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED SIX TIMES WITHOUT RHYME OR REASON AT VARYING SPEEDS AND AT DIFFERENT LENGTHS OF DRIVE TIME. I FIRST DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. I DISCOVERED THAT THE CHEVY COBALT AND CHEVY HHR FROM YEARS 2006-2010 SHARE THE SAME STEERING MOTOR (NOT A PUMP WITH FLUID) AND THEY ARE A KNOWN PROBLEM. APPARENTLY THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THE COBALT BUT NOT THE HHR? THERE WAS TALK OF A RECALL IN CANADA FOR THE HHR BUT NOT IN THE USA? I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WHEN THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. I CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP EARLY ON SATURDAY MORNING. I TOLD HIM WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND HE SAID THAT "THE SERIAL NUMBER ON MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR PART REPLACEMENT COVERAGE". HOW ARE SOME COVERED AND NOT OTHERS? I CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR WITHOUT FEAR OF AGAI

MY 2007 HHR HAS HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS WITH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATING AND THEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING INSTANTLY. ALMOST MISSED MAKING A TURN OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE STEERING IS NON RESPONSIVE. ONCE YOU TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART THE CAR, POWER STEERING IS RESTORED; UNFORTUNATELY, THIS ISSUE IS OCCURING MORE FREQUENTLY. INTERNET RESEARCH SHOW NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH THIS EXACT ISSUE, CHEVROLET HAS RECALLED OTHER VEHICLES THAT USE THE SAME PART AND THE 2007 HHR HAS BEEN RECALLED IN CANADA. WHY HASN'T THAT HAPPENED HERE? IS IT GOING TO TAKE A DEATH AND SUBSEQUENT LAWSUIT FOR THEM TO STEP UP AND FIX THIS KNOWN PROBLEM? I AM CALLING MY EXTENDED WARRANTY SERVICE TODAY AND SEE IF THIS IS COVERED. REPAIRS UNFORTUNATELY CAN'T WAIT FOR CHEVROLET TO DO THE RIGHT THING! *TR

AT LOW SPEED WHILE TURNING THE STEERING POPS. CLUNKS AND CATCHES. THIS ALSO HAPPENS AFTER STOPPING WITH THE WHEELS TURNED. WHEN THE TURN HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND THE STEERING RETURNS TO CENTER IT CLUNKS. ASKED THE DEALER IF THIS WAS THE SAME AS THE COLBALT PROBLEM AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOT ANY PROBLEMS HE KNEW ABOUT WITH THE HHR STEERING. THIS IS A LOW MILAGE CAR AND SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TT

THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR CAME ON AND THEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I TOOK THE CAR TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE, A WORKER THERE SAID THAT CHEVY HAD A RECALL ON THE COBALT FOR THE SAME ISSUE, BUT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE CHEVY HHR. THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND I ALMOST CRASHED GOING AROUND A CORNER. I STOPPED AT A SAFE LOCATION AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THE POWER STEERING RETURNED ONCE I RESTARTED HOWEVER THIS HAPPENED AGAIN THE FOLLOWING DAY AND TWICE YESTERDAY AND TWICE AGAIN TODAY. I DID AN ON-LINE SEARCH AND SEE THAT MANY OTHER HHR DRIVERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH CORRECTING THIS DEFECT BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT APPROX. 15MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND STEERING WAS HARD AND NON RESPONSIVE. I COULD NOT STEER THE CAR. I STOPPED THE CAR, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LANE, TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN ON AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. THIS IS THE FIRST INSTANCE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT WOULD MOVE FREELY AND WOULD NOT LOCK WHILE IN PARK. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD REFUSE TO SHUT OFF AND THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAM ON, AND THE VEHICLE BECAME HARD TO STEER. TURN THE ENGINE OFF, AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. IT IS NOW COMING ON EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, AND DOES NOT CORRECT ITSELF. I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE COBALT, WHICH SHARES THE SAME PARTS WITH THE HHR. I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD RECALL THE HHR AS WELL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND REGAINED POWER STEERING AFTER RESTARTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

SUNROOF FRAME BROKEN AT HINGE POINT OF WINDSCREEN. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMONLY OCCURRING PROBLEM. ONE OF MANY COMPLAINTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DRIVE STRAIGHT AND SWAYED INTO ANOTHER LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 152,000.

THE STEERING ASSIST FAILED. "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE SHOWED UP IN THE DASH. STEERING MIGHT FAIL WHILE GOING STRAIGHT, THEN WILL NOT WORK UNTIL VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF THEN RESTARTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES INTERMITTENTLY AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SPORADICALLY BECOME STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND WHEN RESTARTED, THE FAILURE WAS CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 75,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE AND ROLLED AWAY, CRASHING INTO A POLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE YET THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

PROCEEDING AT NORMAL SPEED ON HWY 14. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY AN ILLUMINATION OF THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. THERE WAS A LOUD POP SOUND EMANATING FROM THE FRONT THE VEHICLE. AT THIS POINT THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AND I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY ON FIRE BY THE TIME I REACHED THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. BY THE TIME I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS FULLY INVOLVED IN FIRE AND WITHIN A MATTER OF TWO OR THREE MINUTES THE REMAINDER OF THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. I DID NOTICE OTHER HHRS HAVE BEEN ON FIRE AS SHOWN ON THE INTERNET AND THE ADJUSTER STATED HHR FIRES ARE COMMON. I BARELY MADE IT OUT OF THE CAR. *TR

FIREHAWK GTA 03. THESE TIRES ARE THE ORIGINAL FACTORY ISSUE ON MY 07CHEVY HHR. ALL 4 TIRES APPEAR TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM / DEFECT. THEY ARE ALL CRACKING ALONG THE OUTSIDE EDGE OF THE TREAD PATTERN. WHERE THE FLAT SURFACE OF THE TIRE MEETS THE SIDEWALLS. THE CRACKS ARE HARD TO SEE AT FIRST, BECAUSE THEY SO CLOSELY FOLLOW THE DEEPEST INDENTS OF THE TREADS. 2 OF THE 4 TIRES NOW HAVE A SLOW LEAK. THEY ARE AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN! TO DATE, NO ONE WANTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE DEFECTIVE TIRES. CHEVY SAYS "TIRES' ARE COVERED BY MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY. FIRESTONE SAYS THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR OEM PRODUCTS! WHAT A BUNCH OF FINGER-POINTERS! THESE TIRES NOW HAVE 43,100. MILES AND HAVE BEEN ROTATED EVERY 3-5 K ALONG WITH EACH OIL CHANGE. ON ANOTHER NOTE, THESE TIRES HANDLE POORLY IN MED.TO HEAVY RAINS. THEY WILL EASILY HYDRO-PLANE WITHOUT DUE CAUSE. *TR

I WENT TO GET OUT OF MY CAR AND THE DOOR HANDLE ON DRIVERS SIDE SNAPPED OFF. UNTIL I CAN GET THIS FIXED I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SUCH AS WHAT IF MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO OPEN MY DOOR AND MANY OTHER SUCH THINGS COULD HAPPEN. I HAVE CHECKED AND FOUND THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF CAR AND CHEVY HAS NOT DONE ANY RECALLS AND I WAS TOLD BY A CHEVY SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, WHICH IS VERY COSTLY, $441 FOR PARTS AND LABOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED INCORRECT READINGS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BECAUSE THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 43,000.

THE POWER STEERING FAILED ON THE CAR WHILE PARKED. IT WAS DETERMINED A SHORT OCCURRED IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT CAUSED THE ELECTRIC ASSIST STEERING MOTOR TO STOP WORKING. CHANGED OUT THE FUSE TO A MUCH HIGHER RATING, FUSE STILL BLEW OUT. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED AND THE CAR ENGINEERS THAT WERE CONSULTED SAID THAT DISASSEMBLY OF THE COLUMN WAS NOT NEEDED TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE SHORT. ALSO THE INSURANCE COMPANY WERE CALLED IN TO SEE IF A PREVIOUS ACCIDENT CAUSED THE SHORT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DETERMINED THAT THE SHORT WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. A MESSAGE COMES ACROSS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SAYING MOTOR POWER REDUCED; MOTOR SHUT DOWN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY, BUT, THE REPAIR ONLY REMEDIED THE STALLING TEMPORARILY. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL SO THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT OF A GM RECALL FOR THE PCM, BUT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

MY 2007 HHR W/ 57K MILES HAS AN ISSUE WITH ITS STEERING. THE STEERING IS JERKY, HARD TO STEER AT LOW SPEEDS, AND LOW CLUNKING NOISES CAN SOMETIMES BE HEARD FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY CLAIM THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. THE NHTSA ISSUED A RECALL IN MARCH 2010 ON 2005 TO 2010 CHEVROLET COBALTS FOR A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH THE COBALT'S STEERING COLUMN. THE HHR IS BASED ON THE COBALT AND WAS BUILT IN THE SAME FACTORY. THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO COVER THE HHR MODEL. *TT

2007 CHEVY HHR HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STEERING. CAR IS BASED ON COLBALT AND WAS A REPLACEMENT FOR FEW YEARS. THE STEERING IS HARD , JERKY, NOT RELIABLE. CAN THE RECALL BE ENLARGED TO COVER HHR S FOR SAME YEARS? MILEAGE IS UNDER 50,000 MILES AND NOT ABUSED. *TT

POWER STEERING FAILURE. IT IS THE POWER STEERING MOTOR, CHEVROLET HAS RECALLED THE EXACT SAME PART FOR THE CHEVROLET COBALT, BUT NOT THE AGE HHR. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED WHILE MAKING A TURN CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A WALL. WHEN THE CRASH OCCURRED THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE CONTACT WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE NECK, BACK, AND CHEST. THE CONTACT WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE STEERING AND REPORTED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE REPORT FROM THE INVESTIGATOR DID NOT INCLUDE ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THE POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT NOTICED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE STEERING SYSTEM FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,658. UPDATED 08/11/11*LJ UPDATED 08/12/11.*JB

TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHICH MADE THE CAR ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE A TURN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL AT ANY TIME AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WOULD BE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,442 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,742. UPDATED 09/21/11*LJ THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE. UPDATED 11/14/11

ORIGINALLY THE PASSENGER INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE LEAVING US UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT OPENING THE DOOR USING THE OUTSIDE HANDLES. NOW THE DRIVER INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BROKE AND WE CANNOT EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT LOWERING THE WINDOW AND OPENING THE DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE. THIS HAS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE WE COULD POTENTIALLY BE TRAPPED INSIDE THE CAR IN AN ACCIDENT. *TT

THE FRONT PASSENGER'S DOOR LATCH BROKE UNDER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR BECAUSE IT IS MADE OF PLASTIC. YOU CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE ONCE IT IS BROKEN, IT HAS TO BE OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE OR YOU HAVE TO BE TALL ENOUGH TO REACH OVER TO THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE AND OPEN THE DOOR. LOT OF COMPLAINTS BECAUSE THE ONLY WAY TO REPAIR BROKEN HANDLE IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL A COST OF OVER $250. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET HHR BRAKE PULSATIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIOLENTLY SHAKE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE ENTIRE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY WOBBLES DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THIS FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THE LIGHT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

A 2007 HHR I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO DEALER FROM THE BEGINNING I HAVE HAD THE CAR. THEY HAVE REPLACE A STEERING WITH SHAFT, COLUMN KIT TWICE. IT HAS SMOKED IN THE STEERING WHEEL ONCE BEFORE. I JUST TOOK IT BACK AGAIN TO BE CHECKED THAT SAID THEY HERE THE NOISE BUT NOT ENOUGH TO KNOW WHAT IT IS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH, APPROACHING A COMPLETE STOP THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,916. UPDATED 10/31/11

POWER STEERING FAILURE WARNING LIGHT AND LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *TR