2007 Chevrolet HHR complaints

THE STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO MOVE. *TR

3 DAYS AGO MY POWERSTEERING KEPT GOING OUT .UNSAFE ALMOST HIT SOMEBODY..AND NOW TODAY MY CAR SMELLS LIKE GAS WHEN I START IT ..FIRE ..FIRE ..FIRE..PLEASE RECALL THESE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AFTER 24 DAYS AND THE MANUFACTURER INSTALLED A COMPUTER BOARD IN THE VEHICLE TO REGISTER ANY FAILURE CODES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED PER THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000...UPDATED 04-24-14*BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS TURNED ON TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO WARM UP AND AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HH6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH IN SNOW, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE THEN FLIPPED SEVERAL TIMES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND BOTH THE DRIVER, AND A PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE SHOULDERS FROM THE IMPACT OF THE SEAT BELT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND PREVENTED THE KEY FROM BEING RELEASED FROM THE IGNITION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,728. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,043. UPDATED 04/29/14*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GUIDE THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER, RESTART THE ENGINE AND RESUME NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE THAT WAS LISTED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V047000(AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,284. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY, THE ON BOARD COMPUTER DINGS AND A MESSAGE APPEARS ON THE DASH THAT MY POWER STEERING IS OUT. IT DOESN'T LOCK IT UP BUT IT BECOMES EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER. I STOPPED AT A AUTO PARTS STORE TO GET POWER STEERING FLUID ONLY TO FIND OUT THERE IS NOT FLUID, IT USES AN ELECTRIC MOTOR. STARTING THE CAR MUST RESET THE ELECTRONICS, IT WORKED FINE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. IT IS NOW HAPPENING QUITE FREQUENTLY AND I FEEL IT A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IN CHECKING ON THE INTERNET, IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT CHEVROLET RECALLED THE COBALT FOR THE SAME ISSUE, BUT NOT THE HHR, EVEN THOUGH BOTH ARE BASICALLY THE SAME. *TR

AS I AM DRIVING THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR WARNING COMES ON AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. ONCE I STOP THE CAR AND RESTART IT THE POWER STEERING IS FINE. THIS CAN HAPPEN AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE OR AFTER DRIVING FOR 5 MINUTES. ONE DAY IT HAPPENED 4 TIMES WITHIN 15 MINUTES.

DRIVING GETTING ONTO ON RAMP TO INTERSTATE. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN WITH NO POWER STEERING AROUND THE TURN. AND OF COURSE THERE WAS TWO MORE RAMPS TO GO AROUND. TURNED OFF THE CAR TO GET GAS AND THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WENT OFF. HAVE BEEN READING THE OTHER POSTS AND I GUESS I'M NOT ALONE. I JUST HOPE THAT THIS IS COVERED UNDER A RECALL SO IT CAN BE FIXED RIGHT. *TR

I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE (DRIVER'S DOOR) SO I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE INTERIOR OF THE DOOR (IT WAS A SMALL PLASTIC PIECE THAT BROKE), AT A COST WAS $350.00. NOW, A COUPLE OF YEARS LATER THE SAME ISSUE HAS OCCURRED. I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THIS AT THIS TIME AND THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE IN OUR HOME. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING WITH A BROKEN DOOR FOR THE LAST 3 MONTHS! IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE - IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT THE DRIVER IS UNABLE TO EXIT THE CAR!! AND WHEN THE WINDOWS FREEZE I AM TOTALLY TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE! I ALSO FEEL THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REPLACE THE DOOR'S INTERIOR EACH TIME THE WEATHER IS COLD AND THIS CHEAP PLASTIC PIECE BREAKS! I HAVE ALSO HAD SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THE OTHER DOORS, BUT MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO REPAIR THEM. SOMEHOW THE HANDLE AND THE MECHANISM THAT OPENS THE DOOR (INSIDE THE INTERIOR OF THE DOOR) COME APART AND HAVE TO BE RE-ATTACHED. I CANNOT BE THE ONLY HHR OWNER THAT HAS EXPERIENCED THIS COSTLY AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM! *TR

TRIED TO CONTACT GENERAL MOTORS HOT LINE 800-222-1020 SPOKE WITH REP ABOUT IGNITION ISSUES CURRENTLY ON THIS 2007 CHEVY HHR . I WAS TOLD THEIR IS NO RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE ?? YET THE INFORMATION APPEARED IN USA TODAY SPECIFYING THESE VEHICLES . I HAVE EXP . DEAD SWITCH WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THIS CAR , HAPPENS SOMETIMES INCONSISTENT . DEALER HAS HAD NO INPUT AS TO REPAIR ? AS IT IS INCONSISTENT , I PURCHASED VEHICLE USED ONLY 5 MO. AGO . I AM CONCERNED AS TO WHAT IS CORRECT INFO ? *TR

MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, I LOSE POWER STEERING, IF I TURN THE CAR OFF THE POWER STEERING WILL COME BACK FOR A WHILE, THEN I LOSE THE POWER STEERING AGAIN. IT IS HARD FOR ME TO TURN THE WHEEL I HAVE CARPAL TUNNEL, ELBOW AND SHOULDER AND NECK AND LOWER BACK PAIN ALREADY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE GEAR SHIFT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,860..UPDATED 03/25/14 *BF.

WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL SHAKES AND VIBRATES, I REPLACED ROTORS AND BRAKE CALIPERS AND STILL THE ISSUE IS GETTING WORSE. *TR

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED, STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN, REQUIRING SIGNIFICANTLY ADDED MUSCULAR STRENGTH TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL STABILITY AND TO TURN AND MANEUVER THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC. POWER STEERING FUNCTION RESTORED AND NORMAL OPERATION RESTORED BY STOPPING THE VEHICLE, TURNING OFF THE MOTOR, AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, THEN RESTARTING THE MOTOR. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ON THE TRIP HOME, DISTANCE LESS THAN 3 MILES. RESTORED POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN WITHIN 30 TO 120 SECONDS OF EACH RESTART. OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW FREEZING, VEHICLE OPERATED ON PAVED HIGHWAY IN GOOD CONDITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH ON AN ICY AND SNOWY ROAD SURFACE, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AS THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO A PARKING LOT WHERE THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT DRIVE TRAIN AND BOTH FRONT INNER CHROME WHEELS WERE COMPLETELY IMPACTED WITH SNOW. THE CONTACT CLEARED OFF THE SNOW FROM THE AFFECTED AREAS AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING ON A ROAD WITH SNOW OF SIX INCHES OR MORE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE HE WAS ATTEMPTING A TURN. THE CONTAC TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY FOR A SHIRT TIME BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

THE POWERSTEERING WILL GO OUT AS I AM DRIVING. VERY UNSAFE!! WARNING WILL COME ON AFTER THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. IF I SHUT THE CAR OFF I WILL GET THE POWER STEERING BACK TEMPORARILY, BUT THEN IT GOES BACK OUT AGAIN. I SEE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE ON HERE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING WILL TURN OFF LEAVING THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. ALTHOUGH THE WARNING MESSAGE DOES COME ADVISING OF THE INCIDENT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING. IF I STOP THE VEHICLE AND TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN RESTART THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING WILL RETURN TO NORMAL FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BUT WILL EVENTUALLY TURN OFF AGAIN. THIS HAD LED TO A COUPLE CLOSE CALLS SINCE WHEN THE POWER STEERING IS OFF THE VEHICLE IS VERY HARD TO STEER AT LOWER SPEEDS SUCH AS TRYING TO PARK OR AROUND SHARP CURVES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 2 DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND BOTH HAVE STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ON THIS VEHICLE IS A SEALED SYSTEM AND THEY CAN'T EVEN CHECK THE FLUID LEVEL AND THAT IT MUST BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. I FIND IT ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE THAT CHEVROLET WOULD MAKE A VEHICLE THAT HAS NO MEANS OF CHECKING THE FLUID LEVELS ON SOMETHING AS CRITICAL AS THE POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON DASH AND WAS EXTREMLY HARD TO STEER, THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES, PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE, CHECKED WITH DEALER NO RECALL ON HHR HOWEVER THERE IS A RECALL ON THE COBALT WITH SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH AND THE POWER STEERING JUST WENT OUT. THE LIGHT SOUNDED AND POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME UP ON THE DASH. THE WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. WHEN I STOPPED AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN, IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN. I SEARCHED ONLINE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND FOUND THAT THIS IS HAPPENING A LOT ON HHR MODELS. I SAW WHERE MANY OF THE CHEVY MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS SAME REASON AND EVEN THE HHR IN CANADA BUT NOT IN THE USA. I FIND THIS VERY DANGEROUS. PLEASE RECALL THE 2007 HHR FOR THIS PROBLEM. I FEAR DRIVING MY CAR NOW. *TR

INTERMITTENTLY, ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WILL FAIL TO REGISTER ANY TEMPERATURE AT ALL. THIS TRIGGERS THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON DASH NOTIFICATION. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS, VARYING TIMES AND NO PATTERN. *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, 70MPH, POWER STEERING SIMPLY WENT OFF. PULLED OFF ONTO ANOTHER ROAD, STOPPED AT A NEARBY CHEVY DEALERSHIP, TURNED CAR OFF TO ASK FOR SERVICE, WHEN CAR WAS PULLED IN TO BE LOOKED AT, POWER STEERING WORKED AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

MY CLUTCH WENT OUT AND THE CAR STOPPED WORKING GAS I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS NOT DURING A SHIFT, JUST ACCELERATION. THE CLUTCH DID THE EXACT SAME THING ON DECEMBER 23, 2013 (MILEAGE ABOUT 115,000). I HAVE DRIVEN MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS PREVIOUSLY AND HAVE GONE WELL OVER 100K MILES WITHOUT REPLACING THE CLUTCH AND I AM NOW ON MY 3RD CLUTCH. I KNOW THERE IS A TSB ON A POSSIBLE BAD FLYWHEEL (WHICH WAS NOT REPLACED EITHER TIME), BUT A CLUTCH TO GO OUT TWICE ON A CAR THAT HAS SEEN FOR THE LAST 55K ALMOST ALL HIGHWAY MILES INDICATES THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING CUTS OUT AND IS VERY HARD TO TURN I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF CARS. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY HHR THE SHIFTER IS STUCK IN PARK AND WILL NOT MOVE CAN HEAR A CLICKING NEAR STEERING COLUMN, WAS ALSO HAVING TROUBLE WITH IGNITION TURNING AND SOMETIMES KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED , THIS IS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE ITS GETTING WORSE . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SHE PARKED, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SEVERAL HOURS LATER, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BUT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN AND MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,954.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35246. UPDATED 02/11/14*LJ UPDATED 02/12/14

POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR STOPPED WORKING AND THE DIC SHOWED "POWER STEERING". ENGINE WAS STOPPED AND RESTARTED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE ISSUE APPEARS TO HAPPEN AT RANDOM SPEEDS AND AT RANDOM INTERVALS, AND ONCE THE DIC WARNING IS SHOWING STEERING IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. THE ISSUE HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES IN THE LAST ~2 WEEKS. *TR

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS I LOST POWER STEERING LASTING APPROXIMATELY 2-5 SECONDS. OCCASIONALLY THE "POWER STEERING" LIGHT WOULD REGISTER ON THE DASHBOARD. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. OVER THE NEXT 3 MONTHS I WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING APPROXIMATELY ONE TO TWO TIMES A DAY. IT WOULD HAPPEN AT SPEEDS FROM 10-60 MILES AN HOUR, WHILE TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT, AND ANY CHANGE IN THE SURFACE OF THE ROAD. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS VOLTAGE GOING IN BUT NOT OUT. I HAD THE POWER STEERING MOTOR REPLACED. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE ARTICLES ON THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL RATHER LUCKY SINCE MY POWER STEERING WOULD RETURN WITHIN 5 SECONDS. MANY REPORTS HAVE PEOPLE HAVING TO RESTART THEIR VEHICLES TO RESET THE SYSTEM. I ALSO FEEL VERY LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE IN. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, THE COBALT HAD A RECALL ON THEIR POWER STEERING MOTOR AND IS THE SAME MOTOR IN THE HHR. I HOPE THAT THERE IS SOME CONSIDERATION IN RECALLING THIS MOTOR IN THE HHR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE OR DISLODGE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE THEN FLIPPED OVER AND LANDED WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE FACING THE GROUND. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE UNHARMED THROUGH THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000. UPDATED 12-30-13 *BF

I WAS CROSSING A LARGE PARKING LOT, AND SAW THE WORDS POWER STEERING APPEAR IN THE INFORMATION DISPLAY UNDER MY SPEEDOMETER. WHEN I TRIED TO TURN A CORNER TO GET TO THE EXIT DRIVE, I FOUND I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY STEER THE CAR, BUT WITH ONLY WITH EXTREME DIFFICULTY. I DROVE TO A NEARBY GARAGE, TURNED THE CAR OFF, EXPLAINED MY PROBLEM TO THE MECHANICS, AND WHEN WE TURNED THE CAR BACK ON, THE STEERING WAS BACK TO NORMAL. I SEE THIS PROBLEM IS ALSO HAPPENING IN OTHER GM CARS: SATURN ION, CHEVROLET COBALT, PONTIAC G5, PONTIAC G4, AND PONTIAC PURSUIT. GENERAL MOTORS ISSUED A RECALL IN 2010 FOR 2005-2010 CHEVROLET COBALT, 2007-2010 PONTIAC G5, 2005-2006 PONTIAC PURSUIT (CANADA ONLY), 2005-2006 PONTIAC G4 (MEXICO ONLY), AND IS EXTENDING A 100,000 MILE/10 YEAR WARRANTY ON SATURN IONS FOR THIS PROBLEM. WHY IS GM NOT RECALLING OR EXTENDING WARRANTIES FOR AFFECTED HHRS? CANADA'S RECALL INCLUDED 2006-2010 HHR AS WELL AS 2003-2007 SATURN ION. WHY DOESN'T THE US'S RECALL INCLUDE THEM? ACCORDING TO US RECALL NEWS, WHEN THE 2010 RECALL WAS ISSUED, "THERE WERE 16 COMPLAINTS WITH THE NHTSA FOR THE 2009 PONTIAC G5 WHICH INCLUDED TWO SEPARATE INJURIES AND ONE REPORTED DEATH." ON DECEMBER 4, 2013, I FOUND OVER 140 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST IN HHRS ON THE INTERNET (WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2007/CHEVROLET/HHR/STEERING/PROBLEM.ASPX), TWO OF WHICH STATED THAT THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST CAUSED THEM TO CRASH. WHY IS A RECALL NOT BEING ISSUED TO PRE

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

AS I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WENT ON AND THEN I LOST POWER STEERING. I PULLED IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. AFTER WAITING A FEW MINUTES, I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON. IT WAS FINE - FOR A BIT. DURING MY 21 MILE COMMUTE, THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. EVERY TIME, I LOST POWER STEERING, PULLED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND TURNED IT OFF. EACH TIME I TURNED IT ON, IT WAS FINE FOR A BIT. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE DUE TO THE LACK OF STEERING - IT FELT LIKE I WAS DRIVING A TRACTOR EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED AND TURNING CORNERS WAS VERY DIFFICULT. ONCE I GOT HOME, WE CHECKED THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND IT STATED THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING DEVICE IS FAULTING. WE CHECKED ON THE INTERNET TO FIND OUT HOW TO PURCHASE THAT PART AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL REPORTS CLAIMS THAT THE 2007-2009 HHR AND COBALTS HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE. SO, WE CALLED AND PURCHASED A PART FROM THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN ELBURN. I ASKED THEM ABOUT HOW TO MAKE A COMPLAINT AND I WAS LED TO DISCUSS THIS WITH GM AND MAKE A COMPLAINT. THEN, I AM MAKING A COMPLAINT WITH YOUR COMPANY AS WELL. *TR

STEERING IS NOT CORRECT. STEERING WHEEL JERKS WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. HAVE HAD IT CHECKED BY 2 MECHANICS AND LOCAL GM DEALER SHIP. RECOMMEND REPLACING AT LARGE EXPENSE. HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS VERY COMMON AND MANY CASES MUCH MORE SEVERE. RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM DONE ON CHEVY COBALT WHICH SHARES SAME STEERING SYSTEM. WHY NOT HHR? *TR

THE POWERSTEERING MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE DASH AND THE WHEEL LOCKED UP ON THE EXPRESSWAY, LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SO THAT IT WOULD NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED ACCOMPANIED BY THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING ALARM AND WARNING LIGHT. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE STEERING WHEEL RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE POWERS STEERING MODULE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,804.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR. THERE WAS ALSO A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND AFTER RESTARTING, THE POWER STEERING OPERATED NORMALLY FOR ONLY A FEW MOMENTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL RELATED TO THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,550.

WHEN I START MY CAR, IT SEEMS TO DRIVE OK, BUT WITHIN SECONDS, SOMETIMES MINUTES, I HEAR A "CLICK" FROM UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN, AND SUDDENLY MY STEERING WHEEL GOES "HARD". AT FIRST IT SEEMED TO ONLY DO IT OCCASIONALLY, BUT NOW ALMOST EVERY TIME I GET IN THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. I HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN INTO ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS HAPPENING. CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAY THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS MODEL, BUT HAVE HEARD THAT SOME SIMILAR GM CARS ARE RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE CHIMES AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL READS "POWER STEERING", THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING AND THE STEERING WHEEL GETS VERY HARD TO TURN. IT IS VERY UNNERVING WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE PROBLEM IS SPORADIC AND IT HAS BEEN STARTING TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN. WHEN IT OCCURS I WILL PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND IT WILL NORMALLY WORK FINE FOR A DAY OR TWO, BUT THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS IT GOES RIGHT BACK OUT AND IT WON'T WORK. I REALLY WANT TO HAVE THIS ISSUE REPAIRED BUT I JUST STARTED A NEW JOB AND I REALLY CAN'T AFFORD IT JUST YET, I THINK GM SHOULD SERIOUSLY CONSIDER A RECALL BECAUSE THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM FOR SOMEONE WHO IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO STEER THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS OCCURS. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY HHR AND FEW MONTHS AGO MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COME ON AND ENGINE LIGHT. THEN SHORTLY AFTER MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN GOING OUT PERIODICALLY...LAST TIME WAS ON A EXIT RAMP ON THE CURVE. I ALMOST PUT IT IN THE DITCH. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE COBALT HAD RECALLS ON THESE ITEMS BUT NOT THE HHR. WHICH MAKES NO SENSE BECAUSE OF THE SAME CHASSIS AND ALL. I TOOK IT TO ED SCHIDMT CHEVY IN PERRYSBURG OHIO AND THEY SAID I NEED A STEERING COLUMN (BECAUSE POWER STEERING MODULE IS IN COLUMN), POWER STEERING MOTOR, CAMSHAFT VALVE ACTUATORS, LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM, AND FRONT STRUTS. I HAVE READ A LOT OF INTERNET FORUMS AND THERE HAS BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON SAME ISSUES. CHEVY SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS. DEALERSHIP WANTS $2300+ FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITH AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED DURING THE SAME TIME OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADIC AND OVER A PERIOD OF TIME BECAME A CONSTANT OCCURRENCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

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

POWER STEERING TURNS OFF WITH NO WARNING, THE WORDS "POWER STEERING" APPEAR ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CONSOLE

I WAS DRIVING HOME AND GOT INTO THE TURNING LANE TO TURN ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC. MY SPEED WAS ABOUT 25 MPH AND I HEARD A "DING" AND LOOKED AT THE INFORMATION PANEL ON MY DASH. IT SAID "POWER STEERING". I WASN'T AWARE AT THE TIME, BUT ONCE I TRIED TO TURN (ONCE TRAFFIC CLEARED) I REALIZED I HAD LOST POWER STEERING. I WAS ONLY 2 MILES FROM MY HOUSE, SO I CONTINUED HOME---MANHANDLING THE STEERING WHEEL THROUGH EACH TURN UNTIL I ARRIVED IN MY DRIVEWAY. IT HAS HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES SINCE THEN, AND I CONTINUE TO DRIVE UNTIL I GET TO A RED TRAFFIC SIGNAL, TURN THE CAR OFF, AND RESTART IT. LUCKILY, (SO FAR), IT HAS RESET ITSELF AND THE POWER STEERING WORKS AGAIN. I AM CONCERNED AS TO WHY THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ON THIS, AS THERE ARE TONS OF ISSUES ON THIS MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR. I HAVE A 1 1/2 YR. OLD SON AND ALL I CAN THINK OF IS HOW FORTUNATE I HAVE BEEN THAT EACH TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED, HE HASN'T BEEN IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME. COME ON, CHEVROLET, PLEASE FIX THIS ISSUE! WE ALSO OWN A CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND LOVE OUR CHEVY PRODUCTS, BUT I AM CONCERNED NOW AS TO WHETHER I WILL BUY ANOTHER ONE WHEN IT'S TIME.

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING. IT STARTED ON A THURSDAY AND WE CHANGED OUT THE RELAY AND THAT SEEMED TO WORK. TWO DAYS LATER, IT WENT OUT AGAIN. IT WAS OVER HEATING THE RELAY. THIS ISSUE WITH POWER STEERING CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR KILL SOMEONE. I GOOGLE PROBLEMS WITH HHR AND THERE ARE PLENTY OF ISSUE. WE, HHR OWNERS, NEED SOME ASSISTANCE. MY FAMILY HAS BEEN BUYING GM VEHICLE, AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER. *JS

POWER STEERING GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING, HAVE TO RESTART CAR TO REACTIVATE. WAS GOING DOWN A HILL AND IT KICKED OUT SO I HAD TO RESTART THE CAR AS I WAS ROLLING DOWN THE HILL. NOT SAFE AT ALL. I CAN MANAGE BUT A MOM WITH KIDS MIGHT PANIC AND SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS MIGHT OCCUR. *TR