2008 Chevrolet HHR complaints

I COULD BE SITTING IN LINE AT A DRIVE THRU, TURNING SLOWLY, OR DRIVING STRAIGHT AND I HEAR A CLICK, AND THE "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE DISPLAYS, AND THEN IT BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. IF I SHUT THE CAR OFF IT GOES AWAY. ALSO A MAJOR POINT IS THAT IT SEEMS TO BE WEATHER SENSITIVE. LAST WINTER IT CAME ON ONLY TWO TIMES AND NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN UNTIL ABOUT A FEW DAYS AGO WHEN THE WEATHER GOT ABOVE 90 DEGREES HERE. ON THOSE DAYS IT IS VERY HARD TO GET RID OF IT. HOWEVER,, IRONICALLY, ON A DAY THAT WAS ONLY 74 DEGREES IT NEVER CAME ON! I AM AFRAID THAT THIS WILL COME ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND I AM PUT INTO A SITUATION OF HAVING TO MANEUVER QUICKLY.. AND I AM SURE THAT ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS WILL AGREE THAT MOVING "QUICKLY" ISN'T GOING TO HAPPEN. DEALER TELLS ME THAT THE STEERING "MODULE" IS THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN.. SO REPAIR COST IS $900. I HAVE 162,000 HIGHWAY MILES ON MY CAR AND YES,, IT'S JUST AN 08. IF THIS PART STAYED IN A FAULTY MODE ALL THE TIME I WOULD SAY THAT IT WAS A MAINTENANCE REPAIR THAT I AM LIABLE FOR,, BUT WITH IT GOING ON AND OFF AND PUTTING MY SAFETY AT RISK.. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A MANUFACTURER RECALL! THEY ARE THE ONES THAT DECIDED TO MAKE THIS INTO AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT.. AND A FAULTY ONE AT THAT! DO A SEARCH ON LINE ABOUT "POWER STEERING" SEE HOW MANY OTHER HHR OWNERS ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME SAFETY ISSUE WITH WAY LESS MILES ON THEIR CARS. I WAS SHOCKED AND DISGUSTED. I AM NOT FEELING THE CONFIDEN

POWER STEERING FAILS ALL THE TIME. VERY DANGEROUS. HARD TO STEER. COMMON PROBLEM FOR ALL HHR'S. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL. THANK YOU *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS PROBLEMS PICKING UP SPEED. IT JERKS CONSTANTLY AND WHEN IDLING IT SHUTTERS. I HAVE LOOKED AT MESSAGE BOARDS AND SEEN OTHERS WITH SAME COMPLAINTS. THESE PROBLEMS NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE WHEN I'M TRYING TO MERGE. *TR

POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN FROM A STOP SIGN. POWER STEERING WAS GONE AND I HAD TO STRUGGLE TO PULL MY VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD TO A PARKING LOT. I LET THE VEHICLE SIT FOR 10 MINUTES, THEN I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THE ISSUE HAD DISAPPEARED. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I SEE THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS ONLINE COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE BY HHR OWNERS, AND THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILURE OFTEN RECURS INTERMITTENTLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY. GM HAS RECALLED SEVERAL VEHICLES FOR THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING MOTOR, BUT HAS CHOSEN NOT TO RECALL THE HHR. WHY NOT?! SINCE THE INCIDENT, I FEEL LIKE I AM DRIVING A VEHICLE OF DOOM AND THAT ANYTIME I GET BEHIND THE WHEEL, MY FAMILY AND I COULD POSSIBLY GET INTO AN ACCIDENT! GM SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAULTY PART AND DO A RECALL BEFORE THERE ARE MORE INJURIES! I HAVE DRIVEN A VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER STEERING BEFORE, BUT WHEN IT GOES OFF WITHOUT WARNING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, THIS VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL! GM SHOULD BE ASHAMED! I WILL NOT BUY A GM VEHICLE AGAIN! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE MALFUNCTION PERSISTED WHICH CAUSED DIFFICULTY IN THE CONTACT TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. *TR

AS I WAS ROLLING UP TO A STOP SIGN, THE "POWER STEERING" ALERT APPEARED ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL. HAVING NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS WARNING BEFORE, I DIDN'T KNOW QUITE WHAT IT MEANT. AS I MADE MY LEFT TURN INTO THE INTERSECTION, I FOUND OUT! IT TOOK ALL MY PHYSICAL STRENGTH TO STAY WITHIN THE PAVEMENT. HAD MY WIFE BEEN DRIVING, SHE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. THE STEERING FAILED TWICE MORE IN THE NEXT TWO DAYS. FORTUNATELY, I AVOIDED COLLISIONS BOTH TIMES AND HAD REPAIRS MADE AT THE DEALERSHIP AS SOON AS IT OPENED FOR BUSINESS AFTER THE 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY. AS THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD, THE COST TO ME WAS $302.66. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS POWER STEERING MOTOR IS USED ON OTHER GM CARS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED. THE HHR SHOULD BE INCLUDED! *TR

THE IGNITION IS LOCKED IN THE ON POSITION. IT WILL NOT SHUT OFF, THE ONLY WAY TO TURN IT OFF S TO REMOVED THE FUEL PUMP FUSE AND THEN DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. THE BATTERY IS LOCATED UNDER THE SPARE TIRE IN THE TRUNK AREA. *TR

2008 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. *SMD THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR.

POWER STEERING GO S OUT AFTER YOU START MOVING. *TR

THE DOOR LOCKS STICK AND STILL DO. I HAVE EVEN BEEN LOCKED IN MY VEHICLE. HHR HAS BEEN IN DEALER 9 TIMES FOR DOOR LOCKS STICKING (HAVE WORK ORDERS). DON'T TRUST DEALER OR GM TO FIX PROBLEM. YOU PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND THE PASSENGER DOOR LOCK STICKS. THE DOOR LOCK WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH AUTOMATIC DOOR UN LOCK. WE WORKED HARD TO PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE TO HAVE IT NOT LIVE UP TO THE QUALITY WE WERE LEAD IT TO BE. VEHICLES NO COUNT WE WANT OUR MONEY BACK. WE HAD A WASHING MACHINE IT WAS WORKED ON 4 TIMES THE FIFTH TIME IT ACTED UP THEY REPLACED IT WITH A NEW ONE. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WERE LOCKED IN YOUR VEHICLE . I HAVE VIDEO OF IT ON CELL PHONE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM DEALER. *TR UPDATED 02/06/14. *JB UPDATED 02/19/15. *JB

IN MORNING AFTER WAITING FOR COOLANT TO GET TO 85 DEGREES I BACK OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND PULL FORWARD POWER STEERING MESSAGE ON DASH LIGHTS UP AND SO I PULL OVER TURN OFF ENGINE COUNT TO FIVE RESTART ENGINE NO PROBLEM NEXT STOP SIGN POWER STEERING LIGHTS UP AGAIN . TURN OFF ENGINE COUNT TO 5 AND RESTART ENGINE WORKS FINE FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES AND REPEATS PROBLEM. *TR

POWER STEERING CUT OUT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHILE APPROACHING INTERSECTION. AFTER STOPPING AT THE INTERSECTION, I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE THEN THE POWER STEERING RETURNED. THE POWER STEERING CONTINUED TO CUT OUT REPEATEDLY AT INTERVALS OF 3 TO 5 MINUTES, AND RETURNED AFTER RESTARTING. INQUIRY OF HHR FORUMS REVEALED THAT PROBLEM IS THE OVERHEATING OF A FAULTY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR (PART NUMBERS OLD: 20995579 AND NEW: 19257875). THESE ARE THE SAME PART NUMBERS FOR THE POWER STEERING MOTORS USED IN OTHER GM MODELS (COBALT & G5) WHICH HAVE BEEN RECALLED BY GM AS A RESULT OF THE NHTSA INVESTIGATIONS. ONE HAS TO WONDER WHY RECALLS WEREN'T ISSUED FOR ALL VEHICLE MODELS USING THE SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS. *TR

"POWER STEERING" WARNING DISPLAYS ON DASH ALONG WITH AUDIBLE TONE FOLLOWED BY POWER STEERING CUTTING OUT LEAVING VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. SHUTTING VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING CORRECTS THE PROBLEM BUT ONLY TEMPORARILY. *TR

THERE WAS NOT A SINGLE INCIDENT THAT I COULD DOCUMENT THE MILEAGE AND MPH.THE PROBLEM WAS MOST NOTICEABLE AND FRIGHTENING WHEN GOING DOWN AN EXTENDED STRETCH OF RELATIVELY STEEP GRADE IN THE MOUNTAINS AT A SPEED OF 45 - 50 MPH. THE PROBLEM IS VIBRATION WITH THE BRAKES. THE CAR BEGAN SHAKING WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN THE SUMMER 2011. WE HAD THE ROTORS (I THINK THIS IS THE PART) TURNED SOMETIME SHORTLY BEFORE SEPT 25, 2011 AND THE PROBLEM RETURNED AT A LOW LEVEL VERY SOON AFTER AND GRADUALLY INCREASED. WE HAD THE SAME PROCEDURE DONE IN AUGUST 2012 AT A MILEAGE OF 52,000. THE PROBLEM RETURNED IN FEBRUARY 2013 WHEN THE MILEAGE WAS PROBABLY AROUND 60,000. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY SON. MY CHILD. I AM UPSET BECAUSE NOW THIS HAS HAPPENED, I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND I SEE THE HHR HAD A RECALL FOR STEERING ISSUES BUT FOR SOME REASON, THE 2008 IS NOT INCLUDED. NOW I HAVE TO PAY AN ASTRONOMICAL AMOUNT OF MONEY TO FIX THIS CAR AS IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. IT WILL THEN RETURN AND AT ANY MOMENT, IT GOES OUT AGAIN. NOT HAPPY.UNSAFE. WHY IS THE 2008 NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL? WHAT IF MY CHILD IS DRIVING, THE STEERING GOES OUT AND HE ENDS UP HAVING NO CONTROL? THE VEHICLE ESTIMATED SPEED IS ONLY THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED ON THE EXPRESSWAY. IT HAS WENT OUT AT ALL SPEEDS. WE TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, WE LEFT AND IT STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN. NOW IT'S COSTING EVEN MORE MONEY TO TAKE IT BACK, GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT, AND REPAIR IT. *TR

EXHAUST FUMES COMING INTO CABIN WHEN HEATER IS TURNED ON. CAUSED BY FAULTY, CRACKED FLEX JOINT ON DOWNPIPE, CONNECTED TO EXHAUST MANIFOLD. HAVE TO RIDE WITH WINDOWS CRACKED FOR FRESH AIR. GM REFUSED TO REPAIR. STATED OUTSIDE 80,000 MILE EMISSIONS WARRANTY. CAR HAS 82,419 MILES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND IT BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER, I WAS VERY LUCKY I WASN'T ON A CURVEY ROAD,OR I WOULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND TURNED MY HHR OFF, THEN BACK ON AND THE STEERING WAS BACK TO NORMAL. I CONTINUED MY WAY BACK HOME AND ABOUT TEN MINUTES LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED MY HHR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. AGAIN EVERYTHING WAS BACK TO NORMAL. SINCE THEN IT HAS HAPPENED UNEXPECTEDLY SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. I WISH THERE WAS A RECALL SO I COULD REPAIR THIS MALFUNCTIONING STEERING MOTOR. THE DEALER WANTS AROUND $800.00 TO DO THE WORK. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE MY HHR. *TR

MY 2008 CHEVROLET HHR HAS DEVELOPED AN INTERMITTENT STEERING POWER ASSIST FAILURE. IT FIRST OCCURRED A WEEK AGO UPON START UP. I DROVE IT A FEW MILES, AFRAID TO TURN IT OFF FOR FEAR I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME UPON RESTARTING. UPON RESTARTING IN MY DRIVEWAY, THE PROBLEM WAS GONE. NOW, A WEEK LATER AND WITH MY DAUGHTER BORROWING THE CAR TO DRIVE TO WORK IN A SNOWSTORM, THE PROBLEM RESURFACED AS SHE WAS DRIVING! I SEE THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM BEING REPORTED DAILY. WHY IS THIS ISSUE NOT BEING DEALT WITH BY THE MANUFACTURER? WTF! I CANNOT AFFORD THE EXPENSE AT THE MOMENT, SO THE CAR IS CURRENTLY BEING DRIVEN WITH THIS UNSAFE CONDITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

2008 CHEVROLET HHR. DOOR LOCKS STICK. VEHICLE HAS LOCKED ME IN. DOOR LOCKS STILL STICK. HAS BEEN IN DEALER EIGHT TIMES WHERE PURCHASED TO BE FIXED. PURCHASED NEW .HAVE ALL WORK ORDERS .ALSO HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH RADIO AND TIRE PRESSURE . WE HAVE VIDEO OF ME BEING LOCKED IN VEHICLE AND DOOR LOCKS STICKING. WE PURCHASED THE 2008 HHR IN GOOD FAITH THE DOOR LOCKS HAVE GIVEN US TROUBLE FROM DAY ONE OF PURCHASE. GM HAD PEOPLE COME FROM MAIN OFFICE TO DEALER THEY HAVE SEEN THE WORK ORDERS AND VIDEO OF DOOR LOCKS STICKING. REP. FROM GM TOLD ME I COULD ALWAYS CLIMB OUT THE WINDOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE THE DOORS WOULD LOCK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD THE ACTUATOR AND LOCKS NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,663. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD TO WORK, THE DISPLAY MESSAGE CENTER SAID POWER STEERING THEN THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. IT HAPPENED TWICE THAT DAY BUT AFTER THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND COOLED DOWN IT DID NOT COME ON. THE DAY AFTER IT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT STAYED ON LONGER. WHEN THE CAR WAS BROUGHT INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON 12/31/12 THEY TOLD US IT COULD BE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR OR THE STEERING COLUMN WITCH THEY BOTH WERE NOT UNDER WARRANTY . IT KEEP HAPPENING WITH THE CAR FOR A WEEK. I THEN BROUGHT MY CAR TO MY MECHANIC ON 1/4/13 AND HE REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND IT HAS NOT HAPPEN SENSE. BEFORE I BROUGHT MY CAR TO HIM I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYONE ELSE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND WHAT THEY DID IT FIX IT. THAT'S HOW I FOUND OUT IT WASN'T JUST MY CAR THAT THIS HAS HAPPEN TO THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THANKFULLY WE WERE ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AND NOT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING POWER STEERING WENT OUT DASH INDICATOR STATED POWER STEERING FAILURE, PULLED OVER SHUT OFF CAR INSPECTED FOR ANY SIGNS OF PROBLEM, RESTARTED CAR POWER STEERING WAS BACK, CONTINUED TRIP SAME THING OCCURRED 15-20 MINUTES LATER SAME RESULT SAME PROCESS READING A LOT ABOUT RECALL ON COBALT USING SAME MOTOR AND RECALL IN CANADA FOR SAME PROBLEM. RESEARCHING PART TO FIX CAN;T WAIT UNTIL A US RECALL.ON YOUR SIGHT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS MYSELF. WHY NO INVESTIGATION PUZZLES ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AS THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING A TURN . THE FAILURE INCREASED HE CONTACT'S STEERING ABILITY HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION BUT THE MECHANIC DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. UPDATED 02/20/13*LJ THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED.

THE WARNING INDICATOR FOR THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2008 CHEVROLET HHR WENT ON AS I WAS LEAVING A PARKING LOT. BECAUSE I WAS NOT FAR FROM HOME, I DROVE HOME VERY SLOWLY WITHOUT POWER STEERING. WHEN I TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AGAIN, IT WAS FINE. SINCE THEN, THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT WHILE I AM DRIVING, AND I HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND RESTART MY VEHICLE TO GET IT TO OPERATE AGAIN. ON MY LAST TRIP, WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES WITH VERY FEW TURNS (HIGHWAY DRIVING), THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT FOUR TIMES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT GM RECALLED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR ON THE CHEVY COBALT AND SATURN ION, WHICH IS THE EXACT SAME PART AS THE HHR. THIS ISSUE IS UNSAFE, AND THE CONSEQUENCES COULD BE DANGEROUS IF THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHEN SOMEONE IS NOT EXPECTING IT OR TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS (OR IF THEY ARE TOO YOUNG TO REMEMBER CARS WITHOUT POWER STEERING). *TR

IT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. I CANNOT TURN THE KEY. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN OCTOBER, BUT THEY SAID IT WAS NOT MY CAR. THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT HAS TOO MANY MILES AND IT IS RULED A COURTESY THING NOT AN OFFICIAL RECALL. I AM NOT HAPPY,AND HAVE TO DISCONNECT WIRES UNDER THE HOOD TO SHUT IT OFF. *TR

CPSC#I12C0371A. 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER STATED AFTER ONLY HAVING THE CAR FOR A YEAR SHE HAD TROUBLE WITH DOOR LOCKS STICKING. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED ON ONE OCCASION, SHE AND HER HUSBAND WERE LOCKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVEN TIMES FOR THE DOOR LOCK PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO SETTLE WITH GM THROUGH AN ATTORNEY.

POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT. USUALLY WHEN TURNING. THE FIRST TIME IT WENT OUT, I WAS DRIVING 45 MPH AND IT WENT OUT WHILE I WAS ROUNDING A CURVE, AND I ALMOST HIT A TREE BECAUSE I WAS UNAWARE THAT IT WAS GOING TO DO THIS. AFTER THAT, IT WENT OUT ABOUT 2-3 TIMES A WEEK, EVERYTIME WHEN MAKING A TURN. I WENT TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND MY MECHANIC SAID THAT HE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE POWER STEERING AND TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM AS HE HAS SEEN THIS IN A FEW OTHER HHRS THAT HE HAS WORKED ON. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND BECAUSE OF IT UNPREDICTABILITY, I AM ALWAYS AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR. *TR

DOOR LOCKS STICK. HAVE BEEN LOCKED IN VEHICLE. REPORTED TO GM THEY DO NOT FEEL DOOR LOCKS STICKING DANGEROUS. BEEN IN DEALER WERE PURCHASED 7 TIMES FOR DOOR LOCKS TO BE FIXED. DOOR LOCKS STILL STICKING. WAS FORCED TO SIGN A COMPLAINT LETTER WITH GM WITH LEMON LAW ATTORNEY. WE FEEL THAT VEHICLE CAN NEVER BE FIXED. STILL HAVING TROUBLE WITH DOOR LOCKS. VIDEO OF BEING LOCKED IN .WAS PURCHASED NEW. WE FEEL WE HAVE DONE OUR PART TAKING BACK TO DEALER TO BE FIXED. THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIX DEFECTS. *TR THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER, REGARDING DEFECTIVE AIR BAGS. HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/09/17.*JB

THE ELECTRIC STEERING SYSTEM OF MY 2008 HHR FAILED SO MANY TIMES ON ME. IT HAPPENED IN COOL MORNINGS AND IN HOT AFTERNOONS. ONE TIME THE SYSTEM FAILED WHILE I WAS MAKING AN U TURN AND THE CAR ALMOST JUMPED ONTO THE SIDEWALK BECAUSE IT WAS SO HARD TO TURN WITHOUT THE POWER ASSIST. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. I SAW SOME REPORTS THAT IN CANADA THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. WHY NOT IN US? *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING AROUND A CURVE AFTER STOPPING, GOING ABOUT 5 MPH, A POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARED AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER MY CAR. IN ORDER TO STOP MY CAR I HAD TO TURN A CORNER (BY TURNING THE WHEEL WHICH TOOK A LOT OF EFFORT), WHERE I WAS ABLE TO PUT IT IN PARK AND THEN SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE CAR STARTED BACK UP WITH NO PROBLEMS. AN HOUR LATER THE MESSAGE REAPPEARED AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND I DO NOT WANT TO DRIVE THIS ON THE ROAD (I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR). THE CAR ONLY HAS 31,000 MILES ON IT AND IS 4 YEARS OLD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND MANEUVERED THE STEERING WHEEL WITH FORCE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THERE WAS A NORMAL RESPONSE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS MALFUNCTIONING INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THEY HAVE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT IN ORDER TO GET THE STEERING TO COME BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED 11/28/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER ASSIST FOR THE STEERING WOULD GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SHOULDER INJURIES. FOUR MONTHS PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN ANOTHER CRASH IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 39,993. UPDATED 11/14/12*LJ

THE CAR WAS LIKE "EXHALING" AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE NEXT MORNING AFTER I STARTED MY CAR, I SAW THE MESSAGE "POWER STEERING". TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP ON OCT 3 AND WAS CHARGED FOR THEM TO TELL ME THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ON OCT 10, IT HAPPENED AGAIN, BUT I HEARD A WARNING SIGNAL ALONG WITH THE MESSAGE. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T GET TO ME UNTIL OCT 15. I WAS TOLD THAT THE LAST TIME, THEY FOUND A LOW VOLTAGE AND THAT WAS ALL. I'M LEFT WONDERING WHAT TO DO IF IT STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND NO POWER STEERING. I HAVE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT ON OCT 15TH(PROBABLY FOR ANOTHER $120) FOR THEM TO TELL ME THE SAME THING. SAFETY - IF I LOSE THE POWER STEERING WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, TRYING TO GO AROUND CURVES, I WILL SURELY GET HIT BY SOMEONE. THERE'S NO SHOULDERS ON THE HIGHWAY (I-40) THAT I DRIVE ON DAILY DURING PEAK TRAFFIC TIME. LUCKILY, MY CAR HAS NOT DONE THAT TO ME, BUT IT IS SHOWING ALL THE WARNINGS. PLEASE HELP BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIFE, INCLUDING MYSELF. I AM ABOUT AFRAID TO GET ON THE ROAD BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND OF REPORTS THAT THE ENGINE "FRIED" ON SOMEONE ELSE'S CAR. *TR

WHILE ON VACATION WE WERE DRIVING IN WASHINGTON DC TRAFFIC DURING MID DAY TRAFFIC CONGESTION, THE POWER STEERING FAILED IN OUR CAR. WE WERE LUCKY AND WERE ABLE TO STRUGGLE TO STEER TO GET OFF TO THE EDGE OF THE HIGHWAY AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. UPON RESTARTING THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING UNTIL SEVERAL HOURS LATER AGAIN IN BUSY TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES IN NEXT TWO DAYS BEFORE GETTING IT BACK HOME & TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE A COMPONENT THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED IN OTHER MODELS BUT NOT THIS ONE. I CANNOT UNDERSTATE THE DANGER OF LOSING POWER STEERING IN ANY ROAD CONDITIONS, PUTTING MYSELF, MY FAMILY AND OTHER MOTORISTS IN DANGER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE POWER STEERING MOTOR TURNED OFF INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAD JUST PULLED OUT OF A DRIVEWAY. I HEARD A FEW ALERT TONES AND LOOKED AT MY DASH AND THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. I ENTERED INTO A ROUNDABOUT AND LEARNED THAT MY POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING. LUCKILY I WAS NOT GOING VERY FAST AND WAS ABLE TO MUSCLE THE CAR THROUGH THE TURNS. I HAD A FEW MORE TURNS ON THE WAY HOME. ONCE AT HOME I TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES. UPON RESTARTING IT THE POWER STEERING WAS AGAIN FUNCTIONAL. I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AREAS. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILS AFTER VEHICLE IS DRIVEN FOR APPROX 10 MINUTES. NO WARNING, JUST GOES OUT. APPARANTLY CHEVY COBALT USES SAME/SIMALAR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR WHICH HAS BEEN RECALLED. UNSURE WHY NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE HHR. *TR

POWER STEERING CEASED TO FUNCTION. *TR

THIS CAR IS A SAFETY HAZARD GOING DOWN ROAD. I BOUGHT IT NEW IN 2008. ROTORS & BRAKES ARE HORRIBLE - HAVE TO HAVE REPAIRED MULTIPLE TIMES. BEARINGS HAVE WENT OUT, REPLACED & ONE WENT OUT AGAIN. I SPEND APPROX 1200 DOLLARS A YEAR JUST TO GET SHAKING OUT OF FRONT END, TURNING ROTORS & TIRES. BUT THAT ISN'T REALLY THE PROBLEM I AM REPORTING: WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH IGNITION SWITCH - IT WAS RECALLED - TOOK IT TO DEALER TO HAVE IT REPLACED - UNDERSTAND THAT I WAS HAVING NO PROBLEMS WITH CAR AT THIS TIME - UPON LEAVING DEALERS AND WITHIN 15 MILES POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON & I LOSE POWER STEERING. NOW MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT UNEXPECTEDLY WHENEVER IT DECIDES TO. TOOK BACK TO DEALER BECAUSE I FELT THIS WAS SOMETHING THEY MESSED UP AND WAS TOLD THIS IS JUST A PROBLEM WITH HHRS AND THAT POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS...IT IS VERY COMMON WITH THIS CAR, ALONG WITH BRAKE ISSUES, SEVERE SHAKING IN FRONT, BEARINGS GOING OUT AND MANY OTHER PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE ALSO HAD. I REALIZE MY CAR IS HIGH MILEAGE, I WORK AS A HOME HEALTH NURSE & USE THIS CAR FOR WORK, BUT I DO KEEP IT MAINTAINED. I HOPE THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO GET INTO DIFFERENT CAR BEFORE I GET IN ACCIDENT IN THIS ONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COMPUTER MONITOR WAS PROVIDING INCORRECT INFORMATION AND THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OF THE COMPUTER MONITOR WAS CAUSED BY THE OXYGEN SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE VEHICLE WARRANTY HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

VEHICLE WILL SHOW ECS CODE IN DIC MESSAGE CENTER AND ESC WILL BE DISABLED. VEHICLE WILL THEN LOSE POWER STEERING SHORT TIME LATER AND YOU WILL HAVE NO POWER STEERING. HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 36,000 MILES. IT WILL RESET AFTER ENGINE IS TURNED OFF, HOWEVER AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF STEADY DRIVING YOU WILL LOSE POWER STEERING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE BECAME HARD TO STEER. IT DOES THIS ALMOST EVERY TIME WE DRIVE THE VEHICLE, BUT LUCKILY IT HAS NOT YET DONE IT WHILE TURNING A CORNER. WHEN YOU TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON, IT WORKS AGAIN. THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR THAT TRIGGERS AN EVENT. IT MAY HAPPEN AFTER 2 MINUTES OF DRIVING, OR 40 MINUTES OF DRIVING, OR IT MAY NOT HAPPEN AT ALL ON ANY ONE PARTICULAR TRIP. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND SEEMS TO BE COMMON AMONGST HHR OWNERS. THERE IS CURRENTLY A CANADIAN RECALL ON THIS, BUT NOT HERE IN THE US. THERE IS A GM TSB (231703) REFERENCING THIS, BUT THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE GM TO REPAIR THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

2008 CHEVY HHR REQUIRED A NEW TRANSMISSION. ONLY 104,124 MILES. *TR

THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON CITY ROADS. IT WILL BRIEFLY COME BACK ON AFTER THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED, BUT IT GOES OUT AGAIN SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE BEGINS MOVING. MY WARRANTY IS UP AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS REFUSED TO REIMBURSE ME, EITHER FULLY OR PARTIALLY, FOR THE COST OF REPLACEMENT. THERE WAS A CANADIAN RECALL FOR THE SAME MODEL OF CAR, BUT I CANNOT FIND ANY INFORMATION ON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE POWER STEERING UNITS OF THE US AND CANADIAN MODELS SUCH THAT NOT HAVING A US RECALL WOULD BE JUSTIFIED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. IT IS NOT ONLY UNFAIR FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE TO PAY FOR EXPENSIVE REPAIRS FOR A RELATIVELY NEW VEHICLE, IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK THAT SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

THIS CAR HAS A SAFETY DEFECT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL ..THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES OUT OF CONTROL ..STARTING AT 50MPH VERY SCARY.. TODAY I WENT ONLINE TO READ AT LEST 20 COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME STEERING ISSUE..THIS IS VERY SERIOUS ..PLEASE PROVE ME WRONG..1 COMPLAINT I READ THE MAN STATED THAT HE HAD HIS STEERING WHEEL CHANGED 3 TIMES AND IT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.. MAJOR DEFECT...PLEASE HELP ME TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER.. YOU CAN USE MY CAR AS AN EXAMPLE TO TEST ..PLEASE ! I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT ..I HAVE BEEN DRIVING SINCE 1975...ALL MAKE OF CAR.. CHEVY IS MY FAVORITE.. THE HHR IS THE WORST IN SAFETY PERFORMANCE.. IT IS NOT SAFE FOR PEOPLE TO KEEP PASSING THIS BRAND OF CAR AROUND BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT IN THE STEERING.. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR 3 MONTH IT CAME WITH LOW MILES.. AND ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS I READ TODAY HAD LOW MILEAGE..PEOPLE ARE PASSING THESE CARS OFF BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE STEERING WHICH IS A MAJOR SAFETY DEFECT . HOW DID THIS CAR PASSED SAFETY INSPECTION.. OR WAS IT TESTED FOR SAFETY AT ANY TIME PROVE ME WRONG ?????? FEED BACK PLEASE..... *TR

I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN JUNE OF 2008. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 17 TIMES WITH ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THE BRAKES HAVE QUITE WORKING CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR THE CAR HAS SHUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND WHEN IT RAINS REALLY HARD THE CAR WILL NOT START IT DRAINS MY BRAND NEW BATTERY I GOT THE CAR FROM BOB STEEL CHEVROLET IN COCCA FL THEY KEPT TELLING ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO I CALLED A LAWYER AND GM MOTORS DECIDED TO GIVE ME 10% OF THE CAR AND THEY NEVER FIXED THE CAR THIS IT THE 4TH BATTERY BECAUSE IT IS DRAINING THEM SO MUCH THERE NO GOOD GM MOTORS TOLD ME THEY WERE GOING TO LABEL THE CAR AS A LEMON BUT BECAUSE I BOUGHT IT USED THEY WEREN'T GOING TO BUY IT BACK THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE 2007 HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BUT BECAUSE THIS WAS A 2008 AND NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL TO JUST DEAL WITH IT I DON'T KNOW WHAT LEST TO DO PLEASE HELP. *TR

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING GOES OUT AT RANDOM TIMES. IS NOT RELATED TO SPEED, OR EVEN BEING USED AT THE TIME. CAN BE AT A FULL STOP AND THE POWER STEERING WILL STOP WORKING AND THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE COMES ON THE DASH. TURNING OFF CAR AND RESTARTING WILL GET IT WORKING AGAIN, BUT MAY GO RIGHT BACK OUT WITHIN MINUTES, APPARENTLY FOR NO OBVIOUS REASON. HAPPENED TO ME 3 TIMES IN A ONE MILE TRIP. AND THIS IS A REPEATED OCCURRENCE. VEHICLE IS VERY HARD TO STEER WHEN THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. DOING ONLINE RESEARCH HAS SHOW THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND THAT REPLACEMENT OF THE POWER STEERING MOTOR USUALLY FIXES THE PROBLEM. SAME AS WITH THE BELOW MENTIONED PROBLEMS WITH THE CHEVROLET COBALT. RECALL. NUMBER 10023. THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL ON THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THE EXACT SAME PART ON THE CHEVROLET COBALT. I BELIEVE THE HHR SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THIS RECALL. THIS CAN POTENTIALLY BE A VERY DEADLY PROBLEM DEPENDING ON CIRCUMSTANCES. HOW ME DEATHS OR INJURIES DOES IT TAKE FOR CHEVROLET TO DO THE RIGHT THING FOR ALL AFFECTED OWNERS OF FAULTY COMPONENTS? *TR