Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2008 record →
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14E021000 (IGNITION SWITCH). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF DELAY. THERE WERE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT SLOWER SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHUT OFF. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE FAILURE THE POWER STEERING FAILURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER; HOWEVER, THEY STATED THAT THE YEAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE DEALER STATED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE IN ORDER TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES IN SIX MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, AND EACH TIME THE HEADLIGHTS WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED AS I WAS SLOWING TO MAKE A TURN AND A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE MESSAGE CENTER THAT SAID POWER STEERING. OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT 2 - 3 DAYS I LOST POWER STEERING IN THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 35 - 40 TIMES. WE THEN TOOK THE CAR TO A CHEVY DEALER TO HAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH WORK DONE. THEY HAD THE CAR FOR 1 1/2 MONTHS. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY ISSUES UNTIL ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER I PICKED THE CAR UP AND HAVE CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH LOSING POWER STEERING AS I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, MY CAR SEEMS TO BE DOING THE SAME THING THAT THE 2009 & 2010 HHR'S THAT ARE BEING RECALLED ARE DOING. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY.
STEERING CUTS OUT WHILE DRIVING,, RESTART CAR BACK ON BUT A REPEATING PROCESS. *TR
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH+, POWER STEERING MESSAGE SHOWS, DINGING NOISE SOUNDS, AND THE STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT. ALL POWER STEERING IS LOST WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, AND IT IS NOW 100X HARDER TO MOVE THE CAR TO THE NEXT LANE AND PULL OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. HAS HAPPENED OVER 6 TIMES IN A WEEK'S TIMEFRAME. *TR
WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT NOTICE, THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING AND AT THE SAME TIME, THE NOTICE THAT IT HAS POPS UP ON THE DASH. IN ORDER TO RESET IT, I HAVE TO STOP, TURN OFF THE CAR, AND THEN RESTART THE CAR. THIS SEEMS LIKE A BIG SAFETY CONCERN TO ME. I AM TOLD THAT IT IS A SENSOR THAT HAS FAILED. IS THIS SUPPOSE TO BE COVERED BY A RECALL OR SOMETHING THAT THE NHTSA WOULD WANT TO LOOK INTO? *TR
"POWER STEERING" MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASH BOARD AND THE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONALITY FAILED. ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS IT OCCURRED DURING A TIGHT TURN. AFTER CAR WAS RESTARTED THE PROBLEM RESOLVED TEMPORARILY, BUT RECURRED SHORTLY THEREAFTER AND CONTINUES TO RECUR WITH HIGH FREQUENCY. *TR
I WAS TURNING LEFT ON THE CORNER OF MY HOUSE, DRIVING LESS THAN 15 MPH AND THEN THE BACK GLASS OF MY CAR EXPLODED WITHOUT REASON AND THE GLASS WAS DESTROYED IN PIECES. IT WAS VERY SCARY BECAUSE SOUNDED A BIG AN EXPLOSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING WOULD INDEPENDENTLY DISENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. RK
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT ROLLED OVER, CRASHING INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS KILLED AND A PASSENGER WAS INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST MY POWER STEERING. SINCE THAT TIME IT OCCURS OCCASIONALLY BUT IS NOW MORE FREQUENT. I WAS RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ONLINE ON A HHR OWNERS FORUM WHEN I REALIZED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THOSE WHO EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM ALL STATED THAT IT IS SUDDEN AND CAN POTENTIALLY BE DANGEROUS. I HAVE CHECKED MY VIN ON GM WEBSITE FOR RECALLS AND THIS PROBLEM IS NOT LISTED. WHAT IS CONFUSING TO ME IS THAT THE CHEVROLET COBALT WAS LISTED FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THE COBALT AND HHR SHARE THE SAME PARTS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 206,000.
THE CAR HIT A BUMP ON THE STREET AND POWER STEERING ALARM WENT OFF INDICATING A LOSS OF THAT FUNCTION. WHEN PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD,AND IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON, THE PROBLEM RESOLVED. FROM THERE ON OUT, THIS PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR AT IRREGULAR TIMES WHETHER THE CAR HIT A BUMP OR NOT AND THE SAME REMEDY WAS USED: PULL OVER, TURN SWITCH OFF, TURN SWITCH BACK ON AND PROCEED. WITHIN A DISTANCE OF 32 MILES, THIS AVERAGED ABOUT 6 TIMES. TODAY THE DEALERSHIP CALLED AND REPORTED THE CAR WAS FIXED, BUT WHEN MY WIFE ASKED ABOUT THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM, WE WERE TOLD "IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN, JUST BRING IT BACK", WHICH DOESN'T SOUND AS IF THAT PART OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FIXED. WE DID NOT WANT TO SIGN OFF ON OUR CAR UNTIL THE ENTIRE PROBLEM WAS TAKEN CARE OF. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP IN THIS MATTER. *TR
POWER STEERING CUTS OUT! CAUSED SMALL ACCIDENT! *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO UNLOCK ALL THE DOORS FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A POTHOLE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,098.
THE LEFT REAR POWER DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR IS INOPERATIVE. THE REAR DOOR CAN NOT BE OPENED ( FROM OUTSIDE OR INSIDE) EITHER WITH POWER ASSIST OR MANUALLY PULLING THE LOCK PLUNGER. I HAVE TO USE PLIERS GRABBING THE DOOR LOCK PLUNGERS ( PULLING UPWARD) TO FORCE THE LOCK OPEN ALLOWING ME TO OPEN REAR DOOR (EXCESSIVE FORCE REQUIRED ALONG WITH SOMEONE PUSHING THE POWER DOOR LOCK SWITCH SIMULTANEOUSLY). ONCE IN THE LOCKED CONDITION YOU CAN NOT OPERATE THE DOOR FROM EITHER THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. REAR SEAT OCCUPANTS WOULD BE TRAPPED IN BACK SEAT WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. I CHECKED THE CHILD SAFETY SWITCH AND IT IS NOT ENGAGED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS REAR SEAT OCCUPANTS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE CAR IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE. THE RIGHT SIDE REAR DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED SIMILARLY ( SAME CONDITION) ON THIS SAME VEHICLE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND IT WAS REPLACED. NOW GM DEALER SAID IT WAS MY ISSUE AND GM WOULD NOT COVER REPLACEMENT OR COST TO INSTALL REPLACEMENT PART. I WANT THIS SAFTEY ISSUE DOCUMENTED IN AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY FILE IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL,THE POWER STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A POWER STEERING MODULE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT BEFORE WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED, NOW IT IS HAPPENING EVERY SINGLE DAY. EVERYDAY I GET INTO MY CAR MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT. I'VE ONLY HAD THIS CAR SINCE FEB 15,2014 AND THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. WHY IS IT THAT OTHER HHR'S HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT THIS YEAR. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WHO DO WE NEED TO CONTACT TO GET THIS RESOLVED? *TR
KEPT HEARING A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END WHEN GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS OR HITTING REGULAR BUMPS IN THE ROAD. HAVE TAKEN IT TO CHEVY MECHANICS SEVERAL TIMES, AND NO ISSUE WAS FOUND. TOOK IT IN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A TUNE UP AND HE TOLD ME THAT THE FRONT BUSHINGS WERE COMPLETELY SHOT AND IT WAS HAVING AN ADVERSE EFFECT ON MY ALIGNMENT. MECHANIC STATED THAT FOR THE BUSHINGS TO BE IN THE CONDITION THEY WERE IN, THIS HAD TO HAVE BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM. CHEVY NEVER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND NEVER MADE ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR REPAIRS OF THIS NATURE. VERY UPSET THAT I AM NOW OUT OF WARRANTY (MY VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY WHEN I FIRST STARTED HEARING THE NOISE) AND I AM NOW LOOKING AT A $1200 REPAIR THAT CHEVY SHOULD HAVE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED 4 YEARS AGO WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM. THIS ON TOP OF ALL OF THE RECALLS AND OTHER ISSUES GM SEEMS TO BE HAVING, I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER GM VEHICLE. *TR
MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING. A CHIME SOUNDED, THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING AND THE DASH INFO CENTER SAID POWER STEERING. AFTER TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THIS WAS QUITE A SURPRISE TO A NEW DRIVER. LOCAL DEALER TO FIX WILL BE MORE THEN $600.00. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AFTER SEEING ALL THE SAME ISSUES ON THE INTERNET WITH OTHER HHR OWNERS. *TR
I WAS DRIVING AROUND A CURVE ON THE HIGHWAY, HEARD A CHIME AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THEN ACROSS THE DASH, POWER STEERING POPPED UP. I WAS IN AUSTIN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND COULD NOT PULL OVER. ONCE I WAS ABLE TO STOP AND TURN THE CAR OFF FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND STEERING WAS FINE. GOT IN TO GO TO WORK THIS MORNING, HEARD THE CHIME AND NO POWER STEERING. VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER WITH NO POWER STEERING. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HEAD LIGHT OVERHEATED CAUSING IT TO MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS VERIFIED BUT A REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY LOST POWER STEERING AND THE 'POWER STEERING LOST' MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE EPS MOTOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 07/01/14 MA
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.
SINCE WE GOT THE HHR 3 YEARS AGO WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS 5 DIFFERENT TIMES BECAUSE THEY BECOME WARPED. THE NEW ONES ONLY LAST A MONTH, MAYBE A 1,000 MILES OF WEAR BEFORE THE BRAKES START TO BECOME WARPED AGAIN. TWO MONTHS AGO BEFORE I COULD GET IT INTO THE SHOP TO REPLACE THE ROTORS I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE DOING ABOUT 5 MPH WHEN I HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT THE SHOP, 50 MILES AWAY, TO FIND OUT THAT A BRAKE PAD WAS COMPLETELY MISSING!!! APPARENTLY THE WARPED ROTOR UNEVEN SURFACE JERKED THE BRAKE PAD OUT OF ITS SETTING AND THAT IS WHY IT WAS MISSING. THE MECHANIC HAD TO DO A COMPLETE BRAKE (FRONT) JOB USING THE BEST ROTORS ON THE MARKET 2 MONTHS AGO AND IN LESS THAN 1 MONTH, WITH NO HEAVY BRAKING, THE BRAKES ARE ONCE AGAIN SHOWING SIGNS THAT THE ROTORS ARE WARPED---STEPPING ON THE BRAKES IT IS JERKING ONCE AGAIN, AND NOW THEY ARE ALMOST AS BAD AS THEY WERE WHEN I TOOK THEM IN TO GET REPAIRED. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ESPECIALLY REALIZING THE POSSIBILITY OF ANOTHER BRAKE PAD COMING OFF WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKE. I HAVE READ ONLINE SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THESE CARS BEFORE SOMETHING HORRIBLE HAPPENS TO THE OCCUPANTS RIDING IN THESE CARS. *TR
WHILE DRIVING, MULTIPLE TIMES, I WOULD HEAR A CHIME, THE POWER STEERING LIGHTS UP ON DASH, THEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WOULD RESULT. THIS PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 YEARS AGO. THIS PROBLEM IS GETTING MORE FREQUENT AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I TOOK THE CAR TO PINE BELT APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 WEEKS AGO AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A POWER STEERING PUMP. I WAS TOLD IF THAT DID NOT WORK THAT I WOULD NEED A COLUMN REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A $1400 REPAIR THAT I CANNOT AFFORD. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE & I USE IT FOR BOTH BUSINESS AND PERSONAL USES. AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW DANGEROUS THIS SITUATION IS, I WENT ON AN HOUR & A HALF DRIVE YESTERDAY (4/22/14) AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT 18 TIMES. AT ONE POINT, I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN AND ALMOST RAN INTO A CURB. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR BOTH MYSELF & TO OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. *TR
WHILE DRIVING, MULTIPLE TIMES, I WOULD HEAR A CHIME, THE POWER STEERING LIGHTS UP ON DASH, THEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WOULD RESULT. THIS PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 YEARS AGO. THIS PROBLEM IS GETTING MORE FREQUENT AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I TOOK THE CAR TO PINE BELT APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 WEEKS AGO AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A POWER STEERING PUMP. I WAS TOLD IF THAT DID NOT WORK THAT I WOULD NEED A COLUMN REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A $1400 REPAIR THAT I CANNOT AFFORD. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE & I USE IT FOR BOTH BUSINESS AND PERSONAL USES. AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW DANGEROUS THIS SITUATION IS, I WENT ON AN HOUR & A HALF DRIVE YESTERDAY (4/22/14) AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT 18 TIMES. AT ONE POINT, I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN AND ALMOST RAN INTO A CURB. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR BOTH MYSELF & TO OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER ASSIST MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,806. UPDATED 6/17/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RE-STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESUME NORMAL OPERATION.
I HAVE A INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURE THE SAME AS OTHER HHRS COVERED ON A RECALL WHY IS MINE NOT COVERED. MANY PEOPLE WITH SAME YEAR HAVE SAME PROBLEM. *JS
MY POWER STEERING DOESN'T WORK AND ISN'T ON THE RECALL LIST WHY? *TR
I WAS LEAVING WORK IN LOUISVILLE IL AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE TURNING A CORNER. LUCKILY THE CORNER WASN'T A SHARP ONE. I WOULD HAVE, IN FACT, HIT ONCOMING TRAFFIC IF THERE WERE ANY. I WOULD HAVE ALSO HIT ANYONE SITTING AT THE STOP SIGN IN THEIR DRIVER DOOR. I WAS VERY LUCKY. I HAD TO GET MINE FIXED IN MAY OF LAST YEAR. I CALLED GM COMPLAINING BUT THEY WOULDN'T FIX IT. I NOTICED THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT THING FOR 2009 AND 2010'S BUT NOTHING FOR 2008'S. I WANTED YOU TO BE AWARE THAT 2008'S HAVE THIS SAME FLAW WITH THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR. IT KEPT GOING IN AND OUT UNTIL I GOT IT FIXED. AFTER THE FIRST TIME I WASN'T SO SURPRISED AND KNEW TO EXPECT IT AT ANYTIME. THE FIRST TIME WAS SCARY THOUGH. I CAN'T IMAGINE IF IT HAPPENED TO A YOUNG DRIVER. I'M 42 AND DRIVE WELL. *TR
POWER STEERING GOES OUT MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CAR HAS TO BE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY AND TURNED BACK ON AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS IN EARLIER YEAR HHR'S AND CHEVY COBALTS AND HAS BEEN RECALLED. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ON 2008 CHEVY HHR'S AS WELL. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE POSER STEERING WARNING CHIME SOUNDED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000(STEERING) HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE THE HHR MODEL. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000. UPDATED 6/10/14*CN
THE POWER JUST STOP WORKING, AND A LIGHT SAID TO GET STEERING. *TR
IT MAKE A LOT OF NOISE, IT STILL GO WORKS JUST MAKES CLUNKING NOISE. *TR
THE POWER STEERING JUST QUIT, THAN THE DASH SAID THAT IT NOT WORKING. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN CAUTIOUSLY WITH THE RECURRING STEERING MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
ON DECEMBER 3, 2013 WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK I LOST POWER STEERING ON MY 2008 HHR. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER. WHEN I TURN OFF THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON, THE POWER STEERING WILL WORK FOR A FEW MINUTE BEFORE LOSING POWER AGAIN. I BEGAN TO SEARCH THE INTERNET FOR A SOLUTION. I NOTICE SEVERAL BLOGS FROM HHR OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I CALL HHR CUSTOMER SERVICE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOT. I HAVE GOTTEN AN ESTIMATE ON FIXING THE PROBLEM AND WAS QUOTED APPROX. 850 DOLLARS. *TR
I PURCHASED MY HHR 2008 NEW AND ONLY HAVE 34400+ MILEAGE AS TO THIS DATE, NOT HARD ON BRAKING AND 2013 THE BRAKES WERE WARPED AND I HAVE IT REPAIRED. I EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION ONCE, CANNOT TURN OFF BUT AFTER TRYING IT EVENTUALLY TURNED OFF AFTER SEVERAL TRY. THIS HAPPENED ONLY ONCE SO I DID NO'T TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. THEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING 40MPH, I STOPPED THE CAR AND CALLED THE DEALER AND ADVICE ME TO BRING IT IN . THE STEERING ASSIST MOTOR WAS REPLACED IN 9/1/11. THEN NOV. 19,2012 THE REAR SIDE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. MY DAUGHTER HAVE TO DRIVE WHILE I WAS HOLDING THE DOOR CLOSE, DEALER REPLACED THE INTERNAL LOCK DOOR. NOW I A'M HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT WARNING ON WITH THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WORKING SOMETIMES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IS WAS NOT ON. SO NOTHING WAS DONE . AS I SAID IT WORK SOMETIMES AND MOST OF THE TIME IT WAS' NOT WORKING. I WILL TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL STAY ON SO THEY CAN CHECK WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING WITH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SIX TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF A MONTH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 82,000. UPDATED 05/28/14*LJ
POWER STEERING FAILED. AT FIRST IT WOULD GO OUT BUT, WHEN THE CAR WAS RESTARTED IT WOULD WORK AGAIN. NOW IT'S JUST OUT. VERY DANGEROUS ON THE FREEWAY! *TR
WHILE DRIVING OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD THE HHR SHUT OFF AND I LOST POWER STEERING & POWER BRAKES, FORCING ME ONTO THE SIDEWALK. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO CARS PARKED ALONG THE STREET OR ANYONE WALKING ON THE SIDEWALK. THIS HAS HAPPEN TWICE ALREADY WITHIN ONE MONTH. SECOND TIME I WAS JUST PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT. *TR
BECAME AWARE OF LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT STOP SIGN. DROVE 1/4 MILE, STILL NO POWER STEERING AND NOTICED INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAY READOUT "POWER STEERING". TURNED IGNITION OFF, RESTARTED ENGINE, POWER STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL A OPERATION. INTERNET SEARCHES INDICATE INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING PROBLEMS ARE COMMON ON THE HHR. THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON SIMILAR MODELS AND RECALLS ON THE HHR IN CANADA. WHY NO RECALL IN THE US? *TR
POWER STEERING WENT OUT. *TR
BRAKE LIGHTS MELTED ON CAR. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO HER REAR AND PUSHED THE VEHICLE FORWARD, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF A THIRD VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED HOWEVER, THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION, AND INJURIES TO THE SHOULDER AND NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000. UPDATED 06/24/14 MA UPDATED 07/1/2014 *JS
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