2007 CHEVROLET HHR Complaints

EXCESSIVE RUST ON INTERNAL REAR BUMPER SUPPORT. IT'S TO THE POINT OF FLAKING. THIS METAL SUPPORT IS MOUNTED TO THE BODY, BETWEEN THE VEHICLE BODY AND PLASTIC COVER. THIS IS ON A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 31,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE SINCE TRIED TO COVER THE EXPOSED AREAS WITH A INDUSTRIAL RUST CONVERTER CHASSIS SAVER TYPE OF PAINT.

LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET. IF I TURN OFF AND RESTART THE POWER STEERING RETURNS AT THIS TIME. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. IS THERE A SOLUTION?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EPS WARNING LIGHT RANDOMLY FLASHED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY TIGHT AND LOCKED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2007 CHEVY HHR WITH MILEAGE OF 63,223. NO PROBLEMS UNTIL 11/05/14 RECALL 14063 IGNITION SWITCH AND 14113 LOCK CYLINDER WERE REPLACED. 20 DAYS LATER AFTER FIGHTING WITH GM AND THE DEALERSHIP FOR 3 WEEKS IT WAS TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP BECAUSE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION. TESTED CHARGING SYSTEM AND FOUND BATTERY TO FAIL. REPLACED BATTERY, VEHICLE STARTED AND KEY RELEASED UNTIL THE NEXT TIME I WENT TO START IT ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER. VEHICLE WOULDN'T START AND KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION AGAIN. 01/30/15 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP CAME TO MY HOUSE TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE AND TOOK IT IN FOR RECALL SPECIAL COVERAGE 14632 FLOOR SHIFTER REPLACED. BEFORE I COULD GET THE VEHICLE BACK THE DEALERSHIP CALLED AND INFORMED ME THE NEW BATTERY HAD FROZEN AND WOULD NOT ACCEPT A CHARGE. I REPLACED THAT BATTERY WITH ANOTHER NEW BATTERY. THEIR DIAGNOSIS WAS I NEEDED A NEW BODY CONTROL MODULE ESTIMATED PARTS AND LABOR $600 BEFORE I WOULD EVER BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT. I HAVE NOT DROVE THE VEHICLE IN OVER A YEAR. IT HAS BEEN SITTING IN STORAGE. I AM AUTHORIZING THE DEALERSHIP TO BEGIN WORK ON IT TOMORROW. IF BY REPLACING THE BODY CONTROL MODULE IT CORRECTS ALL THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THIS VEHICLE HAS I WOULD EXPECT GENERAL MOTORS TO ISSUE A RECALL EVENTUALLY AND REIMBURSE ME FOR THE EXPENSE OF PARTS AND LABOR.

I PURCHASED THE CAR 5/13/14. SINCE THAT DATE THE CAR HAS BEEN "REPAIRED" 16 TIMES, BEGINNING ON 5/27/14 FOR ONGOING SUSPENSION PROBLEMS AND STEERING WHEEL/ELECTRICAL ISSUES. SUSPENSION ISSUES INCLUDED THE SWAY BAR, STABALIZER BAR AND BUSHINGS, DEFECTIVE STABLINK AND FROZED STRUT BEARING. REPLACED FRONT STRUTS. STEERING WHEEL ISSUES INCLUDED, REPLACING OF STEERING WHEEL COMPLETE DUE TO BAD WIRING, WIRING, WIRING HARNESS, SIR COIL REPLACED, SIR COIL CAUSING INTERFERANCE, REPLACED ENTIRE COLUMN, IGNITION SWITCH REPLACEMENT. THE CAR IS UNSAFE ON ANY ROAD IN MOTION. ENTIRE 14 PAGES OF SERVICE RECORDS AVAILABLE.

POWER STEERING FAILS INDISCRIMINATELY WHEN IN MOTION; RETURNS WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED.

VEHICLE HAS ROUGHLY 93,000 MILES. LAST WEEK WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY CUT OUT. THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A WARNING INDICATION ON THE DASH DISPLAY. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND THEN TURNED ON, THE POWER STEERING RESUMES. HOWEVER, AFTER A FEW MILES, THE POWER STEERING FAILS AGAIN. THIS OCCURED ON BOTH CITY DRIVING AND AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. I TRIED CHANGING OUT THE FUSE, BUT THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION WHEN IT FAILS OUT OF NOWHERE. EASY TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I NOTICED THAT A RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 2009 AND 2010 HHR, BUT NOT OTHER YEARS. WHY NOT?

LOSS OF POWER STEERING. ONCE I TURN OFF AND RESTART THE POWER STEERING RETURNS. THIS ISSUE COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WHAT IS THE SOLUTION?

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY HEADLIGHTS MAINLY ON THE DRIVER SIDE I HAVE TO USE MY HIGH BEAMS IN ORDER TO SEE SOMETHING AND THAT'S WHEN I'M IN MOTION OR NOT. THEN NOW MY STEERING I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT BUT I CAN START MY CAR UP AND I CAN DRIVE AND ALL THE SUDDEN MY STEERING WHEEL GETS HARD TO WHERE I CAN'T TURN IT, IT'S HARD TO TURN. MY ELECTRICAL IN MY VEHICLE IT IS VERY BAD MY RADIO KEEPS POPPING ON AND OFF. I HAVE TO HIT MY HEADLIGHTS TO KEEP THM ON AND IT KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF AND I'M GUESSING THIS DUE TO MY ELECTRICAL.

AS I WAS DRIVING MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED JUMPING AND MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED MY CAR OVER TURNED IT OFF WOULD NOT START BACK UP .. SAT THERE FOR AWHILE TURNED BACK ON AND DRIVING AGAIN THE POWER STEERING CAME ON . L REPLACED MY POWER STEERING FUSE LAST MONTH BECAUSE OF THAT.