2007 CHEVROLET HHR Complaints

WHILE DRIVING MY POWER STEERING FAILED I CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE POWER STEERING STILL. THE BACK LATCH WILL NOT OPEN AS WELL. I CANNOT ACCESS THE TRUNK WHERE MY BATTERY IS BECAUSE THE LATCH WILL NOT OPEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH LANES, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING ABILITY SEIZED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON A DAILY BASIS FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS IT HAS RAINED WHILE MY CAR SAT OVERNIGHT AND WATER HAS SEEPED IN THE PASSENGER SIDE COMPARTMENT FROM BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX , I HAVE HAD THIS ADDRESSED 3 TIMES AND REPAIRED 3 TIMES AND FOUND OUT THAT IT IS A SMALL FLAP THAT COVERS A HOLE ON THE FIREWALL THAT FAILS OR FALLS OFF MAKING IT SO THAT WATER ENTERS THE VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT A ISOLATED INCIDENT OTHER HHR OWNERS SAY THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE PERSISTED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,600. UPDATED 05/18/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS FINALLY REPAIRED. UPDATED 06/22/16.*JB

FUEL LINE LEAK JUST IN FRONT OF REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE NEAR EXHAUST PIPE DUE TO POORLY DESIGNED "PROTECTIVE" WRAPPED AROUND THE LINES CAUSING CORRROSIVE ROAD SALT SPRAY TO BE TRAPPED NEXT TO STEEL FUEL LINES AND ACCELERATING CORROSION OF LINES. POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD DUE TO CLOSE PROXIMITY OF FUEL LINES TO EXHAUST DESIGN.

I WAS DRIVING AROUND 30 MPH AND SPED UP TO PASS A CAR. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND WAS STUCK THERE. I COULDN'T BUDGE IT. LUCKILY, MY BRAKES WERE STRONG ENOUGH TO OVERPOWER THE ACCELERATOR. I STOPPED THE CAR AND SHUT IT OFF. I WAS STRANDED. MY MOM CAME DOWN AND TURNED IT ON AGAIN AND IT WAS FINE. I HAD HER DRIVE ME HOME SINCE I AM EIGHT MONTHS PREGNANT. THIS WAS A REALLY SCARY OCCURANCE AND I AM WORRIED IT MAY HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO GET IT FIXED BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. SO HERE I AM WITH A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS VEHICLE WITH NO KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT MAY BE WRONG. IN ADDITION, AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. SOME HAVE BEEN IN ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF IT. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE BEFORE THIS IS RECALLED? A DEATH? I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND ANYONE BUY THIS CAR. AT LEAST THIS YEAR OF THIS MODEL.

POWER STEERING CONTINUE TO GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AND I HAVE TO USE MY OWN POWER TO DRIVE.

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY ROAD THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT SO THAT IT BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A SMELL OF AN ODD TYPE ALSO NOTICED. AN INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD ALSO CAME ON AT THAT TIME INDICATING POWER STEERING PROBLEM.

2007 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FUEL LINE CORROSION AND FUEL LEAK ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE NOTICED HESITATION WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CONSUMER KEPT SMELLING GASOLINE. THE CONSUMER DID NOT BELIEVE THAT A RUSTED FUEL LINE WAS A MATTER OF NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR OR OWNER NEGLECT. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE RUSTED FUEL LINE, HAD TO DO WITH THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. GM INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE ISSUE WAS PREVALENT WITH HER MAKE AND MODEL. HOWEVER, THERE WOULD NOT BE ASSISTING HER WITH THE MATTER. *JB