2008 CHEVROLET HHR Complaints

INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURES CAUSED BY OVERHEATING OR WORN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR. POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL WHEN MID-TURN, AT NON-HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CAUSING STEERING TO REQUIRE MUCH MORE EFFORT TO WORK. VERY HIGH RISK FOR MID TURN COLLISIONS.

A WOMAN LOST CONTROL OF HER HHR, CRASHED AND DIED, VERY LIKELY PROVOKED BY THE ELECTRICAL ASSITED STEERING CONTROLLER FAILURE, FOLLOW LINK BELOW: HTTP://WWW.LATARDE.COM.MX/PIERDEELCONTROLYSEMATAMUJERENCARRETERA-227237.HTML

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT HAD TO EXERT GREATER FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS LOSING POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

WHEN I FIRST START MY CAR I CAN STEER AND THEN A POP NOISE HAPPENS AND POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND FUSE360 BLOWS AND I HAVE NO POWER STEERING. IT IS WHEN STOPPED AND STEERING DOESNT MATTER WHICH..

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS STIFF AND TOOK EXCESSIVE FORCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE NO FAILURES WERE FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

WHENEVER I AM DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SUDDENLY LOCK UP FOR SEEMINGLY NO REASON. I CAN BE GO ANYWHERE FROM 35 MPH TO 70 MPH. IT'S CAUSED ME TO NEARLY GET INTO MULTIPLE WRECKS. I'M FORCED TO PULL OVER, TURN OFF THE CAR, AND TURN IT BACK ON AND THEN THE WHEEL IS PERFECTLY FINE AFTER. IT HAPPENS IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. I'M SCARED TO KEEP DRIVING THIS CAR BUT IT'S MY ONLY WAY TO WORK EVERY DAY. I HAVE NO CHOICE. MY CAR DEALERSHIP HAS SAID MANY HHR'S HAVE BEEN RECALLED IN THE PAST DUE TO POWER STEERING ISSUES. PLEASE HELP ME KNOW IF MY CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND WHAT I NEED TO DO TO KEEP SAFE. THIS HAPPENS NEARLY EVERY DAY I DRIVE IT, I'VE ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW.

WHEN I BUHGT THIS VEHICLE IT WAS THE LEFT SIDE SHOCKED SOLVER WAS LOSS UNSCREWED LOCKY ME I FOUND THE BEFORE ANYTHING HAPPENED IN THE HWY THEN I FOUND UNTHER THE VEHICLE A BIG BUMP LIKE THIS CAR WAS IN A CRASH ACCIDENT I EXPLAINS THE DEALER SALES MAN AND HE TOLL ME TO HE DON'T KNOW A BOUGHT IT THEN ONE WHEEL WAS MORE BIG THAN THE OTHER WHEELS SO I BOUGHT ANOTHER TIRE I THEN START SEARCH THE INFORMATION ON THIS CAR WITH NO SUCCESS EVEN CAR MAX IS NO RECORD OF THE VEHICLE I THE CONTINUED DRIVING THE CAR AND I FIND OUT THIS CAR WAS A CAR CRASH VEHICLE BECAUSE I NOTICE DRIVER SIDE WAS PANEL FIX AND FOR MORE TO KNOW THIS CAR IS UNSAFELY TO DRIVE WHEN YOU GO MORE THAT 50" MILES IN A RAIN THE CAR EASY DERAIL AND LOCKY I BE HAVE NOT VEHICLE IN MY SIDE IT HAPPEN TO ME THREE TIME I CALL THE DEALERSHIP AND ASK TO CHANGE ME THIS VEHICLE IS TO DANGER TO DRIVE AND THERE RESPOND WAS SALE THE CAR AND BUY ME ANOTHER ONE THAT TELL ME THE UNRESPONSIVE THEY ARE NO CARE IF ANOTHER FAMILY BUY THE CAR AND THEN THEY CAN HAVE A ACCIDENT AND EVEN KILL THEM SALFE I TOLL HIM I CAN NOT SALE A VEHICLE THAT IS UNSAFE TO ANY ONE SO THAT'S WAY I REPORTED TO YOU GUYS TO PUT A STOP TO THIS DEALER BECAUSE I NOTICE THEY HAVE A BIG JUNK YARD IN THE BACK OF THE DEALERSHIP AND THAT TELL ME THAT THEY FIX JUNK CARS AND RESALES WITH UNSAFETY ESUE AND THEY NEED TO BE INSPECTED TO SEE THEY NOT RISK FAMILY'S OUT THERE AND I WANT MY MONEY BACK AND MY EXPENCESS I PUT TO THIS JUNK.

WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING, POWER STEERING FAILED, DASH INDICATOR CAME ON AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL WHILE IN THE INTERSECTION. LUCKILY SHE WAS ON A QUIET STREET WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE SAFELY, SHUT IT OFF, THEN RESTART. POWER STEERING WAS RESUMED AFTER RESTARTING. THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED ANYTIME AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. RECALLS SHOW ON COBALT WHICH HAS SAME POWER STEERING FOR THIS MODEL YEAR, BUT NOT ON HHR. 2009 AND 2010 HHR HAVE RECALLS AS WELL. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN, WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL TO REPAIR? MANY, MANY REPORTS ON THE INTERNET OF SAME PROBLEM.

BLEW OUT A TIRE,SPUN 180 DEGEES FACING ON COMING TRAFFIC,HEAD ON COLLISON WITH FORD PICK UP. HIGHWAY SPEED.AIR BAG DEPLOYED.MOTOR FOR DRIVERS SEAT APPARENTLY BROKE OFF AND DRIVERS SEAT SLID FORWARD ,PINNING DRIVERS LEGS BETWEEN SEAT AND BOTTOM OF DASH BOARD,RESULTING IN BREAKING BOTH FEMURS,RIGHT KNEE AND KNEE CAP WITH COMPOUND FEACTURES.SEAT MOTOR WAS FOUND IN FRONT FLOORBOARD , NEAR BRAKE PEDAL ,WITH PLASTIC MOUNTING EARS BROKEN OFF AND SCREWS STILL IN PLACE. SEAT APPEARS TO BE FURTHER FORWARD THAN SEAT ADJUSTMENT WOULD ALLOW.