2008 CHEVROLET HHR Complaints

WHILE DRIVING THE WORDS "POWER STEERING" APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD WHERE THE ODOMETER AND OTHER WARNINGS APPEAR AND THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHICH CAN POSSIBLE LEAD TO A CRASH RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE POWER STEERING FROM ALL THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE ON THE HHR. I'VE SEEN IT ALL OVER DISCUSSION BOARDS PEOPLE DESCRIBING THE EXACT SAME THING, SOME HAVE EVEN RESULTED IN CRASHES. UNLESS YOU HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF STRENGTH THEN YOUR NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO TURN THIS VEHICLE ONCE THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. I'VE SEEN IT RECALLED ON LATER YEARS 2009 AND 2010 YET THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 2008 MODEL AS WELL. I THINK GM NEEDS TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS ISSUE AND FIX IT FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. *TR

ABOUT 2WKS AGO ALL THE SOUND IN MY CAR WENT OUT FOR ABOUT 5MINS THEN CAME BACK ON! TONIGHT 1/4/15 ABOUT 8:50PM I STOPPED AT A GAS STATION TO GET GAS I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND WENT TO PUT IT IN PARK AND IT WOULDN'T SHIFT IT TOOK ME 5MINS TO FINALLY GET IT INTO PARK! ONCE IN PARK I TRIED TO TAKE THE KEY OUT AND IT WOULDN'T COME OUT IT WAS STUCK IN ACCESSORY MODE! I KEPT TRYING TO TAKE IT OUT FINALLY AFTER ABOUT 10/15MINS I GOT IT OUT! WENT TO LEAVE TO AND MY CAR WOULDN'T START! IT WILL TURN TO ACCESSORY MODE BUT WONT TURN OVER AND ACTUALLY START! I HAD TO CALL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO TOW ME HOME! I HAD THE RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH FIXED BUT NOW ITS DOING THIS? I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS BUT THIS IS CURRENTLY MY ONLY CAR! *TR

CAPITOL TIRES 215/50Z RADIAL TUBELESS ALL SEASON SPORT UHP 12/27/12- PURCHASED 4 TIRES 1/10/13- BUBBLE ON SIDE OF TIRE 12/27/14- BUBBLES ON SIDES OF 2 MORE TIRES I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH ANY OTHER TIRES. *TR

I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE SHOP ON 11/15/14 BECAUSE OF A LOUD EXHAUST SOUND. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE FLEX PIPE WAS LEAKING AND THE FLEX PIPE AND CATALYTIC CONVERTERS (2) WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE COST IS ESTIMATED AT ABOUT $900. IF THE CAR IS IN IDOL, THE EXHAUST SEEPS INTO THE CAR AND COULD CAUSE CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING AND DEATH, IF THE WINDOWS ARE NOT CRACKED TO ALLOW FOR VENTILATION. UNFORTUNATELY, WE CANNOT AFFORD THIS REPAIR AT THIS TIME. THE CAR IS 6 YEARS OLD AND SHOULD NOT BE FALLING APART PIECE BY PIECE AS IT HAS BEEN OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED, OR SHOULD I SAY THE ENTIRE CAR, B/C IT HAS HAD SO MANY RECALLS IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

WAS STOPPED DUE TO TRAFFIC AND WAS REAR ENDED RESULTING IN $8000.00 PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME TO HAVE IT TESTED.

WHILE DRIVING ON I4 POWER STEERING (PS) SUDDENLY FAILED. WARN SOUND CHIMED THEN DISPLAY STATED PS. FEARFUL OF DRIVING ON INTERSTATE PULLED OVER TO CALL AAA FOR TOW. LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW RECALL FOR 09 & NEWER BUT NOT 08. RESTARTED CAR AND POWER WAS RESTORED SO CONTINUED, CAUTIOUSLY HOME. SINCE THAT OCCURRED IT KEPT FAILING AND THE INTERVALS BECAME SHORTER UNTIL IT WOULD GO OUT AFTER DRIVING LESS THAN 100'. CALLED DEALER TO GET IGN SWITCH REPAIR AND WAS TOLD PS RECALL WAS ADDED FOR MY CAR IN OCT. TOOK CAR IN & WAS TOLD PS NOT UNDER RECALL BUT THEN SAID HE FOUND IT & IT WAS COVERED. THEY CALLED NEXT DAY & SAID, ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A POWER STEERING RECALL FOR MY CAR THE ISSUE I HAD WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. SAID THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS.BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $189. HE WENT ON TO SAY THERE WILL BE A RECALL AND I WOULD BE REIMBURSED BUT HE DID NOT KNOW WHEN IT WOULD COME. PICKED UP CAR TODAY AND CHARGE FOR REPAIR WAS $230 AND TODAY SAID WILL NOT BE RECALLED AND WILL NOT BE REIMBURSED. MY 80YR OLD PARENTS DROVE THIS CAR VERY INFREQUENTLY AND BY THE GRACE OF GOD WE NO LONGER LET THEM DRIVE & NOW THE CAR IS ONLY USED BY MYSELF OR MY SISTER TO TAKE THEM TO DR APPTS. IF THE STEERING WENT OUT WHILE THEY WERE DRIVING THEY WOULD HAVE DEF CRASHED AS THEY DO NOT HAVE THE ARM STRENGTH TO MANUALLY STEER THE CAR. I AM VERY DISTURBED AT THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS LISTED HERE AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE. I FOUND THIS SITE BY ACCIDENT, WHILE SEARCHING TO SEE WHAT THE RECALL DID INCLUDE, SO I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE & JUST BLINDLY TRUST THE DEALERSHIP OR REPAIR FACILITY. NOT SURE HOW MANY DEATHS/ACCIDENTS NEED TO OCCUR BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. CO-WORKER HAS 2010 HHR WHICH IS RECALL & ISSUED ARE IDENTICAL. EXPECT TO HEAR SOMETHING SOON TO RESOLVE THOSE STILL HAVING ISSUES. *TR

I MADE A RIGHT TURN ONTO A HIGHWAY AND MY POWER STEERING FAILED TEMPORARILY CAUSING ME TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHENEVER ANY OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WERE TURNED ON THE VEHICLE WOULD AUTOMATICALLY TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WHEN I HAD MY ACCIDENT MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLORE. I CALLED GM 2 DAYS LATER AND ASKED THE LADY IF THEY HAVE DEPLOYED AND SHE TOLD ME NO. *TR