2007 CHEVROLET HHR Complaints

I GOT A OIL CHANGE AN THEN WENT HOME PARKED MY CAR AN EVERYTHING WAS FINE AT 3:25PM I WENT TO MY CAR AND GOT IN I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AN IT WOULDNT START AT ALL I THEN TRIED TO TAKE THE KEY OUT AN IT WOULD COME OUT AT ALL I THEN KNEW SOMTHING WAS WRONG. *TR

I HAVE BEEN CALLING THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN AN ATTEMPT TO SCHEDULE MY RECALLS SINCE JULY 2014. I WAS INITIALLY TOLD THE PARTS WOULD BE ORDERED AND ASKED IF THERE WAS ANYTHING ELSE I COULD SCHEDULE AS THEY DO NOT LIKE TO SCHEDULE RECALLS DUE TO IT TAKES AWAY MONEY FROM SERVICE. I SCHEDULED A REPAIR AND HEARD NOTHING ELSE. I HAVE BEEN CALLING FOR MONTHS AND LEAVING MESSAGES WITH NO RETURN CALLS, OR THEY WOULD TELL ME THEY WERE GOING TO CHECK ON THIS AND CALL ME BACK NEVER TO BE HEARD FROM AGAIN. I FINALLY HAD TO GET UGLY WITH THEM AND FINALLY THEY HAVE SCHEDULED SOME OF THE RECALLS TO BE FIXED NEXT WEEK. SEEMS LIKE THIS SHOULD BE GROUNDS FOR A LAWSUIT AS THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY WAS SO EASILY PASSED OVER DURING ALL THESE MONTHS. *TR

APPROXIMATELY 6 WEEKS AGO, I WAS DRIVING MY CHEVROLET HHR 2007, (40 MPH), WHEN TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE INFO SHOWED TRACTION CONTROL OFF, AND THEN SERVICE TRACTION, AT THE SAME TIME I COULD HEAR AND FEEL THE CAR WAS SHIFTING HARD. IT WAS LIKE KICKING. I PARKED, TURNED OFF THE CAR AND TURNED ON AGAIN, AND THE LIGHT DISAPPEAR BUT AFTER FEW HOURS, IT WAS THERE AGAIN, SHORTLY AFTER THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE INFO CHECK ENGINE, AND STAYED ON WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, THEN THIS DISAPPEAR BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED. ALSO THE CAR HAS MADE NOISE SINCE 2008 WHEN MY HUSBAND BOUGHT IT.I DON'T KNOW IF BOTH PROBLEMS ARE RELATED. ON 10/15/14 I WENT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE MY CAR HAS 5 DIFFERENT RECALLS TO FIX, AND THE SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT WAS ON, THEY DIDN'T CHECK IT, THEY SAID IF I WANT THEM CHECK IT, I HAVE TO PAID FOR THE INSPECTION. LOOKS CHEVROLET IT DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS SAFETY! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND WAS CONCERNED THAT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE RESTARTED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A RETAINING WALL AND ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE CONTACT SECURELY. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE DOORS COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED. THE CONTACT BECAME TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE KNEE, CHEST AND ARM. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,990. KMJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO CHECK WITH A LOCAL AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION, DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. A CHIME SOUNDED AND THE DASHBOARD PANEL INDICATED "POWER STEERING." WE STOPPED DROVE A SHORT DISTANCE TO OUR DESTINATION WITHOUT INCIDENT, BUT WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY STEERING. WHEN WE STARTED THE CAR AGAIN, THE POWER STEERING WORKED. HOWEVER, SINCE THAT TIME THE POWER STEERING WILL STOP WORKING ABOUT 90 PERCENT OF THE TIME. IF WE TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT, THE POWER STEERING WORKS FOR A SHORT TIME AND CUTS OFF. FROM INTERNET RESEARCH WE ARE AWARE OF MANY OTHERS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

A WARNING LIGHT COMES ON IN THE DASH AND THEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT,CAUSING THE CAR TO STEER VERY HARD.BEFORE THIS STARTED TO HAPPEN, FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS EVERY TIME I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE VERY BAD. I HAD EVERYTHING CHECKED LIKE BRAKE PADS,ROTORS,SHOCKS,TIRES ETC. NOTHING EVER SEEMED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.NOW WITH THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT, I CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY COBALT WHICH IS BASICALLY THE SAME CAR. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN MADE ON THE HHR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, A WARNING SOUND CHIMED AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MERGED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. AFTER FIVE MINUTES THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE, BUT THE STEERING WHEEL HAD BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.