2007 CHEVROLET HHR Complaints

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HWY, THE STEERING BECAME "STIFF"; A CHIME SOUNDED AND THE READ-OUT SAID "POWER STEERING". THE STEERING RESPONDED AS THOUGH THE CAR HAD BEEN PUT IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED. I DRIVE 100 MILES A DAY GOING TO AND FROM WORK. THIS MAY HAPPEN ONCE OR IT MAY HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. IT HAS HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN AND A COLLISION WAS NARROWLY AVOIDED. THIS CAR BELONGS TO MY MOTHER, WHO IS 75 YEARS OLD. I'VE BEEN DRIVING HER SO SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM. SHE DOESN'T HAVE THE UPPER ARM STRENGTH TO MAN-HANDLE THE STEERING, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT HAPPENS SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY. I'VE FOUND THE RECALL ON THE 2009-2010 HHR'S (LETTER 14115) AND IT MENTIONS A "... SPECIAL COVERAGE (GM BULLETIN NUMBER 14119) THAT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED FOR MY 2006-2008 AND EARLY PRODUCTION OF 2009 CHEVROLET HHR...". I CANNOT FIND DETAILS ON THIS BULLETIN ANYWHERE. MY FATHER HAS ORDERED THE PART FOR THE CAR. WILL BULLETIN 14119 COVER REIMBURSEMENT IF HE HAS TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OUT-OF-POCKET? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 10/22/14*CN

CHEVY HHR POWER STEERING FAILS AT RANDOM TIMES AND SPEEDS. BECOMES PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WITH TIME. SEEMS TO BE HEAT SENSITIVE, DOES IT MORE ON HOT DAYS AFTER STARTING A CLOSED UP CAR. SOME TIMES HAPPENS 4 OR 5 TIMES A DAY, SOME TIMES MUCH MORE. PULL OVER, SHUT OFF ENGINE AND IT RESETS ITSELF EVERY TIME. IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ON A WET CURVED EXPRESSWAY RAMP WHEN THE STEERING SUDDENLY STOPS WORKING. THE SAME POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS RECALLED IN CANADA FOR THE SAME DEFECT ACROSS THE BOARD. IT IS TIME GM REPLACED THESE MOTORS AND QUIT PLAYING AROUND. *TR

I OWN A 2007 CHEVY HHR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING. THE POWER STEERING JUST QUITS! THERE IS A RECALL FOR DIFFERENT MODELS OF CARS WITH THE SAME BAD PART NUMBER AS MINE. WHY AREN'T ALL CARS WITH THIS SAME POWER STEERING MOTOR RECALLED. THE CAR ISN'T THE ISSUE THE BAD PART IS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OF ALL CARS WITH THIS PART CURRENTLY INSTALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I HAD MY OIL CHANGED BEFORE GOING ON VACATION. ON MY WAY HOME MY CAR WAS BURNING OIL .NO ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON .THE ENGINE TEMP DID NOT MOVE OR GO TO HOT. MY ENGINE BLOW UP. I UNDERSTAND A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE COMPUTER.IF IS HAD HAPPENED IN A TUNNEL OR ON A BRIDGE ,THIS WAS GOING TO BE A BIGGER PROBLEM. *TR

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND IS VERY HARD TO STEER BUT WHEN YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON IT WORKS. I HAVE HAD THIS SITUATION HAPPEN ON SHARP CURVES AND IT IS NOT FUN! SOMEONE AT GM NEEDS TO RECALL THESE CARS, NOT JUST SOME OF THE 2007 MODELS. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME 123.00 TO DIAGNOSE IT, NOT GOING TO HAPPEN! I HAVE READ SEVERAL POSTS THAT SAY THAT THE POWER STEERING HAS A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE POWER STEERING PUMPS, I WILL HAVE TO CALL THEM TO FIND OUT! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), AND 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

MY POWER STEERING GOES OFF, I PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF THEN THE POWER STEERING WORKS FOR A SHORT TIME. THIS HAPPENS ANYWHERE FROM 2 TO 6 TIMES A DAY.MY LOCAL DEALER SAYS MY CAR DOESN'T HAVE A RECALL ONLY THE 2009 -2010. THIS DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT TO ME. IF IT'S A DEFECT IN THE -2010 SHOULDN'T IT BE A DEFECT IN MY 2007? *TR

HHR WAS IDLING, AND IN PARK. MOVED VEHICLE A SHORT DISTANCE AND PARKED TO LOAD ITEM INTO VEHICLE. WHEN RE-ENTERED THE HHR TO DRIVE AWAY, NOTICED THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE IN THE CONSOLE AREA AND THE 'ASSIST' WAS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. WHEN HAVING THE DEALER LOOK AT THIS THE FOLLOWING MORNING, THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS SHOWN TO BE A RE-CALL PROBLEM AS LISTED IN DOCUMENT #3972684, INDICATING THAT THIS CONDITION MAY EXIST IN HHR'S WITH MODEL YEARS FROM 2006-2010. *TR