2008 CHEVROLET HHR Complaints

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILS COMPLETELY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND MAKING THE VEHICLE DANGEROUS TO OPERATE AT ALL SPEEDS .OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AND UNPREDICTABLY. *TR

I START MY CAR AND GO TO PULL OUT ONTO THE ROAD AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO WRECK. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED THE CAR. SAME PROBLEM. VERY VERY DANGEROUS!!! ..UPDATED 10/15/14 *BF UPDATED 4/7/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS A CHIME SOUNDED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO MANEUVER. THE PROBLEM RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,041.

CHAMPION CHEVROLET -ATHENS AL DATES AND WITNESSES CAN BE PROVIDED 3 TIMES IGNITION LOCKED 3 TIMES KEY WOULD NOT WORK IN THE DOOR-LOCKED OUT ONE EACH SINCE THE RECALL IGNITION WAS REPLACED AUG 7TH THE FIRST IGNITION LOCK IN APRIL/MAY WAS TOWED TO MCLANDERS MCCLARDY HUNTSVILLE AL -REPAIRED UNDER THE FIRST IGNITION RECALL- HAVE RECALL LETTER AND THE REPAIR TICKET. THE IGNITION HOUSING WAS BUSTED IN THAT INCIDENT AND CHAMPION DISCOVERED IT LOCKOUTS- I WAS AN HOUR LATE FOR A FASTING ULTRASOUND. LATE FOR HOMECOMING AT CHURCH AND FOOD RUINED LOCKED IN THE HEAT. TWICE ON IGNITION STRANDED LATE EVENING IN PARKING LOTS. ONCE AFTER BACK SURGERY ON A WALKER. I AM GENUINELY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AT THIS POINT. GM CASE NUMBER IS [XXX]. GM INSISTS I PAY THE $300 FOR THE HOUSING OR TAKE IT UP WITH MCLANDERS-MCCARDY?? I HAVE USED ALL MY ROADSIDE FOR 2 QUARTERS. GM HAS NOT REFUNDED THE $50 LOCKOUT CHARGE 3 DAYS AFTER THE 2ND IGNITION WAS REPLACED. ISN'T THE IGNITION HOUSING PART OF AN IGNITION? TODAY FROM GM: . I JUST HUNG UP WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY MENTIONED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH HOUSING IS DAMAGED AND THAT IS WHAT IS CAUSING THE KEY TO HANG UP. THE DEALERSHIP MENTIONED THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO PREVENT YOUR KEY FROM GETTING STUCK. ONCE THAT IS COMPLETED THEY CAN PROCEED WITH DIAGNOSING THE CAUSE OF THE LOCKOUT CONCERNS YOU'VE EXPERIENCED. I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU SAID THAT A PREVIOUS DEALERSHIP WAS THE ONE WHO WORKED WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH HOUSING LAST. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WE CAN OFFER COST ASSISTANCE FOR, AS IT IS NOT AN ITEM INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. SINCE YOU MENTIONED IT WAS IN MCLANDERS/MCCARDY'S POSSESSION WHEN THE HOUSING WAS DAMAGED, I WOULD RECOMMEND GETTING IN CONTACT WITH THEM TO DISCUSS AVAILABLE OPTIONS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

LETTER FROM SENATOR KLOBUCHAR ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REQUESTING ASSISTANCE REGARDING HER MOTOR VEHICLE RECALL FOR HER 2008 CHEVROLET HHR; ATTN: CACJECTBEDIMI HENDERSON. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED MULTIPLE RECALLS FROM GM. HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THE RECALL HAD NOT REACHED THE UNITED STATES, AND IT WAS ONLY FOR VEHICLES IN CANADA. *JB

DRIVING MOUNTAIN ROADS WHEN POWER STEERING FAILED AND "POWER STEERING" INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON, POWER STEERING WORKED FOR ABOUT ONE MILE BEFORE FAILING AGAIN. JUDGING BY THE NUMBER OF SIMILAR INTERNET COMPLAINTS ON THE 2008 HHR, CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS PROBLEM HASN'T BEEN FOCUS OF A RECALL. WONDER WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THAT MOUNTAIN ROAD IF MY WIFE HAD BEEN DRIVING (ITS HER CAR). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

POWER STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS A NOTIFICATION ON THE DASH THAT JUST STATES "POWER STEERING" AND THERE IS NO POWER STEERING. IF THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN, POWER STEERING WILL RETURN BUT WILL EVENTUALLY GO OUT AGAIN. THERE IS NO PATTERN AS TO WHEN OR WHERE IT WILL GO OUT AND IT GOES OUT WITH OUT ANY WARNING OTHER THAN THE DASH INDICATOR MENTIONED ABOVE ONCE IT HAS GONE OUT. IT APPEARS A REPLACEMENT MOTOR SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER GM BULLETIN NUMBER 14119, HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP IS CLAIMING I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT WHICH COSTS OVER $300. THE DEALERSHIP HAS STATED THEY HAVE TALKED TO GM AND THEY ARE NOT COVERING IT. I HAVE REQUESTED NAMES AND NUMBERS OF THE PEOPLE THE DEALERSHIP HAS SPOKEN TO AT GM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED CAUSING EXCESSIVE FORCE ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO BE REQUIRED. ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.