2007 CHEVROLET HHR Complaints

POWER STEERING SHOWS ON THE DISPLAY AT RANDOM TIME. DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 M.P.H OR DRIVING THROUGH TOWN AT 35 M.P.H., EVEN DRIVING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY (WHICH IS NOT LONG)...POWER STEERING. FIRST HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE, AFTER ARRIVING HOME AND SHUTTING THE CAR OFF NOTHING HAPPENED FOR A WHILE AND I ALMOST FORGOT ABOUT IT. BUT AS OF WEDNESDAY IT IS HAPPENING 3 TO 4 TIMES A DAY. WOW! IT'S TERRIBLE TO TRY AND STEER WITHOUT POWER STEERING! I AM GOING TO TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC NEXT WEEK TO SEE ABOUT GETTING IT FIXED, LOOKING AT $400.00 @ THE DEALERSHIP AND I CANNOT AFFORD THAT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND A WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STRUT ASSEMBLIES FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. DURING THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HEARD AN INTERMITTENT LOUD NOISE NEAR THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE TURNING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT STRUT ASSEMBLIES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR THE FOURTH TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 09/05/14*LJ UPDATED 12/4/2014 *JS

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BREAK EASILY THEY ARE MADE OF PLASTIC THE REPAIR FOR THIS IS OVER 400.00 AS THE WHOLE INTERIOR DOOR MUST BE REPLACED. THIS CAUSES AN ISSUE AS THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE IT TO ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN. IF THERE IS NO POWER YOU CANNOT OPEN THE WINDOW HENCE YOU ARE TRAPPED. I HAVE MAILED LETTERS TO THE COMPANY REQUESTING A RECALL. WITH NO SUCCESS. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND HAPPENS ON MOST HHRS I HAVE SEE. I ASK EVERY OWNER I SEE AND ITS A COMMON FLAW. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FIFTEEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

ON SUNDAY JULY 27 2014 ON A VERY CURVY ROAD, THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING., THERE WAS WARNING DONG, THEN A MESSAGE, "POWER STEERING" LUCKY WE WERE DRIVING SLOW. THERE ARE BIG DROP OFF ON THE ROAD. AT HOME I RESTARTED THE CAR. THE POWER STEERING WORKED. I CALL MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER, HE COULDN'T FIND A RECALL FOR MY CAR. I LOOKED UP GM WEB SITE. IT STATED 2009 & 2010 WERE ON RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, " ALL OTHER 2006 THRU. 2008, NON TURBO MODELS NOT SUBJECT TO THIS RECALL WILL BE GIVEN LIFETIME WARRANTIES FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MOTOR" I CONTACTED GM,THEY SAID IT WASN'T COVERED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY GM. *JS

DRIVING AND HEAR BEEP TONE AND POWER STEERING GOES OUT. SEEMS TO BE WORSE IN EXTREME WEATHER EITHER HOT OR COLD BUT WILL EVENTUALLY GO OUT ANY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN. LESS DANGEROUS AT HIGH SPEED BUT AT LOW SPEED MAKES TURNING VERY DIFFICULT. RECALL ON 2009 AND 2010 BUT I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY OTHER YEARS ARE NOT INCLUDED. *JS

THE GEAR GOES EASILY WITHOUT PRESSING BUTTON FROM REVERSE TO NEUTRAL OR DRIVE. AND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR LIGHT WON'T SHUT OFF BY PRESSING BUTTON. IT WORKED FINE BEFORE I TOOK IT FOR THE RECALL OF THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO BECOME INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST HAD FAILED SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.