2008 CHEVROLET HHR Complaints

2008 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER, IN APRIL 2014. AS OF JULY 18, 2014, THE PARTS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

THE POWER STEERING MOTOR GO OUT WHEN I WAS DRIVING FROM EL CAJON CA TO EL CENTRO CA, JUST ON THE DANGEROUS ROAD MILES AND COULD HAVE ENDED IN A FATAL ACCIDENT MINE HAS JUST STARTED TO GO OUT ON MY 2008 HHR AT 90,000 MILES. RIGHT NOW, THE LIGHT COMES ON AND I CAN PULL OVER AND RESTART IT AND IT'S FINE, BUT HOW LONG WILL THAT LAST? I GOOGLED IT AFTER IT FIRST HAPPENED, AND THAT'S WHEN I SAW THAT APPARENTLY GM KNOWS THIS IS A FAULTY PART BUT SWEARS IT'S ONLY AN ISSUE ON THE OTHER CARS THAT HAVE IT NOT THE HHR, YET THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF HHR OWNERS WHO HAVE POSTED ABOUT THEIR POWER STEERING GOING OUT AND IT WAS RECALLED IN CANADA. I KNOW AT 90,000 MILES THINGS MIGHT BE GOING WRONG WITH THE PARTS LIKE A POWER STEERING MOTOR, BUT I AM INCENSED THAT I'M EXPECTED TO PAY FOR A PART THAT GM KNOWS IS CRAP. IF THE PART IS BAD, THEY SHOULD FIX IT IN ANY VEHICLE THAT HAS AN ISSUE, NOT JUST THE COBALTS AND PONTIACS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT MANAGED TO COAST INTO A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE HER RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 10/2/14*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE POWER STEERING FAILURE MADE THE STEERING WHEEL VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND HAD BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

THE CHEVY HHR'S POWER STEERING GOES OUT PERIODICALLY WITHOUT WARNING. IN THIS CASE, I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ON TO A BUSY ROADWAY AND NEARLY STRUCK A VEHICLE AND/OR POSSIBLY PEDESTRIANS. I UNDERSTAND THAT CHEVY'S COBALT HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT THE HHR, WHICH USES THE SAME EXACT PART. IT IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS AND ACCORDING TO MY INTERNET BASED RESEARCH, ALL TOO COMMON. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AND FORCE GM TO STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT. ( IF THE DATA INDICATES THIS IS IN FACT, A COMMON ISSUE OF COURSE.) THANK YOU *TR

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WILL SUDDENLY CUT OUT- THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE WILL APPEAR ON THE DASH MESSAGE BOARD. THIS OCCURS SEVERAL TIMES DURING A TRIP AT VARYING SPEEDS (65MPH, 55MPH, 45MPH). I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE EXTENT OF THE PERMANENT DAMAGE. SINCE THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, IT HAS BEEN A NEAR DAILY CONCERN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). 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 VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.