2008 CHEVROLET HHR Complaints

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, MY CHEVY HHR SUDDENLY LOST ITS POWER STEERING. THERE WAS A MESSAGE ON THE DASHBOARD THAT READ, "POWER STEERING," BUT OTHERWISE THERE WAS NO WARNING. I MANAGED TO GET HOME WITHOUT AN INCIDENT, BUT THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THE POWER STEERING WAS FULLY FUNCTIONAL WHEN I TESTED IT LATER THAT SAME DAY. I READ IN THE USA TODAY THAT GM HAD ISSUED A RECALL FOR POWER STEERING FAILURE IN SEVERAL OF ITS VEHICLES INCLUDING THE HHR, BUT MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIR WORK. IT IS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITHOUT GETTING IT FIXED, BUT I THINK THAT GM NEEDS TO STAND BY ITS PRODUCT. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THERE WAS NO INJURIES REPORTED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, HOWEVER THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN--SIMILAR TO A VEHICLE HAVING LOST THE POWER STEERING FUNCTION. NO VEHICLE WARNING--FEELING, VIBRATION, OR SOUND--WAS APPARENT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CHEVROLET HHR, AS WELL AS OTHER CHEVROLET MODELS, HAVE BEEN ISSUED A POWER STEERING RECALL; HOWEVER, THE 2008 HHR MODEL YEAR IS NOT YET INCLUDED. CALLING THE PHONE NUMBER FROM THE GM WEBSITE, THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE COULD NOT CONFIRM GM WOULD BE ISSUING A RECALL FOR THE 2008 MODEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14E021000 (AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT IGNITION SWITCHES) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

DRIVING ON THE CITY ROAD WHEN HEARD A CHIME ON THE CAR AND THE CAR PULLED TO THE RIGHT I PARK THE VEHICLE AND NOTICE THE STEERING SING ON DISPLAY AND THE STEERING WHEEL GOT REAL HARD I TURN OFF THE CAR AND RE STARTED THE CAR AND WENT AWAY HAS HAPPEN TWICE SINCE THE FIRST TIME. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE POWER STEERING ALARM CAME ON AND ABOUT A MINUTE AFTER THAT I LOST POWER STEERING. MY SON WAS WITH ME SO HE HELP ME STEER IT OFF THE ROAD. I TURNED IT OFF AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON AND ABOUT 3 MINUTES THE ALARM CAME BACK ON. MY SON WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HAD EXCEEDED THE REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THE AN ORDER WAS PLACED BUT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.