2008 CHEVROLET HHR Complaints

POWER STEERING ALARM GOES OFF PERIODICALLY AND I LOSE POWER STEERING OF MY VEHICLE. *TR

POWERSTEERING GOES OUT IMMEDIATELY ON MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARD. CANNOT LOCATE A POWERSTEERING MOTOR ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED NUMEROUS TIMES AND WERE UNCERTAIN OF WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE.THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR WAS NOT ABLE TO TEST ON HWY CONDITION BUT IT CAME WITH EXTENDED BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY THE FIRST TIME GOT ON FREEWAY SHAKE HORRIBLE WHILE BRAKING. TWO MONTHS PAST HAD ROTORS TURNED NEW BRAKES PUT ON BY GOOD YEAR SHOP FIRST TIME ON FREEWAY STILL SHAKES HORRIBLE. WITH NE ROTORS AND PADS WILL STILL SHAKE THIS HAS BEEN FULLY INSPECTED TWICE AND NO PROBLEMS. IT JUST SEEMS TO ME THAT ARE TO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE NOT TO HAVE A TSB OR RECALL ITS NOT FAIR TO THE CONSUMER AND ITS SEEMS DANGEROUS TO HAVE A SHAKING CAR WHILE SLOWING DOWN AT 50 MPH 40 MPH. CURRENT MILES 50K. *JS

IN NOVEMBER 2013, MY POWER STEERING IN MY 2008 HHR WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVEN AND CONTINUES TO DO SO. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND REALIZED OTHER HHR OWNERS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED THE CHEVY HOTLINE AND THERE WERE NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I FILED A COMPLAINT AND WAITED. IN APRIL CHEVY RECALLED POWER STEERING FOR THE 2008 HHR BULLETIN # 14119. I DIDNT RECIEVE A RECALL LETTER. I CALLED CHEVY HOTLINE TWICE SINCE. THE LAST CALL CHEVY SAID MY 2008 HHR POWERSTEERING IS NOT BEING RECALLED UNDER THIS BULLETIN. THIS IS MY 2ND COMPLAINT. *JS

POWER STEERING FAILURE. NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL AND GM REFUSES TO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE IN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. BELOW EXCERPT FROM GM MEDIA CENTER ON 3/31/14 PRESS RELEASE: "IN ADDITION, 309,160 NON-TURBOCHARGED CHEVROLET HHRS FROM THE 2006-2008 MODEL YEARS (AND SEVERAL HUNDRED 2009 MODELS) AND 96,324 SATURN IONS FROM THE 2003 MODEL YEAR THAT ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THESE RECALLS WILL BE GIVEN LIFETIME WARRANTIES FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MOTOR." IN ADDITION TO BEING A SAFETY ISSUE IN A VEHICLE I TRANSPORT CHILDREN IT IS ALSO CAUSE ME BACK PAIN HAVING TO MUSCLE THE CAR INTO TURNS. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS ON ENGINE POWER AS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE. OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000...UPDATED 08-28-14 *BF

BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY POWER STEERING KICKED OFF. CONTINUED TO RANDOMLY KICK OFF FOR NEXT MONTH OR SO. CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS WHO CLAIM MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. POWER STEERING KICKS OFF EVERY TIME YOU START THE CAR NOW. *TR

I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH GM FOR THE PAST MONTH OR SO. I WAS TOLD MY HHR WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS AS THE 2009-10 MODELS ARE NOT ON RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS MADE IN A DIFFERENT PLANT OR A DIFFERENT PART!!!! THIS IS A $350 CHARGE THEY WANT ME TO PAY BECAUSE OF THIS!!! I JUST GOT THIS CAR IN FEB OF THIS YEAR (2014). HOW ARE THEY ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH THIS?? I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS POWER STEERING PROBLEM WHEN IT'S CLEAR OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM! !! WHO DO WE NEED TO TALK TO GET THIS FIXED?!?!? I AM ON HERE OFTEN IF ANYONE HAS HAD ANY LUCK PLEASE LET ME KNOW! *TR

I WAS APPROACHING A BUSINESS DRIVEWAY THAT REQUIRED ME TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN, SO I BRAKE (AT WHICH TIME THERE OCCURRED A HEAVY SIDE-TO-SIDE SHIMMY OF THE STEERING WHEEL, A "CLUNK" OR "POP" FROM THE AREA OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OR FRONT SUSPENSION, AND A CHIME FROM THE DASH) AND BEGAN THE TURN INTO A DRIVEWAY ACROSS LANES OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT MIDWAY THROUGH THE TURN, WHICH CAUSED ME TO DRIVE PARTIALLY THROUGH A DITCH RATHER THAN COMPLETING MY TURN SAFELY AND ENTERING THE DRIVEWAY FULLY ON THE PAVEMENT. I THEN HAD TO PARK, TURN THE KEY TO THE "OFF" POSITION AND RESTART IN ORDER TO REACTIVATE THE POWER STEERING. WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS RANDOMLY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND HAVE EVEN ACQUIRED SOME MINOR BODY AND COSMETIC DAMAGE DUE TO HAVING LOST POWER STEERING IN A CURVE. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME IT MIGHT BE FROM A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH THAT IS NOW ON ORDER AND MAY TAKE QUITE AWHILE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. TODAY, I RAN AN INTERNET SEARCH AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF MENTIONS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM WITHIN MY YEAR MODEL, INCLUDING A NUMBER OF RECALLS THAT SEEM TO AFFECT THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING OF THIS MODEL AND OTHERS. HOWEVER, WHEN I AGAIN CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE, THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY OF THE STEERING RECALLS, AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THEM OR SOMEONE ELSE TO MAKE THE REPAIRS AND ATTEMPT TO GET REIMBURSED IF IT EVER DOES BECOME INCLUDED. THE ADVISOR ALSO INSTRUCTED ME TO CALL 1-800-101-0220 TO COMPLAIN, WHICH ONLY GETS ME A RECORDING STATING THAT THE CALL CANNOT BE COMPLETED, WHICH SOUNDS AS IF IT HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE NOT ONLY FOR THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS OF THESE CARS, BUT ALSO FOR OTHER DRIVERS AND POSSIBLY PEDESTRIANS WHO MIGHT FIND THEMSELVES IN HARM'S WAY WHEN THIS COMPLETELY RANDOM EVENT OCCURS. *TR