2007 CHEVROLET HHR Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITH THE SOUND OF A CHIME AND THERE WAS AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

THE POWER STEERING NO LONGER WORKS AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN IN MOTION FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS. IT STARTED OCCASIONALLY IN DECEMBER 2013, THEN BY JANUARY IT HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE TIME THE CAR IS TURNED ON AND DRIVEN. IT MAKES THE CAR DIFFICULT TO TURN AROUND CORNERS OR AT INTERSECTIONS AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO PARK AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN FOR THE FEW GOOD SECONDS OF POWER STEERING JUST TO QUICKLY PARK IT OR MANEUVER. SOMETIMES THIS DOES BECOME DANGEROUS IF I HAVE TO AVOID SOMETHING AT A MOMENTS NOTICE. MY CAR IS A 2007 HHR AND NOT PART OF THE OFFICIAL RECALL, BUT I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT SHOULD MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE IF THERE IS A SYSTEMIC PATTERN OF FAILURE WITH THIS FEATURE IN CHEVY HHRS. *TR

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR ON MY HHR FAILED CLOSE TO THIS DATE WHILE BEING DRIVEN DOWN OUR STREET AT AROUND 25 MPH AND I HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH ABOUT THE FAILURE AT THE TIME BUT NOW I SEE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILURES ARE THE REASON FOR A CURRENT RECALL. MY HHR WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL BUT I WONDER IF IT'S MOTOR ALSO HAS A PROBLEM. MY MECHANIC USED A 19257876 MOTOR KIT FOR THE REPAIR. A GOOGLE SEARCH FOR THIS PART SHOWS THE FOLLOWING APPLICATIONS. CHEVROLET COBALT 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 CHEVROLET HHR 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 CHEVROLET HHR 5 DOOR HIGH ROOF H/B 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 CHEVROLET HHR 5 DOOR UPLEVEL HIGH ROOF H/B 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 PONTIAC G5 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 PONTIAC PURSUIT 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 SATURN ION 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE SHE DROVE APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WITH FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

2007 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE ARRIVED AT HER PLACE OF BUSINESS, SHE COULD NOT TURN THE IGNITION OFF. SHE WAS FORCED TO DRIVE TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSIS. ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND SHIFTER WERE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER S SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT, OF IN LIGHT OF THE WIDELY PUBLICIZED RECALL. *JB

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND AT A RED LIGHT I WAS TURNING RIGHT ONCE IT HAD TURNED GREEN BUT MY STEERING WHEEL HAD GOTTEN REALLY ROUGH TO TURN. IT CONTINUED TO DO THIS AT EVERY COMPLETE STOP. IT MADE IT VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND TURN . I HAVE SEARCHED THE WEB AND IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO MANY MODELS OF THE SAME VEHICLE HOWEVER MY YEAR OF CAR IS NOT PLACED ON THE RECALL,

2007 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE AND AIR BAG MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT LAST YEAR AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS REAR ENDED AND HE WAS HIT SO HARD, THAT HIS HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. *JB

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY HHR. I'VE HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED. BUT NOT MANY OTHERS. UNTIL NOW THERE IS A CHIME AND THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ON THE DASH COMES ON AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST GOES OFF. AT FIRST IT WAS ONCE IN AWHILE. NOW I CAN DRIVE 30 SECONDS TO 10 MIN AND THE POWER ASSIST GOES OUT. I RESTART AND IT COMES BACK FOR A MOMENT OR SO. ALL THE WAY TO WORK NO POWER STEERING ASSIST. ON THE WAY HOME IT WORKED FINE. I CAN'T FIND ANY PATTERN TO IT. KEY IN THE IGNITION ONLY AS STATED IN THE RECALL NOTICE I RECEIVED ABOUT THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT. EVERYTHING ON THE KEY CHAIN IT SEEMS TO WORK MORE OFTEN THAN NOT. I HAVE CONTACTED A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND CHEVY. BUT SINCE MY VIN IS NOT ON THE POWER STEERING RECALL I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT OUT OF POCKET. WHICH I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY AFTER I DID MY TAXES. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I FOUND A NOTICE ON THE GM WEBSITE THAT LISTED THE 2006-2007 HHR TO HAVE LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE POWER STEERING. BUT SINCE THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT I AM OUT OF LUCK. I SENT THE ARTICLE TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE VIN ISN'T LISTED. AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED THIS SHOULD BE COVERED. FAR TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE FO IT NOT TO BE COVERED TO SOME EXTENT. *TT

ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER GIVING MY SON MY HHR IN OCTOBER OF 2013, HE WAS REAR ENDED WITH THE OTHER DRIVER GOING OVER 35 MPH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I AM CURIOUS TO KNOW WHY? *TT

2007 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE AND POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD THREE ACCIDENTS. THE FIRST ACCIDENT, HE HIT A LIGHT POLE AND DAMAGED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THE SECOND ACCIDENT, HE HIT A TREE AND THE THIRD ACCIDENT, SOMEONE BACKED INTO HIM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, IN ANY OF THE ACCIDENTS. THE CONSUMER FELT HE LOST POWER STEERING IN THE FIRST TWO ACCIDENTS. SINCE DECEMBER 2010, THE STEERING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. ALSO, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE SHIFTER AS THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT WHEN FIRST STARTING OUT; IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. *JB UPDATED 07/03/14 UPDATED 08/07/14