2009 CHEVROLET HHR Complaints

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING FAILED. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT, THE POWER STEERING WILL WORK FINE. WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING CONTINUES TO FAIL EACH TRIP I TAKE EACH DAY AND IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. I WILL OFTEN TURN MY CAR OFF AT A RED LIGHT SO I CAN RESTART IT AND HAVE FUNCTIONAL POWER STEERING FOR AT LEAST A LITTLE WHILE. THE CAR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN WITHOUT POWER STEERING, AND SOMETIMES CATCHES ME OFF GUARD. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 15 AUG 2012 13:30 HRS EDT @ 20 MPH ON15 AUG 2012 THE 'POWER STEERING' LIGHT CAME ON AND THE STEERING BECAME VERY HARD. I WAS LUCKY AS I WAS ONLY A BLOCK FROM HOME. I COULD SEE THIS WOULD CAUSE A MAJOR PROBLEM IF I WERE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I DID SEE THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE CHEVY COBALT AND OTHERS THAT USE THE SAME POWER STEERING UNIT BUT NOT THE HHR...TIME TO GET THE RECALL GOING BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED...ALSO A RECALL WAS ISSUED IN CANADA FOR THE HHR. *TR

THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WENT OUT ON MY CAR WHILE DRIVING. THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WORKS AFTER IT HAS HAD TIME TO COOL DOWN FOR 5 TO 15 MILES. THE SYSTEM GOES OUT EVERYDAY AND EVERY-TIME IT IS DRIVEN. *TR

POWER STEERING ASSIST HAS DROPPED OUT NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DASH CHIMES AND A POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARS ON THE DIGITAL DISPLAY. SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING IT RESETS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST ONLY TO HAVE IT DROP OUT AGAIN WITHIN A MILE OR SO. THE WARRANTY EXPIRED A FEW MONTHS AGO. THIS SITUATION COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS SHOULD THE POWER STEERING ASSIST DROP OUT WHILE NEGOTIATING A SHARP TURN ETC. *TR

LIKE OTHERS, THERE WERE SOME WARNING BEEPS AND THE MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASH "POWER STEERING". THEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. ONCE I CUT THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON, I HAD POWER STEERING BACK. THIS SEEMS VERY SIMILAR TO THE REASON FOR THE RECALL ON THE COBALT AND S5. HAPPENED AGAIN ON 7/26 AND 7/27. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION, WHICH PREVENTED HIM FROM SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN ORDER TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE, HE HAD TO PULL A FUSE AND DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 67,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE AND WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS NORMAL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND HE WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT FUNCTION IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH UNTIL THEY WERE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE YEAR LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 8/6/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG ISSUE WAS RESOLVED. HOWEVER, THE TURN SIGNALS DID NOT CANCEL IN A TIMELY MANNER AFTER COMPLETING A TURN. UPDATED 08/14/12

LOSS OF STEERING ASSIST OCCURS AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING AND ONCE ASSIST IS LOST, A MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER (DIC) AND A CHIME SOUNDS. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM & PART INVOLVED IN THE BELOW RECALL OF COBALTS & IN A CANADIAN RECALL OF HHRS. IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO PARK WHEN IT IS NOT WORKING. RESETTING BY TURNING IGNITION OFF, THEN STARTING ENGINE AGAIN WILL LAST ABOUT 30 SECONDS. I HAVE ALMOST CRASHED AS IT FAILS WHILE TURNING ENTERING/EXITING PARKING SPACES OR GARAGE. NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: PE10005 10V073000 MAKE: CHEVROLET MODEL: COBALT MANUFACTURER : GENERAL MOTORS LLC MODEL YEAR : 2009 COMPONENT(S) : STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM DATE INVESTIGATION OPENED : JANUARY 27, 2010 DATE INVESTIGATION CLOSED : JULY 19, 2010. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL FUSES AND DISCONNECT THE BATTERY IN ORDER TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 51,000.

WITHOUT INCIDENT, THE SERVICE AIRBAG ALERT ILLUMINATED AND HAS CONTINUED TO STAY ON THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME FOR THE LAST 5 DAYS. MOMENTARILY, THE ALERT LIGHT WILL TURN OFF BUT RE-ILLUMINATE AGAIN WITHOUT INCIDENT. THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE OTHER POSTS AND COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ. *TT