2008 CHEVROLET HHR Complaints

THE POWER STEERING FAILS. THERE IS NO WARNING AND IT HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED AND ANY DRIVING SITUATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT IF THE HOUSING WAS DAMAGED, THAT WOULD ALSO HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THE KEYS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE FRONT WHEELS ON THE VEHICLE HAD ALSO SEIZED ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 43,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT INSERTED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION HOWEVER, HE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE KEY TO POWER THE VEHICLE ON. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 15,000.

AFTER DRIVING FOR MORE THAN 10-30 MIN, AT ANY SPEED BUT USUALLY AT OR ABOVE 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WOULD MALFUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY, STEERING/HANDLING BECAME DIFFICULT. FEELS LIKE IT'S OVER-CORRECTING OR IS ICE-SKATING AROUND THE LANE WHEN KEEPING THE WHEEL STRAIGHT. OCCASIONALLY HHR WILL BUCK WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, WOULD SLOW DOWN TO 55-65MPH AND STILL EXPERIENCE ROUGH BUCKING & POOR HANDLING. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP TO FIX WHAT I THOUGHT WAS AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE, THEY SAID THERE WERE NO OTHER PROBLEMS, BUT STILL EXPERIENCE THEM ALMOST DAILY. ALSO HAVE HAD TROUBLES REMOVING THE KEY FROM IGNITION AFTER SHIFTING THE CAR INTO PARK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE IN THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WHICH SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,900.

THE FIRST TIME THE POWER STEERING FAILED IN MY 2008 HHR, I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER OUT OF NOWHERE THERE WAS A WARNING SOUND AND THEN THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIT UP AND I HAD LOST ALL POWER STEERING. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS THERE WAS HEAVY TRAFFIC AND I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A RATHER TREACHEROUS HIGHWAY CURVE WITH FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC. I EVENTUALLY MADE WAY OFF FREEWAY, TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND THEN STARTED IT AGAIN. THIS SEEMED TO DO THE TRICK, FOR A SHORT TIME. SINCE THIS FIRST POWER STEERING LOSS, THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 7 OR 8 TIMES, AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH TOTAL POWER STEERING LOSS. THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE WE HAVE AND SINCE WE CANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE I AM FORCED TO DRIVE THIS SAFETY HAZARD. I AM WORRIED ABOUT LOSING CONTROL AND CRASHING POSSIBLY HURTING MY FAMILY AND/OR OTHERS. THIS HAS TO BE FIXED, THERE ARE TOO MANY PEOPLE DRIVING THE SAME MAKE/MODEL/YEAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT A FLUKE; I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON HAVING THIS ISSUE. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED AT 25-30 MPH. VEHICLE'S ONBOARD DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM DETECTED THE PROBLEM AS EVIDENCED BY WARNING CHIME AND DISPLAY OF "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO VERIFIED LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND DIAGNOSED A FAILURE OF THE ELECTRIC STEERING MOTOR, WHICH WAS REPLACED. *KB

MY POWER STEERING ON MY 2008 CHEVY HHR THE SAME AS THE COBALT STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING, AND IT CAUSE ME TO RUN OFF THE ROAD. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO INJURY, BUT WHAT IF ??????? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR SS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR RIMS ON THE VEHICLE ARE CRACKING NEXT TO THE VALVE STEM. THE CONTACT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

I PURCHASED A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR IN 2009 WITH 40,000 MILES ON IT. I NOTICED BRAKING/SHAKING PROBLEM. DEALER FIXED IT THE DAY AFTER I BOUGHT IT. UNDER 500 MILES LATER, BRAKING/SHAKING STARTS AGAIN. DIFFERENT DEALER TURNS ROTORS TWO MORE TIMES. PADS ARE WEARING EVENLY, SO THE DEALER MECHANIC ADVISED ME TO PURCHASE AFTER-MARKET ROTORS AS THE OEM DO NOT APPEAR TO RESIST WARPING VERY WELL. WHEN THE DEALER'S MECHANIC RECOMMENDS PUTTING ON A NON-DEALER PART, THERE HAS GOT TO BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINEERING OF THE CAR OR THE INTEGRITY OF THE METAL IN THE ROTORS. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON PEOPLE TURNING AND RE-TURNING THESE ROTORS ALL OVER THE WEB, ULTIMATELY LEADING THEM TO REPLACE WITH NON-GM PARTS. *KB