2007 CHEVROLET HHR Complaints

POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPS WORKING. RESETS AFTER TURNING IGNITION OFF THEN BACK ON. *TR

MY 2007 CHEVY HHR HAS DEVELOPED A SUDDEN ISSUE WITH THE "POWER STEERING" SHOWING ON THE DRIVER'S DISPLAY AFTER A COUPLE OF DING SOUNDS. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE CAR IMMEDIATELY LOSES ALL POWER STEERING. THERE IS NO WARNING WHATSOEVER, IT IS INCREDIBLY TERRIFYING, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AS I WAS. ON THE FIRST OCCURRENCE ON MAY 3, THE LIGHT CAME ON, I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY INTO A GAS STATION AND ALLOWED THE CAR TO REST FOR NEARLY HALF AN HOUR. I THEN RESTARTED THE CAR, AND THE ISSUE DID NOT OCCUR AGAIN. THEN TODAY, THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN, AND AGAIN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I PULLED ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES, THEN BACK ON. THE CAR HAD THE WARNING LIGHT AND LOSE OF POWER STEERING HAPPEN 5 TIMES TONIGHT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,725 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,739.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD SUDDENLY STOP FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 39,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CEMENT BARRIER. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS LATER CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO STOP AND RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR THE FAILURE TO RESET. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE POTENTIAL OF THE FAILURE CAUSING FUTURE CRASHES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN HAVING POWER STEERING ISSUES FOR MONTHS. MY WIFE HAS BEEN DRIVING THE CAR AND JUST RECENTLY MAD ME AWARE OF IT. I CONTACTED A LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING ON THESE CARS BUT REQUESTED I SUPPLY A VIN # AND HE WOULD CHECK FURTHER. A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP LOOKED AT THE POWER STEERING BUT HAD NO IDEA HOW TO BEGIN TO FIX IT. I SEE BY CHECK ONLINE THAT THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH POWER STEERING MOTORS ON THE HHR. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW OR IF THIS IS BEING ADDRESSED BY G.M.? IS THE NTSB INVOLVED IN THIS AT ALL? *TR

HHR 2007 121,000 MI WARNING LIGHT POWER STEERING ASSIT FAILURE. LAMP INDICATOR LITE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER, WAS ABLE TO GET TO DESTINATION. IMMEDIATELY CHECKED INTERNET CHEV 2007 HHR POWER STEERING FOUND 72 COMPLAINTS. I READ IF YOU RESTART CAR IT RESETS AND WORKS FOR AWHILE. SO IS IT BROKE OR IS IT THE COMPUTER? RESET IT SEEMS TO WORK SO HOW IS IT BROKE? OR IS IT BREAKING SLOWLY? I SEEN WHERE PEOPLE ARE REPLACING MOTOR 300 DOLLARS... COBALT SAME THING ... IS THERE CLASS ACTION SUIT BEING FILED? THIS FAULTY EQUIPMENT THEN OUR FAULT AND WE PAY? CHEVOLET I HOPE YOUR TAKING NOTE OF YOUR CLIENTS CONCERNS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED WHENEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WOULD TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WOULD RESET INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR WITHIN MINUTES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000. ..UPDATED 04/16/12 *BF UPDATED 04/25/12

POWER STEERING WENT OUT. AFTER SEVERAL MILES I STOPPED AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND POWER STEERING CAME BACK AND THIS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIME IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND DAYS. TOOK CAR IN FOR SERVICE ... NEEDED A NEW POWER STEERING MOTOR INSTALLED FOR $350.00. CHEVY COBALT RECALLED AND 1.5 MILLION OTHER CARS RECALLED AND THE HHR WAS NOT ... SAME POWER STEERING MOTOR ... RECALLED HHR IN CANADA ... NOT USA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE KEY WOULD BECOME LODGED IN THE IGNITION. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FAILURE BY REPLACING THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 138,000.