2007 CHEVROLET HHR Complaints

OUR HHR'S POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OFF, AND IT IS GETTING WORSE. I LOOKED IT UP AND FOUND ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING COMES ON IN MY 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. I FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS ON OTHER LATE MODEL GM VEHICLES AND THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM AS WELL AS NHTSA #10020881. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS IS A RECOGNIZED SAFETY PROBLEM THAT PUTS THE CONSUMER AT THE MERCY OF THE DEALER WHO MAY OR MAY NOT PROPERLY DIAGNOSE AND SERVICE VEHICLES WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL TO REPLACE THE AIR BAG (AT GREAT COST TO THE CONSUMER) FOR UNSUSPECTING CONSUMERS. ADDITIONALLY, IF THIS PROBLEM IS SO PREVALENT WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL OR AT LEAST SOME PROTECTION FOR THE CONSUMERS WHEN WE TRY TO GET THIS SAFETY PROBLEM REPAIRED? MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS WARNING IS RELATED TO THE PASSENGER SEAT SO THERE IS THE SERIOUS MATTER OF CHILD PROTECTION. THANK YOU FOR ANY INFORMATION OR COURSE OF ACTION YOU HAVE FOR THE CONSUMER'S SAFETY REGARDING THIS MATTER. *TR

MY 2007 CHEVROLET HHR IS EXPERIENCING ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING PROBLEMS IN WHICH IT WILL STOP WORKING CAUSING IT TO STEER HARD ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE READ THAT SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON THE CHEVROLET COBALT THAT HAD BEEN ISSUED A RECALL. THE HHR IS REPORTED TO HAVING THE SAME CHASSIS AND PARTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON BEFORE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT A PART OF RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V073000, ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST MODULE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THE HHR AND THE COBALT USE THE EXACT SAME PARTS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 37000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH IN REVERSE AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION WAS A PERMANENT LOSS. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHICH REQUIRED FORCE BEING APPLIED TO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,600.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD; THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE WARNING LIGHT AND POWER STEERING FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE RESUMED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED REPEATEDLY. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR NUMEROUS TIMES WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,000.

CHEVROLET HHR-2007 WITH 57,000 MILES - THE INSIDE DOOR LATCH ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE. I FOUND OUT THAT THE HINGE ON THE LATCH IS PLASTIC AND TO REPAIR IT I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL . I AM PARTIALLY DISABLED AND RECOVERING FROM KNEE REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A SEVERE DESIGN PROBLEM. MANY PEOPLE WHO BUY THIS CAR PURCHASE IT BECAUSE IT IS EASY TO GET IN IF YOU HAVE AMBULATORY PROBLEMS. PLEASE HELP ME AND OTHER CONSUMERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED FROM 15-20 MPH AND UP, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AND SHIMMY ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE FRONT ROTORS WERE TURNED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,575.

I HAVE A 2007 HHR. SINCE NEW IT HAS HAD FRONT END PROBLEMS. THE SWAYBAR BUSHINGS ARE DEFECTIVE AND CLUCK IN COLD WEATHER. REPLACING THEM DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. (MY DEALER HAS REPLACED THEM AT LEAST ONCE.) THE STRUTS MAKE NOISE TOO IN COLD WEATHER, THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT HAS TO BE REPLACED EVERY 10000 MILES BECAUSE IT STARTS BINDING AND CLUNKING. (REPLACED ON MY CAR 3 TIMES NOW) HOWEVER MY BIGGEST (SAFETY) CONCERN IS THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. ALL OTHER GM CARS WITH THE SAME SYSTEM HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND ALOT OF HHR STEERING SYSTEMS ARE FAILING. MINE HAS NOT YET FAILED, BUT IS DOES HAVE A LOUD RATTLE (MY RESEARCH TELLS ME THAT IT IS THE GEAR ON THE MOTOR) THAT MY DEALER "CANNOT DUPLICATE" I HAVE ONLY 31000 MILES ON IT NOW AND WORRY ABOUT THE POWER ASSIST FAILING AT THE WORST POSSIBLE MOMENT WHEN MY WIFE IS DRIVING WITH OUR KIDS. I UNDERSTAND THAT I WON'T LOSE ALL STEERING, JUST POWER ASSIST, HOWEVER IF YOU ARE NOT EXPECTING A SUDDEN INCREASE IN STEERING RESISTANCE, THE WHEEL COULD JERK OUT OF YOUR HAND AND YOU COULD EASILY TAKE OUT SOMEONE ON A SIDEWALK. GM, PLEASE JUST RECALL THE HHR TOO AND REPLACE MY STEERING COLUMN BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES WERE MADE OF PLASTIC; THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE SUDDENLY WHEN HE OPENED IT. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE DOOR HANDLES WERE A SAFETY HAZARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL HAD TO BE REPLACED TO FIX THE DOOR HANDLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000.