2006 CHEVROLET HHR Steering Problems

While replacing 3 motor mounts, engine oil pan,transmission oil pan, also CV axles, wheel bearings needed replaced. When i got my car back the power steering wasn't working. My mechanic said there was a recall for my year, make and model for the power steering assist. I haven't gotten this fixed yet due to lack of funds . I am filling this out to see if is recalled.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet HHR. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel seized, with the power steering warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The vehicle was restarted; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 240,000.

Mileage: 240,000

The (EPS) system in my 2006 Chevy HHR has experienced multiple malfunctions. The power steering suddenly cuts out without warning while driving at both low and high speeds, making it extremely difficult to steer, especially when attempting to turn or change lanes. This failure happens intermittently, and the EPS motor is suspected to be the root cause. I have replaced fuses and relays, but the issue persists. This system is available for inspection upon request. This malfunction poses a severe risk to my safety and the safety of others. When the power steering fails, it becomes nearly impossible to turn the vehicle, which is especially hazardous during routine maneuvers such as lane changes or turns at intersections. The sudden loss of steering capability, especially at higher speeds, has left me vulnerable to potential collisions. Given the unpredictability of the issue, it could easily lead to a fatal accident if it occurs while navigating tight curves or avoiding road hazards. The problem has been confirmed by a certified mechanic, who validated that the power steering system is malfunctioning and recognized the danger it poses. The mechanic advised that this issue is prevalent in vehicles of this make and model & suggested filing a formal complaint to prompt further investigation by the manufacturer. To date, the veh has been thoroughly examined by an independent service center. They confirmed the malfunction of the EPS system but were unable to fully resolve the issue through standard repairs like fuse or relay replacements. A "Power Steering" message illuminates on the dashboard. A few seconds later, the power steering system fails completely, leaving the vehicle almost impossible to control. These warnings have been intermittent, but their frequency has increased over time. The first occurrence was about a year ago, Given the ongoing danger and prevalence of this issue among other 2006 Chevy HHR owners, I am requesting that GM initiate a formal recall.

Power steering cuts off and very hard to steer until you turn off vehicle and turn back on but then will go out again while driving .This is very un safe when my wife is driving Kids to school.I have read that 2009-2011 has same issue and have been recalled why isn’t this one if it’s same problem .

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet HHR. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked with the key locked inside. The locksmith assisted the contact with entering the vehicle. The contact stated that it was difficult to pull out of the parking space due to a loss of power steering functionality. The vehicle was driven to a local mechanic but was not repaired due to the cost. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 146,000.

Mileage: 146,000

while driving the car after a few miles, the door locks start going up and down, the power steering light comes on and is hard to steer, the check engine light comes on, the speedometer stops working and the tach malfunctions. the car surges while moving foward. if you shut the car off it will reset itself. once you start the car again it starts to malfunction again. one gararge owner did some tests but didn't fix the problem

The power steering went out. Very hard and unsafe to drive.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet HHR. The contact stated that the power steering warning light was illuminated, and the steering wheel was difficult to maneuver. The contact stated that the failure recurred while driving at various speeds and while idling. The contact stated that the failure occurred at least once every hour. The contact learned that the electronic power steering gear needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 46,973.

Mileage: 46,973

While driving in town lost the power steering on a turn making it difficult to steer and control the car. Self explanatory for keeping control of the car. Not sure what the problem is for sure the motor or other components. There was a vehicle safety recall but I was not notified that my vehicle may have been included. Problem still exists. No inspections as no accident occurred. Got a chime when unit failure immediately when it got disabled. No warning or message before or prior to failure.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. INVALID VIN.

Mileage: 40,000

STEERING LIGHT CAME ON CANT TURN WHEEL

Mileage: 153,000

POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING. IT'S BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER A YEAR

Mileage: 179,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING ASSIST AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED SEVERAL FUSES HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. DEERY BROTHERS INC LOCATED AT 200 S. GEAR AVE, WEST BURLINGTON, IA 52655, AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

Mileage: 138,000

POWER STEERING STOPS FREQUENTLY MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL CAR.

Mileage: 94,000

I BOUGHT A 2006 CHEVY HHR LAST FEBRUARY I QAS DRIVING IT ON THE INTERSTATE AND IT SUDDENLY STARTS BEEPING SAYING POWER STEERING IT DOESNT SAY THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS YEAR BUT I FEEL THEY SHOULD BE BECAUSE IT STARTS OUT DOING IT EVER NOW AGAIN TO EVERYTIME U DRIVE IT. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS I GOT MY REPLACED WHICH WAS 200 DOLLARS BUT IM GLAD I DONT HAVE TO. GO THROUGH THAT AGAIN

Mileage: 192,000

THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, ON THE INFORMATION OBDI AND I HAVE POWER STEERING. I HEARD IS A RECALLED ON THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 188,111

WHEN DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP AND I CAN NOT TURN.POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE APPEAR IN THE DASH PANEL. THIS OCCURS WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR ANYWHERE I'M DRIVING

WHEN DRIVING MY POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF AND THE LIGHT POPS ON HOWEVER WHEN I TURN CAR OFF AND BACK ON IT WORKS AGAIN FOR A FEW MINUTES. I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AND TURNED AND IT SHUT OFF AND I ALMOST HIT A POLE BECAUSE OF THIS THANK GOD MY 3 YEAR OLD WAS NOT WITH ME THIS TIME

Mileage: 173,566

I WAS HEADING OUT TO MY CAR AND TRIED TO REMOTE START MY CAR AND IT DID T WORK AND I TRIED IT TWICE AND THEN GOT IN MY CAR AND NOTICE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND POWER STEERING CAME ON AFTER I PUT THE CAR IN GEAR AND BEGAN MOVING AND I STOPPED AND WHEN I WENT TO TURN IT WAS HARD TO TURN AND HAD TO USE TO HANDS AND I DID RESEARCH AND THIS A KNOW PROBLEM AND THE REMOTES AND THIS POWER STEERING ISSUE SHOULD BE RECALLED OR IT MAY HURT OR KILL SOMEONE

Mileage: 140,000

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING SHUT DOWN AND DANGEROUSLY WENT INTO MANUAL MODE. UPON STOPPING AND STARTING THE P.S. WORKED FOR 5 MINUTES THEN IT WENT OUT AGAIN. ONLY 151K MILES.

Mileage: 151,000

POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING IF I PULL OVER AND TURN CAR OFF THEN BACK ON POWER STEERING WILL COME BACK ON BUT ONLY FOR A COUPLE MINUTED

Mileage: 170,000

WHILE DRIVING, ELECTRIC POWER STEERING CUTS OUT INTERMITTENTLY.

Mileage: 134,000

POWER TESTING MOTOR CAN FAIL RANDOMLY AND AT ANY TIME CAUSING THE CAR TO REVERT TO MANUAL STEERING CONTROL AND INCREASING CHANCES OF A CRASH. DEFECTIVE IS THE POWER STEERING MOTOR CONTROLLER AND OR THE TORQUE ANGLE SENSOR! WIFE WAS MID-TURN WHEN POWER STEERING FAILED AND SHE ALMOST RAN INTO A TREE. 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AND VEERED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILED WHILE SHE WASN'T IN A TURN.

Mileage: 150,000

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING POWER STEERING TO SHUT OFF WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS. ALL MODELS BUT HHR WERE RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE

Mileage: 137,000

THE POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE DRIVING ANYWHERE, WHEN YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF, IT RESETS ITSELF. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES AND NOW MY MECHANIC READ THE CODES AND IT SAID TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN

Mileage: 54,360

THE POWER STEERING KEEPS "CLICKING OFF" SEEMS LIKE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE BUT THERE ARE NO FUSES BLOWN. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF THE POWER STEERING WILL RESET BUT AS SOON AS I TURN IT BACK ON THE POWER STEERING WILL TURN OFF AGAIN. IT QUIT FOR AWHILE BUT NOW ITS BACK IN FULL FORCE. I BASICALLY HAVE NO POWER STEERING NOW.

Mileage: 85,000

I HAVE HAD A TERRIBLE TIME WITH THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2006 CHEVY HHR. SOMETIMES IT WORKS, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. THERE IS NO APPARENT CAUSE. THESE CHANGES FROM WORKING TO NOT WORKING AND BACK CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME AT ANY SPEED. FORTUNATELY I AM STRONG ENOUGH TO WRESTLE WITH IT AND STEER IT MANUALLY SO FAR. I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM GM ABOUT IT BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR IT. THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND CHARGED ME OVER $300, BUT THAT DIDN'T DO ANY GOOD. ALSO TWICE A MESSAGE APPEARED ABOUT REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND THE ENGINE HAD ALMOST NO POWER TO GET UP HILLS. I WAS CREEPING ALONG AT ABOUT 10 MPH ON A SUPER HIGHWAY. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, TURNED IT ON AGAIN AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND THE ENGINE HAD NORMAL POWER AGAIN. ALSO THE DOOR LOCK LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHEN I'M DRIVING. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THE PROBLEMS CAN'T BE DIAGNOSED UNLESS THEY SEE IT ACTING UP. OF COURSE IT DOESN'T DO THESE THINGS WHEN IT IS IN THE SHOP. I AM REALLY DISGUSTED.

Mileage: 135,000

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WARNING SOUND COMES ON AND POWER STEERING GOES ACROSS THE DIGITAL DASH SAYING POWER STEERING THEN POWER STEERING GOES OUT. SOME ONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED UNLESS IT'S RECALLED. HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS IF THE SAME THING. I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR 3 WEEKS AGO. I CARRY 3 KIDS WITH ME

Mileage: 5

EVERY COUPLE WEEKS WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, THERE WILL BE A DING SOUND WITH A MESSAGE INDICATING POWER STEERING FAILURE. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND KEEP TURNING IT ON AND OFF. EVENTUALLY IT SEEMS TO RESET ITSELF AND WORK AGAIN. I CANNOT STEER IT AT ALL WHEN IT FAILS AND IS AT TIMES HARD TO GET OFF THE ROAD IN TIME BEFORE IT LOCKS UP. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS SINCE I HAVE TO DRIVE ON A HIGHWAY TO GET TO WORK.

Mileage: 113,000

MY 2006 HHR LOST POWER STEERING. THE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT TOOK ALL I HAD TO STEER IT. EVERYTIME I CUT IT ALL OFF AND CRANK IT BACK UP THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF AND I CAN DRIVE IT FOR ABOUT A MINUTE TO 5 MINUTES USUALLY IN THE LIGHT SAYING POWER STEERING WILL COME ON AND THE STEERING ISSUE WILL OCCUR AGAIN. I LOVE MY HHR AND THIS IS MY FIRST CHEVROLET PRODUCT BUT I REALLY THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO THE FACT THAT AFTER MUCH MUCH RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THE HHR AS WELL AS OTHER CHEVROLET VEHICLES HAVE HUNDREDS TO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME EXACT COMPLAINT. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THEY WOULD LOSE ALL POWER STEERING. THIS SHOULD NOT BE A COST THAT US WHO HAVE PURCHASED AND PUT OUR TRUST OF SAFETY INTO CHEVROLET TO HAVE TO BARE. THIS CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND CAN ACTUALLY LEAD TO VEHICLE FATALITIES DUE TO THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT. CHEVROLET SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS OF THE POWER STEERING DUE TO IT BEING A KNOWN FACT BASED ON VERY MUCH RESEARCH AND COMPLAINTS FROM SO MANY OWNERS. THIS FACT SHOWS AND PROVES THAT IT IS THE FAULT OF THE WAY THE CAR WAS DESIGNED OR BUILT OR FAULTY PARTS USED BY CHEVROLET/GM. PLEASE CONSIDER THE DANGER THAT THIS FAULT CAN CAUSE TO OWNERS AND DO A RECALL TO HAVE THESE ISSUES REPAIRED SO THAT IT DOESN'T END UP CAUSING MORE DAMAGE OR TAKING A LIFE BECAUSE SOMEONE LOSES CONTROL OF THERE CHEVROLET DUE TO FAULTY PARTS. THANK YOU, [XXX] FROM HALIFAX VIRGINIA INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 137,000

POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING AND DIFFICULT TO STEER. RESETS WHEN IGNITION TURNED OFF AND BACK ON, HOWEVER REPEATEDLY HAPPENS EVERY FEW BLOCKS WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND THERE IS A RECALL FOR LATER 2009-2010...WHY NOT FOR ALL YEARS?

Mileage: 95,000

A CHIP HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR THE POWER STEERING TO WORK.ALSO THE DRIVER VISOR KEEPS FALLING DOWN AND BLOCKING MY VIEW WHEN DRIVING.

Mileage: 34,000

ELECTRIC STEERING MOTOR STOPS WORKING AFTER 3 -5 MINUTES OF DRIVING, AND REMAINS INOPERABLE FOR DURATION OF THE DRIVE. WILL RESTART AFTER IGNITION IS CYCLED, THEN WILL REPEAT THIS SCENARIO, THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN THIS WILL OCCUR AND IS VERY HARD TO TURN,MAKING FOR SOME VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS

Mileage: 140,000

POWER STEERING COMES UP IN MESSSGE CENTER OVER 10 MPH. STEERING IS VERY HARD. WHEN YOU TURN THE MOTOR OFF AND RESTART IT RESETS. OVER 10 MPH POWER STEERING COMES UP AGAIN. BROUGHT IT TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE BUT TEST COMES UP WITH NO PROBLEMS. GM RECALLED ONLY THE 2010 HHR FOR THIS PROBLEM, NOT THE OTHER YEAR MODELS. I PURCHASED MY 2006 HHR NEW IN DECEMBER 2005.

WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN OR ON FREEWAY THE POWER STEERING ALERT WILL COME ON THE DISPLAY READOUT AND THERE IS AN AUTOMATIC LOSS OF THE POWER STEERING. POWER STEERING COMES BACK AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN TURNED OFF, BUT ONLY FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN REPEATS THE LOSS. IT HAS BEEN DOING THAT EVERY DAY SINCE 12/05/2017.

Mileage: 124,813

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

POWER STEERING CONSTANTLY GOES WHILE DRIVING. THERE WILL BE A DING AND IT WILL JUST CUT OUT... WHY DOESN'T THIS HAVE AN RECALL ON IT????? ITS SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS. TOOK IT TO DEALER IT WILL COST OVER 500 TO FIX. I CAN BARELY DRIVING IT A BLOCK WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT. IT STARTS 4 MINS AFTER DRIVING CAR... PLEASE HELP AND FIX!!! THIS IS DANGEROUS.

Mileage: 189,000

POWER STEERING GOES OUT RANDOMLY WHEN DRIVING, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ALSO MENTIONS SOMETHING ABOUT THE POWER STEERING AS WELL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING AND CAN BE DANGEROUS FOR ELDERLY FOLKS. YOU HAVE TO STOP AND RESTART YOUR CAR TO GET YOUR POWER STEERING WORKING AGAIN SO IT HAS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE

POWER STEERING WENT OUT. MESSAGE INDICATED POWER STEERING ON DASH. I PAID DEALER$1000 TO REPLACE STEERING COLUMN.

Mileage: 169,207

VEHICLE LOSSES POWER STEERING SHORTLY AFTER STARTING TO DRIVE. CAR IS IN MOTION WHEN THIS HAPPENS. MUCH HARDER TO CONTROL CAUSING A SERIOUS HAZARD TO OPERATION.

WHEN DRIVING A CLICK CAN BE HEARD IN THE FOOTWELL OF THE DRIVERS SEAT. A CHIME AND DIC ALERT OCCURS. THE DIC DISPLAYS POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLES POWER STEERING SYSTEM STOPS WORKING. THIS MAKES THE CAR VERY HARD TO DRIVE AT ANY SPEED. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WORKS AS NORMAL FOR A PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE IT FAILS AGAIN. THIS ISSUE WAS RECALLED ON LATER MODEL YEAR VEHICLES OF THIS TYPE BUT THE 2006 MODEL WAS EXCLUDED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION DETAILS THAT THE 2006 MODEL AND NEWER CARS SHARE THE SAME POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE OR DANGEROUS ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MOTOR.

Mileage: 170,000

MY POWER STEERING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. I SHUT CAR OFF AND CARS POWER STEERING WORKS FINE. I DRIVE IT FOR A BIT AND THE LIGHT COME BACK MAKING IT DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.

Mileage: 850,000

AFTER START UP THE ELECTRONIC STEERING MOTOR INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT AND CAN MAKE STEERING VERY DIFFICULT.

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING IT,AND YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER AND SWITCH THE CAR OFF,AND WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND RESTART THE CAR.

POWER STEERING FAILED CAUSING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION. SUDDEN CHANGE IN ABILITY TO CONTROL VEHICLE. START VEHICLE AND HAS POWER STEERING FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 79,900

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT WHILE DRIVING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE LIGHT WILL LIGHT UP ON THE DASH STATING POWER STEERING FAILURE. SOMETIMES WHEN I AM IN A CURVE THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE CAR IN A CURVE BECAUSE IT'S NOT EXPECTED. I CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND IT WILL JUST GO OUT. I WILL HAVE TO STOP THE CAR AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT AND IT WILL BE FINE FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND THEN IT WILL GO OUT AGAIN, AND WILL HAVE TO REPEAT THE CYCLE OF STOPPING AND SHUTTING THE CAR OFF OR CONTINUE TO DRIVE WITHOUT A POWER STEERING UNIT, WHICH I HAVE TO DO MOST OF THE TIME SINCE I DRIVE A LOT ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE READ THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME CAR HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY GENERAL MOTORS HAVE NOT RECALLED THESE CARS AND REPLACED THESE DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING UNITS.

Mileage: 200,000

POWER STEERING FAILURE

POWER STEERING FAILS SUDDENLY, MAKING THE CAR IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND ON THE FREEWAY AT HIGHER SPEED. OTHER HHR'S HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT THE 2006 MODELS. I'VE READ OTHER 2006 OWNERS COMPLAINING OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. I'VE CHECKED THE FUSES AND CANNOT FIND ANY REASON FOR THIS PROBLEM. IF I TURN THE IGNITION OFF, THEN RESTART THE CAR THE STEERING WORKS FINE FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES BEFORE THE STEERING GOES OUT AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO, ABOUT MAY 2016. AT FIRST IT OCCURRED RANDOMLY, BUT NOW HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. SPEED HAS NO BEARING ON THE PROBLEM AS I CAN BE DRIVING 20 MPH OR 70 MPH. I CURRENTLY HAVE 149,580 MILES ON THIS CAR. I'VE HAD THE RECALLED IGNITION REPLACED TWICE AND I'M WONDERING IF THIS PROBLEM IS RELATED AS THE POWER STEERING IS ELECTRIC. I'VE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS AND FEEL THE CAR IS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.

Mileage: 147,000

POWER STEERING LOSS.HAPPEN ABOUT 6 DIFFERENT TIMES.THIS CAR IS DRIVEN BY A SENIOR 76.AND CAR ONLY HAS 23400 MILES.DOESN"T SEEM RIGHT THAT THAT SHOULD BE HAPPENING WAS BACKING OUT OF A DRIVE WAY LAST TIME AND COULDNT GET IT TO STEER WAS VERY HARD.HAPPENED LAST TIME ON OCT.21,2016

Mileage: 23,400

MY AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON AND MY POWER STEERING DONT WORK WHILE THIS AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT IS ON. MY HEAT DONT WORK EITHER WHILE MY AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT IS ON. I CAN DRIVE IT FOR AWHILE AND WHEN MY AIR BAG LIGHT GOES OFF MY POWER STEERING STARTS TO WORK AND MY HEAT DOES TOO.

Mileage: 193,000

POWER STEERING PROBLEM SHUTTING OFF AND ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ABILITY. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 172,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

Mileage: 172,000

TAKATA RECALL. POWER STEERING GOES OUT ON MY 2006 HHR WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. CAN PULL OVER AND KILL THE ENGINE AND RESTART THE CAR AND IT WILL WORK FINE AGAIN FOR A FEW MILES THEN THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE WILL COMES ACROSS MESSAGE BOARD AND DING THEN IT GOES OUT AGAIN. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW AND IT FIRST STARTED WHEN THE HEAT INDEX STARTED TO GET REALLY HIGH. IT STARTED OFF ONLY OCCASIONALLY DOING IT, BUT NOW IT'S MORE FREQUENT. HAVE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH DEALER TO HAVE SERVICE TECH LOOK AT IT.

Mileage: 122,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

Mileage: 153,000

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING GET HARD AND I AM UNABLE TO MAKE NORMAL TURNS. THIS HAPPENS AT SLOW SPEEDS AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

Mileage: 174,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, AND WAS TAKING A LEFT TURN TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A DING DING DING FROM THE CAR. MY DASH LIT UP A WARNING THAT SAID POWER STEERING AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. IT BECAME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER, AND I ENDED UP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, IN A FIELD. THANK GOODNESS I DIDNT GET INTO A MAJOR ACCIDENT. AND THANK GOODNES MY 1 AND A HALF YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WASN'T WITH ME AT THE TIME, AND WAS ALREADY SAFE AT HOME!!

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY, AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR.WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED FOR THE FAILURE TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 118,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 118,000

IT STARTED A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, YOU WOULD HEAR A BEEPING SOUND THEN A MESSAGE ON THE DASH, IT WILL SAY "POWER STEERING" THEN THE POWER STEERING WOULD NOT BE WORKING, IT STARTED ONCE A WEEK THEN ONCE A DAY NOW IT HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE TIME YOU DRIVE THE CAR.

Mileage: 88,000

WE KEEP HEARING A DING, DING, DING, AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER READS OUT POWER STEERING AS WE LOSE OUR POWER STEERING AND IT BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEELS. THIS KEEPS HAPPENING EVERY SO MANY DAYS AND I HAVE CHANGED THE 60 AMP FUSE. BUT IT SEEMS THAT IF I PULL OVER AND SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT THE POWER STEERING WORKS ONCE AGAIN. IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC. I CALLED OUR MECHANIC AND HE SAID HE WILL NOT WORK ON ELECTRONIC STEERING SYSTEMS. THAT DOESN'T GIVE ME MUCH COMFORT AS IT APPEARS I WOULD HAVE TO GO TO THE DEALER AND GUESS IT MIGHT BE A BIG DEAL AND VERY EXPENSIVE. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, WE HAVE BEEN VERY HAPPY WITH OUR CAR THESE LAST 10 YEARS.

Mileage: 99,800

VEHICLE HAS 111,000 MILES AND TWICE IN THE PAST TWO DAYS THE POWER STEERING ERROR IN THE DIC CAME ON DURING LOW SPEED CORNERING. BOTH TIMES THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING NORMALLY UNTIL THE TURN AND WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN UNDER MANUAL MODE. A RESET OF THE CAR RESTORED POWER STEERING ALBIT TEMPORARILY.

Mileage: 110,000

I TOOK MY 2006 HHR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS ON A TAIL LIGHT AND FUSES. WHEN I PICKED IT UP IT WAS SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT. I STARTED THE CAR. WENT TO DRIVE AWAY AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I WENT IN SIDE AND HAD TO LEAVE MY CAR AGAIN. IT TOOK 2 WEEKS FOR THEM TO WORK ON MY CAR. THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED TO FIX THE STEERING MODULE.

Mileage: 175,000

TWICE THE POWER STEERING STOPPED AND THE CAR WAS EXTREMELY HARD/IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. FIRST TIME WAS WHEN PARKING AND AFTER HAVING THE ENGINE OFF FOR AND HOUR I STARTED IT UP AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE, SO DID NOT WORK THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A FLUKE. SECOND TIME WAS GOING AROUND A CURVE ON AN ONRAMP TO AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND THE STEERING ACTED ALMOST LIKE IT LOCKED, NO CONTROL HIT A LIGHT POLE AND CAR IS DAMAGED EXTENSIVELY.

Mileage: 52,000

WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHES ON DASH BOARD AND I LOSE ALL THE FUNCTION OF THE POWER STEERING. IT HAS NOW HAPPENED 4 SEPARATE TIMES IN TWO WEEKS, THE LAST WHEN I WAS TURNING A CORNER AND NEARLY HIT A CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE I COULD NOT STEER THE VEHICLE. I HAVE A SAFETY RECALL LETTER FROM GENERAL MOTORS STATING THAT I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO FIX AND THEN THEY WOULD DETERMINE IF IT FELL UNDER THERE RECALL. WHEN THE LETTER STATES TO BRING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD THE POWER STEERING LIGHT EVER COMES ON THE DASH PANEL, WHICH IT HAS DONE KNOW 4 TIMES WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. I COULD BEEN KILLED IF I HAD BEEN GOING FASTER OR KILLED SOME ONE. THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE GM FAULTY MECHANICS. FIRST IT WAS THE IGNITION HAVING TO GIVE MY VEHICLE UP FOR NEARLY 6 WEEKS TO HAVE IT FIXED. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GENERAL MOTORS AND PAID FOR BY GENERAL MOTORS, NOT THE CONSUMER. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE, ANOTHER DEATH BECAUSE OF THE MISTAKES. EVEN AFTER THEY NOTIFIED ME THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE VIA LETTER, BUT I FIRST PAY OUT OF POCKET AND THEN DETERMINE IF THEY WILL REIMBURSE ME FOR IT. THE FIRST TIME I WAS IN DOWNTOWN LA GOING TO WORK AND ONCE AGAIN WHEN I TURNED LEFT WHILE DRIVING, THE SECOND ON THE 405 IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, JUST AS I WAS ACCELERATING AND CHANGING LANES, THE LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASH BOARD (POWER STEERING) AND I LOST ALL POWER STEERING CAPABILITY. THE THIRD WAS THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 15, 2016. TURNING LEFT AGAIN AND THE FOURTH TIME JUST YESTERDAY AGAIN WHEN I TURNED LEFT.

Mileage: 106,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN INTERMITTENTLY BEFORE FAILING COMPLETELY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BULBS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE IT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000.

Mileage: 151,000

AFTER ABIDING BY THE RECALL TO CHANGE THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE CAR STARTS FREAKING OUT RANDOMLY. THE DASH LIGHTS START GOING ON AND OFF. LOOSE POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES AND THE CAR JUST STOPS. YOU CAN BE GOING 70 MILES AN HOUR DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR JUST GIVES OUT. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO FIX IT UNLESS I AM WILLING TO PAY ALL THE FEES. I HAD A SECOND DEALERSHIP REPLACE SOME FUSES BUT AFTER 2 DAYS IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN. AFTER THE FIRST EPISODES, I CALLED AND OPENED A TICKET WITH CHEVROLET, BUT BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP I USED DIDN'T WANT TO MESS WITH THE CAR ANY MORE THEY WERE NOT VERY HELPFUL. NOW I AM DRIVING A DEATH TRAP BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD A NEW CAR AND I WON'T LET MY CHILDREN DRIVE OR BE IN THE CAR.

Mileage: 88,000

GM SAYS DRIVERS WILL INSTANTLY KNOW IF THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILS BECAUSE A CHIME AND DASHBOARD MESSAGE WILL APPEAR. THE CAR CAN BE STEERED WITHOUT POWER ASSIST, BUT IT CAN REQUIRE A LOT MORE MUSCLE TO TURN THE WHEEL, ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS. BECAUSE OF THE DIFFICULTY, THE CAR COULD BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO A CRASH. OUR VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET WHEN SUDDENLY, WE LOST ALL POWER STEERING. OTHER MAKES AND MODELS WITH THE SAME EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN RECALLED ALREADY. WHEN SHUTTING OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING, THE POWER STEERING IS RESTORED BRIEFLY AND WILL FAIL AGAIN WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 120,000

THE CHEVY DEALER THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND HAVE BEEN TAKING IT TO FOR THE TWO RECALLS WILL NOT DO THEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHEN DRIVING MY 2006 CHEVY HHR MY POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND AT ANY TIME. THIS MAKES IT HARDER TO TURN AND IS VERY DANGEROUS.

Mileage: 82,235

THE STEERING WANTS TO LOCK UP AND DON'T RETURN TO THE STRAIGHT POSITION WHEN TURNING ON TO A STREET AS IF IT IS STICKING CLICKING AND POPPING NOISE ALSO IN THE STEERING COLUMN. ALSO BOTH FUEL LINES OVER THE LEFT REAR WHEEL RUSTED OUT AND LEAKED GAS ALL OVER THE GARAGE FLOOR. COSTING TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS.

Mileage: 129,000

POWER STEERING FAILURE LIGHT APPEARS WHILE DRIVING AND THERE IS NO POWER STEERING. MUST SHUT ENGINE OFF UNTIL POWER STEERING COMES BACK. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES THE LATEST BEING 10/31/15

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE DISPLAYED AND AN AUDIBLE ALARM WAS ACTIVATED BEFORE THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. AFTER SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

Mileage: 112,000

7/29/14 STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP -11-28-14 STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. DECEMBER 22 2014 STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AGAIN WHILE MY SON WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN,CRASHED,AND HIT AN ELECTRICAL POLE, BUST HIS LIP AND HIT HIS HEAD. STATE FARM INS CO TOTAL THE CAR. JANUARY 2015 GOT A LETTER FROM GM STATED THAT THIS 2006 HHR MAY BE EQUIPPED WITH POWERING STEERING LOSS. JULY 2014 GM SAID THIS LOSS WAS NOT DUE THE LOSS OF MY SON ACCIDENT, CLEARLY IT WAS AND REFUSE TO PAY FOR ANY DAMAGES. I HAVE YET TO HEAR ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THOSE CARS. I WANT MY SON COMPENSATED FOR THIS LOSS. WHAT SHOULD I DO?

Mileage: 89,181

OUR 2006 CHEVROLET HHR HAD TOTAL POWER STEERING LOSS AND WASN'T REGAINED UNTIL TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING. THE CAR WAS DIAGNOSED AT A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THE ERROR CODE OF C0050 WAS GIVEN, THIS IDENTIFIES THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE(PSCM). THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN, CONSISTING OF THE PSCM, WAS REPLACED. THIS IS A KNOWN STEERING SYSTEM ISSUE WITH GM AS IT HAS ALREADY BEEN ADDRESSED IN 2009-10 HHRS AND VARIOUS OTHER GM MODELS THAT HAVE THE SAME PLATFORM COMPONENTS.

Mileage: 80,330

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. MA 10/26/2015 *CN

Mileage: 75,000

POWER STEERING FAILED DURING HIGH SPEED ON THE FREEWAY (DIC MESSAGE COME ON "POWER STEERING"), YOU CAN STILL STEER WITH A LARGE AMOUNT OF EFFORT. THIS (STEERING) MAY BE A BIG PROBLEM FOR SOME DRIVERS; THUS RENDERING IT UNSAFE AND A POSSIBLE "CAR CRASH OR CULLISION WITH OTHERS."

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHO STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN PART LOCATED INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000.

Mileage: 151,000

POWER ASSIST STEERING GOES OUT, HARD TO STEER . THE LIGHT GOES ON FOR THE DASH WARNING.DANGEROUS UNDER SOME SITUTATIONS COULD CAUSE CRASH.

Mileage: 111,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

Mileage: 128,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

CAR SPEEDED UP AND DOWN ,CAR STARTED TO SPIN IN CIRCLE,LOST POWER STEERING,LOST CONTROL OF CAR, FLIPPED AND ROLLED OVER 3 TIMES DOWN A 30 YD. CLIFF . NO HEAD AIR BAGS WORKED AT ALL ,ONLY THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG WORKED. TOOK OVER 2 HRS. TO BE FOUND BY POLICE. HAD TO USE CELL PHONE SIGNAL TO BE FOUND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHORTED INTERMITTENTLY AND CAUSED ELECTRICAL FAILURES WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY TIGHT AND INTERMITTENTLY LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. UPON USING THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER, SMOKE EMITTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE INDICATING THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE WITH THE WIRES. THE FIRE EXTINGUISHED WITHOUT HAVING TO CONTACT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD BE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

RECEIVED LETTER FROM CHEVROLET DATED 1-2015 STATING THAT "SOME 2006 HHR'S" MAY HAVE A DEFECT WHICH CAUSES POWER STEERING (PS) TO FAIL AT ANY TIME. CALLED LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED BUT MY CAR (VIN) IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. THE EXACT SEQUENCE OF PS FAILURE DESCRIBED IN LETTER HAS OCCURRED WITH MY CAR MULTIPLE TIMES BUT THEY, CHEVROLET DEALER, DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE FIXED WITHOUT MY PAYING THE BILL AS IT (VIN) IS NOT ON THEIR LIST. MY CAR SHOULD BE ENTERED INTO THE RECALL LIST AS THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS MECHANICAL DEFECT AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED AT GM'S COST. THIS IS THE 3RD LETTER (RECALL) ON THIS CAR; IGNITION CYLINDER, TRANSMISSION LOCK AND NOW POWER STEERING! *TR

Mileage: 60,000

ON THE DATE ABOVE I HAD MY POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT COME ON AND STAYED ON FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS. THE NEXT DAY WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THE LIGHT WAS OUT. WELL THIS WEEK I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM STATING THAT IF THE LIGHT COMES ON OR IF YOU HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE LIGHT COMING ON TO TAKE IT TO YOUR DEALER.THESE ARE THE EXACT WORDS IN THE LETTER: IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS ON YOUR 2006 CHEVROLET HHR, THE CONDITION WILL BE REPAIRED FOR YOU AT NO CHARGE. TODAY TOOK MY CAR IN FOR A ROUTINE SERVICE AND ASK THE DEALER ABOUT THE LETTER AND HE SAID HE WOULD CHECK ON IT. A FEW MINUTES LATER HE TOLD ME THEY HAD A POWER STEERING MOTOR IN STOCK AND IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT 45 MINUTES TO INSTALL IF I HAD THE TIME AND I SAID I COULD WAIT. HE CAME TO THE WAITING ROOM AND SAID I WAS READY TO GO AND THE STEERING MOTOR WAS NOT THE PROBLEM CAUSING THE LIGHT, BUT THE STEERING CONTROL MODULE WHICH IS PART OF THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY AND NOT COVERED BY THE LETTER. WELL GUESS WHAT, THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY IS ONLY SOLD WITH A NEW STEERING MOTOR, SO IF I REPLACED THE COLUMN GM GETS $578.59 FOR THE PART PLUS LABOR COST TO INSTALL AND THEY PAY FOR NOTHING TO CURE THE ISSUE. I WAS A MECHANIC ON ROAD TRUCKS AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND KNOW IF YOU HAVE AN ELECTRIC MOTOR IT HAS TO GET IT'S COMMANDS ON HOW TO REACT FROM SOME TYPE OF CONTROL SOURCE ( STEERING CONTROL MODULE) WOULD BE MY GUESS WOULDN'T YOU THINK. NO WHERE IN MY LETTER DOES IT STATE STEERING MOTOR ONLY IS COVERED TO SOLVE THE ISSUE AND NO WHERE ON THE REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST FORM DOES IT SAY THEY WILL ONLY REIMBURSE FOR THE MOTOR. I HAD AN ONLINE CHAT WITH A GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD ONLY THE MOTOR ACCORDING TO HER WRITTEN INFORMATION. WHEN I REQUESTED A COPY OF WHAT IS COVERED, I WAS TOLD TO ASK THE DEALER FOR A COPY. *TR

Mileage: 132,825

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR TO RESUME NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,966. ...UPDATED 03-11-15 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PART WAS REPLACED AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO MORE STEERING ISSUE. HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. UPDATED 03/26/15*JB

Mileage: 65,966

DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, WEATHER VERY NICE AND ROAD DRY AROUND 7-7:30PM ON FAMILIAR ROAD. CAR HAD BEEN PULLING TO THE RIGHT FOR ABOUT A WEEK. HAD SON CHECK TIRES BEFORE LEAVING NEWARK OH AND HEADING HOME. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE WENT OFF ROAD TOTALED CAR AND I WAS IN HOSPITAL FOR 2 1/2DAYS. HAD BEEN KNOCKED OUT, SEAT BELT RUBBED NECK TO ALMOST BLEEDING, AIR BAG BURNED HOLE IN SLEEVE OF COAT. NO BROKEN BONES BUT VERY SHAKEN UP. I WANT TO KNOW IF THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE STEERING PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN BEEN ON RECALL. HAVE PICTURES OF THE CAR AND THE ROAD TO SHOW HOW THE TIRE MARKS ABRUPTLY TURN TO THE RIGHT.

Mileage: 25,000

THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPEN I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE WITH MY WIFE AND KID IN THE CAR. THE ROAD CURVED TO THE RIGHT AND AS I WAS GOING AROUND IT, I LOST POWER STEERING. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO USE FORCE AND MAINTAIN CONTROL AROUND THE CORNER. IF MY WIFE WAS DRIVING SHE MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BECAUSE IT TOOK EVERYTHING I HAD TO TURN THE WHEEL AND GET AROUND THE CORNER. SINCE THEN IT HAS HAPPENED ALMOST EVERYDAY, SOMETIMES A FEW TIMES A DAY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I GET A DASHBOARD MESSAGE THAT SAYS "POWER STEERING". MY WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR UNLESS ITS JUST A QUICK TRIP TO THE STORE, AND WE REFUSE TO PUT OUR SON IN THAT CAR. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED YET. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED. THE POWER STEERING WOULD ONLY WORK PROPERLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS CONTINUOUSLY DRAINED AND AS A RESULT, IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE HAD NOT OCCURRED UNTIL THE BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER MADE THE CONTACT AWARE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

Mileage: 125,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON ME. I COULD NOT TURN OR DO ANYTHING THANKFULLY WE DID NOT END UP IN AN ACCIDENT. SO FAR IT HAS NOT DONE IT AGAIN BUT I KNOW IM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE THAT IS DOING THIS. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 135,791

DRIVING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WITH A WARNING IN THE DASHBOARD. I STOPPED, TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT AND IT WORKED AGAIN. THE SECOND TIME THIS OCCURED, I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE HAVING TRAVELED FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES WHEN IT WENT OUT. IT HAS INCREASED IN FREQUENCY DAILY TO THE POINT NOW THAT EVERY TIME I GET INTO THE CAR IT GOES OUT WITHIN ABOUT 2 MINUTES. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

THE POWER STEERING TURNED OFF ON THE FREEWAY. LOOKED ONLINE AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET HHR'S. ALSO NOTICED THAT GM HAS RECALLED THIS ISSUE IN CANADA BUT NOT THE US. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THEY HAVEN'T RECALLED IT. THE ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR APPEARS TO BE $300 TO $500. *TR

Mileage: 118,911

MY POWER STEERING HAS STARTED TO GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY MOMENT WITHOUT WARNING. MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AS IT IS ONLY FOR 2009-2010 AND IT SHOULD BE. IF I AM TAKING A TURN AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT THE VEHICLE WANTS TO GO STRAIGHT AND IT COULD CAUSE ME TO CRASH. I DON'T FEEL THAT AT ONLY 76,000 MILES ON THE CAR THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE THEIR FAULTY PRODUCT. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT A CHIME SOUNDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT A CHIME SOUNDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CHIME ACTIVATED ALERTING THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLIED EXTREME FORCE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

Mileage: 113,000

I WAS JUST BACKING THE CAR OUT AS NORMAL AND THEN THERE WAS A CLICKING AND THE DINGING BELL OF AN ALARM THE POWER STEERING BLINKED ON DASH. IT BECAME HARD TO MANEUVER. I COULD NOT DO ANYTHING. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND IT WAS FINE AND I BACKED OUT BUT WHEN SWITCH TO DRIVE THE SAME THING HAPPENED. LUCKY I WAS JUST STARTING MY DAY AND AT HOME. I SEE THERE IS A RECALL ON MY IGNITION BUT I GOT CONFUSE IS THE POWER STEERING IS ONLY ON THE NEWER HHR? *TR

Mileage: 143,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER, PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH A NEW SET OF KEYS, AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE KEY REMAINED STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE ALSO FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER, AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR, THE GEAR BOX, AND SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,703.

Mileage: 50,703

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

Mileage: 96,000

POWER STEERING HAS RANDOMLY FAILED, AND ALTHOUGH TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING IT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY, IT CONTINUES TO FAIL WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY. *TR

Mileage: 34,200

ON SEPT. 11 I WAS DRIVING AT A RATE OF 45 MPH WHEN MY CAR DINGED AND POWER STEERING CAME ACROSS THE DIGITAL SCREEN. I WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY STEER. ONCE THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON THE POWER STEERING WAS OKAY FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND THEN IT WENT OUT AGAIN. THE CAR HAD TO BE TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON. OVER THE WEEKEND WHILE AWAITING SERVICE, THE POWER STEERING WAS GOING OUT EVERY 2 TO 3 MILES. THIS MORNING 9/14/14 THE POWER STEERING WAS COMPLETELY OUT AND WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. I MADE IT TO THE DEALER SHIP AND WAS MADE AWARE OF A POWER STEERING RECALL IN WHICH MY CAR DID NOT FALL UNDER. I SEARCHED GM'S WEBSITE ABOUT THIS RECALL AND FOUND THIS NOTATION ON THE WEBSITE: "IN ADDITION, 309,160 NON-TURBOCHARGED CHEVROLET HHRS FROM THE 2006-2008 MODEL YEARS (AND SEVERAL HUNDRED 2009 MODELS) AND 96,324 SATURN IONS FROM THE 2003 MODEL YEAR THAT ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THESE RECALLS WILL BE GIVEN LIFETIME WARRANTIES FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MOTOR." HTTP://MEDIA.GM.COM/MEDIA/US/EN/GM/VEHICLES.DETAIL.HTML/CONTENT/PAGES/NEWS/US/EN/2014/MAR/0331-POWER-STEERING.HTML I MADE MY DEALER AWARE AND THEY ADVISED ME TO CONTACT GM DIRECTLY. WHEN I DID THIS I WAS TOLD BY 4 SEPARATE REPRESANTIVES AT GM THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS AND WOULD NOT BE HONORING IT, REGARDLESS OF THE INFORMATION BEING ON THEIR WEBSITE. THEY WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO PROVIDE ANY KIND OF PROOF OR TO SPEAK WITH ANYONE ELSE. I FIND THIS DISTURBING FIRST OF ALL THAT THE 2006 CHEVY HHR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE IT OBVIOUSLY IS AN ISSUE AND SECONDLY THAT GM WOULD PUBLISH THIS INFORMATION AND THEN REFUSE TO HONOR IT. *TR

Mileage: 58,705

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 213,000. UPDATED 3/31/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HE DID THE REPAIRS HIMSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. UPDATED 7/8/2015*JS

Mileage: 213,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. AFTER MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, A WARNING SOUND CHIMED, AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

JUST AFTER I HAD A IGNITION SWITCH INSTALLED FROM A RECALL , I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT 55 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THE STEERING STOP WORKING AND WAS FORCED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED OFF THE MOTOR AND RESTATED IT AND THE STEERING STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST ONCE A DAY FOR THE LAST TWO MONTHS AND I COULD TURN OFF THE SWITCH AND BACK ON AND IT WOULD START WORKING AGAIN. IT DOES NOT MATTER HOW FAST OR SLOW OR IF I'M AT A STOP LIGHT IT HAS STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM OF THE PROBLEM ALL THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE DISTRICT MANAGER TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO. THIS WAS THIS MORNING AND I WILL CALL THEM BACK TOMORROW TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY WILL DO OR NOT DO. THIS IS VERY SCARY AND I WILL NOT LET MY WIFE DRIVE THE CAR FOR THAT REASON. IF I HAD NOT BEEN ON MY TOES WATCHING WHAT I WAS DOING WHILE DRIVING I MIGHT HAVE HAD A ACCIDENT. WHEN IT DOES GO OUT IT IS VERY HARD TO STEER AND IF I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND HAVE TO MAKE A SUDDEN TURN I WOULD NOT BE WRITING THIS MESSAGE TO YOU TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 68,430

POWER STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. HAVE TO PULL OVER TURN OFF CAR AND RESTART. POWER STEERING MOTOR REPLACED 3/13/13 BY CHEVROLET DEALER. AS OF SEPTEMBER 2014 THE POWER STEERING MOTOR HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE SAFETY RECALL FOR 2006 HHR. *TR

Mileage: 57,096

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. *TR

Mileage: 57,590

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. THE POWER STEERING WAS OUT AND I DID DRIVE HOME THAT WAY. I SUBSEQUENTLY LEARNED THAT IF I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND STARTED UP AGAIN, IT WOULD START WORKING AGAIN. THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT 5 MORE TIMES SINCE THEN WHEN I WAS DRIVING OR EXITING THE FREEWAY. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO DRIVE HOME, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MALFUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE PEDAL BECAME LODGED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE FAILURES AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE FOR FREE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

Mileage: 158,000

I WAS DRIVING MY CHEVROLET HHR 2006 WITH MY 1 AND 2 YEAR OLD WHEN THE POWER STEERING SHUT OFF COMPLETELY AND MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER MY VEHICLE. NOW IT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND EVERY TIME I ATTEMPT TO CONTACT CHEVROLET ABOUT THIS SITUATION, THEY STATE THE STEERING RECALL IS NOT ON MY CAR. I HAVE READ 100'S OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE, WHY ISN'T IT RESOLVED YET? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE FIRST BEFORE THEY ISSUE A RECALL? *TR

Mileage: 140,000

POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE MY 16 YR OLD WAS DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE PROBLEM RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 100,000

SINCE FEBRUARY 2014, THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING DURING EVERY ACTIVE OPERATION. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND WAS INFORMED THAT BASED ON MY VIN, THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY. I SPECIFICALLY IN FORMED THEM THAT THIS WASN'T JUST ABOUT THE RECALL ANNOUNCEMENT, BUT THAT I WAS ACTIVELY EXPERIENCING POWER STEERING FAILURE DURING EVERY OPERATION, BUT I WAS EMPHATICALLY INFORMED BY THE RECALL REPRESENTATIVE THAT THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO MY CAR AND THAT IS WAS MERELY COINCIDENTAL THAT MY 2006 HHR IS HAVING POWER STEERING FAILURE AND WAS NOT RELATED IN ANY WAY TO THE RECALL! *TR

Mileage: 120,000

A SUDDEN LOSS IN POWER STEERING OCCURS EVERY TIME I OPERATE MY 2006 CHEVY HHR FOR MORE THAN A FEW MINUTES. AFTER IGNITION, THE POWER STEERING WILL INITIALLY WORK CORRECTLY. AT A RANDOM TIME SOON AFTER DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING WILL INEXPLICABLY FAIL, RESULTING IN A FAILOVER TO MANUAL STEERING. SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE FAILURE, AN ERROR MESSAGE APPEARS IN THE INFORMATION DISPLAY - "POWER STEERING". TO SEE A VIDEO OF WHAT HAPPENS, SEE HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=WFNP159D3PG THAT VIDEO WAS TAKEN BY ANOTHER PERSON, BUT EXACTLY DESCRIBES MY FAILURE. I WENT TO MR. TIRE A COUPLE WEEKS AGO TO HAVE THEM EVALUATE THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THAT THE DEALER HAS TO FIX THAT PROBLEM. THEY DID SHOW ME THAT GM CANADA ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. IT IS TITLED "RECALL - LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST" BULLETIN # 10413. IN CANADA THEY WILL REPLACE PART # 19257876 OR 19257875 MOTOR KIT, P/S ASST FOR NO CHARGE. WHY WON'T THEY REPAIR THIS IN THE USA? IT IS QUITE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE WITH MANUAL STEERING. I HAVE INJURED MY HIP NOW AND CAN'T TURN THE WHEEL ANYMORE. ANYWAY, HERE IS THE OFFICIAL CONDITION: A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. IF THE POWER STEERING ASSIST IS LOST, THE VEHICLE CAN STILL BE STEERED, HOWEVER, WITH GREATER EFFORT (MANUAL STEERING). THE SLOWER THE VEHICLE IS MOVING, THE HIGHER THE STEERING EFFORT. UNLESS A DRIVER COMPENSATES FOR THIS ADDITIONAL STEERING EFFORT, LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH. WHEN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST IS LOST, A CHIME WILL BE HEARD AND THE MESSAGE CENTER WILL DISPLAY A "POWER STEERING" WARNING MESSAGE. TYPICALLY THE NEXT TIME THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WILL RETURN (BRIEFLY) AND THE MESSAGE WILL NO LONGER BE DISPLAYED. *TR

Mileage: 148,500

2006 CHEVROLET HHR LS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON IN THE DIC. HAD DIFFICULTY STEERING BACK HOME ON THE HIGHWAY. REPLACED FUSE AND STARTING WORKING AGAIN, BUT A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING MADE IT TURN BACK ON. TURNED CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON IT WORKED FINE, A FEW MINUTES LATER THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY CAR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO. CHEVY IS AWARE OF THIS. THEY HAVE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME NATURE. THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE ISSUE WAS THE POWER STEERING MODULE, WHICH IS THE SAME ISSUE THE HAVE WITH THE COBALT OR VOLT. THEY RECALLED THESE OTHER VEHICLES; AND A FEW MONTHS AGO, THE CHEVY HHR'S WERE RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE BUT MY PARTICULAR YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED, FOR SOME REASON. THIS IS NOT FAIR. THE IDENTICAL ISSUE IS HAPPENING WITH ALL YEARS OF THE HHR, BUT THE RECALL DIDN'T REFLECT THIS. I PAID ALMOST $300 TO HAVE THIS ISSUE FIXED, SINCE CHEVY WASN'T DOING ANYTHING TO CORRECT THIS. I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHY THIS YEAR VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I'VE ASKED THIS EXACT QUESTION TO CHEVY MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT THEY HAVE YET TO PROVIDE AN ANSWER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,000.

Mileage: 187,000

THE POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT AT LEAST 3 TIMES A DAY WHILE DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

I WAS GOING TO LEAVE FOR WORK AT 3:25 PM, MARCH 4, 2014. I GOT IN , STARTED THE CAR, PLACED THE CAR IN REVERSE, AND BEGAN TO BACK OUT, WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE WHEEL BECAME REALLY HARD TO STEER, I COULDN'T STEER AT ALL. MY POWER STEERING WAS GONE. I WAS PANICKED, AND HAD TO CALL OUT FROM WORK, I KNEW I WAS LUCKY THAT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN WHEN I LEFT WORK THE NIGHT BEFORE. IT REALLY STRUCK ME THAT THANK GOD IT DIDN'T HAPPEN WHEN I WAS ON THE FREEWAY, OR DRIVING UP THE MOUNTAIN TO RUNNING SPRINGS, TO SPEND THE WEEKEND WITH MY FIANCEE. LUCKY THAT IT HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY. WHEN I INVESTIGATED THE RECENT RECALLS FOR POWER STEERING RECALLS, I NOTICED THAT MY CAR WAS NOT APART OF THAT PARTICULAR RECALL...WHY NOT! I THOUGHT, WHAT WOULD IT HAVE TAKEN, MY DEATH? SO, I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC, WHO ALSO THOUGHT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF THE RECALL AS WELL...I HAD TO PAY FOR THE POWER STEERING COLUMN MYSELF, AT $400, AND REMOVE AND REPLACE THE COLUMN AT $150, PLUS TAX OF $48.00, FOR THE GRAND TOTAL OF $598. THIS UNEXPECTED EXPENSE CAUSED A FINANCIAL HARDSHIP THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED HAD GM INCLUDED MY CAR IN THE POWER STEERING RECALL. I'M LUCKY THAT UNLIKE THE OTHERS WHO HAD TO DIE TO INITIATE THIS RECALL, I'M STILL HERE. GM, I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE, WHAT I AM ASKING FOR IS LESS THAN THE LAWSUITS OF THE FAMILIES OF THOSE WHO DIED, ARE ASKING FOR. BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAY, HAD I BEEN ONE OF THOSE UNFORTUNATE VICTIMS, MY FAMILY WOULD BE ONE OF THOSE SEEKING DAMAGES AGAINST GM. *TR

Mileage: 77,586

ON MY WAY TO WORK I SLOWED DOWN TO CHANGE LANES TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN TO A PARKING LOT. ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A MAJOR JOLT AND MY FOOT WAS KNOCKED OFF THE GAS PEDAL. THE LAST THING I REMEMBER WAS LOOKING DOWN AT MY RIGHT FOOT AND SEEING IT UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THINKING I NEED TO MOVE MY FOOT. I REMEMBER THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR A MOMENT WHEN I ASKED THEM NOT TO CUT MY CLOTHES. MY NEXT MEMORY IS FOR A MOMENT IN ICU AND THEN I WOKE UP IN A HOSPITAL ROOM A WEEK LATER. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE CAR CROSSED THE TWO WESTBOUND LANES AND HIT A SIGN AND FENCE, JUMPED THE CURB, AND THEN HIT SHRUBBERY AND SEVERAL HEADSTONES AT A MEMORIAL SALES BUSINESS. POLICE ESTIMATED MY SPEED AT 50 MPH? I THINK THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. POSSIBLY THE IGNITION SHUT DOWN CAUSING THE JOLT AND DEPLOYMENT. THE CAR WAS TOTALED AND I WAS DISABLED IN THIS ACCIDENT. I AM UNABLE TO RETURN TO WORK. ACCORDING TO GM I AM NOT ELIGIBLE FOR A SETTLEMENT BECAUSE MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED. WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES THAT MAKE IF THE IGNITION CAUSED THE ACCIDENT? *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT THE SPEED LIMIT WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER BEHIND ME AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND SINCE THEN ITS BEEN GOING IN AND OUT ALL THE TIME EVEN AT SLOWER SPEEDS AFTER A EXHAUSTING SEARCH I SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL CAR AND I ALSO SEEN THEY DID DO A RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE 2009 CHEVY HHR THEY NEED TO DO A RECALL WITH THE 2006 CHEVY HHR AS IT IS DOING THE SAME THING AS THE 2009 MY PHONE NUMBER IS [XXX] [XXX] DID GET A DIAGNOSTIC DONE THRU A CHEVY DEALER AND IT CAME BACK AS THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE HHR AND CHEVY ISN'T DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT PLEASE GET THIS ISSUE FIXED IM A WORKING PERSON AND THE MONEY FOR THE MOTOR ISN'T EASY TO COME BY LIVING IN NY PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL ME REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND ANYONE CAN GOOGLE THIS PROBLEM AND SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL CAR THIS IS THE RECALL INFORMATION FOR THE 2009 CHEVY HHR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 THIS IS REGARDING THE STEERING IN THE CHEVY HHR 2009 THE SAME PROBLEM IS IN THE 2006 CHEVY HHR PLEASE CALL REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH THIS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 110,000

WE WERE ON VACATION AND I WAS TRAVELING ON A ROAD AT THE POSTED SPEED OF 30 MPH. I WAS GOING AROUND A BEND AND IMMEDIATELY MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, THERE WAS A CHIME, IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANAGE THE BEND I WAS GOING AROUND AND I HIT A LIGHT POLE DAMAGING MY FRONT BUMPER. AT THAT SAME TIME, MY MHP AND RMP NEEDLES BEGAN BOUNCING BACK AND FORTH AND THE CAR WAS "JERKING". I TURNED THE CAR OFF. IT WAS STILL DRIVABLE, BUT WITHIN A FEW SECONDS THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME BACK ON, THE NEEDLES BOUNCED AND CAR JERKED. I CALLED GM TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL GM POWER STEERING RECALLS ON SEVERAL YEARS OF HHR, COBALT AND SATURNS. THEY ALL HAVE VERY SIMILAR POWER STEERING MECHANISMS. HOWEVER, MY YEAR, 2006, WAS NOT ON THAT RECALL. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH 2006 HHR'S COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ISSUES BUT NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY THAT YEAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

Mileage: 211,201

I WAS DRIVING MY WIFES CAR TO THE GM DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH REPAIRED, AS I ENTERED THE CLOVERLEAF EXITING THE INTERSTATE THE POWER STEERING FAILED, I MADE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, LEFT THE CAR RUNNING AND SHOWED THE SERVIVE MANAGER WHAT IT DID, HE FELT OF THE STEERING AND AGREED THE POWER STEERING WAS BAD, HE CHECKED AND SAID IT WAS NOT UNDER A RECALL. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THE COBALT HAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME THING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE COULD BE RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000. UPDATED 09/05/14*LJ

Mileage: 123,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE COULD BE RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000. UPDATED 09/05/14*LJ

Mileage: 123,000

LOST ALL ELECTRONIC POWER AND STEERING AND SHUT OFF WOUND UP IN THE DITCH WHICH STOPPED THE CAR KEY WOULD NOT TURN TO THE OFF POSIPOSITION. *TR

ALL ELECTRONIC SHUT OFF NO BRAKES NO STEERING WOUND UP IN THE DITCH KEY WOULD NOT TURN TO THE OFF POSIPOSITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

AS I BEGAN TO PULL OUT FROM THE PARKING LOT AFTER WORK ONE EVENING, I BEGAN TO HEAR A CHIME LIKE TONE, AT THE SAME TIME A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD THAT READ "POWER STEERING..." I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD FOR A POSSIBLE BROKEN POWER STEERING BELT, BUT COULD NOT FIND THE POWER STEERING PUMP .RE STARTED THE ENGINE AND THE POWER STEERING WORKED FINE FOR ABOUT A WEEK. I LATER DISCOVERED THE POWER SYSTEM ASSIST CONSIST OF AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR AND NOT A HYDRAULIC. AS TIME PASSED, THE PROBLEM BECAME MORE FREQUENT. NOW, ONCE THE CAR BEGINS TO MOVE, IT TAKES ONLY A COUPLE OF MINUTES, IF NOT SECONDS, BEFORE I HEAR THE CHIME, THE MESSAGE SHOWS UP, AND HERE I GO AGAIN, STRUGGLING TO STEER WITH ONE HAND AND SHIFTING WITH THE OTHER, AT TIMES THROUGH VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC. MY CAR IS A STANDARD SHIFT. IT HAS BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CROSS LANES WILE STEERING WITH ONE HAND AT THE SAME TIME YOU ARE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEARS DURING HEAVY AND SLOW TRAFFIC. I AM BEGINNING TO SUFFER SHOULDER AND NECK PAIN WHICH COMPOUNDS THE PROBLEM. I CALLED GM ON THIS ISSUE BUT THE GM REP. SAID MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON THE POWER STEERING RECALL, ONLY RECALLED FOR IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT IF THE IGNITION SWITCH AND POWER STEERING ARE RECALLS FOR OTHER MODELS, MY 2006 HHR SHOULD ALSO BE RECALLED FOR IGNITION SWITCH AND THE POWER STEERING ISSUES. *TR

THIS STARTED 3 DAYS AGO. THE POWER STEERING SHOWED ON THE DASH AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING. READING THE MANUAL FOR THIS ISSUE A YEAR AGO IT SAID TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTART THE CAR AND THE STEERING WOULD RESET ITSELF. HOWEVER THE ISSUE PROGRESSED AND TODAY WAS GOING OUT EVERY FEW MILES. AND I WAS JUST AT THE CHEVROLET SERVICE FOR ANOTHER RECALL AND ASKED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THEY TOLD ME THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS AND THAT MY CAR WAS NOT ON THE LIST. THIS IS A BAD SITUATION AND VERY UNSAFE. I BELIEVE THE POWER STEERING WILL BE GONE COMPLETELY IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT IF SOMETHING COULD BE DONE RIGHT AWAY AS THIS IS MY PRIMARY VEHICLE AND I USE IT TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 70,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY HHR AND ON SUNDAY THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND A GM MEDIA RELEASE RELATING TO THE POWER STEERING. (HTTP://MEDIA.GM.COM/MEDIA/US/EN/GM/NEWS.DETAIL.HTML/CONTENT/PAGES/NEWS/US/EN/2014/MAR/0331-POWER-STEERING.HTML) I CHECKED WITH A COUPLE OF LOCAL DEALERSHIPS AND WAS ADVISED THAT MY VIN # WAS NOT LISTED IN THE RECALL. IN THE MEDIA RELEASE IT CLEARLY STATES THAT "IN ADDITION, 309,160 NON-TURBOCHARGED CHEVROLET HHRS FROM THE 2006-2008 MODEL YEARS (AND SEVERAL HUNDRED 2009 MODELS) AND 96,324 SATURN IONS FROM THE 2003 MODEL YEAR THAT ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THESE RECALLS WILL BE GIVEN LIFETIME WARRANTIES FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MOTOR." EVEN THOUGH MY HHR IS A NON-TURBO 2006 MODEL, AND MY POWER STEERING IS NON-OPERABLE (HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY CASH PAYMENT BY ME) AS DESCRIBED IN THE MEDIA RELEASE, FOR WHATEVER REASON I'M NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW VIN #'S ARE SELECTED FOR A RECALL, BUT I FEEL SINCE MY VEHICLE APPARENTLY FALLS UNDER THE PERIMETERS OF THE RECALL WHY IS IT NOT INCLUDED. ANY ASSISTANCE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED AS I AM ON A LOW FIXED INCOME. REGARDS *TR

Mileage: 52,889

DRIVING DOWN THE I-80 AT 75 MILES PER HOUR. WENT TO PULL OUT TO PASS A SEMI TRUCK, ALARM WENT OFF, POWER STEERING SHOWED ON DRIVERS INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. AS I TRIED TO MOVE BACK INTO SLOWER LANE I NOTICED I HAD NO POWER STEERING. AT FIRST EXIT I PULLED OFF . TURN CAR OFF. AFTER A SHIRT BREAK RESTARTED CAR TO TRY TO MAKE IT 20 MILES TO HOME THINKING POWER STEERING WAS COMPLETELY GONE. TO MY SURPRISE IT WAS WORKING AGAIN. DROVE ABOUT 5 MILES OUT AGAIN SO I JUST KEEP GOING TO HOME. CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY STATED I AM NOT PART OF THE RECALL ISSUED ON HHR'S BUT I KNOW THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 95,000

TAKING A USED CAR FOR A TEST DRIVE ,DOWNSHIFTING TO STOP AT A LIGHT TO TAKE A RIGHT TURN HEARD AN ALARM THEN THE POWER STEERING ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. I TOLD THE SALESMAN THAT IT WAS HARD STEERING AND THE LIGHT WAS ON , HE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS JUST LOW ON FLUID. I GOT HOME AND DID SOME CHECKING TO FIND THAT IT'S ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THE MOTOR OR WHAT? I PUT DOWN A $2000.00 DEPOSIT WHICH THEY SAY IS NON REFUNDABLE. ARE THEY LIABLE TO FIX IT BEFORE I LEAVE THE LOT OR DO I WAIT FOR A RECALL? *TR

Mileage: 54,150

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20-60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY ROUGH AND THE STEERING SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

Mileage: 69,000

WHEN I WAS DRIVING, I HEARD ALERT FROM MY CAR. THEN I SAW "POWER STEERING" ON THE SCREEN. AFTER THAT, I COULDN'T TURN MY POWER STEERING ANYMORE. I ONLY COULD DRIVE STRAIGHT AHEAD. IT WAS DANGEROUS, I FELT LUCKY THAT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN ON HIGHWAYS. MY BABY AND MY WIFE WERE IN THE CAR WITH ME AT THAT MOMENT. I ONLY SAW GM RECALL 2009 AND 2010 HHR, BUT NOT 2006. I HOPE GM WILL RECALL FOR 2006 HHR. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

I WAS TAKING MY CHILDREN TO THE DENTIST, SO I WAS GOING TO GO OVER THE MOUNTAIN. I HAD JUST WENT THROUGH A VERY CURVY ROAD AND WAS ON A STRAIGHT PART WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I PULLED OVER TO SEE IF I WAS LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID NOT REALIZING UNTIL LATER IT IS ELECTRONIC. I TURNED THE CAR OF AND BACK ON. IT WAS RESET. I DROVE OVER THE NEXT PART OF THE MOUNTAIN SLOWLY LIKE 25 TO 30 MPH. I MADE IT OVER THE MOUNTAIN ON TO THE MAIN HIGHWAY. IT WENT OUT AGAIN. I DID THE SAME THING PULLED OVER TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN. I DID NOT GET TO DRIVE BUT A COUPLE OF MILES AND IT WENT OUT AGAIN. I MADE IT TO A COUNTRY STORE AND PARKED THE CAR. I CALLED MY PARENTS TO SEE IF THEY COULD COME GET US/ TOW THE CAR. THEY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHO ADVISED THEM THAT I DRIVE THE CAR BACK TO THEM. SINCE I COULD NOT AFFORD TO PAY TO HAVE IT TOWED, I DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT WENT OUT AGAIN ON THE TRIP HOME 2 MORE TIMES. I MADE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TAKING THE LONG WAY BACK NOT OVER THE MOUNTAIN. THEY COULD NOT FIND OUT IF MY CAR WAS ON A RECALL LIST FOR THE POWER STEERING. SINCE I AM ON THE LIST FOR IGNITION PROBLEM, I AM REFUSING TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL IT IS FIXED. MY CHILDREN AND MYSELF MAY HAVE BEEN KILLED OR INJURED IF THE POWER STEERING HAD WENT OUT AS I WAS DRIVING OVER THE MOUNTAIN. WHERE I LIVE THE ROADS ARE CURVY ESPECIALLY THE MOUNTAIN I WENT OVER! I REALLY THINK THE STEERING ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ON RECALL BEFORE PEOPLE ARE SERIOUSLY HURT. THE YOUNG GENERATION HAVE NO EXPERIENCE DRIVING WITHOUT POWER STEERING AND I THANK THE GOOD LORD I KNEW HOW TO DRIVE TRACTORS WITHOUT POWER STEERING. *TR

Mileage: 98,500

THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 HHR.I REPLACED SOLENOIDS AND IT STOPPED FOR A FEW YEARS .I AM SICK OF IT I CALLED CHEVY YEARS AGO AND THEY WANTED ME TO PAY TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT WITH NO GUARANTEES, I ALREADY PAID A MECHANIC HUNDREDS AND HAD A READOUT FOR THEM. I ALMOST CRASHED INTO A SEMI TRUCK EXITING HWY ONE MORNING TAKING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL ANOTHER EXCITING HWY ALSO I HAVE A LIST 2013/2014 NOW I WAS DRIVING LOCAL AND IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNING POWER STEERING WENT OUT YET AGAIN. I WAS RELAXED NOT READY FOR IT...IT HAS BEEN GOING ON OFF AND ON FOR YEARS. I REPLACED FUSE AS TOLD AND I THOUGHT IT FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW WEEKS NOTHING .I COULD PUT DOWN AT LEAST 10 DATES WHEN I HAVE HAD CLOSE CALLS WITH THIS PROBLEM... I HAVE READ 1000'S OF COMPLAINTS ON POWER STEERING PROBLEMS & SHIFTER WITH 2006 HHR ON DIFFERENT SITES. WHY HAS NOTHING BEEN DONE? AMAZING A BIG COMPANY CAN GET AWAY WITH THIS .THEY WAIT UNTIL A PERSON LOSES THEIR LIFE BEFORE THEY DO ANYTHING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 CHEVY HHR TO THE STORE AND AS I WAS PULLING IN THE DASH READ POWER STEERING AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I STOP THE CAR IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE STORE AND WENT IN. I CAME BACK OUT AND STARTED AND HAD NO PROBLEM. I DID NOT DRIVE MY CAR THE NEXT DAY. SO MONDAY I WAS HEADED FOR WORK AND WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY POWER STEERING DID THE SAME THING. AND ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TOOK IT NICE AND SLOW TO WORK AND HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE RECALLS FIXED. I GOT MY CAR BACK TODAY (TUESDAY JULY 8, 2014) AND WAS NOT THREE BLOCKS AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND POWER STEERING DID IT AGAIN. I STARTED LOOKING AROUND ON THE INTERNET AND SEE WHERE THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2009-2011 CHEVY HHR THAT ARE DOING THE SAME THING AS MY CAR. HOWEVER I DID SEE THAT MORE 2006 CHEVY HHRS ARE DOING THE SAME THING AND WOULD LIKE FOR TO YOU LOOK INTO THE FACT THAT THIS COULD BE A RECALL ALSO. I TRULY BELIEVE IT IS. *JS

Mileage: 96,000

THE POWER STEERING GOES IN AND OUT WHILE DRIVING THE SAME ISSUE AS THE OTHER POWER STEERING RECALLS DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS MODEL YEAR WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS ELECTRICAL. PLEASE CONSIDER PUTTING THIS ON THE RECALL LIST AS WELL, SEVERAL OTHER CHEVY HHR OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES.THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *JS

MAKING TURN INTO PARKING LOT HEAR A DING AND NOT STEERING, AFTER SHUT OFF CAR AND MOTOR COOLS THE STEERING WORKS HAPPEN AGAIN A FEW TIMES SOMETIMES GOING STRAIGHT SOMETIMES MAKING TURNS, CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY FOR A PERIOD OF TWO MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

Mileage: 61,000

POWER STEERING IS SHUTTING OFF WHILE THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON ALL ROAD TYPES AND SPEEDS WITH THE LAST INCIDENT ACCRUING WHILE MY 19 YEAR OLD CHILD WAS DRIVING THE CAR IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF ACTUALLY MAKING A TURN. I AM TOLD BY THE LOCAL CHEVROLET REPAIR SHOP THAT THE POWER ASSIST MOTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS THE MECHANISM THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED IN THE CHEVY COBALT. WHY HAS THE 06 HHR NOT BEEN ADDED TO THE RECALL? *TR

Mileage: 90,768

WE WERE ON VACATION AT FT. MYERS, FL, ON THE HIGHWAY, GOING 70 MPH AND THE DING-DING-DING SOUND WENT OFF AND WE LOST POWER STEERING. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING I WOULD HAVE CRASHED AS I HAVE WEAK ARMS FROM A NECK INJURY. MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO STEER IT WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING AS HE IS STRONG. THE STEERING WOULD COME BACK ON THEN GO BACK OFF ERRATICALLY. WE GOT THE CAR BACK HOME TO MISSISSIPPI AND PUT IT IN A GARAGE ON MONDAY, 23 JUNE 2014 AT 9:30. I MISSED WORK TO DO THAT AND AM PRESENTLY STILL WAITING ON TURAN FOLEY TO GET THE POWER STEERING UNIT TO MY MECHANIC WHO ORDERED IT TUESDAY 24 JUNE 2014. TODAY IS 27 JUNE 2014. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WE HAD BEEN NOTIFIED THAT OUR IGNITION SWITCH MUST BE REPLACED AND HAVE BEEN WAITING 3 MONTHS ON THE PART. I CALLED TURAN FOLEY AND SPOKE WITH THE PARTS LADY ABOUT THE POWER STEERING TO SEE IF I COULD GET A CAR IN THE WAITING TIME. SHE SAID NO AS THE 2006 POWER STEERING FOR HHR'S HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. I INQUIRED ABOUT THE IGNITION SWITCH I'VE BEEN WAITING 3 MONTHS FOR AND SHE LOOKED IN HER RECORDS AND SAID SHE'D NOTIFIED US BY LETTER AND PHONE 3 JUNE 2014 THE PART WAS IN. SHE DID NOT SEND US A LETTER OR NOTIFY ME OR MY HUSBAND BY PHONE. THERE IS NO RECORD WHATSOEVER THAT WE WERE NOTIFIED. WE WOULD HAVE FIXED IT BEFORE VACATION AS WE'VE BEEN VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS. GM HAS SOME VERY DANGEROUS PARTS OF THE CAR MALFUNCTIONING-IN MY CASE MY POWER STEERING AND POSSIBLE IGNITION SWITCH DEFECTS. I WILL HAVE TO PAY MY MECHANIC $310.00 FOR THE POWER STEERING. I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE GM PRODUCT, MY HHR 2006 MODEL. GM HAS DONE A GREAT DISSERVICE TO THEIR LOYAL CUSTOMERS. I USED TO BE ONE. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

POWER STEERING MOTOR KICKED OUT CAUSED LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING CAUSES ISSUES WHILE DRIVING MAKING THE CAR VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. *TR

POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. *TR

POWER STEERING GOES IN AND OUT. STOP THE CAR AND RESTART THE ENGINE AND IT RESETS AND STEERING WORKS. POWER STEERING QUITS AT INOPPORTUNE TIMES. THIS COULD RESULT IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. GM IS RECALLING CARS WITH SIMILAR POWER STEERING ISSUES BUT NOT THE HHR. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

AIR BAG LIGHT COME ON IN THE PASSAGE SET WHEN KNOW ONE IN THE SET.THE STEERING MADE FUNNY POPPING NOISE. AN ALL THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE WHERE YOU COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE AUTO. AND THE CAR SHOW ON CAR FAX THAT IT IS A BUY BACK AUTO. BUT GM SAY IT NOT. AND ONE OF THE HANDLE IS BREAKING ON THE DRIVER SIDE. AND I CAN NOT SALE IT BECAUSE IT SHOW AS A BUY BACK.TDMV SAY IT WAS AND THEN THEY CHANGE THERE MIND. I FILL LIKE SOMEONE AT GM PAY THEM OFF . I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME BUT I STILL HAVE THE CAR. AND I AM STILL LOOKING FOR HELP.I WILL KEEP A COPY FOR MY RECORD. *TR

Mileage: 300,000

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL AND POWER STEERING AND OTHER VEHICLE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED TWO DAYS AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE FLAT-BEDDED BACK TO THE DEALER, BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T START. IT WAS DETERMINED THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE RIGHT PASSENGER OUTSIDE MIRROR FELL OFF, THE RIGHT PASSENGER WIPER ARM BROKE, THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED TWICE IN TWO YEARS, AND THE REAR SHOCKS WERE REPLACED.*JB

THE POWER STEERING CHIMES AND THEN THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYS POWER STEERING. THE WHEEL IS BECOMING HARDER TO TURN ESPECIALLY IN CURVES AND MAKING TURNS. ON THE HIGHWAY THE WHOLE STEERING WHEEL ALMOST GETS SO TIGHT YOU CAN'T GET INTO ANOTHER LANE. ON THE STREET I CAN START THE CAR AND IT WILL RESET IF I LET IT SIT BUT THEN IT WILL JUST CHIME AGAIN AND GO RIGHT BACK OUT. THIS IS SO FRUSTRATING BECAUSE I CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THE HOLD TIME IS CRAZY 3-4 HRS LISTENING TO MUSIC AND THEN BEING TOLD THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY CAR AT THIS TIME BUT THERE IS A LIFETIME WARRANTY WHICH THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WON'T HONOR OR EVEN LOOK AT THE CAR UNTIL THEY SEE IT ON CHEVY WEBSITE EVEN THOUGH SEVERAL REPS HAVE SENT EMAIL NOTICES TO THE GM LOCAL HEAD MGR. THEY SAID WE WILL LOOK AT THIS AS A CASE BY CASE. THIS IS VERY VERY UNSAFE. IT'S NOT LIKE GM IS NOT AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, THEN BEING TOLD THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND THE RECALL NOTICES HAVE NOT BEEN SENT OUT YET, AND THEN BEING TOLD AFTER THEY FIXED THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM IN MY CAR AND THIS WAS TAKING PLACE AT THE SAME TIME THAT THEY COULD NOT LOOK OR DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. GM IS AWARE OF THIS! I'M SCARED THAT I AM GOING TO BE DRIVING AND LOSE COMPLETE CONTROL DO I HAVE TO DIE BEFORE GM WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. NOT LIKE THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF THIS ISSUE BECAUSE THEY ARE AND IT SHOULD BE FIXED! GETTING THE RUN AROUND IS SO FRUSTRATING WHEN THEY HAD MY CAR FIXING THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT WAS ON RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE STARTING THE IGNITION, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING ALSO FAILED. THREE DAYS LATER, THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. .... UPDATED 08/05/14 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING THE POWER STEERING WENT ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY WHILE DRIVING. THREE DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE STARTER WAS REPLACED WHICH RESOLVED THE ISSUE.THE VEHICLE HAD A RECALL FOR THE IGNITION NOT STEERING LOSS. UPDATED 08/11/2014 *JS

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO RESPOND. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 8/12/14*CN

Mileage: 160,000

STEERING POWER LOST WHILE YOU TURN AND POWER STEERING COMES ON. *TR

Mileage: 91,020

WHILE DRIVING AND IN TRAFFIC LOST POWER STEERING. HAD TO PULL OVER, SHUT OFF CAR AND RESTART T. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND IS TO THE POINT WE CAN NOT DRIVE THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,562 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 136,958.

Mileage: 134,562

THERE IS A CHIME AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. NOW YOU CAN RESTART THE CAR CUTTING IT OFF AND THEN IT WILL COME BACK IN. BUT WHEN TURNING AND ITS A STOP LIGHT ITS HARD VERY HARD TO TURN. YOU LOSE CONTROL WHEN TURNING. YOU CAN'T STOP ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT GOES OUT AND RESTART. GM WON'T RECALL 2006 HHR IN US BUT IN CANADA. REALLY THAT IS ODD! *TR

Mileage: 131,126

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE MALFUNCTION RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

Mileage: 69,000

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE ON, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE POWER STEERING STOP WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,441. PM

Mileage: 39,000

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 35 MPH AND IN THE MIDDLE OF A 108 DEGREE TURN (ON-RAMP TO THE INTER-STATE), THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP CAME ON AND THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE ON TO THE INTER-STATE AND OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. AFTER SHUTTING THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTING THE CAR THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING NORMALLY AGAIN FOR APPROX. 30 MINUTES, THEN QUIT WORKING AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN 1 DAY. I HAD SEEN A REPORT ON 5/29/14, THAT 2009 AND 2010 HHR ARE BEING RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT MINE IS NOT. IT SEEMS THAT MY 2006 HHR SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. I AM STILL AWAITING THE NEW IGNITION PARTS TO COME INTO MY DEALER TO SATISFY THE IGNITION RECALL. I AM BEGINNING TO FEEL VERY UNSAFE WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING CONTROL. A CHIME SOUNDED AND A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE POWER STEERING CUTS OUT REGULARLY SINCE, EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. I HAVE CONTACTED GM NUMEROUS TIMES, THEY INSIST THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECENT POWER STEERING RECALLS EVEN THOUGH IT USES THE SAME EXACT POWER STEERING MOTOR AS THE VEHICLES THAT ARE INCLUDED (MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER HAS VERIFIED THIS AND HAS CONTACTED GM ON MY BEHALF TOO). I AM FRUSTRATED AND ANGRY THAT GM IS STILL NEGLECTING TO ADDRESS THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING IT THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESUME NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,083.

Mileage: 107,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING IT THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESUME NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,083.

Mileage: 107,000

THE POWER STEERING FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS OTHER LIGHTS AND THE RADIO STOP WORKING,DEALER SAID POWER STEERING MODULE WAS NO GOOD BUT COULD NOT FIND OUT WHY DASH LIGHTS COME ON AND WHY RADIO STOPS WORKING WHEN WE SEEM TO HIT A BUMP.IT COST ME OVER 1700.00 DOLLARS TO REPAIR AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS UNDER WARRANTY OR A RECALL. I SEE THE COBALT WAS RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WHY NOT THE HHR SAME UNIT. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000. DR

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000. DR

Mileage: 180,000

THERE APPEARS TO BE A LARGE AMOUNT OF COBALT AND HHR OWNERS WITH COMPLAINTS ABOUT SUSPENSION CLUNKING NOISES. RESEARCH SHOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE STABILIZER BAR PARTS AND ALSO THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. THESE PROBLEMS OCCUR AT MANY INTERVALS OF MILEAGE RANGING FROM 10,000 MILES AND UP. GM HAS SINCE SUED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT FOR THOSE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY EQUALING $30MIL. I AM UNLUCKY AS MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY (3YR/36000 MILES) AND COULD NOT GET ANY OF MY SUSPENSION AND STEERING PROBLEMS FIXED BY A KNOWN ISSUE FROM GM. THEY HAVE STATED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN. NOW, IF A PART THAT IS VITAL IN CONNECTING THE STEERING COLUMN TO THE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN, THEN I BELIEVE GM EXECUTIVES ARE MORE CONCERNED WITH COST OF DOING THE RIGHT THING THAN SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. THESE ARE PARTS THAT KEEP A VEHICLE FROM FLIPPING OVER DURING SHARP TURNS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THAT KEEP THE CAR TRAVELING IN THE DIRECTION THE OPERATOR DETERMINES USING THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER REPLACING THE PARTS TO CORRECT MY ISSUES, THE PROBLEM HAS RE-OCCURRED. THE PARTS WERE NOT CHANGED SO EVEN AFTER "FIXING" IT, IT WOULD EVENTUALLY RETURN. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILURE MADE IT EXTREMELY ROUGH TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO MAKE A COMPLETE RIGHT OR LEFT TURN. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE INSPECTED, DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. ....UPDATED 07/23/14 *BF

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILURE MADE IT EXTREMELY ROUGH TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO MAKE A COMPLETE RIGHT OR LEFT TURN. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE INSPECTED, DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. ....UPDATED 07/23/14 *BF

Mileage: 80,000

I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS MENTIONED WITH MY HHR, THE POWER STEERING SOUND WOULD RING AND IMMEDIATELY THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THIS HAPPENED OVER A PERIOD OF 4-5 MONTHS ALONG WITH NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS THE FRONT END MAKING A POPPING SOUND FROM THE DAY I GOT IT. KNOWING THERE WAS NO USE IN CONTACTING CHEVROLET, I TRADED IT IN LAST SUMMER, HOLDING MY BREATH THAT THE DEALER WOULDN'T CHECK IT OUT TOO CLOSELY. I HAD TO TAKE ABOUT $2,000 LESS THAN THE BOOK BUT WAS THRILLED WITH WHAT I GOT FOR IT ANYWAY ($5,000). I'M HAPPY "NOT" TO OWN THIS CAR ANYMORE, BUT FEEL THERE IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING ASIDE FROM THE IGNITION PROBLEM THAT'S ALL OVER THE NEWS. SOMEONE/THING NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS BEFORE OTHER DRIVERS ARE HARMED. LIKE WE ALL KNOW THE HHR IS MERELY A COBALT WITH A DIFFERENT BODY. THE HHR HAS BEEN KICKED ASIDE SOMEWHAT IN RELATION TO THE COBALT PROBLEMS. ALL OWNERS OF HHR'S, BEWARE. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY DECELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

Mileage: 105,000

I WAS DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND NO POWER STEERING THIS CONDITION CONTINUED UNTIL I STOPPED THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT.... I HAVE A RECALL FOR THE IGNITION AND NOW I AM AFRAID FOR MY WIFE TO DRIVE IT!! THIS IS AS DANGEROUS A CONDITION AS THE IGNITION WHICH HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY!! *TR

Mileage: 113,008

THIS IS MY 2ND COMPLAINT ABOUT POWER STEERING ON MY 2006 HHR AFTER COMPLAINING THE FIRST TIME AND NO GUARANTEED HELP FINANCIALLY AND TOLD TO PAY 200 DOLLARS TO HAVE MY VEHICLE INSPECTED AT A GM DEALERS .I REPLACED 2 SOLENOIDS AND HAD NO PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 1 1/2 YEARS. MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING. THE PROBLEM IS BACK THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS MONTH .BUT TODAY FRIGHTENED ME WHILE DRIVING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WENT TO EXIT HWY AND BOOM NO POWER STEERING THEN INDICATOR(TURN SIGNAL) WAS OUT BECAUSE OF POWER STEERING LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AFTER THE FACT .THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS MORNING TRAFFIC WITH SEMI TRUCKS ZIPPING AROUND ME .I HAVE GONE DOWN THIS ROAD WITH YOU ON THIS MATTER BEFORE .IT IS A OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR. I HAVE READ 1000 + COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON EVERY SITE I HAVE LOOKED AT TO FIND A FIX. WHY WAIT UNTIL A LIFE IS LOST BEFORE YOU HANDLE IT. ALSO YOU HAVE A FAULTY PART IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF A SMALL PLASTIC PIN THAT FALLS OUT AND STICKS AND YOU CAN NOT SHIFT IT INTO GEAR. I BOUGHT THE NEW SHIFTER THAT IS MADE MUCH BETTER AND I NEED TO HAVE IT INSTALLED. I WILL TRY TO STAY WITH THE ONE PROBLEM POWER STEERING . I FIND IT SHOCKING THAT YOU HAVE THIS MANY COMPLAINTS ON SEVERAL SITES AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE LOOKING AGAIN AFTER 2 YEARS. ITS NOT THE IGNITION KEY THAT WORRIES ME AS MUCH AS POWER STEERING. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 76,118

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE POWER STEERING AND STARTER FAILURE. CONSUMER SEEKS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. *SMD

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY HHR THAT I BOUGHT USED IN NOVEMBER 2012 WITH 92,000 MILES. OVER A 6 MONTH PERIOD WITH THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENING IN OCTOBER 2013 AT 108,000 MILES, I HAVE HAD 3 SEPARATE INCIDENTS WHERE THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. I HAVEN'T HAD IT HAPPEN ON THE ROAD, BUT IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME EITHER WHEN I'M IN A PARKING LOT OR PULLING OUT OR IN MY DRIVEWAY. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT I HAD OF THIS WAS YESTERDAY (MAY 5, 2014) AT 115,000 MILES. THE ISSUE SEEMS TO BE CAUSED FROM TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL FAST OR YOU STEER FROM FAR RIGHT TO FAR LEFT (OR VICE VERSA) AS THE ISSUE ALWAYS OCCURS MID TURN. WHILE I'M FORTUNATE THAT THIS HAPPENED AT LOW SPEEDS, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THIS DUE TO I LIVE IN A MOUNTAINOUS AREA. ALSO, I NOTICED THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON 2006 CHEVY COBALTS AND SATURN IONS AND AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THE COBALT AND HHR SHARE MANY OF THE SAME PARTS, INCLUDING THE STEERING MECHANISM. ALSO, THE 2009 AND NEWER HHR'S HAVE A STEERING RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT WITH NO WARNING. I DO BELIEVE THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AND SOME SORT OF ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN ABOUT THIS. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG HERE! OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS I HAVE HAD THE POWER STEERING FAIL ON THREE INSTANCES! THE LAST ONE, JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO OCCURRED WHILE PULLING OUT OF PARALLEL PARKING SPACE AT ABOUT 10 MPH. ALMOST HIT THE CAR 2 SPACES IN FRONT OF ME! WHY WAS THERE A RECALL BACK IN 2010 FOR THE COBALTS WITH THE SAME PS MOTOR AND NOT THE HHR? NOW THE CURRENT RECALL DOES NOT INCLUDE THE EARLIER HHRS? GM HAS TRIED TO HIDE THESE AND OTHER ISSUES. I BELIEVE NHTSA WAS INEFFECTIVE AND COMPLACENT DUE TO GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP STATUS AND TRYING TO PROTECT THEIR INVESTMENT. IF THE REAL TRUTH WERE KNOWN, HEAD WOULD ROLL AND PEOPLE IMPRISONED! *TR

Mileage: 45,000

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING, MULTIPLE..I HAD TO TURN IT OFF THEN BACK ON...ONE TIME I WAS DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THE VEHICLE HIT A CURB. I PAID OUT OFF POCKET TO GET THE STEERING FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I WAS EXITING OFF THE HIGHWAY AND CAME TO A STOP AT THE FIRST INTERSECTION. AS I TURNED THE CORNER, I HEARD A "PING" AND THEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THE WORDS "POWER STEERING" APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE POWER STEERING HAS NOT BEEN WORKING PROPERLY SINCE. *TR

Mileage: 80,190

SPOUSE MADE TURN AT STOP SIGN AND STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT ALMOST RUNNING INTO CURB. CHIME SOUNDED AND DASH LIGHT CAME ON. MANAGED TO GET TO CHEVROLET GARAGE AND VERIFICATION OF STEERING PROBLEM. STEERING MOTOR REPLACED AT A COST OF $300+. NOT ON RECALL LIST DESPITE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS. GM COVERS SOME OF THESE BUT NOT THIS MODEL????? *TR

Mileage: 48,261

THERE IS AGM RECALL FOR THE PS ON CHEVY HHR'S BUT ONLY FOR THE 2009-2010 MODEL YEARS. I HAVE A 2006 HHR AND AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY STEERING WITH THE STEERING LIGHT COMING ON ALL THE TIME. NOW I HAVE REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AS GM RECOMMENDED AND THJE STEERING LIGHT STILL COMES ON EVERYDAY 3 4 OR 5 TIMES AND I LOOSE POWER STEERING WHILE IT IS ON. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I FEEL THAT THE 2006 MODEL YEAR SHOULD BE PART OF THAT RECALL. *JS

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN. A WARNING BELL SOUNDED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE NORMALLY FOR A SHORT PERIOD BEFORE THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

Mileage: 72,000

EXCESSIVE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND ON CITY STREETS SIGNAL LIGHT STAY ON WHEN TURNING INTO ANOTHER STREET THAT YOUR HAVE TO MANUALLY TURN OFF SIGNAL LIGHTS( THIS HAS BEING A PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASE, DOCUMENTED BY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER) . I BELIEVE THIS CARS HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NOT JUST THEIR IGNITION SWITCH. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND IT RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,000. UPDATED 06/17/14 MA UPDATED 8/23/2017*CN

Mileage: 120,000

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DASH BOARD MADE A TONE, IT SAID "POWER STEERING" ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND I LOST ALL POWER STEERING. IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE CAR AND AFTER GETTING IT STOPPED, I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF, SITTING THERE FOR A FEW MINUTES I RESTARTED THE CAR AND THEIR WAS NO ISSUES UNTIL I BACKED OUT, THEN IT DID IT AGAIN. I ENDED UP SITTING THEIR FOR A WHILE LONGER (APROX 15 MINUTES) AND RESTARTED THE CAR AGAIN, BACKED OUT OF THE PARKING PLACE AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE OFF WITH NO PROBLEM'S. SINCE THEN I HAVE NOT HAD ANOTHER INCIDENT WITH THE POWER STEERING. I NOTIFIED CHEVROLET THE NEXT DAY AND THEY SAID MY CAR WASN'T IN THE RECALL SO, THEY WERE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING TO FIX IT. *TR

Mileage: 225,000

AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A STOP LIGHT. THE POWER STEERING DISPLAYED AND THE POWER STEERING WENT AWAY. IT WAS HARD TO STEER AND AFTER I STOPPED AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND STARTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN THEN THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 73,556

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ON APRIL 17, 2014 I STARTED MY 2006 CHEVROLET HHR BY REMOTE TO WARM IT UP. AFTER IT WAS WARMED UP I GOT IN IT TO DRIVE TO WORK. THE CAR WAS REALLY JERKING BAD THEN THE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND HAD POWER STEERING ON IT. I WAS STILL IN THE APARTMENT COMPLEX DRIVE SO I TURNED IT AROUND AND MANAGED TO GO BACK TO MY PARKING SPACE AND PARKED IT. THIS MORNING I DECIDED TO TRY AND DRIVE MY CAR AGAIN. I MANAGED TO GET TO WORK THAT IS ONLY 2 1/2 MILES FROM WHERE I LIVE. I WAS DRIVING UNDER 30 MPH SINCE I DRIVE THROUGH TOWN TO GET TO WORK. AS SOON AS I TURNED INTO MY WORKPLACE'S PARKING LOT THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I PARKED THE CAR AND TURNED IT OFF THEN BACK ON. THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR LIGHT WAS STILL ON AND NOW THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED UP. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER HHRS BUT THE YEAR 2006 IS NOT ON RECALL WHILE 2009 AND 2010 IS FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 72,800

SHORTLY AFTER WE PURCHASED OUR, 06 CHEVROLET HHR, IN MAY 2013, MY FIANCE, INFANT CHILD AND I WAS OUT LOOKING AT HOMES TO POSSIBLY PURCHASE. WHEN SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE CAR. I CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP AGAINST THE CURBSIDE TO AVOID HITTING ANYTHING OR ANYONE. UNTIL NOW, I HAD NO KNOWLEDGE AS TO WHY THAT HAPPENED. I SEE THAT MANY CHEVROLET HHR OWNERS HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING WITH THEIR VEHICLE. I WANT TO KNOW WHY GM HAS NOT RECALLED THESE CARS FOR REPAIRS ALONG WITH THE OTHER VEHICLES FOR THE SAME ISSUES. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN LISTED AS A CONDITION OF DEFECTS FOUND IN OUR CAR. *TR

Mileage: 138,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH IN REVERSE, THERE WAS AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME IN DRIVE WITH PRESSURE APPLIED FORCEFULLY TO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE ENGINE WAS OPERABLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

TURNED THE IGNITION KEY ON TO START THE CAR AND PROCEEDED TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. I DISCOVERED THAT IT SEEMED UNUSUALLY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I LOOKED AT MY INSTRUMENT DASH PANEL AND IT DISPLAYED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY POWER STEERING. I PULLED BACK INTO MY PARKING STALL, TURNED OFF MY IGNITION AND RESTARTED THE CAR BUT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I NEXT TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, MOVED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION KEYWAY A BIT AND THEN RESTARTED THE CAR AGAIN. THIS SEEMED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE "POWER STEERING PROBLEM" WAS CLEARED FROM THE COMPUTER READ OUT ON THE DASH PANEL AND I WAS ABLE TO EASILY STEER THE CAR AGAIN. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I LEARNED THAT THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM HAS TO DO WITH A FAULTY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR INSTALLED IN MANY GM VEHICLES, SOME OF WHICH HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECALLED. THIS COULD DEVELOP INTO A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION SHOULD THIS INCIDENT HAPPEN TO OCCUR WHEN ONE LEAST EXPECTS IT TO, ESPECIALLY WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 91,125

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END WERE SHAKING, AND THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE TECHNICIAN FOUND A WORN OUT BEARING, THE STEERING SHAFT HAD AN INTERNAL FAILURE AND THE SWAY BAR LINKS WERE WORN. THE STEERING COLUMN, INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AND SWAY BAR LINKS WERE REPLACED. ALSO, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK AT TIMES. IT WAS DETERMINED A LIQUID HAD BEEN SPILLED IN THE SHIFTER. ALSO, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. *JB

STARTED THE CAR AND BEGAN TO PULL OUT OF THE DRIVE AND THE POWER STEERING IS NOT WORKING, IT HAD BEEN JUST FINE THE DAY BEFORE. THE CAR NOW STEERS LIKE A 1960'S CAR WITH MANUAL STEERING. *TT

Mileage: 113,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILURE WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH A CHIMING NOISE AS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTIONED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

Mileage: 81,000

2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG MALFUNCTION. *SMD CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN 2010, AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS RECALLED FOR IGNITION AND STEERING PROBLEMS. *JB UPDATED 04/15/14

WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH OUR HHR SINCE WE BOUGHT IT IN AUGUST OF 2007. THE FIRST PROBLEM OCCURRED JUST AFTER PURCHASING IT, WHEN WE WERE DRIVING IT OUT ON A HIGHWAY FOR A FIRST TIME OUTING WITH IT, WHEN I NOTICED THE FRONT WHEELS SEEMED TO BE FLOATING BACK AND FORTH. I SLOWED DOWN AND IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT HOME. WE CONTACTED OUR LOCAL DEALER, AND HAD THE CAR BROUGHT IN TO BE CHECKED OUT. WE WERE TOLD THE FRONT BUSHINGS WERE BAD & NEEDED REPLACING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BUSHINGS. (UNDER WARRANTY) IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007, WE HAD TO REPLACE OUR CARS REMOTE CONTROL, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ONLY 1 YEARS OLD. OUR DEALER REPLACED IT BUT WE HAD TO PAY $81.82 OUT OF OUR POCKET. OCTOBER 2007, I BROUGHT OUR CAR INTO OUR DEALER BECAUSE IT HAD A ROUGH RIDE AND GROANING SOUNDS. THE DEALER LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THE SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THEY REPLACED OUR STEERING COLUMN UNDER WARRANTY. DECEMBER OF 2007 MY WIFE, MOTHER & I WENT TO A CHRISTMAS LIGHT PARADE IN OUR TOWN; WHEN WE GOT HOME I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION & WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE KEY, IT WOULD NOT COME OUT. THAT MONDAY I CALLED OUR LOCAL DEALER & THEY HAD US BRING IN THE CAR ON 12/3/07. THEY REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO POWER TO THE INTER LOCK2 AND A FUSE HAD BROWN. THEY FOUND THAT A WIRE HARNESS WAS PINCHED UNDER THE COLUMN COVER & REPAIRED THE HARNESS (UNDER WARRANTY) JANUARY 29,2008 I BROUGHT OUR 2006 HHR INTO OUR DEALER AGAIN COMPLAINING ABOUT SQUEAKING AND POPPING NOISE WITH CLUNKING IN LEFT FRONT. THEY SAID THEY HEARD NOISE FROM STABILIZER LINKS PIVOT JOINT AT LINK TIRES MISS-MATCHED. THEY REPLACED BOTH STABILIZERS LINKS UNDER WARRANTY. CONTINUED ON NEXT REPORT *JS

Mileage: 33,837

WAS COMING OFF THE INTERSTATE ON AN EXIT RAMP IN A CURVE AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT!! ALMOST RAN INTO THE CONCRETE SIDE WALL OF THE OFF-RAMP....SCARED ME TO DEATH! TOOK IT TO LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. CONTINUES TO DO THIS TO THIS DAY... POWER STEERING TURNS OFF AFTER THE CAR IS DRIVEN AWHILE AND 'WARMS UP'. RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH HHRS SAME AGE AS MINE. A FRIEND'S HHR 2007 DID THE SAME THING AND IT COST HER $900+ TO GET IT FIXED!!! I WOULDN'T COMPLAIN, WOULD JUST HAVE IT FIXED, EXCEPT THAT FROM MY RESEARCH, THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH MANY HHRS AND COBALTS MADE IN 2006!! THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE IT COULD EASILY HAVE CAUSED ME TO WRECK! I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF A DAUGHTER IN COLLEGE...DON'T HAVE THE $ TO FIX THIS REPAIR! *JS

Mileage: 62,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE POWER STEERING SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE FAILURE BUT NO INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,500.

Mileage: 112,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN AND ELECTRIC MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

ENGINE SHUT OFF FIRST TIME RESULTING IN MINOR CONTACT WITH GARAGE DOOR WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY. SHUT DOWN 2 MORE TIMES AT LOW SPEEDS AND A 4TH TIME AT 50MPH IN A CEMENT BARRIER CONSTRUCTION ZONE ON A BRIDGE, NO ROAD SHOULDER, DUE TO SPEED AT SHUT DOWN WAS ABLE TO COAST THROUGH CONSTRUCTION TO ROADSIDE. IGNITION CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED AFTER INCIDENT, HOWEVER SHUTDOWNS CONTINUED AFTER. DROVE CAR WITH SINGLE KEY ONLY SINCE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER MY VEHICLE STILLS SHUTS DOWN! IT HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT IT STILL IS NOT SAFE AND I DON'T BELIEVE WILL BE SAFE AFTER RECALL REPAIR! I DON'T WANT TO WAIT UNTIL I KILL SOMEONE TO HAVE THE GOV, GM, OR ANYONE CARE, THAT THE CARS THAT ARE ACTUALLY SHUTTING DOWN NEED TO BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD AND REPLACED! PLEASE SOMEONE HELP THE CAR OWNERS LIKE ME! HELP US FEEL SAFE AGAIN AND NOT AS THOUGH WE ARE PLAYING RUSSIAN ROULETTE EVERY TIME WE DRIVE OUR CARS! I AM BEGGING SOMEONE AT THIS AGENCY TO PLEASE MAKE THEM REPLACE OUR KNOWN DEFECTIVE AND UNSAFE CARS! MY CAR CONTINUES TO SHUTDOWN AFTER REMOVAL OF ALL THINGS ON THE KEY! HELP! I HAVE 2 SMALL KIDS AND HAVE TO KEEP THEM SAFE! *TR

Mileage: 85,000

WAS DRIVING ON HWY 231 IN NORTHERN ALABAMA AT POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 65MPH, SUDDENLY CAR MADE A CHIME SOUND AND THE "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE CAME ON. UNABLE TO STEER VEHICLE SAFELY AS THE STEERING SEIZED. WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER, BUT WHILE THE 2009-2010 HHR HAS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, IT CURRENTLY DOES NOT COVER THE EARLIER MODELS EVEN THOUGH IT IS OBVIOUSLY THE SAME PROBLEM. AWAITING COST OF REPAIR... *TR

Mileage: 135,000

MY POWER STEERING JUST RANDOMLY WENT OUT. IT HAS CONTINUED TO DO THIS. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE MADE A LEFT TURN AT 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 06/17/14*LJ UPDATED 08/15/2017

Mileage: 95,000

HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE 32K MILES, 2ND OWNER I THINK. STARTING ABOUT 1 AND 1/2 YR AGO THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) STARTED TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING UNDER ANY CONDITION. WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT IS VERY HARD TO TURN THE CAR. CAR MUST BE STOPPED AND ENGINE TURNED OFF AND ON AGAIN TO RESET EPS SYSTEM. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND HAPPENS AT RANDOM.

Mileage: 110,000

TRAVELING ON SOLOMON'S ISLAND RD. IN ANNAPOLIS, MD., I HEARD A CHIME SOUND, "POWER STEERING" APPEARED AS A LIGHTED WARNING, AND I SUDDENLY HAD NO POWER STEERING. I PULLED INTO A SHOPPING CENTER, MAKING A LEFTHAND TURN, AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. I CHECKED MY MANUAL WHICH TOLD ME NOT TO KEEP DRIVING, CALLED MY HUSBAND WHO IS A FORMER AUTO TECH, AND HE ADVISED ME TO START THE CAR AGAIN TO SEE IF THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. IT DIDN'T, SO HE THOUGHT THAT MAYBE IT WAS A TEMPORARY PROBLEM AND ADVISED ME TO DRIVE CAUTIOUSLY, BUT TO PULL OVER IF IT CAME ON AGAIN. I WAS MORE THAN AN HOUR FROM HOME (DENTON, MD.) AND REALLY DIDN'T WANT TO GET STRANDED AT NIGHTFALL, SO I DROVE EAST ON ROUTE 50, AND JUST BEFORE ROWE BLVD., IT CAME ON AGAIN, AND I PULLED OFF TO TRY TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PARK. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER, ESPECIALLY MAKING A 90-DEGREE TURN. IT WAS GETTING DARK, AND I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT PARKING IN A SAFE PLACE TO WAIT FOR MY HUSBAND TO MEET UP WITH ME. SO I REASONED THAT, ONCE I GOT BACK ON ROUTE 50, I WOULD ONLY HAVE TO DRIVE STRAIGHT TO GET TO KENT ISLAND AND MEET UP WITH MY HUSBAND WHO WOULD DRIVE MY CAR THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. I PRAYED MY CAR WOULDN'T GET STRANDED ON THE BAY BRIDGE, BUT IT SEEMED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS THE ONLY ISSUE. MY HUSBAND DROVE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME SAFELY. WE WENT ONLINE TO FIND OUT IF THIS WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE HHR, AND FOUND THAT THERE WERE MANY OWNERS WHO REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. FRANKLY, WE WERE AND ARE SURPRISED THAT HHRS OLDER THAN 2010 HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED. INTERMITTENTLY, THE PROBLEM KEPT OCCURRING WITH MY HUSBAND DRIVING MY CAR UNTIL I FINALLY GOT IT REPAIRED TWO WEEKS LATER ON MARCH 25, 2014. MY STEERING MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR $262.50. *TR

Mileage: 142,000

WAS DRIVING AT LUNCH & POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON & WHEN I WENT TO TURN, I HAD NO POWER STEERING. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

FAULTY STEERING COLUMN, AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN EVENT OF A CRASH. REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BY DEALER. VERY SERIOUS !!! *TR

Mileage: 26,564

STEERING I-SHAFT FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 35,487

UNABLE TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION SWITCH. DEALER REPLACED SOLENOID IN SHIFTER. VERY DANGEROUS, PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *TR

Mileage: 25,826

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT "POWER STEERING DISPLAYED ON INFORMATION CENTER, CHIMES AUDIBLE AS IF DOOR IS AJAR, ILLUMINATED AS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME ABNORMALLY RESISTANT. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE KEYS WOULD FAIL TO EJECT FROM THE IGNITION INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,594 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000. UPDATED 5/13/14*CN..!....UPDATED 07/31/14 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN, WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND VIBRATED AND HE LOST POWER STEERING. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER, SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF, AND RE-STARTED IT AGAIN, AND EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL, AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, A POWER STEERING WAS ORDERED AND THEY WOULD INSTALL UNDER WARRANTY. UPDATED 08/05/14 *TR

Mileage: 83,594

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITH DIFFICULTY IN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,750.

Mileage: 62,750

WHEN THE CAR GET TO 60-65MPH THE STEERING WHEEL START TO VIBRATE VERY BADLY. *TR

POWER STEERING HAS BECOME INTERMITTENT. UPON RESTART IT'S FINE AND THEN GOES OUT PERIODICALLY BETWEEN 2 AND 30 MINUTES AFTER EACH RESTART. ANYONE WHO NEEDS POWER STEERING TO DRIVE, NOT JUST A CONVENIENCE, WOULD HAVE A VERY HARD PHYSICAL TIME MAKING A 90 DEGREE TURN, ESPECIALLY IF THE STEERING WENT OUT WHILE MAKING THE TURN. *TR

Mileage: 86,234

POWER STEERING RANDOMLY KEEPS TURNING OFF. *TR

Mileage: 13,000

THIS INCIDENT IS IDENTICAL TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE10005 WHICH IS FOR THE CHEVROLET COBALT/PONTIAC G5. MY POWER STEERING GAVE OUT, THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER SAID POWER STEERING AND THERE WAS A CHIME. THE POWER STEERING WAS RESTORED WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES SO FAR. THE FIRST TIME IN THE MORNING AFTER A 20 MINUTE DRIVE, WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. THEN AGAIN IN THE MORNING AFTER 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 45 MPH WHILE IN A CURVE. THEN AGAIN IN THE EVENING ON STRAIGHT HIGHWAY GOING 65 MPH AFTER ONLY 5 MILES OF DRIVING. I SEE THIS PROBLEM WAS RECALLED FOR THE ABOVE MENTIONED CARS. MY HHR IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM, AND CHEVY HHR FORUMS SHOW OTHER HHRS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM ALONG WITH THE SATURN ION. *TR

Mileage: 139,500

THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES WITH THIS VEHICLE, USUALLY AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. WHEN BEING CUT OFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, HITTING THE BRAKE HARD AND STEERING AWAY FROM THE OFFENDING VEHICLE CAUSE THE HHR TO FISHTAIL AND GET VERY SQUIRRELLY. IT JUST STARTS GOING BACK AND FORTH IN A ROCKING MOTION AND ONLY SETTLES DOWN BY TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR COULD EASILY GO INTO A ROLL OVER. I HAVE HAD IT INSPECTED BY LES SCHWAB AND THEY REPLACED THE STRUTS AND SHOCKS, BUT SAW NO REAL PROBLEMS. THIS LATEST INCIDENT OCCURRED MANY MONTHS AFTER THAT WORK WAS COMPLETED, SO THAT APPARENTLY WAS NOT PART OF THE PROBLEM. IT WILL ALSO OCCASIONALLY GIVE ME A SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN DECELERATING FROM A MODERATE SPEED. HOWEVER, THAT DOES NOT OCCUR MOST OF THE TIME... ROTORS APPEAR TO BE FINE. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME HARD TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WOULD SUDDENLY MALFUNCTION MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE DRIVING, SUDDENLY THE WARNING ALARM DINGED AND POWER STEERING APPEARED ON THE NOTIFICATION WINDOW. POWER STEERING WAS SUDDENLY NOT THERE, JUST AS I WAS ENTERING A CONSTRUCTION ZONE WITH LANE REALIGNMENT. I PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE CAR AND LET IT SIT FOR A MINUTE. WHEN I RESTARTED IT, THE POWER STEERING WORKED. IT STAYED FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES BEFORE THE ERROR RETURNED. THIS PATTERN REPEATED THROUGHOUT THE DAY, REGARDLESS OF SPEED OR AMOUNT OF TURNS. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH TO PREPARE ME FOR A CALL TO THE MECHANIC ON MONDAY SHOWED THIS SEEMS TO BE A NOT-UNCOMMON ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 119,955

GEAR SHIFTER PIN BROKE & NOW WON'T LOCK IN GEAR. THE KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED EXCEPT BY REMOVING A CAP ON THE STEERING COLUMN & PRESSING A RELEASE BUTTON. DEFECTIVE GEAR SHIFTER PIN. ------------------------------------- I WENT HOME & TRIED TO TAKE MY KEY OUT BUT IT WOULD NOT RELEASE SO SINCE THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN COMPLETELY OFF THE BATTERY DIED. I FOUND OUT ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. I FOUND OUT HOW TO REMOVE THE PLUG ON THE STEERING COLUMN TO PRESS THE RELEASE TO TAKE OUT THE KEY. THE GEAR SHIFTER WILL NOT LOCK SO IT IS EASY FOR IT TO SLIP INTO NEUTRAL OR OUT OF PARK & ROLL AWAY. I DON'T HAVE THE $500 THEY SAID IT WILL TAKE TO FIX IT SO I HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT. I ALWAYS HAVE TO MAKE SURE TO LOCK MY EMERGENCY BRAKE & HAVE TO HIT THE RELEASE TO TAKE MY KEY OUT. THIS IS DANGEROUS & SO WRONG OF GM NOT TO RECALL THIS WHEN SO MANY HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS THEIR DEFECT & NOT THE CUSTOMERS. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

I TOOK MY 2006 HHR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. MY CAR HAS EXHIBITED THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THOSE DESCRIBED, BUT I WAS TOLD THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT LOOK AT MY VEHICLE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY MY HHR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL WHILE OTHERS ARE. I DID NOT SEE WHERE THERE WAS A DISTINCTION BETWEEN SOME 2006 HHR AND OTHERS. THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT IN MY VEHICLE ON A REGULAR BASIS. *TR

Mileage: 70,271

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, A WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITH THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER RESTARTING. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWENTY TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

Mileage: 71,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND STOPPED AT A DRIVE THRU COFFEE SHOP. AFTER RECEIVING MY ORDER AND DROVE OFF, I LOST MY POWER STEERING. MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I CONTINUED DRIVING HOME. THANKFULLY, I ONLY LIVE A COUPLE OF MILES AWAY, THOUGH DRIVING HOME WAS DIFFICULT. WHILE TURNING ON ONE STREET, I ALMOST HIT A CAR, AS IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT MAKING A TURN. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WHICH WILL COST ME 312.00 DOLLARS. I AM UPSET THAT THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT ADMIT TO THE FAULTY MOTOR, AS I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS, I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF NOT ADDRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

THE POWER STEERING JUST GOES OUT. IF YOU TURN THE IGNITION OFF THEN TURN THE IGNITION BACK ON THE POWER STEERING COMES BACK ON. THE POWER STEERING WILL JUST GO OUT RANDOMLY.WE THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE COVERED UNDER OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT THEY SAY IT'S NOT. THE MECHANIC SAYS IT'S THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE POWERSTEERING MODULE. COST OF REPAIR WILL BE ABOUT 1100 DOLLARS. 2006 HHR. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WILL TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT WILL TURN ON. ON WARMER DAYS IT STAYS OF AND ON COLD DAYS IT WILL CYCLE ON AND OFF. CHEVY RECALLED TWO OTHER MODELS WITH THE SAME FRAME STYLE. COBALT AND PONTIAC G6. MY HHR IS NOT ON THE LIST. IGNITION WILL NOT TURN TO RUN POSITION ON COLD DAYS. HAVE TO WIGGLE AND PLAY WITH KEY FOR MINUTES TO TURN. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

MY CAR STARTED GIVING ME A CHARGING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT. I HAD IT CHECKED, WITH NO FINDINGS. THE CAR STOPPED ON ME SEVERAL TIMES, YET ALWAYS CHECK OUT OKAY. THE LAST TIME THE BATTERY WAS SHORTED, SO I REPLACED IT. THE NEXT DAY THE CAR STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A SHOP, WHERE IT STARTED UP FINE AND DIDN'T SHOW ANYTHING ON DIAGNOSTIC. WHEN I WENT TO PICK IT UP IT STARTED AND THEN SHORTED OUT THE COMPUTER. THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED, IT STARTED UP, THEN STARTED SMOKING AND SHORTED OUT THE NEW COMPUTER. I WANT TO NOTE THAT APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AGO, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND SHORTED OUT THE CHARGING SYSTEM, TWICE. IT WAS REPAIRED AT CHEVROLET IN BAKERSFIELD. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AS I WAS LEAVING A PARKING GARAGE. MY DRIVING WAS GREATLY IMPAIRED ON THE WAY HOME. *TR

Mileage: 21,000

WHEN DRIVING AFTER MAKING A TURN THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THIS OCCURS ABOUT EVERY OTHER DAY WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE 2005 CHEVY HHR'S FOR THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR GOING OUT I THINK IT SHOULD APPLY TO THE 2006 MODEL BECAUSE IT IS THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENING. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

STEERING ASSIST WENT OUT. MESSAGE ON DASH DISPLAY ALERTED ME AS WELL. COULD RESTART THE CAR, AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. I UNDERSTAND THIS HAS OCCURRED ON MANY HHR'S, AND COBALTS, AND THE COBALT HAS A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 139,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ARBITRARILY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,500.

Mileage: 75,500

I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND THE WARNING FOR THE POWER STEERING CAME ON. IT THEN BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. WHEN I STARTED THE HHR UP ALMOST 8 HOURS LATER, IT DROVE FINE. I DON'T WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN A WRECK BECAUSE MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT. *TR

Mileage: 71,400

THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE COMES ON AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. IT'S VERY HARD TO STEER THE WHEEL. I HAVE TO FIND A PLACE TO PULL OVER AND RE-START THE CAR. TODAY IT I HAD TO RE-START IT 3 TIMES ON A SHORT TRIP TO THE STORE AND BACK. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. IT HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING. LUCKILY I WAS IN TOWN TO PULL OVER, BUT EVEN THAT WAS A HARD WITH TRAFFIC AND TRYING TO FIND A PLACE TO PULL OVER. IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN REALLY DANGEROUS, BECAUSE I WOULDN'T HAVE ANY CONTROL. IN SEARCHING THE INTERNET I FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT ITS NOT BEING RECALLED EVEN THOUGH THIS PART HAS BEEN RECALLED IN THE ION, MALIBU AND COBALT AND THE HHR IN CANADA. IF THIS IS A FAULTY PART, I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. SO PLEASE RE-CALL THIS PART. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY HHR, I LOVE IT BUT, IT HAS ISSUES 1ST I BOUGHT IT USED 15,000 MILES. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD 1. THE REAR LOGO REPLACED 4 TIMES, THEN, 2.THE KEY GET STUCK WHEN I TURN OFF THE CAR SO I USED THE PLUNGER AND 3. THE GEAR SHIFT MOVES WHEN THE CAR IS OFF OR ON. NOW, 4. THE KEY WON'T TURN TO START THE CAR I HAVE TO JIGGLE IT TILL IT WORKS. 5. MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT RANDOMLY, WHILE DRIVING IT SO I CAN'T TURN THE 6.-,7.-, AND 8.3 RECALLS, THEN, 9. THE WHEELS SHAKES AT 60 MPH, I HAVE 10. AND 11. REPLACED BOTH FRONT DOOR HANDLES WITH IN 2 WEEKS 12. I HEAR A LOUD CRACKLING OR STATIC SOUND FROM MY SPEAKERS AND THE RADIO IS OFF. OH AND 13. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WON'T GO OFF PLUS 14. EVERY TIME I HAVE TO CHANGE THE BATTERY I HAVE TO GET MY REMOTE REPROGRAMMED FOR THE AUTO START... IT CAME WITH THE CAR. WHAT IS GOING ON? THERE ARE 14 ISSUES SOME SAFETY AND SOME COSMETIC BUT, CLEARLY AN ISSUE I AM ONLY MAKING MY VOICE HEARD BECAUSE I JUST STARTED RESEARCHING MY CAR. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX THE MAJOR IGNITION OR GEAR SHIFT, TRANSMISSION AND ELECTRICAL CAR SHAKING THESE HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN A LOT OF HHRS. PLEASE HELP. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

Mileage: 72,000

DETERMINE IF A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT TREND EXISTS...HAVE YOU SEEN HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THERE POWER STEERING CUTTING OUT? WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE? I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH MINE GOING OUT RANDOMLY FOR AT LEAST A YEAR. IT MAY CUT OUT 6 - 10 TIMES A DAY, IT MAY GO A WEEK OR A MONTH BEFORE IT DOES IT AGAIN. IT MAY NOT DO IT FOR ME, BUT WILL DO IT FOR MY SON...HEAT, RAIN, COLD, SNOW IT'S JUST SO RANDOM AND DANGEROUS. AND YES THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WILL RESET IF YOU TURN THE KEY OFF AND BACK ON. THIS IS JUST CRAZY THAT THIS FAILURE IS HAPPENING TO SO MANY HHR DRIVERS. I CANT BELIEVE THAT THE PROBLEM HASN'T BEEN DETERMINED AND THAT THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T ALREADY KNOW WHAT TO REPLACE AND HAS TO CHARGE YOU TO DO DIAGNOSTICS TO FIGURE IT OUT. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER CAR RECALLS (COBALT) FOR POWER STEERING WHY NOT THE HHR NOW? *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A CURVE AT 55 MPH THE POWER STEERING QUIT AND THE VEC BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

BOUGHT 2006 HHR LT NEW FOR MY COMPANY. PURCHASED IT FROM MY COMPANY FOR PERSONAL USE IN EARLY 2011. WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS PRACTICING PARALLEL PARKING AT THE DMV (FOR LICENSE TEST), THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN SHE WAS FULLY STOPPED AND TURNED THE WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT TO BEGIN THE PARKING MANEUVER. IT HAPPENED ON THE THIRD PRACTICE FOR THE DAY. TURNED THE HHR OFF, LET IT SET 30 SEC, AND TURNED IT BACK ON. STEERING RESET. WORKED FOR A COUPLE OF PRACTICES, AND THEN THE POWER ASSIST QUIT AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES, WITH THE 3RD TIME NOT RESETTING. LEFT AND DROVE OFF WITH NO POWER STEERING. A COUPLE OF MILES DOWN THE ROAD, TURNED OFF THE HHR AT A STOPLIGHT. IT RESET WHEN I TURNED THE HHR BACK ON. WENT TO THE DEALER THAT DAY (CHRISTMAS EVE 2013) TO GET IT FIXED. THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR - $453. SEEMED TO WORK FINE. WENT TO DMV SITE AGAIN TODAY (CHRISTMAS) FOR FURTHER PARKING PRACTICE AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN -- DURING THE WHEEL TURN AT A COMPLETE STOP. HAPPENED TWICE; RESET BOTH TIMES. QUIT PRACTICE IN FRUSTRATION. OBVIOUSLY THE MOTOR WAS NOT THE ISSUE . . . OR NOT THE ONLY ISSUE. SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING THEME ON THIS SITE THAT HHR STEERING HAS DESIGN FLAWS. PROBABLY PAST TIME FOR REGULATORS TO SEE THAT THE STATISTICS JUSTIFY A RECALL ON THE HHR'S POWER STEERING. GOING BACK TO DEALER TOMORROW. HOW MUCH THIS TIME IS THE BIG QUESTION? *TR

Mileage: 147,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 55MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND LOST ALL OF MY POWER STEERING ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. LUCKILY I GOT THE CAR OVER TO THE SHOULDER. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT TO SEE IF THAT WOULD REMEDY THE ISSUE AND 10 MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD AGAIN, IT DID THE SAME THING. I TRIED TO CHANGE OUT THE FUSE UNDER THE HOOD AND TO NO AVAIL, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WITHIN 5 MINUTES THIS TIME. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AND GM SHOULD FIX THIS ISSUE. I'VE HAD ALOT OF CARS AND NEVER HAD A POWER STEERING ISSUE WITH THIS ESP. I MAY NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM PRODUCT AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHEN SHE MADE A RIGHT TURN. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVEN THE VEHICLE TO HER HOME. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, DUE TO THE COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. RK

Mileage: 100,000

AT VARIES SPEEDS AND DRIVING CONDITIONS THE POWER STEERING ON THE VECHILE STOPS WORKING. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE AT STOP LIGHTS AND WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

WE OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY TIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE PAST WEEK - AND AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND WEATHER CONDITIONS. A GOOGLE SEARCH REVEALED THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS COMPONENT AND IT HAS BEEN ADDRESSED IN OTHER MODELS WITH THE SAME POWER STEERING MOTOR. WHY HAVEN'T THE HHR'S BEEN INCLUDED IN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY? LOSING POWER STEERING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND TRYING TO GET OVER 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO STOP AND RESTART THE ENGINE COULD BE DEADLY! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

Mileage: 11,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR IT TO RESUME NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,112.

Mileage: 83,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLES WERE FRACTURED. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE DOOR PANEL ON BOTH DOORS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STEERING ON ANOTHER OCCASION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

Mileage: 104,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR THE CONTACT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 12/04/13*LJ

Mileage: 63,000

MY 2006 HHR HAS HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT AND REAR END STRUTS REPLACED AND NOW, THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND DRIVE SHAFT. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 80K MILES ON IT. I DON'T DRIVE IT THAT MUCH SO IT SHOULDN'T BE HAVING ALL OF THESE ISSUES. WHY HASN'T GM ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR ALL THE PROBLEMS IT HAS? I'VE READ COUNTLESS SIMILAR STORIES ON THE INTERNET. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

I WAS EXITING A COMMERCIAL DRIVEWAY UPON TRYING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT AND IT TOOK A MINUTE TO STRAIGHTEN UP. MY DASHBOARD INDICATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO ASSESS THE VEHICLE AND CAME TO FIND OUT THAT THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A POWER STEERING PUMP, ITS ELECTRICAL. AT THE TIME OF THIS OCCURRENCE I WAS 100 MILES AWAY FROM HOME. UPON RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I CAME ACROSS THIS WEBSITE WITH COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER DRIVERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. I JUST PURCHASE MY CAR 3 WEEKS AGO. HOPEFULLY, YOU WILL TAKE IN CONSIDERATION THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AND REQUEST A RECALL. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT OR BE KILLED BEFORE THIS PROBLEM IS RECTIFIED? *TR

Mileage: 82,500

WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND SHE LOST POWER STEERING. SHE GOT HOME, CALLED THE DEALER AND ASKED ABOUT RECALLS AND WAS INFORMED THE 2006 COBALT (MECHANICALLY AND EQUIPMENT WISE THE SAME CAR WITH A DIFFERENT SKIN) WAS RECALLED BUT NOT THE HHR. I TOOK THE CAR TO FIRESTONE AND THE STEERING WORKED FINE. THEY CHECKED OUT THE STEERING AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG BUT INDICATED THE HHR HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS IN CANADA BUT NOT IN THE US AND THAT THE REPAIR IS QUITE EXPENSIVE. IS THE GOVERNMENT PROTECTING THEIR INVESTMENT IN GM BY NOT ISSUING A RECALL? PLEASE EXPLAIN THIS SITUATION OR RECALL THE TWIN OF THE COBALT. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK IN THE SNOW THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED OUT OF MY HANDS. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR OTHER CHEVY MODELS BUT NOT THE HHR. DOES SOMEONE NEED TO DIE IN AN ACCIDENT FIRST. I GOT A RECALL LETTER FOR THE STORAGE BIN IN THE DASH NOT STAYING CLOSED AND THAT IS A MINOR INCONVENIENCE, FOR MY WIFE WHO HAS ALWAYS HAD POWER STEERING IN A VEHICLE TO HAVE IT SUDDENLY GO OUT SCARES YOU WHEN YOU ARE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IF YOU TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT WITHIN A MINUTE OR TWO ITS OUT AGAIN. CONSUMERS PAY FOR SAFETY AND IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE ALL OF THE THIS REGULATIONS ARE HELPING WHEN IT REALLY MATTERS. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

DRIVING TO WORK AND TURNED A CORNER, DISCOVER ALMOST TOO LATE THAT I HAD NO POWER STEERING. NO LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASH TO WARN ME AND I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE HAS BEEN NO SOLUTION TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AS IT KEEPS RECURRING. *TR

Mileage: 96,601

AS I WAS DRIVING MY ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SHUT DOWN. I PULLED OVER TURNED ENGINE OFF AND WHEN STARTED AGAIN IT AGAIN STEERING WORKED. WENT TO A STORE, AND DROVE CAR ABOUT HALF MILE AND STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD TURNED ENGINE OFF, RESTARTED AND WORKED FOR ABOUT EIGHT OF A MILE. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND REPEATED AS BEFORE. THIS IS NOW MORE FREQUENT. AS OF TODAY 9/4 AFTER THE ENGINE BEGINS TO WARM UP THE STEERING TURNS OFF. ALL FLUIDS IN CAR ARE FULL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE CAR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER WHEN THE STEERING GOES OUT. I SAW THAT THE COBALT HAD A RECALL FOR THIS AND THE HHR IS MECHANICALLY AND ELECTRONICALLY THE SAME AS THE HHR. THE HHR SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE SAME RECALL. THANK YOU. *JB

Mileage: 60,000

HAD POWER STEERING ISSUE DID SOME RESEARCH TURNS OUT TO BE OVER HEAT.. CHECK COOLANT LEVELS. MY COOLANT TEMP. OVER 200 ADDED COOLANT NOW AROUND 190 STEERING WORKS FINE. *JB

Mileage: 7,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED A FEW MINUTES LATER AND OPERATED AS DESIGNED FOR ANOTHER MILE BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM MOTOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000. UPDATED 10/17/13*CN THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE ON AUGUST 20, 2013. UPDATED 10/24/13

Mileage: 97,000

I DO NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING UNTIL I DRIVE A FEW MILES. AFTER I DRIVE MY 2006 CHEVY HHR A FEW MILES THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON & MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING COMPLETELY STOPS..THE CAR IS VERY HARD TO STEER AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO PARK..WHEN I NEED TO PARK I HAVE TO TURN MY CAR OFF & THEN START IT BACK UP. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND THAT MY HHR IS NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING AND THERE WERE ALSO OTHER CHEVY MAKES & MODELS.WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THEM..WILL YOU PLEASE HAVE A RECALL ON THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ON THE 2006 CHEVY HHR SO WE CAN BE SAFE ON THE ROAD...[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 59,000

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND ITS VERY HARD TO DRIVE! I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON TO GET IT GOING! WHEN IT FIRST HAPPEN I WAS GOING AROUND A CURVE,AND IT TOTALLY SCARED ME! *TR

POWER STEERING MOTOR SHORTED OUT, WHEN WE TOOK IT TO CHEVY DEALER WE WERE TOLD THAT GM WOULD NOT SELL THE MOTOR SEPARATELY AS THE STEERING COLUMN WENT OUT SHORTLY AFTER THE POWER STEERING MOTOR, AND WERE ALSO TOLD THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON SOME HHR'S. THE PRICE TO REPAIR IS $1500. I AM 71 YEARS OLD, MY DISABLED HUSBAND IS 72 YEARS OLD AND WE ONLY HAVE SOCIAL SECURITY AS INCOME. TRIED TO GET SOME COMPENSATION FROM GM AND AFTER ALMOST 3 WEEKS THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME BECAUSE I BOUGHT THE CAR USED FROM A DEALER OTHER THAN A CHEVY DEALER, THAT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND OVER MILEAGE. IF THE STEERING GOES OUT THERE MOST LIKELY BE AN ACCIDENT OF SOME KIND. WE HAVE NO OTHER TRANSPORTATION, I DO FEEL THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE. ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE TO HAVE GM HONOR THE RECALL WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *TR

Mileage: 102,187

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

POWER STEERING WENT OUT. GOES OUT EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. *TR

Mileage: 41,256

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO JUMP START THE VEHICLE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE HOURS LATER HOWEVER, THE STEERING WHEEL HAD BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT STATED SHE DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER BECAUSE SHE DID NOT TRUST THE PARTS THAT WERE BEING USED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

Mileage: 119,000

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING, CAUSING ME TO NEARLY HIT MY MAILBOX. THE INFORMATION SCREEN ON THE SPEEDOMETER SAID POWER STEERING AND MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

Mileage: 133,552

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER REPAIRED NOR INSPECTED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND CAUSED RESISTANCE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

Mileage: 52,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

I WAS GOING ABOUT 35MPH WHEN I CAME UPON A CURVE AND MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED ME TOO LOOSE CONTROL AND CRASH INTO AN OPEN FIELD. IVE SPENT MOST OF MY DAY RESEARCHING AND MAKING PHONE CALLS. MY LOCAL DEALER TELLS ME THAT THERE HAS BEEN MANY ISSUES WITH THIS BUT THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO RECALLS ON THE 2006 HHR. *TR

Mileage: 167,000

I WAS DRIVING WITH ATLEAST 42 MPH COMING DOWN FROM A BRIDGE WITH A CURVE ROAD WHEN MY POWER STEERING SHUT DOWN. NO SIGN, WHEN I TRIED TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL FOR THE CURVE, IT WOULDN'T MOVE. I PANICKED AND ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S DRIVING THE SAME SPEED AS ME. I HAD TO TURN ON MY HAZARD SIGN TO NOTIFY OTHERS I+M HAVING PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN..AS SOON AS I REACHED HOME, I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND AFTER 10 MINS TURNED IT ON AGAIN AND IT WAS WORKING FINE. IM TOO SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR. MY WORK IS 12 MILES FROM ME AND THIS STEERING PROBLEM HAPPENED WITHOUT A WARNING. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILED AND CONTINUES TO FAIL AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING FOR ABOUT 100 METERS. *TR

Mileage: 56,451

THE CAR SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST IS LOST, THE VEHICLE CAN STILL BE STEERED, HOWEVER, WITH GREATER EFFORT (MANUAL STEERING). THE SLOWER THE VEHICLE IS MOVING, THE HIGHER THE STEERING EFFORT. UNLESS A DRIVER COMPENSATES FOR THIS ADDITIONAL STEERING EFFORT, LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST IS LOST, A CHIME WILL BE HEARD AND THE MESSAGE CENTRE WILL DISPLAY A POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE. TYPICALLY THE NEXT TIME THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WILL RETURN AND THE MESSAGE WOULD NO LONGER BE DISPLAYED. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR FAILED. RESET AFTER SHUTOFF AND RESTART OF CAR. PROBLEM INTERMITTENT, OCCURRING SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL, OTHER TIMES REPEATEDLY (IE 5 TIMES IN A THREE MILE DRIVE). PROBLEM ALWAYS OCCURRED WHILE MOVING DURING A VARIETY OF SPEEDS (25-75MPH) AND WHILE DECELERATING AND ACCELERATING. THE ONLY CIRCUMSTANCE IN WHICH IT DID NOT OCCUR WAS STANDING STILL OR TURNING. DEALER SAID SHORT CIRCUIT IN POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR WAS THE PROBLEM AND REPAIRED IT QUICKLY. THERE ARE NOT A LOT OF MILES ON MY VEHICLE, FOR A PART LIKE THIS TO BREAK AND NOT BE RELATED TO A DEFECT SEEMS LESS THAN REALISTIC. I'VE READ ABOUT THE SAME PART ON CHEVY COBALTS (THE HHR PLATFORM) BEING RECALLED AND MANY COMPLAINTS BY HHR OWNERS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE. NOTE: WHEN I TOLD THE SERVICE DEPT I WAS USING MY MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN INSURANCE (VIA GEICO), THEY ASKED WHAT MY DEDUCTIBLE WAS ($250); INTERESTINGLY, WHEN I CALLED TO ASK ABOUT REPLACING STATED PART, WAS TOLD REPAIR WAS "ABOUT $400" BUT ACTUAL REPAIR BILLING ENDED UP BEING $218. *TR

Mileage: 39,500

VEHICLE WILL STALL AND WE WILL CRASH OR BE HIT BY SOME ONE. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLS YOU LOOSE ALL POWER THAT IS POWER STEERING,BRAKES,THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE .IT BEGAN WITH MY KEY GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION,WOULD HAVE TO TRY TO PLACE IN PARK MULTIPLE TIMES TO RELEASE THE KEY. FOUND THE PANEL IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE RELEASE BUTTON TO REMOVE KEY. NOW THE GEAR SHIFT BUTTON IS STUCK IN THE PRESSED POSITION, MAKING THE CAR VULNERABLE TO COMING OUT OF GEAR. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND COSTLY TO FIX. ADDITIONAL PERSONAL RESEARCH HAS INDICATED THIS IS A COMMON & KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE (CHEVY HHR) AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN A WARNING WASSAGE DISPLAYED ASYIN POWER STEERING, A BELL STARTED DINGING AND STERING THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT. I WAS IN A CURVE ON A HILL. I WASW ABLE TO SAFELY GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TURNED THE CAR OFF, CHECKED FUSES, FOUND NO PROBLEM. RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN. HAD NOW DONE THIS ABOUT 15 TIMES AFTER THE CAR WARMS UP OR TRAVELDED ABOUT 20 MILES. HAS HAPPENED TO MY WIFE A FEW TIMES AND CAUSES HER DIDICULTY IN STERING THE CAR WITH HER RECOVERY FROM SHOULDER SURGERY. IN RESEARCHING ON LINE AND I SEE THIS CAR HAS BEEN RECALLED IN CANADA, AND THE SAME PARTS ARE USED IN THE CHEVY COVALT AND HAS RECALLS FOR THE PROBLEM IN THE US. WHY NOT THE CHEVY HHR BEEN RECALLED? *TR

Mileage: 131,250

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH , THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AT RANDOM INTERVALS. IF YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON AGAIN, IT WORKS JUST FINE. IT COULD BE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IF IT HAPPENED IN A SITUATION WHERE I WAS EXPECTING IT TO WORK, BUT IT DIDN'T. *TR

Mileage: 93,232

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,623.

Mileage: 115,623

STEERING FAILS WHEN DRIVING. THE CAR IS NOT STEERABLE. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. CHEVY COBALT HAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. HHR IS THE SAME PLATFORM,SAME STEERING COMPONENTS,SAME MANUFACTURE OF STEERING COMPONENTS. GM IS SUING THE MANUFACTURE OF THE POWER STEERING UNITS BUT DOESN'T RECOGNIZE A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE CHEVY HHR. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE DASH PANEL WARNING LIGHTS ALL STARTED FLASHING ON AND OFF. WHEN IT DID THIS THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND WHEN I TRIED TO STOP THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE POWER BRAKES DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT. IT FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE HAD THE OLD STYLE MANUAL BRAKES. IT HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES AND WHEN I RESEARCHED IT ONLINE I NOTICED THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER HHR OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM ORIGINALLY STARTED WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT TO COME ON RANDOMLY AND I WOULD HAVE TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO RESET THE COMPUTER. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND THERE IS NO POWER STEERING, HARD TO STEER. HAPPENS NUMEROUS TIMES. TURN CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND IT'S FINE AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 85,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR LT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO ASSIST WITH REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,017.

Mileage: 15,000

I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE TRAVELING AT APPROX 60 MPH WHEN I HEARD A DING-DING SOUND AND I LOOKED AT MY DISPLAY PANEL BELOW THE SPEEDOMETER AND IT SAID POWER STEERING AND I REALIZED THAT I HAD LOST MY POWER STEERING ON MY HHR...DROVE HOME THINKING IT WAS LOW ON POWER STEERING FLUID, I UNLOADED GROCERIES AND WENT UP TO MY LOCAL ADVANCE AUTO..ONLY TO FIND THE CAR HAD RESET ITS POWER STEERING AND ALL SEEMED FINE. PURCHASED THE PS FLUID ONLY TO FIND IT DID NOT USE PS FLUID IT IS ALL ELECTRICAL. IT CONTINUED ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY UNTIL YESTERDAY (APRIL 7) WHEN THE PS ALERT CAME ON AND NOW STAYS ON...I HAVE NO POWER STEERING WHICH HAS CAUSED ME TO JUST ABOUT HIT PARKED CARS...TURNING A CURVE ON MY WAY TO WORK THIS MORNING I JUST ABOUT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE!! THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. CHEVROLET SEEMINGLY KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON THE HHRS...A RECALL ON THE VEHICLES ARE NEEDED IMMEDIATELY TO CORRECT THIS AS THE POTENTIAL FOR A DEADLY CRASH IS VERY HIGH. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY VEHICLE ANY MORE..WHY WERE THE SAME PARTS RECALLED ON OTHER CHEVY MODELS AND NOT THE HHR?? I SIMPLY DO NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY FUNDS AVAILABLE TO ME TO FIX THIS ISSUE..THE RESPONSIBILITY I THINK LIES WITH THE MANUFACTURER AS IT IS THEIR PART THAT IS FAILING ON THESE VEHICLES.. *TR

Mileage: 58,011

I WAS DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY IN SLOW LANE, POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH AND I INSTANTLY LOST POWER STEERING. I STOPPED AT NEXT EXIT, TURNED OFF CAR CALLED HUSBAND HE SAID TO TAKE IT HOME. I STARTED CAR, IT WAS FINE, NO WARNING ON DASH, DROVE FINE. I DROVE A FEW HUNDRED FEET, LOST POWER STEERING. THIS WENT ON SIX TIMES, WITH ME STOPPING TURNING OFF CAR AND RESTARTING BEFORE I COULD GET HOME. I'M A SMALL WOMEN AND THAT LITTLE CAR TURNED INTO A TANK WITHOUT POWER STEERING. I CALLED MY DEALER HE SAID NO RECALL AND IT WOULD COST $109.00 TO DIAGNOSE AND $120.00- $653.00 JUST FOR PARTS NOT LABOR. I CHECKED ON LINE AND THERE HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CHEVY COBALT AND PONTIAC G5 HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND THEY HAVE THE IDENTICAL ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR. WHY HAVEN,T YOU RECALLED THE HHR? FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER AS DRIVER HAVE I FELT UNSAFE IN MY VEHICLE. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BEFORE THIS TURNS INTO UNNECESSARY, PREVENTABLE TRAGEDIES. I PRAY IT IS NOT ME!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

I WAS DRIVING TO PICK MY KIDS UP FROM SCHOOL WHEN MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, SO I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND PURCHASED SOME POWER STEERING FLUID BUT THIS CAR DOESN'T TAKE POWER STEERING FLUID BECAUSE ITS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON THE POWER STEERING WAS OK. I WAS DRIVING BACK OUT TO THE SCHOOL THIS MORNING AND MY CAR DID THE SAME THING AND ONCE I TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON IT HAS BEEN FINE. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY SO NO RECALL AS BEEN ISSUED BUT I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,278. ..UPDATED 05/01/13 *BF

Mileage: 96,278

THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON FREQUENTLY. I HAVE NO POWER STEERING AND HAVE TO DO IT MANUALLY WHICH MAKES IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE AND MORE. SOMETIMES I CAN ONLY BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENS. AS THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE, I AM WONDERING WAY CHEVY DOESN'T DO A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,750 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,795. ...UPDATED 04/25/13 *BF UPDATED 06/03/2013 *JS

Mileage: 65,750

POWER STEERING CUT OUT, AND MANUAL OR DIFFICULT STEERING WAS REQUIRED. BASED ON SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS, THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, AND RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE CHEVY COBALT WHICH HAS THE SAME POWER STEERING AS THE HHR. RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED IN CANADA FOR THE HHR AS WELL. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 127,000

STARTED OF A FEW YEARS AGO IF I TURNED THE WHEEL ALL WAY TO LEFT OR RIGHT POWER STEERING WOULD GO OUT. HAD TO TURN MOTOR OFF THEN ON AGAIN TO RESET. NOW IT GOES OUT DURING NORMAL DRIVING EVEN ON FREEWAY. IT GOES OUT A FEW TIMES A DAY. HAVE TO RESTART ENGINE TO GET POWER STEERING BACK. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,500.

Mileage: 38,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND CAUSED THE STEERING TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. THE DEALER WAS CALLED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING IN THE HHR MODEL VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

Mileage: 57,000

THE SAME AS WITH THE COBALT THAT HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR REPAIR SERVICE. ONLY WITH THE HHR, THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM!! I HAD TO TAKE MY CAR TO DEALERSHIP GARAGE AND PAY FOR SCAN DIAGNOSTICS AND ALSO FOR POWER STEERING MOTOR...DUE TO THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT WAS RECALLED FOR THE COBALT! I FEEL THAT GM NEEDS TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD AND HAVE THE SAME RECALL FOR ALL THEIR MAKES THAT HAVE THIS ISSUE. COULD BE RESULT OF FATALITIES DUE TO SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHICH COULD DEPEND ON LOCATION THIS DECIDES TO HAPPEN. NOT HAPPY WITH BEING TREATED DIFFERENTLY JUST BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A COBALT INSTEAD I DRIVE A HHR WITH THE SAME PART AND PROBLEM THAT THEY WILL COVER FOR COBALT OWNERS!!! *TR

Mileage: 128,525

THE CAR WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING AFTER ACCELERATING PAST 5 OR 10 MPH. INITIALLY YOU COULD TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND BACK ON AND IT WOULD HAVE POWER STEERING FOR A PERIOD AND THEN GO OFF AGAIN. "POWER STEERING" FLASHED ON THE DASH DISPLAY. AFTER A FEW WEEKS THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND COULD NO LONGER BE REMEDIED BY TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN. OUR REGULAR REPAIR SHOP STATED THE DEALER WOULD HAVE TO FIX IT WHEN WE HAD THEM DOING SOME ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE DEALER COST BEING AN UNKNOWN WE JUST DECIDED TO LIVE WITHOUT POWER STEERING GOING ON A YEAR OR SO NOW. WE FINALLY BIT THE BULLET AND BROUGHT IT IN - BAD MOTOR ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH REPAIR COST $379. AFTER SEEING SO MANY PEOPLE POSTING ON THE WEB WITH THE SAME PROBLEM IT'S CLEAR THE MODEL SHOULD BE RECALLED. I HAVE A COMPLAINT IN TO GENERAL MOTORS AT THIS TIME AND THEY ARE SEEING IF THEY CAN HELP. IT WOULD BE GREAT IF THEY WOULD, I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS. WE WILL BUY A NEW VEHICLE TO REPLACE THIS ONE PROBABLY WITHIN 12 MONTHS. RELUCTANT TO BUY AMERICAN MADE AGAIN - WE HAVE HAD MUCH BETTER LUCK WITH MULTIPLE TOYOTAS. HOPE PEOPLE CONTINUE TO POST COMPLAINTS - THAT'S THE ONLY WAY RECALLS AND CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY CAN HAPPEN. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,600.

Mileage: 98,600

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT APPROX 60 MPH. THE POWERSTEERING MESSAGE FLASHED THEN THE GAUGES WENT TO 0 THEN LOCK ON LEFT SIDE ON INSTRUMENT PANEL CAME ON AND LOST POWER TO CAR. PULLED OVER AND CAR DIED. WOULD NOT RE START FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. WHEN RE STARTED ALL HAPPENED AGAIN, THEN TURNED OFF IGNITION AND RESTARTED THEN ALL WAS OK FOR A TIME. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 65 MPH THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND I GOT A NOTIFICATION ON MY DASH PANEL. I HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF TO RESET IT, AND NOW ITS BEEN GOING OUT AT LEAST ONCE A DAY EVERYDAY SINCE THEN. *TR

Mileage: 137,000

THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS PULLING MY VEHICLE OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY, I WAS IN REVERSE AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND BEGAN DRIVING, AFEW SECONDS LATER, I HEARD A WARNING CHIME AND A MESSAGE CAME UP ON MY DASH SAYING "POWER STEERING". THE CAR WAS VERY HARD TO MANEUVER, I STOPPED THE CAR AND TURNED IT OFF. I NEEDED TO GET IT BACK INTO MY DRIVE WAY SO I TURNED THE CAR ON TO GO BACK HOME, ONCE I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON THE STEERING HAD GONE BACK TO NORMAL. I ASSUMED IT HAD ONLY BEEN A GLITCH BUT DIDN'T DRIVE MY CAR THAT DAY ONCE I GOT IT BACK HOME. I DROVE MY CAR FOR ABOUT A WEEK WHEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, I HEARD A CHIME AND MY DASH DISPLAYED POWER STEERING, I WAS ON A BUSY ROAD AND HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PULL OVER, ONCE I DID I TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON, THE STEERING ONCE AGAIN WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THE NEXT DAY I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING APPROXIMATELY 70-80 MPH WHEN THE CAR ONCE AGAIN DISPLAYED POWER STEERING ON THE DASH AND IT BECAME VERY HARD TO OPERATE THE STEERING WHEEL, I STOPPED THE CAR AND LEFT IT AT A REST AREA ALONG THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE I WAS TOO AFRAID IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN BEFORE I COULD GET OFF THE HIGH WAY AND SAFELY BACK HOME AND HAD TO HAVE A FRIEND DRIVE IT BACK TO MY HOME. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR IN ABOUT 2 WEEKS BECAUSE INSTEAD OF IT HAPPENING EVERY FEW DAYS, I NOW CANT MAKE IT A MILE OUT OF MY SUBDIVISION WITHOUT IT HAPPENING. IM AFRAID IT WILL CAUSE ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT IN THE VEHICLE. I'VE SPOKEN TO GENERAL MOTORS, WHICH THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT IT IS ONLY MY VEHICLE THAT IS HAVING THE PROBLEM, WHICH IS NOT TRUE, ON ANY GIVEN SEARCH ENGINE YOU CAN TYPE "CHEVY HHR STEERING PROBLEMS" AND SEE PAGES UPON PAGES OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE EVEN BEEN IN ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF IT. THE COBALT WAS RECALLED BECAUSE OF THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ISSUE SHOULD BE FIXED BY GM BECAUSE IT'S A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH HHR'S. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON ACROSS THE DASHBOARD IMPEDING STEERING MANEUVERS. AFTER A COMPLETE STOP AND DISENGAGING THE ENGINE, THE WARNING LIGHT A POWER STEERING SEEMS TO RESUME NORMAL PERFORMANCE. HOWEVER, THE WARNING LIGHT AND IMPEDED STEERING RETURNS WITHIN 20-25 MILES OF TRAVEL. *TR

Mileage: 138,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IT REGAINED POWER STEERING CAPABILITIES. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING OVER ANY UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE, THERE WAS A LOUD POP HEARD FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND SWAY BAR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 44,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 44,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH UP A MOUNTAIN, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST PERFORMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 72,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 72,000

THE POWER STEERING WARNING COMES ON AND THE POWER STEERING MOTOR QUITS. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, THE LAST TIME I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND SHUT THE MOTOR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. THE CAR IS VERY HARD TO STEER WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. *TR

Mileage: 652,011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE DRIVING, MY WIFE SAID THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR HER TO TURN WHICH NEARLY CAUSED A HEAD ON COLLISION. THIS IS AN UN-SAFE STEERING MOTOR USED IN THIS AUTOMOBILE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ASAP BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS KILLED! THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME AS WELL AND HAS HAPPENED ON AT LEAST A DOZEN DIFFERENT DATES. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

I HAVE HAD QUIT A FEW OF INCIDENTS WITH MY VEHICLE. I BOUGHT IT USED. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND WHEN IT DOES THAT THE DASH DISPLAY SAYS POWER STEERING. I DON'T KNOW IF ITS A RECALL OR NOT BUT I FEEL LIKE IT NEEDS TO BE. A LOCAL TOWING COMPANY OWNER IS A CLOSE FRIEND AND HE HAS RECENTLY TOWED ON A HHR THAT FLIPPED BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE LADY GOT SCARED AND OVER CORRECTED AND FLIPPED. I BELIEVE IT NEEDS TO BE LABELED AS A RECALL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT THE FREEWAY WHEN THE POWER STEERING CUT OUT AND MADE MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL SO HARD THE I STOP THE CAR STARTER AGAIN AND WAS OK LATER IT DID IT SEVERAL TIMES IN MY WAY HOME. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE WHETHER A PASSENGER WAS OCCUPYING THE SEAT OR NOT. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER, POWERED OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE INSPECTED FOR THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V046000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 75,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITH AN ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTATED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR DETECT A TROUBLE CODE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

ORIGINALLY THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING RANDOMLY WHEN DRIVING BUT NOW IT STOPS WORKING AFTER 30 SECONDS OR SO EVERY TIME CAR IS STARTED AND FAILURE ALERT IS DISPLAYED. ALSO WHILE DRIVING THE POWER DOOR LOCKS UNLOCKED, THE GAUGES STOPPED WORKING, THE CAR HARD SHIFTED DOWN, AND IT ALSO STARTED TO DISPLAY IT WAS RUNNING AT LEAST 20 DEGREES HOTTER THAN NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE BUT SEEMS FINE LATER. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

POWER STEERING MESSAGE ON DASH; SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON; RPM, SPEED, AND GAS GAUGES JUMP, TRANSMISSION JERKS, CLICKING IN CENTER CONSOLE UNDER SHIFTER. AFTER TURNING ENGINE OFF FOR PERIOD OF TIME RUNS LIKE NORMAL, RESTART AN DRIVE FOR PERIOD OF TIME AND POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

THIS IS AN ONGOING SAFETY PROBLEM THAT CHEVY/GM DOESN'T CARE TO WORRY ABOUT. MY CARS STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN I AM DRIVING. SOMETIMES TO THE POINT OF THE CAR TO BE UNCONTROLLABLE IN ADDITION TO THIS THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT GOES ON ALONG WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS IN TO THE DEALER EVERY TWO MONTHS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD A COMBINATION OF WHAT THE DEALERS MECHANICS FEEL THE PROBLEM IS. I HAVE HAD STEERING COLUMNS REPLACED, CAM SHAFT SOLENOIDS, BUSHINGS, ROTORS. THE LIST GOES ON. NOTHING HAS FIXED THE ISSUE. TODAY BRINGING BACK TO THE DEALER I AM NOW TOLD THAT I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE AS BOTH CONTROL ARMS IN THE FRONT ARE SECONDS FROM BREAKING ALONG WITH THE LINKS THAT KEEP THE CAR STABLE.. THE MECHANIC SHARED THAT HAD I HIT A POTHOLE I WOULD HAVE DIED AS THE CAR WOULD HAVE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND IMPOSSIBLE TO RECOVER AS I WOULD HAVE NO WAY TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. NOW HAVING TWO KIDS, AND THIS BEING AN ONGOING PROBLEM ONE WOULD THINK THAT CHEVY/GM WOULD PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THEIR FAULTY PART. I CANT AFFORD A NEW CAR, AND I CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO PAY FOR GM'S MISTAKES. MY CAR IS PAID OFF AND NOW I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT. TO "FIX IT" AND I SAY THIS LOOSELY IT WILL COST 1,800 OUT OF MY POCKET. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

STARTING BACK IN AUGUST, NOW PRETTY MUCH EVERY TIME WE DRIVE THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL, SEEMINGLY HARDER THAN IF WE HAD NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT THIS IS NOT REALLY A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT IF THE POWER STEERING WERE OUT AND WE NEEDED TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, IT WOULD BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. YOU USED TO BE ABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF, WAIT 30 SECONDS-1 MINUTE, AND TURN THE CAR BACK ON, AND IT WOULD BE FINE THE REST OF THE TRIP. NOW, YOU CAN TURN IT OFF/BACK ON, BUT THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AGAIN IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN ONLINE, THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CHEVY COBALT (WHICH HAS THE SAME STEERING SETUP) AND IN CANADA. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN TYRONE BLVD. IN SAINT PETERSBURG FLORIDA...AS I APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION OF TYRONE AND 9TH ATTEMPTING A LEFT HAND TURN, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND I CAME WITH IN INCHES OF HITTING A POWER POLE. THIS NOT ONLY COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURY TO ME BUT TO OTHERS AS I HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY ABORTING THE TURN. WHEN I FINALLY MADE IT HOME...10 MILES AWAY...I WENT ON THE INTERNET ONLY TO FIND MANY SIMILAR AND JUST AS DISTURBING INCIDENTS ON THIS MATTER. ONE I FIND EXTREMELY DISTURBING IS THAT IN CANADA, THIS SITUATION HAS BEEN RECALLED, BUT IN THE US, THE COBALT HAS BEEN RECALLED BUT NOT THE HHR. THE POWER STEERING MODULES ARE EXACTLY THE SAME....PART NUMBERS EVERYTHING....SO I GUESS WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS , WHY HASN'T THIS PROBLEM BEEN ADDRESSED IN CONCERN TO THE HHR? SHAME ON GMC AS THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE GETTING KILLED? THIS PROBLEM NEED TO BE RESOLVED.....YESTERDAY. *TR

Mileage: 74,624

POWER STEERING APPEAR ON DATA SCREEN ON DASH AND THEN HAD NO POWER STEERING THRU THE TURN. PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF CAR/RESTARTED CAR / POWER STEERING WASN'T ON DASH/ DRIVE CAR UP TO ABOUT 30 MPH AND NO POWER STEERING AGAIN AND LIGHT WAS ON/ HAD BEEN DRIVING CAR ABOUT A HALF HOUR BEFORE THIS HAPPEN WITH NO INDICATION IT WOULD HAPPEN/ IN ORDER TO HAVE POWER STEERING AT A LIGHT AND MAKE A TURN/ I HAVE TO SHUT CAR OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS,MAKE THE TURN AND LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN/ THE DISTURBING PART OF THIS IS SYSTEM WILL GIVE YOU POWER STEERING UNTIL YOU START TO DRIVE IT. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

POWER STEERING WENT INOP WHILE DRIVING, MADE STEERING VERY HARD. COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IF THIS HAPPENED WHILE TURNING. *TR

Mileage: 64,432

WHILE I WAS DRIVING UP A SMALL HILL I HEARD THE WARNING DINGS AND SUDDENLY THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE SHOWED UP AND I NO LONGER HAD CONTROL OF THE STEERING. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WAITED A MINUTE, TURNED IT BACK ON AND ALL WAS WELL AGAIN. AFTER RESEARCHING ON ABOUTAUTOMOBILES.COM I FIND 112 SIMILAR INCIDENTS ALL HAPPENING AT THE 70-80,000 MILE MARK. MY CONCERN IS THAT THERE SHOULD BE A WARNING TO ALL USED CAR HHR PURCHASES. IF THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT ON THE HAIRPIN TURNS IN MY COMMUNITY YOU ARE AS GOOD AS DEAD AT ALMOST ANY SPEED. PLUS THERE WOULD BE NO PROOF IT WAS THE STEERING BECAUSE IT CORRECTS ITSELF AFTER THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. IT WOULD APPEAR AS A "LOST CONTROL" INCIDENT ONLY. I WILL BE TAKING MY CAR TO THE GM DEALER IN SULLIVAN MO (WEST BROTHERS) ASAP FOR SERVICING. *TR

Mileage: 80,900

MY WIFE HAD A COBALT AND THE POWER STEERING WAS GOING OUT. EVENTUALLY THERE WAS A RECALL. MY HHR IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING NOW.THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND IT LISTS "POWER STEERING" ACROSS THE DASH. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY STATED IT WILL HAVE TO BE FIXED AT THE DEALER. GM HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE HHR'S BUT MANY CONSUMERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES. I HOPE BY FILING THIS COMPLAINT I CAN BE PART OF THE SOLUTION TO GET GM TO ISSUE THIS PENDING RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE PARKWAY AT ABOUT 55 MPH. HE SAID THERE WAS A BEEPING SOUND, THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER SHOWED POWER STEERING. AT THAT TIME HE NOTICED HE HAD NO POWER STEERING. HE DROVE OFF THE EXIT AND PULLED INTO A GAS STATION. HE SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE CAR. HE THEN HAD POWER STEERING AGAIN. HE RELATED THE INCIDENT TO ME AND TOLD ME THAT ALTHOUGH THE POWER STEERING WAS OUT HE COULD STILL STEER THE CAR. I WAS ON LONG ISLAND AFTER A DEATH IN THE FAMILY AND COULD NOT HAVE IT CHECKED OUT RIGHT AWAY. A FEW DAYS LATER I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME. I AM A SIXTY YEAR OLD WOMAN AND NOT AS STRONG AS MY SON. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CORNER AND THEN PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE I TURNED THE CAR OFF WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND DROVE TO MY DESTINATION, WHICH WAS ABOUT A MILE. I SPOKE TO MY HUSBAND WHO WORKS FOR A CHEVROLET DEALER, WHO THEN SPOKE TO THE MECHANIC WHO TAKES CARE OF MY CAR. HE LOOKED IT UP AND FOUND A TSB ON THIS PROBLEM. A FEW DAYS LATER I DROVE MY MOM TO A STORE WHICH WAS ABOUT 15 OR 20 MILES AWAY. WE WERE JUST ABOUT THERE WHEN THE STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE INTO THE PARKING LOT, BUT PARKING WAS VERY DIFFICULT. I ALSO HAD TO DRIVE THE CAR 20 MILES BACK TO MY MOMS HOUSE. WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT I DISAGREE. IT MAY NOT BE HARD FOR A MAN TO STEER THE VEHICLE WITH NO POWER STEERING, BUT FROM A WOMANS POINT OF VIEW, IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE IN CANADA AND ON COBALTS AND PONTIAC G4S AND G6S IN THE USA. THE CAR WAS FIXED TODAY, BUT BECAUSE I WAS AWAY FROM MY USUAL MECHANIC(AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE MY HUSBAND WORKS), IT COST ME ALMOST $400.00 TO HAVE IT FIXED. PLEASE TAKE THIS INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN DECIDING WHAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 71,000.

Mileage: 71,000

JUST TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT. WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND CHIMED. COULD BARELY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. GLAD IT DID NOT HAPPEN ON HIGHWAY WITH GRANDKIDS IN CAR EARLIER IN WEEK WHILE DRIVING CROSS-COUNTRY DOING UP TO 75 MPH. SCARY ENOUGH WITH LITTLE CONTROL ON MY OWN PROPERTY BECAUSE I ABOUT MISSED THE DRIVEWAY AND HIT CURB! RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM AM KEENLY AWARE THAT THIS IS COMMON AMONG HHR OWNERS. WHY NO RECALL? IF I HAD KNOWN ABOUT THIS I WOULD HAVE NEVER PUT MY FAMILY AT RISK IN THIS VEHICLE BY DRIVING CROSS COUNTRY ON VACATIONS. STEERING, BRAKES AND EXCESSIVE ACCELERATION MECHANICAL ISSUES ARE PARAMOUNT TO SAFETY ON THE ROADWAYS! *TR

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING FAILED. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TURNED OFF FOR A MOMENT TO HAVE THE STEERING RETURN TO NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,300.

Mileage: 74,000

I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 195 IN NJ & HIGHSPEED & POWER STEERING WENT OUT & WHOLE DIC INSTRUMENTS WENT HAYWIRE CAR STARTED BUCKING & ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE & WENT INTO OTHER LANE WITH ON COMING TRACTOR TRAILER THERE. I PULLED OVER & SHUT CAR OFF WAITED 5 MINS & ALL WAS FINE,I THOUGHTSTRANGE SO I CONTINUED & IT DID SAME THING 2 DAYS LATER GOING 45 MPH. DEALER CANT SOLVE IT BUT ITS HAPPENING TO LOTS OF HHR ON HHR FORUMS. THERE ALL COMPLAINING ABOUT ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MOTOR IS BAD & COST IS OVER $500 TO REPAIR, HOWEVER THE PONTIAC & CHEVY COBALT WHICH HAVE SAME FRAME & PARTS AS HHR ARE ALL BEING RECALLED BUT NOTHING ABOUT THE HHR??? HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE WHEN THE COBALT & HHR ARE SAME CAR BUT DIFFERENT BODY & MADE BY GM. I KNOW & SEE ALOT OF OLDER FOLKS DRIVE THESE HHR & I'M 6' 250 LBS & WAS ABLE TO HANDLE THIS TO SAFETY BUT THESE OLDER FOLKS WONT BE SO LUCKY. ITS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WHEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHEN YOUR DOING 70 ON AN INTERSTATE WITH EVERYONE DOING SAME SPEED & SOMETIMES FASTER. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE FROM GM TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM WHEN 100-1000 ARE EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM & THAT THE COBALT HAS BEEN RECALLED BUT NOT THE HHR & ITS THE SAME EXACT CAR. I HOPE IT GETS RESOLVED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED OR BADLY INJURED, CONCERNED HHR OWNER. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

I WAS DRIVING IN OUR LOCAL ZOO PARKING LOT. WITH PEOPLE CROSSING AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. A MESSAGE CAME UP ON THE CONSOLE SAYING "POWER STEERING". I STOPPED THE CAR AND SHUT IT OFF CHECKED THE FUSE. I T WAS NOT BLOWN STARTED THE CAR AND IT WORKED AGAIN. I THEN DROVE FOR A FEW DAYS WITH NO ISSUE. IT HAS NOW HAPPENED 5 TIMES AT ALL SPEED RANGES FROM 0 MILES AN HOUR UP TO 65 MPH. IT DOSE NOT REQUIRE ANY TURNING OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CHEVY COBALT WAS RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON FORUMS. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

DURING THE COLD MONTHS OF THE YEAR, SPRING I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. DURING THE HOTTER MONTHS OF THE YEAR MY POWER STEERING NOTIFICATION ON MY DASH BOARD COMES UP AND I HAVE NO POWER STEERING. I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF TO RESET THE STEERING MOTOR. REGARDLESS OF HOW FAST I DRIVE THE INDICATOR COMES ON AND I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF NUMBERS OF TIMES TO RESET THE STEERING MOTOR. IT'S BECOMING MORE AND MORE FREQUENT, I BOUGHT THE CAR USED AND WOULD LIKE TO GET THE ELECTRIC STEERING MOTOR REPLACED. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE RECALLS PENDING ON THIS VEHICLE IN CANADA AS WELL AS CHEVY COBALTS IN THE U.S. HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE COBALTS ARE GETTING FIXED AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER, BUT THE HHR HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR A DEFECTIVE PART. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED AND BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 120,000

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY WENT OUT AGAIN; THIS TIME CAUSING ME TO BACK INTO A SMALL POLE. NOW I HAVE A GAPING HOLE IN MY BUMPER. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. NOW I SEE THEY MAY HAVE ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE, BUT IN CANADA (HOWEVER, I'VE YET TO FIND THAT NOTICE). ALSO, THEY CONSTANTLY HAVING ISSUES WITH STEERING ON OTHER CHEVY/GM VEHICLES. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE, BEFORE SOMEONE REALLY GETS HURT. PREVIOUS POST: FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS NOW I'VE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH MY POWER STEERING. WHILE DRIVING MY INFO PANEL WILL BEEP AND READ "POWER STEERING," THEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. IF I TURN OFF THE IGNITION THEN RESTART THE CAR, EVERYTHING WORKS FINE FOR A FEW MOMENTS (SOMETIMES LONGER) THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I SEE THAT THERE WAS RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS EXACT REASON FOR THE CHEVY COBALT (WHICH HAS THE SAME POWER STEERING MOTOR AS THE HHR), BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE HHR. I SEE THERE ARE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. ANY ASSISTANCE WOULD BE GREAT! *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING RESUMED ITS NORMAL FUNCTION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 08/28/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING AT ANY GIVEN TIME, IT IS DIFFICULT TO MAKE TURNS, AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. UPDATED 09/05/2012 *JS

Mileage: 35,000

CHEVY HHR SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. GM HAS A RECALL IN CANADA? BUT NOT IN US? *TR

THE VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING ABRUPTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS OCCUPIED BY A MOTHER AND TWO SMALL CHILDREN AT THE TIME. THE STEERING SYSTEM CAN ONLY BE RESET BY TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON. IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THE INITIAL INCIDENT. TODAY, JULY 23, 2012, THE STEERING SYSTEM ABRUPTLY STOPPED WORKING EIGHT TIMES IN APPROXIMATELY A TWENTY MINUTE TIME SPAN. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM THAT APPARENTLY GM IS AWARE OF. THEY HAVE NOTED IT IN VEHICLES THAT USE THE IDENTICAL STEERING SYSTEM, YET HAVE FAILED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE ON THE HHR. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING FUNCTION, MAKING IT VERY HARD TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE, MOTOR, AND ARM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND MY POWER STEERING FAILED, AS I WAS ROUNDING A CURVE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. I WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 55 AND 60 MILES PER HOUR. AS I WAS ROUNDING A CURVE, MY POWER STEERING FAILED, CAUSING ME TO NEARLY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. GM IS VERY AWARE THAT THEY BUILT HHR'S WITH DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING MOTORS. IF YOU START A GOOGLE SEARCH FOR IT "HHR P", IT WILL FILL IN THE SUGGESTIONS WITH "HHR POWER STEERING MOTOR/ISSUES/FAILURE/ETC". THERE ARE FORUMS FULL OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE THEIR PS MOTORS, BUT SHOULD NOT HAVE. WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE A MAJOR SAFETY COMPONENT ON OUR VEHICLES THAT GENERAL MOTORS KNOWS IN FACT IS BAD. THE REASON I KNOW THAT GM IS AWARE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, IS BECAUSE THEY'VE RECALLED NEARLY EVERY OTHER CAR EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SET UP. MY MOTHER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION ON HER MALIBU. AS DID ANOTHER LADY I KNOW THAT HAS A MALIBU, SOMEONE I KNOW WITH A G6 GOT THE LETTER, AND 2 COBALT/G5 OWNERS I KNOW, ALSO RECEIVED RECALL LETTERS. SO GM IS VERY VERY VERY AWARE THAT THEY HAVE BUILT POTENTIALLY UNSAFE VEHICLES THAT COULD CAUSE INJURY, BUT THEY DO NOT CARE!!! AFTER CONTACTING THEM, THEIR CS REP FROM INDIA OR PHILIPPINES TOLD ME THAT GM IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED, PAY FOR THE REPAIRS, AND THAT GM 'MIGHT' HELP ME WITH THE COST. SORRY, BUT I DON'T HAVE 400 DOLLARS TO PAY SOMEONE TO "DIAGNOSE" A KNOWN ISSUE AND REPLACE THE PART THAT THEY KNOW IS BAD!!! I FOUND THE PART ON GMPARTSDIRECT.COM, ORDERED AND REPLACED IT MYSELF. SITTING AT NEARLY 140K (ABOUT DOUBLE THE MILES I HAD WHEN I REPLACED IT) AND STILL TURNING FINE. NOTICED THAT THE NEW PS MOTOR'S GM PART NUMBER WAS DIFFERENT. ALSO INDICATING, THEY KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM, REDESIGNED THE PART, THUS IT HAVING A NEW PART NUMBER. STOP LETTING GM GET AWAY WITH THIS CRIME!!! *TR

Mileage: 65,000

FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS NOW I'VE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH MY POWER STEERING. WHILE DRIVING MY INFO PANEL WILL BEEP AND READ "POWER STEERING," THEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. IF I TURN OFF THE IGNITION THEN RESTART THE CAR, EVERYTHING WORKS FINE FOR A FEW MOMENTS (SOMETIMES LONGER) THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I SEE THAT THERE WAS RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS EXACT REASON FOR THE CHEVY COBALT (WHICH HAS THE SAME POWER STEERING MOTOR AS THE HHR), BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE HHR. I SEE THERE ARE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. ANY ASSISTANCE WOULD BE GREAT! *TR

Mileage: 59,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION AFTER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF FOR A MOMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 59,000.

Mileage: 59,000

THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE SHUT OFF FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WOULD RESTART. DURING ONE INSTANCE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNING ONTO A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY WHEN IT WENT OUT ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. *TR

Mileage: 133,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE REGAINED STEERING FUNCTIONS. THE FAILURE CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

Mileage: 142,000

AS I WAS DRIVING HOME ON I-40, I LOST POWER STEERING, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE STEERING WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO CONTROL, AND TURNING WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO MANEUVER SAFELY. THE EXIT RAMP WAS ESPECIALLY BAD. MAKING IT ESPECIALLY UNSAFE WAS I HAD MY YOUNG GRANDCHILDREN WITH ME. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THERE ISN'T A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, AS I AM FINDING HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE 2006 HHR POWER STEERING THAT ARE VERY SIMILAR, THIS MADE DRIVING VERY HAZARDOUS, ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE, UNTIL IT COULD BE REPAIRED. *JS

Mileage: 81,000

WHEN I COME TO A STOP, THERE IS A RATTLING SOUND AND MAKES THE STOP INCREASINGLY BUMPY. IT IS COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE QUARTER PANEL. SOUNDS LIKE A STEERING COLUMN ISSUE JUST AS A MECHANIC TOLD ME. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE SHUT OFF FOR SEVERAL MOMENTS BEFORE THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WOULD RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,600.

Mileage: 37,600

I AM A 35 YEAR OLD MOTHER OF 3 AND I RECENTLY HAD A DANGEROUS CLOSE CALL WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 CHEVY HHR. I WAS DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN ON BOARD AND I SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING. I QUICKLY MANAGED TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE BUT IT WAS A CLOSE CALL. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY NEAREST CHEVY DEALER FOR INSPECTION. I WAS TOLD WHAT WAS THE EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR WOULD BE $1600.00. I WENT HOME AND QUICKLY RESEARCHED INTO THE PROBLEM. I FOUND OUT THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY OWNER OF A CHEVY HHR TO HAVE THIS SIMILIAR PROBLEM. I FOUND OUT ALSO THAT THE CHEVY COBALT (WHICH ALSO HAS THE SAME STEERING COLUMN) HAS A RECALL ON IT BUT NOT THE CHEVY HHR. IT IS ONLY LOGICAL THAT THE CHEVY HHR SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ALSO BECAUSE THE STEERING COLUMN IS IDENTICAL. PUBLIC SAFETY SHOULD BE THE NUMBER ONE CONCERN. *TR

Mileage: 90,150

WHILE DRIVING ON I-55 THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND MADE THE CAR ALMOST LUNGE INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED INTERMITTENTLY MAKING THE VEHICLE DANGEROUS TO HANDLE AT SLOW SPEEDS. RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE TURNED UP MASSIVE REPORTS OF THE POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILING. THIS HAS RESULTED IN A RECALL IN CANADA ON THE HHRS. IN THE US THE CHEVROLET COBALT HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND WAS RECALLED. THE HHR AND COBALT USE THE SAME POWER STEERING MOTOR. PLEASE HELP BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED BY THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 47,300

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE 401 ON RAMP (GOING 35KM/HR) IT WAS A RAINY DAY. I RANDOMLY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST POWER, INCLUDING MY POWER STEERING. NO LIGHTS, NO WARNINGS, JUST GONE. I COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL TO CONTINUE WITH THE CURVED ON RAMP. I'M NOT THAT STRONG AND WITHOUT POWER STEERING I COULDN'T DO IT AS WELL. AS I WASN'T ABLE TO DO MUCH I HIT THE BREAK AFTER I WAS ALREADY MID AIR FROM HITTING THE CURB AND GOING STRAIGHT. I LANDED PERPENDICULAR ON THE 401. TAKING UP ALL OF LANE 1 AND PART OF LANE 2. LUCKY TRAFFIC STOPPED BEFORE HITTING MY CAR. THIS WAS TERRIFYING. NO WARNING BUT NO POWER AND WHACK GOODBYE POWER STEERING. *TR

POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT COME ON, POWER STEERING FAILS AND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER . *JS

Mileage: 61,219

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN FOR THE SECOND TIME BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE TECHNICIAN THEN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE ROTORS AND STABILIZER BAR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,700.

Mileage: 43,700

DISPLAY SHOWED POWER STEERING ERROR AND TRANSMISSION BOX WAS CLICKING. CAR STARTED BUCKING AS IF TRANSMISSION WAS GOING OUT. TOOK TO DEALER WHO COULD NOT REPLICATE ERROR AFTER THREE DAYS. PICKED UP CAR AND NOW CD PLAYER SHOWS ERR O. THIS IS FRUSTRATING AS HECK! DEALER DID SAY THAT THERE WAS A BULLETIN THAT 2006 HHR'S DID HAVE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. DEALER REP. OWNS 2007 HHR AND HOPED HE DID NOT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. SPENT OVER $700 TOTAL AND PROBLEM STILL THERE? CHEVROLET / GM WHERE IS YOUR LOYALTY TO YOUR LOYAL CUSTOMERS? ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THESE ISSUES BEFORE THERE ARE DEATHS BECAUSE OF THEM AND YOU ARE FORCED TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT BY THE GOV.'T. *TR

Mileage: 154,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE DASHBOARD SIGNALED "POWER STEERING" AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY LOST ALL POWER STEERING MAKING TURNING VERY DIFFICULT. AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND ON AGAIN, POWER STEERING RESUMED. THE PROBLEM DIDN'T RETURN AGAIN FOR ABOUT 150+ MILES. EACH TIME IT HAPPENED, THE "CURE" WAS TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART. HOWEVER, THE TIME BETWEEN RECURRENCES BECAME SHORTER AND THE OWNERS MANUAL'S ONLY INFORMATION SAID TO 'RETURN TO THE DEALER'. I DID THIS AND THE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS (I DON'T HAVE THE BILL HANDY RIGHT NOW). FROM WHAT I HAVE FOUND ON THIS NHTSA SITE, THE STEERING FAILURE IS A KNOWN DEFICIENCY AND A FREQUENT COMPLAINT OF HHR OWNERS. CHEVY NEEDS TO BE FORCED TO MAKE REPAIRS AND RESTITUTION - THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE - WHEN THE STEERING FAILS, IT IMMEDIATELY MAKES TURNING DANGEROUS! *TR

Mileage: 62,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. AFTER SHUTTING OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING WAS RESET HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES WITHIN THE SAME TRIP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 53,000.

Mileage: 53,000

I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. I ENTERED INTO ANOTHER LANE BEFORE I COULD GET IT BACK IN MINE. I STOPPED ON THE FREEWAY AND TURNED OFF MY VEHICLE. A YOUNG MAN STOPPED AND ASKED ME WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND I TOLD HIM IT TERRIFIED ME, BUT THAT WHILE TURNING MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I HAD LOST MY POWER STEERING. HE SAID MY POWER STEERING WAS ELECTRICAL AND TO TRY AND TURN THE CAR BACK ON TO RESET THE POWER STEERING. I DID, AND THE POWER STEERING WAS FINE. MADE IT HOME. HOWEVER, HAVE HAD ABOUT 10 MORE INSTANCES OF THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, WHILE TURNING, AND WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT FREEWAY. IT IS IN THE CHEVROLET DEALER AS OF TODAY. $1,307.00 TO FIX. THEY CHECKED MY VIN # AND SAID I DON'T QUALIFY FOR ANY RECALLS. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS. GM SHOULD RECALL THESE, AND OR PAY US FOR THIS PROBLEM WE HAVE HAD TO GET FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 20MPH, CHIME SOUNDS, DASH DISPLAYS POWER STEERING MESSAGE AND POWER STEERING IS GONE. HAS HAPPENED TWICE AND WHEN GOING AROUND CORNER NEARLY CRASH TWICE NOW DUE TO SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW 1/2/06 AND IT ONLY HAS A TAD OVER 40,000 MILES SO WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. VEHICLE HAS SAME POWER STEERING PUMP AS COBALT FOR WHICH A RECALL WAS DONE. SAME EXACT PART MEANS PROBLEM SHOULD NOT JUST BE LIMITED TO THE COBALT AND G5. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND COBALT & G5 WERE RECALLED BUT NOT THE HHR. I BELONG TO A VERY LARGE HHR COMMUNITY AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. I LIVE IN COLORADO AND HAD THIS HAPPENED WHEN ROADS WERE ICY IT COULD HAVE CREATED A SERIOUS ISSUE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS AS THE OTHER VEHICLES THE SAME YEAR AS MINE WITH THE SAME PART HAVE BEEN RECALLED. IT'S AN OBVIOUS DEFECT AND OUT OF CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE AND THE OTHERS AROUND THEM WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS, THE COST TO REPAIR SHOULD REST ON CHEVROLET AND NOT THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. I AM A SINGLE ELDERLY WOMAN STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET AND CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR A REPAIR, NOR SHOULD I HAVE TO BECAUSE OF A KNOWN FAULTY PART. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. *TR

Mileage: 40,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MERGED ONTO THE SHOULDER AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. ONCE RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST INDEPENDENTLY RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE I HEARD A DOUBLE CHIME AND LOOKED AT MY CONSOLE AND NOTICED THE POWER STEERING WARNING HAD COME ON. AT THAT TIME I NOTICED STEERING HAD BECOME VERY STIFF. AFTER SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING IT I FOUND IT TO BE WORKING FINE AGAIN, NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO ISSUES TURNING THE WHEEL. APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES LATER, COMING OFF THE INTERSTATE, THE SAME WARNING RETURNED AND POWER WAS IMMEDIATELY LOST IN STEERING. UPON LEAVING WORK TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, TWO HOURS LATER, THE CAR WAS RUNNING AS IT DID PRIOR TO THE POWER LOSS. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. IF I HAD NOT BEEN A STRAIGHT AWAY BOTH TIMES I COULD HAVE HAD CAUSED AN ACCIDENT OR BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT MYSELF. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE FOR MORE THAN FIVE YEARS AND HAVE HAD NEARLY NO PROBLEMS WITH IT UNTIL RECENTLY. I AM AN ACTIVE DUTY MEMBER AND AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THOSE AROUND ME WHO DRIVE THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF A VEHICLE AND HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION AT TIMES. I TAKE THE VEHICLE OUT OF DRIVE AND PUT IT IN PARK SEVERAL TIMES AND DO THE SAME WITH THE BRAKES BEFORE THE KEY WILL COME OUT. MY MECHANIC HAS SAID THAT IT IS A BRAKE ISSUE AND NOT THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY HHR WITH 44,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH, THEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR IN A CURVE. I AM A 65 YEAR OLD FEMALE, I DO NOT HAVE THE STRENGTH IN MY ARMS TO MANEUVER A VEHICLE THAT LOOSES POWER STEERING UNEXPECTEDLY. I MADE IT HOME AND DID A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET FOR A RECALL, I FOUND WHERE GM RECALLED 1.3 MILLION COBALTS WITH THE SAME ELECTRIC MOTOR AS THE HHR, HOWEVER, THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE HHR. GM IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. HHR OWNERS ARE ALL OVER THE INTERNET COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS POWER STEERING PROBLEM. I AM TOLD THAT IT COULD COST OVER $2000.00 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.I AM A SENIOR CITIZEN WITH A LIMITED INCOME, I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY TO HAVE THE CAR FIXED OR TO PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE. I READ ON THE INTERNET THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY BEEN HURT DUE TO THIS DEFECT. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSES BY GM AND FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE REGAINED POWER STEERING WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

Mileage: 52,000

WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING FLASHED ON MY DASHBOARD AND THE STEERING BECAME VERY HARD. AFTER STOPPING THE CAR AND TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND CHECKING UNDER THE HOOD I FOUND I WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. UPON RESTARTING THE CAR THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE STEERING WAS FINE. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND THE SAME PROBLEM STEERING OCCURRED. THIS HAPPENED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. I RESEARCHED ONLINE HOW TO RESOLVE AND THIS BECAME A RECURRING ISSUE IN FORUMS THAT PEOPLE HAD WITH THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM CONSTANTLY TURNING OFF AND NEEDING TO BE RESET. THIS PROBLEM HAS SINCE SPED UP IN OCCURRENCE SINCE THEN. *TR

Mileage: 65,312

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED UPON SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DURING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

CAR SUDDENLY LOSES POWER STEERING. SHUTTING OFF THE CAR ALLOWS THE POWER STEERING TO RESET AND WORK AGAIN BUT IT LOSES THE POWER STEERING AGAIN AT RANDOM TIMES. MOST OF THE TIME IT ONLY WORKS FOR 30 SECONDS, SOMETIMES THE ENTIRE TRIP IN THE CAR, AND OTHER TIMES IT CUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A TRIP. ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN IT SHUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN. COBALTS AND PONTIAC G5 HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS RESULTING IN A RECALL. SAME STEERING COMPONENTS? *TR

Mileage: 67,500

DRIVING VEHICLE CITY STREET MAKING TURN POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON POWER STEERING FAILED .PULLED OVER TO SAFE AREA SHUT OFF VEHICLE RESTARTED POWER STEERING FUNCTIONAL FOR A FEW MILES FAILED AGAIN WITH MESSAGE THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

THE ELECTRIC STEERING WILL SHUT DOWN AND THE MESSAGE CENTER ON THE DASH WILL SHOW "POWER STEERING" AND THE VEHICLE BECOMES VERY HARD TO STEER. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

AS I WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY I HEARD A CHIME AND POWER STEERING CAME ON THE INFO PANEL AS I MADE A TURN TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG I FOUND TURNING THE WHEEL TO BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND AS THE POWER ASSIST MOTOR IS THE SAME AS A RECALLED MOTOR (CHEVY COBALT) I FEEL CHEVY SHOULD RECALL HHR AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 129,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT LOCATE A FAILURE WITH THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,351.

Mileage: 77,351

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT NOTICED AFTER RAINY WEATHER THAT THERE WAS A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF WATER ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD OF WATER WAS AT LEAST FOUR INCHES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE WATER LEAK COULD POSSIBLY HAVE COME FROM THE FRONT WINDSHIELD OR SUN ROOF. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE DEFECTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 27,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING CHIME SOUNDED WITH THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATION. IMMEDIATELY THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS IN THE POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH DIFFICULTY IN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND UPON RESTARTING THE POWER STEERING BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SIX DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/12/11*LJ UPDATED 12/14/11

Mileage: 43,000

KEY DOESN'T COME OUT OF IGNITION, BLINKERS DO NOT TURN OFF ON OWN. HAVE TO MANUALLY TURN OFF BLINKERS. KEY GET STUCK IN IGNITION, LUCKILY WENT ONLINE TO SEE ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH SAME ISSUE. A QUICK VIDEO SHOWED ME THAT THE DEFECT HAPPENS TO A LOT OF PEOPLE AND YOU HAVE TO GO UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN AND POP OFF A COVER AND MANUALLY PUSH A LITTLE BUTTON TO POP THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, THE CAR WILL CONTINUE TO RUN,IF YOU DON'T DO THIS! *TR

Mileage: 45,560

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING HAS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE PAST MONTHS SINCE JULY 4, 2011. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS ON JULY 4, 2011 WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED ON A FAMILY TRIP ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AT 65 MPH. THERE HAVE BEEN UP TO A DOZEN INSTANCES SINCE WITH THE LATEST BEING ON OCT 2, 2011 CAUSING MY WIFE TO RUN OFF THE INTERSTATE INTO THE MEDIAN. GM CLAIMS THERE IS NO RECALL, HOWEVER THERE ARE RECALLS FOR THE SAME EXACT ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTORS FOR THE COBALTS FROM GM. THE HHR'S NEED TO BE A PART OF THIS RECALL AS THE MOTOR IS THE SAME EXACT ONE AS THE COBALT. PLEASE RECALL THESE ALSO BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR WORSE. THE INTERNET SITES ARE FILLED WITH COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST IMMEDIATELY UPON STARTING 2006 CHEVY HHR (150,000 MILES). VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WHEN PROBLEM BEGAN. "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE APPEARED ON DASH. VEHICLE WAS REPEATEDLY SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. MESSAGE HAS DISAPPEARED, YET PROBLEM PERSISTS. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING WAS OPERATING AS NORMAL. AFTER DRIVING SEVERAL MILES, THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

Mileage: 83,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE INTERIOR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. AFTER OPENING THE WINDOW, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE EXTERIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE DOOR PANEL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 10/4/11 *CN UPDATED 10/26/11 IN DECEMBER 2013, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FASTENER JAMMED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE CONSUMER HAD THE DEFECT REPAIRED. IN MARCH 2014, SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. THE CONSUMER PAID TO HAVE THE DEFECT CORRECTED. UPDATED 04/14/14

Mileage: 35,000

GM HAS RECALLED THE COBALT AND OTHER CARS BUILT BETWEEN 2005 AND 2010 WITH A POWER STEERING PROBLEM. THE POWER STEERING IN MY HHR IS BUILT ON THE SAME PLATFORM WITH THE SAME PARTS . BUT GM DID NOT INCLUDE THE HHR . THEY DID SENT A LETTER TO 2006 HHR CANADIAN OWNERS TO FIX THE PROBLEM . WHY NOT IN THE US? THE POWER STEERING STOPS OPERATING AND THE STEERING BECOMES VERY HARD. YOU HAVE TO STOP AND TURN THE CAR OFF TO RESET THE STEERING. THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN WITH NO WARNING. THERE ARE A LOT OF HHR'S WITH THIS PROBLEM . VERY UNSAFE. AGAIN, THEY WILL FIX THE CARS IN CANADA BUT NOT IN THE USA ? THEY ARE THE EXACT SAME CARS.

Mileage: 41,230

I AM SCARED, FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY FEAR THAT THIS VEHICLE WILL STALL AND WE WILL CRASH OR BE HIT BY SOME ONE...WHEN A VEHICLE STALLS YOU LOOSE ALL POWER...THAT IS POWER STEERING, BRAKES.....THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE I AM ATTACHING A LINK THAT GM SHOULD REVIEW.....DANGER THIS VEHICLE IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN !!!!!!!!!!!!! COPY THIS LINK TO YOUR WEB BROWSER HTTP-//ABCLOCAL.GO.COM/WTVD/STORY?SECTION=NEWS/ABC11_INVESTIGATES&ID=6811236 IF YOU WOULD PREFER I CAN SEND A TYPED TRANSCRIPT (WORD FOR WORD) OF THIS NEWS BROADCAST? I WILL NOT ALLOW MY WIFE AND KIDS LIFE TO BE PUT IN DANGER, BY LETTING THEM RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED THE LINK I AM ATTACHING SHOWS A NEWS BROADCAST IN RALEIGH NC. ON CHANNEL 11 NEWS !!!!! INVOLVING NUMBER 12 ISSUE ON MY LONG LIST BELOW WITH THE CHEVY HHR STALLING WHILE DRIVING..... I PURCHASED A 2006 CHEVY HHR LT, IN 2007. SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THE FOLLOWING ISSUES HAVE OCCURRED. MILEAGE ON CAR 33,346 1) THE KEY LOCKED UP IN IGNITION..9/06/07 2) SHIFTER FROZE UP AND WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. . 9/06/07 3) HEADLINER TRIM ? ENERGY ABSORPTION CAPABILITY 4) FRONT END AND WHOLE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE WHEN APPLYING BRAKE..9/06/07 DEALER TURNED ROTORS( BUT DID NOT FIX ISSUE) 5) REPLACED DRIVER SIDE RUNNING BOARD..9/06/07. 6) GOT IN VEHICLE ONE MORNING TRIED TO TAKE KIDS TO SCHOOL, VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 15 MPH, HAD TOWED BACK TO LAWSON CHEVROLET. WORKING ON GETTING DATE/MILEAGE..THIS ISSUE OCCURRED TWICE BEFORE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING WOULD GO OUT AT ANY TIME AND THE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT ASSIST WITH REPAIRS TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

Mileage: 103,000

2006 CHEVY HHR :: PROBLEM :: POWER STEERING MESSAGE ON DASH AND HARD TO STEER, ABS LIGHT ON, TRANSMISSION MAKING CAR BUCK WHILE DRIVING, AND SPEEDOMETER IS BOUNCING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED, LAST TIME DEALER FOUND ONLY "COMMUNICATION CODES" AND DID NOT FIX ANYTHING SO NOTHING WAS COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THAT WAS 9 MONTHS AGO AT 50140 MILES. *KB

Mileage: 58,255

2006 CHEVY HHR :: PROBLEM :: POWER STEERING MESSAGE ON DASH AND HARD TO STEER, ABS LIGHT ON, TRANSMISSION MAKING CAR BUCK WHILE DRIVING, AND SPEEDOMETER IS BOUNCING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED, LAST TIME DEALER FOUND ONLY "COMMUNICATION CODES" AND DID NOT FIX ANYTHING SO NOTHING WAS COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THAT WAS 9 MONTHS AGO AT 50140 MILES. *KB

Mileage: 58,255

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. UPDATED 9/27/11 *CN ALSO, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK. THE SHIFTER WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 02/01/12

Mileage: 42,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WHICH WAS A RESULT OF THE POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUED TO FAIL WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF FOR FIFTEEN TO TWENTY MINUTES BEFORE THE POWER STEERING RESET ITSELF. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST HAD FAILED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVE. LOOSE ABILITY TO STEER AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 88,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING ILLUMINATED WITH A SUDDEN LOSS OF THE POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED AS NORMAL. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETECT A TROUBLE CODE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE CONTACT STATED THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) IS THE FAILURE THAT HE EXPERIENCED . THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

Mileage: 42,000

I WAS DRIVING AND JUST WHEN I WAS ON A CURVED STREET MY CAR LET ME KNOW THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING. I NEEDED TO ACT FAST TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE FACT THAT I WAS ON A CURVED STREET. I NEVER HAD PROBLEM WITH THIS ELECTRIC SYSTEM UNTIL THAT DAY. AFTER THIS, I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY CAR FOR ONE WEEK. THE CAR STILL DOING THE SAME EVERY DAY, BUT THE MAIN PROBLEM IS THAT IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY, SO YOU CAN;T PREDICT WHEN YOU WILL START HAVING A POWER STEERING PROBLEM. ONCE YOU TURN OF THE CAR AND TURN IT ON AGAIN SYSTEM WORKS WELL FOR A WHILE. AGAIN, YOU WILL NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL START HAVING THE PROBLEM. HOPEFULLY I WILL GO TO CHECK THE SYSTEM AND FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I'M NOT SURE IF THERE IS ANY REPLACEMENT FOR THIS PART IN WHICH I CAN BE CONFIDENT THAT IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD EXHIBIT A CLUNKING NOISE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND A DIAGNOSIS WAS PERFORMED, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

Mileage: 53,000

THE CAR HAS SEVERAL SAFETY ISSUES. THE MAIN CONCERN IS THAT BOTH OF THE FRONT DOORS HAD THE HANDLES BREAK OFF. YOU CANNOT OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE. YOU MUST ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. IF THE VEHICLE WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT OR CAUGHT ON FIRE AND THERE WAS NO POWER TO THE VEHICLE YOU ARE LITERALLY TRAPPED INSIDE. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF CHEVROLET BUT THEY HAVE FAILED TO DO ANYTHING.I FEEL LIKE THE VEHICLE IS A ROLLING DEATH TRAP. THE OTHER CONCERN IS THAT THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON THE VEHICLE. CHEVROLET DOES NOT MAKE IT A RECALL YET YOU CAN BE DRIVING ALONG AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOUR POWER STEERING GOES OUT. THE PART IS THE SAME AS THE CHEVROLET COBALT AND CHEVROLET DID A RECALL ON THAT VEHICLE FOR THE VERY SAME POWER STEERING PART.

HAD TO JUMP BATTERY AND LOST POWER STEERING AFTER THE JUMP. CAR WAS 2.5 YEARS OLD. I REPLACED FUSE UNDER THE HOOD AND IN THE CENTER CONSOLE. NOTHING HELPS. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING WITH KIDS IN THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY I HEAR A DING DING NOISE AND AN INDICATION LIGHT COMES ON SAYING POWER STEERING. I AM MAKING MY WAY OFF THE FREEWAY AND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OFF RAMP MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. I PULL INTO A GAS STATION AND TURN OFF THE CAR CALLING AAA FOR ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE. I HAD STOPPED SUDDENLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GAS STATION AS I WAS SCARED, SO I HAD TO RE PARK THE CAR. I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK ON SO I CANCELLED AAA AND I STARTED MAKING MY WAY BACK HOME WHEN.... DING DING POWER STEERING INDICATION AGAIN AND AS IM PULLING OFF AGAIN POWER STEERING GOES OUT MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GET OFF THE FREE WAY SAFELY!!! MY CAR IS NOW PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY UNTIL I CAN AFFORD TO FIX IT AND IN THE MEAN TIME HAVE NO CAR. IVE BEEN TOLD ITS THE DEFAULTY EPS MOTOR MADE IN CHINA AND IT IS GOING OUT ON ALL CHEVY HHRS BUT STILL HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED. I HAVE READ THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE AS MINE AFTER THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. NOT ONLY HAS MY POWER STEERING GONE OUT BUT ALSO MY STRUTS, BRAKES, ROTERS AND BALL JOINTS!! THE GM WARRENTY DOES NOT COVER ANY OF THESE THINGS SO ITS ALL COMING OUT OF MY POCKET! I HAVE ALL THE RECIEPTS FOR EVERYTHING BUT HAVE NO RECALL ON THIS 2006 CHEVY HHR YET?? WHY, READ THE REVIEWS AND COMPLIANTS THERE ARE SEVERAL SAFTEY ISSUES WITH THIS CAR. I HAVE OWNED CHEVYS 15 YEARS AND I HAVE NEVER HAD SO MANY ISSUES. YA ALSO SO PURCHASED A CHEVY AVEO DONT EVEN GO THERE BOUGHT NEW BROKE DOWN IN THE FIRST MONTH. CHEVY HHR IS AN UN SAFE VEHICLE AND CHEVY IS GOING TO LOOSE BY TREATING CONSUMERS THIS WAY. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, A WARNING CHIME SOUNDED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT STOPPED AND ALLOWED THE POWER STEERING TO RESET ITSELF BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

Mileage: 77,000

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY HHR. EVERY SINCE THE WEATHER HAS BEEN GETTING WARMER MY CAR HAS BEEN LOOSING IT'S POWER STEERING FUNCTION. THIS WILL HAPPEN AT ANYTIME OF THE DAY AND AT ANY PLACE. I CAN BE AT A COMPLETE STOP OR DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WILL LOSE ALL STEERING CAPABILITIES. THIS SEEMS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT WAS FOUND IN THE 2005 - 2010 CHEVY COBALTS. IF I PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF THEN TURN IT BACK ON IT HELPS FOR A WHILE UNTIL IT DOES IT AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW, TODAY IS MARCH 21ST 2011. WHEN THE STEERING GOES OUT THE ODOMETER WILL SAY POWER STEERING AND THERE WILL BE A CHIME THAT GOES OFF. MY MECHANIC HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR SINCE IT NEVER DOES IT WHEN I LEAVE THE CAR WITH HIM. *TR

Mileage: 7,800

1. I WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT WHEN MY 2006 CHEVY HHR HAD THE POWER STEERING COME ON THE CONSOLE AND THEN THE STEERING BECAME VERY HARD. 2. AFTER SHUTTING CAR OFF FOR A BIT, IT FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT WAS BACK 20 MILES DOWN THE ROAD. 3. I HAVE INVESTIGATED THAT WHILE THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR THE HHR, IT IS NOT INCLUDED WITH THE GM CARS RECALLS. I GUESS THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT THE HHR DRIVERS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING I CAN DO.... I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 70,020

GENERAL MOTORS HAS RECALLED ALL MODELS WITH KNOWN POWER STEERING ISSUES EXCEPT THE HHR, THEY'RE AWARE THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IS SUSEPTABLE TO FAILURE, WHICH MAKES THE VEHICLE LESS SAFE TO OPERATE. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN RECALLED IN CANADA. DO THEY WANT TO RUN ALL THEIR CUSTOMERS OFF? IF GM DOESN'T FIX OR REIMBURSE ME FOR THIS, IT WILL BE MY LAST GM PRODUCT. IT IS RIDICULOUS TO TREAT CUSTOMERS THIS WAY. THEY KNOW THERE ARE BAD PARTS OUT THERE AND REFUSE TO MAKE RIGHT ON IT. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILED ON 2006 CHEVY HHR LT1. DEALER STATES POWER STEERING MOTOR FOR COBALT HAS BEEN RECALLED, SO NOT SURE WHY THE HHR HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

CHEVROLET HHR 2006. POWER STEERING WARNING DISPLAYS ON THE INFO DISPLAY INDICATING THAT THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED. STEERING BECOMES SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY AT SLOWER SPEEDS. POWER STEERING FUNCTIONALITY RESUMES ONCE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. POWER STEERING WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL AGAIN AT RANDOM INTERVALS. *TR

Mileage: 55,500

DEALER STATES CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEMS: NO POWER STEERING NOT FIXED BY REPLACING FUSE (EPS SYSTEM), ALTHOUGH GM RECALLED MANY VEHICLES WITH SAME PROBLEM AND ARE AWARE OF ISSUE, NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. WINDOWS SQUEAL UP & DOWN ON SUNNY DAY, & GET STUCK SHUT. WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME OFF OF WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION. FRONT END SWAY BARS REPLACED, CONTINUED PROBLEM, TIRES WEARING UNEVEN, FEELS LIKE BAD BEARINGS, UNABLE TO DUP. REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID POURS INTO INTERIOR OF CAR. FRONT LEFT TURN SIGNAL WENT THEN REAR TURN SIGNAL. INTERIOR WAS SOLD AS SCOTCH GUARDED/REPELLENT OF LIQUIDS INTERIOR IS FAR FROM GUARDED AGAINST ANYTHING WATER STAINS FABRIC. ELECTRIC POWER MIRRORS NO LONGER WORK. BROUGHT CAR IN FOR SERVICE, RECALL ON FRONT HEAD AIR BAGS NEVER DISCLOSED TO ME NEVER OFFERED TO REPAIR. *LN

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER; THE CHECK ENGINE AND POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROAD, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE TO REGAIN POWER STEERING; HOWEVER THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 40,900 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 39,000. UPDATED 05/03/11*LJ UPDATED 05/04/11

Mileage: 39,000

THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2006 CHEVY HHR RANDOMLY STOPS WORKING. THE DASH LIGHT SAYS "POWER STEERING" WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS HAPPENS TWO OR THREE TIMES A WEEK ON AVERAGE. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED TWICE WHILE TURNING ALMOST CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO RETAINING WALLS ON THE HIGHWAY ON RAMPS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE HHR. A TEMPORARY FIX FOR THIS ISSUE IS TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THE PROBLEM WILL RETURN AT RANDOM TIMES. CHEVROLET RECALLED COBALT'S THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND WHY CHEVROLET WON'T ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS VERY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IF YOU STOP TURN OFF IGNITION THEN RESTART IT WILL WORK AGAIN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THEN GO OUT AGAIN. I CALLED MY DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY SAID IT IS COMMON BUT THERE ARE NO RECALLS. THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN. I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.BUT KEEP MY RECEIPT TO BE REIMBURSED IF THERE IS A RECALL . IS ANYTHING BEING DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? I WATCHED A PROGRAM LAST NIGHT WERE THIS IS HAPPENING NOT JUST TO THE HHR BUT ALSO THE COBALT, AND PT CRUISER. WHY IS THE HHR NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS? THEY SHOWED ON THE SHOW THAT PEOPLE ARE DYEING FROM THIS. ONE MOTHER LOST 2 DAUGHTERS. MY DEALER SAYS THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT WONT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WHAT CAN I DO? *TR

Mileage: 81,000

THE VEHICLE IS A 2006 CHEVY HHR WITH APPROXIMATELY 46000 MILES. THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING GOES OUT AS I AM DRIVING AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. WHEN THIS HAPPENS DURING A TURN IT IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND I HAVE ALMOST RUN INTO OTHER VEHICLES. AFTER RESTARTING IT USUALLY WORKS, BUT IS SUBJECT TO GOING OUT AGAIN AT ANY MOMENT WITHOUT WARNING. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET, BUT THEY DENIED KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM ALTHOUGH THE COBALT HAS THE SAME ELECTRIC STEERING AND A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. HAVING RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS, AND I SEE NO REASON FOR CHEVY TO WAIT UNTIL A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OCCURS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND LOSE POWER STEERING ABILITY. NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. NO EXCESSIVE TURNING. TURN OFF CAR AND IT WILL BE FINE FOR A FEW MILES AND THEN DO IT AGAIN. UNABLE TO STEER VEHICLE VERY WELL WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED CONTACT THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. UPDATED 02/23/11 *BF UPDATED 04/27/11

Mileage: 65,000

2006 CHEVROLET HHR STEERING MOTOR RANDOMLY FAILS WITH NO WARNING, CAUSING THE POWER STEERING TO FAIL WHILE DRIVING. AFTER RESTART, WILL WORK AGAIN FOR BRIEF TIME. HAPPENS FREQUENTLY. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 30,000 MILES. DOCUMENTATION EXISTS ONLINE THAT THIS MOTOR IS THE SAME ONE RECALLED ON THE CHEVROLET COBALT, AND THAT OTHER ARE HAVING THE SAME FAILURE. HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 10-12 TIMES OVER TWO WEEKS AND A TOTAL MILEAGE OF ABOUT 40 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 28,427

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND MAKES TURNING ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE AND DANGEROUS WHEN HAPPENING ON THE HIGHWAYS. IT IS NOW HAPPENING ALL OF THE TIME AND I HAVE ONLY MADE ONE PAYMENT ON THE CAR!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A WARNING CHIME AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AT THAT TIME, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE; IT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000. . UPDATED 02/23/11*LJ UPDATED 05/02/11

Mileage: 38,000

POWER STEERING FAIL WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 HHR. MAKES IT HARD TO TURN. *TR

Mileage: 114,830

MY ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING DOESN'T WORK. MY HHR IS EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY FOUND IN THE COBALT WHICH HAS A RECALL ISSUED. SEEMS STUPID TO ME THAT A LIGHTER CAR WOULD BENEFIT FROM THE RECALL, WHILE I AM NOW GOING TO BE STUCK WITH A LARGE REPAIR BILL. THESE UNITS ARE FROM THE SAME SUPPLIER.......RECALL ALL OF THESE UNITS ON WHATEVER VEHICLE THE OEM PUT THEM ON. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

THE POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FIRST POWERED ON, POWER STEERING IS PRESENT. IT IS UNPREDICTABLE WHEN THE POWER STEERING WILL FAIL. IN TWO INCIDENTS IT ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS WHEN FAILING. I DO NOT HAVE A LARGE FRAME NOR A LOT OF UPPER BODY STRENGTH THAT IS ABLE TO MAKE TURNS AT LOW SPEEDS, SUCH AS WHEN TURNING OR PARKING. IF I AM AWARE OF THE POWER STEERING FAILURE I CAN COMPENSATE FOR IT, BUT IF IT HAPPENS SUDDENLY, IT CAN BE QUITE SURPRISING. THIS IS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE SAME EXACT COMPONENT AS THE CHEVY COBALT AND THE PONTIAC G5, AND I UNDERSTAND OTHER VEHICLES ARE REPORTING THIS AS WELL.

Mileage: 78,000

POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE DRIVING IN MY 2006 CHEVY HHR. MAKING IT VERY HARD TO STEER. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

POWER STEERING FAILED 2 TIMES WHILE ON THE ROAD..HAVING TO REPLACE THE STEERING MOTOR. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

CHEVROLET HHR. POWER STEERING COMES AND GOES. IT IS ALL OVER THE WEB CHEVY OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.T HIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED UNDER A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 148,000

TURNED ON THE IGNITION AND THE DASHBOARD GAUGES ALL WENT OUT. PULLED THE FUSE AND REINSERTED IT - PROBLEM CORRECTED. T/C INDICATOR ON INSTRUMENT PANEL CAME ON AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS UPSHIFTING HARD. AGAIN, I REMOVED AND REINSTALLED THE FUSES AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. POWER STEERING WARNING WAS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH AND THE POWER STEERING WAS DISABLED. I REMOVED AND REINSTALLED THE FUSE ASSOCIATED WITH THE POWER STEERING AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. I DID NOTICE THAT MOST OF THE FUSES WERE MILDLY OXIDIZED ON ONE LEG OF EACH FUSE. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

2006 CHEVY HHR LT, WHILE DRIVING AT A POSTED SPEED OF 45MPH, DAUGHTER LOST POWER STEERING SENDING HER INTO THE CURB ALMOST HITTING ANOTHER CAR THEN INTO THE CURB AGAIN. SHE WAS TERRIFIED BY THIS INCIDENT. MY HUSBAND WENT TO PICK HER UP AND HE DROVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO OUR HOUSE, AND WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH, AGAIN THE POWER STEERING FAILED, AND HE ALMOST CRASHED INTO THE WALL BUT WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP WITHIN INCHES OF CRASHING. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT HAS NOW COME ON SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE STEERING HAS GONE OUT WHILE DRIVING THREE TIMES THUS FAR. IN ADDITION THE GEAR SHIFT HAS BECOME A PROBLEM AGAIN WHERE IT LOCKS, AND I HAVE ALREADY HAD THIS REPLACED 3 TIMES, EACH TIME LASTING ABOUT A YEAR BEFORE THE PROBLEM REOCCURS. I HAVE READ THAT SEVERAL OTHER 2006 MODELS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME POWER STEERING PROBLEM, SEVERAL OF THEM RESULTING IN ACCIDENTS. ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO BE KILLED BEFORE EXPANDING THE RECALL TO INCLUDE THE STEERING ON THE 2006 CHEVY HHR? *TR

Mileage: 73,000

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILURE: THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY GENERAL MOTORS AND THEY HAVE RECALLED CHEVROLET COBALT AND MALIBU, ALONG WITH PONTIAC G5. THE SAME PART IS USED IN THE CHEVROLET HHR, WHICH SHARES THE SAME PLATFORM AND MANY COMMON PARTS WITH THE COBALT AND G5. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES OF POWER STEERING FAILURE THAT NEARLY RESULTED IN ACCIDENTS. I FEEL ENDANGERED AND GENERAL MOTORS DOES NOT CARE. THEY NEED TO RECALL THIS. I HAVE SEARCHED AND FOUND MANY MANY INCIDENTS OF THIS OCCURRING ON THE WEB. THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS AND REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65-70 MPH MY POWER STEERING SHUT OFF. THE DASH BOARD DINGED 3 TIMES, GOT A MESSAGE ABOUT THE POWER STEERING AND THE NEEDLES ON THE MPH AND RPMS WERE ALL OVER THE PLACE. THE SHIFTER IS ON THE FLOOR AND WILL MAKE A CLICKING NOISE LIKE IT'S TRYING TO FIND A GEAR OR SOMETHING. THAT HAPPENED ON 7/31/10 AND HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES SINCE. THIS SITUATION CAN HAPPEN AT SPEEDS. CAR WILL ALSO BUCK/JERK HARD WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I HAVE GIVEN UP DRIVING THE CAR AS ITS NOT SAFE. I HAVEN'T GOTTEN IT FIXED YET SINCE I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS PROBLEM RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 59,900

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY HHR LT WITH JUST 30K. DROVE IT OFF THE LOT WITH 3 MILES AND AT 200 MILES IT HAD THE ROTORS TURNED FOR THE FIRST OF ABOUT 30 TIMES. THE STEERING WHEEL SHUDDERS WHEN BREAKING OR AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45 MPH SO MUCH SO THAT AT TIMES THE CAR IS HARD TO CONTROL. THE ANSWER TO THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM IS..TURN THE ROTORS. "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR" THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO ME ANYMORE. MY CAR HAS HAD ISSUES WITH THE SHOCKS,THE STRUTS, THE CONTINUED ROTOR PROBLEM, THE STEERING WHEEL THAT SHUDDERS, AND AS OF TODAY, THE POWER STEERING IS GOING AS WELL AS THE STEERING RACK. THE POTENTIAL OF ME KILLING MYSELF,MY CHILDREN, OR THE PERSON NEXT TO ME HAS BECOME A REALITY. I HAVE COMPLAINED SINCE PRACTICALLY DRIVING IT OFF THE LOT. GM JUST REFUSES TO PAY, OR DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE CEO OF GM AS WELL AS THE NORTH AMERICA PRESIDENT MARK REUSS I HAVE EXPRESSED MY CONCERNS WITH THE SAFETY OF THE HHR. AND I HAVE SAID THAT THE ANSWER IS NOT TO "JUST TURN THE ROTORS FOR THE 35TH TIME". THERE IS SOMETHING VERY WRONG WITH THIS CAR, AND IT SEEMS AS THOUGH EVERYONE THAT DRIVES ONE HAS THE SAME POWER STEERING,ROTOR,AT THE SHUDDER OF THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE PLUNKED NEARLY 2K INTO A CAR THAT GM NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR. AN URGENT RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED OR I SEE THE POTENTIAL OF A TOYOTA PROBLEM ON THE HORIZON FOR GM AND THEIR CHEVY HHR. I REALLY BELIEVE IT IS GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE OR MAYBE MANY TO BE INJURED OR WORSE YET DEAD BEFORE GM WILL LOOK INTO THIS FURTHER. THE WORLD HEADQUARTERS TOLD ME YESTERDAY THAT THERE ARE NO OTHER COMPLAINTS LIKE MINE AND I SHOULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT I READ. THEY HAVE CLOSED MY CASE AND REFUSE TO LISTEN ANY LONGER. I KNOW THIS IS NOT MY DRIVING, I AM NOT HARD ON THE BRAKES, NOR HAVE I CAUSED THE ROTORS NEEDING TO BE TURNED SO MANY TIMES ON THE LATHE THAT THEY ARE LIKE PUTTING BICYCLE BRAKES ON A FREIGHT TRAIN. CAR IS A BIT TOO HEAVY TO STOP WHEN YOU HAVE ROTORS THAT ARE DANGEROUSLY THIN. *TR

Mileage: 200

TRAVELING ON 2 LANE ROAD AT POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 55 MPH. POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. ABILITY TO STEER VEHICLE GREATLY COMPROMISED. THIS WAS THE SECOND FAILURE OF POWER STEERING. FIRST FAILURE DUE TO BLOWN FUSE. THIS FAILURE THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILED. POWER STEERING MOTOR REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

2006 HHR LS - DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF WITH NORMAL OPENING OF THE DOOR. COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR WITHOUT PUTTING WINDOW DOWN AND USING THE OUTSIDE HANDLE. IF THIS WAS AN EMERGENCY - I WOULD HAVE BEEN STUCK IN THE CAR. *TR POWER STEERING FAILURE - POWER STEERING QUITS WHILE DRIVING - WAS GOING 55 MPH. AND THE POWER STEERING JUST WENT OFF.. PULLED TO THE SIDE WITH DIFFICULTY - SHUT THE CAR OFF. RESTARTED CAR - AND THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING AGAIN. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

Mileage: 72,000

POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE DRIVING, TURNING THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON TEMPORARILY FIXES THE ISSUE. SOUNDS SIMILAR TO RECALL ON SAME YEAR COBALT. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED A CHIME NOISE INSIDE THE VEHICLE, SECONDS LATER THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE NO LONGER HAD POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WAS 63000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 65,000

2006 CHEVY HHR, DRIVING THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ACROSS THE INFO SCREEN, THEN POWER STEERING WENT OUT. HAD TO PULL OVER TURN THE CAR OFF & RESTART, WORKED FINE FOR A COUPLE MILES THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN, & NOW IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. *TR

Mileage: 90,200

2006 CHEVY HHR POWER STEERING FAILURE. LOST POWER STEERING IN A SHARP CURVE. IMMEDIATE AND WITH NO ADVANCED WARNING. FORCED TO SHOULDER AND ALMOST INTO A DITCH. THE WARNING MESSAGE AND CHIME WORKED BUT THAT DOESN'T HELP YOU CONTROL THE VEHICLE!! FORTUNATELY I WAS DRIVING THIS TIME. IF MY WIFE HAD BEEN DRIVING THERE IS NO WAY WITH HER LIMITED STRENGTH THAT WE WOULD HAVE MADE IT AROUND THE CURVE. I UNDERSTAND FROM THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR HHRS AND CHEVY COBALTS. THEY BOTH USE THE SAME FAULTY POWER STEERING MOTOR. CHEVY HAS ISSUED A RECALL ONTHE COBALTS. WHY NOT THE HHR? *TR

Mileage: 50,887

MY CAR, CHEVROLET HHR LS 2006, LOST POWER STEERING MORE THAN 10 TIMES AS OF DECEMBER OF 2009. I HAD MY CAR REPAIRED AT CHEVY DEALER 4 TIMES ALREADY FOR SAME PROBLEM. EACH TIME THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT IT CAME BACK AGAIN AND AGAIN, AND RECENTLY IT HAPPENED MORE OFTEN. I LEASED THIS BRAND NEW CAR IN 2006. AT THE END OF 3 YEARS LEASING, I BOUGHT IT IN 2009. I TOOK GOOD CARE OF IT ALL THE TIME. THE POWER STEERING FAILURE FIRST HAPPENED IN DEC. OF 2009. WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD, SUDDENLY IT WAS HARD TO MAKE A TURN, AND MY CAR WAS THROWN FORWARD EACH TIME WHEN I GOT OIL TO MOVE FORWARD. THE MESSAGE "POWER STEERING" POPPED UP ON THE DISPLAY PANEL. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO CHEVY DEALER BECAUSE THE DRIVING WHEEL COULD NOT BE MOVED AT ALL AFTER RESTARTED THE CAR;HOWEVER, WHEN MY CAR WAS AT CHEVY DEALER, THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED AND THEY COULD NOT FIND OTHER PROBLEM. THEN 2 MONTHS LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND DISAPPEARED AFTER HALF DAY. AFTER THIS REPEATED 3 OR 4 TIMES, MY CAR WAS TOWED THE 2ND TIME TO CHEVY DEALER ON FEB.26, 2010 BECAUSE THE DRIVING WHEEL COULD NOT TURNED. THIS TIME THEY FOUND SOMETHING AND FIXED IT. IN THE FOLLOWING 3 MONTHS, THIS PROBLEM WAS HAPPENED AND GONE AT LEAST 3 TIMES. WE WERE SCARED AND DID NOT DARE TO DRIVE FAR FROM HOME. ON MAY 24, 2010, MY HUSBAND GOT SAME PROBLEM WITH ENGINE LIGHT ON AND HE DROVE TO CHEVY DEALER IMMEDIATELY. THEY FIXED IT. ONLY ONE WEEK LATER, ON JUNE 2ND, THE CAR WAS TOWED THE 3RD TIME TO THE CHEVY DEALER FOR SAME PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN AND STEERING MODULE. MY HUSBAND PICKED IT UP THE NEXT DAY, BUT JUST AFTER 2 MILES DRIVING, SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED, SO HE HAD TO DRIVE BACK TO THE DEALER RIGHT AWAY. THEY FIXED IT AND DROVE 50 MILES TO TEST IT AND IT WAS GOOD. YESTERDAY I DROVE IT HOME AND IT WAS GOOD TOO. BUT THIS MORNING, SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. SINCE IT IS SATURDAY, THE CHEVY STORE DOES NOT OPEN. WE CAN NOT GO ANYWHERE, EVEN GROCERY STORES. THIS REALLY IS A DISASTER, WE ARE SO SCARED! *TR

Mileage: 31,664

2006 CHEVROLET HHR - UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS, WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS (15 - 25 MPH) AND TURNING TO THE RIGHT, CAR WILL "CHIME", "POWER STEERING" APPEARS ON THE CONTROL PANEL AND THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT MAKING VEHICLE VERY HARD TO DRIVE. ONCE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED, POWER STEERING BEGINS WORKING AGAIN. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL MECHANIC, WAS TOLD THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL UNIT AND ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. COST WOULD BE $1,355. TAKING IT TO CHEVY DEALER TODAY FOR SECOND OPINION. PURCHASED CAR USED IN 2008 WITH 27,000 MILES ON IT. CURRENTLY HAS 77,000 MILES. HAPPENS APPROXIMATELY 4 TIMES PER WEEK FOR THE PAST MONTH. *TR

Mileage: 75,500

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 HHR THAT HAS ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING (EPS) WHICH FAILED FOR NO APPARENT REASON ON 4-18-2010. THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS OTHER THAN I WAS JUST GOING ABOUT 1MILE FROM WORK TO HOME. THERE WERE NO CRASHES OR INJURIES AS A RESULT. ON LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM I FOUND THAT GM HAS A RECALL ON OTHER VEHICLES THAT HAS THE IDENTICAL ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING BUT THE HHR IS NOT ONE OF THEM ON THE RECALL LIST.. I DID FIND THE 60AMP FUSE BLOWN THAT PROTECTS THIS SYSTEM FROM OVERLOAD CONDITIONS. THERE WERE NO HARD TURNS AGAINST THE WHEEL STOPS EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT. THE FUSE JUST BLEW. I REPLACED THE FUSE JUST TODAY 4-19-2010 AND THUS FAR THE SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY. AS TO WHY THE FUSE BLEW IN THE FIRST PLACE WELL THAT'S THE MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION! *TR

Mileage: 46,500

WHILE DRIVING A TONE ALERT SOUNDING AND POWER STEERING WARNING CAME ACROSS DIGITAL DISPLAY, AT TIME LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND COULD HARDLY STEER AUTO TO THE SIDE OF ROADWAY. AFTER CALLING THE CHEVROLET GARAGE WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL MOTOR AND SEVERAL OTHERS WERE RECALLED BUT NOT FOR THE HHR I HAVE. IF THE ELECTRICAL MOTORS ARE FAILING IN OTHER MODELS GM SHOULD REPLACE ALL THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING MOTORS TO AVOID ACCIDENTS. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION AND WOULD RESET ITSELF WITHIN A MILE. THE DEALER ADVISED PERFORMING A DIAGNOSTIC TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO ADVISED HAVING A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED, AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE, BEFORE THEY WOULD PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

Mileage: 61,000

POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILURE. THIS HAPPENS UNDER NORMAL DRIVING WITH NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF YOU ARE ON THE FREEWAY OR AROUND TOWN, IT HAS HAPPENED DURING BOTH. THE VEHICLE DOES FLASH POWER STEERING ON THE INFORMATION CENTER. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST 6 WEEKS AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT REPLACING DUE TO HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE REPLACEMENT PART. MY WIFE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE AND HAS STATED THAT IT IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL. TODAY SHE WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. SHE WAS ALMOST HOME AND THE STEERING BEGAN TO WORK PROPERLY WHILE SHE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A RIGHT HAND CURVE. SHE HAD AMPLE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL AT THAT TIME TO KEEP THE CAR IN THE ROAD (AT A REDUCED AND SAFE SPEED) AND THEN SUDDENLY SHE HAD POWER STEERING AGAIN. SHE RAN INTO THE DITCH BUT NO DAMAGE WAS DONE THAT I CAN FIND. BOTH HER AND MY CHILDREN USE THIS CAR DAILY AND WITH ITS CURRENT PROBLEM, I DON'T FEEL IT'S SAFE DRIVE OR SALE. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

2006 CHEVY HHR POWER STEERING IS FAILING. (STUTTERS ON AND OFF) *CN

Mileage: 80,000

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I RECENTLY HAD REPAIR WORK DONE ON MY WIFE'S 2006 HHR LT2. THE PROBLEM WE WERE HAVING WAS THAT SHE WOULD RANDOMLY LOSE POWER STEERING WITH A WARNING CHIME AND A NOTIFICATION ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THIS WOULD BE TEMPORARILY RESOLVED BY RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. I WASTED LITTLE TIME AND HAD IT TESTED AT CLASSIC CHEVROLET IN SUGAR LAND,TX. THEY SOON DISCOVERED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS FAULTY. I HAD THEM REPLACE IT. NOW I'VE BEEN A LIFELONG GM CUSTOMER AND I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS EXPENSE, NOT ONLY WAS IT A FAILURE UNASSOCIATED TO NEGLECT BUT IT WAS ALSO A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS ALSO HIGHLY DOCUMENTED ON THE WEB BY MANY OTHER HHR OWNERS. AFTER GM ANNOUNCED THE RECALL OF 1.3MIL VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE HHR WAS NOT LISTED YET BUT THE CHEVY COBALT AND PONTIAC G5 WERE. THE HHR SHARES THE SAME POWER STEERING MOTOR AS THE COBALT AND G5. GM PART # 20763801. JTEKT NORTH AMERICA IS THE PRODUCER OF THIS MOTOR. FROM WHAT I DISCOVERED ON THE INTERNET, GM HAS FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST JTEKT IN RESPONSE TO THIS ISSUE. IT IS STILL UNCLEAR TO ME HOW GM HAS NOT INCLUDED THIS MODEL IN THERE RECALL. I HAVE RECENTLY BEEN DENIED REIMBURSEMENT BY CHEVROLET FOR MY EXPENSES. *TR

Mileage: 33,465

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE POWER STEERING WILL SUDDENLY MALFUNCTION MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT HAS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR THE POWER STEERING TO RESUME FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT TIME OF COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,500. UPDATED 06/17/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL AT ANY SPEED, ANYTIME AND ANY PLACE. UPDATED 06/30/10.*JB

Mileage: 19,500

WHILE DRIVING ALL OF THE SUDDEN WE HEARD A CHIME AND NOTICED THE POWER STEERING CAME ON OUR CAR. IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. WE CAN STILL TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BUT IT WAS JUST DIFFICULT. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

CLUNKING NOISE IN STEERING. 3 DEALERS TRIED TO REPAIR ON 18/MAY06, 26JAN09, 3MAR10, NOISE STILL THERE. WAITING ON PARTS THIS DATE FOR ANOTHER "FIX". *TR

Mileage: 22,452

POWER STEERING FAILURE DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE. 2006 CHEVROLET HHR POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE BEING DRIVEN. TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING WILL REMEDY THE PROBLEM FOR THE TIME BEING. THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES. HHR SHARES SEVERAL COMPONENTS WITH THE CHEVROLET COBALT WHICH HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. WILL HHR BECOME PART OF THE RECALL? *TR

Mileage: 64,400

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE DRIVER STATED THAT AS SHE DROVE THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH SHE LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT STRUGGLED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 63,000.

Mileage: 63,000

2006 CHEVY HHR.. POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED SUDDENLY. MY CAR HAD ONLY 17,000 MILES ACCRUED. DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

Mileage: 17,000

WHY ISN'T THE HHR BEING RECALLED AS WELL AS THE COBALT, AS THEY BOTH HAVE THE SAME STEERING COMPONENTS? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED OVER 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING ALARM WOULD CHIME THREE TIMES AND THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL IMMEDIATELY. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY HARD AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO UTILIZE BOTH HANDS AND EXTREME BODILY FORCE TO CONTROL IT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH REPAIRS SINCE THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO DATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,270.

Mileage: 53,000

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY HHR. EVERYTIME I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, I LESS THAN A MINUTE THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. THE LIGHT COMES ON. THIS MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND CONSIDERING IT IS MY WIFE'S PRIMARY VEHICLE I WORRY ABOUT HER BECAUSE MY SON IN WITH HER OFTEN. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE, TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF SO THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESET. THE DEALER WAS CALLED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST COULD BE PERFORMED AND THE REPAIR WOULD COST $500 ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A 75,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE CHEVROLET MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED ON A CHEVY HHR . NEARLY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT WENT OUT AT 60MPH . TOOK TO DEALER AND PAID AROUND 1000. TO HAVE IT REPLACED. VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 30 THOUSAND MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

I BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW AND SOMETIMES WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND YOU ONLY HAVE A FEW SECONDS TO PULL OVER BEFORE IT SHUTS DOWN. SOMETIMES THE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN I'M STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND THE WHOLE CAR STARTS SHAKING AS IF YOU POPPED THE CLUTCH TOO FAST, EXCEPT THIS CAR IS AN AUTOMATIC. I HAVE FOUND THROUGH TRAIL AND ERROR IF I START MESSING WITH THE COMPUTER BUTTONS ON THE STEERING WHEEL THAT CHANGES THE INFORMATION THAT IS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH BOARD IT WILL SOMETIMES RESET ITSELF AND ACT OKAY. OTHER TIMES I HAVE TO LET IT SIT FOR OVER 20 MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL START UP AGAIN. THERE IS NO SET TIME THIS OCCURS, SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS A FEW TIMES A DAY AND OTHER TIMES IT WILL GO A MONTH WITHOUT HAPPENING. IT SHUTS DOWN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. SOMETIMES I'M GOING 65 MILES AND HOUR AND OTHER TIMES I'M GOING 20 MPH. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THEY TOLD ME THEY CAN'T FIX IT UNTIL THEY REENACT THE PROBLEM. EACH TIME THEY HAVE HAD THE CAR THEY COULD NOT REENACT THE PROBLEM, YET THEY SAID THEY CAN SEE THERE IS A PROBLEM WHEN THEY READ THE COMPUTER. I PAID $20,000 FOR THIS CAR AND AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT. I CAN'T DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY FOR FEAR IT WILL SHUT DOWN AGAIN. I HAVE TO TAKE THE BACK ROADS TO GET AROUND. *TR

Mileage: 3,000

POWERING STEERING WENT OUT DURING RIGHT HAND TURN AT SLOW SPEED. MY WIFE DID NOT HAVE THE STRENGTH TO CONTROL THE CAR INTO THE TURN. SHE STOPPED THE CAR AND I CHECKED MY MANUAL FOR TROUBLE SHOOTING,FINDING NONE. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND POWER STEERING WORKED. TEST DRIVING FOR TWO MINUTES THE POWER STEERING WENT AGAIN. PROBLEM SEEMED TOO BE AFTER CAR WAS DRIVEN FOR AWHILE AND SYSTEM WAS USED LONGER. CAR WAS REPAIRED BY HAVING THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED BY CHEVY DEALER SHIP. I STILL HAVE OLD PARTS. *TR

Mileage: 71,969

POWER STEERING FAILURE DURING OPERATION. VEHICLE CHIMES THEN "POWER STEERING" APPEARS ON DASHBOARD LCD. ALL POWER STEERING FAILS AT THIS POINT THOUGH IF YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON IT RE-ENGAGES FOR A SHORT TIME - THOUGH NO WARNING BEFORE IT CUTS OUT AGAIN. DEALER SAYS THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE EPS MOTOR (ELECTRIC POWER STEERING) $450. *TR

Mileage: 68,690

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILURE IN 2006 CHEVY HHR WITH 2.4L ENGINE. CAR HAS APPROX 45000 MILES AND THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL WHILE DRIVING. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WOULD COME LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. TURNING OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTING WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM SOMETIMES, BUT IT WOULD ALWAYS FAIL AGAIN. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR. *JB

Mileage: 49,838

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH. EVERY 6700 MILES AND 5 MONTHS THE VIOLENT SHAKING WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE ROTORS AND BRAKES WERE REPLACED A TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

2006 NEW VEHICLE PURCHASE SERVICED 8 TIMES FOR MULTIPLE FAILURES RELATED TO EITHER ELECTRICAL/BRAKING/ABS/ WHEELS/EMISSIONS/ TRACTION CONTROL/COMPUTER/POWER STEERING AND OR COMPUTER ISSUES/ALL REPAIRED/AND RESOLVED AT GM DEALER/VEHICLE CAN NOT BE DRIVEN SAFELY WHEN ISSUE OCCURS THE FAILED SYSTEM IN QUESTION OVERRIDES DRIVER LAST INCIDENT FAILURE OCCURRED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC RESULTING IN REMOVAL FROM SERVICE WHICH TOOK 3 WEEKS TO REPAIR/HAD THE CONDITIONS BEEN DIFFERENT THIS MAY HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. *TR

Mileage: 5,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18000.

Mileage: 18,000

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY HHR LT2, IT HAS APPROX. 52K MILES, AND A RATTLE, VIBRATION IN THE STEERING COLUMN HAS BEEN OCCURRING AT SPEEDS BELOW 45MPH. ALSO, THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR IS CONTINUING TO FLOOD WITH WATER, AND THE HEATER/AC BLOWER HAS FAILED OR SHORTED OUT. LASTLY, I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE ROTORS WORKED ON 4 TIMES BY CHEVY, AND THEY ARE NOW ONCE AGAIN IN NEED OF REPAIR. I RECENTLY TOOK MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE RATTLE IN THE STEERING AND THE WATER LEAK. I FOUND NUMEROUS TSB ARTICLES FOR THE ISSUES, BUT THE DEALER AND GM ARE CLAIMING THE TSBS DO NOT EXIST. THE REPAIRS WILL TOTAL MORE THAN $1100. I WAS TOLD THE BUSHINGS, AND TENSION RODS ARE THE PROBLEM WITH MY STEERING, AND THEY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. AT 52K MILES I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THESE ITEMS WOULD FAIL.. MY MAJOR CONCERN IS MY SAFETY RELATED TO THE STEERING AS WELL AS ANY POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL ISSUE STEMMING FROM THE WATER LEAK.. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE STEERING ISSUE AS WELL AS FOR THE BRAKE ROTORS. IF YOU GO TO ANY VEHICLE COMPLAINT WEB SITE FOR THE HHR YOU WILL SEE 100'S OF POSTINGS RELATED TO BAD BRAKES. THERE ARE ALSO SIMILAR COMPLAINTS PERTAINING TO THE STEERING. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO HONOR OR COMPROMISE WITH REGARDS TO PERFORMING THE REPAIRS FOR FREE OR FOR A REDUCED FEE. I CONTACTED GM CORPORATE AND FILED A COMPLAINT. I WAS TOLD THE GM DISTRICT MANAGER WOULD CONTACT ME. I AM STILL WAITING. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

PURCHASED THE CAR JULY 13 OF THIS YEAR. A CLUNKING SOUND COMES FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEN HITTING HOLES OR ON SLIGHTLY ROUGH ROAD. TENDS TO OCCUR MORE WHEN THE CAR OR THE WEATHER IS COLD. TOOK IT TO CHEVROLET AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A SWAY BAR LINK ISSUE. I REPLACED THE ROTORS, SWAY BAR LINKS (PAIR), DRIVERS SIDE STRUT MOUNT AND BALANCED & ROTATED TIRES. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. APPEARS THAT THE STEERING COLUMN (INTERMEDIARY?) HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR OTHER HHR OWNERS ACCORDING TO ONLINE FORUMS AND RESEARCH ALSO POINTS TO THE SAME ISSUE IN OLDER OLDSMOBILES. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

WE HAVE SEVERAL DEFECTS. AFTER NORMAL BRAKING A COUPLE OF TIMES THE CAR AND STEERING WHEEL BEGINS TO SHAKE AND SHIMMY. THE MORE YOU USE THE BRAKES AFTER THIS STARTS THE MORE VIOLENT THE SHIMMY BECOMES UNTIL WE HAVE TO STOP AND LET THE BRAKES COOL DOWN. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ROTORS ONCE BUT COULD OFFER NO EXPLANATION. WE CONTINUE TO BE PLAGUED BY THIS PROBLEM BUT NOW MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER BRAKES AND NO ONE KNOWS OR OWNS UP TO WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THE OTHER ISSUE WE HAVE IS THE EXHAUST, SPECIFICALLY THE HEADER PIPE ATTACHED TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHICH CRACKED AT THE FLEX JOINT. THIS STARTED BACK WHEN WE FIRST EXPERIENCED THE BRAKE PROBLEMS, WE COMPLAINED TO THE SERVICE WRITER THAT THERE WAS A FUNNY SMELL AFTER DRIVING IT FOR A WHILE, HE LOOKED AT IT WHEN IT WAS UP ON THE RACK AND SAID THERE WASN'T ANYTHING WRONG, AS IT TURNED OUT THE SMELL CONTINUED GETTING WORSE WITH TIME UNTIL THE EXHAUST NOISE BECAME LOUD ENOUGH TO IDENTIFY AND THE FUMES WERE MAKING US NAUSEOUS AND GIVING US HEADACHES. THE MOON ROOF STARTED TO FALL APART SO NOW WE ARE UNABLE TO USE THAT, THE RADIO MAKES A LOUD POPPING NOISE , LOUD ENOUGH TO HURT YOUR EARS, THIS WAS ALSO WAVED OFF BY THE DEALERSHIP AS NOTHING. TO DATE NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THESE ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE TRACTION CONTROL SWITCH ACTIVATED. SUDDENLY, THE TRACTION CONTROL DISENGAGED WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO IDLE EXCESSIVELY AND SURGED UNEXPECTEDLY. IMMEDIATELY, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE REPAIRS CONSISTED OF INSTALLING A DATA RECORDER AND REPLACING THE BCM. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING COLUMN AND GEAR SHIFTER WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEING DRIVEN DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,456 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,500.

Mileage: 13,456

2006 CHEVY HHR CONTINUES TO HAVE POWER STEERING GO OUT DURING OPERATION. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. AFTER READING SEVERAL BLOGS, IT APPEARS THAT THE CAUSE IS A DEFECT IN THE EPS (ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING). IT EMPLOYS THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM), POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE (PSCM), TORQUE MODULE AND VARIOUS OTHER SYSTEMS. THE SYSTEM BECOMES CORRUPTED AND CAUSES INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURE. AS STATED ABOVE, IF THE SYSTEM FAILS DURING CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS, (I.E. DRIVING IN CURVING, MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN) AND SYSTEM FAILS, THIS COULD CAUSE VERY DIFFICULT STEERING AND A TRAFFIC CRASH. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

I BOUGHT MY HHR EXACTLY ONE YEAR AGO. THIS IS MY FIRST CAR SO I HAVE NO GENERAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT VEHICLES. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED WITH 31,000 MILES ON IT. IT CURRENTLY HAS 58,000 MILES ON IT SO I AM NOT COVERED FOR A WARRANTY. AT FIRST I NOTICED A VIBRATING WHEN EXITING A HIGHWAY OR DECELERATING WITH MY BRAKES. THE STEERING SHOOK VIOLENTLY. ALSO WHEN DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO CONTROL AND THE CAR SEEMS TO VEER SEVERELY TO THE RIGHT AND WITH SHEER FORCE I HAVE TO USE BOTH HANDS TO CONTROL IT. RECENTLY THAT HAS INCREASED DRAMATICALLY, EVEN AT SPEEDS OF 30MPH. I TOOK THE CAR TO GET THE BRAKES INSPECTED AND THEY TOLD ME THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, NOT RESURFACED WHICH OTHERS HAVE SAID THAT IS UNUSUAL SINCE THE VEHICLE IS STILL FAIRLY NEW. THE MECHANIC ALSO TOLD ME THAT MY FRONT STRUTS ARE LEAKING AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN I AM DRIVING THE CAR TENDS TO SHAKE/VIBRATE AND MAKE STRANGE NOISES. THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION UPON TURNING THE ENGINE OFF. THERE ARE TIMES I HAVE HAD TO RESTART MY CAR UP TO 8 TIMES JUST TO GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. *TR

2006 CHEVY HHR - WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF, KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION AND CANNOT BE REMOVED. AFTER MOVING THE SHIFTER IN AND OUT OF GEAR, KEY WILL EVENTUALLY COME OUT. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY, BUT HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES OVER THE LAST WEEK, SO IT APPEARS TO BE A WORSENING CONDITION. BASED ON COMMENTS ON OWNER WEBSITES, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS NOT UNCOMMON AMONG HHRS (HHRCLUB.ORG, ANSWERBAG.COM, FIXYA.COM, CHEVYHHR.NET). HAVE PRINTED OFF A PART NUMBER FROM ONE OF THE SITES AND AM TAKING TO THE DEALER TOMORROW. *TR

I BOUGHT THE 2006 HHR IN MARCH 2007, IN JULY I HAD THE STABILIZER LINKS REPLACED, THEN IN DECEMBER I HAD TO HAVE THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED, IN OCTOBER 2008 I NEEDED TO HAVE THE STRUTS REPLACED & NOW A WEEK LATER I HAVE TO HAVE THE STRUT MOUNTS REPLACED. NOT ONLY THAT, I HAD A LEAK FROM THE HEATER CASE THAT LEAKED INTO MY PASSENGER SIDE, I HAD THE RADIO REPLACED & ALSO MY FRONT & BACK BUMPER IS LOOSE WHICH THE DEALER TOLD ME ON THE PHONE THAT IS PROBABLY CLIPS THAT HAVE BROKEN OFF. I WAS TOLD BECAUSE I LIVE IN MICHIGAN, THAT THE STRUTS WENT BAD SOONER THAN ANTICIPATED. ALSO, ALTHOUGH I HAD A CAR FAX REPORT ON THIS CAR, THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT THAT NO ONE KNEW ABOUT. I AM NOT VERY PLEASED WITH THIS CAR & ITS A SHAME TO MAKE A CAR PAYMENT ON A CAR THAT I DON'T EVEN LIKE ANYMORE DUE TO THE PROBLEMS. I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD GIVE ME $9000.0 AS TRADE IN, BUT I HAD 13000 ON IT, SO HOW DO YOU GET OUT OF A CAR THAT YOU THINK SHOULD BE RECALLED? I HAVE BEEN CHECKING INTO THE LEMON LAW & I UNDERSTAND AS LONG AS YOU PURCHASE THE USED CAR WITH THE FACTORY WARRANTY STILL ACTIVE, IT'S COVERED UNDER THE LEMON LAW. BUT SINCE THE DEALER WONT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, I DOUBT GM WILL. I WAS TOLD TO WAIT TILL AFTER THE ELECTION, FOR THE ECONOMY TO GET BETTER, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY WILL REASONABLY GET ME OUT FROM UNDER THIS JUNK OF A CAR! *TR

Mileage: 29,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH IN RAINY CONDITIONS, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE ALSO PULLED EXCESSIVELY TOWARDS THE LEFT. THE ABS WAS NOT OPERATING NORMALLY AND LOCKED UP. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ROTORS OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,900 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,260.

Mileage: 8,900

BOLT FELL OUT OF THE LOWER RIGHT STEERING ARM, CAUSING THE ENTIRE WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO MOVE BACKWARD UPON BRAKING AND FORWARD ON ACCELERATION. *TR

Mileage: 12,600

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE HAS ELECTRONIC STEERING, WHICH SPORADICALLY BECOMES INOPERATIVE AND DISABLES THE STEERING MECHANISM. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED THE WIRING TO THE FUSE BOX. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO SEVERAL STREET SIGNS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 24,000.

Mileage: 24,000

RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN MAIL 04-05-08. TRIED TO CALL DEALER ON SATURDAY, BUT GET THROUGH. TALKED TO A REP IN THE SERVICE DEPT AT LONDOFF CHEVROLET. PER REP THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HE ADVISED ME TO CALL BACK IN A WEEK. CALLED 04-11-08 AND GOT AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE ROOF-RAIL AIR BAG INSTALLED IN ORDER TO CONFORM TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 201 FOR MY HHR. I WAS GIVEN AN APPOINTMENT FOR FRIDAY, 04-18-08 AT 10:00AM TO FIND OUT THAT SUPPOSEDLY THEY JUST INSTALLED THE LAST ONE AND DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE FOR MY VEHICLE. I SPOKE TO ANOTHER CSR IN THE SERVICE DEPT. HE DIDN'T KNOW HOW THIS HAPPENED BUT STATED THAT ENTERPRISE HAD BROUGHT SOME HHR 'S IN AND THEY HAD FIXED THEM. I AM UPSET THAT THEY WOULD INSTALL THE AIR BAG IN ENTERPRISE CARS AND NOT AT LEAST KEEP THE ONE FOR MY SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT. HOW DANGEROUS IS THIS SAFETY RECALL? *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN WITHIN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS LOST POWER STEERING ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS ERRATIC AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY LUNGE FORWARD WHILE DRIVING.. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY STATED IT WAS A WIRING PROBLEM. UPDATED IVOQ 08/12/10 UPDATED IVOQ 08/31/10*JB

2006 CHEVY HHR BROKEN INSIDE DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE. CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE MUST ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND USE THE OUTSIDE HANDLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. *KB THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND A FUSE BURNED OUT. *JB

**VEHICLE HAS A VIBRATION AT SPEEDS OVER 35 MPH, HAS BEEN INTO FOUR DIFFERENT CHEVY DEALERS NUMEROUS TIMES THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM(THEY HAVE ROTATED TIRES MANY TIMES,BALANCED TIRES MANY TIMES,CHANGED TIRES AND REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES)..PROBLEM STILL NOT SOLVED. ** BRAKES PULSATE SOMETIMES AND SMELL LIKE THEY ARE BURNING (THEY HAVE CLEANED AND ADJUSTED BRAKES AT LEAST 6 TIMES,PLUS THEY HAVE CUT ROTORS TWICE (THEY SAID THEY ARE WARPED, THEY ALSO CUT THE REAR DRUMS)..PROBLEM STILL NOT SOLVED. ** VEHICLE HAS A KLUNKING NOISE WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP (THEY HAVE REPLACED STEERING COLUMN, THE NEXT TIME THEY REPLACED STABLIZER PINS)..PROBLEM STILL NOT SOLVED. ** OTHER PROBLEMS THAT MOST HAVE BEEN SOLVED INCLUDE :* : *: *: *CLOTHES HANGER REPLACED TWICE**REAR WIPER REPLACED NEVER WORKED PROPERLY**LEAK IN THE FIRE WALL PUDDLES IN CAR**WEATHER STRIPPING WAS DEFECTIVE PUDDLES" INSIDE" DOORS CAUSING SEVERE WET SEATBELTS**KEY STUCK IN IGNITION REPLACED IGNITION**TRANSMISION JUMPING, GEAR SHIFT REPLACED**LOCKS NOT WORKING HAD TO UPDATE COMPUTER CODES** *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE TURNING CORNERS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE AND MAKE A NOISE. THE TRAVEL SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT IS NO LONGER EXPERIENCING FAILURES. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 31,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

Mileage: 28,000

2006 , CHEVROLET, HHR STEERING STARTED TO FAIL, DRIVER'S FRONT WHEEL WAS DISCONNECTED FROM HOUSING, RESULTING IN HITTING INTO CURB. *AK

Mileage: 17,800

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON A CITY STREET, THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE PULLING TO THE RIGHT SIDE. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS LYING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. AFTER BEING TOWED TO THE DEALER, IT WAS DETERMINED THE STEERING KNUCKLE FRACTURED INTO, AND CAUSED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE TO ROLL UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHILE ATTACHED TO THE REMAINING HALF OF THE STEERING KNUCKLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

Mileage: 4,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE MESSAGE BOARD FLASHED POWER STEERING, WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE POWER STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *NM UPDATED 02/28/06

Mileage: 400