2007 Chevrolet HHR 4-DR.

FUEL LINE ROTTED THRU SPRAYING ON EXHAUST LEFT REAR

when I went to push on the brake, the brake pedal went to the floor... I had No Brakes? This could have been a terrible accident had I been going faster.

My 2007 HHR (I also hve a 2008 with the same issue as this) was being configured with replacement front seats and after completion the mechanic/installer informed me that there was a strong gas leak on the driver's side. Upon looking at the car a very noticeable puddle of gas was on the ground. I had the car moved to my home and it is currently unable to use due to the gas leak. This is ridiculous. Everything I have read points to Chevy cheaping out and not using non-corroding metal lines or nylon and the proximity of the heat shield which traps the moisture and corrodes the fuel lines. This REALLY needs to be recalled at Chevy's expense as it is a manufacturer's error. I have no idea if a prior situation had been addressed by the previous owner (commercial computer repair shop).

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet HHR. The contact stated that there was an abnormal fuel odor coming from the vehicle while parked in the garage. Upon inspection, the contact stated that the fuel line on the passenger’s side was leaking. The contact called the dealer and the manufacturer and was informed that the vehicle was not under recall. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet HHR. The contact stated while reversing out of the driveway, the power steering warning light illuminated, and the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The contact restarted the vehicle however, the power steering functionality did not return. They pulled the vehicle back into the driveway using manual steering and excessive force. The contact reached out to the local dealer to schedule an inspection however, the inspection was not performed due to a scheduling issue. The vehicle was not yet diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 103,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet HHR. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel was firm and difficult to turn. The power steering warning light was illuminated and flashing. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the system was reset. The local dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Fuel line corrosion. fuel is leaking from fuel lines under the car in the rear. it appears all HHR are experiencing similar issues why is the 2007 model year excluded from the recall if built the same as other model years. the first occurrence was February 2019 a portion of the line was replaced and now again.

THE POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT

THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2008-2009 HHRS FOR FUEL LINE CORROSION. I AM HAVING GAS PUDDLES AND DRIPS FROM LEAKING FUEL LINES NEAR THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL, NEAR THE EXHAUST PIPE AND MUFFLER. WHICH IS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AS DESCRIBED IN THE 2008-2009 HHR RECALL. I HAVE TRIED SPEAKING WITH GMS CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE. ALL THEY DID WAS TELL ME OVER AND OVER AGAIN THAT MY HHR ISN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. 🙄 I KNOW THIS...THAT'S THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP REFERRED ME TO CHEVY'S CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE...CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE KEPT PUSHING BACK THAT I NEEDED TO TALK TO THE DEALERSHIP'S CEM. NO ONE WANTS TO HELP WITH THIS SITUATION...JUST PUSHING ME TO TALK TO SOMEONE ELSE. SO THAT IS WHY I CAME HERE SO THAT SOMEONE WILL LISTEN TO THIS SAFETY CONCERN THAT THEY KNOW THEY HAVE BASED UPON FUEL LINE RECALLS FOR CERTAIN MODELS. I BELIEVE THEY NEED TO BROADEN THEIR RECALL TO INCLUDE OTHER HHRS.

I HAD AN AUTO ACCIDENT ON FEBRUARY 7, 2021. I LOST CONTROL ON AN ICY HIGHWAY AND FLIPPED MY CAR IN A DITCH FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I HIT THE DRIVER'S SIDE IN THE DITCH HARD ENOUGH IT BOUNCED BACK ON ALL FOUR TIRES. MY JAW HIT THE STEERING WHEEL, MY LEFT SHOULDER WENT THROUGH THE DRIVERS WINDOW AND OF COURSE I NOW HAVE ONGOING BACK ISSUES AT THIS TIME. MY CONCERN IS THE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. I FIND THIS CONCERNING AS THE IMPACT WAS GREAT AND I HOT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY FACE.

I NOTICE THAT THE TANK HAS BEEN LEAKING FUEL. THIS OCCURS WHEN I FILL UP THE TANK AND/OR THE FUEL SWISHES OR MOVES AROUND. THIS HAPPENS ON THE REAR LEFT TIRE. IT SEEMS TO GET ON THE EXHAUST OR HEAT UP AND SMELL EXCESSIVE FUEL. I NOTICED THIS WHEN I WOULD PARK FOR AT LEAST 20 MINS ON A FULL TANK. I AM A FUEL TANK ENGINEER AND SEE THIS AS A POOR DESIGN POSSIBLY

FUEL LEAK IN FUEL SUPPLY LINES NEAR REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE.

2007 CHEV HHR..LOST POWER STEERING. THANK GOODNESS ONLY 1 MILE FROM HOME. FORTUNATE NOT TO BE ON HIGHWAY. WHY NO RECALL FROM GM..IS SAME AUTO ON RECALL FOR IGNITION SWITCH..FIXED ON RECALL IN 2014

ADD RANDOM SPEEDS 30-80 MPH THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING PUMP WITH SHUT OFF, RESULTING IN NO POWER STEERING WITH NO WARNING OTHER THAN THE LITTLE CHIME BEEP AFTER IT SHUTS OFF. THE PUMP WAS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE AND I WANT REIMBURSED BY DEALERSHIP. AT TIMES I WAS DOING OVER 70 MILES AN HOUR GOING AROUND CURVES AND TURNS AND IT WOULD SHUT OFF.

OUT OF NO WHERE, SPEED ODOMETER WENT TO FLASHING AND CAR WOULD NOT SPEED UP EVEN WHEN PUSHING THE GAS... HAD IT CHECKED AND WAS TOLD TO CHECK TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL BECAUSE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. IT STOPPED WORKING WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, HAD TO TOW IT HOME BECAUSE WAS TOO SCARED TO TRY TO MAKE IT HOME. WHEN PUSHING THE GAS, YOU CAN FEEL IT LOSING POWER.

THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AS I WAS DRIVING OUT OF A BUSINESS PARKING LOT. I PULLED TO THE SIDE AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT STAYED OFF AND THE POWER STEERING WORKED AGAIN. I CAUTIOUSLY DROVE HOME. THE CAR IS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR WITH 153,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND WE'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS NEW.

FUEL LEAKED FROM THE REAR OF THE HHR AND POOLING ON THE FLOOR NEAR THE LEFT REAR WHEEL. THE HHR HAD BEEN PARKED IN A CLOSED GARAGE OVERNIGHT AND THE FUEL PUDDLE WAS FOUND IN THE MORNING. WHEN TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR, THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FUEL LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH. THE FUEL LINE HAS BEEN REPLACED.

FUEL LINE CORROSION AND LEAK NEAR DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE. STARTED OUT AS FUEL VAPOR SMELL WHEN WALKING NEAR CAR. LATER DEVELOPED INTO FUEL LEAK UNDER CAR. VERY CONCERNING TO ME BECAUSE LEAK IS NEAR EXHAUST SYSTEM. EVENTUALLY HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED (FOR SAFETY) TO REPAIR GARAGE WHERE I HAD TO PAY OVER $600 FOR ALL NEW FUEL LINES. DUE TO GM STRIKE IN 2019 AND RESULTING PARTS SHORTAGES, MY CAR WAS OUT OF SERVICE FOR 4 MONTHS. INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THAT MANUFACTURER HAD ISOLATED THE FUEL LINES FROM THE EXHAUST COMPONENTS BY USING HIGH TEMPERATURE 'SLEEVE'; THIS SLEEVE APPARENTLY TRAPS WATER THAT CORRODES THE METAL FUEL LINES.

UNSURE OF DATE WHEN OFFICIALLY HAPPENED OR NOTICED BUT, AFTER FILLING GAS TANK UP, THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE THAT PERSISTS AND PERMEATES INTO THE CAR. ODOR IS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN DO NOT DRIVE THE CAR FREQUENTLY, ODOR GOES AWAY WHEN TANK AT 3/4 OR LESS. NO VISIBLE FUEL LEAKING, AND MECHANIC DID NOT NOTE LEAK FROM FUEL TANK.

FUEL LINES RUST THROUGH UNDERNEATH HEAT PROTECTION WRAP. THE WRAP HOLDS IN WATER CAUSING ACCELERATED RUSTING OF LINES OVER TIME. THIS WILL CAUSE FUEL TO DRIP ON GROUND IN FRONT OF REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE.

FUEL SUPPLY AND RETURN LINES ARE RUSTING THROUGH. LEAK STARTED JUST UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR. UPON INSPECTION BOTH LINES NEED REPLACED COMPLETELY. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HAD A PATCH PIECE PUT IN ON THE AFFECTED LINE, BUT WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS CAUSED BY BAD DESIGN AND POOR CHOICE OF MATERIALS. THE PROBLEM WAS FIRST NOTICED WHEN CAR WAS STATIONARY AND TOOK LONGER THAN NORMAL TO START. I NOTICED THE SMELL OF GAS AND THERE WAS A VISIBLE SPOT OF GAS ON THE GROUND UNDER THE CAR.

METAL FUEL LINES IN REAR LEFT OF VEHICLE LEAKED PROFUSELY DUE TO RUSTING OUT. CAR STALLED AND HAD TO TOW HOME. HAD TO REPLACE LINE WITH RUBBER FUEL HOSE. NOTICED STRONG SMELL OF GAS BUT I ASSUMED IT WAS BECAUSE I WAS NEAR A GAS STATION. IT HAPPENED NEAR PERSHING AND ROCKWELL IN CHICAGO AND I HAD JUST LEAFT MY HOUSE WHICH WAS 2 BLOCKS AWAY.

FUELLINE RUSTED OUT IN FRONT OF DRIVERS REAR WHEEL. FUEL LEAK.

MY POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING IN AND OUT AND FLASHES A WARNING LIGHT THAT SAYS POWER STEERING THEN THE POWER STEERING TURNS OFF AND IT'S HARD TO STEER IT HAPPENS JUST GOING AROUND THE CORNER AS SOON AS I START TURNING MY STEERING WHEEL IT GOES OFF IF I TURN MY CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON IT COMES RIGHT BACK OFF AND I CAN DRIVE BUT THEN IT WILL COME BACK ON A LITTLE BIT LATER WHILE I'M TURNING OR WHEN I JUST START THE CAR OR IF I TRY TO BACK UP RANDOMLY IT WILL JUST COME ON UNTIL I TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN IT WILL GO BACK TO REGULAR BUT WILL ALWAYS GO BACK TO POWER STEERING. *TR

PLEASE CONSIDER THIS COMMUNICATION AS A FORMAL COMPLAINT AGAINST GENERAL MOTORS. MY NAME IS [XXX]. I OWN A CHEVROLET HHR. I WANT TO RELAY TO YOU MY CURRENT FRUSTRATIONS WITH GENERAL MOTORS. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET MY HHR FIXED SINCE LAST DECEMBER. APPARENTLY, GENERAL MOTORS HAS NOT BEEN PAYING IT'S DEALERS ADEQUATELY TO MAKE THESE REPAIRS. I DID NOT UNDERSTAND THAT THIS DEFECT WITHIN MY HHR COULD RESULT IN MY POSSIBLE DEATH. I LIVE IN KETCHIKAN, ALASKA. VEHICLES HAVE TO BE TRANSPORTED BY BARGE OR BY FERRY TO THE ONLY GM DEALERSHIP WHICH IS MENDENHALL AUTO CENTER LOCATED IN JUNEAU, ALASKA AND THERE WOULD BE NO REASON WHATSOEVER WHY ANYONE IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD SHIP THEIR CAR TO JUNEAU FOR A SIMPLE $100 REPAIR AND LOSE THE UTILITY OF THEIR CAR. MY CAR IS A 2007 HHR. THE VIN NUMBER OF THE CAR IS [XXX]. THE RECALL CALLS FOR AN IGNITION SWITCH REPLACEMENT - NUMBER N140063 AND REPLACE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND IGNITION KEY NUMBER N140113. PARTIES: [XXX], OWNER OF THE AUTO WORKS, KETCHIKAN, ALASKA, PHONE NUMBER AREA CODE [XXX]. [XXX], SERVICE MANAGER, MENDENHALL AUTO CENTER, JUNEAU, ALASKA, PHONE NUMBER AREA CODE [XXX]. CAR OWNER: [XXX] PHONE NUMBER AREA CODE [XXX]. ACTION REQUESTED TO BE INITIATED BY THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY ADMINISTRATION IS THE FOLLOWING: CALL THE PARTIES REFERENCED IN THIS LETTER TO VALIDATE INFORMATION I HAVE GIVEN YOU. NEXT, USE YOUR ENFORCEMENT TOOLS TO CONVINCE GENERAL MOTORS THAT IT IS IN THEIR BEST INTEREST TO GET MY CAR REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. MY SAFETY SHOULD NOT BE HELD HOSTAGE OVER A MONETARY RENUMERATION MATTER. GM MUST RESOLVE THEIR DISPUTES WITH THEIR DEALERSHIPS IN A FAIR AN EQUITABLE MANNER AND HONOR THEIR SAFETY COMMITMENTS AND DECREE ORDER. YOURS TRULY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR*DT*JB

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY HHR WITH 175,000 MILES ON IT. LAST SUMMER I NOTICED A GAS SMELL WHEN I WOULD SHUT THE CAR OFF. I THOUGHT I OVER FILLED THE TANK AND THE EXCESS WENT INTO THE CHARCOAL CANISTER. RECENTLY EARLY JAN. 2020 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SO, I DID ON LINE RESEARCH AND PEOPLE SAYING THE GAS CAP WAS BAD. I TOOK IT OFF AND IT LOOKED FINE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. SO, I CALLED THE DEALER TO MAKE AN APPT. THEY DID A COMPUTER SCAN AND CODE P0442 CAME UP ( SMALL EVAP. LEAK) AND THEY SAID MY FUEL LINES HAD A LOT OF RUST AND COULD BE LEAKING BEHIND THE WRAP THAT SEPARATES THE EXHAUST FROM THE FUEL LINE. I'VE SEEN ON LINE THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE HAVING TROUBLE NOT ONLY WITH THE HHR BUT ALSO BUT OTHER CHEVY VEHICLES. IS THERE ANY WAY CUSTOMERS CAN GET REIMBURSED TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. TOOK THE CAR IN 01/23/2020

THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT MAKING IT UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE MY 18 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING AND COULD NOT STEER OR CONTROL THE VEHICLE CAUSING HIM TO WRECK AND DENTED THE CAR UP AND BUSTED THE OIL PAN LOCKING THE MOTOR UP JUST BY LUCK HE WAS NOT INJURED WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME AND IT HAS SAT HERE CAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD A NEW MOTOR I AM VERY UPSET WITH THIS WHOLE ORDEAL I'VE BEEN OUT A LOT OF MONEY AND HAVE NO VEHICLE NOW PLUS MY SON WAS VERY TRAUMATIZED OVER THE WHOLE MATTER I TRULY LOVED THIS CAR NOW IT'S JUST WASTING AWAY AND I'M OUT A LOT OF MONEYNOT TO MENTION HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOWS ROLLING UP AND DOWN AND THE STEREO JUST QUIT WORKING AND THE BATTERIES I PUT IN IT KEPT GOING DEAD I'M TRULY UPSET OVER THIS

MY DAUGHTER IN LAW WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLL OVER ACCIDENT TODAY AND NOT ONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, RESULTING IN A CONCUSSION TO THE LEFT SIDE OF HEAD WHEN IT HIT THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND BUSTED IT!

WITH NO ADVANCE WARNING WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WILL STOP OPERATING AND THE CAR MUST BE STEERED MANUALLY. I NEVER KNOW WHEN THIS MAY HAPPEN AND SOMETIMES IT WILL HAPPEN MANY TIMES IN ONE DAY AND OTHER TIMES WE MAY DRIVE SEVERAL DAYS WITHOUT ANY ISSUES. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN TRAVELING ON A 2-LANE ROADWAY FOR MYSELF BUT EVEN MORE SO FOR MY WIFE. THERE ARE KNOWN ISSUES BY BOTH THE NHTSA AND GENERAL MOTORS YET NO HELP IS AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE MANUFACTURER DEFECT.

DRIVING AND POWER STEERING RANDOMLY QUITS WORKING BEEN HAPPENING FOR 5 DAYS.

POWER STEERING GOES OUT SECONDS AFTER THE WHEELS START ROLLING. IT IS EXTREMELY HARD TO MANEUVER AFTER THAT. TURNS R CLOSE TO IMPOSSIBLE UNLESS YOU ARE GOING A DECENT SPEED. PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK OR NEUTRAL AND SHUTTING IT OFF THEN BACK ON AGAIN WILL RESET THE STEERING AND IT BUYS YOU A FEW SECOND OF EASY TURNING BEFORE U HEAR A CLICK NOSE UNDER THE DASH AND ASSISTANCE IS GONE. THIS IS A HAZARD TO THE PERSON DRIVING AND ANY VEHICLE OR PERSONS AROUND WHILE TURNING.

THE HHR IS IN MOTION AT RANDOM SPEEDS, TEMPERATURE, LOCATION, ETC. AND THE DIC LIGHT FOR "POWER STEERING" COMES ON. WE HAVE CHANGED THE APPROPRIATE FUSES (UNDER THE HOOD AND PASSENGER SIDE CENTER PANEL) AND STILL HAVE SAME RESULT-NO POWER STEERING. WE HAVE CHECKED THE PLUGS/CONNECTORS ON THE STEERING COLUMN HAVE BEEN CHECKED FOR ANY LOOSE CONNECTIONS OR BROKEN CONNECTORS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, BUT ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING INTO A CURVE AND IT SHUTS OFF. WE CHECKED THE WIRES UNDER THE HOOD AS WELL. WHILE WE HAVE POWER STEERING, THE STEERING WHEEL IS VERY TOUCHY AND HARD TO DRIVE IN A SAFE MANNER. NOW, OUR LEFT TURN SIGNAL WILL SOMETIMES STAY ON AFTER THE TURN IS COMPLETE AND WON'T CLICK OFF. WE LOVE OUR CAR BUT THIS IS GETTING TO BE VERY DANGEROUS AS WE USE IT TO AS A FAMILY CAR WITH KIDS.

POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILS DURING NORMAL DRIVING WITHIN 100 YARDS MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER VEHICLE ESPECIALLY AT SLOW SPEEDS. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT YET DUE TO THIS PROBLEM.

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY HHR LT SEDAN. THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVING FINE UP UNTIL ABOUT A MONTH AGO, MAYBE A BIT LONGER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND IT TOOK EVERYTHING I HAD TO TURN THE WHEEL. I SHUT THE CAR OFF, RESTARTED IT AND IT DROVE FINE FOR A DAY OR SO. NOW, IT IS BECOMING WORSE! I RAN A SHORT ERRAND YESTERDAY AND I HAD TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR NO LESS THAN 8 TIMES. I CALLED THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP HERE AND WAS TOLD IT WASN'T ON THE RECALL LIST. I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD CHARGE ME $130 AND HOUR JUST FOR DIAGNOSTIC WORK. I CAME VERY CLOSE TO HAVING AN ACCIDENT ONE EVENING WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND I HAD NO PLACE TO PULL OVER AND HAD TO TURN INTO THE ONCOMING LANE OF TRAFFIC. THIS ISN'T JUST A COSMETIC OR TRIVIAL PROBLEM! SOMEONE COULD GET KILLED OR BADLY INJURED. CHEVY/GMC NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THIS PROBLEM AND FIX IT BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS.

WHILE DRIVING ON A 2-LANE HIGHWAY THE POWER STEERING ASSIST QUIT WORKING AND THE MESSAGE "POWER STEERING" APPEARED IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER SCREEN. LATER I DISCOVERED THAT SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING IT RESTORED THE POWER ASSIST.

ELECTRIC STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT . WORKS 5 MINS THEN TURN THE CAR OFF TRY AGAIN WORLD 5 MINS AND GOES OUT AGAIN. SNATCHED US OFF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH. CAN'T TURN STEERING WHEEL

INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE LAST TWO DAYS WHILE DRIVING HOME THE POWER ASSIST WENT OUT ON THE FREEWAY DRIVING HOME. STANDARD FREEWAY SPEED. HOT DAY 95 TO 100 DEGREES. THE FIRST DAY I REPLACED THE FUSE STEERING WORKED. TODAY IT WENT OUT AT THE EXACT PLACE ROUGHLY 20 MINUTES DRIVING. VERY FRIGHTENING ALTHOUGH I WAS ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF THE ROAD. TODAY. THE CAR SAT FOR 30 MINUTES AND TO MY SURPRISE IT STARTED WITH UP WITH POWER STEERING. I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY MY YEAR WAS PART OF THE RECALL IN CANADA BUT NOT THE US. PEOPLES LIFE ARE AT STAKE AND THE BURDEN OF THIS REPAIR IR REPLACEMENT SHOULD FALL TO THE MANUFACTURE INCIDENT DATES THUS FAR 6/10/19 AND 6/11/19

POWER STEERING ON MY VEHICLE WILL STOP WORKING AFTER 10 SECOND OF MY MOVING MY VEHICLE

POWER STEERING GOES OUT. WARNING LIGHT INDICATES POWER STEERING. OCCURS WHILE FREEWAY OR CITY DRIVING AND WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. OCCURS FROM 0 TO 65 MPH. TO RESOLVE ISSUE YOU MUST TURN OFF THE ENGINE WAIT A FEW SECONDS THEN TURN IT BACK ON. ISSUE HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE LAST 3 TO FOUR MONTHS.

A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE HAS BEEN NOTICEABLE WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE. MECHANIC REPAIR SHOP STATES IT IS THE FUEL LINE AND RETURN WHICH HAVE RUSTED OUT. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH CHEVY HHR OWNERS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH CAN LEAD TO DEATH IF A FIRE IGNITES. DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 100K MILES. RIDICULOUS!

SMELLED FUEL AND FOUND FUEL LEAKING ON DRIVERS SIDE REAR. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND WAS SHOWN THAT ALL FUEL LINES WERE RUSTED FROM THE GAS TANK TO THE ENGINE. CALLED CHEVROLET AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE AND MADE COMPLAINT THAT THIS IS A DANGERUOS PROBLEM FOR NOT ONLY FIRE BUT EXPLOSION. FOUND OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM

LEAKING OF WATER FROM WIPER CROWL TO FAN MOTOR OF HEATER AND HAS BURNT RESISTER TO HEATER BLOWER MOTOR. LEAK OF WATER WAS QUITE A BIT ON FLOOR BOARD. AFRAID IT WILL CAUSE ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. LEAK OF WATER HAS HAPPENED DURING VEHICLE WAS PARKED OR IN MOTION.

PRIMEWELL VALERA SPORT AS 215/50R17X91W CRACK IN SIDEWALL.

FUEL LINE IS LEAKING BY THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND THE FUEL RETURN VAPOR LINE NEEDS REPLACED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE REVERSING THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE STEERING WHEEL, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY WAITING TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER THAT PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIR, SIERRA MOTORS, LOCATED AT 18475 5TH AVE, JAMESTOWN, CA 95327, (209) 916-4332). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 111,000.

POWER STEERING FAILS RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING, STEERING BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT AND COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS.. PULLING OVER AND TURNING THE CAR OFF RESTARTS THE STEERING, BUT IT FAILS AGAIN RANDOMLY VERY VERY DANGEROUS. WHY NO RECALL?

THE CAR BEGAN HAVING DIFFICULTY STARTING AND WOULD REQUIRE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. UPON PARKING THE CAR AND GETTING OUT, I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GAS THAT FADED VERY QUICKLY. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE TROUBLE STARTING CONTINUED AND THE GAS SMELL JUST GOT STRONGER AND STRONGER EVEN WHILE DRIVING. I PARKED THE CAR AND RETURNED AN HOUR LATER TO DISCOVER A WIDE PUDDLE OF FUEL DRIPPING FROM JUST IN FRONT OF THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO A LOT OF HHR CUSTOMERS REGARDLESS OF LOCATION OR EXPOSURE TO ICE MELT CHEMICALS.

TAKATA RECALL MY HORN DON'T WORK THE SERVICE AIRBAGS STAYS ON. THE STRUTS BACK HATCH DON'T OPEN CRUISE CONTROL DON'T WORK CHECKED ALL MY FUSES AND THEY ARE ALL GOOD

LIKE MANY PTHERS, POWER STEERING INDICATOR ON DASH AND NO POWER STEERING. WORKS FOR FEW SECONDS WHEN CAR US RESTARTED THEN OUT AGAIN. HAVE REPLACED PUMP TWICE ALREADY .

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE INDICATOR CAME ON THE DASH INDICATING FAILURE. IF THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED THE POWER STEERING WILL WORK FINE FOR AWHILE BUT WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL AGAIN, USUALLY WITHIN 15-20 MIN. THIS STARTED AT 78,000MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 114,000.

STARTED DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD POWER STEERING LIGHT AND BELLS CAME ON AND LOST STEERING. ALMOST CRASHED INTO THE DITCH . LUCKILY NOBODY WAS COMING TOWARDS US OR BEHIND US . DO NOT DARE TO DRIVE MY CAR NOW I HAVE A YOUNG CHILD.

POWER STEERING

FUEL LINE HAS MULTIPLE ISSUE OF LEAKING

RUSTED FUEL LINES ON DRIVER'S SIDE NEAR THE REAR. THIS IS A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW WITH CHEVY HHRS. I NOTICED A BAD FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS PARKED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THERE IS A SOLID "DRIP" FROM WHERE THE LINE HAS RUSTED OUT. IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE THERE IS A FIRE OR EXPLOSION AND SOMEBODY IS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED.

THIS COMPLAINT CONCERNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR LT WHICH WAS PURCHASED AS A NEW VEHICLE. IT IS 'ALWAYS GARAGED'. IT HAS 36,1XX ORIGINAL MILES. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO WE BEGAN TO NOTICE 'CHUNKS' OF RUST GATHERING UNDER THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AN INSPECTION MADE BY SELF REVEALED EXTENSIVE RUST-OUT TO THE "REAR REINFORCEMENT BAR" (PART #10 IN THE ENCLOSED DIAGRAM). I CONTACTED "GM" VIA THEIR 'SOCIAL MEDIA CUSTOMER CARE CENTER', THOROUGHLY EXPLAINED THE ISSUE, AND WAS DIRECTED TO A LOCAL BUICK/GMC DEALERSHIP FOR AN EVALUATION, WITHIN HOURS I HEARD A NEGATIVE RESPONSE TO MY REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE. SUBSEQUENT ATTEMPTS BY SELF HAVE NOT GIVEN ME A SATISFACTORY EXPLANATION AS TO THE "WHY" OF THIS RUSTED PART. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAINED TO A HIGH DEGREE. THE EXAMINER TOLD ME HE DID NOT OBSERVE ANY OTHER RUST ISSUES ON OR UNDER THIS VEHICLE. KEEP IN MIND THAT I AM NOT AN 'AUTOMOTIVE' ENGINEER; BUT- TO MY 'UNTRAINED EYE' PART OF THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE PART IS DEEPLY HIDDEN WITHIN THE REAR BUMPER COVER; AND THE DESIGN OF THE REAR BUMPER COVER IS SUCH THAT IT FOSTERS THE COLLECTION OF DEBRIS FROM THE ROAD ON IT'S HORIZONTAL SURFACES. THIS DEBRIS THEN IS IN SITU WITH THE METAL PARTS OF THE ACTUAL 'REAR BUMPER'. GIVEN TIME THE DEBRIS RETAINS MOISTURE WHICH 'APPARENTLY' THEN COVERS THE METAL PARTS. ...AND ONE GETS THE RESULTS SHOWN IN THE PHOTOS. NONE OF THIS WOULD BE VISIBLE UNLESS A PERIODIC, CAREFUL EXAMINATION OF THE HIDDEN PARTS WERE TO BE MADE BY THE OWNER/OPERATOR OF THE VEHICLE. A "POSSIBLE" MEASURE TO BE TAKEN WOULD BE FOR GENERAL MOTORS TO EDUCATE/INFORM OWNER/OPERATORS AS TO THE POTENTIAL FOR A PROBLEM. ANOTHER "POSSIBLE" SOLUTION, WERE THIS A VEHICLE STILL IN PRODUCTION (AND NOT YET ANOTHER GM 'ORPHAN' CAR) WOULD BE, OF COURSE, TO CORRECT THE APPARENT, ORIGINAL 'DESIGN DEFICIENCY'.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE AT A FUEL STATION, A SMELL OF FUEL WAS DETECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A LEAK IN THE FUEL LINE. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 157,000.

DRIVING AND PUSHED ON CLUTCH TO CHANGE GEARS , I HEARD A SNAP AND THE CLUTCH LOST ALL PRESSURE AND WENT TO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION BY A MECHANIC , IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CLUTCH CYLINDER HAD PUNCHED THROUGH THE FIREWALL. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AND IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO TURN OFF. IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 37 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ABRUPTLY DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO ENGAGE IN TIME. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT TOE AND CHEST, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000. *TT *TR

LEAKING FUEL LINE. SEVERAL REPAIRS DONE AND KEEPS LEAKING. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RADIO CUTS BACK AND FORTH TO AUX, CONSTANTLY. ALL LIGHTS FOR THE BRAKES, SERVICE TRACTION, CHECK ENGINE. COME ON, GO OFF FOR A WHILE THEN COME BACK ON.

POWER STEERING GOES OUT AFTER 2-3 MINUTES AFTER THE IGNITION IS TURN ON. WHEN CAR IS SHUT OFF AND BACK ON, PS WILL WORK AGAIN FOR ABOUT 2-3 MINUTES. AUXILIARY WIRE IS TIGHT NOT MOVABLE, ALSO FUSE IS NOT BLOWN.

MY CAR HAS THE SAME STERRING COLUMN AS IN THE COLBOLT I ONCE OWNED. THEY RECALLED MANY MAKES OF THE HHR FOR NEW COLUMNS. BUT NOT THE 2007 OR 2008. I HAVE REPLACED THE WIPER MOTOR ONCE BEFORE AND AFTRER 3 YEARS HAVE TO REPLACE AGAIN. ANY TIME THE TEMPERTURE GETS ABOVE 70 DEGREE, THE POWER STERRING GOES OUT. ALSO WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS RECALLED AND EXCHANGED, THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO RESET THE KEYLESS ENTRY KEY RINGS, SO CANNT USE MY AUTO STARTER, UNLOCK OR OPED MY DOORS, ESPECIALLY THE HATCH BACK. THERE IS NO WAY TO OPEN THAT DOOR, NO HANDLE, NO INNER BUTTON, NO PULL TO OPEN IT.

I GOT INTO MY CAR WITH NO PROBLEM, WHEN IT WAS TIME TO GET OUT OF THE CAR I COULD NOT BECAUSE THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. I HAD TO LET THE WINDOW DOWN TO GET OUT.

A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE HAS BEEN NOTICEABLE WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE. MECHANIC REPAIR SHOP STATES IT IS THE FUEL LINE AND RETURN WHICH HAVE RUSTED OUT. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH CHEVY HHR OWNERS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH CAN LEAD TO DEATH IF A FIRE IGNITES.

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WENT TO CHANGE LANES AND LOST POWER STEERING. AFTER PULLING OVER AND TURNING THE CAR OFF IT WORKED AGAIN FOR LIKE FIVE MINUTES. I ALMOST GOT HIT ON THE SIDE OF THE CAR BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I CAN SEE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING IT.

MY MUFFLER SYSTEM ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM. I'VE REPLACED THE REAR ONCE, FRONT ONCE & THE MIDDLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH FAILED TO OPEN. THE CONTACT HAD TO EXIT THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE WINDOW. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT PREVIOUSLY THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LATCH FAILED TO OPEN, AND THE CONTACT STOPPED USING THE DOOR. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT SHE COULD INJURE HERSELF EXITING THROUGH THE WINDOWS AND, IF THE VEHICLE WERE TO LOSE POWER, THE WINDOWS WOULD FAIL TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED FERMAN CHEVROLET TARPON SPRINGS AT (727) 934-5789 (LOCATED AT 43520 US HWY 19 N, TARPON SPRINGS, FL 34689) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN AND THERE WOULD BE A FEE FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000. *TT *TR

WHEN I WAS DRIVING, SUDDENLY THERE IS A WARNING SOUND AND THE DASH SHOWS THE WORDS 'POWER STEERING'. I LOSE THE POWER STEERING AT THAT MOMENT. I ALSO FOUND THAT IF I STOP THE CAR AND RESTART, I GET THE POWER STEERING BACK, HOWEVER IT MIGHT NOT LAST LONG.

POWER STEERING GOING OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. PULLING OFF ROAD AND RESTARTING CAR TEMPORARILY FIXES ISSUE. CAN DRIVE AROUND TOWN FOR 45 MIN ATTEMPTING TO SEE IF IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN- IT DIDNT HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY TWO DAYS LATER.

GOOD DAY TO YOU. I OWN A RUST-COLORED 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING HOME ONE AFTERNOON, (CAR WAS IN MOTION), THE POWER STEERING WARNING CAME ON IN THE WINDOW OF THE MESSAGE PANEL, AND IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING, I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I CONTACTED KOONS USED CARS LOCATED IN SILVER SPRING, MD (I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM THIS DEALERSHIP) TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MY APPOINTMENT DATE, BUT WHEN I GOT THERE, A SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE BY THE NAME OF "JD" TOLD ME THAT I HAD TO EITHER LEAVE MY CAR OR BRING IT BACK THE FOLLOWING WEEK BECAUSE THEY WERE TOO BUSY, WHICH THEY FAILED TO TELL ME BEFORE DRIVING 45 MINUTES TO GET THERE. THE FOLLOWING WEEK, I CONTACTED OURISMAN CHEVEROLET LOCATED IN MARLOW HEIGHTS, MD TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $169.00 JUST TO LOOK AT IT. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, I VISITED THE DEALERSHIP AT WHICH TIME, I PURCHASED A 60A J-CASE FUSE, ONE OF THE MOST INEXPENSIVE THINGS THAT COULD POSSIBLY FIX THE PROBLEM. IT DIDN'T WORK. I AM GOING TO CONTACT SOME OTHER OFFICES TO SEE WHAT I CAN DO WITHOUT PAYING AN ARM AND A LEG. I HEARD ABOUT A POSSIBLE RECALL -- ANY TRUTH TO THIS? I NEED THIS CAR TO BE IN SAFE WORKING CONDITION. ****IT'S MY SCOOT-AROUND CAR!****

TAKATA RECALL GAS LEAK ,CAR PARKED IN GARAGE STRONG SMELL OF GAS LOOK UNDER GAS LEAKING

POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. CUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART AND THE POWER STEERING COMES BACK. THEN IT GOES OUT AGAIN. VERY DANGEROUS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BACHMAN CHEVROLET (9650 BLUEGRASS PKWY, LOUISVILLE, KY 40299 (502) 499-6161), BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, THE POWER STEERING WAS REPLACED IN THREE STAGES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS OPENED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

POWER STEERING RANDOMLY GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING, IT ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN I'M DRIVING AND IN NO PARTICULAR SITUATION

MY POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS AND ON HIGHWAY/FREEWAY. IT WILL DO IT AT LOW SPEED AND HIGH SPEEDS. IT WILL ALSO GO OUT WHILE TURNING OR NOT TURNING. WHEN IT GOES OUT IT IS WAY TO HARD TO TURN IF YOU ARE NOT MOVING AND HARD TO TURN EVEN WHILE YOUR MOVING. IT IS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND BAKE ON TO RESET IT BUT CAN ONLY DOING WHILE PARKED AND IN A SAFE SPOT TO DO SO. AFTER I TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF TO RESET THE POWER STEERING IT WILL JUST GO BACK ON AFTER A SHORT TRIP. IT CONSTANTLY GOES ON. ONCE IT IS ON IT DOES NOT GET BETTER AGAIN. ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IT SAYS POWER STEERING PROBLEM WHEN IT GOES OUT.

" TAKATA RECALL " MY DRIVERS SIDE DRIVER DOOR ( ON MY 2007 CHEVY HHR )DOES NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE. I LOCKED IT CAME BACK TO OPEN IT, IT WOULD UNLOCK BUT NOT OPEN. I NOW HAVE TO CRAWL OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE VEHICLES.

DEFECTIVE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER CAUSED CHAIN TO JUMP TIME AND CAUSE VALVE DAMAGE COSTING $2000 IN REPAIRS. APPARENTLY TENSIONER WAS KNOWN DEFECT BUT NEVER RECALLED.

STEERING COLUMN RATTLE AND SEVERE SHAKE AT 18,000 MILES. MACHINED ROTORS AND REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS. REPLACED INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT, LOWER CONTROL ARMS, SWAY BAR BUSHINGS, STABILIZER LINKS AND OUTER TIE ROD ENDS PER RESEARCH AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM DEALERSHIPS AND INDEPENDENT GM-TRAINED MECHANICS. RATTLE STILL NOT CLEARED, LATEST DEALER VISIT SAYS ONLY POSSIBLE FIX IS TO REPLACE STEERING COLUMN, ANOTHER $1000 REPAIR. CAR STILL RATTLES AT LOW SPEED OVER UNEVEN SURFACES - PROBLEM IS DOCUMENTED ONLINE EXTENSIVELY. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS THE DEALER SAID WERE WORN OUT AND DEFECTIVE THAT CAME OFF THE CAR WERE KEPT FOR INSPECTION AND FOUND TO NOT BE DEFECTIVE. GM HAS REDESIGNED ALL THESE PARTS KNOWING THEY ARE OFTEN DEFECTIVE AND SUED THE STEERING COLUMN SUPPLIER IN 2009, BUT STILL NO RECALL OTHER THAN THE STEERING COLUMN MOTOR. CALLED CHEVROLET TO OPEN A CASE AND THEIR ONLY RESPONSE WAS TO TAKE IT BACK TO A DEALER. LUDICROUS.

THE IGNITION KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND CAN'T BE REMOVED. THE SHIFTER IS ALSO LOCKED OUT AND I CAN'T LEAVE MY VEHICLE WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE HHR, COBALT AND IMPALA MODELS.

DRIVING HOME AT NOTICED POWER STEERING DISPLAYED ON DASH. TOOK TO SHOP NEXT DAY THEY EXAMINED AND SAID THAT THE MOTOR IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. TWO WEEKS LATER HIT A SMALL BUMP AND CAME BACK ON AGAIN. NEXT MORNING WAS FINE. THIS HAS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. HAVE HAD SMALL ISSUE WITH NO COOLANT READING (HAD SENSOR AND THERMOSTAT REPLACED).

POWER STERRING IS GOING OUT JUST LIKE IT DID IN MY COLBOLT. BOTH ARE 2007. WIPER POWER DRIVE WENT OUT REPLACED THAT ON OUR OWN. WHEN DID THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO RESET THE REMOTE CONTROLS, SAID RECALL WAS FOR SWITCH ONLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR HANDLES DETACHED FROM THE DOORS. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE TURNING AT A SIGNAL ON A CITY STREET. IT CONTINUED TO BE NON-OPERATIVE FOR THE REST OF THE DRIVE HOME (3 MORE TURNS). AFTER SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR A DAY, THE POWER STEERING BEGAN WORKING AGAIN.

DRIVING 45 MPH PRESSED THE BRAKES , VEHICLE STARTED ACCELERATING THEN I APPLIED EXCESSIVE FORCE ON THE BRAKES, FINALLY ENGINE STARTED TO REDUCE RPM'S NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, LUCKY THAT I AM A VERY EXPERIENCED DRIVER LOL TO OTHER DRIVERS

POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT FOR NO REASON. SHUT DOWN & RESTART CURES PROBLEM. MY 65 YEAR OLD WIFE DOES NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING CAR, ESPECIALLY WITH GRANDCHILDREN ON BOARD.

EVERYTIME IT RAINS THERE IS STANDING WATER ON THE PASSENGER FLOORBOARD. ALL WINDOWS ARE UP AND NO LEAKAGE OF WINDSHIELD. ALSO PUT PLASTIC OVER WINDSHIELD AND WAS THE SAME INSIDE.

POWER STEERING CUTS OUT WHILE DRIVING. PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR. RESETS AFTER RESTARTING VEHICLE. KNOWN GM PROBLEM ON OTHER YEARS AND MODELS USING THE SAME MOTOR.

HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY FOR YEARS, DID AN ONLINE SEARCH LATELY AND SAW MANY VIDEOS ON YOU TUBE INDICATING OTHERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR AND THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!!! SOME HAVE REPORTED ONLINE THAT THEY HAVE HAD MAJOR ACCIDENTS AND CARS BEING TOTALLED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. STARTED ASKING OTHER HHR OWNERS I KNOW AND EVERY ONE OF THEM, WITHOUT EXCEPTION HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING. TALKED TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND THEY ALL SEEM TO KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. SEEMS TO BE A WELL-KNOWN DESIGN FLAW THAT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY IGNORED BY NHTSA AND CHEVROLET. I PAID OVER $1,000 TO HAVE A STEERING MODULE REPLACED. LASTED LESS THAN A WEEK - PROBLEM CAME RIGHT BACK. THEY THEN WANTED ANOTHER $1,200 TO REPLACE ANOTHER MODULE. DECIDED TO "JUST LIVE WITH IT", SINCE I HAD GOTTEN USED TO IT AND COULD MUSCLE MY WAY THROUGH THINGS. MY WIFE CANNOT DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. SOMETIMES IT TURNS ON AND OFF TWO OR THREE TIMES GOING THROUGH A TURN - HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN INTO SEVERAL ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF IT. MAY I ASK WHY NHTSA AND CHEVROLET HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL OR TRIED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM? IS IT GOING TO TAKE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE DIEING, A MAJOR CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, MAJOR NATIONAL MEDIA ATTENTION, ETC. FOR SOMEONE TO FINALLY DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM?

CAR IN MOTION ON FREEWAY AND NEIGHBORHOOD, POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND IS DISPLAYED "POWER STEERING " . NO WARNING, YOU TURN CAR OFF, RESTART IT GOES OFF AND WITHIN FEW MINUTES DOES AGAIN. I'M NOW SCARED TO DRIVE IT, I'M 2ND OWNER OF CAR AND ONLY HAS 56,000 MILES.

POWER STEERING SOMETIMES CUTS OUT.

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. SAYS SERVICE AIR BAG.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED OPERATING. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT A PLASTIC GARMENT IN THE WIPER HAD CRACKED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000. UPDATED 05/30/17*LJ *AS

POWER STEERING GOES OUT AT ANY POINT WHILE DRIVING USUALLY A FEW MINUTES AFTER DRIVING AND AFTER I TURN THE KEY OFF AND START IT BACK UP IT'S FINE AND LAST FOR A FEW MINUTES AND GOES BACK OUT

THE POWER STEERING LIGHTS CAME ON AND MAKE ITS HARD TO EVEN STEER THE WHEEL, IT DO NO TAKE ANY POWER STEERING FLUID, FUSE BEEN CHECKED AND REPLACED STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.I WAS DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING FLUID LIGHT CAME ON AND MADE IT HARD FOR TO STEER.

I WAS DRIVING MY 07 CHEVROLET HHR @ 45 MPH WHEN THE DASH DISPLAY BLINKED THEN DISPLAYED ENGINE POWER REDUCED, FOLLOWED BY A SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION OF SPEED. I COULDN'T ACCELERATE BEYOND 30 MPH, SO I PULLED OFF OF THE ROAD TO AVOID BEING HIT BY THE 18 WHEELER TRAVELING BEHIND ME. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I DROVE 15 MILES BACK HOME @ A SPEED OF 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE REFUSES TO ACCELERATE BEYOND 30 MPH

POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WITH MY YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR! NO WARNING OR ANYTHING. ALL OF A SUDDEN STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND NON MOVABLE. POWER STEERING FLASHED ON DASHBOARD. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AND I CANT BELIEVE THERE IS NO RECALL!!!!!!!

POWER STEERING WENT OUT. DASH DISPLAYED POWER STEERING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING, WHICH OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED RANDOMLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL KEPT VEERING TO THE RIGHT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIR. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OR IN OPERATION, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

MY POWER STEERING RANDOMLY GOES OUT WHILE I AM DRIVING SINCE I BOUGHT IT 2 YEARS AGO. LATELY IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING ABOUT 2 TIMES PER DAY IF NOT MORE. I AM WORRIED THAT I WILL BE TRANSPORTING MY CHILD TO DAY CARE OR DRIVING LONG DISTANCES AND IT WILL GO OUT ONLY FOR ME TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

I WAS DRIVING INTO A PARKIN GLOT AND MY STEERING JUST STOPPED WORKING AND I COULD NOT HARDLY GET IT IN THE PARKIN GLOT. I SAT FOR A WHILE AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT WORKED TO GET ME HOME. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT I SAW A STEERING PROBLEM BACK WHEN I HAD MY IGNITION RECALL FIXED. I NOW CANNOT FIND THAT.

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY HHR LS THAT I PURCHASED NEW IN DECEMBER OF 2006. MY WIFE AND I ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNER'S AND IT IS WHAT I DRIVE TO WORK DAILY. MY HHR CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000 MILES ON IT. I NORMALLY GET 29 TO 30 MPG ON AVERAGE, BUT OVER THE PAST MONTH I HAVE ONLY AVERAGED 26 TO 27 MPG. AFTER ARRIVING HOME, ON JANUARY 18TH OF 2017, I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. I LOOKED UNDER MY CAR, WHERE UPON I NOTICED GAS DRIPPING FROM THE FUEL LINE NEAR THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE, JUST PAST THE FUEL LINE MOUNT, AND THE LINE LOOKS CORRODED. I HAVE CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND I HAVE IT SCHEDULED TO GO INTO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM. FROM EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE READ THUS FAR, I AM CONFIDENT THAT I HAVE A RUSTED AN LEAKING GAS LINE. I BELIEVE GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE, THAT IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, AND THEY ARE JUST IGNORING IT HOPING IT GOES AWAY. *TR

POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. STOP THE CAR AND RESTART AND IT WORKS FOR A WHILE THAN IT WILL DO IT AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

ENGINE REDUCED POWER WARNING AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IT TOOK ME DOWN TO 25 MPH. I COULDN'T GO NO MORE THAN 25 OR 30 MILES PER HOUR. PULLED OVER AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND IT FELT LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO TAKE OFF BY ITSELF. *TR

POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING AFTER A SHORT TIME SHUT CAR OFF START BACK UP GOOD FOR A COUPLE MINS STOPS WORKING AGAIN.

THE POWER STEERING FAILED UNDER LOW SPEED DRIVING. LEAVING ONE LOCATION, THE 'POWER STEERING' LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON, STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. CHECK FUSES , NONE SEEMED AT FAULT. AFTER TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING, THE 'POWER STEERING" WARNING GOES OUT FOR A FEW SECONDS, POWER STEERING WORKS NORMAL; HOWEVER, THE ISSUE RETURNS A FEW SECONDS LATER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT TWO FUEL LINES WERE LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,781.

THE POWER STEERING QUITS WORKING WHILE YOUR DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH IT. IT'S RANDOM SO YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT OR TURNING. IS THERE A WAY TO FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG? WE'RE GOING TO GET HURT OR HURT SOMEONE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE.

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES TO OPEN THE CAR DOORS FROM INSIDE CAR BROKE OFF ON BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SIDES. THE ONLY WAY NOW TO GET OUT OF THE CAR IS TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION WE COULD NOT EASILY GET OUT, POSING A LIFE THREATENING DANGER. VEHICLE STATIONARY.

I HAD GOT A LETTER A WHILE BACK IN 2015 ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH MY POWER STEERING AND I JUST NOW BROUGHT IT TO BERGLUNDS ATTENTION AND THEY REFUSED TO HAVE IT FIX/AND OR REPLACED. THEY ALREADY FIXED THREE RECALLS ON MY CAR SO I GUESS THEY DONT FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE TO FIX ANOTHER ONE I GUESS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING SENSOR LIGHT SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, A POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT OPERATED NORMALLY, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A SALVAGED TITLE AND WAS NOT OBLIGATED TO BE REPAIRED FOR FREE BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT AND ALARM WOULD FLASH AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR THE POWER STEERING TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

2007 CHEVY HHR WITH MILEAGE 63,223. NO PROBLEMS UNTIL 11/05/14 RECALL 14063 IGNITION SWITCH AND 14113 LOCK CYLINDER WERE REPLACED. 20 DAYS LATER AFTER FIGHTING WITH GM AND DEALERSHIP FOR 3 WEEKS IT WAS TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP BECAUSE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION. TESTED CHARGING SYSTEM AND FOUND BATTERY TO FAIL. REPLACED BATTERY, VEHICLE STARTED AND KEY RELEASED UNTIL THE NEXT TIME I WENT TO START IT ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER. VEHICLE WOULDN'T START AND KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION AGAIN. 01/30/15 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP CAME TO MY HOUSE PICKED UP THE HHR AND TOOK IT IN FOR RECALL SPECIAL COVERAGE 14632 FLOOR SHIFTER REPLACED. BEFORE I COULD GET THE VEHICLE BACK THE DEALERSHIP CALLED AND INFORMED ME THE NEW BATTERY HAD FROZEN AND WOULD NOT ACCEPT A CHARGE. I REPLACED THAT BATTERY WITH ANOTHER NEW BATTERY. THEIR DIAGNOSIS WAS I NEEDED A NEW BODY CONTROL MODULE ESTIMATED PARTS AND LABOR $600 BEFORE I WOULD EVER BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT. I HAVE NOT DROVE THE VEHICLE IN OVER A YEAR. IT HAS BEEN SITTING IN STORAGE. I AM AUTHORIZING THE DEALERSHIP TO BEGIN WORK ON IT TOMORROW. IF BY REPLACING THE BODY CONTROL MODULE IT CORRECTS ALL THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THIS VEHICLE HAS I WOULD EXPECT GENERAL MOTORS TO ISSUE A RECALL EVENTUALLY AND REIMBURSE ME FOR THE EXPENSE OF PARTS AND LABOR. 06/30/2016 VEHICLE IN FOR BCM REPLACEMENT. RETURNED ON 07/11/2016. ON 07/11 I MOVED IT ABOUT 30 FEET AND POSITIONED IT IN THE TURN AROUND. ON 07/12 I WENT OUT TO PUT THE HHR IN GARAGE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ONCE AGAIN. KEY FOB WOULDN'T EVEN UNLOCK THE DOORS. UPDATE....7/13 ANOTHER NEW BATTERY. STARTED 7/13 - 7/22. 7/23 KEY FOB WOUDLN'T EVEN OPEN DOORS. VEHICLE WOULDN'T START AND KEY LOCKED IN THE IGNITION AGAIN. I WANT G.M. TO BUY THIS PIECE OF CRAP HHR BACK. THE ONLY SATISFACTION I WILL ACCEPT. FINALIZED AND NON NEGOTIABLE. I WANT MY MONEY BACK!

2007 CHEVY HHR WITH MILEAGE OF 63,223. NO PROBLEMS UNTIL 11/05/14 RECALL 14063 IGNITION SWITCH AND 14113 LOCK CYLINDER WERE REPLACED. 20 DAYS LATER AFTER FIGHTING WITH GM AND THE DEALERSHIP FOR 3 WEEKS IT WAS TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP BECAUSE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION. TESTED CHARGING SYSTEM AND FOUND BATTERY TO FAIL. REPLACED BATTERY, VEHICLE STARTED AND KEY RELEASED UNTIL THE NEXT TIME I WENT TO START IT ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER. VEHICLE WOULDN'T START AND KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION AGAIN. 01/30/15 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP CAME TO MY HOUSE TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE AND TOOK IT IN FOR RECALL SPECIAL COVERAGE 14632 FLOOR SHIFTER REPLACED. BEFORE I COULD GET THE VEHICLE BACK THE DEALERSHIP CALLED AND INFORMED ME THE NEW BATTERY HAD FROZEN AND WOULD NOT ACCEPT A CHARGE. I REPLACED THAT BATTERY WITH ANOTHER NEW BATTERY. THEIR DIAGNOSIS WAS I NEEDED A NEW BODY CONTROL MODULE ESTIMATED PARTS AND LABOR $600 BEFORE I WOULD EVER BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT. I HAVE NOT DROVE THE VEHICLE IN OVER A YEAR. IT HAS BEEN SITTING IN STORAGE. I AM AUTHORIZING THE DEALERSHIP TO BEGIN WORK ON IT TOMORROW. IF BY REPLACING THE BODY CONTROL MODULE IT CORRECTS ALL THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THIS VEHICLE HAS I WOULD EXPECT GENERAL MOTORS TO ISSUE A RECALL EVENTUALLY AND REIMBURSE ME FOR THE EXPENSE OF PARTS AND LABOR. 06/30/2016 VEHICLE IN FOR BCM REPLACEMENT. RETURNED ON 07/11/2016 WITHOUT NOTIFICATION JUST LEFT IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH KEYS AND SERVICE INVOICE INSIDE VEHICLE. ON 07/11 I MOVED ABOUT IT ABOUT 30 FEET AND POSITIONED IT IN THE TURN AROUND. ON 07/12 I WENT OUT TO PUT THE HHR IN GARAGE BEFORE STORM HIT AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ONCE AGAIN. KEY FOB WOULDN'T EVEN UNLOCK THE DOORS THIS MORNING. UPDATE..IT WAS THE BCM. DEALERSHIP FAILED TO DISCONNECT BATTERY WHILE WAITING FOR REPAIR PARTS AND KILLED A BRAND NEW BATTERY. BATTERY REPLACED 7/13 STILL STARTING 7/18

POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPS WORKING AND INDICATOR LIGHT ON DASHBOARD SAYS POWER STEERING- THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. MOST OF THE TIME SHUTTING OF THE VEHICLE AND THEN RESTARTING IT WILL GET THE POWER STEERING WORKING AGAIN FOR A SHORT TIME. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE OR ALLOWING IT TO IDLE IN THE DRIVEWAY THEN TURNING IT OFF IT WILL NOT START AGAIN FOR A MINIMUM OF 1 HOUR. WHILE DRIVING -SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN- THE ENGINE HAS ABRUPTLY SHUT OFF AND NOT IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE VEHICLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007 CHEVY HHR WITH MILEAGE OF 63,223. NO PROBLEMS UNTIL 11/05/14 RECALL 14063 IGNITION SWITCH AND 14113 LOCK CYLINDER WERE REPLACED. 20 DAYS LATER AFTER FIGHTING WITH GM AND THE DEALERSHIP FOR 3 WEEKS IT WAS TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP BECAUSE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION. TESTED CHARGING SYSTEM AND FOUND BATTERY TO FAIL. REPLACED BATTERY, VEHICLE STARTED AND KEY RELEASED UNTIL THE NEXT TIME I WENT TO START IT ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER. VEHICLE WOULDN'T START AND KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION AGAIN. 01/30/15 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP CAME TO MY HOUSE TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE AND TOOK IT IN FOR RECALL SPECIAL COVERAGE 14632 FLOOR SHIFTER REPLACED. BEFORE I COULD GET THE VEHICLE BACK THE DEALERSHIP CALLED AND INFORMED ME THE NEW BATTERY HAD FROZEN AND WOULD NOT ACCEPT A CHARGE. I REPLACED THAT BATTERY WITH ANOTHER NEW BATTERY. THEIR DIAGNOSIS WAS I NEEDED A NEW BODY CONTROL MODULE ESTIMATED PARTS AND LABOR $600 BEFORE I WOULD EVER BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT. I HAVE NOT DROVE THE VEHICLE IN OVER A YEAR. IT HAS BEEN SITTING IN STORAGE. I AM AUTHORIZING THE DEALERSHIP TO BEGIN WORK ON IT TOMORROW. IF BY REPLACING THE BODY CONTROL MODULE IT CORRECTS ALL THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THIS VEHICLE HAS I WOULD EXPECT GENERAL MOTORS TO ISSUE A RECALL EVENTUALLY AND REIMBURSE ME FOR THE EXPENSE OF PARTS AND LABOR. 06/30/2016 VEHICLE IN FOR BCM REPLACEMENT. RETURNED ON 07/11/2016 WITHOUT NOTIFICATION JUST LEFT IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH KEYS AND SERVICE INVOICE INSIDE VEHICLE. ON 07/11 I MOVED ABOUT IT ABOUT 30 FEET AND POSITIONED IT IN THE TURN AROUND. ON 07/12 I WENT OUT TO PUT THE HHR IN GARAGE BEFORE STORM HIT AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ONCE AGAIN. KEY FOB WOULDN'T EVEN UNLOCK THE DOORS THIS MORNING. APPARENTLY PROBLEM WAS NOT THE BCM. CALLED DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING AND THEY ARE COMING BACK TODAY TO PICK IT UP. GM SHOULD REPLACE THIS HHR WITH ONE THAT IS OPERABLE.

WHILE DRIVING POWER STEERING BECOMES INTERMITTENT. GOES OUT THEN RETURNS WHILE DRIVING OR AFTER BEING TURNED OFF. CHEVROLET HAS REPLACED EPS UNIT 3 TIMES OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS. AGAIN THE EPS IS INTERMITTENT, NOW WE ARE BEING TOLD IT IS A SHORT. I READ THAT THE RECALL FOR THE EPS INCLUDES A TORQUE SENSOR WITH DEFECTIVE OR FAULTY CONTACTS, GM HAS NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS. CHEVROLET SAYS THE VEHICLE HAS A SHORT AND IT NOT A SAFETY RECALL ISSUE. 74,471 MILES ON VEHICLE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 116,750.

EXCESSIVE RUST ON INTERNAL REAR BUMPER SUPPORT. IT'S TO THE POINT OF FLAKING. THIS METAL SUPPORT IS MOUNTED TO THE BODY, BETWEEN THE VEHICLE BODY AND PLASTIC COVER. THIS IS ON A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 31,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE SINCE TRIED TO COVER THE EXPOSED AREAS WITH A INDUSTRIAL RUST CONVERTER CHASSIS SAVER TYPE OF PAINT.

LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET. IF I TURN OFF AND RESTART THE POWER STEERING RETURNS AT THIS TIME. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. IS THERE A SOLUTION?

2007 CHEVY HHR WITH MILEAGE OF 63,223. NO PROBLEMS UNTIL 11/05/14 RECALL 14063 IGNITION SWITCH AND 14113 LOCK CYLINDER WERE REPLACED. 20 DAYS LATER AFTER FIGHTING WITH GM AND THE DEALERSHIP FOR 3 WEEKS IT WAS TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP BECAUSE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION. TESTED CHARGING SYSTEM AND FOUND BATTERY TO FAIL. REPLACED BATTERY, VEHICLE STARTED AND KEY RELEASED UNTIL THE NEXT TIME I WENT TO START IT ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER. VEHICLE WOULDN'T START AND KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION AGAIN. 01/30/15 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP CAME TO MY HOUSE TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE AND TOOK IT IN FOR RECALL SPECIAL COVERAGE 14632 FLOOR SHIFTER REPLACED. BEFORE I COULD GET THE VEHICLE BACK THE DEALERSHIP CALLED AND INFORMED ME THE NEW BATTERY HAD FROZEN AND WOULD NOT ACCEPT A CHARGE. I REPLACED THAT BATTERY WITH ANOTHER NEW BATTERY. THEIR DIAGNOSIS WAS I NEEDED A NEW BODY CONTROL MODULE ESTIMATED PARTS AND LABOR $600 BEFORE I WOULD EVER BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT. I HAVE NOT DROVE THE VEHICLE IN OVER A YEAR. IT HAS BEEN SITTING IN STORAGE. I AM AUTHORIZING THE DEALERSHIP TO BEGIN WORK ON IT TOMORROW. IF BY REPLACING THE BODY CONTROL MODULE IT CORRECTS ALL THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THIS VEHICLE HAS I WOULD EXPECT GENERAL MOTORS TO ISSUE A RECALL EVENTUALLY AND REIMBURSE ME FOR THE EXPENSE OF PARTS AND LABOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EPS WARNING LIGHT RANDOMLY FLASHED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY TIGHT AND LOCKED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I PURCHASED THE CAR 5/13/14. SINCE THAT DATE THE CAR HAS BEEN "REPAIRED" 16 TIMES, BEGINNING ON 5/27/14 FOR ONGOING SUSPENSION PROBLEMS AND STEERING WHEEL/ELECTRICAL ISSUES. SUSPENSION ISSUES INCLUDED THE SWAY BAR, STABALIZER BAR AND BUSHINGS, DEFECTIVE STABLINK AND FROZED STRUT BEARING. REPLACED FRONT STRUTS. STEERING WHEEL ISSUES INCLUDED, REPLACING OF STEERING WHEEL COMPLETE DUE TO BAD WIRING, WIRING, WIRING HARNESS, SIR COIL REPLACED, SIR COIL CAUSING INTERFERANCE, REPLACED ENTIRE COLUMN, IGNITION SWITCH REPLACEMENT. THE CAR IS UNSAFE ON ANY ROAD IN MOTION. ENTIRE 14 PAGES OF SERVICE RECORDS AVAILABLE.

POWER STEERING FAILS INDISCRIMINATELY WHEN IN MOTION; RETURNS WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED.

VEHICLE HAS ROUGHLY 93,000 MILES. LAST WEEK WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY CUT OUT. THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A WARNING INDICATION ON THE DASH DISPLAY. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND THEN TURNED ON, THE POWER STEERING RESUMES. HOWEVER, AFTER A FEW MILES, THE POWER STEERING FAILS AGAIN. THIS OCCURED ON BOTH CITY DRIVING AND AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. I TRIED CHANGING OUT THE FUSE, BUT THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION WHEN IT FAILS OUT OF NOWHERE. EASY TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I NOTICED THAT A RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 2009 AND 2010 HHR, BUT NOT OTHER YEARS. WHY NOT?

LOSS OF POWER STEERING. ONCE I TURN OFF AND RESTART THE POWER STEERING RETURNS. THIS ISSUE COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WHAT IS THE SOLUTION?

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY HEADLIGHTS MAINLY ON THE DRIVER SIDE I HAVE TO USE MY HIGH BEAMS IN ORDER TO SEE SOMETHING AND THAT'S WHEN I'M IN MOTION OR NOT. THEN NOW MY STEERING I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT BUT I CAN START MY CAR UP AND I CAN DRIVE AND ALL THE SUDDEN MY STEERING WHEEL GETS HARD TO WHERE I CAN'T TURN IT, IT'S HARD TO TURN. MY ELECTRICAL IN MY VEHICLE IT IS VERY BAD MY RADIO KEEPS POPPING ON AND OFF. I HAVE TO HIT MY HEADLIGHTS TO KEEP THM ON AND IT KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF AND I'M GUESSING THIS DUE TO MY ELECTRICAL.

AS I WAS DRIVING MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED JUMPING AND MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED MY CAR OVER TURNED IT OFF WOULD NOT START BACK UP .. SAT THERE FOR AWHILE TURNED BACK ON AND DRIVING AGAIN THE POWER STEERING CAME ON . L REPLACED MY POWER STEERING FUSE LAST MONTH BECAUSE OF THAT.

WHILE DRIVING MY POWER STEERING FAILED I CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE POWER STEERING STILL. THE BACK LATCH WILL NOT OPEN AS WELL. I CANNOT ACCESS THE TRUNK WHERE MY BATTERY IS BECAUSE THE LATCH WILL NOT OPEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH LANES, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING ABILITY SEIZED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON A DAILY BASIS FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS IT HAS RAINED WHILE MY CAR SAT OVERNIGHT AND WATER HAS SEEPED IN THE PASSENGER SIDE COMPARTMENT FROM BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX , I HAVE HAD THIS ADDRESSED 3 TIMES AND REPAIRED 3 TIMES AND FOUND OUT THAT IT IS A SMALL FLAP THAT COVERS A HOLE ON THE FIREWALL THAT FAILS OR FALLS OFF MAKING IT SO THAT WATER ENTERS THE VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT A ISOLATED INCIDENT OTHER HHR OWNERS SAY THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.

POWER STEERING FAILS INDISCRIMINATELY WHEN IN MOTION; RETURNS WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE PERSISTED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,600. UPDATED 05/18/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS FINALLY REPAIRED. UPDATED 06/22/16.*JB

FUEL LINE LEAK JUST IN FRONT OF REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE NEAR EXHAUST PIPE DUE TO POORLY DESIGNED "PROTECTIVE" WRAPPED AROUND THE LINES CAUSING CORRROSIVE ROAD SALT SPRAY TO BE TRAPPED NEXT TO STEEL FUEL LINES AND ACCELERATING CORROSION OF LINES. POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD DUE TO CLOSE PROXIMITY OF FUEL LINES TO EXHAUST DESIGN.

POWER STEERING CONTINUE TO GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AND I HAVE TO USE MY OWN POWER TO DRIVE.

I WAS DRIVING AROUND 30 MPH AND SPED UP TO PASS A CAR. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND WAS STUCK THERE. I COULDN'T BUDGE IT. LUCKILY, MY BRAKES WERE STRONG ENOUGH TO OVERPOWER THE ACCELERATOR. I STOPPED THE CAR AND SHUT IT OFF. I WAS STRANDED. MY MOM CAME DOWN AND TURNED IT ON AGAIN AND IT WAS FINE. I HAD HER DRIVE ME HOME SINCE I AM EIGHT MONTHS PREGNANT. THIS WAS A REALLY SCARY OCCURANCE AND I AM WORRIED IT MAY HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO GET IT FIXED BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. SO HERE I AM WITH A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS VEHICLE WITH NO KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT MAY BE WRONG. IN ADDITION, AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. SOME HAVE BEEN IN ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF IT. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE BEFORE THIS IS RECALLED? A DEATH? I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND ANYONE BUY THIS CAR. AT LEAST THIS YEAR OF THIS MODEL.

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY ROAD THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT SO THAT IT BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A SMELL OF AN ODD TYPE ALSO NOTICED. AN INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD ALSO CAME ON AT THAT TIME INDICATING POWER STEERING PROBLEM.

2007 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FUEL LINE CORROSION AND FUEL LEAK ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE NOTICED HESITATION WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CONSUMER KEPT SMELLING GASOLINE. THE CONSUMER DID NOT BELIEVE THAT A RUSTED FUEL LINE WAS A MATTER OF NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR OR OWNER NEGLECT. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE RUSTED FUEL LINE, HAD TO DO WITH THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. GM INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE ISSUE WAS PREVALENT WITH HER MAKE AND MODEL. HOWEVER, THERE WOULD NOT BE ASSISTING HER WITH THE MATTER. *JB

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TAKATA RECALL - WHEN IN MOTION, ON A CITY STREET OR A HIGHWAY, DRIVING STRAIGHT, GOING INTO A TURN OR JUST TURNING AT ANY TIME MY POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. THIS MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE MY CHEVEY 2007 HHR SAFELY. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND FIND ON YOUTUBE THERE ARE A LOT OF HHR OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE ADVISE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

CAR WILL LOSE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY WITH A MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE INFORMATION CENTER "POWER STEERING". DOES NOT MATTER SPEED OR LENGTH OF TIME CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN. AT THIS POINT, THE POWER STEERING RETURNS TO NORMAL WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTART THE CAR. RECALL FROM GM HAS ONLY 2009-2011 HHR, BUT MANY OTHER OLDER HHR 2006-2008 HAVE EXACT SAME ISSUES ACCORDING TO HHR FORUMS. CHEVY EVEN SENT US A NOTICE IN JANUARY 2015 STATING THE POTENTIAL OF THE POWER STEERING FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO DATE FOR A RECALL TO FIX. THE HHR HAS 75,000 MILES AND DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT WAS RUDE ABOUT EVEN LOOKING THE CAR UP FOR RECALL INFORMATION OR HELPING US. THIS CAR HAS ONLY SEEN A CHEVY DEALERSHIP FOR ANY SERVICE RELATED ISSUES.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HEARD A WARNING CHIME AND THE DIC SHOWED POWER STEERING. I PULLED OVER, TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON IT WAS FINE. WAS LOOKING TO SE WHAT IT WOULD COST TO REPLACE AND SEE ALL THESE PEOPLE HAVING SAME TROUBLE. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE LOOKED AT BY CHEVROLET IF IT'S THAT BIG OF A PROBLEM!!

CARS POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING AND COMES BACK WHEN I TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN.

MY HHR WAS BOUGHT USED AT A GM DEALER, IT HAS 63000 MILES ON IT AND THE FUEL LINES LEAK BADLY!! THERE SHOULD BE A RECAL ON THE PREMATURE RUSTING OF THE LINES.

INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKEN CANT OPEN DOOR, ELECTRIC MIRROR SWITCH FELL INTO DOOR, BACK INDOOR PANEL FALLING OFF, LEAK THROUGH PASSENGER DOOR BEHIND FRONT PASSENGER. THESE ARE ONGOING ISSUES WITH OTHER HHR OWNERS AND NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. THE DOOR LATCH IS MADE OF VERY CHEAP PLASTIC. YOU CAN VERIFY WITH ALL YOUTUBE VIDEOS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AS THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROTORS AND OUTER TIE RODS FAILED AND THE REAR BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE DUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

WAS BUCKLED IN THE CAR AND WHEN WE REACHED OUR DESTINATION THE FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT WOULD NOT UNBUCKLE HAD TO CLIMB OUT OF SEAT BELT TO GET OUT OF CAR, THE SEATBELT JUST KEPT TIGHTENING AND IS STILL BUCKLED UP CAN NOT GET IT TO RELEASE.

POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. WHEN I RESTART THE CAR POWER STEERING WILL RESUME TO WORK. IT MAY HRS OR DAYS BEFORE IT STOPS AGAIN. THIS ONLY HAPPENED WILL DRIVING. STEREO SOME TIMES FLASHES AND UNABLE TO TURN STATIONS. SOME TIMES MY INTER-LIGHTS WILL FLASH AND NOT WORK AFTERWARDS. BOTH OF THESE ISSUES HAPPENS WHENEVER.

POWER STEERING SUDDENLY GOES OUT RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET,

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WOULD FLOOD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. CHIME SOUNDED, "POWER STEERING" APPEARED IN THE DIC. WHEN I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND TURNED IT BACK ON, THE POWER STEERING WAS FINE. ACCORDING TO ALL THE RESEARCH I DID TO TRY AND DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS TYPICAL OF A DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND IS COMMON TO THIS MODEL WHICH HAS YET TO BE RECALLED.

CAR EXHIBITS STRONG SMELL OF RAW GASOLINE. DRIPPING FUEL WAS NOTICED IN FRONT OF DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE. DEALERSHIP REPORTS RUSTED FUEL LINE. REPAIR REQUIRES ORDERING PARTS AND MINIMUM OF $720 TO REPAIR.

ON NOV 7, 2015, MY FAMILY RETURNED TO OUR CAR AFTER EATING, WHEN MY HUSBAND STARTED THE CAR HE COMMENTED ON HOW HARD IT WAS TO STEER, THEN THE WARNING LIGHT FOR POWER STEERING CAME ON. HE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THE STEERING WAS FINE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING..WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE??? THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE TO USE THIS CAR DAILY TO TRAVEL BACK AND FORTH FROM WORK AND ACCORDING TO THE OTHER REPORTS THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AT ANY TIME. THERE IS NO WAY I COULD CONTROL THIS CAR AT FREEWAY SPEEDS WITHOUT POWER STEERING.

I PAID 947 DOLLARS TO FIX THE POWER STEERING MODULE WHEN IT WENT OUT ON OCT 8, 2015. I TOOK CAR TO GET FIXED AT SISBARRO IN LAS CRUCES, NM. LIKE I SAID I PAID 947 DOLLARS TO GET IT FIXED. NOW TODAY I STOPPED TO SAY HELLO TO ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS AND WHEN I STARTED TO DRIVE AGAIN AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT TODAY OCTOBER THE 31, 2015. IT'S GOOD THING MY WIFE WAS NOT DRIVING THE CAR SHE COULD HAVE BEEN HURT OR HURT SOMEONE ELSE. SO AGAIN I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO SISBARRO IN LAS CRUCES, NM. I'M JUST WONDERING WHAT KIND OF EXCUSE THEY ARE GOING TO GIVE ME THIS TIME AND PROBABLY CHARGE ME ANOTHER 947 DOLLAR AGAIN.

VEHICLE KEEPS BLOWING POWER STEERING FUSE. DID NOT OCCUR UNTIL AFTER I HAVE IGNITION RECALL WORK PREFORMED. I AM SMELLING IN THE CABIN LIKE HOT WIRING SMELL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING LAST WEEK AND I SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER STEERING. I HAD TO PULL OVER (AS I WAS ON A SIDE STREET) AND PUT ON MY 4 WAY FLASHERS SHUT OFF MY CAR AND THEN START IT. WHEN I STARTED MY CAR I SUDDENLY HAD MY POWER STEERING BACK. JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO I WAS ONCE AGAIN DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF THE HIGHWAY) AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I'M WONDERING IF THERE IS SOME TIME OF DEFECT WITH THE POWER STEERING. EVER SINCE I HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL FIXED, I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS.

THURSDAY OCTOBER 8, 2015 MY WIFE GOT READY TO GO TO WORK GOT IN THE CAR AND BACKED UP FROM THE PORCH AND THEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WAS REAL HARD TO TURN. SO SHE DROVE THE CAR BACK INTO THE PORCH AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A WARNING ON THE DASH THAT SAID POWER STEERING. SHE HONKED THE CAR FOR ME TO GO OUTSIDE, SHE TOLD ME WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE CAR AND I TOO NOTICED IT SAID POWER STEERING. I GLAD THIS HAPPENED ON MY PORCH BECAUSE I HAD JUST ARRIVED FROM PHOENIX, AZ ON OCTOBER 7 AT 8PM, 2015. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED ON THE HIGHWAY. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AFTER PUTTING THE GEAR SHIFT IN PARK, THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THIS HAPPENED TO ME FOUR TIMES IN ONE DAY. HAD TO FINALLY POP A PIECE OFF UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL AND GET DOWN ON THE GROUND AND STICK MY FINGER UP IN THERE AND FIND THE END PIECE OF A WHITE PLASTIC CYLINDER AND PUSH IT TO RELEASE MY KEY.

MY HUSBAND WAS INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 9-29-2015. WHAT HAPPENED WAS MY HUSBAND WAS STOPPED ON THE INTERSTATE AND A TRUCK SLAMMED INTO MY HUSBAND. HE SAID HIS CAR TURNED OFF AS SOON AS THE FIRST IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS A SECOND IMPACT FROM THE SAME TRUCK, WHICH WAS ON MY HUSBANDS PASSENGER SIDE. THE CAR IS COMPLETELY TOTALED. MY HUSBAND WAS LUCKY TO WALK AWAY FROM THIS ACCIDENT. THE HHR WAS RECALLED FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH LAST YEAR AND WE HAD THE NEW PART INSTALLED 2/2015 WHEN THE DEALERSHIP RECEIVED THE PARTS. WE HAVE TWO ISSUES ELECTRICAL, WHY DID HIS CAR TURN OFF WHEN IT WAS HIT FROM THE REAR? DID THE IMPACT KNOCK THE IGNITION SWITCH OUT OF PLACE? ALSO WHY DIDN'T THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY? NOW I KNOW IF THE CAR IS OFF THE AIRBAGS ARE OFF BUT WHY DID THE CAR GO FROM ON TO COMPLETELY OFF UNLESS IT WAS A FAULTY NEW PART THAT WE RECEIVED IN OUR CAR.

STEERING RANDOMLY TURNS OFF AND ON

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE EXTERIOR DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR AND EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER PREVIOUSLY REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE AND THE PANEL; HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT DETER THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000...UPDATED 02/01/16 *BF 03/30/18*JB *TR

THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT AND THE CAR FLIPPED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY DIAPHRAGM WAS CRUSHED. MT BACK WAS BROKEN. I AM STILL UNABLE TO BREATHE CORRECTLY. I WILL TRY TO LOCATE RECORDS OF THE CRASH, BUT AM SENDING THIS INFORMATION NOW TO HAVE THE ACCIDENT RECORDED IN THE DATABASE.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN A CORNER, THE POWER STEERING CANCELLED OUT IN THE CAR AND VEHICLE ALMOST HIT THE MEDIAN AND ANOTHER CAR IN THE NEXT LANE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE POWER STEERING GOES AWAY MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE VEHICLE; I AM NOT A YOUNG WOMAN SO IT IS NOT EASY TO MANUVER THE TURNING OF THE CAR WHEN THE POWER STEERING GOES AWAY AND LIVE ON A LIMITED BUDGET SO THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE SHOULD MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIR AS THE PROBLEM WAS NOT DIVULGED TO THE PUBLIC WHEN THESE AUTOMOBILES WERE PUT ON SALE AND THIS IS A BAD PROBLEM WHICH IS NOW OCCURRING MORE AND MORE;

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITHIN A WEEK. BOTH TIMES AT A STOP . FIRST TIME STOP SIGN, SECOND TIME STOP LIGHT. AS SOON AS I REACHED THE STOP LIGHT I LOOSE POWER STEERING. EACH TIME I TURNED ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS, PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTARTED IT. THE POWER STEERING RETURNS.

DRIVING MY 2007 CHEVROLET HHR ON 8/16/2015 WHEN THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON AND I LOST ALL POWER STEERING IN THE CAR. I PULLED OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF. THEN I STARTED IT AGAIN AND HAD POWER STEERING BACK; BUT AFTER FEW MINUTES DRIVING, THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN.

WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON AND I LOST ALL POWER STEERING IN THE CAR. I PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF THE CAR. THEN I STARTED IT AGAIN AND HAD POWER STEERING AGAIN! THIS OCCURS SPORADICALLY NOW.

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH, MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST POWER STEERING THIS WAS ON THE AUGUST 14, 2015. THOUGHT I HAD BLOWN THE FUSE REPLACED IT. DID NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN UNTIL MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2015 AND AGAIN WHILE TRAVELLING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST POWER STEERING. MADE IT HOME PARKED THE CAR, TUESDAY MORNING AUGUST 17, 2015 TURNED THE CAR ON AND THE POWER STEERING WAS FINE.

THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM INTERMITTENTLY EVER SINCE. NOW HAPPENING MORE OFTEN THIS MONTH (AUGUST 2015). NEED RECALL AS I KNOW LOTS OF HHR OWNERS ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FAILED TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE TEMPERATURE OF THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,369.

IN SEPTEMBER 2013 WHEN I WENT TO OPEN MY DOOR TO GET OUT OF MY CAR THE DOOR HANDLE SNAPPED. I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR UNLESS I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON, ROLLED THE WINDOW DOWN, REACH OUTSIDE, AND OPEN THE DOOR USING THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. THIS IS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I HAD IT REPLACED (APPROXIMATELY $195.00). ON JULY 25TH, 2015, I WENT TO GET OUT OF MY CAR AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE. THIS POSES A MAJOR SAFETY AND LIFE THREATENING ISSUE. IF SOMEONE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE YOU'D DIE BEFORE YOU COULD GET OUT OF THE CAR. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY CHEVROLET AT NO COST TO THE OWNER. I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR 35 YEARS AND HAVE OWNED PIECE OF CRAP CARS AND NEVER HAD A DOOR HANDLE BREAK ONCE, LET ALONE TWICE. I SPOKE TO CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID IT WAS UNFORTUNATE BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS MYSELF. REALLY?? PLEASE MAKE THIS A RECALL ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENED AROUND HER STOMACH. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO UNLATCH THE SEAT BELT; HOWEVER, THE SEAT BELT LATCH SEIZED. THE CONTACT WIGGLED OUT OF THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

STARTED THE CAR TO MOVE IT UP A LITTLE BIT AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED, VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THIS CAR HAS BEEN A LEMON SINCE DAY ONE WHEN I BOUGHT IT FROM THE DEALERSHIP, FRONT END SHAKES WHEN YOU GO 60 MPH. NOW I SEE THERE ARE OVER 300 COMPLAINTS OF STEERING PROBLEMS! WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THIS HEAP? WILL THE DEALERSHIP FIX THE FAULTY PARTS ?

WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 HHR, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, A CHIME SOUNDED AND THE WORDS POWER STEERING CAME UP ON THE DISPLAY. I PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND THEN STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT WAS FINE. THIS STARTED YESTERDAY (7/16/2015) AND IT DONE THE SAME THING AGAIN TODAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE STEERING FAILURE, BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 198,000.

2007 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL REPLACEMENT KEYS ISSUE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE LOST ONE OF THE REPLACEMENT KEYS THAT WAS GIVEN TO HER, AFTER THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED. NO ONE COULD ASSURE HER THE REPLACEMENT KEYS WERE DIFFERENT FROM THE ORIGINAL KEYS. *JB UPDATED 09/08/15*LJ UPDATED 10/20/2017*CN

WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 CHEVROLET HHR THE WARNING CHIME CAME ON AND THE WARNING ON THE DASH BOARD" POWER STEERING". IMMEDIATELY THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING ON THE CAR. I STOPPED THE CAR AND RESTARTED AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. NOW IT IS HAPPENING AT LEAST TWO OR THREE TIMES A DAY. THERE IS A GM RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. WHY ISN'T MY 2007 CHEVY HHR ON THE RECALL LIST? I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED. THIS IS A TERRIBLE SAFETY ISSUE THAT ALL GM CHEVY HHR'S SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER. WHAT IF I KILLED SOMEONE OR EVEN WORSE MYSELF. VERY SCARY! I WANT THIS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THIS IS A PROBLEM ON MOST ALL CHEVY HHR NO MATTER WHAT THE YEAR OF THE VEHICLE. ENTER "HHR POWER STEERING" PROBLEM ON "GOOGLE" AND SEE WHAT YOU WILL FIND! DO THE RIGHT THING!

IT DOESNT MATTER WHAT SPEED I AM DRIVING OR HOW LONG I HAVE BEEN DRIVING, MY POWER STEERING WILL RANDOMLY GO OUT. SOMETIMES I CAN MAKE IT AN ENTIRE TRIP WITHOUT IT GOING AND SOMETIMES I CANT EVEN GET OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE BEFORE IT GOES. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO TO WORK IS TO SHUT OFF THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON. IVE TAKEN IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS DEAD. I CANNOT AFFORD THIS PART AND I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY SOME OF THE NEWER HHRS ARE BEING RECALLED AND THE 2007 IS NOT WHEN THERE ARE PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS AND ISSUES OF THE SAME NATURE. MY CAR IS NEAR ABOUT IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE AND I LIVE NEAR A HIGH VOLUME POPULATION AND I AM AFRAID THAT MY LACK OF BEING ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE MY CAR COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND FAILED TO WORK. IN ORDER TO GET THE POWER STEERING TO WORK, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL IN NOV 2014. ON DATE OF FAILURE IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO TURN THE KEY, BUT IT COULD BE REMOVED AND REINSERTED. BECAUSE THE IGNITION KEY COULDN'T BE TURNED, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS LOCKED IN PARK. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO CHEV DEALER THAT ADVISES THEY WILL REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY.

AS I WAS DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. VERY HARD TO DRIVE. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WHEN I RESTARTED IT; IT RAN FINE BUT AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. I NOTICED THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR OTHER HHRS OF OTHER YEARS AND THEY WERE RECALLED. ANYWAY THIS YEAR CAN BE AS WELL?? I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR 2 MONTHS AGO AND REALLY CAN'T AFFORD ISSUES WITH IT ALREADY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) IN NOVEMBER OF 2014. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE BATTERY WAS DRAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED. ALSO, THE FLOOR SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 07/13/16*LJ

IN JUNE OF 2014 MY CARS IGNITION TURNED OFF AS A RESULT I ALMOST IMPACTED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. ALSO AFTER THIS MY TEMP GUAGE NO LONGER WORKED. TOOK IT TO BILL HOLT CHEVROLET WHERE THEY REPLACED MY IGNITION SWITCH AFTER I GOT IT BACK MY DRIVERS DOOR WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK CONSISTENTLY NOT EVEN WITH THE KEY, MY SERVICE AIRBAG AND POWER STEERING LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON, AND NOW RADIO AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS GO OFF. I HAVE TO STOP TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART THEY MIGHT COME BACK ON AND THEY MIGHT NOT. I AM RELUCTANT TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO BILL HOLT CHEVROLET AS THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR 3 AND A HALF MONTHS TO REPAIR THE IGNITION. ALSO I CAN GET NO SATISFACTION OUT OF THEM WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR THE LAST TIME MY TEMP GAUAGE STILL WASNT WORKING THEY SAID IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL. I AM RELUCTANT TO DRIVE FOR ANY DISTANCE AS THE POWER STEERING FAILS OFTEN. I HAVE CONTACTED GM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND CAN GET NO SATISFACTION FROM THEM EITHER. ARE THEY NOT GOVERENED BY AN AGENCY THAT MAKES SURE THESE REPAIRS ARE DONE AND DONE CORRECTLY. PLEASE EMAIL ME WHO I NEED TO CONTACT TO GET THESE ISSUES RESOLVED. [XXX]@YAHOO.COM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK AND BOTH LEGS, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED TWO NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT BELIEVED BOTH OF THESE RECALLS WERE RELATED TO THE FAILURE THAT CAUSED THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A LARGE ROCK AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. UPDATED 6/25/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE FAILURE OCCURRED FREQUENTLY. UPDATED 9/18/15 *JS

DOOR HANDEL IS BROKEN FOR THE SECOND TIME ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. HAVE TO ROLL MY WINDOW DOWN AND OPEN HANDEL FROM OUTSIDE. THIS IS NOT GOOD, IF ENGINE DIES SO WILL I. COULD NOT OPEN DOOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND FORCE WAS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING AND A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

CAR PARKED IN GARAGE. I TURNED ON IGNITION AND I GET A 'POWER STEERING' IN DISPLAY. I BACKED OUT OF GARAGE AND THE I COULD HARDLY TURN THE WHEEL. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE BUT I WAS CAREFUL. I DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO LOOK AT IT BUT I COULD GO TO ANOTHER DEALER. I GOT BACK IN MY CAR AND TURNED THE IGNITION AND THE POWER STEERING WAS BACK. SO I DROVE BACK HOME AND SEARCHED THE INTERNET TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE. I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH HHR HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM NOW AFRAID TO TAKE A TRIP IN IT UNTIL IT CAN BE REPAIRED. I CAN SEE WHERE IF THIS GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING.... BIG TIME ACCIDENTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO GO INTO THE OFF POSITION AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER THE IGNITION KEY WAS MOVED TO THE OFF POSITION, THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO DISENGAGE FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AS THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 CHEVY HHR WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. I STOPPED AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN IT FINE, BUT AFTER A MILE OR 2 THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I HAVE STOPPED AND STARTED THE CAR AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES AND THE SAME THING KEEPS HAPPENING. THAT TELLS ME THAT THERE REALLY ISN'T ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I WONDER HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HEARING SOME CLUNKING SOUNDS BUT NOT SURE WHERE THEY ARE COMING FROM. THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT SHUT OFF BY ITSELF. BRAKE PEDAL FEELS VERY SOFT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE VEHICLE BEGAN HAVING MORE ELECTRICAL ISSUES AFTER THE REPAIR. THE HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY FAILED, THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD BLINK, AND THE RADIO WOULD TURN ON AND OFF AUTOMATICALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WORKED PROPERLY AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

2007 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION AND OTHER VEHICLE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. A FEW LATER, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONSUMER IS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. *JB

WE PUT THE CAR INTO PARK. DASH NOTIFICATION FOR POWER STEERING. RESTARTED VEHICLE. POWER STEERING BRIEFLY RETURNED. POWER STEERING DASH NOTIFICATION APPEARED AGAIN. RESTARTED & DROVE TO DEALERSHIP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TURNING SIGNAL WARNING INDICATOR DID NOT WORK PROPERLY WHEN MAKING A TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY TURN OFF THE WARNING SIGNAL INSTEAD OF IT TURNING OFF AUTOMATICALLY ONCE THE TURN WAS COMPLETED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

WHEN THE PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE LEAVING THE DOOR INOPERABLE FROM THE INSIDE. RISK OF BEING TRAPPED IN THE CAR IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. I WILL BE CONTACTING GM TO REPORT ALSO. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE RUNNING DAYLIGHTS AND HIGH-BEAMS ARE STILL OPERABLE BUT THE LOW-BEAM LIGHTS ARE INOPERABLE. REPLACING THE BULBS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. I AM TOLD THIS HAS OCCURRED IN OTHER CHEVROLET MODELS BUT THE HHR IS STILL NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECENT RECALL. AT THE SAME TIME OF THIS INCIDENT THE RADIO AND SPEAKERS BECAME INOPERABLE AS WELL LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THIS COULD BE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. *TR

CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70 ON HIGHWAY, DRY PAVEMENT, DAYLIGHT HOURS AND NO PRECIPITATION OCCURRING. VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED DRIFTING TO THE LEFT AND AS I WENT TO CORRECT IT, MY STEERING WHEEL DID NOT RESPOND AS IT SHOULD HAVE AND MY CAR CONTINUED TO GO OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD HITTING THE GUARD RAIL SEVERAL TIMES. ALL THIS HAPPENED INSTANTANEOUSLY AT HIGH SPEED. SIX DAYS LATER I RECEIVED THE BULK MAIL FORM LETTER FROM GM DATED JANUARY 2015 INFORMING ME THAT MY VEHICLE "MAY EXPERIENCE A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING THAT COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING". I CAN ONLY SPECULATE THAT SUCH PRIOR KNOWLEDGE MIGHT HAVE EQUIPPED ME TO HANDLE THE SITUATION WITH ANY SORT OF READINESS, WHICH GM IS ASSUMING IT WOULD DO BY THIS LETTER. THEY NEED TO DO MORE! I AM POSTING HERE BECAUSE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE REP NEVER ASKED ME WHAT HAPPENED AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TELL HER, SHE DID NOT ACCURATELY UNDERSTAND WHAT I WAS SAYING AND DID NOT ACCURATELY OR COMPLETELY TAKE MY STATEMENT. *TR

I REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH ON A PRIVATE MECHANIC. I WOULD LIKE TO SENT THE RECEIPT SO I CAN GET REIMBURSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS WATER ON THE FLOORBOARD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

2007 CHEVROLET HHR. UNABLE TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION. HAD TO GET CAR TOWED. *TA THE SHIFTER AND POWER STEERING FUSE WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. *JB

DING SIGNAL, THEN POWER STEERING LIT UP AND MANUAL STEERING TOOK OVER *TR

ON 07/14/2014 WE LOST POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE ROUNDING A CURVE. THE FOLLOWING MORNING VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WHERE DIAGNOSTIC SCAN REVEALED POWER STEERING MOTOR HAD FAILED & REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. UPON COMPLETION OF REPAIRS, WE REQUESTED A GOODWILL POLICY SETTLEMENT FOR THE $322.46 COST OF REPAIRS BASED ON A 03/2014 GM NEWSLETTER ARTICLE ACKNOWLEDGING FAILURE AND SUBSEQUENT RECALLS ON "SOME 2006-2010 HHRS". THE REQUEST WAS IMMEDIATELY AND UNILATERALLY DENIED BY THE CHEVROLET DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER WITHOUT REASON. WE THEN WROTE TO [XXX]. , VP OF GM GLOBAL VEHICLE SAFETY, IN SEPTEMBER REQUESTING CLAIM BE RECONSIDERED & REIMBURSEMENT GRANTED. WE WERE CONTACTED SHORTLY THEREAFTER BY A GENTLEMAN FROM [XXX]. OFFICE STATING REIMBURSEMENT WOULD ONCE AGAIN BE DENIED BUT THAT RECALL MAY BE EXPANDED IN "A COUPLE OF MONTHS" TO INCLUDE OUR VEHICLE & THAT WE WOULD THEN QUALIFY FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF REPAIRS. WE FEEL A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME HAS PASSED TO JUSTIFY FILING THIS COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. SUBSTANTIATING DOCUMENTATION AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. REFER ORIGINAL GM CASE FILE #[XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE CHANGING LANES POWER STEERING FAILED. SHUT OFF CAR. RESTARTED AND POWER STEERING WAS WORKING. POWER STEERING AGAIN FAILED ON 01/10/2015. GM HAS A RECALL ON THE 2009 AND 2010 HHR FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE 2007. HOWEVER PARAGRAPH FIVE OF THE GM NEWS RELEASE, DATED 2014-03-31 STATES THAT 309,160 NON-TURBOCHARGED HHRS FROM THE 2006-2008 THAT ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE RECALL WILL BE GIVEN LIFETIME WARRANTIES FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE SERVICE REP. AT THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER PULLED UP MY VIN NUMBER AND SAID THE UNIT HAD BEEN REPLACED AT SOME EARLIER DATE AND REPLACEMENT AT THIS TIME IS NOT COVERED. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE HHR AND ALL MODELS MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I EXPECT MY HHR TO STEER AND STOP. THANK YOU. *TR

THIS HAPPENED WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR, WE COULD NOT GET THE KEY OUT OF IGNITION AND IT WOULD NOT STAY PARK. SO I CALLED DEALER AND GOT NOWHERE, I EVEN MADE A COMPLAINT ON HERE I BELIEVE STATING SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT. STILL TO THIS DAY I CAN PUT THE CAR IN AND OUT OF GEAR WITHOUT HAVING TO APPLY THE BRAKE!!! GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS FOR A LONG TIME AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. MY CAR DIDN'T HAVE A WARRANTY WHEN I PURCHASED IT SO THEY ARE NO HELP. SO I WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE SHIFTER CONSOLE APART AND SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING, I GOT MY KEY OUT AND PUT IT TOGETHER AND IT DID IT AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN. WE HAVE JUST LEARNED HOW TO MANIPULATE THE CAR SO WE CAN DRIVE IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT ATTACHED TO THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE ON THE SPECIFICS OF THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR IF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS WATER ENTERING THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WORSENED OVER TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD SEALS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,500.

DRIVING AS NORMAL WHEN THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED AND THE WARNING LIGHT AND CHIME SOUNDED THAT FACT. AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF, THE POWER STEERING AGAIN WORKED. THE SAME EVENT HAPPENED LATER IN THE DAY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS FAILURE AND AFTER RESEARCH, NUMEROUS 2007 HHR'S ARE EXPERIENCING THIS AS A COMMON FAILURE. APPARENTLY IT IS A SHORT IN THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING UNIT MOUNTED ON THE STEERING COLUMN. CHEVY ABSOLUTELY NEEDS TO RECALL BEFORE A SERIOUS CRASH OCCURS IF ONE OR MORE HASN'T ALREADY OCCURRED. *TR

APPLIED BRAKES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND THE BRAKES PULSATED AND STEERING WOBBLES. REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND TURNED THE ROTORS AND ABOUT A MONTH LATER THAT SAME THING HAPPENS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 2011 AND IS STILL THE SAME PROBLEM TODAY EVEN AFTER PUTTING ON NEW ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS..I ONLY HAVE ABOUT 38,000 MILES ON THE CAR NOW. *TR

THE CAR SINCE SEPTEMBER 2014 HAS BEEN RATTLING AND SHAKING, AND CLUNKING CONTINUALLY. IT FEELS AS IF THE WHEEL IS GOING TO FALL OFF. I'VE READ NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM THIS SAME VEHICLE AND THE COBALT WITH HAS THE SAME SUSPENSION. UNFORTUNATELY I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS. IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. ALSO TO NOTE, OTHER COMPLAINERS HAVE STATED THAT AFTER THEY HAVE PAID TO HAVE THE REPAIRS, THE SAME ISSUE ARISE AGAIN. *TR

THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2007 HHR HAS WENT OUT THKS IT'S THE SECOND TIME! THE FIRST TIME WAS WHEN THE RECALL FUR HHR 2009 & 10 CAME OUT. I WAS TOLD THEN THEY COULD FIX THE WIRING AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY! NOW THE WHOLE THING HAS TO BE REPLACED AND I BELIEVE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE DONE BY GM NOT MYSELF! I KNOW GM HAS LOTS GOING ON RIGHT NOW WITH ALL THE PART ISSUES AND I'M NOT TRYING TO CAUSE ANYMORE DRAMA, BUT I FEEL RIGHT IS RIGHT AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY 1179.25 FOR SOMETHING THAT I CAN'T CONTROL! I'M JUST ASKING FOR HELP TO TAKE CAR OFF MY CAR AND TO CHECK ON THE SAFETY FOR ALL OTHER HHR 2007 CUSTOMER! THANK U FOR READING THIS AND HAVE A BLESSED AND WONDERFUL DAY! *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. I WAS IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE AND THERE WAS NO SHOULDER. I HAD TO DRIVE A FEW MILES WITH NO POWER STEERING IN ORDER TO SAFELY PULL OVER. I SHUT THE CAR OF AND BACK ON AND IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES NOW. I COULD HAVE CRASHED AND HURT SOMEONE. I SEE THERE WERE RECALLS ON THE SAME PART BUT FOR DIFFERENT YEARS. *TR

THE FRONT DOOR HANDLE BROKE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR IN 2013 WE HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE ABOUT THIS, SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE NOT BEING ABLE TO GET OUT OF YOUR CAR IF SOMETHING DANGEROUS WAS TO HAPPEN. AT THAT TIME THE DEALERSHIP TOLD MY HUSBAND I THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. THEN AGAIN IN 2014 THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAD BROKEN ALSO. SO NOW I HAVE TWO BROKEN DOORS ON MY CAR THAT YOU CAN ONLY GET OUT OF, IF SOMEONE LETS ME OUT OF THE CAR OR I ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. IF I WERE TO GET INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WERE I WAS UNABLE TO ROLL MY WINDOW DOWN AND DID NOT HAVE SOMEONE RIDING IN THE BACK SEAT (SAY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE) THEN THIS COULD LEAD TO MAJOR PROBLEMS IF NOT DEATH. ALSO WHEN MY HUSBAND HAD AN ACCIDENT NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. AND BACKSEAT PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT WOULD NOT RELEASE AND WE HAD TO CUT MY GRANDDAUGHTER OUT OF SEATBELT. SO NOW I AM DRIVING A CAR THAT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN, BACK SEATBELT HAD TO BE CUT AND MY FRONT TWO DOORS YOU CANNOT GET OUT OF IF UNABLE TO ROLL WINDOW DOWN. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES. WE HAD AROUND 98,000. MILES WHEN ISSUES STARTED WITH THE DOORS. WHICH I BELIEVE THE MILES SHOULD HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

WE TOOK OUR 2007 CHEVROLET HHR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AS THE RECALL NOTICED PRESCRIBED. MY WIFE WAITED 1 1/2 HOURS FOR THE REPAIR. THE DEALER SHIP PERSONNEL RETURNED ASKING MY WIFE FOR THE, QUOTE: "OLD KEYS BECAUSE THEY WILL NO LONGER WORK AFTER THE REPAIR" THEN HANDING HER A NEW SET OF KEYS AFTER SURRENDERING THE OLD KEYS. WHEN MY WIFE RETURNED HOME THE IGNITION SWITCH STILL DID NOT WORK AS THE SWITCH TUMBLER WOULD NOT RELEASE THE KEY IN THE PARK POSITION AS BEFORE THE "FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH HAD BEEN REPLACED". I STILL HAD ONE OF THE ORIGINAL IGNITION KEYS , AS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP "IT WOULDN'T WORK"... I PLACED THE OLD KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND IT STARTED THE CAR. IT WOULD NOT RELEASE THE OLD KEY AS BEFORE THE "R&R". ALL WE RECEIVED IMO WAS A NEW SET OF KEYS & FALSE HOPE THAT THE GENERAL MOTORS DEFECTS HAD BEEN RESOLVED. THE HHR STILL HAS THE SAME DEFECTS AS IT DID BEFORE TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. (SMOKE & MIRRORS NO RESOLVE). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE TRACTION SERVICE AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING UP TO STANDARDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY POWER STEERING GOES OUT, ALARM BUZZER AND LIGHTS ON DASH COME ON. AFTER BEING SHUTOFF IF WORKED UNTIL A FEW DAYS LATER. SAME THING. SHUTTING OFF SEEMS TO ALLOW IT TO RESET ITSELF. INVESTIGATION SHOWS THE STEERING IS THE SAME PART NUMBER AS A COBALT BUT 2007 HHR ISN'T ON RECALL ONLY COBALT. THE HHR WAS ACTUALLY MANUFACTURED IN LATE 2006. PURCHASED NEW. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE HWY, AT APPROX, 65 TO 70 MPH I FELT THE CAR PULL HARD TO THE RIGHT, AFTER GOING INTO A SPIN , IT BECAME HARD TO APPLY BRAKES AND TO TRY TO CORRECT OR CONTROL THE SPIN , THERE WERE VEHICLES INCLUDING A SEMI ALL AROUND MY CAR. AS I SLID OFF THE TRAVELED PORTION OF THE HWY. MY CAR IMPACTED THE WALL HEAD ON. I WAS SLAMMED INTO THE DASH . A MOMENT LATER I CALMED DOWN AND THOUGHT TO MYSELF WHY DIDN'T THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY? I HIT THE WALL AT LEAST AT 35 MPH, THEN I SAW THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING, I SAW THE KEY HAD MOVED TO OFF, I STARTED THE CAR AND DROVE HOME. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND WENT TO TURN ONTO A STREET WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THERE WAS A DINGING SOUND AND IT SHOWED POWER STEERING ON THE DASH DISPLAY. I WAS INCHES AWAY FROM AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE ALREADY TAKEN THE CAR INTO THE DEALER LAST WEEK FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. I HAD THE STEERING GO OUT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. THE DEALERSHIP, DON HEWLETT CHEVROLET, GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, SAID THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND IT WAS FIXED. I ALMOST HAD A VEHICLE ACCIDENT BOTH TIMES. *TR

I GOT A OIL CHANGE AN THEN WENT HOME PARKED MY CAR AN EVERYTHING WAS FINE AT 3:25PM I WENT TO MY CAR AND GOT IN I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AN IT WOULDNT START AT ALL I THEN TRIED TO TAKE THE KEY OUT AN IT WOULD COME OUT AT ALL I THEN KNEW SOMTHING WAS WRONG. *TR

I HAVE BEEN CALLING THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN AN ATTEMPT TO SCHEDULE MY RECALLS SINCE JULY 2014. I WAS INITIALLY TOLD THE PARTS WOULD BE ORDERED AND ASKED IF THERE WAS ANYTHING ELSE I COULD SCHEDULE AS THEY DO NOT LIKE TO SCHEDULE RECALLS DUE TO IT TAKES AWAY MONEY FROM SERVICE. I SCHEDULED A REPAIR AND HEARD NOTHING ELSE. I HAVE BEEN CALLING FOR MONTHS AND LEAVING MESSAGES WITH NO RETURN CALLS, OR THEY WOULD TELL ME THEY WERE GOING TO CHECK ON THIS AND CALL ME BACK NEVER TO BE HEARD FROM AGAIN. I FINALLY HAD TO GET UGLY WITH THEM AND FINALLY THEY HAVE SCHEDULED SOME OF THE RECALLS TO BE FIXED NEXT WEEK. SEEMS LIKE THIS SHOULD BE GROUNDS FOR A LAWSUIT AS THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY WAS SO EASILY PASSED OVER DURING ALL THESE MONTHS. *TR

APPROXIMATELY 6 WEEKS AGO, I WAS DRIVING MY CHEVROLET HHR 2007, (40 MPH), WHEN TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE INFO SHOWED TRACTION CONTROL OFF, AND THEN SERVICE TRACTION, AT THE SAME TIME I COULD HEAR AND FEEL THE CAR WAS SHIFTING HARD. IT WAS LIKE KICKING. I PARKED, TURNED OFF THE CAR AND TURNED ON AGAIN, AND THE LIGHT DISAPPEAR BUT AFTER FEW HOURS, IT WAS THERE AGAIN, SHORTLY AFTER THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE INFO CHECK ENGINE, AND STAYED ON WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, THEN THIS DISAPPEAR BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED. ALSO THE CAR HAS MADE NOISE SINCE 2008 WHEN MY HUSBAND BOUGHT IT.I DON'T KNOW IF BOTH PROBLEMS ARE RELATED. ON 10/15/14 I WENT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE MY CAR HAS 5 DIFFERENT RECALLS TO FIX, AND THE SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT WAS ON, THEY DIDN'T CHECK IT, THEY SAID IF I WANT THEM CHECK IT, I HAVE TO PAID FOR THE INSPECTION. LOOKS CHEVROLET IT DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS SAFETY! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND WAS CONCERNED THAT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE RESTARTED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO CHECK WITH A LOCAL AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION, DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A RETAINING WALL AND ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE CONTACT SECURELY. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE DOORS COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED. THE CONTACT BECAME TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE KNEE, CHEST AND ARM. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,990. KMJ

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. A CHIME SOUNDED AND THE DASHBOARD PANEL INDICATED "POWER STEERING." WE STOPPED DROVE A SHORT DISTANCE TO OUR DESTINATION WITHOUT INCIDENT, BUT WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY STEERING. WHEN WE STARTED THE CAR AGAIN, THE POWER STEERING WORKED. HOWEVER, SINCE THAT TIME THE POWER STEERING WILL STOP WORKING ABOUT 90 PERCENT OF THE TIME. IF WE TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT, THE POWER STEERING WORKS FOR A SHORT TIME AND CUTS OFF. FROM INTERNET RESEARCH WE ARE AWARE OF MANY OTHERS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THE POWER STEERING GETS HARD TO TURN AND THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE ONCE. *TR

A WARNING LIGHT COMES ON IN THE DASH AND THEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT,CAUSING THE CAR TO STEER VERY HARD.BEFORE THIS STARTED TO HAPPEN, FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS EVERY TIME I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE VERY BAD. I HAD EVERYTHING CHECKED LIKE BRAKE PADS,ROTORS,SHOCKS,TIRES ETC. NOTHING EVER SEEMED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.NOW WITH THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT, I CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY COBALT WHICH IS BASICALLY THE SAME CAR. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN MADE ON THE HHR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HWY, THE STEERING BECAME "STIFF"; A CHIME SOUNDED AND THE READ-OUT SAID "POWER STEERING". THE STEERING RESPONDED AS THOUGH THE CAR HAD BEEN PUT IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED. I DRIVE 100 MILES A DAY GOING TO AND FROM WORK. THIS MAY HAPPEN ONCE OR IT MAY HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. IT HAS HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN AND A COLLISION WAS NARROWLY AVOIDED. THIS CAR BELONGS TO MY MOTHER, WHO IS 75 YEARS OLD. I'VE BEEN DRIVING HER SO SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM. SHE DOESN'T HAVE THE UPPER ARM STRENGTH TO MAN-HANDLE THE STEERING, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT HAPPENS SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY. I'VE FOUND THE RECALL ON THE 2009-2010 HHR'S (LETTER 14115) AND IT MENTIONS A "... SPECIAL COVERAGE (GM BULLETIN NUMBER 14119) THAT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED FOR MY 2006-2008 AND EARLY PRODUCTION OF 2009 CHEVROLET HHR...". I CANNOT FIND DETAILS ON THIS BULLETIN ANYWHERE. MY FATHER HAS ORDERED THE PART FOR THE CAR. WILL BULLETIN 14119 COVER REIMBURSEMENT IF HE HAS TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OUT-OF-POCKET? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, A WARNING SOUND CHIMED AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MERGED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. AFTER FIVE MINUTES THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE, BUT THE STEERING WHEEL HAD BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 10/22/14*CN

CHEVY HHR POWER STEERING FAILS AT RANDOM TIMES AND SPEEDS. BECOMES PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WITH TIME. SEEMS TO BE HEAT SENSITIVE, DOES IT MORE ON HOT DAYS AFTER STARTING A CLOSED UP CAR. SOME TIMES HAPPENS 4 OR 5 TIMES A DAY, SOME TIMES MUCH MORE. PULL OVER, SHUT OFF ENGINE AND IT RESETS ITSELF EVERY TIME. IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ON A WET CURVED EXPRESSWAY RAMP WHEN THE STEERING SUDDENLY STOPS WORKING. THE SAME POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS RECALLED IN CANADA FOR THE SAME DEFECT ACROSS THE BOARD. IT IS TIME GM REPLACED THESE MOTORS AND QUIT PLAYING AROUND. *TR

I OWN A 2007 CHEVY HHR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING. THE POWER STEERING JUST QUITS! THERE IS A RECALL FOR DIFFERENT MODELS OF CARS WITH THE SAME BAD PART NUMBER AS MINE. WHY AREN'T ALL CARS WITH THIS SAME POWER STEERING MOTOR RECALLED. THE CAR ISN'T THE ISSUE THE BAD PART IS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OF ALL CARS WITH THIS PART CURRENTLY INSTALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I HAD MY OIL CHANGED BEFORE GOING ON VACATION. ON MY WAY HOME MY CAR WAS BURNING OIL .NO ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON .THE ENGINE TEMP DID NOT MOVE OR GO TO HOT. MY ENGINE BLOW UP. I UNDERSTAND A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE COMPUTER.IF IS HAD HAPPENED IN A TUNNEL OR ON A BRIDGE ,THIS WAS GOING TO BE A BIGGER PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), AND 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND IS VERY HARD TO STEER BUT WHEN YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON IT WORKS. I HAVE HAD THIS SITUATION HAPPEN ON SHARP CURVES AND IT IS NOT FUN! SOMEONE AT GM NEEDS TO RECALL THESE CARS, NOT JUST SOME OF THE 2007 MODELS. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME 123.00 TO DIAGNOSE IT, NOT GOING TO HAPPEN! I HAVE READ SEVERAL POSTS THAT SAY THAT THE POWER STEERING HAS A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE POWER STEERING PUMPS, I WILL HAVE TO CALL THEM TO FIND OUT! *TR

MY POWER STEERING GOES OFF, I PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF THEN THE POWER STEERING WORKS FOR A SHORT TIME. THIS HAPPENS ANYWHERE FROM 2 TO 6 TIMES A DAY.MY LOCAL DEALER SAYS MY CAR DOESN'T HAVE A RECALL ONLY THE 2009 -2010. THIS DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT TO ME. IF IT'S A DEFECT IN THE -2010 SHOULDN'T IT BE A DEFECT IN MY 2007? *TR

HHR WAS IDLING, AND IN PARK. MOVED VEHICLE A SHORT DISTANCE AND PARKED TO LOAD ITEM INTO VEHICLE. WHEN RE-ENTERED THE HHR TO DRIVE AWAY, NOTICED THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE IN THE CONSOLE AREA AND THE 'ASSIST' WAS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. WHEN HAVING THE DEALER LOOK AT THIS THE FOLLOWING MORNING, THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS SHOWN TO BE A RE-CALL PROBLEM AS LISTED IN DOCUMENT #3972684, INDICATING THAT THIS CONDITION MAY EXIST IN HHR'S WITH MODEL YEARS FROM 2006-2010. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN AND THE STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

POWER STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. THIS IS THE SAME SYMPTOM AS THE RECALL ON THE 2009-2010 HHR BUT THE 2007 HHR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR

POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A RECALL ITEM ON THE 2008 MODEL YEAR, NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON 07-08 YEARS ALSO. INSIDE DOOR HANDLES BRAKE, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GET OUT OF THE CALL WITHOUT ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOWS. BOTH ARE BROKEN ON MY CAR. BEEN TO MANY CHEVY HHR FORUMS AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. IF YOU LOSE POWER YOU CAN NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR. *TR

THE POWER STEERING FEELS STIFF NOT ABLE TO MAKE RIGHT TURNS WITHOUT THE STIFFNESS. POWER STEERING LIGHTS CONSTANTLY ON SINCE THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED. MY POWER STEERING IS ELECTRICAL AND FOR SOME REASON I BELIEVED THAT THE IGNITION RECALL MY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THIS NOT SURE. *TR

POWER STEERING WARNING CHIMED AND DISPLAYED ON DASH AND ALL POWER STEERING WENT AWAY MAKING VEHICLE HARD TO STEER. *TR

MY SON IS JUST LEARNING HOW TO DRIVE AND WE WERE IN A PARKING LOT PRACTICING. WE HEARD A DING AND THEN THERE WAS AN ERROR MESSAGE SAYING SERVICE POWER STEERING. WE HAD LOST POWER STEERING. WE SHUT THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND IT WAS OK FOR JUST TWO MORE TURNS THEN GAVE US AN ERROR MESSAGE AGAIN. I KNOW GM ISSUED A RECALL N140115 FOR SOME YEARS AND MODELS AND THEN A SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 14119 WHICH STATES MY YEAR. WHEN I CALLED CHEVY TO GET CLARIFICATION THEY SAID MY VIN NUMBER DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THIS. IF ALL OF THESE OTHER YEARS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WHY DO THEY NOT QUALIFY??? THE SERVICE BULLETIN JUST STATES NON TURBO ENGINE WHICH I DO NOT HAVE. BELOW PARAGRAPH IS FORM GM'S WEB SITE. SO WHY DO SOME OF US HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS PROBLEM AND OTHERS DO NOT. 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. GM BULLETIN 14119 COVERS THE FOLLOWING CARS WHERE GM DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. 2006-2008 AND EARLY PRODUCTION OF 2009 CHEVROLET HHR (NON-TURBO) 2003 SATURN ION. *TR

ON 8/12/2014 , I HAD THE RECALLED IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED ON MY 2007 HHR. ON 8/13/2014, WHILE DRIVING INTO THE PARKING LOT OF AN OUT OF TOWN MALL, MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE CAME UP.I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. I THEN RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THE STEERING WAS FINE. I DROVE DIRECTLY TO MY DEALER AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THEY SAID THAT THERE HAD BEEN RECALLS ON THE STEERING ASSIST MOTORS BUT HE DID NOT THINK THEY WERE ON MY MODEL YEAR. HE LOOKED IT UP AND SAID MINE WAS NOT INCLUDED. HE SAID IF THEY HAD ONE IN STOCK HE COULD HAVE ONE INSTALLED THE NEXT DAY AT MY EXPENSE. I HAD THE NEW MOTOR INSTALLED ON 8/14/2014, BUT AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER 2007 HHR OWNERS, I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL REPLACEMENT. I WAS NOT WILLING TO TAKE THE RISK OF MY OR MY WIFE'S" SAFETY. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE HEADLIGHT AND TAIL LIGHT ISSUES. CONSUMER ALSO HAS SEAT BELT PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TAIL LIGHT WENT OUT SO OFTEN, HE CARRIED SPARES WITH HIM. THE OVER HEAD LIGHT SHORTED OUT. ALSO, THE KEY WOULD HANG UP IN IGNITION, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO DISENGAGE, THE SHIFTER WOULD ALSO BECOME STUCK IN PARK. THE GEARS DID NOT MATCH UP WITH THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER. *JB

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON A VERY HOT SUMMER AFTERNOON, POWER STEERING WENT OUT AS I WAS CROSSING OVER A RIVER ON A BRIDGE. CHIMES SOUNDED AND POWER STEERING DISPLAYED ON DASH. CAR WAS VERY HARD TO STEER, ESPECIALLY MAKING LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS FROM A STOP. THIS WAS THE 1ST TIME IT HAPPENED. CONTACTED DEALER WHO STATED IT NEEDED TO BE IN THE MIDST OF THE PROBLEM TO BE DIAGNOSED. SINCE THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY USUALLY WHEN I AM GETTING OFF WORK, IT MAKES IT HARD TO TAKE IT IN. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE SPEED I AM TRAVELING HAS NO BEARING ON POWER STEERING GOING OUT. OVER THE LAST YEAR IT CONSISTENTLY GOES OUT WHEN THE WEATHER IS REALLY HOT, BUT I DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEM OVER THE WINTER. LIKE MOST EVERYONE HAS STATED, IF I TURN OFF THE IGNITION THE POWER STEERING WILL COME BACK ON FOR A SHORT WHILE, BUT IT ALWAYS GOES OUT AGAIN. IT IS JUST RIDICULOUS THAT THERE ARE SO MANY RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE AND YET THIS PROBLEM, ON THIS YEAR MODEL, DOES NOT SEEM TO BE COVERED UNDER ANY OF THEM. *TR

CHEAP PLASTIC USED TO MAKE THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE JUST BROKE AS A I WAS TRYING TO EXIT MY VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO IMPACT OR INCIDENT OF ANY SORT, JUST TRYING TO GET OUT OF MY CAR. I AM PREGNANT AND GOD FORBID SOMETHING HAPPENS AND THERE IS AN INCIDENT WHERE I CANNOT ESCAPE MY VEHICLE BECAUSE THE DOOR WON'T OPEN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED POST HASTE. *TR

POWER STEERING SHOWS ON THE DISPLAY AT RANDOM TIME. DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 M.P.H OR DRIVING THROUGH TOWN AT 35 M.P.H., EVEN DRIVING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY (WHICH IS NOT LONG)...POWER STEERING. FIRST HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE, AFTER ARRIVING HOME AND SHUTTING THE CAR OFF NOTHING HAPPENED FOR A WHILE AND I ALMOST FORGOT ABOUT IT. BUT AS OF WEDNESDAY IT IS HAPPENING 3 TO 4 TIMES A DAY. WOW! IT'S TERRIBLE TO TRY AND STEER WITHOUT POWER STEERING! I AM GOING TO TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC NEXT WEEK TO SEE ABOUT GETTING IT FIXED, LOOKING AT $400.00 @ THE DEALERSHIP AND I CANNOT AFFORD THAT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND A WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STRUT ASSEMBLIES FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. DURING THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HEARD AN INTERMITTENT LOUD NOISE NEAR THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE TURNING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT STRUT ASSEMBLIES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR THE FOURTH TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 09/05/14*LJ UPDATED 12/4/2014 *JS

DRIVING AND HEAR BEEP TONE AND POWER STEERING GOES OUT. SEEMS TO BE WORSE IN EXTREME WEATHER EITHER HOT OR COLD BUT WILL EVENTUALLY GO OUT ANY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN. LESS DANGEROUS AT HIGH SPEED BUT AT LOW SPEED MAKES TURNING VERY DIFFICULT. RECALL ON 2009 AND 2010 BUT I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY OTHER YEARS ARE NOT INCLUDED. *JS

ON SUNDAY JULY 27 2014 ON A VERY CURVY ROAD, THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING., THERE WAS WARNING DONG, THEN A MESSAGE, "POWER STEERING" LUCKY WE WERE DRIVING SLOW. THERE ARE BIG DROP OFF ON THE ROAD. AT HOME I RESTARTED THE CAR. THE POWER STEERING WORKED. I CALL MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER, HE COULDN'T FIND A RECALL FOR MY CAR. I LOOKED UP GM WEB SITE. IT STATED 2009 & 2010 WERE ON RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, " ALL OTHER 2006 THRU. 2008, NON TURBO MODELS NOT SUBJECT TO THIS RECALL WILL BE GIVEN LIFETIME WARRANTIES FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MOTOR" I CONTACTED GM,THEY SAID IT WASN'T COVERED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY GM. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FIFTEEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,700.

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BREAK EASILY THEY ARE MADE OF PLASTIC THE REPAIR FOR THIS IS OVER 400.00 AS THE WHOLE INTERIOR DOOR MUST BE REPLACED. THIS CAUSES AN ISSUE AS THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE IT TO ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN. IF THERE IS NO POWER YOU CANNOT OPEN THE WINDOW HENCE YOU ARE TRAPPED. I HAVE MAILED LETTERS TO THE COMPANY REQUESTING A RECALL. WITH NO SUCCESS. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND HAPPENS ON MOST HHRS I HAVE SEE. I ASK EVERY OWNER I SEE AND ITS A COMMON FLAW. *JS

THE GEAR GOES EASILY WITHOUT PRESSING BUTTON FROM REVERSE TO NEUTRAL OR DRIVE. AND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR LIGHT WON'T SHUT OFF BY PRESSING BUTTON. IT WORKED FINE BEFORE I TOOK IT FOR THE RECALL OF THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. *TR

AS I WAS HEADING OUT TO WORK MY CAR DINGED POWER STEERING ON THE DIC AND BECAME VERY HARD TO CONTROL AND THE PANEL SHUT DOWN. THE PAST WEEK THE CAR WILL SURGE IN AND OUT, AS IF IT'S RACING. THE CAR HAS LOST ALL POWER STEERING TO THE VEHICLE AND IS IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT, THIS IS JUST TWO WEEKS AFTER IT CAME OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE RECALL FIX FOR THE IGNITION, I FIND IT VERY ODD I'VE HAD NO POWER STEERING ISSUES UNTIL THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE. I ALSO CALLED GM WHO IS AWARE AND CANNOT DO ANYTHING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,969.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO BECOME INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST HAD FAILED SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT STATED THE ONLY TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WAS TO PULL DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE WHOLE DOOR PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,200.

I WAS DRIVING ON A BACK ROAD WITH SHARP TURNS. MY CAR BINGED A SOUND, A POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH. THAT INSTANT I HAD NO POWER STEERING GOING INTO A SHARP TURN. *TR

I OWN A CHEVY HHR 2007, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT HAS BEEN ON EVERYTIME I USED THE CAR SINCE APRIL 2014. BECAUSE OF NOT BEING ABLE TO MAKE TURNS, I ALMOST CAUSED A CAR ACCIDENT IN HIGHWAY A MONTH AGO. SO, I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE TALKING TO CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE, I WAS TOLD MY CHEVY HHR 2007 ISN'T QUALIFIED FOR LIFETIME WARRANTY OF POWER STEERING MOTOR REPLACEMENT, WHICH IS CONFLICTED WITH THE NEWS GM RELEASED ON MARCH 31ST, 2014. THE NEWS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://MEDIA.GM.COM/MEDIA/US/EN/GM/NEWS.DETAIL.HTML/CONTENT/PAGES/NEWS/US/EN/2014/MAR/0331-POWER-STEERING.HTML IT STATES ON THE NEWS 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." FROM WHAT THEY SAID, MY CAR SHOULD BE INCLUDED. BUT I WAS TOLD BY THE AGENT THAT THE POLICY HASN'T BEEN ADDED TO THE SYSTEM YET, AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHEN WILL HAPPEN. WHICH MEANS, I, A CHEVY CONSUMER HAVE TO COVER THE COST OF REPLACEMENT OF POWER STEERING MOTOR. BECAUSE OF THE OLD POLICY, AND THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT MY CAR WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE NEW LIFETIME WARRANTY. I AS A DRIVER DO NOT FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE STEERING MIGHT BE OUT OF THE CONTROL AGAIN, AND I DON'T FEEL LIKE GM IS BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFETY OF THE DRIVER/CHEVY CAR OWNER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000. DJR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I WAS TURNING MY CAR AROUND, AND AS I SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO 1ST GEAR, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THAT WAS ODD. TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON, POWER STEERING RETURNED. SINCE THEN THE POWER STEERING HAS CONTINUED TO GO OUT. AT THIS POINT, POWER STEERING GOES OUT EVERY SINGLE TIME I DRIVE MY CAR. MILEAGE AND SPEED DO NOT MATTER. HOW CAN THIS NOT BE A RECALL? I CANNOT AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED OR TO GET A NEW CAR. WHAT DO I DO? WILL THIS GET WORSE? ARE OTHER THINGS GOING TO GO WRONG NOW? I HAVE TO GO TO WORK AND I HAVE TO TAKE MY SON TO DAY CARE. HOW SAFE IS IT TO DRIVE THIS CAR? *JS

I JUST HAD MY RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH COMPLETED ON MY HHR AS OF 6/26/14. WHEN I PICKED UP MY CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP, I DIDN'T EVEN MAKE IT OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP PARKING LOT AND MY POWER STEERING WAS OUT. I WAS TOLD BY THE GENTLEMAN THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR IS NOT A RECALL, AND I CAN EITHER CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT WITH NO POWER STEERING 99% OF THE TIME, OR I CAN PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. IT MAY "POTENTIALLY" BE ANOTHER RECALL IN THE FUTURE, BUT IS NOT CONFIRMED YET. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE, AND GM IS AWARE ENOUGH TO RECALL THIS POWER STEERING ISSUE A FEW YEARS BACK IN CANADA, BUT NOT HERE IN THE US. I HAVE CONTACTED CUSTOMER CARE. THEIR RESPONSE WAS THE SAME. I WOULD NEED TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. SOMEBODY NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. THIS IS HUGE. YOU CAN'T EVEN DRIVE 5 FT AND IT IS OUT. I SURELY HOPE I AM NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AS I HAVE A 9 YR OLD SON. I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT GM IS FAILING TO RECOGNIZE THIS ISSUE. I HAVE READ SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT THAT IT IS SICKENING AND SAD THAT THEIR REFUSAL AND LACK OF EMPATHY FOR THESE OWNERS DISGUSTS ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE REMEDY PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14E021000 (AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT IGNITION SWITCHES). THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL REPAIR AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER PROVIDED A NEW KEY AND THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PARK THE VEHICLE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL SHIFTER WAS BINDING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION BEFORE THE RECALL AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THIS REPAIR WAS REQUIRED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 09/05/14*LJ UPDATED 09/11/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITH WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN EVEN WITH FORCE BEING APPLIED. WHENEVER THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF THE STEERING RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE REQUIRED PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,546.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED THE REASONABLE AMOUNT TIME TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND PLACED HER ON A WAITING LIST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THERE WERE NO FAILURES.

WHILE DRIVING , COMING ONTO A BUSY INTERSECTION MY CAR LOST POWER AND STEERING, I WAS IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE, SO TRAFFIC WAS ABLE TO GO AROUND US, THIS HAPPEN AFTER I PICKED MY KIDS UP FROM SCHOOL, IT WAS A NIGHTMARE, WE WERE UNDER A HILL AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED SEVERAL TIMES. I CALLED THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT, TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPEN, THEY TOLD ME TO GET THE CAR TO THEM SO SOON AS POSSIBLE. WE HAD THE CAR TOLLED TO THEM AT OUR OWN EXPEND, THEY SAID IT WAS A POWER STEERING PROBLEM, THEY CHARGED US TO FIX IT, BUT SOMETIME WE STILL HAVE SOME POWER PROBLEMS AND PROBLEMS TURNING KEY AND, KEY GETTING JAMMED IN IGNITION SWITCH, WHEN I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THEM IN APRIL OR MAY 2013, THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME AGAIN TO HAVE MY CAR CHECKED, I COULDN'T AFFORD IT. I'M STILL WAITING FOR MY APPT. FOR THE RECALL. I ASKED TO BE REFUNDED THE $287.52 FOR REPAIR, PLUS$40.00 TOLL FEE, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME TO CONTACT GM FOR THE REFUND. I HOPE YOU ARE GM, IF NOT FORWARD THIS INFO.TO THEM OR SEND ME THE ADDRESS I NEED TO SEND THIS TO. THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A CHIME SOUNDED AND SUDDENLY THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND FUNCTION AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHERE THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WAITING 6 WEEKS FOR DEALER IN JACKSONVILLE FL. TO OBTAIN THE PARTS REQUIRED TO CORRECT THE DEFECT. DEALER AND GM WILL NOT PROVIDE A DATE FOR WHEN THE DEFECT WILL BE CORRECTED. *TR

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED CAUSING MY SON TO HAVE TO PULL OVER QUICKLY AS IT WAS QUITE DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO CONTROL THE CAR. DURING ONE EVENT HE ALSO DESCRIBED WHAT SEEMED TO BE LOSS OF BRAKES AS HE SAID HE HAD THE BRAKE TO THE FLOOR AND WAS NOT STOPPING; HE HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE; THIS OCCURRED AT THE SAME TIME AS THE POWER STEERING LOSS. HE HAS HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE HE WOULD TRY TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT AFFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PARTS DELAY. THERE WERE NO FAILURES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 124,509.

WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED IN LATE 2009 WITH APPROXIMATELY 30000 MILES. A COUPLE YEARS INTO OWNERSHIP THE CAR ENGINE BEGAN SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING UNEXPECTEDLY, 4 TIMES DURING LEFT HAND TURNS WHERE WE WERE TURNING INTO PARKING LOTS OR DRIVING OVER A DIP IN THE ROAD. ONCE OVER A POTHOLE. IT'S VERY SCARY , LEFT HAND TURNS ARE DANGEROUS MANEUVERS ANYWAYS , LET ALONE HAVING YOUR CAR STALL WHILE DOING IT. THESE INCIDENTS OCCURRED BEFORE WE EVER HEARD OF RECALL. WE RECEIVED THE NOTICES IN THE MAIL , BUT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THE DEALER IS CLEARLY OVERWHELMED AND ANNOYED. OUR FIRST CONTACT WAS INCREDIBLY RUDE AND PUT MY HUSBAND ON HOLD FOR TWENTY MINUTES AND THEN BASICALLY SAID DON'T CALL US WE WILL CALL YOU AND HUNG UP ON HIM.. IN MAY THE POWER STEERING ISSUE HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY TRAVELING 65MPH ON A FREEWAY CURVE DURING HEAVY WINDS . THE CHIME SOUND WAS FOLLOWED BY THE ERROR MESSAGE AND I BECAME VERY AFRAID AND THE CAR WAS VERY HARD TO STEER. I FINALLY GOT TO SHOULDER AFTER COMPLETELY PANICKING BECAUSE I DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED. THE CAR WILL RESUME NORMAL OPERATION AFTER TURNING OFF FOR A PERIOD AND RESTARTING, BUT IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME TILL IT HAPPENS AGAIN. THE RECALL ON THE STEERING IS NOT BEING COVERED BECAUSE MY MODEL YEAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL EVEN THOUGH GM IS COVERING IT IN OTHER 2007???? MAKES NO SENSE. I'M TOLD THAT THEY ARE EXTENDING LIFETIME WARRANTY TO ORIGINAL OWNER BUT MOST OF THESE MODEL YEARS ARE ALREADY IN RESALE MARKET SO WE ARE EXCLUDED, SO I GUESS THIS WILL FALL ON OUR POCKETS. . I AM VERY ANNOYED AND I REFUSE TO DRIVE MY KIDS AROUND IN THIS DEATH TRAP ANYMORE. I ASKED FOR LOANER FINALLY. I'M DONE WITH THIS THING. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED. THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO UN-LATCH WHEN THE RELEASE BUTTON WAS PUSHED. THE FAILURE HAS CONTINUED TO RECCURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO LOCK WHENEVER THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD RECENTLY BEEN REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING UP TO SPECIFICATIONS AND EXPLAINED TO THE CONTACT THAT WHAT WAS PERCEIVED AS THE FAILURE WAS ACTUALLY A NEW SAFETY FEATURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,636.

2007 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE HAD AN IGNITION PROBLEM SINCE THE TIME OF PURCHASE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ONE OF THE KEYS WOULD NOT WORK AND THE OTHER KEY WOULD GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON MANY OCCASIONS. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THE CONSUMER STATED HER GRANDDAUGHTER WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. ..UPDATED 08/11/14 *BF

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR HANDLES ON THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

MAY 10TH 2012 WAS THE FIRST SIGN: CHIMES AND THEN DISPLAYS: POWER STEERING FAILURE, TURNED OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT WAS FINE, THEN AFTER A FEW DAYS IT STARTED AGAIN WITH CHIMES AND NOTICE OF POWER STEERING FAILURE, THIS GOT MORE FREQUENT OVER TIME TO THE POINT OF NEVER HAVING POWER STEERING. I LOOKED THIS UP ON WEBSITE AND FOUND MANY SIGHTING OF THE SAME FAILURE WITH CHEVY HHR'S, I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THE SAME PART NUMBER FOR (EPS) ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS USED IN 5 DIFFERENT MODELS AND YEARS 2003-2011 VEHICLE WITH RECALLS ON ONLY SOME MODEL/YEARS BUT NOT MINE, WHICH BRINGS US TO 2014 AND NHTSA AND GM ANNOUNCEMENT RECALL N140115 NOTE GM BULLETIN NUMBER 14119 WILL BE IMPLEMENTED FOR MODEL YEARS 2006-2008 AND EARLY PRODUCTION OF 2009 CHEVROLET HHR (NON-TURBO) AND MODEL YEAR 2003 SATURN ION TO PROVIDE EPS MOTOR REPLACEMENT FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE., ON GM'S WEBPAGE AS WILL AS REUTERS.COM STATING THE SAME: 309,160 CHEVY HHR 2006-2008 AND SEVERAL HUNDRED 2009 AND 96,324 SATURN ION FROM 2003 MODEL YEARS NOT SUBJECT TO THE RECALLS WILL BE GIVEN LIFETIME WARRANTIES FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MOTOR. BUT THE DEALERSHIPS WILL NOT HONOR THIS UNLESS IT'S TIED TO A VIN NUMBER, I CALLED GM AND THE TELL ME MY VIN DOES NOT WARRANT THE COVERAGE. IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE THAT I AM MISSING? I EVEN RECALL THE GM CEO ANNOUNCING THIS ON TV. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL A DISABLED AMERICAN HOW TO CONVINCE THIS HUGE CORPORATION TO DO SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS PUT THE BULLETIN 14119 LINKED TO THE MODEL VIN NUMBERS/YEAR THAT THEY THEMSELVES SAY ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE RECALL BUT ARE STILL COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SO I DON'T SPEND ANOTHER FOUR HOURS A DAY TRYING TO CONVINCE THE DEALERSHIPS AND GM CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT IS WHAT THEY MEANT BY WHAT THEY WROTE. AS TO THIS DATE 06/11/2014 THEY STILL WON"T HONOR THEIR OWN WORDS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ). THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY FAILURE.

I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEM WITH MY 2007 HHR UNTIL TODAY. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN OUT OF NOWHERE I HEARD 3 CHIMES AND "POWER STEERING" APPEARED ON MY DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER. THE CAR WAS HARD TO STEER. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE ROAD AND TURNED MY CAR OFF. I SAT THERE FOR MAYBE 10 MINUTES BEFORE I RESTARTED THE CAR. IT STARTED NORMALLY, NO INFO CENTER LIGHT, BUT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR. I DRIVE 40 MILES TO WORK, 80 MILES ROUND TRIP. I AM 56 YEARS OLD AND WORK NIGHT SHIFT. I FELT LIKE I HAD LOST CONTROL. MY HUSBAND TOLD ME THERE IS A RECALL ON MY HHR FOR A POWER STEERING PROBLEM. I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM BUT NOT THE POWER STEERING ISSUE. FOR ANYONE AT ANYTIME BUT ESPECIALLY A WOMAN AT NIGHT, THIS IS DANGEROUS,VERY DANGEROUS....NO WARNING...IT JUST HAPPENED! *TR

THIS CAR HAS EXPERIENCED REPEATED SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. IT HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING AND AT ALL SPEEDS FROM 25 TO 65MPH. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT SIMILAR VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM BUT THIS PARTICULAR CAR WAS NOT SUBJECT TO THAT RECALL. (NHTSA # 10V073000). FURTHERMORE, RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS IS A SOMEWHAT COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL. CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHY THIS CAR IS NOT SUBJECT TO STEERING MOTOR FAILURE RECALL AND PLEASE CONSIDER ISSUING A RECALL FOR THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION. *TR

WAS DRIVING APPROX 30 MPH COMING TO A STOP AND MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER. TURNED CAR OFF FOR APPROX 10 MIN AND LIGHT WENT OFF AND HAD POWER BACK. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE DIAGNOSTICS DONE WHICH WOULD RUN $54 - $119.00. HOWEVER MANUAL SAID THAT IF LIGHT GOES OFF PROBLEM DOES NOT EXIST. THE NEXT DAY 6/2/14 POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON 3 TIMES WITHIN 2 HOURS GOING NO FASTER THAN 40MPH AND LIGHT GOING OFF WHEN TURNING CAR OFF AND THEN DIMMED BACK ON. CAR IS ALREADY WAITING FOR 2 RECALLS TO BE FIXED; THE IGNITION SWITCH AND GLOVE COMPARTMENT. THE AIRBAG RECALL WAS JUST COMPLETED LAST MONTH. THIS IS SUCH A SAFETY ISSUE AND VERY FRUSTRATING. *TR

COULD NOT OPEN DRIVERS' SIDE DOOR. NOTHING...NO-HOW. IN ADDITION THE RADIO WOULD NOT TURN OFF AFTER KEY WAS REMOVED. TOOK TO DEALER, THEY FOUND A DEFECTIVE MODULE LOCATED INSIDE THE DRIVERS' SIDE DOOR THAT CONTROLLED ALL THIS. NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR....HAVING TO DEPEND ON AN ELECTRONIC GIZMO....IS ABSOLUTELY A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THERE SHOULD BE....A SIMPLE MECHANICAL OVER-RIDE...OR BETTER YET, WHY IS OPENING (AND CLOSING?) A DOOR ELECTRONIC AT ALL? IT WAS DEFINITELY FUN TO CONTORT MY 6'1" 250 POUND BODY OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. $441,PLEASE......... *TR

VEHICLE WAS EXITING PARKWAY WHEN LOSS OF BRAKING AND STEERING OCCURRED CAUSING VEHICLE TO COLLIDE WITH GUARDRAIL NEARLY HEAD ON. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MAJOR DAMAGE TO FRONT OF VEHICLE AS WELL AS REAR OF VEHICLE AS IT SWUNG AROUND AND STRUCK THE GUARDRAIL A SECOND TIME WITH THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEFORE COMING TO REST ACROSS THE ROADWAY. *TR

WHEN CAR IS BEING DRIVEN POWER STEERING GOES COMPLETELY OUT AND MAKES CAR HARD TO TURN AND STEER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT TURNED OFF ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THE POWER STEERING COLUMN AND POWER STEERING MOTOR WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,806 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,859.

THIS IS IN REGARD TO RECALL # 14V-047. ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THIS CAR, I LOST BATTERY POWER. OVER THE NEXT 6 MONTHE OR SO I LOST THE BATTERY 3 MORE TIMES THE LAST TIME AT A GAS STATION. I GOT A START FROM AAA EMERGENCY SERV- ICE WHO CHECKED TH E ATTERY AND SAID IT WOLD NOT CHARGE. SO, I HAD TO BUY A NEW BATTERY, SINCE IT IS NOT A STANDARD BATTERY I HAD TO LOOK FOR A BATTERY IN SEVERAL LOCAL CITIES, IT WAS AFTER HOURS. THE FOLLOWING WEEK MY POWER STEERING DIED. A LOCAL MECHANIC REPAIRED IT , A RELAY OR FUSE PROBLEM THIS HAPPENED A SECOND TIME AND NOW I REALLY GOT WORRIED. I GOT THE RECALL NOTICE FROM CHEVROLET DETROIT AND CALLED PRINCETON, NJ. CHEVROLET. I WAS TOLD A APART HAD TO BE ORDERED AND WOULD TAKE A FEW WEEKS. TWO WEEKS LATER, I CALLED PINCETON CHEVROLET , NO PART ,YET. FINALLY, TODAY I CALLED THEM A THIRD TIME AND SPOKE TO JACK THEIR WARRANTY MGR. NO PART YET. THEN I CALLED CHEV DETROIT AND SPOKE TO"TISA ?". SHE MOLLIFIED ME BY TELLING ME I COULD GET A LONER UNTIL MY CAR WAS REPAIRED. I TRIED TO CALL PRINCETON CHEV AGAIN BUT THE LINE WAS BUSY FOR OVER AN HOUR.I FEEL LIKE I AM GETTING THE OLD RUN AROUND.THEY EXPECT ME TO GIVE UP..I WON'T AND I'LL MAKE PHONE CALLS UNTILL I GET SATISFACTION.. *TR

THE RECALL I HAVE HAD SO FAR WAS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THAT TOOK THE DEALERSHIP OVER ONE MONTH TO REPAIR. AFTER MY CAR WAS REPAIRED AND APPARENTLY REKEYED I AM LOCKED OUT OF MY CAR, THE KEY WILL NOT UNLOCK MY CAR DOOR. I CALLED THE GM ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, WITH HOPES OF ASSISTANCE. THEY INFORM ME THEY WILL BE A $59.95 FEE TO UNLOCK MY CAR AND THEY ACCEPT ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS. I EXPLAINED TO THEM THIS WAS NOT MY ERROR IT AS A RESULT OF THE IGNITION RECALL THEY STOOD FIRM OF THEIR FEE AND SUGGESTED I CALL THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES. WHEN I CONTACTED GM ABOUT THE RECALL I HAD SHARED WITH THEM I WAS HAVING POWER STEERING ISSUES. WHILE I AM DRIVING MY CAR MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND IT BECOMES HARD TO STEER AS WELL THE IS A DISPLAY ON THE DASHBOARD "POWER STEERING". ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ON THE STREET, FREEWAY AND WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE. I THEN BECAME AWARE OF A RECALL ON HHR POWER STEERING, HOWEVER THEY SAY IT NOT WITH MY VEHICLE.LATER I READ AN ARTICLE STATING THAT JEFF BOYER WAS OFFERING A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED.GM ALSO SAID 309,160 NON-TURBOCHARGED CHEVROLET HHRS FROM THE 2006-2008 MODEL YEARS MODEL YEAR THAT ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THESE RECALLS WILL BE GIVEN LIFETIME WARRANTIES FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MOTOR. SO THEN WHEN I CALL THE 800 NUMBER TO FIND OUT HOW I MAY HAVE THIS POWER STEERING ISSUE ADDRESSED WITH MY DISTRICT ADVISOR HE SHARES WITH ME THERE HAS BEEN NO STATEMENT MADE THAT HE IS AWARE OF I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING IN THIS VEHICLE AND WITH THE ROUND AROUND AND NON ASSISTANCE I AM GETTING FROM GM I AM NOT SURE I EVER WILL. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE TRAVELING WITH MY FAMILY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE DIC CHIME INDICATED POWER STEERING, AND STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT. AFTER STOPPING AND CHECKING UNDERHOOD RELAYS AND FUSES AND RESEATING SEVERAL, THE STEERING BECAME NORMAL AND REMAINED FOR APPROXIMATELY 700 MILES. THE POWER STEERING LOSS THEN BECAME INTERMITTENT AT ALL SPEEDS, AND CONDITIONS, AND WAS RESET WHEN IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. MILEAGE IS NOW 60K AND DEALER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT RECALL INFORMATION. CURRENTLY (MAY 25, 2014) DEALER HAS NO KNOWLEDGE OF SPECIAL COVERAGE GM BULLETIN NUMBER 14119 WHICH WILL BE IMPLEMENTED FOR MY 2006-2008 AND EARLY PRODUCTION OF 2009 CHEVROLET HHR (NON TURBO) TO PROVIDE EPS MOTOR REPLACEMENT FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. (GM WEBSITE LETTER DATED MARCH 31, 2014). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 86,000. RK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

I WAS EXITING OFF OF A 55-MPH HIGHWAY, ONTO A LONG CURVED 180-DEGREE EXIT RAMP, WHEN HALF-WAY THROUGH THE TURN, THE POWER STEERING CUT OFF COMPLETELY, WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. I WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE THE TURN, USING MUCH INCREASED ARM STRENGTH. I PULLED OVER AND RE-SEATED A BUNCH OF LOOSE FUSES AND RELAYS IN THE ELECTRICAL BOX LOCATED UNDER THE HOOD. THE POWER STEERING DID NOT COME BACK ON. BUT AFTER PUSHING THE FUSES AND RELAYS FIRMLY DOWN A SECOND TIME, THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK ON, AND HAS NOT FAILED SINCE. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT HAD MY ELDERLY MOTHER OR MY YOUNG DAUGHTER BEEN DRIVING THIS CAR WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THAT AN ACCIDENT DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL MIGHT HAVE BEEN A DISTINCT POSSIBILITY. *TR

I WAS COMING UPON AN INTERSECTION AT APPROXIMATELY 5:30 P.M. WHEN THERE WAS A CHIME THEN POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARED, THE STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. I WAS ABLE TO GET INTO A PARKING LOT WHILE BEING EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND REMOVED THE KEY AS MY CAR IS ON THE RECALL LIST FOR THE IGNITION PROBLEMS THINKING THAT THE STEERING ISSUE WAS BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY IGNITION. I WAITED APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AND STARTED UP THE CAR AND DROVE ABOUT 5 MILES HOME. ON WED 5/21/14 I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP CONCERNING THE STEERING PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR (2007 CHEVY HHR) WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST TO HAVE THE STEERING PROBLEM FIXED. I TOLD THEM THAT THE OLDER CHEVY COBALT WERE ON THE POWER STEERING RECALL LIST AND IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE HHR AND COBALT HAVE THE SAME PARTS. DEALER SAID THEY COULD CHECK IT OUT AT MY COST.. I THEN ASKED ABOUT THE IGNITION RECALL AND HE STATED THAT THE IGNITION PROBLEM HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH A POWER STEERING PROBLEM. I TOLD HIM I DISAGREED. HE SAID TO BE CAREFUL AND SAFE AND THAT THEY WILL CALL ME WHEN THE IGNITION PARTS ARRIVE TO FIX MY CAR. I WAS NOT HAPPY WITH HIS EXPLANATION AND WANT TO KNOW WHY THE OLDER HHR'S ARE NOT ON THE RECALL LIST TO FIX THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM? *TR

2007 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE RECALL INFORMATION. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION AS DESIGNED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN BOTH INSTANCES THE CONTACT WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN AND DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FAULTY. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED BUT THE DEFECT WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

2013, WHEN APPLYING BREAKS ON GRADE STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTY SHAKING. JUNE 2013 IF APPLYING FULL BREAKS, STEERING WHEEL WOULD ALSO PULL. COULD NOT CONTROL VECHILE WITH SHAKING AND PULLING. DROVE WITH HAZARDS IN SLOW LANE AT LESSER SPEEDS. VERY BAD SITUATION. THIS SIUATION OCCURED AGAIN THIS YEAR (2014 MAY) WHILE AGAIN ON A GRADE. THE SHAKING IS VOILENT IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VECHILE. DROVE WITH HAZARD AGAIN IN SLOW LANE..THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND WORSE WHEN TURNING. GOOD WAYTO KILL YOURSELF AND OTHERS. I WAS AT THE DEALER HAVIGN MY IGNITION REPLACED AND THEY SAID ITS NORMAL AND THE ROTORS SHOULD BE TURNED. I EXPLAIN THAT THE CAR WAS BARELY CONTROLLABLE. NO STANDARD ROTOR PROBLEM SHOULD MAKE A CAR SHAKE AND PULL THAT VIOLENTLY. THESE CARS SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD. THEY ARE ALSO NO VERY COMPITENT IN WINDY CONDITIONS. I LIVE IN A MILD CLIMATE ZONE AND HAVE DRIVEN MANY VECHILES AND MY FISRT WINTER IN THE CARD WAS VERY VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. THAT AND THE WINDOWS BEING COPPED ARE A HUGE VISIBILTY ISSUE. A DESIGN LIKE THIS SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN APPROVE. ADD TO THAT POOR PARTS TO SAVE MONEY AND THESE ARE JUST NOT SAFE. NOT SAFE TO THOSE THAT OWN THEM OR OTHERS. ALSO FRONT END HAS ONGOING FRONT END SUSPENSION PROBLEM. I HAD PERVIOSU ISSUES WITH THE RADIATOR AND GUARD THAT SHOUDL HAVE BEEN INSTALLED BY THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT. AS WELL AS FAULY DOOR HANDLES. REAPIR BU DEALER BUT NOW THE DOOR LEAKS. THESE ARE SMALL THINGS COMPARED TO THE OTHERS. I WOULD LIKE THE DRIVING COMMISION TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND HAVE THE COMPANY BUY THESE CARS BACK.. I APPRECIATE THE NEW IGINITION BUT THAT DOES NOTHING TO HELP THE BREAKING ISSUES THEY CALL NORMAL. *JS

NON OF WHAT YOU'VE LISTED ABOVE, APPLY.. I'M UPSET ABOUT HOW LONG THIS PROCESS HAS TAKEN.. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS HAS BEEN HELD BACK SINCE 2007 AND GM WAS AWARE OF THEIR OWN WRONG DOING! BUT I CALLED TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT LOCALLY AND THEY TELL ME THAT THE PARTS ARE STILL ON ORDER.. I CANT AFFORD A RENTAL! NOW PEOPLE INCLUDING MYSELF ARE OPERATING ON FEAR.. MY AIRBAG LIGHT BLINKS OFF AND ON FROM TIME TO TIME. THE KEY AT TIMES WANT TURN IN THE IGNITION!! I LIKE THIS CAR, BUT NO LONGER., WHY DOESN'T GM OFFER LOANER CARS TO US ALL UNTIL THEY FIX THE ISSUE THAT THEY CAUSED... SCARED OF DYEING IN RALEIGH, NC. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 CHEVY HHR, THE DRIVER INTERFACE FLASHES "POWER STEERING", THE POWER ASSIST STOPS WORKING, AND STEERING BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT. WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND THEN TURNED RIGHT BACK ON - PROBLEM IS RESOLVED (FOR A WHILE). I CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE A RECALL, BUT NOT SURE IF MY MODEL YEAR IS INVOLVED. ON SEVERAL OCCASION, I HAVE BEEN TRAVELING AT 60MPH, POWER ASSIST GOES OUT, AND I HAVE TO SHUT MY IGNITION OFF WHILE AT SPEED TO GET IT TO RESET. *TR

STARTED CAR IN PARKING LOT AND PLACED CAR IN REVERSE. AFTER A FEW FEET, THERE WAS A WARNING CHIME AND THE DISPLAY SAID "POWER STEERING." SUBSEQUENTLY, THE CAR ONLY HAD MANUAL STEERING AND WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE MOTOR HAD FAILED. IT IS NOTED THAT INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET INDICATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR ISSUES ARE KNOWN AND THAT SOME MODELS WITH THE SAME MOTOR (COBALTS, FOR EXAMPLE) HAVE BEEN RECALLED. IT IS ALSO NOTED THAT THE MOTORS HAVE BEEN RECALLED ON THE HHR IN CANADA. IN ADDITION, IT WOULD APPEAR THAT DURING APRIL 2014, CHEVROLET ANNOUNCED A PLANNED RECALL FOR THE UNITED STATES - BUT DURING MAY 2014 THE DEALERSHIP HAD NO NOTICE OF THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD BECOME LOOSE IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT HAD ALSO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT GOING TO BECOME AVAILABLE FOR A MINIMUM OF 3-4 WEEKS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

I HAD MY MY CHILDREN UP FROM SCHOOL WHILE DRIVING I LOST ALL POWER STEERING. I HAD HEARD I CHIME RITE BEFORE AND NOTICED IT DISPLAYED POWER STEERING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I DID FIND OUT THAT BY SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING IT TEMPORARILY FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR A BLOCK OR SO. THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO BE SERVICED THIS WEEK. I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS PROBLEM TO BE FIXED WHEN THE 2009 AND 2010 MODELS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND BEING RECALLED OURS SHOULD BE RECALLED ALSO. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE IGNITION DEFECT. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS APPALLED TO RECENTLY LEARN, THAT THE IGNITION DEFECT WAS KNOWN FOR YEARS. HE STATED HE WAS NOT WARNED OR ENCOURAGED TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION TO LESSEN THE IMPACT OF THE DEFECT.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEED, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED FOLLOWED BY AN UNKNOWN WARNING MESSAGE AND CHIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

CHANGING LANES IN THE HIGHWAY ,IT WAS CRAZY,SCARY .I EMAILED CHEVY DIRECTLY THAN IT STOPPED SUDDENLY, THAN A YEAR LATER TWICE,THAN STOPPED,NOW AGAIN IT'S DOING IT. I WISH I COULD GET ANOTHER VEHICLE BUT CAN'T AFFORD IT.............. *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE POWER STEERING IS NOT WORKING ANYMORE AND THIS IS VERY UNSAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE 2009 AND 2010 GM VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS SAME REASON, BUT MY CAR HAS NOT. I FOUND THIS ON THE GM WEBSITE. HTTP://MEDIA.GM.COM/MEDIA/US/EN/GM/NEWS.DETAIL.HTML/CONTENT/PAGES/NEWS/US/EN/2014/MAR/0331-POWER-STEERING.HTML.GM RECALLS OLDER MODEL VEHICLES TO FIX POWER STEERING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,244. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

VEHICLE WAS SITTING WHILE RUNNING MY HUSBANDS KNEE BUMPED THE KEY FOB AND THE IGNITION SWITCHED TO OFF. I CHECKED AND FOUND THERE IS VERY LITTLE RESISTANCE TO THE KEY TURNING OFF. *TR

DEVELOPED SERIOUS WHEEL WOBBLE WHEN BREAKING. *TR

I WAS ON THE HWY AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO EXIT AT 65 MPH I COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL BUT JUST A VERY LITTLE I WAS BARELY ABLE TO HIT THE EXIT RAMP, THE POWER STEERING CONTINUED TO BE OUT UNTIL I RESTARTED THE CAR. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A DEFECTIVE PART INSTALLED IN VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS UPSET OVER THE RECENT RECALL, AND COVER-UP BY GM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), HOWEVER THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

2007 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE AND DURING ACCIDENT AIR BAG MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE REAR ENDED. SHE WAS HIT SO HARD, THE OTHER VEHICLE'S LICENSE PLATE, LEFT AN IMPRINT IN HER BUMPER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SHORTLY AFTER, THE POWER STEERING WOULD GO OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE A PART WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE STEERING ISSUED RETURNED, WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED MOVING BACK AND FORTH, AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL IT, AND CONSEQUENTLY, THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER. *JB

THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE FAILS AT 70DEGREES FARENHEIT AND ABOVE.CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME HARD TO TURN AS IF THE IGNITION KEY IS TURNED OFF. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 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 NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND IT BECAME HARD TO STEER AND TO TURN. IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE IN ANY CONDITION. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT REQUIRES A RECALL AS IT MAY RESULT IN BODILY INJURY. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND INSTRUMENTAL PANEL LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED AND THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE EVERY SINCE I GOT IT. NOW WITH ME READING THESE RECALLS COME TO FIND OUT THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE AT ALL. WHEN I GET TO 60MPH MY CAR SHAKES. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BRAKES BUT I HAVE BRAND NEW BRAKE PUT ON. IT STILL SHAKES WHEN TRYING TO RIDE ON THE HIGHWAY. IS ANYONE ELSE HAVING THESE ISSUES? *TR

DURING DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. IT HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED. ONCE CAR IS PULLED OVER INTO PARKING LOT SHUT OFF THEN RESTARTED IT WORKS FINE FOR 12 SECONDS TO SEVERAL MINUTES. IT WILL GO A COUPLE OF DAYS WITHOUT PROBLEM THEN IT WILL HAVE THE PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL DAYS. ON 4/23/14 IT WENT OUT ON A S TURN ALMOST CAUSING A WRECK. I HAD A FRIEND WITH ME AT THE TIME. GM HAS BULLETIN 14119 STATING IT WILL REPLACE POWER STEERING FOR LIFE OF VEHICLE BUT DEALERSHIP STATES IT IS NOT RECALLED AND WILL DO NOTHING. I HAVE VIDEO OF IT DOING EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL FOR THE 2009 AND 2010 MODEL. DOES ONE OF MY CHILDREN OR FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE TO DIE FROM THIS PROBLEM BEFORE GM WILL FIX IT? THE INTERNET IS FULL OF THE SAME PROBLEM FROM PLENTY OF OWNERS OF THE 2007 HHR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITH THE SOUND OF A CHIME AND THERE WAS AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND MY STEERING WHEEL GOT VERY HARD TO STEER. I HEARD A DING AND LOOKED DOWN TO SEE POWER STEERING. I THINK GM SHOULD RECALL THESE, IF IT IS THE SAME ISSUE AS IT WAS IN THE SATURN. I HAVE TO TURN MY CAR OFF AT EVERY STOP SIGN BECAUSE MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT ABOUT 4 OR 5 TIMES A DAY, THIS IS DANGEROUS AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET FIXED. I LIVE PAYCHECK TO PAY CHECK AND I'M VERY UPSET THAT CHEVY PUT A PRODUCT OUT ON THE MARKET WITH DEFECTS LIKE THIS. MAKES ME QUESTION ABOUT MY NEXT PURCHASE. VERY UNHAPPY CUSTOMER. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE ARRIVED AT HER PLACE OF BUSINESS, SHE COULD NOT TURN THE IGNITION OFF. SHE WAS FORCED TO DRIVE TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSIS. ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND SHIFTER WERE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER S SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT, OF IN LIGHT OF THE WIDELY PUBLICIZED RECALL. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE SHE DROVE APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WITH FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR ON MY HHR FAILED CLOSE TO THIS DATE WHILE BEING DRIVEN DOWN OUR STREET AT AROUND 25 MPH AND I HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH ABOUT THE FAILURE AT THE TIME BUT NOW I SEE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILURES ARE THE REASON FOR A CURRENT RECALL. MY HHR WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL BUT I WONDER IF IT'S MOTOR ALSO HAS A PROBLEM. MY MECHANIC USED A 19257876 MOTOR KIT FOR THE REPAIR. A GOOGLE SEARCH FOR THIS PART SHOWS THE FOLLOWING APPLICATIONS. CHEVROLET COBALT 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 CHEVROLET HHR 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 CHEVROLET HHR 5 DOOR HIGH ROOF H/B 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 CHEVROLET HHR 5 DOOR UPLEVEL HIGH ROOF H/B 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 PONTIAC G5 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 PONTIAC PURSUIT 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 SATURN ION 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 *TR

THE POWER STEERING NO LONGER WORKS AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN IN MOTION FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS. IT STARTED OCCASIONALLY IN DECEMBER 2013, THEN BY JANUARY IT HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE TIME THE CAR IS TURNED ON AND DRIVEN. IT MAKES THE CAR DIFFICULT TO TURN AROUND CORNERS OR AT INTERSECTIONS AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO PARK AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN FOR THE FEW GOOD SECONDS OF POWER STEERING JUST TO QUICKLY PARK IT OR MANEUVER. SOMETIMES THIS DOES BECOME DANGEROUS IF I HAVE TO AVOID SOMETHING AT A MOMENTS NOTICE. MY CAR IS A 2007 HHR AND NOT PART OF THE OFFICIAL RECALL, BUT I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT SHOULD MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE IF THERE IS A SYSTEMIC PATTERN OF FAILURE WITH THIS FEATURE IN CHEVY HHRS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND AT A RED LIGHT I WAS TURNING RIGHT ONCE IT HAD TURNED GREEN BUT MY STEERING WHEEL HAD GOTTEN REALLY ROUGH TO TURN. IT CONTINUED TO DO THIS AT EVERY COMPLETE STOP. IT MADE IT VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND TURN . I HAVE SEARCHED THE WEB AND IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO MANY MODELS OF THE SAME VEHICLE HOWEVER MY YEAR OF CAR IS NOT PLACED ON THE RECALL,

2007 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE AND AIR BAG MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT LAST YEAR AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS REAR ENDED AND HE WAS HIT SO HARD, THAT HIS HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. *JB

ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER GIVING MY SON MY HHR IN OCTOBER OF 2013, HE WAS REAR ENDED WITH THE OTHER DRIVER GOING OVER 35 MPH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I AM CURIOUS TO KNOW WHY? *TT

2007 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE AND POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD THREE ACCIDENTS. THE FIRST ACCIDENT, HE HIT A LIGHT POLE AND DAMAGED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THE SECOND ACCIDENT, HE HIT A TREE AND THE THIRD ACCIDENT, SOMEONE BACKED INTO HIM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, IN ANY OF THE ACCIDENTS. THE CONSUMER FELT HE LOST POWER STEERING IN THE FIRST TWO ACCIDENTS. SINCE DECEMBER 2010, THE STEERING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. ALSO, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE SHIFTER AS THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT WHEN FIRST STARTING OUT; IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. *JB UPDATED 07/03/14 UPDATED 08/07/14

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY HHR. I'VE HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED. BUT NOT MANY OTHERS. UNTIL NOW THERE IS A CHIME AND THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ON THE DASH COMES ON AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST GOES OFF. AT FIRST IT WAS ONCE IN AWHILE. NOW I CAN DRIVE 30 SECONDS TO 10 MIN AND THE POWER ASSIST GOES OUT. I RESTART AND IT COMES BACK FOR A MOMENT OR SO. ALL THE WAY TO WORK NO POWER STEERING ASSIST. ON THE WAY HOME IT WORKED FINE. I CAN'T FIND ANY PATTERN TO IT. KEY IN THE IGNITION ONLY AS STATED IN THE RECALL NOTICE I RECEIVED ABOUT THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT. EVERYTHING ON THE KEY CHAIN IT SEEMS TO WORK MORE OFTEN THAN NOT. I HAVE CONTACTED A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND CHEVY. BUT SINCE MY VIN IS NOT ON THE POWER STEERING RECALL I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT OUT OF POCKET. WHICH I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY AFTER I DID MY TAXES. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I FOUND A NOTICE ON THE GM WEBSITE THAT LISTED THE 2006-2007 HHR TO HAVE LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE POWER STEERING. BUT SINCE THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT I AM OUT OF LUCK. I SENT THE ARTICLE TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE VIN ISN'T LISTED. AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED THIS SHOULD BE COVERED. FAR TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE FO IT NOT TO BE COVERED TO SOME EXTENT. *TT

THE CAR LOST THE POWER STEERING ABILITY AND WAS VERY HARD TO STEER. I PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER. STOPPED AND RESTARTED AND BEGAN TO DRIVE OK. THE CAR SEEMS TO BE RANDOMLY LOSING THE POWER STEERING ABILITY. *JS

IN AUG OF 2010 I REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH CYLINDER. THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND I COULD NOT REMOVE IT WITHOUT REPLACING . IN JAN 2012 POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND KEY IN IGNITION AGAIN I TOOK TO GM DEALER ON A RECALL NOTICE, BUT APPARENTLY NOT MY VIN SO I HAD TO PAY $320.00 OUT OF POCKET TO FIX. 4-2014 MY POWER STEERING HAS BEEN OUT MULTIPLE TIMES USUALLY CAN REPAIR BY REPLACING THE FUSE. BUT THIS TIME I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 4 MONTHS WITHOUT POWER STEERING AND REPLACING FUSE DOES NOT FIX. WAITING ON PARTS FOR RECALL BUT NONE AVAILABLE YET. ALSO MY INSIDE PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BROKE 1 YR AGO AND CANNOT OPEN DOOR FROM THE INSIDE . I HAVE KNOW THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED IN AT LEAST 4 OTHER HHR OWNERS CARS ALSO . *JS

PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BROKE , MY CAR HAS POWER WINDOWS AND IF I WERE IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND CAR LOST POWER PASSENGER COULD BE TRAPPED IN CAR. I ALSO DRIVE A 2008 HHR AT WORK AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE ALSO BROKE. I HAVE RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR THE IGNITION ON MY 2007 HHR BUT I THINK THE DOOR HANDLES ARE A BIG ISSUE. *JS

I WAS INFORMED BY MAIL THAT MY VEHICLE WAS RECALLED AND I WAS TO CONTACT GM TO FIX THE ISSUE BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO THEY HAVE NOT CONTACTED MY BACK CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING AT 20 MPH, STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 05/28/14 MA UPDATED 06/02/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NO PARTICULAR SPEED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON A WET ROAD AT 30 TO 35 MILES PER HOUR. THE CAR SHUTS OFF WHEN I TOPPED A SMALL HILL AND I LOST ALL POWER. NO PLACE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK AND TURN THE KEY TO OFF AND RESTARTED. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE MESSAGE DISPLAYED WAS ENGINE POWER REDUCTION. I DROVE 20 TO 25 MILES PER HOUR TO MY DESTINATION THE CAR WOULD ONLY GO 30 MILES PER HOUR AND THE CAR SHIFTED ROUGHLY AND JUMPED. A NICE GUY THERE, TURNED THE KEY TO THE ON POSITION 3 TIMES BEFORE THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID BRING IT IN, I ALREADY HAD THE RECALL LETTER AND ASK HIM IF IT COULD BE RELATED TO THE RECALL (AS I AM ON A FIXED INCOME) HE SAID NO AND IT WOULD COST 150.00 I HAVE NOT HAD ANY OTHER EPISODES AND I HOPE I DON'T IT WAS VERY SCARY. GLAD I WAS GOING SLOW AND NOT A BUSY ROAD. I HAD PREVIOUSLY REMOVED THE KEY FOB AND WAS ONLY USING MY IGNITION KEY AS PER THE RECALL LETTER INSTRUCTION. WAITING FOR THE NEXT LETTER FOR THE RECALL AND HOPE THE FIX PREVENTS IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING NOISE INTERMITTENTLY WHEN MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS; HOWEVER, THE DEALER ADVISED HIM TO REPLACE THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE DEFECTIVE PART. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

ON MARCH 27, 2014, WHILE DRIVING AT THE SPEED OF 45MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME OF THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT. THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED AROUND NOVEMBER 2013. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CHEVROLET DEALER TO BE FIXED. NOW I HAVE NOTICED THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE DISPLAYING UNDER THE MILEAGE PANEL OF 95 TO 200 DEGREES. *TR

DRIVING VEHICLE, WHEN TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, INFORMATION SHOWED TRACTION CONTROL OFF AND THE CAR WAS SHIFTING HARD. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON WITH TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT TIL CAR WAS CUT OFF AND RESTARTED. SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN ITS ABOVE 70 DEGREES OUTSIDE. HERE LATELY IT HAS HAPPENED ON ALL OCCASIONS. CHECKED BLOGS AND HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. EX: I RECENLTY BOUGHT THIS CAR, HAVING IT FOR A FEW WEEKS IT HAS THIS BIZZARE ISSUE. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON OCCASION, WILL FLASH. AND THE ENTIRE FRONT END BASICALLY STARTS SOUNDING LIKE ITS CRUMBLING TO BITS. IF I PULL OVER, TURN THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON AGAIN, ITS STOPS AND DOESN'T DO IT AGAIN FOR SOME TIME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD ME THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT THE ISSUE, AND CHARGED ME 90 BUCKS JUST TO LOOK AT IT. I WAS HOPING SOMEONE ELSE WITH THE SAME ISSUE WOULD HAVE FOUND THE PROBLEM. ANOTHER: HELLO ALL . I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY HHR WITH A FEW THINGS GOING ON . CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON ( SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL / TRACTION CONTROL OFF ), BANGS INTO GEAR. SEEMS THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON BLOGS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. AUTOZONE PULLED THE CODE FOR MINE AND SAID ITS A TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR THAT WAS BAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,475.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER. 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 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND SHOULDERS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2007 HHR STOPS WORKING AT RANDOM TIMES. THE STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO TURN AND ONCE I TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON IT WORKS AGAIN. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AT THE SAME TIME IT RANDOMLY HAPPENS! *TR