Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||||
| 070232007 | 08/01/2009 | SB-07-02-32-007A | 10022958 | Diagnostic tips for power steering inoperative/steering wheel hard to turn, power steering message displayed on dic, dtc's c0176, c0176, c0475, c0476, c0550, u2105, u2107 set. *nj updated 2/17/10. *pe updated 3 | 10/09/2007 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 02/25/2013 | 85000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that the power steering warning light illuminated as the steering wheel seized and became hard to turn. the failure was experienced several times. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 85,000. | |||
| 02/25/2013 | 85000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that the power steering warning light illuminated as the steering wheel seized and became hard to turn. the failure was experienced several times. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 85,000. kmj | |||
| 02/25/2013 | 85000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that power steering light illuminated and the steering wheel became hard to turn. the failure was experienced several times. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 85,000. li | |||
| 12/27/2012 | 1 | ||
| While driving on the road to work, the display message center said power steering then there was no power steering. it happened twice that day but after the car was shut off and cooled down it did not come on. the day after it happened again but stayed on longer. when the car was brought into the dealership on 12/31/12 they told us it could be the power steering motor or the steering column witch they both were not under warranty . it keep happening with the car for a week. i then brought my car to my mechanic on 1/4/13 and he replaced the power steering motor and it has not happen sense. before i brought my car to him i went online to see if there was anyone else with the same problem and what they did it fix it. that's how i found out it wasn't just my car that this has happen to that there was a lot of other people who have had the same problem. thankfully we were able to control the car and not get into an accident. *tr | |||
| 12/27/2012 | |||
| While driving on the road to work, the display message center said power staring then there was no power staring. it happened twice that day but after the car was shut off and cooled down it did not come on. the day after it happened again but stayed on longer. when the car was brought into the dealership on 12/31/12 they told us it could be the power steering motor or the steering column witch they both were not under warranty . it keep happening with the car for a week. i then brought my car to my mechanic on 1/4/13 and he replaced the power steering motor and it has not happen sense. before i brought my car to him i went online to see if there was anyone else with the same problem and what they did it fix it. that's how i found out it wasn't just my car that this has happen to that there was a lot of other people who have had the same problem. thankfully we were able to control the car and not get into an accident. | |||
| 01/14/2013 | 64444 | 1 | |
| While driving power steering went out dash indicator stated power steering failure, pulled over shut off car inspected for any signs of problem, restarted car power steering was back, continued trip same thing occurred 15-20 minutes later same result same process reading a lot about recall on cobalt using same motor and recall in canada for same problem. researching part to fix can;t wait until a us recall.on your sight many people are having the same issues as myself. why no investigation puzzles me. *tr | |||
| 01/14/2013 | 64444 | ||
| While driving power steering went out dash indicator stated power steering failure, pulled over shut off car inspected for any signs of problem, restarted car power steering was back, continued trip same thing occurred 15-20 minutes later same result same process reading a lot about recall on cobalt using same motor and recall in canada for same problem. researching part to fix can;t wait until a us recall.on your sight many people are having the same issues as myself. why no investigation puzzles me. | |||
| 01/05/2013 | 90500 | 1 | |
| The warning indicator for the power steering on my 2008 chevrolet hhr went on as i was leaving a parking lot. because i was not far from home, i drove home very slowly without power steering. when i turned the vehicle on again, it was fine. since then, the power steering has gone out while i am driving, and i have to pull off the road and restart my vehicle to get it to operate again. on my last trip, which was approximately 40 minutes with very few turns (highway driving), the power steering went out four times. i have been told that gm recalled the power steering motor on the chevy cobalt and saturn ion, which is the exact same part as the hhr. this issue is unsafe, and the consequences could be dangerous if the power steering goes out when someone is not expecting it or traveling at high speeds (or if they are too young to remember cars without power steering). *tr | |||
| 01/03/2013 | 39000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the power steering assist failed as the contact was attempting a turn . the failure increased he contact's steering ability however, the contact was able to regain control of the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to a mechanic for inspection but the mechanic did not diagnose the cause of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified but provided no assistance. the failure mileage was 39,000. | |||
| 01/05/2013 | 90500 | ||
| The warning indicator for the power steering on my 2008 chevrolet hhr went on as i was leaving a parking lot. because i was not far from home, i drove home very slowly without power steering. when i turned the vehicle on again, it was fine. since then, the power steering has gone out while i am driving, and i have to pull off the road and restart my vehicle to get it to operate again. on my last trip, which was approximately 40 minutes with very few turns (highway driving), the power steering went out four times. i have been told that gm recalled the power steering motor on the chevy cobalt and saturn ion, which is the exact same part as the hhr. this issue is unsafe, and the consequences could be dangerous if the power steering goes out when someone is not expecting it or traveling at high speeds (or if they are too young to remember cars without power steering). | |||
| 01/03/2013 | 39000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the power steering assist failed as the contact was attempting a turn . the failure increased he contact's steering ability however, the contact was able to regain control of the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to a mechanic for inspection but the mechanic did not diagnose the cause of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified but provided no assistance. the failure mileage was 39,000. kmj | |||
| 01/05/2013 | 90500 | ||
| The warning indicator for the power steering on my 2008 chevrolet hhr went on as i was leaving a parking lot. because i was not far from home, i drove home very slowly without power steering. when i turned the vehicle on again, it was fine. since then, the power steering has gone out while i am driving, and i have to pull off the road and restart my vehicle to get it to operate again. on my last trip, which was approximately 40 minutes with very few turns (highway driving), the power steering went out four times. i have been told that gm recalled the power steering motor on the chevy cobalt and saturn ion, which is the exact same part as the hhr. this issue is unsafe, and the consequences could be dangerous if the power steering goes out when someone is not expecting it or traveling at high speeds (or if they are too young to remember cars without power steering). | |||
| 01/03/2013 | 39000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the power steering assist failed as the contact was attempting a turn . the failure increased he contact's steering ability however, the contact was able to regain control of the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to a mechanic for inspection but the mechanic did not diagnose the cause of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified but provided no assistance. the failure mileage was 39,000. kmj | |||
| 01/05/2013 | 90500 | ||
| The warning indicator for the power steering on my 2008 chevrolet hhr went on as i was leaving a parking lot. because i was not far from home, i drove home very slowly without power steering. when i turned the vehicle on again, it was fine. since then, the power steering has gone out while i am driving, and i have to pull off the road and restart my vehicle to get it to operate again. on my last trip, which was approximately 40 minutes with very few turns (highway driving), the power steering went out four times. i have been told that gm recalled the power steering motor on the chevy cobalt and saturn ion, which is the exact same part as the hhr. this issue is unsafe, and the consequences could be dangerous if the power steering goes out when someone is not expecting it or traveling at high speeds (or if they are too young to remember cars without power steering). | |||
| 01/03/2013 | 39000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the power steering failed. the contact stated that she was making a turn and the power assist failed and it increased her steering ability. the contact was able to regain control of the vehicle and was able to drive home. the vehicle was taken to the mechanic for inspection but did not diagnose the cause of failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified but provided no assistance. the failure mileage was 39,000. ap | |||
| 11/10/2012 | 87000 | ||
| Power steering keeps going out. usually when turning. the first time it went out, i was driving 45 mph and it went out while i was rounding a curve, and i almost hit a tree because i was unaware that it was going to do this. after that, it went out about 2-3 times a week, everytime when making a turn. i went to have it looked at and my mechanic said that he couldnt find anything wrong with the power steering and to report this problem as he has seen this in a few other hhrs that he has worked on. it is very dangerous and because of it unpredictability, i am always afraid to drive my car. | |||
| 03/15/2011 | 32500 | 1 | |
| The electric steering system of my 2008 hhr failed so many times on me. it happened in cool mornings and in hot afternoons. one time the system failed while i was making an u turn and the car almost jumped onto the sidewalk because it was so hard to turn without the power assist. this is definitely a safety issue. i saw some reports that in canada there was a recall on this problem. why not in us? *tr | |||
| 03/15/2011 | 32500 | ||
| The electric steering system of my 2008 hhr failed so many times on me. it happened in cool mornings and in hot afternoons. one time the system failed while i was making an u turn and the car almost jumped onto the sidewalk because it was so hard to turn without the power assist. this is definitely a safety issue. i saw some reports that in canada there was a recall on this problem. why not in us? | |||
| 10/27/2012 | 31330 | 1 | |
| As i was driving around a curve after stopping, going about 5 mph, a power steering message appeared and i was unable to steer my car. in order to stop my car i had to turn a corner (by turning the wheel which took a lot of effort), where i was able to put it in park and then shut off the vehicle. the car started back up with no problems. an hour later the message reappeared and would not go off. it is very difficult to steer and i do not want to drive this on the road (i have no control over the car). the car only has 31,000 miles on it and is 4 years old. *tr | |||
| 10/27/2012 | 31330 | ||
| As i was driving around a curve after stopping, going about 5 mph, a power steering message appeared and i was unable to steer my car. in order to stop my car i had to turn a corner (by turning the wheel which took a lot of effort), where i was able to put it in park and then shut off the vehicle. the car started back up with no problems. an hour later the message reappeared and would not go off. it is very difficult to steer and i do not want to drive this on the road (i have no control over the car). the car only has 31,000 miles on it and is 4 years old. | |||
| 10/10/2012 | 40500 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph, the steering wheel locked without warning. the contact turned the engine off and maneuvered the steering wheel with force several times before there was a normal response. the contact was able to resume driving. the failure occurred five times. the vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 40,500. pmb | |||
| 10/02/2012 | 57000 | ||
| The car was like exhaling as i was driving on the highway. the next morning after i started my car, i saw the message power steering. took it to the chevy dealership on oct 3 and was charged for them to tell me they could not duplicate the problem. on oct 10, it happened again, but i heard a warning signal along with the message. i immediately drove to the dealership again and was told they couldn't get to me until oct 15. i was told that the last time, they found a low voltage and that was all. i'm left wondering what to do if it stops in the middle of the highway and no power steering. i have another appointment on oct 15th(probably for another $120) for them to tell me the same thing. safety - if i lose the power steering while on the highway, trying to go around curves, i will surely get hit by someone. there's no shoulders on the highway (i-40) that i drive on daily during peak traffic time. luckily, my car has not done that to me, but it is showing all the warnings. please help before someone loses their life, including myself. i am about afraid to get on the road because of this problem and of reports that the enginve fried on someone else's car. | |||
| 09/27/2012 | 32000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that the power steering was malfunctioning intermittently. the contact stated they have to turn the vehicle off and restart it in order to get the steering to come back. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the vin was not available. the failure and current mileage was 32,000.pmb | |||
| 10/10/2012 | 40500 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph, the steering wheel locked without warning. the contact turned the engine off and maneuvered the steering wheel with force several times before there was a normal response. the contact was able to resume driving. the failure occurred five times. the vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 40,500. pmb | |||
| 10/02/2012 | 57000 | ||
| The car was like exhaling as i was driving on the highway. the next morning after i started my car, i saw the message power steering. took it to the chevy dealership on oct 3 and was charged for them to tell me they could not duplicate the problem. on oct 10, it happened again, but i heard a warning signal along with the message. i immediately drove to the dealership again and was told they couldn't get to me until oct 15. i was told that the last time, they found a low voltage and that was all. i'm left wondering what to do if it stops in the middle of the highway and no power steering. i have another appointment on oct 15th(probably for another $120) for them to tell me the same thing. safety - if i lose the power steering while on the highway, trying to go around curves, i will surely get hit by someone. there's no shoulders on the highway (i-40) that i drive on daily during peak traffic time. luckily, my car has not done that to me, but it is showing all the warnings. please help before someone loses their life, including myself. i am about afraid to get on the road because of this problem and of reports that the enginve fried on someone else's car. | |||
| 09/27/2012 | 32000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that the power steering was malfunctioning intermittently. the contact stated they have to turn the vehicle off and restart it in order to get the steering to come back. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the vin was not available. the failure and current mileage was 32,000.pmb | |||
| 10/10/2012 | 40500 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet hhr. while driving approximately 5 mph, the steering wheel locked without warning. the contact turned the engine off and maneuvered the steering wheel with force several times before there was a normal response. the contact was able to resume driving. the failure occurred five times. the vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 40,500. js | |||
| 10/02/2012 | 57000 | ||
| The car was like exhaling as i was driving on the highway. the next morning after i started my car, i saw the message power steering. took it to the chevy dealership on oct 3 and was charged for them to tell me they could not duplicate the problem. on oct 10, it happened again, but i heard a warning signal along with the message. i immediately drove to the dealership again and was told they couldn't get to me until oct 15. i was told that the last time, they found a low voltage and that was all. i'm left wondering what to do if it stops in the middle of the highway and no power steering. i have another appointment on oct 15th(probably for another $120) for them to tell me the same thing. safety - if i lose the power steering while on the highway, trying to go around curves, i will surely get hit by someone. there's no shoulders on the highway (i-40) that i drive on daily during peak traffic time. luckily, my car has not done that to me, but it is showing all the warnings. please help before someone loses their life, including myself. i am about afraid to get on the road because of this problem and of reports that the enginve fried on someone else's car. | |||
| 09/27/2012 | 32000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that the power steering was malfunctioning intermittently. the contact stated they have to turn the vehicle off and restart it in order to get the steering to come back. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the vin was not available. the failure and current mileage was 32,000.pmb | |||
| 09/29/2012 | 110858 | ||
| While on vacation we were driving in washington dc traffic during mid day traffic congestion, the power steering failed in our car. we were lucky and were able to struggle to steer to get off to the edge of the highway and shut the car off. upon restarting the power steering was working until several hours later again in busy traffic. this happened 3 more times in next two days before getting it back home & to the dealership, where it was determined to be a component that has been recalled in other models but not this one. i cannot understate the danger of losing power steering in any road conditions, putting myself, my family and other motorists in danger. | |||
| 10/02/2012 | 57000 | ||
| The car was like exhaling as i was driving on the highway. the next morning after i started my car, i saw the message power steering. took it to the chevy dealership on oct 3 and was charged for them to tell me they could not duplicate the problem. on oct 10, it happened again, but i heard a warning signal along with the message. i immediately drove to the dealership again and was told they couldn't get to me until oct 15. i was told that the last time, they found a low voltage and that was all. i'm left wondering what to do if it stops in the middle of the highway and no power steering. i have another appointment on oct 15th(probably for another $120) for them to tell me the same thing. safety - if i lose the power steering while on the highway, trying to go around curves, i will surely get hit by someone. there's no shoulders on the highway (i-40) that i drive on daily during peak traffic time. luckily, my car has not done that to me, but it is showing all the warnings. please help before someone loses their life, including myself. i am about afraid to get on the road because of this problem and of reports that the enginve fried on someone else's car. | |||
| 09/27/2012 | 32000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated the power steering goes out randomly on the vehicle. the contact stated they have to turn the vehicle off and back on to get the steering to come back. the vehicle had not been to the dealer. the vin was not available. the failure mileage and current mileages were 32,000.rl | |||
| 09/29/2012 | 110858 | ||
| While on vacation we were driving in washington dc traffic during mid day traffic congestion, the power steering failed in our car. we were lucky and were able to struggle to steer to get off to the edge of the highway and shut the car off. upon restarting the power steering was working until several hours later again in busy traffic. this happened 3 more times in next two days before getting it back home & to the dealership, where it was determined to be a component that has been recalled in other models but not this one. i cannot understate the danger of losing power steering in any road conditions, putting myself, my family and other motorists in danger. | |||
| 07/14/2012 | 88000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that while driving 2 mph, the power steering motor turned off independently. the failure recurred numerous times. the vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing and the contact was informed that the power steering pump needed to be replaced. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure mileage was 88,000 and the current mileage was 90,000. the vin was unavailable. | |||
| 07/14/2012 | 88000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that while driving 2 mph, the power steering motor turned off independently. the failure recurred numerous times. the vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing and the contact was informed that the power steering pump needed to be replaced. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure mileage was 88,000 and the current mileage was 90,000. the vin was unavailable. kmj | |||
| 09/12/2012 | 110000 | 1 | |
| I had just pulled out of a driveway. i heard a few alert tones and looked at my dash and the power steering message was displayed. i entered into a roundabout and learned that my power steering was not working. luckily i was not going very fast and was able to muscle the car through the turns. i had a few more turns on the way home. once at home i turned the car off for a few minutes. upon restarting it the power steering was again functional. i am afraid that it will happen again in heavy traffic areas. *tr | |||
| 07/14/2012 | 88000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that while driving 2 mph, the power steering motor turned off independently. the failure recurred numerous times. the vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing and the contact was informed that the power steering pump needed to be replaced. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure mileage was 88,000 and the current mileage was 90,000. the vin was unavailable. kmj | |||
| 09/12/2012 | 110000 | 1 | |
| I had just pulled out of a driveway. i heard a few alert tones and looked at my dash and the power steering message was displayed. i entered into a roundabout and learned that my power steering was not working. luckily i was not going very fast and was able to muscle the car through the turns. i had a few more turns on the way home. once at home i turned the car off for a few minutes. upon restarting it the power steering was again functional. i am afraid that it will happen again in heavy traffic areas. *tr | |||
| 07/14/2012 | 88000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated while driving 2 mph the power steering motor turned itself off independently. the failure had recurred numerous times. the vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis and was informed the power steering pump would need to be replaced. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure mileage was 88,000 and the current mileage was 90,000. the vin was unavailable. dt | |||
| 09/12/2012 | 110000 | 1 | |
| I had just pulled out of a driveway. i heard a few alert tones and looked at my dash and the power steering message was displayed. i entered into a roundabout and learned that my power steering was not working. luckily i was not going very fast and was able to muscle the car through the turns. i had a few more turns on the way home. once at home i turned the car off for a few minutes. upon restarting it the power steering was again functional. i am afraid that it will happen again in heavy traffic areas. *tr | |||
| 09/03/2012 | 65000 | 1 | |
| Power steering fails after vehicle is driven for approx 10 minutes. no warning, just goes out. apparantly chevy cobalt uses same/simalar electric power steering motor which has been recalled. unsure why no recall has been issued for the hhr. *tr | |||
| 09/12/2012 | 110000 | ||
| I had just pulled out of a driveway. i heard a few alert tones and looked at my dash and the power steering message was displayed. i entered into a roundabout and learned that my power steering was not working. luckily i was not going very fast and was able to muscle the car through the turns. i had a few more turns on the way home. once at home i turned the car off for a few minutes. upon restarting it the power steering was again functional. i am afraid that it will happen again in heavy traffic areas. | |||
| 09/03/2012 | 65000 | 1 | |
| Power steering fails after vehicle is driven for approx 10 minutes. no warning, just goes out. apparantly chevy cobalt uses same/simalar electric power steering motor which has been recalled. unsure why no recall has been issued for the hhr. *tr | |||
| 08/18/2012 | 80000 | 1 | |
| Power steering ceased to function. *tr | |||
| 09/03/2012 | 65000 | ||
| Power steering fails after vehicle is driven for approx 10 minutes. no warning, just goes out. apparantly chevy cobalt uses same/simalar electric power steering motor which has been recalled. unsure why no recall has been issued for the hhr. | |||
| 08/18/2012 | 80000 | 1 | |
| Power steering ceased to function. *tr | |||
| 09/03/2012 | 65000 | ||
| Power steering fails after vehicle is driven for approx 10 minutes. no warning, just goes out. apparantly chevy cobalt uses same/simalar electric power steering motor which has been recalled. unsure why no recall has been issued for the hhr. | |||
| 08/18/2012 | 80000 | ||
| Power steering ceased to function | |||
| 08/23/2012 | 109000 | 1 | |
| This car is a safety hazard going down road. i bought it new in 2008. rotors & brakes are horrible - have to have repaired multiple times. bearings have went out, replaced & one went out again. i spend approx 1200 dollars a year just to get shaking out of front end, turning rotors & tires. but that isn't really the problem i am reporting: was having trouble with ignition switch - it was recalled - took it to dealer to have it replaced - understand that i was having no problems with car at this time - upon leaving dealers and within 15 miles power steering light comes on & i lose power steering. now my power steering goes out unexpectedly whenever it decides to. took back to dealer because i felt this was something they messed up and was told this is just a problem with hhrs and that power steering motor needs to be replaced. after researching this...it is very common with this car, along with brake issues, severe shaking in front, bearings going out and many other problems that i have also had. i realize my car is high mileage, i work as a home health nurse & use this car for work, but i do keep it maintained. i hope that i will be able to get into different car before i get in accident in this one. *tr | |||
| 08/23/2012 | 109000 | ||
| This car is a safety hazard going down road. i bought it new in 2008. rotors & brakes are horrible - have to have repaired multiple times. bearings have went out, replaced & one went out again. i spend approx 1200 dollars a year just to get shaking out of front end, turning rotors & tires. but that isnt really the problem i am reporting: was having trouble with ignition switch - it was recalled - took it to dealer to have it replaced - understand that i was having no problems with car at this time - upon leaving dealers and within 15 miles power steering light comes on & i lose power steering. now my power steering goes out unexpectedly whenever it decides to. took back to dealer because i felt this was something they messed up and was told this is just a problem with hhrs and that power steering motor needs to be replaced. after researching this...it is very common with this car, along with brake issues, severe shaking in front, bearings going out and many other problems that i have also had. i realize my car is high mileage, i work as a home health nurse & use this car for work, but i do keep it maintained. i hope that i will be able to get into different car before i get in accident in this one. | |||
| 08/13/2012 | 99650 | 1 | |
| While driving, the power steering light came on and the vehicle became hard to steer. it does this almost every time we drive the vehicle, but luckily it has not yet done it while turning a corner. when you turn the vehicle off and turn it back on, it works again. there does not seem to be anything in particular that triggers an event. it may happen after 2 minutes of driving, or 40 minutes of driving, or it may not happen at all on any one particular trip. this is a very dangerous situation and seems to be common amongst hhr owners. there is currently a canadian recall on this, but not here in the us. there is a gm tsb (231703) referencing this, but that does not require gm to repair this dangerous problem. *tr | |||
| 08/13/2012 | 99650 | ||
| While driving, the power steering light came on and the vehicle became hard to steer. it does this almost every time we drive the vehicle, but luckily it has not yet done it while turning a corner. when you turn the vehicle off and turn it back on, it works again. there does not seem to be anything in particular that trggers an event. it may happen after 2 minutes of driving, or 40 minutes of driving, or it may not happen at all on any one particular trip. this is a very dangerous situation and seems to be common amongst hhr owners. there is currently a canadian recall on this, but not here in the us. there is a gm tsb (231703) referencing this, but that does not require gm to repair this dangerous problem. | |||
| 07/03/2012 | 55000 | 1 | |
| The power steering went out while i was driving on city roads. it will briefly come back on after the car is shut off and restarted, but it goes out again shortly after the vehicle begins moving. my warranty is up and the manufacturer has refused to reimburse me, either fully or partially, for the cost of replacement. there was a canadian recall for the same model of car, but i cannot find any information on the difference between the power steering units of the us and canadian models such that not having a us recall would be justified. please investigate this issue. it is not only unfair for people to have to pay for expensive repairs for a relatively new vehicle, it is a serious safety risk that should be fixed by the manufacturer. *tr | |||
| 07/03/2012 | 55000 | ||
| The power steering went out while i was driving on city roads. it will briefly come back on after the car is shut off and restarted, but it goes out again shortly after the vehicle begins moving. my warranty is up and the manufacturer has refused to reimburse me, either fully or partially, for the cost of replacement. there was a canadian recall for the same model of car, but i cannot find any information on the difference between the power steering units of the us and canadian models such that not having a us recall would be justified. please investigate this issue. it is not only unfair for people to have to pay for expensive repairs for a relatively new vehicle, it is a serious safety risk that should be fixed by the manufacturer. | |||
| 03/27/2012 | 46348 | ||
| This car has a safety defect with the steering wheel ..the steering wheel shakes out of control ..starting at 50mph very scary.. today i went online to read at lest 20 complaints online about the same steering issue..this is very serious ..please prove me wrong..1 complaint i read the man stated that he had his steering wheel changed 3 times and it did not resolve the problem.. major defect...please help me to resolve this matter.. you can use my car as an example to test ..please ! i am scared to drive it ..i have been driving since 1975...all make of car.. chevy is my favorite.. the hhr is the worst in safety performance.. it is not safe for people to keep passing this brand of car around because of the defect in the steering.. i have only had this car for 3 month it came with low miles.. and all of the complaints i read today had low mileage..people are passing these cars off because of the defective steering which is a major safety defect . how did this car passed safety inspection.. or was it tested for safety at any time prove me wrong ?????? feed back please..... | |||
| 04/26/2012 | 74200 | ||
| Electric power steering goes out at random times. is not related to speed, or even being used at the time. can be at a full stop and the power steering will stop working and the power steering message comes on the dash. turning off car and restarting will get it working again, but may go right back out within minutes, apparently for no obvious reason. happened to me 3 times in a one mile trip. and this is a repeated occurance. vehicle is very hard to steer when the power steering stops working. doing online research has show that many other owners are having the same issue and that replacement of the power steering motor usually fixes the problem. same as with the below mentioned problems with the chevrolet cobalt. recall. number 10023. there is currently a recall on this exact same problem with the exact same part on the chevrolet cobalt. i believe the hhr should have been added to this recall. this can potentially be a very deadly problem depending on circumstances. how me deaths or injuries does it take for chevrolet to do the right thing for all affected owners of faulty components? | |||
| 11/09/2011 | 56000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that the power steering light illuminated on the instrument panel. the contact stated that the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 56,000. | |||
| 11/09/2011 | 56000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that the power steering light illuminated on the instrument panel. the contact stated that the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 56,000. kmj | |||
| 04/06/2012 | 38000 | ||
| I was driving on a freeway overpass at about 15 mph when the instrument panel displayed the message, power steering. the steering wheel all but locked up and it was nearly impossible to drive the car though i found a way to go on the freeway and exit at the first chance i had. i called my mechanic first who said he wanted to see the vehicle as soon as possible. i told him i have a aaa membership and he suggested i have the car towed to avoid further damage since he did not yet know what the problem was. i had the hhr towed to the mechanic and he told me after a thorough investigation that the power steering assist was not working correctly; was doing this intermittently at this point but did it at random today. given the fact this problem cannot be predicted and the resulting safety issues, i authorized the mechnic to make the repair once he received the part. i have looked online and see this steering problem presents itself in the 2008 hhr at approximately 38k miles which is how many miles i have on it; the problem came up as if like clockwork. i don't feel i should have to pay for this repair work since there are under 40k miles on the car. is there any plan for chevrolet to call a recall on this problem so we can either have the repairs done at gm's expense or for those of us that made the repairs on our own to have a reimbursement? my repairs are going to be $400+. i am unable to drive the car unless the repairs are made. please advise what my options are for this problem. thanks. | |||
| 11/09/2011 | 56000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet hhr. while parked the power steering light illuminated on the instrument panel. the contact stated the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 56,000. ds | |||
| 04/06/2012 | 38000 | ||
| I was driving on a freeway overpass at about 15 mph when the instrument panel displayed the message, power steering. the steering wheel all but locked up and it was nearly impossible to drive the car though i found a way to go on the freeway and exit at the first chance i had. i called my mechanic first who said he wanted to see the vehicle as soon as possible. i told him i have a aaa membership and he suggested i have the car towed to avoid further damage since he did not yet know what the problem was. i had the hhr towed to the mechanic and he told me after a thorough investigation that the power steering assist was not working correctly; was doing this intermittently at this point but did it at random today. given the fact this problem cannot be predicted and the resulting safety issues, i authorized the mechnic to make the repair once he received the part. i have looked online and see this steering problem presents itself in the 2008 hhr at approximately 38k miles which is how many miles i have on it; the problem came up as if like clockwork. i don't feel i should have to pay for this repair work since there are under 40k miles on the car. is there any plan for chevrolet to call a recall on this problem so we can either have the repairs done at gm's expense or for those of us that made the repairs on our own to have a reimbursement? my repairs are going to be $400+. i am unable to drive the car unless the repairs are made. please advise what my options are for this problem. thanks. | |||
| 11/09/2011 | 56000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet hhr. while parked the power steering light illuminated on the instrument panel. the contact stated the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 56,000. ds | |||
| 04/06/2012 | 38000 | ||
| I was driving on a freeway overpass at about 15 mph when the instrument panel displayed the message, power steering. the steering wheel all but locked up and it was nearly impossible to drive the car though i found a way to go on the freeway and exit at the first chance i had. i called my mechanic first who said he wanted to see the vehicle as soon as possible. i told him i have a aaa membership and he suggested i have the car towed to avoid further damage since he did not yet know what the problem was. i had the hhr towed to the mechanic and he told me after a thorough investigation that the power steering assist was not working correctly; was doing this intermittently at this point but did it at random today. given the fact this problem cannot be predicted and the resulting safety issues, i authorized the mechnic to make the repair once he received the part. i have looked online and see this steering problem presents itself in the 2008 hhr at approximately 38k miles which is how many miles i have on it; the problem came up as if like clockwork. i don't feel i should have to pay for this repair work since there are under 40k miles on the car. is there any plan for chevrolet to call a recall on this problem so we can either have the repairs done at gm's expense or for those of us that made the repairs on our own to have a reimbursement? my repairs are going to be $400+. i am unable to drive the car unless the repairs are made. please advise what my options are for this problem. thanks. | |||
| 11/09/2011 | 56000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet hhr. while parked the power steering light illuminated on the instrument panel. the contact stated the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 56,000. ds | |||
| 04/06/2012 | 38000 | ||
| I was driving on a freeway overpass at about 15 mph when the instrument panel displayed the message, power steering. the steering wheel all but locked up and it was nearly impossible to drive the car though i found a way to go on the freeway and exit at the first chance i had. i called my mechanic first who said he wanted to see the vehicle as soon as possible. i told him i have a aaa membership and he suggested i have the car towed to avoid further damage since he did not yet know what the problem was. i had the hhr towed to the mechanic and he told me after a thorough investigation that the power steering assist was not working correctly; was doing this intermittently at this point but did it at random today. given the fact this problem cannot be predicted and the resulting safety issues, i authorized the mechnic to make the repair once he received the part. i have looked online and see this steering problem presents itself in the 2008 hhr at approximately 38k miles which is how many miles i have on it; the problem came up as if like clockwork. i don't feel i should have to pay for this repair work since there are under 40k miles on the car. is there any plan for chevrolet to call a recall on this problem so we can either have the repairs done at gm's expense or for those of us that made the repairs on our own to have a reimbursement? my repairs are going to be $400+. i am unable to drive the car unless the repairs are made. please advise what my options are for this problem. thanks. | |||
| 01/01/2012 | 110000 | ||
| The power steering fails. there is no warning and it happens at any speed and any driving situation. | |||
| 01/14/2011 | 50000 | 1 | |
| After driving for more than 10-30 min, at any speed but usually at or above 50 mph, the power steering would malfunction intermittently, steering/handling became difficult. feels like it's over-correcting or is ice-skating around the lane when keeping the wheel straight. occasionally hhr will buck while driving on the highway, would slow down to 55-65mph and still experience rough bucking & poor handling. took to dealership to fix what i thought was an alignment issue, they said there were no other problems, but still experience them almost daily. also have had troubles removing the key from ignition after shifting the car into park. *tr | |||
| 01/14/2011 | 50000 | ||
| After driving for more than 10-30 min, at any speed but usually at or above 50 mph, the power steering would malfunction intermittently, steering/handling became difficult. feels like it's over-correcting or is ice-skating around the lane when keeping the wheel straight. occasionally hhr will buck while driving on the highway, would slow down to 55-65mph and still experience rough bucking & poor handling. took to dealership to fix what i thought was an alignment issue, they said there were no other problems, but still experience them almost daily. also have had troubles removing the key from ignition after shifting the car into park. | |||
| 10/14/2011 | 15 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated while driving 15 mph the steering wheel became hard to turn and the power steering light illuminated while the failure occurred. the failure was experienced numerous times. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who performed a diagnostic test that located the failure in the power steering motor which should be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and the current mileage was 63,900. rvk | |||
| 09/10/2011 | 66361 | ||
| The first time the power steering failed in my 2008 hhr, i was driving on the freeway with my wife and daughter out of nowhere there was a warning sound and then the dashboard warning lit up and i had lost all power steering. luckily, i was able to keep control of the vehicle as there was heavy traffic and i was in the middle of a rather treacherous highway curve with four lanes of traffic. i eventually made way off freeway, turned off vehicle and then started it again. this seemed to do the trick, for a short time. since this first power steering loss, the same thing has happened at least 7 or 8 times, at various speeds with total power steering loss. this is the only vehicle we have and since we cannot afford another vehicle i am forced to drive this safety hazard. i am worried about losing control and crashing possibly hurting my family and/or others. this has to be fixed, there are too many people driving the same make/model/year with the same problem. it is obviously not a fluke; i am not the only person having this issue. | |||
| 10/14/2011 | 15 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated while driving 15 mph the steering wheel became hard to turn and the power steering light illuminated while the failure occurred. the failure was experienced numerous times. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who performed a diagnostic test that located the failure in the power steering motor which should be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and the current mileage was 63,900. rvk | |||
| 09/10/2011 | 66361 | ||
| The first time the power steering failed in my 2008 hhr, i was driving on the freeway with my wife and daughter out of nowhere there was a warning sound and then the dashboard warning lit up and i had lost all power steering. luckily, i was able to keep control of the vehicle as there was heavy traffic and i was in the middle of a rather treacherous highway curve with four lanes of traffic. i eventually made way off freeway, turned off vehicle and then started it again. this seemed to do the trick, for a short time. since this first power steering loss, the same thing has happened at least 7 or 8 times, at various speeds with total power steering loss. this is the only vehicle we have and since we cannot afford another vehicle i am forced to drive this safety hazard. i am worried about losing control and crashing possibly hurting my family and/or others. this has to be fixed, there are too many people driving the same make/model/year with the same problem. it is obviously not a fluke; i am not the only person having this issue. | |||
| 10/14/2011 | 15 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated while driving at 15mph the steering became hard to turn and the power steering light illuminated while the failure occurred. the failure was experienced numerous times. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who performed a diagnosed that located the failure at the power steering motor. the power steering motor would need to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and the current mileage was 63,900. li | |||
| 09/10/2011 | 66361 | ||
| The first time the power steering failed in my 2008 hhr, i was driving on the freeway with my wife and daughter out of nowhere there was a warning sound and then the dashboard warning lit up and i had lost all power steering. luckily, i was able to keep control of the vehicle as there was heavy traffic and i was in the middle of a rather treacherous highway curve with four lanes of traffic. i eventually made way off freeway, turned off vehicle and then started it again. this seemed to do the trick, for a short time. since this first power steering loss, the same thing has happened at least 7 or 8 times, at various speeds with total power steering loss. this is the only vehicle we have and since we cannot afford another vehicle i am forced to drive this safety hazard. i am worried about losing control and crashing possibly hurting my family and/or others. this has to be fixed, there are too many people driving the same make/model/year with the same problem. it is obviously not a fluke; i am not the only person having this issue. | |||
| 10/14/2011 | 15 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated while driving at 15mph the steering became hard to turn and the power steering light illuminated while the failure occurred. the failure was experienced numerous times. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who performed a diagnosed that located the failure at the power steering motor. the power steering motor would need to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and the current mileage was 63,900. li | |||
| 09/10/2011 | 66361 | ||
| The first time the power steering failed in my 2008 hhr, i was driving on the freeway with my wife and daughter out of nowhere there was a warning sound and then the dashboard warning lit up and i had lost all power steering. luckily, i was able to keep control of the vehicle as there was heavy traffic and i was in the middle of a rather treacherous highway curve with four lanes of traffic. i eventually made way off freeway, turned off vehicle and then started it again. this seemed to do the trick, for a short time. since this first power steering loss, the same thing has happened at least 7 or 8 times, at various speeds with total power steering loss. this is the only vehicle we have and since we cannot afford another vehicle i am forced to drive this safety hazard. i am worried about losing control and crashing possibly hurting my family and/or others. this has to be fixed, there are too many people driving the same make/model/year with the same problem. it is obviously not a fluke; i am not the only person having this issue. | |||
| 08/25/2011 | 31887 | ||
| Power steering failed while vehicle was being operated at 25-30 mph. vehicle's onboard diagnostic system detected the problem as evidenced by warning chime and display of power steering message. vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who verified loss of power steering and diagnosed a failure of the electric steering motor, which was replaced. | |||
| 08/02/2011 | 106250 | ||
| My power steering on my 2008 chevy hhr the same as the cobolt stops working while driving, and it cause me to run off the road. lucking there were no injury, but what if ??????? | |||
| 04/19/2011 | |||
| Starting april 2011 my chevy hhr has been having problems with its power steering. it has turned off several times while i was driving. reach time could have resulted in a major accident. i drive a lot of winding roads and do not feel safe doing so now. i do not feel safe driving my hhr. i have to pull over and turn off my car for a few minute before i can start it back up and have the power steering work. it is now starting to turn off several times in one day. i have been reading that this is happening to many people with this same vehicle. i fear this may result in accidents that could be avoided if it is recalled and fixed in the hhr. | |||
| 06/11/2011 | 73000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet hhr. while driving at various speeds, the contact heard a chime inside of the vehicle and the power steering warning indicator illuminated with a sudden loss of power steering. the contact was able to maneuver to the side of the road with difficulty turning the steering wheel. the engine was turned off and restarted. the power steering operated normally for a brief period of ten minutes. the failure occurred eight times. the vehicle was taken to an independent dealer for diagnostic testing. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 73,000. rvk | |||
| 03/01/2011 | 59000 | ||
| I began to notice that the power steering in my car would intermittenly fail about three or four months ago. the first instance was when i was turning my wheel while entering into a parking lot. the car made a dinging sound, then in the odometer are it read pwer steering. it then became extremely difficuit to turn my wheel. i stopped the car, turned it off, then restarted it and the problem went away. then a few weeks later it happened again, but when i turned it off, started, then restarted, it went back to normal just as it did before. this continued on for several weeks, each time it would be less and less time between incidents. now, i can't even get ten feet out of my driveway before i lose the power steering function. it continues to function normally when the car is first started, and then for a short distance, but every time i drive the car now, i have no use of my power steering. | |||
| 06/11/2011 | 73000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet hhr. while driving at various speeds, the contact heard a chime inside of the vehicle and the power steering warning indicator illuminated with a sudden loss of power steering. the contact was able to maneuver to the side of the road with difficulty turning the steering wheel. the engine was turned off and restarted. the power steering operated normally for a brief period of ten minutes. the failure occurred eight times. the vehicle was taken to an independent dealer for diagnostic testing. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 73,000. rvk | |||
| 03/01/2011 | 59000 | ||
| I began to notice that the power steering in my car would intermittenly fail about three or four months ago. the first instance was when i was turning my wheel while entering into a parking lot. the car made a dinging sound, then in the odometer are it read pwer steering. it then became extremely difficuit to turn my wheel. i stopped the car, turned it off, then restarted it and the problem went away. then a few weeks later it happened again, but when i turned it off, started, then restarted, it went back to normal just as it did before. this continued on for several weeks, each time it would be less and less time between incidents. now, i can't even get ten feet out of my driveway before i lose the power steering function. it continues to function normally when the car is first started, and then for a short distance, but every time i drive the car now, i have no use of my power steering. | |||
| 06/11/2011 | 73000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet hhr. while driving at various speeds, the contact heard a chime inside of the vehicle and the power steering warning indicator illuminated with a sudden loss of power steering. the contact was able to maneuver to the side of the road with difficulty turning the steering wheel. the engine was turned off and restarted. the power steering operated normally for a brief period of ten minutes. the failure occurred eight different times. the vehicle was taken to an independent dealer for diagnosis. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 73,000. js | |||
| 03/01/2011 | 59000 | ||
| I began to notice that the power steering in my car would intermittenly fail about three or four months ago. the first instance was when i was turning my wheel while entering into a parking lot. the car made a dinging sound, then in the odometer are it read pwer steering. it then became extremely difficuit to turn my wheel. i stopped the car, turned it off, then restarted it and the problem went away. then a few weeks later it happened again, but when i turned it off, started, then restarted, it went back to normal just as it did before. this continued on for several weeks, each time it would be less and less time between incidents. now, i can't even get ten feet out of my driveway before i lose the power steering function. it continues to function normally when the car is first started, and then for a short distance, but every time i drive the car now, i have no use of my power steering. | |||
| 06/11/2011 | 73000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet hhr. while driving at various speeds, the contact heard a chime inside of the vehicle and the power steering warning indicator illuminated with a sudden loss of power steering. the contact was able to maneuver to the side of the road with difficulty turning the steering wheel. the engine was turned off and restarted. the power steering operated normally for a brief period of ten minutes. the failure occurred eight different times. the vehicle was taken to an independent dealer for diagnosis. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 73,000. js | |||
| 03/01/2011 | 59000 | ||
| I began to notice that the power steering in my car would intermittenly fail about three or four months ago. the first instance was when i was turning my wheel while entering into a parking lot. the car made a dinging sound, then in the odometer are it read pwer steering. it then became extremely difficuit to turn my wheel. i stopped the car, turned it off, then restarted it and the problem went away. then a few weeks later it happened again, but when i turned it off, started, then restarted, it went back to normal just as it did before. this continued on for several weeks, each time it would be less and less time between incidents. now, i can't even get ten feet out of my driveway before i lose the power steering function. it continues to function normally when the car is first started, and then for a short distance, but every time i drive the car now, i have no use of my power steering. | |||
| 06/11/2011 | 73000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet hhr. while driving at various speeds, the contact heard a chime inside of the vehicle and the power steering warning indicator illuminated with a sudden loss of power steering. the contact was able to maneuver to the side of the road with difficulty turning the steering wheel. the engine was turned off and restarted. the power steering operated normally for a brief period of ten minutes. the failure occurred eight different times. the vehicle was taken to an independent dealer for diagnosis. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 73,000. js | |||
| 03/01/2011 | 59000 | ||
| I began to notice that the power steering in my car would intermittenly fail about three or four months ago. the first instance was when i was turning my wheel while entering into a parking lot. the car made a dinging sound, then in the odometer are it read pwer steering. it then became extremely difficuit to turn my wheel. i stopped the car, turned it off, then restarted it and the problem went away. then a few weeks later it happened again, but when i turned it off, started, then restarted, it went back to normal just as it did before. this continued on for several weeks, each time it would be less and less time between incidents. now, i can't even get ten feet out of my driveway before i lose the power steering function. it continues to function normally when the car is first started, and then for a short distance, but every time i drive the car now, i have no use of my power steering. | |||
| 08/30/2010 | 58000 | ||
| The electric power steering turned itself off mid turn causing a drastic understeering leading the vehicle into oncoming traffic, upon research i found that gm recalled the exact same steering components that failed in the hhr in other gm vehicles but not the hhr. if this does not warrant serious investigation what does. the second time this happened everything was fine as we were driving straight, the problem occurred when the electric power steering turned back on mid-turn causing my wife to over turn into someone's front lawn, had anyone been in the way this would have been tragic. we've been lucky this far but as we are a low income household we don't have the means to pay some dealer to fix this as they all say it's on us the owners to take care of even though it's the same defective equipment that was in vehicles like the cobalt and pontiacs lines, why hasn't there been a recall issued, this is a sever driving impairment that can cause accidents and gm doesn't seem to care due to it's an acceptable loss! no life is an acceptable loss, please address this issue as there are many complaints into this same issue in the research i preformed, by the way, why is it gm canada issued a recall on this part for the hhr and not the us branch? our hhr is a 2008 with 66000 miles on it and the electric power steering is the issue. | |||
| 05/19/2011 | 97000 | ||
| I own a 2008 chevy hhr lt. last year ii had the rotors and brakes replaced because of the shakeing in steering while coming to a stop this then helped with the problem then recently the shakeing came back i couldnt believe that my brakes and rotors needed to be serviced again. then recently my power steering would go out while driveing i checked online and noticed thst alot of hhr owners are haveing the same problem. this is a big safety issue and i think gmc needs to be responsible and take care of this problem. | |||
| 08/30/2010 | 58000 | ||
| The electric power steering turned itself off mid turn causing a drastic understeering leading the vehicle into oncoming traffic, upon research i found that gm recalled the exact same steering components that failed in the hhr in other gm vehicles but not the hhr. if this does not warrant serious investigation what does. the second time this happened everything was fine as we were driving straight, the problem occurred when the electric power steering turned back on mid-turn causing my wife to over turn into someone's front lawn, had anyone been in the way this would have been tragic. we've been lucky this far but as we are a low income household we don't have the means to pay some dealer to fix this as they all say it's on us the owners to take care of even though it's the same defective equipment that was in vehicles like the cobalt and pontiacs lines, why hasn't there been a recall issued, this is a sever driving impairment that can cause accidents and gm doesn't seem to care due to it's an acceptable loss! no life is an acceptable loss, please address this issue as there are many complaints into this same issue in the research i preformed, by the way, why is it gm canada issued a recall on this part for the hhr and not the us branch? our hhr is a 2008 with 66000 miles on it and the electric power steering is the issue. | |||
| 05/19/2011 | 97000 | ||
| I own a 2008 chevy hhr lt. last year ii had the rotors and brakes replaced because of the shakeing in steering while coming to a stop this then helped with the problem then recently the shakeing came back i couldnt believe that my brakes and rotors needed to be serviced again. then recently my power steering would go out while driveing i checked online and noticed thst alot of hhr owners are haveing the same problem. this is a big safety issue and i think gmc needs to be responsible and take care of this problem. | |||
| 08/30/2010 | 58000 | ||
| The electric power steering turned itself off mid turn causing a drastic understeering leading the vehicle into oncoming traffic, upon research i found that gm recalled the exact same steering components that failed in the hhr in other gm vehicles but not the hhr. if this does not warrant serious investigation what does. the second time this happened everything was fine as we were driving straight, the problem occurred when the electric power steering turned back on mid-turn causing my wife to over turn into someone's front lawn, had anyone been in the way this would have been tragic. we've been lucky this far but as we are a low income household we don't have the means to pay some dealer to fix this as they all say it's on us the owners to take care of even though it's the same defective equipment that was in vehicles like the cobalt and pontiacs lines, why hasn't there been a recall issued, this is a sever driving impairment that can cause accidents and gm doesn't seem to care due to it's an acceptable loss! no life is an acceptable loss, please address this issue as there are many complaints into this same issue in the research i preformed, by the way, why is it gm canada issued a recall on this part for the hhr and not the us branch? our hhr is a 2008 with 66000 miles on it and the electric power steering is the issue. | |||
| 05/19/2011 | 97000 | ||
| I own a 2008 chevy hhr lt. last year ii had the rotors and brakes replaced because of the shakeing in steering while coming to a stop this then helped with the problem then recently the shakeing came back i couldnt believe that my brakes and rotors needed to be serviced again. then recently my power steering would go out while driveing i checked online and noticed thst alot of hhr owners are haveing the same problem. this is a big safety issue and i think gmc needs to be responsible and take care of this problem. | |||
| 08/30/2010 | 58000 | ||
| The electric power steering turned itself off mid turn causing a drastic understeering leading the vehicle into oncoming traffic, upon research i found that gm recalled the exact same steering components that failed in the hhr in other gm vehicles but not the hhr. if this does not warrant serious investigation what does. the second time this happened everything was fine as we were driving straight, the problem occurred when the electric power steering turned back on mid-turn causing my wife to over turn into someone's front lawn, had anyone been in the way this would have been tragic. we've been lucky this far but as we are a low income household we don't have the means to pay some dealer to fix this as they all say it's on us the owners to take care of even though it's the same defective equipment that was in vehicles like the cobalt and pontiacs lines, why hasn't there been a recall issued, this is a sever driving impairment that can cause accidents and gm doesn't seem to care due to it's an acceptable loss! no life is an acceptable loss, please address this issue as there are many complaints into this same issue in the research i preformed, by the way, why is it gm canada issued a recall on this part for the hhr and not the us branch? our hhr is a 2008 with 66000 miles on it and the electric power steering is the issue. | |||
| 05/19/2011 | 97000 | ||
| I own a 2008 chevy hhr lt. last year ii had the rotors and brakes replaced because of the shakeing in steering while coming to a stop this then helped with the problem then recently the shakeing came back i couldnt believe that my brakes and rotors needed to be serviced again. then recently my power steering would go out while driveing i checked online and noticed thst alot of hhr owners are haveing the same problem. this is a big safety issue and i think gmc needs to be responsible and take care of this problem. | |||
| 08/30/2010 | 58000 | ||
| The electric power steering turned itself off mid turn causing a drastic understeering leading the vehicle into oncoming traffic, upon research i found that gm recalled the exact same steering components that failed in the hhr in other gm vehicles but not the hhr. if this does not warrant serious investigation what does. the second time this happened everything was fine as we were driving straight, the problem occurred when the electric power steering turned back on mid-turn causing my wife to over turn into someone's front lawn, had anyone been in the way this would have been tragic. we've been lucky this far but as we are a low income household we don't have the means to pay some dealer to fix this as they all say it's on us the owners to take care of even though it's the same defective equipment that was in vehicles like the cobalt and pontiacs lines, why hasn't there been a recall issued, this is a sever driving impairment that can cause accidents and gm doesn't seem to care due to it's an acceptable loss! no life is an acceptable loss, please address this issue as there are many complaints into this same issue in the research i preformed, by the way, why is it gm canada issued a recall on this part for the hhr and not the us branch? our hhr is a 2008 with 66000 miles on it and the electric power steering is the issue. | |||
| 05/19/2011 | 97000 | ||
| I own a 2008 chevy hhr lt. last year ii had the rotors and brakes replaced because of the shakeing in steering while coming to a stop this then helped with the problem then recently the shakeing came back i couldnt believe that my brakes and rotors needed to be serviced again. then recently my power steering would go out while driveing i checked online and noticed thst alot of hhr owners are haveing the same problem. this is a big safety issue and i think gmc needs to be responsible and take care of this problem. | |||
| 04/19/2011 | 30000 | ||
| I had just bought a chevy hhr lt that had 30,000 miles on it from the ford dealership ( this was a trade in). when i got home with the car, the front end made a jiggling sound. i took it to the chevy dealership and they had to replace the steering stabillizer shaft link and steering column , thank god this was covered by warranty. | |||
| 01/01/2011 | 50000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that while attempting to make either a left or right turn, the vehicle would lose all power steering intermittently without warning. both the dealer or manufacturer had not been notified nor was the vehicle diagnosed or repaired. the current mileages were 58,000 and the failure mileages were 50,000. the vin was unavailable. bw | |||
| 01/31/2011 | 10000 | ||
| I have a 2008 chevy hhr, and have had to do quite a bit of research to find out what the real issue here is. there are a lot of complaints on other web sites about the intermediate steering shaft going out every few thousand miles. the problem is, that no dealership can seem to diagnose the clunking noise coming from the drivers side front wheel and steering column. however the few shops that have figured it out are having to re-replace the part constantly. gm has re-designed the part for other vehicles but not the hhr. mine has been replaced every 10,000 miles, 4 times now and it wears out after about 10k. gm should create a better one for the hhr and offer a recall since their part is defective. | |||
| 02/15/2011 | 44000 | ||
| 2008 chevy hhr with intermittent power steering failure. chevy cobalt had a recall on the same power steering motor hhr uses, why is there no recall on hhr???!!! | |||
| 01/31/2011 | 10000 | ||
| I have a 2008 chevy hhr, and have had to do quite a bit of research to find out what the real issue here is. there are a lot of complaints on other web sites about the intermediate steering shaft going out every few thousand miles. the problem is, that no dealership can seem to diagnose the clunking noise coming from the drivers side front wheel and steering column. however the few shops that have figured it out are having to re-replace the part constantly. gm has re-designed the part for other vehicles but not the hhr. mine has been replaced every 10,000 miles, 4 times now and it wears out after about 10k. gm should create a better one for the hhr and offer a recall since their part is defective. | |||
| 02/15/2011 | 44000 | ||
| 2008 chevy hhr with intermittent power steering failure. chevy cobalt had a recall on the same power steering motor hhr uses, why is there no recall on hhr???!!! | |||
| 01/31/2011 | 10000 | ||
| I have a 2008 chevy hhr, and have had to do quite a bit of research to find out what the real issue here is. there are a lot of complaints on other web sites about the intermediate steering shaft going out every few thousand miles. the problem is, that no dealership can seem to diagnose the clunking noise coming from the drivers side front wheel and steering column. however the few shops that have figured it out are having to re-replace the part constantly. gm has re-designed the part for other vehicles but not the hhr. mine has been replaced every 10,000 miles, 4 times now and it wears out after about 10k. gm should create a better one for the hhr and offer a recall since their part is defective. | |||
| 02/15/2011 | 44000 | ||
| 2008 chevy hhr with intermittent power steering failure. chevy cobalt had a recall on the same power steering motor hhr uses, why is there no recall on hhr???!!! | |||
| 11/30/2010 | 87489 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns 2008 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, she lost the steering power making it very hard for her to drive. the vehicle was taken to the local mechanic and diagnosed that the power steering motor was faulty. the manufacturer was contacted and they stated that in fact the part was part of a recall for another model but not for her vehicle. the vehicle was repaired. the failure mileage was 87,849 and current mileage is 88,000. pm | |||
| 10/22/2010 | 40000 | ||
| My 2008 hhr looses powersteering while turning, then suddenly returns power causing to oversteer. this is a sever safety issue as it is a come and go type problem,i do not drive during incliment weather fearing body damage to persons and vehicles other than myself. i have taken to dealer only to be told we can not determine the problem as it is intermedent. also the tire pressure display is on even tho all tire pressure is correct, not sure if they are related to electric power steering. would like this as a record if any persons are injured or worse killed due to the possible short circut in powersteering. how many people have to leave the vehicles at home after spending all their money on them for this to be a recall? | |||
| 11/30/2010 | 87800 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that driving approximately 20 mph when she noticed the power steering warning illuminated on the instrumental panel when it failed. the steering became difficult to manuever. the vehicle was inspected by a dealer who informed the contact that she needed to replace the power steering motor. the vehicle was repaired for the power steering motor. the failure mileage was approximately 87,800. tb | |||
| 06/25/2010 | 40006 | ||
| I have a 2008 chevrolet hhr that has the identical power steering system as the cobalt that has been recalled, however gm has not recalled the hhr for some reason. i am now having the identical problems with my chevy hhr power steering as reported with the cobalt. in the past few days the power steering has failed 6 times, including once on a highway, traveling 55 miles an hour between semis. it was quite scary. i took the car in for an oil change and asked that they check the power steering fluid and it was there at the jiffy lube that i was informed that the car did not take power steering fluid and that there was a recall on some chevys for this problem. i have heard nothing about the hhr but i see from searching there are several other people like me posting blogs and comments about their problem. | |||
| 06/10/2010 | 24000 | ||
| Chevrolet hhr is not listed on this site! please update your vehicle listing. my 2008 chevrolet hhr is having several problems, it contains the same power steering pump as the chevy cobalt which was recalled yet no recall has been issued for the chevy hhr. same symptoms as the cobalt. power steering failure message on the driver information display. please help. chevrolet is taking the cheap way out and putting lifes at risk. | |||
| 04/30/2010 | 7500 | ||
| Brake rotors warped and the car would shake with such a severe force controling the car was very hard. after the dealer replaced four sets, before the car had 50,000 miles on it, the dealer told me that the brake pads were worn out and that would cause this to happen again. just before the last rotors were, replaced the electric power steering would cease working and effectively hinder our ability to steer the car. the electgric power steering is still a problem daily at different times. i am going to check into the repair process soon. i feel that this problem is caused by the rotors warping and shaking the front end equipment of the hhr. in closing, i replaced the pads and they were not worn out. i kept them for future reference. | |||
| 05/10/2010 | 39154 | 1 | |
| Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) hi, [xxx] , i have a hhr from chevrolet, it has all the same power steering issues than cobalt and pontiac g5, that have been recalled for this issues, me and a thousands of owners of hhrs have the same problems, power steering suddenly just went off and is very hard to steer, i have to turn off my car and then turn on to solve this problem, but suddenly after 8 to 15 minutes occurs again and it is dangerous, because the steering is very hard to steer, i think this is a safety issue, and i know the power steering is the same as a g5 and cobalt, why the hhr was not included? can you please provide me some response? [xxx] *tr | |||
| 05/07/2010 | 45000 | ||
| My 2008 hhr has 45000 miles and is a year and half old. the ignition locked up and i can place my key into the ignition but not turn on. i called road side assistance and since i have more miles than the warranty, i have to pay over $600 to get a problem fixed that seems to happen to a lot of people. i was a chevy guy, however i know now that since many are having this problem and have to pay for it themselves. i will never pay another chevy. poor quality and poor customer service. | |||
| 02/15/2010 | 44000 | ||
| The power steering in my 2008 chevrolet hhr fails often. the power steering light will come on and then my power steering is gone. this happens sometimes several times a day and then will not happen sometimes for several days. there is no particular time it happens. sometimes i am just driving along and it has even happened when i am stopped at a red light. | |||
| 02/15/2009 | 52000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet hhr. while the vehicle was traveling 55 mph with the cruise control engaged the vehicle suddenly shut off, causing the contact to coast the vehicle to a stop. also in a separate incident , while the contact was attempting to make a u-turn traveling at a speed of 8 mph he noticed that the power steering light had appeared on the dashboard. moments later the power steering no longer functioned. the vehicle was taken to the dealership for both incidents where the contact was informed that neither failure could be reproduced. the failure mileage was 52000 and the current mileage is 56000. | |||
| 02/07/2009 | 20000 | 1 | |
| No crashes, 22000 miles on the car. heard this noise for about 2000 miles before i took it in. 1. front end suspension popping noise 2. they told me that intermediate steering shaft needed replaced. three weeks later, i will have to take it back again this week. the problem has come back. *tr | |||