NHTSA Complaint #10521277 — 2009 CHEVROLET HHR

CALLED THE CHEVY DEALER, TOLD ME THAT IT WAS FRIDAY AND TO CALL FIRST THING MONDAY MORNING. AS I CONTINUED ON FREEWAY I REALIZED THAT THE RIDE WAS ROUGHER, SOMETHING WAS VERY WRONG. TO STEER WAS HARDER, TRIP ODOMETER BOTH WERE NOT WORKING, CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE,SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT WORKING,TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING EASILY,PULLED INTO CHEVY DEALER, FOUND THE SERVICE MANAGER. ASKED HIM TO CHECK THE CAR, HOURS ON SIGN STATED THAT SOMEONE WOULD AVAILABLE UNTIL 5:30. IT WAS CURRENTLY 4:50 PM. HE ASSURED ME THAT IS WAS SAFE TO DRIVE CARE: PULLED OUT OF DEALERSHIP, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT AT ALL. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TURNED AROUND, WENT BACK. HE WAS JUST LEAVING TO GO HOME IT WAS 5:10 AT THIS TIME. WHEN HE SAW ME HE GOT OUT OF HIS CAR, CAME OVER, I TOLD HIM THE INCREASED CHANGES AND WHY I TURNED AROUND:I HAD MY 80 YEAR OLD AUNT WITH ME I LIVE 14 MILES OUTSIDE OF TOWN IT WAS FRIDAY AFTERNOON I DID NOT WANT TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE BY DRIVING THIS CAR SAY AN ACCIDENT OR DOING MORE DAMAGE TO THE REPAIRS NEEDED. HE PUT IT ON THE ANALYSIS SCOPE HE SAID HE HAD MIXED MESSAGES. ONE WAS IT SAID POWER STEERING BUT WITH THE WRONG CODE. AFTER THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT SHOWED UP. HE AGAIN ASSURED ME THAT WE WOULD BE FINE! I PULLED OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP, DROVE 2 MILES, THEN WAS COASTING! HAD NO TRANSMISSION. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE SAT FOR A FEW MINUTES, RESTARTED CONTINUED DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH MY FLASHERS ON. IT WOULD NOT SHIFT HIGHER THAN SECOND GEAR.WE LIMPED TO A FRIENDS HOUSE PARKED THE CAR, THEY GAVE US A RIDE HOME. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I HAD CONTINUED DOWN THAT ROAD. PLEASE HELP. *TR