NHTSA Complaint #10926793 — 2006 CHEVROLET HHR

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