2007 CHEVROLET HHR Steeringelectric Power Assist System Problems

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 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

WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC DURING A TURN ONTO A 4 LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY A POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON AND THE ALARM SOUNDED AND DISCOVERED MY POWER STEERING WAS GONE. I HAD TO PULL EXTREMELY HARD TO THE LEFT TO COMPLETE THE TURN. I THEN PULLED OVER TO CHECK IT OUT AND TURNED OFF THE CAR AND SAT THERE FOR A MINUTE AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT WAS OKAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER THE LAST 6 DAYS SEVERAL TIMES BUT ALWAYS IN THE AFTERNOON, NOT THE MORNING. I WENT INTO THE PLACE I GET MY CAR WORKED ON FOR ROUTINE SERVICE AND THEY HOOKED TO THE COMPUTER AND SAID IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH A FAULTY ELECTRONIC SWITCH AND WOULD HAVE TO BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED WHENEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WOULD TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WOULD RESET INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR WITHIN MINUTES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000. ..UPDATED 04/16/12 *BF UPDATED 04/25/12