2008 CHEVROLET HHR Steering Problems

While driving steering motor just stops working causing hard steering and not steer properly. You try to pull off busy highway. stop put in park shut off car then restart steering works fine just out nowhere you loose steering. its intermitten.,

Needless to say, General Motors has dealt with their share of recalls lately and while much of the GM recall news has been devoted to the ignition failures which have forced new CEO Mary Barra to stand before the US Government, this new recall has nothing to do with the ignition cylinder failures. Although the ignition problems can cause a steering issue and some of the vehicles included in the ignition recall are also included in this new recall, this recall pertains specifically to the power steering system. It seems that in the 1.3 million affected vehicles, one or more components of the electric power steering assist system could fail and when that happens, the car will not have the same level of power assist. The General Motors statement announcing this recall is a bit on the vague side in terms of explaining exactly what is causing this loss of...

Power steering dashboard light came on. Difficult to steer vehicle. Losing power steering is dangerous. Will report the matter to the Chevrolet dealership. No other inspections were done. The dealership may inspect the vehicle. Trying to find recalls to fix this problem for free, but it looks like Chevrolet has not provided a recall for this problem although there are numerous complaints about the failed power steering in their HHR vehicles.

Steering gets very stiff and sometimes locks up when turning left or right in a curve at highway speeds. Had dealer check it and they said they replaced steering motor. Did not correct problem. Made an appointment to check again but was told I would incur charges. I have had it to several mechanic shops and we cannot find anything loose or failing. In a parked position it locks up completely until you start rolling. Afraid steering is going to lock up in a curve and cause harm to driver and passengers. It is available for inspection. It has not been inspected by the manufacturer, police or insurance. Has no warning lights or messages pertaining to problem. The problem first appeared approximately 6 months ago.

While driving down the interstate the power steering light flashed and locked the power steering to the point I was unable to steer in any direction. It has done this on multiple occasions to the point it has almost caused several accidents. This is a serious issue!

Power steering went out completely causing me to swerve on the highway to side of road. The steering locked up and it was raining and I would of crashed had anyone else been on the highway. I was going about 55 mph at the time. I then proceeded to CAREFULLY at about 30 mph force my car to drive another half mile to nearest exit ramp. The entire time I was driving in the middle of the lanes and a huge liability as far as safety is concerned. Thankfully I made it with no harm to myself vehicle or anyone else. I pulled over to side of road and slept in car till the rain stopped. Prior to this I backed into a fence when the steering failed backing into a carport resulting in body damage to front end under left headlight. Months before I had asked the Chevy dealership...

My power steering unexpectedly has gone out. When it first happened I was on the freeway in the rain and it locked up. Thankfully there were no others cars near me or I would of had an accident. I called the dealership and they said there WAS a recall but too much time has passed! This makes no sense. If it's bad it's bad, what the heck! So now I have taken the fuse out and it at least keeps it from locking up it it is VERY difficult to steer and I fear not being able to respond quickly in an emergency. Then I was noticing that when I add gas it had trouble turning over. Only when I added gas. Gas mileage began getting worse and then I felt the motor having difficulty while again on the freeway. I could smell gas and pulled over. There was smoke...

POWER STEERING WARNING

POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING, SERVICE ESC CODE CAME ON. CAR HAS DONE THIS NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR, I HAVE REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN, THE POWER STEERING MOTOR, THE CAR RAN FINE FOR WEEKS AND TODAY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE SERVICE ESC CODE CAME ON AND I LOST POWER STEERING

I'VE HAD MY CAR RECALLED FOR IGNITION SWITCH, THEN ANOTHER RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING MODULE AND NOW MY POWER STEERING COLUMN IS BAD. ALL THESE PARTS ARE IN THE SAME AREA AND I'VE HEARD MANY HHR OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR STEERING COLUMN, IS THERE GOING TO BE A RECALL ON THIS AS WELL? I HAVEN'T EVEN HAD THIS CAR ALL THAT LONG! ANYTIME I DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY IT FEELS SHAKY AND WHEN TURNING LEFT THE THE CAR JERKS TO THE LEFT. I'VE REPLACED EVERYTHING IN THE SUSPENSION. REPLACES SWAY BAR, BUSHINGS, BALL JOINTS, CONTROL ARMS, BRAKES, ROATERS, SPRINGS, STRUTS...FIXED IT ALL! I DO NOT FEEL SAVE ON THIS CAR

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FIRST STARTED TO FAIL ABOUT 12/20/19. IT WOULD NOT ALLOW ASSISTED STEERING UNTIL THE VEHICLE STARTED MOVING. IT WORKED LIKE THIS FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN STARTED TO FAIL AT RANDOM WHILE DRIVING, THE WORST INCIDENT WHEN STARTING TO MAKE A TURN AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. I BARELY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN MY WHEELS WHILE I WAS IN THE TURN. SHORTLY AFTER IT FAILED COMPLETELY. IT NOW HAS NO POWER ASSIST. I WOULD HERE A CLICKING FROM UNDER THE DASH, AND WHEN THAT STOPPED, MY STEERING RETURNED. NOW IT CLICKS AND THERE IS NO FURTHER ASSIST. I SAW WHERE OTHER GM CARS WITH THIS SYSTEM WERE COVERED UNDER A RECALL, INCLUDING NEWER MODELS, BUT WHEN I CALLED THEM, THEY STATED THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN THIS STATE AND NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED.

THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AS WE WERE DEALING WITH A STARTER ISSUE. IT INDICATED ONLY ONCE ON THE DASH THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE POWER STEERING. NOW IT'S COMPLETELY GONE. THE DASH DOESN'T SHOW ANY INFORMATION THAT THERE COULD BE AN ISSUE. IT'S VERY HARD TO TAKE TURNS. BOTH WIDE OR TIGHT. IT TAKES A LOT OF STRENGTH TO GET THE STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE. IF I DRIVE IT, MOVING FROM LANE TO LANE IS DIFFICULT. I NOW HAVE IT BACK IN THE SHOP FOR THE MECHANIC TO CHECK IT OUT AND RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

THE POWER STEERING IS SUDDENLY INOPERATIVE. NO POWER STEERING. IT JUST CAME ON THE WARNING LIGHTS ONE TIME, POWER STEERING, AND I CAN'T FIND A FIX. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN IT HAPPENED.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE MAJOR ROADWAY IN 5:00 TRAFFIC AFTER WORK AND WHILE STOPPED TO GO FORWARD IN THE CAR WASH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT GAVE A WARNING THEN DIS ENGAGED AND STEERING WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. I READ THE OWNERS MANUAL AND IT SAID TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND TURN THE WHEEL A COUPLE TIMES THEN THE STEERING WAS OK TO GET ME HOME I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT NOW ,IN CHECKING THE WEBSITE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. CAN YOU HELP ME PLEASE?!

MY STEERING FEELS THREATENING WITH LOUD SOUND UNDER DASH WHEN TURNING, AND CAR STEERING IS TOO LOOSE AT TIMES AND ALSO JUMPS ALITTLE WHILE TURNING.. IM LOOKING INTO WHAT AND HOW I CAN GET IT FIXED, IM TOLD IT IS PROBABLY INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT AND I UNDERSTAND MANY GM VEHICLES HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. ALSO, MY 2 PASSENGER DOORS WONT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE, THE LOCKS GO UP AND DOWN, BUT DOOR HANDLES ALSO DON'T ENGAGE ALL WAY UP WHEN TRY TO PULL THEM, MECHANIC TOLD ME , ITS THE ACTUATORS IN HANDLES BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE ALSO HAVE COMPLAINED ON THIS ISSUE AS WELL. SO I HAVE NO ACCESS TO BACK DOORS, I CANT AFFORD A NEW CAR. I AM A SENIOR ON FIXED INCOME. IS THERE ANY HELP FOR ME TO FIX MY CAR?

I AM HAVING POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. I CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROADWAY AT ANY SPEED BETWEEN 20-80MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WILL BE A MESSAGE UNDER THE SPEEDOMETER THAT SAYS 'POWER STEERING FAILURE' AND I WILL HAVE LOST ALL OF MY POWER STEERING CONTROL. I CAN PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND TURN MY ENGINE OFF AND THEN RESTART THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING WILL WORK AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE LAST 8 MONTHS TOO MY CAR.

STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT RESPOND IMMEDIATELY WHEN TURNING AT A SLOW SPEED. WITHIN THE PAST 8 MONTHS, THE EPS SIGNAL CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND WENT OFF WITHIN A FEW MINUTES.

POWER STEERING WENT OUT

I WAS SITTING IN TRAFFIC TRYING TO MERGE AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASH AND I LOST MY POWER STEERING. I GOT HOME AND SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS AND THE STEERING WAS FINE.I DROVE TO THE STORE AND AS I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IT HAPPENED AGAIN,THE LIGHT ON THE DASH FLASHED AND I LOST MY POWER STEERING. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER ALSO DRIVES MY VEHICLE AND I DO NOT WANT THIS TO OCCUR WITH HER.I AM QUESTIONING IF THIS WAS PART OF THE LIFE TIME WARRANTY RECALL AS I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICES.

FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS I NOTICED MY POWER STEERING, CRUISE CONTROL BEING CUT OFF AND JERKING WITH MY CAR. BUT UP TIL THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST MY CAR WOULDN'T START, IT WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START. COME AUGUST 18TH MY CAR COMPLLIFE ROY WON'T START. THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER TOOK IN THE CAR FOR THE RECALL BUT NOW IT'S ACTING UP AGAIN. MULTIPLE TIME WHERE I LOOSE CONTROL OF MY CAR AND OR THE CAR WOULD SLOW DOWN TO THE POINT IT FELT LIKE I WAS STOPPING THEN IT WOULD JERK. I THOUGHT THE DEALERSHIP COULD FIX THIS BUT THEY CAN NOT, GM, RIGTH WAY AND ETC ARE NOT HELPING. I'M TERRIFIED MY CAR WON'T WORK AND ALSO IT'LL BE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.

TAKARA RECALL. WHILE PRESSING ON THE BREAK PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP THE ENTIRE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES UNCONTOLABLEY. WHILE DRIVING ON BUMPY ROADS FEELS LIKE THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO FALL APART. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO DIFFERENT PLACES AND THEY SAY EVERYTHING IS FINE. NEXT STOP IS THE DEALER.

POWER STEERING UNEXPECTEDLY GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I FIRST TURN IN CAR, IT IS FINE AND CAN DRIVE BUT AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES POWER STEERING GOES OUT.

WHILE DRIVING MY HHR SS A SERVICE ESC MESSAGE APPEARED IN THE DIC ALONG WITH A CHIME LIKE THE DINGING OF NO SEAT BELT. THEN A POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME AFTER THAT. WHEN THIS HAPPENS MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND IS HARD TO TURN. I HAVE HEARD THAT SOME OF THESE STEERING COLUMNS HAVE BEEN RECALLED! WHY NOT THE HHR SS!! I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS THE ANGLE POSITION SENSOR AND THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN HAS TO BE REPLACED! WHEN THIS FIRST ACCURD MY VEHICLE DID HAVE A WARRANTY BUT THEY SAID THAT BECAUSE IT WAS DEEMED AN ANGLE POSITION SENSOR THAT WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER IT EVEN THOUGH THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN HAS TO BE REPLACE BECAUSE OF IT BEING A SS. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT I HAVE SEEN ALOT OF HHR OWNERS ARE HAVING AND THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED!

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND MY STEERING WAS HARD TO TURN. IT'S VERY HARD TO STEER LIKE IF I WAS DRIVING AN OLDER MODEL CAR WITH NO POWER STEERING. NOT VERY SAFE FOR ME AND THE FAMILY

STEERING SHAFT U JOINT RUSTED AND BROKE IN DRIVE WAY

LOSS OF POWER STEERING ON HIGHWAY. NEARLY RUN OVER BY LOGGING TRUCK TRYING TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. RESTARTED CAR AND PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR A WHILE. NOW, THE STEERING LOSS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE. THIS IS THE SAME SYSTEM THAT GM RECALLED FOR 2008-09 HHR'S,(14V153000) AND EXTENDED TO THE 2008 HHR THROUGH GM BULLETIN #14119. GM IS REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECALL!

DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AROUND 40 MILES PER HOUR WHEN ALARM SOUNDS AND I HAVE NO POWER STEERING. VERY HARD TO TURN DROVE HOME AND IT DID IT AGAIN TODAY....ALSO TIRE SENSORS ALARM STATING TIRES ARE DEFLATED...WHEN THEY ARE FINE..

WHIAL DRIVING THE POWER STEERING ASSISTANCE TURNS OFF/FAILS AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT SHOWES ON DASH. WHEN YOU STOP AND CUT THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON IT WORKS AGAIN FOR A WIAL THEN FAILS AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING 55 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR INDEPENDENTLY OPENED AND FAILED TO LATCH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR TURN SIGNAL SWITCH FAILED TO PROPERLY OPERATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY DEACTIVATE THE SIGNAL SWITCH TO TURN OFF THE SIGNALS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LATCH AND THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER/ SWITCH ASSEMBLY TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. *TT *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AS IF THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANIPULATE THE STEERING WHEEL UNTIL IT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,291.

VEHICLE STOPPED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. RESTARTED CAR AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND HAD TO MANUALLY TURN THE CAR. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. CAR SET FOR A WHILE AND PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TILLERY BUICK GMC (2221 AUTUMN BRUSH RD NW, LOS LUNAS, NM 87031, (505) 565-3333) FOR REPAIRS. THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE INITIAL DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE MOTOR POWER ASSIST FAILED. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE REMEDY DID NOT RESOLVE THE RECURRING FAILURE AND THE ISSUE MAY BE THE COLUMN KIT MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE REPAIR WAS NOT COMPLETED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,223.

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SUDDENLY GOES OUT. SOMETIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN, AN ALERT SOUND GOES OFF, THE WORDS "POWER STEERING" SHOWS ON THE DASH WHERE THE ODOMETER WAS AND STIFF MANUAL STEERING SUDDENLY REPLACES NORMAL STEERING. THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS! IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO GET BACK HOME, I FOUND THAT TURNING OFF THE ENGINE SEEMS TO RESET THE POWER STEERING AND IT IS BACK TO NORMAL. THEN IT WORKS FINE FOR QUITE A WHILE BEFORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND WENT INTO NO POWER STEERING MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

POWER STEERING GOES OUT AFTER DRIVING A FEW MIN. IT COMES BACK ON AFTER THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. IT WILL WORK FOR A FEW MIN THEN QUIT AGAIN.

LOSS OF POWER STEERING SLOW SPEEDS 3 EVENTS, HIGH SPEED 2 EVENTS

WHILE DRIVING, I WOULD KEEP CONSTANTLY LOSING POWER STEERING. I WOULD PULL OVER, TURN OFF VEHICLE AND THEN RESTART VEHICLE TO REGAIN POWER STEERING. THEN MINUTES LATER THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WOULD BE EXPERIENCED AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHER SPEED TURNS.

STEERING WILL LOCK UP AND LOSS OF POWER STEERING WILL OCCUR. THIS HAS HAPPEN WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION OR PARKED AND ENGINE TURNED ON. WHEN IN MOTION WILL PULL OVER AND STOP ENGINE WAIT A WHILE AND POWER STEERING RETURNS, WHEN IN PARKED WILL TURN ON ENGINE IF POWER STEERING IS ABSENT WILL TURN OFF ENGINE WAIT AWHILE AND POWER STEERING WILL RETURN, THIS HAS HAPPEN FREQUENTLY.

SO I PURCHASED A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR AND HAVE CONSTANTLY HAD TROUBLE WITH IT! HERE GOES THE LAST ONE! THE ESC MESSAGE SHOWED UP IN THE DIC WITH A MESSAGE ABOUT THE POWER STEERING! I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM. WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS MY STEERING ANGLE POSITION SENSOR AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. I HAVE SEEN THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES! CHEVROLET SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY THAT I'M PAYING $1400 TO REPLACE THIS! I PURCHASED THE BEST EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THEM THERFORE IT WOULD BE OUT OF POCKET! THE CAR IS EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER WHILE IN THIS STAGE. SO UNTIL A RECALL IS MADE ABOUT THIS I WOULD TOTALLY LET EVERY...

LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. RECEIVE A 3 CHIME WARNING AND POWER STEERING WARNING APPEARS ON DASH BOARD AS POWER STEERING IS LOST. HAPPENED WHILE TURNING ON LOCAL STREETS.

THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING TURNS OFF ON A CONSTANT BASIS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND ALL POWER STEERING IS LOST !

TAKATA RECALL, DON'T KNOW IS THE AIRBAGS ARE IN MY VEHICLES. GOT A AIRBAG RECALL LETTER. HAVE CALLED DEALER TWO TIMES WROTE DOWN DATES. DEALER SAID PARTS WEREN'T IN THEY WOULD CALL US WHEN PARTS ARE IN THEY ALSO TOLD US VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE. VEHICLE . IF ITS A SAFETY RECALL AND PEOPLE ARE GETTING HURT AND KILLED HOW IS IT SAFE TO DRIVE? I HAVE A NUMBER OF RECALL LETTER ON MY HHR. HOW MANY ARE TO MANY ? IF YOU READ ALL RECALLS THE VEHICLE IS A ROLLING DEATH TRAP. YOU NEED TO KNOW I WROTE CHEVROLET A LETTER 05-31-2015 TO ASK THEM IF MY VEHICLES WERE IN THE AIRBAG RECALL CHEVROLET DID NOT WRITE BACK THEY CALLED I RECORDED THE CONVERSATION. THE CHEVROLET PERSON I SPOKE WITH TOLD ME THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON MY VEHICLES .I DIDN'T BUILD THE VEHICLE SO WHY AM I...

THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS A CHIME AND AN INDICATOR LIGHT. POWER ASSIST RETURNED AFTER THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. *TR

POWER STEERING WAS LOST ON THE EXIT RAMP OF THE HIGHWAY. DIDN'T USE THE CAR FOR THE REST OF THE DAY, THE NEXT MORNING DROVE FOR 15 MINUTES AND NO LOSS OF POWER STEERING... UNTIL A COUPLE DAYS LATER. LIST POWER STEERING WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC. HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY MORE REGULAR, NOW HAPPENING AT LEAST ONCE A DAY OR SEVERAL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUES AS YOU TURN A CORNER OR TRY TO LANE CHANGE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU HAVE TO YANK THE WHEEL! YOU HAVE OTHER CHEVERLOT MODELS RECALLED FOR THIS, THE 2008 HHR NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS. NOT SAFE.

THE MILEAGE IS 84475. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS, OUR POWER STEERING HAS BEEN RANDOMLY SHUTTING OFF WHILE WE ARE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS AND ON COUNTRY LANES. IT STARTED A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. IF YOU PULL OVER AND SHUT THE CAR COMPLETELY OFF AND BACK ON, THE POWER STEERING MAY COME BACK FOR FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP OR IT MAY JUST KEEP SHUTTING OFF. WHEN I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM, I QUICKLY FOUND MULTIPLE LINKS DOCUMENTING OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. I FOUND THE FOLLOWING VIDEO ON YOUTUBE OF ANOTHER HHR DRIVER SHOWING THE PROBLEM. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=CZF1BFRSHUA PLEASE MAKE THIS A RECALL ITEM. IT IS DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS ON COUNTRY ROADS.

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THE DIC DISPLAYS A WARNING "POWER STEERING" AND THE CAR BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER.

I WAS DRIVING AND MY VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN A YEAR THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE MOTOR THE FIRST TIME AND NOW THEY ARE REFUSING TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN THE RECALL LETTER CLEARLY STATES IF ALL COMPONENTS NEED TO BE REPLACED INCLUDING THE STEERING COLUMN THAN THEY SHALL.

I KEEP HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY POWER STEERING GOING OUT AND IT'S GETTING MORE FREQUENT AS OF LATE. I DID SEE THAT RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR MODEL YEARS SURROUNDING MINE AND THE SAME YEAR IN OTHER VEHICLES MADE BY CHEVY. I ALSO SEE THAT I AM NOT ALONE AS OTHERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. I THINK CHEVY NEEDS TO LOOK AT THIS VEHICLE AGAIN AND CONSIDER DOING THE RIGHT THING AND RECALL THE 2008 CHEVY HHR POWER STEERING MOTOR AS WELL. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO ADDRESSED BECAUSE I HAVE HAD IT GO OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN AND NARROWLY MISSED A TREE TRYING TO TURN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OPERATED PROPERLY AFTER 20 MINUTES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 30 TIMES SPORADICALLY IN ONE MONTH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,567.

I HAD BEEN CALLING GM ABOUT THIS ISSUE, MY DAUGHTER LOVED THIS CAR IT WAS GIVEN TO HER FOR HER BIRTHDAY, OUT OF THE BLUE HER CAR LOST STEERING ON HIGHWAY, IT WAS EARLY AFTERNOON WHEN ALL WERE GETTING OFF FROM WORK WHILE TRYING TO GET OVER WITHOUT STEERING SHE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE THE CAR WAS TOWED HOME AND HAS BEEN SITTING THERE WAITING ON GM TO GET THIS STEERING FIXED MY CHILD COULD HAVE LOST HER LIFE CALL ME [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR