2009 CHEVROLET HHR Steering Problems

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet HHR. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the power steering warning light, the ESC service, the ESC off, and the traction control warning lights illuminated, followed by the loss of power steering functionality. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the dealer stated that the power steering assist motor and the power steering assist module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, and the manufacturer stated that the VIN was not included in a recall or TSB. The failure mileage was 185,000.

When driving my 2009 HHR the steering wheel shakes & vibrate at different intervals. Usually while slowing down to a stop & sometimes after during high speeds. Recently the noise it made was frightening. I had to use my emergency flashers & drive 50 mi per hr. on the freeway to arrive home safely. I took my car to Mark Chevrolet & reported it on 08/02/2021. The car's mileage was 133344. The car is not an everyday vehicle that is driven often. I received the car on 08/17/2021 after the steering column & shaft were replaced along with resurfacing front brake rotors & rear brake job. On August 18, 2021 while driving on the freeway I went to blow my horn at a hazardous situation & discovered none of the steering wheels controls were working, horn & etc. I immediately returned my car to Mark Chevrolet & reported their negligence...

Something with steering and ESC problem unknown for now. The fuel line leaked and needed replacement. The drivers wiper is in visibility

MY STEERING WHEEL BEGINS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE, ONSET ABOUT 10 MINUTES INTO DRIVING, SPEEDING UP OR BRAKING HAS NO EFFECT ON THE FREQUENCY OR LEVEL OF SHAKE. MY STEERING WHEEL WILL BE NORMAL, ABOUT 10 MINUTES INTO THE DRIVE, GOING THE SAME SPEED WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE. I CAN STOP AND PARK THE CAR, RESTART IT, WILL NOT SHAKE UNTIL I AM DRIVING AGAIN ABOUT 10 MINUTES INTO THE DRIVE. WHILE SHAKING, IT BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL EVEN TO GET INTO THE NEXT LANE. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE CITY DRIVING, I AM TOO AFRAID TO TAKE IT ON THE HIGHWAY OR GO OVER 40 MPH AS I FEEL LIKE I HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES.

MY CAR'S POWER STEERING HAS DANGEROUSLY DISAPPEARED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE POWER STEERING CAME ON ON THE DASHBOARD AND I HAD TO STIR THE CAR WITH SO MUCH FORCE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. I HAD MY 10-YEAR-OLD SON WITH ME ON HIS WAY TO SCHOOL. NO ONE KNOWS WHY THIS HAPPENED AND I CAN'T DRIVE IT WITH A 10-YEAR-OLD BOY WHO I HAVE TO GET TO SCHOOL AND MYSELF AND MY WIFE TO WORK. MECHANIC AFTER MECHANIC NO ONE CAN TELL WHY THE POWER STEERING WONT WORK. PLEASE HELP!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEFORE THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE THEN STARTED TO STALL. AFTER TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT YET DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER WADE CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 1670 HILTON DR, ST. GEORGE, UT 84770 WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOOSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO RETURN TO THE CENTER. THE CONTACT MANUALLY RETURNED THE WHEEL BACK TO CENTER. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED AT SOUTH HAVEN CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (10159 M-140 SOUTH HAVEN MI 49090, (269)906-9558), AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS A ONE TIME FREE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

THE VEHICLE HAS STARTED LOSING POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS INTERMITTENTLY. IN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, A RECALL ON THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FOR THIS 2009 HHR WAS FOUND. IN ADDITION, I FOUND THAT GM ISSUED A BULLETIN (14119) UNDER RECALL N140115, STATING THAT FOR MODEL YEAR 2006-2008 AND EARLY PRODUCTION 2009 HHRS, TO PROVIDE EPS MOTOR REPLACEMENT FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. SINCE I HAVE NOT HAD THIS VEHICLE SINCE 2009, I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO LOOK UP THE RECALL HISTORY AND FOUND THE EPS MOTOR WAS REPLACED ONCE ALREADY. HOWEVER, THIS LATE 2008 PRODUCTION/MID-2009 DELIVERY HHR IS LOSING POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS AGAIN. WHILE MYSELF AND TEENAGE DAUGHTER HAVE DRIVEN IT ON THE ROAD. THE DEALERSHIP COULD GET NO DIAGNOSTIC CODE OF THIS AND HAS TOLD ME THERE IS NO OPEN RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE AND WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR THE MOTOR REPLACEMENT. I AM...

I HAVE HAD MY HHR 2009 FOR A YEAR NOW AND I'VE CHANGED THE BRAKES TWICE WITHIN TWO WEEKS..THE FIRST SET WAS STILL NEW BUT IT KEPT MAKING GRINDING NOISES AND ROARING NOISES WHEN I PRESS DOWN ON BRAKES... MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKES LIKE CRAZY I REALLY DO LOVE MY CAR AND I WANNA GET THE PROBLEM RESOLVED ASAP.

HAVE OWNED 1- 2008 & 1-2009 HHR SS WITH 2.0L TURBO CHARGER AND MANUAL 5 SPEED TRANS,AND RIGHT AT 100,000 MILES THE FRONT SUSPENSION MAKES A HORRENDOUS NOISE LIKE THE FRONT SUSPENSION IS GOING FALL OUT FROM UNDER IT WHEN HITTING SMALL BUMPS . ALSO IF YOU MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH IT WILL MAKE A VERY SIMILAR NOISE. THE 2008 GOT TOTALED FROM A LADY PULLING OUT IN FRONT OF ME HAD CHANGED THE SWAY BAR END LINKS PRIOR TO ACCIDENT MADE NO CHANGE. MEETING THE SAME MILEAGE ON THE 2009 AND ALREADY MAKING THE SAME EXACT NOISE . ALMOST AFRAID TO DRIVE IT ON THE FREEWAY FOR FEARING OF LOOSING THE STEERING AND KILLING ANYONE. I HAVE READ UP ON THIS CONCERN AND HAVE SEEN ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH SAME NOISE AND HAVE SPENT 1,000S OF DOLLARS AND NOISE STILL THERE. YOU WOULD THINK SOMEONE WOULD...

MY 2009 HHR HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SHIFT GEAR STICKING AND NOT RELEASING TO PUT IT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE ALSO I BET PROBLEMS WHERE THE CAR IS REVVING UP WHILE DRIVING AND THEN JERKS LIKE SOMEONE IS HITTING IT FROM BEHIND I TOOK IT INTO BACHMAN CHEVROLET TO HAVE IT FIXED AND THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED IT IS NOW DOING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN I'M AFRAID I'M GOING TO BE HIT WHILE DRIVING WHEN IT STARTS JERKING AND HESITATING AND THE ENGINE IS REVVING WHILE IN DRIVE NOT SURE WHAT IS GOING ON WHILE I'M DRIVING.

2009 CHEVY HHR HAD PROBLEMS WITH STICK GEAR STUCK AND WILL NOT MOVE ON POSITION TO DR OR REV FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. CAR HAS BEEN HESITATING AND RACING TO THEN JERKS LIKE I'M BEING HIT. HAPPENS EVERYONE I PRESS ON THE GAS . I TOOK IT INTO BAUCHMAN CHEVROLET TO HAVE SERVICED AND WAS TOLD IT WAS FIXED 2 WEEKS LATER IT IS DOING IT AGAIN. IT ALMOST CAUSED A REAR END DUE TO HESITATION. I NEED TO GET THIS FIXED BY DEALERSHIP. OTHERS HAVE REPORTED SAME ISSUES .

THE CAR LOST SOME STEERING AND SPEED ALL HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR.

THE VAR JERKS WHEN IT REACHES GEAR CHANGES AND MAKES IT HARDER TO STEER AND THE CHECK ENGIN LIGHT STAYS ON. SHOWS ERROR CODE U0101

THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS TO RIGHT BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING SLOW. I HAVE TO HOLD THE STEERING WHILE REAL TIGHT AND FIRM TO STOP IT FROM TURNING RIGHT. ON AUG 26 2017 AT 5PM, I WAS READY TO MAKE A SLIGHT RIGHT TURN, BUT THE STEERING WHEEL TOOK CONTROL OVER ME, THE CAR TURNED RIGHT BY ITSELF BEFORE I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS MORNING WHILE DRIVING IN SLOW TRAFFIC, THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED TOWARDS RIGHT, I HAD PUT STRENGTH AND HOLD FIRM AND STRONG WITH MY HANDS ON STEERING WHEEL TO STOP IT FROM TURNING RIGHT BY ITSELF. WHILE DRIVING FAST, I FELT THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATE TOWARDS RIGHT AND HEARD VIBRATING SOUND...IT COULD BE LIFE THREATENING IF THE STEER WHEEL IS OUT OF CONTROL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE REVERSING AT A LOW SPEED, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (POWER STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS NO POWER GOING TO THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN FOUR RECALLS. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS DESPITE NO FAILURES OCCURRING. ONCE THE VEHICLE RECEIVED THE RECALL REPAIR FOR THE POWER STEERING AND HAD THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR REPLACED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE FOLLOWING DAY, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE POWER STEERING WAS STILL INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF WHAT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE CAR HAS SHUT DOWN AND HAS CAUSED MY POWER STEERING TO GO OUT WHILE I AM DRIVING. IT DINGS SO I HAVE SOME NOTICE. BUT NONE THE LESS REALLY SCARY AND VERY HARD TO TURN GOING 20 MPH. MY BRAKES ARE VERY HARD WHEN THIS HAPPENS. MY THERMOSTAT/ COOLANT INFORMATION IS CURRENTLY DISPLAYED AS DASHES (----) ACROSS MY DASH, MAKING THIS REALLY DIFFICULT TO KNOW IF IT IS HOT OR HAS RUN OUT AND MY AC IS CONNECTED TO THIS ALSO SO WHEN IT DECIDES TO WORK MY AC WILL WORK. IT WILL TURN OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING TOO. MY MPH READS MY SPEED GOING 20 MPH OVER WHAT I AM ACTUALLY DRIVING. MY CAR HAS COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT TO GET CODES.

WENT TO BACK HHR OUT OF MY GARAGE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ROCK HARD WITH NO GIVE. POWER STEERING HAS NO POWER AND THE EXC LIGHT IS ON. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AT ALL. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. THE IGNITION, AIR BAGS, BRAKES, DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS...THE LIST GOES ON. THIS ONE TAKES THE CAKE DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. *TR

2009 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER STATES PAID FOR POWER STEERING REPAIR. REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. *TA THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), AND 14V153000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED FOR THE AIR BAG AND REMAINED LIT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REASONABLE DATE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE BOTTOM PART OF THE STEERING COLUMN AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION BECAME FRACTURED WHILE IN THE ON POSITION AS THE ESC AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION AND THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE BEING SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE ENGINE FAILED TO START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I HAVE HAD 3 PROBLEMS SO FAR WHERE MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I HAVE CONTACTED TWO DIFFERENT CHEVY DEALERS AND THEY SAID THAT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. ON THE GM WEBSITE IT SAYS THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2009 CHEVY HHR ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. BECAUSE THE DEALER SAYS MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED THEY REFUSE TO HONOR THE RECALL. I WOULD LIKE GM TO STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE. I AM CONCERNED THAT I COULD BE INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. HTTP://MEDIA.GM.COM/MEDIA/US/EN/GM/NEWS.DETAIL.HTML/CONTENT/PAGES/NEWS/US/EN/2014/OCT/1007-RECALLS.HTML HTTP://MEDIA.GM.COM/MEDIA/US/EN/GM/NEWS.DETAIL.HTML/CONTENT/PAGES/NEWS/US/EN/2014/MAR/0331-POWER-STEERING.HTML. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SCRAPING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,888. UPDATED 11/20/14*CN UPDATED 08/30/2017*CT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION FAILED TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED TO LOCK WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURES OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES BEGAN AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT WAL MART AND A BEEPING SOUND GOT MY ATTENTION AND THEN I REALIZED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN.. I STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LANE AND TURNED THE CAR OFF... WE SAT THERE FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS AND I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND THE STEERING WAS FINE THEN.. WE THEN DROVE ABOUT A HALF MILE TO THE DOLLAR TREE AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN AS I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE.. I PARKED AND WE WENT IN THE STORE.. WHEN I CAME BACK OUT IT WAS WORKING AGAIN... THEN TODAY, SEPT. 15, 2014, I PULLED INTO THE LIBRARY AND AS SOON AS I STARTED TO TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE STEERING WOULDN'T WORK AND THE BEEPING SOUND STARTED AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS ON AGAIN... . I TURNED IT OFF RIGHT THERE AND WAITED...

I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN MY POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS ON THE DASH BOARD AND VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. ON 09\10\2014 I CALLED SERRA CHEVROLET IN MADISON TN AND TOLD A SERVICE REP NAMED [XXX] WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND WHAT I NEEDED TO DO TO GET THIS FIXED. SHE TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO CALL BACK IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS WHEN A NEW RECALL WAS ISSUED. I ASKED IF THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN AND SHE REPLIED "ITS POSSIBLE." SO I ASKED HER WHAT I COULD DO TO FIX THIS AND SHE SAID "WELL YOU CAN BRING IT TO US AND PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED AND WHEN A NEW RECALL WAS ISSUED I COULD GET MY MONEY BACK FROM THEM." IF THEY HAVE THIS PART IN STOCK SHOULD THEY NOT FIX IT NOW AND NOT LET THIS...

LOSS OF POWER STEERING WAS INDICATED ON THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY AS WELL AS BY A SERIES OF DINGS. POWER STEERING WAS RESTORED THE NEXT TIME I STARTED THE ENGINE. IT FAILED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY. IT NOW FAILS WITHIN MOMENTS OF STARTING THE CAR EVERY TIME. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY HAD NO INFORMATION ON WHEN PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED TO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE INTO A DITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT A BLOWN FUSE CAUSED THE POWER STEERING TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THAT CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA 14V153000 (STEERING) AND THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,671.

WENT TO LEAVE FROM FRIEND'S HOUSE, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START.CALLED TOW TRUCK, BUT BY THE TIME ( 2 HRS ) I WAITED CAR STARTED-UP.CANCELLED TOW TRUCK. NEXT TIME WHILE MAKING TURN, POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. IT HAS NOT WORKED SINCE APPROX 05/21/14. CALLED THE DEALER TO MAKE APPOINTMENT ON 06/03/14. THEY GIVE ME THE PAPERS SERVICES. AND THEY TOLD ME IT WILL PROBABLY TAKE BETWEEN 6 WEEKS TO 7 WEEKS FOR THEM TO GET THE PART.I BEEN CALLING, STILL WAITING FOR THE PARTS. ON ANOTHER NOTE, I TOLD THEM ABOUT MY CONDITION. I HAVE ONE ARM THE IS VERY HARD FOR ME TO DRIVE WITH OUT POWER STEERING. I HAD SURGERY ON MY LEFT ARM. ( A SURVIVOR OF SARCOMA). FOR THEM MAYBE IS NOTHING. I DON'T WANT THEM TO FEEL SORRY FOR ME. I JUST WANT TO FALLOW THE RULES, AND THE PROMISES THEY MAKE TO ME. [XXX] INFORMATION...

I HAVE RECEIVED SAFETY RECALLS FOR POTENTIALLY FATAL SYSTEM FAILURES TO MY VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THERE ARE NO REPLACEMENT PARTS TO FIX THIS ISSUE, AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THEY WILL HAVE PARTS. SO UNTIL THEN I AM TO DRIVE THIS UNSAFE VEHICLE, WITH MY FAMILY IN IT AND JUST HOPE FOR THE BEST? I TRIED TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE, AS WE TYPICALLY DO AFTER 2-3 YEARS OF FINANCING, ONLY TO FIND NOT ONE DEALERSHIP WILL BUY IT BACK FROM ME IN TRADE, INCLUDING THE ONE I PURCHASED IT FROM, DUE TO THE MAJOR SAFETY RECALLS. SO I AM ESSENTIALLY TRAPPED IN A VEHICLE THAT HAS ALREADY HAD 2 OF THE 3 RECALLS ACTUALLY OCCUR TO IT, AND JUST HOPE THE ONE THAT CAN CAUSE A FATAL CRASH, DOES NOT ALSO HAPPEN. *TR

THEY NEED TO GIVE RENTAL CARS UNTILTHEY GET THE PARTS IN THIS WOULD INSURE OUR SAFETY AND SPEED UP THE PROCESS THAT THEY SAY THEY ARE MAKING THE PARTS AS FAST AS POSSIBLE .THAT'S JUST NOT ACCEPTABLE. FIX OUR CARS RIGHT NOW I AM NOT READY TO DIE IN GM JUNK. MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON SAYS IT NEEDS SERVICE WELL FIX IT GM. I CANT WORRY ALL THE TIME THE STRESS IS TO MUCH. *TR

WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE INTO A GRADUAL LEFT TURN, A SERIES OF CHIMES SOUNDED FROM THE VEHICLE AND A MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED IN THE COMMUNICATIONS CENTER STATING THE MESSAGE "POWER STEERING". THE VEHICLE HAD LOST POWER ASSISTED STEERING BUT RETAINED MANUAL STEERING. THIS WAS RESET BY TURNING THE VEHICLE IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, A LOUD CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF THE POWER STEERING WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING AND STILL DOES NOT WORK. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG TURNS ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHEN NO ONE IS IN THE SEAT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED CAUSING THE CONTACT DIFFICULTY TO MANEUVERING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE EPS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

ON APRIL 28, 2014, WHILE TAKEN A CURVE POWER STEERING (PS) STOPPED WORKING, LOST CONTROL AND DAMAGE ONLY WHEEL COVER, FORTUNATELY THE AREA A CAME TO A FULL STOP WAS CLEAR OF CAR AND PEOPLE. THE PS WORKED FINE SOON AFTER THAT. AGAIN, ON MAY 10, 2014 THE PS WENT OUT AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME I WAS TAKING A SMALL TURN AND WAS ABLE TO CONTROL STEERED IT IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. PRESENTLY WE ARE RESEARCHING THE MALFUNCTION TO CURE THE PROBLEM, BUT UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN INTO SIDE STREET. WARNING MESSAGE ON DASH. CAR WAS BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP, EXPECTING PROBLEM TO BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE UNDER GM RECALL/BULLETIN 14115 OR 14119, BUT WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT THIS VIN HAD NO STEERING RECALLS OR BULLETINS AS OF YET. PAID ALMOST $1000 TO REPLACE COLUMN AND POWER STEERING MOTOR. I WOULD EXPECT TO BE REIMBURSED. THIS IS A COMPANY OWNED VEHICLE. *TR

POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. RESTARTED VEHICLE AND POWER STEERING RESUMED WORKING. OVER NEXT TWO WEEKS INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING BECAME MORE FREQUENT. A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VIN NUMBER. THEREFORE CHEVROLET WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE FOR REPAIR AT THEIR EXPENSE. THE SYMPTOMS ARE THE SAME AS IN NHTSA COMPLAINT NUMBER 14V153000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

THE ESC LIGHT CAE ON AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER, TURN, AND JERKING WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES. I'VE TAKEN MY HHR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 3 AND 4 OF APRIL 2014 FOR SOFTWARE UPDATE. BACK TO DEALERSHIP ON 7,8,9, FOR COMPUTER, HOWEVER THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE. 17 APRIL SAME ISSUES AS THE 3 RD. 21 ST TO TWEAK THE ESC PROBLEMS. I HAVE SPOKE WITH [XXX] THE SERVICE MANAGER AT RINKE CHEVROLET 586 754 7000. I HAVE LEFT SEVERAL MESSAGES FOR ED RINKE THE DEALERSHIP OWNER. I NEED MY VEHICLE TO BE SAFE! CAN YOU PLEASE ASSIST ME [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

POWER STEERING IS INTERMITENTLY GOING OUT. I CAN TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN AND IT WORKS FOR A WHILE THEN GIVES OUT AGAIN. *TT

THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED ON MY CHEVY HHR ON 3/19/2014 FOR THE FIRST TIME. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN, TODAY--4/3/2014 BEING THE MOST RECENT. EVERY TIME THE WARNING LIGHTS START FLASHING BECAUSE MY POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT. THE FIRST TIME I WAS DOING 50 MPH WHILE PASSING A STATE TROOPER. BECAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION I WAS UNABLE TO FULLY MOVE OVER A LANE AND WAS TICKETED. WHEN I EXPLAINED THE FACT THAT I WAS CONFUSED BECAUSE I DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE CAR AND WAS NOT ABLE TO MOVE OVER PROPERLY THE STATE TROOPER DID NOT BELIEVE ME AND ISSUED ME A $435 TICKET! IT WAS 2 WEEKS AFTER THAT INCIDENT THAT THE CAR WAS RECALLED FOR A FAULTY POWER STEERING MOTOR. NO KIDDING. THAT TICKET IS NOT FAIR TO ME AND THE ENTIRE SITUATION IS DANGEROUS. WHEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT...

TAKEN THE CAR TO DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES, FOR POWER STEERING FAILURE AS WELL AS THE CAR STALLING.. WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT THE CAR... WAS SIDE SWIPED ON ROAD ON 03/14/2014... CAR BARELY TAPPED US AND WE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR DUE TO POWER STEERING ISSUE... RAN INTO THE GUARDRAIL.. CAR WAS TOTALED WHILE THE OTHER CAR (A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS) DROVE HOME... DRIVER HAD HEAD INJURIES WHILE PASSENGER HAD CONTUSIONS TO HIS RIGHT HAND FROM AIRBAGS. THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP WAITING TO HAPPEN.. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ALONG AND TRYING TO MERGE ONTO A PARKWAY ENTRANCE I HEARD A WARNING TONE AND MY DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER POWER STEERING. I THEN REALIZED I HAD NO POWER STEERING. FORTUNATELY FOR MYSELF IT WAS AS IF I WERE DRIVING A CAR WITH MANUAL STEERING & WAS NOT A REAL ISSUE FOR MYSELF. WHAT IF IT WERE A SMALL WOMEN WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR. MAYBE SHE WOULD NOT HAVE THE STRENGTH OR REACTION TO A SITUATION LIKE THAT. THIS PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE CHEVY COBALT. THE HHR IS BUILT ON THE SAME PLATFORM. EARLIER MODELS OF THE COBALT WERE RECALLED BUT THE HHR WAS NOT!!! I WROTE TO YOU PEOPLE LAST YEAR ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THERE ARE PLENTY OF WEBSITES ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GOOGLE CHEVROLET HHR POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. AS AN AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN I REPLACED THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MYSELF. G.M. TOLD...