2007 Chevrolet Hhr

POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR STOPPED WORKING AND THE DIC SHOWED "POWER STEERING". ENGINE WAS STOPPED AND RESTARTED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE ISSUE APPEARS TO HAPPEN AT RANDOM SPEEDS AND AT RANDOM INTERVALS, AND ONCE THE DIC WARNING IS SHOWING STEERING IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. THE ISSUE HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES IN THE LAST ~2 WEEKS. *TR

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS I LOST POWER STEERING LASTING APPROXIMATELY 2-5 SECONDS. OCCASIONALLY THE "POWER STEERING" LIGHT WOULD REGISTER ON THE DASHBOARD. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. OVER THE NEXT 3 MONTHS I WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING APPROXIMATELY ONE TO TWO TIMES A DAY. IT WOULD HAPPEN AT SPEEDS FROM 10-60 MILES AN HOUR, WHILE TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT, AND ANY CHANGE IN THE SURFACE OF THE ROAD. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS VOLTAGE GOING IN BUT NOT OUT. I HAD THE POWER STEERING MOTOR REPLACED. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE ARTICLES ON THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL RATHER LUCKY SINCE MY POWER STEERING WOULD RETURN WITHIN 5 SECONDS. MANY REPORTS HAVE PEOPLE HAVING TO RESTART THEIR VEHICLES TO RESET THE SYSTEM. I ALSO FEEL VERY LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE IN. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, THE COBALT HAD A RECALL ON THEIR POWER STEERING MOTOR AND IS THE SAME MOTOR IN THE HHR. I HOPE THAT THERE IS SOME CONSIDERATION IN RECALLING THIS MOTOR IN THE HHR. *TR

I WAS CROSSING A LARGE PARKING LOT, AND SAW THE WORDS POWER STEERING APPEAR IN THE INFORMATION DISPLAY UNDER MY SPEEDOMETER. WHEN I TRIED TO TURN A CORNER TO GET TO THE EXIT DRIVE, I FOUND I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY STEER THE CAR, BUT WITH ONLY WITH EXTREME DIFFICULTY. I DROVE TO A NEARBY GARAGE, TURNED THE CAR OFF, EXPLAINED MY PROBLEM TO THE MECHANICS, AND WHEN WE TURNED THE CAR BACK ON, THE STEERING WAS BACK TO NORMAL. I SEE THIS PROBLEM IS ALSO HAPPENING IN OTHER GM CARS: SATURN ION, CHEVROLET COBALT, PONTIAC G5, PONTIAC G4, AND PONTIAC PURSUIT. GENERAL MOTORS ISSUED A RECALL IN 2010 FOR 2005-2010 CHEVROLET COBALT, 2007-2010 PONTIAC G5, 2005-2006 PONTIAC PURSUIT (CANADA ONLY), 2005-2006 PONTIAC G4 (MEXICO ONLY), AND IS EXTENDING A 100,000 MILE/10 YEAR WARRANTY ON SATURN IONS FOR THIS PROBLEM. WHY IS GM NOT RECALLING OR EXTENDING WARRANTIES FOR AFFECTED HHRS? CANADA'S RECALL INCLUDED 2006-2010 HHR AS WELL AS 2003-2007 SATURN ION. WHY DOESN'T THE US'S RECALL INCLUDE THEM? ACCORDING TO US RECALL NEWS, WHEN THE 2010 RECALL WAS ISSUED, "THERE WERE 16 COMPLAINTS WITH THE NHTSA FOR THE 2009 PONTIAC G5 WHICH INCLUDED TWO SEPARATE INJURIES AND ONE REPORTED DEATH." ON DECEMBER 4, 2013, I FOUND OVER 140 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST IN HHRS ON THE INTERNET (WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2007/CHEVROLET/HHR/STEERING/PROBLEM.ASPX), TWO OF WHICH STATED THAT THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST CAUSED THEM TO CRASH. WHY IS A RECALL NOT BEING ISSUED TO PREVENT MORE SERIOUS CRASHES OR POSSIBLE FATALITIES? *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WENT ON AND THEN I LOST POWER STEERING. I PULLED IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. AFTER WAITING A FEW MINUTES, I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON. IT WAS FINE - FOR A BIT. DURING MY 21 MILE COMMUTE, THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. EVERY TIME, I LOST POWER STEERING, PULLED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND TURNED IT OFF. EACH TIME I TURNED IT ON, IT WAS FINE FOR A BIT. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE DUE TO THE LACK OF STEERING - IT FELT LIKE I WAS DRIVING A TRACTOR EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED AND TURNING CORNERS WAS VERY DIFFICULT. ONCE I GOT HOME, WE CHECKED THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND IT STATED THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING DEVICE IS FAULTING. WE CHECKED ON THE INTERNET TO FIND OUT HOW TO PURCHASE THAT PART AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL REPORTS CLAIMS THAT THE 2007-2009 HHR AND COBALTS HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE. SO, WE CALLED AND PURCHASED A PART FROM THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN ELBURN. I ASKED THEM ABOUT HOW TO MAKE A COMPLAINT AND I WAS LED TO DISCUSS THIS WITH GM AND MAKE A COMPLAINT. THEN, I AM MAKING A COMPLAINT WITH YOUR COMPANY AS WELL. *TR

STEERING IS NOT CORRECT. STEERING WHEEL JERKS WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. HAVE HAD IT CHECKED BY 2 MECHANICS AND LOCAL GM DEALER SHIP. RECOMMEND REPLACING AT LARGE EXPENSE. HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS VERY COMMON AND MANY CASES MUCH MORE SEVERE. RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM DONE ON CHEVY COBALT WHICH SHARES SAME STEERING SYSTEM. WHY NOT HHR? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED ACCOMPANIED BY THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING ALARM AND WARNING LIGHT. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE STEERING WHEEL RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE POWERS STEERING MODULE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,804.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR. THERE WAS ALSO A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND AFTER RESTARTING, THE POWER STEERING OPERATED NORMALLY FOR ONLY A FEW MOMENTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL RELATED TO THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,550.

WHEN I START MY CAR, IT SEEMS TO DRIVE OK, BUT WITHIN SECONDS, SOMETIMES MINUTES, I HEAR A "CLICK" FROM UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN, AND SUDDENLY MY STEERING WHEEL GOES "HARD". AT FIRST IT SEEMED TO ONLY DO IT OCCASIONALLY, BUT NOW ALMOST EVERY TIME I GET IN THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. I HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN INTO ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS HAPPENING. CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAY THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS MODEL, BUT HAVE HEARD THAT SOME SIMILAR GM CARS ARE RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR