This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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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 getting punished for there mistakes.some of the recall letter from GM recalls they want fix unless your having trouble. If they send you a recall letter why want they fix it right then. On one recall I had fixed it took then 2 years to figurer out they had not finished the repair. Do you call that safe" Chevrolet has made a vehicle that's loaded with problems. I feel that I am due a full refund. Chevrolet (GM) mislead people on this vehicle. I have a number of recall letters I'm sending you. I also have a recorded airbag recall phone call. The airbag recall is on my 2009 Chevrolet truck.
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.
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.
- Port Townsend, WA, USA
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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.
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.
The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet HHR. While driving 20 mph, the power steering failed without warning. As a result, the contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The driver and passenger sustained neck and back injuries that required medical attention. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 55,000.
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).
Intermittent power steering failures caused by overheating or worn electric power steering assist motor. Power steering would fail when mid-turn, at non-highway speeds, causing steering to require much more effort to work. Very high risk for mid turn collisions.
The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet HHR. While driving approximately 70 mph, the contact had to exert greater force to turn the steering wheel the contact mentioned that the power steering was losing power. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.
When I first start my car I can steer and then a pop noise happens and power steering light comes on and fuse360 blows and I have no power steering. It is when stopped and steering doesnt matter which..
Whenever I am driving, the steering wheel will suddenly lock up for seemingly no reason. I can be go anywhere from 35 mph to 70 mph. It's caused me to nearly get into multiple wrecks. I'm forced to pull over, turn off the car, and turn it back on and then the wheel is perfectly fine after. It happens in the middle of driving. I'm scared to keep driving this car but it's my only way to work every day. I have no choice. My car dealership has said many HHR's have been recalled in the past due to power steering issues. Please help me know if my car needs to be recalled and what I need to do to keep safe. This happens nearly every day I drive it, I've only owned the car for about a month now.
When I buhgt this vehicle it was the left side shocked solver was loss unscrewed locky me I found the before anything happened in the hwy then I found unther the vehicle a big bump like this car was in a crash accident I explains the dealer sales man and he toll me to he don't know a bought it then one wheel was more big than the other wheels so I bought another tire I then start search the information on this car with no success even car max is no record of the vehicle I the continued driving the car and I find out this car was a car crash vehicle because I notice driver side was panel fix and for more to know this car is unsafely to drive when you go more that 50" miles in a rain the car easy derail and locky I be have not vehicle in my side it happen to me three time I call the dealership and ask to change me this vehicle is to danger to drive and there respond was sale the car and buy me another one that tell me the unresponsive they are no care if another family buy the car and then they can have a accident and even kill them salfe I toll him I can not sale a vehicle that is unsafe to any one so that's way I reported to you guys to put a stop to this dealer because I notice they have a big junk yard in the back of the dealership and that tell me that they fix junk cars and resales with unsafety esue and they need to be inspected to see they not risk family's out there and I want my money back and my expencess I put to this junk.
While my daughter was driving, power steering failed, dash indicator came on and she was unable to turn the wheel while in the intersection. Luckily she was on a quiet street was able to stop the vehicle safely, shut it off, then restart. Power steering was resumed after restarting. This could have happened anytime and caused an accident. Recalls show on cobalt which has same power steering for this model year, but not on HHR. 2009 and 2010 HHR have recalls as well. This is a major safety concern, why is there not a recall to repair? many, many reports on the internet of same problem.
The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet HHR. The contact stated that while driving at appoxitmately 10 mph, the steering wheel seized. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not included in a manufacturer's recall related to the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage 108,000.
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- Lutz, FL, USA