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.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
On 1/13/2012 while on a road trip, I lost the power steering to my HHR and the dic displayed "power steering". I immediately pulled the car off the road, turned it off, and looked under the hood to see if I could find any problems with the belts. Nothing was found and I restarted the engine and the problem was gone. Two weeks later, the problem has returned. Turning off the engine and restarting it will resolve the problem for a short time, then once driving, the power steering goes out again. The power steering motor in the HHR is the same model noted in the recall for the 2010 Chevy cobolt noted in NHTSA action number: PE10005. There are many complaints of this same issue all over the internet. While I intend to have the problem repaired, it is imperative that investigation for this particular issue is considered as the colbolt and HHR share the same frame and are almost identical in schematic makeup.
I was driving down a busy street when my car starting beeping(warning chime) and the power steering light came on. I went to pull my car over to the next side street and found it very difficult to do so. I found I could turn my car off and wait 30 sec and the steering would come back, but within 3 min. I would lose it again and I would have to keep repeating the process. This has happened multiple times. The car is now at the dealer for repair. The steering is unsafe in this car.
When driving the power steering stops functioning and the steering becomes difficult to turn. When the car is turned off and restarted the power steering is operative for a short time and then fails again.
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- Centreville, VA, USA