2010 Chevrolet HHR Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BECAME FRACTURED WHEN ENGAGED. IN ORDER FOR THE CONTACT TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER RELEASED THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,500.

WHEN I DRIVE MY CHEVY HHR IS WAS NOT SOUND ALERT ONLY THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COME ON AND HARD TO DRIVE ALMOST HAD ON ACCIDENT,WHEN I TRY TO CHECK THE FLUID IS NOTHING SO I CALL THE LOCAL DEALER AND TOLD ME THAT KIND THE CAR NO USE POWER STEERING FLUID IS ELECTRIC MY CONCERN IS POST TO HAVE SAME KIND OF ALERT BEFORE USED IN MY CASE IS HAPPENED ON A BUSY STREET . MAYBE YOU GUYS HELP TO THIS NOT HAPPEN AGAIN HOW I DON'T KNOW MAYBE WITH THE CHEVROLET COMPANY BECAUSE I HEARD I NOT THE FIRST PERSON THIS IS HAPPEN CAN BE A DEFECT IN THE CAR...... THANKS FOR U TIME I TRY TO WRITE CORRECT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR GOT UP TO 25 MPH AND THE STEERING WENT OUT, THE CAR WAS HARD TO STEER I TURNAROUND FOR HOME. I TURN THE CAR OFF TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION PUT IT BACK IN STARTED THE CAR UP AND IT WORK FOR ONE MINUTE AND WENT OUT AGAIN. *TR

ON NOV. 26 ,2013 I WAS TURNING CAR AROUND IN A LOT AT 1 MPH AND POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AND DASH LIGHT CAME ON POWER STEERING. I DROVE HIGHWAY FOR 5 MILES TO A GARAGE WITH STEERING DIFFICULTY TO GET IT CHECKED, TURNED MOTOR OFF. MECHANIC SAID TO PULL IN GARAGE. WHEN I STARTED IT UP POWER STEERING WORKED AND HE COULD NOT CHECK IT SINCE IT WAS WORKING AT THAT TIME. DEALER SAID IF ITS PS MOTOR INCLUDING STEERING COLUMN IT COULD COST $1500 OR MORE. I WROTE TO GMC MOTORS AND THEY PHONED AND SAID THEY NEVER RECALLED FOR THIS " BECAUSE THERE WERE NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS FILED.". BOB FISHER CHEVROLET WHERE I PURCHASED THE AUTO , RT 61 READING PA ASSISTANT MANAGER, [XXX] TOLD ME THEY HAVE HAD QUITE A FEW HHR'S IN WITH THIS PROBLEM. GMC ONLY WANTS TO PAY ONLY FIRST HOUR OF DIAGNOSTIC WHICH I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY TIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,398.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TURN AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND WHEN RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY UNTIL THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,227.

IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 DAYS. STARTED UP THE CAR, AND HEARD A COUPLE BEEPS AND ON THE INFORMATION CENTER IT SAID "POWER STEERING" AND COULD BARELY MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE READ THAT CHEVY HAD A RECALL ON THE COBALT WHICH USES THE SAME PARTS AS THE HHR FOR STEERING, WHY IS THIS NOT RECALLED ALSO. IT MAKES NO SENSE. I'VE ALSO READ OF PEOPLE HAVING ACCIDENTS IN HHRS DUE TO THIS ISSUE. MY DAUGHTER ALSO WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND THE STEERING JUST WENT OUT ON HER AT ABOUT 20 MPH. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SEEMS PRETTY COMMON ON THESE VEHICLES. *TR

I WAS PARKING MY CAR ,AND MESSAGE CAME POWER STEERING.THE CAR WAS VERY HARD TO HANDLE AND COULD NOT PARK THE CAR.I WENT SLOWLY DRIFTING TO A PARKING SPACE TO PARK.THE CAR WAS VERY HARD TO PARK .THE STEERING WHEEL VERY HARD TO TURN I FINALLY PARKED THE CAR.I WENT TO A MEETING,CAME BACK IN ABOUT TWO HOURS,THE STEERING PROBLEM WAS NOT THERE.AFRAID THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN,MY HUSBAND DROVE THE CAR HOME WITH NO PROBLEM.THIS SEEM TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF OTHER DRIVERS OF THIS CAR HAD PROBLEMS AND THE ANSWER IS YES. IF IT KEEPS HAPPENING THERE COULD BE AN ACCIDENT.THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE THERE IS DEFECT IN THIS CAR. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 75,000 ON IT..PLEASE CORRECT BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED. *TR

POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE CAME ON AS I MADE A LEFT TURN INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC. STEERING GOT VERY STIFF, BUT USABLE. PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. WHEN I RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING WAS AGAIN WORKING AND GOT ME 25 MILES HOME. THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF THESE INCIDENTS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY SON HAD BORROWED THE CAR TO GO TO WORK. ABOUT 1/2 MILE FORM HOME HE CALLED ME TO TELL ME THE "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE CAME ON THE SCREEN AND THE CAR FELT REALLY STIFF TO TURN. AFTER RETURNING HOME AND TAKING ANOTHER VEHICLE, I TOOK THE CAR OUT AND IT FAILED WITHIN 1/2 MILE. I TOOK IT TO A MEETING THE NEXT DAY, SAME RESULT. THE STEERING WORKED AFTER BEING PARKED DURING THE LUNCH MEETING, BUT FAILED AGAIN WITHIN ABOUT 1 MILE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AT ALL THERE WOULD BE A CHIME AND A MESSAGE ON THE DASH THEN MY POWER STEERING WOULD BE TOTALLY GONE, YOU HAVE ABOUT A 4 SECOND WARNING WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT REPAIRED, IT WAS THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET DIRECTLY AFTER HAVING IT REPAIRED COMPLAINING THAT THIS VERY PROBLEM HAD BEEN RECALLED IN CANADA BUT NOT THE US. I WAS TOLD TO KEEP THE REPAIR RECEIPT (WHICH I DID) IN CASE THERE WAS A LATER RECALL. SO WHEN THE RECALL HAPPENED IN THE US MY VEHICLE WASN'T INCLUDED. IT WAS CLEARLY A FAULTY POWER STEERING MOTOR YET NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THERE ARE MORE OUT THERE THAT GM ISN'T RECALLING. IF MINE DONE IT THEN THERE ARE MORE OUT ON THE ROAD THAT THIS HAS EITHER HAPPENED TO ALREADY OR IT WILL. *TR

AT APPROX. 5:30PM , MY WIFE WAS DRIVING EAST ON US-10 FROM M-18, TO THE GARFIELD RD EXIT AT AUBURN MI WHEN THE CHIMES RANG AND POWER STEERING CAME ON THE DIC PANEL. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT AT THE TIME IT WAS RAINING CAUSING HER TO BE UNEASY ALSO NOTE THAT IT DID NOT CLEAR UP FOR APPROX. 2 HRS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 40 MPH ON A SURFACE STREET. I HEARD A CLICK AND THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON THE DISPLAY AND THEN THE WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK. THE POWER STEERING MESSSAGE CONTINUES TO COME ON AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AFTER DRIVING THE CAR LESS THAN 5 MIN EACH TIME I HAVE DRIVEN IT SINCE THE INITIAL INICIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED SEVERAL TIMES AND BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE INFORMATION SYSTEM ALERTED A POWER STEERING FAILURE AFTER THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED. THE CONTACT'S PERSONAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE STEERING WHEEL SENSOR HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

WHILE STOPPED AT STOP LIGHT, THREE CHIMES AND POWER STEERING MESSAGE ON WHEEL. POWER STEERING FAILED. COULD STILL OPERATE THE CAR BUT HARD TO TURN. AFTER TURNING OFF ENGINE AND TURNING ON AGAIN, POWER STEERING WAS RE-ENABLED. HAVE NOT YET DRIVEN THE CAR SINCE THE FAILURE SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS ONE TIME OR RECURRING. HOWEVER, THIS EXACT ISSUE IS LISTED MANY TIMES ON THIS SITE. WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE? *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER STEERING. DASH INDICATOR SAYS "POWER STEERING". I TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN BACK ON AND IT FIXES THE ISSUE EVERYTIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

10/1/13 AS I LEFT WORK, HEADING HOME, THE CAR DROVE FINE FOR APPROX. THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES. OUT OF NOWHERE, THE STEERING BECAME TIGHT, AS IF IT LOCKED UP. I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT, THE CAR ALMOST INSTANTLY PRODUCED MORE HEAT, I FELT THE HEAT AROUND MY FEET AND IT CAME THROUGH THE VENTS. I LOOKED AT THE DIC PANEL AND POWER STEERING WAS FLASHING. THERE WAS A SMELL AS IF THE CAR WAS BURNING. WITH FORCE, I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE CAR TO A PARKING LOT TO SIT. AFTER READING THROUGH THE USER MANUAL, I FOLLOWED THE SUGGESTIONS FROM THE MANUAL, TURNED THE WHEEL LEFT AND RIGHT HOPING IT WOULD LOOSEN AND LETTING THE CAR SIT IDLE. AFTER ABOUT TWO HOURS OF SITTING, MY BROTHER DROVE THE CAR HOME WITH NO PROBLEM. 10/2/13 I TOOK THE CAR, EARLY MORNING, TO BE INSPECTED BY A LOCAL REPAIR COMPANY. AFTER RUNNING DIAGNOSTICS ON THE CAR, I WAS TOLD THAT ONCE DIAGNOSTICS BEGAN IMMEDIATELY POWER STEERING CONTROL CIRCUIT WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN ISSUE, THE ONLY ISSUE FROM THE DIAGNOSTIC REPORT, THAT HAD MALFUNCTIONED. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT COULD BE THE REASON WHY ONE MINUTE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND HOURS LATER IT WORKED FINE. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT NORMALLY SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS RECALLED BY THE AUTOMAKER. *TR

POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT. THE CAR DINGS 3 TIMES, THE CONSOLE FLASHES "POWER STEERING" AND THE CAR BECOMES VERY HEAVY AND HARD TO TURN. TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON RESOLVES THE ISSUE IN THE SHORT TERM, BUT IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN AT RANDOM. *TR

2010 HHR WITH 35,000 MILES, STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON AND CAR WOULDN'T STEER. STOPPED CAR AND STEERING CAME BACK ON FOR A WHILE THEN WENT OUT AGAIN. DID THIS SEVERAL TIMES OVER WEEKEND MAKING STEERING ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. TOOK CAR TO DEALER, THEY REPLACED THE MOTOR STATING IT WAS OVERHEATING, PER COMPUTER. COST ME 271.00, I AM RETIRED AND IT HAS PUT ME IN A FINANCIAL SQUEEZE. REASON I BOUGHT A NEW CAR TO AVOID HAVING PROBLEMS LIKE THIS, STILL MAKING CAR PAYMENTS. DEFINITELY BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT ON THIS CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO SEIZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF, THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED WITHOUT FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC OR A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 2/11/14*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AND THE KEY COULD NOT BE RELEASED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE BATTERY HAD TO BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE IGNITION CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000. ...UPDATED 03/07/14 *BF

ALL SPOKES ON TIRE RIM BROKE WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. I HAVE PICTURES IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE, AND ALSO THE TIRE RIM. *TR

THE ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEM IN MY 2010 CHEVY HHR COMPLETELY FAILED 3 DAYS AGO WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. WE WERE UNABLE TO STEER THIS VEHICLE AND IT ALMOST CAUSED A BAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. THE POWER SYSTEM FAILED AT 68,000 MILES. IT IS APPARENT THAT NUMEROUS HHR OWNERS HAS EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM BUT GM HAS TAKEN NO ACTION TO RECALL THIS PART ON THIS VEHICLE. RESEARCHING THE ELECTRONIC POWER SYSTEM PART NUMBER 19257875 I DISCOVERED THAT GM HAS OTHER VEHICLES THAT HAVE A RECALL APPLICABLE TO THE HHR THAT MATCH THE PART NUMBER IN QUESTION. BUICK, CADILLAC, PONTIAC, COBALT HAVE RECALLS ON THIS SAME PART NUMBER WHICH COVER A LIFE TIME WARRANTY. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE HHR AND THE ELECTRONIC POWER SYSTEM AND GM SHOULD HAVE INITIATED A RECALL ON THE ELECTRONIC POWER SYSTEM AGES AGO. WHAT ARE THEY WAITING FOR. SOMEONE TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED.

ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO MY RIGHT TAIL LIGHT WENT OUT, REPLACED THE BULB. ABOUT 9 MONTHS AFTER THAT IT WENT OUT AGAIN, REPLACED IT. ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER THAT IT WENT OUT AGAIN, REPLACED IT AGAIN. ABOUT A FEW MONTHS LATER IT WENT OUT AGAIN, REPLACED IT AGAIN. 3 WEEKS LATER IT WENT OUT AGAIN, REPLACED IT. ONE WEEK LATER IT WENT OUT AGAIN.... I HAVE NOT REPLACED IT YET BECAUSE THE LAST TIME MY HUSBAND SAID THAT THE LIGHT HOLDER IS MELTING. EACH TIME WE REPLACED THE BULB WE BOUGHT THE RECOMMENDED BULB. *TR

CAR STALLS AT ANY SPEED. SOMETIMES STARTS RIGHT BACK UP AND OTHER TIMES WILL NOT FOR A WHILE. MY CAR DIED AS I WAS GETTING ON THE FREEWAY RAMP IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE AT 45 MPH AND CLIMBING. SUDDENLY DIED AND I HAD TO STAR IT BACK UP. TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY AND I ALMOST GOT INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. DIED 7 TIMES IN LESS THAN 15 MILES. NO WARNING LIGHTS. OIL GOOD, FUEL GOOD, IT JUST DIES WITHOUT NOTICE.

DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE POWER STEERING WILL FAIL MAKING STEERING DIFFICULT. THE PROBLEM RESET WITH A KEY CYCLE. THIS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT DURING THE LAST MONTH.

ON THE HIGHWAY I HEARD SOME WARNING BEEPS AND MY INFO SCREEN SAID "POWER STEERING". MY STEERING BECAME INCREASINGLY MORE DIFFICULT TO USE ESPECIALLY AFTER I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY. AFTER TURNING OFF THE CAR AND TURNING THE CAR BACK ON THE STEERING WORKED AGAIN. NOW IT GOES OUT EVERY SO OFTEN. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE HHR, BUT NO RECALL YET. *TR

WHEN I PLACE MY CAR INTO PARK "P" ALL THE DOORS UNLOCK. WHEN I PRESS MY REMOTE FOB (KEYLESS ENTRY/ALARM) ONLY THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR UNLOCKS. CBS REPORTED ON A NEW TREND CALLED GAS STATION SLIDERS, THEY ARE TARGETING LADY'S POCKETBOOKS. HTTP://WWW.CBSNEWS.COM/8301-504083_162-57597704-504083/SLIDERS-SLIPPING-INTO-CARS-STEALING-PURSUES-WHILE-WOMEN-PUMP-GAS-SAYS-NY-REPORT/ >> I RECOMMEND GENERAL MOTORS "GM" COME OUT WITH A COMPUTER MEMORY FLASH THAT WOULD ALLOW THE SAME CONTROL OVER MY DOOR LOCKS, WHEN I PUT IT IN PARK "P", AS I GET WHEN I PRESS MY REMOTE ONCE. ONE DOOR OPEN, INSTEAD OF ALL FOUR. *TR

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

I WAS DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WENT ON, THE CAR STARTED TO SMELL LIKE IT WAS ON FIRE AND THE POWER STEERING WAS GONE. LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A CURB. NO INJURIES AND NO OTHER DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE IF INEXPERIENCED DRIVER OR ELDERLY PERSON WAS BEHIND THE WHEEL. *TR

IGNITION STUCK, CAR WONT SHUT OFF , CAN'T REMOVE KEY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED AND SEPARATED FROM THE DOOR FRAME AS THE CONTACT OPENED THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO ADVISED THAT THE DOOR HANDLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000. .... UPDATED 10-17-13 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE EXITED THE VEHICLE, THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BECAME DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,500.

I HAVE A 2010 CHEVY HHR AND APPARENTLY AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. IT STARTED WITH MY INSIDE LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD RANDOMLY BLINKING. THEN ONE HEADLAMP WENT OUT, THE NEXT DAY AFTER REPLACING THE HEADLAMP, MY INSIDE MIDDLE DOME LIGHT WENT OUT. TODAY MY WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP. THIS IS ALL WITHIN 3 WEEKS SPAN. GOTTA BE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE, RIGHT? WHAT IS MY NEXT STEP? NO RECALL? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BECAME FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND REPLACED THE DOOR HANDLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

THE POWER STEERING (ELECTRICAL) WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND MY POWER STEERING FAILED AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF A GAS STATION MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND BACK INTO THE PARKING LOT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. THE SAME WARNING FLASHED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN. MY WIFE, EIGHT-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, AND I WERE GETTING READY TO GET ONTO THE EXPRESSWAY BEFORE THIS OCCURRED. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, I HAVE UNCOVERED THE FACT THAT GM HAS HAD THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH THE COBALT AND OTHER MODELS (INCLUDING MANY HHR OWNERS) BUT HAVE YET TO RECALL THE HHR FOR THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE MANY ONLINE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM OCCURRING AROUND THE 45,000-60,000 MILE MARK. THE FACT THAT GM KNOWS THAT CERTAIN COMPONENTS ARE FAILING AND HAVE NOT YET RECALLED THE VEHICLE IS TROUBLING. IF THIS MALFUNCTION WERE TO HAPPEN AT HIGH SPEED (WITH NO PREVIOUS WARNING LIGHT OF A POTENTIAL PROBLEM UNTIL ACTUAL POWER STEERING FAILURE), OR IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN IN A BUSY INTERSECTION, THE RESULTS WILL BE CATASTROPHIC. I WOULD LIKE TO HOPE THAT GM WOULD BE MORE PROACTIVE IN PROTECTING THE LIVES OF ITS CUSTOMERS AND FAMILIES. I REALLY HOPE THAT IT WON'T TAKE A TRAGIC "LOSS OF LIFE" EVENT TO GET GM AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT AMERICANS WHO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND MY POWER STEERING WARNING CAME ON AND VEHICLE WAS TIGHTER, AFTER EXITING THE EXPRESSWAY THE VEHICLE BECAME EVEN HARDER TO STEER. I PULLED INTO A HAS STATION CHECKED ALL THE FUSES ALL WE'RE FINE, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE POWER STEERING WORKED AGAIN, AFTER A FEW MILES THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS I HAD 3 SMALL CHILDREN IN MY VEHICLE AND COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY BAD SITUATION. *TR

WE ARRIVED AT HOME AND WHEN TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. WE HAD TO REMOVE THE FUEL FUSE AND DISCONNECT THE BATTERY IN ORDER FOR IT TO TURN IT OFF. THE KEY IS STILL IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. *TR

THE HHR INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF WHILE OPENING DOOR.HAD THIS HAPPENED UNDER OTHER CONDITIONS IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A TRAGEDY. LOOKING THIS UP ON THE INTERNET BREAKING INSIDE DOOR HANDLES APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE HHR .HANDLES ARE MADE OF LIGHT PLASTIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND WHEN RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,557. UPDATED 05/06/14 MA UPDATED 05/09/2014 *JS

POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON WHILE IM DRIVING. IM UNABLE TO TURN MY WHEEL W/O USING ALOT OF FORCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED AND TIGHTENED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. *TR

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2010 CHEVY HHR FAILED AS I WAS DRIVING CAUSING ME TO HIT ANOTHER DRIVER. CHEVY HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE COBALT AND THE HHR HAS MANY SIMILARITIES TO THE COBALT. I THINK A RECALL IS NEEDED BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. IF YOU LOOK ONLINE MANY HHR OWNERS ARE HAVING ISSUES! PLEASE HELP US THE INNOCENT CONSUMER. *TR

ON JUNE 29, 2013, I PUT MY KEY INTO THE IGNITION, THE KEY WOULDN'T GO ALL THE WAY INTO THE IGNITION. THE RECALLED IGNITION HAD BEEN REPLACED AT GMC BUICK, HILLTOP. WHEN I CALLED GMC BUICK, HILLTOP RICHMOND CA, ON JUNE 29, 2013, AND SPOKE TO [XXX] AT GMC BUICK, HILLTOP RICHMOND CA, SHE STATED IT WAS PROBABLY A DIFFERENT PROBLEM BUT TO BRING THE CAR IN TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. WHEN I ARRIVED AT GMC BUICK, I WAS THEN TOLD IT WOULD BE $ 150.00 UP FRONT TO JUST CHECK OUT THE CAR. I SCHEDULED A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH BAY CITY CHEVROLET IN OAKLAND CA ON 7/8/13. IT WAS DETERMINED BY BAY CITY CHEVROLET, " CUST RECALL N120045- IGNITION WAS REMOVED , NO GREASE WAS APPLIED DURING RECALL; BAY CITY APPLIED CORRECT LOCK CYLINDER GREASE. I WAS CHARGED $ 45.00. THIS RECALLED IGNITION THAT WAS REPLACED JUNE 6, 2012, BY HILLTOP BUICK WHOM FAILED TO PUT GREASE IN THE REPLACED IGNITION RESULTING IN POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE REPLACED RECALL IGNITION. I WAS ALSO CHARGED $ 45.00. HILLTOP BUICK GMC WAS NEGLIGENT IN NOT PUTTING GREASE IN THE REPLACED IGNITION. THIS RECALLED IGNITION HAD BEEN ON MY CHEVY HHR FROM 6/4/12 TO 7/8/13, WITHOUT GREASE IN THE LOCK CYLINDER OF THIS RECALLED IGNITION. I WANT THE RECALLED IGNITION REPLACED AND REIMBURSED MY $45 BY HILLTOPBUICK OR GMC. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 60 MILES AN HOUR WHEN I HEARD A DING DING I LOOK AT MY MESSAGE BOARD AND IT SAID POWER STEERING. I HAD A HARD TIME STEERING AND MAKING TURNS. I SHUT MY CAR OFF AND THE MESSAGE WENT A WAY AND I COULD STEER AGAIN. ABOUT 5 MILES DOWN THE ROAD I HEARD A DING DING AND IT WAS MY POWER STEERING LIGHT AGAIN I HAD A HARD TIME STEERING. LUCKILY I MAD IT HOME. I ONLY HAVE 73,000 AND NO POWER STEERING. *TR

IN THE LAST WEEK THE POWER STEERING HAS WENT OUT 5+ TIMES WHILE DRIVING IT ON CITY STREETS. I WILL BE DRIVING AROUND 40 MPH THEN I WILL HERE A DINGING SOUND THEN LOOK AT THE DASH AND IT SAYS POWER STEERING. AFTER IT SAYS POWER STEERING THERE WILL BE A COMPLETE LOSS IN POWER STEERING ASSIST FROM THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IT COULD EASILY CAUSE A WRECK IF DRIVING AROUND A CURVE WHEN IT GOES OUT. *TR

ENTERING A ROUNDABOUT AT ONLY 27MPH AND POWER STEERING QUIT MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL MY CAR. ANY OTHER SITUATION AT HIGHER SPEED COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC . THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE COBALT MODEL GM BUT NOT THE HHR MODEL. *TR