2010 Chevrolet Hhr

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN A PARKING AREA. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE THE STEERING FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE PERSISTED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,500.

I WAS DRIVING HOME ON A SECONDARY ROAD IN THE FOOT HILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA WHILE IT WAS RAINING LAST NIGHT WHEN I WAS GOING IN A CURVE AND SUDDENLY THE POWER STEERING CUT OUT AND I COULDN'T TURN THE VEHICLE PROPERLY. I WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 35 MPH GOING INTO THE CURVE AT THE TIME OF THE PROBLEM, DUE TO THE SUDDEN PROBLEM, I HAD CROSSED THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD DUE TO THE LOSS OF PROPER STEERING AND THE WET ROADS, EVEN THOUGH I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND TRIED TO TURN. I HEARD A CHIME AND SAW THE TROUBLE INDICATOR SHOWING A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING. I FORTUNATELY DIDN'T HAVE ANY ON COMING TRAFFIC OR ANYONE BEHIND ME AT THE TIME OR THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS INJURY ACCIDENT. LIVING IN THE FOOT HILLS OF NC WITH MANY CURVES AND HILLS THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED WITH THE POWER STEERING AND HHR VEHICLES. I WAS ONLY A MILE FROM HOME SO I DROVE THERE AND CHECKED TO SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING. WHEN I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING APPEARS TO HAVE CORRECTED ITSELF. CHECKING ON LINE FOR POSSIBLE REASONS FOR THE PROBLEM, I AM MADE AWARE THAT THE HHR'S AND OTHER VEHICLES THAT USE THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES (EVEN RECALLS) FOR A WHILE NOW. I FIND IT UNACCEPTABLE NOT TO INCLUDE THE HHR VEHICLE SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE. AS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WORKS IN THE SAFETY & HEALTH FIELD, I STRIVE TO KEEP INCIDENTS FROM OCCURRING THAT COULD LEAD TO FATALITIES, INJURIES AND OR PROPERTY DAMAGE AND FEEL THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE TO PREVENT THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF LIFE FROM OCCURRING. I AM ALSO A CERTIFIED DEFENSIVE DRIVER INSTRUCTOR THROUGH THE NC SAFETY COUNCIL FOR CARS AND TRANSFER TRUCKS. RESPONDING TO VEHICLE ACCIDENTS IS PART OF MY JOB AND I MUST EMPHASIZE THAT THE ISSUE OF STEERING CONTROL ON ANY VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DEBATED OR SAT UPON UNTIL LIVES ARE LOST. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO THE DOLLAR STORE AND WAS STOPPED AT THE RED "LEFT TURN" ARROW, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE "POWER STEERING" SIGN FLASHED ON MY DASHBOARD AND MY CAR MADE A "DING DING" NOISE. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I TURNED LEFT AND IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD FOR ME TO TURN THE WHEEL. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE. I WILL TURN THE CAR OFF, AND WHEN I TURN THE CAR BACK ON, IT DRIVES FINE FOR THE FIRST FEW MINUTES, AND THEN THE "POWER STEERING" SIGN CAME BACK ON. THE "POWER STEERING" SIGN HAS ALSO APPEARED WHEN I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN WHICH CAUSED THE WHEEL TO LOCK UP IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN. THE CAR JERKED AND I ALMOST CRASHED INTO A BLACK SEDAN. I HAVE A SMALL CHILD WHO SITS IN THE BACK SEAT. I DON'T HAVE MUCH MONEY, SO I CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY THE DEALERSHIP TO GET THIS ISSUE FIXED. I TOOK IT TO A CHEAP REPAIR SHOP, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING ONLINE TO FIND WHAT WAYS I CAN FIX THIS WITHOUT IT COSTING ME A LOT OF MONEY. HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND A SOLUTION, SO I AM CURRENTLY DRIVING WITH NO "POWER STEERING" WHICH CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION TO MY POWER STEERING GOING OUT, A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, I WENT OUT TO MY CAR TO GET IN MY CAR, AND PUT MY KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TURNED THE CAR ON. MADE IT TO THE STORE, AND WHEN I WAS GETTING READY TO GET OUT OF THE CAR, THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. I COULD NOT TURN IT, OR ANYTHING. THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I HAD TO HAVE AAA DISCONNECT MY BATTERY SO THAT MY CAR DIDN'T HAVE TO STAY RUNNING UNTIL THE DEALERSHIP OPENED IN THE MORNING. MY KEY HAD TO SIT IN THE IGNITION OVER NIGHT, SOMEONE COULD HAVE STOLEN MY CAR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE IGNITION CYLINDER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME THE OTHER NIGHT, THE POWER STEERING WARNING CAME ON AND I ALMOST VEERED OFF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THEN. I HAVE HEARD THAT GM HAS RECALLED THE SAME EPS IN THE PONTIAC G6, WHY NOT FOR THE HHR. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY DEALER TO LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM, AS IT IS DANGEROUS ON THE ROADS AROUND ME (WINDING AND DEEP DITCHES). *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT RUSH HOUSE, DASHBOARD DING'D AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT COMPLETELY. I WAS LUCKY I WAS ON A STRAIGHT ROAD BUT TO MAKE TURNS TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY TO SAFETY WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. BROUGHT IT TO MONROE MUFFLER, COULDN'T EVEN PARK MY HHR AS THE STEERING WOULD NOT WORK. VERY DANGEROUS. MONROE MUFFLER ADVISED TO BRING IT TO A DEALER BECAUSE APPARENTLY THESE VEHICLES ARE ALL ELECTRONIC WITHOUT ANY FLUIDS.. IF YOUR GOING TO MAKE THEM ELECTRONIC THEN PLEASE MAKE THEM BE SAFER. *TR

ARRIVED HOME FROM GROCERY SHOPPING AND I PARKED MY VEHICLE. I TRIED TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN. I PULLED THE POWER CABLE OFF THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. I LIVE IN A TOWNHOUSE SUB-DIVISION AND DID NOT WANT TO LEAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SO I REMOVED THE IGNITION CYLINDER. I CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND THEY TOWED IT TO THEIR SHOP. THE LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND TOLD ME IT WAS UNDER OEM WARRANTY AND THEY HAD IT TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WOULD FIX THE IGNITION SWITCH UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE HOUSING WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST TO ME. THEY REPLACED THE PARTS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED THE NEXT DAY AND SAID THE ECM (ENGINE CONTROL MODULE) WOULD NOT HOLD ITS PROGRAMMING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT MY COST. TOTAL REPAIR $1275.00. *TR

POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, PULLED OVER SHUT THE CAR OFF, RESTARTED WORKED FINE FOR ABOUT 2 DAY, THEN WENT OUT AGAIN, NOW IT GOES OFF ALL THE TIME. THIS MAKES IT HARD TO STEER,COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER SAID HAVE TO PUT ON COMPUTER AND FIND OUT WHAT WAS DOING IT, ALL CHARGES TO ME.I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND WAS TOLD THAT SAME STEERING IS IN OTHER CHEVROLET VEHICLES THAT WERE RECALLED, NOT THE HHR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED I SEE THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT COME ON. IT HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF. I HAVEN'T READ WHERE ANYONE ELSE HAS BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE YET. BUT I HAVE HAD THE IGNITION STUCK IN THE ON POSITION. I HAD TO UNPLUG THE BATTERY UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING. WHEN I COULD GO TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY FIXED THE CAR IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. BUT NOW I AM GETTING THIS SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT, WHEN IT DOES COME ON I CAN'T SEE THE MILEAGE NOR THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE. I WANT TO KNOW CAN THIS BE FIXED? *JS