I own a 2010 chevrolet hhr. While driving approximately 75 MPH in the fast lane on I-75n. The power steering sensor light had illuminated and the power steering suddenly malfunctioned making the steering wheel stiff and almost impossible to move. I was somehow able to safely across 3 lanes to off ramp, luckily immediately to the right was able to glide into a parking lot. Parked the vehicle and turned ignition off, checked all fluids under hood, read manual and advised to take keys out and restart. So I restarted the engine and the vehicle operated as normal, the warning signal was gone and wheel was moving. I reported this to gm immediately and have taken vehicle to dealership, where they do not seem to be acting as if this is urgent. They have stalled 2 days now without diagnosing, they will not provide me with a loaner vehicle and therefore I have no choice then to continue to drive the vehicle, knowing the severe threat it has to myself and others on the road. This car is a death trap. I have had numerous issues with this vehicle. I take it in for an issue atleast every other month. Also since steering issue have had the "air bag service" light has come on several times. Will have dealership check this malfunction out too. I think this means if my steering goes out and I crash, then I will not have an airbag to save me.. I call this car "christine"!! I am very upset that gm and the dealership do not handle this malfunction more seriously. Death trap!
2010 Chevrolet HHR steering complaints
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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
Driving down the road, no noise or indication of a problem then power steering indicator came on. No power steering. Pulled over, turned off the car and checked under the hood. Everything was intact. Got back in, steering was working again. Maybe 2 minutes down the road and got the power steering warning again. Power steering was gone again. 4 year old car should not have this issue-would like to see recall.
I was driving down the road when all of a sudden the power steering light came on. I went to pull into a parking lot and the car hit a curb because the power steering shut off. I shut the car off and turned it back on and the power steering worked again. Started driving home and with in 5 miles it happened again. Drove it direct to the mechanic. They said it was the power steering motor.
Power steering constantly goes off without warning. Resets after turning car off but goes out after a few minutes. Contacted chevrolet for information on recall since there are hundreds of complaints about it. They said there isn't any available. Cobalt had recalls for the same issue and hhr have the same power steering motor. This is very dangerous and gm needs to do something about it before people get hurt.
Power steering unit went out when driving without warning. Pulled hhr over to the curb to get the car off the road and damaged tire on curb. Car very hard to steer and could not control when pulling vehicle off road. This is a serious safety hazard especially for my wife who does not have the upper arm strength to control the vehicle. Same power steering unit in the chevy cruze and pontiac g6 has been recalled. Do not understand why the hhr has not been included in the recall. Same problem reported on the internet by many other owners.
I was driving at approx 35 MPH and the power steering went out. When I first turn the car on it works but for only about 10-20 seconds then goes off again. It is infuriating that it isn't covered in my warranty. The power steering motor needs to be recalled!!!
On two occasions within the 3yr/36,000mile warranty, the ESC and antilock temporarily went out with dashboard notification. No ESC problems since, so it was not taken to dealership. In the meantime, we have a power steering problem that only occurred once during the warranty period at 35,000 miles. Now, at 40,000, the problem has worsened so the power steering fails every trip. The car steers hard when this occurs, obviously. Restarting the car resolves the problem for a few minutes.
I have been having issues with the power steering light coming on the dash as I am driving. It occurs randomly, but after reading several websites I am very concerned that this is a common problem that needs to be addressed and a recall issued. Once I turn off the car, and turn it back on the steering wheel softens from its previous rigid state. I never know when it might occur and that is disturbing. Through research I have found that this is the same system that is in the chevy cobalt and a recall was issued, so why not the hhr? It appears that a lot of consumers are experiencing this and we need corrective action!!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet hhr. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 MPH, there was a loss of power steering in addition to the illumination of the warning indicator. The vehicle continued in operation with force being applied to the steering wheel. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 42,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet hhr. The contact stated that the power steering warning lamp illuminated as the engine was powered on. The power steering assist also failed while the contact was driving 35 MPH. The contact powered off the vehicle and the steering began to function properly once restarted. The vehicle was not taken for inspection or repairs. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000. Updated 2/26/14
I,was driving on the fwy!lucky on the exit at ramona blvd from the 605 fwy my car power wheel star to turning hard to turn right and the light on the panel show power steering and lucky me! I,manage to turned very hard but,I did turn the wheel and park my car on shoulder, I,turn off the car and turned on again and the wheel turn soft again!so I,cut drive safe to my home from there!!but I am afraid going to the fwy again!!this happen 01_14_2014 please give to me any feedback from this matter!!scare driver..( this is the third time happen) I am afraid to something happens to me!!!
Steering went out all at once while rounding curves became hard to keep from wrecking or to move to shoulder of road.
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
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
While driving the electronic power steering shut off causing the vehicle to jerk to the right causing us to hit a row of mail boxes. This has been a reoccurring problem ever since.
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.
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?
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.
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