Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet hhr. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle suddenly failed to accelerate and stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed that the transmission fluid was leaking due to a fractured transmission coolant hose. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 106,774.
2010 Chevrolet HHR transmission complaints
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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.
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.
Power steering stops working at all speeds and conditions. Dash lights up saying power steering and from that point on until vehicle is restarted there is no power steering. It has happen many times over the last week dealer states that the power steering motor is bad and needs to be replaced at a cost of $265. There are 1000s of complaints of this happening why is nothing being done. Canadian hhr has a recall on this but not us hhr. Its not the money its the safety of the motoring public that is question here.if not for the fact I have driven a car not equipped with power steering before it could have been really bad when it turned off in a turn.
Vehicle shut down due to power steering. Light came on, manual says to turn off engine and restart and it will clear light. However, when reaching speed of 40mph the power steering was again hard to turn. Again light came on. Vehicle is very hard to turn and get over to side of road especially if you are in the left hand lane and the power steering quits working. Upon the second time this happened, almost causing a wreck, it was extremely difficult to steer vehicle and get it off the roadway. Took vehicle to dealership and was told the vehicle needs power steering repair. Costing $365.00. What a costly repair on a new vehicle. I have had older vehicles that never had the power steering needing repair. Also ask that transmission be checked again. Vehicle has already had rebuilt transmission installed by gm/ chevrolet. Transmission is still slipping when trying to get on freeway. When slowing down from high speed, the transmission will sound like it is slipping into another gear.
While driving and making my turn the powersteering went out on my 2010 chevy hhr .this has happened a few times now,the chime would sound and power steering showed in the dashboard and after restarting the car it seemed okay .I see there is alot of complaints on this safety issue and this needs to be address before someone is killed because it is very hard to complete a turn with no power steering and you just don't expect that to happen which is more scarier.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet hhr. The contact stated that the key would become stuck in the ignition, causing difficulty in shutting the vehicle off. The contact spoke with the dealer and was advised to let the vehicle run out of gas and then have the vehicle towed to the dealer. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the dealer advised that the failure was a known problem, but the contact had not heard back from the dealer with a solution. The VIN was not available. The failure and the current mileage was 17,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet hhr lt. The contact stated that the vehicle would fail to start intermittently. In addition, the vehicle would slip gears with the illumination of the transmission warning light. The dealer indicated that there was a failure but was unable to diagnose the exact cause of failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 10,998 and the current mileage was 17,572.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet hhr. While driving approximately 45 MPH the gauges on the instrument cluster began to fluctuate abnormally as the transmission began to jump while shifting gears. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for the sporadic failure four times where the body control module, lubricated the high speed land modular connectors and replaced the power steering control module, all to no avail. The fourth visit to the dealer, per the manufacturer, the dealer was advised not to perform any further repairs. The manufacturer was contacted and advised that because the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure they were unable to provide any further assistance. The contact filed a complaint with the manufacturer. The vehicle was not further repaired. The failure mileage was 277 and the current mileage was 12,345.
I have experienced the failure to shift from the park position into drive on a few occasions. Had to shut the car off, restart and then press the brake pedal down firmly and hold. Shift mechanism operated normally after that event. *tr not sure if this is a mechanical or electrical issue? I would suspect electrical.
Three weeks ago my 2007 chevy hhr began not shifting out of park. It takes at least 10 minutes each time I get in my car to shift into drive or reverse. I have tried everything. Now the only way I get it out of park is to turn to key forward and press on the brake and push in the button on the shifter. After about 5 minutes it will finally go into gear. I need to understand what the issue is and if so many people are dealing with the same issue why isn't there any help out there from the manufacturer or a recall to fix this?
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