Problems with 2006 Chevrolet HHR STEERING

When driving my 2006 chevy hhr my power steering shuts off without any warning and at any time. this makes it harder to turn and is very dangerous.

Power steering failure

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that while driving 10 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. the failure occurred constantly. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was unknown. the vin was not available.

Power steering failure light appears while driving and there is no power steering. must shut engine off until power steering comes back. has happened several times the latest being 10/31/15

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. while driving approximately 40 mph, the power steering message displayed and an audible alarm was activated before the power steering malfunctioned and the steering wheel became very difficult to turn. after shutting the vehicle off and restarting the engine, the vehicle operated normally before the failure recurred. the cause of the failure was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 112,000.

Our 2006 chevrolet hhr had total power steering loss and wasn't regained until turning off the vehicle and restarting. the car was diagnosed at a local chevrolet dealership and the error code of c0050 was given, this identifies the problem as a faulty power steering control module(pscm). the entire steering column, consisting of the pscm, was replaced. this is a known steering system issue with gm as it has already been addressed in 2009-10 hhrs and various other gm models that have the same platform components.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. while driving approximately 30 mph, the steering wheel seized and excessive force was required to maneuver the vehicle. the power steering assist warning light illuminated. the failure recurred intermittently. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 75,000. ma 10/26/2015 *cn

Power steering failed during high speed on the freeway (dic message come on "power steering"), you can still steer with a large amount of effort. this (steering) may be a big problem for some drivers; thus rendering it unsafe and a possible "car crash or cullision with others."

Power assist steering goes out, hard to steer . the light goes on for the dash warning.dangerous under some situtations could cause crash.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. while driving approximately 35 mph, the steering wheel seized and excessive force was required without warning. the failure recurred multiple times. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing who stated that an unknown part located inside the steering column needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 151,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that while making a left turn at 10 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. the contact had to apply force to the steering wheel in order to turn the vehicle. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the failure recurred on numerous occasions. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 128,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. while driving approximately 60 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to turn without warning. the failure recurred each time the vehicle was driven. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the power steering column needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 140,000.

Car speeded up and down ,car started to spin in circle,lost power steering,lost control of car, flipped and rolled over 3 times down a 30 yd. cliff . no head air bags worked at all ,only the steering wheel air bag worked. took over 2 hrs. to be found by police. had to use cell phone signal to be found. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. after the vehicle was serviced under nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v047000 (air bags, electrical system) and 14v171000 (electrical system), the steering wheel seized and the vehicle stalled. the vehicle was able to restart. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was not available.

The chevy dealer that i bought the car from and have been taking it to for the two recalls will not do them

On the date above i had my power steering warning light come on and stayed on for about 2 hours. the next day when i started the car the light was out. well this week i received a letter from gm stating that if the light comes on or if you have had an issue with the light coming on to take it to your dealer.these are the exact words in the letter: if this condition occurs on your 2006 chevrolet hhr, the condition will be repaired for you at no charge. today took my car in for a routine service and ask the dealer about the letter and he said he would check on it. a few minutes later he told me they had a power steering motor in stock and it would take about 45 minutes to install if i had the time and i said i could wait. he came to the waiting room and said i was ready to go and the steering motor was not the problem causing the light, but the steering control module which is part of the steering column assembly and not covered by the letter. well guess what, the steering column assembly is only sold with a new steering motor, so if i replaced the column gm gets $578.59 for the part plus labor cost to install and they pay for nothing to cure the issue. i was a mechanic on road trucks and heavy equipment for several years and know if you have an electric motor it has to get it's commands on how to react from some type of control source ( steering control module) would be my guess wouldn't you think. no where in my letter does it state steering motor only is covered to solve the issue and no where on the reimbursement request form does it say they will only reimburse for the motor. i had an online chat with a gm customer service and was told only the motor according to her written information. when i requested a copy of what is covered, i was told to ask the dealer for a copy. *tr

7/29/14 steering wheel locks up -11-28-14 steering wheel locks up. december 22 2014 steering wheel locks up again while my son was making a left turn,crashed,and hit an electrical pole, bust his lip and hit his head. state farm ins co total the car. january 2015 got a letter from gm stated that this 2006 hhr may be equipped with powering steering loss. july 2014 gm said this loss was not due the loss of my son accident, clearly it was and refuse to pay for any damages. i have yet to hear about this problem with those cars. i want my son compensated for this loss. what should i do?

The first time this happen i was on the interstate with my wife and kid in the car. the road curved to the right and as i was going around it, i lost power steering. luckily i was able to use force and maintain control around the corner. if my wife was driving she might not have been able to because it took everything i had to turn the wheel and get around the corner. since then it has happened almost everyday, sometimes a few times a day. when this happens i get a dashboard message that says "power steering". my wife will not drive the car unless its just a quick trip to the store, and we refuse to put our son in that car. this is a very dangerous problem and i don't know how this has not been recalled yet. *tr

I was driving down the highway with my children in the vehicle and the power steering went out on me. i could not turn or do anything thankfully we did not end up in an accident. so far it has not done it again but i know im not the only one with this type of vehicle that is doing this. this should be recalled. it is a safety issue. *tr

Driving in my neighborhood, the power steering went out with a warning in the dashboard. i stopped, turned off the car and restarted it and it worked again. the second time this occured, i was on the interstate having traveled for about 30 minutes when it went out. it has increased in frequency daily to the point now that every time i get into the car it goes out within about 2 minutes. *tr

The power steering turned off on the freeway. looked online and this appears to be a common problem with chevrolet hhr's. also noticed that gm has recalled this issue in canada but not the us. would like to know why they haven't recalled it. the estimated cost to repair appears to be $300 to $500. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that the power steering failed as the power steering warning light illuminated. the contact mentioned that a chime sounded. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 88,000.

I was just backing the car out as normal and then there was a clicking and the dinging bell of an alarm the power steering blinked on dash. it became hard to maneuver. i could not do anything. i turned the car off and it was fine and i backed out but when switch to drive the same thing happened. lucky i was just starting my day and at home. i see there is a recall on my ignition but i got confuse is the power steering is only on the newer hhr? *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph, the power steering warning light illuminated and the chime activated alerting that the power steering would fail. the contact had to applied extreme force to control the steering wheel. the vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 113,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. while driving at an unknown speed, the power steering failed and excessive force was required to maneuver the vehicle. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 50,703.

My power steering has started to go out while driving. this is extremely dangerous as it can happen at any moment without warning. my vehicle is not part of the recall as it is only for 2009-2010 and it should be. if i am taking a turn and the power steering goes out the vehicle wants to go straight and it could cause me to crash. i don't feel that at only 76,000 miles on the car that i should have to pay to replace their faulty product. any help would be appreciated. *tr

On sept. 11 i was driving at a rate of 45 mph when my car dinged and power steering came across the digital screen. i was able to manually steer. once the car was turned off and turned back on the power steering was okay for about an hour and then it went out again. the car had to be turned off and turned back on. over the weekend while awaiting service, the power steering was going out every 2 to 3 miles. this morning 9/14/14 the power steering was completely out and would not come back on. i made it to the dealer ship and was made aware of a power steering recall in which my car did not fall under. i searched gm's website about this recall and found this notation on the website: "in addition, 309,160 non-turbocharged chevrolet hhrs from the 2006-2008 model years (and several hundred 2009 models) and 96,324 saturn ions from the 2003 model year that are not subject to these recalls will be given lifetime warranties for replacement of the electronic power steering motor." http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/vehicles.detail.html/content/pages/news/us/en/2014/mar/0331-power-steering.html i made my dealer aware and they advised me to contact gm directly. when i did this i was told by 4 separate represantives at gm that they had never heard of this and would not be honoring it, regardless of the information being on their website. they would not allow me to provide any kind of proof or to speak with anyone else. i find this disturbing first of all that the 2006 chevy hhr was not included in the recall because it obviously is an issue and secondly that gm would publish this information and then refuse to honor it. *tr

Power steering has randomly failed, and although turning the vehicle off and restarting it will fix the problem temporarily, it continues to fail with increasing frequency. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated while driving approximately 15 mph, the power steering seized causing the steering wheel to become difficult to maneuver and the power steering warning light illuminated. the failure recurred multiple times. the vehicle was taken to a dealer. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 213,000. updated 3/31/15*cn the consumer stated the vehicle was repaired. he did the repairs himself. the vehicle was out of warranty. updated 7/8/2015*js

While driving the power steering went out. *tr

Power steering stopped working multiple times while my 16 yr old was driving. *tr

2006 chevrolet hhr ls driving down the highway and the power steering light came on in the dic. had difficulty steering back home on the highway. replaced fuse and starting working again, but a few minutes of driving made it turn back on. turned car off and then back on it worked fine, a few minutes later the power steering light came back on and the power steering stopped working again. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. while driving 60 mph, the power steering failed. the dealer stated that the power steering motor needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 187,000.

The power steering is going out at least 3 times a day while drive. *tr

Lost all electronic power and steering and shut off wound up in the ditch which stopped the car key would not turn to the off posiposition. *tr

All electronic shut off no brakes no steering wound up in the ditch key would not turn to the off posiposition. *tr

We were on vacation and i was traveling on a road at the posted speed of 30 mph. i was going around a bend and immediately my power steering light came on, there was a chime, it became very difficult to manage the bend i was going around and i hit a light pole damaging my front bumper. at that same time, my mhp and rmp needles began bouncing back and forth and the car was "jerking". i turned the car off. it was still drivable, but within a few seconds the power steering light came back on, the needles bounced and car jerked. i called gm to see if there was a recall on the power steering. they informed me that there were several gm power steering recalls on several years of hhr, cobalt and saturns. they all have very similar power steering mechanisms. however, my year, 2006, was not on that recall. i have researched and found thousands of people with 2006 hhr's complaining of the same issues but not understanding why that year is not included in the recall.

This started 3 days ago. the power steering showed on the dash and i had no power steering. reading the manual for this issue a year ago it said to turn the car off and then restart the car and the steering would reset itself. however the issue progressed and today was going out every few miles. and i was just at the chevrolet service for another recall and asked about this issue and they told me they don't have the parts and that my car was not on the list. this is a bad situation and very unsafe. i believe the power steering will be gone completely in the next few days. i would really appreciate it if something could be done right away as this is my primary vehicle and i use it to get back and forth to work. thank you. *tr

Driving down the highway at the speed limit with a tractor trailer behind me and the power steering went out and since then its been going in and out all the time even at slower speeds after a exhausting search i seen a lot of complaints with the same issue with this model car and i also seen they did do a recall for the same issue with the 2009 chevy hhr they need to do a recall with the 2006 chevy hhr as it is doing the same thing as the 2009 my phone number is [xxx] [xxx] did get a diagnostic done thru a chevy dealer and it came back as the electric power steering motor seems like this is a known issue with the hhr and chevy isn't doing anything about it please get this issue fixed im a working person and the money for the motor isn't easy to come by living in ny please feel free to call me regarding this issue and anyone can google this problem and see how many people are having the same issue with this model car this is the recall information for the 2009 chevy hhr nhtsa campaign number: 14v153000 this is regarding the steering in the chevy hhr 2009 the same problem is in the 2006 chevy hhr please call regarding this issue and what can be done with this. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr

Driving down the i-80 at 75 miles per hour. went to pull out to pass a semi truck, alarm went off, power steering showed on drivers instrument cluster. as i tried to move back into slower lane i noticed i had no power steering. at first exit i pulled off . turn car off. after a shirt break restarted car to try to make it 20 miles to home thinking power steering was completely gone. to my surprise it was working again. drove about 5 miles out again so i just keep going to home. called gm customer service they stated i am not part of the recall issued on hhr's but i know there is a service bulletin on this issue. *tr

I was driving my chevrolet hhr 2006 with my 1 and 2 year old when the power steering shut off completely and made it very difficult to maneuver my vehicle. now it doesn't work at all. this is a very dangerous situation and every time i attempt to contact chevrolet about this situation, they state the steering recall is not on my car. i have read 100's of complaints on this exact same issue, why isn't it resolved yet? does someone have to die first before they issue a recall? *tr

Taking a used car for a test drive ,downshifting to stop at a light to take a right turn heard an alarm then the power steering illuminated on the dash. i told the salesman that it was hard steering and the light was on , he told me that it was just low on fluid. i got home and did some checking to find that it's electric power steering. is there a problem with the motor or what? i put down a $2000.00 deposit which they say is non refundable. are they liable to fix it before i leave the lot or do i wait for a recall? *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. while driving approximately 10 mph, the power steering failed without warning. the vehicle was restarted, but the failure continued and recurred multiple times. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified. the approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

This has been an ongoing problem with my 2006 hhr.i replaced solenoids and it stopped for a few years .i am sick of it i called chevy years ago and they wanted me to pay to have it looked at with no guarantees, i already paid a mechanic hundreds and had a readout for them. i almost crashed into a semi truck exiting hwy one morning taking my daughter to school another exciting hwy also i have a list 2013/2014 now i was driving local and in the middle of turning power steering went out yet again. i was relaxed not ready for it...it has been going on off and on for years. i replaced fuse as told and i thought it fixed the problem for a few weeks nothing .i could put down at least 10 dates when i have had close calls with this problem... i have read 1000's of complaints on power steering problems & shifter with 2006 hhr on different sites. why has nothing been done? amazing a big company can get away with this .they wait until a person loses their life before they do anything. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the power steering light illuminated and the steering failed. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 140,000.

I have a 2006 chevy hhr and on sunday the power steering stopped working. i googled the problem and found a gm media release relating to the power steering. (http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/news.detail.html/content/pages/news/us/en/2014/mar/0331-power-steering.html) i checked with a couple of local dealerships and was advised that my vin # was not listed in the recall. in the media release it clearly states that "in addition, 309,160 non-turbocharged chevrolet hhrs from the 2006-2008 model years (and several hundred 2009 models) and 96,324 saturn ions from the 2003 model year that are not subject to these recalls will be given lifetime warranties for replacement of the electronic power steering motor." even though my hhr is a non-turbo 2006 model, and my power steering is non-operable (has been repaired by cash payment by me) as described in the media release, for whatever reason i'm not included in the recall. i have no idea how vin #'s are selected for a recall, but i feel since my vehicle apparently falls under the perimeters of the recall why is it not included. any assistance would be greatly appreciated as i am on a low fixed income. regards *tr

I was driving my 2006 chevy hhr to the store and as i was pulling in the dash read power steering and my power steering went out. i stop the car in the parking lot of the store and went in. i came back out and started and had no problem. i did not drive my car the next day. so monday i was headed for work and was going down the highway and my power steering did the same thing. and almost caused a wreck. i pulled off the highway and took it nice and slow to work and had my car towed to the dealership to have the recalls fixed. i got my car back today (tuesday july 8, 2014) and was not three blocks away from the dealership and power steering did it again. i started looking around on the internet and see where there is a recall for 2009-2011 chevy hhr that are doing the same thing as my car. however i did see that more 2006 chevy hhrs are doing the same thing and would like for to you look into the fact that this could be a recall also. i truly believe it is. *js

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that while driving at approximately 10 mph, the power steering failed without warning. the vehicle could be restarted but the failure persisted. the failure recurred multiple times. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing but the vehicle could not be diagnosed. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 123,000. updated 09/05/14*lj

When i was driving, i heard alert from my car. then i saw "power steering" on the screen. after that, i couldn't turn my power steering anymore. i only could drive straight ahead. it was dangerous, i felt lucky that it didn't happen on highways. my baby and my wife were in the car with me at that moment. i only saw gm recall 2009 and 2010 hhr, but not 2006. i hope gm will recall for 2006 hhr. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet hhr. while driving approximately 30 mph, the power steering failed and the power steering warning indicator illuminated. the failure occurred twice. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the approximate failure mileage was 120,000.