Problems with 2007 Chevrolet HHR STEERING

When brakes are applied, the steering wheel and front end shakes. the vehicle has been put in the shop 4 times. i believe this falls under the lemon-law. the vehicle is still under warranty. i want the vehicle replaced or fixed. the car is unsafe, for my family. i have twins that are 3 years old!! something needs to be replaced or fixed. it has been back to the dealer 4 times and its not fixed!!!!! howard h. herold *tr

2007 chevrolet hhr. consumer writes in regards to ignition switch recall notice and power steering problems. *smd the consumer stated he had three accidents. the first accident, he hit a light pole and damaged the right side of the vehicle, the second accident, he hit a tree and the third accident, someone backed into him. the consumer stated the air bag did not deploy, in any of the accidents. the consumer felt he lost power steering in the first two accidents. since december 2010, the steering light would illuminate. also, the consumer experienced problems with the shifter as the vehicle was difficult to shift when first starting out; it was difficult to shift from park to drive. *jb updated 07/03/14 updated 08/07/14

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated the steering wheel would violently shake when the brakes were applied while driving at various speeds. the contact also stated the entire vehicle violently wobbles during the failure. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, but the failure was not diagnosed or repaired. the contact also stated the passenger side air bag light intermittently illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was not taken to have this failure diagnosed or repaired. an authorized dealer was made aware of the failure and the contact was advised not to worry about the light. the failure mileage was 1,000 and the current mileage was 50,000.

My 2007 hhr w/ 57k miles has an issue with its steering. the steering is jerky, hard to steer at low speeds, and low clunking noises can sometimes be heard from the steering column. i have taken my car to the dealer, but they claim there is nothing wrong. the nhtsa issued a recall in march 2010 on 2005 to 2010 chevrolet cobalts for a similar issue with the cobalt's steering column. the hhr is based on the cobalt and was built in the same factory. the recall should be expanded to cover the hhr model. *tt

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that while driving approximately 10 mph, the power steering failed and the vehicle began pulling to the right. the contact had to gain control of the steering wheel and pull it in the opposite direction in order to gain control of it. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer six times for diagnostic testing but the dealer offered no assistance. the contact stated that the manufacturer was involved in a legal dispute for excessive gear backlash which caused steering failures under certain conditions. the failure mileage was approximately 2,500. the current mileage was 7,870. updated 07/19/10. *lj the consumer stated the vehicle would pull to the right, the dash lights were out on occasion, and the brake pedal would travel to the floor when it was applied. updated 10/08/10

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet hhr. while driving between 50-70 mph in windy conditions, the vehicle became very difficult to steer. the contact attempted to sell the vehicle, but was unsuccessful. the failure has caused a major safety issue with the vehicle. an alignment was performed, but no errors were found. the mechanic speculated that there may be an issue with the electronic steering system. the current mileage was 31,000 and failure mileage is 11,000. updated 04-14-09 *bf updated 04/16/09*jb

Purchased 2007 hhr new in october 2006. with only 249 miles on the car, i returned to the dealer and reported a loud banging noise from the drivers side front end. the could not verify the noise. since then they replaced two shift assemblies, one steering column and in november 2007 they replaced the drivers side front strut. the banging noise was still there. now they think it may be the chassis tweaking ,but still cannot find or fix the the rattling noise. also the transmission makes a clunking noise and the car surges when starting it while still in park. the say this is normal. my car has been in courtesy chevrolet's shop for moore than 30 days since i purchased it. i do not drive it anymore as i believe it is unsafe, and a lemon. the car now has less than 15,000 miles. the car was taken to their shop on 10/19/06, 1/08/07, 7/19/07, 10/27/07, 10/22/07 and 11/13/07. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet hhr. while driving approximately 20 mph, the vehicle stalled when the contact adjusted the steering column in the upward position. the vehicle immediately restarted. prior to the failure, all the warning lights illuminated on the instrument control panel. he is in the process of notifying the dealer to have the vehicle properly diagnosed. the failure mileage was 32,800 and current mileage was 33,100.