Problems with 2007 Chevrolet HHR STEERING

Power steering suddenly stops working and indicator light on dashboard says power steering- this happens intermittently while driving. most of the time shutting of the vehicle and then restarting it will get the power steering working again for a short time. after driving the vehicle or allowing it to idle in the driveway then turning it off it will not start again for a minimum of 1 hour. while driving -slowing down to make a left hand turn- the engine has abruptly shut off and not immediately restarted. this is an extremely unsafe vehicle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet hhr. while driving at low speeds, the vehicle experienced a loss of power steering. the power steering warning indicator illuminated. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the steering column assembly was defective and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 116,750.

Power steering fails indiscriminately when in motion; returns when vehicle is turned off and restarted.

Loss of power steering. once i turn off and restart the power steering returns. this issue could cause an accident. what is the solution?

Vehicle has roughly 93,000 miles. last week while the vehicle was in operation, the power steering suddenly cut out. this was accompanied by a warning indication on the dash display. when the vehicle is turned off and then turned on, the power steering resumes. however, after a few miles, the power steering fails again. this occured on both city driving and at freeway speeds. i tried changing out the fuse, but that did not correct the problem. this is a dangerous condition when it fails out of nowhere. easy to lose control of the vehicle. i noticed that a recall was announced for the 2009 and 2010 hhr, but not other years. why not?

Loss of power steering while driving on city street. if i turn off and restart the power steering returns at this time. this is a very dangerous issue that could cause a major accident. is there a solution?

As i was driving my speedometer started jumping and my power steering light came on. pulled my car over turned it off would not start back up .. sat there for awhile turned back on and driving again the power steering came on . l replaced my power steering fuse last month because of that.

While driving my power steering failed i currently do not have power steering still. the back latch will not open as well. i cannot access the trunk where my battery is because the latch will not open.

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet hhr. while driving approximately 60 mph and attempting to switch lanes, the power steering warning indicator illuminated and the steering ability seized. the failure occurred on a daily basis for approximately one week. the vehicle was at the dealer for diagnostic testing. the manufacturer was informed of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 108,000.

The power steering quits working while your driving the vehicle. the mechanic couldn't find any problem with it. it's random so you never know when it's going to happen. it happens while driving straight or turning. is there a way to find out what's wrong? we're going to get hurt or hurt someone driving this vehicle.

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet hhr. while reversing the vehicle at low speeds, the steering wheel lost power. the vehicle was serviced per an unknown recall regarding the steering wheel, but the failure recurred. the vehicle was currently waiting to be towed to the dealer that performed the recall repair, sierra motors, located at 18475 5th ave, jamestown, ca 95327, (209) 916-4332). the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 111,000.

Power steering fails indiscriminately when in motion; returns when vehicle is turned off and restarted.

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet hhr. while driving 65 mph, the power steering warning light illuminated and the steering became very difficult to maneuver. the failure persisted intermittently. the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 93,600. updated 05/18/16*lj the consumer stated the vehicle was finally repaired. updated 06/22/16.*jb

I have a problem with my headlights mainly on the driver side i have to use my high beams in order to see something and that's when i'm in motion or not. then now my steering i don't know what's wrong with it but i can start my car up and i can drive and all the sudden my steering wheel gets hard to where i can't turn it, it's hard to turn. my electrical in my vehicle it is very bad my radio keeps popping on and off. i have to hit my headlights to keep thm on and it keeps going on and off and i'm guessing this due to my electrical.

Power steering continue to go out while driving and i have to use my own power to drive.

While driving on a city road the power steering went out so that it became very hard to steer the vehicle. there was a smell of an odd type also noticed. an indicator light on the dash board also came on at that time indicating power steering problem.

Car will lose power steering suddenly with a message displayed on the information center "power steering". does not matter speed or length of time car has been driven. at this point, the power steering returns to normal when you turn the car off and then restart the car. recall from gm has only 2009-2011 hhr, but many other older hhr 2006-2008 have exact same issues according to hhr forums. chevy even sent us a notice in january 2015 stating the potential of the power steering failure, but offered no date for a recall to fix. the hhr has 75,000 miles and dealer was notified, but was rude about even looking the car up for recall information or helping us. this car has only seen a chevy dealership for any service related issues.

I was driving down the road and heard a warning chime and the dic showed power steering. i pulled over, turned car off and back on it was fine. was looking to se what it would cost to replace and see all these people having same trouble. it's very dangerous and should be looked at by chevrolet if it's that big of a problem!!

Cars power steering goes out while driving and comes back when i turn it off and back on again.

Power steering suddenly goes out resulting in total loss of power steering. this happened while driving on a city street,

Takata recall - when in motion, on a city street or a highway, driving straight, going into a turn or just turning at any time my power steering light comes on and the power steering goes out. this makes it very difficult to operate my chevey 2007 hhr safely. i have researched this and find on youtube there are a lot of hhr owners with this same problem. please advise.

Power steering stops working. when i restart the car power steering will resume to work. it may hrs or days before it stops again. this only happened will driving. stereo some times flashes and unable to turn stations. some times my inter-lights will flash and not work afterwards. both of these issues happens whenever.

On nov 7, 2015, my family returned to our car after eating, when my husband started the car he commented on how hard it was to steer, then the warning light for power steering came on. he turned the car off and back on and the steering was fine. there are numerous reports of this happening..why is nothing being done??? this is a serious safety issue. i have to use this car daily to travel back and forth from work and according to the other reports the power steering goes out at any time. there is no way i could control this car at freeway speeds without power steering.

Power steering went out while driving on the highway. chime sounded, "power steering" appeared in the dic. when i turned off the car and turned it back on, the power steering was fine. according to all the research i did to try and diagnose the problem, it seems that this is typical of a defective power steering motor and is common to this model which has yet to be recalled.

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that there was a sudden loss of power steering, which occurred several times intermittently. the power steering warning indicator illuminated randomly and the steering wheel kept veering to the right when the failure occurred. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing and repair. the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v153000 (steering). the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the vin and failure mileage were not available.

I paid 947 dollars to fix the power steering module when it went out on oct 8, 2015. i took car to get fixed at sisbarro in las cruces, nm. like i said i paid 947 dollars to get it fixed. now today i stopped to say hello to one of my neighbors and when i started to drive again and the power steering went out today october the 31, 2015. it's good thing my wife was not driving the car she could have been hurt or hurt someone else. so again i took the car back to sisbarro in las cruces, nm. i'm just wondering what kind of excuse they are going to give me this time and probably charge me another 947 dollar again.

Vehicle keeps blowing power steering fuse. did not occur until after i have ignition recall work preformed. i am smelling in the cabin like hot wiring smell.

I was driving last week and i suddenly lost all power steering. i had to pull over (as i was on a side street) and put on my 4 way flashers shut off my car and then start it. when i started my car i suddenly had my power steering back. just a couple of days ago i was once again driving on a busy road near the intersection of the highway) and the same thing happened. i'm wondering if there is some time of defect with the power steering. ever since i had the ignition switch recall fixed, i've been having problems.

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 mph, the steering wheel seized and the vehicle failed to accelerate. in addition, an unknown warning indicator illuminated. the failure occurred on multiple occasions. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of failure. the failure mileage was 100,000. the vin was not available.

Thursday october 8, 2015 my wife got ready to go to work got in the car and backed up from the porch and then she noticed that the steering was real hard to turn. so she drove the car back into the porch and noticed that there was a warning on the dash that said power steering. she honked the car for me to go outside, she told me what was going on with the car and i too noticed it said power steering. i glad this happened on my porch because i had just arrived from phoenix, az on october 7 at 8pm, 2015. we could have been killed on the highway. sincerely, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that while driving at 25 mph, the steering wheel seized. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 108,000.

Second time this has happened within a week. both times at a stop . first time stop sign, second time stop light. as soon as i reached the stop light i loose power steering. each time i turned on my hazard lights, put the vehicle in park and restarted it. the power steering returns.

Steering randomly turns off and on

Driving my 2007 chevrolet hhr on 8/16/2015 when the power steering message came on and i lost all power steering in the car. i pulled over and turn the car off. then i started it again and had power steering back; but after few minutes driving, the light came on again.

While attempting to turn a corner, the power steering cancelled out in the car and vehicle almost hit the median and another car in the next lane due to the fact that the power steering goes away making it very difficult to turn the vehicle; i am not a young woman so it is not easy to manuver the turning of the car when the power steering goes away and live on a limited budget so the manufacturer of the vehicle should make the necessary repair as the problem was not divulged to the public when these automobiles were put on sale and this is a bad problem which is now occurring more and more;

While driving, the power steering message came on and i lost all power steering in the car. i pulled over and shut off the car. then i started it again and had power steering again! this occurs sporadically now.

While traveling on the highway at 60 mph, my power steering light came on and i lost power steering this was on the august 14, 2015. thought i had blown the fuse replaced it. did not drive the vehicle again until monday, august 17, 2015 and again while travelling on the highway at 60 mph the power steering light came on and i lost power steering. made it home parked the car, tuesday morning august 17, 2015 turned the car on and the power steering was fine.

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet hhr. while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel became difficult to steer. the vehicle was restarted and resumed normal operation. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 85,000.

Started the car to move it up a little bit and the power steering failed, very difficult to turn. this car has been a lemon since day one when i bought it from the dealership, front end shakes when you go 60 mph. now i see there are over 300 complaints of steering problems! what am i supposed to do with this heap? will the dealership fix the faulty parts ?

While driving my 2007 hhr, the power steering went out, a chime sounded and the words power steering came up on the display. i pulled over and shut the car off and then started it back up and it was fine. this started yesterday (7/16/2015) and it done the same thing again today.

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet hhr. the contact stated that the eps warning light randomly flashed and the steering wheel became extremely tight and locked several times. the contact had to restart the vehicle, but the failure continued. the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v153000 (steering). the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet hhr. while driving at approximately 35 mph, the power steering seized without warning. the failure occurred intermittently. the contact stated that there was a recall for the steering failure, but the vin was not included. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the approximate failure mileage was 198,000.

While driving my 2007 chevrolet hhr the warning chime came on and the warning on the dash board" power steering". immediately there was no power steering on the car. i stopped the car and restarted and everything was fine. now it is happening at least two or three times a day. there is a gm recall for this exact problem. why isn't my 2007 chevy hhr on the recall list? i should not have to pay to have this problem fixed. this is a terrible safety issue that all gm chevy hhr's should be covered under. what if i killed someone or even worse myself. very scary! i want this covered under the recall. this is a problem on most all chevy hhr no matter what the year of the vehicle. enter "hhr power steering" problem on "google" and see what you will find! do the right thing!

Ignition switch was replaced under recall in nov 2014. on date of failure it was not possible to turn the key, but it could be removed and reinserted. because the ignition key couldn't be turned, the steering wheel was locked and the transmission was locked in park. vehicle had to be towed to chev dealer that advises they will replace it under warranty.

As i was driving the power steering warning light came on and the power steering went out. very hard to drive. i turned off the car and when i restarted it; it ran fine but after about 30 minutes the light came back on and the power steering went out again. i noticed this has been a problem for other hhrs of other years and they were recalled. anyway this year can be as well?? i just bought this car 2 months ago and really can't afford issues with it already.

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet hhr. once the vehicle was started, the power steering malfunctioned and failed to work. in order to get the power steering to work, the vehicle had to be restarted. the vehicle was not diagnosed by an independent mechanic or dealer. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vin was unavailable. the approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

Tl* the contact owned a 2007 chevrolet hhr. while driving at 30 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to turn and force was required in order to turn the vehicle. the check engine warning light illuminated and the power steering was displayed across the message board. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the fuse needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. however, the failure recurred while the contact was driving at 35 mph. as a result, the contact lost control of vehicle and crashed into a building and a tree. the air bags failed to deploy. the contact did not sustain any injuries. a police report was filed. the vehicle was destroyed. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the vin was included in nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v047000 (air bags, electrical system) and 14v171000 (electrical system). the failure mileage was 140,000.

Car parked in garage. i turned on ignition and i get a 'power steering' in display. i backed out of garage and the i could hardly turn the wheel. it was difficult to drive but i was careful. i drove to the dealership and was told they didn't have time to look at it but i could go to another dealer. i got back in my car and turned the ignition and the power steering was back. so i drove back home and searched the internet to see what the problem might be. i was shocked to find that there are a lot of people with hhr having the same problem. i am now afraid to take a trip in it until it can be repaired. i can see where if this goes out while driving.... big time accidents. *tr

I was driving my 2007 chevy hhr when the power steering light came on. i stopped and turned the car off. when i started the car again it fine, but after a mile or 2 the light came back on. i have stopped and started the car again several times and the same thing keeps happening. that tells me that there really isn't anything wrong with the car. i wonder how many other people are having the same problem. *tr

We put the car into park. dash notification for power steering. restarted vehicle. power steering briefly returned. power steering dash notification appeared again. restarted & drove to dealership. *tr