Power Steering Failed problems of the 2007 Chevrolet HHR - part 2

I was operating my vehicle at highway speed when my power steering failed. I heard an indicator sound and then 'power steering' appeared in my driver information center/odometer area. At this time, the vehicle became extremely difficult to steer because the power steering had failed. I slowed to a complete stop, turned the vehicle off, and restarted it. The power steering began to function again. Approximately 5-10 minutes, the power steering failed again while I was at highway speed right before a large curve. I was unable to stop and turn the vehicle off and had to steer with great difficulty to a location where I could turn the vehicle off. This has occurred 3 times in the past 2 weeks. I am no longer operating the vehicle and have it schedule for maintenance. I believe, if the vehicle were to be operated at higher speeds and this occurred it could be dangerous because the vehicle is extremely difficult to operate and their is no warning that a malfunction is about to occur.

Power steering failure started in early 2012 and increased in frequency and duration until repair on 7/26/2012. Initiallly coad Chevrolet dealer of cape girardeau, mo, said it would be covered by recall, and on the their invoice #547639 it is printed "customer requests a factory recall be performed, or viss print shows this unit to be open for a particular campaign. Special policy #10413 pwr steering in dic. No power steering at times. " along with "perform recall as per bulletin; inspect/replace as needed", but then they added "replace power steering motor as per estimate" and charged $281. 59. Their explanation was that VIN really was not covered, but gm might cover and reimburse for the repair if we contacted them directly. Gm customer service was contacted many times starting on 8/17/12 or earlier and on 9/19/12 stated they would not cover repair. In canada this failure was idendified and covered for this model year and others. I want gm to reimburse me for the obvious and dangerous defect that they are aware of and are selectively covering. I have the invoice containing the above information.

May 10th 2012 was the first sign: chimes and then displays: power steering failure, turned off engine and restarted the car and it was fine, then after a few days it started again with chimes and notice of power steering failure, this got more frequent over time to the point of never having power steering. I looked this up on website and found many sighting of the same failure with chevy Hhr's, I did some research and found the same part number for (eps) electric power steering motor was used in 5 different models and years 2003-2011 vehicle with recalls on only some model/years but not mine, which brings us to 2014 and NHTSA and gm announcement recall n140115 note gm bulletin number 14119 will be implemented for model years 2006-2008 and early production of 2009 Chevrolet Hhr (non-turbo) and model year 2003 Saturn ion to provide eps motor replacement for the life of the vehicle. , on gm's webpage as will as reuters. Com stating the same: 309,160 chevy Hhr 2006-2008 and several hundred 2009 and 96,324 Saturn ion from 2003 model years not subject to the recalls will be given lifetime warranties for replacement of the electronic power steering motor. But the dealerships will not honor this unless it's tied to a VIN number, I called gm and the tell me my VIN does not warrant the coverage. Is there something wrong with the english language that I am missing? I even recall the gm ceo announcing this on tv. Can someone please tell a disabled american how to convince this huge corporation to do something as simple as put the bulletin 14119 linked to the model VIN numbers/year that they themselves say are not subject to the recall but are still covered under warranty so I don't spend another four hours a day trying to convince the dealerships and gm customer service that is what they meant by what they wrote. As to this date 06/11/2014 they still won"t honor their own words.

I had just left work and had just entered the freeway driving 55 mph when I heard a chime followed by a warning message on my dashboard that read power steering. It wasn't until I began to turn through an overpass when I realized that the power steering had completly failed. I had to turn to the right and hold the turn using a strong pull of the steering wheel. This was the first time that it went out. I called the dealer to see if there was a recall. They said no. I checked the internet and found that the chevy cobalt which was built on the same platform uses the same part and that vehicle was recalled for the power steering motor. My wife refuses to drive this car. She can barely turn the wheel at a dead stop. In an emergency situation, it will be almost impossible to turn the wheel left then right to avoid an accident.

Hhr 2007 121,000 mi warning light power steering assit failure. Lamp indicator lite vehicle became difficult to steer, was able to get to destination. Immediately checked internet chev 2007 Hhr power steering found 72 complaints. I read if you restart car it resets and works for awhile. So is it broke or is it the computer? reset it seems to work so how is it broke? or is it breaking slowly? I seen where people are replacing motor 300 dollars. . . Cobalt same thing . . . Is there class action suit being filed? this faulty equipment then our fault and we pay? chevolet I hope your taking note of your clients concerns.

The power steering failed while driving. The power steering warning message showed. This has happened several times. When you turn the car off and on it resets. The reset may last for minutes or days. I researched online and there are unlimited stories with the same issue. The chevy cobalts power steering motor has been recalled. The Hhr uses the same part as the cobalt.

The power steering failed on the car while parked. It was determined a short occurred in the steering column that caused the electric assist steering motor to stop working. Changed out the fuse to a much higher rating, fuse still blew out. The steering column was replaced and the car engineers that were consulted said that disassembly of the column was not needed to find the cause of the short. Also the insurance company were called in to see if a previous accident caused the short. The insurance company determined that the short was not caused by the accident.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Hhr. The contact stated that the power steering would fail at any time and the steering wheel would be very difficult to turn. The vehicle would be shut off and restarted in order to correct the failure. Both the dealer and manufacturer were made aware of the failure, but offered no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 90,442 and the current mileage was 90,742. The VIN was unavailable.

Power steering failure. It is the power steering motor, Chevrolet has recalled the exact same part for the Chevrolet cobalt, but not the age Hhr.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Hhr. While the contact was driving 5 mph, approaching a complete stop the power steering failed and the vehicle became difficult to steer. The failure would recur intermittently. The vehicle was taken to two different dealers where the technicians stated the power steering module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 67,916.

Power steering failure I own a 2007 Chevrolet Hhr with 65940 miles. Two times now the "power steering" warning light came on. I took the vehicle to the dealer I purchased the vehivle from and was told that currently there is no vehicle recall for this problem even though the Chevrolet cobalt is currently being recalled, and they both use the same power steering unit. The service person report stated that there was a short in the steering column and the power steering motor is failing, requireing replacement of the column and power steering motor. The total cost for replacement was quoted at $765. 40. This is a safety issue because whem the warning sounded the steering became more difficult. This vehicle problem needs to be recalled as a vehicle safety issue!.

The electric power steering motor fails almost every time my chevy Hhr (2007) is driven. This leaves the vehicle hard to control. I am told that the electric motor needs to be replaced. This is the same electric motor that is in the chevy cobalt and certain pontiacs that was recalled. Gm will not recall this model and is forcing drivers to continue driving with faulty and hazardous power steering motors, or pay to replace them on their own.

The power steering control module fails at 70degrees farenheit and above. Causing the steering wheel to become hard to turn as if the ignition key is turned off.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Hhr. The contact was driving approximately 2 mph in reverse and the power steering failed without warning. The steering wheel became difficult to turn. The power steering malfunction was a permanent loss. The contact continued to drive the vehicle which required force being applied to the steering wheel. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 34,600.

Power steering failure.