Power Steering Light On problems of the 2009 Chevrolet HHR

Tl-the contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Hhr. The contact stated that while reversing at a low speed, the power steering warning light illuminated and the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. The vehicle was taken to a dealer but had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number:14v153000 (power steering). The failure mileage was 91,000. Ss.

Went to back Hhr out of my garage and the brake pedal was rock hard with no give. Power steering has no power and the exc light is on. Not safe to drive at all. I have had numerous problems with this car. The ignition, air bags, brakes, door lock actuators. . . The list goes on. This one takes the cake due to safety concerns.

I was making a left hand turn when my power steering suddenly stopped working. The power steering light was on on the dash board and vehicle was very diffucult to drive. On 09\10\2014 I called serra Chevrolet in madison TN and told a service rep named debbie what had happened and what I needed to do to get this fixed. She told me that I needed to call back in a couple of weeks when a new recall was issued. I asked if this could happen again and she replied "its possible. " so I asked her what I could do to fix this and she said "well you can bring it to us and pay to have it fixed and when a new recall was issued I could get my money back from them. " if they have this part in stock should they not fix it now and not let this power loss happen again? I have to work and I'm very nervous this will happen again without warning. I also never recieved a recall notice a year ago or I would have had this done then. Thanks.

I was pulling out of a parking space at wal mart and a beeping sound got my attention and then I realized the steering wheel was almost impossible to turn. . I stopped in the middle of the lane and turned the car off. . . We sat there for about 15 seconds and I started the car again and the steering was fine then. . We then drove about a half mile to the dollar tree and it happened again as I was pulling into a parking space. . I parked and we went in the store. . When I came back out it was working again. . . Then today, sept. 15, 2014, I pulled into the library and as soon as I started to turn into a parking space, the steering wouldn't work and the beeping sound started and the power steering light was on again. . . . I turned it off right there and waited a few seconds and it was again working. . . We don't trust taking this car anywhere and had planned an extended trip to washington to stay with our granddaughter but we just don't dare do it. . . This is such a huge safety issue and we want it fixed!!!!! also, the service air bag light has been on for almost the entire time we have owned the car. . I have all the reciepts of taking it in to be checked and the charges we have incurred. . . It has been on the last time for over a month as we had just had it in again . . The light went off for about 20 miles after we left the dealership and then came on and has been on ever since. . . This whole thing has been ridiculous!!!!!! who can help us?????.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Hhr. The contact stated that while driving at 40 mph, the contact stated that the power steering warning light illuminated and the brakes failed to respond. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was shifted to park in order to stop the vehicle. In addition, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 84,000.

Tl - the contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Hhr. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver as the power steering warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for a diagnostic. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v153000 (steering). The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 87,000 and the current mileage was 90,000. Dr.

While making a left turn the power steering light came on and I could not turn the steering wheel. Four days later it did the same thing while driving straight on the road at about 30 mph. Each time I have to turn the car off and then restart it to make the problem go away. This could lead to crashes causing injury or death.

While driving in a parking lot I heard a ding, looked down at the dash and saw that a power steering warning light was on. I tried pulling into a parking space and noticed that I had no power steering assist and had to muscle the car over. I turned off the engine, restarted it and everything seemed ok. This issue started happening every few days after that, sometimes at highway speed. This is a very dangerous situation, had this been a less strong person like my wife or an elderly person she would not have had the strength to steer the car! after doing extensive research I was shocked at what I found. The Hhr is built on a chevy cobalt chassis, and the cobalt has a recall for this same exact issue but chevy had not had a recall on the Hhr, not is the us anyway. Canada has forced gm to do a recall on the Hhr for this same exact issue but to date it has not been done in the us. The defective steering motor part number recalled on the cobalt was the same exact part number as the Hhr, so why has this not been addressed on the Hhr? if you'll read some of the Hhr forums you'll learn that mine was not as isolated occurrence, it is very common and seems to start happening when the cars get around 50,000 miles. Had this happened to an elder person at highway speeds chances are they would not have been able to control the vehicle, this disables the steering! I had this repaired at an astronomical cost of over $800. My car was still under warranty, but surprise surprise gm said this is not covered under the chassis warranty? what, the steering is not a component of the chassis? this issue needs to be addressed, im surprised someones life has not already been lost over this issue. Please force gm to recall this issue and refund ones like me that have had to pay out of our pockets to have this repaired.

Started the car up and the power steering light came on. No steering. Drove home carefully and shut motor off. Started car up again and the power steering worked. Went to dealer and shut car off. They said warranty was off. Started car back up and power steering light came back on and no steering. I went back home. I can shut off the car and the light doesn't come on for about 30 seconds. Now I will be forced to have it fixed at my expense even though I have discovered through the internet that this is a common problem with Hhr's and general motors will not recall the vehicles.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Hhr. The contact stated that the power steering failed and the steering wheel became hard to turn. The failure recurred numerous times while driving at any speed. The power steering warning light was illuminated when the failure occurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 54,000 and the current 57,500.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Hhr. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver as the power steering warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 66,686.

On 6-23-2013 driving on the highway and while attempting to may a right hand turn my power steering on my 09 chevy Hhr failed without warning, this failure almost cause me to hit another car that was stopped and waiting to merge on the highway, I pulled to the shoulder of the road to check because the power steering warning light was on in the dash lights, finding nothing wrong under hood I restarted the car without any problems or warning lights on and drive home. The next day while returning from work on the interstate the power steering warning light returned on the dash with a loss of steering only by forcing the steering wheel to the right or left to make a turn or lane change, after I arrived home I got on the internet to see where my fill tank was for my power steering and learned that my Hhr has electronic assist steering but I also learned that my car has been reported by numerous people across the country with the same problem with power steering units on the Hhr, some with near death accidents, "wow". I know my wife or daughter could not handle this car when the power steering goes out without warning so this vehicle is being parked until I can get a full test on the unit.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Hhr. The contact stated that the power steering assist failed intermittently. The power steering assist warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 57,325. The current mileage was 57,350.

Was going around a curve when my power steering light came on. My wheel was very hard to turn. Wasn't so bad when I was driving at higher speeds, but it was almost impossible to turn into my driveway. As soon as I turned off my car and turned it back on it worked fine. I took it in and the dealer said their was an internal problem with the power steering and had to replace the motor.

While driving power steering light will come on and loss of power steering occurs, also shaking, have replaced rotors and brakes twice within one year, why is Chevrolet not fixing the problems on the Hhr when other models with same components have been recalled. I will never buy another Chevrolet if they fail to resolve these issues.