Chevrolet HHR steering problems
1,637 complaint narratives mention steering terms.
Key facts
3,574 owner complaints analyzed
7 distinct recall campaigns
69,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2006 to 2011 model years. Data snapshot: . 2,899 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Steering behavior evidence
1,637 of 3,574 complaints match this topic (45.8%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10148021 · 2006-01-18 (January 18, 2006)
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE MESSAGE BOARD FLASHED POWER STEERING, WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE POWER STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *NM UPDATED 02/28/06
Owner-reported narrative. 400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10148021 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10168354 · 2006-09-15 (September 15, 2006)
ONE DAY THE RADIO WOULD NOT CHANGE STATIONS, I USED THE CONTROL ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND RADIO TURNED UP ALL THE WAY AND WOULD NOT TURN DOWN UNTIL I PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER THEY TESTED AND ORDERED A NEW RADIO. NOT INSTALLED YET. A FEW DAYS LATER THE INTERIOR LIGHTS GOT REAL DIM AND WOULD NOT GET BRIGHTER UNLESS I TURNED THE AUTO LIGHTS OFF. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. ABOUT A WEEK LATER,WENT OUT TO START THE CAR IT WOULD NOT START AND THE KEY GOT STUCK IN THE IGNITION, CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE THEY JUMPED IT…
Owner-reported narrative. 7,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10168354 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10172150 · 2006-10-30 (October 30, 2006)
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON A CITY STREET, THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE PULLING TO THE RIGHT SIDE. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS LYING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. AFTER BEING TOWED TO THE DEALER, IT WAS DETERMINED THE STEERING KNUCKLE FRACTURED INTO, AND CAUSED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE TO ROLL UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHILE ATTACHED TO THE REMAINING HALF OF THE STEERING KNUCKLE. THE MA…
Owner-reported narrative. 4,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10172150 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10176788 · 2006-12-22 (December 22, 2006)
KEY LOCKS IN THE IGNITION AND WILL NOT RELEASE, IT TOOK REPEATED ATTEMPS AT FIRST OF CYCLING THE KEY OFF AND ON TO GET IT TO RELEASE AFTER A WEEK OR TWO THE PROPLEM BECAME WORSE TO THE POINT OF THE THE SHIFTER HAD TO BE CYCLED FROM PARK TO LOW AND BACK SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE KEY WOULD LOCK AND RELEASE FROM THE STEERING COLLUM, AFTER A FEW DAYS THIS DIDN'T WORK,THE PROBLEM THEN WAS MENTIONED TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS "COMMON" WITH THIS MODEY OF HHR. HAD I NOT BEEN A MECHANIC THE VEHICLE WOULD BE STUCK WERE EVER THE PROBLEM OCCURED, I …
Owner-reported narrative. 7,350 miles reported. Look up ODI 10176788 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10183106 · 2007-02-21 (February 21, 2007)
2006 HHR LT. HISTORY OF ABS/BRAKE/FRONT END COMPONENT FAILURES AND ELECTRONIC MALFUNCTIONS SINCE PURCHASE IN WINTER OF 2005. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES STEERING WHEEL SHOOK HARD FROM L TO R AND BRAKES GRABBED/RELEASED. DEALER FOUND ROTORS WARPED AT LESS THAN 10K MILES. WARRANTY REPAIR/RESURFACE. PROBLEMS CONTINUED: ABS ENGAGED ON DRY PAVEMENT UNDER 10 MPH BUT WOULD NOT ENGAGE AT ROAD SPEEDS WITH BRAKES HEAVILY APPLIED. AT SAME TIME, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. ASE CERTIFIED GM MECHANICS TOLD ME THIS WAS IMPOSSIBLE - UNTIL SERVICE MANAGER TEST DROVE AND CO…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10183106 at NHTSA ↗