2007 Chevrolet Hhr Other / unspecified Problems

THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AS I WAS DRIVING OUT OF A BUSINESS PARKING LOT. I PULLED TO THE SIDE AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT STAYED OFF AND THE POWER STEERING WORKED AGAIN. I CAUTIOUSLY DROVE HOME. THE CAR IS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR WITH 153,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND WE'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS NEW.

NHTSA ID

11364751

Incident

Oct 16, 2020

Mileage

153,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE TRACTION SERVICE AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING UP TO STANDARDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

NHTSA ID

10658919

Incident

Mar 3, 2014

Mileage

66,000 mi

DRIVING VEHICLE, WHEN TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, INFORMATION SHOWED TRACTION CONTROL OFF AND THE CAR WAS SHIFTING HARD. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON WITH TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT TIL CAR WAS CUT OFF AND RESTARTED. SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN ITS ABOVE 70 DEGREES OUTSIDE. HERE LATELY IT HAS HAPPENED ON ALL OCCASIONS. CHECKED BLOGS AND HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. EX: I RECENLTY BOUGHT THIS CAR, HAVING IT FOR A FEW WEEKS IT HAS THIS BIZZARE ISSUE. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON OCCASION, WILL FLASH. AND THE ENTIRE FRONT END BASICALLY STARTS SOUNDING LIKE ITS CRUMBLING TO BITS. IF I PULL OVER, TURN THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON AGAIN, ITS STOPS AND DOESN'T DO IT AGAIN FOR SOME TIME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD ME THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT THE ISSUE, AND CHARGED ME 90 BUCKS JUST TO LOOK AT IT. I WAS HOPING SOMEONE ELSE WITH THE SAME ISSUE WOULD HAVE FOUND THE PROBLEM. ANOTHER: HELLO ALL . I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY HHR WITH A FEW THINGS GOING ON . CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON ( SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL / TRACTION CONTROL OFF ), BANGS INTO GEAR. SEEMS THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON BLOGS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. AUTOZONE PULLED THE CODE FOR MINE AND SAID ITS A TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR THAT WAS BAD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10577302

Incident

Aug 28, 2013

Mileage

73,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH ON AN ICY AND SNOWY ROAD SURFACE, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AS THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO A PARKING LOT WHERE THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT DRIVE TRAIN AND BOTH FRONT INNER CHROME WHEELS WERE COMPLETELY IMPACTED WITH SNOW. THE CONTACT CLEARED OFF THE SNOW FROM THE AFFECTED AREAS AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING ON A ROAD WITH SNOW OF SIX INCHES OR MORE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

NHTSA ID

10564395

Incident

Feb 13, 2014

Mileage

87,000 mi

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY HHR AND FEW MONTHS AGO MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COME ON AND ENGINE LIGHT. THEN SHORTLY AFTER MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN GOING OUT PERIODICALLY...LAST TIME WAS ON A EXIT RAMP ON THE CURVE. I ALMOST PUT IT IN THE DITCH. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE COBALT HAD RECALLS ON THESE ITEMS BUT NOT THE HHR. WHICH MAKES NO SENSE BECAUSE OF THE SAME CHASSIS AND ALL. I TOOK IT TO ED SCHIDMT CHEVY IN PERRYSBURG OHIO AND THEY SAID I NEED A STEERING COLUMN (BECAUSE POWER STEERING MODULE IS IN COLUMN), POWER STEERING MOTOR, CAMSHAFT VALVE ACTUATORS, LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM, AND FRONT STRUTS. I HAVE READ A LOT OF INTERNET FORUMS AND THERE HAS BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON SAME ISSUES. CHEVY SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS. DEALERSHIP WANTS $2300+ FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10543246

Incident

Jun 19, 2013

Mileage

91,675 mi

ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND ALONGWITH THE TRACTION LIGHT TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP STATED THAT SPARK PLUGS NEED TO BE REPLACE ALSO ENGINE COIL HAD ALL NEW SPARK PLUGS REPLACE AN ALL NEW ENGINE COIL PROBLEM STILL EXIT WENT ON CHEVY SITE OTHER OWNER SEEM TO B'E HAVE THIS PROBLEM ANOTHER SUGGEST WAS THAT THE AIR FILTER MAYBE CAUSE PROBL"EM CHANGE THAT OUT GOT A CODE READER DONE ON IT NOTHING SEEM TO SHOW ANYTHING WRONG HOWEVER LIGHT STILL ON FOR BOTH PROBLEM WHAT CAN BE DONE TO FIX PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10536223

Incident

Mar 7, 2013

Mileage

84,000 mi

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY HHR PURCHASED NEW AND THE WHOLE CAR SHIMMIES AND SHAKES WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, WORSE WHEN GOING DOWN HILL OR WHEN YOU NEED THEM MOST EVEN AT SLOW SPEEDS OF 20 OR 30 MPH. MY MECHANICS HAVE NEVER SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM AS LONG AS I HAVE OWNED THEM, NOR SAID BRAKES OR ROTORS NEEDED REPAIR OR REPLACED. I FEEL SO UNSAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY ME UNTIL I READ ALL THESE COMPLAINTS. IT HAS JUST NOW REACHED 40K MILES ON THE CAR, AND IS WHAT I WOULD CONSIDER IN LIKE NEW CONDITION. IF THERE IS SUCH A PROBLEM CHEVY SHOULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BY NOW. *TR

NHTSA ID

10382888

Incident

Nov 5, 2007

MY 2007 HHR HAS MADE NOISE WHILE DRIVING SINCE I PURCHASE THE CAR. EVERY 6-12 MONTHS IT SEEMS THAT THIS CAR NEEDS NEW BRAKES I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SINCE 2008 AND HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES TWICE DUE TO BAD TRACTION. RECENTLY I HAD TO REPLACE THE STABILIZER BAR WHICH WAS THE REASON THE CAR MADE NOISE WHILE DRIVING, I KNOW THAT CHEVY IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT TO CONTINUE TO TELL CUSTOMERS THAT IT IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THREE WEEK AGO WHEN PUTTING ON BRAKES THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES KICK IN AND CAUSE THE CAR TO TAIL SPIN AND INTURN I END UP IN THE GUARD RAIL. I REALLY THIS THAT THIS VEHICLE AND ALOT OF ISSUES THAT WHEN NOT TESTED BEFORE CONSUMERS REALLY STARTED BUYING THIS MODEL. I HAVE SPENT ALOT OF MONEY OUT OF POCKETS FOR THIS CAR, TIRES FOR THIS CAR FROM SEARS RUN $150 A TIRE AND THE STABILIZER BAR COST ME $325. *TR

NHTSA ID

10277247

Incident

Jun 22, 2009

Mileage

50,000 mi