2006 Chevy HHR lt, while driving at a posted speed of 45mph, daughter lost power steering sending her into the curb almost hitting another car then into the curb again. She was terrified by this incident. My husband went to pick her up and he drove the vehicle back to our house, and while on the highway at 65mph, again the power steering failed, and he almost crashed into the wall but was able to bring the vehicle to a stop within inches of crashing. The power steering light has now come on several times, and the steering has gone out while driving three times thus far. In addition the gear shift has become a problem again where it locks, and I have already had this replaced 3 times, each time lasting about a year before the problem reoccurs. I have read that several other 2006 models have been experiencing the same power steering problem, several of them resulting in accidents. Are they waiting for someone to be killed before expanding the recall to include the steering on the 2006 Chevy HHR?

- Mesa, AZ, USA

Turned on the ignition and the dashboard gauges all went out. Pulled the fuse and reinserted it - problem corrected. T/C indicator on instrument panel came on and the transmission was upshifting hard. Again, I removed and reinstalled the fuses and the problem went away. Power steering warning was displayed on the dash and the power steering was disabled. I removed and reinstalled the fuse associated with the power steering and the problem went away. I did notice that most of the fuses were mildly oxidized on one leg of each fuse.

- Sherman, TX, USA

While driving on the highway at 65-70 mph my power steering shut off. The dash board dinged 3 times, got a message about the power steering and the needles on the mph and rpms were all over the place. The shifter is on the floor and will make a clicking noise like it's trying to find a gear or something. That happened on 7/31/10 and has happened 4 times since. This situation can happen at speeds. Car will also buck/jerk hard when trying to accelerate when this happens. I have given up driving the car as its not safe. I haven't gotten it fixed yet since I would like to see this problem recalled.

- Chardon, OH, USA

I have a 2006 Chevy HHR lt with just 30K. Drove it off the lot with 3 miles and at 200 miles it had the rotors turned for the first of about 30 times. The steering wheel shudders when breaking or at speeds above 45 mph so much so that at times the car is hard to control. The answer to this very dangerous problem is..turn the rotors. "normal wear and tear" this is not acceptable to me anymore. My car has had issues with the shocks, the struts, the continued rotor problem, the steering wheel that shudders, and as of today, the power steering is going as well as the steering rack. The potential of me killing myself, my children, or the person next to me has become a reality. I have complained since practically driving it off the lot. GM just refuses to pay, or do anything about this. I have been in touch with the CEO of GM as well as the North America president mark reuss I have expressed my concerns with the safety of the HHR. And I have said that the answer is not to "just turn the rotors for the 35th time". there is something very wrong with this car, and it seems as though everyone that drives one has the same power steering, rotor, at the shudder of the steering wheel. I have plunked nearly 2K into a car that GM needs to be responsible for. An urgent recall needs to be issued or I see the potential of a Toyota problem on the horizon for GM and their Chevy HHR. I really believe it is going to take someone or maybe many to be injured or worse yet dead before GM will look into this further. The world headquarters told me yesterday that there are no other complaints like mine and I shouldn't believe what I read. They have closed my case and refuse to listen any longer. I know this is not my driving, I am not hard on the brakes, nor have I caused the rotors needing to be turned so many times on the lathe that they are like putting bicycle brakes on a freight train. Car is a bit too heavy to stop when you have rotors that are dangerously thin.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

Traveling on 2 lane road at posted speed limit of 55 mph. Power steering failed without warning. Ability to steer vehicle greatly compromised. This was the second failure of power steering. First failure due to blown fuse. This failure the electronic power steering motor failed. Power steering motor replaced.

- Fleetwood, PA, USA

Power steering fails while driving, turning the car off then back on temporarily fixes the issue. Sounds similar to recall on same year cobalt.

- Gray, GA, USA

2006 HHR ls - driver's side door handle broke off with normal opening of the door. Could not get out of the car without putting window down and using the outside handle. If this was an emergency - I would have been stuck in the car. Power steering failure - power steering quits while driving - was going 55 mph. And the power steering just went off.. pulled to the side with difficulty - shut the car off. Restarted car - and the power steering was working again. Very dangerous situation.

- Phillipston, MA, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet HHR. While traveling 55 mph the contact noticed a chime noise inside the vehicle, seconds later the contact noticed that the vehicle no longer had power steering. The vehicle had not been diagnosed and there were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages was 63000. The VIN was unavailable.

- Hanford, CA, USA

2006 Chevy HHR, driving the car, the power steering indicator light came across the info screen, then power steering went out. Had to pull over turn the car off & restart, worked fine for a couple miles then it happened again, & now it happens all the time.

- Deltona, FL, USA

2006 Chevy HHR power steering failure. Lost power steering in a sharp curve. Immediate and with no advanced warning. Forced to shoulder and almost into a ditch. The warning message and chime worked but that doesn't help you control the vehicle!! fortunately I was driving this time. If my wife had been driving there is no way with her limited strength that we would have made it around the curve. I understand from the internet that this is a recurring problem for Hhrs and Chevy cobalts. They both use the same faulty power steering motor. Chevy has issued a recall onthe cobalts. Why not the HHR?

- Canton, GA, USA

My car, Chevrolet HHR ls 2006, lost power steering more than 10 times as of December of 2009. I had my car repaired at Chevy dealer 4 times already for same problem. Each time they fixed the problem, but it came back again and again, and recently it happened more often. I leased this brand new car in 2006. At the end of 3 years leasing, I bought it in 2009. I took good care of it all the time. The power steering failure first happened in Dec. Of 2009. When I was driving on the road, suddenly it was hard to make a turn, and my car was thrown forward each time when I got oil to move forward. The message "power steering" popped up on the display panel. I had my car towed to Chevy dealer because the driving wheel could not be moved at all after restarted the car;however, when my car was at Chevy dealer, the problem disappeared and they could not find other problem. Then 2 months later, it happened again and disappeared after half day. After this repeated 3 or 4 times, my car was towed the 2nd time to Chevy dealer on Feb.26, 2010 because the driving wheel could not turned. This time they found something and fixed it. In the following 3 months, this problem was happened and gone at least 3 times. We were scared and did not dare to drive far from home. On May 24, 2010, my husband got same problem with engine light on and he drove to Chevy dealer immediately. They fixed it. Only one week later, on June 2nd, the car was towed the 3rd time to the Chevy dealer for same problem. They replaced the steering column and steering module. My husband picked it up the next day, but just after 2 miles driving, same problem occurred, so he had to drive back to the dealer right away. They fixed it and drove 50 miles to test it and it was good. Yesterday I drove it home and it was good too. But this morning, same problem happened again. Since it is Saturday, the Chevy store does not open. We can not go anywhere, even grocery stores. This really is a disaster, we are so scared!

- Port St Lucie, FL, USA

2006 Chevrolet HHR - under normal operating conditions, while driving at low speeds (15 - 25 mph) and turning to the right, car will "chime", "power steering" appears on the control panel and the power steering will go out making vehicle very hard to drive. Once car is shut off and restarted, power steering begins working again. Took vehicle to local mechanic, was told that the electronic steering control unit and entire steering column needed to be replaced. Cost would be $1,355. Taking it to Chevy dealer today for second opinion. Purchased car used in 2008 with 27,000 miles on it. Currently has 77,000 miles. Happens approximately 4 times per week for the past month.

- Cincinnati, OH, USA

I was driving my 2006 HHR that has electronic power steering (eps) which failed for no apparent reason on 4-18-2010. There were no events leading up to this other than I was just going about 1mile from work to home. There were no crashes or injuries as a result. On looking into the problem I found that GM has a recall on other vehicles that has the identical electronic power steering but the HHR is not one of them on the recall list.. I did find the 60amp fuse blown that protects this system from overload conditions. There were no hard turns against the wheel stops either right or left. The fuse just blew. I replaced the fuse just today 4-19-2010 and thus far the system seems to be operating normally. As to why the fuse blew in the first place well that's the million dollar question!

- Homer Glen, IL, USA

While driving a tone alert sounding and power steering warning came across digital display, at time lost all power steering and could hardly steer auto to the side of roadway. After calling the Chevrolet garage was told this is a common problem with the electrical motor and several others were recalled but not for the HHR I have. If the electrical motors are failing in other models GM should replace all the electrical power steering motors to avoid accidents.

- Clendenin, WV, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet HHR. The contact stated the power steering would fail whenever the vehicle was in operation and would reset itself within a mile. The dealer advised performing a diagnostic to determine the cause of failure. The manufacturer also advised having a diagnostic performed, at the owners expense, before they would provide any assistance. The failure mileage was 61,000.

- Beech Bluff, TN, USA

Power steering motor failure. This happens under normal driving with no warning what so ever. It does not matter if you are on the freeway or around town, it has happened during both. The vehicle does flash power steering on the information center. This is the fourth time this has happened in the past 6 weeks and I am concerned about replacing due to having the same problem with the replacement part. My wife is the primary driver of the vehicle and has stated that it is very hard to control. Today she was driving home when the failure occurred. She was almost home and the steering began to work properly while she was in the middle of a right hand curve. She had ample amount of pressure on the steering wheel at that time to keep the car in the road (at a reduced and safe speed) and then suddenly she had power steering again. She ran into the ditch but no damage was done that I can find. Both her and my children use this car daily and with its current problem, I don't feel it's safe drive or sale.

- Mount Vernon, KY, USA

2006 Chevy HHR power steering is failing. (stutters on and off)

- Manton, MI, USA

To whom it may concern, I recently had repair work done on my wife's 2006 HHR LT2. The problem we were having was that she would randomly lose power steering with a warning chime and a notification on the instrument panel. This would be temporarily resolved by restarting the vehicle. I wasted little time and had it tested at classic Chevrolet in sugar land, tx. They soon discovered that the power steering motor was faulty. I had them replace it. Now I've been a lifelong GM customer and I was very disappointed with this expense, not only was it a failure unassociated to neglect but it was also a very dangerous problem. This problem is also highly documented on the web by many other HHR owners. After GM announced the recall of 1.3mil vehicles with this problem. The HHR was not listed yet but the Chevy cobalt and Pontiac G5 were. The HHR shares the same power steering motor as the cobalt and G5. GM part # 20763801. Jtekt North America is the producer of this motor. From what I discovered on the internet, GM has filed a lawsuit against jtekt in response to this issue. It is still unclear to me how GM has not included this model in there recall. I have recently been denied reimbursement by Chevrolet for my expenses.

- Sugar Land, TX, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet HHR. While driving 70 mph the power steering will suddenly malfunction making the vehicle difficult to steer. The contact has to restart the vehicle in order for the power steering to resume functioning properly. The contact has taken the vehicle to the dealership and was informed that the power steering assembly needs to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired at time of complaint. The failure mileage was 19,500. Updated 06/17/10. The consumer stated the power steering would fail at any speed, anytime and any place. Updated 06/30/10.

- Titusville, FL, USA

Clunking noise in steering. 3 dealers tried to repair on 18/may06, 26jan09, 3mar10, noise still there. Waiting on parts this date for another "fix".

- Fredericksburg, TX, USA