2006 Chevy HHR - when car is turned off, key gets stuck in ignition and cannot be removed. After moving the shifter in and out of gear, key will eventually come out. This happens intermittently, but has happened 4 times over the last week, so it appears to be a worsening condition. Based on comments on owner websites, this is something that is not uncommon among Hhrs (hhrclub.org, answerbag.com, fixya.com, chevyhhr.net). Have printed off a part number from one of the sites and am taking to the dealer tomorrow.

- Rochester Hills, MI, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet HHR. While driving approximately 35 mph in rainy conditions, the steering wheel vibrated when the brake pedal was depressed. The vehicle also pulled excessively towards the left. The ABS was not operating normally and locked up. There were no warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The failure recurred on a separate occasion. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and they stated that the rotors overheated. The vehicle was repaired. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 8,900 and current mileage was 11,260.

- Box Elder, SD, USA

Bolt fell out of the lower right steering arm, causing the entire wheel assembly to move backward upon braking and forward on acceleration.

- Oakland, OR, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet HHR. The contact stated that his vehicle has electronic steering, which sporadically becomes inoperative and disables the steering mechanism. He took the vehicle to the dealer and they repaired the wiring to the fuse box. Several days later, while driving 10 mph, the steering column failed and the vehicle crashed into several street signs. A police report was filed. The contact has pictures of the vehicle. The VIN was unknown. The failure and current mileages were 24,000.

- Farmington Hills, MI, USA

Received safety recall notice in mail 04-05-08. Tried to call dealer on Saturday, but get through. Talked to a rep in the service dept at londoff Chevrolet. Per rep they did not have the parts to fix the problem. He advised me to call back in a week. Called 04-11-08 and got an appointment to have the roof-rail air bag installed in order to conform to motor vehicle safety standard 201 for my HHR. I was given an appointment for Friday, 04-18-08 at 10:00am to find out that supposedly they just installed the last one and didn't have the parts available for my vehicle. I spoke to another csr in the service dept. He didn't know how this happened but stated that enterprise had brought some HHR 's in and they had fixed them. I am upset that they would install the air bag in enterprise cars and not at least keep the one for my scheduled appointment. How dangerous is this safety recall? the consumer stated the vehicle broke down within the first six months of ownership. The consumer stated the vehicle has lost power steering on two occasions. The speedometer was erratic and the vehicle would suddenly lunge forward while driving.. when the consumer took the vehicle to the dealer, they stated it was a wiring problem. Updated IVOQ 08/12/10 updated IVOQ 08/31/10

- St Louis, MO, USA