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2008 CHEVROLET HHR — STEERING

crash · 1023678 · 2013-11-25

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
HHR
Year
2008
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
89,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

POWER STEERING GOES OUT, IT WILL BE FINE THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING TIGHTENS UP AND I CANNOT TURN LIKE I AM SUPPOSE TO, THIS HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN AND I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN AND MYSELF. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I HAD MY CHILDREN WITH ME AND I HIT A CURB WHICH TORE MY TIRE UP. IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES WHICH HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK INTO OTHER CARS AND A SEMI. I WOULD NOT COMPLAIN BUT IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND I HAVE CHILDREN. THIS IS NOT SAFE AT ALL AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED BECAUSE I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST ABOUT $300, I GOT ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS, BUT FOUND NO RECALL ON THE HHR AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE COBALT WHICH APPARENTLY HAS THE SAME BRAND OR TYPE OF POWER STEERING, THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT CHEVY HASN'T HAD A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, THEY SHOULD BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED AND FOUND I WAS NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM IT APPEARS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME DEFECT. THE POWER STEERING ISSUE IS MY MAIN ISSUE I AM SCARED I AM GOING TO END UP HAVING A WRECK LIKE HAVE ALMOST HAD NUMEROUS TIMES, THIS IS THE ONLY CAR I OWN SO I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY CHILDREN'S SAFETY!!!!! *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10553661
Machine
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