# 2006 CHEVROLET HHR — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `1267907` · 2016-03-14 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** HHR
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 52,000
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
TWICE THE POWER STEERING STOPPED AND THE CAR WAS EXTREMELY HARD/IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER.  FIRST TIME WAS WHEN PARKING AND AFTER HAVING THE ENGINE OFF FOR AND HOUR I STARTED IT UP AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE, SO DID NOT WORK THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A FLUKE.  SECOND TIME WAS GOING AROUND A CURVE ON AN ONRAMP TO AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND THE STEERING ACTED ALMOST LIKE IT LOCKED, NO CONTROL HIT A LIGHT POLE AND CAR IS DAMAGED EXTENSIVELY.
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