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2008 CHEVROLET HHR — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

crash · 831577 · 2010-12-18

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
HHR
Year
2008
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Miles at failure
40,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY 2008 HHR LOOSES POWER STEERING WHILE TURNING, THEN SUDDENLY RETURNS POWER CAUSING TO OVERSTEER. THIS IS A SEVER SAFETY ISSUE AS IT IS A COME AND GO TYPE PROBLEM,I DO NOT DRIVE DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER FEARING BODY DAMAGE TO PERSONS AND VEHICLES OTHER THAN MYSELF. I HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER ONLY TO BE TOLD WE CAN NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM AS IT IS INTERMITTENT. ALSO THE TIRE PRESSURE DISPLAY IS ON EVEN THO ALL TIRE PRESSURE IS CORRECT, NOT SURE IF THEY ARE RELATED TO "ELECTRIC" POWER STEERING. WOULD LIKE THIS AS A RECORD IF ANY PERSONS ARE INJURED OR WORSE KILLED DUE TO THE POSSIBLE SHORT CIRCUIT IN POWERSTEERING. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO LEAVE THE VEHICLES AT HOME AFTER SPENDING ALL THEIR MONEY ON THEM FOR THIS TO BE A RECALL? *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10371161
Machine
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