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2007 CHEVROLET HHR — STEERING

1 injured · 988432 · 2013-06-23

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
HHR
Year
2007
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
45,900
Speed
65 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING CUT OUT AND I INJURED MY SHOULDER TRYING TO KEEP CAR ON THE ROAD. GM HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM REPORTED WITH THIS MODEL BUT HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT DID NOT SEND A WARNING , RECALL, OR EXTEND THE WARRANTY LIKE THEY HAVE DONE ON OTHER MODELS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. I CHANGED THE FUSE AND STILL HAVING THE ISSUE. HAD TO STOP EVERY 30 MILES SHUT CAR OFF AND RESTART TO GET HOME THAT DAY. IT WAS EXTREMELY STRESSFUL DRIVING AND NOT KNOWING IF IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN . OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE WARNED BY GM , I AM LUCKY IT WAS NOT MUCH WORSE , ONLY MY SHOULDER . MY FAMILY AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED . WAITING FOR FATAL INJURIES OR DEBILITATING INJURIES BEFORE FIXING A SERIOUS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE ACCEPTABLE, BUT THE COMPANY NEEDS TO BE HELD TO A HIGHER STANDARD WHEN THEY KNOW THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10521248
Machine
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