GVWR: Class 1C: 4,001 - 5,000 lb (1,814 - 2,268 kg)
Make: CHEVROLET
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Manufacturer Id: 984
Model: HHR
Model Year: 2011
Other Engine Info: VVT, ALUM
Other Restraint System Info: Airbags: Roof Side (All seating rows for vehicles with 3 or fewer seating rows; 1st, 2nd, and 3rd row for vehicles with 4 or more seating rows)
MOST RECENTLY ALMOST EVERY TIME I TURN ON MY CAR, I WILL DRIVE FOR MAYBE 5 MINUTES AND MY STEERING WHEEL BECOMES LOCKED. I WILL PULL OFF TO THE SIDE SHUT OFF & TURN BACK ON THE CAR LEAVE IT SIT ON FOR ANOTHER MINUTE OR SO PULL OFF AND THE POWER STEERING WILL BECOME ENGAGED AGAIN LOCKING THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE DAYS HAVE BECOME HOTTER. I HAVE CALLED MY DEALERSHIP AND MADE APPOINTMENTS TO GET IT DIAGNOSED BY EVERY TIME I WILL GO IN FOR THE APPOINTMENT AT THAT MOMENT THEY WILL LOOK AT IT AND SAY OR NOTHING IS WRONG. THERE ARE NO DISPLAY WARNINGS ON YOUR DASH BOARD, YOU WILL HAVE TO BRING IT BACK TO US WHEN IT IS ON. THIS ISSUE IS BECOMING VERY ALARMING TO ME SINCE IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. I CAN'T KEEP TAKING OFF EVERY TIME I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE ESPECIALLY IF WHEN I GO TO THE DEALERSHIP AND NO WORK GETS DONE. *TR
2011
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING. I LIVE JUST 5 MINUTES FROM THE OFFICE. I PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AND WAS GOING ABOUT 5MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE ESC ACTIVE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH, THEN A YELLOW TRIANGLE WARNING STARTED FLASHING. THE TRANSMISSION FELT LIKE IT STARTED TO SHAKE AND THE CAR DECELERATED ON ITS OWN. I APPLIED THE BRAKES, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, AND THE WARNINGS WENT AWAY. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN SO I STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND AGAIN, THE SAME WARNINGS. HELP! THE ROADS WERE NOT WET, I WAS NEVER ABOVE 8MPH WHEN THESE TWO INCIDENTS OCCURRED. THANK YOU. *TR