2006 HHR LS - DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF WITH NORMAL OPENING OF THE DOOR. COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR WITHOUT PUTTING WINDOW DOWN AND USING THE OUTSIDE HANDLE. IF THIS WAS AN EMERGENCY - I WOULD HAVE BEEN STUCK IN THE CAR. *TR POWER STEERING FAILURE - POWER STEERING QUITS WHILE DRIVING - WAS GOING 55 MPH. AND THE POWER STEERING JUST WENT OFF.. PULLED TO THE SIDE WITH DIFFICULTY - SHUT THE CAR OFF. RESTARTED CAR - AND THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING AGAIN. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ENGINE BECAME SLUGGISH, UNRESPONSIVE TO GAS PEDAL, AND SHUT DOWN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC CAUSING DANGEROUS SITUATION. INSTRUMENT WARNINGS: ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND SOMETHING ABOUT TRACTION... CALLED ONSTAR - TOWED TO DEALER AND DIAGNOSTICS SAID "WRONG READINGS ON THE THROTTLE BODY" AND "WRONG GAS PEDAL POSITION". DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE BODY. *TR