HAVING ALOT OF NOISE FROM FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR, SOUNDS IF SOMETHING IS LOOSE, SOUND IS AT LOW SPEEDS, HAVE HEARD CHEVY IS HAVING ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH LOOSE STEERING COLUMNS AND HAS POSTED A TSB 04-03-08-006E, TO DEALERS. I BELIEVE SO MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING THE PROBLEM WITH THIS THAT CHEVY SHOULD HAVE TO RECALL AND FIX ALL CARS WITH PROBLEM. *TR
2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. A MESSAGE COMES ACROSS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SAYING MOTOR POWER REDUCED; MOTOR SHUT DOWN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY, BUT, THE REPAIR ONLY REMEDIED THE STALLING TEMPORARILY. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL SO THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT OF A GM RECALL FOR THE PCM, BUT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.