Chevrolet HHR 2003–2006 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin 050232002A · NHTSA communication 10017423 · issued Oct 1, 2005

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Steering

component

2003–2006

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

Power steering inoperative/steering wheel hard to turn, pwr str message displayed on driver information center (dic) after jump starting vehicle. *tt

Vehicles covered

2006 Chevrolet HHR
2003 Saturn Ion
2004 Saturn Ion
2005 Saturn Ion
2006 Saturn Ion

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.