There are 7 stored owner reports matching the brakes leading-label group for the 2010 Chevrolet HHR in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT ON ALDI DR. AND ROUTE 48.WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR RESULTING IN RUNNING THRU THE LIGHT STOPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 48 AFTER USING EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GET STOPPED.IT WAS A MIRACLE THAT I DIDNT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.I DO HAVE A PA. CERTIFIED INSPECTION MECHANICS LICENSE.I GOT OUT OF CAR AND SEEN BRAKE FLUID RUNNING OUT OF RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WITH 4 WAYS ON I BACKED CAR OFF OF ROUTE 48 INTO HOME DEPOT PARKING LOT AND CHECKED OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS.I SEEN THE CALIBER BRAKE HOSE HANGING DOWN TOWARDS THE GROUND WITH FLUID RUNNING OUT.I CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE ME HOME.WHEN GETTING AUTO HOME I JACKED RIGHT FRONT OF CAR UP AND PLACED JACK STAND UNDER CAR.THEN REMOVED R-FRONT WHEEL AND SEEN THE THAT THE METAL CLAMP HOLDING THE BRAKE HOSE TO THE CAR RUSTED AWAY ,IT WAS PAPER THIN RESULTING IN THE HOSE BLOWING OFF.WITH ABS AND A SINGLE MASTER CYLINDER IT WAS A COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE! I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND THE WERE SORRY ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED .I HAVE CHANGED BOTH FRONT BRAKE HOSES.THE BOTH HOSES WHERE UNDER $40.00 DOLLARS.THIS IS THE WORST BRAKE FAILURE THAT I HAVE SEEN IN MY LIFETIME! I AM IN MY 60S.I FILL THAT THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO NO ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED OR HURT VERY BAD .I WAS GOING ABOUT 5 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND COULDNT STOP CAR.THE CHEVY COBALT AND HHR ARE ON THE SAME CHASSIS.I HAVE KEPT THE FAULTY BRAKE HOSE IF NEEDED IN THE FUTURE.I HOPE THAT THE PEOPLE THAT OWN THESE VEHICLES CAN BE NOTIFIED SOMEHOW. IT WILL BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE TO STOP THESE VEHICLES WITHOUT BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT . THANK YOU (XXXX) PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
ON NOVEMBER 29TH, 2017 I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON THE HIGHWAY AND I WAS ABOUT 200 FEET BACK WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE BREAKS WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR BOARD AND I FREAKED OUT AND DIDNT KNOW WHAT TO DO. THERE WAS KNOW LIGHT THAT CAME ON FOR BREAK OR ABS LIGHT. I HIT A CAR IN FRONT AT THE STOP LIGHT AHEAD AND RAN INTO TO HER MY CAR IS TOTALED. I HAD A TOW TRUCK COME AND GET THE CAR AND HE SAID AS WELL THERE WERE NO BREAKS WHAT SO EVER. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO I WAS NOTICING MY CAR WAS ACTING UP WITH THE ELECTRICIAL SYSTEM I HAD A OFFICER AT THE HOSPITAL COME OUT AND HELP ME AND HE SAID THATS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AND HE HAS NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE.
I HAVE TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS EVERY 6MONTHS AND THE TIRES WEAR UNEVEN. THE FRONT RIGHT AXLE IS LOOSE, AFTER THEY DID THE RECALL AND FIXED THE STEERING COLUMN THE VEHICLE STARED MESSING UP FROM LOUD NOISE TO VIBRATION IN THE PEDALS AND STEERING WHEEL. IF I WANT IT FIXED I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. ONLY HAD VEHICLE NOT EVEN 2 YEARS FROM DEALERSHIP AND IT HAS NUMEROUS ISSUES. I WISH I NEVER GOT THIS VEHICLE AND DON'T RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WHEN IT RAINS BECAUSE IT LOOSES TRACTION AND SLIDES CONSTANTLY. *TR
AFTER BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, STOPPING, AND PROCEEDING FORWARD I ATTEMPTED TO AGAIN APPLY THE BRAKE AFTER ABOUT 150 FEET OF MOVING FORWARD. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD BUT THE BRAKES WERE NOT BEING APPLIED AT ALL. IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE EVEN WHEN APPLYING MUCH ADDITIONAL PRESSURE TO THE PEDAL. IT FELT LIKE THE ABS WAS PREVENTING THE BRAKES FROM WORKING AS I COASTED TO A STOP. AFTER A BRIEF AMOUNT OF TIME THE BRAKES SEEMED TO WORK NORMALLY. IT HAS NOW HAPPENED TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR A NUMBER OF HOURS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-SKID TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS BARELY ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000. *TR
FIRST THE CAR WOULDN'T START, BRAKES SMELT ON FIRE, ALSO NOISY BRAKES, CAR NEVER STARTED UNTIL 4 TURNS, CAR PULLS A FEW INCHES TO RIGHT WITH NO CONTROL OF STEERING CAR WOULD GO DEAD AT ANYTIME EVEN WHILE DRIVING. ELECTRICAL WOULD HAPPEN RANDOM ON SUNROOF, WIPERS, WINDOWS, AND BLINKERS. SCARY CAR, ESPECIALLY IF I WERE GOING DOWN A HILL WITH NO CONTROL. 2 YEARS LATER DEALERSHIP COULD NEVER RESOLVE PROBLEM. PAID $17,000 AND NEEDS $3,200 IN WORK. NOT SURE IF I FIX THESE PROBLEMS THE CAR WILL WORK PROPERLY. STRESSFUL CAR AND DANGEROUS. *TR
I WAS TURNING LEFT AT A DUEL LEFT TURN LANES, I WAS ON THE OUT SIDE, AS I TURNED AND ACCELERATED TO 35 THE BIG RED TRUCK ON THE INSIDE LANE CAME INTO MY LANE OF TRAVEL. AS I SAW THIS BIG RED TRUCK GOING ACROSS MY HOOD I TRIED TO STOP AND DOWN SHIFT WHEN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE SKIDDED AND THE CAR JERKED TO THE LEFT AND THE CAR AND TRUCK MET. *TR
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.