There are 4 stored owner reports matching the brakes leading-label group for the 2011 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)THE BRACKS ARE COMING WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD..THEY COME ON ALL BY THEMSELVES..ITS SAYS ABS ON...IT GRABS AND PULLS TO THE LEFT LIKE THE LEFT SIDE BRAKES ARE CATCHING..DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT..
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET HHR. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE DETAILS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
I PURCHASE THE VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY 2013 WITH 54000 MILES ON IT. THERE WAS A SHAKING IN THE FRONT END WHILE BRAKING. I WAS INSURED AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS BECAUSE IT HAS NEW BRAKES AND IF IT DOES NOT STOP BRING IT BACK AND THEY WILL FIX IT. I BROUGHT IT BACK AND THEY ROTATED THE ROTORS. IT WORKED WELL FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS. THE ROTORS STARTED SHAKING AGAIN AFTER ONLY TWO WEEKS. SO I BROUGHT IT BACK AGAIN AND THEY PUT NEW ROTORS ON THE VEHICLE. IT HAS STARTED AGAIN WITH THE NEW ROTORS. THIS TIME IT STARTED WITH IN A MONTH. MY CAR WHILE BREAKING WILL SOMETIME FEEL LIKE THERE IS ICE UNDER IT ON DRY ROADS. I AM GOING TO TAKE IT TODAY TO BIG O TIRES AND HAVE A FRIEND WORK ON IT THAT I TRUST. THE CAR JUST HIT 70000 MILES. I HAVE DONE ONLY ONE OIL CHANGE AND TAKING THE CAR IN THREE TIMES FOR WRAPPED ROTORS. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG THAT THEY ARE JUST IGNORING. I STATED THAT I TOOK IT IN TWICE I TOOK IT TO PINEGAR CHEVORLET IN BRANSON, MO WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. HERE IS SOME SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON SERVICE DATES AND MILEAGE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE: 02/14/2013 52534 MILES 1ST REPAIR: 04/22/2013 ROTATED ROTORS 56032 MILES 2ND REPAIR: 08/24/2013 61,107 REPLACED ROTORS WENT AND TALKED TO PINEGAR CHEVROLET TOLD THEN THAT THEY ARE VIBRATING AGAIN ON 10/26/2013 65777 MILES. BLAMMED THE WHOLE THING ON MY DRIVING. THE ROTORS ARE THINNER THEN THEY ARE IN THE NEW CARS. THEY DO IT TO BE MORE FUEL EFFICIENT. IT WILL COST ABOUT 100 TO ROTATE THE ROTORS. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY BRAKING SYSTEM AND THEY ARE JUST IGNORING IT. *TR
LAST JUNE, MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2011 HHR IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A SAFER, MORE DEPENDABLE VEHICLE FOR OUR TEENAGE DAUGHTERS TO LEARN TO DRIVE AND TO HAVE ENOUGH ROOM TO TAKE OUR DOGS WITH US WHEN WE WANTED TO GO SOMEWHERE AS A FAMILY. IN JANUARY, ON ONE OF THE DAYS WE ACTUALLY HAD SNOW ON THE GROUND, I CAME TO AN INTERSECTION, TRIED TO STOP, COULDN'T, AND SLID THROUGH. A CAR IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION MADE A LEFT TURN, NOT REALIZING I COULDN'T STOP, HIT ME ON THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE HHR, TURNING ME 90 DEGREES FROM THE DIRECTION I WAS GOING AND CAUSING OVER $8,000 OF DAMAGE TO THE CAR. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT NO ONE WAS HURT. WHEN I GOT HOME, THE FIRST THING MY WIFE ASKED WAS, DID I GET TO SEE WHAT MY AIRBAG LOOKED LIKE? I REALIZED MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. WHY? ALSO, WHY DIDN'T THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES STOP THE CAR, OR AT LEAST SLOW IT DOWN? AFTER REPEATED COMPLAINTS, THE DEALER DID FINALLY GET A REPRESENTATIVE FROM GM TO LOOK INTO IT, PULL THE BLACK BOX AND SEE IF WE HAD A REAL ISSUE. THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON JANUARY 18, AND ON MARCH 9TH, I FINALLY GOT A FORM LETTER FROM ESIS/GM BASICALLY CLAIMING THE CAR PERFORMED AS IT SHOULD. THE LETTER ALSO STATED I SHOULD KEEP THE CAR IN AN UN-REPAIRED CONDITION UNTIL THE DISPUTE IS RESOLVED. A DAY BEFORE I GOT THE LETTER, THE DEALER CALLED TO TELL ME THE REPAIRS ON THE CAR WERE ALMOST DONE. THEY KNEW WE WERE DISPUTING IT AND FIXED THE CAR ANYWAY. GM STATED I WOULD HAVE HAD TO STEP ON THE BRAKES SEVEN SECONDS FROM THE LIGHT IN ORDER TO STOP IN TIME. AT 30 MPH, WHICH IS THE SPEED I WAS TRAVELING AT, I WOULD TRAVEL 616 FEET IN 7 SECONDS, THAT'S TWO FOOTBALL FIELDS. AT THAT DISTANCE THE LIGHT WAS STILL GREEN. I HAVE WRITTEN LOCAL LAWMAKERS, MY CONGRESSMAN, AND THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ON THIS MATTER. THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE OF THE BRAKES AND AIRBAGS. THE CONTACT BANGED HIS SHOULDER INTO THE CORNER POST OF THE VEHICLE. UPDATED IVOQ 04/17/12. *JS
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