Two problems related to brakes failed have been reported for the 2006 Chevrolet HHR. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Chevrolet HHR based on all problems reported for the 2006 HHR.
My brakes shimmied/ vibrated badly when my Hhr had 14300 miles, ferris Chevrolet dealership turned, ground, the rotors to repair the problem on 07/30/07 at the same time the heater/ac fan switch was repaired on 9/28/08 with 28365 miles on my Hhr the same problem was repaired at the dealership, the brakes should not shimmy and need repairing every 14000 miles, this need to be corrected with new improved rotors before their is a total brake failure we plan on keeping this car for a long time, who is going to pay to fix this!at the same time the heater/ac fan switch was repaired and the fan motor was replaced, we were told water leaks on the fan, we have had water leak thru the heater vents before.
The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Hhr. While driving 50 mph on a misty day the contact experienced brake failure while attempting to stop the vehicle. The contact began pumping the brakes, but the vehicle remained in motion. The contact veered off the road and the vehicle stopped automatically. This was not the first time the contact's vehicle had brake failure. The vehicle was brought to the dealer on two separate occasions. On one occasion, the dealer filed the rotors down and turned them. The contact has possession of all repair orders. The failure mileage was 2,000. The rotors were surfaced. Updated 05/04/07.