Brakes Failed Problems of Chevrolet HHR

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Hhr. The contact stated that while driving at 40 mph, the contact stated that the power steering warning light illuminated and the brakes failed to respond. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was shifted to park in order to stop the vehicle. In addition, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 84,000.

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The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Hhr. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled more than five times, which resulted in two crashes. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after each crash. The first crash occurred when the vehicle stalled and struck the front of another vehicle. The brakes failed to stop the vehicle properly. The contact and passenger sustained minor injuries. The second crash occurred when the vehicle stalled and was crashed into a tree. Police reports were filed for both crashes. The contact sustained minor injuries and the passenger sustained a broken shoulder. Medical attention was received. The vehicle was repaired after both crashes. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 14e021000 (electrical system); however, the parts needed for the repair were unavailable. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage and speed were unknown.

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New 2009 chevy Hhr - total brake failure new car - driven for about 10 days - 850 miles. While driving, brakes started feeling soft while going downhill. Later approaching an intersection at about 20 mph, brakes traveled about 2/3 of way before doing anything. Applied more pressure and car pulled to right. Pressed brake pedal all the way to floor and car kept moving. Pulled the emergency brake and stopped with nose of car in the intersection. There were no panel lights indicating a brake failure. Check of the brake fluid showed it is full. Took car to medved chevy in castle rock, CO today for repair. They confirmed the brake failure (easy to do since the pedal goes to the floor). They will diagnose and repair next week. I asked them to escalate a report of this issue in case other owners are not as lucky as me.

Brakes do not work correctly and brake pedal goes to floor after car has been parked for any extended time (overnight, etc. . ) brakes fail to stop vehicle, and there have been 3 barely avoided accidents. Car has been taken to dealership where gm disallowed any further action to be taken due to their technical bulletin saying that the defect is a characteristic of the car.

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The brake system on our 2007 Chevrolet Hhr violently shakes the whole car when trying to brake at higher speeds especially going down hill. The brakes are no where near needing replaced yet and the chevy dealer we bought it from claims they know about the problem but cannot do anything about it without charging us for a repair??? I do not need new brakes I just need the ones on it to work properly. A search of the internet and this site demonstrates a design or parts problem since many owners have the exact same problem. I would invite anyone to contact me to take a ride in the car to see how unbelievably scary it is to be behind the wheel coming down a hill and trying to get it stopped. Some one needs to look into this before someone get seriously hurt when the brakes fail. I have owned this car since new and after the way the dealership treated this and our concerns this will be the last chevy in our driveway.

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The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Hhr. The contact stated that whenever she starts the vehicle and drives forward or backwards, there is no braking power. When the brake pedal is depressed, the vehicle continues to move. She must pump the brake pedal with much force in order for the vehicle to stop. On one occasion, the failure caused her to rear-end another vehicle. There were no injuries and the speed was unknown. The vehicle has been taken to the dealer at least four times, but they cannot determine the cause of the failure. The dealer provided her with a brochure to keep in her vehicle in case of a crash, which stated that she has been experiencing brake failure and was not at fault for the crash. The failure mileage was 7,350.

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.

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2008 Hhr ss turbo - dealer replaced previous 2008 Hhr ss turbo that had braking issues at 200 mile. This new car has same exact problem. At startup after the car has been sitting for about 10 hours the brakes do not have enough vacuum inorder to work properly. You have to wait about 120 seconds before there enough vacuum to engage the brakes. Until enough vacuum is present the brakes fail to stop the vehicle on any kind of minimal slope. Dealer has upgraded the software per the manufacturer recommendation but the problem still exists. Dealer recommend that the user sit for 60 seconds before removing the vehicle from park. This is unacceptable and a safety hazard. I have tried two separate vehicles that are identical and they both have the same problem. The is a fix for the Saturn sky and pontiac solstice I am told but none for the chevy.

2008 Hhr ss with 200 miles, brakes fail to work at all when car is first started in the mornings. Dealer finds no problem. Anti-lock brakes engage but do not work. Dealer has reprogrammed the computer with the same problem still existing. This is a major defect. Dealer instructed us to drive the vehicle to get fixed. We had it towed.

I have a 2008 Hhr ss, that has a braking problem when first started or has set for approx. 8 hours. I have almost ran out of our parking lot into traffic. I have had it in the dealership twice. First time they reprogrammed the ecm. Problem continues and the second time, I was told that the factory says this is a normal characteristic of the 2. 0 engine and turbo. The dealership gave me a copy of service bulletin and at the end ,it states (do not attempt to repair or replace any parts for what is considered normal operation of the ohb). Bulletin number is 07-05-22-002. The second bulletin number give to me by the dealership is 08-05-22-001. The following optimized hydraulic brake (ohb) #1-ratchet sound coming from the brake system during ohb activation. #2-brake pedal movement or pulsation when ohb is active. #3-increased brake pedal effort under low brake booster vacuum. #4-change in brake pedal effort when ohb is active. #5-frequent brake stops may result in ohb activation. #6-high altitude driving may result in ohb activation. The way I read all this is when ohb activates, you may have braking problems. I have talked to two different people in customer service and all I could get out of them was (this is normal characteristics of the Hhr with turbo). The dealership contacted gm and they say the same thing and there is not a cure for this problem and it is normal for the turbo models. I guess when a few people gets killed they may try to find a fix. My vehicle now has less than 3000 miles and I noticed the problem around 100 or so miles. I have owned 25 gm vehicles in my days and this is the first having normal characteristics for not stopping. If you have an accident and possibly kill someone, how can you explain this to the police, when the police gets in the car and the ohb is not activated and the brake pedal seems normal, you are in trouble and may never prove at that time the brakes honestly did fail. If gm can,t fix the problem they should buy the cars back.

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.