2006 Chevrolet HHR service brakes, hydraulic problems

“The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet HHR. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the low unknown fluid warning light was illuminated. The contact checked the fluid levels and the fluid levels were at full. After a couple of days the contact restarted the vehicle and the warning light was off. The contact was concerned that there might be an issue with brake fluid not flowing through the brake lines as designed which could cause the brakes to not work properly. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 160,000.”

“2006 CHEVROLET HHR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL AND POWER STEERING AND OTHER VEHICLE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED TWO DAYS AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE FLAT-BEDDED BACK TO THE DEALER, BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T START. IT WAS DETERMINED THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE RIGHT PASSENGER OUTSIDE MIRROR FELL OFF, THE RIGHT PASSENGER WIPER ARM BROKE, THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED TWICE IN TWO YEARS, AND THE REAR SHOCKS WERE REPLACED.*JB”

“FUEL LEAK IN FRONT OF DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE IN AN 8 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. THE FUEL LINE CORRODED AND LEAKED HEAVILY, COST ME $254.22 TO REPLACE THIS FAULTY GAS LINE. I AM OBVIOUSLY NOT THE ONLY PERSON THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. I HAVE ALSO HAD ALL THE OTHER TYPICAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS THE KEY WILL NOT RELEASE FROM IGNITION, BAD ROTORS, LOOSE FRONT END BUSHINGS AND EXCESSIVE FRONT END VIBRATION OVER TYPICAL STREET CRACKS. BROKEN DRIVERS SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE, CRACKED WINDSHIELD...... *TR UPDATED 10/22/2014 *JS”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND LIGHTLY DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND THE CONTACT STEERED THE VEHICLE ONTO GRASS AND CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE DID NOT COME TO A STOP UNTIL CRASHING INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED ANKLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 44,000.”

“I BOUGHT MY HHR IN APRIL 1006. THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 5,000 MILES WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THAT FALL, IN SEPTEMBER 2006, THE BRAKES BEGAN TO SHUDDER EVERY TIME I APPLIED THEM. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE GROUND AND TURNED. HE DID THIS AND THE VEHICLE WAS FINE UNTIL THE NEXT SUMMER (2007) WHEN IT BEGAN TO SHUDDER AGAIN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN AND HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED. THIS TIME I HAD TO HAVE BOTH THE PADS AND THE ROTORS REPLACED. IN FALL 2008, HE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUDDER AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND THE ROTORS ONE AGAIN NEEDED TO BE GROUND AND TURNED AND ONE SHOCK WAS LEAKING. I STOPPED DRIVING THE CAR EVERY DAY AND ALTERNATELY DROVE MY PICKUP AND THE BRAKES LASTED BEYOND THE ONE YEAR MARK. HOWEVER, IN 2010, THE BRAKES BEGAN TO SHUDDER AGAIN AND I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR IN AND HAVE THE ROTORS GROUND AND TURNED AGAIN. IT IS NOW MARCH 2012 AND HE BRAKES ARE BAD AGAIN. I DO NOT DRIVE THE CAR IN THE SUMMER BECAUSE THE WARM WEATHER SEEMS TO MAKE THE PROBLEM WORSE. ALSO, BECAUSE OF THE BRAKE ISSUE, I HAVE HAD TO PUT TWO NEW SETS OF TIRES ON THE VEHICLE DUE TO ABNORMAL WEAR. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT I DO NOT SPEED AND DO…”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT WAS EXCITING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE INTERIOR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE DETACHED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE ABNORMALLY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT INSIDE DOOR ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH BOTH SIDE FRONT ROTORS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V046000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000.”