When you have a car with front discs but rear drums (brakes) its always important to keep the drum brakes in good adjustment. Drums require some adjusting that discs don't. I truly wish they would have equipped the HHR with rear discs.

 

Well, I talked to the service manager, who tells me NJ is a severe environment and the transmission and coolant flush should be done because of that alone. He was nice, the rear brakes SHOULD have been checked during the 30K service and weren't. Bottom line is I love the car and got new rotors, so I went ahead with the service. Next time, I'll take it someone I trust more. They lost my business, not smart.

Thanks everyone for your help. I'll try to post a little more. I do read alot.

 

But they got your money this time... guess that's what counts to them.

 

Oh. My. God.

Jersey may be severe, but not severe enough to change the coolant at 30k. What do you wanna bet they put green coolant in there too?

They saw you coming. There's no reason in the world why you should have let them do any of that to your car. Some of the biggest *****s in the business are as nice as your grandma to your face while they're reaching in your wallet and removing YOUR hard-earned cash.

 

where in jersey are u im wondering if we bought at the same dealer cuz i changed dealers abt 6 months into ownership......

 

GM vehicles with rear drum brakes have self adjusting rear brakes. When you are backing the vehicle they self adjust when you apply the brakes . It is a good idea to check for wear ocassionally.

 

I'm in central jersey, off of RT22 in Bedminster. Green? Should I check the coolant?

 

Take a look at what's in the overflow tank. Should be orange or pink. Green coolant is the older variety that must be changed every 2 years. The factory fill Dexcool should last 5 years, although it might start gelling up a bit sooner (I would personally change it after 4 years based on my last few GM cars).

 

I believe the Dexcool is supposed to be less corrosive to aluminum engine blocks and heads or protect aluminum better. I know part of the reason the Dexcool type coolant was developed was to address some issues with aluminum block and/or head(s). I would definitely stick with Dexcool especially during the factory warranty period. If you have a warranty problem and its got green coolant in it, they might try to deny a claim based on not using the factory specified coolant type.

 

This is the 30k "special" my dealer sent me yesterday: