Brakes · No confirmed fix yet
Jaecoo 7 brake pedal squeaking or knocking
Owners of the Omoda C5 and Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Max, built on the same platform as the Jaecoo 7, report the brake pedal squeaking, knocking when it is released, or rattling after working loose. Dealers greased the pedal, replaced a pedal switch or the brake servo under warranty, or tightened a loose pedal, but no owner reports the noise gone for good, and on three cars it carried on or came back after the dealer's work.
- Affected versions
- 1.6 TGDI petrol, SHS hybrids (SHS-P, SHS-H) · 7-speed dual-clutch, hybrid DHT · 2025, 2026
- Owner reports
- 6 owners: Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Max 2, Omoda C5 4
- Typical mileage
- Not enough reports gave a mileage
- Most common fix
- Pedal switch, brake servo or another pedal part replaced under warranty (2 of 6 reports)
- Covered by a recall?
- No UK recall found
- Last updated
- November 2026
Platform-level evidence. No report comes from the Jaecoo 7 itself; all come from sister cars on the same platform with the same part.
What owners report
- A Tiggo 7 Pro Max owner says the brake pedal worked loose and something metal in it clatters. The dealer tightened it and said it would be fine, but it still clatters from time to time, and the owner planned to take the car to another garage. [1]
- On a 1.5T Omoda C5 the pedal first squeaked; after greasing failed, the dealer found the squeak in the pedal switch and replaced it under warranty. From about 5,500 km the same car also knocked as the pedal was released, and a warranty brake servo replacement did not stop it. [4]
- An all-wheel-drive Omoda C5 1.6 owner says the brake pedal mechanism has started to squeak. [6]
- Another Omoda C5's pedal squeaks from time to time; a part had already been changed under warranty, and on the latest visit the dealer only greased it. [2]
Evidence comes from: Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Max (2), Omoda C5 (4). The reports come from Omoda C5 and Tiggo 7 Pro Max cars, 1.5T and 1.6T, built on the same platform as the Jaecoo 7; we did not check whether their brake pedal box, pedal switch and brake servo are the same parts as on the UK car (part numbers not compared). No Jaecoo J7 or SHS hybrid owner reports this in the data.
Known causes
- A squeaking brake pedal switch, found by the dealer after greasing did not help. [4]
- A brake pedal that had worked loose, on one Tiggo 7 Pro Max; tightening it did not stop the metallic rattle. [1]
- No confirmed cause yet for the knock as the pedal is released: replacing the brake servo did not remove it. [4]
How dealers have fixed it
| What was done | Reports | Outcome reported |
|---|---|---|
| Pedal switch, brake servo or another pedal part replaced under warranty | 2 of 6 | Not stated |
| Pedal tightened or greased by the dealer; noise continued or returned | 2 of 6 | Not fixed |
| Squeak or rattle reported with no repair described | 2 of 6 | Not stated |
Reports that did not say what was done are left out of this table, so the rows need not add up to 6.
What to ask your dealer
- “Please sit in the car with me and press and release the pedal so you hear the noise; it may only happen when the car is cold or in some situations.”
- “Can you check the pedal mounting and pivot for play, and the brake light switch and the brake servo for the noise?”
- “Is the pedal box secure? A loose brake pedal is a safety concern, so I would like the finding written on the job card.”
- “If a part is replaced, is it covered by the warranty and is there a revised version?”
Is it safe to keep driving?
A squeak from the pedal on its own is usually an annoyance, but the brake pedal is a safety item. If the pedal feels loose, moves sideways, sinks, feels spongy or the brakes feel weaker, stop driving and arrange recovery to the dealer. Otherwise book it in soon and describe when the noise happens. Do not take the pedal or brake servo apart yourself.
Questions
- Did a warranty repair cure the noise?
- No owner here says so. One Omoda C5 had its pedal switch replaced for a squeak, with no later word on the result, and the same car still knocked after a new brake servo. A loose Tiggo 7 Pro Max pedal still rattled after the dealer tightened it.
- Have Jaecoo 7 owners reported this?
- Not in this data. The reports come from Omoda C5 and Tiggo 7 Pro Max owners, cars from the same Chery family, and the pedal parts were not compared with the Jaecoo 7's.
Related faults
- Jaecoo 7 brake judder and early disc wear (8 owners)
- Jaecoo 7 ABS and stability control warning (9 owners)
- Jaecoo 7 squeaks and rattles inside the car (25 owners)
All 24 known Jaecoo 7 faults, ranked by owner reports
Sources
Facts are restated in our own words; nothing is translated word for word. Follow the links for the originals.
- Owner review, Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Max, 2023, 1.5T CVT (drom.ru, in Russian)
- Owner review, Omoda C5, 2023, 1.6T DCT (drom.ru, in Russian)
- Owner review, Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Max, 2023, 1.5T CVT (drom.ru, in Russian)
- Owner review, Omoda C5, 2023, 1.5T CVT (drom.ru, in Russian)
- Short owner review, Omoda C5, 2023, 1.5T CVT (drom.ru, in Russian)
- Short owner review, Omoda C5, 2023, 1.6T (drom.ru, in Russian)
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