Chevrolet Aveo Complaints (2010)

66 consumer complaints on file.

#10748607August 13, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT, KEEPS COMING ON, HAVE HAD IT CHECKED AND IT INDICATES EITHER A OPEN OR SHORT CIRCUIT CONDITION IN THE COOLING SYSTEM, A FAULTY THERMOSTAT HEATER, OR FAULTY ECM. THIS SAME MESSAGE APPEARS IN MID JUNE AND STAYS ON THRU EARLY SEPTEMBER. NC SAFETY INSPECTION IS DUE NOW. IT IS BECOMING EXPENSIVE, AND ANNOYING. THIS IS A PROBLEM, AND CHEVROLET NEED FIX IF FREE OF CHARGE. ALSO WHEN WE PURCHASED THE CAR USED, THE DASH LIGHTS DID NOT WORK, IT TOOK TWO SWITCHES TO FIX, BECAUSE OF A SHORT UNDER THEN DASH. APPEARS THIS VEHICLE WAS WELDED ON OUTSIDE OF CHEVROLET BEFORE TRADE IN. RADIO SPEAKERS APPEAR TO BE BLOWN OUT, POINTS TOWARD WELDING THAT WAS NOT GROUNDED. DEALERSHIP SAYS GOT VEHICLE FROM VERY REPUTABLE INDIVIDUAL. HAS BEEN A VERY BIG LEMON SINCE WE PURCHASED. DEALERSHIP SAY VEHICLE WAS OK WHEN THEY GOT IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726080June 18, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS, SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHERE THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES. THE DETAILS OF THE CRASH WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR SEAT DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716060May 12, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I DROVE PARKED AND KEY IS STUCK I GOT IT OUT ONCE AND IT'S HOT NOW WON'T COME OUT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705224April 12, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN IN TRAFFIC. IT THEN STARTED TO BUCK THEN DIE OUT! WHEN I STARTED IT UP AGAIN, IT STARTED AND DROVE FOR A SHORT PERIOD AND DIED OUT AGAIN IN TRAFFIC! I HAVE HAD TWO OR THREE O2 SENSORS REPLACED, EVEN IN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP,, NEW OFF THE LOT. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD THE SIGNAL SWITCH REPLACED, THE CLOCK WENT OUT TWO YEARS AGO, AND NOW IT LOSES POWER IN TRAFFIC. THIS IS PROVING GO BE A VERY DANGEROUS VEHICLE AND I HOPE NO ONE HAS TO DIE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE TO REMEDY THE SITUATION! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693865March 12, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH UP A HILL TO APPROACH A STOP, ANOTHER VEHICLE SWERVED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED WHIPLASH AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 4/20/15*CN UPDATED 04/28/15*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10678984January 26, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE FAILURE PROGRESSED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT AS IT HESITATED THE FAILURE WAS TO THE POINT THAT THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE CODE AND THE FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,025.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10676907January 21, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 23 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT FAILED TO MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,536.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670862January 8, 2015
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT I REACHED APPROX 20MPH. AT THIS POINT, THE THROTTLE CEASED TO RESPOND. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF ROAD. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND LET IT IDLE. EVEN IN PARK, THE THROTTLE WAS UNRESPONSIVE FOR A WHILE. FINALLY I WAS ABLE TO GIVE IT SOME GAS AND IT IDLED UP TO 2200 RPM AND STAYED THERE. IT WOULDN'T BACK DOWN. I COULDN'T GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, I TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED A WHILE, TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT WAS LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. THIS SAME THING HAPPENED THE FOLLOWING AFTERNOON AFTER HAVING LET THE CAR WARM UP AND AFTER HAVING ACCELERATED TO 45MPH WITH NO ISSUE. I PULLED OVER AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL THAT TIME. CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED WELL, NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670864January 8, 2015
SUSPENSION
THE FRONT OF THE CAR MAKES A CLUNKING/RATTLING NOISE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660361November 23, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER..GAS PEDAL WAS NOT RESPONDING AND CAR WENT DOWN TO 10 MPH THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED FIRST AND SECOND TIME WERE ON THE SAME DRIVE( NINE OR SO MONTHS AGO) BUT CAR DEAD STOPPED THE FIRST TIME THEN STARTED AGAIN AND STOPPED AND REGAINED POWER AGAIN.THE THIRD TIME CAR REGAINED POWER AND CONTINUED ON.TRAFFIC BEHIND ME HAD TO GO AROUND ME ABRUPTLY ....VERY DANGEROUS .. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660365November 23, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AT STOP SIGN PRESSED ON GAS ...NO POWER ! CAR WAS STILL ON BUT GAS PEDAL NOT RESPONDING . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651828November 1, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ON A TRIP TO FLORIDA AND MY BOYFRIEND AND I HAD TO PUSH START IT ALL THE WAY BACK TO OHIO. AS SOON AS WE GOT BACK I GOT BACK I GOT THE CLUTCH SWITCH REPAIRED WHICH WAS $300. THEN I WENT ON A SECOND TRIP TO FLORIDA IN JULY AND ONCE I ARRIVED I GOT IN MY CAR TO GO SOMEWHERE AND IT WOULD NOT START YET AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY COULD NOT FIND THEM PROBLEM YET STILL CHARGED ME $220 BECAUSE IT JUST STARTED RANDOMLY. AS SOON AS I TOOK IT BACK TO THE PLACE I WAS STAYING IN FLORIDA AND TURNED IT OFF, I TRIED TO START IT AGAIN AND IT WOULD NOT. MY SISTER AND I PUSH STARTED IT AND I TOOK IT TO A CHEVY DEALER REPAIR PLACE AND THEY INFORMED ME THE CLUTCH SWITCH NEEDED PROGRAMMED AND I PAID $90 FOR THAT. THE CAR WAS FINALLY STARTING SMOOTHLY AGAIN UNTIL 10/27/2014 WHEN AGAIN THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP O BOUGHT IT AT AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT I I NEEDED A NEW IGNITION SWITCH AND THAT IT WOULD COST $315. I AM TIRED OF THIS CAR I HAVE ONLY HAD IT FOR FOUR YEARS AND IT ONLY HAS 65000 MILES ON IT. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUING PROBLEM AND SHE BE INCLUDED IN THE IGNITION RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS OBVIOUSLY A FAULTY PART. BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR I WILL NEVER BY CHEVY OR GM FOR THAT MATTER EVER AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633464September 16, 2014
ENGINE
TO "ECHO" THIS COMPLAINT: UPON APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, I BEGAN SLOWING DOWN AND IMMEDIATELY THE CAR STARTED SPUTTERING AND ONCE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE CAR RAPIDLY VIBRATED FOR 5 SECONDS AND THEN COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. I WAITED A FEW SECONDS TO TRY AND RESTART AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON IN DIFFERENT SEVERITIES OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST 7 MONTHS, DATING BACK TO OCTOBER 2013. AT OTHER TIMES THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN DECELERATING WHILE MY FOOT IS ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE CAR WILL BE UNRESPONSIVE TO ANY ATTEMPTS TO PICK UP SPEED FOR 3-5 SECONDS THEN ALL OF SUDDEN KICK INTO GEAR AND DRIVE LIKE NORMAL. THIS HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBOR SPEEDS JUST THE SAME. THERE'S NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE "ALMOST" IDENTICAL ISSUE HAPPENED TO ME TODAY (09/15/2014). I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN THE 2010 AVEO LOST ALL ENGINE POWER. I MADE IT TO A GAS STATION (THE CAR IS STILL THERE) AND CALLED MY WIFE TO COME GET ME. THANK GOD WE JUST PURCHASED A NISSAN SENTRA JUST 2 DAYS EARLIER!!!!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632462September 11, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. PAM UPDATED 10/22/2014*LJ UPDATED 02/03/15
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631915September 9, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED SPORADICALLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,349.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628618August 27, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
THE 2010 CHEVROLET AVEO WORKED FINE ON 8/13/14. DROVE IT ALL DAY LONG WITH NO ISSUES, PARKED IT WHILE SHOPPING FOR 1 HOUR. CAR DID NOT START WHEN I CAME OUT TO LEAVE. PAID $125 GET IT TOWED TO NIGHTINGALE'S AUTO TECH & REPAIR (12331 31 MILE RD, ROMEO, MI 48065. 586-752-4514) APPROX 18 MILES AWAY, ON 8/14/14. NIGHTINGALE'S FOUND BLOWN 2AMP IGNITION FUSE (UNDER HOOD) CHARGED US $79.18 & TOLD US TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO FIX IT ANY FURTHER (ON 8/15/14). WE DROVE IT TO BUY 2 AMP FUSES AT A AUTO PARTS STORE 1 BLOCK AWAY IN CASE IT HAPPENED AGAIN, WHICH IT DID & WE REPLACED THE 2AMP FUSE AGAIN. WE DROVE THE CAR STRAIGHT TO THE HEIDEBREICHT DEALERSHIP A COUPLE MILES AWAY & THE FUSE BLEW AGAIN TRYING TO GET IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT., ON 8/15/14. TODAY IS 8/26/14, AND THE CAR IS STILL AT HEIDEBREICT'S SERVICE DEPT, THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THE SERVICE REP, [XXX], HAS TOLD US OVER SEVERAL PHONE CALLS THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM & HAD TO TO CALL GM FOR CONSULT.CHRIS C. TOLD ME THAT GM RECOMMENDED THE TECH SHOULD INSTALL 4 SEPARATE FUSES JUST TO TROUBLESHOOT, & I HAD TO PAY FOR THAT TO FIND THE PROBLEM. AT THIS POINT, GM & THE TECH DETERMINED THAT THE DIGITAL INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS BAD & THE DEALERSHIP ORDERED A NEW ONE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT MY COST SO FAR WOULD BE OVER $1360. THEY TRIED THE NEW INSTRUMENT PANEL& IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM (FUSES STILL BLOWING). ON 8/26/14, HEIDEBREICHT'S TOLD ME THAT GM TOLD THEM TO ORDER ANOTHER INSTRUMENT PANEL & IF THAT DIDN'T WORK, THEN GM WAS GOING TO SEND THEIR ENGINEERS OUT TO HELP THEM FIX THE PROBLEM. OUR CAR HAS BEEN DOWN FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR 13 DAYS NOW & THERE IS NO RESOLUTION YET, EVEN FROM GM ENGINEERS. ARE THERE ANY RECALLS, TSB'S OR ANYTHING ON FILE FOR THIS ISSUE? IS IT RELATED TO THE HUGE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL?. GM SHOULD PAY FOR THIS!!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627626August 22, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY FEW MONTHS. MOST TIMES THANKFULLY IT HAS ONLY HAPPENED IN PARKING LOTS. BUT IT HAPPENED TO ME WHEN I PULLED OUT ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND IT HAPPENED TO MY SON TODAY AS HE PULLED OUT ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. I AM SCARED FOR MY SON'S SAFETY. I PAID A LOT FOR THIS CAR AS A USED CAR FROM A CHEVY DEALER I CAN NOT SEEM TO GET ANYONE WHO KNOWS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THE CHEVY PLACE SAID THEY COULD ONLY HELP IF HAPPEN WHILE THEY HAD IT. OTHER PLACES HAVE SAID THE SAME. I THINK GM SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAKING A CAR WITH A DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF REVIEWS OF AVEO OWNERS WHO HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND ARE FACING THE SAME FRUSTRATION. COULD YOU MAKE GM AT LEAST GIVE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BOUGHT THIS CAR THEY WANT TO GET RID SOME KIND OF VOUCHER FOR A TRADE IN. THEY COULD USE IT FOR THE SAKE OF THEIR FAMILY'S SAFETY AND THEIR SANITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616186July 25, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE POWERED OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS SHE WAS ABLE TO RELEASE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 193,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606480June 27, 2014
AIR BAGS
WE BROAD SIDED A CAR THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF US AT ABOUT 40MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE DID NOT. LUCKILY THE SEAT BELT SAVED ME FROM GOING THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD, HOWEVER HAD THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED LIKE IT WAS SUPPOSE TO I WOULDN'T BE ON TEMPORARY DISABILITY AND IN THE MOST PAIN I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED IN MY LIFE. MAJOR CHEST CONTUSIONS, MASSIVE BRUISING ACROSS THE CHEST AND ABDOMEN FOR WEEKS, STRAINED BACK AND NECK AND THERAPY FOR WEEKS ARE JUST A PART OF WHAT I GOT TO EXPERIENCE. NOT TO MENTION A LOVELY TRIP TO THE ER BECAUSE I HAD TROUBLE BREATHING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10595471June 2, 2014
ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET AVERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. THE CONTACT ADDED WATER AND COOLANT IN THE RADIATOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO REMEDY. THERE WAS NO DIAGNOSIS COMPLETED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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