Chevrolet Aveo Complaints

1,322 consumer complaints on file.

#10467323July 23, 2012
ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
2010 CHEVROLET AVEO. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE NOT HAVING POWER *TGW SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE CONSUMER BEGAN EXPERIENCING SITUATIONS WHERE THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO POWER. SHE WOULD BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, HIGHWAY OR INTERSTATE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN, AND WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. SHE WOULD PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AND IT WOULD GO AGAIN. THE DEALER PERFORMED THE PO132 BULLETIN 100604012. THE CONSUMER THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE, BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR THE SECOND TIME AND SHE CONTINUED TO HAVE NO POWER. THE CONSUMER THEN WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER, WHERE THEY REPLACED THE 02 SENSOR. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING AN EMISSIONS PROBLEM WHICH WAS PERFORMED ON MAY 22, 2012. AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE POWER ISSUE CONTINUED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10467018July 23, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, MECHANIC NOTICED SLIGHT LOOSENESS IN THE TIE ROD CONNECTION; PASSED INSPECTION AND ASKED ME TO HAVE HIM CHECK DURING NEXT OIL CHANGE. WE DISCUSSED REPLACING THE TIE ROD IN ANY CASE WITH A BRAND WITH A LIFETIME WARRANTY IN TWO MONTHS WHEN I WAS OFF FROM WORK. IN THE MEANTIME, I HAD TO HAVE RECALL WORK DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE ALL SPARK PLUG BOOTS AND PLUGS. (CHEVROLET 5-DOOR AVEO). ASKED THE DEALER FOR AN OPINION ON THE TIE ROD. DEALER MECHANICS LOOKED AT IT AND SAID IT WAS OF NO CONCERN. WENT BACK TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC AND ARRANGED FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE LEFT INNER TIE ROD ANYWAY. DURING THE WORK, THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE THREADS ON THE OUTER TIE ROD WERE COMPLETELY STRIPPED DOWN TO SHINY METAL. THE NUT SLID OFF WHEN PULLED GENTLY WITH HIS FINGERS. REPLACED BOTH PARTS AND THEN HAD TO HAVE A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. OTHER THAN THE LOOSENESS NOTED DURING ANNUAL STATE INSPECTION, THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS. THE VEHICLE WAS USED FOR COMMUTING IN WELL-MAINTAINED STATE AND US HIGHWAYS ONLY. I AM THE SECOND OWNER AND PURCHASED THE CAR USED IN MARCH 2011. I TRIED TO REPORT TO GM USING THEIR WEBSITE, BUT THERE IS NO PART DEDICATED TO THE REPORTING OF SAFETY ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465819July 16, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY HESITATING FROM A STOP. THE VEHICLE WOULD MOMENTARILY HESITATE BEFORE RAPIDLY ACCELERATING. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND STALLED ON A FEW OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP AFTER BEING STUCK IN SECOND GEAR AND EXPERIENCING CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE ECU, TCU, AND F MODULE WERE ALL REPLACED AND DID NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE. UPDATED 08/16/2012 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465174July 11, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY, WHEELS
THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THEN THE WHEELS STARTED TO PULL AND THE CAR BEGAN GOING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. SOON AFTER THE CAR BEGAN TO SPIN ON THE HIGHWAY AND I ATTEMPTED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND COLLIDED WITH A WALL. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465217July 11, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED AND WOULD DEPRESS TO THE FLOOR WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN DOWNHILL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT MATERIAL BEGAN TO GET FUZZY AND WOULD GET CAUGHT IN THE RETRACTOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464598July 8, 2012
SEATS, AIR BAGS
I WAS ABOUT TO START THE CAR AND THE AIRBAG ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT EXPLODED, INJURING MY LEFT ARM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10463476June 28, 2012
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, HE HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,995.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462906June 24, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
WHEN TURNING VEHICLE ALL THE WAY TO LEFT OR RIGHT BRAKES FAIL TO OPERATE CORRECTLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES HARD AND GIVES YOU LESS THAN 10% BRAKING FUNCTION. IS NOT INTERMITTENT, IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME VEHICLE IS TURNED COMPLETELY TO LEFT OR RIGHT AND THE BRAKE IS APPLIED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462687June 22, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATE 30 MPH WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ACTIVATED WHEN A STRONG ODOR OF SULFUR EMITTED THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. WHILE PARKING, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR AND A BURNING SMELL CIRCULATED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT INSPECTED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND THERE WAS NO SMOKE OR FLAMES VISIBLE; HOWEVER THE ENTIRE HOOD COMPARTMENT OVERHEATED. ALSO, THE HOOD WAS EXTREMELY HOT TO THE TOUCH. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,180.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462676June 21, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
MY PASSENGER REAR SHOE BROKE IN HALF. IN THE FOLLOWING MONTHS, APPROXIMATELY ONCE EVERY WEEK TO TWO WEEKS MY SPRINGS AND SELF ADJUST FALL OFF. WHEN THE DRUM IS PULLED OFF THEY ARE EITHER COMPLETELY DETACHED OR HANGING BY A HAIR. THEY ARE NOT CONNECTED NOR ARE THEY DOING ANY GOOD FOR THE BRAKING SYSTEM. IN THE 7 MONTHS THAT I HAVE HAD THE CAR, I HAVE HAD IT WORKED ON 18 OR MORE TIMES ON THE EXACT SAME BRAKE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461886June 15, 2012
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AFTER THE FIRST ATTEMPT AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NINE TIMES ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETECT A CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,500. UPDATED 07/25/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR EIGHT DAYS. UPDATED 07/25/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461310June 12, 2012
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
COMING HOME FROM WORK, DASH LIGHTS GOT BRIGHTER, AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON, CAR TRIED TO STALL AROUND A CORNER WHEN BRAKES WERE PRESSED. TOOK IN FOR SERVICE, HAD ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY REPLACED, ALSO SERPENTINE BELT. THIS WAS 4 MONTHS AGO. PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED, JUST MADE IT LESS SEVERE. SINCE THAT TIME, WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES THE HEADLIGHTS DIM. THE DASH CLOCK COMES ON AND OFF RANDOMLY, THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. WHEN IT IS COLD (THE CAR, NOT THE WEATHER), THE TRANSMISSION HAS A HARD TIME SHIFTING. AS OF THIS MORNING IT WILL NOT START. AM GOING TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT TOMORROW MORNING, BUT DO NOT HAVE HIGH HOPES. BOUGHT CAR IN 2006 WITH 8,000 MILES ON IT, HAVE HAD SHIFT LOCK ASSEMBLY REPLACED, WHEEL BEARINGS, BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, SERPENTINE BELT. PROBABLY OTHER THINGS I CANNOT THINK OF RIGHT NOW. THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WORRIES ME THOUGH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461116June 9, 2012
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING THROUGH TOWN,ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAD NO RPM'S AND THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP . CALLED A TOW SERVICE AND HAD IT TOWED, THE MECHANIC EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE TIMING BELT HAD SNAPPED AND IT HAS CAUSED INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. FROM THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE ONLINE, THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET, I JUST HATE TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD IT BEEN ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, BECAUSE I HAD NO WARNING. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460918June 7, 2012
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY RPMS DROPPED TO ZERO AND I COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. I HAD TO CUT ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC TO SAFELY MAKE IT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT MY TIMING BELT HAD SNAPPED, CAUSING INTERNAL DAMAGE TO MY ENGINE AND CAUSING MY CAR TO BREAK DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF CRUISING ON THE HIGHWAY. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460333June 2, 2012
ENGINE
MY STEPDAUGHTER AND HER FRIEND WERE TRAVELING CROSS-COUNTRY FROM CALIFORNIA TO ILLINOIS. CAR HAD JUST BEEN CHECKED BY A MECHANIC PRIOR TO TRIP AND SAID WAS OK. ON I-40, ABOUT 40 MILES WEST OF ALBUQUERQUE NM, SHE REALIZED THE CAR WAS GETTING WARM, THEN THEY SAW STEAM FROM HOOD, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SHE IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED ME, IN ILLINOIS. THEN SHE CALLED AAA FOR TOWING, AND WAS TOWED TO GALLES CHEVROLET IN ALBUQUERQUE. THE NEXT DAY THEY DIAGNOSED TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OVERHEATING; CAUSE OF FAILURE LIKELY A BROKEN THERMOSTAT HOUSING. I SEARCHED FOR THIS ISSUE AND FOUND MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN EDMUNDS FORUM; THIS CERTAINLY SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. IN THE END THE GIRLS WERE SAFE, THANK GOD. NOT ONLY WAS THIS A VERY EXPENSIVE INCIDENT (~$5000), BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, LEAVING TWO YOUNG COLLEGE GIRLS STRANDED IN A REMOTE DESERT LOCATION ON A HOT DAY, VERY VULNERABLE. THE NEXT PERSON THIS HAPPENS TO MIGHT NOT BE SO FORTUNATE. I URGE YOU TO TAKE ACTION TO REQUIRE GM TO RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456510April 25, 2012
AIR BAGS
MY HUSBAND REAR ENDED A CAR DUE TO A CAR STOPPING SUDDINGLY AND THE ROADWAY WAS WET. THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUT THE OPENING IT CAME OUT OF SPLIT THE AIRBAG ON BOTH SIDES, SO IT DID NOT INFLATE PROPERLY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10456144April 23, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WENT TO AN APPOINTMENT, CAME BACK AND CAR WOULD NOT START. HAD TO HAVE IT JUMPED. A FEW MONTHS LATER WENT TO A STORE, CAME BACK OUT CAR WOULD NOT START HAD IT JUMPED AGAIN. HAD THE BATTERY CHECKED AND IT SHOWED A DRAIN ON THE BATTERY BUT COULDN'T FIND THE CAUSE. AFTER HAVING IT JUMPED THE NEXT TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR A BRIEF TIME THEN WENT OUT. NEXT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY STOPPED RUNNING. HAD IT JUMPED AGAIN, IT WOULD TURN OVER BUT DIE AGAIN. FINALLY HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. TOOK IT TO ONE SHOP AND THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. NOW IT IS BEING CHECK AT ANOTHER SHOP. SINCE THIS IS THE ONLY TRANSPORTATION I HAVE, I HAVE HAD TO CANCEL APPOINTMENTS AND RELY ON OTHERS FOR OVER A WEEK. THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT IT AND I FEEL THAT I WAS SOLD A LEMON. UPDATED 05/02/12 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVROLET AVEO. UPDATED 05/04/12 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456268April 23, 2012
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. CHECKED IT AND RECEIVED CODE B1448, WHICH REFERS TO A SENSOR ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE PASSENGER SEAT RARELY IS USED AND NOW SENSOR IN SEAT IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR A COST OF 1000 + INSTALLATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456061April 22, 2012
AIR BAGS
THE CAR HAS ONLY 12,000 MILES DESPITE BEING 5 YEARS OLD. IT IS BABIED AND BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED. ALTHOUGH CHEVROLET HAS ISSUED A TSB (TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN), NO RECALL ON THESE CARS HAS BEEN ISSUED DESPITE THE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS. IT SEEMS THAT NOW I AM STUCK WITH AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455919April 20, 2012
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
AT POINT OF COLLISION, NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK EFFECTIVELY TO RESTRAIN MY ADOLESCENT SON. IF THE SEAT BELT HAD RESTRAINED HIM PROPERLY AND THE AIR BAG HAD INDEED DEPLOYED; HIS TEETH MARKS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN EMBEDDED INTO THE DASH. I FIRMLY BELIEVE HE AND MYSELF WOULD NOT HAVE SUFFERED THE AMOUNT OF INJURIES IF THE MECHANISMS HAD WORKED PROPERLY. I HAD A HEAD INJURY AND WHIPLASH, ALSO. *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0

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