Chevrolet Aveo Complaints

1,322 consumer complaints on file.

#10231376June 17, 2008
VISIBILITY
A PINHEAD SIZE CHIP ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD BASE HAS CREATED A CRACK SPREADING ACROSS THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. I BELIEVE THIS IS A FLAW IN THE WINDSHIELD DESIGN, FACTORY INSTALLATION, AND/OR AERODYNAMIC DESIGN. MY WEB RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT OTHER CHEVROLET OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THE AVEO AND OTHER MODELS. THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT ACCEPT ANY WARRANTY RESPONSIBILITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230821June 12, 2008
SEAT BELTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS TWISTED FROM THE BASE OF THE SEAT BELT. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO UNWIND THE SEAT BELT BECAUSE IT WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. THE CONTACT IS ABLE TO USE THE SEAT BELT, BUT IT MAY FAIL IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,182 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,567. UPDATED 07/08/08. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED AND THE SEAT BELT DIDN'T PERFORM AS DESIGNED UNTIL AFTER THE IMPACT. THE PASSENGER WAS INJURED. UPDATED
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10230333June 9, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THERE ARE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS PROBLEM. THE LOCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HAS FALLEN INTO THE DOOR. THIS MAKES THE DOOR IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCK OR UNLOCK FROM THE OUTSIDE. WHEN THE WINDOW IS ROLLED DOWN THE LOCK ALSO LOCKS. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT YET BEEN SOLVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230071June 5, 2008
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELTS WERE LOCKED IN POSITION, AND REMAINED LOCKED AT ALL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE SEAT BELTS BECAUSE HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V407000 (SEAT BELTS:REAR). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229326May 30, 2008
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
2005 CHEVY AVEO CLUTCH DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228513May 22, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2004 CHEVROLET AVEO BROKEN TIMING BELT. CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND REPLACED THE VALVES BECAUSE THEY WERE BENT. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE TIMING BELT WAS NOT REPLACED. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED A TSB HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE TIMING BELT PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226360May 1, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BOTH HEADLIGHTS ON THE LOW BEAM SETTING FAILED TO WORK. HIGH BEAMS WORKED AS THEY SHOULD. FUSES, HEADLIGHT SWITCH, PARKING BRAKE SWITCH, AND RELAYS CHECKED OUT OK. THE ASSUMPTION IS THAT A VOLTAGE SPIKE BURNED OUT THE LOW SIDE OF THE BULBS AT THE SAME TIME WITHOUT BLOWING ANY FUSES. THIS WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE DAY RATHER THAN AT NIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226432May 1, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2004 CHEVY AVEO TIMING BELT FAILURE AT 47,000 MILES, AND AT 102,000 MILES APPROX. 53,000 MILES AFTER THE PREVIOUS FAILURE. BOTH FAILURES HAVE CAUSED SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THE MOST RECENT FAILURE COULD RESULT IN AN ENTIRE ENGINE REPLACEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225255April 21, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN FAILING EVER SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-70 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLS SOMETHING BURNING. THE CONTACT LEFT THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS FOR REPAIR, BUT NO WORK WAS EVER PERFORMED. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY AND SUNNY AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. OCCASIONALLY, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SWITCH GEARS AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. THE HEADLIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF WITHOUT THE VEHICLE TURNED ON. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS NO LONGER WORK AND THE CONTACT HAS TO USE HER KEY TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. AFTER LOCKING THE DOORS, THEY SOMETIMES DO NOT OPEN FROM WITHIN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT CARRIES A HAMMER IN THE VEHICLE IN CASE SHE HAS TO BREAK THE WINDOWS TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,080 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56. UPDATED 5/30/08 *CN THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON, THE TRUNK LID WOULD POP OPEN WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD OPEN AS WELL, THE TRANSMISSION HAD A STRANGE ROARING SOUND AND IT WAS ALSO HARD TO UPSHIFT AND DOWNSHIFT, THE ODOMETER WOULD JUMP FORWARD ON ITS OWN WHEN IT WAS PARKED AND THEN RESTARTED, THE HORN WOULD BLOW ON ITS OWN WHEN NO ONE WAS IN THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 05/30/08
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225263April 21, 2008
STRUCTURE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VEER OFF THE ROAD DUE TO ITS WEIGHT. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS AT A STOP AND ANOTHER VEHICLE PASSES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,733 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224673April 16, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS, SEATS
BEARING AND HUB ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED ON LEFT SIDE AND ALSO THE ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY ON THE DRIVERS FRONT SEAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224681April 16, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE AIR BAG SENSOR AND THE WIRING UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, BUT THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,239 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,753.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224324April 13, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
SOMETIMES WHEN IT IS WINDY,OR WHEN A SEMI COMES FROM OPPOSITE DIRECTION, THE CAR WILL SORT OF JERK & GET A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE. HAVE TOLD THE DEALER WHERE WE GOT THE CAR TWICE NOW & THEY SAID IT IS JUST A NOISE FROM THE AERODYNAMICS . I HAVE ASKED ANOTHER PERSON IF THEY HAD THIS WITH THEIR AVEO & THEY SAID NO. THIS HAS HAPPENED A LOT FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. THERE WERE TIMES IN BOTH 2007 & 2008. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223159April 2, 2008
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STRUCTURE:BODY
REAR WIPER MOTOR MAKES VERY LOUD VIBRATION NOISE; REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY FRONT HEADLAMP HAD CONDENSATION INSIDE; REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. REAR WIPER BLADE NO LONGER CONTACTED REAR WINDOW; REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. CLOCK QUIT WORKING, THEN WORKED ONLY INTERMITTENTLY, RESETTING AT 1:00; REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. RADIO QUIT WORKING; REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. RPM SURGES DURING UPSHIFT WITH POOR FUEL ECONOMY (26-27 AVERAGE); DEALER NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223205April 2, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, AIR BAGS
AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON IN MID JANUARY 2008 AND HAS REMAINED ON. THE CAR JUST WENT OUT OF WARRANTY IN AUG 2007. SINCE I HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED FOR 15 MONTHS, I WAS NOT ABLE TO DISCOVER THIS PROBLEM WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER STANDARD WARRANTY. AFTER CONTACTING CHEVROLET ABOUT SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES AND AIR BAG LIGHT, THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO GET IT DIAGNOSED. THE DIAGNOSIS REVEALED AN ECW FAILURE BUT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. RECOMMENDATION FROM CHEVROLET SERVCO IS TO HAVE ECW FIXED. AFTER THE OCCURRENCE WITH THE BRAKES, MY HUSBAND BEGAN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222994April 1, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE FRONT PASSENGER SENSOR DOES NOT READ PROPERLY FOR THE MAJORITY OF PASSENGERS. THIS MISREAD CAUSES THE LIGHT ON THE DASH TO SHOW 'PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF.' THIS IS OF MAJOR CONCERN, THE AIRBAG MUST DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT AND SHOULD SHOW TO BE ACTIVATED AT ALL TIMES WHEN A PASSENGER IS PRESENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222137March 24, 2008
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHEN THE WIPERS WERE USED DURING THE WINTER ICE/SNOW SCRATCHED THE WINDSHIELD. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT ADEQUATE FOR THE VEHICLE. THEY CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE TOO CLOSE TO THE GROUND. THE TIRES PROVIDED VERY LITTLE TRACTION DURING THE WINTER. THE TIRES ARE THE ORIGINAL THAT WAS ON THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. THE TIRE BRAND NAME, LINE, SIZE, AND DOT NUMBER WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WAS 8,789 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. UPDATED 04/11/08 *BF UPDATED 04/11/08 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222005March 22, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
I HAVE HAD MY 2006 CHEVY AVEO IN 3 TIMES TO HAVE THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FIXED. EACH TIME, THEY TELL ME THAT IT IS FIXED AND THE WARNING LIGHT IS OFF. IT HAS COME BACK ON EACH TIME. THE LAST TIME I HAD IT IN, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS FIXED FOR GOOD AND WOULD DEFINITELY NOT COME BACK ON. IT CAME ON AGAIN THIS WEEK, AND I DO NOT LIKE THE FACT THAT IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT, THE AIRBAGS MAY NOT WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221659March 10, 2008
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE FRONT END OF HIS VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AND THE RADIATOR IS SHAPED LIKE A "V". THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THREE OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE OTHER DRIVER CONFIRMED THAT SHE STOPPED THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO THE WEATHER AND POOR VISIBILITY. THE CONTACT HAS PHOTOS AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 12,200.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10220255March 6, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD NOT ENABLE ITSELF. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY FOUR OR FIVE TIMES. INITIALLY, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. DURING THE SECOND VISIT, A SENSOR WAS ORDERED. DURING THE THIRD VISIT TO THE DEALER, THEY REPLACED AND INSTALLED THE NEW SENSOR, WHICH REPAIRED THE FAILURE FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE FOURTH TIME AND THEY REPLACED THE SDM. THIS TEMPORARILY CORRECTED THE FAILURE FOR TWO OR THREE MONTHS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,813 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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