Chevrolet Aveo Complaints

1,322 consumer complaints on file.

#10512530May 17, 2013
ENGINE
THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE BEGINNING WITH IGNITION LOCKED AND UNABLE TO GET INTO DRIVE HAD TO REPLACE IGNITION SOLENOID. MY INTERIOR LIGHTS NO LONGER WORK. THE THERMOSTAT WENT OUT THEN REPLACED THE VALVE COVER GASKETS. AND FINALLY GOING DOWN I95 MY ENGINE JUST MADE A VERY LOUD NOISE AND JUST QUIT. I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THIS HAPPENS A LOT IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL FROM THE TIMING CHAIN. SO I NOW WILL NEED TO RELACE THE MOTOR. *TR
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#10511050May 8, 2013
SUSPENSION
UPDATE ON PROBLEMS WITH CHEVY AVEO 2009. AFTER CONTROL ARM, BEARINGS,STRUT ,TIRES REPLACED IN APRIL,THE CAR STILL HAS MAJOR CREAKING IN THE FRONT END. CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND LOCAL DEALER ARE BOTH BACKING AWAY FROM FURTHER HELP TRYING TO GET CAR FIXED.CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE SAYS GM DOESN'T "OWE" ME A CAR TO DRIVE DURING REPAIRS AND HIS ADVICE IS TO GO TO DEALER AND GET REPAIRS DONE," YOUR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED". I NOW HAVE A CAR WITH 21700 MILES ON IT,THAT HASN'T BEEN FIXED,AND I AM THINKING PROBABLY CAN'T BE,DUE TO MFG.,DESIGN PROBLEMS.WHAT TO DO WITH A CAR LIKE THIS,IF IT ISN'T RECALLED. *TR
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#10511125May 8, 2013
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY STEP DAUGHTER BOUGHT A BRAND NEW AVEO 2009 IS HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS 13 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WILL RUN FINE THEN WILL NOT GO OVER 20MPH THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE SHE IS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH HAS ALMOST CAUSED HER AND MY YOUNG GRANDDAUGHTER TO BE INJURED. WHEN SHE STARTS THE CAR THE CLOCK WILL RESET ITS SELF TO 7:23 NO MATTER WHAT TIME IT IS THAT IS USUALLY THE FIRST SIGN IT IS GETTING READY TO TURN INTO A DEATH TRAP. O2 SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED CAR IS AGAIN IN SHOP THEY ARE TELLING HER THEY CAN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS BUT THINK IT COULD BE THE O2 SENSER WANT 600.00 TO REPLACE. HER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS NOT COME ON. CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRENTY. WE HAVE CONTACTED DEALERSHIP WHERE SHE BOUGHT IT NO HELP FROM THEM. CONTACTED CHEVY ASKING THEM TO ADMIT IT IS A LEMON AND DO THE RIGHT THING NO HELP FROM THEM. *TR
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0
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#10510503May 3, 2013
SEAT BELTS
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT LOCKED, DOES NOT WORK. FIRST WAS LOCKED AND COULD NOT FASTEN IT THEN IT GOT LOOSE AND DOES NOT RETRACT BACK. LOCKED LOOSE. *TR
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0
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0
#10510316May 1, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
IT'S THE 3RD TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. IT OCCURRED TWICE WITH MY DAUGHTER AND HER BABY IN THE CAR, TODAY WHEN I PICKED MY KID UP FROM SCHOOL; THE CAR CUT OFF WHILE IN MOTION. I HAVE CHANGED THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, CRANK SENSOR, COOLING TEMPERATURE SENSOR, 15 AMP FUSE TWICE, REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET, SEALANT, EGR VALVE AND EGR GASKET. CLEANED OFF ALL OIL RESIDUE ON ENGINE, ON HEAD GASKETS, ON SPARK PLUGS. RECENTLY REPLACED THERMOSTAT, RADIATOR, TIMING BELT AND HAVE ALSO DID A TRANSMISSION OIL CHANGE. THE CAR IS NOT WORKING APPROPRIATELY. *TR
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0
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#10510174April 30, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, TIRES, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SUSPENSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
REPLACED EVERY EMISSIONS AT LEAST FOUR/TWO SETS OF TIRES/SHOCKS/STRUTSENGINE SEALS/SIGNAL LIGHTS/HEADLIGHT /TAIL LIGHT PRETTY MUCH EVERY LIGHT INCLUDING INSIDE CAR THAT I CAN THINK OF/ REPLACED TWO BATTERIES/ HAD CORROSION TAKEN OUT OF DIFFERENT PARTS UNDER HOOD AS WELL REPLACE MANY WIRES UNDER HOOD. I HAVE PUTTING MONEY IN THIS CAR SINCE 2009. I AM DONE IT HAS A TOTAL OF 43,000 MILES .DO NOT BUY ONE. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10509366April 24, 2013
SUSPENSION
THIS IS THE THIRD ENTRY MADE TRYING TO GET THE FRONT END CREAKING NOISES FROM MY CAR FIXED BY GM. LAST WEEK THE DEALER HAD MY CAR FROM TUESDAY UNTIL FRIDAY AND THOUGHT THE NOISE HAD BEEN FIXED.OF COURSE,WHEN DRIVEN HOME,IT WAS STILL THERE. THE NOISE CAN ONLY BE HEARD AT SLOW SPEEDS,AS IN PARKING THE CAR,OR GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS.STRUT AND BOTH BEARINGS HAVE BEEN CHANGED,ALSO A CONTROL ARM. I AM AFRAID THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT IS UNFIXABLE,I HAVE BEEN TRYING SINCE LAST SUMMER,AND THE WARRANTY IS GONE. IS IT EVER ADMITTED THAT A CAR HAS BEEN SOLD,NEW,THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN. THIS CAR HAS WORN OUT A SET OF TIRES AT 20000 MILES,AND THEY HAD BEEN ROTATED REGULARLY.ALTHOUGH,SO FAR,GM HAS COOPERATED,I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS IS GOING TO BE RESOLVED. *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10508416April 16, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY FOR TEN MINUTES AND THE PROBLEM RECURRED SIX TIMES BEFORE ARRIVING AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IN 2010 THE SAME DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED UNDER SERVICE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,973.
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0
Deaths:
0
#10505746April 10, 2013
SUSPENSION, WHEELS
TOOK AVEO TO CERTIFIED CHEVY DEALER AS INSTRUCTED BY GM CUSTOMER SERVICE TO HAVE FRONT SUSPENSION PROBLEM DIAGNOSED. WHILE THERE,TOLD MY TIRES WERE WORN OUT AT LESS THAN 20000 MILES. LEFT FRONT STRUT AND BEARING REPLACED FOR CREAKING FRONT END. ON DRIVE BACK TO MY HOME,WITH 500.00 WORTH OF NEW TIRES,THE CREAKING IS STILL THERE.THE TIRES WILL UNDOUBTEDLY WEAR OUT AGAIN. THIS IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH FRONT SUSPENSION THAT GM WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR.CALLING CUSTOMER SERVICE AGAIN TODAY. I HAD TRIED TO GET PROBLEM FIXED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. NOW THEY SEEM TO BE ABLE TO. WHAT DO I DO WITH THIS CAR THAT CAN'T BE FIXED? *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10507383April 7, 2013
SUSPENSION
IN SPRING,2012, AVEO FRONT END STARTED LOUD CREAKING NOISE WHEN TURNING,GOING OVER BUMPS. TOOK TO CERTIFIED CHEVY DEALER IN JUNE TO HAVE PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF(UNDER WARRANTY),THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. WARRANTY RAN OUT IN JANUARY,2013. NOISE GOT MUCH WORSE.CALLED GM WHO SAID TAKE IT TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION,WHICH I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR. TOOK ON APRIL 5,2013. STRUTS AND BEARING NEED TO BE REPLACED,CAR HAS LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON IT. I NOW KNOW THIS PROBLEM IS RECURRING, AND SEEMINGLY CAN'T BE PERMANENTLY FIXED,A DESIGN FLAW THAT GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. I AM NOT A SINGLE COMPLAINANT CONCERNING THIS EXPENSIVE MALFUNCTION. *TR
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10507035April 4, 2013
STEERING, WHEELS, TIRES
12-1-12 PURCHASED VEHICLE FROM [XXX], THE VEHICLE HAD A SLIGHT PULL AND SALE PERSON SAID IT WAS JUST THE LOW TIRE. WHILE FILLING OUT PAPERWORK AND FINANCE DOCS VEHICLE WAS DETAILED AND TIRE WAS ADJUSTED. WE HAD THE FINANCE PEOPLE PUT AN EXTRA CLAUSE IN ABOUT THE TIRE AND THE ISSUE BEING FIXED. 1/3/13- CAR GOES IN BECAUSE OF IT PULLING AND TIRE LIGHT ON- THEY SAID IT WAS JUST BECAUSE THE DETAIL PERSON OVER FILLED ALL OF THE TIRES. BECAUSE OF MEDICAL SURGERIES I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR FROM TIME OF PURCHASE UNTIL JANUARY 29, 2013. I GAVE IT A MONTH JUST BECAUSE I WAS GOING FROM AN SUV TO THIS SMALL CAR AND I KEPT THINKING THAT IT WAS JUST THE DIFFERENCE IN CARS. THEN I DECIDED NO THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR. 3/2/13 BACK TO [XXX] FOR PULLING AND WHISTLE NOISE. SHOP CROSS ROTATED TIRES AND DID ALIGNMENT AND SAID CAR WAS ALL FIXED. 3/18/13- TOOK CAR BACK SAME THING CAR PULLS AT 60-65 FEELS LIKE THE FRONT AND BACK ARE FIGHTING AGAINST EACH OTHER. [XXX] REPLACED TIRE AND FORCED ALIGNMENT(NO WHERE ON THE INVOICE CAN I FIND THAT THEY REPLACED THE TIRE BUT PER [XXX] THEY DID) 3/25/13- CAR BACK TO [XXX] SAME THING, PUT A SHIM IN AND ALIGNED AGAIN. (DURING THIS VISIT A SCRATCH AND A DENT OCCURRED WHILE THEY HAD VEHICLE) 3/29/13- LOOKED AT DENT AND SAID THEY DID IT TO BRING CAR IN ON 4/2/13 FOR REPAIRS I ALSO ADVISED THAT THE CAR IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING PULLING. 4/2/13- CAR BACK FIXED PAINT AND TWO OR THREE PEOPLE TEST DROVE CAR AND YES THE CAR IS PULLING BUT THAT'S JUST BECAUSE THE CAR IS SMALL AND IT'S JUST HOW THE AVEO DRIVES. BOTTOM LINE I AM BEING TOLD IS EVEN THOUGH SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR A CHEVY AVEO IS JUST A VEHICLE THAT PULLS AGAINST ITSELF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10505451April 2, 2013
ENGINE, STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AS I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE HIGHWAY, I FELT THAT MY CAR WAS NOT PICKING UP, I COULD ONLY GET TO AROUND 40-45MPH ON A HIGHWAY THAT IS 65MPH. I NEARLY GOT REAR-ENDED BY CARS FLYING UP ON ME AND I QUICKLY PULLED OFF TO THE SHOULDER JUST IN TIME AS THE POWER STEERING ALSO WENT OUT AND THE CAR APPEARED TO HAVE STOPPED RUNNING. I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO START AGAIN. THE DIAGNOSTICS CAME BACK THAT THE TIMING BELT HAD GONE AND IT COULD BE FIXED FOR ANYWHERE BETWEEN $800 TO NEEDING A BRAND NEW MOTOR. THIS FLOORED ME AS I ALWAYS HAD THE OIL AND FLUIDS REPLACED AND THE CAR ONLY HAD 84K MILES ON IT. I BEGAN TO RESEARCH THE AVEO AND BAM, THERE IT WAS, OVER AND OVER AGAIN ON-LINE. OWNERS ALL COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR AVEO. THE TIMING BELT ON THE AVEO, ESPECIALLY THE 04-07 MODELS GO AND WILL REQUIRE ANYWHERE FROM A MAJOR FIX TO A BRAND NEW ENGINE. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM ON A LITTLE CAR. I WENT ON CRAIGSLIST TO LOOK FOR A NEW ENGINE, BUT INSTEAD FOUND 10 AVEOS IN ONE HOUR... THAT WERE BEING SOLD FOR PARTS BECAUSE THEIR TIMING BELT WENT! PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM, I BELIEVE THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE AVEO DESERVING OF A RECALL, AND OWNERS SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM AND THE PERSISTENT NEED TO HAVE THEIR TIMING BELT REPLACED OR FACE A TOTAL ENGINE REPLACEMENT. I COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN REAR-ENDED OR WORSE BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF POWER AND POWER STEERING. THANK YOU. *TR
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0
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0
#10503008March 14, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON THE NIGHT OF 3/13/13 I WAS DRIVING ON A TWO LANE ROAD WITH MY LIGHTS ON. I WAS TRAVELING EAST THROUGH AN INTERSECTION WHERE THE CROSS ROAD ONLY HAD TO STOP AND I HAD THE RIGHT OF WAY. A VEHICLE TRAVELING SOUTH FAILED TO STOP AT THE STOP SIGN. I WAS UNABLE TO SOUND MY HORN AND HAD TO RUN OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE HORN ON THE 2011 AVEO IS ONLY 1" X 1 1/4 " ON EACH SIDE THE CENTER OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THEY ARE SO SMALL AND HARD TO FIND, THAT A PERSON DRIVING MUST TAKE THEIR EYES OFF THE ROAD TO FIND THEM DURING THE DAY TIME. AT NIGHT A LIGHT MUST BE TURNED ON TO FIND THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT ILLUMINATED. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE SMALL SIZE AND DIFFICULTY TO FIND WITHOUT LOOSING SIGHT OF THE ROAD. *TR
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10502637March 13, 2013
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2005 CHEVY AVEO, BOTH OF THE INSIDE DOOR LATCHES BROKE. THEY SEEM TO BE MADE OF PLASTIC AND BROKE VERY EASY. *TR ## VIN FAILED ##
Crash:
No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10502206March 9, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR 6/7 MONTHS BEFORE I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS. FIRST THE PASSENGER DOOR STOPPED OPENING AND THEN THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WENT OUT WITHIN THE FIRST 3 MONTHS. I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK ONE DAY AND THE CAR STARTED DECELLERATING UNTIL IT JUST STOPPED. AT FIRST THIS WAS AN OFF AN ON ISSUE BUT NOW IT WONT START AT ALL. I REPLACED THE IGNITION COIL AND SPARK PLUGS, JUST TO FIND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL I WASNT AWARE OF, BUT THE CAR STILL WONT MOVE AND THE BATTERY IS DEAD NOW. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500844February 28, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND SHIFTER LIGHTS ALONG WITH THE DIMMER FOR THE CLOCK, RADIO, AND OTHER INTERIOR LIGHTS STOPPED FUNCTIONING YESTERDAY. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL TIMES THE LIGHTS BLINKED OFF AND BACK ON BUT THEY ARE COMPLETELY OUT NOW. AFTER RESEARCHING SEVERAL FORUMS (EX. HTTP://CHEVROLETFORUM.COM/FORUM/SONIC-AVEO-NEW-11/DASH-LIGHTS-AVEO-20707/), I FOUND OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAD THIS SAME ISSUE. IT SEEMS THERE IS A DEFECTIVE PART IN THE ENGINE FUSE PANEL THAT CAUSES THIS ISSUE. THIS COULD BE A MAJOR CONCERN TO MANY DRIVERS BECAUSE YOU CANNOT SEE ANY OF THE DASH INSTRUMENTS INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE, TACHOMETER, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499876February 24, 2013
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499805February 23, 2013
POWER TRAIN, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE SHIFT GEAR DOES NOT WORK MY BACK LIGHTS ARE ALL OUT I DID NOT KNOW THIS MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAY ON I HAVE HAD NEW SENSORS PUT IN ONE WEEK AND THE NEXT WEEK CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES BACK ON WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS CAR WHY WONT THEY RECALL IT I HAVE TO DRIVE THIS CAR CLOCK WONT KEEP RIGHT TIME GEAR SHIFT LIGHT GOES ON AN DOFF AND MY LOW BEAM AND HAVE HAD THIS CAR RIGHT OUT OF THE SHOW ROOM ONLY 13 MILES ON IT WHEN I GOT IT AND KNOW IT IS ALL MESS UP I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT! *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499707February 22, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY ENGINE LIGHT STAY ON AFTER I REPLACE CENSOR AND NOW MY BRAKES LIGHTS ARE ALL OUT MY CLOCK DON'T WORK RIGHT MY LOW BEAMS ARE GOING ON AN OFF AND AFTER REPLACING BULBS STILL DO THE SAME THING I JUST DON'T WONT THIS CARE TO CATCH ON FIRE ON ME I HAVE HAD IT SENSE 2005 AND BOUGHT IT BRAN NEW AND THESE PROBLEMS ARE OF VERY SERIOUS CONCERN TO ME THIS CAR HAS SERIOUS PROBLEMS AND I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT THEM ON THE INTERNET WHY NO RECALL YET ON THESE CARS. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10498241February 15, 2013
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS IT BEGAN TO SWERVE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A BOLT WAS MISSING FROM THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,762.
Crash:
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No
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0
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