Chevrolet Aveo Complaints

1,322 consumer complaints on file.

#10618540August 4, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE GAS GAUGE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE GAUGE FELL BELOW HALF A TANK, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALLED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER SOLD THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618433August 3, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CAR HAS BEEN HAVING NUMEROUS AIRBAG ISSUES AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE FIRST ISSUE WITH MY AIRBAGS HAPPENED LAST YEAR AROUND THIS TIME. I TOOK CAR TO CHEVY SERVICE CENTER AND THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD TO REPLACE WHOLE FRONTAL AIRBAG SENOR AND OTHER SYSTEMS. IN MAY OF THIS YEAR AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. TOOK CAR TO CHEVY SERVICE CENTER AND THERE WERE NUMEROUS FAULT CODES PARTICULARLY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY BELIEVE THERE IS A MALFUNCTION IN THE SYSTEM BUT THEY WERE SUGGESTING I REPLACE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR. I ASKED GM TO DO A FULL SYSTEM CHECK ON MY AIRBAG SYSTEM BUT THEY REFUSED. I COULD NOT AFFORD THE REPAIRS SO I DID NOT HAVE THE ISSUE FIX. ALSO, I WAS NOT CONVINCED THAT IT WOULD HAVE SOLVED THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT 100% SURE SINCE THERE WERE NUMEROUS FAULT CODES. THE NEXT ISSUE IS HARD TO DESCRIBE BUT WHEN I AM DRIVING MY CAR JERKS AND SHAKES AND ALMOST SHUTS DOWN AND STARTS BACK UP AT THE SAME TIME. THIS HAPPENS WHETHER I AM STANDING BY A LIGHT OR FULLY IN DRIVE MODE. I TOOK CAR TO SHOP BUT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE ISSUE BECAUSE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOT ON AND IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. ONLY WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR FOR MORE THAN AN 30 MINUTES TO AN HOUR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618383August 2, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HWY ABOUT 60 MPH AND TRIED TO PUSH THE GAS BUT ALL IT DID WAS SPUTTER AND SLOWDOWN. HAD TO PULL OVER AND SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. COD NOT FIND ANYTHING SO I STARTED IT UP AGAIN AND THE SAME THING. IT JUST SPUTTERS. SO I DROVE TO A SERVICE STATION (VERY SLOWLY) THAT I JUST HAD MY OIL CHANGE THE PREVIOUS DAY THINKING THEY MAY HAVE DONE SOMETHING. AFTER THEY CHECKED IT, THEY SAID IT WAS NOTHING RELATED TO THEM BUT THAT THEY HOOKED IT UP TO A MACHINE AND IT WAS READING 11 DIFFERENT TYPES OF CENSORS CAUSING IT TO MISFIRE. THEY HAD JUST HAD IN A 2007 CHEVY COBALT DOING THE SAME THING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON. WONDERING IF THE RECALL FOR THE 2006 AVEO FOR THE DRL WOULD CAUSE THESE PROBLEMS?! THEY SERVICE TECH MENTIONED MORE THAN LIKELY IT IS NOT 11 CENSORS BUT JUST 1OR 2 AFFECTING THE OTHERS READ ON THE MACHINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617921July 31, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FRONT END CRASH RESULTING IN ENGINE FIRE. FIRE MIGRATED INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. DRIVER SUFFERED BURNS TO FACE, CHEST AND HANDS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10617602July 30, 2014
AIR BAGS
NOTICED AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYING ON ALL THE TIME. SINCE I WAS ONLY DRIVER, I SOON FORGOT ABOUT IT. NOW THAT WIFE IS DRIVING IT, I BECAME CONCERNED. I HAD DEALER RUN DIAGNOSTIC AND THEY SAID THE AIR BAG SYSTEM CHECKS OUT JUST FINE AND WILL FUNCTION PROPERLY, BUT ARE AT A LOSS AS TO WHY THE LIGHT STAYS ON. FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING WILL INVOLVE REMOVING THE DASH AND AN AWFUL LOT OF MONEY. SHOULDN'T THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM BE COVERED UNDER SAFETY RECALL? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617730July 30, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V261000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HEADLIGHTS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615462July 28, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE MULTIPLE MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. IT WAS NOT DISCLOSED TO HER, THAT THE VEHICLE HAD FRAME DAMAGE, IT WAS A FLEET VEHICLE, AND THE AIR BAGS WERE REPLACED WITH USED ONES. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, A BOLT IN THE BROKE, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO COLLAPSE AND LANDED ON THE AXLE, BREAKING IT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. ALSO, SHE HAD THE AXLE REPLACED PREVIOUSLY, NOT KNOWING THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRAME. DUE TO THE FRAME DAMAGE AND WARPED UNDERCARRIAGE, A BOLT CONNECTED TO THE FRAME THAT WAS CONNECTED TO THE MOTOR MOUNT HIDDEN UNDER THE ENGINE HAD PREVIOUSLY BENT AND SEVERED 3/4 OF THE WAY THROUGH THE BOLT. IT WENT UN-DETECTED AND HER MECHANIC DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR, SINCE THE FRAME WAS NOT DISCLOSED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616852July 28, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V261000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) AND WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 9/4/14*CN UPDATED 11/17/2014 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616854July 28, 2014
STEERING, AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND WENT INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THREE OF THE TIRES BECAME DETACHED FROM THE WHEELS AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, FOREHEAD, AND BACK AND THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AN AMBULANCE. THE POLICE WAS AT THE SCENE AND FILED A REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 UPDATED 9/11/14*CN UPDATED 1/20/2015 *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10617035July 28, 2014
STEERING
SON GOING TO WORK AND STEERING LOCKED UP GOING INTO A TURN CAUSING THE CAR TO GO STRAIGHT INTO A POWER POLE. SON HAD TO BE EXTRACTED OUT OF CAR AND LIFE-BIRD INTO HOSPITAL WITH FACIAL LACERATION, BROKEN AN DISPLACED ELBOW AN SLIGHT CONCUSSION. ACCIDENT WAS IN THE MORNING AND THAT AFTERNOON WAS A RECALL NOTICE ON THE CAR. SON WAS LUCKY, VERY LUCKY JUST TO HAVE THESE INJURIES. CAR TOTALED. *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10616549July 26, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEMS. *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
#10616217July 25, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS AT RANDOM TIMES WHEN I START MY CAR, THE BRAKES WILL NOT WORK. THEY CAN NOT EVEN BE PRESSED DOWN. WHENEVER THIS HAPPENS, A CORRESPONDING WEIRD REVVING THAT CAUSES THE CAR TO LUNGE FORWARD IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT DOESN'T USUALLY ALSO HAPPENS. I PARALLEL PARK ON A STREET DAILY, AND ONE MORNING WHEN THIS HAPPENED ENDED UP HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. USUALLY THE PROBLEM STOPS HAPPENING AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 1/2 A MILE, BUT IT IS PRETTY SCARY TRYING TO DRIVE WITHOUT BRAKES TO GET TO THAT 1/2 MILE MARK. ESPECIALLY SINCE WHENEVER THE BRAKES WON'T WORK THE CAR ALSO SEEMS TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. I HAVE TRIED TO GET THIS FIXED MULTIPLE TIMES BUT IT ALWAYS STOPS HAPPENING BY THE TIME I GET TO THE MECHANIC AND I'VE LEFT MY CAR OVERNIGHT AT A MECHANIC TWICE AND THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO RECREATE THE ISSUE. I CAN'T PART WITH MY CAR FOR AN ENTIRE WEEK SO THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN BE DIAGNOSED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616347July 25, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
ON THE CHEVY AVEO, ALL MODEL YEARS, THE PARK LOCK SITCH , THAT ALSO MAKES THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORK , SOMETIMES DOESN'T FUNCTION . THIS MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, ALSO THE BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T COME ON. THEREFORE, WHEN DRIVING THE BRAKE LIGHTS SOMETIMES DON'T WORK, WHICH IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615660July 23, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING, BRAKE LIGHTS, AND LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WIRING CONNECTED TO THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD WAS MELTED AND BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,802. UPDATED 9/4/14*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615766July 23, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V261000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HEADLIGHTS); HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY AND HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615254July 22, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON., DASHBOARD CLOCK AND CD RADIO ALSO WENT OUT. THE CHEVROLET SERVICING DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE SERVICE CODES REFLECTED A SHORT IN WIRING AND THE DASHBOARD HAS TO BE REMOVED TO CHECK THE WIRE HARNESS FOR THE SHORT. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $315 , MANAGER CONTINUED TO STATE ALSO THE SENSOR MODULE FOR THE AIRBAG MAY BE DEFECTIVE. WHY DO THEY CHARGE FOR DIAGNOSIS WHEN THEIR DIAGNOSIS MEASURES CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND WANT TO CHARGE ANOTHER $315 FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS?I WITH THE I'VE CHECKED WITH OTHER AVEO OWNERS AND SOME HAVE THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I DO BELIEVE THERE IS A FAULT WITH THIS CAR. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY IF THEIR IS AN ACCIDENT WITH THIS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615379July 22, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CENTER CONSOLE IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHT MODULE WAS MELTED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V261000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) REMEDY WAS BEING INVESTIGATED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615376July 22, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CENTER CONSOLE AND THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHT MODULE WAS MELTED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V261000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) REMEDY WAS BEING INVESTIGATED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615446July 22, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IGNITION KEY GETS HOT TO TOUCH AFTER DRIVING CAR. UNSURE WHAT CAUSE IS....THIS HAPPENS AFTER EVERY DRIVE....DID NOT THINK ABOUT IT UNTIL RECALL NOTICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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