Chevrolet Aveo Complaints

1,322 consumer complaints on file.

#10614908July 21, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT LIGHTS, THE PARKING LIGHTS, AND DAYTIME LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSE THAT THE MAIN FUSE BOX AND WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 9/18/14*CN UPDATED 02/05/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10611403July 18, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WHEN THE ENGINE DIED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. SHE LOST ALL POWER ASSIST SYSTEMS INCLUDING POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. SHE PLACED THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, AT SPEED, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUED TO TRAVEL WITHOUT INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10614607July 18, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING UP HWY 31 IN COLUMBUS AND MY CAR WAS LIKE IT WASN'T GETTING GAS. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR AND IT MADE A CONNECTION AGAIN IN APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE. THIS HAPPENED TWICE AND I TOOK IT TO POYNTER CHEVROLET IN SEYMOUR. NOTHING SHOWED UP ON THE COMPUTER AND THEY KEPT MY CAR 3 DAYS AND COULD NOT GET IT TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. MY CAR WAS ONLY DOING THIS ONCE A WEEK, NOW IT IS DOING IT MOST OF THE TIME. YOU HAVE NO WARNING THAT IT IS GOING TO SLOW UP, ONLY MOVING FROM THE MOMENTUM OF THE PREVIOUS SPEED. I LOOKED ON THE COMPUTER AT "PROBLEMS WITH CHEVY AVEOS" AND THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED CHEVROLET AND THEY SAID THEY ONLY DO RECALLS FROM CALLS FROM MECHANICS WHO HAVE FIXED THE SAME PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES. HOW CAN I GET THIS FIXED IF THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM? THIS COULD CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT SEVERAL WAYS SO I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. IF I AM ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 70 MPH AND THE CAR DECIDES TO JUST QUIT, I COULD GET HIT. IF I'M MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AND THERE IS ON COMING TRAFFIC I COULD GET HIT. I HAVE A 2009 CHEVY AVEO AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. PLEASE LOOK AT THE INTERNET AT ALL THE OTHER OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610799July 15, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE DASHBOARD OVER THE SPEEDOMETER BECOMES VERY HOT AND THE KEY IS HOT WHEN REMOVED. I FEEL THIS MAY BE RELATED TO RECALL 14236 REGARDING RUNNING LIGHTS. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE RECALL 06133 REGARDING FUEL LINE/FUSE BLOCK AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610508July 14, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE CAR KEY WILL NOT TURN ON. I HAVE TO REENTER THE KEY AND TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH TO GET THE KEY TO TURN ON. THEN ONCE I GET THE CAR RUNNING IT FALLS DEAD WHILE I'M DRIVING IT. I HAVE HAD MY CAR TOWED TWICE BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET THE KEY TO TURN ON, THIS A DAILY PROBLEM AND A VERY DANGEROUS ONE. IF THE CAR CONTINUES TO TURN OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC SOME ONE COULD HURT VERY BAD OR KILLED., *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610136July 13, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
MY GRANDMOTHER HAS SOUGHT HELP BECAUSE HERE KEY GETS EXTREMELY HOT. HER GEAR SHIFTER LOCKS UP AND SHE CANT MOVE IT. THE AIR BAG LIGHT POPS ON AND WONT GO OFF. ALSO SHE HAS ASKED MULTIPLE TIMES AT VARIOUS DEALERS ETC, ABOUT IT AND THEY TELL HER THERE ARE NO RECALLS OR ANYTHING KNOWN. WE KNOW THEIR ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT MODULE BUT NOBODY SEEMS TO HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THIS... AS I SAID THIS IS FOR MY GRANDMOTHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609871July 11, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS ENGINE OIL MIXING WITH THE ANTIFREEZE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609519July 10, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS WERE ALL INOPERABLE. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE RIGHT SIGNAL LIGHT FAILED TO FUNCTION WHILE THE HEAD LIGHTS WERE ON. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V261000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609306July 9, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED DURING A FRONT END COLLISION. MY CAR CONTINUES TO GET STUCK IN PARK. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SWITCH DOES NOT WORK. THE AC CONTINUOUS TO MAKE A TICKING SOUND AND STILL DOES NOT WORK AFTER REPLACING A VALVE FOR A LEAK AND REPLACING THE COMPRESSOR. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608684July 7, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING TURNING LEFT AT AN INTERSECTION PASSENGER REAR TIRE HUB AND WITH WHOLE TIRE BROKE OFF. TOWING COMPANY AND MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS DUE TO DEFECTED CAR PART. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609363July 6, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. FIRST DIAGNOSTIC BY THE GM DEALERSHIP POINTED TO A 12V POWER LOSS. THEN AFTER ~2 MONTHS THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. AN INDEPENDENT CAR REPAIR SHOP TESTED FOR 2 HOURS PER TROUBLE CODE AND FOUND THE ROOT CAUSE WAS THE TIME CLOCK IN THE DASHBOARD. LIGHT STAYED OFF WHEN CLOCK WAS REPLACED (REPEATED TWICE WITH ORIGINAL TIME CLOCK). LIGHT IS OFF SINCE 1 WEEK AFTER MULTIPLE CAR TRIPS. WHY DOES THE TIME CLOCK CAUSES THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON AND POTENTIALLY DISABLE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608285July 5, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2006 CHEVY AVEO I GOT MY DAUGHTER THIS CAR IT SEEMED TO BE GREAT WHEN WE FIRST GOT AVEO LAST YEAR WE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE SWITCH. THERE WIRING ISSUES AIR BAG LIGHTS ON AND CLOCK COMES ON AND OFF THIS YEAR ODOMETER MILEAGE IS FADING AND HEADLIGHTS ON NO LIGHT FOR MILEAGE. LOW FUEL AND LOW WATER DOES NOT COME ON AND ON THE 7/1 AND TWO TIMES ON 7/4 HER SPEEDOMETER IS NOT READING RIGHT IT READ 15 MILES OFF FROM WHAT THE CAR IS GOING FASTER. THE THREE TIMES GETTING PULLED OVER AND SHE SAID THE GAUGE BEEN ACTING WEIRD THEN GOES BACK TO NORMAL THE ONE COP SAID I KNOW THATS WHY I DON'T HAVE ONE OF THESE CARS AND STILL GAVE HER A TICKET. SO NOW THE CAR SITS UNTIL THE RECALL BUT THE BEST THING ( NOT ) I HAVE TWO AVEOS MY HUSBANDS THAT SIT AND WE GET TO SHARE BETWEEN THE THREE OF US IS MY VAN THAT'S A DODGE. I CANT BELIEVE WIRING HEATING UP BY THE DAY TIME MODULE THAT WILL CATCH FIRE AND IT TAKING THIS LONG SAFETY AND CHEVY HAS NOTHING ON THERE SITE FOR THE RECALL WOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607782July 2, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. UPON INSPECTION AT DEALERSHIP IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THE CLOCK AND WIRING FROM THE AIRBAG COMPONENT TO THE CLOCK BE REPLACED TO FIX A SENSOR MALFUNCTION ISSUE. WARNED THAT IF ISSUE WAS NOT FIXED, IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT THE AIRBAG WOULD FAIL TO DEPLOY IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607847July 2, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HAD DRIVEN MY CAR EARLIER THAT DAY WITH NO PROBLEMS. MID-AFTERNOON I GOT IN MY CAR TO GO RUN ERRANDS AND IT WOULDN'T START. WHEN I WOULD TURN THE KEY NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN, NO LIGHTS CAME ON, NO ATTEMPT FOR ENGINE TO TURN OVER. NOTHING. QUICK CHECK CONFIRMED BATTERY WAS CHARGED, FUSES GOOD, AND POWER GETTING TO FUSES. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER. INSPECTION BY GM TECHNICIAN FOUND THE INSTRUMENT MODULE HAD OVERHEATED AND BEEN DAMAGED, WHICH DISABLED THE IGNITION AND WOULDN'T ALLOW CAR TO START. ISSUE SOUNDS SIMILAR TO THE RECENT RECALLS ON THE 2004-2008 AVEO'S, WHERE "THE PROBLEM CONCERNS THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT MODULE IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IT COULD OVERHEAT, MELT AND CAUSE A FIRE." GM TECHNICIAN NOTED THAT HE COULD TELL THE INSTRUMENT MODULE WAS MELTED CAUSE HE COULD SMELL THE BURNING WHEN HE OPEN UP THE DASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607276July 1, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TO WHOM THIS MAY CONCERN, I RECENTLY REPLACED A DEFECTIVE IGNITION CYLINDER AND A IGNITION HOUSING IN MY STEERING WHEEL COLUMN COSTING OVER FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS INCLUDING LABOR COST. I HAVE OWNED MANY OLD USED CARS AND SEVERAL NEW VEHICLES. I HAVE NEVER REPLACED A IGNITION SWITCH. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND STILL OWN THIS VEHICLE TODAY. I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON MY AUTOMOBILE. THE MOST EXPENSIVE WAS THE $1600. DOLLAR TIMING CHAIN BREAKDOWN. IT IS REALLY A SHAME NEW CARS ARE BUILT SO THAT THEY DO BREAKDOWN. BEING THE IGNITION SWITCH AND IGNITION HOUSING I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE RECALLED ON CHEVROLET AVEOS, AS WELL. THIS PART WAS DEEMED TO HAVE BROKEN DUE TO THE EXTREME NATURE OF GMC IGNITION PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ALL EFFORTS. [XXX] 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
#10607417July 1, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF ENGINE DYING WHILE TRAVELING AT FULL SPEED ON OPEN HIGHWAY. WITH POWER STEERING, BRAKES, ETC. SOMETIMES DIFFICULT TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC WITHOUT BEING HIT. HAVE TRIED NEW IGNITION SWITCH, NEW KEY. STILL DOING IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607077June 30, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS WORK SOMETIMES FOR A SHORT TIME AFRAID OF A FIRE. CALLED GM THEY SAID PROBLEM IS NOT IN THEIR COMPUTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607110June 30, 2014
SUSPENSION, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE BUSHING WAS WORN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606850June 29, 2014
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT SOUTHBOUND TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 P.M. THE AVEO MALFUNCTIONED ON TURNING. I ENDED UP GOING SOUTHBOUND IN THE NORTHBOUND TURNING LANE AND WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED. I WAS UNABLE TO START THE CAR, CHANGE GEARS, TURN ON HEADLIGHTS, OR TURN ON FLASHERS TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS OF IMPENDING DANGER. THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY STALLED WITH ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WORKING - CONFIRMED BY POLICE, A FRIEND, AND WRECKER OPERATOR. IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO EVEN PUSH THE CAR TO A SAFE LOCATION AS THE WHEELS WOULD NOT MOVE/TURN. A MANUAL OVERRIDE WAS REQUIRED BY THE WRECKER OPERATOR TO EVEN LOAD THE CAR ONTO THE WRECKER. I WAS BLESSED TO HAVE A GOOD SAMARITAN PULL UP BEHIND ME AND PUT ON FLASHERS AND WAIT UNTIL THE POLICE ARRIVED AS WITHOUT LIGHTS OR FLASHERS, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE THE CAR STALLED IN THE WRONG LANE OF TRAFFIC - CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT. IN THE WEEKS PRECEDING THIS COMPLETE MALFUNCTION, I HAD REPLACED BOTH FRONT HUB BEARINGS, BRAKES, TIMING BELT AND WATER PUMP. SHORTLY AFTER THE LAST REPAIR - REPLACING THE TIMING BELT AND WATER PUMP - THE AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING AND RECEIVED AN ESTIMATE OF APPROX ANOTHER $1,400 FOR THIS REPAIR FROM A CHEVROLET DEALER IN MY AREA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606638June 28, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2011 CHEVY AVEO WITH 58,800 MILES. IT HAS A SERIOUS STALLING ISSUE AND GETTING WORSE. MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAD THE CAR FOR OVER TWO DAYS AND CAN'T GET IT TO "THROW A CODE" ON THE COMPUTER. IT DID STALL FOR THEM BEFORE THEY GOT THE COMPUTER ON IT. I HAVE EMAILED GM ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND PLAN TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH FTC. I AM GOING TO HAVE TO GIVE THE CAR BACK TO THE BANK AND SUFFER FINANCIALLY AS I AM IN NO POSITION TO PAY FOR 2 CARS SO THIS CAR CAN SIT. IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. IT SEEMS THAT GM IS ONLY WILLING TO REPAIR CARS ONCE SOMEONE AS DIED OR BEEN INJURED BY SOMETHING THAT THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FROM THE BEGINNING. THE FIRST 2 ITEM THEY SHOULD BE REPLACING ARE THE IGNITION SWITCH AND FUEL PUMP, BUT THEY WON'T. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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