Chevrolet Aveo Complaints
1,322 consumer complaints on file.
- #10566988March 4, 2014SEAT BELTS
THE SEATBELT BUCKLE FROM THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE SEAT AND THE MIDDLE REAR SEAT CAME OFF THE ANCHOR. THE SEATBELT DOES NOT SHOW ANY USER DAMAGE. THE STITCHING THAT HOLDS THE SEATBELT TOGETHER CAME APART. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10566711March 2, 2014EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, ALL OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT OUT MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE HOW FAST I WAS TRAVELING. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10566460February 28, 2014POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE COULD NOT REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PROPERLY ACCELERATE ON AN INCLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR INSPECTION HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10568427February 27, 2014AIR BAGS
LOST CONTROL WHILE BRAKING/STEERING ON BLACK ICE AFTER A CURVE TO AVOID WRECKED VEHICLES AND MOTORISTS IN LANES. CAR SPUN 180 AND ROLLED 360 OFF ROAD (ROLLED OVER THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, SHATTERING THE LEFT REAR PASS WINDOW, COMING TO REST ON WHEELS). BELIEVE THE AVEO5 SVM SHOULD COME STANDARD WITH SIDE AIRBAGS. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. WAS WEARING SEATBELT, SHAKEN BUT ABLE TO EXIT VEHICLE SAFELY. NO PASSENGERS. VEHICLE HAS A HISTORY OF SIR LIGHT COMING ON SEVERAL TIMES AND HAD BEEN SERVICED BY 2 SEPARATE CHEVROLET/GM GOODWRENCH DEALERSHIPS MULTIPLE TIMES TO REPLACE AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE, WIRE HARNESS, AND SERVICE CONNECTORS. SIR LIGHT WAS NOT ON AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. EXACT VEHICLE SPEED AT TIME OF ROLLOVER IS UNKNOWN, 25 MPH IS A ROUGH GUESS OF SPEED AFTER BRAKING.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10565807February 25, 2014SEAT BELTS
DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE FROZE UP AND THE BUCKLE WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THIS BUCKLE HAS EXHIBITED DIFFICULTY IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. MANY TIMES WOULD HAVE TO PUSH BELT INTO SLOT 2X OR 3X BEFORE THE BUCKLE WOULD CATCH. NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A ISSUE. THANK GOD MY DAUGHTER WASN'T DRIVING TO SCHOOL AND THE THING LOCKED UP OR SOMETHING. NOW, IT WILL COST APPROX. $200 TO HAVE JUST THE BUCKLE REPLACED AT THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM. ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT THERE ARE TOO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE AVEO SEAT BELTS STARTING FROM 2004. I LIKED THIS LITTLE CAR BUT I AM DONE. I THINK I'LL STICK WITH DODGE. THIS IS JUST MY OPINION. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ARE OVER 1800 COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE BETWEEN 2004 AND 2011; THE MOST BEING 2004 AND 2005. I THINK MY ISSUE JUST SLIDE PAST THEM. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10564639February 17, 2014ENGINE
CAR WAS UNDRIVABLE DUE TO ENGINE MISS ON 12/5/13. CALLED HARBOR CHEVROLET IN MICHIGAN CITY, INDIANA TO REPORT PROBLEM AND ASK FOR SERVICE. SERVICE APPOINTMENT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR 5 DAYS, SO SOUGHT DIAGNOSIS AT LOCAL SHOP. LOCAL SHOP INDICATED FAULTY COIL/SPARKPLUGS WAS ISSUE (LOCAL MECHANIC WAS CLASSIC IMPORTS). OWNER PURCHASED SPARK PLUGS AND COIL (PARTS PURCHASED FROM HARBOR CHEVROLET PARTS DEPARTMENT) AND REPLACED THESE PARTS THE NEXT DAY. CAR RAN FINE. OWNER FOUND OUT THAT CAR HAD A RECALL FOR COIL/PLUGS ON JANUARY 14TH, 2014 FROM GM THROUGH ONSTAR NOTIFICATION. OWNER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF DIAGNOSIS AND PARTS COST OF $365.87. HARBOR REIMBURSED ONLY FOR SPARK PLUGS-$88.84. OWNER CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND CHEVROLET INDICATED ON PLUGS AND BOOTS WERE PART OF SERVICE BULLETIN NOT COIL. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10560249January 16, 2014ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
HI I BOUGH A 2005 CHEVY AVEO WITH 9,000.00 MILE I HAD NO PROBLEM. UNTIL ONE DAY THE CAR COMPLETELY STOP AND WONT TURN ON. IT HAD ALMOST 23,000.00 WHEN IT HAPPEN. LUCKILY FOR ME IT STOP IN FRONT OF A MECHANIC SHOP. THE SHOP CHECK THE CAR AND SAID THE ENGINE IS BAD. I BOUGH A USED LOW MILEAGE ENGINE REPLACE IT AND IT TURN ON AND DRIVE EXCEPT FOR THE SHIFTING. IT DIDN'T SHIFT TO FOURTH GEAR AND ALSO TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING IT. THEN I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD. I CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION WITH LOW MILEAGE AND STILL I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM I HAD WARRANTY CHANGE IT AGAIN AND STILL IT DOESN'T SHIFT FOURTH GEAR AND IT STILL TURNS OFF. I CHANGE THE COMPUTER, I DID A TUNE UP, ENGINE OIL CHANGE, I'VE CHANGE THE COILS AND SOME SEAL IN TOP OF THE ENGINE, AND I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CAR BEEN SITTING SINCE THEN I WANTED TO WAIT TO HAVE MONEY TO FIX IT, THINKING THAT MAYBE THE SHOP WAS LYING TO ME BY ASKING ME TO REPLACE ALL THIS THINGS. I SAVE I FEW DOLLARS AND WANTED TO GET IT FIX I HAD ANOTHER SHOP LOOKED AT IT AND IT SEEMS THAT IS THE SAME DIAGNOSTIC WAS DETECTED. I FRIEND TOLD ME TO GOOGLE IT AND I FOUND OUT THAT AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THAT PROBLEM. I JUST WISH I GOOGLE IT BEFORE I SPEND ALL THE MONEY ON IT. LESSON LEARN I HOPE THEY DO A RECALL BECAUSE I TOO WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE AND GET IN TO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT TURN OFF ON ME . *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10560280January 16, 2014ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
FIRST, THE INTERIOR DASH LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2005 CHEVY AVEO. THEN ON MY WAY BACK TO MY COLLEGE THE TAIL LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. I HAD NOT KNOWN THIS UNTIL I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY AN 18-WHEELER WHO COULD NOT TELL THAT I WAS HITTING MY BRAKES! FINALLY AFTER BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE GRAY AND WHITE SPLICER AT THE TOP RIGHT-HAND CORNER OF MY FUSE BOX, WHICH CONNECTS THE WIRES IN THE FUSE BOX TO THE ENGINE WIRE HARNESS, WAS SO BADLY BURNT FROM THE WIRES SHORTING EACH OUT SPONTANEOUSLY. THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $1,290.00 TO REPLACE THE PART, AND THAT IS NOT INCLUDING LABOR FEES! IN HOPE TO FIND A CHEAPER ALTERNATIVE, I CALLED EVERY JUNKYARD AND U-PULL IT LOCATION AND NONE OF THEM HAD THE CONNECTOR BECAUSE THEY HAD ALREADY BEEN PULLED OUT AND SOLD SINCE THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM. AS A COLLEGE STUDENT WHO IS PAYING HER OWN WAY, I CANNOT AFFORD TO TAKE CARE OF A PROBLEM LIKE THIS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT! I HEAVILY RELY ON MY CAR TO GET TO SCHOOL AND WORK, AND IT IS TERRIBLE TO BE IN SUCH A PREDICAMENT. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. IT IS ABSURD THAT WE PUT OUR TRUST INTO 2005 CHEVY AVEOS ONLY TO HAVE OUR LIVES PUT IN DANGER WHEN USING THEM AND THEN HAVE TO PAY SUCH A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO FIX AN ISSUE THAT THE MANUFACTURE IS ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THESE ISSUES! ESPECIALLY SINCE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN PUTTING COMPLAINTS IN ABOUT IT AS EARLY AS 2007, ONLY TWO YEARS AFTER THE CAR WAS MADE! HOW MANY LIVES HAVE TO BE PUT INTO DANGER BEFORE THE RIGHT PARTY IS HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS?! SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS BECAUSE IT'S NOT FAIR! *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10558959January 7, 2014ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR CHEVY AVEO 2005 ON A MAJOR 4 LANE HIGHWAY DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. SHE IS DOING ABOUT 60MPH IN THE INNER LEFT LANE ON AN ICY TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.THEN SHE LOSES ALL POWER AND ACCELERATION, EVERY LIGHT IN THE CAR COMES ON AND SHE REALIZES THERE IS A PROBLEM. SHE IS MID WAY UP A HILL AND HAS TO GET OVER. THERE IS AN ON RAMP TO HER RIGHT AND MORE TRAFFIC SO SHE HAD TO GO INTO THE LEFT BERM. BY THIS TIME SHE HAS PEAKED THE TOP OF THE HILL AND IS ON THE FLAT MESA. THERE IS VERY LITTLE ROOM TO MOVE OVER AND SHE IS OVER AS FAR AS POSSIBLE. STATE AND LOCAL TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT COME TO HER AIDE AND ALLOW HER TO WAIT FOR ME AND A TOW TRUCK TO GET THE VEHICLE MOVED. NEARLY A DOZEN CARS ALMOST HIT THEM AFTER I ARRIVED ON THE SCENE BEFORE THE DETERMINED THAT IT WAS UNSAFE FOR US TO WAIT WITH THE VEHICLE. THEY TAGGED THE CAR AND WE HAD IT TOWED. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE IDLER PULLEY HAS SNAPPED AND IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH AVEOS. A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT PUT MY WIFE, TWO OFFICERS AND I IN HARMS WAY. LET ALONE THAT RECALLING THE SMALL PART WOULD HAVE SAVED EVERYONE A $1900-2500 REPAIR JOB. I UNDERSTAND THAT MANY CONSIDER THIS STYLE CAR DISPOSABLE BUT I SAY IT AS AN AFFORDABLE ENERGY EFFICIENT COMMUTER VEHICLE. HOWEVER THESE FEATURES ARE NOT WORTH HUMAN LIFE... *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10558021December 31, 2013AIR BAGS
THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE RED AIR BAG LIGHT, IT STAYS ON. IT NEVER GOES OFF. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10556688December 23, 2013ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
2010 CHEVROLET AVEO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A FAULTY RADIATOR AND UNSATISFACTORY CUSTOMER SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IN SEPTEMBER 2013, HE STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE COOLING SYSTEM, WHERE THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD START TO CLIMB ABOVE THE HALFWAY POINT. THINKING IT WAS JUST LOSS OF COOLANT, HE ADDED MORE TO THE RESERVOIR, BUT TO NO AVAIL. HE DECIDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED A RADIATOR PART WAS FAULTY. THE RADIATOR AND THERMOSTAT WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1,000. IT TOOK A WEEK AND A HALF, BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE CONSUMER. TOW MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WHEN HE ARRIVED TO HIS DESTINATION, HE EXITED THE VEHICLE, BUT DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING UT OF THE ORDINARY, HE RESEALED THE GAS CAP, BECAUSE HE KNEW SOMETIMES, THAT COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATED. HOWEVER, LATER ON WHEN HE TRIED TO DRIVE HOME, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS OR GO OVER 40 MPH. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A FRIEND, WHO WAS A MECHANIC. AN INSPECTION REVEALED IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM RELATED TO THE INSTALLATION OF THE RADIATOR TWO MONTHS EARLIER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE REPAIR WAS MADE, UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. FOUR DAYS AFTER GETTING THE BACK, THE CONSUMER NOTICED A HOSE WAS HANGING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER CALLED HIS MECHANIC FRIEND AGAIN, WHERE HE DISCOVERED THE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALER, DID NOT RE-ATTACH THE TRANSMISSION TO THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10557116December 23, 2013SUSPENSION
MY CA R HAS EXCESSIVE TIRE WARE HAVE 147000 MILES PURCHASED WITH 42000 I AM ON 6TH SET OF TIRES HAVE USED THREE BRANDS. SOME TIRES AS LITTLE AS 15000 MILES HAVE HAD IT CHECKED FOR ALIGNMENT WHICH WAS AT SPECS. THIS PROBLEM HAS RESULTED IN SUDDEN LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE WITH NEAR COLLISION. THIS TO ME IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM AND NEEDS GM TO BACK UP THIS PROBLEM AND MAKE CORRECTIONS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10555476December 10, 2013AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
THE BACK SEAT BELT BEHIND THE DRIVERS SEAT DID NOT LOCK UP LIKE IT WAS SUPPOSE TO ON IMPACTED, AND MY COUSIN HIT THE BACK OF MY SEAT AND BLACKED OUT. ALSO, WE HIT HEAD ON TO ANOTHER CAR AND THE ONLY AIRBAG THAT WENT OFF WAS THE DRIVERS SIDE AND MY HUSBAND WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. LUCKILY HIS SEAT BELT LOCKED UP OR HE WOULD HAVE HIT THE WINDSHIELD. *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10555096December 6, 2013ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WENT TO START THE CAR AND IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD, THE LIGHTS WORKED AND THE "DOOR AJAR" LIGHT WORKED ALSO, I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A SHOP WHERE I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH. A NEW ONE WAS PUT IN, I PAID $553 TOOK THE CAR AND RAN ERRANDS. AFTER LEAVING THE CAR NOT RUNNING FOR ABOUT 1-1/2 HOURS I WENT TO START IT AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. CAR WAS TOWED BACK TO SHOP WHERE MECHANIC CALLED CHEVY DEALER AND THEY TOLD HIM SINCE IT WAS AN AFTERMARKET PART, IT WASN'T COMPATIBLE. HE ORDERED A GM/CHEVY IGNITION SWITCH AND REPLACED MY BATTERY TOO. I PICKED THE CAR UP TODAY, RAN ERRANDS BUT LEFT THE CAR RUNNING. AS SOON AS I CAME HOME I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WENT TO RESTART IT AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I CALLED THE SHOP AND THE OWNER CAME HERE AND OPENED THE HOOD AND SHOWED ME THAT THE FUSE BLEW, WHEN GOING TO PUT A NEW FUSE IN, IT STARTED SPARKING. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT IS GOING TO WIND UP CAUSING A FIRE BECAUSE THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOME SORT OF SHORT IN THE WIRING. I CALLED GM/CHEVY AND CONVENIENTLY AS OF 2010 MODELS IT IS ONLY COVERED UNDER THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY SO THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. I THINK THEY KNOW THAT THIS IS A MALFUNCTION ON THEIR VEHICLES BUT THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. PLEASE HELP *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10554308December 2, 2013EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000. UPDATED 02/11/14*LJ UPDATED 02/11/14
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10554252December 1, 2013ENGINE
THE FAN SHROUD RUBBED AGAINST THE RADIATOR AND CAUSED A RADIATOR LEAK. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10554099November 29, 2013POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE TAB FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000. ..UPDATED 12-30-13 *BF UPDATED 1/17/2014 *JS
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10553567November 24, 2013AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
HIT FROM BEHIND WITH A CAR PUSHED MY CAR INTO A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. DRIVERS FRONT AIR BAG DEPLOYED. IT COMPLETELY BLEW UP; BURNING MY HAND AND ARM. THERE WAS MOSTLY SECOND DEGREE BURNS. THERE WAS SOME PARTS ON THE ARM LATER SHOWING THIRD DEGREE BURNS. THE CAR I WAS DRIVING WAS DETERMINED TO BE TOTALED. *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10552218November 14, 2013POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING THE SPARK PLUGS REPLACED, THE ENGINE BEGIN TO MALFUNCTION WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR AND AN EGG SMELL ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST HOWEVER, THE DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE DEFECT OF THE ENGINE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE HEATER BLOWER BUT THAT DID NOT REMEDY THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,699. UPDATED 12/30/13*CN
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10552285November 14, 2013ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE HAD OPEN RECALL ON OCTOBER 13TH, 2012; TOOK THE VEHICLE TO JOHN ELWAY CHEVROLET TO FIX RECALL 11290, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING DUE TO AN OXYGEN INTAKE RELATED ISSUE. THE OPEN RECALL, WHICH IS WAS A DEFECTIVE EMISSIONS COMPONENT, IS, IN ADDITION TO THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM, COVERED UNDER THE FEDERAL EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEM WARRANTY AND FEDERAL EMISSIONS DEFECT WARRANTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE U.S FEDERAL CLEAN AIR ACT, AND BACKED BY CHEVROLET'S PROMISE TO "REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE DEFECTIVE PARTS IN MATERIAL AND WORKMANSHIP WHICH CAUSE VEHICLE TO FAIL TO CONFORM WITH THOSE REGULATIONS" (P20, 21), AND COVER "EMISSION RELATED DEFECTS IN THE GENUINE GM PARTS LISTED UNDER THE EMISSIONS WARRANTY PARTS LIST, INCLUDING RELATED DIAGNOSTIC COSTS, PARTS, AND LABOR" (21). (CHEVROLET LIMITED WARRANTY AND OWNER ASSISTANCE INFORMATION). THE OXYGEN INTAKE RELATED ISSUE HOWEVER, WAS NOT REPAIRED, AND DIAGNOSTIC COSTS AND REPAIRS FOR THESE PARTS WERE, ACCORDING TO JOHN ELWAY CHEVROLET, AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. SINCE OCTOBER 13TH, 2013 I HAVE HAD SEVERAL FAILED ATTEMPTS TO NOT ONLY ABIDE BY THE CHEVROLET OWNER'S RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES, BUT TO MAINTAIN THE VEHICLE I HAD PURCHASED IN MAY OF 2012. IT IS BECAUSE OF CHEVROLET'S FAILURE TO ABIDE BY THEIR VERY OWN PROMISE TO THEIR CUSTOMERS, THE BINDING CONTRACT I MYSELF PURCHASED AND SIGNED WITH MY VEHICLE WHICH STATES IN THEIR OWN WORDS WARRANTY, WAS BROKEN AND AS A RESULT MY 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO WAS NO LONGER CONSIDERED A WORKING OR LEGAL VEHICLE. ON AUGUST 16TH, 2013, A CASE WAS MADE WITH POISON CONTROL AFTER DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, FOR THE LAST TIME. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0