Chevrolet Aveo Complaints (2009)

169 consumer complaints on file.

#10520886June 20, 2013
POWER TRAIN
THE CAR JUST LOSE ACCELERATION AND WON'T RESPOND TO THE PRESSING OF ACCELERATION. THE ENGINE SLOW AND SHAKY. IT WOULD PICKUP SOMETIMES AFTER FLOORING THE ACCELERATOR COUPLE OF TIMES. THE CHECK ENGINE ALSO CAME UP AFTER THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515019June 4, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000....UPDATED 07-10-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. AFTER ABOUT 10 SECONDS, THE VEHICLE FINALLY ACCELERATED. UPDATED 07/18/13
Crash:
No
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No
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0
Deaths:
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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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492238January 11, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE IT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED TO PAY A PORTION OF THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490595December 31, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
JUST PUT IT IN DRIVE GIVE IT GAS WONT GO OVER 20 MPH, PUT IN NUTREAL IT REVES UP RPMS GO UP AND SOUNDS GOOD PUT BACK IN DRIVE BACK TO 20 MPH EVEN WHEN GIVING IT GAS NO RPMS NO GO JUST 20 MPH WONT GO ANY FASTER. WHAT IS GOING ON. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10481137October 19, 2012
POWER TRAIN
I HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE CLUTCH WEARING OUT, AT THIS LOW OF A MILEAGE I ASSUMED THAT IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH PAPE CHEVROLET IN SOUTH PORTLAND MAINE, AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. AS I WAS DRIVING IT THERE TO DROP IT OFF, THE CLUTCH GAVE OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND MADE A LOUD CRACKING OR DROPPING NOISE. I WASN'T ABLE TO DRIVE IT THEREAFTER, AND HAD TO USE AAA TO TOW IT TO PAPE. TODAY I GO THERE AND THEY SAY THAT THE CLUTCH IS A WEAR ITEM AND ISN'T COVERED, THEY ALSO STATE THAT THE CASE WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING FLUID. I ASKED FOR A WHAT WAS COVERED ON THE WARRANTY AND THEY BECAME VERY DEFENSIVE AND SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T PROVIDE ME WITH THAT AND TO JUST LOOK AT MY MANUAL, THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULDN'T WORK ON THE CAR AND TO TAKE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE. SO NOW IT SITS AT THEIR LOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478856October 6, 2012
SUSPENSION
BOUGHT THE NEW FROM DEALERSHIP IB 2009 BY OCTOBER 2010 HAD TO BUY NEW TIRES. TIRES HAD PREMATURELY WORE OUT. AGAIN IN 2012 HAVING SAME PROBLEMS WITH TIRES WEARING OUT TOO SOON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475956September 19, 2012
INTERIOR LIGHTING, POWER TRAIN
THE LIGHTS ON THE SHIFTER NO LONGER WORK ON MY 2009 CHEVY AVEO. MORE SPECIFICALLY, THESE ARE THE LIGHTS ON THE SHIFT LEVER LOCATED ON THE CONSOLE BETWEEN THE SEATS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473933September 5, 2012
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
1ST TIME-I WAS DRIVING AND MY CAR STARTED TO SPUTTER AND WHEN I HIT THE GAS PEDAL FOR ACCELERATION NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN,THE RPM WOULD RAISE AND THE CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. 2ND TIME- SAME AS ABOVE BUT STALLED AFTER SPUTTERING 3RD TIME-SITTING AT A LIGHT WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I COULDN'T MOVE(PUSHED GAS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESULTS) 4TH TIME-DRIVING AND IT STARTED TO SPUTTER AGGRESSIVELY AND UN ABLE TO GET POWER AND THEN STALLED. 5TH TIME- PULLED OUT OF PARKING SPOT AND COULDN'T GET ANY GAS COULD ONLY COAST,IN A HALF MILE DISTANCE IT STALLED 3 TIME WHEN I FINALLY PARKED IT AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. **EACH TIME THE CAR ACTED UP I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND EACH TIME THEY TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT THEY COULDN'T GET AN ERROR CODE. 5 TIMES BEING IN THE DEALERSHIP, THE 3RD TIME THEY SAID THEY RECEIVED A LOW IDLE CODE AND DID A DECARBON COSTING ME $53, PUT THAT DIDN'T HELP. THE 4TH TIME IT WAS AT THE DEALERS I WAS TOLD TO DRIVE A LONG DISTANCE AND OPEN UP THE ENGINE (ARE YOU KIDDING ME) THERE IS DEFIANTLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR! THIS COULD BE VERY DEADLY IF IT HAPPENS IN THE WRONG PLACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10467018July 23, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, MECHANIC NOTICED SLIGHT LOOSENESS IN THE TIE ROD CONNECTION; PASSED INSPECTION AND ASKED ME TO HAVE HIM CHECK DURING NEXT OIL CHANGE. WE DISCUSSED REPLACING THE TIE ROD IN ANY CASE WITH A BRAND WITH A LIFETIME WARRANTY IN TWO MONTHS WHEN I WAS OFF FROM WORK. IN THE MEANTIME, I HAD TO HAVE RECALL WORK DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE ALL SPARK PLUG BOOTS AND PLUGS. (CHEVROLET 5-DOOR AVEO). ASKED THE DEALER FOR AN OPINION ON THE TIE ROD. DEALER MECHANICS LOOKED AT IT AND SAID IT WAS OF NO CONCERN. WENT BACK TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC AND ARRANGED FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE LEFT INNER TIE ROD ANYWAY. DURING THE WORK, THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE THREADS ON THE OUTER TIE ROD WERE COMPLETELY STRIPPED DOWN TO SHINY METAL. THE NUT SLID OFF WHEN PULLED GENTLY WITH HIS FINGERS. REPLACED BOTH PARTS AND THEN HAD TO HAVE A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. OTHER THAN THE LOOSENESS NOTED DURING ANNUAL STATE INSPECTION, THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS. THE VEHICLE WAS USED FOR COMMUTING IN WELL-MAINTAINED STATE AND US HIGHWAYS ONLY. I AM THE SECOND OWNER AND PURCHASED THE CAR USED IN MARCH 2011. I TRIED TO REPORT TO GM USING THEIR WEBSITE, BUT THERE IS NO PART DEDICATED TO THE REPORTING OF SAFETY ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456144April 23, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WENT TO AN APPOINTMENT, CAME BACK AND CAR WOULD NOT START. HAD TO HAVE IT JUMPED. A FEW MONTHS LATER WENT TO A STORE, CAME BACK OUT CAR WOULD NOT START HAD IT JUMPED AGAIN. HAD THE BATTERY CHECKED AND IT SHOWED A DRAIN ON THE BATTERY BUT COULDN'T FIND THE CAUSE. AFTER HAVING IT JUMPED THE NEXT TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR A BRIEF TIME THEN WENT OUT. NEXT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY STOPPED RUNNING. HAD IT JUMPED AGAIN, IT WOULD TURN OVER BUT DIE AGAIN. FINALLY HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. TOOK IT TO ONE SHOP AND THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. NOW IT IS BEING CHECK AT ANOTHER SHOP. SINCE THIS IS THE ONLY TRANSPORTATION I HAVE, I HAVE HAD TO CANCEL APPOINTMENTS AND RELY ON OTHERS FOR OVER A WEEK. THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT IT AND I FEEL THAT I WAS SOLD A LEMON. UPDATED 05/02/12 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVROLET AVEO. UPDATED 05/04/12 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455609April 18, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, INTERIOR LIGHTING
THE DASH LIGHTS, SHIFTER LIGHTS AND ALL CONSOLE LIGHTS ARE OUT. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM AS I HAVE FOUND IT ALL OVER THE CHEVY FORUM. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS? NOT REAL SAFE ESPECIALLY FOR MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. PLEASE LET ME KNOW THE FIX AND IF THERE IS A RECALL I CAN APPLY TO THIS NOT SO UNIQUE PROBLEM *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454066April 4, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR WOULD NOT START. PUT CHARGER ON IT AND EVEN TRIED JUMP STARTING IT. CAR WOULD NOT EVEN ENGAGE THE STARTER. ENGINE LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON AND NEEDLES ON THE GAUGES WOULD FLICKER UP AND DOWN. HAD TO HAVE DEALER COME AND GET IT. THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD TO PUT A CHARGER ON IT FOR AN HOUR BEFORE IT WOULD FINALLY START,BUT DID NOT KNOW WHY CAUSE THE BATTERY IS GOOD. SAID HOPE IT WAS A FLUKE OR A MODULE DID NOT WAKE UP? AND TO BRING BACK IF DOES IT AGAIN. CHARGED A $129.00 FOR LABOR AND TOW EVEN THOUGH HAVE A 6 YEAR BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. I HAVE A FEELING THIS WILL NOT BE THE LAST ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453958April 3, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT, FUSES AND BULBS CHECKED REPLACE. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT'S IN NEED OF NEW FUSE BLOCK $700 JOB TO FIX. THIS IS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY AND I SEE THAT INTERNAL RELAY FAILING ON THESE CHEVY AVEO'S ARE SHOWING UP ON HUNDREDS OF CASES LIKE THIS. NEED A RECALL TO GET THIS FIXED SINCE SO MANY OF THESE RELAYS ARE BURNING UP FOR NO REASON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454091March 29, 2012
TIRES, SUSPENSION
2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. CONSUMER STATES CONTINUED PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE TIRES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES EVERY 20,000 MILES. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND BALANCED EVERY 6,000 MILES AND THE AIR PRESSURE WAS CHECKED EVERY WEEK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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