Chevrolet Aveo Complaints (2006)

189 consumer complaints on file.

#10291173November 5, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE CAR IS A 2006 AVEO. THE CAR IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD AND NOW HAS 100,000 MILES AND IS OVER WARRANTY. OVER THE LIFE OF THE CAR BEGINNING AT AROUND 20,000 MILE THE AIR BAG DISENGAGED LIGHT HAS CONTINUED TO COME ON AND STAY ON. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER EACH TIME AND THEY CLAIM THERE EITHER IS NO ISSUE OR IT'S JUST A FUSE. EACH TIME THE CAR, CONTINUES TO HAVE A TROUBLE. THE LIGHT STAYS ON, MEANING THE AIRBAG IS NOT WORKING. I FEAR IN A CRASH THAT THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290134October 28, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 & 2007 CHEVY AVEO SVM MODELS. BOTH ALTERNATORS FAILED WITHIN 1 MONTH OF EACH OTHER. DEALER CLAIMS TO HAVE REPLACED 'MANY' ALTERNATORS FOR AVEO MODEL IN JUST THE LAST WEEK. DEALER CLAIMS THAT AVEO HAS THIS PROBLEM WITH ALTERNATORS, BUT THEY ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. ALTERNATOR CAUSES MASSIVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THROUGHOUT CAR. ONE CAR LOST BATTERY, DOME LIGHT, RADIO, WIPERS, THROTTLE SENSOR DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING ALTERNATOR. ALTERNATOR ON AVEO SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM AS IT IS A PREVALENT ISSUE FOR THE MODEL. IT SHOULD NOT BE A 'DEALER MAKES MONEY' SINCE CAR IS 3 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286421October 6, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS HEADLIGHTS BURNED OUT EVERY TWO MONTHS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ELECTRICAL. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VIN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276105July 8, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUFFERED SEVERE HEADACHES, NECK, AND BACK INJURIES. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED $4,100 WORTH OF DAMAGE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 63,000. UPDATED 8/3/09 *CN UPDATED 08/11/09.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10273664June 12, 2009
AIR BAGS
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE AIRBAG READINESS LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER AUTOMOBILE IS STARTED. THE OWNERS MANUAL SAYS NOT TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. AIRBAGS MAY NOT INFLATE IN A CRASH OR MAY INFLATE WITHOUT A CRASH. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST WAS IN JANUARY 2008. WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS TIME IT IS NOT. I DON'T THINK I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF THIS REPAIR. IT IS A SAFETY FEATURE AND IS NOT SOMETHING I CAN REPAIR MYSELF. WHY SHOULD I BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR DEFECT? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10270114May 27, 2009
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE GEAR WAS UNABLE TO BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK. THE KEY WILL NOT MOVE FROM THE LOCKING POSITION. IN ORDER TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT MUST DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. THE BATTERY MUST THEN BE RECONNECTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST $300. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,857.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269032May 18, 2009
AIR BAGS
BACK IN JUNE OF 2008, IF FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHEVROLET, INFORMING THEN THAT MY CAR AIR BAG READINESS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON AND HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER SHIP NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT IS BECAUSE I PUT MY PURSE ON MY SEAT. SO FINALLY THEY FOUND IT WAS A SENSORS AND FIXED IT HOWEVER ONE YEAR LATER NOW AT 50,000 MILES THE LIGHT IS STILL ON NO EXPLANATION OF WHY. EVER TIME I TURN ON THE CAR THE AIRBAG READINESS LIGHT STAYS ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268809May 15, 2009
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG READINESS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, WHICH MEANT THE AIR BAGS COULD DEPLOY AT ANY MOMENT. THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT HAS NOT DONE SO AT THIS TIME. SHE BELIEVES THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 81,713.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265315April 14, 2009
AIR BAGS
THREE TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR MY AIRBAG SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. APRIL, 2008 DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THEN APRIL OF THIS YEAR I HAD IT REPAIRED TWICE. THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260922March 6, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AFTER PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, MY 06 CHEVY AVEO'S ENGINE SHUT OFF AND I STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE. I HAD TO PRESS HARD ON MY BRAKES TO STOP ME FROM ROLLING. I HAD TO REMOVE MY KEY AND START MY ENGINE AGAIN. I WAS STILL IN DRIVE WHEN MY ENGINE DIED AND EVERYTHING IN MY CAR WAS STILL ON IE RADIO AND LIGHTS. THERE IS NO REASON THAT MY AUTOMATIC CAR SHOULD BE ROLLING BACKWARDS WHILE STILL IN DRIVE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID MY COMP WAS RUNNING A THROTTLE BODY REPAIR. SINCE THAT WOULD BE THE THIRD THROTTLE BODY IN NINE MONTH, THE DEALER DECIDED TO CONTACT GM AND LOOK INTO IT. THROTTLE BODY CHECKED OUT FINE, AND GM TOLD DEALERSHIP TO RUN MORE DIAGNOSTICS AND PUT MILES ON MY CAR. AFTER A WHOLE WEEK, THE BEST THE DEALERSHIP COULD TELL ME WAS THAT THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR AND GM DIDN'T KNOW EITHER. THEY SAID IF IT WAS REPLICATED AGAIN, TO HAVE IT TOWED AND NOT TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON. AN 06 WITH ONLY 50,000 MILES ON IT SHOULD NOT HAVE THESE KINDS OF PROBLEMS. IN ONLY NINE MONTHS OF OWNING MY CAR I HAVE HAD TWO THROTTLE BODIES, A NEW HEAD, A NEW TIMING BELT, AND A NEW BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. I WILL NEVER BUY THIS CAR AGAIN. NOW I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THIS CAR DIES AGAIN AND CAUSES ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BEFORE I CAN DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I AM EXTREMELY DISPLEASED WITH GM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249405November 20, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV. THE VEHICLE JUMPED A CURB AND SCRAPED A BUILDING WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE FENDER BEFORE IDLING NORMALLY AGAIN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, BUT A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 27,000. UPDATED 12-15-08 *BF UPDATED 12/17/08. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248522November 11, 2008
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI CASE NUMBER: 10244499 COMPONENT: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL DETAILS: PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF -- INDICATOR IS LIT. WILL NOT ENGAGE PASSENGER SAFETY AIR BAG WHEN WIFE, WEIGHING 105 POUNDS IS IN SEAT. CHEVROLET DEALER CANNOT FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246551October 23, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THERMOSTAT HOUSING BROKE AT THE SEAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244499October 6, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF -- INDICATOR IS LIT. WILL NOT ENGAGE PASSENGER SAFETY AIR BAG WHEN WIFE, WEIGHING 105 POUNDS IS IN SEAT. CHEVROLET DEALER CANNOT FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236919August 4, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY WIFE HAS A 2006 CHEVY AVEO THAT THE SHIFTER WENT BAD, FOR AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IT IS GOING TO COST $400.00 TO REPAIR. THE CAR HAS 76,000 MILES ON IT. SHIFTERS SHOULD NEVER GO BAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234858July 18, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DASH WARNING -- PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF -- DOES NOT TURN OFF WHEN PERSON WEIGHING 105 POUNDS IS IN PASSENGER SEAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222994April 1, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE FRONT PASSENGER SENSOR DOES NOT READ PROPERLY FOR THE MAJORITY OF PASSENGERS. THIS MISREAD CAUSES THE LIGHT ON THE DASH TO SHOW 'PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF.' THIS IS OF MAJOR CONCERN, THE AIRBAG MUST DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT AND SHOULD SHOW TO BE ACTIVATED AT ALL TIMES WHEN A PASSENGER IS PRESENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222005March 22, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
I HAVE HAD MY 2006 CHEVY AVEO IN 3 TIMES TO HAVE THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FIXED. EACH TIME, THEY TELL ME THAT IT IS FIXED AND THE WARNING LIGHT IS OFF. IT HAS COME BACK ON EACH TIME. THE LAST TIME I HAD IT IN, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS FIXED FOR GOOD AND WOULD DEFINITELY NOT COME BACK ON. IT CAME ON AGAIN THIS WEEK, AND I DO NOT LIKE THE FACT THAT IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT, THE AIRBAGS MAY NOT WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218035February 14, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT FAILS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN HIS WIFE IS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND WORKED FOR THREE MONTHS. WHEN THE FAILURE RECURRED, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HE WOULD HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID EVERYTHING GM SUGGESTED, BUT THE FAILURE STILL EXISTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,860 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. UPDATED 03/04/08. *LJ THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. UPDATED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217422February 7, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
I HAVE A2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. I NOTICED THAT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS SAGGING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS JUST UNDER 26,000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE SPRINGS ON THE LEFT SIDE HAD TO BE CHANGED. WITHIN A WEEK THE SPRINGS WERE REPLACED. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE HOME , ONE MILE FROM THE DEALER, I NOTICED THE NEXT DAY THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL SAGGING. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND HE SAID TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK IN. THIS WAS DONE. AFTER A DAY, I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS 1/4 INCH LOWER ON THE LEFT SIDE THEN THE RIGHT. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE DEALER CHECKED ANOTHER 06 VEHICLE AND AN 08 VEHICLE THAT THEY HAD ON THE PROPERTY AND FOUND THAT THE WERE ALSO SAGGING. THEN THEN CONTACTED GM AND WERE TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WITH IN SPECKS. I WAS GIVEN THE NUMBER FOR GM AND I MADE A CALL TO THEM. AFTER AN HOUR ON THE PHONE AND TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE, I WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WITHIN SPECKS AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IF A RECALL WERE TO COME UP RE: MY COMPLAINT, THEY WOULD CONTACT ME . I WAS ALSO GIVE A COMPLAINT #[XXX]. IF YOU WERE TO LOOK AT MY VEHICLE FROM THE REAR YOU WOULD ALSO SEE THAT THE VEHICLE IS SAGGING TO THE EXTENT THAT THE NAKED EYE CAN SEE IT. I MAY NOT AN ENGINEER BUT THE NAKED I CAN SEE THE SAG. I DO KNOW THAT WHEN A VEHICLE SAGES TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER, YOU CHANGE THE CENTER OF GRAVITY. AT THIS POINT I FEEL THE VEHICLE IS A HAZARD ON THE ROAD AND UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I ALSO CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE WHO HAS MADE A COMPLAINT TO GM. IF YOU CAN BE OF HELP TO ME IN THIS MATTER, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. I AM ALSO LOOKING IN TO THE LEMON LAW TO SEE IF I HAVE A CASE. BY THE WAY I LIKE THE CAR, I JUST WANT IT FIXED AND HOPE THIS PROBLEM DOSE NOT CAUSE A PROBLEM TO ANY OTHER OWNER'S. THANK YOU *TR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FRE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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