Chevrolet Aveo Complaints

1,322 consumer complaints on file.

#10725584June 16, 2015
AIR BAGS
I PURCHASED A USED 2007 CHEVY AVEO HATCHBACK FOR MY DAUGHTER'S FIRST CAR. SINCE GETTING IT, THE AIR BAG LIGHTS WOULD SOMETIMES STAY ON AND THEN GO OFF FROM TIME TO TIME. RECENTLY THE MAIN AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON CONSTANT. THEN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON TOO SAYING THAT AIR BAG WAS OFF. NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT IS NOT A SAFE CAR TO DRIVE IF THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. GETTING IT FIXED WILL COST ABOUT $700 TO CHANGE SENSORS AND "OTHER STUFF". UPON RESEARCHING ABOUT AVEO'S AND THEIR AIR BAG ISSUES, I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. SADLY THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS FROM OWNERS OF AVEO'S FOUND ALL OVER THE INTERNET. ALL THESE OWNERS ARE DOING WHAT I AM DOING, PAYING OUT OF POCKET TO FIX A KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED PROBLEM BY THE MANUFACTURER. THESE CARS ARE NOT THE BEST CARS TO BEGIN WITH, BUT OUR DAUGHTER AND HER PASSENGER'S SAFETY IS WORTH THE $700. NOW IF ONLY CHEVROLET FELT THE SAME ABOUT OUR DAUGHTER AND EVERY OTHER OWNER OF AN AVEO AND MAN UP AND FIX THE ISSUE. BESIDES, DON'T TAX PAYERS TECHNICALLY OWN THIS COMPANY ANYWAY BECAUSE OF THE BAILOUT????????????? SOMEONE DEMAND A RECALL ON AVEO'S AND THEIR AIR BAG ISSUES PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723056June 2, 2015
AIR BAGS
I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN 2 WRECKS, AND MY AIRBAG HAS NOT GONE OFF EITHER TIME. SECONDLY MY HEADLIGHTS BURNED OUT THE WIRE MELTS GETS HOT AND MY LIGHTS JUST TURN OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722740June 1, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 87,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722536May 31, 2015
SEAT BELTS
THIS IS JUST ONE PROBLEM...THE CAR HAD MAJOR PROBLEMS IN THE PAST LIKE DYING TOTALLY ON A HIGHWAY BUT THAT'S NOT MY CONCERN RIGHT NOW. THE BACK SEAT BELT IS LOCKED UP & IT WILL NOT RETRACT. I HAVE A CHILD SO IT'S REALLY INCONVENIENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721750May 27, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721552May 26, 2015
ENGINE
TIMING BELT SNAPPED AT 73K MILES WHILE DRIVING 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. TOTAL LOSS OF POWER: STEERING, BRAKES, AND GAS PEDAL ALL NOT RESPONDING. MANUALLY MANAGED TO COAST TO A STOP ON THE HIGHWAY SHOULDER WITH MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON, AND WITHOUT HITTING OR BEING HIT BY ANYTHING ELSE. I'M ALIVE AND SO IS MY PASSENGER, BUT I FEAR WE COULD HAVE DIED ON THAT DAY. RELATED TSBS AND NHTSA BELOW TO AUGMENT REPORTING THIS PROBLEM. ---- TSB #3936 / NHTSA ID #10020573 STATES THAT THIS CAN HAPPEN PRIOR TO 60K MILES TO OTHERS AS FAR BACK AS 2006; TOTAL ENGINE LOSS DUE TO DAMAGE FROM THE BELT AT HIGH SPEED NOT REPORTED OR FIXED. SUGGESTED MAINTENANCE ALSO IS NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR THIS PART: # TSB #060601021 -- TIMING BELT INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE, WORN, WEAR.*KB (NHTSA ID #10020843, OCTOBER 01 2006)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721238May 24, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY AVEO AND A 2005 CHEVY COBALT MY IGNITION SWITCH ON MY AVEO DOES THE SAME THING AS COBALT BUT AVEO NOT RECALLED ITOOK COBALT IN DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWTICH TOOK AVEO IN FOR RECALL FOR DRL SWITCH DEALER WANTS OVER 300.OO DOLLORS TO REPLACE IGNITION SWITCH I WILL BE DRIVING ALONG AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS CAR WILL SHUT OFF STARTS BACK UP WHEN I PUT KEY IN HAVE TO MOVE KEY SEVERAL TIMES TO START CAR DEALER SAYS NO RECALL ON THE AVEO FOR IGNITION SWITCH BUT IT IS DOING THE SAME THING AS MY COBALT DID IS THIS A DIFFERENT SWITCH THE AVEO HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR OR SO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721057May 22, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT FAILED TO DETECT AN OCCUPANT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IT FAILED TO RECOGNIZE A 95 LB FRONT PASSENGER SEATED IN THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE SEAT WAS UP TO NORMAL SPECIFICATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717797May 21, 2015
STEERING, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, STOPPED AT A STORE IN A PARKING LOT, CAR IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN OFF, COULD NOT GET CAR KEYS OUT OF IGNITION. DROVE TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO SAID THE IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS SHIFTING. SAID IT WOULD COST 4 TO 5 HUNDRED DOLLARS, DID NOT HAVE IT FIXED. BUT SINCE THEN, IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT AT TIMES TO GET THE CAR TO TURN ON, OR IF TURNED OFF, HARD TO GET KEYS OUT. A VALET COULD NOT GET IT TO TURN OFF AND WHEN HE FINALLY DID, COULD NOT GET THE KEYS OUT,SO HE LEFT THEM IN MY CAR. I THINK THIS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE GM FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717878May 21, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY VEHICAL, THE ONE LISTED ABOVE. BUT THERE IS NO WAY TO GET IT FIXED BECAUSE THE PART IN UNAVAILABLE... HOW AM I SUPPOST TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM IF I CAN'T GET IT FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716171May 13, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO DISENGAGE FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO MOVE FROM THE ON POSITION INTO THE OFF POSITION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HOUSING CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,087.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716227May 13, 2015
ENGINE
THE MILEAGE AND SPEED ARE APPROXIMATE. I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY ICE AND SNOW COVERED DRIVEWAY IN FEBRUARY 2015. THERE IS A SMALL DIP WHERE MY DRIVEWAY MEETS THE STREET SO I ACCELERATED SO AS NOT TO GET MY TIRES STUCK IN THE ICY DIP. AS I WAS BACKING MY CAR INTO THE STREET, AND MY CAR WAS IN THE LANE OF TRAFFIC THE CAR SHUT OFF. I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE CAR. MY NEIGHBOR, AND ANOTHER GENTLEMAN WHO STOPPED TO HELP, PUSHED MY CAR BACK INTO MY DRIVEWAY. I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THE INCIDENT. THE CAR NEVER AGAIN STARTED. I BORROWED A VEHICLE UNTIL I HAD ENOUGH MONEY TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS. A MECHANIC LOOKED AT MY VEHICLE AND TOLD ME ON MAY 11, 2015 THAT THE CAR NEEDS A NEW ENGINE, THE PRICE OF WHICH IS $4,823.00. THE MECHANIC FURTHER TOLD ME THAT THE AFTERMARKET/REMANUFACTURED ENGINES COMPANY THEY DEAL WITH DOES NOT HAVE AN ENGINE FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL CAR BECAUSE THIS ENGINE HAS SO MANY PROBLEMS THAT THE COMPANY WILL NOT TOUCH IT. I BELIEVE THAT THE OEM ENGINE HAS SERIOUS DEFECTS THAT HAVE BEEN OVERLOOKED DUE TO THE LACK OF REPORTING AND LACK OF SERIOUS INJURY ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEFECT/FAILURE. MY CAR HAS SHUT OFF ON ME ON THREE DIFFERENT DAYS WITHIN AN APPROXIMATE SIX MONTH PERIOD. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE CAR TO FIGURE OUT WHY IT WAS SHUTTING OFF ON ME IN TRAFFIC AND THERE WAS NO INDICATOR OF ANY ISSUE. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON, EVEN AFTER THE RECENT ENGINE FAILURE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716060May 12, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I DROVE PARKED AND KEY IS STUCK I GOT IT OUT ONCE AND IT'S HOT NOW WON'T COME OUT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715528May 10, 2015
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
THE GEARSHAFT WON'T COME OUT OF PARK. I HAD THIS REPAIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO AND IT IS NOW HAPPENING AGAIN AND PAID $300 FOR A GROUND WIRE. MY CAR CURRENTLY HAS 90000 MILES ON IT. I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLIANT REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE. PLEASE CONTACT ME ASAP I CAN BE REACHED AT [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
#10715485May 9, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE MY HEADLIGHTS 5 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN 2010. THIS TIME WHEN I CHANGED THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE THE HARNESS WAS BURNT AND MELTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715500May 9, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AIR BAG LIGHT COME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715420May 8, 2015
AIR BAGS
MY 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO WAS T-BONED BY A DRIVER GOING 50-55 MPH, AND WE WERE TRAVELING 25 MPH (ACCORDING TO POLICE REPORT). THE AVEO WAS HIT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE / FRONT PANEL / PASSENGER SIDE OF FRONT BUMPER. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT. IT SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. I HAD NOTICED A FEW MONTHS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT THAT THE "PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS OFF" LIGHT WOULD GO ON AND OFF WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE LIGHT EVENTUALLY STAYED ON EVEN WHEN HE WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT. I HAD BEEN MEANING TO TAKE THE CAR IN TO THE CHEVY DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT SINCE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO, I NOTICED ON THIS WEBSITE THAT THERE IS ONLY ONE RECALL ON THIS CAR. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE DIRECTLY FROM CHEVY ABOUT THE SPARK PLUGS NOT SITTING CORRECTLY IN THE BOOTS, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, AND HAD THEM REPLACED FOR FREE FROM THE DEALER. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY CHEVY OF THE RECALL NOTICE ON THIS WEBSITE ABOUT THE ABS SYSTEM, BUT MY CAR DIDN'T HAVE ABS. (NOT SURE IF IT WILL POST MY VIN, BUT IF IT DOES, JUST AN FYI, THIS CAR WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS/BEYOND REPAIR). *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10715140May 7, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT SEAT SENSOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY YEARS AGO, HOWEVER THERE HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUES NOW WITH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT. LAST AUGUST IT WAS A CLOCKSPRING, A WEEK AGO IT WAS THE SDM MODULE, NOW A WEEK LATER THEY ARE SAYING IT WILL TAKE A NEW CLOCK. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THESE CARS YET THERE IS NO RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714737May 5, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THE AIR BAG WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,840. UPDATED 7/7/15*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714326May 4, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS AGO MY DASH LIGHTS QUIT WORKING AND NOW MY PASSENGER REAR DRL QUIT ALSO. I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AT ABOUT THIS TIME ALSO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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