Chevrolet Aveo Complaints

1,322 consumer complaints on file.

#10200715August 24, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO ACCELERATES OR MAINTAINS VERY HIGH RPM'S WITH NO PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE MY PURCHASE OF THE CAR, ON AN IRREGULAR BASIS. SOMETIMES IT WILL CONTINUE FOR WEEKS AT A TIME, SOMETIMES THERE IS NO PROBLEM FOR WEEKS. THIS PROBLEM MAKES THE CAR EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, NECESSITATING VERY HEAVY BRAKE USE AND FREQUENT SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) TO TRY AND CONTROL THE ACCELERATION. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN TO THE CHEVROLET REPAIR DEPARTMENT FOUR TIMES, BUT IT WILL NOT SHOW THIS PROBLEM WHEN THEY TEST DRIVE IT. CHEVROLET HAS REPLACED ONE METAL WASHER ON THE ACCELERATOR CABLE, REPLACED THE ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE SENSOR, AND INSTALLED A MINI-COMPUTER WHICH WAS UNABLE TO RECORD THE PROBLEM. CHEVROLET SEEMS ONLY WILLING TO MAKE THE CHEAPEST REPAIRS POSSIBLE, AND IT WILL BE CLOSE TO TWO YEARS NOW THAT I HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH THIS UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200405August 21, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FOUR DAYS AGO I RECEIVED A LETTER REGARDING SERVICE THAT WAS REQUIRED TO BE PERFORMED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AGREEMENT I PURCHASED WITH MY CAR. THE SERVICE NEEDED WAS ON THE TIMING BELT. ON SUNDAY, TWO DAYS AFTER RECEIVING THE LETTER THE TIMING BELT BROKE ON MY CAR, CAUSING FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY ENDED AT 60,700 MILES AND I CURRENTLY HAVE 67,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THE LETTER WAS TOO LATE IN ARRIVING FOR ME TO PREVENT THIS DAMAGE BEING DONE, AS IT SEEMS THAT THE TIMING BELT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE REPLACED AT 60,000 MILES. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER WITH THE ENGINE HAVING BEEN SENT TO A "SPECIALIST" FOR FURTHER WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200126August 20, 2007
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE FOLLOWING DAY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. HER HUSBAND, WHO WEIGHS OVER 200 LBS, CANNOT ENABLE THE SENSOR. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT MAY BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 205 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200168August 20, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
NO CRASH, NO INJURIES; INCIDENT BEGAN WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE OF VEHICLE AFTER I PURCHASED THE AVEO USED; MY FUEL ECONOMY CONTINUED TO DECREASE FROM ABOUT 33 TO 34MPG DOWN BELOW 30MPG EVEN THOUGH I WAS CONTINUING TO DRIVE THE SAME WAY EVERY WEEK. ECONOMY WAS ABOUT 33-34MPG AT 26K MILES AND EVENTUALLY AT 28-29 MPG BY 34K MILES. AFTER CHANGING FUELS, ADDING INJECTOR CLEANER, CHECKING TIRE PRESSURE WEEKLY, CHECKING SPARK PLUG WIRES WITH NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE OR ABUSE TO ANY COMPONENT, I FINALLY PRIED OPEN THE BLACK AIR CLEANER BOX BY BREAKING TWO OF THE RUSTED BOLT/FLANGES ON THE CLEANER. THE AIR CLEANER WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY PLUGGED. I CHANGED THE FILTER AND THE FUEL MILEAGE WAS BACK TO 35 TO 37 MPG. BUT UNFORTUNATELY I HAD TO BREAK TWO BOLT/FLANGES ON THE CLEANER BOX TO GET THE CLEANER OPEN. I NOTICED ONE OTHER FLANGE WAS ALREADY BROKEN. I BELIEVE THAT THE ORIGINAL OWNER NEVER CHANGED THE AIR FILTER. THE FILTER IS INACCESSIBLE ONCE THE BOLTS ARE RUSTED TO THE NUTS. I ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS AND FOUND I CANNOT GET REIMBURSED SINCE I DAMAGED THE CLEANER. I BELIEVE THAT THE DEALER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE FILTER EITHER. I DID NOTICE THAT THE BOLTS ARE STEEL/IRON BECAUSE OF THE RUST COLOR AND THE FLANGE HAS A CAPTURED NUT MADE OF BRASS WITH BLUISH-GREEN RUST. THE USE OF TWO DISSIMILAR METALS UNDER THE HOOD OF A CAR WHERE SALT AND CORROSION ARE HIGHLY LIKELY IS EXTREMELY DISSATISFIED TO A CONSUMER. I HAVE TO PAY MONEY OUT OF MY POCKET FOR A FILTER BOX REPLACEMENT WHEN THE FILTER BOX SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN ENGINEERED THIS WAY. THIS SEEMS LIKE THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE AN EMISSIONS ISSUE SINCE MY FUEL ECONOMY WAS SEVERELY AFFECTED. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT MY OPTIONS ARE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199996August 18, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I BOUGHT A CHEVROLET AVEO ONE MONTH AGO FROM A DEALER IN EGYPT, AND WHEN I WAS MAKING A TURN ON THE HIGHWAY , I USED THE BRAKES SLIGHTLY AND WHAT HAPPENED IS THAT THE CAR BEGAN MOVING ON ITS LEFT SIDE , THEN FLIPPED OVER TWO TIMES ON THE ROAD. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T OPEN, I WAS INJURED ... WHEN I WENT TO THE CERTIFIED DEALER , HE TOLD ME THAT THIS CAR DOESN'T HAVE AIRBAGS, WHILE ALL THE BROCHURES ON THE NET AND ON CHEVROLET'S SITE SAY THAT FRONTAL AIRBAGS IS A STANDARD FEATURE IN THE CAR.. THE OTHER PROBLEM IS THAT DURING THE BRAKE, THE TIRES LOCKED WHICH MADE THE CAR MOVE BY ITS SIDE RATHER THAN DOING THE BRAKE, AND I WAS TOLD THAT CHEVROLET AVEO LACKS ABS SYSTEM... I WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH BECAUSE I THINK I WAS DECEIVED IN THE SAFETY OF THIS CAR.. PS. I HAVE THE PICTURES OF THE CRASH.. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10199691August 15, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN MALFUNCTION WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND IGNITION WAS OFF. HAD TO PULL FUSE ASSOCIATED WITH HORN/REAR-DEFROSTER TO STOP HORN FROM GOING OFF. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199686August 15, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
DURING A RECENT OIL CHANGE MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE I WAS INFORMED THAT THE SERVICE TO MY AIR FILTER WAS NOT POSSIBLE DUE TO THE INABILITY TO REMOVE THE SCREWS/BOLTS/FASTENERS THAT COULD NOT BE REMOVED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198326August 2, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE VEHICLE HAS A SENSOR THAT ENGAGES THE AIR BAGS. THE CONTACTS WIFE IS 5'8 AND 130 LBS. WHEN SHE SITS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG FAILS TO ENGAGE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT IS WORKING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT IF HIS WIFE IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT DURING A CRASH, THE AIR BAG WILL NOT PROTECT HER. HOWEVER, WHEN THE CONTACT IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG SENSOR ENGAGES. HE WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 230 LBS. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 2,300. UPDATED 08/30/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196730July 18, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR-BAG WILL NOT ACTIVATE WITH PASSENGER OVER 100 POUNDS IN SEAT. TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING THE CAR CORRECTS THE PROBLEM. DEALER CHECKED AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH SYSTEM, (NO FAULT HISTORY IN COMPUTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196552July 17, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
WINDSHIELD WIPERS BLOWING FUSES AS SOON AS THEY ARE TURNED ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196238July 12, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
ON THURSDAY MORNING 28 JUNE 2007 THE TIMING BELT ON THIS CHEVROLET AVEO BROKE, RESULTING IN CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO RADLEY CHEVROLET, WHERE THIS DIAGNOSIS WAS RENDERED. RADLEY CHEVROLET HELD A NEW CAR OWNER'S ORIENTATION CLASS AT WHICH THEIR SERVICES AND HOURS WERE DISCUSSED. CLASS TOPICS INCLUDED TIMELY OIL AND FILTER CHANGES. NO MENTION WAS MADE,OR EMPHASIS PLACED, ON THE NEED FOR INSPECTION OF THE TIMING BELT AT 30,000 MILES OR ITS REPLACEMENT AT 60,000 MILES. WHEN I MENTIONED THIS RECENTLY TO THE RADLEY CHEVROLET GENERAL MANAGER HE RESPONDED BY TELLING ME THAT ALL CHEVROLETS MADE IN THE USA USE TIMING CHAINS INSTEAD OF TIMING BELTS. HENCE HIS STAFF WOULD NOT THINK TO EMPHASIZE THE NEED TO INSPECT AND CHANGE THE TIMING BELT. IT APPEARED THAT THIS LACK OF CONCERN OR TRAINING MAY HAVE EXTENDED TO SOME MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. I WAS NOT ADVISED OF THE NEED FOR THIS INSPECTION AT EITHER OF THE TWO OIL CHANGES, PERFORMED BY RADLEY AROUND THE 30,000 MILE POINT. THE TIMING BELT FAILED AT AN ODOMETER READING OF 60,331 MILES. THE 331 MILES BEYOND THE 60,000-MILE RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT POINT SUGGEST THAT THE ODOMETER HAS AN ACCURACY BETTER THAN .55%. CONSIDERING THE TECHNOLOGY USED TO MEASURE SPEED AND MILEAGE IN VEHICLES SOLD TO THE PUBLIC IT IS NOT LIKELY THAT ANY ARE SO ACCURATE. HAD OBSERVED THAT IN DRIVING FROM ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA TO FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA SHE WAS OFTEN AMONG THE SLOWEST ON THE ROAD IN SPITE OF SPEEDOMETER READINGS THAT SUGGEST SHE WAS DRIVING WELL ABOVE THE POSTED LIMIT. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SHE HAD HER HUSBAND RECORD THE ELAPSED TIME BETWEEN MILE-POSTS AND FOUND THAT THEY WERE TRAVELING AROUND 5 TO 6 MILES PER HOUR LESS THAN THE SPEEDOMETER READING. THIS AMOUNTS TO AN ODOMETER READING FROM 6.25% TO 8.5% GREATER THAN ACTUAL DISTANCE TRAVELED. HENCE AT AN ODOMETER READING OF 60,331 MILES, ACTUAL MILEAGE IS BETWEEN 56,560 AND 55,203 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194086June 24, 2007
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN SEVERAL TIMES TO SEE WHY THERE IS SUCH A BAD SHAKING WHEN I REACH SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH AND THERE SEEMS TO BE NO REASON AFTER BALANCING MY TIRES, ON TOP OF HAVING ALL REPLACED AND ALLINING THE TIRES THERE IS A HORRIBLE SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND A VERY LOUD NOISE LIKE A ROARING OISE IN THE BACK OF MY CAR. ALSO I HAVE A HUGE CRACK IN THE WINDSHILED THAT I THOUGHT CAME FROM A PEPPLE OR SOMETHING HITTING THE WINDSHIELD HOWEVER THERE IS NOT A DENT SO TO SPEAK OR ANY MARKS THAT WOULD INDICATE A ROCK HIT IT, THE CRACK STARTS UDER TEH RUBBER LINING AND GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN THE WINDSHIELD FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER. FB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193831June 20, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ARE LOOKING INTO POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 543.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193756June 19, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE AIR BAG LIGHT FAILS TO ILLUMINATE WHEN A PASSENGER IS SEATED. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 15,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192744June 8, 2007
AIR BAGS
MY MOTHER WAS KILLED IN A 1 CAR ACCIDENT OUTSIDE TALLAHASSEE, FL ON I10 ON 8 MAY 2007. SHE WENT INTO THE MEDIAN AND HIT TREES HEAD-ON. THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT IS 70 MPH AND THE FHP ON THE SCENE INDICATED SHE APPLIED HER BRAKES FROM THE TIME SHE LEFT THE PAVEMENT UNTIL SHE HIT THE TREES. SHE DIED 6 DAYS LATER OF A BROKEN NECK AND MULTIPLE INTERNAL INJURIES. SHE WAS DRIVING A 6 WEEK OLD 2007 CHEV AVEO WITH FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS. NONE OF THESE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I TRULY BELIEVE SHE WOULD HAVE SURVIIVED THIS ACCIDENT IF THE FRONT AIR BAGS HAD DEPLOYED. FROM EVERYTHING I HAVE READ, THIS IS THE PERFECT SCENARIO FOR FRONT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. ARE THERE SIMILAIR COMPLAINTS AGAINST GM FOR THE 2007 CHEV AVEO?
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10191786May 26, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD REMAINED ON WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THIS WAS INTERMITTENT, BUT MORE LIKELY THE INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON, RATHER THAT NOT, INDICATING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191278May 20, 2007
AIR BAGS
AT ABOUT 9:30 PM ON THE 18TH OF MAY 2007, MY CAR WAS STRUCK HEAD ON AT AN INTERSECTION IN EL CENTRO, CA. MY CAR WAS SITTING STILL AT THE TIME, THE VEHICLE THAT STRUCK ME WAS GOING ABOUT 60 MPH. MY RADIATOR AND ENGINE WERE BOTH HIT HARD ENOUGH TO DESTROY THEM, MY AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190757May 15, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE'S AIR BAG SENSOR REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT 17,000 MILES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SENSOR. AT 20,000 MILES, THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHY THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE, BUT STATED THAT IF THE SENSOR DOES NOT GET REPLACED, THE AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY. AT 29,000 MILES, THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED AGAIN. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BUT IT FELT LOSE. THE BRAKE WAS RELEASED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BECAUSE THE WHEELS WOULD NOT MOVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY FELL APART. THE FAILURE RECURRED AT 40,000 MILES. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 42,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190380May 10, 2007
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, STRUCTURE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REFLECTION FROM THE DASHBOARD ONTO THE WINDSHIELD REDUCES HIS VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VISIBILITY IS EXTREMELY IMPAIRED WHEN DRIVING IN SUNNY CONDITIONS. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED TIMES. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 3,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE BEEN RECTIFIED. UPDATED 06/14/07. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188870April 25, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TIMING BELT FAILED AT 70,000 MILES CAUSING SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE. TIMING BELT FAILURE IS APPARENTLY AN ISSUE WITH THE AVEO AS GM ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS IN OCT 2006. BASED ON INTERNET SEARCH OF AVEO PROBLEMS, CHEVY IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE AVEO'S TIMING BELT FAILING EVEN BEFORE THE RECOMMENDED SERVICE DATE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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