Chevrolet Aveo Complaints

1,322 consumer complaints on file.

#10171779October 25, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE FRONT BRAKES MADE A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE FRONT RIGHT AND LEFT ROTORS WERE CRACKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171430October 20, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CURRENTLY OWN A 2006 CHEVY AVEO HATCHBACK, WITH JUST OVER 20,000 MILES. PURCHASED NEW. HAVE BEEN NOTICING WITHIN THE LAST MONTH THAT OCCASIONALLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START VEHICLE, I GET A BUZZING NOISE, AND ENGINE WILL NOT START. MUST TURN KEY AGAIN TO GET VEHICLE STARTED. SEEMS TO BE A DEFECTIVE STARTER OR IGNITION SWITCH. WILL BE GETTING THIS CHECKED ASAP. ***HAVE ALSO NOTICED THIS PROBLEM ONCE IN MY MOM'S AVEO SEDAN, ALSO PURCHASED NEW IN 2006, CURRENTLY WITH LESS THAN 10,000 MILES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171219October 18, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY DAUGHTER LOST CONTROL OF HER 2004 AVEO. THE STATE POLICE OFFICER SAID THAT THE FRONT OF THE CAR HIT THE TREE A HIGH SPEED AND THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10170486October 11, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT AFTER PURCHASING A NEW VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INTERMITTENTLY WENT INTO LOCK MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AND WAS NOT BEING SERVICED. THE VEHICLE WAS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO.*AK UPDATED 10/25/2006 - THE AIR BAG LOCKED IN THE OFF MODE ALTHOUGH AN ADULT PASSENGER (155 LBS) WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND TESTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEIR TEST INDICATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SYSTEM. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE PASSENGER WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT INCORRECTLY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170432October 10, 2006
STEERING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
I PURCHASED MY 04 CHEVY AVEO ON JUNE 20,06. FIVE DAYS LATER THE BRAKES WERE METAL TO METAL. MY CAR WAS NOT SAFETY INSPECTED BEFORE THE SALE. SINCE THEN I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO WHERE I PURCHASED IT SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE EVEN HAD THE SERVICE MANAGER TO RIDE WITH ME TO SHOW HIM THAT THE BRAKES ARE STICKING. (THE CALIPERS NEED TO BE REPLACED) TIM MARBURGER CHRYSLER/DODGE TRIED TO SAY THAT IS WAS A WARPED ROTOR DUE TO EXCESSIVE MOUNTAIN DRIVING, MY CAR WAS ONLY DRIVEN 7 MILES ONE WAY TO GO CAMPING AND 7 MILES BACK ONCE A WEEK. I WOULD HARDLY CALL THIS EXCESSIVE. THE FIRST TANK OF GAS I GOT THE MILEAGE OF 284 MILES SINCE 06/20/06 UNTIL NOW 10/10/06 MY GAS MILEAGE FOR A TANK OF GAS IS NOW 210 MILES. NOBODY AT THE DEALERSHIP HAS OFFERED TO FIX MY CAR. I HAVE BEEN CUSSED, TALKED TO LIKE A DOG. THE GENERAL MANAGER DENNY FRUITH SLAMMED MY CAR DOOR AND PROCEEDED TO ARGUE WITH ME IN THE FRONT PARKING LOT IN FRONT OF THE SHOWROOM DOORS. REFUSED TO FIX MY CAR AND IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THE DEALERSHIP PUT MY LUG NUTS ON SO TIGHT THAT THEY COULD NOT BE MANUALLY TAKEN OFF. THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE COMPANY MR. FELIX MCCLAT REFUSED TO FIX MY BRAKES AND ALSO REFUSED TO EVEN LET ME COME TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEM LOOSEN MY LUG NUTS. AND THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE BRAKES ON MY CAR WILL PUT THEMSELVES ON WITHOUT ME PRESSING THE PEDALS. AND WHEN YOU DO PRESS THE PEDALS YOU CAN BE GOING DOWN HILL AND TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE PEDAL AND THE BRAKES GRAB AND THE CAR WILL COME TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP...DOWN HILL. ALL THIS WAS SHOWN TO THE SERVICE MANAGER DAVID ANDERSON AND THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169019September 23, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIR BAG~SDM INTERNAL SENSOR KEEPS SHORTING OUT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168363September 15, 2006
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR LOCKED IN PLACE. NO PASSENGER COULD BE BUCKLED ON THE FAR LEFT OR RIGHT OF THE REAR SEAT. A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V407000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING, THE SEAT BELTS: REAR HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167927September 12, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WORKS ABOUT 33% OF THE TIME FOR MY WIFE. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP 2 OR 3 TIMES CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. THIS DEFECT STILL CONTINUES TO OCCUR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167627September 8, 2006
TIRES, STRUCTURE
MY BROTHER DIED WHEN HIS 2004 AVEO CRASHED SIDEWAYS INTO A TREE. TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60-70 MPH ON I95 IN FL. TROOPERS SAID HE WAS DOING SPEED LIMIT AND HIS CAR HYDROPLANED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL OFF THE HIGHWAY AND INTO A SMALL PALM TREE. HIS FRIEND WAS EJECTED THROUGH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD ACROSS THE STEERING WHEEL FROM THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE. VIDEO @ WWW.THIBEDEAURESEARCH.COM. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#10166371August 23, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG READINESS LIGHT FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ILLUMINATED CONTINUALLY INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY WHILE IN AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE AN AIR BAG SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THIS OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASSION IN MARCH, JUNE AND AUGUST OF 2006. AFTER EACH INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN DECEMBER OF 2005. THE REPAIR INVOICES ARE AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165492August 15, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ENCLOSED ARE SOME PICTURE OF A RECENT ACCIDENT WERE MY SON ALMOST LOST HIS LIFE IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE AIRBAGS WERE NOT DEPLOYED, AS FAR AS HE CAN RECALL AND THE IMPACT INJURIES. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10165575August 15, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ENCLOSED ARE SOME PICTURE OF A RECENT ACCIDENT WERE MY SON ALMOST LOST HIS LIFE IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AS FAR AS HE CAN RECALL AND THE IMPACT INJURIES. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10165408August 14, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, TIRES, STEERING:LINKAGES
FIRST, I HAVE AN 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TWO TIRES DUE TO FLATS. IT'S SUPPOSE TO BE SOME SPECIAL TYPE OF TIRES ON THIS TYPE CAR. ONE TIRE IS PLUGGED AND THE OTHER WAS REPLACED BY A NEW TIRE. SECOND I HAVE 15,040 MILES ON THE CAR SINCE PURCHASE. THIRD, I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS RE: NOISE UNDER THE PASSENGER WHEELS AND THE DRIVERS WHEELS MORE THAN TWICE. THE BATTERY HAS FAILED TO BE USEFUL TWICE. I NEED TO KNOW IF THESE CARS CAN BE LOOKED AT FOR DEFECTS BECAUSE THEY ARE A NEWER MODEL AND I HAVE ASKED OTHER IF THEY HAD ISSUES AND THEY ARE THE SAME. BRAKE LIGHTS CONTINUE TO BURN OUT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165033August 9, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUDDER, AND CAUSED A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE VEERED OFF THE ROAD, INTO A DITCH, AND SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED INTO A CEMETERY. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BUT DID NOT INFLATE. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER BOTH SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10164096August 1, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING MADE A CLUNKING NOISE WHILE TURNING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CONTROL ARM, BUT THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER IS DESIGNING A NEW CONTROL ARM FOR THIS MODEL YEAR VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163782July 28, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CHEVROLET 2006 AVEO HATCHBACK GEAR SHIFTER LOCKING INTO POSITIONS WHILE BACKING UP, GOING FORWARD OR PARKING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163662July 27, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, INTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 CHEVY AVEO PURCHASED DECEMBER OF 2004. CLOCK RESETS ITSELF, INTERIOR DOME LIGHT WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO, DASH LIGHTS HAVE BLINKED ON AND OFF TWICE, RADIO HAS TURNED ITSELF ON AND OFF TWICE, EXCESSIVE CRANK TRYING TO START VEHICLE, DOORS DO NOT COMPLETELY UNLOCK, WINDOWS DO NOT ALWAYS GO UP AND DOWN, ALARM AND KEYLESS REMOTE ENTRY BLEW 2 - 10 AMP FUSES, DEALERSHIP PUT IN 20 AMP FUSE, STILL ISN'T WORKING PROPERLY, VEHICLE IS PRESENTLY IN SHOP FOR SAME ISSUES FOR THE 7TH TIME. DEALERSHIP CAN'T GET THE CAR TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ALL OF THIS STARTED THE MONTH THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR. IT IS GETTING WORSE AND I AM EXTREMELY AFRAID OF HAVING THE CAR CATCH ON FIRE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163489July 26, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS MUSHY, AND WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED, LOWERED TO THE SAME POINT AS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS CAUSED THE CONTACT TO ACCIDENTALLY APPLY PRESSURE ON BOTH PEDALS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER NOTED THAT THE REAR CALIPERS WERE NOT ADJUSTING. THE DEALER LUBRICATED AND ADJUSTED THE CALIPERS, WHICH DID NOT COMPLETELY FIX THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 8/16/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162610July 17, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ILLUMINATING SINCE PURCHASE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE COMPUTER DISPLAYS NO CODES. THE INVOICE STATED THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING A POSSIBLE REPAIR. THE RECOMMENDED REPAIR WILL BE SENT TO THE DEALERSHIPS WHEN FOUND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162218July 12, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A NINE PERCENT ERROR ON THE SPEEDOMETER. THE FAULTY SPEEDOMETER CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CONSTANTLY WORRY ABOUT CALCULATING SPEED, WHICH WAS DISTRACTING FOCUS FROM THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT NINE PERCENT ERROR ON THE SPEEDOMETER WAS AN ACCEPTABLE STANDARD FOR GENERAL MOTORS.*AK 08/01/06 *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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