Chevrolet Aveo Complaints

1,322 consumer complaints on file.

#10606480June 27, 2014
AIR BAGS
WE BROAD SIDED A CAR THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF US AT ABOUT 40MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE DID NOT. LUCKILY THE SEAT BELT SAVED ME FROM GOING THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD, HOWEVER HAD THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED LIKE IT WAS SUPPOSE TO I WOULDN'T BE ON TEMPORARY DISABILITY AND IN THE MOST PAIN I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED IN MY LIFE. MAJOR CHEST CONTUSIONS, MASSIVE BRUISING ACROSS THE CHEST AND ABDOMEN FOR WEEKS, STRAINED BACK AND NECK AND THERAPY FOR WEEKS ARE JUST A PART OF WHAT I GOT TO EXPERIENCE. NOT TO MENTION A LOVELY TRIP TO THE ER BECAUSE I HAD TROUBLE BREATHING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10606471June 27, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SOMETHING UNDER THE DASH BURNED OUT SPEWING WHITE SMOKE INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE CAR. SINCE THAT TIME AVEOS. WONDERING IF GM DAEWOO MAY HAVE BEEN USING MULTIPLE SUBSTANDARD ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, THE IGNITION KEYS ARE ALWAYS HOT AFTER DRIVING. IS THERE ANY POTENTIAL FOR THE IGNITIONS GOING OUT/SHORTING OUT ON THESE VEHICLES? WOULD HATE TO PARK MY CAR IN THE GARAGE AND CAUSE MY HOUSE TO BURN DOWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606183June 26, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURNING SIGNAL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXHIBITING THE FAILURE SPECIFIED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V261000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING).THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 8/11/4*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605904June 25, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
JUST WANTED TO LET SOMEONE KNOW SOMETIMES WHEN I TAKE MY KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION IT IS VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH AND I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY OTHER CAR DO THIS IT DOES NOT DO IT EVERY TIME BUT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THIS HAS HAPPENED AND WAS WONDERING IF THERE HAS BEEN OTHERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS I JUST DON'T WANT A FIRE TO START OR SOMETHING HAPPEN WHILE I AM DRIVING IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605636June 24, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE LOOSES POWER WHILE AT CRUISING SPEED WITH NO WARNING. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST 24 MONTHS. DEALER CAN NOT DUPLICATE ISSUE. THIS IS A RANDOM OCCURRENCE AND HARD TO DUPLICATE. ACKS LIKE IT IS VAPOR LOCKING. I SUSPECT A DEFECT IN THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. FORTUNATELY I HAVE NOT BEEN IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605409June 23, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, AIR BAGS
WHEN DRIVING AT 40 MPH OR OVER THE ANTANI MAKES A LOUD HUMMING INSIDE THE CAR YOU CANT HEAR ITS SO LOUD . SO IF THE COPS FIRE OR EMSA WAS COMING YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO HEAR THEM OR OTHER THINGS YOU MAY NEED TO HEAR . THE ANTANI IS ON TOP THE ROOF AND LONG AT CENTER FRONT OF THE ROOF THE WIND HITS IT AND THE HUMMING STARTS VERY LOUD . EVERY TIME I DRIVE 40 MPH AND ABOVE IT STARTS TO HUMMING AND IT IS THE ANTANI. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10604915June 21, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
RUNNING LIGHTS DON'T WORK HALF THE TIME, CLOCK DOESN'T STAY ON, MILEAGE OD SCRAMBLES, FRONT END ALWAYS HAD A SHIMMY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10604733June 20, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE WAITING IN DRIVE-THRU FOR MY ORDER, MY CAR BEGAN TO SHUDDER VIOLENTLY. I WAS IDLING AT 1 RPM ON THE METER. SUDDENLY, MY CAR ACCELERATED ITSELF UP TO 4 RPM. HAD I NOT HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, I WOULD HAVE REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THIS PERSISTED THROUGHOUT THE DRIVE-THRU AND ONTO THE ROADWAY. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR, BUT THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND THEN WOULD REV UP TO 35MPH WITHOUT WARNING. NOT ONCE DID MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY INFORMATION CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT CHEVY DOESN'T COVER THAT PART OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. I JUST PAID MY CAR OFF AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED. I'M LOOKING AT PAYING $700 AND THEY'RE NOT DONE LOOKING AT MY CAR. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BECAUSE FROM WHAT I'VE READ, MY CAR ISN'T THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS EXPERIENCED THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10604478June 19, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
MY 19 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER JUST ARRIVED AT HER MOTHERS HOUSE, PARKED THE CAR AND CAME INSIDE. WHEN WE STARTED SEEING, AND SMELLING SMOKE. SO WE WENT OUTSIDE TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM AND SAW SMOKE POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD AS IF THERE WAS A FIRE CONTAINED UNDER THE HOOD. SO WE CALLED 911 AND SUDDENLY WE HEARD A LOUD POP AND SAW FLAMES ON THE HOOD. WE PROCEEDED TO GET A WATER HOSE TO POUR WATER ON THE CAR UNTIL FINALLY THE FIREMEN ARRIVED. THE CAR STILL REMAINS IN FRONT OF HER MOTHERS HOUSE, IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE CAR. THE FIREMEN DEEMED IT TO BE A TOTAL LOSS. I WOULD LIKE ANY INFORMATION FOR RECALLS ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10599223June 18, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN AN AIRPORT PARKING LOT. UNEXPLAINED DASHBOARD/ELECTRICAL FIRE OCCURRED AT SOME POINT WHILE PARKED THERE...VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. SOUNDS LIKE THE ISSUE IN THE MAY 21, 2014 RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598837June 17, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598432June 16, 2014
AIR BAGS
I HIT THE BACK OF A SUV AND IT HIT SO HARD THAT THE HITCH WENT THRU MY BUMPER, BUT AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. NOW I HAVE A WARNING SIGN THAT JUST CAME UP STATING THERE IS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIR BAG. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598692June 16, 2014
AIR BAGS, ENGINE
ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING AS IF IGNITION TURNED OFF. CANNOT GET OUT OF PARK. AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED IN 2010, 2011, 2013 AIR BAG LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD ON SINCE 2010. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597520June 11, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MULTIPLE PROBLEMS, STARTED WITH DAYTIME LIGHTS GOING OUT, CLOCK GOING OUT AND COMING ON WITH CORRECT TIME, DEALER REPLACED CLOCK AND SAID DAYTIME LIGHTS RELATED AND SHOULD BE FIXED, IT WAS NOT. NEXT ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WENT OUT, REPAIRED BY DEALER AGAIN AT MY COSTS. NEXT THE TAIL LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT. EACH TIME IT WAS THE WIRING IN THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD. ALL REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE. THE DEALER ACTED LIKE THEY HAD NO IDEA OF THE MULTITUDE OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AVEO BUT I THINK THEY'VE KNOWN, JUST READ SOME OF THE BLOGS-THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. IT'S FRIGHTENING TO DRIVE THIS CAR JUST WAITING FOR A FIRE. FROM MAY 2013 TO PRESENT I CONTINUE TO HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. THE DAYTIME LIGHTS AND NOW THE CLOCK AGAIN GOING OUT. THE WHOLE FUSE BOX NEEDS REPLACED AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED BUT THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS GIVING ME THE RUNAROUND--- NO MORE CHEVYS OR GM FOR ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597762June 11, 2014
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN. NO POWER STEERING, NO BRAKES AND NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GET IT SLOWED DOWN AND STOPPED. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY REQUIRED A $100 FEE TO EVEN LOOK AT IT BECAUSE IT IS A YEAR NEWER THAN THE ONES ON RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597356June 10, 2014
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE HANDLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE VIN WAS UNAVALIBLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597477June 10, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE REAR END MAKES ALOUD LIKE WHISH SOUND WHEN DRIVING. THE HATCHBACK WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH THE KEY YOU HAVE TO CRAWL INTO THE BACK AND HAVE SOMEONE AT THE REAR OF THE CAR TO PULL WHILE SOME IS ON THE IN SLIDING THE SPRING . THE REAR PLUG CAUGHT ON FIRE EVERY SINCE THEN R.P.M WILL NOT STAY UNDER 2 1/2 THE ACCELERATOR GOES UP AND DOWN WHILE DRIVE IT STICK THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WILL NOT SHUT OFF THE WIPER FLUID WILL NOT WORK WE HAVE CHECK ALL FUSE AND NONE ARE BLEW. WHEN THE FIRE HAPPENED THE BULB IN THAT WAS NOT EVEN BLEW THE DASH SMELL LIKE IT BURNING AND GETS VERY HOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597281June 10, 2014
AIR BAGS
MY WIFE AND I WERE TRAVELING IN OUR CHEVY AVEO 2009, GOING ABOUT 65MPH ON A FAIRLY SECLUDED STATE HIGHWAY, WHEN SUDDENLY IT FELT AS THOUGH WE WERE ON BLACK ICE. I TRIED CONTINUING STRAIGHT, BUT WE WERE PULLED VIOLENTLY TO THE RIGHT, HITTING THE CEMENT BARRIER, WHICH LAUNCHED US LEFT ACROSS BOTH LANES OF TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT THE TIME. WHEN WE HIT THE LEFT SHOULDER, OUR CAR DID A 180, AND ROLLED 3 TIMES, LANDING UPRIGHT. I BLACKED OUT PART WAY THROUGH THE ACCIDENT AND AWOKE HUNCHED OVER WITH MY LEG OUT THE WINDOW. BUT WE WERE BOTH VERY FORTUNATE TO LEAVE THE ACCIDENT ALIVE, GETTING RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL WITH ONLY SUPERFICIAL INJURIES--CUTS FROM THE GLASS, MINOR HEADACHES AND SORENESS, ETC. OUR SEATBELTS WERE OUR SAVING GRACE. HOWEVER, WE NOTICED THAT NONE OF THE AIRBAGS EVER DEPLOYED. FROM THE SIGNIFICANT BODY DAMAGE DONE TO THE AVEO, WE AND THE SPECTATORS WHO ARRIVED TO HELP US, EXPRESSED SURPRISE THAT THEY NEVER WENT OFF. NOW 2 DAYS LATER, WE'RE BEGINNING TO EXPERIENCE GREATER PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK AND UPPER LEGS, WHICH WE HOPE DOESN'T TURN INTO SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS AND COSTLY THAN ORIGINALLY DETERMINED. WOULD IT BE CONSIDERED A DEFECT FOR AIRBAGS, EVEN SIDE ONES, TO NOT DEPLOY WHEN GETTING HIT AT THOSE SPEEDS? *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10596992June 9, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I ARRIVED HOME FROM WORK ON 6/8/2014 AND WHEN I REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, THE KEY WAS VERY HOT IT NEARLY BURNED MY HAND. I LITERALLY SAID "OW", I INFORMED MY FATHER WHO WAS NEARBY AND HE ASKED ME TO CHECK THE AROUND THE KEY IGNITION PANEL WHICH I DID AND IT WAS ALSO VERY HOT. I CALLED MCGEE CHEVROLET (877) 823-5348 IN RAYNHAM, MA THIS MORNING ON 6/9/2014 AND ASKED THEM ABOUT THIS, HE RAN THE VIN NUMBER AND SAID THERE ISN'T A RECALL ON THIS CHEVY AVEO MODEL, BUT I INFORMED HIM THAT THIS SOUNDS LIKE IT COULD BE A FIRE HAZARD AND THIS COULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. HE SAID THAT THIS COULD BE THE FIRST ISSUE FOR THIS VEHICLE TYPE AND COULD BE A RECALL IN THE FUTURE. WE SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO GO TO THEIR SERVICE STATION AT 11 AM TODAY 6/9/2014. HE INFORMED US THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIRS AS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT WE SHOULD KEEP THE RECEIPT IN CASE THERE IS A RECALL IN THE FUTURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597151June 9, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ABOUT A WEEK AGO I STARTED SMELLING SOMETHING BURNING. THOUGHT I WAS MISTAKEN. TRIED TO CRANK THE CAR TODAY AND THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. HAD A RELATIVE JUMP IT AND FOUND THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS STAY ON EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS OFF. IN RESEARCHING WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE I FOUND THAT A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED REGARDING THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS MODULE BUT I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A NOTICE YET. I ONLY HAVE THIS ONE VEHICLE AND I CANNOT GET ANYONE TO CALL ME ABOUT GETTING THIS PROBLEM FIXED. YOU WOULD THINK THAT WITH ALL THE BAD PUBLICITY GM IS GETTING AT THIS TIME THEY WOULD WANT TO ASSIST QUICKLY. NOPE. I AM ALSO DEALING WITH MY DAUGHTERS CAR WHICH IS AN HHR THAT HAS HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALLED AND I WAS ADVISED TODAY THAT IT COULD TAKE 8 WEEKS FOR THE PART TO COME IN. REALLY? I AM VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE MY 3 YEAR OLD GRANDSON RIDES IN BOTH THESE CARS. I AM FILING THIS HOPING SOMEONE CONTACTS ME. NEXT STEP IS KEN AMARO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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