Chevrolet Aveo Complaints (2006)

189 consumer complaints on file.

#10677100January 21, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
GM SAFETY RECALL 14093, JULY 2014- PARTS STILL NOT AVAILABLE- FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015, I SPOKE WITH A LADY, ONLY NAME GIVEN WAS [XXX]- WHO STATED GM HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIND A VENDOR WHO CAN MANUFACTURE A HEADLAMP SWITCH TO REPAIR THIS VEHICLE. I FIND IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO FATHOM HOW GM, PRODUCING MILLIONS OF VEHICLES EACH YEAR, EACH AND EVERY ONE EQUIPPED WITH A HEADLAMP SWITCH, YET CANNOT FIND A VENDOR TO PRODUCE A HEADLAMP SWITCH. [XXX] STATEMENTS LEADS ME TO DEDUCE GM HAS NO INTENTION OF REPAIRING THIS VEHICLE. [XXX] ALSO STATED THAT BECAUSE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE REPLACEMENT OR BUY-BACK AVAILABLE UNDER THE US NATIONAL TRAFFIC AND MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT. IS THAT TRUE? 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
#10676253January 17, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY AVEO HAS HAD A BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL IN THE CAB FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS. A RECALL WAS ISSUED 8 MONTHS AGO AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. GM STATES THAT THE REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE. SINCE THE RECALL THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS HAVE STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER AND THE ELECTRICAL SMELL HAS GOTTEN WORSE. THIS CAR HAS BEEN PLAGUED BY ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND I DO BELIEVE THEY ARE ALL RELATED. I REALLY DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR EVERYWHERE WITH MY FAMILY IN IT DUE TO THE RISK OF IT CATCHING FIRE. GM REFUSES TO GIVE ME ANY ANSWERS ON THIS EXCEPT THAT THE REMEDY IS IN DEVELOPMENT. I THINK 8 MONTHS OF WAITING IS LONG ENOUGH. THE CAR ALSO HAS ISSUES WITH THE AIRBAG, RADIO, HORN, SECURITY SYSTEM, AND HEADLIGHTS. ALL OF WHICH RUN THROUGH THE SAME WIRING HARNESS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10672489January 14, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V261000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT A REMEDY WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE LISTED ON THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE HEADLIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKES WERE APPLIED. ALSO, THE RIGHT SINGLE LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH ABNORMALLY FAST WHEN TURNING RIGHT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669418December 31, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
S101 SPLICER PACK OVERHEATS AND BURNT WIRING UNDER THE HOOD CAUSING TAIL LIGHT TO NOT WORK. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669198December 30, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DASH LIGHTS DID NOT TURN ON WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE TURNED ON. ALSO, RUNNING LIGHTS DID NOT TURN ON AFTER MY HEADLIGHTS WERE TURNED ON (FRONT AND REAR RIGHT). LEFT REAR TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK. I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THIS WAS DUE TO THE SPLICE PACK MELTING. HE ALSO INFORMED ME THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH CHEVROLET AVEO'S. THIS SHOULD BE A MANUFACTURERS ISSUE AND NOT THE OWNERS IF IT IS A KNOWN HAZARDOUS ISSUE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668271December 26, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 CHEVROLET AVEO, HAVE HAD RECALL NOTICE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. HAVE HEARD NOTHING NEW, DRL FAIL REGULARLY AS WELL AS PASSENGER SIDE RUNNING LIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS. HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS, SEVERAL MECHANICS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE SLIGHT MODIFICATIONS THAT FIX IT TEMPORARILY. AVEO OWNERS NEED A PERMANENT FIX IMMEDIATELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668052December 23, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V261000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE. UPDATED 02/04/15*LJ UPDATED 9/11/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660642December 23, 2014
STEERING, AIR BAGS
2005 AND 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO THE STEERING AREA WAS HEATING UP.*MW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667658December 22, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE KEY WAS INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE KEY WAS EXTREMELY HOT AND WAS NOT ABLE TO BE REMOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667199December 19, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
RECEIVED LETTER STATING VEHICLE WAS BEING INCLUDED IN A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. LETTER STATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AND ANOTHER LETTER WOULD BE SENT OUT WHEN THEY DID BECOME AVAILABLE. HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT PARTS BECOMING AVAILABLE OR ANY OTHER NEWS AT ALL. SO FAR I HAVE HAD NO ISSUES BUT AM CONCERNED THAT NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664813December 17, 2014
STEERING, SUSPENSION, ENGINE, AIR BAGS
I FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL WENT THROUGH THE MEDIAN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 80 OUTSIDE DOUGLAS WYOMING. AS I WOKE WHEN THE CAR WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MEDIAN MY CAR IMPACTED A CONCRETE CULVERT AND WENT THROUGH THE GUARD RAIL ONTO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE WHERE IT FINALLY CAN TO A STOP ACROSS THE OTHER TWO LANES OF ON COMING TRAFFIC ALL WITH NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10664639December 16, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE FRONT SIGNAL LIGHT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE STOPPED WORKING, SO I PURCHASED A BULB AND WHEN MY SON WENT TO REPLACE IT, IT WAS WORKING. ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER, I WENT TO START THE CAR AND THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. THE BATTERY WAS CHARGED AND IT WORKED THE NEXT DAY. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID MOTOR DID NOT WORK FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS, BUT RECENTLY, IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THIS SOUNDS LIKE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I HAVE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE DRL, BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662745December 8, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR AN UNKNOWN RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660771November 25, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRL LIGHTS FAILED TO ACTIVATE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT PARTS OF THE LIGHTS WERE MELTED. THE CONTACT WAS PLACED ON A WAITING LIST FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V261000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER AND NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654679November 13, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ACTIVATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V261000 (LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653902November 10, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I PURCHASED MY '06 CHEVY AVEO NEW FROM FRIENDLY CHEVROLET IN FRIDLEY MN AND AFTER APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS I REALIZED THAT I WAS NEEDING TO CHANGE HEADLIGHTS FAR TOO FREQUENTLY FOR ANY CAR. I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT IT AT THE TIME AND WAS TOLD THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT ANY PROBLEMS. SEVERAL OTHER MECHANICS ALSO LOOKED AT IT AND I WAS TOLD THERE IS A SHORT SOMEWHERE BUT COULD NOT SPECIFY WHERE WITHOUT DIGGING INTO IT. EVERY OTHER MONTH (APPROXIMATELY) FOR OVER THREE YEARS, ONE HEADLAMP OR THE OTHER WOULD GO OUT. I RECEIVED THE LECTURE ABOUT NOT TOUCHING THE BULB WHEN INSTALLING, THOUGH I KNEW THIS ALREADY, AND IT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. BOTH HEADLAMP PLUGS ARE NOW CHARRED AND APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AFTER I GOT THE ORIGINAL RECALL LETTER, BOTH HEADLAMPS WENT DIM, SO DIM THAT THE PARKING LIGHTS SHED MORE LIGHT, MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE FOR DRIVING OTHER THAN DAYTIME. I WAS INITIALLY TOLD THAT I NEED TO WAIT UNTIL I CAN MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO REPAIR IT, SO WAITED ANOTHER MONTH OR TWO AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT, ONLY TO BE TOLD WHEN I ARRIVED, THAT THERE WAS NOT A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM YET. I HAVE HAD ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE FRIENDLY CHEV STAFF, NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTACT THE SERVICE MANAGER [XXX] , AND THE ONE OCCASION I WAS ABLE TO LEAVE MESSAGE FOR HIM, HE STILL HAS NOT CALLED BACK. I HAVE NOW LEFT MESSAGE FOR THE GENERAL MANAGER, WHOSE NAME WAS INAUDIBLE ON HIS OUTGOING MESSAGE. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE; WILL GM FIX IT? DO I DRIVE IT (DAYTIME ONLY) UNTIL IT BURNS? 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
#10653044November 6, 2014
AIR BAGS
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO LT THAT I PURCHASED NEW, AND IT CURRENTLY HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. IT FAILED VIRGINIA SAFETY INSPECTION BECAUSE THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE HUDGINS HOLIDAY CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA ON NOVEMBER 5, 2014 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. AFTER A THROUGH DIAGNOSIS, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR, AND IT WILL COST $1,152.00 TO REPLACE THE SENSOR. I SEARCHED THE WEB AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE AVEO. I FOUND A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF ENTRIES WHERE OTHER AVEO OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. SINCE THIS A SAFETY ISSUE, BECAUSE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH, AND SINCE IT SEEMS TO EFFECT MANY AVEOS, I FEEL THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL, OR AS A MINIMUM, GM SHOULD REPLACE THE SENSOR AT NO COST TO THE EFFECTED AVEO OWNERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10644508October 14, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BURNING ELECTRICAL FUMES WERE PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND THE DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS FLICKERED ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V261000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HEADLIGHTS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10640814October 2, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 38 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLICKERED. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED THAT ALL THE COMPONENTS UNDER THE HOOD HAD CAUGHT FIRE AND WERE BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V261000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10640831October 2, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND NOTICED SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FUSE BOX WAS BURNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT A CLUSTER OF WIRES HAD CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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