Chevrolet Aveo Complaints (2004)
206 consumer complaints on file.
- #10451702March 14, 2012FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, FUEL BEGAN TO LEAK OUT FROM UNDER NEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CARBON CANISTER VENT SOLENOID VALVE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECCURED TWO YEARS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,673 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10447271February 9, 2012VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY ON MY WAY TO PICK UP MY SON. I FELT THE ACCELERATOR "CLUNK" AND NOTICED WHEN I ENTERED THE EXIT RAMP THAT I WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN. I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND AS SUSPECT THE ENGINE WHINED DUE TO BOTH BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR BEING PUSHED AT THE SAME TIME. I PLACE IT IN NEUTRAL AND CAME TO A STOP. I APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE AND TRIED TO DISLODGE THE ACCELERATION PEDAL. IT DIDN'T SEEM TO MOVE BUT WHEN I PUT THE CAR BACK INTO DRIVE THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN REMEDIED. I'M SO HAPPY THAT MY SON WAS NOT IN THE CAR AND THAT I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND NOT IN THE CITY! *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10434788November 7, 2011ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STRUCTURE
THE PLASTIC THERMOSTAT HOUSING COMPLETELY SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING ONLY 35 MILES PER HOUR. THERE ARE MULITPLE CHEVROLET AVEO OWNERS THAT HAVE A CAR BETWEEN THE YEARS 04-06 THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. NOT ONLY IS THIS A SAFTY HAZARD, BUT A REALITIVE COSTLY FIX. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10434248November 4, 2011AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN HER VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A T-BONE CRASH AND THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO INSURANCE COMPANY LOT BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 80,000. UPDATED 12/12/11
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10407442June 19, 2011ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TIMING BELT FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. ALMOST GOT INTO ACCIDENT. CHEVY AVEO ONLY HAD 65,000 MILES. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10398098April 28, 2011ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AFTER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED TO FLASH ON AND OFF. THE SPEEDOMETER THEN STARTED TO MISREAD AND DISPLAY THAT HE WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEEDS THAN NORMAL. HE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS HOME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 82,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10395464April 11, 2011POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF WHEN A CHILD WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD UNTIL CRASHING. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10394732March 31, 2011POWER TRAIN
TAKING OF FROM A STOP SIGN, I HEARD A QUICK WHIRRING SOUND AND THE CAR DIED. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR TO NO AVAIL. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE TIMING BELT HAD BROKEN PREMATURELY. IT WAS NOT DUE TO BE CHANGED UNTIL 60,000 MILES. (ORIGINALLY 90,000 IN THE MECHANICS BOOK, AMENDED BY GM) THE TIMING BELT FAILURE CAUSED THE VALVES IN THE ENGINE TO BE BENT AND THE ENGINE RENDERED USELESS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10393028March 27, 2011STRUCTURE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY AVEO THAT ONLY HAS 65K MILES ON IT AND GETS REGULAR OIL CHANGES. I WENT IN AND HAD MY TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHED AND WAS TOLD THE CAR LOOKED GREAT. DROVE A FEW OTHER PLACES, AND WAS ON A STEEP HILL, TURNING AROUND (AS I HAVE DONE MANY TIMES BEFORE), AND ALL OF A SUDDEN SMOKE WAS POURING OUT OF MY ENGINE. I PARKED IMMEDIATELY. MY THERMOSTAT HOUSING PIECE (PLASTIC) HAD CRACKED IN HALF AND WAS SPEWING ANTIFREEZE. IN THE TWO SECONDS THE CAR WAS ON, I LOST HALF MY ANTI-FREEZE AND MY ENGINE COMPARTMENT IS COVERED IN ANTI-FREEZE. FURTHER, THE PART IS HARD TO FIND AND WILL TAKE SEVERAL DAYS FOR A REPLACEMENT. THIS PART BROKE OUT OF THE BLUE, IN THE MIDDLE OF ROUTINE DRIVING. THERE'S NO WAY TO DRIVE IT UNTIL IT'S FIXED - THE CAR WILL HAVE TO BE TOWED. I HEAR THAT THE PART IS NOW BEING MADE IN ALUMINUM AND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR (EVERY 50-70K THIS PIECE JUST INEXPLICABLY CRACKS). I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE PART OF A STANDARD RECALL. HAD THIS PIECE BROKE AT ANY OTHER TIME (SUCH AS FIVE MINUTES PRIOR, WHEN I WAS ON THE FREEWAY) THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN DIRE CONSEQUENCES. FURTHER, HAD I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE CAR ANY FURTHER, I COULD HAVE HAD AN ENGINE FIRE OR SEVERAL OTHER PROBLEMS. THIS HAS RESULTED IN THREE DAYS OF TIME AND ENERGY TO GET THIS REPAIRED (HOPEFULLY TO BE COMPLETED TOMORROW). THIS PLASTIC PIECE IS NOTHING BUT A SAFETY HAZARD AND I CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY TO HAVE ESCAPED IN ONE PIECE. I'M YET TO FIND OUT WHAT KIND OF DAMAGE THE ANTI-FREEZE WILL DO TO MY CAR IN THE TIME IT TAKES TO GET THE CAR INTO THE SHOP TO BE FIXED UP. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10392131March 18, 2011ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. AT FIRST I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TIMING BELT BUT THAT WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE CHANGED TILL AROUND 60,000 MILES. THE CAR HAS ONLY 48,000 MILES ON IT. I WENT AND BOUGHT A TIMING BELT AND A WATER PUMP BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THAT IF I CHANGED THE BELT I MAY AS WELL CHANGE THE WATER PUMP ALSO. AFTER A GOOD DEAL OF MONEY I WAS TOLD IT WAS AN ENGINE FAILURE BECAUSE OF A "VALVE RING" HAD WORN AWAY. I NEED TO PUT A "NEW" ENGINE IN IT AT CONSIDERABLE COST. I HAVE BEEN LAID OFF FOR OVER A YEAR AND THIS HAS CREATED A HARDSHIP FOR ME. I CAN NOT AFFORD ANOTHER CAR PAYMENT AND THE COST TO FIX THIS CAR, ALTHOUGH CHEAPER THAN BUYING ANOTHER, IS STILL A LOT OF MONEY FOR ME. NOT ONLY IS IT HARD ENOUGH TO FIND WORK IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT A CAR. I BELIEVE THIS FAILURE SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AT 48,000 MILES! I AM 55 YEARS OLD AND HAVE OWNED CHEVY'S ALL MY LIFE. NOT HAPPY.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10392031March 17, 2011ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY AVEO IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE A WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON WHEN THE ENGINE HAS TO BE SERVICED. APPARENTLY, THIS LIGHT DID NOT COME ON FOR THE WARNING THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE THAT I NEED TO FIND OUT ABOUT. DRIVING TO ME(THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN BY MY CHILD OF 28 YEARS WITH A 3 MONTH OLD IN A REAR CAR SEAT) TO PICK ME UP TO TAKE ME TO WORK THE CAR JUST STOPPED. IN THE MIDDLE OF ONGOING TRAFFIC. THANKFULLY THE CAR WAS NOT HIT BUT THE POLICE AS WELL AS MY BROTHER (WHOM WAS ON HIS WAY TO WORK) WERE ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HER FATHER (HE WAS CALLED) SHOWED UP WITH A TOW ON ITS WAY TO TAKE IT TO MY MECHANIC. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN/BELT WENT. BECAUSE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION IT ALSO CAUSED THE BENDING OF 2 PISTONS. IN ORDER TO FIX IT PROPERLY THIS MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO. I WAS INFORMED HOWEVER THAT ALL AVEOS FROM THIS MODEL OR YEAR HAS SHOWN TO HAVE THE TIMING BELT/CHAIN TO MALFUNCTION BETWEEN THE MILEAGE OF 40,000- 80,000 MILES. SO, I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT IF THERE IS A RECALL ON FIRST THE WARNING LIGHT NOT INDICATING THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG AND SECOND, THE TIMING CHAIN/BELT MALFUNCTIONING REPEATEDLY BETWEEN THE MILES OF 40,000-80,000 MILES. I LOVE MY AVEO BECAUSE IT IS THE PERFECT SIZE, EXCELLENT ON GAS AND BEING A 2004 MODEL THERE IS ONLY ABOUT 66,000 MILES OR SO ON IT. I AM TRULY MISSING MY AVEO AND WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF SOMEONE CAN HELP ME GET IT BACK TO NORMAL SO I CAN TAKE IT HOME. I HAVE TO SAY THAT THIS IS MY FIRST REAL CAR AND I WOULD RATE IT IN THE TOP TEN VEHICLES TO PURCHASE FOR ITS TOTAL ECONOMICAL QUALITIES. SO, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10386517March 4, 2011POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
CAR STALLED ON A BUSY 4 LANE INTERSTATE WITH MY SON INLAW DAUGHTER AND GRANDDAUGHTER IN VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAR BARELY COASTED ENOUGH TO MAKE IT OFF THE HIGHWAY INTO EMERGENCY LANE. CAR FAIL TO START AGAIN. HAD CAR TOWED TO CHEVY DEALERSHIP. SERVICE DEPARTMENT CALLED AND SAID THE TIMING BELT HAD BROKEN. THE CAR ONLY HAD 59,000 MILES ON IT. I STATED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE BELT SHOULD STILL BE UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS DISAPPOINTED THAT ABOUT IT. HE AGREED ALSO THAT THE BELT SHOULDN'T HAVE FAILED WITHIN THAT AMOUNT OF MILEAGE. HE GAVE ME THE NUMBER TO CALL CHEVY TO SEE WHAT COULD BE DONE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. SO NOW I'M STUCK WITH A PILE OF JUNK BECAUSE THEY USED A CHEAP MADE BELT THAT HAS PREMATURELY FAILED ON COUNTLESS 04 & 05 AVEOS ENOUGH TO HAVE A WEBSITE CALLED AVEOSFAIL.COM. I READ STORIES THAT STATED THESE CHEAP BELTS FAILED ANYWHERE FROM 18,000 UP. MOSTLY WHERE IN THE 59,000 TO 65,000 MILE RANGE. US TAX PAYERS HAD TO BAIL THE COMPANY OUT WHY CAN'T THEY TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM? THAT MIGHT BE ONE OF THE REASONS THEY HAD TO BE BAILED OUT IN THE FIRST PLACE, BECAUSE I WOULD BUY A STUBBORN MULE BEFORE I EVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVY! THE MULE WOULD BE MORE RELIABLE. THE CAR WAS TOWED BACK TO MY HOUSE. I TOOK APART THE TIMING COVER TO FIND THE BELT WASN'T BROKEN BUT THE RIBS ON THE BELT WERE BASICALLY FALLING OFF THE BELT, LIKE THEY HAD COME UNGLUED. WHY SHOULD WE ALL SUFFER BECAUSE OF THEIR POOR BELT DESIGN OR MANUFACTURER FLAWS. IF THEY DON'T STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBLITY THEY SHOULD BE ASHAMED AND SHOULDN'T BE BAILED OUT BY THE TAX PAYERS PERIOD. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10381025February 7, 2011ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CHEVY 2004 AVERO TIMING BELT BROKE WHICH ALSO DAMAGE ENGINE HAD TO REPLACE VALVES WHICH COST OVER $1100.00. THIS INCIDENT HAPPEN WHEN MY WIFE WAS COMING FROM THERAPY ON A HIGHWAY (BQE), IN BROOKLYN WHEN OUT OF NO-WHERE WITH NO WARNING SIGNS, THE CAR JUST STOP, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSE A UNTHINKABLE EVENTS OF ACCIDENTS. THANK TO MY HIGHER POWER , THAT NO ONE WAS HURT OR EVEN WORSE, FATALLY INJURED. I HAD THE ENGINE RE-BUILT, HOPEFULLY THIS WOULD NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN, BECAUSE I WILL ALWAYS HAVE THE TIMING BELT INSPECTED EVER TIME I CHANGE THE OIL TO AVOID ANY FAILURE OR UNWANTED INJURIES OR DEATH DUE TO GM LACK OF NOT RECALLING THIS VECHICLE BECAUSE MY 2004 AVERO ONLY HAD 58,000 MOLES ONLY, WHEN THE CAR MANUAL INDICATES THAT IT SHOULD BE REPLACE EVERY 60,000 MILES. *LN
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10380221February 4, 2011AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO LS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN AND A SNOW BANK. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLID ON BLACK ICE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT DID NOT MENTION IF THERE WERE ANY INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS UNAWARE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WAS 82,000.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10377979January 20, 2011ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN THE ENGINE ALL OF THE SUDDEN QUIT. LISTENING TO IT WHILE TRYING TO RESTART THE ENGINE, MY FIRST THOUGH WAS TIMING BELT. AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE HOME AND INSPECTED, THE TIMING BELT WAS TIGHT BUT NOT TURNING ANYTHING, UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT 14 OF 16 VALVES ARE BENT ALTHOUGH THE CRANK SHAFT TURN THE TIMING BELT IS NOT. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT GM KNOWS ABOUT WITH THE 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO AND WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT WHEN THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A PROBLEM. #1 NO CLEARANCE BETWEEN PISTON AND VALVES. #2 FAULTY TIMING BELT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10376857January 16, 2011UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FIRST, THE STRUTS CAME OFF, THEN THE PIECE HOLDING THE AIR FILTER BROKE AWAY, NOW THE PULLEY HAS EXPLODED AND HAS DESTROYED THE TIMING BELT AND SERPENTINE BELT. THIS CAR IS JUNK MADE WITH CHEAP PARTS. NOT GOOD FOR SOMEONE WITH CHILDREN. *LN
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10376089January 10, 2011UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY COMPLAINT INVOLVES A REPLACEMENT TIMING BELT MANUFACTURED BY GENERAL MOTORS DETROIT AND PURCHASED ON MY BEHALF FROM THE PARTS DEPARTMENT OF STEVE RAYMAN CHEVROLET ON MARCH 29, 2010 BY KEN BLACK OF FAIRGROUND AUTO AND BODY SHOP FOR INSTALLATION ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TIMING BELT WAS ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND WAS INTENDED TO PROTECT MY AUTO FROM DAMAGE THAT MIGHT OCCUR WHEN A TIMING BELT FAILS. AT THAT TIME MY CAR MILEAGE WAS 69631. ON OCTOBER 1, 2010, THIS REPLACEMENT TIMING BELT FAILED AFTER ONLY 4327 MILES AND 6 MONTHS OF SERVICE. A SECTION OF THE TEETH WHICH ENGAGED THE TIMING BELT SEPARATED FROM THE BODY OF THE BELT. THE DEFECTIVE BELT FLEW INTO MY ENGINE CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO FAIRGROUND AUTO WHERE THIS DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED AT A COST TO ME OF $2098.30. MR. KEN BLACK ADVISED ME THAT SINCE THE BELT WAS DEFECTIVE HE BELIEVED THAT GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REPAIR. HE TOOK THE BELT BACK TO STEVE RAYMAN CHEVROLET WHERE HE SHOWED IT TO THE PARTS MANAGER MIKE STEWART WHO CONCURRED THAT THE BELT DEFINITELY HAD A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND MADE ATTEMPTS TO GET GM IN DETROIT TO STAND BEHIND THE PART AND TAKE CARE OF MY DAMAGES. GM REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING. THESE DETAILS CAN BE VERIFIED WITH KEN BLACK OF FAIRGROUND AUTO AT 770 429 8473 AS WELL AS MIKE STEWART, PARTS MANAGER AT STEVE RAYMAN CHEVROLET, AT 770 953 0100 EXT 3047.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10369436December 7, 2010ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY DAUGHTER'S FIRST CAR PURCHASE...WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT. BOUGHT THE 2004 CHEVY AVEO USED WITH 80,000 MILES ON IT ON A SATURDAY. IT BROKE DOWN SUNDAY. TIMING BELT BROKE AND CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE...NOW IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ALWAYS DO YOUR RESEARCH...A QUICK SEARCH WHILE WATCHING THE CAR GET TOWED SHOWED THAT THIS IS A HUGE, WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM THAT GM HAS DECIDED TO DO NOTHING ABOUT. DEALERSHIP WORKING WITH US TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM WITH A SWAP IN VEHICLES. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10369407December 6, 2010AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT WILL NOT SHUT OFF. DEALER HAS REPAIRED IT AT LEAST 4 TIMES AND NOW IT IS ON AGAIN. HE SAYS THEY CAN'T OR WON'T DO IT UNDER WARRANTY, AND TOLD ME IT WOULD COST ABOUT $500.00 THIS IS JUST NOT ACCEPTABLE. SEEMS LIKE THERE ARE LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT AVEO AIR BAG LIGHT STAYING ON. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND GET THEM FIXED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10367196November 22, 2010AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CAR WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 KM\H WHEN A SUDDEN STOP OCCURRED IN TRAFFIC. MY WIFE WAS ABOUT TO CHANGE LANES AND WAS LOOKING IN HER BLIND SPOT AND WHEN SHE TURNED BACK SHE COULD NOT STOP IN TIME. SHE REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE TOTALING HER 2004 AVEO AND THEN WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AS WELL. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND DUE TO THIS MY WIFE HAS BEEN IN PAIN WITH HER BACK AND NECK EVER SINCE. THIS OCCURRED IN ONTARIO CANADA. *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0