2007 Chevrolet Aveo Complaint Log

MY AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN I WAS REAR-ENDED IN MY CHEVY AVEO. I SUSTAINED MULTIPLE INJURIES TO MY HEAD, MOUTH, EYE, NOSE, AND LOST CONSCIOUSNESS IN ADDITION TO OTHER INJURIES TO MY BODY. *TR

MY CHEVY AVEO HAS HAD EL CERVICAL ISSUES FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS YEAR ON LIGHTING BUT MY VIN IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS RECALL AND I AM HAVING THE SAM ISSUES. AND NOW NOTHING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF MY CAR IS WORKING. BLINKERS, BRAKE LIGHT AND MORE. MY LIGHT FOR MY RADIO DO NOT WORK AS WELL. I HAVE 2 KIDS AND MY CAR IS NOT SAFE WITH THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES GOING ON WITH IT. I HAVE CALLED THE CHEVROLET GARAGE WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND ALL I AM BEING TOLD IS THERE ANYTHING S NOTHING THEY CAN DO CAUSE MY VIN IS NOT LISTED WITH THE RECALLS. I NEED MY CAR FIXED ESPECIALLY WITH IT HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS THE RECALLED 2007 AVEOS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS IT BEGAN TO SWERVE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A BOLT WAS MISSING FROM THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,762.

DAYLIGHT BULB FUSED AND ELECTRICAL DASHBOARD INSTRUMENTS STOPPED WORKING. IGNITION KEY GOT STUCK AND THE GEAR CHANGING STICK WOULD NOT GET OUT OF PARKING GEAR. THERE WAS A FAINT BURNING SMELL. SIMILAR INCIDENCE HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, EVERYTIME. WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF REPAIR. *TR

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2007 CHEVY AVEO HATCHBACK FOR MY DAUGHTER'S FIRST CAR. SINCE GETTING IT, THE AIR BAG LIGHTS WOULD SOMETIMES STAY ON AND THEN GO OFF FROM TIME TO TIME. RECENTLY THE MAIN AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON CONSTANT. THEN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON TOO SAYING THAT AIR BAG WAS OFF. NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT IS NOT A SAFE CAR TO DRIVE IF THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. GETTING IT FIXED WILL COST ABOUT $700 TO CHANGE SENSORS AND "OTHER STUFF". UPON RESEARCHING ABOUT AVEO'S AND THEIR AIR BAG ISSUES, I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. SADLY THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS FROM OWNERS OF AVEO'S FOUND ALL OVER THE INTERNET. ALL THESE OWNERS ARE DOING WHAT I AM DOING, PAYING OUT OF POCKET TO FIX A KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED PROBLEM BY THE MANUFACTURER. THESE CARS ARE NOT THE BEST CARS TO BEGIN WITH, BUT OUR DAUGHTER AND HER PASSENGER'S SAFETY IS WORTH THE $700. NOW IF ONLY CHEVROLET FELT THE SAME ABOUT OUR DAUGHTER AND EVERY OTHER OWNER OF AN AVEO AND MAN UP AND FIX THE ISSUE. BESIDES, DON'T TAX PAYERS TECHNICALLY OWN THIS COMPANY ANYWAY BECAUSE OF THE BAILOUT????????????? SOMEONE DEMAND A RECALL ON AVEO'S AND THEIR AIR BAG ISSUES PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!

THE AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED TO FLICKER, THEN STAYED LIT FROM THAT POINT. IS STILL LIT TO THIS DAY.SEEMS AS THO THIS IS A PROBLEM IN ALL THE "07" MODELS. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WITH THIS LIGHT ON THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT WORK WHICH IN TURN IS A MAJOR SAFETY FACTOR. *TR

THERE HAS BEEN A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED ...NHTSA #10047441, TSB#SB-12-09-41-001 STATING THAT COUNTERFEIT AIRBAG MODULES WERE PUT ON THE CHEVY AVEO'S FROM THE YEARS 2006 TO 2010. THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL REPORTS OF THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING DURING FRONTAL CRASHES, AND MANY MORE REPORTS LIKE MINE WHERE THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY LIT DISABLING THE AIRBAGS. GENERAL MOTORS ISN'T OFFERING A RECALL AND I THINK SOMEONE NEEDS TO STEP UP AND HAVE GENERAL MOTORS REPAIR ALL OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES AS THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. HOW MANY MORE PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE AND/OR SUFFER BEFORE SOMEONE MAKES AN EFFORT TO ISSUE A RECALL????? *TR

I WAS ABOUT TO START THE CAR AND THE AIRBAG ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT EXPLODED, INJURING MY LEFT ARM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THROUGH TOWN,ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAD NO RPM'S AND THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP . CALLED A TOW SERVICE AND HAD IT TOWED, THE MECHANIC EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE TIMING BELT HAD SNAPPED AND IT HAS CAUSED INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. FROM THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE ONLINE, THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET, I JUST HATE TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD IT BEEN ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, BECAUSE I HAD NO WARNING. *JS

I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY RPMS DROPPED TO ZERO AND I COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. I HAD TO CUT ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC TO SAFELY MAKE IT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT MY TIMING BELT HAD SNAPPED, CAUSING INTERNAL DAMAGE TO MY ENGINE AND CAUSING MY CAR TO BREAK DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF CRUISING ON THE HIGHWAY. *JS

I PURCHASED THIS CHEVY AVEO LT IN 2009, IN 2012 THE AIR BAG LIGHT IN THE DASH BOARD CAME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF, THE CHEVY DEALER IS TRYING TO CHARGE ME TO FIX IT AND THERE IS ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND MY MECHANIC TOLD ME WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IF I WERE TO GET IN A ACCIDENT, I CALLED CHEVY AND THEY ARE TRYING TO CHARGE ME JUST TO LOOK AT IT CAR, WITH ALL THE BAD REVIEWS ON THE 2007 CHEVY AVEO I WOULD THINK CHEVY WOULD STAND BEHIND THERE CARS AND FIX THE ISSUES WITH THIS AIR BAG LIGHT STAYING ON ALL THE TIME, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS ENGINE OIL MIXING WITH THE ANTIFREEZE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

THE CAR HAS ONLY 12,000 MILES DESPITE BEING 5 YEARS OLD. IT IS BABIED AND BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED. ALTHOUGH CHEVROLET HAS ISSUED A TSB (TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN), NO RECALL ON THESE CARS HAS BEEN ISSUED DESPITE THE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS. IT SEEMS THAT NOW I AM STUCK WITH AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIMING BELT FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE ALL POWER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TIMING BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SINCE IT FRACTURED AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE HEAD, VALVE, AND PISTONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT FAILED TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/11/12*LJ THE CONSUMER PROVIDED A VIN THAT BELONGS TO A SUBARU. UPDATED 05/15/12

MERGED ONTO HIGHWAY AND GOT UP TO SPEED. PULLED INTO LEFT LANE TO PASS TRACTOR TRAILER. HOOD UNLATCHED AND FOLDED INTO WINDSHIELD AT 65 MPH. HOOD REMAINED AGAINST WINDSHIELD UNTIL VEHICLE STOPPED. HOOD HAD NOT BEEN OPENED OR RELEASED IN 200+ MILES AND THERE WERE NO NOTICEABLE ISSUES PRIOR TO INCIDENT. DAMAGE INCLUDES HOOD, WINDSHIELD, ROOF AND BOTH FRONT FENDERS. *TR

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE CAR HAD FRONTAL IMPACT DAMAGE AND NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I HIT A GUARDRAIL AND A CONCRETE WALL DUE TO BLACK ICE. THE CAR IS TOTALED OUT. I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED THAT NO AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED. LUCKILY, I WAS NOT SEVERELY INJURED JUST BANGED UP AND HAVE PAIN IN MY NECK, SHOULDERS, AND MY LOWER BACK. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS CAR 8 MTHS AGO, A FEW WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER JUST FLEW OFF, A FEW WEEKS AFTER THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING, A MONTH AFTER THAT THE A/C KEPT SWITCHING OFF ON ITS OWN AND BACK ON HOURS LATER, NOW THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND THE CAR HESITATES AND DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE SHIFTING GEARS WHEN ITS SUPPOSE TO, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID IT WAS A PCM UPDATE WHICH THEY DIDN'T CHARGE ME, A FEW DAYS LATER IT IS HESITATING AGAIN, THE ENGINE LIGHT IS BACK ON, THE CRUISE CONTROL STILL DOESN'T WORK. TALK ABOUT A LEMON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR SWITCH FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT MADE AN ATTEMPT TO CONTACT BOTH THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER, BUT NEITHER WERE RESPONSIVE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,580 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

IN JUNE, 2011 MY SISTER WAS DRIVING A AVEO AND CLIPPED A ROAD SIGN ON THE RIGHT FRONT BUMPER, CONTINUED TO GO STRAIGHT OVER TO LEFT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT OF APPROX. 6 FT AND 40-45 MPH AND HIT STEERING WHEEL SO HARD THAT IT BROKE STEERING WHEEL AND BUSTED HER HEART KILLING HER INSTANTLY. I WENT TO SCHOOL FOR AUTOMOTIVE AND KNOW A LOT ABOUT CARS AND THIS ACCIDENT MAKES NO SENSE. I TOOK PICS OF EVERYTHING. EVEN THOUGH THE AIRBAG WAS OUT IT DIDN'T APPEAR TO HAVE INFLATED COMPLETELY AND THE CLOTHING MY SISTER HAD ON SHE SHOULD'VE HAD SOME SORT OF CUTS, BURNS,ABBRASIONS,BUT INSTEAD NOTHING BUT A BUSTED HEART. SHE ALSO HIT THE WINDSHIELD WITH HER FOREHEAD. I SAW NO SORT OF RESIDUE ON OR IN THE CAR AS EVIDENCE THAT THE AIRBAG DID WHAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO. SHE SUSTAINED INJURIES COMMON TO THOSE INJURIES SUSTAINED FROM A CAR NOT EQUIPPED WITH AN AIRBAG. I WAS EVEN GOING TO SEE IF AVEO CAME WITH A BLACK BOX AND TO PULL IT OFF AND HAVE IT ANALYZED, BUT THE CAR GOT SENT TO JUNK YARD BEFORE I COULD DO THAT. NO CONCLUSION TO THIS WHOLE ORDEAL AND THIS GREAT LOSS WE'VE SUFFERED WILL EVER BRING HER BACK, BUT KNOWING WHAT I DO ABOUT CARS, I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS AND REALLY WANT THIS LOOKED INTO. I HAVE INC REPORTS PICS OF THE SCENE WITH AND WITHOUT THE CAR , AS WELL AS THE CAR BY ITSELF PANEL FOR PANEL PICS OF THE CAR. I KNOW THE AVEO IS NOT ONE OF THE VEHICLES NAMED ON THE NEWS, BUT THERE ARE OTHER SIMILAR CARS WITH THE SAME ISSUES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HIGH BEAMS AND THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WERE OPERABLE BUT NOT THE HEADLIGHTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE BULB AND FUSE REPLACED BUT THE REPLACEMENT DID NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER A THIRD TIME AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE FUSE BOX REPLACED BECAUSE THE PART WAS NO LONGER BEING MANUFACTURED AND THERE WAS NOT AN AFTERMARKET PART AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE COVER GASKET EMITTED OIL OVER THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED A FUEL SYSTEM FLUSH. IN ADDITION, THE WATER PUMP AND TIMING BELT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED YET ONE WEEK LATER, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED SOON AFTERWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,179.

BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT OPERATE. THEY JUST QUIT WORKING. CHECKED ALL FUSES AND LIGHTS. CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORKS--JUST STOPPED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING WAS EXHIBITING AN ABNORMAL GROWLING. IN MARCH 2010, THE CONTACT REPLACED THE WHEEL BEARING YET THE GROWLING NOISE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

THE MECHANICAL BRAKE SWITCH STICKS IN THE OPEN POSITION. THE DRIVER DEPRESSES THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE SWITCH DOES NOT CLOSE AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON. AT LEAST EIGHT OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE APPEAR TO BE LISTED ON THE NTSB WEB SITE, HOWEVER, MANY DRIVERS APPEAR TO BE UNAWARE THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK AND INSTEAD, THEY COMPLAIN ABOUT A SECOND SYMPTOM OF THE STUCK SWITCH: THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO SHIFT THE CAR OUT OF PARK. THE OWNER'S MANUAL DOES DESCRIBE A WAY FOR THE DRIVER TO OVERCOME THE SHIFT INTERLOCK PROBLEM BUT FAILS TO MENTION THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS MAY FAIL WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS. IT APPEARS THAT A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ENCOUNTER THIS PROBLEM CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR AND RELY ON THE SHIFT INTERLOCK OVERRIDE WITHOUT REALIZING THAT THEIR BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS SAME SWITCH IS USED TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT IT IS COMMON IN OTHER VEHICLES FOR THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH TO ALSO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. IF THAT IS THE CASE WITH THIS MODEL, THEN THE STUCK SWITCH MIGHT ALSO PREVENT THE CRUISE CONTROL FROM DISENGAGING WHEN A DRIVER TAPS THE BRAKES.

2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. CONSUMER STATES TECHNICAL/ MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ON. WHEN THE CONSUMER ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL WAS FORCED BACK UP AGAIN, MAKING A GRINDING NOISE AND THEN PROCEEDED TO GO ANOTHER THREE OR FOUR FEET BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THE LEFT AND RIGHT SPEED SENSORS WERE FAULTY AND HAD SHORTED OUT WHICH CAUSED THE ABS LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. *JB UPDATED 12/01/15*LJ *TR

AFTER BUYING MY CAR BRAND NEW THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON AND STAYED ON TILL THIS DAY. AT THE BEGINNING I THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AND WENT AND ASKED ABOUT IT AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY ACTUALLY INFORMED ME THAT IT WASN'T ONLY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG THATS NOT WORKING, RATHER NONE OF THE AIRBAGS WORK. THAT WAS MADE CLEAR A MONTH LATER WHEN MY DAD, GRANDMOTHER, AND BROTHER WERE DRIVING IT AND GOT T-BONED BY A TRUCK AND OF COURSE NON OF THE AIRBAGS WENT OFF. I MEAN GETTING TBONED BY A TRUCK IS PRETTY SERIOUS THING WHERE AIR BAGS SHOULD DEPLOY! THE AVEO IS NOT THE SAFEST CAR TO START OUT WITH BUT TO ALSO HAVE ZERO AIRBAGS THATS PRETTY MESSED UP, PRETTY MUCH A DEATH WAITING TO HAPPEN, BECAUSE LETS BE REAL HERE, I STAND NO CHANCE IF I GET IN AN ACCIDENT IN THAT CAR. MIGHT AS WELL NO HAVE SEAT BELTS ON THERE EITHER. WHEN CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP MORE THAN ONCE THEY HAVE NOTHING TO SAY OTHER THAN PAY US AND WELL LOOK INTO IT THEN YOU'LL PAY US MORE. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVROLET CAR AGAIN. *TR

HEADLIGHT FAILED. I HAVE OWNED THIS AUTO 4 YEARS AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 6 HEADLIGHTS. I JUST GOT A TICKET BECAUSE MY HEADLIGHT WAS OUT, AND I HAD REPLACED A HEADLIGHT LESS THAN 3 MONTHS AGO. I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE SO MANY HEADLIGHTS IN ONE VEHICLE IN ALL MY 49 YEARS OF DRIVING. THESE HEADLIGHTS CANNOT BE REPLACED BY THE OWNER, BECAUSE IT REQUIRES SPECIALIZED TOOLS. I HAVE TO TAKE MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE EVERY TIME A HEADLIGHT GOES OUT, SO THE COST IN 3X WHAT THE LAMP ALONE COSTS AT A PARTS STORE. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE DESIGN OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR

THE CAR IS HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. STARTED WITH THE HEADLIGHT GOING OUT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, THEN THE SHIFTER STARTED GETTING STUCK IN PARK. LATER THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS WENT OUT, ALONG WITH ALL THE GAUGES. NOW MY TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NO LONGER WORKING AND WHEN I TURN OFF THE CAR, THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND CANT BE REMOVED. ALL THIS HAPPENED OVER A 3 DAY PERIOD. I TOOK IT TO CHEVY AND AFTER 2 HOURS, THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME EIGHT ADDITIONAL HOURS OF DIAGNOSTIC FEE AT A RATE OF $109/HR TO TRY AND FIND WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED A PROBLEM WITH THE FUSE BOX. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE I SEE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON AMONGST HUNDREDS OF CUSTOMERS WITH AVEOS FROM 2005 UP TO 2009. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY TOOK THE STANCE THAT THEIR TECHNICIANS WILL HAVE TO BE THE ONES TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND THEY WILL NOT COVER THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE; EVEN THOUGH I ALREADY PAID THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP FOR 2 HOURS OF DIAGNOSTICS. AT THIS POINT, I AM LOST BECAUSE GM WILL NOT INTERVENE AND I TRULY TRUST THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM PARK AND CAUSED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. .....UPDATED 01/14/13 *BF UPDATED 1/18/2013 *JS

I BOUGHT THIS 2007 CHEVY AVEO BRAND NEW WITH ONLY 9 MILES ON IT. AFTER I PUT ABOUT 33,000 MILES THE A/C WENT OUT... ON A BRAND NEW CAR! THEN THE CONSOLE WITH THE SHIFTERS LIGHTS WENT OUT, BLINKERS WOULD STOP BLINKING AND JUST STAY GREEN. I WENT TO START MY CAR AT 10PM AND IT WOULDN'T START IT ACTED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO BE THEN KEPT CLICKING. SO I JUMPED IT AND DROVE AROUND TO CHARGE THE BATTERY. I HAD THE BATTERY TESTED AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE. GO BACK AND THE NEXT MORNING IT DOESN'T START AGAIN, ALL I GOT WAS A CLICKING SOUND WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT IT COULD BE THE STARTER OR THE ALTERNATOR AND THAT I SHOULD PAY TO GET THEM BOTH TESTED AND REPLACED IF NEEDED. THERE HAS GOT TO BE SOME TYPE OF A RECALL IF I GOOGLE IT AND EVERYONE HAS THE SAME ELECTRICAL AND ENGINE PROBLEMS. THERE IS NO WAY THAT A 3 YEAR OLD CAR SHOULD BE NEEDING MAJOR A/C REPAIRS, ELECTRICAL, AND ENGINE REPAIRS SO SOON. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS!! *TR

I WENT ACROSS A R/R TRACK AND THE RIGHT INNER TIE ROD BROKE CAUSING THE CAR TO PULL HARD TO THE RIGHT. CAUSING THE CAR TO SPIN AROUND BENDING BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND BENT BOTH FRONT RIMS. *TR

THE ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AFTER BRAKE FAILURE. SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE OR MAKING RIGHT TURN BENDS MY BRAKES FAIL AND I CAN NOT STOP IF I HAD TO. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. I HAVE ALMOST HAD NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM!! IT CAN BE FIXED BUT CHEVROLET SHOULD FIX IT AT NO COST TO ME. IT IS A SAFETY RECALL AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED! THIS IS NOT A MINOR PROBLEM AND OTHER VEHICLES OF MY MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR ARE MORE THAN LIKELY EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT I AM HAVING! THE EXACT PART THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ARE THE ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSORS FOR THE FRONT LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKE. *TR

PASSENGER AIR BAG INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT ENGAGE WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT THE CAR HAS BEEN TESTED AND IT WAS PROVEN TO A CHEVY TECH THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM. *TR

2007 AVEO 5 , NEW PURCHASE IN APRIL 2008. 1. HIGHWAY DRIVING IS EXTREMELY SCARY, CANNOT DRIVE AT "POSTED SPEED LIMITS IN NORTH AMERICA.ROOF HOWLS & VIBRATES, WE FEAR THAT ROOF WILL DETACH & BLOW OFF.TECH: UNABLE TO REPRODUCE. 2. FREEZING OUTDOOR TEMPERATURES, DEFROSTER FAILS, NEEDS HAND TOWELING, EXCESSIVE MOISTURE & FROZEN ICE ON ALL INSIDE WINDOWS SET ON "DEFROST/ FRESH AIR/ HIGH FAN/ MEDIUM HIGH HEAT, EVEN AFTER 1 HOUR STILL VERY HUMID & WET. DIFFICULT TO SEE CLEARLY WHILE DRIVING. TECH:NO FAULT FOUND 3.AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT GOES OFF & ON WHEN IT WANTS, WITH PEOPLE IN BOTH FRONT SEATS. TECH: UNABLE TO DUPLICATE 4. FRONT END GROANS HARSHLY WHEN DRIVING OVER DIPS IN ROAD OUR SPEED BUMPS. TECH LUBRICATED. 11 FAILED ATTEMPTS ON OUR PART/IN LETTERS TO GM CEO'S ABOUT OUR SAFETY CONCERNS-NO RESPONSE, INTEREST OR REPLY BACK. SERVICE REFUSED VIEWING OUR VIDEO OF OUR HIGHWAY DRIVING, TIRED OF GM SERVICE "LOOP HOLE EXCUSES" GAMMOT RUNAROUND SYSTEM & GETTING KNOW RESULTS. PLEASE HELP US, WE BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR ROAD TRIPS AROUND NORTH AMERICA, WE CLEARLY WOULD BE RISKING OUR LIVES DOING HWY POSTED SPEEDS THAT ARE AS HIGH AS 80 MILES PER HOUR IN SOME STATES. WE ARE DONE WITH THIS AVEO 5! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. EXITING A DRIVEWAY AT LOW SPEEDS OF 5 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE BUT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. SHE CONTINUED TO APPLY ABRUPT PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES UNTIL THEY ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING UNKNOWN REPAIRS TO THE BRAKES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT UNFASTEN FROM AROUND A CHILD OCCUPANT. THE MORE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO UNSECURE THE SEAT BELT, THE TIGHTER IT BECAME AROUND THE CHILD. THE CONTACT HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT WITH A KNIFE TO REMOVE THE CHILD FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE SEAT BELT REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 20,026.

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

I WAS ABOUT TO PAY OFF MY 2007 CHEVY AVEO....I AM HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS....WHEN I WAS DRIVING I NOTICE THAT SOMETIMES THE DASH LIGHTS AND CONTROLS AND THE RADIO AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS DIE....THEY COME AND GO...IF I TRY TO PARK WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING....MY KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION...I CAN START THE CAR BUT CANNOT SHIFT GEARS...STAYS IN PARK....WHEN I TRY TO TURN THE CAR OFF...THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION....IT IS A PROBLEM THAT COMES AND GOES....TOOK TO THE DEALER....RENTED A CAR AND LEFT IT THERE FOR 1 WEEK....THEY SAID IT WAS A FUSE BLOCK....THEY WERE SPECULATING BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT DO IT FOR THEM......I PAID 700 PLUS 300 FOR THE RENTAL....ONE WEEK LATER IT DID IT AGAIN....LEFT IT WITH A MECHANIC FRIEND FOR 5 WEEKS....HE THOUGHT IT WAS AN IGNITION SWITCH....REPLACED IT....BUT IT IS DOING IT AGAIN.....NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO HELP ME.....WE CANNOT GO ANYWHERE BECAUSE WE ARE AFRAID WE WILL GET STRANDED....KEEPING PAYING MONEY TO MECHANICS WHO ARE NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM.....SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME.... *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE THROTTLE IS SOMETIMES STUCK IN A LOWER GEAR CAUSING ME TO MOVE AT A LIMITED SPEED WHILE ON THE ROAD. THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE SUCH AS ERRATIC ACCELERATION, BUT ONLY RECENTLY IT HAS BECOME STUCK. *TR

MY ENGINE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON, SO I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON MY 2007 CHEVY AVEO. THEY FOUND THAT IT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM THE TOYOTAS HAD WHEN RECALLED. IT IS THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSOR. I WAS TOLD THAT IF IT DON'T GET FIXED, EITHER THE GAS PEDAL WILL STICK OR IT COULD JUST STOP AND NOT GO ANYWHERE. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR ALMOST 1 YR. AND IT ONLY HAS 44,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

"TAKATA RECALL" I BOUGHT MY CAR IN 2009. ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DEALER WENT OUT OF BUSINESS. WHEN I CHECKED THE VIN NUMBER IT WAS NOT AMONG THE MANY, MANY AVEOS TAGGED FOR RECALL TO REPLACE FAULTY AIRBAG SYSTEMS. AND I'M NOT ALONE. COMPLAINTS KEEP PILING IN FROM AVEO OWNERS ABOUT THE AIRBAG SAFETY LIGHTS THAT NEVER TURN OFF, NEARLY CATCHING UP WITH 20 YEARS OF "COMPLAINTS INVOLVING TAKATA INFLATORS..." MY CAR WAS PARKED WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL BACKED INTO MY PASSENGER DOOR. THE COLLISION WAS SO SEVERE THE DOOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. YET IT TRIGGERED NO AIRBAGS. DID YOU KNOW WHILE THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ENGAGED, THE CAR CANNOT BE SOLD? YOU THINK THIS MIGHT BE DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT INDICATES A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM - THAT MOST PROMINENT FEATURE IN AVEO'S HIGHLY TOUTED "5-POINT" SAFETY RATING? SO WHAT'S ITS RATING WITHOUT AIRBAGS? OR DO WE NEED A HIGHER BODY COUNT BEFORE THE MAKERS AND SAFETY REGULATORS ARE WILLING TO TALK ABOUT THAT? NEED WE REALLY TOIL WITH THE QUESTION ABOUT WHY AMERICA LOST ITS PLACE IN THE AUTO INDUSTRY? WE NEED GO NO FURTHER THAN RIGHT HERE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT STEAM BEGAN EMITTING FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THAT ANTIFREEZE WAS ABNORMALLY LEAKING INTO THE OIL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE HEAD GASKET WOULD NEED REPLACING AND PERFORMED THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

TL* -THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED WHICH THERE WAS NO POWER RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM CODE WAS RESET. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN OF THE OTHER SERVICE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO, A CARBURETOR PART WAS ORDERED WHICH WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL JUNE 31, 2010. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 19,884.

CHEVROLET AVEO 2007 ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE TO BRAKE DURING SLOW SPEEDS AND ONE TIME ON THE HIGHWAY. I CURRENTLY HAVE 98,000+ MILES ON A CHEVROLET AVEO 2007 AND WHILE RECENTLY GETTING SEVERAL SERVICES COMPLETED IN THE $500 RANGE I GOT NEW BRAKE PADS ON MY VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY WERE WORM OUT. I WAS ALSO HAVING BREAKING PROBLEMS WHILE PARKING MY VEHICLE. THE ABS DON'T ALLOW THE BREAKS TO ENGAGE AND I HAVE TO USE THE EMERGENCY BREAK. ITS NOW BEEN AROUND 3 MONTHS SINCE NOVEMBER 2009 WHEN THE ABS BREAKING SYSTEM BEGAN TO FAIL AND MY VEHICLE STOPPING HAS GOTTEN WORSE. THE DEALER REFUSES TO COVER THE PARTS UNDER WARRANTY NOR TO CHECK THE PROBLEM FOR FREE. I HAVE REPLACED THE FUSE WHEN THIS FIRST OCCURRED AS HEARING THE PCM CAN RESET CAUSING THE SYSTEM TO WORK AGAIN AS IT DID UNTIL THIS YEAR. I RECENTLY BROUGHT MY VEHICLE INTO THE CHEVROLET DEALER WHOM HAS RECENTLY DIAGNOSED MY VEHICLE FOR $69.99 PLUS TAX. A SPEED SENSOR BAD WAS DIAGNOSED AND IS GETTING FIXED. THE DEALER TOLD ME THIS PART ISN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND COST $150. THE ABS GOING BAD ON THE HIGHWAY WAS THE FINAL CALL WHEN PULLING OFF THE INTERSTATE AT 35 MPH AND DURING PARKING/SLOW SPEEDS I'M REQUIRED TO USE THE PARKING BREAK. THE WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER THIS PART AND COSTS $150.00 PLUS LABOR HOURS. I FEEL AS THIS IS A SAFETY RECALL ISSUE AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE DEALER. BASED ON BEING REQUIRED TO USE THE EMERGENCY BREAK TO STOP MY VEHICLE DURING SOME STOPS I FIND THIS A VERY HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

WHILE CAR WAS PARKED I WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT TO DRIVE. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO MY JOB AND HAVE IT TOWED. LUCKILY THE TOW GUY KNEW WHERE THE EMERGENCY BYPASS WAS OR ELSE I WOULD HAVE HAD TO WAIT FOR A CRANE TO LIFT IT. AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY HAD TO REPLACE MY BRAKE SENSOR AND MY GEAR SHIFT. ACCORDING TO TOW GUY THIS IS HAPPENING ALOT. THANK GOODNESS I WASN'T DRIVING IT WHEN IT HAPPENED. *TR

SPARK PLUG CABLES RUBBING ON ENGINE BOLT WHICH CAUSED CABLE TO ARC AND BURN ADDITIONAL CABLE. HAS FIRST TOLD THE VIBRATION OF THE ENGINE CAUSED CABLE TO WEAR. CAR MISFIRED AND SPURTED WHILE IN TRAFFIC, WHICH CAUSED SERIOUS TRAFFIC BACKUP. TOOK DIRECTLY TO DEALERSHIP, CABLES WERE ORDERED & REPLACE AT OWNERS EXPENSE. *TR

CLOCK HAS BEGUN TO FAIL, 10 WEEKS OUT OF WARRANTY. SUSPECT ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *TR

2006 & 2007 CHEVY AVEO SVM MODELS. BOTH ALTERNATORS FAILED WITHIN 1 MONTH OF EACH OTHER. DEALER CLAIMS TO HAVE REPLACED 'MANY' ALTERNATORS FOR AVEO MODEL IN JUST THE LAST WEEK. DEALER CLAIMS THAT AVEO HAS THIS PROBLEM WITH ALTERNATORS, BUT THEY ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. ALTERNATOR CAUSES MASSIVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THROUGHOUT CAR. ONE CAR LOST BATTERY, DOME LIGHT, RADIO, WIPERS, THROTTLE SENSOR DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING ALTERNATOR. ALTERNATOR ON AVEO SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM AS IT IS A PREVALENT ISSUE FOR THE MODEL. IT SHOULD NOT BE A 'DEALER MAKES MONEY' SINCE CAR IS 3 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. SHE STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT SHE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. AS A CONSEQUENCE, SHE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 15000.