2007 Chevrolet Aveo Complaint Log

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING 20 TO 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,200. UPDATED 09/18/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED ONCE HE TAPPED ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE RESUMED TO NORMAL OPERATING. UPDATED 09/18/09.*JB

MY AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED DURING A FRONT END COLLISION. MY CAR CONTINUES TO GET STUCK IN PARK. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SWITCH DOES NOT WORK. THE AC CONTINUOUS TO MAKE A TICKING SOUND AND STILL DOES NOT WORK AFTER REPLACING A VALVE FOR A LEAK AND REPLACING THE COMPRESSOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED A READING OF 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT IN THE POSSESSION OF THE DEALER BECAUSE THE CONTACT REFUSED TO DRIVE IT HOME. UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION, THE DEALER STATED THAT FAILURE CODES FOR THE FUEL TANK AND EVAP HOSE APPEARED DURING A DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE CODES WERE RESET. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO COVER THE REPAIR EXPENSES BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,665 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,194.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN SPEED FOR MILES AS PRESSURE WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED APPROXIMATELY FIFTY TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY, THE RPMS WOULD FLUCTUATE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD JERKS FORWARD ERRATICALLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED THAT WHILE THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN NEUTRAL, THE TIRES WOULD CONTINUE TO SPIN EXCESSIVELY ON WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000. UPDATED 6/8/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE CASE WAS CLOSED. 06/13/11

I BOUGHT THE CHEVY AVEO OFF THE LOT BRAND NEW. CAR IS RUNNING OK. BUT THE AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED TURNING ON AND OFF AT FIRST AROUND THE APRIL 2009. THEN IT COMPLETELY STAYS ON, THIS HAPPENED SOME TIME LATER THE SAME YEAR, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHEN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE LIGHT SHOULD NOT STAY ON, THAT INDICATES THAT ALL THE AIRBAGS ARE DISABLED. I ASKED IF THEY WOULD FIX IT, AS THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY MAJOR CRASH. HE SAID THAT I WOULD HAVE TO FIX THE AIRBAGS AT MY COST. I RECENTLY LEARNED THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE AVEO. CHEVROLET INSTALLED COUNTERFEIT AIRBAGS OR ITS CONNECTORS. I BELIEVE CHEVY SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM INSTEAD OF IGNORING IT. *TR

HAVE NOW REPLACED FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS TWICE ON MY AVEO. *TR

DURING HOT WETHER OR WHEN THE HEATER IS ON, THE CAR RADIO WONT OPERATE. *TR

WE PURCHASED A NEW 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO FROM DEVOE CHEVROLET IN ALEXANDRIA, INDIANA, ON 4-12-2007. FROM THE BEGINNING, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AIR BAG HAS ONLY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO DEVOE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THEY COULD NEVER DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, OR FIND ANYTHING WRONG. YET, THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED. THEY DID REPLACE THE SEAT, CHECKED THE SEAT WITH WEIGHTS, ETC., BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. FINALLY, WHEN THE AIR BAG WAS NOT WORKING WITH ME (TERESA SHUMAN) SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, WE TOOK IT TO DEVOE, AND RUSTY (THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT MANAGER) SAW THAT THE AIR BAG WAS NOT WORKING WITH ME SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THEY AGAIN TRIED TO CHECK THINGS OUT FOR ABOUT AN HOUR OR SO WHILE WE WERE THERE, BUT FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THEY DID FINALLY FIND AN OLDER BULLETIN FROM GM THAT SAID THE AIR BAG IN THE AVEO SOMETIMES DID NOT WORK FOR THE PASSENGER IF SOMEONE LEANED BACK A LOT (I WASN'T), OR IF THEIR BOTTOM DIDN'T FIT THE SEAT CORRECTLY. DEVOE HAS NO IDEA WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT. WE CALLED STEPHANIE (GM REP AT 1-866-790-5700, EXT 21936, CASE #71-692588437). STEPHANIE TOLD MY HUSBAND CRAIG THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT GM CAN DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. WE DO NOT FIND THIS ACCEPTABLE AT ALL!!!! AND, THE AIR BAG HAS NOT JUST MALFUNCTIONED WITH ME, BUT ALSO MALFUNCTIONED WITH SOME OF OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. WE WERE NOT TOLD, WHEN WE PURCHASED THE CAR, THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD MAYBE NOT WORK, OR WOULD ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY, IF A PERSON'S BOTTOM DID NOT FIT THE SEAT CORRECTLY. THE AIR BAG HAS MALFUNCTIONED FOR OVERWEIGHT, UNDER WEIGHT, AND NORMAL WEIGHT PEOPLE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY IN A CAR AS SMALL AS THE AVEO!!! WE CANNOT BELIEVE THAT GM MORE OR LESS TOLD US TO LIVE WITH THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP US . AND, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE WHO HAVE PURCHASED AN AVEO, OR ARE THINKING ABOUT PURCHASING AN AVEO, KNOW THAT THE PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAG MAY NOT WORK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH SHE STRUCK A LARGE BUMP IN THE ROAD. AS A CONSEQUENCE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE RIM HAD BECOME BENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46000.

I BOUGHT MY AVEO NEW. AT ONLY 6,000 MILES THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED AND 5,000 MILES LATER THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED AND I CRASHED--THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. GM WOULD FIXED THE BRAKE BOOSTER BUT NOT THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR! AT 13,000 MILES THE BRAKE DRUMS NEEDED TO BE RE-SURFACED, THE BRAKE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE CUT, AND I HAD TO GET NEW BRAKE PADS--AGAIN GM WOULD NOT FIX IT AND MADE ME PAY FOR IT. AT 16,000 MILES THE AIR BAG SENSOR FOR THE PASSENGER FAILED. AT 18,000 MILES THE GAS GAUGE FAILED AND THE SHIFTER GOT STUCK IN PARK, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD WORK ON AND OFF. AT 20,000 MILES THE ALL FOUR TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AROUND THIS TIME, GAS MILEAGE DIPPED TO ABOUT 19-21MPG, BUT GM COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY. AT 30,000 MILES I HAD TO GET NEW ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS--AGAIN I HAD TO PAY FOR IT EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. AT 35,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHIFT HARD SO GM RECOMMENDED I CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AT A COST $450 BECAUSE THE FLUID HAS A SPECIAL ADDITIVE THAT IS SHIPPED FROM KOREA! AT 44,000 MILES THE ENGINE DIED--MORE LIKE BLEW UP. GM SAID THAT IT IS MY FAULT FOR LETTING IT RUN TOO HOT, THOUGH I HAD NO WARNING FROM ANY GAUGES, LIGHTS, ECT... AGAIN I HAD TO FIX IT EVEN THOUGH I HAD THE 100,000 MILE WARRANTY. AT 48,000 MILES THE A/C NEEDED TO BE OVERHAULED--I HAD TO PAY FOR IT. AT 52,000 MILES I HIT A DEER AND AGAIN THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE INSURANCE COMPANY JUNKED IT. ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT A DOUBT IN MY MIND THE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. GM SHOULD BE SUED FOR THIS CAR. THEY DO NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY AT ALL. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENTS TREATED ME WITH DISRESPECT. A COUPLE OF DEALERS REFUSED TO EVEN ACCEPT MY CAR FOR REPAIR. THE CAR IS VERY SCARY TO DRIVE AND NOT SAFE AT ALL. WITH ALL THE MONEY I SPENT FIXING THE CAR PLUS MY CAR PAYMENT EACH MONTH, I COULD HAVE EASILY PURCHASED A BMW INSTEAD. GM IS ABSOLUTELY THE WORST FOLKS TO DEAL WITH. NEVER AGAIN WILL I BUY OR SUPPORT ANYTHING FROM GM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND WOBBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE FRONTAL SHOCKS, ROTORS AND STRUTS WERE CAUSING THE FAILURE AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE RIMS WERE ALSO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,800.

AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN FRONT END CRASH OF 40 MPH. *TR

OUR CHEVY AVEO ONCE AGAIN WAS BROKEN THREE TIMES IN ONE MONTH THE CLUTCH STUCK IN PARK MODE UNABLE TO GO INTO DRIVE MODE CHEVY AVEO WAS EARLIER WITH CLUTCH STUCK ON JUNE 15, 2008, JULY 15, 2008 AND JULY 21, 2008. CHEVY AVEO FAILED TO RESPOND TO RECALL THE CHEVY AVEO AS THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD TO MY FAMILY. COUPLE OF OBSERVATIONS: CHEVY AVEO HAD A FULL TANK WHEN IT WAS DELIVERED ON 7/21/2008 AT 14889 MILES. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CHEVY AVEO ON 7/23/08 IT SHOWED AN 1/8 FUEL WAS USED DURING THIS SERVICE SHOWING MILEAGE AT 14962. GAS BEING EXPENSIVE AT THIS TIME I WAS WONDERING WHETHER IT WAS TEST DRIVEN FOR 75 MILES? SECONDLY, TEAM CHEVROLET INVOICE STATES " CUSTOMER STATES THE KEY WOULD COME OUT OF THE IGNITION? I NEVER STATED THIS AT ANY TIME. THE PURPOSE WHY THE CHEVY AVEO WAS SENT BACK TO THE SERVICE CENTER WAS BECAUSE THE CLUTCH SHIFT WAS STUCK ONCE AGAIN IN PARKING MODE AND WOULD NOT MOVE BACK TO DRIVE MODE. THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE KEY AT ANY GIVEN TIME, IGNITION KEY HAD FREE MOVEMENT. THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE. *TR UPDATED 07/24/08

BACK IN MAY OF 2008 I PICKED MY SON UP FROM SCHOOL, I SMELLED A SMELLED LIKE ANTIFREEZE. I STOPPED AT THE STORE BUT I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS MY CAR. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER, WHEN WE WENT TO CHURCH, I SMELLED THE SAME SMELL, BEING WE WERE THE ONLY CAR IN THE PARKING LOT, I KNEW THEN IT HAD TO BE MY CAR. WE PUT WATER IN IT AND WAITED UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING TO TAKE TO THE DEALERSHIP WE PURCHASED THE CAR FROM. THEY SAID IT APPEARED THAT I HAD HIT SOMETHING AND THE BOTTOM OF THE RADIATOR WAS DAMAGED HOWEVER I KEPT SAYING I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING AND THEY TOLD ME TO TRY TO TURN IT IN TO MY INSURANCE AND SEE IT THEY WOULD COVER IT. ONE MAN EVEN WALKED ME TO THE CAR AND SAID IF I NEEDED HELP THAT "HELP ME OUT". THAT AFTERNOON I WAS ON THE PHONE WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY TELLING THEM EXACTLY WHAT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT I HAD TO HAVE HIT SOMETHING BUT I DIDN'T REMEMBER HITTING ANYTHING WOULD THEY COVER IT. IN THE END THE INSURANCE COMPANY COVERED THE REPAIR OF THE RADIATOR PLUS 5 DAYS OF RENTAL CAR. WHEN WE WENT TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE ON THE RADIATOR, WE ASKED FOR THE OLD RADIATOR BACK. MY HUSBAND TOOK IT BACK TO HIS SHOP AND DID A PRESSURE TEST ON IT. THE HOLE WAS ACTUALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF IT NOT IN THE BOTTOM AND YOU COULD SEE WHERE THE FAN SHROUD LINED UP WHERE THE RADIATOR MOUNTS TO IT AND IT HAD RUBBED A HOLE IN IT CAUSING THIS WHOLE PROBLEM. EVEN THOUGH THE INSURANCE COVERED THIS, I STILL THOUGHT RETRIBUTION NEEDED TO BE MADE BECAUSE PERHAPS THIS WAS A LEMON CAR OR EITHER A RECALL NEEDED TO BE DONE. THIS HAPPENED AT 23,000 MILES APPROXIMATELY. THEN THE FOLLOWING MONTH THE SAME FAN SHROUD RUBBED A HOLE IN THE AIR CONDITION LINE AND WE WERE WITHOUT AIR ABOUT 2,000 MILES LATER AND THE DEALERSHIP TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS AND COVERED THIS UNDER THE WARRANTY. IT REALLY DIDN'T MAKE ANY SENSE. I HAVE CALLED GMAC AND THEY HAVE SAID THE DEALERSHIP ARE THEIR EYES AND EARS AND WE HAVE GIVEN THEM THE OLD RADIATOR BACK SO THEY COULD SEE WHAT WE SAW . *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE MENTIONED THAT SHE HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY FOUR TIMES BECAUSE THE REPAIR ONLY LASTED FOR 25,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO ONLY OFFERED TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,900 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 03/15/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES. UPDATED 04/29/11

THE ANTENNA MODULE HAS WENT OUT 2 TIMES. WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU CANNOT PLAY THE RADIO DUE TO MAJOR STATIC WHEN YOU TURN ON THE REAR DEFROSTER. *TR

BOTH HEADLIGHTS ON THE LOW BEAM SETTING FAILED TO WORK. HIGH BEAMS WORKED AS THEY SHOULD. FUSES, HEADLIGHT SWITCH, PARKING BRAKE SWITCH, AND RELAYS CHECKED OUT OK. THE ASSUMPTION IS THAT A VOLTAGE SPIKE BURNED OUT THE LOW SIDE OF THE BULBS AT THE SAME TIME WITHOUT BLOWING ANY FUSES. THIS WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE DAY RATHER THAN AT NIGHT. *TR

BEARING AND HUB ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED ON LEFT SIDE AND ALSO THE ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY ON THE DRIVERS FRONT SEAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

SOMETIMES WHEN IT IS WINDY,OR WHEN A SEMI COMES FROM OPPOSITE DIRECTION, THE CAR WILL SORT OF JERK & GET A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE. HAVE TOLD THE DEALER WHERE WE GOT THE CAR TWICE NOW & THEY SAID IT IS JUST A NOISE FROM THE AERODYNAMICS . I HAVE ASKED ANOTHER PERSON IF THEY HAD THIS WITH THEIR AVEO & THEY SAID NO. THIS HAS HAPPENED A LOT FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. THERE WERE TIMES IN BOTH 2007 & 2008. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE FRONT END OF HIS VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AND THE RADIATOR IS SHAPED LIKE A "V". THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THREE OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE OTHER DRIVER CONFIRMED THAT SHE STOPPED THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO THE WEATHER AND POOR VISIBILITY. THE CONTACT HAS PHOTOS AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 12,200.

SOMETIMES WHEN IT IS WINDY SPECIALLY ON THE BRIDGES OR HIGHWAY,OR WHEN A SEMI COMES FROM OPPOSITE DIRECTION, THE CAR WILL SORT OF JERK & GET A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE AND THE FORCE WILL MAKE THE CAR TO BE VERY UNSTABLE WHILE DRIVING LIKE IF THE CAR WOULD BE PULLED BY A GREAT FORCE, I TOLD THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND EVEN SHOWED THEM A VIDEO RECORDING I DID WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THEY NEVER DID ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS VEHICLE HAS BECOME A GREAT RISK FOR ME AND MY FAMILY AND IM SCARED OF EVEN GOING ON TRIPS WITH THIS CAR. *TR

ACCIDENT/ REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE IN MY 2007 CHEVY AVEO 5. $3,200 DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

PASSENGER AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT REMAINS OFF WITH 140 + LB ADULT IN PASSENGER SEAT. VEHICLE HAS 2,400 MILES. DEAL CAN NOT DUPLICATE - SAYS "IS NORMAL IN COLD WEATHER" AND TO "MOVE AROUND ON THE SEAT" TO ACTIVE. RESTARTING THE CAR CORRECTS THE PROBLEM. *TR

12/30/07I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK,THE BATTERY LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT STAYED ON WHILE DRIVING, THEN THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED TO LOSE POWER,ALL OF THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WENT OFF,THE RADIO AND HEATER WENT OFF,THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMED. I WENT INTO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY, THEY HAD IT UNTIL THE 1/3/08"COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM".WE PICKED UP THE CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP, AND DROVE IT HOME. THAT NIGHT,THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN, BUT THE CAR DIED AND WOULD NOT START. WE HAD IT TOWED. THEY SAID THAT IT STARTED FOR THEM THE NEXT DAY, AND THEY "COULD NOT DUPLICATE" THE PROBLEM, IT HAD A LOW BATTERY, THEY CHARGED THE BATTERY. ON THE 17TH THE CAR HAD THE LOW BATTERY LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ON AGAIN WHILE DRIVING, SO WE WERE DRIVING TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT ON THE WAY, IT HAD THE SAME "SYMPTOMS" AND DIED,IT WAS TOWED. THEY SAID"COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM". ALL THEY DID WAS "DRIVE IT 15 MILES ONE DAY" THEN "6 MILES ANOTHER". I PICKED THE CAR UP ON THE 21ST BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT DOING ANYTHING TO FIND OR FIX THE PROBLEM. THAT EVENING THE AIRBAG LIGHT IN THE CAR CAME ON AND STAYED ON, SO I BROUGHT IT IN ON THE WAY TO WORK,THEY "FORGOT" TO CLEAR THE CODES IN THE CAR COMPUTER. ON 1/29 (DAYTIME), THE CAR DIED AGAIN, WITH THE SAME "SYMPTOMS" LEADING UP TO IT. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM COME AND LOOK AT THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID ON SITE "SOMETHING LOOKS LOOSE",SO THEY HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP THE CAR THE NEXT DAY THE ONLY THING THEY DID WAS REPLACE THE BATTERY. I GOT INTO MY CAR AND TURNED IT ON, AND THE BRAKE AND BATTERY LIGHT STAYED ON EVEN WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT ENGAGED. I WENT INTO THE SERVICE CENTER TO TELL THEM THE PROBLEM, AND THEY KEPT MY CAR UNTIL FRIDAY. THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. TODAY, 2/7,I TURNED ON MY CAR, AND THE BRAKE AND BATTERY LIGHT STAYED ON WHILE I STARTED DRIVING TO WORK. I INTENDED TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT BEFORE I GOT THERE THE TWO LIGHTS(BATTERY AND BRAKE)TURNED OFF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 6,000. WHILE DRIVING 35MPH, HER DAUGHTER CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE SIDE AND FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE PURCHASE DATE IS NOT AVAILABLE. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 6,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHEN THE WIPERS WERE USED DURING THE WINTER ICE/SNOW SCRATCHED THE WINDSHIELD. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT ADEQUATE FOR THE VEHICLE. THEY CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE TOO CLOSE TO THE GROUND. THE TIRES PROVIDED VERY LITTLE TRACTION DURING THE WINTER. THE TIRES ARE THE ORIGINAL THAT WAS ON THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. THE TIRE BRAND NAME, LINE, SIZE, AND DOT NUMBER WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WAS 8,789 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. UPDATED 04/11/08 *BF UPDATED 04/11/08 *TR

2007 CHEVROLET AVEO PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN MY WIFE WHO WEIGHTS ABOUT 130 LBS. I HAVE HAD THE AUTO INTO THE DEALERSHIP 7 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN FEB 2007 TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. THEY CLAIM THAT THEY HAVE CONTACTED GM ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT NOT COME UP WITH A FIX FOR IT. I CALLED GM CUSTOMER RELATIONS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THEY ARE NO HELP EITHER. THEY CLAIM THEY REPLACED EVERY THING CONNECTED WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM, BUT IT STILL DON'T WORK. MY WIFE WILL NOT RIDE IN THE CAR THE WAY IT IS, SO I HAVE A CAR THAT I CAN'T TAKE MY WIFE WITH ME WHEN I GO ANY PLACE. WOULD YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM FOR ME, AND LET ME KNOW WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY ABOUT IT. *TR

ON DECEMBER 8, 2007 I TOOK THE 2007 CHEVY AVEO INTO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND THE CAR WOULD ACT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL. THE DEALER HAD MY VEHICLE 11 DAYS AND REPLACED 3 GASKETS, 2 VALVES 4 SEALS AND CHANGED THE FLUIDS, VEHICLE WAS AT 13,143 MILES. VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN BACK IN FEBRUARY X 2 AND MARCH TO DEALERSHIP IN WHICH I BOUGHT VEHICLE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND ALL 3 TIMES THE COMPUTER WOULD REGISTER IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND THEY DID NOTHING AND THEY TREATED ME WITH NO RESPECT. I THEN TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. AS ANYONE KNOWS IT TAKES THE COMPUTER SOMETIMES UP TO 300 MILES TO RESET ITSELF. SO WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON 3 WEEKS LATER I TOOK BACK TO DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS THE TROTTLEBODAY AND IT WAS JUST RECALLED 2 WEEKS PRIOR. ALL THE WASTED GAS AND TIME. I WAS IN CONTACT WITH GENERAL MOTORS THE WHOLE TIME AND THEY DID NOTHING FOR ME I HAD THE SUPERVISOR TELL ME AFTER THE THROTTLEBODY WAS REPLACED THEY WOULD NOTHING FOR MY TIME AND WASTED GAS AND VERY RUSE MAN. AND NOW MY VEHICLE IS BACK IN THE SHOP FOR THE 6TH TIME IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS BACK ON AND SHE WAS LOSING POWER AGAIN. THEY HAVE NOW REPLACED SPARK PLUGS, WIRES, IGNITION COIL, FUEL INJECTORS., VALUES AND CAM SHAFT. SO NOW AFTER 12 VISITS TO THE SHOP ALMOST 35 DAYS WITHOUT MY VEHICLE BEING IN COMMISSION I AM FILING FOR THE LEMON LAW. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER GM VEHICLE AGAIN. ANYONE WHO IS HAVING ANYTYPE OF PROBLEMS WITH THEIR VEHICLE THERE ARE LAWS OUT THERE THAT PROTECT YOU. YES IT WILL COST ME MONEY TO FILE IT , BUT IT WILL BE WORTH IT IN THE END. AND WORD OF WISE ALWAYS KEEP DOCUMENTATION ON ANYTHING YOU HAVE DONE TO YOUR VEHICLE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU ARE GOING TO NEED IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY AVEO (ONLY HAD IT FOR SIX MONTHS) THAT PULLS TO THE LEFT WHENEVER I LET GO OF THE WHEEL. NOT JUST A SLIGHT PULL BUT A SERIOUS PULL. THE SERVICE PEOPLE TOLD ME THAT WHEN THEY ASKED THEIR MAIN TECH'S THEY WERE TOLD THAT'S JUST THE NATURE OF SMALLER CARS. ONLY THING THEY SAID TO DO WAS TO CHANGE THE TIRES FROM ONE SIDE TO ANOTHER, THAT COULD FIX IT. WELL IT DIDN'T. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THEY CAN DO WHAT'S CALLED AN ADJUSTMENT MISALIGNMENT, WON'T THAT CAUSE TROUBLE WITH THE OTHER PARTS OF THE CAR? I HAVE HAD SMALLER CARS THAN THIS AND THEY NEVER DID PULL TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER. WHY DOES THIS ONE ACT DIFFERENT, AND NOT SINCE I BOUGHT IT BUT IT JUST STARTED? I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THE COMPANY NOT DOING ANYTHING TO CORRECT IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. ONCE THE VEHICLE IS SHIFTED INTO PARK, IT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO ANY OTHER GEAR. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO MOVE THE GEAR OUT OF PARK WHEN SHE STUCK A SHARP OBJECT INTO THE GEARBOX. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES AND THEY REPLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER, BUT THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ALSO THOUGHT IT WAS THE BRAKES, BUT THAT ALSO DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THE DEALER WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECENTLY NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

LIGHT STAY ON ALWAYS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR LEVER WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR UNTIL REPEATED ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO INFORMED THAT THE CLUTCH AND SHIFT LINKAGE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES PREVIOUSLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

IGNITION KEY GETS HOT TO TOUCH AFTER DRIVING CAR. UNSURE WHAT CAUSE IS....THIS HAPPENS AFTER EVERY DRIVE....DID NOT THINK ABOUT IT UNTIL RECALL NOTICE. *TR

IT WAS A CAR ACCIDENT IN WHICH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. SUFFERED BACK AND NECK INJURIES. *TR

REAR WIPER MOTOR MAKES VERY LOUD VIBRATION NOISE; REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY FRONT HEADLAMP HAD CONDENSATION INSIDE; REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. REAR WIPER BLADE NO LONGER CONTACTED REAR WINDOW; REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. CLOCK QUIT WORKING, THEN WORKED ONLY INTERMITTENTLY, RESETTING AT 1:00; REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. RADIO QUIT WORKING; REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. RPM SURGES DURING UPSHIFT WITH POOR FUEL ECONOMY (26-27 AVERAGE); DEALER NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE. *TR

A STRESS CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD. THE CRACK STARTS UNDER THE RUBBER CASING OF THE WINDSHIELD. I AWOKE IN THE MORNING AFTER AN EXTREMELY HUMID NIGHT FOLLOWED BY A COLD MORNING TO FIND MY WINDSHIELD WITH A HAIRLINE CRACK. DEALER SAID THIS ISN'T A PROBLEM. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FROM THE 04 THROUGH 07 MODEL OF THE AVEO WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. MY GLASS TECH SAID THIS THE CRACK IS VERY LIKELY DUE TO A STRUCTURAL DEFECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD NOT ENABLE ITSELF. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY FOUR OR FIVE TIMES. INITIALLY, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. DURING THE SECOND VISIT, A SENSOR WAS ORDERED. DURING THE THIRD VISIT TO THE DEALER, THEY REPLACED AND INSTALLED THE NEW SENSOR, WHICH REPAIRED THE FAILURE FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE FOURTH TIME AND THEY REPLACED THE SDM. THIS TEMPORARILY CORRECTED THE FAILURE FOR TWO OR THREE MONTHS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,813 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

CURRENT MODEL CHEVROLET AVEO RENTED FROM ENTERPRISE CAR RENTAL CHICAGO OFFICE. ONLY CAR I'VE EVER DRIVEN WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL HIGHER FROM THE FLOOR THAN BRAKE PEDAL. ACCELERATOR ALSO VERY CLOSE TO BRAKE PEDAL. IN PROCESS OF MOVING FOOT TO BRAKE, IT WAS DIFFICULT NOT TO MAKE CONTACT WITH ACCELERATOR. ON ONE OCCASION, CONTACT WAS ACCIDENTALLY MADE WITH THE ACCELERATOR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE AND THE CAR LUNGED INTO TRAFFIC FROM PARKING LOT. BECAUSE OF VIGILANCE OF OTHER DRIVER, AN ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED, BUT NARROWLY. ASSUMING NOT A SAMPLE DEFECT, THIS APPEARS TO BE DESIGN FLAW. *JB UPDATED 12/12/07

I HAD STATED MY 2007 CHEVY AVEO, PULLED THE PARKING BRAKE VERY TIGHT. WHEN I RETURNED THE CAR HAD ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVE AND INTO A NEIGHBORS TREE. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS, DUH, I DIDN'T PULL THE BRAKE. I GOT IN THE CAR, AND THE BRAKE WAS NOT ONLY PULLED, BUT WAS ONLY 1 CLICK AWAY FROM BEING FULLY ENGAGED. THE DRIVEWAY MY CAR WAS ON, WAS NO MORE THAN A 10-15 DEGREE ANGEL, THE CAR WAS NOT LOADED WITH A LOT OF EXCESS WEIGHT. AGAIN THE PARKING BRAKE WAS FULLY ENGAGED. WHY IN THE WORLD DID THIS SIMPLE PART FAIL? IT SEEMS TO WORK NOW, BUT THAT SECOND IT FAILED. MY CAR WAS ONLY DAMAGED IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED FROM A ROLLING AVEO THAT WAS IN PARK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE PARKED IN NEUTRAL, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE MOVED APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR ALSO FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE NORMAL. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 6,003. UPDATED 01/11/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE INCIDENT, HE DISCOVERED THE PARKING BRAKE WAS STILL ENGAGED. UPDATED *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION KEY BECAME EXTREMELY HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH MODULE, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. UPDATED 09/18/15*LJ *CN

2007 AVEO AIR BAG SYSTEM FOR PASSENGER READS OFF. CHEVROLET NOTIFIED THE DEALER THAT THE AIR BAG WAS ON EVEN THOUGH IT SAID OFF AND WOULD DEPLOY IF IN AN ACCIDENT. CUSTOMER WANTS THE PROBLEM FIXED ONCE AND FOR ALL. **NAR**KB THE ISSUE WAS WITH THE SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE SENSOR DIDN'T CONSISTENTLY RECOGNIZE WHEN AN ADULT OCCUPIED THE SEAT. REPLACING THE SENSOR WOULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM AS IT IS A DESIGN ISSUE WITH THE SENSORS. *JB

I BOUGHT A CHEVROLET AVEO ONE MONTH AGO FROM A DEALER IN EGYPT, AND WHEN I WAS MAKING A TURN ON THE HIGHWAY , I USED THE BRAKES SLIGHTLY AND WHAT HAPPENED IS THAT THE CAR BEGAN MOVING ON ITS LEFT SIDE , THEN FLIPPED OVER TWO TIMES ON THE ROAD. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T OPEN, I WAS INJURED ... WHEN I WENT TO THE CERTIFIED DEALER , HE TOLD ME THAT THIS CAR DOESN'T HAVE AIRBAGS, WHILE ALL THE BROCHURES ON THE NET AND ON CHEVROLET'S SITE SAY THAT FRONTAL AIRBAGS IS A STANDARD FEATURE IN THE CAR.. THE OTHER PROBLEM IS THAT DURING THE BRAKE, THE TIRES LOCKED WHICH MADE THE CAR MOVE BY ITS SIDE RATHER THAN DOING THE BRAKE, AND I WAS TOLD THAT CHEVROLET AVEO LACKS ABS SYSTEM... I WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH BECAUSE I THINK I WAS DECEIVED IN THE SAFETY OF THIS CAR.. PS. I HAVE THE PICTURES OF THE CRASH.. *JB

PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF LIGHT DOES NOT GO OFF WITH SOMEONE LESS THAN 150LBS AND IS INTERMITTENTLY GOING OFF WITH A 185 LB PASSENGER MEANING AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND SERVICE DEPARTMENT PUT SEVERAL PEOPLE IN PASSENGER SEAT WEIGHING FROM 140LBS TO 230 LBS. 140 LB PASSENGER DID NOT MAKE PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF LIGHT GO OUT. SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATES " ADVISED BY TECH ASSIST ENGINEERS LOOKING INTO ISSUE" WAS TOLD BY SERVICE DEPARTMENT THEY WOULD CALL ME WITH SOME ANSWERS. NO CALLS FOR SIX WEEKS, WHEN I CALLED THEM BACK SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATES" IT'S OUT OF OUR HANDS AND WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS AND I CAN CALL GM CUSTOMER SERVICE". CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND AFTER TWO WEEKS BACK AND FORTH PHONE CALLS WAS TOLD BY GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE AS IT IS WITHIN SPECS. I ASKED WHERE I CAN GET A COPY OF THESE SPECIFICATIONS FOR WEIGHT LIMIT ON AIR BAGS AND WAS TOLD TO CALL GM. CALLED GM ASKING FOR WEIGHT LIMIT SPECIFICATIONS AND STRESSED THAT A 140LB PASSENGER SHOULD BE PROTECTED. GM REPRESENTATIVE STATES " WE DON'T HAVE THE SPECIFICATIONS AND YOU MAY WANT TO CONTACT NHTSA. SO THIS IS WHAT I AM DOING. AVEO HAS LESS THAN 3000 MILES. I WOULD LOVE TO JUST SELL THE CAR BUT MORALLY AND ETHICALLY I CAN'T. I'M REALLY TIRED OF FIGHTING THIS BATTLE. PLEASE HELP! *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE FOLLOWING DAY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. HER HUSBAND, WHO WEIGHS OVER 200 LBS, CANNOT ENABLE THE SENSOR. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT MAY BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 205 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10.

2007 CHEVROLET AVEO THAT MAKES STRANGE NOISES CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FROM DAY ONE**CC THE CONSUMER STATED WITHIN THE FIRST FEW MONTHS HE DISCOVERED VEHICLE MAKES STRANGE NOISES AND DOES NOT HAVE MUCH POWER, THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE OIL PAN WAS MAKING THE NOISE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF OIL, BECAUSE THE PAN WAS LEAKING. THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER FURTHER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE REPAIR SHOP AND THIS IS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 5,000 MILES. THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING AN UPGRADED REPLACEMENT VEHICLE DUE TO THE FACT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT RELIABLE AND THE REPAIR MECHANIC CAN NOT ASSESS THE PROBLEM OF THE CURRENT VEHICLE. *TR

2007, BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS REPLACED,, 2007 SWAY BAR BUSHING, REPLACED,2007 VIBRATION FRONT END, LOW SPOT ON RIM FIXED, 2008 VIBRATION FRONT END ALL RIMS AND TIRES REPLACED TIRES BAD AND RIMS BENT DETERMINED FACTORY ISSUED, 2009 VIBRATION FRONT END FRONT ROTORS OUT OF ROUND FIXED, 2009 LOWER CONTROL ARMS BUSHING REPLACED,2009 VIBRATION AND SHAKING UPPER STRUT MOUNTS REPLACED,2009 UPPER STRUT MOUNTS AND BEARINGS RE-ASSEMBLED RESET FRONT TOE ADJUSTMENT REPLACED AND FIXED,2009 SWAY BAR BUSHING FIXED,2010 REPLACED DRIVE BELT ,2010 BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS LOOSE FIXED,2010 UPPER STRUT MOUNT AND BEARING REPLACED, 2012 RF STRUT SHIFT (ON ORDER) AND AIR BAG LIGHT ON, REPLACED 2 BATTERY'S WAITING RESULT ON ELECTRIC. ISSUE., DID CALL LEMON LAW MISSED BY TWO MONTHS MILEAGE AT THIS TIME IS 59226. UPDATED 02/01/12 *BF UPDATED 02/10/12

WINDSHIELD WIPERS BLOWING FUSES AS SOON AS THEY ARE TURNED ON. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN FAILING EVER SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-70 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLS SOMETHING BURNING. THE CONTACT LEFT THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS FOR REPAIR, BUT NO WORK WAS EVER PERFORMED. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY AND SUNNY AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. OCCASIONALLY, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SWITCH GEARS AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. THE HEADLIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF WITHOUT THE VEHICLE TURNED ON. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS NO LONGER WORK AND THE CONTACT HAS TO USE HER KEY TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. AFTER LOCKING THE DOORS, THEY SOMETIMES DO NOT OPEN FROM WITHIN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT CARRIES A HAMMER IN THE VEHICLE IN CASE SHE HAS TO BREAK THE WINDOWS TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,080 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56. UPDATED 5/30/08 *CN THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON, THE TRUNK LID WOULD POP OPEN WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD OPEN AS WELL, THE TRANSMISSION HAD A STRANGE ROARING SOUND AND IT WAS ALSO HARD TO UPSHIFT AND DOWNSHIFT, THE ODOMETER WOULD JUMP FORWARD ON ITS OWN WHEN IT WAS PARKED AND THEN RESTARTED, THE HORN WOULD BLOW ON ITS OWN WHEN NO ONE WAS IN THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 05/30/08

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE MAKING A TURN BETWEEN 5-10 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS AND CHECKED THE AIR PRESSURE, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED AN UNKNOWN REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE GRINDING NOISE WOULD RETURN IN A FEW MONTHS BECAUSE THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL. THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE OIL PUMP GASKET WAS LEAKING AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE GASKET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,751 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000.