There are 14 owner-reported speed control & cruise complaints for the 2009 Chevrolet Aveoin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. IT CAN'T BE THROTTLED BEYOND 10-15 MPH, SO PULLED OVER. TOOK IT TO CLOSEST AUTO PARTS SHOP AND THE CODE READER CAME UP WITH P2101/P2135 INDICATING THERE IS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH 'THROTTLE' FUNCTIONALITY. THIS PROBLEM WAS REPORTED BY GM ENG. TEAM AND THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WITH THE SAME MODEL BUT GM IS NOT CONSIDERING TO FIX THE ISSUE WITH MY CAR AS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND EXPECT GM TO HELP FIXING IT. IT IS SAME AS NHTSA 10034366. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED MOST OF THE TIME OR THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BEFORE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. *TT UPDATED 11/19/18*JB
CAR IDLES ROUGH AND SHUDDERS IN PARK AND WHILE STOPPED AT TRAFFIC SIGNALS. CAR HAS DIED AT STOPS NUMEROUS TIMES BUT USUALLY STARTS AGAIN WITH NO PROBLEM. WHEN DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE GAS THE CAR HAS NO RESPONSE OR LOSES POWER AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE, THEN THE RPMS SHOOT UP AND THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD. THIS IS DANGEROUS! REPLACED THE MAF SENSOR THINKING THIS COULD BE THE ISSUE. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND CAR IS STILL ACTING UP. INTERMITTENT FAILURE. NO TROUBLE CODES AND NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING 20, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPEED CONTROL SENSOR AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE.S THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE SPARK PLUG AND THE AIR FILTER WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.
IN AUGUST 2014, I PURCHASED A USED 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO FOR MY DAUGHTER. THE VEHICLE HAD LOW MILEAGE (16K) AND, ACCORDING TO CARFAX, TWO PREVIOUS OWNERS WITH NO REPORTED MAINTENANCE PROBLEMS. I HAD THE CAR INSPECTED BY MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP BEFORE FINALIZING THE PURCHASE FROM A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS DETECTED. ON THE DATE IN OF THE INCIDENT, MY DAUGHTER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY COMING HOME FOR SPRING BREAK. SHE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 68 MPH WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO DECELERATE - THE SPEED DROPPED FROM 68 TO 58, THEN FROM 58 TO 48, THEN, WHEN THE SPEED DROPPED TO 38 MPH AND THE CAR REPEATEDLY FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN SHE PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO REGAIN SPEED, SHE WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE CALLED ME AND DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM. SHE WAITED ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND THEN CRANKED THE CAR AGAIN. THE CAR DID RESPOND WHEN SHE PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR SO SHE THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS OKAY AND MERGED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BACK INTO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR SPEED TOPPED OUT AT 45MPH AND THEN BEGAN DECELERATING. SHE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AGAIN. SHE WAITED ANOTHER 5 MINUTES. SHE AGAIN CRANKED THE CAR AND PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE ALTHOUGH THE RPM NEEDLE MOVED APPROPRIATELY. AT THAT POINT, SHE CALLED ONSTAR AND ARRANGED FOR A TOW TRUCK TO PICK UP THE CAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A NEARBY CHEVY DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE MANAGER VERIFIED THE PROBLEM. THEIR RECOMMENDATION WAS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN A CAR WITH ONLY 1900 MILES ON IT. *TR
I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE HOME FROM WORK AND WHILE SLOWING DOWN AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER THAT I WENT TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 2 MPH, EVEN WITH THE ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE THIRD TIME SINCE I BOUGHT IT 7 MONTHS AGO AND THEY ARE WORKING ON IT NOW. THEY SAID IT WAS THE PART THAT ALLOWS FUEL INTO THE ENGINE. *TR
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
I WAS DRIVING UP HWY 31 IN COLUMBUS AND MY CAR WAS LIKE IT WASN'T GETTING GAS. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR AND IT MADE A CONNECTION AGAIN IN APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE. THIS HAPPENED TWICE AND I TOOK IT TO POYNTER CHEVROLET IN SEYMOUR. NOTHING SHOWED UP ON THE COMPUTER AND THEY KEPT MY CAR 3 DAYS AND COULD NOT GET IT TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. MY CAR WAS ONLY DOING THIS ONCE A WEEK, NOW IT IS DOING IT MOST OF THE TIME. YOU HAVE NO WARNING THAT IT IS GOING TO SLOW UP, ONLY MOVING FROM THE MOMENTUM OF THE PREVIOUS SPEED. I LOOKED ON THE COMPUTER AT "PROBLEMS WITH CHEVY AVEOS" AND THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED CHEVROLET AND THEY SAID THEY ONLY DO RECALLS FROM CALLS FROM MECHANICS WHO HAVE FIXED THE SAME PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES. HOW CAN I GET THIS FIXED IF THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM? THIS COULD CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT SEVERAL WAYS SO I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. IF I AM ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 70 MPH AND THE CAR DECIDES TO JUST QUIT, I COULD GET HIT. IF I'M MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AND THERE IS ON COMING TRAFFIC I COULD GET HIT. I HAVE A 2009 CHEVY AVEO AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. PLEASE LOOK AT THE INTERNET AT ALL THE OTHER OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED HE WAS UNABLE TO INCREASE SPEED. AFTER COASTING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESET THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WAS A WIRE LOOSE ON THE SENSOR FOR THE ACCELERATION. THE LOOSE WIRE WAS REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY DECELERATE, SURGE FORWARD AND THEN SHAKE WHILE SLOWING DOWN. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO APPLY REPEATED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER TO CONTINUE DRIVING AT A NORMAL RATE OF SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED AN ENGINE COIL AND CYLINDER HEAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000.
AT ANY GIVEN TIME, DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND REDUCE SPEED WITHOUT WARRANT, THE RPM GAUGE WILL SHOW AT LEAST 3 FLUCTUATIONS OF SPEED FROM 500 TO ABOUT 3000 RPM WHEN THIS OCCURS. ATTEMPTS TO STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL WILL NOT CORRECT THE SITUATION. SECOND REACTION FROM THE DRIVER WOULD BE TO STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND THE VEHICLE WILL TRY TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WILL ALSO STALL IF THIS OCCURS WHEN BEING STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE IN ANY OF THE THREE INSTANCES THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THEM. CURRENT MILEAGE 13,421. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER AND DECREASE IN SPEED WITHOUT WARRANT. THE CONTACT WOULD APPLY CONSTANT, STEADY PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL UNTIL THE VEHICLE WOULD REGAIN SPEED AND RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 10,682.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT A SLOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED SINCE THEY WERE DRIVING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, WHICH WAS ON AN INCLINE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AFTER TAKING HER FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50000. UPDATED 10/05/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM HAS WORSENED. THE DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS NORMAL. UPDATED 10/07/10*JB
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