2006 Chevrolet Aveo complaints

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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? INFORMATIO

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

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.

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.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V261000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HEADLIGHTS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THE ENGINE WOULD LOOSE POWER AND SURGE ALSO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. IT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME AND AGAIN THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED THIS WAS ON AUGUST 10, 2010. NOW A THIRD TIME THE THROTTLE BODY IS BEING REPLACED SEPTEMBER 19, 2014. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS WOULD ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V261000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. UPDATED 10/23/2014*LJ UPDATED 7/14/2015*JS

BURNT PLASTIC SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. FRONT OF DASHBOARD AND STEERING COLUMN PRODUCING EXCESSIVE HEAT. HOT TO TOUCH AND THE IGNITION KEY IS HOT. *TR

AIRBAG ERROR LIGHT IS ON.TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND TESTED. TECHNICIAN FOUND THAT THE SEAT CONNECTORS ARE DEFECTIVE CAUSING A HIGH RESISTANCE IN THE CIRCUIT. AIRBAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY. CONNECTORS NEED REPLACED. WIRING HARNESS NEEDS REPAIRED/REPLACED. *TR

AT A STOP THE CAR WAS PUT IN PARK, IGNITION SWITCH TURNED OFF AND THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT. STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND COULD NOT MOVE THE SHIFTER OUT OF PARK. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. IGNITION LOCK MODULE WAS NOT SENDING SIGNAL. IT WAS NOT GROUNDING OUT AS DESIGNED. MODULE WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS STILL NO CHANGE IN RESOLVING THE PROBLEM. TESTED SHIFTER AND FOUND INTERNAL FAILURE OF MODULE. THE ENTIRE SHIFTER MODULE AND ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. *TR

BACKING UP FROM A PARKED POSTION APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY DID NOT RESPOND. A VACUUM LEAK FROM A CRACKED/BROKEN RUBBER ELBOW CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL. OVER THE PAST 2-1/2 YEARS THE ELBOW HAS BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES THE THE SAME THING. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF FOR RANDOM AMOUNTS OF TIMES, FROM HOURS TO WEEKS AT A TIME. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR TESTING. THROTTLE BODY IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS REPLACED. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE RACK AND PINION BROKE AND SHE LOST STEERING. BECAUSE OF THAT SHE HIT A TRUCK WITCH THEN DAMAGED HER CAR WITH $4100 IN DAMAGE. I THINK GM SHOULD HAVE PUT A STRONGER RACK AND PINION IN THE CAR. IT DIDN'T BRAKE AT THE JOINTS IT BROKE AT THE GEAR THAT GOES TO BOTH TIE RODS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A BURNING SMELL WAS EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN MADE THE CONTACT AWARE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V261000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HEADLAMP SWITCH RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE RECALL NOTICE THE CONSUMER RECEIVED, STATED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. ALSO, THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH FELT WARM AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JB

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HWY ABOUT 60 MPH AND TRIED TO PUSH THE GAS BUT ALL IT DID WAS SPUTTER AND SLOWDOWN. HAD TO PULL OVER AND SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. COD NOT FIND ANYTHING SO I STARTED IT UP AGAIN AND THE SAME THING. IT JUST SPUTTERS. SO I DROVE TO A SERVICE STATION (VERY SLOWLY) THAT I JUST HAD MY OIL CHANGE THE PREVIOUS DAY THINKING THEY MAY HAVE DONE SOMETHING. AFTER THEY CHECKED IT, THEY SAID IT WAS NOTHING RELATED TO THEM BUT THAT THEY HOOKED IT UP TO A MACHINE AND IT WAS READING 11 DIFFERENT TYPES OF CENSORS CAUSING IT TO MISFIRE. THEY HAD JUST HAD IN A 2007 CHEVY COBALT DOING THE SAME THING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON. WONDERING IF THE RECALL FOR THE 2006 AVEO FOR THE DRL WOULD CAUSE THESE PROBLEMS?! THEY SERVICE TECH MENTIONED MORE THAN LIKELY IT IS NOT 11 CENSORS BUT JUST 1OR 2 AFFECTING THE OTHERS READ ON THE MACHINE. *TR

2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE MULTIPLE MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. IT WAS NOT DISCLOSED TO HER, THAT THE VEHICLE HAD FRAME DAMAGE, IT WAS A FLEET VEHICLE, AND THE AIR BAGS WERE REPLACED WITH USED ONES. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, A BOLT IN THE BROKE, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO COLLAPSE AND LANDED ON THE AXLE, BREAKING IT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. ALSO, SHE HAD THE AXLE REPLACED PREVIOUSLY, NOT KNOWING THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRAME. DUE TO THE FRAME DAMAGE AND WARPED UNDERCARRIAGE, A BOLT CONNECTED TO THE FRAME THAT WAS CONNECTED TO THE MOTOR MOUNT HIDDEN UNDER THE ENGINE HAD PREVIOUSLY BENT AND SEVERED 3/4 OF THE WAY THROUGH THE BOLT. IT WENT UN-DETECTED AND HER MECHANIC DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR, SINCE THE FRAME WAS NOT DISCLOSED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V261000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) AND WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 9/4/14*CN UPDATED 11/17/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V261000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HEADLIGHTS); HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY AND HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THE CAR KEY WILL NOT TURN ON. I HAVE TO REENTER THE KEY AND TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH TO GET THE KEY TO TURN ON. THEN ONCE I GET THE CAR RUNNING IT FALLS DEAD WHILE I'M DRIVING IT. I HAVE HAD MY CAR TOWED TWICE BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET THE KEY TO TURN ON, THIS A DAILY PROBLEM AND A VERY DANGEROUS ONE. IF THE CAR CONTINUES TO TURN OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC SOME ONE COULD HURT VERY BAD OR KILLED., *TR

2006 CHEVY AVEO I GOT MY DAUGHTER THIS CAR IT SEEMED TO BE GREAT WHEN WE FIRST GOT AVEO LAST YEAR WE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE SWITCH. THERE WIRING ISSUES AIR BAG LIGHTS ON AND CLOCK COMES ON AND OFF THIS YEAR ODOMETER MILEAGE IS FADING AND HEADLIGHTS ON NO LIGHT FOR MILEAGE. LOW FUEL AND LOW WATER DOES NOT COME ON AND ON THE 7/1 AND TWO TIMES ON 7/4 HER SPEEDOMETER IS NOT READING RIGHT IT READ 15 MILES OFF FROM WHAT THE CAR IS GOING FASTER. THE THREE TIMES GETTING PULLED OVER AND SHE SAID THE GAUGE BEEN ACTING WEIRD THEN GOES BACK TO NORMAL THE ONE COP SAID I KNOW THATS WHY I DON'T HAVE ONE OF THESE CARS AND STILL GAVE HER A TICKET. SO NOW THE CAR SITS UNTIL THE RECALL BUT THE BEST THING ( NOT ) I HAVE TWO AVEOS MY HUSBANDS THAT SIT AND WE GET TO SHARE BETWEEN THE THREE OF US IS MY VAN THAT'S A DODGE. I CANT BELIEVE WIRING HEATING UP BY THE DAY TIME MODULE THAT WILL CATCH FIRE AND IT TAKING THIS LONG SAFETY AND CHEVY HAS NOTHING ON THERE SITE FOR THE RECALL WOW. *TR

DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS WORK SOMETIMES FOR A SHORT TIME AFRAID OF A FIRE. CALLED GM THEY SAID PROBLEM IS NOT IN THEIR COMPUTER. *TR

I ARRIVED HOME FROM WORK ON 6/8/2014 AND WHEN I REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, THE KEY WAS VERY HOT IT NEARLY BURNED MY HAND. I LITERALLY SAID "OW", I INFORMED MY FATHER WHO WAS NEARBY AND HE ASKED ME TO CHECK THE AROUND THE KEY IGNITION PANEL WHICH I DID AND IT WAS ALSO VERY HOT. I CALLED MCGEE CHEVROLET (877) 823-5348 IN RAYNHAM, MA THIS MORNING ON 6/9/2014 AND ASKED THEM ABOUT THIS, HE RAN THE VIN NUMBER AND SAID THERE ISN'T A RECALL ON THIS CHEVY AVEO MODEL, BUT I INFORMED HIM THAT THIS SOUNDS LIKE IT COULD BE A FIRE HAZARD AND THIS COULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. HE SAID THAT THIS COULD BE THE FIRST ISSUE FOR THIS VEHICLE TYPE AND COULD BE A RECALL IN THE FUTURE. WE SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO GO TO THEIR SERVICE STATION AT 11 AM TODAY 6/9/2014. HE INFORMED US THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIRS AS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT WE SHOULD KEEP THE RECEIPT IN CASE THERE IS A RECALL IN THE FUTURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN DECELERATION AND HESITATION. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE CENTER CONSOLE BECAME EXTREMELY HOT TO THE TOUCH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V261000(ELECTRICAL). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I DROVE FROM WORK TO LUNCH APPROX 2 MILES. PARKED THE CAR, TURNED IT OFF, GOT OUT TO GO INSIDE TO GET LUNCH, WHEN I CAME BACK AND OPENED THE CAR DOOR THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. I WAITED A MINUTE TO SEE IF IT WOULD STOP. IT DID NOT SO CALLED 911 TO HAVE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COME OUT. WHILE WAITING FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, I SAW FLAMES AND THE WHOLE DASHBOARD AREA OF THE CAR CAUGHT ON CAR. *TR

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR NEVER TURNS OFF, EVEN WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES PERIODICALLY STOP WORKING AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FUSE BLOWS FREQUENTLY. ALSO HAVE TO FREQUENTLY USE THE SHIFT-LOCK RELEASE FEATURE IN ORDER TO GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK. HAVE HAD PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE KEY GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ALSO PERIODICALLY STOP WORKING (THEY TURN ON AND OFF RANDOMLY). HAVE NEEDED TO HAVE DAMAGED WIRES IN THE HOOD COMPARTMENT FUSE BOX REPLACED, BUT ALL PROBLEMS KEEP COMING BACK. CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO KEEP TAKING THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS AND CANNOT AFFORD A NEW CAR, SO I AM CURRENTLY DRIVING WITH ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS. I DO NOT EVER FEEL SAFE IN THE CAR AND AVOID TAKING IT ANYWHERE UNLESS I ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO. MANY OF THESE SAME PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED BY OTHER OWNERS AND THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE RECALLS THAN JUST THE CURRENT FIRE HAZARD RECALL. *TR

MY DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS HAVE PRETTY MUCH NEVER WORKED, I HAVE ALWAYS HAD TO MANUALLY ENGAGE MY LIGHTS OTHERWISE THE DTR LIGHTS WOULD GO FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN BURN FLICKER AND SHORT OUT, ONLY WORKING WHEN I TURN THE LIGHTS ON THE MANUAL WAY. MY BACK TURN SIGNAL SHORTED OUT AROUND EARLY 2012. NOT ONLY DID IT STOP WORKING BUT IT MELTED THE LIGHT SOCKET HOUSING, MAKING IT SO I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE LIGHT SOCKET. MOST RECENTLY, EITHER MAY 14TH OR 15TH, I STARTED UP MY CAR, BUT I COULDN'T PUT IT INTO GEAR, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET IT INTO GEAR, SO WE TRIED TO TURN OFF THE CAR TO FIGURE OUT OUR NEXT MOVE. BUT THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT, SO WE HAD TO RESTART THE CAR AND FINALLY GOT THE GEAR TO ENGAGE, AND WE TOOK IT HOME AND HAD TO UNPLUG THE BATTERY BECAUSE WE COULD NOT TAKE OUT THE KEY BUT DID NOT WANT IT TO WEAR OUT THE BATTERY. *TR

I HAVE CONTACTED YOU BEFORE. FIRST, SOME MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED CAR WHEN I TURNED OFF CAR IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN COMPLETELY OFF. WENT ON FOR TWO + YEARS USED WD FORTY FINALLY GOT IT TO WORK MOST OF THE TIME. HAD TO GO BACK TO CAR HOURS AFTER DRIVING UNTIL IT WOULD RELEASE KEY AND TURN ALL THE WAY OFF. THE DASH LIGHT STAYED ON AND DRAINED THE BATTERY. I NOTICED, (NOT ALL THE TIME) THAT THE GAS PEDAL UNDER MY FOOT FELT REALLY HOT; THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE IT WAS A WARM DAY ETC, BUT IT HAPPENED IN COOL WEATHER ALSO. REPLACED HEAD GASKET SEAL TWICE STILL HAVE OIL LEAK. ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO + OR -, HAD TO HAVE BALL SOMETHING IN FRONT WHEEL REPLACED. IT BROKE AGAIN HAD IT DONE AGAIN. WHEN I ACCELERATE LEFT FRONT WHEEL RATTLES. I DRIVE SLOW IN IT AND ONLY GO TO SCHOOL TO GET GRAND KIDS AND TO STORE PRIMARILY. WENT TO A BIG CITY AND CAR( DRAGGED, WOULD NOT ACCELERATE )ON UP RAMPS, WENT TO ORLANDO ONCE TO VISIT FAMILY, SAME THING. TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE CAR ACTED DEAD, WOULD NOT START,TOOK OFF BATTERY CABLES, REPLACED THEM AND CAR STARTED. I CALLED THE PH # IN OWNERS MANUAL AT ONSET OF PROBLEMS, THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSTICS. I HAD REPAIRS DONE BY MECHANICS NOT ASSC'D W/ DEALERSHIP, BECAUSE OF COST. I SPENT A LOT ON REPAIRS FROM EARLY ON AFTER PURCHASE. I BOUGHT A CAR FOR RELIABILITY, TO TRANSPORT MY GKIDS AND GET TO GO VISIT MY FAMILY MEMBERS I FL AND TENN, BUT I ONLY WENT TO VISIT ORLANDO ONCE BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID OF DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS. *TR UPDATED 4/1/15*C

HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES AND EVERYTIME THE PROBLEM IS "FIXED" IT HAPPENS AGAIN A FEW DAYS OR SOMETIMES WEEKS LATER. FIRST, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FUSE KEPT BLOWING. SEEMED TO HAPPEN WHEN FUEL GAUGE READ 1/2 FULL. EVENTUALLY, AFTER MANY TRIPS TO DEALERSHIP TO FIX IT, IT WORKED FOR THREE WEEKS AND THE FUSE STARTED BLOWING AGAIN. THEN, RPM GAUGE STARTED MOVING ERRATICALLY FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND THEN STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER. FORTUNATELY, THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM WITH THE FUSE BLOWING, BUT OVERTIME, MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE DID THE SAME THING, AND NOW MY FUEL GAUGE IS STARTING TO GO. IF I DRIVE OVER 55 MPH, SOMETIMES THE RPM AND FUEL GAUGE WILL MOVE, BUT NOT ACCURATELY. WHEN I DID THINK THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED FOR THOSE THREE WEEKS, I HAD TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR ANOTHER PROBLEM. SPEEDOMETER/INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS NOT WORKING INTERIOR LIGHTS NOT WORKING TAIL LIGHTS OR BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING ALL OF THIS HAPPENED SUDDENLY WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT. I CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THE WIRING DESIGN INSIDE THE SPLICER IN THE HOOD COMPARTMENT FUSE BOX WAS PRONE TO FAILURE (A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM). I MENTIONED THIS AT THE DEALERSHIP AND SURE ENOUGH THAT IS WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS. THEY ALSO SAID THAT MY OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS HAD TO DO WITH THIS AS WELL. THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT THEN THREE WEEKS LATER, THE INITIAL PROBLEM WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FUSE WAS BACK. I CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP TAKING THE CAR IN FOR THE SAME REPAIR

ARRIVED AT A HOTEL FIVE HOURS AWAY FROM HOME, PARKED MY CAR AND COULD NOT GET MY KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. FORTUNATELY I HAD MY SPARE KEY WITH ME SO I WAS ABLE TO LOCK THE DOOR. TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND IT COST ABOUT $500 TO FIX. THEY SAID THE PROBLEM WAS THE IGNITION LOCK SOLENOID. I READ A LOT OF SIMILAR CASES WITH THIS MODEL ONLINE AND IT IS UNFAIR THAT WE ALL HAVE TO PAY TO FIX THIS ISSUE. RECALL! *TR

DRIVING AND LOST STEERING AND BRAKES AND RAN INTO A TRUCK. TRIED TO STEER AND STOP AND COULD NOT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED SHE REMOVED THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION HOWEVER, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHO STATED THAT THE SHORTED SHIFTER SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,814. UPDATED 5/27/14*CN

FIRST MY CLOCK WOULD GO OUT THEN MY MILES WOULD DISAPPEAR WHILE DRIVING MY HORN WENT OUT AND THEN MY RADIO, WHEN CHECKED OUT IT WAS NOT MY FUSES IT WAS TOLD TO ME IT WAS MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND MY CAR SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE COULD NOT REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PROPERLY ACCELERATE ON AN INCLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR INSPECTION HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000. UPDATED 02/11/14*LJ UPDATED 02/11/14

THE FAN SHROUD RUBBED AGAINST THE RADIATOR AND CAUSED A RADIATOR LEAK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE TAB FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000. ..UPDATED 12-30-13 *BF UPDATED 1/17/2014 *JS

HIT FROM BEHIND WITH A CAR PUSHED MY CAR INTO A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. DRIVERS FRONT AIR BAG DEPLOYED. IT COMPLETELY BLEW UP; BURNING MY HAND AND ARM. THERE WAS MOSTLY SECOND DEGREE BURNS. THERE WAS SOME PARTS ON THE ARM LATER SHOWING THIRD DEGREE BURNS. THE CAR I WAS DRIVING WAS DETERMINED TO BE TOTALED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE THEY WERE STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,300.

INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FUSE KEPT BLOWING, ONLY WHEN FUEL GAUGE WAS BELOW HALF OF A TANK. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM. SOON AFTER INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS, GEAR SHIFT LIGHTS, AND PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT WENT OUT. REPLACED TAIL LIGHT BULBS, AND STILL DID NOT WORK. READ FORUMS AND FOUND THE PROBLEM WAS SPLICER IN THE HOOD COMPARTMENT FUSE BOX. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR, THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL DUE TO EXTREME SAFETY ISSUES. CANNOT SEE OR BE SEEN AT NIGHT, CANNOT SEE GAUGES WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT LOCKED, DOES NOT WORK. FIRST WAS LOCKED AND COULD NOT FASTEN IT THEN IT GOT LOOSE AND DOES NOT RETRACT BACK. LOCKED LOOSE. *TR

REPLACED EVERY EMISSIONS AT LEAST FOUR/TWO SETS OF TIRES/SHOCKS/STRUTSENGINE SEALS/SIGNAL LIGHTS/HEADLIGHT /TAIL LIGHT PRETTY MUCH EVERY LIGHT INCLUDING INSIDE CAR THAT I CAN THINK OF/ REPLACED TWO BATTERIES/ HAD CORROSION TAKEN OUT OF DIFFERENT PARTS UNDER HOOD AS WELL REPLACE MANY WIRES UNDER HOOD. I HAVE PUTTING MONEY IN THIS CAR SINCE 2009. I AM DONE IT HAS A TOTAL OF 43,000 MILES .DO NOT BUY ONE. *TR