2007 Chevrolet Aveo complaints

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

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. FIRST DIAGNOSTIC BY THE GM DEALERSHIP POINTED TO A 12V POWER LOSS. THEN AFTER ~2 MONTHS THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. AN INDEPENDENT CAR REPAIR SHOP TESTED FOR 2 HOURS PER TROUBLE CODE AND FOUND THE ROOT CAUSE WAS THE TIME CLOCK IN THE DASHBOARD. LIGHT STAYED OFF WHEN CLOCK WAS REPLACED (REPEATED TWICE WITH ORIGINAL TIME CLOCK). LIGHT IS OFF SINCE 1 WEEK AFTER MULTIPLE CAR TRIPS. WHY DOES THE TIME CLOCK CAUSES THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON AND POTENTIALLY DISABLE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM.

SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF ENGINE DYING WHILE TRAVELING AT FULL SPEED ON OPEN HIGHWAY. WITH POWER STEERING, BRAKES, ETC. SOMETIMES DIFFICULT TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC WITHOUT BEING HIT. HAVE TRIED NEW IGNITION SWITCH, NEW KEY. STILL DOING IT. *TR

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN AN AIRPORT PARKING LOT. UNEXPLAINED DASHBOARD/ELECTRICAL FIRE OCCURRED AT SOME POINT WHILE PARKED THERE...VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. SOUNDS LIKE THE ISSUE IN THE MAY 21, 2014 RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

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

THE REAR END MAKES ALOUD LIKE WHISH SOUND WHEN DRIVING. THE HATCHBACK WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH THE KEY YOU HAVE TO CRAWL INTO THE BACK AND HAVE SOMEONE AT THE REAR OF THE CAR TO PULL WHILE SOME IS ON THE IN SLIDING THE SPRING . THE REAR PLUG CAUGHT ON FIRE EVERY SINCE THEN R.P.M WILL NOT STAY UNDER 2 1/2 THE ACCELERATOR GOES UP AND DOWN WHILE DRIVE IT STICK THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WILL NOT SHUT OFF THE WIPER FLUID WILL NOT WORK WE HAVE CHECK ALL FUSE AND NONE ARE BLEW. WHEN THE FIRE HAPPENED THE BULB IN THAT WAS NOT EVEN BLEW THE DASH SMELL LIKE IT BURNING AND GETS VERY HOT. *TR

ABOUT A WEEK AGO I STARTED SMELLING SOMETHING BURNING. THOUGHT I WAS MISTAKEN. TRIED TO CRANK THE CAR TODAY AND THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. HAD A RELATIVE JUMP IT AND FOUND THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS STAY ON EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS OFF. IN RESEARCHING WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE I FOUND THAT A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED REGARDING THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS MODULE BUT I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A NOTICE YET. I ONLY HAVE THIS ONE VEHICLE AND I CANNOT GET ANYONE TO CALL ME ABOUT GETTING THIS PROBLEM FIXED. YOU WOULD THINK THAT WITH ALL THE BAD PUBLICITY GM IS GETTING AT THIS TIME THEY WOULD WANT TO ASSIST QUICKLY. NOPE. I AM ALSO DEALING WITH MY DAUGHTERS CAR WHICH IS AN HHR THAT HAS HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALLED AND I WAS ADVISED TODAY THAT IT COULD TAKE 8 WEEKS FOR THE PART TO COME IN. REALLY? I AM VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE MY 3 YEAR OLD GRANDSON RIDES IN BOTH THESE CARS. I AM FILING THIS HOPING SOMEONE CONTACTS ME. NEXT STEP IS KEN AMARO. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON ALL OF THE TIME. *TR

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

MY HEADLIGHTS ARE GREY ON THE BOTTOM SO I CAN'T SEE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. I CHANGED HEADLIGHTS BUT THERE APPEARED TO BE A BIG PROBLEM INSTALLING THE NEW LIGHTS. I PAID $60.00 FOR THE NEW LIGHTS. THERE WAS NO IMPROVEMENT. I STILL CAN'T SEE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE KEY HOLE WAS MISSING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS COMPLETED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 70,000.

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

WHEN THE CAR STARTS AIR BAG LIGHT GETS DEPLOYED THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 2011. THE FRONT PANEL GETS OVERHEATED- DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL AND HIT THE CENTER WALL. DRIVER SUSTAINED MULTIPLE INJURIES INCLUDING 5 BROKEN RIBS AND A BROKEN BACK IN 7 PLACES. GM SAYS IF I CANNOT PROVE THE AIR BAG WENT OFF (VIDEO OF THE INCIDENT) THEN THEY HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE THE CENTER WAS NOT HIT FIRST CAUSING THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY, THEREFORE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. *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

LOST CONTROL WHILE BRAKING/STEERING ON BLACK ICE AFTER A CURVE TO AVOID WRECKED VEHICLES AND MOTORISTS IN LANES. CAR SPUN 180 AND ROLLED 360 OFF ROAD (ROLLED OVER THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, SHATTERING THE LEFT REAR PASS WINDOW, COMING TO REST ON WHEELS). BELIEVE THE AVEO5 SVM SHOULD COME STANDARD WITH SIDE AIRBAGS. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. WAS WEARING SEATBELT, SHAKEN BUT ABLE TO EXIT VEHICLE SAFELY. NO PASSENGERS. VEHICLE HAS A HISTORY OF SIR LIGHT COMING ON SEVERAL TIMES AND HAD BEEN SERVICED BY 2 SEPARATE CHEVROLET/GM GOODWRENCH DEALERSHIPS MULTIPLE TIMES TO REPLACE AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE, WIRE HARNESS, AND SERVICE CONNECTORS. SIR LIGHT WAS NOT ON AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. EXACT VEHICLE SPEED AT TIME OF ROLLOVER IS UNKNOWN, 25 MPH IS A ROUGH GUESS OF SPEED AFTER BRAKING.

MY CA R HAS EXCESSIVE TIRE WARE HAVE 147000 MILES PURCHASED WITH 42000 I AM ON 6TH SET OF TIRES HAVE USED THREE BRANDS. SOME TIRES AS LITTLE AS 15000 MILES HAVE HAD IT CHECKED FOR ALIGNMENT WHICH WAS AT SPECS. THIS PROBLEM HAS RESULTED IN SUDDEN LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE WITH NEAR COLLISION. THIS TO ME IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM AND NEEDS GM TO BACK UP THIS PROBLEM AND MAKE CORRECTIONS. *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

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

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.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, BOTH THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG AND THE AIR BAG SYMBOL WARNING INDICATORS BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHENEVER AN OCCUPANT WAS POSITIONED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT ALL OF THE AIR BAGS EQUIPPED IN THE VEHICLE WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37.

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

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

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. 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

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.

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

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

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

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. 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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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