2009 Chevrolet Aveo complaints

LETS START FROM THE BEGINNING WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR MY AIR BAG LIGHT AND CLOCK LIGHT WILL GO IN AND OUT OVER BUMPS MORE THE AIR BAG LIGHT. NOW AND STILL THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH IS ON AND PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT ABOVE THE CLOCK SAYS OFF WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. 2ND MY TAIL LIGHTS I GO THREW THEM LIKE WATER. 3RD THE THING IN THE PASSENGER SIDE BACK RIGHT NEXT TO THE TIRE EVERY WINTER I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH WIRES OR THE WHOLE THING BRAKING. 3RD ITS SAYS GOOD GAS MILEAGE YA RIGHT. THE GAS GAUGE DOESN'T WORK PROPER RAN OUTTA GAS A FEW TIMES. I HAVE REPLACE BATTERY AND SPARK PLUGS NOW I HAVING ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE LIGHT ON THE ENGINE IS RIDING ROUGH MY WHOLE CAR IS SHAKING I CAN NOT GO TO SPEED EVEN WHEN THE GAS PETAL IS TO THE FLOOR. I SEE A RECALL AND NOW ITS CLOSED THE RECALL SAYS DEGRADED CONNECTION BETWEEN IGNITION COIL SPARK PLUG BOOTS AND SPARK PLUGS. PRETTY SURE THAT'S THE CAUSE. MY BODY PAINT IS COMING OFF. IT STARTED COMING OFF NOT EVEN 2 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT . SOMETIMES THE RADIO AND CLOCK WITH AIR PASSENGER LIGHT SHUTS OFF AND WILL NOT COME BACK ON UNTIL I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON. THE ONSTAR STOP WORKING ALL TOGETHER. THE DEFROST DOESN'T WORK TO WELL UNLESS HIGH. MY OVERALL OF THIS CAR IS A MONEY HOG TO KEEP FIXING PARTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE RESUMED TO NORMAL OPERATION INDEPENDENTLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE O2 SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

1ST INCIDENT: WAS ON INTERSTATE DURING RUSH HOUR IN ST. PAUL, MN W/ 2 TODDLERS IN THE BACK SEAT. THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED BUCKING AND THEN SHUT OFF. I WAS IN THE 2ND LEFT LANE ON 4 LANE SO I HAD TO COAST TO THE RIGHT HAND SHOULDER W/ NO POWER STEERING AND NO ACCELERATION ALMOST GETTING HIT BY MULTIPLE VEHICLES. TOOK FOUR HOURS FOR TOW TRUCK. . 3 WEEKS FOR THE FUEL PUMP TO BE MANUFACTURED AND SHIPPED AS THE CAR WAS BRAND NEW W/ LESS THAN 3000 MILES ON IT AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE SPARE PARTS FOR IT. ALSO, DISCOVERED THAT THE ONSTAR WASN'T CONNECTED EVEN THOUGH I WAS SUPPOSED TO RECEIVE A FREE YEAR. IT WOULDN'T EVEN COME ON. THEY FIXED THAT AT THE SAME TIME AS THE FUEL PUMP BUT THEN WHEN I GOT IT BACK I NOTICED MY CLOCK WOULDN'T KEEP TIME AND THE ONSTAR WASN'T SHOWING THE FREE YEAR WHICH NEVER GOT RESOLVED. THE DEALER SAID THEY WASN'T SURE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CLOCK BUT THE REPLACED SOME FUSES, ETC. TO THIS DAY IT STILL DOESN'T WORK. 2ND INCIDENT WHICH IS STILL ONGOING: DASH AND RADIO FUSES RANDOMLY BLOW, CAR EATS COIL PACKS AND SPARK PLUGS EVERY 3-4 MONTHS. AT RED LIGHTS/EXTENDED STOPS IT WILL START IDLING ROUGHLY AND USUALLY WILL SHUT OFF. CAR WILL SOMETIMES NOT ACCELERATE AND OTHER TIMES IT WILL SHOOT OFF LIKE A ROCKET W/ A MILD PRESS OF GAS PEDAL. GAS MILEAGE IS A JOKE, I'M LUCKY TO GET 20/MPG. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR TO 3 CHEVY DEALER MECHANICS AND 2 INDEPENDENTS AND NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG OTHER THAN 'ELECTRICAL' SAYING I COULD REPLACE THE COMPUTER AND WIRING HARNESS

I HAVE BEEN HAVING QUITE A BIT OF TROUBLE WITH MY AVEO IN THE LAST YEAR. THE BATTERY WILL BE DEAD AFTER SITTING IN THE GARAGE FOR 12 HOURS WITH NO EXPLANATION. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IN JANUARY, WE BLAMED IT ON THE VERY COLD WINTER WE WERE HAVING AND A NEW BATTERY WAS PURCHASED. I DID NOT HAVE ANY ISSUES FOR A FEW MONTHS BUT THEN AS OF THE SPRING UNTIL NOW, THE BATTERY HAS BEEN DEAD A DOZEN MORE TIMES. I TOOK IT INTO A GARAGE WHICH CHECKED EVERYTHING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CAR WAS NOT DRAINING THE BATTERY SOMEHOW, BUT THEY CAME UP WITH NO SOLUTIONS BUT TO GIVE ME ANOTHER NEW BATTERY. BUT SINCE THEN, IT HAS STILL OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. FOR YEARS, MY CLOCK HAS BEEN WRONG. I WILL SET IT TO THE CORRECT TIME, BUT ONCE THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND STARTED AGAIN, IT WILL BE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT TIME EACH TIME. I HAVE TRIED TO HAVE SOMEONE LOOK AT IT BUT NO ONE CAN SEEM TO EXPLAIN THAT EITHER. SO I AM LED TO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS SOME SORT OF FAULTY ELECTRICAL SITUATION THAT IS CAUSING ALL THIS STRESS. THE WRONG TIME, I CAN DEAL WITH. MY CAR NOT STARTING FOR NO REASON IS A MUCH GREATER DILEMMA. I AM 7 MONTHS PREGNANT AND HAVE BEEN READING A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE'S REVIEWS ONLINE STATING THAT THINGS LIKE THIS AND MUCH WORSE THINGS HAVE BEEN HAPPENING TO THEM WITH THEIR 2009 CHEVY AVEOS. I WOULD HOPE THAT WITH THIS MANY INCIDENCES, THERE WOULD BE A RECALL OR SOME SORT OF EXPLANATION BY NOW, AT LEAST. I AM VERY CONCERNED TO OWN THIS CAR WITH A NEWBORN ON THE WAY. HE IS DUE IN JANUARY AN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND HIGH BEAMS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE MODULE OR THE WIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I NOTICE THAT MY LEFT HEAD LIGHT WHEN OUT. I REPLACE THE BULB WITH A HIGH PRICE BULB BUT HEADLIGHT WAS VERY DIM. I THEN NOTICE THAT MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT ALL TOGETHER AND NO HIGH BEAMS, BUT MY HIGH BEAM LIGHT INDICATOR ON MY DASHBOARD IS ON. ALSO I MY RADIO DISPLAY WILL GO IN AND OUT SOMETIMES. *TR

WILL NOT SHUT OFF, EVEN WITH KEY REMOVED. *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

MY CAR HAD HABITS OF MOTOR SHUTTING OFF..I WOULD PUT IN NEUTRAL RESTART NO PROBLEM.THE ON SEPT 02 2014 A PERSON COMING OPPOSITE DIRECTION DECIDED MAKE LFT TURN IN FRONT OF US WE BROADED HIM.....NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND CAR WAS TOTAL LOSS. *TR

AS A FATHER I AM WRITING THIS ON BEHALF OF MY 18YR OLD DAUGHTER. THIS VEHICLE HAS LOST STEERING, BRAKES AND ACCELERATION 3 TIMES OVER 2 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. EACH TIME HAS BEEN AT LOW SPEEDS (2MPH - 10MPH) WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS IN TRAFFIC, THE AVEO WILL LOOSE THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE, NO MATTER HOW FAR THE GAS PEDAL IS PUSHED DOWN. THE BRAKES ONLY WORK SLIGHTLY, AND THE PEDAL IS HARD PUSH DOWN. THE STEERING IS VERY UNRESPONSIVE, SIMILAR TO THE BRAKE ISSUE IT'S HARD TO STEER. WHILE THE ABOVE 3 ISSUES HAPPEN AT ONCE, THE ENGINE IS AT IDLE. TO FIX, SHE HAS TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12000. UPDATED 09/30/14

2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE GAS GAUGE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE GAUGE FELL BELOW HALF A TANK, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALLED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER SOLD THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND WENT INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THREE OF THE TIRES BECAME DETACHED FROM THE WHEELS AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, FOREHEAD, AND BACK AND THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AN AMBULANCE. THE POLICE WAS AT THE SCENE AND FILED A REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 UPDATED 9/11/14*CN UPDATED 1/20/2015 *JS

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

WHILE DRIVING TURNING LEFT AT AN INTERSECTION PASSENGER REAR TIRE HUB AND WITH WHOLE TIRE BROKE OFF. TOWING COMPANY AND MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS DUE TO DEFECTED CAR PART. *JS

HAD DRIVEN MY CAR EARLIER THAT DAY WITH NO PROBLEMS. MID-AFTERNOON I GOT IN MY CAR TO GO RUN ERRANDS AND IT WOULDN'T START. WHEN I WOULD TURN THE KEY NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN, NO LIGHTS CAME ON, NO ATTEMPT FOR ENGINE TO TURN OVER. NOTHING. QUICK CHECK CONFIRMED BATTERY WAS CHARGED, FUSES GOOD, AND POWER GETTING TO FUSES. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER. INSPECTION BY GM TECHNICIAN FOUND THE INSTRUMENT MODULE HAD OVERHEATED AND BEEN DAMAGED, WHICH DISABLED THE IGNITION AND WOULDN'T ALLOW CAR TO START. ISSUE SOUNDS SIMILAR TO THE RECENT RECALLS ON THE 2004-2008 AVEO'S, WHERE "THE PROBLEM CONCERNS THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT MODULE IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IT COULD OVERHEAT, MELT AND CAUSE A FIRE." GM TECHNICIAN NOTED THAT HE COULD TELL THE INSTRUMENT MODULE WAS MELTED CAUSE HE COULD SMELL THE BURNING WHEN HE OPEN UP THE DASH. *TR

I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT SOUTHBOUND TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 P.M. THE AVEO MALFUNCTIONED ON TURNING. I ENDED UP GOING SOUTHBOUND IN THE NORTHBOUND TURNING LANE AND WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED. I WAS UNABLE TO START THE CAR, CHANGE GEARS, TURN ON HEADLIGHTS, OR TURN ON FLASHERS TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS OF IMPENDING DANGER. THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY STALLED WITH ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WORKING - CONFIRMED BY POLICE, A FRIEND, AND WRECKER OPERATOR. IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO EVEN PUSH THE CAR TO A SAFE LOCATION AS THE WHEELS WOULD NOT MOVE/TURN. A MANUAL OVERRIDE WAS REQUIRED BY THE WRECKER OPERATOR TO EVEN LOAD THE CAR ONTO THE WRECKER. I WAS BLESSED TO HAVE A GOOD SAMARITAN PULL UP BEHIND ME AND PUT ON FLASHERS AND WAIT UNTIL THE POLICE ARRIVED AS WITHOUT LIGHTS OR FLASHERS, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE THE CAR STALLED IN THE WRONG LANE OF TRAFFIC - CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT. IN THE WEEKS PRECEDING THIS COMPLETE MALFUNCTION, I HAD REPLACED BOTH FRONT HUB BEARINGS, BRAKES, TIMING BELT AND WATER PUMP. SHORTLY AFTER THE LAST REPAIR - REPLACING THE TIMING BELT AND WATER PUMP - THE AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING AND RECEIVED AN ESTIMATE OF APPROX ANOTHER $1,400 FOR THIS REPAIR FROM A CHEVROLET DEALER IN MY AREA. *TR

JUST WANTED TO LET SOMEONE KNOW SOMETIMES WHEN I TAKE MY KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION IT IS VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH AND I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY OTHER CAR DO THIS IT DOES NOT DO IT EVERY TIME BUT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THIS HAS HAPPENED AND WAS WONDERING IF THERE HAS BEEN OTHERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS I JUST DON'T WANT A FIRE TO START OR SOMETHING HAPPEN WHILE I AM DRIVING IT. *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

DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN. NO POWER STEERING, NO BRAKES AND NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GET IT SLOWED DOWN AND STOPPED. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY REQUIRED A $100 FEE TO EVEN LOOK AT IT BECAUSE IT IS A YEAR NEWER THAN THE ONES ON RECALL. *TR

MY WIFE AND I WERE TRAVELING IN OUR CHEVY AVEO 2009, GOING ABOUT 65MPH ON A FAIRLY SECLUDED STATE HIGHWAY, WHEN SUDDENLY IT FELT AS THOUGH WE WERE ON BLACK ICE. I TRIED CONTINUING STRAIGHT, BUT WE WERE PULLED VIOLENTLY TO THE RIGHT, HITTING THE CEMENT BARRIER, WHICH LAUNCHED US LEFT ACROSS BOTH LANES OF TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT THE TIME. WHEN WE HIT THE LEFT SHOULDER, OUR CAR DID A 180, AND ROLLED 3 TIMES, LANDING UPRIGHT. I BLACKED OUT PART WAY THROUGH THE ACCIDENT AND AWOKE HUNCHED OVER WITH MY LEG OUT THE WINDOW. BUT WE WERE BOTH VERY FORTUNATE TO LEAVE THE ACCIDENT ALIVE, GETTING RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL WITH ONLY SUPERFICIAL INJURIES--CUTS FROM THE GLASS, MINOR HEADACHES AND SORENESS, ETC. OUR SEATBELTS WERE OUR SAVING GRACE. HOWEVER, WE NOTICED THAT NONE OF THE AIRBAGS EVER DEPLOYED. FROM THE SIGNIFICANT BODY DAMAGE DONE TO THE AVEO, WE AND THE SPECTATORS WHO ARRIVED TO HELP US, EXPRESSED SURPRISE THAT THEY NEVER WENT OFF. NOW 2 DAYS LATER, WE'RE BEGINNING TO EXPERIENCE GREATER PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK AND UPPER LEGS, WHICH WE HOPE DOESN'T TURN INTO SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS AND COSTLY THAN ORIGINALLY DETERMINED. WOULD IT BE CONSIDERED A DEFECT FOR AIRBAGS, EVEN SIDE ONES, TO NOT DEPLOY WHEN GETTING HIT AT THOSE SPEEDS? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE HANDLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE VIN WAS UNAVALIBLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I OWN 2009 CHEVY AVEO. WHILE DRIVING AT NO PARTICULAR SPEED, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION AND STALLS OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE DID START BACK. THIS FAILURE HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2012. IT IS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE. IT DOESN'T RUN RIGHT AT NO PARTICULAR TIME, JUST WHENEVER. DON'T EVER KNOW WHETHER I AM GOING TO GET TO MY DESTINATION OR NOT WITHOUT HAVING TO PULL OVER SO I DON'T GET RUN OVER BY TRAFFIC BECAUSE MY CAR IS GOING NO WHERE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS SEVERAL TIMES. IT WONT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHEN THEY DRIVE IT AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS NOT COMING ON TO GET A CODE. THE CAR ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE!!!!!!!!!! *TR

THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DON'T WORK ANYMORE. WENT TO MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED BULBS WITH BRAND NEW ONES, AND THEY DIDN'T WORK EITHER. THEY TESTED FUSES AND SAID THOSE WERE FINE. THEY RECOMMENDED I GO TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO FIX IT BUT DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR ALL THAT. RUNNING AROUND AT NIGHT TO GET HOME FROM WORK ON A PASSENGER-SIDE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT ONLY, OR HIGH BEAMS WHEN NO ONE'S AROUND. HELP! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,217.

MY LIGHT WENT OUT FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT. SOME INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WENT OUT. STARTED DRIVING SLUGGISH AND ACTING LIKE IT WANTED TO CUT OFF. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHO AT FIRST COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, KEPT SAYING IT WAS BLOWING UP THEIR COMPUTERS. LATER FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS THE COMPUTER CONTROL CENTER UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT. GM SHOULD NOT HAVE PUT THE CONTROL BOX UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO PAY $1400 TO HAVE IT FIXED. THE CAR WAS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD THEN. THE COMPLETE CAR WAS TAKEN APART AND APPARENTLY WAS NOT PUT BACK TOGETHER CORRECTLY BECAUSE MY RADIO SPEAKERS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY NOW. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM PRODUCT. *TR

I HAVE A 2009 CHEVY AVEO WHICH I WISH TO GOD I HAD NEVER BOUGHT I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH THE COOLING SYSTEM AND EMISSION SYSTEM IN THIS CAR I HAVE REPLACED EVERY SENSOR ON THIS CAR I HAVE HAD MY AIR CONDITIONER FIXED THREE TIMES AND IT KEEPS GOING OUT. MY HOLD BUTTON IS CONTINUOUSLY ON WHEN IN TURN THE A/C DOESNOT WORK THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED AND NOT ALLOWED TO BE ON THE ROAD , I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVY AS LONG AS I LIVE I CANNOT BELIEVE THE COMPLAINTS ON THESE CARS AND NOT A RECALL. *TR

2011 CAR LOST ACCELERATION HOLD LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON HAD TO PUMP GAS PEDAL TO PREVENT CAR FROM CUTTING OFF . TOOK CAR TO CHEVY DEALER HAD TO PURCHASE WATER OR FUEL PUMP I FORGOT WHICH ONE. THEN RECEIVE RECALL FOR COIL. HAD THAT REPLACED FREE AT DEALER. 2012 INCIDENT, CAR LOST ACCELERATION AT SPEEDS OF 40MPH AGAIN HAD TO PUMP GAS PEDAL TO PREVENT CUT OFF. DID NOT TAKE TO DEALER ADDED GAS TREATMENT TO FUEL AND CHANGED GASOLINE BRANDS. PROBLEM SOLVED FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS. LOST ACCELERATION AGAIN. CHANGED AIR FILTER CAR WAS GOOD FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS. CONTINUED TO DRIVE CAR FOR NEXT SEVERAL YEARS WITH SAME PROBLEM. 2013 CAR NOT PRODUCING ANY HEAT ADDED ANTI-FREEZE, HEAT CAME OUT RIGHT AFTER. NEXT DAY NO HEAT AGAIN ANTI-FREEZE CONTAINER WAS EMPTY AGAIN. CONTINUED TO ADDED ANTI-FREEZE TO PREVENT CAR FROM RUNNING HOT. 2014 TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR ANTI-FREEZE PROBLEM THEY REPLACED THE CONTAINER AND CAP (PURCHASED SEPARATELY) AND FLUSHED THE RADIATOR COST $312. TWO WEEKS LATER CAR RAN HOT STEAM SHOOTING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. ANTI-FREEZE CONTAINER EMPTY AGAIN. RETURNED CAR TO DEALER WHERE IT IS NOW THEY TOLD ME I HAD BLOWN HEAD GASKETS AND THAT IT WOULD COST $1500 TO REPAIR ON A CAR I STILL PAY MONTHLY NOTES. THEY CALLED THE NEXT DAY TOLD ME GM WOULD COVER 60% OF THE COST AND I HAD TO PAY $600. I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD ADD THE 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO TO THEIR LIST OF RECALL AND REPLACE THE WHOLE CAR FOR ALL WHO HAVE PAID OUT MONEY FOR THESE REOCCURRING PROBLEMS BECAUSE THIS CAR IS

DROVE TO GLEN CARBON SHORT TRIP NO SIGN OF OVER HEATING PULLED TO GAS STATION IT DUMPED ALL THE ANTI FREEZE OUT BY THE GAUGE STILL DID NOT SHOW THE CAR WAS HOT. [XXX] 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TIRES WERE PREMATURELY WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON THREE OCCASIONS BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES FOR FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS SNAPPED OFF, CAUSING CUTS TO THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER. *TR

BACK IN 2010, CAR SHUT OFF WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO FREEWAY. TOOK INTO CHEVY, COULD NOT DUPLICATE & DIDN'T FIX. HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES OVER 2 YEARS, FINALLY TOOK IT IN 2012. DEALERSHIP SHOP SAID IT WAS A FAULTY OXYGEN SENSOR IN FUEL LINE. HAPPENED ON LISTED DATE OF INCIDENT IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, DRIVING LESS THAN 20MPH. VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. HAVE NOT TAKEN IT BACK TO BE LOOKED AT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,940.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR UNIT WAS NOT RESPONDING DUE TO HER EXCEEDING THE WEIGHT LIMIT CAUSING THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER WEIGHT WAS 262 LBS AND THAT WAS UNACCEPTABLE THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED TO ACCOMMODATE THE WEIGHT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

BOUGHT 2009 AVEO LS SEDAN BRAND NEW FOR DAUGHTER SO SHE WOULD HAVE A SAFE CAR FOR COLLEGE. WHEN THE CAR WARMS UP IT WILL NOT RESPOND TO GAS PEDAL INPUTS. THIS HAPPENS ON AND OFF AT RANDOM TIMES, SOMETIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, OTHER TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY. WE HAVE PARKED THE CAR AS IT IS UNSAFE FOR OUR CHILD TO DRIVE IN THE CURRENT CONDITION. TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP RESULT IN "WE CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG". FRUSTRATING.... THIS WAS AN EXPENSIVE LESSON TO NEVER BUY A GM PRODUCT AGAIN! *TR

MY MOTHER SWERVED TO KEEP FROM HITTING A VEHICLE ENTERING THE HIGHWAY. SHE ENDED UP IN THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE. HER CAR WAS HIT BY A PICK UP TRUCK, SPUN AND WAS HIT AGAIN BY THE TRUCK. TRAFFIC WAS NOT HEAVY AND IT WAS ON A RURAL ROAD. HER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN SPITE OF MULTIPLE STRIKES. WE WILL NEVER KNOW IF HER CAR CUT OFF DUE TO AN IGNITION PROBLEM OR IT WAS FAULTY AIR BAGS. SHE SUSTAINED CATASTROPHIC INJURIES INCLUDING A BROKEN NECK, BROKEN BACK, BROKEN WRISTS, BROKEN PELVIS, BROKEN LEG, BROKEN RIBS AND CHEST INJURIES. SHE WAS AIR LIFTED TO A TRAUMA CENTER. SHE DIED ON 6/9/09. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED WHICH COULD HAVE HELPED REDUCE HER INJURIES. *TR

GOT THIS CAR BRAND NEW OFF THE LOT WITH ONLY 43 MILES ON IT. AROUND 3000 MILES I HAD MY FIRST MAJOR PROBLEM. I WAS GOING DOWN I-95 IN ST. PAUL, MN AT AROUND 75 MILES/HR AND THE CAR JERKED THEN CUT OFF. MIND YOU THIS IS RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND I HAD 2 TODDLERS IN THE CAR WITH ME. WE ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BY AN 18 WHEELER BEFORE I COULD GET THE CAR TO DRIFT TO SHOULDER. TOOK 3 WEEKS TO FIX THE FUEL PUMP BC THE CAR WAS SO NEW THEY HAD NOT MADE EXTRA PARTS YET. ABOUT A YEAR LATER I STARTED HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS- ONSTAR NOT WORKING OR RANDOMLY TURNING ON, CLOCK RESETTING ITSELF TO RANDOM TIMES, DASH LIGHTS EITHER GOING OUT OR ALL STAYING ON, HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY WORKING, AND OF COURSE I TOOK TO 2 DIFFERENT CHEVY DEALERS AND NEITHER COULD TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG ONLY THAT IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY =/ ONCE THE CAR TURNED 4 YEARS ON IT HAS BEGUN EATING FUSES AND COIL PACKS. THIS IS AFTER THE COIL PACK AND SPARK PLUGS/BOOTS PUT ON BY CHEVY AFTER THAT RECALL. IT IS EATING COIL PACKS EVERY 4-6 MONTHS AND AT 150-200$ A POP IT IS EXPENSIVE ESPECIALLY ONCE YOU FACTOR IN MECHANIC LABOR. I HATE THIS CAR AND WISH I NEVER GOT IT. I MISS MY 96 DODGE CARAVAN WITH THE OIL LEAK AND MANUAL WINDOWS. I FELT MUCH SAFER IN THAT OLD VAN AND IT WAS MORE RELIABLE- IT NEVER LEFT ME EVEN WITH A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. CHEVROLET SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES FOR PUTTING THEIR NAME ON A NOW DEFUNCT POS FOREIGN DAEWOO CRAP AND SELLING IT TO US AS AMERICAN MADE. THERE ISN'T ANYTHING MADE IN NORTH AMERICA.

STALLED AT INTERSECTION. PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AS REQUIRING ECM PROGRAMMED. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DEALERSHIP CHARGED A SERVICE FEE FOR REPROGRAMMING ECM AT A COST OF $250. *TR

VEHICLE JUST LOCKED UP, AND I WAS FORCED TO COAST DOWN A HILL FROM MY HOUSEINTYO UNCOMING TRAFFIC.. THIS HAS BEEN THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED WITH THIS VEHICLE, THE FIRST IME, I CALLED TRIPLE AAA AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO ARROWAY CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN MOUNT KISCO NY. THIS IS WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURED WITH A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER THT I PURCHASED FROM ARROWAY IN MOUNT KISCO, IT OCCURED SO FREQUENTLY, THAT I TURNED IT IN AND PURCHASED THE AVEO. UNFORTUNATELY, THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING WITH THIS CAR.

THE CAR LOST POWER FOR NO REASON . IT DID NOT FULLY STALL BUT LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT RESPOND. IT WOULD LURCH FORWARD, BARELY GO, THEN RECOVER SLIGHTLY. THIS HAPPENED SPORADICALLY AND WAS FRIGHTENING AND DANGEROUS. THE BATTERY LIGHT BEGAN TO GO OFF AND ON. MECHANICS COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND BATTERY OK. IN NOVEMBER, CAR LOST POWER IN TRAFFIC, ALMOST HAD WRECK, BARELY MADE IT TO SHOP. "STRANGELY SWOLLEN" BATTERY FOUND AND REPLACED. COMPUTER AND ALL SYSTEMS CHECKED. INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN. BACK IN SHOP. CLUTCH REPLACED, TUBE REPLACED IN ENGINE, ETC. COST $ 1500. CAR SEEMED TO RUN FINE BUT ONLY FOR DAYS. BEGAN DOING SAME THING AGAIN. BUT WHEN I TAKE IT TO MECHANICS, CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG BECAUSE PROBLEM COMES AND GOES. IT SEEMED TO POSSIBLY BE TRIGGERED AND HAPPENED MORE OFTEN IF I USED ONSTAR BUILT IN PHONE. HAD IT TURNED OFF AND THOUGHT THAT SOMEHOW FIXED PROBLEM BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN YESTERDAY IN TRAFFIC WITH MY 93 YR OLD MOM IN CAR. TERRIFYING.. CAN'T GET OUT OF WAY IF CAR COMING IN INTERSECTION. NO ONE HELPS ME FIND A SOLUTION. I CONTACTED GM ONLINE THEY SAID THEY KNOW OF NO SUCH PROBLEM. HUNDREDS OF POSTS ONLINE FROM AVEO OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE IF THIS ISN'T MADE PUBLIC.. WE NEED A RECALL . HELP PLEASE! *TR

CAR WAS UNDRIVABLE DUE TO ENGINE MISS ON 12/5/13. CALLED HARBOR CHEVROLET IN MICHIGAN CITY, INDIANA TO REPORT PROBLEM AND ASK FOR SERVICE. SERVICE APPOINTMENT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR 5 DAYS, SO SOUGHT DIAGNOSIS AT LOCAL SHOP. LOCAL SHOP INDICATED FAULTY COIL/SPARKPLUGS WAS ISSUE (LOCAL MECHANIC WAS CLASSIC IMPORTS). OWNER PURCHASED SPARK PLUGS AND COIL (PARTS PURCHASED FROM HARBOR CHEVROLET PARTS DEPARTMENT) AND REPLACED THESE PARTS THE NEXT DAY. CAR RAN FINE. OWNER FOUND OUT THAT CAR HAD A RECALL FOR COIL/PLUGS ON JANUARY 14TH, 2014 FROM GM THROUGH ONSTAR NOTIFICATION. OWNER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF DIAGNOSIS AND PARTS COST OF $365.87. HARBOR REIMBURSED ONLY FOR SPARK PLUGS-$88.84. OWNER CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND CHEVROLET INDICATED ON PLUGS AND BOOTS WERE PART OF SERVICE BULLETIN NOT COIL. *TR

VEHICLE HAD OPEN RECALL ON OCTOBER 13TH, 2012; TOOK THE VEHICLE TO JOHN ELWAY CHEVROLET TO FIX RECALL 11290, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING DUE TO AN OXYGEN INTAKE RELATED ISSUE. THE OPEN RECALL, WHICH IS WAS A DEFECTIVE EMISSIONS COMPONENT, IS, IN ADDITION TO THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM, COVERED UNDER THE FEDERAL EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEM WARRANTY AND FEDERAL EMISSIONS DEFECT WARRANTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE U.S FEDERAL CLEAN AIR ACT, AND BACKED BY CHEVROLET'S PROMISE TO "REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE DEFECTIVE PARTS IN MATERIAL AND WORKMANSHIP WHICH CAUSE VEHICLE TO FAIL TO CONFORM WITH THOSE REGULATIONS" (P20, 21), AND COVER "EMISSION RELATED DEFECTS IN THE GENUINE GM PARTS LISTED UNDER THE EMISSIONS WARRANTY PARTS LIST, INCLUDING RELATED DIAGNOSTIC COSTS, PARTS, AND LABOR" (21). (CHEVROLET LIMITED WARRANTY AND OWNER ASSISTANCE INFORMATION). THE OXYGEN INTAKE RELATED ISSUE HOWEVER, WAS NOT REPAIRED, AND DIAGNOSTIC COSTS AND REPAIRS FOR THESE PARTS WERE, ACCORDING TO JOHN ELWAY CHEVROLET, AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. SINCE OCTOBER 13TH, 2013 I HAVE HAD SEVERAL FAILED ATTEMPTS TO NOT ONLY ABIDE BY THE CHEVROLET OWNER'S RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES, BUT TO MAINTAIN THE VEHICLE I HAD PURCHASED IN MAY OF 2012. IT IS BECAUSE OF CHEVROLET'S FAILURE TO ABIDE BY THEIR VERY OWN PROMISE TO THEIR CUSTOMERS, THE BINDING CONTRACT I MYSELF PURCHASED AND SIGNED WITH MY VEHICLE WHICH STATES IN THEIR OWN WORDS WARRANTY, WAS BROKEN AND AS A RESULT MY 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO WAS NO LONGER CONS

LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT WENT DIM AT NIGHT . REPLACED THE BULB BUT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM . WHEN CHECKING THE WIRE TO THE BULB NOTICED BURN MARKS . FRONT HEAD LIGHT HAS WENT DIM BEFORE BUT THE SUDDENLY STARTED WORKING AGAIN A WHILE BACK . *TR

AFTER GETTING THE FRONT END OF THIS CAR FIXED(AFTER 3 MONTHS) I WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. NO AIR CONDITIONING,90 DEGREE DAY. TOOK THE CAR TO COASTAL CHEVROLET IN PAWLEYS ISLAND SC WHERE THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE 300.00 TO REMOVE DASH INSTRUMENTS TO JUST GET PART NUMBER FOR GAUGE.THEN THEY COULD TELL ME COST OF PART,ANOTHER 300.00 TO REMOVE INSTRUMENTS AGAIN TO REPLACE PART(OF UNKNOWN COST).GM ONCE AGAIN RELUCTANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUCH SHODDY DESIGN WORK,NO MORE GOOD WILL WORK FROM DEALERSHIP.RETIRED,HOW DO I PAY FOR A 700.00 TEMPERATURE GAUGE ON A CAR WITH 22,640 MILES? I AM SO STRESSED,THIS CAR IS A TOTAL NIGHTMARE,AND I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO KEEP IT IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.THERE HAS TO BE AN ANSWER FOR CUSTOMERS WHO ARE CAUGHT IN SUCH A MESS. *TR

THE AVEO LT WAS ON I-85 RAMP DOWNTOWN ATLANTA TRYING TO BUILD SPEED WHEN IT STALLED AT AN AREA WHERE THERE IS LITTLE SIDE ACCESS. CAR COOLED OFF AND WAS RE CRANKED AND BROUGHT TO NORTH END OF ATLANTA FOR FURTHER INSPECTIONS TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM COULD BE DUPLICATED. CAR RPMS WERE NOTED TO VARY UP AND DOWN AND THEN STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION WHERE IT WAS ALMOST T-BONED ON PEACHTREE INDUSTRIAL BLVD NORCROSS, GA WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 55 MPH. MULTIPLE OBD CODES WERE EXTRACTED ( A TOTAL OF 6 ) . CAR WAS FURTHER EXAMINED BY ASE MECHANIC SHOP THAT STATES THAT THE VEHICLE ECM LOSES COMMUNICATION WITH SENSORS AND OTHER COMPUTERS UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. ASE MECHANIC STATES THAT ECM SHOULD BE REPLACED. GM CAR DEALER ( RICK HENDRIX GMC - DULUTH, GEORGIA ) STATES THAT GM PROCEDURE IS TO APPLY SB PIP4789C REPLACING FRONT O2 SENSOR AS A STARTING POINT TO REPAIR CAR USING A NEWER O2 SENSOR THAT WAS MADE LATER THAN A CERTAIN DATE AND TO UPDATE ECM WITH NEWER SOFTWARE. GM DEALER STATES THERE IS NO NEED TO DRIVE THE CAR TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM AND TO REVIEW USING A SCANNING TOOL AS THE GM PROCEDURE IS TO BE USED AND WILL BE ADEQUATE. THIS SITUATION IS CLEARLY DANGEROUS. IF A SIMPLE O2 SENSOR COULD SUDDENLY COULD CAUSE A KNOWN PROBLEM OF THIS TYPE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GM SB THEN IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE 8/80K EMISSIONS WARRANTY. IF THE ECM CAN LOSE COMMUNICATIONS WITH OTHER ESSENTIAL ITEMS AND CAUSE A PROBLEM OF THIS TYPE THAT SHOULD NOT ONLY BE COVERED UNDER THE EMISS

SO WE BOUGHT THIS CAR AND NOTICED THAT IT WOULD LOSE POWER, BUCK, JERK, AND SOMETIME DIE. USUALLY AFTER DYING IT WILL START RIGHT BACK UP AND DRIVE FINE FOR A WHILE. WE TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP THAT TOLD US TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. AFTER WE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND HAD THE DEALER PROGRAM IT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. WE BOUGHT A NEW ECU FROM THE CHEVY DEALER AND HAD THEM INSTALL AND PROGRAM IT AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. WE REPLACED THE COIL PACK FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THIS VEHICLES HISTORY WITH NO LUCK, SAME PROBLEM. DRAINED THE FUEL TANK AND INSTALLED A NEW FUEL PUMP...... SAME PROBLEM.... AMIDST ALL THESE PART REPLACEMENTS THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AT LEAST THREE TIMES AND NOW A FOURTH TIME THEY FINALLY CALLED ME AFTER A WEEK AND SUGGESTED THAT THEY CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY.... I EXPLAINED THAT IT IS BRAND NEW AND SHOULD NOT NEED CLEANING. THEY STILL APPARENTLY HAVE NO CLUE WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS PIECE OF JUNK THAT IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD! BETWEEN THE CHEVY DEALER AND OUR OWN TIME WE HAVE SPENT OVER $2000 DOLLARS AND THE CAR STILL WON'T OPERATE CORRECTLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVE THE ONSTAR SYSTEM BUT IT FAILED TO CONNECT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

CAR WOULD NOT START, NEEDLE GAUGES FLICKERING, INSIDE LIGHTS ON, DASH LIGHTS ON, BUT WOULD NOT START OR ALLOW VEHICLE TO MOVE OUT OF PARK. CAR ACTED LIKE IT WAS LOCKED UP. TRIED JUMPING VEHICLE TWICE BUT ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. ALL THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ HAVE BEEN EXACTLY WHAT HAS HAPPENED WITH MY CAR FROM THE GAS SURGES WHERE I HAVE PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND THE CAR WOULD HAVE NO POWER AND I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE HIT, TO THE CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING AND THEN SPONTANEOUS COMING ON. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR IN FOR WORK AT LEAST THREE TIMES FOR INCIDENTALS. I AM FIXING TO TRADE THIS IN FROM ALL THE NEGATIVE RESPONSES I HAVE READ. I AM REALLY WORRIED ABOUT THE ELECTRICAL STARTING A FIRE, THE CAR SEEMS TO HAVE A MIND OF ITS OWN! NEVER HAVE SEEN NEEDLES MOVING ON GAUGES WHEN CAR IS COMPLETELY DISENGAGED WITH NO KEYS EVEN IN IGNITION. *TR

BOUGHT USED THE END OF AUGUST 2010. STARTED HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE CAR IN OCTOBER 2010. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WOULD SUDDENLY LOSE POWER. EXAMPLE GOING 45 THE CAR WOULD QUIT ACCELERATING AND WOULDN'T GO FASTER THAN 5-10 MPH. NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU PUSH THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR WON'T GO. THE TACHOMETER REVS UP AND DOWN BUT THE CAR WON'T GO. I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND ALWAYS GET THE SAME ANSWER. THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. IN OCTOBER 2010 THE DEALERSHIP CLEANED THE INJECTORS AND THROTTLE BODY AT A COST OF $193.80. DIDN'T FIX PROBLEM. IN NOVEMBER 2010 THEY REPLACED THE O2 SENSORS. FIXED THE PROBLEM UNTIL I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A RECALL ON THE IGNITION COIL AND BOOTS ON JUNE 21,2012. THE CAR STARTED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. TOOK IT BACK ON JUNE 25,2012. THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE CAR HAS CONTINUED TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM ON AND OFF. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP ON MAY 22,2013 AND AGAIN AFTER KEEPING THE CAR FOR A WEEK THEY STILL CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. TODAY, JUNE 24 2013, THE CAR IS DOING IT AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. WHEN IT QUITS ACCELERATING THERE ARE NO BRAKE LIGHTS. IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THIS IS A PROBLEM. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT OR WORSE. *TR