2009 Chevrolet Aveo complaints

THE CAR JUST LOSE ACCELERATION AND WON'T RESPOND TO THE PRESSING OF ACCELERATION. THE ENGINE SLOW AND SHAKY. IT WOULD PICKUP SOMETIMES AFTER FLOORING THE ACCELERATOR COUPLE OF TIMES. THE CHECK ENGINE ALSO CAME UP AFTER THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000....UPDATED 07-10-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. AFTER ABOUT 10 SECONDS, THE VEHICLE FINALLY ACCELERATED. UPDATED 07/18/13

UPDATE ON PROBLEMS WITH CHEVY AVEO 2009. AFTER CONTROL ARM, BEARINGS,STRUT ,TIRES REPLACED IN APRIL,THE CAR STILL HAS MAJOR CREAKING IN THE FRONT END. CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND LOCAL DEALER ARE BOTH BACKING AWAY FROM FURTHER HELP TRYING TO GET CAR FIXED.CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE SAYS GM DOESN'T "OWE" ME A CAR TO DRIVE DURING REPAIRS AND HIS ADVICE IS TO GO TO DEALER AND GET REPAIRS DONE," YOUR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED". I NOW HAVE A CAR WITH 21700 MILES ON IT,THAT HASN'T BEEN FIXED,AND I AM THINKING PROBABLY CAN'T BE,DUE TO MFG.,DESIGN PROBLEMS.WHAT TO DO WITH A CAR LIKE THIS,IF IT ISN'T RECALLED. *TR

MY STEP DAUGHTER BOUGHT A BRAND NEW AVEO 2009 IS HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS 13 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WILL RUN FINE THEN WILL NOT GO OVER 20MPH THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE SHE IS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH HAS ALMOST CAUSED HER AND MY YOUNG GRANDDAUGHTER TO BE INJURED. WHEN SHE STARTS THE CAR THE CLOCK WILL RESET ITS SELF TO 7:23 NO MATTER WHAT TIME IT IS THAT IS USUALLY THE FIRST SIGN IT IS GETTING READY TO TURN INTO A DEATH TRAP. O2 SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED CAR IS AGAIN IN SHOP THEY ARE TELLING HER THEY CAN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS BUT THINK IT COULD BE THE O2 SENSER WANT 600.00 TO REPLACE. HER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS NOT COME ON. CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRENTY. WE HAVE CONTACTED DEALERSHIP WHERE SHE BOUGHT IT NO HELP FROM THEM. CONTACTED CHEVY ASKING THEM TO ADMIT IT IS A LEMON AND DO THE RIGHT THING NO HELP FROM THEM. *TR

THIS IS THE THIRD ENTRY MADE TRYING TO GET THE FRONT END CREAKING NOISES FROM MY CAR FIXED BY GM. LAST WEEK THE DEALER HAD MY CAR FROM TUESDAY UNTIL FRIDAY AND THOUGHT THE NOISE HAD BEEN FIXED.OF COURSE,WHEN DRIVEN HOME,IT WAS STILL THERE. THE NOISE CAN ONLY BE HEARD AT SLOW SPEEDS,AS IN PARKING THE CAR,OR GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS.STRUT AND BOTH BEARINGS HAVE BEEN CHANGED,ALSO A CONTROL ARM. I AM AFRAID THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT IS UNFIXABLE,I HAVE BEEN TRYING SINCE LAST SUMMER,AND THE WARRANTY IS GONE. IS IT EVER ADMITTED THAT A CAR HAS BEEN SOLD,NEW,THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN. THIS CAR HAS WORN OUT A SET OF TIRES AT 20000 MILES,AND THEY HAD BEEN ROTATED REGULARLY.ALTHOUGH,SO FAR,GM HAS COOPERATED,I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS IS GOING TO BE RESOLVED. *TR

TOOK AVEO TO CERTIFIED CHEVY DEALER AS INSTRUCTED BY GM CUSTOMER SERVICE TO HAVE FRONT SUSPENSION PROBLEM DIAGNOSED. WHILE THERE,TOLD MY TIRES WERE WORN OUT AT LESS THAN 20000 MILES. LEFT FRONT STRUT AND BEARING REPLACED FOR CREAKING FRONT END. ON DRIVE BACK TO MY HOME,WITH 500.00 WORTH OF NEW TIRES,THE CREAKING IS STILL THERE.THE TIRES WILL UNDOUBTEDLY WEAR OUT AGAIN. THIS IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH FRONT SUSPENSION THAT GM WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR.CALLING CUSTOMER SERVICE AGAIN TODAY. I HAD TRIED TO GET PROBLEM FIXED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. NOW THEY SEEM TO BE ABLE TO. WHAT DO I DO WITH THIS CAR THAT CAN'T BE FIXED? *TR

IN SPRING,2012, AVEO FRONT END STARTED LOUD CREAKING NOISE WHEN TURNING,GOING OVER BUMPS. TOOK TO CERTIFIED CHEVY DEALER IN JUNE TO HAVE PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF(UNDER WARRANTY),THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. WARRANTY RAN OUT IN JANUARY,2013. NOISE GOT MUCH WORSE.CALLED GM WHO SAID TAKE IT TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION,WHICH I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR. TOOK ON APRIL 5,2013. STRUTS AND BEARING NEED TO BE REPLACED,CAR HAS LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON IT. I NOW KNOW THIS PROBLEM IS RECURRING, AND SEEMINGLY CAN'T BE PERMANENTLY FIXED,A DESIGN FLAW THAT GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. I AM NOT A SINGLE COMPLAINANT CONCERNING THIS EXPENSIVE MALFUNCTION. *TR

I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR 6/7 MONTHS BEFORE I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS. FIRST THE PASSENGER DOOR STOPPED OPENING AND THEN THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WENT OUT WITHIN THE FIRST 3 MONTHS. I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK ONE DAY AND THE CAR STARTED DECELLERATING UNTIL IT JUST STOPPED. AT FIRST THIS WAS AN OFF AN ON ISSUE BUT NOW IT WONT START AT ALL. I REPLACED THE IGNITION COIL AND SPARK PLUGS, JUST TO FIND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL I WASNT AWARE OF, BUT THE CAR STILL WONT MOVE AND THE BATTERY IS DEAD NOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE IT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED TO PAY A PORTION OF THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200.

JUST PUT IT IN DRIVE GIVE IT GAS WONT GO OVER 20 MPH, PUT IN NUTREAL IT REVES UP RPMS GO UP AND SOUNDS GOOD PUT BACK IN DRIVE BACK TO 20 MPH EVEN WHEN GIVING IT GAS NO RPMS NO GO JUST 20 MPH WONT GO ANY FASTER. WHAT IS GOING ON. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM... *TR

I HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE CLUTCH WEARING OUT, AT THIS LOW OF A MILEAGE I ASSUMED THAT IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH PAPE CHEVROLET IN SOUTH PORTLAND MAINE, AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. AS I WAS DRIVING IT THERE TO DROP IT OFF, THE CLUTCH GAVE OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND MADE A LOUD CRACKING OR DROPPING NOISE. I WASN'T ABLE TO DRIVE IT THEREAFTER, AND HAD TO USE AAA TO TOW IT TO PAPE. TODAY I GO THERE AND THEY SAY THAT THE CLUTCH IS A WEAR ITEM AND ISN'T COVERED, THEY ALSO STATE THAT THE CASE WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING FLUID. I ASKED FOR A WHAT WAS COVERED ON THE WARRANTY AND THEY BECAME VERY DEFENSIVE AND SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T PROVIDE ME WITH THAT AND TO JUST LOOK AT MY MANUAL, THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULDN'T WORK ON THE CAR AND TO TAKE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE. SO NOW IT SITS AT THEIR LOT. *TR

BOUGHT THE NEW FROM DEALERSHIP IB 2009 BY OCTOBER 2010 HAD TO BUY NEW TIRES. TIRES HAD PREMATURELY WORE OUT. AGAIN IN 2012 HAVING SAME PROBLEMS WITH TIRES WEARING OUT TOO SOON. *TR

THE LIGHTS ON THE SHIFTER NO LONGER WORK ON MY 2009 CHEVY AVEO. MORE SPECIFICALLY, THESE ARE THE LIGHTS ON THE SHIFT LEVER LOCATED ON THE CONSOLE BETWEEN THE SEATS. *TR

1ST TIME-I WAS DRIVING AND MY CAR STARTED TO SPUTTER AND WHEN I HIT THE GAS PEDAL FOR ACCELERATION NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN,THE RPM WOULD RAISE AND THE CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. 2ND TIME- SAME AS ABOVE BUT STALLED AFTER SPUTTERING 3RD TIME-SITTING AT A LIGHT WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I COULDN'T MOVE(PUSHED GAS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESULTS) 4TH TIME-DRIVING AND IT STARTED TO SPUTTER AGGRESSIVELY AND UN ABLE TO GET POWER AND THEN STALLED. 5TH TIME- PULLED OUT OF PARKING SPOT AND COULDN'T GET ANY GAS COULD ONLY COAST,IN A HALF MILE DISTANCE IT STALLED 3 TIME WHEN I FINALLY PARKED IT AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. **EACH TIME THE CAR ACTED UP I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND EACH TIME THEY TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT THEY COULDN'T GET AN ERROR CODE. 5 TIMES BEING IN THE DEALERSHIP, THE 3RD TIME THEY SAID THEY RECEIVED A LOW IDLE CODE AND DID A DECARBON COSTING ME $53, PUT THAT DIDN'T HELP. THE 4TH TIME IT WAS AT THE DEALERS I WAS TOLD TO DRIVE A LONG DISTANCE AND OPEN UP THE ENGINE (ARE YOU KIDDING ME) THERE IS DEFIANTLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR! THIS COULD BE VERY DEADLY IF IT HAPPENS IN THE WRONG PLACE. *TR

DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, MECHANIC NOTICED SLIGHT LOOSENESS IN THE TIE ROD CONNECTION; PASSED INSPECTION AND ASKED ME TO HAVE HIM CHECK DURING NEXT OIL CHANGE. WE DISCUSSED REPLACING THE TIE ROD IN ANY CASE WITH A BRAND WITH A LIFETIME WARRANTY IN TWO MONTHS WHEN I WAS OFF FROM WORK. IN THE MEANTIME, I HAD TO HAVE RECALL WORK DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE ALL SPARK PLUG BOOTS AND PLUGS. (CHEVROLET 5-DOOR AVEO). ASKED THE DEALER FOR AN OPINION ON THE TIE ROD. DEALER MECHANICS LOOKED AT IT AND SAID IT WAS OF NO CONCERN. WENT BACK TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC AND ARRANGED FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE LEFT INNER TIE ROD ANYWAY. DURING THE WORK, THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE THREADS ON THE OUTER TIE ROD WERE COMPLETELY STRIPPED DOWN TO SHINY METAL. THE NUT SLID OFF WHEN PULLED GENTLY WITH HIS FINGERS. REPLACED BOTH PARTS AND THEN HAD TO HAVE A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. OTHER THAN THE LOOSENESS NOTED DURING ANNUAL STATE INSPECTION, THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS. THE VEHICLE WAS USED FOR COMMUTING IN WELL-MAINTAINED STATE AND US HIGHWAYS ONLY. I AM THE SECOND OWNER AND PURCHASED THE CAR USED IN MARCH 2011. I TRIED TO REPORT TO GM USING THEIR WEBSITE, BUT THERE IS NO PART DEDICATED TO THE REPORTING OF SAFETY ISSUES. *TR

WENT TO AN APPOINTMENT, CAME BACK AND CAR WOULD NOT START. HAD TO HAVE IT JUMPED. A FEW MONTHS LATER WENT TO A STORE, CAME BACK OUT CAR WOULD NOT START HAD IT JUMPED AGAIN. HAD THE BATTERY CHECKED AND IT SHOWED A DRAIN ON THE BATTERY BUT COULDN'T FIND THE CAUSE. AFTER HAVING IT JUMPED THE NEXT TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR A BRIEF TIME THEN WENT OUT. NEXT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY STOPPED RUNNING. HAD IT JUMPED AGAIN, IT WOULD TURN OVER BUT DIE AGAIN. FINALLY HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. TOOK IT TO ONE SHOP AND THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. NOW IT IS BEING CHECK AT ANOTHER SHOP. SINCE THIS IS THE ONLY TRANSPORTATION I HAVE, I HAVE HAD TO CANCEL APPOINTMENTS AND RELY ON OTHERS FOR OVER A WEEK. THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT IT AND I FEEL THAT I WAS SOLD A LEMON. UPDATED 05/02/12 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVROLET AVEO. UPDATED 05/04/12 *TR

THE DASH LIGHTS, SHIFTER LIGHTS AND ALL CONSOLE LIGHTS ARE OUT. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM AS I HAVE FOUND IT ALL OVER THE CHEVY FORUM. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS? NOT REAL SAFE ESPECIALLY FOR MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. PLEASE LET ME KNOW THE FIX AND IF THERE IS A RECALL I CAN APPLY TO THIS NOT SO UNIQUE PROBLEM *JS

CAR WOULD NOT START. PUT CHARGER ON IT AND EVEN TRIED JUMP STARTING IT. CAR WOULD NOT EVEN ENGAGE THE STARTER. ENGINE LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON AND NEEDLES ON THE GAUGES WOULD FLICKER UP AND DOWN. HAD TO HAVE DEALER COME AND GET IT. THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD TO PUT A CHARGER ON IT FOR AN HOUR BEFORE IT WOULD FINALLY START,BUT DID NOT KNOW WHY CAUSE THE BATTERY IS GOOD. SAID HOPE IT WAS A FLUKE OR A MODULE DID NOT WAKE UP? AND TO BRING BACK IF DOES IT AGAIN. CHARGED A $129.00 FOR LABOR AND TOW EVEN THOUGH HAVE A 6 YEAR BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. I HAVE A FEELING THIS WILL NOT BE THE LAST ISSUE. *TR

DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT, FUSES AND BULBS CHECKED REPLACE. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT'S IN NEED OF NEW FUSE BLOCK $700 JOB TO FIX. THIS IS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY AND I SEE THAT INTERNAL RELAY FAILING ON THESE CHEVY AVEO'S ARE SHOWING UP ON HUNDREDS OF CASES LIKE THIS. NEED A RECALL TO GET THIS FIXED SINCE SO MANY OF THESE RELAYS ARE BURNING UP FOR NO REASON. *TR

2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. CONSUMER STATES CONTINUED PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE TIRES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES EVERY 20,000 MILES. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND BALANCED EVERY 6,000 MILES AND THE AIR PRESSURE WAS CHECKED EVERY WEEK. *JB

THERE IS A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. CAR IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD WITH LOW MILEAGE. WHY IS THIS GOING ON? OIL CHANGES ON-TIME, TIRES ROTATED, WHAT IS THE PROBLEM????????? HAVE SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT SEVERAL ISSUES THAT CAN END UP GETTING SOMEONE KILLED OR OTHERS HURT. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ALSO, HAVE TO KEEP BUYING NEW TIRES SO THE CAR DOES NOT RIDE SO HARD AND I END UP KILLING THE SUSPENSION. TIRES ARE COSTLY. AGAIN, HELPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS IN A ROLL OVER ACCIDENT, THERE WAS DAMAGE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. WHEN WE PURCHASED THIS CAR THE SALES GUY WENT ON AND ON ABOUT ALL THE SAFETY FEATURES INCLUDING SIDE AIR BAGS AND NONE OF THEM WORKED! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A MAILBOX AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE. THE POLICE APPEARED ON THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

MY 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO WAS BOUGHT IN MARCH WITH 25000 MILES, IN APRIL I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS. AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS, AT SEPARATE TIMES, THE HARMONIC BALANCER WAS FOUND TO BE WORN WHICH DAMAGED THE TIMING BELT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 28000 MILES. BEFORE THIS, THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR PROBLEMS OF NOT STARTING (OCCASIONALLY). THE ISSUE COULD NEVER BE DUPLICATED AND WAS TOLD THE CAR WAS FINE. SINCE THEN, THE CAR WILL NOW ACT AS THOUGH IT DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE GAS OR THAT THERE IS A "MIS-FIRE" SUCH AS SPARK PLUGS. NO LIGHTS COME ON. AT 42500 MILES WHEN GOING 45 MPH, THE CAR ACTED AS THOUGH IT WASN'T GETTING GAS, OR TRYING TO "MISS" AND THE ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED THREE TIMES BUT DIDN'T STAY ON. AFTER PULLING OVER, TURNING OFF THE CAR FOR 10 SECS AND RESTARTING IT, AS SAID TO DO IN MANUAL, THE CAR WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN HOME WITH NO SECURITY LIGHTS ON. CAR WILL ONCE AGAIN BE INSPECTED A DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS!!! THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. IT "LUNGES" AT INTERSECTIONS OR WHEN LETTING OFF THE BRAKE, JERKS OR MAKES A HARD "MISS" WHEN TRAVELING AT A CONSTANT SPEED. AVEOS SHOULD NOT BE ON THE MARKET. MY AVEO GETS GREAT GAS MILEAGE, HAS NO POWER OPTIONS, WHICH IS WHAT I WANTED, BUT IS STILL MORE TROUBLE THAN ANY VEHICLES I HAVE OWNED. MY AVEO IS DRIVEN MOSTLY ON THE INTERSTATE AND NO MORE THAN 30 MILES IN EACH DIRECTION. IT CURRENTLY HAS 42550 MILES. *TR

I HAVE A 2009 AVEO5 PURCHASED NEW IN MARCH 2009. IN APRIL 2011 AT APPROX 32600 THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING, CEL CAME ON, AND IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. ONSTAR DIAGNOSTICS REPORTED "INTERNAL CONTROL MODULE FAILURE" P16F3. I HAD ALREADY REQUESTED A TOW TRUCK, AND WHEN IT ARRIVED, I TRIED STARTING IT AGAIN. IT STARTED AND WAS ABLE TO MOVE IT TO GET IT ON THE TOW TRUCK. CEL WAS STILL ON. TOOK IT TO MIKE WILSON CHEVROLET. THEY KEPT IT 1 WEEK, SAID THERE WAS NO CEL, NO FAULT CODE, NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. LAST NIGHT, JANUARY 2, 2012 AT APPROX 48000 MILES I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME FAULT CODE. ONSTAR, ADVANCE AUTO PARTS, AND MY OWN PERSONAL OBD2 SCANNER ALL REPORTED THE SAME CODE: P16F3. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND TSB 09-06-04-005 (FEBRUARY 2009) DESCRIBING THE EXACT PROBLEM AND RESOLUTION: ECM RECALIBRATION. THIS MORNING, CEL IS OFF, AND I WENT TO ROD HATFIELD CHEVROLET WHICH WAS THE DEALER CLOSEST TO ME, AND THEY SAID THAT DESPITE HAVING THAT EXACT PROBLEM WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND HAVING IT REPEATED NOW, THAT THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY. I FEEL IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED THE FIRST TIME IN APRIL 2011, SINCE IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THE BULLETIN WAS PUBLISHED BEFORE I EVEN BOUGHT THE CAR. BECAUSE IT WAS NOT FIXED THE FIRST TIME, I FEEL IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS IN DANGER BOTH TIMES WHEN MY CAR STALLED IN THE ROADWAY. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FIXED THE FIRST TIME AND I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN IN DANGER LAST NIGH

AT 24000 MILES THE TIMING BELT HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A WORN HARMONIC BALANCER. NOW THERE ARE MORE PROBLEMS WHICH CANNOT BE DUPLICATED AT THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR, IT WILL SOMETIMES NOT START. AFTER WAITING ABOUT 5 MINUTES, IT WILL EVENTUALLY START. NO ENGINE OR SECURITY LIGHTS COME ON. AS YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE CAR WILL "MISS" AND/OR LUNGE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. IT ALSO DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE GAS, ESPECIALLY AT ABOUT 30-35 MPH. THE VEHICLE "PULLS BACK" WHILE ACCELERATING. UNKNOWN WHETHER THIS IS FUEL SYSTEM,ENGINE, OR TRANSMISSION RELATED. *TR

WHEN MAKING TURNS, GOING OVER BUMPS OR PARKING WITH THE WHEELS SIDE-WAYS, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE MAKES A GROWLING/ROARING/GRINDING SOUND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SHE REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE BRAKES IN AN ATTEMPT TO LEAVE A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE ACCELERATION FAILURE, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE FLOOR MATS. IN ADDITION, THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS WERE INOPERABLE AND WAS ERRATIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE EXAMINED FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS BENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 22,800. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

ON THE FIRST INCIDENT, WHEN DRIVING AT 40 MPH STARTED SHAKING LIKE IT WANTED TO STALL AND STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE NEXT DAY WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT IT STARTED SHAKING AND THE RPM GAUGE WAS GOING UP AND DOWN. IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL ABOUT A MONTH LATER, WHICH IS WHEN I TOOK IT IN, BUT THE DEALERSHIP COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT KEPT HAPPENING -- THE CAR WOULD START SHAKING WHILE DRIVING LIKE IT WANTED TO STALL AND WOULD SLOW DOWN. ONCE WHILE DRIVING IT DROPPED THE ACCELERATION TO ABOUT 20 MPH AND WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER, THEN JUST LOST POWER TO THE ENGINE. I TOOK IT AGAIN FOR ONE WEEK BUT THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I GOT THE CAR BACK AND IT WAS FINE FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS BUT NOW IS HAPPENING REGULARLY. SOMETIMES IT JUST SHAKES QUICKLY BUT SOMETHING THE ACCELERATION COMPLETELY DROPS AND THE CAR WILL JUST STOP WHILE I AM DRIVING, WHICH IS SCARY. I'LL TRY TO ACCELERATE AND NOTHING WILL HAPPEN, THEN FINALLY IT WILL GO AGAIN. SOMETIMES I WILL STOP AND THEN THE CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD. THE RPM GAUGE IS ALWAYS MOVING UP AND DOWN. THERE IS NO PATTERN AS TO WHEN IT HAPPENS. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR IN TWO MORE TIMES AND STILL NOTHING. THEY JUST INSTALLED A DATA RECORDER AND I RECORDED FOUR INSTANCES AND GAVE IT BACK; I'M WAITING TO HEAR THE RESULTS. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS, BECAUSE I WILL BE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND MY CAR WILL JUST STOP, AND SINCE I AM NOT BRAKING THERE IS NO INDICATION TO THE CAR BEHIND ME. ALSO, NO LIGHTS ARE COMING ON (NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, ETC.). I HAD MY

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.

I BOUGHT MY 2009 CHEVY AVEO A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. WHEN MY CAR WAS AT 6,000 MILES, I DROVE MY CAR TO SCHOOL AND PARKED IT IN A PARKING GARAGE. WHEN I RETURNED TO MY CAR AT THE END OF THE DAY IT WOULD NOT START. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND A FAULTY FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. WHEN MY CAR REACHED 16,000 MILES I BEGAN EXPERIENCING SHAKING AT STOP LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS, AND VERY SLOW DELAYED ACCELERATION WHEN STARTING TO DRIVE AFTER STOPPING. THE SHAKING AND DELAYED ACCELERATION WOULD OCCUR RANDOMLY YET WAS VERY LIKELY WHEN MY AIR CONDITIONING WAS ON. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP YET THEY SAID THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AROUND 22,000 MILES. OVER THE LAST WEEK MY CAR HAS BEGUN DECELERATING AND THEN SUDDENLY LUNGING FORWARD WHILE I AM DRIVING. THE DECELERATION AND LUNGING FORWARD IS HAPPENING WHEN I AM DRIVING ON LOCAL ROADS AT ABOUT 30MPH AND WHEN I AM ON A HIGHWAY DRIVING AROUND 70MPH (AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN). TODAY, PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, MY CAR WAS VERY DELAYED IN ACCELERATION. WHEN I STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, MY CAR BEGAN SHAKING AND THEN SHUT OFF. THIS PROBLEM IS SPORADIC, YET INCREASINGLY WORRISOME AND DANGEROUS. DEALERSHIPS HAVE NOT IDENTIFIED A PROBLEM AND INSIST THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *TR

BOUGHT A 2009 CHEVY AVEO LAST YEAR SEPT. 2010 I AM JUST NOW HAVING A PROBLEM WITH IT. YESTERDAY AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT MY CAR SHOOK AND JERKED. THEN THE ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT FLASHED ALONG WITH THE HOLD LIGHT. I COULDN'T HARDLY MANAGE TO MOVE MY CAR. I ALREADY HAD THE SPARK PLUGS CHECK, WHAT COULD IT BE? *TR

HARMONIC BALANCER WAS WORN AND DAMAGED THE TIMING BELT. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE DAMAGED TIMING BELT, BELT TENSIONER, BOLTS, AND WORN HARMONIC BALANCER HAD TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THIS, WHILE DRIVING HOME, THE CAR MADE A VERY HARD "MISS" TWICE. SOMETHING IN THE ENGINE AND/OR TIMING BELT AREA ARE STILL NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY.

2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE TIRES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE TURNED OFF THE HIGHWAY AT HIS EXIT, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE STARTING THUMPING AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING. THE CONSUMER FOUND OUT LATER, THE INNER STEEL BELT ON THE TIRE HAD SEPARATED AND THERE WAS A BULGE WHERE THE BELT HAD SNAPPED. THE LOCAL DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE TIRES HAD BEEN DISCONTINUED. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE SECOND TIRE BELT FAILURE HAPPENED WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING. UPDATED 08/24/11. *JB

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.

2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE PREMATURELY WEARS OUT TIRES, PREMATURELY WEARS OUT SHOCKS AND STRUTS AND CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE DOES NOT HOLD ALIGNMENT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE JUMPED TO THE RIGHT WHEN GOING DOWN A STRAIGHT AND LEVEL ROAD WITH NO WIND. ALSO, THE LEFT REAR AXLE WAS REPLACED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OR SITTING IDLE IN PARK, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER YET THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THIS FAILURE WOULD RECUR ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS THEN CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THEY WERE ATTEMPTING TO DETERMINE A REPAIR FOR THE KNOWN DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000.

I HAVE A 2009 AVEO 4 DOOR WITH HATCHBACK I BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN APRIL 2010. WE HAVE HAD TONS OF ISSUES WITH IT. IT HAD A BATTERY LEAK DUE TO A BAD WELD JOB THAT CRACKED THE BATTERY AND ACID WENT THROUGHT THE ENGINE AREA (AND ALL OVER OUR NEW HOME'S GARAGE AND DRIVE) ALL THE FRONT END HAS BEEN REPLACED FROM THE AXLE, CV BOOTS, LOWER CONTROL ARMS (JUST REPLACED YESTERDAY). THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH MULITPLE TRIPS TO THE DEALER AND STAYS IN THE SHOP. NOW--NEW ISSUE---HUBBY WAS DRIVING HOME IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED MOVING. IT WAS REVVING UP BUT THE CAR WAS OUT OF GEAR SO HE AND HIS CAR POOL BUDDY PUSHED IT OFF THE ROAD, SHUT IT OFF, AND THEN TRIED TO RESTART IT BUT IT DID NOT WANT TO START BACK UP. THEY WALKED AROUND IT TO SEE IF THEY COULD SEE IF ANYTHING WAS LEAKING AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND SEEN NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. THEY GOT BACK IN AND IT FINALLY STARTED UP AFTER 10 MINUTES OR SO AND ALL WAS FINE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WHEN I CHECKED IN THE GUY POPPED THE HOOD AND PULLED OUT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID DIP STICK. HE SAID "NO FREAKING WAY" OVER AND OVER AGAIN AS HE PUT DROPS OF THE FLUID ON HIS PAPER AND SMELLED IT. HE SAID THAT THE FLUID WAS WAY DARK AND SMELLED BURNT AND THERE IS NO WAY A CAR WITH LESS THE 15,000 MILES ON IT SHOULD HAVE THAT KIND OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. WELL THEY KEPT THE CAR OVERNIGHT CALLED ME TODAY TO TELL ME TO COME AND GET IT THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THAT " THE TECH IS UNABLE TO VERIFY CONCERN, SCANN

2009 AVEO HAD 17 MILES ON IT WHEN PURCHASED 2 DAYS LATER CAR STALLED AND DIED OUT IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. CAR WAS IN SHOP FOR ABOUT A WEEK OR TWO FIRST WAS TOLD IT WAS CATALYTIC CONVERTER STOPPED UP THEN WAS TOLD IT WAS SOMETHING WITH THE MOTOR PARTS WAS ORDER AND PROBLEM WAS FIX THEN ABOUT A WEEK LATER BLOWER MOTOR WENT TWICE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT SO THEY REPLACED BLOWER MOTOR PROBLEM FIXED UNTIL NOW SAME PROBLEM, HAS BLOWN OUT 3 HEADLIGHT BULBS WAS TOLD THERE IS A SHORT IN THE SWITCH OR SOMEWHERE BUT DEALER DON'T WANNA LOOK FOR THE PROBLEM, MOTOR IS TAPPING LOUDLY LIKE ITS NOT GETTING OIL TO THE LIFTER WAS TOLD THREE TIMES BY TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS THAT THE MOTOR IS SUPPOSE TO TAP BUT WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THE MOTOR WAS QUIET I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE LIFTER AND THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE MOTOR ALSO OIL IS ALL OVER THE TOP PF THE MOTOR AROUND THE CAP WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THIS IS A NORMAL PROBLEM THERESHOULD BE NO OIL NO WHERE ON TOP OF THE MOTOR THE MORE OIL ON TOP THE LESS OIL IN THE MOTOR WHICH WILL MAKE THE MOTOR BLOW UP THESE ARE SUPPOSE TO BE CERTIFIED MECHANICS AND THEY ARE HAVING TO MANY EXCUSES TO NOT FIX THE VEHICLE. THERE IS ANOTHER NOISE THAT STARTS WHEN YOU FIRST START UP THE VEHICLE AND DEALERSHIP IS DEAF EAR TO THE TAPPING NOISE AND THIS NOISE AS WELL THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR 3 DAYS AND COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE NOISE BUT THE VERY NEXT DAY AFTER I START UP THE VEHICLES YOU HEAR THE NOISE PLAIN AND CLEAR, TIRES

2009 AVEO HAD 17 MILES ON IT WHEN PURCHASED 2 DAYS LATER CAR STALLED AND DIED OUT IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. CAR WAS IN SHOP FOR ABOUT A WEEK OR TWO FIRST WAS TOLD IT WAS CATALYTIC CONVERTER STOPPED UP THEN WAS TOLD IT WAS SOMETHING WITH THE MOTOR PARTS WAS ORDER AND PROBLEM WAS FIX THEN ABOUT A WEEK LATER BLOWER MOTOR WENT OUT TWICE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT SO THEY REPLACED BLOWER MOTOR TWICE AND CIGARETTE LIGHT BLEW OUT FUSES TWICE AS WELL. CAR HAS BLOWN OUT 3 HEADLIGHT BULBS WAS TOLD THERE IS A SHORT IN THE SWITCH OR SOMEWHERE BUT DEALER DON'T WANNA LOOK FOR THE PROBLEM, MOTOR IS TAPPING LOUDLY LIKE ITS NOT GETTING OIL TO THE LIFTER WAS TOLD TWO TIMES BY TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS THAT THE MOTOR IS SUPPOSE TO TAP BUT WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THE MOTOR WAS QUIET I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE LIFTERS AND THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE MOTOR ALSO OIL IS ALL OVER THE TOP OF THE MOTOR AROUND THE CAP WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THIS IS A NORMAL PROBLEM THEY ARE HAVING TO MANY EXCUSES TO NOT FIX THE VEHICLE. THERE IS ANOTHER NOISE THAT STARTS WHEN YOU FIRST START UP THE VEHICLE AND DEALERSHIP IS DEAF EAR TO THE TAPPING NOISE AND THIS NOISE AS WELL THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR 3 DAYS AND COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE NOISE BUT THE VERY NEXT DAY AFTER I START UP THE VEHICLES YOU HEAR THE NOISE PLAIN AND CLEAR, RATTLING NOISE DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER HEARD THE NOISE FIRST HAND BEFORE AND HE KNOWS THERE'S A ELECTRICAL SHORT HE SAID SO HIMSELF. TIRES ON FRONT AND BACK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND DRIVE AS IF THE CONTACT HAD SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT FOR A MOMENT BEFORE ENGAGING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR SPORADICALLY AT VARIOUS SPEED AND ROAD CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE FOUR TIMES YET THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE EACH TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED TO REPORT THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

FRONT TIRES WEAR UNEVENLY, WEARING ON THE OUTSIDE EDGE. MAROONE CHEVROLET REPORTS TRTEAD DEPTH OF 5/32 INCH ON INNER EDGE, 4/32 INCH ON THE OUTTER EDGE; BUT DENIES RESPONSIBILITY. OTHER OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME COMPLAINT. *TR

MY 2009 CHEVROLET HAS HAD SERIOUS STALLING OR NON RESPONSIVE ACCELERATION FOR 6 MONTHS NOW. ON A REGULAR BASIS THE CAR WILL LOSE POWER TO THE ENGINE; WHEN STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CAR ACTS LIKE THERE IS NO SIGNALS FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY. THERE ARE DAYS WHEN IT DOES NOTHING AT ALL. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN IT HAPPENS THEN THE ENGINE WILL JUST SEEM TO RETURN TO NORMAL, THEN OUT OF THE BLUE THE ENGINE WILL LOSE POWER AGAIN. THERE ARE NEVER ANY WARNINGS OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS. NONE HAVE EVER COME ON. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO 3 DIFFERENT CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS; AND TO ONE INDEPENDENT GARAGE; WHO DID HAVE THE PROBLEM HAPPEN ONCE WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH THE OWNER, BUT THE OTC GENISIS DEVICE COULD NOT IDENTIFY WHAT WAS HAPPENING, IT JUST RECORDED THE HISTORY OF THE EVENT. NONE OF THE CHEVROLET DEALERS COULD GET IT TO DUPLICATE OR FIND ANY CODES IN THE 10 DAYS THEY HAD THE CAR. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. I HAVE BEEN TAKING VIDEOS WITH MY HTC DROID WHEN THE CAR IS HAVING ITS PROBLEM (FOR ALL THE GOOD THAT WILL DO). IT IS LIKE KEEPING A JOURNAL. I SHOW THE RPM SPIKES AND DROPS; THE SUDDEN DECELERATION AND THE ?NO RESPONSE WHEN THE GAS PEDDLE IS PUSHED. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AT ALL SPEEDS, INCLUDING WHEN ON THE FREEWAY. WE HAVE ALREADY SPENT OVER $600 ON VARIOUS (SO CALLED FIXES); INCLUDING A COMPLETE FUEL SYSTEM CLEANING (INCLUDING THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANING) NONE HAVE EVER HELPED. I WAS TOLD BY A CHEVROLET DEALER IT WAS A BAD O2 SEN

I PURCHASED THIS CAR SEPTEMBER 2009 AND HAVE DRIVE AROUND 5,000MILES ONLY. THE ENGINE IS STALLED EVERYDAY. HOWEVER, THE DEALER SAID THERE IS NO ISSUE. 2 MONTHS AGO, THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED, THE DEALER CHANGED A BATTERY. SINCE DECEMBER 11, 2010, AGAIN THE ENGINE HAS BEEN STOPPED MANY TIMES WHILE I WAIT FOR THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL. THIS MORNING (12/27), I WAS ALMOST IN THE ACCIDENT. THE CAR WAS STOPPED ON THE HILL AND WENT BACKWARD. FORTUNATELY I'M FINE NOW, BUT I WAS SCARED. DEBEMBER 18, I VISITED THE DEALER, THEY SAID MY CAR HAS NO PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35000.

VEHICLE LOST POWER TO THE ENGINE. STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL DID NOTHING. THE CAR LURCHED AND DECELERATED QUICKLY. POWER WAS SUDDENLY RESTORED TO ENGINE CAUSING THE CAR TO SPEED UP QUICKLY, THEN ENGINE LOST POWER AGAIN. CAR CAME TO A STOP, ENGINE SPUTTERED AND THEN DIED. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. RESTARTED ENGINE, CAR DROVE AS NORMAL. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY FOR ALMOST A YEAR. HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES, THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. THE SUDDEN DECELERATION HAS OCCURRED AT ALL SPEEDS, INCLUDING ON THE FREEWAY ALMOST CAUSING A COLLISION. THE CAR WENT FROM 70MPH TO 40MPH IN ONE MINUTE, SPUTTERED FOR A WHILE, AND THEN CAME BACK TO DRIVE NORMALLY AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS WITHIN THE FIRST TEN MINUTES OF DRIVING. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE SAME DAY AFTER THE CAR SAT FOR 8 HOURS. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED FOR PERIODS AS LONG AS TWO WEEKS BUT THEN COMES BACK. THE MOST EXTREME OCCURRENCES HAVE BEEN ON SIDE STREETS WHERE TRAFFIC WAS NOT A PROBLEM, BUT IF ANOTHER CAR HAD BEEN FOLLOWING CLOSELY A REAR-END COLLISION WOULD HAVE BEEN CERTAIN. MY SPOUSE HAS DRIVEN THE CAR AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM.

ON MY 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO5: THE FRAME IS NOT PROPERLY MADE (STRAIGHT). A PRIVATE REPAIR FACILITY AND LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAVE CONCLUDED THE SAME, AND THAT IT IS NOT REPAIRABLE. A CERTAIN PART OF THE FRAME NEAR THE FRONT END WAS IMPROPERLY PRODUCED, CAUSING THE FRONT END SUSPENSION TO BE UNABLE TO PERFORM WITH REASONABLE FUNCTION, AND FRONT TIRES TO BE UNABLE TO BE PLACED ON THE VEHICLE PROPERLY FOR SUITABLE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSES EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR, UNEVEN TIRE WEAR, AND AN UNREASONABLY LOW LEVEL OF HANDLING CONTROL. BEGINNING MILEAGE 000 BECAUSE IT WAS MADE THIS WAY, AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 21500. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE ALIGNED INTO ANY PUBLISHED SPECIFICATIONS. THERE ARE NO PUBLISHED FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE FRONT-END ALIGNMENT, WHICH INDICATES THIS PROBLEM MAY HAVE BEEN KNOWN BY THE MANUFACTURER SINCE PRODUCTION. THE INADEQUATE LEVEL OF CONTROL AND EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF UNEVEN TIRE WEAR PRESENT SAFETY PROBLEMS IN HANDLING, TIRE FAILURE AND POSSIBLE ROLLOVER. THIS APPEARS TO BE A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THE MODEL OF THE CAR AS A WHOLE, AND CLOSER INVESTIGATION WILL PROBABLY REVEAL A LARGE NUMBER OF CRASHES, INJURIES, AND FATALITIES SOURCED DIRECTLY TO IMPROPERLY PLACED FRAME COMPONENTS THAT ARE CAUSING THE LACK OF CONTROL IN COMBINATION WITH TIRE INSTABILITY. MY 2009 CHEVY AVEO IS CURRENTLY IN MY POSSESSION. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED AND DEEMED NOT REPAIRABLE BY BOTH THE PRIVATE REPAIR FACILITY AND DEALERSHIP. BOTH HAVE ALSO BEEN CONFIRMED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH TO A STOP. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO HESITANT TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NINE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,200.

CAR LOOSES POWER THEN SURGES WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. CAR HAS HAD TO HAS IGNITION COIL REPLACED 4 TIMES. *TR