2008 CHEVROLET AVEO Complaints

I PURCHASED A 2008 CHEVY AVEO IN MAY OF 2008 I HAVE HAD PROBLEM WITH FRONT END VIBRATION AND PULLING TO THE LEFT. I STARTED REPORTING THE PROBLEM AUG. 08. THEY ROTATED TIRES AND THAT SHOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. AGAIN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER OCT. 2008, MAR. 2009,AND THEN AGAIN JULY, 2009. THEY TOLD ME ONCE AGAIN THAT TIRES NEEDED ROTATED AND FRONT IN ALIGNMENT. I STORED THE CAR FOR THE WINTER OCT. 2009 TO APRIL, 2010. I NOW HAVE TAKEN BACK FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY NOW TELL ME IT HAS TO BENT RIMS WITH NO SIGN OF DAMAGE. THEY JUST WON'T SPIN OUT TRUE WHEN THEY ARE PUT ON MACHINE. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT. TIRES ARE WORN OUT WITH 20,000 MILES ON IT. I DID SOME INVESTIGATING AND OTHERS ARE COMPLAINING THAT THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE RIMS. TALK TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THESE STEEL RIMS ON AVEO BEND EASILY AND HAVE REPLACED ALOT OF THEM. TALK TO GM ABOUT THIS AND TOLD THEM WHAT I HAD FOUND OUT. THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THEM. TALK WITH OTHER DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER AND HE STATED THAT THEY WON'T BECAUSE THEY WOULD HAVE TO ADMIT THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THESE RIMS. CALL GM AGAIN TALKED TO THEM ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THE GUY AT GM STATED I DON'T CARE HOW MANY COMPLAINTS THERE ARE NHTSA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. I HOPE THAT YOU WILL TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT THIS COMPLAINT. I TRULY BELIEVE GM KNOWS THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AND WON'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THESE VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED IN SOUTH KOREA. *TR

WAS DRIVING AND MADE A LEFT TURN CAR STARTED SHAKING THEN WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 15 MPH. *TR

LOSS OF POWER STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY. HAS JUST ENOUGH POWER TO GET YOU OFF OF THE ROAD. *TR

2008 CHEVY AVEO - ON 9/4/2009 TRANSMISSION 5TH GEAR FORK BROKE WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY (MECHANIC LATER TOLD ME FORK IS MADE OF ALUMINUM). DEALERSHIP REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY WITH SIMILAR ALUMINUM PART. ON 2/7/2010 2008 CHEVY AVEO MOTOR MOUNT SHEARED WHEN STARTING OUT FROM INTERSECTION. ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION DROPPED JUST ENOUGH TO STALL CAR AND COULD NOT START OR PUT IN NEUTRAL GEAR TO PUSH VEHICLE OUT OF INTERSECTION. *TR

CAR IS VERY UNSTABLE ON HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH. THE CAR HAS HAD A VIBRATION SINCE NEW AT 45MPH. OR SO BALANCE TIRES CHECK RIMS TURN DOWN ROTOR STILL A PROBLEM AT 31,000 MILES CAR IS GOING ON SECOND SET OF ROTORS AND BRAKE LININGS WITH PROBABLY 4 ROTOR TURN DOWNS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE DRIVER STRUCK A DEER IN THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL. HE THEN GAINED VEHICLE CONTROL, AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE ENGULFED INTO FLAMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THERE WAS MINOR INJURY SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 36,000.

MY SISTER RECENTLY CUT HER HAND WHEN SHE GRABBED THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE ON MY 2008 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHEN WE LOOKED CLOSER AT THE HANDLE, IT APPEARS TO BE SEPARATING AT THE TOP JOINED SEAMS. IT HAS A VERY SHARP EDGE TO IT SIMILAR TO THE LID OF A PULL TOP CAN. I DON'T TRANSPORT MANY PEOPLE SO I WAS NOT AWARE OF IT'S CONDITION. I'M GLAD THAT THE INCIDENT DID NOT INVOLVE A CHILD BECAUSE THEY COULD HAVE SUSTAINED A SERIOUS CUT. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY WRECKS OR DAMAGE TO MY CAR TO RESULT IN THE DOOR HANDLE SEPARATING. I FELL THIS IS A SERIOUS ENOUGH SITUATION TO WARRANT REPORTING. I'VE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT CONSISTENTLY MALFUNCTIONING. IT'S BEEN SUPPOSEDLY FIXED TWICE..BUT IT STILL MALFUNCTIONS. *TR

CHEVY AVEO 2008 BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN MAY 18 2009 STILL UNDER WARRANTY WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR THERE WAS A DEFECT IN IT AND THE CAR SALESMAN DID NOT REPORT IT TO US WHEN WE BOUGHT THE CAR. THE FAILURE IS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND SHIFTER INDICATOR LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING. I CAN NOT SEE AT NIGHT HOW FAST I AM GOING, CAN'T SEE MY GAUGES, OR WHEN I AM SHIFTING INTO DRIVE ETC. I FEEL IT IS VERY UNSAFE ESPECIALLY DRIVING AT NIGHT. I DID READ THAT CHEVY AVEO HAVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH I DID NOT KNOW UNTIL AFTER BUYING THE CAR. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE FAILURE IS THAT IT IS UNSAFE AND IT WILL NOT PASS SAFETY INSPECTION HERE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII. THE FAILURE TO FIX THE NEEDED REPAIR CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT AND BE DANGER TO OTHERS. CORRECT THE PROBLEM......I REPORTED IT TO THE SALESMAN ON MAY 20 AND WAS REFERRED TO SERVICE THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP CLOSED DOWN AND 2 MONTHS LATER THE SERVICE DEPT. OPEN. THE WRONG PART WAS ORDERED AND IT IS OVER 3 MONTHS THE CAR STILL NOT FIXED...THE SERVICE DEPT WILL CLOSE DOWN THIS FRIDAY ON NOV. 13 2009. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH COSTUMER ASSISTANCE SEVERAL TIMES AND THE SERVICE DEPT LOCALLY BUT THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING AS IT MIGHT TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS OR A YEAR NO TIME FRAME ACCORDING TO CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE FROM GMC. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT TO DO. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVEO. SINCE YEAR 2008 THE PASSENGER FRONTAL AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE, AND THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. RECENTLY THE DRIVERS FRONTAL AIR BAG FAILED HAS FAILED. THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE $95.00 DOLLARS TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,400.

PRESENT PROBLEM: 2008 CHEVROLET AVEO ON 09/30/2009, I CUT A FINGER ON MY LEFT HAND TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR TO GET OUT OF MY CAR. A BREAK IN 'SILVER COATING MATERIAL' ON HANDLE WAS WHAT CAUSED THE CUT. I WAS THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE, SO THAT YOU WILL KNOW THE BAD HANDLES WILL BE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR. EITHER THE DRIVER OR THE PASSENGER BEHIND THE DRIVER, AS THESE TWO HANDLES ARE PROBABLY FORMED IN THE SAME TYPE MOLD. MY FINGER WAS BLEEDING AND STINGING IN CUT AREA. I HAVE HAD TO TAPE THE HANDLE OF THE CAR TO USE IT TO GET OUT NOW. CUT CAME AS TOTAL SURPRISE. ARE OTHER PEOPLE DRIVING THIS CAR GETTING THEIR FINGERS CUT TOO? *TR