2007 CHEVROLET AVEO Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION KEY BECAME EXTREMELY HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH MODULE, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. UPDATED 09/18/15*LJ *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT BEGAN PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED AN ABS SPEED SENSOR FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,800. MA 10/1

IN JUNE, 2011 MY SISTER WAS DRIVING A AVEO AND CLIPPED A ROAD SIGN ON THE RIGHT FRONT BUMPER, CONTINUED TO GO STRAIGHT OVER TO LEFT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT OF APPROX. 6 FT AND 40-45 MPH AND HIT STEERING WHEEL SO HARD THAT IT BROKE STEERING WHEEL AND BUSTED HER HEART KILLING HER INSTANTLY. I WENT TO SCHOOL FOR AUTOMOTIVE AND KNOW A LOT ABOUT CARS AND THIS ACCIDENT MAKES NO SENSE. I TOOK PICS OF EVERYTHING. EVEN THOUGH THE AIRBAG WAS OUT IT DIDN'T APPEAR TO HAVE INFLATED COMPLETELY AND THE CLOTHING MY SISTER HAD ON SHE SHOULD'VE HAD SOME SORT OF CUTS, BURNS,ABBRASIONS,BUT INSTEAD NOTHING BUT A BUSTED HEART. SHE ALSO HIT THE WINDSHIELD WITH HER FOREHEAD. I SAW NO SORT OF RESIDUE ON OR IN THE CAR AS EVIDENCE THAT THE AIRBAG DID WHAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO. SHE SUSTAINED INJURIES COMMON TO THOSE INJURIES SUSTAINED FROM A CAR NOT EQUIPPED WITH AN AIRBAG. I WAS EVEN GOING TO SEE IF AVEO CAME WITH A BLACK BOX AND TO PULL IT OFF AND HAVE IT ANALYZED, BUT THE CAR GOT SENT TO JUNK YARD BEFORE I COULD DO THAT. NO CONCLUSION TO THIS WHOLE ORDEAL AND THIS GREAT LOSS WE'VE SUFFERED WILL EVER BRING HER BACK, BUT KNOWING WHAT I DO ABOUT CARS, I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS AND REALLY WANT THIS LOOKED INTO. I HAVE INC REPORTS PICS OF THE SCENE WITH AND WITHOUT THE CAR , AS WELL AS THE CAR BY ITSELF PANEL FOR PANEL PICS OF THE CAR. I KNOW THE AVEO IS NOT ONE OF THE VEHICLES NAMED ON THE NEWS, BUT THERE ARE OTHER SIMILAR CARS WITH THE SAME ISSUES.

I WAS DRIVING TO MY MOTHER'S HOUSE, THE CAR WAS NOT SHIFTING RIGHT AND THE ENGINE WAS WHINING, ALL OF A SUDDEN I SMELLED SMOKE AND SEEN FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. GM WOULD ONLY FIX THE HARNESS , THE VEHICLE WOULD START AGAIN BUT YOU COULD NOT DRIVE IT. NO POWER IN THE ENGINE. SO I HAD TO EAT $6400.00 DOLLARS I OWED AND TRADED IT WITH CARBONE AUTO IN YORKVILLE NEW YORK. THEY SOLD ME A CAR WITH THE ABS LIGHTS ON THE TRACTION LIGHTS ON, THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHTS COME ON AND MY DOORS LOCK AND I HAVE TO CLIMB OVER TO THE OTHER SEAT TO GET OUT. THE SALESMAN KNEW THESE LIGHTS WERE ON BEFORE I SIGNED THE PAPERS AND MY CAR IS STILL NOT FIXED. THIS PAST WINTER I HAD NO HEAT AND GOT CAUGHT IN AN ICE STORM AND MY WINDOWS ICED RIGHT OVER I COULD NOT SEE AND HIT A POLE BY MY DRIVEWAY AND DENTED AND SCRATCH THE WHOLE RIGHT SIDE OF MY CAR. IT IS CARBONE AUTO THAT MADE IT SO MY AVEO CAUGHT FIRE. THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT, THE CAR WOULD NEVER SHIFT RIGHT THE MOTOR WOULD WHINE OUT AND THEY SAID OH THAT IS THE WAY A 1.6 LITER CAR RUNS. I HAD THE FIDELITY EXTRACT WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE AVEO I HAVE LOST 6400 DOLLARS ON THESE CARS AND IT IS THE DEALERS FAULT, WHAT DO I DO NOW MY 2008 IMPALA VIN IS [XXX] THE SALESMAN NAME IS [XXX] HE KNEW THESE LIGHTS WERE ON BEFORE I SIGNED THE PAPERS HE SAID IT WOULD BE FIXED. 8 MONTHS LATER STILL NOT FIXED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ON 7/6/2015 MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED, THEY SAID IT WAS DUE TO A FAULTY OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE WHICH WOULD COST ALMOST $900 TO GET FIXED. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP IF I GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT, MY AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY DUE TO THIS FAILURE. I AM SHOCKED THIS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IS NOT COVERED BY GM AND HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. MY VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION WITHOUT THIS PART.

1. ON JUNE 14, 2015, THE RED PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. I CHECKED THE OWNERS MANUAL AND ALL IT SAID WAS THAT THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG MODULE. NHTSA'S DATABASE STATES IN SERVICE BULLETIN #SB-12-09-41-001, ID #10047441 THAT BUICK/CHEVROLET IS PROVIDING INFORMATION REGARDING COUNTERFEIT VEHICLE AIRBAG MODULE FOR 2006-2010 AVEO (AND OTHER MODELS). ANY VEHICLE AIRBAG DEFECT OR COUNTERFEIT PART IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM! WHAT "INFORMATION" HAVE CHEVROLET/BUICK PROVIDED??? I AM EXTREMELY UPSET THAT ANY PASSENGER IN OUR 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO IS AT GREAT RISK! 2. IN NHTSA'S #14V2161000 RECALL SUBJECT: DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT MODULE OVERHEATING INVOLVES 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO VEHICLES (& OTHER GM VEHICLES). THIS IS OF REAL CONCERN TO US BECAUSE WE HAVE NEVER BEEN CONTACTED BY CHEVROLET ABOUT THIS DEFECTIVE RUNNING LIGHT MODULE OVERHEATING AND POSSIBLY CAUSING A VEHICLE FIRE. WE PURCHASED OUR 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO IN 2009! PLEASE HELP. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT GM WILL NOT REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE AIR BAG SENSOR AND MODULE AS THERE WAS NO RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS DEFECT, AND THEY CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIX THE REPAIRS AT THE COST OF $1,697.48. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS TO FACE IN AN UPWARD POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 8/31/15*CN UPDATED 10/14/2015*JS

I PURCHASED A USED 2007 CHEVY AVEO HATCHBACK FOR MY DAUGHTER'S FIRST CAR. SINCE GETTING IT, THE AIR BAG LIGHTS WOULD SOMETIMES STAY ON AND THEN GO OFF FROM TIME TO TIME. RECENTLY THE MAIN AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON CONSTANT. THEN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON TOO SAYING THAT AIR BAG WAS OFF. NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT IS NOT A SAFE CAR TO DRIVE IF THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. GETTING IT FIXED WILL COST ABOUT $700 TO CHANGE SENSORS AND "OTHER STUFF". UPON RESEARCHING ABOUT AVEO'S AND THEIR AIR BAG ISSUES, I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. SADLY THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS FROM OWNERS OF AVEO'S FOUND ALL OVER THE INTERNET. ALL THESE OWNERS ARE DOING WHAT I AM DOING, PAYING OUT OF POCKET TO FIX A KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED PROBLEM BY THE MANUFACTURER. THESE CARS ARE NOT THE BEST CARS TO BEGIN WITH, BUT OUR DAUGHTER AND HER PASSENGER'S SAFETY IS WORTH THE $700. NOW IF ONLY CHEVROLET FELT THE SAME ABOUT OUR DAUGHTER AND EVERY OTHER OWNER OF AN AVEO AND MAN UP AND FIX THE ISSUE. BESIDES, DON'T TAX PAYERS TECHNICALLY OWN THIS COMPANY ANYWAY BECAUSE OF THE BAILOUT????????????? SOMEONE DEMAND A RECALL ON AVEO'S AND THEIR AIR BAG ISSUES PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY VEHICAL, THE ONE LISTED ABOVE. BUT THERE IS NO WAY TO GET IT FIXED BECAUSE THE PART IN UNAVAILABLE... HOW AM I SUPPOST TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM IF I CAN'T GET IT FIXED.