2007 CHEVROLET AVEO Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BURNING FUMES WERE PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DLR MODULE WIRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V261000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD ON INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME INOPERABLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO THE PARK POSITION. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO DISENGAGE FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE BOX WIRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V261000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000. UPDATED 4/29/15*CN

KEY GOT "STUCK IN IGNITION" AND WOULD NOT COME OUT. MY CAR IN NOT ON THE GM RECALL LIST SO DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE ME AN ARM AND TWO LEGS TO FIX. TOOK TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP. HOW DO CARS GET ADDED TO THE RECALL LIST? MINE SHOULD DEFINITELY BE ON THIS ONE FOR IGNITION PROBLEM TO THE TUNE OF $357. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND ACTIVATED THE HEADLIGHTS, ALL THE ELECTRICAL POWER FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A SHIFT INTERLOCK SOLENOID. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,587.

DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS SUDDENLY TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING AND NOW HEADLIGHTS DON'T WORK AT ALL. *TR

HEADLIGHT FAILED. I HAVE OWNED THIS AUTO 4 YEARS AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 6 HEADLIGHTS. I JUST GOT A TICKET BECAUSE MY HEADLIGHT WAS OUT, AND I HAD REPLACED A HEADLIGHT LESS THAN 3 MONTHS AGO. I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE SO MANY HEADLIGHTS IN ONE VEHICLE IN ALL MY 49 YEARS OF DRIVING. THESE HEADLIGHTS CANNOT BE REPLACED BY THE OWNER, BECAUSE IT REQUIRES SPECIALIZED TOOLS. I HAVE TO TAKE MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE EVERY TIME A HEADLIGHT GOES OUT, SO THE COST IN 3X WHAT THE LAMP ALONE COSTS AT A PARTS STORE. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE DESIGN OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR

AFTER STARTING CAR, I WAS UNABLE TO DISENGAGE THE CAR FROM THE PARKING POSITION. WAS ONLY ABLE TO GET CAR OUT THE PARK POSITION BY JAMMING A METAL DEVICE INTO THE MANUAL SHIFT LOCK RELEASE POSITION. ENDED HAVING CAR TOWED TO MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS NEEDING A NEW FUSE BOX. HOWEVER, AFTER FIRST DRIVE HOME, BACK TO ORIGINAL PROBLEM: CANNOT REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION AND IF I DO DRIVE, ELECTRICAL POWER GOES OUT. *TR

AIR BAG DEPLOYED LIGHT CAME ON APPROXIMATELY 12/3 AND STAYS ON. WILL THIS CAUSE THE BAG NOT TO DEPLOY IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT? I HAVE NOTICED ON LINE THIS HAS BEEN MENTIONED BY OTHERS AS WELL. SHOULD THIS BE A RECALL ISSUE OR SHOULD THE VEHICLE OWNER BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CORRECTING OF THE PROBLEM? *TR

IN JULY 2014, I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE #14093 FROM CHEVROLET/GM ADVISING OF A FIRE HAZARD INVOLVING MY DAYTIME RUNNING HEADLIGHTS. THE NOTICE ADVISED THE PARTS ARE NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE... I CALLED THEIR 800 NUMBER SEVERAL TIMES UP THROUGH TODAY TO CHECK ON GETTING THIS HAZARD FIXED. UNFORTUNATELY, TODAY IS 11-22-14, AND THEY STILL ARE NOT READY TO REMEDY THE HAZARD. IN ADDITION, MY INTERIOR LIGHT STOPPED WORKING A FEW MONTHS AGO, AND IT'S NOT THE LIGHT BULB BECAUSE I REPLACED IT. I WOULD LIKE THIS REPAIRED TOO. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY CAR, AND IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT FOUR MONTHS HAVE NOW GONE BY SINCE THE RECALL NOTICE, I STRONGLY FEEL THAT CHEVROLET/GM SHOULD OFFER/PAY FOR A SAFE LOANER VEHICLE UNTIL THEY REMOVE THE FIRE HAZARD. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR