2008 CHEVROLET AVEO Complaints

ON JULY 21, 2014 AT ABOUT 7:45 IN THE MORNING, MY WIFE WHO WAS GOING TO CHURCH WENT TO THE GARAGE TO USE THE AVEO. WHEN SHE OPENED THE DOOR, SHE WAS MET WITH DARK SMOKE AND SMELL OF BURNED PLASTIC. THEN SHE SAW THE MIDDLE OF THE DASHBOARD BURNED CREATING A BIG HOLE. THEN I HAD THE AVEO TOWED TO THE CHARLES CLARK CHEVROLET WHERE I BOUGHT THE AVEO FOR THEM TO SEE. THEN I WENT HOME AND PASSING BY THE MAILBOX I GOT THE MAIL AND SAW AN ENVELOPE FROM GENERAL MOTORS. WHEN I OPENED THE ENVELOPE, I SAW THE LETTER OF THE RECALL OF THE AVEO DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE HEADLAMP SWITCH OR DAYTIME RUNNING LAMP WHICH GENERATE HEAT WHICH COULD MELT HEADLAMP SWITCH AND DRL MODULE CAUSING FIRE. THAT WAS WHAT HAPPENED TO THE AVEO. SO I CALLED GM AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED. THEN AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF CALLS AND AN INSPECTION BY THEIR ENGINEERS, I WAS TOLD THAT THE DAMAGE WAS BEYOND REPAIR AND THEY WILL PAY A LITTLE OVER $4,000 BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT REPAIR THE AVEO. I TOLD THEM I DO NOT AGREE BECAUSE THE AVEO WAS IN GOOD CONDITION AT SEVEN YEARS OLD, LESS THAN 16,000 MILEAGE, THE TIRES WERE STILL THE ORIGINAL TIRES WHEN BOUGHT AND HAD NEVER BEEN BROUGHT TO A REPAIR SHOP. SO I TOLD THEM TO REPAIR THE AVEO TO ITS CONDITION BEFORE THE FIRE. I COULD NOT BELIEVE THEY CANNOT REPAIR WHEN THEY CAN CREATE A NEW CAR. THE RECALL WAS A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT AND MY WIFE WAS LUCKY SHE WAS NOT IN THE CAR WHEN THE FIRE HAPPENED. IF THE CAR WAS NOT BURNED, IT WOULD STILL BE GOOD FOR ANOTHER SEVEN YEARS. WITH GM'S PROPOSAL, MY WIFE AND I WILL INCUR A DEBT TO GET ANOTHER CAR AND WHEN SHE RETIRES AS A NURSE SUPERVISOR AT TEXAS STATE VETERANS HOME IN TWO OR THREE YEARS, WE WILL BE BURDENED WITH A LOAN PAST OUR RETIREMENT. MY WIFE IS 72 YEARS OLD NOW. WE DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/24/14. UPDATED 03/04/15. *JB

MY CAR STARTED TO SHAKE, SQUEAK, AND JERK. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR A FEW DAYS NOW, AFTER TAKING IT TO TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS. I THEN LEARNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RECALLS FOR THE WHEEL BEARING, DRIVE TRAIN, AND PULLEY SYSTEM FOR THE ENGINE. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE USED CAR AND WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T HELP ME WITH RECALLS. I THEN CALLED GM DIRECTLY AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO OPEN RECALL ON MY CAR. I FURTHER RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT TO BE A LIE, YOUR DATA BASE ALONE STATES THERE IS ONE THAT MAY CAUSE THE CAR TO CATCH FIRE. THIS IS MY FIRST CAR TO PURCHASE AND WITH IT HAVING MAJOR SAFETY RECALLS AND NO ONE WANTING TO HELP, I DIDN'T KNOW WHO ELSE TO CONTACT. *TR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT NEEDS A NEW AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE. THE COST IS 908.89 AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS RECENTLY EXPIRED. *TR

MY CAR HAS BEEN HAVING NUMEROUS AIRBAG ISSUES AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE FIRST ISSUE WITH MY AIRBAGS HAPPENED LAST YEAR AROUND THIS TIME. I TOOK CAR TO CHEVY SERVICE CENTER AND THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD TO REPLACE WHOLE FRONTAL AIRBAG SENOR AND OTHER SYSTEMS. IN MAY OF THIS YEAR AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. TOOK CAR TO CHEVY SERVICE CENTER AND THERE WERE NUMEROUS FAULT CODES PARTICULARLY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY BELIEVE THERE IS A MALFUNCTION IN THE SYSTEM BUT THEY WERE SUGGESTING I REPLACE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR. I ASKED GM TO DO A FULL SYSTEM CHECK ON MY AIRBAG SYSTEM BUT THEY REFUSED. I COULD NOT AFFORD THE REPAIRS SO I DID NOT HAVE THE ISSUE FIX. ALSO, I WAS NOT CONVINCED THAT IT WOULD HAVE SOLVED THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT 100% SURE SINCE THERE WERE NUMEROUS FAULT CODES. THE NEXT ISSUE IS HARD TO DESCRIBE BUT WHEN I AM DRIVING MY CAR JERKS AND SHAKES AND ALMOST SHUTS DOWN AND STARTS BACK UP AT THE SAME TIME. THIS HAPPENS WHETHER I AM STANDING BY A LIGHT OR FULLY IN DRIVE MODE. I TOOK CAR TO SHOP BUT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE ISSUE BECAUSE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOT ON AND IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. ONLY WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR FOR MORE THAN AN 30 MINUTES TO AN HOUR. *TR

ON THE CHEVY AVEO, ALL MODEL YEARS, THE PARK LOCK SITCH , THAT ALSO MAKES THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORK , SOMETIMES DOESN'T FUNCTION . THIS MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, ALSO THE BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T COME ON. THEREFORE, WHEN DRIVING THE BRAKE LIGHTS SOMETIMES DON'T WORK, WHICH IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON., DASHBOARD CLOCK AND CD RADIO ALSO WENT OUT. THE CHEVROLET SERVICING DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE SERVICE CODES REFLECTED A SHORT IN WIRING AND THE DASHBOARD HAS TO BE REMOVED TO CHECK THE WIRE HARNESS FOR THE SHORT. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $315 , MANAGER CONTINUED TO STATE ALSO THE SENSOR MODULE FOR THE AIRBAG MAY BE DEFECTIVE. WHY DO THEY CHARGE FOR DIAGNOSIS WHEN THEIR DIAGNOSIS MEASURES CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND WANT TO CHARGE ANOTHER $315 FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS?I WITH THE I'VE CHECKED WITH OTHER AVEO OWNERS AND SOME HAVE THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I DO BELIEVE THERE IS A FAULT WITH THIS CAR. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY IF THEIR IS AN ACCIDENT WITH THIS CAR. *TR

MY GRANDMOTHER HAS SOUGHT HELP BECAUSE HERE KEY GETS EXTREMELY HOT. HER GEAR SHIFTER LOCKS UP AND SHE CANT MOVE IT. THE AIR BAG LIGHT POPS ON AND WONT GO OFF. ALSO SHE HAS ASKED MULTIPLE TIMES AT VARIOUS DEALERS ETC, ABOUT IT AND THEY TELL HER THERE ARE NO RECALLS OR ANYTHING KNOWN. WE KNOW THEIR ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT MODULE BUT NOBODY SEEMS TO HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THIS... AS I SAID THIS IS FOR MY GRANDMOTHER. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. UPON INSPECTION AT DEALERSHIP IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THE CLOCK AND WIRING FROM THE AIRBAG COMPONENT TO THE CLOCK BE REPLACED TO FIX A SENSOR MALFUNCTION ISSUE. WARNED THAT IF ISSUE WAS NOT FIXED, IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT THE AIRBAG WOULD FAIL TO DEPLOY IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TO WHOM THIS MAY CONCERN, I RECENTLY REPLACED A DEFECTIVE IGNITION CYLINDER AND A IGNITION HOUSING IN MY STEERING WHEEL COLUMN COSTING OVER FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS INCLUDING LABOR COST. I HAVE OWNED MANY OLD USED CARS AND SEVERAL NEW VEHICLES. I HAVE NEVER REPLACED A IGNITION SWITCH. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND STILL OWN THIS VEHICLE TODAY. I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON MY AUTOMOBILE. THE MOST EXPENSIVE WAS THE $1600. DOLLAR TIMING CHAIN BREAKDOWN. IT IS REALLY A SHAME NEW CARS ARE BUILT SO THAT THEY DO BREAKDOWN. BEING THE IGNITION SWITCH AND IGNITION HOUSING I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE RECALLED ON CHEVROLET AVEOS, AS WELL. THIS PART WAS DEEMED TO HAVE BROKEN DUE TO THE EXTREME NATURE OF GMC IGNITION PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ALL EFFORTS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE BUSHING WAS WORN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.