2010 Chevrolet Aveo Complaint Log

AT POINT OF COLLISION, NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK EFFECTIVELY TO RESTRAIN MY ADOLESCENT SON. IF THE SEAT BELT HAD RESTRAINED HIM PROPERLY AND THE AIR BAG HAD INDEED DEPLOYED; HIS TEETH MARKS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN EMBEDDED INTO THE DASH. I FIRMLY BELIEVE HE AND MYSELF WOULD NOT HAVE SUFFERED THE AMOUNT OF INJURIES IF THE MECHANISMS HAD WORKED PROPERLY. I HAD A HEAD INJURY AND WHIPLASH, ALSO. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION WARNING LIGHT AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG OFF INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS NOT OCCUPIED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CONNECTOR WIRE FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I PURCHASED MY CAR IN AUGUST OF 2010 BRAND NEW IN AUGUST OF 2011 I HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES THE TIRES THAT WERE ON WERE HANKOOK SO THEY PUT 4 NEW TIRES ON IN JULY 2012 MY TIRES WERE SHOT AND I WENT TO GET MY CAR INSPECTED AND IT WOULDN'T PASS ON THIS ONE HANKOOK SAID THE TIRES THAT WERE ON IT WERE 60,000 TIRES SO THEY WOULD PAY 80 % AND I HAD TO PAY 20% AND I COULD PICK WHATEVER BRAND OF TIRE I WANTED I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO PICK SO WENT WITH YOKOHAMA AND THOSE WERE PUT ON SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 25 TO 26,000 +MILES WELL HERE I AM AUGUST NOW OF 2013 I KNEW MY TIRES WERE SHOT SO SET IT UP FOR INSPECTION AND OF COURSE IT WOULD NOT PASS I HAD TO HAVE 4 NEW TIRES AGAIN. THESE CHEVY PAID FOR 2 AND I HAD TO PAY FOR 2 THEY NOW HAVE PUT CONTINENTAL MY NEW CAR FROM AUG. 2010 NOW HAS ITS 4TH SET OF TIRES ON MY CAR WAS A LITTLE OVER 38,408 MILES ON IT WHEN THE 4TH SET OF TIRES WAS PUT ON I KEEP TRYING TO TELL THEM THERE HAS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE THAT THIS IS NOT NORMAL(AND I DON'T SEE HOW IT IS SAFE) I DO TIRE ROTATIONS AND TIRE ALIGNMENTS AND AM NOW BEING TOLD BY THE DISTRICT SPECIALIST THAT AT LEAST NOW WE HAVE IT RECORDED AND THESE ARE 60,000 MILE TIRES (WHICH I SAID WOW SO WAS THE FIRST 2 SETS OF HANKOOK. (THESE 2 TIRES COST ME $260 AND I DO NOT THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS NORMAL TO BE DEALT WITH EVERY YEAR. I HAVE NEVER EVEN HAD AN OLD VEHICLE THAT WENT THROUGH 4 TIRES EVERY YEAR

1ST INCIDENT--DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE "CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER"(LEAKING) ITS HARD TO MAKE THE GEAR SHIFT(MANUAL).DEALER FIXED IT. 2ND INCIDENT--"CHECK ENGINE LIGHT "CAME ON (MILEAGE-3909)-- SOFTWARE NEED UPDATE.DEALER FIXED IT. 3RD INCIDENT-- RATTLING NOISE FROM THE DOOR BACK OF THE DRIVER SIDE.(MILEAGE--6858). IT WAS LOOSE WINDOW CHANNEL. DEALER REPLACE THE PARTS. 4TH INCIDENT--"CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" CAME ON AGAIN (MILEAGE-8882).OXYGEN SENSOR FAILURED.DEALER REPLACED THE PARTS. 5TH INCIDENT-- "BRAKE LIGHT "COME AND GO(MILEAGE--9449). DUE TO BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING AND AT THE SAME TIME THE DEALER ALSO FOUND THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING TOO,NOW THE SAME PARTS FAILED TWICE WITHIN MONTHS.I WOULD LIKE YOU TO LOOK INTO THESE INCIDENT TO VERIFY IS THIS CAR MODEL HAVE THE TREND IN FAILURE OF THESE PARTS WHICH REALLY CONCERNED ME ON SAFETY ISSUES,SPECIALLY THE "CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER"(FAILED TWICE) AND THE "BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER" ON A BRAND NEW CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS SHE FELL ASLEEP BEHIND THE WHEEL AND SWERVED OFF THE ROAD. AFTER REOPENING HER EYES AND TRYING TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE SHE CRASHED INTO A TREE ON THE ADJACENT SIDE OF THE ROAD. UPON IMPACT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THERE WEREN'T ANY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER RECEIVED ABRASIONS TO HER CHEST AREA AND WENT TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THERE WERE NO DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED DUE TO A PENDING INVESTIGATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BRIDGE ABUTMENT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOWING YARD, WHERE IT WAS DESTROYED. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SEAT BELT BURNS TO THE CHEST AND ABDOMEN. THE CONTACT, WHO WAS A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, SUSTAINED HEMATOMA ON HIS RIGHT CALF. THE POLICE APPEARED ON THE SCENE AND FILED A REPORT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000. UPDATED 09/15/11*LJ UPDATED 2/23/12 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE O2 SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

2009 AVEO, STARTED APRIL 2010, AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE TACH NEEDLE WAS JUMPING BETWEEN 500 AND 1500. IT WAS ACTING LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO DIE THAN TACH JUMPED UP. I HEARD THE ENGINE SURGE. LIGHT CHANGED AND CAR BARELY MOVED. I PRESSED GAS PEDAL TO FLOOR BUT CAR WOULD LUNGE FORWARD THAN ACT TO STALL. I PUT INJECTOR CLEANER IN NEXT FUEL TANK. THOUGHT IT WAS FIXED. 3-WEEKS LATER AS I WAS CROSSING A FOUR LANE ROAD, CAR ACT AS I DESCRIBED ABOVE, TACH NEEDLE BOUNCE BETWEEN 500 AND 1500, CAR SPUTTERED AND SURGED. TOOK CAR TO GM DEALER, THEIR COMPUTER FOUND NO PROBLEMS OR CODES. NO ENGINE LIGHT, NO CODE, CLEANER MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, GOT GAS AT DIFFERENT STATION. JULY 2010 TOOK CAR TO DEALER AGAIN. STILL NO CODES, FOUND NO PROBLEMS. I THOUGHT PROBLEM MIGHT HAVE TO DO WITH HIGH HUMIDITY, SINCE THAT WAS THE ONLY COMMONALITY I COULD FIND WITH EACH INCIDENT. THE PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS, I HAVE GONE THROUGH A COMPLETE TANK OF GAS WITH NO PROBLEM. IT OCCURS AT DIFFERENT TIME S OF DAY, DIFFERENT OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES, AND WEATHER GETTING COLD IT DOES IT. TOOK CAR TO DEALER OCTOBER. THEY SAID POSSIBLE THE 10% ETHANOL GAS MAYBE PROBLEM, SO USE PREMIUM GAS. AFTER THREE PREMIUM GAS FILLS. TEMPERATURE BELOW FREEZING CAR SPUTTERED AND SURGED THAN STALLED. ROLLED TO STOP, TURNED KEY OFF, THAN STARTED CAR UP AND DROVE HOME WITH NO PROBLEMS. THREE DAYS LATER, ANOTHER BELOW FREEZING TEMP, CAR BEGAN SLOWING DOWN AT 40MPH THAN SURGED. WHEN THE CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN THE TACH WAS DROPPING OFF THAN JUMPED BACK UP WITH THE SURGE. AS OF TODAY THE CAR HAS 11158 MILES FOR LESS THAN TWO YEARS OLD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING 66 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED. WHILE GOING UPHILL, THE GEAR MOVED TO SECOND GEAR AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO LOWER THE SPEED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER THE LAST TIME THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THE OIL LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE EXHAUST SYSTEM WOULD RELEASE A STRANGE ODOR WHEN DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 189 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THERE WAS A ODOR WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RADIO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE PLASTIC THAT MELTED BEHIND THE CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM. THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 900. UPDATED 01/18/11 *BF UPDATED 03/23/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED SPORADICALLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,349.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET AVEO 5LT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD LOST COMMUNICATION WITH THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WAS SLOW TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED A COLD AIR INTAKE YET THE ENGINE WAS NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO INSTALL THE COMPONENT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING AT LEAST 55 MPH. THE FAILURE WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SWAYBACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE WITH THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1500.

WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN EXPRESSWAY WHEN ALL OF THE SYSTEMS SHUT OFF. JUST LIKE SHE HAD TURNED THE KEY OFF. SHE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES SHE RESTARTED THE CAR AND DROVE HOME. SHE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED IT, THEY CHECKED THE CAR AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. *TR

UNABLE TO SEE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BECAUSE THE WINDSHIELD WASHER CANNOT CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD. 2010 CHEVROLET AVEO WINDSHIELD WASHER IS USELESS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE WASHER FLUID HITS LOW ON THE WINDSHIELD WHILE AT A STOP AND IS UNABLE TO GET PAST THE WIPERS AT LEGAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS BEGAN IMMEDIATELY UPON PURCHASE. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THREE TIMES, AND THE PROBLEM IS UNRESOLVED. THE DEALER CHECKED FIVE OR SIX SIMILAR CARS ON THE LOT AND ALL OF THEM HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. CHANGED WASHER FLUID AND CLEANED LINES. CHANGED WASHER PUMP. DEALER DOES NOT BELIEVE REPLACING THE NOZZLES WITH NEW ONES FROM THE FACTORY WILL RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE ALL SIMILAR VEHICLES CHECKED HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. *JB

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Aveo. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed and attempting to stop the vehicle, the vehicle was bouncing. The contact also stated the key had gotten stuck inside the ignition switch. The contact called the local dealer and was informed that the failure could be attributed to driver's error. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 5,000.