There are 4 owner-reported speed control & cruise complaints for the 2011 Chevrolet Aveoin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
MY CAR HAS HAD MULTIPLE ISSUE WITHIN THE 8 MONTHS IS HAVE HAD IT. MY CAR HAS 68900 MILES ON IT AND IS A 2011. MY CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR A TOTAL OF TWO MONTHS BECAUSE, MY BREAKS STOPPED WORKING ON THE INTERSTATE, IT WAS RUNNING HOT, MY ACCELERATION ( PICKUP SPEED) WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. MY CAR IS ALWAYS DRIFTING TO THE LEFT WHEN I DO DRIVE. MY CHECK OIL LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD A FULL TANK OF OIL. THEY TOLD ME AGAIN NOTHING WAS WRONG. A LARGE AMOUNT OF LIQUID COMES OUT MY CAR AFTER PARKING IT, ASSUMING IT IS FROM MY A/C BUT ITS MORE THEN USUAL. MY A/C DOES NOT GET COLD ALL THE TIME, ITS PRETTY HOT. MY STEERING WHEEL HAS BEEN SHAKING SINCE I PURCHASED IT, WHEN I GO UP HILL MY CAR WONT GO PAST 40 MPH, THEN WHEN IT REACHES TO 60 MPH IT WONT STOP INCREASING, WHEN I HIT MY BREAK GOING DOWN HILL THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES, AND THE CAR TOO.THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS TELLING ME NOTHING IS WRONG WITH MY CAR.
I BOUGHT A CHEVY AVEO BACK IN FEB 2014. WAS ON WAY HOME SOMETIME IN AUGUST AND GETTING ON TO HIGHWAY FROM RAMP WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND RUNNING HOT ACCORDING TO TEMP GAUGE. I GOT IT TOWED TO SHOP AND CALLED THE NEXT DAY TO FIND THEY COULD NOT FIND NOTHING WRONG!! SO I PICKED UP THE CAR AND ABOUT THREE WEEKS LATER ON WAY HOME THIS TIME ONLY ON BACK ROADS DOING 35, THE CAR DOES SAME THING. WHAT IS IT GONNA TAKE FOR CHEVY TO FIX THIS ISSUE THAT I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT. I AM NOT ABLE TO JUST GO BUT ANOTHER CAR!!!! WAKE UP CHEVROLET!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70MPH THE CONTACT FELL ASLEEP BEHIND THE WHEEL AND CRASHED INTO SIX CABLE POLES. THE DRIVER SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AT 70MPH UNTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO CANCEL THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE SHOULD HAVE DISENGAGED AT FIRST IMPACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 10/10/12*CN UPDATED 10/15/2012 *JS
I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES OF LACKING POWER AND ONCE I EVEN LOST TOTAL POWER AND HAD TO COAST ONTO A SIDE ROAD. I CAN HIT THE ACCELERATOR AND IT SLOWLY ACCELERATES TO SPEED. IT GENERALLY TENDS TO OCCUR AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 50-60 MPH AND FLARES UP WHEN THE TEMP IS ABOUT 60-65 DEGREES F OUTSIDE. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AS WELL AND WE WERE ALMOST HIT BY AN ONCOMING CAR. NOW MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FINALLY CAME ON AFTER UNDER 2 YEARS OF THIS ISSUE AND IT SAYS CATALYST SYSTEM EFFICIENCY BELOW THRESHOLD. BANK 1 (CODE # P0420). THERE ARE ONLY JUST OVER 41,000 MILES ON MY CAR NOW. *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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