2006 CHEVROLET AVEO Air Bags Problems

A DEER WAS HIT IN THE FRONT HOOD AND BUMPER OF THIS CAR WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT SECTION OF COUNTY ROAD AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.

Mileage: 152,000

SO I WAS AT HOME AND MY CAR WAS PARKED OUTSIDE AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE INSIDE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. IT DAMAGED THE DASHBOARD AND THE WINDOW. I HAVE READ THAT IT IS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE WHICH CAUSES IT TO CATCH ON FIRE. MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBERA140093 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER14V261 RECALL STATUSRECALL INCOMPLETE

Mileage: 147,653

IN OCTOBER 2016 MY 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO LS HATCHBACK'S BATTERY DIED, UNABLE TO JUMPSTART ANYMORE. I REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASH HAS ILLUMINATED SOLID SINCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT. THE GM DEALERSHIP I TOOK IT TOO WASN'T ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE VEHICLE HAD 130,000 MILES AT THE TIME THE BATTERY DIED AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I NOW DO NOT ALLOW ANYONE TO RIDE WITH ME BECAUSE I'M AFRAID THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL MALFUNCTION.

Mileage: 130,000

MY 06 CHEVY AVEO HAS HAD ISSUES SINCE I PURCHASED IT LAST YEAR. UNFORTUNATELY I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS PAPERWEIGHT. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVEROLET AGAIN. THATS MY LARGEST ISSUE IS THAT I BOUGHT A CHEVY. AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AFTER HAVING THE BATTERY DEAD TWICE BECAUSE OF THE ALTERNATOR GOING BAD TWICE. IM UP FOR INSPECTION AND THIS CAR WILL NOT PASS. READING HOW THIS ISSUE HAS NEVER BEEN RESOLVED FOR ANYONE AND CHEVROLET WONT OWN UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE, WHATS THE POINT IN EVEN TRYING BUT TO THROW THIS VEHICLE IN THE GARBAGE? LAST TIME I TOOK MY AVEO IN FOR A RECALL ON THE MODULE, THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT AND THEY DID NOT BECAUSE ITS STILL BURNING UP, SO I JUST TRY TO NOT DRIVE AT NIGHT. I HAVE A TWO YEAR OLD AND THREE YEAR OLD AND IF THOSE AIRBAGS RANDOMLY DEPLOY AND WE GET INTO A CAR ACCIDENT, THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE A LAWSUIT ON THEIR HANDS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND WHILE STATIONARY, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FREELAND CHEVROLET IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A SPRING COIL IN THE AIR BAG SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/01/17*LJ *CN1

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO STOP WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. INSTEAD, THE TIRES SPUN IN PLACE AND THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF AND EVENTUALLY CRASHED INTO A LIGHT POST. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

Mileage: 38,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY INDEPENDENTLY INTO A POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE INJURIES TO THE CONTACT'S NECK, BACK AND LEG. THERE WAS MEDICAL ATTENTION REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

Mileage: 38,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE INVOLUNTARY ACCELERATED AND THE BRAKING ABILITY SEIZED. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A UTILITY POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

Mileage: 38,000

THE SAME TIME THE RECALL FOR DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS MODULE CAME MY DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS INDICATOR STARTED FLASHING AND MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO DEALER TO FIX DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS MODULE, I ALSO HAD AIRBAG LIGHT CHECK AND THEY SAID THE WIRING HARNESS MELTED AND IT COST ME OVER $300.00 TO FIX. IS THIS CONNECTED TO DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT MODULE PROBLEM? IF SO I WOULD LIKE MY MONEY BACK! LET ME KNOW PLEASE.

Mileage: 120,596

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

Mileage: 61,000

MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON & STAYS ON. LOOKED UP RECALL ITS NOT LISTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 87,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 87,000

BOTH THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS AIRBAG LIGHTS REMAIN ON NO MATTER IF PARKED OR DRIVING. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DO NOT APPEAR TO BE WORKING. FEAR THAT BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH. FEEL GM NEEDS TO RECALL THIS ISSUE, DEALERS ARE CLUELESS, I DO NOT INTENT TO HAVE THIS FIXED OR EVEN DIAGNOSED BASED ON THE SHEER QUANTITY OF SAME/SIMILAR COMPLAINS WITH NO CLEAR CUT RESOLUTION. PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT REMAINS ON AT ALL TIMES WHETHER SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT OR NOT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ON AT ALL TIMES NO MATTER IF PARKED, RUNNING, IN REVERSE, NEUTRAL, OR DRIVE. I SERIOUSLY HOPE THIS CAR DOESN'T KILL ME. SEEMS WITH ALL OF THE AIRBAG SAFETY RECALLS, THIS ONE NEEDS TO BE ADDED. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE DEATH. *TR

Mileage: 132,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

2005 AND 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO THE STEERING AREA WAS HEATING UP.*MW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

I FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL WENT THROUGH THE MEDIAN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 80 OUTSIDE DOUGLAS WYOMING. AS I WOKE WHEN THE CAR WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MEDIAN MY CAR IMPACTED A CONCRETE CULVERT AND WENT THROUGH THE GUARD RAIL ONTO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE WHERE IT FINALLY CAN TO A STOP ACROSS THE OTHER TWO LANES OF ON COMING TRAFFIC ALL WITH NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

Mileage: 100,205

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO LT THAT I PURCHASED NEW, AND IT CURRENTLY HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. IT FAILED VIRGINIA SAFETY INSPECTION BECAUSE THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE HUDGINS HOLIDAY CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA ON NOVEMBER 5, 2014 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. AFTER A THROUGH DIAGNOSIS, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR, AND IT WILL COST $1,152.00 TO REPLACE THE SENSOR. I SEARCHED THE WEB AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE AVEO. I FOUND A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF ENTRIES WHERE OTHER AVEO OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. SINCE THIS A SAFETY ISSUE, BECAUSE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH, AND SINCE IT SEEMS TO EFFECT MANY AVEOS, I FEEL THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL, OR AS A MINIMUM, GM SHOULD REPLACE THE SENSOR AT NO COST TO THE EFFECTED AVEO OWNERS. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

AIRBAG ERROR LIGHT IS ON.TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND TESTED. TECHNICIAN FOUND THAT THE SEAT CONNECTORS ARE DEFECTIVE CAUSING A HIGH RESISTANCE IN THE CIRCUIT. AIRBAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY. CONNECTORS NEED REPLACED. WIRING HARNESS NEEDS REPAIRED/REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 71,401

2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE MULTIPLE MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. IT WAS NOT DISCLOSED TO HER, THAT THE VEHICLE HAD FRAME DAMAGE, IT WAS A FLEET VEHICLE, AND THE AIR BAGS WERE REPLACED WITH USED ONES. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, A BOLT IN THE BROKE, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO COLLAPSE AND LANDED ON THE AXLE, BREAKING IT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. ALSO, SHE HAD THE AXLE REPLACED PREVIOUSLY, NOT KNOWING THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRAME. DUE TO THE FRAME DAMAGE AND WARPED UNDERCARRIAGE, A BOLT CONNECTED TO THE FRAME THAT WAS CONNECTED TO THE MOTOR MOUNT HIDDEN UNDER THE ENGINE HAD PREVIOUSLY BENT AND SEVERED 3/4 OF THE WAY THROUGH THE BOLT. IT WENT UN-DETECTED AND HER MECHANIC DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR, SINCE THE FRAME WAS NOT DISCLOSED. *JB

2006 CHEVY AVEO I GOT MY DAUGHTER THIS CAR IT SEEMED TO BE GREAT WHEN WE FIRST GOT AVEO LAST YEAR WE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE SWITCH. THERE WIRING ISSUES AIR BAG LIGHTS ON AND CLOCK COMES ON AND OFF THIS YEAR ODOMETER MILEAGE IS FADING AND HEADLIGHTS ON NO LIGHT FOR MILEAGE. LOW FUEL AND LOW WATER DOES NOT COME ON AND ON THE 7/1 AND TWO TIMES ON 7/4 HER SPEEDOMETER IS NOT READING RIGHT IT READ 15 MILES OFF FROM WHAT THE CAR IS GOING FASTER. THE THREE TIMES GETTING PULLED OVER AND SHE SAID THE GAUGE BEEN ACTING WEIRD THEN GOES BACK TO NORMAL THE ONE COP SAID I KNOW THATS WHY I DON'T HAVE ONE OF THESE CARS AND STILL GAVE HER A TICKET. SO NOW THE CAR SITS UNTIL THE RECALL BUT THE BEST THING ( NOT ) I HAVE TWO AVEOS MY HUSBANDS THAT SIT AND WE GET TO SHARE BETWEEN THE THREE OF US IS MY VAN THAT'S A DODGE. I CANT BELIEVE WIRING HEATING UP BY THE DAY TIME MODULE THAT WILL CATCH FIRE AND IT TAKING THIS LONG SAFETY AND CHEVY HAS NOTHING ON THERE SITE FOR THE RECALL WOW. *TR

Mileage: 152,000

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR NEVER TURNS OFF, EVEN WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES PERIODICALLY STOP WORKING AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FUSE BLOWS FREQUENTLY. ALSO HAVE TO FREQUENTLY USE THE SHIFT-LOCK RELEASE FEATURE IN ORDER TO GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK. HAVE HAD PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE KEY GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ALSO PERIODICALLY STOP WORKING (THEY TURN ON AND OFF RANDOMLY). HAVE NEEDED TO HAVE DAMAGED WIRES IN THE HOOD COMPARTMENT FUSE BOX REPLACED, BUT ALL PROBLEMS KEEP COMING BACK. CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO KEEP TAKING THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS AND CANNOT AFFORD A NEW CAR, SO I AM CURRENTLY DRIVING WITH ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS. I DO NOT EVER FEEL SAFE IN THE CAR AND AVOID TAKING IT ANYWHERE UNLESS I ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO. MANY OF THESE SAME PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED BY OTHER OWNERS AND THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE RECALLS THAN JUST THE CURRENT FIRE HAZARD RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

HIT FROM BEHIND WITH A CAR PUSHED MY CAR INTO A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. DRIVERS FRONT AIR BAG DEPLOYED. IT COMPLETELY BLEW UP; BURNING MY HAND AND ARM. THERE WAS MOSTLY SECOND DEGREE BURNS. THERE WAS SOME PARTS ON THE ARM LATER SHOWING THIRD DEGREE BURNS. THE CAR I WAS DRIVING WAS DETERMINED TO BE TOTALED. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE THEY WERE STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

Mileage: 37,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CONNECTORS LOCATED UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,383. THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAD LIGHT CAME ON AT LEAST THREE TIMES. THE BELIEVED THE PROBLME WAS A LOOSE CONNECTION UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT. UPDATED 02/24/12

Mileage: 65,383

2006 AVEO RED AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. CAR HAS HIGH MILES BUT AIR BAG PROBLEMS SEEM TO BE RAMPANT IN THESE CARS NO MATTER THE MILEAGE. GM SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES. I HAVE NOT SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS, MOST MANUFACTURERS CARE ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO CAME ON AT ABOUT 110,000 MILES. I WORRY THAT THE BAG COULD SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOY, OR FAIL TO DEPLOY WHEN IT SHOULD. HAVING READ THE OTHER COMPLAINTS OF DEALERS NOT BEING ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM, I HESITATE TO SPEND MONEY I CAN'T SPARE ON A "FIX" THAT DOESN'T WORK. CHEVROLET SHOULD SOLVE THIS PROBLEM AND ISSUE A RECALL FOR MODELS THAT USE THIS TYPE OF AIRBAG. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE HE WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE AIR BAG OFF LIGHT CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE A CHEVY AVEO 2006 AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT FOR THE DRIVER IS ON, THAT MEANS IT HAS AN ISSUE. FOR ALMOST 7 WEEKS THE GM DEALER IS TRYING TO FIX IT WITHOUT ANY RESULTS. THEY GAVE ME THE CAR BACK A COUPLE TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. I HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH THIS CAR IN 2007. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM AND IT LOOKS LIKE MY AVEO IS NOT ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS, I?D LIKE GM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM OR TO TAKE THE CAR BACK, I DON?T FEEL SAFE ANYMORE WITH DRIVING THIS CAR! THANK YOU! *TR

Mileage: 51,900

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY AVEO AND THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN ON EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE SENSOR...THEY SAY IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT I BELIEVE THAT WHEN AN AIRBAG COULD DEPLOY AT ANY MINUTE OR NOT DEPLOY AT ALL THEN THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THAT...ALL THEY SAY IS THAT AFTER THEY REPLACE THE SWITCH THAT IT WILL BE FINE...WELL EVERYTIME THEY DO THAT THEN A WEEK LATER THE SENSOR GOES BAD AGAIN MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOT 3 TIMES FOR JUST THIS ONE PROBLEM AND I KNOW OTHERS WITH THE SAME CAR AS MINE THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS ME... *TR

I OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO AND IT HAS SEVERAL OCCURRENCES OF THE AIR BAG NOT ON LIGHT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER FOR REPAIRS THE FIRST 4 TIMES UNDER WARRANTY AND THE LAST VISIT LIGHTENED MY WALLET BY ALMOST $500.00 AND GUESS WHAT IT'S BACK ON AGAIN. I HAVE PEOPLE NOW THAT RIDE WITH ME THAT REFUSE TO RIDE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT BECAUSE THEY DO NOT BELIEVE THE BAGS WILL OPERATE PROPERLY IN A CRASH. LIKE I SAID THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES NOW IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS. THEY HAVE REPLACED SENSORS, CONNECTORS, WIRE BUNDLES AND 1 TIME COULD NOT GET IT TO DUPLICATE AFTER THEY RESET IT. SO MY QUESTION IS TO YOU, WHO DOES MY ATTORNEY NEED TO CONTACT WHEN THE LAWSUIT IS FILED AFTER SOMEONE RIDING IN MY VEHICLE DIES FROM LACK OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT? WILL CHEVROLET STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OR DO THEY SHIFT BLAME TO YOU FOR LACK OF PURSUIT IN THIS MATTER? LET ME KNOW SO THE VICTIMS RELATIVES CAN LIGHTEN YOUR OR CHEVROLETS WALLETS FOR LACK OF ACTION ON A VERY VITAL SAFETY ITEM IN THESE VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 48,164

THE CAR IS A 2006 AVEO. THE CAR IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD AND NOW HAS 100,000 MILES AND IS OVER WARRANTY. OVER THE LIFE OF THE CAR BEGINNING AT AROUND 20,000 MILE THE AIR BAG DISENGAGED LIGHT HAS CONTINUED TO COME ON AND STAY ON. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER EACH TIME AND THEY CLAIM THERE EITHER IS NO ISSUE OR IT'S JUST A FUSE. EACH TIME THE CAR, CONTINUES TO HAVE A TROUBLE. THE LIGHT STAYS ON, MEANING THE AIRBAG IS NOT WORKING. I FEAR IN A CRASH THAT THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUFFERED SEVERE HEADACHES, NECK, AND BACK INJURIES. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED $4,100 WORTH OF DAMAGE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 63,000. UPDATED 8/3/09 *CN UPDATED 08/11/09.*JB

Mileage: 63,000

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE AIRBAG READINESS LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER AUTOMOBILE IS STARTED. THE OWNERS MANUAL SAYS NOT TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. AIRBAGS MAY NOT INFLATE IN A CRASH OR MAY INFLATE WITHOUT A CRASH. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST WAS IN JANUARY 2008. WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS TIME IT IS NOT. I DON'T THINK I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF THIS REPAIR. IT IS A SAFETY FEATURE AND IS NOT SOMETHING I CAN REPAIR MYSELF. WHY SHOULD I BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR DEFECT? *TR

Mileage: 34,000

BACK IN JUNE OF 2008, IF FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHEVROLET, INFORMING THEN THAT MY CAR AIR BAG READINESS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON AND HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER SHIP NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT IS BECAUSE I PUT MY PURSE ON MY SEAT. SO FINALLY THEY FOUND IT WAS A SENSORS AND FIXED IT HOWEVER ONE YEAR LATER NOW AT 50,000 MILES THE LIGHT IS STILL ON NO EXPLANATION OF WHY. EVER TIME I TURN ON THE CAR THE AIRBAG READINESS LIGHT STAYS ON. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG READINESS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, WHICH MEANT THE AIR BAGS COULD DEPLOY AT ANY MOMENT. THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT HAS NOT DONE SO AT THIS TIME. SHE BELIEVES THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 81,713.

Mileage: 81,713

THREE TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR MY AIRBAG SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. APRIL, 2008 DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THEN APRIL OF THIS YEAR I HAD IT REPAIRED TWICE. THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 19,287

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI CASE NUMBER: 10244499 COMPONENT: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL DETAILS: PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF -- INDICATOR IS LIT. WILL NOT ENGAGE PASSENGER SAFETY AIR BAG WHEN WIFE, WEIGHING 105 POUNDS IS IN SEAT. CHEVROLET DEALER CANNOT FIX. *TR

Mileage: 3,000

PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF -- INDICATOR IS LIT. WILL NOT ENGAGE PASSENGER SAFETY AIR BAG WHEN WIFE, WEIGHING 105 POUNDS IS IN SEAT. CHEVROLET DEALER CANNOT FIX. *TR

Mileage: 6,000

DASH WARNING -- PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF -- DOES NOT TURN OFF WHEN PERSON WEIGHING 105 POUNDS IS IN PASSENGER SEAT. *TR

THE FRONT PASSENGER SENSOR DOES NOT READ PROPERLY FOR THE MAJORITY OF PASSENGERS. THIS MISREAD CAUSES THE LIGHT ON THE DASH TO SHOW 'PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF.' THIS IS OF MAJOR CONCERN, THE AIRBAG MUST DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT AND SHOULD SHOW TO BE ACTIVATED AT ALL TIMES WHEN A PASSENGER IS PRESENT. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

I HAVE HAD MY 2006 CHEVY AVEO IN 3 TIMES TO HAVE THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FIXED. EACH TIME, THEY TELL ME THAT IT IS FIXED AND THE WARNING LIGHT IS OFF. IT HAS COME BACK ON EACH TIME. THE LAST TIME I HAD IT IN, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS FIXED FOR GOOD AND WOULD DEFINITELY NOT COME BACK ON. IT CAME ON AGAIN THIS WEEK, AND I DO NOT LIKE THE FACT THAT IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT, THE AIRBAGS MAY NOT WORK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT FAILS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN HIS WIFE IS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND WORKED FOR THREE MONTHS. WHEN THE FAILURE RECURRED, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HE WOULD HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID EVERYTHING GM SUGGESTED, BUT THE FAILURE STILL EXISTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,860 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. UPDATED 03/04/08. *LJ THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. UPDATED

Mileage: 3,000

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO 5 DOOR. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW. AT 32,000 MILES THE AIRBAG MIL CAME ON, NOT DUE TO ANY ACCIDENT OR OTHER EVENT WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAGS. I RETURNED THE CAR TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP; THEY SAID THE ISSUE WAS DUE TO A LOOSE CONNECTION AT THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH THEY HAD CORRECTED. LATER THAT DAY, WHILE DRIVING, THE AIRBAG MIL CAME ON ONCE AGAIN, NOT DUE TO ANY ACCIDENT OR OTHER EVENT WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAGS. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A "NORMAL" PROBLEM ON THIS CAR AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO RETURN THE CAR TO THEM FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. I AM CURRENTLY PURSUING GETTING THE CAR REPAIRED BY A DIFFERENT DEALER. I AM CONCERNED, AS I HAVE HEARD OF MANY AIRBAG-RELATED ISSUES WITH AVEOS. I WOULD NOT THINK THAT THIS IS A "NORMAL" PROBLEM ON ANY TYPE OF VEHICLE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE OVERALL QUALITY AND RELIABILITY OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM ON THESE VEHICLES. PLEASE NOTE, "AIRBAG MIL" ABOVE SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN TO MEAN THE "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" INDICATOR; THE MIL IS THE RED LIGHT INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM, NOT THE ORANGE LIGHT INDICATING ITS STATUS. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF MORE DATA ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON AVEOS COULD BE MADE AVAILABLE. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD NOT TURN OFF, STILL AT THE DEALER WAITING FOR A PART TO COME IN, IT WAS A FAULTY FUSE IN THE STEERING WHEEL IF IN A ACCIDENT AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. 2.THE HEAT STARTED WORKING LESS AND LESS, WHEN I WOULD COME TO A STOP THE AIR WOULD COME OUT COLD, IT FELT LIKE I HAD THE AIR CONDITIONING ON. IF IT SAT FOR TOO LONG THE TEMPERATURE WOULD START TO RISE AND IT WOULD START TO OVERHEAT. *TR

WHEN A PASSENGER 130LBS SITS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT IS STILL ON INDICATING THE AIRBAG IS OFF! I HAVE HAD THE WHOLE SEAT REPAIRED AND THIS PROBLEM IS STILL EXISTING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO IF THERE IS A ACCIDENT HOW WILL I KNOW THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS WORKING PROPERLY. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS IT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE IF YOUR SKINNY BUT IT SHOULD NOT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE DUE TO I AM PAST THE WEIGHT LIMIT FOR THE SENSOR. *TR

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR DOES NOT WORK!!! AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER 3 OR 4 TIMES THEY WERE FINALLY ABLE TO "DUPLICATE" THE PROBLEM...THE SENSOR WAS THEN REPLACED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER RECEIVING THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE DEALER THE SENSOR LIGHT STARTED FLASHING WHILE AN ADULT WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT..IT NOW IS STILL EITHER FLASHING OR NOT COMING ON OR NOT TURNING OFF WHEN SOMEONE IS IN THE SEAT...I INFORMED THE DEALER OF THIS BUT OF COURSE AGAIN IT NEEDS TO BE DUPLICATED AS THEY PUT IT. I AM ADVISED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN THIS OCCURS...SORRY BUT I AM TOO BUSY TO JUST STOP WHAT I AM DOING AND DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP...WHICH IS LOCATED IN ANOTHER CITY. THIS ITEM NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY HOW MANY COMPLAINTS ARE NEEDED FOR THIS TO BE DONE? *JB

Mileage: 2,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE VEHICLE HAS A SENSOR THAT ENGAGES THE AIR BAGS. THE CONTACTS WIFE IS 5'8 AND 130 LBS. WHEN SHE SITS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG FAILS TO ENGAGE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT IS WORKING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT IF HIS WIFE IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT DURING A CRASH, THE AIR BAG WILL NOT PROTECT HER. HOWEVER, WHEN THE CONTACT IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG SENSOR ENGAGES. HE WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 230 LBS. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 2,300. UPDATED 08/30/07 *TR

Mileage: 2,300

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE AIR BAG LIGHT FAILS TO ILLUMINATE WHEN A PASSENGER IS SEATED. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 15,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,400.

Mileage: 15,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHEN THE ENGINEWAS TURNED ON THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON 4/16/07. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 6,358. *AK

Mileage: 6,358

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SHUTS OFF PERIODICALLY WITH A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THIS HAPPENS PERIODICALLY, THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS TO HAVE THE PASSENGER LIFT OFF THE SEAT AND SIT BACK DOWN WITH SOME FORCE. *NM

Mileage: 1,000

"PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT PERIODICALLY COMES ONE WHILE PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT. SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR ON DEC 2005. HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN 50 TIMES. TOOK TO DEALER, WHO SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND EVERYTHING WAS WORKING NORMALLY. AND "YOU DON'T TAKE CARE OF THIS, BE CAUSE THE AIRBAGS STILL WORKING" THEY NEVER REPLACE NOTHING. POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE OR DEAD. *NM

Mileage: 1

MY 2006 CHEVY AVEO FRONTAL AIR BAG DOES NOT WORK 90% OF THE TIME. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 5 TIMES. I HAVE CALLED THE CHEVY NUMBER IN THE BACK OF THEIR BOOK, AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT DEALT WITH THE ISSUE. THEY HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED. THEY HAVE MADE APPOINTMENTS FOR MY VEHICLE BUT THE AIR BAG IS STILL NOT WORKING. I AM 5 9 AND 120 LBS AND MY HUSBAND AND I CAN NOT USE MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A WORKING AIR BAG. IN THIS SMALL OF A CAR I WOULD DIE IN A HIGHWAY ACCIDENT WITH OUT AN AIR BAG. MY HUSBAND GETS UPSET THAT WE CAN NOT USE A NEW CAR WITH FUEL ECONOMY FOR TRIPS TOGETHER BECAUSE I'M NOT PROTECTED. THIS CAR IS NEW!! THE CHEVY AVEO IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD NOT BE PURCHASED. YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS WILL NOT BE SAFE, AND YOU WILL BE STUCK WITH A NEW AND UNUSABLE CAR. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DOES NOT EVEN ACTIVATE WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN. THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. IT HAS TAKEN ME 3 MONTHS TO FIND A PLACE THAT WOULD TAKE MY COMPLAINTS. IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET ANY ONE TO DEAL WITH THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM. WHAT GOOD IS A CAR WITH OUT A FONT AIR BAG. PLEASE SOMEONE TAKE THIS SAFETY HAZARD SERIOUS. MY AIR BAG WORKS 1 OUT OF 10 DAYS. *NM

Mileage: 300

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT PASSENGER 'SSIDE AIR BAG SENSOR DIDN'T PROPERLY WORK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANYONE UNDER 150 POUNDS WILL NOT ACTIVATE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER )FOUR OR FIVE TIMES FOR THIS FAILURE, ANDTHEY TOLD HER THAT SHE DID NOT HAVE A PROBLEM. SHE TOOK THE CAR TO CITY MOTORS ,AND THEY CHANGED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR, BUT THE RECURRED. *AK

Mileage: 15,300

THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE SOMEONE IS RIDING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER IF YOU WEIGHT BETWEEN 80 AND 120 LB. THIS MAY OCCUR. HOWEVER, IT HAPPENS WHEN MY DAUGHTER WHO WEIGHTS 140 LBS RIDES IN THE SEAT AS WELL. THIS IS A DEFINITELY SAFETY HAZARD AND NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL DONE. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN JAN 2006. IN JULY THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR, THEY REPLACED THE SEAT BOTTOM (THE PATTERN DID NOT MATCH MY INTERIOR) AND IT WORKED CORRECTLY. AFTER ORDERING THE CORRECT PATTERN AND INSTALLING IN MY CAR THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO PERSIST. IT IS AN INCONSISTENT PROBLEM. I CAN RIDE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT TO THE STORE AND THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF, ON THE TRIP BACK IT STAYS ON. DURING ONE TRIP TO THE STORE WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE LIGHT STAYED ON SO I DROVE TO THE DEALER, BOTH THE GENERAL MANAGER AND THE SERVICE MANAGER SAW HER IN THE SEAT WITH THE LIGHT ON. THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS ON THE CAR AND IT SHOWS NO MALFUNCTIONS. THEY STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE THE DIAGNOSTICS DIDN'T SHOW ANY ERROR CODES. HOW SAFE IS THIS!!! IT IS IMPERATIVE THE GENERAL MOTORS BE FORCED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AS I HAVE WRITTEN THE PRESIDENT AND YET THE 2007 STILL HAS THE SAME AIR BAG SYSTEM. I CAN NOT COUNT THE NUMBER OF TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED. I WOULD APPRECIATE CONTRACT AND RESOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE. *NM

Mileage: 10

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WORKS ABOUT 33% OF THE TIME FOR MY WIFE. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP 2 OR 3 TIMES CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. THIS DEFECT STILL CONTINUES TO OCCUR. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG READINESS LIGHT FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ILLUMINATED CONTINUALLY INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY WHILE IN AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE AN AIR BAG SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THIS OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASSION IN MARCH, JUNE AND AUGUST OF 2006. AFTER EACH INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN DECEMBER OF 2005. THE REPAIR INVOICES ARE AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 5,481

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUDDER, AND CAUSED A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE VEERED OFF THE ROAD, INTO A DITCH, AND SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED INTO A CEMETERY. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BUT DID NOT INFLATE. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER BOTH SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT.

"PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT PERIODICALLY COMES ONE WHILE PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT. SINCE FEB. HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. TOOK TO DEALER, WHO SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND EVERYTHING WAS WORKING NORMALLY. POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE. *JB

Mileage: 3,000