2006 CHEVROLET AVEO Electrical System Problems

The interior dash caught on fire and burned only in the middle of the dashboard. This happened hours after it started smoking inside the car and the headlights would not turn off even though they were already off.

Lights malfunction. Headlights dim intermittently, turn signal causes headlights to turn off, dashboard lights do not work, running lights work intermittently. The splice pack in the fuse box is burnt and so are the wires connected to it.

The splicer connected to the fuse box in the engine burns up after a while of use causing the Dash lights, right brake light and front marker light to not work at night. It is a major safety issue and hundreds/thousands of complaints online (via google) have been made about it burning up.

This is happening to my car. Would like them to fix it . Manufacture defect and it is a huge safety issue. Effect pedal function. Some customers may comment on an intermittent malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) being Illuminated with a message or an indicator that displays Reduced Engine Power. The technician may observe on a scan tool DTC P2138 - Accelerator Pedal Position (APP) Sensor 1-2 Correlation set as Current or in History. This condition may be caused by water intrusion into the instrument panel (IP) to body harness connector, which carries the APP sensor signals to the ECM/PCM. This water intrusion results in a voltage difference between APP Sensor 1 and APP Sensor 2 that exceeds a predetermined value for more than a calibrated period of time, setting P2138. This technical bulletin provides repair information for repairing the ip to body harness connector to correct a customer concern for intermittent malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illuminated with reduced engine power displayed and dtc p2138 set. Known issue. Has not been recalled yet. https://www.tsbsearch.com/Chevrolet/07-06-04-019E

MY CAR JUST NOT RUNNING RIGHT I JUST BOUGHT IT AND SEEN A RECALL

Mileage: 195,000

IT DOESN'T RUN AFTER THE SIDE DRIVER FRONT LIGHT GOT MESSED UP, IT OVER HEATS. *TR

MY ELECTRICAL PANEL WAS DEFECTIVE, SENT IN 4 TIMES AND THEY CLAIMED TO REPLACE THE ELECTRICAL PANEL. IT WAS RIGGED BY CROSSING WIRES AND LIGHTS IN DASH DONT WORK AND RADIO TAPPED INTO WIPERS. THEN CALIPERS,SWAY ARMS,SHOCKS, CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND ALSO NEVER REPLACED RIGHT. PAID SOMEONE TO PUT EMISSIONS STICKER TO PASS.

Mileage: 103,540

I TRY TO PUT A SEAT BELT ON A CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT AND IT DOSE NOT WORK AT ALL. THE STEERING ON MY AVEO IS ALSO NOT SAFE IT FEELS AS IF MY AXEL ON MY CAR IS GOING TO BRAKE? ALSO THIS CAR HAS CAUGHT ON FIRE AS I WAS ON THE FREEWAY COMING FROM WORK. I HAVE REPLACE THE CADILLAC CONVERTER ON THIS CAR AS WELL AS 2,000 OTHER REPAIRS INTO MY CAR. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS KNOWING THAT ONE DAY WHEN I GET IN MY CAR IT MAY CAUGHT ON FIRE IF IT GET TO HOT. IT VERY SAD ALL I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS GO TO SCHOOL AND WORK GET HOME SAFE GUARANTEED EVERY DAY.

Mileage: 94,000

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

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 OWNED A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER OPENING THE DOOR TO THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAD MELTED WITH FLAMES SPARKING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE ENGULFED INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO THE SCENE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT WHERE IT WAS DEEMED AS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V261000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

Mileage: 88,000

IN FEAR OF A FIRE IN MY AVEO!

UPDATE ON PREVIOUS CLAIM #[XXX] LEFT SIDE TAIL LIGHT IS OUT AND LEFT HEAD LIGHT. THIS IS ALL FROM THE MAIN CONNECTOR IN FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD OF CAR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ABOUT 6 WEEKS AGO SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. PRIOR TO BURNING SMELL, THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ALL INSIDE DASH LIGHTS AND CLOCK LIGHTS AND GEAR SHIFT LIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION ON A MAJOR CITY STREET. ALL LIGHTS STAYED OFF FOR ABOUT 20 MINS. DAYTIME RUNNING LIGTS NEVER CAME BACK ON. CLOCK LIGHTS STILL GOES OFF AN ON. DASH LIGHTS AND GEAR SHIFT LIGHTS CAME BACK ON ONCE. BUT HAVE BEEN OFF A MONTH NOW. REPORTED TO GM. RECALL ON DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS FIXED FREE. BUT THEY SAID NO RECALL ON WIRING OF LIGHTS. I AM NOT THE ONLY OWNER THAT HAS THOS PROBLEM THERE ARE MANY WHO HAVE WRITTEN COMPLAIYS ON GM. RECALL WEBSITE. I HAVE PICTURES OF BURNT FUSE CONNECTOR RELAY THAT CONTROLS ALL LIGHTS. 10 MINS OF MECHANIC CHECKING THE PART WAS SO HOT HE COULDN'T TOUCH IT. ON 8/09/2016 TERRY CULLEN FIXED RECALL. I PAYED THEM $100.00 TO CHECK PROBLEM ABOUT LIGHTS THEY SAID THEY NEEDED $400 MORE DOLLARS FOR 4 HOURS OF MORE LOOKING. MY FAMILY MECHANIC FOUND PROBLEM WITH IN 10 MINS...... DEALER.. ALL ABOUT MONEY! I THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE SAW THE PROBLEM OR EVEN KNEW IT.

Mileage: 51,600

DASH AND SHIFTER LIGHTS WENT OUT AND CAME BACK ON AND EVENTUALLY WENT OUT COMPLETELY- WOULD NOT COME ON UPON STARTUP. SOME FRONT AND REAR LIGHTS AS WELL. BLINKERS & FLASHERS STILL WORK. HAVE CHECKED ALL FUSES AND BULBS. NEEDS ELECTRICAL REPAIR.

Mileage: 175,000

ON A WINTER MORNING I WENT OUT AND STARTED MY CAR TO GO TO WORK, I GOT ON THE ROAD AND REALIZED THAT MY DASHBOARD , HEATING CONTROL, AND SHIFTER LIGHTS DID NOT WORK. I MOVED THE SETTINGS SWITCH AND NOTHING CAME ON. I HAVE CHECKED THE FUSES. THEY ARE FINE. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT SEEMS THAT MANY AVEOS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. AND THE ONLY FIX IS TO REWIRE THE SYSTEM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. IF I TAKE IT TO THE SHOP IT'S GOING TO COST ANYWHERE BETWEEN 50-100 DOLLARS OR MORE. IF ITS A PROBLEM TO THE CONSUMERS THEN IT SHOULD BE A RECALL AND NOT JUST A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. IF THIS IS A WIRING ISSUE THEN IT COULD POSSIBLY END UP CAUSING A FIRE.

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. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD LAMPS FAILED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE HEAD LAMP BULBS AND FOUND THAT THE GROUND WIRES WERE BURNED DUE TO OVERHEATING. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V261000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) WOULD ONLY REPAIR THE DRL MODULE AND WOULD NOT REPLACE ANY ADDITIONAL FAILURE CAUSED BY THE RECALL. THE CONTACT ALSO WANTED TO STATE THAT THE ENGINE VALVE COVER GASKET WAS DEFECTIVE CAUSING THE ENGINE FLUID TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

MY KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION BETWEEN THE "ACCESSORY" SETTING AND HAVING THE CAR RUNNING. I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM; RECOMMENDED FIX WAS TO REMOVE FUSE FOR RADIO, SO I DID. I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE KEYS FROM IGNITION BUT WHEN I WAS READY TO LEAVE AGAIN I COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 'PARK.' I PUT THE RADIO FUSE BACK IN, AND MY GEARSHIFT & TRANSMISSION WORK PERFECTLY. EVERY TIME I GET OUT OF MY CAR I HAVE TO PULL THE RADIO FUSE OUT, REMOVE MY KEYS, THEN INSTALL THE RADIO FUSE AGAIN SO THAT I CAN GET OUT OF 'PARK' WHEN I NEED TO DRIVE LATER. *TR

MY AVEO HAS HAD A BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL IN THE CAB FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS. A RECALL WAS ISSUED 8 MONTHS AGO AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. GM STATES THAT THE REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE. SINCE THE RECALL THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS HAVE STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER AND THE ELECTRICAL SMELL HAS GOTTEN WORSE. THIS CAR HAS BEEN PLAGUED BY ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND I DO BELIEVE THEY ARE ALL RELATED. I REALLY DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR EVERYWHERE WITH MY FAMILY IN IT DUE TO THE RISK OF IT CATCHING FIRE. GM REFUSES TO GIVE ME ANY ANSWERS ON THIS EXCEPT THAT THE REMEDY IS IN DEVELOPMENT. I THINK 8 MONTHS OF WAITING IS LONG ENOUGH. THE CAR ALSO HAS ISSUES WITH THE AIRBAG, RADIO, HORN, SECURITY SYSTEM, AND HEADLIGHTS. ALL OF WHICH RUN THROUGH THE SAME WIRING HARNESS. *TR

Mileage: 127,000

S101 SPLICER PACK OVERHEATS AND BURNT WIRING UNDER THE HOOD CAUSING TAIL LIGHT TO NOT WORK. *JS

Mileage: 85,000

DASH LIGHTS DID NOT TURN ON WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE TURNED ON. ALSO, RUNNING LIGHTS DID NOT TURN ON AFTER MY HEADLIGHTS WERE TURNED ON (FRONT AND REAR RIGHT). LEFT REAR TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK. I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THIS WAS DUE TO THE SPLICE PACK MELTING. HE ALSO INFORMED ME THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH CHEVROLET AVEO'S. THIS SHOULD BE A MANUFACTURERS ISSUE AND NOT THE OWNERS IF IT IS A KNOWN HAZARDOUS ISSUE. *JS

Mileage: 111,334

2006 CHEVROLET AVEO, HAVE HAD RECALL NOTICE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. HAVE HEARD NOTHING NEW, DRL FAIL REGULARLY AS WELL AS PASSENGER SIDE RUNNING LIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS. HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS, SEVERAL MECHANICS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE SLIGHT MODIFICATIONS THAT FIX IT TEMPORARILY. AVEO OWNERS NEED A PERMANENT FIX IMMEDIATELY. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE KEY WAS INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE KEY WAS EXTREMELY HOT AND WAS NOT ABLE TO BE REMOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

THE FRONT SIGNAL LIGHT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE STOPPED WORKING, SO I PURCHASED A BULB AND WHEN MY SON WENT TO REPLACE IT, IT WAS WORKING. ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER, I WENT TO START THE CAR AND THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. THE BATTERY WAS CHARGED AND IT WORKED THE NEXT DAY. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID MOTOR DID NOT WORK FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS, BUT RECENTLY, IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THIS SOUNDS LIKE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I HAVE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE DRL, BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART. *TR

Mileage: 19,050

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BURNING ELECTRICAL FUMES WERE PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND THE DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS FLICKERED ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V261000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HEADLIGHTS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

Mileage: 109,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 38 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLICKERED. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED THAT ALL THE COMPONENTS UNDER THE HOOD HAD CAUGHT FIRE AND WERE BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V261000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

Mileage: 76,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND NOTICED SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FUSE BOX WAS BURNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT A CLUSTER OF WIRES HAD CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

Mileage: 76,000

BURNT PLASTIC SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. FRONT OF DASHBOARD AND STEERING COLUMN PRODUCING EXCESSIVE HEAT. HOT TO TOUCH AND THE IGNITION KEY IS HOT. *TR

Mileage: 71,401

AT A STOP THE CAR WAS PUT IN PARK, IGNITION SWITCH TURNED OFF AND THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT. STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND COULD NOT MOVE THE SHIFTER OUT OF PARK. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. IGNITION LOCK MODULE WAS NOT SENDING SIGNAL. IT WAS NOT GROUNDING OUT AS DESIGNED. MODULE WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS STILL NO CHANGE IN RESOLVING THE PROBLEM. TESTED SHIFTER AND FOUND INTERNAL FAILURE OF MODULE. THE ENTIRE SHIFTER MODULE AND ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 25,624

2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HEADLAMP SWITCH RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE RECALL NOTICE THE CONSUMER RECEIVED, STATED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. ALSO, THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH FELT WARM AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JB

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HWY ABOUT 60 MPH AND TRIED TO PUSH THE GAS BUT ALL IT DID WAS SPUTTER AND SLOWDOWN. HAD TO PULL OVER AND SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. COD NOT FIND ANYTHING SO I STARTED IT UP AGAIN AND THE SAME THING. IT JUST SPUTTERS. SO I DROVE TO A SERVICE STATION (VERY SLOWLY) THAT I JUST HAD MY OIL CHANGE THE PREVIOUS DAY THINKING THEY MAY HAVE DONE SOMETHING. AFTER THEY CHECKED IT, THEY SAID IT WAS NOTHING RELATED TO THEM BUT THAT THEY HOOKED IT UP TO A MACHINE AND IT WAS READING 11 DIFFERENT TYPES OF CENSORS CAUSING IT TO MISFIRE. THEY HAD JUST HAD IN A 2007 CHEVY COBALT DOING THE SAME THING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON. WONDERING IF THE RECALL FOR THE 2006 AVEO FOR THE DRL WOULD CAUSE THESE PROBLEMS?! THEY SERVICE TECH MENTIONED MORE THAN LIKELY IT IS NOT 11 CENSORS BUT JUST 1OR 2 AFFECTING THE OTHERS READ ON THE MACHINE. *TR

Mileage: 77,339

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

DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS WORK SOMETIMES FOR A SHORT TIME AFRAID OF A FIRE. CALLED GM THEY SAID PROBLEM IS NOT IN THEIR COMPUTER. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

I ARRIVED HOME FROM WORK ON 6/8/2014 AND WHEN I REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, THE KEY WAS VERY HOT IT NEARLY BURNED MY HAND. I LITERALLY SAID "OW", I INFORMED MY FATHER WHO WAS NEARBY AND HE ASKED ME TO CHECK THE AROUND THE KEY IGNITION PANEL WHICH I DID AND IT WAS ALSO VERY HOT. I CALLED MCGEE CHEVROLET (877) 823-5348 IN RAYNHAM, MA THIS MORNING ON 6/9/2014 AND ASKED THEM ABOUT THIS, HE RAN THE VIN NUMBER AND SAID THERE ISN'T A RECALL ON THIS CHEVY AVEO MODEL, BUT I INFORMED HIM THAT THIS SOUNDS LIKE IT COULD BE A FIRE HAZARD AND THIS COULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. HE SAID THAT THIS COULD BE THE FIRST ISSUE FOR THIS VEHICLE TYPE AND COULD BE A RECALL IN THE FUTURE. WE SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO GO TO THEIR SERVICE STATION AT 11 AM TODAY 6/9/2014. HE INFORMED US THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIRS AS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT WE SHOULD KEEP THE RECEIPT IN CASE THERE IS A RECALL IN THE FUTURE. *TR

Mileage: 54,004

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN DECELERATION AND HESITATION. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE CENTER CONSOLE BECAME EXTREMELY HOT TO THE TOUCH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V261000(ELECTRICAL). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

I DROVE FROM WORK TO LUNCH APPROX 2 MILES. PARKED THE CAR, TURNED IT OFF, GOT OUT TO GO INSIDE TO GET LUNCH, WHEN I CAME BACK AND OPENED THE CAR DOOR THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. I WAITED A MINUTE TO SEE IF IT WOULD STOP. IT DID NOT SO CALLED 911 TO HAVE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COME OUT. WHILE WAITING FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, I SAW FLAMES AND THE WHOLE DASHBOARD AREA OF THE CAR CAUGHT ON CAR. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

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

MY DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS HAVE PRETTY MUCH NEVER WORKED, I HAVE ALWAYS HAD TO MANUALLY ENGAGE MY LIGHTS OTHERWISE THE DTR LIGHTS WOULD GO FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN BURN FLICKER AND SHORT OUT, ONLY WORKING WHEN I TURN THE LIGHTS ON THE MANUAL WAY. MY BACK TURN SIGNAL SHORTED OUT AROUND EARLY 2012. NOT ONLY DID IT STOP WORKING BUT IT MELTED THE LIGHT SOCKET HOUSING, MAKING IT SO I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE LIGHT SOCKET. MOST RECENTLY, EITHER MAY 14TH OR 15TH, I STARTED UP MY CAR, BUT I COULDN'T PUT IT INTO GEAR, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET IT INTO GEAR, SO WE TRIED TO TURN OFF THE CAR TO FIGURE OUT OUR NEXT MOVE. BUT THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT, SO WE HAD TO RESTART THE CAR AND FINALLY GOT THE GEAR TO ENGAGE, AND WE TOOK IT HOME AND HAD TO UNPLUG THE BATTERY BECAUSE WE COULD NOT TAKE OUT THE KEY BUT DID NOT WANT IT TO WEAR OUT THE BATTERY. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I HAVE CONTACTED YOU BEFORE. FIRST, SOME MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED CAR WHEN I TURNED OFF CAR IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN COMPLETELY OFF. WENT ON FOR TWO + YEARS USED WD FORTY FINALLY GOT IT TO WORK MOST OF THE TIME. HAD TO GO BACK TO CAR HOURS AFTER DRIVING UNTIL IT WOULD RELEASE KEY AND TURN ALL THE WAY OFF. THE DASH LIGHT STAYED ON AND DRAINED THE BATTERY. I NOTICED, (NOT ALL THE TIME) THAT THE GAS PEDAL UNDER MY FOOT FELT REALLY HOT; THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE IT WAS A WARM DAY ETC, BUT IT HAPPENED IN COOL WEATHER ALSO. REPLACED HEAD GASKET SEAL TWICE STILL HAVE OIL LEAK. ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO + OR -, HAD TO HAVE BALL SOMETHING IN FRONT WHEEL REPLACED. IT BROKE AGAIN HAD IT DONE AGAIN. WHEN I ACCELERATE LEFT FRONT WHEEL RATTLES. I DRIVE SLOW IN IT AND ONLY GO TO SCHOOL TO GET GRAND KIDS AND TO STORE PRIMARILY. WENT TO A BIG CITY AND CAR( DRAGGED, WOULD NOT ACCELERATE )ON UP RAMPS, WENT TO ORLANDO ONCE TO VISIT FAMILY, SAME THING. TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE CAR ACTED DEAD, WOULD NOT START,TOOK OFF BATTERY CABLES, REPLACED THEM AND CAR STARTED. I CALLED THE PH # IN OWNERS MANUAL AT ONSET OF PROBLEMS, THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSTICS. I HAD REPAIRS DONE BY MECHANICS NOT ASSC'D W/ DEALERSHIP, BECAUSE OF COST. I SPENT A LOT ON REPAIRS FROM EARLY ON AFTER PURCHASE. I BOUGHT A CAR FOR RELIABILITY, TO TRANSPORT MY GKIDS AND GET TO GO VISIT MY FAMILY MEMBERS I FL AND TENN, BUT I ONLY WENT TO VISIT ORLANDO ONCE BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID OF DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS. *TR UPDATED 4/1/15*CN

Mileage: 38,000

HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES AND EVERYTIME THE PROBLEM IS "FIXED" IT HAPPENS AGAIN A FEW DAYS OR SOMETIMES WEEKS LATER. FIRST, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FUSE KEPT BLOWING. SEEMED TO HAPPEN WHEN FUEL GAUGE READ 1/2 FULL. EVENTUALLY, AFTER MANY TRIPS TO DEALERSHIP TO FIX IT, IT WORKED FOR THREE WEEKS AND THE FUSE STARTED BLOWING AGAIN. THEN, RPM GAUGE STARTED MOVING ERRATICALLY FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND THEN STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER. FORTUNATELY, THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM WITH THE FUSE BLOWING, BUT OVERTIME, MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE DID THE SAME THING, AND NOW MY FUEL GAUGE IS STARTING TO GO. IF I DRIVE OVER 55 MPH, SOMETIMES THE RPM AND FUEL GAUGE WILL MOVE, BUT NOT ACCURATELY. WHEN I DID THINK THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED FOR THOSE THREE WEEKS, I HAD TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR ANOTHER PROBLEM. SPEEDOMETER/INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS NOT WORKING INTERIOR LIGHTS NOT WORKING TAIL LIGHTS OR BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING ALL OF THIS HAPPENED SUDDENLY WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT. I CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THE WIRING DESIGN INSIDE THE SPLICER IN THE HOOD COMPARTMENT FUSE BOX WAS PRONE TO FAILURE (A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM). I MENTIONED THIS AT THE DEALERSHIP AND SURE ENOUGH THAT IS WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS. THEY ALSO SAID THAT MY OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS HAD TO DO WITH THIS AS WELL. THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT THEN THREE WEEKS LATER, THE INITIAL PROBLEM WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FUSE WAS BACK. I CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP TAKING THE CAR IN FOR THE SAME REPAIR. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. IT IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS TO HAVE A CAR THAT ISN'T ELECTRICALLY RELIABLE. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

ARRIVED AT A HOTEL FIVE HOURS AWAY FROM HOME, PARKED MY CAR AND COULD NOT GET MY KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. FORTUNATELY I HAD MY SPARE KEY WITH ME SO I WAS ABLE TO LOCK THE DOOR. TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND IT COST ABOUT $500 TO FIX. THEY SAID THE PROBLEM WAS THE IGNITION LOCK SOLENOID. I READ A LOT OF SIMILAR CASES WITH THIS MODEL ONLINE AND IT IS UNFAIR THAT WE ALL HAVE TO PAY TO FIX THIS ISSUE. RECALL! *TR

Mileage: 88,000

DRIVING AND LOST STEERING AND BRAKES AND RAN INTO A TRUCK. TRIED TO STEER AND STOP AND COULD NOT. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

Mileage: 34,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED SHE REMOVED THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION HOWEVER, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHO STATED THAT THE SHORTED SHIFTER SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,814. UPDATED 5/27/14*CN

Mileage: 19,814

FIRST MY CLOCK WOULD GO OUT THEN MY MILES WOULD DISAPPEAR WHILE DRIVING MY HORN WENT OUT AND THEN MY RADIO, WHEN CHECKED OUT IT WAS NOT MY FUSES IT WAS TOLD TO ME IT WAS MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND MY CAR SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE TAB FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000. ..UPDATED 12-30-13 *BF UPDATED 1/17/2014 *JS

Mileage: 78,000

INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FUSE KEPT BLOWING, ONLY WHEN FUEL GAUGE WAS BELOW HALF OF A TANK. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM. SOON AFTER INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS, GEAR SHIFT LIGHTS, AND PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT WENT OUT. REPLACED TAIL LIGHT BULBS, AND STILL DID NOT WORK. READ FORUMS AND FOUND THE PROBLEM WAS SPLICER IN THE HOOD COMPARTMENT FUSE BOX. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR, THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL DUE TO EXTREME SAFETY ISSUES. CANNOT SEE OR BE SEEN AT NIGHT, CANNOT SEE GAUGES WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

REPLACED EVERY EMISSIONS AT LEAST FOUR/TWO SETS OF TIRES/SHOCKS/STRUTSENGINE SEALS/SIGNAL LIGHTS/HEADLIGHT /TAIL LIGHT PRETTY MUCH EVERY LIGHT INCLUDING INSIDE CAR THAT I CAN THINK OF/ REPLACED TWO BATTERIES/ HAD CORROSION TAKEN OUT OF DIFFERENT PARTS UNDER HOOD AS WELL REPLACE MANY WIRES UNDER HOOD. I HAVE PUTTING MONEY IN THIS CAR SINCE 2009. I AM DONE IT HAS A TOTAL OF 43,000 MILES .DO NOT BUY ONE. *TR

DASH LIGHTS AND CLOCK LIGHT FLICKERED FOR MONTHS THEN DASH LIGHTS FINALLY WENT DEAD. DASH LIGHTS NO LONGER WORK AND ALSO HAS AFFECTED REAR PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LAMP. THE PLASTIC SPLICE CONNECTOR BOX IN THE UNDER HOOD FUSE BOX IS BURNT TO A CRISP. UPON SEARCHING ONLINE IT APPEARS AS THOUGH SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM.

Mileage: 125,442

I HAVE BEEN READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHT GOING OUT ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE SHIFT GEAR LIGHT AS WELL AT THE SAME TIME ALL THE FUSES HAVE BEEN CHECKED THERE ALL GOOD SO WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS SOME PEOPLE DASH EVEN STARTED A FIRE COME ON CHEVY PEOPLE DO A RECALL. *TR

MY 2006 CHEVY AVEO HATCHBACK WAS SITTING PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND HAD NOT BEEN TURNED ON IN THE LAST 12 HOURS. MY DOGS STARTED TO BARK, AND THAT IS WHEN I NOTICED MY CAR ALARM WAS GOING OFF, VERY QUIETLY. I WENT OUTSIDE TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON AND THAT IS WHEN I NOTICED MY CAR WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE AND THAT IT WAS COMING OUT OF MY AIR VENTS AS WELL. HOWEVER THE ENGINE WAS NOT ON FIRE, NOR WAS IT EFFECTED. I TRIED IMMEDIATELY TO UNLOCK MY CAR, BUT MY LOCKS HAD GONE OUT, SO I HAD TO USE MY KEY AND MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOORS. IT WAS ONCE THE SMOKED CLEARED I COULD SEE MY DASH WAS COMPLETELY MELTED IN WHERE MY AIR VENTS AND CLOCK ONCE WERE. IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT IT HURT THE CD PLAYER DIRECTLY BELOW IT HOWEVER. MY WINDOWS ARE RUINED BY THE SMOKE AS WELL AND THEY ARE DARKENED WHERE THE "FIRE" STARTED. PRIOR TO THIS DAY MY BATTERY HAS GONE DEAD TWICE, BUT THERE WAS NOT WARNING SIGNS THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. I NEVER RECEIVED A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR ANYTHING OF THE SORT. IT NEVER SHOWED ANY PROBLEMS OPERATING OTHER THAN THE TWO DEAD BATTERIES. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE WHEN SHE SMELLED SMOKE. SHE HAD SOME THINGS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT. SHE PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR WITH FLAMES COMING UP FROM AROUND THE FRONT CONSOLE OF THE DASH BOARD. THE POLICE ARRIVED AND WERE ABLE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE JUST BEFORE THE FIREMEN ARRIVED. SHE ONLY LOST HER CELL PHONE WHICH WAS LAYING BETWEEN THE SEATS AND A FEW THINGS WERE RUINED FROM THE FIRE RETARDANT. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

THE INTERIOR INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ALL WENT OUT. THIS IS AN ISSUE I FOUND OUT FROM OTHER OWNERS HAS HAPPENED TO ALL OF THEM. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

DRIVING VEHICLE THROUGH RESIDENTIAL AREA, SMOKE AND SUBSEQUENT FLAMES SEEN COMING FROM CENTER DASH OF 2006 AVEO. VEHICLE STOPPED IN STREET AND FIRE EXTINGUISHER USED TO CONTROL FIRE AND BATTERY DISCONNECTED. FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED AND INSPECTED VEHICLE. VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC SHOP AND INSPECTION REVEALED DRL MODULE, AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE, AND EVAPORATOR CORE HOUSING BLACKENED AND MELTED ALONG WITH MULTIPLE AREAS OF THE WIRING HARNESS MELTED. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH GENERAL MOTORS CUSTOMER SERVICE AND A CLAIM SUBMITTED TO THEIR CENTRAL CLAIMS DIVISION FOR CONSIDERATION. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND IS CURRENTLY IN STORAGE AWAITING DECISION FROM GENERAL MOTORS. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY COMING ON. JUNE, 2011 LIGHT KEPT COMING ON EVEN AFTER REPLACEMENT FOR O2 SENSORS. JULY, 2011 THERMOSTAT HOUSING GOES OUT WITHOUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. HOUSING REPLACED AND LIGHT KEEPS COMING BACK ON AGAIN. ALTERNATOR WENT OUT RIGHT AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHEN TEMPERATURE DROPPED QUICKLY OUTSIDE. OTHER PARTS REPLACED AS WELL. *KB

Mileage: 80,000

2006 CHEVROLET AVEO INSTRUMENT LIGHTS FAILED, RS TAIL LIGHT FAILED, RF PARKING LAMP FAILED, SHIFTER LIGHTS FAILED, AND HEADLAMP ON WARNING INDICATOR FAILED. DUE TO A WIRE SHORT THAT APPEARS TO BE COMMON IN THIS YEAR/MODEL. CREATED DANGEROUS CONDITION FOR MY WIFE. WIRES MELTED TOGETHER, COULD HAVE BEEN FIRE HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS (SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE, ETC.) LIGHTS ON SHIFTER, AND RIGHT REAR TAILLIGHTS ALL WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. FUSES WERE ALL STILL GOOD, LIGHT BULBS STILL GOOD. EVENTUALLY TRACKED IT DOWN TO A BURNT OUT WIRING SPLICE, WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE LOSS OF INTERIOR LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD - ESPECIALLY WHEN THE FIX REQUIRES HUNTING DOWN BAD FACTORY WIRING. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I HAVE A 2006 AVEO. IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS, THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR LOSS OF POWER TWICE, THROTTLE SENSOR REPLACED. BATTERY REPLACED, HEADLIGHTS BLOW OUT WITHIN MONTHS OF BEING REPLACED. IGNITION GETS EXTREMELY HOT. RADIO BLEW OUT, A/C NO LONGER WORKS, PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS NOW BURNED OUT, INSTRUMENT PANEL/SHIFTER LIGHTS GOING OUT. AND THE CAR IS NOW BACK IN THE SHOP WITH A BAD ALTERNATOR. THE COST OF REPAIRING THIS VEHICLE IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS IS RIDICULOUS...NOT TO MENTION THE TOWING, THE STRANDEDNESS AND STRESS. I ALSO HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA THAT HAS NEVER BEEN IN THE SHOP SINCE I PURCHASED IT OTHER THAN ROUTINE REPAIRS.....THE AVEO IS NOT WORTH THE MONEY, EVEN WHEN PURCHASED USED. *TR

2006 CHEVY AVEO HATCH BACK MY WIFE HAD PURCHASED THE 2006 CHEVY AVEO AND JUST ONE MONTH AGO IT STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS 1- BATTERY WENT DEAD PURCHASED 2 NEW ONE BEFORE IT W OKAY 2- LIGHTERS DID NOT WORK HAD IT CHECKED AND THEY COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM COULD BE WIRING 3- ALTERNATOR GOES OUT LEAVING MY WIFE STRANDED 4-ALTERNATOR GOES THE NEXT WEEK AGAIN LEAVING MY WIFE STRANDED FOR AT LEAST AN HOURS AND A WEEK BEFORE THE ITEM COULD BE FIXED 5- THERMOSTAT HAS BROKE IN HALF AND NOW SINCE I LIVE ON GUAM ITEM IS NOT IN STOCK HELP US ON GUAM *TR

2006 & 2007 CHEVY AVEO SVM MODELS. BOTH ALTERNATORS FAILED WITHIN 1 MONTH OF EACH OTHER. DEALER CLAIMS TO HAVE REPLACED 'MANY' ALTERNATORS FOR AVEO MODEL IN JUST THE LAST WEEK. DEALER CLAIMS THAT AVEO HAS THIS PROBLEM WITH ALTERNATORS, BUT THEY ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. ALTERNATOR CAUSES MASSIVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THROUGHOUT CAR. ONE CAR LOST BATTERY, DOME LIGHT, RADIO, WIPERS, THROTTLE SENSOR DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING ALTERNATOR. ALTERNATOR ON AVEO SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM AS IT IS A PREVALENT ISSUE FOR THE MODEL. IT SHOULD NOT BE A 'DEALER MAKES MONEY' SINCE CAR IS 3 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 28,675

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS HEADLIGHTS BURNED OUT EVERY TWO MONTHS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ELECTRICAL. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VIN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

Mileage: 58,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE GEAR WAS UNABLE TO BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK. THE KEY WILL NOT MOVE FROM THE LOCKING POSITION. IN ORDER TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT MUST DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. THE BATTERY MUST THEN BE RECONNECTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST $300. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,857.

Mileage: 38,857

CURRENTLY OWN A 2006 CHEVY AVEO HATCHBACK, WITH JUST OVER 20,000 MILES. PURCHASED NEW. HAVE BEEN NOTICING WITHIN THE LAST MONTH THAT OCCASIONALLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START VEHICLE, I GET A BUZZING NOISE, AND ENGINE WILL NOT START. MUST TURN KEY AGAIN TO GET VEHICLE STARTED. SEEMS TO BE A DEFECTIVE STARTER OR IGNITION SWITCH. WILL BE GETTING THIS CHECKED ASAP. ***HAVE ALSO NOTICED THIS PROBLEM ONCE IN MY MOM'S AVEO SEDAN, ALSO PURCHASED NEW IN 2006, CURRENTLY WITH LESS THAN 10,000 MILES. *NM

Mileage: 15,000

THIS IS A CONDITION THAT IS A SAFTY HASZARD. I HAVE RECENTLY PURCHASED A CHEVROLET AVEO. I NOTICED THE SPEED DID NOT SEEM RIGHT. I HAD THIS CHECKED BY THE DAELER I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM. IT WAS OF 7-9%. THE SPEED READS HIGHER THAN YOU ARE GOING. THIS IS NOT A CONSTANT. IT MAY BE RIGHT ONE TIME AND READ WRONG THE NEXT. THIS LEADS TO ESTIMATING YOU SPEED AS TO NOT BECOME A HAZARD FOR OTHER MOTORISTS. CHEVROLET INFORMED ME THEY KNOW THIS AND IT IS NORMAL! THEY HAVE NO FIX FOR THIS AND BASICLY TOLD ME I WILL HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT! THIS IS A CAR I PURCHASED NEW! HOW CAN THEY SELL A CAR WITH THIS FAULT? THE NUMBER OF FAILURES IS A GUESS- I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING HOW MANY TIMES IT HAS HAPPENED.

Mileage: 100

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE LOCATION OF THE HORN IS HARD TO FIND AND EXCESSIVE PRESSURE IS REQUIRED TO ACTIVATE THE HORN. THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATES THE HORN NEEDS TO BE TAPPED TO ACTIVATE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED.

Mileage: 12,000