2007 CHEVROLET AVEO Air Bags Problems

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Aveo. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the driver’s side front air bag sensor warning light illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic who inspected the vehicle and completed a diagnostic test which displayed a failure with the front driver’s side air bag. The vehicle was not repaired due to the cost. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately of 52,000.

Mileage: 52,000

I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH WHENEVER I GO TO PUT GAS IN MY CAR, SOME OF IT GOES ON THE GROUND. NOT ALL OF THE GAS GOES ON THE GROUND, BUT A LITTLE LESS THAN HALF OF WHAT I PURCHASED. MY HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM THAT I CAN'T HARDLY SEE WHEN I'M DRIVING AT NIGHT. ALSO, MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON? THERE'S ONE THERE AND NOTHING BIGAMY WRONG WITH IT THAT I CAN SEE. THE STEREO.....ONLY THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT SPEAKER WORKS, THE OTHER THREE DOESN'T WORK AT ALL....PLEASE LOOK INTO THESE FEW THINGS OR GIVE ME SOME SORT OF IDEA OF WHAT I CAN DO

Mileage: 177,900

"TAKATA RECALL" I BOUGHT MY CAR IN 2009. ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DEALER WENT OUT OF BUSINESS. WHEN I CHECKED THE VIN NUMBER IT WAS NOT AMONG THE MANY, MANY AVEOS TAGGED FOR RECALL TO REPLACE FAULTY AIRBAG SYSTEMS. AND I'M NOT ALONE. COMPLAINTS KEEP PILING IN FROM AVEO OWNERS ABOUT THE AIRBAG SAFETY LIGHTS THAT NEVER TURN OFF, NEARLY CATCHING UP WITH 20 YEARS OF "COMPLAINTS INVOLVING TAKATA INFLATORS..." MY CAR WAS PARKED WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL BACKED INTO MY PASSENGER DOOR. THE COLLISION WAS SO SEVERE THE DOOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. YET IT TRIGGERED NO AIRBAGS. DID YOU KNOW WHILE THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ENGAGED, THE CAR CANNOT BE SOLD? YOU THINK THIS MIGHT BE DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT INDICATES A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM - THAT MOST PROMINENT FEATURE IN AVEO'S HIGHLY TOUTED "5-POINT" SAFETY RATING? SO WHAT'S ITS RATING WITHOUT AIRBAGS? OR DO WE NEED A HIGHER BODY COUNT BEFORE THE MAKERS AND SAFETY REGULATORS ARE WILLING TO TALK ABOUT THAT? NEED WE REALLY TOIL WITH THE QUESTION ABOUT WHY AMERICA LOST ITS PLACE IN THE AUTO INDUSTRY? WE NEED GO NO FURTHER THAN RIGHT HERE.

Mileage: 65,000

1. AIRBAG READINESS LIGHT REMAINS ON FOR DURATION OF VEHICLE'S OPERATION. 2. DRIVER SIDE INSIDE DOOR LATCH IS CRACKED AND WILL NOT OPEN DOOR.

Mileage: 38,334

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS STAYED ON FOR 2 MONTHS. UNABLE TO DETECT WHAT IS WRONG WITH ELECTRONIC READER. AIRBAGS ARE DISENGAGED, AND I CAN'T FIND OUT WHY WITHOUT PAYING MORE MONEY THAN I HAVE TO SPEND BECAUSE EACH COMPONENT HAS TO BE CHECKED, AND THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE ACTUALLY FIXING THE PROBLEM, JUST FIGURING OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I'VE SEEN THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS. PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR STARTED ACTING WEIRD/ NOT WORKING FIRST. OCCURRED AROUND 100 K MILES. WHEN WILL A RECALL HAPPEN? THIS IS APPARENTLY A COMMON SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 100,000

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING 20MPH WHILE TURNING AND HAS NEVER WENT OFF (STARTED AROUND 125,000MILES). I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC, HE CHECKED WIRES AND HOOKED IT UP TO A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND BELIEVES IT IS EITHER THE MODULE OR THE SENSOR IN THE SEAT, BUT CAN'T/WON'T GIVE AN EXACT CAUSE. WHEN I TRIED TO CONTACT GM THEY KEPT SAYING I WAS JUST GOING OFF WHAT THE INTERNET SAID AND NEEDED TO SEE A DEALER. JUST MADE IT FEEL LIKE THAT DIDN'T CARE ABOUT MY SAFETY OR THE SAFETY OF ANY ONE IN ONE OF THESE VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 05/04/17*LJ *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TAKATA RECALL MY 2007 CHEVY AVEO ON 9/ 10 2016 WEN I STARTED IT UP THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT SAYING THAT THE AIRBAG IS OFF! HAS JUST COME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF! IT IS ON EVERY TIME I START THE CAR AND WILE DRIVING IT WITH OR WITH OUT A PASSENGER IN IT. THIS FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON LINE MEANS THE AIR BAG IS BAD AND WILL NOT DEPLOY OR WILL DEPLOY FOR NO REASON THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL I HAVE READ MANY POST FROM OTHERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM IN THE 2007 CHEVY AVEO PLEASE RECALL THIS CAR BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED!!!

Mileage: 112,000

LIGHT STAY ON ALWAYS.

Mileage: 50

FOR THE LAST WEEK, MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN STAYING ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH MY AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. I SUFFERED FROM A CONCUSSION, A HAIRLINE NASAL FRACTURE, AND I STILL HAVE ISSUES WITH MY NECK AND BACK TO THIS DAY. AS I HAVE NOTICED IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM NOT ONLY WITH GM VEHICLES BUT AVEO'S AS WELL. WHEN IS A RECALL GOING TO BE ISSUED?

THE "PASSENGER AIR BAG" LIGHT ON THE DASH STAYS ON AND WON'T GO OFF.ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF AND I HAD THE CODE CHECKED AND THEY SAID IS IS SOMETHING WITH THE FUEL.I HAVE HEARD OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE AIR BAG LIGHT AND IT MIGHT NOT BE DEPLOYED IN AN ACCIDENT.WHY DOES GENERAL MOTOR HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL PEOPLE GET KILLED IN THEIR CARS AND HAVE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED BEFORE THEY DO THE RIGHT THING?WHY DON'T THEY RECALL THESE CARS AND FIX THE PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL, AIR BAGS AND OTHER MANUFACTURING DEFECTS? MY CAR ONLY HAS ABOUT 21,000 MILES ON IT.CHEVROLET SHOULD BE ASHAMED TO SELL LEMONS AND SHOW TOTAL DISREGARD FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS LIVES.

Mileage: 21,000

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON DURATION WHEN I'M DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY LOOKED AT IT AND THE LIGHT WAS OFF, BUT IT CAME BACK ON AGAIN AFTER 3 MONTHS.

Mileage: 21,000

MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR 3 MONTHS AND KNOW ONCE IT'S ON WON'T WORK IF AND WHEN I NEED IT. THIS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND SOMETHING THAT GM SHOULD BE ADDRESSING AS IT SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURER RELATED ISSUE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE DOWN TO MY LOCAL AUBURN CHEVEROLET AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE CLOCK ON MY DASHBOARD WHICH WORKS PERFECTLY FINE IN ORDER TO FIX THE AIRBAG PROBLEM. THIS DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT AND SHOULD BE A BIG RED FLAG. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE GM ADDRESS THESE ISSUES INSTEAD OF SWEEPING IT UNDER THEIR PROVERBIAL RUG. THEY ARE PUTTING CUSTOMERS AT GREAT RISK.

Mileage: 73,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE POLICE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS UNINJURED; HOWEVER, THE PREGNANT DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,859.

Mileage: 126,859

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF HER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MULTIPLE BRUISES, CUTS ON AN UNKNOWN ARM AND LEG, ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A BROKEN NOSE, AND THE OTHER PASSENGER SUSTAINED A CUT BELOW THE EYE THAT ALL REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A IMPOUND LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. ...UPDATED 01/25/16 *BF

I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST THE CHEVROLET AVEO ONLY HAS FRONTAL AIR BAGS AND SHOULD HAVE MORE AIR BAGS ESPECIALLY FOR SIDE COLLISIONS.

Mileage: 50,000

MY AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. I TOOK IT TO A CHEVY DEALER (HUBER AUTOMOTIVE) NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY CLAIMED TO FIX IT BUT IT KEEPS RETURNING ON

IN JUNE, 2011 MY SISTER WAS DRIVING A AVEO AND CLIPPED A ROAD SIGN ON THE RIGHT FRONT BUMPER, CONTINUED TO GO STRAIGHT OVER TO LEFT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT OF APPROX. 6 FT AND 40-45 MPH AND HIT STEERING WHEEL SO HARD THAT IT BROKE STEERING WHEEL AND BUSTED HER HEART KILLING HER INSTANTLY. I WENT TO SCHOOL FOR AUTOMOTIVE AND KNOW A LOT ABOUT CARS AND THIS ACCIDENT MAKES NO SENSE. I TOOK PICS OF EVERYTHING. EVEN THOUGH THE AIRBAG WAS OUT IT DIDN'T APPEAR TO HAVE INFLATED COMPLETELY AND THE CLOTHING MY SISTER HAD ON SHE SHOULD'VE HAD SOME SORT OF CUTS, BURNS,ABBRASIONS,BUT INSTEAD NOTHING BUT A BUSTED HEART. SHE ALSO HIT THE WINDSHIELD WITH HER FOREHEAD. I SAW NO SORT OF RESIDUE ON OR IN THE CAR AS EVIDENCE THAT THE AIRBAG DID WHAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO. SHE SUSTAINED INJURIES COMMON TO THOSE INJURIES SUSTAINED FROM A CAR NOT EQUIPPED WITH AN AIRBAG. I WAS EVEN GOING TO SEE IF AVEO CAME WITH A BLACK BOX AND TO PULL IT OFF AND HAVE IT ANALYZED, BUT THE CAR GOT SENT TO JUNK YARD BEFORE I COULD DO THAT. NO CONCLUSION TO THIS WHOLE ORDEAL AND THIS GREAT LOSS WE'VE SUFFERED WILL EVER BRING HER BACK, BUT KNOWING WHAT I DO ABOUT CARS, I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS AND REALLY WANT THIS LOOKED INTO. I HAVE INC REPORTS PICS OF THE SCENE WITH AND WITHOUT THE CAR , AS WELL AS THE CAR BY ITSELF PANEL FOR PANEL PICS OF THE CAR. I KNOW THE AVEO IS NOT ONE OF THE VEHICLES NAMED ON THE NEWS, BUT THERE ARE OTHER SIMILAR CARS WITH THE SAME ISSUES.

Mileage: 90,000

ON 7/6/2015 MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED, THEY SAID IT WAS DUE TO A FAULTY OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE WHICH WOULD COST ALMOST $900 TO GET FIXED. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP IF I GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT, MY AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY DUE TO THIS FAILURE. I AM SHOCKED THIS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IS NOT COVERED BY GM AND HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. MY VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION WITHOUT THIS PART.

Mileage: 88,460

1. ON JUNE 14, 2015, THE RED PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. I CHECKED THE OWNERS MANUAL AND ALL IT SAID WAS THAT THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG MODULE. NHTSA'S DATABASE STATES IN SERVICE BULLETIN #SB-12-09-41-001, ID #10047441 THAT BUICK/CHEVROLET IS PROVIDING INFORMATION REGARDING COUNTERFEIT VEHICLE AIRBAG MODULE FOR 2006-2010 AVEO (AND OTHER MODELS). ANY VEHICLE AIRBAG DEFECT OR COUNTERFEIT PART IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM! WHAT "INFORMATION" HAVE CHEVROLET/BUICK PROVIDED??? I AM EXTREMELY UPSET THAT ANY PASSENGER IN OUR 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO IS AT GREAT RISK! 2. IN NHTSA'S #14V2161000 RECALL SUBJECT: DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT MODULE OVERHEATING INVOLVES 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO VEHICLES (& OTHER GM VEHICLES). THIS IS OF REAL CONCERN TO US BECAUSE WE HAVE NEVER BEEN CONTACTED BY CHEVROLET ABOUT THIS DEFECTIVE RUNNING LIGHT MODULE OVERHEATING AND POSSIBLY CAUSING A VEHICLE FIRE. WE PURCHASED OUR 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO IN 2009! PLEASE HELP. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT GM WILL NOT REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE AIR BAG SENSOR AND MODULE AS THERE WAS NO RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS DEFECT, AND THEY CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIX THE REPAIRS AT THE COST OF $1,697.48. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2007 CHEVY AVEO HATCHBACK FOR MY DAUGHTER'S FIRST CAR. SINCE GETTING IT, THE AIR BAG LIGHTS WOULD SOMETIMES STAY ON AND THEN GO OFF FROM TIME TO TIME. RECENTLY THE MAIN AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON CONSTANT. THEN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON TOO SAYING THAT AIR BAG WAS OFF. NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT IS NOT A SAFE CAR TO DRIVE IF THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. GETTING IT FIXED WILL COST ABOUT $700 TO CHANGE SENSORS AND "OTHER STUFF". UPON RESEARCHING ABOUT AVEO'S AND THEIR AIR BAG ISSUES, I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. SADLY THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS FROM OWNERS OF AVEO'S FOUND ALL OVER THE INTERNET. ALL THESE OWNERS ARE DOING WHAT I AM DOING, PAYING OUT OF POCKET TO FIX A KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED PROBLEM BY THE MANUFACTURER. THESE CARS ARE NOT THE BEST CARS TO BEGIN WITH, BUT OUR DAUGHTER AND HER PASSENGER'S SAFETY IS WORTH THE $700. NOW IF ONLY CHEVROLET FELT THE SAME ABOUT OUR DAUGHTER AND EVERY OTHER OWNER OF AN AVEO AND MAN UP AND FIX THE ISSUE. BESIDES, DON'T TAX PAYERS TECHNICALLY OWN THIS COMPANY ANYWAY BECAUSE OF THE BAILOUT????????????? SOMEONE DEMAND A RECALL ON AVEO'S AND THEIR AIR BAG ISSUES PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

Mileage: 26,000

THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT SEAT SENSOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY YEARS AGO, HOWEVER THERE HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUES NOW WITH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT. LAST AUGUST IT WAS A CLOCKSPRING, A WEEK AGO IT WAS THE SDM MODULE, NOW A WEEK LATER THEY ARE SAYING IT WILL TAKE A NEW CLOCK. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THESE CARS YET THERE IS NO RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 97,538

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THE AIR BAG WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,840. UPDATED 7/7/15*CN

Mileage: 31,840

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE TAKEN IN FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,800.

Mileage: 31,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD ON INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

Mileage: 38,000

AIR BAG LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF. *TR

Mileage: 54,465

AIR BAG DEPLOYED LIGHT CAME ON APPROXIMATELY 12/3 AND STAYS ON. WILL THIS CAUSE THE BAG NOT TO DEPLOY IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT? I HAVE NOTICED ON LINE THIS HAS BEEN MENTIONED BY OTHERS AS WELL. SHOULD THIS BE A RECALL ISSUE OR SHOULD THE VEHICLE OWNER BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CORRECTING OF THE PROBLEM? *TR

Mileage: 119,367

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON WON'T EVEN LET YOU IN TO READ CODE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

CHEVY AVEO 2007 SHOWED AIR BAG LIGHT DEPLOYED AND THE IGNITION KEY HAS A DEFECT WHEN KEY IS ENTERED CHEVY AVEO ACCELERATES TO 2000 RPM AND SHUTS OFF THE AVEO . *TR

Mileage: 66,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE GEAR BOX NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

Mileage: 66,000

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IN MY 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO CONTINUOUSLY STAYED ON. UPON READING THE MANUAL I FOUND OUT THAT THIS COULD MEAN THAT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY AND IT STATED TO IMMEDIATELY GET THE CAR SERVICED. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER, WHERE WE PURCHASED THE CAR FOR MY YOUNG SON, AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT. I, THEN, RESEARCHED THIS AIR BAG ISSUE ON THE SAFERCAR.GOV WEBSITE AND FOUND PAGES OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY STAYING ON IN THESE CARS. THERE WERE ALSO PAGES OF COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE WHO HAD BEEN IN CRASHES WHERE THERE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND ONE CASE WHERE THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY IN A FATAL CRASH. THERE WERE ALSO SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING COUNTERFEIT AIR BAGS BEING USED IN CHEVROLET AVEOS. HOWEVER, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A MOUNTAIN OF EVIDENCE REGARDING HOW DANGEROUS THIS IS AND ALL THE VEHICLES THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE, THERE IS STILL NO RECALL. IT COST ME OVER $700 TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED AND I DON'T THINK IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR THIS VERY IMPORTANT LIFESAVING REPAIR WHEN IT IS SUCH A PROMINENT PROBLEM IN THESE CARS. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED AS THIS IS MY YOUNG SON'S CAR. I BELIEVE NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS AND A RECALL IS DEFINITELY WARRANTED. WHAT ABOUT ALL THE PEOPLE WHO DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO GET THESE REPAIRS??? ARE THEIR LIVES LESS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE GM DOESN'T WANT TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND FIX A DEFECT THAT IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY AND NOT THE CONSUMERS. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED???? *TR

Mileage: 119,321

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME DEALER SAYS IT IS $900 TO FIX IT. YOU WOULD THINK WITH ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS CHEVY WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN I WAS REAR-ENDED IN MY CHEVY AVEO. I SUSTAINED MULTIPLE INJURIES TO MY HEAD, MOUTH, EYE, NOSE, AND LOST CONSCIOUSNESS IN ADDITION TO OTHER INJURIES TO MY BODY. *TR

Mileage: 90,300

I PURCHASED THIS CHEVY AVEO LT IN 2009, IN 2012 THE AIR BAG LIGHT IN THE DASH BOARD CAME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF, THE CHEVY DEALER IS TRYING TO CHARGE ME TO FIX IT AND THERE IS ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND MY MECHANIC TOLD ME WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IF I WERE TO GET IN A ACCIDENT, I CALLED CHEVY AND THEY ARE TRYING TO CHARGE ME JUST TO LOOK AT IT CAR, WITH ALL THE BAD REVIEWS ON THE 2007 CHEVY AVEO I WOULD THINK CHEVY WOULD STAND BEHIND THERE CARS AND FIX THE ISSUES WITH THIS AIR BAG LIGHT STAYING ON ALL THE TIME, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS... *TR

Mileage: 55,000

NOTICED AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYING ON ALL THE TIME. SINCE I WAS ONLY DRIVER, I SOON FORGOT ABOUT IT. NOW THAT WIFE IS DRIVING IT, I BECAME CONCERNED. I HAD DEALER RUN DIAGNOSTIC AND THEY SAID THE AIR BAG SYSTEM CHECKS OUT JUST FINE AND WILL FUNCTION PROPERLY, BUT ARE AT A LOSS AS TO WHY THE LIGHT STAYS ON. FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING WILL INVOLVE REMOVING THE DASH AND AN AWFUL LOT OF MONEY. SHOULDN'T THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM BE COVERED UNDER SAFETY RECALL? *TR

MY AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED DURING A FRONT END COLLISION. MY CAR CONTINUES TO GET STUCK IN PARK. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SWITCH DOES NOT WORK. THE AC CONTINUOUS TO MAKE A TICKING SOUND AND STILL DOES NOT WORK AFTER REPLACING A VALVE FOR A LEAK AND REPLACING THE COMPRESSOR. *TR

Mileage: 31,200

ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING AS IF IGNITION TURNED OFF. CANNOT GET OUT OF PARK. AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED IN 2010, 2011, 2013 AIR BAG LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD ON SINCE 2010. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON ALL OF THE TIME. *TR

Mileage: 60,100

I BOUGHT THE CHEVY AVEO OFF THE LOT BRAND NEW. CAR IS RUNNING OK. BUT THE AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED TURNING ON AND OFF AT FIRST AROUND THE APRIL 2009. THEN IT COMPLETELY STAYS ON, THIS HAPPENED SOME TIME LATER THE SAME YEAR, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHEN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE LIGHT SHOULD NOT STAY ON, THAT INDICATES THAT ALL THE AIRBAGS ARE DISABLED. I ASKED IF THEY WOULD FIX IT, AS THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY MAJOR CRASH. HE SAID THAT I WOULD HAVE TO FIX THE AIRBAGS AT MY COST. I RECENTLY LEARNED THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE AVEO. CHEVROLET INSTALLED COUNTERFEIT AIRBAGS OR ITS CONNECTORS. I BELIEVE CHEVY SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM INSTEAD OF IGNORING IT. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

WHEN THE CAR STARTS AIR BAG LIGHT GETS DEPLOYED THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 2011. THE FRONT PANEL GETS OVERHEATED- DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 63,800

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL AND HIT THE CENTER WALL. DRIVER SUSTAINED MULTIPLE INJURIES INCLUDING 5 BROKEN RIBS AND A BROKEN BACK IN 7 PLACES. GM SAYS IF I CANNOT PROVE THE AIR BAG WENT OFF (VIDEO OF THE INCIDENT) THEN THEY HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE THE CENTER WAS NOT HIT FIRST CAUSING THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY, THEREFORE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

AFTER BUYING MY CAR BRAND NEW THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON AND STAYED ON TILL THIS DAY. AT THE BEGINNING I THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AND WENT AND ASKED ABOUT IT AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY ACTUALLY INFORMED ME THAT IT WASN'T ONLY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG THATS NOT WORKING, RATHER NONE OF THE AIRBAGS WORK. THAT WAS MADE CLEAR A MONTH LATER WHEN MY DAD, GRANDMOTHER, AND BROTHER WERE DRIVING IT AND GOT T-BONED BY A TRUCK AND OF COURSE NON OF THE AIRBAGS WENT OFF. I MEAN GETTING TBONED BY A TRUCK IS PRETTY SERIOUS THING WHERE AIR BAGS SHOULD DEPLOY! THE AVEO IS NOT THE SAFEST CAR TO START OUT WITH BUT TO ALSO HAVE ZERO AIRBAGS THATS PRETTY MESSED UP, PRETTY MUCH A DEATH WAITING TO HAPPEN, BECAUSE LETS BE REAL HERE, I STAND NO CHANCE IF I GET IN AN ACCIDENT IN THAT CAR. MIGHT AS WELL NO HAVE SEAT BELTS ON THERE EITHER. WHEN CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP MORE THAN ONCE THEY HAVE NOTHING TO SAY OTHER THAN PAY US AND WELL LOOK INTO IT THEN YOU'LL PAY US MORE. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVROLET CAR AGAIN. *TR

LOST CONTROL WHILE BRAKING/STEERING ON BLACK ICE AFTER A CURVE TO AVOID WRECKED VEHICLES AND MOTORISTS IN LANES. CAR SPUN 180 AND ROLLED 360 OFF ROAD (ROLLED OVER THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, SHATTERING THE LEFT REAR PASS WINDOW, COMING TO REST ON WHEELS). BELIEVE THE AVEO5 SVM SHOULD COME STANDARD WITH SIDE AIRBAGS. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. WAS WEARING SEATBELT, SHAKEN BUT ABLE TO EXIT VEHICLE SAFELY. NO PASSENGERS. VEHICLE HAS A HISTORY OF SIR LIGHT COMING ON SEVERAL TIMES AND HAD BEEN SERVICED BY 2 SEPARATE CHEVROLET/GM GOODWRENCH DEALERSHIPS MULTIPLE TIMES TO REPLACE AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE, WIRE HARNESS, AND SERVICE CONNECTORS. SIR LIGHT WAS NOT ON AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. EXACT VEHICLE SPEED AT TIME OF ROLLOVER IS UNKNOWN, 25 MPH IS A ROUGH GUESS OF SPEED AFTER BRAKING.

Mileage: 81,000

THERE HAS BEEN A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED ...NHTSA #10047441, TSB#SB-12-09-41-001 STATING THAT COUNTERFEIT AIRBAG MODULES WERE PUT ON THE CHEVY AVEO'S FROM THE YEARS 2006 TO 2010. THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL REPORTS OF THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING DURING FRONTAL CRASHES, AND MANY MORE REPORTS LIKE MINE WHERE THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY LIT DISABLING THE AIRBAGS. GENERAL MOTORS ISN'T OFFERING A RECALL AND I THINK SOMEONE NEEDS TO STEP UP AND HAVE GENERAL MOTORS REPAIR ALL OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES AS THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. HOW MANY MORE PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE AND/OR SUFFER BEFORE SOMEONE MAKES AN EFFORT TO ISSUE A RECALL????? *TR

Mileage: 77,980

THE AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED TO FLICKER, THEN STAYED LIT FROM THAT POINT. IS STILL LIT TO THIS DAY.SEEMS AS THO THIS IS A PROBLEM IN ALL THE "07" MODELS. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WITH THIS LIGHT ON THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT WORK WHICH IN TURN IS A MAJOR SAFETY FACTOR. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, BOTH THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG AND THE AIR BAG SYMBOL WARNING INDICATORS BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHENEVER AN OCCUPANT WAS POSITIONED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT ALL OF THE AIR BAGS EQUIPPED IN THE VEHICLE WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37.

Mileage: 37

I WAS ABOUT TO START THE CAR AND THE AIRBAG ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT EXPLODED, INJURING MY LEFT ARM. *TR

Mileage: 41,700

THE CAR HAS ONLY 12,000 MILES DESPITE BEING 5 YEARS OLD. IT IS BABIED AND BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED. ALTHOUGH CHEVROLET HAS ISSUED A TSB (TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN), NO RECALL ON THESE CARS HAS BEEN ISSUED DESPITE THE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS. IT SEEMS THAT NOW I AM STUCK WITH AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 12,171

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE CAR HAD FRONTAL IMPACT DAMAGE AND NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I HIT A GUARDRAIL AND A CONCRETE WALL DUE TO BLACK ICE. THE CAR IS TOTALED OUT. I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED THAT NO AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED. LUCKILY, I WAS NOT SEVERELY INJURED JUST BANGED UP AND HAVE PAIN IN MY NECK, SHOULDERS, AND MY LOWER BACK. *TR

2007, BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS REPLACED,, 2007 SWAY BAR BUSHING, REPLACED,2007 VIBRATION FRONT END, LOW SPOT ON RIM FIXED, 2008 VIBRATION FRONT END ALL RIMS AND TIRES REPLACED TIRES BAD AND RIMS BENT DETERMINED FACTORY ISSUED, 2009 VIBRATION FRONT END FRONT ROTORS OUT OF ROUND FIXED, 2009 LOWER CONTROL ARMS BUSHING REPLACED,2009 VIBRATION AND SHAKING UPPER STRUT MOUNTS REPLACED,2009 UPPER STRUT MOUNTS AND BEARINGS RE-ASSEMBLED RESET FRONT TOE ADJUSTMENT REPLACED AND FIXED,2009 SWAY BAR BUSHING FIXED,2010 REPLACED DRIVE BELT ,2010 BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS LOOSE FIXED,2010 UPPER STRUT MOUNT AND BEARING REPLACED, 2012 RF STRUT SHIFT (ON ORDER) AND AIR BAG LIGHT ON, REPLACED 2 BATTERY'S WAITING RESULT ON ELECTRIC. ISSUE., DID CALL LEMON LAW MISSED BY TWO MONTHS MILEAGE AT THIS TIME IS 59226. UPDATED 02/01/12 *BF UPDATED 02/10/12

Mileage: 2,504

2007 AVEO 5 , NEW PURCHASE IN APRIL 2008. 1. HIGHWAY DRIVING IS EXTREMELY SCARY, CANNOT DRIVE AT "POSTED SPEED LIMITS IN NORTH AMERICA.ROOF HOWLS & VIBRATES, WE FEAR THAT ROOF WILL DETACH & BLOW OFF.TECH: UNABLE TO REPRODUCE. 2. FREEZING OUTDOOR TEMPERATURES, DEFROSTER FAILS, NEEDS HAND TOWELING, EXCESSIVE MOISTURE & FROZEN ICE ON ALL INSIDE WINDOWS SET ON "DEFROST/ FRESH AIR/ HIGH FAN/ MEDIUM HIGH HEAT, EVEN AFTER 1 HOUR STILL VERY HUMID & WET. DIFFICULT TO SEE CLEARLY WHILE DRIVING. TECH:NO FAULT FOUND 3.AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT GOES OFF & ON WHEN IT WANTS, WITH PEOPLE IN BOTH FRONT SEATS. TECH: UNABLE TO DUPLICATE 4. FRONT END GROANS HARSHLY WHEN DRIVING OVER DIPS IN ROAD OUR SPEED BUMPS. TECH LUBRICATED. 11 FAILED ATTEMPTS ON OUR PART/IN LETTERS TO GM CEO'S ABOUT OUR SAFETY CONCERNS-NO RESPONSE, INTEREST OR REPLY BACK. SERVICE REFUSED VIEWING OUR VIDEO OF OUR HIGHWAY DRIVING, TIRED OF GM SERVICE "LOOP HOLE EXCUSES" GAMMOT RUNAROUND SYSTEM & GETTING KNOW RESULTS. PLEASE HELP US, WE BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR ROAD TRIPS AROUND NORTH AMERICA, WE CLEARLY WOULD BE RISKING OUR LIVES DOING HWY POSTED SPEEDS THAT ARE AS HIGH AS 80 MILES PER HOUR IN SOME STATES. WE ARE DONE WITH THIS AVEO 5! *TR

Mileage: 19,251

PASSENGER AIR BAG INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT ENGAGE WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT THE CAR HAS BEEN TESTED AND IT WAS PROVEN TO A CHEVY TECH THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. ONCE THE VEHICLE IS SHIFTED INTO PARK, IT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO ANY OTHER GEAR. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO MOVE THE GEAR OUT OF PARK WHEN SHE STUCK A SHARP OBJECT INTO THE GEARBOX. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES AND THEY REPLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER, BUT THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ALSO THOUGHT IT WAS THE BRAKES, BUT THAT ALSO DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THE DEALER WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECENTLY NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

Mileage: 1,000

WE PURCHASED A NEW 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO FROM DEVOE CHEVROLET IN ALEXANDRIA, INDIANA, ON 4-12-2007. FROM THE BEGINNING, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AIR BAG HAS ONLY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO DEVOE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THEY COULD NEVER DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, OR FIND ANYTHING WRONG. YET, THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED. THEY DID REPLACE THE SEAT, CHECKED THE SEAT WITH WEIGHTS, ETC., BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. FINALLY, WHEN THE AIR BAG WAS NOT WORKING WITH ME (TERESA SHUMAN) SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, WE TOOK IT TO DEVOE, AND RUSTY (THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT MANAGER) SAW THAT THE AIR BAG WAS NOT WORKING WITH ME SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THEY AGAIN TRIED TO CHECK THINGS OUT FOR ABOUT AN HOUR OR SO WHILE WE WERE THERE, BUT FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THEY DID FINALLY FIND AN OLDER BULLETIN FROM GM THAT SAID THE AIR BAG IN THE AVEO SOMETIMES DID NOT WORK FOR THE PASSENGER IF SOMEONE LEANED BACK A LOT (I WASN'T), OR IF THEIR BOTTOM DIDN'T FIT THE SEAT CORRECTLY. DEVOE HAS NO IDEA WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT. WE CALLED STEPHANIE (GM REP AT 1-866-790-5700, EXT 21936, CASE #71-692588437). STEPHANIE TOLD MY HUSBAND CRAIG THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT GM CAN DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. WE DO NOT FIND THIS ACCEPTABLE AT ALL!!!! AND, THE AIR BAG HAS NOT JUST MALFUNCTIONED WITH ME, BUT ALSO MALFUNCTIONED WITH SOME OF OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. WE WERE NOT TOLD, WHEN WE PURCHASED THE CAR, THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD MAYBE NOT WORK, OR WOULD ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY, IF A PERSON'S BOTTOM DID NOT FIT THE SEAT CORRECTLY. THE AIR BAG HAS MALFUNCTIONED FOR OVERWEIGHT, UNDER WEIGHT, AND NORMAL WEIGHT PEOPLE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY IN A CAR AS SMALL AS THE AVEO!!! WE CANNOT BELIEVE THAT GM MORE OR LESS TOLD US TO LIVE WITH THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP US . AND, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE WHO HAVE PURCHASED AN AVEO, OR ARE THINKING ABOUT PURCHASING AN AVEO, KNOW THAT THE PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAG MAY NOT WORK. *TR

Mileage: 20

"PASSENGER AIRBAG IS OFF" LIGHT COMES ON WHEN ADULT IS SEATED INDICATING AIRBAG IS DISABLED. HAVE HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE FOUR TIMES. HAVE BEEN TOLD WE WERE NOT SITTING IN THE SEAT PROPERLY. GM REPLACED SEAT AND SENSOR, BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. LAST SERVICE DATE IS 12/24/2008. WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE FIXED. REPORTED AT 8297 MILES; CURRENT MILEAGE IS 53783. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT INCREASING CHANCE OF INJURY. *TR

Mileage: 8,297

I BOUGHT MY AVEO NEW. AT ONLY 6,000 MILES THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED AND 5,000 MILES LATER THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED AND I CRASHED--THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. GM WOULD FIXED THE BRAKE BOOSTER BUT NOT THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR! AT 13,000 MILES THE BRAKE DRUMS NEEDED TO BE RE-SURFACED, THE BRAKE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE CUT, AND I HAD TO GET NEW BRAKE PADS--AGAIN GM WOULD NOT FIX IT AND MADE ME PAY FOR IT. AT 16,000 MILES THE AIR BAG SENSOR FOR THE PASSENGER FAILED. AT 18,000 MILES THE GAS GAUGE FAILED AND THE SHIFTER GOT STUCK IN PARK, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD WORK ON AND OFF. AT 20,000 MILES THE ALL FOUR TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AROUND THIS TIME, GAS MILEAGE DIPPED TO ABOUT 19-21MPG, BUT GM COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY. AT 30,000 MILES I HAD TO GET NEW ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS--AGAIN I HAD TO PAY FOR IT EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. AT 35,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHIFT HARD SO GM RECOMMENDED I CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AT A COST $450 BECAUSE THE FLUID HAS A SPECIAL ADDITIVE THAT IS SHIPPED FROM KOREA! AT 44,000 MILES THE ENGINE DIED--MORE LIKE BLEW UP. GM SAID THAT IT IS MY FAULT FOR LETTING IT RUN TOO HOT, THOUGH I HAD NO WARNING FROM ANY GAUGES, LIGHTS, ECT... AGAIN I HAD TO FIX IT EVEN THOUGH I HAD THE 100,000 MILE WARRANTY. AT 48,000 MILES THE A/C NEEDED TO BE OVERHAULED--I HAD TO PAY FOR IT. AT 52,000 MILES I HIT A DEER AND AGAIN THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE INSURANCE COMPANY JUNKED IT. ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT A DOUBT IN MY MIND THE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. GM SHOULD BE SUED FOR THIS CAR. THEY DO NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY AT ALL. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENTS TREATED ME WITH DISRESPECT. A COUPLE OF DEALERS REFUSED TO EVEN ACCEPT MY CAR FOR REPAIR. THE CAR IS VERY SCARY TO DRIVE AND NOT SAFE AT ALL. WITH ALL THE MONEY I SPENT FIXING THE CAR PLUS MY CAR PAYMENT EACH MONTH, I COULD HAVE EASILY PURCHASED A BMW INSTEAD. GM IS ABSOLUTELY THE WORST FOLKS TO DEAL WITH. NEVER AGAIN WILL I BUY OR SUPPORT ANYTHING FROM GM. *TR

AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN FRONT END CRASH OF 40 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 39,280

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN FAILING EVER SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-70 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLS SOMETHING BURNING. THE CONTACT LEFT THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS FOR REPAIR, BUT NO WORK WAS EVER PERFORMED. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY AND SUNNY AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. OCCASIONALLY, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SWITCH GEARS AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. THE HEADLIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF WITHOUT THE VEHICLE TURNED ON. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS NO LONGER WORK AND THE CONTACT HAS TO USE HER KEY TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. AFTER LOCKING THE DOORS, THEY SOMETIMES DO NOT OPEN FROM WITHIN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT CARRIES A HAMMER IN THE VEHICLE IN CASE SHE HAS TO BREAK THE WINDOWS TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,080 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56. UPDATED 5/30/08 *CN THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON, THE TRUNK LID WOULD POP OPEN WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD OPEN AS WELL, THE TRANSMISSION HAD A STRANGE ROARING SOUND AND IT WAS ALSO HARD TO UPSHIFT AND DOWNSHIFT, THE ODOMETER WOULD JUMP FORWARD ON ITS OWN WHEN IT WAS PARKED AND THEN RESTARTED, THE HORN WOULD BLOW ON ITS OWN WHEN NO ONE WAS IN THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 05/30/08

Mileage: 56

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE FRONT END OF HIS VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AND THE RADIATOR IS SHAPED LIKE A "V". THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THREE OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE OTHER DRIVER CONFIRMED THAT SHE STOPPED THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO THE WEATHER AND POOR VISIBILITY. THE CONTACT HAS PHOTOS AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 12,200.

Mileage: 12,200

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD NOT ENABLE ITSELF. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY FOUR OR FIVE TIMES. INITIALLY, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. DURING THE SECOND VISIT, A SENSOR WAS ORDERED. DURING THE THIRD VISIT TO THE DEALER, THEY REPLACED AND INSTALLED THE NEW SENSOR, WHICH REPAIRED THE FAILURE FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE FOURTH TIME AND THEY REPLACED THE SDM. THIS TEMPORARILY CORRECTED THE FAILURE FOR TWO OR THREE MONTHS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,813 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

Mileage: 2,813

ACCIDENT/ REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE IN MY 2007 CHEVY AVEO 5. $3,200 DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 13,000

PASSENGER AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT REMAINS OFF WITH 140 + LB ADULT IN PASSENGER SEAT. VEHICLE HAS 2,400 MILES. DEAL CAN NOT DUPLICATE - SAYS "IS NORMAL IN COLD WEATHER" AND TO "MOVE AROUND ON THE SEAT" TO ACTIVE. RESTARTING THE CAR CORRECTS THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 1,900

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 6,000. WHILE DRIVING 35MPH, HER DAUGHTER CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE SIDE AND FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE PURCHASE DATE IS NOT AVAILABLE. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 6,000.

Mileage: 6,000

2007 CHEVROLET AVEO PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN MY WIFE WHO WEIGHTS ABOUT 130 LBS. I HAVE HAD THE AUTO INTO THE DEALERSHIP 7 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN FEB 2007 TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. THEY CLAIM THAT THEY HAVE CONTACTED GM ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT NOT COME UP WITH A FIX FOR IT. I CALLED GM CUSTOMER RELATIONS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THEY ARE NO HELP EITHER. THEY CLAIM THEY REPLACED EVERY THING CONNECTED WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM, BUT IT STILL DON'T WORK. MY WIFE WILL NOT RIDE IN THE CAR THE WAY IT IS, SO I HAVE A CAR THAT I CAN'T TAKE MY WIFE WITH ME WHEN I GO ANY PLACE. WOULD YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM FOR ME, AND LET ME KNOW WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY ABOUT IT. *TR

IT WAS A CAR ACCIDENT IN WHICH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. SUFFERED BACK AND NECK INJURIES. *TR

PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF LIGHT DOES NOT GO OFF WITH SOMEONE LESS THAN 150LBS AND IS INTERMITTENTLY GOING OFF WITH A 185 LB PASSENGER MEANING AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND SERVICE DEPARTMENT PUT SEVERAL PEOPLE IN PASSENGER SEAT WEIGHING FROM 140LBS TO 230 LBS. 140 LB PASSENGER DID NOT MAKE PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF LIGHT GO OUT. SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATES " ADVISED BY TECH ASSIST ENGINEERS LOOKING INTO ISSUE" WAS TOLD BY SERVICE DEPARTMENT THEY WOULD CALL ME WITH SOME ANSWERS. NO CALLS FOR SIX WEEKS, WHEN I CALLED THEM BACK SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATES" IT'S OUT OF OUR HANDS AND WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS AND I CAN CALL GM CUSTOMER SERVICE". CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND AFTER TWO WEEKS BACK AND FORTH PHONE CALLS WAS TOLD BY GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE AS IT IS WITHIN SPECS. I ASKED WHERE I CAN GET A COPY OF THESE SPECIFICATIONS FOR WEIGHT LIMIT ON AIR BAGS AND WAS TOLD TO CALL GM. CALLED GM ASKING FOR WEIGHT LIMIT SPECIFICATIONS AND STRESSED THAT A 140LB PASSENGER SHOULD BE PROTECTED. GM REPRESENTATIVE STATES " WE DON'T HAVE THE SPECIFICATIONS AND YOU MAY WANT TO CONTACT NHTSA. SO THIS IS WHAT I AM DOING. AVEO HAS LESS THAN 3000 MILES. I WOULD LOVE TO JUST SELL THE CAR BUT MORALLY AND ETHICALLY I CAN'T. I'M REALLY TIRED OF FIGHTING THIS BATTLE. PLEASE HELP! *JB

Mileage: 2,000

2007 CHEVY AVEO WITH FAULTY PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM. CUSTOMER STATES THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN HIS WIFE IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT INDICATING THAT THE AIRBAG IS NOT ACTIVE. HE ALSO STATES THE LIGHT WILL GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. *KB THE DEALER TESTED THE UNIT AND FOUND THAT IT MET CHEVROLET STANDARDS BUT IT DID IN FACT HAVE INTERMITTENT OPERATION. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE DESIGN OF THE SEAT SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. *JB

2007 AVEO AIR BAG SYSTEM FOR PASSENGER READS OFF. CHEVROLET NOTIFIED THE DEALER THAT THE AIR BAG WAS ON EVEN THOUGH IT SAID OFF AND WOULD DEPLOY IF IN AN ACCIDENT. CUSTOMER WANTS THE PROBLEM FIXED ONCE AND FOR ALL. **NAR**KB THE ISSUE WAS WITH THE SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE SENSOR DIDN'T CONSISTENTLY RECOGNIZE WHEN AN ADULT OCCUPIED THE SEAT. REPLACING THE SENSOR WOULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM AS IT IS A DESIGN ISSUE WITH THE SENSORS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WOULD NOT ACTIVATE WHEN HIS WIFE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. HIS WIFE WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 140 POUNDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,000. UPDATED 03-31-08 *BF

Mileage: 10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE FOLLOWING DAY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. HER HUSBAND, WHO WEIGHS OVER 200 LBS, CANNOT ENABLE THE SENSOR. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT MAY BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 205 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10.

Mileage: 10

I BOUGHT A CHEVROLET AVEO ONE MONTH AGO FROM A DEALER IN EGYPT, AND WHEN I WAS MAKING A TURN ON THE HIGHWAY , I USED THE BRAKES SLIGHTLY AND WHAT HAPPENED IS THAT THE CAR BEGAN MOVING ON ITS LEFT SIDE , THEN FLIPPED OVER TWO TIMES ON THE ROAD. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T OPEN, I WAS INJURED ... WHEN I WENT TO THE CERTIFIED DEALER , HE TOLD ME THAT THIS CAR DOESN'T HAVE AIRBAGS, WHILE ALL THE BROCHURES ON THE NET AND ON CHEVROLET'S SITE SAY THAT FRONTAL AIRBAGS IS A STANDARD FEATURE IN THE CAR.. THE OTHER PROBLEM IS THAT DURING THE BRAKE, THE TIRES LOCKED WHICH MADE THE CAR MOVE BY ITS SIDE RATHER THAN DOING THE BRAKE, AND I WAS TOLD THAT CHEVROLET AVEO LACKS ABS SYSTEM... I WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH BECAUSE I THINK I WAS DECEIVED IN THE SAFETY OF THIS CAR.. PS. I HAVE THE PICTURES OF THE CRASH.. *JB

PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR-BAG WILL NOT ACTIVATE WITH PASSENGER OVER 100 POUNDS IN SEAT. TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING THE CAR CORRECTS THE PROBLEM. DEALER CHECKED AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH SYSTEM, (NO FAULT HISTORY IN COMPUTER. *AK

Mileage: 45

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ARE LOOKING INTO POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 543.

Mileage: 543

MY MOTHER WAS KILLED IN A 1 CAR ACCIDENT OUTSIDE TALLAHASSEE, FL ON I10 ON 8 MAY 2007. SHE WENT INTO THE MEDIAN AND HIT TREES HEAD-ON. THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT IS 70 MPH AND THE FHP ON THE SCENE INDICATED SHE APPLIED HER BRAKES FROM THE TIME SHE LEFT THE PAVEMENT UNTIL SHE HIT THE TREES. SHE DIED 6 DAYS LATER OF A BROKEN NECK AND MULTIPLE INTERNAL INJURIES. SHE WAS DRIVING A 6 WEEK OLD 2007 CHEV AVEO WITH FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS. NONE OF THESE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I TRULY BELIEVE SHE WOULD HAVE SURVIIVED THIS ACCIDENT IF THE FRONT AIR BAGS HAD DEPLOYED. FROM EVERYTHING I HAVE READ, THIS IS THE PERFECT SCENARIO FOR FRONT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. ARE THERE SIMILAIR COMPLAINTS AGAINST GM FOR THE 2007 CHEV AVEO?

Mileage: 2,500

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD REMAINED ON WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THIS WAS INTERMITTENT, BUT MORE LIKELY THE INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON, RATHER THAT NOT, INDICATING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. *AK

Mileage: 300

(1)PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR MALFUNCTION/ NO-FIX/ THUS NO REPAIR PURCHASE NEW CAR01/20/07 AND AIRBAG LIGHT ALERTS OCCUPANTS THAT (2) AIRBAG IS NOT ENGAGED EVEN WHEN AN ADULT IS SITTING IN PASSENGER SEAT. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. TOOK CAR INTO DEALER SERVICE AFTER A WEEK . CONSEQUENCE OF FAILURE IS UPON A FRONT END COLLISON, AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY CAUSING INCREASED INJURY TO PASSENGER OCCUPANT. (3) DEALER SERVICE/CHEVROLET AND GM STATE THERE IS NO FIX THUS NO REPAIR HAS BEEN DONE AND VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP SINCE FEB 2ND, JUST TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE. DEALER SERVICE AND GM TELL ME THAT IT IS A 'DESIGN PROBLEM' AND EVEN REPLACING THE SEAT WOULD NOT CORRECT PROBLEM AS ERROR IS WITHIN SEATING MECHANISM AS WELL. *** SERVICE/GM STATED IT WAS MY FAULT AS "CUSTOMER TO WIDE" ASKED MY FAMILY TO COME TO DEALERSHIP. SERVICE MANAGER INSPECTED FAMILY THEN SAID THAT COULDN'T BE IT. NOW THEY ARE CLAIMING, "NOT WEIGH ENOUGH" FOR SEAT TO PICK SENSE SOMEONE IN SEAT. MY FAMILY MEMBERS WEIGH BETWEEN 125-170 LBS.

Mileage: 56

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE HAD LOST ALL POWER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON AND OFF AND THE ENGINE IDLED AS THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, AND THEN STALLED AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SALES/SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE RECREATED. THE SECOND TIME, THE ELECTRONIC IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND THE THIRD TIME, THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. ALSO, WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE AVOIDED THE TIRE TREAD THROWN OFF THE TIRE OF A TRACTOR TRAILER, AND STRUCK A MEDIAN DIVIDER. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE 18 YEAR OLD DRIVER SUSTAINED CHEST BRUISES FROM THE SEAT BELTS AND THE 42 YEAR OLD FEMALE SUSTAINED BRUISING DUE TO THE SEAT BELT AND SKINNED THE LEFT SHIN. NEITHER OCCUPANT WENT TO THE HOSPITAL. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN. THE CONTACT HAD RECEIVED A NHTSA RECALL LETTER # 06V398000 FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM: GASOLINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PAPERWORK WAS SUBMITTED FOR LEMON LAW PROCEDURES TO REPLACE OR BUY BACK THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 4,000

DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT AFTER PURCHASING A NEW VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INTERMITTENTLY WENT INTO LOCK MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AND WAS NOT BEING SERVICED. THE VEHICLE WAS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO.*AK UPDATED 10/25/2006 - THE AIR BAG LOCKED IN THE OFF MODE ALTHOUGH AN ADULT PASSENGER (155 LBS) WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND TESTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEIR TEST INDICATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SYSTEM. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE PASSENGER WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT INCORRECTLY. *NM

Mileage: 212