2009 CHEVROLET AVEO Engine Problems

MY 2009 CHEVY AVEO HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE! THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH 89,000 MILES. IN IDLE, AFTER ABOUT 2 MINUTES, THE CAR WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I BEGAN TO DRIVE NORMALLY WITH NO PROBLEM THEN THE CAR SURGES, LOOSES POWER, THEN STALLED IN TRAFFIC. AFTER ABOUT 3 MINUTES OF SITTING, THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED THEN AFTER ABOUT 4 BLOCKS, LOST POWER AGAIN. THE CAR KEPT DYING & RESTARTING. FINALLY GOT HOME. TURNED THE CAR BACK ON , THE IDLE WAS GOING UP & DOWN, SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHILE IDLING IN PARK. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CHANGED, O2 SENSOR CHANGED, MASS AIR SENSOR CHANGED. AIR FILTER CLEAN. THIS CAR IS TERRIBLE. I WILL NEVER TRUST & BUY A CHEVY AGAIN!!!!! SHAME ON YOU CHEVY.! GET YOUR QUALITY CONTROL IN CHECK. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW TO STAY CLEAR OF CHEVY CARS!!!!!

Mileage: 8,900

TIMING BELT BAD, NOT EVEN 60K MILES

Mileage: 58,153

COOLANT TEMPERATURE ENGINE HEATING UP

Mileage: 103,000

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE TRAVELLING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, US ROUTE 93 AT EXIT 33, SOUTH IN MASSACHUSETTS, AND BURNT AND THE GAS TANK EXPLODED. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT PRECEDING THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS.

Mileage: 48,500

YOU CAN'T DRIVE IT ANYWHERE IT RUNS RIGHT THEN FOR NO REASON IT LOOSE POWER AND WON'T ACCALRATE WHILE DRIVING IT WILL DROP BELOW 10 MPH IN TRAFFIC OR LOSE ALL POWER WHILE CROSSING ROAD OR TURNING I'M AFEEAD I'LL B HIT IN SIDE OR RAN OVER IN TRAFFIC.

Mileage: 70,615

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO STALL AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,432.

Mileage: 80,432

ENGINE KEEPS OVERHEATING. TWO BLOWN HEAD GASKETS IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. HOSES BURST WITH NO WARNING OR PRIOR DAMAGE, CAUSING CAR TO OVERHEAT. ENGINE IS BUILDING PRESSURE FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON. MECHANIC IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE ROOT OF THE OVERHEATING. REPLACED THERMOSTAT, WATER PUMP, MULTIPLE HOSES, TWO HEAD GASKETS AND IT IS STILL OVERHEATING AND RUNNING HOT.

Mileage: 72,000

MY 2009 AVEO STANDARD TRANSMISSION LOOSES POWER FOR NO APPARENT REASON. NO FAULTS DETECTED. CAR HAS 99K MILES.

Mileage: 99,500

LESS THAN 30,000 MILES. PERSISTENT PROBLEM (SINCE 2012): ENGINE SHUTS OFF BY ITSELF. NO WARNING LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD BEFORE EACH OCCURRENCE. CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES. ON 08/17/2016 AROUND 11:45 A.M. CAR SHUT OFF BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING ON THE MIDDLE OF A MULTI-LANE (6+) HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO ROLL DOWN THE AUTOMATIC WINDOW (IT WORKED ) ON THE DRIVER SIDE, I PRESSED THE WARNING LIGHT (IT WORKED). AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS CAR STARTED, AND I DROVE AWAY. THE CAR WORKED WELL FOR A WHILE, TOOK SIDE ROADS(35MPH SPEED LIMIT). CAR SHUT OFF BY ITSELF A SECOND TIME. I WAS ABLE TO RESTARTED AND MADE IT TO A SAFE LOCATION. I HAVE REPORTED THIS LAST SITUATION TO CHEVROLET AND THEY TOLD ME TO GO TO A DIFFERENT DEALER, AND ONLY AFTER PRESSURING THEY PROVIDED A 100.00 DOLLAR COUPON TO GET THE CAR CHECKED. CHEVROLET CLAIMS THEY HAD NO INFORMATION ON MY CAR'S RECORD OF SHUTTING DOWN BY ITSELF, THAT THEY DEALER ONLY REPORTS THE REPAIRS. HOWEVER, ONE OF THE DEALER INVOICES FROM 2012 READS: "VEHICLE STALLED", " ANOTHER INVOICE READS "CAR DIED ONCE", ETC. AND ON THE NOTES IT INCLUDES "UNABLE TO REPLICATE CLIENTS CONCERNS". JUST BECAUSE THE DEALER CANNOT REPLICATE THE FAILURE, IT DOES NOT MEAN THE CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE. THE CAR SHUT DOWN ON US AND WE WERE LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF A MULTI-LANE HIGHWAY WITH CARS GOING 65+MPH. THE SUDDEN COMPLETE SHUT OFF OF THE CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF ANY ROAD IS A GREAT DANGER NOT ONLY TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE CAR BUT TO OTHER DRIVERS AS WELL. OTHER PROBLEMS: CLOCK/TIME GETS RESTARTED EACH TIME I START THE CAR (AND IT IS NEVER RIGHT). IN MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, DURING THE MORNING, THE CAR WOULD NOT START (BUT RADIO AND WINDOWS WORK), THE CAR WOULD TAKE SEVERAL MINUTES TO GET STARTED.

Mileage: 29,300

OIL PAN CRACKED AFTER OIL CHANGE SHOWED LEAKING AND STRIPPED OIL PAN BOLT. LESS THAN 115K MILES, USED CAR, NO WARRANTY COVERAGE. 2009 CHEVY AVEO5 LT

Mileage: 111,725

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE SPARK PLUG AND THE AIR FILTER WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

Mileage: 116,000

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, STOPPED AT A STORE IN A PARKING LOT, CAR IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN OFF, COULD NOT GET CAR KEYS OUT OF IGNITION. DROVE TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO SAID THE IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS SHIFTING. SAID IT WOULD COST 4 TO 5 HUNDRED DOLLARS, DID NOT HAVE IT FIXED. BUT SINCE THEN, IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT AT TIMES TO GET THE CAR TO TURN ON, OR IF TURNED OFF, HARD TO GET KEYS OUT. A VALET COULD NOT GET IT TO TURN OFF AND WHEN HE FINALLY DID, COULD NOT GET THE KEYS OUT,SO HE LEFT THEM IN MY CAR. I THINK THIS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE GM FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES.

Mileage: 66,655

PURCHASES CAR IN 8/3013 TO DATE I HAVE HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE ON 10 OCCASIONS FOR ENGINE ISSUES, A/C, HEATING, ENGINE COILS I WAS SOLD AN UNSAFE, UNRELIABLE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OXYGEN SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

Mileage: 69,000

LETS START FROM THE BEGINNING WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR MY AIR BAG LIGHT AND CLOCK LIGHT WILL GO IN AND OUT OVER BUMPS MORE THE AIR BAG LIGHT. NOW AND STILL THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH IS ON AND PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT ABOVE THE CLOCK SAYS OFF WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. 2ND MY TAIL LIGHTS I GO THREW THEM LIKE WATER. 3RD THE THING IN THE PASSENGER SIDE BACK RIGHT NEXT TO THE TIRE EVERY WINTER I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH WIRES OR THE WHOLE THING BRAKING. 3RD ITS SAYS GOOD GAS MILEAGE YA RIGHT. THE GAS GAUGE DOESN'T WORK PROPER RAN OUTTA GAS A FEW TIMES. I HAVE REPLACE BATTERY AND SPARK PLUGS NOW I HAVING ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE LIGHT ON THE ENGINE IS RIDING ROUGH MY WHOLE CAR IS SHAKING I CAN NOT GO TO SPEED EVEN WHEN THE GAS PETAL IS TO THE FLOOR. I SEE A RECALL AND NOW ITS CLOSED THE RECALL SAYS DEGRADED CONNECTION BETWEEN IGNITION COIL SPARK PLUG BOOTS AND SPARK PLUGS. PRETTY SURE THAT'S THE CAUSE. MY BODY PAINT IS COMING OFF. IT STARTED COMING OFF NOT EVEN 2 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT . SOMETIMES THE RADIO AND CLOCK WITH AIR PASSENGER LIGHT SHUTS OFF AND WILL NOT COME BACK ON UNTIL I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON. THE ONSTAR STOP WORKING ALL TOGETHER. THE DEFROST DOESN'T WORK TO WELL UNLESS HIGH. MY OVERALL OF THIS CAR IS A MONEY HOG TO KEEP FIXING PARTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE RESUMED TO NORMAL OPERATION INDEPENDENTLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE O2 SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

Mileage: 66,000

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE HOME FROM WORK AND WHILE SLOWING DOWN AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER THAT I WENT TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 2 MPH, EVEN WITH THE ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE THIRD TIME SINCE I BOUGHT IT 7 MONTHS AGO AND THEY ARE WORKING ON IT NOW. THEY SAID IT WAS THE PART THAT ALLOWS FUEL INTO THE ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12000. UPDATED 09/30/14

Mileage: 12,000

WHILE WAITING IN DRIVE-THRU FOR MY ORDER, MY CAR BEGAN TO SHUDDER VIOLENTLY. I WAS IDLING AT 1 RPM ON THE METER. SUDDENLY, MY CAR ACCELERATED ITSELF UP TO 4 RPM. HAD I NOT HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, I WOULD HAVE REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THIS PERSISTED THROUGHOUT THE DRIVE-THRU AND ONTO THE ROADWAY. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR, BUT THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND THEN WOULD REV UP TO 35MPH WITHOUT WARNING. NOT ONCE DID MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY INFORMATION CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT CHEVY DOESN'T COVER THAT PART OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. I JUST PAID MY CAR OFF AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED. I'M LOOKING AT PAYING $700 AND THEY'RE NOT DONE LOOKING AT MY CAR. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BECAUSE FROM WHAT I'VE READ, MY CAR ISN'T THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS EXPERIENCED THIS. *TR

Mileage: 57,700

I OWN 2009 CHEVY AVEO. WHILE DRIVING AT NO PARTICULAR SPEED, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION AND STALLS OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE DID START BACK. THIS FAILURE HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2012. IT IS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE. IT DOESN'T RUN RIGHT AT NO PARTICULAR TIME, JUST WHENEVER. DON'T EVER KNOW WHETHER I AM GOING TO GET TO MY DESTINATION OR NOT WITHOUT HAVING TO PULL OVER SO I DON'T GET RUN OVER BY TRAFFIC BECAUSE MY CAR IS GOING NO WHERE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS SEVERAL TIMES. IT WONT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHEN THEY DRIVE IT AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS NOT COMING ON TO GET A CODE. THE CAR ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE!!!!!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,217.

Mileage: 67,217

I HAVE A 2009 CHEVY AVEO WHICH I WISH TO GOD I HAD NEVER BOUGHT I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH THE COOLING SYSTEM AND EMISSION SYSTEM IN THIS CAR I HAVE REPLACED EVERY SENSOR ON THIS CAR I HAVE HAD MY AIR CONDITIONER FIXED THREE TIMES AND IT KEEPS GOING OUT. MY HOLD BUTTON IS CONTINUOUSLY ON WHEN IN TURN THE A/C DOESNOT WORK THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED AND NOT ALLOWED TO BE ON THE ROAD , I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVY AS LONG AS I LIVE I CANNOT BELIEVE THE COMPLAINTS ON THESE CARS AND NOT A RECALL. *TR

DROVE TO GLEN CARBON SHORT TRIP NO SIGN OF OVER HEATING PULLED TO GAS STATION IT DUMPED ALL THE ANTI FREEZE OUT BY THE GAUGE STILL DID NOT SHOW THE CAR WAS HOT. [XXX] 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 89,476

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,940.

Mileage: 37,940

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

Mileage: 78,000

BOUGHT 2009 AVEO LS SEDAN BRAND NEW FOR DAUGHTER SO SHE WOULD HAVE A SAFE CAR FOR COLLEGE. WHEN THE CAR WARMS UP IT WILL NOT RESPOND TO GAS PEDAL INPUTS. THIS HAPPENS ON AND OFF AT RANDOM TIMES, SOMETIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, OTHER TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY. WE HAVE PARKED THE CAR AS IT IS UNSAFE FOR OUR CHILD TO DRIVE IN THE CURRENT CONDITION. TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP RESULT IN "WE CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG". FRUSTRATING.... THIS WAS AN EXPENSIVE LESSON TO NEVER BUY A GM PRODUCT AGAIN! *TR

Mileage: 63,000

GOT THIS CAR BRAND NEW OFF THE LOT WITH ONLY 43 MILES ON IT. AROUND 3000 MILES I HAD MY FIRST MAJOR PROBLEM. I WAS GOING DOWN I-95 IN ST. PAUL, MN AT AROUND 75 MILES/HR AND THE CAR JERKED THEN CUT OFF. MIND YOU THIS IS RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND I HAD 2 TODDLERS IN THE CAR WITH ME. WE ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BY AN 18 WHEELER BEFORE I COULD GET THE CAR TO DRIFT TO SHOULDER. TOOK 3 WEEKS TO FIX THE FUEL PUMP BC THE CAR WAS SO NEW THEY HAD NOT MADE EXTRA PARTS YET. ABOUT A YEAR LATER I STARTED HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS- ONSTAR NOT WORKING OR RANDOMLY TURNING ON, CLOCK RESETTING ITSELF TO RANDOM TIMES, DASH LIGHTS EITHER GOING OUT OR ALL STAYING ON, HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY WORKING, AND OF COURSE I TOOK TO 2 DIFFERENT CHEVY DEALERS AND NEITHER COULD TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG ONLY THAT IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY =/ ONCE THE CAR TURNED 4 YEARS ON IT HAS BEGUN EATING FUSES AND COIL PACKS. THIS IS AFTER THE COIL PACK AND SPARK PLUGS/BOOTS PUT ON BY CHEVY AFTER THAT RECALL. IT IS EATING COIL PACKS EVERY 4-6 MONTHS AND AT 150-200$ A POP IT IS EXPENSIVE ESPECIALLY ONCE YOU FACTOR IN MECHANIC LABOR. I HATE THIS CAR AND WISH I NEVER GOT IT. I MISS MY 96 DODGE CARAVAN WITH THE OIL LEAK AND MANUAL WINDOWS. I FELT MUCH SAFER IN THAT OLD VAN AND IT WAS MORE RELIABLE- IT NEVER LEFT ME EVEN WITH A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. CHEVROLET SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES FOR PUTTING THEIR NAME ON A NOW DEFUNCT POS FOREIGN DAEWOO CRAP AND SELLING IT TO US AS AMERICAN MADE. THERE ISN'T ANYTHING MADE IN NORTH AMERICA. THERE ARE A FEW PARTS MADE IN MEXICO BUT MOST ARE KOREAN MADE. I WOULD NEVER HAVE GOTTEN IT IF I HAD GLIMPSED THOSE DAEWOO STAMPS UNDER THE HOOD, TRUNK, AND CAR JAMS. *TR

Mileage: 3,000

VEHICLE JUST LOCKED UP, AND I WAS FORCED TO COAST DOWN A HILL FROM MY HOUSEINTYO UNCOMING TRAFFIC.. THIS HAS BEEN THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED WITH THIS VEHICLE, THE FIRST IME, I CALLED TRIPLE AAA AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO ARROWAY CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN MOUNT KISCO NY. THIS IS WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURED WITH A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER THT I PURCHASED FROM ARROWAY IN MOUNT KISCO, IT OCCURED SO FREQUENTLY, THAT I TURNED IT IN AND PURCHASED THE AVEO. UNFORTUNATELY, THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING WITH THIS CAR.

Mileage: 47,761

THE CAR LOST POWER FOR NO REASON . IT DID NOT FULLY STALL BUT LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT RESPOND. IT WOULD LURCH FORWARD, BARELY GO, THEN RECOVER SLIGHTLY. THIS HAPPENED SPORADICALLY AND WAS FRIGHTENING AND DANGEROUS. THE BATTERY LIGHT BEGAN TO GO OFF AND ON. MECHANICS COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND BATTERY OK. IN NOVEMBER, CAR LOST POWER IN TRAFFIC, ALMOST HAD WRECK, BARELY MADE IT TO SHOP. "STRANGELY SWOLLEN" BATTERY FOUND AND REPLACED. COMPUTER AND ALL SYSTEMS CHECKED. INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN. BACK IN SHOP. CLUTCH REPLACED, TUBE REPLACED IN ENGINE, ETC. COST $ 1500. CAR SEEMED TO RUN FINE BUT ONLY FOR DAYS. BEGAN DOING SAME THING AGAIN. BUT WHEN I TAKE IT TO MECHANICS, CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG BECAUSE PROBLEM COMES AND GOES. IT SEEMED TO POSSIBLY BE TRIGGERED AND HAPPENED MORE OFTEN IF I USED ONSTAR BUILT IN PHONE. HAD IT TURNED OFF AND THOUGHT THAT SOMEHOW FIXED PROBLEM BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN YESTERDAY IN TRAFFIC WITH MY 93 YR OLD MOM IN CAR. TERRIFYING.. CAN'T GET OUT OF WAY IF CAR COMING IN INTERSECTION. NO ONE HELPS ME FIND A SOLUTION. I CONTACTED GM ONLINE THEY SAID THEY KNOW OF NO SUCH PROBLEM. HUNDREDS OF POSTS ONLINE FROM AVEO OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE IF THIS ISN'T MADE PUBLIC.. WE NEED A RECALL . HELP PLEASE! *TR

Mileage: 36,000

CAR WAS UNDRIVABLE DUE TO ENGINE MISS ON 12/5/13. CALLED HARBOR CHEVROLET IN MICHIGAN CITY, INDIANA TO REPORT PROBLEM AND ASK FOR SERVICE. SERVICE APPOINTMENT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR 5 DAYS, SO SOUGHT DIAGNOSIS AT LOCAL SHOP. LOCAL SHOP INDICATED FAULTY COIL/SPARKPLUGS WAS ISSUE (LOCAL MECHANIC WAS CLASSIC IMPORTS). OWNER PURCHASED SPARK PLUGS AND COIL (PARTS PURCHASED FROM HARBOR CHEVROLET PARTS DEPARTMENT) AND REPLACED THESE PARTS THE NEXT DAY. CAR RAN FINE. OWNER FOUND OUT THAT CAR HAD A RECALL FOR COIL/PLUGS ON JANUARY 14TH, 2014 FROM GM THROUGH ONSTAR NOTIFICATION. OWNER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF DIAGNOSIS AND PARTS COST OF $365.87. HARBOR REIMBURSED ONLY FOR SPARK PLUGS-$88.84. OWNER CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND CHEVROLET INDICATED ON PLUGS AND BOOTS WERE PART OF SERVICE BULLETIN NOT COIL. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

THE AVEO LT WAS ON I-85 RAMP DOWNTOWN ATLANTA TRYING TO BUILD SPEED WHEN IT STALLED AT AN AREA WHERE THERE IS LITTLE SIDE ACCESS. CAR COOLED OFF AND WAS RE CRANKED AND BROUGHT TO NORTH END OF ATLANTA FOR FURTHER INSPECTIONS TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM COULD BE DUPLICATED. CAR RPMS WERE NOTED TO VARY UP AND DOWN AND THEN STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION WHERE IT WAS ALMOST T-BONED ON PEACHTREE INDUSTRIAL BLVD NORCROSS, GA WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 55 MPH. MULTIPLE OBD CODES WERE EXTRACTED ( A TOTAL OF 6 ) . CAR WAS FURTHER EXAMINED BY ASE MECHANIC SHOP THAT STATES THAT THE VEHICLE ECM LOSES COMMUNICATION WITH SENSORS AND OTHER COMPUTERS UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. ASE MECHANIC STATES THAT ECM SHOULD BE REPLACED. GM CAR DEALER ( RICK HENDRIX GMC - DULUTH, GEORGIA ) STATES THAT GM PROCEDURE IS TO APPLY SB PIP4789C REPLACING FRONT O2 SENSOR AS A STARTING POINT TO REPAIR CAR USING A NEWER O2 SENSOR THAT WAS MADE LATER THAN A CERTAIN DATE AND TO UPDATE ECM WITH NEWER SOFTWARE. GM DEALER STATES THERE IS NO NEED TO DRIVE THE CAR TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM AND TO REVIEW USING A SCANNING TOOL AS THE GM PROCEDURE IS TO BE USED AND WILL BE ADEQUATE. THIS SITUATION IS CLEARLY DANGEROUS. IF A SIMPLE O2 SENSOR COULD SUDDENLY COULD CAUSE A KNOWN PROBLEM OF THIS TYPE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GM SB THEN IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE 8/80K EMISSIONS WARRANTY. IF THE ECM CAN LOSE COMMUNICATIONS WITH OTHER ESSENTIAL ITEMS AND CAUSE A PROBLEM OF THIS TYPE THAT SHOULD NOT ONLY BE COVERED UNDER THE EMISSIONS BUT IT SHOULD ALSO BE PLACED ON RECALL. AS AN ENGINEER WITH 36 YEARS EXPERIENCE I AM APPALLED.AT A FAILURE OF THIS TYPE. A PERSON CAN BE PSYCHOLOGICALLY CONDITIONED THAT THEIR CAR IS RUNNING FINE AND THEN AT THE NEXT MOMENT IT COMPLETELY STALLS AND MAY NOT ALLOW THEM TO CLEAR AN INTERSECTION. *TR

Mileage: 74,831

SO WE BOUGHT THIS CAR AND NOTICED THAT IT WOULD LOSE POWER, BUCK, JERK, AND SOMETIME DIE. USUALLY AFTER DYING IT WILL START RIGHT BACK UP AND DRIVE FINE FOR A WHILE. WE TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP THAT TOLD US TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. AFTER WE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND HAD THE DEALER PROGRAM IT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. WE BOUGHT A NEW ECU FROM THE CHEVY DEALER AND HAD THEM INSTALL AND PROGRAM IT AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. WE REPLACED THE COIL PACK FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THIS VEHICLES HISTORY WITH NO LUCK, SAME PROBLEM. DRAINED THE FUEL TANK AND INSTALLED A NEW FUEL PUMP...... SAME PROBLEM.... AMIDST ALL THESE PART REPLACEMENTS THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AT LEAST THREE TIMES AND NOW A FOURTH TIME THEY FINALLY CALLED ME AFTER A WEEK AND SUGGESTED THAT THEY CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY.... I EXPLAINED THAT IT IS BRAND NEW AND SHOULD NOT NEED CLEANING. THEY STILL APPARENTLY HAVE NO CLUE WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS PIECE OF JUNK THAT IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD! BETWEEN THE CHEVY DEALER AND OUR OWN TIME WE HAVE SPENT OVER $2000 DOLLARS AND THE CAR STILL WON'T OPERATE CORRECTLY. *TR

Mileage: 109,136

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000....UPDATED 07-10-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. AFTER ABOUT 10 SECONDS, THE VEHICLE FINALLY ACCELERATED. UPDATED 07/18/13

Mileage: 9,000

MY STEP DAUGHTER BOUGHT A BRAND NEW AVEO 2009 IS HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS 13 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WILL RUN FINE THEN WILL NOT GO OVER 20MPH THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE SHE IS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH HAS ALMOST CAUSED HER AND MY YOUNG GRANDDAUGHTER TO BE INJURED. WHEN SHE STARTS THE CAR THE CLOCK WILL RESET ITS SELF TO 7:23 NO MATTER WHAT TIME IT IS THAT IS USUALLY THE FIRST SIGN IT IS GETTING READY TO TURN INTO A DEATH TRAP. O2 SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED CAR IS AGAIN IN SHOP THEY ARE TELLING HER THEY CAN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS BUT THINK IT COULD BE THE O2 SENSER WANT 600.00 TO REPLACE. HER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS NOT COME ON. CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRENTY. WE HAVE CONTACTED DEALERSHIP WHERE SHE BOUGHT IT NO HELP FROM THEM. CONTACTED CHEVY ASKING THEM TO ADMIT IT IS A LEMON AND DO THE RIGHT THING NO HELP FROM THEM. *TR

Mileage: 1,900

I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR 6/7 MONTHS BEFORE I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS. FIRST THE PASSENGER DOOR STOPPED OPENING AND THEN THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WENT OUT WITHIN THE FIRST 3 MONTHS. I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK ONE DAY AND THE CAR STARTED DECELLERATING UNTIL IT JUST STOPPED. AT FIRST THIS WAS AN OFF AN ON ISSUE BUT NOW IT WONT START AT ALL. I REPLACED THE IGNITION COIL AND SPARK PLUGS, JUST TO FIND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL I WASNT AWARE OF, BUT THE CAR STILL WONT MOVE AND THE BATTERY IS DEAD NOW. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

1ST TIME-I WAS DRIVING AND MY CAR STARTED TO SPUTTER AND WHEN I HIT THE GAS PEDAL FOR ACCELERATION NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN,THE RPM WOULD RAISE AND THE CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. 2ND TIME- SAME AS ABOVE BUT STALLED AFTER SPUTTERING 3RD TIME-SITTING AT A LIGHT WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I COULDN'T MOVE(PUSHED GAS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESULTS) 4TH TIME-DRIVING AND IT STARTED TO SPUTTER AGGRESSIVELY AND UN ABLE TO GET POWER AND THEN STALLED. 5TH TIME- PULLED OUT OF PARKING SPOT AND COULDN'T GET ANY GAS COULD ONLY COAST,IN A HALF MILE DISTANCE IT STALLED 3 TIME WHEN I FINALLY PARKED IT AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. **EACH TIME THE CAR ACTED UP I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND EACH TIME THEY TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT THEY COULDN'T GET AN ERROR CODE. 5 TIMES BEING IN THE DEALERSHIP, THE 3RD TIME THEY SAID THEY RECEIVED A LOW IDLE CODE AND DID A DECARBON COSTING ME $53, PUT THAT DIDN'T HELP. THE 4TH TIME IT WAS AT THE DEALERS I WAS TOLD TO DRIVE A LONG DISTANCE AND OPEN UP THE ENGINE (ARE YOU KIDDING ME) THERE IS DEFIANTLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR! THIS COULD BE VERY DEADLY IF IT HAPPENS IN THE WRONG PLACE. *TR

Mileage: 45,000