2006 Chevrolet Aveo

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.

WENT TO LOCK DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND INSIDE LOCK WOULD NOT PUSH DOWN AND FOUND OUTSIDE LOCK HAD FALLEN INSIDE THE DOOR PANEL. ONLINE RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON AVEOS DUE TO DEFECTIVE PLASTIC PARTS AND DEALERSHIPS SEEM TO BE CHARGING VERY HIGH AMOUNT TO REPAIR. SEEMS THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL PROVIDED BY GMC TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AS PREVENTS BEING ABLE TO SECURE THE VEHICLE AND BELONGINGS AND OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

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

2006 CHEVY AVEO - ISSUE REAR AXLE BEAM BUSHINGS FAILED AT 65,000 MILES. THE FAILURE ALLOWS THE REAR AXLE TO HAVE UP TO AN INCH OF TRAVEL LEFT TO RIGHT. AS YOU GO DOWN THE ROAD YOU CAN FEEL THE BACK OF THE CAR SHIFTING AS YOU HIT BUMPS IN THE ROAD OR SIMPLY BY TAKING AN EXIT RAMP. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE AXEL AT HALF PRICE. NOW 2 YEARS LATER I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND HAVE BEEN TOLD I HAVE TO REPLACE THE AXLE FOR THE SECOND TIME. I AM WORKING WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE.. I READ ON LINE THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR MOST AVEO OWNERS. THESE ARE NOT OLD CARS AND THIS SAFETY ISSUE FAILURE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY GM. *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

BRAKE LINE RUPTURE AND RESULTING BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED MINOR REAR END COLLISION WITH VEHICLE IN FRONT. AIR BAG ACTIVATED BUT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE MINOR UNTIL THE FIRE. FIRE ORIGINATED IN FRONT LEFT (IMPACTED) CORNER AND CONSUMED ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT TO THE FIRE WALL. WEATHER PERFECT, DRY ROADS, NO OBVIOUS CAUSE OF FIRE. EXCEPT FOR BRAKES VEHICLE WAS DRIVABLE UNTIL FIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO MOVE INVOLUNTARILY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 47,000. UPDATED 09/26/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SERVICE REPAIR SHOP, WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES DID FAIL ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND SHE QUICKLY SWITCHED THE GEAR INTO PARK. UPDATED 09/27/12

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE RPMS BEGAN TO INCREASE RAPIDLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING AT A REDUCED SPEED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,700.

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