2006 Chevrolet Aveo

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

AFTER PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, MY 06 CHEVY AVEO'S ENGINE SHUT OFF AND I STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE. I HAD TO PRESS HARD ON MY BRAKES TO STOP ME FROM ROLLING. I HAD TO REMOVE MY KEY AND START MY ENGINE AGAIN. I WAS STILL IN DRIVE WHEN MY ENGINE DIED AND EVERYTHING IN MY CAR WAS STILL ON IE RADIO AND LIGHTS. THERE IS NO REASON THAT MY AUTOMATIC CAR SHOULD BE ROLLING BACKWARDS WHILE STILL IN DRIVE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID MY COMP WAS RUNNING A THROTTLE BODY REPAIR. SINCE THAT WOULD BE THE THIRD THROTTLE BODY IN NINE MONTH, THE DEALER DECIDED TO CONTACT GM AND LOOK INTO IT. THROTTLE BODY CHECKED OUT FINE, AND GM TOLD DEALERSHIP TO RUN MORE DIAGNOSTICS AND PUT MILES ON MY CAR. AFTER A WHOLE WEEK, THE BEST THE DEALERSHIP COULD TELL ME WAS THAT THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR AND GM DIDN'T KNOW EITHER. THEY SAID IF IT WAS REPLICATED AGAIN, TO HAVE IT TOWED AND NOT TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON. AN 06 WITH ONLY 50,000 MILES ON IT SHOULD NOT HAVE THESE KINDS OF PROBLEMS. IN ONLY NINE MONTHS OF OWNING MY CAR I HAVE HAD TWO THROTTLE BODIES, A NEW HEAD, A NEW TIMING BELT, AND A NEW BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. I WILL NEVER BUY THIS CAR AGAIN. NOW I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THIS CAR DIES AGAIN AND CAUSES ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BEFORE I CAN DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I AM EXTREMELY DISPLEASED WITH GM. *TR