2007 Chevrolet Aveo

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.

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

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY AVEO (ONLY HAD IT FOR SIX MONTHS) THAT PULLS TO THE LEFT WHENEVER I LET GO OF THE WHEEL. NOT JUST A SLIGHT PULL BUT A SERIOUS PULL. THE SERVICE PEOPLE TOLD ME THAT WHEN THEY ASKED THEIR MAIN TECH'S THEY WERE TOLD THAT'S JUST THE NATURE OF SMALLER CARS. ONLY THING THEY SAID TO DO WAS TO CHANGE THE TIRES FROM ONE SIDE TO ANOTHER, THAT COULD FIX IT. WELL IT DIDN'T. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THEY CAN DO WHAT'S CALLED AN ADJUSTMENT MISALIGNMENT, WON'T THAT CAUSE TROUBLE WITH THE OTHER PARTS OF THE CAR? I HAVE HAD SMALLER CARS THAN THIS AND THEY NEVER DID PULL TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER. WHY DOES THIS ONE ACT DIFFERENT, AND NOT SINCE I BOUGHT IT BUT IT JUST STARTED? I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THE COMPANY NOT DOING ANYTHING TO CORRECT IT. *TR

A STRESS CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD. THE CRACK STARTS UNDER THE RUBBER CASING OF THE WINDSHIELD. I AWOKE IN THE MORNING AFTER AN EXTREMELY HUMID NIGHT FOLLOWED BY A COLD MORNING TO FIND MY WINDSHIELD WITH A HAIRLINE CRACK. DEALER SAID THIS ISN'T A PROBLEM. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FROM THE 04 THROUGH 07 MODEL OF THE AVEO WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. MY GLASS TECH SAID THIS THE CRACK IS VERY LIKELY DUE TO A STRUCTURAL DEFECT. *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

CURRENT MODEL CHEVROLET AVEO RENTED FROM ENTERPRISE CAR RENTAL CHICAGO OFFICE. ONLY CAR I'VE EVER DRIVEN WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL HIGHER FROM THE FLOOR THAN BRAKE PEDAL. ACCELERATOR ALSO VERY CLOSE TO BRAKE PEDAL. IN PROCESS OF MOVING FOOT TO BRAKE, IT WAS DIFFICULT NOT TO MAKE CONTACT WITH ACCELERATOR. ON ONE OCCASION, CONTACT WAS ACCIDENTALLY MADE WITH THE ACCELERATOR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE AND THE CAR LUNGED INTO TRAFFIC FROM PARKING LOT. BECAUSE OF VIGILANCE OF OTHER DRIVER, AN ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED, BUT NARROWLY. ASSUMING NOT A SAMPLE DEFECT, THIS APPEARS TO BE DESIGN FLAW. *JB UPDATED 12/12/07

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

I HAD STATED MY 2007 CHEVY AVEO, PULLED THE PARKING BRAKE VERY TIGHT. WHEN I RETURNED THE CAR HAD ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVE AND INTO A NEIGHBORS TREE. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS, DUH, I DIDN'T PULL THE BRAKE. I GOT IN THE CAR, AND THE BRAKE WAS NOT ONLY PULLED, BUT WAS ONLY 1 CLICK AWAY FROM BEING FULLY ENGAGED. THE DRIVEWAY MY CAR WAS ON, WAS NO MORE THAN A 10-15 DEGREE ANGEL, THE CAR WAS NOT LOADED WITH A LOT OF EXCESS WEIGHT. AGAIN THE PARKING BRAKE WAS FULLY ENGAGED. WHY IN THE WORLD DID THIS SIMPLE PART FAIL? IT SEEMS TO WORK NOW, BUT THAT SECOND IT FAILED. MY CAR WAS ONLY DAMAGED IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED FROM A ROLLING AVEO THAT WAS IN PARK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE PARKED IN NEUTRAL, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE MOVED APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR ALSO FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE NORMAL. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 6,003. UPDATED 01/11/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE INCIDENT, HE DISCOVERED THE PARKING BRAKE WAS STILL ENGAGED. UPDATED *JB