2008 Chevrolet Aveo

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS NOT GONE OFF. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS OUT OF THIS VEHICLE. MAR 2010, I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER FOR MAKING LOUD SCRUBBING NOISES WHEN TURNING. I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOTHING. OCT 2010 IT WAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I HAD 19,300 MILES ON THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. OCT 2012, IT WAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AT ALL. I HAD 30,300 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND IT COST 600.00 IN REPAIRS. JUNE 2013 ,THE A/C WENT OUT. I HAD 34,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND IT COST 573.00 TO REPLACE THE COMPRESSOR (FIRST AND ONLY TIME I WENT TO ANOTHER MECHANICS SHOP). SEP 2013, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. GM WANTS 100.00 JUST TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TO TELL ME WHY IT'S ON. MY GOODNESS, AS MANY TIMES AS I HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO GM HAVEN'T I PAID ENOUGH IN DIAGNOSTICS? THIS IS RIDICULOUS! I AM NEVER BUYING ANYTHING WITH CHEVROLET WRITTEN ON IT AGAIN. I BELIEVE GM KNOWS WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE. IF I WASN'T ON A FIXED INCOME I WOULD GET RID OF IT. *TR

MY 2008 CHEVY AVEO WITH APPROXIMATELY 27,000 MILES RECENTLY SHOWED THE AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUALLY LIT. I TOOK IT INTO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE DTC CODE WAS B2502 AT A COST OF $110 FOR DIAGNOSING IT. HE CLEARED THE CODE AND THE LIGHT IS NOT LIT ANYMORE. HE SAID HE HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE AND SAID THE LIGHT MIGHT COME BACK ON AND WANTED ME TO ORDER A CLOCK/PPS INDICATOR FOR $87.89 AND WITH LABOR, SHOP COSTS,AND TAX WOULD TOTAL $266.15. DO ALL CAR MANUFACTURES USE THE SAME DTC CODES? I TOLD HIM I WOULD TAKE IT AS IT IS AND SEE IF THE LIGHT COMES ON IN THE FUTURE. DOES THIS MAKE SENSE FOR THIS CODE? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TO THE ARMS AND FACE. THE FRONT PASSENGER ALSO SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TO THE ARM. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE OR FOR REPAIRS. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,705.

THE DRIVER AIRBAG SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED, AND THE AIRBAG IS NO LONGER ENGAGED, WHICH IS INDICATED BY THE DRIVER AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINING ON WHILE THE ENGINE IS TURNED ON. THE DASH LIGHT, PASSENGER TAIL LAMP AND THE PASSENGER FOG LIGHT ALL STOPPED WORKING SIMULTANEOUSLY. PASSENGER TAIL LAMP DOESN'T WORK EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE BULBS, WHICH SUGGESTS THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING WAS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING THE AIR BAGS TO DEACTIVATE. AS A RESULT, THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 11/28/12*LJ UPDATED 12/03/12

I WAS TRAVELING SE ON ENTRANCE ROAD. A CAR WAS STOPPED ON MY LEFT ON JEAN CHAPEL ROAD. THE DRIVER UNEXPECTEDLY PULLED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME CREATING AN UNAVOIDABLE CRASH SITUATION. I PUMPED MY BRAKES HEAVILY AND ATTEMPTED TO SWERVE TO MISS THE VEHICLE BUT DO TO WET ROAD CONDITIONS AND MY SPEED (5MPH UNDER THE LIMIT), I COULD NOT AVOID SLAMMING INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF HER VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER IN THE OTHER CAR RECEIVED AMBULANCE RECOVERY. THE DRIVER WAS OBVIOUSLY STUNNED AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND I SUBSEQUENTLY RECEIVED DIRECT STEERING WHEEL AND WINDSHIELD CONTACT. FIRST FAILURE AT APPROXIMATELY 25,000 MILES, PASSENGER WARNING AIRBAG MALFUNCTION. *KB