2008 Chevrolet Aveo

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V261000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAIABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V261000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

IT STARTED OUT AS A DIM HEADLIGHT ON MY 08 CHEVY AVEO, SO I WENT AND BOUGHT A NEW HEADLIGHT FOR IT THINKING THAT IS WAS BURNT OUT OR GETTING CLOSE TO IT. AT TIMES THE DIMMED LIGHT WAS STUCK ON HIGHBEAM AND THEN THE HIGHBEAM WOULD STAY ON, OTHER TIMES IT JUST LOOKED DIMMER/BURNT OUT FROM THE OTHER ONE. I TOOK THE THREE BOLTS OFF OF THE LEFT HEADLAMP AND DISCONNECTED THE POWER PLUG, I FOUND OUT THAT THE CONNECTOR THAT PLUGS INTO THE LIGHT BULB WAS MELTED/BURNT LOOKING. IT ALSO HAD A STRONG ODOR OR WHAT TO ME SMELLED LIKE BURNT RUBBER. I HAD DECIDED TO TAKE THE MELTED BULB OUT AND DISCARD IT. THE NEW ONE I DID NOT PUT IN, BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT IT TO HAVE THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO IT. SO FOR THE TIME BEING IT IS DISCONNECTED AND LAYING BY THE BATTERY AREA. I DID LOOK ONLINE AND MY VEHICLE IS ON A RECALL FOR SOMETHING DEALING WITH THE LIGHTING AREA. AS OF NOW OCTOBER 14TH IT IS STILL DISCONNECTED FROM THE MAIN HEADLIGHT IN FEAR OF IT MELTING AND PERHAPS CAUSING A FIRE TO THE CAR. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED FROM AND NO ONE SEEMS TO HAVE ANY IDEA ABOUT IT, BUT YET ITS RECALLED AS OF MAY 2014 FROM WHAT I HAVE FOUND OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE AGAIN. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRES, MODULES, AND HEADLIGHT CONNECTIONS WERE MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

ON JULY 21, 2014 AT ABOUT 7:45 IN THE MORNING, MY WIFE WHO WAS GOING TO CHURCH WENT TO THE GARAGE TO USE THE AVEO. WHEN SHE OPENED THE DOOR, SHE WAS MET WITH DARK SMOKE AND SMELL OF BURNED PLASTIC. THEN SHE SAW THE MIDDLE OF THE DASHBOARD BURNED CREATING A BIG HOLE. THEN I HAD THE AVEO TOWED TO THE CHARLES CLARK CHEVROLET WHERE I BOUGHT THE AVEO FOR THEM TO SEE. THEN I WENT HOME AND PASSING BY THE MAILBOX I GOT THE MAIL AND SAW AN ENVELOPE FROM GENERAL MOTORS. WHEN I OPENED THE ENVELOPE, I SAW THE LETTER OF THE RECALL OF THE AVEO DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE HEADLAMP SWITCH OR DAYTIME RUNNING LAMP WHICH GENERATE HEAT WHICH COULD MELT HEADLAMP SWITCH AND DRL MODULE CAUSING FIRE. THAT WAS WHAT HAPPENED TO THE AVEO. SO I CALLED GM AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED. THEN AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF CALLS AND AN INSPECTION BY THEIR ENGINEERS, I WAS TOLD THAT THE DAMAGE WAS BEYOND REPAIR AND THEY WILL PAY A LITTLE OVER $4,000 BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT REPAIR THE AVEO. I TOLD THEM I DO NOT AGREE BECAUSE THE AVEO WAS IN GOOD CONDITION AT SEVEN YEARS OLD, LESS THAN 16,000 MILEAGE, THE TIRES WERE STILL THE ORIGINAL TIRES WHEN BOUGHT AND HAD NEVER BEEN BROUGHT TO A REPAIR SHOP. SO I TOLD THEM TO REPAIR THE AVEO TO ITS CONDITION BEFORE THE FIRE. I COULD NOT BELIEVE THEY CANNOT REPAIR WHEN THEY CAN CREATE A NEW CAR. THE RECALL WAS A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT AND MY WIFE WAS LUCKY SHE WAS NOT IN THE CAR WHEN THE FIRE HAPPENED. IF THE CAR WAS NOT BURNED, IT WOULD STILL BE GOOD FOR ANOTHER SEVEN YEARS. WITH GM'S PROPOSAL, MY WIFE AND I WILL INCUR A DEBT TO GET ANOTHER CAR AND WHEN SHE RETIRES AS A NURSE SUPERVISOR AT TEXAS STATE VETERANS HOME IN TWO OR THREE YEARS, WE WILL BE BURDENED WITH A LOAN PAST OUR RETIREMENT. MY WIFE IS 72 YEARS OLD NOW. WE DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/24/14. UPDATED 03/04/15. *JB

I RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V26 IN MY EMAIL MESSAGES. I REGISTERED TO RECEIVE THEM. I AM NOT SURE IF THE MESSAGE WAS FOR AN INDIVIDUAL CAR OR ALL CARS INVOLVED. THE MESSAGE STATED THAT 218,000 CARS WERE INVOLVED. I GAVE THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THE LAST 8 DIGITS OF MY VIN. I AM CONFUSED. MY CAR IS ONE OF THE CARS INVOLVED. WHY WASN'T RECALLED? I HAVE ENCLOSED A COPY OF NOTICE 14236. REPORT RECEIPT DATE: MAY 19, 2014 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V261000 COMPONENT(S): POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED: 218,000 ALL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS RECALL DETAILS 2 ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS MANUFACTURER: GENERAL MOTORS LLC SUMMARY: GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2008 CHEVROLET AVEO VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS (DRL). IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES, THERE MAY BE HEAT GENERATED WITHIN THE DRL MODULE LOCATED IN THE CENTER CONSOLE IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, WHICH COULD MELT THE DRL MODULE. CONSEQUENCE: IF THE DRL MODULE MELTS DUE TO THE HEAT GENERATION, IT COULD CAUSE A VEHICLE FIRE. REMEDY: THE REMEDY FOR THIS RECALL CAMPAIGN IS STILL UNDER DEVELOPMENT. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED A NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GENERAL MOTORS CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-222-1020 (CHEVROLET). GENERAL MOTORS RECALL NUMBER FOR THIS CAMPAIGN IS 14236. I AM CONFUSED. IF I MADE A MISTAKE EXPLAN THE PROCEDURE. IS A RECALL FOR AN INDIVIDUAL CAR OR ALL CARS THAT ARE IN THE RECALL? *TR

I NOTICED MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT AND WIRES ATTACHED TO THE HEADLIGHT UNDERNEATH THE HOOD HAD BURNT OUT. THE NEXT DAY THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AT ALL. I HAD IT JUMPED OFF AND HAD A DIAGNOSTIC RAN ON THE BATTERY. I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT THE BATTERY BUT THE ALTERNATOR. THE NEXT DAY, I DECIDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALER SO I HAD IT JUMPED OFF AGAIN. INITIALLY, BOTH HEADLIGHTS CAME ON AND A MINUTE LATER; BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. THE DEALER KEPT THE CAR TWO DAYS BEFORE TELLING ME SOCKETS MELTED, THE BATTERY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH BULBS AND WIRES. NEVER ONCE DID THEY MENTION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2002-2008 CHEVY AVEO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE DEALER INITIALLY WANTED TO CHARGE 1027.42 AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NO IDEA HOW THIS PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED. I ONLY HAD 30,300 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER LATER CHARGED ME 563..44 BUT THEY CUT MANY CORNERS. AFTER SOME INTERNET RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THAT THESE TYPE OF PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED WITH THE CHEVY AVEO FOR YEARS! WHEN I CONTACTED GM, THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED SO THERE WASN'T MUCH THEY COULD DO. GM DIDN'T EVEN MENTION THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM! *TR

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