2009 Chevrolet Aveo

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000....UPDATED 07-10-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. AFTER ABOUT 10 SECONDS, THE VEHICLE FINALLY ACCELERATED. UPDATED 07/18/13

MY STEP DAUGHTER BOUGHT A BRAND NEW AVEO 2009 IS HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS 13 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WILL RUN FINE THEN WILL NOT GO OVER 20MPH THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE SHE IS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH HAS ALMOST CAUSED HER AND MY YOUNG GRANDDAUGHTER TO BE INJURED. WHEN SHE STARTS THE CAR THE CLOCK WILL RESET ITS SELF TO 7:23 NO MATTER WHAT TIME IT IS THAT IS USUALLY THE FIRST SIGN IT IS GETTING READY TO TURN INTO A DEATH TRAP. O2 SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED CAR IS AGAIN IN SHOP THEY ARE TELLING HER THEY CAN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS BUT THINK IT COULD BE THE O2 SENSER WANT 600.00 TO REPLACE. HER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS NOT COME ON. CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRENTY. WE HAVE CONTACTED DEALERSHIP WHERE SHE BOUGHT IT NO HELP FROM THEM. CONTACTED CHEVY ASKING THEM TO ADMIT IT IS A LEMON AND DO THE RIGHT THING NO HELP FROM THEM. *TR

UPDATE ON PROBLEMS WITH CHEVY AVEO 2009. AFTER CONTROL ARM, BEARINGS,STRUT ,TIRES REPLACED IN APRIL,THE CAR STILL HAS MAJOR CREAKING IN THE FRONT END. CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND LOCAL DEALER ARE BOTH BACKING AWAY FROM FURTHER HELP TRYING TO GET CAR FIXED.CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE SAYS GM DOESN'T "OWE" ME A CAR TO DRIVE DURING REPAIRS AND HIS ADVICE IS TO GO TO DEALER AND GET REPAIRS DONE," YOUR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED". I NOW HAVE A CAR WITH 21700 MILES ON IT,THAT HASN'T BEEN FIXED,AND I AM THINKING PROBABLY CAN'T BE,DUE TO MFG.,DESIGN PROBLEMS.WHAT TO DO WITH A CAR LIKE THIS,IF IT ISN'T RECALLED. *TR

THIS IS THE THIRD ENTRY MADE TRYING TO GET THE FRONT END CREAKING NOISES FROM MY CAR FIXED BY GM. LAST WEEK THE DEALER HAD MY CAR FROM TUESDAY UNTIL FRIDAY AND THOUGHT THE NOISE HAD BEEN FIXED.OF COURSE,WHEN DRIVEN HOME,IT WAS STILL THERE. THE NOISE CAN ONLY BE HEARD AT SLOW SPEEDS,AS IN PARKING THE CAR,OR GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS.STRUT AND BOTH BEARINGS HAVE BEEN CHANGED,ALSO A CONTROL ARM. I AM AFRAID THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT IS UNFIXABLE,I HAVE BEEN TRYING SINCE LAST SUMMER,AND THE WARRANTY IS GONE. IS IT EVER ADMITTED THAT A CAR HAS BEEN SOLD,NEW,THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN. THIS CAR HAS WORN OUT A SET OF TIRES AT 20000 MILES,AND THEY HAD BEEN ROTATED REGULARLY.ALTHOUGH,SO FAR,GM HAS COOPERATED,I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS IS GOING TO BE RESOLVED. *TR

TOOK AVEO TO CERTIFIED CHEVY DEALER AS INSTRUCTED BY GM CUSTOMER SERVICE TO HAVE FRONT SUSPENSION PROBLEM DIAGNOSED. WHILE THERE,TOLD MY TIRES WERE WORN OUT AT LESS THAN 20000 MILES. LEFT FRONT STRUT AND BEARING REPLACED FOR CREAKING FRONT END. ON DRIVE BACK TO MY HOME,WITH 500.00 WORTH OF NEW TIRES,THE CREAKING IS STILL THERE.THE TIRES WILL UNDOUBTEDLY WEAR OUT AGAIN. THIS IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH FRONT SUSPENSION THAT GM WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR.CALLING CUSTOMER SERVICE AGAIN TODAY. I HAD TRIED TO GET PROBLEM FIXED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. NOW THEY SEEM TO BE ABLE TO. WHAT DO I DO WITH THIS CAR THAT CAN'T BE FIXED? *TR

IN SPRING,2012, AVEO FRONT END STARTED LOUD CREAKING NOISE WHEN TURNING,GOING OVER BUMPS. TOOK TO CERTIFIED CHEVY DEALER IN JUNE TO HAVE PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF(UNDER WARRANTY),THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. WARRANTY RAN OUT IN JANUARY,2013. NOISE GOT MUCH WORSE.CALLED GM WHO SAID TAKE IT TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION,WHICH I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR. TOOK ON APRIL 5,2013. STRUTS AND BEARING NEED TO BE REPLACED,CAR HAS LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON IT. I NOW KNOW THIS PROBLEM IS RECURRING, AND SEEMINGLY CAN'T BE PERMANENTLY FIXED,A DESIGN FLAW THAT GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. I AM NOT A SINGLE COMPLAINANT CONCERNING THIS EXPENSIVE MALFUNCTION. *TR

I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR 6/7 MONTHS BEFORE I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS. FIRST THE PASSENGER DOOR STOPPED OPENING AND THEN THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WENT OUT WITHIN THE FIRST 3 MONTHS. I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK ONE DAY AND THE CAR STARTED DECELLERATING UNTIL IT JUST STOPPED. AT FIRST THIS WAS AN OFF AN ON ISSUE BUT NOW IT WONT START AT ALL. I REPLACED THE IGNITION COIL AND SPARK PLUGS, JUST TO FIND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL I WASNT AWARE OF, BUT THE CAR STILL WONT MOVE AND THE BATTERY IS DEAD NOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE IT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED TO PAY A PORTION OF THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200.