2009 Chevrolet Aveo

THERE IS A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. CAR IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD WITH LOW MILEAGE. WHY IS THIS GOING ON? OIL CHANGES ON-TIME, TIRES ROTATED, WHAT IS THE PROBLEM????????? HAVE SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT SEVERAL ISSUES THAT CAN END UP GETTING SOMEONE KILLED OR OTHERS HURT. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ALSO, HAVE TO KEEP BUYING NEW TIRES SO THE CAR DOES NOT RIDE SO HARD AND I END UP KILLING THE SUSPENSION. TIRES ARE COSTLY. AGAIN, HELPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A MAILBOX AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE. THE POLICE APPEARED ON THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

MY 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO WAS BOUGHT IN MARCH WITH 25000 MILES, IN APRIL I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS. AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS, AT SEPARATE TIMES, THE HARMONIC BALANCER WAS FOUND TO BE WORN WHICH DAMAGED THE TIMING BELT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 28000 MILES. BEFORE THIS, THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR PROBLEMS OF NOT STARTING (OCCASIONALLY). THE ISSUE COULD NEVER BE DUPLICATED AND WAS TOLD THE CAR WAS FINE. SINCE THEN, THE CAR WILL NOW ACT AS THOUGH IT DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE GAS OR THAT THERE IS A "MIS-FIRE" SUCH AS SPARK PLUGS. NO LIGHTS COME ON. AT 42500 MILES WHEN GOING 45 MPH, THE CAR ACTED AS THOUGH IT WASN'T GETTING GAS, OR TRYING TO "MISS" AND THE ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED THREE TIMES BUT DIDN'T STAY ON. AFTER PULLING OVER, TURNING OFF THE CAR FOR 10 SECS AND RESTARTING IT, AS SAID TO DO IN MANUAL, THE CAR WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN HOME WITH NO SECURITY LIGHTS ON. CAR WILL ONCE AGAIN BE INSPECTED A DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS!!! THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. IT "LUNGES" AT INTERSECTIONS OR WHEN LETTING OFF THE BRAKE, JERKS OR MAKES A HARD "MISS" WHEN TRAVELING AT A CONSTANT SPEED. AVEOS SHOULD NOT BE ON THE MARKET. MY AVEO GETS GREAT GAS MILEAGE, HAS NO POWER OPTIONS, WHICH IS WHAT I WANTED, BUT IS STILL MORE TROUBLE THAN ANY VEHICLES I HAVE OWNED. MY AVEO IS DRIVEN MOSTLY ON THE INTERSTATE AND NO MORE THAN 30 MILES IN EACH DIRECTION. IT CURRENTLY HAS 42550 MILES. *TR

I HAVE A 2009 AVEO5 PURCHASED NEW IN MARCH 2009. IN APRIL 2011 AT APPROX 32600 THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING, CEL CAME ON, AND IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. ONSTAR DIAGNOSTICS REPORTED "INTERNAL CONTROL MODULE FAILURE" P16F3. I HAD ALREADY REQUESTED A TOW TRUCK, AND WHEN IT ARRIVED, I TRIED STARTING IT AGAIN. IT STARTED AND WAS ABLE TO MOVE IT TO GET IT ON THE TOW TRUCK. CEL WAS STILL ON. TOOK IT TO MIKE WILSON CHEVROLET. THEY KEPT IT 1 WEEK, SAID THERE WAS NO CEL, NO FAULT CODE, NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. LAST NIGHT, JANUARY 2, 2012 AT APPROX 48000 MILES I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME FAULT CODE. ONSTAR, ADVANCE AUTO PARTS, AND MY OWN PERSONAL OBD2 SCANNER ALL REPORTED THE SAME CODE: P16F3. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND TSB 09-06-04-005 (FEBRUARY 2009) DESCRIBING THE EXACT PROBLEM AND RESOLUTION: ECM RECALIBRATION. THIS MORNING, CEL IS OFF, AND I WENT TO ROD HATFIELD CHEVROLET WHICH WAS THE DEALER CLOSEST TO ME, AND THEY SAID THAT DESPITE HAVING THAT EXACT PROBLEM WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND HAVING IT REPEATED NOW, THAT THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY. I FEEL IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED THE FIRST TIME IN APRIL 2011, SINCE IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THE BULLETIN WAS PUBLISHED BEFORE I EVEN BOUGHT THE CAR. BECAUSE IT WAS NOT FIXED THE FIRST TIME, I FEEL IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS IN DANGER BOTH TIMES WHEN MY CAR STALLED IN THE ROADWAY. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FIXED THE FIRST TIME AND I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN IN DANGER LAST NIGHT. I AM IN PROCESS OF FILING A COMPLAINT WITH GM. *TR

AT 24000 MILES THE TIMING BELT HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A WORN HARMONIC BALANCER. NOW THERE ARE MORE PROBLEMS WHICH CANNOT BE DUPLICATED AT THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR, IT WILL SOMETIMES NOT START. AFTER WAITING ABOUT 5 MINUTES, IT WILL EVENTUALLY START. NO ENGINE OR SECURITY LIGHTS COME ON. AS YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE CAR WILL "MISS" AND/OR LUNGE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. IT ALSO DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE GAS, ESPECIALLY AT ABOUT 30-35 MPH. THE VEHICLE "PULLS BACK" WHILE ACCELERATING. UNKNOWN WHETHER THIS IS FUEL SYSTEM,ENGINE, OR TRANSMISSION RELATED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SHE REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE BRAKES IN AN ATTEMPT TO LEAVE A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE ACCELERATION FAILURE, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE FLOOR MATS. IN ADDITION, THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS WERE INOPERABLE AND WAS ERRATIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE EXAMINED FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS BENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 22,800. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

ON THE FIRST INCIDENT, WHEN DRIVING AT 40 MPH STARTED SHAKING LIKE IT WANTED TO STALL AND STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE NEXT DAY WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT IT STARTED SHAKING AND THE RPM GAUGE WAS GOING UP AND DOWN. IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL ABOUT A MONTH LATER, WHICH IS WHEN I TOOK IT IN, BUT THE DEALERSHIP COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT KEPT HAPPENING -- THE CAR WOULD START SHAKING WHILE DRIVING LIKE IT WANTED TO STALL AND WOULD SLOW DOWN. ONCE WHILE DRIVING IT DROPPED THE ACCELERATION TO ABOUT 20 MPH AND WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER, THEN JUST LOST POWER TO THE ENGINE. I TOOK IT AGAIN FOR ONE WEEK BUT THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I GOT THE CAR BACK AND IT WAS FINE FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS BUT NOW IS HAPPENING REGULARLY. SOMETIMES IT JUST SHAKES QUICKLY BUT SOMETHING THE ACCELERATION COMPLETELY DROPS AND THE CAR WILL JUST STOP WHILE I AM DRIVING, WHICH IS SCARY. I'LL TRY TO ACCELERATE AND NOTHING WILL HAPPEN, THEN FINALLY IT WILL GO AGAIN. SOMETIMES I WILL STOP AND THEN THE CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD. THE RPM GAUGE IS ALWAYS MOVING UP AND DOWN. THERE IS NO PATTERN AS TO WHEN IT HAPPENS. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR IN TWO MORE TIMES AND STILL NOTHING. THEY JUST INSTALLED A DATA RECORDER AND I RECORDED FOUR INSTANCES AND GAVE IT BACK; I'M WAITING TO HEAR THE RESULTS. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS, BECAUSE I WILL BE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND MY CAR WILL JUST STOP, AND SINCE I AM NOT BRAKING THERE IS NO INDICATION TO THE CAR BEHIND ME. ALSO, NO LIGHTS ARE COMING ON (NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, ETC.). I HAD MY OIL CHANGED THE FIRST TIME SINCE I WAS ABOUT DUE BUT THAT MADE NO DIFFERENCE. *TR