2009 Chevrolet Aveo

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO DISENGAGE FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO MOVE FROM THE ON POSITION INTO THE OFF POSITION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HOUSING CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,087.

MY 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO WAS T-BONED BY A DRIVER GOING 50-55 MPH, AND WE WERE TRAVELING 25 MPH (ACCORDING TO POLICE REPORT). THE AVEO WAS HIT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE / FRONT PANEL / PASSENGER SIDE OF FRONT BUMPER. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT. IT SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. I HAD NOTICED A FEW MONTHS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT THAT THE "PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS OFF" LIGHT WOULD GO ON AND OFF WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE LIGHT EVENTUALLY STAYED ON EVEN WHEN HE WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT. I HAD BEEN MEANING TO TAKE THE CAR IN TO THE CHEVY DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT SINCE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO, I NOTICED ON THIS WEBSITE THAT THERE IS ONLY ONE RECALL ON THIS CAR. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE DIRECTLY FROM CHEVY ABOUT THE SPARK PLUGS NOT SITTING CORRECTLY IN THE BOOTS, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, AND HAD THEM REPLACED FOR FREE FROM THE DEALER. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY CHEVY OF THE RECALL NOTICE ON THIS WEBSITE ABOUT THE ABS SYSTEM, BUT MY CAR DIDN'T HAVE ABS. (NOT SURE IF IT WILL POST MY VIN, BUT IF IT DOES, JUST AN FYI, THIS CAR WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS/BEYOND REPAIR). *TR

IN AUGUST 2014, I PURCHASED A USED 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO FOR MY DAUGHTER. THE VEHICLE HAD LOW MILEAGE (16K) AND, ACCORDING TO CARFAX, TWO PREVIOUS OWNERS WITH NO REPORTED MAINTENANCE PROBLEMS. I HAD THE CAR INSPECTED BY MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP BEFORE FINALIZING THE PURCHASE FROM A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS DETECTED. ON THE DATE IN OF THE INCIDENT, MY DAUGHTER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY COMING HOME FOR SPRING BREAK. SHE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 68 MPH WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO DECELERATE - THE SPEED DROPPED FROM 68 TO 58, THEN FROM 58 TO 48, THEN, WHEN THE SPEED DROPPED TO 38 MPH AND THE CAR REPEATEDLY FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN SHE PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO REGAIN SPEED, SHE WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE CALLED ME AND DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM. SHE WAITED ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND THEN CRANKED THE CAR AGAIN. THE CAR DID RESPOND WHEN SHE PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR SO SHE THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS OKAY AND MERGED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BACK INTO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR SPEED TOPPED OUT AT 45MPH AND THEN BEGAN DECELERATING. SHE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AGAIN. SHE WAITED ANOTHER 5 MINUTES. SHE AGAIN CRANKED THE CAR AND PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE ALTHOUGH THE RPM NEEDLE MOVED APPROPRIATELY. AT THAT POINT, SHE CALLED ONSTAR AND ARRANGED FOR A TOW TRUCK TO PICK UP THE CAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A NEARBY CHEVY DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE MANAGER VERIFIED THE PROBLEM. THEIR RECOMMENDATION WAS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN A CAR WITH ONLY 1900 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO BRAKE WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THERE WAS NO DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V460000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,899.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE IGNITION SWITCH TURNED TO THE ACCESSORY POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OXYGEN SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.