2010 Chevrolet Aveo

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE POWERED OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS SHE WAS ABLE TO RELEASE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 193,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

UPON APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, I BEGAN SLOWING DOWN AND IMMEDIATELY THE CAR STARTED SPUTTERING AND ONCE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE CAR RAPIDLY VIBRATED FOR 5 SECONDS AND THEN COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. I WAITED A FEW SECONDS TO TRY AND RESTART AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON IN DIFFERENT SEVERITIES OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST 7 MONTHS, DATING BACK TO OCTOBER 2013. AT OTHER TIMES THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN DECELERATING WHILE MY FOOT IS ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE CAR WILL BE UNRESPONSIVE TO ANY ATTEMPTS TO PICK UP SPEED FOR 3-5 SECONDS THEN ALL OF SUDDEN KICK INTO GEAR AND DRIVE LIKE NORMAL. THIS HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBOR SPEEDS JUST THE SAME. I'VE HAD THE FUEL SYSTEM CLEANED, TAKEN TO 2 CHEVY DEALERSHIPS IN DIFFERENT CITIES AND NEITHER WAS ABLE TO COME UP WITH A REASON AS TO WHY THE CAR DOES THIS. THE MOST RECENT TRIP CAME AFTER THE CAR DIED WHILE AT THE RED LIGHT. THERE'S NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, CODES SHOWING UP ON THE SCANNER, AND NO PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP ACCORDING TO THE DEALERS. *TR

I WENT TO START THE CAR AND IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD, THE LIGHTS WORKED AND THE "DOOR AJAR" LIGHT WORKED ALSO, I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A SHOP WHERE I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH. A NEW ONE WAS PUT IN, I PAID $553 TOOK THE CAR AND RAN ERRANDS. AFTER LEAVING THE CAR NOT RUNNING FOR ABOUT 1-1/2 HOURS I WENT TO START IT AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. CAR WAS TOWED BACK TO SHOP WHERE MECHANIC CALLED CHEVY DEALER AND THEY TOLD HIM SINCE IT WAS AN AFTERMARKET PART, IT WASN'T COMPATIBLE. HE ORDERED A GM/CHEVY IGNITION SWITCH AND REPLACED MY BATTERY TOO. I PICKED THE CAR UP TODAY, RAN ERRANDS BUT LEFT THE CAR RUNNING. AS SOON AS I CAME HOME I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WENT TO RESTART IT AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I CALLED THE SHOP AND THE OWNER CAME HERE AND OPENED THE HOOD AND SHOWED ME THAT THE FUSE BLEW, WHEN GOING TO PUT A NEW FUSE IN, IT STARTED SPARKING. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT IS GOING TO WIND UP CAUSING A FIRE BECAUSE THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOME SORT OF SHORT IN THE WIRING. I CALLED GM/CHEVY AND CONVENIENTLY AS OF 2010 MODELS IT IS ONLY COVERED UNDER THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY SO THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. I THINK THEY KNOW THAT THIS IS A MALFUNCTION ON THEIR VEHICLES BUT THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. PLEASE HELP *TR

WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE BATTERY NOT STAYING CHARGED. WE WOULD GET READY TO DRIVE IT AND WE WOULD NEED TO GET A JUMP START. IT GOT TO THE POINT WHERE WE CONSIDERED BUYING A PORTABLE CHARGER SO WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. IN THE LAST INCIDENT, I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AT ONCE. THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AND THEN THE CAR STOPPED. AS WE WERE WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK, A MECHANIC WHO WAS DRIVING BY LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED THAT OUR SERPENTINE BELT AND ANOTHER BELT HAD BROKEN. WE TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS ENGINE DAMAGE AND THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND POSSIBLY THE WHOLE ENGINE. ALSO, WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES NUMEROUS TIMES FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THEY KEEP GOING FLAT. ACCORDING TO A CONSUMER AFFAIRS WEBSITE, THESE ISSUES SEEM TO BE COMMON WITH AVEO OWNERS. HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/CHEVY_AVEO.HTML. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE RAN FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE IT STARTED LOSING POWER AND CHUGGING ALONG ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN I PULLED OFF, I HAD TO FLUTTER ON THE GAS TO KEEP THE CAR FROM STALLING AT THE STOP SIGN. TO MAKE IT HOME ON THE BACK ROADS, I DID NOT STOP AT STOP SIGNS FOR FEAR OF THE CAR STALLING, I HAD THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND IT WAS ONLY GOING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. I DID NOT DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, IT WAS TOWED. THEY FOUND SEVERAL ENGINE CONTROL MODULE UPDATES. REFLASHED ECM CODE S47490D. PERFORMED CAMPAIGN 11290 SPARK PLUGS AND BOOT. WHILE AT DEALERSHIP, TECH FOUND REAR SHOCKS WERE LEAKING. E5807 - REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS REPLACED, BOTH SIDES. *TR