2009 CHEVROLET AVEO
278 complaints filed with NHTSA.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 49 |
| ENGINE | 36 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 25 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 22 |
| SUSPENSION | 19 |
| AIR BAGS | 14 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 11 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 10 |
| POWER TRAIN | 10 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 9 |
| STEERING | 8 |
| WHEELS | 7 |
| TIRES | 6 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 6 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 6 |
Recalls (1)
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 Chevrolet Aveo and 2009 Pontiac G3 vehicles. The vehicles may contain brake fluid which does not protect against corrosion of the valves inside the anti-lock brake system (ABS) module, affecting the closing motion of the valves.
Recent Complaints
OUR SON HAD A CAR ACCIDENT ON HIGH I -49 N, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT BREAK. HE SUBSTAINED HEAD ,NECK TRAUMA , BACK AND LEG IN THE VEHICLE.
Mileage: 120,000
OUR SON HAD A CAR ACCIDENT ON HIGH I -49 N, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT BREAK. HE SUBSTAINED HEAD ,NECK TRAUMA , BACK AND LEG IN THE VEHICLE.
Mileage: 120,000
I HAD A ACCIDENT THE CAR COUGHT ON FIRE.
Mileage: 7,800,000
I HAD A ACCIDENT THE CAR COUGHT ON FIRE.
Mileage: 7,800,000
I HAD A ACCIDENT THE CAR COUGHT ON FIRE.
Mileage: 7,800,000
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE TRAVELLING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, US ROUTE 93 AT EXIT 33, SOUTH IN MASSACHUSETTS, AND BURNT AND THE GAS TANK EXPLODED. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT PRECEDING THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS.
Mileage: 48,500
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE TRAVELLING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, US ROUTE 93 AT EXIT 33, SOUTH IN MASSACHUSETTS, AND BURNT AND THE GAS TANK EXPLODED. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT PRECEDING THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS.
Mileage: 48,500
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE TRAVELLING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, US ROUTE 93 AT EXIT 33, SOUTH IN MASSACHUSETTS, AND BURNT AND THE GAS TANK EXPLODED. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT PRECEDING THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS.
Mileage: 48,500
HAD AN ACCIDENT WHEN SOMEONE RAN INTO ME. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SUSPENSION BARS HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO HAVE A CRACK IN THE VACUUM HOSE. I WAS DRIVING APPRX 25-30 MILES.THE PROBLEMS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ACCIDENT..MY QUESTION IS THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REPLACE THE SUSPENSION BARS THIS SOON. NOW THE DRUMS HAVE TO BE REPLACED (WHY?) I ONLY HAVE 60,000 MILES ON THE CAR BUT THESE PROBLEMS STARTED LONG BEFORE THIS. IS THIS CAR ON THE RECALL LIST? ) [XXX] ('PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BE
Mileage: 60,000
HAD AN ACCIDENT WHEN SOMEONE RAN INTO ME. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SUSPENSION BARS HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO HAVE A CRACK IN THE VACUUM HOSE. I WAS DRIVING APPRX 25-30 MILES.THE PROBLEMS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ACCIDENT..MY QUESTION IS THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REPLACE THE SUSPENSION BARS THIS SOON. NOW THE DRUMS HAVE TO BE REPLACED (WHY?) I ONLY HAVE 60,000 MILES ON THE CAR BUT THESE PROBLEMS STARTED LONG BEFORE THIS. IS THIS CAR ON THE RECALL LIST? ) [XXX] ('PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BE
Mileage: 60,000
HAD AN ACCIDENT WHEN SOMEONE RAN INTO ME. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SUSPENSION BARS HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO HAVE A CRACK IN THE VACUUM HOSE. I WAS DRIVING APPRX 25-30 MILES.THE PROBLEMS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ACCIDENT..MY QUESTION IS THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REPLACE THE SUSPENSION BARS THIS SOON. NOW THE DRUMS HAVE TO BE REPLACED (WHY?) I ONLY HAVE 60,000 MILES ON THE CAR BUT THESE PROBLEMS STARTED LONG BEFORE THIS. IS THIS CAR ON THE RECALL LIST? ) [XXX] ('PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BE
Mileage: 60,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND CAUSED ANOTHER VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD AND SHOULDER INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD AND HAND INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLI
Mileage: 40,000
S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING- LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM CONSTITUENT RE COPY OF A LETTER TO THE U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL REGARDING A COMPLAINT AGAINST GENERAL MOTORS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IN MARCH 2011, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER STEERING AND THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF BY ITSELF. THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY CLAIMED THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED INTO 2012. IN MAY 2014, DUE TO THE EXISTING PROBLEM, THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN
S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING- LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM CONSTITUENT RE COPY OF A LETTER TO THE U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL REGARDING A COMPLAINT AGAINST GENERAL MOTORS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IN MARCH 2011, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER STEERING AND THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF BY ITSELF. THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY CLAIMED THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED INTO 2012. IN MAY 2014, DUE TO THE EXISTING PROBLEM, THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN
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
Mileage: 26,670
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 MANUFAC
Mileage: 37,899
MY CAR HAD HABITS OF MOTOR SHUTTING OFF..I WOULD PUT IN NEUTRAL RESTART NO PROBLEM.THE ON SEPT 02 2014 A PERSON COMING OPPOSITE DIRECTION DECIDED MAKE LFT TURN IN FRONT OF US WE BROADED HIM.....NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND CAR WAS TOTAL LOSS. *TR
Mileage: 49,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND WENT INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THREE OF THE TIRES BECAME DETACHED FROM THE WHEELS AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, FOREHEAD, AND BACK AND THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AN AMBULANCE. THE POLICE WAS AT THE SCENE AND FILED A REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTR
Mileage: 24,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND WENT INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THREE OF THE TIRES BECAME DETACHED FROM THE WHEELS AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, FOREHEAD, AND BACK AND THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AN AMBULANCE. THE POLICE WAS AT THE SCENE AND FILED A REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTR
Mileage: 24,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND WENT INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THREE OF THE TIRES BECAME DETACHED FROM THE WHEELS AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, FOREHEAD, AND BACK AND THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AN AMBULANCE. THE POLICE WAS AT THE SCENE AND FILED A REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTR
Mileage: 24,000