2007 Chevrolet AVEO problems and owner complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE FRONT BRAKES MADE A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE FRONT RIGHT AND LEFT ROTORS WERE CRACKED.

Owner-reported narrative. 1,903 miles reported. Look up ODI 10171779 at NHTSA ↗

MY MOTHER WAS KILLED IN A 1 CAR ACCIDENT OUTSIDE TALLAHASSEE, FL ON I10 ON 8 MAY 2007. SHE WENT INTO THE MEDIAN AND HIT TREES HEAD-ON. THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT IS 70 MPH AND THE FHP ON THE SCENE INDICATED SHE APPLIED HER BRAKES FROM THE TIME SHE LEFT THE PAVEMENT UNTIL SHE HIT THE TREES. SHE DIED 6 DAYS LATER OF A BROKEN NECK AND MULTIPLE INTERNAL INJURIES. SHE WAS DRIVING A 6 WEEK OLD 2007 CHEV AVEO WITH FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS. NONE OF THESE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I TRULY BELIEVE SHE WOULD HAVE SURVIIVED THIS ACCIDENT IF THE FRONT AIR BAGS HA…

Owner-reported narrative. 2,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10192744 at NHTSA ↗

12/30/07I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK,THE BATTERY LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT STAYED ON WHILE DRIVING, THEN THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED TO LOSE POWER,ALL OF THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WENT OFF,THE RADIO AND HEATER WENT OFF,THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMED. I WENT INTO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY, THEY HAD IT UNTIL THE 1/3/08"COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM".WE PICKED UP THE CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP, AND DROVE IT HOME. THAT NIGHT,THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN, BUT THE CAR DIED AND WOULD NOT START. WE HAD IT TOWED. THEY SAID THAT IT STARTED FOR THEM THE NEXT DAY, AND …

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10217352 at NHTSA ↗

2006 & 2007 CHEVY AVEO SVM MODELS. BOTH ALTERNATORS FAILED WITHIN 1 MONTH OF EACH OTHER. DEALER CLAIMS TO HAVE REPLACED 'MANY' ALTERNATORS FOR AVEO MODEL IN JUST THE LAST WEEK. DEALER CLAIMS THAT AVEO HAS THIS PROBLEM WITH ALTERNATORS, BUT THEY ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. ALTERNATOR CAUSES MASSIVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THROUGHOUT CAR. ONE CAR LOST BATTERY, DOME LIGHT, RADIO, WIPERS, THROTTLE SENSOR DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING ALTERNATOR. ALTERNATOR ON AVEO SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM AS IT IS A PREVALENT ISSUE FOR THE MODEL. IT SHOULD NOT BE A 'DEALER …

Owner-reported narrative. 22,453 miles reported. Look up ODI 10290138 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN FAILING EVER SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-70 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLS SOMETHING BURNING. THE CONTACT LEFT THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS FOR REPAIR, BUT NO WORK WAS EVER PERFORMED. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY AND SUNNY AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. OCCASIONALLY, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SWITCH GEARS AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. THE HEADLIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF WITHOUT THE VEHICLE TURNED ON. THE AUTOMATIC DO…

Owner-reported narrative. 56 miles reported. Look up ODI 10225255 at NHTSA ↗

I BOUGHT MY AVEO NEW. AT ONLY 6,000 MILES THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED AND 5,000 MILES LATER THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED AND I CRASHED--THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. GM WOULD FIXED THE BRAKE BOOSTER BUT NOT THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR! AT 13,000 MILES THE BRAKE DRUMS NEEDED TO BE RE-SURFACED, THE BRAKE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE CUT, AND I HAD TO GET NEW BRAKE PADS--AGAIN GM WOULD NOT FIX IT AND MADE ME PAY FOR IT. AT 16,000 MILES THE AIR BAG SENSOR FOR THE PASSENGER FAILED. AT 18,000 MILES THE GAS GAUGE FAILED AND THE SHIFTER GOT STUCK IN PARK, AND THE CRUIS…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10245857 at NHTSA ↗

LOST CONTROL WHILE BRAKING/STEERING ON BLACK ICE AFTER A CURVE TO AVOID WRECKED VEHICLES AND MOTORISTS IN LANES. CAR SPUN 180 AND ROLLED 360 OFF ROAD (ROLLED OVER THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, SHATTERING THE LEFT REAR PASS WINDOW, COMING TO REST ON WHEELS). BELIEVE THE AVEO5 SVM SHOULD COME STANDARD WITH SIDE AIRBAGS. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. WAS WEARING SEATBELT, SHAKEN BUT ABLE TO EXIT VEHICLE SAFELY. NO PASSENGERS. VEHICLE HAS A HISTORY OF SIR LIGHT COMING ON SEVERAL TIMES AND HAD BEEN SERVICED BY 2 SEPARATE CHEVROLET/GM GOODWRENCH DEALERSHIPS…

Owner-reported narrative. 81,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10568427 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 70,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10598837 at NHTSA ↗

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE HAD LOST ALL POWER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON AND OFF AND THE ENGINE IDLED AS THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, AND THEN STALLED AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SALES/SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE RECREATED. THE SECOND TIME, THE ELECTRONIC IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND THE THIRD TIME, THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. ALSO, WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE AVOIDED THE TIRE TREAD …

Owner-reported narrative. 4,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10173876 at NHTSA ↗

ON DECEMBER 8, 2007 I TOOK THE 2007 CHEVY AVEO INTO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND THE CAR WOULD ACT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL. THE DEALER HAD MY VEHICLE 11 DAYS AND REPLACED 3 GASKETS, 2 VALVES 4 SEALS AND CHANGED THE FLUIDS, VEHICLE WAS AT 13,143 MILES. VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN BACK IN FEBRUARY X 2 AND MARCH TO DEALERSHIP IN WHICH I BOUGHT VEHICLE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND ALL 3 TIMES THE COMPUTER WOULD REGISTER IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND THEY DID NOTHING AND THEY TREATED ME WITH NO RESPECT. …

Owner-reported narrative. 13,143 miles reported. Look up ODI 10266742 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED A READING OF 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT IN THE POSSESSION OF THE DEALER BECAUSE THE CONTACT REFUSED TO DRIVE IT HOME. UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION, THE DEALER STATED THAT FAILURE CODES FOR THE FUEL TANK AND EVAP HOSE APPEARED DURING A DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE CODES WERE RESET. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS N…

Owner-reported narrative. 57,665 miles reported. Look up ODI 10417174 at NHTSA ↗

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Aveo. The contact was made aware of NHTSA Campaign Number: 06V398000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The contact stated that after the vehicle was involved in an accident, the vehicle lost motive power and failed to restart on various occasions. No warning lights were illuminated, and the vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was then towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was rep…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11504723 at NHTSA ↗