2010 Chevrolet AVEO problems and owner complaints

2009 AVEO, STARTED APRIL 2010, AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE TACH NEEDLE WAS JUMPING BETWEEN 500 AND 1500. IT WAS ACTING LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO DIE THAN TACH JUMPED UP. I HEARD THE ENGINE SURGE. LIGHT CHANGED AND CAR BARELY MOVED. I PRESSED GAS PEDAL TO FLOOR BUT CAR WOULD LUNGE FORWARD THAN ACT TO STALL. I PUT INJECTOR CLEANER IN NEXT FUEL TANK. THOUGHT IT WAS FIXED. 3-WEEKS LATER AS I WAS CROSSING A FOUR LANE ROAD, CAR ACT AS I DESCRIBED ABOVE, TACH NEEDLE BOUNCE BETWEEN 500 AND 1500, CAR SPUTTERED AND SURGED. TOOK CAR TO GM …

Owner-reported narrative. 11,158 miles reported. Look up ODI 10373189 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE O2 SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 25,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10453922 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING 66 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED. WHILE GOING UPHILL, THE GEAR MOVED TO SECOND GEAR AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO LOWER THE SPEED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER THE LAST TIME THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THE OIL LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL.…

Owner-reported narrative. 3,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10383099 at NHTSA ↗

1ST INCIDENT--DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE "CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER"(LEAKING) ITS HARD TO MAKE THE GEAR SHIFT(MANUAL).DEALER FIXED IT. 2ND INCIDENT--"CHECK ENGINE LIGHT "CAME ON (MILEAGE-3909)-- SOFTWARE NEED UPDATE.DEALER FIXED IT. 3RD INCIDENT-- RATTLING NOISE FROM THE DOOR BACK OF THE DRIVER SIDE.(MILEAGE--6858). IT WAS LOOSE WINDOW CHANNEL. DEALER REPLACE THE PARTS. 4TH INCIDENT--"CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" CAME ON AGAIN (MILEAGE-8882).OXYGEN SENSOR FAILURED.DEALER REPLACED THE PARTS. 5TH INCIDENT-- "BRAKE LIGHT "COME AND GO(MILEAGE--9449). DUE T…

Owner-reported narrative. 776 miles reported. Look up ODI 10447460 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HEADING HOME, THE VEHICLE STOPPED. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE IGNITION COILS AND THAT THERE WAS AN OPEN RECALL ON THE VEHICLE FOR THIS ISSUE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM SO I THOUGHT. NOW, ON OCTOBER 28, 2013 WITH MY 4 YEAR OLD SON IN THE CAR THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD IT WAS MY FUEL PUMP, HOWEVER UPON PICKING UP THE VEHICLE, THERE IS A LOUD …

Owner-reported narrative. 41,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10550579 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET AVEO 5LT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD LOST COMMUNICATION WITH THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WAS SLOW TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED A COLD AIR INTAKE YET THE ENGINE WAS NOT LAR…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10370640 at NHTSA ↗

2010 CHEVROLET AVEO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A FAULTY RADIATOR AND UNSATISFACTORY CUSTOMER SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IN SEPTEMBER 2013, HE STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE COOLING SYSTEM, WHERE THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD START TO CLIMB ABOVE THE HALFWAY POINT. THINKING IT WAS JUST LOSS OF COOLANT, HE ADDED MORE TO THE RESERVOIR, BUT TO NO AVAIL. HE DECIDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED A RADIATOR PART WAS FAULTY. THE RADIATOR AND THERMOSTAT WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1,000. IT TO…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10556688 at NHTSA ↗

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 …

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10536438 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 55 MPH CAR SHUT DOWN LOSS ALL POWER NO STEERING NO BRAKES NO LIGHTS, AND IT WAS NIGHTTIME, COASTED TO THE SIDE OF ROAD, CAR WOULD NOT START BACK UP FOR A GOOD 15 MINUTES. HAD CAR TO DEALER 6/24 13 AND ONCE BEFORE THAT, DEALER SAID (COULD NOT DUPLICATE CUSTOMER CONCERN ). *JS

Owner-reported narrative. 38,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10579357 at NHTSA ↗

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 BATT…

Owner-reported narrative. 69,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10555096 at NHTSA ↗