Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||||
| 070941007 | 05/01/2009 | SB-07-09-41-007A | 10023980 | Airbag readiness light on, dtc's 52, 56, b1378 and/or b1382 set (install updated side airbag connector). *nj updated 11/04/09. *pe | 02/26/2008 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 08/01/2012 | 103000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet aveo. the contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer for inspection but the cause of the failure was undetermined. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the failure mileage was 103,000. kmj | |||
| 08/01/2012 | 103500 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet aveo. the contact stated the air bag light illuminated on the instrument panel. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer for inspection but the cause of the failure was unknown. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 103,000. ap | |||
| 11/01/2011 | 80000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet aveo. the contact was driving 45 mph when her vehicle was involved in a t-bone crash and the contact's vehicle crashed into the side of another vehicle. the air bags did not deploy. the contact suffered serious injuries and was transported to the hospital via ambulance. the vehicle was towed to insurance company lot but the vehicle was not examined to determine the cause of failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure and the current mileages were approximately 80,000. | |||
| 11/01/2011 | 80000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet aveo. the contact was driving 45 mph when her vehicle was involved in a t-bone crash and the contact's vehicle crashed into the side of another vehicle. the air bags did not deploy. the contact suffered serious injuries and was transported to the hospital via ambulance. the vehicle was towed to insurance company lot but the vehicle was not examined to determine the cause of failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure and the current mileages were approximately 80,000. kmj | |||
| 11/01/2011 | 80000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet aveo. the contact stated that while driving 45 mph, her vehicle was involved in a t-bone crash and the air bags did not deploy. the contact's vehicle crashed into the side of another vehicle. the contact suffered very serious injuries and was transported to the hospital via ambulance. the vehicle was towed to an insurance company. the vehicle was not examined to determine the cause of failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure and current mileages were approximately 80,000. sm. | |||
| 12/24/2010 | 82000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet aveo ls. the contact was involved in a crash. while driving approximately 60 mph, the contact hit a median and a snow bank head on, when no air bags deployed. approximately two months later, the contact was involved in a second crash. while driving approximately 65 mph, the contacts vehicle slid on black ice causing the vehicle to roll over; however again, no air bags deployed. the vehicle was totaled. the dealer was notified who was unaware of the issue of air bags not deploying when involved in a crash. the current mileages were 85,000 and the failure mileages were 82,000. a police report was available. bw | |||
| 11/21/2010 | 35000 | ||
| Air bag light will not shut off. dealer has repaired it at least 4 times and now it is on again. he says they can't or won't do it under warranty, and told me it would cost about $500.oo. this is just not acceptable. seems like there are lots of complaints about aveo air bag light staying on. there should be a recall and get them fixed. | |||
| 04/19/2010 | 45300 | ||
| Tl*the contact owned a 2004 chevrolet aveo. while driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle crashed into three deer. the air bags did not deploy. the vehicle was destroyed and the contact was injured. the contact was transported to the hospital and a police report was filed. the current and failure mileages were approximately 45,300. | |||
| 10/17/2005 | 1000 | 1 | |
| Electrical problem of all kinds, seatbelt light wont shut off, air bag warning light comes on won't go off,overhead light wont work, oil light comes on. take it to the dealer and they just reset it, then it happens again, and again, and again..started at 500 miles and continues thru today at 45000 miles...just a real pain, had to by one of the reset tool cause the garage started charging me $50.00 to check and reset it.. *tr | |||
| 10/22/2008 | 66322 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet aveo. while driving 25 mph, another vehicle crashed into the contact's vehicle head on. the air bags failed to deploy. the fire department arrived and deactivated the air bag switch, so that the air bags would not deploy while removing her from the vehicle. the contact sustained major injuries by striking the steering wheel. the vehicle was destroyed and towed from the scene. the failure and current mileages were 66,322. | |||
| 01/23/2008 | 0 | 1 | 08/28/2004 |
| Air bag indicator light came on in mid january 2008 and has remained on. the car just went out of warranty in aug 2007. since i have been deployed for 15 months, i was not able to discover this problem while it was still under standard warranty. after contacting chevrolet about several issues with the brakes and air bag light, they instructed me to get it diagnosed. the diagnosis revealed an ecw failure but nothing could be found wrong with the brakes. recommendation from chevrolet servco is to have ecw fixed. after the occurrence with the brakes, my husband began driving the vehicle. *tr | |||
| 05/04/2006 | 10972 | 1 | 07/17/2004 |
| While stopped at red light, our 2004 chevy aveo was struck from behind by a vehicle traveling about 25-45 mph, which propelled the aveo into the car in front of it. during the crash, the driver's seat moved backward into about a 45 degree angle and locked in that position and providing my daughter no protection against whiplash. she received injuries to her neck and abdomen, which would have been much worse if she had not been holding on tightly to the steering wheel. she was wearing her seat belt at the time of the crash, and the aveo airbags did not deploy. *jb | |||
| 04/03/2006 | 48000 | 1 | 02/01/2005 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while traveling 55 mph the vehicle went in a ditch, causing damage to the front end. when this occurred the airbags did not deploy. the seat belt was worn, but the contact sustained minor injuries. the vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and has not been seen by a mechanic. updated 05/03/06. *jb | |||
| 05/01/2005 | 9071 | 1 | 05/01/2004 |
| Dt: had an accident ; head on collision and her air bags did not deploy and the seat belt did not lock. gm was notified. | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 11/19/2010 | 37000 | ||
| Car was travelling at approximately 40 kmh when a sudden stop occurred in traffic. my wife was about to change lanes and was looking in her blind spot and when she turned back she could not stop in time. she rear-ended another vehicle totalling her 2004 aveo and then was hit from behind as well. the airbags did not deploy and due to this my wife has been in pain with her back and neck ever since. this occurred in ontario canada. | |||
| 11/19/2008 | 1 | ||
| I was in a semi v car accident wednesday november 19th, on a 4 lane major highway (i-294). i was driving a 2004 chevy aveo. i was cut off by the semi and my car was hit, spun out of control through 3 lanes of traffic and hit the center median of the highway. the car is totaled. the entire engine block was smashedinward. my airbag didn't deploy. i'm angry. this car has had nothing but defect after defect, but i paid for a safety feature that was faulty. i walked away from this accident, by the grace of god, and now am suffering horrific pain that is directly influenced by my airbag not deploying. i have no recourse to take against chevy. i want documentation of this major failure. i'm lucky i didn't die. the semi was ticketed in the accident. *tr | |||
| 10/01/2006 | 2 | ||
| My daughter lost control of her 2004 aveo. the state police officer said that the front of the car hit the tree a high speed and that the air bags did not deploy. *nm | |||
| 03/19/2005 | 92054 | 1 | |
| During a 60 mph collision vehicle rolled over, and the front air bags did not deploy. consumer sustained injuries, and was hospitalized. dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *ak | |||
| 02/17/2005 | 2 | ||
| I was in a car wreck where a woman shot across in front of me and i hit her in the passenger side of her vehicle and it was a solid impact for my vehicle at about 25-35 mph. and my airbags, both driver and passenger failed to deploy which resulted in my brother b myself and my sister. being injured. *ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||
| 12/12/2005 | 17000 | 5 | 09/05/2005 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet aveo. the contact had the vehicle's air bag sensor replaced three times. the air bag warning light illuminated at 17,000 miles. the dealer replaced the sensor. at 20,000 miles, the light illuminated again. the dealer does not know why the air bag light continues to illuminate, but stated that if the sensor does not get replaced, the air bag will deploy. at 29,000 miles, the sensor was replaced again. after parking the vehicle, the contact attempted to apply the emergency brake but it felt lose. the brake was released and the vehicle was towed because the wheels would not move. the dealer stated that the brake assembly fell apart. the failure recurred at 40,000 miles. the engine size was unknown. the current mileage is 42,000 and failure mileage was 17,000. | |||
| 06/11/2006 | 2900 | 3 | 09/09/2005 |
| Air bag~sdm internal sensor keeps shorting out. *nm | |||