Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||||
| 3804 | 10018970 | Loose steering feel when driving. to include pontiac wave 2004-2006 (canada only). *tt | 01/26/2006 | ||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 06/25/2006 | 1 | 06/20/2006 | |
| I purchased my 04 chevy aveo on june 20,06. five days later the brakes were metal to metal. my car was not safety inspected before the sale. since then i have taken the car back to where i purchased it several times and have even had the service manager to ride with me to show him that the brakes are sticking. (the calipers need to be replaced) tim marburger chrysler/dodge tried to say that is was a warped rotor due to excessive mountain driving, my car was only driven 7 miles one way to go camping and 7 miles back once a week. i would hardly call this excessive. the first tank of gas i got the mileage of 284 miles since 06/20/06 until now 10/10/06 my gas mileage for a tank of gas is now 210 miles. nobody at the dealership has offered to fix my car. i have been cussed, talked to like a dog. the general manager denny fruith slammed my car door and proceeded to argue with me in the front parking lot in front of the showroom doors. refused to fix my car and it was still under warranty, the dealership put my lug nuts on so tight that they could not be manually taken off. the vice president of the company mr. felix mcclat refused to fix my brakes and also refused to even let me come to the dealership and have them loosen my lug nuts. and the car was still under warranty. the brakes on my car will put themselves on without me pressing the pedals. and when you do press the pedals you can be going down hill and take your foot off the pedal and the brakes grab and the car will come to almost a complete stop...down hill. all this was shown to the service manager david anderson and the car has not been fixed yet. *jb | |||
| 04/07/2006 | 28500 | 1 | 04/07/2006 |
| 2004 chevy aveo. when driving vehicle in windy condition or near large vehicle(including pickup trucks and suvs) the vehicle's front end is blown very easily creating dangerous swerving and front end movement. i feel the vehicle is very unsafe to drive and needs safety testing done. also, front end pulls hard to the left in all driving conditions. new tires have been added but did not solve problem. front end also has bad bushings or struts. car creaks when going over bumps or when pushing up and down on the front end. *jb | |||
| 11/19/2004 | 40 | 4 | 10/29/2004 |
| My vehicle will be driving fine and i will attempt to make a left or right turn and intermittently the steering wheel will lock up, all the lights on the dash board will come on and the car will stop! this has happened to me 4 times in 2 wks and dealer can not duplicate my concern i am still experiencing this problem. the vehicle has 600 miles on it, i drive 15 miles a day to and from work, no highway. dealer can not find the problem and i am forced to drive this vehicle. it is a big safety concern because the car comes to a stop when ever it feels like it. dealer just tells me when it happens again give us a call, the same day i picked it up from the dealer after they could not find the problem, it happened again that night i called to report it to the dealer and he suggested i go to another dealer further away from me because they were closed for inventory. so i am driving this vehicle unsafely.*ak | |||
| 08/04/2004 | 147 | 60 | 08/04/2004 |
| My chevrolet aveo pulls to the right, upon acceleration and driving at a constant speed. i made the dealership aware of the problem and they said that it needed an alignment. they gave it an alignment and it helped for a few weeks. then the vehicle starting pulling to the right again. i took it for a second opinion and they said the vehicle has torque steering and with the way it is built it will drive like this. suggested welding weights on left side of engine to make it heavier on the left side, also suggested a wider tire, but they would need gm approval first. they also gave the vehicle an alignment. i still have this problem with the vehicle. *nm | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES | |||
| 08/13/2006 | 2 | 11/15/2004 | |
| First, i have an 2004 chevrolet aveo. i have had to replace two tires due to flats. it's suppose to be some special type of tires on this type car. one tire is plugged and the other was replaced by a new tire. second i have 15,040 miles on the car since purchase. third, i have had to have the car in for repairs re: noise under the passenger wheels and the drivers wheels more than twice. the battery has failed to be useful twice. i need to know if these cars can be looked at for defects because they are a newer model and i have asked other if they had issues and they are the same. brake lights continue to burn out. *jb | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES - TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | |||
| 11/30/2005 | 17000 | 1 | 11/27/2004 |
| Dt: the contact s took vehicle to dealer for an inspection. they determined that both inner tie rod ends had excessive play. this, in turn, caused two front tires to wear out. repairs will be made under warranty.*ak | |||