Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 02/04/2013 | 80000 | ||
| I have only had this car for 6/7 months before i started having problems. first the passenger door stopped opening and then the interior lights went out within the first 3 months. i was on my way to work one day and the car started decellerating until it just stopped. at first this was an off an on issue but now it wont start at all. i replaced the ignition coil and spark plugs, just to find that there was a recall i wasnt aware of, but the car still wont move and the battery is dead now. | |||
| 12/31/2012 | 106234 | 1 | |
| Just put it in drive give it gas wont go over 20 mph, put in nutreal it reves up rpms go up and sounds good put back in drive back to 20 mph even when giving it gas no rpms no go just 20 mph wont go any faster. what is going on. this seems to be a problem... *tr | |||
| 12/31/2012 | 106234 | ||
| Just put it in drive give it gas wont go over 20 mph, put in nutreal it reves up rpms go up and sounds good put back in drive back to 20 mph even when giving it gas no rpms no go just 20 mph wont go any faster. what is going on. this seems to be a problem... | |||
| 10/18/2012 | 54000 | 1 | |
| I had an issue with the clutch wearing out, at this low of a mileage i assumed that it was covered under warranty. i made an appointment with pape chevrolet in south portland maine, and they told me to bring it in to take a look at it. as i was driving it there to drop it off, the clutch gave out in the middle of an intersection and made a loud cracking or dropping noise. i wasn't able to drive it thereafter, and had to use aaa to tow it to pape. today i go there and they say that the clutch is a wear item and isn't covered, they also state that the case was cracked and leaking fluid. i asked for a what was covered on the warranty and they became very defensive and said that they couldn't provide me with that and to just look at my manual, they then told me that they wouldn't work on the car and to take it somewhere else. so now it sits at their lot. *tr | |||
| 10/18/2012 | 54000 | ||
| I had an issue with the clutch wearing out, at this low of a mileage i assumed that it was covered under warranty. i made an appointment with pape chevrolet in south portland maine, and they told me to bring it in to take a look at it. as i was driving it there to drop it off, the clutch gave out in the middle of an intersection and made a loud cracking or dropping noise. i wasn't able to drive it thereafter, and had to use aaa to tow it to pape. today i go there and they say that the clutch is a wear item and isn't covered, they also state that the case was cracked and leaking fluid. i asked for a what was covered on the warranty and they became very defensive and said that they couldn't provide me with that and to just look at my manual, they then told me that they wouldn't work on the car and to take it somewhere else. so now it sits at their lot. | |||
| 09/01/2012 | 51000 | 1 | |
| The lights on the shifter no longer work on my 2009 chevy aveo. more specifically, these are the lights on the shift lever located on the console between the seats. *tr | |||
| 06/29/2012 | 45000 | 5 | |
| 1st time-i was driving and my car started to sputter and when i hit the gas pedal for acceleration nothing would happen,the rpm would raise and the car wouldn't accelerate. 2nd time- same as above but stalled after sputtering 3rd time-sitting at a light when the light turned green i couldn't move(pushed gas all the way to the floor with no results) 4th time-driving and it started to sputter aggressively and un able to get power and then stalled. 5th time- pulled out of parking spot and couldn't get any gas could only coast,in a half mile distance it stalled 3 time when i finally parked it and called a tow truck. **each time the car acted up i took it to the dealership and each time they tell me there is nothing wrong with it they couldn't get an error code. 5 times being in the dealership, the 3rd time they said they received a low idle code and did a decarbon costing me $53, put that didn't help. the 4th time it was at the dealers i was told to drive a long distance and open up the engine (are you kidding me) there is defiantly something wrong with this car! this could be very deadly if it happens in the wrong place. *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 03/17/2011 | 15000 | ||
| I have a 2009 aveo 4 door with hatchback i bought brand new in april 2010. we have had tons of issues with it. it had a battery leak due to a bad weld job that cracked the battery and acid went throught the engine area (and all over our new home's garage and drive) all the front end has been replaced from the axle, cv boots, lower control arms (just replaced yesterday). this has been an ongoing issue with mulitple trips to the dealer and stays in the shop. now--new issue---hubby was driving home in stop and go traffic and the car just stopped moving. it was revving up but the car was out of gear so he and his car pool buddy pushed it off the road, shut it off, and then tried to restart it but it did not want to start back up. they walked around it to see if they could see if anything was leaking and looked under the hood and seen nothing out of the ordinary. they got back in and it finally started up after 10 minutes or so and all was fine. took it to the dealer and when i checked in the guy popped the hood and pulled out the transmission fluid dip stick. he said no freaking way over and over again as he put drops of the fluid on his paper and smelled it. he said that the fluid was way dark and smelled burnt and there is no way a car with less the 15,000 miles on it should have that kind of transmission fluid. well they kept the car overnight called me today to tell me to come and get it that there is nothing wrong with it. that the tech is unable to verify concern, scanned for codes and bulletins and found none so therefore there is nothing wrong with it. next time it jumps out of gear to push the onstar button and have it towed to them and they will see if they can figure it out next time. i have a handicap son and we use that car since it gets great gas mileage to get to the doctor appointments farther away and i do not want to break down on the freeway with him. after reading that our lemon chevy is not alone with this issue you would think gm woul | |||
| 01/15/2010 | 4500 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet aveo. the contact was driving approximately 50-55 mph when the vehicle began to decelerate and drive as if the contact had shifted into neutral. the contact depressed the accelerator and the vehicle was hesitant for a moment before engaging. the contact stated that the failure would occur sporadically at various speed and road conditions. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for the failure four times yet the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure each time. the vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not contacted to report the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 4,500 and the current mileage was 12,000. | |||
| 01/15/2010 | 4500 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet aveo. while driving approximately 50-55 mph the vehicle began to slow down as if it was in neutral. when she engaged the accelerator to increase the speed the acceleration process takes a few seconds. the failure had been on going since january 2010. the failure was intermittent at various speed and road conditions. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for the failure. the vehicle had been checked by the dealer four times and they can not duplicated the failure. the manufacturer had not been contacted. the approximate failure mileage was 4,500 and the current mileage was 12,000. vwb | |||
| 06/26/2009 | 4000 | 1 | |
| Driving on interstate highway in our new 2009 chevrolet aveo. it has an automatic transmission. the transmission shifter jumped or was slightly bumped (although i don't recall bumping it) from drive into neutral at 65 mph. fortunately able to make it to shoulder to return to drive position (didn't know if going from neutral to drive at high speed would have caused damage). reported problem to auto dealer who said the transmission is normal, does same thing on cobalt model! note: we can push shifter from drive into neutral at any speed without depressing the button on the shifter. has only happened one time so far. *tr | |||