2006 Chevrolet Aveo

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO 5 DOOR. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW. AT 32,000 MILES THE AIRBAG MIL CAME ON, NOT DUE TO ANY ACCIDENT OR OTHER EVENT WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAGS. I RETURNED THE CAR TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP; THEY SAID THE ISSUE WAS DUE TO A LOOSE CONNECTION AT THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH THEY HAD CORRECTED. LATER THAT DAY, WHILE DRIVING, THE AIRBAG MIL CAME ON ONCE AGAIN, NOT DUE TO ANY ACCIDENT OR OTHER EVENT WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAGS. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A "NORMAL" PROBLEM ON THIS CAR AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO RETURN THE CAR TO THEM FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. I AM CURRENTLY PURSUING GETTING THE CAR REPAIRED BY A DIFFERENT DEALER. I AM CONCERNED, AS I HAVE HEARD OF MANY AIRBAG-RELATED ISSUES WITH AVEOS. I WOULD NOT THINK THAT THIS IS A "NORMAL" PROBLEM ON ANY TYPE OF VEHICLE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE OVERALL QUALITY AND RELIABILITY OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM ON THESE VEHICLES. PLEASE NOTE, "AIRBAG MIL" ABOVE SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN TO MEAN THE "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" INDICATOR; THE MIL IS THE RED LIGHT INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM, NOT THE ORANGE LIGHT INDICATING ITS STATUS. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF MORE DATA ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON AVEOS COULD BE MADE AVAILABLE. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD NOT TURN OFF, STILL AT THE DEALER WAITING FOR A PART TO COME IN, IT WAS A FAULTY FUSE IN THE STEERING WHEEL IF IN A ACCIDENT AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. 2.THE HEAT STARTED WORKING LESS AND LESS, WHEN I WOULD COME TO A STOP THE AIR WOULD COME OUT COLD, IT FELT LIKE I HAD THE AIR CONDITIONING ON. IF IT SAT FOR TOO LONG THE TEMPERATURE WOULD START TO RISE AND IT WOULD START TO OVERHEAT. *TR

WHEN A PASSENGER 130LBS SITS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT IS STILL ON INDICATING THE AIRBAG IS OFF! I HAVE HAD THE WHOLE SEAT REPAIRED AND THIS PROBLEM IS STILL EXISTING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO IF THERE IS A ACCIDENT HOW WILL I KNOW THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS WORKING PROPERLY. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS IT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE IF YOUR SKINNY BUT IT SHOULD NOT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE DUE TO I AM PAST THE WEIGHT LIMIT FOR THE SENSOR. *TR

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR DOES NOT WORK!!! AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER 3 OR 4 TIMES THEY WERE FINALLY ABLE TO "DUPLICATE" THE PROBLEM...THE SENSOR WAS THEN REPLACED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER RECEIVING THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE DEALER THE SENSOR LIGHT STARTED FLASHING WHILE AN ADULT WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT..IT NOW IS STILL EITHER FLASHING OR NOT COMING ON OR NOT TURNING OFF WHEN SOMEONE IS IN THE SEAT...I INFORMED THE DEALER OF THIS BUT OF COURSE AGAIN IT NEEDS TO BE DUPLICATED AS THEY PUT IT. I AM ADVISED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN THIS OCCURS...SORRY BUT I AM TOO BUSY TO JUST STOP WHAT I AM DOING AND DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP...WHICH IS LOCATED IN ANOTHER CITY. THIS ITEM NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY HOW MANY COMPLAINTS ARE NEEDED FOR THIS TO BE DONE? *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE VEHICLE HAS A SENSOR THAT ENGAGES THE AIR BAGS. THE CONTACTS WIFE IS 5'8 AND 130 LBS. WHEN SHE SITS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG FAILS TO ENGAGE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT IS WORKING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT IF HIS WIFE IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT DURING A CRASH, THE AIR BAG WILL NOT PROTECT HER. HOWEVER, WHEN THE CONTACT IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG SENSOR ENGAGES. HE WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 230 LBS. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 2,300. UPDATED 08/30/07 *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO WITH A CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE OF 15,000 MILES. THE CONTACT WAS HEARING A CRUNCHING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE DEALER, SERPENTINE CHEVROLET , SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC THEY FOUND THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS BENT, WHICH CAUSED THE COIL SPRING TO RUB AGAINST THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BENT AXLE COULD HAVE HAPPENED AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR, AT WHICH TIME, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION SYSTEM WAS LOOSE AS WELL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT SWAY BAR, AND THE BUSHING, AND TIGHTEN ALL THE BOLTS. WHEN THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AFTER THE REPAIRS THEY FOUND THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, THE SWAY BAR BUSHINGS AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 04/30/07. *JB