2006 Chevrolet Aveo

I DROVE FROM WORK TO LUNCH APPROX 2 MILES. PARKED THE CAR, TURNED IT OFF, GOT OUT TO GO INSIDE TO GET LUNCH, WHEN I CAME BACK AND OPENED THE CAR DOOR THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. I WAITED A MINUTE TO SEE IF IT WOULD STOP. IT DID NOT SO CALLED 911 TO HAVE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COME OUT. WHILE WAITING FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, I SAW FLAMES AND THE WHOLE DASHBOARD AREA OF THE CAR CAUGHT ON CAR. *TR

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR NEVER TURNS OFF, EVEN WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES PERIODICALLY STOP WORKING AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FUSE BLOWS FREQUENTLY. ALSO HAVE TO FREQUENTLY USE THE SHIFT-LOCK RELEASE FEATURE IN ORDER TO GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK. HAVE HAD PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE KEY GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ALSO PERIODICALLY STOP WORKING (THEY TURN ON AND OFF RANDOMLY). HAVE NEEDED TO HAVE DAMAGED WIRES IN THE HOOD COMPARTMENT FUSE BOX REPLACED, BUT ALL PROBLEMS KEEP COMING BACK. CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO KEEP TAKING THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS AND CANNOT AFFORD A NEW CAR, SO I AM CURRENTLY DRIVING WITH ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS. I DO NOT EVER FEEL SAFE IN THE CAR AND AVOID TAKING IT ANYWHERE UNLESS I ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO. MANY OF THESE SAME PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED BY OTHER OWNERS AND THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE RECALLS THAN JUST THE CURRENT FIRE HAZARD RECALL. *TR

MY DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS HAVE PRETTY MUCH NEVER WORKED, I HAVE ALWAYS HAD TO MANUALLY ENGAGE MY LIGHTS OTHERWISE THE DTR LIGHTS WOULD GO FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN BURN FLICKER AND SHORT OUT, ONLY WORKING WHEN I TURN THE LIGHTS ON THE MANUAL WAY. MY BACK TURN SIGNAL SHORTED OUT AROUND EARLY 2012. NOT ONLY DID IT STOP WORKING BUT IT MELTED THE LIGHT SOCKET HOUSING, MAKING IT SO I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE LIGHT SOCKET. MOST RECENTLY, EITHER MAY 14TH OR 15TH, I STARTED UP MY CAR, BUT I COULDN'T PUT IT INTO GEAR, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET IT INTO GEAR, SO WE TRIED TO TURN OFF THE CAR TO FIGURE OUT OUR NEXT MOVE. BUT THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT, SO WE HAD TO RESTART THE CAR AND FINALLY GOT THE GEAR TO ENGAGE, AND WE TOOK IT HOME AND HAD TO UNPLUG THE BATTERY BECAUSE WE COULD NOT TAKE OUT THE KEY BUT DID NOT WANT IT TO WEAR OUT THE BATTERY. *TR

I HAVE CONTACTED YOU BEFORE. FIRST, SOME MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED CAR WHEN I TURNED OFF CAR IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN COMPLETELY OFF. WENT ON FOR TWO + YEARS USED WD FORTY FINALLY GOT IT TO WORK MOST OF THE TIME. HAD TO GO BACK TO CAR HOURS AFTER DRIVING UNTIL IT WOULD RELEASE KEY AND TURN ALL THE WAY OFF. THE DASH LIGHT STAYED ON AND DRAINED THE BATTERY. I NOTICED, (NOT ALL THE TIME) THAT THE GAS PEDAL UNDER MY FOOT FELT REALLY HOT; THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE IT WAS A WARM DAY ETC, BUT IT HAPPENED IN COOL WEATHER ALSO. REPLACED HEAD GASKET SEAL TWICE STILL HAVE OIL LEAK. ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO + OR -, HAD TO HAVE BALL SOMETHING IN FRONT WHEEL REPLACED. IT BROKE AGAIN HAD IT DONE AGAIN. WHEN I ACCELERATE LEFT FRONT WHEEL RATTLES. I DRIVE SLOW IN IT AND ONLY GO TO SCHOOL TO GET GRAND KIDS AND TO STORE PRIMARILY. WENT TO A BIG CITY AND CAR( DRAGGED, WOULD NOT ACCELERATE )ON UP RAMPS, WENT TO ORLANDO ONCE TO VISIT FAMILY, SAME THING. TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE CAR ACTED DEAD, WOULD NOT START,TOOK OFF BATTERY CABLES, REPLACED THEM AND CAR STARTED. I CALLED THE PH # IN OWNERS MANUAL AT ONSET OF PROBLEMS, THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSTICS. I HAD REPAIRS DONE BY MECHANICS NOT ASSC'D W/ DEALERSHIP, BECAUSE OF COST. I SPENT A LOT ON REPAIRS FROM EARLY ON AFTER PURCHASE. I BOUGHT A CAR FOR RELIABILITY, TO TRANSPORT MY GKIDS AND GET TO GO VISIT MY FAMILY MEMBERS I FL AND TENN, BUT I ONLY WENT TO VISIT ORLANDO ONCE BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID OF DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS. *TR UPDATED 4/1/15*CN

ARRIVED AT A HOTEL FIVE HOURS AWAY FROM HOME, PARKED MY CAR AND COULD NOT GET MY KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. FORTUNATELY I HAD MY SPARE KEY WITH ME SO I WAS ABLE TO LOCK THE DOOR. TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND IT COST ABOUT $500 TO FIX. THEY SAID THE PROBLEM WAS THE IGNITION LOCK SOLENOID. I READ A LOT OF SIMILAR CASES WITH THIS MODEL ONLINE AND IT IS UNFAIR THAT WE ALL HAVE TO PAY TO FIX THIS ISSUE. RECALL! *TR

HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES AND EVERYTIME THE PROBLEM IS "FIXED" IT HAPPENS AGAIN A FEW DAYS OR SOMETIMES WEEKS LATER. FIRST, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FUSE KEPT BLOWING. SEEMED TO HAPPEN WHEN FUEL GAUGE READ 1/2 FULL. EVENTUALLY, AFTER MANY TRIPS TO DEALERSHIP TO FIX IT, IT WORKED FOR THREE WEEKS AND THE FUSE STARTED BLOWING AGAIN. THEN, RPM GAUGE STARTED MOVING ERRATICALLY FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND THEN STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER. FORTUNATELY, THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM WITH THE FUSE BLOWING, BUT OVERTIME, MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE DID THE SAME THING, AND NOW MY FUEL GAUGE IS STARTING TO GO. IF I DRIVE OVER 55 MPH, SOMETIMES THE RPM AND FUEL GAUGE WILL MOVE, BUT NOT ACCURATELY. WHEN I DID THINK THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED FOR THOSE THREE WEEKS, I HAD TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR ANOTHER PROBLEM. SPEEDOMETER/INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS NOT WORKING INTERIOR LIGHTS NOT WORKING TAIL LIGHTS OR BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING ALL OF THIS HAPPENED SUDDENLY WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT. I CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THE WIRING DESIGN INSIDE THE SPLICER IN THE HOOD COMPARTMENT FUSE BOX WAS PRONE TO FAILURE (A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM). I MENTIONED THIS AT THE DEALERSHIP AND SURE ENOUGH THAT IS WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS. THEY ALSO SAID THAT MY OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS HAD TO DO WITH THIS AS WELL. THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT THEN THREE WEEKS LATER, THE INITIAL PROBLEM WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FUSE WAS BACK. I CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP TAKING THE CAR IN FOR THE SAME REPAIR. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. IT IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS TO HAVE A CAR THAT ISN'T ELECTRICALLY RELIABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED SHE REMOVED THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION HOWEVER, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHO STATED THAT THE SHORTED SHIFTER SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,814. UPDATED 5/27/14*CN