2008 Chevrolet Aveo

IN MARCH THE VEHICLE SHUT COMPLETELY DOWN AND THE FAN BELT POPPED AND WRAP AROUND THE MOTOR AND HAD DAMAGED THE TIMER BELT. TWO MONTHS LATER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE POST OFFICE AND WHEN CRANKING IT UP TO LEAVE IT WOULDN'T START BECAUSE IT HAD SHUT DOWN AGAIN. SEPTEMBER 27, 2013 THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND COULDN'T BE GUIDED AND RAN INTO A FIRE HYDRANT. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS NOT GONE OFF. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS OUT OF THIS VEHICLE. MAR 2010, I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER FOR MAKING LOUD SCRUBBING NOISES WHEN TURNING. I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOTHING. OCT 2010 IT WAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I HAD 19,300 MILES ON THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. OCT 2012, IT WAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AT ALL. I HAD 30,300 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND IT COST 600.00 IN REPAIRS. JUNE 2013 ,THE A/C WENT OUT. I HAD 34,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND IT COST 573.00 TO REPLACE THE COMPRESSOR (FIRST AND ONLY TIME I WENT TO ANOTHER MECHANICS SHOP). SEP 2013, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. GM WANTS 100.00 JUST TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TO TELL ME WHY IT'S ON. MY GOODNESS, AS MANY TIMES AS I HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO GM HAVEN'T I PAID ENOUGH IN DIAGNOSTICS? THIS IS RIDICULOUS! I AM NEVER BUYING ANYTHING WITH CHEVROLET WRITTEN ON IT AGAIN. I BELIEVE GM KNOWS WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE. IF I WASN'T ON A FIXED INCOME I WOULD GET RID OF IT. *TR

MY 2008 CHEVY AVEO WITH APPROXIMATELY 27,000 MILES RECENTLY SHOWED THE AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUALLY LIT. I TOOK IT INTO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE DTC CODE WAS B2502 AT A COST OF $110 FOR DIAGNOSING IT. HE CLEARED THE CODE AND THE LIGHT IS NOT LIT ANYMORE. HE SAID HE HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE AND SAID THE LIGHT MIGHT COME BACK ON AND WANTED ME TO ORDER A CLOCK/PPS INDICATOR FOR $87.89 AND WITH LABOR, SHOP COSTS,AND TAX WOULD TOTAL $266.15. DO ALL CAR MANUFACTURES USE THE SAME DTC CODES? I TOLD HIM I WOULD TAKE IT AS IT IS AND SEE IF THE LIGHT COMES ON IN THE FUTURE. DOES THIS MAKE SENSE FOR THIS CODE? *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE 805 FREEWAY BETWEEN H ST AND L ST IN SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA MY CAR STARTED TO SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE. I DECIDED TO PULL OVER TO LET MY CAR REST. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE. WHEN I PULLED OVER AT 10:09 AM THE SMOKE STARTED TO COME IN THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONER. I THEN GOT OUT TO AVOID SMELLING THE SMOKE. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE NOT EVEN A MINUTE LATER THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. I CALLED 911 AND A FIRE TRUCK SHOWED UP AT 10:18AM. THE FLAMES DEVOURED THE WHOLE FRONT OF MY CAR, MY ENGINE, MY INTERIOR, MY VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY TOTALED. *TR

WE WERE ON OUR WAY TO THE LOCAL MARKET, GOING ABOUT 10 MILES AN HOUR, WE STARTED LEAVING ONE STORE TO THE NEXT...AS I PULL OUT TO THE LIGHT I START TO HEAR A RATTLE ..THEN A LOUD EXPLOSION UNDER THE HOOD..SPARKS AND FIRE SHOT OUT AND THE ENGINE DIED AND WE COASTED ABOUT 20 FEET AND PARKED IT.....I GET OUT AND LOOK UNDER THE HOOD..THE ENGINE HAD DROPPED 8 INCHES FROM THE FRAME AND IS MERELY 3 INCHES FROM THE CONCRETE ......THE ENGINE PULLEYS ARE PUSHED UP TO THE SIDE OF THE CAR AND I BELIEVE EVERYTHING ATTACHED TO THE ENGINE IS BENT ONE WAY OR ANOTHER AND WHEN IT DROPPED IT BUSTED THROUGH THE SUSPENSION!!!! WE HAD IT TOWED TO CLARK'S AUTOMOTIVE IN HUNTINGTON WEST VIRGINIA 25703 (304-522-3876). EVERYONE WE TALKED TO HAD NEVER SEEN THAT HAPPEN BEFORE! THANK YOU!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TO THE ARMS AND FACE. THE FRONT PASSENGER ALSO SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TO THE ARM. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE OR FOR REPAIRS. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,705.

CAR WAS GOING 60-65 IN CARPOOL LANE OF FREEWAY WHEN MY HUSBAND, DRIVING, SAID HE LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. THIS WAS WITHOUT WARNING. WE MANAGED TO CROSS 3 LANES AND EXIT THE FREEWAY AND HE LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER. THE CAR BROKE DOWN AT THE FIRST STOP LIGHT AND BEGAN SMOKING VERY HEAVILY. THE CAR SMOKED FOR 30-40 MINUTES AFTER THE ENGINE WAS ALREADY SHUT OFF. ALL I KEPT THINKING WAS 'THANK GOODNESS WE GOT OFF THE FREEWAY!' APPARENTLY, ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC WHICH WAS LATER CONFIRMED BY BULLETIN NO. 08-06-02-002B THE FAN SHROUD HAD BEEN RUBBING AGAINST THE RADIATOR CAUSING IT TO CRACK AND LEAK FLUID. IT OVERHEATED, MELTING AND DAMAGING MANY PARTS AND CAUSING US TO BREAK DOWN ON THE FREEWAY GOING 60+ MILES AN HOUR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY FOR TEN MINUTES AND THE PROBLEM RECURRED SIX TIMES BEFORE ARRIVING AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IN 2010 THE SAME DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED UNDER SERVICE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,973.