2010 Chevrolet Aveo

THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT, KEEPS COMING ON, HAVE HAD IT CHECKED AND IT INDICATES EITHER A OPEN OR SHORT CIRCUIT CONDITION IN THE COOLING SYSTEM, A FAULTY THERMOSTAT HEATER, OR FAULTY ECM. THIS SAME MESSAGE APPEARS IN MID JUNE AND STAYS ON THRU EARLY SEPTEMBER. NC SAFETY INSPECTION IS DUE NOW. IT IS BECOMING EXPENSIVE, AND ANNOYING. THIS IS A PROBLEM, AND CHEVROLET NEED FIX IF FREE OF CHARGE. ALSO WHEN WE PURCHASED THE CAR USED, THE DASH LIGHTS DID NOT WORK, IT TOOK TWO SWITCHES TO FIX, BECAUSE OF A SHORT UNDER THEN DASH. APPEARS THIS VEHICLE WAS WELDED ON OUTSIDE OF CHEVROLET BEFORE TRADE IN. RADIO SPEAKERS APPEAR TO BE BLOWN OUT, POINTS TOWARD WELDING THAT WAS NOT GROUNDED. DEALERSHIP SAYS GOT VEHICLE FROM VERY REPUTABLE INDIVIDUAL. HAS BEEN A VERY BIG LEMON SINCE WE PURCHASED. DEALERSHIP SAY VEHICLE WAS OK WHEN THEY GOT IT.

I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN IN TRAFFIC. IT THEN STARTED TO BUCK THEN DIE OUT! WHEN I STARTED IT UP AGAIN, IT STARTED AND DROVE FOR A SHORT PERIOD AND DIED OUT AGAIN IN TRAFFIC! I HAVE HAD TWO OR THREE O2 SENSORS REPLACED, EVEN IN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP,, NEW OFF THE LOT. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD THE SIGNAL SWITCH REPLACED, THE CLOCK WENT OUT TWO YEARS AGO, AND NOW IT LOSES POWER IN TRAFFIC. THIS IS PROVING GO BE A VERY DANGEROUS VEHICLE AND I HOPE NO ONE HAS TO DIE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE TO REMEDY THE SITUATION! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE FAILURE PROGRESSED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT AS IT HESITATED THE FAILURE WAS TO THE POINT THAT THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE CODE AND THE FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,025.

WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT I REACHED APPROX 20MPH. AT THIS POINT, THE THROTTLE CEASED TO RESPOND. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF ROAD. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND LET IT IDLE. EVEN IN PARK, THE THROTTLE WAS UNRESPONSIVE FOR A WHILE. FINALLY I WAS ABLE TO GIVE IT SOME GAS AND IT IDLED UP TO 2200 RPM AND STAYED THERE. IT WOULDN'T BACK DOWN. I COULDN'T GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, I TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED A WHILE, TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT WAS LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. THIS SAME THING HAPPENED THE FOLLOWING AFTERNOON AFTER HAVING LET THE CAR WARM UP AND AFTER HAVING ACCELERATED TO 45MPH WITH NO ISSUE. I PULLED OVER AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL THAT TIME. CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED WELL, NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING ON. *TR

TO "ECHO" THIS COMPLAINT: UPON APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, I BEGAN SLOWING DOWN AND IMMEDIATELY THE CAR STARTED SPUTTERING AND ONCE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE CAR RAPIDLY VIBRATED FOR 5 SECONDS AND THEN COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. I WAITED A FEW SECONDS TO TRY AND RESTART AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON IN DIFFERENT SEVERITIES OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST 7 MONTHS, DATING BACK TO OCTOBER 2013. AT OTHER TIMES THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN DECELERATING WHILE MY FOOT IS ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE CAR WILL BE UNRESPONSIVE TO ANY ATTEMPTS TO PICK UP SPEED FOR 3-5 SECONDS THEN ALL OF SUDDEN KICK INTO GEAR AND DRIVE LIKE NORMAL. THIS HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBOR SPEEDS JUST THE SAME. THERE'S NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE "ALMOST" IDENTICAL ISSUE HAPPENED TO ME TODAY (09/15/2014). I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN THE 2010 AVEO LOST ALL ENGINE POWER. I MADE IT TO A GAS STATION (THE CAR IS STILL THERE) AND CALLED MY WIFE TO COME GET ME. THANK GOD WE JUST PURCHASED A NISSAN SENTRA JUST 2 DAYS EARLIER!!!!!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. PAM UPDATED 10/22/2014*LJ UPDATED 02/03/15

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET AVERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. THE CONTACT ADDED WATER AND COOLANT IN THE RADIATOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO REMEDY. THERE WAS NO DIAGNOSIS COMPLETED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.