Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-19 | 14V261000 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 218,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The interior dash caught on fire and burned only in the middle of the dashboard. This happened hours after it started s… |
| 2024-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Lights malfunction. Headlights dim intermittently, turn signal causes headlights to turn off, dashboard lights do not w… |
| 2024-04-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Front subframe. Pulls one way during acceleration and pulling the opposite way during braking |
| 2023-12-13 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | The splicer connected to the fuse box in the engine burns up after a while of use causing the Dash lights, right brake … |
| 2023-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | This is happening to my car. Would like them to fix it . Manufacture defect and it is a huge safety issue. Effect pedal… |
| 2020-11-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING FLUID IS LEAKING OUT, RELEASE VALVE GETS STUCK. |
| 2020-10-07 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | MY CAR JUST NOT RUNNING RIGHT I JUST BOUGHT IT AND SEEN A RECALL |
| 2020-06-20 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | A DEER WAS HIT IN THE FRONT HOOD AND BUMPER OF THIS CAR WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT SECTION OF COUNTY ROAD AND NONE OF … |
| 2020-02-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | IT DOESN'T RUN AFTER THE SIDE DRIVER FRONT LIGHT GOT MESSED UP, IT OVER HEATS. *TR |
| 2019-06-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RADIATOR FLUID MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. A… |
| 2019-05-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SO I WAS AT HOME AND MY CAR WAS PARKED OUTSIDE AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE INSIDE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT OU… |
| 2019-04-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY ELECTRICAL PANEL WAS DEFECTIVE, SENT IN 4 TIMES AND THEY CLAIMED TO REPLACE THE ELECTRICAL PANEL. IT WAS RIGGED BY C… |
| 2019-02-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I TRY TO PUT A SEAT BELT ON A CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT AND IT DOSE NOT WORK AT ALL. THE STEERING ON MY AVEO IS ALSO NOT S… |
| 2017-08-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY 06 CHEVY AVEO HAS HAD ISSUES SINCE I PURCHASED IT LAST YEAR. UNFORTUNATELY I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS PAPERW… |
| 2017-06-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND WHILE STATIONARY, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR RE… |
| 2017-02-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, IT FAILED TO … |
| 2017-02-06 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT HAD JUST PARKED THE VEHICLE WHEN SHE OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FRO… |
| 2017-01-31 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER OPENING THE DOOR TO THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT… |
| 2016-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | IN OCTOBER 2016 MY 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO LS HATCHBACK'S BATTERY DIED, UNABLE TO JUMPSTART ANYMORE. I REPLACED THE BATTER… |
| 2016-08-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | IN FEAR OF A FIRE IN MY AVEO! |
| 2016-08-23 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | UPDATE ON PREVIOUS CLAIM #[XXX] LEFT SIDE TAIL LIGHT IS OUT AND LEFT HEAD LIGHT. THIS IS ALL FROM THE MAIN CONNECTOR IN… |
| 2016-07-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DASH AND SHIFTER LIGHTS WENT OUT AND CAME BACK ON AND EVENTUALLY WENT OUT COMPLETELY- WOULD NOT COME ON UPON STARTUP. S… |
| 2016-07-10 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | ABOUT 6 WEEKS AGO SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. PRIOR TO BURNING SMELL, THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ALL INSIDE DASH LIGHTS… |
| 2016-02-26 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO STOP WHEN APPLYING THE B… |
| 2016-02-26 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RA… |
| 2016-02-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE INVOLUNTARY ACCELERATED AND THE BRAKING A… |
| 2016-02-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON A WINTER MORNING I WENT OUT AND STARTED MY CAR TO GO TO WORK, I GOT ON THE ROAD AND REALIZED THAT MY DASHBOARD , HEA… |
| 2015-08-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, SMOKE ENTERED THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE V… |
| 2015-08-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE SAME TIME THE RECALL FOR DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS MODULE CAME MY DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS INDICATOR STARTED FLASHING A… |
| 2015-07-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. TH… |
| 2015-07-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE V… |
| 2015-06-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON & STAYS ON. LOOKED UP RECALL ITS NOT LISTED. |
| 2015-05-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMI… |
| 2015-05-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD LAMPS FAILED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE HE… |
| 2015-02-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | BOTH THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS AIRBAG LIGHTS REMAIN ON NO MATTER IF PARKED OR DRIVING. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRB… |
| 2015-01-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY AVEO HAS HAD A BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL IN THE CAB FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS. A RECALL WAS ISSUED 8 MONTHS AGO AND … |
| 2015-01-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | GM SAFETY RECALL 14093, JULY 2014- PARTS STILL NOT AVAILABLE- FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015, I SPOKE WITH A LADY, ONLY NAME GIVEN… |
| 2014-12-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DASH LIGHTS DID NOT TURN ON WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE TURNED ON. ALSO, RUNNING LIGHTS DID NOT TURN ON AFTER MY HEADLIGHT… |
| 2014-12-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO, HAVE HAD RECALL NOTICE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. HAVE HEARD NOTHING NEW, DRL FAIL REGULARLY AS WELL AS … |
| 2014-12-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING L… |
| 2014-12-07 | STEERING | Yes | 1 | I FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL WENT THROUGH THE MEDIAN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 80 OUTSID… |
| 2014-12-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE FRONT SIGNAL LIGHT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE STOPPED WORKING, SO I PURCHASED A BULB AND WHEN MY SON WENT TO REPLACE IT, … |
| 2014-12-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | S101 SPLICER PACK OVERHEATS AND BURNT WIRING UNDER THE HOOD CAUSING TAIL LIGHT TO NOT WORK. *JS |
| 2014-12-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | 2005 AND 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO THE STEERING AREA WAS HEATING UP.*MW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILAB… |
| 2014-11-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO LT THAT I PURCHASED NEW, AND IT CURRENTLY HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. IT F… |
| 2014-10-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION BETWEEN THE "ACCESSORY" SETTING AND HAVING THE CAR RUNNING. I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM; RE… |
| 2014-09-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 38 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND … |
| 2014-09-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED… |
| 2014-09-18 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V26… |
| 2014-09-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRL LIGHTS FAILED TO ACTIVATE. AFTER INSPECTING… |