Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-07-29 | 14V460000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID | 1,968 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Aveo. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the vehicle shut off independe… |
| 2019-11-22 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | OUR SON HAD A CAR ACCIDENT ON HIGH I -49 N, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT BREAK. HE SUBSTAINED HEAD… |
| 2019-10-16 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | I HAD A ACCIDENT THE CAR COUGHT ON FIRE. |
| 2019-09-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING BELT BAD, NOT EVEN 60K MILES |
| 2019-05-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | LAST YEAR I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH IS WHEN THE PROBLEMS STARTED, ON I85 COMING FROM DURHAM THE CAR WOULD… |
| 2019-03-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HELLO. MY AVEO STARTED, AND WHEN I TRIED TO SHUT IT OFF, IT WOULD CONTINUE TO RUN. THIS PROBLEM PERSISTED UNTIL I PULLE… |
| 2018-04-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | COOLANT TEMPERATURE ENGINE HEATING UP |
| 2018-04-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE TRAVELLING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, US ROUTE 93 AT EXIT 33, SOUTH IN MASSA… |
| 2018-02-08 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT A… |
| 2017-08-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND DOEST SHUT OFF TO TAKE THE KEY OUT. I HAD TO TAKE THE BATTERY CABLE OFF SO IT WOULD… |
| 2017-05-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | YOU CAN'T DRIVE IT ANYWHERE IT RUNS RIGHT THEN FOR NO REASON IT LOOSE POWER AND WON'T ACCALRATE WHILE DRIVING IT WILL D… |
| 2017-03-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN I GO TO TURN OFF MY CAR IT WILL STILL RUN EVEN IF THE KEY IS OUT OF THE IGNITION. I SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS… |
| 2017-01-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 2009 CHEVY AVEO HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE! THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH 89,000 MILES. IN IDLE, AFTER ABOUT 2 MINUTES,… |
| 2017-01-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE SUSPENSION RODS, (TIE RODS, STRUTS, AND BRAKES AND NOW THE BALL BEARRINGS IN THE TIRES. I BOU… |
| 2016-12-31 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. IT CAN'T BE THROTTLED BEYOND 10-15 MPH, SO PULLED OVER… |
| 2016-12-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO STALL AND THE CHECK … |
| 2016-12-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TPMS SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE, CAN NOT BE RESET OR RELEARNED/REPROGRAMMED BY DEALERS. NEED REPLACEMENT OF SOFTWARE WITHIN E… |
| 2016-10-31 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT … |
| 2016-10-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE KEEPS OVERHEATING. TWO BLOWN HEAD GASKETS IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. HOSES BURST WITH NO WARNING OR PRIOR DAMAGE, CAU… |
| 2016-09-03 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AND THE WIRES LOOK LIKE THEY CAUGHT FIRE. THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT IS ALWAY UNBUCKLING WHILE DRIV… |
| 2016-08-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 2009 AVEO STANDARD TRANSMISSION LOOSES POWER FOR NO APPARENT REASON. NO FAULTS DETECTED. CAR HAS 99K MILES. |
| 2016-08-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | LESS THAN 30,000 MILES. PERSISTENT PROBLEM (SINCE 2012): ENGINE SHUTS OFF BY ITSELF. NO WARNING LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD BE… |
| 2016-07-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I AM WRITING TO YOU WITH REGARDS TO MY CHEVY AVEO 2009 LT,WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. MY WIFE USUALLY DRIVES THIS CAR… |
| 2016-07-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DASH BOARD LIGHTS BEGAN TO FLICKER WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE.DASH BOARD INDICATOR LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND THEN G… |
| 2016-06-02 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | HAD AN ACCIDENT WHEN SOMEONE RAN INTO ME. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SUSPENSION BARS HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO HAVE A CRACK… |
| 2016-06-02 | WHEELS | No | 0 | I BOUGHT BRAND NEW LANDSAIL TIRES ON 05/09/2016 AND THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER TIRE HAS WORN OUT AT 3,967 MILES. I WAS D… |
| 2016-03-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CAR IDLES ROUGH AND SHUDDERS IN PARK AND WHILE STOPPED AT TRAFFIC SIGNALS. CAR HAS DIED AT STOPS NUMEROUS TIMES BUT USU… |
| 2016-03-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | OIL PAN CRACKED AFTER OIL CHANGE SHOWED LEAKING AND STRIPPED OIL PAN BOLT. LESS THAN 115K MILES, USED CAR, NO WARRANTY … |
| 2016-01-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HAD TO REPLACE SUSPENSION TIE RODS, PO171 STRUTS, TIRES 3 TIMES AND NOW A VACUUM LEAK. BOUGHT CAR IN 2010. CAR HESITATE… |
| 2015-10-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 2 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND F… |
| 2015-10-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING 20, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILE… |
| 2015-10-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY DASHBOARD LIGHT SUDDENLY WENT OUT, AT THE SAME TIME THE RIGHT TAILGATE LIGHT AND THE FRONT RIGHT LIGHT WENT OFF. I C… |
| 2015-10-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED AND REMOVING THE KEY OUT THE IGNITION,… |
| 2015-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SINCE I GOT MY AVEO5 LS IN 2013. I HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS SINCE THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THINKING MY AIR BAGS DON'T WORK AT ALL… |
| 2015-07-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE PISTON IS PUSHING THE BRAKES AND KEEPING APPLIED ALL THE TIME. WE HAVE REPLACE THE CALIPERS, BOOSTER AND MASTER CYL… |
| 2015-06-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE … |
| 2015-06-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY 2009 AVEO5 2009. MY BRAKES KEEP GOING OUT. BUT I AM HAVING TO REPLACE MY WHEEL BEARINGS 3 TIMES IN LAST 3 YEARS. I D… |
| 2015-05-09 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE MY HEADLIGHTS 5 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN 2010. THIS TIME WHEN I CHANGED THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE T… |
| 2015-05-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO DISENGAGE FROM THE IGNIT… |
| 2015-05-02 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 3 | MY 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO WAS T-BONED BY A DRIVER GOING 50-55 MPH, AND WE WERE TRAVELING 25 MPH (ACCORDING TO POLICE REPOR… |
| 2015-05-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, STOPPED AT A STORE IN A PARKING LOT, CAR IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN OFF, COULD NOT GET CAR KEYS OU… |
| 2015-03-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | IN AUGUST 2014, I PURCHASED A USED 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO FOR MY DAUGHTER. THE VEHICLE HAD LOW MILEAGE (16K) AND, ACCORDIN… |
| 2015-02-26 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | NOISEY, RUSTY HINGE SOUND FROM FRONT SUSPENSION. WHEN GOOGLED, IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT. |
| 2015-02-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND … |
| 2014-12-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STA… |
| 2014-10-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I NOTICE THAT MY LEFT HEAD LIGHT WHEN OUT. I REPLACE THE BULB WITH A HIGH PRICE BULB BUT HEADLIGHT WAS VERY DIM. I THEN… |
| 2014-09-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WILL NOT SHUT OFF, EVEN WITH KEY REMOVED. *TR |
| 2014-09-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE HOME FROM WORK AND WHILE SLOWING DOWN AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE AND THE C… |
| 2014-09-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND HIGH BEAMS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE… |
| 2014-09-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT REMAIN ON AND BRINKS, ALSO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS WENT OUT IT EFFECTS DOORS AND PANEL. |