91 of the
1,930 complaints filed about the Chevrolet Aveo
are about the throttle and cruise control —
5% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 2009.
91
Complaints
5%
Share of all complaints
8
Crashes
0
Fires
Acceleration & Cruise Control complaints by model year
This is happening to my car. Would like them to fix it . Manufacture defect and it is a huge safety issue. Effect pedal function. Some customers may comment on an intermittent malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) being Illuminated with a message or an indicator that displays Reduced Engine Power. The technician may observe on a scan tool DTC P2138 - Accelerator Pedal Position (APP) Sensor 1-2 Correlation set as Current or in History. This condition may be caused by water intrusion into the instrument panel (IP) to body harness connector, which carries the APP sensor signals to the ECM/PCM. This water intrusion results in a voltage difference between APP Sensor 1 and APP Sensor 2 that exceeds a predetermined value for more than a calibrated period of time, setting P2138. This technical bulletin provides repair information for repairing the ip to body harness connector to correct a customer concern for intermittent malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illuminated with reduced engine power displayed and dtc p2138 set. Known issue. Has not been recalled yet. https://www.tsbsearch.com/Chevrolet/07-06-04-019E
NHTSA complaint #11510902 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED LOSING MOTIVE POWER AND DECELERATED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STALL. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND WAITED FOR THE VEHICLE TO REGAIN FULL POWER. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HOWEVER, THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NEITHER A DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
NHTSA complaint #11398506 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED MOST OF THE TIME OR THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BEFORE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. *TT UPDATED 11/19/18
NHTSA complaint #11139608 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, IT INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED UPHILL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 8-3467846222. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
NHTSA complaint #11035624 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
YOU CAN'T DRIVE IT ANYWHERE IT RUNS RIGHT THEN FOR NO REASON IT LOOSE POWER AND WON'T ACCALRATE WHILE DRIVING IT WILL DROP BELOW 10 MPH IN TRAFFIC OR LOSE ALL POWER WHILE CROSSING ROAD OR TURNING I'M AFEEAD I'LL B HIT IN SIDE OR RAN OVER IN TRAFFIC.
NHTSA complaint #10991383 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
PURCHASED THIS CAR WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES FROM A LOCAL DEALER. PROBLEMS INCLUDING POWER LOSS AND OVER HEATING WITHIN FIRST FEW DAYS OF PURCHASE. CHEVY DEALER "REPAIR" WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUES CURRENTLY. CHEVY ESCALATES AND SAYS NOT A KNOWN ISSUE, WE SHOULD PAY THOUSANDS TO REPAIR HEAD GASKET EVEN THOUGH THERE TECH SUPPORT SAYS TO DAMAGE TO GASKET IS NOT SHOWING UP WHEN TESTED. DANGEROUS SMALL VEHICLE THAT LOOSES POWER FOR UNKNOWN REASON AND OVERHEATS FOR UNKNOWN REASON. SO FAR IT CAN NOT BE REPAIRED. MANY CONSUMER BLOGS AND SAME COMPLAINTS. THOUSANDS OF BLOGS.
NHTSA complaint #10980267 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CAR BECAME UNRESPONSIVE TO THE GAS PEDAL AT 45 MPH. A LOUD CLICKING NOISE COULD BE HEARD UNDERNEATH ABOUT MID BODY. IT DOESNT WANT TO ACCELERATE FOR PASSING ETC. COULD SMELL FUEL AND THE CAR WAS SMOKING LIGHTLY WHEN I GOT IT HOME. SAT IT FOR 30 MINUTES AND IT SEEMS TO BE OK FOR NOW,BUT HAVENT BEEN ON HIGHWAY YET. 36,000 MILES.
NHTSA complaint #10956916 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, IT FAILED TO SHUT OFF WHEN THE ACCELERATOR OR BRAKE PEDALS WERE DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.
NHTSA complaint #10954907 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO STOP WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. INSTEAD, THE TIRES SPUN IN PLACE AND THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF AND EVENTUALLY CRASHED INTO A LIGHT POST. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.
NHTSA complaint #10954529 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. IT CAN'T BE THROTTLED BEYOND 10-15 MPH, SO PULLED OVER. TOOK IT TO CLOSEST AUTO PARTS SHOP AND THE CODE READER CAME UP WITH P2101/P2135 INDICATING THERE IS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH 'THROTTLE' FUNCTIONALITY. THIS PROBLEM WAS REPORTED BY GM ENG. TEAM AND THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WITH THE SAME MODEL BUT GM IS NOT CONSIDERING TO FIX THE ISSUE WITH MY CAR AS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND EXPECT GM TO HELP FIXING IT. IT IS SAME AS NHTSA 10034366.
NHTSA complaint #10939109 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE BACKING UP MY VEHICLE I SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE. THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 500 RPM. I IMMEDIATELY PUT MY FOOT ON THE BREAK, SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, AND TURN THE IGNITION TO OFF. I WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY RESTART TO VEHICLE WITH NO PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE TWO OR THREE TIMES. ONETIME WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE AND I HAD TO PRESS HARD ON THE BREAK AND SHUT OFF IGNITION TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I SEEMS LIKE IT MOSTLY HAPPENS WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE ( IN THE 30"S F) . I THINK THIS IS AN UNSAFE SITUATION AND AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.
NHTSA complaint #10935088 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THIS AVEO HAS ONLY 7,552 MILES AND WHEN ACCELERATED TO PULL OUT IT HAS NO POWER.WHEN YOU DO GET OUT IN ROAD IT ONLY GOES 15-20 MPG EVEN WHEN ACCELERATION IS TO THE FLOOR.I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF ROAD-TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED THEN DROVE IT ABOUT 2 MILES AND IT DID IT AGAIN-VERY DANGEROUS-UNSAFE-HOPE SOMEONE LOOKS INTO THIS.
NHTSA complaint #10888204 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CAR IDLES ROUGH AND SHUDDERS IN PARK AND WHILE STOPPED AT TRAFFIC SIGNALS. CAR HAS DIED AT STOPS NUMEROUS TIMES BUT USUALLY STARTS AGAIN WITH NO PROBLEM. WHEN DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE GAS THE CAR HAS NO RESPONSE OR LOSES POWER AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE, THEN THE RPMS SHOOT UP AND THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD. THIS IS DANGEROUS! REPLACED THE MAF SENSOR THINKING THIS COULD BE THE ISSUE. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND CAR IS STILL ACTING UP. INTERMITTENT FAILURE. NO TROUBLE CODES AND NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT.
NHTSA complaint #10872593 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY CAR HAS HAD MULTIPLE ISSUE WITHIN THE 8 MONTHS IS HAVE HAD IT. MY CAR HAS 68900 MILES ON IT AND IS A 2011. MY CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR A TOTAL OF TWO MONTHS BECAUSE, MY BREAKS STOPPED WORKING ON THE INTERSTATE, IT WAS RUNNING HOT, MY ACCELERATION ( PICKUP SPEED) WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. MY CAR IS ALWAYS DRIFTING TO THE LEFT WHEN I DO DRIVE. MY CHECK OIL LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD A FULL TANK OF OIL. THEY TOLD ME AGAIN NOTHING WAS WRONG. A LARGE AMOUNT OF LIQUID COMES OUT MY CAR AFTER PARKING IT, ASSUMING IT IS FROM MY A/C BUT ITS MORE THEN USUAL. MY A/C DOES NOT GET COLD ALL THE TIME, ITS PRETTY HOT. MY STEERING WHEEL HAS BEEN SHAKING SINCE I PURCHASED IT, WHEN I GO UP HILL MY CAR WONT GO PAST 40 MPH, THEN WHEN IT REACHES TO 60 MPH IT WONT STOP INCREASING, WHEN I HIT MY BREAK GOING DOWN HILL THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES, AND THE CAR TOO.THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS TELLING ME NOTHING IS WRONG WITH MY CAR.
NHTSA complaint #10872193 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 2008 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED A PERIOD OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION SPORADICALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN CLEANED THE FUEL INJECTORS. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE OPERATED NORMALLY HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER A FEW DAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.
NHTSA complaint #10853970 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE CAR STRUGGLES TO ACCELERATE AND CAN BARELY GO OVER 40 MPH. WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL THE GAR SHAKES AND STUTTERS UNCONTROLLABLY AND THE CAR RANDOMLY STUTTERS WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. THE CAR HAS TERRIBLE FUEL ECONOMY AND LITERALLY YOUR FOOT CAN HAVE THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND YOU CAN BARELY REACH OVER 30 MPH, THE ISSUE PROGRESSES AND GETS WORSE WITH TIME. THE CAR IS BARELY DRIVABLE AND PLACES THE DRIVER AT RISK OF BEING RUN OFF THE ROAD.
NHTSA complaint #10853952 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
HOLD LIGHT FLASING ENGINE LIGHT ON GAUGES GOING UP AND DOWN LIGHTS DIM A DAY LATER CAR DOESN'T START THEN A DAY LATER IT DOES START TOOK IT TO CHEVY DEALER BOUGHT AT SOMETHING SHOWS ON COMPUTER READ TO MANY TO NO EXACTLY WHAT IS WRONGE TOLD TO DRIVE IT AND HAPPENS AGAIN WHILE DRIVING IF U CAN MAKE IT IN TO SHOP WE CAN CHECK IT HARD TO CHECK IF ITS NOT DOING IT ........!!!!!!??????????? WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHY HAVE COMPUTER IN IT IF IT CAN'T BE READ >>>>>>>>>>>>TULARE CA MERLES STONE
NHTSA complaint #10850635 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE INVOLUNTARY ACCELERATED AND THE BRAKING ABILITY SEIZED. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A UTILITY POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.
NHTSA complaint #10839556 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING 20, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPEED CONTROL SENSOR AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE.S THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000.
NHTSA complaint #10821227 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SO AS I'M DRIVING (IN MOTION) WHETHER IT BE 30 MPH OR 70 MPH MY CAR DIES OUT. DOES NOT SHUT OFF, BUT I DO NOT HAVE ANY ACCELERATION. I HAVE TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER BECAUSE I CANNOT MOVE. I SPOKE TO MECHANICS AND THEY ARE SAYING IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY. AS I RESEARCH THIS, THERE HAS BEEN SO MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS AGAINST GM AND NOTHING NOT ONE THING HAS BEEN DONE. DO THEY NOT UNDERSTAND THAT AS YOUR DRIVING 70 MPH AND THEN HAVE NO CONTROL OF SPEED IN THE PASSING LANE OR REGULAR LANE THAT YOU CAN GET KILLED MY ANOTHER CAR? IF YOU GO UNDER CHEVROLET YOU CAN SEE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. I ASKED IF THIS WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND IT IS NOT. IT IS NOT PART OF THE POWER TRAIN. YET GM KNOWS THERE IS A DEFECTIVE PART AND THEY ARE JUST NOT WILLING TO FIX IT. THEY WILL WAIT TIL SOMEONE DIES FIRST AND THEN FIX IT. I AM FILING A COMPLAINT REGARDING THE THROTTLE FOR IT IS JUST NOT MY CAR FOR I HAVE RESEARCHED HOW MANY CARS THIS HAS HAPPENED TO, AND KNOWING THAT GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS INDICATED ON COMPLAINTS TO GM THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED FOR SAFETY REASONS. IF SOMETHING WAS TO HAPPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY GRANDCHILDREN AROUND OR WHEN MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THE CAR I WILL NEVER FORGIVE GM. ESPECIALLY WHERE THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS PART. NOW I PUT THIS AS OF 11/1/15 BUT THAT IS NOT THE ONLY TIME IT'S BEEN ONGOING SINCE THEN. I AM VERY WORRIED TO DRIVE THIS CAR, YET IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO HAVE THIS FIX AND IT IS NOT UNDER A $2,000 WARRANTY INSURANCE I PURCHASED WHEN I BOUGHT THIS CAR. APRIL 2014 IS WHEN I BOUGHT THIS USED CAR AND HAVE HAD IT TOWED 2X ALREADY AND ENGINE LIGHTS ON 2X HAD TO HAVE REPAIRED. SO THINKING THERE HAS TO BE RECALLS ON THIS CAR AND NOTHING IS BEING SHOWN.
NHTSA complaint #10819019 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.