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Engine shuts down while driving as if ignition turned off. Cannot get out of park. Air conditioner stopped in 2010, 2011, 2013 air bag lights on dashboard on since 2010.
Driving down the interstate the driver side air bag deployed causing the driver to lose control and hit the center wall. Driver sustained multiple injuries including 5 broken ribs and a broken back in 7 places. GM says if I cannot prove the air bag went off (video of the incident) then they have no reason to believe the center was not hit first causing the air bags to deploy, therefore functioning properly.
I bought the Chevy Aveo off the lot brand new. Car is running ok. But the air bag light started turning on and off at first around the April 2009. Then it completely stays on, this happened some time later the same year, I can't remember when. I took it to the dealer and they told me that the light should not stay on, that indicates that all the airbags are disabled. I asked if they would fix it, as the car has not been in any major crash. He said that I would have to fix the airbags at my cost. I recently learned that it is a common problem with the Aveo. Chevrolet installed counterfeit airbags or its connectors. I believe Chevy should fix the problem instead of ignoring it.
- Horizon, TX, USA
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After buying my car brand new the air bag light went on and stayed on till this day. At the beginning I thought it was only the passenger air bag and went and asked about it at the dealership where they actually informed me that it wasn't only the passenger airbag thats not working, rather none of the airbags work. That was made clear a month later when my dad, grandmother, and brother were driving it and got T-boned by a truck and of course non of the airbags went off. I mean getting tboned by a truck is pretty serious thing where air bags should deploy! the Aveo is not the safest car to start out with but to also have zero airbags thats pretty messed up, pretty much a death waiting to happen, because lets be real here, I stand no chance if I get in an accident in that car. Might as well no have seat belts on there either. When contacted the dealership more than once they have nothing to say other than pay us and well look into it then you'll pay us more. I will never buy another Chevrolet car again.
Lost control while braking/steering on black ice after a curve to avoid wrecked vehicles and motorists in lanes. Car spun 180 and rolled 360 off road (rolled over the left side of the vehicle, shattering the left rear pass window, coming to rest on wheels). Believe the aveo5 svm should come standard with side airbags. No airbags deployed. Was wearing seatbelt, shaken but able to exit vehicle safely. No passengers. Vehicle has a history of sir light coming on several times and had been serviced by 2 separate Chevrolet/GM goodwrench dealerships multiple times to replace airbag control module, wire harness, and service connectors. Sir light was not on at the time of incident. Exact vehicle speed at time of rollover is unknown, 25 mph is a rough guess of speed after braking.
There has been a service bulletin issued...NHTSA #10047441, tsb#sb-12-09-41-001 stating that counterfeit airbag modules were put on the Chevy Aveo's from the years 2006 to 2010. There has been several reports of the airbags not deploying during frontal crashes, and many more reports like mine where the airbag light is constantly lit disabling the airbags. General Motors isn't offering a recall and I think someone needs to step up and have General Motors repair all of the affected vehicles as this is a major safety issue. How many more people have to die and/or suffer before someone makes an effort to issue a recall"???"
The air bag light started to flicker, then stayed lit from that point. Is still lit to this day.seems as tho this is a problem in all the "07" models. It is my understanding that with this light on that the air bags will not work which in turn is a major safety factor.
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Aveo. The contact noticed that while driving approximately 55 mph, both the front passenger air bag and the air bag symbol warning indicators began to illuminate on the instrument panel until the engine was turned off. The failure recurred when driving at any speed and whenever an occupant was positioned in the front passenger seat. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnosis. The technician stated that all of the air bags equipped in the vehicle were inoperable. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 37.
The car has only 12,000 miles despite being 5 years old. It is babied and been regularly serviced. The instrument panel airbag light stays illuminated. Although Chevrolet has issued a tsb (technical service bulletin), no recall on these cars has been issued despite the hundreds of complaints. It seems that now I am stuck with an expensive repair.
I was in an accident where the car had frontal impact damage and no air bags deployed. I hit a guardrail and a concrete wall due to black ice. The car is totaled out. I am deeply concerned that no air bags were deployed. Luckily, I was not severely injured just banged up and have pain in my neck, shoulders, and my lower back.
2007, both lower control arms replaced, , 2007 sway bar bushing, replaced,2007 vibration front end, low spot on rim fixed, 2008 vibration front end all rims and tires replaced tires bad and rims bent determined factory issued, 2009 vibration front end front rotors out of round fixed, 2009 lower control arms bushing replaced,2009 vibration and shaking upper strut mounts replaced,2009 upper strut mounts and bearings re-assembled reset front toe adjustment replaced and fixed,2009 sway bar bushing fixed,2010 replaced drive belt,2010 both lower control arms loose fixed,2010 upper strut mount and bearing replaced, 2012 rf strut shift (on order) and air bag light on, replaced 2 battery's waiting result on electric. Issue., did call lemon law missed by two months mileage at this time is 59226. Updated 02/01/12 updated 02/10/12
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Aveo. The vehicle has been failing ever since it was purchased. While driving between 35-70 mph, the contact smells something burning. The contact left the vehicle at the dealer on four occasions for repair, but no work was ever performed. The road conditions were dry and sunny at the time of the incident. Occasionally, while driving 40 mph, the vehicle will not switch gears and the cruise control does not operate properly. The headlights turn on and off without the vehicle turned on. The automatic door locks no longer work and the contact has to use her key to enter the vehicle. After locking the doors, they sometimes do not open from within the passenger compartment. The contact carries a hammer in the vehicle in case she has to break the windows to enter the vehicle. The current mileage was 5,080 and failure mileage was 56. Updated 5/30/08 the air bag light stayed on, the trunk lid would pop open while the consumer was driving, the driver side door would open as well, the transmission had a strange roaring sound and it was also hard to upshift and downshift, the odometer would jump forward on its own when it was parked and then restarted, the horn would blow on its own when no one was in the vehicle. Updated 05/30/08
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Aveo. While driving approximately 50 mph in the rain, the contact crashed into the preceding vehicle. The front end of his vehicle was damaged and the radiator is shaped like a "V". the air bags failed to deploy and three occupants were injured. The vehicle was towed. The other driver confirmed that she stopped the vehicle without warning due to the weather and poor visibility. The contact has photos and a police report was filed. The fuel system was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 12,200.
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Aveo. The current and failure mileages were 6,000. While driving 35mph, her daughter crashed into a telephone pole. The vehicle was damaged. The side and front air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained injuries. The purchase date is not available. A police report is available. The current and failure mileages were 6,000.
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Aveo. The following day after the vehicle was purchased, the contact noticed that the passenger side air bag light remains illuminated. The failure was noticed while driving 20 mph. Her husband, who weighs over 200 lbs, cannot enable the sensor. She took the vehicle to the dealer, but they cannot find anything wrong. The dealer stated that it may be a manufacturer defect. The current mileage was 205 and failure mileage was 10.
My mother was killed in a 1 car accident outside tallahassee, fl on I10 on 8 May 2007. She went into the median and hit trees head-on. The posted speed limit is 70 mph and the fhp on the scene indicated she applied her brakes from the time she left the pavement until she hit the trees. She died 6 days later of a broken neck and multiple internal injuries. She was driving a 6 week old 2007 chev Aveo with front and side air bags. None of these air bags deployed. I truly believe she would have surviived this accident if the front air bags had deployed. From everything I have read, this is the perfect scenario for front air bag deployment. Are there similair complaints against GM for the 2007 chev Aveo?
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- St Louis, MO, USA