Issue ID | 1056191 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10578565 |
Manufacurer | General Motors LLC |
Brand | CHEVROLET |
Model | AVEO |
Model Year | 2009 |
File date | 30/04/09 |
Component | ENGINE |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Got this car brand new off the lot with only 43 miles on it. Around 3000 miles i had my first major problem. I was going down i-95 in st. Paul, mn at around 75 miles/hr and the car jerked then cut off. Mind you this is rush hour traffic and i had 2 toddlers in the car with me. We almost got rear ended by an 18 wheeler before i could get the car to drift to shoulder. Took 3 weeks to fix the fuel pump bc the car was so new they had not made extra parts yet. About a year later i started having electrical problems- onstar not working or randomly turning on, clock resetting itself to random times, dash lights either going out or all staying on, headlights randomly working, and of course i took to 2 different chevy dealers and neither could tell me what was wrong only that it wasn't covered under warranty =/ once the car turned 4 years on it has begun eating fuses and coil packs. This is after the coil pack and spark plugs/boots put on by chevy after that recall. It is eating coil packs every 4-6 months and at 150-200$ a pop it is expensive especially once you factor in mechanic labor. I hate this car and wish i never got it. I miss my 96 dodge caravan with the oil leak and manual windows. I felt much safer in that old van and it was more reliable- it never left me even with a blown head gasket. Chevrolet should be ashamed of themselves for putting their name on a now defunct pos foreign daewoo crap and selling it to us as american made. There isn't anything made in north america. There are a few parts made in mexico but most are korean made. I would never have gotten it if i had glimpsed those daewoo stamps under the hood, trunk, and car jams. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 3000 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | BURGAW, NC |
VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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No. of injured persons | 0 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 19/05/25 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 75 |
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