2007 Chevrolet Aveo Problems, complaints & recalls

The airbag warning light has remained illuminated since I acquired the vehicle in January 2025. The warning light stays on continuously and does not reset. This indicates a fault in the airbag system, and I have been advised that when this light is on, the airbags may be disabled and may not deploy in a crash. The vehicle has also experienced ongoing electrical problems, including lighting failures, blown fuses, and shift-interlock malfunctions, which suggests an electrical system fault affecting multiple...

While driving, the vehicle began experiencing repeated electrical failures including blown fuses, inoperative headlights and brake lights, and the transmission becoming locked in PARK. When the fuse blows, the gear shift cannot be moved out of PARK and the ignition key cannot be removed, leaving the vehicle stuck and unable to be driven or safely turned off. The brake lights and daytime running lights also stop working, making the vehicle unsafe to operate in traffic. This condition has been occurring repeatedly...

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Aveo. The contact was made aware of NHTSA Campaign Number: 06V398000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The contact stated that after the vehicle was involved in an accident, the vehicle lost motive power and failed to restart on various occasions. No warning lights were illuminated, and the vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was then towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the fuel pump needed to be...

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Aveo. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the driver's side front air bag sensor warning light illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic who inspected the vehicle and completed a diagnostic test which displayed a failure with the front driver's side air bag. The vehicle was not repaired due to the cost. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately of 52,000.

Out of no where it cought on fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet aveo. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle shuddered with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the failure was due to an unknown engine cylinder failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 96,000.

I have problems with whenever I go to put gas in my car, some of it goes on the ground. Not all of the gas goes on the ground, but a little less than half of what I purchased. My headlights are so dim that I can't hardly see when I'm driving at night. Also, my passenger side air bag light is constantly on? There's one there and nothing bigamy wrong with it that I can see. The stereo.....Only the driver side front speaker works, the other three doesn't work at all....Please look into these few things or give me some sort of idea of what I can do

Vehicle headlights failed. Car was parked in the driveway. An hour later when it was started again, the headlights failed to come on and remain inoperable. Bulbs, switch, and relay have all been checked and verified to be operable.

"Takata recall" I bought my car in 2009. About 6 months later the airbag light came on and the dealer went out of business. When I checked the vin number it was not among the many, many aveos tagged for recall to replace faulty airbag systems. And I'm not alone. Complaints keep piling in from aveo owners about the airbag safety lights that never turn off, nearly catching up with 20 years of "complaints involving takata inflators..." My car was parked when an individual backed into my passenger door. The collision...

Tamara recall my car combusted into frames after being wrecked into a curve of last year of june.

Recall for daylight running lights over heating didn't apply to my particular car, but seems to be a problem in my car regardless. Ground wires in my headlight assembly have fried and left scorch marks on headlight connection. No actual fire yet just a melted plastic under the hood. Not sure if my car is invalid as have been fixed or just not covered but in either case part is failing.

BLOWS A FUSE AND WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK

1. Airbag readiness light remains on for duration of vehicle's operation. 2. Driver side inside door latch is cracked and will not open door.

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet aveo. When the contact pulled in the driveway and attempted to turn off the vehicle, the electrical power shut off. As a result, the contact was unable to roll the windows up or down, unlock the door with the switch, and the key would not turn to the off position in the ignition. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v261000 (exterior lighting). The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

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.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet aveo. The contact stated the seat belt warning light illuminated and the wires for the parking lights were burnt. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic who replaced the vehicle's front light assembly. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact stated that the failure was related to nhtsa campaign number: 14v261000 (exterior lighting) however, the vin was not included. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet aveo. While the vehicle was parked or while driving, a burning electrical odor was detected in the vehicle. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but the cause of the odor could not be determined. The contact was referred to an electrical specialist by the independent mechanic, but the vehicle was not diagnosed due to the diagnostic fees. The contact stated that the independent mechanic advised her to disconnect the...

Airbag light came on and has stayed on for 2 months. Unable to detect what is wrong with electronic reader. Airbags are disengaged, and I can't find out why without paying more money than I have to spend because each component has to be checked, and that doesn't include actually fixing the problem, just figuring out what the problem is. I've seen that many people have complained about this. Passenger airbag sensor started acting weird/ not working first. Occurred around 100 k miles. When will a recall happen? This is apparently a common safety issue.

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet aveo. While driving 55 mph, the accelerator pedal failed to operate and the gear failed to shift and went straight into neutral. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the coolant level sensor module needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet aveo. While driving approximately 35 mph, the steering column seized without warning. The vehicle was manually restarted and the steering operated normally. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was approximately 127,429.

The air bag warning light came on while driving 20mph while turning and has never went off (started around 125,000miles). I took it to the local mechanic, he checked wires and hooked it up to a diagnostic machine and believes it is either the module or the sensor in the seat, but can't/won't give an exact cause. When I tried to contact gm they kept saying I was just going off what the internet said and needed to see a dealer. Just made it feel like that didn't care about my safety or the safety of any one in one of these vehicles. *Tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet aveo. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000. Updated 05/04/17*lj *tr

Takata recall my 2007 chevy aveo on 9/ 10 2016 wen I started it up the passenger side air bag light saying that the airbag is off! Has just come on and will not go off! It is on every time I start the car and wile driving it with or with out a passenger in it. This from what I have read on line means the air bag is bad and will not deploy or will deploy for no reason there needs to be a recall I have read many post from others with this same problem in the 2007 chevy aveo please recall this car before someone is killed!!!

Dashboard caught fire whilst car was parked for hours in secure parking lot. Car fire was put off by firefighters who cut battery and cables broke windows in order to stop fire. Now car does not turn on at all and dashboard center is completely melted.

LIGHT STAY ON ALWAYS.