Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet aveo. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v261000 (exterior lighting). However, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Updated 7/23/15*cn updated 10/01/15*lj ma 10/14/15 updated 9/21/2017
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Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet aveo. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v261000 (exterior lighting) however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet aveo. The contact stated that the low beam headlights shorted without. The contact had to apply the high beam headlights due to the failure. The contact mentioned that burning wires or metal fumes entered the vehicle. The vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v261000 (exterior lighting) and stated that the dealer was unable to determine when the part would become available to schedule the recall repair. The manufacturer was unable to provide an interim nor a permanent repair for the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.
Within the first year of buying my aveo I had to replace headlights 10x I kept taking the car in to get checked and they said it was fine, then one time they said just needed a better fuse (the changed it) worked for about a year then signal lights kept going out, then tail lights. Thought there was short took car in few times they said nothing wrong. Tired of taking the car in, I am a very busy person. So we have been dealing with this problem for about 6-7 years now the dash lights have completely gone out now and won't come back on, leaving us with 1 headlight, 1 tail light and only occasional rear signals. And always smells light wires burning. In sept of 2014 we received a letter recalling the car for lighting problems and still nothing about getting fixed!!! This is only one of many complaints for this car.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet aveo. The contact stated that the daytime running lights cut off on several occasions. The contact received a notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v261000 (exterior lighting) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000. Updated 2/24/15
My 05 aveo,is included in the gm recall#a140093/the federal safety agency recall#14v261(headlamp switch & drl). I have been experiencing issues with all of my external lights (my gauge cluster and shifter lights have been out). I was replacing every external bulb every few weeks to keep the lights on. That is not working. I am down to one headlight (driver side) working ' as far as running lights go. I have no taillights (brakelights work). I commute approx. 40miles each direction for work-all freeway. I made an appt w/chevy,took the day off work so the car could be there all day.as I arrived to my appt the service writer told me there is not a remedy from gm yet so I will need to cover the cost. Eventually we went into the building to complete my write up, at that point I was told they were backed up on recalls so they may not get to my vehicle despite the appt. I reiterated the issue,he said okay,told me he would be in contact with me. At 3:30 he called,told me they hadn't had a chance to look at my vehicle but would get to it tomorrow. I took another day off work & left the car with them.next day,I called at 11am & I'm told they have yet to touch my vehicle & there are about 20 cars in front of me so they won't get to it today either.I could not leave the car another day, I told him I would pick it up. I immediately called gm explained the situation, their response was 'what do you want us to do about it'. I told them the car was unsafe and illegal to drive in this condition I needed it fixed. They told me they would contact another dealership and have them contact me. About 20mins later the dealership contacted me, gave me the same run around as the first dealership.this recall is 7months old, it took gm 10yrs to acknowledge it. This is unacceptable, I bought this car in good faith the basic functionality of the car would work and it does not and gm is not correcting the issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet aveo. The contact stated that the engine overheated and the temperature gage display stated that the vehicle was overheating. The failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the drl module needed to be replaced. The contact received a notification for the federal safety agency campaign id number: 14v261000 (exterior lighting), however the part needed to perform the recall repair was unavailable. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 32,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet aveo. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the passenger side of the vehicle was hot to touch. The contact received a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v261000 (exterior lighting). However, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable to perform the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 29,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet aveo. The contact received a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v261000 (exterior lighting: headlights); however, the part needed for the repair was unavailable. The dealer was uncertain as to when the part would become available. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact experienced a failure with the headlights. The approximate failure mileage was 33,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet aveo. The contact stated that the interior and exterior lighting failed to illuminate. In addition, the contact noticed that the center console in the instrument panel and the day time running light module was melted. An independent mechanic was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not safe to drive. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer informed the contact that the federal safety agency campaign id number: 14v261000 (exterior lighting) remedy was being investigated. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet aveo. The contact stated that the interior and exterior lighting failed. In addition, the contact noticed that the center console and the day time running light module was melted. An independent mechanic was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not safe to drive. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer informed the contact that the federal safety agency campaign id number: 14v261000 (exterior lighting) remedy was being investigated. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet aveo. The contact stated that the instrument panel, interior and exterior lights were all inoperable. Also, the contact mentioned that the right signal light failed to function while the head lights were on. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the problem. The contact was made aware of a notification for recall the federal safety agency campaign number 14v261000 (exterior lighting). However, the VIN was not included. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet aveo. The contact stated that the day time running lights were not working. Additionally, the contact had to use the high beams at night. The contact was made aware of a recall notification under the federal safety agency campaign id number 14v261000 (lighting) however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000...updated 08/11/14 *bf the consumer stated the vehicle was included in the recall. The part was not yet available for repairs. Updated 08/20/2014
1. Multiple times, my driver side door lock has completely fallen into the door. I have probably had this issue "repaired" five to six times, by both the chevrolet dealer where I bought the car, as well as my own mechanic. 2. Things that were wrong when we first brought the car to the dealer for repairs in early april 2014. This is the list we gave them, modified for space: *clock a couple years ago, the clock in my car stopped working. Often, the clock would read 1:00 when I turned the car on, no matter what time it was. Sometimes, it would randomly display another time. Eventually, it just stopped turning on altogether. *cd player three times, the radio and/or cd player have turned on and off by themselves. This has not happened recently. The cd player sometimes works just fine. Other times, it does not. When it does not work, it does one of two things. It will either spin and spin and spin and then spit the cd out, or, more often, it will read ?error 7.? I do not know if the latter is connected to the other issues described here, but the former (the turning on and off) probably is. Daytime running lights the daytime running lights no longer work. My regular mechanic tried replacing the bulbs, but new bulbs did not solve the problem. I must manually turn the lights on. Reverse lights sometimes the reverse lights come on when I put the car in reverse. Sometimes, they do not turn on when I put the car in reverse. Interior lights/gauges about 10 days ago, all the interior lights and gauge lights stopped turning on, even when I manually turn the headlights on. The car interior is completely dark. Fog lights I believe these might not be working either. Interior dome light the interior dome light burned out. My regular mechanic replaced the bulb, and that fixed the problem. Right tail light the right tail light is out.
I was driving and my daytime running lights first went off. The car still ran but the dash light indicating the lights were working also went off. This is something that happens intermittently. It can and has happened right when I start the car, or while driving on the road.
In addition to the daytime headlights randomly shutting off, the clock in the center of the dashboard will disappear until I turn on the headlights then it reappears. ~ just before the vehicle stalls just after starting in the morning here in the fla. Sun, all the gauges go up then back down. ~ this 2005 chevrolet aveo lt hatchback, is having more and more electrical problems but the dealer, rosner chevrolet, refuses to fix the problem without a charge, since the vehicle is not a fire hazard or on a recall list. ~ I feel as though gm and the dealer, are hiding serious electrical issues from the buyer either due the cost of repairing the problem or due to some of the manufacturing being done in south korea. Or until people start dying from these problems. ( or until we start getting lawyers ).
I was driving home from picking my kids up from school when my all my gauges stopped working. Then my brake lights and tail lights stopped working and then my car died while I was turning left across a two lane highway. My wife and 3 kids were nearly t boned by a semi. Two days prior I had to have the ignition replaced. I have seen hundreds of complaints about the same problem. I think gm should have a recall before somebody is killed over their faulty wiring.
2005 aveo lt ~ day or night the safety headlights (headlights / other) will just shut off for no reason after being on for less than an hour. ~ it's not fun driving on I-95 here in east central fla. And all of the sudden your headlights disappear ! ! ! ~ one month after we bought the car (used) from rosner chevrolet (melbourne, fla.) the front end suspension started squeaking, ~ and the thermostat housing came apart.
First, the interior dash lights stopped working on my 2005 chevy aveo. Then on my way back to my college the tail lights and brake lights stopped working. I had not known this until I was almost rear ended by an 18-wheeler who could not tell that I was hitting my brakes! Finally after bringing the vehicle to the dealership it was determined that the gray and white splicer at the top right-hand corner of my fuse box, which connects the wires in the fuse box to the engine wire harness, was so badly burnt from the wires shorting each out spontaneously. They want to charge me $1,290.00 to replace the part, and that is not including labor fees! In hope to find a cheaper alternative, I called every junkyard and u-pull it location and none of them had the connector because they had already been pulled out and sold since this is such a common problem. As a college student who is paying her own way, I cannot afford to take care of a problem like this, especially when it is a manufacture defect! I heavily rely on my car to get to school and work, and it is terrible to be in such a predicament. I understand this is a very common problem with the same year make and model vehicle. It is absurd that we put our trust into 2005 chevy aveos only to have our lives put in danger when using them and then have to pay such a large amount of money to fix an issue that the manufacture is ultimately responsible for. There should be a recall for these issues! Especially since so many people have been putting complaints in about it as early as 2007, only two years after the car was made! How many lives have to be put into danger before the right party is held responsible for this?! Something has to be done about this because it's not fair!
Dashboard cluster lights began to malfunction intermittently then after two days they wouldn't illuminate at all. The gear shifter lights and one tail light were also affected. After repair it was determined a wire harness that leads to the underwood fuse box had melted shorting the electrical wires. Having spontaneously burned, the interior and exterior lights wouldn't work. This made it impossible to see the speedometer, fuel gauge, engine fluid monitoring gauges, etcetera. Also, the exterior lights affected made for a dangerous driving condition as well as a traffic offense. After researching this I learned there are many, many cases of exactly the same problem with exactly the same year, make, and model.
Letter from senator corker on behalf of constituent re issues with chevrolet aveo. *smd the consumer stated the instrument panel lights went out on the dashboard. A mechanic informed the consumer, a part under the hood, in a fuse box, known as a splitter, had burned out. *jb the consumer received a recall notice in july 2014 and the parts are still not available. Recall #14v261000 updated 02/23/15.
Several customers have had this same problem with defective wiring inside of the fuse box in which the splice pack overheats and causes wires to melt. This causes the electrical systems to malfunction, brake lights to go out, turn signals to stop working, dash safety indicators to flicker on and off, the radio to stop working, and headlights to stop working. This is an ongoing problem that chevy does not want to address but it has caused a car to stall in the middle of the highway and affects safety of the vehicle passengers, the driver, and the passengers in other vehicles. I feel that the 2004-2008 chevy aveo is a prime candidate for a recall because of safety issues.
The shift gear does not work my back lights are all out I did not know this my check engine light stay on I have had new sensors put in one week and the next week check engine light comes back on what is wrong with this car why wont they recall it I have to drive this car clock wont keep right time gear shift light goes on an doff and my low beam and have had this car right out of the show room only 13 miles on it when I got it and know it is all mess up I don't know what to do about it!
My engine light stay on after I replace censor and now my brakes lights are all out my clock don't work right my low beams are going on an off and after replacing bulbs still do the same thing I just don't wont this care to catch on fire on me I have had it sense 2005 and bought it bran new and these problems are of very serious concern to me this car has serious problems and I have been reading about them on the internet why no recall yet on these cars.
First my back running light went out, next front running light went out, both out now. No fuses burnt out. Splicer is burnt and needs to be replaced. Seems to be an ongoing incident.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet aveo. While driving approximately 35 MPH the contact was made aware by another driver that the brake lights were not illuminating. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The mechanic stated that the brake light wiring would have to be replaced. After the repair, the instrument panel lights and the tail lights were not illuminating. The vehicle was again taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician stated the dashboard panel harness would have to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 117,000.
The dashboard lights we intermittently working/not working around may. Turns to be a big problem when I drive at night since I cannot see the speed. Also, a couple of weeks ago the lights on the pilot's side stopped working. Again, big problem because turns to be dangerous to drive at night. Luckily I do most of my driving during the day, but with the winter approaching, I'm taking my car to the garage for a fix. As you can see on the link attached, this is a common issue with this kind of cars: http://chevroletforum.com/forum/sonic-aveo-new-11/dash-lights-aveo-20707/.
The dashboard lights, gear selector lights, and right rear tail lights, all went out at the same time. I have replaced all of the bulbs possible and all of the fuses are normal and functional. This is a big safety issue because I can't tell my speed engine temp or fuel level while driving at night and I no longer have right taillights making my vehicle harder to see at night.
Automobile tail lights, front parking lights, instrument panel illumination lights, and gear shift illumination lights went out at the same time.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet aveo. The contact stated that the instrument panel illumination and the tail lights malfunctioned. The contact was unable to read the speedometer or the fuel gauge. There was no manual switch to operate the exterior lights. The contact did not take the vehicle to the dealer for a diagnostic test or repairs. The failure mileage was 63,000.
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