It was a car accident in which air bags failed to deploy. Suffered back and neck injuries.
2007 Chevrolet Aveo airbags complaints
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Passenger air bag off light does not go off with someone less than 150lbs and is intermittently going off with a 185 lb passenger meaning air bag will not deploy. Took to dealership and service department put several people in passenger seat weighing from 140lbs to 230 lbs. 140 lb passenger did not make passenger air bag off light go out. Service department states " advised by tech assist engineers looking into issue" was told by service department they would call me with some answers. No calls for six weeks, when I called them back service department states" it's out of our hands and we can't do anything about this and I can call gm customer service". Called gm customer service, and after two weeks back and forth phone calls was told by gm customer service and dealership service manager there is nothing that can be done as it is within specs. I asked where I can get a copy of these specifications for weight limit on air bags and was told to call gm. Called gm asking for weight limit specifications and stressed that a 140lb passenger should be protected. Gm representative states " we don't have the specifications and you may want to contact the federal safety agency. So this is what I am doing. Aveo has less than 3000 miles. I would love to just sell the car but morally and ethically I can't. I'm really tired of fighting this battle. Please help!
2007 chevy aveo with faulty passenger airbag system. Customer states the airbag light stays on when his wife is in the passenger seat indicating that the airbag is not active. He also states the light will go out intermittently. *kb the dealer tested the unit and found that it met chevrolet standards but it did in fact have intermittent operation. The consumer believed the design of the seat sensor was defective.
2007 aveo air bag system for passenger reads off. Chevrolet notified the dealer that the air bag was on even though it said off and would deploy if in an accident. Customer wants the problem fixed once and for all. **nar**kb the issue was with the sensor in the passenger seat. The sensor didn't consistently recognize when an adult occupied the seat. Replacing the sensor would not correct the problem as it is a design issue with the sensors.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet aveo. The contact stated that the passenger side air bag would not activate when his wife was in the passenger seat. His wife weighs approximately 140 pounds. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, however, they were unable to duplicate the failure. The failure mileage was 10 and current mileage was 3,000. Updated 03-31-08
Tl*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.
I bought a chevrolet aveo one month ago from a dealer in egypt, and when I was making a turn on the highway , I used the brakes slightly and what happened is that the car began moving on its left side , then flipped over two times on the road. The problem is that the airbags didn't open, I was injured ... When I went to the certified dealer , he told me that this car doesn't have airbags, while all the brochures on the net and on chevrolet's site say that frontal airbags is a standard feature in the car.. The other problem is that during the brake, the tires locked which made the car move by its side rather than doing the brake, and I was told that chevrolet aveo lacks ABS system... I want to know the truth because I think I was deceived in the safety of this car.. Ps. I have the pictures of the crash..
Passenger's side air-bag will not activate with passenger over 100 pounds in seat. Turning off and restarting the car corrects the problem. Dealer checked and found nothing wrong with system, (no fault history in computer.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet aveo. The passenger side air bag light remains illuminated when a passenger is in the seat. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer, but they were unable to repair the vehicle. The contact called the manufacturer and was told that they were aware of the failure and are looking into possible solutions. The current and failure mileages were 543.
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?
The passenger airbag off indicator light on the dashboard remained on when the passenger seat was occupied. This was intermittent, but more likely the indicator light was on, rather that not, indicating the passenger airbag would not deploy in the event of a collision.
(1)passenger seat airbag sensor malfunction/ no-fix/ thus no repair purchase new car01/20/07 and airbag light alerts occupants that (2) airbag is not engaged even when an adult is sitting in passenger seat. Problem is intermittent. Took car into dealer service after a week . Consequence of failure is upon a front end collison, airbag would not deploy causing increased injury to passenger occupant. (3) dealer service/chevrolet and gm state there is no fix thus no repair has been done and vehicle has been in shop since feb 2nd, just two weeks after purchase. Dealer service and gm tell me that it is a 'design problem' and even replacing the seat would not correct problem as error is within seating mechanism as well. *** service/gm stated it was my fault as "customer to wide" asked my family to come to dealership. Service manager inspected family then said that couldn't be it. Now they are claiming, "not weigh enough" for seat to pick sense someone in seat. My family members weigh between 125-170 lbs.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 70 MPH on a highway, the vehicle had lost all power on three separate occasions. The warning lights illuminated on and off and the engine idled as the vehicle coasted to a stop. The vehicle restarted, and then stalled after a few minutes. The vehicle was towed to the sales/service dealer, where the problem could not be recreated. The second time, the electronic ignition switch was replaced and the third time, the alternator was replaced. Also, while traveling 45 MPH, the vehicle avoided the tire tread thrown off the tire of a tractor trailer, and struck a median divider. The frontal air bags failed to deploy. The 18 year old driver sustained chest bruises from the seat belts and the 42 year old female sustained bruising due to the seat belt and skinned the left shin. Neither occupant went to the hospital. There was a police report taken. The contact had received a the federal safety agency recall letter # 06v398000 for the fuel system: gasoline. The manufacturer was notified and paperwork was submitted for lemon law procedures to replace or buy back the vehicle.
Dt*: the consumer stated that after purchasing a new vehicle, the passenger side airbag intermittently went into lock mode. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who performed a diagnostic test the vehicle was currently at the dealer and was not being serviced. The vehicle was a 2007 chevrolet aveo.*ak updated 10/25/2006 - the air bag locked in the off mode although an adult passenger (155 lbs) was in the passenger seat. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and tested. The dealer stated that their test indicated there was nothing wrong with the system. The dealer claimed that the passenger was sitting in the seat incorrectly.
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