2007 Chevrolet Aveo: stuck in gear or won't shift

5 of the 216 complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Aveo describe stuck in gear or won't shift.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 2%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 16 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Stuck in gear or won't shift by model year

2011
2
2010
1
2009
1
2007
5
2006
2
2005
4
2004
1

What owners say

Filed Jul 9, 2014 · Airbags, Electrical · 31,200 miles · SC · crash

My airbag never deployed during a front end collision. My car continues to get stuck in park. The passenger side window switch does not work. The AC continuous to make a ticking sound and still does not work after replacing a valve for a leak and replacing the compressor.

Filed Dec 29, 2010 · Electrical · 48,500 miles · NY

The car is having electrical problems. Started with the headlight going out on the drivers side, then the shifter started getting stuck in park. Later the dash board lights went out, along with all the gauges. Now my tail and brake lights are no longer working and when I turn off the car, the key gets stuck in the ignition and cant be removed. All this happened over a 3 day period. I took it to chevy and after 2 hours, they stated they could not identify the problem. They wanted to charge me eight additional hours of diagnostic fee at a rate of $109/hr to try and find what the problem is. I took it to another mechanic who diagnosed a problem with the fuse box. After looking online I see that this problem is common amongst hundreds of customers with aveos from 2005 up to 2009. I contacted gm and they took the stance that their technicians will have to be the ones to find the problem and they will not cover the diagnostic fee; even though I already paid the chevy dealership for 2 hours of diagnostics. At this point, I am lost because gm will not intervene and I truly trust the chevy dealership.

Filed Jun 23, 2009 · Airbags, Transmission · 1,000 miles · FL

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet aveo. Once the vehicle is shifted into park, it will not shift into any other gear. The contact managed to move the gear out of park when she stuck a sharp object into the gearbox. The vehicle has been to the dealer four times and they replaced the gear shifter, but that did not correct the failure. The dealer also thought it was the brakes, but that also did not correct the failure. A report was filed with the manufacturer and they stated that the dealer would repair the vehicle. The contact recently noticed that the air bag light was illuminating. The dealer replaced the front driver's side air bag. The failure mileage was 1,000 and current mileage was 37,000.

Filed Oct 18, 2008 · Airbags, Brakes · VA · crash

I bought my aveo new. At only 6,000 miles the master cylinder failed and 5,000 miles later the brake booster failed and I crashed--the air bags did not deploy. Gm would fixed the brake booster but not the damage to my car! At 13,000 miles the brake drums needed to be re-surfaced, the brake rotors needed to be cut, and I had to get new brake pads--again gm would not fix it and made me pay for it. At 16,000 miles the air bag sensor for the passenger failed. At 18,000 miles the gas gauge failed and the shifter got stuck in park, and the cruise control would work on and off. At 20,000 miles the all four tires needed to be replaced. Around this time, gas mileage dipped to about 19-21mpg, but gm couldn't figure out why. At 30,000 miles I had to get new rotors and brake pads--again I had to pay for it even though they are wearing out prematurely. At 35,000 miles the transmission started to shift hard so gm recommended I change the transmission fluid at a cost $450 because the fluid has a special additive that is shipped from korea! At 44,000 miles the engine died--more like blew up. Gm said that it is my fault for letting it run too hot, though I had no warning from any gauges, lights, ect... Again I had to fix it even though I had the 100,000 mile warranty. At 48,000 miles the A/C needed to be overhauled--I had to pay for it. At 52,000 miles I hit a deer and again the air bags did not deploy. The insurance company junked it. Absolutely without a doubt in my mind the worst car I have ever owned. Gm should be sued for this car. They do not honor the warranty at all. The service departments treated me with disrespect. A couple of dealers refused to even accept my car for repair. The car is very scary to drive and not safe at all. With all the money I spent fixing the car plus my car payment each month, I could have easily purchased a bmw instead. Gm is absolutely the worst folks to deal with. Never again will I buy or support anything from gm.

Filed Jul 23, 2008 · Transmission · 14,033 miles · GA

Our chevy aveo once again was broken three times in one month the clutch stuck in park mode unable to go into drive mode chevy aveo was earlier with clutch stuck on june 15, 2008, july 15, 2008 and july 21, 2008. Chevy aveo failed to respond to recall the chevy aveo as this is a serious hazard to my family. Couple of observations: chevy aveo had a full tank when it was delivered on 7/21/2008 at 14889 miles. When I picked up the chevy aveo on 7/23/08 it showed an 1/8 fuel was used during this service showing mileage at 14962. Gas being expensive at this time I was wondering whether it was test driven for 75 miles? Secondly, team chevrolet invoice states " customer states the key would come out of the ignition? I never stated this at any time. The purpose why the chevy aveo was sent back to the service center was because the clutch shift was stuck once again in parking mode and would not move back to drive mode. There was no problem with the key at any given time, ignition key had free movement. Thanks for your service. *tr updated 07/24/08