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.
Chevrolet Aveo door locks problems
18 of the 1,322 owner complaints about the Chevrolet Aveo describe doors won't lock, open or latch, most of them for the 2005 model year.
- owner complaints
- 18
- worst model year
- 2005
- typical mileage
- 40,000
By model year
- 20112
- 20093
- 20081
- 20072
- 20061
- 20057
- 20042
Often reported together
Headlights 2Airbag light 2Adaptive cruise 2Wipers 1Sudden acceleration 1Seat belt 1
What owners say
Interior door handle on drivers side snapped and broke.
Exterior driver door lock fell out of position and into door panel. Automatic door lock would hold door as 'locked' could not open door inside or out screw holding the locking mechanism in position was nylon and failed. Driver could not exit automobile !!! If in an accident or fire driver might die or passenger(s) if passenger door failed. Had I not had tools and knowledge we would have had to call emergency services (911) for extracation as the driver was trapped. Vehicle was stopped at shopping center and when driver entered and shut door, could not open door again as lock fell 'out of place'
I bought this car for in 2011 with 25,000 miles, first 6 months was great. But then the inside panel lights were going on and off. Door locks weren't working and I noticed a burn mark on my panel under steering wheels and took to a shop and he said wires were a mess under the dash. He fixed the door locks for me and 200 and something dollars still no panel lights. I tried to fix this problem but no one wants to touch the mess. I got a recall for the daytime running lights which I never had a problem with, so when I brought it in for that told them about the problem and nothing was done.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet aveo. The contact stated that the front and rear driver's side door handles fractured. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician stated the handles needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the defect. The VIN was unavalible. The approximate failure mileage was unknown.
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.
Interior door handles for front driver and passenger doors snapped off, causing cuts to the passenger and driver.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet aveo. The contact stated that after exiting the vehicle, the door locks failed to lock. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis but the dealer advised against repairs. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 43,500. The VIN was not available.
2005 chevy aveo, both of the inside door latches broke. They seem to be made of plastic and broke very easy. *tr ## VIN failed ##
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet aveo. The contact stated that as she removed her foot from the brakes in an attempt to leave a traffic stop, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The failure recurred intermittently. The contact stated that prior to the acceleration failure, the cruise control was activated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing where the technicians were unable to diagnose the failure and advised that the failure may have been caused by the floor mats. In addition, the electronic door locks were inoperable and was erratic. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 28,000. The VIN was not available.
Related recalls
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The model years with the most reports are 2005 (7 complaints), 2009 (3 complaints) and 2004 (2 complaints).
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