2009 Chevrolet Aveo problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Vehicle Speed Control (22) · Electrical System (22) · Engine (21)
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🛣️ Complaints by mileage
143 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (1)
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:fluid 2014-07-29 · campaign 14V460000 · 1,968 vehicles
Defect: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 Chevrolet Aveo and 2009 Pontiac G3 vehicles. The vehicles may contain brake fluid which does not protect against corrosion of the valves inside the anti-lock brake system (ABS) module, affecting the closing motion of the valves.
Risk: If the ABS valve corrodes it may result in longer brake pedal travel or reduced performance, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ABS module, free of charge, in any vehicle that did not have its module replaced under a previous customer satisfaction campaign. The recall began in late September 2014. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), and 1-800-762-2737 (Pontiac). GM's number for this recall is 14505.
Service bulletins (917)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2025-09-09 · 13598 · Other
new vehicle monitoring programs section in ivh
Unknown Or Other 2025-08-07 · PIC5650M · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an intermittent no crank, no start, or start stall concern with the security light coming on. technician may find diagnostic trouble codes b3055, b3060, b3935, c0750, c0755, c0760, c0765, and/o
Unknown Or Other 2025-07-18 · PIP5601C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this pi communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from tac.
Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
Showing the 6 most recent of 917 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2024-01-23 · Engine And Engine Cooling · 90,000 mi“the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet aveo. the contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the vehicle shut off independently. the contact stated that the vehicle failed to restart and was towed to the dealer. the dealer informed the contact that they could not diagnose the vehicle because the vehicle failed to start. the dealer informed the contact …”
2020-01-27 · Engine · 8,900 mi“my 2009 chevy aveo has been nothing but trouble! the problem started with 89,000 miles. in idle, after about 2 minutes, the car would shake violently. i began to drive normally with no problem then the car surges, looses power, then stalled in traffic. after about 3 minutes of sitting, the car suddenly started then after about 4 blocks, lost power …”
2019-11-22 · Wheels · 120,000 mi · 💥 crash · 🔥 fire“our son had a car accident on high i -49 n, the air bags did not deploy. the brakes would not break. he substained head ,neck trauma , back and leg in the vehicle.…”
2019-10-20 · Unknown Or Other · 7,800,000 mi · 💥 crash · 🔥 fire“i had a accident the car cought on fire.…”
2019-09-30 · Engine · 58,153 mi“timing belt bad, not even 60k miles…”
2019-05-11 · Suspension · 99,000 mi“last year i bought this car in february and march is when the problems started, on i85 coming from durham the car wouldn't let me go no more than 20mph. i have been told the throttle body has been gone bad replaced it several time and i'm still having numerous problems with it and the break line rupturing while coming from raleighi keep good mainte…”
2019-03-18 · Unknown Or Other · 88,000 mi“hello. my aveo started, and when i tried to shut it off, it would continue to run. this problem persisted until i pulled a fuse from the engine. i returned the fuse to its allocated spot, but now there is zero life in the aveo when i attempt to start it. the lights come on, and i have tried jumping the battery on two separate occasions. this …”
2018-10-11 · Vehicle Speed Control · 129,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet aveo. the contact stated that the vehicle accelerated independently. the contact mentioned that the brake pedal was depressed most of the time or the vehicle accelerated before the accelerator pedal was depressed. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the cause of the failure was undetermined. …”
2018-06-12 · Wheels · 100,000 mi“my 2009 aveo5 2009. my brakes keep going out. but i am having to replace my wheel bearings 3 times in last 3 years. i don't understand why. i am scared because the back one is now making lots of noise so i know it's another wheel bearing grinding.is this considered in the recall of 2014 on aveo 5 2009.…”
2018-05-22 · Unknown Or Other · 103,000 mi“coolant temperature engine heating up…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.