2008 Chevrolet Aveo problems
Owners have filed 251 complaints with NHTSA about the 2008 Chevrolet Aveo. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 28% of complaints. After that come electrical system (18%) and lighting (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 251 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 28% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 25 and 24
- Injuries and deaths
- 31 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 64,000 miles 202 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 40 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 28 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 29 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 29 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 27 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 16 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 26 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 7 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 202 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 64,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 60,000 miles (59 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 25 complaints mention a crash; 24 complaints mention a fire; 31 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 90% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2008 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 8 model years of the Chevrolet Aveo with enough data (103 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet aveo. While driving approximately 50 MPH the driver struck a deer in the roadway. The vehicle spun out of control. He then gained vehicle control, and pulled over to the side of the road and exited the vehicle. Suddenly, the vehicle engulfed into flames without warning. The fire department and police were called to the scene. There was minor injury sustained. The vehicle was completely destroyed. The vehicle was towed to a collision center.
I was rear ended by another vehicle while driving in traffic on the highway in slow and go traffic. I was driving at a slow pace, about 15 MPH.the other vehicle was traveling at about 30 MPH. When he hit me, he forced my vehicle into the one in front of me. My airbag did not go off. My car burst into flames about 5 minutes after the accident. The flames were coming up from the engine. My car is totaled as a result of this. I am 12 weeks pregnant with twins.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet aveo. The contact was driving approximately 35 MPH, the brake pedal was engaged when approaching a stop and the engine began to rev. The engine was turned off and upon restarting the vehicle resumed normally. The failure occurred five different times. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 12,000. Updated 12/06/12
Air bag light came on and stayed on., dashboard clock and CD radio also went out. The chevrolet servicing dealer suggested that the service codes reflected a short in wiring and the dashboard has to be removed to check the wire harness for the short. They wanted to charge me $315 , manager continued to state also the sensor module for the airbag may be defective.