2009 Chevrolet Aveo air bags problems
Owners reported air bags problems in 16 complaints for the 2009 Chevrolet Aveo, 6% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 16 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 49,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 11 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 13 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 49,000 miles, and 69% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 10 crashes, 2 fires, 11 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
My mother swerved to keep from hitting a vehicle entering the highway. She ended up in the oncoming traffic lane. Her car was hit by a pick up truck, spun and was hit again by the truck. Traffic was not heavy and it was on a rural road. Her air bags did not deploy in spite of multiple strikes. We will never know if her car cut off due to an ignition problem or it was faulty air bags.
My 2009 chevrolet aveo was t-boned by a driver going 50-55 MPH, and we were traveling 25 MPH (according to police report). The aveo was hit on the front passenger side tire / front panel / passenger side of front bumper. The driver's side air bag deployed, but the passenger side air bag did not. It should have deployed. I had noticed a few months before the accident that the "passenger side air bag is off" light would go on and off while my husband was sitting in the passenger seat.
Other problems reported for the 2009 Chevrolet Aveo
- Engine 65 complaints
- Electrical system 51 complaints
- Cruise control 22 complaints
- Suspension 22 complaints
- Fuel system 19 complaints