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2009 Chevrolet Aveo electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 51 complaints for the 2009 Chevrolet Aveo, 18% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
51 18% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
57,000 miles 41 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 1
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2009 Chevrolet Aveo Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 57,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 9 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 8 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 7 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 8 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 57,000 miles
Based on 41 complaints that include mileage. 51% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles9
20k to 40k miles8
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles7
80k to 100k miles8
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 41 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 57,000 miles, and 51% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 1 fire, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet aveo. The contact stated while driving at 35 MPH the steering wheel became difficult to turn and the vehicle veered to the right and went into an embankment. The contact also stated that three of the tires became detached from the wheels and the air bag did not deploy. The contact sustained injuries to the neck, forehead, and back and the contact was taken to the hospital by an ambulance. The police was at the scene and filed a report. The vehicle was destroyed.

Reported at 24,000 miles, July 2012 CrashInjury

I am writing to you with regards to my chevy aveo 2009 lt,with automatic transmission. My wife usually drives this car and last week, suddenly my car wouldn't stop running. She was at her work place and she took off the keys but later realized the car was still running, so she returned back and couldn't shut off the engine.. So I had to leave my work and take the car to a chevy dealership to find out it was a problem with a faulty ignition switch, but said it was not part of the recent GM ignition switch recall.

Reported at 75,000 miles, July 2016

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