NHTSA complaint: 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
type: Event
additional type: https://schema.org/AccidentReport
start date: 2009-11-01
description: CAR TYPE: 2005 CHEVY AVEO PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR; 1. OXYGEN SENSOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT BY 41,XXX MILES 2. AT 82,XXX MI. WIRING PROBLEMS IN FUSE BOX WIRES CAME LOOSE (POSSIBLY A FIRE HAZARD) BURNT THE WIRING HARNESS. (CHAR MARKS ON THE WIRING HARNESS) CAUSED THE INTERIOR (INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL) AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS (DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS)(YELLOW LOWBEAMS THAT CONTROL TURN SIGNAL) TO TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DURING THE NIGHT TIME. FIX COST ME $125.00 PLUS TAX 8.25% THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME I'VE HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING IN FACT ITS ON MANY ONLINE FORUMS AS HAPPENING TO SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE. 3. AT 92,XXX MILES. THERMOSTAT HOUSING CRACKED IN THE CENTER WHERE THE THERMOSTAT IS LOCATED AT (THERMOSTAT HOUSING IS PLASTIC) VERY CHEAPLY MADE. NO PARTS HOUSES CARRY THIS ITEM. ITS A GM PART. GOT STRANDED 44 MILES FROM HOME AND HAD TO GET A TOW TRUCK TO BRING CAR HOME. COST; $115.00 + TAX CORRECTIONS MADE TO VEHICLE; 1. PURCHASED A NEW OXYGEN SENSOR FOR ABOUT $120.00 2. TAKEN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM TO A SHOP AND HAD THE SHOP FIX IT FOR 125.00 +TAX 3. PROBLEM STILL PENDING. PARTS NOT AVAILABLE AT PART HOUSES I.E. AUTOZONE O'REILEYS A-LINE, ADVANCED AUTO, ETC....I BELIEVE PARTS HOUSES DO NOT WISH TO CARRY THESE PARTS. PART IS TOO CHEAPLY MADE FOR THEM TO CARRY I BELIEVE THE PART SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE OUT OF METAL.(STEEL, ALUMINUM. ETC....) PROPERTY DAMAGE: DAMAGE TO WIRING HARNESS IN VEHICLE CHEVY AVEO FIRE: BURNT WIRING HARNESS IN VEHICLE, W
organizer: General Motors, LLC
publisher: AI Analytics
license: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
source: https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/
source organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation

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property ID: NHTSA Complaint ID
value: 742103

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