NHTSA Complaint #10373326 — 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO

THE CAR IS HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. STARTED WITH THE HEADLIGHT GOING OUT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, THEN THE SHIFTER STARTED GETTING STUCK IN PARK. LATER THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS WENT OUT, ALONG WITH ALL THE GAUGES. NOW MY TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NO LONGER WORKING AND WHEN I TURN OFF THE CAR, THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND CANT BE REMOVED. ALL THIS HAPPENED OVER A 3 DAY PERIOD. I TOOK IT TO CHEVY AND AFTER 2 HOURS, THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME EIGHT ADDITIONAL HOURS OF DIAGNOSTIC FEE AT A RATE OF $109/HR TO TRY AND FIND WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED A PROBLEM WITH THE FUSE BOX. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE I SEE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON AMONGST HUNDREDS OF CUSTOMERS WITH AVEOS FROM 2005 UP TO 2009. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY TOOK THE STANCE THAT THEIR TECHNICIANS WILL HAVE TO BE THE ONES TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND THEY WILL NOT COVER THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE; EVEN THOUGH I ALREADY PAID THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP FOR 2 HOURS OF DIAGNOSTICS. AT THIS POINT, I AM LOST BECAUSE GM WILL NOT INTERVENE AND I TRULY TRUST THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP. *TR