NHTSA Complaint #10396648 — 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE COVER GASKET EMITTED OIL OVER THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED A FUEL SYSTEM FLUSH. IN ADDITION, THE WATER PUMP AND TIMING BELT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED YET ONE WEEK LATER, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED SOON AFTERWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,179.