NHTSA Complaint #10702111 — 2011 CHEVROLET AVEO

I BOUGHT MY CHEVY AVEO LT IN 2013 WITH A LITTLE OVER 39,000 AND WITHIN 6 MONTHS I NOTICED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ONLY STAYING ON SOMETIMES; AND THEN A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO I NOTICED THAT IT WAS STAYING OFF. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER AS I BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE SENSOR IN THE SET AND THAT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $1600 AS IT IS NOT COVERED BY MY WARRANTY AS IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT. I DID A LOT OF LOOKING ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE AVEO SINCE AT LEAST 2006. THE ONE PERSON THAT FINALLY GOT GM TO FIX THEIRS AFTER A LOT OF WORDS BACK AND FORTH SAYS IT WENT OUT AGAIN 6 MONTHS LATER. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS MATTER AS THE PASSENGER IS AT RISK AND IN MY CASE IT IS MY 13 YR OLD GRANDSON I'M RAISING THAT I TAKE BACK AND FORTH TO SCHOOL EVERYDAY MUCH LESS EVERYWHERE ELSE. I'M 68 AND DO NOT HAVE THE KIND OF MONEY THAT IS NEEDED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM SO I HOPE G M WILL PLACE THESE CARS ON RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM IN THE AVEOS BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR DEAD. *TR