NHTSA Complaint #10732823 — 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Fire
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10732823 |
| Vehicle | 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 89,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | Yes |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | NY |
Consumer Description
I WAS DRIVING TO MY MOTHER'S HOUSE, THE CAR WAS NOT SHIFTING RIGHT AND THE ENGINE WAS WHINING, ALL OF A SUDDEN I SMELLED SMOKE AND SEEN FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. GM WOULD ONLY FIX THE HARNESS , THE VEHICLE WOULD START AGAIN BUT YOU COULD NOT DRIVE IT. NO POWER IN THE ENGINE. SO I HAD TO EAT $6400.00 DOLLARS I OWED AND TRADED IT WITH CARBONE AUTO IN YORKVILLE NEW YORK. THEY SOLD ME A CAR WITH THE ABS LIGHTS ON THE TRACTION LIGHTS ON, THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHTS COME ON AND MY DOORS LOCK AND I HAVE TO CLIMB OVER TO THE OTHER SEAT TO GET OUT. THE SALESMAN KNEW THESE LIGHTS WERE ON BEFORE I SIGNED THE PAPERS AND MY CAR IS STILL NOT FIXED. THIS PAST WINTER I HAD NO HEAT AND GOT CAUGHT IN AN ICE STORM AND MY WINDOWS ICED RIGHT OVER I COULD NOT SEE AND HIT A POLE BY MY DRIVEWAY AND DENTED AND SCRATCH THE WHOLE RIGHT SIDE OF MY CAR. IT IS CARBONE AUTO THAT MADE IT SO MY AVEO CAUGHT FIRE. THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT, THE CAR WOULD NEVER SHIFT RIGHT THE MOTOR WOULD WHINE OUT AND THEY SAID OH THAT IS THE WAY A 1.6 LITER CAR RUNS. I HAD THE FIDELITY EXTRACT WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE AVEO I HAVE LOST 6400 DOLLARS ON THESE CARS AND IT IS THE DEALERS FAULT, WHAT DO I DO NOW MY 2008 IMPALA VIN IS [XXX] THE SALESMAN NAME IS [XXX] HE KNEW THESE LIGHTS WERE ON BEFORE I SIGNED THE PAPERS HE SAID IT WOULD BE FIXED. 8 MONTHS LATER STILL NOT FIXED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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