2008 CHEVROLET AVEO Steering Problems

THE KEY COMES OUT OF THE IGNITION EVEN WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING AND DRIVING. I DROVE THE CAR AND THOUGHT I TURNED IT OFF ALL THE WAY - TURNS OUT THERE WAS ANOTHER 'CLICK' TO TURN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY OFF. ENGINE ALSO CLICKS AFTER BEING TURNED OFF. HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, REPLACED BULBS ONLY TO REALIZE THE CONNECTORS WERE MELTED, BULBS BEING BLOWN ARE NOT THE CAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH INTO THE PROBLEM I CAME ACROSS RECALLS FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE MODEL I CAME ACROSS A RECALL FROM 2014 (DOCUMENTS ON THIS SITE) THAT SAID ALL 2008 CHEVY AVEO'S WERE AFFECTED. I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM A USED CAR DEALERSHIP IN MAY, 2014 - I DON'T BELIEVE THIS CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN SOLD GIVEN THE ISSUES AND RECALL NOTICES OUT AT THE TIME. I ONLY FOUND OUT THIS WEEK (SEPT 2016) ABOUT THE ISSUES. HOWEVER WHEN CALLING...

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I COULD NOT SHIFT MY CAR OUT OF PARK. I PAID LAIT OF MONEY AND HAD IT FIXED ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO. WHEN I WENT TO TAKE MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL THIS MORNING OF COURSE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO KEEP FIXING A PART THAT I DID NOT BREAK. SO RIGHT NOW I HAVE TO USE THE SHIFT RELEASE BUTTON UNTIL CHEVROLET REALIZES THEY HAVE AN ISSUE. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE MADE. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR 6 YEARS. I GOT IT BRAND NEW. THESE PROBLEMS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. THANK YOU[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

IN MARCH THE VEHICLE SHUT COMPLETELY DOWN AND THE FAN BELT POPPED AND WRAP AROUND THE MOTOR AND HAD DAMAGED THE TIMER BELT. TWO MONTHS LATER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE POST OFFICE AND WHEN CRANKING IT UP TO LEAVE IT WOULDN'T START BECAUSE IT HAD SHUT DOWN AGAIN. SEPTEMBER 27, 2013 THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND COULDN'T BE GUIDED AND RAN INTO A FIRE HYDRANT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. UPDATED 11/18/13

I BEGAN HEARING A "THUD" FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR WHILE MAKING NEAR-90 DEGREE LEFT TURNS, AND OCCASIONALLY WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AT SPEEDS FROM 5-25 MPH. ON 11/25/2012 I WAS ASCENDING LEVEL AFTER LEVEL IN A PARKING RAMP, MAKING LEFT TURNS. DURING MANY OF THE LEFT TURNS THE "THUD" NOISE WAS HEARD, AT ONE POINT I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A PIECE OF METAL FALLING OFF THE REAR HALF OF THE CAR. IT MADE NOISE AS IT BOUNCED AROUND THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR BEFORE FALLING OFF. I STOPPED, GOT OUT, AND TRIED TO FIND WHAT HAD MADE THE NOISE BUT AFTER LOOKING AROUND IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA I COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. IN THE WEEKS AFTER THIS EVENT I NOTICED A SLIGHT WOBBLE OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. THE "THUD" NOISE WAS CONTINUING TO INCREASE IN FREQUENCY AND INTENSITY. I DIDN'T FEEL THAT IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE...