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2009 Chevrolet Aveo air bags problems

16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2009 Chevrolet Aveo9% of all complaints for this model year.

16
Air Bags complaints
9%
share of all complaints
49,500 mi
median reported incident mileage
10 / 2
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Our son had a car accident on high I -49 n, the air bags did not deploy. The brakes would not break. He substained head ,neck trauma , back and leg in the vehicle.

    filed Nov 22, 2019

  • I have had to replace the suspension rods, (tie rods, struts, and brakes and now the ball bearrings in the tires. I bought this car in 2010 which from my understanding it was supposed to be new at the time of purchase from baum chevrolet in clinton, illinois. I have bought three sets of tires (new)…

    filed Nov 7, 2017

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Air Bags problems in other Aveo years

YearReportsShare
2011 Aveo79%
2010 Aveo914%
2008 Aveo7043%
2007 Aveo8439%
2006 Aveo5831%
2005 Aveo167%
2004 Aveo2311%
Aveo air bags problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.