Steering
Filed Nov 23, 2020
POWER STEERING FLUID IS LEAKING OUT, RELEASE VALVE GETS STUCK.
- NHTSA ID
- 11376072
- Incident
- Nov 20, 2020
- Mileage
- 179,000 mi
2006 Chevrolet Aveo Steering Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the steering system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Steering reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
9
Latest Nov 23, 2020
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
5%
of 189 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
4
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1
What this page shows
Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2006 Chevrolet Aveo submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming steering
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
ElectricalSeat beltsSteering
Filed Jun 6, 2019
Fire reported
I TRY TO PUT A SEAT BELT ON A CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT AND IT DOSE NOT WORK AT ALL. THE STEERING ON MY AVEO IS ALSO NOT SAFE IT FEELS AS IF MY AXEL ON MY CAR IS GOING TO BRAKE? ALSO THIS CAR HAS CAUGHT ON FIRE AS I WAS ON THE FREEWAY COMING FROM WORK. I HAVE REPLACE THE CADILLAC CONVERTER ON THIS CAR AS WELL AS 2,000 OTHER REPAIRS INTO MY CAR. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS KNOWING THAT ONE DAY WHEN I GET IN MY CAR IT MAY CAUGHT ON FIRE IF IT GET TO HOT. IT VERY SAD ALL I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS GO TO SCHOOL AND WORK GET HOME SAFE GUARANTEED EVERY DAY.
- NHTSA ID
- 11218221
- Incident
- Feb 3, 2019
- Mileage
- 94,000 mi
AirbagsSteering
Filed Dec 23, 2014
2005 AND 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO THE STEERING AREA WAS HEATING UP.*MW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10660642
- Incident
- Dec 1, 2014
AirbagsEngineSteering+1 more
Filed Dec 17, 2014
Crash reported1 injury reported
I FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL WENT THROUGH THE MEDIAN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 80 OUTSIDE DOUGLAS WYOMING. AS I WOKE WHEN THE CAR WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MEDIAN MY CAR IMPACTED A CONCRETE CULVERT AND WENT THROUGH THE GUARD RAIL ONTO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE WHERE IT FINALLY CAN TO A STOP ACROSS THE OTHER TWO LANES OF ON COMING TRAFFIC ALL WITH NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10664813
- Incident
- Dec 7, 2014
- Mileage
- 100,205 mi
ElectricalPowertrain (other)Steering
Filed Sep 5, 2014
AT A STOP THE CAR WAS PUT IN PARK, IGNITION SWITCH TURNED OFF AND THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT. STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND COULD NOT MOVE THE SHIFTER OUT OF PARK. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. IGNITION LOCK MODULE WAS NOT SENDING SIGNAL. IT WAS NOT GROUNDING OUT AS DESIGNED. MODULE WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS STILL NO CHANGE IN RESOLVING THE PROBLEM. TESTED SHIFTER AND FOUND INTERNAL FAILURE OF MODULE. THE ENTIRE SHIFTER MODULE AND ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10631171
- Incident
- Sep 9, 2011
- Mileage
- 25,624 mi
Steering
Filed Aug 25, 2014
Crash reported
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE RACK AND PINION BROKE AND SHE LOST STEERING. BECAUSE OF THAT SHE HIT A TRUCK WITCH THEN DAMAGED HER CAR WITH $4100 IN DAMAGE. I THINK GM SHOULD HAVE PUT A STRONGER RACK AND PINION IN THE CAR. IT DIDN'T BRAKE AT THE JOINTS IT BROKE AT THE GEAR THAT GOES TO BOTH TIE RODS. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10628027
- Incident
- Apr 17, 2014
- Mileage
- 83,000 mi
Driver assistanceExterior lightingSteering
Filed Jul 14, 2014
THE CAR KEY WILL NOT TURN ON. I HAVE TO REENTER THE KEY AND TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH TO GET THE KEY TO TURN ON. THEN ONCE I GET THE CAR RUNNING IT FALLS DEAD WHILE I'M DRIVING IT. I HAVE HAD MY CAR TOWED TWICE BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET THE KEY TO TURN ON, THIS A DAILY PROBLEM AND A VERY DANGEROUS ONE. IF THE CAR CONTINUES TO TURN OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC SOME ONE COULD HURT VERY BAD OR KILLED., *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10610508
- Incident
- Jan 10, 2012
- Mileage
- 134,366 mi
BrakesElectricalSteering
Filed Apr 18, 2014
Crash reported
DRIVING AND LOST STEERING AND BRAKES AND RAN INTO A TRUCK. TRIED TO STEER AND STOP AND COULD NOT. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10583440
- Incident
- Apr 17, 2014
- Mileage
- 83,000 mi
Steering
Filed Aug 3, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY JERK FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL MOMENTARILY BEFORE INDEPENDENTLY RESTARTING. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 54,000.
- NHTSA ID
- 10347093
- Incident
- Apr 23, 2010
- Mileage
- 54,000 mi
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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