Chevrolet Aveo Electrical/Lighting
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I have a 2005 hatch back aveo really like the car but have been getting the hold light coming on for no reason. Have taken the car in 2 times now to have it checked first time they told me to bring it back when the light was blinking the second time I took it in the light was blinking and they said nothing was wrong. I am sure that the hold light blinking and the tranny sticking in high gear is not a normal thing for these little cars. If I stop the car and sit for awhile and keep pushing the hold button it will go out but if i try to keep driving the check engine light starts blinking with the hold light so something must be wrong anyone else have this problem?
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If the operation of the transmission is normal, it's probably an electrical issue only. I have an intermittent flashing light on the same panel that doesn't affect the car's functioning.
Not worth looking at for me since it's rare and I'm well out of warranty.
Hmmm! The engine head has nothing to do with the transmission "Hold" feature.
Sounds more like a bad electrical connection between the console and the tranny itself.
Good luck with the repairs -- sounds like these dealerships need MUCH better diagnostics tools.
Any one have any ideas what to do next.
Thanks
I would call GM again and follow up with a letter -- send with delivery confirmation. Document every call and letter along with service records and phone calls -- date of call, who you spoke to.
If you continue to have problems, all this will come in handy if it gets to the point of applying the lemon law or any other legal recourse.
This being a warranty repair, I hope the dealer gave you a loaner car, even if it's a rental that they pay for.
On another forum for Aveos, some members have had valves replaced because they were seating improperly and were noisy.
If I recall, there was a service bulletin for early 2004 models, but also some problems for 06 cars.
A timing belt failure will affect the valves so severely, the car wouldn't run at all without rebuilding the head.
As long as you have transportation and the dealer will correct all the problems, take them up on the extended warranty.
If you can consult with a lawyer inexpensively, it probably wouldn't hurt, but it isn't worth spending thousands at this point.
Also, read up on your state's lemon law -- they're all different and usually it involves multiple attempts to correct the same issue, not numerous repairs of different problems.
You don't sound sure about what repairs were completed -- did you get an invoice from the dealer? "Might have done something" isn't good enough.
That should finally solve the issue for you.
A technician should drive the car home and around town as his personal vehicle until it malfunctions again. This can be the best way to figure out what's going on. The car may be made in Korea, but it's not impossible to troubleshoot.
I had a customer with a Saab that had an intermittent no-start condition that was hard to figure out. We swapped vehicles for a week and on the last day I had her car, it did it's thing. I had all my test equipment in the car along with a factory trouble tree printout and ran down the list, figured it out (bad ignition module) and after fixing it she never had the problem again.
Good luck and let us know when it's finally fixed!
Oh, I did not know anything about that co~pilot thing! Also, one of the guys form the dealership (the one we bought it from) did drive our car home, but only one night, and "could not duplicate the incident"
I will post an update when I find out something else from the dealership, and will continue when we get the cra back and see how it goes from there.
2021 Kia Soul LX 6-speed stick
One thing I notice with my new 2007 SVM is that when I depress the brake pedal, or use any accessory item (such as turning on the signals, fan, etc.) there is a dimming in the instrument panel when the lights are on at nighttime. For example at night I have the lights on (w/the instrument panel lit) and the lights dim both on the instrument panel and even the headlights briefly, then return to normal. It is not a severe dim, but it is definitely noticeable.
My question is why would this car have this problem? I have returned it to the dealer and they gave me a very generic service bulletin that was applicable to all GM cars stating that it is a 'normal' condition. I could understand that when a lot of accessories are being used and the car is at idle that this condition could be present, but it does this even at 50 mph. In other words, it doesn't matter which speed you are driving.
The reason I question this is that my 2006 Aveo LT does not exhibit this problem. I'm wondering if the reason for this is that the SVM does not have air conditioning, and that there is some different setup in the electrical. I even called the dealer and they confirm that both cars have an 85-amp alternator/500 battery. So what gives?
I'm wondering if ordering an SVM with the A/C provisions kit would fix the problem, or does the vehicle simply have to have A/C in order for this issue not to be noticeable. Or, maybe I have a faulty alternator or the alternator is weak? Any suggestions would be helpful, particularly owners of SVM's that might exhibit the same problem.
Thanks.
Cheers kennyk1
1. When we bought the vehicle the dome light flickered and had to be replaced;
2. Alarm went a bit wacky and at one point reset itself, locking all four doors while the vehicle was on and warming up in my driveway;
3. Chevy recently replaced my air conditioning unit because of a "dirty feet" smell and a few days later I went to get into my car and while it was completely turned off the air conditioner/heater turned on by itself. The same thing continued to happen intermittently without cause or warning.
As of the day of this writing my car is in the shop for evaluation. I was just informed that a bulletin just came out about the "dirty feet" smell and they are awaiting the part. As for the air conditioner/heater fan turning on while the vehicle is off, well lets just say that unless Chevy can dupilicate that the problem will not be fixed.
Please let me know if any of you have had any strange things go on in your vehicle.
Thanks.
Go to 1st choice: Any Chevrolet service center;
2nd choice: Any GM dealership (Buick Pontiac,Cadillac.)
3rd choice: Any other car dealer. Why? Because the diagnostic equipment for reading codes is standardized throughout the industry. And all dealers should have the basic diagnostic equipment to gather and troubleshoot the computer codes.
When you arrive at a dealership with a "Check Engine Light" on
DO NOT TURN THE ENGINE OFF!! Codes are stored in a volatile memory which needs electricity to retain those trouble codes. Turning your engine off may stop the flow of electricity to that memory causing the codes to disappear and then you...and the service technicians are SOL. (squat outta luck)
You can buy your own basic trouble code readers from stores like Advance, Autozone, Pep Boys and WalMart. With a quality code reader you can capture, read and save the codes. Take the codes to your Chevy service people which gives them a place to start with the repair.
Merry Christmas....
.....and Peace on the highways
The WheelMan
it is a chirping sounds like it is coming from the central dash area.
it will go off once, then again in 45 seconds
then after 4 minutes it does it two times again in 45 seconds.
It stays on this pattern.
I don't know if it is a warning alarm of some seat belt, door ajar, fluid low or what
help?
I took it to my Chevy dealer and left it with them. When I went back to get it, they told me that the lights did not do what I described. On the ticket they wrote "could not duplicate" and that was it. I have noticed that the problem with the lights only happens in the morning when I first crank up the car. Makes me wonder if this is connected to the engine being cold? Any advice?
thanks
by the way, the tech tried to tell me that the car's computer was "running a test" and that it could be normal....yeah right, nice try
It was working one minute and broken the next.
It is obviously covered, I hope, by the warranty, I only have 9,500 miles on it! BUT, I just wanted to know if this is a common problem or do I have an odd one? :confuse: