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2008 Chevrolet Aveo air bags problems

70 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2008 Chevrolet Aveo43% of all complaints for this model year.

70
Air Bags complaints
43%
share of all complaints
63,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
13 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The contact's son owns a 2008 Chevrolet Aveo. The contact stated that while her son was driving at an undisclosed speed, the passenger's side air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and diagnosed that the passenger's side air bag needed to be…

    filed Feb 17, 2022

  • 2008 chevy aveo sedan - [xxx] - airbag warning light remains on at all times - no body codes are present / detected - (using foxwell elite nt630 scanner which claims to read / clear airbag codes) - I've already researched this issue - "mucho problemos" - with over half of all chevy aveo complaints…

    filed Nov 30, 2019

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

Air Bags problems in other Aveo years

YearReportsShare
2011 Aveo79%
2010 Aveo914%
2009 Aveo169%
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.