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2006 Chevrolet Aveo Steering Problems

Complaints
9about this part
Share
5%of 189 total for the year
Median mileage
88,500miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 9 complaints about the steering of the 2006 Chevrolet Aveo, 5% of the 189 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 88,500 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“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.”

NHTSA complaint #10628027, filed 2014-08, 83,000 miles

“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.”

NHTSA complaint #10664813, filed 2014-12, 100,205 miles

“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.,”

NHTSA complaint #10610508, filed 2014-07, 134,366 miles

“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 complaint #11218221, filed 2019-06, 94,000 miles

“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.”

NHTSA complaint #10631171, filed 2014-09, 25,624 miles

Related service bulletins

Steering: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201168%
201058%
200995%
200853%
2007105%
200695%
200552%
200494%

Other parts of the 2006 Chevrolet Aveo

Electrical system
67 complaintsAir bags
58 complaintsExterior lighting
38 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
16 complaintsEngine cooling
13 complaintsSuspension
11 complaintsVehicle speed control
11 complaintsBrakes
10 complaintsEngine
9 complaintsBody and structure
8 complaintsOther or unknown
6 complaintsElectronic stability control
4 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2006 Chevrolet Aveo

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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