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2009 Chevrolet Aveo Electronic stability control Problems

Complaints
4about this part
Share
2%of 169 total for the year
Median mileage
66,266miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2009 Chevrolet Aveo, 2% of the 169 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 66,266 miles.

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.

“While waiting in drive-thru for my order, my car began to shudder violently. I was idling at 1 RPM on the meter. Suddenly, my car accelerated itself up to 4 RPM. Had I not had my foot on the brake, I would have rear ended the vehicle in front of me. This persisted throughout the drive-thru and onto the roadway. I tried to accelerate and shift into second gear, but the car lost all power and then would rev up to 35mph without warning. Not once did my check engine light come on. …”

NHTSA complaint #10604733, filed 2014-06, 57,700 miles

“The AVEO lt was on I-85 ramp downtown atlanta trying to build speed when it stalled at an area where there is little side access. Car cooled off and was re cranked and brought to north end of atlanta for further inspections to see if the problem could be duplicated. Car rpms were noted to vary up and down and then stalled without warning at a major intersection where it was almost t-boned on peachtree industrial blvd norcross, ga where the speed limit was 55 MPH. Multiple obd codes were extracted ( a total of 6 ) . …”

NHTSA complaint #10525619, filed 2013-07, 74,831 miles

“My light went out for the passenger seat. Some instrument panel lights went out. Started driving sluggish and acting like it wanted to cut off. Took to dealership who at first could not find the problem, kept saying it was blowing up their computers. Later found out that it was the computer control center under the driver seat. Gm should not have put the control box under the driver seat and I should not have had to pay $1400 to have it fixed. The car was only 2 years old then. …”

NHTSA complaint #10594557, filed 2014-05

“2011 car lost acceleration hold light and check engine light came on had to pump gas pedal to prevent car from cutting off . Took car to chevy dealer had to purchase water or fuel pump I forgot which one. Then receive recall for coil. Had that replaced free at dealer. 2012 incident, car lost acceleration at speeds of 40mph again had to pump gas pedal to prevent cut off. Did not take to dealer added gas treatment to fuel and changed gasoline brands. Problem solved for about two weeks. Lost acceleration again. Changed air filter car was good for about 2 days. …”

NHTSA complaint #10594059, filed 2014-05

Electronic stability control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201023%
200942%
200832%
200710%
200642%
200510%
200410%

Other parts of the 2009 Chevrolet Aveo

Electrical system
50 complaints
Engine
36 complaints
Engine cooling
29 complaints
Suspension
22 complaints
Vehicle speed control
22 complaints
Fuel system
19 complaints
Air bags
16 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
14 complaints
Exterior lighting
10 complaints
Other or unknown
10 complaints
Steering
9 complaints
Tires
8 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2009 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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