2006 Chevrolet Aveo Electrical System Problems
Owners have filed 67 complaints with NHTSA about electrical system problems on the 2006 Chevrolet Aveo, 35% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 77,339 miles. The words owners use most often: “instrument panel” (13% of reports).
- 67electrical system complaints
- 77,339median miles at failure
- 1mention a crash
- 0mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 28%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Instrument panel: mentioned in 9 of 67 complaints (13%)
- Fuse box: mentioned in 7 of 67 complaints (10%)
- Daytime running: mentioned in 6 of 67 complaints (9%)
- Caught fire: mentioned in 5 of 67 complaints (7%)
At what mileage do electrical system problems happen?
Based on 51 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 67 complaints, 1 mention a crash, 12 a fire.
Chevrolet Aveo electrical system complaints by model year
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists electrical system for the 2006 Chevrolet Aveo. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
The interior dash caught on fire and burned only in the middle of the dashboard. This happened hours after it started smoking inside the car and the headlights would not turn off even though they were already off.
Lights malfunction. Headlights dim intermittently, turn signal causes headlights to turn off, dashboard lights do not work, running lights work intermittently. The splice pack in the fuse box is burnt and so are the wires connected to it.
The splicer connected to the fuse box in the engine burns up after a while of use causing the Dash lights, right brake light and front marker light to not work at night. It is a major safety issue and hundreds/thousands of complaints online (via google) have been made about it burning up.
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2006 Chevrolet Aveos have electrical system problems?
No. NHTSA has 67 owner complaints about electrical system for the 2006 Chevrolet Aveo (35% of the 189 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2006 Chevrolet Aveo electrical system?
No recall currently lists electrical system for this vehicle.
At what mileage do electrical system problems start?
The median reported mileage is 77,339 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about electrical system problems on the 2006 Chevrolet Aveo?
The most frequent phrase is “instrument panel”, in 9 of 67 complaints, followed by “fuse box” (7).
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See all 2006 Chevrolet Aveo problems or electrical system problems across all Aveo years.