Aveo ABS problem - Team-BHP

Indian · 7th February 2008, 11:42

Hi,

My Aveo 1.6 LT is about 1.5 years old & has run about 15K KMs. I have started getting this strange problem with the brake. Sometimes when I am going at lower speeds (say around 20 Kmph or 30 Kmph), the ABS kicks in (especially if it is concrete road) and brake gets hard. The ABS light in the dash also get tunrned on & stays. But this problem has never happened at higher speed.

Definitely, there is an issue with the ABS. So, I had given it for servicing & pointed out this issue. Unfortunately I could not reproduce this problem with the service guys, but they promised to look into it. But service guys could not figure out any problem with ABS during servicing & they just cleaned the ABS unit (that's what they said). The problem was not there for couple of days, but it has again started.

I found a similar thread as below:

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/techni...ctavia-rs.html (ABS problem on Octavia RS)

The problem seems to be quite similar. Any other Aveo owner OR any other car owner with ABS had similar issues?

Indian

Indian · 1st August 2008, 22:11

An update on this problem. After living this issue with ABS, I gave the car for servicing to Vijai Motors in Bangalore. I had only this complaint about ABS and nothing else. After having my car overnight and testing it, they found the issue with sensor and replaced it. The cost of the component is supposed to be 2600 Rs, but they had claimed the entire amount under warranty from GM !!! My car is about to complete 2 years and luckily this issue with sensor was found on time and corrected. Now the car is back to normal, but I need to get re-used to the "corrected braking system", having been driving with a defective ABS system these days.

I was also pleasantly surprised at the "service amount" charged by vijai motors for my 5th service (at the end of 2 years). I got the bill for just 395 Rs, which is for pick-up and drop. They did not charge for any other service (e.g. correcting ABS problem, general servicing etc) !!! Wow !! Am for sure one happy customer of GM and moreover have become a big fan of Vijai motors. Way to go GM, way to go Vijai motors.

GTO · 2nd August 2008, 12:47

Glad to hear that your problem got sorted out with complete warranty coverage. Its always good to hear positive reviews of authorised centers too!

gemithomas · 2nd August 2008, 22:40

Great! We rarely see people coming back report how the issue was solved. This is something that really helps.

What about a 2 yr review?

phamilyman · 3rd August 2008, 00:26

Lovely. Very good. a friend is QUITE hung up on the Aveo 1.6

Please post your long term ownership review. I'd guide him here.

7th February 2008, 11:42	#1 (permalink)
Indian BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 78	Aveo ABS problem Hi, My Aveo 1.6 LT is about 1.5 years old & has run about 15K KMs. I have started getting this strange problem with the brake. Sometimes when I am going at lower speeds (say around 20 Kmph or 30 Kmph), the ABS kicks in (especially if it is concrete road) and brake gets hard. The ABS light in the dash also get tunrned on & stays. But this problem has never happened at higher speed. Definitely, there is an issue with the ABS. So, I had given it for servicing & pointed out this issue. Unfortunately I could not reproduce this problem with the service guys, but they promised to look into it. But service guys could not figure out any problem with ABS during servicing & they just cleaned the ABS unit (that's what they said). The problem was not there for couple of days, but it has again started. I found a similar thread as below: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/techni...ctavia-rs.html (ABS problem on Octavia RS) The problem seems to be quite similar. Any other Aveo owner OR any other car owner with ABS had similar issues? Indian

2nd August 2008, 12:47	#3 (permalink)
GTO Super-Admin Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 12,554 View My Garage	Glad to hear that your problem got sorted out with complete warranty coverage. Its always good to hear positive reviews of authorised centers too! __________________ GTO Change the way you think, and watch the world change around you. Please don't PM for support. Use the Contact Form instead. Please read the NEW Team-BHP FAQ section for all your queries.

2nd August 2008, 22:40	#4 (permalink)
gemithomas BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 870 View My Garage	Great! We rarely see people coming back report how the issue was solved. This is something that really helps. What about a 2 yr review? __________________ "Our world is in its current state because of the choices WE made ...or failed to make"

3rd August 2008, 00:26	#5 (permalink)
phamilyman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 1,326 Infractions: 0/1 (3)	Lovely. Very good. a friend is QUITE hung up on the Aveo 1.6 Please post your long term ownership review. I'd guide him here. __________________ My dream: An india where even a CD100 runs HID to teach insensitive full-HID dudes that HIDs are a zero sum game.

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1st August 2008, 22:11	#2 (permalink)
Indian BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 78	An update on this problem. After living this issue with ABS, I gave the car for servicing to Vijai Motors in Bangalore. I had only this complaint about ABS and nothing else. After having my car overnight and testing it, they found the issue with sensor and replaced it. The cost of the component is supposed to be 2600 Rs, but they had claimed the entire amount under warranty from GM !!! My car is about to complete 2 years and luckily this issue with sensor was found on time and corrected. Now the car is back to normal, but I need to get re-used to the "corrected braking system", having been driving with a defective ABS system these days. I was also pleasantly surprised at the "service amount" charged by vijai motors for my 5th service (at the end of 2 years). I got the bill for just 395 Rs, which is for pick-up and drop. They did not charge for any other service (e.g. correcting ABS problem, general servicing etc) !!! Wow !! Am for sure one happy customer of GM and moreover have become a big fan of Vijai motors. Way to go GM, way to go Vijai motors.