Chevrolet Aveo Complaints

1,322 consumer complaints on file.

#10368222November 29, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING BROKE FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK AND BURST THROUGH THE PLASTIC HOUSING. I WAS ON THE FREEWAY COMING HOME FROM WORK WHEN STEAM BEGAN POURING OUT THE EXHAUST AND FROM UNDER MY HOOD. LAST YEAR, A PLASTIC BOLT ON THE ENGINE BROKE AND SENT TWO RODS THROUGH THE MANIFOLD; I GOT A NEW ENGINE. I WOULD THINK TWICE ABOUT THIS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367196November 22, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CAR WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 KM\H WHEN A SUDDEN STOP OCCURRED IN TRAFFIC. MY WIFE WAS ABOUT TO CHANGE LANES AND WAS LOOKING IN HER BLIND SPOT AND WHEN SHE TURNED BACK SHE COULD NOT STOP IN TIME. SHE REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE TOTALING HER 2004 AVEO AND THEN WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AS WELL. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND DUE TO THIS MY WIFE HAS BEEN IN PAIN WITH HER BACK AND NECK EVER SINCE. THIS OCCURRED IN ONTARIO CANADA. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10366760November 18, 2010
INTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS (SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE, ETC.) LIGHTS ON SHIFTER, AND RIGHT REAR TAILLIGHTS ALL WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. FUSES WERE ALL STILL GOOD, LIGHT BULBS STILL GOOD. EVENTUALLY TRACKED IT DOWN TO A BURNT OUT WIRING SPLICE, WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE LOSS OF INTERIOR LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD - ESPECIALLY WHEN THE FIX REQUIRES HUNTING DOWN BAD FACTORY WIRING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366781November 18, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING
ON MY 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO5: THE FRAME IS NOT PROPERLY MADE (STRAIGHT). A PRIVATE REPAIR FACILITY AND LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAVE CONCLUDED THE SAME, AND THAT IT IS NOT REPAIRABLE. A CERTAIN PART OF THE FRAME NEAR THE FRONT END WAS IMPROPERLY PRODUCED, CAUSING THE FRONT END SUSPENSION TO BE UNABLE TO PERFORM WITH REASONABLE FUNCTION, AND FRONT TIRES TO BE UNABLE TO BE PLACED ON THE VEHICLE PROPERLY FOR SUITABLE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSES EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR, UNEVEN TIRE WEAR, AND AN UNREASONABLY LOW LEVEL OF HANDLING CONTROL. BEGINNING MILEAGE 000 BECAUSE IT WAS MADE THIS WAY, AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 21500. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE ALIGNED INTO ANY PUBLISHED SPECIFICATIONS. THERE ARE NO PUBLISHED FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE FRONT-END ALIGNMENT, WHICH INDICATES THIS PROBLEM MAY HAVE BEEN KNOWN BY THE MANUFACTURER SINCE PRODUCTION. THE INADEQUATE LEVEL OF CONTROL AND EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF UNEVEN TIRE WEAR PRESENT SAFETY PROBLEMS IN HANDLING, TIRE FAILURE AND POSSIBLE ROLLOVER. THIS APPEARS TO BE A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THE MODEL OF THE CAR AS A WHOLE, AND CLOSER INVESTIGATION WILL PROBABLY REVEAL A LARGE NUMBER OF CRASHES, INJURIES, AND FATALITIES SOURCED DIRECTLY TO IMPROPERLY PLACED FRAME COMPONENTS THAT ARE CAUSING THE LACK OF CONTROL IN COMBINATION WITH TIRE INSTABILITY. MY 2009 CHEVY AVEO IS CURRENTLY IN MY POSSESSION. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED AND DEEMED NOT REPAIRABLE BY BOTH THE PRIVATE REPAIR FACILITY AND DEALERSHIP. BOTH HAVE ALSO BEEN CONFIRMED IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO ALIGN THE CAR WITHIN ANY PUBLISHED SPECIFICATIONS. A CASE IS CURRENTLY OPEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER ON MY CAR, AND SO FAR, APPEARS TO BE PROGRESSING PROPERLY TOWARDS RESOLUTION. HOWEVER, I STRONGLY URGE INVESTIGATION TO AVOID UNNECESSARY CRASHES, INJURIES, AND FATALITIES. INCIDENT DATE IS DATE PROBLEM FIRST IDENTIFIED, BUT AGAIN, THE CAR WAS MADE THIS WAY, AND VARIOUS SYMPTOMS HAVE BEEN PRESENT FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365581November 13, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2006 AVEO. IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS, THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR LOSS OF POWER TWICE, THROTTLE SENSOR REPLACED. BATTERY REPLACED, HEADLIGHTS BLOW OUT WITHIN MONTHS OF BEING REPLACED. IGNITION GETS EXTREMELY HOT. RADIO BLEW OUT, A/C NO LONGER WORKS, PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS NOW BURNED OUT, INSTRUMENT PANEL/SHIFTER LIGHTS GOING OUT. AND THE CAR IS NOW BACK IN THE SHOP WITH A BAD ALTERNATOR. THE COST OF REPAIRING THIS VEHICLE IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS IS RIDICULOUS...NOT TO MENTION THE TOWING, THE STRANDEDNESS AND STRESS. I ALSO HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA THAT HAS NEVER BEEN IN THE SHOP SINCE I PURCHASED IT OTHER THAN ROUTINE REPAIRS.....THE AVEO IS NOT WORTH THE MONEY, EVEN WHEN PURCHASED USED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365396November 11, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TIMING BELT FAILURE. 70,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364963November 8, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH TO A STOP. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO HESITANT TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NINE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363796November 2, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR LOOSES POWER THEN SURGES WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. CAR HAS HAD TO HAS IGNITION COIL REPLACED 4 TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363609November 1, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY EXPERIENCE WITH OUR 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. MY WIFE HAS HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH OUR 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO; WHICH SHE HAS DESCRIBED TO ME BUT I COULD NOT MAKE HAPPEN OR DUPLICATE WHEN I WOULD TEST DRIVE IT WHEN SHE WOULD GET HOME, UNTIL TODAY 10/17/2010. HERE IS WHAT I EXPERIENCED. MY FIRST 10 -15 MILES OF DRIVING WITH ONE 30 MIN. STOP AT STORE, NO PROBLEMS. MADE 2 MILE TRIP TO ANOTHER STORE FOR ABOUT 10 MIN. THEN ON MY WAY DOWN THE ROAD JUST BEFORE A MAJOR INTERSECTION LIGHT; HAD TO STOP IN LONG LINE OF TRAFFIC. THE FIRST THING THAT HAPPENED WAS WHEN I SLIGHTLY LET OFF THE BRAKE TO MOVE FORWARD, THE CAR LUNGED. I HIT THE BRAKE AND THE RPM STARTED DROPPING AND THE CAR STARTED SPUTTERING; SO I LET OFF THE BRAKE AND IT LUNGED AGAIN. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND IT WAS IF THE ENGINE WAS NOT GETTING GAS. I PUSHED THE PEDDLE TO THE FLOOR AND IT STARTED GOING NORMAL AGAIN. PULLED INTO A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT; AND IT WAS VERY SHAKY OR SPUTTERING.; I PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND IT WAS IF THE ENGINE WAS NOT GETTING GAS AGAIN. PULLED INTO PARKING SPOT AND ONCE AGAIN THE RPM STARTED DROPPING AND THE CAR SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN. WENT INTO 1 STORE FOR 10 MIN. GOT IN THE CAR AND IT SHOWED NO SYMPTOMS ON THE REST OF THE WAY HOME; WHICH IS 2 MILES FROM THE STORE. SO NOW I KNOW THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG HERE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362702October 27, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE 15 MPH FROM A TRAFFIC STOP WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN UNUSUALLY LOUD GRUMBLING NOISE BEFORE STALLING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN EXHIBITED THE SAME NOISE BEFORE STALLING A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE RETENSIONER BELT WAS FRACTURED AND SPEW SHARDS OF METAL THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE AREA. THE DEALER ADVISED BRINGING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,276.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361111October 18, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
2004 CHEVY AVEO THERMOSTAT HOUSING - CRACKED AND OVERHEATED. TONS OF REFERENCES ON INTERNET ON THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361129October 18, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INTERIOR LIGHTING
DASH LIGHTS DO NOT WORK ON CHEVY AVEO LS AND WE CANNOT SEE OUR INSTRUMENTS BECAUSE THERE ARE NO LIGHTS AT NIGHT AND HOW FAST WE ARE GOING. WE FEEL VERY UNSAFE FOR NIGHT DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360662October 15, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY IN MY 2004 CHEVY AVEO. SUDDENLY I NOTICED THAT I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AND THAT I HAD LOST PRESSURE IN MY BRAKES. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS. IT WAS VERY BUSY TRAFFIC AND I NARROWLY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. MY ENGINE WOULD NO LONGER START. AFTER HAVING MY CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC I DISCOVERED MY TIMING BELT/CHAIN HAD BROKEN AND DAMAGED MY ENGINE AND THAT IT WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. CAR ONLY HAS 55,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360537October 14, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PURCHASED THIS USED 2004 CHEVY AVEO FROM TONY HONDA END OF JULY 2010. IT RAN GOOD UP UNTIL 10/12/10 WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE HOLD BUTTON LIGHT FLASHED ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT...THE CAR LITERALLY DROPPED TO LIKE 5 MILES AN HOUR AND SPUTTERED ALL THE WAY LIKE IT WAS DYING....THANK GOD THAT FOR SOME REASON, I DECIDED TO TAKE MY GRANDSON TO SCHOOL SO I WAS IN THE SCHOOL ZONE AND NOT ON THE FREEWAY WHICH I NORMALLY WOULD HAVE BEEN. I SWEAR, I WOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD HAD THAT HAPPENED AT 60 MILES AN HOUR. I HAVE CALLED CHEVY AND THEY DO NOT HAVE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360346October 13, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT NOTICED A RUMBLING SOUND IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AS IF SOMETHING WERE LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOUR TIMES BUT DESPITE REPAIRS AND ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TIRES, RIMS AND BRAKE PADS, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358991October 4, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE FUSE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE WIRING CONNECTORS WERE BURNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,263.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358899October 3, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO THE GROCERY STORE ABOUT A MILE AWAY IN A 2005 CHEVY AVEO. WHEN SHE GOT THERE SMOKE WAS POURING OUT OF HER HOOD. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE (PLASTIC) THERMOSTAT HOUSING WAS SPLIT IN HALF ALLOWING ALL THE RADIATOR FLUID TO SPILL OUT. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, THIS HAS BEEN A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM ON THIS CAR AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS EVEN SWITCHED TO USING ALUMINUM THERMOSTAT HOUSINGS INSTEAD OF THE PLASTIC ONES WITHOUT POSTING A RECALL. IF SHE HAD BEEN DRIVING MORE THAN A MILE DOWN THE ROAD, IT IS VERY POSSIBLE HER ENGINE WOULD HAVE OVER HEATED AND POSSIBLY WARPED THE HEADS AND DESTROYED HER ENGINE. THIS KNOWN PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358739October 1, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD BEGAN TO STALL WHILE THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A REAR END CRASH WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358404September 30, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN TOWED TO A NEARBY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THE TIMING BELT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. UPDATED 01/24/11 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF $2500, BUT INFORMED IT MAY BREAK AGAIN. UPDATED 03/22/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344390September 27, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIMING BELT FAILED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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