Chevrolet Aveo Complaints (2005)

235 consumer complaints on file.

#10499805February 23, 2013
POWER TRAIN, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE SHIFT GEAR DOES NOT WORK MY BACK LIGHTS ARE ALL OUT I DID NOT KNOW THIS MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAY ON I HAVE HAD NEW SENSORS PUT IN ONE WEEK AND THE NEXT WEEK CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES BACK ON WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS CAR WHY WONT THEY RECALL IT I HAVE TO DRIVE THIS CAR CLOCK WONT KEEP RIGHT TIME GEAR SHIFT LIGHT GOES ON AN DOFF AND MY LOW BEAM AND HAVE HAD THIS CAR RIGHT OUT OF THE SHOW ROOM ONLY 13 MILES ON IT WHEN I GOT IT AND KNOW IT IS ALL MESS UP I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499707February 22, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY ENGINE LIGHT STAY ON AFTER I REPLACE CENSOR AND NOW MY BRAKES LIGHTS ARE ALL OUT MY CLOCK DON'T WORK RIGHT MY LOW BEAMS ARE GOING ON AN OFF AND AFTER REPLACING BULBS STILL DO THE SAME THING I JUST DON'T WONT THIS CARE TO CATCH ON FIRE ON ME I HAVE HAD IT SENSE 2005 AND BOUGHT IT BRAN NEW AND THESE PROBLEMS ARE OF VERY SERIOUS CONCERN TO ME THIS CAR HAS SERIOUS PROBLEMS AND I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT THEM ON THE INTERNET WHY NO RECALL YET ON THESE CARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10497849February 12, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
FIRST MY BACK RUNNING LIGHT WENT OUT, NEXT FRONT RUNNING LIGHT WENT OUT, BOTH OUT NOW. NO FUSES BURNT OUT. SPLICER IS BURNT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487279December 4, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND SHIFTER LIGHTS ALONG WITH THE DIMMER FOR THE CLOCK, RADIO, AND OTHER INTERIOR LIGHTS STOPPED FUNCTIONING YESTERDAY. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL TIMES THE LIGHTS BLINKED OFF AND BACK ON BUT THEY ARE COMPLETELY OUT NOW. AFTER RESEARCHING SEVERAL FORUMS (EX. HTTP://CHEVROLETFORUM.COM/FORUM/SONIC-AVEO-NEW-11/DASH-LIGHTS-AVEO-20707/), I FOUND OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAD THIS SAME ISSUE. IT SEEMS THERE IS A DEFECTIVE PART IN THE ENGINE FUSE PANEL THAT CAUSES THIS ISSUE. THIS COULD BE A MAJOR CONCERN TO MANY DRIVERS BECAUSE YOU CANNOT SEE ANY OF THE DASH INSTRUMENTS INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE, TACHOMETER, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE. MANY SUGGESTIONS TO FIX THIS ISSUE WERE TO REPLACE THE PART, BUT THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE DEALER OR ANY PARTS STORE. ANOTHER WAY TO FIX THE ISSUE WAS TO TAKE OUT THE PART AND JOIN ALL OF THE WIRES TOGETHER THROUGH SOLDERING OR A CONNECTOR BUT I THINK THIS SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT CHEVROLET FIXES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482771October 31, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT WIRING WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS AND THE TAIL LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE DASHBOARD PANEL HARNESS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480093October 15, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WE INTERMITTENTLY WORKING/NOT WORKING AROUND MAY. TURNS TO BE A BIG PROBLEM WHEN I DRIVE AT NIGHT SINCE I CANNOT SEE THE SPEED. ALSO, A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO THE LIGHTS ON THE PILOT'S SIDE STOPPED WORKING. AGAIN, BIG PROBLEM BECAUSE TURNS TO BE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. LUCKILY I DO MOST OF MY DRIVING DURING THE DAY, BUT WITH THE WINTER APPROACHING, I'M TAKING MY CAR TO THE GARAGE FOR A FIX. AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE LINK ATTACHED, THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS KIND OF CARS: HTTP://CHEVROLETFORUM.COM/FORUM/SONIC-AVEO-NEW-11/DASH-LIGHTS-AVEO-20707/. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479571October 10, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED ALL OF THE INTERIOR LIGHT AS WELL AS THE FRONT PARKING LIGHT AND PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT WERE NOT WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471347August 18, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS, GEAR SELECTOR LIGHTS, AND RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHTS, ALL WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. I HAVE REPLACED ALL OF THE BULBS POSSIBLE AND ALL OF THE FUSES ARE NORMAL AND FUNCTIONAL. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I CAN'T TELL MY SPEED ENGINE TEMP OR FUEL LEVEL WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND I NO LONGER HAVE RIGHT TAILLIGHTS MAKING MY VEHICLE HARDER TO SEE AT NIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10470508August 13, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
AUTOMOBILE TAIL LIGHTS, FRONT PARKING LIGHTS, INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATION LIGHTS, AND GEAR SHIFT ILLUMINATION LIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465217July 11, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED AND WOULD DEPRESS TO THE FLOOR WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN DOWNHILL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT MATERIAL BEGAN TO GET FUZZY AND WOULD GET CAUGHT IN THE RETRACTOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461310June 12, 2012
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
COMING HOME FROM WORK, DASH LIGHTS GOT BRIGHTER, AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON, CAR TRIED TO STALL AROUND A CORNER WHEN BRAKES WERE PRESSED. TOOK IN FOR SERVICE, HAD ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY REPLACED, ALSO SERPENTINE BELT. THIS WAS 4 MONTHS AGO. PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED, JUST MADE IT LESS SEVERE. SINCE THAT TIME, WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES THE HEADLIGHTS DIM. THE DASH CLOCK COMES ON AND OFF RANDOMLY, THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. WHEN IT IS COLD (THE CAR, NOT THE WEATHER), THE TRANSMISSION HAS A HARD TIME SHIFTING. AS OF THIS MORNING IT WILL NOT START. AM GOING TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT TOMORROW MORNING, BUT DO NOT HAVE HIGH HOPES. BOUGHT CAR IN 2006 WITH 8,000 MILES ON IT, HAVE HAD SHIFT LOCK ASSEMBLY REPLACED, WHEEL BEARINGS, BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, SERPENTINE BELT. PROBABLY OTHER THINGS I CANNOT THINK OF RIGHT NOW. THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WORRIES ME THOUGH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454590April 9, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
2005 AVEO (BOUGHT NEW) WITH TIMING BELT FAILURE DESTROYING ENGINE. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MILES AN HOUR IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. FROM MY RESEARCH GMC HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE SINCE AT LEAST 2006 AND YET HAVE NOT ASSISTED CONSUMERS TO CORRECT THIS NOR RECALLED THEIR CAR. I HAVE READ REPORTS ON ALMOST ALL YEARS OF AVEO HAVING THIS PROBLEM WELL BEFORE THE 60000 RECOMMENDED TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT. TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS CONFIRMED TIMING BELT FAILURE. ALL I GET FROM GMC IS THE RUN AROUND. UPSET OVER MONEY BUT MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THESE CARS BEING ON THE HIGHWAYS AND CREATING SOME HORRIBLE ACCIDENT WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPS WORKING AND CONTROLLING THE CAR IS DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. PLANNING TO GET RID OF MINE, CAN'T AFFORD THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX NOR DO I TRUST THIS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451197March 12, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATION AND THE TAIL LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO READ THE SPEEDOMETER OR THE FUEL GAUGE. THERE WAS NO MANUAL SWITCH TO OPERATE THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448140February 16, 2012
SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC, THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447451February 10, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MULTI FAULT LIGHTING PROBLEM(DASH,SHIFTER AND RH REAR RUNNING LIGHTS) AVEO LT 2005 127500 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446092February 1, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
N/A
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10443352January 10, 2012
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE WHEN CHANGING GEARS AND IN ADDITION, THE HEATER WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT WOULD ALSO SMELL SMOKE COMING FROM THE VENTS SPORADICALLY. THE DEALER AND A LOCAL MECHANIC WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441968December 31, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THERMOSTAT HOUSING HAS CRACKED DUE TO ITS UNRELIABLE PLASTIC COMPOSITION. AFTER FAILURE, COOLANT WAS LEAKED THROUGHOUT ENGINE COMPARTMENT CREATING A MAJOR FIRE HAZARD AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO MULTIPLE ENGINE COMPONENTS. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WERE DISCOVERED WITH THE EXACT NATURE. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438063December 2, 2011
AIR BAGS
I WAS TRAVELING NORTH UNDER AN OVERPASS WHEN MY LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND A CAR COMING OFF THE HWY HEADING WEST RAN THE STOP LIGHT. I HIT THE BRAKES WHEN I SAW HER BUT IT WAS TOO LATE AND SHE WAS GOING TOO FAST. THE FRONT BUMPER ON THE 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO I WAS DRIVING HIT HER CAR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AFT QUARTER PANEL. THE IMPACT SPUN HER CAR ALL THE WAY AROUND AND I JUST ROLLED TO A STOP. I GOT OUT TO GO TALK TO HER AND SHE DROVE OFF. I GOT BACK IN MY CAR AND FOLLOWED HER. WHEN I CAUGHT UP TO HER, SHE WAS A NERVOUS WRECK. I TALKED HER INTO FOLLOWING ME ACROSS THE STREET TO A CIRCLE K GAS STATION AND WAITED FOR POLICE. SHE WAS DRIVING A 2005, I THINK, LEXUS 330, AGAIN I THINK. THE BAD THING WAS NEITHER ONE OF OUR CARS AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. HER CAR MIGHT BE CORRECT BUT ALL MY DAMAGE WAS STRAIGHT IN THE FRONT ON THE BUMPER AND THE HOOD HAS SOME MINOR DAMAGE BUT THE FRONT BUMPER IS TRASHED. I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT BUT I DID INJURE MY BACK AND MY STOMACH AREA. I HAVE NOT BEEN TO THE DOCTOR YET AS I AM WAITING TO MAKE SURE I'M NOT JUST SORE FROM THE IMPACT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10435948November 15, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
CLUSTER LIGHTS AND RIGHT TAIL LIGHT WIRING SHORTED OUT AND BURNT TO A CRISP @ DISTRIBUTION POWER BOX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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