Chevrolet Aveo Complaints (2004)

206 consumer complaints on file.

#10323229March 31, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP OCT. 2009 NO COMPRESSION REPAIR CLEAN CARBON FROM ENGINE. HAD TIMING BELT REPLACED AT THIS TIME AS PREVENTATIVE MAINT. ENGINE FAILURE ON HIGHWAY MARCH 2010. IDLER PULLEY BROKE BENT ALL VALVES AND BROKE 1 NEED TO REPLACE ENGINE. HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ON LINE SAME ISSUE WITH 04 & 05 CHEVY AVEO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319581March 14, 2010
AIR BAGS
ELECTRICAL PROBLEM OF ALL KINDS, SEATBELT LIGHT WONT SHUT OFF, AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WON'T GO OFF,OVERHEAD LIGHT WONT WORK, OIL LIGHT COMES ON. TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY JUST RESET IT, THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN, AND AGAIN, AND AGAIN..STARTED AT 500 MILES AND CONTINUES THRU TODAY AT 45000 MILES...JUST A REAL PAIN, HAD TO BY ONE OF THE RESET TOOL CAUSE THE GARAGE STARTED CHARGING ME $50.00 TO CHECK AND RESET IT.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312292February 19, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE ON MY WAY HOME, I NOTICED THAT MY VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING FROM THE HOOD AND WITHOUT WARNING THE "CHECK" DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. I NOTICED THAT MY CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND I COASTED IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AT THIS POINT MY VEHICLE CUT OFF AND WOULDN'T START. ONCE, MY VEHICLE WAS TRANSPORTED HOME, I HAD MY MECHANIC TO COME OUT AND INSPECT MY VEHICLE. MY MECHANIC LOOKED UNDER MY HOOD AND SAW THAT MY VEHICLE HAD LOST ALOT OF ANTIFREEZE/COOLANT. HE LOOKED TO SEE WHAT CAUSE THIS AND REALIZED THAT THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING UNIT HAD BUSTED-ACTUALLY IT WAS SPLIT IN HALF. MY MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THE BUSTED THERMOSTAT HOUSING HAD CAUSED THE LEAKAGE OF THE ANTIFREEZE/COOLANT. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING HAD TO BE REPLACED. AFTER HAVING THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING REPLACED, MY MECHANIC TRIED TO START THE CAR, BUT IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER. I HAD MY VEHICLE JUMPED, AND EVEN THE BATTERY INSPECTED BUT IT WOULDN'T START. IN ADDITION, THE STARTER, TIMING BELT WERE INSPECTED AS WELL AND WERE IN GOOD CONDITION. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT I ONLY HAVE 53,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE. MY MECHANIC DID A THOROUGH CHECK OF MY VEHICLE AND REALIZED THAT SOME WATER HAD LEAKED INTO MY OIL AND THAT ANTIFREEZE/COOLANT HAD SPILLED INTO AN ENGINE VALVE. FROM MY OWN RESEARCH, I'VE FOUND THAT CHEVY HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS FROM THE 2004 CHEVY AVEOS-THERMOSTAT HOUSING UNITS FROM OTHER CUSTOMERS. IN ADDITION, ORIGINALLY THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING WAS PLASTIC, BUT CHEVY CHANGED IT TO AN ALUMINUM ONE BECAUSE THE "PLASTIC THERMOSTAT HOUSING" THAT ORIGINALLY CAME WITH THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY FAULTY. IT IS VERY DISHONEST AND A SHAME THAT GM/CHEVY NEVER NOTIFIED ME THAT I NEEDED TO BRING MY 2004 CHEVY AVEO IN TO GET THE PLASTIC THERMOSTAT HOUSING REPLACED WITH THE NEW ALUMINUM ONE. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 2005. IT WAS CHEVY'S RESPONSIBILITY TO NOTIFY ME OF THIS SITUATION. ALSO, FROM WHAT I'VE GATHERED, THE PLASTIC THERMOSTAT HOUSING WAS UNSAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310668February 15, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TIMING BELT FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE TO FAIL WHILE IN TRAFFIC. ENGINE WAS DESTROYED BY THE TIMING BELT FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10301955January 22, 2010
SEAT BELTS, SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V407000 BOTH SIDE SEAT BELTS IN BACK STILL LOCKED AND NON WORKING AFTER REPAIR. REPAIR ONLY WORKED TEMPORARILY NOW THEY DO NOT WORK AGAIN. REPAIRING DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. GM REFUSES TO FIX CORRECTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300488January 20, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I AM DRIVING MY 2004 CHEVY AVEO AT 35 MILES AN HOUR, ALL OF A SUDDEN IT DIED. I HAVE 54,000 MILES ON IT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND THEY SAID THAT THE TIMING BELT BROKE AND NOW I NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. IN MY MANUAL IT SAYS THAT TIMING BELTS NEED TO BE CHECKED AT 60,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD BY GM THAT EVEN THE THAT IS THE CASE I AM OUT OF MY WARRANTY SO TOUGH LUCK. I HAVE FOUND ABOUT 300 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING HAPPENING WHILE SEARCHING ONLINE. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT THIS BUT I AM TRYING ANYTHING I CAN TO GET MY CAR FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300170January 18, 2010
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING BACK TO SAINT LOUIS MISSOURI FROM LAKE WALES FLORIDA WHEN TIMING BELT BROKE ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. ENGINE DIED AND FROM WHAT I'VE READ ON THE INTERNET THE ENGINE DESIGN ON THESE CARS IS AN "INTERFERENCE" ENGINE WHICH MEANS WHEN THE TIMING BELT BREAKS IT BASICALLY DESTROYS YOUR CAR. I CANT UNDERSTAND WHY A COMPANY WOULD KNOWINGLY SELL AND NOT WARN CUSTOMERS THAT CATASTROPHIC ENGINE DAMAGE WILL OCCUR FROM A SIMPLE BELT BREAKING ON THESE PARTICULAR ENGINES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295120December 9, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-45 ON AN INCLINE SHE HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. NEXT THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED FOR THE MALFUNCTION AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 46,500. UPDATED 1/11/09 *CN THE TIMING BELT FAILED AND LOCKED UP THE ENGINE. UPDATED 01/13/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291927November 12, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. ALSO THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIMMY WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A TUNE-UP WAS PERFORMED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE RESURFACED SO THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. SHE PURCHASED A FUEL CAP. THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A NO-START CONDITION. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FRACTURED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290365October 30, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE TIMING BELT BROKE ON MY 2004 CHEVY AVEO. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR ALOT OF PEOPLE. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282659September 2, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2004 CHEVY AVEO TIMING BELT BROKE CAUSING VALVES TO BREAK AND MANY OTHER RELATED PARTS AT 60000 MILES. MY MECHANIC SAID THIS IS COMMON IN THESE CARS AND HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. HAD I BEEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE TIMING BELTS GOING AT 40-60000 MILES IT MIGHT ONLY HAVE COST ME $50 TO REPAIR INSTEAD OF $950.00. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING IN MY RESEARCH SINCE THIS OCCURRED BY SPEAKING WITH MECHANICS ECT. ALL ARE IN AGREEMENT THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE IS NOT SOMETHING BEING DONE ON THESE BELTS. WE WERE STRANDED, COST OF TOWING AND LENGTHY AND COSTLY REPAIR FOR WHAT I AM FINDING OUT TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND THE 2004 YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282202August 28, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER 2007 WITH 61,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED A DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TIMING BELT FAILED AND ALSO CAUSED THE ENGINE RODS TO BREAK. THE REPAIRS WERE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. TRANSMISSION COMPUTER ALSO FAILED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,999 AND THE CURRENT WAS 103,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280938August 19, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
CAR: AVEO 2004- 4D. THE AC GOT DAMAGED, THEN THE BLOWER. THE CAR GOT OVERHEADED AND STOPPED WORKING. $1,361 WORTH OF WORK WAS DONE (MACHINE WORK, HEAD GASKET SET, GASKET SEALER, TIMING BELT, SPARKS PLUGS, TIMING BELT TENSIONER). TWO WEEKS AFTER THE CAR STARTED OVERHEADING AGAIN AND HAD A STRONG SMELL OF GAS. THE MECHANIC RECOMMENDED TO BUY A CLIP TO ADJUST THE GAS HOSE!! AND TO PUT WATER TO COOOL IT DOWN... THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. I GOT TIRED AND TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO AWKNOWLEDGED THE FIRST MECHANIC ASSEMBLED SOME THINGS BACKWARD. LESS THAN AN HOUR AFTER PICKING UP THE CAR FROM THE SECOND MECHANIC AND AFTER I PARKED IT...THE CAR BURST ON FIRE... IT IS GONE...GONE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280815August 18, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 13,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279025August 1, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION KEY GETTING VERY HOT. I AM WORRIED OF A ELECTRICAL FIRE. MY A/C WENT OUT DUE TO A BAD SEAL AND I WAS TOLD THEY HAD REDESIGNED THE A/C COMPRESSOR. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278824July 30, 2009
SEAT BELTS
2004 CHEVY AVEO REAR SEATBELTS DO NOT WORK . SAFETY RECALL ISSUED AND A GUIDE TO REPAIR SEATBELTS WAS INSTALLED AS PART OF THE RECALL. THE SEATBELTS ONCE AGAIN ARE BROKEN TWISTED AND CAN NOT BE USED! I CAN SOMETIMES FIX ONE SEATBELT BUT WITHIN A WEEK IT IS NOT ABLE TO BE USED AGAIN! MY DAUGHTER WAS SQUEEZED BY THE SEATBELT WHEN I APPLIED THE BREAKS. IT WAS A VERY TIGHT SQUEEZE BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND UNBUCKLE HER QUICKLY SO SHE HAD ONLY VERY MINOR INJURIES. I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE WITHOUT SEATBELTS FOR MY CHILDREN ON MANY OCCASIONS OR MAKE THEM BOTH USE THE MIDDLE SEATBELT TOGETHER. WE WERE ON VACATION AND WERE FORCED TO DRIVE HOME 12 HOURS WITHOUT A SEATBELT BECAUSE OF THE PRODUCT DEFECT. IT MAY SOUND LIKE A SIMPLE THING TO FIX BUY BUYING A NEW CAR BUT I SIMPLY CANT AFFORD IT AND I KNOW MANY 2004 AVEOS WERE PRODUCED SO PLEASE DO SOMETHING SO THAT GM WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND NO CHILD DIES AS A RESULT OF THIS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10275309June 30, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I OWN A 2004 CHEVY AVEO. THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING BROKE. YOU MUST REPLACE THE ENTIRE THERMOSTAT AND THE THERMOSTAT IS NOT BROKE IT WORKS FINE. THERE WAS NO WARNING AND THE ENGINE DID NOT OVERHEAT. I DO NOT THINK A PART SHOULD BREAK APART AND IF IT DOES YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REPLACE A GOOD PART. THE OIL LIGHT FLICKERED SO I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND THE HOUSING HAD STEAM COMING OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268941May 17, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW THE CLOCK HAS NEVER WORKED RIGHT. IT RUNS FOR A FEW HOURS, SHUTS OFF FOR A FEW HOURS. DEALER COULDN'T FIX WHEN UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T MAKE IT REPEAT. MOST RECENTLY, THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS HAVE STOPPED WORKING, BOTH INSIDE AND WITH THE KEYLESS ENTRY. I TRIED CHANGING THE FUSE, BUT THAT DIDN'T HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265926April 18, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2004 CHEVY AVEO HAS HAD MORE PROBLEMS THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE. I HAD TO REPLACE THE TIMING BELT TWICE, SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE BOTH TIMES. OCEAN CHEVROLET AND GM WERE ABSOLUTELY NO HELP. ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 48,000 MILES, AN EVAP LEAK FOR ANOTHER $600.00. BOTH TIMING BELT REPAIRS WERE OVER $2000.00 EACH. I HAVE PUT MORE INTO REPAIRING THIS CAR THAN I PAID FOR IT. GOT RUNAROUNDS FROM THE DEALER AND GM AND WOULDN'T RECOMMEND A CHEVY PRODUCT TO ANYONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264805April 9, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
FIRST OF ALL I LEARNED ON THE INTERNET THAT THE CHEVY AVEO IS NOT A GOOD DEAL WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A CAR. THE FIRST TIME THE TIMING BELT BROKE AND SPEND A LOT OF MONEY AND NOW THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING BROKE BECAUSE IS MADE OF PLASTIC. LIKE OTHER AVEO OWNERS SAY, THIS CAR HAVE TO BE RECALL, BECAUSE ALL THE PROBLEMS IT HAVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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