Chevrolet Aveo Complaints (2005)

235 consumer complaints on file.

#10434633November 8, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TIMING BELT FAILURE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING, IT FELT AS THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION HAD FALLEN OUT. WHILE TRYING TO GET TO THE EMERGENCY LANE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THE TIMING BELT IDLE PULLEY HAD BROKEN, ALONG WITH THE SERPENTINE BELT, THERMOSTAT, WATER PUMP, AS WELL AS ALL OF THE 16 VALVES WERE BENT. THE TOTAL COST IN PARTS AND LABOR WAS $ 2,914.54. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE DOOR LOCK CYLINDER FELL INTO THE DOOR PANEL, THE VACUUM SUPPLY LINE TO THE SENSOR WAS CRACKED, WHICH CAUSED A VACUUM LEAK.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10433169October 28, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIMING BELT GEAR WAS FRACTURED ON ONE SIDE AND THE OTHER SIDE WAS CLOSE TO FAILING. THE TIMING BELT WAS REPLACED TWICE PRIOR TO THE MOST RECENT FAILURE BY A LOCAL MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,096.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429535October 11, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO THAT HAS GIVEN ME NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO I NOTICED I COULD NOT SHIFT MY CAR OUT OF PARK I HAVE TO USE A SCREWDRIVER TO SHIFT MY GEAR OUT OF PARK. SOON AFTER I NOTICED MY BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. I BOUGHT A BOX OF FUSES BUT THIS ONLY FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR LESS THAN A WEEK. EVERY TIME I PUT A NEW FUSE IN THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT BACK OUT IN A DAY OR TWO. ONE DAY WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY MY CAR JUST SUDDENLY STOPPED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER IT WAS STILL UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. IT WAS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CAUSING ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS AND COST OVER $2,000 TO FIX. A YEAR LATER THE PROBLEMS STARTED AGAIN I CAN'T MOVE MY GEAR WITHOUT USING A SCREW DRIVER, MY BRAKE LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS ARE OUT. IF I SLAM THE HOOD OF MY CAR ONE HEADLIGHT WILL COME ON WHICH SHOWS THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE WIRING. THE ENGINE LIGHT AND HOLD MODE LIGHT FLASHES CONSTANTLY. I FEEL THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THERE ARE NO BRAKE LIGHTS WHICH CAN EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I WAS PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE BECAUSE OF NO BRAKE LIGHTS A $125 TICKET. I AM IN A BIND BECAUSE I REALLY NEED MY CAR FOR WORK BUT I DO NOT HAVE $2,000 (NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY) TO FIX THIS CAR ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPEN AGAIN MONTHS FROM NOW. ALSO, I HAVE NOTICED A STRONG GAS SMELL FROM THE CAR THAT HAS ME CONCERNED. I HAVE READ SO MANY INTERNET POST FROM OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEMS. THIS CAR SERIOUSLY NEED TO BE RECALLED BECAUSE IT IS ENDANGERING PEOPLE LIVES. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427022September 24, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
COMPLETE FAILURE OF INTERIOR LIGHTS. THIS ALSO AFFECTED THE RIGHT REAR DRIVING LIGHT. IT ONLY COMES ON WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS IS THE 2ND COMPLAINT I HAVE FILED FOR THIS VEHICLE/LEMON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10423815September 5, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WAS ENROUTE TO WORK IN 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO WHEN THE TIMING GEAR PULLEY BROKE ON THE MOTOR. THE ENGINE WAS DESTROYED AS I FOUND OUT LATER. 5 OR 6 WEEKS EARLIER I HAD JUST HAD THE TIMING BELT REPLACED. I HAD IT REPLACED BEFORE FACTORY RECCOMENDATIONS. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THEN I NEEDED TO HAVE IT CHANGED. THE BELT DID NOT BREAK TO CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE. A CHEAP PLASTIC PULLEY BROKE INSTEAD. WHEN THE PULLEY BROKE THE TIMING BELT WENT LIMP AND THE ENGINE DECIDED TO DEPOSIT SOME VALVES THROUGH 1 PISTON. THIS TO ME IS A SAFETY CONCERN SINCE IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO GET THE CAR OFF THE INTERSTATE. CHEVROLET KNOWS ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS AND THEY DONT SEEM TO CARE. I DONT THINK THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO BE SOLD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415205July 26, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 CHEVY AVEO HATCHBACK, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM...I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE MECHANIC 3 TIMES AND HE CAN NOT FIND OUT WHY MY BRAKE LIGHTS BLOWS THE FUSE. I GO THROUGH A BOX OF FUSES A WEEK. DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY YESTERDAY, MY SPEEDOMETER, WENT TO "0" AND ODOMETER QUIT WORKING. THE DASH CLOCK ONLY WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO. NOW THIS MORNING THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. I HAVE REPLACED SENSORS THAT COST A FORTUNE...NOW WHAT ? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413485July 18, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
I HAVE PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY AVEO APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS AGO SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE DRIVERS DOOR LOCK REINSTALLED THE BOLT HOLDING IT ON FELL OFF . THE RIGHT SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER HAS WORN OUT 8 TIMES DUE TO IT EXTENDING BEYOND THE WINDSHIELD AND RIPPING THE END OF THE BLADE AND THE LAST EVENT WAS TWO WEEKS AGO THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN DUE TO THE SWITCH UNDER THE SHIFT COLUMN FAILED AND HAD TO REPLACE IT NATURALLY IT WAS A DEALER ONLY ITEM MY CAR HAS 53000 MILES AND I WAS ALWAYS A CHEVY FAN BUT NOW I AM RETHINKING THIS. HOPE NO ONE ELSE HAS THIS PROBLEM BUT IF YOU DO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TERMINAL AND THE KEY WILL GO INTO THE LOCK POSITION ALLOWING IT TO BE REMOVED. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10412704July 12, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE PREVIOUS EVENING WE WERE COMING HOME FROM VISITING SOME FRIENDS ,THE CAR WAS NEVER OVER 100 MILES DAY WE BOUGHT IT UNTIL THE TIME OF THE ENGINE'S DEMISE,WE NOTICED A SLIGHT CLICKING NOISE OVER THE MUSIC OF THE RADIO, PULLING INTO A LIGHTED AREA, WE FOUND ALL FLUIDS FINE, NO DRIPPING, NO HEATING UP, NO STALLING, NO REAL INDICATIONS OF ANY TROUBLE EXCEPT A SLIGHT CLICKING.. THE NEXT MORNING I NOTICED A CLICKING AT START UP, IMMEDIATELY I DROVE OFF TO THE REPAIR SHOP THAT WAS JUST BLOCKS AWAY,WHEN I WAS WITHIN 1 BLOCK OF THE SHOP THE ENTIRE SYSTEM SHUT DOWN, WE WERE FORCED TO GET A WRECKER TO TOW US THE LAST BLOCK. THE INDEPENDENT REPAIRMAN INFORMED US THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE OF AUTO (AVEO) DUE TO A DESIGN DEFECT WITH THE TIMING BELT ,IT WOULD DESTROY THE ENGINE AND HE COULD NOT FIND A REPLACEMENT ENGINE. BECAUSE WE HAD 75 THOUSAND MILES ON THE CAR, (AND IT IS PAID OFF) HE THOUGHT HE HAD HEARD OF A RECALL IN 2006,HE SUGGESTED WE CONTACTED THE AUTO DEALER, AUTO WAY CHEVROLET, HWY 19, CLEARWATER, FLA. WHICH WE DID. WE WERE INFORMED BY THEIR SERVICE DIRECTOR THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND AN OPEN 2006 RECALL, THOUGH A REMINDER TO REPLACE BELT AT 68 K, NO ALERT NOR ADVISORY WAS EVER RECEIVED THOUGH WE DO GET ALL ADVERTISEMENTS AND SHE ADVISED AWC DID NOT HANDLE SUCH A PROBLEM, BUT, THEY WOULD GIVE US GM'S NUMBER, UPON CALLING THAT NUMBER I TALKED WITH A VERY AMIABLE YOUNG MAN IN BUENOS AIRES, WHO ALSO INFORMED ME THEY DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL, HE THEN CALLED AUTO WAY CHEVROLET, CLW. FLA, USA AND MONITORED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT NOW TELLING ME IF I WOULD BRING IT TO THEM, THEY COULD EVALUATE THE CAUSE AND MAYBE WORK SOMETHING OUT WITH US.. UPON INTERNET INVESTIGATION WE HAVE FOUND A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS YEAR,OF AVEO, HAVING THE ENGINE FAIL IN ROUGHLY THE SAME MILEAGE 68-78 THOUSAND MILES. .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406191June 13, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HI THERE , I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY AVEO , HATCHBACK, AND HAD TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER IN BELLAIR OHIO CALLED AUTOCHOICE. THE REASON I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, IS BECAUSE, I WAS DRIVING, AND MY ENTIRE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT OUT AS WELL AS THE SHIFTER LIGHTS! THEY HAD TEMPORARILY FIXED THE PROBLEM AT 180.00 DOLLARS LATER, AND CURRENTLY, THEY SEEMED TO RIG IT SOMEWAY WITH BLACK ELECTRICAL TAPE. ORIGINALLY I SMELLED A LOT OF SMOKE AND SEEN THAT IT WAS BURNT WHERE THE ADDITIONAL FUSE BOX WAS LOCATED, BELLOWING FROM THE HOOD WHEN THE INCIDENT DID OCCUR! IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS, MY REAR, RIGHT AND LEFT PARKING LIGHTS, AS WELL AS MY LICENSE PLATE LIGHT WILL NO LONGER WORK! I TRIED CONTACTING CHEVROLET RECENTLY, AND THEY SAID I HAD TO PAY A 110.00 DOLLAR CHECK TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR TO SEE IF IT WAS THE DEALER'S FAULT, IN WHICH IT WAS! I ASKED CHEVROLET WHY THERE WAS NEVER A RECALL, AND HE MUTTERED, BECAUSE WE REALLY HAVEN'T HAD TOO MANY PROBLEMS. I WAS LIKE YEAH RIGHT, I GOOGLED THE PROBLEMS AND FOUND SEVERAL THOUSAND OF 2004,2005, AND 2006 CHEVY AVEO'S WITH THE SAME ISSUE! PLEASE HELP. MAYBE CHEVROLET WILL LISTEN TO YOU, BECAUSE THEY REALLY DON'T CARE ABOUT THE CONSUMER! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399746May 10, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED IN THE ENGINE COOLANT THAT THE PLASTIC ELBOW SHATTERED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OVER HEAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE THERMOSTAT STARTED RUNNING HOT AND THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKING. THE CONTACT DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND AS THE HOOD OPENED THE PLASTIC PIECE ON THE THERMOSTAT BLEW APART. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE PLASTIC COMPONENT ON THE THERMOSTAT HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH A METAL PIECE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398568May 2, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2005 AVEO 63,000 THIS AVEO QUIT PULLING OUT FROM THE TURNPIKE BOOTH ON PA.43. IT WAS TOWED TO FIKE CHEVROLET WHERE I WAS TOLD THE TIMING TENSIONER PULL SPLIT IN HALF THROWING THE TIMING BELT OFF. SINCE THIS IS A INTERFERENCE ENGINE ( MEANING WITHOUT THE TIMING BELT THE VALVES HIT THE PISTONS) IT CAUSES A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE TO THE CYLINDER HEAD AND POSSIBLE PISTON DAMAGE. THE DEALER SALVAGE YARDS AND MOST OTHER MECHANICS ADMIT THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE PLASTIC PULLEYS AND TIMING BELT. GM SAYS (IT HAPPENS TO ALL OF THEM ) AND WILL NOT COMPENSATE FOR DAMAGES. I ASK GM IF THEY RECORDED MY CONVERSATION AND THEY DO BUT WILL NOT ALLOW ME A COPY BECAUSE IT'S FOR (INTERNAL USE ONLY) THIS AVEO HAD IT'S TIMING BELT AND HEAD REPLACED AT 11,400 MILE AND AT THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS UNDER THE MILEAGE FOR RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT. FRONT WHEEL BEARING ALSO WHERE REPLACE 4 MONTHS AGO. THIS WAS THE FIRST AND LAST GM PRODUCT I WILL EVER BUY . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397193April 23, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CRACKED THERMOSTAT HOUSING- CHEAPLY MADE (PLASTIC) THERMOSTAT HOUSING WHICH CAN EASILY CRACK AND IT HAS IN SEVERAL AVEO BETWEEN THE YEARS 2004-2006. I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY AVEO AND IT CRACKED COSTING ME ENTIRELY TOO MUCH MONEY ON A TOW, RENTAL CAR ETC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397127April 22, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH WHEN A KNOCKING WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE VEHICLE FROM THE ROADWAY AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE DAMAGES TO THE ENGINE VALVES AND THAT THE HEAD WOULD NEED TO BE REMOVED. THE MECHANIC ALSO RECOMMENDED TAKING THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396066April 16, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I DO HAVE COMPLAINT THAT I WOULD LIKE TO FILE. IT IS REGARDS TO 2004-2007 CHEVROLET AVEOS. I HAD BOUGHT MY 2005 AVEO BRAND NEW FROM CHEVY. IT IS NOW MY SONS CAR. HE WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT 45 MPH CAME TO A STOP LIGHT AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED. WHAT HAD HAPPENED IS THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING HAD BLOWN APART. IT IS A 2 PIECE PLASTIC PIECE OF JUNK. A THERMOSTAT HOUSING SHOULD NEVER BLOW APART. IN 2008 CHEVY STARTING PUTTING METAL ONES ON THE CAR. ONE WEEK BEFORE THIS HAPPENED MY SON WAS TRAVELING WITH HIS 2.5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE BACK ROADS OF PA HEADING DOWN TO VISIT HIS GRANDFATHER. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT THAT TIME THERE ARE LONG STRETCHES OF DESOLATE ROAD AND WITH THE MOUNTAINS MANY TIMES CELL PHONES DO NOT WORK. HE AND MY GRANDDAUGHTER COULD HAVE BEEN IN A LOT OF TROUBLE. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN BROUGHT TO YOUR ATTENTION BEFORE, IT IS ALL OVER THE WEB. I WILL INCLUDE SOME LINKS BELOW. THIS PROBLEM WARPED THE HEAD AND COULD HAVE DONE LOWER ENGINE DAMAGE AND CHEVY JUST WALKS AWAY, NOT OUR PROBLEM. ANYONE WHO KNOWS ABOUT CARS KNOWS A THERMOSTAT HOUSING SHOULD NOT BLOW APART. CHEVY HAS PUT AN INFERIOR QUALITY THAT IS PRONE TO FAILURE IN A CRITICAL AREA OF A CARS COOLING SYSTEM. THERE WAS NOTHING MECHANICALLY WRONG WITH THIS CAR PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F117C65/ HTTP://WWW.AUTOMOTIVEFORUMS.COM/T880909-BEWARE_AVEO_S_PLASTIC_T_STAT_HOUSING.HTML HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2004/CHEVROLET/AVEO/?Q=&PAGE=1. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395687April 12, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 CHEVY AVEO QUIT ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. CHEVROLET DEALER FIX THE PROBLEM; IT WAS THE TIMING BELT. ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON WHEN I PICKED IT UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP, SPOKE TO ONE OF THE REPS AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOTHING AND THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL GO OUT SOON. WELL IT DID ALONG WITH THE PANEL LIGHTS AND FLASHING RADIO LIGHT ABOUT SIX MONTHS LATER. I REPLACED THE FUSES AND ASK THE MECHANICS AT EXPRESS LUBE TO CHECK MY FUSES ETC...OF COURSE THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING AND WAS OFFERING ME A CHANCE FOR THEIR MECHANIC TO LOOK AT IT FOR X AMOUNT OF DOLLARS...(TOO MUCH CASH). SO I DROVE THE CAR AND FINALLY THE DASH LIGHTS CAME BACK ON FOR 3 TO 4 DAYS DURING JANUARY 2011. BY MID MARCH, MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I DROVE MY CAR WITH NO PROBLEM. ON SUNDAY, APRIL 10, MY CAR DID A JERK WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE; TODAY, APRIL 12, I LEFT MY HEAD LIGHTS ON AND TRIED TO CHARGE MY DEAD CAR WITH BATTERY CABLES. AS I TURNED THE SWITCH, A BURNT WIRE SMELL HAD AROUSED IN MID AIR AND I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING ELSE. NEXT, SMOKE BEGIN TO BLOW OUT FROM MY CD PLAYER. MY SON, HIS FRIEND AND OTHER TEACHERS WERE AROUND MY CAR AT THIS TIME. I AM THANKFUL THAT THE CAR DID NOT CATCH A FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392679March 23, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I AM DISABLED, AND IN 2005, I PURCHASED A NEW CHEVY AVEO FROM GM DEALER AND IN 2006 GM SENT NOTICE TO ALL DEALERS THAT THESE ENGINES HAD A DEFECTIVE TIMING BELT AND TO NOTIFY AND OFFER NEW CAR BUYERS A FREE REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE PART AS FAILURE OF DEFECTIVE PART WOULD LIKELY DESTROY THE ENGINE. I RECEIVED NO NOTICE FROM GM OR MY DEALER. WHEN MY CAR REACHED JUST 49K MILES THE DEFECTIVE PART FAILED (RUBBER TIMING BELT) AND HAS CAUSED MASSIVE ENGINE DAMAGE REQUIRING ALL NEW HEAD, VALVES, AND OTHER PARTS. DEALER REFUSED TO EVEN DIAGNOSIS THE VEHICLE TO AVOID DOCUMENTATION OF CAUSE AND LIABILITY AND I HAD AT ATTEMPT MYSELF AND WAS SEVERELY INJURED. I LIVE ON KEY WEST AND ONLY DEALER WHO SOLD ME THE VEHICLE IS MILES SALES AND SERVICE. I HAVE SPENT $600.00 TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE TIMING BELT AND ASSOCIATED PARTS BUT ONE CYLINDER HAS NO COMPRESSION CONFIRMING VALUES WERE BENT AND A 1.5K HEAD REPLACEMENT IS NEEDED WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD LIVING SOLELY ON SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY IN SECTION 8 PUBLIC HOUSINGS SO NOW BEING DISABLED I HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION FOR MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, OR EVEN FOOD SHOPPING. I WAS VICTIM SURVIVOR OF 9/11 WTC ATTACK AND SINCE GM AND DEALER KNEW OF THIS DEFECT AND FAILED TO GIVE NOTICE I BELIEVE THEY ARE IN VIOLATION OF SEVERAL CONSUMER AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS ABOUT KNOWN DEFECTS NOTICE AND REPLACEMENT STANDARDS AND HAVE PUT BUYERS OF THEIR PRODUCT WHO ARE DISABLED.... IN PHYSICAL DANGER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386242March 2, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE TIMING BELT IDLER PULLEY BROKE, MY TIMING BELT IS STRIPPED, AND MY VALVES ARE BENT ON MY 2005 CHEVY AVEO. IT HAS 58,872 MILES. I BOUGHT IT LESS THAN 8 WEEKS AGO. GM IS NOT BEING COOPERATIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380889February 6, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
05 CHEVY AVEO VEHICLE BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT WORK WHEN GOING ANYWHERE AFTER IT HAS BEEN PARKED LONG ENOUGH TO COOL DOWN. I EVEN LET THE CAR WARM UP FOR 15 MIN AND STILL NO BRAKES FOR ABOUT 2-3 MILES BRAKE PEDAL EXTREMELY HARD TO PUSH DOWN. PROBLEM HAS WENT ON FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS NOW NO LEAKS BRAKE PADS ARE GOOD ETC. MECHANICS SAID THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHY THE BRAKES FAIL TO WORK. I ALMOST RAN OVER A LITTLE KID YESTERDAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378603January 25, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
2005 CHEVY AVEO BROKEN TIMING BELT WARPED VALVES AFTER 89,535 MILES. CAR WAS NEVER INSPECTED BY DEALERSHIP PRIOR TO SELLING CAR. TAKEN IN NUMEROUS TIMES BECAUSE OF CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON OR FLASHING. PURCHASED CAR 5-21-10. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377034January 18, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2005 CHEVROLET AVEO REAR BRAKES 70,000 MILES SHOE CAME UNGLUED CAUSING 87 YEAR OLD MAN TO GO IN DITCH DEEP SNOW AT 15 BELOW ZERO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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