Chevrolet Aveo Complaints (2005)

235 consumer complaints on file.

#10343537July 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2005 CHEVY AVEO HATCHBACK/ALL ELECTRICAL. ELECTRICAL WINDOWS WILL ROLL DOWN AND THEN COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAS NEVER HAD ANY DAMAGE. BOUGHT CAR BRAND NEW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340825June 30, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS RUNNING ERRANDS WHEN STEAM CAME GUSHING OUT ON MY PASSENGER SIDE IN THE HOOD AREA. I PULLED OVER TO DISCOVER THAT MY THERMOSTAT HOUSING WAS BROKEN AND MY THERMOSTAT LAYING ELSEWHERE IN THE CAR. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN PROBLEM. THE CURRENT THERMOSTAT HOUSING IS MADE OF PLASTIC. THE DESIGN IS SUCH THAT THE ONLY THING THAT WAS HOLDING THE THERMOSTAT IN WAS A SOUND WELDED PLASTIC SEAM. I HAVE ORDERED A NEW METAL HOUSING WITH AN IMPROVED DESIGN. TO ME, THIS INDICATES CHEVY KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. CALLED CHEVY CONSUMER LINE AND THEY GAVE THE OLD LINE OF YOUR CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND CLAIMED THEY HAD NO HISTORY OF COMPLAINTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340831June 30, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THIS MORNING I WALKED OUT TO MY CAR AND FOUND THE LOCK TO MY CAR WAS PUNCHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340579June 29, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE JUST OVER48,000 THOUSAND MILES ON MY 2005 CHEVY AVEO HATCHBACK. THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING UNIT ON THIS VEHICLE IS MADE OUT OF PLASTIC. OVER TIME IT WILL WEAR DOWN, AND EVENTUALLY CRACK. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE COOLANT WILL LEAK OUT AND YOUR ENGINE WILL OVERHEAT. IT IS NOT PART OF THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY COVERAGE AND WITH TAX THE REPAIR RAN $312 DOLLARS. THIS IS FOR A DESIGN ISSUE WITH USING HARDWARE WITH A PLASTIC HOUSING. THE DEALERSHIP KNOWS THIS ISSUE EXISTS AND THAT YOU'LL HAVE TO COME IN FOR REPAIRS EVENTUALLY. LUCKILY I WASN'T ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND TRAVELING AT LOW ENOUGH SPEEDS TO MAKE IT HOME SAFELY. I THEN HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THE AUTOMOTIVE REPRESENTATIVE ADVISED THERE WASN'T ANY REAL WAY TO AVOID THE INCIDENT WITH ANY PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE. I SAID IT WAS NOTHING THAT I DID WITH THE USE OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS A MATTER OF TIMING, THE SUMMER HEAT CONDITIONS AND THE FACT THAT THE ORIGINAL THERMOSTAT COMPONENT HAS A PLASTIC HOUSING. HE STATED IT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN AS THE REPLACEMENT THERMOSTAT WAS OF DIFFERENT CONSTRUCT AND WAS NO LONGER PLASTIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334359June 2, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
05 CHEVY AVEO THE PLASTIC SPLICE CONNECTOR IN UNDERHOOD FUSE BOX IS BURNT TO A CRISP BETWEEN THE PURPLE (RT ILLUM LIGHT) AND THE FIRST BROWN WIRE (CLUSTER LGTS). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329147May 6, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE THERMOSTAT FAILED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN VIBRATING AND LUNGING FORWARD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE ANTIFREEZE/COOLANT WAS SPILLING ONTO THE ENGINE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SINCE THE THERMOSTAT AND HOUSING WERE MADE OUT OF PLASTIC AND MOUNTED INTO THE VEHICLE WITH ADHESIVE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS A METAL REPLACEMENT PART BEING MANUFACTURED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328418May 2, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DRIVING HOME FROM CHURCH AND CAR STARTED SMOKING! ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING WAS BUSTED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324177April 7, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REMAINED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A SHATTERED TIMING PULLEY; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320139March 16, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2005 CHEVY AVEO I BELIEVE MY ACCELERATOR BECAME "STUCK" WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE - CANNOT CONFIRM BUT WHEN I WAS EXITING, IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STOP AND WAS REDLINING WHILE AT A STOP. I TURNED THE CORNER AND THE CAR ACCELERATED UP TO 50 WITH NO FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR NOR ON THE BRAKE. (50 WAS AS I WOULD "LET IT" GO). I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME, BUT REDLINED AGAIN WHEN I PUT IT IN PARK. WAS TO TAKE IT IN, REDLINED IMMEDIATELY AT IGNITION. MY DAD SLAMMED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND IT STOPPED. HE DROVE IT TO THE MECHANIC, AND SAID IT DROVE "FINE." THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RECREATE THE SCENARIO AND SAID THE COMPUTER DID NOT REGISTER A PROBLEM AND THEREFORE THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIX ANYTHING UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN OR GETS WORSE. DROVE THE CAR ON SHORT DISTANCES AGAIN FOR LESS THAN A WEEK. AT THAT TIME, THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND STEERING WAS HORRIBLE - (POWER STEERING OUT?) MADE IT LESS THAN 10 MILES HOME, WHEN THE CAR DIED. WOULD NOT TURN ON, MADE CLICKING NOISE. TRIED CHARGING THE BATTERY, WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE MECHANIC AGAIN...WHERE THEY SAID A BELT HAD FAILED. IT'S THE BELT THAT AFFECTED THE ALTERNATOR'S ABILITY TO CHARGE THE BATTERY AND THE POWER STEERING. THERE IS ALSO A TRANSISTOR THAT WENT BAD. RELATIVELY CHEAP TO FIX, BUT I HAD MY 1 YEAR OLD SON IN THE CAR WHEN THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN. NOT SAFE! OTHER THAN THAT, I HAVE NOT HAD A SINGLE PROBLEM WITH MY AVEO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318931March 11, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE SHE NOTICED THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE ENGINE ROARED LOUDLY AND IMMEDIATELY, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AT A RAPID RATE OF SPEED, CRASHING FRONT END INTO A VEHICLE TO HER RIGHT. THE VEHICLE BOUNCED BACK AT THE IMPACT AND SWERVED TO THE LEFT, CRASHING INTO A JEEP. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP DESPITE THE CONTACTS SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND AND THE CONTACT WAS THRUST BACK INTO HER SEAT. SHE CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES UNTIL FINALLY THE VEHICLE SLOWLY COASTED TO A STOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED AS DESTROYED BY HER INSURANCE COMPANY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,029. UPDATED 4/30/10 *CN UPDATED 09/16/10
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315762March 2, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE LOCKING MECHANISM ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO HAS BEEN GETTING STUCK. IT DOES NOT OPEN MANUALLY, IT WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH THE KEY INSERTED ON THE DOOR, NOR WILL IT UNLOCK WHEN I AM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN MY DOOR IS WITH THE REMOTE. I FEAR THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT MY VEHICLE IN TIME. THERE IS ALSO THE FEAR THAT I MAY BECOME STRANDED BECAUSE THE BATTERIES IN THE REMOTE HAS DIED AND I WILL BE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR EVEN THOUGH I HAVE MY KEYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314421February 25, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CHEVY AVEO 2005 HAS A SHORT WITHIN THE FUSE BLOCK, THIS HAS CAUSED ALL THINGS IN THE INSIDE OF THE CAR NO TO LIGHT UP. STILL SEARCHING FOR A WAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311259February 17, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SHE WAS DRIVING 5 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE, A DRIVEWAY AND THEN STOPPED ON A PORCH. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10308344February 10, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WE WERE DRIVING ALONG IN THE DEAD OF WINTER AND NOTICED THERE WAS NO HEAT. WE HOOKED IT UP TO A CODE READER AND IT CAME UP P0128 A THERMOSTAT HOUSING FAULT. BROUGHT IT IN TO GET CHECKED AND IT IS THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING AND THE SERVICE CENTER EMPLOYEES ALL KNEW THIS A KNOWN FAILURE ON THIS VEHICLE. THE OUT OF POCKET COST 160.00 FOR PART ONLY FROM CHEVY NOT INCLUDING LABOR. THE NEW ONE IS METAL NOT PLASTIC LIKE THE ONE THAT ROLLED OUT OF THE FACTORY, SO THIS MUST BE A CONSUMER PAID RECALL. WHICH SHOULD BE AGAINST THE LAW. IF YOU MAKE A FAULTY PART THAT FAILS YOU SHOULD PAY FOR IT. JUST ASK TOYOTA, THEY ARE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297504December 30, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE CLOCK ON MY 2005 CHEVY AVEO DOES NOT WORK CONTINUOUSLY. SOMETIMES THE DISPLAY WORKS AND SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT. AS FOR SAFETY ISSUES, THE PLASTIC THERMOSTAT HOUSING BROKE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD LAST WEEK. AFTER PRICING REPLACEMENT PLASTIC PARTS, WE OPTED TO PURCHASE THE METAL ONE, WHICH CAN ONLY BE PURCHASED FROM THE DEALER AND WHICH IS MORE THAN TWICE THE PRICE OF THE PLASTIC ONES. WE STILL HAD A LEAK, SO WE CALLED A LOCAL NAPA STORE AND PURCHASED A GASKET FOR UNDER $2. AFTER REMOVING AND THEN ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE THE PART AGAIN, ONE OF THE BOLT HOLES BROKE OFF. ISN'T THE METAL SUPPOSED TO BE MORE DURABLE? ALL THIS HAS HAPPENED IN LESS THAN A WEEK AND THE DEALER REFUSES TO STAND BEHIND THE PART. NOT ONLY WAS THE PLASTIC PIECE SHODDY, SO IS THE METAL ONE AND SO IS CHEVROLET'S CUSTOMER SERVICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295792December 15, 2009
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES ENGINE WAS BECAME HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE MAIN COMPUTER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 85000. UPDATED 01/05/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED WITH A PLASTIC TEMPERATURE HOUSING WHICH EVENTUALLY MELTED DUE TO EXTREME HEAT IN TEXAS, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GET HOT AND THE ENGINE TO BURN UP. THE ENGINE AND COMPUTER WERE REPLACED. AFTER 2 MONTHS OF DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. UPDATED 01/07/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293732November 27, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING TO A DOCTOR APPOINTMENT AT APPROXIMATELY 2:30 PM ON 11/18/09, I HYDROPLANED ON THE WET INTERSTATE I 40 EAST, NEAR EXIT 37, SLID SIDEWAYS AT A 90' ANGLE TO OUTSIDE LANE OF I 40 EAST, ATTEMPTED TO COUNTERSTEER INTO THE SLIDE, WHICH CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO SPIN 360' AND STRIKE THE CONCRETE LANE DIVIDER HEAD ON AT 40 OR 45 MPH. THE VEHICLES AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND I PROBABLY SUSTAINED A GREATER CHEST CONTUSION TO MY STERNUM DUE TO SEAT BELT RESTRAINT IMPACT TO MY CHEST. THIS HAS ALSO CAUSED AN INCREASE TO BACK PAIN DUE TO A PRIOR PROBLEM OF 3 FUSED VERTEBRAE IN MY UPPER SPINE AND PROBABLY A FRACTURED STERNUM, BUT X-RAYS ARE NOT CONCLUSIVE. I CAN NOT HELP BUT THINK HAD THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED I WOULD NOT HAVE SUSTAINED SUCH A SEVERE BLOW TO MY CHEST AND WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN INJURED NEARLY AS BAD AS I HAVE BEEN. I BELIEVE THE AIR BAG SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AS THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS, AND THE IMPACT KNOCKED ME UNCONSCIOUS FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS. I REMEMBER THE BACK WHEELS OF THE VEHICLE FLYING UP INTO THE AIR, AND THE REAR END BOUNCING BACK TO THE GROUND. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10293102November 21, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, INTERIOR LIGHTING
I GOT INTO MY CAR AT NIGHT TO DRIVE HOME FROM A FRIEND'S HOUSE. NONE OF MY INTERNAL LIGHTS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CLOCK AND RADIO, WOULD COME ON. DRIVING AT NIGHT WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO SEE YOUR DASH INSTRUMENTS IS NOT EASY. I AM TOLD IT HAS TO DO WITH A SHORT IN THE POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292586November 17, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, POWER TRAIN
ON SUNDAY EVENING I ATTEMPTED TO PUT MY 2005 CHEVY AVEO INTO DRIVE AFTER PUTTING MY KEY IN THE IGNITION AND STARTING THE VEHICLE BUT THE SHIFTER WAS STUCK IN PARK. THE AVEO HAS A FEATURE CALLED THE "SHIFT LOCK RELEASE" WHICH IS A HOLE ON THE SHIFTER CONSOLE YOU CAN PUT A SCREWDRIVER OR OTHER TOOL INTO TO RELEASE THE SHIFTER INTO DRIVE IN THESE SITUATIONS. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND MAKE IT HOME SAFELY AFTER USING THE SHIFT LOCK RELEASE BUT WHEN I GOT HOME I REALIZED MY KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. MY CAR SAT UNLOCKED OVERNIGHT BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET THE KEY OUT. ON MONDAY I CALLED MY LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP IN SALEM, OH AND THEY STATED THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE A LOOK AT MY CAR UNTIL TUESDAY. I SPENT THE ENTIRE DAY RESEARCHING ONLINE AND FOUND MANY CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE AVEO. LATER ON IN THE EVENING I REALIZED MY BRAKE LIGHTS WEREN'T WORKING BUT THERE WAS NOT A BLOWN FUSE OR SWITCH. I TESTED BOTH OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND THEY WERE STILL GOOD. ON TUESDAY I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT COST ME $80 FOR THE MECHANIC TO TELL ME THE SHIFTER IS BAD, WHICH I ALREADY KNEW. THEY ALSO STATED IT WOULD BE $300 TO REPAIR THE SHIFTER. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THE FAILURE OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS, THE SHIFTER AND THE IGNITION ARE TIED TOGETHER AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY GM AT NO COST TO ME. MY VEHICLE IS SITTING UNATTENDED WITH THE KEY IN IT, WHICH RUNS THE RISK OF IT BEING STOLEN. NOT TO MENTION WHEN I AM DRIVING I HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS TO ALERT THE OTHER DRIVERS I AM SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. EACH TIME I ATTEMPT TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE I HAVE TO INSERT SOMETHING INTO THE SHIFT LOCK RELEASE TO SHIFT THE CAR AND THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE SUNDAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291273November 6, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2005 AVEO LS JUST PURCHASED 21 DAYS AGO. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS NO LONGER WORK. THE INTERMITTENTLY WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF, BUT NOW DO NOT WORK AT ALL. TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND HE INITIALLY REPLACED THE DIMMER SWITCH BECAUSE IT WAS BURNT. HOWEVER, THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, HE SAYS THAT THE PURPLE WIRE LEADING TO THE SPLICE PACK HAS BURNED. IN TRYING TO OBTAIN THE PART, CHEVROLET WILL ONLY SELL THE ENTIRE SPLICE PACK; TO THE TUNE OF $5,100!!! AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. NO THERE HASN'T BEEN A FIRE YET! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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