Chevrolet Aveo Complaints

1,322 consumer complaints on file.

#10239689August 25, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
BACK IN MAY OF 2008 I PICKED MY SON UP FROM SCHOOL, I SMELLED A SMELLED LIKE ANTIFREEZE. I STOPPED AT THE STORE BUT I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS MY CAR. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER, WHEN WE WENT TO CHURCH, I SMELLED THE SAME SMELL, BEING WE WERE THE ONLY CAR IN THE PARKING LOT, I KNEW THEN IT HAD TO BE MY CAR. WE PUT WATER IN IT AND WAITED UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING TO TAKE TO THE DEALERSHIP WE PURCHASED THE CAR FROM. THEY SAID IT APPEARED THAT I HAD HIT SOMETHING AND THE BOTTOM OF THE RADIATOR WAS DAMAGED HOWEVER I KEPT SAYING I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING AND THEY TOLD ME TO TRY TO TURN IT IN TO MY INSURANCE AND SEE IT THEY WOULD COVER IT. ONE MAN EVEN WALKED ME TO THE CAR AND SAID IF I NEEDED HELP THAT "HELP ME OUT". THAT AFTERNOON I WAS ON THE PHONE WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY TELLING THEM EXACTLY WHAT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT I HAD TO HAVE HIT SOMETHING BUT I DIDN'T REMEMBER HITTING ANYTHING WOULD THEY COVER IT. IN THE END THE INSURANCE COMPANY COVERED THE REPAIR OF THE RADIATOR PLUS 5 DAYS OF RENTAL CAR. WHEN WE WENT TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE ON THE RADIATOR, WE ASKED FOR THE OLD RADIATOR BACK. MY HUSBAND TOOK IT BACK TO HIS SHOP AND DID A PRESSURE TEST ON IT. THE HOLE WAS ACTUALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF IT NOT IN THE BOTTOM AND YOU COULD SEE WHERE THE FAN SHROUD LINED UP WHERE THE RADIATOR MOUNTS TO IT AND IT HAD RUBBED A HOLE IN IT CAUSING THIS WHOLE PROBLEM. EVEN THOUGH THE INSURANCE COVERED THIS, I STILL THOUGHT RETRIBUTION NEEDED TO BE MADE BECAUSE PERHAPS THIS WAS A LEMON CAR OR EITHER A RECALL NEEDED TO BE DONE. THIS HAPPENED AT 23,000 MILES APPROXIMATELY. THEN THE FOLLOWING MONTH THE SAME FAN SHROUD RUBBED A HOLE IN THE AIR CONDITION LINE AND WE WERE WITHOUT AIR ABOUT 2,000 MILES LATER AND THE DEALERSHIP TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS AND COVERED THIS UNDER THE WARRANTY. IT REALLY DIDN'T MAKE ANY SENSE. I HAVE CALLED GMAC AND THEY HAVE SAID THE DEALERSHIP ARE THEIR EYES AND EARS AND WE HAVE GIVEN THEM THE OLD RADIATOR BACK SO THEY COULD SEE WHAT WE SAW . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238938August 19, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
MY 2004 CHEVY AVEO BROKE DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AT 47,652 MILES. THE CAR WOULDN'T START AND COULDN'T BE MOVED WHILE MY DAUGHTER AND GRANDSON WERE STRANDED IN TRAFFIC. THE PROBLEM TURNED OUT TO BE THE TIMING BELT WHICH SHOULD HAVE LASTED 2X THE MILEAGE. THEN ENGINE RATTLED AFTER THAT REPAIR. ON 17AUG08 MY CAR STARTED SMOKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN I OPENED THE HOOD, ANTIFREEZE COVERED EVERYTHING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD ME THE BELT TENSIONER WAS BAD CAUSING THE RATTLE AND THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING CRACKED CAUSING THE ANTIFREEZE TO SPEW UPWARD AND CASCADE OVER THE TOP OF THE ENTIRE ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238492August 16, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY I HEARD A CLUNK IN MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR. WHEN I GOT TO MY WORK AND GOT OUT TO LOCK THE DOOR, THE LOCK HOLE WAS EMPTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238081August 13, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THIS MORNING AT WORK, I GOT OUT OF MY 2005 CHEVY AVEO AND SHUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AS USUAL. I HEARD A "PLINK" NOISE, AND DISCOVERED THE DOOR LOCK HAD COLLAPSED INTO THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR. I DON'T SEE ANY RECALLS ON IT, BUT I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER IF ANY OTHER AVEO OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS EXPERIENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237698August 11, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN FRONT END CRASH OF 40 MPH. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10237347August 7, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING AS NORMAL. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE ROTORS, BRAKE PADS, BRAKE SHOES, AND BRAKE DRUMS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,400 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,500. UPDATED 10/16/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES WIL STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT THE TRAEEL IN THE PEDAL WAS THE ISSUE. THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELLED ALMOST 3 INCHES BEFORE THE BRAKES EVEN BEGAN TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. THE BRAKES WOULD THEN SLOW THE CAR. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD SPOKEN TO OTHER DEALERS WHO STATED THE ISSUE WAS BETWEEN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKE BOOSTER. UPDATED 10/17/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237183August 6, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHEN THE CONTACT PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL OR ACT AS IF IT WAS NOT GETTING ENOUGH GASOLINE TO DRIVE FORWARD. ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND RESTARTED IT, CAUSING IT TO QUICKLY ACCELERATE FORWARD. THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO RETRIEVE HER VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY DID NOT KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED. SHE ALSO CONSULTED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,700 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236865August 4, 2008
STRUCTURE, POWER TRAIN
ABOUT 300 HUNDRED MILES AGO NOW 2008 CHEVY AVEO LT WITH 1740 MILES AS OF NOW AND STILL DRIVING. MY WIFE AND I FEELING A VIBRATIONS ON THE CAR EVERY TIME WE STOP AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN CAR SHIFT TO DRIVE IT VIBRATE A WHOLE LOTS FOR PASSENGER TO NOTICE AND I TOOK THE CAR TWICE TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THE CAR IS FINE WITH READING FROM COMPUTER. I TOOK IT SECOND TIME AND THEY CHECK THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS ( VISUAL INSPECTIONS I THINK) BUT THEY SAID EVERYTHING IS FINE BUT EVEN THE SERVICE MANAGER SAYS ITS NORMAL FOR VIBRATIONS BUT NOT SO WHEN I WAS SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT WHERE I COULD STILL FEEL THE VIBRATIONS. I LIKE TO KNOW IF THE IS A LEMON OR A DEFECTIVE PART OR WHAT? PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK AND WHO TO CONTACT? I WAS TOLD TO COME AT THE DEALER ON AUGUST 4, 2008 BECAUSE A GM TECH PERSON WAS COMING TO ANSWER QUESTIONS CONCERNING CARS. MANAGER AND TECH FROM GM DID NOT SHOW UP SO IM LEFT WITH A VIBRATIONS ON THE CAR THAT IM PAYING UNHAPPILY. PLEASE HELP. HAVE A NICE DAY CARMEN *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236919August 4, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY WIFE HAS A 2006 CHEVY AVEO THAT THE SHIFTER WENT BAD, FOR AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IT IS GOING TO COST $400.00 TO REPAIR. THE CAR HAS 76,000 MILES ON IT. SHIFTERS SHOULD NEVER GO BAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236517July 31, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS DIFFICULT TO SLOW DOWN. SHE WAS FORCED TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART IT. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED IN APRIL OF 2006 AT 6,000 MILES. IN JULY 2007, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE OR OBTAIN A READING IN THE COMPUTER. ON ONE OCCASION THE FAILURE OCCURRED 4 TIMES IN A DAY. THE DEALER ALSO OFFERED TO PURCHASE THE VEHICLE FOR $7,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235923July 27, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ONE DAY, I WAS IN A CUSTOMER MEETING AND MY FACTORY INSTALLED CAR ALARM JUST STARTED GOING OFF. NOTHING AROUND IT, NO WIND,ETC. NOW IT HAS GOTTEN TO A POINT WHERE I CAN NOT USE THE ALARM AND THE DRL AND DASHBOARD CLOCK ARE CONSTANTLY GOING ON AND OFF. I HAVE READ MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON AUTOFORUMS.COM REGARDING LOTS OF ELECTRICAL ISSUES ON THE CHEVY 2004 AVEO LS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235553July 23, 2008
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
OUR CHEVY AVEO ONCE AGAIN WAS BROKEN THREE TIMES IN ONE MONTH THE CLUTCH STUCK IN PARK MODE UNABLE TO GO INTO DRIVE MODE CHEVY AVEO WAS EARLIER WITH CLUTCH STUCK ON JUNE 15, 2008, JULY 15, 2008 AND JULY 21, 2008. CHEVY AVEO FAILED TO RESPOND TO RECALL THE CHEVY AVEO AS THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD TO MY FAMILY. COUPLE OF OBSERVATIONS: CHEVY AVEO HAD A FULL TANK WHEN IT WAS DELIVERED ON 7/21/2008 AT 14889 MILES. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CHEVY AVEO ON 7/23/08 IT SHOWED AN 1/8 FUEL WAS USED DURING THIS SERVICE SHOWING MILEAGE AT 14962. GAS BEING EXPENSIVE AT THIS TIME I WAS WONDERING WHETHER IT WAS TEST DRIVEN FOR 75 MILES? SECONDLY, TEAM CHEVROLET INVOICE STATES " CUSTOMER STATES THE KEY WOULD COME OUT OF THE IGNITION? I NEVER STATED THIS AT ANY TIME. THE PURPOSE WHY THE CHEVY AVEO WAS SENT BACK TO THE SERVICE CENTER WAS BECAUSE THE CLUTCH SHIFT WAS STUCK ONCE AGAIN IN PARKING MODE AND WOULD NOT MOVE BACK TO DRIVE MODE. THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE KEY AT ANY GIVEN TIME, IGNITION KEY HAD FREE MOVEMENT. THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE. *TR UPDATED 07/24/08
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234858July 18, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DASH WARNING -- PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF -- DOES NOT TURN OFF WHEN PERSON WEIGHING 105 POUNDS IS IN PASSENGER SEAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234227July 14, 2008
VISIBILITY, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
THE ANTENNA MODULE HAS WENT OUT 2 TIMES. WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU CANNOT PLAY THE RADIO DUE TO MAJOR STATIC WHEN YOU TURN ON THE REAR DEFROSTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233436July 7, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES OCCASIONALLY WHEN A PASSENGER IS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURS WHEN THE OCCUPANT WEIGHS BETWEEN 110 TO 145 POUNDS, AND HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE MAY 15, 2008. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP THREE TIMES REGARDING THE AIR BAG LIGHT. SHE STATED THAT NO SHOP HAS BEEN ABLE TO GIVE HER A DIAGNOSIS OR EXPLANATION FOR THE AIR BAG LIGHT FAILURE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS LIGHTWEIGHT. SHE ALSO FEELS THAT THE AIR BAG SHOULD NEVER BE DEACTIVATED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE. AFTER A FEW SECONDS. THE BRAKE WOULD FUNCTION AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP. UPDATED *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233272July 6, 2008
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
MY CLUTCH LET GO IN MY CAR, I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE CLUTCH GOT TOO HOT AND CRACKED THE PLATE AND THE FLYWHEEL, IT WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO DO THAT, THE CAR WAS HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING AND I COULD OF BEEN HURT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233303July 6, 2008
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, POWER TRAIN
2005 AVEO 3RD TIME WITH THIS PROBLEM IT WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK IT STICKS .2 TIMES THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS THE SHIFTER. 3RD TIME THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A BAD CONNECTION TO THE BRAKES. KNOW SENSE THEY STATED IT'S FIXED WHEN YOU PRESS THE BRAKE THE SHIFT CLICKS LOUD ALSO YOU DON'T HAVE TO PUSH THE SHIFTER DOWN IT JUST SLIDES UP AND DOWN.. NOT SAFE I NEED A GOOD CAR THAT I FEEL SAFE IN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232201June 24, 2008
EQUIPMENT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY AVEO AND RECENTLY WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN IT STARTED TO SMOKE AND MAKE FUNNY NOISES, AFTER BEING FIXED AT THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THAT THE CLUTCH WAS RED HOT, CRACKED THE PLATE AND THE FLY WELL AND WAS A HAZARD TO DRIVE, I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR THREE YRS AND NEVER DID ANYTHING TO CAUSE THIS, I AM WONDERING IF THIS WAS A MANUFACTURE OR MECHANICAL ISSUE WITH THE CAR, I ENDED UP PAYING 854$ TO FIX THE CAR BUT FOR THE TIME THAT I WAS WITHOUT IT, I HAD TO TAKE A BUS TO WORK FOR THREE WEEKS AND RELY ON FRIENDS TO HELP ME OUT. IS THIS CAR SAFE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231663June 19, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TOOK THE CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP AND HE SAID THAT THE IDLER WAS OUT OF CONTROL, MELTED AND RUINED MY ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231451June 18, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, AIR BAGS, TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUMES LEAKED INTO THE VEHICLE AND HE NOTICED MOISTURE ON ALL THE WINDOWS. HE ACTIVATED THE DEFROSTER, BUT THE MOISTURE REMAINED. THE DEALER WIPED BLACK SOOT OFF OF THE INTERIOR WINDOWS AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ENVIRONMENT, INSTEAD OF BEING A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER AGREED WITH THE DEALER'S ENVIRONMENTAL THEORY. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE BECAUSE THE AIR PRESSURE SENSOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING. THE TIRES WERE FILLED WITH NITROGEN, BUT THE SENSOR LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO KEEP RESTARTING THE ENGINE SO THAT THE MODULE WOULD RESET ITSELF. WHEN HIS WIFE WAS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ALSO CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,937 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 550.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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