Chevrolet Aveo Complaints

1,322 consumer complaints on file.

#10578565April 9, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
GOT THIS CAR BRAND NEW OFF THE LOT WITH ONLY 43 MILES ON IT. AROUND 3000 MILES I HAD MY FIRST MAJOR PROBLEM. I WAS GOING DOWN I-95 IN ST. PAUL, MN AT AROUND 75 MILES/HR AND THE CAR JERKED THEN CUT OFF. MIND YOU THIS IS RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND I HAD 2 TODDLERS IN THE CAR WITH ME. WE ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BY AN 18 WHEELER BEFORE I COULD GET THE CAR TO DRIFT TO SHOULDER. TOOK 3 WEEKS TO FIX THE FUEL PUMP BC THE CAR WAS SO NEW THEY HAD NOT MADE EXTRA PARTS YET. ABOUT A YEAR LATER I STARTED HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS- ONSTAR NOT WORKING OR RANDOMLY TURNING ON, CLOCK RESETTING ITSELF TO RANDOM TIMES, DASH LIGHTS EITHER GOING OUT OR ALL STAYING ON, HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY WORKING, AND OF COURSE I TOOK TO 2 DIFFERENT CHEVY DEALERS AND NEITHER COULD TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG ONLY THAT IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY =/ ONCE THE CAR TURNED 4 YEARS ON IT HAS BEGUN EATING FUSES AND COIL PACKS. THIS IS AFTER THE COIL PACK AND SPARK PLUGS/BOOTS PUT ON BY CHEVY AFTER THAT RECALL. IT IS EATING COIL PACKS EVERY 4-6 MONTHS AND AT 150-200$ A POP IT IS EXPENSIVE ESPECIALLY ONCE YOU FACTOR IN MECHANIC LABOR. I HATE THIS CAR AND WISH I NEVER GOT IT. I MISS MY 96 DODGE CARAVAN WITH THE OIL LEAK AND MANUAL WINDOWS. I FELT MUCH SAFER IN THAT OLD VAN AND IT WAS MORE RELIABLE- IT NEVER LEFT ME EVEN WITH A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. CHEVROLET SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES FOR PUTTING THEIR NAME ON A NOW DEFUNCT POS FOREIGN DAEWOO CRAP AND SELLING IT TO US AS AMERICAN MADE. THERE ISN'T ANYTHING MADE IN NORTH AMERICA. THERE ARE A FEW PARTS MADE IN MEXICO BUT MOST ARE KOREAN MADE. I WOULD NEVER HAVE GOTTEN IT IF I HAD GLIMPSED THOSE DAEWOO STAMPS UNDER THE HOOD, TRUNK, AND CAR JAMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578600April 9, 2014
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
THIS IS THE SAME VEHICLE AS NHTSA INCIDENT 10393028 (SNAPPED PLASTIC THERMOSTAT HOUSING UNIT). DRIVING ON A MULTIPLE LANE FREEWAY AT ~65MPH AND THE TIMING BELT SNAPPED (HIGH PITCHED WHISTLE LIKE THE CAR WINDOW WAS SLIGHTLY OPEN). IMMEDIATELY LOST ALL SPEED CONTROL AND BEGAN RAPIDLY DECELERATING. THANKFULLY, WAS IN RIGHT HAND LANE AND WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF THE NEXT AVAILABLE EXIT. LIKELY WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED HAD I BEEN IN ANY OTHER LANE IN MORNING TRAFFIC AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. ONCE STOPPED, CAR COULD NOT BE TURNED BACK ON AND WOULD NOT MOVE UNTIL TURNED INTO ACC MODE WHERE IT FINALLY ALLOWED ME TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. HAD TO BE TOWED, EVENTUALLY TO THE DEALERSHIP. ENGINE DAMAGE WAS CATASTROPHIC AND REQUIRED EXTENSIVE AND EXPENSIVE REPAIRS (3 WEEKS AND APPROXIMATELY $2,700). SNAPPED TIMING BELT ALSO BENT PISTONS AND VALVES AND REQUIRED THE WATER PUMP TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS CLEARLY A KNOWN ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE DEALT WITH BY CHEVROLET, RATHER THAN HIDING BEHIND THE 60,000 MILE REPLACEMENT, WHICH IS LAUGHABLY LOW FOR A TIMING BELT. FURTHER - MY TIMING BELT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT 50,000 MILES AND THUS NOT ONLY DID A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP LIE TO ME, THEY PUT MY LIFE AT RISK BY KNOWING THIS WAS AN ISSUE THAT WOULD INEVITABLY OCCUR LONG BEFORE THE NEXT SCHEDULED BELT REPLACEMENT. THIS CAR HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED WITH OIL CHANGES EVERY 3,000 MILES AND ONLY 5,000-10,000 MILES DRIVEN/YEAR. THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THE TIMING BELT TO SNAP OTHER THAN BEING A FAULTY PART THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577989April 7, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576618April 2, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576661April 2, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR AWHILE IT HAD 13TEEN MILES ON IT WHEN I GOT IT AND THE CENSOR LIGHT DO NOT GO OFF I HAD THEM REPLACE AND IT STILL DO THE SAME THING AND THE BRAKE SWITCH GET STUCK OFTEN AND I DO NOT KNOW IF MY BRAKES LIGHTS ARE ON MOST OF THE TIME WHEN I STOP AND WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT NOT GOING OFF IT VERY HARD TO REGISTER MY CAR THIS IS NOT RIGHT AND HAS CAUSE ALOT OF HARD SHIP FOR ME AND I HAVE TO DRIVE MY CAR FOR MY JOB 100% OF THE TIME WHAT CAN BE DONE AND I SEE OTHER HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR TOO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576394April 1, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED SHE REMOVED THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION HOWEVER, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHO STATED THAT THE SHORTED SHIFTER SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,814. UPDATED 5/27/14*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575674March 30, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
DRIVING 45 MPH CAR SUDDENTLY SHUTS OFF COAST TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY VERY DIFICULT TO STEER WAITED 5 TO 10 MINUTES RESTARTED CAR AND DROVE HOME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575686March 30, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AS THE CAR WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND WILL NOT GO OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575452March 28, 2014
ENGINE, SUSPENSION
I JUST BOUGHT THIS 2005 CHEVY AVEO 2 WKS AGO WHEN THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT OF MY CAR AND I WAS HAVING SURGERY THE NEXT DAY THEN WOULD NEED A CAR FOR WORK 2 DAYS LATER, SO I HAD NO TIME TO PROPERLY LOOK FOR A CAR. I JUST CAME OFF THE EXIT OF A 4 LANE HIGHWAY 1.5HRS AWAY FROM HOME. AS I WAS SLOWING TO STOP THERE WAS A BUNCH OF WHITE SMOKE (TURNED OUT TO BE STEAM) BILLOWING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE CAR ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. A MAN HELPED PUSH THE CAR OFF THE ROAD AND THEY LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING SPLIT APART. IT'S PLASTIC! THE HOUSING WAS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE SINCE IT WAS SHEARED IN HALF AS IF CUT WITH LARGE KNIFE. HOW STUPID! HE GAVE MY HUSBAND A RIDE TO THE NEAREST NAPA AUTO PARTS WHERE THE ORDERED FROM ANOTHER DEALER. WE HAD TO WAIT 1.5HR AND THE OWNER HELPED REPLACE IT. THE NEW ONE WAS METAL! PUT ANTIFREEZE IN AND TRIED TO START THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES AND IT WON'T START. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED. I GOT ON THE COMPUTER FOR HELP DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM AND DISCOVER A MILLION COMPLAINTS ON EDMUNDS.COM, AUTOMOTIVE FORUMS, ETC. THAT GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS AND OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR FOR YEARS SUCH AS PLASTIC PULLY, TIMING BELT BREAKS THAT COMPLETELY KILLS THE ENGINE. THAT'S WHERE I FOUND THIS SITE.THIS CAR IS A LEMON AND SHOULD BE RECALLED!!! HECK ON THIS SITE THERE ARE COMPLAINTS FROM 2011 AND STILL NO RECALLS! FROM WHAT I LEARNED READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING IN THIS CAR IS JUNK. I AM NOT GOING TO PUT ANOTHER PENNY INTO THIS CAR. IT'S AT THE MILEAGE RANGE TO REPLACE THE TIMING BELT, THE PLASTIC PULLY, AND THE WATER PUMP, NOT TO MENTION THE ELECTRICAL STUFF. IT WOULD'VE BEEN CHEAPER TO RENT A CAR FOR THE 2WKS. STRUTS BUSTED. I'M GONNA TAKE THE LOSS AND NEVER BUY CHEVY AGAIN! PLEASE HELP US OWNERS GET CHEVY TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. THEY AND YOU HAVE KNOWN THE MANY PROBLEMS A LONG TIME! PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575134March 27, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
STALLED AT INTERSECTION. PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AS REQUIRING ECM PROGRAMMED. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DEALERSHIP CHARGED A SERVICE FEE FOR REPROGRAMMING ECM AT A COST OF $250. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574937March 26, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO LS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL BOX SPLICE CONNECTOR WAS BURNED. THE FUEL BOX AND WIRING HARNESS WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574840March 25, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FIRST MY CLOCK WOULD GO OUT THEN MY MILES WOULD DISAPPEAR WHILE DRIVING MY HORN WENT OUT AND THEN MY RADIO, WHEN CHECKED OUT IT WAS NOT MY FUSES IT WAS TOLD TO ME IT WAS MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND MY CAR SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574051March 21, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 CHEVY AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON IN HER VEHICLE AND HAD CONTINUALLY STAYED ON FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS FAILURE HAD FREQUENTLY REOCCURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SENSOR WAS REPLACED BUT FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH HER AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,930.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573489March 19, 2014
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH WHEN SUDDENLY I HEARD A STRANGE, LOUD RUBBING/ CLATTERING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. MY BOYFRIEND, WHO IS A MECHANIC, LOOKED AT THE ENGINE AND SAID THE TIMING BELT WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND HAD TO BE TOWED. NOW I AM FINDING OUT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN THIS PARTICULAR 4 CYLINDER GM VEHICLE. THIS ENGINE IS AN INTERFERENCE ENGINE. THIS MEANS THAT THE ONLY THING PREVENTING THE VALVES FROM STRIKING THE PISTONS DURING VEHICLE OPERATION IS THE TIMING BELT. IF/ WHEN IT BREAKS, IT CAUSES CATASTROPHIC ENGINE DAMAGE, OFTEN REQUIRING ENGINE REPLACEMENT. ONE OR MORE OF THE TIMING BELT PULLEYS ARE MADE OF PLASTIC. WHEN THE TIMING BELT PULLEY BREAKS, SHARDS OF PLASTIC SNAP OFF AND BECOME LODGED INSIDE OF THE ENGINE, RENDERING THE ENGINE USELESS. ALSO, AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED, THE VALVES BECOME BENT WHEN THE BELT/ PULLEY(S) MALFUNCTIONS. THIS IS BOTH COSTLY AND DANGEROUS TO THE CONSUMER, AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE MADE ALL PULLEYS AND MOVING PARTS ON THE ENGINE OUT OF METAL INSTEAD OF PLASTIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573281March 18, 2014
STEERING
I STOPPED AT STOP SIGN MOVED THROUGH INTERSECTION THE SUDDENLY DOVE TO THE DITCH .I WAS MOVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON I75 5 MINUTES EARLIER THEN TURNED ON THE SIDE ROAD S TO MY HOME .THE RACK AND PINION BROKE IN TWO SENDING ME INTO DITCH. IF THIS HAPPENED 10 MINUTES EARLIER I WOULD BE DEAD. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572824March 17, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, STEERING, AIR BAGS
AFTER BUYING MY CAR BRAND NEW THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON AND STAYED ON TILL THIS DAY. AT THE BEGINNING I THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AND WENT AND ASKED ABOUT IT AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY ACTUALLY INFORMED ME THAT IT WASN'T ONLY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG THATS NOT WORKING, RATHER NONE OF THE AIRBAGS WORK. THAT WAS MADE CLEAR A MONTH LATER WHEN MY DAD, GRANDMOTHER, AND BROTHER WERE DRIVING IT AND GOT T-BONED BY A TRUCK AND OF COURSE NON OF THE AIRBAGS WENT OFF. I MEAN GETTING TBONED BY A TRUCK IS PRETTY SERIOUS THING WHERE AIR BAGS SHOULD DEPLOY! THE AVEO IS NOT THE SAFEST CAR TO START OUT WITH BUT TO ALSO HAVE ZERO AIRBAGS THATS PRETTY MESSED UP, PRETTY MUCH A DEATH WAITING TO HAPPEN, BECAUSE LETS BE REAL HERE, I STAND NO CHANCE IF I GET IN AN ACCIDENT IN THAT CAR. MIGHT AS WELL NO HAVE SEAT BELTS ON THERE EITHER. WHEN CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP MORE THAN ONCE THEY HAVE NOTHING TO SAY OTHER THAN PAY US AND WELL LOOK INTO IT THEN YOU'LL PAY US MORE. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVROLET CAR AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10572658March 16, 2014
POWER TRAIN
WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN EXPRESSWAY WHEN ALL OF THE SYSTEMS SHUT OFF. JUST LIKE SHE HAD TURNED THE KEY OFF. SHE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES SHE RESTARTED THE CAR AND DROVE HOME. SHE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED IT, THEY CHECKED THE CAR AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568729March 12, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2011 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AN UNKNOWN SPEED AND TRAVELED OVER A POT HOLE WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568378March 11, 2014
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
VEHICLE JUST LOCKED UP, AND I WAS FORCED TO COAST DOWN A HILL FROM MY HOUSEINTYO UNCOMING TRAFFIC.. THIS HAS BEEN THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED WITH THIS VEHICLE, THE FIRST IME, I CALLED TRIPLE AAA AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO ARROWAY CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN MOUNT KISCO NY. THIS IS WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURED WITH A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER THT I PURCHASED FROM ARROWAY IN MOUNT KISCO, IT OCCURED SO FREQUENTLY, THAT I TURNED IT IN AND PURCHASED THE AVEO. UNFORTUNATELY, THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING WITH THIS CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568002March 9, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CAR LOST POWER FOR NO REASON . IT DID NOT FULLY STALL BUT LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT RESPOND. IT WOULD LURCH FORWARD, BARELY GO, THEN RECOVER SLIGHTLY. THIS HAPPENED SPORADICALLY AND WAS FRIGHTENING AND DANGEROUS. THE BATTERY LIGHT BEGAN TO GO OFF AND ON. MECHANICS COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND BATTERY OK. IN NOVEMBER, CAR LOST POWER IN TRAFFIC, ALMOST HAD WRECK, BARELY MADE IT TO SHOP. "STRANGELY SWOLLEN" BATTERY FOUND AND REPLACED. COMPUTER AND ALL SYSTEMS CHECKED. INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN. BACK IN SHOP. CLUTCH REPLACED, TUBE REPLACED IN ENGINE, ETC. COST $ 1500. CAR SEEMED TO RUN FINE BUT ONLY FOR DAYS. BEGAN DOING SAME THING AGAIN. BUT WHEN I TAKE IT TO MECHANICS, CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG BECAUSE PROBLEM COMES AND GOES. IT SEEMED TO POSSIBLY BE TRIGGERED AND HAPPENED MORE OFTEN IF I USED ONSTAR BUILT IN PHONE. HAD IT TURNED OFF AND THOUGHT THAT SOMEHOW FIXED PROBLEM BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN YESTERDAY IN TRAFFIC WITH MY 93 YR OLD MOM IN CAR. TERRIFYING.. CAN'T GET OUT OF WAY IF CAR COMING IN INTERSECTION. NO ONE HELPS ME FIND A SOLUTION. I CONTACTED GM ONLINE THEY SAID THEY KNOW OF NO SUCH PROBLEM. HUNDREDS OF POSTS ONLINE FROM AVEO OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE IF THIS ISN'T MADE PUBLIC.. WE NEED A RECALL . HELP PLEASE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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