Chevrolet Aveo Complaints

1,322 consumer complaints on file.

#10325709April 14, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
SMELLED SMOKE GOT ALMOST HOME SAW SMOKE WHITE IN COLOR OPENED HOOD AND SAW THE HOUSING ON THE THERMOSTAT WAS BLOWN AND FLUID SPRAYING OUT WITH STEAM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324915April 11, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE DESTROYED BY TIMING CHAIN FAILURE. TIMING CHAIN FAILURE RESULTED IN DAMAGED PISTONS AND VALVES. VEHICLE HAD 95,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324171April 7, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE TIMING BELT ON MY 2004 CHEVY AVEO BROKE AT 55,000 MILES. GM RECOMMENDS THAT THE TIMING BELT ON AVEOS BE REPLACED AT 60,000 MILES. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF AVEO TIMING BELTS BREAKING BETWEEN 50,000 TO 56,000 MILES; HOWEVER, GM HAS NOT POSTED A WARNING ON THEIR WEBSITE, NOR HAVE DEALERSHIPS BEEN INFORMED. A CLOSER INSPECTION OF MY CAR REVEALED THAT THE IDLER PULLEY, WHICH IS MADE OF PLASTIC, MELTED AND MOLDED ITSELF TO THE ENGINE BLOCK, WHICH IS WHAT CAUSED THE BELT TO BREAK. *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
#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
#10321602March 23, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR
2006 CHEVY AVEO - ISSUE REAR AXLE BEAM BUSHINGS FAILED AT 65,000 MILES. THE FAILURE ALLOWS THE REAR AXLE TO HAVE UP TO AN INCH OF TRAVEL LEFT TO RIGHT. AS YOU GO DOWN THE ROAD YOU CAN FEEL THE BACK OF THE CAR SHIFTING AS YOU HIT BUMPS IN THE ROAD OR SIMPLY BY TAKING AN EXIT RAMP. GM WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I EXPLAINED THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT FELL ON DEAF EARS. I READ ON LINE THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR MOST AVEO OWNERS. THESE ARE NOT OLD CARS AND THIS SAFETY ISSUE FAILURE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY GM.
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
#10319629March 15, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
WAS DRIVING AND MADE A LEFT TURN CAR STARTED SHAKING THEN WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 15 MPH. *TR
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
#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
#10313990February 24, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE MY 2006 AVEO WAS FACING OUT FROM A DRIVEWAY TO ENTER A FOUR LANE ROAD, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO RACE WILDLY, THE CAR BUCKED, I PUT MORE PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE. I SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND RESTARTED IT; THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE. I REPEATED THIS AND WAITED LONGER BEFORE RESTARTING; THIS TIME THE ENGINE WAS AT A NORMAL IDLE. CONSIDERING EVERYTHING GOING ON; I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD BE MADE AWARE. *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
#10311166February 17, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE A 2006 AVEO. EVERY SINCE WE BOUGHT IT WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKE IT SPEEDS UP. IT DOES NOT DO THIS ALL THE TIME. THIS LAST TIME I ALMOST T-BONED A TRUCK. I STOPPED IT BY TURNING OFF THE KEY AND JUST AVOIDED A WRECK. HAVE YOU HAD ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS? I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED AND THEY SAID THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. AFTER WHAT HAS HAPPENED WITH TOYOTA I'M CONCERNED. *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
#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
#10310083February 12, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
LOSS OF POWER STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY. HAS JUST ENOUGH POWER TO GET YOU OFF OF THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
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
#10308524February 10, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
2008 CHEVY AVEO - ON 9/4/2009 TRANSMISSION 5TH GEAR FORK BROKE WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY (MECHANIC LATER TOLD ME FORK IS MADE OF ALUMINUM). DEALERSHIP REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY WITH SIMILAR ALUMINUM PART. ON 2/7/2010 2008 CHEVY AVEO MOTOR MOUNT SHEARED WHEN STARTING OUT FROM INTERSECTION. ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION DROPPED JUST ENOUGH TO STALL CAR AND COULD NOT START OR PUT IN NEUTRAL GEAR TO PUSH VEHICLE OUT OF INTERSECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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