Chevrolet Aveo Complaints

1,322 consumer complaints on file.

#10285906October 1, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
PRESENT PROBLEM: 2008 CHEVROLET AVEO ON 09/30/2009, I CUT A FINGER ON MY LEFT HAND TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR TO GET OUT OF MY CAR. A BREAK IN 'SILVER COATING MATERIAL' ON HANDLE WAS WHAT CAUSED THE CUT. I WAS THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE, SO THAT YOU WILL KNOW THE BAD HANDLES WILL BE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR. EITHER THE DRIVER OR THE PASSENGER BEHIND THE DRIVER, AS THESE TWO HANDLES ARE PROBABLY FORMED IN THE SAME TYPE MOLD. MY FINGER WAS BLEEDING AND STINGING IN CUT AREA. I HAVE HAD TO TAPE THE HANDLE OF THE CAR TO USE IT TO GET OUT NOW. CUT CAME AS TOTAL SURPRISE. ARE OTHER PEOPLE DRIVING THIS CAR GETTING THEIR FINGERS CUT TOO? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10285550September 28, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
PLASTIC ELBOW ON 2005 CHEVY AVEO, DUE TO HEAT, BROKE, CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT, HAD TO HAVE ENGINE HEAD RESURFACED IN MARCH 2009; THEN CATALYTIC CONVERTER WENT OUT. AFTER FIXING IGNITER, TEST PROVED, ENGINE WAS ONLY FIRING AT LESS THEN 50% ON CYLINDERS 1 & 2 DUE TO LACK OF COMPRESSION, THAT BEGAN WITH PLASTIC ELBOW BREAKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285015September 23, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. SHE STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT SHE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. AS A CONSEQUENCE, SHE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 15000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284585September 19, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
YESTERDAY, I TOOK MY 2005 CHEVY AVEO LT (53,400 MI) INTO THE LAVERY DEALERSHIP IN ALLIANCE, OHIO, FOR REPLACEMENT OF AN EXTENDED WARRANTEED ABS SENSOR. WHEN THEY REMOVED THE FRONT WHEELS, THE BRAKE PADS LITERALLY FELL OFF. THE PADS HAD RUSTED OFF THE BACKS OF THE PADS! THE MECHANIC SAID THEY WOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO HAVE BEEN REPLACED (THE PADS WERE STILL A FULL 1/4" THICK) EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THEY RUSTED OFF THE BACKS!!!) THESE ARE GM PART #96475176, ACD#171-0877, GM DAEWOO, MADE IN KOREA (I STILL HAVE THE OLD PARTS). THEY ARE CHEAP QUALITY AND COULD HAVE COST ME MY LIFE HAD THEY NOT BEEN DISCOVERED! AS THE MECHANIC EXPLAINED TO ME, THE DANGER IS IF ONE OF THE SEPARATED PIECES OF THE BRAKES SLIPPED AND MOVED FORWARD, IT COULD IMMEDIATELY LOCK THE BRAKES! DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES AT MY EXPENSE. THE ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT HAD NEVER COME ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284133September 16, 2009
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DUST AND DEBRIS FROM THE ROAD ENTERS THE VEHICLE. THE DUST MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO BREATH AND SEE WHEN DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IN WHICH A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT BECAUSE THE VENTS ARE LOCATED IN THE WHEEL WELLS, EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF DUST CAN ENTER. HE THEN ADDED THAT THERE WAS NO AVAILABLE REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED BY A REPRESENTATIVE THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE SITS LOW TO THE GROUND, DUST INTRUSION IS NORMAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2900. UPDATED 10/13/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM WHICH STATED WHAT SHE WAS EXPERIENCING WAS NORMAL. BY FEDERAL LAW, THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED WITH VENTING IN THE TRUNK OVER THE WHEEL WELLS. AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF USE ON DIRT ROADS WOULD ALLOW DUST TO ENTER THE VEHICLE VIA THE TRUNK. IT ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WAS LOW TO THE GROUND AS WELL WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THE CONDITION AND THERE WAS NO FACTORY DEFECT WITH THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 10/15/09
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282659September 2, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2004 CHEVY AVEO TIMING BELT BROKE CAUSING VALVES TO BREAK AND MANY OTHER RELATED PARTS AT 60000 MILES. MY MECHANIC SAID THIS IS COMMON IN THESE CARS AND HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. HAD I BEEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE TIMING BELTS GOING AT 40-60000 MILES IT MIGHT ONLY HAVE COST ME $50 TO REPAIR INSTEAD OF $950.00. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING IN MY RESEARCH SINCE THIS OCCURRED BY SPEAKING WITH MECHANICS ECT. ALL ARE IN AGREEMENT THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE IS NOT SOMETHING BEING DONE ON THESE BELTS. WE WERE STRANDED, COST OF TOWING AND LENGTHY AND COSTLY REPAIR FOR WHAT I AM FINDING OUT TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND THE 2004 YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282202August 28, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER 2007 WITH 61,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED A DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TIMING BELT FAILED AND ALSO CAUSED THE ENGINE RODS TO BREAK. THE REPAIRS WERE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. TRANSMISSION COMPUTER ALSO FAILED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,999 AND THE CURRENT WAS 103,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281176August 20, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING 20 TO 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,200. UPDATED 09/18/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED ONCE HE TAPPED ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE RESUMED TO NORMAL OPERATING. UPDATED 09/18/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280938August 19, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
CAR: AVEO 2004- 4D. THE AC GOT DAMAGED, THEN THE BLOWER. THE CAR GOT OVERHEADED AND STOPPED WORKING. $1,361 WORTH OF WORK WAS DONE (MACHINE WORK, HEAD GASKET SET, GASKET SEALER, TIMING BELT, SPARKS PLUGS, TIMING BELT TENSIONER). TWO WEEKS AFTER THE CAR STARTED OVERHEADING AGAIN AND HAD A STRONG SMELL OF GAS. THE MECHANIC RECOMMENDED TO BUY A CLIP TO ADJUST THE GAS HOSE!! AND TO PUT WATER TO COOOL IT DOWN... THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. I GOT TIRED AND TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO AWKNOWLEDGED THE FIRST MECHANIC ASSEMBLED SOME THINGS BACKWARD. LESS THAN AN HOUR AFTER PICKING UP THE CAR FROM THE SECOND MECHANIC AND AFTER I PARKED IT...THE CAR BURST ON FIRE... IT IS GONE...GONE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280815August 18, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 13,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279793August 8, 2009
STEERING
LANE CHANGE RESULTED IN STEERING FAILURE AND ROLL-OVER OF VEHICLE. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS FLAT AFTER THE ACCIDENT. WAS THE ACCIDENT CAUSED BY THE STEERING OR THE TIRE? DRIVER ESCAPED WITH BRUISING ONLY. SEAT BELT HELD. GENERAL MOTORS HAS BEEN NOTIFIED & IS INVESTIGATING. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10279673August 7, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2005 CHEVY AVEO WITH 12,000 MILES. FOR THE PAST TWO DAYS, WHEN I LET UP ON THE THROTTLE GENTLY, THE CAR DOES NOT SLOW DOWN, EXACTLY LIKE COMPLAINT # 10262822 DESCRIBED. THE PEDAL FEELS AS THOUGH THE LINKAGE IS STICKING SOMEWHERE. IF I "HIT" THE THROTTLE HARD AND IMMEDIATELY RELEASE, THE THROTTLE RETURNS TO IDLE POSITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279025August 1, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION KEY GETTING VERY HOT. I AM WORRIED OF A ELECTRICAL FIRE. MY A/C WENT OUT DUE TO A BAD SEAL AND I WAS TOLD THEY HAD REDESIGNED THE A/C COMPRESSOR. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278759July 30, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESTART AND THEN IT SHUT OFF AGAIN. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE, BUT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. DURING THE THIRD VISIT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE OXYGEN SENOR WAS ACTIVATED AND WOULD NOT CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278824July 30, 2009
SEAT BELTS
2004 CHEVY AVEO REAR SEATBELTS DO NOT WORK . SAFETY RECALL ISSUED AND A GUIDE TO REPAIR SEATBELTS WAS INSTALLED AS PART OF THE RECALL. THE SEATBELTS ONCE AGAIN ARE BROKEN TWISTED AND CAN NOT BE USED! I CAN SOMETIMES FIX ONE SEATBELT BUT WITHIN A WEEK IT IS NOT ABLE TO BE USED AGAIN! MY DAUGHTER WAS SQUEEZED BY THE SEATBELT WHEN I APPLIED THE BREAKS. IT WAS A VERY TIGHT SQUEEZE BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND UNBUCKLE HER QUICKLY SO SHE HAD ONLY VERY MINOR INJURIES. I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE WITHOUT SEATBELTS FOR MY CHILDREN ON MANY OCCASIONS OR MAKE THEM BOTH USE THE MIDDLE SEATBELT TOGETHER. WE WERE ON VACATION AND WERE FORCED TO DRIVE HOME 12 HOURS WITHOUT A SEATBELT BECAUSE OF THE PRODUCT DEFECT. IT MAY SOUND LIKE A SIMPLE THING TO FIX BUY BUYING A NEW CAR BUT I SIMPLY CANT AFFORD IT AND I KNOW MANY 2004 AVEOS WERE PRODUCED SO PLEASE DO SOMETHING SO THAT GM WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND NO CHILD DIES AS A RESULT OF THIS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10278542July 28, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DRIVING MY 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO ON THE HIGHWAY FOR 10 MIN NOTICED SMOKE OR STEAM COMING OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE HOOD PLASTIC THERMOSTAT HOUSING CRACKED AT 49,100 MILES. DAMAGED ENGINE DUE TO OVERHEATING NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME UP BEFORE THERMOSTAT HOUSING BROKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278466July 27, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE WARPED ON HER VEHICLE. THE DEALER PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT AND TURNED THE ROTORS, BUT NEVER CHANGED THE BRAKE PADS. THE REPAIRS COST $50. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,928. UPDATED 08/28/09. *LJ THE REAR DRUMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. UPDATED 09/02/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276155July 8, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IN OUR NEW 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. IT HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER JUMPED OR WAS SLIGHTLY BUMPED (ALTHOUGH I DON'T RECALL BUMPING IT) FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL AT 65 MPH. FORTUNATELY ABLE TO MAKE IT TO SHOULDER TO RETURN TO DRIVE POSITION (DIDN'T KNOW IF GOING FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE AT HIGH SPEED WOULD HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE). REPORTED PROBLEM TO AUTO DEALER WHO SAID THE TRANSMISSION IS NORMAL, DOES SAME THING ON COBALT MODEL! NOTE: WE CAN PUSH SHIFTER FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL AT ANY SPEED WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BUTTON ON THE SHIFTER. HAS ONLY HAPPENED ONE TIME SO FAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276105July 8, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUFFERED SEVERE HEADACHES, NECK, AND BACK INJURIES. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED $4,100 WORTH OF DAMAGE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 63,000. UPDATED 8/3/09 *CN UPDATED 08/11/09.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10276033July 7, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 CHEVY AVEO WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING FOUR YEARS LATER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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