2004 Chevrolet Aveo Complaint Log

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

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.

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

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

I OWN A 2004 CHEVY AVEO. THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING BROKE. YOU MUST REPLACE THE ENTIRE THERMOSTAT AND THE THERMOSTAT IS NOT BROKE IT WORKS FINE. THERE WAS NO WARNING AND THE ENGINE DID NOT OVERHEAT. I DO NOT THINK A PART SHOULD BREAK APART AND IF IT DOES YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REPLACE A GOOD PART. THE OIL LIGHT FLICKERED SO I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND THE HOUSING HAD STEAM COMING OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. ALSO THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIMMY WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A TUNE-UP WAS PERFORMED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE RESURFACED SO THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. SHE PURCHASED A FUEL CAP. THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A NO-START CONDITION. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FRACTURED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, FUEL BEGAN TO LEAK OUT FROM UNDER NEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CARBON CANISTER VENT SOLENOID VALVE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECCURED TWO YEARS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,673 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

FIRST OF ALL I LEARNED ON THE INTERNET THAT THE CHEVY AVEO IS NOT A GOOD DEAL WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A CAR. THE FIRST TIME THE TIMING BELT BROKE AND SPEND A LOT OF MONEY AND NOW THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING BROKE BECAUSE IS MADE OF PLASTIC. LIKE OTHER AVEO OWNERS SAY, THIS CAR HAVE TO BE RECALL, BECAUSE ALL THE PROBLEMS IT HAVE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 CHEVY AVEO (WITH 70K MILES) AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE ENGINE STARTING MAKING A LOT OF NOISE. I WAS ABOUT A BLOCK FROM HOME, AND WHEN I PULLED IN, SMOKE STARTED POURING OUT OF MY ENGINE. THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING HAD BUSTED WHICH IS APPARENTLY A VERY COMMON COMPLAIN WITH THIS CAR, AND THE MANUFACTURERS ARE CLEARLY AWARE OF THE ISSUE SINCE THEY HAVE MADE THE REPLACEMENT PART OUT OF METAL. I DON'T KNOW YET WHAT KIND OF DAMAGE THE ENGINE HAS SUSTAINED. *TR

THE TIMING BELT BROKE ON MY 2004 CHEVY AVEO. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR ALOT OF PEOPLE. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. *TR

MY 2004 CHEVY AVEO HAS HAD MORE PROBLEMS THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE. I HAD TO REPLACE THE TIMING BELT TWICE, SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE BOTH TIMES. OCEAN CHEVROLET AND GM WERE ABSOLUTELY NO HELP. ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 48,000 MILES, AN EVAP LEAK FOR ANOTHER $600.00. BOTH TIMING BELT REPAIRS WERE OVER $2000.00 EACH. I HAVE PUT MORE INTO REPAIRING THIS CAR THAN I PAID FOR IT. GOT RUNAROUNDS FROM THE DEALER AND GM AND WOULDN'T RECOMMEND A CHEVY PRODUCT TO ANYONE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND SMELT BURNING FLUID AND THOUGHT IT WAS ANOTHER CAR ON THE ROAD. AFTER THE CAR WASN'T CLOSE TO ME ANYMORE I SMELT THE SAME ODOR. I LOOKED DOWN AT MY THERMOSTAT TO SEE MY CAR WAS IN THE RED, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON OR ANYTHING. I PULLED OVER AND NOTICED IMMEDIATELY THAT MY THERMOSTAT HOUSING(WHICH IS PLASTIC AND A POOR DESIGN) HAD CRACKED IN HALF RIGHT ALONG THE SEAM.I HAVE READ THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS LEAD TO VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIRS DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WARPS THE HEADS RIGHT AWAY AND IT CAN BE EASILY PREVENTED BY A BETTER QUALITY PART AND / OR DESIGN.THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM IF I HAD BEEN GOING DOWN A HILL, FAR FROM A PARKING SPOT, ON THE FREEWAY ETC. DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR

CHEVROLET AVEO 2004 THE AC AND THROTTLE VALVE LOCKED IN BELOW 0 WEATHER . *TR

2004 CHEVROLET AVEO BROKE TIMING BELT AT 53,470 MILES. ALWAYS SERVICED ON TIME. NO WARNING LIGHTS. ALSO, HAVE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH CAR SINCE BUYING. DASHBOARD CLOCK RESETS CONSTANTLY. ODOMETER READING FAILS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CAR. *TR

I WAS IN A SEMI V CAR ACCIDENT WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 19TH, ON A 4 LANE MAJOR HIGHWAY (I-294). I WAS DRIVING A 2004 CHEVY AVEO. I WAS CUT OFF BY THE SEMI AND MY CAR WAS HIT, SPUN OUT OF CONTROL THROUGH 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND HIT THE CENTER MEDIAN OF THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR IS TOTALED. THE ENTIRE ENGINE BLOCK WAS SMASHEDINWARD. MY AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. I'M ANGRY. THIS CAR HAS HAD NOTHING BUT DEFECT AFTER DEFECT, BUT I PAID FOR A SAFETY FEATURE THAT WAS FAULTY. I WALKED AWAY FROM THIS ACCIDENT, BY THE GRACE OF GOD, AND NOW AM SUFFERING HORRIFIC PAIN THAT IS DIRECTLY INFLUENCED BY MY AIRBAG NOT DEPLOYING. I HAVE NO RECOURSE TO TAKE AGAINST CHEVY. I WANT DOCUMENTATION OF THIS MAJOR FAILURE. I'M LUCKY I DIDN'T DIE. THE SEMI WAS TICKETED IN THE ACCIDENT. *TR

EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW THE CLOCK HAS NEVER WORKED RIGHT. IT RUNS FOR A FEW HOURS, SHUTS OFF FOR A FEW HOURS. DEALER COULDN'T FIX WHEN UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T MAKE IT REPEAT. MOST RECENTLY, THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS HAVE STOPPED WORKING, BOTH INSIDE AND WITH THE KEYLESS ENTRY. I TRIED CHANGING THE FUSE, BUT THAT DIDN'T HELP. *TR

MY CAR IS A 2004, CHEVY AVEO, WITH 23,100 MILES. THE TEMPERATURE GAGE SHOWED THE ENGINE TO BE OVERHEATING ON MY WAY TO WORK ON OCTOBER 29, 2008. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS, ONLY A RAMBLING ENGINE SOUND AND A BURNING TYPE OF SMELL. THE RESERVOIR TANK WAS HALF EMPTY AND THERE WAS VISIBLE SIGNS OF LEAKAGE AROUND THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING. THE REPLACEMENT OF THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING REMEDIED THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING FROM THE FACTORY IS ORIGINALLY ENCASED IN PLASTIC HOUSING, BUT THE CHEVY DEALER RETAILS THE PART WITH METAL HOUSING. THE METAL HOUSING INDICATES CHEVY'S AWARENESS, YET THERE IS NO EXISTENCE OF COVERAGE ON THE WARRANTY OR ANY ISSUING OF RECALL OF THE PART. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HEAD ON. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND DEACTIVATED THE AIR BAG SWITCH, SO THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY WHILE REMOVING HER FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES BY STRIKING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 66,322.

WE HAVE A 2004 AVEO AND NO LIGHT CAME ON AND AT 61,000 MILES MY CAR JUST QUIT RUNNING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THE TIMING BELT HAD BROKEN AND THE MOTOR WAS MESSED UP ALSO. I HAD TO PAY OVER $3,000 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED CAUSE A BELT BROKE. IT MESSED UP HALF OF THE MOTOR AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEN A MONTH LATER THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH QUIT WORKING AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED THEM ALOT FOR THESE CARS AND THE WIRE HARNESS IS $1,200 DOLLARS AND I AM PAYING MORE FOR THE REPAIRS THEN I HAVE FOR THE CAR. THE CLOCK LIGHT HAS NEVER WORKED RIGHT SINCE WE GOT THE CAR. SO BE CAREFUL AND REPLACE YOUR TIMING BELT EARLY AND DON'T HAVE TO PAY ALL THAT MONEY LIKE WE HAD TO. I WISH I HAVE NEVER BOUGHT THE CAR NOW. *TR

WE PURCHASED A PREOWNED CHEVROLET AVEO WITHIN APROX A YEAR (LOW MILEAGE STILL UNDER WARRANTY, ALSO PURCHASED EXTENDED WARRANTY & GAP INSURANCE), TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF IT, INCLUDING ROUTINE SERVICES AS NEEDED. SUDDENLY 3 WEEKS AGO WITHOUT ANY WARNING AT ALL THE ENGINE BLEW.. NO STEAM, NO GAGE WARNING, NO WARNING LIGHTS, NOTHING. SUDDENLY THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON & WITHIN LESS THAN 30 SECONDS ENGINE BLEW WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE THERMOSTAT HAD WENT BAD CAUSING THE ENGINE TO BLOW. WE DECIDED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP IN ORDER TO PROCESS OUR WARRANTY AND POSSIBLY TRADE IT IN.. THE SERVICE DEPT AT THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT WITHOUT TAKING APART THE MOTOR ALL THEY CAN TRULY SAY IS THE CAR GOT HOT AND THE ENGINE BLEW. ONCE AGAIN, I STRESS- NO STEAM, NO RAISED TEMP IN GAUGES OR CHECK LIGHTS CAME ON. WE HAD NO WARNING OR NOTICE OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. AFTER 3 WEEKS THE CAR IS STILL SITTING UNUSABLE AT THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT UNTIL WE DECIDE WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO, AS WE WAIT ON HAVING MORE DIAGNOSTIC WORK DONE TO FILE WITH THE WARRANTY. WE DECIDED TO DO SOME RESEARCH ON THE CAR AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS IDENTICAL WORD FOR WORD ON WHAT HAPPENED TO US- ALL STEMMING FROM THERMOSTAT AND ENGINES RANDOMLY BLOWING UP WITHOUT WARRANTY. WE HAVE PRINTED ALL OF THESE OUT TO PRESENT TO CHEVROLET & OUR DEALERSHIP WHERE OUR CAR CURRENTLY SITS UNUSABLE. WE HAVE ALREADY CONTACTED CHEVROLET, & OUR WARRANTY COMPANY IN HOPES TO FIND A RESOLUTION AND WE WISH/HOPE A RECALL WILL BE ISSUED FOR THE MANY CASES LIKE OURS. I AM WILLING TO PROVIDE ANY PROOF IF NEEDED. THIS CAR HAS MANY COMPLAINTS AND COMMONLY THIS COMPLAINT REGARDING SUDDEN ENGINE BLOWING UP.. THE PART THAT HAS US UPSET IS THAT THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALERSHIPS SEEMINGLY AREN'T TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS AND MANY PEOPLE ARE LOSING MONEY AND POSSIBLY SAFETY IN THEIR CARS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. PLEASE HELP US. *TR

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

TIMING BELT BROKE WHILE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY DOING 65 MPH. CAUSING THE CAR TO SHUT OFF AND LEAVE ME STRANDED WHEN IT BROKE IT CRUSHED ALL 4 CYLINDER HEADS. *TR

THERE ARE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS PROBLEM. THE LOCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HAS FALLEN INTO THE DOOR. THIS MAKES THE DOOR IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCK OR UNLOCK FROM THE OUTSIDE. WHEN THE WINDOW IS ROLLED DOWN THE LOCK ALSO LOCKS. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT YET BEEN SOLVED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELTS WERE LOCKED IN POSITION, AND REMAINED LOCKED AT ALL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE SEAT BELTS BECAUSE HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V407000 (SEAT BELTS:REAR). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

2004 CHEVY AVEO TIMING BELT FAILURE AT 47,000 MILES, AND AT 102,000 MILES APPROX. 53,000 MILES AFTER THE PREVIOUS FAILURE. BOTH FAILURES HAVE CAUSED SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THE MOST RECENT FAILURE COULD RESULT IN AN ENTIRE ENGINE REPLACEMENT. *TR

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

2004 CHEVROLET AVEO BROKEN TIMING BELT. CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND REPLACED THE VALVES BECAUSE THEY WERE BENT. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE TIMING BELT WAS NOT REPLACED. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED A TSB HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE TIMING BELT PROBLEM.

AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON IN MID JANUARY 2008 AND HAS REMAINED ON. THE CAR JUST WENT OUT OF WARRANTY IN AUG 2007. SINCE I HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED FOR 15 MONTHS, I WAS NOT ABLE TO DISCOVER THIS PROBLEM WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER STANDARD WARRANTY. AFTER CONTACTING CHEVROLET ABOUT SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES AND AIR BAG LIGHT, THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO GET IT DIAGNOSED. THE DIAGNOSIS REVEALED AN ECW FAILURE BUT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. RECOMMENDATION FROM CHEVROLET SERVCO IS TO HAVE ECW FIXED. AFTER THE OCCURRENCE WITH THE BRAKES, MY HUSBAND BEGAN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *TR

FIRST THING THAT WENT WRONG WITH THE CAR IS THE CLOCK FOR NO REASON AT ALL IT CHANGES TO 12:00 IT DOES IT WHEN THE CAR IS ON AND RUNNING IT ALSO DOES IT WHEN YOU FIRST TURN THE CAR ON. THIS HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND HAS FAILED A SECOND TIME AGAIN. SECOND IS MY GEAR SHIFTER I HAVE AN AUTOMATIC AND IT STICKS IN PARK ALL THE TIME AND ALL YEAR LONG THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS SITTING AT A GAS PUMP AND I WAS COMPLETELY STUCK AND IT WOULDN'T MOVE SO I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY DEALER AND THEY FIXED IT BUT IT STUCK 10 + MORE TIMES SINCE 5 TIMES I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND 3 TIMES IT WAS REPAIRED. I BOUGHT MY CAR IN 2004 AND TOO THIS DAY IT STILL STICKS I ACTUALLY HAVE PARTS BEING ORDERED AGAIN TO GET IT FIXED. THIRD IS MY KEY AND ALARM I CAN'T USE MY SECURITY ALARM ON MY CAR BECAUSE WHEN ITS SET ON IT GOES OFF ABOUT EVERY HALF HOUR FOR NO REASON. FOURTH IS MY HEAD LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS. I WAS TRAVELING IN A BIG CITY BUFFALO WHEN ALL THREE OF MY BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING I WENT TO AN AUTO SHOP TO GET THEM REPLACED AND THEY REPLACED THEM RIGHT THERE AND THE NEW ONES WOULDN'T EVEN WORK. MY HEADLIGHTS GO OFF WHEN EVER AND TURN BACK ON AFTER AWHILE. EVEN WHEN I'M DRIVING DOWN THE STREET BUT THE DEALER CLAIMS THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT PART. FIFTH IS MY BALL JOINT WAS DEFECTED AND I WENT THREW 4 PAIRS OF TIRES WITHIN 2 YEARS BEFORE MY DEALER REALIZED WHAT THAT PROBLEM WAS. SIXTH BOTH THE REAR STRUT HOLDING MOUNTS JUST FELL OFF CAR AND MY STRUTS WENT THREW MY BACK BOTTOM TRUNK. THE DEALER SAID HE NEVER SEEM ANYTHING LIKE IT. THE RIGHT SIDE WENT FIRST AND THAT WAS FIXED THEN ABOUT A WEEK LATER THE LEFT SIDE WENT I REPLACED EVERYTHING BRAND NEW AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN A THIRD TIME THE LEFT STRUT AND HOLDING MOUNT FAILED. I ACTUALLY HAVE PARTS ORDERED FOR THAT AS WELL RIGHT NOW. A SMALLER COMPLAINT IS THE CIG. LIGHTER OUTLET DOESN'T WORK, AND THAT'S BEING REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. *TR

AS SOON AS I STARTED BACKING OUT OF MY APT. PARKING PLACE, THE ACCELERATOR JAMMED SENDING MY 2004 CHEVY AVEO BACKWARDS INTO AN APT. ACROSS THE STREET. THE DEPUTY ESTIMATED THE SPEED AT 40MPH. MY CAR WAS TOTALED. THE DAMAGES TO APT. BUILDING REQUIRED THE TENANTS TO MOVE TO ANOTHER APT. THAT DAY. THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO TO STOP IT. I RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. *TR

TIMING BELT BROKE PREMATURELY AT 54541 MILES. GM OWNERS MANUAL SAYS TO CHANGE IT AT 60000 MILES. CAR WAS WORKED ON BY GM UNDER THERE SPECIAL BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER THE CAR HAD TO BE RETURNED TO THE DEALER, THIS TIME IT 56870 MILES ON IT WHEN THE SES LIGHT CAME ON I TOOK THE CAR TO AAMACO ON SATURDAY BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP WAS CLOSED SOME OF THE CODES WERE MY TRANSMISSION I WAS TOLD IT WASN'T GOING IN 4TH GEAR AND BURNED MY TRANSMISSION FLUID. SO I HAD MY TRANSMISSION SERVICED AT MY EXPENSE BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT GM HAD THE PART #'S LISTED WRONG AND THEY HAD INSTALLED THE WRONG PARTS WHEN THEY HAD WORKED ON THE CAR THE FIRST TIME. SO NOW THEY PUT IN NEW PARTS AND THE CAR STILL DOESN'T RUN RIGHT. THEY TELL ME I NEED NEW PLUGS AND WIRES AND THAT THE COST WOULD BE 300.00. I TOLD THEM NO WAY I WAS GIVEN THEM 300.00 FOR 4 PLUGS AND 4 WIRES. SO THEY ENDED UP CHANGING THE PLUGS FOR 32.00 AND I CHANGED THE WIRES MYSELF. AT 56987 MILES CAR GOES BACK TO DEALER THIRD TIME, SES LIGHT ON, CAUSE : INTAKE MANIFOLD TUNING SOLENOID DISCONNECTED AND TIMING BELT TO TIGHT. AT 57012 MILES A C/S SES LIGHT ON, CAUSE; LOW EFFICIENCY THE DEALER REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER DUE TO THE TIMING BELT. CAR HAS NEVER RUN RIGHT AFTER THESE ATTEMPTS OF REPAIRS AND NOW SEPT. 2008 SES LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN THE HAS 66200 MILES ON IT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED NEW WIRES AND PLUGS AGAIN AND THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING IF I DID NOT LET THEM CHANGE THEM. THIS IS JUST ANOTHER CASE OF GM NOT STANDING BEHIND THERE PRODUCTS THAT FAIL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE VEHICLE STARTED FOR 30 SECONDS AND THEN SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT THE TIMING BELT FAILED AND CAUSED THE VALVES TO BEND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 49,000.

WHAT'S WITH AVEO'S PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER? IT SKIDS OFF THE WINDOW AND WIPES THE TRIM. WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT MY CAR I THOUGHT SOMEONE MADE A MISTAKE AND PUT ON THE WRONG SIZE. WHEN THEY NEEDED REPLACED, I REPLACED THE WHOLE ARM WITH A SET MATCHING MAKER SPECIFICATIONS. AND MADE NO IMPROVEMENT AT ALL. THE TIP OF THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER STILL SWINGS CLEAR OFF THE WINDOW. DID SOMEBODY MAKE OFF WITH THE DESIGNER'S RULER? ANY CHANCE THEY MIGHT GIVE IT BACK? I'D REALLY LIKE A WINDSHIELD WIPER THAT FITS; DON'T REALLY NEED ONE FOR THE TRIM...

FOUR DAYS AGO I RECEIVED A LETTER REGARDING SERVICE THAT WAS REQUIRED TO BE PERFORMED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AGREEMENT I PURCHASED WITH MY CAR. THE SERVICE NEEDED WAS ON THE TIMING BELT. ON SUNDAY, TWO DAYS AFTER RECEIVING THE LETTER THE TIMING BELT BROKE ON MY CAR, CAUSING FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY ENDED AT 60,700 MILES AND I CURRENTLY HAVE 67,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THE LETTER WAS TOO LATE IN ARRIVING FOR ME TO PREVENT THIS DAMAGE BEING DONE, AS IT SEEMS THAT THE TIMING BELT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE REPLACED AT 60,000 MILES. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER WITH THE ENGINE HAVING BEEN SENT TO A "SPECIALIST" FOR FURTHER WORK. *TR

REAR BRAKES LOCKED ON APPLICATION, LUCKILY RIGHT IN MY DRIVEWAY. RELEASED BY ROCKING BACK AND FORTH, ONLY TO LOCK AGAIN....PULLED DRUMS MYSELF TO FIND ALL FOUR LININGS DELAMINATED FROM SHOES! PHONED GM CANADA AND GOT ABSOLUTELY NOWHERE UNTIL I MENTIONED THE FACT THAT I CAREFULLY TOOK PICTURES AND IT WAS LUCKY THAT NO ONE WAS KILLED! HAVING A SUDDEN CHANGE OF HEART, THEY PHONED MY DEALERSHIP AND ARRANGED FOR A FREE SET OF SHOES, WHICH I INSTALLED, SINCE I LIVE THREE HOURS FROM A DEALERSHIP. I'M SATISFIED WITH THE PROCESS, EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT THIS COULD CONCEIVABLY HAPPEN TO ANY AVEO AT ANY TIME! MINE HAD 70000 KMS. (45,000 MILES) ON IT AT THE TIME, 85% LININGS! HAVE YOURS CHECKED!! NO DUST IN THE DRUMS, EITHER. SCARY!! *TR

DURING A RECENT OIL CHANGE MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE I WAS INFORMED THAT THE SERVICE TO MY AIR FILTER WAS NOT POSSIBLE DUE TO THE INABILITY TO REMOVE THE SCREWS/BOLTS/FASTENERS THAT COULD NOT BE REMOVED. *JB

HORN MALFUNCTION WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND IGNITION WAS OFF. HAD TO PULL FUSE ASSOCIATED WITH HORN/REAR-DEFROSTER TO STOP HORN FROM GOING OFF. *JB

ON THURSDAY MORNING 28 JUNE 2007 THE TIMING BELT ON THIS CHEVROLET AVEO BROKE, RESULTING IN CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO RADLEY CHEVROLET, WHERE THIS DIAGNOSIS WAS RENDERED. RADLEY CHEVROLET HELD A NEW CAR OWNER'S ORIENTATION CLASS AT WHICH THEIR SERVICES AND HOURS WERE DISCUSSED. CLASS TOPICS INCLUDED TIMELY OIL AND FILTER CHANGES. NO MENTION WAS MADE,OR EMPHASIS PLACED, ON THE NEED FOR INSPECTION OF THE TIMING BELT AT 30,000 MILES OR ITS REPLACEMENT AT 60,000 MILES. WHEN I MENTIONED THIS RECENTLY TO THE RADLEY CHEVROLET GENERAL MANAGER HE RESPONDED BY TELLING ME THAT ALL CHEVROLETS MADE IN THE USA USE TIMING CHAINS INSTEAD OF TIMING BELTS. HENCE HIS STAFF WOULD NOT THINK TO EMPHASIZE THE NEED TO INSPECT AND CHANGE THE TIMING BELT. IT APPEARED THAT THIS LACK OF CONCERN OR TRAINING MAY HAVE EXTENDED TO SOME MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. I WAS NOT ADVISED OF THE NEED FOR THIS INSPECTION AT EITHER OF THE TWO OIL CHANGES, PERFORMED BY RADLEY AROUND THE 30,000 MILE POINT. THE TIMING BELT FAILED AT AN ODOMETER READING OF 60,331 MILES. THE 331 MILES BEYOND THE 60,000-MILE RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT POINT SUGGEST THAT THE ODOMETER HAS AN ACCURACY BETTER THAN .55%. CONSIDERING THE TECHNOLOGY USED TO MEASURE SPEED AND MILEAGE IN VEHICLES SOLD TO THE PUBLIC IT IS NOT LIKELY THAT ANY ARE SO ACCURATE. HAD OBSERVED THAT IN DRIVING FROM ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA TO FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA SHE WAS OFTEN AMONG THE SLOWEST ON THE ROAD IN SPITE OF SPEEDOMETER READINGS THAT SUGGEST SHE WAS DRIVING WELL ABOVE THE POSTED LIMIT. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SHE HAD HER HUSBAND RECORD THE ELAPSED TIME BETWEEN MILE-POSTS AND FOUND THAT THEY WERE TRAVELING AROUND 5 TO 6 MILES PER HOUR LESS THAN THE SPEEDOMETER READING. THIS AMOUNTS TO AN ODOMETER READING FROM 6.25% TO 8.5% GREATER THAN ACTUAL DISTANCE TRAVELED. HENCE AT AN ODOMETER READING OF 60,331 MILES, ACTUAL MILEAGE IS BETWEEN 56,560 AND 55,203 MILES. *AK

NO CRASH, NO INJURIES; INCIDENT BEGAN WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE OF VEHICLE AFTER I PURCHASED THE AVEO USED; MY FUEL ECONOMY CONTINUED TO DECREASE FROM ABOUT 33 TO 34MPG DOWN BELOW 30MPG EVEN THOUGH I WAS CONTINUING TO DRIVE THE SAME WAY EVERY WEEK. ECONOMY WAS ABOUT 33-34MPG AT 26K MILES AND EVENTUALLY AT 28-29 MPG BY 34K MILES. AFTER CHANGING FUELS, ADDING INJECTOR CLEANER, CHECKING TIRE PRESSURE WEEKLY, CHECKING SPARK PLUG WIRES WITH NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE OR ABUSE TO ANY COMPONENT, I FINALLY PRIED OPEN THE BLACK AIR CLEANER BOX BY BREAKING TWO OF THE RUSTED BOLT/FLANGES ON THE CLEANER. THE AIR CLEANER WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY PLUGGED. I CHANGED THE FILTER AND THE FUEL MILEAGE WAS BACK TO 35 TO 37 MPG. BUT UNFORTUNATELY I HAD TO BREAK TWO BOLT/FLANGES ON THE CLEANER BOX TO GET THE CLEANER OPEN. I NOTICED ONE OTHER FLANGE WAS ALREADY BROKEN. I BELIEVE THAT THE ORIGINAL OWNER NEVER CHANGED THE AIR FILTER. THE FILTER IS INACCESSIBLE ONCE THE BOLTS ARE RUSTED TO THE NUTS. I ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS AND FOUND I CANNOT GET REIMBURSED SINCE I DAMAGED THE CLEANER. I BELIEVE THAT THE DEALER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE FILTER EITHER. I DID NOTICE THAT THE BOLTS ARE STEEL/IRON BECAUSE OF THE RUST COLOR AND THE FLANGE HAS A CAPTURED NUT MADE OF BRASS WITH BLUISH-GREEN RUST. THE USE OF TWO DISSIMILAR METALS UNDER THE HOOD OF A CAR WHERE SALT AND CORROSION ARE HIGHLY LIKELY IS EXTREMELY DISSATISFIED TO A CONSUMER. I HAVE TO PAY MONEY OUT OF MY POCKET FOR A FILTER BOX REPLACEMENT WHEN THE FILTER BOX SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN ENGINEERED THIS WAY. THIS SEEMS LIKE THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE AN EMISSIONS ISSUE SINCE MY FUEL ECONOMY WAS SEVERELY AFFECTED. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT MY OPTIONS ARE. *TR

TIMING BELT FAILED AT 70,000 MILES CAUSING SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE. TIMING BELT FAILURE IS APPARENTLY AN ISSUE WITH THE AVEO AS GM ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS IN OCT 2006. BASED ON INTERNET SEARCH OF AVEO PROBLEMS, CHEVY IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE AVEO'S TIMING BELT FAILING EVEN BEFORE THE RECOMMENDED SERVICE DATE. *JB

SUMMER 2005 THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED WORKING DURING A RAINSTORM WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE LEAVING MY VISIBILITY EXTREMELY IMPAIRED. UPON SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION, I NOTICED THAT THE NUT HOLDING THE WIPER TO THE POST HAD LOOSENED AND BACKED OFF. THIS STRIPPED THE MATING GROVES OFF BOTH THE WIPER ARM (CAST ALUMINUM) AND POST (SOFT METAL). EVEN AFTER RE-TIGHTENING THE NUT, THE WIPER WAS UNABLE TO MOVE BECAUSE THE WIPER ARM AND POST WERE TOO BADLY DAMAGED; ALL OF THE GROVES WERE ENTIRELY REMOVED FOR THE CAST ALUMINUM WIPER ARM. I WAS UNABLE TO GO TO A DEALER TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. I DRILLED A KEYWAY INTO BOTH THE WIPER ARM AND POST. I FILLED THE KEYWAY WITH A PORTION OF A LARGE PAPER CLIP. THE DAMAGE REMAINS THIS WAY CURRENTLY. SUMMER 2005 HAVING EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM WITH THE AVEO 2004 (ABOVE) I TIGHTENED THE NUTS ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S WIPERS ON MY AVEO 2005. JANUARY 2007 THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED WORKING DURING A SNOWSTORM WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE LEAVING MY WIFE'S VISIBILITY EXTREMELY IMPAIRED. UPON SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION, I NOTICED THAT THE NUT HOLDING THE WIPER TO THE POST HAD LOOSENED AND BACKED OFF EVEN WITH RE-TIGHTENING THIS NUT IN THE SUMMER OF 2005. THIS STRIPPED THE MATING GROVES OFF BOTH THE WIPER ARM (CAST ALUMINUM) AND POST (SOFT METAL). I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR TO THE DEALER TO HAVE BOTH THE WIPER ARM AND POST REPLACED. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING ON PARTS TO HAVE TO REPAIR MADE.--AFTER SEARCHING THE WEB I DISCOVERED THAT SOMEONE ELSE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THEIR DRIVER'S SIDE WIPER ARM NUT COMING LOOSE. HTTP://WWW.EPINIONS.COM/CONTENT_160219565700. *JB

TIMING BELT WENT ON MY CHEVY AVEO 2004 IN JANUARY. @ 55,000 MILES AND THE BELT DAMAGED THE WHOLE ENGINE. THE GMC COMPANY REFUSED TO REPAIR IT. I FOUND OUT THAT THE CHEVY AVEOS ARE HAVING LOTS OF PROBLEMS. *TR

MAJOR FUEL LEAK ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. LEFT ME STRANDED. PUMPED OUT 9 GALLONS OF GAS IN 20 MILES. LUCKILY NO FIRE. FOUND THE PLASTIC RETAINER HOLDING THE MAIN FUEL LINE CRACKED AND ALLOWED THE FUEL LINE TO COME LOOSE SPRAYING GAS OVER THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. THEY WILL PUT ANOTHER PLASTIC RETAINER ON THE LINE BUT HOW LONG WILL THAT LAST? CONSIDER THIS A MAJOR DEFECT AND COULD LEAD TO VEHICLE FIRES WHICH COULD BE DEADLY. I WAS LUCKY BUT SOMEONE ELSE MIGHT NOT BE. I DO NOT LIKE THE FIX. A BETTER FORM OF LINE CLAMPING SHOULD BE USED. I NOTIFIED GM AND THERE IS NO RECALLS AT THIS TIME. THEY TOOK THE INFORMATION AND PUT IT ON FILE. I WOULD LIKE TO BE COMPENSATED FOR TOWING AND THE LOST FUEL. GM WILL NOT DO THIS. NOTE:THE CAR IS AT KNEBEL AUTO IN HIGHLAND ILL NOT THE DEALER BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR TWO MONTHS, THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY, THEN WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THE GENERATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

MY DAUGHTER LOST CONTROL OF HER 2004 AVEO. THE STATE POLICE OFFICER SAID THAT THE FRONT OF THE CAR HIT THE TREE A HIGH SPEED AND THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR LOCKED IN PLACE. NO PASSENGER COULD BE BUCKLED ON THE FAR LEFT OR RIGHT OF THE REAR SEAT. A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V407000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING, THE SEAT BELTS: REAR HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL.

FIRST, I HAVE AN 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TWO TIRES DUE TO FLATS. IT'S SUPPOSE TO BE SOME SPECIAL TYPE OF TIRES ON THIS TYPE CAR. ONE TIRE IS PLUGGED AND THE OTHER WAS REPLACED BY A NEW TIRE. SECOND I HAVE 15,040 MILES ON THE CAR SINCE PURCHASE. THIRD, I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS RE: NOISE UNDER THE PASSENGER WHEELS AND THE DRIVERS WHEELS MORE THAN TWICE. THE BATTERY HAS FAILED TO BE USEFUL TWICE. I NEED TO KNOW IF THESE CARS CAN BE LOOKED AT FOR DEFECTS BECAUSE THEY ARE A NEWER MODEL AND I HAVE ASKED OTHER IF THEY HAD ISSUES AND THEY ARE THE SAME. BRAKE LIGHTS CONTINUE TO BURN OUT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING MADE A CLUNKING NOISE WHILE TURNING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CONTROL ARM, BUT THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER IS DESIGNING A NEW CONTROL ARM FOR THIS MODEL YEAR VEHICLE.

PURCHASED VEHICLE NEARLY NEW FROM A DEALER IN MAY 2005. HANDLING AND STEERING WERE STABLE AND PREDICTABLE, BUT HAS DETERIORATED SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE ROUGHLY 40,000 MILES. I NOW EXPERIENCE SEVERE SLOPPINESS IN THE STEERING, EXCESSIVE BODY-ROLL WHILE TURNING AND THE CAR IS BUFFETED IN EVEN LIGHT WINDS, ESPECIALLY AT SPEED (55 TO 65 MPH) ON HIGHWAYS. UNDER LIGHT-TO-MODERATE ACCELERATION, I OCCASIONALLY EXPERIENCE STRONG TORQUE STEER WHILE RUNNING OVER VARYING ROAD SURFACES OR IMPERFECTIONS AND WILL VEER SUDDENLY TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS ARE SEVERELY WORN AND ARE TO BE REPLACED. THESE HAVE BEEN A PREMATURE WEAR ITEM ON THIS MODEL'S PREDECESSOR, THE DAEWOO LANOS. COMPARED TO OTHER VEHICLES, THE EARLY WEAR OF SUSPENSION AND STEERING COMPONENTS ON THIS MODEL IS A POTENTIALLY FATAL SHORTCOMING. *JB