There are 4 owner-reported fuel system complaints for the 2005 Chevrolet Aveoin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
THIS IS NOT MY VEHICLE. I AM REPORTING FRAUD BY GM. PLEASE REVIEW THE INFORMATION I AM SUPPLYING BECAUSE THE NEW GM FAILED TO DO SO.*DT *JS
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO THAT HAS GIVEN ME NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO I NOTICED I COULD NOT SHIFT MY CAR OUT OF PARK I HAVE TO USE A SCREWDRIVER TO SHIFT MY GEAR OUT OF PARK. SOON AFTER I NOTICED MY BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. I BOUGHT A BOX OF FUSES BUT THIS ONLY FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR LESS THAN A WEEK. EVERY TIME I PUT A NEW FUSE IN THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT BACK OUT IN A DAY OR TWO. ONE DAY WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY MY CAR JUST SUDDENLY STOPPED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER IT WAS STILL UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. IT WAS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CAUSING ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS AND COST OVER $2,000 TO FIX. A YEAR LATER THE PROBLEMS STARTED AGAIN I CAN'T MOVE MY GEAR WITHOUT USING A SCREW DRIVER, MY BRAKE LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS ARE OUT. IF I SLAM THE HOOD OF MY CAR ONE HEADLIGHT WILL COME ON WHICH SHOWS THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE WIRING. THE ENGINE LIGHT AND HOLD MODE LIGHT FLASHES CONSTANTLY. I FEEL THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THERE ARE NO BRAKE LIGHTS WHICH CAN EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I WAS PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE BECAUSE OF NO BRAKE LIGHTS A $125 TICKET. I AM IN A BIND BECAUSE I REALLY NEED MY CAR FOR WORK BUT I DO NOT HAVE $2,000 (NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY) TO FIX THIS CAR ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPEN AGAIN MONTHS FROM NOW. ALSO, I HAVE NOTICED A STRONG GAS SMELL FROM THE CAR THAT HAS ME CONCERNED. I HAVE READ SO MANY INTERNET POST FROM OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEMS. THIS CAR SERIOUSLY NEED TO BE RECALLED BECAUSE IT IS ENDANGERING PEOPLE LIVES. *KB
I PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY AVEO AND I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS EVER SINCE. AFTER 1 YEAR THE CAR BROKE DOWN. THE IDLER STUCK AT FULL-THROTTLE AND BURNED MY TIMING BELT OFF. NOT ONLY THE ENGINE BUT THE CAR WAS RENDERED USELESS AFTER THAT. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE (MY POPS DID REALLY) AND NOW THE SECOND ENGINE HAS DONE THE VERY SAME THING AT ONLY 18,000 MILES. TWICE I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE IN A POSITION WHERE MY DAUGHTER WAS NOT WITH ME AT THE TIME AND I COULD PUSH MY CAR OFF OF THE ROAD MYSELF AND NOT GET KILLED. I CALLED GM AND THEY SAY THAT THEY CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT THEY WILL FIX THE PROBLEM FOR ME. THE FIRST TIME I TALKED TO THEM THEY WOULDN'T EVEN LISTEN TO ME. THEY TOLD ME THAT MY VIN NUMBER DID NOT MATCH THE RECALLS...THOUGH THESE CARS HAD THE VERY SAME PROBLEM. THE CAR SHOULD HAVE EITHER BEEN REPLACED OR I SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN MY MONEY BACK. I HAVE BEEN RENDERED HOMELESS AND JOBLESS TWICE NOW BECAUSE OF THIS CAR. I'VE LOST EVERYTHING. I CAN'T KEEP PAYING ON THIS CAR WITH THEIR FAULTY ENGINES. IF I REPLACE THE ENGINE IT WILL DO THE SAME THING. IT'S NOT VIN SPECIFIC...IT'S THE ENGINES PERIOD. I COULD HAVE GOTTEN KILLED TWICE! *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55 AND 60 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT SMELLED LIKE GASOLINE. THE ODOR WAS NOTICED ONLY WHEN DRIVING UPHILL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK "BURPS" AND THE GASOLINE SMELL INDICATES THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS WORKING PROPERLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,700.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026