2004 Chevrolet Aveo

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/2014· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V261000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE SAT AT THE DEALER FOR TEN MONTHS, DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. UPDATED 06/10/15.*JB

• 12/29/2007· SUSPENSION,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  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

• 12/28/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  PURCHASED A 2004 CHEVY AVEO FROM MCCLUSKEY CHEVROLET IN READING OHIO-ON DECEMBER 12/01/04. VIN # KLITD526X4B196935. ON DECEMBER 24, 2004 OUR CAR OF ALMOST 4 WEEKS OLD BROKE DOWN ON US AT APPROX: 2:45 PM. WE NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND A GURGLING NOISE. MY HUSBAND LIFTED UP THE HOOD AND THERE WAS A MILKY SUBSTANCE ON THE UPPER LEFT HAND IN FRONT OF DRIVER'S SIDE UNDER THE HOOD. WE CALLED AND HAD THE CAR TOWED ON X-MAS EVE DAY. IT HAD TAKEN THE TOWING SERVICE OVER FIVE HOURS TO TOW OUR VEHICLE. WE HAD TO BE INCONVENIENCED AND FIND A RIDE HOME. THEN WE DID NOT HAVE A VEHICLE UNTIL DECEMBER 27, 2004 AT AROUND 5:55PM. MY HUSBAND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TALKED TO THE SALES PERSON WHO SOLD US THE CAR "HE BASICALLY TOLD US THAT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VEHICLE NOW AND IT IS THE HANDS OF THE MANUFACTURER. MY HUSBAND HAS MADE SEVERAL PHONE CALLS TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO HAS THE VEHICLE FOR THE REPAIR THEY STATED SEVERAL TIMES TO HIM ON THE PHONE THAT THEY DID KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE CAR. STILL NO ANSWER. NOTHING TO DATE HAS BEEN DONE TO THE VEHICLE TO DATE. *JB

• 12/24/2014· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V261000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL STILL HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. UPDATED 08/24/15*JB

• 12/22/2007· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  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

• 12/21/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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

• 12/14/2005· STEERING

  DT: THE CONTACT S TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION. THEY DETERMINED THAT BOTH INNER TIE ROD ENDS HAD EXCESSIVE PLAY. THIS, IN TURN, CAUSED TWO FRONT TIRES TO WEAR OUT. REPAIRS WILL BE MADE UNDER WARRANTY.*AK

• 12/13/2016· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE

  WHILE BACKING UP MY VEHICLE I SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE. THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 500 RPM. I IMMEDIATELY PUT MY FOOT ON THE BREAK, SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, AND TURN THE IGNITION TO OFF. I WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY RESTART TO VEHICLE WITH NO PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE TWO OR THREE TIMES. ONETIME WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE AND I HAD TO PRESS HARD ON THE BREAK AND SHUT OFF IGNITION TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I SEEMS LIKE IT MOSTLY HAPPENS WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE ( IN THE 30"S F) . I THINK THIS IS AN UNSAFE SITUATION AND AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.

• 12/09/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-45 ON AN INCLINE SHE HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. NEXT THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED FOR THE MALFUNCTION AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 46,500. UPDATED 1/11/09 *CN THE TIMING BELT FAILED AND LOCKED UP THE ENGINE. UPDATED 01/13/10.*JB

• 12/07/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MY DAUGHTER'S FIRST CAR PURCHASE...WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT. BOUGHT THE 2004 CHEVY AVEO USED WITH 80,000 MILES ON IT ON A SATURDAY. IT BROKE DOWN SUNDAY. TIMING BELT BROKE AND CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE...NOW IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ALWAYS DO YOUR RESEARCH...A QUICK SEARCH WHILE WATCHING THE CAR GET TOWED SHOWED THAT THIS IS A HUGE, WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM THAT GM HAS DECIDED TO DO NOTHING ABOUT. DEALERSHIP WORKING WITH US TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM WITH A SWAP IN VEHICLES. *TR

• 12/06/2010· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG LIGHT WILL NOT SHUT OFF. DEALER HAS REPAIRED IT AT LEAST 4 TIMES AND NOW IT IS ON AGAIN. HE SAYS THEY CAN'T OR WON'T DO IT UNDER WARRANTY, AND TOLD ME IT WOULD COST ABOUT $500.00 THIS IS JUST NOT ACCEPTABLE. SEEMS LIKE THERE ARE LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT AVEO AIR BAG LIGHT STAYING ON. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND GET THEM FIXED. *TR

• 12/02/2004· POWER TRAIN,SEAT BELTS

  WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. ALSO, REAR SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED, IT DID NOT RETRACT. *AK

• 12/01/2018· VISIBILITY/WIPER

  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...

• 12/01/2004· VISIBILITY

  WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON SIDE THE ROAD FRONT LEFT WINSHIELD WIPER CAME LOOSE AND WIPER HIT THE LEFT MIRROR, OBSTRUCTING DRIVER'S VISION. THERE WAS NO INJURY. *AK

• 11/30/2014· ENGINEFire

  I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE ON MY WAY HOME TO KNOXVILLE FROM ATHENS, TN, AND I HEARD MY CAR MAKE A FUNNY NOISE, AND THEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE, AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SMOKE, I PULLED OVER OFF OF THE INTERSTATE ONTO AN EXIT AND THEN THE CAR BASICALLY DIED WHEN I MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE SMOKE WAS WHITE AT FIRST, BUT THEN IT TURNED BLACK SO WE RAN FROM THE CAR. THE CAR PROCEEDED TO CATCH ON FIRE AND BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED IT WAS TOO LATE. I HAD A LOT OF CLOTHING AND PERSONAL ITEMS IN MY CAR, AND MY BOYFRIEND'S LAPTOP AND REALLY EXPENSIVE TEXTBOOKS WERE IN THE CAR AS WELL. THE CAR IS COMPLETELY BURNED EXCEPT FOR PARTS OF THE TRUNK AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT WAS SALVAGEABLE. I WAS LOOKING ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT MY CAR HAS BEEN RECALLED BECAUSE OF FIRES, BUT I HAD NO IDEA BECAUSE I BOUGHT THE CAR TWO MONTHS AFTER THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED. IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER THOUGH, BECAUSE THERE IS NO REMEDY FOR THE PROBLEM. I NOW HAVE NO CAR AND I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT AND I NEED A CAR SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I'M NOT SURE HOW TO GO ABOUT CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT MY PROBLEM. I AM VERY UPSET THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED, AND IT WOULD BE REALLY NICE IF SOMEONE COULD HELP ME FIX THIS. *TR

• 11/25/2004· POWER TRAIN

  DURING COLD WEATHER THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION REFUSES TO SHIFT INTO 4TH GEAR FOR THE FIRST 1/2 MILE. THE "HOLD" BUTTON IS NOT ON.*AK

• 11/24/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  SPRING IN GAS CAP BREAKS PREVENTING OWNER FROM REMOVING GAS CAP AND REFUELING VEHICLE. GAS CAP REPLACED BY DEALER AND NEW ONE BROKE AGAIN WITHIN TWO WEEKS. *NM

• 11/23/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEMFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL TANK CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED PNEUMONIA. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

• 11/22/2010· AIR BAGSCrash

  CAR WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 KM\H WHEN A SUDDEN STOP OCCURRED IN TRAFFIC. MY WIFE WAS ABOUT TO CHANGE LANES AND WAS LOOKING IN HER BLIND SPOT AND WHEN SHE TURNED BACK SHE COULD NOT STOP IN TIME. SHE REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE TOTALING HER 2004 AVEO AND THEN WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AS WELL. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND DUE TO THIS MY WIFE HAS BEEN IN PAIN WITH HER BACK AND NECK EVER SINCE. THIS OCCURRED IN ONTARIO CANADA. *TR

• 11/22/2008· AIR BAGSCrash

  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

• 11/21/2014· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V261000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 11/20/2004· STEERING

  MY VEHICLE WILL BE DRIVING FINE AND I WILL ATTEMPT TO MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN AND INTERMITTENTLY THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP, ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD WILL COME ON AND THE CAR WILL STOP! THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 4 TIMES IN 2 WKS AND DEALER CAN NOT "DUPLICATE MY CONCERN" I AM STILL EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS 600 MILES ON IT, I DRIVE 15 MILES A DAY TO AND FROM WORK, NO HIGHWAY. DEALER CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND I AM FORCED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. IT IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THE CAR COMES TO A STOP WHEN EVER IT FEELS LIKE IT. DEALER JUST TELLS ME "WHEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN GIVE US A CALL", THE SAME DAY I PICKED IT UP FROM THE DEALER AFTER THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, IT HAPPENED AGAIN THAT NIGHT I CALLED TO REPORT IT TO THE DEALER AND HE SUGGESTED I GO TO ANOTHER DEALER FURTHER AWAY FROM ME BECAUSE THEY WERE CLOSED FOR INVENTORY. SO I AM DRIVING THIS VEHICLE UNSAFELY.*AK

• 11/17/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  SES LIGHT COMES ON NOT DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM. THE FUEL SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING, GAS ESCAPES SOMEWHERE, NOT GETTING THE ACTUAL GAS MILEAGE FOR THE VEHICLE. FILL UP ON WED OF ONE WEEK, USE ONLY 34 MILES, MUST FILL UP BY TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK, THE BRAKES MAKE LOUD NOISE LIKE BRAKES ARE GOING OUT, MORE OF STEEL RUBBING, PULLS EXCESSIVELY TO THE RIGHT. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR ON THE BRAKES, WAS TOLD DUST WAS ON THE ROTORS, CLEANED OUT, PROBLEM STILL EXIST, NOW A BUCKLING IS FELT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. AS FOR THE GAS PROBLEM, CAR WAS LEFT OVERNIGHT, I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP, I DO NOT WANT MY CAR BACK UNTIL THEY FIND THE PROBLEM.. CHECK THE FUEL INJECTORS, THE GAS TANK, CHECK THE FUEL PUMP, CHECK ALL THE COMPONENTS OF THE GAS LINE.. I DO NOT SMELL GAS, THERE IS NO GAS ON THE GROUND. I HAVE A LOANER CAR FOR NOW. AS FOR THE SES LIGHT, I SHOULD DESCRIBE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS SO THAT THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT CAN GO STRAIGHT TO THE PROBLEM. THE CAR PULL EXCESSIVELY TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT, THIS TOO WILL BE CHECKED OUT BY THE DEALERSHIP. NO UPDATE RESOLUTION SO FAR. WILL KEEP YOU POSTED. THE CLOCK MALFUNCTIONED. A NEW CLOCK WAS REPLACED THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW, AUG 2003, WITH 6 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. TODAY, 2 YEARS, 2 MONTHS LATER, I HAVE 9766 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND MY CAR HAS BEEN TO THE SERVICE DEPT 7 TIMES FOR MALFUNCTIONING PROBLEMS. *JB

• 11/17/2004· SEAT BELTS

  IT WOULD BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO UNLOCK THE REAR SEAT BELTS FROM THE BUCKLE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK

• 11/17/2004· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING ON I-94 MADE A SUDDEN DECREASE IN SPEED FROM 70 MPH TO 60 MPH AND CAR SWERVED OUT OF CONTROL, AND THE ONLY THING SAVING ME FROM FLIPPING THE CAR WAS AFTER MARKET RIMS AND TIRES. THUMP SOUND, SOUNDED LIKE A FLAT TIRE, CHECKED ALL THE TIRES AND THEY WERE FINE. CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD, ENGINE WAS TITLED TO DRIVER'S SIDE, AFTER INSPECTION ON SIDE OF EXPRESSWAY FOUND OUT THAT THE HALF SHAFT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AS WELL AS TRANSMISSION MOUNT BOLTS. THERE IS NO REASON FOR THESE BOLTS TO FAIL IF THE CAR IS DRIVEN RESPECTIVELY. *AK

• 11/14/2006· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  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

• 11/12/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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.

• 11/12/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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

• 11/12/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  FUEL INJECTOR STUCK OPEN MAKING A LOUD TICK. GM TOLD ME IT WAS A LIFTER ENGINE IS DOHC. *JB

• 11/07/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,STRUCTURE

  THE PLASTIC THERMOSTAT HOUSING COMPLETELY SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING ONLY 35 MILES PER HOUR. THERE ARE MULITPLE CHEVROLET AVEO OWNERS THAT HAVE A CAR BETWEEN THE YEARS 04-06 THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. NOT ONLY IS THIS A SAFTY HAZARD, BUT A REALITIVE COSTLY FIX. *TR

• 11/04/2011· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN HER VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A T-BONE CRASH AND THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO INSURANCE COMPANY LOT BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 80,000. UPDATED 12/12/11

• 11/03/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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.

• 11/02/2012· ENGINE

  THE TIMING BELT BROKE IN OUR VEHICLE WHILE WE WERE DRIVING. THE CAR MADE A HORRIBLE RACKET, THEN COMPLETELY LOST POWER BEFORE IT DIED COMPLETELY, WHEN IT BROKE, IT BENT THE RODS AND PISTONS IN THE HEADS. NOW JUST TWO WEEKS AGO, IT HAS DONE THE SAME THING. CHEVY NEEDS TO MAKE A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE ITS GOING TO END UP KILLING SOMEONE AND THIS ISN'T THE ONLY AVEO TO HAVE DONE THIS. *TR

• 10/30/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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

• 10/30/2008· AIR BAGSCrash

  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.

• 10/29/2004· VISIBILITY

  THE WINDSHIELD WASHER DID NOT WORK. THE CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THEM. THE DEALER TOOK THE PUMP OUT GAVE IT TO THE CONSUMER AND SAID THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD THE CONSUMER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND ASK THE DEALER FOR A LOANER VEHICLE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE. *JB

• 10/28/2015· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO WARRANTY NOTICE #14093 ISSUES. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE WARRANY HAD EXPIRED. ALSO, THE WATER PUMP AND TIMING BELT WERE REPLACED. *JB

• 10/18/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  2004 CHEVY AVEO THERMOSTAT HOUSING - CRACKED AND OVERHEATED. TONS OF REFERENCES ON INTERNET ON THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

• 10/18/2006· AIR BAGSCrash

  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

• 10/18/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,SEAT BELTS

  THE GAS CAP BROKE WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE GAS CAP TO FILL THE TANK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SPRING BROKE.. THE DEALER TOOK IT OFF SO THAT THE CONSUMER COULD PLACE GAS IN THE TANK. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET ANOTHER CAP BECAUSE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN ONE. THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. NHTSA RECALL 04V407000. *JB

• 10/15/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY IN MY 2004 CHEVY AVEO. SUDDENLY I NOTICED THAT I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AND THAT I HAD LOST PRESSURE IN MY BRAKES. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS. IT WAS VERY BUSY TRAFFIC AND I NARROWLY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. MY ENGINE WOULD NO LONGER START. AFTER HAVING MY CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC I DISCOVERED MY TIMING BELT/CHAIN HAD BROKEN AND DAMAGED MY ENGINE AND THAT IT WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. CAR ONLY HAS 55,000 MILES. *TR

• 10/14/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I PURCHASED THIS USED 2004 CHEVY AVEO FROM TONY HONDA END OF JULY 2010. IT RAN GOOD UP UNTIL 10/12/10 WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE HOLD BUTTON LIGHT FLASHED ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT...THE CAR LITERALLY DROPPED TO LIKE 5 MILES AN HOUR AND SPUTTERED ALL THE WAY LIKE IT WAS DYING....THANK GOD THAT FOR SOME REASON, I DECIDED TO TAKE MY GRANDSON TO SCHOOL SO I WAS IN THE SCHOOL ZONE AND NOT ON THE FREEWAY WHICH I NORMALLY WOULD HAVE BEEN. I SWEAR, I WOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD HAD THAT HAPPENED AT 60 MILES AN HOUR. I HAVE CALLED CHEVY AND THEY DO NOT HAVE A RECALL. *TR

• 10/14/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN

  DT: CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO . THE VEHICLE HAD A WHISTLING IN THE BRAKES. THEN THERE WAS NOISE IN THE IGNITION. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR AWHILE. EVERY TIME WHILE BACKING OUT FROM THE DRIVEWAY THERE WAS A SMALL NOISE. MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 04069. WAS ISSUED. AT THIS TIME CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL REPAIRS. THE NEXT PROBLEM CONCERNED TRANSMISSION FLUID BEING OVER FILLED WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THE TRANSMISSION AXLE WAS BEING CHECKED .*AK

• 10/14/2004· SEAT BELTSCrash

  THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT WHEREBY THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT WORK. THE DRIVER SEAT BELT BROKE AND A TODDLER WAS THROWN TO THE FRONT SEAT. AFTER COMPLAINING TO THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE FAILURE, GM STILL DID NOT COOPERATE. THE CONSUMER JUST RECEIVED A RECALL ON THE SEAT BELT. NHTSA RECALL 04V407000. *JB

• 10/13/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,WHEELS

  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

• 10/11/2004· STEERING

  MY CHEVROLET AVEO PULLS TO THE RIGHT, UPON ACCELERATION AND DRIVING AT A CONSTANT SPEED. I MADE THE DEALERSHIP AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THAT IT NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. THEY GAVE IT AN ALIGNMENT AND IT HELPED FOR A FEW WEEKS. THEN THE VEHICLE STARTING PULLING TO THE RIGHT AGAIN. I TOOK IT FOR A SECOND OPINION AND THEY SAID THE VEHICLE HAS TORQUE STEERING AND WITH THE WAY IT IS BUILT IT WILL DRIVE LIKE THIS. SUGGESTED WELDING WEIGHTS ON LEFT SIDE OF ENGINE TO MAKE IT HEAVIER ON THE LEFT SIDE, ALSO SUGGESTED A WIDER TIRE, BUT THEY WOULD NEED GM APPROVAL FIRST. THEY ALSO GAVE THE VEHICLE AN ALIGNMENT. I STILL HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. *NM

• 10/10/2012· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

• 10/10/2006· STEERING,SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  I PURCHASED MY 04 CHEVY AVEO ON JUNE 20,06. FIVE DAYS LATER THE BRAKES WERE METAL TO METAL. MY CAR WAS NOT SAFETY INSPECTED BEFORE THE SALE. SINCE THEN I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO WHERE I PURCHASED IT SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE EVEN HAD THE SERVICE MANAGER TO RIDE WITH ME TO SHOW HIM THAT THE BRAKES ARE STICKING. (THE CALIPERS NEED TO BE REPLACED) TIM MARBURGER CHRYSLER/DODGE TRIED TO SAY THAT IS WAS A WARPED ROTOR DUE TO EXCESSIVE MOUNTAIN DRIVING, MY CAR WAS ONLY DRIVEN 7 MILES ONE WAY TO GO CAMPING AND 7 MILES BACK ONCE A WEEK. I WOULD HARDLY CALL THIS EXCESSIVE. THE FIRST TANK OF GAS I GOT THE MILEAGE OF 284 MILES SINCE 06/20/06 UNTIL NOW 10/10/06 MY GAS MILEAGE FOR A TANK OF GAS IS NOW 210 MILES. NOBODY AT THE DEALERSHIP HAS OFFERED TO FIX MY CAR. I HAVE BEEN CUSSED, TALKED TO LIKE A DOG. THE GENERAL MANAGER DENNY FRUITH SLAMMED MY CAR DOOR AND PROCEEDED TO ARGUE WITH ME IN THE FRONT PARKING LOT IN FRONT OF THE SHOWROOM DOORS. REFUSED TO FIX MY CAR AND IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THE DEALERSHIP PUT MY LUG NUTS ON SO TIGHT THAT THEY COULD NOT BE MANUALLY TAKEN OFF. THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE COMPANY MR. FELIX MCCLAT REFUSED TO FIX MY BRAKES AND ALSO REFUSED TO EVEN LET ME COME TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEM LOOSEN MY LUG NUTS. AND THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE BRAKES ON MY CAR WILL PUT THEMSELVES ON WITHOUT ME PRESSING THE PEDALS. AND WHEN YOU DO PRESS THE PEDALS YOU CAN BE GOING DOWN HILL AND TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE PEDAL AND THE BRAKES GRAB AND THE CAR WILL COME TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP...DOWN HILL. ALL THIS WAS SHOWN TO THE SERVICE MANAGER DAVID ANDERSON AND THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET. *JB

• 10/10/2004· POWER TRAINCrash

  CAR WENT THROUGH GARAGE DOOR. I PLACED CAR IN PARK TO LEAVE CAR MOMENTARILY. I T DID NOT GO INTO PARK PROPERLY AND CAR PROCEEDED FORWARD THROUGH GARAGE DOOR. THE CUP HOLDER HAD A COFFEE MUG WITH A HANDLE IN IT. I AM ASSUMING IT STOPPED CAR FROM GOING INTO PARK FULLY. I HAD LEFT CAR AND SHUT DOOR WHEN CAR BEGAN TO GO FORWARD THROUGH GARAGE DOOR. I JUMPED IN AND STOPPED CAR OR IT WOULD HAVE PROCEEDED THROUGH A WALL. IT CAUSED ABOUT 2000.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO CAR AND DOOR. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. THE SECOND TIME MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE CAR. HE STOPPED CAR AND PROCEEDED TO PLACE CAR INTO PARK. IT WOULD NOT GO COMPLETELY INTO PARK. THE SAME COFFEE MUG WAS IN HOLDER. NO DAMAGE HAPPENED THIS INCIDENT. WE BOTH WITNESSED THE CAR REFUSING TO GO INTO PARK THE SECOND INCIDENT. *NM

• 10/06/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  GM RECALL #14093 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO GM MAILED A LETTER IN JULY REGARDING THIS RECALL. THERE HAS BEEN NO FOLLOW REGARDING REPAIRING THE DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT. WHEN GM WAS CONTACTED, THEY ADVISED TO CONTACT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE PARTS OR INSTRUCTION FROM GM ON HOW TO REPAIR THE DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT. I HAVE A CHEVROLET AVEO WITH INOPERABLE TAIL LIGHTS, FRONT PARKING LIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS. I AM UNABLE TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT. CAN NHTSA ASSIST WITH GETTING GM TO REPAIR THE VEHICLES? *TR