2005 Chevrolet Aveo

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

• 12/31/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THERMOSTAT HOUSING HAS CRACKED DUE TO ITS UNRELIABLE PLASTIC COMPOSITION. AFTER FAILURE, COOLANT WAS LEAKED THROUGHOUT ENGINE COMPARTMENT CREATING A MAJOR FIRE HAZARD AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO MULTIPLE ENGINE COMPONENTS. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WERE DISCOVERED WITH THE EXACT NATURE. *KB

• 12/30/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE CLOCK ON MY 2005 CHEVY AVEO DOES NOT WORK CONTINUOUSLY. SOMETIMES THE DISPLAY WORKS AND SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT. AS FOR SAFETY ISSUES, THE PLASTIC THERMOSTAT HOUSING BROKE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD LAST WEEK. AFTER PRICING REPLACEMENT PLASTIC PARTS, WE OPTED TO PURCHASE THE METAL ONE, WHICH CAN ONLY BE PURCHASED FROM THE DEALER AND WHICH IS MORE THAN TWICE THE PRICE OF THE PLASTIC ONES. WE STILL HAD A LEAK, SO WE CALLED A LOCAL NAPA STORE AND PURCHASED A GASKET FOR UNDER $2. AFTER REMOVING AND THEN ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE THE PART AGAIN, ONE OF THE BOLT HOLES BROKE OFF. ISN'T THE METAL SUPPOSED TO BE MORE DURABLE? ALL THIS HAS HAPPENED IN LESS THAN A WEEK AND THE DEALER REFUSES TO STAND BEHIND THE PART. NOT ONLY WAS THE PLASTIC PIECE SHODDY, SO IS THE METAL ONE AND SO IS CHEVROLET'S CUSTOMER SERVICE. *TR

• 12/29/2014· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS CUT OFF 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 MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 2/24/15*CN

• 12/27/2016· ENGINE

  I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND KEPT UP THE MAINTENANCE RELIGIOUSLY! I WAS HORRIFIED TO FIND OUT THAT MY TIMING BELT WENT OUT AT 46,000 MILES! MY MANUAL SAYS TO REPLACE TIMING BELT AT 60,000 MILES. I'VE READ THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED IN 2006, BUT IT DIDN'T GO TO OWNERS; JUST SERVICE SHOPS...I WAS NEVER ALERTED, THAT WAS DEFINITELY A MISTAKE ON GM'S PART. I FEEL AS THOUGH I SHOULD BE COMPENSATED!!!

• 12/27/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO WITH 50,000 MILES. I HAVE DONE THE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, A WEEK AGO THE TIMING BELT BROKE AND RUINED MY ENGINE. IN MY MAINTENANCE BOOK IT SAYS NOT TO CHANGE THE BELT UNTIL 60,000 MILES AND GM IS TELLING ME IT IS MY PROBLEM SINCE I AM NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE LOOKED ON LINE AND FOUND OTHERS WHO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TIMING BELTS GOING BEFORE THE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP. THEY WANT $2,200 TO FIX VEHICLE. THIS OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND I LOST POWER IN MY CAR WHILE GLIDING THROUGH A RED LIGHT. THANK GOD NO ONE HIT ME. UPDATED IVOQ 02/02/11 *TR

• 12/25/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED A SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I LOOKED DOWN TO SEE MY ENGINE TEMP INDICATOR ON HOT. I WASN'T FAR FROM MY HOME LUCKILY AT THE TIME, SO I DROVE IT HOME. I OPENED MY HOOD A COUPLE MINUTES LATER TO FIND WATER SIZZLING ON MY THERMOSTAT HOUSING. (WHICH IS CONSTRUCTED OF TWO PIECES OF PLASTIC, GLUED TOGETHER) I TRIED TO LOOK UP INFO ON IT AND CAME ACROSS ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2004-2005 CHEVY AVEO LS. THE EARLIEST COMPLAINT I SAW WAS AS EARLY AS JANUARY OF 2009. AFTER LOOKING AT YOUR WEBSITE, I FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS NO RECALLS ON THIS ITEM AT ALL. ALSO, THE ONLY PLACE TO GET A NEW ONE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR $91.00 AND THAT IS WITHOUT LABOR COST. IN ADDITION, IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

• 12/22/2005· VISIBILITY

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD FOGGED UP. THIS OCCURRED WITH THE DEFROSTER ON. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO MAKE A DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED WITHOUT A DIAGNOSIS THEY WERE UNABLE TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. *AK

• 12/17/2014· STEERING,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CAR WENT TO 500 RPM THEN DROPPED TO 300 RPM THEN DOWN TO 100 RPM; I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE MAIN ROAD TO A SIDE STREET. LOST POWER STEERING AND WAS UNABLE TO RESTART CAR AGAIN. CAR TAKEN TO LOCAL MECHANIC AFTER RUNNING DIAGNOSTIC TESTS ON THE VEHICLE, DETERMINED THE CAR WAS SAVABLE AND THAT THE TIMING BELT BROKE CAUSING THREE SETS OF VALVES TO BEND. THE TIMING BELT KIT, HEAD GASKET, WATER PUMP AND VALVE KITS NEED TO BE CHANGED. THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE RECONDITIONED; NEW ENGINE OIL NEEDS TO BE PUT INTO THE CAR ALONG WITH FLUSHING THE FLUIDS. SINCE THIS IS A MASSIVE REWORK OF THE VEHICLE, IT WILL BE OUT OF SERVICE ONE WEEK AND THE REPAIR COST IS $2,100.00. MILEAGE ON THE CAR IS UNDER 60,000, I AM ORIGINAL OWNER. GENERAL MOTORS - CHEVROLET DIVISION CONTACTED BECAUSE I DID NOT TAKE TO A GM DEALER FOR SERVICE (UNABLE TO AFFORD) AND BECAUSE THEY ADVISED ME THIS IS SO FAR OUT OF THE WARRANTY, THEY WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. HOWEVER, I DID LOOK UP A SERVICE BULLETIN AND IT DID SAY THE PARTS ARE UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

• 12/16/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND WENT THROUGH A DRIVE THROUGH FOR COFFEE. NOTICED THAT WHILE IDLE, MY CAR STARTED TO OVER HEAT. CONTINUED ON TO WORK APPROX 1 MILE DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN I GOT THERE I OPENED THE HOOD AND FOUND THAT A HOSE WAS NO LONGER CONNECTED TO THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING. THEN I NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC HOUSING ITSELF WAS CRACKED IN HALF AND HANGING OFF THE CAR. IT COST ME ABOUT $80 FOR A REPLACEMENT METAL PART WHICH I HAD INSTALLED BY A FRIEND. THIS HAPPENED DURING THE SUMMER 2010; CAR HAD APPROX 51,000 MILES. IT IS NOW DECEMBER 2010, AND CAR HAS APPROX 56,00 MILES. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A CAR PART STORE TO HAVE THEM CHECK THE CODE. APPARENTLY NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE THE OXYGEN SENSOR, WHICH COSTS ABOUT $150.00 + LABOR. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED IN 2007 AND STILL HAVE ABOUT 2 YEARS LEFT TO PAY ON IT. THE WARRANTY IS NO LONGER GOOD. *TR

• 12/15/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES ENGINE WAS BECAME HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE MAIN COMPUTER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 85000. UPDATED 01/05/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED WITH A PLASTIC TEMPERATURE HOUSING WHICH EVENTUALLY MELTED DUE TO EXTREME HEAT IN TEXAS, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GET HOT AND THE ENGINE TO BURN UP. THE ENGINE AND COMPUTER WERE REPLACED. AFTER 2 MONTHS OF DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. UPDATED 01/07/10.*JB

• 12/12/2008· SUSPENSION

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE, IT BEGAN MAKING A LOT OF NOISE. THE CONTACT RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, THEY DISCOVERED A SCREW GLUED TO THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A WEAK STRUT MOUNT IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK AND FORTH TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE BOLT COULD HAVE LOOSENED AND CAUSED A CRASH. THE DEALER FINALLY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND REORDERED THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. UPDATED 1/6/09 *CN THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD A MAIN CONNECTION POINT BOLT ON THE CROSSMEMBER WAS STRIPPED AND VERY LOOSE. UPDATED 01/14/09. *JB

• 12/11/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  BUSTED TIMING BELT PULLEY AFTER ONLY 46K MILES. BUSTED ALL 16 VALVES. REQUIRED A COMPLETE HEAD JOB AT OVER 2K$. *TR

• 12/09/2014· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. UPDATED 02/24/15*LJ UPDATED 9/8/2017*CN

• 12/09/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  MY 05 AVEO,IS INCLUDED IN THE GM RECALL#A140093/NHTSA RECALL#14V261(HEADLAMP SWITCH & DRL). I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH ALL OF MY EXTERNAL LIGHTS (MY GAUGE CLUSTER AND SHIFTER LIGHTS HAVE BEEN OUT). I WAS REPLACING EVERY EXTERNAL BULB EVERY FEW WEEKS TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ON. THAT IS NOT WORKING. I AM DOWN TO ONE HEADLIGHT (DRIVER SIDE) WORKING ' AS FAR AS RUNNING LIGHTS GO. I HAVE NO TAILLIGHTS (BRAKELIGHTS WORK). I COMMUTE APPROX. 40MILES EACH DIRECTION FOR WORK-ALL FREEWAY. I MADE AN APPT W/CHEVY,TOOK THE DAY OFF WORK SO THE CAR COULD BE THERE ALL DAY.AS I ARRIVED TO MY APPT THE SERVICE WRITER TOLD ME THERE IS NOT A REMEDY FROM GM YET SO I WILL NEED TO COVER THE COST. EVENTUALLY WE WENT INTO THE BUILDING TO COMPLETE MY WRITE UP, AT THAT POINT I WAS TOLD THEY WERE BACKED UP ON RECALLS SO THEY MAY NOT GET TO MY VEHICLE DESPITE THE APPT. I REITERATED THE ISSUE,HE SAID OKAY,TOLD ME HE WOULD BE IN CONTACT WITH ME. AT 3:30 HE CALLED,TOLD ME THEY HADN'T HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT MY VEHICLE BUT WOULD GET TO IT TOMORROW. I TOOK ANOTHER DAY OFF WORK & LEFT THE CAR WITH THEM.NEXT DAY,I CALLED AT 11AM & I'M TOLD THEY HAVE YET TO TOUCH MY VEHICLE & THERE ARE ABOUT 20 CARS IN FRONT OF ME SO THEY WON'T GET TO IT TODAY EITHER.I COULD NOT LEAVE THE CAR ANOTHER DAY, I TOLD HIM I WOULD PICK IT UP. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED GM EXPLAINED THE SITUATION, THEIR RESPONSE WAS 'WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO DO ABOUT IT'. I TOLD THEM THE CAR WAS UNSAFE AND ILLEGAL TO DRIVE IN THIS CONDITION I NEEDED IT FIXED. THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD CONTACT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEM CONTACT ME. ABOUT 20MINS LATER THE DEALERSHIP CONTACTED ME, GAVE ME THE SAME RUN AROUND AS THE FIRST DEALERSHIP.THIS RECALL IS 7MONTHS OLD, IT TOOK GM 10YRS TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN GOOD FAITH THE BASIC FUNCTIONALITY OF THE CAR WOULD WORK AND IT DOES NOT AND GM IS NOT CORRECTING THE ISSUE. *TR

• 12/09/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  IN THE BEGINNING I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR WHATSOEVER. THEN THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING BLEW APART CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND BLOWING THE HEAD GASKET. NEITHER CHEVY OR MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY (TOYOTA) WOULD COVER THE REPAIR. I HAD TO SPEND OVER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ON JUST THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING AND OVER THREE HUNDRED TO GET THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED. THE CAR STILL SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY BROKEN. I HAD TO SPEND ANOTHER FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS TO GET THE HEAD REPAIRED AND TO BUY THE NEW GASKETS. JUST GOT THE CAR BACK TOGETHER AND STILL DOESN'T RUN RIGHT. *TR

• 12/06/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATING ON DECEMBER 6, 2007. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL; HOWEVER, IT DID NOT APPLY TO HER VIN. THE CONTACT WANTS HER VEHICLE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 44,220. UPDATED 03/25/08. *BF UPDATED 01/21/15

• 12/04/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND SHIFTER LIGHTS ALONG WITH THE DIMMER FOR THE CLOCK, RADIO, AND OTHER INTERIOR LIGHTS STOPPED FUNCTIONING YESTERDAY. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL TIMES THE LIGHTS BLINKED OFF AND BACK ON BUT THEY ARE COMPLETELY OUT NOW. AFTER RESEARCHING SEVERAL FORUMS (EX. HTTP://CHEVROLETFORUM.COM/FORUM/SONIC-AVEO-NEW-11/DASH-LIGHTS-AVEO-20707/), I FOUND OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAD THIS SAME ISSUE. IT SEEMS THERE IS A DEFECTIVE PART IN THE ENGINE FUSE PANEL THAT CAUSES THIS ISSUE. THIS COULD BE A MAJOR CONCERN TO MANY DRIVERS BECAUSE YOU CANNOT SEE ANY OF THE DASH INSTRUMENTS INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE, TACHOMETER, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE. MANY SUGGESTIONS TO FIX THIS ISSUE WERE TO REPLACE THE PART, BUT THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE DEALER OR ANY PARTS STORE. ANOTHER WAY TO FIX THE ISSUE WAS TO TAKE OUT THE PART AND JOIN ALL OF THE WIRES TOGETHER THROUGH SOLDERING OR A CONNECTOR BUT I THINK THIS SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT CHEVROLET FIXES. *TR

• 12/03/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION HOLD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THEN THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED INTO THIRD GEAR. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF IN ORDER TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE FIVE TIMES AND WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE THE FIRST THREE. ON THE FOURTH OCCASION, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MISFIRED. THE DEALER REPLACED ALL OF THE SPARK PLUGS AND THE AIR FILTER; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED NINE DAYS LATER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MISFIRED AGAIN AND THE ELECTRONIC CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED. THEY REPROGRAMMED THE ELECTRONIC CAM SHAFT POSITION AND, AS OF DECEMBER 3, 2007, THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

• 12/02/2011· AIR BAGSCrash

  I WAS TRAVELING NORTH UNDER AN OVERPASS WHEN MY LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND A CAR COMING OFF THE HWY HEADING WEST RAN THE STOP LIGHT. I HIT THE BRAKES WHEN I SAW HER BUT IT WAS TOO LATE AND SHE WAS GOING TOO FAST. THE FRONT BUMPER ON THE 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO I WAS DRIVING HIT HER CAR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AFT QUARTER PANEL. THE IMPACT SPUN HER CAR ALL THE WAY AROUND AND I JUST ROLLED TO A STOP. I GOT OUT TO GO TALK TO HER AND SHE DROVE OFF. I GOT BACK IN MY CAR AND FOLLOWED HER. WHEN I CAUGHT UP TO HER, SHE WAS A NERVOUS WRECK. I TALKED HER INTO FOLLOWING ME ACROSS THE STREET TO A CIRCLE K GAS STATION AND WAITED FOR POLICE. SHE WAS DRIVING A 2005, I THINK, LEXUS 330, AGAIN I THINK. THE BAD THING WAS NEITHER ONE OF OUR CARS AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. HER CAR MIGHT BE CORRECT BUT ALL MY DAMAGE WAS STRAIGHT IN THE FRONT ON THE BUMPER AND THE HOOD HAS SOME MINOR DAMAGE BUT THE FRONT BUMPER IS TRASHED. I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT BUT I DID INJURE MY BACK AND MY STOMACH AREA. I HAVE NOT BEEN TO THE DOCTOR YET AS I AM WAITING TO MAKE SURE I'M NOT JUST SORE FROM THE IMPACT. *TR

• 12/01/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. CONSUMER STATES FAULTY DEFECTIVE TIMING BELT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIMING BELT WHICH CONTROLLED ALL OF THE ENGINE PARTS BROKE AND CAUSED CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. *JB

• 11/30/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  THE KEY CYLINDER ON MY DAUGHTER'S 2005 AVEO ON THE PASSENGER SIDE JUST FELL IN THE DOOR WITHOUT EVEN PUSHING IN THE KEY. NOW SHE CANNOT EVEN UNLOCK OR LOCK HER CAR FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WE PAID SO MUCH FOR EXPIRED IN MAY OF 2010. I TOLD THEM THAT IT IS REALLY A DEFECT IN THE CAR BUT THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $115 PER HOUR TO FIX IT. I SEE THAT THIS HAPPENS TO ALOT OF THE AVEO CARS. I THINK GM SHOULD PAY FOR THE FIX. *TR

• 11/29/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING BROKE FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK AND BURST THROUGH THE PLASTIC HOUSING. I WAS ON THE FREEWAY COMING HOME FROM WORK WHEN STEAM BEGAN POURING OUT THE EXHAUST AND FROM UNDER MY HOOD. LAST YEAR, A PLASTIC BOLT ON THE ENGINE BROKE AND SENT TWO RODS THROUGH THE MANIFOLD; I GOT A NEW ENGINE. I WOULD THINK TWICE ABOUT THIS CAR. *TR

• 11/28/2005· AIR BAGSCrash

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE IN A FRONT END COLLISION THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH AND WENT UNDER A TRUCK. MOST OF THE IMPACT WAS TO THE HOOD, ROOF TOP, AND WINDSHIELD. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS COMPLETELY DAMAGED. THERE WAS NO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE , AND HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE NOSE WAS FRACTURED, LEFT EYEBALL WENT OUT OF ORBIT, AND THE CHEEK BONE WAS CRUSHED. HE HAD TO HAVE RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY TO HIS FACE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED ALL THREE SENSORS HAVE TO BE HIT SIMULTANEOUSLY FOR THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. *AK UPDATED 01/25/06. *JB

• 11/27/2009· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE TRAVELING TO A DOCTOR APPOINTMENT AT APPROXIMATELY 2:30 PM ON 11/18/09, I HYDROPLANED ON THE WET INTERSTATE I 40 EAST, NEAR EXIT 37, SLID SIDEWAYS AT A 90' ANGLE TO OUTSIDE LANE OF I 40 EAST, ATTEMPTED TO COUNTERSTEER INTO THE SLIDE, WHICH CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO SPIN 360' AND STRIKE THE CONCRETE LANE DIVIDER HEAD ON AT 40 OR 45 MPH. THE VEHICLES AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND I PROBABLY SUSTAINED A GREATER CHEST CONTUSION TO MY STERNUM DUE TO SEAT BELT RESTRAINT IMPACT TO MY CHEST. THIS HAS ALSO CAUSED AN INCREASE TO BACK PAIN DUE TO A PRIOR PROBLEM OF 3 FUSED VERTEBRAE IN MY UPPER SPINE AND PROBABLY A FRACTURED STERNUM, BUT X-RAYS ARE NOT CONCLUSIVE. I CAN NOT HELP BUT THINK HAD THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED I WOULD NOT HAVE SUSTAINED SUCH A SEVERE BLOW TO MY CHEST AND WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN INJURED NEARLY AS BAD AS I HAVE BEEN. I BELIEVE THE AIR BAG SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AS THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS, AND THE IMPACT KNOCKED ME UNCONSCIOUS FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS. I REMEMBER THE BACK WHEELS OF THE VEHICLE FLYING UP INTO THE AIR, AND THE REAR END BOUNCING BACK TO THE GROUND. *TR

• 11/26/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  INTERIOR DASH AND CONSOLE LIGHTS IN-OPERATIVE AS WELL AS THE RIGHT TAIL LIGHT. JESUS CHRIST, AFTER SEEING ALL OF THE PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS OUR BELOVED NO GOOD FOR NOTHING GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES SHOULD MAKE GM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF REPAIR FOR THIS OBVIOUS MANUFACTURERS OR ENGINEERING DEFECT. OR AT LEAST SEND OUT DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS TO THE OWNERS ON HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM SO THEY CAN TAKE IT TO THEIR MECHANIC OF CHOICE TO GET IT FIXED. THE DEALERS OBVIOUSLY DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. AND THEY CHARGE TOO MUCH ANY HOW. SINCERELY, GEORGE S.

• 11/24/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BURNING WIRES FUMES EMITTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE KEY RELEASED FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON AND THE RADIO FAILED TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE HEADLIGHT MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

• 11/21/2009· INTERIOR LIGHTING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I GOT INTO MY CAR AT NIGHT TO DRIVE HOME FROM A FRIEND'S HOUSE. NONE OF MY INTERNAL LIGHTS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CLOCK AND RADIO, WOULD COME ON. DRIVING AT NIGHT WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO SEE YOUR DASH INSTRUMENTS IS NOT EASY. I AM TOLD IT HAS TO DO WITH A SHORT IN THE POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX. *TR

• 11/20/2018· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTINGFire

  GM MUST NOT KNOW THIS THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE ELECTRICAL WIRE HARNESS INSIDE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK FOR THE LIGHTS. FOR SOME REASON THE POWER IS OVER WRITING THE FUSES AND NOT BLOWING AND CAUSING SMALL ENGINE FIRES THAT COULD GET OUT OF CONTROL. I CAUGHT MINE IN ENOUGH TIME AND PUT IT OUT. A GUY HAS TO DO WITH THE RIGHT SIDE AND THE LEFT SIDE IN THE FUSE BOX BEING TWO SEPARATE ENTITIES OF WIRES WHICH IS 7 + 7 EQUALS 14 TO CONTROL TWO DIFFERENT SIZES. I WAS JUST WONDERING WHY AND GM NEEDS TO KNOW WHAT'S THE SENSE OF HAVING A FUSE BOX IF THE WIRES ARE GOING TO OVERRIDE THE FUSE. AND POSSIBLY CATCH FIRE OR WILL CATCH FIRE IT JUST A MATTER OF AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I'VE BEEN ON YOUTUBE AND FOUND OUT THIS IS A COMMON THING TO HAPPEN FOR CHEVY AVEO WILL THERE BE A 2004 THROUGH 2008. I'M LETTING YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS CONCERN BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT ANYBODY TO DIE FROM A CAR FIRE BECAUSE GM.MAYBE NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS THAT IT'S A BIG ISSUE AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. SINCERELY [XXX] IF SOMEONE NEEDS TO REACH ME MY PHONE NUMBER IS +[XXX]. THANK YOU N.T.S.B FOR LOOKING INTO THIS. JUST REALLY CONCERNED BECAUSE IF THE FIRE WOULD HAVE GOT OUT OF HAND I HAVE MY GRANDCHILDREN IN THE CAR GOD FORBID SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN TO THEM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC *TR

• 11/17/2009· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  ON SUNDAY EVENING I ATTEMPTED TO PUT MY 2005 CHEVY AVEO INTO DRIVE AFTER PUTTING MY KEY IN THE IGNITION AND STARTING THE VEHICLE BUT THE SHIFTER WAS STUCK IN PARK. THE AVEO HAS A FEATURE CALLED THE "SHIFT LOCK RELEASE" WHICH IS A HOLE ON THE SHIFTER CONSOLE YOU CAN PUT A SCREWDRIVER OR OTHER TOOL INTO TO RELEASE THE SHIFTER INTO DRIVE IN THESE SITUATIONS. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND MAKE IT HOME SAFELY AFTER USING THE SHIFT LOCK RELEASE BUT WHEN I GOT HOME I REALIZED MY KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. MY CAR SAT UNLOCKED OVERNIGHT BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET THE KEY OUT. ON MONDAY I CALLED MY LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP IN SALEM, OH AND THEY STATED THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE A LOOK AT MY CAR UNTIL TUESDAY. I SPENT THE ENTIRE DAY RESEARCHING ONLINE AND FOUND MANY CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE AVEO. LATER ON IN THE EVENING I REALIZED MY BRAKE LIGHTS WEREN'T WORKING BUT THERE WAS NOT A BLOWN FUSE OR SWITCH. I TESTED BOTH OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND THEY WERE STILL GOOD. ON TUESDAY I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT COST ME $80 FOR THE MECHANIC TO TELL ME THE SHIFTER IS BAD, WHICH I ALREADY KNEW. THEY ALSO STATED IT WOULD BE $300 TO REPAIR THE SHIFTER. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THE FAILURE OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS, THE SHIFTER AND THE IGNITION ARE TIED TOGETHER AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY GM AT NO COST TO ME. MY VEHICLE IS SITTING UNATTENDED WITH THE KEY IN IT, WHICH RUNS THE RISK OF IT BEING STOLEN. NOT TO MENTION WHEN I AM DRIVING I HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS TO ALERT THE OTHER DRIVERS I AM SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. EACH TIME I ATTEMPT TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE I HAVE TO INSERT SOMETHING INTO THE SHIFT LOCK RELEASE TO SHIFT THE CAR AND THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE SUNDAY. *TR

• 11/15/2011· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  CLUSTER LIGHTS AND RIGHT TAIL LIGHT WIRING SHORTED OUT AND BURNT TO A CRISP @ DISTRIBUTION POWER BOX. *TR

• 11/11/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TIMING BELT FAILURE. 70,000 MILES. *TR

• 11/11/2005· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING AND SUSPENSION IN THIS VEHICLE. I HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES AT LESS THEN 16,000. THE MAIN PROBLEM IS THAT WHENEVER I GO OVER ANY BUMPS THE CAR SQUEAKS AND MAKES A GRINDING SOUND. CHEVY SAID THAT THEY HAD TIGHTENED SOMETHING IN THE FRONT END TO TIGHT AT THE FACTORY AND THAT THEY HAD 3 OR 4 AVEOS COME BACK WITH THIS PROBLEM. THEY LOOSENED THEY TWO PIECES BUT I STILL HEAR THE SQUEAKS AND THEY TELL ME THAT THERE IS SOMETHING IN THE BACK END THAT IS GRINDING BUT IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND THAT THEY CANNOT DO ANY THING. AND THEY HOPE IT DOESN'T DO ANYTHING. IF IT DOES AS LONG AS IT IS UNDER WARRANTY THEY WILL FIX IT. BUT I WOULD HATE FOR SOMETHING TO BREAK AND ME BE GOING 70 AND IT BREAK. *NM

• 11/08/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TIMING BELT FAILURE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING, IT FELT AS THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION HAD FALLEN OUT. WHILE TRYING TO GET TO THE EMERGENCY LANE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THE TIMING BELT IDLE PULLEY HAD BROKEN, ALONG WITH THE SERPENTINE BELT, THERMOSTAT, WATER PUMP, AS WELL AS ALL OF THE 16 VALVES WERE BENT. THE TOTAL COST IN PARTS AND LABOR WAS $ 2,914.54. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE DOOR LOCK CYLINDER FELL INTO THE DOOR PANEL, THE VACUUM SUPPLY LINE TO THE SENSOR WAS CRACKED, WHICH CAUSED A VACUUM LEAK.

• 11/06/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I HAVE A 2005 AVEO LS JUST PURCHASED 21 DAYS AGO. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS NO LONGER WORK. THE INTERMITTENTLY WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF, BUT NOW DO NOT WORK AT ALL. TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND HE INITIALLY REPLACED THE DIMMER SWITCH BECAUSE IT WAS BURNT. HOWEVER, THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, HE SAYS THAT THE PURPLE WIRE LEADING TO THE SPLICE PACK HAS BURNED. IN TRYING TO OBTAIN THE PART, CHEVROLET WILL ONLY SELL THE ENTIRE SPLICE PACK; TO THE TUNE OF $5,100!!! AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. NO THERE HASN'T BEEN A FIRE YET! *TR

• 11/06/2006· SEAT BELTS

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR SEAT BELTS COULD NOT BUCKLE INTO THE CORRESPONDING LATCHES, WHICH REQUIRED THE BELTS TO BE CROSSED OVER TO THE OTHER SEAT BELT. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT WAS THE DESIGN OF THE SEAT BELTS AND NOTHING WAS WRONG. UPDATED 12/18/2006 -*NM

• 11/05/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,INTERIOR LIGHTING

  INTERIOR LIGHTS, HEADLIGHT WARNING ON LIGHT, AND CABIN ILLUMINATION LIGHT FAILED. *TR

• 11/01/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,INTERIOR LIGHTINGFire

  CAR TYPE: 2005 CHEVY AVEO PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR; 1. OXYGEN SENSOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT BY 41,XXX MILES 2. AT 82,XXX MI. WIRING PROBLEMS IN FUSE BOX WIRES CAME LOOSE (POSSIBLY A FIRE HAZARD) BURNT THE WIRING HARNESS. (CHAR MARKS ON THE WIRING HARNESS) CAUSED THE INTERIOR (INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL) AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS (DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS)(YELLOW LOWBEAMS THAT CONTROL TURN SIGNAL) TO TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DURING THE NIGHT TIME. FIX COST ME $125.00 PLUS TAX 8.25% THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME I'VE HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING IN FACT ITS ON MANY ONLINE FORUMS AS HAPPENING TO SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE. 3. AT 92,XXX MILES. THERMOSTAT HOUSING CRACKED IN THE CENTER WHERE THE THERMOSTAT IS LOCATED AT (THERMOSTAT HOUSING IS PLASTIC) VERY CHEAPLY MADE. NO PARTS HOUSES CARRY THIS ITEM. ITS A GM PART. GOT STRANDED 44 MILES FROM HOME AND HAD TO GET A TOW TRUCK TO BRING CAR HOME. COST; $115.00 + TAX CORRECTIONS MADE TO VEHICLE; 1. PURCHASED A NEW OXYGEN SENSOR FOR ABOUT $120.00 2. TAKEN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM TO A SHOP AND HAD THE SHOP FIX IT FOR 125.00 +TAX 3. PROBLEM STILL PENDING. PARTS NOT AVAILABLE AT PART HOUSES I.E. AUTOZONE O'REILEYS A-LINE, ADVANCED AUTO, ETC....I BELIEVE PARTS HOUSES DO NOT WISH TO CARRY THESE PARTS. PART IS TOO CHEAPLY MADE FOR THEM TO CARRY I BELIEVE THE PART SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE OUT OF METAL.(STEEL, ALUMINUM. ETC....) PROPERTY DAMAGE: DAMAGE TO WIRING HARNESS IN VEHICLE CHEVY AVEO FIRE: BURNT WIRING HARNESS IN VEHICLE, WIRES HAD TO BE SOLDERED FROM A SEPARATE LOCALITY IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR

• 10/31/2012· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT WIRING WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS AND THE TAIL LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE DASHBOARD PANEL HARNESS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

• 10/29/2005· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CAR TYPE: CHEVROLET AVEO 2005 MODEL: LS SEDAN WITH 14" WHEELS SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR IT HAS EXHIBITED VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING (ABOVE 50 MPH) AS WELL AS VIBRATION WHILE BRAKING. CAR WAS TAKEN INTO CHEVY TO BE REPAIRED. CAR STILL VIBRATES. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE THIS EXACT PROBLEM. CHEVY HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING AND BRAKING (ESPECIALLY) IS A SAFETY HAZARD. SINCE CHEVY IS EITHER UNWILLING OR UNABLE TO FIX THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM I'M HOPING THE NHTSA WILL INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM. *JB

• 10/28/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIMING BELT GEAR WAS FRACTURED ON ONE SIDE AND THE OTHER SIDE WAS CLOSE TO FAILING. THE TIMING BELT WAS REPLACED TWICE PRIOR TO THE MOST RECENT FAILURE BY A LOCAL MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,096.

• 10/27/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE 15 MPH FROM A TRAFFIC STOP WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN UNUSUALLY LOUD GRUMBLING NOISE BEFORE STALLING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN EXHIBITED THE SAME NOISE BEFORE STALLING A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE RETENSIONER BELT WAS FRACTURED AND SPEW SHARDS OF METAL THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE AREA. THE DEALER ADVISED BRINGING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,276.

• 10/27/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT: THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE HAD BRAKE FAILURE ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE WAS NO BRAKING CAPABILITY. THIS HAPPENED ONLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE ,AND AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED OVERNIGHT. THE SERVICE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE BRAKE FAILURES. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THERE HAS BEEN 2 MORE BRAKE FAILURES. UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB

• 10/24/2014· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  TIMING BELT IDLER PULLEY FAILURE PLASTIC BREAKS APART. DAMAGING INTERNAL PARTS CAUSING ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING. WITH LOSS OF POWER STEERING POWER BRAKES

• 10/23/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  IT JUST COST ME $178 TO REPLACE THE CHEAP, SHOULD'VE BEEN RECALLED THERMOSTAT HOUSING. NOW 3 DAYS LATER MY TIMING BELT, SERPENTINE BELT AND TENSION PULLEY BROKE THAT IS GOING TO COST ME $500 TO FIX. GM DOES NOT WANT TO SEEM TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE UNSAFE VEHICLE THEY SOLD ME. THERE ARE MANY, MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS ON LINE OF OTHER 2005 CHEVY AVEO OWNERS. I INTEND TO GET AN ATTORNEY AND SUE GM. I HAVE A 7 YEAR OLD GRANDSON WHO WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME WHEN IT BROKE DOWN. THIS IS TWICE IN ONE MONTH THAT THINGS HAVE BROKEN ON THIS CAR. I AM ALSO LOOKING INTO THE LEMON LAW. SHAME ON GM. *TR

• 10/23/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I DRIVE A 2005 CHEVY AVEO, YESTERDAY 10-22-08, WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, MY ENGINE TEMP SHOT UP TO MAX. LUCKILY I WAS JUST COMING UP ON MY EXIT SO I GOT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE OFFRAMP AND PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE. SMOKE WAS POURING OUT THE HOOD OF MY CAR. IT TURNS OUT THE PLASTIC HOUSING THERMOSTAT HOUSING CRACKED IN HALF AND ALL THE COOLANT IN MY CAR POURED OUT. WHILE I WAS SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WAITING FOR THE TOW TRUCK MY ENGINE CONTINUED TO GET OVERHEATED. I REPLACED MY WATER PUMP HOUSING MYSELF CHEVY HAS AN UPDATED THERMOSTAT HOUSING MADE OF METAL NOW, BUT NOW I HAVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF AIR BLOWING THROUGH MY COOLANT RESERVOIR. MY HEAD GASKET IS BLOWN AND POSSIBLY THE HEAD IS WARPED. I WAS LOOKING ON LINE FOR INFO AND IT TURNS OUT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR MANY PEOPLE. NOW BECAUSE CHEVY DIDN'T RECALL A KNOWN PROBLEM THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE HAVING TO PAY $1,000+ TO HAVE MAJOR ENGINE WORK PERFORMED. NOT TO MENTION ALL THOSE PEOPLE STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WAITING FOR TOW TRUCKS. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS QUALIFIES AS SOMETHING YOUR ASSOCIATION DEALS WITH BUT I JUST THINK SOMEONE SHOULD BE NOTIFIED AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

• 10/22/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, WHEN THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING BROKE. THE CAR'S MILEAGE WAS 34, 500. CALLED DEALERSHIP SINCE THE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE PART WAS NOT COVERED. I HAD TO PAY UPFRONT FOR THE PART AND HAD IT REPLACED. ALSO THE CAR NOW STARTS TO SHAKE AND THE HOLD LIGHT KEEPS FLASHING. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT TWICE A WEEK. *TR

• 10/21/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I LOST ALL INTERIOR DASH LIGHTS IN MY 2005 CHEVY AVEO. IT WAS FINALLY DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX. THEY ENDED UP REWIRING IT FROM ANOTHER LOCATION. "REWIRED CKT 309 FROM SPLICE TO SP103". *TR

• 10/21/2008· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  THE LOCK CYLINDER FELL INTO THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. ALSO THE INSIDE LOCK PEG FELL IN TOO. NOW I CAN'T OPEN MY DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. *TR

• 10/21/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THERMOSTAT HOUSING BROKE IN HALF CAUSING OVERHEATING AND INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE. *TR

• 10/18/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,INTERIOR LIGHTING

  DASH LIGHTS DO NOT WORK ON CHEVY AVEO LS AND WE CANNOT SEE OUR INSTRUMENTS BECAUSE THERE ARE NO LIGHTS AT NIGHT AND HOW FAST WE ARE GOING. WE FEEL VERY UNSAFE FOR NIGHT DRIVING. *TR