2004 Chevrolet Aveo complaints

VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP OCT. 2009 NO COMPRESSION REPAIR CLEAN CARBON FROM ENGINE. HAD TIMING BELT REPLACED AT THIS TIME AS PREVENTATIVE MAINT. ENGINE FAILURE ON HIGHWAY MARCH 2010. IDLER PULLEY BROKE BENT ALL VALVES AND BROKE 1 NEED TO REPLACE ENGINE. HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ON LINE SAME ISSUE WITH 04 & 05 CHEVY AVEO

ELECTRICAL PROBLEM OF ALL KINDS, SEATBELT LIGHT WONT SHUT OFF, AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WON'T GO OFF,OVERHEAD LIGHT WONT WORK, OIL LIGHT COMES ON. TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY JUST RESET IT, THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN, AND AGAIN, AND AGAIN..STARTED AT 500 MILES AND CONTINUES THRU TODAY AT 45000 MILES...JUST A REAL PAIN, HAD TO BY ONE OF THE RESET TOOL CAUSE THE GARAGE STARTED CHARGING ME $50.00 TO CHECK AND RESET IT.. *TR

WHILE ON MY WAY HOME, I NOTICED THAT MY VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING FROM THE HOOD AND WITHOUT WARNING THE "CHECK" DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. I NOTICED THAT MY CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND I COASTED IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AT THIS POINT MY VEHICLE CUT OFF AND WOULDN'T START. ONCE, MY VEHICLE WAS TRANSPORTED HOME, I HAD MY MECHANIC TO COME OUT AND INSPECT MY VEHICLE. MY MECHANIC LOOKED UNDER MY HOOD AND SAW THAT MY VEHICLE HAD LOST ALOT OF ANTIFREEZE/COOLANT. HE LOOKED TO SEE WHAT CAUSE THIS AND REALIZED THAT THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING UNIT HAD BUSTED-ACTUALLY IT WAS SPLIT IN HALF. MY MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THE BUSTED THERMOSTAT HOUSING HAD CAUSED THE LEAKAGE OF THE ANTIFREEZE/COOLANT. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING HAD TO BE REPLACED. AFTER HAVING THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING REPLACED, MY MECHANIC TRIED TO START THE CAR, BUT IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER. I HAD MY VEHICLE JUMPED, AND EVEN THE BATTERY INSPECTED BUT IT WOULDN'T START. IN ADDITION, THE STARTER, TIMING BELT WERE INSPECTED AS WELL AND WERE IN GOOD CONDITION. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT I ONLY HAVE 53,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE. MY MECHANIC DID A THOROUGH CHECK OF MY VEHICLE AND REALIZED THAT SOME WATER HAD LEAKED INTO MY OIL AND THAT ANTIFREEZE/COOLANT HAD SPILLED INTO AN ENGINE VALVE. FROM MY OWN RESEARCH, I'VE FOUND THAT CHEVY HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS FROM THE 2004 CHEVY AVEOS-THERMOSTAT HOUSING UNITS FROM OTHER CUSTOMERS. IN ADDITION, ORIGINALLY THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING WAS PLASTIC, BUT CHEVY CHANGED IT TO AN ALUMINUM ON

TIMING BELT FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE TO FAIL WHILE IN TRAFFIC. ENGINE WAS DESTROYED BY THE TIMING BELT FAILURE. *TR

NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V407000 BOTH SIDE SEAT BELTS IN BACK STILL LOCKED AND NON WORKING AFTER REPAIR. REPAIR ONLY WORKED TEMPORARILY NOW THEY DO NOT WORK AGAIN. REPAIRING DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. GM REFUSES TO FIX CORRECTLY. *TR

I AM DRIVING MY 2004 CHEVY AVEO AT 35 MILES AN HOUR, ALL OF A SUDDEN IT DIED. I HAVE 54,000 MILES ON IT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND THEY SAID THAT THE TIMING BELT BROKE AND NOW I NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. IN MY MANUAL IT SAYS THAT TIMING BELTS NEED TO BE CHECKED AT 60,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD BY GM THAT EVEN THE THAT IS THE CASE I AM OUT OF MY WARRANTY SO TOUGH LUCK. I HAVE FOUND ABOUT 300 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING HAPPENING WHILE SEARCHING ONLINE. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT THIS BUT I AM TRYING ANYTHING I CAN TO GET MY CAR FIXED. *TR

DRIVING BACK TO SAINT LOUIS MISSOURI FROM LAKE WALES FLORIDA WHEN TIMING BELT BROKE ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. ENGINE DIED AND FROM WHAT I'VE READ ON THE INTERNET THE ENGINE DESIGN ON THESE CARS IS AN "INTERFERENCE" ENGINE WHICH MEANS WHEN THE TIMING BELT BREAKS IT BASICALLY DESTROYS YOUR CAR. I CANT UNDERSTAND WHY A COMPANY WOULD KNOWINGLY SELL AND NOT WARN CUSTOMERS THAT CATASTROPHIC ENGINE DAMAGE WILL OCCUR FROM A SIMPLE BELT BREAKING ON THESE PARTICULAR ENGINES. *TR

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

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.

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

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. 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.

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

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.

MY 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION KEY GETTING VERY HOT. I AM WORRIED OF A ELECTRICAL FIRE. MY A/C WENT OUT DUE TO A BAD SEAL AND I WAS TOLD THEY HAD REDESIGNED THE A/C COMPRESSOR. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS? *TR

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS TWISTED FROM THE BASE OF THE SEAT BELT. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO UNWIND THE SEAT BELT BECAUSE IT WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. THE CONTACT IS ABLE TO USE THE SEAT BELT, BUT IT MAY FAIL IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,182 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,567. UPDATED 07/08/08. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED AND THE SEAT BELT DIDN'T PERFORM AS DESIGNED UNTIL AFTER THE IMPACT. THE PASSENGER WAS INJURED. UPDATED

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 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.

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

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

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

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 BO

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

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.

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

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 F

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

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

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 SUG

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE'S AIR BAG SENSOR REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT 17,000 MILES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SENSOR. AT 20,000 MILES, THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHY THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE, BUT STATED THAT IF THE SENSOR DOES NOT GET REPLACED, THE AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY. AT 29,000 MILES, THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED AGAIN. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BUT IT FELT LOSE. THE BRAKE WAS RELEASED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BECAUSE THE WHEELS WOULD NOT MOVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY FELL APART. THE FAILURE RECURRED AT 40,000 MILES. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 42,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

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

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