2005 Chevrolet Aveo complaints

THE LOCKING MECHANISM ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO HAS BEEN GETTING STUCK. IT DOES NOT OPEN MANUALLY, IT WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH THE KEY INSERTED ON THE DOOR, NOR WILL IT UNLOCK WHEN I AM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN MY DOOR IS WITH THE REMOTE. I FEAR THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT MY VEHICLE IN TIME. THERE IS ALSO THE FEAR THAT I MAY BECOME STRANDED BECAUSE THE BATTERIES IN THE REMOTE HAS DIED AND I WILL BE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR EVEN THOUGH I HAVE MY KEYS. *TR

MY CHEVY AVEO 2005 HAS A SHORT WITHIN THE FUSE BLOCK, THIS HAS CAUSED ALL THINGS IN THE INSIDE OF THE CAR NO TO LIGHT UP. STILL SEARCHING FOR A WAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SHE WAS DRIVING 5 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE, A DRIVEWAY AND THEN STOPPED ON A PORCH. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

WE WERE DRIVING ALONG IN THE DEAD OF WINTER AND NOTICED THERE WAS NO HEAT. WE HOOKED IT UP TO A CODE READER AND IT CAME UP P0128 A THERMOSTAT HOUSING FAULT. BROUGHT IT IN TO GET CHECKED AND IT IS THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING AND THE SERVICE CENTER EMPLOYEES ALL KNEW THIS A KNOWN FAILURE ON THIS VEHICLE. THE OUT OF POCKET COST 160.00 FOR PART ONLY FROM CHEVY NOT INCLUDING LABOR. THE NEW ONE IS METAL NOT PLASTIC LIKE THE ONE THAT ROLLED OUT OF THE FACTORY, SO THIS MUST BE A CONSUMER PAID RECALL. WHICH SHOULD BE AGAINST THE LAW. IF YOU MAKE A FAULTY PART THAT FAILS YOU SHOULD PAY FOR IT. JUST ASK TOYOTA, THEY ARE. *TR

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

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

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

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

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 T

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

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

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

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

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

THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING BLEW APART AND I WAS 75 MILES AWAY FROM HOME ON A SUNDAY. I REPLACED IT WITH AND 12 DAYS LATER IT BLEW APART AGAIN. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN A RELIABLE GARAGE NOW FOR 2 WEEKS AND THEY CAN'T GET THE PART. NO LOCAL DEALERS HAVE THE PART AND THE WAREHOUSE IS "OUT OF STOCK". I HAD A 7 YEAR OLD CHILD IN MY CAR. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL BY GM AND I INTEND TO GO AS FAR AS THE CEO IF I HAVE TO. THIS IS COSTING ME A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY TO RENT A CAR. I WANT MY MONEY BACK FROM GM ALONG WITH A LETTER OF APOLOGY. SHAME ON THEM. *TR

MY 2005 AVEO DIED ON THE 80 FREEWAY AT 65 MPH. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS. DIAGNOSIS:IDLER PULLEY SNAPPED IN TWO CAUSING SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE REQUIRING NEW ENGINE TO FIX. VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE YOUR CAR JUST DIE ON A FAST MOVING 4 LANE FREEWAY. 60,455 MILES ON VEHICLE AT THE TIME. *TR

PLASTIC ELBOW ON 2005 CHEVY AVEO, DUE TO HEAT, BROKE, CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT, HAD TO HAVE ENGINE HEAD RESURFACED IN MARCH 2009; THEN CATALYTIC CONVERTER WENT OUT. AFTER FIXING IGNITER, TEST PROVED, ENGINE WAS ONLY FIRING AT LESS THEN 50% ON CYLINDERS 1 & 2 DUE TO LACK OF COMPRESSION, THAT BEGAN WITH PLASTIC ELBOW BREAKING. *TR

YESTERDAY, I TOOK MY 2005 CHEVY AVEO LT (53,400 MI) INTO THE LAVERY DEALERSHIP IN ALLIANCE, OHIO, FOR REPLACEMENT OF AN EXTENDED WARRANTEED ABS SENSOR. WHEN THEY REMOVED THE FRONT WHEELS, THE BRAKE PADS LITERALLY FELL OFF. THE PADS HAD RUSTED OFF THE BACKS OF THE PADS! THE MECHANIC SAID THEY WOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO HAVE BEEN REPLACED (THE PADS WERE STILL A FULL 1/4" THICK) EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THEY RUSTED OFF THE BACKS!!!) THESE ARE GM PART #96475176, ACD#171-0877, GM DAEWOO, MADE IN KOREA (I STILL HAVE THE OLD PARTS). THEY ARE CHEAP QUALITY AND COULD HAVE COST ME MY LIFE HAD THEY NOT BEEN DISCOVERED! AS THE MECHANIC EXPLAINED TO ME, THE DANGER IS IF ONE OF THE SEPARATED PIECES OF THE BRAKES SLIPPED AND MOVED FORWARD, IT COULD IMMEDIATELY LOCK THE BRAKES! DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES AT MY EXPENSE. THE ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT HAD NEVER COME ON. *TR

LANE CHANGE RESULTED IN STEERING FAILURE AND ROLL-OVER OF VEHICLE. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS FLAT AFTER THE ACCIDENT. WAS THE ACCIDENT CAUSED BY THE STEERING OR THE TIRE? DRIVER ESCAPED WITH BRUISING ONLY. SEAT BELT HELD. GENERAL MOTORS HAS BEEN NOTIFIED & IS INVESTIGATING. *TR

2005 CHEVY AVEO WITH 12,000 MILES. FOR THE PAST TWO DAYS, WHEN I LET UP ON THE THROTTLE GENTLY, THE CAR DOES NOT SLOW DOWN, EXACTLY LIKE COMPLAINT # 10262822 DESCRIBED. THE PEDAL FEELS AS THOUGH THE LINKAGE IS STICKING SOMEWHERE. IF I "HIT" THE THROTTLE HARD AND IMMEDIATELY RELEASE, THE THROTTLE RETURNS TO IDLE POSITION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESTART AND THEN IT SHUT OFF AGAIN. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE, BUT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. DURING THE THIRD VISIT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE OXYGEN SENOR WAS ACTIVATED AND WOULD NOT CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

DRIVING MY 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO ON THE HIGHWAY FOR 10 MIN NOTICED SMOKE OR STEAM COMING OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE HOOD PLASTIC THERMOSTAT HOUSING CRACKED AT 49,100 MILES. DAMAGED ENGINE DUE TO OVERHEATING NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME UP BEFORE THERMOSTAT HOUSING BROKE. *TR

2005 CHEVY AVEO WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING FOUR YEARS LATER. *TR

2005 CHEVY AVEO...TIMING BELT SNAPPED WITH NO WARNING IN LEFT HAND LANE ON HIGHWAY. I SERVICED MY CAR AND NEVER WAS GIVEN WARNING BY CHEVY DEALER I WENT TO. CAR JUST STOPPED COLD...VERY DANGEROUS. NOW THE MOTOR IS TRASHED, THE CAR USELESS. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP ON HIS VEHICLE. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, HE STATED THAT THE FRONT HALF OF HIS VEHICLE STOPPED, BUT THE REAR CONTINUED TO MOVE. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS AND THEY STATED THAT THE COMPUTER CONTROL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTS AND LOCKS INTO GEAR BY ITSELF. THE FAILURE BEGAN AFTER A RECALL WAS ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT IN THE VEHICLE AND WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. GM DOES NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

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

NORMAL DRIVING OF VEHICLE PLASTIC THERMOSTAT HOUSING UNIT BROKE IN HALF AND EXPLODED COOLANT OVER THE ENGINE AND WINDSHIELD OF VEHICLE. CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY KNOW THAT THE PART IS FAULTY AND WEARS OUT IN UNDER 40,000 MILES AND HAVE REDESIGNED THE PART USING POT METAL WHICH WILL NOW COST 89.99 TO REPLACE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THIS SAME PART ON THIS CAR IN THE THREE YEARS WE HAVE OWNED IT. SO THEY KNOW THE PART IS FAULTY AND THEN CHARGE FIVE TIME WHAT THE ORIGINAL PARTS REPLACEMENT COST WAS BECAUSE THEY KNOW YOU HAVE TO REPLACE IT THROUGH THEM. *TR

I OWN A 2005 CHEVY AVEO. HAVE OWNED SINCE 7-15-05. NO PROBLEMS EXCEPT FOR HEAD GASKET REPLACED WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. ON 3/23/09, I WAS ON THE WAY TO WORK & WENT TO PASS A CAR. AS I PULLED BACK IN TO THE LANE & TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS THE CARS SPEED STILL INCREASED. APPLIED BRAKES AND COULD STILL FEEL THE ENGINE PULLING AS IF I WERE STILL PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. SLID IN TO NEUTRAL AND THE RPMS RACED TO 7. I FLIPPED BACK IN TO DRIVE & THE CAR KEPT SPEEDING UP. PUT BACK IN TO NEUTRAL & HIT THE GAS A COUPLE OF TIMES TO TRY & KICK IT DOWN & IT FINALLY WENT AFTER THE 3RD TIME FLIPPING IT BACK & FORTH BETWEEN NEUTRAL & DRIVE. SIDE NOTE: CAR WAS SITTING OUT ALL NIGHT IN WITH TEMP DROPPING TO TEENS WITH WINDCHILL. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT. HOWEVER, THE FIRST TIME IT WAS NOT THIS EXTREME. I WAS AT APPROX 80-85 MPH BEFORE IT KICKED BACK DOWN THIS TIME. *TR

I TRADED IN A 2004 P.T.CRUISER TO GET A 2005 CHEVY AVEO AT THE TIME IT HAD 21000 MILES WHEN I GOT IT. MY WARRANTY WAS GOOD TILL 36000. I HAD LOTS OF ISSUES WITH A NOISE THAT STILL TO THIS DAY HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED EVEN AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS UNDER MY CAR BY THE CHEVY SERVICE DEPT. I THEN HAD A COMPUTER RECALL OR SOMETHING THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED I ALSO HAD A GAS CAP THAT MALFUNCTIONED AND A CLOCK THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THOSE ARE THE NON LIFE THREATENING ISSUES. I HAD AN INCIDENT INSIDE OF THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY WHERE THE CAR THREW PARTS OUT OF THE ENGINE. IT WAS THE SERPENTINE BELT AND THE BRACKET THAT WAS METAL THAT IT WAS MOUNTED ON BROKE OUT OF THE ENGINE AS I WAS DRIVING IT. I AM CURRENTLY AT 55000 AND I HAVE THE POWER TRAIN ON IT. IN THE LAST MONTH I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN MY POSSESSION 1 WEEK THE REST IT'S BEEN IN THE SERVICE DEPT. A MONTH AGO THE PLASTIC AND YES THAT'S PLASTIC HOUSING FOR THE THERMOSTAT BLEW APART ON THE INTERSTATE CAUSING US TO HAVE TO DIAL 911 TO GET HELP BECAUSE WE WERE TRAPPED. TWO WEEKS AGO IT SPIT OUT THE TIMING BELT AND THE VALVES GOT BENT AND THE VALVE COVER WAS DAMAGED. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT PARTICLES ENDED UP IN THE ENGINE FOR NOW. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET ON ALL THESE ISSUES AND I ASKED THEM BEFORE MY WARRANTY WENT OUT AND RIGHT AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT TO GIVE ME BACK THE MONEY FOR THE CAR. THEY CALLED ME TODAY AND SAID I DIDN'T HAVE A CASE BECAUSE THE WARRANTY WAS OUT I REMINDED THEM I HAD BEEN ASKING SINCE BEFORE AT THE FIRST INCIDENT WITH TH

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 CHEVY AVEO WHEN SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, SHE CONTACTED ME AND I CAME AND SAW ANTI-FREEZE ALL OVER ENGINE COMPARTMENT, IT IS WHEN I NOTICED THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING SPLIT AT SEAM. WE GOT THE CAR HOME USING 3.5 GALLONS OF ANTI-FREEZE AND SEVERAL STOPS TO LET ENGINE COOL. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF POSTINGS ON DIFFERENT WEBSITES WITH PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS PART IS TWO PLASTIC PARTS SEALED TOGETHER WITH THE THERMOSTAT BETWEEN THEM. I HAVE NOTICED THAT CHEVY KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM HAPPENING FROM 30K-50K MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLES AND THE NEW REPLACEMENT PART IS NOW METAL. ONCE I GET THE PART AND INSTALL IT I WILL HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE ENGINE CHECKED SINCE MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS ALSO MENTION THE HEAD WARPING DUE TO THE HEAT CAUSED BY THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING BREAKING. *TR

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

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

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

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

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

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

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY UPHILL. NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE. THERMOSTAT HOUSING BROKE IN HALF AT THE SEAM. THERMOSTAT IS ORIGINALLY FROM FACTORY, PERMANENTLY ENCASED IN A PLASTIC TYPE HOUSING. THIS IS ALL ONE (1) PIECE. CHEVY HAS SUPERSEDED THIS ITEM WITH A METAL TYPE HOUSING WITHIN THEIR RANKS/COMPUTERS, BECAUSE IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE. THIS ITEM (PLASTIC THERMOSTAT HOUSING) KNOWINGLY SPLITS AS EARLY AS 30,000 MILES. FOR US IT WAS ABOUT 45,000 MILES. THIS WAS NEVER A RECALL ITEM NOR WAS ANY INFO EVER SENT OUT WARNING ABOUT IT. FAILURE OF THIS PART LEADS TO THE KNOWN LEAKING AND EXPELLING OF HAZARDOUS ANTI-FREEZE/COOLANT ON ROADS BUT ALSO LEADS TO THE UNREALIZED OVERHEATING OF ENGINE. THIS CAN LEAD TO UNNECESSARY ENGINE DAMAGE FROM SIMPLE OVERHEATING OF OIL TO THE EXTREME OF BLOWN HEAD GASKETS, BLOWN/BROKEN CYLINDER RINGS, WARPED ENGINE HEADS OR COMPLETE ENGINE SEIZURE. THIS FAILING PART WAS KNOWN EARLY ENOUGH THAT THE NEW PRODUCT HAD ALREADY BEEN MADE AND DISTRIBUTED TO DEALERSHIPS. WEB LOGS ARE FULL OF THIS PARTICULAR FAILURE, ON THIS VEHICLE. 3 DAYS AFTER REPAIR, THE CAR HAS A "SLOW START", AS LONG AS 15 MIN. THE DEALER KEPT IT 2 DAYS, REPLACED PLUGS & WIRES, CHARGED $400. 3 DAYS AFTER THIS (10/13/08), SAME EXACT PROBLEM, IN ADDITION HOLD LIGHT WILL STAY ON & CAR SHAKES AS IF NOT GETTING FUEL. I MUST TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND ATTEMPT TO RESTART. THE DEALER HAS INFORMED ME UNLESS THE ACTUAL PROBLEM IS OCCURRING THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE. TODAY (10/16/08) AFTER A SLOW S

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY AVEO THAT HAS REPEAT PROBLEMS WITH THE CLUTCH GETTING HOT AND SEIZING THE TRANSMISSION, I HAD THIS FIXED ONE IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR AND TODAY THE CLUTCH IS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN, THIS TIME I ALMOST GOT IN 2 ACCIDENTS, COULDN'T SHIFT RIGHT AND WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

CRACK DEVELOPED IN THE UPPER LEFT OF WINDSHIELD WAS NOT CAUSED BY A STONE OR ANYTHING ELSE. DEALERSHIP IS SAYING IT WAS CAUSED BY THE WINDSHIELD WIPER. IT STARTED BEYOND THE WIPER RANGE. *TR

MY AVEO IS 2005 AND MY REAR DRIVER SIDE SHOCK HAD THE TOP BOLT HOLDING THE SHOCK TO THE CAR SNAP. *TR

2005 CHEVY AVEO. THERMOSTAT IS ORIGINALLY, FROM FACTORY, PERMANENTLY ENCASED IN A PLASTIC TYPE HOUSING. THIS IS ALL ONE (1) PIECE. CHEVY HAS SUPERSEDED THIS ITEM WITH A METAL TYPE HOUSING WITHIN THEIR RANKS/COMPUTERS, BECAUSE IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE. THIS ITEM (PLASTIC THERMOSTAT HOUSING) KNOWINGLY SPLITS AS EARLY AS 30,000 MILES. FOR US IT WAS ABOUT 46,000 MILES. THIS WAS NEVER A RECALL ITEM NOR WAS ANY INFORMATION EVER SENT OUT WARNING ABOUT IT. FAILURE OF THIS PART LEADS TO THE KNOWN LEAKING AND EXPELLING OF HAZARDOUS ANTI-FREEZE/COOLANT ON ROADS BUT ALSO LEADS TO THE UNREALIZED OVERHEATING OF ENGINE. THIS CAN LEAD TO UNNECESSARY ENGINE DAMAGE FROM SIMPLE OVERHEATING OF OIL TO THE EXTREME OF BLOWN HEAD GASKETS, BLOWN/BROKEN CYLINDER RINGS, WARPED ENGINE HEADS OR COMPLETE ENGINE SEIZURE. CHEVY RETAILS THE NEW METAL PART FROM $82.00 - $95.00. THIS FAILING PART WAS KNOWN EARLY ENOUGH THAT THE NEW PRODUCT HAD ALREADY BEEN MADE AND DISTRIBUTED TO DEALERSHIPS. WEB LOGS ARE FULL OF THIS PARTICULAR FAILURE, ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES I HAVE TO GET MY CAR REALIGNED. THIS PROBLEM IS COSTING ME IN FEES AND NEW TIRES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY I HEARD A CLUNK IN MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR. WHEN I GOT TO MY WORK AND GOT OUT TO LOCK THE DOOR, THE LOCK HOLE WAS EMPTY. *TR

THIS MORNING AT WORK, I GOT OUT OF MY 2005 CHEVY AVEO AND SHUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AS USUAL. I HEARD A "PLINK" NOISE, AND DISCOVERED THE DOOR LOCK HAD COLLAPSED INTO THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR. I DON'T SEE ANY RECALLS ON IT, BUT I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER IF ANY OTHER AVEO OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS EXPERIENCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING AS NORMAL. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE ROTORS, BRAKE PADS, BRAKE SHOES, AND BRAKE DRUMS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,400 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,500. UPDATED 10/16/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES WIL STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT THE TRAEEL IN THE PEDAL WAS THE ISSUE. THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELLED ALMOST 3 INCHES BEFORE THE BRAKES EVEN BEGAN TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. THE BRAKES WOULD THEN SLOW THE CAR. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD SPOKEN TO OTHER DEALERS WHO STATED THE ISSUE WAS BETWEEN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKE BOOSTER. UPDATED 10/17/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHEN THE CONTACT PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL OR ACT AS IF IT WAS NOT GETTING ENOUGH GASOLINE TO DRIVE FORWARD. ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND RESTARTED IT, CAUSING IT TO QUICKLY ACCELERATE FORWARD. THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO RETRIEVE HER VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY DID NOT KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED. SHE ALSO CONSULTED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,700 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS DIFFICULT TO SLOW DOWN. SHE WAS FORCED TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART IT. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED IN APRIL OF 2006 AT 6,000 MILES. IN JULY 2007, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE OR OBTAIN A READING IN THE COMPUTER. ON ONE OCCASION THE FAILURE OCCURRED 4 TIMES IN A DAY. THE DEALER ALSO OFFERED TO PURCHASE THE VEHICLE FOR $7,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

MY CLUTCH LET GO IN MY CAR, I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE CLUTCH GOT TOO HOT AND CRACKED THE PLATE AND THE FLYWHEEL, IT WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO DO THAT, THE CAR WAS HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING AND I COULD OF BEEN HURT. *TR

2005 AVEO 3RD TIME WITH THIS PROBLEM IT WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK IT STICKS .2 TIMES THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS THE SHIFTER. 3RD TIME THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A BAD CONNECTION TO THE BRAKES. KNOW SENSE THEY STATED IT'S FIXED WHEN YOU PRESS THE BRAKE THE SHIFT CLICKS LOUD ALSO YOU DON'T HAVE TO PUSH THE SHIFTER DOWN IT JUST SLIDES UP AND DOWN.. NOT SAFE I NEED A GOOD CAR THAT I FEEL SAFE IN. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY AVEO AND RECENTLY WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN IT STARTED TO SMOKE AND MAKE FUNNY NOISES, AFTER BEING FIXED AT THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THAT THE CLUTCH WAS RED HOT, CRACKED THE PLATE AND THE FLY WELL AND WAS A HAZARD TO DRIVE, I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR THREE YRS AND NEVER DID ANYTHING TO CAUSE THIS, I AM WONDERING IF THIS WAS A MANUFACTURE OR MECHANICAL ISSUE WITH THE CAR, I ENDED UP PAYING 854$ TO FIX THE CAR BUT FOR THE TIME THAT I WAS WITHOUT IT, I HAD TO TAKE A BUS TO WORK FOR THREE WEEKS AND RELY ON FRIENDS TO HELP ME OUT. IS THIS CAR SAFE? *TR