2005 Chevrolet Aveo: engine overheating

Filed Oct 8, 2021 · Engine · 140,000 miles · TX

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Aveo. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH and making a stop, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle after several attempts. The contact was able to push the vehicle to the nearby gas station with assistance. The contact refilled the coolant reservoir and was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the independent mechanic who diagnosed that the vehicle had overheated, and the valve cover gasket needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired however, the valve cover gasket was sealed. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.

Filed May 1, 2015 · Electrical, Lights · 80,000 miles · IN · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet aveo. The contact stated that the headlights failed. The contact inspected the vehicle and found that the wiring harness connectors shorted due to overheating, which burned and melted the wires. The dealer advised that the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v261000 (exterior lighting) would only repair the drl module and it would not replace any additional failure caused by the recall. The contact also stated that the engine valve cover gasket was defective and caused the engine fluid to leak. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000.

Filed Aug 21, 2014 · Engine, Lights · 32,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet aveo. The contact stated that the engine overheated and the temperature gage display stated that the vehicle was overheating. The failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the drl module needed to be replaced. The contact received a notification for the federal safety agency campaign id number: 14v261000 (exterior lighting), however the part needed to perform the recall repair was unavailable. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 32,000.

Filed Jul 16, 2013 · Engine · 75,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet aveo. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH the vehicle stalled and all of the warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was towed to a dealer for diagnostic testing and the contact was informed that the engine locked and would need to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. One year later, the vehicle began to overheat frequently. It was returned to the dealer who confirmed that the head gasket would need to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 60,000 and the current mileage was 75,000.

Filed May 28, 2013 · Electrical, Lights · 63,000 miles · OH

Several customers have had this same problem with defective wiring inside of the fuse box in which the splice pack overheats and causes wires to melt. This causes the electrical systems to malfunction, brake lights to go out, turn signals to stop working, dash safety indicators to flicker on and off, the radio to stop working, and headlights to stop working. This is an ongoing problem that chevy does not want to address but it has caused a car to stall in the middle of the highway and affects safety of the vehicle passengers, the driver, and the passengers in other vehicles. I feel that the 2004-2008 chevy aveo is a prime candidate for a recall because of safety issues.

Filed Aug 19, 2010 · Engine · 85,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet aveo. The contact stated the vehicle overheated as a result of the thermostat casing melting. The dealer stated the casing was melted because it was manufactured from of plastic. There was not a recall for the failure however the dealer advised that the design had recently changed on the casing from plastic to metal. The failure and current mileage was 85,000. Updated 11/16/10.

Filed Jun 29, 2010 · Engine · 48,383 miles · TX

I have just over48,000 thousand miles on my 2005 chevy aveo hatchback. The thermostat housing unit on this vehicle is made out of plastic. Over time it will wear down, and eventually crack. As a result, the engine coolant will leak out and your engine will overheat. It is not part of the power train warranty coverage and with tax the repair ran $312 dollars. This is for a design issue with using hardware with a plastic housing. The dealership knows this issue exists and that you'll have to come in for repairs eventually. Luckily I wasn't on the freeway when this happened and traveling at low enough speeds to make it home safely. I then had the car towed to the dealership for repairs. The automotive representative advised there wasn't any real way to avoid the incident with any preventive maintenance. I said it was nothing that I did with the use of the vehicle. It was a matter of timing, the summer heat conditions and the fact that the original thermostat component has a plastic housing. He stated it should not happen again as the replacement thermostat was of different construct and was no longer plastic.

Filed Sep 28, 2009 · Engine · 79,000 miles · TX

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.

Filed Jul 28, 2009 · Engine · 49,100 miles · TX

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.

Filed Dec 9, 2008 · Engine · 64,500 miles · AZ

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.

Filed Oct 23, 2008 · Engine · 77,000 miles · CA

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.

Filed Oct 21, 2008 · Engine · 77,000 miles · FL

Thermostat housing broke in half causing overheating and internal engine damage.