Driving down the road and car just shut off. Almost got into an accident because of it.
2005 Chevrolet Aveo engine complaints
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I just bought this 2005 chevy aveo 2 wks ago when the alternator went out of my car and I was having surgery the next day then would need a car for work 2 days later, so I had no time to properly look for a car. I just came off the exit of a 4 lane highway 1.5hrs away from home. As I was slowing to stop there was a bunch of white smoke (turned out to be steam) billowing out from under the hood and the car engine stopped running. A man helped push the car off the road and they looked under the hood and discovered the thermostat housing split apart. It's plastic! The housing was clearly defective since it was sheared in half as if cut with large knife. How stupid! He gave my husband a ride to the nearest napa auto parts where the ordered from another dealer. We had to wait 1.5hr and the owner helped replace it. The new one was metal! Put antifreeze in and tried to start the car several times and it won't start. Had to have the car towed. I got on the computer for help diagnosing the problem and discover a million complaints on edmunds.com, automotive forums, etc. That gm has known about this and other problems with this car for years such as plastic pully, timing belt breaks that completely kills the engine. That's where I found this site.this car is a lemon and should be recalled!!! Heck on this site there are complaints from 2011 and still no recalls! From what I learned reading all the complaints just about everything in this car is junk. I am not going to put another penny into this car. It's at the mileage range to replace the timing belt, the plastic pully, and the water pump, not to mention the electrical stuff. It would've been cheaper to rent a car for the 2wks. Struts busted. I'm gonna take the loss and never buy chevy again! Please help us owners get chevy to make this right. They and you have known the many problems a long time! Please do the right thing!
Hi I bough a 2005 chevy aveo with 9,000.00 mile I had no problem. Until one day the car completely stop and wont turn on. It had almost 23,000.00 when it happen. Luckily for me it stop in front of a mechanic shop. The shop check the car and said the engine is bad. I bough a used low mileage engine replace it and it turn on and drive except for the shifting. It didn't shift to fourth gear and also turn off while driving it. Then I was told the transmission is bad. I change the transmission with low mileage and still I have the same problem I had warranty change it again and still it doesn't shift fourth gear and it still turns off. I change the computer, I did a tune up, engine oil change, I've change the coils and some seal in top of the engine, and I still have the same problem. The car been sitting since then I wanted to wait to have money to fix it, thinking that maybe the shop was lying to me by asking me to replace all this things. I save I few dollars and wanted to get it fix I had another shop looked at it and it seems that is the same diagnostic was detected. I friend told me to google it and I found out that am not the only one with that problem. I just wish I google it before I spend all the money on it. Lesson learn I hope they do a recall because I too was afraid to drive and get in to an accident because it turn off on me .
My wife was driving our chevy aveo 2005 on a major 4 lane highway during the morning rush hour. She is doing about 60mph in the inner left lane on an icy tuesday morning commute.then she loses all power and acceleration, every light in the car comes on and she realizes there is a problem. She is mid way up a hill and has to get over. There is an on ramp to her right and more traffic so she had to go into the left berm. By this time she has peaked the top of the hill and is on the flat mesa. There is very little room to move over and she is over as far as possible. State and local traffic enforcement come to her aide and allow her to wait for me and a tow truck to get the vehicle moved. Nearly a dozen cars almost hit them after I arrived on the scene before the determined that it was unsafe for us to wait with the vehicle. They tagged the car and we had it towed. It turns out that the idler pulley has snapped and it is a very common problem with aveos. A very common problem that put my wife, two officers and I in harms way. Let alone that recalling the small part would have saved everyone a $1900-2500 repair job. I understand that many consider this style car disposable but I say it as an affordable energy efficient commuter vehicle. However these features are not worth human life...
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet aveo. The contact stated while traveling approximately 20 MPH, a loud noise was emitted from the engine compartment and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was moved to the shoulder and failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was found that the idle pulley had. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 55,000. The VIN was unavailable.
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.
I was driving down the highway at 55 MPH and the car started to lose acceleration. I pressed on the gas and nothing happened. I started slowing very quickly and I pulled off to the side where eventually the car completely shut down all on its own and the battery light came on the dash. I turned the ignition to off and restarted the car. I was able to keep going without another incident. The next day on my way home from work the same thing happened again. My check engine light was on at the time for which I just had my fuel cap replaced because it was not locking at all. After a few days my check engine light has gone off. I am seriously concerned about this as this car is my main means of transportation back and forth to work which is an hour drive for me. I just recently purchased this car (within the last 3 weeks) from the ford dealership in tillamook or and of course they did not report any of these issues.
Timing belt failed. Destroying the heads and pistons. ..updated 07-05-13
This vehicle has been a nightmare beginning with ignition locked and unable to get into drive had to replace ignition solenoid. My interior lights no longer work. The thermostat went out then replaced the valve cover gaskets. And finally going down i95 my engine just made a very loud noise and just quit. I was told by a mechanic that this happens a lot in this make and model from the timing chain. So I now will need to relace the motor.
Coming home from work, dash lights got brighter, airbag light stayed on, car tried to stall around a corner when brakes were pressed. Took in for service, had alternator and battery replaced, also serpentine belt. This was 4 months ago. Problem was not fixed, just made it less severe. Since that time, when you hit the brakes the headlights dim. The dash clock comes on and off randomly, the airbag light is on all the time. When it is cold (the car, not the weather), the transmission has a hard time shifting. As of this morning it will not start. Am going to have it looked at tomorrow morning, but do not have high hopes. Bought car in 2006 with 8,000 miles on it, have had shift lock assembly replaced, wheel bearings, battery, alternator, serpentine belt. Probably other things I cannot think of right now. The electrical problem worries me though.
2005 aveo (bought new) with timing belt failure destroying engine. Had this happened on the interstate at 70 miles an hour it could have been fatal. From my research gmc has known about this issue since at least 2006 and yet have not assisted consumers to correct this nor recalled their car. I have read reports on almost all years of aveo having this problem well before the 60000 recommended timing belt replacement. Two different mechanics confirmed timing belt failure. All I get from gmc is the run around. Upset over money but more concerned about these cars being on the highways and creating some horrible accident when the engine suddenly stops working and controlling the car is difficult or impossible. Planning to get rid of mine, can't afford the thousands of dollars to fix nor do I trust this car.
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.
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.
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.
Was enroute to work in 2005 chevrolet aveo when the timing gear pulley broke on the motor. The engine was destroyed as I found out later. 5 or 6 weeks earlier I had just had the timing belt replaced. I had it replaced before factory reccomendations. My mechanic told me then I needed to have it changed. The belt did not break to cause engine failure. A cheap plastic pulley broke instead. When the pulley broke the timing belt went limp and the engine decided to deposit some valves through 1 piston. This to me is a safety concern since it was all I could do to get the car off the interstate. Chevrolet knows about these problems and they dont seem to care. I dont think this vehicle should be allowed to be sold.
The previous evening we were coming home from visiting some friends ,the car was never over 100 miles day we bought it until the time of the engine's demise,we noticed a slight clicking noise over the music of the radio, pulling into a lighted area, we found all fluids fine, no dripping, no heating up, no stalling, no real indications of any trouble except a slight clicking.. The next morning I noticed a clicking at start up, immediately I drove off to the repair shop that was just blocks away,when I was within 1 block of the shop the entire system shut down, we were forced to get a wrecker to tow us the last block. The independent repairman informed us this was a common problem with this make of auto (aveo) due to a design defect with the timing belt ,it would destroy the engine and he could not find a replacement engine. Because we had 75 thousand miles on the car, (and it is paid off) he thought he had heard of a recall in 2006,he suggested we contacted the auto dealer, auto way chevrolet, hwy 19, clearwater, fla. Which we did. We were informed by their service director that they could not find an open 2006 recall, though a reminder to replace belt at 68 k, no alert nor advisory was ever received though we do get all advertisements and she advised awc did not handle such a problem, but, they would give us gm's number, upon calling that number I talked with a very amiable young man in buenos aires, who also informed me they did not appear to have a recall on this particular model, he then called auto way chevrolet, clw. Fla, USA and monitored the service department now telling me if I would bring it to them, they could evaluate the cause and maybe work something out with us.. Upon internet investigation we have found a number of individuals complaining about this year,of aveo, having the engine fail in roughly the same mileage 68-78 thousand miles. .
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet aveo. The contact stated in the engine coolant that the plastic elbow shattered causing the vehicle to over heat while driving 60 MPH. The thermostat started running hot and the vehicle was smoking. The contact drove onto the emergency lane and as the hood opened the plastic piece on the thermostat blew apart. No one was injured. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic. The plastic component on the thermostat had to be replaced with a metal piece. The dealer was notified of the failure and offered no assistance. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 73,000.
2005 aveo 63,000 this aveo quit pulling out from the turnpike booth on pa.43. It was towed to fike chevrolet where I was told the timing tensioner pull split in half throwing the timing belt off. Since this is a interference engine ( meaning without the timing belt the valves hit the pistons) it causes a catastrophic failure to the cylinder head and possible piston damage. The dealer salvage yards and most other mechanics admit this is a defect in the plastic pulleys and timing belt. Gm says (it happens to all of them ) and will not compensate for damages. I ask gm if they recorded my conversation and they do but will not allow me a copy because it's for (internal use only) this aveo had it's timing belt and head replaced at 11,400 mile and at the current mileage is under the mileage for recommended replacement. Front wheel bearing also where replace 4 months ago. This was the first and last gm product I will ever buy .
Cracked thermostat housing- cheaply made (plastic) thermostat housing which can easily crack and it has in several aveo between the years 2004-2006. I have a 2005 chevy aveo and it cracked costing me entirely too much money on a tow, rental car etc.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet aveo. The contact was driving approximately 40-45 MPH when a knocking was heard from the engine. The contact removed the vehicle from the roadway and shut the vehicle off but the vehicle failed to restart. The vehicle was then towed to a local repair shop where she was advised that there were damages to the engine valves and that the head would need to be removed. The mechanic also recommended taking the vehicle to an authorized dealer. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. She contacted the manufacturer and they advised her that they could not provide any assistance until the vehicle was inspected by an authorized dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 78,000.
I do have complaint that I would like to file. It is regards to 2004-2007 chevrolet aveos. I had bought my 2005 aveo brand new from chevy. It is now my sons car. He was driving the car at 45 MPH came to a stop light and the car just stopped. What had happened is the thermostat housing had blown apart. It is a 2 piece plastic piece of junk. A thermostat housing should never blow apart. In 2008 chevy starting putting metal ones on the car. One week before this happened my son was traveling with his 2.5 year old daughter in the back roads of pa heading down to visit his grandfather. If this had happened at that time there are long stretches of desolate road and with the mountains many times cell phones do not work. He and my granddaughter could have been in a lot of trouble. I cannot believe that this has not been brought to your attention before, it is all over the web. I will include some links below. This problem warped the head and could have done lower engine damage and chevy just walks away, not our problem. Anyone who knows about cars knows a thermostat housing should not blow apart. Chevy has put an inferior quality that is prone to failure in a critical area of a cars cooling system. There was nothing mechanically wrong with this car prior to this incident. Http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.f117c65/ http://www.automotiveforums.com/t880909-beware_aveo_s_plastic_t_stat_housing.html http://www.arfc.org/complaints/2004/chevrolet/aveo/?q=&page=1.
I am disabled, and in 2005, I purchased a new chevy aveo from gm dealer and in 2006 gm sent notice to all dealers that these engines had a defective timing belt and to notify and offer new car buyers a free replacement of the defective part as failure of defective part would likely destroy the engine. I received no notice from gm or my dealer. When my car reached just 49k miles the defective part failed (rubber timing belt) and has caused massive engine damage requiring all new head, valves, and other parts. Dealer refused to even diagnosis the vehicle to avoid documentation of cause and liability and I had at attempt myself and was severely injured. I live on key west and only dealer who sold me the vehicle is miles sales and service. I have spent $600.00 to replace defective timing belt and associated parts but one cylinder has no compression confirming values were bent and a 1.5k head replacement is needed which I cannot afford living solely on social security disability in section 8 public housings so now being disabled I have no transportation for medical appointments, or even food shopping. I was victim survivor of 9/11 wtc attack and since gm and dealer knew of this defect and failed to give notice I believe they are in violation of several consumer and regulatory requirements about known defects notice and replacement standards and have put buyers of their product who are disabled.... In physical danger.
The timing belt idler pulley broke, my timing belt is stripped, and my valves are bent on my 2005 chevy aveo. It has 58,872 miles. I bought it less than 8 weeks ago. Gm is not being cooperative.
2005 chevy aveo broken timing belt warped valves after 89,535 miles. Car was never inspected by dealership prior to selling car. Taken in numerous times because of check engine light on or flashing. Purchased car 5-21-10.
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
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.
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 $150.00 + labor. I bought this car used in 2007 and still have about 2 years left to pay on it. The warranty is no longer good.
Busted timing belt pulley after only 46k miles. Busted all 16 valves. Required a complete head job at over 2k$.
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.
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.
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