2005 Chevrolet Aveo: headlights failing or too dim

Filed May 9, 2023 · Lights · 60,000 miles · TN

The contact's daughter owns a 2005 Chevrolet Aveo. The contact stated that intermittently, the headlights failed to illuminate. The contact's daughter had received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 14V261000 (Exterior Lighting). The contact made a local dealer aware of the failure and the recall; however, the dealer informed the contact that parts were on backorder. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.

Filed Jun 25, 2015 · Lights · 22,000 miles · WI

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet aveo. While driving at an unknown speed, the interior lighting and headlights suddenly shut off. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v261000 (exterior lighting). The approximate failure mileage was 22,000.

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 Jan 8, 2015 · Lights · 70,000 miles · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet aveo. The contact stated that the low beam headlights shorted without. The contact had to apply the high beam headlights due to the failure. The contact mentioned that burning wires or metal fumes entered the vehicle. The vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v261000 (exterior lighting) and stated that the dealer was unable to determine when the part would become available to schedule the recall repair. The manufacturer was unable to provide an interim nor a permanent repair for the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.

Filed Jan 1, 2015 · Electrical, Lights · 20,000 miles · MI

Within the first year of buying my aveo I had to replace headlights 10x I kept taking the car in to get checked and they said it was fine, then one time they said just needed a better fuse (the changed it) worked for about a year then signal lights kept going out, then tail lights. Thought there was short took car in few times they said nothing wrong. Tired of taking the car in, I am a very busy person. So we have been dealing with this problem for about 6-7 years now the dash lights have completely gone out now and won't come back on, leaving us with 1 headlight, 1 tail light and only occasional rear signals. And always smells light wires burning. In sept of 2014 we received a letter recalling the car for lighting problems and still nothing about getting fixed!!! This is only one of many complaints for this car.

Filed Dec 9, 2014 · Electrical, Lights · 110,429 miles · CA

My 05 aveo,is included in the gm recall#a140093/the federal safety agency 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.

Filed Nov 24, 2014 · Electrical · 95,000 miles · NC · fire

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.

Filed Aug 12, 2014 · Lights · 33,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet aveo. The contact received a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v261000 (exterior lighting: headlights); however, the part needed for the repair was unavailable. The dealer was uncertain as to when the part would become available. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact experienced a failure with the headlights. The approximate failure mileage was 33,000.

Filed Jul 21, 2014 · Electrical · 75,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet aveo. The contact stated that the headlight lights, the parking lights, and daytime lights failed to illuminate. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnose that the main fuse box and wiring harness needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000. Updated 9/18/14*cn updated 02/05/2015

Filed Jul 10, 2014 · Electrical, Lights · 75,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet aveo. The contact stated that the instrument panel, interior and exterior lights were all inoperable. Also, the contact mentioned that the right signal light failed to function while the head lights were on. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the problem. The contact was made aware of a notification for recall the federal safety agency campaign number 14v261000 (exterior lighting). However, the VIN was not included. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000.

Filed Jun 5, 2014 · Lights · 20,000 miles · NH

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet aveo. The contact stated that the day time running lights were not working. Additionally, the contact had to use the high beams at night. The contact was made aware of a recall notification under the federal safety agency campaign id number 14v261000 (lighting) however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000...updated 08/11/14 *bf the consumer stated the vehicle was included in the recall. The part was not yet available for repairs. Updated 08/20/2014

Filed May 30, 2014 · Body, Electrical · 120,000 miles · VA · fire

1. Multiple times, my driver side door lock has completely fallen into the door. I have probably had this issue "repaired" five to six times, by both the chevrolet dealer where I bought the car, as well as my own mechanic. 2. Things that were wrong when we first brought the car to the dealer for repairs in early april 2014. This is the list we gave them, modified for space: *clock a couple years ago, the clock in my car stopped working. Often, the clock would read 1:00 when I turned the car on, no matter what time it was. Sometimes, it would randomly display another time. Eventually, it just stopped turning on altogether. *cd player three times, the radio and/or cd player have turned on and off by themselves. This has not happened recently. The cd player sometimes works just fine. Other times, it does not. When it does not work, it does one of two things. It will either spin and spin and spin and then spit the cd out, or, more often, it will read ?error 7.? I do not know if the latter is connected to the other issues described here, but the former (the turning on and off) probably is. Daytime running lights the daytime running lights no longer work. My regular mechanic tried replacing the bulbs, but new bulbs did not solve the problem. I must manually turn the lights on. Reverse lights sometimes the reverse lights come on when I put the car in reverse. Sometimes, they do not turn on when I put the car in reverse. Interior lights/gauges about 10 days ago, all the interior lights and gauge lights stopped turning on, even when I manually turn the headlights on. The car interior is completely dark. Fog lights I believe these might not be working either. Interior dome light the interior dome light burned out. My regular mechanic replaced the bulb, and that fixed the problem. Right tail light the right tail light is out.