2005 Chevrolet Aveo: doors won't lock, open or latch

7 of the 235 complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Aveo describe doors won't lock, open or latch.

owner complaints: 7
of this car's complaints: 3%
typical mileage: 54,600
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 2 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Doors won't lock, open or latch by model year

2011
2
2009
3
2008
1
2007
2
2006
1
2005
7
2004
2

What owners say

Filed Mar 11, 2015 · Electrical, Lights · NY

I bought this car for in 2011 with 25,000 miles, first 6 months was great. But then the inside panel lights were going on and off. Door locks weren't working and I noticed a burn mark on my panel under steering wheels and took to a shop and he said wires were a mess under the dash. He fixed the door locks for me and 200 and something dollars still no panel lights. I tried to fix this problem but no one wants to touch the mess. I got a recall for the daytime running lights which I never had a problem with, so when I brought it in for that told them about the problem and nothing was done.

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.

Filed May 29, 2013 · Locks · 43,500 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet aveo. The contact stated that after exiting the vehicle, the door locks failed to lock. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis but the dealer advised against repairs. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 43,500. The VIN was not available.

Filed Mar 13, 2013 · Locks · 40,000 miles · MO

2005 chevy aveo, both of the inside door latches broke. They seem to be made of plastic and broke very easy. *tr ## VIN failed ##

Filed Nov 8, 2011 · Engine, Locks · 54,600 miles · AZ

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.

Filed Jul 18, 2011 · Electrical · 532,801 miles · PA

I have purchased a 2005 chevy aveo approximately 3 years ago since then I have had to have the drivers door lock reinstalled the bolt holding it on fell off . The right side windshield wiper has worn out 8 times due to it extending beyond the windshield and ripping the end of the blade and the last event was two weeks ago the key would not come out of the steering column due to the switch under the shift column failed and had to replace it naturally it was a dealer only item my car has 53000 miles and I was always a chevy fan but now I am rethinking this. Hope no one else has this problem but if you do disconnect the battery terminal and the key will go into the lock position allowing it to be removed.

Filed Aug 13, 2008 · Locks · KS

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.