2011 Chevrolet Aveo: sudden loss of power

6 of the 77 complaints about the 2011 Chevrolet Aveo describe sudden loss of power.

owner complaints: 6
of this car's complaints: 8%
typical mileage: 45,000
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 141 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Sudden loss of power by model year

2011
6
2010
4
2009
10
2008
5
2007
6
2006
3
2005
4
2004
4

What owners say

Filed Dec 27, 2017 · Engine · 55 miles · PA

The car has lost power while driving on 3 occasions so far over the past 3 years. Each time this happened, I have been driving between 25-45 MPH in a residential/suburban area. I have had to roll to a stop and pull over on a busy road. My gas nor breaks worked at all while this was happening. I turned my car off, then on, and it worked like normal again.

Filed Apr 27, 2017 · Electrical, Engine · 66,000 miles · MD

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet aveo. While driving various speeds, the vehicle lost power and the check engine indicator illuminated. The contact was unable to identify other warning indicators that were illuminated. The vehicle was coasted to the side of the road and restarted. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but the cause of the failure could not be diagnosed. The failure recurred several times. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 66,000. Updated 07/11/17*lj

Filed Apr 24, 2017 · Acceleration, Transmission · 100,000 miles · CA

Purchased this car with less than 30,000 miles from a local dealer. Problems including power loss and over heating within first few days of purchase. Chevy dealer "repair" we continue to have the same issues currently. Chevy escalates and says not a known issue, we should pay thousands to repair head gasket even though there tech support says to damage to gasket is not showing up when tested. Dangerous small vehicle that looses power for unknown reason and overheats for unknown reason. So far it can not be repaired. Many consumer blogs and same complaints. Thousands of blogs.

Filed Jul 21, 2015 · Engine, Fuel system · 45,000 miles · WA

I bought by chevy aveo in 2013 with roughly 27,000 miles on it. I loved that car and it worked well for me until recently at 45,000 miles. While driving, 15-20 minutes into the drive, the car would lose power and fail to accelerate. I would put the pedal all the way to the ground and the spedometer would barely creep up. The first two times it did this it "snapped out" of it and drove the rest of the way with no problems. This last time I had some leaking radiator fluid which the dealer wrote off as a "loose radiator cap". When the cap was screwed back on it still stalled for my father, and it wasn't from overheating. The dealer says they can't find anything wrong with my car. I currently have it at another mechanic for a second opinion. I am extremely disappointed with chevrolet. Will sell this car asap and never buy from chevy again!

Filed Aug 5, 2014 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 45,000 miles · CA

Vehicle lost all power & had to coast to the side of the road. Took numerous times to try to start it again. Not happy with this.

Filed Feb 29, 2012 · Acceleration, Electrical · 10,249 miles · WI

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet aveo. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle suddenly lost power and decelerated rapidly. The failure occurred four times prior to the most recent failure and was repaired. The vehicle was able to be restarted and was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. After diagnosis, the dealer advised the contact that they were unable to diagnose the failure but they would try replacing the wiring harness in the instrument panel cluster. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and offered no assitance. The failure mileage was approximately 10,249.