Right front brake hose blew out leaving me with no brake while driving on a city street. Unable to stop had no brakes had to swerve in order to keep from hitting car in front of me. Mechanic said in his 35 years as a mechanic never seen this happen and to make a report as this could kill someone.
Chevrolet Aveo brake failure problems
11 of the 1,322 owner complaints about the Chevrolet Aveo describe brake failure, most of them for the 2005 model year.
- owner complaints
- 11
- worst model year
- 2005
- typical mileage
- 38,000
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
By model year
- 20112
- 20101
- 20091
- 20072
- 20062
- 20053
Often reported together
Power steering loss 2Won't start 1Loss of power 1Headlights 1No deployment 1
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet aveo. The contact stated that when the brake pedal was depressed, the contact noticed an abnormal noise and the brakes failed. The contact began pumping the brake pedal and the vehicle was able to stop. The contact stated that the ABS warning light illuminated intermittently. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic who diagnosed an ABS speed sensor failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 37,800. Ma 10/1
Driving at about 35 MPH and the car shut down. No power steering, no brakes and no throttle response. Had to use the emergency brake to get it slowed down and stopped. Took it to the dealer and they required a $100 fee to even look at it because it is a year newer than the ones on recall.
While traveling down the interstate at 55 MPH car shut down loss all power no steering no brakes no lights, and it was nighttime, coasted to the side of road, car would not start back up for a good 15 minutes. Had car to dealer 6/24 13 and once before that, dealer said (could not duplicate customer concern ).
Brake line rupture and resulting brake failure caused minor rear end collision with vehicle in front. Air bag activated but structural damage minor until the fire. Fire originated in front left (impacted) corner and consumed entire engine compartment to the fire wall. Weather perfect, dry roads, no obvious cause of fire. Except for brakes vehicle was drivable until fire.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet aveo. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the brakes failed causing the vehicle to move involuntarily. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted. The failure and the current mileages were 47,000. Updated 09/26/12*lj the consumer stated the service repair shop, was unable to duplicate the problem. The consumer stated the brakes did fail on several occasions, and she quickly switched the gear into park. Updated 09/27/12
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet aveo. The contact stated that while driving 20 MPH the brake warning lamps illuminated and the brakes failed to engage. The contact mentioned that she was able to stop the vehicle by engaging the emergency brake. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 30,600 and the current mileage was 30,660.
05 chevy aveo vehicle brake pedal does not work when going anywhere after it has been parked long enough to cool down. I even let the car warm up for 15 min and still no brakes for about 2-3 miles brake pedal extremely hard to push down. Problem has went on for about 6 months now no leaks brake pads are good etc. Mechanics said they have no idea why the brakes fail to work. I almost ran over a little kid yesterday.
The ABS warning light comes on after brake failure. Sometimes while driving the vehicle or making right turn bends my brakes fail and I can not stop if I had to. This is a very important problem that needs to be corrected. I have almost had numerous accidents because of this problem!! It can be fixed but chevrolet should fix it at no cost to me. It is a safety recall as far as I am concerned! This is not a minor problem and other vehicles of my make, model, and year are more than likely experiencing the same problems that I am having! The exact part that needs to be replaced are the ABS wheel speed sensors for the front left and right brake.
I was traveling approximately 35 to 40 MPH on a straight road. The vehicle in front of me stopped about 75 feet ahead of me. I pressed on the brake pedal to stop but there was no pressure and it went to the floor. Due to having no brakes, I hit the back of the other car. The airbag failed to deploy and I hit my head on the steering wheel. When I reversed the car and pressed on the brakes again they worked. The front end of the car was smashed in damaging the headlights, radiator, hood, bumper, and unknown other parts at this time.
Related recalls
Service brakes, hydraulic: fluid
- What is wrong
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 Chevrolet Aveo and 2009 Pontiac G3 vehicles. The vehicles may contain brake fluid which does not protect against corrosion of the valves inside the anti-lock brake system (ABS) module, affecting the closing motion of the valves.
- Risk
- If the ABS valve corrodes it may result in longer brake pedal travel or reduced performance, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Remedy
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ABS module, free of charge, in any vehicle that did not have its module replaced under a previous customer satisfaction campaign. The recall began in late September 2014. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1‑800‑222‑1020 (Chevrolet), and 1‑800‑762‑2737 (Pontiac). GM's number for this recall is 14505.
Recall number 14V460000 · Recall details
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The model years with the most reports are 2005 (3 complaints), 2006 (2 complaints) and 2007 (2 complaints).
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