2004 Chevrolet Aveo Brakes Problems

OVERALL, AN EXCELLENT SMALL CAR! MY CAR HAS A BRAKE PROBLEM WHEN FIRST STARTED IN THE MORNING OCCASIONALLY. THERE ARE NO POWER BRAKES AND YOU HAVE TO PUT BOTH FEET ON THE PEDAL TO STOP THE CAR! KNOWING THIS(THE PEDAL IS SUPER HARD WHEN YOU PUT YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO PUT IT IN GEAR) I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GIVE MYSELF PLENTY OF ROOM TO STOP AND THE CONDITION HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT! THIS CONDITION USUALLY GOES AWAY AFTER A FEW MILES AND THE BRAKES RETURN TO NORMAL! BY THE TIME I CAN GET TO A GARAGE, EVERYTHING IS FINE AND IT DOESN'T DO IT CONSISTENTLY! WEATHER DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A FACTOR AND IT ONLY DOES IT ON STARTUP AFTER IT SITS OVERNIGHT! *TR

NHTSA ID

10627027

Incident

Aug 30, 2013

Mileage

84,000 mi

MY PASSENGER REAR SHOE BROKE IN HALF. IN THE FOLLOWING MONTHS, APPROXIMATELY ONCE EVERY WEEK TO TWO WEEKS MY SPRINGS AND SELF ADJUST FALL OFF. WHEN THE DRUM IS PULLED OFF THEY ARE EITHER COMPLETELY DETACHED OR HANGING BY A HAIR. THEY ARE NOT CONNECTED NOR ARE THEY DOING ANY GOOD FOR THE BRAKING SYSTEM. IN THE 7 MONTHS THAT I HAVE HAD THE CAR, I HAVE HAD IT WORKED ON 18 OR MORE TIMES ON THE EXACT SAME BRAKE. *TT

NHTSA ID

10462676

Incident

Feb 1, 2012

Mileage

127,000 mi

AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON IN MID JANUARY 2008 AND HAS REMAINED ON. THE CAR JUST WENT OUT OF WARRANTY IN AUG 2007. SINCE I HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED FOR 15 MONTHS, I WAS NOT ABLE TO DISCOVER THIS PROBLEM WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER STANDARD WARRANTY. AFTER CONTACTING CHEVROLET ABOUT SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES AND AIR BAG LIGHT, THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO GET IT DIAGNOSED. THE DIAGNOSIS REVEALED AN ECW FAILURE BUT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. RECOMMENDATION FROM CHEVROLET SERVCO IS TO HAVE ECW FIXED. AFTER THE OCCURRENCE WITH THE BRAKES, MY HUSBAND BEGAN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10223205

Incident

Jan 23, 2008

REAR BRAKES LOCKED ON APPLICATION, LUCKILY RIGHT IN MY DRIVEWAY. RELEASED BY ROCKING BACK AND FORTH, ONLY TO LOCK AGAIN....PULLED DRUMS MYSELF TO FIND ALL FOUR LININGS DELAMINATED FROM SHOES! PHONED GM CANADA AND GOT ABSOLUTELY NOWHERE UNTIL I MENTIONED THE FACT THAT I CAREFULLY TOOK PICTURES AND IT WAS LUCKY THAT NO ONE WAS KILLED! HAVING A SUDDEN CHANGE OF HEART, THEY PHONED MY DEALERSHIP AND ARRANGED FOR A FREE SET OF SHOES, WHICH I INSTALLED, SINCE I LIVE THREE HOURS FROM A DEALERSHIP. I'M SATISFIED WITH THE PROCESS, EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT THIS COULD CONCEIVABLY HAPPEN TO ANY AVEO AT ANY TIME! MINE HAD 70000 KMS. (45,000 MILES) ON IT AT THE TIME, 85% LININGS! HAVE YOURS CHECKED!! NO DUST IN THE DRUMS, EITHER. SCARY!! *TR

NHTSA ID

10214621

Incident

Aug 16, 2007

Mileage

45,000 mi

I PURCHASED MY 04 CHEVY AVEO ON JUNE 20,06. FIVE DAYS LATER THE BRAKES WERE METAL TO METAL. MY CAR WAS NOT SAFETY INSPECTED BEFORE THE SALE. SINCE THEN I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO WHERE I PURCHASED IT SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE EVEN HAD THE SERVICE MANAGER TO RIDE WITH ME TO SHOW HIM THAT THE BRAKES ARE STICKING. (THE CALIPERS NEED TO BE REPLACED) TIM MARBURGER CHRYSLER/DODGE TRIED TO SAY THAT IS WAS A WARPED ROTOR DUE TO EXCESSIVE MOUNTAIN DRIVING, MY CAR WAS ONLY DRIVEN 7 MILES ONE WAY TO GO CAMPING AND 7 MILES BACK ONCE A WEEK. I WOULD HARDLY CALL THIS EXCESSIVE. THE FIRST TANK OF GAS I GOT THE MILEAGE OF 284 MILES SINCE 06/20/06 UNTIL NOW 10/10/06 MY GAS MILEAGE FOR A TANK OF GAS IS NOW 210 MILES. NOBODY AT THE DEALERSHIP HAS OFFERED TO FIX MY CAR. I HAVE BEEN CUSSED, TALKED TO LIKE A DOG. THE GENERAL MANAGER DENNY FRUITH SLAMMED MY CAR DOOR AND PROCEEDED TO ARGUE WITH ME IN THE FRONT PARKING LOT IN FRONT OF THE SHOWROOM DOORS. REFUSED TO FIX MY CAR AND IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THE DEALERSHIP PUT MY LUG NUTS ON SO TIGHT THAT THEY COULD NOT BE MANUALLY TAKEN OFF. THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE COMPANY MR. FELIX MCCLAT REFUSED TO FIX MY BRAKES AND ALSO REFUSED TO EVEN LET ME COME TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEM LOOSEN MY LUG NUTS. AND THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE BRAKES ON MY CAR WILL PUT THEMSELVES ON WITHOUT ME PRESSING THE PEDALS. AND WHEN YOU DO PRESS THE PEDALS YOU CAN BE GOING DOWN HILL AND TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE PEDAL AND THE BRAKES GRAB AND THE CAR WILL COME TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP...DOWN HILL. ALL THIS WAS SHOWN TO THE SERVICE MANAGER DAVID ANDERSON AND THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET. *JB

NHTSA ID

10170432

Incident

Jun 25, 2006

FIRST, I HAVE AN 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TWO TIRES DUE TO FLATS. IT'S SUPPOSE TO BE SOME SPECIAL TYPE OF TIRES ON THIS TYPE CAR. ONE TIRE IS PLUGGED AND THE OTHER WAS REPLACED BY A NEW TIRE. SECOND I HAVE 15,040 MILES ON THE CAR SINCE PURCHASE. THIRD, I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS RE: NOISE UNDER THE PASSENGER WHEELS AND THE DRIVERS WHEELS MORE THAN TWICE. THE BATTERY HAS FAILED TO BE USEFUL TWICE. I NEED TO KNOW IF THESE CARS CAN BE LOOKED AT FOR DEFECTS BECAUSE THEY ARE A NEWER MODEL AND I HAVE ASKED OTHER IF THEY HAD ISSUES AND THEY ARE THE SAME. BRAKE LIGHTS CONTINUE TO BURN OUT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10165408

Incident

Aug 13, 2006

SES LIGHT COMES ON NOT DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM. THE FUEL SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING, GAS ESCAPES SOMEWHERE, NOT GETTING THE ACTUAL GAS MILEAGE FOR THE VEHICLE. FILL UP ON WED OF ONE WEEK, USE ONLY 34 MILES, MUST FILL UP BY TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK, THE BRAKES MAKE LOUD NOISE LIKE BRAKES ARE GOING OUT, MORE OF STEEL RUBBING, PULLS EXCESSIVELY TO THE RIGHT. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR ON THE BRAKES, WAS TOLD DUST WAS ON THE ROTORS, CLEANED OUT, PROBLEM STILL EXIST, NOW A BUCKLING IS FELT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. AS FOR THE GAS PROBLEM, CAR WAS LEFT OVERNIGHT, I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP, I DO NOT WANT MY CAR BACK UNTIL THEY FIND THE PROBLEM.. CHECK THE FUEL INJECTORS, THE GAS TANK, CHECK THE FUEL PUMP, CHECK ALL THE COMPONENTS OF THE GAS LINE.. I DO NOT SMELL GAS, THERE IS NO GAS ON THE GROUND. I HAVE A LOANER CAR FOR NOW. AS FOR THE SES LIGHT, I SHOULD DESCRIBE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS SO THAT THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT CAN GO STRAIGHT TO THE PROBLEM. THE CAR PULL EXCESSIVELY TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT, THIS TOO WILL BE CHECKED OUT BY THE DEALERSHIP. NO UPDATE RESOLUTION SO FAR. WILL KEEP YOU POSTED. THE CLOCK MALFUNCTIONED. A NEW CLOCK WAS REPLACED THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW, AUG 2003, WITH 6 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. TODAY, 2 YEARS, 2 MONTHS LATER, I HAVE 9766 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND MY CAR HAS BEEN TO THE SERVICE DEPT 7 TIMES FOR MALFUNCTIONING PROBLEMS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10142949

Incident

Nov 15, 2005

Mileage

9,734 mi

DT: CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO . THE VEHICLE HAD A WHISTLING IN THE BRAKES. THEN THERE WAS NOISE IN THE IGNITION. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR AWHILE. EVERY TIME WHILE BACKING OUT FROM THE DRIVEWAY THERE WAS A SMALL NOISE. MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 04069. WAS ISSUED. AT THIS TIME CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL REPAIRS. THE NEXT PROBLEM CONCERNED TRANSMISSION FLUID BEING OVER FILLED WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THE TRANSMISSION AXLE WAS BEING CHECKED .*AK

NHTSA ID

10139742

Incident

Aug 30, 2005

CONTACT STATES; THE BRAKES SQUEAL AND WHEN STOPPING THE BRAKES DON'T WORK. WHEN TAKING FOOT OFF THE BRAKES THE CAR JUMPS, FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES LOCK. THE CAR JUMPS UP ND DOWN. HAD VEHICLE IN THE SHOP AT 4 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR BRAKES PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10119441

Incident

May 2, 2004

Mileage

200 mi

BRAKE CALIPER BROKE WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED, DUE TO SAFTEY REASONS, TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT SOLD THE CAR. CAR WAS BOUGHT 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO FAILURE AND HAD 12 MILES ON THE CAR WHEN PURCHASED. CAR NOW HAS JUST UNDER 500 MILES.*AK

NHTSA ID

10093322

Incident

Sep 25, 2004

Mileage

500 mi

BRAKE PEDAL TO CLOSE TO THE ACCELERATOR. RESULTING IN CONSUMER TO ACCELERATE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP. *PH *MR

NHTSA ID

10060986