2005 Chevrolet Aveo Engine Problems

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Aveo. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH and making a stop, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle after several attempts. The contact was able to push the vehicle to the nearby gas station with assistance. The contact refilled the coolant reservoir and was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the independent mechanic who diagnosed that the vehicle had overheated, and the valve cover gasket needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired however, the valve cover gasket was sealed. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.

NHTSA ID

11436063

Incident

Sep 8, 2021

Mileage

140,000 mi

Timing belt/chain broke. Car is below the 60,000 mile mark for scheduled replacement as stated from manufacturer. Car broke down suddenly in the middle of the road creating a hazard to the driver and others.

NHTSA ID

11430868

Incident

Aug 28, 2021

I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND KEPT UP THE MAINTENANCE RELIGIOUSLY! I WAS HORRIFIED TO FIND OUT THAT MY TIMING BELT WENT OUT AT 46,000 MILES! MY MANUAL SAYS TO REPLACE TIMING BELT AT 60,000 MILES. I'VE READ THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED IN 2006, BUT IT DIDN'T GO TO OWNERS; JUST SERVICE SHOPS...I WAS NEVER ALERTED, THAT WAS DEFINITELY A MISTAKE ON GM'S PART. I FEEL AS THOUGH I SHOULD BE COMPENSATED!!!

NHTSA ID

10937649

Incident

Dec 26, 2016

Mileage

46,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TIMING BELT, ENGINE, AND VALVES WERE MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

NHTSA ID

10914493

Incident

Oct 1, 2016

Mileage

53,000 mi

THE MILEAGE AND SPEED ARE APPROXIMATE. I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY ICE AND SNOW COVERED DRIVEWAY IN FEBRUARY 2015. THERE IS A SMALL DIP WHERE MY DRIVEWAY MEETS THE STREET SO I ACCELERATED SO AS NOT TO GET MY TIRES STUCK IN THE ICY DIP. AS I WAS BACKING MY CAR INTO THE STREET, AND MY CAR WAS IN THE LANE OF TRAFFIC THE CAR SHUT OFF. I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE CAR. MY NEIGHBOR, AND ANOTHER GENTLEMAN WHO STOPPED TO HELP, PUSHED MY CAR BACK INTO MY DRIVEWAY. I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THE INCIDENT. THE CAR NEVER AGAIN STARTED. I BORROWED A VEHICLE UNTIL I HAD ENOUGH MONEY TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS. A MECHANIC LOOKED AT MY VEHICLE AND TOLD ME ON MAY 11, 2015 THAT THE CAR NEEDS A NEW ENGINE, THE PRICE OF WHICH IS $4,823.00. THE MECHANIC FURTHER TOLD ME THAT THE AFTERMARKET/REMANUFACTURED ENGINES COMPANY THEY DEAL WITH DOES NOT HAVE AN ENGINE FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL CAR BECAUSE THIS ENGINE HAS SO MANY PROBLEMS THAT THE COMPANY WILL NOT TOUCH IT. I BELIEVE THAT THE OEM ENGINE HAS SERIOUS DEFECTS THAT HAVE BEEN OVERLOOKED DUE TO THE LACK OF REPORTING AND LACK OF SERIOUS INJURY ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEFECT/FAILURE. MY CAR HAS SHUT OFF ON ME ON THREE DIFFERENT DAYS WITHIN AN APPROXIMATE SIX MONTH PERIOD. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE CAR TO FIGURE OUT WHY IT WAS SHUTTING OFF ON ME IN TRAFFIC AND THERE WAS NO INDICATOR OF ANY ISSUE. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON, EVEN AFTER THE RECENT ENGINE FAILURE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ENGINE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10716227

Incident

Feb 21, 2015

Mileage

105,750 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. UPDATED 02/24/15*LJ UPDATED 9/8/2017*CN

NHTSA ID

10663121

Incident

Nov 14, 2014

Mileage

80,000 mi

WAS DRIVING ON I-94 FROM MILWAUKEE TO CHICAGO, ONCE IN KENOSHA AREA THE CAR CHOKED, HEARD A BIG NOISE AND DIED COMPLETELY WOULD NOT TURN ON AGAIN. PUSHED IT TO THE SHOULDER AND CALLED 911. THE DOT TOWED THE CAR TO SAFETY AND THEN IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE SHOP. THE MECHANIC DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM AS THE IDLER PULLEY AND THE TIMING BELT ARE BROKEN DOWN AND THIS CAUSE THE VALVES AND PISTON TO BE COMPLETELY DAMAGED. THE CAR WAS ALWAYS MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO GM RECOMMENDATION, TIMING BELT PERFORMED BY HALL CHEVROLET DEALER AT 67000 AND OIL CHANGE WAS REGULARLY DONE AT 3000MILES. ALSO THE CAR HAS A COMPLETE 92000 MILES REVIEW WITH HEISER CHEVROLET BACK IN MARCH WITH ALL THE MAINTENANCE RECOMMENDED BY GM (TRANSMISSION, COOLANT, BELTS, HOSES...ETC). THE CAR IS STILL IN GREAT SHAPE. THE TIMING BELT AND THE IDLER PART MUST BE DEFECTIVE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10630878

Incident

Aug 30, 2014

Mileage

94,400 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND THE TEMPERATURE GAGE DISPLAY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V261000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING), HOWEVER THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

NHTSA ID

10627234

Incident

Jul 16, 2014

Mileage

32,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE ENGINE RPMS ABNORMALLY INCREASED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. SHE TRIED TO RELEASE IT WITH HER HAND, BUT IT DIDN'T MOVE. UPDATED 11/18/14

NHTSA ID

10593122

Incident

Feb 10, 2014

Mileage

140,000 mi

WE WERE DRIVING HOME FROM AUSTIN GOING 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY 290 WHEN THE CAR JUST SHUTS DOWN. CAR HAD OVER 1/2 TANK OF GAS, NO LIGHTS CAME ON, JUST SEEMED LIKE THE CAR TURNED OFF WHILE IT WAS GOING. ALMOST GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT TRYING TO PULL OVER ( NOT TO MENTION MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING, IM 6 MONTHS PREGNANT, AND WE HAD OUR 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE BACKSEAT) , CHECKED THE CAR OUT, AND NOTHING WAS WRONG. HAD TO WAIT 3 HOURS BEFORE ANYONE COULD TOW US HOME TO HOUSTON. BEEN WORKING ON THE CAR ALL DAY TODAY, NOTHING IS FOUND WRONG WITH IT. EVERYTHING WORKS, JUST DOESN'T WANT TO TURN ON?! *JS

NHTSA ID

10592191

Incident

May 16, 2014

Mileage

118,231 mi

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND CAR JUST SHUT OFF. ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10588974

Incident

May 14, 2014

Mileage

70,000 mi

I JUST BOUGHT THIS 2005 CHEVY AVEO 2 WKS AGO WHEN THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT OF MY CAR AND I WAS HAVING SURGERY THE NEXT DAY THEN WOULD NEED A CAR FOR WORK 2 DAYS LATER, SO I HAD NO TIME TO PROPERLY LOOK FOR A CAR. I JUST CAME OFF THE EXIT OF A 4 LANE HIGHWAY 1.5HRS AWAY FROM HOME. AS I WAS SLOWING TO STOP THERE WAS A BUNCH OF WHITE SMOKE (TURNED OUT TO BE STEAM) BILLOWING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE CAR ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. A MAN HELPED PUSH THE CAR OFF THE ROAD AND THEY LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING SPLIT APART. IT'S PLASTIC! THE HOUSING WAS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE SINCE IT WAS SHEARED IN HALF AS IF CUT WITH LARGE KNIFE. HOW STUPID! HE GAVE MY HUSBAND A RIDE TO THE NEAREST NAPA AUTO PARTS WHERE THE ORDERED FROM ANOTHER DEALER. WE HAD TO WAIT 1.5HR AND THE OWNER HELPED REPLACE IT. THE NEW ONE WAS METAL! PUT ANTIFREEZE IN AND TRIED TO START THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES AND IT WON'T START. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED. I GOT ON THE COMPUTER FOR HELP DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM AND DISCOVER A MILLION COMPLAINTS ON EDMUNDS.COM, AUTOMOTIVE FORUMS, ETC. THAT GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS AND OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR FOR YEARS SUCH AS PLASTIC PULLY, TIMING BELT BREAKS THAT COMPLETELY KILLS THE ENGINE. THAT'S WHERE I FOUND THIS SITE.THIS CAR IS A LEMON AND SHOULD BE RECALLED!!! HECK ON THIS SITE THERE ARE COMPLAINTS FROM 2011 AND STILL NO RECALLS! FROM WHAT I LEARNED READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING IN THIS CAR IS JUNK. I AM NOT GOING TO PUT ANOTHER PENNY INTO THIS CAR. IT'S AT THE MILEAGE RANGE TO REPLACE THE TIMING BELT, THE PLASTIC PULLY, AND THE WATER PUMP, NOT TO MENTION THE ELECTRICAL STUFF. IT WOULD'VE BEEN CHEAPER TO RENT A CAR FOR THE 2WKS. STRUTS BUSTED. I'M GONNA TAKE THE LOSS AND NEVER BUY CHEVY AGAIN! PLEASE HELP US OWNERS GET CHEVY TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. THEY AND YOU HAVE KNOWN THE MANY PROBLEMS A LONG TIME! PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING! *TR

NHTSA ID

10575452

Incident

Mar 28, 2014

Mileage

73,000 mi

HI I BOUGH A 2005 CHEVY AVEO WITH 9,000.00 MILE I HAD NO PROBLEM. UNTIL ONE DAY THE CAR COMPLETELY STOP AND WONT TURN ON. IT HAD ALMOST 23,000.00 WHEN IT HAPPEN. LUCKILY FOR ME IT STOP IN FRONT OF A MECHANIC SHOP. THE SHOP CHECK THE CAR AND SAID THE ENGINE IS BAD. I BOUGH A USED LOW MILEAGE ENGINE REPLACE IT AND IT TURN ON AND DRIVE EXCEPT FOR THE SHIFTING. IT DIDN'T SHIFT TO FOURTH GEAR AND ALSO TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING IT. THEN I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD. I CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION WITH LOW MILEAGE AND STILL I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM I HAD WARRANTY CHANGE IT AGAIN AND STILL IT DOESN'T SHIFT FOURTH GEAR AND IT STILL TURNS OFF. I CHANGE THE COMPUTER, I DID A TUNE UP, ENGINE OIL CHANGE, I'VE CHANGE THE COILS AND SOME SEAL IN TOP OF THE ENGINE, AND I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CAR BEEN SITTING SINCE THEN I WANTED TO WAIT TO HAVE MONEY TO FIX IT, THINKING THAT MAYBE THE SHOP WAS LYING TO ME BY ASKING ME TO REPLACE ALL THIS THINGS. I SAVE I FEW DOLLARS AND WANTED TO GET IT FIX I HAD ANOTHER SHOP LOOKED AT IT AND IT SEEMS THAT IS THE SAME DIAGNOSTIC WAS DETECTED. I FRIEND TOLD ME TO GOOGLE IT AND I FOUND OUT THAT AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THAT PROBLEM. I JUST WISH I GOOGLE IT BEFORE I SPEND ALL THE MONEY ON IT. LESSON LEARN I HOPE THEY DO A RECALL BECAUSE I TOO WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE AND GET IN TO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT TURN OFF ON ME . *TR

NHTSA ID

10560249

Incident

Sep 13, 2012

Mileage

27,000 mi

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR CHEVY AVEO 2005 ON A MAJOR 4 LANE HIGHWAY DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. SHE IS DOING ABOUT 60MPH IN THE INNER LEFT LANE ON AN ICY TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.THEN SHE LOSES ALL POWER AND ACCELERATION, EVERY LIGHT IN THE CAR COMES ON AND SHE REALIZES THERE IS A PROBLEM. SHE IS MID WAY UP A HILL AND HAS TO GET OVER. THERE IS AN ON RAMP TO HER RIGHT AND MORE TRAFFIC SO SHE HAD TO GO INTO THE LEFT BERM. BY THIS TIME SHE HAS PEAKED THE TOP OF THE HILL AND IS ON THE FLAT MESA. THERE IS VERY LITTLE ROOM TO MOVE OVER AND SHE IS OVER AS FAR AS POSSIBLE. STATE AND LOCAL TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT COME TO HER AIDE AND ALLOW HER TO WAIT FOR ME AND A TOW TRUCK TO GET THE VEHICLE MOVED. NEARLY A DOZEN CARS ALMOST HIT THEM AFTER I ARRIVED ON THE SCENE BEFORE THE DETERMINED THAT IT WAS UNSAFE FOR US TO WAIT WITH THE VEHICLE. THEY TAGGED THE CAR AND WE HAD IT TOWED. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE IDLER PULLEY HAS SNAPPED AND IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH AVEOS. A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT PUT MY WIFE, TWO OFFICERS AND I IN HARMS WAY. LET ALONE THAT RECALLING THE SMALL PART WOULD HAVE SAVED EVERYONE A $1900-2500 REPAIR JOB. I UNDERSTAND THAT MANY CONSIDER THIS STYLE CAR DISPOSABLE BUT I SAY IT AS AN AFFORDABLE ENERGY EFFICIENT COMMUTER VEHICLE. HOWEVER THESE FEATURES ARE NOT WORTH HUMAN LIFE... *TR

NHTSA ID

10558959

Incident

Jan 7, 2014

Mileage

65,205 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, A LOUD NOISE WAS EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SHOULDER AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE IDLE PULLEY HAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10534050

Incident

Jul 15, 2013

Mileage

55,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE LOCKED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ONE YEAR LATER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT FREQUENTLY. IT WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

NHTSA ID

10525108

Incident

Mar 3, 2012

Mileage

75,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH AND THE CAR STARTED TO LOSE ACCELERATION. I PRESSED ON THE GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I STARTED SLOWING VERY QUICKLY AND I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE WHERE EVENTUALLY THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ALL ON ITS OWN AND THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH. I TURNED THE IGNITION TO OFF AND RESTARTED THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO KEEP GOING WITHOUT ANOTHER INCIDENT. THE NEXT DAY ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AT THE TIME FOR WHICH I JUST HAD MY FUEL CAP REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT LOCKING AT ALL. AFTER A FEW DAYS MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS GONE OFF. I AM SERIOUSLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS AS THIS CAR IS MY MAIN MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION BACK AND FORTH TO WORK WHICH IS AN HOUR DRIVE FOR ME. I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS CAR (WITHIN THE LAST 3 WEEKS) FROM THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN TILLAMOOK OR AND OF COURSE THEY DID NOT REPORT ANY OF THESE ISSUES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10519539

Incident

Jun 7, 2013

Mileage

91,392 mi

TIMING BELT FAILED. DESTROYING THE HEADS AND PISTONS. ..UPDATED 07-05-13 *BF

NHTSA ID

10523396

Incident

Jul 7, 2012

Mileage

108,631 mi

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE BEGINNING WITH IGNITION LOCKED AND UNABLE TO GET INTO DRIVE HAD TO REPLACE IGNITION SOLENOID. MY INTERIOR LIGHTS NO LONGER WORK. THE THERMOSTAT WENT OUT THEN REPLACED THE VALVE COVER GASKETS. AND FINALLY GOING DOWN I95 MY ENGINE JUST MADE A VERY LOUD NOISE AND JUST QUIT. I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THIS HAPPENS A LOT IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL FROM THE TIMING CHAIN. SO I NOW WILL NEED TO RELACE THE MOTOR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10512530

Incident

Feb 15, 2013

Mileage

130,000 mi

COMING HOME FROM WORK, DASH LIGHTS GOT BRIGHTER, AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON, CAR TRIED TO STALL AROUND A CORNER WHEN BRAKES WERE PRESSED. TOOK IN FOR SERVICE, HAD ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY REPLACED, ALSO SERPENTINE BELT. THIS WAS 4 MONTHS AGO. PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED, JUST MADE IT LESS SEVERE. SINCE THAT TIME, WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES THE HEADLIGHTS DIM. THE DASH CLOCK COMES ON AND OFF RANDOMLY, THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. WHEN IT IS COLD (THE CAR, NOT THE WEATHER), THE TRANSMISSION HAS A HARD TIME SHIFTING. AS OF THIS MORNING IT WILL NOT START. AM GOING TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT TOMORROW MORNING, BUT DO NOT HAVE HIGH HOPES. BOUGHT CAR IN 2006 WITH 8,000 MILES ON IT, HAVE HAD SHIFT LOCK ASSEMBLY REPLACED, WHEEL BEARINGS, BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, SERPENTINE BELT. PROBABLY OTHER THINGS I CANNOT THINK OF RIGHT NOW. THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WORRIES ME THOUGH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10461310

Incident

Jun 12, 2012

Mileage

58,000 mi

2005 AVEO (BOUGHT NEW) WITH TIMING BELT FAILURE DESTROYING ENGINE. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MILES AN HOUR IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. FROM MY RESEARCH GMC HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE SINCE AT LEAST 2006 AND YET HAVE NOT ASSISTED CONSUMERS TO CORRECT THIS NOR RECALLED THEIR CAR. I HAVE READ REPORTS ON ALMOST ALL YEARS OF AVEO HAVING THIS PROBLEM WELL BEFORE THE 60000 RECOMMENDED TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT. TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS CONFIRMED TIMING BELT FAILURE. ALL I GET FROM GMC IS THE RUN AROUND. UPSET OVER MONEY BUT MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THESE CARS BEING ON THE HIGHWAYS AND CREATING SOME HORRIBLE ACCIDENT WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPS WORKING AND CONTROLLING THE CAR IS DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. PLANNING TO GET RID OF MINE, CAN'T AFFORD THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX NOR DO I TRUST THIS CAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10454590

Incident

Apr 2, 2012

Mileage

54,000 mi

THERMOSTAT HOUSING HAS CRACKED DUE TO ITS UNRELIABLE PLASTIC COMPOSITION. AFTER FAILURE, COOLANT WAS LEAKED THROUGHOUT ENGINE COMPARTMENT CREATING A MAJOR FIRE HAZARD AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO MULTIPLE ENGINE COMPONENTS. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WERE DISCOVERED WITH THE EXACT NATURE. *KB

NHTSA ID

10441968

Incident

Dec 30, 2011

Mileage

62,012 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10434633

Incident

Oct 17, 2011

Mileage

54,600 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIMING BELT GEAR WAS FRACTURED ON ONE SIDE AND THE OTHER SIDE WAS CLOSE TO FAILING. THE TIMING BELT WAS REPLACED TWICE PRIOR TO THE MOST RECENT FAILURE BY A LOCAL MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,096.

NHTSA ID

10433169

Incident

Oct 25, 2010

Mileage

74,000 mi

WAS ENROUTE TO WORK IN 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO WHEN THE TIMING GEAR PULLEY BROKE ON THE MOTOR. THE ENGINE WAS DESTROYED AS I FOUND OUT LATER. 5 OR 6 WEEKS EARLIER I HAD JUST HAD THE TIMING BELT REPLACED. I HAD IT REPLACED BEFORE FACTORY RECCOMENDATIONS. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THEN I NEEDED TO HAVE IT CHANGED. THE BELT DID NOT BREAK TO CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE. A CHEAP PLASTIC PULLEY BROKE INSTEAD. WHEN THE PULLEY BROKE THE TIMING BELT WENT LIMP AND THE ENGINE DECIDED TO DEPOSIT SOME VALVES THROUGH 1 PISTON. THIS TO ME IS A SAFETY CONCERN SINCE IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO GET THE CAR OFF THE INTERSTATE. CHEVROLET KNOWS ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS AND THEY DONT SEEM TO CARE. I DONT THINK THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO BE SOLD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10423815

Incident

Aug 31, 2011

Mileage

59,000 mi