Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 070730007 | 04/01/2007 | 10022265 | Automatic transaxle/transmission shift lever may not shift out of park (replace brake transaxle shift interlock (btsi) solenoid). *kb | 07/24/2007 | |
| 01132005 | 01/13/2005 | 10013577 | Automatic transmission operating characteristic for the 2004 through 2005 aveo. *tt | 04/21/2005 | |
| 3297 | 10013558 | Cold shift characteristics. *eh | 04/21/2005 | ||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 01884 | 05/04/2004 | 10006482 | Manual transmission high idle when clutch is depressed. *tt | 05/04/2004 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 08/23/2012 | 78423 | 1 | |
| Driving at 55 mph the car felt like came out of 5th gear. i checked to make sure the car was in gear. pushed the clutch in (very tight). the car was loosing power but tach was still at 3000. i coasted to the side of the road and the car had no spark. lights still worked. i had the car towed and found that the timing belt failed which took out the water pump and damaged my head. there was no warning at all. at this time i have been told by mechanic and 2 chevrolet dealerships that this is a common occurrence. thank god it was 5:15 am and not a lot of traffic on the road. *tr | |||
| 06/01/2012 | 58995 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet aveo. the contact stated that while driving 40 mph, he heard a knocking sound from the engine. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. the dealer advised that the motor needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and they advised that the vehicle was not under warranty. the failure and current mileage was 58,995. kmj | |||
| 06/01/2012 | 58995 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet aveo. the contact stated while driving 40 mph he hear a knock sound from the motor. he was able to make it to his home. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. the dealer stated that the motor needed to be replace. the vehicle has not be repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and they stated that his vehicle was not under warranty. the failure and current mileage was 58,995.jp | |||
| 04/06/2011 | 120000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet aveo. the vehicle was parked and shut off when a child was able to shift the vehicle into gear without applying the brake. the vehicle began to roll forward until crashing. a police report was not filed and there were no injuries. the vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed and was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 120,000. | |||
| 04/06/2011 | 120000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet aveo. the vehicle was parked and shut off when the contact's child was able to shift the vehicle into gear without applying the brake. the vehicle began to roll forward until crashing. a police report was not filed and there were no injuries. the vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed and was not repaired. the failure and current mileages were 120,000. sm. | |||
| 03/29/2011 | 53362 | ||
| Taking of from a stop sign, i heard a quick whirring sound and the car died. i pulled off to the side of the road, where i tried to restart the car to no avail. the car was towed to a certified mechanic. the mechanic found that the timing belt had broken prematurely. it was not due to be changed until 60,000 miles. (originally 90,000 in the mechanics book, amended by gm) the timing belt failure caused the valves in the engine to be bent and the engine rendered useless. | |||
| 01/02/2010 | 70000 | 1 | |
| Driving back to saint louis missouri from lake wales florida when timing belt broke on my 2004 chevrolet aveo. engine died and from what i've read on the internet the engine design on these cars is an interference engine which means when the timing belt breaks it basically destroys your car. i cant understand why a company would knowingly sell and not warn customers that catastrophic engine damage will occur from a simple belt breaking on these particular engines. *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 05/20/2009 | 99999 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet aveo. the vehicle was purchased in november 2007 with 61,000 miles. while driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle stalled. the vehicle was towed a dealer and an independent mechanic who stated that the timing belt failed and also caused the engine rods to break. the repairs were at the owner's expense. transmission computer also failed on four separate occasions. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 99,999 and the current was 103,000. | |||
| 01/13/2009 | 58900 | 1 | |
| Chevrolet aveo 2004 the ac and throttle valve locked in below 0 weather . *tr | |||
| 12/26/2007 | 20 | 01/02/2004 | |
| First thing that went wrong with the car is the clock for no reason at all it changes to 12:00 it does it when the car is on and running it also does it when you first turn the car on. this has been replaced once and has failed a second time again. second is my gear shifter i have an automatic and it sticks in park all the time and all year long the first time it happened i was sitting at a gas pump and i was completely stuck and it wouldn't move so i had the car towed to my dealer and they fixed it but it stuck 10 + more times since 5 times i took it to the dealer and 3 times it was repaired. i bought my car in 2004 and too this day it still sticks i actually have parts being ordered again to get it fixed. third is my key and alarm i can't use my security alarm on my car because when its set on it goes off about every half hour for no reason. fourth is my head lights and brake lights. i was traveling in a big city buffalo when all three of my brake lights stopped working i went to an auto shop to get them replaced and they replaced them right there and the new ones wouldn't even work. my headlights go off when ever and turn back on after awhile. even when i'm driving down the street but the dealer claims they can't find anything wrong with that part. fifth is my ball joint was defected and i went threw 4 pairs of tires within 2 years before my dealer realized what that problem was. sixth both the rear strut holding mounts just fell off car and my struts went threw my back bottom trunk. the dealer said he never seem anything like it. the right side went first and that was fixed then about a week later the left side went i replaced everything brand new and it happened again a third time the left strut and holding mount failed. i actually have parts ordered for that as well right now. a smaller complaint is the cig. lighter outlet doesn't work, and that's being replaced for the second time. *tr | |||
| 08/30/2005 | 3 | 11/02/2004 | |
| 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 | |||
| 10/04/2004 | 1 | ||
| While driving 20 mph vehicle stalled. consumer was able to restart vehicle. also, rear seat belt malfunctioned, it did not retract. *ak | |||
| 11/24/2004 | 9300 | 10 | 05/29/2004 |
| During cold weather the automatic transmission refuses to shift into 4th gear for the first 1/2 mile. the hold button is not on.*ak | |||
| 11/14/2004 | 5600 | 1 | 05/15/2004 |
| While driving on i-94 made a sudden decrease in speed from 70 mph to 60 mph and car swerved out of control, and the only thing saving me from flipping the car was after market rims and tires. thump sound, sounded like a flat tire, checked all the tires and they were fine. checked under the hood, engine was titled to driver's side, after inspection on side of expressway found out that the half shaft was completely destroyed as well as transmission mount bolts. there is no reason for these bolts to fail if the car is driven respectively. *ak | |||
| 08/26/2004 | 5241 | 2 | 04/20/2004 |
| Car went through garage door. i placed car in park to leave car momentarily. i t did not go into park properly and car proceeded forward through garage door. the cup holder had a coffee mug with a handle in it. i am assuming it stopped car from going into park fully. i had left car and shut door when car began to go forward through garage door. i jumped in and stopped car or it would have proceeded through a wall. it caused about 2000.00 worth of damage to car and door. this happened twice. the second time my husband was driving the car. he stopped car and proceeded to place car into park. it would not go completely into park. the same coffee mug was in holder. no damage happened this incident. we both witnessed the car refusing to go into park the second incident. *nm | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 08/30/2005 | 3 | 11/02/2004 | |
| 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 | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY - AXLE SHAFT | |||
| 11/14/2004 | 5600 | 1 | 05/15/2004 |
| While driving on i-94 made a sudden decrease in speed from 70 mph to 60 mph and car swerved out of control, and the only thing saving me from flipping the car was after market rims and tires. thump sound, sounded like a flat tire, checked all the tires and they were fine. checked under the hood, engine was titled to driver's side, after inspection on side of expressway found out that the half shaft was completely destroyed as well as transmission mount bolts. there is no reason for these bolts to fail if the car is driven respectively. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE | |||
| 01/15/2011 | 59000 | ||
| Car stalled on a busy 4 lane interstate with my son inlaw daughter and grandaughter in vehicle without warning.the car barily coasted enough to make it off the highway into emergency lane.car fail to start again.had car towed to chevy dealership.service department called and said the timing belt had broken.the car only had 59000 miles on it.i stated to the service manager that the belt should still be under warranty and was disappointed that about it.he agreed also that the belt shouldn't have failed within that amount of mileage.he gave me the number to call chevy to see what could be done to solve the problem.they refused to fix the problem.so now i'm stuck with apile of junk because they used a cheap made belt that has prematurily failed on countless 04 & 05 aveos enough to have a website called aveosfail.com .i read stories that stated these cheap belts failed anywhere from 18000 up.mostly wher in the 59000 to 65000 mile range.us tax payers had to bail the company out why can'tthey take care of this problem?that might be one of the reasons they had to be bailed out in the first place,because i would buy a stubborn mule before i ever buy another chevy!the mule would be more reliable.the car was towed back to my house.i took apart the timing cover to find the belt wasn't broken butthe ribs on the belt were basically falling off the belt,like they had come unglued.why should we all suffer because of their poor belt design or manufacturer flaws.if they don't step upand take responsiblity they should be ashamed and shouldn't be bailed out by the tax payers period. | |||