Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||||
| 060309001 | 02/01/2006 | 10019512 | Rear wheel bearing noise and/or squeak/squeal from rear of vehicle. *tt | 03/20/2006 | |
| 050308015 | 11/01/2005 | 10019018 | Metallic knocking noise from front of vehicle. to include pontiac wave 2005. *tt | 01/31/2006 | |
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||||
| 3777 | 3777A | 10018586 | Clunk pop noise in the front suspension over bumps. *tt | 01/06/2006 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 05/15/2007 | 30000 | 1 | |
| I traded in a 2004 p.t.cruiser to get a 2005 chevy aveo at the time it had 21000 miles when i got it. my warranty was good till 36000. i had lots of issues with a noise that still to this day has not been corrected even after three attempts under my car by the chevy service dept. i then had a computer recall or something that had to be replaced i also had a gas cap that malfunctioned and a clock that had to be replaced. those are the non life threatening issues. i had an incident inside of the original warranty where the car threw parts out of the engine. it was the serpentine belt and the bracket that was metal that it was mounted on broke out of the engine as i was driving it. i am currently at 55000 and i have the power train on it. in the last month i have had the car in my possession 1 week the rest it's been in the service dept. a month ago the plastic and yes that's plastic housing for the thermostat blew apart on the interstate causing us to have to dial 911 to get help because we were trapped. two weeks ago it spit out the timing belt and the valves got bent and the valve cover was damaged. we don't know what particles ended up in the engine for now. i have contacted chevrolet on all these issues and i asked them before my warranty went out and right after the first incident to give me back the money for the car. they called me today and said i didn't have a case because the warranty was out i reminded them i had been asking since before at the first incident with the serpentine and bracket and they said sorry the warranty is out. i reminded them i have pictures of those parts and can prove it but that still wasn't good enough! i spoke to hannah a district specialist today and that is who lied to herself and said these occurrences were after the warranty. i have proof can you please help before my family dies and then we have dependents who will own the very company the gov't is trying to bail out. i need you to intervene before i go to court over this. *tr | |||
| 09/13/2008 | 90724 | 1 | |
| My aveo is 2005 and my rear driver side shock had the top bolt holding the shock to the car snap. *tr | |||
| 08/03/2007 | 3 | 02/14/2006 | |
| Traveling on 695 driving on an overpass from work, 05 aveo pulled to the right. when i attempted to correct the direction of the car by turning slightly left, the car could not be corrected with steering or brake, it went left across the other lane and hit a jersey wall. car rolled over. speed was about 50-55. i was lucky i had my seat belt on and was not hit by another auto or truck. whether was clear but windy. time was 1:30pm. *tr | |||
| 11/01/2005 | 17000 | 1 | 01/20/2005 |
| I have had many problems with the steering and suspension in this vehicle. i had to replace the tires at less then 16,000. the main problem is that whenever i go over any bumps the car squeaks and makes a grinding sound. chevy said that they had tightened something in the front end to tight at the factory and that they had 3 or 4 aveos come back with this problem. they loosened they two pieces but i still hear the squeaks and they tell me that there is something in the back end that is grinding but it is a manufacturing defect and that they cannot do any thing. and they hope it doesn't do anything. if it does as long as it is under warranty they will fix it. but i would hate for something to break and me be going 70 and it break. *nm | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 01/07/2007 | 41000 | 1 | 06/01/2006 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet aveo. after the vehicle was taken in for service, it began making a lot of noise. the contact returned the vehicle to the dealer, but they could not determine the cause of the failure. however, they discovered a screw glued to the front suspension. the contact took the vehicle to another repair shop and they stated that there was a weak strut mount in the front suspension. the contact continued to take the vehicle back and forth to the dealer because the bolt could have loosened and caused a crash. the dealer finally inspected the vehicle and reordered the parts for the repair. the failure mileage was 41,000. updated 1/6/09 *cn the consumer was told a main connection point bolt on the crossmember was stripped and very loose. updated 01/14/09. *jb | |||
| 09/02/2008 | 1 | ||
| Every few thousand miles i have to get my car realigned. this problem is costing me in fees and new tires. *tr | |||
| 12/20/2006 | 34505 | 5 | 11/15/2006 |
| I bought the 05 aveo on nov 15, 2006, i have experienced front end shaking at speeds of 50, the dealership replaced the engine and transmission mounts. the problem is better but still there. also have had front end noise like creeks over bumps and making turns, the dealership replaced the bushings, the noise went away for a couple of days but came back twice as bad, took the car back to the dealership now am waiting for new bushings to be ordered.with the hopes that it will end the problem as per service manager. *jb | |||