There are 3 stored owner reports matching the suspension leading-label group for the 2004 Chevrolet Aveo in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 3 of 3 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)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
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING MADE A CLUNKING NOISE WHILE TURNING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CONTROL ARM, BUT THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER IS DESIGNING A NEW CONTROL ARM FOR THIS MODEL YEAR VEHICLE.
PURCHASED VEHICLE NEARLY NEW FROM A DEALER IN MAY 2005. HANDLING AND STEERING WERE STABLE AND PREDICTABLE, BUT HAS DETERIORATED SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE ROUGHLY 40,000 MILES. I NOW EXPERIENCE SEVERE SLOPPINESS IN THE STEERING, EXCESSIVE BODY-ROLL WHILE TURNING AND THE CAR IS BUFFETED IN EVEN LIGHT WINDS, ESPECIALLY AT SPEED (55 TO 65 MPH) ON HIGHWAYS. UNDER LIGHT-TO-MODERATE ACCELERATION, I OCCASIONALLY EXPERIENCE STRONG TORQUE STEER WHILE RUNNING OVER VARYING ROAD SURFACES OR IMPERFECTIONS AND WILL VEER SUDDENLY TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS ARE SEVERELY WORN AND ARE TO BE REPLACED. THESE HAVE BEEN A PREMATURE WEAR ITEM ON THIS MODEL'S PREDECESSOR, THE DAEWOO LANOS. COMPARED TO OTHER VEHICLES, THE EARLY WEAR OF SUSPENSION AND STEERING COMPONENTS ON THIS MODEL IS A POTENTIALLY FATAL SHORTCOMING. *JB
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.