2005 Chevrolet Aveo Complaint Log

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

AT ABOUT 9:30 PM ON THE 18TH OF MAY 2007, MY CAR WAS STRUCK HEAD ON AT AN INTERSECTION IN EL CENTRO, CA. MY CAR WAS SITTING STILL AT THE TIME, THE VEHICLE THAT STRUCK ME WAS GOING ABOUT 60 MPH. MY RADIATOR AND ENGINE WERE BOTH HIT HARD ENOUGH TO DESTROY THEM, MY AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. *TR

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

BODY RUST,ALL AROUND THE DOORS. AND TRUNK LID..AND HAVE HAD MY TIMEING BELT PULLY FIXED AFTER 42,000. NO DAMAGE UNDER WARRANTY.NOW MY CLOCK LIGHT IS OUT...WHAT DO I DO..TRADE IT OFF... *TR

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS WOULD NOT OPERATE PROPERLY UNLESS THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ON. DUE TO THE FAILURE THE CONTACT ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. GMC ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE DEALER REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS WOULD NOT OPERATE UNLESS THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ON. THE DEALER DIDN'T STATE WHETHER IT COULD BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE'S FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 0 BECAUSE AT THE TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED IT WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000. *AK UPDATE *4/23/07 **TR

I ARRIVED AT THE GAS STATION TO FILL UP AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE GAS CAP SHIELD, THE MECHANISM JAMMED AND I HAD TO PRY IT OPEN. THEN A FEW MOMENTS LATER, WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO LOCK THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE, THE ENTIRE LOCKING MECHANISM ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FELL INSIDE THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR DOOR. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN. HOWEVER, UNTIL I DO THERE IS NO WAY TO LOCK THE DOOR! *NM

SUMMER 2005 THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED WORKING DURING A RAINSTORM WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE LEAVING MY VISIBILITY EXTREMELY IMPAIRED. UPON SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION, I NOTICED THAT THE NUT HOLDING THE WIPER TO THE POST HAD LOOSENED AND BACKED OFF. THIS STRIPPED THE MATING GROVES OFF BOTH THE WIPER ARM (CAST ALUMINUM) AND POST (SOFT METAL). EVEN AFTER RE-TIGHTENING THE NUT, THE WIPER WAS UNABLE TO MOVE BECAUSE THE WIPER ARM AND POST WERE TOO BADLY DAMAGED; ALL OF THE GROVES WERE ENTIRELY REMOVED FOR THE CAST ALUMINUM WIPER ARM. I WAS UNABLE TO GO TO A DEALER TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. I DRILLED A KEYWAY INTO BOTH THE WIPER ARM AND POST. I FILLED THE KEYWAY WITH A PORTION OF A LARGE PAPER CLIP. THE DAMAGE REMAINS THIS WAY CURRENTLY. SUMMER 2005 HAVING EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM WITH THE AVEO 2004 (ABOVE) I TIGHTENED THE NUTS ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S WIPERS ON MY AVEO 2005. JANUARY 2007 THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED WORKING DURING A SNOWSTORM WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE LEAVING MY WIFE'S VISIBILITY EXTREMELY IMPAIRED. UPON SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION, I NOTICED THAT THE NUT HOLDING THE WIPER TO THE POST HAD LOOSENED AND BACKED OFF EVEN WITH RE-TIGHTENING THIS NUT IN THE SUMMER OF 2005. THIS STRIPPED THE MATING GROVES OFF BOTH THE WIPER ARM (CAST ALUMINUM) AND POST (SOFT METAL). I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR TO THE DEALER TO HAVE BOTH THE WIPER ARM AND POST REPLACED. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING ON PARTS TO HAVE TO REPAIR MADE.--AFTER SEARCHING THE WEB I DISCOVERED THAT SOMEONE ELSE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THEIR DRIVER'S SIDE WIPER ARM NUT COMING LOOSE. HTTP://WWW.EPINIONS.COM/CONTENT_160219565700. *JB

DASH LIGHTS DO NOT WORK ON CHEVY AVEO LS AND WE CANNOT SEE OUR INSTRUMENTS BECAUSE THERE ARE NO LIGHTS AT NIGHT AND HOW FAST WE ARE GOING. WE FEEL VERY UNSAFE FOR NIGHT DRIVING. *TR

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

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION HOLD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THEN THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED INTO THIRD GEAR. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF IN ORDER TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE FIVE TIMES AND WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE THE FIRST THREE. ON THE FOURTH OCCASION, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MISFIRED. THE DEALER REPLACED ALL OF THE SPARK PLUGS AND THE AIR FILTER; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED NINE DAYS LATER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MISFIRED AGAIN AND THE ELECTRONIC CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED. THEY REPROGRAMMED THE ELECTRONIC CAM SHAFT POSITION AND, AS OF DECEMBER 3, 2007, THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

RUNNING LIGHTS DON'T WORK HALF THE TIME, CLOCK DOESN'T STAY ON, MILEAGE OD SCRAMBLES, FRONT END ALWAYS HAD A SHIMMY. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR SEAT BELTS COULD NOT BUCKLE INTO THE CORRESPONDING LATCHES, WHICH REQUIRED THE BELTS TO BE CROSSED OVER TO THE OTHER SEAT BELT. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT WAS THE DESIGN OF THE SEAT BELTS AND NOTHING WAS WRONG. UPDATED 12/18/2006 -*NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS MUSHY, AND WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED, LOWERED TO THE SAME POINT AS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS CAUSED THE CONTACT TO ACCIDENTALLY APPLY PRESSURE ON BOTH PEDALS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER NOTED THAT THE REAR CALIPERS WERE NOT ADJUSTING. THE DEALER LUBRICATED AND ADJUSTED THE CALIPERS, WHICH DID NOT COMPLETELY FIX THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 8/16/2006 - *NM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS DIFFICULT TO SLOW DOWN. SHE WAS FORCED TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART IT. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED IN APRIL OF 2006 AT 6,000 MILES. IN JULY 2007, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE OR OBTAIN A READING IN THE COMPUTER. ON ONE OCCASION THE FAILURE OCCURRED 4 TIMES IN A DAY. THE DEALER ALSO OFFERED TO PURCHASE THE VEHICLE FOR $7,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

ENCLOSED ARE SOME PICTURE OF A RECENT ACCIDENT WERE MY SON ALMOST LOST HIS LIFE IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE AIRBAGS WERE NOT DEPLOYED, AS FAR AS HE CAN RECALL AND THE IMPACT INJURIES. *NM

UPON COMING HOME WE PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND REMOVED THE RIGHT FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND STARTED GENTLY BREAKING AS APPROACHING THE GARAGE. AS NEARING THE GARAGE THE ENGINE QUICKLY ACCELERATED TO MAXIMUM. MAXIMUM FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE BREAK PEDAL AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF INCHES FROM THE FRONT OF THE GARAGE. WE WILL BE TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY. *NM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING AS NORMAL. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE ROTORS, BRAKE PADS, BRAKE SHOES, AND BRAKE DRUMS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,400 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,500. UPDATED 10/16/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES WIL STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT THE TRAEEL IN THE PEDAL WAS THE ISSUE. THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELLED ALMOST 3 INCHES BEFORE THE BRAKES EVEN BEGAN TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. THE BRAKES WOULD THEN SLOW THE CAR. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD SPOKEN TO OTHER DEALERS WHO STATED THE ISSUE WAS BETWEEN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKE BOOSTER. UPDATED 10/17/08. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED DURING A RAIN STORM TODAY WATER ENTERED THE VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE AROUND THE DASHBOARD AND POOLED UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER SEAT. AN APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN MADE WITH THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION LATER TODAY.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE REAR DRUMS THREE TIMES, RESURFACED THE REAR DRUMS, AND REPLACED THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THESE EFFORTS HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE SHAKING PROBLEM. UPDATED 05/16/2006.*AK *NM

2005 AVEO 3RD TIME WITH THIS PROBLEM IT WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK IT STICKS .2 TIMES THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS THE SHIFTER. 3RD TIME THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A BAD CONNECTION TO THE BRAKES. KNOW SENSE THEY STATED IT'S FIXED WHEN YOU PRESS THE BRAKE THE SHIFT CLICKS LOUD ALSO YOU DON'T HAVE TO PUSH THE SHIFTER DOWN IT JUST SLIDES UP AND DOWN.. NOT SAFE I NEED A GOOD CAR THAT I FEEL SAFE IN. *TR

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD FOGGED UP. THIS OCCURRED WITH THE DEFROSTER ON. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO MAKE A DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED WITHOUT A DIAGNOSIS THEY WERE UNABLE TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE IN A FRONT END COLLISION THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH AND WENT UNDER A TRUCK. MOST OF THE IMPACT WAS TO THE HOOD, ROOF TOP, AND WINDSHIELD. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS COMPLETELY DAMAGED. THERE WAS NO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE , AND HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE NOSE WAS FRACTURED, LEFT EYEBALL WENT OUT OF ORBIT, AND THE CHEEK BONE WAS CRUSHED. HE HAD TO HAVE RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY TO HIS FACE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED ALL THREE SENSORS HAVE TO BE HIT SIMULTANEOUSLY FOR THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. *AK UPDATED 01/25/06. *JB

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT WAS AT A STOP SIGN WITH THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH WAS REPLACED PREVIOUSLY. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TRY ANOTHER DEALER. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT IT WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,873 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. UPDATED 02-14-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH WAS REPALCED. UPDATED

DT: THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE HAD BRAKE FAILURE ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE WAS NO BRAKING CAPABILITY. THIS HAPPENED ONLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE ,AND AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED OVERNIGHT. THE SERVICE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE BRAKE FAILURES. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THERE HAS BEEN 2 MORE BRAKE FAILURES. UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB

DT: WENT TO ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR, AND RENTED A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT A STORE. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO BACK OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. IT SEEMED TO JUST LOCK. THE CONSUMER HAD TO USE HER STRENGTH TO PUSH IT INTO REVERSE. THEN, TOOK VEHICLE HOME, PARKED IT, AND TRIED IT LATER. IT DID THE SAME THING. THE CONSUMER REFUSED TO DRIVE IT. *AK *NM

CONSUMER LETTER CONCERNING ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *TS THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO A FUEL GAUGE ERROR THE FIRST TIME. WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN, THE DEALER EXPLAINED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE RELOCATED AND NOT REPAIRED. *JB

CAR TYPE: CHEVROLET AVEO 2005 MODEL: LS SEDAN WITH 14" WHEELS SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR IT HAS EXHIBITED VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING (ABOVE 50 MPH) AS WELL AS VIBRATION WHILE BRAKING. CAR WAS TAKEN INTO CHEVY TO BE REPAIRED. CAR STILL VIBRATES. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE THIS EXACT PROBLEM. CHEVY HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING AND BRAKING (ESPECIALLY) IS A SAFETY HAZARD. SINCE CHEVY IS EITHER UNWILLING OR UNABLE TO FIX THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM I'M HOPING THE NHTSA WILL INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM. *JB

MY 2005 CHEVY AVEO RPM'S STICK AND WILL NOT BE FORCED DOWN BY DE-ACCELERATION OR HITTING THE BRAKE. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING ON AN IRREGULAR BASIS SINCE PURCHASE (AUGUST 2005). I HAVE HAD THE CAR BACK TO THE CHEVY DEALER AT LEAST 5 TIMES FOR THE SAME REASON IN ADDITION TO OTHER TIMES WHEN THE DASH BOARD LIGHT WARNINGS COME ON. THE DEALER CAN NOT RECREATE OR FIX. THE DASH BOARD LIGHT DID COME ON BACK IN JUNE 07 RE: ELECTRICAL AND THE FIX TO THE ELECTRICAL ISSUE DID FOR A FEW MONTHS FIX THE RPM STICKING. HOWEVER THE INTERMITTENT RPM STICKING HAS RETURNED (JAN 2008). THE RPM'S STICK USUALLY BETWEEN 35 TO 65 MPH AND IN ANY TYPE OF WEATHER. USUALLY WHEN JUST STARTING HOME FROM WORK OR ON HIGHWAY DRIVING. *TR

DRIVING MY 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO ON THE HIGHWAY FOR 10 MIN NOTICED SMOKE OR STEAM COMING OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE HOOD PLASTIC THERMOSTAT HOUSING CRACKED AT 49,100 MILES. DAMAGED ENGINE DUE TO OVERHEATING NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME UP BEFORE THERMOSTAT HOUSING BROKE. *TR

ENCLOSED ARE SOME PICTURE OF A RECENT ACCIDENT WERE MY SON ALMOST LOST HIS LIFE IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AS FAR AS HE CAN RECALL AND THE IMPACT INJURIES. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE INTERIOR LIGHTING AND HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V261000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

MY 2005 CHEVY AVEO HAS 2500 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT WIPERS ALREADY AND HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR LESS THAN 1 MONTH. THE FRONT WIPERS ALSO HAVE A BAD TIME WITH MAKING A CLICKING SOUND TO WHICH I HAVE SMELT A BURNING SMELL UNDER THE DASH ONLY WHEN THE WIPERS ARE ON. THIS HAS MADE IT HARD TO SEE ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK WHEN I SMELT A SMOKE SMELL.*JB

MY 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO ACCELERATES OR MAINTAINS VERY HIGH RPM'S WITH NO PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE MY PURCHASE OF THE CAR, ON AN IRREGULAR BASIS. SOMETIMES IT WILL CONTINUE FOR WEEKS AT A TIME, SOMETIMES THERE IS NO PROBLEM FOR WEEKS. THIS PROBLEM MAKES THE CAR EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, NECESSITATING VERY HEAVY BRAKE USE AND FREQUENT SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) TO TRY AND CONTROL THE ACCELERATION. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN TO THE CHEVROLET REPAIR DEPARTMENT FOUR TIMES, BUT IT WILL NOT SHOW THIS PROBLEM WHEN THEY TEST DRIVE IT. CHEVROLET HAS REPLACED ONE METAL WASHER ON THE ACCELERATOR CABLE, REPLACED THE ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE SENSOR, AND INSTALLED A MINI-COMPUTER WHICH WAS UNABLE TO RECORD THE PROBLEM. CHEVROLET SEEMS ONLY WILLING TO MAKE THE CHEAPEST REPAIRS POSSIBLE, AND IT WILL BE CLOSE TO TWO YEARS NOW THAT I HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH THIS UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION. *TR