2004 CHEVROLET AVEO Complaints

THERE ARE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS PROBLEM. THE LOCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HAS FALLEN INTO THE DOOR. THIS MAKES THE DOOR IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCK OR UNLOCK FROM THE OUTSIDE. WHEN THE WINDOW IS ROLLED DOWN THE LOCK ALSO LOCKS. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT YET BEEN SOLVED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELTS WERE LOCKED IN POSITION, AND REMAINED LOCKED AT ALL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE SEAT BELTS BECAUSE HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V407000 (SEAT BELTS:REAR). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

2004 CHEVROLET AVEO BROKEN TIMING BELT. CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND REPLACED THE VALVES BECAUSE THEY WERE BENT. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE TIMING BELT WAS NOT REPLACED. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED A TSB HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE TIMING BELT PROBLEM.

2004 CHEVY AVEO TIMING BELT FAILURE AT 47,000 MILES, AND AT 102,000 MILES APPROX. 53,000 MILES AFTER THE PREVIOUS FAILURE. BOTH FAILURES HAVE CAUSED SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THE MOST RECENT FAILURE COULD RESULT IN AN ENTIRE ENGINE REPLACEMENT. *TR

AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON IN MID JANUARY 2008 AND HAS REMAINED ON. THE CAR JUST WENT OUT OF WARRANTY IN AUG 2007. SINCE I HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED FOR 15 MONTHS, I WAS NOT ABLE TO DISCOVER THIS PROBLEM WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER STANDARD WARRANTY. AFTER CONTACTING CHEVROLET ABOUT SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES AND AIR BAG LIGHT, THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO GET IT DIAGNOSED. THE DIAGNOSIS REVEALED AN ECW FAILURE BUT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. RECOMMENDATION FROM CHEVROLET SERVCO IS TO HAVE ECW FIXED. AFTER THE OCCURRENCE WITH THE BRAKES, MY HUSBAND BEGAN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *TR

REAR BRAKES LOCKED ON APPLICATION, LUCKILY RIGHT IN MY DRIVEWAY. RELEASED BY ROCKING BACK AND FORTH, ONLY TO LOCK AGAIN....PULLED DRUMS MYSELF TO FIND ALL FOUR LININGS DELAMINATED FROM SHOES! PHONED GM CANADA AND GOT ABSOLUTELY NOWHERE UNTIL I MENTIONED THE FACT THAT I CAREFULLY TOOK PICTURES AND IT WAS LUCKY THAT NO ONE WAS KILLED! HAVING A SUDDEN CHANGE OF HEART, THEY PHONED MY DEALERSHIP AND ARRANGED FOR A FREE SET OF SHOES, WHICH I INSTALLED, SINCE I LIVE THREE HOURS FROM A DEALERSHIP. I'M SATISFIED WITH THE PROCESS, EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT THIS COULD CONCEIVABLY HAPPEN TO ANY AVEO AT ANY TIME! MINE HAD 70000 KMS. (45,000 MILES) ON IT AT THE TIME, 85% LININGS! HAVE YOURS CHECKED!! NO DUST IN THE DRUMS, EITHER. SCARY!! *TR

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

AS SOON AS I STARTED BACKING OUT OF MY APT. PARKING PLACE, THE ACCELERATOR JAMMED SENDING MY 2004 CHEVY AVEO BACKWARDS INTO AN APT. ACROSS THE STREET. THE DEPUTY ESTIMATED THE SPEED AT 40MPH. MY CAR WAS TOTALED. THE DAMAGES TO APT. BUILDING REQUIRED THE TENANTS TO MOVE TO ANOTHER APT. THAT DAY. THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO TO STOP IT. I RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE VEHICLE STARTED FOR 30 SECONDS AND THEN SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT THE TIMING BELT FAILED AND CAUSED THE VALVES TO BEND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 49,000.

FOUR DAYS AGO I RECEIVED A LETTER REGARDING SERVICE THAT WAS REQUIRED TO BE PERFORMED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AGREEMENT I PURCHASED WITH MY CAR. THE SERVICE NEEDED WAS ON THE TIMING BELT. ON SUNDAY, TWO DAYS AFTER RECEIVING THE LETTER THE TIMING BELT BROKE ON MY CAR, CAUSING FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY ENDED AT 60,700 MILES AND I CURRENTLY HAVE 67,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THE LETTER WAS TOO LATE IN ARRIVING FOR ME TO PREVENT THIS DAMAGE BEING DONE, AS IT SEEMS THAT THE TIMING BELT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE REPLACED AT 60,000 MILES. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER WITH THE ENGINE HAVING BEEN SENT TO A "SPECIALIST" FOR FURTHER WORK. *TR