2004 Chevrolet Aveo Problems, complaints & recalls

Takata recall. On october 13th 2018 I was in a horrific accident while on the highway was an single car accident my tire shredded but still maintained air and my airbags didn't deploy on either side and I got a broken nose and a few facial fractures. Now I have severe headaches everyday since then.

What's with aveo's passenger side windshield wiper? It skids off the window and wipes the trim. When I first bought my car I thought someone made a mistake and put on the wrong size. When they needed replaced, I replaced the whole arm with a set matching maker specifications. And made no improvement at all. The tip of the passenger side wiper still swings clear off the window. Did somebody make off with the designer's ruler? Any chance they might give it back? I'd really like a windshield wiper that fits; don't really need one for the trim...

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet aveo. While driving 45 mph, smoke appeared under the hood. The contact stated that the coolant pump housing fractured and coolant leaked out, which caused the smoke. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not under warranty and suggested taking the vehicle to a dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 116,000.

Ignition switch is overheating. The longer the car is driven (10-15 miles) the hotter it is becoming. It heats up so much that the ignition key becomes quite hot as well...But the switch itself is even hotter. I fear there will be an electrical fire starting soon, and have already decided to stop at intervals to turn the ignition off so it cools down. It doesn't make any difference if it's driven fast or slow, driving still heats up the ignition switch. The only odd occurrence that might be somehow connected is the right turn signal bulb needed replaced since this started.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet aveo. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would suddenly shut off when pressing the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was taken to haley automotive group dealer located in richmond, va but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 91,000. ...Updated 08/31/17 *bf *js

While backing up my vehicle I shifted the transmission from drive to reverse. The engine immediately accelerated to approximately 500 rpm. I immediately put my foot on the break, shifted to neutral, and turn the ignition to off. I was able to immediately restart to vehicle with no problem. This has happened before two or three times. Onetime while the vehicle was in drive and I had to press hard on the break and shut off ignition to avoid an accident. I seems like it mostly happens when it is cold outside ( in the 30"s f) . I think this is an unsafe situation and an accident waiting to happen.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet aveo. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator remained illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 140,390. Updated 09/22/16*lj *js

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet aveo equipped with milestar ms932 (na) tires, size: 185/65/r14 (na). While driving 65 mph, the contact heard a loud boom sound and the vehicle veered left without warning. The contact was able to pull the vehicle over to the side of the road and observed that the sidewall of the rear driver side tire was blown open. The tire was not diagnosed or replaced. The contact stated that the dot number of the tire was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 15t004000 (tires). The manufacturer was not notified. The vin was unknown. The vehicle failure mileage was 120,000 and the tire failure mileage was 12,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet aveo. The contact stated that the key became stuck in the ignition switch. Due to the failure, the vehicle could not be turned off. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the failure might be due to a defective gear shaft or ignition switch. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 71,500.

I am on a fixed income. I bought this car used with 22,000 miles on it which I intended to take care of and drive for years to come, in fact into the ground. The manual I received with the car indicated that the timing belt should be replaced at 100,000. I live in a rural area where you really need a vehicle. I had driven to another town for a medical appointment. While traveling at 55 mph the car just died in heavy traffic in a 55 mph zone. I was lucky that a good samaritan helped me out of the dangerous condition...

The vehicle was moving at a highway speed of approximately 65 mph, when it got into a collision with another vehicle. The other vehicle made an abrupt stop on the highway in front of the 2004 chevrolet aveo, which caused the aveo to hit the back of the suddenly stopped vehicle. Upon impact, the airbag did not deploy, which from my understanding should happen when traveling at that speed. In fact it especially should have deployed, due to the fact that the impact damaged the front of the vehicle. My concern is that I have bought two other vehicles from the same manufacturer since my purchase of this vehicle. I want to make sure that my family is safe when riding in these vehicles.

2004 Chevrolet aveo. Consumer writes in regards to several vehicle repair problems. *Smd the consumer stated there was a burning odor coming from the vehicle. The dealer was unable to find a problem. A repair shop, replaced a fuse, due to know battery power. *Jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet aveo. When starting the vehicle, the fuel tank caught fire. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact extinguished the fire. A police report was not filed. The contact sustained pneumonia. Medical attention was required. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

2004 Chevrolet aveo. Consumer writes in regards to warranty notice #14093 issues. *Smd the dealer informed the consumer, the warrany had expired. Also, the water pump and timing belt were replaced. *Jb

2004 Chevrolet aveo. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle timing belt failure. *Smd the consumer stated the vehicle stopped with no warning. *Jb

Basically I am writing because gm issued a recall in june 2014 letting me know that my car has an issue which may lead to a fire in my car. The problem is that a year has passed and the status of that recall still is "general motors will provide its plan for remedying the defect as soon as it is confirmed." I honestly feel they have forgotten all about it. I don't think this should be an issue that should take such a long time to get fixed.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet aveo. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v261000 (exterior lighting); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had experienced a failure.

This is just one problem...The car had major problems in the past like dying totally on a highway but that's not my concern right now. The back seat belt is locked up & it will not retract. I have a child so it's really inconvenient.

Timing belt snapped at 73k miles while driving 70mph on the highway. Total loss of power: steering, brakes, and gas pedal all not responding. Manually managed to coast to a stop on the highway shoulder with my emergency lights on, and without hitting or being hit by anything else. I'm alive and so is my passenger, but I fear we could have died on that day. Related tsbs and nhtsa below to augment reporting this problem. ---- Tsb #3936 / nhtsa id #10020573 states that this can happen prior to 60k miles to...

I have a 2004 chevy aveo and a 2005 chevy cobalt my ignition switch on my aveo does the same thing as cobalt but aveo not recalled itook cobalt in dealer replaced ignition swtich took aveo in for recall for drl switch dealer wants over 300.Oo dollors to replace ignition switch I will be driving along at different speeds car will shut off starts back up when I put key in have to move key several times to start car dealer says no recall on the aveo for ignition switch but it is doing the same thing as my cobalt did is this a different switch the aveo has done this several times over the last year or so.

In mid-february after one of our many blizzards, my wife was driving her sedan home. There was a pile of snow on our street that had hardened over. I guess she miscalculated its height (and hardness) and when she went over it, the car lurched up and she heard a loud grinding sound against the undercarriage. The engine started shaking immediately and within seconds died. She called me out and I took a look at the car. It was dead. I walked over to the ice and it was rock hard, so I tried to take a shovel to it and...

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet aveo. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v261000 (exterior lighting). The contact called the authorized dealer several times for months and they indicated that the part was not available and that the repair was not urgent. Upon starting the vehicle, gray smoke started to emit from under the hood into the interior of the vehicle. The contact released the hood latch quickly and had a passenger disconnect the battery. However, a fire erupted near the...

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet aveo. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v261000 (exterior lighting); however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact experienced an intermittent failure with the exterior lighting. The failure mileage was unknown.

Received a recall notice for drl fire hazard. Called 3 dealerships in the dallas area to have the mosfet repaired. All 3 dealership deny any knowledge of the recall and do not have the parts in stock even if I did bring the recall notice in. Chevy has sent 2 e-mails but they are the do not reply. I have attempted numerous times to contact chevy customer service and cant get anyone to respond. This is a fire hazard, please help me to get this fixed. *Tr

Tl* the contact owned a 2004 chevrolet aveo. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v2610000 (exterior lighting). While driving approximately 40 mph, the contact's vehicle tapped another vehicle. The contact noticed flames under the hood of the vehicle. The vehicle became engulfed in flames and was destroyed. There were no injuries. The manufacturer was not notified. The vin was invalid. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.