2005 Chevrolet Aveo Engine problems

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Aveo. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH and making a stop, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle after several attempts. The contact was able to push the vehicle to the nearby gas station with assistance. The contact refilled the coolant reservoir and was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the independent mechanic who diagnosed that the vehicle had overheated, and the valve cover gasket needed to be...

Timing belt/chain broke. Car is below the 60,000 mile mark for scheduled replacement as stated from manufacturer. Car broke down suddenly in the middle of the road creating a hazard to the driver and others.

I bought this car brand new and kept up the maintenance religiously! I was horrified to find out that my timing belt went out at 46,000 miles! My manual says to replace timing belt at 60,000 miles. I've read there was a recall issued in 2006, but it didn't go to owners; just service shops...I was never alerted, that was definitely a mistake on gm's part. I feel as though I should be compensated!!!

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet aveo. While driving 25 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who stated that the timing belt, engine, and valves were melted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 53,000.

The mileage and speed are approximate. I was backing out of my ice and snow covered driveway in february 2015. There is a small dip where my driveway meets the street so I accelerated so as not to get my tires stuck in the icy dip. As I was backing my car into the street, and my car was in the lane of traffic the car shut off. I was unable to restart the car. My neighbor, and another gentleman who stopped to help, pushed my car back into my driveway. I attempted to start the car several times after the...

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet aveo. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph, the engine stalled. The failure occurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 88,000. Updated 02/24/15*lj updated 9/8/2017*cn

Was driving on i-94 from milwaukee to chicago, once in kenosha area the car choked, heard a big noise and died completely would not turn on again. Pushed it to the shoulder and called 911. The dot towed the car to safety and then it was brought to the shop. The mechanic described the problem as the idler pulley and the timing belt are broken down and this cause the valves and piston to be completely damaged. The car was always maintained according to gm recommendation, timing belt performed by hall chevrolet dealer...

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet aveo. The contact stated that the engine overheated and the temperature gage display stated that the vehicle was overheating. The failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the drl module needed to be replaced. The contact received a notification for nhtsa campaign id number: 14v261000 (exterior lighting), however the part needed to perform the recall repair was unavailable. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 32,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet aveo. The contact stated that when attempting to accelerate from a stop, the engine rpms abnormally increased without warning. The vehicle was not taken to dealer for a diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000. The consumer stated the accelerator pedal became stuck. She tried to release it with her hand, but it didn't move. Updated 11/18/14

We were driving home from austin going 65 mph on highway 290 when the car just shuts down. Car had over 1/2 tank of gas, no lights came on, just seemed like the car turned off while it was going. Almost got into a car accident trying to pull over ( not to mention my husband was driving, im 6 months pregnant, and we had our 4 year old daughter in the backseat) , checked the car out, and nothing was wrong. Had to wait 3 hours before anyone could tow us home to houston. Been working on the car all day today, nothing is found wrong with it. Everything works, just doesn't want to turn on?! *Js

Driving down the road and car just shut off. Almost got into an accident because of it. *Tr

I just bought this 2005 chevy aveo 2 wks ago when the alternator went out of my car and I was having surgery the next day then would need a car for work 2 days later, so I had no time to properly look for a car. I just came off the exit of a 4 lane highway 1.5Hrs away from home. As I was slowing to stop there was a bunch of white smoke (turned out to be steam) billowing out from under the hood and the car engine stopped running. A man helped push the car off the road and they looked under the hood and discovered...

Hi I bough a 2005 chevy aveo with 9,000.00 Mile I had no problem. Until one day the car completely stop and wont turn on. It had almost 23,000.00 When it happen. Luckily for me it stop in front of a mechanic shop. The shop check the car and said the engine is bad. I bough a used low mileage engine replace it and it turn on and drive except for the shifting. It didn't shift to fourth gear and also turn off while driving it. Then I was told the transmission is bad. I change the transmission with low mileage and...

My wife was driving our chevy aveo 2005 on a major 4 lane highway during the morning rush hour. She is doing about 60mph in the inner left lane on an icy tuesday morning commute.Then she loses all power and acceleration, every light in the car comes on and she realizes there is a problem. She is mid way up a hill and has to get over. There is an on ramp to her right and more traffic so she had to go into the left berm. By this time she has peaked the top of the hill and is on the flat mesa. There is very little...

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet aveo. The contact stated while traveling approximately 20 mph, a loud noise was emitted from the engine compartment and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was moved to the shoulder and failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was found that the idle pulley had. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 55,000. The vin was unavailable.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet aveo. The contact stated while driving 50 mph the vehicle stalled and all of the warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was towed to a dealer for diagnostic testing and the contact was informed that the engine locked and would need to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. One year later, the vehicle began to overheat frequently. It was returned to the dealer who confirmed that the head gasket would need to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 60,000 and the current mileage was 75,000.

I was driving down the highway at 55 mph and the car started to lose acceleration. I pressed on the gas and nothing happened. I started slowing very quickly and I pulled off to the side where eventually the car completely shut down all on its own and the battery light came on the dash. I turned the ignition to off and restarted the car. I was able to keep going without another incident. The next day on my way home from work the same thing happened again. My check engine light was on at the time for which I...

Timing belt failed. Destroying the heads and pistons. ..Updated 07-05-13 *bf

This vehicle has been a nightmare beginning with ignition locked and unable to get into drive had to replace ignition solenoid. My interior lights no longer work. The thermostat went out then replaced the valve cover gaskets. And finally going down i95 my engine just made a very loud noise and just quit. I was told by a mechanic that this happens a lot in this make and model from the timing chain. So I now will need to relace the motor. *Tr

Coming home from work, dash lights got brighter, airbag light stayed on, car tried to stall around a corner when brakes were pressed. Took in for service, had alternator and battery replaced, also serpentine belt. This was 4 months ago. Problem was not fixed, just made it less severe. Since that time, when you hit the brakes the headlights dim. The dash clock comes on and off randomly, the airbag light is on all the time. When it is cold (the car, not the weather), the transmission has a hard time shifting. As...

2005 Aveo (bought new) with timing belt failure destroying engine. Had this happened on the interstate at 70 miles an hour it could have been fatal. From my research gmc has known about this issue since at least 2006 and yet have not assisted consumers to correct this nor recalled their car. I have read reports on almost all years of aveo having this problem well before the 60000 recommended timing belt replacement. Two different mechanics confirmed timing belt failure. All I get from gmc is the run around. Upset...

Thermostat housing has cracked due to its unreliable plastic composition. After failure, coolant was leaked throughout engine compartment creating a major fire hazard and causing damage to multiple engine components. After researching this problem, numerous complaints were discovered with the exact nature. *Kb

2005 Chevrolet aveo. Consumer writes in regards to timing belt failure *tgw the consumer stated while driving 70 mph, the vehicle suddenly stopped running, it felt as though the transmission had fallen out. While trying to get to the emergency lane, the vehicle would not accelerate. Upon inspection, it was determined the timing belt idle pulley had broken, along with the serpentine belt, thermostat, water pump, as well as all of the 16 valves were bent. The total cost in parts and labor was $ 2,914.54. The consumer also stated the door lock cylinder fell into the door panel, the vacuum supply line to the sensor was cracked, which caused a vacuum leak.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet aveo. The contact stated that the timing belt gear was fractured on one side and the other side was close to failing. The timing belt was replaced twice prior to the most recent failure by a local mechanic, but the failure recurred. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 74,000 and the current mileage was 126,096.

Was enroute to work in 2005 chevrolet aveo when the timing gear pulley broke on the motor. The engine was destroyed as I found out later. 5 Or 6 weeks earlier I had just had the timing belt replaced. I had it replaced before factory reccomendations. My mechanic told me then I needed to have it changed. The belt did not break to cause engine failure. A cheap plastic pulley broke instead. When the pulley broke the timing belt went limp ...