Faults:

Car stalled for no reason at around 18k miles. Dealer traced this to poor negative ground to body connection.

Had to replace timing belt at 60k miles. Good thing I did, the pulley tensioner was already cracked.

Replaced air filter with K&N high flow, to increase engine performance and fuel economy.

Replaced tires to 195/60 R14 to improve road holding ability, and switched to sport springs to reduce sway, plus the lowered look is a plus.

General Comments:

Overall, the car is good enough for around town driving. I bought this car new as a basic transportation. It has A/C, AT, and a radio; cruise control would have been nice, but was not available on the LS sedan models.

Except for the poor negative ground to body connection, which cause the car to stall, it has served me well as a daily driver.

I replaced the air filter with a high flow filter (K&N) to improve engine performance and fuel economy.

The original tires were too small, which contributed to a lot of sway. Switching to 195/60R14 and a set of sport springs solved that problem.

I have no problems keeping up with traffic at highway speeds +70mph.

If you have not changed your timing belt at 50k miles, you could be taking a big chance.

Faults:

I have had my Aveo for almost 4 years, and have had no problems besides the locking mechanism on the gas tank door breaking off in the first year.

And now out of the blue, my key gets stuck in the ACC position and won't turn off. I found that if I disconnect the battery, my key will turn to the off position and I can remove them, but this is inconvenient. I found this out because I work the graveyard shift and didn't want my battery to die, so I disconnected the battery and then showed my co-worker what I was talking about, and as soon as I showed him, the keys came out.

And now starting today, it takes a couple of tries to get it out of park. This better be the end of my problems.

Faults:

This car needs an exorcism. This car in the year and half or so since I've had it has been in the shop 15 times. They replace the bearings 2 or 3 times now. There is still some undetermined noise under the car.

It costs me 50 bucks to replace the gas cap, only to find out later it was recalled.

It spit out the whole timing belt assembly when I backed out of the yard.

Now it is broken down because the PLASTIC thermostat housing completely came apart riding down the interstate during rush hour.

DO NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT buy one of these cars. They are lemons!!!

General Comments:

Crap!!! Lemon!!! Money sucker!!! Do not buy!!!

Faults:

3 recalls on the throttle body, no big deal, the service took no more than an hour each time.

Only real problem was a line on the clutch master cylinder leaked and had to be towed to the dealership and repaired under warranty. At about 55,000km I believe.

The stock sound system is rather weak.

General Comments:

Fuel economy is pretty good I find, especially when using care in driving. I surpass the advertised fuel economy numbers on a regular basis when doing so.

The vehicle's handling is nothing to brag about, but is reasonable for the purpose it's meant for, a commuter vehicle. But it's worth mentioning that it can be fairly capable when pushed to reasonable limits in various weather climates; snow (especially with winter tires), rain, dry pavement, gravel.

The air conditioner works as well as the day I bought the car.

Well equiped for the price, with power windows, heated/ power mirrors, and A/C.

My one peeve with the interior is how when driving with a passenger in the front passenger seat, I occasionally bump their knee when engaging fifth gear. But I rarely have passengers.

Though anytime I do have passengers in the car, they are always impressed with the roominess of the vehicle.

The oil filter is a bit of a hassle to get at, same with a few of the air filter box bolts.