2007 Chevrolet Aveo LT from North America - Comments

At just over 10,000 miles, the oil pump seal broke, leaking an abundance of oil. The dealership repaired it under warranty. As soon as we got it home, it was leaking even more oil. The oil pump seal had broken again and, again, was repaired under warranty. At 10,500 miles no more leaks.

At 10,500 miles the engine began ticking notably at higher RPMs. The dealership determined that the internal bearings of the engine were bad and weren't sure what caused them to go bad. This is covered under warranty as well.

This is my wife's car, she's 5'1". Me, at 6'1", my right knee touches the dashboard where it curves into the console, so not the most comfortable ride.

For such a small car, it boasts a respectable amount of room for passengers and gear in the trunk.

Plenty of pep for a small 4cyl, however lacks the gas mileage one would expect it to have.

Radio steering wheel controls not well placed, often a button is accidentally hit, changing the radio station.

**For the money, this is a very respectable car in terms of options and looks. However, given the maintenance issues we've had at only 10K miles, this car just does not seem to be reliable. The dealership claims they've never had such issues with the Aveo. Though under warranty, I simply have little faith in this vehicle and will likely trade it in shortly - most certainly before the warranty expires.

FOLLOW-UP: I wrote this review, and after writing it and the dealership rebuilding this engine (at only 10,500 miles), we went to trade it in for a Toyota Corolla, sure enough on the voyage to trading it in, the Check Engine light began flashing. DO NOT BUY THESE CARS.

Hi, I also had these same things happen to my 06 aveo at 18,000 miles! What a pile of junk.

The Aveo, built by Daewoo, uses old tech for the engine. It's neither reliable nor easy on gas (which is remarkable...it's a 1.6L). The Corolla should be night and day.

My Aveo had a new engine at 13,000 km, a new transmission at 20,000 km and two new PCM units at 21,000 km. The dealer service was awful. I got rid of it while it was still worth something and did what I should have done to begin with... buy a Honda.

Really, GM cars and service are the best advertisements Honda and Toyota have ever had.

My '06 Aveo with 38K miles is in the shop for the dreaded "flashing engine light" issue. No concrete diagnosis yet, as the problem appears "hard to trace". Hm... if GM gave this thing the 5 year/100K drivetrain warranty, they must've known something would go wrong with this little eggbeater of a car. I kinda like it, but less so after this experience. We'll see how it all pans out.