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I LOVE my 2004 Aveo LS. I bought it in November of '04, and the only time I had to take it in was when I got an oil change and they didn't tighten something properly. I'm just now looking at new front tires, after almost 4 years. I get terrific gas mileage, it's fun to drive and easy to park. And it's really spacious inside; I can fit 3 people in the backseat fairly comfortably, and with the backseats down I can haul a ton of cargo!
I'm so happy with this car and have no regrets.
Hi I have a 2004 Aveo. Had to replace the engine with one we found that only had 24k on it. My issue is that the engine light will not go out and it will not shift into over drive. Had the car to a transmission place and they said the transmission is good. Need to resolve issues with the engine light because when reset, the car does shift into over drive,but engine light comes back in 5 minutes. Anyone know how to solve this issue?
I have Aveo LT 2007 with 6k miles (all freeway) and the only problem I've had is that it does pull to the right, and between 40mph-45mph and 55 it shakes... very odd.
That's not odd at all, it pulls to the right cause its out of alignment, and get your tires balanced and rotated, and that vibration will stop.
We have a 2004 chevy aveo with about 80k miles. Tonight the thing would hardly shift out of "park", and the brake lights quit working. Anyone know whats wrong with this car? THANKS.
I drive a Chevy LS 2004 1.4.
My ignition coils caused the CEL light to come on. Mileage is only 42k km and 3+ years ownership.
I have 2004 Chevy Aveo LS. The car only has 60,000 miles on it. The timing belt broke and has no compression going to the engine, which made the engine go up. I will never buy this car again. I see I'm not the only one that had the same problem with this same ordeal. Maybe Chevy needs to have this fixed.
I am the owner of a 2004 Chevy Aveo. It has been the most troublesome vehicle I have ever owned. Chevy should have passed on this one. Bought it use at a Chevy dealership with 58k on it and the timing belt let go at 65k 1200$ later back on the road. 2 weeks later the thermostat housing split where it was glued(factory). 40$ later back on the road. At 85k both front struts let go 300$ later back on the road about 90k right front cv joint/axial went 294$ + 50 to a friend back on the road. Now My son overfilled the crank case with oil (about 2 qt over) and it is knocking loudly on the top end. drained the oil new filter and correct amount of oil and it still knocks. any ideas? oil pump? wiped cam? I sure wish I had left this one alone!
I purchased a 2004 Aveo. I went through the stock set of tires in about 20k Kms. The balancing should have come stock no?
I then had an air box assembly go; it was seized shut. (not even a year old, and not covered by warranty).
I then had my head light issue. About every three months I was changing one or the other.
I didn't get anywhere near the gas mileage they suggested I would.
My factory car alarm would go off for no reason, and not work other times.
My clock would reset all the time; this was covered and they told me it was just a fuse. Kept happening.
I then got the car to 99K kms and the car stopped running (with no warning). I now have the cutest little lawn ornament.
I would recommend this car to absolutely no one ever unless they did me wrong. So whom ever built it, I recommend this car to you. I'm very upset...
Yesterday, I spent $227. to have the transmission on my my 2005 Aveo flushed and power steering fluid replaced. I was given an estimate for the 60,000 mile service--$1400! After reading the other comments, I definitely won't let it get all the way to 60,000 (I have 5,000 miles left.)
Today, the gear shift lock is on. This means that every time I stop, I have to remove the shift lock cover, press the key into the shift lock, put the car in neutral, and re-start the car.
Does anybody know what this will involve to fix? Yikes!
If you cannot move your gear shift lever out of park, your brake light switch is bad. This switch controls both the brake lights and shifter solenoid. (Check to see if your brake lights are working). The switch is easy to replace and cheap. It is located under the dash at the top of the brake pedal.
I could not shift out of Park, I took the car to the dealer... they already had a bulletin from Chevy (headquarters I guess) stating this is a known problem.
They said they found the solenoid shorted and the brake light switch had to be replace, cost $230. Apparently, the dealer charged me for finding out what was wrong, although there is a bulletin that already says it.
Never buying car again and don't recommend it.
I hear everyone's pain.
You're never buying a car again?
Let us know how that works out for you.
Hello everyone and thank you all for your comments on the Aveo. I am here to see if I could find some back up to the clock issue.
We have a 2005 LS hatchback, bought it used in 2007 with 19K miles. We purchased it from a Toyota dealership as a second car, next to my 2008 Scion XB. Luckily, unbeknown to myself, when checking the paperwork package, I come to find out that the original purchaser had purchased the GM protection plan that increased the warranty to 5 years, 75K miles, full coverage, with zero deductible. I had to find the original owners in order to transfer the warranty, and pay the 50$ transfer fee... it was worth it! Luckily the Toyota dealership took the car in on trade so they contacted the original owner for me.
The car now has 53K miles and, it's having it's first problem: erratic clock; it goes on and off at will, and now when it does it, it resets itself to 1 o'clock. I called the GM service number at 1.800.222.1020 and mentioned the problem and they said take it in to a Chevy dealership and have it fixed.
Despite all that you have read about this car, let me say that this car has been excellent so far. I will say that we have performed some mods to the suspension. We've increased the tire and wheel size to 195/55/15 with 15x6" wheels. The tires are hi performance and run anywhere from 30psi (aveo recommended) to 44psi. We've also added the H&R lowering springs, lowering the car 1-1/4" in front and 1-3/4" in back. It has made a world of difference. All the while, this car gets 31 to 35mpg on the freeway; not bad for a car that'll do almost 110 mph flat out!
Yes, the suspension squeaks but we've gotten used to it. The brakes are good and are wearing evenly which, is not typical for cars. Usually it's the fronts that wear out first. BTW, with the suspension work, the car was 4 wheel aligned and, it was off quite a bit. I am now looking into getting the timing belt replaced before the 60K mile service. I will take it to a repair shop to have that done, for a cost of 250$ as part of the full, manufacturers 60k mile service requirements, for which the total cost is less than 500$. The dealerships I called gave me estimates of 600 to 900$.
I am in no way trying to convince anyone that this is a car to buy, merely informing you what my experiences have been. This car is my lady's car. She drives it every day I maintain it. I change oil every 3K miles and change the air and cabin filters. I inspected the plugs, which at 53K miles, still look excellent and clean. Would I buy another one? No. Why? Because this car has no resale value. Why? Because not enough people buy this car. So what does that mean? You can pick one up cheap. My lady's next car will probably be a Honda Fit.
If you'd like to see what other Aveos look like, go here:
http://www.cardomain.com/MakeModel/Chevrolet/Aveo
Or here:
http://www.aveoclub.net/phpBB3/
Thank you to carsurvey.org for having this website.
2004 Aveo 53950 miles.
The car is currently in the shop until Monday for its first and only service to date. Estimate is $1070. Timing belt change (Belt $108 <- Ridiculous), water pump change (to ensure it doesn't fail before 2nd timing belt change), coolant flush (first ever, quoted $130 <- Ridiculous), Transmission service (Filter $80 <- Ridiculous), I believe they stated they will be using GM T-IV transmission fluid, I do hope it is of the same spec's of Daewoo's OEM fluid (ESSO or TOTAL <- read somewhere that it is special ordered fluid from Korea?)
Anyway, all in all the car has been what was expected, a cheap vehicle with all the flaws of a cheap vehicle.
Various glitches:
1) Won't shift out of Park / Brake lights out. Due to the switch sticking at the brake pedal. Reach under your dash, feel up along the brake pedal until you come to the switch and un-jam it. Viola, works again. Sometimes have to reapply fix multiple times... it has been months now since I have had to do it.
2) Alarm would go off in the middle of the night repeatedly. Got to the point we'd leave the car unlocked so it wouldn't arm itself. Took it into dealership multiple times under warranty, unable to fix or even reproduce. No charge to us. Finally figured it out. There is a sensor for the alarm under the hood of the car, it is a simple push button sensor. With the hood down, the button is only partially depressed. It is right at the point of being engaged/disengaged. A cat walking across the hood will set it off as there is plenty of play in the hood. Fix: Small block of wood, double sided tape. Tape the block to the underside of the hood right where the button will make contact. When the hood is closed, the button is now fully depressed and no amount of hood wiggling will set the alarm off. After fixing it, I offered the fix to the dealership and in return wanted payment for my diagnosis time... never got contacted by them.
3) Left turn signal started quitting intermittently. Fix: After pulling the light pod assembly off, the wire/connector for the turn signal was under some stress, it was wound tightly around the rest of the wiring harness. I unwound the wire and gave it some slack and has been working fine ever since. WARNING: the pod assembly is a pain, 2 bolts but then there are compression nipples holding it in place. I broke one of the nipples getting the bastard out.
4) All 4 speakers would cut out from radio when drivers door was closed. Open it a crack and they would work again. Close it and they would cut out. Radio stayed powered on.
This one took awhile. The middle hinge of the door, the greased up hinge that holds the door open/half open was catching the wiring harness inside the door when the door was fully closed and putting stress on it causing a disconnect. All I had to do was remove the bolts for that middle hinge, wiggle it around to get the wiring harness to the other side of the hinge apparatus and then reattach the hinge. Problem solved.
5) This one is unresolved. The LCD/odometer display is starting to go out. But if you push upwards on the arch over the instrument panel, it displays correctly. Again, some wire is being stressed that I need to track down and unstress.
6) Front suspension creaks... the service guy yesterday said he believes there is a recall for that, I need to check it out.
Can't recall anything else. All in all, if we get 100,000 miles out of the car with no repair bills, I will call the car a successful purchase. Anything beyond that is icing on the cake for me.
I probably wouldn't buy the car again. Only because of the maintenance required for it (60k timing belt, outrageous AT filter cost). Next car I will definitely pay more attention to timing belt intervals, AT service cost and part availability.
I have a 2004 Aveo, was wondering if anyone knows why my engine light is on? Code says "multiple missfires". Plugs wires coil packs all check good. What else is there? Noticed light oil on plugs when pulled. I think this may be the problem, but probably more money to fix than its worth. Does this eng have a crankshaft position sensor?
P.S. I wish I never bought this car!!! Parts are also hard to find and can't get most of the parts you need.