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The car which is still brand new, (after only 1200 km) has an abnormal clunking noise when the clutch is pressed and released, which I find very irritating.
The manufacturer claims that this is a characteristic on all Kalos models, which I find is not a plausible answer.
Crankshaft end-float can be felt by hand from the front pulley which I think is excessive and the manufacturer has also dismissed this as being the cause.
I am not satisfied with the car and with the manufacturer's handling of my complaint.
This is not so. I have a kalos and there is no clunking noise at all - try a different garage. In fact it runs beautifully - have had it for 6 months and no problems.
Having purchased a new Daewoo Kalos in March 2004 I have had to take it back to the dealership on no less than 3 occassions due to the malfunction Indicator light coming on.
Intially, the delaership fobbed me off stating that it was a common fault on the Daewoo kalos and was due to 'short journeys' I was making. It was only after a near fatal incident when the power failed when I was joining a motorway and a complaint to Daewoo Head office did the dealership finally act. that was back in July and they claimed to have fixed the problem.
The fault has now re occured and I'm having to take the car back to the dealership yet again.
I have contacted Daewoo UK head office again and I await their response. As to the dealership, I expect to be fobbed off yet again with yet another excuse.
I won't be buying another daewoo car based on my experience.
Clearly their much publised after sales care is a myth as Daewoo appear to be no different to any other car company I have dealt with.
Graham Pywell
Broughton
North Wales
UK.
Further to my comments of 27/11/2004 the sorry saga of my Daewoo Kalos continues. Having taken the car back yet again to the dealership on Monday 29/11/2004, I was informed that the car required the replacement of two components and I had therefore to return to the dealership yet again for these parts to be fitted. The dealership booked my car in for this work to carried out on Friday (03/12/2004). In view of the past experiences I had with the dealership I telephoned them today (Thursday 02/12/2004) just to confirm that everything was okay, only to be told that only one replacement part had arrived. Had I not telephoned them I would have found myself making an unnecessary (60 mile) journey.
The car has been returned to the dealership on 4 occassions, the next visit will make 5, the AA revovery service has been out to the car on 4 occassions and have reported that there is a fault with the car (like I needed telling!) and the car is only 10 months old and has covered only 6,000 miles!
I have also been in contact with GM Daewoo UK head office who are fobbing me off with excuses over the poor quality of the car, and the apalling service I'm receiving from their dealership. They have offered me a £30 fuel voucher as an offer of good will, this is an insult and I am of course taking the matter further.
Mr. G Pywell
Broughton
Nr. Chester
North Wales
UK.
I have had a Kalos since September. Its excellent only a slight squeak coming from the rear seat area any one any ideas?
I bought a Kalos in Nov 2004 and I haven't had any issues or problems with it so far. I am due to get the new Chevrolet in March with the transformer deal because of the new name. The dealer that I used has been great so far.
I live in the U.S., and have the Chevrolet Aveo, which is the American model of the Daewoo Kalos. Mine is a 2005, with the manual transmission, and I too have the problem with the annoying "clunk" when stepping on and off of the clutch. Did you get any news as to what that is? Any info. is helpful, as mine is going in again with only 1,500 miles on it for the same irratating clunking in the clutch. The car is very nice otherwise. They told me the last time when I took it in for this noise that it is a "normal" operation. I also have the squeaking noise in the backseat area. Any information is appreciated!!
I too experience a squeaking noise. Have recently had the car serviced (15.000 km) and was told that it was caused by the suspension. The dealer made no attempts at correcting the problem which tends to make me believe it's a common phenomenon.
I own a Chevrolet Aveo which is a 2004. I had the clutch noise which sounded like a spring popping, but it went away with time. I have over 75,000 miles on mine and I believe that it is a break in period for the clutch action. Driven daily for about 300 miles I am very satisfied with my Aveo and will get another next year.
I bought a Kalos in May 2003 and my biggest gripe with the car is the fuel consumption. I am not sure how big the fuel tank is, but I am really lucky if I can squeeze 310 miles out of it on a long journey, and normal running around town driving well the less said the better. The only problem I have had with the car is that the airbag warning light has stayed on in two separate occasions. This was rectified at my service intervals and so far this year it has not re-appeared. I have never experienced any of the mechanical problems that have been mentioned on this page. I wouldn't buy another Kalos simply because of the amount of fuel it uses which is a shame because it is a lovely little car.
I own a 2006 Chevy AVEO and have had problems with the air bag light coming on. Last week I had a very bad wreck and the airbags did not deploy. GM worked on the car when the light activated. Has anyone had this problem.
I have a 2004 Chevy Aveo 5. This vehicle has been nothing, but problems for me. I have only 45,000 km's on the vehicle and my service history includes; valve job, transmission control module, cylinder head, ac compressor, entire rear suspension... you get the point, the list goes on. I am back and forth to the dealership at least once a month. I am currently in contact with GM head office. I'm seriously hoping they can offer me something to keep me as a GM customer.
I have a 2005 Chevrolet Kalos 1.4 sx that has an engine cut out problem. I have had it back to the dealer who reset the engine management system. The fault has re-occurred (especially in cold weather). I am monitoring the situation before contacting the dealer again. Incidentally, this car also has rear suspension squeak and rear seat rattle like some of it's Daewoo versions.
Having purchased a Daewoo Kalos 2004 SE model with low kilometres I have found it to be a good car but has soft suspension and the squeaking noises that others describe. I am generally happy with fuel economy and performance.
An issue I encountered was that the left hand indicator failed to self cancel after turning (A very annoying and unsafe problem in a modern car). I corrected this fault by removing the upper and lower steering column surrounds (easy to do, only 5 screws) to find that the indicator stalk module did not fit firm into the mount on the steering column. I fixed this by installing a very small screw that applies pressure and keeps the indicator stalk module seated down properly so that the indicator cancel lugs make correct contact and self cancels.
Has anyone else have this issue?
I purchased this Kalos relatively cheap from previous owners who were fobbed off by the GM Holden dealer about this fault during the warranty period. Regards, Michael.
I have a 2005 Chevrolet Kalos 1.4 sx.
In 2006 The engine cuts out / stalls in the morning just after setting off. I took it back to the dealer who reset the engine management system. The fault has re-occurred (especially in cold weather).
They had to replace all the valves!!
2 years later and the same problem is occurring again! and is just 2 months out of warranty.
I have had the front and back suspension arms changes 3 times now and I have only done 17,000 miles.
I had 2005 Chevrolet Kalos 1.4 sx, sold this week for the reasons below.
The engine valves were changed 18 months ago, but we got the same symptoms again so took it to the garage and they said they have changed the valve design again to a scraper valve to remove bits of carbon or something like that.
We asked how many cars had been in for valve changes and he said 40! This is from a small town dealership.
It would cost us £900 if the valves needed to be changed again.
As our warranty had run out 6 weeks ago and the car has 17k miles on the clock we decided to cut our losses and part ex for a ford.