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10.0

really awful

Typical Repair Cost:

$1,950.00

Average Mileage:

48,183 miles

Total Complaints:

3 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. replace cylinder head, cylinders and valves (3 reports)
Chevrolet Aveo engine problems

engine problem

This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Chevrolet dealer.

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problem #3

2010Feb 17

Aveo 1.6L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 58,200 miles

i have a 2004 chevy aveo 1.6l 4 cyl and at only 58,200 miles the belt tensioner broke causing 8 of my cylinders to get bent which ended up causing me about 1,500 to fix it.every three months i would take my car to change the oil and to checek if every thing ok at such a low mileage i dont know what cause it to break down ,they just dont make them like they use too.

malex

Pasco, WA, USA

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problem #2

2007Aug 01

Aveo STA WGN V4

  • Automatic transmission
  • 15,000 miles

I do not believe this should have happened at such low mileage. The only reason I am reporting it is that it happened again (while the dealership was working on the timing belt). I believe this is a manufacturers defect and the vehicle should go to "auto heaven". I really liked this car; however, I can't help but believe this was NOT THE BEST OF GM

charlottec

Rogers City, MI, USA

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problem #1

2009Sep 10

Aveo 1.6L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 71,350 miles

My 5 yr loan was paid up one month ago and the warranty on this car expired on that day. I was driving to work and out of nowhere the car bucked and did nothing when you stepped on the gas pedal and then kicked back it but wasn't running right. I had AAA tow the car to a private shop and the changed the wires and plugs to the tune of $331.00. The car still wasn't running right and they told me to take it to the dealer. There is a service bulletin about this car coding for certain things, which included the timing belt, and that was changed months ago. The dealer is telling me the cylnders, cylinder head and valves need to be replaced and it cost about $2400 plus I had to get a rental car. The dealer has had my car for 4 days already and today told me the cylinder head has to come from Canada so it's going to be next week before I can get my car back. They have no explanation why my car would be perfectly fine one minute and then have such a costly repair the next. It's "internal" they told me. This car has never given me a problem in 5 years, except having the thermostat housing replaced about 6 months ago. That was covered under my warranty. The dealer said this should not have happened to my car with only 71,000 miles on it. I had it serviced regularly - fluids checked, oil change, etc.

Lori P.

Freehold, NJ, USA

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