Problems with 2004 Chevrolet Aveo ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet aveo. the vehicle started for 30 seconds and then shut off. the vehicle failed to restart. the repair shop stated that the timing belt failed and caused the valves to bend. the current and failure mileages were 49,000.

During a recent oil change maintenance procedure i was informed that the service to my air filter was not possible due to the inability to remove the screws/bolts/fasteners that could not be removed. *jb

on thursday morning 28 june 2007 the timing belt on this chevrolet aveo broke, resulting in catastrophic damage to the engine. the vehicle was towed to radley chevrolet, where this diagnosis was rendered. radley chevrolet held a new car owner's orientation class at which their services and hours were discussed. class topics included timely oil and filter changes. no mention was made,or emphasis placed, on the need for inspection of the timing belt at 30,000 miles or its replacement at 60,000 miles. when i mentioned this recently to the radley chevrolet general manager he responded by telling me that all chevrolets made in the usa use timing chains instead of timing belts. hence his staff would not think to emphasize the need to inspect and change the timing belt. it appeared that this lack of concern or training may have extended to some maintenance personnel. i was not advised of the need for this inspection at either of the two oil changes, performed by radley around the 30,000 mile point. the timing belt failed at an odometer reading of 60,331 miles. the 331 miles beyond the 60,000-mile recommended replacement point suggest that the odometer has an accuracy better than .55%. considering the technology used to measure speed and mileage in vehicles sold to the public it is not likely that any are so accurate. had observed that in driving from alexandria, virginia to fredericksburg, virginia she was often among the slowest on the road in spite of speedometer readings that suggest she was driving well above the posted limit. on several occasions she had her husband record the elapsed time between mile-posts and found that they were traveling around 5 to 6 miles per hour less than the speedometer reading. this amounts to an odometer reading from 6.25% to 8.5% greater than actual distance traveled. hence at an odometer reading of 60,331 miles, actual mileage is between 56,560 and 55,203 miles. *ak

No crash, no injuries; incident began with regular maintenance of vehicle after i purchased the aveo used; my fuel economy continued to decrease from about 33 to 34mpg down below 30mpg even though i was continuing to drive the same way every week. economy was about 33-34mpg at 26k miles and eventually at 28-29 mpg by 34k miles. after changing fuels, adding injector cleaner, checking tire pressure weekly, checking spark plug wires with no obvious damage or abuse to any component, i finally pried open the black air cleaner box by breaking two of the rusted bolt/flanges on the cleaner. the air cleaner was almost completely plugged. i changed the filter and the fuel mileage was back to 35 to 37 mpg. but unfortunately i had to break two bolt/flanges on the cleaner box to get the cleaner open. i noticed one other flange was already broken. i believe that the original owner never changed the air filter. the filter is inaccessible once the bolts are rusted to the nuts. i asked the dealer about this and found i cannot get reimbursed since i damaged the cleaner. i believe that the dealer would not be able to access the filter either. i did notice that the bolts are steel/iron because of the rust color and the flange has a captured nut made of brass with bluish-green rust. the use of two dissimilar metals under the hood of a car where salt and corrosion are highly likely is extremely dissatisfied to a consumer. i have to pay money out of my pocket for a filter box replacement when the filter box should have never been engineered this way. this seems like this issue should be an emissions issue since my fuel economy was severely affected. please let me know what my options are. *tr

Timing belt failed at 70,000 miles causing severe engine damage. timing belt failure is apparently an issue with the aveo as gm issued a service bulletin on this in oct 2006. based on internet search of aveo problems, chevy is having problems with the aveo's timing belt failing even before the recommended service date. *jb

Timing belt went on my chevy aveo 2004 in january. @ 55,000 miles and the belt damaged the whole engine. the gmc company refused to repair it. i found out that the chevy aveos are having lots of problems. *tr

Intro: make chevrolet model kalos 2004 [xxx]. airbag warning indicator was on for several times (more than 10 times). a check was performed on 13 august 2005 and the only repair was to reset the signal from scan tool. the signal remain on continuously being a dangerous situation, service shop refused initially to repair the faulty srs initiating the corrective actions were delayed for 4 (four) months so on 07 december 2005 were replaced on my vehicle both side airbags module and the sdm (sensing diagnostic module). 2. at 10000 km oil spot appear on top of the engine (engine distribution cover) and even reported to service shop mechanics no action was taken in order to investigate and to correct the failure till 40603 km when the spot extended and contaminate with lubricant timing belt area and following parts had to be replaced: hose, breather; timing belt timing belt expander oil seal ring 3. brake, power steering, coolant and clutch fluids and spark plugs were replaced later than normal maintenance schedule, and only after i submitted a written complain to the service shop manager. it supposed to be replaced at 30 000 km and it were replaced at 38070 km. this also it happened with the fuel filter, which had to be replaced at 45000 km, and it was replaced at 49200 km. 4.it was reported by the owner that ac is out of service at 49200 km (evap condenser found with a large crack and refrigerant fluid lost completely). according to maintenance schedule at 45000 km service shop had to inspect evap condenser from the conditioning system and the pipelines. ac periodical maintenance never had been performed to the vehicle as it was stated in the technical specifications. 5.engine oil was not the respecting api specifications so instead 5w 30 synthetic oil was used 10w 40 mineral oil. it took almost 18 months and 40603 km to convince them to use the proper oil for the engine. this thing affected engine life. *jb updated 07/17/2012 *js

When starting my 2004 chevrolet aveo after it warmed up and sat for roughly 5 minutes it will not always start on first turn of key. occasionally, rough idling on cold start, coolant smell coming from heating vents only when heat was on, a light blue/green residue/powder has been found on all four vents. at 5600 miles coolant level at 1/2 factory level, and traces of coolant were found on 2 of 4 spark plugs by independent mechanic. coolant fumes are noxious, and it seemed i had a cold i couldn't get rid of all winter. as of 4/13/2005 the vehicle has been to 2 different chevrolet dealerships 4 times,. 3 times at dealership of purchase, and 1 time at another dealership. nothing could be duplicated, and car was checked out. everything was okay this time. dealerships checked spark plugs, did pressure tests, and scanned for codes. at this point the second dealership was looking into the residue/powder. *ak

Purchased a 2004 chevy aveo from mccluskey chevrolet in reading ohio-on december 12/01/04. vin # klitd526x4b196935. on december 24, 2004 our car of almost 4 weeks old broke down on us at approx: 2:45 pm. we notice smoke coming from the engine and a gurgling noise. my husband lifted up the hood and there was a milky substance on the upper left hand in front of driver's side under the hood. we called and had the car towed on x-mas eve day. it had taken the towing service over five hours to tow our vehicle. we had to be inconvenienced and find a ride home. then we did not have a vehicle until december 27, 2004 at around 5:55pm. my husband called the dealership and talked to the sales person who sold us the car "he basically told us that they are not responsible for the vehicle now and it is the hands of the manufacturer. my husband has made several phone calls to the service dealer who has the vehicle for the repair they stated several times to him on the phone that they did know what the problem was with the car. still no answer. nothing to date has been done to the vehicle to date. *jb

Fuel injector stuck open making a loud tick. gm told me it was a lifter engine is dohc. *jb

Tl*-the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet aveo and stated that since she purchased the vehicle the passenger's side seat belts never locked correctly in place. she took the vehicle to the dealer, and they replaced the seat belt, but she believed that they switched it from the front to the back. currently, the seat belt has been locking when anyone sat in the back. also, the dome lights iwere constantly burning out. this had occurred about three or four times. in addition, the clock did not work whenever she set the time, it would change on its own accord. similarly, the key lock on the driver's side fell through the door panel. the dealer repaired and painted the door the wrong color, and they painted over the door handle. just last week finally, the tension pulley fell off while she was driving on the freeway. they told her this was normal wear and tear on the vehicle and refused to make further repairs. the failure mileage was 32, and the current mileage was 60,750.*ak