Problems with 2005 Chevrolet Aveo ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

2005 chevy aveo. thermostat is originally, from factory, permanently encased in a plastic type housing. this is all one (1) piece. chevy has superseded this item with a metal type housing within their ranks/computers, because it was a known issue. this item (plastic thermostat housing) knowingly splits as early as 30,000 miles. for us it was about 46,000 miles. this was never a recall item nor was any information ever sent out warning about it. failure of this part leads to the known leaking and expelling of hazardous anti-freeze/coolant on roads but also leads to the unrealized overheating of engine. this can lead to unnecessary engine damage from simple overheating of oil to the extreme of blown head gaskets, blown/broken cylinder rings, warped engine heads or complete engine seizure. chevy retails the new metal part from $82.00 - $95.00. this failing part was known early enough that the new product had already been made and distributed to dealerships. web logs are full of this particular failure, on this vehicle. *tr

Was driving on the expressway, when the thermostat housing broke. the car's mileage was 34, 500. called dealership since the was still under warranty and the dealer told me that the part was not covered. i had to pay upfront for the part and had it replaced. also the car now starts to shake and the hold light keeps flashing. this happens about twice a week. *tr

In the beginning i had no problems with the car whatsoever. then the thermostat housing blew apart causing the engine to overheat and blowing the head gasket. neither chevy or my extended warranty company (toyota) would cover the repair. i had to spend over one hundred dollars on just the thermostat housing and over three hundred to get the problem diagnosed. the car still sits in my driveway broken. i had to spend another four hundred and fifty dollars to get the head repaired and to buy the new gaskets. just got the car back together and still doesn't run right. *tr

I have a 2005 chevy aveo and recently was driving to work when it started to smoke and make funny noises, after being fixed at the dealership, i was told that the clutch was red hot, cracked the plate and the fly well and was a hazard to drive, i have only had the car three yrs and never did anything to cause this, i am wondering if this was a manufacture or mechanical issue with the car, i ended up paying 854$ to fix the car but for the time that i was without it, i had to take a bus to work for three weeks and rely on friends to help me out. is this car safe? *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet aveo. when the contact pulled out into traffic at 5 mph, the vehicle would stall or act as if it was not getting enough gasoline to drive forward. on one occasion, the vehicle completely shut down without warning. prior to the failure, the contact placed the vehicle into park and restarted it, causing it to quickly accelerate forward. the dealer could not diagnose the cause of the failure. the contact was informed to retrieve her vehicle because they did not know whether or not the failure was repaired. she also consulted the manufacturer and filed a complaint. the vin was unknown. the current mileage was approximately 34,700 and failure mileage was approximately 34,500.

Took the car to a repair shop and he said that the idler was out of control, melted and ruined my engine. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet aveo. the check engine light began illuminating on december 6, 2007. the dealer stated that there was a recall; however, it did not apply to her vin. the contact wants her vehicle included in the recall. the nhtsa campaign id number was unavailable. the current and failure mileages were 44,220. updated 03/25/08. *bf updated 01/21/15

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet aveo. while merging onto the highway at an unknown speed, the vehicle shut off. it took approximately five minutes for the vehicle to restart and then it shut off again. there were no warnings prior to the failures. the vehicle was taken to the dealer twice, but they could not diagnose the cause of the failure. during the third visit, the check engine light illuminated and the dealer stated that the oxygen senor was activated and would not cause the vehicle to shut off. the manufacturer advised the contact to take the vehicle back to the dealer. the failure mileage was 12,000 and current mileage was 39,000.

I traded in a 2004 p.t.cruiser to get a 2005 chevy aveo at the time it had 21000 miles when i got it. my warranty was good till 36000. i had lots of issues with a noise that still to this day has not been corrected even after three attempts under my car by the chevy service dept. i then had a computer recall or something that had to be replaced i also had a gas cap that malfunctioned and a clock that had to be replaced. those are the non life threatening issues. i had an incident inside of the original warranty where the car threw parts out of the engine. it was the serpentine belt and the bracket that was metal that it was mounted on broke out of the engine as i was driving it. i am currently at 55000 and i have the power train on it. in the last month i have had the car in my possession 1 week the rest it's been in the service dept. a month ago the plastic and yes that's plastic housing for the thermostat blew apart on the interstate causing us to have to dial 911 to get help because we were trapped. two weeks ago it spit out the timing belt and the valves got bent and the valve cover was damaged. we don't know what particles ended up in the engine for now. i have contacted chevrolet on all these issues and i asked them before my warranty went out and right after the first incident to give me back the money for the car. they called me today and said i didn't have a case because the warranty was out i reminded them i had been asking since before at the first incident with the serpentine and bracket and they said sorry the warranty is out. i reminded them i have pictures of those parts and can prove it but that still wasn't good enough! i spoke to hannah a district specialist today and that is who lied to herself and said these occurrences were after the warranty. i have proof can you please help before my family dies and then we have dependents who will own the very company the gov't is trying to bail out. i need you to intervene before i go to court over this. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet aveo. while driving 25 mph, the vehicle accelerated without warning and was difficult to slow down. she was forced to turn the engine off and restart it. the first failure occurred in april of 2006 at 6,000 miles. in july 2007, the dealer was unable to diagnose the failure or obtain a reading in the computer. on one occasion the failure occurred 4 times in a day. the dealer also offered to purchase the vehicle for $7,000. the failure mileage was 6,000 and current mileage was 15,000.

Consumer letter concerning engine service light illuminated. *ts the engine light illuminated due to a fuel gauge error the first time. when the engine light illuminated again, the dealer explained that the wiring harness needed to be relocated and not repaired. *jb

Driving my 2005 chevrolet aveo on the highway for 10 min noticed smoke or steam coming out of the passenger side hood plastic thermostat housing cracked at 49,100 miles. damaged engine due to overheating no warning lights came up before thermostat housing broke. *tr