NHTSA Complaint #10243261 — 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO

WE PURCHASED A PREOWNED CHEVROLET AVEO WITHIN APROX A YEAR (LOW MILEAGE STILL UNDER WARRANTY, ALSO PURCHASED EXTENDED WARRANTY & GAP INSURANCE), TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF IT, INCLUDING ROUTINE SERVICES AS NEEDED. SUDDENLY 3 WEEKS AGO WITHOUT ANY WARNING AT ALL THE ENGINE BLEW.. NO STEAM, NO GAGE WARNING, NO WARNING LIGHTS, NOTHING. SUDDENLY THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON & WITHIN LESS THAN 30 SECONDS ENGINE BLEW WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE THERMOSTAT HAD WENT BAD CAUSING THE ENGINE TO BLOW. WE DECIDED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP IN ORDER TO PROCESS OUR WARRANTY AND POSSIBLY TRADE IT IN.. THE SERVICE DEPT AT THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT WITHOUT TAKING APART THE MOTOR ALL THEY CAN TRULY SAY IS THE CAR GOT HOT AND THE ENGINE BLEW. ONCE AGAIN, I STRESS- NO STEAM, NO RAISED TEMP IN GAUGES OR CHECK LIGHTS CAME ON. WE HAD NO WARNING OR NOTICE OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. AFTER 3 WEEKS THE CAR IS STILL SITTING UNUSABLE AT THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT UNTIL WE DECIDE WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO, AS WE WAIT ON HAVING MORE DIAGNOSTIC WORK DONE TO FILE WITH THE WARRANTY. WE DECIDED TO DO SOME RESEARCH ON THE CAR AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS IDENTICAL WORD FOR WORD ON WHAT HAPPENED TO US- ALL STEMMING FROM THERMOSTAT AND ENGINES RANDOMLY BLOWING UP WITHOUT WARRANTY. WE HAVE PRINTED ALL OF THESE OUT TO PRESENT TO CHEVROLET & OUR DEALERSHIP WHERE OUR CAR CURRENTLY SITS UNUSABLE. WE HAVE ALREADY CONTACTED CHEVROLET, & OUR WARRANTY COMPANY IN HOPES TO FIND A RESOLUTION AND WE WISH/HOPE A RECALL WILL BE ISSUED FOR THE MANY CASES LIKE OURS. I AM WILLING TO PROVIDE ANY PROOF IF NEEDED. THIS CAR HAS MANY COMPLAINTS AND COMMONLY THIS COMPLAINT REGARDING SUDDEN ENGINE BLOWING UP.. THE PART THAT HAS US UPSET IS THAT THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALERSHIPS SEEMINGLY AREN'T TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS AND MANY PEOPLE ARE LOSING MONEY AND POSSIBLY SAFETY IN THEIR CARS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. PLEASE HELP US. *TR