NHTSA Complaint #10399746 — 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

Check any vehicle history by VIN - Free vehicle history report

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10399746
Vehicle	2005 CHEVROLET AVEO
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
Date of Incident	May 8, 2011
Date Filed	May 10, 2011
Mileage	73,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CT

Consumer Description

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED IN THE ENGINE COOLANT THAT THE PLASTIC ELBOW SHATTERED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OVER HEAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE THERMOSTAT STARTED RUNNING HOT AND THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKING. THE CONTACT DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND AS THE HOOD OPENED THE PLASTIC PIECE ON THE THERMOSTAT BLEW APART. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE PLASTIC COMPONENT ON THE THERMOSTAT HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH A METAL PIECE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

Related Complaints for the 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO

Other ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM Complaints

#10396066 — April 16, 2011 — I DO HAVE COMPLAINT THAT I WOULD LIKE TO FILE. IT IS REGARDS TO 2004-2007 CHEVROLET AVEOS. I HAD BOUGHT MY 2005 AVEO ...

#10378603 — January 25, 2011 — 2005 CHEVY AVEO BROKEN TIMING BELT WARPED VALVES AFTER 89,535 MILES. CAR WAS NEVER INSPECTED BY DEALERSHIP PRIOR TO ...

#10372395 — December 25, 2010 — WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED A SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I LOOKED DOWN TO SEE MY ENGINE TEMP INDICATOR ON HOT. I W...

#10368222 — November 29, 2010 — THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING BROKE FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK AND BURST THROUGH THE PLASTIC HOUSING. I WAS ON THE FREEWAY COMIN...

#10355443 — September 14, 2010 — 2005 CHEVY AVEO: PLASTIC THERMOSTAT HOUSING BROKE, SPRAYING MOTOR WITH COOLANT, SHORTING OUT PLUG WIRES AND WARPING T...

Recent Complaints for the 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO

#11521212 — EXTERIOR LIGHTING — May 9, 2023 — The contact's daughter owns a 2005 Chevrolet Aveo. The contact stated that intermittently, the headlights failed to i...

#11436063 — ENGINE — October 8, 2021 — The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Aveo. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH and making a stop, the vehicle inadve...

#11430868 — ENGINE — August 28, 2021 — Timing belt/chain broke. Car is below the 60,000 mile mark for scheduled replacement as stated from manufacturer. Ca...

#11354804 — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM — September 13, 2020 — THIS IS NOT MY VEHICLE. I AM REPORTING FRAUD BY GM. PLEASE REVIEW THE INFORMATION I AM SUPPLYING BECAUSE THE NEW GM ...

#11252118 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER — August 28, 2019 — NOTHING HAPPENED, BUT I SAW THAT THE CHEVROLET AVEO'S STATUS WAS DEEMED, "RECALL INCOMPLETE," AND I WANTED TO KNOW WH...