2004 CHEVROLET AVEO Electrical System Problems

IGNITION SWITCH IS OVERHEATING. THE LONGER THE CAR IS DRIVEN (10-15 MILES) THE HOTTER IT IS BECOMING. IT HEATS UP SO MUCH THAT THE IGNITION KEY BECOMES QUITE HOT AS WELL...BUT THE SWITCH ITSELF IS EVEN HOTTER. I FEAR THERE WILL BE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE STARTING SOON, AND HAVE ALREADY DECIDED TO STOP AT INTERVALS TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF SO IT COOLS DOWN. IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE IF IT'S DRIVEN FAST OR SLOW, DRIVING STILL HEATS UP THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE ONLY ODD OCCURRENCE THAT MIGHT BE SOMEHOW CONNECTED IS THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL BULB NEEDED REPLACED SINCE THIS STARTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HALEY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP DEALER LOCATED IN RICHMOND, VA BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. ...UPDATED 08/31/17 *BF *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE MIGHT BE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE GEAR SHAFT OR IGNITION SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,500.

2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEVERAL VEHICLE REPAIR PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. A REPAIR SHOP, REPLACED A FUSE, DUE TO KNOW BATTERY POWER. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL TANK CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED PNEUMONIA. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

BASICALLY I AM WRITING BECAUSE GM ISSUED A RECALL IN JUNE 2014 LETTING ME KNOW THAT MY CAR HAS AN ISSUE WHICH MAY LEAD TO A FIRE IN MY CAR. THE PROBLEM IS THAT A YEAR HAS PASSED AND THE STATUS OF THAT RECALL STILL IS "GENERAL MOTORS WILL PROVIDE ITS PLAN FOR REMEDYING THE DEFECT AS SOON AS IT IS CONFIRMED." I HONESTLY FEEL THEY HAVE FORGOTTEN ALL ABOUT IT. I DON'T THINK THIS SHOULD BE AN ISSUE THAT SHOULD TAKE SUCH A LONG TIME TO GET FIXED.

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY AVEO AND A 2005 CHEVY COBALT MY IGNITION SWITCH ON MY AVEO DOES THE SAME THING AS COBALT BUT AVEO NOT RECALLED ITOOK COBALT IN DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWTICH TOOK AVEO IN FOR RECALL FOR DRL SWITCH DEALER WANTS OVER 300.OO DOLLORS TO REPLACE IGNITION SWITCH I WILL BE DRIVING ALONG AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS CAR WILL SHUT OFF STARTS BACK UP WHEN I PUT KEY IN HAVE TO MOVE KEY SEVERAL TIMES TO START CAR DEALER SAYS NO RECALL ON THE AVEO FOR IGNITION SWITCH BUT IT IS DOING THE SAME THING AS MY COBALT DID IS THIS A DIFFERENT SWITCH THE AVEO HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR OR SO.

RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR DRL FIRE HAZARD. CALLED 3 DEALERSHIPS IN THE DALLAS AREA TO HAVE THE MOSFET REPAIRED. ALL 3 DEALERSHIP DENY ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE RECALL AND DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS IN STOCK EVEN IF I DID BRING THE RECALL NOTICE IN. CHEVY HAS SENT 2 E-MAILS BUT THEY ARE THE DO NOT REPLY. I HAVE ATTEMPTED NUMEROUS TIMES TO CONTACT CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE AND CANT GET ANYONE TO RESPOND. THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD, PLEASE HELP ME TO GET THIS FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V2610000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE TAPPED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND UPON PULLING OVER, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES AND SMOKE WAS EMITTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD NEAR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE DRIVER AND THE FRONT PASSENGER EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE WAS ABLE TO BE EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V261000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR DIAGNOSED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE VENTS AND CD PLAYER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. UPDATED 5/5/15*CN UPDATED 10/23/2015 *JS

GM RECALL #14093 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO GM MAILED A LETTER IN JULY REGARDING THIS RECALL. THERE HAS BEEN NO FOLLOW REGARDING REPAIRING THE DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT. WHEN GM WAS CONTACTED, THEY ADVISED TO CONTACT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE PARTS OR INSTRUCTION FROM GM ON HOW TO REPAIR THE DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT. I HAVE A CHEVROLET AVEO WITH INOPERABLE TAIL LIGHTS, FRONT PARKING LIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS. I AM UNABLE TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT. CAN NHTSA ASSIST WITH GETTING GM TO REPAIR THE VEHICLES? *TR

WHEN WILL THE DRL MODULE REPLACEMENT BE AVAILABLE? IT'S BEEN OVER 4 MONTHS SINCE THIS CAME TO LIGHT! DO I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL MY CAR CATCHES ON FIRE? GM RECALLS JUST SAYS NOT AVAILABLE YET! DO YOU HAVE MORE POWER NOW SINCE THE IGNITION RECALLS? *TR

MY 19 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER JUST ARRIVED AT HER MOTHERS HOUSE, PARKED THE CAR AND CAME INSIDE. WHEN WE STARTED SEEING, AND SMELLING SMOKE. SO WE WENT OUTSIDE TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM AND SAW SMOKE POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD AS IF THERE WAS A FIRE CONTAINED UNDER THE HOOD. SO WE CALLED 911 AND SUDDENLY WE HEARD A LOUD POP AND SAW FLAMES ON THE HOOD. WE PROCEEDED TO GET A WATER HOSE TO POUR WATER ON THE CAR UNTIL FINALLY THE FIREMEN ARRIVED. THE CAR STILL REMAINS IN FRONT OF HER MOTHERS HOUSE, IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE CAR. THE FIREMEN DEEMED IT TO BE A TOTAL LOSS. I WOULD LIKE ANY INFORMATION FOR RECALLS ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, IT WAS EXTREMELY HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT MECHANICS. THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AFTER THE FIRST ATTEMPT AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NINE TIMES ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETECT A CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,500. UPDATED 07/25/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR EIGHT DAYS. UPDATED 07/25/12

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AFTER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED TO FLASH ON AND OFF. THE SPEEDOMETER THEN STARTED TO MISREAD AND DISPLAY THAT HE WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEEDS THAN NORMAL. HE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS HOME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 82,000.

MY AVEO IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE A WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON WHEN THE ENGINE HAS TO BE SERVICED. APPARENTLY, THIS LIGHT DID NOT COME ON FOR THE WARNING THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE THAT I NEED TO FIND OUT ABOUT. DRIVING TO ME(THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN BY MY CHILD OF 28 YEARS WITH A 3 MONTH OLD IN A REAR CAR SEAT) TO PICK ME UP TO TAKE ME TO WORK THE CAR JUST STOPPED. IN THE MIDDLE OF ONGOING TRAFFIC. THANKFULLY THE CAR WAS NOT HIT BUT THE POLICE AS WELL AS MY BROTHER (WHOM WAS ON HIS WAY TO WORK) WERE ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HER FATHER (HE WAS CALLED) SHOWED UP WITH A TOW ON ITS WAY TO TAKE IT TO MY MECHANIC. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN/BELT WENT. BECAUSE THE CAR WAS IN...

I PURCHASED THIS USED 2004 CHEVY AVEO FROM TONY HONDA END OF JULY 2010. IT RAN GOOD UP UNTIL 10/12/10 WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE HOLD BUTTON LIGHT FLASHED ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT...THE CAR LITERALLY DROPPED TO LIKE 5 MILES AN HOUR AND SPUTTERED ALL THE WAY LIKE IT WAS DYING....THANK GOD THAT FOR SOME REASON, I DECIDED TO TAKE MY GRANDSON TO SCHOOL SO I WAS IN THE SCHOOL ZONE AND NOT ON THE FREEWAY WHICH I NORMALLY WOULD HAVE BEEN. I SWEAR, I WOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD HAD THAT HAPPENED AT 60 MILES AN HOUR. I HAVE CALLED CHEVY AND THEY DO NOT HAVE A RECALL. *TR

MY 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION KEY GETTING VERY HOT. I AM WORRIED OF A ELECTRICAL FIRE. MY A/C WENT OUT DUE TO A BAD SEAL AND I WAS TOLD THEY HAD REDESIGNED THE A/C COMPRESSOR. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS? *TR

EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW THE CLOCK HAS NEVER WORKED RIGHT. IT RUNS FOR A FEW HOURS, SHUTS OFF FOR A FEW HOURS. DEALER COULDN'T FIX WHEN UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T MAKE IT REPEAT. MOST RECENTLY, THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS HAVE STOPPED WORKING, BOTH INSIDE AND WITH THE KEYLESS ENTRY. I TRIED CHANGING THE FUSE, BUT THAT DIDN'T HELP. *TR

WE HAVE A 2004 AVEO AND NO LIGHT CAME ON AND AT 61,000 MILES MY CAR JUST QUIT RUNNING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THE TIMING BELT HAD BROKEN AND THE MOTOR WAS MESSED UP ALSO. I HAD TO PAY OVER $3,000 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED CAUSE A BELT BROKE. IT MESSED UP HALF OF THE MOTOR AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEN A MONTH LATER THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH QUIT WORKING AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED THEM ALOT FOR THESE CARS AND THE WIRE HARNESS IS $1,200 DOLLARS AND I AM PAYING MORE FOR THE REPAIRS THEN I HAVE FOR THE CAR. THE CLOCK LIGHT HAS NEVER WORKED RIGHT SINCE WE GOT THE CAR. SO BE CAREFUL AND REPLACE YOUR TIMING BELT EARLY AND DON'T HAVE TO PAY ALL THAT MONEY LIKE WE HAD TO. I...

ONE DAY, I WAS IN A CUSTOMER MEETING AND MY FACTORY INSTALLED CAR ALARM JUST STARTED GOING OFF. NOTHING AROUND IT, NO WIND,ETC. NOW IT HAS GOTTEN TO A POINT WHERE I CAN NOT USE THE ALARM AND THE DRL AND DASHBOARD CLOCK ARE CONSTANTLY GOING ON AND OFF. I HAVE READ MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON AUTOFORUMS.COM REGARDING LOTS OF ELECTRICAL ISSUES ON THE CHEVY 2004 AVEO LS. *TR

2004 CHEVY AVEO PURCHASED DECEMBER OF 2004. CLOCK RESETS ITSELF, INTERIOR DOME LIGHT WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO, DASH LIGHTS HAVE BLINKED ON AND OFF TWICE, RADIO HAS TURNED ITSELF ON AND OFF TWICE, EXCESSIVE CRANK TRYING TO START VEHICLE, DOORS DO NOT COMPLETELY UNLOCK, WINDOWS DO NOT ALWAYS GO UP AND DOWN, ALARM AND KEYLESS REMOTE ENTRY BLEW 2 - 10 AMP FUSES, DEALERSHIP PUT IN 20 AMP FUSE, STILL ISN'T WORKING PROPERLY, VEHICLE IS PRESENTLY IN SHOP FOR SAME ISSUES FOR THE 7TH TIME. DEALERSHIP CAN'T GET THE CAR TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ALL OF THIS STARTED THE MONTH THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR. IT IS GETTING WORSE AND I AM EXTREMELY AFRAID OF HAVING THE CAR CATCH ON FIRE. *JB

WHEN I FIRST RECEIVED MY 2004 CHEVY AVEO, THE CLOCK KEPT RESETTING. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE "DUPLICATED". *NM

THE LOCKS QUIT WORKING ON MY CAR. THEY WOULDN'T LOCK FROM THE INSIDE OR FROM THE TRANSMITTER. *NM

CD PLAYER GETS TOO HOT. IT HAS MELTED A CD. I RUN IT FOR 15 MINUTES AND YOU CAN'T EVEN TOUCH THE FACE OF IT OR THE CD ITSELF. I'VE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY ITS NORMAL. I BELIEVE THAT WITH THE CLOCK, THE CD PLAYER, AND THE IGNITION (& KEY) GETTING PRETTY HOT THAT IT'S AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *NM