2004 Chevrolet Aveo
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
Vehicles › Chevrolet › Aveo › 2004
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
These records cover every 2004 Chevrolet Aveo. To see whether one car still needs a recall repair, decode its VIN or check it with NHTSA.
2 recalls name the 2004 Chevrolet Aveo. Newest first.
General Motors is recalling certain model year 2004-2008 Chevrolet Aveo vehicles equipped with daytime running lights (DRL). In the affected vehicles, there may be heat generated within the DRL module located in the center console in the instrument panel, which could melt the DRL module.
If the DRL module melts due to the heat generation, it could cause a vehicle fire.
GM will notify owners, and dealers will install a revised DRL module, inspect the wiring connector for heat damage, and clean the DRL circuit grounds. Owners were sent interim notices on August 14, 2014. The recall began on February 6, 2015. Owners may contact General Motors customer service at 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet). General Motors recall number for this campaign is 14236.
On certain passenger vehicles, the rear safety belt can become twisted.
If this occurs the safety belt retractor may lock in position so that the belt cannot be used. in the event of a vehicle crash, personal injury to the seat occupant could occur.
Dealers will install a safety belt webbing guide to prevent the belt from twisting. the recall began on october 15, 2004. owners should contact chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438. vehicle owners located in guam should contact gm customer assistance at 1-671-648-8453.
Takata recall. On october 13TH 2018 I was in a horrific accident while on the highway was an single car accident my tire shredded but still maintained air and my airbags didn't deploy on either side and I got a broken nose and a few facial fractures. Now I have severe headaches everyday since then.
What's with aveo's passenger side windshield wiper? It skids off the window and wipes the trim. When I first bought my car I thought someone made a mistake and put on the wrong size. When they needed replaced, I replaced the whole arm with a set matching maker specifications. And made no improvement at all. The tip of the passenger side wiper still swings clear off the window. Did somebody make off with the designer's ruler? Any chance they might give it back? I'D really like a windshield wiper that fits; don't really need one for the trim...
TL* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet aveo. While driving 45 mph, smoke appeared under the hood. The contact stated that the coolant pump housing fractured and coolant leaked out, which caused the smoke. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not under warranty and suggested taking the vehicle to a dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 116,000.
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
While backing up my vehicle I shifted the transmission from drive to reverse. The engine immediately accelerated to approximately 500 rpm. I immediately put my foot on the break, shifted to neutral, and turn the ignition to off. I was able to immediately restart to vehicle with no problem. This has happened before two or three times. Onetime while the vehicle was in drive and I had to press hard on the break and shut off ignition to avoid an accident. I seems like it mostly happens when it IS cold outside ( in the 30"S f) . I think this IS an unsafe situation and an accident waiting to happen.
TL* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet aveo. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator remained illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 140,390. updated 09/22/16*lj *js
TL* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet aveo equipped with milestar ms932 (na) tires, size: 185/65/r14 (na). While driving 65 mph, the contact heard a loud boom sound and the vehicle veered left without warning. The contact was able to pull the vehicle over to the side of the road and observed that the sidewall of the rear driver side tire was blown open. The tire was not diagnosed or replaced. The contact stated that the dot number of the tire was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 15t004000 (tires). The manufacturer was not notified. The vin was unknown. The vehicle failure mileage was 120,000 and the tire failure mileage was 12,000.
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.
I am on a fixed income. I bought this car used with 22,000 miles on it which I intended to take care of and drive for years to come, in fact into the ground. The manual I received with the car indicated that the timing belt should be replaced at 100,000. I live in a rural area where you really need a vehicle. I had driven to another town for a medical appointment. While traveling at 55 mph the car just died in heavy traffic in a 55 mph zone. I was lucky that a good samaritan helped me out of the dangerous condition I was in on the road. my vehicle had 65,321 miies on it. I had to have the car towed to a dealer. It was determined the timing belt broke causing valve damage. I was told it would cost $5,000 to repair it which IS what I paid for the vehicle. I did not having $5,000 so I junked the car. This ordeal caused significant problems for me financially, emotionally and physically. I was 62 at the time. the website carcomplaints has 56 similar complaints related to 2004 chevy aveos. all of the timing belts failed below 100,000 miles. there are similar complaints for the 2005 chevy aveo. why wasn't I notified about this problem so I would not lose my shorts on my vehicle. I could have been killed. the event was terribly frightening. I suffer from heart failure. my new car payment IS very hard to deal with on a fixed income. I took excellent care of the car. I should have been contacted about such dangerous condition. I would like some answers.
The vehicle was moving at a highway speed of approximately 65 mph, when it got into a collision with another vehicle. The other vehicle made an abrupt stop on the highway in front of the 2004 chevrolet aveo, which caused the aveo to hit the back of the suddenly stopped vehicle. Upon impact, the airbag did not deploy, which from my understanding should happen when traveling at that speed. In fact it especially should have deployed, due to the fact that the impact damaged the front of the vehicle. My concern IS that I have bought two other vehicles from the same manufacturer since my purchase of this vehicle. I want to make sure that my family IS safe when riding in these vehicles.
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.
2004 chevrolet aveo. consumer writes in regards to warranty notice #14093 issues. *smd the dealer informed the consumer, the warrany had expired. Also, the water pump and timing belt were replaced. *jb
2004 chevrolet aveo. consumer writes in regards to vehicle timing belt failure. *smd the consumer stated the vehicle stopped with no warning. *Jb
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.
TL* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet aveo. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v261000 (exterior lighting); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had experienced a failure.
This IS just one problem...the car had major problems in the past like dying totally on a highway but that's not my concern right now. The back seat belt IS locked up & it will not retract. I have a child so it's really inconvenient.
Timing belt snapped at 73K miles while driving 70mph on the highway. Total loss of power: steering, brakes, and gas pedal all not responding. Manually managed to coast to a stop on the highway shoulder with my emergency lights on, and without hitting or being hit by anything else. I'm alive and so IS my passenger, but I fear we could have died on that day. related tsbs and nhtsa below to augment reporting this problem. ---- tsb #3936 / nhtsa ID #10020573 states that this can happen prior to 60K miles to others as far back as 2006; total engine loss due to damage from the belt at high speed not reported or fixed. Suggested maintenance also IS not acceptable for this part: # tsb #060601021 -- timing belt inspection, maintenance, worn, wear.*kb (nhtsa ID #10020843, october 01 2006)
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.
In mid-february after one of our many blizzards, my wife was driving her sedan home. There was a pile of snow on our street that had hardened over. I guess she miscalculated its height (and hardness) and when she went over it, the car lurched up and she heard a loud grinding sound against the undercarriage. The engine started shaking immediately and within seconds died. She called me out and I took a look at the car. It was dead. I walked over to the ice and it was rock hard, so I tried to take a shovel to it and immediately emailed my neighbors to be careful of it. I am not mechanically-inclined, so when I googled what might've happened, I saw several comments that it could be as minor as a damaged oil pan that causes the engine to shut down. Figuring it might be something minor, I called aaa (had to wait a few days since their lines were down) and had the car towed down the street to a service station. I was not expecting the assessment from the mechanic: apparently during the collision, the timing belt slipped and caused the pistons to bend. This would cost several thousand to fix. Unfortunately, this car has an "interference" design which IS prone to extensive damage when this happens. Many aveo owners have complained about this online. The worst part about all of this IS that even though it happened during a collision, our insurance chalked this up to "wear and tear" and we were forced to junk the car. Our car had less than 60K miles on it and we kept it in good condition. This should not have happened. This should have either been handled through a manufacturer recall or my insurance should have treated it as the collision it was and covered it.
TL* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet aveo. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v261000 (exterior lighting). The contact called the authorized dealer several times for months and they indicated that the part was not available and that the repair was not urgent. Upon starting the vehicle, gray smoke started to emit from under the hood into the interior of the vehicle. The contact released the hood latch quickly and had a passenger disconnect the battery. However, a fire erupted near the front of the vehicle as smoke filled the vehicle causing poor visibility that impacted the contact's breathing. The contact and the driver were able to quickly exit the vehicle. The contact was able to extinguish the flames with a fire extinguisher. A police report was not filed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired and was parked at the contact's residence. The failure mileage was not available.
TL* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet aveo. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v261000 (exterior lighting); however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact experienced an intermittent failure with the exterior lighting. The failure mileage was unknown.
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.
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
To date, the office of defects investigation (odi) IS aware of 29 non-duplicative complaints/field reports and 52 warranty claims related to the alleged defect affecting 69 unique subject vehicles.because the alleged defect condition IS most likely to occur during winter months when ambient temperatures are below freezing, odi upgraded this investigation to an engineering analysis on february 14, 2008 so that it could continue to monitor the field experience during the 2007/2008 winter season.by letter dated may 22, 2008, general motors corp. (Gm) supplemented its previous information request response with field data received by gm through may 1, 2008.according to gm, when moisture freezes in the positive crankcase ventilation (pcv) system and/or the engine air intake tract it IS most often observed as a hard to start/no start condition, throttle stuck closed, rough running engine, stalling at idle, or oil leakage.of the 29 complaints related to stuck throttle, odi identified 5 reports that allege unwanted acceleration, 13 reports describe an apparent high-idle condition at start up or when slowing the vehicle to a stop without any allegation of unwanted acceleration or diminished braking performance, and the remaining 11 reports describe ambiguous allegations of stuck throttle without regard to severity or consequence.odi analysis of field incident data shows that the complaint and warranty trends appear to be in decline, with only 1 additional complaint and 6 warranty claims related to the alleged defect received by gm since april 2007. A safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.accordingly, this investigation has been closed.the closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by nhtsa that a safety-related defect does not exist.the agency will take further action if warranted by the circumstances.
On october 19, 2007, the office of defects investigation (odi) opened a preliminary evaluation to investigate alleged stuck throttle incidents due to ice formation within the engine air intake tract in certain model year (my) 2004-2005 chevrolet aveo vehicles manufactured for sale or lease in the united states.this investigation was prompted by a safety recall campaign (05f-069) conducted by general motors corp. (Gm) involving substantially similar vehicles manufactured for sale or lease in canada.at that time, gm issued a technical service bulletin (tsb #05-06-04-065) to address the alleged defect condition in u.s. Vehicles.gm subsequently revised the canadian recall campaign to include more detailed instructions after it discovered certain vehicles were not properly serviced under the original recall campaign.gm revised the canadian recall campaign a second time to include more substantial changes to the throttle body, intake manifold, positive crankcase ventilation (pcv) and engine cooling systems to further reduce the likelihood of icing within the engine air intake tract.again, gm issued a technical service bulletin (tsb #08-06-04-009) to address the alleged defect condition in u.s. Vehicles using the revised procedure.odi IS aware of 28 non-duplicative complaints/field reports and 46 warranty claims related to the alleged defect affecting 63 unique subject vehicles.the alleged defect condition IS most likely to occur during the winter months when ambient temperatures are below freezing.however, the information provided in gm's response to odi's information request letter dated november 2, 2007, does not capture events that may have occurred during the most recent winter months.accordingly, this investigation has been upgraded to an engineering analysis (ea08-005) to further study the frequency of the alleged defect.
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
Bars are owner complaints, dots mark years with recalls. Select a year to open its report.