2004 Chevrolet Aveo
Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-08-17 | 04V407000 |
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | 32,301 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-13 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TAKATA RECALL. ON OCTOBER 13TH 2018 I WAS IN A HORRIFIC ACCIDENT WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY WAS AN SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT MY TIR… |
| 2018-09-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT STATED THA… |
| 2018-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH IS OVERHEATING. THE LONGER THE CAR IS DRIVEN (10-15 MILES) THE HOTTER IT IS BECOMING. IT HEATS UP SO M… |
| 2017-07-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD … |
| 2016-12-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE BACKING UP MY VEHICLE I SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE. THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATED TO APP… |
| 2016-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED.… |
| 2016-01-13 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT A HIGHWAY SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, WHEN IT GOT INTO A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. T… |
| 2016-01-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. DUE TO… |
| 2015-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO WARRANTY NOTICE #14093 ISSUES. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSU… |
| 2015-09-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TIMING BELT FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE… |
| 2015-05-28 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THIS IS JUST ONE PROBLEM...THE CAR HAD MAJOR PROBLEMS IN THE PAST LIKE DYING TOTALLY ON A HIGHWAY BUT THAT'S NOT MY CON… |
| 2015-05-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 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 N… |
| 2015-05-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING BELT SNAPPED AT 73K MILES WHILE DRIVING 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. TOTAL LOSS OF POWER: STEERING, BRAKES, AND GAS PED… |
| 2015-04-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V261000 (EXTE… |
| 2015-03-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 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 Y… |
| 2015-02-15 | ENGINE | Yes | 0 | IN MID-FEBRUARY AFTER ONE OF OUR MANY BLIZZARDS, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER SEDAN HOME. THERE WAS A PILE OF SNOW ON OUR ST… |
| 2015-02-12 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V261000 (EXTE… |
| 2015-02-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR DRL FIRE HAZARD. CALLED 3 DEALERSHIPS IN THE DALLAS AREA TO HAVE THE MOSFET REPAIRED. ALL … |
| 2015-01-06 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V261000 (EXTE… |
| 2014-12-30 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V261000 (EX… |
| 2014-12-24 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS FLI… |
| 2014-11-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE ON MY WAY HOME TO KNOXVILLE FROM ATHENS, TN, AND I HEARD MY CAR MAKE A FUNNY NOISE, A… |
| 2014-11-21 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V261000 (E… |
| 2014-11-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED SEVERAL … |
| 2014-10-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE VENTS AND CD PLAYER WITH… |
| 2014-10-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND… |
| 2014-09-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HEADLAMP SWITCH MODULE RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFOR… |
| 2014-08-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V261000 (EXTE… |
| 2014-08-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL TANK CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED… |
| 2014-07-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | GM RECALL #14093 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO GM MAILED A LETTER IN JULY REGARDING THIS RECALL. THERE HAS BEEN NO FOLLO… |
| 2014-06-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | BASICALLY I AM WRITING BECAUSE GM ISSUED A RECALL IN JUNE 2014 LETTING ME KNOW THAT MY CAR HAS AN ISSUE WHICH MAY LEAD … |
| 2014-06-26 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURNING SIGNAL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENT… |
| 2014-06-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 19 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER JUST ARRIVED AT HER MOTHERS HOUSE, PARKED THE CAR AND CAME INSIDE. WHEN WE STARTED SEEING, AND … |
| 2014-06-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, IT WAS … |
| 2014-05-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE … |
| 2014-05-06 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE IN MY DRIVEWAY, I WENT TO TURN IGNITION ON, AND CAR WOULD NOT START. RADIO TURNED OFF. IT WAS NOT UNTIL I FLOORED… |
| 2014-03-18 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | I STOPPED AT STOP SIGN MOVED THROUGH INTERSECTION THE SUDDENLY DOVE TO THE DITCH .I WAS MOVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON I75… |
| 2014-01-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH WHEN SUDDENLY I HEARD A STRANGE, LOUD RUBBING/ CLATTERING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE… |
| 2014-01-13 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE FROZE UP AND THE BUCKLE WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THIS BUCKLE HAS EXHIBITED DIFFICULTY IN THE LAST CO… |
| 2013-08-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | OVERALL, AN EXCELLENT SMALL CAR! MY CAR HAS A BRAKE PROBLEM WHEN FIRST STARTED IN THE MORNING OCCASIONALLY. THERE ARE N… |
| 2013-06-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THE TIMING BELT FAILED. THE… |
| 2013-05-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON MY LUNCH BREAK, AND HAD JUST MADE A LEFT TURN ONTO A MAJOR HIGHWAY. ABOUT 5 SECONDS AFTER I MA… |
| 2013-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN WILL THE DRL MODULE REPLACEMENT BE AVAILABLE? IT'S BEEN OVER 4 MONTHS SINCE THIS CAME TO LIGHT! DO I HAVE TO WAIT … |
| 2013-05-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | IT'S THE 3RD TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. IT OCCURRED TWICE WITH MY DAUGHTER AND HER BABY IN THE CAR, TODAY WHEN I PICKED MY K… |
| 2013-03-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AS I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE HIGHWAY, I FELT THAT MY CAR WAS NOT PICKING UP, I COULD ONLY GET TO AROUND 40-45MPH O… |
| 2012-08-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE CAR FELT LIKE CAME OUT OF 5TH GEAR. I CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THE CAR WAS IN GEAR. PUSHED THE CLUT… |
| 2012-08-09 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | WE PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM A USED CAR DEALERSHIP THIS YEAR. THE REAR SEAT BELTS DON'T EXTEND OR RETRACT. THERE WAS A SA… |
| 2012-08-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRU… |
| 2012-06-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, HE HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND FRO… |
| 2012-05-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY STEPDAUGHTER AND HER FRIEND WERE TRAVELING CROSS-COUNTRY FROM CALIFORNIA TO ILLINOIS. CAR HAD JUST BEEN CHECKED BY … |