Chevy Aveo Reviews

It was a good car when it was brand new. Then the problems started to happen. Found out it was really a Daewoo, a failed Korean company that Chevrolet bought out. Everything on the car is cheaply made and the rust developed quickly. Soon after many sensors started failing until eventually it was putting up engine codes constantly. Finally it would put up codes where it said the cam and crank timing were at an impossible rate and go into limp mode and leave you stranded on the road somewhere. I reset the computer and it would run fine for a few miles and then it would happen again. The car is going to the junk yard today. It was a 2008 chevy Aveo sedan with 72000 miles. Clean body panels and no accidents. It's not worth putting any more money into it as it will fall apart very soon. GM should disclose on the sticker where these cars were made as I thought I was buying an American made car where this car is an import.

Bought this vehicle with 64,000 miles on it from a dealer off-lease. It spent the next three years being an absolute piece of crap. Some of the engine components are made of plastic. The thermostat housing was one of them. It cracks, sometimes breaking off inside of the engine. It leaks coolant all over the engine if not fixed immediately. A metal one was like $25, but GM wasn't going to spend $25 on a critical part, oh no. Finally had the timing belt snap and it totaled the engine. Was glad to get rid of it, but it wasn't worth the scrap value of $125. Buyer beware, don't buy GM Daewoo.

My 2004 Aveo is a good car. Run great and has very good mileage. I bought used. No rust and perfect size not too big or too small. Also, very safe for kids to ride in. An Aveo 2004 sedan has the perfect room and drives amazingly nice. I enjoy the big and roomy back seat and trunk area, heat is more than perfect, the stereo plays nice and the windows are of good quality. The Aveo turns easy, too. It's cheap and not a gas hog. I like the many mileages and the sunglass holder for the driver to keep from searching hard. I kind of dislike the small tires of the Aveo and how the back end blocks your view a little bit when backing up and heated seats would be a nice touch.

The Chevy Aveo is compact and it's very reliable and I love the car minus the constant antifreeze leak. My favorite thing about the car is the fact that we have very little issues with having to repair it and the way it looks, it's so cute and easy to get into spaces and the pull out cup holder, the CD player and the button you can press if you're out of area and it programs all the popular radio stations in that area to your car. However, the windows are not electric, there is no armrests and not a lot of space. I can barely fit my family and all our stuff when we travel in it. Still, it's been a very good experience.

My Chevy Aveo was bought secondhand it has had a few issues since purchasing it but remains a nice little car to get myself and my family from one place to another. And as it's my first time driving in the US it is a small enough car for me to get used to the roads especially as in England we drive on the other side of the roadway. I didn't like the age of the car and it doesn't have an outlet for me to listen to music so another purchase is necessary to enable my family to listen to music or DVDs when we travel.

I bought my Chevy Aveo 5 Hatchback Daewoo brand new. Have taken it to dealer for everything. It's been an extremely good vehicle. I sold for to a friend in 2016 for 4200. But after a year he bought another car. I bought it back for 1000. Change the tires. Change the oils and fluids. Carrying cost are so inexpensive it's a no brainer really. It has over 112,000 miles. Still has power, CV Joints still good no leaks. Have driven this little guy all over mountain, plains, desert. Those South Koreans can build a hell of a car. I call it my Obama car. I turned in a old truck that was nickel and dime-in me for years. Cash for Clunkers was the Obama program. Love the program. Miss that guy in the White House???

I bought a 2009 Aveo with 60k miles. At 90k miles one after the next three coolant hoses started bursting. Replaced every hose and thermostat over the course of two weeks. Couple weeks later thermostat housing cracks, another coolant leak. Another week goes by after that's fixed and there's coolant all over my passenger flooring. Heater core done for. Fix that. Now into this car for a couple grand and still owe 6k on it. A month goes by and the temp gauge is all over the place. No leaks to find but no coolant. Bone dry. Head gasket needs replacing... I've had lots of cars, I'll be sticking with Nissan and Honda from now on.

We bought this 2007 Chevy Aveo for our son's 16th birthday in August 2016. It had about 32,000 miles on it. It is now April 2017 and he has had nothing but trouble!!! The car is jerky, has very little power and won't make a two-hour trip. We have had it look at by a dealer who told us nothing was wrong. We replaced the belt battery, the coil, the brakes, the tires, some fuses, the list goes on. Now it won't hold a charge so he can't even drive it! WOW what a bunch of crap. The alternator is our next endeavor. $193.00! Just for the alternator. From what I have read this won't even help. Don't buy one of these cars!??

My 2011 Chevy Aveo has 80,000 miles on it. All of the coolant hoses have had to be replaced in the past week. Now coolant has leaked out, the car overheated and will need to be towed. Last year I had several problems with electrical issues. This "affordable" car has turned out to be anything but affordable. Don't be Chevy.

I bought my 2007 Chevy Aveo 5sp new, with only 3 miles on it, Oct 2007. I've put on OVER 150,000 miles. Overall, this car has been excellent and the value... Great! Vs - what other cars cost!! Yes, there was an issue with "some loss of power" in 2012... I researched it, took it to a good mechanic... No problems! Yes I had the belt changed on time, regular oil changes, and 3 sets of tires. I've had tune-ups done in a timely manner. I currently have a bearing going out. *It will be hard to say goodbye... But, it is time for her to be a trade in. She has been extremely dependable! Yes, I've driven over mountains, gone camping, and across the highways. I've never kept it in a garage, and I've driven lots & lots in the city. #GoodLittleCar

I bought my Chevy Aveo in 2011 with 10km on the clock. I have experienced endless problems from the word go. My car kept dipping. Took the car three times to GM to sort out the problem. Every time they said nothing is wrong. Then my car started just cut out leaving me stranded, and losing power; again back to GM nothing is wrong? Now the warranty expired, and I had to replace the hydraulic lifters, and I'm also still sitting with a car that is dipping, cutting out and losing power??!!! This is the most unreliability car ever. Stay away from CHEVY!!!! This was a waste of my money!!

I bought my first car, a 2010 Aveo, 2 years ago with 80,000 miles on it. Now it has 110,000. At first, I thought it was a good, cheap car and really cute. Now I hate it. Once I hit 95k miles I had to replace the spark plugs and have had problems with my AC ever since. Recently, this car has been overheating. The first thing I did was researched online about common problems with this type of car, and came across articles saying to first replace the radiator cap and thermostat, because they could be the problem and they would be the cheapest to fix. After doing that, the car still kept overheating, so I took it to a mechanic that checked for cracked heads. That wasn't the case.

2007 Chevy Aveo - This Chevy Aveo has had brake problems for the last 3 years. Every time I take it to a Chevy place to check the brakes they say the "specs" say everything is ok. So no one will fix the problem. It has been in 4 times now. The brakes do not work at all when I first start driving the car, each day. I can press the brake pedal all the way as hard as I can and there is nothing. I have to pump them repeatedly to get the car to stop. It is taking longer and longer to kick in and stop. But the "specs" say that it is okay. So what is wrong and where can I get it fixed?

I purchased car 3 years ago. Never problem till now. Never overheated. Gauges never shown problems. Car lost power. Water pump busted and caught on fire. Thought only pump and belts. Fixed... now we know it destroyed motor. Has 92,000 miles.

The car was donated to me. I am a single mother and I needed something light on gas and reliable. It ran ok at first even with the major issues it had. No gas tank door, no door handle, I couldn't speed over 30 miles without the wheel shaking and it making a noise... but it was all I had to drive. Then before even a year the real repairs start oil leak from somewhere... hub bearing bad. I had a local mechanic look under my hood and he started to point out stuff and I started to cry... So many problems and he said "that's why the owner got rid of it." Now I can't afford the repairs and now I don't have a car.

I purchased my 2011 Chevy Aveo 5LT from a reputable used car dealer, about 3 yrs ago. The ratings for the car said it had great gas mileage and would get about 35 mi/gal on the highway. That could not have been further from the truth. We are lucky if we get 20 mi/gal. Then when it came time for a brake job we put factory rotors on the car and blew through them. We are by no means rough on vehicles and the fastest we really drive is about 70mph. So after a year we had to replace the brakes again. This time we put performance brakes on and had them custom slotted to allow more cooling so they wouldn't warp. There is really no reason for a 2-liter engine car that only has about 100 horsepower to require performance brakes (I mean come on now).

My car surged and went through the intersection while I had the brake on. I had to put it in park to stop it. Has anyone had this problem? This car has had many problems with it since I bought it used. I have not had it for a year and I have already put $2200.00 in it. Problems with front end. Squeaking from the front end that is continuous and brakes that squeak even though I have had it all checked.

2009 Chev Aveo lT - I bought this car in 2010. Since then with keeping up on all maintenance it is a great car. This car had 38,000 miles on it when I purchased it. This car was bought at Balise Chevrolet in MA. Nice mileage - tires have been replaced 2 times. This is because both times I have purchased inexpensive tires. I notice now if you buy cheap you get cheap. I have had the reg maintenance on it and always showed up at regular maintenance. It was their internet special and also was a former lease car. Timing change and 2 sets of tires a tune up.

2009 Chevy Aveo 5 Speed Manual Transmission - I bought my 2009 Aveo in June of 2009 and have generally been quite satisfied with the vehicle. It usually needs tires every year but I don't usually have to invest more than $300 (not including tires) to get it to pass motor vehicle inspection each year. I feel that this is reasonable because the car is paid for and with repairs and tires this car is still within my budget. Certainly, less than the payment on a new car.

Well I don't know if this will help anybody but my 2011 Chevy Aveo was a good car until about 4 months ago when my car lost power. After 3 months of not running it was finally fixed, the problem was this car has 2 converters on it. I had the first one replaced but the second one was clogged as well so my mechanic removed it and replaced it with a pipe and now my car runs like it was nothing wrong with it. The information I gave was obtained from my mechanic.

My husband and I bought a 2005 Aveo from A-auto car dealer. At first, It was a nice car. Got good gas mileage. We drove to West Palm and the whole car vibrated. I took it to a tire shop for a front end alignment. Turned out the tires were shot. Three were bulging and the other had bad wear on it. This was $400 I didn't expect to pay. After about two to three months, the light on the battery was lit. Thought it was the battery and I replaced it. The light stayed on. It turned out the alternator was bad.

Chevy Aveo 2008 is a piece of crap. Heats up, change spark plugs every 3 months, loses power, and just quits going down the road. Sensors goes out and it fixed too many times to count. Never buy a Chevy car again! Chevy should do the right thing and recall it.

We purchased last year from Regis Towing Car in Anaheim, Chevrolet Aveo LS with over 60,000 odometer. To me, car was not worth $4,000.00 only by seeing how it looked inside & outside. I told my granddaughter, "If someone did not care how car looks then never took care of important things like change the oil, tires, etc.” But she was one who found an ad on Craigslist, believed that you could trust in low mileage, and rest could be fixed. We didn't get pink sleep for very long time, unable even to register this car for 2 months. Very soon problems started. The gaskets had to be fixed, cost us $1,700.00. Now transmission has to be fixed for $1,500.00. So, just warn other consumers. Don't trust ads from Craigslist. Don't do business with Regis Towing Car in Anaheim, don't buy Chevy Aveo!!!

I have had my head gaskets go out twice in three years with this car. The gas cover door broke right of and the AC doesn't work and it's only a couple years old.

I have a 2010 Chevy Aveo and it has stalled on me several times, since 2010. The time that topped the cake was when it stalled on me while I was on the highway, and I almost got rammed by a semi truck. Got the car towed to a Chevy dealership June 19, 2015. Now July 31, 2015 I'm having the same issue. Car is stalled, thank God I'm alive messing with this junk of a car.