2004 Chevrolet Aveo Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“Taking of from a stop sign, I heard a quick whirring sound and the car died. I pulled off to the side of the road, where I tried to restart the car to no avail. The car was towed to a certified mechanic. The mechanic found that the timing belt had broken prematurely. It was not due to be changed until 60,000 miles. (originally 90,000 in the mechanics book, amended by GM) the timing belt failure caused the valves in the engine to be bent and the engine rendered useless.”

“Driving back to saint louis missouri from lake wales florida when timing belt broke on my 2004 Chevrolet AVEO. Engine died and from what I've read on the internet the engine design on these cars is an interference engine which means when the timing belt breaks it basically destroys your car. I cant understand why a company would knowingly sell and not warn customers that catastrophic engine damage will occur from a simple belt breaking on these particular engines.”

“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. …”

“Car stalled on a busy 4 lane interstate with my son inlaw daughter and granddaughter in vehicle without warning. The car barely coasted enough to make it off the highway into emergency lane. Car fail to start again. Had car towed to chevy dealership. Service department called and said the timing belt had broken. The car only had 59,000 miles on it. I stated to the service manager that the belt should still be under warranty and was disappointed that about it. He agreed also that the belt shouldn't have failed within that amount of mileage. …”

“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 clutch in (very tight). The car was loosing power but tach was still at 3000. I coasted to the side of the road and the car had no spark. Lights still worked. I had the car towed and found that the timing belt failed which took out the water pump and damaged my head. There was no warning at all. At this time I have been told by mechanic and 2 Chevrolet dealerships that this is a common occurrence. Thank god it was 5:15 am and not a lot of traffic on the road.”