2005 Chevrolet Aveo Brakes Problems

“05 chevy AVEO vehicle brake pedal does not work when going anywhere after it has been parked long enough to cool down. I even let the car warm up for 15 min and still no brakes for about 2-3 miles brake pedal extremely hard to push down. Problem has went on for about 6 months now no leaks brake pads are good etc. Mechanics said they have no idea why the brakes fail to work. I almost ran over a little kid yesterday.”

“For the last two years at random times when I start my car, the brakes will not work. They can not even be pressed down. Whenever this happens, a corresponding weird revving that causes the car to lunge forward in such a way that it doesn't usually also happens. I parallel park on a street daily, and one morning when this happened ended up hitting the car in front of me. Usually the problem stops happening after driving for about 1/2 a mile, but it is pretty scary trying to drive without brakes to get to that 1/2 mile mark. …”

“While pulling out of parking spaces (usually), the brake will not go down. I have to push the pedal with all my strength to get the car to stop. Luckily it always happens in parking lots so the car is only going 5mph at the highest. The dealership said that the brake line had a leak in it. They replaced the line, but the problem still occurs at least once a week. I had them look at it a second time and they said that their machines weren't showing any type of warning about the problem.”

“I was traveling approximately 35 to 40 MPH on a straight road. The vehicle in front of me stopped about 75 feet ahead of me. I pressed on the brake pedal to stop but there was no pressure and it went to the floor. Due to having no brakes, I hit the back of the other car. The airbag failed to deploy and I hit my head on the steering wheel. When I reversed the car and pressed on the brakes again they worked. The front end of the car was smashed in damaging the headlights, radiator, hood, bumper, and unknown other parts at this time.”

“Dt: the consumers vehicle had brake failure on four different occasions. When applying the brakes there was no braking capability. This happened only when the vehicle was in reverse ,and after the vehicle had been parked overnight. The service dealer could not duplicate the problem to determine the cause of the brake failures. The consumer stated there has been 2 more brake failures. Updated 11/29/05.”