2005 Chevrolet Aveo Equipment Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 1%of 235 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 90,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the equipment of the 2005 Chevrolet Aveo, 1% of the 235 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 90,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I purchased a 2005 chevy AVEO and I have had nothing but problems ever since. After 1 year the car broke down. The idler stuck at full-throttle and burned my timing belt off. Not only the engine but the car was rendered useless after that. I had to replace the engine (my pops did really) and now the second engine has done the very same thing at only 18,000 miles. Twice I was lucky enough to be in a position where my daughter was not with me at the time and I could push my car off of the road myself and not get killed. …”
NHTSA complaint #10267341, filed 2009-04, 90,000 miles“Driving home from work on 8/26/2010, the thermostat housing just split in have on my 2005 chevy AVEO ls. The antifreeze spilled out and I needed to have the car towed. The thermostat housing is made of cheap pvc pipe like material and is in two pieces that appear to be glued together. A very low grade risky design in my opinion. The replacement part is only available from a GM dealer at a cost of $98 plus tax. The replacement part is made of sturdy aluminum. It appears to be a better design and structurally sound. My complaint is, GM obviously knew this part was substandard. …”
NHTSA complaint #10352561, filed 2010-08, 105,300 miles“I have a 2005 chevy AVEO and recently was driving to work when it started to smoke and make funny noises, after being fixed at the dealership, I was told that the clutch was red hot, cracked the plate and the fly well and was a hazard to drive, I have only had the car three yrs and never did anything to cause this, I am wondering if this was a manufacture or mechanical issue with the car, I ended up paying 854$ to fix the car but for the time that I was without it, I had to take a bus to work for three weeks and rely on friends to help me out. Is this car safe?”
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Equipment: other model years
Other parts of the 2005 Chevrolet Aveo
67 complaintsEngine cooling
62 complaintsExterior lighting
48 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
18 complaintsEngine
17 complaintsAir bags
16 complaintsVehicle speed control
16 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
13 complaintsBrakes
12 complaintsSuspension
9 complaintsBody and structure
8 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
8 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 Chevrolet Aveo
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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