2006 Chevrolet Aveo Engine Problems
- Complaints
- 9about this part
- Share
- 5%of 189 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 87,794miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 9 complaints about the engine of the 2006 Chevrolet Aveo, 5% of the 189 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 87,794 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.
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 fell asleep at the wheel went through the median while driving down the interstate where the speed limit is 80 outside douglas wyoming. As I woke when the car was in the middle of the median my car impacted a concrete culvert and went through the guard rail onto the other side of the interstate where it finally can to a stop across the other two lanes of on coming traffic all with no air bag deployment.”
NHTSA complaint #10664813, filed 2014-12, 100,205 miles“My Chevrolet AVEO 2006 automobile has several issues that need to be addressed immediately. My car has issues with shifting and it suddenly speeds up for unknown reasons. My check engine light comes on all of the time. I tighten the gas cap as the manual states and it remains on. Also, there could be possible problems with the gas line as the car is making a loud sounds when I accelerate and smells like gas. I received a safety recall notice last year and was told that I would be contacted by mail when parts were ready. …”
NHTSA complaint #10681994, filed 2015-02, 11,000 miles“I was driving down the hwy about 60 MPH and tried to push the gas but all it did was sputter and slowdown. Had to pull over and see what was wrong. Cod not find anything so I started it up again and the same thing. It just sputters. So I drove to a service station (very slowly) that I just had my oil change the previous day thinking they may have done something. After they checked it, they said it was nothing related to them but that they hooked it up to a machine and it was reading 11 different types of censors causing it to misfire. …”
NHTSA complaint #10618383, filed 2014-08, 77,339 miles“The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet AVEO. While driving approximately 70 MPH, smoke entered the vehicle through the vents and impaired the contact's visibility. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 14v261000 (exterior lighting) however, the failure recurred. The approximate failure mileage was 49,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10762711, filed 2015-09, 49,000 miles“The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet AVEO. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact had to maneuver to the side of the road. After fifteen minutes, the vehicle was able to be restarted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they could not duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 109,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10735523, filed 2015-07, 109,000 milesRelated service bulletins
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Other parts of the 2006 Chevrolet Aveo
67 complaintsAir bags
58 complaintsExterior lighting
38 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
16 complaintsEngine cooling
13 complaintsSuspension
11 complaintsVehicle speed control
11 complaintsBrakes
10 complaintsSteering
9 complaintsBody and structure
8 complaintsOther or unknown
6 complaintsElectronic stability control
4 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 Chevrolet Aveo
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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