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Vehicle speed controlPart report

2011 Chevrolet Aveo Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints
11about this part
Share
14%of 77 total for the year
Median mileage
45,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 11 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2011 Chevrolet Aveo, 14% of the 77 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 45,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, 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.

“Purchased this car with less than 30,000 miles from a local dealer. Problems including power loss and over heating within first few days of purchase. Chevy dealer repair we continue to have the same issues currently. Chevy escalates and says not a known issue, we should pay thousands to repair head gasket even though there tech support says to damage to gasket is not showing up when tested. Dangerous small vehicle that looses power for unknown reason and overheats for unknown reason. So far it can not be repaired. Many consumer blogs and same complaints. Thousands of blogs.”

NHTSA complaint #10980267, filed 2017-04, 100,000 miles

“My car has had multiple issue within the 8 months is have had it. My car has 68900 miles on it and is a 2011. My car was in the shop for a total of two months because, my breaks stopped working on the interstate, it was running hot, my acceleration ( pickup speed) will not work properly. My car is always drifting to the left when I do drive. My check oil light came on, took it to the dealership and had a full tank of oil. They told me again nothing was wrong. A large amount of liquid comes out my car after parking it, assuming it is from my A/C but its more then usual. …”

NHTSA complaint #10872193, filed 2016-06, 58,000 miles

“I bought a chevy AVEO back in feb 2014. Was on way home sometime in august and getting on to highway from ramp would not accelerate and running hot according to temp gauge. I got it towed to shop and called the next day to find they could not find nothing wrong!! So I picked up the car and about three weeks later on way home this time only on back roads doing 35, the car does same thing. What is it gonna take for chevy to fix this issue that I have seen numerous complaints about. I am not able to just go but another car!!!! Wake up Chevrolet!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

NHTSA complaint #10632396, filed 2014-09, 55,000 miles

“So as I'm driving (in motion) whether it be 30 MPH or 70 MPH my car dies out. Does not shut off, but I do not have any acceleration. I have to immediately pull over because I cannot move. I spoke to mechanics and they are saying it is the throttle body. As I research this, there has been so many complaints regarding this against GM and nothing not one thing has been done. Do they not understand that as your driving 70 MPH and then have no control of speed in the passing lane or regular lane that you can get killed my another car? If you go under Chevrolet you can see complaints about this. …”

NHTSA complaint #10819019, filed 2016-01, 55,000 miles

“I have had several instances of lacking power and once I even lost total power and had to coast onto a side road. I can hit the accelerator and it slowly accelerates to speed. It generally tends to occur at a speed of about 50-60 MPH and flares up when the temp is about 60-65 degrees f outside. The safety issue is that it has happened while pulling out into traffic as well and we were almost hit by an oncoming car. Now my check engine light finally came on after under 2 years of this issue and it says catalyst system efficiency below threshold. Bank 1 (code # p0420). …”

NHTSA complaint #10594598, filed 2014-05, 13,000 miles

Vehicle speed control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20111114%
2010711%
20092213%
200885%
2007105%
2006116%
2005167%
200463%

Other parts of the 2011 Chevrolet Aveo

Engine
22 complaints
Electrical system
15 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
11 complaints
Other or unknown
8 complaints
Air bags
7 complaints
Brakes
7 complaints
Engine cooling
6 complaints
Fuel system
6 complaints
Steering
6 complaints
Wheels
4 complaints
Body and structure
3 complaints
Seat belts
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2011 Chevrolet Aveo

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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