2011 Chevrolet Aveo: problems, recalls and reliability

“Right front brake hose blew out leaving me with no brake while driving on a city street. Unable to stop had no brakes had to swerve in order to keep from hitting car in front of me. Mechanic said in his 35 years as a mechanic never seen this happen and to make a report as this could kill someone.”Owner report · Service Brakes · Mar 2019

“Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet aveo. The contact was unable to turn the vehicle off and the ignition switch seized. The contact stated that a fuse or the battery needed to be removed in order to turn the vehicle off. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 180,000.”Owner report · Electrical System · Jul 2018

“Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet aveo. The contact stated that the key was unable to be removed from the ignition switch. The contact stated that the failure had occurred and worsened for approximately two months. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (shellworth chevrolet, 631 orange drive, vacaville, california 95687) where it was diagnosed that the ignition lock cylinder needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 82,000. *tt *tr”Owner report · Electrical System · Jun 2018

“Takata recall as I was heading to work one morning the light I was waiting at turned green as I got ready to go my car shut off completely, but restarted. Ifound out my car was leaking oil on my head gaskets causing it to shut off. My sales rep managed to talk his mechanic to fix that. Now my car has a problem with the fuel injectors causing the take off not to be proper & draining my gas!!”Owner report · Fuel/Propulsion System · Dec 2017

“My coolant reservoir has been emptied suddenly on 4 occasions. One one occasion, while driving on the highways, my car overheated, and was found to have no coolant. After filling it, letting the car cool, and driving 10 minutes down the road, it had overheated and was empty again. That time, and once before, it was the hose. Another time, the cap was damaged, and was allowing coolant to evaporate. The most recent time, there is a crack in the reservoir, allowing the coolant to leak. However, my overheating warning did not come on. My heat has also not been working, even if I warm my car up ahead of time in the cold weather.”Owner report · Engine · Dec 2017

“At 60k miles the speedometer stopped working. Vehicle runs fine but not having a speedometer is a safety hazard. There are only a few transmissions that have this problem where the speedometer in operated by a plastic gear inside the transmission. I had to replace the transmission cost me 1600 dollars and the 9 months later that gear let go also. Again I had to change the transmission. The car will not pass inspection without the speedometer working. This is a faulty design and should have been recalled.”Owner report · Power Train · Oct 2017

“2011 chevy aveo. Consumer writes in regards to vehice overheating and blown head gasket. *ld the consumer stated the vehicle has over heated a total of 3 times. The last incident caused the head gasket to blow. The vehicle has also experienced leaks. Updated 09/18/2017*js”Owner report · Engine And Engine Cooling · May 2017