Ownership Cost for 2005 Chevrolet Aveo (Special Value)
Estimated: $31518 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$984
$472
$413
$374
$335
$2578
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$1258
$1296
$1341
$1395
$1458
$6748
Maintenance
$2763
$1517
$744
$225
$2291
$7540
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$279
$279
$279
$279
$279
$414
Total Ownership Costs
$7712
$5957
$5391
$5045
$7412
$31518
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 1600.0
Displacement CI: 97.63799055157
Displacement L: 1.6
Doors: 4
Engine Configuration: In-Line
Engine Cylinders: 4
Engine Manufacturer: GMDAT
Engine Model: L91
Make: CHEVROLET
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Manufacturer Id: 984
Model: Aveo
Model Year: 2005
Other Engine Info: Name Plate: Chevrolet (KL1), Engine option L91 has two distinct VIN engine codes 6 for GMDAT only and D for all others.
Plant City: Bupyung
Plant Company Name: GMDAT
Plant Country: South Korea
Seat Belts All: Manual
Valve Train Design: Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Windows: 4
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TIMING BELT FAILED. DESTROYING THE HEADS AND PISTONS. ..UPDATED 07-05-13 *BF
2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO THE GROCERY STORE ABOUT A MILE AWAY IN A 2005 CHEVY AVEO. WHEN SHE GOT THERE SMOKE WAS POURING OUT OF HER HOOD. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE (PLASTIC) THERMOSTAT HOUSING WAS SPLIT IN HALF ALLOWING ALL THE RADIATOR FLUID TO SPILL OUT. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, THIS HAS BEEN A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM ON THIS CAR AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS EVEN SWITCHED TO USING ALUMINUM THERMOSTAT HOUSINGS INSTEAD OF THE PLASTIC ONES WITHOUT POSTING A RECALL. IF SHE HAD BEEN DRIVING MORE THAN A MILE DOWN THE ROAD, IT IS VERY POSSIBLE HER ENGINE WOULD HAVE OVER HEATED AND POSSIBLY WARPED THE HEADS AND DESTROYED HER ENGINE. THIS KNOWN PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *TR