Other Engine Info: PT-JV, Variable Camshaft Phasing
Plant City: Bupyeong
Plant Company Name: GMDAT
Plant Country: South Korea
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: 1LS/1LT
TPMS: Direct
Valve Train Design: Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Windows: 4
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE TIMING BELT ON MY 2004 CHEVY AVEO BROKE AT 55,000 MILES. GM RECOMMENDS THAT THE TIMING BELT ON AVEOS BE REPLACED AT 60,000 MILES. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF AVEO TIMING BELTS BREAKING BETWEEN 50,000 TO 56,000 MILES; HOWEVER, GM HAS NOT POSTED A WARNING ON THEIR WEBSITE, NOR HAVE DEALERSHIPS BEEN INFORMED. A CLOSER INSPECTION OF MY CAR REVEALED THAT THE IDLER PULLEY, WHICH IS MADE OF PLASTIC, MELTED AND MOLDED ITSELF TO THE ENGINE BLOCK, WHICH IS WHAT CAUSED THE BELT TO BREAK. *TR
2011
ENGINE
I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED FOR ABOUT A YEAR TO NO AVAIL. MY 2011 CHEVY AVEO 1.4L HAS A VERY BAD VIBRATION AT IDLE THAT CAN BE FELT ON THE WHOLE FRONT END AND THROUGH TO THE STEERING COLUMN. I HAVE MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED (THEY HAD BROKEN), REPLACED SPARK PLUGS, AND MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TO SIT BETTER. UNFORTUNATELY, NONE OF THIS HAS RECTIFIED THE ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN SPEAKING WITH CHEVY'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT HAS PROVEN USELESS AND DEALERSHIPS STATING THAT THIS IS JUST WHAT THE CAR DOES. I'M CONCERNED THAT SINCE THIS VIBRATION CAN BREAK MOTOR MOUNTS IT CAN OBVIOUSLY CAUSE DAMAGE ELSEWHERE. I NOW HAVE A BURNING SMELL THAT CAN'T SEEM TO BE LOCATED AND NONE AT CHEVY SEEMS TO BE CONCERNED. *TR