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
2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY HESITATING FROM A STOP. THE VEHICLE WOULD MOMENTARILY HESITATE BEFORE RAPIDLY ACCELERATING. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND STALLED ON A FEW OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP AFTER BEING STUCK IN SECOND GEAR AND EXPERIENCING CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE ECU, TCU, AND F MODULE WERE ALL REPLACED AND DID NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE. UPDATED 08/16/2012 *JS
2005
POWER TRAIN
2005 AVEO (BOUGHT NEW) WITH TIMING BELT FAILURE DESTROYING ENGINE. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MILES AN HOUR IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. FROM MY RESEARCH GMC HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE SINCE AT LEAST 2006 AND YET HAVE NOT ASSISTED CONSUMERS TO CORRECT THIS NOR RECALLED THEIR CAR. I HAVE READ REPORTS ON ALMOST ALL YEARS OF AVEO HAVING THIS PROBLEM WELL BEFORE THE 60000 RECOMMENDED TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT. TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS CONFIRMED TIMING BELT FAILURE. ALL I GET FROM GMC IS THE RUN AROUND. UPSET OVER MONEY BUT MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THESE CARS BEING ON THE HIGHWAYS AND CREATING SOME HORRIBLE ACCIDENT WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPS WORKING AND CONTROLLING THE CAR IS DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. PLANNING TO GET RID OF MINE, CAN'T AFFORD THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX NOR DO I TRUST THIS CAR. *TR