2006 Chevrolet Aveo engine problems

ENGINE

This is happening to my car. Would like them to fix it . Manufacture defect and it is a huge safety issue. Effect pedal function. Some customers may comment on an intermittent malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) being Illuminated with a message or an indicator that displays Reduced Engine Power. The technician may observe on a scan tool DTC P2138 - Accelerator Pedal Position (APP) Sensor 1-2 Correlation set as Current or in History. This condition may be caused by water intrusion into the instrument panel (IP) to body harness connector, which carries the APP sensor signals to the ECM/PCM. This water intrusion results in a voltage difference between APP Sensor 1 and APP Sensor 2 that exceeds a predetermined value for more than a calibrated period of time, setting P2138. This technical bulletin provides repair information for repairing the ip to body harness connector to correct a customer concern for intermittent malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illuminated with reduced engine power displayed and dtc p2138 set. Known issue. Has not been recalled yet. https://www.tsbsearch.com/Chevrolet/07-06-04-019E

NHTSA complaint #11510902 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RADIATOR FLUID MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH GEARS AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO COMMUNITY CHEVROLET (200 W OLIVE AVE, BURBANK, CA 91502, (866) 610-2450) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE AND AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,794.

NHTSA complaint #11220704 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER FIFTEEN MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

NHTSA complaint #10735523 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

MY CHEVROLET AVEO 2006 AUTOMOBILE HAS SEVERAL ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. MY CAR HAS ISSUES WITH SHIFTING AND IT SUDDENLY SPEEDS UP FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON ALL OF THE TIME. I TIGHTEN THE GAS CAP AS THE MANUAL STATES AND IT REMAINS ON. ALSO, THERE COULD BE POSSIBLE PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS LINE AS THE CAR IS MAKING A LOUD SOUNDS WHEN I ACCELERATE AND SMELLS LIKE GAS. I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE LAST YEAR AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD BE CONTACTED BY MAIL WHEN PARTS WERE READY. AFTER 6 MONTHS, I CONTACTED CHEVROLET WHO REPLIED THAT THE PARTS WERE STILL NOT READY AFTER NO RESPONSE FROM CHEVROLET. I HAD TO DO THE LEG WORK MYSELF. THEIR ABSOLUTE DISREGARD FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION IS UTTERLY REPREHENSIBLE. PEOPLE ARE BEING KILLED OR INJURED BECAUSE OF THEIR LACK OF OR INABILITY TO ADDRESS THE SITUATION.

NHTSA complaint #10681994 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

THE ENGINE WOULD LOOSE POWER AND SURGE ALSO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. IT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME AND AGAIN THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED THIS WAS ON AUGUST 10, 2010. NOW A THIRD TIME THE THROTTLE BODY IS BEING REPLACED SEPTEMBER 19, 2014.

NHTSA complaint #10637092 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HWY ABOUT 60 MPH AND TRIED TO PUSH THE GAS BUT ALL IT DID WAS SPUTTER AND SLOWDOWN. HAD TO PULL OVER AND SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. COD NOT FIND ANYTHING SO I STARTED IT UP AGAIN AND THE SAME THING. IT JUST SPUTTERS. SO I DROVE TO A SERVICE STATION (VERY SLOWLY) THAT I JUST HAD MY OIL CHANGE THE PREVIOUS DAY THINKING THEY MAY HAVE DONE SOMETHING. AFTER THEY CHECKED IT, THEY SAID IT WAS NOTHING RELATED TO THEM BUT THAT THEY HOOKED IT UP TO A MACHINE AND IT WAS READING 11 DIFFERENT TYPES OF CENSORS CAUSING IT TO MISFIRE. THEY HAD JUST HAD IN A 2007 CHEVY COBALT DOING THE SAME THING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON. WONDERING IF THE RECALL FOR THE 2006 AVEO FOR THE DRL WOULD CAUSE THESE PROBLEMS?! THEY SERVICE TECH MENTIONED MORE THAN LIKELY IT IS NOT 11 CENSORS BUT JUST 1OR 2 AFFECTING THE OTHERS READ ON THE MACHINE.

NHTSA complaint #10618383 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE MULTIPLE MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. IT WAS NOT DISCLOSED TO HER, THAT THE VEHICLE HAD FRAME DAMAGE, IT WAS A FLEET VEHICLE, AND THE AIR BAGS WERE REPLACED WITH USED ONES. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, A BOLT IN THE BROKE, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO COLLAPSE AND LANDED ON THE AXLE, BREAKING IT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. ALSO, SHE HAD THE AXLE REPLACED PREVIOUSLY, NOT KNOWING THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRAME. DUE TO THE FRAME DAMAGE AND WARPED UNDERCARRIAGE, A BOLT CONNECTED TO THE FRAME THAT WAS CONNECTED TO THE MOTOR MOUNT HIDDEN UNDER THE ENGINE HAD PREVIOUSLY BENT AND SEVERED 3/4 OF THE WAY THROUGH THE BOLT. IT WENT UN-DETECTED AND HER MECHANIC DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR, SINCE THE FRAME WAS NOT DISCLOSED.

NHTSA complaint #10615462 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

THE FAN SHROUD RUBBED AGAINST THE RADIATOR AND CAUSED A RADIATOR LEAK.

NHTSA complaint #10554252 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

REPLACED EVERY EMISSIONS AT LEAST FOUR/TWO SETS OF TIRES/SHOCKS/STRUTSENGINE SEALS/SIGNAL LIGHTS/HEADLIGHT /TAIL LIGHT PRETTY MUCH EVERY LIGHT INCLUDING INSIDE CAR THAT I CAN THINK OF/ REPLACED TWO BATTERIES/ HAD CORROSION TAKEN OUT OF DIFFERENT PARTS UNDER HOOD AS WELL REPLACE MANY WIRES UNDER HOOD. I HAVE PUTTING MONEY IN THIS CAR SINCE 2009. I AM DONE IT HAS A TOTAL OF 43,000 MILES .DO NOT BUY ONE.

NHTSA complaint #10510174 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE RPMS BEGAN TO INCREASE RAPIDLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING AT A REDUCED SPEED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,700.

NHTSA complaint #10448205 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

THE THERMOSTAT CASING AND THERMOSTAT BLEW WHEN I WAS ON THE FREEWAY. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE REPAIR PERSON, HE SAID THE PARTS ARE REALLY CHEAP. IT'S A DESIGN FLAW AND CHEVY SHOULD DO A RECALL.

NHTSA complaint #10438852 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY COMING ON. JUNE, 2011 LIGHT KEPT COMING ON EVEN AFTER REPLACEMENT FOR O2 SENSORS. JULY, 2011 THERMOSTAT HOUSING GOES OUT WITHOUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. HOUSING REPLACED AND LIGHT KEEPS COMING BACK ON AGAIN. ALTERNATOR WENT OUT RIGHT AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHEN TEMPERATURE DROPPED QUICKLY OUTSIDE. OTHER PARTS REPLACED AS WELL.

NHTSA complaint #10413999 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC EVENT LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN MY 2006 CHEVY AVEO. THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING (MADE OF PLASTIC) COMPLETELY BROKE APART AND ALL THE ANTIFREEZE FLOWED OUT. THERE WAS NO WARNING. I HAVE ORDERED A NEW HOUSING AND THERMOSTAT, WHICH CHEVY HAS RE-DESIGNED TO ALUMINUM....NO LONGER PLASTIC, AND MY HUSBAND WILL BE REPLACING. OBVIOUSLY, CHEVY KNEW THERE WAS AN ISSUE OR THEY WOULD HAVE STUCK WITH THE PLASTIC VERSION. I BELIEVE THIS ITEM SHOULD BE RECALLED. THANK YOU

NHTSA complaint #10355485 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC EVENT LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN MY 2006 CHEVY AVEO. THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING (MADE OF PLASTIC) COMPLETELY BROKE APART AND ALL THE ANTIFREEZE FLOWED OUT. THERE WAS NO WARNING. I HAVE ORDERED A NEW HOUSING AND THERMOSTAT, WHICH CHEVY HAS RE-DESIGNED TO ALUMINUM....NO LONGER PLASTIC, AND MY HUSBAND WILL BE REPLACING. OBVIOUSLY, CHEVY KNEW THERE WAS AN ISSUE OR THEY WOULD HAVE STUCK WITH THE PLASTIC VERSION. I BELIEVE THIS ITEM SHOULD BE RECALLED. THANK YOU

NHTSA complaint #10355485 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

2306 CHEVROLET AVEO LT THERMOSTAT HOUSING CONSISTS OF TWO PLASTIC PARTS GLUED TOGETHER WITH THERMOSTAT BETWEEN THE TWO HALVES. THE GLUED JOINT CAME APART AND THE THERMOSTAT FELL OUT ON THE ROAD. THE COOLANT PUMPED OUT AND THE ENGINE SEVERELY OVERHEATED. TOWING CHARGES FROM A REMOTE HIGHWAY LOCATION WERE $190. REPAIR AT LAMB CHEVROLET IN PRESCOTT, AZ, TOTALED $195. THIS WAS FOUND TO BE A COMMON AVEO PROBLEM AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN A FACTORY RECALL ITEM!

NHTSA complaint #10342409 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

WHILE MY 2006 AVEO WAS FACING OUT FROM A DRIVEWAY TO ENTER A FOUR LANE ROAD, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO RACE WILDLY, THE CAR BUCKED, I PUT MORE PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE. I SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND RESTARTED IT; THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE. I REPEATED THIS AND WAITED LONGER BEFORE RESTARTING; THIS TIME THE ENGINE WAS AT A NORMAL IDLE. CONSIDERING EVERYTHING GOING ON; I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD BE MADE AWARE.

NHTSA complaint #10313990 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

MY ENGINE RACED AS I APPROACHED A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT MUCH DIFFICULTY. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED THE CAR WITH NO FURTHER DIFFICULTY. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE. I AM REPORTING THIS MINOR INCIDENT AT THIS TIME BECAUSE I AM TOLD THE VEHICLE HAS AN ENGINE MANUFACTURED IN JAPAN.

NHTSA complaint #10303144 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

AFTER PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, MY 06 CHEVY AVEO'S ENGINE SHUT OFF AND I STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE. I HAD TO PRESS HARD ON MY BRAKES TO STOP ME FROM ROLLING. I HAD TO REMOVE MY KEY AND START MY ENGINE AGAIN. I WAS STILL IN DRIVE WHEN MY ENGINE DIED AND EVERYTHING IN MY CAR WAS STILL ON IE RADIO AND LIGHTS. THERE IS NO REASON THAT MY AUTOMATIC CAR SHOULD BE ROLLING BACKWARDS WHILE STILL IN DRIVE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID MY COMP WAS RUNNING A THROTTLE BODY REPAIR. SINCE THAT WOULD BE THE THIRD THROTTLE BODY IN NINE MONTH, THE DEALER DECIDED TO CONTACT GM AND LOOK INTO IT. THROTTLE BODY CHECKED OUT FINE, AND GM TOLD DEALERSHIP TO RUN MORE DIAGNOSTICS AND PUT MILES ON MY CAR. AFTER A WHOLE WEEK, THE BEST THE DEALERSHIP COULD TELL ME WAS THAT THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR AND GM DIDN'T KNOW EITHER. THEY SAID IF IT WAS REPLICATED AGAIN, TO HAVE IT TOWED AND NOT TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON. AN 06 WITH ONLY 50,000 MILES ON IT SHOULD NOT HAVE THESE KINDS OF PROBLEMS. IN ONLY NINE MONTHS OF OWNING MY CAR I HAVE HAD TWO THROTTLE BODIES, A NEW HEAD, A NEW TIMING BELT, AND A NEW BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. I WILL NEVER BUY THIS CAR AGAIN. NOW I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THIS CAR DIES AGAIN AND CAUSES ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BEFORE I CAN DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I AM EXTREMELY DISPLEASED WITH GM.

NHTSA complaint #10260922 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

THERMOSTAT HOUSING BROKE AT THE SEAL.

NHTSA complaint #10246551 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ILLUMINATING SINCE PURCHASE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE COMPUTER DISPLAYS NO CODES. THE INVOICE STATED THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING A POSSIBLE REPAIR. THE RECOMMENDED REPAIR WILL BE SENT TO THE DEALERSHIPS WHEN FOUND.

NHTSA complaint #10162610 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

DT: THE CONTACT STATED HIS VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. PRIOR TO THE CAR SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE RPM DROPPED AND THEN INCREASED SUDDENLY. AT THE SAME TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY LOSING POWER SINCE THE CONTACT PURCHASED IT. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER THINKS THE PROBLEM LIES WITH THE PCM, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO OBTAIN A REPLACEMENT PART FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #10145743 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.