Engine Belts And Pulleys problems of the 2005 Chevrolet Aveo

I bought this car brand new and kept up the maintenance religiously! I was horrified to find out that my timing belt went out at 46,000 miles! my manual says to replace timing belt at 60,000 miles. I've read there was a recall issued in 2006, but it didn't go to owners; just service shops. . . I was never alerted, that was definitely a mistake on gm's part. I feel as though I should be compensated!!!.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Aveo. While driving 25 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who stated that the timing belt, engine, and valves were melted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 53,000.

Was driving on I-94 from milwaukee to chicago, once in kenosha area the car choked, heard a big noise and died completely would not turn on again. Pushed it to the shoulder and called 911. The dot towed the car to safety and then it was brought to the shop. The mechanic described the problem as the idler pulley and the timing belt are broken down and this cause the valves and piston to be completely damaged. The car was always maintained according to gm recommendation, timing belt performed by hall Chevrolet dealer at 67000 and oil change was regularly done at 3000miles. Also the car has a complete 92000 miles review with heiser Chevrolet back in March with all the maintenance recommended by gm (transmission, coolant, belts, hoses. . . Etc). The car is still in great shape. The timing belt and the idler part must be defective.

My wife was driving our chevy Aveo 2005 on a major 4 lane highway during the morning rush hour. She is doing about 60mph in the inner left lane on an icy Tuesday morning commute. Then she loses all power and acceleration, every light in the car comes on and she realizes there is a problem. She is mid way up a hill and has to get over. There is an on ramp to her right and more traffic so she had to go into the left berm. By this time she has peaked the top of the hill and is on the flat mesa. There is very little room to move over and she is over as far as possible. State and local traffic enforcement come to her aide and allow her to wait for me and a tow truck to get the vehicle moved. Nearly a dozen cars almost hit them after I arrived on the scene before the determined that it was unsafe for us to wait with the vehicle. They tagged the car and we had it towed. It turns out that the idler pulley has snapped and it is a very common problem with Aveos. A very common problem that put my wife, two officers and I in harms way. Let alone that recalling the small part would have saved everyone a $1900-2500 repair job. I understand that many consider this style car disposable but I say it as an affordable energy efficient commuter vehicle. However these features are not worth human life. . .

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Aveo. The contact stated while traveling approximately 20 mph, a loud noise was emitted from the engine compartment and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was moved to the shoulder and failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was found that the idle pulley had. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 55,000. The VIN was unavailable. Rvk.

Timing belt failed. Destroying the heads and pistons. . . Updated 07-05-13.

Coming home from work, dash lights got brighter, airbag light stayed on, car tried to stall around a corner when brakes were pressed. Took in for service, had alternator and battery replaced, also serpentine belt. This was 4 months ago. Problem was not fixed, just made it less severe. Since that time, when you hit the brakes the headlights dim. The dash clock comes on and off randomly, the airbag light is on all the time. When it is cold (the car, not the weather), the transmission has a hard time shifting. As of this morning it will not start. Am going to have it looked at tomorrow morning, but do not have high hopes. Bought car in 2006 with 8,000 miles on it, have had shift lock assembly replaced, wheel bearings, battery, alternator, serpentine belt. Probably other things I cannot think of right now. The electrical problem worries me though.

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.

2005 Chevrolet Aveo. Consumer writes in regards to timing belt failure the consumer stated while driving 70 mph, the vehicle suddenly stopped running, it felt as though the transmission had fallen out. While trying to get to the emergency lane, the vehicle would not accelerate. Upon inspection, it was determined the timing belt idle pulley had broken, along with the serpentine belt, thermostat, water pump, as well as all of the 16 valves were bent. The total cost in parts and labor was $ 2,914. 54. The consumer also stated the door lock cylinder fell into the door panel, the vacuum supply line to the sensor was cracked, which caused a vacuum leak.

Was enroute to work in 2005 Chevrolet Aveo when the timing gear pulley broke on the motor. The engine was destroyed as I found out later. 5 or 6 weeks earlier I had just had the timing belt replaced. I had it replaced before factory reccomendations. My mechanic told me then I needed to have it changed. The belt did not break to cause engine failure. A cheap plastic pulley broke instead. When the pulley broke the timing belt went limp and the engine decided to deposit some valves through 1 piston. This to me is a safety concern since it was all I could do to get the car off the interstate. Chevrolet knows about these problems and they dont seem to care. I dont think this vehicle should be allowed to be sold.

The previous evening we were coming home from visiting some friends ,the car was never over 100 miles day we bought it until the time of the engine's demise,we noticed a slight clicking noise over the music of the radio, pulling into a lighted area, we found all fluids fine, no dripping, no heating up, no stalling, no real indications of any trouble except a slight clicking. . The next morning I noticed a clicking at start up, immediately I drove off to the repair shop that was just blocks away,when I was within 1 block of the shop the entire system shut down, we were forced to get a wrecker to tow us the last block. The independent repairman informed us this was a common problem with this make of auto (aveo) due to a design defect with the timing belt ,it would destroy the engine and he could not find a replacement engine. Because we had 75 thousand miles on the car, (and it is paid off) he thought he had heard of a recall in 2006,he suggested we contacted the auto dealer, auto way Chevrolet, hwy 19, clearwater, fla. Which we did. We were informed by their service director that they could not find an open 2006 recall, though a reminder to replace belt at 68 k, no alert nor advisory was ever received though we do get all advertisements and she advised awc did not handle such a problem, but, they would give us gm's number, upon calling that number I talked with a very amiable young man in buenos aires, who also informed me they did not appear to have a recall on this particular model, he then called auto way Chevrolet, clw. Fla, USA and monitored the service department now telling me if I would bring it to them, they could evaluate the cause and maybe work something out with us. . Upon internet investigation we have found a number of individuals complaining about this year,of Aveo, having the engine fail in roughly the same mileage 68-78 thousand miles. .

2005 Aveo 63,000 this Aveo quit pulling out from the turnpike booth on PA. 43. It was towed to fike Chevrolet where I was told the timing tensioner pull split in half throwing the timing belt off. Since this is a interference engine ( meaning without the timing belt the valves hit the pistons) it causes a catastrophic failure to the cylinder head and possible piston damage. The dealer salvage yards and most other mechanics admit this is a defect in the plastic pulleys and timing belt. Gm says (it happens to all of them ) and will not compensate for damages. I ask gm if they recorded my conversation and they do but will not allow me a copy because it's for (internal use only) this Aveo had it's timing belt and head replaced at 11,400 mile and at the current mileage is under the milage for recomended replacement. Front wheel bearing also where replace 4 mounths ago. This was the first and last gm proguct I will ever buy .

I am disabled, and in 2005, I purchased a new chevy Aveo from gm dealer and in 2006 gm sent notice to all dealers that these engines had a defective timing belt and to notify and offer new car buyers a free replacement of the defective part as failure of defective part would likely destroy the engine. I received no notice from gm or my dealer. When my car reached just 49k miles the defective part failed (rubber timing belt) and has caused massive engine damage requiring all new head, valves, and other parts. Dealer refused to even diagnosis the vehicle to avoid documentation of cause and liability and I had at attempt myself and was severely injured. I live on key west and only dealer who sold me the vehicle is miles sales and service. I have spent $600. 00 to replace defective timing belt and associated parts but one cylinder has no compression confirming values were bent and a 1. 5k head replacement is needed which I cannot afford living solely on social security disability in section 8 public housings so now being disabled I have no transportation for medical appointments, or even food shopping. I was victim survivor of 9/11 wtc attack and since gm and dealer knew of this defect and failed to give notice I believe they are in violation of several consumer and regulatory requirements about known defects notice and replacement standards and have put buyers of their product who are disabled. . . . In physical danger.

I have a 2005 Chevrolet Aveo with 50,000 miles. I have done the routine maintenance on the vehicle. However, a week ago the timing belt broke and ruined my engine. In my maintenance book it says not to change the belt until 60,000 miles and gm is telling me it is my problem since I am no longer under warranty. I have looked on line and found others who have problems with their timing belts going before the required maintenance. Can you please help. They want $2,200 to fix vehicle. This occurred while I was driving and I lost power in my car while gliding through a red light. Thank god no one hit me. Updated ivoq 02/02/11.

Busted timing belt pulley after only 46k miles. Busted all 16 valves. Required a complete head job at over 2k$.

Timing belt failure. 70,000 miles.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Aveo. The contact stated that the timing belt gear was fractured on one side and the other side was close to failing. The timing belt was replaced twice prior to the most recent failure by a local mechanic, but the failure recurred. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 74,000 and the current mileage was 126,096.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Aveo. The contact was attempting to accelerate 15 mph from a traffic stop when the vehicle exhibited an unusually loud grumbling noise before stalling. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle then exhibited the same noise before stalling a second time. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was inspected by an independent mechanic who advised that the retensioner belt was fractured and spew shards of metal throughout the engine area. The dealer advised bringing the vehicle in for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 64,276.

2005 Chevrolet Aveo. Consumer states faulty defective timing belt the consumer stated the timing belt which controlled all of the engine parts broke and caused catastrophic damage to the engine.

The timing belt pulleys broke on my 2005 chevy Aveo at only 42,000 miles ruining the engine. I contacted gm who refused to cover the damage. They stated that I had it towed to a repair shop not a gm dealer. From the complaints I have read on this website, if I had taken it to a dealer, they would not have covered it either. The timing belt is fixed but it is still blowing white smoke out of the exhaust, probably the lousy plasticthermostat housing. There are so many complaints on this vehicle that I believe there should be a recall.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Aveo. The contact was driving approximately 40 mph. There was a popping noise, the engine shut off and the electrical system remained on. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The failure was contributed to a shattered timing pulley; however, the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer. The vehicle was not repaired when the complaint was filed. The failure and current mileages were 60,000.

It just cost me $178 to replace the cheap, should've been recalled thermostat housing. Now 3 days later my timing belt, serpentine belt and tension pulley broke that is going to cost me $500 to fix. Gm does not want to seem to take any responsibility for the unsafe vehicle they sold me. There are many, many, many complaints on line of other 2005 chevy Aveo owners. I intend to get an attorney and sue gm. I have a 7 year old grandson who was in the car with me when it broke down. This is twice in one month that things have broken on this car. I am also looking into the lemon law. Shame on gm.

2005 chevy Aveo. . . Timing belt snapped with no warning in left hand lane on highway. I serviced my car and never was given warning by chevy dealer I went to. Car just stopped cold. . . Very dangerous. Now the motor is trashed, the car useless. This vehicle needs to be recalled!.