Three problems related to engine overheat have been reported for the 2005 Chevrolet Aveo. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2005 Chevrolet Aveo based on all problems reported for the 2005 Aveo.
The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Aveo. The contact stated that the engine overheated and the temperature gage display stated that the vehicle was overheating. The failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the drl module needed to be replaced. The contact received a notification for NHTSA campaign id number: 14v261000 (exterior lighting), however the part needed to perform the recall repair was unavailable. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 32,000.
Plastic elbow on 2005 chevy Aveo, due to heat, broke, causing engine to overheat, had to have engine head resurfaced in March 2009; then catalytic converter went out. After fixing igniter, test proved, engine was only firing at less then 50% on cylinders 1 & 2 due to lack of compression, that began with plastic elbow breaking.
Driving my 2005 Chevrolet Aveo on the highway for 10 min noticed smoke or steam coming out of the passenger side hood plastic thermostat housing cracked at 49,100 miles. Damaged engine due to overheating no warning lights came up before thermostat housing broke.